Has anyone looked at the Jolliffe family who lived very early near Prickett's Fort and Rivesville? William Jolliffe was a Quaker connected to the historic Hopewell Meeting House between Martinsburg, WV and Winchester, VA. The building was built about 1730s and is still in use. His son was James and his grandson, another William Jolliffe, married first Catherine Collins, and second Charity Taylor Prickett, a widow of one of Captain Prickett's sons. Charity is buried in the old cemetery at the fort. The stone does not mention her second marriage to William Prickett. The family lived in western PA before Marion Co. The Jolliffe family has a long English history. I don't know what religion they followed in PA and Marion County but they were no longer Quakers. Linda In a message dated 1/8/2010 2:29:43 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Back in the 1980s, I researched the Springhill, Fayette Co., PA as well as the Washington and Greene County areas while hunting down STRAIGHT/Strait, BOORD, ACHE, COVER/Coover, ANDERSON lines who moved across the border into Monongalia (now Marion) County. I came away feeling (like you, Diana) that the Redstone Fort in Brownsville, PA was the central drawing point. This was understandable, since protection from the Indians was needed at that time. The majority of the families named above were of the Dunkard faith (German Baptist Brethren) who had come after the Revolution from Maryland to Southwest PA, where they established their churches. http://www.brownsvilleboro.com/ >From "Two Centuries of Church of the Brethren of Western PA" (multiple authors) - under the Georges Creek Congregation chapter: "Fayette County was erected in 1783 and the town of "Union" (Uniontown) was made the county seat. The next year, 1784, the first members of the Church of the Brethren moved into what is now Springhill Township. Two families composed the little colony. One was that of George Custer, whose wife Catherine (Leatherman*) Custer was a granddaughter of Daniel Leatherman, bishop of the seven Brethren churches in Maryland. The other family was that of Jacob Gansz, Sr., a widower, together with three of his sons, George, Joseph, Jacob Jr., and one daughter, Anna, who later 'married an Arnold and lived and died on Ten Mile Creek,' Washington County. " *Leatherman was also spelled Letterman in many instances. Here is a list of related Brethren books - a couple of these can be read online: http://openlibrary.org/search?ftokens=ebkvoglctvkf Rev. H. Austin Cooper produced several books about the various Brethren churches (pioneers) around Pennsylvania & Maryland. My local library had one in print, but I had to order the rest through library interloan - and those were on audio tape. Here is a peek at one of those books: http://openlibrary.org/b/OL1045440M/Two_centuries_of_Brothersvalley_Church_of_the_Breth ren_1762-1962 ________________________________ From: Diana Johnson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, January 8, 2010 10:26:10 AM Subject: [HCGS] Fayette PA to Harrison WV settlers Too many snow days and no desire to clean out a drawer, closet, or room lead to: I am trying to compile a list of settlers who were in southwest PA who came to Harrison to see what and if they had connections to each other. >From Fayette PA to Harrison WV Francis Goodwin, Fayette PA to Harrison WV Uriah Ashcraft, b 1762 Lancaster PA, Fayette PA to Harrison W/VA John Ashcraft (father of Uriah), Fayette PA Christopher Nutter, b Sussex Delaware, then to Augusta VA, 1769 Fayette PA, 1772 Harrison Co WV John Tucker, Monongalia WV to Fayette PA to Harrison WV Moses Hustead, b 1748 Dutchess Co NY, Fayette PA, Harrison WV Philip Davis (son of Owen and Sarah Davis), b Oct 18, 1751, lived in Springhill, Fayette PA William Greathouse Sr, Philadelphia PA to Somerset/Bedford/Fayette PA to Harrison Co WV ca 1786 So why did these people leave that area and move into Harrison Co WV? David H says there was the north to south movement of people into new areas. What I would like to know: 1. Were all these people living in the same area in Fayette, PA and a land company "advertised" that Harrison WV was opening up or Monongalia Co WV? 2. Were they related to each other or neighbors and the decision was made to move on? 3. Was Fayette Co PA (Redstone) a center to gather before making the next jump, kinda like the moon would be to move on to another planet? I guess, what was the motivation to move on? And I know just enough to ask questions, but not anywhere nearly enough to put it together or where to look for the answers. If you are aware of any other persons who were in that area of PA and came to Harrison area, please add to this list, and add your comments or speculations. 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>From my mother's 1986 charts (Mary Virginia Sprouse), whose source was Addie Amick's "Elswick History" -  I find that two of Capt. Jacob & Dorothy (Springer) Prickett's sons married into the Jolliffe family - as well as a daughter-in-law after her husband's death. .  JOSIAH PRICKETT  (1746-1807) s/o Capt. Jacob & Dorothy -  m. 2nd Charity Taylor d/o James;  Charity married 2nd WILLIAM JOLLIFFE b. 1761 Children of JOSIAH & CHARITY PRICKETT: John Prickett m. Mary Jolliffe Drusilla m. 1801 James Jolliffe JACOB PRICKETT, JR. (1758-1826) s/o Jacob & Dorothy,  m. Jemima Pindle (1761-1801) d/o Thomas Children of JACOB & DOROTHY: Richard Prickett m. 1810 Elizabeth Jolliffe Mary Drusilla Prickett (1785-1848) m. 1811 James H. Jolliffe Abraham Prickett m. 1790 Hannah Jolliffe (1780-1831) Thanks for your additional information, Linda.   I thought we were descended from the Jolliffe's but I guess the name was just familiar because of our Pricketts.   Does the above information look right to you, Linda?   ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Sent: Sun, January 10, 2010 11:56:36 AM Subject: Re: [HCGS] Fayette PA to Harrison WV settlers - German Brethren Has anyone looked at the Jolliffe family who lived very early near  Prickett's Fort and Rivesville?  William Jolliffe was a Quaker connected to  the historic Hopewell Meeting House between Martinsburg, WV and Winchester, VA.  The building was built about 1730s and is still in use.  His son was James  and his grandson, another William Jolliffe, married first Catherine Collins, and  second Charity Taylor Prickett, a widow of one of Captain Prickett's sons.  Charity is buried in the old cemetery at the fort.  The stone does not mention her second marriage to William Prickett. The family lived in western PA before Marion Co. The Jolliffe family has a  long English history. I don't know what religion they followed in PA and Marion  County but they were no longer Quakers. Linda In a message dated 1/8/2010 2:29:43 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  [email protected] writes: Back in  the 1980s, I researched the Springhill, Fayette Co., PA  as well as  the Washington and Greene County areas while hunting down  STRAIGHT/Strait, BOORD, ACHE, COVER/Coover, ANDERSON lines who moved across  the border into Monongalia (now Marion) County.  I came away  feeling (like you, Diana)  that the Redstone Fort in Brownsville, PA was  the central drawing point.  This was understandable, since  protection from the Indians was needed at that time.  The majority  of the families named above were of the Dunkard faith (German Baptist  Brethren) who had come after the Revolution from Maryland to  Southwest PA, where they established their churches.      http://www.brownsvilleboro.com/ >From "Two Centuries of Church  of the Brethren of Western PA"  (multiple authors) - under the  Georges Creek Congregation chapter:  "Fayette County was erected in 1783  and the town of "Union" (Uniontown) was made the county seat.  The next  year, 1784, the first members of the Church of the Brethren moved into what is  now Springhill Township.  Two families composed the little colony.  One was that of George Custer, whose wife Catherine (Leatherman*) Custer was a  granddaughter of Daniel Leatherman, bishop of the seven Brethren churches in  Maryland.  The other family was that of Jacob Gansz, Sr., a widower,  together with three of his sons, George, Joseph, Jacob Jr., and one daughter,  Anna, who later 'married an Arnold and lived and died on Ten Mile Creek,'  Washington County. "  *Leatherman was also spelled  Letterman in many instances. Here is a list of related Brethren books  - a couple of these can be read online:    http://openlibrary.org/search?ftokens=ebkvoglctvkf Rev. H. Austin  Cooper produced several books about the various Brethren churches  (pioneers) around Pennsylvania & Maryland.  My local library had  one in print, but I had to order the rest through library interloan - and  those were on audio tape.  Here is a peek at one of those  books:  http://openlibrary.org/b/OL1045440M/Two_centuries_of_Brothersvalley_Church_of_the_Breth ren_1762-1962 ________________________________ From:  Diana Johnson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri,  January 8, 2010 10:26:10 AM Subject: [HCGS] Fayette PA to Harrison WV  settlers Too many snow days and no desire to clean out a drawer,  closet, or room lead to: I am trying to compile a list of settlers  who were in southwest PA who came to Harrison to see what and if they had  connections to each other. >From Fayette PA to Harrison  WV Francis Goodwin, Fayette PA to Harrison WV Uriah Ashcraft, b 1762  Lancaster PA, Fayette PA to Harrison W/VA John Ashcraft (father of Uriah),  Fayette PA Christopher Nutter, b Sussex Delaware, then to Augusta VA, 1769  Fayette PA, 1772 Harrison Co WV John Tucker, Monongalia WV to Fayette PA  to Harrison WV Moses Hustead, b 1748 Dutchess Co NY, Fayette PA, Harrison  WV Philip Davis (son of Owen and Sarah Davis), b Oct 18, 1751, lived  in Springhill, Fayette PA William Greathouse Sr, Philadelphia PA to  Somerset/Bedford/Fayette PA to Harrison Co WV ca  1786 So why  did these people leave that area and move into Harrison Co WV?  David H says there was the north to south movement of people into new  areas. What I would like to know: 1. Were all these people living in  the same area in Fayette, PA and a land company "advertised" that Harrison  WV was opening up or Monongalia Co WV? 2. Were they related to each other  or neighbors and the decision was made to move on? 3. Was Fayette Co PA  (Redstone) a center to gather before making the next jump, kinda like the  moon would be to move on to another planet? I guess, what was the  motivation to move on?  And I know just enough to ask questions, but  not anywhere nearly enough to put it together or where to look for the  answers. If you are aware of any other persons who were in that area of  PA and came to Harrison area, please add to this list, and add your  comments  or speculations. Thanks, Diana ------------------------------- 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 message ------------------------------- 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  message ------------------------------- 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 message