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

Right. I see there is a town named Conococheague a few miles north of Williamsport. I was quoting the book below which said that Conogogee was "now" (1928) called Williamsport. I guess those old names never die. Anyway, sounds like the area of interest has been narrowed down considerably. See the book below for lots of interesting local references re early MD and VA towns, roads, troop movements, etc. during the Revolutionary era and before. Grove, William Jarboe. History of Carrollton Manor, Frederick County, Maryland Frederick, Md.: Marken & Bielfeld, 1928 --- Dan Harris <DanlHarris@cox.net> wrote: > 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 > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html