by tkendrick | Dec 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
By John T. Misskelley THE ESTABLISHED SETTLER There were two types of settlers who traveled the great Philadelphia Wagon road. The first were the established families, who had been able to pay the passage from the north of Ireland to Philadelphia . The Londonderry...
by tkendrick | Dec 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
Michael C. Scoggins, York County Historical Center April 14, 1573: “We are given to understand that a nobleman named ‘Sorley Boy’ (Macdonnell) and others, who be of the Scotch-Irish race, and some of the wild Irish, at this time are content to acknowledge our true and...
by tkendrick | Dec 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
Michael C. Scoggins, York County Culture and Heritage Commission, 2003 Origins of the Scotch-Irish Within a century of the Norman conquest of England, adventurous Norman knights began carving out small kingdoms in the ancient Celtic island of Ireland. It was not long...
by tkendrick | Nov 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
Copied from: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hookersbend/bio_colonel_samuel_watson.htm It is believed that Samuel Watson was the eldest son of William and Sarah ?? Watson, of Hanover Township. Lancaster County Pennsylvania. William’s will reflects a total of...
by tkendrick | Nov 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
Blacksmithing is the art and mystery of working with the black metal – iron. At ambient temperature iron is very hard. To make it plastic we heat it to almost melting so we can shape it to our needs. We use a forge to accomplish this. Forge: The forge is a pile of...
by tkendrick | Nov 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
by Michael C. Scoggins Research Historian York County Historical Center York County Culture and Heritage Commission February 2002 © 2002 by York County Culture and Heritage Commission All Rights Reserved INTRODUCTION: THE LIVES OF WILLIAM AND MARTHA BRATTON William...
