Hi Folks, The following website has a history of a ward of Pittsburgh that gives a detailed picture of the area in the French and Indian War and afterwards. It details the WOODS family, including Indian captives, etc. Many of these people lived in Bedford till Pittsburgh was 'settleable'. Here's a bit: "The founder of the Woods family in America was George Woods, member of a family of Scotch origin, resident in Ireland. He married Rosanna Hall in Ireland, and emigrated with his family from Dungannon County, Ireland, to America, prior to 1733. He was probably accompanied by his brother, John Woods. In 1740, George Woods took the oath of allegiance in Philadelphia, and he settled in Tuscarora, prior to 1754. In religion he was a Presbyterian, and by occupation an Indian trader and packer, owning large trains of horses used in transporting merchandise of all kinds from Harris' Ferry (Harrisburg) to Fort Pitt (Pittsburgh) and the intervening settlements, and bringing on the return trip packs of furs and skins. By 1762, George Woods was living at Fort Bedford (Bedford) where his children and their families had preceded him. George Woods, founder of the Woods family in Pennsylvania, had four children, all born in Ireland. (1)." Linda Merle ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.fea.net