For anyone wishing to read the rest of this research paper I found it at the following URL http://www.seeaarch.com/mainweb.htm?110anthony%20newhouse%20%20% 20nancy%20coons pjd 6/13/08 On Jun 13, 2008, at 4:04 PM, CraigTrout@aol.com wrote: > In doing research on my own Henry MOORE line, I found this excerpt > from a > paper entitled "Mary Monnet", by E. Pauline Brittain-Johnson, > presented before > the Delaware County, Ohio Historical Society, February 25, 1952, which > reported a story written by J. R. Newhouse regarding the > adventurous life of his > grandfather, Anthony NEWHOUSE. > > = = = > > "Anthony Newhouse, the third son of the writer's great grandfather, > was born > in Louden County, Va., February 10, 1772. He was four years old > when his > father enlisted in the Revolutionary War, and 8 years old when his > father died > in the service. He remained with his mother and assisted in > raising the > family until 1784 when he enlisted in the army ordered out by > General Washington > for the suppression of the Whisky Insurrection in western > Pennsylvania. The > army was under the command of General Lee, of Virginia. Anthony > Newhouse > went with the army as far as Fort Pitt, now Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. > > He remained with the army six months and the insurrection being > suppressed, > he was discharged. He then returned to Louden County, where he > remained six > months. From there he went to Old Red Stone Fort in Fayette County, > Pennsylvania. He then became acquainted with Nancy Coons and > married her March 28, > 1799. From this place Anthony Newhouse and wife, his father-in-law, > John Coons > and family, and a man by the name of Henry Moore and his wife, all > moved to the > Territory of Ohio. They settled on Scippo Creek which is in the > present > limits of Pickaway county, Ohio, Salt Creek Township. They moved > there in the > early part of 1800, settled on a place formerly occupied by the > Indians. The > nearest settlement was Circleville, 13 miles, and Lancaster, 18 > miles. They went > from Fayette County, Pennsylvania, to the Ohio River in Virginia. > There > Anthony Newhouse put his wife and goods with the other families on > the old > fashioned reel boat, the only boat then running on the Ohio River. > Anthony Newhouse > and John Coons rode their horses, driving their stock before them. > They took > what was called the Ganes Track, a road cut out from Wheeling, W. > Va., to > Chillicothe, Ohio, by a man by the name of Ebeneezer Gane.” > > = = = > > I have no additional information beyond this interesting quote, but > thought > I would share it in case anyone in Loudoun County is researching > the NEWHOUSE > line. > > Best regards, > Craig H. Trout > > > > **************Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. > City's Best > 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > The First Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" > Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject > and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VALOUDOU- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message