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? >>>>>> >>>>>> 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] 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