Tulehocken,nw Berks Co,Pa had one of the several colonies of 1710 area German, who were spred by the British through their American colonies. Very poor,this colony was 1st sent west of Albany,NY to Cobleskyl,and running into neighbor and land title troubles,some cut thru the backwoods south to Tulpehocken. Late 1730-s-1740's found Michael Harness,b 1-1-1700 ,and others on the South Branch,Potomac. As Tulpehocken was settled from the north,Maxatawny area of sw Berks Co,Pa was settled from the S E-from Philadelphia and nearby. 1710-15,the 1st settlement was Swedes of ex New weden,displaced by the Quakers around Phila. Antoni Sadowski ,the Bird's, and Mordachi Lincoln moved over from Monmouth Co,NJ . Squire Boone joined them Thomas RUTTER started SE Pa's 1st recorded iron furnace. And they were joined by many German's and Swiss. Rutters and Sadowski's and Johnson's,at least ,were on Patterson's Creek,w Hampshire Co, by late 1740's .And whenthey retreated from Indians,they joined many old Maxatawny,Pa neighbors east of North Mt in sw Shenadoah Co,and nw Rockingham Co's Va. Mrs Antoni Sadowski,by now the widow Palmer, left a 1748 Patterson's Creek,old Fredrick Co,Va will of 1748,witnessed by a RUTTER. Her husband had been an indian trader, AND 2 of her grandsons were on early 1773-1774 Ky surveying parties. Sadowski Sanduky Sodowski, etc. Polish. On Thu, 10 Aug 2000 16:48:43 -0400 Sara Patton <sarap@widomaker.com> writes: > Jean, > > There were at least two distinct See families in western VA/WV from > the > 1750s on. One was headed by George and Margaret See who came to the > South > Branch Valley of the Potomac from the Tulpehocken Valley of Berks > Co, > PA. The descendents of this family still live in the South Fork, > Lost > River region of Hardy Co, while others moved west to Randolph Co, WV > and > southwest to Greenbrier and Kanawha Co. and onto Indiana, KY, MO, IL > and IA > and points west. > > The other See family was headed by Martin See, who lived near > Maxatawny Twp > in Berks Co, PA and were not related to George See family. He > settled > farther south in the Shenandoah Valley on the Calf Pasture River in > 1773. From there his sons, moved west to KY and beyond. Coonrad > was part > of this family. The See List (See-L@rootsweb.com) is quite active > and > helpful and there are a number of descendents from both See families > who > may be able to help you. > > Sara Patton > > > > At 06:40 PM 8/3/00 -0700, you wrote: > >Posted on: Hampshire County, WV Query Forum > >Board URL: > >http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Hampshire?read=1300 > > > >Surname: Ely, See, Shaver > >------------------------- > > > >Thank you for your response. I found in my own records today a > sizable > >volume of research from a Mildred Edgarton with whom I had frequent > contact > >on the surnames listed in the late 1980s. We lost contact, but she > sent > >an Ely family group sheet which included, of course, my Coonrod > See. It > >is his line from his father, George, and grandfather that I am > searching. > >Some of the West Virginia Counties where I had found some of these > names > >once had been Virginia, but I am appreciative of any correction > needed. > >Thanks! JB > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

What is the source for the information on the Germans who may have gone from NY to Hardy County and is there a complete list of names? HERMON B FAGLEY wrote: > Tulehocken,nw Berks Co,Pa had one of the several colonies of 1710 area > German, > who were spred by the British through their American colonies. Very > poor,this colony was > 1st sent west of Albany,NY to Cobleskyl,and running into neighbor and > land title > troubles,some cut thru the backwoods south to Tulpehocken. Late > 1730-s-1740's > found Michael Harness,b 1-1-1700 ,and others on the South Branch,Potomac. > As Tulpehocken was settled from the north,Maxatawny area of sw Berks > Co,Pa was > settled from the S E-from Philadelphia and nearby. 1710-15,the 1st > settlement was > Swedes of ex New weden,displaced by the Quakers around Phila. Antoni > Sadowski ,the Bird's, and > Mordachi Lincoln moved over from Monmouth Co,NJ . Squire Boone joined > them Thomas > RUTTER started SE Pa's 1st recorded iron furnace. And they were joined by > many German's > and Swiss. Rutters and Sadowski's and Johnson's,at least ,were on > Patterson's Creek,w > Hampshire Co, by late 1740's .And whenthey retreated from Indians,they > joined many old > Maxatawny,Pa neighbors east of North Mt in sw Shenadoah Co,and nw > Rockingham Co's Va. > Mrs Antoni Sadowski,by now the widow Palmer, left a 1748 Patterson's > Creek,old Fredrick > Co,Va will of 1748,witnessed by a RUTTER. Her husband had been an indian > trader, > AND 2 of her grandsons were on > early 1773-1774 Ky surveying parties. Sadowski Sanduky Sodowski, etc. > Polish. > > On Thu, 10 Aug 2000 16:48:43 -0400 Sara Patton <sarap@widomaker.com> > writes: > > Jean, > > > > There were at least two distinct See families in western VA/WV from > > the > > 1750s on. One was headed by George and Margaret See who came to the > > South > > Branch Valley of the Potomac from the Tulpehocken Valley of Berks > > Co, > > PA. The descendents of this family still live in the South Fork, > > Lost > > River region of Hardy Co, while others moved west to Randolph Co, WV > > and > > southwest to Greenbrier and Kanawha Co. and onto Indiana, KY, MO, IL > > and IA > > and points west. > > > > The other See family was headed by Martin See, who lived near > > Maxatawny Twp > > in Berks Co, PA and were not related to George See family. He > > settled > > farther south in the Shenandoah Valley on the Calf Pasture River in > > 1773. From there his sons, moved west to KY and beyond. Coonrad > > was part > > of this family. The See List (See-L@rootsweb.com) is quite active > > and > > helpful and there are a number of descendents from both See families > > who > > may be able to help you. > > > > Sara Patton > > > > > > > > At 06:40 PM 8/3/00 -0700, you wrote: > > >Posted on: Hampshire County, WV Query Forum > > >Board URL: > > >http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Hampshire?read=1300 > > > > > >Surname: Ely, See, Shaver > > >------------------------- > > > > > >Thank you for your response. I found in my own records today a > > sizable > > >volume of research from a Mildred Edgarton with whom I had frequent > > contact > > >on the surnames listed in the late 1980s. We lost contact, but she > > sent > > >an Ely family group sheet which included, of course, my Coonrod > > See. It > > >is his line from his father, George, and grandfather that I am > > searching. > > >Some of the West Virginia Counties where I had found some of these > > names > > >once had been Virginia, but I am appreciative of any correction > > needed. > > >Thanks! JB > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.