This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WEED, PLATT Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0dB.2ACI/4067 Message Board Post: Alanson WEED is in Cherry Tree Twp Venango Co PA in the 1860 census last, and for several before that , His dau in Law WIdow Rebecca Alanson WEED Early Settler, Sherman, CHAUTAUQUA CO NY born 24 APR 1780 Death: 1869 listed as WIED in Venango Cherry Tree Twp with Rebecca and same other listed here; Son of Gilbert WEED, Abigail HOYT m Polly PLATT Alanson Weed settled first with his family in 1806 in Ellery about 2 miles south of Dewittville, coming to Sherman in the spring of 1824 he built in this town, the first sawmill, in Spring of 1825, by 1850 Alanson is in VENANGO Co PA his wife is dead and so is his son Alanson JR he lives with dau in Law Rebecca below, and her children dau of POLLY and Alanson SR Sally Birth: 24 AUG 1801 in ,,NY Death: 2 DEC 1852 in Harmony,,NY m Dwight RICE dau Harriet WEED b b: 19 Apr 1803 d 6 Oct 1881 m Simeon LEETE Son Alanson WEED JUNIOR m Rebecca McGinis was born in Crawford Co, PA his dau Adaline Weed was born on 24 Jan 1844 in Gresham, PA. She died on 26 Mar 1932 in Gerry, Chautauqua Co., NY. She was buried in Gerry Homes Cemetery,Gerry, Chautauqua Co., NY. in 1850 Venango Co PA is this family and probably the burial area for Alanson and Polly too; Alanson Weed Cherrytree, Venango, PA abt 1780 Massachusetts Rebecca Weed Cherrytree, Venango, PA abt 1818 Pennsylvania Helen Weed Cherrytree, Venango, PA abt 1847 Pennsylvania Frances M Weed Cherrytree, Venango, PA abt 1843 Pennsylvania Josephine Weed Cherrytree, Venango, PA abt 1845 Pennsylvania Adeline Weed Cherrytree, Venango, PA abt 1845 Pennsylvania JUNIOR died before 1850 probably in Cherry Tree