Re: Elijah Crossland of Fayette County, PA
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Re: Elijah Crossland of Fayette County, PA
Ellen Brown 12/06/02
DEAR CLARA,
THERE IS NO CONCRETE EVIDENCE TO UNITE RICHARD AND ELIJAH
CROSSLAND OTHER THAN THREE CIRCUMSTANCES:1.CENSUS RECORDS SAY THAT BOTH WERE BORN IN MD DESPITE A WRITEUP IN A LOCAL GENEALOGICAL VANITY BOOK 2.BOTH MOVED TO NORTHWESTERN AREA OF FAYETTE COUNTY ALONG WITH AN ADAM CROSSLAND WHO LATER MOVED TO OHIO 3.THEIR BIRTHDATES ARE SUCH THAT THEY WOUOLD FIT INTO THE SAME FAMILY.
I DID DISCOVER A GEORGE CROSSAND WHO WAS DEPORTED FROM ENGLAND FOR HAVING STOLEN TWO GEESE.THAT WAS JUST PRIOR TO THE REVOLUTION.THE ONLY RECORD THAT I FOUND OF RICHARD TO CONFIRM HIS MD ORIGIN WAS A DOCTOR'S RECORD BOOK ENTRY.
MY BELIEF IS THAT GEORGE DIED PERHAPS WITHOUT A LOT OF WEALTH.HIS CHILDREN WERE TAKEN IN BY HIS WIFE'S FAMILY OR HIS WIFE MAY HAVE REMARRIED.
HOPE YOU CAN FIND MORE ON THIS FAMILY.THERE WERE SOME LATER CROSSLAND ARRIVALS IN SALTLICK TWP, FAYETTE COUNTY.
JOHN AND JACOB AND THEY WERE FROM LANCASTER AREA.
TONY KEEFER
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Re: Elijah Crossland of Fayette County, PA
Rae Ann Crossland 12/11/02
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Re: ADAM, RICHARD AND ELIJAH IN BULLSKIN TWP
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Re: ADAM, RICHARD AND ELIJAH IN BULLSKIN TWP
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ADAM, RICHARD AND ELIJAH IN BULLSKIN TWP