The post on Genforum is correct. Montgomery County was formed from Philadelphia County in 1784 and Delaware County was formed from Chester County in 1789. Legal documents would more than likely exist in Philadelphia and West Chester. If they were Qaukers you can find excellent records for them at the Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College. Rees was a common Welsh name which I frequently encounter in the Radnor Monthly Meeting records at Swarthmore while researching my own family. Many of these Welsh Tract settlers came from an area near Lake Bala in Merioneth, in northern Wales. (Present day Gwynedd, Wales). Rees is a common name among them. Give me the names and dates and I'll do a quick search for them the next time I'm at Swarthmore. Roland Morris ================ Here is an extract of a post to GENFORUM considering the surname REES. Montgomery Co PA as that is where I live. Athough this county was not formed until later as you state, Lower Merion and Upper Merion (maybe others) Townships were formed in the 1600s. There was a significant migration of Welsh into this area---some were Quakers and some were not. A significant number of these were named Rees. Mention is then made of a later move to Delaware County. I seek Elizabeth REES who married George Killinger/Kellenger Fitzgerald and who had been born in the late-middle 1700's. I haven't a clue concerning her parents. She is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery. I do not have my dates with me, but it was somewhere around 1768-88. I tend toward the latter, from memory. Can you help? Thanks, Vince Summers (great-great-great grandson) ==== PAMONTGO Mailing List ==== List owner ndwilson@swbell.net ============================== Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Ah. That would be wonderful, except they were *not* Quakers. They were involved with the Christ Church and the St. Peter's Church, which are Episcopal. Now whether Elizabeth "converted" from Quaker or not, I am not aware. I will gladly send you the miniscule data I have on her, in hopes you may find her, but, sadly, just as the name REES is not rare, neither among REES is the name Elizabeth rare, I believe... I will send you, personally, the data tonight, but thought I would mention the fact that they were Episcopal, public. Vince Roland Morris wrote: > > The post on Genforum is correct. Montgomery County was formed from > Philadelphia County in 1784 and Delaware County was formed from Chester > County in 1789. Legal documents would more than likely exist in Philadelphia > and West Chester. > > If they were Qaukers you can find excellent records for them at the > Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College. Rees was a common Welsh > name which I frequently encounter in the Radnor Monthly Meeting records at > Swarthmore while researching my own family. Many of these Welsh Tract > settlers came from an area near Lake Bala in Merioneth, in northern Wales. > (Present day Gwynedd, Wales). Rees is a common name among them. > > Give me the names and dates and I'll do a quick search for them the > next time I'm at Swarthmore. > > Roland Morris > > ================ > > Here is an extract of a post to GENFORUM considering the surname REES. > > Montgomery Co PA as that is where I live. Athough this county was not > formed until later as you state, Lower Merion and Upper Merion (maybe > others) Townships were formed in the 1600s. There was a significant > migration of Welsh into this area---some were Quakers and some were not. > A significant number of these were named Rees. > > Mention is then made of a later move to Delaware County. > > I seek Elizabeth REES who married George Killinger/Kellenger Fitzgerald > and who had been born in the late-middle 1700's. I haven't a clue > concerning her parents. She is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery. I do > not have my dates with me, but it was somewhere around 1768-88. I > tend toward the latter, from memory. > > Can you help? > > Thanks, > Vince Summers > (great-great-great grandson) > > ==== PAMONTGO Mailing List ==== > List owner ndwilson@swbell.net > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > ==== PAMONTGO Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe first check and see if you are getting list or digest mode then e-mail PAMONTGO-L-request@rootsweb.com or PAMONTGO-D-request@rootsweb.com with unsubscribe in message. > > ============================== > The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/

Thomas Wamsley/Walmsley will 15 Apr 1733 names my ancestor as an heir. He was Edward Johnson. Cecil co Wills and CCo Admins Bonds, p 412. Also names was John Kankey and Peter Pecoe. CC Deeds 1:3, 1674 wife Martha. Thomas is a shoemaker. CC Deeds 2:307, 1714 wife Katherine, sister to Robt Money, Her share of Larrramore's Neck. Admins bond p. 472, 298. Welcome Passengers according to Tepper NEW WORLD IMMIGRANTS were THOMAS WALMSLYWITH WIFE ELIZABETH AND 6 CHILDREN of whom Thomas, Henry, dau.... Good Luck, Cathy. If you find my Edward Johnson as a relative please let me know. ----- Original Message ----- From: Roland Morris <rmorris58@hotmail.com> To: <PAMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2000 11:57 AM Subject: Re: [PAMONTGO-L] Surname: REES Given Name: Elizabeth > The post on Genforum is correct. Montgomery County was formed from > Philadelphia County in 1784 and Delaware County was formed from Chester > County in 1789. Legal documents would more than likely exist in Philadelphia > and West Chester. > > If they were Qaukers you can find excellent records for them at the > Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College. Rees was a common Welsh > name which I frequently encounter in the Radnor Monthly Meeting records at > Swarthmore while researching my own family. Many of these Welsh Tract > settlers came from an area near Lake Bala in Merioneth, in northern Wales. > (Present day Gwynedd, Wales). Rees is a common name among them. > > Give me the names and dates and I'll do a quick search for them the > next time I'm at Swarthmore. > > Roland Morris > > ================ > > Here is an extract of a post to GENFORUM considering the surname REES. > > Montgomery Co PA as that is where I live. Athough this county was not > formed until later as you state, Lower Merion and Upper Merion (maybe > others) Townships were formed in the 1600s. There was a significant > migration of Welsh into this area---some were Quakers and some were not. > A significant number of these were named Rees. > > Mention is then made of a later move to Delaware County. > > I seek Elizabeth REES who married George Killinger/Kellenger Fitzgerald > and who had been born in the late-middle 1700's. I haven't a clue > concerning her parents. She is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery. I do > not have my dates with me, but it was somewhere around 1768-88. I > tend toward the latter, from memory. > > Can you help? > > Thanks, > Vince Summers > (great-great-great grandson) > > > ==== PAMONTGO Mailing List ==== > List owner ndwilson@swbell.net > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > ==== PAMONTGO Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe first check and see if you are getting list or digest mode then e-mail PAMONTGO-L-request@rootsweb.com or PAMONTGO-D-request@rootsweb.com with unsubscribe in message. > > ============================== > The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > >