Richard, The Maryland Herald April 26, 1809 "Peter Troxell, weaver, has taken the house formerly occ by Maxwell WELSH, Schoolmaster, a few doors below the jail." The Maryland Herald August 19, 1812 "Died Monday last in this town, after a short illness, Maxwell WELCH , in his 53rd in his 53rd year, leaving wife and 8 children. His remains were interred in the German Lutheran burying ground." Other early Welch sightings include: On Oct. 10, 1799 the Maryland Herald lists letters remaining at the post office. In that group of people is Jacob Welch, Schoolmaster at Boonsborough. A similar list on Jan. 10, 1799 lists William Welch in care of Samuel Pechtel. There isn't anything in the estate distributions, but you might find something in Orphan's Court or Guardianship Bonds because he left children, some of whom may have been minors. There is also an alternate spelling of WELCK - so the ch may have been pronounced as a k if the name were German (as in Lawrence Welk). If he belonged to the German Lutheran Church, you might have some luck with church records. St. John's Lutheran Church, St. Matthew's Lutehran Church and an Evangelical Lutheran Church were in Hagerstown as well as the union church St. Paul's which was both Lutheran and Reformed. Maybe someone else knows which church has the German Lutheran burying ground. If you find names of children there are quite a few marriages in the index - I could look them up for you. Lauren Brantner richard van wagenen wrote: >Seeking information on Maxwell's children. > >>From the 1810 Census, Hagerstown, Maxwell's family was >composed of 1 male under 10, 1 male 10 to 15, 1 male >45 and over, 2 females under 10, 1 female 10 to 15, 2 >females 16 to 25 and 1 female 26 to 44. > >===== > > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? >http://my.yahoo.com > > >==== 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 > > >. > > >

Looking for info on Thomas Lazear who was taxed in 1783 on land called "Hyetts Grove". Thanks, Janet Currie

Seeking information on Maxwell's children. From the 1810 Census, Hagerstown, Maxwell's family was composed of 1 male under 10, 1 male 10 to 15, 1 male 45 and over, 2 females under 10, 1 female 10 to 15, 2 females 16 to 25 and 1 female 26 to 44. ===== __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? http://my.yahoo.com

SAVE THIS DATE--- SUNDAY APRIL 24th 7th Annual Norwood Reunion We are adding 5 new VERY LARGE (3’ x 30’ each) charts to the one of last year with even more known descendents of Capt. John Norwood. Our Norwood genealogists have added thousands of names and information since last year. Sunday April 24 2005 COME EARLY – DOORS OPEN AT 2:00 PM There will be refreshments before dinner. Dinner at 5:00 PM catered by Mountain Gate of Thurmont, Maryland The Fire Activities Building Twin Arch Rd. and Rt. 27 Mt Airy Maryland $13.00 per person. Send money for reservations by April 15th to Mary Norwood 4115 Harrisville Road Mt. Airy MD 21771-8211. MryNorwood@aol.com We will have a digital camera, lap top computer, and scanner. We would like the old photos of individuals or group family photos and some present day ones also especially if they can't attend. Obits wedding birth or death announcements are also very important for filing in the pieces. Do you have a pile of unidentified pictures? Bring them along too. Maybe we can find family resemblances!

Imminently Threatened by Development: The LaGrange (Barczewski) farm in Glasgow, DE Several private firms are aggressively attempting to purchase and then immediately develop the entire Barczewski farm (also known as the La Grange or Dr. Samuel Henry Black farm). This property is crisscrossed by state and Federally recognized wetlands and over 1 mile of drainage, is in the Christiana watershed, contains part of the Glasgow recharge aquafer, and is bounded by over 3/4 mile of the Muddy Run Creek. The 136 acres of woods on the farm are in a US Department of Agriculture's local National Resources Conservation Service long-term tree management plan. The Barczewski farm's 236 acres contain two documented Native American Indian camps, earthen works from the British and Hessian occupation of Aikentown (Glasgow), remnants of the Benjamin Latrobe feeder canal from 1804, and several structures on the National Register of Historic Places (Dr. Samuel Henry Black). Dorcas Armitage Middleton Black was the wife of Samuel H. Black. General Lafayette named the farm "La Grange" while a visitor there in October 1824. The Federal US Censuses of 1810 and 1820 for DE/NCCo/Pencader Hundred, show that there were three FREE African-Americans (unnamed - husband, wife, and daughter) who were part of Dr. Samuel H. Black's household. The farm is located near the northwest corner of Routes U.S. 40 and Del. 896 in Glasgow (New Castle County, Pencader Hundred), and is comprised of a single tract of 236 acres. Approximately 100 acres are pastures, and approximately 136 acres are wooded. The Muddy Run creek and some of its tributaries run through and form the 3/4 of a mile of the northern boundary of the property. This property contains the historic home and farm of Glasgow's early physician, University of DE trustee, and state politician, Dr. Samuel Henry Black. The land, however, had been farmed for over 100 years before Dr. Black acquired it. The property has a carefully restored historic home and preserved granary, each dating to 1815, and more recent barns and outbuildings dating to the property's days in the 1940s through 1960s as the West End Dairy farm. Other family names associated over time with this farm include Middleton, Frazier, Leasure, Congo, Cooch, and Veach. Dr. Samuel H. Black built the property's granary. The building incorporates consolidated storage and processing functions and wheeled vehicle access. This building is the earliest documented example of a drive-through granary of the type that was to become popular throughout the Northeastern U.S. in the mid-19th century. In July 1974, the large manor Federal period home and the granary were incorporated into the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places (NRHP #74000601). Areas of NRHP significance of this property include Health/Medicine, Architecture, Social History, and Agriculture. In 1985, the La Grange granary was incorporated into the highly selective Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) / Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) conducted by the US Department of the Interior and maintained by the US Library of Congress (Survey # HABS DE-216). There are two archeologist documented Native American encampment sites on the La Grange farm (the Butterworth and the Barczewski sites). These sites date from 10,000 BC to 6,500 BC. Many authentic Paleo-Indian and Early Archaic periods' arrow points, axe heads, and other stone implements have been found on the farm. In the farm's woods there are authenticated, intact remains of British and Hessian earthen trenches from the September 3, 1777, Revolutionary War battle of Cooch's bridge. The trenches run parallel to the remnants of a historic and ancient, but now abandoned road, of which the last remaining vestiges exist on the LaGrange Farm. The earthworks are also parallel Rt. 40 West from Glasgow, DE, to Elkton, MD, and face Iron Hill. There is also documented evidence on the farm of Benjamin Latrobe's venture to build a feeder canal in 1804 (New Castle County Historical Marker NC-59). The feeder canal remnants are intact. The canal was to be built from the Elk Creek to the Christiana River, with the ultimate goal of the canal connecting the Delaware and Chesapeake waterways. The project failed, however, because the state of Delaware ran out of money before the canal was completed. The remnants of the feeder canal run from Rt. 40 West through the La Grange farm. In 1996, Anne Barczewski was honored with a prestigious historic preservation award from the New Castle County Historic Preservation Review Board. The Board placed a protective Historic Zoning overlay upon the entire 236 acres of the La Grange farm. In 1997, Anne Barczewski was recognized as Delaware's Tree Farmer of the Year. On June 27, 1997, Anne Barczewski told preservation advocates, "If it was my last word, my last breath, I'd say 'no' to a developer." If you would like to help protect this property from development and permanently preserve its historic, cultural, and natural resources for future generations, please contact The Friends of Historic Glasgow, ATTN: Nancy V. Willing, 5 Francis Circle, Newark, DE 19711. Telephone: (302) 366-1855. E-mail: historicglasgow@earthlink.net A petition focused on saving the Glasgow Historic Area, including the Barczewski farm, is located at http://www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/historicglasgowpark

Chris, this has nothing to do with your family history but this historical account is very interestign and what "they" want to do with it is appalling. Jackie >From: Historic Glasgow Park <historicglasgow@earthlink.net> >Reply-To: MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com >To: MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [MDWASHIN] Imminently Threatened by Development: The LaGrange >(Barczewski) farm in Glasgow, DE >Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 00:08:04 -0400 > >Imminently Threatened by Development: The LaGrange (Barczewski) farm in >Glasgow, DE > >Several private firms are aggressively attempting to purchase and then >immediately develop the entire Barczewski farm (also known as the La Grange >or Dr. Samuel Henry Black farm). This property is crisscrossed by state >and >Federally recognized wetlands and over 1 mile of drainage, is in the >Christiana watershed, contains part of the Glasgow recharge aquafer, and is >bounded by over 3/4 mile of the Muddy Run Creek. The 136 acres of woods on >the farm are in a US Department of Agriculture's local National Resources >Conservation Service long-term tree management plan. > >The Barczewski farm's 236 acres contain two documented Native American >Indian camps, earthen works from the British and Hessian occupation of >Aikentown (Glasgow), remnants of the Benjamin Latrobe feeder canal from >1804, and several structures on the National Register of Historic Places >(Dr. Samuel Henry Black). Dorcas Armitage Middleton Black was the wife of >Samuel H. Black. General Lafayette named the farm "La Grange" while a >visitor there in October 1824. The Federal US Censuses of 1810 and 1820 >for >DE/NCCo/Pencader Hundred, show that there were three FREE African-Americans >(unnamed - husband, wife, and daughter) who were part of Dr. Samuel H. >Black's household. > >The farm is located near the northwest corner of Routes U.S. 40 and Del. >896 >in Glasgow (New Castle County, Pencader Hundred), and is comprised of a >single tract of 236 acres. Approximately 100 acres are pastures, and >approximately 136 acres are wooded. The Muddy Run creek and some of its >tributaries run through and form the 3/4 of a mile of the northern boundary >of the property. > >This property contains the historic home and farm of Glasgow's early >physician, University of DE trustee, and state politician, Dr. Samuel Henry >Black. The land, however, had been farmed for over 100 years before Dr. >Black acquired it. The property has a carefully restored historic home and >preserved granary, each dating to 1815, and more recent barns and >outbuildings dating to the property's days in the 1940s through 1960s as >the >West End Dairy farm. Other family names associated over time with this >farm >include Middleton, Frazier, Leasure, Congo, Cooch, and Veach. > >Dr. Samuel H. Black built the property's granary. The building >incorporates >consolidated storage and processing functions and wheeled vehicle access. >This building is the earliest documented example of a drive-through granary >of the type that was to become popular throughout the Northeastern U.S. in >the mid-19th century. > >In July 1974, the large manor Federal period home and the granary were >incorporated into the National Park Service's National Register of Historic >Places (NRHP #74000601). Areas of NRHP significance of this property >include Health/Medicine, Architecture, Social History, and Agriculture. > >In 1985, the La Grange granary was incorporated into the highly selective >Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) / Historic American Engineering >Record (HAER) conducted by the US Department of the Interior and maintained >by the US Library of Congress (Survey # HABS DE-216). > >There are two archeologist documented Native American encampment sites on >the La Grange farm (the Butterworth and the Barczewski sites). These sites >date from 10,000 BC to 6,500 BC. Many authentic Paleo-Indian and Early >Archaic periods' arrow points, axe heads, and other stone implements have >been found on the farm. > >In the farm's woods there are authenticated, intact remains of British and >Hessian earthen trenches from the September 3, 1777, Revolutionary War >battle of Cooch's bridge. The trenches run parallel to the remnants of a >historic and ancient, but now abandoned road, of which the last remaining >vestiges exist on the LaGrange Farm. The earthworks are also parallel Rt. >40 West from Glasgow, DE, to Elkton, MD, and face Iron Hill. > >There is also documented evidence on the farm of Benjamin Latrobe's venture >to build a feeder canal in 1804 (New Castle County Historical Marker >NC-59). >The feeder canal remnants are intact. The canal was to be built from the >Elk Creek to the Christiana River, with the ultimate goal of the canal >connecting the Delaware and Chesapeake waterways. The project failed, >however, because the state of Delaware ran out of money before the canal >was >completed. The remnants of the feeder canal run from Rt. 40 West through >the >La Grange farm. > >In 1996, Anne Barczewski was honored with a prestigious historic >preservation award from the New Castle County Historic Preservation Review >Board. The Board placed a protective Historic Zoning overlay upon the >entire 236 acres of the La Grange farm. > >In 1997, Anne Barczewski was recognized as Delaware's Tree Farmer of the >Year. On June 27, 1997, Anne Barczewski told preservation advocates, "If >it was my last word, my last breath, I'd say 'no' to a developer." > >If you would like to help protect this property from development and >permanently preserve its historic, cultural, and natural resources for >future generations, please contact The Friends of Historic Glasgow, ATTN: >Nancy V. Willing, 5 Francis Circle, Newark, DE 19711. Telephone: (302) >366-1855. E-mail: historicglasgow@earthlink.net > >A petition focused on saving the Glasgow Historic Area, including the >Barczewski farm, is located at >http://www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/historicglasgowpark > > > >==== 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 >

Whoops!................Larry *************************** On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 17:12:59 +0000 m.mullikin@att.net writes: > I do hope this man was born in 1921 and not 1821--184 is very old:) > > -------------- Original message from Larry R Gamby > <lgamby@juno.com>: -------------- > > > > Harold V. Farrow Sr., 83 > > MAY 8, 1921 - JAN. 22, 2005 > > HAGERSTOWN — Harold Vincent "Pete" Farrow Sr., 83 passed away > Saturday, > > Jan. 22, 2005 at the home of his grand daughter and > grandson-in-law, > > Renee and Randy Knight, with his family by his side. > > Born May 8, 1921, in Clear Spring, Md., he was the son of the late > John > > Charles and Nannie Vernal (Shank) Farrow. > > Mr. Farrow was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ in > Clear > > Spring. > > He was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corp, serving from 1942 > to > > 1945 and a member of the Joseph C. Herbert American Legion Post > 222, > > Clear Spring. > > He had worked at Fairchild, he owned and operated Gulf service > station in > > Washington Square in Hagerstown, then worked for Mack Trucks, > where he > > retired in 1974. > > After retirement, he kept busy working in his garden and doing > > woodworking, making special pieces for his family and friends. > > He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Doris Lee (Whittington) > Farrow; > > children, Linda L. Currence and husband, Gregory, of Hedgesville, > Harold > > V. Farrow Jr. and wife, Linda, of Falling Waters, Barbara J. > Branchman > > and husband, Charles, of Hagerstown, John Todd Farrow and Alissa > Kuhn of > > Clear Spring; 12 grandchildren, Blaine, Scott, Shannon, Lance, > Kari Ann, > > Sierra, Renee, Chuck, Jason, Nicole, Jennifer and J.T. > > In addition to his parents, he also was preceded in death by three > > > brothers, Carl, Elzie and Marvin Farrow, and three sisters, Nora > Bronson, > > Reba Hawbaker and Marie Burgan. > > Funeral services will be conducted at Rest Haven Funeral Chapel, > 1601 > > Pennsylvania Ave.. Hagerstown, on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2005, at 1 > p.m. > > with the Rev. Stephon Reed officiating. Burial will follow in Rest > Haven > > Cemetery. > > Friends will be received at the funeral home on Tuesday from 7 to > 9 p.m. > > Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Panhandle, > 122 > > Waverly Court, Martinsburg, WV 25401; or to St. Mark Lutheran > Church, 601 > > Washington Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740. > > > > > > ==== 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/ > > > > ============================== > > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > > > ==== 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/ > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > >

I do hope this man was born in 1921 and not 1821--184 is very old:) -------------- Original message from Larry R Gamby <lgamby@juno.com>: -------------- > Harold V. Farrow Sr., 83 > MAY 8, 1921 - JAN. 22, 2005 > HAGERSTOWN — Harold Vincent "Pete" Farrow Sr., 83 passed away Saturday, > Jan. 22, 2005 at the home of his grand daughter and grandson-in-law, > Renee and Randy Knight, with his family by his side. > Born May 8, 1821, in Clear Spring, Md., he was the son of the late John > Charles and Nannie Vernal (Shank) Farrow. > Mr. Farrow was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ in Clear > Spring. > He was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corp, serving from 1942 to > 1945 and a member of the Joseph C. Herbert American Legion Post 222, > Clear Spring. > He had worked at Fairchild, he owned and operated Gulf service station in > Washington Square in Hagerstown, then worked for Mack Trucks, where he > retired in 1974. > After retirement, he kept busy working in his garden and doing > woodworking, making special pieces for his family and friends. > He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Doris Lee (Whittington) Farrow; > children, Linda L. Currence and husband, Gregory, of Hedgesville, Harold > V. Farrow Jr. and wife, Linda, of Falling Waters, Barbara J. Branchman > and husband, Charles, of Hagerstown, John Todd Farrow and Alissa Kuhn of > Clear Spring; 12 grandchildren, Blaine, Scott, Shannon, Lance, Kari Ann, > Sierra, Renee, Chuck, Jason, Nicole, Jennifer and J.T. > In addition to his parents, he also was preceded in death by three > brothers, Carl, Elzie and Marvin Farrow, and three sisters, Nora Bronson, > Reba Hawbaker and Marie Burgan. > Funeral services will be conducted at Rest Haven Funeral Chapel, 1601 > Pennsylvania Ave.. Hagerstown, on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2005, at 1 p.m. > with the Rev. Stephon Reed officiating. Burial will follow in Rest Haven > Cemetery. > Friends will be received at the funeral home on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. > Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Panhandle, 122 > Waverly Court, Martinsburg, WV 25401; or to St. Mark Lutheran Church, 601 > Washington Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740. > > > ==== 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/ > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >

Harold V. Farrow Sr., 83 MAY 8, 1921 - JAN. 22, 2005 HAGERSTOWN — Harold Vincent "Pete" Farrow Sr., 83 passed away Saturday, Jan. 22, 2005 at the home of his grand daughter and grandson-in-law, Renee and Randy Knight, with his family by his side. Born May 8, 1821, in Clear Spring, Md., he was the son of the late John Charles and Nannie Vernal (Shank) Farrow. Mr. Farrow was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ in Clear Spring. He was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corp, serving from 1942 to 1945 and a member of the Joseph C. Herbert American Legion Post 222, Clear Spring. He had worked at Fairchild, he owned and operated Gulf service station in Washington Square in Hagerstown, then worked for Mack Trucks, where he retired in 1974. After retirement, he kept busy working in his garden and doing woodworking, making special pieces for his family and friends. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Doris Lee (Whittington) Farrow; children, Linda L. Currence and husband, Gregory, of Hedgesville, Harold V. Farrow Jr. and wife, Linda, of Falling Waters, Barbara J. Branchman and husband, Charles, of Hagerstown, John Todd Farrow and Alissa Kuhn of Clear Spring; 12 grandchildren, Blaine, Scott, Shannon, Lance, Kari Ann, Sierra, Renee, Chuck, Jason, Nicole, Jennifer and J.T. In addition to his parents, he also was preceded in death by three brothers, Carl, Elzie and Marvin Farrow, and three sisters, Nora Bronson, Reba Hawbaker and Marie Burgan. Funeral services will be conducted at Rest Haven Funeral Chapel, 1601 Pennsylvania Ave.. Hagerstown, on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2005, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Stephon Reed officiating. Burial will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery. Friends will be received at the funeral home on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Panhandle, 122 Waverly Court, Martinsburg, WV 25401; or to St. Mark Lutheran Church, 601 Washington Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry R Gamby" <lgamby@juno.com> To: MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MDWASHIN] Farrow Obituary Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:54:46 -0500 > > Harold V. Farrow Sr., 83 > MAY 8, 1921 - JAN. 22, 2005 > HAGERSTOWN — Harold Vincent "Pete" Farrow Sr., 83 passed away Saturday, > Jan. 22, 2005 at the home of his grand daughter and grandson-in-law, > Renee and Randy Knight, with his family by his side. > Born May 8, 1821, in Clear Spring, Md., he was the son of the late John > Charles and Nannie Vernal (Shank) Farrow. > Mr. Farrow was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ in Clear > Spring. > He was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corp, serving from 1942 to > 1945 and a member of the Joseph C. Herbert American Legion Post 222, > Clear Spring. > He had worked at Fairchild, he owned and operated Gulf service station in > Washington Square in Hagerstown, then worked for Mack Trucks, where he > retired in 1974. > After retirement, he kept busy working in his garden and doing > woodworking, making special pieces for his family and friends. > He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Doris Lee (Whittington) Farrow; > children, Linda L. Currence and husband, Gregory, of Hedgesville, Harold > V. Farrow Jr. and wife, Linda, of Falling Waters, Barbara J. Branchman > and husband, Charles, of Hagerstown, John Todd Farrow and Alissa Kuhn of > Clear Spring; 12 grandchildren, Blaine, Scott, Shannon, Lance, Kari Ann, > Sierra, Renee, Chuck, Jason, Nicole, Jennifer and J.T. > In addition to his parents, he also was preceded in death by three > brothers, Carl, Elzie and Marvin Farrow, and three sisters, Nora Bronson, > Reba Hawbaker and Marie Burgan. > Funeral services will be conducted at Rest Haven Funeral Chapel, 1601 > Pennsylvania Ave.. Hagerstown, on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2005, at 1 p.m. > with the Rev. Stephon Reed officiating. Burial will follow in Rest Haven > Cemetery. > Friends will be received at the funeral home on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. > Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Panhandle, 122 > Waverly Court, Martinsburg, WV 25401; or to St. Mark Lutheran Church, 601 > Washington Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740. > > > ==== 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/ > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx

I will be changing my e-mail address tonight, to pat21838@baynetisp.com It will no longer be at the web site. Thank you. Pat

Phyllis, I don't know if you read historical fiction, but it is the best account I have ever read of the Boones was written by Betty Layman Receveur "Oh, Kentucky!" It is the story of Kitty Gentry, the early perilous years at Fort Boonesborough, and the making of a new state. Author is a 7th generation Kentuckian, and it is the story of her family. >Could anyone suggest a book about the History of Boonsboro or the Boone >family? >Thank you. >Phyllis

I wish to thank all of you good people who have responded to my inquiry about Boonsboro and the Boone family. It has been quite a help. This is a great list. Phyllis

For those interested in the Boone family - Mike Rohrer and I just had an aside conversation about Boonsboro and I looked up a photo of a sign from the cemetery behind the Trinity Reformed Church in Boonsboro. It has a bit more information in it. "The Old Salem Church Cemetery" Land for the church and cemetery came from the farm of the William Boone family founders of Boonsborough. Salem Church was consecreated in 1810 as a union church shared by Reformed and and Lutheran Congregations The Boone family burial site is located in this cemetery. This plaque was erected by the Boonsboro Historical Society May 17, 1998" The cornerstone of Trinity Reformed has the name Trinity Reformed Church carved into it with a date of 1820. Lauren Brantner PhillipsCwarbuff@aol.com wrote: >greetings > >my husband family was related to Squire Boone >Daniel Boones father > >thanks for the information >about boonesboro MD > >jd Beckley > > >==== 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 > > >. > > >

This is information about Boonsboro from the 2000 Visitor Guide of Washington County, Hagerstown, Maryland. "The town of Boonsboro was founded by brothers George and William Boone, relatives of the more famous Daniel Boone, and was situated along the main road leading from Hagerstown to Frederick, MD. The original land deeds of the town listed the name as Boones Berry. The brothers subdivided a farm that included parts of what are now Shafer Park, Potomac Street and Young Avenue. Berry an old English word for citadel, later came to mean estate. A map of the town that came out around 1798 listed the name as Margaretville, in honor of George Boone's wife, Margaret. By the time another map came out in 1805, the name had changed to Boons Borough, with the "e" dropped out of the name. The name shortened to Boonsboro around 1841 or 1842 when a local newspaper editor couldn't get the town's name to fit on his masthead. The apostrophe showed the name had been shortened. Some official documents as late as 1903 list the town's name as Boonsborough. The town was laid out in 1788 and incorporated in 1831. Its early citizens built the first monument "ever" to honor President George Washinton." Kathleen McLaughlin

Maryann, According to the article quoted below, you may have been misinformed about the location of the "Newcomer House Civil War Museum." "Sharpsburg: Newcomer House Civil War Museum Just off Route 34, west of Sharpsburg Historic house now holds unique collection of items and artifacts with many important paper items displayed including a letter written by Stonewall Jackson from Sharpsburg. Other displays include uniforms, weapons and a Confederate battle flag. 8:30 am-6 pm daily. $3. 301-432-0300." http://www.civilwar-va.com/maryland/hagerstown.html And so, the museum is west of Sharpsburg, while Boonsboro is about 7 miles to the northeast of Sharpsburg. But, there seems to be another Newcomer House near Beaver Creek, about 4 miles north of Boonsboro. Read about it here: http://www.gcah.org/Heritage_Landmarks/UBCluster.htm . This house is associated with Bishop Christian Newcomer of the United Brethren church. One of my Rohrers was married to a newphew of Bishop Newcomer. Mike > > There is a "Newcomer House Civil War Museum" in Boonesboro. Does > anyone know which Newcomer family used to own that house? > My ancestors are Emanual Newcomer b. 1783 and Catherine Funk b. > 1789 from that area. > I thought it might be a nice place to visit this summer! > Thanks! > Maryann From Buffalo...... where it's snowing steadily! > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > All your favorites on one personal page – Try My Yahoo! > > > ==== 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

Question- wasn't Daniel Boone's mother that had the maiden name of Butcher ? I have never checked that fact out as yet but seems to me I read that someplace recently. Not sure where. Does anyone know about her line if she was in fact a Butcher(surname not occupation)? Thank you. Jackie in Idaho. >From: PhillipsCwarbuff@aol.com >Reply-To: MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com >To: MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [MDWASHIN] Boonesboro >Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 12:14:25 EST > >greetings > >my husband family was related to Squire Boone >Daniel Boones father > >thanks for the information >about boonesboro MD > >jd Beckley > > >==== 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 >

greetings my husband family was related to Squire Boone Daniel Boones father thanks for the information about boonesboro MD jd Beckley

There is a "Newcomer House Civil War Museum" in Boonesboro. Does anyone know which Newcomer family used to own that house? My ancestors are Emanual Newcomer b. 1783 and Catherine Funk b. 1789 from that area. I thought it might be a nice place to visit this summer! Thanks! Maryann From Buffalo...... where it's snowing steadily! --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page � Try My Yahoo!

Standard works which include information on the town of Boonsboro, MD include 1. Williams' History of Washington County Maryland 2. Scharf's History of Western Maryland I've heard reference to a work by a local historian named Bast which has Boonsboro History in it, but have not seen it. Members of the Boone family for whom Boonsboro, MD is named are buried in the old Salem Reformed Churchyard Cemetery in Boonsboro behind the Trinity Reformed Church. You will also find them in the land records. Those are what I can think of off the top of my head. I'm sure I've read discussions in the past about the relationships of these Boones to the family of Daniel Boone, but can't recall what I read. There is a marriage of Charlotte Boone to Ephraim Davis, an early Boonsboro settler whose second wife is Elizabeth Brantner so I've touched peripherally on this family, but have no direct connection. There were two children with Charlotte - most notable is probably Elias Davis who was a state legislator if I recall correctly. It's been awhile since I worked on that particular line. Lauren Brantner PRosley@aol.com wrote: >Could anyone suggest a book about the History of Boonsboro or the Boone >family? >Thank you. >Phyllis > > >==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== >Don't be afraid to speak up and ask questions! >There are no stupid questions here. > >============================== >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 > > >. > > >