Does anyone know of Snyder's distillery that was located near Williamsport in the 19th century. I'm looking for information about it, where located, etc. Thanks Tim

Timothy, do you have a name associated with it? The newspaper extractions are generally indexed by name. For example here are some Snyders mentioned: Anthony - Innkeeper at the mouth of Licking Creek in 1802 David and Abraham - owned a grist and sawmill 6 miles from Martinsburg, WV - 1802 Henry - shoemaker in 1802 Mary and George were selling the property of Casper, dec'd. - land was on the road to Hancock-town. - 1807 Michael was located 9 miles from Hagerstown in 1808 Henry, decd. had been located 5 miles from Hagertown in 1805 Anthony was part owner of Parkhead Forge in 1815 Henry had a bridle and stirrup busines in Hagerstown in 1812. Lauren Brantner TIMOTHY SNYDER wrote: >Does anyone know of Snyder's distillery that was located near Williamsport in the 19th century. I'm looking for information about it, where located, etc. >Thanks >Tim > > >==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== >The OFFICIAL website for this list is: >http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/MD/washington/ > >============================== >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > >. > > >

1850 Boonsboro Dist. 1 Eliza Nox 40 born Ireland Letitia Smith 31 born MD 1860 Boonsboro District, Boonsboro P.O. Eliza Knox 50 MillineryIreland Letitia Smith 40 MD Sarah Shroder 62 MD

There are many listings for Letitia Smith in both the 1850 & 1860 census records, but the only ones I found for Boonsboro, Washington Co., MD, are: 1850 HSLD 832, Eliza Nox (Knox?), 40, b-Ireland Letitia Smith, 31, $600, b-MD 1860 HSLD 1479/1590, Eliza Knox, 50, millinery, b-Ireland Letitia Smith, 40, millinery, b-MD Sarah Shroder, 62, b-MD NOTE: this household lives next to two Smith households -- Ira Smith and family and John W. Smith and family This Letitia Smith may be the daughter of the woman you are seeking, but I could not find a Letitia with three daughters in the Boonsboro area. Perhaps someone else will find the correct information. ----- Original Message ----- From: "alice Walker" <awalker@vt.edu> To: <MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 10:29 AM Subject: [MDWASHIN] 1850,1860 Census--Letitia Smith > Could someone with access to 1850 and 1860 Washington Co. census lists > look for LETITIA SMITH? > > She was a widow in the 1840 census, living in Boonsboro, and had three > daughters. I am looking for names of the three daughters. One daughter > may have been Letitia C. Smith. > > Thanks for your help. > > > ==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== > The OFFICIAL website for this list is: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/MD/washington/ > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

There was an article Mar 1981, DAR Mag - Ft Fred at Big Pool began taking prisoners in fall 1777 after Saratoga & continued taking POWS through surrender at Yorktown Michael

Hand Fasting is when 2 People hold Hands and Pledge Marriage. If after one Year they want to remain Married they are and can wish to have a Formal Ceremony with a Priest. Any Children of this Hand Fast are Legal. Kathi

Actually - historically, handfasting (note the spelling) was a legal obligation to marry, usually performed with witnessess present. It didn't grant the right to "live together" in modern day terms (although I've read a lot of historical drama that indicates otherwise :) I think today the term handfesting is used mostly for pagen & wican religions. This link might help: http://www.medievalscotland.org/history/handfasting.shtml -- Searchable databases on the web: http://www.lovitt- genealogy.com/~lovitt/database2.htm -------------- Original message from "gordon crooks" <glcrooks@BCPL.net>: -------------- > Bonnie: Abby saw my msg and sent me the following URL's What strikes me is > history is again repeating itself "living together out of wedlock" > > Gordon > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "akyvelos" > To: "gordon crooks" > Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 5:39 PM > Subject: hand festing > > > > > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=+history+of+Hand+festing+marriages&btnG > =Search > > > > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=Hand+festing+marriages&btnG=Search > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.2.0 - Release Date: 2/21/2005 > > > > > > > > > > ==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== > Keep informed of the latest news and new databases, webpages and mailing lists > at RootsWeb. Subscribe to the weekly RootsWeb Review. To subscribe, start > here: http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >

This tradition is alive and well in the U.S. today among adherents of the Wiccan way of life. (I'm not a Wiccan, but know a couple of folks who are.) I had always heard is called "hand-fasting," rather than "festing," but I'm sure it's the same word and concept. Susan

Roger, There is an entry in estate distributions but it can't be this person: DAVIS, George W. 8/13/1822. (Note: nothing entered) In the Republican Advocate Feb. 28, 1806 "Sale of tract known as Pleasant Valley, adj. New Market, 229 1/2 a, George Davis, Jonathan Davis, Sarah Davis, Mary Davis." Hagerstown Gazette March 19, 1811 "George W. Davis of Franklin Co Pa, cautions persons from taking notes given to James Sterret, (miller) of Wash co." Lauren Brantner RogerCubs@aol.com wrote: >Does anyone know parents of George W. Davis? > >Descendants of George W. Davis > >1 George W. DAVIS b: September 04, 1823 in Washington Co., MD (living in >Rockvale Twp., Ogle Co., IL in 1878) d: April 1889 Burial: Silver Creek >Cemetery, Mt. Morris Twp., Ogle Co., IL >. +Elizabeth TOMS b: March 14, 1825 in Quincy Twp., Franklin Co., PA m: >March 14, 1850 in Ogle Co., IL d: June 25, 1885 Burial: Silver Creek >Cemetery, Mt. Morris Twp., Ogle Co., IL Father: Abraham Toms Mother: Unknown ? > >.. 2 Mary C. DAVIS b: Abt. 1854 in Ogle Co., IL >.. 2 Martha W. DAVIS b: Abt. 1856 in Ogle Co., IL >.. 2 Elizabeth S. DAVIS b: Abt. 1859 in Ogle Co., IL >...... +Simon EMMERT b: July 19, 1852 in Carroll Co., IL m: September 18, >1877 in Ogle Co., IL d: February 26, 1886 Father: George Emmert Mother: >Catherine Stouffer >...... 3 Nellie Fern EMMERT b: Abt. 1878 in Ogle Co., IL >.. 2 Ida A. DAVIS b: Abt. 1862 in Ogle Co., IL > >Roger Cramer >Peoria, Arizona >Roger and Sue Cramer's Genealogy Site >http://members.aol.com/rogercubs/index.html >Ogle Co., IL Genealogy Site >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle/ > > > >==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== >The OFFICIAL website for this list is: >http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/MD/washington/ > >============================== >View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > >

Dear Cindy I have just received a big chunk of the schedule for the "Unlocking Your Past 2005" Family History Event. I know we exhanged e-mails about that, and as it turns out, one of the presentations on Thursday night, the 18th, is entitled "Local Iron Ore Furnaces and Migration Patterns." This might overlap somewhat with your area of interest. At any rate, most of the presentations are designed to last about 45 minutes, which allows about 15 minutes for audience members to ask questions. The process of entering the event schedule is proving very time consuming. I worked most all Sunday night and into the wee hours of Monday morning, and only finished 3/4s of the list. The forematting is the tricky part. You can go to the website and see what I have so far. I am somewhat hampered by the fact that they have asked me to withhold some of the speakers and their topics until final confirmation is received, but there is enough there now to give you a pretty good idea of the topics. I should be finished with the schedule by tomorrow. Most of the "blank spaces" you see, actually contain a planned event activity, which I can reveal by changing the color of the text. The committee wants to avoid potential embarrasment for an unconfirmed speaker, by not listing him or his topic until they receive a final confirmation. I guess I can understand that. Here's the link again if you want to take a look: http://home.earthlink.net/~unlockingyourpast/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Hoffman" <smoketownuniv@myactv.net> To: <MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 2:40 PM Subject: [MDWASHIN] Quarries >I would like to know more about the quarries which might have been mined in >the areas around Benevola/San Mar and Boonsboro/Rohrersville area. Living >in the area, I am familiar with the quarries that operate today, but I am >interested in those of the 19th century, especially marble. Can anyone >recommend a resource for this local subject? > > Cindy H. > > > ==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== > If you have a Family Genealogy Website with Washington County connections, > please send the url to FamilyHart at FamilyHart@aol.com. We will place > a link on the Washington County Website. Thanks! > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >

Actually in the ancient Christian Church where clergy were itinerant there was a similar tradition called "betrothal" in which the couple were blessed to live together by their church community until a clergyman traveled through to solemnize the union. Vestiges of this ancient custom are found today in the Orthodox Christian Wedding ceremony (I speak from experience here, :-) )when the couple is greeted at the door of the Church by the Priest and accepted as a couple. Once the Religion became more institutionalized the ancient custom gradually disappeared since it was no longer necessary to wait for matrimony which is simply the church's full celebration, blessing and acknowledgement of the couples commitment to one another and their joint faith. Alice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbie" <dbpc5153@ligtel.com> To: <MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 5:46 PM Subject: RE: [MDWASHIN] Hand Festing Marriages > Hand Festing > > It was a common practice for the bride and groom to hold hands and > proclaim > their unity to witnesses. The couple could then live for a year and a day > as > a married couple. After this time period had passed, should the couple > wish > to part ways, they could with no hard feelings. Should they wish to stay > together, a priest was usually called in to perform the marriage rites to > make the union legally binding. > > There are a few variance to this but this is basic. It is a Pagan > tradition. > > MP > Debbie > > -----Original Message----- > From: gordon crooks [mailto:glcrooks@bcpl.net] > Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 3:40 PM > To: MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MDWASHIN] Hand Festing Marriages > > > This was a custom back in Scotland in early times, does anyone know if it > was done here? > > Gordon > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.0.0 - Release Date: 2/18/2005 > > > > ==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== > Keep informed of the latest news and new databases, webpages and mailing > lists at RootsWeb. Subscribe to the weekly RootsWeb Review. To > subscribe, start here: http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 >

Bonnie: Abby saw my msg and sent me the following URL's What strikes me is history is again repeating itself "living together out of wedlock" Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: "akyvelos" <akyvelos@comcast.net> To: "gordon crooks" <glcrooks@bcpl.net> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 5:39 PM Subject: hand festing > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=+history+of+Hand+festing+marriages&btnG=Search > > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=Hand+festing+marriages&btnG=Search > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.2.0 - Release Date: 2/21/2005 > > >

Hand Festing It was a common practice for the bride and groom to hold hands and proclaim their unity to witnesses. The couple could then live for a year and a day as a married couple. After this time period had passed, should the couple wish to part ways, they could with no hard feelings. Should they wish to stay together, a priest was usually called in to perform the marriage rites to make the union legally binding. There are a few variance to this but this is basic. It is a Pagan tradition. MP Debbie -----Original Message----- From: gordon crooks [mailto:glcrooks@bcpl.net] Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 3:40 PM To: MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MDWASHIN] Hand Festing Marriages This was a custom back in Scotland in early times, does anyone know if it was done here? Gordon -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.0.0 - Release Date: 2/18/2005

With the mention and definition of hand festing which has been placed online this afternoon, I've certainly added something to my knowledge bank. Thank you all. Agnes

Bonnie: I really don't know much myself, a friend in Canada mentioned it to me and she is away for a while. I will contact friends in Scotland and see what I can find out. But here is my guess we Scots being very tightfisted didn't baptize one child at a time in Scotland, we did them all at once and only paid one fee, so I suspect this was something similar for marriage. Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bonnie" <borrison@comcast.net> To: <MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 4:49 PM Subject: Re: [MDWASHIN] Hand Festing Marriages >I don't know but I would love to know more about this custom. Please tell >us more. > Bonnie > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "gordon crooks" <glcrooks@BCPL.net> > To: <MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 3:39 PM > Subject: [MDWASHIN] Hand Festing Marriages > > >> This was a custom back in Scotland in early times, does anyone know if it >> was done here? >> >> Gordon >> >> >> ==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== >> The OFFICIAL website for this list is: >> http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/MD/washington/ >> >> ============================== >> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >> >> > > > > ==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== > Many Washington County families are online at the FamilyHart Database. > The url is: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/familyhart/ > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > >

This was a custom back in Scotland in early times, does anyone know if it was done here? Gordon

I couldn't get either url to open but this was the message I found. It was a common practice for the bride and groom to hold hands and proclaim their unity to witnesses. The couple could then live for a year and a day as a married couple. After this time period had passed, should the couple wish to part ways, they could with no hard feelings. Should they wish to stay together, a priest was usually called in to perform the marriage rites to make the union legally binding. >> -- >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.2.0 - Release Date: 2/21/2005 >> >> >> > > > > ==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== > Keep informed of the latest news and new databases, webpages and mailing > lists at RootsWeb. Subscribe to the weekly RootsWeb Review. To > subscribe, start here: http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >

I don't know but I would love to know more about this custom. Please tell us more. Bonnie ----- Original Message ----- From: "gordon crooks" <glcrooks@BCPL.net> To: <MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 3:39 PM Subject: [MDWASHIN] Hand Festing Marriages > This was a custom back in Scotland in early times, does anyone know if it > was done here? > > Gordon > > > ==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== > The OFFICIAL website for this list is: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/MD/washington/ > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

I would like to know more about the quarries which might have been mined in the areas around Benevola/San Mar and Boonsboro/Rohrersville area. Living in the area, I am familiar with the quarries that operate today, but I am interested in those of the 19th century, especially marble. Can anyone recommend a resource for this local subject? Cindy H.

Does anyone know parents of George W. Davis? Descendants of George W. Davis 1 George W. DAVIS b: September 04, 1823 in Washington Co., MD (living in Rockvale Twp., Ogle Co., IL in 1878) d: April 1889 Burial: Silver Creek Cemetery, Mt. Morris Twp., Ogle Co., IL . +Elizabeth TOMS b: March 14, 1825 in Quincy Twp., Franklin Co., PA m: March 14, 1850 in Ogle Co., IL d: June 25, 1885 Burial: Silver Creek Cemetery, Mt. Morris Twp., Ogle Co., IL Father: Abraham Toms Mother: Unknown ? .. 2 Mary C. DAVIS b: Abt. 1854 in Ogle Co., IL .. 2 Martha W. DAVIS b: Abt. 1856 in Ogle Co., IL .. 2 Elizabeth S. DAVIS b: Abt. 1859 in Ogle Co., IL ...... +Simon EMMERT b: July 19, 1852 in Carroll Co., IL m: September 18, 1877 in Ogle Co., IL d: February 26, 1886 Father: George Emmert Mother: Catherine Stouffer ...... 3 Nellie Fern EMMERT b: Abt. 1878 in Ogle Co., IL .. 2 Ida A. DAVIS b: Abt. 1862 in Ogle Co., IL Roger Cramer Peoria, Arizona Roger and Sue Cramer's Genealogy Site http://members.aol.com/rogercubs/index.html Ogle Co., IL Genealogy Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle/