CENSUS YEAR: 1810 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/Franklin Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born William Reed 45+ bef 1766 under 10 1800-1810 under 10 1800-1810 pg. 91 16-25 1785-1794 under 10 1800-1810 45+ bef 1766 William has one slave listed. The household is between Philip Miller & Samuel Hutchinson

CENSUS YEAR: 1790 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: York, later Adams/"unknown township" Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born William Reid 16+ bef. 1774 16+ bef. 1774 3 pg. 291 16+ bef. 1774 16+ bef. 1774 under 16 1774-1790 under 16 1774-1790 under 16 1774-1790 under 16 1774-1790 There are 2 other free people living in the household as well. Heads of families in this order at the bottom of pg 291 & top of pg. 292: William McCLELLAN, David BYERS, Henry ROWAN, Jacob WOODRICH, Samuel McCULLOCH, William FINDLAY, Robert KINKAID, William REID, Thomas DUNCAN, Thomas FLORO (?) (end of pg. 291) (top of pg. 292) David BLYTH, William ALEXANDER, John CONNELL, Ann MARTIN, Francis MEREDITH, Jared IRWIN, Charles McCALISTER, Samuel KNOX.

CENSUS YEAR: 1790 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: York, later Adams/"unknown township" Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born William Reid 16+ bef 1774 under 16 1774-1790 4 pg. 288 under 16 1774-1790 under 16 1774-1790 under 16 1774-1790 CENSUS YEAR: 1800 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/"unknown township" Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born William Reid 45+ bef 1756 10-15 1785-1790 10-15 1785-1790 pg.465 10-15 1785-1790 26-44 1756-1774 16-25 1775-1784 45+ bef 1756 16-25 1775-1784 There's also one slave living in William's household. Next to William is Richard Porter

CENSUS YEAR: 1830 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/Strabane Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born William Reed 30-40 1790-1800 under 5 1825-1830 5-10 1820-1825 pg. 53 5-10 1820-1825 30-40 1790-1800 CENSUS YEAR: 1840 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/Strabane Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born William Reed 40-50 1790-1800 under 5 1835-1840 5-10 1830-1845 pg.61 10-15 1825-1830 15-20 1820-1825

CENSUS YEAR: 1810 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/Menallen Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born Thomas Reed 26-44 1766-1784 under 10 1800-1810 under 10 1800-1810 pg. 111 Under 10 1800-1810 26-44 1766-1784 10-15 1795-1800 26-44 1766-1794 Thomas has one other free person living in his household. He's living close to Peter & Joseph Carpenter and James Stewart

CENSUS YEAR: 1820 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/Petersburg in Huntingdon Twp. Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born Thomas Reed 45+ bef 1775 under 10 1810-1820 under 10 1810-1820 pg. 43 10-16 1804-1810 under 10 1810-1820 16-18 1802-1804 10-16 1804-1810 16-26 1794-1804 26-45 1775-1794 3 persons involved in manufacturing. CENSUS YEAR: 1830 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/Huntingdon Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born Thomas Reed 50-60 1770-1780 5-10 1820-1825 10-15 1815-1820 pg. 123 15-20 1810-1815 15-20 1810-1915 20-30 1800-1810 40-50 1780-1790 20-30 1800-1810 20-30 1800-1810 20-30 1800-1810 CENSUS YEAR: 1840 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/Petersburg in Huntingdon Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born Thomas Reed 60-70 1770-1780 5-10 1830-1835 15-20 1820-1825 pg. 118 10-15 1825-1830 20-30 1810-1820 20-30 1825-1830 20-30 1810-1820 30-40 1800-1810 50-60 1780-1790 30-40 1800-1810 CENSUS YEAR: 1850 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/Petersburg in Dw/Fam#: 1267/1270 pg. 94 Head of Household Age Sex Occupation Value Place Born (Year Born) Thomas Reed 75 M Hatter 700 Pa. 1775 Other Occupants Age Sex Occupation Value Place Born (Year Born) Elizabeth Reed 68 M Pa. 1772 Borious 47 M Hatter Pa. 1803 William 38 M Hatter Pa. 1812 Sally 35 F Pa. 1815 Joseba 26 F Pa. 1824 Thomas 24 M Tailor Pa. 1826 Borius GEIGLER 17 M Tailor (?) Pa. 1833

CENSUS YEAR: 1810 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/Cumberland Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born Samuel Reed 26-44 1766-1784 pg. 100 One other free person living with Samuel. He is listed between John McClelland & David Little

CENSUS YEAR: 1790 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: York, later Adams/"unknown township" Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born Patrick Reid 16+ bef. 1794 2 pg.290

CENSUS YEAR: 1790 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: York, later Adams/"unknown township" Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born Mary Reid under 16 1774-1790 4 pg. 287 under 16 1774-1790 under 16 1774-1790 CENSUS YEAR: 1800 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/"unknown township" Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born og. 464 John Reid 45+ bef 1756 45+ bef 1756 under 10 1790-1800 Under 10 1790-1800 10-15 1785-1790 10-15 1785-1790 16-25 1775-1784 16-25 1775-1784 16-25 1775-1784 45+ bef 1756 The following group of families in this order on pg. 464: James WILSON, Hugh WILSON, Andrew WILSON, Alex BRICE, William WAUGH, George HELLEBERGER, Jacob HELLEBERGER, John MYERS, Capt. James REID, Joshua BURKET, John REID, Moses SEABROOKS, Thomas REID. CENSUS YEAR: 1820 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/Hamiltonban Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born John Reid 45+ bef 1775 10-16 1804-1810 45+ bef 1775 pg.22 26-45 1775-1794 26-45 1775-1794 16-26 1794-1804 one person in agriculture. The household is listed between Baltzer Pitzer & Daniel Mickly CENSUS YEAR: 1830 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/Hamiltonban Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born John Reid 80-90 1740-1750 50-60 1770-1780 30-40 1790-1800 pg. 26 50-60 1770-1780 80-90 1740-1750 Families listed in order: William ADAIR, William INGRAM, Barbara HOOVER, John REID, Colonel James REID, Rev. William PAXTON, Dr. Andrew THOMPSON, John WITHROW

CENSUS YEAR: 1810 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/Franklin Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born Joseph Reed 26-44 1766-1784 10-15 1795-1800 under 10 1800-1810 pg. 105 26-44 1766-1784 Order of families listed on this section of page 105: Martin Mickley Joseph Reed Archibald Boyd Hugh Scott John Reed

CENSUS YEAR: 1810 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/Cumberland Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born Jonas Reed 45+ bef 1766 10-15 1795-1800 16-25 1785-1794 pg 75 16-25 1785-1794 45+ bef 1766

CENSUS YEAR: 1800 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/Menallen Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born John Reid 45+ bef 1756 under 10 1790-1800 pg. 493 45+ bef 1756

CENSUS YEAR: 1790 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: York, later Adams/"unknown township" Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born James Reid 16+ before 1774 1 pg. 288 James also has 1 slave and lives next to John Dunwoody. This is probably James, the son of John and Mary Reid and his wife Isabelle Dinwiddie. CENSUS YEAR: 1790 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: York, later Adams/"unknown township" Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born James Reid 16+ bef. 1774 16+ bef. 1794 4 pg. 283 CENSUS YEAR: 1800 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/"unknown township" Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born pg. 464 Capt. James Reid 26-44 1756-1774 16-25 1775-1784 under 10 1790-1800 16-25 1775-1784 16-25 1775-1784 16-25 1775-1784 45+ bef 1756 James also has 2 other free persons and one slave in the household The following group of families in this order on pg. 464: James WILSON, Hugh WILSON, Andrew WILSON, Alex BRICE, William WAUGH, George HELLEBERGER, Jacob HELLEBERGER, John MYERS, Capt. James REID, Joshua BURKET, John REID, Moses SEABROOKS, Thomas REID. CENSUS YEAR: 1810 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/Hamiltonban Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born James Reed 26-44 ?1766-1784 under 10 1800-1810 Pg. 77 Under 10 1800-1810 Under 10 1800-1810 26-44 1766-1784 45+ before 1766 There are 4 other free persons in this household. Living between Jessy Seabroks and John Myers. CENSUS YEAR: 1820 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/Fairfield in Hamiltonban Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born James Reid 45+ bef 1775 10-16 1804-1810 10-16 1804-1810 pg. 21 16-26 1794-1804 16-26 1794-1804 45+ bef 1775 45+ bef 1775 3 persons involved in agriculture. Listed between John Paxton & Jacob Heagy CENSUS YEAR: 1830 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/Hamiltonban Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born Col. James Reid 50-60 1770-1780 10-15 1815-1820 15-20 1810-1815 pg. 26 30-40 1790-1800 50-60 1770-1780 Families listed in order: William ADAIR, William INGRAM, Barbara HOOVER, John REID, Colonel James REID, Rev. William PAXTON, Dr. Andrew THOMPSON, John WITHROW

CENSUS YEAR: 1790 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: York, later Adams/"unknown township" Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born Hugh Reid 16+ bef. 1794 under 16 1774-1790 2 pg. 288 Under 16 1774-1790 CENSUS YEAR: 1800 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/"unknown township" Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born Hugh Reid 26-44 1756-1774 under 10 1790-1800 under 10 1790-1800 pg. 478 Under 10 1790-1800 under 1o 1790-1800 10-15 1785-1790 10-15 1785-1890 26-44 1756-1774 26-44 1756-1774 45+ bef. 1756 Handwritten note on side of page says this is Cumberland Twp.. Hugh is listed between Anthony Carlton & Samuel Edie

CENSUS YEAR: 1830 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/Liberty pg. 23 Head Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born Daniel Reed 55-100 bef 1775 Under 10 1820-1830 55-100 bef 1775 This is a free black family. Neighboring families include: James CLARK, John FELIX, Thomas J. FISHER, John GLACKEN, Joseph DEVOR. All of these families except the Fishers are white.

CENSUS YEAR: 1810 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/Franklin Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born John Reed 45+ bef 1766 16-25 1785-1794 10-15 1795-1800 pg. 105 26-44 1766-1784 45+ bef 1766 Order of families listed on this section of page 105: Martin Mickley Joseph Reed Archibald Boyd Hugh Scott John Reed CENSUS YEAR: 1810 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/Franklin Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born John Reed 26-44 1766-1784 under 10 1800-1810 under 10 1800-1810 pg. 83 Under 10 1800-1810 16-25 1785-1794 Under 10 1800-1810 Next to William Eldridge CENSUS YEAR: 1840 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/Franklin Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born John Reed 40-50 1790-1800 10-15 1825-1830 5-10 1835-1840 pg. 73 5-10 1835-1840 20-30 1810-1820 20-30 1810-1820 30-40 1800-1810 40-50 1790-1800

I recently went through and transcribed census records for nearly every "Reed" or "Reid" in Adams County and thought I'd post. I'll do each individually so as not to have one *huge* post. If anyone "owns" any of these people or has info to share, I'd love to hear from you! In many cases, I've listed families nearby to help identify my Reed so you may want to browse through those in case you find one of yours! CENSUS YEAR: 1840 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/Freedom Head of household Age Year born Other Males Year born Females Year born Andrew Reed 20-30 1810-1820 10-15 1825-1830 20-30 1810-1820 pg.136 50-60 1780-1790 Families listed in this order: Robert LINN, Andrew WHITE, Andrew REED, Sam'l WHITE, Thos. REED's Heirs, George SANDERS, John CLARK. There are no residents shown under the property shown as belonging to Thomas Reed's heirs. CENSUS YEAR: 1850 COUNTY/TOWNSHIP: Adams/Liberty Dw/Fam#: 58/61 Head of Household Age Sex Occupation Value Place Born (Year Born) Andrew Reed 40 M Farmer 4800 Penn Other Occupants Age Sex Occupation Value Place Born (Year Born) Mary Reed 32 F Penn Sarah M 9 F Penn William A. 7 M Penn Mary E. 2 F Penn Christian Overholtzer 19 M Penn Elizabeth Witherspoon 19 F MD Andrew is still living next to Andrew White

Dear listers, I received a few questions about just what info is in this book on the Marsh Creek area, and some requests about previously posted info. I thought this would be the easiest way to transfer the info. Let me give you a 'list of lists' for the Marsh Creek area. 1886 History of Adams County PA p. 18 the list of settlers on Marsh Creek who, in 1743 obstructed the survey of 'Manor of Maske': Wm. McLan Jos. Farris Hugh McCain Matw. Black Jam. McMichill Robt. McFarson Wm. Black John Fletcher Jr Jas. Agnew (cooper) Henry McDonath John Alexander Moses Jenkins Rich'd Hall Richard Fossett Adam Hall John Eddy John Eddy Jr Edw'd Hall Wm. Eddy James Wilson James Agnew John Steen John Johnson John Hamilton Hugh Logan John McWharten (says he shall move soon) Hugh Swainey Titus Darby Thomas Hooswick p 21-23 The list of early settlers of 'Manor of Maske' published in the Compiler in 1876. This is a long list of early settlers. The years posted are 1739 to 1773. email me off list if you want a look-up. p 145 - 146 list of citizens in Gettysburg (1817-1829) this list is from memory only (so NOT COMPLETE) of Hon. J K Longwell, citizen of Gettysburg, published in the Star and Sentinal This is a long list. Email me off list if you want a look-up. p 241 pioneers of Cumberland Twp.,squatters of the original 'Manor of Maske'. This list was made in 1765, recorded in 1792 with the aid of the descendants of the old settlers. names & dates of original improvements of the land William McClellan May 1740 John Fletcher June 1739 Robert Fletcher May 1741 Samuel Gettys (Rock Creek) __ 1740 Hugh Scott Sep 1740 Daniel McKeeman Sep 1740 George Kerr Oct 1740 Samuel McCullough May 1741 Alex. Stuart April 1741 Robert Smith Apr 1741 James Thompson May 1741 Joseph Clugston April 1741 John McGaughey Apr 1741 William McCreary Apr 1740 Joseph Moore Mar 1740 David Moore Mar 1741 Hugh Woods Mar 1741 Edward Hall Mar 1741 John Linn Apr 1740 James Walker May 1740 Thomas Latta May 1740 David Dunwoody Mar 1741 Hugh Dunwoody Apr 1741 Thomas Douglass May 1740 Alex. Poe Apr 1739 Hugh Davis Apr 1739 John Brown May 1741 Samuel Brown May 1741 Samuel Eddy Mar 1741 John Stuar Mar 1741 Henry McDonough Apr 1739 James McNaught May 1740 Myles Sweeny Mar 1741 Thomas Boyd's heirs Mar 1741 James Hall Apr 1741 Samuel Paxton & son Mar 1741 Quinton Armstrong Apr 1741 John Murphy Apr 1741 John McNeit Apr 1741 John Armstrong Apr 1740 Andrew Thompson May 1741 John Leard Sep 1739 Robert Black May 1740 Alex. walker Apr 1741 Moses McCarley Apr 1739 p 245 old Marsh Creek Cemetery, commonly called 'McClellan's'. The stones still to be found (1886) name & date of death: Henry McDonough 1758 Rosanna Crawford 1772 Joseph McLeary 1840 Eleanor Kincaid 1768 Christina Deal 1809 Sarah Jamieson 1807 Charles Deal 1820 Sarah Cross 1789 Eliza. wife of Mark Forney 1852 Eliza. wofe of John Butts Sr. 1851 Hugh Dunwoodie 18252 Sarah Dunwoodie 1744 David Dunwoody 1802 Jane Dunwoody 1781 Elizabeth Dunwoody 1789 p 246 Black's Cemetery (from Rev John Black, pastor of Upper Marsh Creek Presbyterian Church 1775 to 1786) Mary Orr 1754 Thomas Armstrong 1759 Mary, his wife 1759 John Morrison 1749 his wife 1752 Ann Fletcher 1773 Wm. Boyd 1757 Robert Black 1760 John Hosack 1789 Violet Porter 1753 Wm. Porter 1753 Nathaniel Porter 1749 Wm. Boyd Sr date unknown Thomas Boyd 1760 Rebecca Stevenson 1767 Robert McNutt 1772 Charles McAlister 1774 James McAlister 1782 John Bigham 1759 Agnes Bigham 1749 John Innis 1766 James Innis 1763 Rev. Robert McMurdie 1796 Margaret McMurdy 1777 Andrew Thompson 1768 Samuel Agnew 1760 Mary Agnew 1760 Alexander Latta 1772 Hugh Martin 1767 Many of these old monuments have been removed to Gettysburg & other places. Ok - lots of info on a long post. My Platt line is from Germany/Mt. Pleasant Twp. Some day I'll post some info on those twps. Jane [email protected]

While you all are looking for Millers.....I am looking for a Barbara Miller who married a Jonathan Little (or possibly Klein) sometime around 1830 She was born about 1813. Family lore tells us that the Little family was from Littlestown, but this couple may have been born or married in another place. I don't know either of their parents. Anybody have a record of these? Many thanks, Dory Zinkand Elkton, MD ----- Original Message ----- From: "Floyd Miller" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 4:53 PM Subject: Re: [PAADAMS] Millers in Adams Co. > Thanks for the info...I will go to my files and web site to see if I have > this data... > Johannes Chronister (Cronister), > whose family intermarried with Ellickers and Millers is good to know... > > Tks. > > > On > Wed, 29 Jan 2003, Peggy Reeves wrote: > > > Hi Floyd > > > > I'm not a Miller (at least I don't think so), but there is a John Miller > > buried in the Lower Bermudian Cemetery in Adams County. I transcribed the > > existing headstones last year. Unfortunately, the stone for John Miller was > > apparently broken off and reset. Only the top portion of the stone is > > mounted on the ground--just enough to give his name. No age or dates or > > anything else. Next to him is: "Mary Miller, wife of John, d. Apr 7, 1881, > > age 91 years, 3 months, 3 days. The pains of death are past, labor and > > sorrow _____(?) and lifelong warfare dead at last, her soul is found in > > ________(?)" > > > > There were two other Miller graves in that cemetery. They were buried in > > the oldest section. One was Michael Miller. That's all I could read on > > that stone, and it took quite a bit of coaxing to get that much off of it. > > It is badly weathered and close to being invisible. Next to it is a stone > > for: "Elizabeth Miller, age ___(?) June 5, 1793". > > > > Michael Miller's stone is next to that of Johannes Chronister (Cronister), > > whose family intermarried with Ellickers and Millers. They were among the > > founders of the church, organized in 1745. > > > > Peggy Reeves > > Burtonsville, MD > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Floyd Miller" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 4:49 PM > > Subject: Re: [PAADAMS] Churches in Huntington and Menallen Twps, Adams Co PA > > > > > > > John MILLER with 2 sons were in the 1840 Census of Huntington Twp. > > > John MILLER (16) was in Menallen Twp of 1850 Census. > > > Do you know what Churches existed there during this 1840-50 period that > > > they may have attended and are there church records? > > > > > > Tks. > > > > > > www.unf.edu/~fmille/miller.htm > > > MILLERs of Adam County, PA > > > > > > ______________________________ > > > > > > > > ==== PAADAMS Mailing List ==== > > Adams Co. PA GenWeb URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~paadams/adams.htm > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ==== PAADAMS Mailing List ==== > Adams Co. PA GenWeb URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~paadams/adams.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

It is only on rare occasions that I add a book to the list of "must haves" for the study of Scotch-Irish genealogy.  This one is for our friends with Pennsylvania connections and it is certainly a rare item.   Published in 1856 "by a descendant" it is titled: "A Tribute to the Principles, Virtues, Habits and Public Usefulness of the Irish and Scotch Early Settlers of Pennsylvania,"   Chambersburg, Pa., Printed by M. Kiefer & Co. 1856, 171 pages.   >From the preface the following:   "The writer of the Tribute contained in this work, had long desired to see from the Historical publications in Pennsylvania, a vindication of the character and principles of the Irish and Scotch early settlers of this great State and their descendants against reproach, as well as aspersion, cast upon them in some modern publications having pretensions to Historical accuracy...The writer, feeling as if the sand of his Time glass was nearly run out, and that he ere long must be laid aside from labor... has hastily thrown together in his leisure hours, taken from other avocations, the remarks contained in the subsequent pages." Those other avocations are Dr. Foote's Sketches of North Carolina and Virginia, Day's Historical collections, Dr. Smith's Old Redstone, Dr. Alexander's Log College, Dr. Miller's Life of Dr. Rogers, Dr. Elliott's Life of McCurdy and others, Craig's History of Pittsburgh, Hazard's Colonial Records and Archives of Pennsylvania, and American Archives by Force and Gordon's History of Pennsylvania, Mr Rupp's Histories of Lancaster, Cumberland and Franklin counties. The style of writing and knowledge of early Presbyterian history indicates the author may have been a member of the clergy*.  There is a lot of detail on the early members of the church as well as problems with the Indians and the struggle over land rights during the westward expansion.   The book reads a bit like Prof. Hagy's thesis on the early frontier settlement at Castle's Woods, Virginia and it is a combination of history, genealogy and geography. *I have been told recently that Judge Chambers is the author of this work. Listed below are the other books and manuscripts previously offered to the various surname lists that are predominately Scotch-Irish: The Laggan and its Presbyterianism and In the Days of the Laggan Presbytery, 1905,1908, by the Rev. Alexander Lecky, B.A., member of the Royal Sociey of Antiquaries of Ireland, Belfast, Davidson & McCormack, 54 Kings St.  211 pages    On our recent trip to Donegal we met J.B. Shannon, age 90, who assisted in the 1975 reprinting of this book.  He is the last living person who had anything to do with these books and he says they are still the BEST source for Ulster Presbyterian research.  From Lecky I quote, "The lists of names of former generations of Lagganeers, and their places of abode, that are given in the Appendixes, and which NEVER before appeared in print, whilst they may of necessity prove dull reading to those who have no acquaintance with the locality, will not, I hope, be altogether uninteresting to those who bear the same name, or live in the same places..." Fighters of Derry, Their Deeds and Descendants, being a Chronicle of Events in Ireland during the Revolutionary period 1688-1691, by William Young, Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 350 pages.    One of the most difficult sources to locate, in fact almost impossible.  Months worth of reading and packed with great genealogy.  Contains the following biographical sketches:    1.  The leaders of the County Associations who, with their levies, took part in the preliminary operations and contributed much of the man power for the Defence. 2.  The Apprentice Boys and those responsible for shutting the gates on the 8th Dec. 1688. 3.  The actual Defenders during the 105 day siege (over 1200 genealogical sketches) 4.  Those engaged in the relief of the city A History of the Siege of Londonderry and Defense of Enniskillen in 1688 and 1689, with Historical Poetry and Biographical notes, by the Rev. John Graham, M.A. Rector of Magilligan in the Diocese of Derry.  Includes the Battles of the Boyne, Athlone, and Aughrim and the siege and Capitulation of Limmerick by Lord McCaulay, Toronto, 1869    The historical poems are family genealogies about those who were at Derry and where they came from.  Along with "Fighters of Derry" these two sources contain more actual genealogical information than any others I have seen. Three Hundred Years in Innishowen, Being More Particularly an Account of the Family of Young of Culdaff with Short Accounts of Many Other Families Connected with Them, by Amy Young, 1929, The Linenhall Press, Belfast, 311 pages.    Some of the names included are Young, Hart, Harvey, Cary, Vaughan, McLaughlin, Skipton, Richardson, Knox, Ussher, Smith, Nesbitt, Chichester, Ball, Lawrence, Crofton, Boyd, Stuart and many others. The Laggan and its People, by S.M. Campbell, privately printed. A look at the history of the Laggan (Presbyterian Derry/Donegal) through the eyes of a local historian. Draws on local lore, Abercorn papers, records from PRONI. The Tinkling Spring: Headwater of Freedom, A Study of the Church and Her People, 1732-1952, by Howard McKnight Wilson, 1954, Fisherville, Virginia 542 pages    The best source of information on the Scotch-Irish of Augusta/Rockbridge Counties in Virginia.  Includes the Baptismal Records of the Rev. Craig.  In-depth study of the early families of the Shenandoah Valley. Castle's Woods: Frontier Virginia Settlement, 1769-1799, a thesis presented to the Faculty of the Department of History, East Tennessee State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of master of Arts, by James W. Hagy, 1966, 150 pages.    The most popular of the documents offered, this covers the families who settled in Russell county, Virginia when it was considered the frontier.  If your ancestors came through southwestern Virginia, this document is the history of your family.  Contains information on specific families as well as the farmers, speculators, artisans, and preachers who resided there.  Lots on the Indian battles that were a daily feature of life on the frontier.  Names like Russell, Walker, Porter, Cowan, Houston, Boone, Montgomery, Fraley, Thompson, Anderson, Kilgore, and 50 or so other "Scotch-Irish" families make this an invaluable resource for your family history. The Reverend Samuel Houston, V.D.M., by George West Diehl, 1970, McClure Publishing Co. 125 pages History of the early Virginia Presbyterians through the life of the Rev. Samuel Houston, kin to Sam Houston of Texas fame. The Stirling Merchant Gild and Life of John Cowane, founder of Cowane's Hospital in Stirling, by David B. Morris, Town Clerk, Stirling, Jamieson & Munro, LTD. 1919, 367pages. This is really two books in one.   The first part deals with the Gild. Laws, history, struggle with Unfreemen and with the Crafts, Administration, Merchandising, Conditions of entry, etc. and the second part which is about the life of John Cowane, Dean of the Gild and his contributions to it. Well there you have it.  The best documents I have found.  If you are interested in purchasing any of the above items (I would like to make copies for free but I can't) contact me at [email protected] for  details. Regards, Robert Cowan 525 Harrogate Rd. Matthews, North Carolina 28105