You may get copies of wills and adm papers from Chester Co Archives and Records; For information on how to obtain copies of Chester County probate files (1714-1923), please contact: Email: [email protected] Sandra

My new info ties into your early Williamson information you posted to me It appears that the distant relative in my Williamson line has connected our John Williamson who died in 1830 and was my brickwall  - to Gideon Williamson's second wife Hannah Powell - John was married to Rebecca Rogers who later married George Chrisman. She connected this through Gideon's will and other information she found. I haven't had a chance to check out a lot of your information since I found this out - knew you had a John Williamson dying in 1830 but other info didn't match up at that time - apparently Gideon left the Quakers for a time due to some war related help to others - but later went back - am still going over her new information - and am interested in your input on this - and can share my information and with her permission her side - our lines were brother and sister - children of John P and Mary Mathilda Tyson Williamson so we have connected all the later information at least on that line. Susan Maddox

I've been unable to find probate/admin summaries online for the two following people. Does someone have access to this information and could you look it up for me? File Last_Name First_Name Township/Borough File_Date Will AdminBond Inventory Accounts 13129 Jordan Phebe East Fallowfield 1857 No Yes Yes No 16605 Jordan Israel East Fallowfield 1871 No Yes Yes Yes I would also like to thank everyone who responded to my e-mail about this brickwall family of mine. Your assistance is greatly appreciated. Ginni Morgan 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.

When I was learning about abstracted/abstracting documents [Wills, Deeds, etc.], I was taught that you should use the exact spelling from within the document. Doing that would leave the interpretation of dec'd to the reader. The context in a Will certainly would seem to indicate deceased as Sandra and Ginnie have suggested, I, purposely, do not use spell check because of its insensitivity to rules of grammar. Anna Brown

Anna, in this case, this has nothing to do with spellcheck....the will I posted is exactly as found in the document on the CD of abstracted PA wills....I can only assume that those who transcribed the original documents for the CDs differed in the way they transcribed what they saw....personally, I imagine the people working on the documents saw the word dec'd and some transcribed that as decembered, rather than those who saw it as an abbreviation for the word deceased and left it as dec'd. Apparently not everything was transcribed by the same person, as dec'd does appear in many of the wills. I, too, am a firm believer in transcribing a document EXACTLY as it is, with NO exceptions......readers may make whatever interpretations they wish, but not so the transcribers. As I've said before, a transcription does NOT promise to be anything other than an exact copy of the original.......warts and all. S. " When I was learning about abstracted/abstracting documents [Wills, Deeds, etc.], I was taught that you should use the exact spelling from within the document. Doing that would leave the interpretation of dec'd to the reader. The context in a Will certainly would seem to indicate deceased as Sandra and Ginnie have suggested, I, purposely, do not use spell check because of its insensitivity to rules of grammar. "

Peggy Thank you for the suggestion. Yes, I've used the Illinois state archives -- a lot! My mother still owns the family farm there. We have confirmation of the death, just not a report on the accident, if any. What I think I need to do on that is to try to find a local newspaper from around that time period. However, I hadn't thought of the state universities. Thanks for that idea! Ginni >>> Peggie Shaw <[email protected]> 1/9/10 8:58 AM >>> Hello, Have you checked out the Illinois state archives? They have death records archived they say mostly from 1877 on, some earlier depends on the county. They do have tons of links to libraries and other archived records. I am thinking if she died in an accident there was probably a coronors inquest and there might be records of that. Also the accident could have been reported in local papers or there might even be a court case associated with the accident. here is the web address http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/famtips.html If this link does not work just google "Illinois state archives" and you should find it easy. I have found most states now adays have quite alot of archived records that are on searchable databases. Most state sites also have tons of info on what libraries have what holdings etc. Another great resource is the state university, most of their libraries have on line databases also. I just google the name of the university and look for the library link. I have found most of the time if you e-mail the librarian they are very helpful in helping you navigate their archives. Just a few ideas. Sincerely, Peg ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] 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.

Thank you for the additional information. I'll check into that. Ginni >>> Tim Robinson <[email protected]> 1/8/10 7:06 PM >>> Dolores, You may want to check this Philadelphia Counties, PA Will with a Hannah Jordan a little further. Fits in time frame. * Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 ( 1810 - 1815; Book 4 ) JORDAN, JOSEPH. Phila. Plasterer. July 6, 1812. August 11, 1812. 4.143. Mentions in connection with his property in Phila., John Stoddart and Peter Mac Gaulley (?). Estate to wife Mary Jordan and his seven children namely: John, Jeremiah, Samuel, Hannah, Ann, William Ross and Lydia Cooper Jordan. Money to be kept at interest until sd. children are of age. To dau. Isabella wife of Benjamin Baker. Wife to be guardina of dau. Lydia Cooper Jordan, if wife should die before sd. dau. is of age, appoints wife's sister Susan Shinn as guardian. Execs: Samuel Richards (silver smith) and Jonathan Knight (lumber merchant) of Phila. Wit: Robert Ross, Mary Ann Ralston, Rebecca C. Ralston. ***** Tim R. ***** 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.

Sandra, When did indenturing fall out of practice. I thought it was no longer practiced after the Revolution. I would have interpreted the passage as indicating apprenticeship or some such thing. Am I wrong in that assumption> Ginni M. >>> Sandra Ferguson <[email protected]> 1/9/10 12:59 PM >>> Here's more of the will, in case you don't have it; MITCHELL, JOHN. West Marlborough.August 2, 1815. August 29, 1815.To my bro. Wm. F. Mitchell $2000; also all my land lying on S.W. side of Wilmington Road, computed to be 177 acres, during life and after his December as follows: If my said bro. hath hereafter a male child & calls him Andrew (after my father), said land to be divided between his sons John & Andrew; otherwise the whole to John. If said children should die in their minority the land shall revert to their brothers & sisters, except George (who was advanced by my brother George, December'd.). To the children of sister Sarah Jordan, December'd., $3000. To the children of my sister Mary Withrow, December'd., $3000; that is, to John Mitchell Withrow $600, and rem. to the other children. To my sister Elizabeth and her 3 daus. Margaret, Matilda & Hannah Boyd $400 and my house & lot in Philadelphia.To my housekeeper Jane Jack £500, &c.; also privileges of home while unmarried. Dwelling house & rem. of land on N. E. side of road, 137 acres, in trust for use of nephew John Mitchell, son of bro. Andrew, during life, and at his December to his children, if any; otherwise to nephews John M. Withrow & Hugh Jordan, son of Hugh.Gives £50 for repairs of Doe Run Meeting house & £50 for graveyard walls at Upper Octorara.To Mary McLaughlin, my girl, when free, one cow. To my boy Israel Jordan $50 when 21. To George Gooderl Sr., George Gooderl Jr., James Henry, William Henry, James Brackenridge, Forgy McAlea, and John Mitchell Rhoder (son of John Rhoder), $25 each.Executors: Bro. Wm. F. Mitchell, John D. Steele & Oliver Allison.Wits: Jeremiah Barnard, James Smith. . I believe that the following were indentured servants of John Mitchel, thus the term "my boy" and "my girl, when free"......."To Mary McLaughlin, my girl, when free, one cow. To my boy Israel Jordan $50 when 21. ..... Have you searched for a newspaper obit in the town where Hannah died/? I've never done research in Ill, but did they have death certificates by the date of her death? S. 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.

Sounds plausible to me. Another guess is that possibly the extractor was using a word processor with spell check and "word completion/abbreviation expander/quick spell" features turned on and wasn't particularly aware of a couple of the odder foibles of such programs. These things are very literal. The program would complete the "partial word" the minute you typed in the apostrophe (end of the word for these purposes) and dec'd would instantly become December'd. If you didn't go back and carefully check your work, you might not even notice it had happened and if you were a good touch typist, you would be reading your document and not watching the screen. I have a couple of programs at work that operate in that fashion. I hates them, I does!!!! Ehen you want the abbreviation, the programs won't let you have it. G >>> Sandra Ferguson <[email protected]> 1/10/10 11:15 AM >>> I've often seen the term December'd used in will abstracts, and wondered what, exactly, it meant......and, I've never been able to find it in a dictionary or listings of legal terms. What I've 'heard', for what it's worth, is that the original will used dec'd as a shortcut for the word deceased, and someone simply misinterpreted it as December'd....makes sense to me. S. I think all the "December" occurrences in the below will should be "deceased" 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.

The Chester county site has many maps of the county, showing the area in different years....it's always wise to check any county site when you find ancestors there..... http://chester.pa-roots.com/ You never know what you'll find unless you look, and a county site should ALWAYS be on your list of places to look first. The Chester site has a ton of URL to help researchers, that'll keep you busy for quite a while. Coming in second on that list of places should be the genweb archives for wherever it is you have family, to see what has been submitted in the past. Our Chester and Del archives are 'run' by our fellow list member, Cyndie, and the Chester archives are absolutely FILLED with wonderful info...so, don't neglect visiting. http://usgwarchives.org/pa/chester/ Chester County also has a wonderful Archives and Records online site....the best I've, personally, ever run into, when doing my own research. http://dsf.chesco.org/archives/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=609969&archivesNav=| visit, too, the Pa State Archives http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp Check the holdings of the Chester Co Historical Soc http://www.cchs-pa.org/index.php I've been going through the old posts, looking for things I can, perhaps, help with, and must say I am touched by the lovely comments so many of you have made, while I was on '"sabbatical"! Believe me, each and every kind email was more appreciated than you can ever know....I promise in the future, as quite a few of you have admonished, to keep in mind the fact that I can't please everyone, and to disregard the complainers that, unfortunately all lists seem to have.....why is that, do you suppose? Beats me! A few things seem to have been forgotten concerning posting, so here are a couple reminders for us all. They are all aimed at either getting others to read your posts or to spare archival space for actual genealogical info. S. Place the ACTUAL subject in the subject slot...a full name and date is probably the best. Keep in mind, many folk belong to many lists, and only read those posts whose subjects interest them...so an accurate subject is essential if you want to get people to read YOUR posting. Never use what I call non-subject subjects, such as genealogy, brick wall, etc...these are totally useless....many simply delete these on sight. We need to encourage folks to read our query, not discourage them and we encourage them by using an accurate subject.. When you use the digest form of posts, ALWAYS remove the digest info from the subject slot, and place there the REAL subject of your post,...you need to also remove all other digest info from the body of the message..... that has absolutely nothing to do with your post and wastes a lot of space.. While it is necessary to include enough of a post you are answering or adding to, it is not necessary to include the whole thing...just enough to let us know what you're talking about. Some of you add to and add to, repost..then someone else adds to, and reposts...and, the posts get longer and longer and longer...unnecessarily so. So, before sending off a post, always scroll down and check to see that you have removed everything that doesn't need to be there. It's very important to thank those who have attempted to answer our queries, and with this in mind I have the list set up so that you may easily contact ONLY the person who placed the query answer that you want to thank. Simply select the REPLY option on your mail toolbar...this will send your answer to the individual only. Saying 'Thanks you' is an essential part of computer genealogy, but it doesn't need to be sent to the hundreds of folks on the list and included for posterity, in the archives.....it needs to be sent to the person who helped you, and I've made it easy for you to do that. By the same token, when you have genealogical info to share with everyone, then select the REPLY ALL option, which will send the info to everyone on the list. NEVER post some sort of test email. If you believe there is a problem of some kind, simply email the list administrator, explain the problem to them and seek an answer. You may reach the adm of any list in the following way; [email protected] (for this list the address is [email protected] In this way you can have your problem considered/solved by someone who is actually capable of doing so, without bothering hundreds of other folks who couldn't correct a problem anyway...it also keeps yet another useless email out of the archives and everyone else's inbox. None of these are new, and most, if not all, were included in your Welcome Email.....all are simply common sense ways to make things run more smoothly, for all concerned.

I've often seen the term December'd used in will abstracts, and wondered what, exactly, it meant......and, I've never been able to find it in a dictionary or listings of legal terms. What I've 'heard', for what it's worth, is that the original will used dec'd as a shortcut for the word deceased, and someone simply misinterpreted it as December'd....makes sense to me. S. I think all the "December" occurrences in the below will should be "deceased"

I think all the "December" occurrences in the below will should be "deceased" -----Original Message----- From: Sandra Ferguson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 4:00 PM To: Ginni Morgan; PA-Old-Chester Subject: [PaOldC] John Mitchell Here's more of the will, in case you don't have it; MITCHELL, JOHN. West Marlborough.August 2, 1815. August 29, 1815.To my bro. Wm. F. Mitchell $2000; also all my land lying on S.W. side of Wilmington Road, computed to be 177 acres, during life and after his December as follows: If my said bro. hath hereafter a male child & calls him Andrew (after my father), said land to be divided between his sons John & Andrew; otherwise the whole to John. If said children should die in their minority the land shall revert to their brothers & sisters, except George (who was advanced by my brother George, December'd.). To the children of sister Sarah Jordan, December'd., $3000. To the children of my sister Mary Withrow, December'd., $3000; that is, to John Mitchell Withrow $600, and rem. to the other children. To my sister Elizabeth and her 3 daus. Margaret, Matilda & Hannah Boyd $400 and my house & lot in Philadelphia.To my housekeeper Jane Jack £500, &c.; also privileges of home while unmarried. Dwelling house & rem. of land on N. E. side of road, 137 acres, in trust for use of nephew John Mitchell, son of bro. Andrew, during life, and at his December to his children, if any; otherwise to nephews John M. Withrow & Hugh Jordan, son of Hugh.Gives £50 for repairs of Doe Run Meeting house & £50 for graveyard walls at Upper Octorara.To Mary McLaughlin, my girl, when free, one cow. To my boy Israel Jordan $50 when 21. To George Gooderl Sr., George Gooderl Jr., James Henry, William Henry, James Brackenridge, Forgy McAlea, and John Mitchell Rhoder (son of John Rhoder), $25 each.Executors: Bro. Wm. F. Mitchell, John D. Steele & Oliver Allison.Wits: Jeremiah Barnard, James Smith. . I believe that the following were indentured servants of John Mitchel, thus the term "my boy" and "my girl, when free"......."To Mary McLaughlin, my girl, when free, one cow. To my boy Israel Jordan $50 when 21. ..... Have you searched for a newspaper obit in the town where Hannah died/? I've never done research in Ill, but did they have death certificates by the date of her death? S. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Or search the Illinois deaths from stevemorse.org where you can be more flexible. stevemorse.org doesn't search the cyberdriveillinois http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/marriage.html marriages. Eliz On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Peggie Shaw <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, Have you checked out the Illinois state archives? They have death records archived they say mostly from 1877 on, some earlier depends on the county. They do have tons of links to libraries and other archived records. I am thinking if she died in an accident there was probably a coronors inquest and there might be records of that. Also the accident could have been reported in local papers or there might even be a court case associated with the accident. > > here is the web address http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/famtips.html >

Thank you for the reference to the stevemorse.org - great resource for another family line and for future information - so much available there Susan ________________________________ From: Eliz Hanebury <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Sent: Sat, January 9, 2010 7:43:36 PM Subject: Re: [PaOldC] Brick wall Hannah Phebe Jordon, possible research site Or search the Illinois deaths from stevemorse.org where you can be more flexible. stevemorse.org doesn't search the cyberdriveillinois http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/marriage.html marriages. Eliz On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Peggie Shaw <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, Have you checked out the Illinois state archives? They have death records archived they say mostly from 1877 on, some earlier depends on the county. They do have tons of links to libraries and other archived records. I am thinking if she died in an accident there was probably a coronors inquest and there might be records of that. Also the accident could have been reported in local papers or there might even be a court case associated with the accident. > > here is the web address http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/famtips.html > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello, Have you checked out the Illinois state archives? They have death records archived they say mostly from 1877 on, some earlier depends on the county. They do have tons of links to libraries and other archived records. I am thinking if she died in an accident there was probably a coronors inquest and there might be records of that. Also the accident could have been reported in local papers or there might even be a court case associated with the accident. here is the web address http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/famtips.html If this link does not work just google "Illinois state archives" and you should find it easy. I have found most states now adays have quite alot of archived records that are on searchable databases. Most state sites also have tons of info on what libraries have what holdings etc. Another great resource is the state university, most of their libraries have on line databases also. I just google the name of the university and look for the library link. I have found most of the time if you e-mail the librarian they are very helpful in helping you navigate their archives. Just a few ideas. Sincerely, Peg

Here's more of the will, in case you don't have it; MITCHELL, JOHN. West Marlborough.August 2, 1815. August 29, 1815.To my bro. Wm. F. Mitchell $2000; also all my land lying on S.W. side of Wilmington Road, computed to be 177 acres, during life and after his December as follows: If my said bro. hath hereafter a male child & calls him Andrew (after my father), said land to be divided between his sons John & Andrew; otherwise the whole to John. If said children should die in their minority the land shall revert to their brothers & sisters, except George (who was advanced by my brother George, December'd.). To the children of sister Sarah Jordan, December'd., $3000. To the children of my sister Mary Withrow, December'd., $3000; that is, to John Mitchell Withrow $600, and rem. to the other children. To my sister Elizabeth and her 3 daus. Margaret, Matilda & Hannah Boyd $400 and my house & lot in Philadelphia.To my housekeeper Jane Jack £500, &c.; also privileges of home while unmarried. Dwelling house & rem. of land on N. E. side of road, 137 acres, in trust for use of nephew John Mitchell, son of bro. Andrew, during life, and at his December to his children, if any; otherwise to nephews John M. Withrow & Hugh Jordan, son of Hugh.Gives £50 for repairs of Doe Run Meeting house & £50 for graveyard walls at Upper Octorara.To Mary McLaughlin, my girl, when free, one cow. To my boy Israel Jordan $50 when 21. To George Gooderl Sr., George Gooderl Jr., James Henry, William Henry, James Brackenridge, Forgy McAlea, and John Mitchell Rhoder (son of John Rhoder), $25 each.Executors: Bro. Wm. F. Mitchell, John D. Steele & Oliver Allison.Wits: Jeremiah Barnard, James Smith. . I believe that the following were indentured servants of John Mitchel, thus the term "my boy" and "my girl, when free"......."To Mary McLaughlin, my girl, when free, one cow. To my boy Israel Jordan $50 when 21. ..... Have you searched for a newspaper obit in the town where Hannah died/? I've never done research in Ill, but did they have death certificates by the date of her death? S.

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East & West Fallowfield are not near the Maryland border. They are outside of Coatesville. Hephzibah is just south of Coatesville in East Fallowfield Township. I believe there are still Steens in Coatesville, too. Have you looked at the Chester County Archives online? http://dsf.chesco.org/archives/cwp/view.asp?A=3&Q=609990 And if you haven't been to the Chester County Historical Society, I would suggest going through their clippings files, they are amazing. If you can't go there, films of *most* of the files are at the LDS. Lynn

Dolores, You may want to check this Philadelphia Counties, PA Will with a Hannah Jordan a little further. Fits in time frame. * Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 ( 1810 - 1815; Book 4 ) JORDAN, JOSEPH. Phila. Plasterer. July 6, 1812. August 11, 1812. 4.143. Mentions in connection with his property in Phila., John Stoddart and Peter Mac Gaulley (?). Estate to wife Mary Jordan and his seven children namely: John, Jeremiah, Samuel, Hannah, Ann, William Ross and Lydia Cooper Jordan. Money to be kept at interest until sd. children are of age. To dau. Isabella wife of Benjamin Baker. Wife to be guardina of dau. Lydia Cooper Jordan, if wife should die before sd. dau. is of age, appoints wife's sister Susan Shinn as guardian. Execs: Samuel Richards (silver smith) and Jonathan Knight (lumber merchant) of Phila. Wit: Robert Ross, Mary Ann Ralston, Rebecca C. Ralston. ***** Tim R. ***** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dolores" <[email protected]> --- Original Message ----- One of my most enduring brickwalls is the parentage of my ggg-grandmother, Hannah Phebe [Jordan] Keepers. She was born either 1804 or 1807 in Chester County, PA. She married Joseph Hayes Keepers, son of William Keepers and Ann [Hayes] Keepers, b. 1793, 1796 or 1797 depending on source. Hannah and Joseph’s first three children, Phebe Ann (b. 1822), William Hayes (b. 1824) and Sarah Jane (b. 1827) are born in Chester County. The family moved to Beaver County, PA, about 1828, where children Israel Jordan (b. 1829), Joseph Keepers (b. 1831), Mary Elizabeth (b. 1834), Hannah Mariah (b. 1836), and Rebecca (b. 1837?) were born. About 1838, they moved to Guernsey County, OH, where the last two children, Henrietta (b. 1839?) and Philena J. (b. 1841?), were supposedly born. Over the course of several decades, all of Hannah’s surviving children emigrated to Grundy County, IL, with the exception of her daughter, Hannah Mariah [Keepers] Warnock, who went to Iroquois County, IL. Hannah Sr. died at the Illinois home of Hannah Jr. in about 1873 at the age of 68. She was supposedly injured in a carriage accident although that hasn’t been documented yet. She was buried at Clearfork Baptist Cemetery in Monroe Township, Guernsey County, OH. Research so far (w/assistance from Sandra) shows that Wm. Keepers (probably the father of Joseph) and Phebe Jordan (may have been Hannah’s mother?) signed a list of members of the Hephzibah Baptist Church who were present on May 20, 1810, calling for a constitution of the new church. (Futhey & Cope) John Mitchell of West Marlborough, in his will dated August 2, 1815, mentions a bequest to the children of his “sister Sarah Jordan dec’d”, with a further one to “my boy Israel Jordan” and one to “nephew . . . Hugh Jordan, son of Hugh”. Administration of the estate of John Jordan, Sr., of East Fallowfield, was granted March 11, 1809, to administrators, Sarah Jordan, Hugh Jordan and Jas. Steen.

With so many early names shown in Fallowfield maybe you could get something from Cecil County Md. My early ancestors were in both E and W Fallowfield and I've recently found records of them them in Md. I believe that part of Chester County became part of Md. It's just a suggestion though because I am no expert. --- Original Message ----- From: "Ginni Morgan" <[email protected]> To: "PA-Old-Chester" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:27 PM Subject: [PaOldC] One of my most enduring brickwalls is the parentage ofmy ggg-grandmother,Hannah Phebe [Jordan] Keepers. She was born either 1804 or 1807 inChester County, PA. She married Joseph Hayes Keepers,son of William Keepers and Ann [Hayes] Keepers, b. 1793,1796 or 1797 depending on source. One of my most enduring brickwalls is the parentage of my ggg-grandmother, Hannah Phebe [Jordan] Keepers. She was born either 1804 or 1807 in Chester County, PA. She married Joseph Hayes Keepers, son of William Keepers and Ann [Hayes] Keepers, b. 1793, 1796 or 1797 depending on source. Hannah and Joseph’s first three children, Phebe Ann (b. 1822), William Hayes (b. 1824) and Sarah Jane (b. 1827) are born in Chester County. The family moved to Beaver County, PA, about 1828, where children Israel Jordan (b. 1829), Joseph Keepers (b. 1831), Mary Elizabeth (b. 1834), Hannah Mariah (b. 1836), and Rebecca (b. 1837?) were born. About 1838, they moved to Guernsey County, OH, where the last two children, Henrietta (b. 1839?) and Philena J. (b. 1841?), were supposedly born. Over the course of several decades, all of Hannah’s surviving children emigrated to Grundy County, IL, with the exception of her daughter, Hannah Mariah [Keepers] Warnock, who went to Iroquois County, IL. Hannah Sr. died at the Illinois home of Hannah Jr. in about 1873 at the age of 68. She was supposedly injured in a carriage accident although that hasn’t been documented yet. She was buried at Clearfork Baptist Cemetery in Monroe Township, Guernsey County, OH. Research so far (w/assistance from Sandra) shows that Wm. Keepers (probably the father of Joseph) and Phebe Jordan (may have been Hannah’s mother?) signed a list of members of the Hephzibah Baptist Church who were present on May 20, 1810, calling for a constitution of the new church. (Futhey & Cope) John Mitchell of West Marlborough, in his will dated August 2, 1815, mentions a bequest to the children of his “sister Sarah Jordan dec’d”, with a further one to “my boy Israel Jordan” and one to “nephew . . . Hugh Jordan, son of Hugh”. Administration of the estate of John Jordan, Sr., of East Fallowfield, was granted March 11, 1809, to administrators, Sarah Jordan, Hugh Jordan and Jas. Steen. Census data shows the following: 1790 - East Fallowfield John Jordan (4-1-4-0-0) 1790 - East Fallowfield Hugh Jordan (1-1-4-0-0) 1800 - East Fallowfield John Jordan (0-0-0-0-1/0-0-0-0-1) 1800 - East Fallowfield John Jordan Jr (2-0-0-1-0/2-1-0-1-0) 1800 - East Fallowfield Hugh Jordan (2-0-1-0-1/2-2-0-0-1) 1810 - East Fallowfield John Jourdan (0-1-1-0-1/1-1-1-0-1-0) (was John Jr) 1810 - East Fallowfield Hugh Jourdan (1-1-0-1-1/1-0-4-0-1-0) 1810 - East Fallowfield Sarah Jourdan (0-0-0-0-0/0-1-0-0-1-0) 1820 - East Fallowfield John Jordan (0-0-0-1-0-1-0-0-1-1-1-0-1) 1820 - East Fallowfield Hugh Jordan (0-1-0-1-1-1-0-0-2-2-0-1-3) 1850 - East Fallowfield Israel Jordon, age 48, carpenter, born PA followed immediately by 1850 - East Fallowfield Phebe Jordon, age 68, born PA A visit to the cemetery at Hephzibah Baptist Church turned up a tombstone for Israel Jordan. Unfortunately, I don’t have the transcription information available to me at this time, except that I seem to remember Israel was born shortly after 1800 which would agree with the 1850 census record. It looks from the above as if Sarah [Mitchell] Jordan was married to a John Jordan Sr. with sons John and Hugh Jordan and a grandson Hugh Jordan. Phebe [____] Jordan appear to be the mother of Israel Jordan and possibly also of Hannah Phebe [Jordan] Keepers. Who was her husband? Can anyone help me with this family? Ginni Morgan Sacramento, CA 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. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message