All names below were from Fayette Co PA in 1800 census - mostly from page 591 of the census. These names (among many others) appear from time to time along with BRUNERs in their westward movement (circa1780-1850 from Fayette to Jefferson Co KY[1780-1790], then Hardin/Breckenridge Co KY[1790-1818]; then Orange[1818]/Lawrence[1820-30]/Daviess[1830-40]/Martin[1840] Cos IN; then central IL including Dewitt[1840] and Knox[1840] Co IL); (or circa 1840 from Fayette to Tuscarawas[1850]/Defiance[1855+]/Harrison[1860] Co OH; to Tama Co IA[1855-1880]; to Hancock Co IN[1885]). I am not related to all these folks, but I think many listers will find their kin in the counties addressed above, so I am sending this to a wide audience. From the 1800 Census in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, index, transcribed by Donna Clark, ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/fayette/census/1800/index1.txt: pg0591.txt Springhill Township 598 19 MARQUIS Abr'm pg0591.txt 586 8 BENESS Christian pg0586.txt Others, 628 8 BRUNER Peter pg0628.txt 591 11 BRUNOR Steven pg0591.txt, 592 2 BROOKS Aron pg0591.txt 594 8 DRAGOE Fredrick pg0591.txt 594 5 DRAGOE Peter pg0591.txt 594 21 FRANKS Abraham pg0591.txt 19 11 GALLENTINE John pg0610.txt 595 8 GALLETIN Albert pg0591.txt 596 7 HAMBELTON George pg0591.txt 95 25 HILES Christopher pg0591.txt 501 24 HILES Conrad pg0500.txt 507 17 KEEPERS John pg0500.txt 25 19 LAMB George pg0521.txt 587 18 LAMB George pg0586.txt 599 14 NICHOLLS William pg0591.txt 584 12 NICHOLS Allis pg0575.txt 599 12 NICHOLSON James W. pg0591.txt 601 9 SWERINGAM Catherin pg0591.txt 601 10 SWERINGAM Steel pg0591.txt 601 2 SWINDLAR Sam'l pg0591.txt Other early Fayette settlers, not on page 591 of the 1800 census in Fayette Co PA, who periodically appear in close association/ or at least in same townships or counties, include: LYONS, SPENCER, BECKENBACH (PECKINPAUGH), ACHENBACH (AUGHINBAUGH), SPANGLER, SPRING(K)LE, HICKMAN, STOCKTON, HITE (HITT/HYDE), EASTER, WALTER, EICHER, RESLER, RIDENOUR, GALLENTINE, SENEFF, SHALLENBERGER, KEEPERS, PURVIANCE, DAVIS. ARMS, WOOLEY, REDMAN, and MEADOR - I don't recall these as being early Fayette settlers, but they appear circa 1800-1830 in Kentucky and or southern Indiana in the communities with many of these others. Another whole group of names appears to have moved from Fayette Co (probably Redstone Fort) to north central Kentucky (east of Louisville into Nicholas, Fleming, Mercer, Bourbon, Jessamine Cos KY ), circa 1780-1810. These folk then moved north into east-central Indiana circa 1820-1850 (Clark, Scott, Shelby, Johnson Co, IN and local environs), before moving westward. These include Glenn, Wishard, Ferguson, Smith, Martin and some Dutch names - Brewer, Banta, Vories/Vorhies, Van Arsdal, as well as Bruners from Somerset Co, Pennsylvania who are unrelated to those who moved to Breckenridge Co KY (or so it appears to me). Before 1850, many of these people show up in Missouri. From Missouri, after 1850 (post-gold rush), they just scatter everywhere - from Texas to Minnesota. And to the Pacific Ocean. I don't know whether this'll be of any use to anyone, but it seems a waste to not mention it. I actually just intended to send the Marquis name to a researcher, but after looking at the implications of just this short list of Springhill Township names, I thought otherwise. Good luck. RALPH BRUNER 15017 Afton Court Dumfries, VA 22026 (Born in Illinois, post-war, of Hoosier parents).