Thank you Elaine for your reply.I have Thomas and family down. It is just up tree that I have a problem. His first wife's name was Mariah ( ) and his second was Olive OWENS. They are buried in St Matthews churchyard in Unadilla. I need to know his parents and since he was born in 1797, the information is difficult to find. Shirley WRIGHT GRAVES OWENS CANNON CLANCY PLUE(Plugh, Plough etc.) SWEET From: <elainedecker@frontiernet.net> Date: November 16, 2005 10:22:02 AM PST To: NYOTSEGO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NYOTSEGO] Newspaper - Thomas GRAVES Shirley, Do you know the name of your ancestor's wife? Does the name Hannah or Betsy mean anything to you? I have an Otsego County ancestor that probably died before his wife as she was living in the FULLER household in Laurens in the mid 1800s. Sorry I cannot be more specific right now. My computer is in the shop with my family tree in it. If you think we connect I will pull out my paper files. Elaine