I have information on the Coon/Koon/Kouns family in my mother-in-laws files. I am not going to be home for a few hours but when I return I will see if I can find anything on these names in my files. Marjorie ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <OHFAIRFI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 10:00 AM Subject: Re: [OHFAIRFI] Lookup - Ohio Lands, Chillicothe Land Office,by MT Clark > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: RaymondCoon46 > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.fairfield/1411.1.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > I wish I knew for sure. What do the numbers behind the names represent? > Are there any dates associated with these names? I'm looking for any > transactions before George and Samuel Coon bought land in 1813. I am > trying to find out where the family (three adult brothers Jacob, Samuel, > and George plus a woman I believe to be their mother - > Hannah/Hanna/Johanna, plus whoever the father was) lived prior to 1813. > Wherever it was, it was more likely owned by the boys' father. That's who > I'm trying to find. Two clues suggest that they lived in Clearcreek Twp > somewhere. Trouble is, I think the area they lived in may have been in > Pickaway County at that time or maybe Ross. Further complicating things, > they may have been squatters, and there may be no record at all. > > The first official record I have of the family being in Fairfield is the > marriage of George Coon to Mary Burket North in 1808 in Clearcreek. This, > of course, doesn't prove he lived in Clearcreek, only that the marriage > was in Clearcreek. > > The obituary of the oldest son, born a year after the wedding, says he was > born in Pickaway County. I also have this from my notes regarding the > brother of Mary Burket North: > > "JOSEPH NORTH, 1805 BIRTH March 18, 1805 Clear Creek Township, Fairfield > County, Ohio in the area of Ohio which became Pickaway County but was > Fairfield County at the time of Joseph's birth (Pickaway Co., formed in > 1810)" This along with William Coon's (1809) birthplace being listed as > Pickaway Co, OH may establish that they lived in Pickaway Co prior to > moving to Fairfield County in 1813 or that a boundary changed." > > Any help appreciated. > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OHFAIRFI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >