In a message dated 3/3/2008 4:16:50 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Since there is misinformation out there about this group, I thought maybe we could compare notes. Jayne has a copy of Button Families of America. It seems this book includes some of the misinformation. Jayne has also previously contacted Ralph Button, descendant of author of said book at ([email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) ) so see if the original sources of information in the book can be determined. Jayne, when was the Button Families of America published. Is it available anywhere on the web? Dear Terry and Joyce: I do not know that the information we BUTTON researchers have on John BUTTON born 1749 Plainfield, CT and his wife Anna COON is incorrect, so I want to say that to begin with. What I do not understand is why there is so much information about him and virtually nothing about his cousin, also named John BUTTON born 1756 and his wife, Anna PALMER. Both couples lived in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY, and supposedly moved there from RI. But John BUTTON born 1749 was born in and lived in (as far as I know--if anyone has better info on this, I would be glad to hear it--it might help solve this problem) Plainfield, CT. How, then, can he be said to be the one who moved from RI to Madison Co. with Stephen HOXIE and others and built the first grist mill, etc. etc.? John BUTTON born 1756 is said to have lived in Westerly Co., NY before moving to Brookfield, however, and it seems to me that the info about John BUTTON in Brookfield should refer to him rather than John BUTTON born 1749. I am hoping that the info Ralph Button has will help clear this up one way or the other. BUTTON FAMILIES OF AMERICA was compiled by R. Glen Nye, edited by his wife, Katherine (Watson) Nye, and was published in 1971 in San Diego, California. I put "Button Families of America" into Google. Nothing came up that looked like the whole book. This book has been just about impossible to find no doubt because it is still under copyright and copies cannot be made of it by Higginson or anyone. I do not believe that my BUTTONs were at any time named BURTONs. My BUTTONs are: Thomas BUTTON, no birth info, buried June 26, 1617, Harrold, Bedfordshire, England, married Joan MANNING Matthias BUTTON born 1607, Harrold, Bedfordshire, England, married Anne TEAGLE, Lettyce ____, Joan THORNTON, Elizabeth WHEELER Matthias BUTTON born 1657/58, Haverhill, Essex Co., MA, married Mary NEFF Daniel BUTTON born 1687, Haverhill, Essex Co., MA, married Anna BELL Daniel BUTTON born 1724, Windham, Windham Co., MA, married Elizabeth PALMETER John BUTTON born 1756, Rhode Island, married Anna PALMER Festus BUTTON born 1794, Westerly, Washington Co., RI, married Hannah WILCOX, moved first to Brookfield, Madison Co., NY and then to New Berlin, Chenango Co., NY, where he settled Angeline BUTTON, my great grandmother, born 1838, Westerly, Washington Co., RI, married Freeman ELLIS The problem is with John BUTTON born 1756. Do either of you have any mention of him or information about him? It is this generation of the two John BUTTONS that is all mixed up. For instance, you who have John BUTTON born 1749 as your ancestor, his wife was supposed to have had children when she was already old. That can't be right!. She was more than 50 years old when she supposedly had Amy (1797), Ross (1801) and Betsey (1804). There is a big mess with this generation of BUTTONs! Do either of you have an Anna PALMER born 1790? Or any Anna PALMER born in the last half of the 18th century? I have not been able to attach the Anna PALMER who supposedly married John BUTTON born 1756 to any of the PALMER families that lived in Brookfield or in RI or CT.The 1790 census shows a John BUTTON and a female, no doubt his wife, no children yet, in Westerly, Washington Co., NY. I think this is my John BUTTON born 1756. Terry, you gave some info about John BUTTON's born 1749 descendants that I did not have. I do not have Joyce's email address so I will send this email to the list as well as to you individually. Jayne [email protected] . **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)