Doug Strohl wrote: > I am looking for any and all information on Thomas Davies, possibly June > 17, 1849, Wales or Catasauqua; definitely to married Hannah Philips. > They lived in Catasauqua and bore a son, Thomas Davies, b.January 20, > 1885. Dan Wilson replied: >I'll bet your Hanna Phillips was somehow connected with Mary Phillips. I am not so sure, Dan. I have been collecting information on the Hopkin Thomas / James Thomas family of Catasauqua for several years and have not come across any references to a Hannah Phillips or a Thomas Davies in that line. Daniel Davies and Mary Phillips bore three children: George, to whom you referred, Mary Ann, who married James Thomas, and John Davies. George and his brother-in-law, James Thomas, became prominent as proprietors of the Davies and Thomas foundry, and their histories are well documented.. I have no information on the third child, John, other than he died in 1862. Also, I have found no information on Mary Phillips' family. Mary died in Wales. The odds that Hannah was a sister of Mary, emigrated to Catasauqua, married John Davies and issued a Thomas Davies would seem slim -- but not zero. The Davies and the Thomas families are interred in the Fairview Cemetery, West Catasauqua. John McVey mcveyjb@macconnect.com ---------- >From: PALEHIGH-D-request@rootsweb.com >To: PALEHIGH-D@rootsweb.com >Subject: PALEHIGH-D Digest V99 #74 >Date: Sun, Mar 28, 1999, 12:24 AM > > Content-Type: text/plain > > PALEHIGH-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 74 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [PALEHIGH-L] Lehigh/NorthHampton?? [FleBis@worldnet.att.net] > #2 [PALEHIGH-L] Davies in Catasauqua [Dan Wilson <dan.wilson@asu.edu>] > #3 Re: [PALEHIGH-L] Lehigh/NorthHampt [Bmarsi@aol.com] > #4 Re: [PALEHIGH-L] Lehigh/NorthHampt ["smschlack" <smschlack@enter.net>] > #5 [PALEHIGH-L] QExpress Lehigh Co Pa [Jackson <hjjk26712@townsqr.com>] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from PALEHIGH-D, send a message to > > PALEHIGH-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > X-Message: #1 > Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 06:56:01 -0500 > From: FleBis@worldnet.att.net > To: PALEHIGH-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <36FCC751.4A86@worldnet.att.net> > Subject: [PALEHIGH-L] Lehigh/NorthHampton??? > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Hello: > > I have a family who christened in the Reformed Congregation of Lower > Saucon in 1793 and 1794; they christened in Mt. Bethel Lutheran in 1797, > 1801, 1803 and 1804. Two burials (grandparents of the six children > above) are buried via Tohicken records in 1796 and 1815 respectively. > Would this seem to indicate a move circa 1795 or might this family have > lived in the same place and be noted in such diverse records? > > Also, the border between Lehigh and NorthHampton counties seems unclear > on my map. Is it basically defined by some river? > > I am interested in the name SACKRIDER or it's variations. > > Fletcher Bishop > > ______________________________ > X-Message: #2 > Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 07:41:23 -0700 > From: Dan Wilson <dan.wilson@asu.edu> > To: PALEHIGH-L@rootsweb.com > Message-id: <36FCEE13.C90BC7B0@asu.edu> > Subject: [PALEHIGH-L] Davies in Catasauqua > Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit > > Doug, > > I may have some information for you. In the book A HISTORY OF CATASAUQUA > by James F. Lambert and Henry J. Reinhard, published in 1914, there is a > bio sketch on pp. 321 of GEORGE DAVIES, son of Daniel Davies. George was > born in the village of Merthr-Tydvil, Glamorganshire, Wales on 9 April > 1836. When he was 2 years old, his mother, MARY PHILLIPS Davies died > (1838). Seven years later (1845) his father, Daniel Thomas (it doesn't > say if this is his last name or not), left Wales and brought his family > to NY (there was at least one brother). In 1850, they went to Catty > where George worked as a moulder and a machinist under Hopkin Thomas for > the Crane Iron Works. There's an extensive history of the Iron Works, > started by David Thomas, a Welsh engineer brought over for the purpose > by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co. based in Mauch Chunk (Jim Thorpe), > Carbon Co., PA. > > On pp. 322 in mentions that George's brother-in-law, James Thomas, whonm > he a known since childhood, bought a half-interest in the DAVIES AND > SONS FOUNDRY AND MACHINE SHOP. I'll have to dig around to see if I can > find any more about this company, but it sounds as if the father, Daniel > Davies, started the business, and took in his sons. That means George > had at least one brother. I'll bet your Hanna Phillips was somehow > connected with Mary Phillips. > > There's more about George that I can give you if you are interested. > > Dan Wilson > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- > > Hello list, > > I am looking for any and all information on Thomas Davies, possibly June > > 17, 1849, Wales or Catasauqua; definitely to married Hannah Philips. > They lived in Catasauqua and bore a son, Thomas Davies, b.January 20, > 1885. He was later adopted in Bethlehem by Oscar Levi and Minnie Sue > Strohl. The family owed Strohl's Fruit Stand on Easton Ave., just east > of Liberty High School. > > This family is a brick wall for me. Adoption records don't seem to be > available. Why was he adopted? Who are the ancestors of Thomas and his > > wife Hanna? etc., etc. Thanks. > > > born in Bethlehem, PA > living in Indianapolis, IN > > ______________________________ > X-Message: #3 > Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 10:33:14 EST > From: Bmarsi@aol.com > To: PALEHIGH-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <5e3f6e68.36fcfa3a@aol.com> > Subject: Re: [PALEHIGH-L] Lehigh/NorthHampton??? > Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit > > In a message dated 3/27/99 5:55:34 AM Central Standard Time, > FleBis@worldnet.att.net writes: > > << I have a family who christened in the Reformed Congregation of Lower > Saucon in 1793 and 1794; they christened in Mt. Bethel Lutheran in 1797, > 1801, 1803 and 1804. Two burials (grandparents of the six children > above) are buried via Tohicken records in 1796 and 1815 respectively. > Would this seem to indicate a move circa 1795 or might this family have > lived in the same place and be noted in such diverse records? > > Also, the border between Lehigh and NorthHampton counties seems unclear > on my map. Is it basically defined by some river? >> > > During your time frame, present day Lehigh Co. was still a part of > Northampton. Lehigh became a county in 1812. > > According to maps in Pennsylvania Line, Lower Saucon (southeast corner of > present Northampton Co) and Tohickon (western Bucks Co) are very close > together. Mt. Bethel is at the northern end of present Northampton Co. and is > not so close to the other two sites. > > How about a move about 1795 of the parents and children with the grandparents > remaining at the more southerly location? > > Betty > > ______________________________ > X-Message: #4 > Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 14:06:38 -0500 > From: "smschlack" <smschlack@enter.net> > To: PALEHIGH-L@rootsweb.com > Message-Id: <199903271908.OAA19479@mail.enter.net> > Subject: Re: [PALEHIGH-L] Lehigh/NorthHampton??? > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > What about a minister who worked in all three locations? > Sue > Moravian Church Genealogy Links http://www.enter.net/~smschlack > My Genealogy http://www.enter.net/~smschlack/gen.html > > > ---------- >> From: Bmarsi@aol.com >> To: PALEHIGH-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [PALEHIGH-L] Lehigh/NorthHampton??? >> Date: Saturday, March 27, 1999 10:33 AM >> >> In a message dated 3/27/99 5:55:34 AM Central Standard Time, >> FleBis@worldnet.att.net writes: >> >> << I have a family who christened in the Reformed Congregation of Lower >> Saucon in 1793 and 1794; they christened in Mt. Bethel Lutheran in 1797, >> 1801, 1803 and 1804. Two burials (grandparents of the six children >> above) are buried via Tohicken records in 1796 and 1815 respectively. >> Would this seem to indicate a move circa 1795 or might this family have >> lived in the same place and be noted in such diverse records? >> >> Also, the border between Lehigh and NorthHampton counties seems unclear >> on my map. Is it basically defined by some river? >> >> >> During your time frame, present day Lehigh Co. was still a part of >> Northampton. Lehigh became a county in 1812. >> >> According to maps in Pennsylvania Line, Lower Saucon (southeast corner of >> present Northampton Co) and Tohickon (western Bucks Co) are very close >> together. Mt. Bethel is at the northern end of present Northampton Co. > and is >> not so close to the other two sites. >> >> How about a move about 1795 of the parents and children with the > grandparents >> remaining at the more southerly location? >> >> Betty >> >> >> ==== PALEHIGH Mailing List ==== >> contact List Manager at judjack@rocketmail.com or judjack@hotmail.com For > List Rules visit http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/1006 click on > Mailing List visit Genealogy of Pa at > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6508/ >> Please Support Rootsweb. Visit the Lehigh Co. GenWeb page at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~palehigh >> >> >> >> > > ______________________________ > X-Message: #5 > Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 14:25:04 -0600 > From: Jackson <hjjk26712@townsqr.com> > To: PALEHIGH-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <36FD3EA0.141AE4E1@townsqr.com> > Subject: [PALEHIGH-L] QExpress Lehigh Co Pa ( KILLIAN SCHMELL )] > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > This is from the Pa GenWeb Lehigh Co query page. You will need to > response to the SUBMITTER LISTED BELOW. NOT TO ME PLEASE > > Judy > Listowner > > Susan Cunningham wrote: >> >> Surnames: KILLIAN SCHMELL >> Submitter: Susan Cunningham (SueCunning@aol.com) >> Date: 27 Mar 1999 >> >> Searching for information on the Killian family who may have been among > the early congregation at Blue Church near Coopersburg. >> >> Thus far, I have found only two records in that churchbook: (1) the > marriage of Anna Margaret Killian to Michael Schmell, which is noted as > having taken place at Springfield (Bucks Co.) in 1755 and (2) a single > communion record for a female Killian, probably her mother. >