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| Date
Posted |
Ancestor
Name(s) |
What We
Know |
Contact
Name |
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10/1/06 |
Pontius Woman
who married John B. Thompson Jr. & daughter Mary who married
Jeremiah Black |
An unknown Pontius woman
married John B. Thompson, Jr., and together they had a
daughter Mary. The Pontius woman died at some
point, and Thompson remarried a Jane McCord with whom he
had eight children. Mary is reported to have
taught her step siblings how to cook, sew and take care
of the house. She married Jeremiah Black and
reportedly visited her Pontius kin quite often. It
is uncertain but I believe Mary may have been born about
1787 and she died 27 Jan 1865. In 1822 the Blacks
moved to Bowman's Mill, which is between Rohrsburg and
Orangeville in Columbia. All this data was given
to me by a Black family member and was written down by a
great grandmother in the late 1800's.
The
plat map
shows property in Buffalo Valley which is just west of
Mifflinburg in Union Co Pa. Frederick Pontius owned
this property which was located next to John Thompson.
Also located adjacent was Benjamin Thompson, he was no
relation to my family line. Due to the vicinity of
the farms it is possible that Mary's mother might be
related somehow to Frederick Pontius.
I have been in touch with the
Pontius Assoc. and no one seems to have any records of a
Mary Pontius in their records. Hoping again to bring this
mystery to the front burner and try and locate Mary's
mother. |
Ken Thompson |
|
12/4/06 |
Milton Pontius
Children (photo found) |
Joe Cannon rescued a photo of
the children of Milton Pontius in an antique store.
His post from the Ancestry.com message board:
"In an antique shop in akron OH
I found an old cabinet card photo by an Akron photographer
with the following written on it:
Milton Pontius children
Alvin, Lewis, Henry, Rena
I believe these are the children of Milton Pontious and
Catherine Brumbaugh:
Irvin A Pontius
Anna Irena Pontius
Lewis Loyal Pontius
John Henry Pontius
They lived in Portage and Stark Co Ohio
Joecan"
Here is a link to the scanned
photo for viewing:
Milton Pontius
Children Photo
Here is the hyperlink to the
Ancestry board so you can respond to Joe's query if you are
a relative:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/message/an/surnames.pontius/101 |
Joe Cannon (see link) |
| 1/15/07 |
John Pontius of Hocking
County, OH |
Robyn McGregor is a PFA member working on
supplemental application to the DAR concerning lineage from
Nicholas (N1) through his son Daniel and then to Daniel's
son John (b. 1774) who settled in Hocking County, Ohio, and
finally to John's son John George (b. 1803).
She is seeking any documentation (book
reference, will, deeds) that will show a connection between
John and his son John George. If you are part of this
line or can point Robyn to any information that will help,
please contact by email using the link in this query. |
Robyn McGregor |
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