----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Iman" <sciman@csupomona.edu> To: <PASNYDER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 5:34 PM Subject: Mohantengo Waters? - location help request > I'd sure appreciate helping find the location of land an ancestor > apparently owned in 1771. > > Christian Eyman, while residing in Bethel Township of Lancaster > County, sold land to a John Crane, described as being on Mohontongo > waters of Penn Township in Cumberland County of the day. > > According to an internet contact, the Cranes lived in Greenwood > Township of Cumberland, and I'm not sure if Penn and Greeenwood were > or are situated near one another. > > I've found a subsequent deed of sale for the property (to an Abraham > Torree of Stazborg (sic) Township (Lancaster) adding no additional > details aside from a location "half a mile from the survey of Henry > or John Sellers", also > described as being in Penn Township of Cumberland. > > What fascinates me is that in the deed it says "situate within 3 > mills (sic) of land acquired by his father of the proprietor" (and a > new spelling of the name Eaiman). I've tried many versions of the > name and never found any land listings to support the possibility > that Christian's father(thought by some to be Jacob Eiman of Upper > Paxtang) had land. > > Any suggestions for location or how or where I might go about > research on this would be much appreciated. > >