This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------D4F1310376B9A5B2495AED14 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --------------D4F1310376B9A5B2495AED14 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-ID: <36D32659.5F19086E@postoffice.swbell.net> Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 16:06:18 -0600 From: btgool@postoffice.swbell.net Reply-To: btgool@swbell.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en]C-SBIS-NC404 (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: RRamsey113@aol.com Subject: Re: [PAMERCER-L] My Mercer County Links - part 1 References: <46a3c531.36d2dd60@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mrs. Ramsey and all, Yes that is what I have for the Mercer story as well. A land grant was supposedly given to my gggggrandfather Francis H. Hamilton after his fighting in the War of 1812. His years were 1766 to 1844. He married Ruth Williams and they had one daughter at least Jane Hamilton. He lost the land however through speculation and moved on the Ohio. This story of the land grant is just rumor. I have no cold hard facts. Would love some however. As to the question of how many subscribe to the list and if any still live in Mercer County, I would love to know as well. I am now in Texas, although grew up in Mercer, PA. It's funny that many of the names people mention on this list are last names of kids I went to school with from about 1968 to 1878. Ramsey being one of them. Just FYI. Becky Masters Gool RRamsey113@aol.com wrote: > > I understand things correctly, Mercer County was initially opened up, from > Seneca Indian lands, and grants of land were provided as compensation to those > who had fought in the Revolutionary War and War of 1812. (I'm not a historian > so don't get angry if I'm wrong, just teach me, if you feel the need to > provide correction). > > > > ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== > > Any questions/problems regarding the Mercer County, Pennsylvania list, > contact the listowner, Michael L. Hebert mailto:mhebert@stlnet.com > > Visit the Mercer County, Pennsylvania Genealogy web site at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamercer/ --------------D4F1310376B9A5B2495AED14--