Genealogy Digest


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An Index of the Source Records of Maryland


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The major part of this work is an alphabetically arranged and cross-indexed list of some 20,000 Maryland families with references to the sources and locations of the records in which they appear. In addition, there is a research record guide arranged by county and type of record, and it identifies all genealogical manuscripts, books, and articles known to exist up to 1940, when this book was first published. Included are church and county courthouse records, deeds, marriages, rent rolls, wills, land records, tombstone inscriptions, censuses, directories, and other data sources.




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Descendants of Jacob Barkley and Veronica Hauer of Somerset Co., PA


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Jacob Barkley was born in 1742-43." ... A native of Alsace, Germany, [he] came from his native land and settled in York Co., PA. In 1803 he came to Somerset Twp."--Page 13. Jacob Barkley and Veronica Hauer married about 1768/69 in Pennsylvania. "He made his will 11 Sept. 1819, Somerset Twp Somerset Co., PA. ... [where] he died on the 7 Nov. 1819 at the age of 77 years 6 months and some days; buried 9 Nov., Samuel's Church Cemetery. ... Veronica died on the 16 Oct. 1826 age 74, at the home of her son John. He lived in Donegal Twp. Westmoreland Co., PA."--Page 18. Descendants and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kansas, Oklahoma, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Colarado, California and elsewhere