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Erroneous posts were made about her by me in previous years.  However a primary document from All Saints Episcopalian Church, Philadelphia shows that by the late 1820’s Mary was a widow who baptized her 2 daughters, Richmul Jane and Alice Drusilla.  The Richmul name is a clue that perhaps this family was from Lancashire.

I do not know the maiden name of Mary and have found a handful of Woods men who died in Philadelphia between 1825 and 1830.  It’s doubtful how complete the records are, and the family may have lived in a surrounding county.

There does not appear to be an immigration record for Mary, and I don’t know whether she was married in England or in the United States.  It’s not apparent whether she was widowed in England or the US.

The only evidence I have of England is census information stating England as the country of origin for both of Richmul's parents.  The Lancashire link is purely speculative stemming from the name Richmul.  Not much to work with eh?
 
Richmul’s husband worked in the woolen mills around Conshohocken, PA and spent time in Delaware County doing the same.  I suspect that the Woods family worked in textiles in the Delaware Valley.

Any ideas?  I tried punching in some names for results at a Lancashire site, but was wondering if I might get lucky here.

 

Anyone know anything about a Bohmwetsh family in Württemberg, Germany?  I have a great grandfather named Ludwig Bohmwetsch with a passenger record listing him as being from Zwinghausen, Württemberg (Baden-Württemberg), Germany.  The surname spelling appears to vary quite a bit.

Ludwig came to the US in 1891 through New York and settled in the Norristown/Conshohocken, PA  area, marrying an Ella Connor in 1894.  I've got census and immigration records for him, but that's it.  I have no idea who his parents were. 
 

Is looking for Patrick Connor in Ireland like looking for John Smith in Kansas? 

My great-great grandfather Patrick Connor lived most of his adult life in West Conshohocken, PA.  The census states he came from Ireland in the 1860's and his wife Annie, (maiden name unknown), in the 1850's.  I did find a John Conner in a neighboring borough in 1860 with a son Patrick, but they had immigrated earlier.  Any one out there know of any Connors from Ireland who moved to Montgomery County Pennsylvania? 

I am looking for any information about John Barr, (born c 1790), of Beith and his wife Jean Gilmour, (born c 1809).  He appears to have had four sons with Jean, namely Matthew, Francis, David and Allan, and three children with a previous wife, namely Janet, John and William.  His son Francis appears to have gone to Australia, but I'm not sure about the rest.  I think his son Allan was my great - great grandfather.
 
My Allan came to the US after being in Canada, and is listed in an 1861 Montreal census.  He was married to Christina Lamont, and may have been a gardener of some note.  He died in 1902 and had worked for a wealthy Quaker named T Wistar Brown in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA.  His children were John, Allan, Barbara, and Francis.
Thank you.