In a message dated 9/4/99 8:39:01 PM, Zipcode620 writes: >Michael, > >While searching through Vol. I marriages and deaths from 1818-1865 in Westmoreland >County (from Weekly Newspapers) I discovered this interesting tidbit. > > "death 11-25-1848 Philip Reagan Esq. at his res. E. Huntingdon Twp.,Westmoreland >Co., Pa. aged 105 years and 20 days. Mr. Reagan was engaged in many of >the important occurences of the Rev. war--was an excise man, and sustained >a loss during the rebellion by having his barn destroyed by the mob. Mr. >Reagan voted at every election since our Independence, and was a staunch >Republican of the Jefferson School. Peace at his ashes." > >This death date matches our Mr. Reagan but you do not have him at 105 years >of age, his birth would have been 1743 not 1756. What do you make of >it?? To have been in the Rev. it would make sense to have the earlier >birth date. > >Please let me know your thoughts. Pat, We've discussed this point abt Philip before on the list. One application I read for his pension made it pretty clear that his b'date was the later one. I lean towards that one myself. We may never know for sure. > >Also do you have any information on the city and country that Jean Cherpantier >came from?? I take it he was FRENCH. No, I have no idea. It does sound French though > >Did you receive the packet I sent you? Yes I did. Thanks > >Does the Sherbondy family newsletter still exist to your knowledge? Don't know about that. > >Thanks again, > >not so nearly related, >Pat Kintigh-Cole