Platt is a line of the Gawkroger family from Yorkshire - unless I have that reversed. I thought they all went to New England, pretty early. Yours, Dora Smith --- barbara <begantz@yahoo.com> wrote: > Posted on: Pennsylvania Dutch Queries > Board URL: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Pa/Dutch?read=5020 > > Surname: Singleton, Platt, Ashton, Roberts, > housekeeper > ------------------------- > > I found Elizabeth Housekeeper in the home of > Jonah Platt, Beaver co. Pa > age 10, 1860 census. She was my g-grandmother. > I am trying to find her > family. She stated in some military records > that she married my g-grandfather > under the name Elizabeth Platt. His name was > also changed during the civil > war and he may have given a fake name at time > of capture but he said he > married Eliz. under the name Robert Singleton > near New Brighton, Pa Nov. > 1866. There is a strong German missionary > connection, seeing he was born > in Tn. yet ended up in Harmony Pa after the > Mennonites bought the land > the Economites once owned. He and Elizabeth > also ended up in Tidioute,Pa > in 1872 and the Economites had strong business > and economic ties there. > It is all very confusing to me but I feel sure > it has to do with German > missionaries and people of English Title. > Thanks Barb > > > ============================== > The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Tens of millions of individuals... and > counting. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com/