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From: Cat Bite <>
Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] Trip to Oldtown/Flintstone
Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2005 06:53:22 -0400
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Hi,
I know where both the Mill & the Church were. Any oldtimer or "youngster" like
me (the close to 50 crowd) that listened to the old people knew where those
places were if they were raised in OT. I am also caretaker of the St. Francis
Cemetery in Oldtown.
Susan, can't wait to see you,
Becci

"Karen E. Cresap" wrote:

> Hi Susan,
>
> I think you meant to say James M. Cresap in both sentences below? Because
> there wasn't a John M? (I think all the Waggoners are spinning in your
> head, and there's a John Michael Waggonner. lol) Let me know so I'm sure
> we're talking about the same mill.
>
> The James Michael Cresap Mill (son of Capt Michael Cresap) was better known
> around Oldtown as the Luther Martiin Cresap Mill, who was his son. Of
> course, the mill was both of their's, but it's how most locals remember it.
> So, if you ever see that name, they lived on the same property. Sadly the
> mill was razed roughly in the 1930's I believe. Funny you should ask
> exactly where it is, because I've been searching for the exact spot myself,
> because this is part of my line. Believe me, if I can put down an "X", I
> will holler. The closest I can get you, is it was right off what is now 51
> or Oldtown Rd. It was just outside and I beleive just north, of the town of
> Oldtown. Luther Martin Cresap also build St. Frances Church in memory of his
> wife, but that has also been razed. This church sat very close to the mill
> property. I have the deed for the church property. I thought I had the
> deed also for the mill, but don't have it in front of me.. I will let you
> know, as this has been a project of mine, and I haven't dug deep on it since
> last summer, but am trying to get maany of these papers organized at the
> moment. It's too bad your trip to Oldtown doesn't correspond to the Oldtown
> Summerfest, the 3rd weekend in June. The Cresap Society will be doing an
> hour long presentation. Yours truly will be mentioning this exact mill.
>
> On a side note, we might even be related thru your Waggoners. I have a
> Waggoner that was hatched from an egg, too. I'm in search of the parents of
> a Catherine Waggoner, bc. 1750-1760 in Hampshire Co. She married John
> Adams, Sr. in 1777, and died in 1807. Their daughter, Catherine Adams,
> married in to my Daniels family line. I pulled alot of the old Waggoner
> deeds myself looking for my Catherine, with no luck. Another ongoing
> project. :>)
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Karen E. Cresap
> Cresap Society Archivist
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Susan King" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 4:21 PM
> > Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] Trip to Oldtown/Flintstone
> >
> >
> > > Thanks, Norman!
> > >
> > > Do you know where John M. Cresap's Mill was located in 1807? In an 1807
> > > land record between Christopher Waggoner, Sr. and James Jolly, the tract
> > > was described as being located within so many "perches of James M.
> > > Cresap's Mill."
> > >
> > > Susan
>
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