From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Fri Mar 10 08:03:15 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k2AF3Fjb009885; Fri, 10 Mar 2006 08:03:15 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k2AF3DtV011242 for ; Fri, 10 Mar 2006 08:03:13 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k2ACWwFI017694 for ; Fri, 10 Mar 2006 07:32:58 -0500 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k2ACWwDF017693 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Fri, 10 Mar 2006 07:32:58 -0500 Received: from bw-10.mtpinos.com (bw-10.mtpinos.com [63.173.235.138]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k2ACLUFI017567 for ; Fri, 10 Mar 2006 07:21:30 -0500 Received: from bw-10.mtpinos.com (bw-10.mtpinos.com [127.0.0.1]) by bw-10.mtpinos.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k2AEpZW7032410 for ; Fri, 10 Mar 2006 06:51:35 -0800 Received: (from karen@localhost) by bw-10.mtpinos.com (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) id k2AEpZUf032408 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Fri, 10 Mar 2006 06:51:35 -0800 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k2AC5pjb018163 for ; Fri, 10 Mar 2006 05:05:51 -0700 Received: from imo-m22.mail.aol.com (imo-m22.mx.aol.com [64.12.137.3]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k2AC5okC002190 for ; Fri, 10 Mar 2006 05:05:50 -0700 Received: from Bcoreymi@aol.com by imo-m22.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.3.) id e.1aa.481c4d34 (63024) for ; Fri, 10 Mar 2006 07:05:42 -0500 (EST) From: Bcoreymi@aol.com Message-ID: <1aa.481c4d34.3142c596@aol.com> Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 07:05:42 EST To: ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5301 X-Spam-Flag: NO Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Subject: [ROOTS-L] Balch Brick Wall Hello to All Researchers and Obsessed Individuals, This is my first time to ask a question. I have been watching and have gotten some super information. Forgive me if I do something wrong. I am researching the Balch line of my family. This I know: Aaron Balch (b. abt 1803 VT) married Betsy Wilbur (b. abt 1810 NY) abt 1825 in New York. They had a son Warren J Balch born 26 Oct 1826 in New Mandon, NY. This is according to The Portrait and Biographical Record of Genessee, Lapeer, and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, 1892. I think the New Mandon may be a typo for Mendon, NY, as I cannot find a Mandon, NY anywhere. In 1828 they had another son, born in NY and named him Horace. Mary Jane was born 25 July, 1832 in Buffalo, Erie Co., NY (Family Search.org info). Jerome was born 1833 in NY. Around 1835 the family moved to Michigan Territory. Aaron bought land in Macomb County on 2 Nov, 1837. (On 1 Apr, 1837 Simeon Balch b. abt 1813 in VT and perhaps a brother bought land a little north in what would become Almont, Lapeer County.) Some time between 1837 and 1840 Aaron sold his land and moved to Lapeer County with Simeon. The 1840 MI census shows them in Bristol (to become Almont), Lapeer Co, MI. Both men stayed in the area the rest of their lives. Betsy died around 1842 and Aaron remarried the widow of Lorenzo Burton, Sally Ann White Burton in Lapeer Co on 20 May, 1847. They went on to have children, one of whom is my great great grandfather Aaron Francis (Frank) Balch. My problem is this- I cannot find Aaron's (and possibly Simeon's) father. I have Aaron's death certificate; he died 2 May 1879 in Almont, Lapeer Co, MI. Unfortunately, it doesn't list a parent. I haven't even been able to find Aaron in NY census in 1830 or 1820. I was hoping to find a specific area in NY where Warren was born and check for a birth record or something. After reading many of your posts, though, I see NY didn't really keep records that early. I know if I could get back just one or two more generations I could look in the Balch book and go back farther. My grandfather always said the Balch's came over on the Mayflower. I can't get far enough back to check it out. Can anyone help me go from here? Brenda