No, it was not. Until 1798 Cochecton/Cushetunk was part of Northampton County, with records in Easton, PA. Prior to 1752 it was part of Bucks County, records in Doylestown. None of the areas you mention were ever in Northumberland County or its predecessors, including Lancaster County. Northumberland County is a red herring. George mentioned that Wayne was formed from Northumberland and I corrected him. The evolution of the PA Cochecton area went from Bucks to Northampton in 1752 and then Wayne in 1798. You need the records from the Northampton County court house in Easton. The Cochecton/Cushetunk area was raw frontier and far from Lancaster County. Lancaster was already settled and it's unlikely that the 300 acres was bought on spec. It sounds more like a farm to live on (my guess). However, if he was a wealthy farmer he might well have bought land in Cochecton/Cushetunk (which is quite a way from Lancaster) as a speculation. The records for Lancaster County are extensive, and the Historical Society has many church and civil records in its care. For the 1760s, the records you are looking for would be in Easton, Northampton County. Don't be lured away from New York State. It is much more likely that a resident of Orange County, NY would buy land in Cochecton than a resident of Lancaster County, PA. There's a natural flow between the two areas. Orange and Sullivan (then Ulster) Counties are adjacent and there was much movement back and forth. Cochecton today is in New York State, and that's where I'd be looking if I were youl Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed & Mary Yonan" <yonan@fgi.net> To: <nydelawa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 1:39 PM Subject: Re: [NYDELAWA] Land records inquiry about land in Coshechton > Dear George, Ann and John, > > Thank you very much for your help in explaining boundary changes for > counties and states which will have an impact on where I might find land > records for Coshechton in the 1760s. > > I did find some information on another mailing list several months ago that > Richardson Allison bought 300 acres of land in Donegal Twp of Lancaster > Co., PA on 12 Oct 1739. At the time I found this tidbit of information, I > wasn't sure that this info was about "my" Richardson Allison because I had > no information that he ever had any connections with Pennsylvania. > > However, I've just checked the Handy Book for Genealogists and discovered > that Northumberland Co., PA was formed from Lancaster, Berks and Cumberland > Counties in PA in 1772. Now I obviously need to determine if the area > called Coshechton that straddled the Delaware River was a part of Lancaster > Co., PA in the 1760s. If so, I now realize that the land record for > Richardson Allison that I'm looking for is in Lancaster Co., PA. > > My best wishes and sincere thanks, > > Mary > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <gyarns@aol.com> > To: <nydelawa@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 6:21 AM > Subject: Re: [NYDELAWA] Land records inquiry about land in Coshechton > > >> In regards to county names in Northeastern Pennsylvania, one should be >> aware that Northmoreland County in Pennsylvania once comprised what is now >> parts of Wayne, Susquehanna, Lackawanna, Luzerne and Wyoming Counties. >> Northmoreland County land records are kept in the courthouse in Sunbury, >> PA. >> George Yarn(e)s >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ed & Mary Yonan <yonan@fgi.net> >> To: NYDELAWA@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 2:01 am >> Subject: [NYDELAWA] Land records inquiry about land in Coshechton >> >> >> >> My maiden name is Allison and my Allison ancestors were from Orange Co., >> NY My >> G5 grandfather was Joseph Allison who moved to Goshen in 1725 and died in >> Goshen >> in 1755. His son, Richardson Allison, was my G4 grandfather and he also >> lived >> in Goshen in Orange County. I have a copy of Richardson Allison's will >> which he >> wrote in 1763. In his will he gave to his daughter, Pheby Allison, all >> rights >> to his "land in Cashechton, divided and undivided" I had no idea where >> Cashechton (sp?) was located when I read the will. After doing some >> Googling >> with several spelling variations, I found references to the town of >> Cocheckton/Cosheckton in the "History of Delaware County" by Munsell at >> http://www.dcnyhistory.org/books/munhank.html >> >> Does Delaware County have early land records that would help me discover >> whether >> Richardson Allison owned land there in 1763? Richardson Allison died in >> 1769, >> so I assume that Pheby inherited the land after his death. She married >> Abram >> Gale, so the land might have been registered under either the Allison or >> Gale >> surname after Richardson Allison's death. >> >> I am willing to pay someone to do land record research in Delaware County >> to >> find out if Richardson Allison and/or his daughter, Pheby Allison Gale, >> owned >> land in or near Cosheckton anytime in the 1760s or later. I live in >> California >> so I cannot do the research myself. >> >> Thank you in advance. >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Mary Allison Yonan >> yonan at fgi.net >> To contact list administrator send email to nydelawa-admin@rootsweb.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NYDELAWA-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body >> of >> the message >> >> >> ________________________________________________________________________ >> AOL now offers free email to everyone. 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Dear Ann, Thank you very much for your clear explanation about the location of Cochecton/Cushetunk in Northampton County, PA in 1763. I will look for land records in Easton, PA. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann O'Hara" <yannster@ptd.net> To: <nydelawa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 11:14 AM Subject: Re: [NYDELAWA] Land records inquiry about land in Coshechton > No, it was not. Until 1798 Cochecton/Cushetunk was part of Northampton > County, with records in Easton, PA. Prior to 1752 it was part of Bucks > County, records in Doylestown. None of the areas you mention were ever in > Northumberland County or its predecessors, including Lancaster County. > Northumberland County is a red herring. George mentioned that Wayne was > formed from Northumberland and I corrected him. The evolution of the PA > Cochecton area went from Bucks to Northampton in 1752 and then Wayne in > 1798. You need the records from the Northampton County court house in > Easton. > > The Cochecton/Cushetunk area was raw frontier and far from Lancaster > County. Lancaster was already settled and it's unlikely that the 300 > acres was bought on spec. It sounds more like a farm to live on (my > guess). However, if he was a wealthy farmer he might well have bought > land in Cochecton/Cushetunk (which is quite a way from Lancaster) as a > speculation. The records for Lancaster County are extensive, and the > Historical Society has many church and civil records in its care. > > For the 1760s, the records you are looking for would be in Easton, > Northampton County. > > Don't be lured away from New York State. It is much more likely that a > resident of Orange County, NY would buy land in Cochecton than a resident > of Lancaster County, PA. There's a natural flow between the two areas. > Orange and Sullivan (then Ulster) Counties are adjacent and there was much > movement back and forth. Cochecton today is in New York State, and that's > where I'd be looking if I were youl > > Ann > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ed & Mary Yonan" <yonan@fgi.net> > To: <nydelawa@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 1:39 PM > Subject: Re: [NYDELAWA] Land records inquiry about land in Coshechton > > >> Dear George, Ann and John, >> >> Thank you very much for your help in explaining boundary changes for >> counties and states which will have an impact on where I might find land >> records for Coshechton in the 1760s. >> >> I did find some information on another mailing list several months ago >> that >> Richardson Allison bought 300 acres of land in Donegal Twp of Lancaster >> Co., PA on 12 Oct 1739. At the time I found this tidbit of information, >> I >> wasn't sure that this info was about "my" Richardson Allison because I >> had >> no information that he ever had any connections with Pennsylvania. >> >> However, I've just checked the Handy Book for Genealogists and discovered >> that Northumberland Co., PA was formed from Lancaster, Berks and >> Cumberland >> Counties in PA in 1772. Now I obviously need to determine if the area >> called Coshechton that straddled the Delaware River was a part of >> Lancaster >> Co., PA in the 1760s. If so, I now realize that the land record for >> Richardson Allison that I'm looking for is in Lancaster Co., PA. >> >> My best wishes and sincere thanks, >> >> Mary >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <gyarns@aol.com> >> To: <nydelawa@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 6:21 AM >> Subject: Re: [NYDELAWA] Land records inquiry about land in Coshechton >> >> >>> In regards to county names in Northeastern Pennsylvania, one should be >>> aware that Northmoreland County in Pennsylvania once comprised what is >>> now >>> parts of Wayne, Susquehanna, Lackawanna, Luzerne and Wyoming Counties. >>> Northmoreland County land records are kept in the courthouse in Sunbury, >>> PA. >>> George Yarn(e)s >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Ed & Mary Yonan <yonan@fgi.net> >>> To: NYDELAWA@rootsweb.com >>> Sent: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 2:01 am >>> Subject: [NYDELAWA] Land records inquiry about land in Coshechton >>> >>> >>> >>> My maiden name is Allison and my Allison ancestors were from Orange Co., >>> NY My >>> G5 grandfather was Joseph Allison who moved to Goshen in 1725 and died >>> in >>> Goshen >>> in 1755. His son, Richardson Allison, was my G4 grandfather and he also >>> lived >>> in Goshen in Orange County. I have a copy of Richardson Allison's will >>> which he >>> wrote in 1763. In his will he gave to his daughter, Pheby Allison, all >>> rights >>> to his "land in Cashechton, divided and undivided" I had no idea where >>> Cashechton (sp?) was located when I read the will. After doing some >>> Googling >>> with several spelling variations, I found references to the town of >>> Cocheckton/Cosheckton in the "History of Delaware County" by Munsell at >>> http://www.dcnyhistory.org/books/munhank.html >>> >>> Does Delaware County have early land records that would help me discover >>> whether >>> Richardson Allison owned land there in 1763? Richardson Allison died in >>> 1769, >>> so I assume that Pheby inherited the land after his death. She married >>> Abram >>> Gale, so the land might have been registered under either the Allison or >>> Gale >>> surname after Richardson Allison's death. >>> >>> I am willing to pay someone to do land record research in Delaware >>> County >>> to >>> find out if Richardson Allison and/or his daughter, Pheby Allison Gale, >>> owned >>> land in or near Cosheckton anytime in the 1760s or later. I live in >>> California >>> so I cannot do the research myself. >>> >>> Thank you in advance. >>> >>> Best wishes, >>> >>> Mary Allison Yonan >>> yonan at fgi.net >>> To contact list administrator send email to nydelawa-admin@rootsweb.com >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> NYDELAWA-request@rootsweb.com >>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the >>> body >>> of >>> the message >>> >>> >>> ________________________________________________________________________ >>> AOL now offers free email to everyone. 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