Hi List, here are some clues for Harrold/Herrell I have on deeds- Chester CO PA deed- 1 Mar 1685 Wolla (alias- aka ) William Rowson to James BROWNE of Chichester , 87 acres land by William Clayton , Henry REYNOLDS and William Clayton JR , tract # 2 has 15 acres by John Bezer, Henry Reynolds & Woola Rawson, tract # 3 has 7 acres by widow Johnson - Pres/Wit: John Hickman and George HAROLD. Note: Harrold, Beal and Brown are related in Nottingham, PA . These men listed above I have listed to you all in letters recently. James Browne marr.6.8.1679 NJ Honor Clayton , Henry Reynolds marr. 11.10.1678 NJ, William Clayton JR marr. Elizabeth Bezer 1682 and Mary Clayton marr. John Beals 1682 per-Gilbert Cope 1881. John & Mary Clayton Beals dau. Mary Beals marr. Richard Harrold . James Brown, Henry Reynolds and Richard Harrold are on the 1722 tax lists. William Clayton & Elizabeth Bezer's son Edward Clayton marr. Ann Whitaker 12.25.1713 and this couple are listed by John COPE 1715 Bradford, Chester CO PA tax list by Gilbert Cope 1881. 1722 West Nottingham, Chester CO PA tax list- real quick- Hugh Sidwell, Richard Beson/Beeson, Jeremiah Brown- son of James, William Brown has 4 wifes- son is Messer Brown, Joseph Haines, wife Dorothy - Gilbert Cope says this man from Ran Cocas, NJ NJ and the Quaker Haines of Burlington NJ went to Frederick CO VA , William Harris, Henry Reynolds, Thomas BROWN, Henry Parsons, Richard HARROLD, James Robinson, Samuel Kirk, James King, William Hanby, Joseph Rich, Hugh Sidwell JR, Alexander ROSS- has Frederick CO VA will and he is Morgan Bryan SR's VA land partner, Joseph/Josiah Pain/Payne, William Brown JR, John Sidwell, Richard BROWN, DANIEL BROWN, Samuel Finley, James BROWN & Honor, John Miles or Mills ?, Walter Wale or Wall, Samuel Stone and Robert Love. 1722 East Nottingham, Chester CO PA tax list by Gilbert Cope- Samuel Robinett-land also in Sadsbury, Robert WHITE, John Hugg, Elizabeth JOB widow of Andrew JOB, Elisha Gatchell- very famous - help create Lancaster CO PA 1728 and in MD border dispute, Jacob Beals, John Beals & Mary Clayton, Josph Jones, Thomas Oldham, John Churchman, Benjamin Chandlee, Jacob JOB son of Andrew, Samuel Littler - has John RUDDELL on his 1727 Nottingham will and - Littler chd in Frederick CO VA wills and deeds, John WHITE, Aron Coppock, MESER BROWN, Hugh Morgan- found a Frederick CO VA deed for one of the chd. of this man and John RUDDELL is on this man will 1727, James Crosswell/Cresswell, William BEALS, Aurthur BARRETT- has Frederick CO VA will, MORRIS REES- has Frederick CO VA will, Samuel Calbrith, John Tomson, John Cook -should be brother-in-law of John Ruddell wife listed as Mary Cook , Robert Oldham, William Frances, Alexander Martin , James Ogilbe/Ogilby, Thomas JOB - son of Andrew, John Read, Archelus Hamilton, James SMITH , George Harrison- wife Esther on Hopewell VA Quaker listed on deeds in Frederick CO VA - from NJ, Philp Tanner, Thomas Read, John Eldrick/Elswick ??, Stephen Stapler, William HOGG- shoukld have Frederick CO VA will as HOGE, John RUDDAL/Ruddell son has KY Ruddell's fort, John Brabson, Samuel Whiting, Peter HASTINGS, John Butterfield - this name is the same family listed in Berkeley CO VA 1810 listed by COPE, Charles Goss. Deed Chester CO PA- 29 Apr 1757- Thomas & Rachel Brown to John Allen both of West Nottingham. Whereas Richard Harrald was permitted by commisioners of William Penn to settle on & improve 500 acres in West Nottingham, whereas Richard absenting himself from his abode , ordered his wife MARY to make sale of said land and Mary Harrald by deed dated 26 Jan 1726 granted David GALE who by his deed 19 Aug 1726 granted same to WILLIAM BROWN late of sd. twp, William & Susannah Brown 21 Mar 1748 granted a certain part of tract to Thomas Brown then of CECIL CO MD , Thomas Branan by deed dated 4 Aug 1752 granted sd. part of land to James & Jane Allen 30 Apr 1753. Note: these Browns and Mary Beal Harrold are cousins thru- the Clayton family. The Nottingham MMs index has 5 pages of Browns listed a very big family by 1750 because of 2 brothers James and William Browne/Brown having many sons. I have a lot wifes for many of these men thanks to Gilbert Cope and my Quaker records. David Crow Cope- PS to answer one reader - my middle name is a made up name that my father gave me and it stands for Charles, Russell, Orval and Wert COPE my dads 4 living brothers in 1947 when I was born.