Just passing this old query on that may be of some help to someone. These are not my families. Posted by Rick Fuller <RAF562@aol.com> on Sun, 20 Sep 1998, Surname: Lakin, Slater, Simmons, Hatton, Barshear, Jones, Kelch, Sargent, Fort, McIlvain Joseph Lakin was born in Montgomery County, Maryland in 1769. He moved to Washington Co. (Greene after 1796) Penna., where he married Mary Slater ca. 1789. Mary was born in Ireland: she bore hime five children before she died ca. 1800. Joseph lived for a brief time in Bracken Co. Ky. (resident there 1797), then moved on to Clermont Co. Ohio. He married second Margaret Summons in Bracken Co. on 20 March 1802. She was the Mother of an additional eight (some say nine) children. Joseph was a member of the Grand Jury for Clermont Co. for the Sept 1806 term. He was a justice of the peace and was frequently mentioned in the old court records of Clermont Co. He remained there until after 1830, moving finally to Eagletown, Hamilton Co., Indiana, were he died in 1838. Margaret Simmons was born in York Co., Penna. on 25 Sept 1780, the daughter of Adam Simmons (1747-1827) and Mary Hatton (1753-1831) Adam served in the Revolution from Chester Co., Penna. Two of her sisters married sons of Joseph Lakin by his first wife. Margaret died at Eagletown in 1850. Children by Mary Slater: Thomas Lakin (1790-1874) m. Sarah Simmons; F. Webb Benjamin Lakin (1792-1880) m. Elizabeth Simmons Eleanor Lakin John Lakin (1797- ) m. Margaret Barshear James Likin (ca1798- ) m. Sarah Jones Children by Margaret Simmons: Adam Simmons Lakin (ca1803- ) Joseph Lakin Mary Lakin poss m. John Kelch Rachel Lakin (1810- ) d. single William H. Lakin (1814-1900) m. l. sARGENT Wesley S. Lakin (1820-p1900) m. Del Fort Margaret Lakin Elizabeth Lakin (1824- ) m Saml. McIlvain