WELLS Vashti; MS,USA>LA,USA; 1833-1920 Looking for information on Vashti WELLS. She was said to have been born 3 December 1833 in Mississippi. She may have married her first husband, Joseph SMITH, there or in central Louisiana on 26 June 1857. She died in Lecompte, Rapides Parish, LA, on 11 March 1920. Although she gives her birthplace as Mississippi, the family story is that she may have been raised in the Glenmora, LA, area. I feel she may also tie into the area WELLS who married her husband's SMITH relations. She remarried to Anderson Lenard CHAFIN on 1 September 1864. Children with Joseph: Emma, Samanthy, Abe, Kenneth McKenzy, Joseph Richard Children with A.L.: Jessey, George, Cornelia Lovonia, Idonia, Sauphronia. (I think she got on a roll with the last three. ;) Thanks! Shari Shari <shari@viptx.net>

SMITH Basil / SIMMONS Melinda; GA,USA>LA,USA; 1793-1879 Looking for more information on this person: Basil SMITH (also Bazzell, Bazzil, etc.) b. 1 August 1793 in Georgia d. November 1879 in (prob.) Rapides Parish, Louisiana parents: ??? siblings: ??? m. 8 April 1814 in Putnam Co., Georgia to Melinda SIMMONS b. January 1796 in North Carolina d. 17 April 1875 in (prob.) Rapides Parish, Louisiana parents: William SIMMONS (b. c1747 in Raleigh, NC) and Patience siblings: Willis, John, Soloman, Asa, Henry, Polly, Nancy, Rachel, Sanders W., William Harrison It would appear that Melinda and Basil's siblings may have married each other. (Asa Simmons to Frankey Smith, Nancy Simmons to John Smith) Basil and Melinda's children: Basil, John, Patience, William, Sanders, Nathaniel, Ezekiel, Pruda, and Josiah (aka Joseph). My line is Joseph. More can be found on Joseph at http://www.hypertree.com/smith/smit-jos.html Thanks! Shari Shari <shari@viptx.net>

MCCORMICK; Comber, DOW,NIR; 1775-1825 Seeking connections to Elizabeth McCORMICK born c 1775 believed Comber, Co Down. Husband presently unknown. Daughter Catharina McCORMICK born c 1812 Comber, married David REA (my gggf) born c 1798 Dundonald, Co Down. Believed Presby'. They had 9 known children born variously at Dundonald, Granshaw, Holywood, (all Co Down). Known to have been living at Ballyskeagh in 1842. All the family (inc. sister & mother-in-law) moved to Workington, Cumberland c 1843, and later, REA name changed to the local (Cumberland) spelling of REAY. -- David A Reay Lancaster, UK. David A Reay <dreay@baycom.demon.co.uk>

REA; Dundonald, DOW,NIR; 1775-1825 Seeking connections to David REA born c 1798, Dundonald or Newtonards, Co Down, or his sister Esther REA born c 1822 Beefach, Co Down. Family believed Presby'. David married Catharina McCORMICK born Comber, Co Down, daughter of Elizabeth McCORMICK. David & Catherina had 9 known children between 1827 & 1843 born variously at Newtonards, Granshaw and Holywood, but only documentation so far is birth of Catherine 4.5.1842 at Ballyskeagh. Family, including David's sister and mother-in-law moved to Workington, Cumberland c 1843 and name spelling eventually changed to REAY. -- David A Reay Lancaster, UK. David A Reay <dreay@baycom.demon.co.uk>

MONTPELLIER; AL,USA>LA,USA; 1798-1839 Looking for information on the family of Anthony (Antoine) MONTPELLIER who was born 1798 in Mobile, Alabama (aka Spanish West Florida). His parents were Anthony MONTPELLIER and Margaurite LEGAIR. And their parents were seemingly space aliens, but please feel free to prove me wrong. ;) Anthony (Jr.) married Elenor ("Helene") NEZAT in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana on 23 May 1818. He took the oath of deputy sheriff in St. Landry in 1818 and 1819. He was still alive in 1823-4 when he and his wife bought her father's property. By 1837 he was apparently deceased, as his wife remarried. I have not found a succession record. Children were: Adam, Adrian, Eugenia, and Onesime. My line is Eugenia. More information on her can be found at http://www.hypertree.com/montpellier/ Thanks! Shari Shari <shari@viptx.net>

STOCKMAN; SC,USA>LA,USA; 1780-1860 (One hates to put out a query that has stumped the great Lee Stockman - hi Lee - but hope springs eternal!) I'm looking for any information on John Peter STOCKMAN who was (prob.) born in South Carolina before 1790 and who died in (prob.) Louisiana after 1840. Wife's name unknown. He was (prob.) the son of widow Barbara STOCKMAN, and his father may have been George STOCKMAN (son of Johann Engleberth STOCKMAN and Anna Maria SCHMIDT, d. before 1790). Family was of Newberry, SC. John Peter's sons included John Adam (c1815 in SC), Peter Y. (c1818 in TN), Lewis (TN), Jacob (SC) and Reason P. My line is John Adam. I don't know much, but what I have is at http://www.hypertree.com/stockman/ Thanks! Shari Shari <shari@viptx.net>

PERRY Mary Caroline; AR,USA; c. 1861-1894 Looking for information on the family of Mary Caroline PERRY (probably called Caroline) who was born in Arkansas c1861 and married Lewis Marion WHITE in Washington County, Arkansas, on 15 June 1878. Caroline is said to have died on the way to Oklahoma, which would probably have been in the early 1890s. (Before her daughter married there in 1894.) There is a family story that Caroline was part Cherokee. (I know, grain of salt...) She does not say where her parents were from in the 1880 census. I have a tintype from her granddaughter's things which may be a clue: http://www.hypertree.com/images/gallery/whit-tintype-man.jpg My line is through her daughter Sarah. I have more information at http://www.hypertree.com/perry/ . Thanks! Shari shari@viptx.net

KENNEY; IRL>USA; c 1850 I am looking for information on Lawerence (Laurence) Kenney (Kenny) b 25 Aug 1827 in Dublin Ireland. Came to USA from Liverpool England and landed in Philadelphia 29 May 1852(3). He was a dyer by trade. Brother John Edward b 24 Jun 1828 who came over with him. Parents are a John Kenney and a Mary Stone b in Ireland. John Kenney was a Master Dyer. Looking for parental information and any other family member information. Thanks in advance. Michele "Mark and Michele Kellis" <makx2@cybertours.com>

WHITE Willis; AR,USA; 1836-1870 Looking for any information on Willis WHITE, born c1836 in Arkansas, who married an Elizabeth before c1855 and died between 1860-1870, probably in Washington County, Arkansas. Children were: Johnathan (c1855), Lewis Marion (c1857-c1917), Ellen (c1859), and James C. (c1862). All of Washington Co. Willis appears to have possibly been in the 1850 Washington Co. AR census (p356b) with three others named WHITE (sisters?): Nancy (b c1849), Elmyra (c1832 - Iowa? Louisiana?), and Isabel (c1828 - Iowa? Louisiana?). There may have been a connection between the WHITE and nearby STOUT families, although this may have been on the wife Elizabeth's side. My line is through son Lewis Marion, and more info may be found at http://www.hypertree.com/white/ Thanks! Shari shari@viptx.net

STANLEY William / WILLIAMS Annie; MO,USA/IL,USA; c. 1872 I'm looking for any information on William (M.?) STANLEY who married Annie WILLIAMS sometime before 12 March 1872. In 1872 their first child, Charles Franklin, was born in either Missouri or Illinois. (probably Missouri). I only know of one other child, although there could have been any number. The other child was Birdsall C. ("B.C."). The story is that William was a traveling blacksmith, and that Annie may have been dead by the time they reached Oklahoma, which would have been by 1894. William and Annie's son Charles reported his parents as being from someplace different in each census. He put William down as being born in Missouri, Kentucky, and Indiana. He put Annie down as being born in Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Charles moved to Texas (Angelina Co.) and his brother Birdsall moved to Colorado and Arkansas (White River area). I don't know what became of William and Annie. Thanks! Shari shari@viptx.net

MOORE Jane; SC,USA>TN,USA>MO,USA; 1786-1874 Looking for the parents and siblings of Jane MOORE who was born 6 November 1786 in Waxhaw District, South Carolina and married Thomas McCRAY c1803, probably near Washington County, Tennessee. Jane Moore McCray died 20 January 1874 in Lawrence County, Missouri. Enumerated near Jane and her husband in the 1850 Lawrence Co, MO, census was the family of John MOORE, born in Ireland, wife Catherine. It is often speculated that John was a brother to Jane. I would be interested in any information confirming this as well as any information about Jane's family. Also, Thomas' brother Henry may have married a sister to Jane named Mary MOORE. Jane and Thomas had children named: Elizabeth, Charles, Sarah, Mary Moore, Orra, Daniel, Lorina, Beersheba/Bathsheba, and Jane. My line is Mary. For more information on my line, please see http://www.hypertree.com/moore/ Thanks! Shari shari@viptx.net

THOMPSON William; KY,USA>MO,USA; 1822-1849 Looking for any information on William THOMPSON who was born on 3 March 1822 in Kentucky and married Elizabeth Lurinda (or Lucinda - last name unknown) there on 16 May 1839. By 1840 they were in Missouri and William is said to have died 29 June 1849 on the way to California. (He did manage to make an appearance in the 1850 Lawrence County, Missouri, census all the same.) His widow remarried to John W. WILKINSON. Children were: Matilda Caroline, Sarah Frances, Juliann Elizabeth, Mary Lucinda, Joel Haden, and Martha H. I have not been able to find any record of William and Elizabeth's marriage in Kentucky and don't know where in Kentucky they came from. My line is through Sarah Frances. For more information please see http://www.hypertree.com/thompson/ Thanks! Shari shari@viptx.net

Re: ADAMS; ARM,NIR/UIE,IRL; c. 1750-1850 I'm trying to push the edges to find out about Adams of Kingsmills, Armagh. The last known ancestors are William and Margaret, whose children include John (b c. 1850). Kingsmills church records seem unavailable after about 1845, so any help appreciated. "Roger" <radams@chinstrap.freeserve.co.uk>

SNOW Edmond / RIGGS Hannah; MO,USA; c. 1827 Looking for more information on the family of Edmond (Edmund, Edward) SNOW who married Hannah and resided in Scotland County, Missouri. Edmond's first name may have been William. Hannah may have been Hannah RIGGS, and they may have been married 5 June 1827 in Boone Co., MO. Edmond was probably born in South Carolina or Tennessee. He died 5 January 1871 in Scotland Co. Hannah was born 8 November 1811, possibly in TN, and died in 26 December 1885 in Scotland Co. Children were: John Calvin (m. Mary Susan SMITH), Louisa Emaline (m. Simon WILEY), James R. (m. Martha SMITH), William A. (m. Amanda J. McVEY), George S., Henry J., Daniel, Nancy E. (m. David William WEBB), Benjamin T. (m. Mary A. HICKS), Richard B., and Mary H. (m. Joseph C. HIGDON). My line is John Calvin. For more details on his descendants please see http://www.hypertree.com/snow/ . Thanks! Shari shari@viptx.net

SIMONS Charles; MS,USA>KS,USA>TX,USA; 1844-1896 Looking for any information on Charles SIMONS (SIMONDS, SIMMONS, etc.) who was born c1844 in Mississippi and was enumerated with wife Martha SNOW in the 1870 Marion Co, Kansas census. They moved to Texas where he was said to have died in Kaufman County in 1896. In the census (1880 Burnet Co TX p164), he said his parents were born in North Carolina. Is he the Charley P. Simons in the Charles and Martha Simons of NC household in the 1850 Chickasaw Co., MS, census? There are stories that his family was wiped out by smallpox while living in the midwest. There is also a story that a near-ancestor of Charles was a male Irish BUCHANAN who married a female English SIMONDS and he took her name when emigrating. Children were named Mary Jane, Sarah Elizabeth, John Wesley, Henry Clay, William Earl, Jesse James, Myrtle, Lillie Maud, Willie (f.), George, and Frank Hicks. Henry Clay is my line. For more information on Charles' descendants, please see http://www.hypertree.com/simonds/. Thanks! Shari shari@viptx.net

BREEN Patrick; KER,IRL> NY,USA / ID,USA; 1843-1899 Searching for BREEN ancestors in the KERRY County, IRELAND area. 2g grandfather, Patrick Dennis BREEN arrived USA before 1865. Enlisted in September 14, 1865. Company A, 21 Regiment, New York Calgary. Rank: Private. Discharged at Ft. McDermit, Nevada, 19 November 1881, as Sergeant. Married Elizabeth Caroline HARRIS, daughter of William Harris and Katherine O'CONNELL of Skibbereen,CORK CO., IRE, July 28, 1868 in Richmond VA, in the presence of her sister, Helen or Helena Harris DRISCOLL and Helen's husband, Peter DRISCOLL, who arrived from Skibbereen, CORK Co., IRE abt 1867. Patrick Breen served during the Resconstruction Period, and during the Indian Wars. After leaving the service he and his family, 13 children, lived in Boise City, ADA Co., ID. Patrick died February 27, 1899 in Boise ID. Children were: Mary Jane, William M., Lillian, Elizabeth, Catherine M., Helen, John P., Hugh T., Arthur B, Anna, Ellen P. [twin to Anna], Christine J., and James. Any information on BREEN families in KERRY Co. will be greatly appreciated. Thank you. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. Judith McDonald <eyrishmac@netscape.net>

MOORE; ENG; 1800-1950 I am researching all the names in the list below. They are all linked mainly by family documents I have in my own possession dating back to about the 1870s. But it is not always clear what some of the relationships are. Clearly, some of the names are very common in their own countries, so what I am looking for are some positive means of identifying the links between them. If anyone can help, I shall be most grateful. As far as I can tell, there are three separate and independent links between England and Germany. BACKES Saarbrucken, Germany BARKER Kent/North London/Sussex, England BARTOSZEK France/Germany BEHR Germany BOOTH Kent, England BRAHAM South-West London, England CAPEL Aylesbury, England DACEY Surrey, England DAHM Germany DAVIES England DROST Ostfriesland, Germany EGGER Westfalen, Germany FREHSDORF/FRESSDORF Hohenlimburg/Letmathe, Germany FRITH England GEISSLER England/Germany GOULD North-West London, England GREEN England GROLL Germany HALL Hackney/Islington, England KNYCHALLER Germany KURITZER Germany LALONDE England/Canada LUTH Germany MARMATZKE Germany MICHEL Germany MOORE England NICHOLLS Canterbury, England OETTERSHAGEN Hohenlimburg/Rheinland, Germany PAYNE Harrow, England/Australia PIEPER Germany REITH Germany RISBY Surrey, England RODEMACHER Germany SCHRADER Germany SCHUMACHER Germany SPAIN London, England STEIGER Germany SULBERG Hohenlimburg, Germany TIGGES Germany WOOD England Thank you, Eddie Hall "Eddie Hall" <eddie@halls66.freeserve.co.uk>

KURITZER; DEU; 1800-1950 I am researching all the names in the list below. They are all linked mainly by family documents I have in my own possession dating back to about the 1870s. But it is not always clear what some of the relationships are. Clearly, some of the names are very common in their own countries, so what I am looking for are some positive means of identifying the links between them. If anyone can help, I shall be most grateful. As far as I can tell, there are three separate and independent links between England and Germany. BACKES Saarbrucken, Germany BARKER Kent/North London/Sussex, England BARTOSZEK France/Germany BEHR Germany BOOTH Kent, England BRAHAM South-West London, England CAPEL Aylesbury, England DACEY Surrey, England DAHM Germany DAVIES England DROST Ostfriesland, Germany EGGER Westfalen, Germany FREHSDORF/FRESSDORF Hohenlimburg/Letmathe, Germany FRITH England GEISSLER England/Germany GOULD North-West London, England GREEN England GROLL Germany HALL Hackney/Islington, England KNYCHALLER Germany KURITZER Germany LALONDE England/Canada LUTH Germany MARMATZKE Germany MICHEL Germany MOORE England NICHOLLS Canterbury, England OETTERSHAGEN Hohenlimburg/Rheinland, Germany PAYNE Harrow, England/Australia PIEPER Germany REITH Germany RISBY Surrey, England RODEMACHER Germany SCHRADER Germany SCHUMACHER Germany SPAIN London, England STEIGER Germany SULBERG Hohenlimburg, Germany TIGGES Germany WOOD England Thank you, Eddie Hall "Eddie Hall" <eddie@halls66.freeserve.co.uk>

COOK George Washington; NY,USA / IN,USA; c. 1795- Searching for COOK ancestors in NEW YORK, c. 1700 -, OHIO c. 1800-, and INDIAN c. 1836-. 3g grandfather, George Washington COOK b. abt 1795 in NEW YORK. Parents UNKNOWN. Married Lydia Ann PATTERSON, parents also unknown, August 13, 1836 in Wayne OH. Shortly thereafter they moved to PARKE Co., IN. Children: Have names of 3> George b abt 1837; Lucinda Ann b. August 25, 1838 in Parke Co. IN., and William b. abt. 1840. Conjecture that George was named for his father and possibly grandfather. Conjecture that William was named for a Patterson ancestor. Lucinda Ann married 1st husband: George Harlan 1853, Union Twp, Parke Co, IN. George Harlan d. November 17, 1856, Henry Co, IL. Child: Sarah Irene Harlan b. September 01, 1855, Geneseo, Henry Co., IL. Lucinda married 2nd husband: Nathan Coffman Bolin December 24, 1857, Stark County, Illinois. Divorced June 14, 1879, Cambridge, Henry Co. IL. Children of 2nd marriage: Ella L., William L., Ida Belle, and Cecil Grace. Would appreciate any information on Cook Families in NY c. 1700-1800s, OH c. 1800-1840s, and in IN c. 1836- Thank you. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. Judith McDonald <eyrishmac@netscape.net>

BRINK Anthony; DEU>Baltimore,MD,USA; 1840- Searching for BRINK ancestors from Hanover Germany area. 2g grandfather, Anthony BRINK arrived USA in 1840. Lived in Baltimore MD area 1840-1900?. Anthony Brink b. March 1830 in Hanover. m. Elizabeth or Elisabeth Wilhelm about 1858 in Baltimore MD. She was born about 1830 in the Alsace Lorraine region. Anthony Brink was a musican and served briefly in Co. F, 5th MD Infantry, rank Muscn, 1861-1862. Names of children were: Frank, Catherin, Carrie, Anthony Jr., Joseph Josephus, William or Wilhem, Jessie. Any information on BRINK families from Hanover area, or Wesfalia, or Baltimore MD will be greatly appreciated. Since I am uncertain of the spelling of some of the location place names, do not hesitate to advise me of the correct spelling. Thank you, Paul Sandhofer Paul Sandhofer <awy@customcpu.com>