Patent Book Vol. P, No 11, Page 244, ; Patent Book, Vol H, No 3, Page 726 . Survey C232-49 & Reverse; Patent Book, Vol P, No 3, Page 499. Survey C50-178 & Reverse, in Land Warrants - Conewago, York Co. & Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission website under Land Records and the Copied Survey Books link
February 18, 1768 Mt. Joy Twp., York County Henry Eshbach applied for a warrant of re-survey and division in York County, on February 18, 1768. This land was originally warranted to James Sample, on July 22, 1746. The location at the time of the warrant was described as “on Conewago Creek,” Lancaster County, which in 1749 became Mt Joy Twp, York County and then in 1800 became Mt. Joy Twp, Adams County. James Sample had named the tract “Speedwell.” The naming of farms was an idea hatched in the Land Records Office to assist them with keeping track of various tracts of land. Henry Eschbach likely purchased this farm sometime after 1762 and before 1766. James Sample, the original warrantee of approximately 200 acres, had sold a small part of his warrant, approximately 50 acres, to an Adam Linn, sometime before 1766. The remainder of the Sample land was sold to Henry and Andrew Eschbach. The land records do not record the exact date that Henry Eschbach purchased the farms from James Sample. The date would likely be after the sale of the Berks County farms on May 11, 1762, and likely sometime before August 25th 1766 when a Board of Property for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania carried out a survery for the Linn family. Adam Linn had died after their purchase of the farm and the family requested a survey likely to establish clear title. During the survey, the property description of the Linn tract included the location of markers or stones, on both Henry’s and Andrew’s land. Henry and Andrew had possession of their farms by 1766 and likely earlier. The Mt. Joy farms are located about a mile south of Two Taverns near the intersection of Hoffman Home Road and King Road. The original surveys can be found on the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission website under Land Records and the Copied Survey Books link. The shape of Andrew’s farm is similar to a pointed toed boot, with the toe pointing west across Hoffman Home Road. These farms can be found on Google Earth by first checking the survey and then looking for the boot shape near the above intersection. Henry’s farm is to the west of Andrew and the Linn farm is to the west and south of Henry. The Eschbach re-survey, and Linn survery, broke up the Sample warrant in the following manner: 1) Henry Eshbach, 121 acres and 120 perches, surveyed in June 1768, returned on October 2, 1787 and patented to Francis Helm. Recorded in Patent Book, Vol P, No 11, Page 244. Survey B-194 in the name of Henry Asbach. The farm was not given a named by Henry. On the survey under Henry’s name, the word “Called” is written followed by a stoke of a pen. Noted on the survey, originally warranted by James Sample. Henry did not patent the farms in Berks County or Adams County. Many early warrantees did not understand that the warrant and survey did not give them ownership. After the warrant and survey, they were required to patent the land and pay for it, as well as any back quitrent. Or, many did understand this process and chose to save the money required to pay for a patent by selling the farm to others after working the land for a few years and only paying yearly quitrent, a form of tax. The new owner would be required to pay for the land to acquire a patent. On some patents, I have noticed a reference to interest being paid by patentees to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, possibly interest on the cost of the land between survey and a late patent application or overdue quitrent. The entry in Patent Book Vol. P, No 11, Page 244, notes, “….which said tract was surveyed in pursuant of a warrant granted to James Sample dated 22 July, 1746, and, a warrant of re-survey granted to Henry and Andrew Eshbach, dated 18 Feb, 1768, who made a Division, whereby the said tract fell to Henry, who by deed, dated 30 March, 1773, conveyed the same to the said Francis Helm.” The tract was patented by Helm on Oct 8, 1787. 2) Andrew Eshbach, 121 acres and 92 perches, surveyed on June 17, 1768, patented on October 4, 1810, to Andrew Eshbach. Recorded in Patent Book, Vol H, No 3, ¬Page 726 . Survey C232-49 in the name of Andrew Ashback and called “Andrews Burgh” on the survey. Noted on the survey, originally warranted by James Sample. It was German tradition that the oldest son inherited the family farm. As Andrew settled on at least a part of the family farm in Mt. Joy Twp., this may confirm him as the oldest son. The Patent Book notes’ “….said tract of land was surveyed for the said Andrew Eshbach in pursuance of a Warrant of Resurvey and Division dated the 18th February, 1768, granted to Henry and Andrew Eshbach founded upon the original Warrant of James Semple dated the 22nd July 1746.” 3) Richard McAllister purchased the farm from Adam Linn’s heir. The farm was surveyed in June 1768, as 35 acres and100 perches, and returned August 19, 1785, patented to Richard McAllister. Recorded in Patent Book, Vol P, No 3, Page 499. Survey C50-178, in the name of the Heirs of Adam Linn. There are several notations on this file that indicate that Adam Linn was deceased and the Board of Properties had transferred the land right to his heir, James Linn, who then sold the property to Richard McAllister. Also noted on the survey, originally warranted by James Sample and ticket sent to McAllister. The patent description of the Linn/McAllister property, on August 19, 1785, mentions measuring “to a Corner Stone of Henry Ashbach’s land, and “to a Corner white Oak of Andrew Ashbach’s Land. Andrew was still in place, however, Henry had sold his farm to Francis Helm on March 30, 1773. Francis Helm did not patent until two years after the survey, on Oct. 8, 1787. At that time, he would have presented the deed proving his ownership through the sale of the farm to him by Henry, as well as, paying 47 pounds, fourteen shillings and six pence lawful money for the land, as noted in his patent. At the time of the survey, as far as the land office knew, Henry was still the owner, thus the reference. Henry purchased the Mt. Joy farm from James Sample, sometime prior to requesting the warrant for re-survey and division into two farms. Andrew renamed his portion Andrew’s Burg. Henry then sells his farm to Francis Helm, in 1773, and eventually moves to the town of Huntingdon where he is listed as, Mr. Ashbaugh, one of the first settlers of Huntingdon in “Historical Collections of the State of Pennsylvania,” page 370. “When Mr. McMurtrie came to this place, in 1776 or ‘77, there were only 5 or 6 houses here, one of which was the town tavern kept by Ludwig Sills.” “The first settlers of Huntingdon were his father in law, Benjamin Elliot, Abraham Hayes, Frank Cluggage, Mr. Ashbaugh and Mr. Sills.” As far as we know, Henry Eschbach spent the rest of his life in Huntingdon Town, Huntingdon County, passing in 1789.

↑ Bookwalter, Judy - Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia, Chapter 2, Dauphin County, PA, in UsGenWeb - Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Containing Sketches of Representative Citizens, and Many of the Early Scotch-Irish and German Settlers. Chambersburg, Pa.
J. M. Runk & Company, 1896, pages 8-24.

↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Kelker, Luther Reily. History of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with genealogical memoirs. , Vol. 1-2, Page 35, 658.
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In 1747 there were great fears of an invasion of the frontiers of Pennsylvania by the French and their Indian allies. The inhabitants mustered for their defense, and two associated regiments were formed in Lancaster county, one on the east, the other on the west side of the Susquehanna. Of the regiment organized east of the river, fifteen of the eighteen companies were raised within the present limits of Dauphin and Lebanon conties. They were in truth “a fighting people,” were strong in defense of their rights, and in true loyalty of patriotism were not equaled by any settlement in the colonies of America. The officers were:
[Extracted from officers] – Lieutenant James Sample

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Sample, James 50 acres, Nov. 12, 1750
Sample, James 200 acres, Apr. 30, 1752

James Sample of Derry Township, Lancaster County died in 1759, leaving wife Ann together with children including eldest son John and daughters Sarah and Ann. His daughters married brothers Robert Taylor and Matthew Taylor . James' wife Ann lived into the 1790s, it seems, at which point her son John published the following announcement in the Carlisle Gazette:

Whereas I understand that Robert & Matthew Taylor have proposed & advertised for sale a tract in Derry Township, Dauphin Co., late the property of Anna, decd, which land the said decd. did in her last will bequeath to the heirs of her son John Sample, this is to forewarn persons not to purchase said property. John Sample

This may or may not have led to litigation.Other eighteenth-century names that might figure in the litigation, if it does indeed involve this family, are James Henry and Thomas Harris, Isabella wife of Robert McKee, and Elizabeth wife of William Shaw.James Sample had a brother Robert, and son John Sample may have married Isabella Kaldazer.