Laura you write that Matthew was married, but don't know his parents, do you know if he had siblings? and who they might have been? I'm looking for parents for Fanny White b. 1812 who married Jacob Bogardus Ferris and lived and died in Wayland, Steuben Co. NY. Since PA and NY aren't that far apart, it is possible that they met somewhere and fell in love. Vicki in WNY Researching the following names: Arwin(e), Baker, Barrett, Brokaw, Brandow, Bogardus, Butler, Carnes, Crowe, Dean, Ferris, Golden, Havens, Hendershott, Hoxter, Huber, Isaman, Jenks (all var.), Kelleher, Knapp, Koons, Lundrigan, Makeley, McDermott, Mehlenbacher, Merritt, Neu, Northrup, O'Connor, Osincup, Patterson, Powers, Quick, Rahmlow, Robertson, Robinson, Root, Ryan, Slaughter, Stocum, Wade, White, Wilcox, Wright, Van Oxx (Oxx), Yeckley, Young, and Zimmerman. All from either MA, PA, CT, VT, NY so far