Hi,
I'm part od a small group of researchers with DRAKE
connections in Dearborn CO ca 1800 and a little
before. This area includes what later became the
counties of Ohio, Switzerland, Franklin, Wayne and
parts of Jefferson, Ripley, Decatur and probably
a few others I can't think of right now.
Recently, having noticed how many early
families of that area seem to be intwined, I
began doing brief research of the earliest
residents. Most of my study includes a letter
to the govenor dated 1803, 1807 voters list,
census indexes, land records, marriage records and
anything else I can find. Some files are only a
few lines long, others are longer.
So far, the files include the following names:
William Ash [all data may not be on the same man]
John Allen, Clabourne Allen
John Brownson
William Hall [same note as on Wm Ash]
Daniel Lynn / Linn
Barrent / Barent / Barnet Hulick
If anyone would like to help in this project, I'd be very happy to share
the work. Will also share what I have so far. Also, if anyone has
ancestors in this area and time frame, I'll be gald to include you in
our group. I'd be even happier if anyone has DRAKE connections. We're
working on the families of Benjamin, Robert, Jesse, Dillard Drake and
their descendants.
Barb Marshall <marchado(a)pacbell.net>