WRG members and Tim Doyle, I wanted to bring to the attention of researchers in New York in circa of 1800, that often the counties changed boundaries. Much of this happened in and around the Military Tract of New York the area called the Finger Lakes area. The largest obstacle to me had been the reference to Herimer County and that is nearly 100 miles east of the Military Tract that was called Herkmer County in about 1793 and for about 3 years. I looked for a long time in the wrong area, until finding an early map showing the Herkmer County. What brought this to my attention again was WRG listing on Noah Hutchins b. 27 Mar 1758. In the 4th paragraph, 3/4 of the way down reads "They moved soon after to Herkimer County, New York. Silas died before 1800, leaving Lydia a widow with three young sons. Lydia married her second husband, Noah Hutchins of Schuyler, New York, who was a widower." This is the area, Schuyler Co.,that could have been Tompkins Co., or the ominous Herkmer Co. and depending the year could have been two other counties. When searching in this area know the year exact and hope the person knew the correct situation when it occurred and reported it correctly. Get local help when you can and then double check that. Good Hunting Gerald E. Whitney gwhitney@alltel.net

Gerald, Thanks for sharing the information. Can you tell me more about this Silas who died in 1800 leaving Lydia a widow? I also have a Silas in New York in the Finger lakes are that we are unable to pin down. Do you know where he came from and if he is related to John and Elinor? Thank for any help you can give. Gail Anderson -----Original Message----- From: whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Gerald E. Whitney Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 8:51 AM To: Whitney-L Subject: [WHITNEY] CAUTION on Herkmer and Herkimer Counties of New York WRG members and Tim Doyle, I wanted to bring to the attention of researchers in New York in circa of 1800, that often the counties changed boundaries. Much of this happened in and around the Military Tract of New York the area called the Finger Lakes area. The largest obstacle to me had been the reference to Herimer County and that is nearly 100 miles east of the Military Tract that was called Herkmer County in about 1793 and for about 3 years. I looked for a long time in the wrong area, until finding an early map showing the Herkmer County. What brought this to my attention again was WRG listing on Noah Hutchins b. 27 Mar 1758. In the 4th paragraph, 3/4 of the way down reads "They moved soon after to Herkimer County, New York. Silas died before 1800, leaving Lydia a widow with three young sons. Lydia married her second husband, Noah Hutchins of Schuyler, New York, who was a widower." This is the area, Schuyler Co.,that could have been Tompkins Co., or the ominous Herkmer Co. and depending the year could have been two other counties. When searching in this area know the year exact and hope the person knew the correct situation when it occurred and reported it correctly. Get local help when you can and then double check that. Good Hunting Gerald E. Whitney gwhitney@alltel.net ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WHITNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message