Thurmon, While at the NY Public Library on my recent trip I copied the following from the Hotchkiss Genealogy on p183 of vol 2 of Genealogies of Connecticut Families: pub. Genealogical Publishing Co Inc, 1983. "Ruth Hotchkiss (d. of John Hotchkiss & Elizabeth Peck) b. abt. 1688; d. 24 Mar 1773; m. (1) 12 Mar 1718 Jonathan Sackett, b. 6 Jun 1655, d. 4 Feb 1727; m. (2) 11 Dec 1728 Benjamin Dorman, b. 15 Oct 1673, d. 1748." Both of Ruth's marriages are in NHVRs. But it looks as if the Hotchkiss compiler has got 74 Jonathan and his father 18 Jonathan muddled up. The birth date of 6 Jun 1655 relates to 18 Jonathan "the sonn of John Sacket" (NHVR). Weygant has this marriage identified with 74 Jonathan, which I am sure must be right as it would seem unlikely that Ruth aged 30 would be marrying Jonathan aged 63. But I then wonder about the death date for Jonathan of 4 Feb 1727. Would this be for the father aged 72 or the son aged 30-40 something? I have not found this death record in the NHVRs. I am taking it as relating to the son as it fits with Ruth's re-marriage date. Either way Ruth's re-marriage in 1728 takes Jonathan off the scene as far as being a parent of Nelly & co is concerned. Sorry if my previous post caused confusion. I already had the Ruth Hotchkiss - Benjamin Dorman marriage but had not recorded the fact that Jonathan must have died by 1728. Best.. Chris