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Burials in Old Milltown, N. Y. By Charles L. Albertson. The Rest cemetery is in Old Milltown, one mile west of Waverly, N. Y., but over the border in Pennsylvania. Milltown was settled at an early date. William W. Rice, died September 28, 1830, aged 36 years. Oliver G. Rice, died October 19, 1840, aged … Read more
Pennsylvania Baptisms By Carlos P. Darling Following is a transcript of baptisms from the parish records of St. John’s Protestant Episcopal Church, Lawrenceville, Tioga county, Penn. Those in 1843 were by the Reverend Charles Breck; those in 1845, by the Reverend Thomas Cullen; those of 1867-1868, by the Reverend J. H. Hobart De Mille; those … Read more
Heads of Families, Census 1790, Heidelberg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Thomas, Martin Shank, John Meyer, John Graybill, Michael Neaf, Abraham Woffersberger, Fred Landes, Benjamin Moore, Michael Keller, Martin Howard, Henry Clark, Daniel Shied, Philip SOURCE: Vol, II, No 18, November 1912 Genealogy: a journal of American ancestry
Heads of Families, Census 1790, Thornbury, Chester County, Pennsylvania Cheney, Thomas, Esq. Williamson, William Hickman, Thomas Town send, John Morris, Anthony Yearsley, Jacob Didworth, Caleb Woodard, Thomas Taylor, Stephen Brinton, George Evanson, George, Darlington, Abraham Cook, Benjamin Foyle, Hannah James, Joseph Thompson, Aaron Young, James Fryar, David Taylor, William Edwards, John Connoly, John Cork, John … Read more
Heads of Families, Census 1790, Elizabeth, Lancaster County, Penn. Breal, John Sheyer (widow) Welfly, John Brown, David Brown, Timothy McLaghlin, John Wade, John Krouse, Leonard Minick, George Peter, Christian Alspach, John Ricksecker (widGw) Shaffer, Peter Shaffer, Peter Herman (widow) Reading, John. Hergetrager, Henry Kissil, John Balmer, Jacob Bream, John McCarthy, Abraham Swartz, John, Jr. Naigly, … Read more
Wells of Pennsylvania John Wells was probably an original settler in Pennsylvania, though nothing is known of him prior to 1690, when he purchased one hundred acres of land from John Gordon, agent for William Penn. He was then said to be of Lower Dublin township, Philadelphia county. In 1693 he was assessed in Oxford … Read more
Marriage Licenses Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1791-1799 By Samuel H. Flickinger. The following list is copied from a book in the quarter sessions office in Lancaster, Penn. There does not seem to have been a record prior to 1791 nor subsequent to December 17, 1799. Sept. 1791 12 David King — Jane Snodgrass. 20 Thos. Minshall — … Read more
Lancaster Tombstone Inscriptions From the family graveyard on the Paul farm, along Indian creek, West Cocalieo Township, Lancaster County, Pa. George Boffenmeyer, born March 29, 1809, died May 5, 1865. Lilia Boffenmeyer (wife of George, nee Scherbe), born March 15, 1807, died December 13, 1851. Elenora Bohder (daughter of Wilhelm and Elizabeth), born February 21, … Read more
Heads of Families, Census 1790, Birmingham, Delaware County, Pennsylvania Chamberlin, William Chamberlin, Isaac Chamberlin, John Painter, Samuel Weaver, Benjamin Chapman, Samuel Morrison, Joseph Smith, Thomas Frame, Robert Steel, Samuel Reed, John Green, Jesse Hatton, Peter Norrett, Daniel Gibson, Thomas Smith (Widow) Simonson, Will Yearsly, Jacob Twaddle, William Walker, John Maden, Michael Jacobs, Philips Chandler, Thomas … Read more
Heads of Families, Census 1790, Wallen Papack, Northampton County, Pennsylvania Woodward, Enos Chapman, Simeon Kimble, Jacob Bingham, Hezekiah, Jr. Ensley, Simon Purdy, Silas Stanton, Jacob Stanton, William Goodrich, William Welles, Gedediah Jones, Ruben Bemiet, Stephen Witty, Elijah Lester, Phenias Ensley, John Bryan, Prince Kellen, Sadoc Kellen, Silis Pellet, John Kellen, Epharam Kimble, Epharem Woodworth, Abisha … Read more