Lauren: There are quit a few Stoners in Cedar hill Cemetery, Greencastle, Pa. and they are to be found in scattered cemeteries also in Franklin County. Not sure of this but I think they were Old Order River Brethren from Germany. There are two such congreations Shank's Church outside of Greencastle and the other ine is in Upton, about 12 miles away. They are very similar to German Baptists in practice. I have a few in my line. Gordon Crooks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lauren Brantner" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 5:53 PM Subject: Re: [MDWashin] Rattlesnake Springs - Stove Pipe If you Google Nicholas Contrivance you will pop up a website geisheimer.org which has early PA and MD info on the family including a will in PA. A couple of land descriptions are also there. If I recall correctly Stoner's are mainly Church of the Brethren and there is a Stoner historian who used to monitor this list who wrote a Stoner history. It has been a long time since I worked on Stoners - unfortunately the one who married into my husband's family did not show up in the history. I am hoping he still does and you will get some info from him. I am thinking his name is Richard but I could be wrong - you know how oldtimer's disease treats your mind. Lauren Brantner --- On Mon, 9/3/12, Gordon Crooks <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Gordon Crooks <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MDWashin] Rattlesnake Springs - Stove Pipe > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, September 3, 2012, 5:18 PM > 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? > >> >> > > >> >> > Patty Friend Thompson > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >********* > >> >> >Visit the threaded archives of this > list: > >> >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/MDWASHIN > >> >> >********* > >> >> > > >> >> >------------------------------- > >> >> >To unsubscribe from the list, please > send an email to > >> >> [email protected]b.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' > >> >> without the quotes in the subject and the > body of the message > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> ********* > >> >> Visit the threaded archives of this list: > >> >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/MDWASHIN > >> >> ********* > >> >> > >> >> ------------------------------- > >> >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send > an email to > >> >> [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' > >> without > >> >> the quotes in the subject and the body of > the message > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > ____________________________________________________________ > >> > Woman is 53 But Looks 25 > >> > Mom reveals 1 simple wrinkle trick that has > angered doctors... > >> > > >> http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5043d40cb3464540c710dst04duc > >> > > >> > > >> > ********* > >> > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > >> > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/MDWASHIN > >> > ********* > >> > > >> > ------------------------------- > >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an > email to > >> > [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without > >> the > >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the > message > >> > >> > >> > >> ********* > >> Visit the threaded archives of this list: > >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/MDWASHIN > >> ********* > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > >> [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without > >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message > >> > >> > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > Woman is 57 But Looks 27 > > Mom publishes simple facelift trick that angered > doctors... > > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/504510c22382610c14754st04duc > > > > > > ********* > > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/MDWASHIN > > ********* > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/MDWASHIN > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message > ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/MDWASHIN ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message