Hello Foxie H.... I am an Osborn and my ggg-grandfather was Stephen Osborn who was the first sheriff of Knox Co. and my Chittenden line married some Terpenings in fact I have a pic of some Terpenings when they were kids with my gg-grandfather Allen Chittenden...... What do you know or are you related in anyway to my bunch??? Skip Osborn Foxie Hagerty wrote: > Posted on: Knox Co. Il Query Forum > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Knox/10929 > > Surname: Armstrongs, Terpenings, Anderson, Osborn, Kelley, Shenaut > ------------------------- > > I'm a descendant of Nicolina Armstrong her father's name was John Armstrong. > There is a Hugh Alexander Armstrong who was his brother and had some of > the children you have mentioned. The Armstrongs and Terpenings married > around this area. They lived in Warren/Knox Counties. So, if you are related > to the Armstrong's in this area this is where they came from. You are welcome > to email me. I have a book that was given to me in the '70s. It has the > early Armstrongs that came here from Ireland. But I've also found out they > may have came from Scotland instead. But I haven't gotten this verified > yet. > Thanks and hope this helps you. > > Foxie -- Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt. -Samuel Adams