Donna I found a lot of information at The Historical Society of Carroll County 210 E. Main St Westminster Md. Phone 410-848-6494 ( closed Mondays ) They have a lot of church records, Obits, and land records http://hscc.carr.org/ Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Meyer" <meyren@comcast.net> To: <mdcarrol@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 8:01 PM Subject: Re: [MDCARROL] Carroll Co: CRISWELL, DAVIS, GOSSUCH, HEADINGTON > Is it Gossuch or Gorsuch? If Gorsuch, any info? Thanks. > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: Tmollaun@aol.com > >> Hi All! >> Just joined the list & wanted to introduce my >> ancestors. Please excuse the caps on names, but I >> always appreciate this when researching the archives. >> Makes it easier to pick out the names. >> My CRISWELLs started out in Baltimore city, MD and >> ended up on a farm in Baltimore county in an area that >> is now Carroll county. One branch, mine, ended up in >> the NW pan handle of Virginia in what is now West >> Virginia. >> 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) >> military: Revolutionary War, 2 tours out of Baltimore co. >> pension: out of Brooke county, VA >> spouse: unknown, but probably a DAVIS >> one of many children: >> 1. RICHARD CRISWELL: b. abt. 1768 Baltimore, MD; >> married ELIZABETH LANE 10/27/1897 Baltimore co., MD >> Note: a bible has been posted about this family starting with >> RICHARD CRISWELL & ELIZABETH LANE. Please visit this site: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvmarsha/criswellbible.htm >> >> Question: What is the best source (genealogy societies, etc.) >> to research this family in Carroll county? What places have >> you used (other than the MD Archives which I have exhausted) >> where you have had success? >> Looking for: Vitals (birth, death, marriage) and land records >> >> Thanks for reading this. I hope to hear from some of you. >> Best Wishes on your searches, >> Donna Criswell Mollaun >> Surnames in Carroll county, MD: CRISWELL, DAVIS, GOSSUCH, >> HEADINGTON >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > ------------------------------- > 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 >