Need some help, please. My wife has some very old copies from PA Historical & Museum Commission. It appears they were made from negative microfiche/micro film. They are barely readable. They are a militia return of the 3rd Battalion, 9th Company from Rapho Township for March 1778. We find that the Captain of the Company (Captain Abraham Ferry) was the same man that was a Hession in the 1st Division of von Knyphausen Regiment. >From other records, we understand some of these Hession soldiers were captured at the Battle of Trenton. My wife's ancestor was Conrad Deal (Diehl/Thiel). He was in the same Hession Regiment. We know Conrad was put out on the farm of Henry Krum--and later married Henry's Neice. Conrad Deal is also listed in the militia return of Captain Ferry's 9th Company. Our questions. 1. Was this 9th Militia Company in service to the Revolutionary forces? 2. Would such a Militia be commanded by an ex-Hession--with some previous Hession prisoners in the militia? 3. Can we obtain a better copy, preferably transcribed/typed of the militia return--which we understand is in " RG-4 Records of the Comptroller General's Office" and recently in the PA Historical & Museum Commission-Division of Archives and Manuscripts, Harrisburg. 4. In the record we have, there appears to be notations for each member; such as, "wilin", "not wilin", and "absent". We assume wilin was meant to be willing. Also, there are hashmarks in front of some of the men's names. Could this be how many times that individual participated? We would appreciate any help we can get. Thank you, Robert Hart Keggan Lt Col USAF Retired **************Life should be easier. So should your homepage. Try the NEW AOL.com. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000002)

Mag: You might want to state which county, township, and even state the Peters Creek is that your Abraham moved to.? There is a Peters Creek in both Lancaster Co. and Allegheny County, and I think there is one too in Maryland.? Could he have been related to that Rev. Beahm/ Boehm who was with the U.B. or Brethrens? I had some relatives who moved about this same time from Lancaster to Allegheny Co., but I think they were in Maryland between then, near the PA border. Richard B. Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 19:51:07 -0500 From: MFP <[email protected]> Subject: [PALANCAS] Abraham and Jacob Beam To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Abraham BEAM/BEEM/BEAHM and his son, Jacob, were in Bart Twp. up until _about_ 1782. They next are found in the Peters Creek area and eventually were in Allegheny County 1790 where Abraham's will was probated about 1814. I am looking for info on this family, such as where and when were they married? I am especially interested in one of Abraham's (possibly) five daughters, Barbara. When and where did she marry Joseph POWELL? All info/suggestions appreciated. Mag

Abraham BEAM/BEEM/BEAHM and his son, Jacob, were in Bart Twp. up until _about_ 1782. They next are found in the Peters Creek area and eventually were in Allegheny County 1790 where Abraham's will was probated about 1814. I am looking for info on this family, such as where and when were they married? I am especially interested in one of Abraham's (possibly) five daughters, Barbara. When and where did she marry Joseph POWELL? All info/suggestions appreciated. Mag -- A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. Thomas Jefferson

The Lancaster Intelligencer: Wed. 6 Apr. 1870: Page 3: Deaths STRINE.-Suddenly, on the 4th inst., in this city, Rev. J. J. STRINE, in the 78th year of his age. The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from his late residence in Centre Square, on Thursday, the 7th inst., at 2 P.M. FRANKFORT.-On the 3d inst., Eleanora FRANKFORT, aged 72 years. EHRENFRIED.-On the 29th inst.[sic], in this city, Mrs. Anna EHRENFRIED, aged 85 years and 4 months. WITWER.-On the 29th inst.[sic], in this city, A. M. Virginia [WITWER], eldest daughter of M. R. and Anna M. WITWER, aged 25 years, 3 months and 7 days. METZGER.-On the 31st inst.[sic], in this city, at 11 o'clock A. M., Mrs. Elizabeth METZGER, wife of John METZGER, Sr., in the 80th year of her age. McNABB.-On Feb. 5th, at the residence of Harrison Graham, in Bart township, Mrs. Susan McNABB, aged 76 years, 7 months and 2[?] days. HERR.-On the 2d inst., at Salunga, Minnie [HERR], youngest daughter of John and Mary E. HERR, aged 9 months. ---------- [Elsewhere on the same page] HUNG HIMSELF.-The Express states that a man, maned John HARRIS, living near Landisville in East Hempfield township, committed suicide yesterday forenoon by hanging...... HARRIS was about 38 years of age, and leaves a wife and five children. It is supposed that the cause for the commission of the rash act was imaginary pecuniary embarrassments. ---------- The Lancaster Intelligencer: Wed. 13 Apr. 1870: Page 3: Deaths GYGER.-In this city, on Sunday evening, April 10th, 1870, John GYGER, in the 83d year of his age. CHAMPNEYS.-On the 6th inst., Jane [CHAMPNEYS], daughter of Hon. B. CHAMPNEYS. SCHAEFER.-On April 7th inst., in this City, Anna Margaretta [SCHAEFER], wife of Christian SCHAEFER, in the 34th year of her age. ---------- [Elsewhere on the same page] RELIGIOUS HALLUCINATIONS.-[Abstract] Jacob HARNISH, about 17 years of age, residing near Midway on the Lancaster and Strasburg turnpike, deliberately cut off his own foot with a hatchet and bled to death. [The article is lengthy and is not transcribed here.] ---------- DEATH OF JOHN GYGER.-John GYGER, President of the First National Bank, this city, who was attacked by paralysis on the 28th ult., died at Sprecher's Exchange Hotel last evening about 6 o'clock, in the 83d year of his age. His remains will be taken this afternoon to the residence of his grandson, Abijah D. GYGER, some five miles east of the city, where the funeral services will be performed on Wednesday afternoon and the body then brought back to Lancaster and interred in the Lancaster Cemetery. It is said that Mr. GYGER, although very wealthy, has made no will. ---------- DEATH AND BURIAL OF STEPHEN M'CALLA.-[Abstract] Stephen D. M'CALLA, of West Philadelphia, died Wednesday night as a result of injuries received in a railroad accident 6 days earlier. ---------- DEATH OF A PRISONER.-A man named Philip ALBERT, about 65 or 70 years of age, died in the County Prison on Tuesday night. The deceased was tried on 1865 for assault and battery and was acquitted on the plea of insanity, but was subsequently placed in the prison by direction of the Court for safe-keeping, where he has been kept in custody ever since. The deceased has relatives in the vicinity of Elizabethtown. ---------- FUNERAL OF REV. J. J. STRINE.-[An account of the funeral of Rev. J. J. Strine is in the paper but is not transcribed here, other than to note that his burial was in Woodward Hill Cemetery.] ---------- The Lancaster Intelligencer: Wed. 20 Apr. 1870: Page 3: Deaths LUTZ.-On the 18th inst., in this city, Mathias LUTZ, in the 68th year of his age. His friends and relatives are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from the residence of Lawrence Spangler, in Mary street, on Thursday morning at 9 o'clock. SWOPE.-On the 17th inst., in this city, Elizabeth SWOPE, in the 69[?]th year of her age. DOEBLE.-On the 17th inst., in this city, Mary Ann [DOEBLE], wife of Francis DOEBLE, in the 48th year of her age. KURTZ.-On the 12th inst., in this city, John Henry [KURTZ], eldest son of Samuel and Mary KURTZ, aged 31 years, 4 months and 12 days. REED.-On the 14th inst., Elizabeth F. REED, consort of the late Henry R. REED, in the [?]1st year of her age. WEAVER.-On the 14th inst., in this city, Jane WEAVER, in the 57th year of her age. ---------- [Elsewhere on the same page] DIED FROM HER INJURIES.-The middle-aged woman, Polly DOEBLER,, living at the corner of Water and James streets, who was so badly injured by the cars near Gobrecht's coal yard, in this city, on Saturday afternoon, died yesterday at 12 o'clock. [A lengthy article about the accident appears above this one but is not transcribed here.] ---------- SUICIDE.-On Thursday last, Isaac HAINES, aged about 40 years, a son of Nathan HAINES, residing in Little Britain township, this county committed suicide by cutting his throat from ear to ear. No cause for the commission of this act is known. He has lately, by spells, been partially deranged in mind. He leaved a wife and seven children. An inquest was held by Deputy Coroner James Hanna upon the remains, and a verdict rendered in accordance with the facts. ---------- The Lancaster Intelligencer: Wed. 27 Apr. 1870: Page 3: Deaths HENSLER[?].-On the 2[?]th inst, Helena HENSLER, in the 80th year of her age. Her relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from the residence of her son, Samuel HENSLER, No. 167 East King street, on Thursday morning at 9 o'clock. GRIEVES.-On the 26th inst., in this city, Caroline [GRIEVES], wife of Thomas GRIEVES. WOLFERSBERGER.-On the 25th inst., in this city, John S. WOLFERSBERGER, aged 25 years and 3 months. LUTHER.-On Sunday morning, on the 24th inst., Dr. Jno. W. LUTHER, in the 61st year of his age. LUTZ.-On the 18th inst., in this city, Mathias LUTZ in the 68th year of his age. MYERS.-Died in this city, Kate E. [MYERS], wife of A. A. MYERS, aged 31 years, 4 months and 11 days. KAUFFMAN.-On the 22d inst., in Columbia, Hugh McClung [KAUFFMAN], son of Christian S. and [??] M. S. KAUFFMAN, aged 5 years, 4 months and 21 days. ADAMS.-On the 23d inst., in this city, Wm. Tecumseh Sherman ADAMS, son of Jacob and Christie Ann ADAMS, aged 4 years, 3 months and 27 days. ---------- These and other Civil War era newspapers can be viewed online using the "Browse Archive" feature at: http://digitalnewspapers.libraries.psu.edu/

The Lancaster Intelligencer: Wed. 6 Apr. 1870: Page 3: Marriages WISE-LOREY.-On the 29th inst.[sic], by the Rev. J. J. Strine, Jacob WISE to Lizzie LOREY, both of Manor twp. WOLFERSBERGER-CARR.-On Sunday, January 30, 1870, at the resideence of the bride's parents, in Drumore township, by the Rev. Thomas Kelley[?], Aaron R. WOLFERSBERGER to Kate C. CARR, both of Lancaster County. ---------- The Lancaster Intelligencer: Wed. 13 Apr. 1870: Page 3: No Marriages ---------- The Lancaster Intelligencer: Wed. 20 Apr. 1870: Page 3: Marriages BURKLEY-McCORD.-On the 17th inst., by Rev. A. H. Kremer, Victor BURKLEY to Emma McCORD, both of Lancaster. ---------- [Elsewhere on the same page] GOLDEN WEDDING.-The fiftieth anniversary of the wedding of John and Deborah BROWN, of this city, took place Wednesday evening, at the residence of Jacob Rathvon, in Prince street. The venerable couple, whose "golden wedding" was celebrated on this occasion, were married in Philadelphia, on the 13th of April, 1820, by the Rev. Dr. Brodhead, at that time, pastor of the Crown Street Dutch Reformed church who died in New York a few years ago. There were present at the anniversary all the children and grandchildren, besides relatives, numbering altogether about fifty persons. The cards of invitation issued noted the fact that "no presents" would be expected on the occasion. Short addresses appropriate to the reunion were delivered by the Rev. Greenwald, Rev. Mr. Suesserett, of this city, and Mr. J. G. L. Brown, of Philadelphia, who gave a brief and interesting history of the family, with the challenges wrought by time in the last half century. ---------- The Lancaster Intelligencer: Wed. 27 Apr. 1870: Page 3: Marriages GUILES-HILLER[?].-On the 21st inst., at the M. E. Parsonage, Millersville, by Rev. J. Shields, Mr. Albert W. GUILES to Miss Emma HILLER, both of Conestoga Centre, Lancaster county. ---------- These and other Civil War era newspapers can be viewed online using the "Browse Archive" feature at: http://digitalnewspapers.libraries.psu.edu/

The Lancaster Intelligencer: Wed. 6 Apr. 1870: Page 3 OBITUARY.-We regret to announce the death of the venerable and Rev. J. J. STRINE, of the Lutheran Church, so long and so well, and so favorably known, not only to our own immediate community, but to the people of the entire county. He died of heart disease at his residence in Centre Square, this city, on Monday afternoon about 5 o'clock. He had been in his usual good health, until the last few days when having contracted a cold, he was confined to the house. Just before his death, he was sitting in his chair, and said to his wife "I feel considerable pain about my chest," and so saying laid his head against the back of the chair and died without a struggle or a groan. Mr. STRINE was in his 78th year, and had been in the Christian Ministry 55 years, having studied theology in Reading, with the distinguished Rev. Dr. G. H. E. Muhlenberg, then Pastor of the Trinity Lutheran Church. He preached altogether in the German language, and has had charge of congregations in Elizabethtown, Strasburg, Millersville, Rohrerstown, Conestoga Centre, Washington Borough, Safe Harbor, and other parts of the county. He was universally beloved for his kindness of heart, and for his forbearing, forgiving, and conciliatory manners. He rarely, if ever, entered into contentions and bickerings that too often mark the course of public men. "Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife His sober wishes never learned to stray; Along the calm sequestered vale of life He kept the even tenor of his way." At the time of his death, he was, with one exception, the oldest minister in the Eastern Synod of Pennsylvania. During his ministry he has united in marriage about five thousand couples; has baptized over one thousand persons, and has officiated at about one thousand funerals-- in several instances having married and buried the grandparents, parents and children of the same families. He will be buried Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. ------------- [I for one am grateful for the records Rev. Strine kept of marriages he performed. Does anyone on this list know if baptismal or burial records maintained by Rev. Strine still exist, and if so, where?]

I'm posting a lot because, due to falling on ice, I'm confined to a chair for awhile and decided to take advantage of the situation to do some genealogical research. Would like to know if anyone on the list has access to the publications of the Southcentral PA Gen Society. There are several of their publications that might have info of value but until one looks at the surname index, it's impossible to tell. Thought maybe there might be someone who has access who could check the indexes before I buy the publications. Josette Maxwell Boone NC

Thanks for the link to SL Hist Soc for the Boyd information. Apparently, he is not buried there nor his wife. But, it looks like the Samuel of Drumore and Penn Hill Quakers are the same man. Anyone on the list researching this Samuel Boyd or Robert Maxwell d. 1752 Drumore? There is a relationship between them: Francis Campbell's will York County had Samuel Boyd of Drumore as his executor, citing him as an uncle and Robert Maxwell of Drumore as a co executor, citing him as his brother in law. Have been totally unsuccessful trying to find out when Robert Maxwell arrived in Lancaster - apparently all the deeds/land records before 1750 don't exist. Anyone know of a source? Josette Maxwell Boone NC

Thanks for the link to SL Hist Soc for the Boyd information. Apparently, he is not buried there nor his wife. But, it looks like the Samuel of Drumore and Penn Hill Quakers are the same man. Anyone on the list researching this Samuel Boyd or Robert Maxwell d. 1752 Drumore? There is a relationship between them: Francis Campbell's will York County had Samuel Boyd of Drumore as his executor, citing him as an uncle and Robert Maxwell of Drumore as a co executor, citing him as his brother in law. Have been totally unsuccessful trying to find out when Robert Maxwell arrived in Lancaster - apparently all the deeds/land records before 1750 don't exist. Anyone know of a source? Josette Maxwell Boone NC

Josette, _http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paslchs/pennhillcem2.html_ (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paslchs/pennhillcem2.html) Here's a link to the Penn Hill list from the SLCHS. Mary In a message dated 11/30/2008 4:02:46 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I'm trying to establish whether the Samuel Boyd living in Drumore from at least 1750 was the same Samuel Boyd who was a Quaker, coming from County Antrim Ireland 1736 and involved with the Penn Hill Quaker Meeting. Can anyone tell me if there is a listing of Boyds in the Penn Hill Cemetery??? Does anyone have info on Samuel Boyd who supposedly married a Margaret Campbell?? Thanks Josette Maxwell Boone NC ------------------------------- 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

My GG grandfather, Benjamin Franklin Miller's first child was born in 1834 so I presume that he was married in about 1833 to Amelia Baker. (She died circa 1848. He was remarried - to Sarah Bruner - by 1850.) According to census records, he would have been born circa 1808/10. He was alive at the time the 1880 census was taken, but he died sometime in late 1882 or early 83. He was alive at the time the 1882 taxes lists were written but he was no longer alive by tax time in June of 1883 and by then his wife was listed as a widow. He was living in Perry County, PA by the 1830s and died there, but I can't find a graveyard in Perry County that lists him as a 'resident'. He may have been buried in a family graveyard. Family history says that our Millers were from Lancaster County before then. That's why I've been looking for him in Lancaster County. I found several Benjamin Franklin Miller's tombstones in the Mennonite Church's graveyard in Millersville, PA, but can't make the connection to my Millers. I don't know what religion he was, but I know that his son Sam, my g- grandfather, was a Lutheran, so maybe he was as well. On Nov 29, 2008, at 1:19 PM, [email protected] wrote: > What time period? What part of the county, if you know? My Millers > were > associated with the Germans or Swiss, and were probably either > Brethren or > Mennonite. This is truly a place where you have to research entire > families when > you get a common name, with several different ethnic origins for > what ended > up being the same surname. My Martha Magdalena Miller is listed in > her > father's will, and he shows up in the document as Henry & > Heinrich. She is the > widow of John Gish by 1850 (he died sometime after the census in > 1840, and > before the end of 1841.) > > I haven't done a lot with sorting out Millers because there are so > many of > them and of several ethnicities & relitions. I have no idea whether > my > Henry/Heinrich was the immigrant or born here as he died in the 1830s. > I've gotten a couple of possibilities for his wife, and am not totally > convinced of either of them. > > Karen > > > In a message dated 11/29/2008 10:53:28 A.M. Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Karen, I see that you are also looking for Millers in Lancaster > County. > My gg grandfather's name was Benjamin Franklin Miller. > I have been having a very difficult time finding my Millers in an > area > where Millers are > as numerous as Smiths and Jones are in most places. Any suggestions > as to how to search > a common name such as this one? > > > On Nov 28, 2008, at 11:18 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> I have several volumes of cemetery transcriptions for Lancaster >> county, >> since I have quite a few families that went through there (Gish, >> Miller, >> Sides/Seitz, Eckman). It was part of these transcriptions that made >> me push our >> group so hard to record everything. I stood at the grave of a gr- >> gr-grandmother, >> and though the dates & her name was legible, half of the writing on >> the >> stone was not. One guy said I didn't need it, since I had the >> dates, but I want >> to know what else was carved on the stone, since somebody in the >> family >> thought enough of it to pay to have it carved on/or purchase one >> with that >> particular sentiment. There wasn't anything like that on her >> husband's. >> >> Karen >> >> > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > **************Life should be easier. So should your homepage. Try > the NEW A > OL.com. > (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000002 > ) > > ------------------------------- > 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

The DAR Patriot Index lists the following DIEFFENBAUGHs with Revolutionary War service from Lancaster County: George (served from Lancaster County and died in Dauphin Co.) John (died Lancaster County in 1811) John Peter (died in Lebanon County) Michael There is also an Adam DIEFFENBAUGH listed who served from Berks County, PA. Joan In a message dated 11/29/2008 7:23:53 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Most of what we know about the PA militia in the Revolutionary War appears in the published PA Archives - a set of volumes in several series that should be available at the major research libraries in either hard cover or microfiche. They can be found at the PA Archives and at the PA State Library. The Revolutionary War patriots mentioned in the second series have been compiled by Henry Peden into a paperback volume entitles "Revolutionary Patriots of Lancaster County Pennsylvania: 1775-1783" (published by Willow Bend Books in Westminster MD). This publication shows George Diffenbaugh (Diffebaugh, Diffenbagh) as: Pvt, militia, Capt William Bell's Company, Col Jamnes Burd's 4th Battalion, 1776 (p 312); 2nd Lt , 8th Company, 7th Bn, 1777 (p 360, as George Diffebaugh); took Oath of Allegiance before Hon John Thome in Lebanon Twp in April 1778 (p 413 as George Diffenbagh). There is also a Michael Diffenbaugh (Diffebaugh) shown as Pvt, 9th Bn, who represented privates as delegate from associated battalions at convention held at Lancaster on 4 July 1776 (p 263, spelled Michael Diffebaugh); 1st Lt, 6th Co, 1st Bn, 1777 (p 353). No others listed but that doesn't mean they didn't serve. Several of my guys are not listed though I have documentation that they did serve. There is additional information shown in other series of the published PA Archives. And this information is available on CD. The PA State Archives has some microfilm of additional bits and pieces of information that is not shown in published material. Keep in mind that the pension lists are basically for those serving in the PA line, the federal troops, and not the state militia. Hope this helps. Joan Bretz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy P Hunter" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 1:02 PM Subject: [PALANCAS] Revolutionary war > > Anyone know of any good books on Lancaster Co troops > in the Revolutionary war ? > I am looking for info on John , George and Henry Diffenbach ( > Diffenbaugh ) > who where in the Revolutionary war. > Roy

"Footnote.com" has (I believe) nearly all the "Pennsylvania Archives" (including unit muster rolls and some unit histories) available for free. It's a great resource. A quick search for "Diffenbaugh" had 15 hits (including Isaac, Jno., Geo., Samuel, Henry, John, Michael & Phillip), while the search for "Diffenbach" had 16 (including George, John R., Michael, John, Peter, Henry, & Andw.). Ric ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 6:40 PM Subject: Re: [PALANCAS] Revolutionary war The DAR Patriot Index lists the following DIEFFENBAUGHs with Revolutionary War service from Lancaster County: George (served from Lancaster County and died in Dauphin Co.) John (died Lancaster County in 1811) John Peter (died in Lebanon County) Michael There is also an Adam DIEFFENBAUGH listed who served from Berks County, PA. Joan In a message dated 11/29/2008 7:23:53 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Most of what we know about the PA militia in the Revolutionary War appears in the published PA Archives - a set of volumes in several series that should be available at the major research libraries in either hard cover or microfiche. They can be found at the PA Archives and at the PA State Library. The Revolutionary War patriots mentioned in the second series have been compiled by Henry Peden into a paperback volume entitles "Revolutionary Patriots of Lancaster County Pennsylvania: 1775-1783" (published by Willow Bend Books in Westminster MD). This publication shows George Diffenbaugh (Diffebaugh, Diffenbagh) as: Pvt, militia, Capt William Bell's Company, Col Jamnes Burd's 4th Battalion, 1776 (p 312); 2nd Lt , 8th Company, 7th Bn, 1777 (p 360, as George Diffebaugh); took Oath of Allegiance before Hon John Thome in Lebanon Twp in April 1778 (p 413 as George Diffenbagh). There is also a Michael Diffenbaugh (Diffebaugh) shown as Pvt, 9th Bn, who represented privates as delegate from associated battalions at convention held at Lancaster on 4 July 1776 (p 263, spelled Michael Diffebaugh); 1st Lt, 6th Co, 1st Bn, 1777 (p 353). No others listed but that doesn't mean they didn't serve. Several of my guys are not listed though I have documentation that they did serve. There is additional information shown in other series of the published PA Archives. And this information is available on CD. The PA State Archives has some microfilm of additional bits and pieces of information that is not shown in published material. Keep in mind that the pension lists are basically for those serving in the PA line, the federal troops, and not the state militia. Hope this helps. Joan Bretz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy P Hunter" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 1:02 PM Subject: [PALANCAS] Revolutionary war > > Anyone know of any good books on Lancaster Co troops > in the Revolutionary war ? > I am looking for info on John , George and Henry Diffenbach ( > Diffenbaugh ) > who where in the Revolutionary war. > Roy ------------------------------- 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

Most of what we know about the PA militia in the Revolutionary War appears in the published PA Archives - a set of volumes in several series that should be available at the major research libraries in either hard cover or microfiche. They can be found at the PA Archives and at the PA State Library. The Revolutionary War patriots mentioned in the second series have been compiled by Henry Peden into a paperback volume entitles "Revolutionary Patriots of Lancaster County Pennsylvania: 1775-1783" (published by Willow Bend Books in Westminster MD). This publication shows George Diffenbaugh (Diffebaugh, Diffenbagh) as: Pvt, militia, Capt William Bell's Company, Col Jamnes Burd's 4th Battalion, 1776 (p 312); 2nd Lt , 8th Company, 7th Bn, 1777 (p 360, as George Diffebaugh); took Oath of Allegiance before Hon John Thome in Lebanon Twp in April 1778 (p 413 as George Diffenbagh). There is also a Michael Diffenbaugh (Diffebaugh) shown as Pvt, 9th Bn, who represented privates as delegate from associated battalions at convention held at Lancaster on 4 July 1776 (p 263, spelled Michael Diffebaugh); 1st Lt, 6th Co, 1st Bn, 1777 (p 353). No others listed but that doesn't mean they didn't serve. Several of my guys are not listed though I have documentation that they did serve. There is additional information shown in other series of the published PA Archives. And this information is available on CD. The PA State Archives has some microfilm of additional bits and pieces of information that is not shown in published material. Keep in mind that the pension lists are basically for those serving in the PA line, the federal troops, and not the state militia. Hope this helps. Joan Bretz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy P Hunter" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 1:02 PM Subject: [PALANCAS] Revolutionary war > > Anyone know of any good books on Lancaster Co troops > in the Revolutionary war ? > I am looking for info on John , George and Henry Diffenbach ( > Diffenbaugh ) > who where in the Revolutionary war. > Roy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.10/1810 - Release Date: 11/24/2008 2:36 PM

In a message dated 11/29/2008 3:50:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > > Keith McKain wrote: > > Humm ... works for me?? Try this: > > [1]http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/lancaster/1picts/cemeteries/ and > > pick Mount Ober. Should work. > > Keith > > Barbara wrote: > Does anyone know if the church at Chestnut Level has had the gravestones photographed and put on line? Specifically I am interested in the graveyard that is about 500 or 600 yards down the road from the present church. That is where my Caldwells are buried Thanks in advance Douglas Burnett Satellite Beach FL ************** Life should be easier. So should your homepage. Try the NEW AOL.com. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&amp;icid=aolcom40vanity&amp; ncid=emlcntaolcom00000002)

Humm ... works for me?? Try this: [1]http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/lancaster/1picts/cemeteries/ and pick Mount Ober. Should work. Keith Barbara wrote: Keith That link doesn't work for me, and I've tried clicking it and copying and pasting it. Keith McKain wrote: Pam (and anyone else following this thread), I made an error - should have looked it up -- the first cemetery I did was Mt. Ober (near Elizabethtown) and can be viewed at: [2]http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/lancaster/1picts/cemeteries/mount-ober.htm and I ONLY did the transcription - Abby Bowman did the photography in the field. I knew about Worner -- my 4th Great Grandmother's tombstone is listed as: Tombstone located in Marietta Cemetery - Marietta, PA as reported in WORNER - V.19 - #364 (Lancaster County Historical Society Research Library). Marker: Catherine Huff McKain Real Daughter Born 1780 Died 1873 Unfortunately I still cannot find it! Have all of the rest for that line in my family - but not Catherine! But I keep looking (thus the occasional additions to transcripts and images for Marietta Cemetery) whenever I can. Thanks for the lead on the Rineer Book - I will look into it. Keith Pam Pearson wrote: Keith writes: " - you said "what was done in Lancaster county when they read the cemeteries several years ago " - I was not aware of such an effort. I finished Mt. Olive Cemetery a few months ago (transcribing from images) - and am working on Bainbridge Cemetery right now -- but if they are already DONE - I would certainly be interested! Keith" A great resource (really indispensible, I think) for Lancaster County researchers is "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" by A. Hunter Rineer, Jr. It was published in 1993 by the Lancaster County Historical Society. It contains 560 pages and is a complete guide to all churches and cemeteries (public and private) in Lancaster County. It provides a brief history for each church and cemetery. It also states what records are available (baptisms, confirmations, marriages, burials, etc.) and where they can be found. It provides a good overview of each religious denomination, as well as maps of each township showing the locations of the churches and cemeteries. LCHS sells them for $10 on their website. Many of the gravestone inscriptions at LCHS and LMHS were recorded in the 1930s (Worner) and the 1960s (Gerberich). Some have updates from the 1980s and later. The older records are particularly valuable, since many of the stones have deteriorated (or, sadly, have been vandalized) since the inscriptions were recorded. Of course, none of this precludes the need to capture digital images of still-existing gravestones and posting them online for all to view. Kudos to all of you are doing such great and valuable work! Per the book: Marietta Cemetery: The cemetery was chartered in 1855 by Lancaster County courts. Gravestone inscriptions of the "oldest stones only" available at both the Lancaster County Historical Society (LCHS) and Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society (LMHS). Mount Olive Cemetery: There is no listing for a cemetery by this name; perhaps it goes by another name. Bainbridge Cemetery - the following is for Bainbridge Public Cemetery (also called Riverview Cemetery): Founded in 1874; gravestone inscriptions at LCHS and LMHS (no date given). ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith McKain" [3]<[email protected]> To: [4]<[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 7:35 PM Subject: Re: [PALANCAS] Cemetery Records [FIND A GRAVE] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [5][email protected] web.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the b ody of the message ------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - [6]http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.11/1818 - Release Date: 11/28/2008 7:3 1 PM ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [7][email protected] web.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the b ody of the message -- Keith A. McKain McCain-McKane-O'Kane DNA Group 1 - # Mc17936 Website: [8]http://home.comcast.net/~geosci64 Email: [9][email protected] References 1. http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/lancaster/1picts/cemeteries/ 2. http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/lancaster/1picts/cemeteries/mount-ober.htm 3. mailto:[email protected] 4. mailto:[email protected] 5. mailto:[email protected] 6. http://www.avg.com/ 7. mailto:[email protected] 8. http://home.comcast.net/~geosci64 9. mailto:[email protected]

That one worked *G* Thanks. Keith McKain wrote: > Humm ... works for me?? Try this: > [1]http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/lancaster/1picts/cemeteries/ and > pick Mount Ober. Should work. > Keith > Barbara wrote: > > Keith > > That link doesn't work for me, and I've tried clicking it and copying > and pasting it. > > Keith McKain wrote: > > > Pam (and anyone else following this thread), > I made an error - should have looked it up -- the first cemetery I > did was Mt. Ober (near Elizabethtown) and can be viewed at: > > [2]http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/lancaster/1picts/cemeteries/mount-ober.htm > > and I ONLY did the transcription - Abby Bowman did the photography in > the field. I knew about Worner -- my 4th Great Grandmother's tombstone > is listed as: > > Tombstone located in Marietta Cemetery - Marietta, PA as reported in > WORNER - V.19 - #364 (Lancaster County Historical Society Research > Library). Marker: Catherine Huff McKain Real Daughter Born 1780 Died 1873 > > Unfortunately I still cannot find it! Have all of the rest for that > line in my family - but not Catherine! But I keep looking (thus the > occasional additions to transcripts and images for Marietta Cemetery) > whenever I can. Thanks for the lead on the Rineer Book - I will look > into it. > > Keith > > > Pam Pearson wrote: > > > > Keith writes: " - you said "what was done in Lancaster county when they read > the cemeteries several years ago " - I was not aware of such an effort. I > finished Mt. Olive Cemetery a few months ago (transcribing from images) - > and am working on Bainbridge Cemetery right now -- but if they are already > DONE - I would certainly be interested! Keith" > > A great resource (really indispensible, I think) for Lancaster County > researchers is "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" by A. Hunter > Rineer, Jr. It was published in 1993 by the Lancaster County Historical > Society. It contains 560 pages and is a complete guide to all churches and > cemeteries (public and private) in Lancaster County. It provides a brief > history for each church and cemetery. It also states what records are > available (baptisms, confirmations, marriages, burials, etc.) and where they > can be found. It provides a good overview of each religious denomination, as > well as maps of each township showing the locations of the churches and > cemeteries. LCHS sells them for $10 on their website. > > Many of the gravestone inscriptions at LCHS and LMHS were recorded in the > 1930s (Worner) and the 1960s (Gerberich). Some have updates from the 1980s > and later. The older records are particularly valuable, since many of the > stones have deteriorated (or, sadly, have been vandalized) since the > inscriptions were recorded. Of course, none of this precludes the need to > capture digital images of still-existing gravestones and posting them online > for all to view. Kudos to all of you are doing such great and valuable work! > > Per the book: > Marietta Cemetery: > The cemetery was chartered in 1855 by Lancaster County courts. > Gravestone inscriptions of the "oldest stones only" available at both the > Lancaster County Historical Society (LCHS) and Lancaster Mennonite > Historical Society (LMHS). > > Mount Olive Cemetery: > There is no listing for a cemetery by this name; perhaps it goes by > another name. > > Bainbridge Cemetery - the following is for Bainbridge Public Cemetery (also > called Riverview Cemetery): > Founded in 1874; gravestone inscriptions at LCHS and LMHS (no date > given). > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Keith McKain" [3]<[email protected]> > To: [4]<[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 7:35 PM > Subject: Re: [PALANCAS] Cemetery Records [FIND A GRAVE] > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [5][email protected] > web.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the b > ody of the message > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - [6]http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.11/1818 - Release Date: 11/28/2008 7:3 > 1 PM > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [7][email protected] > web.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the b > ody of the message > > > > -- > Keith A. McKain > McCain-McKane-O'Kane DNA Group 1 - # Mc17936 > Website: [8]http://home.comcast.net/~geosci64 > Email: [9][email protected] > > References > > 1. http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/lancaster/1picts/cemeteries/ > 2. http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/lancaster/1picts/cemeteries/mount-ober.htm > 3. mailto:[email protected] > 4. mailto:[email protected] > 5. mailto:[email protected] > 6. http://www.avg.com/ > 7. mailto:[email protected] > 8. http://home.comcast.net/~geosci64 > 9. mailto:[email protected] > > ------------------------------- > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.11/1819 - Release Date: 11/29/2008 10:37 AM > >

I'm trying to establish whether the Samuel Boyd living in Drumore from at least 1750 was the same Samuel Boyd who was a Quaker, coming from County Antrim Ireland 1736 and involved with the Penn Hill Quaker Meeting. Can anyone tell me if there is a listing of Boyds in the Penn Hill Cemetery??? Does anyone have info on Samuel Boyd who supposedly married a Margaret Campbell?? Thanks Josette Maxwell Boone NC

Have you looked to see if they show up in the Revolutionary War Pension & Bounty Land Record films (or their heirs)? There is often quite a bit of information in them. Karen In a message dated 11/29/2008 12:35:30 P.M. Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Anyone know of any good books on Lancaster Co troops in the Revolutionary war ? I am looking for info on John , George and Henry Diffenbach ( Diffenbaugh ) who where in the Revolutionary war. Roy ____________________________________________________________ Single? Chat with sexy singles in your area now. Click Here! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/u4MuScMvb6dJln4ztxx8fCVralH9BgnaHl RgoIhiWjfwnJ478NLte/ ------------------------------- 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 **************Life should be easier. So should your homepage. Try the NEW AOL.com. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000002)

What time period? What part of the county, if you know? My Millers were associated with the Germans or Swiss, and were probably either Brethren or Mennonite. This is truly a place where you have to research entire families when you get a common name, with several different ethnic origins for what ended up being the same surname. My Martha Magdalena Miller is listed in her father's will, and he shows up in the document as Henry & Heinrich. She is the widow of John Gish by 1850 (he died sometime after the census in 1840, and before the end of 1841.) I haven't done a lot with sorting out Millers because there are so many of them and of several ethnicities & relitions. I have no idea whether my Henry/Heinrich was the immigrant or born here as he died in the 1830s. I've gotten a couple of possibilities for his wife, and am not totally convinced of either of them. Karen In a message dated 11/29/2008 10:53:28 A.M. Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Karen, I see that you are also looking for Millers in Lancaster County. My gg grandfather's name was Benjamin Franklin Miller. I have been having a very difficult time finding my Millers in an area where Millers are as numerous as Smiths and Jones are in most places. Any suggestions as to how to search a common name such as this one? On Nov 28, 2008, at 11:18 PM, [email protected] wrote: > I have several volumes of cemetery transcriptions for Lancaster > county, > since I have quite a few families that went through there (Gish, > Miller, > Sides/Seitz, Eckman). It was part of these transcriptions that made > me push our > group so hard to record everything. I stood at the grave of a gr- > gr-grandmother, > and though the dates & her name was legible, half of the writing on > the > stone was not. One guy said I didn't need it, since I had the > dates, but I want > to know what else was carved on the stone, since somebody in the > family > thought enough of it to pay to have it carved on/or purchase one > with that > particular sentiment. There wasn't anything like that on her > husband's. > > Karen > > ------------------------------- 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 **************Life should be easier. So should your homepage. Try the NEW A OL.com. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000002)