Area History: Early History and battle with Indians: Cumberland 
(now Franklin) Co

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HISTORY OF THE CUMBERLAND VALLEY COUNTIES OF FRANKLIN AND CUMBERLAND
Edited by Dr. George P. Donehoo
Published by the
SUSQUEHANNA HISTORY ASSOCIATION
HARRISBURG 1930
Pg. 338-343 

MARKES, McDowellÕs Mill, Bridgeport and Lemasters by Eugene
Etter--In Peters Twp., second oldest place in Franklin County. 

The land from Penn to James WRIGHT and his wife Agnes, nephew Hugh CUNNINGHAM and
John MCDOWELL.  Early settlers were Scotch-Irish and nearly all
Presbyterians.  The Upper West Conocoheague Presbyterian Church
organized in 1738. 

On  May 26, 1756 in a battle with the Indians, John WASSON of Peters Twp. 
was killed, his house burned  wife taken captive.

Joseph MARTIN killed, John and James McCULLOUGH taken captive.

SOLDIERS KILLED: 

James and  William McDONALD, Bartholomew McCAFFERTY, and Anthony McQOID.  

SOLDIERS MISSING: 

James CORKEM and William CORNWALL. 

INHABITANTS KILLED: 

John CULBERTSON
Samuel PERRY
Hugh CARREL(KERRELL)
John WOODS, his wife and mother-in-law, Mrs. Susan King CUNNINGHAM 
Elizabeth ARCHER.

INHABITANTS MISSING:

Four children of John ARCHER
Samuel NEELY, a boy
James McQUOID, a child.