My line is thru Edward's daughter, Elizabeth, who married Barnabas Chase. I haven't done a lot of research on the family, but I'm always looking for possible leads. I am especially interested in trying to find Barnabas and Elizabeth's burial place. Barnabas' daughter Nancy Jane married Luther Wolfe and the both of them are buried at Windy Gap Cemetery in West Finley Twp. ****************************************************************************** ************************* Hi Geni Friends, In the German Settlement in Buffalo Township, Washington, Pa., a group of German settlers arrived in 1773. They visited on adjoining farms as show on the map. Three had original grants: Michael Dennis, Lawrence Stricker and Jacob (via William) Wolf. Others bough their land: Simon Ashbrook, Michael Ely 1791, Hardman Horn 1796. Included are: (1) the family of George Ely (relation to Michael known known), who died in Finley Twp., although some of his children were in Buffalo, Twp. for a while, (2) the families of John & William Wolf, who lived in Canton and Buffalo Twps. There was considerable intermarriage. 4 Dennis m. Elys, 2 Horns m. Elys, 4 Wolfs m. a Dennis, and Ely m. an Ely. The closeness of the group is shown by the building of a Lutheran Church - know as Wolf Meeting House - on a 3 acre piece of land where the Horn, Stricker & Michael Ely farms joined (now E. Buffalo United Presbyterian Church) on March 5, 1802 Hardman & Elizabeth Horn, Lawrence & Barbara Stricker, Michael & Mary Ely (IIi), for 5 shillings, deeded 3 acres for a school house, a meeting house and a burying ground. Jacob Wolf was a Witness. The following data may be of interest (census MS6+ML6 - F) arrival census house date from 1790 1800 1810 1798 DIED Ashbrook, Simon 1786 Lebanon Co. 103 124 253 $24 1848 Dennis Michael c1775 Lebanon Co. 1335 245 122 40 1812 Ely, Michael 1782 Lebanon Co. 137 226 324 20 1819 Horn, Hardman 1782 Amwell Twp. 244 323 302 20 1811 Stricker, Lawrence 1773 Lebanon Co. 248 403 201 175 1816 Wolf, Jacob c1773 Dauphin Co. 125 204 101 24 1835 Likely the first to make a settlement were Lawrence Stricker and Jacob Wolf, who were neighbors in Dauphine County. Stricker's date is from his Virginia certificate. The shape of the farms shows that they came together. Before long Michael Dennis and other members of the Wolf family arrived. Jacob Wolf had brothers Peter, John, Christopher and William. Peter and Christopher moved to Ohio. In 1782 Michael Ely came from Lebanon Co., followed about 1786 by Simon Ashbrook (Ashbaugh). Hardman Horn came from Amwell Twp., Washington Co.. in 1787 (his oldest son was born in Virginia in 1772 ) and John Wolf from Dauphine Ct. about 1787. Members shortly before 1800. Indian wars from 1777-82 necessitated forts. Jacob Wolf fortified his cabin and surrounded it with a stockade. He was a lieutenant in the militia in 1778. Stricker built a 2-story blockhouse about 35 by 35, with over shots on two sides, There was no stockade, but under the jurisdiction of Washington County (thenVirginia) courts. From 1781 to 1799 present the Ohio County (then Virginia) courts. From 1781 to 1799 present Buffalo Township was a part of Donegal Township. The western boundary of Pennsylvania was not established until November 1782. The spelling of the family names went through changes except for Horn. Wolff became Wolf and Wolfe. Eschbaugh (Ash brook in German) became Ashbaugh and Ashbrookt, . Stracker became Strecker and Strciker. Dinges turned into Dennis. The most changes were made in Ely. In Hochstadt, Germany it was OHLI. George Ely signed YHLY, Michael ILI. George's family began using Ealy. The Elys may have come from Hochstadt, the Strickers from Pfeddersheim, the Wolfs from Meisenheim, the Dennis' from Daimbach. Don Yoderin his RHINELAND EMIGRANTS tells of the death of Gerhard Dinges in1743 and the migration of his son, Phillip from Daimbach, near Morsfeld to America in 1749. In 1761 Philip Dennis and Peter Wolf (father of Jacob, above) went to Philadelphia together for naturalization. A number of the sons migrated to Ohio. Those in CAPITALS died in Washington County as far as can be ascertained. Ashbrook John SIMON SOLOMON William ABRAHAM ABSALOM Dennis Philip Michael John David Jacob Ely, George Henry GEORGE John Peter Jonas Daniel Ely, Michael Jacob Michael MARTIN Horn Martin Christian ISSAC Jacob Joseph Benjamin Stricker JOHN Jacob Wolf, Jacob JACOB JOHN WILLIAM Henry Wolf, John WILLIAM PETER John SIMON Christopher Wolf, William WILLIAM PETER John SIMON Christopher Ely CARPE DIEM, Lori : ) in Arizona formally from Little Washington, PA. CHUCKLE: Give a woman an inch and suddenly the whole family 's on a diet ! ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com