This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Trucks, Trux, Pettibone, Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.bibb/2269.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you so much for replying to my posting. First of all, I have researched my family since 1960 with my aunt, Edith Helmer. She in turn had been working on it since the 30's until her death about 10 yrs. ago. You will see her name frequently in acknowledgments on the Davidson family. Esther Pettibone and George Joseph Trucks were married on 25 Feb 1804 at Kingston, Pennsylvania. I have this from family records and a complete accounting of the settlement of the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania is written up in a book "History of the Certified Township of Kingston, 1769 - 1929" written by William Brewster. He writes about the Pettibone family and descendants and Esther's marriage is noted in the book too. Esther and George had two daughters, Sylvina Trux born 27 Nov 1805 married James Holgate and moved to Stark County, Illinois. They had an extensive family (I have all the names, etc.) Maria Trux was born 11 Sept 1807 in Kingston, married Samuel Clark McClure at the Holgate cabin in Illinois on 4 Feb 1834 and she died 6 Mar 1867 in Eastman, Crawford co. Wisconsin. She is my gr.gr. grandmother - George Joseph and Esther are my gr.gr.gr. grandparents. The family story told for generations says that George Joseph Trux was part of an expedition mapping th! e rivers. The water was low and he and another man went ahead and never came back. it was presumed he was killed by Indians. This is what my family always believed and is what Esther, Maria, and on down the line told. There was never any record of him. I came upon the Pearland data and found George Joseph Trux in Alabama about 4 yrs. ago. Until then we had never heard that story. If you go online to Richland County, Ohio court records thru the US genweb site you will find where James Holgate, his wife Sylvina, and Esther Trucks jointly sued William Trucks, Jr. over the deeding of land from Sr. to Jr. posted under William Trucks name. It is quite interesting. I would love to have a copy of the Will that William Trucks made. I have not been able to find it. Is there a way you could send me a copy? Or tell me how to obtain a copy? Another interesting thing is that when Maria was married, Esther signed a document that she was of legal age. It lists the father as George Joseph Trucks, deceased, and his name is crossed out. I have a copy of it. Esther's name is shown as Marsh. I feel certain that George Joseph Trucks is the same man who married Sarah Johnson in Alabama. There are just too many coincidences - but unless we can find someone who has been doing research on that part of the family who might have some record, it will be very hard to prove. In those days, abandonment by one year left the spouse free to remarry without a divorce action - and I feel sure that this is what happened. Thank you for your response - I look forward to further sharing of information. Jody