I just subscribed to this mail list since it covers my surname - Weese. The oldest ancestor that I can verify is Leonard Weese (or various spelling differences) who appeared in Gallia County Ohio before 1810. I suspect that he came from the present day area of north-eastern West Virginia and perhaps from Pennsylvania before that. However, I have no documented proof of his origin or his parents. All of his descendants lived in Gallia County and later Jackson County Ohio, except one child who apparently ended up next door in Pike County Ohio. Maybe I can get some ideas from this list. ======================================== Charles R. Weese cweese@raex.com 4012 Pardee Rd. Stow, OH 44224-3631 Go to http://www.swcp.com/~dhickman/pedged.html for my family tree Gallia County Ohio USGenWeb page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohgallia/gallia.htm Jackson County Ohio USGenWeb page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohjackso/jackson.htm Vinton County Ohio USGenWeb page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohvinton/vinton.htm Looking for Perkins, Rapp, Vance, Weese primarily