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From: "Shirley and Emery" <>
Subject: Re: [MDWASHIN-L] Marsh Township?
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 20:44:14 -0300
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Jim,
Was just reviewing all of my Washington County e-mails and my heart skipped
a beat when I saw yours. let me explain. I subscribe to Washington County
because of the names Payne and Long. I am also researching the name
peacock, but not in Washington County, they were in Baltimore City. What
I have is:
Laura Peacock born 1874 and died in Baltimore in 1924, she married John W
Smith in 1893 in Baltimore. One of their children was John Smith who
married Isabelle Lucille Kline. Isabelle's parents were Minnie Long and
Charles Kline who lived in Washington County. Minnie's parents were James
Long and Lydia Payne. Does any of this sound familiar. By the way Laura
Peacock's father was James Peacock.

Shirley
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim-Almquist" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 1:21 PM
Subject: Re: [MDWASHIN-L] Marsh Township?


> 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 -----
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> 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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