Lorna: Thanks for your quick response and your offer to provide more information. This is what I currently know of Samuel DURBORAW: “... To Isaac and Rebecca (Beard) Durboraw were born William, Isaac H., John, Thomas, and Samuel. Their son Samuel was born June 8, 1800, on an adjoining farm; was educated in the subscription schools, though was mainly self-educated; he studied surveying, taught school in early life, and filled different township offices, serving as school director for twenty-five years, justice of the peace thirty years, and as member of the State Legislature from 1858, being re-elected to the office in 1859. When the war of the Rebellion broke out he took an active interest in the cause of the Union, and was identified with the Republican party (formerly was a Whig). He was in the revenue service of Adams County during the war, and before the battle of Gettysburg; was taken prisoner by the rebels at Hanover, but managed to effect his escape while they were trying to open the depot safe. He hid in the wheat fields till night, when the dew was on the grain, and caught cold, from the effects of which he died the following year, March 13, 1864. In his passing away Adams County lost one of her most useful and respected citizens. He was upright and honest, and known, far and wide, for his many good qualities of head and heart. Hon. Samuel Durboraw was thrice married, the first time to Miss Anna Brinkerhoff, who died, leaving one daughter, Mrs. M. R. Cress, who is yet living in Upper Sandusky, Ohio...” HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND AND ADAMS COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1886. Adams County, Biographical Sketches, Chapter LXIII. Mountjoy Township. page 483. 1850 PENNSYLVANIA CENSUS: Samuel Durburrow 49, farmer; Margarett 19; Sarah 12; Isaac M. 11; Maria D. 7; Martha D. 7; Isaac Durburrow 85. Sarah, Isaac, Maria, Martha attended school within the year. All born in Penn. Residing in Mountjoy Twp., Adams Co. Value of Real Estate: $3,000. Date of Census: 7 August 1850. 1850 PENNSYLVANIA CENSUS, Ancestry.com. Image #475 Roll M432_743, Census page 7 (240b), Lines 23-29. Ancestry.com Image 7 of 27. Mount Joy Township, Adams County. 1860 PENNSYLVANIA CENSUS: Samuel Derbow 60, farmer; Mary R. 40; Maragret R. 29; Isaac 21; Martha M. 17; Maria 17; Chales F. 14; Mary E. 11/12. All born in Penn. Residing in Mountjoy Twp., Two Taverns P. O., Adams Co. Value of Real Estate: $4,500. Personal Estate: $5,000. Date of Census: 4 July 1860. 1860 PENNSYLVANIA CENSUS, Ancestry.com. Image #470 Roll M653_1057, Census page (467). Lines 14-21. Ancestry.com Image 25 of 29. Mount Joy Township, Adams County. “DIED. __________ in Mountjoy township SAMUEL DURBORAW Esq _________ 21 days __________ in the legislature two sessions and at the time of his death _______________ Assessor.” Published 21 March 1864 in The Compiler, Gettysburg, PA From the above it appears that you are indeed correct about the half- sister relationship between Margaret and Maria; Maria's mother is unknown from my current information. Denis On Aug 27, 2009, at 10:23 PM, LBRCAMBRDG@aol.com wrote: > > > In a message dated 8/28/2009 12:34:22 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > d.meals@sbcglobal.net writes: > > Margaret's parents were Samuel Durboraw and Hannah Brinkerhoff. > > Yes--there is a definite connection. I recognize these names. I > will look > this up for you. I think Maria Elizabeth and Margaret Durboraw > probably > were half sisters as I know that Samuel has several wives buried > with him in > Lower Dutch cemetery outside of Gettysburg. > Lorna > > > > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAADAMS > ********* > Messages posted to the RootsWeb/Ancestry PAADAMS Message Board are > gatewayed to this Mailing List. Remember that the author of > gatewayed messages may not be a list subscriber so please reply to > gatewayed messages by clicking on the link and replying on the board. > ************ > Visit the ADAMS County, Pennsylvania USGENWEB Project at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~paadams/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAADAMS-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message