Hello I was wandering if anyone has come around an Buffingtons mainly William Buffington of 1784. Papers indicate that he lived in South Branch near the Fort of Pearsall. If anyone can help, Please do. Dan "R. Wayne McGahuey" wrote: > > Greetings one and all, > > Today, Mickey and I headed out to find the Marpel Family Cemetery that one > of you researchers wanted me to try and locate for them. I was give very > good instructions on how to get there, but they must have been old > instructions as there are gates, and fences everywhere. The owner of the > first gate I came to lived in PA, so I turned my truck around and we head > back with our tail between our legs. Almost back to Route 50, we came > across a local, he began to tell me his life story and how the hollow was > all the Park family. But he knew of the cemetery I was look for and he > told me, you couldn't get there from here. He told me to go to the Emmart > Farm on Timber Mt. Rd. I knew of the farm. I talked with Mr. Emmart for a > spell and he told me where the cemetery was located. He said go down past > the barn and before hitting the tree down in the road, make a right and > follow the road up the cow pasture. He said that hunters go up there to > hunt at the Sugar Shack. He also told me make a left before getting to the > red gate on the other side of the mountain. So we headed off. Passed the > barn, right at the log and up the hill. Over many rocks, boulders, > limbs. OH, before I forget, if anyone out there wants to see the cemetery > in person, I have been given permission to go to the cemetery, but I will > let you know, we will be using your truck and it must be a four wheel > drive. After finding the red gate and realizing that I had gone too far, > we headed back up the road and found the fork we had missed. Guess > what? We came to another red gate, but this time we went through it and > found a couple of structures, the Sugar Shack (hunters cabin) and an old > dwelling, I believe one of these two building was the Old Marpel > place. But no cemetery. We found the pond that was by the cemetery in > the area, but no cemetery. So we drove around the out skirts of the > pasture for a few minutes and decided to head out and ask again, where was > the cemetery in relation to the buildings. And what should I see on my way > out on the right, was the cemetery in the woods. Happy Happy Joy > Joy. We took photos and wrote down names. This is one of those fixer > uppers cemeteries. There was a nice fence around this at one time, but > time, cows and the environment have won. > > Please see my website for the photo and the names at the cemetery. > > I have photos of the stones, anyone wishing a copy of them, I will email > them to you, but will only keep them on my computer for a week or so. > > Wayne of Capon Bridge > > Hampshire Co. website: http://members.citynet.net/rwayne/hampco/index.htm > My Homepage website: http://members.citynet.net/rwayne/index.htm -- *****************Thank you for reading this email****************** Please visit my genealogy site for all of my family members descendants and ancestors alike. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~geyerseybold/ Geyer family genealogy sites are a part of Roots Excavation inc. Roots Excavation inc. is pleased to bring you - [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] -email forums that allows you to connect farther. - Thanks Yours, Daniel Geyer Esq.