Hi List, I found this on another list. Any tie-ins? Joe >Source: BRANSON@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [BRANSON] The Underground Railroad in Cass, Mich. > >William East was in Wayne, Indiana in 1830 before going to Cass, Mich. Also >in Wayne, Indiana were some Branson families who were Quakers. Levi Coffin >was also there. The Vestals and Shinns were also Quakers (some >of them). A >Jeremiah Vestal was listed next to Samuel Shin. Jeremiah Piggott and Rachel >Maynor had a grandson named Jeremiah Vestal. (I'm not sure if this is the >same Jeremiah Vestal because the numbers were listed under the "free colored >persons"). > >Rachel Maynor was the sister of Mary Maynor who married Levi Branson and >Susannah Maynor who married James Mankin. The Piggotts and Vestals >were early >members of Cane Creek MM, Orange, NC and there were Bransons who were also >members. > >David Vestal was in Randolph, Indiana where Andrew Branson from Patrick, VA >lived in 1850. I'm not sure which David this was. > >Sandy > >1830 census >James East Wayne, Wayne, Indiana - Page 56 >Joel East Wayne, Wayne, Indiana - Page 67 >William East Wayne, Wayne, Indiana - Page 67 >Samuel Shin Wayne, Wayne, Indiana (age 30-40) - Page 68 >Jeremiah Vestal Wayne, Wayne, Indiana (free colored person age >24-36) - Page 68 >Benjamin Branson Center, Wayne, Indiana - Page 160 >Owen Branson Center, Wayne, Indiana - Page 160 >Ruth Branson Green, Wayne, Indiana - Page 115 >Levi Coffin JR. New Garden, Wayne, Indiana >Levi Coffin New Garden, Wayne, Indiana >David Vestal ESQ. Stoney Creek, Randolph, Indiana Joe Bissett, PIGGOTT/CUMMISKEY List Administrator/Rootsweb I use America's Book CDs in my genealogical research to access otherwise unavailable primary source material. http://www.abcd-usa.com/ I support the Godfrey Memorial Library. http://www.godfrey.org/ Proud to be a member of LostCousins! http://www/LostCousins.com