Since no one else seems inclined to field this one, I may as well take a shot at it. In 1719 the northwestern area of Chester County was settled by Welsh who chose to name the township "Nantmeal" meaning "sweet stream" or "sweet water". In 1740 it was divided into East and West Nantmeal townships. On February 24, 1789, a group of landowners in the northwestern part of West Nantmeal Township appealed to the courts in West Chester for a division of the large township, the petition was granted and Honey Brook Township was founded. The area was intensely rural at the time and predominantly settled by Scots-Irish and Welsh. The town of Honey Brook itself was first known as Waynesburg, after the "General Wayne" tavern at the center of the village, during the years 1815-1876. With the advent of the railroad the name was changed to Honeybrook to avoid confusion with another Waynesburg in the southwestern part of the state. From about 1900 on, the name appears written as two words, Honey Brook, although you will see road signs that differ in this respect. My family has been rooted in this spot since the late 1700's and I have three histories of Honey Brook, two on the township and one on the borough, which go into more detail about families, individuals and institutions in the area. Please feel free to e-mail me if you have a specific question on which I might be able to help. Teresa Gordon DiPietro tdipietro@prodigy.net ==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== New? Looking for a quick connection? Visit the surnames list associated with this mail list at http://members.aol.com/PennaDutch/pdlsurnames.html