Hi Tracy, Wanted to thank you for the offer. I live just outside of Smithsburg, and it would help having a contact who knows Clear Spring area. Thank you once more, Mike On Tue, 4 Sep 2012 14:48:00 -0400 Tracy Mills <[email protected]> writes: > Hi all > > I have been reading this thread and while I don't have any specific > knowledge of your names or rattlesnake springs, I have done ALOT of > research I Indian springs and big pool and clear spring in > Washington county Maryland. My husbands line is there as far back as > I can trace. I have gone back to a birth around 1759 and can't find > anything further back than that...but have a lot of info on the area > as most of the family still lives there. If there is anything I can > help with in that area please let me know and I will try. > > Tracy > > On Sep 3, 2012, at 7:18 PM, "Gordon Crooks" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Mike: The Stoner family was huge and in both md. and Pa., in > Greencastle > > there must be 20 some burials and they are also in other > cemeteries, The > > Shockey's and Barkdoll's that I know both dead and living along > are all in > > Franklin CVo., Pa. across the border from Washington County, Md., > > > considering the short distance of less than 10 miles I would > assume all were > > related. > > > > Gordon Crooks > > From: "J. Michael Hahn" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, September 03, 2012 4:17 PM > > Subject: Re: [MDWashin] Rattlesnake Springs - Stove Pipe > > > > > >> > >> Gordon > >> Some of my research includes the early Stoner family of what is > now > >> Waynesboro, at the time Cumberland County. Sections of the > Waynesboro > >> area before the Mason-Dixon Line, the land transactions were > recorded in > >> Maryland. The land as far down as Fairfield also recorded in > Maryland and > >> some of which was recorded before Frederick County, MD was > established. > >> > >> I think the farm of Edward Nichols and later his sons John and > William > >> Nichols ran from near Amsterdam to nearly Ringgold to the edge of > Blue > >> Mountain. The deed of Edward would pre date the Harbaugh, > Zentmyers, > >> Shockey, Hoover and Barkdoll holdings of this area. If I > remember > >> correctly deeded 1739. > >> > >> I was saying about the East Branch of the Antietam. The reference > is the > >> East Branch of the "Little Antietam". I take that to mean it > flows into > >> the East Branch. The location of the Harbaugh farm makes > reference to a > >> tract of land called "Sarah's Delight" situated on Cow Run (an > affluent > >> of the Antietam) This branch leaves the Blue Mountain at Glen > Aften > >> Springs at Pen-Mar Park. I think Glen Aften Springs is > Rattlesnake > >> Springs. > >> > >> I will need to look over my oldest research material. The land of > John > >> and William Nichols was inherited from his father Edward. While I > am > >> related to the Nichols family my research on the location of the > estate > >> has been limited. > >> > >> Thats something about Robert Crook. > >> > >> Mike > >> > >> On Sun, 2 Sep 2012 19:02:01 -0400 "Gordon Crooks" > >> <[email protected]> writes: > >>> Mike: This is getting interesting, first of all I know living > >>> Shockey's > >>> several of them in fact and last but not least is Robert Crooks > who > >>> was my > >>> 5th removed grandfather and a lawyer which is probably why his > name > >>> is on > >>> the document. All of the Shockey's that I know are in > Pennsylvania. > >>> I also > >>> see your mention of the East branch of Antietam Creek and that > is > >>> located at > >>> the eastern outskirts of Waynesboro. I also have Heck's in my > line, > >>> but not > >>> this family who were there early on, mine didn't come until the > mid > >>> 1800's. > >>> i also recognize some of the other names. > >>> > >>> Gordon Crooks, the 8th > >>> generation > >>> From: "J. Michael Hahn" <[email protected]> > >>> To: <[email protected]> > >>> Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2012 5:46 PM > >>> Subject: Re: [MDWashin] Rattlesnake Springs - Stove Pipe > >>> > >>> > >>>> Patty, > >>>> Rattlesnake Spring and Stove Pipe are more locations of > property > >>> than > >>>> they are actual places. The Rattlesnake Spring is in fact the > >>> present day > >>>> East Branch of the Little Antietam Creek, which flows from the > >>> mountain > >>>> at Edgemont in Washington County, MD. just along side the > >>> Mason-Dixon > >>>> Line into Franklin County, PA. Trying to locate a map for you. > I > >>> take it > >>>> you are trying to locate the "Nichol's Contrivance" Large > tract > >>> of > >>>> property that is located in both MD and PA. The area of > Ringgold, > >>>> Washington County MD and Rouzerville, Franklin County, PA. > >>>> > >>>> Sending the will of Jacob Shockey, who married Anna Freed. > >>>> > >>>> Jacob Shockey will (1803),, Chambersburg Court House, > >>> Chambersburg, > >>>> Washington Twp. Franklin county, PA. > >>>> > >>>> Washington Twp. Wife Anna to be maintained by sons Isaac and > >>> Christian; > >>>> sons Isaac & Christian the plantation on which I now live and > all > >>> my land > >>>> I own in the Co. of Washington MD excepting 50 acres joining > Balls > >>> Hill, > >>>> Tise Hill and John Funk's lines, also 20 acres called in > Patent > >>> the Land > >>>> of Nob, land in PA where Samuel Bigler now lives to be sold, > dau > >>> Susanna > >>>> Bigler w/o Samuel 100#, son Jacob 47#, dau magdalena w/o > Balser > >>> Mowan > >>>> 196#, dau Barbara w/o Peter Heck 174#, dau Anna w/o George > Heck > >>> 100#, dau > >>>> Eve w/o John nicholas 184# Caveat entered by Samuel Bagle and > >>> peter Heck > >>>> against the probate of will, James Brotherton, Esq atty for > the > >>> executors > >>>> and James Orbison Esq att for the cavetors. Wm Minor sworn and > >>> said he > >>>> was present when testator made his mark and that he was of > sound > >>> mind. > >>>> Deceased said his family had always been disputing and he was > >>> afraid it > >>>> would be so after his death. jacob Weldy, Wm Nichols, Philip > Reed, > >>> Samuel > >>>> Royer and Robert Crooks testified as to the sanity of the > >>> deceased. > >>>> Mike > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Sun, 2 Sep 2012 12:54:46 -0400 (EDT) "MOREAU, PETER" > >>>> <[email protected]> writes: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> ---- Original message ---- > >>>>>> Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2012 11:13:32 -0400 > >>>>>> From: Pat Thompson <[email protected]> > >>>>>> Subject: [MDWashin] Rattlesnake Springs - Stove Pipe > >>>>>> To: [email protected] > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Excerpt from obituary for George Washington Hahn, noted on > >>>>> Find-A-Grave, mentions land belonging to George's grandfather > >>>>> William Nichols, called "Nicholas Contrivance, resurveyed in > >>>>> 1964. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> This place called Rattlesnake Springs is described in > >>>>> "Colonial Records of the Upper Potomac Vol. 2 by William H. > >>>>> Rice, 2012" > >>>>>> > >>>>>> In this book it says: "Also on that day (23 Oct 1739) Dent > >>>>> survey 75 acres called "Nicholls Contrivance" for Edward > >>>>> Nicholls near Rattlesnake Spring about two miles from where > >>>>> NEALS FRIEND lived between Antietam Creek and the > >>>>> Conococheague (Ibid., Patented Certificate #1563) > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Since Neals (Nicholas) Friend was my 6th great grandfather I > >>>>> am interested in pinpointing this location. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Does Rattlesnake Spring appear on any modern maps? 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