New to this list, I have only one surnmae, DOWLER,in the area. To complicate matters, the time frame is rather short: from about 1775 to 1810. George Dowler was born in Westmoreland in 1776.(Westmoreland covered a lot of territory then!) His son born in 1804 is listed as Brownsville, but I wonder if that is *West* Brownsville. The next son is shown as being born in Washington County. By 1811 they all were in Ohio County VA/WV. The only one to come back to PA was my mother's maternal grandfather, who settled in West Middletown. A side note: I really had no intention of researching this surname until several years ago I saw a query on the Washington list for siblings of great-grandmother. Through that post I have met a third cousin in San Jose CA and the family military history expert( Civil War) in WV. My assignment is to determine whether George was a Methodist circuit rider, an Indian fighter, or both. I am extremely familar with Allegheny County PA; somewhat with Washington; minimally with Fayette. My current residence is in the Columbus OH area. Peg [email protected]