The name was "Esopus," and as I understand it, that was the old name of Kingston. Julie Hesson Mary Beth Angus wrote: > > One of my relatives is Cornelia Decker. According to the LDS, she was born > around 1746 in Usopus, Ulster NY in 1746 (her number is 16ZF-OR0). She > married John Beaver. That is all the info I have on her and her family. Can > anyone help me? > When looking up names on the Library LDS CD's, they listed a whole group of > people as from Usopus, Ulster NY. Is that a place? Or was this a general > statement for anyone born in that area? > Thanks!