A Job Taylor DNA Circle has Formed

Just noticed this.  My confidence that I am a descendant of Job Taylor continues to increase.  From my AncestryDNA Circles.

I goofed up when I originally worked on my 2nd great grandmother Rufina Tomlinson Slater's Taylor upline, so it is reassuring whenever the evidence that Job Taylor is my ancestor continues to build.

The main problem with Job is that I have no idea who his parents were, or what his wife Betsey's maiden name was.  Apparently no one else seems to know yet either.  But we know we are related!


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Limited Time Free Webinar: "Overcoming Brick Walls Caused by Record Loss" by Mary Hill

I've learned quite a bit from Mary Hill's past webinars, and have adopted her color-coded filing system.  Yesterday she presented "Overcoming Brick Walls Caused by Record Loss," a problem I've encountered many times in my research (I'm looking at you, Chesterfield County, South Carolina):

Many records have been lost due to climate, poor storage, and war. Often it is possible to find alternative records if you know where to look. Federal records such as the census, and cemetery records both local and national are just two of the many record types to check to find ancestors who lived in areas where records were destroyed or lost.

1 hour 31 minutes

Free for non-subscribers through March 13, 2018.


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Planning to Plan: Mahlon Hibbs

I know this isn't Mahlon Hibbs' origin story, but it sometimes feels like it.  "Athena is "born" from Zeus's forehead as a result of him having swallowed her mother Metis, as he grasps the clothing of Eileithyia on the right; black-figured amphora, 550–525 BC, Louvre."  By Wikipedia User:Bibi Saint-Pol (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.  

I have a lot of "brick walls" in my tree.  They are likely brick walls for me because I am still too disorganized and unexperienced a genealogist to break them down yet.  Mahlon Hibbs is one of my most vexing "brick walls."

He emerges fully formed, like Athena from the head of Zeus, in his 50s, in eastern Tennessee (Anderson County) about 1802.  A few years later some local records indicated that he petitioned to be exempt from paying taxes due to his advanced age.  He had a large family, participated in some land sales and road work, and moved to Putnam County, Indiana in the early 1820s.  He either died there or in Iowa some time after 1850, well over 100 years old.  His birth place in the 1850 Census indicates that he was born in Virginia.

This guy had lived an entire life already by the time I find his first record.  I need a plan!

I need to review the records I've gathered so far:

• some early Anderson County, Tennessee tax records
• early Anderson County, Tennesse court minutes
• Anderson County, Tennessee land records
• BLM record for Putnam County, Indiana
• Federal census records 1830-1850 (before 1830 he was in areas where the federal census no longer exists)

I already have a fully developed tree for his children, and I need to review his family and neighbors using the FAN club method:

Right away I see that I have only focused on very particular areas, not the surrounding counties in either Tennessee or Indiana.  I also know that I lack knowledge in general of the formation of Tennessee and the role North Carolina in Tennessee history (and where to find those records).  I am also not very skilled at research in Virginia.

The above shows how Tennessee was when Mahlon Hibbs likely first came on the scene.  The area in what is now Clinton, Anderson County (close to where Anderson and Knox counties meet) was in Spencer County (State of Franklin).  Before it became Anderson County in 1801 it was part of a series of other counties, including Knox, Grainger, Hawkins, Spencer and Sullivan counties.  It is possible that Mahlon was actually in Washington ("Was") county until about 1802. (from the Tennessee mapofus which uses AniMap Plus 3.0, permission of the Goldbug Company).

The above shows how Tennessee was when Mahlon Hibbs starts showing up in records in Anderson County (shown above as "An") around 1803.(from the Tennessee mapofus which uses AniMap Plus 3.0, permission of the Goldbug Company).

The above shows how Tennessee looked when Mahlon Hibbs and family moved out from Anderson County ("An"). (from the Tennessee mapofus which uses AniMap Plus 3.0, permission of the Goldbug Company).

The above is how Indiana looked when Mahlon and his extended family moved to Putnam county (shown above as "Put") (from the Indiana mapofus which uses AniMap Plus 3.0, permission of the Goldbug Company).

The above shows how Indiana looked when Mahlon Hibbs last appears on a record in Putnam County, Indiana (1850 Census). (from the Indiana mapofus which uses AniMap Plus 3.0, permission of the Goldbug Company).

Reviewing these maps, I see I need to create mini locality guides for Anderson County, Tennessee (and surrounding/previous counties), and Putnam County, Indiana (and surrounding counties), with a table including the following categories:
Vital records
Land records
Probate records
Cemetery records
Church records (Quaker and Baptist denominations would take priority as those the the most likely from what I already know).
Census records



I also need to review my own blog posts:

• Monday Madness: Mahlon Hibbs
• Diary of James Milo Nosler: Introduction, part I  (Mahlon Hibbs was his grandfather)
• Land Genealogy Gleanings: Focus on early Hibbs in Anderson County, Tennessee
• Hibbs Trajectory I had Not Considered

Finally, I need to review my father's DNA cousin matches (particularly at Ancestry.com, where there are the most amount of trees to compare).  He has steadily been gaining Hibbs related cousins, and they have yielded a number of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky Hibbs lines that might help me (maybe Mahlon was in those places at some point).



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Finding a Hole in One of Bonnie's Brick Walls

Information Mary Agnes Lynch, one of Bonnie's maternal great great grandmothers, has been in short supply. The family story is that she was born in Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland, but nothing further was known about her parents.

Fortunately her obituary confirmed the date and place of her death but her name didn't appear on the death index or a death certificate. State-level registration began in 1900, six years before her death so where could the records be?

[The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, 1 July 1906, page 6. Source: NewsPapers.com]

Using her date of death I was able to locate her death certificate indexed as Mrs. Mary E. O. Conner.
Now that we know her parents' names maybe we can find out more about her heritage.

[Ancestry.com. Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Original data: Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011.

Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana.]

This branch of Bonnie's family was Protestant which may make it harder to find out more about them.



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Nice Find! : Ancestry's Crista Cowan Blogs About "Quick Tips for Breaking Through Your Genealogy Bricks Walls"

I'm finally getting back into the game after being sick for a few months.  Funny how illness can sap one's mental energy.  But it is actually a good thing, because I can look at my tree with a fresh pair of eyes.

As I have been reviewing my information, looking for any errors, it is clear that I need to buckle down and work on my various brick walls.

Crista Cowan at Ancestry Blog has a few basic but very important points about busting through these brick walls in her "Quick Tips for Breaking Through Your Genealogy Bricks Walls."  I know and have employed all of these techniques, but it is time to cycle through what I have again systematically and see what accomplish.




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Brick Wall: Notes on Solomon Hartley Part 2

Some places mentioned in the record for Solomon, George, and William Hartley in Philadelphia (between 1798-1817).  Camden, New Jersey, across the Delaware River, is where the parents of Mary Gwinnup (Solomon's wife) moved to, probably in the late 1780's/1790's.  Just a few thousand meters away, yet due to record loss New Jersey has so much less information in the same time period as Pennsylvania.  

When Solomon Hartley's sons George (1805-1880) and Abner (1813-1890) answered the father's place of birth on the 1880 Census question, neither put Pennsylvania.  George had Solomon from Germany, and Abner had Solomon was from Poland.  Not Pennsylvania, not England.

This must explain why I was hitting a brick wall with Solomon.  Hartley was likely not his original last name!  Perhaps it was similar to Hartley, or perhaps it was something completely different.

Using the city directories at PhilaGeo ("Greater Philadelphia GeoHistory Network")  I was able to work out some facts about Solomon's presence in Philadelphia. There were other Hartleys in the area, including (all years are uploaded at Internet Archive via PhilaGeo's Resources):

1785

Hartly, Martha, shopkeeper, Vine b. Front and Second-streets

Hartley James, merchant, Arch b. Second and Font-streets

Hartley and Potts, iron merchants, Water b. Market and Arch-streets

Hartley Conrade, baker, Front b Vine and Race-streets

1791

Hartley James, iron merchant, 18 & 33, Mulberry St.

1793

Hartley James, merchant, 18, Mulberry St.

Hartley Philip, plumber and glazier, 31, Pewter platter alley

Hartley John, shopkeeper, 164, No. Second St.

1794

Hartley Elizabeth, widow, (back) 298, No. Front St.

Hartley James, merchant, 11, Mulberry St.

Hartley Martin J. shopkeeper, 164, No. Second St.

1795

James Hartley, Iron merchant (Arch or Mulberry St, Beginning on the North side near the Delaware.)

John M. Hartley, Shopkeeper (Cross New-street or Elm-street)

1796

Hartley James, iron merchant, 11 Arch st.

Hartley James, Merchant, 18 Arch st.

Hartley John M., shopkeeper, 164 No. Second St.

1797
Hartley James, merchant, 18, Arch st.
Hartley Martin, shopkeeper, 164, north Second st.
Hartley Wm. mariner, south fourth, between Plumb [probably Plum] and Shippen st.

1798
Hartley Elizabeth, widow, Noble st.
Hartley George, mariner, Duke st.
Hartley James, gentleman, 114, north front st.
Hartley John, shopkeeper, 164, north Second st.

1799
Hartley George, rigger Duke st
Hartley James, gentleman 114 north Front st
Hartley Martin, shopkeeper 164 north Second st

1800
Hartley Thomas, taylor 54 south Water st
Hartley George, rigger Duke st
Hartley John, shopkeeper 164 north Second st
Hartley James, liquor store near the ferry Market st.

1801
James Hartley, gentleman
John Hartley, shopkeeper

1802
Hartley Elizabeth, widow, 198 N Second
Hartley George, rigger, Steinmetz wharf
Hartley George, rigger, Noble above Front
Hartley J. shopkeeper, 164 N Second
Hartley John, shoemaker, 133 Plumb [Plum?]

1803
Hartley George, rigger Noble above Front & Steinmetz's wharf
Hartley Martin, shopkeeper 164 N Second
Hartly Elizabeth, widow 198 N Second

1804
Hartley George, rigger, North wharves near Callowhill and Noble above Front street
Hartley Martin, shopkeeper, 164 N Second street
Hartly Elizabeth, widow, 198 N Second street

1805
Hartley George, rigger North wharves near Callow-hill and Noble above Front
Hartley John M. shopkeeper 164 N 2d

1806
Hartley H. segar maker back 21 north Fifth
Hartley George, rigger North wharves near Callowhill and Noble above Front
Hartley John M. shop keeper 164 north Second

1807
Hartley George, rigger north Wharves near Callowhill and Noble above Front
Hartley John M. shopkeeper 164 north Second
Hartley Mark, cabinet and chair maker 35 south Front
Hartly Ezekiel, segar maker 38 Budd
Hartly G. and F. coppersmiths 88 south Water and 89 Front
Hartly Joseph, upholsterer 272 south Second
Hartly Solomon, rigger Emlen's court

1808
Hartley Mark, cabinet and chair maker 35 south Front
Hartley Ezekiel, segar maker 38 Budd
Hartley George, coppersmith 99 south Front
Hartly G. and F. coppersmiths 88 south Water and 95 south Front
Hartley George, rigger north Wharves near Callowhill and Noble above Front
Hartley John M. shopkeeper 164 north Second
Hartley Joseph, upholsterer 272 south Second
Hartley Joseph, upholsterer 272 south Second [not sure if this was duplicate or there are 2 men]
Hartley Thomas, instrument maker 123 Swanson
Hartly Solomon, rigger Emlen's court

1809
Hartley Mark, cabinet and chair maker 35 S. Front
Hartley Ezekiel, segarmaker 38 Budd
Hartley Geo. and Francis, coppersmiths 95 S. Front
Hartley N. tinsmith 164 north Second
Hartley George, rigger north Wharves near Callow-hill and Noble above Front
Hartley John M. shopkeeper 164 north Second
Hartley Joseph, upholsterer 272 south Second

1810
Hartley Mark, cabinet and chairmaker 35 and 75 south Front
Hartley Ezekiel, segarmaker 38 Budd
Hartley Nicholas, tinsmith 164 north Second
Hartley George, rigger Warder's wharf & 16 Noble
Hartley John M. shopkeeper 164 north Second
Hartley Joseph, upholsterer 272 south Second
Hartley Soloman, rigger 43 Coates'

1811
Hartley Daniel, tobacconist, 158 N. Second
Hartley Ezekiel, segarmaker, 38 Budd
Hartley George, rigger, Warder's wharf and 16 Noble
Hartley John M. shopkeeper, 55 New
Hartley Joseph, upholsterer, 272 S. Second
Hartley Mark, cabinet & chairmaker, 35 & 75 S. Front
Hartley Nicholas, tinsmith, 164 N Second
Hartley Sidonia, milliner, 310 S. Second
Hartley Solomon, rigger, 43 Coates'

1813
Hartley Daniel, tobaconist 158 north Second
Hartley Geo. rigger Bright's wharf and 16 Noble
Hartley John M. gentleman 55 New
Hartley Joseph, upholsterer 272 south Second
Hartley Mark, cabinet and chairmaker 146 Locust
Hartley Nicholas, tinsmith 189 north Second
Hartley Solomon, rigger 49 Browne
Hartley Wm. reedmaker, back 208 High

1814
Hartley Daniel, tobacconist 158 north Second and 43 Key's alley
Hartley George, rigger Bright's wharf and corner Key's alley and Second
Hartley John M. gentleman 55 New
Hartley Joseph, upholsterer 266 south Second
Hartley Mrs. of Matthias, tayloress 499 S. Front
Hartley Nicholas, tinsmith, 189 north Second
Hartley Solomon, mariner back 49 Browne (N.L.)
Hartley wife of Ezekiel, 38 Budd
Hartley William, reedmaker back 208 High

1816
Hartley Daniel, storekeeper 276 north Second
Hartley Elizabeth, widow 175 north Front
Hartley George, rigger Bright's wharf
Hartley John M. gentleman 55 New
Hartley Joseph, upholsterer 266 south Second
Hartley Mary, widow 38 Budd [likely widow of Ezekiel, as this was his address]
Hartley Nicholas, tinsmith 189 N 2nd & 84 Vine

1817 

Hartley Daniel, storekeeper 276 north Second

Hartley Richard, tinplate worker 9 Pfieffers alley

Hartley George, rigger Bright's wharf

Hartley George, dry good store 24 N. 2d

Hartley John M. gentleman 55 New

Hartley Joseph, upholsterer 266 south Second

Hartley M & Mary glovemaker Pegg st. [undoubtedly Mary Gwinnup]

1818
Hartle Isabella, widow 130 Coates'
Hartley Daniel, 345 High
Hartley George, dry good store 24 north Second
Hartley John M. gentleman 55 New
Hartley Joseph, upholsterer 266 south Second
Hartley M. widow back 37 Newmarket [possibly Mary Gwinnup]
Hartley Nicholas, tin plate worker 12 Heyde's court
Hartley Samuel, silversmith 10 Trotter's alley

1819
Hartley George, dry goods store 24 north Second
Hartley Henry, labourer back 29 Prime
Hartley John M. gentleman 55 New
Hartley Joseph, upholsterer 266 south Second
Hartley M. widow back 37 Newmarket [possibly Mary Gwinnup]
Hartley Nicholas, tinplate worker 4 Heyde's court
Hartley Samuel, silversmith 61 south Fifth

I found two William Hartleys.  One in 1797 who was a mariner, and one in 1815 who was a reedmaker (either for an instrument or comb).  One or both of these men may of course have been a relative of Solomon, but I think I find a more compelling argument for the George Hartley, rigger, who was in the area since 1798, and who stopped appearing in the record after 1817, as the brother of Solomon mentioned in May Jarvis's summary.  He had the same profession as Solomon.  Solomon's wife, Mary Gwinnup, had been married to Anthony Onetto before she married Solomon, and she had 3 children with Onetto--Joseph, John, and Elizabeth ("Betsey").  Joseph Onetto later married Martha Lame, daughter of blacksmith Caleb Lame, who just happened to live at the exact same address in 1802 as George Hartley ("Lane[sic] Caleb, blacksmith, Noble above Front").

George Hartley also has a very interesting Seaman's Protection Certificate:

My transcription:

City of Philadelphia ss(?),
I Matthew Clarkson Mayor of the said City do hereby Certify that George Hartley Mariner son of George Hartley Labourer of Dantzig, where he was born, and arrived at Philadelphia--from Amsterdam----did this day take and subscribe before me the Oath of Allegiance prescribed by an Act of the General Assembly of the Common Wealth of Pennsylvania pass on the 13th day March 1789,--
five feet nine inches, dark compl.
Germany, Dansick
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal the--Third day of July 1794
Matthew Clarkson (signed), Mayor

Depending on the time period, Danzig could be in either Germany or Poland, so this certainly doesn't exclude this George Hartley, son of George Hartley, from Danzig/Gdansk.  I have tentatively linked George Hartley as a possible brother of Solomon Hartley.



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Brick Wall: A Summary of Notes About Solomon Joseph Hartley, part 1

Solomon Hartley's only known signature, from his 1803 Seaman's Protection Certificate.  It looks like it says Salomon.  The confident script leads me to think that he knew how to write.

The origins of my 4th great grandfather, Solomon Joseph Hartley (1775-1815), remain elusive.  I will summarize what I know about him.

My Hartley line: my father's father, George Hartley, Jr, is at bottom left.

Solomon's grandson James Hartley married Mary Jane Tibbetts, half sister to family historian May (Tibbetts) Jarvis.  May Jarvis had this to say about Solomon:

From my personal copy of "The Hartley Family" by May Jarvis.

Although the evidence I have found indicates that Solomon was more likely born at the beginning of the American Revolution, the tidbit about his having a brother kept my eyes open for another Hartley male in the area when Solomon died.

The first record I definitely find for Solomon is his Seaman's Protection Certificate on 3 November 1803, in Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:

Found in Ancestry's database, "U.S., Atlantic Ports Seamen's Protection Certificates, 1792-1869"; originally from The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Proofs of Citizenship Used to Apply for Seamen's Certificates for the Port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1792-1863.  These certificates can also be found for free in the image-only "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Seamen's Proofs of Citizenship, 1791-1861" at FamilySearch.

I originally sent for and received a copy of this certificate from the National Archives a few years back, and there is more than just this image.  My transcript of the certificate:
Note: Content of actual record of Solomon Hartley (n. 9566 Soloman Hartley, 2 Nov).  The certificate is folded, with info on each side:
(inside)

Commonwealth of Penn.
Phildelphia County
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace forsaid county, James Creed(?), who upon his sollemn Oath Sywreth and Sayeth, that Solloman Hartley to his certain knowledge was born at Pitsborough in the Commonwealth aforesaid, said Solloman is about twenty eight years of age, five feet five inches and three quarters high, brown hair, near unto black, blue eyes and dark complexion, a scarr under his left chinn on the upper part of his neck.  A mark or scarr on the upper joynt of the little finger of his right hand--  Said Solloman Hartley acknowledges no government but the government of the state of Penn and generally the Government of the United States of America of whome he claims citizenship--
 Sworn and subscribed before me Given under my hand and Seal the 2nd day of Novem. 1803
James Creed(?) (signed)
Salomon Hartley (signed) (might read Solomon)
Wm Robinson(?) (signed)

 (outside)

 I would thank the Gentleman at the Custom house to Inform me what he desires to be done, the written is what has on all ocasions been Practized--I believe the Gentleman will find by the Late law of Congress some Person to Vouch on Oath (for the Person to achieve this protection) where the person was born, and the person vouching the only by person to be sworn, and the only Subscriber, nessessary but if the custom house officer acting will Point out the mode, if any other, I will thank him, subscribe Myself.
Wm Robinson (signed) (last name unclear)
One of the Justices of the Peace for the County of Philadelphia according(?) in the District of Southwark

So I guess he didn't have a witness available.

[edited to add: In the grand tradition of building my own brick wall, I failed to carefully look at the wording--obviously James Creed is saying he has certain knowledge that Solomon was born in Pittsborough!!!!  William Robinson was the Justice of the Peace, and in the 1800 Phildelphia directory James Creed is possibly the "Creed James, taylor between Second and Third in German st" (http://www.archive.org/stream/philadelphiadire1800phil#page/n43/mode/2up).
I need to figure out who this James Creed was.  Duh.
So sloppy on my part.]

So this is where Solomon was willing to officially claim he was from, Pitsborough (now known as Pittsburgh).  This surprised me as I have seen an almost exclusively East to West migration pattern during this time period, but this indicates Solomon was born on the Pennsylvania western frontier, about 1775, and made his way to Philadelphia to be a mariner.

From what I can figure out, the village of Pittsborough grew around Fort Pitt in the 1760's (Fort Pitt was previously Fort Duquesne).  Life was hard, as indicated by this Wikipedia excerpt about early Pittsburgh:

The Iroquois signed the Fort Stanwix Treaty of 1768, ceding the lands south of the Ohio to the British.[19] European expansion into the upper Ohio valley increased. An estimated 4,000 to 5,000 families settled in western Pennsylvania between 1768 and 1770. Of these settlers, about a third were English, a third were Scottish-Irish, and the rest were Welsh, German and others.[20] These groups tended to settle together in small farming communities, but often their households were not within hailing distance. The life of a settler family was one of relentless hard work: clearing the forest, stumping the fields, building cabins and barns, planting, weeding, and harvesting. In addition, almost everything had to be manufactured by hand, including furniture, tools, candles, buttons, and needles.[20] Settlers had to deal with harsh winters, and with snakes, black bears, mountain lions, and timber wolves. Because of the fear of raids by Native Americans, the settlers often built their cabins near, or even on top of, springs. They also built blockhouses, where neighbors would rally during conflicts.[3]

Increasing violence with especially the Shawnee, Miami, and Wyandot tribes led to Dunmore's War in 1774, and conflict with Native Americans continued throughout the American Revolution. In 1777, Fort Pitt became a United States fort, when Brigadier General Edward Hand took command. In 1779, Colonel Daniel Brodhead led 600 men from Fort Pitt to destroy Seneca villages along the upper Allegheny.[3]

Was Solomon's family among those who migrated during that time?  And this brings up another question for me, what ethnicity was Solomon??

For a long time I just assumed he was English, although one of my Hartley relatives thought he might be Dutch.  Hartley is a good English name, right?











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Monday Is for Mothers: Elizabeth Robinson (1782 - 1860)

This maternal fourth great grandmother's given name was certainly Elizabeth and she was the wife of Jesse Sill, who provided for "my beloved wife Elisabeth" in his will of 1857.

["Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994," images, FamilySearch ( https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-28783-25273-3?cc=1999196&wc=9PMJ-MNG:268499101,281994701 : accessed 11 January 2015), Allegheny - Wills 1855-1860 vol 8 no 79-vol 9 no 304 - image 1574 of 3099; county courthouses, Pennsylvania.]

In the 1860 U.S. Census* Elizabeth, now widowed, was still in McKeesport, living with her youngest daughter Ruth, her husband William Mehaffey and their family.

Elizabeth Sill died on December 31, 1860, and is buried beside Jesse in the McKeesport and Versailles Cemetery in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

[ Plot: Section C, Lot 001.  

Find A Grave Memorial# 33245876; Photo: Todd Walker (#46600954)]

But was she really a Robinson? And if so, was she the daughter of John R. Robinson? John R. Robinson definitely had an unmarried daughter named Elizabeth* to whom he bequeathed "two hundred Pounds Penns'a currency[,] a young mare and saddle and a feather Bed...as she severaly come of age" in his will written sometime before January 11, 1809.

["Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994," images, FamilySearch ( https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-28784-12365-94?cc=1999196&wc=9PMJ-SP8:268499101,281604901 : accessed 04 Aug 2014), Allegheny > Wills 1808-1830 vol 1 no 181-vol 3 no 200 > image 62 of 2929.]

Until we can figure the relationship, if any, Elizabeth (Robinson) Sill remains a brick wall.

*Unfortunately this census record is too badly faded to be easily read so I haven't included it here.
**His younger daughter Ethelinda received two hundred and ten pounds and a feather bed, but no horse (which is probably why her cash bequest was slightly larger than Elizabeth's).

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