ABRAHAM GROOMS   b ca 1740, near Gunpowder Falls, MD
                                          d before March 1840 Adams Co., OH
                                          m. Margaret --------
Children:
William Grooms  b. 177_, m Hannah Hayslip
John Grooms b 1773, m 1/w Nancy Hayslip
                                            2/w  Deborah Satterfield
Zachariah Grooms b 178_, m 1/w ______-
                                                    2/w Fanny Shanks
Elizabeth Grooms b ca 1785, m John Copas
Margaret Grooms b ca 1790, m Thomas Copas
Abraham Grooms, Jr b 1791-4, m Sarah Shanks
Sarah Grooms b 1795, m Daniel Hilterbrand
Nancy Grooms b ca 1795, m Joseph Shanks