Hello All, I have added another 10 pages to the book "Pennsylvania Historical Society Memoirs". It is available at http://www.midatlanticarchives.com You can click on the link on the index page to jump to the start of the most recently added section. Alan RESEARCHING: Buckingham, Gilpin, Eastburn, Jeanes, Nowland, Wade, Creswell, Abernathy and related families No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.8 - Release Date: 1/21/2008 12:00 AM

Hi lists, I will do lookups in the Septennial Census 1828 Delaware County. Please send me the given name & the surname. Do NOT ask for all the JONES, etc. Septennial 1 : occurring or being done every seven years 2 : consisting of or lasting for seven years Helen M. Imburgia 396 Derry Drive Aston, PA 19014 (610) 358-1102 HMWEBBER@aol.com Professional Genealogist Local Historian Founder of the     Delaware County Genealogical Society (DCGS) ************** Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

Hi Lists, I now have an update on the Administration Index List for Delaware Co., PA for the years 1789 - 1920. I will do lookups -- please e-mail me the person's first name & surname. DO NOT ask me to give you ALL the JONES, or ALL the SMITHs, etc. ADMINISTRATION: An "Administration" is when a person dies without a "Will" & leaves an estate, (land, money, etc.). A relative/friend of the decedent, in court, files to become the administrator of the estate. He/she then manages & distributes the estate. Administrator -- a person legally vested with the right of administration of an estate. This index list has the name of a person who died without a Will. Helen M. (Webber) Imburgia 396 Derry Drive Aston, PA 19014 (610) 358-1102 HMWEBBER@aol.com Professional Genealogist Local Historian Founder of the     Delaware County Genealogical Society (on-line) ************** Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

Hi lists, The Delaware County Archives now has the 3 volume set of: "A History of Delaware County Pennsylvania And Its People." John W. Jordan, LL. D. Published in 1914 Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) ************** Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

You might also want to read: GRAVESTONE CLEANING AND PHOTOGRAPHING at _http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/july2004.htm_ (http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/july2004.htm) Jayne www.bitsofblueandgray.com **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

I have put up 1850 Mortality Schedules (Schedule 3 of the 1850 Census) for the northern part of the county. They are on my website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pachest3/ Tim

Hi lists, I received a letter on January 18, 2008, from Bruce A. Dorbian, Manager of the Borough of Marcus and enclosed was the Resolution adopted by Borough Council on January 7, 2008, on the subject origin of the town's name. The Historical Commission of Marcus Hook were, also, involved. It is now official Marcus Hook was named after "Marcus the Finn"! This Resolution gives due justice & respect to the Finns that settled the Marcus Hook area! If anyone would like a copy of the "Letter &/or Resolution," please e-mail me -- I will scan it & send it to you. Helen M. Imburgia 396 Derry Drive Aston, PA 19014 (610) 358-1102 HMWEBBER@aol.com ************** Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

Hello All, I have added another 10 pages to the book "Pennsylvania Historical Society Memoirs". It is available at http://www.midatlanticarchives.com You can click on the link on the index page to jump to the start of the most recently added section. Alan RESEARCHING: Buckingham, Gilpin, Eastburn, Jeanes, Nowland, Wade, Creswell, Abernathy and related families Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.1 - Release Date: 1/11/2008 12:00 AM

Hi lists, I thought would like this update: Just wanted to get this notice out on the last tour of the Sun Ship exhibit at the Delaware County Historical Society's Research Library and Museum on Sat, Jan 19.  The Sun Ship exhibit will be removed starting Jan 28th to make way for DCHS's next exhibit "Olympians of Delaware County" opening in Feb.  If you plan on coming, please let me know by e-mailing me at: davek@cdmint.com. Dave Kavanagh Sun Ship Historical Society Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) ************** Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

Died at his residence in the Borough of Gaysport on the 9th inst., William COX, formerly of Chester Co., aged 69 years. (June 17, 1846.) from the Hollidaysburg Register and Blair County Inquirer June 1846 got this from the pablair@rootsweb.com list thought I should pass it on Kathylist "mom' for Blinn-L, Brauch-L, Clapper, Figiel-L, Germans-IN-HuntingtonCo-L, Germans-to-Phila-L, Germans-OH-Starkco-L, Hamby-L, Hofmann-L, Holsinger-L, Huther-L, Laughran-L, Loose-L, Paszotta-L, Riley-L, Rupsis-L, Schumacher-L, Sibel-L, Soyster-L, Troop-L, Vollmer-L, Wedler-L, Wherity-L homepage http://community.webtv.net/kathy556/DoughertyGordonBaer http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/a/m/Kathryn-R-Hamby-PA/index.html

Listers, I went to a seminar Saturday last to listen to Prof Yang Cai talked about the development of his system for reading the unreadable..... tombstone. Click on the URL for the story. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_531518.html Al

Jacqui, That would depend. Brandywine what? I'm not sure there is a town of Brandywine. E. & W. Brandywine Twps.are in Chester Co..Brandywine Creek runs south through both Chester & Delaware Cos. Brandywine Battlefield is in Delaware Co. I'll check my resources if you tell me specifically what you need. Alan ----- Original Message ----- From: <JacquiBa@aol.com> To: <PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com>; <PA-Old-Chester-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 10:54 AM Subject: [PaOldC] Location of Brandywine > Can someone please tell me, where in Chester Co Brandywine is located? > > Did it become part of Delaware Co? > > Thank you, > > Jacqui in FL > > > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PA-OLD-CHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

It is now East Brandywine and West Brandywine. They are both just north of Coatesville, in the northwestern area of Chester County. On 1/17/08 10:54 AM, "JacquiBa@aol.com" <JacquiBa@aol.com> wrote: > Can someone please tell me, where in Chester Co Brandywine is located? > > Did it become part of Delaware Co? > > Thank you, > > Jacqui in FL > > > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PACHESTE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Can someone please tell me, where in Chester Co Brandywine is located? Did it become part of Delaware Co? Thank you, Jacqui in FL **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

Good morning Reece, Thank you for your response but you are welcome. Did you know every 2nd Wednesday of every month, Dewey Mann & Horace Mann alumnus meet at the Meeting House Tavern on Rt. 452 in Twin Oaks? We have a bit to eat & sit & talk about "the Good Old Days! :) Helen Marie In a message dated 1/14/08 8:00:26 AM, TPinballnut writes: > HI Helen: >   I attended Dewey Mann School for seventh grade only.  Then I moved to > Boothwyn. >   > I think I only remember 6 classmates,  Walter Nacrelli,  ???  Savage, > Dorothy Rose, >   > Ronnie & Alice Shoup, anr Ronald Hoffman.   The last 3 moved to Boothwyn > the same time I did. >   >    I don't think I am interested in attending a reunion. >   >    Horace Walker the athelete & Basketball Player was in the school at the > time I attended. > Reece Thomas > > ************** Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

Hi lists. I received the following this morning. This is for ANYONE who attended Dewey Mann Junior High in Chester, Delaware Co., PA. Please e-mail me if you would like Sally's # & e-mail address. A great time was had by all last year! :) Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) P.S. Please pass this on to others who might be interested. Hi Helen,   We will be having a Dewey Mann reunion on May 17th at the RS Club in Woodlyn.  If you know anyone that would like to attend, please give them my phone # or e-mail address to get in touch with me.   I'll send you more info as soon as I have it.   Sally ************** Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

Hi All --- I am trying to solve a puzzle that I have had for several years and am seeking help from anyone who is researching the Shoffner family which settled in the Pikeland and Vincent area of Chester County. I am sending this note to both the Chester County and Montgomery County lists for obvious reasons. My apology to those you receive duplicates of the message. I am descended from Sarah Ann Shoffner who married George King, Jr. They were my 2ggrandparents. Sarah Ann was the daughter of Martin Shoffner and Susanna Kinney and was living in Norristown at the time of their marriage. Martin was the son of Daniel Shoffner and grandson of Martin Shoffner. The first 3 generations of the Shoffner family (Martin, Daniel and Martin) lived in West Pikeland Township and are buried at St. Peter's Lutheran Church cemetery in Chester Springs. About four years ago, I located a second cousin of my father, Alice Seidts. There had been no contact between our families since the late 40s or early 50s. Alice was the granddaughter of Ida May King. Ida was the daughter of George and Sarah Ann King and sister of my dad's grandfather William B. King, Sr. Alice had much information that she shared with me about the King, Shoffner and her Seidts family. One of the things was the story from when Alice was young and lived in Pottsgrove near Pottstown with her parents. The story was that when she and her father would see s girl by the name of Cora Shoffner and her family (Harry and Martha), he would tell them that she was a cousin of Cora. I found Cora and her family living in Lower Pottsgrove in the 1930 census. Alice ws born in 1925, so that part fits. I tried to trace Harry's line back but was never able to connect him to his parents. I suspected that he was descended from the Abraham Shofnner who was living in Norristown in the 1880 census with what apparently was his two sons James and John. No luck with that. Fast forward to early this past spring when Alice was helping her cousin clean out his attic. This cousin, also a Seidts, was descended from George and Sarah Ann King. They found a picture taken probably in the 1880 to 1900 time frame marked on the back "Abraham Shoffner of Norristown": I am wondering how it came into the family. The only Abraham that I have in my file would be the brother of Martin Shoffner and also a son of Daniel. That would make him Sarah Ann's uncle. When they took the picture out of the frame to scan it for me, they found a school picture (time frame probably from 1900 to 1920 time frame). Nothing was marked on that picture, so we don't have any clue as to who the children are. I am hoping to make contact with some one researching the descendents of the Abraham Shoffner who lived in Norristown so I can break this road block. I am willing to share the pictures with those who might be interested in having a copy. Thanks in Advance Mike Ziegler http://www.mikeznv.com <http://www.mikeznv.com/>

Sorry, I guess if you are not aol. the URL does not work! Husband, Wife Discover They're Twins By THOMAS WAGNER, AP Posted: 2008-01-11 17:24:15 Filed Under: Weird News In a message dated 1/12/08 6:08:25 PM, bevart@frontiernet.net writes: > Hello Helen, > What do you click on after you reach the site? I couldn't find the article > and it sounds so bizarre, but interesting. > Bev in Calif. > > LONDON (Jan. 11) - Twins who were separated at birth got married without realizing they were brother and sister, a lawmaker said, urging more information be provided on birth certificates for adopted children. A court annulled the British couple's union after they discovered their true relationship, Lord David Alton said. "Everyone has a right to knowledge about their lineage, genealogy and identity. And if they don't, then it will lead to cases of incest," Alton told The Associated Press during a telephone interview Friday. Alton first revealed details of the unusual case last month during a five-hour debate about a bill that would change regulations about human embryology. "I was recently involved in a conversation with a High Court judge who was telling me of a case he had dealt with," Alton said according to a transcript of the Dec. 10 debate. "It involved the normal birth of twins who were separated at birth and adopted by separate parents. "They were never told that they were twins. They met later in life and felt an inevitable attraction, and the judge had to deal with the consequences of the marriage that they entered into and all the issues of their separation." Alton gave no additional details and would not reveal the name of the judge who told him about the case. The High Court's Family Division declined to discuss or confirm Alton's account about the twins. Alton, an independent legislator who works at Liverpool's John Moores University, said the siblings' inadvertent marriage raises the wider issue of the importance of strengthening the rights of children to know the identities of their biological parents, including kids who were born through in vitro fertilization. Under British law, only a mother has to be named on a birth certificate. Such certificates also are not required to identify births that result from IVF or to identify the sperm donor. In addition, British law does not require parents to ever tell children that they were the result of donated sperm. Alton believes this should be changed. Alton said he favors an amendment to the Human Fertility and Embryology bill - which is still being debated in the House of Lords - that would require birth certificates of children born from donated sperm to say that and to identify the genetic father. Referring to the twins' case, he said: "If you start trying to conceal someone's identity, sooner or later the truth will come out. And if you don't know you are biologically related to someone, you may become attracted to them and tragedies like this may occur." Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. All active hyper links have been inserted by AOL. 2008-01-11 15:16:23 ************** Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:27:35 EST HMWEBBER@aol.com writes: > Hi lists: > > Husband, Wife Discover They're Twins -- AOL News > > http://news.aol.com/story/_a/husband-wife-discover-theyre-twins/200801111 51509990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001 For non-AOL people, try http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=4120915 Ron Bauerle http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bauerle/iddings/iddings.htm

Hi lists: Husband, Wife Discover They're Twins -- AOL News http://news.aol.com/story/_a/husband-wife-discover-theyre-twins/20080111151509 990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001 Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) ************** Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489