Patti, West Troy was the old name for Watervliet. Someone must have written Watervliet on the side of the census in modern times, just for clarification purposes. Troy is on the east side of the Hudson River. West Troy was on the opposite shore. Old Troy city directories (1880s) list West Troy as separate from Troy. It was in Albany Co. I don't see how they could have been considered to be the same place in 1840. Cliff Patti Smith wrote: > Hello All, > > I don't know if I have found my GGGrandfather or not in the 1840 census or > not. It only lists head of house hold and I'm not quite sure because I > don't know how many children they had. In this census this William Gray had > 5 in the house hold. 2 under 5 and 1 over 5 but under 10, in addition to 2 > adults. The children that I am definate about were not born until 1842 and > 1848. > > My question is regarding the actual page of the census and also county info. > I found this William Gray in the Albany census in West Troy, NY. Written > down along the left side of the census near the top of the page is "West > Troy" a little farther down, still on the left side is written > "Watervliet". How close are these in proximity? William Gray's name > actually appears along side the words "Watervliet" but the census index > states West Troy. > > Marriage certs and death certs say my relatives were born in Troy, family > history says Troy, Renssaeler County. Could they have lived in Watervliet > but also considered it Troy? > > My reason for asking is maybe I can find churches in that area (for those > that are familiar with this census info) and hopefully finally locate them. > One son was Catholic and the other was Methodist according to their obits. > St. Mary's and St. Peter's in Troy have no record of the family. > > Any help to point me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Patti Gray-Smith > > Patti Smith

* My question is regarding the actual page of the census and also county info. > I found this William Gray in the Albany census in West Troy, NY. * Patti, at the site below, Watervliet is considered South Troy and is in Albany Co. This site is great for locating place names, both current and historic. Vivian, South Bend, IN http://geonames.usgs.gov/gnisform.html