with the early history of this county. He had the distinction of being the first Judge, and of giving the new country the name of Lancaster. He was also a preacher in the Society of �Friends. John Wright filled the office of Justice of the Peace, as well as in the Assembly of Chester county, where he

Conestoga Navigation Company, near the city of �Lancaster. And on the same day and in the same book, p. 136, there was another Act fixing a new method by which to pay for the lands taken by the company, and providing an appeal to the District or Circuit Court of Lancaster county in such case. Then followed

wages." The following article, taken from the New Jersey Gazette of March 18, 1778, is of local historic interest, and has never appeared, giving the details, in any of the numerous histories of Lancaster county: "Lancaster, Pa., March 18, 1778. "In pursuance to order from His Ex- cellency, the

is supposed they were cousins. The subject of this sketch is William Hamilton and Jane McMas- ters, of Leacock township, who was a native of Belfast, Ireland, and settled in Lancaster county prior to 1745. "some authorities tell us the Hamiltons were living in the Pequea Valley in 1729—when near

Adam Spangler, of Hanover township, of Philadelphia county, Pa., who died in 1737, not making a will, and left four daughters. Eva Maria, born November �10, 1726, died December 15, 1808, and was the mother of four children, John Jacob, Valentine, Mary Barbara and Mary Margaret. Her remains are in

faithful and affectionate Friend and Servant, "THO' BARTON. "Huntington, April 11, 1758, "directed, "Rev. Mr. Peters." Conewago and Huntington were townships in York county and Ber- mudian a hamlet in Latimer township, �also in York county, at the date of Mr. Barton's letter, but are now part of Adams