Looking for the NOAKES/NOKES family that immigrated from the London, England area to Will and Grundy Counties around 1841-42. They were first in the Will Co. census and then the Grundy Co. census. Thomas NOAKES, the father b. circa 1800, d. Oct. 20, 1849 in Lockport, IL. Mary, his wife lived for a time with her daughter, Charlotte (NOAKES) NEWKIRK, then with daughter Louisa (NOAKES) COSKEY. Other children are: Mary Ann NOAKES m. William L. BROWN; Thomas, Jr. m. Cynthia MAXFIELD; David m. Katherine BOYLE and Harriet. Looking for connections and England beginnings. Affiliated families are: BROWN, BOYLE, COSKEY, MAXFIELD and NEWKIRK. Barbara Little,Pekin,IL [email protected] www.familytreemaker.com/users/l/i/t/Wallace-D-Little/