I am intrigued by the recent information from Patricia Max and am hoping that she or someone else on this list may be able to help me at least partially break through a major brick wall for me. Also, the recent information about migration from Chester Co. PA to VA gives me hope as well, as my ancestor from there is tied into the mystery, so here goes... First, the Dunn family and Trivoli, IL: I have a Mary Jane Anderson (born 2/16/1833 in Hardy County, WVA), daughter of David Anderson (born 4/15/1797 in CharlesTown, Berkeley County, WVA) and Mary Magdalene Kackley (DOB unknown but from Cacapon, WVA). Mary Jane married Amos Dunn in Peoria County, IL on 10/5/1854. They had two children, Delmore Dunn (born 1855) and Theodosia Dunn (born 1858). Mary Jane and her two children all died in 1859 and are buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Trivoli, Peoria County, IL. David Anderson and all his children moved to the Trivoli area around 1852-55 after Mary died in WVA. David was a cooper and at least one of his sons was as well. I have no information on Amos Dunn. Can you help, Patricia? Second, David Anderson was the son of John Anderson who lived in CharlesTown, WVA in the late 1790's and early 1800's. I have no documentation on who David's mother was but suspect it was either Elizabeth Culp or Sarah Duke, both who may have been from PA, but I could be wrong on both accounts. Since there were at least 2 if not 3 John Andersons in CharlesTown during the same time period, it all becomes very confusing. I just know that my John Anderson was not the one who married Deborah Swartz. At any rate, John is a major brick wall for me. However, one of his good friends was George North who was an ironmaster from the Coventryville Iron Works in Chester Co., PA, who moved to WVA to run the Keep Tryste Furnace in 1791. This furnace is located just above Harper's Ferry and near CharlesTown. Later George also had a mill and general store and I have a copy of a bill of sale that lists George North, miller, and John Anderson, cooper. I know that George Washington hired George North and a couple of other men from Chester Co. to buy land in the WVA area and I believe that's how the Harper's Ferry arsenal came into being. Since George and John were good friends I have wondered if John was from Chester County as well. I have seen a John Anderson on a Chester County census for 1790 but have not found any other information. The Norths were not Quakers and I don't know if the Andersons were, although both families ended up being Methodists several generations later. John Anderson's grandson, Robert Ferguson Anderson (son of David Anderson) married first Martha Henkle North, then Sarah Keyes North, both granddaughters of George North. Martha died of typhoid fever in the early 1860's and is buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Trivoli, IL. Can anyone on this list help with information about these folks? I have lots of North info but the Anderson line alludes me. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Susan in Milwaukee