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Bill W: Thank you so much for bringing the tree up-to-date. I can add the generations from there on. Very helpful.

Re Lucy: I have a handwritten tree made up some years ago by my Aunt, Eleanor Halpin Stearns. She wrote as follows as to the off-spring of Nicholas John and Ann Grehem (Graham): John; William; son?; son?: Lucy (and here is a note from another cousin which says "where did you dig her up?"); Anne; Louisa; Marianne; Charles Graham.

So, Lucy remains a mystery. Diane, however, refers to her in one of her posts here, and, although I have been unable to find it, says Lucy's obituary appeared in the NY Times. She also seems to have some evidence that Louisa and Lucy lived together at some point. Maybe Diane can help us out here.

Tompion: Was your greatgrandmother, Mary Anne, married to Charles Russell, whose children included Nini (m. G. King) and Grace (m. J. Smith)?

Diane and Bill W: Your tree, Bill, is very helpful to me. It seems there are at least two Louisas. One, my great-grandmother died in 1904 in Montclair, NJ (the other died in 1934). Louisa, briefly, was married to Isaiah Deck, and ended up keeping her maiden name. Diane, yes, I have read Deck's account of his marriages and also a correction to some of his assertions, also printed in the NY Times. What a guy!!

Louisa and Isaiah Deck's only child, was my grandfather, Francis Halpin. He married F. Rosalie Tomes. They had three children: F. Murray, Eleanor, and John Hadden (my father). F. Murray married Margaret Merrick and had one child, Tucker, who died as a teen-ager. Eleanor married Stuart Stearns and also had one child, Murray S. Stearns who is still living. John Hadden Halpin married Josephine Roll. They had four children: John H. Jr.; Robert T.; William C. (me), and Sally. John H. Jr., Robert and William are all alive. John Jr. is father to John Hadden Halpin, III who in turn is father to John Hadden Halpin IV, and HE has a son, Austin Halpin.

So, long story short, for me, is that the Rev. Nicholas J. Halpin and Anne Grehem (also Graham) were my great-great grandparents.

Great information for me! Louisa Halpin (Deck) was my great-grandmother. Her son Frank, my grandfather. I have just discovered some records of Louisa's disastrous marriage to Isaiah Deck, yes, a bigamist. My last name should be Deck, but it is Halpin, thanks to Frank. Please get in touch. I am eager to have your sources for all this, and am also interested in information about Louisa'a parents, Rev. Nicholas John Halpin and Ann Graham Halpin, I believe. Looking forward to hearing more. Broker Bill