James Donaldson -- 1777-1860
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Re: Henry Taylor in Crumrine's
| Kath (View posts) | Posted: 28 Jan 2002 8:29PM GMT |
Classification: Query
Surnames: Conover, Covenhoven, Keer, Kerr
Terry ~
If I recall rightly, Washington Co as a county in PA was formed in 1781 from parts of other PA counties. Before it was a county in its own right, was that area that became Washington Co called anything else by settlers, to distinguish it from other vast areas of western PA where people were migrating? DId VIrginians have a name for it? For example, if someone back east in those early days said, "I'm thinking of moving out to........" -- what would he have called that region?
Thanks!
Kath
If I recall rightly, Washington Co as a county in PA was formed in 1781 from parts of other PA counties. Before it was a county in its own right, was that area that became Washington Co called anything else by settlers, to distinguish it from other vast areas of western PA where people were migrating? DId VIrginians have a name for it? For example, if someone back east in those early days said, "I'm thinking of moving out to........" -- what would he have called that region?
Thanks!
Kath