Hi Wayne, I have one obscure reference to Simonds which I'll send to you. The connection is that my family is from Stephentown from 1790 to 1880. The note on the photo is "Cliff Waite's great grandmother Simonds". If she is from my side she may have been from Sand Lake. And she would have been born about the same time as your William. Otherwise she is a Waterman in Montana. This is all I have. Cliff is the nephew of my Grandfather Waite. Cole At 10:00 PM 8/4/2005, you wrote: > >I have traced my family to William Simmons and Betsey Ives of Sand Lake, >Rensselaer, NY but can not find either of their parents. Does anyone have >any information about William Simmons or Betsey Ives? Statistics follow: > >William Simmons b. 16 Jun 1796 probably in Troy, Rensselaer, NY, d. 4 Apr >1872 in Michigan >married Betsey in Sand Lake, Rensselaer, NY on 14 Mar 1815. > >Betsey Ives b. 29 Jul 1797 in Sand Lake, Rensselaer, NY, d. 24 Feb 1871 in >Michigan > >After marriage they moved to Rotterdam, Schenectady, NY about 1826. Then >they move again to Wheatfield, Niagara, NY about 1836. Then they moved to >Berlin, Ionia, Michigan about 1852. > >If you have information about William or Betsey I would appreciate you >contacting me via email at your earliest convenience. >Thanks very much for your help! > >Best Regards, > >Wayne Simmons -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.1/64 - Release Date: 8/4/2005