Carol Was there a Jacob Hammon mentioned who bought land in Chester Township, Wayne County May 1, 1815? Jacob also moved his family to Wayne County in 1814 from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: Carol Chafin <cchafin@bright.net> To: <OHWAYNE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 9:29 AM Subject: [OHWAYNE] WINKLER Family > Sandy: > > The HISTORY OF WAYNE COUNTY by Ben Douglas, published 1878, includes > this Winkler reference: > > "John Winkler, the oldest living pioneer in Greene township, and first > son of Lawrence Winkler, was born April 22, 1799, in Burke county, > North Carolina, and came with his father to Greene township, Wayne > county, Ohio, in the spring of 1814, to prepare the way for the rest > of the family, who came in the fall. In 1820 he married Miss Dorcas > Wade, who died July 17, 1826, leaving one child. November 22, 1827, > he married Miss Margaret Wilford." > > Hope this helps in your search. > > Carol > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >