I am looking for information on Jacob Roan. Jacob first appears in 1781 in Tinicum, Pa as an "inmate". He, or his son also named Jacob, live in the Tinicum area until his death circa 1848. I would love to hear from anyone who has done research on this family. Thanks, Joan

In many older records, inmate means someone who lived there. Dora -----Original Message----- From: Millabreu@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 9:14 PM To: pa-old-chester-l@rootsweb.com Subject: [PaOldC] Jacob Roan I am looking for information on Jacob Roan. Jacob first appears in 1781 in Tinicum, Pa as an "inmate". He, or his son also named Jacob, live in the Tinicum area until his death circa 1848. I would love to hear from anyone who has done research on this family. Thanks, Joan ------------------------------- 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

There is no Carl, any spelling, in the 1765 Chester Co Archives, nor could I find him on the CD of Immigrants to PA. The only mention I find of Conrad Carl, in Futhey and Cope, is as a land owner in 1774, Vincent. There was the other Carl..... Henry......in the same tax list. You might want to go through all the tax and land records I've put on the Chester Co rootsweb site..... There are a lot of them so you might find something more. There is no mention of a Conrad Carl in any area wills, in any way . The only mention of the name I found was in Cumberland Co, witnessing a will in 1801. As you neglected to say how you think your relative is related to Conrad, or even his name, I can't look much further. I can only find 2 other Carls.....Jacob and Johannes..... both members of Brownback's German Reform Church, in Coventry. Sorry there wasn't more. S. Sent from Sandra's iPod ???? On Dec 12, 2012, at 4:58 PM, Phil Carl <mrmrsc@everestkc.net> wrote: > I'm searching for any info that I can get on the Carl families that were in Chester County in the 1700's I think that I am a descendant of Conrad Carl who was listed in the 1790 Chester Pa census. I think that I have followed him from Chester Co through Northumberland Co.to Schuylkill Co. The info that I have is that he was born in 1762 Vincent township,Chester Pa > I have a Conrad Carl and a Henry Carl listed as land owners in 1774 I also have other notes showing other Carl's listed in Chester Co in the 1700's I would like to have any info on these Carl that I could get, where they came from and where they went. And it would be great to communicate with their descendants > Any help would be greatly appreciated > Phil > > Phi & Pat Carl > mrmrsc@everestkc.net > > Phil & Pat Carl > mrmrsc@everestkc.net > > ------------------------------- > 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

Found these records on Ancestry.com when searching for Konrad Karol, Pennsylvania, 1774. The message to "Bob" from "Phil" was one of the records, and I do not know where it came from. Hope it helps! Kim Spangrude 1790 1820 Census and notes 1790 1820 , Pa. Bob this is what I found I know that this may not be the same Conrad Carl but its the only Conrad Carl I could find and the way the countys were being formed back then he may not haved moved as much as it looks like here What do you think????????????? Phil 1790 > PENNSYLVANIA > CHESTER > VINCENT TWP Series: M637 Roll: 8 Page: 39 Surname GivenName Age Sex Race Birthplace State County Location Year CARL CONARD PA CHESTER VINCENT TWP 1790 2 males over 16, 3 males under 16, 3 females John b 1791 Not born yet this works Conrad over 16 this works -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1800 > PENNSYLVANIA > NORTHUMBERLAND > MAHANOY TWPSeries: M32 Roll: 37 Page: 703 Surname GivenName Age Sex Race Birthplace State County Location Year CARL CONRAD PA NORTHUMBERLAND MAHANOY TWP 1800 1 male to 10, 1 male 26 to44, 2 females to 10, 1 female 26,44 John B 1791 9 yrs old this works Conrad b after 1756, Conrad 38 yrs old this works ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1810 > PENNSYLVANIA > CUMBERLAND > TYRONE TWP Series: M252 Roll: 48 Page: 117 Surname GivenName Age Sex Race Birthplace State County Location Year CARL CONRAD PA CUMBERLAND TYRONE TWP 1810 1 male 16-25, 1 male 45+ 1 female 45+ John b 1791 19 yrs old this works Conrad b before 1765, Conrad 48yrs old this works ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1820 > PENNSYLVANIA > SCHUYLKILL > LOWER MOHANTANGO Series: M33 Roll: 111 Page: 59 Surname GivenName Age Sex Race Birthplace State County Location Year CARL CONARD PA SCHUYLKILL LOWER MOHANTANGO 1820 1 male 10-16, 2 male 16-18, 2 male 16-26, 1male 45+ 1 female 10-16 1female 26-45 John married living on his own Conrad b before1775 conrad 58 yrs old This works ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1810 > PENNSYLVANIA > BERKS > MAHANTONGO TWP Series: M252 Roll: 45 Page: 217 Surname GivenName Age Sex Race Birthplace State County Location Year KARLL CONRAD PA BERKS MAHANTONGO TWP 1810 2 male to 10, 1 male 10to 15, 1 male 45+ 2 females 10 to 15 1 female 16 to 25 This could work if John was out of the home at 19 it shows Conrad b before 1765 and it is in Mahantonho twp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1800 > PENNSYLVANIA > CUMBERLAND > TYRONE Series: M32 Roll: 38 Page: 71 Surname GivenName Age Sex Race Birthplace State County Location Year CARL CONROD PA CUMBERLAND TYRONE 1800 1 male to 10, 3 males to 26, 1 Male 45+, 1 female 45+ This works for john but not for Conrad b 1762 maybe his father but Conrad b 1762 would have been 38 would have been listed 26 to 45, and we know how exact the census is on ages --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schuylkill County, PA 1830 Federal Census (INDEX)PARTIAL NOTES:This is a partial transcription of Schuylkill County, PA 1830There are more townships being transcribed.The following Districts for this county are on-line. File Name District Transcriber pg0034.txt Lower Mohantongo Carol Flickinger Lahr PG# LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME FILE NAME39 15 Carle Conrad pg0034.txt39 17 Carle Henry pg0034.txt36 22 Carle John pg0034.txt62 18 Carle Peter pg0061.txt --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- phlcrladded this on 12 Jul 2012 Census that I found for Conrad Carl I stoped at 1820 because nJohn Carl had his own home in 1820 Comments (0) U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 about Conrad Karl Name: Conrad Karl Gender: M (Male) State: Pennsylvania County: Chester County Town: Pikeland Residence Year: 1770 Household Remarks: He is on the list of "Freemen". Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s about Johann Conrad Krauel Name: Johann Conrad Krauel Year: 1733 Place: America Source Publication Code: 1031.9.50 Primary Immigrant: Krauel, Johann Conrad Annotation: Date and port of arrival. Name of ship, place of origin, and citation to original record may also be provided. Spouse and children, mentioned prior to emigration, were assumed by indexers to have accompanied emigrant. Extensive genealogical and historical information is also provided. Source Bibliography: BURGERT, ANNETTE K. Eighteenth Century Emigrants from Langenselbold in Hesse to America. Myerstown, PA: AKB Publications, 1997. 192p. Page: 62 Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s about Conrad Kraul Name: Conrad Kraul Year: 1774 Place: Pennsylvania Source Publication Code: 3211.7 Primary Immigrant: Kraul, Conrad Annotation: From a transcript at the Germantown Historical Society. Information abstracted from five principal German newspapers published in Germantown and Philadelphia, 1743-1800: Pennsylvanische Geschicht-Schreiber (later Pennsylvanische Berichte), Staatsbote, Phi Source Bibliography: HOCKER, EDWARD W. Genealogical Data Relating to the German Settlers of Pennsylvania and Adjacent Territory. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981. 242p. Reprinted, 1989. Page: 133 On Dec 12, 2012, at 4:29 PM, Sandra Ferguson wrote: > There is no Carl, any spelling, in the 1765 Chester Co Archives, nor could I find him on the CD of Immigrants to PA. > The only mention I find > of Conrad Carl, in Futhey and Cope, is as a land owner in 1774, Vincent. There was the other Carl..... Henry......in the same tax list. You might want to go through all the tax and land records I've put on the Chester Co rootsweb site..... There are a lot of them so you might find something more. > There is no mention of a Conrad Carl in any area wills, in any way . The only mention of the name I found was in Cumberland Co, witnessing a will in 1801. As you neglected to say how you think your relative is related to Conrad, or even his name, I can't look much further. > I can only find 2 other Carls.....Jacob and Johannes..... both members of Brownback's German Reform Church, in Coventry. > Sorry there wasn't more. > S. > > > Sent from Sandra's iPod ???? > > On Dec 12, 2012, at 4:58 PM, Phil Carl <mrmrsc@everestkc.net> wrote: > >> I'm searching for any info that I can get on the Carl families that were in Chester County in the 1700's I think that I am a descendant of Conrad Carl who was listed in the 1790 Chester Pa census. I think that I have followed him from Chester Co through Northumberland Co.to Schuylkill Co. The info that I have is that he was born in 1762 Vincent township,Chester Pa >> I have a Conrad Carl and a Henry Carl listed as land owners in 1774 I also have other notes showing other Carl's listed in Chester Co in the 1700's I would like to have any info on these Carl that I could get, where they came from and where they went. And it would be great to communicate with their descendants >> Any help would be greatly appreciated >> Phil >> >> Phi & Pat Carl >> mrmrsc@everestkc.net >> >> Phil & Pat Carl >> mrmrsc@everestkc.net >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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

Hi Phil, I have a Conrad CORL in my tree, born about 1770. He married Catherine GUSS, daughter of Charles GUSS (1732-1794) and Anna Maria SHUNK (1741-1821). They lived in Vincent Twp., which is where Catherine was born 30 Jan 1770. Catherine and Conrad had at least 2 children, Mary and Susanna. I have no further info. Hope this helps. Denise Phillips On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 4:58 PM, Phil Carl <mrmrsc@everestkc.net> wrote: > I'm searching for any info that I can get on the Carl families that were > in Chester County in the 1700's I think that I am a descendant of Conrad > Carl who was listed in the 1790 Chester Pa census. I think that I have > followed him from Chester Co through Northumberland Co.to Schuylkill Co. > The info that I have is that he was born in 1762 Vincent township,Chester > Pa > I have a Conrad Carl and a Henry Carl listed as land owners in 1774 I also > have other notes showing other Carl's listed in Chester Co in the 1700's I > would like to have any info on these Carl that I could get, where they came > from and where they went. And it would be great to communicate with their > descendants > Any help would be greatly appreciated > > Phil > > Phi & Pat Carl > mrmrsc@everestkc.net > > Phil & Pat Carl > mrmrsc@everestkc.net > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

I'm searching for any info that I can get on the Carl families that were in Chester County in the 1700's I think that I am a descendant of Conrad Carl who was listed in the 1790 Chester Pa census. I think that I have followed him from Chester Co through Northumberland Co.to Schuylkill Co. The info that I have is that he was born in 1762 Vincent township,Chester Pa I have a Conrad Carl and a Henry Carl listed as land owners in 1774 I also have other notes showing other Carl's listed in Chester Co in the 1700's I would like to have any info on these Carl that I could get, where they came from and where they went. And it would be great to communicate with their descendants Any help would be greatly appreciated Phil Phi & Pat Carl mrmrsc@everestkc.net Phil & Pat Carl mrmrsc@everestkc.net

Here is the bio from the Sharpless book Thomas Garrett was one of the most noted of those unselfish citizens who gave freely of their time and means to assist the poor and oppressed to a land of fredom.His house was one of the principal stations of the so called Underground Railroad,and it is said that nearly twenty-nine hundred fugitives passed safely through his hands.In 1848,he was prosecuted for assisting slaves to escape from their master,and fined to the extent of all his possessions.Capital was freely offered him by his friends,with which to carry on his business,that of a dealer in iron and coal,and he not only amassed a competence within a few years,but was more active and earnest than before,in his efforts for the slave.He m.a second wife,Rachel,dau.of Eli Mendenhall,who d.4,20,1868,leaving a son,Eli,who m.Frances Sellers(No.2213).

Interesting Facts About the 1940 Census-from Gold Diggers,Vol.32 Issue 4 The top five foreign countries listed as a birthplace were Italy, Germany; Russia. Polaa and EnglanJ. New York was the most commonly listed birth state. The average household size enumerated in the 1940 census was 3.7 people. Two women tied for the oldest person in the census: both Mary Dilworth of Oxford Mississippi,and Candido Vega Y Tomes of Guayama, Puerto Rico,listed their ages as 119. Mary and John were the most common given names appearing in the 1940 ensus. The top five surnames in the 1940 census were Smith,Johnson,Brown,Williams,and Jones. More than 850,000 people reported living in hotels or similar housing.

Thanks George! I appreciate that a major effort was made to index the 1940 census. But fair warning---there are many mistakes. I even had trouble finding myself and knew exactly where we were living in 1940. The transcribers either could not handle my father's name or were too hurried to spell it correctly. The handwriting on the original looks correct but then I know what it "should" be. So if anyone is having fits searching the 1940 census try lots of spellings. Nancy

His bio is on page 400 of The Genealogyof the Sharpless Family

There is no mention of Leon Garrett in any wills of the area or in Futhey and Cope. There are many, many Garretts in the area and as you have no documeation on a relationship with Thomas, Leon may be from another family named Garrett. There are a slew of them on the will CD. Sandra > I'm collaterally related to a Garrett family of this area. Leon Garrett, no further information, married Mary Rebecca Smith of White Clay Creek, daughter of my great grandfather's brother, and Annie Garrett, born 1825, married John D. Smith of White Clay Creek, and they ilved in the White Clay Creek area. I figured they were just the standard small town businessmen my Smiths tended to marry. I figured they were also Presbyterian. > >

The Genealogy is available on Archive.org Eliz On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 3:03 PM, George <smedley.george@att.net> wrote: > His bio is on page 400 of The Genealogyof the Sharpless Family > > ------------------------------- > 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

There are quite a few mentions of Thomas Garrett. One route was called the southern and middle route and came through the southern part of Lancaster and Chester cos. many of those who used this route crossed the Susquehanna River . A larger number came from Wilmington, through the hands of Thomas Garrett and others. Thomas was born in Upper Darby, the son of Thomas and Sarah Garret. He was a Quaker who was a strong believer that God inspires men to do His work and in this vein he became an abid abolitionist. He was married twice...to Mary Sharpless and Rachel Mendenhall, outliving them both. He moved to Wilmington, Del, in 1822 and even though he lived in a slave state and had his house under surveillance, around 2,900 fugitives passed through his hands and not one was ever recaptured! Sandra Sent from Sandra's iPod ????

I would be interested to know if Thomas Garrett is mentioned in this book you speak of. Thomas Garrett was a well known conductor. Dottie In a message dated 11/27/2012 11:45:06 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, smedley.george@att.net writes: His bio if anyone is interested ROBERT C SMEDLEY (Abiah,Daniel,Thomas,Thomas,George),b. Willistown,4-5-1832;d.West Chester,1-2-1883;m.Penn township,4-24-1862, Esther Kent,b.Andrews' Bridge,Lancaster Co.,10-22-1835;d.West Chester, 5-13-1873;dau.of Benjamin Kent and Hannah Simmons,of Chester Co. Her father was the son of Daniel and Esther (Hawley) Kent,and grandson of William and Ann Kent,of Limerick,Ireland. He was a woollen manufacturer and farmer,and an earnest worker for temperance and the anti-slavery cause,as well as a preacher among Friends. Hannah Simmons was the daughter of Henry Simmons and Rachel Preston,the latter being a preacher for more than sixty years. Robert C Smedley worked on his father's farm till 21;then taught school in Newtown nearly three years,during which time he began to study medicine with Dr. John P Lewis, of the allopathic system. He also taught a winter in E. Goshen and another at Grove,in W. Whiteland. Before entering college he read works on hydropathy and homoeopathy, and being impressed with the truth of the latter gave it his especial attention, graduating from the Homoeopathic Medical College,Philadelphia,March, 1860. He settled at Oxford,Chester Co.,in May,and steadily gained a large practice,but preferring West Chester as a permanent residence removed to this place in 1863. Here he gained a large and respectable practice. He had purchased the homestead in Willistown,together with adjoining lands,making in all about 102 acres,which he sold in 1863 to J Ellwood Worrall,of Nether Providence. He subsequently purchased real estate in West Chester,and his last residence was on the east side of Church Street,near the Mansion House hotel. He left in manuscript a history of the Underground Railroad in Chester and the neighboring counties,a work of much interest and research,which was published a few months after his death in a volume of over 400 pages. Esther Kent was engaged for several years in teaching and in writing for the press-chiefly poetry. In 1866,after her marriage,she was induced,by the solicitation of several members of the Society of Friends,to edit a periodical of useful reading for Friends' children,and on the 1st of the 5th mo.issued the first number of "The Children's Friend." This was a magazine of exceptional moral purity and exaulted intellectual character which won the approval of many in other denominations.After her death it passed into the hands of her sister,Annie F Bradley,and later into those of Mary Y Hough,of Phila. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra Ferguson" <ferg@ntelos.net> To: "PaOldCh" <pa-old-chester-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 16:57 PM Subject: [PaOldC] Chester Co underground RR > A friend just sent me a fascinating book, History of the Underground RR > in Chester and Neighboring Counties..... This is a republication of the > book by R. C. Smedley, written in 1883. The book is a record of the > first hand experiences of those who actually participated in the operation > of the RR. > There were specific routes of the RR and those responsible for running > the northward and eastward routes were Daniel Gibbons, Thomas Peart, > Thomas Whitson, Lindley Coates, Dr. Eagle man, James Moore, Caleb C. Hood, > of Lancaster Co.: > James Fulton, Gideon Pierce, Joseph Haines, Thomas Bonsall, Gravner > Marsh, Zebulon Thomas, Thomas Vickers, John Vickers, Micajah and Wm A. > Speakman, Esther Lewis and daughters, Dr Edwin Fussell, William Fussell, > Norris Maris, Emmor Kimber, and Elijah f. Pennypacker. > The book has an index of names and if you suspect that an ancestor > might have been involved I'll be glad to see if the name is mentioned, > keeping in mind that the RR was run pretty exclusively by Quakers and free > blacks. > 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 ------------------------------- 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.swarthmore.edu/library/friends/hazard/instructions.html Sent from Sandra's iPod ????

from a will lookup; DAVIS, JOHN. Thornbury.March 3, 1719/20. January 18, 1719/20. A. 83.To son Abraham, tract of land in Bradford containing 200 acres. To son John,, tract of land in Bradford containing 200 acres boundary on north by Robert Jeffrey, son Daniel, tract of land in Bradford containing 166 acres. To wife Mary, plantation in Thornbury containing 158 acres, until son Isaac is 21, when he shall inherit it. To wife Mary and 4 daughters Mary, Hannah, Susanna and Charitie, all remainder of estate.Executors: wife Mary and Moses Key overseer.Witnesses: James Webb, Charles Turner, John Taylor. DAVIS, ABRAHAM. East Bradford.January 20, 1762. October 1, 1764.Provides for wife Susanna. To son John Davis 5 shillings. To 3 daughters Mary Townsend, Alice Guest and Hannah Chapman £5 each. To sons James and Joseph all remainder of personal estate.Executors: Wife Susanna and son Joseph.Witnesses: James Dilworth, Charles Dilworth, George Brinton.

His bio if anyone is interested ROBERT C SMEDLEY (Abiah,Daniel,Thomas,Thomas,George),b. Willistown,4-5-1832;d.West Chester,1-2-1883;m.Penn township,4-24-1862, Esther Kent,b.Andrews' Bridge,Lancaster Co.,10-22-1835;d.West Chester, 5-13-1873;dau.of Benjamin Kent and Hannah Simmons,of Chester Co. Her father was the son of Daniel and Esther (Hawley) Kent,and grandson of William and Ann Kent,of Limerick,Ireland. He was a woollen manufacturer and farmer,and an earnest worker for temperance and the anti-slavery cause,as well as a preacher among Friends. Hannah Simmons was the daughter of Henry Simmons and Rachel Preston,the latter being a preacher for more than sixty years. Robert C Smedley worked on his father's farm till 21;then taught school in Newtown nearly three years,during which time he began to study medicine with Dr. John P Lewis, of the allopathic system. He also taught a winter in E. Goshen and another at Grove,in W. Whiteland. Before entering college he read works on hydropathy and homoeopathy, and being impressed with the truth of the latter gave it his especial attention, graduating from the Homoeopathic Medical College,Philadelphia,March, 1860. He settled at Oxford,Chester Co.,in May,and steadily gained a large practice,but preferring West Chester as a permanent residence removed to this place in 1863. Here he gained a large and respectable practice. He had purchased the homestead in Willistown,together with adjoining lands,making in all about 102 acres,which he sold in 1863 to J Ellwood Worrall,of Nether Providence. He subsequently purchased real estate in West Chester,and his last residence was on the east side of Church Street,near the Mansion House hotel. He left in manuscript a history of the Underground Railroad in Chester and the neighboring counties,a work of much interest and research,which was published a few months after his death in a volume of over 400 pages. Esther Kent was engaged for several years in teaching and in writing for the press-chiefly poetry. In 1866,after her marriage,she was induced,by the solicitation of several members of the Society of Friends,to edit a periodical of useful reading for Friends' children,and on the 1st of the 5th mo.issued the first number of "The Children's Friend." This was a magazine of exceptional moral purity and exaulted intellectual character which won the approval of many in other denominations.After her death it passed into the hands of her sister,Annie F Bradley,and later into those of Mary Y Hough,of Phila. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra Ferguson" <ferg@ntelos.net> To: "PaOldCh" <pa-old-chester-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 16:57 PM Subject: [PaOldC] Chester Co underground RR > A friend just sent me a fascinating book, History of the Underground RR > in Chester and Neighboring Counties..... This is a republication of the > book by R. C. Smedley, written in 1883. The book is a record of the > first hand experiences of those who actually participated in the operation > of the RR. > There were specific routes of the RR and those responsible for running > the northward and eastward routes were Daniel Gibbons, Thomas Peart, > Thomas Whitson, Lindley Coates, Dr. Eagle man, James Moore, Caleb C. Hood, > of Lancaster Co.: > James Fulton, Gideon Pierce, Joseph Haines, Thomas Bonsall, Gravner > Marsh, Zebulon Thomas, Thomas Vickers, John Vickers, Micajah and Wm A. > Speakman, Esther Lewis and daughters, Dr Edwin Fussell, William Fussell, > Norris Maris, Emmor Kimber, and Elijah f. Pennypacker. > The book has an index of names and if you suspect that an ancestor > might have been involved I'll be glad to see if the name is mentioned, > keeping in mind that the RR was run pretty exclusively by Quakers and free > blacks. > 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

A friend just sent me a fascinating book, History of the Underground RR in Chester and Neighboring Counties..... This is a republication of the book by R. C. Smedley, written in 1883. The book is a record of the first hand experiences of those who actually participated in the operation of the RR. There were specific routes of the RR and those responsible for running the northward and eastward routes were Daniel Gibbons, Thomas Peart, Thomas Whitson, Lindley Coates, Dr. Eagle man, James Moore, Caleb C. Hood, of Lancaster Co.: James Fulton, Gideon Pierce, Joseph Haines, Thomas Bonsall, Gravner Marsh, Zebulon Thomas, Thomas Vickers, John Vickers, Micajah and Wm A. Speakman, Esther Lewis and daughters, Dr Edwin Fussell, William Fussell, Norris Maris, Emmor Kimber, and Elijah f. Pennypacker. The book has an index of names and if you suspect that an ancestor might have been involved I'll be glad to see if the name is mentioned, keeping in mind that the RR was run pretty exclusively by Quakers and free blacks. Sandra Sent from Sandra's iPod ????

from a lookup in the Kennett MM records: Elliot is easy as there is only one.... Ester was disowned 4-13-1780' Dixon is another matter. The spellings Dixon and Dickson seem to be pretty much used interchangeably, but there are probably 7 or 8 pages for this surname. Remember, a given name and some sort of date, even if approximate, must be included in any query, along with a surname and any geographical area you know of...every little bit is necessary, especially with a common area name such as this one is. Sandra (I was just browsing through the Kennett meeting records and came across Benjamin Chandlee, who married Mary Folwell at Wilmington on the Delaware MH. Benj. was a quite well known clockmaker in the area, and one whose clocks today demand high prices. Years ago I bought, at an antique show......don't remember where....what was sold me as part of a pendulum..... but is actually called a bullseye that was placed in a tall clock's face, above the numerals. My ARTS AND CRAFTS OF CHESTER CO, by Schiffer, has a photograph of one of his clocks, showing the bullseye. This one inscribed "B. Chandlee, Nottingham"....Benj. worked in Nottingham twp from 1718 to 1740. The last tall case clock of his I saw went for $40,000....wonder what my bullseye would go for to someone repairing a Chandlee? Amazing, though, to pick up something years ago, only to find it originated near where my own folks lived. Another antique show purchase, years ago, was a deed for transfer of land in the Manor of Moreland, near Philadelphia. It is dated 1783, and written on velum. I bought it just because it was interesting, never dreaming it would ever hold any sort of personal interest. This land was part of an original grant from Wm Penn, in 1683, granted to Dr Nicholas Moore. As my family arrived the same time, they may well have known eachother!) If anyone is interested in a lookup in ARTS AND CRAFTS OF CHESTER CO, PA, by Schiffer....it covers, to some degree, ceramics, furniture, gunsmithing, metals workers, stone and 'sundries"! Include name and art/craft. S.

On June 20, 1676, the governing council of Charlestown, Massachusetts, held a meeting to determine how best to express thanks for the good fortune that had seen their community securely established. By unanimous vote they instructed Edward Rawson, the clerk, to proclaim June 29 as a day of thanksgiving, our first. The following is the original proclamation. THE FIRST THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION - JUNE 20, 1676: "The Holy God having by a long and Continual Series of his Afflictive dispensations in and by the present Warr with the Heathen Natives of this land, written and brought to pass bitter things against his own Covenant people in this wilderness, yet so that we evidently discern that in the midst of his judgments he hath remembered mercy, having remembered his Footstool in the day of his sore displeasure against us for our sins, with many singular Intimations of his Fatherly Compassion, and regard; reserving many of our Towns from Desolation Threatened, and attempted by the Enemy, and giving us especially of late with many of our Confederates many signal Advantages against them, without such Disadvantage to ourselves as formerly we have been sensible of, if it be the Lord's mercy that we are not consumed, It certainly bespeaks our positive Thankfulness, when our Enemies are in any measure disappointed or destroyed; and fearing the Lord should take notice under so many Intimations of his returning mercy, we should be found an Insensible people, as not standing before Him with Thanksgiving, as well as lading him with our Complaints in the time of pressing Afflictions: The Council has thought meet to appoint and set apart the 29th day of this instant June, as a day of Solemn Thanksgiving and praise to God for such his Goodness and Favour, many Particulars of which mercy might be Instanced, but we doubt not those who are sensible of God's Afflictions, have been as diligent to espy him returning to us; and that the Lord may behold us as a People offering Praise and thereby glorifying Him; the Council doth commend it to the Respective Ministers, Elders and people of this Jurisdiction; Solemnly and seriously to keep the same Beseeching that being persuaded by the mercies of God we may all, even this whole people offer up our bodies and souls as a living and acceptable Service unto God by Jesus Christ." <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. Sandra