Richard, I don't know how much this will help you, but at least in will give you a place to start. I'll bet that Rachel is Clemens and Mary daughter's , Clemens mother was named Rachel and he had a sister named Rachel, who married Joseph McLaughlin. This is Clemen's Sr.'s marriage record: Cumberland County Marriages 1761-1800 McGeary -Smiley Sept 9, 1767 by Rev. J.C. Bucher, Clemence McGeary to Rachel Smiley (Here is some information that I have found on the net( I have not documented this info) pertaining to Rachel Smiley in case you find out that this is your line: Rachel Smiley born abt. 1750 in Carlisle, PA d/o John Smiley II. John Smiley II was b. 1706 in Lakeshire, Scotland d. 1780 in Carlisle, PA. He married Margaret Buchanan and they had children: James, John, Archibald, William, Thomas, Agnes, Margaret, Mary, and Rachel. ) Here is the abstract from Clemens, Sr.'s will naming daughter Rachel and son Clemens: Wills: Abstracts 1750-1776: Will Books A-B: Cumberland Co, PA Will abstracts Westmoreland County, PA Page 330 Clemens of Clemense McGeary, farmer of Mt. Pleasant Township, dated Jan 10,1779, proved Jan 2,1779 , wife Rachel, children William, John, Elizabeth, Margaret, Rachel, and Clemence(youngest son) William McGeary and John Griffin witnesses John Courtney, James Tanner, and William Thompson 1 page 18 They was an article in one of the Brookville papers on Oct. 13, 1880 that reports on the McGeary Reunion noting that Clemens b.. 4/1789 died 3/3/1864 and Mary McLaughlin b. 1789 were married Jan. 1811 in Westmoreland County, PA and came to Jefferson County in 1833. It states that they had 11 children. If Rachel Moore was one of the children she probably attended the reunion and should be listed in the article with any luck. The Jefferson County Historical Society should be able to make you a copy. The only children that I know of for sure are Martha McGeary b. 1812 d.1897 who married Charles Boner, my ggg-grandparents, and Jane McGeary b. 1826 d. 1895 married Judge John Thompson. I think that William McGeary( b. abt 1814 who married Mary Ann Hall on June 20, 1837 in Jefferson County, PA) is his son, too, but I have not found anything to document this. I hope that this helps you. Good luck, Paula ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 5:44 PM Subject: Re: McGeary/McGarey, Boner, Yeomans or Wank families in the Brookville area. > Paula, > I may be related to this McGeary/McGarey family, but I don't know because I > have not been able to establish the McGeary/McGarey link in my family > history. Perhaps your research can help. Do you have in your records Rachel > McGeary/McGarey (b. ca. 1813 in Westmoreland Co., d. 1891 in Jefferson Co., > Clover or Rose Twp.); she married John Moore (b. ca. 1805 in Co. Down, > Ireland, d. 6 Oct 1875 in Clover Twp. Jefferson Co.)? Rachel and John were my > g-g grandparents. I have not been able to connect her with any > McGeary/McGarey family in Jefferson Co. > > Thanks, > Richard Magill > [email protected] > >