Cathy Berger wrote: >You are the third person who has mentioned the PA Barracks. Years ago I >tried to find information on that for a correspondent. I still think it was >probably the Carlisle Barracks, but have no affirmation. I see that you >have a ? by the name. Apparently it was definitely a place. Why don't you >write to The PA State Archives and see if they can identify it for you. I >didn't try there. Ask for Jonathan Stayer. > > > > > Edward Uptegroves b. 1739 Pennsylvia Barracks (?) Co., PA m. Sarah > > >Lewis > > Carlisle Barracks is the oldest military installation in continuous service...... but think its earliest date is from about 1755 during the French and Indian Wars. 1740 ish a bit early..... Cumberland County was formed in 1750 from Lancaster.... and there were certainly some people in that area from the late 1720's.... The name for Carlisle was not picked until about 1751 when the town was laid out.... may have been "in the mill" a short while before that date..... http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eusgenweb/pa/1pa/1picts/frontierforts/frontierforts.htm may be of some help.....