In a message dated 99-11-07 10:09:17 EST, you write: << (1) BAZIL DERRY (1786-1879) and wife, MARY POLLY SCHULTZ (Schulze) from Haydentown, Georges Township, Fayette County, PA. Son, JACOB DERRY, born in 1816 in Haydentown and married NANCY HARTMAN. Grandson, MELCHI DERRY (1844-1912) born in Haydentown and married MARTHA JANE SWANEY. Melchi and Martha had 4 children who settled in the Brownsville, Uniontown and East Millsboro areas: NATHANIEL (Nathan) SWANEY DERRY, ADOLPH BRADFORD DERRY, CHARLES WALKER DERRY, and PEARLE OTIS DERRY. >> Joan... Your SWANEY surname caught my attention... My aunt Ethel DONALDSON married Ralph SWANEY.. I got Ralphs family names from the 1900 census, living in Allenport, PA. His family is shown below. Any connection? Descendants of Thomas Swaney 1 Thomas Swaney b: 1858 . +Lizzie b: August 1861 m: 1883 ........ 2 Willie Swaney b: May 1884 ........ 2 Myrtle Swaney b: December 1887 ........ 2 Ada Swaney b: November 1889 ........ 2 Eva Swaney b: April 1894 ........ 2 Ralph T. Swaney b: November 22, 1897 d: June 08, 1967 Burial: Monongahela Cem., Monongahela, Washington Co., PA +Ethel Donaldson b: August 19, 1899 d: February 06, 1971 m: April 04, 1923 Burial: Monongahela Cem., Monongahela, Washington Co., PA Ralph and Ethel DONALDSON SWANEY had no children Thanks, Mike Donaldson ([email protected]) Allenport, PA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.my-ged.com/donldson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Listowner of: Monongahela River Valley of Penna Rootsweb mailing list: [email protected]