Daniel and Beverly Patterson have been helping me with my Innis inquiry. Daniel personally inspected Balck's cemetery about 8 years ago and provided the information below. This information differs from earlier transcriptions in the Beers 1886 Adams County History, which are almost certainly incorrect. Innis family in Blacks Cemetery (formerly Upper Marsh Creek Presbyterian Church site), just north of Gettysburg: Innis, James, 1766 (age 62), DOD 12/29/1766 Innis, Jean, 1760 (age 39) DOD 12/16/1760 In the 1886 History this name is listed as John Innis Innis, Robert, 1762 (age 40) DOD 2/1/1762 In the 1886 History the year of death is 1763 Does anyone have any additional information about these individuals? I know there are other Innises and James Innises in PA around that time, and I want to move beyond speculation about there interrelation. Are there any write ups about the cemetery and its early years, or the Upper Marsh Creek Presbyterian Church that it belonged to? This is different from the Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Church. Thank you, Knut Barde

Lets all take a good look at the church records of the Rock Creek (Gettysburg) area. Is the "Upper Marsh Creek Church" the same as the Rev. John Black's Group? My records say that they are not. I have a copy of an article from the Gettysburg "Star and Sentinel August 27, 1889." It reads in part as follows; "Everything points to dissolution, and ultimate sale of the property. There still are some bodies in the grave-yard. The congregation was organized about April 1753, at which time there is record of the ordination of Messrs. Jeremiah Morrow and David Dunwoody as Elders. The old Log church , located on the Dunwoody now David Blocher) farm, north of Gettysburg , erected prior to 1774, was taken down when the congregation put up in Gettysburg the present brick building in 1805" York County Historical Society has a photo of this church. It has also since been removed. My fourth great grandfather served on the building committee. Several years ago while doing some research in the area I photographed the Upper Marsh Creek Church. That means there were and are at least three different groups in that area. Lower Marsh Creek, Upper Marsh Creek, Rev. John Black's group which apparently became the Presbyterian Church in Gettysburg. More confusion, there is a section of the cemetery of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Hunterstown call the "Pines Burial Ground" which at one time had a Covanenter Church long been torn down. Many of my ancestors including my fourth and fifth great grandparents are buried there as well as others. Gladly will share any additional in that I have. The LDS Genealogy Dept. does have tape records of the Rock Creek Presbyterian Church Charles Coulter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Knut Barde" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 5:19 PM Subject: [PAADAMS] INNIS at Black's cemetery, near Gettysburg > > Daniel and Beverly Patterson have been helping me with my Innis inquiry. Daniel personally inspected Balck's cemetery about 8 years ago and provided the information below. This information differs from earlier transcriptions in the Beers 1886 Adams County History, which are almost certainly incorrect. > > Innis family in Blacks Cemetery (formerly Upper Marsh Creek > Presbyterian Church site), just north of Gettysburg: > Innis, James, 1766 (age 62), DOD 12/29/1766 > Innis, Jean, 1760 (age 39) DOD 12/16/1760 In the 1886 History this name is listed as John Innis > Innis, Robert, 1762 (age 40) DOD 2/1/1762 In the 1886 History the year of death is 1763 > > > Does anyone have any additional information about these individuals? I know there are other Innises and James Innises in PA around that time, and I want to move beyond speculation about there interrelation. > > Are there any write ups about the cemetery and its early years, or the Upper Marsh Creek Presbyterian Church that it belonged to? This is different from the Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Church. > > > > > > Thank you, > > Knut Barde > > > > > > ==== PAADAMS Mailing List ==== > Adams Co. PA GenWeb URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~paadams/adams.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >