Chester [City], located in Delaware County, is just south [actually southwest] of the Philadelphia Airport. Chester COUNTY is about 20 west of the Phila. -----Original Message----- From: Sandra Ferguson [mailto:ferg@ntelos.net] Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 1:49 PM To: PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PaOldC] Visiting Philadelphia Any map of Pennsylvania or road Atlas will show you both Chester County, Philadelphia, and the relationship between the two. To find out if your family owned land in Philadelphia you'll need to seek those answers in Philadelphia, not Chester Co. Both Chester and Philadelphia were original counties and as such have had their own records since the beginning. So, you need to be checking in Phil. Co. To find burial places in Phil. is the same with any other ancestor...you'll need to dig through church records, and keep your fingers crossed that you'll get lucky and find they're included! Check the genweb archives of Philadelphia for the submitted church records. Sandra ".........where is Chester in relation to Philadelphia? And how can I find out if my ancestors, John and Elizabeth Pearson Townsend, and Richard Townsend of the Welcome, owned property and where it was? Also, how can I find out where they were buried?" -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/327 - Release Date: 4/28/2006 ==== 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.nettp://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/pa-old-chester this site allows you to browse by month.. 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/ if you have a problem contact ME ferg@ntelos and NOT the list ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429 The preceding e-mail message (including any attachments) contains information that may be confidential, be protected by Valley Forge Military Academy & College or other applicable privileges, or constitute non-public information. It is intended to be conveyed only to the designated recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender by replying to this message and then delete it from your system. Use, dissemination, distribution, or reproduction of this message by unintended recipients is not authorized and may be unlawful.