For David: I don't know anything further of the details of the murder of a John Piatt in New Orleans other than what I posted. Was this John a cousin of the Benjamin who was married to Mary Philips. Yes, to some degree, but not first cousins. But did they know each other? I don't know. There is a lot more research that needs to be done concerning (the) Benjamin(s). -- Laverne Ingram Piatt Ontario, OH

For David: Yes, I THINK the Dearborn Co IN Benjamin is the same who was a Federal judge in Cincinnati. Dearborn Co IN is just a ferry ride from Boone Co KY where Benjamin's father Jacob had built Federal Hall, his own fine home. I have not checked out the fact that this Benjamin spent time in Dearborn Co IN as yet. This is just speculation. But the Benjamin who was a Federal judge in Cincinnati is the same as the one who had a wonderful 11 room log summer home in Logan Co OH. (Forget this pioneer hardship business. These folks had money and servants.) -- Laverne Ingram Piatt Ontario, OH

For David: I think there is more to the story of the Benjamins then we know. If we could get the original findings from the divorce proceedings of Mary Philips Piatt against Benjamin Piatt, PA Supreme Court, 24 Nov 1790 we might know more. -- Laverne Ingram Piatt Ontario, OH

Could you give me/us the URL for the possible Hannah sibling information that you found on line? Thanks, Marianne On Fri, 19 Oct 2001 18:14:50 -0700, PIATT-L@rootsweb.com wrote: > Just discovered a little bit more on my 2nd grt grd mother. > Elizabeth Hannah Piatt brn 1828 in Ohio, married Isaac Armfield, and they > lived in Montfort WI. > She went by the name of Hannah, and died in Portland OR. 1914. > In the 1910 Minn. MN. census, she was living with her daughter Florence and > her husband Frank Pierce Williams. > Now this is where I found new info!!! > It is recorded that she was born in Ohio and her parents were born in > Virginia!!! SO the information I received from a distant cousin must be > correct. She said she thought Hannah's father's name was Moses Piatt and her > mother Jane Smith. She also said that she thought they were both from > Virginia! > Or I hope I am on the correct path. > Now I did find on line some other Piatts and Smiths in Virginia, that made > me think that these could just be a possibly that the two girls could be > sisters marrying brothers? I know, I'am getting carried away. > > I just had to share this! So back to the census and just maybe I'll find the > connection to the rest of your Piatts...Anita > > > ==== PIATT Mailing List ==== > Let's all remember to play nicely, respect others, and > help our fellows...and that goes for more than just > this mailing list... > > > ============================== > Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life > If you know how to reduce these risks. > http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html > _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/

Laverne, You alluded to many Ohio marriages...could you share them with me/us? Thanks, Marianne _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/

Hey Laverne, If Benjamin killed an Indian in 1792 and was in jail for seven years, then this man must be different from the one that settled in Adams County because that one married Mary Waddell in 31 Oct 1795.........What do you think? David

You say that John Piatt (b:c1784) was murdered in New Orleans, LA before 26 Jun 1812. Do you know the story behind that? Why was John in New Orleans? Was he the only Piatt down there? I have come across the following. A Benjamin Piatt that was always in trouble with the law down in Louisiana. Now, he is supposedly the son of Jacob Pyatt and Elizabeth Dunham. He married a Mary Phillips, was divorced. He apparently married for second to a Mary Waddell and settled in Adams County, OH. Now, my question is was Benjamin in New Orleans when John was murdered? Were the two cousins in New Orleans together? Is this two different Benjamin Piatt? If so, who would this Benjamin Piatt be? How was he in trouble with the law in Louisiana?

For David Eckert: ABRAHAM PIATT (s.o JOHN PIATT & FRANCES VAN VLIET) b c1741, Six Mile Run, Middlesex Co NJ d 13 Nov 1791, Penn's Valley, Watsontown, Haines Twp, Northumberland Co PA [now Centre Co] m c1769, NJ? ANNABELLE ANDREW (d/o JAMES ANDREW & CATHERINE LIVINGSTON) b c1748, NJ d 16 Apr 1822, Hamilton, Butler Co OH; buried there children (PIATT): --1. CATHARINE "Cattrin," b 1 May 1770, bp 27 May 1770, Somerset Co NJ; d 27 Jun 1828; m 21 Apr 1796, James Andrew (a cousin, b 22 May 1774; d 1 Mar 1851) --2. FRANCES "Fransynthie," bp 1 Mar 1772, Somerset Co NJ; m before 23 Jan 1797, James Watson --3. ELIZABETH "Elyesebet," bp. 18 Jun 1773, Somerset Co NJ; d before 26 Jun 1812; m after 23 Jan 1797, Elias Baldwin --4. JACOB, bp 23 Apr 1775, Somerset Co NJ; d 25 Apr 1848, Weller Twp, Henry Co IL; m/1 c1797, unknown; m/2 16 Feb 1808, Centre Co PA, Esther Livingston; m/3 28 Nov 1816, Jane Thompson --5. ABRAHAM, bp 24 Nov 1776, Somerset Co NJ; d c1828, Butler Co OH; m 25 Jun 1807, Butler Co OH, Jane Hageman --6. ?WILLIAM?, died young [b 1778, PA according to DAR records] --7. MARGARET "Margret," bp 20 Feb 1780, Somerset Co NJ; d Adel IA; m 1807, John Graham Eckles --8. JANE "Jenney," bp 16 Mar 1783, Somerset Co NJ; m c1804, James Carnahan, b 1777 --9. JOHN, b c1784, Potter Twp, Northumberland Co PA; murdered in New Orleans LA before 26 Jun 1812 -10. ELEANOR, b 14 Jun 1786, Potter Twp, Northumberland Co PA; d 16 Jul 1865/6, Indianapolis IN; m/1 1805, John McDonald; m/2 6 Jun 1827, John Kerr -11. JAMES ANDREW, b 21 Apr 1789, Potter Twp, Northumberland Co PA; d 22 Oct 1838, Piatt Co IL; m/1 21 Dec 1815, Jemima Ford; m/2 12 Dec 1837, Mahala Oxley -12. ANNABELLE, b c1790, PA; d 1875, Brown Twp, Ripley Co IN; m 24 May 1808, Butler Co OH, William Hart, b 1789; d 1858 The youngest 7 children above (excluding WILLIAM whose record is not with the others) were baptised at Six Mile Run Church in New Jersey. The baptismal records were printed in the Somerset Co Historical Quarterly, Volume 8, reprinted in 1989 from the 1919 issue. Abraham Piatt served in the Revolutionary War as a Quartermaster from Somerset Co NJ, a Captain of the 2nd Regiment of Middlesex Co NJ Militia, Col Neilson's Regiment, on duty at Cranbury NJ, 1 Feb 1777 to 2 Apr 1777, and later, in 1778, as a Captain in the 5th Batallion, Northumberland Co PA, Militia, John Kelly, Colonel. He moved from NJ to Penn's Valley PA and settled on land obtained in exchange for doing some surverying jobs. He was Judge of the Courts of Northumberland County in 1786. He died in 1791, and all his family removed to Ohio. James Piatt was but a small boy when his father died. An "Abstract of Wills and Administrations of Northumberland County" erred in giving the surname as PRATT. Annabelle died in Hamilton, Butler Co OH. Abraham's brother JOHN PIATT who married first JANE WILLIAMSON and second ELIZABETH YOUNG BEAR was in White Deer Valley, Northumberland/Lycoming Co PA. Source: Piatt Family Newsletter, Volume 7, 1992. -- Laverne Ingram Piatt Ontario, OH

This Benjamin M. Piatt then moved to Dearborn County, IN in 1807 and then settled in Cincinnati and then in Logan County?

For Amanda: No the Benjamin who I speculate is the one in Dearborn Co IN in 1807 would be Benjamin McCullough Piatt, son of Jacob and Hannah McCullough Piatt. Benjamin would have come to the area straight from New Jersey near the time his parents did the same after the Revolutionary War. Benjamin became a Federal judge and spent him life in Cincinnati and Logan Co OH where two of his sons built the Piatt Castles. Benjamin of Adams Co OH was associated with the Piatts of Washington Co PA. -- Laverne Ingram Piatt Ontario, OH

I have been trying to create a page for Benjamin at www.angelfire.com/ar/pyeatt/BMP1779.html I am trying to tie out the source records that I have for him and his descendants (also for those of Jacob and Hannah) any help would be appreciated. I was using DAR listings and cemetery information, so, I have more blanks spaces than I do answers. If someone could give me a complete list of children and spouses, for instance, I could match them up to the source records for the event and would keep me from making too many "ass"ume mistakes. Thanks, Marianne On Sun, 28 Oct 2001 22:58:42 -0400, PIATT-L@rootsweb.com wrote: > For David Eckert: > > I am speculating here, not checking records, but believe that BENJAMIN PIATT > who was on the 1807 Dearborn Co IN voter list would have been BENJAMIN > McCULLOUGH PIATT who married ELIZABETH BARNETT. This couple were parents of > the two men who built the Piatt Castles. They are buried in the family > cemetery near Castle Piatt Mac-A-Cheek in Logan Co OH. > > ROBERT PIATT of the same area could have been the ROBERT PIATT who married > NANCY JONES. Subsequently ROBERT PIATT built a grand house at East Bend, > Boone Co KY. Both ROBERT and NANCY are buried in the cemetery at Piatt's > Landing in Boone Co KY. Robert and Nancy's house was destroyed a number of > years ago by Cincinnati Gas and Electric for an electric generating plant. > However, an architectural study of the house was made by the company and it, > along with a history, was published as _Piatt's Landing East Bend._ Floor > plans and elevations exist for anyone who would like to replicate the house. > > Lineages: > > .Rene Piatt and Elizabeth Sheffield (NJ) > ..Jacob Piatt and Mary Hull (NJ, he to PA) > ...John Piatt and Frances Van Vliet (widow Wyckoff) (NJ) > ....Jacob Piatt and Hannah Cook McCullough (NJ, KY) > .....Benjamin McCullough Piatt and Elizabeth Barnett (NJ, KY, OH) > > .Rene Piatt and Elizabeth Sheffield (NJ) > ..Jacob Piatt and Mary Hull (NJ, he to PA) > ...John Piatt and Frances Van Vliet (widow Wyckoff) (NJ) > ....Daniel Piatt and Catherine Sherrard (NJ) > .....Robert Piatt and Nancy Jones (NJ, KY) > > Benjamin and Robert were first cousins, their fathers having been brothers, > and two of the Five Revolutionary Brothers, sons of John Piatt and Frances Van > Vliet Wyckoff Piatt. > -- > Laverne Ingram Piatt > Ontario, OH > > > ==== PIATT Mailing List ==== > Had good luck with something you learned on a Rootsweb mailing > list? Why not support Rootsweb? > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/

Laverne, Is this the same Benjamin Piatt that showed up in Scioto and Adams Co OH about the same time as Lewis Jr. and John H. Piatt that we have not been able to verify his origins? Thanks, Amanda Cincinnati, OH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laverne Piatt" <LaPiatt@worldnet.att.net> To: <PIATT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 9:58 PM Subject: Re: [PIATT] 1807 Dearborn County, Indiana PIATTS > For David Eckert: > > I am speculating here, not checking records, but believe that BENJAMIN PIATT > who was on the 1807 Dearborn Co IN voter list would have been BENJAMIN > McCULLOUGH PIATT who married ELIZABETH BARNETT. This couple were parents of > the two men who built the Piatt Castles. They are buried in the family > cemetery near Castle Piatt Mac-A-Cheek in Logan Co OH. > > ROBERT PIATT of the same area could have been the ROBERT PIATT who married > NANCY JONES. Subsequently ROBERT PIATT built a grand house at East Bend, > Boone Co KY. Both ROBERT and NANCY are buried in the cemetery at Piatt's > Landing in Boone Co KY. Robert and Nancy's house was destroyed a number of > years ago by Cincinnati Gas and Electric for an electric generating plant. > However, an architectural study of the house was made by the company and it, > along with a history, was published as _Piatt's Landing East Bend._ Floor > plans and elevations exist for anyone who would like to replicate the house. > > Lineages: > > .Rene Piatt and Elizabeth Sheffield (NJ) > ..Jacob Piatt and Mary Hull (NJ, he to PA) > ...John Piatt and Frances Van Vliet (widow Wyckoff) (NJ) > ....Jacob Piatt and Hannah Cook McCullough (NJ, KY) > .....Benjamin McCullough Piatt and Elizabeth Barnett (NJ, KY, OH) > > .Rene Piatt and Elizabeth Sheffield (NJ) > ..Jacob Piatt and Mary Hull (NJ, he to PA) > ...John Piatt and Frances Van Vliet (widow Wyckoff) (NJ) > ....Daniel Piatt and Catherine Sherrard (NJ) > .....Robert Piatt and Nancy Jones (NJ, KY) > > Benjamin and Robert were first cousins, their fathers having been brothers, > and two of the Five Revolutionary Brothers, sons of John Piatt and Frances Van > Vliet Wyckoff Piatt. > -- > Laverne Ingram Piatt > Ontario, OH > > > ==== PIATT Mailing List ==== > Had good luck with something you learned on a Rootsweb mailing > list? Why not support Rootsweb? > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >

For David Eckert: I am speculating here, not checking records, but believe that BENJAMIN PIATT who was on the 1807 Dearborn Co IN voter list would have been BENJAMIN McCULLOUGH PIATT who married ELIZABETH BARNETT. This couple were parents of the two men who built the Piatt Castles. They are buried in the family cemetery near Castle Piatt Mac-A-Cheek in Logan Co OH. ROBERT PIATT of the same area could have been the ROBERT PIATT who married NANCY JONES. Subsequently ROBERT PIATT built a grand house at East Bend, Boone Co KY. Both ROBERT and NANCY are buried in the cemetery at Piatt's Landing in Boone Co KY. Robert and Nancy's house was destroyed a number of years ago by Cincinnati Gas and Electric for an electric generating plant. However, an architectural study of the house was made by the company and it, along with a history, was published as _Piatt's Landing East Bend._ Floor plans and elevations exist for anyone who would like to replicate the house. Lineages: .Rene Piatt and Elizabeth Sheffield (NJ) ..Jacob Piatt and Mary Hull (NJ, he to PA) ...John Piatt and Frances Van Vliet (widow Wyckoff) (NJ) ....Jacob Piatt and Hannah Cook McCullough (NJ, KY) .....Benjamin McCullough Piatt and Elizabeth Barnett (NJ, KY, OH) .Rene Piatt and Elizabeth Sheffield (NJ) ..Jacob Piatt and Mary Hull (NJ, he to PA) ...John Piatt and Frances Van Vliet (widow Wyckoff) (NJ) ....Daniel Piatt and Catherine Sherrard (NJ) .....Robert Piatt and Nancy Jones (NJ, KY) Benjamin and Robert were first cousins, their fathers having been brothers, and two of the Five Revolutionary Brothers, sons of John Piatt and Frances Van Vliet Wyckoff Piatt. -- Laverne Ingram Piatt Ontario, OH

For David Eckert: Jacob Pyatt Sr and Jacob Pyatt Jr, believed to be father and son, but not necessarily proved to be such, were among those listed as having been disposessed of their lands west of Tuscarora Mountain in PA and having their cabins burned by the PA militia. Settlers had violated the treaty boundaries in several valleys west of the Susquehanna in the 1750s. The Indians, rather than taking matters into their own hands, made a request of PA Colonial Governor Hamilton that he solve the problem before they did. So Hamilton sent the PA militia under the command of one Richard Peters to round up the squatters. The list which includes the Pyatts appears in a couple of PA county histories including the <History of Cumberland County and Adams County, Pennsylvania, 1886> which quotes Richard Peters in a report to Hamilton dated 2 July 1750 as listing the Pyatts as among those disposessed from Path Valley on 31 May 1750. >From the lineage from Rene we can speculate which were the two Jacobs listed based on their birth years but the two could have been any of the three: .Rene Piatt and Elizabeth Sheffield (NJ) ..Jacob Piatt (b 1678) and Mary Hull (NJ, he to PA) ...Jacob Piatt (b 14 Jan 1705) and Jean Paul ....Jacob Piatt (b 18 Nov 1725) and Elizabeth Dunham The settlers returned to the area several years later after the rights to settlement were secured from the Indians. A small community called Burnt Cabins, a mill, and a campground lie just north of and can be seen from the PA turnpike in Fulton Co today. Source: Piatt Family Newsletter, Volume 1, 1986 -- Laverne Ingram Piatt Ontario, OH

For David Eckert: SOLOMON PIATT was born in 1824 in Trotwood, Montgomery Co OH and died 24 Jul 1864 at the US Army Hospital in Chattanooga TN. He is buried in the National Cemetery in Chattanooga, Sec F Div 1 Grave 68. On 7 June 1845 he married NANCY BOZE in Dayton, Montgomery Co OH. The couple had 6 children: Mary Ellen, Sarah Ann, David L, Isaac Ivan, Samuel Elias, Stephen Wesley. Solomon Piatt was the son of JOHN PIATT and REBECCA _____? This couple was in the Montgomery Co OH census for 1820. Little further is known of this couple. A county history mentioning some of their sons states that the couple would have had ties to Rockingham and/or Rockbridge Co VA. However, research there and in Augusta Co VA has revealed little more and nothing as yet to establish the link to New Jersey and to Rene Piatt, a link which is strongly suspected. Source: Piatt Family Newsletter, Volume 5, 1990. -- Laverne Ingram Piatt Ontario, OH

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Z.2ACBAEB/230 Message Board Post: Greetings! My name is Christine, and I am the list keeper for the PIATT surname mailing list from Rootsweb. Yes, the list is spelled PIATT, but it is designed to encompass any spelling of the name. Many PIATT, PYOTT, PYEATTE, or PYATT lines can be traced back to the same common ancestor, Rene who migrated from France in the 1600s There are several very knowledgable folks on the mailing list--some have been reaseacrhing PIATT (&c) lines for decades. Please join us and we may be able to help each other. To subscribe, send an email to PIATT-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com with only the word subscirbe in the message. You will receive a welcome message if all goes well, including instructions about how to post & how to unsubscribe or change to 'digest mode'. It's free & easy to use. It's a great idea to send a message introducing yourself and your research interests to the list to PIATT-L@rootsweb.com after you've subscribed. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me! Thanks, and good luck, Christine in Lexington

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Z.2ACBAEB/121.129.189 Message Board Post: Hello Thank you for answering my e-mail about Benjamin Piatt, and his wife Rebecca Hendershot, Could you tell me the date of birth , married, death on this two and Piatt grandparnet's. Rene Piatt. /Elizabeth Sheffied, Jacob Piatt & Mary Hull, same man but second wife ? Jean Young ? Ben is my mother's grandfather, and just how far can I go with generation, and where did they come from , Germany ? Please feel free to use my e-mail instead. Thank you. Gwen . Gwenielady@aol.com

I think definately the key here is opportunity. You saw a handful of people at church once a month, and your neighbors at the occasional picnic or trip to town/trading post (if that). They really didn't see anyone but relatives on a regular basis. When a young man is going across to a neighbors' to check out his daughters, I'm sure any other unmarried young men are going to go along as well. And, from my experience, the more time you spend with someone the more you feel like they are 'the one'. Especially, if you're not seeing a whole lot of any other young people. I am remembering back to summer vacation when the boys that I ran into at the local groceryy/feed store started looking better and better as the summer wore on (and the longer it had been since I had seen anyone else for comparison). I can imagine that if you multiply that a few times and have siblings pulling for you to 'join the family' - it would almost be inevitable that it's going to happen. Marianne On Sat, 20 Oct 2001 09:27:56 -0400, PIATT-L@rootsweb.com wrote: > Hi, Ed, The world was pretty small in the early days and there wasn't a > large pool of possible spouses to choose from. In my line I have some > cousins marrying: > Robert Piatt (1830-1883) s/o John of Daniel of John of Jacob of Regnier m. > his cousin Catherine Canby (1828-1888) d/o of Robert of Daniel of John of > Jacob of Regnier; they were the parents of my great-grandfather Dr. Louis H. > Piatt of Boone Co., KY. Elise Greenup Jourdan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ed pyeatt" <ned_ludd@webtv.net> > To: <PIATT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2001 2:55 AM > Subject: Re: [PIATT] Elizabeth Hannah Piatt, brn 1828 > > > > Anita - > > Brothers marrying sisters, etc. may > > not be so far fetched, after all. In the > > Pyeatt (Piatt) lineage we find, about > > 1700, the brothers, Jacob and Thomas > > Pyatt marrying the Hull sisters, Mary and > > Mercy, respectively. Then, in about 1790, > > the Pyeatt brothers (Maj.) Jacob and > > James married the Finley sisters, > > Margaret and Catherine, and emigrating > > as a group to (what is now) Arkansas > > in 1810. Then we find the son and daughter of (Maj.) Jacob and Margaret, > > John and Mary marrying Martha (Patsy) > > Carnahan and her brother, Samuel. > > The grandsons of (Maj.) Jacob and > > Margaret, John, Andrew (my ggf), and > > their nephew, Peter, marrying the > > daughters of Thos. H. Tennant, > > Margaret, Miranda (my ggm), and > > Nettie Tennant. These marriages > > span the family history from New England > > to North Carolina to Arkansas. > > On my mother's side, we have my > > gf, C.H.Roberts wed to Alice Hay, > > who bore him the first four of his eight > > children. She died in 1910, following > > the birth of my uncle, Chas. Roberts. > > C.H. Roberts then married Alice Hay's > > sister, Ninnie Lou Hay. I suppose that, > > should Ninnie Lou (Hay) Roberts have > > died, Clyde H. could have married the > > remaining Hay, Flora. > > I doubt seriously that these were > > all that isolated, as marriages went, > > and may still happen. There was strength > > in numbers in the past, and the group > > loyalty would be enhanced by sibling > > marriages. In fact, that is probably > > still the case. Don't discount it as a possibility, the evidence is > > right there, in the family history. > > Keep searching, and be prepared for > > pleasant and interesting surprises. > > Ed > > > > > > > > ==== PIATT Mailing List ==== > > The PIATT mailing list archives can be searched at > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/PIATT-L/ > > > > > > ============================== > > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > > > > ==== PIATT Mailing List ==== > You can contact the listowner (that's me, Christine!) at > xinegirl@gateway.net > with any questions, problems, or suggestions! > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/

Can anyone tell me the children of Abraham Piatt and Annabelle Andrew? They were married abt 1768. I know that Abraham was a Captain in the Revolution and a surveyor. Was he also a Judge of Northumberland County, PA? Did he have brothers that settled in Lycoming County, PA near him?

Can anyone help me with Solomon Piatt. He was 38 years old when he mustered in on 7 October 1861 in an Ohio Regiment. I am trying to find out who his parents are and how he connects to the Rene Piatt line.