Abraham Masten b. about 1793, NY - d. 1883, MI
I'm trying to research my gg grandfather, Abrahm Masten, born about 1793 in NY (Ulster Co., I think), moved to Monroe Co. Michigan about 1815, married to Ester Brown, also of NY. I've found a number of family trees that have conflicting informtion for both Abraham and Ester's ancestry, but I haven't found any documentation other than census records in Michigan. Most of the trees tie him to the family of Jan Masten (who came to New Amsterdam in 1644) and the Ulster Co. branch of that family, but I'd love to know of any evidence for that. Also, I've seen Ester Brown with two posssible sets of parents, but again no documentation. Their list of children also varies, I'm decended from William Masten, who is with the family in census records. Other children appear to include Seler (which I think comes from "Selah"), Jacob, Mathew, and others. Does anyone have any definitive info? Thanks.