There is an entry on Simeon DeWitt (1784-1834) in the Dictionary of American Biography-- I didn't check the new American National Biography to see if he was there as well. Stawberry Island is in the Niagara River near Buffalo, a bit downriver from where the Black Rock ferry used to run. Christopher Densmore University Archives University at Buffalo 420 Capen Hall Box 602200 Buffalo, New York 14260-2200 Voice: 716-645-2916 Fax: 716-645-3714 E-Mail: [log in to unmask]