Hello Marc, ALLEN is one of my mysteries! My ancestor, Joseph HARTSHORN, was married in Otsego Co., probably in Exeter Twns. where he lived, in about 1800. I have been told that his wife Gemima/Jemima was an ALLEN but haven't been able to find a marriage record or any document that mentions her maiden name. The only clue I have to the truth of this surname is that this couple had several grandchildren whose middle names were Allen. Do you have a Jemima ALLEN in your data that could be her? In analyzing census records, she seems to have been born abt 1775, perhaps in VT. Joseph was born in 1765, NH. He came with his parents to Otsego Co. before 1800. He was a blacksmith in Exeter. Sue Susan M. Hillier Roe SueMHR@aol.com Seal Beach, CA A friend is one who comes in when the whole world has gone out. Anonymous

Sue You have likely seen this, but http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp julie ----- Original Message ----- From: <SueMHR@aol.com> To: <NYOTSEGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 1:27 PM Subject: Re: [NYOTSEGO] re: Allen > Hello Marc, > ALLEN is one of my mysteries! My ancestor, Joseph HARTSHORN, was married > in > Otsego Co., probably in Exeter Twns. where he lived, in about 1800. I > have > been told that his wife Gemima/Jemima was an ALLEN but haven't been able > to find > a marriage record or any document that mentions her maiden name. The only > clue I have to the truth of this surname is that this couple had several > grandchildren whose middle names were Allen. Do you have a Jemima ALLEN > in your data > that could be her? In analyzing census records, she seems to have been > born > abt 1775, perhaps in VT. Joseph was born in 1765, NH. He came with his > parents to Otsego Co. before 1800. He was a blacksmith in Exeter. > Sue > > Susan M. Hillier Roe > SueMHR@aol.com > Seal Beach, CA > > A friend is one who comes in when the whole world has gone out. > Anonymous > > > ==== NYOTSEGO Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list in digest mode send an email with > the word, unsubscribe,in the subject field & body of the message > to the following address: NYOtsego-d-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > >