This message and my answer to it are included below: Having just yesterday received my first exciting issue of Crosthwaite Chronicles No. 6 and read of Philip Crosthwaite I thought possibly it could be one of his descendants. I have no idea where Brian got my name. Anybody got any ideas? Tania ---------- > From: Allan Patrick <aeptcp@preferred.com> > To: Brian Williams <fitnessman@worldnet.att.net> > Subject: Re: Crosthwaite > Date: Thursday, October 23, 1997 10:30 AM > > Hi, Brian: > > I would be most interested to learn your friend"s ancestry. I just read > about a Philip Crosthwaite, born in Ireland in 1825 who came to > America/California as a young man, "Became Sheriff of San Diego County, > California and then the Mexican Caballero Patriarch of a Baja California > Family". He died 1903 at Rancho San Miquel, at the old "Mision Vieja", Baja > California. He married Maria Josefa Lopez y Rosas in San Diego in 1834 and > they had seven sons and four daughters. We would like to contact some of > their descendants. There may also be other Crosthwaites who were there at > an early date. If you think your friend would be interested I can send you > a copy of the article I just mentioned on Philip Crosthwaite as a lot more > genealogical info on his descendants is included. > Tania Patrick > > ---------- > > From: Brian Williams <fitnessman@worldnet.att.net> > > To: aeptcp@preferred.com > > Subject: Crosthwaite > > Date: Tuesday, October 21, 1997 11:14 PM > > > > I know some Crosthwaites' out here in California. I do > > NOT know their ancestors names, but I think they came > > out here during the War with Mexico 1848. I think the > > original settler was in Kit Carson's unit and fought at the > > Battle of San Pasqual, which by the way was the ONLY > > battle Mexico was given credit as winning in the war. > > > > I'll findout the name of his ancestor next time I see him. > > > > bw, san diego