Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 20:00:09 -0500 From: "Pamela J. Sears" There was *a* David Van Pelt who married Mrs. Maria Tysen (nee Housman) 13 Dec 1838 [Marriages Published in the Christian Intelligencer of the Reformed Dutch Church From 1830 to 1871]. She was the widow of David Tysen and dau. of Aaron Housman. I believe him to be the son of David Van Pelt and Hannah Moore, for he appears on the 1860 census for Northfield [NY], with a spouse named Maria, and living with his sister Elizabeth (who married Alfred Lake) and his mother Hannah, age 80. 1860, Northfield. Series: M653 Roll: 850 Page: 377 David Van Pelt, age 46, Farm Laborer Maria Van Pelt, age 60 Alfred Lake, age 34, Boatman Elizabeth Lake, age 34 Angeline Lake, age 10 Aaron Lake, age 5 Hannah Van Pelt, age 80