What about a minister who worked in all three locations? Sue Moravian Church Genealogy Links http://www.enter.net/~smschlack My Genealogy http://www.enter.net/~smschlack/gen.html ---------- > From: Bmarsi@aol.com > To: PALEHIGH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PALEHIGH-L] Lehigh/NorthHampton??? > Date: Saturday, March 27, 1999 10:33 AM > > In a message dated 3/27/99 5:55:34 AM Central Standard Time, > FleBis@worldnet.att.net writes: > > << I have a family who christened in the Reformed Congregation of Lower > Saucon in 1793 and 1794; they christened in Mt. Bethel Lutheran in 1797, > 1801, 1803 and 1804. Two burials (grandparents of the six children > above) are buried via Tohicken records in 1796 and 1815 respectively. > Would this seem to indicate a move circa 1795 or might this family have > lived in the same place and be noted in such diverse records? > > Also, the border between Lehigh and NorthHampton counties seems unclear > on my map. Is it basically defined by some river? >> > > During your time frame, present day Lehigh Co. was still a part of > Northampton. Lehigh became a county in 1812. > > According to maps in Pennsylvania Line, Lower Saucon (southeast corner of > present Northampton Co) and Tohickon (western Bucks Co) are very close > together. Mt. Bethel is at the northern end of present Northampton Co. and is > not so close to the other two sites. > > How about a move about 1795 of the parents and children with the grandparents > remaining at the more southerly location? > > Betty > > > ==== PALEHIGH Mailing List ==== > contact List Manager at judjack@rocketmail.com or judjack@hotmail.com For List Rules visit http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/1006 click on Mailing List visit Genealogy of Pa at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6508/ > Please Support Rootsweb. Visit the Lehigh Co. GenWeb page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~palehigh > > > >