Are any of your Taylor's from Pa./ I have a gr gr gr grandmother Taylor she lived in the Newry Pa. area. Marci Walden ----- Original Message ----- From: <Mennellfam@aol.com> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 3:12 PM Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] Portage Co. surnames > Sorry, no William Archer, but you can check my web page below for further > information. Use the Rootsweb link for surname searches. > > > Mona Caldwell > Orlando, Fla. > Visit my webpage at FTM:MENNELL / NICHOLS > > Researching the Azeltine, Caldwell, Crow(e), Felt, Gage, Haven, Mennell, > Nichols, Palmateer, Stickney, Taylor and many, many more. > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Is this Archer have any family from Tenn. My husband's grandmother was a Archer and lived in Jellico, Tenn wheree she raised her family. Marci Walden ----- Original Message ----- From: <GilMarlin@aol.com> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 3:06 PM Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] Portage Co. surnames > I have a William Archer b 1899 any connection? > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Rose Ann What are some of the WARNER names that you are researching? Donna Jean itsmeagain@att.net

Sorry, no William Archer, but you can check my web page below for further information. Use the Rootsweb link for surname searches. Mona Caldwell Orlando, Fla. Visit my webpage at FTM:MENNELL / NICHOLS Researching the Azeltine, Caldwell, Crow(e), Felt, Gage, Haven, Mennell, Nichols, Palmateer, Stickney, Taylor and many, many more.

I have a William Archer b 1899 any connection?

Hello Rose Ann, I do have some Archer's in my data base. Some married into the Wise and Nichols families. I know that some of them are tied to Lorain Cnty, but that maybe close to the counties you mentioned. Mona Caldwell Orlando, Fla. Visit my webpage at FTM:MENNELL / NICHOLS Researching the Azeltine, Caldwell, Crow(e), Felt, Gage, Haven, Mennell, Nichols, Palmateer, Stickney, Taylor and many, many more.

All those Portage Co. OH names and no Archer in there? I'm working on Archers in the 1800's who lived in Kent/Franklin Co. Will exchange info with anyone on the Archers. Rose Ann Clark RClark2121@aol.com Akron, Ohio

The library is temporary. They are completely rebuilding the old library on S. Main/S. High St. To be completed in 2004. RAC

Hi Gloria, Clementine was sister to my 2nd GrGrandmother, Mary Elizabeth Earl. I would be glad to exchange more on the EARL & STREATOR ancestry, but have nothing more on the JOHNSON ancestry. Hope this is of some help. Bob Wallace in IL Descendants of Ebenezer W Earl 1 Ebenezer W Earl b: February 12, 1806 Braceville, Trumbull, OH d: May 26, 1884 Windham, Portage Co, OH ref #: 817 . +Charry F Streator b: October 28, 1801 Hampton, Washington, NY d: June 27, 1896 Windham, Portage Co, OH m: September 28, 1825 ,Portage Co, OH ref #: 818 ........ 2 Beaman Nathan Earl b: December 25, 1826 Windham, Portage Co, OH d: January 25, 1829 Windham, Portage Co, OH ref #: 9228 ........ 2 Mary Elizabeth Earl b: July 16, 1828 Windham, Portage Co, OH d: April 20, 1900 Windham, Portage Co, OH ref #: 98 ............ +Ezra Skiff Goodsell b: July 03, 1825 Nelson, Portage Co, OH d: March 03, 1906 Windham, Portage Co, OH m: November 30, 1847 ,Portage Co, OH ref #: 97 ................... 3 Catherine Sierra Nevada Goodsell b: March 1852 Windham, Portage Co, OH d: November 06, 1900 Windham, Portage Co, OH ref #: 69 ....................... +Edufus Linley Orr b: October 22, 1852 Milton Tp, Mahoning, OH d: 1912 Windham, Portage Co, OH m: 1877 ?, Portage Co, OH ref #: 68 ................... 3 Ada Jane Goodsell b: November 05, 1854 Windham, Portage Co, OH d: July 23, 1929 Garrettsville, Port., OH ref #: 816 ....................... +Dillingham Clark b: 1851 ?, OH d: Windham, Portage Co, OH m: 1874 ?, Portage Co, OH ref #: 8923 ................... *2nd Husband of Ada Jane Goodsell: ....................... +Albert E Brooks b: 1852 Unknown d: Garrettsville, OH m: 1900 ,Portage Co, OH ref #: 517 ................... 3 Charles Ebenezer Goodsell b: July 28, 1860 Windham, Portage Co, OH d: December 21, 1881 Windham, Portage Co, OH ref #: 864 ........ 2 Beman W Earl b: June 05, 1830 Windham, Portage Co, OH d: 1905 Windham, Portage Co, OH ref #: 9229 ............ +Angeline Towsley b: October 17, 1833 ??? d: April 23, 1857 Windham, Portage Co, OH m: January 31, 1854 Windham, Portage Co, OH ref #: 9417 ................... 3 Ella Elmyra Earl b: January 15, 1855 Windham, Portage Co, OH d: April 19, 1876 Windham, Portage Co, OH ref #: 9231 ................... 3 Clara P Earl b: March 17, 1857 Windham, Portage Co, OH ref #: 15295 ........ *2nd Wife of Beman W Earl: ............ +Emma Delong b: November 07, 1841 ?, IL d: 1914 Windham, Portage Co, OH m: March 08, 1859 Windham, Portage Co, OH ref #: 9230 ................... 3 Nina Earl b: 1858 Windham, Portage Co, OH d: Windham, Portage Co, OH ref #: 9247 ................... 3 Ebenezer William Earl b: December 07, 1859 Windham, Portage Co, OH d: ??? ref #: 9232 ................... 3 Charry F Earl b: December 19, 1868 Windham, Portage Co, OH d: September 02, 1886 Windham, Portage Co, OH ref #: 9233 ........ 2 Jacob Peter Earl b: July 22, 1832 Windham, Portage Co, OH d: ?, OH ref #: 9234 ............ +Mary Jane Hart b: May 31, 1831 ?, MA d: ??? m: September 21, 1853 Windham, Portage Co, OH ref #: 9397 ................... 3 Carlisle Beman Earl b: August 25, 1854 Windham, Portage Co, OH ref #: 15296 ................... 3 Flora Isabel Earl b: February 25, 1861 Windham, Portage Co, OH ref #: 15297 ....................... +Marshall C Cross b: 1852 ?, OH ref #: 17556 ................... 3 Oviatt Earl b: 1864 Windham, Portage Co, OH d: Osborne, KS ref #: 16024 ....................... +Nellie Mae Dillon ref #: 16025 ........ 2 Clementine Melinda Earl b: March 18, 1838 Windham, Portage Co, OH d: ?, OH ref #: 9235 ............ +Erastus F Johnson b: January 21, 1825 ??? d: ??? m: January 28, 1856 Windham, Portage Co, OH ref #: 9399 ................... 3 Eureka Nevada Johnson b: October 16, 1858 Windham, Portage Co, OH ref #: 15298 ....................... +Albert Byers b: 1854 ?,,OH ........ 2 Stephen Oviatt Earl b: August 29, 1842 Windham, Portage Co, OH d: ?, OH ref #: 9236 ............ +Marcy Ann Bond b: 1845 ?, OH d: ?, OH m: January 31, 1866 ,Trumbull Co, OH ref #: 9285

at the Akron - Summit Co. Library - the temporary location on Tallmadge Ave. Is that only a temporary location for that library? I thought they moved there for good.

Hey everyone. I posted something similar to this about a week ago, but the subject line may have been misleading, causing some people not to read it. I am going to post this list again in hopes that someone will recognize some of these names. My apologies if you have already read this. These surnames are all names that are in family from Portage county or the surrounding areas. Most of these are from the 1800's. Let me know if you have any connections here: Barton Bearrie Beery Bera Bergin Beerie Berry Boosinger Bragg Brown Burnett Clark Cobb Cox Davis Eatinger Eckert Garstenshlager Garstenslager Griffin Hawley Hayes Heeter Kindice Kindish Long Marsh McCauslin Miller Moores Myers Oostdyk Patchin Pfile Phile Reed Rhinehart Rinehart Roepke Royer Sutton Timms Trumphour Trumpower Tupper Williard Willyard Wolf Woolf If you want to check out my web page which has most of these people on it, here is the link: familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/h/i/Brian-Rhinehart-Ohio/index.html Brian

That index to deeds of Portage, Medina & Stark Counties 1795 -1840 is also on microfilm at the Akron - Summit Co. Library - the temporary location on Tallmadge Ave. Rose A. Clark Akron, Ohio

Jackie. Unfortunately this is not my John. My John came to Ohio directly from Massachusetts. Thank you so much for all the effort you put in. I just found out that there is an index to deeds of Portage, Medina and Stark Cos. 1795 - 1840, in the Summit Co. Recorders office. Guess that is my next step. You see, Portage Co covered much more territory in 1834 than today. Thanks again for your effort. Lil Stitt DeHart On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 14:53:41 -0800 "Jackie Ginn" <bluelaker4@cox.net> writes: > There is a John Stitt in Byrd, Brown Co, OH in the 1840 census with 1 > male > 5-10, 2 males 15-20, 1 male 40-50, 1 female 5-10 and 1 female 40-50. > If > this is him, then he either hadn't made it to Portage County yet, or > had > already moved on. > > On the Brown County site I found this: > > RUSSELLVILLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH > Preaching in the Christian faith was held in Jefferson township as > early as > 1810. The pioneer ministers were Revs. Barton Stone and David > Perviance, of > Kentucky, who made frequent visits to this locality and held > services during > summer in groves, and in dwelling houses through cold weather. Rev. > Alexander McClain also labored here. The followers of this faith > increased, > and at a meeting held June 26, 1827, in a small log house which > stood on the > same lot the present church occupies, an organization was effected > with the > following members: David Kendle and wife, John Stitt and > wife, > Basil Glaze and wife, Thomas Shreve and wife, Eli Hewitt and wife, > John > Abbott and wife, David Newman and wife, Mary Butt and Joanna Shaw. > Meetings > were continued at the homes of members, groves and schoolhouses > until 1830, > when they built a brick church in Russellville, some of the members > furnishing timber, joist, rafters, etc., others furnishing rock for > foundation, others shingles, which were made by hand from the trunk > of the > sturdy oak. The women exchanged rags, eggs, butter and such other > articles > as they could spare, for nails, which went into the construction of > the > building. The first seats were made from the trunks of small trees, > with > large pins for legs. The house was first heated by burning charcoal > in two > large iron kettles. In a short time, the congregation became able to > furnish > seats of more modern style; also, stoves took the place of kettles > as > ers. In this condition, the house was used up to May 1860, when a > terrible tornado swept over the town, unroofed the church and > demolished > part of the wall of the house. It was, however, rebuilt and > re-roofed in a > short time, furnished with new seats, papered, repainted and > furnished in > good style, and is now one of the neatest churches of the place. > The > membership at this time is about 260. Rev. Alexander McClain, the > first > minister in charge, labored here twenty-five years. His successors > have been > Revs. Henry Phillips, Daugherty, George W. Mefford, Coan, Pangburn, > Cook and > Walter Mefford. > > Wills: > REED, Susannah - WRITTEN: 27 May 1837 PROBATED: 23 Oct 1837 > WITNESSES: > John Stitt and Washington Campell NAMES: Ruth McDaniel, > w/o > Benjamin McDaniel, and their children, Abram, Rachel and Susanna; > eldest > son, Samuel Reed; son, Barnet M. Reed; daughters, Dorcas Reed and > Lydia > Lumbach; Martha Evans, w/o Lewis Evans; Rebecca Reeves, w/o Asa > Reeves of > Indiana; Mary Edminston, w/o John Edminston and Angelina Reeves, w/o > Eli > Reeves EXECUTORS: No Executor Named > > A History of Byrd Twp: > Other early settlers were the Howlands, on Eagle Creek--John Howland > and his > family. His sons, Ichabod and John, served in Capt. Shepherd's > company of > riflemen during the war of 1812. Tow other sons were Levi and > Izatus. > William Sparrs, who had settled in the northern part of the > township, was > one of the prisoners in Hull's surrender. Samuel Shaw and Mr. > Kilpatrick, > tow other soldiers in the war of 1812 from this township, were > killed by the > Indians while on their way home from Fort Meigs. William Shields was > an > early settler some distance southwest from Decatur. He lived to a > good old > age. George Edwards, originally from Fairfax County, Va., but > directly form > the vicinity of Aberdeen, settled in the northwestern part of the > township > about 1806. His father, James, was an early settler at Aberdeen. > David > McBride settled early on Eagle Creek. He was of Irish extraction. > Another Irish settler, somewhat later, was John Stitt. > Samuel Pickerill, with his family, came to the township in 1810, > and > remained until his death, in 1850, at the advanced age of ninety-six > years. > He had been a drummer boy in the American Revolution. About 1807, > Joshua > Grimes settled in this township, and spent the balance of his life > here. > > Sorry, I could find nothing for Portage County for you. > > Jackie > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wilbur R DeHart" <lilnwil@juno.com> > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 2:36 PM > Subject: [OHPort'ge] Land records for John Stitt > > > > I am searching for land records for John Stitt. He went to Portage > Co. > > with his wife, Laura Cummings White Stitt, and 2 sons around 1834 > and > > moved on to Chesterfiels Twp., Fulton Co. Ohio in 1848. I can find > no > > record of him in Portage Co. They also had 2 more children born > there - > > Emma Dresser Stitt and Winfield Dwight Stitt. > > > > Thank you for any information you can give me. > > > > Lillian Stitt DeHart > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

Sorry it wasn't your man. Good luck in your search. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wilbur R DeHart" <lilnwil@juno.com> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 12:07 PM Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] Land records for John Stitt > Jackie. > > Unfortunately this is not my John. My John came to Ohio directly from > Massachusetts. Thank you so much for all the effort you put in. I just > found out that there is an index to deeds of Portage, Medina and Stark > Cos. 1795 - 1840, in the Summit Co. Recorders office. > > Guess that is my next step. You see, Portage Co covered much more > territory in 1834 than today. Thanks again for your effort. > > Lil Stitt DeHart > > > On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 14:53:41 -0800 "Jackie Ginn" <bluelaker4@cox.net> > writes: > > There is a John Stitt in Byrd, Brown Co, OH in the 1840 census with 1 > > male > > 5-10, 2 males 15-20, 1 male 40-50, 1 female 5-10 and 1 female 40-50. > > If > > this is him, then he either hadn't made it to Portage County yet, or > > had > > already moved on. > > > > On the Brown County site I found this: > > > > RUSSELLVILLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH > > Preaching in the Christian faith was held in Jefferson township as > > early as > > 1810. The pioneer ministers were Revs. Barton Stone and David > > Perviance, of > > Kentucky, who made frequent visits to this locality and held > > services during > > summer in groves, and in dwelling houses through cold weather. Rev. > > Alexander McClain also labored here. The followers of this faith > > increased, > > and at a meeting held June 26, 1827, in a small log house which > > stood on the > > same lot the present church occupies, an organization was effected > > with the > > following members: David Kendle and wife, John Stitt and > > wife, > > Basil Glaze and wife, Thomas Shreve and wife, Eli Hewitt and wife, > > John > > Abbott and wife, David Newman and wife, Mary Butt and Joanna Shaw. > > Meetings > > were continued at the homes of members, groves and schoolhouses > > until 1830, > > when they built a brick church in Russellville, some of the members > > furnishing timber, joist, rafters, etc., others furnishing rock for > > foundation, others shingles, which were made by hand from the trunk > > of the > > sturdy oak. The women exchanged rags, eggs, butter and such other > > articles > > as they could spare, for nails, which went into the construction of > > the > > building. The first seats were made from the trunks of small trees, > > with > > large pins for legs. The house was first heated by burning charcoal > > in two > > large iron kettles. In a short time, the congregation became able to > > furnish > > seats of more modern style; also, stoves took the place of kettles > > as > > ers. In this condition, the house was used up to May 1860, when a > > terrible tornado swept over the town, unroofed the church and > > demolished > > part of the wall of the house. It was, however, rebuilt and > > re-roofed in a > > short time, furnished with new seats, papered, repainted and > > furnished in > > good style, and is now one of the neatest churches of the place. > > The > > membership at this time is about 260. Rev. Alexander McClain, the > > first > > minister in charge, labored here twenty-five years. His successors > > have been > > Revs. Henry Phillips, Daugherty, George W. Mefford, Coan, Pangburn, > > Cook and > > Walter Mefford. > > > > Wills: > > REED, Susannah - WRITTEN: 27 May 1837 PROBATED: 23 Oct 1837 > > WITNESSES: > > John Stitt and Washington Campell NAMES: Ruth McDaniel, > > w/o > > Benjamin McDaniel, and their children, Abram, Rachel and Susanna; > > eldest > > son, Samuel Reed; son, Barnet M. Reed; daughters, Dorcas Reed and > > Lydia > > Lumbach; Martha Evans, w/o Lewis Evans; Rebecca Reeves, w/o Asa > > Reeves of > > Indiana; Mary Edminston, w/o John Edminston and Angelina Reeves, w/o > > Eli > > Reeves EXECUTORS: No Executor Named > > > > A History of Byrd Twp: > > Other early settlers were the Howlands, on Eagle Creek--John Howland > > and his > > family. His sons, Ichabod and John, served in Capt. Shepherd's > > company of > > riflemen during the war of 1812. Tow other sons were Levi and > > Izatus. > > William Sparrs, who had settled in the northern part of the > > township, was > > one of the prisoners in Hull's surrender. Samuel Shaw and Mr. > > Kilpatrick, > > tow other soldiers in the war of 1812 from this township, were > > killed by the > > Indians while on their way home from Fort Meigs. William Shields was > > an > > early settler some distance southwest from Decatur. He lived to a > > good old > > age. George Edwards, originally from Fairfax County, Va., but > > directly form > > the vicinity of Aberdeen, settled in the northwestern part of the > > township > > about 1806. His father, James, was an early settler at Aberdeen. > > David > > McBride settled early on Eagle Creek. He was of Irish extraction. > > Another Irish settler, somewhat later, was John Stitt. > > Samuel Pickerill, with his family, came to the township in 1810, > > and > > remained until his death, in 1850, at the advanced age of ninety-six > > years. > > He had been a drummer boy in the American Revolution. About 1807, > > Joshua > > Grimes settled in this township, and spent the balance of his life > > here. > > > > Sorry, I could find nothing for Portage County for you. > > > > Jackie > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Wilbur R DeHart" <lilnwil@juno.com> > > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 2:36 PM > > Subject: [OHPort'ge] Land records for John Stitt > > > > > > > I am searching for land records for John Stitt. He went to Portage > > Co. > > > with his wife, Laura Cummings White Stitt, and 2 sons around 1834 > > and > > > moved on to Chesterfiels Twp., Fulton Co. Ohio in 1848. I can find > > no > > > record of him in Portage Co. They also had 2 more children born > > there - > > > Emma Dresser Stitt and Winfield Dwight Stitt. > > > > > > Thank you for any information you can give me. > > > > > > Lillian Stitt DeHart > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Am willing to do Chicago IL Tribune obit lookups in trade for obit lookups that I need. I need obit lookups for the following Gaylord, Joanna Bagg d) 10/28/1847 in OH-Franklin, Portage Co Dickinson, Samuel Fowler d) 04/22/1838 in OH-Hudson, Portage Co Leonard, Amanda Cooley d) 10/27/1869 in OH-Mantua Way Station, Portage Co PLEASE EMAIL ME PRIVATELY AT BALLHAWK12@ATT.NET Jim Dlask 4538 N Avers Chicago IL 60625

I am searching for land records for John Stitt. He went to Portage Co. with his wife, Laura Cummings White Stitt, and 2 sons around 1834 and moved on to Chesterfiels Twp., Fulton Co. Ohio in 1848. I can find no record of him in Portage Co. They also had 2 more children born there - Emma Dresser Stitt and Winfield Dwight Stitt. Thank you for any information you can give me. Lillian Stitt DeHart

There is a John Stitt in Byrd, Brown Co, OH in the 1840 census with 1 male 5-10, 2 males 15-20, 1 male 40-50, 1 female 5-10 and 1 female 40-50. If this is him, then he either hadn't made it to Portage County yet, or had already moved on. On the Brown County site I found this: RUSSELLVILLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH Preaching in the Christian faith was held in Jefferson township as early as 1810. The pioneer ministers were Revs. Barton Stone and David Perviance, of Kentucky, who made frequent visits to this locality and held services during summer in groves, and in dwelling houses through cold weather. Rev. Alexander McClain also labored here. The followers of this faith increased, and at a meeting held June 26, 1827, in a small log house which stood on the same lot the present church occupies, an organization was effected with the following members: David Kendle and wife, John Stitt and wife, Basil Glaze and wife, Thomas Shreve and wife, Eli Hewitt and wife, John Abbott and wife, David Newman and wife, Mary Butt and Joanna Shaw. Meetings were continued at the homes of members, groves and schoolhouses until 1830, when they built a brick church in Russellville, some of the members furnishing timber, joist, rafters, etc., others furnishing rock for foundation, others shingles, which were made by hand from the trunk of the sturdy oak. The women exchanged rags, eggs, butter and such other articles as they could spare, for nails, which went into the construction of the building. The first seats were made from the trunks of small trees, with large pins for legs. The house was first heated by burning charcoal in two large iron kettles. In a short time, the congregation became able to furnish seats of more modern style; also, stoves took the place of kettles as heaters. In this condition, the house was used up to May 1860, when a terrible tornado swept over the town, unroofed the church and demolished part of the wall of the house. It was, however, rebuilt and re-roofed in a short time, furnished with new seats, papered, repainted and furnished in good style, and is now one of the neatest churches of the place. The membership at this time is about 260. Rev. Alexander McClain, the first minister in charge, labored here twenty-five years. His successors have been Revs. Henry Phillips, Daugherty, George W. Mefford, Coan, Pangburn, Cook and Walter Mefford. Wills: REED, Susannah - WRITTEN: 27 May 1837 PROBATED: 23 Oct 1837 WITNESSES: John Stitt and Washington Campell NAMES: Ruth McDaniel, w/o Benjamin McDaniel, and their children, Abram, Rachel and Susanna; eldest son, Samuel Reed; son, Barnet M. Reed; daughters, Dorcas Reed and Lydia Lumbach; Martha Evans, w/o Lewis Evans; Rebecca Reeves, w/o Asa Reeves of Indiana; Mary Edminston, w/o John Edminston and Angelina Reeves, w/o Eli Reeves EXECUTORS: No Executor Named A History of Byrd Twp: Other early settlers were the Howlands, on Eagle Creek--John Howland and his family. His sons, Ichabod and John, served in Capt. Shepherd's company of riflemen during the war of 1812. Tow other sons were Levi and Izatus. William Sparrs, who had settled in the northern part of the township, was one of the prisoners in Hull's surrender. Samuel Shaw and Mr. Kilpatrick, tow other soldiers in the war of 1812 from this township, were killed by the Indians while on their way home from Fort Meigs. William Shields was an early settler some distance southwest from Decatur. He lived to a good old age. George Edwards, originally from Fairfax County, Va., but directly form the vicinity of Aberdeen, settled in the northwestern part of the township about 1806. His father, James, was an early settler at Aberdeen. David McBride settled early on Eagle Creek. He was of Irish extraction. Another Irish settler, somewhat later, was John Stitt. Samuel Pickerill, with his family, came to the township in 1810, and remained until his death, in 1850, at the advanced age of ninety-six years. He had been a drummer boy in the American Revolution. About 1807, Joshua Grimes settled in this township, and spent the balance of his life here. Sorry, I could find nothing for Portage County for you. Jackie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wilbur R DeHart" <lilnwil@juno.com> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 2:36 PM Subject: [OHPort'ge] Land records for John Stitt > I am searching for land records for John Stitt. He went to Portage Co. > with his wife, Laura Cummings White Stitt, and 2 sons around 1834 and > moved on to Chesterfiels Twp., Fulton Co. Ohio in 1848. I can find no > record of him in Portage Co. They also had 2 more children born there - > Emma Dresser Stitt and Winfield Dwight Stitt. > > Thank you for any information you can give me. > > Lillian Stitt DeHart > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Thanks. What are the dates they appear? a Miles Sheperd/Sheppard and a Phineas Sheperd/Sheppard are listed in Hudson/Northhampton twps. I have a Joseph Shepherd who migrated from NJ to PA to the Portage County area between 1800 and 1820. He had served in the NJ militia in the Revolutionary War and may have received land as a result. He had a wife and son after 1810. Her name was Sarah and the son was Ezekiel. They lived in the Portage and Trumbull Co areas long enough I suspect land ownership. Do you have any records of Joseph or family. Their spelling may have been different and it could be possible that he really had a different first name. Thanks. Doug Shepherd _________________________________________________________________ Crave some Miles Davis or Grateful Dead? Your old favorites are always playing on MSN Radio Plus. Trial month free! http://join.msn.com/?page=offers/premiumradio

Thanks for all of the information. Now, I need to find the land records. Does anyone have Polly Taylor Dyson in their line? See the message below. The Dyson's and Garrett's came from Delaware in 1804. Did she have parents or siblings who came to Portage Co? Thanks, Sharie Oceanside, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: <Fillows4@aol.com> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 1:37 PM Subject: [OHPort'ge] Re: Abraham Dyson > Tax records 1808-1820 > > Abraham Dyson 7/5 1808-1809 > Abraham Dison Hiram 1810- > Abraham Dyson > Hiram 1811-1812-1813-1814-1816-1817(orig owner P. Hughs)1818-1819-1820 > > Eleanor Garrett 6/5 1808-1809 > Eleanor Garrett Hiram 1810-1811-1812-1813-1814- > John Garret heirs Hiram 1817(orig owner U. Holmes)-1818 > Eleanor Garret Hiram 1817 (orig owner Ted Smith) 1818 > T.S. & David Garrett Hiram 1820 > David J. Garrett Hiram 1820 > various spellings of Eleanor were used. > > no listings for 1815. in 1817 it gives the names of the original owners. > > > > From: "Sharon Paulson" <kinhistorian@earthlink.net> > To: OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <001701c3aa57$fee987a0$78874843@computer> > Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] Re: Tax records of Portage, Summit and portions of > Medina Cos., > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Abraham Dyson and his wife Polly Taylor and children came to Portage Co. in > 1804 with John Garrett. Do you have anything about them? Thanks a heap. > > Sharie > Oceanside, CA > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Thanks so much for your help!