The "1830 petition by Steubenville 'ladies' " item (included below) had a reference to BEATTY. I have a possible BEATTY connection with my HILL line: A Letitia Ann HILL married a William BEATTY 21 Oct 1841 in Belmont County, OH. ************************************************** * I am trying to determine if this Letitia Ann HILL * is a daughter (or other relative) of: * Thomas HILL (ca 1794 - aft 1872) and * Letitia LEACH (ca 1800 - ?), * married 26 Nov 1819 in Jefferson County. ************************************************** Also a Letitia A BEATTY (1824/25 - ?) lived in Marshall County, WV in 1897. Thomas and Letitia HILL had a son, Isaac (1821-1897). In Isaac's Civil War pension record, neighbors, Letitia A BEATTY and Robert Mills, signed an affidavit stating they were were present at Isaac HILL and Jemimia TERRELL's wedding at the home of Thomas DUNFIELD in Belmont County on 7 Oct 1842. It may be just coincidence, but in the 1860 census Thomas & Letitia Hill's neighbors were William & Lydia BEATTY. They lived in Mead District, Belmont County, OH. These BEATTY's had 4 children: Susana(8) Thomas (6), William (3), John (1), also living with them was Mary Miller (16). I have hit a brick wall on getting anything on Thomas' parents, other children, siblings, ... and am now trying connections like this BEATTY item. -Brooks Hill ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Subj: Re: 1830 petition by Steubenville 'ladies' Date: 3/14/99 11:23:05 PM Eastern Standard Time From: PAllen2710@aol.com Reply-to: OHJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com To: OHJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com Many thanks from a Beatty descendant! Patricia Patterson Allen in Orlando