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 > > > >