I'll do like Ed and list my family names and give a little bit of an update. My Mercer County Surname is RAMSEY and so far, my family tree is looking like this. My earliest ancestor appears to be a George Ramsey b. in 1744 in Scotland. I don't know when he migrated to the Colonies, but he was here and fought in the Revolutionary War. He was killed during the Battle of Brandywine. Prior to his death though, George married Elizabeth CHARCOTE, dtr of Ned Charcote (also a Rev. War Soldier) and they had a son named Daniel George Ramsey (b. 1776 in Philadelphia, PA). I do not yet know of other children that they may have had. Daniel married Susannah WISE, dtr of Jacob Wise, who is rumored to have been a Quaker. Daniel followed in his father's footsteps though and fought during the War of 1812. Daniel and Susannah had five surviving children that I know of: Jacob G., Samuel, Susannah, Sarah and Isaac. Isaac was born in Lycoming County, PA in 1817 and I suspect that it was shortly after that that Daniel and Susannah moved into Mercer County, PA. If 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). Isaac married Barbra KEENER, (dtr of George & Elizabeth Keener) in 1838 in Mercer County and they can be found in the 1840 census records for Springfield Township. By 1850, they had moved north to Mill Creek Township where they resided through the 1870 census. Here is where I lose them, but I know where they went to. They went South to Kentucky. Isaac and Barbra's 10th child was James Alexander RAMSEY (b. 1858) {AKA Great-Grandpa} and he married Sarah Alice SANDERS in 1878 in Campbellsville, Taylor, KY. James and Sarah evidently like Kentucky for they stayed there until 1900 when Sarah died, leaving James with six children (ages 4-18). This is where my Great-Grandmother comes in. She was a neighbor's daughter and was sent to help with the children after Sarah's death. James' wasted no time. Edith MCALPINE may have been considered an old maid, but she evidently filled so bill, so he married her in 1901. She was 23 and he was 42. I've been told that if you look long enough you'll find a prostitue and a horse thief in the family tree. If you have one or both of those, then I'll trade with you. To keep this from being so long.......... I'll continue in the next post.