Brian, I frequent that area and there are still PANCAKEs living around Mineral/Hampshire. Dan H ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian D Core" <greenhouseguy@juno.com> To: <WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 10:44 PM Subject: Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] South Branch Manor Rent Rolls > Sara, > > I received your copy of the article, and read it with interest. My George > Core settled on Lot 12, but was left off of the list for some reason. I > have a copy of his lease, which mentions adjoiners Christopher Cocke and > Adam Hider. He sold his lease to Andrew Pancake in 1775, and the sale was > recorded in 1777 (Hampshire County, WV Deed Book 3, pp. 154-155). I had > decided that the property was located near Petersburg, since I recalled > that a nearby leaseholder had property on Lunice Creek. I'll use your > article to rethink my conclusion, since I've found out that there is a > Core's Run near Romney, just north of the village of Pancake. It would > somehow make sense if my ancestor's property was there! > > Thanks for your help. I'm glad to have found a legitimate researcher > among the "easy-chair" genealogists. > > Brian > > Brian D. Core > P.O. Box 1166 > Brighton, CO 80601 > Greenhouseguy@Juno.com Web Page: http://pages.prodigy.net/greenhouseguy > For attachments, use: Greenhouseguy@prodigy.net > > ________________________________________________________________ > 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. >