Sandy, The Atlas' are sold by The Sycamore Chapter of the D A R. contact Wilma Brumley or Katy Miller. Jean "Sandra L. Lewis" wrote: > > I thought I had the Atlas listed on the website. I will have to correct > that situation. Jean, are there still Atlas' for sale. > > What I'm looking for, are maps that show early townships and changes > over the years. > > Sandy Lewis > > Pauli Smith wrote: > > > > Do you has a source to purchase this book? > > > > Pauli > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <DEPatton@aol.com> > > To: <OHADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, July 02, 1999 10:53 AM > > Subject: Re: [OHADAMS-L] Old Adams Ct. Twp Maps > > > > > The "Caldwell's Illustrated Historical Atlas of Adams County Ohio" > > published > > > in 1880 contains maps of the townships and towns within the county. > > Property > > > owners are identified. > > > > > > Dave Patton > > > > > > > > > ==== OHADAMS Mailing List ==== > > > Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html > > > or contact Betty at: chipmunk@zoomnet.net > > > Archives: > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=OHAdams > > > Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! > > > Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > > > ==== OHADAMS Mailing List ==== > > Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html > > or contact Betty at: chipmunk@zoomnet.net > > Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=OHAdams > > Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! > > Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > ==== OHADAMS Mailing List ==== > Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html > or contact Betty at: chipmunk@zoomnet.net > Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=OHAdams > Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! > Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/

There was a Betsy DeMent who worked at the Library in Portsmouth, OH in Scioto Co. right next to Adams co. I believe that she and her husband still live there. Try the library or check info for her phone listing. Connie by way of Betty Lou Riley wrote: > Any info. on demint from Adams Co... > > ==== OHADAMS Mailing List ==== > Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html > or contact Betty at: chipmunk@zoomnet.net > Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=OHAdams > Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! > Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/

James Bealor Dement/Demint b. 1821 in Adams Co. was my gggrandfather have some info and some records..let me know if this is of interest to you????spiceycj@AOL.com Carol Jean

Dear Dear Dorothy Oberhausen, Concerning Thomas ROBB, who married Henry MORRIS and Christina CRAWFORD in 1820, I just thought I would interject the suggestion that he might have been a Justice of the Peace and not an ordained minister. Just something to consider, as you search. Or maybe you already have the information that Thomas ROBB was a preacher. Much success to you! Randal W. Cooper mailto:rwcooper@kellnet.com You wrote, "Might any one know what church/denomination preacher Thomas Robb was?"

Might any one know what church/denomination preacher Thomas Robb was ? He married my grgrgr grandparents Henry Morris and Christina Crawford in 1820. Although both their parents lived in Byrd Twn. in newly formed Brown County, the marriage took place or was recorded in West Union, Adams. Could he have been Methodist ? I've found a reference to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Morris being new members of Fitch's Chapel in Brown County. Dorothy Oberhausen

Any info. on demint from Adams Co...

A genealogy pen pal from Sanibel Fl once told me,I think,that her MARSH were from MONMOUTH Co NJ,by way of the MASON-BRACKEN CO,kY line. 1 Marsh brother settled near Laurel,Clermont;2 more near Owensville,Clermont 15-20 miles west of HIGHLAND CO.Oh I associate Conner with the riverfront east of NEW RICHMOND. I'd rather tract an unusual 1st name,than a common surname. Especially in this age of digital "searches" when one is confined be somebody elses indexing of a book. [Or semi-indexing,as in EVANS and STIVERS "History of Adams Co,Oh" My reprint edition has a nice index, but only [?] half the names are indexed. Come to a search engine like www.ancestry.bom's that asks 1st name- last name. Don't be afraid to put something like WEST for 1st and UNION for last. Or Steam for 1st Furnace for last. And on a web search engine put,in quotes "GREENBERRY JONES" or "ZACHARIAH CONNELL" . in quotes. Or,on quotes "MAY HILL" or 'LOCUST GROVE" or "Blue Creek" . And differant search engines give differant results. I have had 50-450 hits for FAGLEY; 10-62 HITS FOR JEGLEY. Depending on search engine. I posted 2 ministers names with Connellsville,Pa-Adams Co ties-a 3rd was JOHN MEEK.4TH WAS REV WM PAGE. Methodists. 1805-30 in sw Ohio. GREENBERRY surname found near Annapolis. JAMES CONNELL was son-in-law of COL WM CRAWFORD, KILLED 1782. Akin by marriage also to Stephenson's,and GRIMES,AND GRAHAM'S. Mahaffey's from same Connellsville,pa ,I think. Lafferty- I have been using www.google.com search engine recently. Genealogy seems to get edited "off" the more mature search engines. They were better for a genealogists 1-2 years ago n Mon, 1 Jan 1996 08:31:59 -0600 "Jim Ray" <jray@neonramp.com> writes: >This message is sort of directed to Herman. I just read with >interest >about the Monmouth Co., NJ--Fayette Co., PA--Adams Co. connection. I >believe this is the route my gggg-grandfather, James Marsh, made on >his >way to Highland Co. He arrived there about 1806 with a prior stop in >Mason Co., KY. The name of James's second wife was Angeline Conner. >His first son, William Horn Marsh, is my ggg-grandfather. He was >married to Nancy Ann Harper in Adams Co. in 1806. > >I wonder if Herman could expound a little more on this connection. >What >a great asset he is to this list. > >Jim Ray >jray@neonramp.com >I > > > >==== OHADAMS Mailing List ==== >Help Instructions at: >http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html >or contact Betty at: chipmunk@zoomnet.net >Archives: >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=OHAdams >Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! >Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/ > ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

Thanks to all of you who responded to my query on the Mesabi Range. I'm still wondering tho, does anyone know anything about the migration of folks leaving Adams Ct., after their furnace work stopped and went north, possibly thru Indiana? I believe a number, like my line, went south into Lawrence Ct. Thanks again. Christine Welch Harrison cwelch@neo.rr.com

My wife's grandmother had a sister,and an aunt,ANGIE,or Angeline MAHAFFEY. So it's a clue of mine. There was a Methodist church just off [?] RT 125 east of West Union towards Scioto Co where many members named girls Angeline. Stone Chapel. Anyway,I made an educated guess that it was the MONMOUTH CO,NJ>Connellsville,Fayette Co,Pa>Adams Co Ohio people that used Angeline,Aand my dau suggested it was French,and a Monmouth Co NJ book showed the Lafferty's using Angeline about 1700. My wife has Shrewsbury,Monmouth Co,NJ Benj Smith m Eleanor Irons. Son Wm Smith marrying abt 1790 at TOM'S RIVER,NJ shore [old MONMOUTH CO NJ]WM JOHNSON'S Lucretia,and 1809 the WM SMITH'S moving on RT 133 north of Williamsburg,Oh. Among their many siblings was no Angeline, "but" Monmouth Co NJ has a "SMITH,GRANT,and IRONS" family fgenealogy to check for Angeline's. ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

Hi! I'm new to this list. Someone said that the name Angie or Angeline was used in early Adams Co for girls possibly of French decent. I am looking for Angeline SMITH born abt 1815 in VA (census info), who married Isaac McLaughlin, then John Freeman, then Jesse B. EDWARDS (widower of Mary BROWN) all in Scioto Co, OH. I haven't been able to find her parents among the Scioto Co, SMITH families. Angeline married Jesse B. EDWARDS, grandson of Jesse Sr., the Rev War vet in 1850. He was the son of Samuel EDWARDS and Hannah CASSEL. Jesse B. EDWARDS and Angeline, his children by his first wife and their children: twins William and Mary and George S., moved to Iroquois Co, IL by the 1860 census. Who were Angeline's parents???? They may have been from Adams or Pike County and not Scioto. Any info will be appreciated. Thanks, Joanne in CA at erictem@earthlink.net

Following is info received (in addition to my original posting) from the Rev. Leland G. Heavenrich in Dec. 1986, his signature title was Corresponding Sec'y: "Items copied from The Session Book of The Old Stone Church at Red Oak, Brown County Ohio: In the list of church members, Oct. 1, 1807, the names of Archabald Hopkins and wife, William Hopkins and Polly Hopkins appears. Archabald Hopkins was elected ruling elder May 23, 1808. Nov. 4, 1808, Red Oak. 'Sessions met agreeably to appointment. constituted with prayer. Members all present. Archabald Hopkins having been duly elected by the congregation to the office of Ruling Elder on ye 23rd day of May last, now appears and takes his seat in session, having been formally ordained as appears from his certificate.' They formed a 'Corporation' which William Hopkins joined on Dec. 19, 1814; John Hopkins joined on Dec. 4, 1815; Archabald Hopkins was elected Trustee Dec. 4, 1815. Names of Hopkins members of 'Corporation' were, Archabald Hopkins, John Hopkins, Robert Hopkins, J. M. Hopkins, Archabald Hopkins, Jr., Wm. W. Hopkins, Gordon Hopkins, and Gordon Hopkins, Jr., John Peage (or Poage) was elected treasurer and Gordon Hopkins a trustee of the 'Corporation.' John Hopkins, son of Archabald, was treasurer of the church from Dec. 1, 1818, to 1822. 'Feb. 19, 1817, -- The society proceeded to the consideration of a place on which to build a meeting house.' The old stone church was built in 1817.' " A resolution of temperance recorded December 1, 1832 was also included (no names.) Refer to my original posting concerning the above "Corporation," re: "1808 -- Church incorporated by the State Legislature, Jan 30th." This is all I have, no Hopkins in my line to my knowledge. Thanks to all who have queried and posted info -- hopefully others will follow your lead. Neil McDonald

Hi Pat, Can you send me a scan too? Pauli Driver Smith researching Polly, Ailshire, Blythe, Boone, Ellis, Grooms, in Adams, Brown, Mason & Lewis Counties. ----- Original Message ----- From: <HPPYHRTS@aol.com> To: <OHADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 9:22 AM Subject: Re: [OHADAMS-L] Old Adams Ct. Twp Maps > I HAVE JUST RECEIVED A MAP OF OHIO IN 1803, THE COUNTY CONFIGURATION WAS > VERY DIFFERENT THAN IT IS NOW. IT'S VERY POSSIBLE THAT THOSE ADAMS CO. > RELATIVES ACTUALLY LIVED IN ROSS CLERMONT ETC., COUNTIES EARLIER, EVEN THOUGH > THEY NEVER PHYSICALLY MOVED FROM THEIR HOMES, THE BOUNDERIES WERE JUST > CHANGED......I WILL SCAN THIS IN AND SEND TO SANDY LEWIS, IT'S NOT A TOWNSHIP > MAP, BUT I THINK IT WOULD HELP SOME. I CERTAINLY WILL, NOW LOOK MORE CLOSELY > AT ROSS COUNTY FAMILIES THAN I HAVE BEEN.... GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU AND ALL > YOUR SEARCHES. PAT THOMPSON IN AZ. > > > ==== OHADAMS Mailing List ==== > Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html > or contact Betty at: chipmunk@zoomnet.net > Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=OHAdams > Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! > Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/ >

Thanks to those who replied, the Caldwell atlas is a good one but only covers the county townships in the later part of the century. I have not seen the Evans - Stivers edition. I was hoping for maps that go back into the early 1800's and come forward. Does the Evans book do that? or is there something else out there? Christine Welch Harrison cwelch@neo.rr.com

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Some of the papers of the 1799 minister,REV JOHN EVANS FINLEY,are in the LYMAN DRAPER papers. Perhaps the 'Ky Papers" but I think it's the "WM PRESTON and VA Papers'.He preached several years to the WHITE OAK congregation, and,I think to one in Mason Co,Ky. Rev SHANE went about Ky interviewing old-timers about 1830's and preserving records. Part of his interviews were sold to LYMAN DRAPER to become the most interesting portion of his "KY PAPERS". The rest of REV SHANE'S collection found it's way to the PRESBYTERIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY,PHILADELPHIA, WHERE ABOUT 1990 WAS PUBLISHED A BOOK OF ABSTRACTS OF THE SHANE PAPERS. What I am saying is that the Presbyterian Historical Soc in Philadelphia holds some of the earliest Presbyterin records of ADAMS and Brown Co,Oh,and Mason Co,Ky. "SOME" On Fri, 2 Jul 1999 12:38:47 -0700 "macbd1" <macbd1@arthur.k12.il.us> writes: >Hermon Fagley posted much interesting info regarding early ministers >of the >gospel and churches in the general area. To pursue a part of this, >following is info regarding subject churches, received in Dec. of 1986 >from >the Corresponding Sec'y of this church: (Rev. Leland G. Hea___ich, >can't >make out his signature; and I apparently lost the mailing address, >can't >find it.) > >Roll of Ministers: >Robert Wilson 1798, John Finley 1799, John Dunlavy 1800-1803, James >Gilliland 1805-1841 (the list goes on to Thomas Holmes, 1971 - present >(in >1986.) > >Historical Summary: >1798 -- Summer evangelistic services under the Rev. Robert Wilson >resulted >in the organization of the Red Oak Congregation during the summer. > >1798 -- Eagle Creek, Straight Creek and Red Oak Congregations taken >under >the care of Transylvania Presbytery as the Congregation of Gilboa, >August >1st. > >1799 -- Red Oak listed among the churches of the newly formed >Presbytery of >Washington, April 9, John Finley, Pastor. > >1806 -- Rev. James Gilliland becomes first installed pastor to serve >along >with the Church of Straight Creek. Installed in November. > >1808 -- Church incorporated by the State Legislature, Jan. 30th. > >1809 -- membership 142. Second log building erected. > >1813 -- Missionary society organized. Bible society organized. > >1816 -- Second log church burned. > >1817 -- Stone church erected. Subscription taken Feb. 19th. > >1819 -- Petition granted for the Ripley Church's formation, 19 >members. >April 2nd. > >1841 -- Rev. James Gilliland closed his ministry at Red Oak. >(Thereafter, >under Roll of Ministers, there were separate entries for "Old School" >(1841-1866) and "New School and Free Church" (1842-1865); the listing >continues as one group after 1865 under "After Union in 1865.") > >This ends the early history part. > >1948 -- Sesqui-Centennial celebration. New annex erected. > >1963 -- The grouping of Red Oak and Georgetown was discontinued by >necessity >and Red Oak thereafter grouped with Ripley. > >The HOPKINS name was prominent in early entries, I have excerpts >regarding >several HOPKINS names if anyone is interested, also a John C. PEAGE >elected >Treasurer 1814 or 1815 -- from "The Session Book of the Old Stone >Church." >(Neither of my lineage, I don't recall why this was sent to me.) > >Neil McDonald > >-----Original Message----- >From: hermfagley@juno.com <hermfagley@juno.com> >To: OHADAMS-L@rootsweb.com <OHADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Friday, July 02, 1999 7:17 AM >Subject: Re: [OHADAMS-L] Re: M.E. Church, >Pittenger-Mahaffey-Woods-Quarry-Bicker-Rutherford-Pickerell-Carson-Grime s-Sm >ith-Kirkpatrick-Tacker-White-McDaniel > >>Friend McDONALD mentions Rev Barton Warren Stone, who followed REV >ROBERT >>WILKES FINLEY at CANE RIDGE,and Concord,then Presbyterian churches >in >>Bourbon-Fleming Co,Ky. >>Finley ran a school at Cane Ridge,where he educated REVS RICHARD >>MCNEMARR,and REV JOHN DUNLEVY. About 1800,McNEMARR had a >PRESBYTERIAN >>church on East Eagle in Adams,and another on Cabin Creek across the >>river. Dunlevy had RED OAK Presbyterian n of Ripley,and one east. >>STONE,MCNEMARR,AND DUNLEVY were major ministers at the several great >camp >>meetings of 1801-CANE RIDGE drew 30-40,000. The last,and weakest,was >on >>Eagle. >>McNEMARR went on to ne CINCINNATI-Warren Co,Oh >>After the revivial's the Presbyterian churches of those 3 men >split,with >>part of the congregations becoming "NEW LIGHTS". STONES KY >congregation >>at CANE RIDGE is credited as birthplace of the Church of Christ,and >the >>1791 log church preserved a shrine. >>Parts of the "NEW LIGHTS" ON EAGLE and RED OAK followed,1806+ REVS >>DUNLEVY AND MCNEMARR into the SHAKERS. Though a celebate people, >these >>new SHAKERS already had families,so SW ADAMS,and se BROWN CO,OH >>genealogists should be aware that 1811,100+ families from s Oh >floated >>p[ast Cincinnati to join the SHAKERS. >>Some returned. DRAGOO,ANDREW BROWN, NATHAN SHARP, are a tiny >portion >>of the SHAKERS. >>I think the WEST UNION Lafferty's are the following,and they used >the >>name Angline,or Angie found in mid ADAMS co-French girls name. From: >>"Robert W. Flynn" <wyoonoof@flash.net> >>To: NJMONMOU-L@rootsweb.com >>Hi Joyce, >> >>The parents of Ebenezer Allen were Daniel Allen and Elizabeth >LaFetra. >> >>Daniel Allen >> +Elizabeth LaFetra, b. 1/29/1771 >> Ebenezer Allen, 3/1/1800-4/3/1877, Manasquan, Monmouth Co., NJ >> +Ann Little, 11/3/1808-1/10/1871 >> Jehu Allen >> Elizabeth Allen >> Sarah Allen >> Catherine Allen >> Hannah Allen >> >>I am descended from both the Allen and LaFetra families. If you are >not >>familiar with the LaFetras, of whom you are also descended, they were >a >>French Huguenots who settled in Monmouth Co., NJ in the 1660s. I >have >>additional info and would appreciate anything you have on your line. >> >>Best regards. Bob Flynn >> >> >>==== NJMONMOU Mailing List ==== >>Have you visited our website recently? >>http://www.jerseyside.com/monmouth/index.html >> >>CONNELLSVILLE PA was a mid-point in migration for several Adams Co >>families from day 1,and continuing 30 years. > > >==== OHBROWN Mailing List ==== >Please do not send attachments > >Need help with this list? >E-mail Sandra L. Lewis >sllewis@zoomnet.net >Brown County GenWeb Page: >http://www.zoomnet.net/~sllewis/ohbrown_/index.html > > > ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

I HAVE JUST RECEIVED A MAP OF OHIO IN 1803, THE COUNTY CONFIGURATION WAS VERY DIFFERENT THAN IT IS NOW. IT'S VERY POSSIBLE THAT THOSE ADAMS CO. RELATIVES ACTUALLY LIVED IN ROSS CLERMONT ETC., COUNTIES EARLIER, EVEN THOUGH THEY NEVER PHYSICALLY MOVED FROM THEIR HOMES, THE BOUNDERIES WERE JUST CHANGED......I WILL SCAN THIS IN AND SEND TO SANDY LEWIS, IT'S NOT A TOWNSHIP MAP, BUT I THINK IT WOULD HELP SOME. I CERTAINLY WILL, NOW LOOK MORE CLOSELY AT ROSS COUNTY FAMILIES THAN I HAVE BEEN.... GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU AND ALL YOUR SEARCHES. PAT THOMPSON IN AZ.

The Atlas shows the townships as of 1880. And it's historical section,plus EVANS and Stivers"History of Adams Co" describe original formation of townships,and their parents,and boundries. I think the western boundry of the county shifted a bit also. Due north from mouth of Eagle,or forks of Eagle, "or" once Adams co laid out a road from Eagle west to RED OAK-couple miles at RIPLEY. That's in the pre-1818 era pre a BROWN CO. when ADAMS CO joined Pleasant township,Clermont Co [1802]. Then,at least 1 original township name was replaced. "IRON RIDGE " Township was replaced by GREENE. ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

Would appreciate your posting any references to the above families from the histories you have. Certainly, these families show up in Worcester & Somerset Counties, MD; Mason or Bourbon Co., KY; Ross, Champaign, Brown, Clermont and Adams Counties in OH. They converge in the birth of Lulu (or Louise F.) HOPKINS b. 28 October 1878 in Manchester, Adams County, OH, dau of Franklin P. HOPKINS and Mary GUTHRIDGE (who may not have ever married.) Franklins P. HOPKINS was b. 20 January 1853 in West Union, Adams County, Ohio, son of William E. or S. HOPKINS and Eliza BRITTINGHAM (both of whom were born in Ohio to parents born in Maryland.) Mary GUTHRIDGE may be the dau of John GUTHRIDGE and his second wife Eliza GARRET whose families have ties to Mason Co., KY and Champaign County, OH. Cathy Brinkman

I thought I had the Atlas listed on the website. I will have to correct that situation. Jean, are there still Atlas' for sale. What I'm looking for, are maps that show early townships and changes over the years. Sandy Lewis Pauli Smith wrote: > > Do you has a source to purchase this book? > > Pauli > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <DEPatton@aol.com> > To: <OHADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, July 02, 1999 10:53 AM > Subject: Re: [OHADAMS-L] Old Adams Ct. Twp Maps > > > The "Caldwell's Illustrated Historical Atlas of Adams County Ohio" > published > > in 1880 contains maps of the townships and towns within the county. > Property > > owners are identified. > > > > Dave Patton > > > > > > ==== OHADAMS Mailing List ==== > > Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html > > or contact Betty at: chipmunk@zoomnet.net > > Archives: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=OHAdams > > Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! > > Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > > > ==== OHADAMS Mailing List ==== > Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html > or contact Betty at: chipmunk@zoomnet.net > Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=OHAdams > Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! > Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/

Regarding comment of early settlement in the Decatur, OH area of Byrd Twp in present Brown County, previously part of Adams County: (waters of Eagle Creek.) Per Beers' History, I believe, have many notes out, the first town within present Brown Co. was St. Clairsville, laid out by Basil DUKE and John COBURN on 1 Aug 1801. "The name was about fifteen years later changed by the Legislature to Decatur." The town's original name was apparently for Arthur ST. CLAIR, governor of Northwest Territory to whom early settlers throughout the general area petitioned for various needs. Valentine McDaniel was last recorded, in Mason Co. KY, as having land on Locust Creek *in 1795.* He first had land *title* (1800) in Ohio area within Survey #1033, at the head waters of a tributary of Straight Creek and Cornick Run near Ripley, OH. (Cornick or Cornick's Run discharges into the Ohio River at the west side of Ripley; a T. CORNICK was living along this run in 1876, within Survey # 1348 just south of #1033, *indicating* an early CORNICK family settled this area -- or the run was later named for them.) Can anyone tell me the name of the primary tributary of Straight Creek which comes in from the east, about one mile north of the Ohio River? -- and its south branch within #1033? (the latter with head waters about one mile north of Ripley, starting at the south end of DIXON Ridge.) Again from Beers: "It was in the spring of 1796 that the full tide of emigration to the Northwest Territory began to flow in...." "It is certain that in the year 1799, there was a considerable population on Eagle, Red Oak, Straight and White Oak Creeks." (All are within the southern portion of present Brown County and part of prior Adams County.) To support this, two petitions to Gov. St. Clair on 10 Jan 1799 were recorded in "Cincinnati Miscellany" in 1845. These were signed by inhabitants living between the waters of Eagle and Straight Creeks, "and thereabouts" -- within the area of present Brown County, and Adams. One petitioned Alexander MARTIN for Magistrate or Justice of the Peace and the other, "being destitute of militia officers," petitioned Thomas McCONNELL to be commissioned Captain, John MEFFORD, Lieutenant and Andrew ELLIS, Ensign. Those signing the J.P. petition were: Matthew DAVIDSON, Thos. McCONNELL, Joseph LACOCK, Isaac ELLIS, Wm. M'KINNEY, Wm FORBES, Geo. M'KINNEY, Jacob MILLER, John MEFFORD, John CARYON, Wm. LEWIS, Fergus M'CLAIN, Richard ROBISON, Henry ROGERS, Thomas ARK, Valentine McDANIEL, Wm. WOODRUFF, Geo. J. JENNINGS, Ichabod TWEED, Amos ELLIS, James HENRY, Wm. MOORE, Isaac PRICKETT, Tom ROGERS, Wm. LONG, Joseph MOORE, Benjamin EVANS, Jacob NAGLE, Lewis SHEEK, John PHILLIPS, James PRICKETT, James YOUNG and Uriah SPRINGER. Those signing the militia petition were: Abel MARTIN, George M'KINNEY, William M'KINNEY, Forgy M'CLURE, Henry ROGERS, N. McDANIEL (undoubtedly, to me, an error for "V." or Valentine McDANIEL as previously reasoned), J'no. HENRY, Thomas DOUGHERTY, John REDMON, William FORBES, Jas. PRICKETT, John CARYON, Thomas ROGERS, Tom ASH, Wm. MOORE, Isaac ELLIS, Jacob NAGLE, Geo. J. JENNINGS, Uriah SPRINGER, Joseph JACOBS, Samuel TWEED, William LEWCAS, Jacob MILLER and Walter WALL. Concerning the M.E. Church to be built in 1842 on land from Valentine McDaniel in Survey #641 of Byrd Twp, just north of Decatur, this congregation is understandably not mentioned in *early* history of the area, although the land deed shows this congregation had several trustees, indicating they were organized at least by 1842. Early religions mentioned within Byrd Twp. included "the Shakers" (1814) and a "Christian Church" at Liberty Chapel, by Archibald ALEXANDER (1810.) The former was said to have moved elsewhere within five years. The latter built a church in 1817, the building committee consisted of David DEVORE, Jeptha BEA.... and Samuel PICKERELL; masons who built the 2' thick walls were Daniel and Joseph HUGHES. (My notes are not necessarily complete concerning other possible congregations.) Possibly this will help those without access to history sources. Please re-post your family history info, maybe we can piece together parts of a puzzle -- and thanks to those who have. Searching the mailing list archives is fun but hard on my eyes -- and which prevents me from completing those tedious things we must do in between more important history and genealogy work. One genealogist friend says she is raising "dust bunnies" as a side-hobby, along with her genealogy. I don't know how she finds time for *two* hobbies, and know nothing about this new breed of rabbit -- although I understand they can somehow affect the operation of your computer. Neil McDonald -----Original Message----- From: macbd1 <macbd1@arthur.k12.il.us> To: OHADAMS-L <OHADAMS-L@rootsweb.com>; OHBROWN-L <OHBROWN-L@rootsweb.com> Cc: Sandra L. Lewis <sllewis@zoomnet.net> Date: Thursday, July 01, 1999 2:04 PM Subject: Re: M.E. Church, Pittenger-Mahaffey-Woods-Quarry-Bicker-Rutherford-Pickerell-Carson-Grimes-Sm ith-Kirkpatrick-Tacker-White-McDaniel >Re: Val McDaniel-McDonald land in Survey #641 (next section north of >Decatur's #999), where Val donated land to the M.E. Church: > >Survey numbers ran as high as #16000 or thereabouts, as I recall, so some of >the numbers in this area were indeed relatively low (early surveys.) During >"the great revival of 1800," Rev. Barton STONE introduced the southern style >of evangelism to his Kentucky congregations. During 1801 he preached at >several locations in northern Ky -- but also at *Eagle Creek in Adams >County, OH.* So, the Eagle Creek area must have been settled early (Brown >Co. not formed as yet.) > >The PITTINGER family apparently had quite a bit of land in this section by >1876 (3 residences), Val's land was purchased by Wm. PITTENGER in 1849 -- >are any descendants on line or does anyone have a PITTINGER snail mail >address? (who might have an old deed or interest in family history, send to >me, not to list) -- also RUTHERFORD, GRIMES, SMITH, PICKERELL, CARSON and >KIRKPATRICK families were living in this section #641 in 1876. Or, does >anyone know of a United Methodist Church historian in the area? I'd sure >like to learn specifically where Val's land was located or more about this >early M.E. Church group. > >Thanks for any help. >Neil McDonald >(Thanks, Hermon, for your several postings of info -- your point is well >taken regarding Survey #641 being 90% in present Brown Co. with the eastern >10% being within present Adams County; I can't tell for sure from my Byrd >Twp. map but this seems likely, from looking at #999 beneath it.) > >Did Adams County produce any kind of land-plat map similar to the Brown >County 1876 Atlas? > >I remember well, eating from church plates identified as "M. E.!" -- that's >prior to the "United" coming into play. > >-----Original Message----- >From: hermfagley@juno.com <hermfagley@juno.com> >To: OHADAMS-L@rootsweb.com <OHADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Thursday, July 01, 1999 3:46 AM >Subject: [OHADAMS-L] >Blair-Williams-Archer-Pittenger-Mahaffey-Woods-Quarry-Bicker-Rutherford-Pic k >erell-Carlson-Grimes-Smith-Kirkpatrick-Tacker-White-McDaniel > > >>Pleasant Hill Church of Christ a couple survey's north is the POLLITT'S. >>I'm struck by the low numbers,and by the names on the survey's n of >>DECATUR,INCLUDING JOHN CRAWFORD,and MACHAIR [STATION ]. Arthur Fox,of >>Washington,Ky seems the surveyor. As you know,1876 atlas shows no church >>in that survey,unless it's in the 10% in ADAMS CO. >>___________________________________________________________________ >>Get the Internet just the way you want it. >>Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! >>Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. >> >> >>==== OHADAMS Mailing List ==== >>Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html >>or contact Betty at: chipmunk@zoomnet.net >>Archives: >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=OHAdams >>Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! >>Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/ >