This has been so interesting! My Matthew Clark/e ran such an ad. If I'm remembering correctly, for a runaway indentured servant. Matthew and his son Morgan were shoemakers in Funkstown. Thanks Lauren and others who posted new resources to check! Laura On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 12:46 PM, Lauren Brantner <[email protected]>wrote: > Joan, > You might also check Wrights newspaper extracts - there are frequent > runaway apprentice notices or new places of business etc. I would check my > volumes but am in the middle of a project I need to finish. > > Lauren > > > > > > On Tuesday, November 12, 2013 9:57 AM, Lauren Brantner < > [email protected]> wrote: > > I was able to find some information in the apprenticeship records for the > county - they are in the State Archives in Annapolis. If your person had a > trade, he may have made apprenticeship agreements to get a worker that he > would then be required to train. I was interested in the apprentice, but > the record said who the trades person was and what the trade was etc. Not > a whole lot of detailed information but it was crucial for me. The person I > was looking to tie back to my family had lost both parents, and his > guardian set up the agreement. > > Lauren Brantner > > > > > > On Tuesday, November 12, 2013 7:44 AM, Laura Aanenson < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Listers, > > I too am interested in knowing about extant tax records from Washington > County and hope answers to Joan's question will be posted on the list. > > Joan, a few of my Clark/e ancestors also moved to Clark County Ohio, > specifically Springfield. I have often wondered about the push/pull of > these two counties. Do you know why James relocated? > > Laura > > > > On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 8:37 PM, Joan Majtenyi <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Does anyone know if there are any tax records available of the type that > > might have been paid by tradesmen or craftsmen owning shops? I¹m still > > working on Thomas Hudson who married Sarah Walker who lived in Boonsboro > > from 1810 to 1859 (when he died). My main interest is Sarah and I have > > found a great deal since I last posted. I have her will and know that she > > had a brother James who moved to Clark Co., OH. I know also that Thomas > > Hudson was from Caernarvon, Lancaster, PA. > > What II would like to know now is what was Thomas¹s profession in the > > years 1800 to 1840. My guess is that he was a saddler, but I need to > prove > > it. By 1850 census he was 80 and not working so census doesn¹t help. I¹ve > > searched newspapers for ads with no result. > > If anyone has any ideas I¹d appreciate hearing them. Thanks, Joan > > > > > > ********* > > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/MDWASHIN > > ********* > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject > and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > Relatively speaking, > > Laura > > PS: Are we related? Find out at http://where2look4ancestors.com/ > > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/MDWASHIN > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/MDWASHIN > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Relatively speaking, Laura PS: Are we related? Find out at http://where2look4ancestors.com/