If she said "Long Island, USA", chances are that it is Long Island, New York. The other Long Islands would most likely have had a state mentioned with it. Ima J. Stephens Sam Beattie wrote: > I am researching from Australia, so please pardon my ignorance regarding all > things US. > I am researching a woman who was born around 1819 in (she stated) "Long > Island, America". I have since found that there are 10 Long Islands in the > US, one being in Sullivan County, TN. > Her name was Eliza Deans and she was (reputedly) a "woman of colour". > Can anyone give me some direction as to how I might find her birth, etc? > Thanks > Sam > (in Melbourne) > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!