----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn K Shearer" <cks@pa.net> To: <PAPERRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 9:21 PM Subject: Re: [PA-Perry] Rev. John Dickey, Nelson, Stewart > I don't think the Carlisle Presbytery has any records. Copies of the few Presbyterian records that exist are usually found at the county historical societies and state wide at the Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia. You can check out their address on Cyndi's list.com. > > Where were they in 1850? I have most of my Stewart materials filed by counties. Were there any other Stewarts in the neighborhood? Joseph & Margaret Stewart were in Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines County, Iowa in 1850. They were in Missouri in 1851-1854, then were in Kansas, nearly present-day Manhattan & Fort Riley from 1854 to 1870. In 1870 they moved to Cowley county KS. The 1850 census shows Sarah Nelson & Nancy Nelson, in their late 30s, and Robert Nelson, age 19, living in the Stewart household. I assume they are related, but I don't know how. (Margaret was 26 at the time.) I do not know of any other Stewarts near them in Iowa or northern Kansas. There were other Stewarts near them in Cowley, but I do not know of any relationship between them. > > There was a Presbyterian minister names Rev John Dickey. He was born 1807 > in Chester Co, PA, died of typhoid 1855 buried New Bloomfield. PA. He was > licensed to preach by the Carlisle Presbytery 1834, preaching at New > Bloomfield, Landisburg and Buffalo (Presbyterian) churches according to > "History of the Carlisle Presbytery" Vol 2, pp 203-210. > > Thanks for this info! Would the Carlisle Presbytery have the church records > including marriages? > > > Also, something to keep in mind about "George M." - George McConnell (a > 1737-1783 Lack Twp, Cumberland, now Juniata Co) had a daughter Agnes "Nancy" > McConnell who married Joseph Stewart (c1755-p1817). Lots of "George M."s > found among his descendents. Joseph and Nancy had children (surnamed > Stewart): > > > Note: This is NOT my line - just collected the information while helping a > friend with her DAR papers. If you have dates for your Joseph Stewart, I > will check my files to see if I have anything on him. > > My Joseph Stewart was born in 1817 or 1818. Census records indicate 1818; > the obituary lists his birth as 1817. Census records show he was from PA, > but do not list a county. Obit for Margaret listed her as born in Perry Co, > PA. Their first child was born in PA (census records), so I hoped they > were also married there. Joseph died 1895, Margaret died 1902, both in KS. > State records of deaths began in 1911, so there are no death certificates to > write for. I have federal census records of Joseph & Margaret in 1850, > 1860, 1870, 1880; Kansas territorial in 1855, KS state in 1865. I have > Margaret on fed 1900 census, which indicates mother of 13 children, 5 > living. I can only name 10 of her children; three must have been born and > died between census years. > > I am working on my DAR papers through another line, but would love to know > if this line also leads to a Patriot. Any help will be greatly appreciated. > Lynn > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >