I believe that the first deed issued in Bedford Co in 1771 was to George Croghan and was signed by the "icons" of Indian chiefs. Cathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "the Holleys" <Holley@pa.net> To: <PAHUNTIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 9:03 AM Subject: Re: [PAHUNTIN] placename: Shirley > Alan: > > My interest goes back to my college days when I did a paper on George > Croghan. Somewhere in the piles of papers I kept is the info I gathered on > Croghan. As best as I remember: He was probably born in Ireland, arrived > in Lancaster circa 1750?; worked for Shippen; went out on his own as an > Indian trader (plantation in East Pennsboro Twp, Cumberland Co) through Path > Valley, Aughwick, the Ohio and onto Ft Detroit. All information I > encountered listed a white daughter and a daughter by a Native American > woman (that daughter was somehow connected to Cornplanter). Croghan died > penniless in Lancaster, so he isn't the 21 year old Croghan who fought in > 1812! If someone is interested in the data I have on the George Croghan > (including info from his diaries) who was commissioned by the PA Colonial > governor to establish forts along the Tuscarror during the French & Indian > War, I'll be glad to dig out my old files. > > Thanks, > > Holley > > > > ============================== > 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 > > >