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Author: shhendricks
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I want to lay some groundwork before I ask my questions. My background is English,
History, Linguistics, American Studies & Social Anthropology. Therefore naming of
children is a key to my finding my ancestors. Prior to the mid-20th Century it was common
to name children after closely associated ancestors. My great-grandfather was named
William Chalmers Hendricks. William is an historical name in the Hendrick line. I have
found no Chalmers in the Family Hendrick(s). Will's mother was Elizabeth
"Eliza" Henderson. She was the daughter of Joseph Washington Henderson b
Franklin County, Pennsylvania. The prevailing lineage of JWH show his parents as John
Henderson m Sarah M Park. I recently ran across a John Henderson m Janet Chalmers of
approximately same age as John and Sarah. I am trying to find the link between Janet
Chalmers and Eliza Henderson. Eliza was born and christened in the Parish of Fairfield
Presbyterian Church near the Ligonier Valley in Westmoreland County, Penns!
ylvania. That church disbanded over 100 years ago. Those church records are
unattainable.
I am rethinking the parentage of Eliza since the lineage of JWH is fairly well
established. Does anyone have any information of the Henderson of the Ligonier Valley,
Westmoreland County, PA? Does anyone have access to the Parish Records (so far they are
very scarce)? Does anyone know when the Henderson/Chalmers family of Dunfermline Scotland
moved to the American Colonies that became the United States?
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