This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HBRBAIB/1037.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I am not a direct descendant of Henry Stephen Sweet born 1840 in Harford, Susquehanna County, PA. Henry Stephen Sweet's grandfather and my direct ancestor were brothers. Henry Stephen Sweet was the son of Stephen Sweet born 27 Feb 1807 in Harford, Susquehanna County, PA and Polly Seymour born 27 Nov 1809 in NY. The 1850 PA Census shows 10 year old "Stephen H." living in the household of 43 year old Stephen Sweet in Harford. The 1860 PA Census shows 19 year old "Henry" living in the household of 27 year old William Sweet (Henry Stephen's oldest brother) and 50 year old Polly Sweet (presumably Stephen Sweet's widow). Stephen Sweet born 1807 is the child of Asahel Sweet born 11 October 1776 in Attleboro, Bristol County, MA and Nancy Tiffany born abt. 1780 in MA. Asahel lived to be 95 years old and I have recorded his household from the PA Census for 1850, 1860 and 1870. Stephen Sweet was no longer living at home at the time of these censuses. Asahel Sweet born 1776 in Attleboro was the child of Amos Sweet born 09 March 1734/35 in Attleboro, Bristol County, MA and Hannah Richardson born 1744 in Attleboro, Bristol County MA. Amos Sweet is a Revolutionary War Veteran. The children of Amos Sweet and Hannah Richardson include: Hannah Sweet born 1764; Amos Sweet born 1766, Elias Sweet born 1768 (this is my direct ancestor); Elizabeth Sweet born 1771; Ansel Sweet born 1774; Asahel Sweet born 1774 (your direct ancestor); John Coy Sweet born 1778; Stephen Sweet born 1781; Oney Sweet born 1783; Nancy Sweet born 1785, died 1789; Polly Sweet born 1788; and Nancy Sweet born bet. 1790-1793. Very little of my information comes from original sources. Much of it comes from Stocker's History of Susquehanna County and other secondary sources. I have found supporting evidence in US Census data.