John VAN NESS, reportedly born 8 October 1765 in Washington County. I have been unable to confirm this date and place or his ancestry. He died on 24 January 1832 in Bluff Point, Yates County, and is buried in the family cemetery there. He married Martha WHITNEY, place and date unknown. She was born 19 October 1766, probably in Ridgefield, Fairfield County CT, daughter of Jeremiah and Eva (YOUNGS) WHITNEY. The WHITNEY ancestry published in 1878 carries the line back to the immigrant Henry WHITNEY. They lived in Saratoga County (including Milton, Galway, and Providence) from about 1783 until 1824 when they moved to Bluff Point, Yates County. Their first born, Elizabeth, was born on 3 November 1784. They had 16 children, all born in Saratoga County. Many of them lived their lives in Saratoga County: Elizabeth m Xavier ABBOTT Van Andrus unmarried Mary m Jeremiah CLARK Susanna m Benedict CLARK (brother of Jeremiah) Phebe m Abram FREELAND Hannah m James SHIELDS Catherine m Henry G. ALLEN Pamelia m Lodowyck Putman SHEW (my line) John m Barbara FONES Anna unmarried Jeremiah m --- ROUSE Ezra Nelson m Ann HERRICK Two sets of male twins who died in infancy. Rogers B. Finch 12 Sherwood Road Little Silver NJ 07739-1309 e-mail: [email protected]