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Conrad Maugans

3/11/2019

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By Nancy Bruce

The Maugans family cemetery is located off Harp Hill Road. The stones have been removed but the Maugans remain. The first of this clan came from Germany to Pennsylvania in 1695.  There were, and are, various spellings of the name:  Maugins, Maugin, and even Morgan.


Conrad Maugans, known throughout his life as "Nick," was born in about 1732 and researchers have found records of his father's death in Wolfsville, Frederick County, and have thus attributed Conrad's birth to the Wolfsville area.

Who was Conrad Maugans? He was a man of determination and stamina. At one time, Maugans owned a part of the land grants with the colorful names "I'll Take It All" and "Tom's Farewell."  However there was another parcel of land for which he and another man sought a grant. reportedly, Conrad walked all night to Annapolis to beat his competitor to it. When the other man arrived the next morning, he found Conrad at the capitol building with the deed in hand. This parcel became the Maugans' homestead and was known as "Conrad Travels At Night."  Their log cabin stood over the spring. The Maugans Family cemetery is adjacent and the Conrad's remains still occupy the land for which he walked so far.

Below: The Will of Conrad Maugans; Right: John Robert Maugans (1860-1940). Resident of Ellerton and descendant of Conrad Maugans.

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Base Kuhn
8/4/2020 01:35:31 pm

The picture is my great-grandfather John Robert Maugans. The picture was a family picture I had. John is son of Jacob and Rebecca Maugans. All this information was added by me on Find-Grave. Any Other information please send me a email. Thank you Base Kuhn. Ps. Conrad’s will was originally written in German.

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Ann Longmore-Etheridge link
8/4/2020 03:54:14 pm

Hi Base,

Lovely to hear from you here! You and I do a lot of volunteer work for Find A Grave (I'm Lisby on that site). This was where I found the photo and information. I'm the webmaster here. We'd sure love to have you in the MWAHS and and in the MWHAS facebook group! You will find it under "Myersville & Wolfsville Historical Society."

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Base Kuhn
8/6/2020 03:08:22 am

Thank you, would love to be part of it. Is there away to put my great-grandfathers name under his picture. I sent another email telling you that him and his wife are from Wollfsville. They are buried in Ellerton at Grossnickle. Take care. (Base)

Jean Morgan Burnett
3/14/2021 12:46:35 pm

Conrad Maugan was my 5th Ggrandfather, his son Abraham was 4th GG, Joseph 3GG, George 2GG, William B GG, Samuel Gfather

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Base Kuhn link
1/1/2022 05:00:46 pm

Hey dear!

Hope your well these days. Could you correct this information for me and put picture courtesy of Base Kuhn. My great-grandfather John Robert Maugans was from Wolfsville not Ellerton. He is just buried there. Thanks again. Base

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