Yes,Thomas Cresap,1738-41, [and the Swearigen's] lived in that part of Prince George Co, now called Washington Co.Md. Cresap lived 1738-41,then lost his morgage to Daniel Dulany. N E of Hagerstown,on drains of Antidium . I have a soft-bound book about the size of the Quaker marriage records, on that township.Frederick Co was cut from Pr Geo about 1744,then Washington from Fredrick in 1776. There is,in "Carolina Cradle" a footnote 1740 era petition from those in the Salisbury Plains [valley around Hagerstown that would be called Shenandoah Valley,if it was in Va,and Cumberland Valley if it was in Pa. Stull's Mill was on Antedum east of Elizabeth,=Hagerstown. ].Petition was for a new county,and included 3 Jones [mine. . You have,in O'dell, those living just south, including Swearigen's ferry people. Abraham Bird either had Mounce Jones, or Isreal Robeson blood ["1693 census of Swedes' ]. If Mounce Jones,he had Peter Peterson Yocum ties. Who was older 1\2 brother to Christian Steelman, step-father of James Claypool,of Cedar,and Lost River. Peter Yocum ,b 1652. m 1676 Jonas Nilsson's Judith; d 1702 w Philadelphia. Judith took the 10 kids to se Berks in 1715. Elizabeth ,his sister,b 1654, m John Ogle, and lived on White Clay til Ogle d in 1684. She died only after 3 ,at least,of her Steelman 1\2 brothers married White Clay girls. John Hansson Steelman, m 1687 New Castle, John Anderson Stalcup's dau ,and he died, 1749, in the Emmittsville,Md-Fairfield,Pa area just across Anders Friend's Gap thru the South Mt or Blue Ridge,to the Cartlidge-Cresap Salisbury plain. Indian Traders,all. Christiern Hansson Steelman, was,by 1708,step-father of James Claypool. Died 1737 . 30 years to raise a 6 year old in the enviroment of Swedes. Jonas Yocum,eldest son of Peter and Judith,m 1715 Julianna Enochsson. On Sun, 21 May 2000 23:39:13 EDT Hendcoa@aol.com writes: > Yeah, but if Abraham Bird was Mary Bird's brother or nephew, then > Abraham > Bird would not have been a brother-in-law -- he would have been an > uncle or a > cousin. > Another way he could be a brother -in-law would be if he had married > a sister > of > Andrew (which we don't have a record of) or if Andrew's wife > Catherine was a > sister > of Abraham Bird. Oh, well. I still think the Claypool connection > is great > ---- > > Oh, by the way, someone found the estate of Edmund Cartlidge for me: > > Appraisal > of the estate of Edmund Cartlidge, Prince George Co., MD, 1740, by > Capt. > Thomas Cresap, Van Swearingen and George Gordon (?), surviving adm. > This > was from Skinner, p. 183(271269). Now can you imagine what he was > doing > over in Prince George Co., MD? Was there a trading path there? And > Thomas > Cresap and Van Swearingen certainly didn't live over there. I > really must > get > more information on this and find out was was inventoried. > > Marilyn ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.