Bethel,Oh ,in 1806,gained Isaac Ellsberry and Rev Gerrard Riley,who were brothers-in-law. They had married in Surrey Co,NC to militia Capt Wright's daughters-he's mentioned in the last paragraph. Bethel's Marksbury's and Hannah's are a few that so decended. "Follow the Pope back to St Mary's" On Mon, 12 Mar 2001 21:08:49 -0600 malinda <mthiesse@swbell.net> writes: > Hello, > > I'm planning a trip to Virginia in the May timeframe and I need your > help. > My goal is to find the ancestral estates and burial sites of my > ancestors > below. > > I would appreciate any inputs you might have....thank you, malinda > jones > > > > Col John Mottrom (and Capt Richard Wright) were both at Coan Hall. > > According to Anne Reed Ritchie's book , " Major Francis Wright and > Anne > > Washington with Allied Families" , both men are buried on that > land....but no > > one has found the grave markers (yet). > > > > On page 17, Ritchie state that ," The original Richard Wright > estate consisted > > of 2,300 acres pf land on Nomini Bay, Machodoc River and fronting > on the > > Potomac River, became the seat of several choice private estates. > The > > "Great House" built by Major Francis Wright has long since been > demolished > > and no trace of it remains. We were at Great House Point in 1967. > Nothing > > remains to tell us any story of the lives of our ancestors [ Of > course, Anne > > Reed Ritchie was not trained in archeology, so she's really not > qualified to > > make such a statement...mj]. Wakefield, the Washington House, > burned but > > has been re-constructed; Chantilly, the home of Richard E. Lee has > become > > a wilderness......Great House Point also called Cabin Point on the > Potomac, > > was owned successively by Col John Mottrom, Capt Richard Wright > (son-in- > > law), Major Francis Wright and John Wright who sold it to Henry > Lee. It later > > became the residence of Col Robert Washington, then Rev Bishop > Newton > > of Virginia and later W. H. Calhoun of New York City who owned it > in 1923. > > When we visited Cabin Point in 1967 there was a lovely old home > there but > > not the original of course. The estate was owned by Mr and Mrs > Robert > > McFadden and their family. The property was sold in 1969 for over > 3 million > > dollars." > > > > On page 20...." Major Francis Wright was born about 1659 or 1660 > on the > > estate of his grandfather, Captain (Colonel) John Mottrom, at Coan > (Chicacoan) > > Northumberland Co Virginia. Francis Wright died between 28 May and > 24 June > > 1713 about 53 years of age, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He > was buried > > on his Manor Plantation, Machodoc Peninsula, Great House Point. A > deed > > made by his eldest son and heir, John Wright when the land was > sold to Henry > > Lee, reserved one-half acre of land ' being the graveyard of the > manor plantation > > where his father is buryed' perpetually for the Wright > descendants. (Ref: TYLER'S > > QUARTERLY Vol IV, No 3 p.183--Jan 1923 and Westmoreland County > Deeds > > and Wills No 7 p. 292). Francis Wright lived upon his inherited > estate of 1400 > > acres fronting on the Potomac and flanked by Nomini Bay and the > Lower > > Machodoc River. > > > > " After the death of their father, Richard Wright, his three > children, Francis, Ann > > and Mottrom Wright were under the supervison and the guardianship > of their > > uncle and aunt, Mr [also Col and Deputy Governor...mj] and Mrs > Nicholas > > Spencer ( Frances Mottrom). The Spencers lived in the region of > Cople Parish > > at Nomini Hall and it is assumed the three Wright children > received a very fine > > eduation either in England [ Appleby Grammar School, Westmorland > Co , > > England which was also attended by George Washington's older half > brothers. > > It is speculated (by Appleby's) that George Washington would also > have > > attended there if his father had not died so young and his mother > could not > > bear to part with him...mj] or by private tutors under the > supervision of Nicholas > > Spencer. Francis Wright may not have been the first child of > Richard Wright and > > Ann Mottrom but he was evidently the first son since he received > the largest and > > most valuable part of their real estate . Pages 153 to 186 TYLER'S > QUARTERLY > > Vol IV No 3 Jan 1923, show the details of Francis Wright's > political and > > religious life. He contributed land and money to the bulding of > Yeocomico > > Episcoplian Church in 1680 and rebuilt in 1706, Westmoreland > County. He was > > an Elder and Vestryman in the Church. It is still in use today. > > > > " Francis Wright married two times. First to Ann Washington, > daughter of > > Colonel John Washington and Ann Pope. (See the Washington Story p. > 254). > > The Washington home plantation was about 20 miles from Great House > Point, > > at Bridges Creek. Ann Washington was born about 1660 in > Westmoreland > > county and died at Great Houe Point before March 1698." > > > > On page 37.... Anne R. Ritchie states, " The Westmoreland > Plantation where > > John Wright I was born was at the head of King Copsico Ppond on > the broad > > peninsula between the Lower Machodoc River and Nomini Bay. In 1723 > John > > Wright sold the plantation to Henry Lee who gave him in exchange > the 1,000 > > acre estate located between Powells Run and Neapsco Creek near the > > Potomac River. Hamilton Parish was in Stafford County at the time > but is now > > in Prince William County. In addition to the estate Henry Lee also > gave John > > Wright '200 pounds sterling money of Great Britain, 10,000 pounds > of tobacco > > and five negro or mulatto slaves.' (TYLER'S QUARTELY, p 201). The > > Westmoreland land had been patented 13 Aug 1650 by John Mottrom, > grand > > father of John Wright I. The document transferring the estate is > on file at the > > Westmoreland County Courthouse, Montrose, Virginia. VIRGINIA DEEDS > > AND WILLS No 7 p.292. It reads in part '.....it is the plantacon > where he now > > lives, excepting one half acre of the said landland being the > grave yard on the > > manour plantacon where Major Francis Wright, father of the said > John is buryed > > also one other part of said dividend of land known by the name of > Time Neck > > which John Wright hath already given to his brother (half- > brother) Richard Wright > > by deed bearing date 22 September 1714. > > > > " The Wright Estate in Prince William County (formerly Stafford) > was located > > above Chappawansick Creek and included Freestone Point on the > Potomac > > River, near the present site of the US Marine Station at Quantico, > Virginia. > > Both John and Dorothy Wright are buried on the estate." > > > > It's the same story with John Wright II and Elizabeth Bronaugh > Darnall....Ritchie > > indicates the tract of land John II bought (after his brother > Francis II sold the > > family > > estate to Henry Lee, who re-named it "Leesylvania") was a tract > of land "originally > > called German Town. It is about nine miles south of the present > Fauquier County > > Seat called Warrentown. The new estate of John Wright's was called > 'Pine View'. > > There were 236 acres in this tract. On 8 November 1847, it was > sold to Samuel > > Robinson by the great-great grandchildren of John and Elizabeth > Wright. They > > were descendants of James Wright who had inherited the estate from > his father. : > > Granville J Kelly and his wife Harriet E ; Elizabeth Taliaferro; > John P. Kelly in > > behalf of Margaret J. Blackwell; Jane Kelly > > ( Fauquier Co Deed Book No 4 p. 258). One quarter acre being > reserved for > > a family graveyard which was fenced. In 1918 Charles A. > Hoppin,Genealogist > > and Author, was denied permission by the owner at the time, to > make an > > attempt to find the graveyard and would not give any information > as to > > whether the graveyard was still distinguishable. By Virginia law a > cemetery > > belongs to descendants and graves cannot be moved or plowed over. > The > > owner of the surrounding land is not obligated to maintain graves > or allow > > trespass. John Wright, his wife Elizabeth, two of their daughters > and at least > > one son , James, are buried in this family cemetery. " .....page > 40. > > > > Doesn't sound good for the home team.....I don't know if any > attempts have > > been made since then...or who owns the land now. > > > > John Wright I and Dorothy Awbrey were buried at then Wright Manor, > later > > Leesylvania, in Prince William Co VA. Per Anne Reed Ritchie > again(page 38) > > Dorothy Awbrey was the grand daughter of Henry Awbrey who " > secured on > > 9 April 1664, from Sir William Berkley, a grant of 1,000 acres of > land in > > Rappahannock County on the south side Haskins Creek, now the > County of > > Essex. He was granted much more land later. He had 15,000 acres of > land > > in Old Rappahannock County eventually and was the original > proprietor. He > > was a prominent Colonizer and a member of the House of Burgesses > in 1682. > > He had a brother , Francis Awbrey, who lived near John Wright I , > in > > Westmoreland County. The lands of John Awbrey, Francis Awbrey and > Thomas > > Sorrell adjoined each other on the western side of Lower Machotic > (now called > > Machodoc) on the eastern side of the neck not far from its > junction with the > > Potomac. The estate of John Wright I lay across that two mile wide > neck on its > > western side and extended toward and quite near to the land of the > Awbreys. > > The birth and death dates of Henry Awbrey and his wife are not > known. They > > had a son , Richard of Essex County whose wife was Dorothy (???). > These > > are the parents of Dorothy Aubrey who married John Wright I about > 1707/8.... > > Dorothy Aubrey Wright died , probably before her husband, at home > on the > > estate at Powell's Run." > > > > Now ...I've undoubtedly told you more that you ever wanted to know > about > > the Wright real estate.....do you have any suggestions about how I > might go > > about finding the gravesites ? > > > > There's a NC connection.....John Wright III (s/o John Wright II & > Elizabeth of > > Pine View estate, Fauquier Co VA) married Ann Williams d/o Jonas > Williams > > of a neighboring estate and removed to then Surry, now Yadkin > County NC in > > 1774. My New Kent co Martin line...Ens Benjamin Martin married > Diana > > Harrison (d/o Capt (not Col)Benjamin Harrison & unknown 1st wife, > of > > Goochland/Fluvanna Co VA) and removed to now Wilkes Co NC in > 1781/2 > > timeframe. I'm looking for their gravesites too. > > > > > > > > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 >

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Can anyone tell me if they know of a Homer HOSKINS that was born Bet. June 10 - July 10, 1922 in Kentucky and died January 29, 1972 Bethel or Goshen Clermont County, Ohio. Any cemetery listings or obits. I need to find out who his parents were. Thank you, Mirya Shop online without a credit card http://www.rocketcash.com RocketCash, a NetZero subsidiary

CLERMONT COUNTY, OHIO -- CEMETERIES Bethel Cemetery Chilo Cemetery Edenton Cemetery Graceland Memorial Gardens Greenbrier Cemetery Greenlawn Cemetery Greenmound Cemetery Hartman Cemetery Hopewell Cemetery Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery Laurel Cemetery Lucy Run Cemetery McKendree Cemetery Monroe Cemetery Monterey Cemetery Moreland Cemetery Moscow Cemetery Mount Pleasant Cemetery Mount Zion Cemetery Olive Cemetery Plainview Cemetery Rapps Cemetery Saint Andrews Cemetery Saint Peters Cemetery Smyrna Cemetery Stonelick Cemetery Sugartree Cemetery Union Cemetery Vesper Cemetery Watkins Cemetery Woods Hill Cemetery

...A portion of an article I wrote some time back is hereby shared with you. You might say they are areas in which I had problems at one time or another. Barbara Jean ~~~~~~~~~~ "Rightly or wrongly, people often judge credibility by the written presentation. To be the professional genealogist and to look the part, it is important to learn the proper spelling of important and often used words: GENEALOGY (is sometimes wrongly tried as 'geneology' and nothing shouts "I don't know what I'm doing" louder than the misspelling of this key word). Try this little test, to assist in remembering the correct spelling. The first letters of each word combine to spell GENEALOGY. ~~ Genealogists Examine Needed Evidence At Lots Of Grave Yards ~~ CEMETERY (is not with an ..ary). EMIGRATE is to leave one country, or region, to settle in another. REMEMBER...EMIGRATE begins with the letter "E" and so does the word "EXIT" as in EXITing a country. IMMIGRATE is to come to a country of which one is not a native, usually for permanent residence. REMEMBER...IMMIGRATE begins with the letter "I" and so does the word "IN" as in coming INto a country. ITS is a possessive word, but it does not take an apostrophe either within it or after it; i.e. The horse lost its shoe when running. IT'S is a contraction for IT IS, and the apostrophe in this case is reserved for IT'S; i.e. - It's a good day to go swimming. RECEIVE is likewise deceiving, and is not spelled as it sounds. Remember the little ruling verse you learned in grade school -- "Write I before E, Except after C, Or when it sounds like an A, As in neighbor and weigh." (e before i: receive, deceive, ceiling, conceit, vein, sleigh, freight, eight); (i before e: relief, believe, niece, chief, sieve, frieze, field, yield; EXCEPTIONS: seize, either, weird, height, foreign, leisure, conscience, counterfeit, forfeit, leisure, neither, science, species, sufficient. THEIR, is a pronoun (THEIR home is lovely); as opposed to THERE, being an adverb (THERE is the house). YOU'RE is a contraction ('contraction'...meaning a shortened form of a word or phrase) of YOU ARE (You're reading this now.); while the word YOUR is a pronoun (I Like YOUR idea, or ...the cemetery is on YOUR left). The proper placement of QUOTATION MARKS is another thing worthy of a mention. When making a quote saying -- Mrs. Smith told me, "The cemetery closes before dark." -- notice the final quotation marks are on the OUTSIDE of the period/punctuation. When writing, lots of people think they belong ahead of the period and, though it seems right, that is not correct. To get a better feel for proper usage, pay special attention to where those quotation marks are placed as you read a reputable newspaper or magazine."

You can possibly find current OBITUARIES on this newspaper site (if it's a big enough town). Many newspapers also have Archives for several years back. Interestingly, I was able to pull up an Obit on a family member through this Internet connection...just hours after the newspaper hit the street 100 miles from me. The old timers in the family couldn't understand how I managed to find out about all the funeral arrangements on a computer. <smug smile> http://www.newsdirectory.com/news/press/na/us/

Calculates birth date from death date, and age of death, in year-month-day format. ...especially handy when the date of birth is NOT provided on the tombstone! http://enws347.eas.asu.edu:8000/~buckner/bdform.html

Dear Barbara Jean, Noted that someone sent you the name Samuel GLENN; did you happen to find anything; he may be the same Samuel GLENN that is on my family tree. Thanks for responding, Ruth

Barbara, I would like to contact the person who requested the lookup on Eliza SELLERS & Walter BOOT (ES). I tried to send to you personally, but message was returned. Thanks. Genny

If you have ever been stuck, trying to determine the COUNTY of the town...go to this site. Your genie records should reflect the county accurately, and this handy-dandy is a big blessing. http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/OH.html

> Bob, > Thank you for the information regarding John Wesley HERRON. The gentleman you have referenced is not the son of David HERRON b Lancaster, PA 1788 m Lydia GRISSELL Lancaster, PA 1812 and the grandson of John HERRON and Rebecca CLARKE. David's son, John Wesley HERRON, was b 1813 > Lancaster County, PA, d 1836 Ohio, IN. Perhaps your John fits in later in the lineage in an as yet undiscovered tie. Regards, Ed HERRON > Subject: Re: [PALANCAS] Migration from Lancaster to Clermont Co, OH - HERRON > Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 01:42:21 -0500 > From: "Bob Anderson" <rmorris@ptd.net> > To: PALANCAS-L@rootsweb.com > > Mr. Herron, > > Was yourn ancestor's full name John Wesley Herron? If so, this man took out > two warrents of land in Ohio, one in 1835 for 40.12 acres, and one in 1848 > for 39.78 acres. The 40.12 tract was in Paulding County, Ohio(lying in > Indiana). The39.78 tract was located in Ross County, Ohio, and John Bacler > was his backer in this transaction. Later, in 1872 he obtained a homestead > warrent for 160 acres of land in Benzie County, MI. Copies of these > warrents can be obtained at the BLM website at www.glorecords.blm.gov. > > Bob > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "E. B. Herron" <ebherron@home.com> > To: <PALANCAS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2001 12:36 PM > Subject: [PALANCAS] Migration from Lancaster to Clermont Co, OH - HERRON > > > Walt, > > > > I was interested in your reference to the migration pattern from > > Lancaster, PA to Clermont Co, OH: > > > > " We do not know that Timothy Conner, my 3rd Great > > Grandfather, was born in Lancaster. We only know that he was born in > > "PA". Our Conner family was closely associated with the Jacob Light > > family in Clermont Co., OH, in the early 1800s and we are only > > guessing that the families may have known, been associated with each > > other, before coming to OH. The Lights were in Lancaster, once > > owning the area where Churchtown, PA, is located, then Westmoreland > > Co. and finally Allegheny Co., before coming to OH." > > > > I am researching the HERRON family that followed this pattern. From a > > family biography of the John and Rebecca CLARK(E) HER(R)ON family: > > > > "It was, (I think) in 1790 that they reached Philadelphia, and went > > immediately to lands in Pennsylvania, previously purchased with > > reference to farming or to coal and iron. John Heron's portion fell in > > Lancaster County. > > > > Glowing accounts of the new Northwest Territory had for years been > > traveling eastward, and in 1816 John HERRON determined to remove > > thither. With his family he crossed the mountains in the great > > Conestoga wagons of that time, and took raft at Pittsburgh for > > Cincinnati. In accordance with previous arrangement with former > > neighbors he found his way to Clermont County, and purchased a farm near > > the Ohio River, where he passed the remainder of his life." > > > > While I have not been able to determine where in Lancaster County the > > HERRONs settled, this biography and Bible records make reference to New > > Richmond in Clermont County. > > > > Regards, > > > > Ed HERRON > > > > researching: > > > > John HERRON: Scot > N Ire > Lancaster, PA c 1785-90 > New Richmond, > > Clermont Co, OH 1816 > > John m Rebecca CLARKE or CLARK, sister of James and Frank CLARKE, > > Strasburgh, PA > > > > Children of John and Rebecca: > > David m Lydia GRISSELL c 1812, Lancaster, PA > > John m Elizabeth CALDWELL > > James m Margaret ARCHERD, 1833, New Richmond, Clermont Co, OH > > Andrew > > William > > Anna, spinster > > Rebecca m Moses Rardin, 1833, New Richmond, Clermont Co, OH > > Joseph m Elizabeth RODGERS or ROGERS, 1828, New Richmond, OH, m Cordelia > > WEEKS c 1839, principal of HERRON's Seminary, Cincinnati, OH

This page contains information about where to obtain copies of Ohio vital records, such as birth & death certificates, marriage licenses & divorce decrees. See the guidelines for information on how to order vital records. Check the related links for additional information on Ohio and ordering vital records. http://vitalrec.com/oh.html

Where Were You/They Born? According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, the first three digits of a U.S. Social Security number is a code that may indicate the state or territory in which your application stated you were born (because the code reveals the state in which you registered). For recent immigrants, the number is supposed to match up with the state or territory in which you were living when you received proper working papers. Note: The database in this document is not 100 percent complete. Populous states have added numeric ranges not contained here. Instructions: Enter the first three digits of a U.S. Social Security number in question. Click on the Search button. See the corresponding state or territory in the field. http://www.dannyg.com/javascript/ssn2/ssbirthplace.htm

U.S. Surname Distribution Enter a surname (last name) into the form on this site and you'll get a map of the United States showing the distribution of people with this surname within the 50 United States. This map is often helpful when trying to determine a starting point for genealogy projects. The source of this data is the 1850 Census, 1880 Census, 1920 Census, and 1990's phone books. Note that the Census data is a sampling of 1 in 100 names, so the 1990 data is the most accurate. http://www.hamrick.com/names/

Within the week since I posted my 'offer' (Monday to Monday), I have received 50 pieces of mail from the good genies on this site. Every one has been answered, some receiving up to 9 printable pages on their specific name/s submitted. ...To add to our growing list of UNUSUAL names being researched: Dorcas COOPER; Samuel Garrett PRATHER; Andrew MART; Tobias DOLE; VAN KOUWENHOVEN; Freelove DIBBLE; Zadock & Ezra NOBLE; Anthony CIANCIOLO; and Benjamin MALOTT. I would like to point out that while I can help you with research 'possibilities' -- it is up to each individual to dig from there. Several people have asked for additional help (i.e. how to get maiden names, where to find various documents, etc), and I simply don't have the time to answer all of those requests. Every situation can be different, with no one-line answers. Compiling a family genealogy takes a lifetime! Like they say...it is a never ending job...so don't anticipate finishing it. Whenever you run into one brick wall, plow awhile in another area. I can see that many of you have reached out for years, looking for specific ancestors; that you have posted across the Internet on Message Boards and a wide range of other genie sites. (All of those previous 'Posts' come up on my screen, when I plug in a name you have sent me. <smiling>) Barbara Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: Barbara Jean Green <bjgreen@infinet.com> To: <OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 10:45 AM Subject: UNUSUAL First & Last Names - Update > Since March 5th when I offered to research the UNUSUAL, I have logged in 34 > requests and responded to all in some manner. Following is the compiled > listing of names sent to me: > > ...Seburn HOOTEN; Elizabeth KIRGAN; James DEBRULER; John YAZELL; Samuel GLENN; > Maryarter SANDERS; Orpah KILLGORE; Keturah REYNOLDS; Dewey ELAM; Nathaniel > MCGOWAN; Vashti CHURCH; Casper NOEKER; Amos DERROUGH; Margaret MULLINAX; > Snoda HENDERSON; Eathanne PHILHOWER; John WEISENBORN; Maria Antonia > AMESQUITA; Max MENZ; Richard DEVINNEY; Wilhelmina BEROSET; and Joshua TUTON. > > ...Mahala LAYCOCK, Elijah WARD, Pauline Zerelda RAPER, Esau > Daly RICE, Peter VANBRIGGLE, Solomon WHIDDEN, and Hannah LITTLE. > > ...Eliza SELLERS & Walter BOOT(ES); Alfred IZOD & VEARIL; Elizabeth > (SCHWERZEL) WEISENBORN; Phineas LEWIS. > > What a great bunch of people we have, across the country, on this Clermont > County List!!! I have made friendships I cherish. > > One neat gentleman wrote asking for an update on downtown Hillsboro, OH > (since he hadn't been in these parts for 20 years). I had to talk to a few > more old-timers to get the facts. > > In a couple of instances, I have been able to pair researchers together who > were looking for the same surnames. > > Several people have responded that miscellaneous facts sent to them had > given possible leads into other locations they had not before considered. > Even though ancestors did not enjoy the speed of travel we do today...they > still managed to relocate to unbelievable distant areas! > > That's what genealogy is all about...chasing those tails across the > continent! > > Barbara Jean > ...near Hillsboro, OH > @ "Rocky Fork Lake" > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Barbara Jean Green <bjgreen@infinet.com> > To: <OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 6:43 PM > Subject: RESEARCH Offer > > If you are researching an ancestor with an UNUSUAL first or UNUSUAL last > > name, send it along to me at bjgreen@infinet.com and I will plug it in to > > one of my special web sites to see what we might be able to find. A brief > > summary of what you have, what you need, and probable dates would also be > > helpful. > > There is no cost to you; it gives me mental exercise. > > I have had lots of fun breaking through some brick walls of my own. > > Perhaps I can find help for you too. > > Chasing my own tale, > > Barbara Jean > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Since March 5th when I offered to research the UNUSUAL, I have logged in 34 requests and responded to all in some manner. Following is the compiled listing of names sent to me: ...Seburn HOOTEN; Elizabeth KIRGAN; James DEBRULER; John YAZELL; Samuel GLENN; Maryarter SANDERS; Orpah KILLGORE; Keturah REYNOLDS; Dewey ELAM; Nathaniel MCGOWAN; Vashti CHURCH; Casper NOEKER; Amos DERROUGH; Margaret MULLINAX; Snoda HENDERSON; Eathanne PHILHOWER; John WEISENBORN; Maria Antonia AMESQUITA; Max MENZ; Richard DEVINNEY; Wilhelmina BEROSET; and Joshua TUTON. ...Mahala LAYCOCK, Elijah WARD, Pauline Zerelda RAPER, Esau Daly RICE, Peter VANBRIGGLE, Solomon WHIDDEN, and Hannah LITTLE. ...Eliza SELLERS & Walter BOOT(ES); Alfred IZOD & VEARIL; Elizabeth (SCHWERZEL) WEISENBORN; Phineas LEWIS. What a great bunch of people we have, across the country, on this Clermont County List!!! I have made friendships I cherish. One neat gentleman wrote asking for an update on downtown Hillsboro, OH (since he hadn't been in these parts for 20 years). I had to talk to a few more old-timers to get the facts. In a couple of instances, I have been able to pair researchers together who were looking for the same surnames. Several people have responded that miscellaneous facts sent to them had given possible leads into other locations they had not before considered. Even though ancestors did not enjoy the speed of travel we do today...they still managed to relocate to unbelievable distant areas! That's what genealogy is all about...chasing those tails across the continent! Barbara Jean ...near Hillsboro, OH @ "Rocky Fork Lake" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----- Original Message ----- From: Barbara Jean Green <bjgreen@infinet.com> To: <OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 6:43 PM Subject: RESEARCH Offer > If you are researching an ancestor with an UNUSUAL first or UNUSUAL last > name, send it along to me at bjgreen@infinet.com and I will plug it in to > one of my special web sites to see what we might be able to find. A brief > summary of what you have, what you need, and probable dates would also be > helpful. > There is no cost to you; it gives me mental exercise. > I have had lots of fun breaking through some brick walls of my own. > Perhaps I can find help for you too. > Chasing my own tale, > Barbara Jean ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Walt, I was interested in your reference to the migration pattern from Lancaster, PA to Clermont Co, OH: " We do not know that Timothy Conner, my 3rd Great Grandfather, was born in Lancaster. We only know that he was born in "PA". Our Conner family was closely associated with the Jacob Light family in Clermont Co., OH, in the early 1800s and we are only guessing that the families may have known, been associated with each other, before coming to OH. The Lights were in Lancaster, once owning the area where Churchtown, PA, is located, then Westmoreland Co. and finally Allegheny Co., before coming to OH." I am researching the HERRON family that followed this pattern. From a family biography of the John and Rebecca CLARK(E) HER(R)ON family: "It was, (I think) in 1790 that they reached Philadelphia, and went immediately to lands in Pennsylvania, previously purchased with reference to farming or to coal and iron. John Heron's portion fell in Lancaster County. Glowing accounts of the new Northwest Territory had for years been traveling eastward, and in 1816 John HERRON determined to remove thither. With his family he crossed the mountains in the great Conestoga wagons of that time, and took raft at Pittsburgh for Cincinnati. In accordance with previous arrangement with former neighbors he found his way to Clermont County, and purchased a farm near the Ohio River, where he passed the remainder of his life." While I have not been able to determine where in Lancaster County the HERRONs settled, this biography and Bible records make reference to New Richmond in Clermont County. Regards, Ed HERRON researching: John HERRON: Scot > N Ire > Lancaster, PA c 1785-90 > New Richmond, Clermont Co, OH 1816 John m Rebecca CLARKE or CLARK, sister of James and Frank CLARKE, Strasburgh, PA Children of John and Rebecca: David m Lydia GRISSELL c 1812, Lancaster, PA John m Elizabeth CALDWELL James m Margaret ARCHERD, 1833, New Richmond, Clermont Co, OH Andrew William Anna, spinster Rebecca m Moses Rardin, 1833, New Richmond, Clermont Co, OH Joseph m Elizabeth RODGERS or ROGERS, 1828, New Richmond, OH, m Cordelia WEEKS c 1839, principal of HERRON's Seminary, Cincinnati, OH

Hey gang...another 7 of you sent requests for look-ups today (on unusual first or last names) and I just managed to get caught up! Adding to the previous list of ancestors being researched, we can add the unique names of Mahala LAYCOCK, Elijah WARD, Pauline Zerelda RAPER, Esau Daly RICE, Peter VANBRIGGLE, Solomon WHIDDEN, and Hannah LITTLE. Again, it is interesting to see how far reaching out Clermont County Site is, with people subscribing from all over the USA. I know. I am hearing from them...especially when it comes to bragging about how nice their weather is. While I read, I am throwing another log on the fire! Dragging my tail (and off to bed), Barbara Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: Barbara Jean Green <bjgreen@infinet.com> To: <OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 10:24 AM Subject: ~~FOLLOW-UP ~~ (Research Offer) > > Since I posted the offer the first of this week, I have heard from 22 > "Clermont County" individuals out there in cyber space! It has been a > delight exchanging with you, and trying to forward whatever I can to assist. > A couple of people prefaced their requests saying they hoped I didn't get > flooded with E-Mail (and then I got a little worried too). As it turned > out, letters were spaced out nicely and I found myself looking forward to > each day and every request! :) > > To give you an idea of some of the names being researched and for which I > received help-requests, here is the list: Seburn HOOTEN; Elizabeth KIRGAN; > James DEBRULER; John YAZELL; Samuel GLENN; Maryarter SANDERS; Orpah > KILLGORE; Keturah REYNOLDS; Dewey ELAM; Nathaniel MCGOWAN; Vashti CHURCH; > Casper NOEKER; Amos DERROUGH; Margaret MULLINAX; Snoda HENDERSON; Eathanne > PHILHOWER; John WEISENBORN; Maria Antonia AMESQUITA; Max MENZ; Richard > DEVINNEY; Wilhelmina BEROSET; and Joshua TUTON. > > As to some of the writers' locations, one great gal checked in from sunny > Florida; another gent from Shasta Lake, CA; another from (Darke County) OH ; > from KY; from "Northern CA"; and someone else in the "Ozarks". It was > enough diversity to realize we are from far and wide, chasing old "tails" > from Clermont County. > > With warm regards to all, > Barbara Jean > ...holed up @ "Rocky Fork Lake" > (near Hillsboro, in Southern OH)

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