Since many of Stephenson County's pioneers came from PA, I thought I'd pass this along. The database is free for 10 days. Sam Brown Benbrook, TX ====================================================== LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY Bordered by the Susquehanna River in southeastern Pennsylvania, Lancaster County was created in 1729 from neighboring Chester County. This database, originally published in 1883, is a county history and collection of biographical sketches. The history section includes descriptions of the topography, of Native American settlements, and of the county's involvement in the Revolutionary War. The biographical sketch section includes the names of nearly 50,000 men, women, and children. In addition, it provides a listing of men from the county who served in the Revolutionary War. For researchers of ancestors from eastern Pennsylvania, this can be a useful source of information. Source Information: Ancestry.com. "Lancaster County, Pennsylvania History." [Database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Electronic reproduction of "History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania" originally published in Philadelphia by Everts and Peck in 1883. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4671.htm __________________________________________________________________