This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lewis, Nail, Slater, Zimmerman, Wilson, Herring, Brodie, Pierce, Davis, Darling, Friend, Simmons, Andrews, Eck, Wade, Halferty, Kinton, Pipe, Bishop, Herring, Watt, Filloon, Fleharty, Carpenter, Ramsey, Myres, Robison, Boyle, Duncan, Hanlan, McConkey, Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AYB.2ACE/477 Message Board Post: The listing below may help others trace where their Ligonier Valley PA families went after the 1810 census... I am especially interested in the Robison, Filloon and Myres (and spelling variations) families of the Fairfield and Donegal Twps. Westmoreland Co., PA. who came to Worthington Twp., Richland Co., OH. abt 1815-1819. William Robison was born abt 1788. His wife Elizabeth born abt 1798, both born in PA. William was not listed in the 1810 Westmoreland PA census as head of household (living with father?) and I am searching for his family. I have narrowed it down to a few Robison families... Aaron Robison, James Robison, of Fairfield and John Robison of Donegal Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA. William & Elizabeth Robison had 1 known daughter abt 1815, a son James in 1818 and then moved to OH and had son Joseph in 1819. The 1820 Worthington Twp., Richland Co., OH census finds William Robison (my 4 G.Grandfather) and Jacob Myres living next to one another. William and Elizabeth are listed with 3 children (Daughter, James and Joseph). The family consisted of 6 children by 1830 (2 males, James and Joseph) and 4 females. I have been unable to locate William Robison in the 1840 census, nor either of his sons (don't know daughter's names, so have no idea where they were either :-) The Filloon and Nail surnames connect to my Robison (and Dickerson) families in the following generation, (marrying in Richland Co., OH). Anyone have any info of these families??? I would love to share and compare info :-) AA Graham, The History of Richland County, Ohio, It's Past and Present, (including the original boundries), (Illustrated, Mansfield Ohio, A..A, GRAHAM & CO., PUBLISHERS. 1807-1880), Pgs 629-630. Samuel Lewis was probably the first permanent white settler within the present limits of Worthington, settling on the northwest quarter of Section 1, in the spring of 1809. He afterward. in 1812, erected a block-house on his farm for the protection of the settlers. This was known as Lewis block-house and is mentioned in another chapter. Henry Nail, Sr., came in 1810, settling on Section 1, and William Slater, Peter Zimmerman and James Wilson in 1811 ; Herring, Brodie, Pierce, Davis and some others, perhaps, a little later. James Pierce came before 1815; and settled on Section 2. William and Jonathan Darling came in soon after Lewis, and settled on Section 1. Joseph Friend and Peter Zimmerman came about 1811, the former settling on Section 3 and the latter on the northeast, quarter of Section 16. Zimmerman erected a powder mill the first in the country, on Clear Fork; and established a good trade in the powder business. In 1813, William and Thomas Simmons came settling on Sec! tion 20, and entering the land upon which stands the village of Independence. In 1823, Moses Andrews, wife and family, consisting of Thomas B.. William; John E. Moses. Jr., Catharine and Ann Eliza, came. settling on Section 32. When Mr. Andrews came, the following settlers were already here, in addition to those mentioned, viz.. Frederick Eck, Section 32 ; Zeheniah Wade, Section 27 ; John Halferty, Section 34: Robert Kinton. Section 26; John Pipe; Stephen Bishop. Section 28 ; Frederick Herring (one of the earliest settlers). Section 3 : Thomas Watt, Section 31 : David Filloon. Section 23; Nicholas Fleeharty, Section 24: James Fleeharty, Section 13; Amasy Fleeharty (father of James and Nicholas, and a soldier of the Revolution), Section 24; Daniel Carpenter (father of George and W. B. Carpenter, of Mansfield). Section 2 ; Andrew Ramsey. Section 17. (1815); Robert Page 630 Phipps, Section 17: Jacob Myers, Section 18 William Robison, Section 18; Samuel Boyle, Section32. Mr. Boyle's cabin is yet standing and is probably the oldest house in the township. John Duncan and William Hanlan settled on Section 30 and Robert McConkey on Section 13. Probably other settlers arrived before 1823, whose names cannot at present be recalled. David Filloon erected the first blacksmith-shop in the township on Section 19, the land being now owned by T. B. Andrews. These settlers were mostly from the Ligonier Valley in Western Pennsylvania. Most of them came into the township along the old Wyandot trail, following up the Mohican, the Black Fork and Clear Fork settling first where the latter leaves the township, in the northeast corner. Of those who came later a portion followed the military road. cut by a section of Gen. Harrison's army in 1812, which is yet a highway and runs diagonally across the township from northeast to southwest on the high ground south of the Clear Fork. This was probably, the first road in the township.