Hello everyone, My name is Vana and I live in central Washington state. I am looking for the HOOPER and SWAYZE families in Fairfield Co. Jacob HOOPER has an interesting history. The information below comes from the "1918 Standard History of Adams and Wells County": "Mr. HOOPER [Paul Granville Hooper] comes of old Maryland stock. His grandfather Jacob HOOPER was born in Wales and came with three brothers to the American colonies as early as 1760. ... Jacob HOOPER located in Maryland and fought for several years for independence during the Revolution. He was wounded at the battle of Stoney Point. After his marriage he located near Baltimore at Jones Falls, where he conducted a farm. He also had the contract for constructing the first railroad in the United States, now part of the Baltimore & Ohio System. This was a crude piece of railroading, the rails being wooden stringers with strap iron on the upper surface. The cars were small and were drawn by horses. Late in life Jacob HOOPER moved to Fairfield, Ohio, and died there at the age of ninety-five." 1 Jacob HOOPER b. Wales d. Fairfield, OH 2 Ezekiel HOOPER b: 1790 in Maryland d: 1871 Monmouth, IN +Cornelia (SWAYZE) SWAZEY 3 Henrietta Clary HOOPER 3 Mary Ann HOOPER 3 Jacob HOOPER 3 Rachael Ann HOOPER 3 David HOOPER 3 Emeline HOOPER *2nd Wife of [1] Ezekiel HOOPER: +AMES *3rd Wife of Ezekiel HOOPER: +Almira H. GORSLINE 3 Paul Granville HOOPER Hope I find others interested in these families. Best regards, Vana L. Fessler "Write soon, then write again." fessler@wolfenet.com Joel Franklin Powell, WA Territory Searching for surnames: POWELL: PA> Preston Co.WV> Grant Co. IN> Adams Co. IA>WA TERR. MORTON: Armagh IRE> W. Chester & Fayette PA> Preston Co. WV> Adams Co.IA> WA Terr.. HANCE: West Chester, PA> Preston Co., WV BUFFINGTON: Uplands, Chester Co. PA TAYLOR: Didcot, Berkshire ENG> West Chester, PA> Preston Co., WV BLACKBURN: Armagh, Ireland> Chester Co. PA PALMER: Chester Co., PA HOOPER: NY>OH>IN>IA SWAYZE: NJ>Fairfield Co, OH> Adams & Grant Co., IN DIGHTON: ENG>NY>IL WESTON: ENG>NY>IL>IA>WA COOPER: West Bromwich, Staffordshire, ENG>IN>WA Also: Dealy, Fessler, Haines, Nookes, Settlemyer, Scheffel, Vantuyle (Van Tuyl), and Winder