To Mark Jefferson (wisjeff@mags.net) and other FISHER researchers. I found the following references to that surname in the "History of Crawford County, PA, 1885." On page 300, in the history of Crawford County: "The second grand jury of this county was convened January 5, 1801, and consisted of Alexander Buchanan, Joseph Andrews, John Irwin, James Dunn, James Burchfield, Allen Scott, Henry Heth, William Hope, James Moore, Nicholas Lord, Jacob Hilderbrand, Henry Reichard, Samuel Torbett, Eliphalet Betts, Frederick Baum, Daniel Holten, Samuel FISHER, Samuel Foster and William Foster." Page 314, in the same section: "Commissioners (my note here - County Commissioners) - William Clark, October 1800 to October 1801 Joseph Hackney, October 1800 to October 1802 James Lowry, October 1800 to October 1803 William Clark, October 1801 to October 1804 Henry Hurst, October 1802 to October 1805 James Burchfield, October 1803 to October 1806 Randolph Freeman, October 1804 to October 1807 John Limber, October 1805 to October 1808 James Quigley, October 1806 to October 1809 Joseph Andrews, October 1807, died in the spring of 1809 John W. Hunter, appointed in April to serve until the following October election (my note - appointed to fill Joseph Andrews unexpired term) David Cormack, October 1808 to October 1811 Samuel FISHER, October 1809 to October 1810 George Long, October 1809 to October 1812 Thomas Atkinson, October 1810 to October 1813 Joseph Hackney, October 1811 to October 1814 David Acheson, October 1812 to October 1815 James Herriott, October 1813 to October 1816 James Cochran, appointed in July 1814, vice Hackey, resigned and elected in October, 1814 to October 1817 Samuel Lord, October 1815 to October 1818 William Foster, October 1816 to October 1819 George Long, October 1817 to October 1820 Samuel Derickson, October 1818 to October 1821 Finlaw Beatty, October 1819 to October 1822 William Henry, October 1820 to October 1823 Cornelius Van Horne, October 1821 to October 1824 James Brawley, October 1822 to October 1825 David Nelson, October 1823 to October 1826 John McClure, October 1824 to October 1827 Adam LeFevre, October 1825 to October 1828 Finlaw Beatty, October 1826 to October 1829 Roswell Sexton, October 1827 to October 1830 Joseph Patterson, October 1828 to October 1831 Joseph Patten, October 1829 to October 1832 Samuel Lord, October 1830 to October 1833....." More FISHER to follow! Kathy Brubaker Volunteer Genealogist Linesville Historical Society kbrbkr@toolcity.net