Debbie: Rachel Riker born in PA around 1800? Ew, boy. We'll have to keep in touch, but it sounds like any records might be kind of obscure. Do you know where the marriage took place? I just posted a url about the Ricker/ Riker family in Chestnut Level. (Drumore township, I think) You don't know about William's parents, or even about his children, do you? Someone wrote me about a Rickard family living in Chester County, PA descended from a Jacob, who moved there from where his Mennonite family had settled in Bucks County. In 1830, elderly John Riker and his middle aged wife and their children including a girl under five live in Cecil County, Maryland. In 1840, he isn't there, and John Rickard, an elderly man, lives in Chester County, with his middle aged wife, several near grown children and a girl between five and ten. He isn't there in either 1830, or 1850. In 1850, Thomas Moore lives in Lower Oxford township with his wife, Emaline, born around 1830 give or take a couple of years, and 60 year old Elizabeth Riker, who is I think her mother. Not easy to tell if the Riker and Rickard families were the same or which John was actually Emaline's father, since Rickard often became Rickard, and Emaline herself could not read or write. Then, when Thomas Moore turns up in Conestoga township in 1860, near some Richards, it isn't clear if these are Rikers who he came there to be near, or if maybe these are Rickards he was related to, but who migrated there from Chester County when or before he did. I would really be interested in knowing everything you have on these Rickards. I will search all the Ricker, Riker and Rickard households in Conestoga and Drumore townships in the 1870 census next time I get to the library - the Moore children may turn up in one of them. Yours, Dora Smith --- Debbie <dlhdah@bellsouth.net> wrote: > Dora, I read your post with a great deal of > interest. I am looking for > a Rachel Riker born in PA around 1800. That is > the extent of the info I > have on the Rikers. Rachel married Henry > Humphrey (born NY 1800) around > 1820. Their first son John was born in NY. > And their daughter Harriet > (born 1824 NY). Rachel died sometime before > 1850 since Henry shows up > on the Venice Twp., Livingston Co., MI census > with a wife named Sally. > > I also have some info on a Reikard family > living in Conestoga Twp. > William (born abt. 1830 PA) and Harriet Reikard > (born abt. 1838 PA) are > listed on the 1860 Conestoga census. They are > living right next door to > my grgrgrgrandparents, Jacob and Sarah Clark. > And one door away from my > other grgrgrgrandparents George W. and Eliza > (Gilbert) Bookman. > > George and Eliza Bookman moved to Massillon, > Stark Co., Ohio in 1865 and > then to Freeport, Stephenson Co., Ill in 1868. > Jacob and Sarah Clark > stayed in the Martic/Conestoga area and are > buried in the Colemanville > Methodist Church Cemetery right next to William > and Harriet Reikard and > their son John. > > I feel there is a very strong link between my > Clarks and the Reikards. > I have no idea what but they were next door > neighbors from 1860 until > their deaths in the early 1900's and then they > became eternal neighbors. > > Since these families appear to be linked maybe > your Thomas Moore moved > with his family to Ohio or Illinois. > > Debbie Hedstrom > Orlando, FL __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/