Hi Bill, Have you had the chance to view a present day map? That would give you the general idea of where these locales are. In 1883, the Bronx itself did not exist. Generally, the northern/eastern section was considered Westhcester County, and the southern/western section was part of Manhattan. South Salem is in the NE corner of Westchester, bordering CT. Lewisboro is south and slightly west of that. New Rochelle is again south and slightly west of that, and borders the LI Sound. The comparison of these three areas would be like a line traveling to 7pm. West Chester...never heard the term outside of PA. Barb S-GENEAL@comcast.net writes: > I am trying to trace the lineage of William J Staples who died in NYC in > 1883. His obit. reads born in New Rochelle. I have found the death of one > son, identified his wife (Hannah) and established that he had 4 other > children. Have not been able to identify his parents, which I need to > connect him to my family line. The only people I have found in Westchester > are a Jesse in S.Salem (1820), an Aaron and a Thaddeus in S Salem (1830) and > > an Aaron in West Chester and a Turner in Lewisboro (1840). My Staples lines > came from Fairfield, CT thru Ulster County, NY. I do have some Thaddeus > names in my line. > > Bill Staples