In my previous message, I vaguely stated that slavery had effectively ended in western New York before it was officially abolished in 1827. Further investigation shows that there were still slaves in Seneca and Steuben Counties as late as the 1820 census. 1810 census, Slaves Ontario 212 Seneca 101 Steuben 87 1810 Free persons other than whites, except Indians not taxed Ontario 299 Seneca 44 Steuben 29 1820 Slaves Ontario 0 Seneca 84 Steuben 46 1820 Free colored persons Ontario 727 Seneca 180 Steuben 130 1830 Slaves, 0 west of Oneida County (However, still 75 in state overall) 1830 Free colored persons Livingston 134 Monroe 465 Ontario 455 Seneca 177 Steuben 208 Tompkins 234 Wayne 188 Yates 106 [Tompkins County was taken from Cayuga and Seneca in 1817. Livingston and Monroes were taken from Ontario and Genesee in 1821. Wayne, which includes Sodus Bay, was taken from Seneca and Ontario in 1823. Yates was taken from Ontario in 1823.] Source: "United States Historical Census Browser" http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census/ Best, Scott Monje