Hi Max and Thera.... you never have to appologize for such great info. You caused me do something that I have been meaning to for a while. An analysis of some early cumberland Co wills. Did what we show on the web [from Thera!!] for Will Books A-B 1750-1776, which includes about 10-12 from the late 1740's from Lancaster Co. To be sure, not everyone had a will.... and those closer to the county seat of Carlisle were apt to have more than the outlying areas. But it gives some idea where people died, and therefor LIVED....... This is what is looks like..... OF special interest re Shippensburg..... which was in the Hopewell Township area before is gained a name as a town. Hopewell Township included the entire eastern part of Cumberland including a large section that became Franklin Co. First time Shippensburg appears as a location on a will was 1757 the earliest of the FOUR recorded wills during this 26 year period. [Hardly a town of 5000!!] Shippensburg listed wills: 22 June 1774. B. 171. 5 April 1770. B. 37-38. 8 November 1757. A. 46-8. 4 November 1760. A. 69. 2 Air Township. 5 Allen. 22 Antrim Township. 1 Armagh. 1 Bethel, Lancaster Co. 19 Carlisle 5 Cumberland Co. 15 East Pennsboro Township. 2 Fannett. 1 Fermanagh. 2 Guilford Township. 9 Hamilton Township. 26 Hopewell Township. 3 Juniata. 2 Lancaster Co., PA. 1 Lebanon Township, Lancaster Co. 1 Leck. 12 Letterkenney. 3 Lurgan. 1 Maxatony, Berks Co. 1 Middlesex, Middleton. 22 Middleton Township. 2 Milford. 1 Monohaun, York Co., Pa. 1 Newberry, York Co. 14 Newton Township. 16 Pennborough Twp. 21 Peters Township. 1 Plumstead. 2 Rye. 1 Shearman's Creek. 1 Shearman's Valley. 4 Shippensburg. 2 Toboyne. Tyboine Township. 1 Tuscarora Valley. 6 Tyrone. Terone Township. 1 Warwick Twp. 27 West Pennsboro Township. 257 Total wills with locations. 51 without location 308 total wills