I am interested in the BEIGHLEY, BORTMESS, FOREMAN surnames from Butler Co. Bonita ----- Original Message ----- From: "mactav" <mactav@ids.net> To: <PABUTLER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 4:07 PM Subject: Re: [PABUTLER-L] BEIGHLEY surname > Hi, there! > Long time no communicate! I've been incredibly busy with a new job and > moving to a new state etc. and have had very little to no time for > genealogy. But when I do, I'll be back at it. > > Any new and exciting discoveries on the Beighley and other shared lines? > > Hope all is well with you and yours-- > Take care--Nancy Derby > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <TentKamper@aol.com> > To: <PABUTLER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 12:37 AM > Subject: [PABUTLER-L] BEIGHLEY surname > > > > I am seeking information on the surname BEIGHLEY and its variations. The > > family was known to be in SW Pennsylvania from the 1770s to the 1860s when > > they moved to Freeborn County, Minnesota. Many stayed in PA and many went > to > > MN. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Sylvia > > > > Searching in MD: > > I am searching forr the above surname. Conrad BEUCHLER (sp?) came to > > Philadelphia in 1754 as an indentured servant to George WILES. Oct. 22, > > l754. Ship Halifax, Thomas Coatam, Captain, from Rotterdam, last from > Cowes. > > ---Inhabitants from Wirtemberg, Hesse, Franconia and the > Palatinate, ---ten > > Roman Catholics. > > Conrad Buchler, p. 342 Also on the same CD, p. 445 The Oath of > Allegiance: > > List of Foreigners imported in the ship Halifax, Capt. Thomas Coatam, from > > Rotterdam, last from Cowes. Qualified, Oct. 22, 1754. > > He swore his allegiance to the King of England and at that time signed his > > name {"Conrad Beuchler". When he married he changed the name to BEIGHLEY. > > > > . Conrad married Margaretta Wiles. At this time he changed his name to > > Beighley. Their first home was near Funkstown MD on a tract of land known > as > > "Wiles Beginning They were communicants of the old German Lutheran > Reformed > > Church of Salem. It is still standing, as of 1991, one mile from > Hagerstown, > > MD, on the old Saratoga Road. > > > > Any help you can give me with this surname, or information about the > church > > above and how to get its records, would be greatly appreciated. Sylvia > > > > > > ==== PABUTLER Mailing List ==== > > You can unsubscribe by clicking below for the regular list: > > mailto:PABUTLER-L-request@rootsweb.com > > Click below for the digest list: > > mailto:PABUTLER-D-request@rootsweb.com > > In the BODY include only one word: unsubscribe > > (Please turn OFF your signature file when sending the message) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== PABUTLER Mailing List ==== > To contact Ed Book, List Maintainer, e-mail to: > edbook@alpha.clarion-net.com > >