Unfortunately, while Davis's book is a big help, he could not include all of the family members by the 1800's that each family had. I have searched all three books about Bucks county and realize that many members of my own family existed that were not mentioned, or he had incomplete information on. ( After all, he did not have a computer in those days or access to all the information highways we have today). I find a trip to the Mercer Museum and the court house records and the Daily Intelligencer micro-film, helps to locate many more family members. It is well worth the time and money and the "Best Western Hotel" in Peddler's Village is a reasonable, clean place to stay if you have no relatives in the area. I have many relatives in the area, but on occasion I too have stayed there. Linda The no1rosemom http://www.no1rosemom.net --------------------------------- 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with theYahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut.

Sorry Norma, no attachment.......................could you send a copy to me please? Linda [email protected] --------------------------------- Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your question on Yahoo! Answers.

Yes, I'll be happy to do the look-up; but can't get to it until the weekend. I'll get back then. Marion

Sure Diane, I have a busy day today; but will get to it tomorrow. Marion

Good Morning I notice that there were some request for lookups in the A Genealogical & Personal History of Bucks Co., PA" by WWH That book has been in the process for a couple of years of being posted on the PAGenweb site for Bucks County at http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabucks/ Most of the genealogies are already online. Also the History of Bucks Co by Battle is in the process of being posted on the website also. The History of Bucks County by Davis is online at the UsGenWeb archives for Bucks County which can be accessed thru the above web address or at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/bucksp/ Judy PABucks Co Mailing List manager PaGenWeb co-coordinator

Marion, Would you please check for DYER and BROWN? They were early Quakers who lived in Plumstead / Dyersville. Diane Hettrick [email protected] On Jan 18, 2007, at 5:03 PM, Marion Kane wrote: > > I have "A Genealogical & Personal History of Bucks Co., PA" by WWH > Davis on > a CD. Not sure if it is his first or second book; but it is all > biographical > sketches of families. > Marion Kane

In a message dated 1/18/2007 5:05:46 PM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: "A Genealogical & Personal History of Bucks Co., PA" by WWH Davis on a CD. Dear MARION KANE, Wonder if this book might have a listing on the family of: (son of JOHN ABRAHAM DE NORMANDIE, b. 1688 Genev) ANTHONY DE NORMANDIE & MARY HALL? He was b. 24 Mar 1726/27 Found record of one child's birth: Historical and Genealogical Miscellany: New York and New Jersey, Vols. I-V 2 (prev. date - December 28-1754) The same day, James D??Normandie Baptized, son of Anthony DeNormandie & Mary his wife. ====================================================== Thank for lookup! Regards, Jacqueline Sleeper Russell website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=jacquelinesr&surna me=A

Valerie; I have "A Genealogical & Personal History of Bucks Co., PA" by WWH Davis on a CD. Not sure if it is his first or second book; but it is all biographical sketches of families. I checked the index and there are 28 Girton's listed and unfortunately there is no Joseph included in the book. Just because there were 28 listings mentioned does not mean there were 28 sketches of Girton's. Many would have been mentioned because they married into other families that were being sketched. Sorry there doesn't seem to be any help there; however, there is a sketch of Garrett B. Girton who was about 75 at the writing which, I believe was about 1890. It states that his ancestors had been residents of N. J. for several generations. I cannot e-mail from the CD; but if you are interested in seeing this bio, I can print it out and send it to you through snail mail, if you send me that address. Marion Kane

Attached are the Girton Bio. Sketches. Hope this is helpful. Norma Stilwell, Researcher, Bucks List

Does anyone have either the 1st or 2nd editions of the History of Bucks Co., PA. I am researching my Joseph H(?) GIRTON. I know he was born about 1813 in PA from late 1800's census records, but he had all his children in Stephenson Co., IL and then moved the whole family to Page Co., IA where they lived out their lives. He married someone named Mary _____ who was almost 20 years younger than him. I have no marriage date. They didn't have their first child until he was 44. His 5 children were, Julia Elizabeth, Sarah Amanda, Thomas L.E., Lydia C. and Catherine. I have never been able to find who his parents are and recently found out that the History of Bucks Co., PA includes bios on a Girton. I would like to find out if anyone who has that book might look up the GIRTON in there and let me know their names/dates and other info so I can again have a lead to follow up on to locate more info on my Joseph. I thank anyone in advance for their help! Valerie in KS

We may have spoken before. My Steckel people settled in Lehigh County.They came ,as far as I know, from Alsace.or Switzerland.They could be from Baden,who knows for sure?!My Steckel people had many of the names you mentioned.I have been to the cemetary in Reiglesville Pa, where some of your Bucks County Steckels are buried.One big question; HOW IN THE HELL DID A STECKEL WIND UP IN AUSTRAILIA??????????????????????? Dave Steckel, Wenonah,NJ -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Mary Jo C. Martin" <[email protected]> > It's been a long while since I posted my Steckel ancestors of Baden, Germany and > Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, USA. Other spellings include Stickel and Steckly. I > am hoping that someone else on this list is also interested in Stickel families > from these areas. > > > Descendants of George Adam Steckly > > > > Generation No. 1 > > > 1. GEORGE ADAM1 STECKLY was born Abt. 1785 in Baden, Germany. He married > CATHARINE [UNKNOWN]. She was born Abt. 1784 in Baden, Germany. > > > Child of GEORGE STECKLY and CATHARINE [UNKNOWN] is: > > i. CHRISTIANA2 STECKEL, b. 23 Nov 1827, Baden, Germany; d. 06 Jun 1897; m. > WILLIAM WHITMAN; b. 15 May 1823, Pennsylvania, USA; d. 30 Sep 1898. They had 10 > children, all of whom settled in Bucks and Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania > and neighboring Hunterdon Co., New Jersey. > > > Other Steckels in that part of Bucks Co. at the time were Catherine Steckel and > son Francis Steckel; Nancy Steckel; Henry & Anna Steckel; Geo. Adam & Magdalena > Steckel and sons Jacob & Samuel Henry Steckel; William & Elizabeth Steckle and > daughters Emma & Clarissa Steckle; and Samuel & Anne Steckle and son David > Steckle. > > I have primary sources for all of the above information. Write if you'd like > them or if you have some knowledge of eastern Pennsylvania Stickel families. > Thanks for your interest. > > Mary Jo C. Martin > Melbourne, Australia > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

John Williams was the son of Jeremiah WILLIAMS & Mary BLACKLEDGE. He did not have a sister Rachel. Could possibly be a cousin. Lynn Raff Family wrote: >Hi Cynthia, My ggggAunt, Christiana Moore, married John Williams and resided >in Nockimixon, eastern Bucks Co. John was born in 1780. Don't know who his >parents were or if he had siblings. I would do a search on ancestry.com for >you but my subscription has expired. I wasn't planning to renew for >awhile....but will when I have time to play around a little. Sorry....and >good luck. >Susan > > > > > > >

This morning someone asked about Steckyl from Baden Germany. I thought I don't know anything about them. Then I hasd a thought, my wife's family is STECH also from Baden, Germany. I wondered if there could be any connection betxeen the two families. Her dad came from Germany to America in 1927, left 5 sisters behind. Lauternbach on Renchtal in the black forest area is their home town. I have some data on them, If there is any chance of a coincidence here. JOHN C VAN BUSKIRK http://www.geocities.com/vanbus1/ [email protected]

Bench and bar of Michigan : a volume of history and biography BENCH AND BAR OF MICHIGAN Pages 499. & 500. CHARLES FLOWERS, Detroit. MR. FLOWERS was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, December 14, 1845. His parents were JOSEPH and SARAH (PICKERING) FLOWERS. His mother was a descendant of TIMOTHY FLOWERS, Secretary of State under WASHINGTON, and of Revolutionary fame. His parents were both natives of Pennsylvania, and of the Quaker faith. His father was of old English and Dutch descent, and his ancestors emigrated to Pennsylvania very early in the history of the colony. His parents, now both deceased, lived on a farm in Bucks County, on which CHARLES remained until about eighteen years of age, helping his father with the farm work and attending the public schools during the winter season. He left home at this period of his life for the first time, and made his way to New York City, where he was given employment as a stenographer in the offices of the Grand Trunk Railway. He then attended the Collegiate Institute at Fort Edwards for two years. He was employed by the government for a time to report military commissions in Raleigh, North Carolina. Leaving this service he returned to New York and took up the study of law with BANGS, SEDGWICK and NORTH. He was with them a year and in 1886 came to Detroit. In that city he secured a position as reporter in the Wayne Circuit and United States Courts, which he held for thirteen years. During this time he reported the proceedings of the constitutional conventions of Pennsylvania, Illinois and Ohio. He also continued the study of law while engaged in reportorial work, and had JUDGE BROWN as his preceptor. This eminent gentleman was presiding over the United States District Court of Detroit, but now is on the Bench of the Supreme Court. He was admitted to the Bar in 1878, but continued reporting until 1880. He was then elected Circuit Court Commissioner, and served a term of four years. In 1884 he was nominated as a candidate for prosecuting attorney but was defeated. He then took up the practice of his profession in which he has been engaged to the present time. He was appointed member of the Fire Commission in April, 1895, which position he still holds. He is now Corporation Counsel for Detroit, having received his appointment in July, 1896 from MAYOR PINGREE. He has always taken an active part in politics, and is an earnest worker for the Republican Party. He made the nominating speech presenting GOVENOR PINGREE before the Grand Rapids Convention, and was complimented for its manifest ability and oratorical power. In the practice of law, he has won a place for himself that is both honorable and prominent. Capable men in the profession who know him willingly accord to him the possession of brilliant parts and demonstrated ability. He was married to MISS MARY E. DE NORMANDIE, a native of Pennsylvania in 1868. They have three children, one of whom, NORMAN, is engaged in practice with his father, and is a graduate of the Law Department of the University of Michigan. ===================================================== Jacqueline Sleeper Russell website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=jacquelinesr&surna me=A

Hi Cynthia, My ggggAunt, Christiana Moore, married John Williams and resided in Nockimixon, eastern Bucks Co. John was born in 1780. Don't know who his parents were or if he had siblings. I would do a search on ancestry.com for you but my subscription has expired. I wasn't planning to renew for awhile....but will when I have time to play around a little. Sorry....and good luck. Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cynthia Smith" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 11:11 AM Subject: Re: [PABUCKS] Pursell, Williams, Goddard, Moore - LONG (Lynn Tinsley) > Hello List Members, > > I am looking for the parents of Rachel Williams who married John Good. > Rachel was born Aug. 28, 1777 and died Sept. 25, 1852. Her > tombstone at Three Church Hill Cemetery in Lower M. Bethel, Northampton > Co, PA is inscribed: > Rachel, wf. of John Good > born Aug. 28, 1787 > died Sept. 25, 1852 > References to her suggest that she was "English" and that her family > was from Bucks Co., PA. > Thank you for any help you can provide to identify her parents. > > Cynthia H. Smith > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Notes and Queries - Page 135 by William John Thomas, (John) Doran, Henry Frederick Turle, Joseph Knight, Vernon Horace Rendall, Florence Hayllar - 1850 129, is the following, referring to John Abraham de Normandie, an eminent physician of Bristol, Pennsylvania, who made a visit to the home of his ancestors ...(Geneva about 1784) Notes and Queries By William John Thomas, (John) Doran, Henry Frederick Turle, Joseph Knight, Vernon Horace Rendall, Florence Hayllar Summary By William John Thomas, (John) Doran, Henry Frederick Turle, Joseph Knight, Vernon Horace Rendall, Florence Hayllar Published 1850 Oxford University Press Subtitle varies: "a medium of intercommunications for literary men, artists, antiquaries, genealogists, etc.," 1849-62; "a medium of intercommunication for literary men, general readers, etc.," - ; "for readers and writers, collectors and librarians," - . ====================================================== Found the above item in a GOOGLE BOOK search and it only gives a snippet view of this item. Would like to get a copy of the page (135). Can anyone suggest a library that might have this? Jacqueline Sleeper Russell website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=jacquelinesr&surna me=A

Hello List Members, I am looking for the parents of Rachel Williams who married John Good. Rachel was born Aug. 28, 1777 and died Sept. 25, 1852. Her tombstone at Three Church Hill Cemetery in Lower M. Bethel, Northampton Co, PA is inscribed: Rachel, wf. of John Good born Aug. 28, 1787 died Sept. 25, 1852 References to her suggest that she was "English" and that her family was from Bucks Co., PA. Thank you for any help you can provide to identify her parents. Cynthia H. Smith

Hello All, I just uploaded the second half of the index of the book "Early Settlers of Solebury". The entire book (minus those 10 pages I can't find!) is now online. It is at http://www.midatlanticarchives.com Alan RESEARCHING: Buckingham, Gilpin, Eastburn, Jeanes, Nowland, Wade, Creswell, Vansant and related families -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.12/631 - Release Date: 1/16/2007 8:25 AM

"COPIES OF PAPERS RECEIVED FROM MISS MARY C. BEAN PERTAINING TO JOHN JOSEPH ABERCROMBIE (RTA)" (E-mailed to me by BRENDA ABERCROMBIE LEDET) This is a transcription of a letter written by my 3-great grandmother ERNESTINE (ABERCROMBIE) FIELD to her brother, GEN. JOHN JOSEPH ABERCROMBIE, JR. ERNESTINE lived in Philly until her death in 1890 at age 96. ================================== Letter 1. Philadelphia, 17th April, '71 [1871] My dear Brother, ****** I wrote to Sarah Goodman some weeks ago, but have never received a line in answer. Now I draw the conclusion she has never rec'd. the letter, or has correspondence which occupies all her time. I love Sarah very much, she was kind and attentive when I stayed several days with her. I hope her impression of me is as favorable as mine of her. ***** Regarding the De Normandies, I have cast them from memory and interest. I know many years ago Mam told me her Uncle Abraham went to Geneva, I think that was the place, and spent all he could get possession of. I know from the Biles Family, John De Normandie, Mama's Nephew, her only Brother's Son, is now enjoying what property he could get in France, a few years ago. Caroline has one letter in her possession, but the most reliable information of the Family you could obtain would be from Capt. E. W. Willets, 209 Fourth St., opposite St. Mary's Catholic Church. His Mother was a De Normandie, and nearly related to Mama. This address he gave me when after a search he found me out and visited me. I suppose he is still in that location, as I was told he was well off and owned the house. I know he is a very pleasant and friendly gentlemanly person, and would be highly pleased to see the most distant relative of the De Normandie Family. For my part I would have turned my attention to the old Stock "Abercrombies" for an entailed estate no one can wrest from you. You should write to our Consul to search the "Kings Lyon Office" where my Father told me all the Abercrombie Papers were on record. I must conclude - or be too late for this mail - very affectionately with love to all, your ever affectionate. Ernestine. ============================================== Research on CAPT. WILLETS (WILLET): Philadelphia City Directory 1875 Edward W. Willett, 259 S. 4th. No occupation. ======================================== 1870 United States Federal Census Name: Edward Water (WILLET?) Estimated birth year: abt 1804 Age: 66 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Philadelphia Ward 5 District 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: 338 Spruce St Philad HOUSEHOLD: 1st enumeration WATER, EDWARD age 66 occ: Retired Sea Captain b. PA WATER, MARY age 51 b. PA ====================================== 1870 United States Federal Census Name: Edward Villits (WILLITS) Estimated birth year: abt 1810 Philadelphia Ward 5 Dist 15 (2nd Enum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Gender: Male Post Office: Philadelphia HOUSEHOLD: Living in boarding house (2nd enumeration - enumerated Nov 16, 1870) WILLETS, MARY age 50 WILLETS, EDWARD age 60 ================================== 1880 US CENSUS E. W. WILLETT Male Other Information: Birth Year <1804> Birthplace PA Age 76 Occupation Sailor Captain Retired Marital Status W <Widowed> Race W <White> Head of Household Susana B. SCANLAN Relation Other Father's Birthplace PA Mother's Birthplace FRA Source Information: Census Place 24th Ward, District 11, Old Man's Home, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Family History Library Film 1255183 NA Film Number T9-1183 Page Number 143B ========================================== Philadelphia Inquirer October 10, 1883 DEATHS WILLET – On the 7th inst. EDW. W. WILLET, aged 79 years. The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral this afternoon at 3 o’clock at his late residence at the Old Man’s Home, Baring and Saunders Avenue. =================================================== Jacqueline Sleeper Russell website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=jacquelinesr

In a message dated 1/15/2007 7:54:39 PM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hi Jackie, I too, am researching the DeNormandie family. I am descended from Clarissa who married Thomas Kirkbride Biles. The information that you have regarding the DeNormandie family history can be found in a book by Arthur Sandys titled "Annals of De Normandie" that can be found at the NYC Public Library as well as at the New England Historical & Genealogical Society in Boston, MA, and the Library of Congress. The only place where the book was easily accessible was in Boston, where it had been the gift of Louis Joseph Sands, the brother of Arthur Sandys, the author. Both of the other libraries house it in the rare book section and require special permission to view it. The book specifies that there were only 50 copies printed and were for the family. It is truly a treasure to anyone who is descended from this noble family. I have one entry in my files that differs from what you have and that is that Wm. Penn De Normandie (1824-1881) married Sarah Ten Eyck 18 Feb 1854 in Shodack Landing, NY. Regarding the Biles family, the children of Thomas Kirkbride Biles and his wife Clarissa DeNormandie were: Mary, Thomas J. (1793-1848), Charles (1795-1865), William Henry, James D. (1799-aft 1875) & Hannah (1806- ) Regards, Debbie Anderson Dear DEBBIE, I am so happy to have discovered another person researching this family. I just found that item by SANDYS today through GOOGLE BOOKS. (see items found below) I am a member of the NEHGS but live in California and cannot go to Boston to use their library but I do have a cousin who lives in Vermont who goes there every once in a while. He is a cousin by marriage. I have 18 pages of DE NORMANDIE research coming in mail from the National Genealogy Society, Arlington, VA. How do you descend from THOMAS KIRKBRIDE BILES? Do you have a website? I thought for sure CLARISSA was CLARE because of all the girls named CLARA DE NORMANDIE ABERCROMBIE in my ABERCROMBIE-DE NORMANDIE family. This item from the IGI lists her name as CLAIRE. IGI Individual Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0 North America CLAIRE <DENORMANDIE> Female Christening: 28 DEC 1761 Christ Church And Saint Peters, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Father: ANTHONY DENORMANDIE Mother: MARY DENORMANDIE Messages: Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. Source Information:Type: C725888 1750 - 1762 1490578 ====================================== If you see any other glaring errors on my website or omissions - please let me know. I have only really been working on the DE NORMANDIE family since Jan. 2, 2007, when I discovered my 3-gg was a descendant so have gotten a lot of material very very fast and much of the later material came from census research. I can use all the help I can get. There is only one website on WORLDCONNECT Rootsweb with this family's history (besides mine) and I hope she has good research on it. Have you looked it over? http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jenneology&id=I602 Would you by any chance known how CAPT. EDWARD W. WILLET descends from a DE NORMANDIE mother? Regards, Jacki Russell =============================== Catalogue of American genealogies in the library of the Long Island Historical Society Brooklyn, N. Y.: The Society, 1935, 666 pgs. (HQ online) 1968. DE NORMANDIE. Annals of DE NORMANDIE as preserved in documents, public records and registers of the city of Geneva, by ARTHUR SANDYS. (6+ 308p. Cambridge, Mass. 1901. 8o. (hand written to left of this item is: * K.P. (Rogers) ================================================================ http://www.brooklynhistory.org/visitor/contact.html (*formerly Long Island Historical Society) ================================================================= The New England Historical and Genealogical Register By Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters 212 BOOK NOTICES (April Annals of DE NORMANDIE, as presented in documents, Notes, Private Papers, Public Records, Genealogies, the writings of old authors, and the Registers of the city of Geneva. Collated, translated and explained by ARTHUR SANDYS. Cambridge. Printed by Riverside Press. 1901. 8vo. pp.308 1ll. The history of this distinguished family, cromprised in this volume, is comprised from such authentic sources, as the papers brought from Geneva by the immigrant ancestor of the American DE NORMANDIES, the records of Geneva, mentioned in the title, and of Noyon, a city of Picardie, also those of the Parliament of Paris, the tomes of the Grand Bibiotheque de France, and a collection of domestic letters. From such materials, MR. SANDYS has elaborated a narration of great interest, and one which, as it relates the part the family played by the family in promoting the Reformation, is also of historical significance. That the justifyable pride taken in narrating the share of the DE NORMANDIES in such a momentous movement has not obscured the author's discrimination, is evident in his discriptions of CALVIN and of the effects produced by his creed. The book is printed on heavy, unbleached, deckle-edge paper, and bound in boards with buckram back, its exterior being in ideal keeping with the contents of dealing with families and persons of exceptional distinction. ========================================================= [Manuscript notes of the genealogies of the Sandys, De Normandie, and Cruger families]. by Arthur Sandys Type: English : Book Publisher: [S.l., 1895?-1913?] OCLC: 58762088 Subjects: De Normandie family. | Sandys family. | Cruger family. | Normandie family. ======================================================================== Jacqueline Sleeper Russell website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=jacquelinesr