Hi Steve I am not sure about "Winesence" that could be an error. Sulphar could be a misspelling of Sulfur and I can image a township in many places using that name. I know Chester os quite a distance from Erie PA, but as a kid we stopped at a rest stop.There you could smell the sulfur in the water before you even reached the drinking fountains. Just thought :D Julie -----Original Message----- From: fink438 <fink438@comcast.net> To: PA-OLD-CHESTER-L <PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sun, Mar 18, 2012 2:02 pm Subject: [PaOldC] Old Names for Townships in Chester County For those with access, who want to check my reference--the book, Acta Germanopolis ( Records of the CORPORATION OF GERMANTOWN PENNSYLVANIA 1691-1707), Appendix C, page 617, footnote 134, lists a township in Chester County, circa 1700 ,as "Winesence" and another one as "Sulphar "Township ( County uncertain). Are these legitimate early names of the townships or just more evidence of poor spelling common in those days. I suspect "Winesence" could be West Vincent Township; "Sulphar" possibly Schuykil Township in Chester County but that seems to be a real stretch. Steve ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PA-OLD-CHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message