On 9/29/2006, I posted a message with these surnames on the bottom: CRISWELL, DAVIS, GOSSUCH, HEADINGTON Someone responded and asked whether it was GORSUCH or GOSSAGE. I'm having trouble with the format & don't know who asked the question, but I have an answer. To my knowledge, GORSUCH & GOSSAGE are interchangeable. My GOSSAGE connection is through a NICHOLAS GOSSAGE & his wife, SUSANNAH DAVIS. This couple was married in Baltimore, MD and presumably lived on the farm in what is no Carroll co., MD with my ancestor, RICHARD CRISWELL and his wife of unknown name. Most people think RICHARD CRISWELL's wife's maiden name was DAVIS. In RICHARD's pension petition, SUSANNAH (DAVIS) GOSSAGE, states that she is his niece by marriage. She also states that he fought a second tour in the Army (Revolution) in place of his brother, ANDREW. ANDREW's surname is not given in the petition, so the surname could be CRISWELL, DAVIS or GOSSAGE/GORSUCH. NICHOLAS & SUSANNAH (DAVIS) GOSSAGE moved from Carroll co., MD with RICHARD CRISWELL to Brooke co., VA where the petition for Rev. War pension was heard. A Baptist minister, named NICHOLAS HEADINGTON also came with them & testified at the pension petition in Brooke co., VA. Those 3 surnames plus OGG are all connected through marrying each other. RICHARD CRISWELL: parents: Probably RICHARD CRISWELL & MARY WOODEN born: 3/4/1744 Baltimore, Baltimore county, WV died: 1/25/1838 Ohio county, VA (now WV) residences: Baltimore co., MD; What is now Carroll co., MD; Brooke co., VA (now WV); Ohio co., VA (now WV) Best Wishes, Donna Criswell Mollaun <tmollaun@aol.com>

Just curious to see if you have run across the spelling of Gorsage in your searches. There are some Gorsages connected to my Harris family. Lydia Ann Gorsage born Dec. 30, 1858, dau of George Gorsage born June 8, 1822. I have seen their name spelled Gossage. Don't know where George was born but he died in Schuyler Co. Illinois. I think I have some info on this family if it matches anywhere. Barbara araseph@alltel.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <Tmollaun@aol.com> To: <mdcarrol@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 9:03 AM Subject: [MDCARROL] Gorsuch/Gossage > On 9/29/2006, I posted a message with these surnames > on the bottom: CRISWELL, DAVIS, GOSSUCH, HEADINGTON > Someone responded and asked whether it was GORSUCH > or GOSSAGE. I'm having trouble with the format & don't > know who asked the question, but I have an answer. > To my knowledge, GORSUCH & GOSSAGE are interchangeable. > My GOSSAGE connection is through a NICHOLAS GOSSAGE & > his wife, SUSANNAH DAVIS. This couple was married in Baltimore, > MD and presumably lived on the farm in what is no Carroll co., > MD with my ancestor, RICHARD CRISWELL and his wife of unknown > name. Most people think RICHARD CRISWELL's wife's maiden name > was DAVIS. > In RICHARD's pension petition, SUSANNAH (DAVIS) GOSSAGE, > states that she is his niece by marriage. She also states that he > fought a second tour in the Army (Revolution) in place of his > brother, ANDREW. ANDREW's surname is not given in the petition, > so the surname could be CRISWELL, DAVIS or GOSSAGE/GORSUCH. > NICHOLAS & SUSANNAH (DAVIS) GOSSAGE moved from > Carroll co., MD with RICHARD CRISWELL to Brooke co., VA where > the petition for Rev. War pension was heard. A Baptist minister, > named NICHOLAS HEADINGTON also came with them & testified > at the pension petition in Brooke co., VA. Those 3 surnames plus > OGG are all connected through marrying each other. > RICHARD CRISWELL: > parents: Probably RICHARD CRISWELL & MARY WOODEN > born: 3/4/1744 Baltimore, Baltimore county, WV > died: 1/25/1838 Ohio county, VA (now WV) > residences: Baltimore co., MD; What is now Carroll co., MD; > Brooke co., VA (now WV); Ohio co., VA (now WV) > > Best Wishes, > Donna Criswell Mollaun <tmollaun@aol.com> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDCARROL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >