Franklin Listers, Thanks to Jack Wyatt, I have a church name for the wedding I've been looking for. Are there any records available for birth/deaths/weddings for Mercersburg Presbyterian church during the 1820's? Thanks Rob Shinafelt Powell, OH ----- Original Message ----- From: Jack Wyatt To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 5:56 PM Subject: Re: [PAFRANKL] Rev. Thomas Clarkson Linda and Rob E BECAME LICENSED TO PREACH 4, APR. 1820 BY THE PRESBYTERY OF PHILADELPHIA HE WAS A PASTOR BOTH IN MCCONNELLSBURG AND IN MERCERSBURG TILL 1827 WHEN BAD HEALTH COMPELLED HIM TO RESIGN IN 1827 THOMAS'S FATHER WAS REV. JAMES CLARKSON WHO WAS BORN IN SCOTLAND IN 1738 AND THEN WAS PASTOR OF THE GUINSTON CHURCH IN YORK CO. PA., MUDDY CREEK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. JAMES HAD A BOY ANDREW THAT WAS BAPTISED THERE 19 AUGUST 1779. JAMES HAD A WIFE WHOSE NAME WAS GRACE YOUNG THEY WERE MARRIED 23 JULY 1778 AT WIDOW YOUNGS HOME. BUT THOMAS MOTHER WAS LISTED AS CLARA IN THE BAPTISM RECORDS. this is the husband of Mary Ann Hunter. is this the right fellow Jack Wyatt Linda & Rob <[email protected]> wrote: Dear Franklin County Listers, In your genealogical travels, have you encountered Rev. Thomas Clarkson in any of the churches in Franklin County, maybe Montgomery Twp., in the 1820's. We are trying to find out what church he ministered. Thanks for your help. Rob Shinafelt ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message