Hi Brian: I think you're mistaken. The section of current Beaver County south of the Ohio was part of Westmoreland in 1780, as the map clearly indicates. Carl Davidson Brian Bowers wrote: > Thanks. > The 1780 map of Penna. counties: > http://users.penn.com/~tshu/pa1780.html > Makes it appear that Beaver County never was considered part of > Westmoreland County. > Of course it's still possible that my ancestor was confused and just > figured that anything west of Harrisburg was Westmoreland County. Quite > a few of my ancestors seem to have been "confused." > Thanks again, > Brian > > >Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 08:44:03 -0600 > >From: P&S <usnavy@stic.net> > >Subject: RE[PABEAVER-L] Early maps of PA Counties from 1718-1820 > >To: PABEAVER-L@rootsweb.com > >Reply-To: PABEAVER-L@rootsweb.com > > > >-- If you go to this web page > > > >http://users.penn.com/~tshu/genealogy.html > > > >Scroll down to Pa maps and clck that you will get the page with maps > >showing the counties of Pa since 1718 through 1820....there are 8 of > >them there...When I found it the other day it I began to understand > when > >someone said "No that was in Allegheney Co at that that time..ect..." > >meaning that being able to see it as it was at the time period > explained > >it to me easier... > > > >Sharon tx > > > > > >==== PABEAVER Mailing List ==== > >To contact Patti Caldwell, Listmistress, click below: > > mailto:impattic@mediaone.net > >remember, "Please practice random acts of kindness"........ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > ==== PABEAVER Mailing List ==== > To contact Patti Caldwell, Listmistress, click below: > mailto:impattic@mediaone.net > remember, "Please practice random acts of kindness"........