According to a book I have --"Mother Cumberland - Tracing Your Ancestors in South-Central Pennsylvania" by Raymond M. Bell, Cumberland Co. was created from Lancaster Co. in 1750. However, the reference year, for John Amos Beatty, was 1842. Perhaps, this town is now referred to as Silver Spring,which is in present-day Lancaster Co. Sue Knost L-39 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 8:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BP2000] Fw: Lancaster Co., I have been trying to do some reading about Lancaster today....I do believe that at one time Silver Springs was a part of Lancaster county, then it was split into smaller counties and then Silver Springs became part of Cumberland County. I am still trying to track down confirmation of my theory but if anyone can help that would be great. Susen ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. When replying to a digest message, quote only the specific message to which you are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. Also, remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides with the message subject to which you are replying. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message