Good Morning Becky, Yes, it seems that Peter Waples was a busy guy. You may already know this but according to material in the Pennsylvania Archives, he established a ferry (court records) in 1696 over the Indian River on "The road from Lewistown". The site of the old ferry is at what is still known as the 'Old Ferry Landing' on the tract 'Warwick', the name for the farm and mansion of old time". Ed Vaughn Miller's Choice wrote: >Happy New Year, Ed, George and everyone, > >From: Ed Vaughn <edvaughn@cdsnet.net> ><. . . Peter Waples, a planter on the eastern shore of Virginia, who "removed to Somerset County, MD with his wife Frances on Dec. 31, 1678" and proved " his right to 100 acres.> > >Our ancestor, Peter Waples, was in Somerset County at least a year prior to proving his rights to that hundred acres, as: > >On 6 February 1676/7, Peter Whaples and Thomas Willis were summoned to court to answer unto the Parrahawkin Indians for taking away beans and peas and the Indians requesting that double the quantity of beans and peas be delivered them for their satisfaction; the court ordered Whaples and Willis to restore the beans and peas in double quantity and not to be released from their securities until performed (Somerset Judicial Records 1675/77:80). >Another of my ancestors, John Harris b. 1673, gave his age as 55 when he testified in Richard Knight's commission to determine the boundaries of Mitchells Adventure, stating that where they were standing was about 35 years previously known as Peter Waples Bridge and also by the name of the Indian Bridge and a path from John Fleming's into Parahaken Neck [JR 1727/30:35). > >The community of Perryhawkin is still in existence, although Find A Grave does not have it as a location in Somerset County. I was out there Wednesday to celebrate the 100th birthday of the widow of one of my father's cousins. Not too far from the Perryhawkin Church Hall is Fleming Mill Pond Road which leads east into Worcester County. I can't help but think the bridge allowing passage over Dividing Creek is in the same spot as was Peter Waple's Bridge or at least very close to it. When my father was a boy (b. 1903) the water at that bridge was the local swimming hole, complete with a tire swing. Very Norman Rockwell-ish. > >Becky M > > > >*************************************** >QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? >Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: >http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >