Hi. Here is another set of direct line ancestors. I know even less about them. William Taylor was an original purchaser of Penn Colony land and thus had a small piece of property in Philadelphia, He came to the US in 1682 as did Allen Robinette whose descendant link up with the Dunkelbergers in my other email. I can find no evidence that he was related to Zachary Taylor even tho Zachary was burried on the the land that William first5 owned. William Taylor was born 1640 in Cheshire, England. He died March 6 1682/1683 in Upper Providence, Chester Co. PA. This date has to be wrong because he came to the US later in 1682. I do know that he died soon after he came to the US. His brother Peter lived longer. He mar4ried Margaret Finsham May 1, 1665 in Presbury, Cheshire, England. She was born about 1645 and died March 3.1682/83 in Chester Co PA. Again, I think that the date is wrong. Mary Taylor was born Feb. 26, 1673/74 in Kakewick, Prestbury, Cheshire, England. and died 1747 i East Notingham, Chester, PA. She married Samuel Robinette abt 1693 in Chester, PA. Samuel was born May 11, 1669 in Cheshire, England and died April 30.1745 in East Notingham Twp, Chester, PA. Samuel was the son of Allen Robinette who was also an original purchaser Penn land. James Robinette wasw born 1713 in Upper Providence Twp, Delaware, PA. He died March 10. 1784 in Hunington Twp. York PA He married An unknown. She was born in Upper Providence Twp. Delaware PA and died after Oct 11. 1783. I am confused about the counties here. Was another county formed in this time period? The after date for her must have been a will. Samuel (Big Sam) Robinette was born about 1737 in Huntington Twp, York, Pa and died Oct 25, 1771 in Botetourt Va. He married Mary Fickle . She was born about 1738 in Syrasburg Twp, Lancaster Pa and died abt 17381826 Walker Creek, Wythe VA, James Robinette wasw born abt 1768 in Botetourt VA and died abt, 1816 in Scott Co VA. He married Catherine Darter. She was born June 26,1772 and died??? They were the parents of Rhoda Robinette as listed with the Dunklebergers/ Is Bot5etourt VA just over the line from PA?? Again, my ancestors were the ones who kept moving. Thanks for any help that you can give me. I am certain that the spelling is not correct for some of these places. Velma [email protected] =

Hi, Velma ~ Welcome to the wonderful world of computer genealogy. Please accept the following information as the friendly/helpful set of hints and procedures it is intended to be. There are many sources available to you that do not require subscription. This mailing list is one of them. It covers what we fondly call Old Chester County, which includes those areas which were part of Chester County prior to Lancaster County (1729) and Delaware County (1789) being formed. There are others like it that you might want to investigate. And questions regarding Lancaster and Delaware Counties for events after their formation dates are probably best addressed to their respective mailing lists, though we may be able to assist somewhat here. The computer is a wonderful assistant for those of us living far from our research areas. USGENWEB Please check out the various county and state sites on this wonderful resource. Just type USGENWEB into your search engine to reach it. It can direct you to websites and mailing lists for a huge number of localities. In fact, it is the place I go first when starting new research in an area. GOOGLE If you haven’t already been told to “Google” your ancestors, you will be told to do so soon. Unfortunately, as I also learned, that instruction usually doesn’t include exactly how to do this. So I’m giving you simple instructions on how to do it here: 1. Type in your ancestor’s name and put quotes around it. Repeat as necessary for spelling variants. Using the quotation marks limits the search to the actual string contained inside the quotes. Leaving off the quotes will give you all entries with either the first or last name or both, not necessarily together. My own example: “Levi Antrim” “Levi Antram” “Levi Antrem” 2. Continuing on the same line, space once and then type the first year of the year range in which the ancestor lived followed by two periods with no spaces and the last year of the year range. My own example: 1760..1840. The entire query should appear as follows: “Levi Antrim” 1760..1840 Good luck searching! You’ll be surprised at what might show up. BOUNDARIES Changing boundaries generally are a problem that all genealogists must deal with on a regular basis. The generally accepted practice for recording the location where an event took place is to record it as it existed at the time of the event. This is done regardless of how many changes in designation that location goes through in its future. For example, Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, was originally part of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam and went by the name Midwout (or Midwood). Anyone born there prior to the English takeover of the colony in 1664 should be recorded as having been born in Midwout, Nieuw Nederland (or Midwood, New Amsterdam, if you want it in English), not Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York. In fact, according to Wikipedia, the Midwood designation for the area continued as an alternative to Flatbush up to the earlier 20th century. Another example would be recording someone’s birth prior to 1870 in the Duchy of Baden as having taken place in Germany. Germany as a country didn’t exist in until the formation of the German Empire. If you find it necessary to clarify the situation so as to avoid confusion (yours or others), make a note in your genealogy program as to what the present location is called, but continue to use the correct location information for the dates you enter. On the same note, you mention that William Taylor came to the “US” in 1682. That wouldn't have been possible as the US didn't come into being for another 100+ years. He actually immigrated to the colonies, specifically Pennsylvania. So the quick answer to your question is yes, the county lines changed, or rather new counties were formed out of parts of old counties. Specifically, Delaware County was set off from Chester County in 1789. The following are townships origi nally found in the records of Chester County which, after 1789, are part of Delaware County: Aston, Bethel, Birmingham (part), Chester, Chichester, Marple, Middletown, Providence (Upper & Lower), Radnor, Ridley, and Springfield. I made a quick scan of the list of townships and boroughs on the http://chester.pa-roots.com/ website and may have missed a few townships. However, the point is that Delaware County formed from Chester County in 1789. Any act which occurred in one of the above townships prior to 1789 actually occurred in Chester County. Given the dates mentioned in your message, this means that the various events you mention as occurring Upper Providence Township occurred while the township was still part of Chester County. Similarly, Berks County formed in 1752 from Philadelphia and Lancaster counties. While Lancaster formed in 1729 from Chester County, only a thin slice along the upper edge of Lancaster was transferred to Berks County. Thus you may find better answers to questions relating to the area which became Berks County on the boards and mailing lists relating to Philadelphia County, although many of us cross county lines regularly when researching. Also, from the same list of townships as above, the entry for London Britain township states that it was originally surveyed for the London Company with the earliest inhabitants in residence in 1700. Perhaps that is the location of your “London Lands.” Finally, Botetourt County, VA, is nowhere near the Pennsylvania border. When formed in 1769, it contained the entire southwest quarter of Old Virginia (combined VA & WV). Modern Botetourt County is located in the south west part of modern Virginia. However, you should know that a major migration trail went down the Shenandoah Valley which leads toward Botetourt County at its southern end. Good luck and happy hunting! Ginni Morgan Sacramento, CA >>> <[email protected]> 12/28/09 11:48 PM >>> Hi. Here is another set of direct line ancestors. I know even less about them. William Taylor was an original purchaser of Penn Colony land and thus had a small piece of property in Philadelphia, He came to the US in 1682 as did Allen Robinette whose descendant link up with the Dunkelbergers in my other email. I can find no evidence that he was related to Zachary Taylor even tho Zachary was burried on the the land that William first5 owned. William Taylor was born 1640 in Cheshire, England. He died March 6 1682/1683 in Upper Providence, Chester Co. PA. This date has to be wrong because he came to the US later in 1682. I do know that he died soon after he came to the US. His brother Peter lived longer. He mar4ried Margaret Finsham May 1, 1665 in Presbury, Cheshire, England. She was born about 1645 and died March 3.1682/83 in Chester Co PA. Again, I think that the date is wrong. Mary Taylor was born Feb. 26, 1673/74 in Kakewick, Prestbury, Cheshire, England. and died 1747 i East Notingham, Chester, PA. She married Samuel Robinette abt 1693 in Chester, PA. Samuel was born May 11, 1669 in Cheshire, England and died April 30.1745 in East Notingham Twp, Chester, PA. Samuel was the son of Allen Robinette who was also an original purchaser Penn land. James Robinette wasw born 1713 in Upper Providence Twp, Delaware, PA. He died March 10. 1784 in Hunington Twp. York PA He married An unknown. She was born in Upper Providence Twp. Delaware PA and died after Oct 11. 1783. I am confused about the counties here. Was another county formed in this time period? The after date for her must have been a will. Samuel (Big Sam) Robinette was born about 1737 in Huntington Twp, York, Pa and died Oct 25, 1771 in Botetourt Va. He married Mary Fickle . She was born about 1738 in Syrasburg Twp, Lancaster Pa and died abt 17381826 Walker Creek, Wythe VA, James Robinette wasw born abt 1768 in Botetourt VA and died abt, 1816 in Scott Co VA. He married Catherine Darter. She was born June 26,1772 and died??? They were the parents of Rhoda Robinette as listed with the Dunklebergers/ Is Bot5etourt VA just over the line from PA?? Again, my ancestors were the ones who kept moving. Thanks for any help that you can give me. I am certain that the spelling is not correct for some of these places. 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