Charles: here is a site previously listed in this list, about Manor of Maske and its churches, including Blacks cemetery and the Marsh Creek churches. Can all these things be reconciled? http://www.rootsweb.com/~paadams/Deeds/manorofmaske.htm Knut Barde ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Coulter" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 5:08 PM Subject: Re: [PAADAMS] INNIS at Black's cemetery, near Gettysburg > 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 > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > >