In a message dated 9/13/2002 11:10:33 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > and I'm not sure if Penn and Greeenwood were > or are situated near one another Hi, Below is a description of Greenwood and Penn Twps.; they are not conjoining twps. I think you may need to look at Juniata Co.?? Greenwood Twp. was formed in 1767; it was originally formed from Fermanagh, which was an original twp. at the time of the Purchase of 1754 in Cumberland Co. The book, History of Perry Co. (H. H. Hains), contains this info. under the section for Greenwood Twp: "..session of the Cumberland County courts in July, 1767, the boundaries of Greenwood Twp. were defined thus: Beginning at McKee's path, on the Susquehanna River; thence down the sd. river to the mouth of the Juniata River; thence up the Juniata River to the mouth of the Cocolamus; thence up the same to the crossing of McKee's path; thence by the said path to the place of beginning. McKee's path, mentioned herein, began at the mouth of Mahantango Creek, a short distance below the residence of Thomas McKee, on the Susquehanna River. It followed the line of the present public road which runs through Greenwood Twp., Juniata Co., westward to the mouth of the Delaware Run, at Thompsontown." The book goes on to say that when Mifflin Co. was org. in 1789, the territory that lay between the present county line and McKee's path became a part of Greenwood Twp., in Mifflin Co (now Juniata) & the territory betwen the present county line & Cocolamus Creek became part of Greenwood in Perry Co. Penn Twp. was formed in 1840 from Wheatfield Twp-- Penn was once part of Tyrone, then Rye twps. It is bounded on the north by Wheatfield; on the east by the Juniata & Susquehanna Rivers; on the south by Rye and on the west by Rye & Wheatfield. I also checked the book Pennsylvania Line (Southwest PA Genealogical Serv) for the above mentioned Mahantango Creek and found: key= Name/County/Tributary to: Mahantango Creek/Dauphin & Northumberland; Susquehanna River Mahantango Creek/Juniata & Snyder; Susquehanna River Mahantango Creek, North Branch/ Snyder; Mahantango Creek Mahantango Creek, West Branch/ Juniata & Snyder/ Mahantango Creek Mahantango (Little) Creek/ Schuylkill/ Mahantango Creek Here is a link to a twp. map from the Perry Co. PA GenWeb site: <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paperry/perry_township_map.htm">perry township map</A> Hope it helped some, Cathy

Hi Cathy You are very correct in this description. I just recently also studied this area and it does run real close to the Snyder county line. Just for a ways the mahantengo creek nears snyder and comes out below mckees half falls about 3/4 of a mile. It goes through Juniata county and runs also real close to snyder before it enters the river about a quarter of a mile above Excel Homes. Cathy may I ask where you found this information was it in a Perry or Juniata county record. Iam right now studying the area near seven stars and am a little confused on the lines right there where the townships seperate. Any suggestions where I should look. I belong to both societies. I found a conflicting report. Thank You. Pat ----- Original Message ---- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 4:32 PM Subject: Re: [PA-Perry] Mohantengo Waters? - location help request > In a message dated 9/13/2002 11:10:33 AM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > > and I'm not sure if Penn and Greeenwood were > > or are situated near one another > > Hi, > > Below is a description of Greenwood and Penn Twps.; they are not conjoining > twps. I think you may need to look at Juniata Co.?? > > Greenwood Twp. was formed in 1767; it was originally formed from Fermanagh, > which was an original twp. at the time of the Purchase of 1754 in Cumberland > Co. > > The book, History of Perry Co. (H. H. Hains), contains this info. under the > section for Greenwood Twp: "..session of the Cumberland County courts in > July, 1767, the boundaries of Greenwood Twp. were defined thus: Beginning at > McKee's path, on the Susquehanna River; thence down the sd. river to the > mouth of the Juniata River; thence up the Juniata River to the mouth of the > Cocolamus; thence up the same to the crossing of McKee's path; thence by the > said path to the place of beginning. > McKee's path, mentioned herein, began at the mouth of Mahantango Creek, a > short distance below the residence of Thomas McKee, on the Susquehanna River. > It followed the line of the present public road which runs through Greenwood > Twp., Juniata Co., westward to the mouth of the Delaware Run, at > Thompsontown." > The book goes on to say that when Mifflin Co. was org. in 1789, the territory > that lay between the present county line and McKee's path became a part of > Greenwood Twp., in Mifflin Co (now Juniata) & the territory betwen the > present county line & Cocolamus Creek became part of Greenwood in Perry Co. > > Penn Twp. was formed in 1840 from Wheatfield Twp-- Penn was once part of > Tyrone, then Rye twps. It is bounded on the north by Wheatfield; on the east > by the Juniata & Susquehanna Rivers; on the south by Rye and on the west by > Rye & Wheatfield. > > I also checked the book Pennsylvania Line (Southwest PA Genealogical Serv) > for the above mentioned Mahantango Creek and found: > key= Name/County/Tributary to: > > Mahantango Creek/Dauphin & Northumberland; Susquehanna River > > Mahantango Creek/Juniata & Snyder; Susquehanna River > > Mahantango Creek, North Branch/ Snyder; Mahantango Creek > > Mahantango Creek, West Branch/ Juniata & Snyder/ Mahantango Creek > > Mahantango (Little) Creek/ Schuylkill/ Mahantango Creek > > Here is a link to a twp. map from the Perry Co. PA GenWeb site: > <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paperry/perry_township_map.htm">perry township map</A> > > Hope it helped some, > > Cathy > > > > > > > > ============================== > 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 > >