One record that might fit . St Mathews Luthern church. date not given but apparently between Aug 20 and September 8 1753. "William Burns with Marg. Wassons on a license from the Gov." Nan Lambert wrote: > Hello, list! I'm completely new to PA genealogy, so I'm hoping some of > you kind folks will point me in the right direction(s). I'm looking for > information on my gggg/grandfather Samuel Burns. He was born Sept. 17, > 1754, in York Co., PA. This is from his Rev. War pension file. There > is also an IGI listing on familysearch.org, giving same birthdate, and > father's name William. By sometime in the 1770's, Samuel was in York > Co., SC, where he spent the rest of his life. Whether he went there > alone, or with some or all of his family, I don't know. He, his wife, > and some descendants are buried in a Presbyterian churchyard. > So my questions are these: (1) anyone else out there looking for > Samuel? (2) where are the best places for me to start looking, either > internet or by mail, for possible info? Are there tax lists? Church > records? > Thanks for any info/advice/etc. > Nan Lambert > > ==== PA-YORK-GEN Mailing List ==== > Come join us at the Pennsylvania Dutch website at: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/padutch/ > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/

Researching Thomas Hinshaw, s/o Jacob and Rebecca (Mackey) Hinshaw, and their son, Thomas Hinshaw, who married Hannah Seasfield in 1766, York Co. PA. They lived for a time within the limits of New Garden MM (1741- 1748) Chester Co. PA, and then moved and about 1748 became members of the Menallen Meeting, Warrington, York (now Adams) County, Pennsylvania. Thomas' birth date has been variously reported to be c1749, c1737, or c1740, but likely he was born in Ireland before the family removed to Chester Co. Pa, abt 1740. However, he married before 10-11-1766, and would not have been of age by this time had he been born in 1749. >From Menallen they removed to Monaghan Township, York County, where they were living in 1758. About 1765 Jacob and family moved to Orange County, North Carolina, settling in the vicinity of the Sandy Creek Meeting, located west of Liberty near the community of Melancton.167 They presented a certificate dated 10 Mo. 12, 1765 to the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting on 1 Mo. 4, 1766. Thomas returned to York Co. PA, where he married Hannah Seasfield. On 10-11-1766, the Warrington MM recorded: "Thomas Hinshaw is joined in marriage with a young woman not of our society by a magistrate." Thomas was disowned the next month and (apparently) never rejoined the Quakers, although he spent the rest of his life in Quaker communities. Thomas Hinshaw died May 26 1825, Surry County, North Carolina; buried Deep Creek Friends Cemetery, Yadkin County, North Carolina. Jane Hinshaw, was the youngest child of Thomas and Hannah Hinshaw, was born Feb 8 1785, Surry County, North Carolina. She married Rev. Richard Benge, Jan 8 1801, Wilkes/Surry North Carolina. Richard, son of Thomas Benge, Jr. & Susannah Lewis, was born c1780, Wilkes County, North Carolina. I am trying to determine the parents of Hannah Seasfield (Seafield) b. ca. 1745 who may have resided in York Co. Pa in 1766. Any help would be appreciated. (she was my 4g grandmother). Pam Ingle