1771 Joseph & Thomas Kincaid. [119921] Situate in Fawn Township in the County of York. Containing as above set forth 271 acres & 61 perches and allowance of land, originally surveyed by William Matthews, late D.S. on the 24th day of the 1st month 1771 for Archibald White. In pursuance of a warrant which was granted to Alexander McCandless (Poplar Quarter) bearing the date 6th of June 1749.... Alexander McCandless, warrant, Fawn Township, Lancaster County, PA, #639, Pennsylvania State Archives, RG-17, Records of the Land Office, WARRANT REGISTERS, 1733-1957, Surnames beginning with "M", p. 147. This warrant was filed before York County was formed August 17, 1749 and thus is listed in Lancaster County, PA warrants ****************** I found the above records for Alexander McCandless of interest ---Robert Kinkade of Hardin County served in the RW with John McCandless, who married Jane Mason in 1785 in Greenbrier County. Robert was a witness to John McCandless' RW service, records of John McCandless's pension file at footnote.com. John McCandless's wife Jane Mason was a daughter of William Mason of Greenbrier County. John and Jane named one of their sons Alexander. Their daughter Polly McCandless married Eber Tranor of Hardin County, who was a brother of Elizabeth and Sarah Tranor, wives of Robert Kinkade, Jr and George W Kinkade of Hardin County, DNA 5850 and 4588. Jane's sister Mary Burks was named in the RW pension file. Mary Mason was married to Nathaniel Burks, who may have been from the Burks family of Amherst County, VA. Jane Mason's brother John was married to Hannah Hutchinson, and died in LaRue County, KY in 1846. , born 1771 in Botetourt Co., Virginia172; died 1846 in LaRue Co., Virginia172; marriedHannah Hutcheson 15 Mar 1797 in Green Co., Kentucky172; born WFT Est. 1758-1784 in Virginia172;died Aft. 1846172.More About John Mason:Fact 1: 25 Sep 1846, Will dated, LaRue Co., Kentucky http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/MCCANDLESS/2000-10/0971129785 http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/hardin/military/revwar/m253002.txt This may be of interest to Tamara, Connie, and their Kincaid family: GEORGE MARLIN2 MCWHIRTER (WILLIAM1) was born October 09, 1758, and died September 21, 1836 in Wilson County, Tennessee. He married MARTHA MCCANDLESS August 29, 1782 in North Carolina, daughter of ALEXANDER MCCANDLESS and SARAH. She was born November 09, 1752 in Philadelphia,PA., and died February 21, 1835 in Wilson County, Tennessee More About GEORGE MCWHIRTER and MARTHA MCCANDLESS: Marriage: August 29, 1782, North Carolina Children of GEORGE MCWHIRTER and MARTHA MCCANDLESS are: i. WILLIAM M.3 MCWHIRTER, b. July 23, 1783; d. November 15, 1806. 3. ii. ALEXANDER HAMILTON MCCANDLESS MCWHIRTER, b. August 27, 1785, North Carolina; d. Abt. 1851, Warren County Tennessee. 4. iii. GEORGE FERRIER MCWHIRTER, b. March 28, 1788, Davidson Co. Tennessee; d. January 02, 1873, Davidson Co. Tennessee. 5. iv. SARAH MCWHIRTER, b. August 13, 1790, Tennesse. 6. v. ELIZABETH MCWHIRTER, b. September 17, 1792, Tennesse; d. June 11, 1848. 7. vi. DR DR.SAMUEL CALDWELL MCWHIRTER, b. December 28, 1794, Tennessee; d. April 02, 1856, Rutherfford Co. Tennessee. 8. vii. MARTHA PATSY MCWHIRTER, b. April 07, 1797, Tennessee; d. August 03, 1845, Winchester, Cannon County, Tennessee http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:ncT-AxG4MHUJ:members.aol.com/mcwhirterdna/15497.rtf+%22Alexander+McCandless%22+%2B+%22Chester+County%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=us Barbara