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I am researching my surname Hoffman/Huffman. My revolutionary ancestor was John Hoffman, born 10-23-1741. He served as a Ranger in Western Pennsylvania. He settled in Fayette County in Germantown near Uniontown. He married Margaret? He died about 1790. I am trying to find more information about him, proof that he actually existed beyond the information that has been passed down. There are members of the DAR that have descended from him but I am looking for details. My paternal family settled in VA, now WV in the early 1800s. I am researching that area too. There are the following surnames in my family: Shahan, Burgoyne, Knotts, McGeath, Summers, Vinegar, Goodwin/Godwin, all from WV or MD. Also on my paternal grandmother's side there are: Porter, Miles, Mills, Lankford, Langford and they are from the Eastern Shore of Md, Somerset County.
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My mother is a native Californian as was her mother. But my grandfather and my maternal great grandparents were from the Azores which is a part of Portugal. My mother's maiden name was Teixeira. My grandfather was Manuel Machado Teixeira. He came to Yolo Co., California in the 1870s and was naturalized in 1879. He was from Piedade, Pico. I am really having a tough time with this side of the family. My grandmother was Adelaide Silva, daughter of Manual Silva and Isabel?. She was born in Sacramento, California. She had many brothers and sisters but I have not found any of them. Manual and Isabel were from the Azores also but I don't know when. Manual came to California in the 1850s. I could use all the help I can get with this reasearch.
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I have been reasearching actively for about seven years. I was approved for membership in the DAR in October 2000 and I am hopeful that membership will aid my search. It was a smashing windup of a great reasearch year.
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I welcome any and all communications. I will help you or you can help me.
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If you have information on either Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Northern California or the Azores, please contact me.
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