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? > >> >> > > >> >> > 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 > MDWASHIN- ____________________________________________________________ Woman is 53 But Looks 25 Mom reveals 1 simple wrinkle trick that has angered doctors... http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/50469aad606481aad6432st02duc