Richard, I have an Andrew Gwinn who was born in 1797. His birthplace in unknown to me but his wife, Rachel Harshbarger, has grandparents who were born in Lancaster Co., PA. Their names were Christian Harshbarger and Barbara Ammen. The Ammens came to America from Switzerland, I believe. One of Andrew's sons was named John Quincy Gwinn who was born in 1827. Two other of their sons were named after presidents--George Washington Gwinn and Thomas Jefferson Gwinn. George Washington Gwinn was my father's great-grandfather and he was named after him. His name was Rutherford Washington Gillette. Andrew Gwinn has been a "brick wall" for me for a looong time!! I'm wondering if he could be a son of your John Gwinn. The birthdate of your John Gwinn is right to be my Andrew's father. Do you know if John had a son named Andrew? There seems to be several links: PA, the surname Ammen, the dates, and the name John. It would be wonderful to finally find the ancestry of my Andrew Gwinn who is my gg-grandfather. I have a lot of information on his descendants. Andrew and Rachel lived in Cabell Co., WV and are both buried there. They had 13 children. I descend through their son George Washington Gwinn and his wife Marietta Ball. I descend through their daughter Elizabeth Amelia Gwinn and her husband James William Nelson. I descend through their daughter Willie Mae Nelson and her husband Rutherford Reynolds Gillette. I hope to hear from you, Gloria J. Gardner
Gloria: Sorry I have no record of An Andrew born to John & Mary Ammon Gwin. I will keep you in mind if I find An Andrew in that time period Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 8:41 PM Subject: Re: JOHN GWIN/GWINN/GUINN, etc. > Richard, I have an Andrew Gwinn who was born in 1797. His birthplace in > unknown to me but his wife, Rachel Harshbarger, has grandparents who were > born in Lancaster Co., PA. Their names were Christian Harshbarger and > Barbara Ammen. The Ammens came to America from Switzerland, I believe. One > of Andrew's sons was named John Quincy Gwinn who was born in 1827. Two other > of their sons were named after presidents--George Washington Gwinn and Thomas > Jefferson Gwinn. George Washington Gwinn was my father's great-grandfather > and he was named after him. His name was Rutherford Washington Gillette. > > Andrew Gwinn has been a "brick wall" for me for a looong time!! I'm > wondering if he could be a son of your John Gwinn. The birthdate of your > John Gwinn is right to be my Andrew's father. Do you know if John had a son > named Andrew? There seems to be several links: PA, the surname Ammen, the > dates, and the name John. It would be wonderful to finally find the ancestry > of my Andrew Gwinn who is my gg-grandfather. I have a lot of information on > his descendants. Andrew and Rachel lived in Cabell Co., WV and are both > buried there. They had 13 children. I descend through their son George > Washington Gwinn and his wife Marietta Ball. I descend through their > daughter Elizabeth Amelia Gwinn and her husband James William Nelson. I > descend through their daughter Willie Mae Nelson and her husband Rutherford > Reynolds Gillette. > > I hope to hear from you, > > Gloria J. Gardner > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >