Hi There are also Elder-McConnell links from Ballymoney area in the early 1800s through marriage there. Robin McConnell "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> wrote: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dmcbuilder Surnames: McConnell, Elder, Jordan, McConnell, Wilkens, Harlan, Waters, Orr Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.mcconnell/2405.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have some history on the Elder family tied to John Elder McConnell. John Elder McConnell was married to Hannah who was daughter of William Elder, whose father John Elder(b-1755 and emigrated from N Ireland about 1802 to Slipery Rock Twnp Mercer County, Pa.), whose father was Thomas Elder. I have about 30 other names of kin and marriage partners. The 4th generation John Elder (B 9-2-1820)was a partner with Michael Jordan in a store in Harlensberg, Pa. Michael Jordan is the brother of Henry Jordan Jr. Henry's granddaughter married William Carlon McConnell. The families lived on adjacent farms. Another cross tie is that Dorcas Wilken (B 1821) married William Elder and their daughter Hannah married John Elder McConnell. The Wilkens family were married into the Harlan, Orr, and Water families. My grandmother Belma Lockwood Waters (Nov 23,1888) maried John William McConnell Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/MCCONNELL ********* Messages posted to the RootsWeb/Ancestry MCCONNELL Message Board are gatewayed to this Mailing List. Remember that the author of gatewayed messages may not be a list subscriber so please reply to gatewayed messages by clicking on the link and replying on the board. ************ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MCCONNELL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Mail is the ultimate force in competitive emailing. Find out more at the Yahoo! Mail Championships. Plus: play games and win prizes.