As they are offering copies of these records for money, I'm not sure of the legality of placing the entire records elsewhere on line. While I know that records per se, cannot be owned, the trick is where YOU as transcriber found what you transcribed. Copying what you found on a site is Not the same as going to a library and transcribing the same thing rom the original. The latter is fine.......Seems like splitting hairs, I know, but I think I'm right on this. If anyone is interested in transcribing these names, I'd suggest they contact the site to make sure they don't get in trouble with copyright Sandra > > > Sandra or anyone who might know, have these records been posted? It > might be a good winter project for those of us looking for family back > in the early 18th Cent. > Eliz > > RG-17 > Records of the Land Office > WARRANT REGISTERS, 1733-1957. [series #17.88] > *CHESTER COUNTY Document Images* > > > http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r17-88WarrantRegisters/ChesterPages/r17-88ChesterPageInterface.htm > >

I am researching a Samuel Thornton and noticed Samuel Thornton and Robert Thornton in the Chester co Warrant Registers. Does anyone have knowledge of the Thorntons? My Thorntons ended up in Conestoga Manor, Lancaster co PA with Theophilus Simonton and his son Theophilus Simonton; with Samuel Thornton; Andrew Allison and Thomas Allison. The Allisons may have lived in Chester co PA, before coming to Lancaster co. Samuel Thornton was born in 1712, Clare County, Ireland, married Mary Simonton, (born abt 1718, Tyrone, N. Ireland) a daughter of Theophilus Simonton I and wife Mary Smith Simonton. Samuel Thornton moved with everyone to then Rowan co NC, now Iredell co NC, and then they moved to Abbeville co SC, where he died 13 June 1797.

Sorry I forgot the subject ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Eliz Hanebury <elizhgene@gmail.com> Date: Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 3:19 PM Subject: [PaOldC] (no subject) To: "Chester County, PA" <pa-old-chester-l@rootsweb.com> Sandra or anyone who might know, have these records been posted? It might be a good winter project for those of us looking for family back in the early 18th Cent. Eliz RG-17 Records of the Land Office WARRANT REGISTERS, 1733-1957. [series #17.88] *CHESTER COUNTY Document Images* http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r17-88WarrantRegisters/ChesterPages/r17-88ChesterPageInterface.htm Can't find my ancestor but the names are those of my High School Class <G> still here and still kicking! -- Eliz Not Today and Not without a Fight (unknown to me) For all that has been, thanks. For all that will be, yes. (Dag Hammarskjold) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PA-OLD-CHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Eliz Not Today and Not without a Fight (unknown to me) For all that has been, thanks. For all that will be, yes. (Dag Hammarskjold)

Sandra or anyone who might know, have these records been posted? It might be a good winter project for those of us looking for family back in the early 18th Cent. Eliz RG-17 Records of the Land Office WARRANT REGISTERS, 1733-1957. [series #17.88] *CHESTER COUNTY Document Images* http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r17-88WarrantRegisters/ChesterPages/r17-88ChesterPageInterface.htm Can't find my ancestor but the names are those of my High School Class <G> still here and still kicking! -- Eliz Not Today and Not without a Fight (unknown to me) For all that has been, thanks. For all that will be, yes. (Dag Hammarskjold)

from a lookup in the Kennett MM records; I found 3 possible spellings of the surname.........will include them all. Neal 9-11-1766 William get Sadsberry MM to m 10-16-1766 William get New Garden MM Neel 1-4-1749 Rebekah mou 3-5-1749 Rebekah dis for mou Neiles 10-5-1824 Elizabeth (form Temple) mou 11-2-1824 Elizabeth (form Temple) dis for mou

Thank you. I am in awe of your committment to this list. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra Ferguson" <ferg@ntelos.net> To: "Linda Ligo" <lligo@zoominternet.net> Cc: <pa-old-chester@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 12:07 PM Subject: Re: [PaOldC] 1700's ships The only thing I could find on the name Robert McWilliams was that it appeared on 2 company rosters. No real way to tell if these are 2 different fellas or 1 that changed companies. In 1814 the name appeared on the roster as a pvt in Capt. Christopher Wigton's Co, and a Sgt In the co. of James Wersler. Sandra Sent from Sandra's iPod > 'My ggggrandfather, John McWilliams b. abt.1763, his wife Mary and son, > David b.1794 came to Amreica from Ireland between 1794 and 1800 when they > appear on the census list in Kortright, Delaware county, NY. I am hoping > to discover when they actually came and hopefully from where. I have been > trying, for some time, to connect them to the McWilliams in Chester county > , one of whom (Robert) and perhaps others migrated to Mercer county, PA as > did some of the Kortright McWilliams. > I would appreciate any advice or help you may have re: passenger lists > and/or family connections. Are there others researching McWilliams in > Chester Co.?' > >

The only thing I could find on the name Robert McWilliams was that it appeared on 2 company rosters. No real way to tell if these are 2 different fellas or 1 that changed companies. In 1814 the name appeared on the roster as a pvt in Capt. Christopher Wigton's Co, and a Sgt In the co. of James Wersler. Sandra Sent from Sandra's iPod > 'My ggggrandfather, John McWilliams b. abt.1763, his wife Mary and son, David b.1794 came to Amreica from Ireland between 1794 and 1800 when they appear on the census list in Kortright, Delaware county, NY. I am hoping to discover when they actually came and hopefully from where. I have been trying, for some time, to connect them to the McWilliams in Chester county , one of whom (Robert) and perhaps others migrated to Mercer county, PA as did some of the Kortright McWilliams. > I would appreciate any advice or help you may have re: passenger lists and/or family connections. Are there others researching McWilliams in Chester Co.?' > >

My ggggrandfather, John McWilliams b. abt.1763, his wife Mary and son, David b.1794 came to Amreica from Ireland between 1794 and 1800 when they appear on the census list in Kortright, Delaware county, NY. I am hoping to discover when they actually came and hopefully from where. I have been trying, for some time, to connect them to the McWilliams in Chester county , one of whom (Robert) and perhaps others migrated to Mercer county, PA as did some of the Kortright McWilliams. I would appreciate any advice or help you may have re: passenger lists and/or family connections. Are there others researching McWilliams in Chester Co.? Thank you. Linda lligo@zoominternet.net

On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Dora Smith <tiggernut24@yahoo.com> wrote: That would be me and My 3X ggfather, the will didn't mention anything but money, I know he had 3 acres and some use of common land so I have to deduce that he managed to make a very good living from it. He managed to send his children to the US in the 1840's, with enough for each for a farm in Ohio, which frequently amounted to 250 dollars for a good sized farm. The will said each got 50 pounds I don't know what happened when the farm depression of the 1840's hit England Eliz > Someone wrote me privately and insisted that her ancestor supported the > family on a couple of acres by growing seeds. Those sure must have been > valuable seeds if their sale supported a family, because for sure it wasn't > all the family needed to eat!. That discussion ended when I told her I'd > only continue it if there were more than two of us in on it. I don't know > if she hadn't realized only two of us were in on it, or not. > > Dora

Thanks for your tale of diets.  But medical research has largely discounted the notion that eggs contribute to heart attacks.  The cholesterol in blood vessel plaque is synthesized by body's own enzymes largely from saturated fats in the diet, not dietary cholesterol.  But this comment is far afield from genealogy & family history.  I apologize to Sandra and readers of PaOldC.   Yes, you always need to hit "Reply All", as you just did.  Thanks.  ________________________________ From: Dora Smith <tiggernut24@yahoo.com> To: Eleanor W. Helper <eleanorhelper@yahoo.com>; Eliz Hanebury <elizhgene@gmail.com>; Sandra Ferguson <ferg@ntelos.net> Cc: PaOldCh <pa-old-chester-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 9:58 AM Subject: Re: [PaOldC] Sharing with everyone Aggghh!  I click reply, and the first thing that happens is, the reply is going to Eleanor. 29 acres in medieval times was the standard amount of land it took to support a family, or atleast, it was one of the common standards.    John Smith's master had a reputation for being quite scrupulous so I'm sure that's just what he did.  I wonder if the loom can have been thrown in as well, though by colonial Pennsylvania law he was obliged to provide the land, or money to buy it, OR the tools of a trade, when John and Isabella finished their term of servitude.  Now, that was colonial Pennsylvania law, but maybe it continued in force, or maybe the master still honored it. People in Chester County raised their own wheat, oats, and rye, in addition to their own vegetables.  I know that for a fact, because I have several of their probate records.  They were actually growing grain cooperatively; one would own the field, but two entire families would own shares of grain in the ground.    That's also how I know what grain they grew.  They might also support a pig or two.  The tax records show the Smiths had a cow and a horse or two, and a wagon.  That means they needed pasture, and hay, and oats for the horse.  I doubt they didn't have chickens.  They raised seven children!  In addition to the food they grew, they typically had pork, molasses, and that stored in barrels.  Again, that's from the estate inventories.  Where they got the pork would depend on whether the tax records included a pig, I guess.    Now, larger farmers were also sharing when one of them butchered a cow.  Yup, you guessed it.  The inventories recorded what they owed on shares of that cow.  Most farmers in southeastern Chester County also owned atleast a hundred acres of land and often several hundred; sometimes a thousand, like my 2x great grandfather (son of John Smith who only had 29 acres, his cow, his horse, his wagon, and his loom, mortgaged the farm, and lost the farm just after the textile mills opened).  But I think the Smiths' one cow was for milk. I forgot to mention, the tax records also mention a dog.  I wonder how come they didn't count the chickens?  Because I just can't see that family not having eggs every morning for breakfast.  How could you always die in middle age of a heart attack, often even if you were female, without that. And they were fully Scotch Irish; didn't they want their deep fried breaded chicken? Yes, I know that people in Ireland often had far less land, but they also routinely starved and even more routinely supplemented their income by outside employment.  They didn't eat nothing resembling no balanced diet. They were lucky if they supplemented their potatoes with seaweed! Someone wrote me privately and insisted that her ancestor supported the family on a couple of acres by growing seeds.  Those sure must have been valuable seeds if their sale supported a family, because for sure it wasn't all the family needed to eat!.    That discussion ended when I told her I'd only continue it if there were more than two of us in on it.  I don't know if she hadn't realized only two of us were in on it, or not. Dora -----Original Message----- From: Eleanor W. Helper Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 4:20 PM To: Eliz Hanebury ; Sandra Ferguson Cc: PaOldCh Subject: Re: [PaOldC] Sharing with everyone To me the stories are just as interesting as the pedigrees, so I hope these will be included too. Eleanor ________________________________ From: Eliz Hanebury <elizhgene@gmail.com> To: Sandra Ferguson <ferg@ntelos.net> Cc: PaOldCh <pa-old-chester-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 12:49 PM Subject: Re: [PaOldC] Sharing with everyone I am one of the guilty, but I was straying FAR off topic with conversation about how much land was needed to feed a family <G> I was thinking partly of the Irish who raised large families on less than half an acre and my 3X ggfather who managed to send his sons off to the US with enough money for each to buy a good sized farm in Ohio and he did this with 3 acres and some common ground, far away from Chester Co <G> But I would love to find out more about what it did take to not just raise a family but to gather assets. What could a family do with 39 acres back in the day? Eliz On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 11:58 AM, Sandra Ferguson <ferg@ntelos.net> wrote: >    A list member has emailed me that after she posted a question to the list, several people send info ONLY to her, and not to the list.  To these people's especially and everyone in general,<snip> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PA-OLD-CHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PA-OLD-CHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Aggghh! I click reply, and the first thing that happens is, the reply is going to Eleanor. 29 acres in medieval times was the standard amount of land it took to support a family, or atleast, it was one of the common standards. John Smith's master had a reputation for being quite scrupulous so I'm sure that's just what he did. I wonder if the loom can have been thrown in as well, though by colonial Pennsylvania law he was obliged to provide the land, or money to buy it, OR the tools of a trade, when John and Isabella finished their term of servitude. Now, that was colonial Pennsylvania law, but maybe it continued in force, or maybe the master still honored it. People in Chester County raised their own wheat, oats, and rye, in addition to their own vegetables. I know that for a fact, because I have several of their probate records. They were actually growing grain cooperatively; one would own the field, but two entire families would own shares of grain in the ground. That's also how I know what grain they grew. They might also support a pig or two. The tax records show the Smiths had a cow and a horse or two, and a wagon. That means they needed pasture, and hay, and oats for the horse. I doubt they didn't have chickens. They raised seven children! In addition to the food they grew, they typically had pork, molasses, and that stored in barrels. Again, that's from the estate inventories. Where they got the pork would depend on whether the tax records included a pig, I guess. Now, larger farmers were also sharing when one of them butchered a cow. Yup, you guessed it. The inventories recorded what they owed on shares of that cow. Most farmers in southeastern Chester County also owned atleast a hundred acres of land and often several hundred; sometimes a thousand, like my 2x great grandfather (son of John Smith who only had 29 acres, his cow, his horse, his wagon, and his loom, mortgaged the farm, and lost the farm just after the textile mills opened). But I think the Smiths' one cow was for milk. I forgot to mention, the tax records also mention a dog. I wonder how come they didn't count the chickens? Because I just can't see that family not having eggs every morning for breakfast. How could you always die in middle age of a heart attack, often even if you were female, without that. And they were fully Scotch Irish; didn't they want their deep fried breaded chicken? Yes, I know that people in Ireland often had far less land, but they also routinely starved and even more routinely supplemented their income by outside employment. They didn't eat nothing resembling no balanced diet. They were lucky if they supplemented their potatoes with seaweed! Someone wrote me privately and insisted that her ancestor supported the family on a couple of acres by growing seeds. Those sure must have been valuable seeds if their sale supported a family, because for sure it wasn't all the family needed to eat!. That discussion ended when I told her I'd only continue it if there were more than two of us in on it. I don't know if she hadn't realized only two of us were in on it, or not. Dora -----Original Message----- From: Eleanor W. Helper Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 4:20 PM To: Eliz Hanebury ; Sandra Ferguson Cc: PaOldCh Subject: Re: [PaOldC] Sharing with everyone To me the stories are just as interesting as the pedigrees, so I hope these will be included too. Eleanor ________________________________ From: Eliz Hanebury <elizhgene@gmail.com> To: Sandra Ferguson <ferg@ntelos.net> Cc: PaOldCh <pa-old-chester-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 12:49 PM Subject: Re: [PaOldC] Sharing with everyone I am one of the guilty, but I was straying FAR off topic with conversation about how much land was needed to feed a family <G> I was thinking partly of the Irish who raised large families on less than half an acre and my 3X ggfather who managed to send his sons off to the US with enough money for each to buy a good sized farm in Ohio and he did this with 3 acres and some common ground, far away from Chester Co <G> But I would love to find out more about what it did take to not just raise a family but to gather assets. What could a family do with 39 acres back in the day? Eliz On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 11:58 AM, Sandra Ferguson <ferg@ntelos.net> wrote: > A list member has emailed me that after she posted a question to the > list, several people send info ONLY to her, and not to the list. To these > people's especially and everyone in general,<snip> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PA-OLD-CHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PA-OLD-CHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

http://www.oldchesterpa.com/cemeteries_quaker_edgmont.htm Sent from Sandra's iPad

Many years ago, I like you had the full membership to Ancestry, but when the raised the price from $55.00 to $75, I did not renew. Last year my wife and I were looking for family information, and the only place we could find it was on Ancestry and only as a paid member. So, the U.S. Discovery Membership cost $155.00. I suggest you go to Ancestry.com, and purchase the new Family Tree Maker software (get it now as it is on sale with 25% discount), download and install it. You get one month free membership to Ancestry. With the free membership you can build your family tree (either import your existing tree from you current genealogy program or build by copying your data into the tree). You can do all of that and have full access to Ancestry.com through the Family Tree Maker software installed on your computer. Simply signup for you free membership, and login as often as you want or simply stay connected all the time. When your free full access membership expires, you will still have a free limited features account and family tree on Ancestry that you can continue to work on and build at your leasure. As a member you will get occasional email messages from Ancestry with new information, updates, special offers (cheap 3 or 6 month memberships one of the paid memberships). Hope this info is helpful, Don -----Original Message----- From: Debra Cloud-Leight Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 1:17 PM To: Eliz Hanebury Cc: ROOTS@rootsweb.com ; Chester County,PA Subject: Re: [PaOldC] Pennsylvania Death Certificate Digitization Digitizing? Fantastic! Ancestry.com? not so fantastic. I was a paid member about 7 years ago and it was expensive then. I believe for total accessive we paid like 200 and some dollars. Over the last 7 years I can't imagine them lowering their price and I would assume, like everyone else, they've raised their prices. I'm fairly sure my husband and I are fairly average financially, and with me being disabled, he's been working 7 days a week just to make ends meet. So a membership to Ancestry is out of the question. So what good does this do people like us? On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 12:55 PM, Eliz Hanebury <elizhgene@gmail.com> wrote: > Rejoice <G> may we live long enough to see it! (end of 2013 they say) > Death Certificate Digitization > > > http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/access_archives_newsletter/20578/volume_13,_winter_2013/1366902 > > A typical death certificate, rich with genealogical information, > including name and birthplace of parents; place, date, cause, and time > of death; as well as other useful tidbits. > A typical death certificate, rich with genealogical information, > including name and birthplace of parents; place, date, cause, and time > of death; as well as other useful tidbits. > The Pennsylvania State Archives began a new phase of its ongoing > partnership with Ancestry.com to digitize and index historically > valuable documents from its collections. This began in mid-September > with the pick-up and transport of several cartons of death > certificates to Ancestry’s facility in Silver Spring, Md. It takes > Ancestry approximately three weeks to complete work on fifty cartons > of death certificates, so when a group of records returns from Silver > Spring the next group of cartons is ready for transport. While in > their custody, the records are scanned by trained professionals and an > every name index for the entire series of records will be created. > > The collection consists of over 6.5 million death certificates that > were originally maintained by the Department of Health’s Division of > Vital Records and contain vital information on deaths that were > registered in Pennsylvania from 1906-1962. Data in the certificates > includes file number, county, city, address, ward, full name of > deceased, sex, color, marital status, date of birth, age, occupation, > birthplace, name and birthplace of mother and father, and informant's > signature and address. Medical data provided is the date of death, > length of attendance and last visit of physician, cause of death, > duration of illness, contributory factors, and name and address of > physician. Additional data sometimes includes length of residence if > in a hospital or institution, where disease was contracted, residence, > and where buried. An undertaker's name and address are usually > provided. Death certificates from more recent years add citizenship; > social security number; whether death was by suicide, homicide, or > accident; place of injury; date of operation and findings; and if > decedent served in the U.S. Armed Forces. > > A boon for genealogists, it is anticipated that the records and > indices will be available for the public and in the Archives Search > Room through the Ancestry website by the end of calendar year 2013. > If you have any questions on the progress of the project, you may > contact David W. Shoff, Chief of the State Archives Division at > 717-783-5796. > > -- > Eliz > Not Today and Not without a Fight > (unknown to me) > > For all that has been, thanks. > For all that will be, yes. > (Dag Hammarskjold) > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PA-OLD-CHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Debbi May the Wind sing to you and the Sun rise in your heart. Check out my new website .. http://www.mamawolfcreations.com OR Check my booth at Bonanzle... http://www.bonanza.com/booths/Mamawolf http://mamawolfsfantasyartdolls.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PA-OLD-CHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Someone asked about this? It was on the Chester Co site, under Quaker research.( I thought I remembered this one, but my memory is NOT to be trusted !!) Sandra The Lion August 13, 1682, John Compton, master Dr. Edward and Mary Wynne Jones and children Martha and Jonathan William ap Edward and 2nd wife Jane and daughters Katherine and Elizabeth (Williams) Edward ap Rees and wife Mably and children Rees and Catherine (Price) 8th month, 14, 1683, John Crumpton, master Benjamin Acton Lemuel Bradshaw Alice Cales Benjamin Clift Margaret Colvert (Calvert) William Conduit Richard Curtis Edmund Doyle Joseph and Elizabeth Fisher and children: Martha, Mary and Moses Henry Furnace Joseph Furnace Rachel Furnace Rowland Hambridge Valentine Hollingsworth and son Henry Elizabeth Johnson Robert Kilcarth Edward Lancaster Robert Lloyd Peter Long William Long Phillip Packer John Reeves William Robertson Robert Selford Thomas Tearewood Mary Toole

Don't forget to check on what else is now online, I am amazed by the riches they have now http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/phmc_home/1426 Look for State Archives on the left menu. You can stay busy all night. Eliz On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 2:45 PM, Lynn Prettyman <marylindsay1@comcast.net> wrote: > Liz, thanks so much for this valuable info. I do a lot of PA research and > this will definitely make life easier! > Lynn in Baltimore > > -----Original Message----- From: Eliz Hanebury > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 12:55 PM > To: Chester County, PA ; ROOTS@rootsweb.com > Subject: [PaOldC] Pennsylvania Death Certificate Digitization > > > Rejoice <G> may we live long enough to see it! (end of 2013 they say) > Death Certificate Digitization > > http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/access_archives_newsletter/20578/volume_13,_winter_2013/1366902 > << > << > << > A boon for genealogists, it is anticipated that the records and > indices will be available for the public and in the Archives Search > Room through the Ancestry website by the end of calendar year 2013. > If you have any questions on the progress of the project, you may > contact David W. Shoff, Chief of the State Archives Division at > 717-783-5796. > > -- > Eliz > > -- Eliz Not Today and Not without a Fight (unknown to me) For all that has been, thanks. For all that will be, yes. (Dag Hammarskjold)

Also Ancestry doesn't mind us doing look ups! You can't ask for it if you don't know it exists <G> Add to that you can now subscribe for a month and not have to renew but you must remember to cancel and for 39- or so you can grab a lot of records in a Month Eliz. On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 2:10 PM, Sandra Ferguson <ferg@ntelos.net> wrote: > Many libraries have ancestry, and I think some of the LDS family history centers also offer it. Plus, it's nice for those who do have it to be appraised of changes in their options. I hadn't heard about it and always appreciate folks passing along any changes that might be to someone's advantage. It's another way of sharing with everyone. > Sandra > > > > Sent from Sandra's iPod ???? > > On Jan 25, 2013, at 1:17 PM, Debra Cloud-Leight <dfcloud@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Digitizing? Fantastic! Ancestry.com? not so fantastic. I was a paid member >> about 7 years ago and it was expensive then. I believe for total accessive >> we paid like 200 and some dollars. Over the last 7 years I can't imagine >> them lowering their price and I would assume, like everyone else, they've >> raised their prices. I'm fairly sure my husband and I are fairly average >> financially, and with me being disabled, he's been working 7 days a week >> just to make ends meet. So a membership to Ancestry is out of the question. >> So what good does this do people like us? >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 12:55 PM, Eliz Hanebury <elizhgene@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Rejoice <G> may we live long enough to see it! (end of 2013 they say) >>> Death Certificate Digitization >>> >>> >>> http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/access_archives_newsletter/20578/volume_13,_winter_2013/1366902 >>> >>> A typical death certificate, rich with genealogical information, >>> including name and birthplace of parents; place, date, cause, and time >>> of death; as well as other useful tidbits. >>> A typical death certificate, rich with genealogical information, >>> including name and birthplace of parents; place, date, cause, and time >>> of death; as well as other useful tidbits. >>> The Pennsylvania State Archives began a new phase of its ongoing >>> partnership with Ancestry.com to digitize and index historically >>> valuable documents from its collections. This began in mid-September >>> with the pick-up and transport of several cartons of death >>> certificates to Ancestry’s facility in Silver Spring, Md. It takes >>> Ancestry approximately three weeks to complete work on fifty cartons >>> of death certificates, so when a group of records returns from Silver >>> Spring the next group of cartons is ready for transport. While in >>> their custody, the records are scanned by trained professionals and an >>> every name index for the entire series of records will be created. >>> >>> The collection consists of over 6.5 million death certificates that >>> were originally maintained by the Department of Health’s Division of >>> Vital Records and contain vital information on deaths that were >>> registered in Pennsylvania from 1906-1962. Data in the certificates >>> includes file number, county, city, address, ward, full name of >>> deceased, sex, color, marital status, date of birth, age, occupation, >>> birthplace, name and birthplace of mother and father, and informant's >>> signature and address. Medical data provided is the date of death, >>> length of attendance and last visit of physician, cause of death, >>> duration of illness, contributory factors, and name and address of >>> physician. Additional data sometimes includes length of residence if >>> in a hospital or institution, where disease was contracted, residence, >>> and where buried. An undertaker's name and address are usually >>> provided. Death certificates from more recent years add citizenship; >>> social security number; whether death was by suicide, homicide, or >>> accident; place of injury; date of operation and findings; and if >>> decedent served in the U.S. Armed Forces. >>> >>> A boon for genealogists, it is anticipated that the records and >>> indices will be available for the public and in the Archives Search >>> Room through the Ancestry website by the end of calendar year 2013. >>> If you have any questions on the progress of the project, you may >>> contact David W. Shoff, Chief of the State Archives Division at >>> 717-783-5796. >>> >>> -- >>> Eliz >>> Not Today and Not without a Fight >>> (unknown to me) >>> >>> For all that has been, thanks. >>> For all that will be, yes. >>> (Dag Hammarskjold) >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> PA-OLD-CHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Debbi >> >> May the Wind sing to you and the Sun rise in your heart. >> >> Check out my new website .. >> http://www.mamawolfcreations.com >> >> OR Check my booth at Bonanzle... >> http://www.bonanza.com/booths/Mamawolf >> http://mamawolfsfantasyartdolls.blogspot.com/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PA-OLD-CHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Eliz Not Today and Not without a Fight (unknown to me) For all that has been, thanks. For all that will be, yes. (Dag Hammarskjold)

Sandra The default "reply" on this e-mail list is set to return an answer to the actual original poster, not to the list itself. It is the only e-mail list that I'm subscribed to that does this. On all of the other lists to which I belong, clicking on "reply" sends your response to the list itself. To get a response to actually go [PaOldC], one must use "Reply All". You may recall that this has happened to me on several occasions when I've responded to posts you sent to the list. In fact, it just happened to me again and I had to delete that reply and start over again. And I'm very aware of the default setting. ;>) I'm sure that most, and maybe all, of those people who responded directly to that list member didn't do so deliberately. They simply didn't realize that they weren't posting to the list. Ginni Morgan -----Original Message----- From: pa-old-chester-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:pa-old-chester-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sandra Ferguson Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 8:58 AM To: PaOldCh Subject: [PaOldC] Sharing with everyone A list member has emailed me that after she posted a question to the list, several people send info ONLY to her, and not to the list. To these people's especially and everyone in general, I would like to remind all that the purpose of these lists is for those with common interests to get together and share information, emphasis being on the word share. Who knows what other list members could benefit from what you know if you don't post it to the list? If you are shy about posting, for some reason, then send it to me and I'll be more than happy to pass it along. I already do this for several folks and will gladly do it for others.... Just let me know. Your reasons don't matter and are your own..... Just send me the data...... no questions asked..... and I'll take care of it from there. Cheers! Sandra Sent from Sandra's iPod ???? ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PA-OLD-CHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication with its contents may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information. It is solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). Unauthorized interception, review, use or disclosure is prohibited and may violate applicable laws including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of the communication.

I seem to have sent this without a subject which these days seems rather bad but if you don't know what is at the Archives you need to go have a look! On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 1:07 PM, Eliz Hanebury <elizhgene@gmail.com> wrote: > Land Records at the Pennsylvania State Archives > > > http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=3184&&SortOrder=200&level=4&parentCommID=3162&menuLevel=Level_4&mode=2 > > The newsletter led me on to this which I hadn't known about. There is > much here to be examined but "Records of the Land Office > WARRANTEE TOWNSHIP MAPS > {series #17.522} > > not for Chester Co., Berks and Cumberland but not Chester. There is so > much here, massive amounts more than the last time I checked/ > -- > Eliz > Not Today and Not without a Fight > (unknown to me) > > For all that has been, thanks. > For all that will be, yes. > (Dag Hammarskjold) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PA-OLD-CHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Eliz Not Today and Not without a Fight (unknown to me) For all that has been, thanks. For all that will be, yes. (Dag Hammarskjold)

Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:14:58 -0500 Subject: New Pics New ones and they are good.

       I am seeking ancestry for James Siddens who allegedly came from the Philadelphia area but married in Virginia and finally settled in central Indiana.  He was born in 1777 and two known siblings are brothers William and Joseph, who also emigrated.        One theory has the brothers as sons of William Siddons and Jeanne Carr who married at Old Swedes Church in 1766.  However, no records have been found to substantiate this claim.       Any direction or assistance will be appreciated.   Sincerely, Duane Lamers Troy, Michigan