Where is the Cheyney Burial Ground located? William Chetney and Elizabeth Jones,of Thornbury.Both buried at Cheyney Burial Ground.William Cheyney,b.11-18-1773;d.5-1-1831, was the youngest child of "Squire"Thomas Cheyney,of Revolutionary days.The grandson,Thomas W Cheyney,was likewise known as Squire Cheyney and was a prominent citizen.He was Collector of Internal Revenue for the Government at the time of his death. Lew Smedley aka George

I got in thru Stevemorse.org and it worked brilliantly! Eliz On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 10:27 AM, Sandra Ferguson <ferg@ntelos.net> wrote: >  from my morning newspaper > >  Starting Monday, the National Archives are making the 1940 census > available, for the first time, at the following site; > 1940census.archives.gov    Searches are free and you'll be able to download > what you find.  There is, however, a catch - the census has not been indexed > by name - instead you have to look up the names of interest by where they > lived, using their 'enumeration district.'  These districts range from a few > city blocks to entire towns, depending on the population size.  Thus. to > start; > 1...you'll need to know the address or approximate address of where the > person lived by April 1, 1940. > 2)  Using the address you can then identify the enumeration district, a 2 > part number separated by a hyphen (the following website can be used to > compute the enumeration district     http://bit.ly/Hwtb2G    or you can go > to the US Natl. Archives site  http://1.usa.gov/HBKt7     and follow the > instructions there...(I have tried this last URL and it isn't > working....but, perhaps it will on Monday......) > 3)  once you have the enumeration district, you are ready to browse the > census records. > > > > ------------------------------- > 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, I'm going to go look at it one day soon. I've been curious about it for a long time. When I was young I had a friend who lived kind of next to it or in front of it. I don't remember any old house/bldg nearby. Alan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eliz Hanebury" <elizhgene@gmail.com> To: "A.R. Townsend" <tortie@comcast.net> Cc: PA-OLD-CHESTER@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 10:10:55 PM Subject: Re: [PaOldC] http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/chester/cemeteries/flatroadnarr.txt Thanks for sending this, my friends and I used to spend a good bit of time on Flat Road, and I loved that old cemetery. I don't know when it got built over or even if it did. I notice on maps.google that there is a patch of woods which could hold it. Does anyone know for sure yea or nay? Eliz On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 1:53 PM, A.R. Townsend <tortie@comcast.net> wrote: > http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/chester/cemeteries/flatroadnarr.txt > > > A link to some interesting historical reading that I stumbled across. > > Alan > > > ------------------------------- > 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 went on Ancestry to look for myself and my family. Got as close as our next door neighbor but couldn't find us. I did find a couple of my mother's good friends. This was in Lansdowne in now Delaware County. One strange thing. Several of the pages in the ED (44 pages in all) showed up as black (no data). I'll have to try again. Nancy Ranck -----Original Message----- From: Sandra Ferguson Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 10:27 AM To: pa-old-chester-l@rootsweb.com ; OHBELMON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PaOldC] 1940 census from my morning newspaper Starting Monday, the National Archives are making the 1940 census available, for the first time, at the following site; 1940census.archives.gov Searches are free and you'll be able to download what you find. There is, however, a catch - the census has not been indexed by name - instead you have to look up the names of interest by where they lived, using their 'enumeration district.' These districts range from a few city blocks to entire towns, depending on the population size. Thus. to start; 1...you'll need to know the address or approximate address of where the person lived by April 1, 1940. 2) Using the address you can then identify the enumeration district, a 2 part number separated by a hyphen (the following website can be used to compute the enumeration district http://bit.ly/Hwtb2G or you can go to the US Natl. Archives site http://1.usa.gov/HBKt7 and follow the instructions there...(I have tried this last URL and it isn't working....but, perhaps it will on Monday......) 3) once you have the enumeration district, you are ready to browse the census records. ------------------------------- 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

Thanks for sending this, my friends and I used to spend a good bit of time on Flat Road, and I loved that old cemetery. I don't know when it got built over or even if it did. I notice on maps.google that there is a patch of woods which could hold it. Does anyone know for sure yea or nay? Eliz On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 1:53 PM, A.R. Townsend <tortie@comcast.net> wrote: > http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/chester/cemeteries/flatroadnarr.txt > > > A link to some interesting historical reading that I stumbled across. > > Alan > > > ------------------------------- > 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 sat in a Legacy webinar the other week about the census, and here's the best way to use the census now while it's not yet been indexed: 1) Go to the 1930 census and find the person you want, and write down the Enumeration District. 2) Go to http://stevemorse.org/census/unified.html - fill out the boxes, enter the 1930 ED into the correct place 3) This form will give you a NEW ED number, which you can either use on Ancestry, or use at the Archives link which he will have below. I don't know about you guys, but Archives servers were NOT prepared to handle this, I haven't seen one page from there yet. Ancestry's has worked for me, however; they will probably have them indexed within a few months. Lynn

I am going to guess a link would be helpful! I am sorry! https://the1940census.com/ -----Original Message----- From: Julie <the6jays@aol.com> To: chip44 <chip44@verizon.net>; pa-old-chester-l <pa-old-chester-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tue, Apr 3, 2012 1:54 pm Subject: Re: [PaOldC] 1940 census on ancestry Hi Mary Ann and all. I encourage you to visit The 1940 Census Community Program and volunteer to index the 1940 census. You can pick which state you would like to work with. Having said that at this point I believe only 5 states have been made accessible to index as it takes time to get them all loaded. It is easy and you need only the program that the give you free to index the census. I would invite everyone on this list to become an indexer. They are even inviting and encouraging Genealogical and Historical Societies to work as groups to index. I have indexed a few pages from the Delaware census. Check it out! -----Original Message----- From: Mary Ann <chip44@verizon.net> To: pa-old-chester-l <pa-old-chester-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tue, Apr 3, 2012 11:26 am Subject: Re: [PaOldC] 1940 census on ancestry This does not include access to the 1940 census but just records from that era other than census records. They have that disclaimer when you open that particular page. -----Original Message----- From: Sandra Ferguson Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 11:04 AM To: pa-old-chester-l@rootsweb.com ; OHBELMON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PaOldC] 1940 census on ancestry A kind member has sent this..............thanks, Bob. Ancestry.com has open access until 4/10: htttp://www.ancestry.com/1940-census ------------------------------- 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 Mary Ann and all. I encourage you to visit The 1940 Census Community Program and volunteer to index the 1940 census. You can pick which state you would like to work with. Having said that at this point I believe only 5 states have been made accessible to index as it takes time to get them all loaded. It is easy and you need only the program that the give you free to index the census. I would invite everyone on this list to become an indexer. They are even inviting and encouraging Genealogical and Historical Societies to work as groups to index. I have indexed a few pages from the Delaware census. Check it out! -----Original Message----- From: Mary Ann <chip44@verizon.net> To: pa-old-chester-l <pa-old-chester-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tue, Apr 3, 2012 11:26 am Subject: Re: [PaOldC] 1940 census on ancestry This does not include access to the 1940 census but just records from that era other than census records. They have that disclaimer when you open that particular page. -----Original Message----- From: Sandra Ferguson Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 11:04 AM To: pa-old-chester-l@rootsweb.com ; OHBELMON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PaOldC] 1940 census on ancestry A kind member has sent this..............thanks, Bob. Ancestry.com has open access until 4/10: htttp://www.ancestry.com/1940-census ------------------------------- 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

Please look at the article on stevemorse.org regarding the 1940 Census...there are indeed tools to help you find your family, even without indexing! Several sites have the images, some busier than others...FamilySearch.org has indexing projects you may be interested in...the more of us that do it, the faster we can search by name! On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:57 PM, Sheila Bundy <skbundy@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Ancestry just got the 1940 census when it was released Monday. They have > to index it before anyone can search it. Pretty useless right now. > > --- On Tue, 4/3/12, Mary Ann <chip44@verizon.net> wrote: > > From: Mary Ann <chip44@verizon.net> > Subject: [PaOldC] my error-- 1940 census on ancestry > To: pa-old-chester-l@rootsweb.com > Date: Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 10:33 AM > > my error; there is access to the unindexed 1940 census records. However, > as of yesterday, when they were advertising the free access, they > disclaimed > it did not include the 1940 census. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sandra Ferguson > Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 11:04 AM > > A kind member has sent this..............thanks, Bob. > Ancestry.com has open access until 4/10: > htttp://www.ancestry.com/1940-census > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > -- *Cindy Hineman* ***To know who you are, you must know where you come from! * * * *Leave Your Legacy, Connecting The Past With The Present, For The Future* *772 532-6288, Vero Beach* *561 626-7465, Palm Beach County* *10084 Meridian Way N, #1, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410* * * Member: Indian River Genealogical Society; Palm Beach County Genealogical Society: Beaver County, Pa, Genealogical Society; Florida State Genealogical Society; Association Professional Genealogists; National Genealogical Society * *

my error; there is access to the unindexed 1940 census records. However, as of yesterday, when they were advertising the free access, they disclaimed it did not include the 1940 census. -----Original Message----- From: Sandra Ferguson Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 11:04 AM A kind member has sent this..............thanks, Bob. Ancestry.com has open access until 4/10: htttp://www.ancestry.com/1940-census

This does not include access to the 1940 census but just records from that era other than census records. They have that disclaimer when you open that particular page. -----Original Message----- From: Sandra Ferguson Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 11:04 AM To: pa-old-chester-l@rootsweb.com ; OHBELMON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PaOldC] 1940 census on ancestry A kind member has sent this..............thanks, Bob. Ancestry.com has open access until 4/10: htttp://www.ancestry.com/1940-census

A kind member has sent this..............thanks, Bob. Ancestry.com has open access until 4/10: htttp://www.ancestry.com/1940-census

from my morning newspaper Starting Monday, the National Archives are making the 1940 census available, for the first time, at the following site; 1940census.archives.gov Searches are free and you'll be able to download what you find. There is, however, a catch - the census has not been indexed by name - instead you have to look up the names of interest by where they lived, using their 'enumeration district.' These districts range from a few city blocks to entire towns, depending on the population size. Thus. to start; 1...you'll need to know the address or approximate address of where the person lived by April 1, 1940. 2) Using the address you can then identify the enumeration district, a 2 part number separated by a hyphen (the following website can be used to compute the enumeration district http://bit.ly/Hwtb2G or you can go to the US Natl. Archives site http://1.usa.gov/HBKt7 and follow the instructions there...(I have tried this last URL and it isn't working....but, perhaps it will on Monday......) 3) once you have the enumeration district, you are ready to browse the census records.

Ancestry just got the 1940 census when it was released Monday. They have to index it before anyone can search it. Pretty useless right now. --- On Tue, 4/3/12, Mary Ann <chip44@verizon.net> wrote: From: Mary Ann <chip44@verizon.net> Subject: [PaOldC] my error-- 1940 census on ancestry To: pa-old-chester-l@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 10:33 AM my error;  there is access to the unindexed 1940 census records.  However, as of yesterday, when they were advertising the free access, they disclaimed it did not include the 1940 census. -----Original Message----- From: Sandra Ferguson Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 11:04 AM A kind member has sent this..............thanks, Bob.    Ancestry.com has open access until 4/10: htttp://www.ancestry.com/1940-census ------------------------------- 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

George, Back in June 2008 the Robert Williams house was for sale - $1,975,000. No ancestral discount! LOL His daughter Grace Williams who married John Meredith was my 6th great grandmother. I found the National Register of Historic Places listing on the internet so my husband and I decided to take a drive one Saturday to see the house. When we found it for sale I got a copy of the listing. If you are interested I can send you both documents to your e-mail. Karen On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 2:44 PM, George Smedley <smedley.george@att.net>wrote: > Robert Williams,of Merion,from Wales,m.4-19-1691,Gwen Cadwalder,and about > 1700 settled in Goshen.It is believed that Goshen Meeting was first held at > his dwelling,on the property belonging to Griffith Owen. He had children > Elizabeth,Ellis,Lewis,John,Ann,William,Grace,Hannah and Sarah.Ellis > Williams > by Mary his wife,had Robert,Esther,Mary,Ellis and Isaac.Ellis Williams > Jr,m.2-1-1748,Lydia Haines,of Goshen,and had children > Jesse,Ellis,Isaac,Nathan,Jane and Lydia.Ellis Williams 3rd,m. 11-19-1787,at > Goshen Meeting,Jane Garrett,b.11-24-1767;dau.of Josiah and Mary (Yarnall) > Garrett,of Goshen. > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Robert Williams,of Merion,from Wales,m.4-19-1691,Gwen Cadwalder,and about 1700 settled in Goshen.It is believed that Goshen Meeting was first held at his dwelling,on the property belonging to Griffith Owen. He had children Elizabeth,Ellis,Lewis,John,Ann,William,Grace,Hannah and Sarah.Ellis Williams by Mary his wife,had Robert,Esther,Mary,Ellis and Isaac.Ellis Williams Jr,m.2-1-1748,Lydia Haines,of Goshen,and had children Jesse,Ellis,Isaac,Nathan,Jane and Lydia.Ellis Williams 3rd,m. 11-19-1787,at Goshen Meeting,Jane Garrett,b.11-24-1767;dau.of Josiah and Mary (Yarnall) Garrett,of Goshen.

http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/chester/cemeteries/flatroadnarr.txt A link to some interesting historical reading that I stumbled across. Alan

this is from a lookup.....can't remember if I posted it or not and am too lazy to check the archives! S. Bucks Co Page 402. Jane Jones, Northampton Twp. "Far advanced in age." August 12,1794. Proved August 21, 1794.Isaac Chapman exr. Ch. Mary Ann Courson, William Jones, Benjamin Jones; Jane Jones dau. of son Benjamin, gdsn. John Jones; son-in-law Cornelius Courson. Wits: Isaac Edwards, Kuerthe Jones, Isaac Chapman. this is from Chester Co; - JoNES, JANE. Widow. Coventry.August 20, 1747. October 1, 1747. B. 233.To eldest son John Jones £5. To son David Jones £10 being one years rent due to me also £1-10 being money paid Abraham Wideman of his account and to Luce his wife, flannel for a petticoat. To son Evan Jones a horse and to Anne his wife articles named and to his daughter Anne, a mare. To cousin Margaret Davies 20 shillings and drugget to make her little boy a tunic. To son in law John Godfrey all my other effects also executor. Witnesses: David Morgan, Jos. Millard, Benj. Millard. here's another that might be of interest.....there is no will, but there are adm. papers that you can order by visiting Chester County Archives and Records site. JONES, JANE.March 24, 1761. Goshen.Adm. to Evan Jones. Mention of a Jane Jones Williams..... WILLIAMS, ISAAC. Goshen.May 3, 1788. June 19, 1788.To wife Esther her heirs and assigns, plantation whereon I now dwell, containing by estimate, 127 acres, also stock, etc. Plantation in Goshen and Willistown, containing 110 acres and tract in Northumberland containing 301 acres to be sold and proceeds of remainder of estate dividedas follows: To wife £30. To Nephew Ellis Williams £50. To Mary, wife of Henry Lewis, £30, and £5 to each of her children, Esther and Enos. To Jonathan Davis £10, and to his daughter Esther Davis £5. To sister-in-law Elizabeth Williams £3. To nephew Joshua Williams £5. To niece Ann Williams £3. To sister Mary Garrett £10, and to her children £10 to be divided. To sister-in-law Lydia Williams £1. To nephew Jesse Williams 5 shillings. To nephew Isaac Williams £5. To niece Jane Jones 40 shillings. To Nathan Williams 15 shillings. To niece Lydia Williams £1. To cousin Lewis Williams £5. To my wife's grandson Davis Garrett £3. Executors: Wife Esther, nephew Ellis Williams, and Henry Lewis of Radnor. Letters to Esther and Ellis Williams, Lewis having renounced.Wit: James Garrett, Joseph Eldridge, Joshua Evans. l "I 'googled' Daniel Williams and found the info that his grandmother was named Jane JONES. Jane Jones m. John Williams in 1717 and they appear to have lived in Goshen, Chester Co., PA. " Because of the Goshen tie, I looked at the births, deaths and marriages of the Goshen meeting, and while there are many Jones and many Williams, there is no Daniel William and no John Jones/John/Johns....

Stephen Agard,the son of an English planter in Barbados.The son came to Phila.,engaged in the wholesale and retail grocery business,and married the daughter of Judge William Lewis.Upon the death of his father he went to Barbados to settle up the estate,and with a large cargo of merchandise set sail for Phila.,but when near the capes they were captured by pirates who murdered all on board except Stephen Agard and the captain.These they carried to a foreign port,and cast them into a dungeon,from which they were released after their captors had sailed away.With broken health young Agard managed to reach his mother's home at Barbados and there died a few weeks later,leaving his widow and two infant daughters,Martha and Louisa Agard,in Phila.Judge Lewis took care of his grand-daughters and gave them a good education,after which they accompanied their mother to visit their uncle in Edgmont;and here they became acquainted with George Green Jr.,and his cousin Samuel Green,who fell in love with the young women.George Green Sr.,was a wealthy farmer for that day but thought a city lady was not suited to be a farmer's wife,and forbade his son George to marry Martha Agard;having selected the daughter of his neighbor,Joseph Bishop,for his son's wife,and threatened to give him nothing if he persisted in his desire.Judge Lewis opposed the match for similar reasons,and the result was an elopement. The stern father adhered to his vow till near the close of his life,and the young couple had to struggle with the world as best they could.

from a lookup; BELL, JOSEPH. Uwchlan.August 27, 1756. November 4, 1756. D. 62.To my mother Jean Bell, articles named. Remainder equally divided between my wife and children "being 3 now living and my wife great with child." Executors: Wife Mary and her brother Andrew Wilson of Uwchlan. Witnesses: Richard Bell, Robert Robinson. MINOR, JOHN. New London.August 12, 1773. August 31, 1773.Refers to the devise to him in his father Thomas Minor's will dated August 3, 1773. To each child of my sister Elizabeth Davis £10 when of age. To nephew Joseph Bell £20 and to the other children of sister Jean Bell £10 each. To each of the children of sister Mary McCalmont £10. To each of the children of sister Frances Torrel £10. Remainder to brother Thomas and sisters Agnes and Susanna Minor to be equally divided. Executors: Uncle Saml. Floyd and Wm. Montgomery.Wit: Walter Davies, Andrew Boyd. Uwchlan mm records.......Jacob Bell and wife Ann moved to Phil. MM with children Deborah, Elizabeth.along with David Morgan, an apprentice....8th day, 5th mo, 1766. Joseph Bell attended the marriage of Jacob Swayne and Elizabeth Kester, 2nd day, 1st mo, 1789. This appears in the Bradford MM records