Found this, thought it may interest someone on the list:
web page:
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~tfisher/fairfield_perry_history.htm
Fairfield and Perry County, Ohio
"KERNS, GEORGE, of Amanda, came with his father, Jacob, from
Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in 1812. Jacob settled seven miles
southwest of Lancaster, on the Zane's trace, where Jacob Kerns, Jr.,
now lives. This was the old State road, and the route from Kentucky
to Pittsburg and on East. The place was also used as a hotel, where
thousands