found this and just had to pass it on! ITEM #2743 November 3, 1737 The Pennsylvania Gazette The following Letter is said to have been sent from a Person settled in New-York, to his Countrymen, to encourage them to come over thither; which, that it might have the better Effect on the People, was printed and dispers'd in Ireland: A Copy of which being brought over, in one of the late Ships, We present our Readers with it. A LETTER from James Murray, thus directed; For the Kingdom of Ereland, in the North of Ereland, near to Aughnacloy, in the County of Tyrone, To Baptist Boyd, the Reverend Minister of the Gospel, in the Parish of Aughelow. Let aw Persons that see this, tak Care to send it to the reverend Baptist Boyd, Minister of the Gospel, in the Parish of Aughelow, in the County of Tyrone, living near Ayghnacloy. With Care. Reverend Baptist Boyd, READ this Letter, and look, and tell aw the poor Folk of your Place, that God has open'd a Door for their Deliverance; for here is ne Scant of Breed here, and if your Sons Samuel and James Boyd wad but come here, they wad get mere Money in ane Year for teechin a Letin Skulle, nor ye yer sell was get for Three Years Preeching what ye are. Reverend Baptist Boyd, there ged ane wee me in the Shep, that now gets one Hundred Punds for ane Year for teechin a Letin Skulle, and God kens, little he is skill'd in Learning, and yet they think him a high learned Man: Ye ken I had but sma Learning when I left ye, and now wad ye think it, I hea 20 Pund a Year for being a Clark to York MeetingHouse, and I keep a Skulle for wee Weans: Ah dear Sir, there is a braw Living in this same York for high learned Men: The young Foke in Ereland are aw but a Pack of Couards, for I will tell ye in short, this is a bonny Country, and aw Things grows here that ever I did see grow in Ereland; and wee hea Cows, and Sheep, and Horses plenty here, and Goats, and Deers, and Racoons, and Moles, and Bevers, and Fish, and Fouls of aw Sorts: Trades are aw gud here, a Wabster gets 12 Pence a Yeard, a Labourer gets 4 Shillings and 6 Pence a Day, a Lass gets 4 Shillings and 6 Pence a Week for spinning on the wee Wheel, a Carpenter gets 6 Shillinghs a Day, and a Tailor gets 20 Shillings for making a Suit of Cleaths, a Wheel-wright gets 16 Shillings for making Lint Wheels a piece, Indian Corn, a Man wull get a Bushell of it for his Days Wark here; Rye grows here, and Oats, and Wheet, and Winter Barley, and Summer Barley; Buck Wheet grows here, na every Thing grows here. ---Now I beg of ye aw to come out here, and bring out wee ye aw the Cleaths ye can of every Sort, beth o'Linen and Woollen, and Guns and Pooder, and Shot, and aw Sorts of Weers that is made of Iron and Steel, and aw Tradesmen that comes here, let them bring there Tools wee them, and Farmers their Plough Erons; a Mason gets 6 Shillins a Day; fetch Whapsaws here, and Hatchets and Augers, and Axes, and Spades, and Shovels, and Bibles, and Hammers, and Psalm Bukes, and Pots, and Seafaring Bukes, and fetch aw Sorts of Garden Seeds, Parsnips, Onions, and Carrots; and Potatoes grow here very big, red and white beth, fetch aw the Bukes here you can get, fetch a Spade, wee a Hoe made like a stubbing Ax, for ye may clear as muckle Grun for to plant Indian Corn, in ane Month, as will maintain Ten Folk for a Year. Dear Reverend Baptist Boyd, I hea been 120 Miles in the Wolderness, and there I saw a Plain of Grund 120 Miles lang, and 15 Bred, and there never gre nor Tree upon it, and I hea see as gud Meadow grow upon it, as ever I see in Ereland. There is a great wheen of the Native Folks of this Country turn'd Christians, and will sing the Psalms bonily, and appear to be Religiousm that gee Ministers plenty of Skins for his Steepend, and he gets Siller plenty for the Skins again; Deer Skins and Bear Skins: Ye may get Lan her for 10 l. a Hundred Acres for ever, and Ten Years Time tell ye get the Money, before they wull ask ye for it; and it is within 40 Miles of this York upon a River Side, that this Lan lies, se that ye may carry aw the Guds in Boat to this York to sell, if ony of you comes here. It is a very strong Lan, rich Ground, plenty of aw Sorts of Fruits in it, and Swim plenty enough; There are Cay, and Stirks, and Horses that are aw wild in the Wolderness, that are aw yer can when ye can grip them: desire my Fether and my Mether too, and my Three Sisters to come here, and ye may acquaint them, there are Lads enugh here; and bud my Brether come, and I wull pay their Passage: Desire James Gibson to sell aw he has and come, and I weel help him too; for here aw that a Man warks for his ane, there are ne ravenus Hunds to rive it fre us here, ne sick Word as Herbingers is kend here, but every yen enjoys his ane, there is ne yen to talk awa yer Corn, yer Potatoes, yer Lint or Eggs; na, na, blessed be his Name, ne yen gees Bans for his ane here. I bless the Lord for my safe Journey here, I was Cook till the Ship aw the Voyage, we war Ten Weeks and Four Days on the See before we landed; this York is as big as twa of Armagh; I desire to be remembred to aw my Friends and Acquaintance, my LOve to you your sel Reverend Baptist Boyd, and aw yer Femily; I do desire you to send this Letter to James Broon of Drumern, and he kens my Brether James Gibson, and he weel gee him this Letter: It shall be my earnest Request yence mere, to beg of ye aw to come here, I did value the See ne mere than dry Lan: Let aw that comes here put in a gud Store of Oten Meel, and Butter, and Brandy, and Cheese, and Viniger, but above aw have a Writing under the Han of the Capden of the Ship ye come in; if I war now in Ereland, I wad ne stay there, yet I think to gang there as Factor for a Gentleman of this City of York, he is my Relation by my Father, he is Returney of the Law here. There is Servants comes here out of Ereland, and have serv'd their Time here, wha are now Justices of the Piece; I will come to Ereland gin the Lord spare me about Two Years after this, and I wull Rum and Staves for Barrals, and Firkins, and Tanners Bark for to sell, and mony other Things for this Gentleman, and my sel, for I wull gang Super Cargo of the Ship, so that if nene of ye come I wull bring ye aw wee my sel, by the Help of the Lord. Now I have geen you a true Description of this York, luke the 8th Chapter of Deuteronomy, and what it saith of the Lan there, this is far better. Now this is the last of the 6 Sheets I hea writt to you on this Heed, I hope that you Fether wull be stoot and come, and aw that I have named, fear ne the See, trust in God, and he wull bring ye safe to shore, gin ye plees him, now the Lord make ye se to do. Ne mere fre me, but my Duty till my Fether and Mether, and my Sisters and Brethers, and yence mere my kind Love till yer sel, Reverend Mr. Baptist Boyd; if ny yen sends me a Letter, direct till Mr. John Pemberton, Minister of the Gospel in New-York, send it we ony Body comin till ony of these Parts, and let it be given to the Post-Hoose in America, and I will get it fre John Pemberton, and now my Love till ye aw. JAMES MURRAY

It's been a while since I posted to this list and thought I'd do so ... I'm still searching for the HERBERT sisters that were daughters of John HERBERT and sisters to Morgan HERBERT. These two sisters married WINTER brothers, Walter and John, who were both hung in Chester County on July 03, 1728 for killing "hostile" Indians. We know the son of John WINTER is known to had moved to NC with Squire BOONE family. We do not know what became of the WINTER widows / HERBERT sisters. Charlene and Family Richardson Co NE May you always walk in sunshine. May you never want for more. May Irish angels rest their wings right beside your door. "Is gaire cabhair Dé ná an doras" (Irish: God's help is nearer than your door)

Here is link to passenger list of Welcome: ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/1pa/ships/1682welcome.txt Diana ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 10:18 AM Subject: Re: [PACHESTE] William Penn's colony -- Adam SHORT > Hi list, > > I'm, also, interested in Wm PENN's Colony & "The Welcome" -- > my ancestor is Adam SHORT. Is any else doing research on > Adam? I did found the following: > > 1693 Tax Assessment List > Three Lower Counties on Delaware > New Castle County > Name Value Rate > Adam SHORT - - 6 - > > Happy hunting, Helen > > >

Using most internet search engines for William Penn and Welcome will give you the lists you are looking for. The names vary between the lists because a record of the original passengers does not appear to exist. The lists published in books and the interent were created many years later by historians from many different scources. In general Penn departed England with about 100 passengers which were mostly members of the Society of Friends from the county of Sussex. During the 2 month trip some 30 passengers died from smallpox. Some history books of PA show about 40 family names among the 70 surviving passengers. The family Garrett is not listed.

Janice and Helen, There is a website for the original 13 families of Germantown who came on the Welcome: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~original13/ There is also a maillist for them. also, here is an early land owners list for PA from 1682: http://www.rootsweb.com/~GENHOME/lnd1682.htm A link to background on the Colony creation: http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/penn.html Have fun! Diana in AL ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> > Hi, listers, does anyone know if there is a listing of the persons who > were > part of the William Penn colony? I have a John GARRETT b. abt 1690 in > Chad's > Ford, Chester Co. and am wondering if his father, Thomas GARRETT might > have > been of the Penn group. > > thanks > > Janice > > ______________________________

Hi list, I'm, also, interested in Wm PENN's Colony & "The Welcome" -- my ancestor is Adam SHORT. Is any else doing research on Adam? I did found the following: 1693 Tax Assessment List Three Lower Counties on Delaware New Castle County Name Value Rate Adam SHORT - - 6 - Happy hunting, Helen

Hi, listers, does anyone know if there is a listing of the persons who were part of the William Penn colony? I have a John GARRETT b. abt 1690 in Chad's Ford, Chester Co. and am wondering if his father, Thomas GARRETT might have been of the Penn group. thanks Janice

Can anyone explain to me the procedure followed by the first emigrants (1681or 2), coming to America with Wm Penn to Chester Co. property? Would they have applied for the land in England before they came over? How would they have applied for it? Would there be a paper trail? Did some of the first owners of large portions of land 'sell' the rights to that land to smaller prospective owners? If someone had a survey in 1682, what would they have had to do to lead up to it?? Any information concerning this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Carol

Amy, What a lovely tribute to your grandfather. My condolence to you on his death but what a lovely relationship you and he had through searching for your roots. I happen to live in Radnor twp and if there is anything I can do for you, please let me know. Mary Ann Villanova, Pa. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amy Perry" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 6:15 PM Subject: [PACHESTE] Louden/Lowden > My grandfather, Garnet Veryl Louden, and I have been doing our family history for 26 years together. He passed away this past Sunday at the age of 88. I would always check the internet for information on the Louden family for him. His g-g-grandfather was Joseph R. Louden born 1794 in Radnor. We found little information on him but he kept helping me search when he was able. He loved to hear of me talk about this

My grandfather, Garnet Veryl Louden, and I have been doing our family history for 26 years together. He passed away this past Sunday at the age of 88. I would always check the internet for information on the Louden family for him. His g-g-grandfather was Joseph R. Louden born 1794 in Radnor. We found little information on him but he kept helping me search when he was able. He loved to hear of me talk about this list. He thought that it was the best thing since butter! He appreciated how folks could correspond with each other and have the same interest...finding their roots. It was our passion in life and something that we could do together. With our age difference, I am 38, that was a remarkable thing! He loved it. I wanted to thank all of those that did look ups for me and my grandpa. He appreciated it and I have too. I will never give up looking for his family before him. When I accumulate more information about the Radnor, Loudens I am dedicating all of my genealogy to Chester Co. Pa. Historical Society. It will be a tribute to him. A wonderful caring man who loved his family so much and enjoyed working with me on our history. Don't forget to ask your family about stories and about family. You might regret it one day if you didn't. Sincerely, Amy Davisson-Perry Champaign County Ohio Cable [email protected]

Hi list, Is anyone researching the following immigrant(s) who were b. in Co. Donegal, Ireland & settled in Delaware Co., PA, USA before 1860? There are (269) Naturalization Records in Delaware Co., Pennsylvania (PA) for the following person(s) b. in Co. Donegal: N - P NICHOL, Thomas William O’DONALD, Patrick O’DONNALL, William O’DONNELL, James John O’HARRA, David O. OLIVER, Thomas OWENS, John William PATTERSON, William PATTON, John PEOPLES, James (2) John POLLECK, John PORTER, James William Q - W QUIGLEY, Michael RAMSEY, William RILEY, Hugh Patrick RODGERS, Edward ROLSTON, Robert ROWLAND, Richard RUSSELL, Robert William SHIELDS, George SMILEY, James SMITH, David STEWART, Peter STORY, Samuel SWENEY, James (SWEGNEY -SWEENEY?) TEIS, Charles WAUGH, Abraham WEER, David WILCOX, James WITTER, James WORTHINGTON, John Please contact me directly if you are interested in any of these immigrants who's names appear here & have a connection to Dela. Co., PA. I will do a lookup for you in the Naturalization index records for these name(s) only! Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) [email protected]

Dear List: I was recently asked by a researcher if Quaker records were really as useful as some people said. If any of you are unfamiliar with their content, perhaps the answer I sent that person will also help you, so I am posting it here: I'm biased, being a Quaker, but I think it depends what you're looking for. If you're just looking for verification of a wedding, death or birth date, then the records can do that but will often say little else. What you will see in summaries like the Hinshaw indices or Peden's summaries is just this statistical material, and you need go no further. If you have time (and luck) getting into the individual Meeting's monthly business minutes (that's why they're called Monthly Meetings - meet 2-3 times a week for worship, but once a month to transact congregation-related business), you can often learn interesting tidbits. But BEWARE - it's a lot of reading! Examples: 1. Friends transferring from one Meeting to another had to produce "certificates in" (e.g. to the Meeting they wished to join) proving that they were members in good standing, owed no outstanding debts, and were capable of self-support, often listing a trade or equipment as proof. Thus, you can get occupations, previous residences. relative affluence and names of wives and minor children on the certificate. Same for "certificates out" (given by the Meeting they were leaving). In the business Meeting approving these, there is sometimes special notation made of a person's standing in the community, acts of charity, character pluses (and minuses!), roles and responsibilities in that Meeting from which they are "removing" etc. 2. The Monthly meeting business minutes also record an individual's service in and to the Meeting - Quaker committees being very important, as they carried out pastoral and community care and were a sign of trust and eminence among one's peers. These minutes also refer to a person's actions, if they cause concern to the congregation, the view being that one's personal conduct reflects the condition of one's inward spiritual development. And the spiritual maturity of the individual reflected directly upon the Meeting as a whole. So, the minutes will often mention who is thought to be fornicating with whom, who was seen drunk at market day, who is consorting with "idle company," who doesn't mend his fences so that his livestock gets loose and eats a neighbor's crops, as well as who is a deserving person who needs help in establishing a trade, who has enough tact to be helpful in relief to the poor, etc. These documents often read like gossip sheets! And, if the person's conduct is truly bad ("contrary to the good order of Friends"), other Friends will be appointed to call on the wayward one and "elder" or counsel him to better behavior. (Remember that scene in the movie Friendly persuasion where Gary Cooper is eldered for racing his buggy to Meeting?) These elders make their report to business meeting, and the outcomes are usually reported. So, if we want to know what our ancestors were REALLY like..... 3. If you can get your hands on an original, or full copy, of a Friends' marriage certificate, it can be quite helpful for genealogists. As there is no minister in a Friends Meeting, the couple marry each other in the sight of God and the congregation, all of whom sign the certificate as proof. The first two signatures are the bridge's and groom's, then the Committee of Oversight (Quakers appointed by the congregation to assist the couple in prenuptial counseling and to see that the marriage takes place in accordance to Friends' practice), then the bride's immediate family, then the groom's immediate family, then family, neighbors, etc. You get a full picture of their circle, famous and local. My marriage certificate is more than three 17x20" pages long (318 signatures), with all 38 of my first cousins signing (some in baby writing, who now have grandchildren!). People usually sign in family groups, which can help sort out a gaggle of similar last names in the same town or vicinity. On my certificate, over 120 people with the same last name signed, in family groups, so you can really see how we all relate. The marriage certificates also tell you who was literate and who was not. 4. If your ancestor was dropped from membership ("disowned"), the reason(s) why will be in the monthly business minutes. It can range, depending upon the time period and the strictness of the Meeting, from marrying a non-Friend, to military service, to sexual misbehavior, to debt, to continued non-attendance. An 1870s Midwest Friend was even disowned for having an unkempt beard! One wonders if it featured livestock within. 5. Upon a Friend's death, the next Monthly Meeting minutes will usually include a "Memorial Minute," that is a brief outline of that person's character (Friends call it "weightiness" as other faiths refer to "pillar of the church") and services to the Meeting and to the community. These often make great reading, especially as they are personalized, not standard one-size-fits-all. They usually include expressions of faith said by the deceased, so one can get a flavor of the person's beliefs. All this said, I think the main reasons why people love Quaker records is that they are reliable, accurate, consistent (in that they have few gaps over the years), are easily findable and are not sealed to outsiders. In fact, the originals are getting used to death and this is of concern to Friends who know the religious reasons why these records are important and therefore why our denomination spent/spends so much money, time and effort to preserve them. We always hope that outsiders will realize that they are RELIGIOUS records kept for Quaker purposes, and so use them gently and respectfully. Please use microfilms and not originals, if you can. Thy friend in research, Nancy Webster, Swarthmore Meeting, PA

Jacqui asked: << Also, When did part of Chester Co., become part of New Castle Co., Delaware? >> To my knowledge, the only part was "the wedge," a triangular tract of several hundred acres that extended south of the east-west Mason-Dixon line, between the eastern boundary of Maryland and the 12-mile not-quite-circular boundary between Delaware and Pennsylvania. It went to Delaware by agreement between the states in 1921, after a resurvey of the circular boundary, the exact location of which had long been in doubt, placed in Pennsylvania a strip along it previously thought to be in Delaware. Donn Devine, CG, CGI Wilmington DE CG, Certified Genealogist, CGI, and Certified Genealogical Instructor are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants after periodic evaluation, and the board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office.

Here is a link to a map of the formation of the counties: For PA http://www.negenealogy.com/pa/pa_maps/pa_cf.htm For Delaware: http://www.negenealogy.com/de/de_maps/de_cf.htm In fact you can use these to look at NE and SE states. Diana in AL

Hi list, Is anyone researching the following immigrant(s) who were b. in Co. Donegal, Ireland & settled in Delaware Co., PA, USA before 1860? There are (269) Naturalization Records in Delaware Co., Pennsylvania (PA) for the following person(s) b. in Co. Donegal: M - Mc MACKEY, Robert MAGINIUS, Philip MALOY, John MARTIN, Dennis Hugh McATIRE, Patrick McAVEY, Martin McBAY, Robert McBETH, Joseph McBRIDE, Thomas McCAREY, Timothy McCARREN, Daniel McCASKIE, William McCLAY, Thomas McCLELLAN, Matthew McCLURE, John McCOACH, Archibald McCOLGIN, Owen McCOLLUM, Patrick McCORMICK, James Patrick McCREEDY, John McDADE, James McELVEY, Patrick McELWEE, James William McENTIRE, Edward McFADGEN, James Neal McFATE, James William McFATO, James McFEELEY, Nathaniel McGAFFIGAN, Daniel McGARVEY, Thomas McGINLEY, Charles (3) Hugh James M. John (2) Patrick McGINNES, John McGINTY, Hugh (2) McGLAUGHLIN, Jeremiah McGONIGAL, Patrick McGRAW, Daniel McILHENNEY, James McKAIN, Alexander James Joseph McKANE, James John McKEENY, John McKINLEY, Dennis (2) McKINNEY, Daniel David James McLAUGHLIN, Andrew Daniel Dennis John Neal Patrick (3) Philip McMINNAM, John McMULLIN, Henry McPHERSON, Michael MELLOY, Daniel MELOY, Daniel John MONEGAN, Edward MOONEY, John MOORE, Daniel MULLEN, Dennis MULLOY, Owen MUNDY, Charles James (2) MURRAY, Robert Please contact me directly if you are interested in any of these immigrants who's names appear here & have a connection to Dela. Co., PA. I will do a lookup for you in the Naturalization index records for these name(s) only! Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) [email protected]

I received this information about 12 years ago. I found one mistake for a county year when it was formed. Please, if any of you find any other mistakes that could be my typo or a mistake on my copy that I transferred to you, let me know. Hope this is helpful to you. Sharon County Formed Parent County County Seat Adams 1800 York Gettysburg Allegheny 1788 Washington & Westmoreland Pittsburgh Armstrong 1800 Allegheny, Lycoming & Westmoreland Kittanning Beaver 1800 Allegheny & Washington Beaver Bedford 1771 Cumberland Bedford Berks 1752 Chester, Lancaster, & Philadelphia Reading Blair 1846 Bedford & Huntingdon Hollidaysburg Bradford 1816 Luzerne & Lycoming Towanda Bucks 1862 ORIGINAL COUNTY Doylestown Butler 1800 Allegheny Butler Cambria 1804 Huntingdon & Somerset Ebensburg Cameron 1860 Clinton, Elk, McKean & Potter Emporium Carbon 1843 Monroe & Northampton Jim Thorpe Centre 1800 Huntington, Lycoming, Mifflin & Northumberland Bellefonte Chester 1682 ORIGINAL COUNTY West Chester Clarion 1839 Armstrong & Venango Clarion Clearfield 1804 Huntingdon & Lycoming Clearfield Clinton 1839 Centre & Lycoming Lock Haven Columbia 1813 Northumberland Bloomsburg Crawford 1800 Allegheny Meadville Cumberland 1750 Lancaster Carlisle Dauphin 1785 Lancaster Harrisburg Delaware 1789 Chester Media Elk 1843 Clearfield, Jefferson & McKean Ridgeway Erie 1800 Allegheny Erie Fayette 1783 Westmoreland Uniontown Forest 1848 Jefferson & Venango Tionesta Franklin 1784 Cumberland Chambersburg Fulton 1851 Bedford McConnellsburg Greene 1796 Washington Waynesburg Huntingdon 1787 Bedford Huntingdon Indiana 1803 Lycoming & Westmoreland Indiana Jefferson 1804 Lycoming Brookville Juniata 1831 Mifflin Mifflintown Lackawanna 1878 Luzerne Scranton Lancaster 1729 Chester Lancaster Lawrence 1849 Beaver & Mercer New Castle Lebanon 1813 Dauphin & Lancaster Lebanon Lehigh 1812 Northampton Allentown Luzerne 1786 Northumberland Wilkes-Barre Lycoming 1795 Northumberland Williamsport McKean 1804 Lycoming Smethport Mercer 1800 Allegheny Mercer Mifflin 1789 Cumberland & Northumberland Lewistown Monroe 1836 Northampton & Pike Stroudsburg Montgomery 1784 Philadelphia Norristown Montour 1850 Columbia Danville Northampton 1752 Bucks Easton Northumbland 1772 Bedford, Berks, Cumberland, Lancaster & Northhampton Sunbury Perry 1820 Cumberland New Bloomfield Philadelphia 1682 ORIGNIAL COUNTY Philadelphia Pike 1814 Wayne Milford Potter 1804 Lycoming Coudersport Schuylkill 1811 Berks & Northampton Pottsville Snyder 1855 Union Middleburg Somerset 1795 Bedford Somerset Sullivan 1847 Lycoming Laporte Susquehanna 1810 Luzerne Montrose Tioga 1804 Lycoming Wellsboro Union 1813 Northumberland Lewisburg Venango 1800 Allegheny & Lycoming Franklin Warren 1800 Allegheny & Lycoming Warren Washington 1781 Westmoreland Washington Wayne 1798 Northhampton Honesdale Westmoreland 1773 Bedford Greensburg Wyoming 1842 Luzerne Tunkhannock York 1749 Lancaster York

IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH ALL YOUR RESEARCH EFFORTS WHEN IT IS YOUR TIME TO PASS ON, CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING IDEA TO PASS "IT" ON. This came to me from another mailing list I am on and I thought it was a terrific thing. I am sure you are all like me and have spent hundreds of hours gathering information, it would be a shame to see it lost in the next generation. Hope it does some good. Genealogical Codicil to My Last Will and Testament To my spouse, children, guardian, administrator and/or executor: Upon my demise it is requested that you DO NOT dispose of any or all of my genealogical records, both those prepared personally by me and those records prepared by others which may be in my possession, including but not limited to books, files, notebooks or computer programs for a period of two years. During this time period, please attempt to identify one or more persons who would be willing to take custody of the said materials and the responsibility of maintaining and continuing the family histories. [If you know whom within your family or friends are likely candidates to accept these materials, please add the following at this point: "I suggest that the persons contacted regarding the assumption of the custody of these items include but not be limited to" and then list the names of those individuals at this point, with their addresses and telephone numbers if known] In the event you do no find anyone to accept these materials, please contact the various genealogical organizations that I have been a member of and determine if they will accept some parts or all of my genealogical materials. [List of organizations, addresses and phone numbers at bottom; include local chapters, with their addresses, phone numbers and contact persons if available as well as state/national contact information and addresses] Please remember that my genealogical endeavors consumed a great deal of time, travel, and money. Therefore it is my desire that the products of these endeavors be allowed to continue in a manner that will make them available to others in the future. Signature ___________________________ Date ___________ Witness ____________________________ Date ___________ Witness ____________________________ Date ___________

Can someone tell me when Brandywine and/or E. & W. Brandywine Twp. were created. I have a copy of the 1780 map and they are not on it. Also, When did part of Chester Co., become part of New Castle Co., Delaware? Jacqui

I'm sorry I didn't make it clearer in my message on Friday that two separate institutions are under discussion here. The Chester County Hospital, which is today the only large health care facility in West Chester, PA, was founded in 1892 (current campus, 1924). It is indeed located on Marshall Street in West Chester. The initial discussion, however, was on the "Chester County Hospital for the Insane," which refers to a completely different county institution. This hospital for the insane, located outside West Chester in West Bradford Township on the grounds of the original early nineteenth century county poorhouse, was known throughout the twentieth century as Embreeville State Hospital. Unlike Pennhurst, many of Embreeville's buildings are still in use by a number of different institutional entities. K. Varden Leasa (who was born in the Chester County Hospital and lives near Embreeville!)

Did search on google and found: A Pictorial Report on Mental Institutions in Pennsylvania Has Embreeville - see the picture captions, it mentions where some patients were transferred to... http://www.abandonedasylum.com/pabook1/ http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/oralhistory/SHRC/holt.html It states, Embreeville is about ten miles from Westchester; between Westchester and Coatesville, and it was the experimental hospital for mental illness for the state of Pennsylvania.  At that time it was one of the three leading hospitals in the country in drug therapy.  It was far ahead of its time. http://www.paddc.org/outlooks00/outlooks_spring00.html Under: Resources Available From The Council And Its Projects It states, "Bridging the Future: A Look Back at Embreeville". This video details how people worked cooperatively together, parents and professionals and state officials, to close one of Pennsylvania’s state institutions. There is a contact name and phone number listed on the web page to obtain the video... Theresa Perhaps the Chester County Department of Mental Health can help locate where the records are for Embreeville State Hospital. http://www.chesco.org/mhmr/Index.html