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From: Larry R Gamby <>
Subject: Re: [MDWASHIN-L] Marsh Township?
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 00:34:30 -0400


I have in my possession a copy of an article, "The Hundreds of Washington
County," by Jeffrey A. Wyand [pages 302 - 306]. It contains a sketch of
Wash. Co. Hundreds 1749 - 1763, and one of 1763 - 1800. Someone at the
Washington Co. Library in Hagerstown copied them for me.

The boundries of Marsh Hundred, named for the large savannah included
within its bounds, ran "...from the mouth of the Antietam to the mouth pf
the Conococheague [creeks] and up that to Vulgamots Mill and from thence
with the road that leads from Volgamots to Stulls." [Volgamot's or
Wohlgemuth's mill was located not far above modern Williamsport, at a
place now known as Kemp's for the last of a series of millers who
operated at the same site. Stull's mill, a landmark in provincial western
Maryland, was situated somewhere downstream from Hagerstown's municipal
power generating station on the Antietam Creek]

............Larry Gamby



On Mon, 3 Sep 2001 10:21:56 -0600 "Jim-Almquist"
<> writes:
> I wonder if you could be referring to "Marsh Hundred"? My
> Neale/Neil
> (or Robert) PEACOCK family show up in the 1810 census in Marsh
> Hundred, of
> Washington county, which if I understand correctly, was a
> subdivision of a
> county, similar to townships. The term "hundred" may have been an
> ancient
> term (Roman?) that related to an area of land necessary to support
> 100
> soldiers. OR - it may have been the size of a land grant.
> I also found my same Peacock family in the 1800 census,
> Washington
> county, but it seemed to be known as "Marsh & Barren Hundred" at
> that time.
> As near as I can figure, "Marsh Hundred" not Marsh Township is
> located
> in the area just to the West of Keedysville and South of Boonsboro.
> It
> seems strange that there are not maps or descriptions of these
> "Hundreds".
> There probably is and maybe someday they'll be uncovered.
> My "GUESS" as to the location of Marsh Hundred comes from the
> following:
> **************
> THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN. PAGE 305-43
> July 12, Sunday.--Marched through Funkstown and bivouacked near
> Hagerstown,
> Md., throwing up strong breastworks, and remained there until the
> 14th.
> July 14.--Left the breastworks and moved toward Williamsport,
> passing
> through and over the strong and abandoned works of the enemy, and
> bivouacked
> about 1 mile east of Williamsport for the night. The last of the
> enemy had
> recrossed the Potomac during the day, our cavalry capturing about
> 700 of
> them on their retreat and destroying a great portion of their train.
> July 15.--Took up the line of march toward Berlin, passing through
> Jones'
> Cross-Roads, Smoketown, Marsh, Keedysville, Locust Street, and
> Rohrersville,
> and bivouacked for the night near Crampton's Gap.
> July 16.--Marched through the gap (while passing through the gap
> from the
> most elevated positions we had a fine view of Pleasant Valley, Md.,
> and it
> was a grand scene, for nature had just clothed it in the richest
> garb to
> welcome, as it were, the loyal and victorious army of the Union),
> leaving
> Burkittsville to our left, which is a fine, pleasant town, and
> bivouacked
> about 3 miles from Berlin, and remained there until the 18th.
> *************
> Hope this helps, Jim
>
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> Subject: [MDWASHIN-L] Marsh Township?
>
>
> > Does anyone know the location of Marsh Township, Washington
> County, MD in
> the
> > 1780-1820 timeframe?
> >
> > M. Eugene Huffman
> >
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