In a message dated 9/17/00 4:01:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, NancysCrnr@aol.com writes: << Subj: [OHHURON-L] Firelands Date: 9/17/00 4:01:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: NancysCrnr@aol.com Reply-to: OHHURON-L@rootsweb.com To: OHHURON-L@rootsweb.com Since you have been discussing the Fire Lands, can you tell me what you might have on Frederick ONSTINE. I understand he was given 900 acres in this area in 1809-12 or earlier and where I would go for further details? Nancy Dennis>> Hi Nancy, There is no reference to an ONSTINE surname in our Huron County, Ohio publications, except for a reference to the marriage of Frederick ONSTINE in our Huron County, Ohio Marriages, by Scheuer Publications. Details: Frederick ONSTINE m. Remember SHERMAN 4 Mar 1819. Old book 1, Page 12. Also, in this same Marriage Book; Frederick AUSTIN m. Remember SHERMAN 4 4 Mar 1819. Old book 1, Page 12. (Same bride, marriage date, and book references as for Frederick ONSTINE.) Assuming AUSTIN might be an alternate spelling for ONSTINE, I searched, but could not find, another Frederick AUSTIN, except for the mention of a Fred AUSTIN in our Huron County, Ohio Cemetery Inscriptions: Fitchville Cemetery, Fitchville Township. Page 108. Section 2-- Lot 30. 11 Susannah AUSTIN, w/o Fred AUSTIN, d. 18 Feb 1868 age 95y (cem. record, native CT, resident Hartland.) No ONSTINEs appear in the list of original Fire Land "Sufferers" in our History of Huron County, Ohio, by W.W. Williams. If Frederick ONSTINE acquired the 900 acres of land in an area of the Fire Lands other than that part made up of Huron County, you might want to check for this possibility in Erie County, Ashland County (Ruggles Township), and Ottawa County (Danbury), Ohio. There are links to Erie and Ashland Counties from the HCC/OGS home page (www.rootsweb.com/~ohhuron). You can also request a copy of the marriage record of Frederick ONSTINE to see if that might give some further clues. Write to: Probate Court, Huron County Courthouse, 2 East Main St., Norwalk, OH 44857. Regards, Ken Shute, in MD (kwsroots@aol.com).