Articles of a treaty made and concluded at Buffalo Creek in the State of New York, the fifteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, by Ransom H. Gillet, a commissioner on the part of the United States, and the chiefs, head men and warriors of the several tribes of New York Indians assembled in council witnesseth: *****edited out a large section here****** (but continues on listing one Abraham Denny of who I have in questions about....... the Abraham Dana/Denny listed on the 1825 Census of Ellisburgh, Jefferson County NY...... Is this the same Abraham ??? He disappears from the 1835 CENSUS of Ellisburgh and in his place my John Dana/ Denny with new wife appears inbetween the same neighbors that Abraham had, with the same 3 arces. My John moves to the area of Medina / Dale where his son Chandler joins the Calvary there in Janesville, Wisc in 1860. Is Abraham Dana/Denny the father to my John Dana/Denny/Deney ? Now were my Dennys Indian ?? Oneida ? *****continues****************************** 18th January 1839. We the undersigned chiefs of the Oneida tribe of New York Indians do hereby give our free and voluntary assent to the foregoing treaty as amended by the resolution of the Senate of the United States on the eleventh day of June 1838, the same having been submitted to us by Ransom H. Gillet, a commissioner on the part of the United States and fully and fairly explained by him to our said tribe in council assembled. Dated August 9th 1838 at the Oneida Council House. Executed in the presence of - - First Christian Party: Baptista Powlis, Anthony Big Knife, Peter Williams, Jacob Powlis, Anthony Anthony, Peter Martin, Cornelius Summer, Isaac Wheelock, Thomas Doxtater, William Hill, Baptiste Denny. Orchard Party: Jonathan Jordon, Thomas Scanado, Henry Jordon, William Day. Second Christian Party: Abraham Denny, Adam Thompson, Peter Elm, Lewis Denny, Martin Denny. (To the Indian names are subjoined marks.) The above assent was voluntarily freely and fairly given in my presence, after being fully and fairly explained by me. R. H. Gillet, Commissioner, &c. Link to the site: <A HREF="http://216.239.39.104/search?q=cache:D09KdLihjO4J:longislandgenealogy.com/treaty.html+%22Abraham+Denny%22++New+York+++genealogy&hl=en&ie=UTF-8">TREATY WITH THE NEW YORK INDIANS January 15, 1838</A> Anyone got a clue ?? Janice Deney