I have the following info on Noah Sapp that may be of some help in your search... note the source at the end of the info. I'm not showing any Mathew as a son of Noah... but I'm very new to this, and still in the process of collecting info, as opposed to interpreting info... Best of luck in your search... -george 1 BIRT 2 DATE 15 Aug 1809 2 PLAC near Mt. Vernon,Ohio 1 DEAT 2 DATE 20 May 1870 2 PLAC Peru Illinois 1 NOTE Moved to Indiana while a young man. 2 CONT 2 CONT Served as a captain in Alexander Bailey's company of mounter gunners, 2 CONT Col, I.R. Moore's regiment of Illinois Vounteers, during the Black 2 CONT Hawk War. 2 CONT 2 CONT Later moved to Tennessee, and in 1833 located in Bureau County, 2 CONT Illinois. 2 CONT 2 CONT Millwright by trade, erected the first mill on Spring Creek. 2 CONT 2 CONT In 1848, moved to Peru, LaSalle Co., and became a carpenter and 2 CONT contractor. 2 CONT 2 CONT In 1862, edited and published the Peru Herald. 2 CONT 2 CONT A Whig in politics, a Universalist in religion.Fought in the 2 CONT Blackhawk War and was editor of the "Peru Herald" newspaper during 2 CONT the Civil War and until his death in 1870. Served as captain in 2 CONT Alexander Bailey's company of mounted gunners, Col. I.R. Moore's 2 CONT regiment of Illinois volunteers during Black Hawk war. Millwright by 2 CONT trade and erected the first mill on Spring Creek. 2 CONT 2 CONT SOURCE CITATION: From the Personal and Family records of 2 CONT Samuel Dean Williams (sdwillia@wizzards.net)