Looking at topographic maps - that would be about at Selinsgrove. Modern (mid 1900s) names for the islands there are: Byers Island, Cherry Island, Fishers Island, Kimmey Island, Little Hoover Islandf and Hoover Island. Keith Kay Knapp wrote: > Here is what I copied from the web site mentioned in the previous e-mail, > from the on-line version of Penna. Archives, 3rd Series; Harrisburg 1894. > Volume III has a major section consisting of "Warrants for Islands In the > Susquehanna" (applications 1793-1872). > > 1 April-Martin Kendig, 4 acres. An Island in the river Susquehanna, nearly > opposite the lower end of Cough's Island, on the South East side, about > four miles below Sunbury, in Augusta Township, Northumberland County, > unimproved, and is susceptible of cultivation. > > I hope this helps. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 12:34 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [PANORTHU] Where was Kendig's Island > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: zulifuz > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.coun > ties.northumberland/3795.2/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > I Googled (without quotes) for "Kendig's Island in the Susquehanna" and > was taken to the on-line version of Penna. Archives, 3rd Series; > Harrisburg 1894. Volume III has a major section consisting of "Warrants > for Islands In the Susquehanna" (applications 1793-1872). Entries include > the locations of hundreds of islands in the Susquehanna River, including a > paragraph on Kendig's Island. Unfortunately, the on-line version is in PDF > format and is unsearchable with the Windows search tool. I began the task > of scrolling down through the entries, looking for Kendig's Island, but I > gave up after scrolling for 10 minutes. If you can find a bound volume of > this book in the reference section of a public library or in a university > library, you should be able to learn the location of Kendig's Island more > quickly than working from the Webpage I found on-line. Of course, if you > live near Harrisburg the easiest thing to do would be to make a visit to > the downtown PA. Archives Building and ! > look up the entry in a bound volume. > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > ==== PANORTHU Mailing List ==== > [email protected] > > To contact the List and Message Board Administrator: > Rick Berkheiser, [email protected] > > To visit the Northumberland County Message Board: > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.coun > ties.northumberland/mb.ashx > > To visit the Northumberland County Website: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~panorthu/ > Hosted by Greg Price > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ==== PANORTHU Mailing List ==== > [email protected] > > To contact the List and Message Board Administrator: > Rick Berkheiser, [email protected] > > To visit the Northumberland County Message Board: > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.northumberland/mb.ashx > > To visit the Northumberland County Website: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~panorthu/ > Hosted by Greg Price > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -- Find-A-Grave "County Keeper" for Schuylkill County, PA Keith A. McKain McCain-McKane-O'Kane DNA Group 1 - # Mc17936 Website: http://home.comcast.net/~geosci64 Email: [email protected]