HISTORY OP 



quea at the mouth of Beaver creek, thence down 



a to the place of begmning. * 



PFiELD. — The township of Hempfield, begmning 



outh of Conestoga, thence up Sasquehanah to 



^jnge, thence up the said creek to Peters- Road 



^g Cabins, thence to Little Conestoga, and 



ime to the Manor hne, and thence down the 



'reat Conestoga, and down the same to the 



p. ning. 



The township of Donegal, beginning at 

 the he Chickasalunge, thence up the East 



Bran ' Road, thence (taking in the present 



inhab, ^ on a northerly course to Conewago, thence 

 by the oame and the said river to the place of beginning. 

 Derry. — The township of Derry, beginning at the 

 mouth of Conewago, thence up Sasquehanah to the 



which they had made, and actually kept their word, and ap- 

 peared as witnesses at the trial which afterward occurred. 

 James subsequently stated his case to R-obert Ellis, Esq., of 

 Philadelphia, who compassionately heard his case, procured a 

 passage for him to Admiral Vernon, then in the \Vest Indies, 

 by whom he was afterwards landed in England. But shortly 

 after James had arrived in London, he unfortunately killed a 

 man, for which he had to stand a trial. He was acquitted not- 

 withstanding the efforts of his unnatural uncle to have him 

 convicted. An action was then brought against the uncle, 

 Lord Altham, and went to trial in November, 1743, and the 

 verdict was given in favor of James, ou^ redemptioner. The 

 uncle appealcd^to the house of Lords; and while the case was 

 pending James died, leaving his uncle in quiet possession of 

 his ill-gotten estate, and who while he continued to live, which 

 was not long, exhibited the spectacle of the finished villain in 

 the Irish nobleman." — Columbia Spy, vol. 2d, No. 35. 



*NoTE. — Conestoga was originally organized, about 1712 — 

 prior to 1719, it was divided into East and West Conestoga, 

 David Ferrec was the first Constable of East Conestoga, and 

 James Hendricks, of West Conestoga. 



