Looking for information on the MORELL family of Orange and Ulster counties. My ancestor Noah Morell was said to have been born in Neversink, Sullivan Co., New York in 1824. According to his 1894 death record (in Erving, MA) he was the son of James MORELL and Loisa LISS. The 1850 Federal census for Shawangunk, Ulster Co., New York lists the James Morell family, composed of James, age 60, laborer, born in Orange County, New York; Elsy Morell, age 53, born in Orange County; Laurence Morell, age 12, born in Ulster Co.; and Loisa Morell, age 8, born in Orange Co. In 1870 there was a James Morell, age 80, living in Williamstown, MA in the family of Milton and Julia Roberts. Coincidentally James' son Noah named two of his children Julia and Milton. And this James was probably the James Morell who died of "old age" in New Ashford, MA on 24 May 1875 at the age of 84 years and 4 months. He was a widower at the time. New Ashford is just south of Willaimstown. All of these records are consistent with a 1790 birth year. Any help would be very much appreciated. Noah was a brick wall for me for close to 40 years. When I broke through that one, I was immediately presented with another. (sigh) Michael Roman http://webpages.charter.net/mroman/morell.htm