Information Wanted

Information Wanted Genealogical inquiries of fifty words or less will be published free to members of the Society. There will be a charge of $2.00 for each additional 25 words. For non-members, the charge is $5.00 for the first 50 words and $2.00 for each additional 25 words, payable in advance. All inquiries must be typewritten or hand printed, double-spaced, and on one side of the paper only, accompanied by a letter requesting that the material be published in Information Wanted. Inquiries should be brief and should contain dates, localities, and other identifying data. Requests for information on multiple unrelated families may not be combined in a single inquiry, and two inquiries submitted at the same time must be printed on a separate sheets of paper. Full name and address of the sender must appear on each page.The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine reserves the right to edit all inquiries. ONLY TWO INQUIRIES PER PERSON, PER YEAR, PLEASE. ADAMS, BLAIR, DODSON. Seek parents and siblings of Robert ADAMS (b. ca. 1753, possibly Mass., son of Henry ADAMS) and wife Keziah (BLAIR) ADAMS (b. ca. 1758). A son of Robert and Keziah, Thomas ADAMS (b. lOJun. 1798, Huntingdon Co., Pa.), m. Elizabeth DODSON. Barbara A. Lynch> 3823 Kirkwood Rd., Philadelphia, PA 19114-2839, ARMSTRONG, MILLER. Seeking parents, marriage, and burial informa¬ tion on Luke ARMSTRONG (b. 1824, Oldtown [a.k.a. Cornagleragh], County Cavan, Ireland); Catholic; emigrated 28 Apr. 1838; naturalized 5 Oct. 1845, Phila.; resided 1420 E. Thompson St., Phila., Pa.; m. Ann MILLER (ca, 1853, Phila. Pa.); had 12 children, Luke’s siblings: William, Samuel, and Mary ARMSTRONG. Jack Swann, Wayne Gardens, Apt. 3, 101 W, Browning Rd Collingswood) NJ 08108, Telephone: (609) 833-9555. 381 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 382 BAKER, BENSENGER. Seek ancestors of William BAKER (b. 1813) and Diane (BENSENGER) BAKER (b. 1808) of Schuylkill, Pa.; m. 1830; moved to Ohio (1837/8) after having 5 children. Rita Roth 5194 Colorado Ave„ Sheffield Village, OH 44054-2337. COLLOM,JENKINS, WOODRING. Researching ancestry and descendants of Samuel GOLLOM and Melinda (JENKINS) COLLOM of Chestnut Hill/Germantown, mid-19th century. Among their children was Charles COLLOM (b. 1852; d. 1917); m, Ella WOODRING. Catharine R. Helck , 70 Hamilton St, Madison, NJ 07940. E-mail: pp002531@mindspring.com. COLMAN/COLEMAN/KOHLMAN. Seeking information on parents and family of Jacob COLMAN (b. ca. 1730 [Pa.?]; d. ca. 1810,Jefferson Co., Ky,); settled in Luzerne Twp., Fayette Co., Pa., in 1770 (then Ohio Co., Va.); served in Va. Regiments of the Continental line during the Revolutionary War; went to Jefferson Co,, Ky., in 1784. Based on children’s names, family is of Germanic origin. Known children:Jacob, Jr, (b. 1755); Peter (b. ca. 1757); Conrad (b. ca. 1759); Catherine (b. ca. 1765); and Rosannah (b. ca. 1773). Possible children: Nathaniel (b. ca. 1761); Henry (b. ca. 1763); and Elijah (b. ca. 1765). Charles Cornell, 670 Rector St., Phila., PA 19128. E-mail: kflO@aol.com. DEWEES, GREEN, MOORE. Seek parents of Samuel DEW EES (b. Aug. 1758, Germantown, Pa.; d. 17 Mar. 1826); m. Sarah (GREEN[?]), Ger¬ mantown, ca. 1780. Legend says family in Kentucky 1787-1791. Chil¬ dren: John; Charles; John (1&2); 1 unknown; and Susan (b. 1792, Germantown; d. 1860, Davenport, Iowa), m. Charles MOORE, Jr., Germantown (b, 1781; d. 1863, Davenport, Iowa), Kathryn Fleu Foulkes, 826 Phone: (309) 786-0204. - 30th St, Rock Island, IL 61201-1946. FLEU/FLEW/FLUE/de FLEURY, GORGAS, RITTENHOUSE, ULRICH, LIGHT, CARR. Information wanted on Huguenot William FLEU, II (FLEW/FLUE/de FLEURY), b. 1760; d. 4 Apr. 1857, Germantown, Pa. (Seven persons named Wm. Flue born this time frame); m. Christina GORGAS, great-granddaughter of Wilhelmina RITTENHOUSE. Par¬ ents: Wm. I (d. at sea) and Elizabeth ; m. ca. 1750. Wm. II lost leg Brandywine battle-sword from Lafayette. Known children: John, Information Wanted 383 Charles, Elizabeth ULRICH, Sarah LIGHT, Catherine CARR; ail Ger¬ mantown, Pa. Kathryn Fleu Foulkes, 826 - 30th St, Rock Island, IL 61201-1946. Phone: (309) 786-0204. FOLCK/FOLK/FOULCQUE, Seeking information on descendants of Jacob FOLCK, Johan Lenhart FOLK, and John Burghart FOLK, who came from Germany to Philadelphia in 1737. Need place of origin in Germany, and need to know whether they were originally of French or Huguenot origin. Family tradition says that a French family named FOULCQUE in France settled near Heidelberg in the mid-1500s. There are about 360 FOLK/FOLCK families in Pennsylvania. Would appreciate name and address of anyone doing research on FOLK/FOLCK surname. Frank Folk, 6 Normandy Rd., Greenville, SC 29615. Phone: (864) 244-5083. HOFFMAN, BERGEN, MOORE, MEYER. Seeking parentage for brothers Britton HOFFMAN (1815-1895) of Trenton, N.J., Elijah HOFFMAN (1820-1899 of Fox Chase and Phila., Pa., and John L. HOFFMAN (1824-1898), and sisters Margaret (m. Isaac H. BERGEN), Mary Ann (m. MEYER, d. p. 1885). MOORE), and Lucretia (m. Matthew Hilt Murphy, P.O. Box 453, Claverack, NY 12513-0453. E-mail: mhmjm@epix.net. LaRUE/LAREW, RITTENHOUSE, ADKINSON, McNEIL, RICKETTS, BARTON, TOWERS, VORIS. Would like to share information with LaRUE/LAREW researchers, especially of the line of William (b. 1783, Pa.), son of Abraham and Abigail (RITTENHOUSE) LAREW. Who did William marry? Any children? Associated surnames: ADKINSON, McNEIL, RICKETTS, BARTON, TOWERS, VORIS. Sara Firehammer, 17108 Mayfair Ct., Granger, IN 46530-7488. LATHAM, GIBSON, BROWN. Seeking information on Leonidas Aloysius LATHAM, Sr. (b. ca. 1884, Washington, D.C, [?]; d. 26 Jun. 1914, 1712 S. Water St., Phila., Pa.); m. (1.) Mary E. GIBSON, Washington, D.C., and (2.) Rebecca E. BROWN. Father was Moses LATHAM; both Leonidas and father were listed as butchers in the Street Directories. Harry L. Latham,Jr., 12 Strawberry Ln.} Lancaster, PA 17602-1635. Phone: (717) 464-2720. Fax: (717) 464-1794. E-mail: lathamjr@voicenet,com. The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 384 LIGHTFOOT, ALBRIGHT. Need parents and siblings of Susan LIGHTFOOT (b. 14 Apr. 1812, southeastern Pa.[?]); Quaker[?]; m. Philip ALBRIGHT, 2 Apr. 1837, Trinity Lutheran Church, Reading, Berks Co., Pa.; d. 9 Feb. 1884, Reading, Berks Co., Pa. Judith Raiguel, 2260 Seaview Dr., Port Townsend, WA 98368. LINDSAY, BECKETT. Seeking information on Benjamin S. LINDSAY, Sr. (b. 17 Sep. 1852, Phila, Pa.; d. 29 Dec. 1929, Phila., Pa.); member of the Amity Lodge, No. 19, of I.O.O.F. Parents wereJohn LINDSAY and Sarah Benjamin may have been married twice: (1.) [?]; (2.) Elizabeth E. BECKETT. , Harry L. Latham, Jr, 12 Strawberry Ln., Lancaster, PA 17602-1635. Phone: (717) 464-2720. Fax: (717) 464-1794. E-mail: lathamjr@voicenet.com. McALPINE, BUTLER, Seek parentage and emigration information on Zebulon McALPINE (b. 1781, Luzerne Co., Pa.); m. Mary Culver BUTLER (b. 1785, Luzerne Co., Pa,); parents of Zebulon McALPIN (b, 19 Feb. 1807). Rita Roth, 5194 Colorado Ave., Sheffield Village, OH 44054-2337. MISER/MISOR, McNEAL, BEESON. Looking for information about ) MISER/MISOR (both b. ca. 1775, George and Catherine ( Bucks Co., Pa.[?]), Known children: George, Jr., Henry, John, Eve, Sarah (m. 1816, David McNEAL), and David (m, 1828, Eliza BEESON). Family migrated from Pa. to Hamilton Co., Ohio (ca. 1815) to Wayne Co., Ind. (by 1816). Sara Firehammer, 17108 Mayfair Ct, Granger; IN 46530-7488. PHILLIPS, JOHNSON. Looking for information on William PHILLIPS (probably b. ca. 1790); moved from western Pa. to Jefferson Co., Ohio; m. FannyJOHNSON in 1812. Known children: Alexander, Rezin, Maria, William (died young, 1816). More recent generations had ministers, lawyers, teachers, and a state representative. Mrs. Joan P. Deckrow, 7811 Oakmont Ct., Rockford, MI 49341. PLANTENBURG, BURGHER. Need birth, death, and parentage informa¬ tion on Elizabeth (Cornelia) PLANTENBURG (b. ca. 1837); m, Abram BURGHER (ca. 1860). Paupack Twp., Wayne Co., Pa,, in 1870 census, Known children: Ellen, George, Alice, Cornelius, Jane, Jacob, and William (b. 1873). Wilma Webber, 5675 Holyok Ln., Columbus, OH 43231. Information Wanted 385 RAIGUEL, FORRY/FARRY/FERRY/FURRY. Anna Mary RAIGUEL (1790-1857) m. 3 Oct. 1811, Lebanon, Pa., to Michael FORRY/FARRY/ FERRY/FURRY (1785-1854). Known children, all christenedJerusalem Church, Annville, Pa.: Catarina (b. 30 Dec. 1817); Abraham (b. 25 May 1822); Elizabeth (b. 7 Sep. 1829). To whom married? When and where died? Judith Raiguely 2260 Seaview Dr., Port Townsend, WA 98368I READ. Seeking parents, marriage, and buial information on Henry READ (b. 1820 [+/- one year], Phila., Pa.); served in 58th Regiment, Pennsylva¬ nia Volunteers, 6 Nov. 1861—25 May 1865; probably Episcopalian; m, . Siblings: Fanny, Gertrude. Had one late in life to Wilhelmina child, Catherine (b. 19 Jan. 1876). Jack Swann, Wayne Gardens, Apt. 3, 101 W. Browning Rd Collingswood, NJ 08108. Phone: (609) 833-9555. RODERNILL/ROTHERMEL. Seeking any information or help on Leonard RODERNILL/ROTHERMEL or Peter RODERNILL/ROTHERMEL, who arrived 2 Oct. 1727 in Philadelphia on the ship Adventure Galley. Who were their wives and children? Florence Heydt, 243 N. Garfield Rd., Mohrsville, PA 19541. SAMPLE, McBRIDE. Ezekiel SAMPLE (b. 26 May 1749, Ireland; d. 29 Jun. 1829, Salem Twp., Pa.); m. 3 Sep. 1783, Elizabeth McBRIDE (b. 1762; d. 1807, Westmoreland Co., Pa.). Need ancestry for Ezekiel and Elizabeth. DeAnne E. Cole, 71 George Ln., Sausalito, CA 94965. SAMPLE, TORRENCE, McBRIDE, STEWART. Mary Jane SAMPLE (b. 16 Nov. 1800, S. Huntington Twp., Pa.; d. 1 Oct. 1871, Vevay, Ind,); dau. of Ezekiel SAMPLE and Elizabeth (McBRIDE) SAMPLE; m. 31 Jul. 1817, Robert TORRENCE (b, 24 Apr, 1793, Tyrone Twp,, Pa.), son of James TORRENCE and Margaret (STEWART) TORRENCE. Known children: James, Robert, Mary Jane, and George. Need death date and place for Robert, and need names and info for their other 4 children, incl. a son, Sample. DeAnne E. Cole, 71 George Ln., Sausalito, CA 94965. SHAFFER, DILLINGER, KENNADY. Seeking information on death (ca. 1873-1877) of William SHAFFER; wife, Sara (DILLINGER) SHAFFER, Paoli, Pa. Was his death the result of a railroad accident near Malvern? Their male children: Isaac, Harry, Joe, and Pharie placed on farms; KENNADY. daughters remained with mother, who remarried Walter Cobourn, 2151 S.W. Import Dr., Port St. Lucie, FL 34953. 386 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine SIBSON, LACEY. Interested in communicatng with descendants of William SIBSON and John SIBSON, who emigrated from Leicestershire (ca, 1840). William, who m. Mary LACEY in Leicestershire, settled in Ger¬ mantown as a weaver;John was an innkeeper. The brothers are ancestors of most Philadelphia-area people with SIBSON surname. Catharine R. Helck, 70 Hamilton St, Madison, NJ 07940, E-mail: pp002531@mindspring.com. WELLS, TOMLINSON, WENTZ. Need ancestry of Edward WELLS (b. ca. 1736) who owned land in Whitpain and Norriton, Montgomery . Known children: Rachel WELLS (m. Co,, Pa.; m. Mary Thomas TOMLINSON); Sarah WELLS (m. Jesse WENTZ); Elizabeth WELLS; Edward WELLS (d. 1801, bur. St. Thomas Church, Whitemarsh, Montgomery Co., Pa.); William WELLS; Levi WELLS. Rex Brook Tomlinson, 22 N. Haverford Ave., Margate City, NJ 08402. WELSCHANS/WELSCHONCE. Seeking German Palatine immigrant parents of Henry WELSHONCE (b. ca. 1755, York Co,, Pa.) and wife, . Went to Ligonier, Westmoreland Co., Pa., ca. Elizabeth 1800. Known children: Henry, Jr., George, Michael, Mathias, John; two unknown daughters. Barbara A. Lynch, 3823 Kirkwood Rd., Philadelphia, PA 19114-2839. WETHERILL. Information wanted on Ira Cortright WETHERILL (b. 1873). Place of birth? Date and place of death? Where he lived? Where he worked? Father was John Price WETHERILL. John P. Wetherill, 7110 Georgia St., Chevy Chase, MD 20815. WILLIAMSON, BOVARD/BEVARD, GOODHART. Request information on parents, siblings, and descendants of Thomas Jefferson WILLIAM¬ SON (b. 11 Nov. 1815; d. 6 Jun. 1893, Phila., Pa.); m. Louisa Agnes GOODHART (b. 1825; d. 3Jan. 1889); both bur. Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Believed to be (not verified) son of Michael WILLIAMSON and Rebecca (BOVARD) WILLIAMSON; m. 6 Jul. 1809, St. Augistines. Michael was an iron monger at 56 N. Third St. in 1820s. Thomas was a part owner of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin (I860-1870). Frank L. Williamson, 1895 Hines Hill Rd., Hudson, OH 44236.