HI Kelsey, Do you know if the volumes list births for Bradford Co., and if so, do you know what volume it would be? Roberta in Tucson On Tue, 30 May 2000 19:09:24 -0400 "montrose" <montrose@ptdprolog.net> writes: > Hi Patricia, > > If Jacob Cupp was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania you should > be > looking in that area for his birth versus Bradford County. Lancaster > is in > southern Pennsylvania and Bradford is in northern Pennsylvania and > few > Lancaster residents found their way to Bradford County to settle. I > would > suggest consulting the recently published "Pennsylvania Births" by > John T. > Humphrey in 1994. These volumes are by county and cover those > counties that > primarily saw an influx of German immigrants. For instance > Philadelphia > County 1644-1765 is a volume of 567 pages and covers records of > fifteen > churches, primarily German and Lutheran. Most of your libraries in > southwestern Pennsylvania will have the series of volumes and > Lancaster > County is included. > > Census records do not begin until 1790. > > J. Kelsey Jones > > > From: Windycitypat@cs.com > > To: PABRADFO-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [PABRADFO] Census look up, church records or anything > else > > Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 1:39 PM > > > > Hello I am writing this to several list so if this is a repeat I > am > sorry. > > > > I am looking for the parents and sibling of JACOB CUPP. Jacob was > born > > December 14, 1767, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. I have > recently been > made > > aware that back in those days half of Pennsylvania was considered > Lancaster > > County. Which half of Pennsylvania I do not know? I would > appreciate > census > > look ups and if you would look in any information you might have. > Many > > descendants of Jacob Cupp believe he is the son of Andrew Cupp and > Mary > > Elizabeth Wynkold. The will of Andrew proves that this is in > correct and > the > > wrong Jacob Cupp. Can anyone help or find any records on him? > Does > anyone > > have census records for 1770 and 1780 where they would look up for > him? > > Please reply with where you looked even if you cannot find him. > At least > > > this will tell me where he is not and help to narrow down the > possibilities. > > Thank you so very much for your help. > > > > Patricia > > >