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