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

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. ------- Just a small note, if you are looking at very old maps, Hagerstown (Maryland) may be listed as Elizabethstown or Elizabethtown or Elizabeth's Town - I am not sure of the exact spelling, but I have read that was the first name used (Elizabeth being the daughter of Hager) but later the town use "Mr." Hager's name and changed to Hagerstown.