Marie, THANK you so much for this information!! I really appreciate it. I have seen that web site of Marshall LAKE's, his line came from NJ long after my LAKE family settled in PA. Could you possibly tell me directions to the cemetery and the LAKE house that you mentioned?? I hope to get to come to PA for a few days this summer and would like to make the most of my time during the trip, so directions would be wonderful. Thanks! Charlene Kolterman Norfolk, NE ---------- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PAWYOMIN-L] LAKE, STURDEVANT, LACEY, COBURN, VAUGHN, AVERILL > Searching for David LAKE born probably in the 1760's, possibly in CT. > David LAKE married to Anna STURDEVANT on 3 July 1793 in Danbury, Fairfield > County, CT, the daughter of Samuel STURDEVANT and Phebe BENEDICT. The LAKE and Sturdevant families removed to the Black Walnut and Braintrim Twp. > areas in Wyoming County, PA and also Tuscarora Twp in Bradford County, PA. > David LAKE and Anna STURDEVANT had the following children: > 1) Electra b.11 Jul 1794. > 2) Laura A. b.30 Jan 1796 m.1 Mar 1821 in PA to Nathan AVERILL. > 3) Ruth b.19 Mar 1798 m.21 Jan 1818 Wyoming Co,PA to David LACEY. > 4) Amanda b.20 Apr 1800 m.24 Sep 1823 to James Brown COBURN. > 5) David b.20 May 1802. > 6) Samuel b.26 Aug 1804 married to Eleanor VAUGHN. > 7) William b.13 Aug 1806. > 8) Henry b.2 Apr 1809. > 9) Isaac b.2 Sep 1811. > Children were born in or near Braintrim Twp, Wyoming County, PA, and near > to Laceyville, PA. Several are found in the mid 1800's census records > living in Tuscarora Twp, Bradford County, PA, which borders Wyoming Co, PA. > Anna STURDEVANT had siblings also living in the area: > Phebe Sturdevant married Joshua KEENEY, Samuel Sturdevant married Elizabeth > SKINNER, Sarah Sturdevant married Jacob GRAY, and Jesse Sturdevant married > Lenda DRAKE. > Their father Samuel Sturdevant born 1741, died on 9 Apr 1828 at Black > Walnut, Wyoming County, PA. Can anyone tell me where I could find cemetery > records for the place called Black Walnut? > Anyone with connections to these families? > Charlene Kolterman > Norfolk, NE Charlene, I don't know if this is of any help to you. There is a Lake geneology on the internet athttp://melake.erols.com/~genealogy/body8.html#1. I found them when looking for Johan Giersbach, one of my immigrant ancestors. Blackwalnut is actually not a town - the address is really Laceyville, R.D.#1. Some of my family still lives there. There actually is an ancient cemetery in Blackwalnut. As a child I used to go there and look at the old grave markers. The Lake house, I believe, is still there. We used to live up the road from it. When I lived there, it was quite run down but still impressive. I believe it has been restored. Since Tunkhannock is the county seat, perhaps the records would be there. The Wyoming County Historical Society is in Tunkhannock. Since they have quite a bit on my family, perhaps you should also look there. Hope this helps, Marie [email protected]