Dear List Members, I will not be around my computer as much as normal for the next 9 days. I am spending these days with 3 of my children and their families which include 5 of my grandchildren. If you need me, please understand if it is a few days before I respond. For those of you who need to unsubscribe during this time, use Password Central. It is the easiest way for you. Go to http://passwordcentral.rootsweb.com/ and follow the instructions and you will be able to unsubscribe yourself from any rootsweb list you are on. I will be checking my e-mail about once a day, usually late in the evening and if there is a real emergency, contact me personally KathleenBurnett@earthlink.net Let me know what the problem is in the Subject line if possible. I will be back to my post on the 30th of December preparing our 4th Quarterly Report for 2001. My best to you and yours for the Holiday Season. Please take care a be safe. Kathleen Burnett List Mom

John, Thanks so much for that story. I first read about DNA genealogy in the last issue of the Delaware Genealogical Newsletter, but I was very interested. I have in my family a grandfather who didn't tell anybody anything that was truthful about his past and family and it's interesting to know that there might be a way to answer important questions through science. Thanks for sharing your experiences. Cathy J. Snyder Boyd, TX Researching WARREN, HOPKINS, MURPHY, HOUSTON, LARAMORE in Delaware and Maryland.

Very well said. I to wish all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Carole in Oregon Kathleen Burnett wrote: >Dear List Members, > >It is that time of year again when we suddenly will have an influx of >new online genealogy enthusiasts with their holiday gift computers >that are usually newer and faster than what many of the rest of us >have. > >For a great many of them, it will be their first time online. Some of >them will make mistakes and some may (will) unintentionally do >things and write things that may be irritating to us and against what >we have set up as our list rules. Please take this into consideration >in advance and be helpful to them. If things get out of hand, know >that I am behind the scenes taking care of the problems. Just >remember, one of these new members might hold the clue you have >been searching for. Let us not discourage them before they have a >chance to learn how this works. > >I would like also to take this time to wish each of you and yours a >wonderful and safe Holiday Season. > >Kathleen Burnett >List Mom > > > > >==== DEKENT Mailing List ==== >The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, >or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. >If your Ancestors Migrated to or through Delaware - register them on the Delaware >Migration Page http://demigration.homestead.com/Delaware.html >Delaware-Cemeteries page http://Delaware_Cemeteries.homestead.com/index.html >To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Dear List Members, It is that time of year again when we suddenly will have an influx of new online genealogy enthusiasts with their holiday gift computers that are usually newer and faster than what many of the rest of us have. For a great many of them, it will be their first time online. Some of them will make mistakes and some may (will) unintentionally do things and write things that may be irritating to us and against what we have set up as our list rules. Please take this into consideration in advance and be helpful to them. If things get out of hand, know that I am behind the scenes taking care of the problems. Just remember, one of these new members might hold the clue you have been searching for. Let us not discourage them before they have a chance to learn how this works. I would like also to take this time to wish each of you and yours a wonderful and safe Holiday Season. Kathleen Burnett List Mom

Hello. For those of you who may remember our discussion a few months ago (on the Mitsawokett list--I'm cc'ing a couple of other lists and individuals as well) about DNA testing being used in genealogy, I thought I might give you an update on my efforts. Some of you are familiar with my quest, but for the others I'll provide a little background: My great-grandfather Hopewell U. Carter Sr. was an illegitimate child, son of Elizabeth Carty, who changed her name to Carter around the time that she relocated from Caroline County, MD (where Hopewell was born) to Kent County, DE. The family stories always stated that his biological father was "a wealthy Dr. Hardcastle" in Caroline County, and there were continued connections with the family for several years afterward. One story mentioned how my Great Aunt Agnes named one of her daughters Doris after a Hardcastle family member. Another story told of a family member who had joined the service, only to be disheartened and desiring to leave, and the family implored upon the Hardcastle family's connections to successfully achieve the serviceman's discharge. (I have never been able to determine who this serviceman was). There were also tales of a connection to the Boggs family in the Cheswold area (the family from which J. Caleb Boggs hailed from, former U.S. Senator and Governor of Delaware), and research showed that J. Caleb Boggs' paternal grandmother had been a Hardcastle prior to her marriage, and that she was indeed descended from the same Hardcastle family of Caroline County, MD. Anyway, I learned of these stories in the mid-late 1970's when I first began my genealogy, and by 1990, when I finally got around to ordering Hopewell Sr's death certificate, the story seemed to be slightly substantiated by its listing his father as "Alexander Carter." By this time, I had long since discovered a Dr. Alexander Hardcastle in close proximity to the Carty / Carter residence in Caroline County, MD, and had already suspected him as being Hopewell's biological father. My suspicion as to why the father was listed as "Alexander Carter" on the death certificate instead of "Alexander Hardcastle" was: 1) the family informant(s) gave the last name of Carter to avoid the stigma of his having been illegitimate, or 2) upon being questioned for the father's name the informant(s) simply replied "Alexander" and the note-taker assumed the surname would be Carter. At any rate, it seemed clear that Dr. Alexander Hardcastle must have been the "culprit." For many years I had worked on researching the Hardcastle family and had corresponded with other Hardcastle researchers, always feeling an absence or a loss that I had no proof of this connection, although the family stories seemed to make it true. This particular line in my genealogy always seemed to be an extra burden to me, as it was my paternal line (my father's father's father, etc), and that my own last name might have been Hardcastle under other circumstances. If only there were a way to prove the connection. Little did I know that one day science would come up with a method which might be used to bridge the gap! That method was DNA testing. Some of you may be familiar with the story of Thomas Jefferson's purported offspring borne by the family servant Sally Hemmings, and how the Hemmings family descendants had long sought acceptance by the Jefferson Society as being true descendants of Thomas Jefferson, over the objections of detracting members. Eventually, DNA testing was called upon in an effort to try to resolve the controversy. During the mid-1990's another fellow Hardcastle researcher (named Tom Hardcastle) and I had discussed the story, and wondered whether such a test might eventually be available (and affordable) to the general public, and whether we might employ such a test in my efforts to prove that Hopewell Carter, Sr. was indeed the son of Dr. Alexander Hardcastle. The type of DNA test conducted on the Jefferson - Hemmings descendants is called a Y-chromosome test. The Y-chromosome is carried down by males, only, and such a test can only be used when the desired path is through a "male line" in a family (such as from great-grandfather to grandfather to father to son, for example). Examining the DNA in the Y-chromosome in two male subjects can show whether the two are descended from a common male ancestor, and can estimate the number of generations that separate the connection between the two. Since my fellow Hardcastle researcher was both a male and a Hardcastle (i.e., he had Hardcastle as a surname, indicating he is the son of a Hardcastle who was the son of a Hardcastle who was the son of a Hardcastle who was the son of Hardcastle, etc, etc), and since we knew the exact purported connection (common male ancestor) between his branch of the Hardcastles and mine, we would be ideal subjects for a Y-chromosome test. Thus, it just became a matter of finding a lab to conduct the test. (Or so we thought). Early inquiries to genetic laboratories, even as recent as a year and a half ago, proved to be disappointing, as the costs were upward of $400 per sample to conduct such a test. As eager as I was to find proof of the connection, this was just too expensive for my budget! (Also, I had told my "cousin" Tom that if we ever found a lab to perform the tests that I would pay for them, since it was MY branch which needed substantiating, not his). Then, last January, I heard (and it was discussed on this list) about the BYU (Brigham Young University) project entitled Molecular Genealogy, and how they were collecting DNA samples on an enormous scale, making stops in particular cities and locations all over the world, and taking samples from volunteers. One of the stops was near me in Florida, and others were in the Philadelphia and Maryland areas, prompting the list discussion last Winter/Spring. The project was detailed in an article in my local newspaper, in a weekly genealogy column. BYU's eventual goal was to collect enough samples to be able to study worldwide migration patterns, and work toward methods of further using DNA to trace genetic ancestry, beyond the Y-chromosome DNA method (and the Mitochondrial DNA method*). * The Mitochondrial DNA method is another form of DNA testing which is also becoming more commonly used. Mitochondrial DNA is passed down from mothers to all their children, but is only carried forward by daughters. This type of testing can be used to test a strictly maternal line (such as from great-grandmother to grandmother to mother to daughter/son, for example). My understanding is that this type of testing is somewhat more difficult (and perhaps more costly). Anyway, upon learning that the BYU group would soon be in my local area collecting samples for their project, I contacted members of their staff to inquire whether they ever worked on individual test cases, and whether they would consider taking on a personal case such as my own. They replied yes, and when asked about costs, they replied theirs would be substantially lower than the $400/sample cost I'd been quoted by the private labs. Even though they hadn't given me an exact price, I decided to go ahead and take the leap! I contacted Tom Hardcastle, asked if he was still willing to participate, and the ball was rolling! The option was given as to whether we, as test subjects, would donate a blood sample or a buccal sample (saliva sample via a mouth swab). I donated a blood sample, and Tom submitted a buccal sample, as this was more convenient and would not need to involve a doctor appointment to have the blood drawn. The lab also requested that I get a first-cousin to participate, as this would provide substantiating genetic markers to go alongside mine in comparison against Tom's, and would ensure further validity of the test. My first-cousin David (again, through a male line, being the son of my father's brother) readily volunteered to join in the quest, and he soon submitted a buccal sample as well. I'll leave out all the inconsequential details, but after submitting the DNA samples the process became rather lengthy (from Feb to Oct). This was due in no small part to the overwhelming response BYU apparently received, and their involvement in numerous Special Cases as a result of their "world tour" and others like myself who'd contacted them for individual testing. Eventually, arrangements were made by BYU to "farm out" the Special Cases to a private lab (Relative Genetics), staffed by some of the members who had worked on the BYU project (and presumably who had since graduated from BYU). As a consequence of this, many of the Special Cases were done at little or no cost, and I was one of the lucky ones to fall into this category. (Going forward, all such Special Cases are being handled by Relative Genetics, and their cost is set at $130 per sample). (Also, they now use only buccal samples, and no longer take blood samples for their Special Cases). In early October, I finally received the results. Alas, the outcome was disappointing to say the least. Whereas the DNA showed a positive first-cousin relationship between David and myself, it showed Tom to be not connected to David and I within the purported six generations separating us from our supposed common male ancestor. The results showed that the common male ancestor between us was more likely somewhere between 27 and 113 generations removed, with an average likely separation of approximately 67 generations. After working on / researching the genealogy of the Hardcastle family for over 20 years, one small step of science seemed to rule out the family story altogether. During this quest, I had stayed in touch with the reporter / genealogist who had authored the article in the local paper last January (announcing BYU's original sample-collection project). She had asked whether she could relate my story in an article once the results were complete. I agreed, and she conducted an interview. The article came out in last Thursday's issue, and can be found at the following link: http://www.sptimes.com/News/120601/Floridian/Genealogy__DNA_testin.shtml (There is a typo in the first sentence of the article--which is my fault, since she let me proofread the article before printing, and I missed it! It should say "...prove his great-grandfather HOPEWELL Carter...," not "Alexander" Carter. But this will not change the effect of the story for general readers). In the meantime, however, I have decided not to give up right just yet. Although the results of my DNA test indicated that Tom and I do not have a common male ancestor within the purported six generations, the possibility exists (albeit a slim one) that the "flaw" could be in his line, not mine. In other words, if there were an "illegitimacy" anywhere in Tom's paternal (Hardcastle) line, this could also explain why we would show as not being related within the six-generation span. The only way to "remove all doubt" would be to find another male Hardcastle, whose branch tied into ours, and who would volunteer to submit a DNA sample for comparison against both of ours. I decided an extra $130 would be a small price to pay for another sample to be tested, especially since my earlier tests fell into a "gray area" in terms of costs. However, such a venture would not come without a feeling of guilt, since if another Hardcastle descendant were to match my DNA but not Tom's, this would indicate that Tom was "not really a Hardcastle." This would be a heavy price to pay (learning your own surname was "invalid") by someone who was attempting in good faith to help me find what MY surname "should" be.... However, Tom, being the good sport that he is, was willing to proceed. And I have just recently found another test participant. A fellow genealogist named Mike Hardcastle, who is a policeman living in Germany and who is descended from a co-lateral Hardcastle branch (having a common male ancestor with Tom and I, two generations further back), has agreed to participate in the test, and just last week submitted a DNA sample to Relative Genetics. The outcome of the test on his DNA will provide one of three results: 1. If Mike matches Tom*, but not me, then this will--for all intents and purposes--"prove" that I am most likely not a biological Hardcastle. 2. If Mike matches me*, but not Tom, then it will indicate that Tom has an "illegitimacy" in his paternal line, and is likely not a biological Hardcastle. 3. If Mike matches neither me nor Tom*, then we're back at square one, and the "illegitimacy" could have occurred in any one or more of all three of our lines. (And we would then need to get ANOTHER Hardcastle test subject for further comparison). * [within the specified number of generations] Relative Genetics has said that the latest results should be done in 4 to 6 weeks. ANYWAY, I've gone on MUCH longer than I'd expected when I began this post!! Hopefully, I haven't bored any of you too much, and those who did get bored have long since hit the "delete" key! :-) If anyone has any questions, please let me know. I can also provide contact information for Relative Genetics, if anyone wishes to contact them directly. (Or, info on how to contact them is contained within the newspaper link above). Thanks for listening. John John C. Carter http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/a/r/John-C-Carter/ Paternal surnames: Bailey, Carney, Carter/Carty/McCarty, Coker, Colston, Concealer/Counceller/Councilor/etc, Cott, Dean, Downes, Durham, Handsor, Hardcastle, Hewes, Jackson, Joy, Morgan, Morris, Munce/Muncey/Muntz, Orem, Ridgeway, Wyatt Volunteer - Headstone Hunter http://www.headstonehunter.com/

Hi, I don't know how "off topic" this will be, but, I'll risk it... Birthday cards can be sent from the White House to people celebrating their 80th birthday, or more. Anniversary cards are available for couples married 50 years or longer... Requests must be received at least one month in advance... To request these cards, send the name(s) and and address of the honoree(s) and the date of the event to: GREETING OFFICE WHITE HOUSE 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20500-0000 This is not a hoax... I did this for my Grandmother, 3 or 4 times... and, a 3rd cousin that was up in years... both lived to be 93 years old... (1998) I miss my Granny very much... Dixie Lea in K.C...

My great-grandmother was Ida May Fleetwood and I have been trying to track her family. She and her sister Minnie are buried in the Milford I.O.O.F. Cemetery; her brother Harry Benjamin (known as "Mike") is buried in the Blades Cemetery. The census lists show a lot of Fleetwood children living with people who do not share their family name, so I think there must have been at least one Fleetwood family crisis/tragedy. I'm beginning to think my Fleetwoods may have been among those children! (No proof of that one way or the other -- just frustration at not being able to knock down a wall!) This is all of the information, such as it is, that I have so far. Can anyone out there make a connection? The following information will begin with the most recent Fleetwoods I have information about and move back. KATHRYN "KITTY" FLEETWOOD, b. Nov. 28, 1920, DE; d. May 23, 2001, TX. On March 30, 1946, in Claymont, New Castle Co., DE, she married ROBERT "BOB" STAIR, b. Jan. 2, 1914, d. Nov. 7, 1992, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE. They had four children, all living. Kathryn's father was HARRY BENJAMIN FLEETWOOD who was always known as "MIKE." He told his grandchildren, his great-nieces and nephew, and his great-niece that he did not know where he got that nickname. He simply always had it. Harry (Uncle Mike) was the brother of my great-grandmother who died five years before I was born. My parents' family Bible has seven children listed for this family. I only remember Uncle Mike and Aunt Minnie. This is the information I have on this family unit beginning with my great-grandmother. IDA MAY FLEETWOOD, b. 12-6-1880, Milford, DE, d. 5-29-1943, Milford, Sussex Co., DE, bur. I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Milford, Kent Co., DE. On Dec. 26, 1897, in Milford, DE, she married GEORGE JOSEPH STILL, b. 9-22-1873, DE, d. 7-21-1952, Milford, Sussex Co., DE. They had two children (JENNIE MINERVA STILL and GERTRUDE MAY STILL). Gertrude died in her early 20s having born one child, ROSE MARIE ARTIST STILLE (father: ARTHUR STILLE) who also died young. Marie was unmarried and had no children -- both mother and daughter died of TB. Jennie married COURTLAND "CLARKIE" EARL CLARKE and had one child, my mother GERTRUDE "TRUDY" MARIE CLARKE. She and my father had four children, all living. MINNIE FLEETWOOD (may have been MINERVA since my grandmother Jennie Minerva was named after her) b. 4-17-1884, DE, d. 7-21-1955, Milford, Sussex Co., DE, bur. I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Milford, Kent Co., DE. She married HARRY LEE HILL, b. 8-14-1882, DE, d. 3-7-1955, Milford, Sussex Co., DE, bur. I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Milford, Kent Co., DE. They had two children HARRY LEE HILL and MYRTLE MAY HILL. Harry had one child, still living. Myrtle had two children, one living. HARRY BENJAMIN "MIKE" FLEETWOOD, b. 5-23-1891, prob. Milford, DE, d. 1-17-1968, prob. Blades, Sussex Co., DE., bur. Blades Cemetery, Blades, Sussex Co., DE. On March 13, 1920, in the Asbury M.E. parsonage in Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE, he married ORA PAGE ELLIOTT, b. 1900, prob. PA, maybe Marcus Hook, d. 1958, bur. Blades Cemetery, Blades, Sussex Co., DE. The following siblings of Ida May, Minnie, and Harry ("Mike") are listed in my parents' family Bible. I know nothing about any of them except their names: WILLIAM FLEETWOOD JAMES FLEETWOOD GEORGE FLEETWOOD MARY E. FLEETWOOD IDA MAY FLEETWOOD's death certificate lists her parents' names as: JEHAMARA FLEETWOOD, b. MD, and SUSAN C. SCOTT, b. DE. My parents' family Bible lists IDA MAY's parents as CURTIS FLEETWOOD and SUSAN SCOTT. Perhaps his full name was JEHAMARA CURTIS FLEETWOOD? I have not yet had the opportunity to travel to Delaware to try to locate the death certificates of MINNIE (FLEETWOOD) HILL or HARRY BENJAMIN FLEETWOOD to see what name is given for their father on their certificates. There are a number of CURTIS FLEETWOODs listed in the census lists for Kent and Sussex Co., DE, in the Milford area and other towns south of Milford. I have not found all of these census records yet, but, so far, I don't think (but am not certain) that any of the CURTIS FLEETWOODs I have located in the census lists could be the father of IDA MAY, MINNIE, HARRY BENJAMIN, WILLIAM, JAMES, GEORGE, and MARY E. When I went to the Blades Cemetery on my last trip east to photograph my Uncle Mike's (Harry Benjamin) and Aunt Ora's tombstones, I found quite a few other FLEETWOODS buried in that same small cemetery. One of them was a MARY E. FLEETWOOD. I do not know if she is the sister of my great-grandmother. If I can ever figure out how to free my new digital camera photographs from the camera by loading them into my computer, I will see how many of the names I can read and will be glad to send those legible names to anyone who requests them. Can anyone make any connections to these FLEETWOODs? Karen Carter Sandy, UT

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Immaculate Heart of Mary 2nd & Norris Sts. Chester, Delaware Co., PA GROOM & BRIDE: Father’s name: Place born-bapt: Date: or Parent’s: or Residence: KEEGAN James E. John New Castle Co., DE 28 Mar 1880 WALKER Florence M. James Chester Wit: Patrick McKICTRICK & Mary A. BATES BRYSON James William Chester 31 Jul 1881 MULRINE Joanne Patrick Wilm., DE Wit: Daniel McGLENCY & Catherine GIBBONS CARBOY James Martin & Mary (Collins) W. Chester 20 Nov 1882 ORMSBY Anne Wm & Mary (Gaffigan) Wilm., DE Wit: Philip SMITH & Mary DOYLE DUFFY Hugo John IRE 26 Nov 1884 McCABE Julia William Brandywine, DE Wit: John & Catherine JEUTT LAMB James Francis Chester 5 Feb 1885 BLACK Mary James Wilm., DE Wit: William BRYSON & Sarah LAMB Please pass on to others who maybe interested in these Irish Surnames! :) Happy Holiday's, Helen Helen M. Imburgia Aston, PA HMWEBBER@aol.com

Sorry, these I over looked! Immaculate Heart of Mary 2nd & Norris Sts. Chester, Delaware Co., PA GROOM & BRIDE: Father’s name: Place born-bapt: Date: or Parent’s: or Residence: DORSEY James F. John Wilm., DE 18 Dec 1890 KEANE Mary A. Michael Chester Wit: William DRISCOLL & Sarah BRADLEY HOSKINS Edward Joseph Wilm., DE 10 Feb 1891 PALMER Elizabeth Samuel Thurlow Wit: John A. McGRANNET & Elizabeth C. GOODWIN FRIGAR Joseph Harvey John Brandywine Summit 26 Jun 1901 BERGDOLL Augustam? Mary George Upper Chichetser Wit: John BERDOLL & Helen GORMAN BROWNING John Joseph Thomas & Alice Wilmington, DE 26 Apr 1905 KANE Elizabeth C. Thomas & Ann Wilmington, DE Wit: Martin BURKE & Mary BROWNING MEALEY Martin F. Martin & Ann Wilmington 16 Jan 1906 KNAUF Elizabeth Joseph & Margaret Chester (Brown) Wit: John MEALEY & Nellie F. DRAIN CASS James W. James & Barbara none 24 Sep 1908 WELSH Elizabeth G. Thomas & Sarah Hockesson, DE Wit: John? H. PHILLIPS & Mrs. Alex WRIGHT Happy Holiday's, Helen

Hi, I don't know if you would be interested in people from Delaware who married at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Chester, Delaware Co., PA, but in fact the first 3 entries in the marriage records, for this Parish, are people from the State of Delaware. Which, I thought was a little unusual. IHM was an Irish Catholic Parish founded in 1873. I recently, translated these marriage records from Latin to English. There are many entries indicating an Irish connect but only a few entries give the county in Ireland they came from. I have included the ones I found from Co. Galway & Co. Mayo. If you are interested in other counties I will be glad to run a search for you! :) Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) Helen M. (Webber) Imburgia Aston, PA HMWEBBER@aol.com Immaculate Heart of Mary 2nd & Norris Sts. Chester, Delaware Co., PA GROOM & BRIDE: Father’s name: Place born-bapt: Date: or Parent’s: or Residence: McCAULEY John Patrick Stanley Alexander New Castle, DE 29 Sep 1870 FLAHERTY Bridget Dorothy William B. Inniskillen, IRE Wit: Henry B. WILLIAMS & Harriet SPALDING JOHNSTON William H. Abraham DE 28 Sep 1873 HUGHES Mary E. John DE Wit: George RUMSEY & Rose McMICHAEL REMINGTON William Isaac DE 31 Oct 1873 FLYNN Catherine Michael DE Wit: John O’BRINE & Mary FLYNN DILL James (Prot.) (Ely or Ellis?) DE 15 Apr 1876 CARR Mary Michael IRE Wit: Charles McKEY & Margaret FRIEL BRADLY William none IRE 23 Oct 1876 HOWORTH Honora M. none DE Wit: John HOWORTH & Mary QUINN DURNEY Samuel Matthew DE 19 Oct or Nov 1880 O’BRINE Margaret John Chester Wit: James O’TOOL & Mary O’BRINE DUGAN Charles John Wilm., DE 11 Feb 1882 BOWERS Anna John Wilm., DE Wit: John QUINN & Joanne MARTIN DICKENSON Joseph William Frankford, Phila. 17 Jun 1883 EMMERTZ Emily John Brandywine, DE Wit: Lewis & Cecilia EMMERTZ BLACK William James Wilm., DE Oct-Nov 1888 DOUGHERTY Mary Thomas Chester Wit: Francis JEANDOFF & Sarah DOUGHERTY TRAVIS Michael Michael Wilm., DE 26 Nov 1888 TOBIN Elizabeth James Chester Wit: Dennis B. KENNEDY & Margaret LEONARD TRAINOR John Henry Wilm., DE 28 Apr 1889 CARROLL Jamima William Chester Wit: Francis CLAREY & Catherine TRAINOR QUILL Daniel Dennis DE 11 Jun 1893 WEST Catherine Philip DE Wit: Martin STROHECKER & Ellen STROHECKER PURSELL James P. Michael Wilm., DE 15 Jun 1893 ROACH Mary A. Thomas Chester Wit: John PURSCELL & Ann SLOFFEL BUCKLEY Thomas Thomas Wilm., DE 20 Aug 1896 BUNCE Ada John Chester Wit: Michael A. BUCKLEY & Margaret BROWN TYRRELL Julian S. James W. Wilm., DE 25 Dec 1896 GORMLEY Margaret Thomas FOLEY & Barbara Wilm., DE (Foley) Wit: Thomas FOLEY & Helen FOLEY JOHNSON Andrew J. Robert New Castle, DE 18 Jul 1901 REILLY Marcella A. Patrick Reading, PA Wit: Richard REILLY & Ann REILLY GREGORY James William Wilm., DE 31 Jul 1901 McGINLEY Ann Charles Chester Wit: Michael GORMAN & Sarah KENNEDY CANAVAN John John Chester 27 Nov 1901 McDONOUGH Margaret John Wilm., DE Wit: Joseph CANAVAN & Elizabeth McDONOUGH SHIELDS John J. none Wilm., DE 30 Apr 1902 CASEY Rose Michael & Ann (Kelly) none Wit: John BELVILLE & Mary E. CASEY RYAN William T. Martin & Joann (McMullen) DE 9 Feb 1903 LEARY Mary E. Isaac & Mary (Kanes) Manayunk, PA Wit: Dennis RYAN & Margaret LEARY FERGASON Henry Wesley & Mary DE 8 Jul 1903 McGUIGAN Mary Hugh & Mary IRE Wit: Jesse B. CAMPBELL & Rose WELCH RIGGS Robert Joseph Wilm., DE 4 May 1904 BAMFORTH Amelia Henry Chester Wit: William VAIL & Sarah VAIL GREGORY James William Wilm., DE 5 Jul 1904 MALEY Ellen Michael IRE Wit: John GORMLEY & Julia MURTAUGH DUGAN James F. Cornelius Wilm., DE 26 Oct 1904 RACINE Mary V. Frederick Elkton, MD Wit: Daniel COONAN & Rebecca MURPHY FOSTER James (Prot.) Joseph Cecil Co., MD 1 Nov 1904 JOHNSON Margaret Robert Smyrna, DE Wit: Andrew JOHNSON & Mary JOHNSON SCOTT Robert W. John & Mary Marcus Hook 27 Sep 1905 BURK Anna G. James & Mary Newark, DE Wit: John D. SCOTT & Ella BURK SPELLACY William F. Michael & Elizabeth Delaware Co. 5 Oct 1905 BURK Helen C. James & Mary Newark, DE Wit: Robert & Anna BURK (SCOTT?) FOLK Louis none Norfolk, DE 26 Oct 1905 CUMMINGS Sarah C. none none Wit: Thomas J. HICKEY & Elizabeth M. PACE TONER Robert E. none New Castle, DE 17 Feb 1909 BOOTH Joann? L. none Ivy Mills Wit: John J. REARDON & Mary A. BOOTH BURKE Thomas James & Mary DE & Felton, PA ? Oct 1909 MILLER Eleanor William & Sarah Chester Wit: James BURKE & Ella SPELLACY? IRELAND - Co. Mayo & Co. Galway MALLEY Valentine John Chester 1 Jun 1898 DOYLE Mary Thomas Co. Mayo, IRE Wit: Thomas RYAN & Ann DOYLE WALSH Martin John Co. Mayo, IRE 28 Nov 1901 CONWAY Bridget Anthony Co. Mayo, IRE Wit: Michael MURTHA & Mary MURTHA MAHAN John James Co. Galway, IRE 23 Apr 1902 McLAUGHLIN Margaret Michael Co. Mayo, IRE Wit: John SWIFT & Ann McLAUGHLIN CONNOLLY Thomas James Co. Galway, IRE 14 Oct 1903 McNULTY Catherine Catherine Co. Mayo, IRE Wit: John SWEENEY & Mary REILLY REILLY Bernard Charles Co. Cavan, IRE 18 Apr 1906 REILLY Ann Dominic Co. Mayo, IRE Wit: Patrick REILLY & Helen REILLY QUALEY Augustus James Elmira, NY 30 May 1906 RONAN Maragret James Co. Galway, IRE Wit: Lawrence BURKE & Honora RONAN O’DONNELL Patrick Patrick & Margaret Co. Mayo, IRE 5 May 1909 ? Margaret Bernard & Bridget Co. Mayo, IRE (nee Mooney) Wit: Edward BOYLE & Mary BELL?

Hello: I'm searching for any info about my William KING family who lived in southwest Virginia from the 1700s till the 1830s. A census report lists his birth in DELAWARE in 1779. There are many KING lines in Delaware in the late 1700s, but I can't get a link to any of them. I hope his children's names might give a clue -- Elias, Rosa Ozina, Elkana (Elcana, Cana), Hiram, Jennie Margaret, Elihu, David, Emily, Lucinda, John, Amy. Thanks for any help. Nancy :-) ********************************************************************* William KING We know he was living in Virginia - either Russell or Lee County - just before they became part of Scott County. Also, he may have been living in North Carolina around 1810-1814 - where two children were born. He moved his family to Claiborne County, TN sometime around 1830. William King born July 10, 1779 in Delaware or Virginia ?? died Sept 27, 1865 in Claiborne County, Tennessee My William King married Sarah (Hammer?) Garner in Carter County, TN on August 19, 1803. She was born August 24, 1781 - but we are not sure where - possibly Virginia or North Carolina. Sarah died March 30, 1862. We don't know who her parents were. Could they be the GARDNER line of Scott County, VA? There is a William KING family on the 1820 Scott County, VA census, with children's birth years that match the family. (There are also two other KING families living in Scott County in 1820 -- both John KING households. Could these be brothers of my William?) William and Sarah moved to Claiborne County, TN around 1830. William and Sarah had 11 children: ........................................................................ > 1. Elias KING b. June 9, 1806 Virginia (Russell or Lee or Scott counties?) d. Sept 1867 Whitt Cemetery, Carter County, Kentucky m. Isabella HORTON Children: Francis Marion KING m. Rebecca Ann WHITT Sabra (Sabery) KING m. Samuel MOBLEY Joseph Newton KING m. Verlina GREEN Elkana KING Samuel Houston KING m. Elizabeth MOBLEY Van Buren KING m. Nancy J. COUNTS Calous Calla KING m. James ELLIOTT Sarah B. KING m. Robert Letcher ROSE Lauretta KING m. Charles KITCHEN Jasper KING Caroline KING Julian J. KING Cana KING ? > 2. Rosa Ozina W.(Rosie) KING b. Oct 16, 1810 West Virginia? North Carolina? d. Aug 30, 1888 Claiborne Ct, TN m. (1st) _________ CARRINGER (2nd) Rev. Nathan HOBBS > 3. Elcana David KING b. 21 FEB 1814 North Carolina d. 4 MAY 1900 Union County, TN m. Mary FLANARY Children: James M, Lucinda, Hiram, William, Amanda, Labourn, John Cox (m. Amanda GOFORTH), Thomas, Nathan, Elkana,JR > 4. Hiram C. KING b. 1815 or 1816 Virginia d. abt 1880 TN m. (1st) Elizabeth NEIL (NEAL) (2nd) Emily BALES Children: Floyd, Henry M Jr, Elbert C, Joseph F, Melvin C, Alice (m. CARR), Martha Ozina (m. CADLE), Maggie (m. KING), Mary A, Rufus, Ollie M, Bent > 5. Jennie Margaret KING b. June 13, 1818 Claiborne Co. TN d. June 14, 1898 Claiborne Co. TN m. Robert (Robin) RITCHIE Children: Taylor O. KING m. Martha E. BISHOP Sallie KING m. Archiles Bales KESTERSON > 6. David A. KING b. about 1820 Virginia d. about 1873 __________? m. Susan FLETCHER David was a Methodist Preacher - he was known as Reverend David King. He married Suzanne FLETCHER about 1847. (They are my Grt-Grt Grandparents.) Their son - Willie Fletcher KING married Martha Elizabeth LAWS. Children of the Rev. David King & Susan Fletcher: Elizabeth King Wesley King m. Elizabeth Harrell Nathan H.(M.) King m. Samintha Meyers Mary Evelyn King m. William Preston Goin Sarah Rebecca King m. George W. Gose Rhoda Jane King m. Frank Hollingsworth James (Jim Monroe) King m. Mary E. Minton, Mariah Ford Willie Fletcher King m. Martha Elizabeth Laws (My Great-Grandparents) Abraham King Emma King m. ________ Drummonds? Margaret King > 7. Elihu E. King b. Dec 22, 1824 Virginia? d. Jan 30, 1898 Tazewell, TN (Cedar Fork) m. (1st) Elizabeth BUIS (2nd) Susan HUNTER Children: Calas R. KING m. James A. KIBERT Orlena KING Margaret R. KING m. Charles W. SCOTT Sabina E. KING m. Henry F. WILLIAMS William A. KING m. Maggie HAYES Robert R. KING m. Elizabeth CAYLOR Taylor R. KING m. Albira BALDWIN Joseph W. KING m. Margaret R. KING Benton KING m. Corna ______? > 8. Emily (Emilie) Minnie KING b. 22 DEC 1824 Virginia? d. 30 JAN 1898 Claiborne Co. TN Emily never married - she is a twin to Elihu. > 9. Lucinda KING b. abt 1828 m. Thomas MOORE Lucinda and Thomas Moore moved to Virginia > 10. John KING No information > 11. Amy (Mary Ann) b. 10 NOV 1826 d. 27 JUN 1904 Tazewell, TN Mary Ann is listed on several sources as a daughter of William King and Sarah Garner, but other researchers have her being married to a KING, then to William BOWMAN. We have yet to find out exactly who she is. ...................................................................... William and Sarah Garner King are both buried in Coleman Cemetery, Claiborne County, Tennessee. We do know our Kings are said to have come to the New World (Virginia) in the early 1600's - possibly in the Second Virginia Charter or later -1620's to 1640's. We have always been told there were two King brothers who came to Virginia because they could not pay their debts in Scotland or England. They worked for 7 years to pay off their debts and married Indian women. One of my cousins always said there were 7 KING brothers from England who lived in present-day West Virginia (late 1700s - early 1800s) who later moved to Claiborne County (eastern Tennessee) sometime in the late 1700s or early 1800s? Our William KING listed his birth place as Delaware on a census report. There are many KING families in the 1700s in Delaware - is he from them?

Hi list, I received this from another mailing list & thought it would be helpful! :) Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) This newsletter has some interesting background for those of you looking for immigration records in NY in the 1800's: Family Tree Finders by Rhonda R. McClure Email: rhondam@sodamail.com .............................................. FAMILY TREE FINDERS Tuesday - 4 December 2001 Immigrant ancestors came through many ports in addition to Ellis Island. Looking Beyond Ellis Island Most people think that Ellis Island has existed since people started arriving on ship in New York. And in some cases, people assume that if someone immigrated to the United States, they had to go through the port of New York. This is a misconception. There were a number of eastern seaboard ports that our ancestors used to arrive in the United States. In addition to the port of New York, passengers entered the country through Boston, Baltimore, and Philadelphia. Castle Garden was officially opened on 1 August 1855. Before this, there was no set place where immigrants were processed. As the boats pulled into Manhattan, immigrants disembarked from wherever the ship was docked. There was no processing center as we understand it today from our exposure to Ellis Island. Castle Garden was located on Manhattan, in Battery Park to be specific. It occupied the Southwest tip of Manhattan. On the Southeast tip of Manhattan sat the Barge Office. At two different times during the history of the port of New York, the Barge Office was used for processing immigrants. Castle Garden was officially closed on 18 April 1890. By this time it was literally bursting at the seams in trying to handle the onslaught of immigrants swarming through the port of New York. Of course, Ellis Island did not open until 1 January 1892. During the interim eighteen months, immigrants were processed through the Barge Office. The next time the Barge Office was used was when the wooden buildings on Ellis Island were destroyed by fire on 14 December 1897. The fire did not take any lives, but it rendered the recently built Ellis Island station useless until it was rebuilt. Rebuilding took two and a half years and Ellis Island reopened on 17 December 1900. As I mentioned earlier, there are other eastern seaboard ports that were also busy admitting immigrants. Many people automatically think of Ellis Island when thinking of an immigrant and often times Ellis Island is used synonymously with the Port of New York. As researchers, though, we do our research a disservice by concentrating solely on the Port of New York. In searching the Internet, I found a number of sites that deal specifically with the immigration center by combining the term "Castle Garden" (yes, with the quotation marks) and New York. Here are a few sites with pictures and information. -- Castle Garden, New York City - great photo of the Castle Garden Immigrant Station (http://home.att.net/~germanroots/ellisisland/castl egarden.html) -- Immigrant Processing Centers for New York (http://germanroots.home.att.net/ellisisland/) -- The Immigrant Experience (http://members.tripod.com/~L_Alfano/immig.htm)

Transcribers needed For “Wilmington Irish Website” http://www.lalley.com Over the past several years there have been 6 transcribers who have been extracting birth/baptismal, marriage, and death entries from assorted sources as: microfilmed copies of old Diocese of Wilmington (includes lower Delaware Catholic Churches and some eastern Shore) Catholic Church registers, Tatnall Tombstone records, and other local as well as Irish record groups. These records are going onto a web site founded by Joe Lalley who has Wilmington Irish roots. The searchable databases now contain over 23,000 Roman Catholic sacramental records, death records, data from the 1860, 1870, 1880 and 1900 U.S.Wilmington Census, Wilmington City Directories, some ships passenger lists, etc. We need more volunteers willing to transcribe from the records. In order to do this a volunteer would need: 1- a computer with Excel software 2-have time to transcribe 10 pages of photocopied church records at a time in a reasonable amount of time There are rewards, namely 1- to feel that we are putting into action our pride in our Irish Roots 2-to call attention to the Wilmington and Delaware Irish as a part of the greater American Irish family 3-to assist the descendants of the Delaware Irish across the world with their ancestry To volunteer, or to have questions answered contact Nancy Menton-Lyons at 302-234-0460 or nancyml@worldnet.att.net or Joe Lalley at jmlalley@ioa.com

Dear List Members, I really have my hands full right now trying to keep this virus at bay on our lists. If you are wanting to unsubscribe, please use me as a last hope...meaning try Password Central first. http://passwordcentral.rootsweb.com/ By following the instructions on this page you can unsubscribe from an or all Rootsweb lists you are on. Your second way is the same way you subscribed. Send only the word SUBSCRIBE to NAMEOFLIST-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM or NAMEOFLIST-D-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM (change NAMEOFLIST to the name of your list) If you are unable to get unsubscribed by using both of the above methods, then contact me personally, KathleenBurnett@earthlink.net Please do not send your request to the entire list. Let me know what list you are on and I will help. I am as of this evening 3 days behind in unsubscribing all of the members who have asked to be unsubscribed due to the virus. I have had to put these request on the back burner due to the importance of helping our members who have the virus. I appreciate your help as usual and thank each of you for the support you give me. Kathleen Burnett List Mom

Dear List Members, if you need help or want to ask questions regarding the virus that is driving us all crazy, you can subscribe to the Virus Discussion list by sending the only the word subscribe to VIRUS-DISCUSSION-L-request@rootsweb.com It is a very good list and very busy right now with many Rootsweb members trying to work their way through this problem we have all found ourselves in. Hope this helps some of you who have questions that need answered. Kathleen Burnett List Mom

Hi List, I received this from another mailing list! :) Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) I received this newsletter today which covers info about the 1930 Census which is coming out in April: FAMILY TREE FINDERS Monday – 26 November 2001 Gearing Up for the 1930 Census As we have discussed before, the 1930 census will soon be available. Its release date is 1 April 2002. What this means is that the National Archives and its 13 NARA branches will have the Soundex and census films available that day. For those of us who access these films from another repository, that date will come and go and the films will not yet be available. According to the National Archives' web page on the 1930 census (http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/1930cen.html), those repositories that pre-order whole states or the whole country will be shipped their film the first week of April. It will take some time for those repositories to catalog and then make the films available. The other disappointing news is the fact that the 1930 census is only partially Soundexed. Like the 1910 census, we will have to narrow our research using other methods. Like the 1910 census, there are census enumeration district descriptions. These are on microfilm, and the National Archives 1930 census Web page shows what films of micropublication T1224 pertain to the 1930 census and for what state. If your repository does not have these films, you can order them directly from the National Archives, paying for just the film that you need for the state where your ancestors are from. Locating your ancestor in city directories, for those with urban ancestors, you can use these census enumeration descriptions, the address in the city directory and a map of the area, preferably showing city divisions, such as assembly districts or wards of the city, to narrow your research to a select few enumeration districts rather than having to search all enumeration districts. While some of the states were Soundexed, the majority of us will need to use a method such as this one. So, as we wait for the release of the 1930 census we can begin to prepare. This way when the films are finally available to us, we will be able to focus in on the select enumeration districts rather than beginning our preparation then. Before we know it April will be here and then soon after the films will hopefully be available through our various genealogy repositories. While patience is not a genealogist's strong suit, at least you can be doing something toward the 1930 census research rather than having to sit by and twiddle thumbs. You will also want to check out some of the USGenWeb sites over the next couple of months. Some of them will begin to make available tax lists, or other lists that may help you to further narrow down the locality of your ancestor within those larger cities. Rhonda R. McClure rhondam@sodamail.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~     S  O  D  A  M  A  I  L          If you know someone who would be interested in reading this   newsletter, please forward this entire message to them!           This is one of 25 Sodamail award winning newsletters   and they're all FREE... go to http://www.sodamail.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TO SUBSCRIBE VIA E-MAIL Send blank email message to:       mailto:join-sodamail+FT@gt.sodamail.com Diana in AL audiana@webtv.net searching for RITTER, NEUKIRCH/NIEKIRK/ NEWKIRK, DeTURK, BERTOLET, YODER, MOHR/MOORE, KERST, GELBACH, KIELER in Berks Co PA SAVAGE, LANDIS, JONES, DUGAN in Chester Co SAVAGE, MORGAN, PALMER, EVANS in Philadelphia Co PA HODGSON, DEAN in TN DEAN, HANEY, WILLIAMS in AL, TN DEAN, RIPPEE in MO SAVAGE, LACEY, MOHR in KS, AZ and OR

This Morning I informed you of a concern we all should have regarding protecting ourselves against BADTRANS worm, computer virus.. I would like to ask you now if you have any additional comments regarding the subject, you send them to me personally. KathleenBurnett@earthlink.net. Please do not post the names of those you feel you have received infected postings from or their e-mail address. If you received an infected posting from a member of any of the lists I take care of, most likely I did too and I am taking care of it behind the scenes. I thank you for your help with this and appreciate your support. Kathleen Burnett List Mom

Joan, I spent a great deal of time and money last year because of a virus I got through rootsweb. They claim you can't get a virus of any kind through them but it happened to me and several others. The same virus came back to me several times but I was wise to that particular one by then. Shirl in OH ----- Original Message ----- From: <YEWTEE@aol.com> To: <DEKENT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 7:32 AM Subject: Re: [DEKENT] WARNING !!! I also got that message from toolsmith but did not download it. I thought downloads were not permitted on rootsweb lists. Joan Smyth ==== DEKENT Mailing List ==== If you wish to subscribe to or unsubscribe from the DEKENT list, use DEKENT-l-request@rootsweb.com. If your Ancestors Migrated to or through Delaware - register them on the Delaware Migration Page http://demigration.homestead.com/Delaware.html Delaware-Cemeteries page http://Delaware_Cemeteries.homestead.com/index.html To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett ============================== Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 Source for Family History Online. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237

Dear List Members We are experiencing another outbreak of the BADTRANS worm, computer virus. I've received over 25 messages with it myself this weekend. The subject line will be varied but the infected attachments have a double extension, for example .doc.pif or .doc.scr You can go to http://www.antivirus.com/vinfo/ or http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/ to obtain more information. Please keep your anti virus software updated and DO NOT download unexpected attachments no matter who they are from or how tantalizing the subject line may be. "The Docs I Promised" just may be the virus. I apologize for breaking my own rule regarding Virus Warnings, but felt in this case it was important that you were aware. Kathleen Burnett List Mom