Hi Carol, Thanks for the history on the Inmans. It was very interesting to read, because it parallels the story about my Powers. (This is a good sign!) The story I have was sent to me by the Beaver Co. Gen. Soc. , but it doesn't state the source. It was just a typed paper. I will paste the story below. Your Esther Powers is an older sister to my John Powers (1770-1839), both children of Abraham Powers and Phebe Winans. One of John Powers' sons was George Palmer Powers (1811-1888), and George's son was James Columbus Powers (1845-abt.1896). The daughter of James is my greatGrandmother, Pearl Clara Crawford Powers (1875-1941). John Powers' twin sister, Jemima, married a John "Laylin". I wonder if this is the same John "Leland" in your posting, that traveled with Abraham Powers and his sons on the flatboat on the Monongahela River... Here's what I have on the story of the Powers coming to Beaver County, PA: ------------------------------------------------- Information from the Beaver County Genealogical Society, from the Powers file: Abraham Powers was born in northern New Jersey, probably Sussex County, in 1743. In 1754 there was Indian trouble in this area which drove many settlers, including the Powers family, south to Trenton. In 1758 they moved to Upland, now Chester, Pennsylvania and in 1762 went West to what would become, in 1773, Westmoreland County. The Seneca Indians, led by Captain Pipe, waged war on Fort Ligonier and the Allegheny valley during the summer and fall of 1763 driving many settlers, again including the Powers family, back over the mountains...While back East Abraham took Phoebe Winans to the Presbyterian Church at Turkey, now New Providence, New Jersey, and on the 17th of March 1765 were united in marriage by the Reverand Jonathan Elmer. Phoebe Winans was the eldest daughter of John and Jemima Bryant Winans and was born the 13th of December 1747. They did not stay east very long and returned to the same spot that they had left. It was here at the head of Ligonier Valley that Abraham, a millwright, raised his family. They had 12 children, 10 of whom reached maturity. the six oldest which were Ester, John, Jemima, Sabra and two unnamed were Baptized in the Presbyterian Church. In 1776 Abraham became converted to the methodist faith to such a degree that he and his son Isaac helped found at least 5 Methodist Churches. His last 6 children who were Isaac, James, Abraham, Elizabeth, Jacob and Phoebe were all Baptized in the Methodist Church. In Beaver County, Pennsylvania they and a few neighbors held their own services at the Powers' home with only an occasional traveling Minister to hold regular services until these families got together in 1798 and built the "Old Stone Church" and joined the Redstone circuit. In Westmoreland County Abraham lived in Mount Pleasant Township while his brother Jacob lived in Wheatfield Township. Jacob in 1786 moved his family to Limestone how Maysville Kentucky. They returned in the spring of 1794 to sell the farms that they had left behind and while here sold Abraham on the good life that Kentucky offered. Therefore in the fall of 1795, Abraham took his family to what is now McKeesport, Pennsylvania loaded them on a flat boat and started down the Monongahela River for the Ohio River and thence to Kentucky. Due to the onset of a severe early winter they got only as far as the mouth of the Beaver River where the Ohio River makes a big turn and heads south. Abraham having been this way in hunting and chasing Indians decided to spend the winter on the island at the mouth of the Beaver River. At this same time General Anthony Wayne made a treaty with the Indian Federation which resulted in the opening up of the area north of the Ohio River for settlement. As a result of this news Abraham's party decided to settle in this area rather than go on to Kentucky. In the spring of 1796, they removed themselves to the Darlington, Pennsylvania area and a year later moved east a few miles to what is now Chippewa Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It was here that Abraham built his house and, following his wife's death in 1807, sold it to his son James in 1809. Abraham then went about the business of getting his children settled on land that he had already pruchased. In 1802, Isaac and his wife Leah Frazee settled on bottom land of the Mahoning River in Youngstown Township, Trumbull County, Ohio which was 2 miles southeast and down river from Youngstown City. this land had been an indian encampment until the shooting of Captain Pipe there in 1778 by a party of raiders from Westmoreland County that included Abraham. Isaac while farming this land ran across the bones of Captain Pipe and reburied them. Abraham had also bought the 405 acre Hawkins farm which was several miles up the Mahoning river and was until they closed the plant in 1980, the site of the Ohio works of U.S. Steel. Abraham's son, Abraham and his wife Elizabeth Woodruff settled on half the farm in 1808. Jacob and his wife Nancy Pumphrey settled on the other half in 1811. Two sons and two daughters remained in the Beaver County area. Ester who married Henry Inman, John who married Catherine ---?---, and James who married Ruth Pumphrey stayed and are buried in the "Old Stone Church" cemetery along with their parents. Sabra and her husband Joab Woodruff stayed until approximately 1827, and then disappeared. The three remaining children, all daughters, ended up in Huron County, Ohio. Jemima, who married John Laylin, and her family spent the year of 1810 west of Akron, Ohio and in 1811 joined Elizabeth, who married Hanson Read, and her family in moving to Greenfield in Huron County. Accompanying them was Abraham and a James P. Wilson, who returned to Trumbull county in 1813 and married the youngest and last child Phoebe. Mr. Wilson did not get his wife settled in Huron County until 1815 due to serving in the War of 1812. Abraham's three sons from Youngstown, Ohio came to Huron County in 1830 to take Abraham back to Youngstown with them as he was all Crippled up from Rheumatism and needed two canes to walk with. He died the 29th of August 1832, aged 89, at this son Jacob's home in Youngstown Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, and is buried at the "Old Stone Church Cemetery" in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Abraham being a Millwright by trade was responsible for the building of many of the early mills built in Westmoreland and Beaver Counties, Pennsylvania and Trumbull, Portage and Huron Counties, Ohio. He was a wilderness traveler and it is to his credit that he took his family nowhere that he hadn't already looked over. He took the Oath of Allegiance the 12th of October 1778 with his known service being against the indians in Ohio. Jemima married Josiah Blackman after the death of John Laylin and Elizabeth married Perez Miner after the death of Hanson Read. ---end--- ---------------------------------------------------- Thanks also for the info on the Inman Compendium Genealogical Database. Great website! Marianne in CA

Found at www.google.com Wm Powers gave an accounting very similar to the one on file at Beaver Co., PA. Click below for more info. HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF THE MAHONING VALLEY-page 7 ... OF THE. PIONEERS OF MAHONING AND TRUMBULL COUNTIES, OHIO. ... Pollock. On the 10th day of September, 1875, the pioneers of Mahoning and Trumbull Counties, Ohio,. ... www.ohiolineage.com/Mahoning/histcol/page7/ - 101k - Cached - Similar pages ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 2:28 PM Subject: [PABeav'r] Inman/Powers (a bit long-but interesting!) > Hi Carol, > > Thanks for the history on the Inmans. It was very interesting to read, > because it parallels the story about my Powers. (This is a good sign!) The > story I have was sent to me by the Beaver Co. Gen. Soc. , but it doesn't > state the source. It was just a typed paper. I will paste the story below. > > Your Esther Powers is an older sister to my John Powers (1770-1839), both > children of Abraham Powers and Phebe Winans. One of John Powers' sons was > George Palmer Powers (1811-1888), and George's son was James Columbus Powers > (1845-abt.1896). The daughter of James is my greatGrandmother, Pearl Clara > Crawford Powers (1875-1941). > > John Powers' twin sister, Jemima, married a John "Laylin". I wonder if > this is the same John "Leland" in your posting, that traveled with Abraham > Powers and his sons on the flatboat on the Monongahela River... > > Here's what I have on the story of the Powers coming to Beaver County, PA: > ------------------------------------------------- > Information from the Beaver County Genealogical Society, from the Powers > file: > > Abraham Powers was born in northern New Jersey, probably Sussex County, in > 1743. In 1754 there was Indian trouble in this area which drove many > settlers, including the Powers family, south to Trenton. In 1758 they moved > to Upland, now Chester, Pennsylvania and in 1762 went West to what would > become, in 1773, Westmoreland County. The Seneca Indians, led by Captain > Pipe, waged war on Fort Ligonier and the Allegheny valley during the summer > and fall of 1763 driving many settlers, again including the Powers family, > back over the mountains...While back East Abraham took Phoebe Winans to the > Presbyterian Church at Turkey, now New Providence, New Jersey, and on the > 17th of March 1765 were united in marriage by the Reverand Jonathan Elmer. > Phoebe Winans was the eldest daughter of John and Jemima Bryant Winans and > was born the 13th of December 1747. They did not stay east very long and > returned to the same spot that they had left. > It was here at the head of Ligonier Valley that Abraham, a millwright, > raised his family. They had 12 children, 10 of whom reached maturity. the > six oldest which were Ester, John, Jemima, Sabra and two unnamed were > Baptized in the Presbyterian Church. In 1776 Abraham became converted to the > methodist faith to such a degree that he and his son Isaac helped found at > least 5 Methodist Churches. His last 6 children who were Isaac, James, > Abraham, Elizabeth, Jacob and Phoebe were all Baptized in the Methodist > Church. In Beaver County, Pennsylvania they and a few neighbors held their > own services at the Powers' home with only an occasional traveling Minister > to hold regular services until these families got together in 1798 and built > the "Old Stone Church" and joined the Redstone circuit. > In Westmoreland County Abraham lived in Mount Pleasant Township while his > brother Jacob lived in Wheatfield Township. Jacob in 1786 moved his family > to Limestone how Maysville Kentucky. They returned in the spring of 1794 to > sell the farms that they had left behind and while here sold Abraham on the > good life that Kentucky offered. Therefore in the fall of 1795, Abraham took > his family to what is now McKeesport, Pennsylvania loaded them on a flat boat > and started down the Monongahela River for the Ohio River and thence to > Kentucky. Due to the onset of a severe early winter they got only as far as > the mouth of the Beaver River where the Ohio River makes a big turn and heads > south. Abraham having been this way in hunting and chasing Indians decided > to spend the winter on the island at the mouth of the Beaver River. At this > same time General Anthony Wayne made a treaty with the Indian Federation > which resulted in the opening up of the area north of the Ohio River for > settlement. As a result of this news Abraham's party decided to settle in > this area rather than go on to Kentucky. > In the spring of 1796, they removed themselves to the Darlington, > Pennsylvania area and a year later moved east a few miles to what is now > Chippewa Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It was here that Abraham > built his house and, following his wife's death in 1807, sold it to his son > James in 1809. Abraham then went about the business of getting his children > settled on land that he had already pruchased. In 1802, Isaac and his wife > Leah Frazee settled on bottom land of the Mahoning River in Youngstown > Township, Trumbull County, Ohio which was 2 miles southeast and down river > from Youngstown City. this land had been an indian encampment until the > shooting of Captain Pipe there in 1778 by a party of raiders from > Westmoreland County that included Abraham. Isaac while farming this land ran > across the bones of Captain Pipe and reburied them. Abraham had also bought > the 405 acre Hawkins farm which was several miles up the Mahoning river and > was until they closed the plant in 1980, the site of the Ohio works of U.S. > Steel. Abraham's son, Abraham and his wife Elizabeth Woodruff settled on > half the farm in 1808. Jacob and his wife Nancy Pumphrey settled on the > other half in 1811. > Two sons and two daughters remained in the Beaver County area. Ester who > married Henry Inman, John who married Catherine ---?---, and James who > married Ruth Pumphrey stayed and are buried in the "Old Stone Church" > cemetery along with their parents. Sabra and her husband Joab Woodruff > stayed until approximately 1827, and then disappeared. The three remaining > children, all daughters, ended up in Huron County, Ohio. Jemima, who married > John Laylin, and her family spent the year of 1810 west of Akron, Ohio and in > 1811 joined Elizabeth, who married Hanson Read, and her family in moving to > Greenfield in Huron County. Accompanying them was Abraham and a James P. > Wilson, who returned to Trumbull county in 1813 and married the youngest and > last child Phoebe. Mr. Wilson did not get his wife settled in Huron County > until 1815 due to serving in the War of 1812. > Abraham's three sons from Youngstown, Ohio came to Huron County in 1830 to > take Abraham back to Youngstown with them as he was all Crippled up from > Rheumatism and needed two canes to walk with. He died the 29th of August > 1832, aged 89, at this son Jacob's home in Youngstown Township, Trumbull > County, Ohio, and is buried at the "Old Stone Church Cemetery" in Beaver > County, Pennsylvania. > Abraham being a Millwright by trade was responsible for the building of > many of the early mills built in Westmoreland and Beaver Counties, > Pennsylvania and Trumbull, Portage and Huron Counties, Ohio. He was a > wilderness traveler and it is to his credit that he took his family nowhere > that he hadn't already looked over. He took the Oath of Allegiance the 12th > of October 1778 with his known service being against the indians in Ohio. > Jemima married Josiah Blackman after the death of John Laylin and > Elizabeth married Perez Miner after the death of Hanson Read. > ---end--- > ---------------------------------------------------- > > Thanks also for the info on the Inman Compendium Genealogical Database. > Great website! > > Marianne > in CA > > > > > > > ==== PABEAVER Mailing List ==== > ----------> ALL CAPS or UPPER CASE Letters Permissible Use <---------- > When typing a surname? YES! Absolutely! A must! For general text? NO! > It's shouting, bad manners (Netiquette) and hard to find surnames. > > ============================== > 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 > >