Karen, I've just been working on an 1836-8 will for Hannah Ginna of Cecil Co. She leaves inheritances to a number of nieces. Among them are Juliana and Lydia McCullough. Can you help me with a connection? Cathy ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 2:02 PM Subject: Re: [MDCECIL] Where do I go for Hall/Houston/secrist research? > Dear Donna, > > Would you mind checking out your resources to see if there were McCulloughs > in Cecil County that early? > > I have documented McCulloughs as of the 1850s (e.g., Jethro, Oliver; their > sons and daughters). There is another line of McCulloughs found in Cecil > County at that same time (e.g., Haines). They seem to have been there longer > than the McCulloughs I can document. However, Haines McCullough wrote a > brief family history stating that his father told him that all of the > McCulloughs in Cecil County were related -- and since Jethro McCullough was > the owner of the McCullough Iron Company, a MAJOR employer and very rich man, > Haines would have known about the Jethro and Oliver lines. > > So, I am wondering if Jethro and Oliver were returning to Cecil County and > their McCullough family when they moved to North East from Delaware. Their > father was a weaver who lived 5 miles north of Newark on the White Clay Creek > -- not so far from North East, Elkton, Colora, and other locations where > Jethro's sons and Oliver's older children are found over the years, nor far > from Wilmington where Jethro and his wife Elizabeth both died, and where most > of Oliver's younger children ended up living. In addition, Oliver's census > records list him as being born in PA, and his second marriage is listed as > taking place in PA in or near New London. Again, a location very close to > Newark, DE, and to North East, MD, where he and his wife Elizbabeth lived > until their deaths. (Yes, they both married Elizabeths and their mother w as > an Elizabeth!) > > Maybe your references could suggest just how far back I may find myself > traveling to find the beginnings of McCulloughs in Cecil County. > > Of course, if the list is just too long to share with me, don't worry. In > that case, perhaps you could just let me know that the McCullough name is > plentiful in one or both of your texts so that I could try to get copies of > the books to use myself! > > Thanks for any help you can give me. > > Warmly, > Karen Carter > Minneapolis, MN > > In a message dated 4/20/2003 11:26:52 AM Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > Subj: Re: [MDCECIL] Where do I go for Hall/Houston/secrist research? > > Date: 4/20/2003 11:26:52 AM Central Standard Time > > From: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> > > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> > > To: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> > > Sent from the Internet > > > > > > > > Cathy, > > I've been out of town and missed your query. I have "Early Anglican Church > > Records of Cecil County" and "Inhabitants of Cecil Co, Maryland 1649-1774" > > if you haven't used these as yet. I'll be glad to do a look up. > > > > Donna in VA > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >