Is anyone researching either James Watkins or any Cross family who were residents of Hampshire Co. 1800-1850? Linda G

When first settled, Winchester was referred to as Fredericktowne but when officialCharter issued, it was called Winchester. Mike Foreman ----- Original Message ----- From: "John & Diane Kleinke" <kleinke@thesurf.com> To: <WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 10:54 PM Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] Conococheague > Hi to you All, > Thanks sooooo much for all the help. I've been busy looking up on the different ideas that different ones sent. > I found another map with all the first settlers names but it doesn't cover the Manor lands. But it gave me a refferance point to find the actual Manor. It was 5 miles S. of Rush Run, 9 miles West of Bradocks Pass, 3 miles west of Beaver Creek. The Patomic Runs along most of the South/western edge. > In one of Washingtons letters he says that Fort Frederick is 50 east of Fort Cumberland and 14 miles west of Conococheague. In another letter he talks about the fact that the Indians have been killing a lot of the settlers and most of the rest have run off to one of the forts for protection. These dated 1756/58 > Checked on the wording of the Patent to Matthias Purgett. Couldn't understand all these different dates. Well, in the Maryland Archives I found a section that told about these types of patents and how they were set up as Fealty warrents. Puts everything in a shorter time period > I looked again at the 1715 map and it says Winchester and Frederick Town. > Thanks again, you guys!!!!!!!!!!! I'm keeping looking. > Diane > >

Hi to you All, Thanks sooooo much for all the help. I've been busy looking up on the different ideas that different ones sent. I found another map with all the first settlers names but it doesn't cover the Manor lands. But it gave me a refferance point to find the actual Manor. It was 5 miles S. of Rush Run, 9 miles West of Bradocks Pass, 3 miles west of Beaver Creek. The Patomic Runs along most of the South/western edge. In one of Washingtons letters he says that Fort Frederick is 50 east of Fort Cumberland and 14 miles west of Conococheague. In another letter he talks about the fact that the Indians have been killing a lot of the settlers and most of the rest have run off to one of the forts for protection. These dated 1756/58 Checked on the wording of the Patent to Matthias Purgett. Couldn't understand all these different dates. Well, in the Maryland Archives I found a section that told about these types of patents and how they were set up as Fealty warrents. Puts everything in a shorter time period I looked again at the 1715 map and it says Winchester and Frederick Town. Thanks again, you guys!!!!!!!!!!! I'm keeping looking. Diane

I am interested in your new site and would like to join. Diane Long blongclown@aol.com

Is this site gone forever or has it relocated?

My Teegardin line passed through there in the late 1700s. I made a sidetrip there while on a busines strip to Emmitbsurg, MD, in 1998. I don't remember any Wiliamsport, but I was quite new to the hobby then and may not've been as close as I thought I was to the place shown in family documents as "the Conococheague Settlement." I thought it was probably near a very small modern-day community called CearFoss. What a beautiful place! Oh, there seems to have been a long-running border dispute between Maryland and Pennsylvania, and I wonder if maybe that figures into this in some way. Researching these 8 greats: Pickering-Snyder-Roach-Teegardin-Hodges-Evans-Kantner-Shifflet + these contributing Pickering/Snyder lines: Orndorff-Kinsey-Beall And, of course, many more! Peruse our entire GEDCOM at http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~kpickering ONWARD AND BACKWARD! Kurt Pickering, IBSSG La Vergne, TN _________________________________________________________________ Create your own personal Web page with the info you use most, at My MSN. http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200364ave/direct/01/

It has been relocated here is the link http://www.hampshire250.org/. We have a copy of all the maps if you need them. Mike & Lori Largent -----Original Message----- From: Ljg821@aol.com Sent: Feb 16, 2004 4:37 PM To: WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] Hampshire County Cemetery Site Is this site gone forever or has it relocated? Lori Largent

Cearfoss is about 7-8 mi. north of Williamsport, I believe. It looks like the present day community of Conococheague is sort of halfway between the two. The dispute to which you refer was probably the one that was supposed to be resolved by Mason and Dixon, but... --- Kurt Pickering <pickeringenealogist_pickering@hotmail.com> wrote: > My Teegardin line passed through there in the > late 1700s. I made a sidetrip > there while on a busines strip to Emmitbsurg, > MD, in 1998. > > I don't remember any Wiliamsport, but I was > quite new to the hobby then and > may not've been as close as I thought I was to > the place shown in family > documents as "the Conococheague Settlement." I > thought it was probably near > a very small modern-day community called > CearFoss. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html

Diane, as to your quest to find the birthplace of your 5g-gf, you seem to have been looking in the correct place at present Washington Co. MD in my opinion, per your ancestral 'he says' info (I presume this is from some kind of court or otherwise 'official' document) and considering the input by others who responded to your query. Historic 'Conococheague Manor' seems to be the place, you might try searching the archives of MDWASHIN-L and MD-FRED-GEN-L, at: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl The different spellings of the manor-name should not be a concern -- to always spell a name the same was not required of clerics in those days. Also, the same spelling of Conococheague Hundred and Conococheague Manor names doesn't mean their boundaries were the same -- the manor was smaller, it being about 10,600 acres or 16-17 square miles located very near Williamsport vs over 100 square miles for Conococheague Hundred. Researching county court records may be your key, Diane, and, yes, I know how difficult this is for someone who lives in the Midwest. Archives of WVHAMPSH-L may be searched at the same link above -- to at least say something that is not off-topic here. Sorry. Neil McDonald ----- Original Message ----- From: "John & Diane Kleinke" <kleinke@thesurf.com> To: <WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 10:29 PM Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] 1751 map > Hi to All,, > I live in Wisconsin and have never been to WV. so anyone, please, don't think my questions are really awfully dumb. > I have been trying to find out where my 5thGgrand was born and I think I may be looking in the wrong place. In a copy of a patent for a Matthias Purgett dated 1684 and updated every once in a while till 1738 at London. Now registered in the Province of Mayland, Frtederick County after being surveyed in 1754. Now my 5th Great says he was born in 1754 neer Frederick Town, Md.. on the Conegochiege Manor. On the 1751 map, I found a Conegogee Creek but in Pennsylvania, north of Williams Ferry.. Streight south of there in Md or Va in the town Winchester with old name Frederick Town. > I have been looking in the Conococheague Hundred and in Wash. Co., Md. with no avail.. Should I be looking in the area around Winchester? Or keep trying in Frederick Md. or close to Haggerstown? Even on this 1751 map the lines of Md and Va are kind of fuzzy at this point. > Now the next reference I find is that a George Burgett in 1760 is handling all the affairs of deceased Matthias Purgett/Burgettt. I also find a George Purgett listed in a letter to Horacio Sharp as living outside Frederick and taking his wagon apart and driving off his horses so he doesn't have to hawl provisions to the British at Fort Bradford. > I'm only asking opinions and ideas on where to go next. By the 1780's there are a least 1000 acreas of land in the Northern Neck/Lord Fairfax to more Purgett families. > Sorry for the long post but you guys are great at givng ideas where to look. Two years ago, all I had was a name and with your help, I found Purgittsville. > Diane >

Thanks Neil and to everyone else who sent information about the location of Swan Pond. The "Tales of Swan Pond Manor" sounds like something I will try to find. Your right Neil, we have some very good researchers on this site and their help is always appreciated. Pat-T

Pat, I suspect 'many' at this list have more knowledge of the area's history and family genealogies than I do. I simply enjoy studying maps, history and delving into puzzles that arise from genealogy research. It's good to see the contributions that have been appearing recently; an active list is interesting. I didn't know anything about 'Swan Pond' or a 'Swan Pond Manor' tract of land in early Virginia (apparently near present Martinsburg, WV), until your posting and the responses by Genie and Bill. Following is a reference I found at freshwaterinstitute.org, from a quick Google search, as a lead in case you wish to pursue this further: "Elizabeth Snyder Lowe, genealogist and author of _Tales of Swan Pond Manor_ (pen name Betty Ann Lowe), 308 S. Church Street, Shepherdstown, WV" Neil McDonald ----- Original Message ----- From: "Genie" <genielists@yahoo.com> To: <WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:38 PM Subject: Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] "South Branch" BOWMAN's and RHODES (Fry map 1751 Wappacomo Manor McDonald) > I'm not Neil, but thought you might be intrested > in this: Cartmell, in his history of old > Frederick Co., mentions a large Swan Pond tract > surveyed by Geo. Washington. > > Gardiner, in her Chronicles of Old Berkeley, also > mentions a 1791 location in then Berkeley Co., > "on Opeckon Creek, between Light's mill and the > Swan-ponds..." > > She also describes a state militia troop line > "beginning at Billmire's mill at the Jefferson > Co. line, then with the road leading by the Swan > ponds to Tabler's mill on Opeckon..." > > --- Pat Thompson <Pat125@erols.com> wrote: > > Neil, I have been reading your post s about > > "old" Augusta > > County , the South Branch of the Potomac and > > find them very > > interesting. My FRIEND family lived in the Paw > > Paw area, > > had connections in Oldtown (MD) and lately I > > have been > > finding information about a place called Swan > > Pond. > > > > I am not anywhere close to being an authority > > on the Potomac > > River but I just wondered, with all your > > studies of the > > area, have you come across the name Swan Pond? > >

Wilmer, do you still have copys of Frederick County, Virginia: Settlement and Some First Families of Back Creek Valley, 1730-1830 & Shanholtzer History and Allied Families Roots in Hampshire County, W.VA and Frederick county, VA for sale?? If so how much & can you resend me your snail mail address So I can purchase them. Thank you, Lori -----Original Message----- From: SnowBeri@aol.com Sent: Feb 13, 2004 11:24 PM To: WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] Wolford, Early Hampshire personal tax list, upper and lower districts In a message dated 2/13/2004 9:23:14 PM Mountain Standard Time, FamResearcher@aol.com writes: I do not have an exact map but I know from looking at the mircofilmed original lists, that at times they noted place names. Generally the place names in the Upper District included locations that are now in Mineral County. The lower district generally included places that are in Hampshire County today. The families I am interested in are at New Creek in the Upper District.>> Thanks, Phyllis, The book I was looking at just listed head of household, the personal taxables, and what dates they paid their taxes. Evidently it wasn't a census type, where the collector when door to door. It varied greatly. This is what I copied from the book: Hampshire county personal tax list: John Woolferd, 29 Sep 1791, 1 white male, 2 horses; John Woolford, 6 Jul 1792, 1 white male, 2 horses; John Wolford, 22 May 1794, no details; John Wolford, 19 Jun 1795, 2 white males, 4 horses; John Wolford, 28 Apr 1796, 2 white males, 3 horses; John Wolford, 25 Apr 1797, 1 white male, 3 horses; John Wolford, 2 Apr 1798, 1 white male, 4 horses; and John Woolford 10 July 1798, 1 white male, 2 horses (this was first time 2 John Wolford's are listed in Hampshire County; entry year of Maryland John Wolford?); Mathew Woolford, 10 Jul 1798, 1 white male (who is this?); John Wolford, 10 Mar 1799, 1 white male, 5 horses; and other John Wolford, no date, 1 white male, 2 horses. At this point, Hampshire county personal tax is divided into Upper/Western tax district and Lower/Eastern tax district. Upper/Western tax: 1800-1 male, 6 horses; 1801-1 male, 4 horses, 1 slave/servant; also lists Mathias Wolford, 1 male; 1802-1 male, 6 horses (taxed at 12 cents each); 1803-1 male, 6 horses, 1 slave/servent; 1804-1 male, 6 horses; 1805-2 males, 5 horses; 1806-2 males, 5 horses; 1807-none; 1808-no tax taken; 1809 onward had no John Wolfords listed in Upper district. Since John bought land in 1805 in Randolph county, there was something left behind in 1806 to be taxed. Where John was physically located in these years is currently unknown. It's also unclear the taxable meaning on slave: slave, indentured servant, hired hand? The Lower/Eastern district lists John Wolford also, mostly having 2 horses in years 1800-01; 3 horses in 1802-03; 4 horses in 1804; missing in 1805; 5 horses in 1806-07; 2 males, 6 horses in 1810; 1811, 2 males, 6 horses; and Henry Wolford having 1 horse. The later years continue to list John Wolford in Lower district, evidently the Maryland John. Affiliated families: Asbury, Ayres, Barker, Barnum, Bates, Bauder, Bowling, Briggs, Burton, Clark/Clarke, Dyer, Ecker, Finch, Flannery, Fox, Gardner, Geary, Goodale, Grim, Hall, Hardendorf, Harman, Harper, Hayes, Hurless, Keith, Marcy, Pier, Raney, Sawyer, Schenk, Shepard, Slocum, Strong, Summerfield, Tinkham, Vansant, Whitlam, Wilks, Wolford, Wood, Woolever Regards, Diane Wolford http://www.treelines.com Lori Largent

my map shows it runnning into PA, but my map ends before the river begins.....dan -----Original Message----- From: Susan J Gall [mailto:galls@juno.com] Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 9:19 PM To: WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] CONEGOGEE The Conococheague must be quite long because when I lived in Chambersburg, PA about 30 minutes north of Hagerstown, MD it ran through the town right behind the church I was a member of - Falling Spring Presbyterian church . Susan Gall Winston-Salem, NC On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 17:16:04 -0500 "Dan Harris" <DanlHarris@cox.net> writes: > there is a Burkittsville SE of there, too. > > Conococheague Creek is like South Branch, lots of big loops in the > river > valley. Runs from north to south and empties into the North Branch > of the > Potomac at Williamsport. The town of Conococheague is right on Rt > 40 > between Spickler and Huyett. I have heard of Ft Bradford, but don't > know > where it is. > > Dan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Genie [mailto:genielists@yahoo.com] > Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 12:48 AM > To: WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] CONEGOGEE > > > As the old saw says, the only dumb question is > the one NOT asked <smile>. > > What was once called Conogogee (Conigogegh, etc.) > is now called Williamsport, a town just outside > Hagerstown, a few miles south of the PA border, > in what is now Washington Co., MD. (A creek of > the same name might well show up in nearby PA, > though.) This Washington Co. was created from > Frederick Co., MD in 1776 and was named for - who > else - George Washington. > > I believe "Province of Mayland" in your data > should read "Province of Maryland". Can you > check your source on that? > > A Horatio Sharp was Gov'r of MD ca 1760s. > > In short, I think you should probably be looking > in the area of Williamsport, in what is now > Washington Co., MD. > > By the way, there is a Frederick, MD in Frederick > Co. and also a Fredericktown in Cecil Co. MD. > But I am pretty sure it was the one in Frederick > Co. that was referred to as Frederick Town in the > old days. > > > --- John & Diane Kleinke <kleinke@thesurf.com> > wrote: > > Hi to All,, > > I live in Wisconsin and have never been to WV. > > so anyone, please, don't think my questions are > > really awfully dumb. > > I have been trying to find out where my > > 5thGgrand was born and I think I may be looking > > in the wrong place. In a copy of a patent for > > a Matthias Purgett dated 1684 and updated every > > once in a while till 1738 at London. Now > > registered in the Province of Mayland, > > Frtederick County after being surveyed in 1754. > > Now my 5th Great says he was born in 1754 neer > > Frederick Town, Md.. on the Conegochiege Manor. > > On the 1751 map, I found a Conegogee Creek but > > in Pennsylvania, north of Williams Ferry.. > > Streight south of there in Md or Va in the town > > Winchester with old name Frederick Town. > > I have been looking in the Conococheague > > Hundred and in Wash. Co., Md. with no avail.. > > Should I be looking in the area around > > Winchester? Or keep trying in Frederick Md. or > > close to Haggerstown? Even on this 1751 map > > the lines of Md and Va are kind of fuzzy at > > this point. > > Now the next reference I find is that a George > > Burgett in 1760 is handling all the affairs of > > deceased Matthias Purgett/Burgettt. I also > > find a George Purgett listed in a letter to > > Horacio Sharp as living outside Frederick and > > taking his wagon apart and driving off his > > horses so he doesn't have to hawl provisions to > > the British at Fort Bradford. > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. > http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html > > > >

Thanks for all the great help with Mudlick Run. I was hoping that this Thomas Arby was actually Thomas Arahood/Orahood. But it looks like he was living too far away from Lunice Creek where the Orahoods were. Jeanne

In a message dated 2/14/2004 4:42:14 PM Mountain Standard Time, singhals@erols.com writes: <<Conegochiege -- not a Virginia word, any way you spell it. It's Maryland, maybe PA.>> Try these variations of spelling: Conococheague Creek (creek) Coordinates: Lat: 39 58 00 N degrees minutes Lat: 39.9667 decimal degrees Long: 077 24 00 W degrees minutes Long: -77.4000 decimal degrees Names: Conococheague Creek (preferred, C,V,N) Conecocheague Creek (C,V,N) Conegocheague River (C,V,N) Conegocheek Creek (C,V,N) Conegocheige Creek (C,V,N) Conegochiegh Creek (C,V,N) Conegoge Creek (C,V,N) Conegogee Creek (C,V,N) Conegogeek Creek (C,V,N) Conigochego Creek (C,V,N) Connatachequa creek (C,V,N) Conococheague River (C,V,N) Cunnatichegue Creek (C,V,N) East Branch Of Conococheague Creek (C,V,N) Guneukitschik Creek (C,V,N) Affiliated families: Asbury, Ayres, Barker, Barnum, Bates, Bauder, Bowling, Briggs, Burton, Clark/Clarke, Dyer, Ecker, Finch, Flannery, Fox, Gardner, Geary, Goodale, Grim, Hall, Hardendorf, Harman, Harper, Hayes, Hurless, Keith, Marcy, Pier, Raney, Sawyer, Schenk, Shepard, Slocum, Strong, Summerfield, Tinkham, Vansant, Whitlam, Wilks, Wolford, Wood, Woolever Regards, Diane Wolford http://www.treelines.com

The Conococheague must be quite long because when I lived in Chambersburg, PA about 30 minutes north of Hagerstown, MD it ran through the town right behind the church I was a member of - Falling Spring Presbyterian church . Susan Gall Winston-Salem, NC On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 17:16:04 -0500 "Dan Harris" <DanlHarris@cox.net> writes: > there is a Burkittsville SE of there, too. > > Conococheague Creek is like South Branch, lots of big loops in the > river > valley. Runs from north to south and empties into the North Branch > of the > Potomac at Williamsport. The town of Conococheague is right on Rt > 40 > between Spickler and Huyett. I have heard of Ft Bradford, but don't > know > where it is. > > Dan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Genie [mailto:genielists@yahoo.com] > Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 12:48 AM > To: WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] CONEGOGEE > > > As the old saw says, the only dumb question is > the one NOT asked <smile>. > > What was once called Conogogee (Conigogegh, etc.) > is now called Williamsport, a town just outside > Hagerstown, a few miles south of the PA border, > in what is now Washington Co., MD. (A creek of > the same name might well show up in nearby PA, > though.) This Washington Co. was created from > Frederick Co., MD in 1776 and was named for - who > else - George Washington. > > I believe "Province of Mayland" in your data > should read "Province of Maryland". Can you > check your source on that? > > A Horatio Sharp was Gov'r of MD ca 1760s. > > In short, I think you should probably be looking > in the area of Williamsport, in what is now > Washington Co., MD. > > By the way, there is a Frederick, MD in Frederick > Co. and also a Fredericktown in Cecil Co. MD. > But I am pretty sure it was the one in Frederick > Co. that was referred to as Frederick Town in the > old days. > > > --- John & Diane Kleinke <kleinke@thesurf.com> > wrote: > > Hi to All,, > > I live in Wisconsin and have never been to WV. > > so anyone, please, don't think my questions are > > really awfully dumb. > > I have been trying to find out where my > > 5thGgrand was born and I think I may be looking > > in the wrong place. In a copy of a patent for > > a Matthias Purgett dated 1684 and updated every > > once in a while till 1738 at London. Now > > registered in the Province of Mayland, > > Frtederick County after being surveyed in 1754. > > Now my 5th Great says he was born in 1754 neer > > Frederick Town, Md.. on the Conegochiege Manor. > > On the 1751 map, I found a Conegogee Creek but > > in Pennsylvania, north of Williams Ferry.. > > Streight south of there in Md or Va in the town > > Winchester with old name Frederick Town. > > I have been looking in the Conococheague > > Hundred and in Wash. Co., Md. with no avail.. > > Should I be looking in the area around > > Winchester? Or keep trying in Frederick Md. or > > close to Haggerstown? Even on this 1751 map > > the lines of Md and Va are kind of fuzzy at > > this point. > > Now the next reference I find is that a George > > Burgett in 1760 is handling all the affairs of > > deceased Matthias Purgett/Burgettt. I also > > find a George Purgett listed in a letter to > > Horacio Sharp as living outside Frederick and > > taking his wagon apart and driving off his > > horses so he doesn't have to hawl provisions to > > the British at Fort Bradford. > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. > http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html > > > >

At 10:29 PM 02/13/2004 -0600, Diane wrote: >5th Great says he was born in 1754 neer Frederick Town, Md.. on the >Conegochiege Manor. On the 1751 map, I found a Conegogee Creek but in >Pennsylvania, north of Williams Ferry.. Streight south of there in Md or Va in >the town Winchester with old name Frederick Town. Conegochiege -- not a Virginia word, any way you spell it. It's Maryland, maybe PA. Winchester is in Virginia; always has been; not even Tom Cresap claimed differently. (G) > listed in a letter to Horacio Sharp as living outside Frederick Horatio Sharp was a governor of Maryland. I probably should tell you that you may very well find land grants recorded in VA, MD, and PA for the same piece of land; it was common practice, because of the border disputes, which weren't all settled by Mason-Dixon and their line. If you patented your land in all three jurisdictions, you ensured your ownership in case of boundary changes. Cheryl *_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_* Cheryl Singhal (Singhals@erols.com) http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cpafug/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvhampsh/ http://bottonycross.purpleflowers.net (Bottony Cross DAR) http://www.rootsweb.com/~cresap/ http://members.fortunecity.com/csinghal1/ (Joanna Waddill UDC)

Hi again Connie, can you clarify the 1782-1784 are the numbers family members, cows, horses,etc. Ginger ----- Original Message ----- From: "JEFF CONNIE UNCAPHER" <cleminshaw@msn.com> To: <WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 9:02 PM Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] Foley > For Pat Foley: > Foley in EARLY RECORDS OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY VIRGINIA by Sage and Jones > > 9-19-1798 Enoch and Stephen Thomas sold a parcel of land to Jacob High. Wit: > John Foley, William Foley. > > 1-4-1799 John High sold 2 parcels of land. Witnessed by John Foley, John > Foley Jr and Daniel Eller. > --------------------------------------- > In Fairfax Lands Taken Up 1788 to 1800 section... > 1799 John Foley - 300 acres on Long Ridge. > ---------------------------------- > In Hampshire Co. Census 1782 - 1784 (AH is census taker's initials).... > John Foley (AH) 8 - (AH) 9-1-2 > ------------------------------------- > In Marriage Bonds 1824-1828 section..... > Milley Foley to Solomon Moore, La.[lawful age?], Larkin C. Kelley bondsman. > 12-10-1828. > > My index shows a Sarah Foley on page 123 and I have read that page 3 times > without finding her. Maybe someone who also has this book can look for the > entry. > > Not much to go on, but you know Foleys were in the area. Good luck > searching. > > Connie >

Mudlick Run is about a 1/2mi SWof Purgittsville and runs into South Branch. The is a Mud Run 1/2mi s of Burlington and a Mud Run 1/2mi north of Bulington...more dup names, different runs/creeks. Dan -----Original Message----- From: Jeanne Crews [mailto:jeannecrews@comcast.net] Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 5:02 AM To: WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] Thomas "Arby" of Mudlick Run After looking at Sara Patton's list of South Branch Manor landowners at http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvhardy/sbmanor.htm (thanks, Neil!), I found a Thomas "Arby" along Mudlick Run. Does anyone recognize this guy? Could he have been an Arbaugh? And where is Mudlick Run? Jeanne

there is a Burkittsville SE of there, too. Conococheague Creek is like South Branch, lots of big loops in the river valley. Runs from north to south and empties into the North Branch of the Potomac at Williamsport. The town of Conococheague is right on Rt 40 between Spickler and Huyett. I have heard of Ft Bradford, but don't know where it is. Dan -----Original Message----- From: Genie [mailto:genielists@yahoo.com] Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 12:48 AM To: WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] CONEGOGEE As the old saw says, the only dumb question is the one NOT asked <smile>. What was once called Conogogee (Conigogegh, etc.) is now called Williamsport, a town just outside Hagerstown, a few miles south of the PA border, in what is now Washington Co., MD. (A creek of the same name might well show up in nearby PA, though.) This Washington Co. was created from Frederick Co., MD in 1776 and was named for - who else - George Washington. I believe "Province of Mayland" in your data should read "Province of Maryland". Can you check your source on that? A Horatio Sharp was Gov'r of MD ca 1760s. In short, I think you should probably be looking in the area of Williamsport, in what is now Washington Co., MD. By the way, there is a Frederick, MD in Frederick Co. and also a Fredericktown in Cecil Co. MD. But I am pretty sure it was the one in Frederick Co. that was referred to as Frederick Town in the old days. --- John & Diane Kleinke <kleinke@thesurf.com> wrote: > Hi to All,, > I live in Wisconsin and have never been to WV. > so anyone, please, don't think my questions are > really awfully dumb. > I have been trying to find out where my > 5thGgrand was born and I think I may be looking > in the wrong place. In a copy of a patent for > a Matthias Purgett dated 1684 and updated every > once in a while till 1738 at London. Now > registered in the Province of Mayland, > Frtederick County after being surveyed in 1754. > Now my 5th Great says he was born in 1754 neer > Frederick Town, Md.. on the Conegochiege Manor. > On the 1751 map, I found a Conegogee Creek but > in Pennsylvania, north of Williams Ferry.. > Streight south of there in Md or Va in the town > Winchester with old name Frederick Town. > I have been looking in the Conococheague > Hundred and in Wash. Co., Md. with no avail.. > Should I be looking in the area around > Winchester? Or keep trying in Frederick Md. or > close to Haggerstown? Even on this 1751 map > the lines of Md and Va are kind of fuzzy at > this point. > Now the next reference I find is that a George > Burgett in 1760 is handling all the affairs of > deceased Matthias Purgett/Burgettt. I also > find a George Purgett listed in a letter to > Horacio Sharp as living outside Frederick and > taking his wagon apart and driving off his > horses so he doesn't have to hawl provisions to > the British at Fort Bradford. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html