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From: "Sandra Ferguson" <>
Subject: Fw: MD-PA border before Mason and Dixon
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 22:00:38 -0400


Can anyone help Bonnie? I would imagine that where the border was depended
on what year you are speaking of, for with different surveys at different
times, the border between Pa and Del was at different places....thus all
the controversy, that wasn't really ended till Mason and Dixon "did their
thing."
S.
----- Original Message -----
From: Bonnie Simpson-Valko <>
To: Sandra Ferguson <>
Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: MD-PA border before Mason and Dixon


> Sandra,
> Thanks very much for the information on the Mason-Dixon line. I have a
> little book writtn by Elizabeth Simpson Bladen called " The Simpsons of
Rye
> Top." Elizabeth talks about the borders between PA & MD.
> John Simpson, she said came over bought property in what is now Cecil
> Co.,MD.in the 1600's. When the first boundries were decided upon. John
> Simpson found his land was in PA. I have been trying to find this early
John
> Simpson as Elizabeth, bless her heart, did not put any exact dates in her
> book. So, I have been trying to prove or disprove some of the information.
I
> did find a John Simpson in Cecil Co, MD with a tobacco crop worth 100
> pounds. I feel sure he is one of my ancestors and the progenitor of the
> Simpsons in Chester and later in Lancaster and Dauphin Cos. PA. If there
is
> anyone out there who has any information or thoughts on this, I would love
> to hear from them.
> Bonnie Simpson Valko
>
>

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