Mike: I have long knmown about Moss Spring, I have part of 4 generations there and the old burial in that cemetery are mine. I also put all of the burials on the web some years ago. I also have burials in Leitersburg and Thurmont and a lot in the Frederick area which I have never followed up on. Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. Michael Hahn" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 8:19 PM Subject: Re: [MDWashin] Rattlesnake Springs - Stove Pipe > Gordon, > Yes, most were related. In this given time frame and the south west > section of Franklin County, the larger families would have included, > Welty, Hoover, Shockey, Barkdoll , Benedict, Stoner, Snowberger, Burn, > Hess, Harbaugh, Rouzer, Creager, Snively, Foreman, Fox, Beckner, > Bonebrake, Frick, Royer, Bell, Leiter. > > Have you seen the list posted at Find A Grave regarding the Crooks family > buried at the Moss Spring Cemetery, Greencastle? > > Mike > > > On Mon, 3 Sep 2012 19:18:33 -0400 "Gordon Crooks" > <[email protected]> writes: >> 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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