History Articles, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

U.S.S. Conestoga Excerpt from: From The Devil’s Triangle to the Devil’s Jaw by Richard Winer, Bantam Books, Inc., New York, 1977. pp. 210-12 There is a little town in southeastern Pennsylvania named Conestoga. It has a population of around three thousand. The old-timers in Conestoga will tell you that their town’s claim to fame derives … Read more

A CAMEL IN LANCASTER By William F. Worner, in Old Lancaster Tales and Traditions, published by the author, Lancaster, PA 1927, pp. 82-85. A century or more ago, camels in this country were regarded as curiosities. On their rare appearances they were, usually, exhibited in stables attached to taverns in cities and towns. The public … Read more

MIGRATION PATTERN OF THE SCOTCH-IRISH MOOREs 1717 to 1775 By David G. Moore Part #1 (Introduction) Some of the more knowledged members in our MOORE discussion group will probably have a good chuckle over this “3 part article” but that won’t keep me from sending it. I’m by no means bashful and don’t profess to … Read more

Early Settlers of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania By S. H. Flickinger. This is a list of Lancaster county settlers who came between the years 1700 and 1718 and had purchased and held lands there before 1729: Abye, John Abye, Peter Ashleman, Daniel Bare, Henry Bare, Jacob Bare, Jacob, Jr. Bare, Jno. Henry Bheme, Jacob Biere, Jacob … Read more

THE DUNLAP FAMILY Robert Dunlap was born in Scotland and came to America in 1769. He settled in West Virginia. Robert Dunlap, Sr., served in the Revolutionary War as follows: Associator and Militia, County of Lancaster, State of Pennsylvania. The list of men between the age. of 18 and 53 years appears the name of … Read more

WOODSIDE: – John Woodside was a lieutenant in the Associated Regulators of the Western End of Lancaster County, Penn.. in 1747-8, serving in Colonel Thomas Cooksons Regiment. SOURCE: Vol, X, No 1, May 1921 Genealogy: a journal of American ancestry

JARRETT: – Sebastian Jarrett married Mary Howell, daughter of Jacob, in Lancaster, Penn., October 11, 1769. His brother William, who settled probably in Goochland Co., Va. had sons, and one of them, David, married Anna Wade in 1780. SOURCE: Vol, IX, No 11, March 1921 Genealogy: a journal of American ancestry

Lancaster County Land Warrants. Patrick Moore, 460 acres, 21 January, 1733. John Moor, 200 acres, 25 October, 1734. Alexander Moor, 200 acres, 3 May, 1738. Ephraim Moore, 542 acres, 19 July, 1738. Robert Moor, 200 acres, 3 March, 1741. Seth Moore, 40 acres, 25 February, 1742. John Moore, 60 acres, 15 February, 1743. John Moore, … Read more

A LANCASTER, PENN., LOTTERY (From an Old Document Recently Discovered) At a meeting of the Lancaster, Penn. Street Lottery at the house of Adam Weaver, on 10 January, 1803, the following members were present: Casper Shafner                Jacob Krug John Miller                   Ab. Witmer Jacob Graeff                  George Musser John Huber                    John Hubby Adam Weaver                   James Crawford Resolved … Read more