Debbie, Regarding your Pratt family who settled in Wilson. You said > I am unsure when Nathan & Anna came over to NY [from VT], but I do know there > is > reference to his getting land in Niagara Co in 1817 and is in the NY census > by 1820. This is what was written about Nathan in "Landmarks of Niagara County, NY" edited by William Pool, 1897, Section I, page 307, regarding the early settlers of Wilson. "With the outbreak of the war [of 1812] immigration almost wholly ceased for about three years, but was actively renewed in1815-16. . . Henry Barber and Nathan Pratt left Canada to escape the draft and in1815 settled in Wilson, the former on lot 89 and the latter on lot 7." In other words, Nathan was living in Canada at the time of the War of 1812 and came to Wilson to escape being drafted into the British service. Lot 7 was directly south of the village of Wilson. On page 308 of the same volume it says, "Among other prominent residents of Wilson, past and present may be mentioned: . . . Calvin Pratt and son Lorenzo N. on lot 82 ..." Lot 82 is just east of the village and on the 1860 map I have it shows C. Pratt on the Youngstown Rd. In the biographical section of the book, Section III, page 138, it gives a biographical sketch of Lorenzo. It says: "Pratt, Lorenzo N., was born in Wilson, NY, June 3, 1833, a son of Calvin, a son of Nathan Pratt, a native of Vermont, who came to Wilson in the very early day and took up land, where he lived and died. Calvin Pratt took up 100 acreas on the town line and also had100 acres in another location. His wife was Samantha, daughter of Joesph Hawks, one of the first settlers of Wilson; she was a teacher there for many years. He died in1883 and his widow in 1885. Lorenzo N. Pratt was reared on a farm and educated in Wilson Collegiate Institute, and has always been a farmer in Wilson. In 1856 he married Mary J. Stickles of Newfane, and they had four children; Annette (deceased), Glenn, Jennie and Calvin (deceased). Mr. Pratt is a member of Ontario LodgeNO. 376, F. & a. M.,and of the Peter Porter Post No. 126, G. A. R. In1861 he enlisted in Co. M., 1st NY Artillery, and served three years and nine months. He rode one horse two years and brought him home with him to his farm and used him until 1895, when he was thirty-two years old; Mr. Pratt then buried him on the old homestead and on his grave waves the red, white and blue. He was with Sherman while on the march to the sea; his position was bugler,and he was in nineteen general engagements." It then lists the battles he fought in. Debbie, regarding your Asa being buried in an unmarked grave, I believe that the funeral home of Hamilton and Clark is right when they told you that in their opinion the unmarked plot next to Lovina's is where he is actually buried. What tends to happen with families is when the first spouse dies, the one remaining makes certain that an inscribed tombstone is put on the grave. But when the other one dies, it's then left up to the collective children to get together, pool their money, and finally get around to putting up a tombstone. That doesn't always happen. I hope the above helps you with your family search. But, hey, Debbie, don't I know you? CAhobbies@aol.com is a very familiar email address! vee