Mark - don't believe we have been in touch before, but your listing of Hildebrand especially caught my eye. I have spousal connections to Crago and Swan and direct to Thomas. My Thomas line is from Eli and Sarah Knight Thomas s/o John, s/o Ellis of Frederick Co., VA, My Hildebrands are probably descended from Henry b. 1758 to Henry b. 1778 to Lewis Lantz Hildebrand b. 1816. Lewis' son John Marshall was (from his obit): MEMBER OF PROMINENT FAMILY. Squire Hildebrand was a direct descendant of Henry Hildebrand, who came to America from Germany and settled in Massachusetts in colonial days. His parents were Louis Launtz Hildebrand and Maria Catherine Matheney [sic] of Greene county, PA. A few years after their marriage they moved to Clinton district, this county, [Monongalia]John M. Hildebrand being a boy two years old at that time and one of a family of twelve children. One of those twelve children was Margaret who married John Henry Smallwood and who lived on the Tygart Valley River a short distance from where it joins the Monongahala. John Henry was my ggrandfather. Early in life Squire Hildebrand established a small store at the place which now bears his family name. Hope we can connect with these Hildebrands. They have been very illusive. I have most all of their descendants. Marjorie Smallwood -----Original Message----- From: Mark Dodd <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, November 07, 1999 10:34 PM Subject: [PAMONVAL] Roll Call & intro >Hello Mike and All, > Thank you for starting this list! Though much info may be repeated >on other lists I think this a little more specific list and something I am >looking forward to. > My name is Mark Dodd I lived all my life in the Mon Valley. I >graduated from Elizabeth Forward High School and currently and probably >forever live in Elizabeth. I guess you can say I'm following family >tradition. My families showed up in the Mon Valley in late 1700's and early >1800's. Yes, many of their descendents have moved on but all my direct lines >stayed and they stayed mostly on the banks of the MON. Here are a few of my >surnames: HUGHS, LUCAS, O'NEIL,SHARPNACK,CRAGO, COOPER, MCCRORY, MCFEE, >MILLER, HILDEBRAND, BROWN, THOMPSON, KEARNS, THOMAS, WINTERS, MCCLAIN, SWAN, >DOUGHTY, COPELAND, PARKISON, MEANS, MITCHELL. > Those are the ones that were mostly around the Mon Valley. Mostly >all my others were in the "Yough Valley". > Some of my other hobbies besides genealogy are local history (of the >mon valley and Elizabeth and Forward twps) and I collect anything dealing >with riverboats..mostly pictures. > >Thanks and Happy Hunting! > >~critically addicted to genealogy~ > >Mark Dodd >Elizabeth, PA > > > >==== PAMONVAL Mailing List ==== >Tip: CAPITALIZE surnames in your messages. Reader will more easily find their family names. > >