Looking for any information on the family of Robert Aiken and wife Elizabeth. They lived many years in Connoquennessing Twp. Was Robert Aiken a minister at either Mt. Chestnut or Prospect church? In his July 1859 will, Robert Aken bequeathed "to my relatives my library, also fifty dollars for the establishment of a library in the Mount Chestnut and Prospect churches. The residue of my estate I give to James A. Clark and William Dick for the benefit of the young men's fund, for the ministry of the United Presbyterian Church..." After Robert Aiken died in April 1860, an appraisement of his estate includes a large collection of religious books listed by title. I wonder if these books were given to either of the abovementioned churches. Do either the Mt. Chestnut or Prospect churches have old records or a recorded history dating back to the early to mid 1800's? I'd like to find an 1857 marriage record for Robert Aiken's foster daughter, Margaret Gile, who married Samuel McCracken. A story passed down in our family states that Mr. Aiken and his wife had raised Margaret after a terrible prairie or forest fire killed her mother (and possibly also her father??). I do not know the names of Margaret's birth parents or where the tragedy occured. It may have happened in Butler Co. Also, Margaret's maiden name "Gile" is not definite, as I have seen it spelled "Galo" also. There are other surnames from Butler Co. that look or sound similar also, like "Gill". On Margaret's 1909 death certificate, it states she was born in Harrisville, PA on 15 May 1826. I did not find others named Gile living around Harrisville in the 1830 census. Any help in finding info on the family of Robert Aiken (or Ekin, Aken, etc.) and/or his foster daughter Margaret would be very appreciated. Norm Alder