What the heck is the surname of this family, does anyone know?
I'm trying track a family in 1800s Orange County NY censuses. Cornelius SHONS is shown at familysearch.org as b abt 1785 Claverack, Columbia Co NY to Christian SCHANS and Jannetje OSTERHOUT. Cornelius married Sarah McKINNEY, dtr of Matthew McKinney and Elsje WELLER.
A near-200 year old newpaper entry: Sarah McKinney m. Cornelius Shauntz 3/30/1809 Rev. Blair of Wallkill.
SHAUNTZ. You can guess how easy they've been to track down: not!
I have found 3 children of Cornelius and Sarah: Henry B b abt 1821 who married Phebe, Rebecca D b abt 1825 who may not have married, and Julia b abt 1830 Wallkill, Orange Co, who married Charles H BODINE. If they married 1809 and the few children I found were born 1820s you can about bet there are a few more around ... somewhere.
I'm researching the McKinneys so don't know much more. This was a "side trip".