I don't know if you were writing to me, but you sure helped me out. Rita Rhoads Maury ----- Original Message ----- From: <JacquelinSheldon@aol.com> To: <PACUMBER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 1:59 PM Subject: Re: [PACUMBER] ECKERT-SIMONS > George, father of John m Elizabeth Eckert. IF George is the George in my > line, he is likely the son of John Christian Simons, who also wound up in > Tyrone Twp, later Landisburg when it was incorporated (abt 1820). So IF > this is the same Simons family, then you might also look for related Eckerts > in Landisburg area. > > I am interested because I have a Simons further back in another line that I > am wondering if might connect to these Simons. If true, it would suggest a > Simons track coming from Colebrook, thru Albany, Ulster then south into > Dauphin/Lancaster and finally into the Landisburg area where they were during > most of the 1800s. > > Family legend has my later Simons as charter members of Landisburg area DAR > (yet TBD). The father of my Geo Sr, (whether or not John Christian) would > likely have been born around the time of the Am Rev... > > Realize this is about SIMONS...but if families migrated together, these > details might be clues for places to look... > > Jackie > > > ==== PACUMBER Mailing List ==== > Visit Cumberland County USGenweb and get the latest updates! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacumber/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >