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From: "Jim-Almquist" <>
Subject: Re: [MDWASHIN-L] Washington Co. maps 1750 -1820
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 10:29:48 -0600
References: <20010904.003431.-73861.4.Lgamby@juno.com> <3B94EB06.FD6E756F@caltel.com>


I think that there are MANY people that would like to see these maps. Why
aren't they scanned and posted on the GENWEB page for Washington County?
That would give everybody access.
ehh FamilyHart?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Betty Ann Prescott" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 8:53 AM
Subject: [MDWASHIN-L] Washington Co. maps 1750 -1820


> Is there anyone in Hagerstown who could copy from the Hagerstown Library
"The
> Hundreds of Washington County" by Jeffrey A. Wyand (pages 302 - 306) for
me.
> I will be very happy to reimburse anyone who could do that.
> Betty Ann Prescott
> P.O. Box 4296
> Camp Connell, CA 95223
> I'm still looking for Binkleys and Petreys (any spelling in Washington
County
> 1780 -1820) I have many wills with land descriptions - and land purchases
and
> selling.
>
> Larry R Gamby wrote:
>
> > 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
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <>
> > > To: <>
> > > Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 12:02 PM
> > > 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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