This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5BC.2ACI/1562.4.2 Message Board Post: Hi Robert, I don't have any obituary info concerning your Peter Henton/Hinton, however, the following might be at least a little helpful. My records show that Peter Henton, Sr., was born in 1762 in Berks County, PA. He died in November 1813 in Rockingham County, Virginia. His wife, Mary Polly Scothorn was born August 31, 1762, in Upper Darby, PA. She died August 7, 1834. Mary's gravestone was surveyed and photographed in April 2003 as part of the R'ham County Tombstone project. A picture of the gravestone and "cemetery" can be viewed at http://www.rootsweb.com/~varockin/tombstones/cemetery-Flook-Armentrout.htm The cemetery has long been abandoned and its a near miracle that her gravestone is still standing much less located. According to the directions on how to get to the cemetery the following was written: --------------------------------------- "East of Lacey Spring, Rockingham County, Virginia. From Harrisonburg, Virginia, take Route 11 North to Route 806 (Martz Road) and turn right. Go to Route 717 (Indian Trail Road) and turn right. Go to Route 934 (Henton Mill Road) and turn left. At the end of Route 934 on the left side is a knoll in the field where cemetery is located. Notes: Cemetery has no fence nor is it maintained. In the 1960s the Daughters of the American Revolution wrote "An old abandoned cemetery northeast of Harrisonburg. Property owned by Flook Armentrout." -------------------------------------- This "Flook-Armentrout" property may have indeed once been owned by your Peter Henton/Hinton, Sr., but I don't know. It is thought that Peter was buried within the same cemetery as Mary, however, a stone for him was not found. I would guess that some digging around beneath the grass and soil would be needed, and I'll bet more gravestones would be found than just the two. My limited connection to your ancestors, the Hentons, is found with the marriages of two of their sons, Peter Henton, Jr., and Jesse Henton. Peter & Jesse married Mary Sellers and Elizabeth Sellers, respectively. Mary and Elizabeth were sisters, daughters of Andrew Sellers and Hannah Haga. Mary and Elizabeth were both "3rd Cousins, 4 Times Removed" to me, hence my connection to the Hentons/Hintons. Don't know if that helped, but I figure every little bit helps, sometimes. Michael Sellers