First and foremost, thanks very much Sharon, Gordan and Paul! By way of clarification.  The Maxwells of Franklin (originally William and his children, then Alfred and a couple of others) aren't related to my family.  Henry Maxwell b. 1724-32 married Agnes Carson, daughter of Walter and Agness of Adams County PA. Henry paid taxes on a land warrant (never patanted) in Lurgan then Letterkenny in 1753 and last in 1767; he moved to Adams County.  His son Walter Maxwell either stayed in Franklin or returned there by 1783 when he wrote the letter referencing his Uncle Andrew Morrison as living nearby.  Walter Maxwell moved to Washington County PA 1807.  Walter Maxwell is listed as a "subscriber" for Matthew Linn referencing Slate Hills in the West Conococheaque Presby Church if I remember correctly. So, now we've got Andrew Morrison a landowner in 1767 and a resident of Peters township in 1778. Given that Mercersburg is on the border between Montgomery and Peters, probability is that it's the same Andrew Morrison. THe Maxwells were Seceders as, most probably were the Morrisons. Seceders would travel significantly to attend a Seceder church rather than attend the Coventer Church next door. I would be interested in any Maxwell (before 1780) or Morrison marriages in the West Cono Presby church before 1800 plus any cemetery records. Given the absence of any other Morrisons in this area, it's possible they had only one son and that his wife died very young. Now, the Andrew Morrison of the will of 1804 didn't, apparently, have land as there is no bequest. It was a Carson family tradition to name a son Walter and a daughter Agness - there is an Agnes but no Walter. In the 1800 census, there is an Andrew Morrison born before 1755 with two daughers under the age of ten. I know that Andrew Morrison was contemporary with Henry Maxwell born 1724-32. He would be quite unlikely to have children under the age of 10 in 1800. There is an Andrew Morrison 1790 in Franklin with one male plus 16 and one male under 16, three females. They are consistent in terms of females if his wife died, but not males. Since the Andrew of the 1800 Census is plus 45 (born before 1755), he would have shown up in the 1790 census. In 1810. there aren't any Morrisons in Montgomery or Peters. Logically, the Andrew Morrison of the Will of 1804 would be the Andrew there in 1790 and 1800. But, this Andrew Morrison I don't think can be the Andrew Morrison b. circa 1730 married a daughter of Walter and Agnes Carson. I think they would have been married in the 1740s or early 1750s. Could be the son of Andrew Morrison m. ? Carson. I'm very, very grateful to you all for your help. Josette Boone NC

Josette --- It just occurred to me that Slate Hill, mentioned in your 1783 letter, is the name of a third church that at one time was in the immediate Peters Township area near the Conocheague Settlement. This might well be the location of Andrew Morrison's grave, but probably no stone there any more. The following words are on a tablet at the location of this cemetery ------ -Slate Hill- Associate Congregation Church & Cemetery Site Built by Scotch-Irish Settlers in Early 1700's As Church of Scotland Seceders. Merged with United Presbyterian in 1800's Beneath this field lie the remains of many early pioneers As you can see, this was a Seceder Church, while the West and Southwest Conococheague churches were not. This has to be the church to which these families belonged. Perhaps at one time it was part of the West Cono group, but split off???????? I pinpointed the location once, now on someone's farm just barely north of Route 16 between Mercersburg and Greencastle, and several miles east of Mercersburg, and also east of the West Branch Cono. Creek. If anyone on this forum lives in this general area, perhaps they can confirm just what stones remain in the cemetery. Because of all this, I question whether your Morrison records would actually be at the West Cono Church (unless they were NOT Seceders), and I further doubt that any records currently exist for this Slate Hill Church. This area is about 5 miles north and very slightly east of Andrew Morrison's property, so it might take them the better part of an hour to get to church. The Maxwell family would be slightly closer. I also read in your note copied below that you are not sure the Morrison's were Seceders. If any record of the Morrison's can be found at the West Cono Church, I doubt that they were Seceders. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josette Maxwell" <josettemaxwell@bellsouth.net> To: <PAFRANKL@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 5:43 PM Subject: [PAFRANKL] Andrew Morrison First and foremost, thanks very much Sharon, Gordan and Paul! By way of clarification. The Maxwells of Franklin (originally William and his children, then Alfred and a couple of others) aren't related to my family. Henry Maxwell b. 1724-32 married Agnes Carson, daughter of Walter and Agness of Adams County PA. Henry paid taxes on a land warrant (never patanted) in Lurgan then Letterkenny in 1753 and last in 1767; he moved to Adams County. His son Walter Maxwell either stayed in Franklin or returned there by 1783 when he wrote the letter referencing his Uncle Andrew Morrison as living nearby. Walter Maxwell moved to Washington County PA 1807. Walter Maxwell is listed as a "subscriber" for Matthew Linn referencing Slate Hills in the West Conococheaque Presby Church if I remember correctly. So, now we've got Andrew Morrison a landowner in 1767 and a resident of Peters township in 1778. Given that Mercersburg is on the border between Montgomery and Peters, probability is that it's the same Andrew Morrison. THe Maxwells were Seceders as, most probably were the Morrisons. Seceders would travel significantly to attend a Seceder church rather than attend the Coventer Church next door. I would be interested in any Maxwell (before 1780) or Morrison marriages in the West Cono Presby church before 1800 plus any cemetery records. Given the absence of any other Morrisons in this area, it's possible they had only one son and that his wife died very young. Now, the Andrew Morrison of the will of 1804 didn't, apparently, have land as there is no bequest. It was a Carson family tradition to name a son Walter and a daughter Agness - there is an Agnes but no Walter. In the 1800 census, there is an Andrew Morrison born before 1755 with two daughers under the age of ten. I know that Andrew Morrison was contemporary with Henry Maxwell born 1724-32. He would be quite unlikely to have children under the age of 10 in 1800. There is an Andrew Morrison 1790 in Franklin with one male plus 16 and one male under 16, three females. They are consistent in terms of females if his wife died, but not males. Since the Andrew of the 1800 Census is plus 45 (born before 1755), he would have shown up in the 1790 census. In 1810. there aren't any Morrisons in Montgomery or Peters. Logically, the Andrew Morrison of the Will of 1804 would be the Andrew there in 1790 and 1800. But, this Andrew Morrison I don't think can be the Andrew Morrison b. circa 1730 married a daughter of Walter and Agnes Carson. I think they would have been married in the 1740s or early 1750s. Could be the son of Andrew Morrison m. ? Carson. I'm very, very grateful to you all for your help. Josette Boone NC ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I found some more land records for the Morrison properties. Both the big pieces of Morrison land from 1768 were patented by Thomas Cooper in 1814, less the portion that Thomas Cooper assigned to Shenefield in 1812. However, also in 1812 a John Brubaker patented this small acreage, so Shenefield probably never owned the property. I would imagine that if Morrison died in 1804, that the property was sold by his heirs at some point later, and that Thomas Cooper was the purchaser. Paul