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From: Cedar & Stone <>
Subject: Re: Avey
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 16:42:02 -0400
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Sorry Ralph for not remembering what work we did together with the
Tracey land
recs--I never got a copy so to remember since the October brain attack
is
difficult. But cannot find your Nearhoff owning land wcept unless
someone
volunteers to take me to Frederick to do the research. I still am trying
to find
the person who knew of Neirhoff/Nearhoof/Neyhoftd land tracts, sure wish
it was
Neikirk as lots of them. Maybe someone on the list can enlighten us on
the
Spanogle/Spahnaugle lines from near Strayer's ?Luthrean? Church near
York PA.

Oh, I still think there is a connection to the lines you descend from,
as have
always thought they are the EBY lines from the Conestoga area of PA.
Too much
correltation with the migration to nearby Brothers Valley and all the
other
Brethren/River Brethren lines. Still perplexed what made some of
theWashington
Co MD lines switch to Mennonite--or did they stay that and later switch
to
COBr? Maybe one day will find my Nusbaums as River Brethren and will
be clue
to your lines, maybe
ex-Mennonites in PA or those who would not follow Beissel--but have
about given
up on finding any more about them or the family cem near Frederick MD.
If we
only could get a list of the Brethren under Peter Becker and Henry Neff
then we
would have a better idea back then from 1680-1720 right?

Sorry for only questions today and no help!

"Ralph C, Nearhoof Jr." wrote:

> Karen, the spelling is Avey, Eavey, Ebby etc. When we got together in
> Westminster, we did most, if not all, the land records on John. Since the
> Nearhoof and Spanogles married into the Avey family and I have not located
> them prior to Huntingdon County, Pa 1774, I felt there may be a chance their
> families were associated with the Avey/Eavey/Evy etc. in Maryland.
>
> Conococheague Mennonist by the Mennonite Historical Association of the
> Cumberland Valley Vol. 5, No. 3, July 1997
> This article starting with page 27 includes Evidences of Mennonites in
> Early Land Transactions in Upper Frederick County, Maryland, (now
> Washington County) 1739 - 1775. Henry Avey had purchased land as early as
> 1746.

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