york co.-births pensel anna barbara, 17 june 1762, john philip and elizabeth (haintz)-Trinity reformed ch., york johannes, 11 feb. 1765, philip and elisabeth-strayer's lutheran ch. dover twp. aka salem union ch. Best Wishes, Geri -----Original Message----- From: Loretta Lisowski Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 11:47 AM To: pamonroe@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PAMONROE] PENSYL - historic locations? Thanks for this data Geri - I'll have to see where they fit in. On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 8:42 AM, geri brennan <gerifelker@webtv.net> wrote: > northumberland co. > july 12, 1822, george pensel to mary keller > > lehigh valley-deaths > joseph pensel-died-aug. 31, 1855-age 78-mt. bethel. > > Best Wishes, Geri > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Loretta Lisowski > Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 9:56 AM > To: pamonroe@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PAMONROE] PENSYL - historic locations? > > Thanks so much Geoff! Was Fort Penn close to Lower Smithfield? I am also > looking for marriage, birth and death records from this area in the period > from 1749 to 1770 which was prior to the family's move into the hornet's > nest of what was the Wyoming Valley. Where would I find church records or > tax lists? > > On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 9:45 AM, Geoff Crawford <geoff@innov8cs.com> > wrote: > > > At 09:05 AM 4/10/2009, Loretta Lisowski wrote: > > >Hello, I am new to the list. I am researching my paternal line which is > > the > > >PENSYL family. > > > > > >There are several locations mentioned in family stories that I am trying > > to > > >pinpoint. > > > > > >After arriving from Germany in 1749, the family whose original name was > > >Bentzel has been said to have settled in LOWER SMITHFIELD on the > Delaware > > 20 > > >miles north of Easton. > > > > > >There was also a mention of FORT PENN and in post Revolutionary War > years, > > a > > >PENSYL CREEK. > > > > > >I cannot locate any of these places. Does anyone know anything about > them? > > > > Sure - Upper, Lower, and Middle Smithfield are the townships with > > boundaries > > on the Delaware River. Middle Smithfield is still called that today, I > > believe > > we call Upper Smithfield just Smithfield now. And Lower Smithfield is > > the Minisink Hills/Delaware Water Gap area. > > > > Fort Penn was in Stroudsburg Borough, the original Jacob Stroud house. > > > > Pensyl Creek if I remember is out in Neola, there's a Pensyl Creek Road > > that goes from Neola to Snydersville alond the creek. > > > > > > Geoff Crawford > > geoff@innov8cs.com > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > PAMONROE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > Loretta Pensyl Lisowski > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAMONROE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAMONROE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Loretta P. Lisowski ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAMONROE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Geri, Thanks for these. Have you come across any land records by any chance for Bentzel, Bensel, Pensel, Pensil, Pencel, Pencil, etc.? On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 10:14 AM, geri brennan <gerifelker@webtv.net> wrote: > york co.-births > pensel > anna barbara, 17 june 1762, john philip and elizabeth (haintz)-Trinity > reformed ch., york > > johannes, 11 feb. 1765, philip and elisabeth-strayer's lutheran ch. dover > twp. aka salem union ch. > > Best Wishes, Geri > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Loretta Lisowski > Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 11:47 AM > To: pamonroe@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PAMONROE] PENSYL - historic locations? > > Thanks for this data Geri - I'll have to see where they fit in. > > On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 8:42 AM, geri brennan <gerifelker@webtv.net> > wrote: > > > northumberland co. > > july 12, 1822, george pensel to mary keller > > > > lehigh valley-deaths > > joseph pensel-died-aug. 31, 1855-age 78-mt. bethel. > > > > Best Wishes, Geri > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Loretta Lisowski > > Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 9:56 AM > > To: pamonroe@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [PAMONROE] PENSYL - historic locations? > > > > Thanks so much Geoff! Was Fort Penn close to Lower Smithfield? I am also > > looking for marriage, birth and death records from this area in the > period > > from 1749 to 1770 which was prior to the family's move into the hornet's > > nest of what was the Wyoming Valley. Where would I find church records or > > tax lists? > > > > On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 9:45 AM, Geoff Crawford <geoff@innov8cs.com> > > wrote: > > > > > At 09:05 AM 4/10/2009, Loretta Lisowski wrote: > > > >Hello, I am new to the list. I am researching my paternal line which > is > > > the > > > >PENSYL family. > > > > > > > >There are several locations mentioned in family stories that I am > trying > > > to > > > >pinpoint. > > > > > > > >After arriving from Germany in 1749, the family whose original name > was > > > >Bentzel has been said to have settled in LOWER SMITHFIELD on the > > Delaware > > > 20 > > > >miles north of Easton. > > > > > > > >There was also a mention of FORT PENN and in post Revolutionary War > > years, > > > a > > > >PENSYL CREEK. > > > > > > > >I cannot locate any of these places. Does anyone know anything about > > them? > > > > > > Sure - Upper, Lower, and Middle Smithfield are the townships with > > > boundaries > > > on the Delaware River. Middle Smithfield is still called that today, I > > > believe > > > we call Upper Smithfield just Smithfield now. And Lower Smithfield is > > > the Minisink Hills/Delaware Water Gap area. > > > > > > Fort Penn was in Stroudsburg Borough, the original Jacob Stroud house. > > > > > > Pensyl Creek if I remember is out in Neola, there's a Pensyl Creek Road > > > that goes from Neola to Snydersville alond the creek. > > > > > > > > > Geoff Crawford > > > geoff@innov8cs.com > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > PAMONROE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Loretta Pensyl Lisowski > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > PAMONROE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > PAMONROE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > Loretta P. Lisowski > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAMONROE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAMONROE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Loretta P. Lisowski