Different Hannah Gildersleeves... From: Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice (Tri-County Communites: Bradford County PA, Chemung County NY, Tioga County PA. Horseheads NY 200 Years Ago) URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~srgp/articles/horseheads200.htm "John and Hannah (Gildersleeve) Brees(e) and eight children left their Somerset Co., N.J. home in the spring of 1787. After a long, weary journey they settled on a spot about one and one-half miles below Newtown (Elmira). They stayed here for about two years, during which..." From: Chart #179, Jeremiah French, NJ, PA and NY URL: http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/FFA/CHARTS/Chart179.htm "Jeremiah m2. Hannah Gildersleeve, b. 1770 [1], d. 2 Oct 1843 at age 73 [2]" ----- Original Message ----- From: Mara French To: french@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 12:53 AM Subject: Re: [FRENCH] New Chart #179 Scott, take a look at this page regarding "a" Hannah Gildersleeve: http://www.familyorigins.com/users/b/l/o/David-A-Blocher-WA/ FAMO2-0001/d86203.htm This Hannah went to Horseshead, Chemung Co., NY, and she was born in NJ, yet she married a "Breese", not a French. Mara On Feb 9, 2007, at 7:57 PM, SCOTT wrote: > Mara - > > The three of us here << http://small-stuff.com/FRENCH/DNA/tree6.htm > >> have at least a 24/25 y-chromosome allele marker match. Charlie > French (Test #F13919) needs to find a father for Samuel French > (1793-1861). If 1.3* JEREMIAH FRENCH, b. 1759 [1] in NJ had > another son named Samuel following the birth of 2.5* WILLIAM FRENCH > [1], b. 3 Jun 1790 in Northumberland, who of us would be > surprised? It fits beautifully! And Charlie and all members of > Chart #179 would probably connect to JACOB OFASSINGTON - As do all > members of FFA Chart #1 - And, I think, Chart #2 as well. > > - Scott > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mara French > To: List French List > Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 5:58 PM > Subject: [FRENCH] New Chart #179 > > > The French Family Assn website has been updated > to add Chart #179. > http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/FFA/ > > Jeremiah French, 1759, of NJ, PA, and NY > Chart #179 begins in the 1750s in NJ, and then to the town of > Middlebury, Tioga Co., PA. No data further back has been found to > date, but this line remained basically in Pennsylvania. From there, > the family moved to Northumberland Co., PA and to Owego and > Horseshead in Chemung Co., NY. But some members of the family > returned to Middlebury, Tioga Co., PA. Other members of the family > moved to Port Alleganey, McKean Co., PA and to Roulette, Potter Co., > PA. Others moved to Olean, Cattaraugus Co., NY; Steuben Co., NY and > Shamokin, Bradford Co., PA. Other townships in NY: Erin, Wellsville, > Elmira,Troopsburg, East Aurora, and Buffalo. Other townships in PA: > Fishing Creek, Wellsboro, Little Marsh, Delniar, Port Alleganey, > Blossburg, and Clara. > The men in this line were mostly war soldiers, farmers (honey, > lumber), Justices of the Peace, town clerks, auditors, school > directors, school teachers, general store keepers, writers, > bookkeepers, and glassmakers. They were Methodists. > Surnames: You may notice that some of these names are also seen on > FFA Chart #1, #2, and #5, but these names are not seen until the 4th > Generation. > French, Churchill, Donshea, Hopper, Tryon, Martin, Hazen, VanGorder, > Gildersleeve, Willis, Willetts, Perrin, Secor/Sicaird, Titus, > Colley, > Waller, Field, McNair, Boucher, Monk, Shaff, Smith, Williams, > Palmer, > Brown, Calgrove or Colegrove or Colgrove, Niles, Andrews, West, > Willoughby, Morey, Donshea or Dunshie, Howlett, Doane, Hawley, Luce, > Deer, Roupe. > > Please advise me of corrections, deletions, additions, etc. Perhaps > this line will eventually tie in to one of the NJ lines. Thanks to > Marion Scherer and Milton L. French Jr., for all your help. > Mara French > French Family Association > marafrench@mindspring.com > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FRENCH- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.32/677 - Release Date: > 2/8/2007 9:04 PM > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FRENCH- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FRENCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.35/680 - Release Date: 2/10/2007 9:15 PM