Saturday, May 16, 2015

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Where Were Your Ancestors 150 Years Ago?

It's Saturday Night, 
time for more Genealogy Fun!!


For this week's mission (should you decide to accept it), I challenge you to:


1)  Determine where your ancestral families were on 16 May 1865 - 150 years ago.

2)  List your ancestors, their family members, their birth and death years, and their residence location (as close as possible).  Do you have a photograph of their residence from about that time, and does the residence still exist?

3)  Tell us all about it in your own blog post, in a comment to this post, or in a Facebook Status or Google+ Stream post.

Here's mine:

The ancestors living in 1863 would be most of my great-grandparents, many of my great-great-grandparents, and perhaps some 4th great-grandparents.  Here is a Pedigree chart back to the great-greats:



1.  Isaac Seaver (1823-1901) and Lucretia Smith (1828-1884), my 2nd great-grandparents,  resided in Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts with their four children: Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922, my great-grandfather), Benjamin, Elizabeth and Ellen.  I don't know exactly where they lived.

2.  Abigail (Gates) (Seaver) Seaver (1797-1867), my 3rd great-grandmother, and Isaac's mother, resided with her 2nd husband, Isaac Seaver, in Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.  I don't know exactly where they lived.

3.  Elizabeth Horton (Dill) Smith (1791-1869), my 3rd great-grandmother, and Lucretia Smith's mother, resided in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.  I don't have a picture of the house, but have located the property.

4.  Edward Hildreth (1831-1899) and Sophia Newton (1834-1923), my 2nd great-grandparents) resided in Northborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts with their daughter, Hattie Hildreth (1857-1920, my great-grandmother).  I don't know exactly where they lived.

5.  Sophia (Buck) (Brigham) (Newton) Stone (1797-1882), my 3rd great-grandmother, and Sophia  Newton's mother, resided in Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts with her third husband, Jonathan Stone (1795-1868).  I don't know where they lived in 1865.

6.  James Richman (1821-1912) and Hannah Rich (1824-1911), my 2nd great-grandparents, resided in Rhode Island or eastern Connecticut in 1863 with their children Thomas Richmond (1848-1917, my great-grandfather), James, Louisa, Elizabeth, Emma and Hannah.  I don't know where they lived in 1865.

7.  John Richman (1788-1867), my 3rd great grandfather, father of James Richman, resided in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England.  I don't know exactly where he lived.

8.  John Rich (1792-1868), my 3rd great-grandfather, father of Hannah Rich), resided in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England.   I don't know exactly where he lived.

9.  Henry Arnold White (1824-1885)my 2nd great-grandfather, resided in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut with his children Ellen, Julia White (1848-1913, my great-grandmother), Emily, Henry and Frederick.  I think that I have located their residence.

10.  Jonathan Oatley (1790-1872), my 3rd great-grandfather, resided in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.  I think that I have located his residence.

11.  David Jackson Carringer (1828-1902) and Rebecca Spangler (1832-1901), my 2nd great-grandparents, resided in Columbus City, Louisa County, Iowa with their children, Harvey Edgar, Henry Austin Carringer (1853-1946, my great-grandfather) and Effie.  I think that I have identified where they resided.

12.  Henry Carringer (1800-1879), my 3rd great-grandfather, resided in Columbus City, Louisa County, Iowa, probably with his children Mary, Louisa and Harvey.  I believe that I have located his farm land.

13.  Devier J. Smith (1839-1894) and Abbie Vaux (1844-1931), my 2nd great-grandparents, resided in Rolling Prairie, Dodge County, Wisconsin with their daughter, Della (1862-1944, my great-grandmother).  I don't know exactly where they lived.

14.  Ranslow Smith (1805-1873) and Mary Bell (1805-1865), my 3rd great-grandparents, and parents of Devier J. Smith, resided in Rolling Prairie, Dodge County, Wisconsin.  I know exactly where they lived and have a photograph of the Inn they ran dating from 1930.

15.  Samuel Vaux (1814-1880) and Mary Ann Underhill (1815-1883), my 3rd great-grandparents, resided in Burnett, Dodge County, Wisconsin, with their children James, Elizabeth and Amos.  I know where their land was.

16.  Amos Underhill (1772-1865), my 3rd great-grandfather, resided in Aurora, Erie County, New York.  I know where his land was.

17.  David Auble (1817-1894) and Sarah Knapp (1818-????), my 2nd great-grandparents, resided in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey with their children William, Frances, Charles Auble (1849-1916, my great-grandfather), Katherine, Anna and Cora.  I don't know where they lived exactly.

18.  Sarah (Cutter) Knapp (1785-1878), my 3rd great-grandmother, and mother of Sarah Knapp, resided in New Barbados, Bergen County, New Jersey with her son, Manning Knapp.  I don't know where they lived exactly.

19.  James Abraham Kemp (1831-1902) and Mary Jane Sovereen (1840-1874), my 2nd great-grandparents,  and parents of Georgianna Kemp (1868-1952, my great-grandmother) resided in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada, with their daughter Sarah.  I don't know where they lived exactly.

20.  Abraham Kemp (1795-1881) and perhaps Sarah Fletcher (1802-????), my 3rd great-grandparents, and parents of James Abraham Kemp, probably resided in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.  I don't know exactly where they lived.  

21.  Alexander Sovereign (1814-1907) and Elizabeth Putman (1820-1895), my 3rd great-grandparents, and parents of Mary Jane Sovereen, resided in Norfolk county, Ontario, Canada.  I have located their land.

22.  Frederick Sovereign (1786-1875) and Mary Jane Hutchinson (1792-1868), my 4th great-grandparents, resided in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.  I don't know where their land was.

So, I think that I have 41 ancestors living on 16 May 1865, 150 years ago, including:

*  6 Great-grandparents
*  15 2nd great-grandparents
*  17 3rd great-grandparents
*  2 4th great-grandparents

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Surname Saturday -- LNU (married Joseph Hartshorn in colonial Massachusetts)

It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week.  


I am in the 8th great-grandmothers and I'm up to Ancestor #1115 who is  Sarah LNU  (1654-1727) 
[Note: the earlier great-grandmothers and 8th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts].

My ancestral line back through one generation in this LNU family line is:


1. Randall J. Seaver

2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)

4. Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942)
5. Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962)

8. Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922)
9. Hattie Louise Hildreth (1857-1920)

16. Isaac Seaver (1823-1901)
17. Lucretia Townsend Smith (1827-1884)

34. Alpheus B. Smith (1802-1840)
35. Elizabeth Horton Dill (1791-1869)


68.  Aaron Smith (1765-1841)
69.  Mercy Plimpton (1772-1850)

138.  Amos Plimpton (1735-1808)
139.  Mary Guild (1735-1800)

278.  Nathianiel Guild (1712-1796)
279.  Mary Boyden (1708-1776)

556.  Nathianiel Guild (1679-1774)
557.  Mehitable Hartshorn (1683-1771)


1114.  Joseph Hartshorn, born 02 July 1652 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 30 July 1727 in Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.  He was the son of 2228. Thomas Hartshorn and 2229. Susanna Buck.  He married before 1676 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
1115.  Sarah LNU, born about 1654 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 22 October 1727 in Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Children of Joseph Hartshorn and Sarah LNU are:

i. Susanna Hartshorn, born 26 August 1677 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died in  ; married Noah Clark 08 May 1702 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; born 06 November 1680 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; died 01 May 1704 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.
ii. Sarah Hartshorn, born 05 March 1679 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died about 1750 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States; married Samuel Guild 08 January 1701 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; born 12 October 1677 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; died 29 May 1750 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States.
iii. Mary Hartshorn, born 29 May 1681 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died August 1704 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; married Jonathan Fairbanks 03 February 1702 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; born 10 December 1678 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; died 28 March 1735 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States.
iv. Mehitable Hartshorn, born about 1683 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 10 February 1771 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; married Nathaniel Guild.
v. Abigail Hartshorn, born 28 April 1686 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 22 October 1727 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States; married Nathaniel Rudd January 1706 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States; born Abt. 1652 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; died 18 April 1727 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut, United States.
vi. Joseph Hartshorn, born 21 April 1688 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 22 December 1758 in Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; married Rachel Morse 17 May 1709 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; born 22 April 1688 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 14 November 1769 in Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.
vii. Tabitha Hartshorn, born 27 September 1690 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 20 March 1756 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States; married Daniel Rockwell 23 November 1715 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States; born 24 October 1689 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States; died 15 October 1746 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States.
viii. Rebecca Hartshorn, born 07 December 1693 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; died 06 May 1743 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States; married Samuel Hartshorn 25 October 1713 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States; born 10 June 1692 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 17 January 1784 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States.
ix. Thomas Hartshorn, born 08 May 1695 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; died 25 September 1773 in Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; married Elizabeth Lovell 18 August 1718 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; born 1694 in Massachusetts, United States; died 1773 in Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.
x. Ebenezer Hartshorn, born 10 July 1697 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; died 13 December 1741 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; married Rebecca Hunting 21 December 1720 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; born 19 September 1702 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; died 09 June 1796 in Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

xi. Martha Hartshorn, born 02 July 1700 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; died 14 January 1781 in Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; married John Marsh 06 October 1719 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; born 02 August 1696 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; died 25 March 1769 in Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

Information on this Hartshorn family was obtained from:

*  Derick S. Hartshorn III, The Hartshorn Families in America: A Genealogical Study of the Line of Thomas Hartshorn, the Immigrant, of Reading, Massachusetts, and Other Known Families Bearing the Hartshorn/e Surname That Arrived in America in Succeeding Years (Baltimore, Md. : Gateway Press, 1997).

Some online family trees state that Sarah LNU was a Sarah Burt, but no birth date or parents names are provided.  I don't know who Sarah's parents were, nor where she was born.

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Friday, May 15, 2015

FamilySearch Relative Finder - Finding Famous (?) Cousins

James Tanner wrote Relative Finder Moves Onstage today on his Rejoice and Be Exceeding Glad blog, and provided some screen shots and description of the website.  Please read James' post for details on the development of Relative Finder and some answers to questions of users.

1)  Here is the home page for Relative Finder (https://www.relativefinder.org/) when a user is not signed into FamilySearch:


2)  After logging into your FamilySearch account, the list of Relatives found by the program for you is shown, all relationships are from the FamilySearch Family Tree.  If you are not in the Family Tree, you will have no relatives on the list!


The screen above tells me I have 16,695 relatives in 42 generations.  Yikes!  They are on 203 pages of information like the one above.  I switched to 50 relatives per page and went to the last page:


Cool.  Looks like I'm related to lots of  Scandinavian  Kings, but they're all through a common ancestor 30 to 40 times generations back in time.  Who knew?  Well, I figured it out, because we're all related, right?

3)  If you want to limit your list of relatives to a specific group - say Geneabloggers, Catholic Saints or Popes, Declaration Signers, Presidents, etc., then you can click on the "Relatives" button at the top of the screen and see the list of Groups to limit your search.  The list is at  https://www.relativefinder.org/relatives/find:


I picked the "Geneabloggers" group (that Renee Zamora (I think, or was it Claire Brisson-Banks?) put together several months ago) to see if I was a cousin to any of my genealogy blogging colleagues.

After you have picked the group you want to find relatives with by checking the boxes, you can click on the "Show Relatives" button (next to the bluish "Check All" button above the list) and the list of relatives in your chosen groups will be created:

 Here's the list of Geneabloggers (two screens, some overlap):



There are 16 on my list of relatives who are Geneabloggers.  These are obviously wonderful persons, because they are my cousins!  They're also smart people because they've done enough research to link into the FamilySearch Family Tree.

My closest cousin on the Geneablogger list is Tamilinn Osmer, who is my 8th cousin.  The list tells me that our closest common ancestor is Moses Barber (1652-1733).

4)  I clicked on the "View" link under the "Chart" heading to see how Tami and I descend from our common ancestor:


I didn't show the whole chart.  I could Download the chart as a PDF using the "Download PDF" link at the top of the screen.

If I click on the "Use Print Format" link ,then I can see a compressed chart:


I couldn't figure out how to print the compressed chart on one sheet of paper.

5)  The Relatives list chart has columns for "Your Path" and "Relative's Path."  These are indicators of gender in each generation.  For example, my link to Moses Barber is given as "FMMMMMFMF" but as you can see on my chart, my path is really "MFMFFFFFM" where the last M is Moses Barber.  The genders should be the opposite of what is shown.   Tami's path is also the opposite of what is shown.

6)  Some caveats with this tool:

*  The relationships to your relatives are only as good as the relationship data in the FamilySearch Family Tree.  Remember - GIGO (Garbage In, Garbage Out).

*  Remember - these are cousin relationships, not ancestor relationships.  If a famous person is your ancestor (say, Charlemagne), then that relationship won't show up on the list.

* This is a fun tool.  Don't go overboard with claims that you are related to famous persons without verifying the research.

*  If you are in the Family Tree, but have added only a few generations and not matched your ancestors with other profiles in Family Tree, then you won't have many relatives on the list.  If you do add profiles, or match profiles, in Family tree, then you should Update your Tree in the "Settings" button.

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Randy Will be Presenting at Questing Heirs Genealogical Society on Sunday, 17 May 2015

My weekend road trip continues on Sunday, 17 May 2015 with two presentations for the Questing Heirs Genealogical Society in Long Beach, California.  The society has a new meeting place - the Chapel of the Los Altos Methodist Church, 5950 East Willow Street (at Woodruff), Long Beac h, California 90815.



The two presentations will be:

1)  1 p.m.: "Searching Ancestry.com Effectively"

Ancestry.com has many wonderful features--a lavish buffet where it is hard to choose what to use and how to use it. Randy will discuss the effective use of such features as new or old search algorithms, basic or advanced search forms, exact or ranked matches, full names or wild cards, specific or all databases, restricted or whole collection, and site navigation.

2)  2:30 p.m.:  "Discovering Your Pennsylvania Ancestors"

Pennsylvania has a rich history, and a diverse trove of genealogical and family history records in their towns, counties, and state archives.  In this presentation, Randy will describe the sources for vital records, land records, probate records, town records, family history books and periodical articles for Pennsylvania resources, including significant brick-and-mortar repositories and online research opportunities.

I hope to see many Genea-Musings readers there.  If you attend this event, please be sure to introduce yourself.  I usually ask my audiences if they read this blog.

In between the Saturday presentation in Whittier and these two presentations in Long Beach,. I plan to enjoy some time with my daughter's family, including the three grandchildren, in Huntington Beach.  

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 72: #87 Ann Warren (ca 1764-????)

Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post Challenge:  52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog.  I am extending this theme in 2015 to 104 Ancestors in 104 Weeks. Here is my ancestor biography for week #72:

Ann Warren (ca 1764-????) is #87 on my Ahnentafel list, my 4th great-grandmother, married in 1788 to John Hill (1765-1825).



I am descended through:

*  their daughter #43 Rebecca Hill (1790-1862), who married #42 John Rich (1791-1868) in 1815..  

*  their daughter, #21 Hannah Rich (1824-1911), who married #20 James Richman (1821-1912) in 1845.  
*  their son, #10 Thomas Richmond (1848-1917), who married #11 Julia E. White (1848-1913) in 1868. 
*  their daughter, #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962),  who married #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) in 1900.
* their son, #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983), who married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) in 1942.
*  their son, #1 Randall J. Seaver (1943-....)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):


*  Name:                    Ann Warren   
*  Sex:                       Female   
  
2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
  
*  Birth:                    about 1764, probably Hilperton, Wiltshire, England   
  
3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
  
*  Spouse 1.:             John Hill (1765-1825)   
*  Marriage:             21 July 1788 (about age 24), Hilperton, Wiltshire, England[1]
*  Child 1:                Rebecca Hill (1790-1862)   
*  Child 2:                George Hill (1791-    )   
*  Child 3:                Samuel Hill (1792-1793)   
*  Child 4:                Lucy Hill (1794-    )   
*  Child 5:                Samuel Hill (1797-    )   
  
4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):   

Ann Warren was probably born in the 1762 to 1767 time frame, but I have found no baptism record or parents names in the Hilperton, Wiltshire parish records.  It is possible that she was baptized in another parish near Hilperton.

The marriage record of John Hill and Ann Warren is recorded in the Hilperton, Wiltshire Bishop's Transcripts as[1]:

"July 21 [1788]  John Hill and Ann Warren both of this Parish by Banns"

The baptism of five children of John and Ann (Warren) Hill between 1789 and 1797 are in the Hilperton parish church records. 

I have found no burial records for Ann (Warren) Hill in the Hilperton parish records.  
 
5)  SOURCES


1. Church of England, Parish Church of Hilperton (Wiltshire, England), Bishop's Transcripts, 1622-1880, "Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, 1748-1812", Marriages: unnumbered page, John Hill and Ann Warren entry, 27 July 1788; accessed on  FHL BRITISH microfilm 1,279,404, Item 13.


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Thursday, May 14, 2015

1920 U.S. Census Errors for SMITH Surname

I wondered just how many errors were made in spelling names in the United States census.  How would someone ever figure that out, with all of the known spelling variations of surnames.

Then I thought - what about SMITH, how badly could the enumerators mess that name up?  Even the indexers shouldn't be able to mess it up, right?


I used the 1920 U.S. Census for no particular reason.  Here are my results:

1)  SMITH spelling:  1,148,776 indexed entries (including corrections)

2)  SMIHT spelling:  85 indexed entries

3)  SMTIH spelling:  1,341  indexed entries

4)  SIMTH spelling:  457 indexed entries

5)  STMIH surname:  2 indexed entries

5)  MSITH spelling:  14 indexed entries (all corrections)

6)  SMTH spelling:  457  indexed entries

7)  SMHIT spelling:  3 indexed entries

8)  SNITH spelling:  632 indexed entries (but is SNITH a real surname?)

Assuming all of those alternates are wrong, they total to 2,991.  That is .00260 of the correct SMITH name, or 0.26%.  That's one in every 385 Smith listings.

The numbers don't include other legitimate alternate spellings like Smithe, Smyth, Smythe, etc.

What other surname could be used?

My view is that at least 0.2% (i out of 500) surnames in the U.S. census are misspelled by the enumerators or the indexers.

This doesn't surprise me, because I've seen SEAVER badly mangled by enumerators and indexers.  By far the most obvious is the alternate name LEAVER caused by confusion of the script upper-case S for script upper-case L.  But LEAVER is a legitimate surname in its own right.

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Randy is Presenting at Whittier Area Genealogical Society on Saturday, 16 May

I will be presenting "Probate Records: My Favorite Record Type!" at the Whittier Area Genealogical Society at 1 p.m. on Saturday, 16 May 2015.


The program description is:

"Probate records are my absolute favorite record type for identifying and proving family relationships. This presentation describes the overall probate process, the different kinds of probate records, and how to find and obtain probate records in repositories and online record collections."

The speaker's biography is:

"Randy is a Native San Diegan, retired aerospace engineer, genealogist and family guy. He and his wife (Angel Linda) love to travel, visit friends and relatives, sightsee, cruise or do genealogy. Their travels have taken them all over the USA, England, Down Under and Scandinavia."

I look forward to seeing my friends and colleagues in Whittier and sharing my Probate Records presentation.  Lunch sounds good too! There is a map to the meeting at  http://www.cagenweb.com/kr/wags/newmap.gif.


If you attend this event, please be sure to introduce yourself.  I usually ask my audiences if they read this blog.

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Treasure Chest Thursday - Post 262: 1787 Martin Carringer Pennsylvania Tax List Entry

It's Treasure Chest Thursday - time to look in my digital image files to see what treasures I can find for my family history and genealogy musings.

The treasure today is the  1787 Tax List for Martin Carringer in Rostraver, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania:


The entry for Martin Carringer includes information in these columns:

*  Names:  Carringer Martin

*  Land held by: Location:  150 [acres]

*  Horned Cattle:  1

*  Value (£ - s - d):  39 [pounds]

The source citation for this record is:

"Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801," Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 April 2015), indexed database and digital image, "Westmoreland County > 1787, Rostraver township," unnumbered page (image 151 of 213), Martin Carringer entry; citing Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762–1794. Series No. 4.61; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

The important information from this record is that Martin Carringer was taxed on 150 acres of land and one horned cattle in 1787 in Rostraver township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.  This narrows my search for deeds and other records.  

Unfortunately, the tax list is presented alphabetically by last name letter, so it cannot be used to determine potential neighbors.

Martin Carringer (1758-1835) is my 4th great-grandfather.  In 1785, he married Mary Hoax (1768-1851), probably in Westmoreland County.  This record set may provide valuable leads to Mary's parents.

There are several other entries for Martin Carringer in this record set for different years.  I am capturing them in order to see the full range of tax related records for him.

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