Although I find no mention of your, specific McCarty, I would imagine that he is related to the following McCartys. Also, for those of you coming to a dead end with your families. be aware of the fact that many of the Quaker families in Belmont County had their origins in Chester County, PA. For example, Cope, mentioned below, is a very familiar Chester County Quaker name, and was in PA in the late 1600s, not long after Penn's arrival. I, myself, could not find the origins of my Belmont county Newlin family, until I traced them to Chester co....so, keep it in mind! I have a rootsweb list for Old Chester & Delaware Cos, and many area resources, so if I can be of help, email me. Sandra . J.F. McCarty of Martin's Ferry, a well known inventor, was born in Colerain Twp, of Belmont co, 11-15-1858, and a son of Ezra and Emily Cope McCarty. Ezra's father was John McCarty, a native of Scotland. At an early date he came to the US, and in the course of time became one of the pioneers of the new state of Ohio. He married an English woman and they both lived to an advanced age, he being over 90 at the time of his death. Ezra resided in Belmont co, and learned the carpenter's trade, and followed that occupation for many years. He finally rose to the position of contractor, and many buildings, including houses and barns in Belmont co.,, are the results of his handiwork or supervision. He died in the spring of 1898. He married Emily Cope, daughter of George and Hanna Cope of Farmington, colerain. Mr. Cope was a teacher for some years, and later engaged in the grocery business. Hannah was a Quaker. -----Original Message----- From: Mary K Hurley <mkhurley@worldnet.att.net> To: Sandra Ferguson <ferg@intelos.net> Date: Saturday, January 13, 2001 10:24 AM Subject: Re: [OHBELMON-L] Centenial History of Belmont >Sandra, >My grandfather's family, believed to also be Scotch-Irish, is supposed to >have come from VA to Colerain. Their last name is McCarty, g-grandfather, >Isaac, or Isiah. If you find anything that could give me some insight to my >heritage, it would be so wonderful. My grandfather, was Williard Sherman >McCarty and was born around 1875-1876. His mother died when he was a small >child. >Thank you for your interest in the part of the history! >Kathy Hurley >-----Original Message----- >From: Sandra Ferguson <ferg@intelos.net> >To: OHBELMON-L@rootsweb.com <OHBELMON-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 4:18 PM >Subject: [OHBELMON-L] Centenial History of Belmont > > >>I'm going to try to go through this book and pick out the names of the >early >>settlers of each township, and other names I find. >> >>Colrain; settlement as early as 1788. Abner Barton had a farm, first >bought >>from the government by Wells and Satterthwaite in 1788... Hugh Parks >>estabished a tannery. Richare Harris had the first flour mill in 1803-4. >>J. G. Hanes also had a mill, southeast of Colerain Village. Burton Stanton >>supplied the logs to build the mill; >> Farmington, laid out in 1818 by Daniel McPeak...early occupants were >the >>Bundys, Mortons, Mitchells, Berrys and Dunlaps. >> Colerain village, founded by Friends who emigrated largely from NC and >>VA to escape slavery...among the early families were the Steers, Copes, >>Baileys, Hirsts and berrys...they came from Louden and Frederick Cos, Va. >>the Pickerings came from VA; the Howards and Steels from NC; the >Millhouses, >>Vickers, Malins and Whartons from PA. Horton Howard was a well known >>minister; Geo. Smith was also a minister; Josiah Fox moved here in 1814, >but >>was disowned for building war ships. The families of Given, French and >>Wright were also early Quaker families. There were also a large number of >>Scots-Irish amongt the early imigrants; Bartons, Majors, Wells and Wrights, >>John S, Williams was later the editor of the American Pioneer, in >>Cincinnati. >> >>Pleasant Grove; established by John Anderson in 1820. about 1800 an old >>hunter hamed Peter Babb lived there >> >>Churches; >>Methodist Epsicopal...Farmington...Scott, Johes and Lovman were early >>ministers >> >>Seceders" and Covenanters' churches...Seceders'; early meetings held at the >>farm of Rev. Hugh Parks...disbanded in 1835. covenanters established their >>church in 1842 but existed less than 25 years. >> >>Methodist Protestant; in Pleasant grove, established in1852, presided over >>by Reb Slater Brown, in the early years. >> >>Presbyterian Church of Farmington; organ 1872 through the efforts of the >>Rev. Robert Alexander of St. Clairsville..pastor James Day and elders John >>Theaker and James Wiley. >> >>Church of Our lady Queen of Angels...in Barton..organized 1893 by father >>Weigand of Bridgeport. >> >>St. Stanislaus' Church...Maynard....organized ca 1893 byFather Touhy of >>Martin's Ferry. >> >> > >