Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Township | Court | Westmoreland County 1773 Township Division | yes* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1773 | Apr 6, 1773 | Final Decree - Date Granted |
Affected Government
Affected Government Form
| Government | Government Form |
|---|---|
| Donegal, Township of (Westmoreland) | Township |
| Huntingdon, Township of (Westmoreland, defunct) | Township |
| Menallen, Township of (Fayette) | Township |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Westmoreland County 1773 Township Division: Armstrong | shape bounding | decree (docket) | where the line of the County crosses the Connemach | |
| View | Westmoreland County 1773 Township Division: Armstrong (Part added to Fairfield) | shape exception | decree (docket) | [That part of Armstrong Township that lyes between the Laurel Hill & Chesnut Ridge to be added to Fairfield Township] | |
| View | Westmoreland County 1773 Township Division: Donegal | shape | decree (docket) | where the line of Fairfield Township intersects the County line | |
| View | Westmoreland County 1773 Township Division: Fairfield | shape | decree (docket) | Mouth of a Run known by the Name of the roaring Run | |
| View | Westmoreland County 1773 Township Division: Fairfield (Addition) | shape | decree (docket) | [That part of Armstrong Township that lyes between the Laurel Hill & Chesnut Ridge to be added to Fairfield Township] | |
| View | Westmoreland County 1773 Township Division: Hempfield | shape | decree (docket) | Mouth of Crabtree Run | |
| View | Westmoreland County 1773 Township Division: Huntington | shape | decree (docket) | Mouth of Brush Run where it empty's into Brush Creek | |
| View | Westmoreland County 1773 Township Division: Manallin | shape | decree (docket) | Mouth of Browns Run | |
| View | Westmoreland County 1773 Township Division: Mount Pleasant | shape | decree (docket) | where the Loyal Hannan breaks tro' the Chesnut Ridge | |
| View | Westmoreland County 1773 Township Division: Pitt | shape | decree (docket) | Mouth of Kiskemenitas | |
| View | Westmoreland County 1773 Township Division: Rosstraver | shape | decree (docket) | Mouth of Jacobs Creek | |
| View | Westmoreland County 1773 Township Division: Springhill | shape bounding | decree (docket) | Mouth of Redstone Creek | |
| View | Westmoreland County 1773 Township Division: Tyrone | shape | decree (docket) | Mouth of Jacobs Creek |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | Sessions | Apr 1773 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Order of April 9, 1690 (1 Pa. Prov. Cnl 289, No. ___), § 1 | indirect |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Boucher 1906 | CHAPTER XL. Donegal Township.--Derry Township.--Livermore Borough.--Franklin Township.--Murryville.--Washington Township. | 534 | ||||
| View | Boucher 1906 | CHAPTER XLII. Salem Township.--New Salem.--South Huntingdon Township.--West Newton.--East Huntingdon Township.--Scottdale. | 568 | ||||
| View | Boucher 1906 | CHAPTER XXXIX. Rostraver Township.--North Belle Vernon.--Monessen.--Fairfield Township.--Bolivar Borough. | 519 | ||||
| View | Boucher 1906 | CHAPTER XXXIX. Rostraver Township.--North Belle Vernon.--Monessen.--Fairfield Township.--Bolivar Borough. | 525 | ||||
| View | Boucher 1906 | CHAPTER XXXVII. Hempfield Township.--Jeannette, "The Glass City.”--Mt. Pleasant Township. | 502 | ||||
| View | Boucher 1906 | CHAPTER XXXVII. Hempfield Township.--Jeannette, "The Glass City."--Mt. Pleasant Township. | 506–507 | ||||
| View | Boucher 1906 | CHAPTER XXXVIII. North Huntingdon Township.--Irwin Borough. | 515 | ||||
| View | Pa. Internal Affairs 1965 | 136 | |||||
| View | Pa. Internal Affairs 1965 | 62 | |||||
| View | Smith 1883 | CHAPTER III. TOWNSHIP DIVISION AND ORGANIZATION. | 101 | ||||
| View | Stewart 1913 | CHAPTER XXI: ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP—SHELOCTA BOROUGH | 1 | 432 |