The mystery of Rachel
Subtitle: a Smith genealogy unraveled
By: by Larry D. Smith.
Publisher: L.D. Smith
Published: 1991
Place of publication: [Pennsylvania?]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 351
Subjects: Smith family.; Fickes family.; Smith, Rachel Fickes, ca. 1770-1855 -- Family.; Pennsylvania -- Genealogy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:  THE MYSTERY OF RACHEL FOREWORD iii; title: THE MYSTERY 2; title: SOME NOTES TO BEGIN UNTANGLING THE LINES 7; title: TOUCHING THE LIFE OF JACOB SMITH, SR "AT BLUE NOB" 16; title: JACOB, JR AND RACHEL 20; title: OF THE GENERATION THAT FOLLOWED; title: ELIZABETH 23; title: SOLOMON 26; title: SAMUEL 29; title: MARY 30; title: SUSANNA 30; title: JACOB F31; title: POSTSCRIPT 33; title: NOTES 34; title: APPENDIX SECTION; title: APPENDIX I.TRACING JACOB SMITH, SR; JACOB SMITH, JR; AND; title: THEIR ANCESTORS 54; title: APPENDIX II.THE WILL OF ISAAC FICKES, SR 56; title: APPENDIX III.THE WILL OF ISAAC FICKES, JR 58; title: APPENDIX IV.THE WILL OF RACHEL SMITH 59; title: APPENDIX V.INDIVIDUALS NAMED "JACOB SMITH" RESIDING IN; title: BEDFORD COUNTY AND THEIR RESPECTIVE WIVES60; title: APPENDIX VI.1775 FRANKSTOWN TOWNSHIP, BEDFORD COUNTY; title: TAX ASSESSMENT 61; title: APPENDIX VII.MAP OF BEDFORD AND BLAIR COUNTIES; title: SHOWING PRESENT-DAY FREEDOM TOWNSHIP; title: AND BEDFORD TOWNSHIP 62; title: APPENDIX VIII.1785 FRANKSTOWN TOWNSHIP TAX ASSESSMENT 63; title: 1786 WOODBERRY TOWNSHIP TAX ASSESSMENT64; title: A COMPARISON OF ALL THE RESIDENTS OF; title: FRANKSTOWN TOWNSHIP IN 1785 WITH ALL; title: THE RESIDENTS OF WOODBERRY TOWNSHIP; title: IN 1786 65; title: APPENDIX IX.TRANSCRIPT OF SMITH CEMETERY RECORD 67; title: APPENDIX X.THE WILL OF JACOB SMITH, DECEASED 1794; title: (ON CLOVER CREEK) 69; title: APPENDIX XI.THE WILL OF JACOB SMITH, SR 70; title: APPENDIX XII.1796 WOODBERRY TOWNSHIP TAX ASSESSMENT73; title: APPENDIX XIII.GRANTOR INDEX OF DEEDS - YORK COUNTY; title: COURT HOUSE 74; title: APPENDIX XIV.GRANTOR INDEX OF DEEDS - LANCASTER; title: COUNTY COURT HOUSE 76; title: APPENDIX XV.GRANTOR INDEX OF DEEDS - CUMBERLAND; title: COUNTY COURT HOUSE 78; title: APPENDIX XVI.MAP OF FREEDOM TOWNSHIP, BLAIR COUNTY, PA .79; title: APPENDIX XVII.1790 U.S.CENSUS RECORD FOR BEDFORD; title: COUNTY, PA 80; title: APPENDIX XVIII.THE WILL OF VALENTINE FICKES 83; title: APPENDIX XIX.BAPTISMAL RECORD OF ISAAC FICKES 84; title: APPENDIX XX.THE 1799 GREENFIELD TOWNSHIP TAX ASSESSMENT; title: AND THE 1790 YORK COUNTY, U.S.CENSUS; title: SHOWING ISAAC FICKES, SR 85; title: APPENDIX XXI.1826 LIST OF VOTERS NAMES AT A GENERAL; title: ELECTION AT THE HOUSE OF JACOB GLASS IN THE; title: DISTRICT OF GREENFIELD IN THE COUNTY OF; title: BEDFORD ON TUESDAY 10th OF OCT AD 1826 87; title: APPENDIX XXII.COMPARISON OF 1810, 1820 AND 1830 U.S.; title: CENSUS FIGURES FOR THE FAMILY OF; title: JACOB SMITH, JR 88; title: APPENDIX XXIII.PAPERS RELATING TO THE WRIT OF PARTITION; title: ON THE ESTATE OF JACOB SMITH (JR) 1842/3 89; title: APPENDIX XXIV.INVENTORY OF THE ESTATE OF; title: JACOB SMITH, SR.1797 95; title: APPENDIX XXVAPPLICATION FILED BY JACOB SMITH, JR IN; title: 1814 FOR A LICENSE TO OPERATE A TAVERN; title: WITHIN BEDFORD COUNTY 97; title: APPENDIX XXVI.A CRITICAL OBSERVATION OF THE SIGNATURE; title: OF JACOB SMITH, JR98; title: APPENDIX XXVII.1807 GREENFIELD TOWNSHIP TAX ASSESSMENT101; title: APPENDIX XXVIII.1811 GREENFIELD TOWNSHIP TAX ASSESSMENT 102; title: APPENDIX XXIX.THE SIGNATURES OF PHILIP WENDELL AND; title: JOHAN TOBIAS HOLTZEL 103; title: APPENDIX XXX.THE ACT OF PARLIAMENT FOR PERSONS; title: NATURALIZED IN PENNSYLVANIA 104; title: APPENDIX XXXI.THE WILL OF JOHANN TOBIAS HOLTZEL 105; title: APPENDIX XXXII.THE WILL OF JACOB STIFLER 107; title: APPENDIX XXXIII.THE WILL OF GORG HEINRICH (HENRY) HOELZEL 109; title: APPENDIX XXXIV.SMITH CORNER - A FEW REMINISCENCES 111; title: APPENDIX XXXV.SOME ADDITIONAL COMMENTS CONCERNING; title: JACOB (PETER) SMITH 117; title: APPENDIX XXXVI.THE IMMIGRANT SMITHs 123; title: APPENDIX XXXVII.SMITH FAMILY INFORMATION VALIDITY 143; title: APPENDIX XXXVIII.SOME ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON JACOB; title: SMITH, SR'S INITIAL HOMESTEADING WITHIN; title: BEDFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA 148; title: APPENDIX XXXIX.THE LANDS OF JACOB SMITH, JR: TWO; title: CENTURIES OF SMITHS IN SMITH CORNER; title: 1785 TO 1990 151; title: APPENDIX XXXX.THE LINEAGE OF JACOB AND ROSANA SCHMITT 163; title: APPENDIX XXXXI.THE S.A.R.DEDICATION OF JACOB SCHMITT, SR's; title: GRAVESITE 275; title: APPENDIX XXXXII.JACOB SCHMITT'S REVOLUTIONARY; title: WAR SERVICE 278; title: APPENDIX XXXXIII.A RANGER ON THE FRONTIER283; title: APPENDIX XXXXIV.AN ACHIEVEMENT OF ARMS FOR; title: JACOB SCHMITT, SR299; title: APPENDIX XXXXV.SMITH CEMETERY 301; title: APPENDIX XXXXVI.THE PLANTATION 314; title: APPENDIX XXXXVII.RACHEL FICKES 327; title: INDEX 333 <BR><BR>Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Smith family, Fickes family, Smith, Rachel Fickes, ca, 1770-1855 Family, Pennsylvania Genealogy.