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From: "Marge Whitmoyer" <>
Subject: Re: [MERCER] General query to all: what was religious affiliation? Soldier of 1812?
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 08:46:41 -0500
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My Great Grandmother, Elizabeth Ann Hickernel was married to John M. Dutton
by her Uncle Rev. Thomas Hickernel who was an early missionary and minister
of the Church of God. The emigrant ancestor David Hickernel had settled in
Cocalico Twp. Lancaster County ,then after the Rev. migrated to Lisburn ,
Cumberland Co. Pa. where the family resided until a western migration began,
Thomas and his brother, John sons of Jacob(David the emigrant) became
ministers for the Church Of God and Thomas went to Wayne County Ohio I
believe , while John remained in Western Pa. Some time in the 1840's Thomas
migrated to Mercer Co. Ohio where he married Charity Deniston. My Great
Grandmother was a daughter of John B. Hickernell , whom we presume may be a
son of Philip , son of David Hickernell the Emigrant. Our only reason for
this belief is that John B named a son James Philip Hickrnell. any
information on this line would be welcome. John B. Hickernell married
Elizabeth Densiton who was a sister of Charity Deniston/Dennison The
Deniston family may have also originated in Cumberland Co. Pa. Marge
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Subject: [MERCER] General query to all: what was religious affiliation?
Soldier of 1812?


> For surnames in Mercer Co., circa 1820-1860 especially, but not exclusivly
> My question is: What religion are your Mercer Co. families? Do you have
any
> Reverends in your line, circa 1776-1830? Who are they? Where did your
Mercer
> Co. families come from JUST PRIOR to arriving in Mercer? Do you have
members
> who were in the War of 1812 and what militia were they in?
> For the reason behind my questions, you can read below if you like.
>
> Because I'm at a brick wall via any direct line researching, I'm going
around
> my family line to see what might turn up as clues.
> I read some interesting history about the burgeoning Methodist religion
circa
> 1775-1830, prior to when most places erected an actual church or structure
> for their faiths. The boundaries of PA and VA, OH and KY were all
> ever-changing, as land blocks were coming into being (Western Reserve,
Bounty
> lands, territories etc.)and the west was being settled by the few and
> fearless. Our native americans were still holding on to thier locales and
> settlers were using flatboats and Indian trails to move farther west.
> There was some heavy prayer meetings being called to order in the time of
> 1776-1820, in various locations. Often it was initiated by a visiting
circuit
> rider. They were held in people's homes, thier barns, etc. The Methodists
> garnered a lot of converts, and have grown steadily. Often these meetings
> were in the thousands, with invitations to preachers of all faiths to come
> and participate.
> A major meeting instigated by the Methodists was held in Deerfield
Township
> in what was the Ross County of that time, in 1806.
> Ross County has grown significantly smaller over the years just following
> 1806. What WAS Ross, is now within the boundaries of several other
counties.
>
> I'm interested in finding if there is any correlations among several
families
> due to thier religious affiliation. Also, same question applied to men who
> may have connected though thier militia units.
> For example....My line is Goddard. I KNOW they were connected with Heaths
and
> Roebucks in Mercer Co. Before that ???? These 3 surnames came to Mercer,
from
> Ross/Fayette just prior. Also, these 3 surnames are together in the same
Ohio
> militia unit, War of 1812, considered probably Ross County. In that same
unit
> are Blues, Everett, Bevington, Hinkle and others, all surnames that show
up
> in Mercer shortly after.
>
> Any contributions, thoughts, comments or tidbits truly appreciated!
> Julie Arney
>
>
>
>
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