In a message dated 7/12/2004 2:44:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, sandyhwallace@sbcglobal.net writes: my ggrandfather Hiram Sloop b. 1 Jan 1806 Philadelphia PA (according to family history). I checked the Philly directories at gale.ancestry and the first Sloop was in 1860. Meantime for some reason Ancestry is being erratic today, I want to check the 1800 census. Philly in 1800 was not what is Philly today and it is possible he was born in Bucks, Montgomery, Chester or Delaware Cos in portions that are now Philly Eliz