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