Hi! Thanks for posting this death record for Henry P. Van Arnam - It's very helpful. I suspect that this is the Henry Vanarnam who married Amanda __?__ and was residing in Ward 7 of Troy in 1850. His age is a bit off (c1812) but the 1840 census for Henry P. Van Ornam of Lansingburgh, Rensselaer County, NY whom I believe to be the same person, shows an age of 1801 - 1810 which fits the c1809 age perfectly. I haven't located the family in 1860 yet, but Amanda was probably a widow in th 1870 and 1880 census returns.... Now if we could only determine where Isaac was residing (or who with) in the census returns prior to 1840.... Stephen <snip> An intriguing snippet that I have that I haven't been able to make heads or tails out of so far is the death record for a Henry P VanArnam. Here's my copy/paste: 1858 -Apr 11 -Henry P. Van Arnam -Troy 49 Isaac & Lydia Van Arnam DOD, name, birthplace, age at death, parents Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, NY It occurs to me now that this Isaac could be the same as the Isaac from Painted Post. This is purely speculative, mind you. I have no further information on this Henry P. Maybe someone else on the list has more.