A Bit of England...

The initial flurry of responses to putting "Two Quaker Cemeteries" on the World Wide Web has dininished somewhat.

Some old and some new friends have requested we start fresh in our search for the parents, or family line, of fourth-great grandmother, Sarah Townsend, who is buried at the first Quaker site in Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio. The cemetery finally ended up on private property and is now referred to as the Boone-Sears Cemetery.

Some time ago, I, and new cousins I had met on the Internet, spent a few good years searching for her. These days, there is much more material available to draw from, so it will be interesting. For example, last night I checked out an old Virginia history I was able to download from Google Books, and there are more to come.

One thing we'll be taking a look at is a bit of England, since there is strong evidence that many of the Townsends immigrated from there. Two areas that have come up quickly are Shropshire and Berkshire. From Berkshire we hear about the "Bucklebury Townsends" which I'd not heard about before.

Shall I wish for good hunting? Here is the URL for the web where I've laid out the background for our "search for Sarah."
http://sites.google.com/site/sarahtownsend10sept1763/

http://sites.google.com/site/twoquakercemeteries/