Migrations

One way to keep track of wandering ancestors is to use "Cluster" research, which is basically being aware of who your ancestors neighbors are.  Often times if you are having a problem locating one of your people you find that they are living near someone they lived near in another county or state.  Using this method also helps in creating a migration pattern.  In the case of the Storms family it is clear that at least 4 families moved from the same area in New York to the same area in Ohio, Storms, Taft, Lightner & Rima.  This must have been a fairly large group of people considering the fact that Isaac's two sons, Richard & David, and daughter Sabrina were married and had families of their own at the time of the migration. Also, since we know that Isaac Storms married Martha Hilton, sister of Peter Hilton we find Isaac originally lived near Peter Hilton in Oneida County (the neighboring county to Oswego) along with Isaac & Peter, we see the Taft surname and George Lightner.

1820 Lee Township, Oneida County, New York (partial list taken from census)

Abraham Philips Oliver Wentworth Daria Brown
Gideon Allen James Wolcott Henry Crumb
Albert C. Hale John Salisbury Daniel Taft
George Larsons Jonathan Bartlett Isaac B. Storm
Thomas Brotherly Cruff  Taft Peter Hilton
James Campbell Adam Campbell George Armstrong
Nicholas Armstrong George Lightener  

1830 Redfield Township, Oswego County, New York Residents (taken from census)

James Taft Isaac Storms George Armstrong
Edwin Rockwell Thomas R. Worth Anson Strong
Friend Lewis Henry Brooks William Lord
Joseph Burket George McKinne Chauncey McKinne
Harley Sherman David Butler Ira Seymour
Susanna Chamberlain Frederick Brooks Lament Brooks
Eunice David Richard Wood David Thomas
Thomas W. Haschal Jason Butler Aaron Butler
James Drake Roger Cook John Gilman
Titus Willie Daniel Arnold Anson Willie
John Castor Michael Risley Archibald Barret
John McCacloomis [?] Enoch Alden Hinman Griswold
Amos Johnson Amos Kent Willet Ramsey
Samuel Farmer Matthew Templeton Sally Carpenter
William Lord George W. Perry Andrew Perry
Simeon Benton Augustus Griswold George Fox
Jonathan Worth John H. Covey  Daniel Wilcox
Rodney Seymour Reuben Bowen Daniel Dimick
Samuel Balcom John Castor Samuel Warren Jr.
Samuel Warren Phineas Corey Mark Balcom

1830 Orwell Township, Oswego County, New York Residents (partial list taken from census)

John J. Rima -  Peter Hilton - Christopher Rima -  Richard Hilton -  John Hilton

 

1840 Madison Township, Sandusky County, Ohio Residents (taken from census)

Elisha Miller John Flush William Reed
James Connel Charles Hazelton David Storms
William Woolcot James A. Holcomb James Smith (husband of Sabrina Storms)
Henry Hansey George Ekies Peter Chamberling [?]
Samuel Spangler John Camel Christopher Rima
Jacob Garn Agnes Campbell Caleb Taylor
Julius ?? Abraham Onger John Reed
John Sampsel Mary Sampsel William Blank
David Smith Sr. James Taft Sr. Benjamin Yates
William VanHorn Daniel Smith Sylvester Harmon
Jacob Stari [?] James F. Holcomb Benjamin Crumer [?]
David Smith Eli Smith George Hoodman
Richard Storms David Hossford [?] Samuel Myers
Gilford Hathaway George Lightner Freeborn Hathaway
Noah Hathaway John Bedey [?] David Darling
Gideon [?] Harmon Chancey Woolcott John Smith
William Tansey Joseph King John King
Albion Balk [?] Luther Chase