Carolyn -- Kakiat Ref Ch baptisms (and marriages) are available in a typescript format on microfilm through the LDS (Mormon Church) Family History Centers. Look in your phone book for an LDS church and call them to find your nearest Family History Center. The public, regardless of religious affiliation, is welcome to use these records -- a wonderful aid for genealogists. Go, and look through their indexes to find the order number for the film; order it (for a minimal fee, usually a few dollars) and when it arrives, you usually have two or three weeks to view it and make copies from it at the Family History Center. You might also look for tombstone records for this church. One record of tombstone insciptions at the churchyard was made in 1947 and is in the following book: Ackerman, Herbert S., and Arthur J. Goff, New York and New Jersey Cemeteries, 1947 (Kakiat Ref Chyd, West New Hempstead, Rockland County, NY). This has recently been republished by Bergen Historic Books, P.O. Box 244, Englewood, NJ 07631, 201-816-0585. I'm quite sure the LDS has microfilm on this as well. I have this book, and I've looked at the Kakiat Church listings -- no entries for your Johnson names, but there are other Johnsons listed. Here's what I have on the Kakiat Church: Also known as Brick Church, another name for The Reformed Church of West New Hempstead, Rockland County, NY. Established in 1774. Address (1995): 220 Brick Church Road, Spring Valley, NY 10977, 914-384-6131. Also called the Kakiat Church. Also, you might consider that Nancy's surname might have been Gregson. The old fashioned handwritten "s" looked very much like a "p" and could be easily misinterpreted by someone unfamiliar with old handwriting and letterforms. Just a thought. I would love to have any further information you have on this family. Parents, siblings, names, dates, places. etc. Many thanks. Pat >Pat - This is the right one!!!! Could you tell me where I might find the >records for this church? This is the first proof I have seen for the >maiden name of Jinnie (she is Jane in the estate settlement.) Thanks so >much, carolyn > >---------- >> From: Pat Wardell <wardell@nisusa.net> >> To: awscks@gateway.net; NYROCKLA-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: Fw: JOHNSON - CREGPOM? >> Date: Sunday, November 01, 1998 8:35 AM >> >> Carolyn -- >> >> I don't have much, but here's a baptism that may involve "your" Gilbert >> Johnson. >> >> Gilbert Johnson m. Jinne Smith >> children of Gilbert Johnson & Jinne Smith: >> * John Johnson, b. 24 Nov 1775; bp. 14 May 1776 Kakiat Ref Ch (no wit) >> Kakiat Baptisms >> >> Good luck. >> >> Pat >> >> > Help! I am working on the line of Gilbert JOHNSON/JOHNSTON who died >1827 >> > Hempstead/Ramapo, Rockland County, NY. His son Daniel Gilbert JOHNSON >> >born >> > c 1770 NY, married c 1826 in NY, Nancy CREGPOM, born c 1788 NY >according >> > to family records. I can not find anyone of this name!!! Any clues >> >what >> > it might really have been? Thanks, Carolyn >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >==== NYROCKLA Mailing List ==== >> >If you enjoy NYROCKLA-L, please go to >> >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >> >and become a RootsWeb supporter. >> >> >> >> Pat Wardell in Englewood, FL >> wardell@nisusa.net >> http://nis.net/~wardell >> Pat Wardell in Englewood, FL wardell@nisusa.net http://nis.net/~wardell