Does anyone know anything about a Philip Church from Wyoming County New York. He was in one of the early census as a cooper from there. I am looking for descendants of Philip Church born about 1812 somewhere in New York. He moved to Brant County, Ontario, Canada but came back to NY to have a son John H. Church born in Oswego County in 1848. Most of his siblings were born in Canada.. this is such a puzzle. Philips spouse was Mary Johnson from Canada. My husband had his DNA done and we are looking for a match.

I don`t believe the Philip Church living in Wyoming Co. on the 1850 census is the one you`re looking for. He is a cooper & his wife is Mary but he does not have a son John. He is also on the census in Wyoming Co. in 1870 & 1880. I can`t locate him in 1860. I checked your tree & your Philip Church is of Brant Co., ON. The 1851 census in Burford, Brant Co. shows the family. Phillip is age 51 & is listed as an innkeeper. One of his children in John, age 7. This family is on the 1871 census in Brant South, Burford. Philip is age 69 although the index says 59. The actual page shows 69 with a slight "tick" over the 6 making it look a bit like a 5. Philip is a carpenter on this census.

Pat R.

Thank you for sending me this information. My only other person could be Judge Philip of Angelica NY who sent his son to Canada to do surveying of the land and appears in the land record book in Brant County Ontario just before our Philip Church purchases his property there. It just is such a puzzle for me, I have followed all of our Phillip and Mary's family in Ontario and the ones that left for Wisconson and Alberta, Canada. Doesn't hurt to keep checking. I have gotten answers on this family two years after I posted a query.