Louise K. Muniak wrote: > > I am new to the list. I am looking for information on Joseph GREENWOOD. > He was born circa 1725 in (I believe) England. He and his wife Mary, who > were married on May 27, 1752, eventually settled in Mifflin County where at > least two of their children were born. These two children, both of whom I > descend from, were Rebecca Greenwood (born July 11, 1756 in Belleville) and > Mary Elizabeth Greenwood (born May 16, 159 in Belleville). Joseph > Greenwood died before 1790. This is all the information I have on the > family. I hope someone can help me! > > Louise Muniak ///////////////////////////////////////////////////// Hello Louise, You might want to check for early roots of your Greenwood family in the area which is today Greenwood Twp., Juniata Co. PA. This Greenwood Twp. was established in 1767 while the area was part of Cumberland Co. Records in the Cumberland County seat, Carlisle PA 17013, should be examined for mention of Joseph Greenwood. Before 1750 that same area would have been within Lancaster Co., so if Joseph obtained a warrant or patent deed for land two or more years before he was married, it might be found in the Lancaster County seat, Lancaster PA 17602. Within a generation some settlers of the lower Juniata Valley migrated westward through the restrictive "Narrows" and on up the Juniata River Valley. At the dates you mention in your query, Belleville, now in Union Twp., Mifflin Co., would also have been within Cumberland Co. Since Mifflin Co. was not established until 1789, it is probably futile trying to find records of your Greenwoods before that date in the Mifflin County seat at Lewistown PA 17044. On the other hand, descendants following the first two generations of Greenwoods might very well show up in Mifflin Co. records after 1789. The index to BIOGRAPHICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JUNIATA VALLEY, Volume 1 (1897) lists mention of the following Greenwoods on page 326: Alfred W., Ralph, and William. I regret I have only the index, not the first volume of this set, so I can tell you no more about these men. ________________________________________________________ It is suggested you contact the Juniata Co. Historical Society to request a lookup for Joseph Greenwood, for which you should make a voluntary contribution to the Society. The Society is staffed entirely by volunteers and the library's hours are very limited. Please be patient if you contact them for help. Their E-mail address is: juncohistsoc@jc-net.com ___________________________________________________ Bibliography for Cumberland Co. listed in THE PENNSYLVANIA LINE, p. 15, which you might find helpful, includes the following: 21-132. 1848 HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, reprinted from Rupp's HISTORY OF DAUPHIN, CUMBERLAND, ... COUNTIES. 21-511. 1897 BIOGRAPHICAL AND PORTRAIT CYCLOPEDIA OF CUMBERLAND, YORK, AND ADAMS COUNTIES 21-107. LISTING OF INHABITANTS IN 1778 by Aimee Appleby, an alphabeltical listing of over 4600 early taxable inhabitants who were living in Cumberland County.... The township of residence is given for each individual, making this an excellent source for locating pre-census inhabitants. I ask that Listers not contact me for more information on the above bibliography. Please contact THE PENNSYLVANIA LINE published by Southwest Pennsylvania Genealogical Services, P.O. Box 253, Laughlintown PA. 15655. _______________________________________________________ Nelson R. Sulouff Tucson AZ