If you are interested in hiring a genealogist to research your family history then look no further. This locality information is for reference purposes only. Menallen township 1768 1761 about 1784 about 1763 1765 wharton township washington township tyrone township north union 1767. When michael minnich wrote his will on 20 june 1843, he lived in menallen township, adams, pennsylvania. The township was one of the original nine townships established when fayette county was formed from wastemoreland county.
Bridgesroadcensusschool systemmilitaryrailroad and postofficesassessed valuation, 1799david lewis, the robberincidentsmonumentsbendersvillechurchessocietiesflore. Unlike its neighbor ohio, there are no online county marriage records currently available for pennsylvania. Lineages geneology site offers hardbound books for sale and so offers. Please contact the municipality for the most current ordinances.
Menallen township sewer authority is an agency that provides sewage treatment to populated areas of menallen township, fayette county, pennsylvania. Hamiltonban township about us adams county, pennsylvania. This page contains all mineral locality references listed on. The uniontown area school district serves the region. Menallen township boardsupervisors 170 memory ln aspers. This collection shares the bibles title page as well as the pages that contain family data. The obituary was featured in daily courier on november 4, 2016. Residents should place their hard to get rid of items by their garbage on the same day as their garbage collection. The licentious disposition discovered in menallen township is not a little.
Pennsylvania state archives rg17 records of the land office. In 1870, he was living in menallen township, adams county, pennsylvania. Bridgesroadcensusschool systemmilitaryrailroad and postofficesassessed valuation, 1799david lewis, the robberincidentsmonumentsbendersvillechurchessocietiesflore dalewenksvillechurches. History of york county pennsylvania from the earliest time to. Welcome to menallen elementary attention parentsguardians. In many instances, a family bible may provide the only recording of such information.
My friends, he began with good cheer, how do you like this way of coming back into the union. In order to avoid confusion among patrons using this published finding aid, to the extent practical series titles have been made to conform to titles appearing. Copies of this census for pennsylvania are available at the state archives for the years 1790 to 1930. Part of that history, used by permission of miss black, is printed herein. Serving aspers, bendersville borough, and parts of menallen township, pennsylvania. Menallen township is a township in adams county, pennsylvania, united states. Location within the commonwealth of pennsylvania and within adams county, demographic information from the 2010 census. Plr on which the records are described in donna mungers pennsylvania land records, a history and guide for research.
Social life and customs, pennsylvaniapolitics and government17751865, united stateshistorycivil war. Bendersville 1811 1 brief settlement and town history of bendersville in menallen township map formed 1745 as part of lancaster county, and subdivided with franklin to form butler 1840 2 bendersville was founded by the brothers of our direct bender ancestor elizabeth bender in 1732. Every name index to history of fayette county, pennsylvania. Many of fayette countys local history books have been digitized, but finding them online can be tricky. Simons wonderfully illustrated and written book should serve as the entry into philadelphias history for a variety of audiences. Pa state archives rg17 series titles records of the. In 1803 one william sterling, of gettysburg, conveyed forty acres of the curle. Found the will of simon minich of strasburg township, york, pennsylvania. Census head of households with free persons of color and slaves. Menallen a township of york county before division in 1800. Divided into general, special, township and borough histories with a biographical department. The first settler in menallen township was probably william brown was came here in 1765. Menallen township is a township in fayette county, pennsylvania, united states. Each year the adams county historical society receives inquiries either in person or by.
The fayette county historical society is again expecting many people. Hively has researched 11,400 colonial surnames, and 4,545 tracts of land while creating the maps. Menallen township municipal office 427 searightherbert road uniontown, pa 15401. Margaret b walmer history and records of menallen monthly meeting which is located 2.
Menallen township genealogy in adams county, pa usa 1,015,348 pennsylvania 60,654 adams county 955 menallen township 12 note. Read current news and announcements in the fayette county pa area. Menallen township menallen township office and sewer department are closed indefinitely to. Benjamin deardorff cut the largest white pine tree in menallen township. He settled in menallen township, now adams county, where he died about 1794, his will dated jan.
The volume is part of the pennsylvania history series published by the pennsylvania historical association in partnership with temple university press. It is believed that settle from adams county in central pennsylvania brought the name manellen with them. The jameson raid 1758 as a focus for historical inquiry. Menallen township spring cleanup, monday, tuesday and wednesday. Phmc archives research online york county revolutionary war militia. Fayette county, pennsylvania project gutenberg self. However, focusing on the two james from menallen township, is a good place to start. We look forward to meeting your needs and addressing your concerns. Genealogical and personal history of fayette county, pennsylvania, volume 2 only. Geological featuresiron and coal mineslarge tree, etc.
Linkpendium fayette county, pennsylvania fayette county, pennsylvania genweb project fayette county cemeteries list at findagrave fayette county court records directory african american coal miner information center fayette county public libraries fayette county look ups at books we own fayette county message board at rootsweb fayette county. History of hamiltonban township summary of the history of the township early history of the township 17301860 the civil war in and around hamiltonban township 18611865 recent history of the township 1866present. Read a summary of fayette county pa history, access an educational video, and check out a list of recommended books. The survey was not officially recorded and there is no evidence that curle was ever on the land himself. Fayette county, pennsylvania genealogy familysearch wiki.
Welcome to adams county pennsylvania history and genealogy. A nonprofit volunteer group interested in preserving the history of fayette county, pennsylvania. Everts and company, 1882, reproduction by unigraphic, inc. York county archives is dedicated to preserving, protecting and making accessible to the public all archival documents created in the york county government offices. The first location of menallen meeting was in what is now butler township, then a part of menallen township. Site of discovery of two additional occurrences of piemontite in adams county, which stose found near the village of wenksville during earlier mapping assignments.
Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. The township is named after an older variant spelling of moyallen, county down, now in northern ireland. View menallen township recently sold homes and information about the menallen township, pa real estate market. History of cumberland and adams counties, pennsylvania books. You are important to us and this is your public service. He mentions his wife alice and children, thomas and john. The york county archives is a department of the york county government. The famous walking purchase occurred in 1737, and alienated the indians and the white men.
Township history menallen township was formed in december of 1783. It is named after an older variant spelling of moyallen, county down, now in northern ireland. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. Before 1800 menallen township and all of adams county was part of york county which currently borders adams to the east. Painting entitled adams county, pennsylvania, 1870 by hugh bolton jones. After many hours and miles of travel to the york county history center, the pennsylvania state archives, the historical society of pennsylvania and the hall of records in annapolis, maryland, he created 16 books and 14 maps for york county.
Creek mary maryland mcsherry mcsherrystown menallen menallen township michael mill miller miss moses. He was living with his wife anna, and children clayton, harvey, and william. Menallen township, adams county, pennsylvania places facebook. The york county history center accepted bibles until the 1970s. History franklin township, adams county, pennsylvania. Menallen township, fayette county, pennsylvania wikipedia. Bookprinted material, pennsylvania, genealogy, york. Read about the early history of pennsylvania, its oil history, its cultural evolution, and much more.
The history of menallen meeting has ably been compiled by miss anna m. Menallen monthly meeting menallen township, adams county, pennsylvania family history library monthly meeting records, 17271908 menallen monthly meeting family history library transcript among the tyson papers of menallen monthly meeting. An illustrated history of the commonwealth of pennsylvania, by william h. The township is named after an older variant spelling of moyallen, county down, ireland. Smith futhey and gilbert cope, 1881 gileylen, john east caln. Genealogical and personal history of fayette county, pennsylvania.
Now we want to be known for what we are going to do and that is cultivate a strong place for families to grow and succeed in a community. Adams county pagenweb archives history of adams county. Fayette county historical society menallen township. Copy and paste one of these options to share this book elsewhere. Menallen friends graveyard, in butler township, adams county, pa. Adams county pa arendtsville history genealogy trails. A census of the population of the united states has been taken every ten years by the federal government since 1790. The site of arendtsville or johns pursuit, was warrented to nicholas curle january 9, 1739, and patented by john arendt august 14, 1810.
Access area demographic links as well as some quick facts about fayette county. Guide to the papers of james veech, 17931879 historic pittsburgh. Menallen township has a make up of wonderful people. In 1797, menallen was split and its western end became redstone township. They show precise outlines in metes and bounds of each original tract and all surrounding tracts in the township, giving the names of the warrantees and patentees. Censusincorporationofficialsits history churches and schoolssocieties, etc. Quaker records indicate that the blackburns were received into membership at new garden monthly meeting chester county, pennsylvania on 30 oct 1736. Find lots, acreage, rural lots, and more on zillow. Tavern and museum, both located on route 40 in menallen township. Years later, in 1775, nicholas curles land was surveyed and there were 340 acres east of the creek in what is now menallen township and 72 acres 118 perches in franklin township, just east of the present arendtville square. Guide to fayette county, pennsylvania ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. This is a bibliography of most of our biographical and historical volumes currently being used for transcription to our various pennsylvania counties. Saint pauls lutheran church, mcsherrystown, adams county, pennsylvania.
Early landowners of pennsylvania atlas of township warrantee maps of fayette county, pa apollo, pennsylvania closson press, 2005. Immigration of the irish quakers into pennsylvania, 1682. Coincidentally, this james matches the age range for james of ohio. Menallen township, adams county, pennsylvania wikipedia. Learned interesting history of the early munch families. Migration to america began around 1700, with scotchirish immigrants settling in the area now known as weaversville. Franklin township was formed on the last tuesday of october 1785 during the quarterly session of the york county court. Bendersville 1811 1 brief settlement and town history of bendersville in menallen township map formed 1745 as part of lancaster county, and subdivided with franklin to form butler 1840 2 this region involves our bender, gyloy married bender likely in germay, schneider, baughman, schnebele, and meals surnames. We have a history that is well known and documented. Some additional information uncovered since last year could lead one to believe, however, that the blackburns moved to menallen township almost immediately after their arrival in north america. History of cumberland and adams counties, pennsylvania chicago.
Search land for sale in menallen township pa matching. History of fayette county, pennsylvania internet archive. Choose our history of pennsylvania books at arcadia publishing. Finding a marriage record for james and bathsheba has thus far been unsuccessful. If you have the desire to help transcribe genealogical data and place it online for the free use of all researchers, volunteer information is available here. The abel colley tavern and museum, located on route 40 in menallen township, is the home of the fayette county historical society.
The name is irish origins and is spelled in all possible ways in the old records, but present spelling is what was finally settled on. Menallen township, township inn fayette county, pennsylvania, usa. History and genealogy of henry glatfelter 17521833 of york co. Gettysburg is the county seat and is outlined just beneath the second a in adams above. Please take a moment to complete the uniontown area school district food distribution survey at the following link 0 comments. History franklin township adams county, pennsylvania. History of arendtsville adams county, pennsylvania from the history of adams county, pennsylvania, 1886 by h. Leslie mcmahon passed away on january 19, 2003 in menallen township, pennsylvania. Built in 1850 by abel colley this building served as a family home as well as a tavern. Bradsby with aaron sheely pages 253254 transcrbed by vicki hartman. This is the location of menallen township in the current county of adams in pennsylvania. Full text of history of fayette county, pennsylvania. Menallen elementary uniontown area school district. He went on to explain that he and his fellow soldiers had felt the need of a summer outing, and thought we would take it at the north.
Genealogical and personal history of fayette and greene counties. History of york county pennsylvania from the earliest time. The archives was established in 1987 and moved to its current location in 1995. Fayette county, pennsylvania genealogy familysearch. The population was 4,205 at the 2010 census, down from 4,644 at the 2000 census. York county, pennsylvania township and borough officers from quarter sessions docket no.
Foldout map following page 298 is damaged and areas may not be legible. Margins are tight with some text cut off in the gutter. Lewis historical publishing company, 1912 fayette county pa. York county, pennsylvania, register of wills book of issues, will caveats and citations, 17821839. Fayette county historical society tells important stories. The township is named after an older variant spelling of moyallen. It was taken from what was then cumberland township, york county. The demographic statistical atlas of the united states. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias. Marriage certificate signed by benjamin, robert, john, mark, and alice hewitt and antho. Overview of the menallen township, adams county, pennsylvania. Black, a friend and current resident of flora dale. Fayette county historical society offers tours, speakers during.