Early (1730s) Lancaster Co records

[Eric Kettenburg]

I seem to remember one or two guys around here over the past 5 years or so who had undertaken some very in-depth work into records of Lancaster town / Lancaster Co.  I believe in the 1730s and possibly into the 1740s, Lancaster Co. encompassed an area considerably larger than currently.  If anyone here has looked into some of the first-hand documents and/or is considered an expert on the region ca. 1730s through maybe the mid/late 1740s, I have a couple of questions I'd like to run by you regarding some individuals/families.  It's not been my area of focus but I'm following a couple of wild speculations and would like to be able to either eliminate them or plan for more follow-up.

Anyone?

[Eric Kettenburg]

Does anyone know Martin Keen and/or know if he still checks in on this board?  Going back a few years.

[spgordon]

Eric, I met Martin a few times & emailed back and forth a bit--but not for quite a while. I don't think he checks this board. Do you have his email contact info?

[Eric Kettenburg]

No, I don't have contact info for him.  Can you pm it to me?  He seems to have done some work re: Lanc county, he might have some answers for me.

BTW, people seem to focus an awful lot on Matthias Roesser being in Lancaster borough very early, but I think Henry Mull (Johan Henrich Moll) frequently gets overlooked.  I tracked down the deed Kindig and some others have mentioned dating to the early 1750s when he (Mull) sold his lot, which mentions he was a gunsmith, and it indeed mentions he initially bought the lot in 1740 and it was bordering Roesser's lot (if I read the boundary descriptions correctly)!!!

[spgordon]

Eric -- Very interesting about Roesser & Mull/Moll. Sent you a PM about Martin Keen, but that message doesn't seem to show up in my "sent" message folder, so if you didn't get it please let me know & I will re-send. -- Scott