OUR delimnia sounds so typical for this time frame. I found my JONES in GA in 1830 why ?? regarding a death but not father? But he born 1809 Renselaer. HIS relatives mar Greene, Philips, WAITE< ALLEN, Sweet, Scriven. and LOL all these names ( lst names ) show up in GA also. So someones kin went south as group for trade? My Jones is in Renselaer again in 1840 so don't think he was there long. I will watch for your surnames as I scan books and papers and I did find data in Saratoga Co records you may want to look there and Albany , Washington CO also. Susi

Thanks, I will start on the surrounding counties. Do you know if the State of New York had a navy around 1825/35. Oral history says he joined navy, but no records can be found of US Navy, Coast Guard or Merchant Ships. Bobby