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Newlyweds in Taxi Escape Truck Load Regarding some of the incidents connected with the recent marriage of Miss Helen Clinger, of this city and Henry Lenser, of Cornplanter Hill, the Pennsylvania News has the following to say: Following the marriage of Miss Helen Clinger, clerk, division accountant’s office, Oil City, and Henry Lenser of Cornplanter Hill, former clerk in division engineer’s office, ensued an exciting chase. They left immediately for a wedding trip to Buffalo and Cleveland,...

Abstract of Deed dated JUNE 25, 1798  and recorded SEPTEMBER 19, 1798by Sharon Frakes MassmannDeed Book 1-2 AGreene County, PennsylvaniaPage 293-294Deed:Henry Frakes       toRobert FrakesThis Indenture made the twenty fifth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight Between Henry Frakes Senor and Elenor his Wife of Green. County and State of Pensylvania  of the one part, and Robert Frakes of the County and State aforesaid of the other party Witnesseth that...

There have been three men who have done excellent and admirable research on the Watts Families of Culpeper, Orange and Stafford Counties of Virginia. These men are Charles B. Heinemann, Edward Watts and Dr. Wade Watts. While I agree with many of their conclusions and have had the benefit of seeing their research and conclusions, I have also had the benefit of YDNA results of the Watts DNA Project with Familytreedna and have also followed the land grants and deeds, thus reaching my own...

Address for this searchable database on gravestones in Aberdeenshire Scotland: http://www.anesfhs.org.uk/databank/miindex/miindex.php   Data received regarding an Elisabeth Fowler booklet: Kirkyard of Fyvie (AA136) burial ground: Fyvie stone: 314 Elisabeth Fowler 30 Jul 1826  Margaret Cheyne 4 Dec 1833  George Fowler 24 Jul 1876  Agnes Marr n.d. Elisabeth Wilson Fowler was known to have been living in Fyvie sometime after 1806.   1806 is when her brother-inilaw...

94 iii Johannes, bp May 30, 1728; sps same as Cornelis- m (ist) May 29, 1750, Christyntje De La Matre' (2d) after 1770, Marritie ...... 94 JOHANNES VAN DEUSEN, son of (35) Tobias Van Deusen and Ariaantje Muller; bp at Claverack May 30, 1728; m there (ist) May 29, 1750, Christyntje De La Matre, dau of Gloude De La Matre and Christina Leggett of Claverack; she d 1768; (2d) subsequent to 1770 Marritje (See will, dated July 11, and probated Nov. 6, 1803). Johannes was a resident of Claverack...

The ancestor of all who inherit the name De Lamater in the United States is   Claude Le Maitre   (De Lamater), a native of Richebourg in Artois, France, a scion of an ancient family in Picardy. He was a Huguenot who, like the Puritan of England, found in Holland a temporary home as well as a safe refuge from the storm of persecution that swept over both countries and drove thousands of the best families into exile. He located in Amsterdam, Holland, where, April 24, 1652, he married...

Robert Allan (1695? - 1769) Thank you to the many people who have made their research available on the Internet, especially Wanda Smith Ballard who provided a large portion of the information reproduced here. Genealogical particulars are on other pages in this website. This page includes: Robert Allan's will One of Robert's nephews identified! Biography of Robert Allan's nephew James From Historical Families of Kentucky, by Thomas Marshall Green, Clearfield Publishers,...

Third Generation 23. Robert 3 Allen ( James 4 ) was born in County Armagh, Ireland 1695. Robert died 1769 in Frederick Co., VA, at 74 years of age. He married twice. He married Deborah Montgomery in County Armagh, Ireland, 1730. Deborah was born in County Armagh, Ireland ca 1705. Deborah died circa 1741 in Frederick Co., VA. At 25 years of age Deborah became the mother of Martha Allen in County Armagh, Ireland, 1730. At 27 years of age Deborah became the mother of John...