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BAR/BARR Germany Researching line that begins with Martin BAR/BARR, b. 1690 Ittlingen, Germany; d. 14 Feb. 1758, m. Anna Elisabeth GROFF. Children: Anna Barbara, Martin, John, *Jacob*, Elizabeth, Christian, Madlena, Fronica, Maria, Anna. Jacob BARR b. Jan. 8, 1723, PA?; d. Nov 1, 1803 Bart twp (will); m. Anna Groff; perhaps also Anna Souter, Anna Brubaker, and Anna Kendig, widow. Children: Martin, Jacob, John, Elizabeth, Barbara, Christian, *Abraham*, and, by second wife, Anna and Susanna. Abraham BARR b. Dec. 1772 Bart twp; d. 1848. m. Betsy BRENECY HOWERY, a widow. children: Sarah (m. John SIDES), John, Julia Ann, Jacob, Martha, *Abraham II*, Ann, Benjamin, Rebecca. Most of these children seem to have moved to Ohio and Indiana, where Abraham II and wife Catherine RUSH and family went in 1836. Susan Y. Clawson
COCHRAN I have been looking for the ancestors of a Daniel Cochran who was born in Delaware according to the 1850 Census for Bart Township and died in April 1856 in Coleraine Township. Daniel's wife Catherine rests in the New Danville Mennonite Cemetery and died in 1881. I do not believe they were Mennonites, and Daniel is not buried with his wife. Children in this family include the following names Daniel, David, Benjamin, Charles, and Delilah (perhaps Mary Ann). I do have the decedents of most of the family members in my file and would be willing to share that information with other people. Marvin A. Cochran
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JOHNSTON		 I am working on the line associated with Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church. My 4g, 3g, and great-great Johnson ancestors are buried there. They are related through marriage to Baughman, Dunlap, Heidelbaugh, and some others. 4th great gf was William Johnson, his wife was Nancy Dunlap. 3rd great gf was John Johnston ( spelling varied ), wife's maiden surname unk. 2nd great grandfather was George Johnson, his wife Sarah Jane Baughman. George died young in 1864 at age 32 and the family split up with my g-gf William Hamer Johnson ending up in the Christiana area and then Philadelphia. George and Sarah lived their lives in Georgetown, Bart Twp. Bob Ballantyne
RICE Edward and Sarah (Baxter) RICE left Chester Co., PA/Cecil Co.,MD area in 1824 to settle in Nickel Mines, Bart Twp., Lancaster County. One of their sons, Daniel, married a Susan Miller. Susan died about 1850 and Daniel married Mary Ann Gillespie. Daniel and Mary Ann owned the a grist/ distillery/ hemp mill at base of Mine Hill Rd. (now Wolf Rock Rd.) and later sold it to Elias Dohner. The Rice's were members of the Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church. A number of the Rices were employed in the Nickel Mines. Two of Daniel and Susan's sons, Daniel and Joseph, enlisted into the 79th PVI Co. C to fight in the Civil War together. After the war Joseph married Lydia Wright and Daniel married Catherine Nelson. The first member of this Rice family arrived in Bucks Co., PA. in 1736, arriving from County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. This was Edward who married Elizabeth Wilson in 1741. They live in the Buckingham area of Bucks Co., PA. Bob Rice
SHANK Ireland Researching descendants of Alexander (1772-1860)and Rachel(Parker)(1791-1872)Shanks,who settled in Drumore township sometime after they came to America in 1815.Their children being Isabel 1809 married Benoni Burns, William 1811 married Elizabeth Burkins, Margaret 1813 Married William Harrison Potts, Mary 1815 married Phineas Ewing, Joseph 1818 married Mary Ann Slover, Alexander1820 moved to Ohio, Anna Jane1822 married William Skethway, John 1824 moved to Minn., Thomas 1828, died young, Adeline 1832 married Joseph Hawk Marie Malark