Hi Thank you for your input on Lawrence and Harmonous Sr. That was one year I have not found for the them. I did find 1782 for most of those you names. I understand there was a will for Harmonous in 1790 but I have not seen it. I get the impression it does not list Lawrence. Looking at dates I assume that if Lawrence is a child of Harmonous it would be with a different spouse then Ann Shobe. The children I find listed to them start with birth dates of 1745-1765 or 1770 (20 yr range) and from what I found Lawrence was born about 1733 (almost a 30 yr range for one woman to have children...possible but how likely). Also if the birth year of 1733 is accurate on Lawrence, Harmonous and wife Ann would have been about 15 yrs of age. Still interesting is some of Harmonous' children went to St Clair, IL and on to Crawford county same as Lawrence's family. This family is one reason I stay on the BRE email list. Every so often some branch of an ancetor pops up. Also I find many of the stories of days gone by of great interest. You are sure on top of your game (research). Best regards, Nancy "Emmert F. Bittinger" <ebitting@bridgewater.edu> wrote: Hello Nance, Herman and Lawrence Shook moved into western Virginia, now Hampshire County, West Virginia sometime around the 1780s purchasing land there. The Hampshire County census for 1788 names the following Shook people there: Harmon Sr., and Jr., Jacob, John, Jonas, Lawrence, Peter, William. Many people from Hampshire Co. moved to Ohio and westward. I am guessing that Hermon, Sr., was the father, but that is only a guess. These land records are at Romney, W. Va. Courthouse and are published in Early Records of Hampshire Co., Virginia (W.Va) by Sage and Jones. Hermanus witnessed the will of James Sears in 1782 (prob the following year), and this suggests perhaps he was the older. Emmert Bittinger ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nance" To: Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 12:33 PM Subject: Re: [BRE] Shook / Shouck family Frederick Co. Maryland >I am a descendant of Lawrence Shook but by no means an expert on the >family. From all that I have found it is still inconclusive where he was a >son, a relative or just someone with the same last name as Harmonious >(Herman) Shook. Would be pretty coincidental if they are not related to be >living in such close proximity. > I look forward to postings on this family.....Nancy > > Rebecca Stephens wrote: > Can anyone help me with the Shook family of Frederick Co. ( now > Washington Co. ) Maryland. Trying to determine if any of these > descendants ended up in Greene County, Ohio. > Lawrence Shook b. 1733 is said to have been associated with the German > Baptist Brethren. Shook spelling also Schock/Schuck. German Lutheran. > Herman Shook b. ca. 1718 is said to have been of German Lutheran faith. >>From Hardy County Virginia. > Any help on these two families would be greatly appreciated. Trying to > determine a possible connection between the two families. > Thank you, > Rebecca Houdeshell Stephens > > ------------------------ > Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN > ------------------------ > Support Our Sponsoring Agency > The Fellowship Of Brethren Genealogists (FOBG) > For further information contact Ron McAdams mailto:McAdamsr@hotmail.com > ------------------------ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRETHREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------ > Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN > ------------------------ > Support Our Sponsoring Agency > The Fellowship Of Brethren Genealogists (FOBG) > For further information contact Ron McAdams mailto:McAdamsr@hotmail.com > ------------------------ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRETHREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------ Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN ------------------------ Support Our Sponsoring Agency The Fellowship Of Brethren Genealogists (FOBG) For further information contact Ron McAdams mailto:McAdamsr@hotmail.com ------------------------ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRETHREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message