my GGgrandmother, was Amanda Belle Evans Edgington and she was the daughter of Washington Evans and Rutha Ann Watkins. Any information about this family should be great. Thanks, Jerry Edgington [email protected] wrote: > Today's Topics: > > 1. Searching for Evans family connection ([email protected]) > 2. Early Evans Ohioans (Tom & Marjie Evans) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:26:48 -0000 > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: [EVANS] Searching for Evans family connection > To: <[email protected]web.com> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: D_Battaglieri > Surnames: Evans Fenton > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.evans/10010/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > I am searching for the sister of my gggrandfather, Mary Ann Evans b. abt 1817 Passage West, Co. Cork (maiden name 'Fenton' She lived in Kingstown Dublin with her husband, Edward Evans (coachman 1851) and son, Edward. > On Edward's baptism record (1849) there were two sponsors: William Hillis and Margaret Rossiter. > Would appreciate any information. > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:38:20 -0400 > From: "Tom & Marjie Evans" <[email protected]> > Subject: [EVANS] Early Evans Ohioans > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > This is info from "Early Ohioans' Residences from The Land Grant Records" , compiled by: Mayburt Stephenson Riegel, Pub. by: The Ohio Genealogical Society, 1976. > > This may give you some basic info, that you may not have, on the Evanses, what land office, where they bought land, and vol and page #'s and wher to find more info if needed. Not sure if they are also on the Bureau of Land Mgtmt's web site, some may be and some may not. > > Cincinnati Land Office: These Volumes are found in the Archives of The Ohio Historical Society. ( Generally of #411 ) (do not know if #411 is book or box or Vol. ?) > Joseph Evans, 8-17-1805, S1, T3, R6E, - C107 BT (Vol. C, pg 107, Butler Co.OH) > William Evans, 5-05-1806, S28, T3, R1E, - D229, MX (Vol. D, pg 229, Montgomery Co. OH) > > Stuebenville Land Office: Volumes now in vaults of The Ohio Historical Society. > Cadwalador Evans, 8-07-1801, S17, T8, R3, 432, 6 JE (Book # 432, pg 6, Registers Certificates, 1788-1812) Jefferson County, OH > Thomas Evans, 2-23-1801, S7, T8, R3, 432, 5, FK (Book #432, pg. 5, Reg. Cert's. 1788-1812) Frederick Co., VA > > Chillicothe Land Office: In the Archives of The Ohio Historical Society. > Caleb Evans, Vol. A, (1801-1803) pg 180, RO - Ross Co., OH > David Evans, Vol. C, (1805) pg 126, RO - Ross Co., OH > Jacob Evans, Vol. B1, (1804) pg 209, RO-Ross Co., OH > Jacob Evans, Vol. B2, (1807-08) pg 201, FA- Fairfield Co., OH > John Evans, Vol. D, (1806) pg 40, FA- Fairfield Co., OH > Joseph Evans, Vol. B1, (1804) pg 122, FO-Franklin Co., OH > Washington Evans, Vol. E,(1809-11) pg 167, LC-Licking Co., OH > > Canton - Wooster Land Office: Old, fragile, calf skin, hand sewn, booklets, poor condition at Land Grant Office of Auditor of State of Ohio. Listing not complete, but as complete as possible. > David Evans, 11-16-1813, SM (Somerset Co. PA) > Even Evens, 10-26-1814, SK (Stark Co., OH) > > Zanesville Land Office: Listed in #436 - Abstract of Land Sold for Cash and Further Credits 1812 to 1820 Zanesville Land Office now in Archives of the Ohio Historical Society. > Amos Evans, 1815, MH (Monongahelia Co., VA) > John Evans, 1813, HU (Huntington Co., PA) > > Marietta Land Office: Did not find any variation of Evans. > > But for the Marietta OH - Donation Tract Lands - Land given by Ohio Land Co. to males 18 and over who promised to carry a gun and protect approaches to the Marietta settlement from Indians. 100 acres, sometimes more, period covered 1790 - 1820. acreage along creeks and settled areas. Tracts defined by locations. Book at Land Grant Office of Auditor of State of Ohio. > > Nathaniel Evans, #9 Little Wolfe Creek > Simeon Evans, #9 " > Luke Evens, #9 " > Simeon Evens #9 " > Ambrose Evers (?) #8 Duck Creek > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the EVANS list administrator, send an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the EVANS mailing list, send an email to [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of EVANS Digest, Vol 3, Issue 137 > ************************************* > >