tracts of land in nearby townships, and not only on this, but on the far side of the Susquehanna river. Into this family some of these set- tlers married, and the mingling of blood and nationality sent out through these United States almost a new race to usefulness, honor and distinction in private, as

, Swit- zerland, near Uster. He also states that the names of Christian and Hans Heer, or Herr, are found in 1450 in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland; and that an; early branch of the Herr family was settled in the upper part of the Canton of Zurich (Southeast), �called Zuricher Oberland; and that the

. He first settled with his family in Chester, where he had effected the purchase of a plantation before his coming; and where his youngest child, �James, was born the year of his ar- rival-17114--the first "native-barn" of the family. Samuel Blunston was American- born—September 2, 1689—at Darby

. Stubbs. Another influx of settlers shortly followed, confining themselves more directly to the more heavily timbered land of the Conowingo Valley. Among the first of these was James King. whose descendants are many in that section, and the extensive family of Browns, who took up 600 or 700 acres in and

Transportation Troubles in Lancaster County During the Revolution It is but natural when speaking of events connected with Revolutionary times in Lancaster county that our thoughts go first to the soldiers who went forth to fight for our country's liberty. They went to scenes of ac- tivity, and

might be published just as it is, viz : `James Swafort or Swarfort of Lan- caster county at Octarara (Octoraro) the 29th December, 1733, had some hands helping him dress flax in one end of his dwelling house. By some means the flax or tow took fire and there being some quantity above stairs which soon