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From: Virginia Curulla <>
Subject: Re: [LATTA] Various Latta questions -- Pennsylvania
Date: Sun, 7 Nov 1999 14:05:31 -0700


Dear Paul, Thanks for the reply. It sounds as tho' we stll will need to
contract a researcher in Northern Ireland. I will post a message after I
hear more from Alex. And I will incorporate the Armitage-Allison-Latta
information. However, it appears of less potential significance if
Allison's wife was born in this country.

Added thought -- Don't you just hate it when you re-read a message -- one
that's already sent, and see an obvious grammatical error? I do. But I'd
move a lot slower if I checked everything over with a "fine-toothed comb".

Virginia Latta Curulla
Seattle WA
Br 22


Virginia Curulla wrote:
>>
>> (1) Paul, did you ever get any information on the DAVID LATTA , about who
>> you sent an email a year ago. He was mentioned in the 13MAY1778
>> PENNSYLVANIA PACKET as a deserter. Before that, in July, Sue Cox had found
>> his name in the book PENNSYLVANIA IN THE REVOLUTION, VOL. 2, sections on
>> Battalions and Line: p. 733 10th PA Continental Line - Private DAvid
>> Latta, Oct. 25, 1776-Jan. 17, 1781. I appears that Thomas "Lattr" of
>> Lancaster was on the same page.
>
>I've heard no more about him since then.
>
>> (2) Has anyone ever checked the surname file at the State Library of
>> Pennsylvania in Harrisburg for the Latta surname. I have heard from
>> several different sources that they have an extensive surname file that
>> they will check in response to mail requests.
>
>I was there MANY moons ago, and can't recall anything earthshaking at
>that time.
>
><snip>
>
>> (4) Regarding the Rev. Francis Allison, who's relative (sister, daughter?)
>> married the father of the first Rev. James Latta, I found several facts in
>> my notes that could help locate the Latta's in Ireland. Francis Allison
>> was said to have been born in 1705 in Donegal. His wife's maiden name was
>> Armitage. (Might we find Latta, Armitage, and Allison conjointly in some
>> location in Ireland?) He studied at the University of Glasgow. Glasgow
>> might have records that would tell the location of his origins in Ireland.
>
>My information is that Rev. Allison's wife was Hannah ARMITAGE, born
>1715 in New Castle DE USA, d/o James and Hannah ARMITAGE. And
>absolutely, the appearance of the three surnames would be a dead
>giveaway.
>
>Paul
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