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How Many Henry Hoobers in Martic Township?

Kris — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:00:08 +0000

So, just how many Henry Hoobers were there in the Conestoga (now Pequea)/Martic (now Providence)/Lampter/Strasburg township area of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania? If you'd asked me that question yesterday, I'd have said one. Now today, I'm not so sure... According to the township warrantee maps, there were 5 tracts either warranted to or patented to Henry Hoober ...

Making a Deed Map from Old Metes and Bounds

Kris — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:05:06 +0000

As you may know I've been working with land records a lot recently. I started with the surveys available for Lancaster County land warrants and patents, grouping them by township and name. I've also been going through Hoover family deeds for Lancaster County and assigning them to the appropriate Hoover family. My goal is to ...

From Deed to Land Warrant and Back Again

Kris — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:01:19 +0000

For some reason I got stuck on John Hoover today when I was deciding where to start on my Huber/Hoover work. Which John Hoover, you ask? I was hoping to find information on John Hoover (Huber), son of Hans Ulrich (Woolerick) Huber of Conestoga Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. I don't have much information on him. I ...

The Internet Is Only the Start…

Kris — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:05:47 +0000

There's an excellent article in the Broomfield Enterprise by Julie Miller—"Internet is resource, but not do-all genealogy tool." She makes the argument that the internet is not the be all, end all genealogy resource, that if you only look at records online, you'll miss the majority of your family history story. This point is ...

Lancaster Deed Book Index

Kris — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:29:06 +0000

I've written about how much I love deeds—and the great information you can find in them—and I've written about how great it is to find the Lancaster County Deed books viewable online. One thing that's not so great is not having a deed index online, too. I'm working on changing that! I've been going through the ...

Blood of my blood…*

Kris — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:34:39 +0000

I've recently been reading An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon, the latest in her series which started with Outlander. If you haven't read the series, one of its main characters is James Alexander Malcolm MacKenzie Fraser, a dashing young Scottish highlander. Once I'd managed to pull my head out of the book and ...

Don’t Forget Deeds!

Kris — Thu, 06 May 2010 15:53:45 +0000

Have I mentioned I love deeds? Well, even if I have, it bears repeating. I LOVE deeds! They can be a treasure trove of genealogical information.

Huber/Hoover Map of Lancaster County, PA

Kris — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:13:31 +0000

I'm in the middle project on the Huber/Hoover family, specifically looking at Lancaster County and Fayette County, Pennsylvania and Washington County, Maryland—with the likelihood of branching out to additional areas like Somerset County, Bedford County, Franklin County, Dauphin County... A big undertaking! I've started by looking at deeds and land warrants for Lancaster County. Being a ...

Update: 3 Revised Hoover Family Pages

Kris — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 22:33:25 +0000

I've finally added the revised family pages for George Hoover (ca 1766-1847) of Fayette County, son of Andrew and Catharine (___) Hoover and George Hoover (ca 1735/40-1813) of Armstrong county, son of Michael Hoover. These pages—especially George Hoover of Armstrong County—include some substantial changes from their prior versions, so descendants of Christian Hoover, William Matthias ...

Update: George Hoover of Fayette County

Kris — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:20:32 +0000

I've recently discovered that George Hoover, son of Andrew and Catharine (___) Hoover, of Fayette County lived in Union Township his whole life. Therefore, he can not be the George Hoover who owned property in Westmoreland County from 1779 through 1799 and died in Armstrong County in 1813. How Did We Get Here? Before I get to ...