My Germans came to Medina County about 1812 through a brief stay in Trumbull County (now Mahoning), another brief stay in Armstrong County, PA and Westmoreland County, PA. They had arrived in the port of Philadelphia in 1727 on the ship Friendship. At that time Philadelphia was a larger port than New York and Pennsylvania was very heavily German. Their name changed from Eberhardt to Everhard by the time they arrived in Ohio 85 years later. The Hartmans came to Medina County about 1832 traveling directly from eastern PA to Medina County. They came with the Seiberlings but as far as I can tell were not related to them. Hartman Road in Wadsworth is named for my Hartmans. Also look for religious affiliations. My Rev. George Henry Weygandt brought his congregation with him when he moved to Chippewa Twp., Wayne County. The church is literally across the street from Medina County at the corner where Medina, Wayne and Summit meets. I am told that whenever the church burned they just moved it from corner to corner and so it was in all three counties. Don't know how true that is. The cemetery did not move and is on the Wayne County side. <g> -- Elissa in Pittsburgh Lifetime member, Medina County Chapter, OGS Elissa Scalise Powell, CGRS www.PowellGenealogy.com CGRS and Certified Genealogical Records Specialist are Service Marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists used under license after periodic evaluations by the Board. http://www.BCGcertification.org/ > -----Original Message----- > From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com [mailto:gc-gateway@rootsweb.com] On Behalf > Of albertsdale@netscape.net > Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 3:13 AM > Surnames: Albert > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HZB.2ACI/961 > > I am looking for my Great-grandfather who may have migrated through > Medina. I have found him in Dorr township Mich, in 1858. The history of > that area indicates that people who settled there came from Medina. I > cannot find his name on any ship registrations arriving in this country. > He was supposed to have arrived here in 1854. Would anybody know any > history of Medina and from where the people in that area came from. If I > can find out if they came from Penn or what port it would give me a place > to search. His name was Christopher Albert.