Memorial Day, first known as Decoration day, was first widely observed on May 30, 1868, to commemorate the sacrifices of Civil War soldiers, and was a proclamation from General John Logan, head of the GAR.....Grand Army of the Republic.... an organization of Union veterans..... sailors and soldiers....of that very American war, our civil war... On May 5, 1868, Logan declared in General Order No. 11 that: The 30th of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers, or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village, and hamlet churchyard in the land. In this observance no form of ceremony is prescribed, but posts and comrades will in their own way arrange such fitting services and testimonials of respect as circumstances may permit. This celebration was an offshoot of various local ones that had been taking place in both the north and south, in the 3 years since the end of the war. Several towns, in both north and southern states, claim to have been the first, but in 1966,President Lyndon Johnson declared Waterloo, N.Y., the official birthplace of Memorial Day....seemingly more because of the elaborate local celebrations held there yearly, than because it had held the first. In 1971, Congress declared Memorial Day a national holiday to be celebrated the last Monday in May, to honor those who died serving their country....Veterans day is celebrated the last Thursday in Nov, to honor ALL who served, not just those who died. On a personal note, if you ever have an opportunity to be in DC for Memorial Day, you'll find it a very moving experience. Thousands of motorcyclists (upwards of 10,000) make the ride to DC from the West Coast and all points east, and converge on the Vietnamese War Memorial, for most of these fellas were Vets of that terrible war. They come to reminisce with others who have shared the same experience, honor their dead comrades, and use their very presence as witness to the fact that the fallen have not been forgotten. So, don't forget to think of them today. Sandra

from a lookup; WOODWARD, ENOCH. East Marlborough. November 27, 1771. Adm. to Zachariah and Catherine Shuggart.

I have an image of 45 people in front of what appears to be a hotel - probably taken about 1890-1920. I think I have been able to identify 5 of the people as belonging to the Riale family. I think this was taken in Chester County - probably near Russellville. One of the persons is George A Riale's tombstone is in Beulah Baptist Church graveyard, Russellville, PA, inscription, "RIALE - 1872 George A. Riale 1950 his wife 1871 Sara E. Riale 1942 - 1898 Effa May 1898". George owned the land adjacent to the cemetery and donated a portion of the land to the church to allow for expansion of the cemetery. I would glady send the image to anyone willing to take a crack at identifying the location and/or some of the people involved. Due to limits on the list - please Email me directly. Thanks, Keith -- Keith A. McKain McCain-McKane-O'Kane DNA Group 1 - # Mc17936 Website: http://home.comcast.net/~geosci64 Email: [email protected]

PUSEY, CALEB. East Marlborough. Yeoman.January 30, 1753. May 3, 1756. D. 40.To son Robert 20 shillings. To son David the land which I call Wantage containing 152 acres, he paying to his sister Margaret, wife of John Perry £30. To son in law William Swayne, my desk. To Margaret widow of son Caleb and to his 4 children, viz., Thomas, Prudence, Elizabeth and James £30. To son Thomas all remainder of estate real and personal,he paying to his sister Ann, wife of William Swayne £30. Executor: Son Thomas.Wit: Hannah Brown, T. Woodward, Benjamin Leonard.* The will of Margaret Pusey of the town of New Castle, widow, dated December 28, 1769, proved March 5, 1771, gives all estate equally between her three beloved children, Thomas, Prudence and Elizabeth and appoints Thomas executor. Made her mark.

If the individual who posted this inquiry will contact me privately, I may be able to offer some help.undocumented, but a clue to further research. Marj in NC

   While there are many with the surname Pusey, in Chester Co, there is no  Rachel (I'm assuming  Racel was a type-o) in the index of the HISTORY  OF CHESTER COUNTY PA, by Futhey and Cope.  It would help if you would  furnish  husband's name, and tell how you know her to have been born  in 1694....these are often clues as to where to look next. For instance,  as I imagine she was married when her parents died, it would be helpful to  know her married name to see if she, with that surname, is mentioned in  the will of a parent.                                                                                                                                          Sandra    " Looking for parents of Racel Pusey Anyone here  have them?"

Looking for parents of Racel Pusey Anyone here have them? Marie IBSSG

from a lookup in HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTRY, by Futhey and Cope; (what a very strange surname...I've never run into it before, and feel fairly sure it didn't 'start life' with this spelling.) The only one I found in F&C is included below, and with a given name of Reece, I think you can proceed on the theory that he was Welsh; (as the following is an early date I also looked in the court records 1697-1710, but had no luck....I looked through all the Rs for another possible spelling, but nothing. There were also no area wills, including Chester and surrounding counties, that contained the name, that spelling, in any way. 1689 Land-Holders of Chester Co; Reece Rhithry...250 acres

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Hi... Wanted to remind everybody that Darby's REMEMBRANCE DAY will be celebrated tomorrow, May 16,2009 at 1:00 at the Methodist Meeting Cemetery which is adjacent to Mt. Zion Cemetery in the 1400 block of Springfield Rd. in Collingdale.? This celebration has been endorsed by the National Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and there will be a book for sale honoring those buried at the cemetery, particularly the Revolutionary, War of 1812, and the Civil War Veterans. The day is filled with activities and should be very exciting. Regards, Bev W

from a lookup; MORRISON, ALEXANDER. New London.January 11, 1759. October 12, 1766.Provides for wife. To sons Ephraim, Alexr., Joseph, Hugh and James, all real and personal estate paying legacies. To daughter Jean Morrison £60 at 18. To daughter Mary Gray 40 shillings. Executors: Wife Jean and Ephraim.Wit: William McMichen, Margret McMichen, Jas. McMichen. The 1765 Chester Archives ; Alexander Morrison owned 100 acres in New London Alexander Morrison Jr owned 130 acres in NEw London ; David Morrison...130 acres in Concord Ephraim a freeman in New London ; Guyan Morrison 114 acres in East Nottingham ; Hugh 20 acres in West Nantmeal; James 50 acres i Concord ; James single man in Londonderry ; Jno Morrison 50 Tredyffrin ; Josh. Morrison freeman in New London ; Nathaniel Morrison single man in Concord ; Robert single man in Concord ; Robert 30 acres in West Nottingham ; Wm Morrison inmate in Springfield .

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Homeville Quaker Meeting House in Upper Oxford Township, Chester County, PA, will be open for worship and visiting on May 31st, 2009 at 2 pm. This Meeting House was active from 1828 - 1915 and looks much as it did when it was laid down in 1915. Early families included: Baker, Barnard, Brinton, Broomell, Brosius, Clendenon, Coates, Gatchel, Hambleton, Kent, Lloyd, Maule, Preston, Rakestraw, Taylor, Townsend, Walton, Wood and others. This Meeting was closely connected to Penns Grove Meeting House and the families interrelated. I'll probably be at the cemetery by 1, or sooner if someone makes a request to connect. This meeting will also be open for worship and visiting on August 30th, 2009. Hope you can join us. Judy Walter Heald

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from a lookup; John Baldwin, s. William of Bristol Twp, Bucks Co m Elizabeth Pusey, d Willim. Pusey, deceased, of Londongrove 13 9m 1734 I see that the name Baldwin is also spelled Baldwine and Baldin. A John Baldwine is mentioned in the very first pages of marriages....in 1704. S.

from a lookup in the New Garden MM marriages..1704-1799; There are WAAAY too many of the surname Scarlet, in the New Garden MM records to list them all...include some given names and I'll be glad to see if they appear. There are mentions of your Shadrach/Shadh./Shadrich/Shadritch./Shadrick.... and the last name has the following spellings, you need to keep in mind, too Scarlet, Scarlett, Scarlit, Scarlot, Scarlet, Scharlet, Scharlit. Shadrach' marriage was not listed in the New Garden MM records....(his daughter, Phebe, married John Allen, s of John Allen of Londongrove....12-9m, 1740) S.

As you have a death date for John, have you gotten an obit for him? That should give valuable info on his wife, his own parentage, etc. How about his death certificate? I'm not sure if the death certificate would have any info on his wife, as you believe her to already have died, but it's worth a shot....and, I think his obit would say "his wife, the late Jane Ague Nolan, or what have you. How about the son's death certificate and newspaper obit? Those should contain the names and perhaps places of birth of his parents....ditto for any of his siblings...their death certificates and obits would contain the same parental info. How about census? Jane's place of birth will be included in census info, to at least let you know if she had been born in Pa, or Ireland....start with the 1850..she will be enumerated by name from then on....and be sure to watch for all the possible spellings. When you're in trouble with a name spelling, I think it far better to actually look at the records yourself, rather than just having someone do a census lookup...who knows if they'll use all the possible spellings, etc. I'm a firm believer in look see with 'human eyes'! (I looked on a CD of the PA 1850 census...there were no Agrue, Agrers, Ageres, Agur, Agars, Agares included in the state, but I'm not fond of this CD, so wouldn't take it as truth) I would imagine that they were probably Roman Catholics, so have you looked into Catholic church records, where they lived? I actually appears that these people didn't live in Chester, but Delaware Co, so it would be best if you addressed your query to the Del. Co list....you'd have a better chance of finding someone else researching the name, or the area. Good luck. Sandra " I am looking for JOHN J. NOLAN's wife's (JANE) maiden name. I know it begins with an A since I can view the name on her son's WWI registration card dtd Sep 1918 (John I. Nolan) still I can't make out the rest of the letters to make any breakthrough on Jane's side of the tree. Here is what I know about John and Jane: JOHN J. NOLAN b. abt 1842-44 Limrick, Ireland; imm: abt 1853; d: 15 Jun 1930 Clifton Heights, PA JANE A. NOLAN b. abt 1847 in PA(?); d: abt 1918 - 1920 >From what I can gather from son's registration card, Jane's last name is: Agrue; Agrers; Ageres; Agurs; Agars; Agares etc, etc but I can't find anything"

Hello All - New to this site so pls forgive any protocol errors I may make! I am looking for JOHN J. NOLAN's wife's (JANE) maiden name. I know it begins with an A since I can view the name on her son's WWI registration card dtd Sep 1918 (John I. Nolan) still I can't make out the rest of the letters to make any breakthrough on Jane's side of the tree. Here is what I know about John and Jane: JOHN J. NOLAN b. abt 1842-44 Limrick, Ireland; imm: abt 1853; d: 15 Jun 1930 Clifton Heights, PA JANE A. NOLAN b. abt 1847 in PA(?); d: abt 1918 - 1920 I've looked at all the articles on delawarecolib.newspaperarchive.com--at least I think I have--my eyes are buggy and have gone through thousands of records on Ancestry.com but to no avail. >From what I can gather from son's registration card, Jane's last name is: Agrue; Agrers; Ageres; Agurs; Agars; Agares etc, etc but I can't find anything on anything and would greatly appreciate some help in what my next move should be to find her maiden name. Thanks, Peggy -------------------------------------------------- From: "Bob Cupertino" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 9:58 AM To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [PaOldC] Chester taxables 1753 East Nottingham > > > > > Thanks, Sandra - > Same list, alphabetized > > For a newby - can someone explain what the term "inmates" means here? > > James Adams > > > Hugh Allison > > > Michal Askin > > > Will. Bain > > > Thos. Barrett > > > Wm Betty > > > Robert Black > > > Widow Boggs > > > Widow Boyd > > > Danl. Brown > > > James Brown > > > Messer Brown > > > Nathan Brown > > > Gilbert Buchanan > > > Zachary Butcher > > > Sam. Byers > > > Andw. .Byers > > > James Caldwell > > > Widow Calvin > > > James Carnage > > > John Carson > > > John Champbell > > > Benjamin Chandlee > > > Cotty Chandlee > > > Wm Chandlee > > > John Chuddy > > > Geo. Churchman > > > Thos. Churchman > > > Wm Churchman > > > Widow Clendenan > > > James Cowden > > > John Crawford > > > Widow Crawford > > > John Cunningham > > > John Day > > > Saml. Dickey > > > Barholomew Dorough > > > Benj. Elliot > > > Josias Emmitt > > > Sam. England > > > Robert Erwin > > > Widow Erwin > > > Widow Ewing (John's) > > > Wm Feries > > > Elisha Gatchell > > > Elisha Gatchell jn > > > James Glasgow > > > John Glen > > > David Gualt > > > Wm Guy > > > Robert Harvey > > > John Hathorn > > > Saml. Hawthorn > > > John Hill > > > David Hogg > > > James Howard > > > Elisha Hughes > > > Robert Hunter > > > Archible Job > > > Wm Jenkins > > > David Junkin > > > Moses Karr > > > Timothy Kirk > > > Will Kirk > > > John Kmox > > > John Lawson > > > David Long > > > Robert Mackey > > > Robert Maxwell > > > Wm McCain > > > Thomas McCartney > > > Neal McCaskey > > > Henry McCulley > > > Michall McGloughlin > > > Finley McGrew > > > Hugh McHaffey > > > John McMullen > > > Bryan McMurray > > > Wm McWilliams > > > Gayon Morrison > > > Sampson Moore > > > Wm Muntgomery > > > Widow Ogl'bie > > > Edward Oldham > > > John Oldham > > > Robert Oldham > > > Thos Oldham sr > > > James Paterson > > > Patraick Pease, or Skein > > > Patrick Poor > > > Widow Porter > > > Abigail Price > > > Wm Pugh > > > John Pugh > > > David Rankin > > > John Rees > > > George Robinett > > > John Robison > > > Esqr. Rowland Rogers > > > Thos Scott > > > William Scott > > > Mathew Seaton > > > Thos. Sharp > > > Robert Sheard > > > James Shepard > > > Wm Sheppard > > > Richard Sidwell > > > James Skiventon > > > John Slater > > > James Smith > > > John Smith > > > James Steel > > > Widow Mary Tanner > > > Philip Tanner > > > Matthew Taylor > > > Gydeon Thompson > > > Hugh Thompson > > > Joseph Tremble > > > James Wharrey > > > David Wharry > > > John White (Poplar hill) > > > John White (saywer) > > > John White, jr > > > Thos Wilson jr > > > Benj. Willson > > > James Willson > > > Matthew Willson > > > Thomas Willson sr > > > Widow Jean Woodrow > > > inmates; > > > Sam. Allen > > > Peter Bambridge > > > James Brisland > > > Patrick Brown > > > John Butterfield > > > Thomas Carson > > > John Corrans > > > Robert Coughran > > > Barthol. Dirrum > > > Joseph Draynon > > > John Given > > > Jacob Grundall > > > Roger Hart > > > David Humphrey > > > Danl. King > > > Henry Knight > > > Richard Lunny > > > John McClelan > > > Neal Mcdonnell > > > John McMullen > > > Thomas McMurry > > > hanse Miller > > > James Noble > > > Wm Owen > > > Edwd. Parker > > > John Pugh sen > > > Hugh Reynolds > > > Francis Shearer > > > John Sutliff > > > John Sutton > > > John Wakefield > > > David Watson > > > Nathl. William > > > Sam. Willson > > > Will. Work > > > freemen > > > Robt Allison > > > Wm Brisby > > > William Brown > > > James Campbell > > > Wm Coyle > > > Thos. Davis > > > Willm. Forsythe > > > Thos Kelly > > > Thos Martin > > > Daniel McClevanan > > > George McKindly > > > Jeremiah McMachan > > > John McWilliams > > > Zebulon Oldham > > > Hezekiah Rowles > > > John Shannon > > > John Steen > > > Edwd. Taylor > > > Jonathan White > > > Joshua White > > > Wm White > > > Wm Young > > --- On Fri, 5/1/09, Sandra Ferguson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Sandra Ferguson <[email protected]> > Subject: [PaOldC] Chester taxables 1753 East Nottingham > To: [email protected] > Cc: "cyndie eckman" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, May 1, 2009, 9:14 AM > > > Elisha Gatchell > Esqr. Rowland Rogers > John Day > Elisha Hughes > Benjamin Chandlee > John White, jr > Thos Wilson jr > Cotty Chandlee > Messer Brown > Thomas Willson sr > Will Kirk > Sam. England > Edward Oldham > Robert Oldham > Widow Ogl'bie > Widow Boggs > Wm Feries > Michal Askin > Matthew Taylor > Sam. Byers > Andw. .Byers > David Gualt > Hugh Allison > John Robison > Will. Bain > John White (saywer) > Joseph Tremble > Timothy Kirk > Neal McCaskey > Thos. Barrett > Geo. Churchman > Danl. Brown > James Brown > Wm Churchman > John Slater > Nathan Brown > Wm Muntgomery > John Rees > Wm Sheppard > James Shepard > Robert Sheard > Thos. Churchman > Wm Chandlee > Wm Pugh > John Pugh > John Crawford > Widow Boyd > John Cunningham > Thos Oldham sr > John Oldham > John White (Poplar hill) > Robert Black > Henry McCulley > George Robinett > Zachary Butcher > Moses Karr > John Glen > James Cowden > Widow Erwin > Widow Clendenan > Widow Ewing (John's) > Archible Job > James Steel > RobertMackey > Abigail Price > Elisha Gatchell jn > Hugh McHaffey > Gydeon Thompson > John Lawson > John Hathorn > James Smith > David Rankin > Thos. Sharp > David Long > David Wharry > John Carson > Saml. Hawthorn > John Smith > Widow Porter > Josias Emmitt > Widow Mary Tanner > Philip Tanner > Robert Harvey > William Scott > Thos Scott > Benj. Willson > John Hill > Wm McWilliams > John Chuddy > Patraick Pease, or Skein > Bryan McMurray > John Champbell > Sampson Moore > Richard Sidwell > Patrick Poor > Robert Erwin > Thomas McCartney > James Howard > James Willson > Gilbert Buchanan > Widow Crawford > Wm McCain > John Kmox > Gayon Morrison > Finley McGrew > Matthew Willson > Hugh Thompson > James Wharrey > Saml. Dickey > Mathew Seaton > David Hogg > David Junkin > Barholomew Dorough > Widow Jean Woodrow > Wm Betty > James Adams > James Glasgow > James Carnage > Wm Jenkins > Michall McGloughlin > James Paterson > James Skiventon > Wm Guy > John McMullen > Robert Maxwell > James Caldwell > Robert Hunter > Widow Calvin > Benj. Elliot > inmates; > John Pugh sen > John Butterfield > John Given > Nathl. William > Henry Knight > John Corrans > hanse Miller > John McMullen > Thomas McMurry > John Wakefield > James Brisland > Edwd. Parker > Patrick Brown > Wm Owen > Roger Hart > Neal Mcdonnell > John Sutliff > David Watson > Jacob Grundall > Richard Lunny > Sam. Allen > David Humphrey > Peter Bambridge > Will. Work > James Noble > John McClelan > Joseph Draynon > Robert Coughran > Francis Shearer > Danl. King > Barthol. Dirrum > Hugh Reynolds > Sam. Willson > Thomas Carson > John Sutton > freemen > Wm White > Joshua White > Jonathan White > Zebulon Oldham > Thos. Davis > Wm Coyle > George McKindly > Wm Young > James Campbell > John Shannon > Edwd. Taylor > John Steen > Willm. 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I checked the CD of PA wills (Westmoreland not included), and find no mention, in any way of anyone named Lute, Loot, Luet.....not in Chester or any surrounding counties. I found a George Lutre in the 1765 Chester Archives, listed as living in Charlestown (I went back to the will CD, but no Lutres either). There is no mention, in THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY PA , by Futhey and Cope, of the surname...any spelling I can think of. Sandra "Am also researching the Lute family from Westmoreland County. It is said that my Nicholas Lute came from Chester Co.,Pa. In Chester Co. there were George, Jonathan, Michael, Peter and Thomas besides Nicholas. Nicholas began improvements on his Westmoreland plantation in 1772."