I would like to go to PA this summer and do some genealogy research. Can anyone advise me on the best place to do this? I don't plan on driving there, so I hope it is in a fair size city and not in a rural area. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 9:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: PACUMBER-D Digest V06 #55

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Spottswood Cart Harkness Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JaB.2ACE/2926.1 Message Board Post: I don't know if you are still looking for this information but Annie is the daughter of John Spottswood and Margaret Cart. I have more information on this family if you need it. Best regards.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Spottswood Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JaB.2ACE/3499 Message Board Post: I am trying to identify the maiden name of Jane the wife of James Spottswood. Jane was born 1781; and died in December 1838 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. James Spottswood was born Abt. 1780; died in 1828 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He was the son of William Spottswood. The only other information I have is: On April 13, 1799 James bought lot number 52 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, which he and his wife Jane sold in December 1805. I would appreciate hearing from you if you have any information on this family.

First, there is courthouse parking within 1/2 block. It is a commercial 4 or 5 story garage located behind the "old" courthouse. Several other metered parking lots are within 1 and 1/2 blocks to the north. As to Peters Twp (now Franklin County) one of the earliest families to settle there was Maj. William Maxwell and his wife Susannah. They came from Ireland and settled in Peters Twp in 1738. However, it was still part of Lancaster County and was called Rathmullen Township. As a Major in the colonial wars, he served under Col. Benjamin Chambers. William also became the first justice for western Cumberland County in 1750. He had two sons, James and Patrick, and four daughters, Mary, Catherine, Ruth and Agnes. The Kittochtinny Historical Society has detailed information on this family. Several years after his death, the family evidently moved down the Great Valley into Virginia. Up until about 1750-60, the entire Cumberland Valley was approximately 90% Scot-Irish according to the research of Rev. William Swaim. He wrote many books about the early Presbyterians and their churches in the Valley. He also wrote about the Samuel Blunston Licenses and listed the first c300 familes that crossed the Susquehanna River to settle in York, Cumberland and current-day Franklin Counties.

These are surnames of people who were (apparently) in Cumberland Co., PA very early (mid 1700s). About half of them migrated to the area of the fluid NC counties of Tyron, Lincoln, Rutherford on areas such as Indian Creek, Buffalo Creek (along the Broad River), and Ward's Creek; and to Crowders Creek which is on the SC/NC boundary. Some of the Oats and Moores (later joined by a Going) were Indian traders. Is anyone on this list tied to these families? If so, I would like to share information. Also--can anyone tell me something about the early inhabitants of Cumberland Co.--especially those in Peters Township. These folks appear to be Scots-Irish by the naming patterns, but they are too early to be part of the Scots Irish large migration waves. Were these some of the indentured servants (Irish and Scots Irish) who were shipped for a period to Barbados and then came to the mainland early when their time period was up? Or were they English Quakers? Were they Scots? Does anyone know? My later ancestors (by later I mean late 1700s) were Presbyterians so the suggestion is they were Scottish or S-I, but I am just not certain. Any info from your family histories would help me a lot. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 1:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: PACUMBER-D Digest V06 #51

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JaB.2ACE/3498 Message Board Post: Can someone tell me where is the best place to park for doing research at the courthouse. Thank you Betty

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I do know that some people from Cumberland ended up in Rutherford Co NC, which was right on the SC border and not so far from York Co SC. Martha Giffin of Cumberland Co (baptised Mar 1757, daughter of Andrew) married Samuel Young, almost surely in Cumberland Co since her family was still there, and this couple was in Rutherford Co by 1798 at the latest, perhaps earlier. There are many other names I've found on the Cumberland tax lists of the 1750s and 1760s who appear to be the same names found in that part of NC later on, though I've never traced any of them to the degree that is absolutely certain. I do suspect that some of those folks may have stopped over in the Shenandoah Valley of VA for a bit. If you'd like a lookup(s) on the Cumberland tax lists, let me know. Graham Louer Frisco TX

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bowermaster-Ott Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JaB.2ACE/1716.2159 Message Board Post: Jacob Ott, died 1873, married Susan Bowermaster about 1845. Susan was the dau of Jacob Bowermaster & Elizabeth Stoter. Jacob & Susan had at least 13 children. She died Jul 25, 1866. Both are buried in the Cleversburg Cemetery and I have PICS of stones. John, b. abt 1833, James A, b. abt 1836, Simpson, b. Sep 1840, Aaron, b. abt 1843, served in 2 different Regmt’s during the Civil War, Rachel, b. May 18, 1844, Benjamin, b. Apr 22, 1846, also served during Civil War, Mary Elizabeth, b. Oct 8, 1848, and twin Sarah Jane, b. Oct 8, 1848, Ann, b. abt 1851, Jacob, b. Jul 7, 1853, Joseph, abt 1855, Margaret, abt 1858, Samuel, b. Jul 6, 1863

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JaB.2ACE/865.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: <There is also a listing for a Jacob b.1777 d 1856, with wife Mary b 1781 d. 1840. Do you know who their children are?> Mary is my GGgrand aunt. Their sons Michael and John both married Mary's and had sons named Ira who were born about a year apart. I really don't know why you're confused, especially when I throw in typos on the side. Who are you really looking for?

Good Morning Everyone! I am looking for information on the parents of John Sylvester ARNOLD. I have him being born on January 1, 1820 in Silver Spring Township. I have his parents as Ranson (Renson or Reason) Arnold and Elizabeth Beltz Arnold, however, this is where the information on them ends. They were both born around 1784. Ranson/Renson/Reason appears in the 1820 and 1830 census in Middleton. In the 1850 census, Elizabeth is living with her son John in Sandycreek Township, Venango Co., and his brother William Arnold and family are living in Irwin Township, Venango Co. Before the 1860 census, they move to Meigs County, Ohio. Any information on Ranson and Elizabeth would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Gary

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JaB.2ACE/865.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi I am not sure I follow your comment completely. The dates you gave for Ira (1856-1836) show his death before birth? I show Ira with a 1936 death in the Kutz Letort Cemetary, Carlisle. In the Trindle Lutheren Cemetary, I found the following on Michael. I don't know that he is related to Ira. Greegor, Michael, 1829-1869, [Zeamer: d. 28? Oct 1869, age 40-8?-20], Sect. A wife, Maria, 1834-1918 dau. Emma E., 1866-1942 son, Jacob, 1858-1866, [Zeamer: 21 May 1858, 31 Oct 1866] dau. Maria J., 1869-1870, [Zeamer: d. 18? April 1870, age 0-?-7] There is also a listing for a Jacob b.1777 d 1856, with wife Mary b 1781 d. 1840. Do you know who their children are?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JaB.2ACE/325.1851 Message Board Post: My g-g- grandfather was Hugh Laughlin from Cumberland Co. married to Elizabeth Rook e-mail me please

Hello All, I am new to this list. I have just found that William Dickson is the father of my Jane Dickson that married John Hatton/Hutton! A brick wall down! I have William's will abstract from 1780 in Cumberland Co, PA. It appears he may have lived in Dickenson Township. His wife's name was Ann and other children were John Dickson, William Dickson and Sarah Dickson. That is all I know about him. If anyone is researching William Dickson, I would love to hear from you. Warm wishes Diane Costello

There were Carson brothers who moved down to NC, then York SC mid 1700s. It was circa the time period when land in eastern/central PA became less easy to acquire and sons moved west or south. Josette Maxwell Boone NC -----Original Message----- >From: Jill F Lackey <[email protected]> >Sent: Mar 5, 2006 5:16 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [PACUMBER] Migration from old Cumberland to York Co., SC > > >I am new to the list. Do any of the subscribers have information about >migrations from old Cumberland Co. (ca mid 1700s) through NC down the >Catawba R. to present day York Co., SC or the NC/SC border? My ancestors >were on Crowders Creek in the York area very early and "appear" to have come >from Cumberland. I know that at least one James Wilson did. The other >names seem to match. > > >==== PACUMBER Mailing List ==== > Search this mail list. > Just type in pacumber or PACUMBER. > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >============================== >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

Pastor Black, My wife's GGG Grandfather was a younger James WEAKLY b. 1780 who lived in Cumberland County and who we know very little about except for one of his sons, Thomas Armstrong WEAKLEY who was born in 1826 in Cumberland County, PA. I suspect that this James WEAKLY who you posted about could be her GGGG Grandfather. Any information you have that might help make a connection would be greatly appreciated! Bob in Wisconsin At 03:32 PM 3/4/2006, you wrote: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JaB.2ACE/895.901.954 > >Message Board Post: > >Our church (First Presbyterian) owns the old Meeting House Springs >Cemetery and is working on a restoration and history. We record >James Weakley (1772) and Jane (1768) as being buried there. Any >further information? Thanks, Jon Black (pastor) > > >==== PACUMBER Mailing List ==== > A quick link to the complete list of PA USGenWeb County sites. > http://www.pagenweb.org/ > >============================== >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

I am new to the list. Do any of the subscribers have information about migrations from old Cumberland Co. (ca mid 1700s) through NC down the Catawba R. to present day York Co., SC or the NC/SC border? My ancestors were on Crowders Creek in the York area very early and "appear" to have come from Cumberland. I know that at least one James Wilson did. The other names seem to match.

There was an Indian trader named Benjamin Moore who died in Cumberland Co., PA in the mid 1700s. Does anyone know the names of his children. I know one is Aaron and one is Moses. Is anyone on this list descended from that family?

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