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BLOOM family in Pennsylvania

Heinrich BLOOM b. 1773 in Germany was married to Suzanna WEISE
in 1796.They had 10 children and lived in Pine Grove Mills PA
Their children were Johannes,Catherine,Susanna,George Weiss,Hannah,
Henry Jr.,Elizabeth,Samuel,Sarah and William. I have not been able
to find who Heinrich's parents were. However, the son, depending
on where he fell in line, was named after the grandfather or father.
WIll exchange info. Patricia

FINLEY Family from Scotland and Ireland

Alexander FINLEY was b. 1667 in FIfe Scotland. When he was 7 yrs old
his mother died and he was sent to Ireland to live with his Uncle
John Finley [woolen and linen merchant]. He m. Margaret JENNINGS on
10 Jan 1688 in Dublin Ireland. He became a linen and woolen merchant
also. He d. 28 Jan 1736 Dublin Ireland. They had 7 children.
Alexander, Catherine,William,Margaret,Samuel,John and James.
They were all christened at St Peters church in Dublin Ireland.
James, Samuel and John along with their wives and family came to
Newcastle Delaware 22 May 1720 on ship Eagle Wing.A second cousin,James, along with his wife and family also was on the same
ship. The FINLEY family originally settled in Westmoreland Co. PA
and then dispursed to other parts of the US. Some of them stayed in
PA and others went to Wythe Co. VA. also known as Augusta Co.