Hi I am from Baden, Beaver Co., and am searching MANNs there. James MANN m. Rebecca LINDSAY around Edgeworth, Alleg. Co, moved to Beaver Co. around Freedom in about 1834. Had Robert R (probably Roberts); William L (probably Lindsay) who m. Mary (?) and had Margaret Rebecca; Jane -believe married Samuel CREESE, Jr.; Harriet Barton, m. Rev. Samuel H. Nesbit; and my ggrandfather, James H. ("dealer in boots and shoes" according to Hist of Beaver County) who married Sarah Amanda BEBOUT, d. of William H. and Hannah MCCOLLOUGH/MCCULLOUGH BEBOUT. All Freedom and New Brighton. Would love to find more about all these families. Thanks to all. Marcia Mann Duggins

Isn't the index of the 1850 census of Beaver County available? I have one and I believe I got it from the Genealogical Society(been a long time ago ).If one were to obtain this index they could find if their ancestor is listed. This way if you need a look up in the 1850 census I would do it for you. HOWEVER, without a location-ie township-I will not, except for Georgetown which I have copied down. And I cannot retype pages of Georgetown's 1850 census for ones who missed any pages-sorry. Jean

>Would you please look-up anything on the surname. the original poster kindly offered: >Jul. 1, 1904 - Dec. 31, 1904 >Oct. 30, 1912 - Apr. 7, 1913 >Aug. 14, 1922 - Jan. 8, 1923 >Nov. 16, 1928 - Mar. 6, 1929 > > I am willing to look up >information for anyone with specific dates. people have to realize that newspapers do not, as a rule, come with an INDEX attached. now think about it- this poster has daily papers covering a 25-year tiome span, and you ask her to flip thru it, looking for your surname?!? this is one reason why people who have research material may not offer to do look-ups. because of people who ignore their requests for a SPECIFIC NAME OR DATE. think about it. JoAnn.

Would you please look-up anything on the BEVINGTON surname. Thank you, Betty Bumpus ----- Original Message ----- From: <MLILLIE@aol.com> To: <PABEAVER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 21, 1999 8:39 PM Subject: [PABEAVER-L] Will do lookups for the Beaver Times > I have borrowed, through inter-library loan, The Beaver Times for the > following dates: > > Jul. 1, 1904 - Dec. 31, 1904 > Oct. 30, 1912 - Apr. 7, 1913 > Aug. 14, 1922 - Jan. 8, 1923 > Nov. 16, 1928 - Mar. 6, 1929 > > I have borrowed these to lookup obituaries. I am willing to look up > information for anyone with specific dates. > > Gail > > > ==== PABEAVER Mailing List ==== > You can unsubscribe by clicking below for the regular list: > mailto:PABEAVER-L-request@rootsweb.com > Click below for the digest list: > mailto:PABEAVER-D-request@rootsweb.com > In the BODY include only one word: unsubscribe > (Please turn OFF your signature file when sending the message) > > > > > > > >

Hello, I realize that you insist on specifics and I understand completely ! I just ask that should you run across a woman by the name Lovada somewhere in you searching, Please email me. I am not asking you to search, it's just that it is such an unusual name that I thought if you saw it you might remember. Thank you for any assistance you might provide, Dana BRL1967@msn.com -----Original Message----- From: MLILLIE@aol.com <MLILLIE@aol.com> To: PABEAVER-L@rootsweb.com <PABEAVER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, May 21, 1999 8:42 PM Subject: [PABEAVER-L] Will do lookups for the Beaver Times >I have borrowed, through inter-library loan, The Beaver Times for the >following dates: > >Jul. 1, 1904 - Dec. 31, 1904 >Oct. 30, 1912 - Apr. 7, 1913 >Aug. 14, 1922 - Jan. 8, 1923 >Nov. 16, 1928 - Mar. 6, 1929 > >I have borrowed these to lookup obituaries. I am willing to look up >information for anyone with specific dates. > >Gail > > >==== PABEAVER Mailing List ==== >You can unsubscribe by clicking below for the regular list: > mailto:PABEAVER-L-request@rootsweb.com >Click below for the digest list: > mailto:PABEAVER-D-request@rootsweb.com >In the BODY include only one word: unsubscribe >(Please turn OFF your signature file when sending the message) > > > > > > > > >

I have borrowed, through inter-library loan, The Beaver Times for the following dates: Jul. 1, 1904 - Dec. 31, 1904 Oct. 30, 1912 - Apr. 7, 1913 Aug. 14, 1922 - Jan. 8, 1923 Nov. 16, 1928 - Mar. 6, 1929 I have borrowed these to lookup obituaries. I am willing to look up information for anyone with specific dates. Gail

Deanna, I found my great grandfather's naturalization papers and much more at the Beaver Co. Court House. I was given his Petition for Naturalization, Declaration Of Intention, Certificate of Arrival and Oath of Allengiance. Dana Majors-Lewis

Where do I go to find naturalization papers? County - State ? I am looking for John SHEARER (sr.) of Butler County, PA or Beaver County, PA. He is the father of Elizabeth SHEARER married to Wm. Freeman GRAHAM. Thanks a bunch, Deanna Larson

<A HREF="http://trfn.clpgh.org/Media/printnews.shtml">Click here: TRFN - Current Magazines & Newspapers </A> Thanks to the Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh, above listing includes local and national newspapers and magazines now on line. You can even access the obits in the Beaver County Times. Wonderful things being posted on the Internet! Jean

Page 288b of the Georgetown,Pa, census for 1850 PRUDEN, Salah 39 Lavina 34 Alvin M.13 Sarah A.11 ------------- CARNAGY,William 57 Jane 44 Thos. F. 23 Wm. 20 Preston 18 Mary J. 17 Phebe 14 Margaret 12 Eliza A. 10 Sarah A. 8 John W. 7 Matilda 3 FOSTER, Thomas 76 Martha 76 (blind) ------------- HECKETHORN,Charles 34 Martha 22 ----------- COBURN, John 28 (Oh) Mary 25 McCLURE, Andrew 24 (Va) Elizabeth 21 Emma P. 3 ----------- SPENCER, William C. 27 Charity 48 (Va) Mary 25 James 18 Emaline 12 Samuel 10 --------------------- SMIH, Samuel 67 (Va) Mary 50 Henry 21 THOMPSON, James M. 19 SMITH, Hamilton 14 George 12 CONNER, Rachel 16 Ruth J. 12 ---------- PHILLIS, Thomas E. 32 Anne 32 Rachel H. 15 (Ind) James M. 10 (pg. 289) Elizabeth C. 8 BATES, Clarissa J. 10 (Ill.) NEGLEY,Andrew J. 21 -------------- STOCKDALE, Jackman 23 (Oh) Mary J. 22 Franklin 9/12 CALHOUN,Elizabeth 12 HUTCHINSON, Elizabeth 12 ------------------ JAMISON, John 25 Mary 22 Susanna 5/12 --------- FORBES, Noel E. 41 Mary 27 Abraham 9 (Oh) Thomas 6 Angeline 4 Samuel S. 2 ------------- MILLARD,Willaim 34 (Eng) Susanna 26 (Eng.) Anne M. 6 Sarah J. 4 (Md) James 1 ---------- HAGAN, Thomas 56 (Ire) Elizabeth 53 Maria 16 Thomas 14 (Canada) ------------- HOOK, Sarah 71 -------------- JAMISON,David 58 (md) Ann 59 Sarah 22 Malura? 16 Willaim 19 LAUGHLIN,Isabella 24 Pricilla 4 Olive S. 1 Louisa 2 -------------- HARSH, Henry 33 Lydia J. 36 (Va) John 5 Emily A. 4 Sarah E. 3 Nancy J. 1 (pg. 289b) LAWRENCE, Benjamin 45 Nancy 48 (Va) Samuel 23 ------------ POTTS, Noah 74 (Va) Barbara 80 (Md) (blind) ---------- HANEY, Rebecca 36 Mary J. 13 Eleanor 11 Elizabeth 9 Emaline 7 Sarah 5 William 15 ----------- SCOTT, John 44 (Oh) Maragret 40 (Oh) Anne 18 Nancy 17 John 14 Catherine 7 Elizabeth 5 Leander 4 Margaret 2 WESTON, Catherine 72 --------- BANKS, John 48 (Md) Elizabeth 44 (Md) Thomas 18(Md) Catherine 16 (Md) John 14 (Md) George 10 (Md) Joshua 7 Anne W. 5 Sarah A. 3 Morgan 1 This is all Note: I have this family at the end of my page but do not find it in the 1850 census. Thought I’d include it in case I did miss it and someone needs it. Will check on it further and tell you were it belongs. Jean

Does anyone out there have an 1880 census for Beaver Co. ? I am looking for a Laura Dever, b. 1872 in Homewood, PA, or somewhere in Beaver Co. I need her parents names and anything else available. She married George E. Whitmore in 1892, again probably in or near Homewood. Thanks.

Did I miss something? I appear to have jumped from page 282 to 285. JimC@ecr.net. JEButler30@aol.com wrote: > > Continuing page 285 of the 1850 georgetown,Pa. census >

Continuing page 285 of the 1850 georgetown,Pa. census CONKLE, George 46 Sarah 27 Anne E.3/12 ----------- PENNY, David 24(mu) Mary J. 25 (Oh) Mary J. 9(mu) Keziah 7(mu) (Oh) Joseph B. 4(mu) Eliza J. 5/12(mu) GREEN,Margaret 22(Oh) VANLEAR, David 1 FOSTER, Phillip 27(black) --------------------- WRIGHT, John D. 29 Minerva 17 James 4 ----------------- CAMERON,Joseph 57 Susanna 48 John 24 Ehster 20 Nancy 18 Lucinda 16 Susanna 14 Joseph 12 Christopher 10 Willaim 8 ---------- WRIGHT,Elizabeth 55 William 35 Andrew 23 Jonathan 21 Robert 18 (pg. 285b) Nathaniel 13 MORGAN,Nancy A. 7 (Need informatuon on her JB) WRIGHT, Elizabeth A. 8mos (Mo) Mary M. 3 (Mo) CONKLE, David 16(anyone know his parents?JB) ------------------- EVANS, Joseph 35 Mary 37 Rebecca J. 17 Thos.M. 12 Mary J. 9 Eliza 5 Sarah 2 -------------- McCOSKEY,John 59 (Del.) Elizabeth 40 (Oh) Mary J. 23 Nancy A. 19 Geo. A. 16 (Oh) Sarah E. 8 CROSS, Andrew C. 5 McCOSKEY,Martha J.4 --------------- LAUGHLIN,Rebecca 42 George 22 Jane 20 Thomas 18 John 16 Benjamin 14 Robert 11 Chas. 9 Nancy 3 ------------ WRIGHT, Thomas 26 Malinda J. 24 Wm.T. 5 Sarah L. 4 James 2 David 1 ---------- MURRAY, Thomas 26 Lucinda 27 Robert 2 William 1/12 ------------ LAUGHLIN,Robert 71 Mary 69 (Ire) William 30 (pg. 286) Benjamin 25 ------------- BLACKMORE, Mary 45 Matilda 19 Mary 15 Elizabeth 13 Sarah 9 Lucinda 7 ------------ CALHOUN, Nancy 37 Smith 7 Joseph 5 George 1 HOOD,Margaret 48 (Ire) --------------- SMMITH, Samuel Jr. 24 Martha 24 Susan M. 2 -------------- HOWARD, William 24 Susan 19 ---------------- HOWARD, John 30(Eng.) Elizabeth 27 (Eng.) Anne 6 (Eng.) Mary 4 (Oh) Isaac 1 (Oh) BROADMAN,John 31 (Eng.) ------------ SCOTT, Alexander 40 (Ire) Louisa 38 Sarah 9 (Oh) Oliver 7 David 5 John 3 ----------- FRY, Thomas 69 (R.I.) McMILLEN, John S,.32 (R.I.) Phebe A. 32 (R.I.) ------------------ POE, Andrew 41 (Oh) Harriet 33 James M. 13 Thomas J. 11 Hugh H. 9 George D. 5 Elelia? 2 Sarah E. 6/12 --------- POE, Thomas JR. 28 (Oh) Phebe 29 ([g 268b) Clarissa J. 5 John W. 1 -------------------- McHAFFIE,Stephen 50 Eliza 45 (NY) Wm. J. 20 Margaret A. 24 Joanna 16 Jesse 13 Hiram 10 Andrew 8 James 3 ------------- POTTS, Nathan 28 Eliza 28 Margaret 9 Catherine J. 4 Agnes A. 1/12 DOLBY, Mark 8 --------------- EBBERT, Harrison 30 Massey 25 George W. 3 Elizabeth A. 1 --------------------- DAWSON, Benoni 32 Elizabeth 30 Ellen 6 George 5 Harrison 4 Matilda J. 1 LYON, Robert 13 --------------- ROBINSON, Ross 30 Mary A. 20 Martha J. 1 ----------- MACKALL, James 28 (Oh) Jane 25 Lousianna 2 Sylvester 3/12 DOLBY, Mary 16 Ruth 5 ------------------- KINSEY, Henry 38 Martha 27 (Oh) Thomas S. 8 Collin 6 Lois A. 3 (pg. 287) Zebulon 8/12 ------------- TODD, John 22 Margaret E. 23 (Oh) McGEARY,Martha 53 (Va) -------------- KINSEY, Zebulon 64 Sarah 57 (Va) Jonathan 30 Thomas 26 Hamilton S. 20 ------------------ JENKINS, Joseph 37 Catherine 34 Editha 9 (Oh) David B. 7 (Oh) RIDER, Joseph P. 22 (Oh) ------------------ LAKE, John 30 George D. 6 ----------- LAKE, Nancy 55 (Va) Thomas 21 Dewitt C. 19 William W. 16 ARNEY, Mary 33 James W. 6 Mary E. 4 LAKE, Nancy J. 2 ----------------- BROWN, John A. 35 Elizabeth 24 Wm. V. 15 Mary E. 8 Mary 20 --------------- CALHOUN,Joseph M. 25 Parintha 22 George W. 3 Thomas F. 7/12 Sarah A. 9 -------------- POE, Jacob 37(Oh) Mary A. 29 George W. 6 CROSS,Elizabeth 12 WILKINSON, Mary 20 ------------ CALHOUN,Sarah 27 Thomas 5 William 3 (pg 287b) Sarah M. 1 RUE, Mary 17 --------------- DEIHL, Jacob Jr. 31 Anne 31 Francis M.5/12 Wm.P. 9 TODD, James 39 Rosanna 27 Sarah M. 1 DEIHL,Jacob 67 Emaline 14 ------------ NASH, Joseph 25 Rachel 23 Sarah M. 1 ----------- NASH, George 22 Sarah 24 ------------- McMILLEN,Catherine 59 Jane 38 Steele S. 28 Wm. 18 Francis L. 20 --------------- EBBERT, George W. 36 (Md) Nancy 33 (Oh) Mary A. 9 POE, Susan 20 (Oh) ------------------ EWING, Jacob 42 (Oh) Saarah 42 Harriet 17 (Oh) Elizabeth 15 (Oh) George W. 13 (Oh) Francis M. 10 (Oh) Mahlen 7 (Oh) MAHLEN,Caroline 21 (Oh) ------------- CALHOUN, Richard 33 Elizabeth 25 (oh) Isodore 6 Eldorado 4 Susan M. 1 Thomas 15 ---------------- LAKE, James 29 Sarah 25 Parthena 6 (pg 288) Josephine 4 Francis M. 1 ------------ McCLURE, James M. 28 (Oh) Harriet M. 22 William J. 1 --------------- POE, Adam 33 (Oh) Lucy 26 Sarah M. 5 Thomas S. 4 Chas. W. 1 TODD, Lucy 17 ----------- POTTS, Thomas 50 Nancy A. 52 (Va) Thomas 22 Sidna A. 16 Mary E. 15 Lucinda 11 Margaret A. 9 John 7 ----------- KNEEDLER,Daniel 25 Lydia A. 19 COOPER,Samuel 25 ---------- HEATHER,Uzziah? 36 (Md) Mary E. 36 ------------ PARR, Wm. J. 24 Mary A. 58 (Md) Lucinda 17 Andrew 9 Jesse 4 John 2 ----------- KELLY,Daniel A. 40 (Va) Sarah J. 36 Elizabeth 11 (Oh) Francis A. 9 Jane M. 6 -------------- MITCHELL, Wm. 35 (Eng.) ---------- POE, Thomas 67 Elizabeth 66 Martha F. 22 George 17 THOMAS,Louisa J. 12 A couple more pages and it will be finished. Jean

Continuing the 1850 census of GeorgetownPa. On Page 282b SNOWDEN, William 28 (Va) Violetta 26 Sarah J. 6 Sarepta A. 2 ROGERS, Robert 16 (Va) -------------- CARAEAY, Elizabeth 40 (Eng) Samuel 13 ------------- LAUGHLIN,Thomas 36 Clarissa L.26 ---------------- LATHEM, William 47 Anne 40( Vt.) Philena 20 Sarah J. 16 Samantha 14 Alezena 11 William W. 9 Violetta 7 -------------- BARNES, Jeremiah 23 Fanny 24 James M. 1 ---------------- BARNES, George 22 Mary A. 18 --------------- HAFT, William 63 GLENN, Mary 65 Eliza T. 30 William H. 23 CROSS, Mary 37 John 13 Elizabeth 11 Martha 7 ----------------- JEFFERY, Samuel 35 Jane 37 George S. 9 Mary E. 5 McFERRAN,Mary 13 PUGH, Morris B. 24 (Va) SPENCER, Andrew B. 20 NICHOL, Kelso 19 ROBB,Matthew A. 16 JEFFERY,Wm.A. 18 McKINLY, John 15 NEELY, Wm.C. 15 SCOTT, Ann 75 (N.J.) ----------------------- ABLE, Henry 71 (pg. 283) Lucinda 68 (Ire) Walter 31 Anne 24 Elizabeth 1 ------------------ WHITEHILL, Stephens 26 Margaret 30 Henry 12 James 10 John 8 Clemintine 6 Watson 4 --------------- CONKLE, Henr y C. 28 Mary J. 19 Caleb W. 2 Catherine M. 9/12 ------------ BUNTING, John 60 Margaret 55 ---------------- PORTER, William W. 39 Verlinda 36 Eleanor 12 James M. 10 Cynthia A. 8 Elizabeth 6 Mary E. 2 BLACKMORE, Thomas 18 ---------------------- Henry, Elizabeth 42 Hannah 17 Elizabeth A. 10 Samuel 5 ---------------- WITHERSPOON,Samuel 50 Martha 46 WALLACE, Samantha 27 WITHERSPOON,Almira 16 Jane 14 WALLACE,Franklin 7 Martha 5 ------------ NISENWANGER,Elijah 46 (Va) Elizabeth 58 CROSS, Maria 34 NISENWANGER, Jacob 19 Elijah 17 CROSS, Mary A. 7 (pg. 283b) BARNES, Prudence 45 ----------------- MILLER, Gabriel 24(switz) Diana 20 Albert 4/12 ------------- LITTLE, John S. 27 Mary 28 Richard W. 4 Wm.P. 2 ------------- ROBINSON,Alexander A. 26 Margaret 21 --------------- LAWRENCE, Milton 48 Sarah 50 Samuel 18 Elizabeth 16 Joseph 12 Walter 10 ----------------- CALHOUN, Charles 53 Harriet 57 Harriet A. 16 MAXWELL, Charles C. 10 (Oh) ---------------- McCready, John R. 25 Ella M. 28 (Oh) Francis M. 1 --------------- BRYAN, James 44 Isabella 32 Margaret M. 6 John S. 4 Sarah L. 2 DOWLING,Sarah 28 WILKERSON,Samuel 2(crossed out) ----------- STERLING, John 45 Elizabeth 43 Elizabeth 20 Sarah J. 18 Robert 15 Mary 13 David 8 Samantha 5 LYNN, James 24(Oh) KING, Wells 22 MARKS, Lafayette 15 (Va) ------------ ANDERSON,James 43 (pg 284) Alice M. 40 (Md) Eliza A. 13(Oh) Robert B. 11(Oh) John P. 5(oh) Edward C. 9 ------------------- DONEHOO, Daniel 25 Matilda 18 Clara J. 2/12 ---------------- BLACKMORE,Nathaniel 44 Sarah 49 Joseph 19 Anne 16 John 10 James M. 6 ----------------- GIBB, Alexander 30 Eleanor 30 Anderson 26 Margaret 20 -------------- GIBB, David 28 Anne 24 SMITH, William 39 -------------- GLASS, Mathew 52 Abagail 55 (N.J.) --------------- CAROTHERS, Mary 36 Martha 14 Caroline 9 Mary J. 6 ALLISON, John 16 (Va) SMEATON?David 34(Scot) SWANEY Jane 65 ---------------------- RAMSEY, Mary 55 HARPER, Sarah J. 24 RAMSEY, James 15 CALHOUN, Thomas 28 Sarah 27 Emma J. 2 ARNOLD, George C. 25 ------------------- McFERRAN, Sarah 25 George 23 Samuel 20 John 16 (pg. 284b) Mary 13 Milton 8 FRAZER, Isabella 56 James 13 --------------- WRIGHT, John 44 Anne 30 Sophia 16 Mary 12 Valarie 6 Elizabeth 3 JOHNSTON, John 28 DUGAN, Henry H. 21 ----------------- SMITH, Agnes 79 William 40 (insane) Nancy 35 ------------ BLACK, William l. 30 Elizabeth 27 John R. 2 (Oh) Michael O. 1 ---------------- McGAHAN,Eliza A. 37 Alexander H. 9 Mary J. 6 Martha E. 3 Samuel E. 1 EWING, Ebenezer J. 16 JEFFREY,Alexander 30 ------------ WHITSELL, Peter 45 Isabella 35 Isabella 19 Mary A. 18 Florence 12 Artlyssa? 6 Queen E. 1 -------------- GIBBONS, Daniel 45(Eng.) Mary A. 38 (NY) George 16 (Canada) Albert 13 Caroline 11 Nelson 8 Isabella 6(pg. 285) --- William 1 ------------ ATEN, John C. 38(Va) Mary J. 38 Eliza J. 14 Nancy A. 10 John C. 7 Wm. H. 1 ------------- CAIN, Joseph 32 Nancy A. 31 John 6(Va) Nancy E. 4 Robert Mc. 2/12 SNOWDEN, John 20 Have fun-- Jean

Brian, The information I have on the Lesnett surname was provided by a distant cousin , Tom Nesbitt nesbitt@fyi.net . Jeremiah Majors - b. 1800 Virginia - married Margaret Lesnett - b. abt. 1805 Children: Angelena Majors b. 1830 d. 1900 in St. Marks Lutheran, Lillyville, PA. Tom may have additional info on the Lesnett family. Should you find that you are related to this Margaret Lesnett, Please let us know. I'm sure we all would be happy to add your line to ours. Dana Majors-Lewis

Hi Dana, Here's the information on Christian Lesnett. I don't think we link any later than this. Good luck. Brian CHRISTIAN and CHRISTIANNA LESNETT Christian Lesnett was born in 1728 in Hesse-Kassel, Germany. (1) Married Christianna. (See below) Frederick, born 1758. Frank, born 1760. Sophia (Rowley), born 1762. Christopher, born 1765. Margaret (Boyce), born 1767. Christian Jr., born 1769. Christianna (Neal), born 1774 or 1775. George, born 1777. Christy, as he is called in many records, immigrated to the United States in 1752, according to the book “Christian Lesnett Genealogy,'' upon which much of this account is based. (2) As in the case of many Germans, his name was anglicized and appears in a variety of ways, including: Lisnett, Listnet and Lesneet. Also aboard the ship that carried Christy to America was a young married couple. During the stormy 90-day voyage across the Atlantic, the husband died and the wife, Christianna, gave birth to a girl, Nancy Agnes. (3) The colonists landed in Baltimore and moved west to Frederick, Md.,where they settled. In 1757, Christy married Christianna. Her maiden name and the name of her first husband are unknown. (4) Christy was a cabinetmaker and had a shop in Frederick. But after a few years, the shop burned down and the Lesnetts moved to Hagerstown. Although the French and Indian War was over, hostilities still flared up at times. In 1763, Pontiac, an Ottowa chief, organized a series of surprise attacks at strategic points from Detroit to Fort Pitt, the present site of Pittsburgh. The English sent a relief force under Col. Henry Bouquet to western Pennsylvania. The force included some rangers from Maryland, but it was primarily made up of British regulars. (5) Christian joined this force and was assigned to help repair and defend the wagons, according to the Lesnett genealogy. The force traveled along the Forbes Road until Aug. 5, when it was attacked by Indians at Bushy Run, about 25 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. The English forces held off several attacks by the Indians the first day. On the second day, Col. Bouquet's men faked a retreat and drew the Indians into a trap. The Indians were decimated and the soldiers made it safely to Fort Pitt. (6) While the little army was stationed at Fort Pitt, Christy saw the possibilities of the country. After a peace treaty was signed in 1768, he took the first opportunity to settle there. When Christy returned to western Pennsylvania to settle, he brought his two oldest sons - Frederick and Frank - and a man named Gillion. (7) They cleared the land, built a cabin and planted rye, turnips and corn. In the fall, the men returned to Maryland to gather their families. However, Christy was detained as a witness in a lawsuit and they were unable to travel to western Pennsylvania until the following spring. The boys stayed on the homestead that winter. In the 1760s and 1770s, the area surrounding Pittsburgh was claimed by both Virginia and Pennsylvania and both colonies sent settlers there. Both colonies established local governments - Pennsylvania called the area Westmoreland County and Virginia called it West Augusta, Ohio and Yohogania counties. This led to quite a bit of party strife. Following the Revolution, Pennsylvania was granted most of the land. (8) Most of the settlers favored Virginia because of it allowed more land to be claimed. Family tradition recorded in “Christian Lesnett Genealogy,'' says the the Lesnetts favored Virginia and they were very upset that the territory was granted to Pennsylvania. The Lesnetts appear in Yohogania County, Va., court records in an unspecified lawsuit on July 27, 1778. (9) Although many took out official claims with the colonies, others, Christy among them, took out “tomahawk claims.'' This was done by deadening a few trees near a spring and marking the bark of others with the initial of the person staking the claim. Christy claimed 1,000 acres but under Pennsylvania law was able to retain only 414 acres, 20 perch. A 400-acre warranty for Christy and a 150-acre one for his son Francis are dated Sept. 3 and 16, 1785, respectively. (10) Christy was unable to attain a patent for the land until Feb. 13, 1800. The area in which Christy settled later became South Fayette Township in Allegheny County. “History of Allegheny County, Pa.'' credits him with being the township's first permanent white settler. (11) Indians still presented problems for the settlers, especially during the Revolution and immediately thereafter. During the Revolution, the British and their sympathizers, such as Simon Girty, turned the Indians against the white settlers. While the war in the East was fought between armies, the war on the frontier was fought by all. It also took on a much more ruthless character as atrocities were committed on each side. (12) Each spring, Indian war parties gathered for raids to kidnap or kill settlers. If good weather lasted into the fall, more attacks came - hence the term “Indian summer.'' Settlers banded together to build small blockhouses or stockades for their protection. Families fled to these blockhouse as soon as word of an Indian raid spread. Isabel Lesnett, Frederick's wife, described how they had to flee to George Morgan's blockhouse during a raid. The Indians besieged the place all day and she helped the women make bullets, while the men shot. Isabel said things looked hopeless and they thought the Indians were sure to break in when help arrived from Elizabethtown and the Indians were driven off. Since the attacks threatened everyone, each man was expected to serve in the militia. The Lesnetts were very active in the militia, with their names appearing frequently in the “Pennsylvania Archive” lists of rangers and militiamen. Christy served several units during the Revolution: Capt. Stockley's company from 1778 to 1783 (13); Capt. Charles Bilderback's company (14); and Capt. Andrew Swearingen's company from March 10 to Nov. 5, 1781 (15). The service with Swearingen's company included extensive campaigning following Indians raids that swept across much of western Pennsylvania. (16) The service with Bilderback's unit was on the ill-fated campaign led by Col. William Crawford in June 1782. Christy and his sons Christian and Frank were on this mission against the Indian villages near Sandusky, Ohio, believed to be the source of attacks on the settlements. However, the Indians received word of the troops' approach and were able to evacuate the villages. A battle did erupt and the militia held its own during fighting on June 4. But the next day, the Indians were re-enforced and Crawford decided to withdraw. While the militiamen prepared to retreat, the Indians attacked and scattered them. Many were captured and killed. Col. Crawford was captured, scalped and burned at the stake. (17) The Lesnetts returned safely. The Indians continued to be a threat until 1794, when they were vanquished by troops under Gen. Anthony Wayne. (18) Following the Revolution, farmers in western Pennsylvania protested taxes on whiskey, a primary source of income. The most dramatic encounter of the Whiskey Insurrection was on July 15, 1794, when rebels burned some buildings at the farm of the man responsible for collecting the tax, Gen. John Neville, who lived near the Lesnetts. According to the Lesnett genealogy, that day a group of the rebels passed the field the Lesnetts were working and asked the them to join. The Lesnetts replied that Neville was a neighbor and they didn't want to get into a squabble that might make things unpleasant. Christy died in 1807. (19) He is buried in St. Luke's Cemetery, Woodville, Pa. Christianna died in 1813 and is buried beside Christy. (1) This date comes from “Christian Lesnett Genealogy,'' page 7. “Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book'' Vol. 83, page 40, and Vol. 159, page 278, say he was born in 1726. (2) This account generally follows the 1931 Lesnett genealogy. It has been edited for length and clarity. Items from other sources have been noted. (3) Their arrival in America was in 1745, according to “A Genealogical and Biographical History of Allegheny County, Pa.,'' page 484. This is an earlier record and undoubtedly also came from family sources. (4) “Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book'' Vol. 83 says the marriage was in 1751. Vol. 159 says it was in 1747. “A Genealogical and Biographical History of Allegheny County'' says “about 1752.'' (5) “The Battle of Bushy Run.'' (6) “History of Allegheny County, Pa.,'' pages 50 to 55. (7) Or Richard Gilson, according to “A Genealogical and Biographical History of Allegheny County, Pa.'' A George Gilson lived near Christy in 1790, according to that year's U.S. census. (8) “History of Allegheny County, Pa.,'' pages 61 to 74. (9) “Records of the District of West Augusta, Ohio County and Yohogania County, Va.,'' page 248. (10) “Pennsylvania Archives,'' Series 3, Vol. 26,page 576. (11) “History of Allegheny County, Pa.,'' page 22. (12) “Notes on the Settlement and Indian Wars of Western Virginia and Pennsylvania and Indian Wars of Pennsylvania.'' (13) “DAR Lineage Book'' Vol. 83. (14) “DAR Lineage Book'' Vol. 159. (15) “Pennsylvania Archives'' Series 6, Vol. 2, page 94. (16) “The Indian Wars of Pennsylvania,'' page 728. (17) “A History of Northwestern Ohio,'' pages 29 to 42. (18) “Indian Wars of Pennsylvania,'' pages 710 to 715. (19) 1804, according “DAR Lineage Book'' Vols. 83 and 159. However, the will is dated June 27, 1806 and proved on Oct. 10, 1807, according to “Christian Lesnett Genealogy,'' page 17. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Kelly, These are the Boggs in my family of Majors: Sarah Majors (Daughter of George Majors and Martha Musser buried at Majors' Cemetery) born Abt. 1835 - married Jackson Boggs Children - Frank Boggs b. 1880 d. 1947 George Boggs b. Abt. 1882 Robert E. Boggs b. May 22, 1875 in New Brighton. d. Oct. 6, 1911 New Brighton, PA - married - Bertha Ella Majors (daughter of Alfred Majors and Martha Ann McKee) b. Sept. 19, 1885 New Brighton, PA. d. July 9, 1969 Children - Carl Alfred Boggs - b. Feb. 1, 1905 Rochester - d. 1951 New Brighton Sarah Clair Boggs - b. 1906 - d.1908 Roy Elijah Boggs - b. 1908 - d.1909 Infant Boggs b. 1910 - d. 1910 Other Surnames in my family are: WEST, LESNETT, MUSSER, EATON, PAINE, KRUT, GOEHRING, BATTO, SMITH, BREWER, MCKEE, RHODES, MILLER, FOSTER, KREPPS, FISHER, HOGE, ANDERSON, HOYT. Hope this helps, Dana Majors-Lewis

Dana, I noticed from your tagline that you are researching the Lesnett family. My Great-great-grandmother was Permilla Bowers, who was the daughter of: - Dell Lesnett of Franklin Township, Beaver County, Pa., the son of - Christopher Lesnett of Lawrence County, Pa., the son of - Frederick Lesnett of Allegheny County, Pa., the son of - Christian the immigrant. I have collected quite a bit of information on these folks but know there is more out there. What does you Lesnett line look like? Brian >Other Surnames in my family are: >WEST, LESNETT, MUSSER, EATON, PAINE, KRUT, GOEHRING, BATTO, SMITH, BREWER, >MCKEE, RHODES, MILLER, FOSTER, KREPPS, FISHER, HOGE, >ANDERSON, HOYT. > >Hope this helps, >Dana Majors-Lewis > > > > > >==== PABEAVER Mailing List ==== >To contact Patti Caldwell, Listmistress, click below: > mailto:impattic@mediaone.net >remember, "Please practice random acts of kindness"........ > > > > > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Continuing with page 279 JOHNSON, Joseph 58 Margaret 58 Robert 25 Thomas 22 Sarah 20 Mary 15 -------- HAYS, David 34 Minerva 27 John 4 Frances A.4/12 REED, William 39 HAYS, Susanna 55(oh) -------------- THOMPSON, John 55 Hannah 56 Mary 33 Elizabeth 23 Margaret 21 Rachel 19 John 19 William 16 Milton 14 HAYS, Nancy 1 ------------- McCLINTOCK, James 36 Mary 25 Susanna M. 5 Rachel A. 3 Henry C. 1 HIRT, David C. 10 --------------- COOLEY, Joseph 74 Elizabeth 64 --------------- THOMPSON,James 28 Margaret J. 24(oh) Mary 83 -------------- LAUGHLIN,Thomas 34 (pg. 279b) Nancy 31 Sarah S. 11 Nancy A. 7 Robert 5 Benjamin 3 Homer 9/12 DOLBY,John 20 --------------- LAUGHLIN,John 55 Harriet 42(N.Y.) Cyrus 10(Oh) Levi 12(Oh) Sarah C. 14(Oh) Hudson 8 Clarence 4 ---------- SWEARINGEN,Jackson 36 Nancy A. 36 Bazel 13 Joseph 9 Samuel 8 Sarah 6 Anne E. 4 --------- LAUGHLIN Anne 70 DUGAN, William 25 --------- BRADLEY, Cloe 40(black)(birthplace,unk.) PENNY, Edward 10(black) FUSTER, Benjamin 5(black) --------------- LAUGHLIN, Benjamin 65 Elizabeth 50 Fitzimmons 13 Robert 10 --------------- MACKALL,Thomas 28 Catherine 26 Elizabeth 1/12 John 18(Va) LOWREY, Samuel 53 ----------- WINCH, John 32 Mary A. 28 Isabella 14 Henry 13 (deaf and dumb) Annette 10 Jacob 8 Marietta 4(Oh)(pg 280) Isodorea A. 2 ---------------- LEONARD, John 22 Margaret 34 George 3 John 1 ---------------- HUTCHINSON, John 33 Elizabeth 32 Robert 10 Mary A. 8 Elizabeth 6 John 4 Martha 3 David 2/12 ----------------- HAMELTON, Thomas 24 Elizabeth 22 Frank 5(Va) Levi 3(Va) Mary 1 Mary 65 ------------------- PATTERSON, James 64 Mary 60 Margaret 25 ---------------- CONKLE, John 54 Catherine 46 John 20 Mary A. 26 Robert 16 William 14 Melton 9 Menary? V. 6 ----------------- TRIMBLE, James 65(Ire) Magdalene 47(Ire) James H. 22 Samuel 20 Mary A. 18 John 16 Emmet 9 TAYLOR,Elizabeth 17(Ire) KEMBLE, Mary 15 ---------- Conn, Joshua 29 Mary A. 24 ------------------ SWANEY, Andrew 45 (pg. 280b) Eleanor 26(Va) Sarah A. 17 David 15 John 12 Marion 3 Harriet 1 --------------- DAWSON,Varlinda 40 Thomas 20 Nancy 18 Mary 16 Rebecca 14 George 12 Cynthia 10 Matilda 8 Jane 6 ----------------- REED, Margaret 49 Martilla 22 Bethena 18 John V. 16 William T. 13 Martha A. 8 Thomas B. Joseph 2 ------------- McCOY, John S. 46 Nancy 48 Sarah 17 Alexander 16 Elizabeth J. 12 Charles 10 Rachel E. 8 John 5 ------------------ GIBBONS, Windsor 60(Md)-black Mary 55 Thomas 22(mu) PENNY, Harrison 11(Mu) WILSON, Anne 9(Mu) --------------- POE, George 58 Lydia 31 Margaret 24 Elizabeth 22 Mary 19 Ruth 16 (pg. 281) Lydia 13 Sarah 11 Nancy 6 Geeorge W. 4 --------------- JEFFEREY,Mathew 28 Jane 29 ------------ KERR, David Jr. 39 Mary 39 Jane 14 Rachel 12 Samuel 8 David F. 6 Sylvestr M. 2 MARTIN, Henry 18 ---------------- FERGUSON, Jacob 34 Rachel 34 James A. 1 Jane E. 2/12 ------------ LOW(LAW?) John M. 29 Margaret J. 22 Sarah A. 3/12 ------------- WISMAN, Peter 35(Md) Lucinda 31 Mary 11 Sarah 9 Lucinda 7 Catherine 5 Margaret J. 3 -------------- CAROTHERS,Rebecca 29 William 9 Adeline 8 Samuel 5 ----------- SCOTT, Henry W. 29(Va) Sarah 29 Mary M. 4(Va) Sarah J. 2(Va) Henrietta 5/12(Va) --------------- FLANEGAN,Alexander 30 Mary A. 23 Mary E. 1 STEWARD, Robert 15 ------------- WALKER, James S. 40 (pg 281b) Margaret A. 35 John C. 12 Mary L. 10 Barbara E. 7 George S. 5 Ellen McF. 1 FOSTER, William R. 54 Elizabeth 34(Scot) Margaret J. 13 Robena 12 Grace 9 Thomas J. 7 Mary E. 4 Anne G. 2 HALL, Henry 46(Eng.) ----------------- MILLER, William 40 Mary A. 25 Samuel W. 1 Jane 50 Samuel 23 ------------- MOON, Robert M. 28(NY) Sarah 21 STERLING, Mary 40 ---------- McLAUGHLIN, Samuel 53(Oh) Elizabeth 52 Susanna 25 Elizabeth 20 Rebecca 17 Amanda 13 THOMAS, James 17(unk) ------------- STEWART,William 35 Nancy 33 Elizabeth 15 Agnes 13 Laura J. 10 Adeline 6 Mary F. 6/12 KNOWLES, James 35(Va) ------------ CRAIL, Edward 71 Jane 38 ------------- McCARTNEY, John 39 Jane 35(pg. 282) Lettica J. 8 --------------- BOYD, James 51 Nancy A. 45 Lavina 12 Elmira 10 Cynthia 8 Samantha 6 --------------- WRIGHT,Robert 75 Nancy 65 David 38 Thomas 30 Martha 27 Ehster 20 ----------- CAMPBELL, Ezekial 33 Margaret 38 Mary A. 12 Alexander 11 Samantah 8 Thora B. 6 Elizabeth 4 Margaret 1 -------------------- McCULLY,William 29 Elizabeth 20 Thomas 1 -------------- SNOWDEN, David 24(Va) Mary A. 31(Va) Sarah A. 3 ------------------ HARSHA,Robert 38 Eliza 36 James 16 Ehster A. 14 Elizabeth J. 12 John W. 8 Samuel R. 6 Miller H. 4 Mary M. 1 McCREERY,Elizabeth 75(Ire) --------------- COOK, Peter 28 Margaret 23 Mary C. 3 Here's some more.-Jean

Hello, I am researching the RENO surname in Beaver Co, and was hoping there might be somebody else on the list that is also. Also researching the names BROTHERTON, BOGGS, COX, SCHWEIGERT. Thank you, Kelly