Marybeth - We meet again! I have been working on a transcription of the graves at Rocky Spring Presbyterian Church. Here are two which appear to belong to you: THOMSON, Alexander b 1722, d 26 Feb 1800 Elizabeth, wife of Alexander b 1727, d 12 Nov 1815, "Leaving a posterity of 167 living and 20 dead' -----Original Message----- From: ACMBJC@aol.com <ACMBJC@aol.com> To: PAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com <PAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 5:45 PM Subject: [PAFRANKL] Re: [ALL] Roll Call: Neely, Wright, Willoughby, Richey, Glancy, Foster >John, > >For some reason your name looks familiar to me. I am not sure if I have >corresponded with you in the past, and if so, please excuse the repetition. > >My 2nd Gr-Grm, Nancy nee WRIGHT THOMSON, was born abt. 1776, possibly in the >Cumberland/Franklin Co., PA area. She married my 2nd Gr-GRf, James THOMSON, >b. 1772, Cumberland/Franklin Co., PA, d. ca. 1845-48, Ross Twp., Allegheny >Co., PA. I am searching for Nancy's parents and siblings. > >According to a 44 pp. typescript on LDS microfiche # 6018156, of which I have >a copy, titled <<"FAMILY AND DESCENDANTS OF ALEXANDER AND ELIZABETH THOMSON", >by Andrew Watson Pentland, Abt. 1902-1903>>, Nancy was born abt. 1776, and >was from Pine Twp., Allegheny Co., PA. This couple's 7th and last known >child, my Gr-Grf, Robert THOMSON (1815--1883) was born in Allegheny Co., PA. >James married a second time to a Margaret PEEBLES sometime abt. 1823, as this >couple had a son, William Peebles THOMSON, b. 1824, Allegheny Co., PA. From >this data I am *assuming* that Nancy WRIGHT died ca. 1815--1823. No place of >burial known for her. > >I also have information from the "Cumberland County Will Abstracts", by >Edward Wright (do not know if this person is related), of a James WRIGHT, >Peters Twp. His will written 13 Mar 1760, and recorded Jan 1763, in which a >Wife: Agnes, Only son: John WRIGHT, Overseer: John McDowell, and Witnesses: >John McDowell, John Cunningham are named. This information contained in Vol. >A., p. 102. I am wondering if the "Only son" John *could* be the father of >my Nancy WRIGHT. > >Any thoughts or information you could supply would be greatly appreciated in >helping to solve this puzzle. > >Thank you for your time. > >Marybeth Corrigall >ACMBJC@aol.com > >------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >In a message dated 5/29/0 5:32:55 PM, you wrote: > ><<There were two main Samuel Neely's in Allegheny County in the early >1800's. One lived in Robinson Township (S of the Ohio River and W of >Pittsburgh) and the other lived in Pine Township (N of the Ohio River >and W of Pittsburgh). They lived about thirty miles apart but were >separated by the river. I am descended from the Pine Twp. Samuel Neely. >He was born 1759 in Ireland and died February 1829 in Pine, Allegheny, >PA. > >I believe he came to America in the latter half of the 1790's based on >the birth dates and locations of his children. His first wife died >between 1800 and 1805. He remarried and had seven more children the last > >being born in 1830 after Samuel died. Some of his children married >Wrights (2 daughters and a son), at least one Willoughby, at least one >Richey and a Glancy. > >Samuel's son, Thomas (1817-1892), my ancestor, married Lucinda Glancy. >They lived primarily on the North Side and had four children who married > >Dickey, Wilson, Bell, and Foster. The last is my ancestor. Thomas's son, > >John N. Neely (1850-1889), married Rose Anna Foster. > >Other families who are related are Rineer, Mason, Sloan and Shiel. >I am interested in connecting to any of the descendants of any of these >families. > >I am interested in any evidence of when Samuel Neely came to America. >(The years just prior to 1800 seem to be short of information on >arriving ships.) > >I will be happy to share what information I have. My web page below has >much of what I have researched. > >I have not been actively engaged in my genealogy for the past year or so > >but I do monitor the Neely list and I will answer emails within a day or > >two. > >-- >John Middleton, Leawood, Kansas >Middleton, SCT>Liverpool, Eng>Chicago, IL, 1800-1920; Neely, IRL>PA, >1759-1900; >Chid(d)ester, WV>OH, 1800-1900; Som(m)erville, Grasmere, Eng, 1700-1850 >Web Page: http://www.planetkc.com/jmcpa > >>> >