This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: RICKARD, DOUGHERTY, SPEARS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5k.2ADE/158.1 Message Board Post: John Rickard. He was the father of Zina Rickard b.1789 d.1834. Zina m. Hannah Spears b.1798 d.1834. They lived at Mina, Findley Lake,in CHAUTAUQUA CO NY. Their children were: Andrew Jackson Rickard b.1817, Staten b.1818, Warren b.1822, Phillip b.1825, Lydia b.1827, Tryphena b.1832 and Sarah Hannah b. 1834. Lydia m. 1846 Nathan Dougherty at Jackson County, IA. In 1849 they crossed the plains to Oregon via CA. Lydia died in childbirth at Tillamook County, OR 1858. She was the first pioneer woman there and the first to give birth, and to die there. this added from another source; she had 6 siblings andrew jackson rickard b. 1817 d.1891, stoughton rickard b.1819 d. 1871, phillip rickard b.1825 d. 1826, warren rickard b.1822 d.1888, tryphena rickard b.1832 d.1833, sarah hannah rickard b.1834 d. 1860.lydia's father was zina rickard b.1789 d.1834, and mother was hannah spears b.1798 d.1834. zina's father was john rickard. hannah was a full blooded indian squaw. zina settled in findley lake, new york. john was the first of three settlers in chautauqua county, new york. ( Daniel BEMIS a descendant of this family) I am not a part of this family but looking for info on them and live in Findley Lake NY; can you add a bit now for ME? Dee