In a message dated 8/8/2006 12:42:04 AM Eastern Standard Time, audianaq@msn.com writes: Thanks Eliz....... So............forget what I asked about anyone going there, esp. in this HEAT-wave! LOL I do see I didn't get the full stone but I may have an image that does have it. But here in Chester County the weather is marvelous 80 and midhumidity, very nice <G> Eliz

Well, like an idiot, I didn't see that Eliz Hanebury had already sent a photo of the HIESTER tombstone! Thanks Eliz....... So............forget what I asked about anyone going there, esp. in this HEAT-wave! Diana in AL

Well I just found the RW vet buried in Oak Grove cemetery in Parkerford, Coventry area. His name is shown on the tombstone section of the Chester Co Board in an Adobe document of RW soldiers buried in PA. see http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/chester/tsimages.htm<http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/chester/tsimages.htm> Here are tombstone reading for him: Row 9, Area A from a publication by Raymond E. Hollenbach, Sept 1970). p 14 In memory of Col John HIESTER A Patriot of '76 born the 9th day of April 1746 departed this life the 15th day of Oct'b 1821 aged 76 years 6 months and 6 days The following is probably from Hollenback's notes: (Captain of Chester County Militia Series 2, Vol 14, page 84, PA Archives Afterwards major general of Penn. militia, state senator from Chester county and member of U S Congress.) wife's tombstone shows: In memory of Hannah HIESTER (nee Pawling) consort of John Hiester born the 25th day of November 1747 departed this life the 25th day of November 1822, aged 73 years. Anyone close to Oak Grove to get a picture of their stones? There is also a son Samuel and his wife Mary buried in the same row. And a dau Elizabeth who married a Matthew DAVIS buried in Row 10 with some young children. These rows start at the opposite side of the stone wall in the cemetery and run perpendicular to the road to Pottstown on an unscaled map in the book. Sec A is next to the road to Pottstown. Sec B is near the meeting house, and runs along the road into the cemetery. The picture of the sign with the meeting house in the background on the tomstone section for Oak Grove would be Sec B. Family lore says that my gr4grandfather Zenas SAVAGE, a mason, built the stone wall at the cemetery, and was given a burial site there. I have never found his grave there, but his son Zenas SAVAGE, is buried there with wife Rebecca MARCH in Sec A row 7, and other SAVAGE kin. Diana in AL Diana in AL

Karen..... I have this for him, (wife is Hannah PAWLING, dau of John PAWLING and Elizabeth DeHAVEN of Skippack/Perkiomen, Montgomery Co PA) The Perkiomen Region Past & Present by Henry S. Dotterer: A Colonel in the Revolutionary War, and after the war was Major-General of Militia. From 1802 to 1806 he represented Chester County in the State Senate, and from 1807 to 1809 he was a member of Congress from Chester County. He died in Pottstown per Will Abstract: His wife must have died before he wrote his will as she is not mentioned. Do you know where they are buried? John Heister, Pottstown 4/11/1820, proved 10/29/1821, Book 5.347 To son Jonathan's children: John, Thomas, 375 acres. To son John, tract of land containing 153 acres and $1155. To children of dau Elizabeth, tract of land containing 3 acres. To dau Catharine, house and lot containing 400 acres and $3879. To dau Rachel, house and lot containing 7 acres and $4777. Execs: Son John and son Samuel Wit: Jacob Drinkhouse and William Mintzer and Jacob Hubley On the Digital Penn Archives Series at website: http://demos.iarchives.com/anc_04/search.jsp query under John Hannum......... Table of Contents > The Pennsylvania Archives > Series 5 > Volume V > Body > Associators And Militia Of The County Of Chester. > 550 Capt John Heister's unit is shown on this page with all the men, - he was under Col. John Hannum. Diana in AL ----- Original Message ----- From: DAVID KAREN DALE<mailto:kdale2640@msn.com> To: PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 12:43 AM Subject: Chester militia unit Does anyone on the list know anything at all about this unit (see below)? Anyone have a pension applicant who served in it whose pension might tell where they served, what they did? How long were enlistments in the Pennsylvania militia in general? Might they have been present at Brandywine? I haven't been able to find a roster or any other reference, but Ohio records say Philip Lewis served in this unit, beginning 28 Jun 1777. I'd like more info--anything about the unit. Karen Dale Captain John Hiester. Captain of his own company in Colonel John Hannum’s Regiment, 1st Class Chester County, Pennsylvania Militia. Commissioned at Chester June 17, 1777, organized his company, June 28, 1777, mustered in July 11, 1777.

Hi Gwen, Wow! Thanks for sending that info. Great detective work! Lorraine

Received this today in Evertons Newsline. DIGITIZED WARRANT REGISTERS ARE ONLINE AT THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE ARCHIVES WEBSITE The Pennsylvania Warrant Registers serve as an index to the land warrants, surveys, and patents for about 70 percent of the land in Pennsylvania, covering the dates 1733 to 1957. If you have Pennsylvania roots, you MUST go check out these indexes. You would never know that these records are on the Pennsylvania State Archives website unless someone told you. To access images of the warrant registers online, use the State Archives Web site at the URL, http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam. Click on the “Record Groups” hyperlink; then Record Group 17, “Land Office”; and finally look for the “Images” link under No. 17.88, “Warrant Registers With Green Covers, 1733-1957.” Gwen Boyer Bjorkman gwenbj@seanet.com

On the day of the battle of Brandywine, John Hannum was at the "Centre House", now in the village of Marshallton...between the 2 main branches of the River Brandywine. he set out alone with Thomas Cheyney a relative of his, toward the position of the American army, known to be then in the vicinity of Chads' Ford. As they descended toward the west branch, near Trimble's mill and ford, they came upon a very numerous body of British soldiers....they skirted the British and made their way to Gen. Washington to tell him of this intelligence. Col Hannum remained with the army during that day and its retreat, and continued with his old friend, Gen Wayne, till the night of the 'Paoli massacre"...he then returned home, where he was captured and carried away a a prisoner to Philadelphia. He later made his escape. So, it certainly doesn't sound as if any troops that might have been under his command were at the Brandywine, does it...THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY PA, by Futhey and Cope has a large, many paged bio of John Hammun and his family, but no mention of any group under his personal command). Have you made sure the NARA doesn't have any sort of paperwork for your ancestor....visit them online and you'll be able to discover how to request any records on Rev. Vets....no charge if they don't find anything. As you probably know, not everyone who served in the Am Rev War served at the Federal Level, and all those who were members of local militias are not part of those whose records are warehoused at the federal level.... many militia records, though, are kept at the state level, so you might want to check with the PA state Archives. I found this comment on the surname Hiester in Futhey and Cope....concerning Brownback's German Reformed church, located in East Coventry .. it concerns burials in the cemetery there; "John Hiester, as son of Gen. Hiester, b 1774m d 1822. I found the following will, in Berks Co...... HIESTER, DANIEL, Reading.May 7, 1788 - June 22, 1795.Provides for wife Catharine.To eldest son John (later General John HIESTER) the plantation in Coventry Township, Chester County, on which he now lives and for which he has a deed. To son Daniel the plantation in Upper Salford Township, Montgomery County, on which he used to live and for which he has a deed. To son Gabriel the plantation in Bern on which he now lives and for which he has a deed.To son William the plantation and several adjacent tracts in Bern now in his possession.To dau. Margaret, wife of Philip HAHN £1000.To dau. Catharine wife of Jacob BISHOP all that I have advanced to them and charged them in my book.Remainder divided between above 4 sons and 2 daus.Exrs: Sons John, Daniel, Gabriel and William.Wits: James DIEMER, John HARTMAN and Peter NAGLE. Thus, you might find out more if you research for General John Hiester...if your ancestor was in a unit of his you'd have better luck finding a General than an enlisted man...... Sandra Does anyone on the list know anything at all about this unit (see below)? Anyone have a pension applicant who served in it whose pension might tell where they served, what they did? Might they have been present at Brandywine? "Captain John Hiester. Captain of his own company in Colonel John Hannum’s Regiment, 1st Class Chester County, Pennsylvania Militia. Commissioned at Chester June 17, 1777, organized his company, June 28, 1777, mustered in July 11, 1777." > > > ==== PA-OLD-CHESTER Mailing List ==== > Unsubscribing. To leave PA-old-chester-l, send mail to > PA-old-chester-l-request@rootsweb.com > with the single word unsubscribe in the message or subject slot." > > > NO VIRUS WARNINGS - if you are concerned contact me PERSONALLY > ferg@ntelos.net > > please visit the Chester Co rootsweb site...it is full of area photos, > helpful URLs and lots of county information > http://www.pa-roots.com/~chester/ > > Visit the archives for this list to view old postings > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=PA-OLD-CHESTER > If you have ANY problems, do not send them to the list > contact me personally....list manager ferg@ntelos.net > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.7/410 - Release Date: 8/5/2006 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.7/410 - Release Date: 8/5/2006

Does anyone on the list know anything at all about this unit (see below)? Anyone have a pension applicant who served in it whose pension might tell where they served, what they did? How long were enlistments in the Pennsylvania militia in general? Might they have been present at Brandywine? I haven't been able to find a roster or any other reference, but Ohio records say Philip Lewis served in this unit, beginning 28 Jun 1777. I'd like more info--anything about the unit. Karen Dale Captain John Hiester. Captain of his own company in Colonel John Hannum’s Regiment, 1st Class Chester County, Pennsylvania Militia. Commissioned at Chester June 17, 1777, organized his company, June 28, 1777, mustered in July 11, 1777.

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You should SEE what they are doing to restore St Michael's Cemetery in Pensacola, FL!!!!!! http://www.uwf.edu/gis/smc/index.cfm Geographers from the University of West Florida have surveyed the cemetery using a total station (a precision survey instrument) and survey grade GPS. A GIS of the cemetery has been constructed consisting of all graves, tombs, roads, botanical data and other features within the cemetery. This GIS is available as an interactive map at the above link. Simply click on any grave in the map for more information. You can also query the database behind the map to search for information about people buried in the cemetery. During 2007 GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar) data will be added to the interactive maps that will help reveal information about the location of the "Hidden Peoples of St. Michael's Cemetery." <http://www.uwf.edu/gis/smc/index.cfm>Saint Michael's Cemetery Interactive Map (turn off any pop-up blocker) <http://www.uwf.edu/gis/smc/../smc/images/smc1.jpg>Aerial Image of Cemetery

Someone emailed me, trying to identify the church that appears in a funeral photo for Anna Mercs .....it is reportedly ca 1923, in Coatesville. As there is no way to post the photo, if you think you might be able to be of help, please contact her at samp@peoplepc.com Some of the folks that appear in the photo are George Mercs( holding his daughter Helen Mercs (b 1919).... the man directly behind George Mercs is holding the child George Mercs, son John Mercs (b 1921) -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.7/409 - Release Date: 8/4/2006

There was an article in our morning paper on the Domesday Book, which is now available on line. The site "allows a surfer to search by place or a person's name. Summaries of the records are free, but the pages themselves - along with a translation from the original Latin - are $6.60 each. " (remember, only landowners are listed, which means the majority of 11th century Britons will not be included.) www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/domesday/ I haven't surfed the site yet, so if YOU do, let us know what you think. I wonder about spelling,....one of my English families lived in Duddlewick, in that timeframe - also spelled Dudlicke, Duddlewyck and others... so, spelling may prove to be a 'challenge. I'll be interested to hear your experiences. S. as a funny aside, 80% of respondents had heard of the Domesday Book (I'm sure they were poling in England)..... 13% thought it was a chapter in the Bible, and 2% thought it was a book by Dan Brown, author of "The Da Vinci Code."...LOVED that last one! -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.7/409 - Release Date: 8/4/2006

Hi, I found formal portrait of Richard McCauley, age 5. The picture was taken 12/12/1918. As per ancestry.com, it looks like he lived in Chester Co., Pa. Unfortunately he does not appear to be in my line of ancestors. Contact me if interested. Susan

Thanks. I don't know how you found it via that map. Interesting site, but I wish they had some bookmarks to ID specific points. A direct link to the North York Historical Society and some pictures inside the tavern, and a newsletter on the renovation can be found here: http://www.northernyorkhistorical.org/dillstavern.php http://www.northernyorkhistorical.org/stonehouse.php http://www.northernyorkhistorical.org/chronicles/2006_05.pdf

With all the discussion about Mathew Dill I thought maybe the list would be interested in a virtual tour of Dillsburg.This site was put together by some kids at Norther York highschool.The Dill Tavern is #4 looking west and is located near the intersection of Rts 74 &15.Hold your mouse over the picture and click the directional arrow http://www.walkdillsburg.com/

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He was a shoemaker by trade but in conjunction with his wife opened a dry goods store on Bank St.,where they were enabled to realize a competency,not withstanding their hospitality.It is said that Yearly Meeting time they lodged thirty Friends,the men in one room and the women in another,though the house was not a large one;and when Friendly looking persons came into the store Sarah was very apt to find they were relatives and insist on their taking a meal with them. The lot on Arch St.which they held by purchase and inheritance,was sold during the Revolution to Samuel Wetherell,for Lb.50,Pa.currency.In later life,when he saw the great advance in real estate,Joseph Moore much regretted their having made this sale. After the Revolution,at the reorganization of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society,in 1784,Joseph became a member,and for some years was on the commitee to visit the prison in search of such colored personsas might be committed there ,legally or otherwise,on the charge of being fugitive slaves,and to insure them a fair trial.At the organization of the Prison Society he became identified with it also. He always made his own shoes,taking plenty of time that they might be well seasoned;and after Congress removed to Washington he usually paid a visit to that city during each session.On such an occasion he entertained some of the members by stating that his shoemaker was his barber,and his barber was his tailor,,and probably mentioned some other accomplishment;so that they thought his shoemaker must be a very useful man.He had patterns by which he cut the matierials for his coat,vest and pants,and made these up himself.His white beaver hat ,according to a fashion,with many Friends,had the fur immediatly above the brim brushed smooth,and the upper part rough. When his grandchildren were left orphans they were brought to his home and cared for,and he was likewise attentive to his stepchildren.He died 12-25-1817,in his 77th year.

Mentions of Matthew Dill in Mont. Co wills; as witness to the wills of; David Hawk 1808 Lower Providence Charles Norris 1814 Norriton Barbara Miller 1814 Upper Providence as one of the executors; James Stall 1807 Limerick -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/407 - Release Date: 8/3/2006

Good Morning: I am looking for the descendents of a Rachel Smedly b 5/24/1702 in Chester co. d/o Samuel Smedley and his 2nd wife Mary (Hollingsworth) Conoway (widow of Thomas Conoway). Rachel married John Cain c 1720 in Chester County. The info on these two I got from Gilbert Cope's "Genealogy of the Smedley Family, Wickersham Printing, Lancaster, PA. 1901". I am hoping to connect them to an Elizabeth Unknown Cain b. abt 1806, Mary Jane Cain b. abt 1848, Joseph Cain b. bet 1795 and 1804 all of Downington in Chester Co (per 1850 us census). Thank you. Peggie

>Not at all a common name, so Cumberland >might be a good place to look....found a Matthew Dill there, too. Thanks. There were at least three generations of Mathew Dills, and probably more in later generations. The Dills are fairly well documented but I'm sure there is more to learn. >Lots of mention of the name Matthew in Mont. Co, I'm curious about the Montgomery County references as I thought they were in York and Cumberland by the time Montgomery was founded. The MacDills in Lancaster seem to be different but are married into my Robert Bailey line. Here's some notes from my gandfather's research through much fo the last century: "There is a faily tradition Mathew Dill first setled in one of the Hundreds around the present site of Wilmington, Delaware. Early records of that section show several families by the name of Dill, but do not establish any connection with "Captain Mathew." (I suspect that one reason there are issues documenting him may be because his grave shows George Mathew Dill, but he appears to have been known by Mathew Dill, and this may also confuse attempts to relate him to cousins in Delaware or ancestors in Ireland or Scotland. Most references have him as Capt. Matthew Dill.) From "The Abridged Compendium of America Genealogy, Vol 1 by Virkus. "Capt. Matthew DILL (1698-1750) from Ireland, 1735, took up lands in Chester Co., Pa., 1735, moved to Dillsburg, York Co., Pa., 1740, served in colonial wars, marr'd Mary DILL; Children, Col. Matthew (1726-1812),Am. Rev., marr'd 1st Jane Bracken; James (ca 1720-1796), one of the wealthiest men in York Co., Pa., large land owner, tavern keeper, mem. York Comm. of Observation, 1774, marr'd 1st ______; Capt. Matthew was buried on his land in old graveyard just west of the site of the present Dillsburg. Immigration date: BET. 1728 - 1732." "The first authentic record of Mathew Dill, so far discovered, is found in the original taxassessment lists of Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, in 1732. . . . Mathew Dill is taxed continuously in the same township until 1742, when his name fails to appear on the rolls. However, on April 23, 1735, there was surveyed to him some 150 acres of land, in the county." "Just before the French and Indian War, George Matthew Dill was one of five commissioners along with Benjamin Franklin, appointed to make a treaty with the natives at Crogan Fort near the Susquehanna River in lower Cumberland County. He later took part in the French and Indian War, commissioned as Captain in Colonel Benjamin Chambers regiment, Lancaster County, PA from 1743 to 1747. He was Justice of the Peace and Justice of Court of Common Pleas of York County, PA." See: Index of Ancestors of Society of Colonial Wars, 1922, page 146.History of York County, PA by John Gibbons, pps 399, 400, 660. "He was also associated with Benjamin Franklin in the purchase of lands. In 1749 he was one of eight justices of the peace and justices of court of common pleas of York Co. , PA. His four sons and all available adult grandsons served in the Revolution as commissioned officers (sons only).Some descendents served in the War of 1812." Capt. Mathew Dill was the elder, said to be married to a Mary Hamilton. But this is confusing as other notes claim he was married to a Mary Crane. If so that appears to have been a generation or two earlier than the Crane sisters you cited. It appears his grandson was the one married to Anne Crane. Capt. Mathew Dill arrived with his children circa 1728-34 and appeared in the Middle Octorara church testimony in 1734 support of the moral character of James Carnachan. He was appointed an early Sheriff of York and Cumberland Counties, apparently by Ben Franklin, and appears likely to have been involved in some of the ousting of unauthorized settlers with Cumberland Sheriff John Potter. Dill's family founded Dillsburg and ran a tavern that stands today under recent renovations by a York County historical society housed there. Mathew was an elder in the church, and was said to be from Monaghan in Ulster. There's a reference to him as "landed gentry" in an Ancestry.com Deluxe Euro database that I'd love to get the details from if anyone has the full deluxe European Ancestry subscription. I suspect part of the family money comes from the Hamiltons who appear to have been one of the early landowners who brought Scots in to Ulster early in the 1600s. I've noticed that early Hamiltons in the US were Governors of PA, NJ, Jamacia and Nova Scotia. The Dills were obviously well off when they arrived and there is speculation they were involved in linen. I've found other Dills involved in early 17th century trade with Barbadoes and there is a Delaware Dill family said to be related. Mathew's son Col. Mathew Dill, is in my direct line and I have an original copy of his will with various notes written on it via his brother and son involving transactions related to it. I've been assuming Col. Mathew's sister Mary was the one married to McAllister but it may be a daughter of his son or grandson. The letter I have said a daughter of Capt. Mathew Dill and Anna Crain, but that links the Captain to the wife of his grandson Matthew as far as I can tell. Spelling I've seen in the Col.'s hand uses one t in Mathew so that's my preferred spelling for the first two. The letter I found, apparently from late 1800s, says Nancy McAllister Hays was a great grand-daughter of Col. Richard McAllister born 1723, died 1793. He is said to have been in the Minutemen of York County and to have fought in the battle of Long Island and in the campaign of New Jersey, and a member of the committee of Safety in 1776. The reference from WorldConnect claiming he was born in Chester County and said to have founded Hanover PA was the part I found very curious. It appears Elizabeth Snyder Hays Gallagher was a granddaughter of Patrick and Nancy Hayes, and that Nancy was probably Nancy McAllister Hays, daughter of Richard. I think then Mathew Hays married Lane Snyder and that Elizabeth was their child. It's very hard to follow the notes and to read some of them. >CRANE (CREAN), ESPY, Middleton. September 22, 1804. October 15, 1804.Sister Elizabeth Crane.Sister's son Espy Vanhorn, son of Joseph Vanhorn.Bros. William and George.Three sisters Mary intermarried with James Hamilton, Jane widow of Joseph Vanhorn, and Anne intermarried with Matthew Dill. Which county or Middletown was this? I've seen Middletowns in or near Berks, also near Hanover or Paxton Twp in what became Lancaster and Dauphin County, and I think I've seen others. I'd love to date the Mary Crane married to James Hamilton as we have a Mary wife of James Hamilton presumed to be Mary Miller but unconfirmed, and it might be she was a Crane instead. That would make a lot of sense. There were Hamiltons associated with Middle Octorara (where the Dills were early on), Leacock and Pequea, but a few James in various generations and a few lines. A James Hamilton that became Gov. of SC in post colonial times is descended from one of those lines. My line is described as of Leacock but appears not to have shown up there until around 1760s. I'd also like to ID the parents of these Crane sisters. It looks likely there is an Espy in the line. Probably from this tree: 1 George Espy d: 1761 + Jane Taylor 2 John Espy b: 1716 2 Josiah Espy b: 1718 d: 1762 + Buell 3 Josiah Espy b: 10 Mar 1742 + Ann Kirkpatrick 4 William Espy b: 2 Jun 1776 d: 28 Jul 1850 + Susanna Gray d: 10 Jul 1854 4 Margaret Espy d: 4 Sep 1851 + Samuel Elder 4 Prescilla Espy d: 29 Sep 1845 + Robert McClure 4 Josiah Espy d: 13 Apr 1811 4 James Snodgrass Espy d: 21 Sep 1872 4 John E. Espy d: 26 Apr 1831 3 Susan Espy + John Patton 3 Mary Espy b: ABT 1745 d: 1818 + James McClure 3 Martha Espy b: 1747 + Lazarus Stewart 3 George Espy d: Apr 1814 3 Prescilla Espy b: 1753 3 Robert Espy b: 1755 3 Samuel Espy b: 1757 + Elizabeth Crane 2 William Espy b: ABT 1720 2 Mary Espy b: 1722 + John Woods 2 Elizabeth Espy b: 1725 + James Foster 2 Jane Espy b: 1725 2 James Espy b: 1727 d: 1787 2 David Espy d: Jun 1795 2 George Espy b: 1732 2 Anne Espy b: 1736 + William Crane OK, this link below helps clarify my Crains at least, which seem well documented here over many generations and apparently descendant from William and Anne Espy Crane: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=ja1506&id=I02642 1 William Crain b: 1704 d: 1780 + Jean Milton b: 1705 d: 15 FEB 1753 2 Richard Crain b: ABT 1725 d: BEF 1790 + Jean Espy b: 1725 3 Abner Crain + Hannah ?? 4 Mary Jane Crain 4 William Crain 3 Elizabeth Crain + James Forster 3 Espy Crain d: OCT 1804 3 George Crain + Margaret Fleming 3 Jane Crain d: BEF 1804 + Joseph Van Horn 4 Espy Van Horn 4 Mary Van Horn 3 William Crain + Elizabeth Fleming 3 Ann Crane + Matthew Dill b: 1726 d: 1812 4 Matthew Dill b: 1785 d: 1847 + Mary McCartney b: 1784 d: 1871 5 James Dill b: 1825 d: 1885 + Rebecca Conrad b: 1830 d: 1907 4 James Dill 4 John Dill 4 Thomas Dill 3 Richard M. Crane b: 1745 d: 1819 + Sarah "Sally" Fleming 3 Mary Crain b: 15 JUL 1752 d: 8 JAN 1824 + James Hamilton b: 24 MAY 1754 d: 15 FEB 1837 4 Cynthia Hamilton b: 15 JUL 1780 d: 4 MAY 1837 + Carson Graham b: 1786 d: 1850 4 John (Hon.) Hamilton b: 21 JUN 1782 d: 27 OCT 1857 + Catherine Brown b: 13 MAR 1789 d: 29 SEP 1862 4 Richard Hamilton b: 10 MAR 1784 d: 18 DEC 1844 + Ann Reynolds b: 4 JUN 1789 d: 17 SEP 1830 + Mary Elliott b: 29 SEP 1798 d: 10 OCT 1841 4 Hugh Hamilton b: 1 JUN 1785 d: 15 JUL 1862 + Mary "Polly" b: 1797 4 Jane Hamilton b: 12 SEP 1787 d: 12 APR 1816 + James Campbell d: 1846 4 James Hamilton b: 6 NOV 1789 d: 22 NOV 1853 + Margaret Lamb Hamilton b: 1808 d: 1891 4 Milton Hamilton b: ABT 1790 4 Mary Hamilton b: 4 MAY 1792 d: 6 AUG 1824 + Joseph Van Horn 2 Elizabeth Crain b: 1732 d: 1830 + John Bole b: 1727 + George Espy b: 1732 d: 1787 3 Annie Espy + James Todd b: 15 MAR 1819 3 John Espy b: 1769 d: 1843 + Margaret Huston 3 Elizabeth Espy b: 1771 3 George Espy b: 1773 + Rebecca Glenn 4 Thressa Espy b: 14 FEB 1814 d: 1885 4 Augustus Espy b: 16 JUN 1816 d: 1838 4 Ada Espy b: 19 MAY 1817 + John Piper III 4 Caroline Rebecca Espy 3 Jane Espy b: 1774 + Samuel White d: 6 JUN 1862 4 Henry White 4 Wilson White 4 Washington White 4 James White d: 7 JAN 1841 4 Mary White + Nathaniel Griest 5 Molly Griest + Cam Euwer 4 Amanda White + Abel North Russell 4 Adelle Jane White b: 1827 + George (Doctor) Newcomer b: 1816 4 George Espy White 3 Christina Espy b: 1775 + John Hawks 2 Ambrosius "Ambrose" Crain b: 1734 d: ABT 1800 + Sarah Cunningham 2 Susan Crain b: 1737 + George McMillen b: 1735 d: 1786 3 Thomas McMillen b: 1775 d: 1825 + Elizabeth Lynn b: 1774 d: 1823 4 Thomas McMillen b: 1806 d: 1869 + Mary Hathaway b: 1812 d: 1899 2 George Crane , Sr. b: 1739 d: 12 MAY 1796 + Elizabeth Jean Sturgeon b: 1738 d: BEF 1787 3 George Crane b: 1761 d: 1798 + Martha Ritchey b: 1756 d: 21 JAN 1828 4 Elizabeth Crain b: ABT 1786 + Thomas Boal 4 Nancy Crain b: 1787 + Isaac Harrision , Jr. 4 Joseph Crane b: 1 JUL 1789 4 Andrew Lee Crain b: DEC 1791 + Sarah Gaddis b: 10 MAR 1791 4 Martha Crain b: 1793 4 Frances Crain b: 1795 3 William Crane b: 4 MAY 1763 d: 8 JAN 1802 + Mary Sawyer b: 1763 d: 19 JAN 1836 4 Jane Crain b: ABT 1794 + James Brown 4 Joseph A. Crain 4 Margaret Crain + William Brown 4 Mary "Polly" Crane b: 31 MAY 1789 d: 4 MAR 1845 + David Sewell b: 25 MAR 1782 d: 17 AUG 1838 4 William Sawyer Crain b: 6 NOV 1791 d: 9 JUN 1877 + Martha Steele Brown b: 10 NOV 1796 d: 5 OCT 1871 4 David Crain b: 1795 4 Nancy Crain b: 21 OCT 1799 d: 9 NOV 1881 + William James Johnson b: 17 DEC 1789 d: 23 SEP 1845 + Joseph Robb b: 19 APR 1788 d: 22 JUN 1866 4 John Boal Crain b: 2 NOV 1800 d: 11 MAY 1881 + Margaret Allen b: 11 AUG 1804 d: 12 APR 1849 + Elizabeth Davidson b: 9 AUG 1804 d: 19 FEB 1891 4 Eliza Weir Crain b: 3 DEC 1803 d: 22 MAR 1875 + John Ward b: 16 SEP 1799 d: 15 FEB 1880 4 James S. Crain b: 1806 3 Jean\Jane Crane b: 1765 d: 18 JUN 1803 + Andrew Robinson b: 1760 d: 8 JUN 1846 4 Nancy Robinson b: 4 APR 1791 d: 15 DEC 1834 4 George Robinson b: 23 MAR 1793 4 Robert B. Robinson b: 15 DEC 1794 d: 26 FEB 1834 4 Joshua Robinson b: 20 JAN 1796 d: 27 DEC 1874 + Nancy Youtz b: 1815 4 William Crain Robinson b: 29 JUN 1797 d: 11 DEC 1879 + Jannette Lytle b: 3 JUN 1802 d: 25 APR 1881 4 Mary Robinson b: 23 JUL 1799 d: 16 JAN 1876 + John Lemon b: 26 APR 1806 3 James Crane b: 1767 + Margaret McClure 3 Lydia Crain b: 1770 + James Ainsworth b: 5 FEB 1770 d: 1830 4 John Ainsworth b: ABT 1797 + Sarah (Vail) Jenkins 4 George Crain Ainsworth b: 1800 d: 21 JUL 1862 + Matilda Cox b: 1812 d: JAN 1889 4 Samuel Ainsworth d: BEF 1850 + Mercy Searles b: 1805 4 Nancy Ainsworth b: 11 NOV 1803 + James Lucas b: 4 JUL 1798 4 James Ainsworth b: 1806 d: 1823 4 Joseph Ainsworth b: 1810 d: 1877 + Mary A. Beetle b: 1821 d: 1875 4 Martha Ainsworth b: 1820 4 Margaret Ainsworth + Nathan Anderson 4 William S. Ainsworth b: 1811 d: 27 MAY 1862 + Susan Mitten b: 1808 + Caroline Vance b: DEC 1821 4 Elizabeth Ainsworth b: 1824 + Henry Van Riper b: 1820 3 Jeremiah Crain b: 1772 + Anna Cochran + Martha Sturgeon b: 1734 2 Joseph Crain b: 1741 d: FEB 1789 + Mary Moore b: 1744 d: 8 APR 1789 3 Andrew Crane b: 1765 d: 1826 + Jane Strain d: 1821 4 William S. Crain b: 5 SEP 1812 d: AFT 1883 + Maryette Taylor b: APR 1819 3 Jean "Jane" Crane b: 22 DEC 1767 d: 9 MAY 1830 + John Barnett b: 1754 d: 2 SEP 1797 3 George Crain b: 1769 d: NOV 1824 + Sarah McCalmont b: 3 NOV 1792 d: 26 DEC 1874 3 William Crain b: 1771 d: 17 SEP 1852 3 Sarah Crain b: 1773 + William Knox 4 Joseph Crane Knox b: 1791 3 John Crain b: 25 NOV 1773 d: 1870 + Linda "Lydia" Reeder 4 Jacob Reeder Crain b: 1805 d: 1843 + Mary Golden b: 1819 d: 1893 4 Joseph Milton Crain b: 2 SEP 1807 d: 11 OCT 1876 + Dulcena Ann Donovan b: 14 OCT 1812 d: 30 SEP 1853 4 John A. Crain b: 1813 + Anna Bacon b: 1821 4 Richard Crain + ?? Morton 4 Jackson Crain b: 1819 + Susan Miller b: 1821 + Nancy Mulholland b: 1788 4 Lydia R. Crain b: OCT 1822 + William S. Reyburn b: DEC 1820 4 Mary Jane Crain b: 1823 + Orlando Serviss d: BEF 1850 4 Jonathan M. Crain b: 1825 + Margaret b: 1839 4 James H. Crain b: AUG 1827 + Nancy "Nannie" Wilson b: MAR 1839 4 Nancy M. Crain b: 1832 + John Keifer b: 1840 d: 1892 3 Joseph Crain b: 1775 3 Richard Moore (Colonel) Crain b: NOV 1777 d: 17 SEP 1852 + Elizabeth Whitehill b: 6 MAR 1770 d: 2 OCT 1848 4 Joseph (Dr.) Crain b: 25 DEC 1803 d: 18 APR 1876 + Rebecca Gibson Wills b: 23 JAN 1811 d: 16 SEP 1850 + Eleanor "Ellen" J. Chambers b: AUG 1819 d: 1901 4 Eleanor "Ellen" R. Crain b: 18 JUL 1805 + William Wilson Rutherford b: 23 NOV 1805 d: 13 MAR 1873 4 Mary Adeline Crain b: 1 MAY 1807 d: 3 MAR 1881 + Alexander Tracey (Dr.) Dean d: 4 NOV 1844 + Joseph (Dr.) Junkin 4 Elizabeth Crain b: 18 MAR 1809 d: 30 OCT 1874 + Leopold N. Wikoff b: 30 AUG 1800 d: 30 OCT 1874 4 Agnes Crain b: 24 NOV 1810 3 Mary Crain b: 1779 3 Agnes Nancy Crain b: 1783 + James Humes b: 1781 d: 1844 4 Mary Humes + Robert Barr 4 Agnes E. Humes b: 1808 d: 1881 + Dr. Samuel A. Houston b: 1805 + Isaac Harrison , Jr. 2 William Crain b: 1742 d: 8 JAN 1802 + Anna Espy b: 1736 d: 12 DEC 1802 3 Jane Crain b: 1768 3 Sally Crain b: 1770 3 John Crain b: 1772 3 Thomas Crain b: 1774 3 Benjamin Crain b: 1776 Then there's another Crane line in my tree which also seems likely to connect to this other one, but not per any of the above tree. A Pfoutz ran a ferry near Harrisburg (near one of the Middletowns) and they had a valley on the western side of the Susquehanna. They migrated up river to Lycoming where they married into one of the Humes lines of mine. Descendants of Mary Ann Crane 1 Mary Ann Crane 1742 - 1813 .. +John Leonard Pfoutz 1742 - 1813 ........ 2 John M Pfouts 1782 - 1857 ............ +Solome Sarah Richards 1790 - 1874 ................... 3 Mary Ann Crane Pfouts 1818 - 1911 ............................. 4 Robert Alpheus Sebring 1848 - 1942 ............................. 4 Richard Michael Sebring 1852 - 1937 ............................. 4 John Pfouts Sebring 1847 - 1924 ............................. 4 Elminna Sebring 1850 - 1926 ....................... +Jonathan Sebring 1816 - 1902 ............................. 4 Sarah Foretta Sebring 1845 - 1917 ................................. +Hamilton Bailey Humes 1844 - 1913 ........................................ 5 Mary Humes 1861 - 1884 ........................................ 5 Samuel Humes 1870 - 1904 ............................................ +Jessica Cole Prindle 1870 - 1948 ........................................ 5 Mary Sebring Humes 1868 - 1884 ............................. 4 Mary Belle Sebring 1857 - 1923 ............................. 4 Edson Sebring 1855 - 1920 ............................. 4 Elmira Sebring 1851 - 1926 ............................. 4 Edgar Sebring 1853 - 1854 ............................. 4 William Edward Sebring 1842 - ............................. 4 Robert Alpheus Sebring 1848 - 1942 ............................. 4 Richard Michael Sebring 1852 - 1937 ............................. 4 John Pfouts Sebring 1847 - 1924 ................... 3 Peter Richards Pfouts 1820 - 1870 ................... 3 James McClure Pfouts 1825 - 1860 ................... 3 Eleanor Temperance Pfouts 1832 - 1914 ................... 3 Michael Crane Pfouts 1822 - 1864 ................... 3 Leah Amanda Pfouts 1830 - 1916 ................... 3 Margaret Elizabeth Pfouts 1827 - 1911 ........ 2 Jacob W Pfouts 1792 - 1872 ........ 2 Rachel Pfouts 1787 - 1850 ........ 2 Sarah Pfouts 1776 - 1817 ........ 2 Ann Pfouts 1790 - 1827 ........ 2 Margaret Pfouts 1779 - 1809 ........ 2 Benjamin Pfouts 1785 - 1808 One of the things I was trying to place with McAllister/McAlaster is whether he may have come over with the Dills circa 1720s but he was credited as born in Chester County. Also the claim he founded Hanover is interesting as many of the Scots in my tree are from around East and West Hanover Twp in Lancaster (later Dauphin) near Middletown, Highspire and Paxtang.