Howard & others, I did find an Abner Hall b: sept 9, 1817 in Pennsdale, Lycoming, PA married to Catherine Zimmerman b may5, 1821 in Pennsdale also. Don't see any earlier Abner's in the family. But my Halls started in England>Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey>Muncy, Lycoming, PA (lots of other towns in Lycoming co.)>Yates Co./Benton Co., New York> Delaware Co., Ohio>Concordia, Cloud, Kansas> Washington state. Christy ---------- > From: saver <saver@hal-pc.org> > To: HALL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Michigan & New York Halls > Date: Friday, March 12, 1999 3:01 AM > > Christy, > Pat, > Regina > > After reading your past messages they seemed close enough for me to > inquire if any of you have a potential connection with my New York to > Michigan Hall line: > > My first identifyable ancester was ABNER C. HALL who had moved into what > later became Yates Co., N.Y., in time for the 1800 Federal Census, with > his wife PHEBE LANE, b. 1 Jan 1772 in N.Y. I have no information on > Abner’s parents, place of birth, or date of birth except that the census > puts him between 26 and 44 (which would put his birth between 1756 and > 1774). > > Abner and Phebe stayed in Yates Co. into the 1830’s raising two boys > and six girls. Abner and Phebe left for Wood Co., Ohio but the children > (including my ggg grandfather JOHN, his wife WATY BRIGGS and their first > child, HARRY) all moved to the Macomb Co., Michigan area and settled > there, with Abner joining them soon after they arrived (I assume Phebe > died in Ohio). > > If any of this is familiar to you all, or anyone else, I need help in > finding out where Abner and Phebe came from before 1800!!! > > Howard Hall > Saver@hal-pc.org