Thanks for responding. Wells D. Sexton, born 11 April 1805 in Town of Lee, Oneida Co. NY was a nephew of Lott Sexton born in Plymouth CT in 1802. Wells was my ancestor. I'm not able to locate any Rilda in my notes. Thought maybe we had a connection. G. M. F. Maranatha! .................... On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 13:10:33 +1000 "Doc Pear" <genes@dodo.com.au> writes: > Hi GMF > > My 3g grandmother, Rilda Sexton... married Silas Steward. Rilda is > actually > a person who I've been wanting to find out more about but never > concentrated > enough effort on, I guess. What I have is that she was born in > South > Plymouth, 20 Sep 1806. Not sure why, right now, but I believe this > Plymouth > reference is of Chenango County. I have seen it as Massachusetts, > but > believe that information is incorrect. Her daughter, Juliaette (as > she > referred to herself on a needlepoint she did at 15 years old, in > 1848, I > think) married Hiram Isbell. From the Robert Isbell book, > Juliaette's birth > was in Plymouth, Chenango. She is usually referred to as Juliet. > Their > daughter Edith married John Lippitt Phelps, the father of my > grandfather, > Stewart Burton Phelps. > > John