, yet it is the highest. The same generalizations should be true for size of barns and yet it ranks second in barn size. In almost every history of Lancaster County and Pennsylvania, and by most everyone writing on barns, except Lemon and Glass, you may read about the Germans receiving credit for

came the pioneer settlers and located near Childs Creek in the year 1716. ' ' 2 Because of their dis- regard for Penn's land agents, these Scotch-Irish Presbyterians created many problems for those interested in researching the early history of northwestern Lancaster County. Having been invited to come

Lancaster County Tax and Assessment Lists.* These lists cover a period from the 1750's to the 1830's, but are far from complete for the interven- ing years. During the period covered by this study, Lancaster Coun- * Records from Lancaster County Historical Society, Lancaster, Pa. �Figure 1, Scull Map of