This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ElizabethStuerke Surnames: Haight, Sherwood, Nelson, Wright Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.putnam/41.481.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I noticed your mention in your posting regarding the extensive research you have done on your Haight line. I am wondering if you and I share a common descent, and I'm hoping you can help me with my quest. I am descended from Joseph Haight of Philipstown, d. 30 July 1776, and his wife Hannah Wright (said to have died the same day, both of smallpox). Their daughter Mary (Polly) Haight married Justus Nelson, and my line of descent then continues down through their son Mephibosheth Nelson. Pretty much all Haight researchers show that Joseph Haight is a son of Daniel Haight of Yorktown (with the exception of Emily Warren Roebling, per her 1903 "Journal of the Rev. Silas Constant", where she states that Joseph is the son of another Joseph Haight/Hoyt, and does not show my man as a son of Daniel). I cannot find any primary documentation to prove that Daniel was the father of Joseph, although I often see mention of a deed from Daniel to Joseph wherein Joseph was given a large amount of land in what was then Dutchess County (now Putnam County) ca. 1750. I keep trying to find an actual copy of this deed but can never put my hands on it. Beyond that, there seems to be a common belief that the grandfather of "my" Joseph of Philipstown was John Hoyt, who died in Rye, New York, ca. 1726. I am really interested in firming up this connection, through more than secondary sources, so as to be able to state with some confidence that the line back from my Joseph extends to the immigrant Simon Hoyt, who died in September, 1657, in Stamford, Connecticut. I feel that Daniel is definitely my weak link. I would appreciate any information about Daniel being the father of my Joseph, and also anything about Daniel being the son of John Hoyt and wife Elizabeth of Rye. I have many undocumented statements regarding this but am seeking something that offers more substantiative proof. Thanks for any help you can give with this! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.