In a message dated 06/27/2002 11:29:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dougbierly@netscape.net writes: > I am wondering if this Samuel Woodring married to Maria Yearick is the same > Samuel Woodring you have married to Maria George. Yearick is a German > pronunciation of George, so its the same name. > > Hi Doug This is the info written on the WOODRING family from "The KELLY and WOODRING Families of Worth Twp., Centre Co. Pa" by Raymond Martin Bell , Washington and Jefferson Colleg, Washington, Pa. 1944. (It is found at the Bellefonte Library) "The woodrings were natives of Lorraine (Lothringen, Germany) One account mentions the villages of Hellaringen and Pitsdorf. The name was first VOTRIN and then Germanicized to Wootring or Wotring and then Woodring. Three brothers came to America, Abraham landed at Phila. Sept. 28, 1733 and went to Lehigh Co., John (b. 1711) landed Sept. 3, 1739 and went to York Co and Maryland. Samuel landed Sept. 15, 1749 and went to Lehigh Co. Abraham WOOTRING, b. July 11, 1700, died Nov. 28, 1752. His wife was Anna Margaret, b. 1701. Their children were: John b. 1724, m. Margaret _____; Anna Margaret, b. 1726 m. Paul SCHNEIDER (she, her husband and three children were killed in Lehigh Valley by the Indians Oct. 8, 1753 Maria Magdalena, b. 1729 m.Paul BALLIET Anna Louisa, b. 1731 m. Martin ANDREAS Anna Barbara m. Adam OX William Abraham Eve m. David HAHN. Abraham WOOTRING took up warrant No. 1, Bucks Co. April 18, 1738. The survey Nov. 13, 1741, showed 201 acres in what is now North Whitehall Twp, Lehigh Co. Abraham was a delegate to the First Coetus of the Reformed Church at Phila in 1747. He was one of four leaders in the Egypt Church. Samuel WOOTRING or WOODRING (wife Maria Barbara) settled near brother, Abraham, in Whitehall Twp. in 1749, then Bucks Co., after that Northampton and after 1812 Lehigh Co. This was along the same mountain as the KELLY'S lived, only 120 miles miles to the east. WOODRING settled on Coplay Creek near what is now NEFFS. He warranted land as early as 1754. One June 8, 1758 he supplied a packhorse to the Colonial authorities. He started Sand Spring Mill about 1763. Samuel WOODRING, Jr. miller by trade, b. 1745, died 1805 married in 1769, Maria Barbara HOFFMAN, B. 1750, d. 1815, dtr. of John Michael and Eva Catharine HOFFMAN who landed at Phila. Oct. 11, 1732. The birth records of the eleven children are at the Reformed Church (SCHLOSSER'S - formed 1764) at Unionville, one mile south of Neffs, Lehigh Co.PA Eva b. Feb. 3, 1771: Mary Elizabeth b. Aug. 27, 1773; Mary Barbara b. March 5, 1775; Mary Margaret b. April 1, 1777; John Michael b. May 31, 1779; Samuel III b. Dec. 27, 1780; Juliana Catharine b. Sept. 24, 1782; John b. Sept. 24, 1774; Mary Susanna b. Aug. 18, 1786; Appolonia b. Sept. 3, 1788; John Nicholas b. Aug. 5, 1790 Samuel WOODRING III was sponsored at his baptism Jan. 7, 1781 by a dtr. of Abraham I. Magdalena BALLIET. Samuel WOODRING III maried March 11, 1800 to Maria Elizabeth GEORGE, b. Sept. 18, 1778 d. 1862. About 1815 they migrated to Worth Twp., Centre Co. Pa. Here Samuel died in 1857 leaving : Samuel (IV),James, Aaron, Peter, Polly, Susan, Maria Elizabeth (WEISS), Catharine (FRANTZ) Peter, b. 1814, died 1861 in worth Twp. married Nancy COWHER, b. 1810 d. Feb. 15, 1894., They had nine children: Hesse, Sophia (COWHER), Hannah, Sally (STEPHENS) Maria SMITH, Jacob, Catharine (WINEY) Aaron R., Nancy (REESE). Hannah WOODRING b. May 15, 1836 d. Oct. 7, 1895 near Port Matilda, married Jan. 29, 1856 Robert Jackson KELLY b. July 24, 1834, d. April 18, 1900 near Port Matilda. He was wounded at Spottsylvania, VA May 12, 1864 while serving in 148th Reg. Co. H. Their ten children are: Jessie M. b. Dec. 11, 1856; Nora Jane b. July 8, 1858; Reuben S. b. March 2, 1860; Nancy Maria b. Jan. 15, 1862; John Franklin b. Aug. 21, 1865; Rosetta b. June 17, 1867; Sally L. b. April 20, 1869; General J. b. Dec. 5, 1871; Aaron B. b. Feb. 5, 1873; Susannah Beryl b. Feb. 28, 1875 (This info from the Family Bible owned by G. E. KELLY) Robert Jackson KELLY - b. 1834 d. 1900 in Centre Co. Pa. married 1856 to Hannah WOODRING b. 1836 d. 1895 Robert Jackson KELLY was the son of Robert KELLY (1797 - 1868) Centre Co. married (2) 1831 Ann _____ 1807 - 1860 Robert KELLY was the son of William KELLY (1755 - 1837, came to Centre Co. 1786 m. 1783 to Jane MOORE 1759 - 1849., dtr. of William MOORE d. 1791 Franklin Co. Pa and Mary ___. William KELLY was the son of James KELLY of Franklin Co from Ireland abt. 1740 Hannah WOODRING (1836 - 1895) was the dtr. of Peter WOODRING (1814 - 1861) m. c. 1832 to Nancy COWHER (1810 - 1894) Peter was the son of Samuel WOODRING III (1780 - 1857) who came to Centre Co in 1800 and married Maria Elizbeth GEORGE (1778 - 1862) He was the son of Samuel WOODRING Jr. (1745 - 1805 Lehigh Co. m. 1769 to Maria Barbara HOFFMAN (1750 - 1815) dtr. of John Michael HOFFMAN and Eva Catharine _____. Samuel WOODRING Jr. was the son of Samuel WOODRING d. 1767 in Lehigh Co. from Lorraine Germany in 1749 he m. Maria Barbara. Doug To answer your question, I have no listing for them in Centre Co. Marriage Records 1800 - 1850. I think the marriage record would be at SCHLOSSER'S at Unionville, Pa. I am posting to all the List Groups to get the info posted to the other counties. I am looking for a HUGHS/HUGHES connection to either family. Thanks! Jean Corio Tampa, Fl