Tax Lists - Cumberland County -1768-1768-1770 by Merri Lou Scribner Schaumann We have Michael Egulph (we assume Egolf) listed on Penns Rates - tax list for 1770. 300 L on Middle Creek. I believe this flows into Penns Creek and onto the Susquehanna River? 1770 is early enough that if he had stayed or his descendants stayed until the late 1800's he would have made the history books but he went to Carlisle instead of staying in beautiful Snyder County. It seems that he owns 300 - help me with the L. I am searching for the land records. They don't seem to be in Cumberland County records - do the Snyder County land records go back that far? Michael is well known in Philadelphia until 1765 when his father died. I speculate that he came west looking for cheap land - although he was a baker and came from a line of coopers - he still must provide food for his family. He would have left most of his family in Philadelphia or at least east of the Susquehanna River until he had a cabin and crops - and there I stop again. I can't quite see him leaving his home in the city where he bought food from the nearby farmers -- unless somone wanted him to bake or make barrels. It seems to be an alphabetized list so it is not easy to know his neighbors. Captain James Potter, Patrick Miller and Michael Rogerin were among possible neighbors on Middle Creek. any comments appreciated Hal