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From: "Larry S. Wilcox" <>
Subject: Re: [VanArsdale-L] Re: Conewago Settlement/ Van Arsdale/Banta/Demarest Linage
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 1998 07:19:27 -0500


I would like to have copies of the 3 article on Adams County. My Snail Mail
Address:
Larry S. Wilcox
913 Franklin Avenue
Harahan, Louisiana
70123
1-504-737-6376
I'll pay the Cost of Printing & Postage. Larry

NArendsee wrote:

> Larry, this about all we have.
>
> History of the "Low Dutch Colony of Conowago"
>
> By the Rev. Demarest , Pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Gettysburg,
> Pennsylvania.
>
> (Printed in the Gettysburg Times, August 31, 1925 and on succeeding days. The
> article in full is owned by Mrs. V.S. Fendrick, of Mercerburg, Pennsylvania.
> Submitted by: Ethel Close Buckey, of Baltimore, Maryland, October 1, 1932)
>
> "Some years ago, while preparing a history of the church of which I am pastor,
> I discovered that there was once in our county of Adams a church in many
> respects similar to it, now passed away. From 1794 to 1800 Reverand John
> Black, one our pastor of the Gettysburg church continued in this neighborhood
> preaching statedly to a Dutch Reformed church, the origin and fortunes of
> which are in obscurity.
>
> Their edifice once stood a mile or more to the east of Hunterstown, but more
> recently about the same distance to the south of the village. The burial
> ground formerly connnected with it, is well known.
>
> It seems unaccountable that in a community comparatively so young as ours, and
> with some still among us, whose ancestors two generations ago must have been
> active members, that I was unable to find from what cause the church came to
> an end.
>
> The church was called The Reformed Dutch Church of Conowago, and the
> settlements to which I refer around the present site of Hanover, Pa, and near
> to New Oxford, Pa.
>
> The denomination to which it belonged though glorying in its origin, has been
> unwilling to seem to narrow the field of its work, and therefore as late as
> 1867 omitted from its title the word "Dutch".
>
> The boundaries of population, were marked by cemeteries, and one of them was
> in the near vicinity of this church. The cemeteries are still in existence,
> and give evidence of commendable care.
>
> While the list is not complete, of the 150 families in or about the region,
> such names as these can be found:
>
> Aelsdorf, John Aeten- Ackerman- Henry Aunnerman Aderson: Samuel, Albert,
> Henry, Abraham, David and Peter Banta; Bise, Daniel Bedan, George Burnet
> (Bornet, Bormet); Bergen, Benner, Brokaw, Blonk, Abir and John Brower, John
> and Abraham Bodine, Abin Brunner, Jacob, Ralph, Luke, William, Henry and John
> Brinkerhoff; Clark, Peter and Carmen Cole; Francis, Peter and David Cassat
> (Cossarte, Cossart, Cassatt); Peter, Cornelius Gerritt and John Cosine; John
> and Cornelius Conover; Coshon, Cleten, Chamberlain, Henry Commingore; Isaac,
> John and Daniel Cover (Covert); Duree, Datea, Durboraw, John Dennis, Ditmars,
> Samuel Dunn, Dennis Dubois; David, Samuel, Cornelius, Albert and Garret
> Demaree (Demarest); Joseph, Abraham and Isaac De Baum; De Mott; Michael,
> William and Abraham De Graff; Garret Dorland, William Ditch; Richard Eichein;
> Samuel Errewyn, Charles and Thomas Fontaine, James Freer; William Griggs
> Harfen; Hutson, Haal, Isac and Ferdinand Hulick; John Hals, Abraham Hoff;
> Hezekiah Houghtalin; Baldwin Hammers; William and Cornelius Jewel; Thomas,
> Abraham and Andrew Johnson (Jansen); Peter Kaarmigal; Henry Kline; Cornelius
> Klopper; John and Bernard Kipp; John Knegf; Kraay (Cray); George Lashells;
> Laromer; LaGrange; Henry Littell; Cornelius Lott; Ephraim Midday; Myiers;
> Nicholas Mark; Peter Matson, Frances, Jacob, Lawrence and John Montfort;
> Martin Nevious; William Owen; John Oblinis; Isaac and Richard Parsell; Pater
> and Garret Peterson; Joseph Pharis; John Ringland; Reemsen; Benjamin Slot;
> James Slagg; Joseph Schamp; Henry Striker; Slegel; Sickles; George Sebring;
> Jacob, Bernard and John Smock; Christian Luedeker; Snyder; Speeder; Terhune;
> Isaac Teemouth; Mark and Isaac Titsworth; John and Peter Van Dyke, Isaac Van
> Kleef ; Vammys, Vanderbilt; Van Orden; Van Nest; ABRAHAM, SIMON, GARNET, LUKE,
> JOHN and ISAAC VAN ARSDALE; Dennis Van Dine; Peter Van Sant; Van Peet;
> Nicholas Van Horn; Van Ripper; Van Voost; Henry Vandeveer; Thomas and Charles
> Van Tine; Ralph, Cornelius, Aaron and Garret Vorhees; Wickoff; Jacob, John and
> Abraham Westervelt; Davis, William, George and Frederick Williamsen; Benedict
> Yeury.
>
> Whence came all these people?
>
> Their traditions, the trustworthiness of which we may not call in question,
> point with few exceptions, to New Jersey. And possibly from New York state.
> Manifestly, the idea of forming a colony of some magnitude would originate,
> and find a following in the city - rather than in rural districts. In the
> metropolis there are at present many families, bearing the names heretofore
> recorded.
>
> A moss-grown tablet in the Conowago burial ground bears this inscription:
>
> "In memory of David Demaree born in the east of New Jersey in Bergen County.
> November 1731 - and departed this life November 1808 - aged 77 years".
>
> And the old family names found are the Demarees, Ackermans, Bronkerhoffs,
> Bogarts, Terhunes, De Baums, De Motts, Vorhees, Browers, Slegles, and many
> others, without doubt, came from Bergen County, New Jersey.
>
> Note: We also have three articles titled "Background of Adams County" (#215,
> 216, 217) concerning the Van Arsdale Family. If you do not have them, we
> would be happy to send those to you (or anyone else who on the list who may
> want them) also.
>
> Nancy and LaVonne Arendsee
> Des Moines, IA
>
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