Most of Southwest PA was claimed by Virginia until a settlement with PA in 1783 - Westmoreland, Allegheny, Fayette and Cumberland - just about everything west of Berks.

In general......did the records stay in the newly formed counties and/or did Virginia keep the records? I'm looking for the parents of Robert Erwin/Irwin, b 1803 Westmorland Co., PA. I've hit a brick wall where he is concerned....do I need to search Virginia records? Robert married Elizabeth WALLACE, b 1803 in Adams Co., OH in 1825. I assume he was in Westmoreland Co. PA between 1802-1825. I haven't found anything on Elizabeth WALLACE either. Judy ERWIN Cornick Tom Chapman <[email protected]> wrote: Most of Southwest PA was claimed by Virginia until a settlement with PA in 1783 - Westmoreland, Allegheny, Fayette and Cumberland - just about everything west of Berks. ==== PENNSYLVANIA Mailing List ==== The OFFICIAL website for this list is: http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/pa/ ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx