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PENNSYLVANIA
GENEALOGIES;
SCOTCH-IRISH and GERMAN.
By
WILLIAM HENRY EGLE, M. D., M. A.
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COPYRIGHT— 1886
PREFATORY.
This volume is the author's contribution to the Genealogy of his
native State. It is the result of years of conscientious labor in this
neglected field' of our State History , and comprises only a portion of
the material which he has gathered. On the reception of this vol-
ume, with its limited edition, will depend, in a measure, whether
another volume shall follow. In this brief prefatory note, he takes
the occasion to acknowledge his especial obligations to James H.
Shields, of Chicago, Euot McCormick, of New York, Bucher
Ayres, of Philadelphia, John Blair Linn, of Bellefonte, Isaac
Craig, of Allegheny City, James B. Lyon, of Pittsburgh, and
A. Boyd Hamilton, of Harrisburg, for very valuable assistance.
Harrisburg, Penn'a, February i, 1886.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
ainsworth and andrews, 1-6
Allen op Hanover, 7-12
Alricks Familt, 18-28
Anderson of Donegal, 24-81
Awl of Paxtano, 82-89
Atres Family, 40-48
Barnett Fabhlt, 49-62
Beattt Family, 68-81
Boas Family, 82-90
Bomberobr Family, 91-96
Boyd of Derry, 97-102
BucHER Family, 108-116
Grain of Hanover, 117-120
CowDEN OF Paxtano, 121-125
Dixon of Dixon's Ford, 126-128
The Family of Eole, 129-150
Elder Family, 151-176
EsFY Family, 177-188
Ferguson of Hanover, 189-198
Fleming Family, 194-208
Family of Forster, 209-220
Fulton of Paxtano, 221-225
Oalbraith of Donegal, 226-240
Gregg and Curtin, 241-252
Grsenawalt of Lebanon, 258-265
Hamilton Family, 266-285
Hay or Hays Family, 286-290
Keller of Lancaster, 291-299
Kbndio of Swatara, 800-806
Family of Kunkel, 807-816
Linn of Lurgan, 817-882
Lyon Family, 888-352
Maclay of Lurgan, 858-888
McCk>RMiCK Family, 884-425
viii Table of Contents.
MoNaib of Dbrrt, 426-429
MoNaib of Hanoybb, 480-482
mulleb and lobinoieb, 488-442
MuBBAT OF Habbis* Febbt, 44^-464
MuBBAT OF Swat ABA, 465-477
Nbyille and Cbaio, 478-492
Obth of Lbbanon, 493-512
Pabkbb and Denny, 518^588
Roan of Debbt, 539-^544
Family of Robinson, 545-^560
RuTHEBFOBD OF Paztano, 561-678
Family of Stewabt 579-^94
Swan Family, 595r600
Thomas of Heidelbebo, 601-620
Wallace of Hanoyeb, 621-627
Wallace and Weib, 628-682
Wallace and Hooe, 683-642
WiESTLiNO Family, 648-656
Wiggins and Simonton, 657-668
Wilson of the Ibish Settlement, 664-679
Wyeth Family, 680-688
Genealogical Notes.— Byebs Family, 689-691
Eagley Family, 691-692
Gray of Paxtang, 698-^95
Gboss Family, 695-698
Index to Surnames, 699
AINSWORTH AND ANDREWS.
I. Samuel Aixsworth^ settled in Hanover township, Lan-
caster county, Pa, about 1736. His name appears upon the
first assessment lists (1751) of that township. In that for 1766
it is noted that his son was taken captive by the Indians, and
that ho had fled from his farm. Little is known of him save
that his wife was Margaret Young, daughter of John Young
and Margery St<>wart, of Hanover, ancestors of all of the name.
We have, however, the record of but one of his children, al-
though the names of two :
2. t. Jo/in, b. 1740; m. Margaret Mayes.
it. Lazarus, d. March, 1777 ; m. Margaret ; no issue —
leaving his estate to his brother Jolin.
II. John Ainsworth,^ (SamueV) b. 1740, in Hanover
township, Lancaster county. Pa. ; d. August 14, 1812, in Han-
over township, and there buried ; m., in 1764, Margaret
Mayes, dau. of James Mayes ; b. 1744 ; d. September 13, 1828.
They had issue:
3. t. Samvel, b. November 11, 1765; m. Margaret McEwen.
ti. iV^ancv [AgnesJ, b. January 8, 1767; m. William Allen.
(see Allen record.)
4. ttt. JameSj b. February 5, 1770; m. Lydia Grain.
5. iv, Johi}, b. June 30, 1772; m. Mary Stewart.
6. r. JKlizaMhj b. August 26, 1774; m. Hugh Andrews.
rt. Margaret, b. November 24, 1777 ; m. Thomas Brown, (see
Brown record.)
vii. Sally, b. November 18, 1780 ; m. James Todd, (see Todd
record.)
viii, Jean^ b. July 2, 1784; m. John Snodgrass.
ix. Maitheic, b. February 1, 1787 ; d. s. p.
TIL Samuel Ainsworth,^ (Jolin,^ Samuel,^) h. Novem-
ber 11, 1765, in Hanover; d. February, 1798, in Philadelphia
2 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
He was brought up on his father's farm in Hanover, receiving
a year's education in Philadelphia in addition to that acquired
in the schools in the neighborhood. After the organization of
the county he became quite prominent, and twice elected to the
Legislature. He died while in attendance on this body. Mr.
Ainsworth m.. May 10, 1792, by Rev. James Snodgrass, Mar-
garet McEwEN, dau. of Richard McEwen, b. 1770, in Han-
over ; d. October 29, 1867, near Lancaster, Ohio. They had
issue :
7. t. t/b/in, b. Feb. 15, 1793; m. Sarah Huling.
8. %L Jane-Eliza^ b. Oct. 25, 1794; m. David Ewing.
9. tit. Richard'McEwtn^ b. 1796; m. Emily Hollister.
IV. James Ainsworth, « (John,* Samuel, i) b. Feb. 5, 1770,
in Hanover; d. in 1803; m. Lydia Grain, b. 1770, dau. of
George Grain of Hanover. They had issue:
t. Jo/in, d. in Franklin, Warren county, O. ; m. Sarah
(Vail) Jenkins, and had Sarah and Elizabeth,
ii. George-Crain, d. in Fairfield, O.; ni. Matilda Cox, and
had Sarah and Lydia.
tit. Samuely m. Mercy Searles, and had Enos^ Mary^ Samuel^
and Ifancy-Jane,
iv, Nancy, b. Nov. 11, 1803; m. Nov. 29, 1825, James Lucas,
b. July 4, 1798, and had Mary- Jane, LydiorAnn, Mar-
garet, Caroline, and Miranda.
r. James, m. and left two sons residinf^ in Van Wert county ,0.
vi, Joseph, m. Mary Beetle, and left issue.
vii. Martha, d. s. p.
rttt. Margaret, m. Nathan Anderson, and left issue,
tx. William, d. in the army, at Pittsburgh Landing; m. Susan
Mitten, and left issue.
X, Elizabeth, m. IIeni7 Van Riper of Van Wert county, O.,
and had issue.
V. John Ainsworth,^ (John,« Samuel, ^) b. June 30, 1777,
in Hanover; removed to Ohio alx)ut 1803, and after some
years returaed to Pennsylvania, residing two or three years
near New Market, York county. He then went back to Ohio,
settling in Montgomery county. He died Dec. 11, 1827, and
was buried at Bath, Greene county, O. He m. Maky Stew-
art; she subsequently m. Hugli Wilson, removed to Craw-
fordsville, Ind., where she died.
Ainsworth and Andrews, 3
VL Elizabeth Ainsworth, » (John,» SamueV) b. Au-
gust 26, 1774; d. September 1, 1850, in Dayton, 0. ; was twice
married; firsts Sept 10, 1799, Hugh Andrews, b. August 81,
1764, in Hanover township, Lancaster, now Dauphin, county,
Pa. ; d. May, 1811, in Dayton, O. ; son of James Andrews and
Jean Strain.* Hugh Andrews was twice married; first, on
the 26th of December, 1789, Ann Speer, d May 25, 1799,
without issue. The children of Elizabeth Ainsworth and
Hugh Andrews were (surname Andrews) :
10. i, Nancy-Speer, b. Oct. 1, 1800; m. David Shaw.
11. n. iSamueUAinsvDorth^ b. Jan. 28, 1802 ; m. Margaret Ramsey.
12. tit. James, b. Nov. 26, 1806; m. Mary-Cornelia Van Cleve.
18. iv, Miza, b. Dec. 17, 18(»7; m. Alexander Stephen.
14. V. Hugh, b. Sept. 2, 1810; m. PhoBbe Cook.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ainsworth Andrews, m. 2dly, April 22, 1818,
James Guthrie, b. August 19, 1784; d. August 3. 1860, and
had issue (surname Guthrie):
vi, Ahelard, b. March 9, 1814; m. Nancy Brown.
vii. Eloise^ b. June 19, 1817 ; m. Jacob Light.
via, Margaret, b. May 19, 1819; m. Isaac Strohm.
VIL John Ainsworth,-* (Samuel,^ John,^ SamueV) b.
February 15, 1793, in Hanover; d. February 15, 1860, in Sid-
ney, O. ; bur. at Piqua ; m., February 24, 1820, Sarah Hul-
ING, b. September 29, 1798 ; d. May 3, 1839. They had issue :
i. Eliza-Mary, b. March 24, 1821 ; m. April 15, 1841, James
Black, b. September 22, 1814, in Perry county, Pa., and
had issue.
♦John Andrews, a native of Londonderry, Ireland, came to
Pennsylvania in 1737, and located on the Manada, in Hanover town-
ship, Lancaster county. His name appears ou the first assessment
for the " East End of Hanover." Among his children were Bobert,
John, and James, Rol>ert Andrews d. Sept., 1762, leaving a wife,
Agnes, and children, John, Hubert^ Margaret, Arthur^ Mary, Hum-
phrey, Moses, and Agnes, James Andrews, son of John, d. Decem-
ber, 1785. He married, March 3, 1761, Jean Strain, daughter of John
Strain of Hanover. They had issue :
i, Johii, b. 1762.
%%, Hugh, b. August 31, 17()4; m. 1st, Ann Speer; 2d, Eliza-
l)eth Ainsworth.
Hi, Elizabeth, m. llobert Thompson of Franklin county. Pa.
4 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
a, Samttel'HuUng, b. April 5, 1824; d. August 26, 1829.
m. John-Mayes, b. September 30, 1826; m. Elizabeth L.
Swingley, and had issue.
iv. Dr. R%chard-McEwen,h. April 6, 1829; m., June 17, 1858,
Rebecca- Anna Neal, of Sidney, O., and had issue.
V. Ephraim-Huling, b. August 31,1£K32; m. Jane-Gaston An-
derson, and had issue.
H. MnnaAsah-Newton^ b. March 23, 1835; m. Miss Hamil, of
Leavenworth, Kansas.
vii. David'Ewing^ b. June 17, 1837 ; entered the army as lieu-
tenant; promoted captain; killed at Spottsylvania C.
H., May 12, 1864.
VIIL Jane Eliza Ainsworth,* (Samuel,* John,^ Sam-
uel,^) b. October 25, 1794, in Hanover; d. near Laneaster,
O. ; m., January 9, 1810, David Ewing, b. October 20, 1784;
qL December 30, 1844 ; was for a number of years judge of
the courts. They had one son, David,
IX. Richard McEwen Ainsworth,* (Samuel, ^ John,*
Samuel,*) b. 1796, in Hanover township; d. March 14, 1847,
in Fairview, O. ; m. Emily Hollister ; and had Juliet, m.
Joseph C. Kincaid, of Lancaster, O. The widow of Mr. Ains-
worth subsequently married a Mr. Rogers, of Circleville, O.
X. Nancy Speer Andrews, * (Elizabeth,^ John.^^ Sam-
uel,*) b. October 1, 1800; m., July 29, 1819, David Shaw,
and had issue (surname Shaw) :
t. Charles-Green, b. May 20, 1820; m., June, 1860, Sallie
Carr, and had Charles-Green and Frank,
ii, George- Wilson, b. November 19, 1822; m., November,
1852, Mary (dau. of James) Perrine, and had Ella,
Nancy- Andreics, JuUa-Daret^ James-Pcrrine, and
George,
in. Elizabeth-Mary, b. May 10, 1832; m., June 10, 1853, Jona-
than Richards, of Chicago, lU., and had Charles and
Anna,
iv, Eleanora, b. August 21, 1834; m. Charles S. Hunt, of
Chicago, 111., and had Jennie and Lizzie,
V, Theodwe- Andrews, h, November 20,1836; m. Sallie Van
Doren, and had issue,
ti. Edwin-Clinton, b. September 10, 1842; m. Alice Winters.
XL Samuel Ainsworth Andrews,* (Elizabeth,* John,^
Ainsworth and Andrews. 5
Samuel/) b. January 28, 1802; m. February 3, 1831, Mar-
garet Eamsey, and had issue (surname Andrews) :
t. Mary-Eliza, b. February 19, 1832; m. October 18, 1849,
Rev. Patterson Reece, d. January 23, 1855, and had
Patterson-Andrews,
a. Hugh. b. March 16, 1834 ; a lawyer of Jonesboro', Illinois.
Hi. James-Ramsey, b. May 25, 1836; m. Alice Ilagenbach.
iv. John, b. December 15, 1837.
V. Eliznbeth'Agnes^ b. March 9, 1840; m. Rev. James T.
Pollock.
vi. George- Washington, b. February 22, 1842; a lawyer of
Murfreesboro', Illinois.
vii. Sarah-Elltn, b. January 14, 1844.
via. Anna-Isabella, b. August 8, 1846.
ix. William-Chahners, b. August 13, 1850 ; d. August 17, 1866.
X. Margaret-Effie, b. August 25, 1852.
XIL James Andrews,* (Elizabeth, » John,^ Samuel, i) b.
November 26, 1805 ; m. Noveml>er 20. 1827, Mary Cornelia
Van Cleve, b. December 2, 1807. They had issue (surname
Andrews):
t. Benjamin-Van Cleve, b. September 5, 1828; m. Samantha
Bucher.
n. America, b. April 8, 1835.
Hi. Franklin- Morrow, b. August 22, 1838; ro. Mary Eloisa
Price.
iv. John- Van Cleve, b. May 5, 1842.
V. Sam%ul-Dover, b. October 11, 1844.
vi. Laura-N., b. April 8, 1849.
XIIL Eliza Andrews,* (Elizabeth, ^ John,* Samuel,*) b.
December 17, 1807; d. February 4, 1860, at Xenia, Ohio; m.
Alexander Stephen. They had issue (surname Stephen) :
t. Elizabeth-Ann, m. Loomis.
a. Nancy-Jane, m. Williams.
m. Hugh-Andrews, m. Artemisia
iv. Eloise-Maryaret, m. Luther Haines.
V. Charles- Alexander, m. Mary Lester.
vi. John-Ainsworth, m. Harriet Galbraith.
vii. Martha-Isabella, m. Dunn.
via. George- Washington,
ix. Eleanora.
XIV. Hugh Andrews,* (Elizabeth,^ John,^ Samuel,*) b.
6
Pennsylvania Genealogies.
September 2, 1810 ; d. March, 1862 ; m., January 18, 1831,
Ph(EBE Cook, b. March, 1810. They had issue (surname
Andrews) :
t. Angelina^ b. Jan. 7, 1833; m. Jan. 18, 1856, Levi Kirby.
a, Abraham^ b. July 12, 1835 ; m. Dec. 80, 1856, Jane Pearson.
m. Samuel^ b. Jan. 10, 1841 ; m. Hollingshead.
iv. Eleanora.h, May 7, 1846; m. John Cochran.
V. Joseph' Wilbur y b. Dec. 4, 1848.
vi, ElxM.h.Oct. 11,1851.
■^■CTifa^
Allen of Hanover.
ALLEN OF HANOVER.
T. William Allen/ b. in Scotland ; left his native coun-
try on account of religious persecution, and settled in the
Province of Ulster, Ireland. Whether he came to America
cannot now be determined. He had, among other children,
two sons :
2. i. William, b. February, 1709 ; m. Blizabeth .
8. ii. Joseph.
IL William A llen,^ (William, i) b. February, 1709, in
county Antrim, Ireland; d. Decemoer 26, 1784. He came to
America about 1780, and settled in Hanover township, Lan-
caster, now Dauphin county, Pa His name appears on all the
early Provincial tax lists, and in 1777 took the oath of alle-
giance. His wife, Elizabeth, b. March, 1705 ; d. May 3, 1800.
They had issue, all b. in Hanover:
i. John,
n. Sarah, m. James Dixon.
Hi, Jean, m, John Sawyer.
iv, Elizabeth, m. Samuel Mann.
V. Mary^ m. John Snodgrass.
4. vt. Sam'^Ul, m. Rebecca Smith.
6. Hi, IFiKtam,b. 1744; m. Rebecca Green.
Ill Joseph Allex,^ (William,^) arrived in the Province
of Pennsylvania about the year of his brother's coming (1730)
and died soon after in Philadelphia ; m. in Ireland, and had
issue :
6. t. Joseph, m, Jane Riddle.
IV. Samuel Allen, 3 (William, 3 William,^ ) b. in the county
Antrim, Ireland, and died prior to 1788 ; m,, by Rev. John
Roan, of Derry church, Rebecca Smith. Samuel Allen's
name appears on the petition against the division of Hanover
township, February, 1769, and also on the Provincial assess-
ment lists. They had issue, all bom in Hanover :
8 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
i. Mary^ b. JSeptember 9, 1765 ; d. March 10, 1806 ; m. Captain
John Barnett. {see Bamett record.)
1. ii. William, b. May 16, 1767; m. Nancy Ainsworth.
Hi. Robert, h. July 14, 1769.
t»;. Elizabeth, b. July 20, 1771; m. October, 1792, by Rev. J.
Snodprrass, David Strain, and had William, James, and
a daughter, who married Samuel Iliser.
r. Davids b. 1778; m. Price, of Barren county, Ken-
tucky, where he lived and died.
vi. Samuel, b. 1776.
V. William Allen,' (William,* WUliam,i) b. 1744; d.
October 16, 1794. He was a lieutenant in Colonel Green's
battalion, Kevolutionary anny, and was wounded in the arm
at the battle of White Plains, and taken prisoner. He was
accidentally killed at a cider-press, and buried in old Hanover
churchyard. Colonel Allen m., in 1780, Rebecca Green,
daughter of Colonel Timothy Green. After his death his
children were sent to school at Litiz and Philadelpliia. Mrs.
Allen remained a widow some years, and then married Moses
Baraett She died July 80, 1887. Colonel Allen's children
were:
1. Elizabeth, (1st,) b. 1781: d. 1786.
ii. Effy, b. October 19, 1783; d. January 26, 1811 ; m., Febru-
ary 16, 1804, by Rev. James Snodgrass, Robert Rogers,
and had Rebecca, b. May 1, 1805, m. Thomas Mitchell
McCormick ; Andrew, b. 1806, d. 1845 ; William Allen, b.
1808, d. 1851 ; was judge of the courts at Springfield, O. ;
and Robert-Henderson, b. June 25, 1811.
m. William, b.\1S5; d. in Philadelphia, by accidental poison-
ing.
iv. Elizabeth, (2d,) b. April 16, 1789; bap. July 26, 1789; m.,
March 13, 1813, Joseph Barnett, of Hanover, (see Barnett
record')
V. Timothy-Oreen, b. June, 1791 ; bap. July 11, 1791. In the
war of 1812, he and his cousin, Joseph Barnett, enlisted
in the Chambersburg Union Volunteers, Captain Mc-
Clintock. He was taken ill on the march to Buffalo,
New York, and died at an inn, seven miles from that
town, on the 12th of December, 1812. In 1867, Isaac
Moorhead, of Erie, had his remains removed to Penn-
. sylvania and placed beside those of his mother.
VI. Joseph Allen ^ (Joseph,* William^) was brought to
AUen of Hanover. 9
this country when a boy by his father, who died in Philadelphia.
Settled on the Manady, in Hanover township, and d. March 24,
1817. Joseph Allen signed the petition against the division of
Hanover township in 1769. His name is on the Provincial as-
sessment lists. He was a contributor and member of old Han-
over church, where he and his wife were buried. He m. Jane
Riddle, daughter of James and Janett Riddle of Hanover, b.
1729, d. January 6, 1804. They had issue:
8. i, Jamesn m. Elizabeth Painter,
u. Jane^ d. in infancy.
9. m. Joseph, b. Jan. 25, 1768 ; m. Eleanor McEwen.
iv, Margaret, m. March 25, 1790, by Rev. J. Snodgrass, Charles
Brown ; settled in Miami county, Ohio, about 1800, and
had three sons and four daughters.
10. V. John, m. Hannah Sawyer.
11. vi, HoberU m. Nancy McNamara.
vii. Tristram, d. July 8, 1817 ; buried at Hanover church.
VII. William Allen, 3(Samael, 3 William, *) b. in Hanover
May 16, 1767; d. Nov. 14, 1844 ; m. March 18, 1790, by Rev.
J. Snodgrass, Nancy Ainsworth, daughter of Jolin Ains-
worth and Margaret Mayes, b. Jan. 8, 1767; d Jan. 2, 1845.
Their children, all lx)rn in Hanover, were:
12. %. Samuel, b. 1791; m. Eleanor Brown.
%L Margaret, b. 1794 ; m. John Mahargue ; lived and died in
Halifax, Daupliin county. Pa.
Hi, Rehfcca, b. July 24, 1796; m. Dec. 15, 1816, by Rev. J.
Snodgrass, David Espy, (see Espy record,)
%v, Nancy, b. Aug. 10, 1799 ; m. Samuel Todd, (see Todd record,)
V. Mary, (Polly,) b. 1802 ; d. in Hanover July 4, 1822.
vi, Sally, b. 1803; m. George W. Dumars; d. Sept. 15, 1869,
near Tivoli, Peoria county. 111.
18. vii, William, b. March 1, 1809 ; m. Mary Albright.
VIIL James Allen,* (Joseph,^ Joseph,^ William,^) m.
Elizabeth Painter, who died in 1818. They had issue, all
bom in Hanover:
•t. Joseph, moved to Illinois in 1829.
a, John, d. near Linglestown in 1878.
tit. TfiowAs, moved to Iowa.
iv, James, moved to Iowa.
V. Mary, d. at 14 j^ears of age.
vi, Jane, d. at 24 years of age.
ctt. Elianor, moved to Iowa.
10 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
IX. Joseph Allen,* (Jaseph,* Joseph, « William,^) b. in
Hanover, Jan. 25, 1768; d. Oct 1, 1889; m. Mav 6, 1794, by
Rev. James Snodgrass, Eleanor McEwen, b. Sep. 12, 1769;
d. Feb. 1, 1834; both buried in Ilanover grave-yarcl. Major
Joseph Allen was a prominent citizen of Hanover township,
and a contributor and a member of old Hanover church from
1795 until his death. Their children, all born in Hanover,
were :
t. Jane (1st), b. July 22, 1795 ; d. May 3, 1808.
tt. John^ b. March 5, 1797; merchant in Harrisburg, and
moved thence to Springfield, III. ; m. Mary Ilarasey, and
d. 1874, leaving three sons and three daughters.
14. m. Joseph^ b. Nov. 10, 1798; m. Mary Krider.
ic, Eleanor y b. Sept. 27, 1800 ; d. Sept., 1878 ; m. James B.
Oliver, of West Newton, Westmoreland county. Pa.
15. V. Rifbert^ b. May 7, 1808; m. Eleanor Bucher.
vi. Mary-Elizahelh (Ist), b. Nov. 5, 1805; died in infancy.
vii, Margaret^ b. June 24, 1809 ; d. 1881, in Blair county.. Pa.
via, Jane (2d), b. July 27, 1812.
ix. Mary-Elizabeth (2d), b. Oct. 6, 1814 ; m. Oct. 27, 1842, by
Rev. Jiis. Snodgrass, the Rev. A. K. Bell, D.D., of Blair
county. Pa., and had five children, viz: Mary^ b. in
Hollidaysburg, and m. Rev. A. Wilson of liochester.
Pa. ; Robert- Allen y d. early in youth ; Ellen- AHcn^ b. in
Logan's Valley, Feb. 15, 1848, aud m. Calvin Roller, M.
D., of Hollidaysburg; Martin^ b. in Logan's Valley,
Sept. 80, 1849, attorney at law, Hollidaysburg, and m.
Irene Lemon ; David^ d. in infancy.
X. John Allen,* (Joseph, ^ Joseph,^ William,^) b. in Han-
over township ; m. Feb., 1780, Hannah Sawyer of Derry
township in uow Dauphin county. Pa., who died 1818, aud
buried in Hanover graveyard. John Allen moved to Frank-
lin, Warren county, Ohio, about 1823, and cl 1837. P'rom
thence the family moved to Covington, Fountain county, In-
diana, where many of his descendants now reside. Tliev had
issue, all bom in Hanover township :
t. John^ m. 1836, Sarah Pressley of Franklin, Warren county,
O., and d. March 9, 1874, leaving Hannah ^ Mary J., AU
berU Charles y and Lee.
it, Joseph^ ra. Nov. 18, 1841, Mary J. McFadden of Wayne
county, Ind., leaving:
Allen of Hanover. 11
16. 1. James L., b. May 24, 1845.
2. Frank,
8. Viola.
Hi. Nancy y m. C. S. Vickera ; d. 1867.
iv. Jrtfie, b. 1801 ; d. Aug. 27, 1812.
V. Margaret^ m. John B. Grain of Warren county, O.; d. 1858.
vi. SarcUi^ in. Wm. V. Dubois of Warren county, O. ; d. in
Covington, Ind., 1882.
XT. Robert Allen/ (Joseph,* Joseph,* William.^) m.
Nancy McNamara, and in 1822 moved fn)m Hanover to
Frankstown, on the Juniata, where he died in 1830. ' They
had issue:
i. Anna^ane^ d. in Frankstown, 1882.
ii. Margnrety d. in Hollidaysburg, 1878.*
m. Sarahs d. in Altoona, 1874.
tv. Joseph^ d. in Ohio.
V. Robert^ lives in Hastings-on-Hudson.
XII. Samuel Allen,5 (William,* Samuel,' William,* Wil-
liam, i) b. in Hanover in 1791; bap. Feb. 3, 1792; d. Jan. 28,
1863, in Three Eivers, Mich. ; m. 1822, Eleanor Brown, who
d. Nov. 23, 1859. They had issue :
t. Nancy-Jane, b. 1823; m. Elias R. Millman of Three
Rivers, Mich.
ii. Mary, b. 1825 ; m. Joseph W. Marshall of Bellefonte, Pa.
m. William^ b. 1827; m. Sally McKee of Vincennes, Ind.,
and had William-Archibaldj Anna-Maryj Ella, and
Samuel- Brown.
iv. SamneUBrotcn, b. 1830 ; m. Elizabeth Smith, of Franklin
county, Ohio, and had Nellie, Rumney, and William-
Smith.
V. Sally-Margaret, b. 1832.
XIII William Allen,^ (William,* Samuel,^ William,*
William, 1) b. March 1, 1809; m. Mary Albright, and d. in
Hanover, 1880. They had issue:
t. William.
ii. Mary-Jane.
Hi. Rebecca- Emerson.
iv. John-Marshall.
XIV. Joseph Allen, '^ (Joseph,* Joseph, •'' Joso])h,2 Wil-
liam,*) bom in Hanover, November 10, 1798; d. iu Washing-
12 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
ton county, Iowa, November 23, 1869 ; m. Mary Krider, of
Selinsgrove, Snyder county, Pennsylvania, who was b. in 1808,
and d. January 18, 1879. They moved to then Iowa Terri-
tory, near Burlington, November 10, 1841. They had issue:
1. Ellen 3f., b. February 6, 1837; m., September 20, 1863, J.
B. Goble. of Cass county, Michigan.
«. Mary JS7., b. November 20, 1888 ; d. early,
tit. Boberty b. December 4, 1840; d. February 6, 1862, in the
War of the KebeUion.
XV. John (?., b. September 29, 1844 ; d. May 20, 1863, in the War
of the Rebellion,
r. Joseph^ b. March 4, 1846 ; m., July 8, 1877, Eva Craig, and
lives near Riverside, Washington county, Iowa,
vi. Mary C, b. February 26, 1860 ; m., March 5, 1876, D. W.
Ott, of Riverside, Washington county, Iowa.
XV. Robert Allen;* (Joseph,* Joseph, » Joseph, » Wil-
liam, i) b. in Hanover, May 7, 1803; A July 29, 1872, and is
buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia ; m. January 21,
1830, Eleanor Bucher, daughter of Jacob Bucher, of Harris-
burg, Pa. {see Bucher record.) Robert Allen commenced mer-
chandising in Harrisburg, but changed his residence to Phila-
delphia in 1828, where he became a wholesale merchant and
manufacturer. He was prominent in politics and in the
church, and held numerous public and responsible positions,
as bank director, railroad director, and commissioner of the old
Kicbmond district before consolidation in 1854. They had
one daugliter, Susan-Bucher^ b. May 21, 1832.
XVI. James L. Allen,* (Joseph,* Joseph, » Joseph, » Wil-
liam,*) b. May 24, 1845, in Covington, Indiana; m., November
7, 1866, Louisa Campbell, daughter of Abram Campbell, of
Fountain county, Indiana. Clerk of the Circuit and Common
Pleas Courts of Fountain county, to which he was elected
consecutive terms. His children are Orace^ Joseph^ Wilbur^
Hekn, James A, and Russell C.
Alricks Family. 18
ALRICKS FAMILY.
I. On the 19th of December, 1656, Jacob Alrtcks, son of
Claes Alricks, born in 1603, at Amsterdam, was appointed in
Holland, by the Burgomasters and Council of the city of Am-
sterdam, Governor of that city's colony on the Delaware. He
sailed from the Texel on the 26th of the same month, in the
ship Printz Maurits, and reached the American coast on the
8th of March following. The vessel was wrecked on Long
Island, but, fortunately, every man was saved, as well as their
baggage, the vessel being merely stranded. He, subsequently,
through the kindness of some natives, reached Manhattan
Island (New York). On the 16th of April, he sailed in the
ship Bever from the harbor of New Amsterdam, and arrived at
Fort New Amstel, on the Delaware, five days after. He at once
assumed command, and sent forward, by the first opportunity, a
full report of the condition of the Dutch Colony on the Delaware.
His position was far from an easy one. Not only the Swedes,
who had been the first settlers, and whose conquest had been
made by the Dutch under Stuveysant, Governor of all the
New Netherlands, but the English, as also the Maryland col-
onists, gave him considerable concern. Besides, the Dutch
themselves were more or less dissatisfied on account of the fail-
ure of the crops for several years in succession, and this
operated in retarding emigration. By direction of the com-
missioners, he made treaties with the Indians for lands, pre-
pared a map of the country, and employed his utmost exertions
to promote trade on the Delaware. On the 30th of December,
1669, aged fifty -six years. Governor Jacob Alricks died at New
AmsteL His papers and property were sequestrated by his
siiGcessor, Governor D'Hinayossa, but Governor-General Stu-
veysant ordered their release "on pain of disgrace." Jacob
Alricks left no issua
14 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
IL PiETER Alricks, son of Pieter Alricks, and cousin of
Jacob Alricks, had been sent, in 1658, by ihe Dutch Govern-
ment, with instructions for New Netherlands, and, more than
probable, with the intention of remaining in the new country.
In March, 1659, we find him carrying on trade in the "Hore-
KihL" Tn January, 1660, D'Hinayossa appointed him com-
mander there. On the 6th of September, 1664, New Amster-
dam was captured by the English, and Governor-General
Stuveysant expelled. Thirteen days after. Sir Robert Carr
appeared on the Delaware, and in a fortnight thereafter took
the Dutchr forts. The estate of Pieter Alricks was confiscated ;
but some years afterward the Dutch again obtained possession
ndl only of the banks of the Delaware, but also of Fort Amster-
dam, now New York city, and held possession until the Eng-
lish Governor, Andross, arrived, and then the annals inform
us : " Nov. 10, 1674, Fort Amsterdam, New York, was this
day surrendered to Governor Andross, and all the magistrates
in office at the time of the Dutch comng here to b6 re-instated
for the Delaware river, except Pieter Alricks, he having prof-
fered himself to the Dutch at their first coming, of his own
motion, and acted very violent as their chief officer ever sinca"
Commissary Alricks subsequently swore fidelity to the Eng-
lish, and continued his trade on the South river. In August,
1672, he was appointed bailiflE for New Castle, on the Dela-
ware ; in October, 1677, commissioned one of its justices, and
re-commissioned June 7, 1680, being one of the justices in
commission when the Proprietary Government was formed.
He was a member of the first Assembly of the Province, 1682
and 1683, and from 1685 to 1689 served as one of the Pro-
vincial Councillors. In 1685, William Penn bought out the
title of the Indians in a large body of land lying between
Philadelphia and Wilmington, extending back from the Dela-
ware river as far as a man "can ride in two days with a horee."
The first witness to this Indian deed is Pieter Alricks. He was
commissioned one of the justices of the peace for the Lower
Counties, April 18, 1690, and again May 2, 1693. On the 2d
of September, 1690, he was also appointed a judge of the
Provincial Court, serving until 1693. He probably died alx)ut
Alrichs Family, 15
that period. From him for two generations it has been found
difficult to trace the full descent, save that a son of Pieter last
named was probably named Pieter, and his son Wessels, or
"Weselius Alricka The latter was bom in Delaware, after-
ward removed to Philadelphia, where he became quite prom-
inent in Provincial affairs, and held several important officea
He died there, leaving a son :
8. t. Hermanua^ b. about 1730.
III. Hermakus Alricks*, (Wessels,* Pieter, « Pieter, i) b.
about 1780, ni Philadelphia; d. December 14, 1772, in Car-
lisle, Cumberland county. He resided some years in his na-
tive city, but afterwards settled in Cumberland county. He
was chosen the first member of the General Assembly from
that county, and was commissioned prothonotary, eta, of Cum-
berland, and also a justice of the peace. Until his death, he
was a man of mark and influence in the valley west of the
Susquehanna. Hermanns Alricks was twice married, for we
find by the Administration book F, p. 822, at Philadelphia,
that lettera of administration were granted to Hermanus Al-
ricks of Cumberland county, on the estate of Sarah Alricks,
June 19, 1750, he being designated as her husband. There
was probably no issua He m. secondly, Ann West, b. 1788,
in the north of Ireland; cL November 21, 1791, in Donegal
township, Lancaster county, and is buried in the old church
graveyard there. They had issue :
i. William, b. 1758.
4. it. Ann, b. October 7, 1760; m. Alexander Boggs.
Hi, Hermamis, b. 1762.
if. West, b. 1765.
6. «. James, b. December 2, 1769; m. Martha Hamilton.
Mrs. Alricks subsequently married CoL Alexander Lowrey*
of Donegal, and by him there was issue (surname Lowrey) :
i. Fannie, b. Feb. 1, 1775; m. Samuel Evans.
* Alexander Lowrey, the son of Lazarus Lowrey, was born in
the north of Ireland, in December, 1727. His parents, with several
elder children, came to America in 1729, and settled in Donegal town-
ship, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. His father became an Indian
trader, which occupation Alexander entered about 1748, in partner-
16 Pennsylvania Oeneilogies.
IV. Ann a lricks, ^ (Hermanus, * Wessels, » Pieter, » Pieter, * )
b. October 7, 1760, in Cumberland county, Penn'a ; A September
20, 1847, in Donegal township, Lancaster county, Penn'a; m.
Alexander Boggs, b. October 7, 1755, in Donegal township,
Lancaster county, Penn'a ; A March 30, 1889 ; and with his
wife are interred in Old Donegal church graveyard. They
had issue :
%, Andrew^ m., 1810, Eliza Cook, daughter of David Cook;
removed to Hagerstown, Maryland,
it. Francis^ m. 1818, Maria Jefferis.
tit. Hermanns^ removed to Baltimore, Maryland.
ship with Joseph Simon of the town of Lancaster, the fur trade with
the Indians being at that period quite lucrative. The connection
with Mr. Simon, continuing for forty years, was finally closed and
settled without a word of difference between them, witli large gains
resulting, over many and severe losses from Indian depredations on
their trains and trading posts. Mr. Lowrey was, from the first, out-
spoken and ardent for separation from the mother-country. In July,
1774, he was placed on the Committee of Correspondence for Lancas-
ter, and was a member of the Provincial Conference held in Ptiila-
delphia on the 15th of that month ; and of that convened in Carpen-
ters' Hall, 18th of June, 1776; and of the Convention of the 15th of
July following. He was chosen to the Assembly in 1775, and, with
the exception of two or three yeara, served as a member of that body
almost uninterruptedly until 1789. In May, 1777, he was ai)pointed
one of the commissioners to procure blankets for the army. In 1776
he commanded the Third Battalion of the Lancaster County Asso-
ciators, and was in active service in the Jerseys during that year.
As senior colonel, he commanded the Lancaster county militia in the
battle of the Brandywine. At the close of the Revolution, Colonel
Lowrey retired to his fine farm adjoining Marietta. Under the Con-
stitution of 1789-90, he was commissioned by Governor Mifilin jus-
tice of the i>eace, an office he held until his death, which occurred on
the 31st of January, 1806. His remains lie interred in Donegal
church graveyard. Colonel Lowrey was a remarkable man in many
respects, and his life was an eventful one, whether considered in his
long career in the Indian trade, a patriot of the Revolution, or the
many years in which he gave his time and means to the service of
his country. He was greatly beloved by his neighbors, and,during
his long life, shared with his associate and friend. Colonel Galbraith,
the confidence and leadership accorded to both in public, church, and
local affairs. Col. Lowrey was thrice married :
1st, September 26, 1752, Mary Waters, b. 1732; d. 1767; and
there was issue :
Alricks Family. 17
w. A'nn.h, 1790; d. 1864.
V. Ja7>€, b. 1794; d. 1860.
vi, John,
vii. William.
mt. Janies-AlricJcs, b. 1802; d. Aufi^ust 18, 1824.
1
V. James Alricks^, (Ilermanus*, Weasels,' Pieter,*
Pieter,*) b. December 2, 1769, at Carlisle, Penn'a; d. October
28, 1838, at Ilarrisbiirg, Pa. He received a good education in
the schools of the day, and was brought up to a mercantile
life. In 1791-92, he was engaged in business in May Town,
Lancaster county, and in 1814 he removed with his family
t. Alexander^ b. April 21, 1756; settled near Frankstown,
Fenna. ; m. and left issue.
a. Elizabeth, b. October 31, 1757 ; m. Daniel Elliott of Cum-
l)erlHnd county, who subsequently removed to St. Clair
township, Allegheny county, Fenna., where he decf^ased
in 1794, his wife dying several years prior; and they had
John, Weaty Mary, m. James Hamilton of Middletown,
and William.
Hi. Mary, b. May 21, 1761; m. 1st, John Hays; 2d, Joseph
West; went to Allegheny county, Fenna., where they
lived and died.
iv. LazariLs, b. January 27, 1764; ra. Miss Ilolliday, daughter
of Capt. John Holliday, and, with his brother Alexander,
settled in what is now Blair county, Fenna.
V. Margaret^h. September, 1765; d June 24, 1818; m. Au-
gust, 1784, George Flumer, b. December 5, 1762, at Fort
Fitt; d. June 8, 1843, near West Newton, Westmore-
land county, Fenna. ; served in the Legislature from
1812 to 1818; represented the Westmoreland district in the
Seventeenth, Eighteenth, and Nineteenth Congresses.
Their children were : Jonathan, d. unui.i Alexander, m.
Susan Robinson ; John-Campbell, Lazarus- Lowrey,
Mary, Nancy, Sarah, William, Elizabeth, and Rebecca.
Col. I^wrey m. 2d, in 1774, Ann (West) Aluicks, widow of Her-
man us Alricks, and had issue (as above) :
vi. Fanny, b. Feb. 1, 1775; m. Samuel Evans of Chester
county, Fenna., b. 1758; d. April 21, 1805, at Col. Low-
rey's homestead in Donegal ; son of Evan Evans and
Margaret Nevin ; and had Alexander, Evan-lieese, Ann,
Margaret, Jane H., and Elizabeth. Mr. Evans had
served in the Legislature, and was also an associate
judge of Chester county.
Col. Lowrey m. 3d, in 1793, Mrs. Sarah Cochran of York Springs.
18 Pennsylvania Oeneahgies,
from Lost Creek Valley to Harrisburg. He was a man of ex-
tensive reading, passionately fond of books, and he regarded
an honest man, of fine education and refined manners, as the
most remarkable object on the face of the earth. After his
father's death, he was raised on a farm in Donegal, Lancaster
county, and used to say that at that period no one could get an
education for want of teachera While lamenting his own
want of education, he was remarkably well acquainted with
history, ancient and modern, and with geography. He was
likewise quite familiar with the writings of Shakespeare,
'Goldsmith, Bums, Campbell, etc. While living in the prime
«of life on the Juniata, he was delighted to meet and converse
with such men as the Rev. Matthew Brown, the first Dr.
'Watson, of Bedford, Judge Jonathan Walker, (the father of
IKobert J. Walker,) William R Smith, eta On March 10, 1821,
he was appointed clerk of the orphans' court and quarter ses-
rsions, serving until January 17, 1824. He subsequently served
: as one of the magistrates of the borough. Mr. Alricks, m., July
'21, 1796, at Harrisburg, by Rev. N. R Snowden, Martha
Hamilton, b. August 5, 1776; d. March 16, 1830; daughter
of John Hamilton and Margaret Alexander. They had issue:
•
i. Ann West^ b. 1799; d. 1828; m. Samuel Thompson of
Juniata county, Penn^a ; no issue,
n. Margaret, d. September 19, 1856.
6. m. Hermamta, b. August 22, 1803 ; m. Mary Elder Kerr.
7. iv, HamiHon, b. June 1, 1806 ; m. Caroline Jacobs Bull.
8. V, Jane, m. Ovid Frazer Johnson.
vu Frances E„ d. July 19, 1676.
v%i. Catharine Allen, d. s. p. ,
VI. Hermanus ALRiOKS«,(James,5 Hermanns,* Wessels,*
Pieter,« Pieter,i) b. August 22, 1803, at Oakland Mills, Lost
Creek Valley, now Juniata county, Penn'a ; d. January 28, 1874:,
at Harrisburg, Penn'a. His father removed to Harrisburg in
1814, and there the son grew to man's estate, thereafter one of the
most respected citizens, receiving his education in the Harris-
burg Academy. He read law in the.office of Thomas Elder,
Esq., and was admitted to the Dauphin county bar. He quickly
obtained a lucrative business before the courts, became one of
Alrichs Family, 19
the prominent men at the bar, and at his death the eldest
practitioner in Dauphin county. He was averse to holding
office. The only one of prominence held by him was that of
deputy attorney-general in 1829. He frequently served his
fellow -citizens in municipal office, was a popular man with
them, and his counsel sought upon all questions of importance.
In addressing a yxry^ his manner was quiet, his statement clearly
presented, and argument logical His rule was to undertake
no cause unless his client was able to demonstrate the justness
of his casa His early training in the practice of the orphans*
and register's courts soon gave him a lucrative business in that
branch of his profession, where clear, concise expositions are
of far more weight than the stirring eloquence of the quarter
sessions. He was an excellent, precise, real-estate lawyer.
No one was a better reference upon questious of town or
county history. His personal acquaintance was extensive, and
his taste ran in acquiring the family traditions of the earliest
settlers. His fund ot information was at the service of his
friends, always pleasantly and accurately retold, with the au-
thority for each fact or anecdote, and he abounded with many
curious and fascinating ones. His presence was imposing,
quite six feet in stature, large frame, erect, and neatly clad,
quite "like a lawyer of the olden time." Mr. Alricks m., in 1831,
Mary Elder Kerr, b. May 5, 1809 ; d. March 30, 1 857, at
Harrisburg; daughter of Rev. William Kerr* of Donegal,
and his wife, Mary Wilson. Tliey had issue :
* The Rev. William Kerr was born in Bart township, Lancaster
county, Penn'a, October 13, 1776. His father dying early, he was
left to the tender care of a pious mother. After some years spent in
the schools of the neighborhood, he was sent to Jefferson College,
Cannonsbnrg, where he graduated. For some years thereafter, he
was principal of an academy at Wilmington, Delaware. He subse-
quently placed himself under the care of the Presbytery of New
Castle, and was shortly after ordained by that body. He preached
in Harrisburg about the years 1804-5, and upon the resignation of
the Rev. Mr. McFarquhar was sent to supply the pulpit of the Old
Donegal church. In the fall of 1808, the congregation at Columbia
made application to Mr. ifterr for part of his time ; it was not, how-
ever, until the year following that he assented to give them a portion
of his ministerial labors. He continued to be the stated supply
20 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
i. Jam^'s^ d. s p.
n, Mary- Wilson^ m. James McCormick, jr. (see McCormick
record.)
JiL Jane^ d. s. p.
it'. Williain-Kerr ; c:ishier of the Dauphin Deposit Bank at
Ilarrisbiirfi^.
V. HinniUon\ a civil euf^ineer ; m. Mary Barr.
vi, Herman^ d. s. p.
rii. ClaraJiulL
viii, Martha-Orth.
ix. Rosanna-Hfimilton^ d. s. p.
VII. Hamilton Alricks,^ (James, » Hermanns,^ Wcssels,»
Pieter,2 pieter,^) b. June 1, 1806, at Oakland Mills, in Lost
Creek valley, now Juniata county, Pa. He \vas educated at
the Harrisburg Academy at such a. period as those who pa*ssed
through it, from 1816 until 1826, know that the whole land
was stricken with poverty, and collegiate education out of the
que^stion. Indeetl, out of the thirty students of the classics at
the academy, and among them the son of Governor Findlay,
but one is rememl)ered who went, or could afford Uy go, to
college. With such an education as the scho(^l could afford,
and the study of history on top of it, Hamilton Alricks com-
menced reading law with Samuel Douglas, Esq., afterward At-
torney General, and was admitted to practice in 1828. During
his professional career of half a century, Mr. Alricks has been
engaged, at every term of the court, in the trial of many
of the most important civil and criminal cases, and in nu-
merous casas in the Supreme Court, as the reports will
show from 2d Watts to the last volume of Outeroridge. In
the outset of his practice, he was engaged as counsel by Mr.
there until the first Sunday in January, 1814, when he preached his
farewell sermon. Mr. Kerr also preached at Marietta in addition to
his charge at Donegal. He died at that town on the 22d of Septem-
ber, 1821, aged forty-five years, and is interred in Old Donegal church
graveyard. The Rev. Mr. Kerr married Mary Elder, daughter
of James Wilson and Mary Elder, of Derry. b. 1788; d. February
22, 1850, at Harrisburg, and their children were Mary E., m. Iler-
manus Alricks, of Harrisburg; William M.,J, Wallace, Javies- Wil-
son^ and Martha, m. Dr. Edward L. Orth, of Harrisburg. As a
minister, there were few who stood liigiier in the estimation of his
brethren in the Presbytery than the Rev. Willi.im Kerr.
Alricks Family, 21
Gest, in the case of Ge^t vs. Espy, 2d Watts, 266, after Thomas
Elder, Esq., a senior nlember of the bar, had abandoned the
ease, upon a verdict being found for defendant Mr. Alricks
removed the case to the Supreme Court, where he succeeded
in reversing the judgment On one occasion, in arguing a case
in the Supreme Court, and while reading an authority, he was
abruptly interrupted by Judge Houston, saying, " That is not
the law." "But," said Mr. Alricks, "I am citing from the
opinions of the court." Judge Houston sharply responded :
"I don't care; no judge ever declared such to be the law."
To which Mr. -Alricks further replied: "T have been reading
the opinion of the court, delivered by your Honor." "Then,"
said the judge, " the reporter took me down wrong : let me see
the book." After examining it for some time, the judge closed
it with the remark, "After all, I don^t think this authority has
any application to the case in hearing." Proceedings were
commenced before the Legislature of Pennsylvania, about the
year 1845, and testimony taken for the purpose of framing ar-
ticles of impeachment against the Hon. William N. Irvine,
judge of the York and Adams judicial district, and the only
counsel of the respondent was Mr. Alricks, who conducted the
defense with such skill and ability that the committee refused
to report articles. The then State Treasurer and Auditor
General on several occasions selected Mr. Alricks to argue cases
on the part of the Commonwealth involving questions of Con-
stitutional law. His argument before the Supreme Court of
the United States, in Butler et al, late Canal Commission el's
of Pennsylvania, vs, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 10th
Howanl, United States Supreme Court Reports, 402, was not
only well received by the })rofession as a sound exposition of
the law as to what constitutes a contract within the meaning of
the Tenth Section of the First Article of the Constitution of
the United States, prohibiting a State from passing any law im-
pairing the obligation of contracts, but also an able definitirm
of the power of the Legislature to create and abolish offices,
to impose taxes, etc.; and will remain a lasting memorial of
his research, industry, and ability as a lawyer. He was one
year a meml)er of the Legislature ; was a member of the Chicago
22 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
Convention in 1864, which nominated General McClellan for
President and the series of resolutions' drawn up and offered
in the convention by him abounded in patriotic sentiments,
evincing marked ability. He was a member of the Constitu-
tional Convention for the revision of the Constitution of the
State, in 1872-73, that held its sessions first in Harrisburg and
subsequentlv in Phihidelphia, and acted on the committees on
Cities and Charters, and on Religions and Charitable Corpora-
tions and Societies. Mr. Alricks married, Decemljer 28, 1837,
Caroline Bull, daughter of Rev. Levi Bull, D. D., of Chester
county, Pa., a son of Colonel Tliomas Bull, of Revolutionary
fame. She was born August 3, 1811. They had issue :
f. Annie-Bull^ m., June 8, 1864, Benjamin Law Forster, a
lawyer of Harrisburg, and had Caroline- Alricks and
John-Douglass,
ii. Martha, b. May 24, 1840; d. January 10, 1866.
Hi, Caroline- Jn cobs, d. s. p.
iv, Levi'BuHy m., October 1, 1872, Anna Henderson; d. Au-
gust 1, 1^^; daughter of John G. Henderson, and had
John- Hamilton,
V. Eliza- Jaw', b. September 19, 1846; d. September 28, 1849.
VIIL Jane Alricks, « (James, * Hennanus,* Wessels,*
Pieter,* Pie*^^er,*) b. at Oakland Mills, in Lost Creek Valley,
now Juniata county. Pa. ; resides at Harrisburg ; m. OviD
Frazer Johnson, b. in the year 1807, in the Valley of Wy-
oming, near the town of Wilkes-Barr^ ; d. February, 1854, in
Washington city, D. C. He was descended from some of the
earh' settlers of that historic locality. His paternal grand-
father, the Rev. Jacob Johnson, was a superior linguist and
man of rich education and culture ; a graduate of Yale Col-
lege, he took his degree as early as 1740, with distinguished
honor. In 1778, he was called from his home in Connecticut
to reside in Wilkes-Barrd After that terrible event, the mas-
sacre of Wyoming, he assisted Col. Dennison with his advice
and influence, in protecting the inhabitants that remained, and
the original articles of capitulation were in the proper hand-
writing of Mr. Johnson. In quite a lengthy biography writ-
ten of liim in the year 1836, by the venerable writer and his-
Alricks Family, 28
torian of Wyoming, Charles Miner, appears this : " When the
Revolutionary war broke out, Mr. Johnson took his stand
early and firmly in behalf of freedom. And through the
whole contest he rendered the utmost service in his power,
which, from his learning, talents, and the respect he com-
manded, was verv considerable. A son bom while the ani-
mated discussions preceding the Revolution were going on, and
the elder Pitt was thundering his anathemas against ministers
for their tvrannous conduct to the Colonies, Mr. Johnson named
Jehoiada Pitt . . . Jehoiada is sometime since deceased,
but a son of his with hereditary genius is winning his way to
enviable distinction." This latter is the subject of this sketch.
At the close of his early education, in which he had as school
and class-mates many who afterwards rose to positions of emi-
nence and distinction, he commenced the study of the law
with John N. Conyngham, of Wilkes-Barr^, afterwards Judge
Conyngham. He was duly admitted to the bar and entered
into the practice of the law at that place. In 1833, he removed
to Harrisburg, and there married. In 1839, at the early age
of thirty-two years, his talent secured for him the appointment
as attorney -general of Pennsylvania. In 1842, his term of office
having expired, he was re-appointed and served through a
second term until 1845. As an orator, Mr. Johnson was bril-
liant ; as a lawyer, he had superior abilities, and somewhat of
a wide-known reputation, being frequently employed to try
cases in different States of the Union. It mav be here remarked
that, in addition to Mr. Johnson's legal ability, he had a high
reputation as a political writer. He was the author of the cele-
brated "Governors Letters," published during the administra-
tion of Governor Ritner, and which purported to give the
ludicrous side to the political characters then figuring in the
politics of the State. Jane Alricks and Ovid Frazer Johnson
had issue (surname Johnson) :
t. Fani\y- Alricks^ m. Hon. Samuel T. Shugert, of Bellefonte.
n. Hannah'Ianthe.
tit. Martha- Alricks,
it'. Orid'Frazer^ a lawyer, now practiciDg his profession iu
Philadelphia.
24 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
ANDERSON OF DONEGAL.
I. James Anderson,^ b. November 17, 1678, in Scotland;
was educated at Edinburgh, under the care of Principal Stirl-
ing, of Glasgow. He was ordained by Irvine Presbytery, No-
vember 17, 1708, with a view to his settlement in Virginia.
He sailed March 6, 1709, and arrived in the Rappahannock on
the 22d of April following; but the condition of affairs not
being favorable for introducing any other religion than that of
the established Church of England in that Colony, he c^me
northward, and was received by Presbytery September 20
following. He settled at New Castle, where he was installed
pastor in 1710. In 1714, out of regard to the desolate condi-
tion of the people in Kent county, he was directed to supply
them monthly on a Sabbath, and also to spend a Sabbath at
Cedar Creek, in Sussex. In 1717, receiving a call from the
first church organization of New York city, he went there and
labored with his accustomed zeal and energy ; but his strict
Presbyterianism and rigid ScottLsli habits and doctrines were
distasteful to the people, and his charge, consequently, did not
prove to be happy or comfortable, and he desired a removal.
He was called September 24, 1726, to Donegal, on the Susque-
hanna, and accepted. He was installed the last Wednesday
in August, 1727. In Septeml)er, 1729, he gave every fifth
SabV)ath to the people on Swatani, and joined the congregation
of Derr}', thus l^ecoming the first settled pastor over that
church, until the call to Rev. William Bertram, in 1732. He
died July lf>, 1740. In the language of Presbytery, " he was
high in esteem for circumspection, diligence, and faithfulness
as a Christian minister.'' His name and fame are associated
with the early history of the Presbyterian chun^h in Americit
He was a man of talent, learning, and piety, a graceful and
popular preacher — a leader among men. Mr. Anderson was
Anderson of Donegal. 26
tT?^ice married : m., first, Febniarv, 1718, Mistress Suit Gar-
land, dau. of Sylvester Garland of the Head of Apoquinimy,
Delaware, who d. December 24, 1736, and lies buried in Done-
gal churchyard, where a large flat stone marks the resting-
place of herself and her distinguished husband. From a mu-
tilated leaf in the Rev. James Anderson's Bible, (Imprint
** Edinburgh, A. D. 1676,") on which was recorded the family
r^stry, is copied the following imperfect list of births and
deatha In his will he names only Jamas, Susannah, and
Thomas, but refers to all his children. He left a large estate,
including most of the land upon which Marietta now stands,
a valuable ferry-right called **Anderson's Ferry," land on the
opposite side of the river, together with several slaves :
2. i. Garland^ b. Nov. 21, 1714; m. Jane Chevalier.
if. [ . . ], b. July 24, 1716, in New Castle.
Hi, [ . . . ], b. Feb. 17, 1717-^, in New York,
if. [ . . . ], b. Feb. 23, 1718-9, in New York.
3. r. James^ b. May 14, 1721 ; m. Ruth Bayley.
vi, [A «on], b. Dec. 18, 1722, in New York.
rii. John, b. Jan. 13, l724-o, in New York.
viii. Swannah, b. Oct. 4, 1725-6, in New York.
ix. [A so»], b. March, — ; d. s. p. in Md.
X. [ . . . ], b. July — , in Md.
xi. Thomas,
The Kev. James Anderson m., secondly, December 27, 1737,
Rebecca Crawford of Donegal. After his death, the
Widow Anderson married Josliua Baker, whose daughter,
Mary Baker, became tlie wife of the Rev. John Elder, of
Paxtang. Several of his children appear to have died young,
and none of his descendants remain in Lancaster county.
II. Garland Anderson, ^ (James, i) b. November 21,
1714. in New Castle, Del. ; m. Jane Chevalier, daughter of
Peter Chevalier, of Philadelphia, whither he removed, and
died young. He administered on his father s estate, in con-
junction with his stej)mother, Rebecca Anderson, (who re-
nounced as executrix.) He left a daughter, Elizabeth^ of whom
it is recorded that she was "a woman of grexit excellence."
License to maiTv issued January 6, 1768, to Samuel Breeze
and Elizabeth Anderson (Penna Archives^ 2d ser,j v). They
26 Pennsylvania Oenealogies,
lived in New York. The Rev. E. Hazzard Snowden, of the
Presbyterian church of Kingston, Pa, is a descendant of this
branch.
III. James Anderson, « (James, ^ b. May 14, 1721. in
New York; bap. May 28, 1721 ; d. June 1, 1790, on his pat-
rimonial estate, at Anderson's Ferry, Lancaster county, Pa. ;
bur. at Donegal church ; was twice married ; m., first, March
5, 1741, Ruth Bayley, b. in 1722; d. January 2, 1784;
daughter of Thomas and Mary Bayley. They had issue :
4. i, James ^ b. December 26, 1741 ; m. Jane Tate.
M. Mart/, b. April 6, 1744; d. July 14, 1749.
m. Suit, b. February 22, 1746; d. May 24, 1747.
iv, Annay b. November 23, 1748 ; d. at an early age.
V, Susannah, b. May 7, 1751 ; d. June 13, 1777 ; m. William
Kelly, and had Elizabeth, Euth (first,) John, and Ruth
(second),
rt. Th/ftnas, b. June 13, 1753; d. November 11, 1778; m., No-
vember 30, 1774, Anna Allison, of Doneoral; had one
child, Ruth, b. November 26, 1775 ; d. March 10, 1786.
m. Mary, b. April 18, 1766; d. October 16, 1767.
viii. [ . . . ], b. June 13, 1768; died in infancy.
James Anderson m., secondly. Margaret Tate, the widow
of the Rev. Joseph Tate, of the Donegal Presbytery. She d.
May 13, 1801. The Rev. Joseph Tate left surviving him nu-
merous children, who were settled principally in Virginia.
IV. James Anderson,* (James,*, James,*) b. December
26, 1741 ; bap. January 31, 1742 ; d. December 13, 1799 ; was
twice married; m., first, April 3, 1766, Jean Tate, b. P'ebruar3'
22, 1761; d. February 7, 1777; daughter of the Rev. Joseph
and Margaret Tate. They had issue :
6. i, James, b. October 18, 1767 ; m. Mary Bayley.
if. Margaret, b. December 4, 1769; d. June 3, 1800 ; m., No-
vember 10, 1791, Nathaniel Weakley.
Hi, Joseph Tate, b. June 6, 1771.
iv. Ruth, h. November 4,1773; m., April 6, 1794, Thomas
Williamson, of Cumberland county, Pa.
James Anderson m., secondly, February 19, 1778, by Rev.
John Elder, Margaret Chambers, of Cumberland county ;
b. June 22, 1757. Thev had issue:
Anderson of Donegal, 27
6. V, Tkomns^ b. Jan. 28, 1779 ; m. Mary Addams.
vi. Jemiy b. Oct. 4, 1780.
7. vH, John^ b. Jan. 4, 1788; in. Margaret McAllen.
mi. Mm-y, (Polly.) b. Jan. 1, 1785; d. Sept. 6, 1804; bur. at
Silvers Spring:, Cumberland county.
ix. William, b. March 6, 1787 ; d. July 20, 1888.
X. Michael- Simpson^ b. Auorust 13, 1789.
8. xi. Chambers, b. Nov. 1, 1791 ; m. Ellen T. Peeples.
xH. Oarlnndy b. Dec. 14, 1793; d. April 27, 1846.
xiii. Elizabeth, b. March 8,179(5; d. October 7, 1807; bur. at
Silvers Spring church.
xiv, Eleanor, b. February 6, 1799 ; m. Kincaid.
After the death of her husband, the Widow Anderson moved
to Fannetsburg, Franklin county, Pa., where she died March
28, 1836.
V. James Anderson,* (James,* James,* James, M b. Oc-
tober 18, 1767; d. June 7, 1815; bur. at York, Pa. He was
a man of enterprise and progress — laid out the town of Mari-
etta, in Lancaster county, on his patrimonial estate ; run the
ferry at the same place, known as Anderson's Ferry, and con-
structed, at great expense, a road leading to York, whither he
removed. He was overtaken by reverses, the result of circum-
stances beyond his control, and thus the estate, which had de-
scended through three genenttions, passed from the family;
was twice married ; m., first, Deceml^er 31, 1795, Mary Bay-
ley, daughter of John Bayley, who d. January 31, 1797.
They had issue :
i. Mary-Bayley^h, J&n. 12,1797; d. at Baltimore, Sept. 6,
1832; m., Nov., 1824, David B. Prince, b. Nov, 22,
1790, in Cumberland, Maine; d. March 30, 1876, in
York ; was principal of the York Academy from 1819
to 1866. They had issue (surname Prince) : David-
Oaks, b. Nov. 18, 1826; James-Andersoi^, b. Dec. 7,
1828 ; d. March 15, 1856, and Mary- Elizabeth, b. Feb.
6,1831.
James Anderson m., secondly, in Carlisle, March 22, 1798,
Mary McQueen, a grand-daughter of Rev. Joseph Tate, b
July 7, 1781 ; d. February 4, 1845, in York, Pa. They had
issue:
u. James, b. Dec. 12, 1798 ; d. Jan. 12, 1839 ; unm., an attorney-
at-law, York, Pa.
28 Pennsylvania Oenecdogies.
9. m. Joseph-Tate^ b. Aujr. 19, 1800 ; m. Jane McMordle.
iv. [a daiifi^hter], b. September 9, 1802 ; d. in infancy.
V. Margaret, b. Septeml)er 9, 1804 ; d. May 14, 1854.
iv, Jane, b. August 25, 1806 ; d. December, 1808.
I'll. Benjamin, b. July 6, 1808; d. August 12, 1844.
viii. Eliza-Ann, b. February 4, 1810 ; d. May 1, 1824.
ix, David, b. June 12, 1812 ; moved to Los Angelos, Califor-
nia; d. March 24, 1876.
X, Sarah-Jane, b. September 4, 1814; d. May 21, 1865.
VI. Thomas Anderson,* (James,* James, ^ James, i)
farmer, b. January 28, 1779, at Anderson's Ferry, (now
Marietta) ; bap. Febriiarv 2, 1779 ; settled on a fann, about
the year 1800, in Silvers Spring township, Cumberland county,
Pennsylvania, (James Anderson and Mr. Waugh made an ex-
change of farms, which new farm was bequeathed to his son
Thomas, and is now^ a very valuable property, owned and oc-
cupied by his descendants,) where he d. Decemlxjr 29, 1850 ;
m., April 15, 1811, Mary Addams, b. 1787; d. March 8, 1840;
dauffht^r of Abraham Addams, of Cumberland county: both
buried in Silvers Spring church-yard; they had issue:
10. i, James, b. March 7, 1812; m. Mary Elizabeth Ayres.
ii. Ahram-Addaras, b. January 25, 1815; d. December 29,
1841.
Hi, Elizabeth- Addams,h. June 24, 1819 ; m. June 2, 1842, John
Slauf]^hter, of Ohio.
VII. John Anderson,^ (James, ^ James, ^ James, ^) b.
January 4, 1783 ; d. March 5, 1868, in Minneapolis, Minnesota;
m., April 27, 1821, Margaret Mc Allen; they had issue:
11. a. Drusilla, b. February 10, 1822; m., 1st., Abner Perkins ;
ni., 2d., Alexander McCormick.
12. ii. Manjartt-Oeddes, b. August 19, 1824; m. David Edwards.
13. n't. Jamcii'Oarland'Mc Allen, b. July 8, 1827 ; m. Margaretta
J. Kennedy.
VIII. Chambers Anderson, ^ (James, ^ James, ^ James, ^)
b. November 1, 1791, on his father's farm, in Silvers Spring
township, Cumberland county ; bap. by the RevVl Samuel
Waugh, of Silvers Spring church ; removed to Chester, Illi-
nois, where he d. December 28, 1858; m., February 15, 1837,
Ellen T. Peefles, of Faunctsburg, Franklin county, Penn-
Anderson of Donegal, 29
sylvania: b. April 22, 1813; d December 21, 1882; b(fth
buried at Chester, Illinois ; they had issue :
14. t. AffolphwAlherU b. November 29, 1S37 ; m. Eunice Eliza-
beth Jones.
a, Thomas- Chambers^ b. at Fannetsburg ; killed May 9, 1862,
in the great Hebellion, at the battle of Farmington,
Mississippi.
Hi, William' CurtiS'PcepleSn b. April 10, 1843, at Chester,
Illinois; d. August 25, 1867.
iv, Mary-Frances, b. January 15, 1846; m. John M. Wright.
V, S(th- Allen, b. February 13, 1852; d. January 30, 1854.
vi, Joshua-Tate, b. November 29, 1856.
IX. Joseph-Tate Anderson, ^ (James,* James, ' James,*
James, ^) b. Aug. 19, 1800, at Marietta, Lancaster county. Pa. ;
d. Jan. 17, 1854 ; m., first, March 25, 1835, Jane McMordie:
d. March 28, 1837. They had issue :
15. i. JamcS'McMordie, b. July 15, 1836; m. Elizabeth P. Barker.
Joseph-Tate Anderson m., secondly, April 15, 1847, Cor-
nelia S. Rock. They liad issue :
a, Mary 'Susan, b. March 14, 1848.
Hi, Josejth-Tate, b. July 19, 1851.
X. James Anderson, ^ (Thomas, * James, « James, * James, ^ )
b. March 7, 1812 ; d. Dec. 15, 1882, in the house in which he
was born, on his patrimonial estate. lie was prominent and
influential in his political associations, and represented Cum-
berland county in the Pennsylvania Legislature of 1856 and
'57. A'director of the Carlisle Bank. His uudeviating integrity
and practical wisdom caused him to be sought after in counsel
and in private and public trusts. He m., June 20, 1843, Mary
Elizabeth Ayres, daughter of William Ay res, Esq., of Har-
risburg. {see Ayres record.) They had issue :
i, Mary-Elizabeth, b. April 18, 1844; d. April 15, 1870 ; buried
at Silvers Spring church; m., June 6, 1867, Dr. Richard
M. Crain, of Ilogestown, Cumberland county, (see
Crain record.)
n. Ellen-Allen, b. June 14, 1845.
Hi. Thomas, b. Jan. 4, 1847.
u\ Althea, b. May 20, 1849 ; m., Dec. 23, ISIS, John C. Parker
of Cumberland county. Pa., and had (surname Parker)
Mary- Anderson, Sarah-Chambers, and Eleanor-Ander-
son,
80 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
• V. William- Ayres^ b. March 1, 1862; d. March 3, 1856.
tn. Susan-Ayres, b. Dec. 19, 1853 ; d. Jan. 29, 1883.
Hi, Jenny-Ayres, b? Aug. 4, 1866.
XL Drusilla Anderson,' (John,* James,* James,*
James,*) b. February 10, 1822; was twice married: first,
Abner 'Perkins, b. October 10, 1821; d. September 14, 1853.
They had issue (surname Perkins) :
t. Sarah 3f., b. August 8, 1847; m., Dec. 24, 1872, William
£. Clarke ; and had four children.
Drusilla Anderson (Perkins) m., secondly, Nov. 28, 1858,
Alexander McCormick of Lock Haven, Pa., b. Nov. 25,
1817 ; d. Jan. 14, 1877 ; and had Agnes A, Mrs. McCormick
resides at Clarinda, Page county, Iowa.
XII. Margaret-Geddes Anderson,' (John,* James,'
James, 2 James,*) b. August 19, 1824; m., Nov. 12, 1845,
David Edwards, now of Sherman, Texas. They had issue
(surname Edwards) :
f. Drusilla- Elizabeth,
ii, Catharine,
Hi, Sarah- Isabella,
iK. Mary-Etltn,
V, David' Anderson,
vi, Williani' Alexander,
vii, John-Walter,
via. Ma rgaret- Mc Allen ,
XIII. James-Garland-Mc Allen Anderson,'^ -(John,*
James,' James,* James,*) b. July 8, 1827; d. Oct 21, 1862,
at Chester, 111. ; was a graduate of Dickinson College ; m. Mar-
GARETTA J. KENNEDY of Chester, 111. They had issue :
i. John-Kennedy^ b. Aug. 14, 1854; d. Jan. 7, 1865.
ii. Hettie-Margaret, b. Oct. 31, 1856; d. Dec. 26, 1857.
HI, Francis-Chambers, b. March 12,1859; m., May 19, 1883,
Geurgie-Hyse McKeig ; now living in Louisville, Ky.
XIV. Adolphus-Albert Anderson,*^ (Chambers,* James, *
James,* James, ^) b. Nov. 29, 1837, in Fannetsburg, Franklin
county, Pa.; taken to Chester, 111., in 1841; m., Feb. 8, 1865,
Eunice Elizabeth Jones of Chester. They hadissue :
i. Ellen- Elizabeth, b. Nov. 23, 1866.
ii. Eunice-Eiah, b. April 27, 1868.
Anderson of Donegal 81
m. MaheUDean, b. April 80, 1870.
iv. Albert-Clark^ b. June 2, 1872.
V. -E?/oi«e,b. Feb. 7,1881.
XV. James McMordieAnderson,« (Joseph-Tate, ^ James,*
James,* James,* James,'*) b. July 15, 1836, at Marietta, Lan-
caster county. Pa. ; m., July 6, 1860, Elizabeth R Barker ;
now residing at Daisey, Leavenworth county, Kansas. They
had issue :
i. JeanU'Elimhiih, b. May 28, 1861.
u. milie-Boyd, b. Oct. 28, 1865.
fit. Maggie^ b. Oct. 21, 1873.
32 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
AWL OF PAXTANG.
I. Jacob Awl, b. August 6, 1727, in the north of Ireland;
d., September 26, 1793, in Paxtang township, Dauphin county,
Pa. The name should properly be spelled AuLD, and the first
settler wrote it AuL, which the descendants have changed into
Awl. He learned the trade of a tanner. Was a man of
means when he came to America, and settled, at an early date,
in Paxtang, near his relative, John Harris, of Harris' ferry,
where he took up a large tract of land, which he improved,
erected a tannery, and on which he lived to the time of his
death. He became a prominent ])ersonage in Paxtang, was an
ensign and lieutenant in Colonel John Elders battalion of
rangers in the frontier wars from 1756 to 1764, and at the out-
set of the war for independence, aided by his counsel and
his purse, in organizing the associated battalions of Lancaster
county, which did such effective service in the Revolution.
When the new county of Dauphin was erected, Mr. Awl was
appointed one of the commissioners in the act relating thereto,
and John Harris afterwards appointed him one of the trustees
or commissioners for the public grounds ceded by him, at the
laying out of the town of Harrisburg, for public uses. He
was a representative man, influential and potential in the county,
yet preferred domestic retirement to the struggle of office, and
when he was offered the nomination for representative in the
General Assembly, he positively declined. Over his grave, in
the burial ground of old Paxtang church, is a sUme with this
inscription :
t'dcred to the memory
of
JACOB AWL
Whocleparied this life Sept, SGlh 1793
Ayed 66 Tears 1 month and SO Days
Awl of Paxtang. 33
This stone is placed over his remains by
his relict and children as a testimony of
their Regard for his many virtues.
Is he perhaps your Guardian Angel still
0 widow, childrenj live as would obey his will
So shall you join him on that happy shore
Where death or grief will visit you no more,
Jacob Awl m., July 26, 1759, by Rev. John Elder, Sarah
Sturgeon ; b. September 1, 1739 ; A June, 1809, in Paxtang,
and with her liusband there buried. She was the daughter of
Jeremiah Sturgeon, one of the first settlers. They had issue:
t. James, b. May 10, 1760 ; d. 8. p.
a, Klizabelh, b. November 18, 1761 ; d., 1850, at Harrisburg;
m. John Elder, b. August 3, 1759 ; d. April 27, 1811 ; son
of Rev. John Elder, (see Elder record.)
2. Hi, Sarah, b. February 24, 1764 ; m. Timotliy Green, jr.
ii'. Samuel, b. July 1, 1766; d. in early life in Philadelphia.
V. Margaret, b. September 8, 1768.
vi, Jacobs b. March 26, 1771 ; m. and left issue.
3. vii, Samuel, b. March 5, 1773; m. Mary Maclay.
4. viii, Jane, b. September 25, 1774 ; m. Thomas Gregg.
ix. Bachel, b. March 17, 1778.
X. Agnes, b. June 17, 1780.
xi, Thomas, b. October 13, 1782.
xii, James, b. August 17, 1784.
IL Sarah Awl,^ {Jacoi),M b. February 24, 1764, in Pax-
t(mg townsliij), Lancaster, now Dauphin county, Pa, ; d. about
1835, in Chillicothe, O. ; ni., February 25, 1783, by Rev.
John Polder, Timothy (tREEX, Jr.,* b. September 7, 1765, in
* Timothy Green, son of Robert Green, was born about 1733, on
the *' Monoday," Hanover township, Lancaster, now Dauphin county.
Pa.; d. February 27, 1812, at Dauphin, Pa., and is buried in the old
graveyard tliere. II is fatiier, of Scotcli ancestry, came from the
north of Irehmd about 1725, locating near tiie Kittoclitinny moun-
tains on Manada creek. Tiie first record we have of the son is sub-
sequent to Braddock's defeat, when the frontier settlers were threat-
ened with extermination by the marauding siivages. Timothy Green
assisted in organizing a company, and for at least seven years was
chiefly in active service in protecting tlie settlers from the fury of the
blood-thirsty Indian. In tlie Bouquet expedition he commanded a
company of Provincial troops. For his services at this time, the
Proprietaries granted liim large tracts of land in Buffalo valley and
3
34 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
Hanover township, now Dauphin county, Pa. ; d. in 1820, at
Chillicothe, O., where he was among the earliest settlers. We
have the following account of that wedding:
''On the morning of the wedding, the party accompanying
Mr. Green came riding *down the lane' to Mr. Awl's house,
on Bald Eagle creek. At the outset of tlie Revolution, Captain
Green became an earnest advocate for independence, and the Hanover
resolutions of June 4, 1774, passed unanimously by the meeting of
which he was chairman, show that he was intensely patriotic. He
was one of tlie Committee of Safety of the Province, which met
November 22, 1774, in Lancaster, and issued liand-bills to the im^wrt
that " agreeable to the resolves and recommendations of tlie Ameri-
can Continental Congress, that the freeholders and others qualified
to vote for representatives in Assembly choose, by ballot, sixty i)er-
sons for a Committee of Observation, to observe the conduct of all
persons towards the actions of the General Congress ; the committee,
when elected, to divide the country into districts and appoint mem-
bers of the committee to sui)erintend each district, and any six so
appointed to be a quorum, etc." Election was held on Thursday,
15th December, 1774, and, among others, Timothy Green was elected
from Hanover. This body of men were in correspondence with
Joseph Reed, Charles Tiiompson, George Clymer, John Benezet,
Samuel Mereditli, Thomas Mifflin, etc., of Philadelphia, and others.
They met at Lancaster again, April 27, 1775, wlien notice was taken
of General Gage's attack \x\\on the inhabitants of Massachusetts
Bay, and a" general meeting called for tlie 1st of May, at Lancaster.
Upon the erection of the county of Dauphin, Colonel Green was the
oldest justice of the {leace in commission, and, under the Constitu-
tion of 1776, he was presiding justice of the courts. He continued
therein until, under the Constitution of 1790, which required the
presiding judge *'to be learned in the law," Judge Atlee was ap-
pointed. After his retirement, Judge Green returned to his quiet
farm at the mouth of Stony creek, where he had erected a mill and
other improvements. He was thrice married : m., first, in 17G0, Effy
Finney Robixson, daughter of James and Jean Finney, and widow
of Thomas Robinson. She d. December 28, 1765, and is buried in old
Hanover church graveyard. They had issue :
1. Joseph.h, March 29, 1761.
\L Behecca, b. 1763; d. July 30, 1837; m. Colonel William
Allen, (see Allen record,)
Hi, Timotlvj^ b. September 7, 1765; m. Sarah Awl.
Colonel Green m., secondly, in 1771, Jean Edmundston; d. Feb-
ruary 18. 1774; interred in Hanover church graveyard. They had
issue:
lr
Awl of Paxtang. 85
all in the style of the day. The groom wore his hat with three
black plumes, long stockings, knee-breeches, buckles, &c. It
was a gay affair for those days. On the Sunday following, all
went to the Rev. Mr. Elder's church. Jenny Awl, sister of
the bride, it seems, was one of the singers for tune raising on
that occasion. She had made her debut, having sent to Phila-
delphia for a handsome pair of stays, which she wore that day ;
but ciiused some stir by fciinting, and having to be carried out
They had issue (surname Green) :
i. Jacoh'Awl, wjis a successful merchant of Lancaster, O.,
H member of the Otiio Legislature, and a prominent
citizen of that State; m. and left issue.
ii. Timothy' A wU ni. and left issue.
Hi. William-Awl, m. and left issue.
iv. Joseph- Awl J m. and left issue; owned extensive paper
mills at Lancaster, 0.,and was largely engaged in busi-
ness oi>erations.
V, Effiey d. unm., at the age of forty years.
IIL Samuel Awl,* (Jacob,i)b., March o, 1773, in Pax-
ti'. Jiosamia, b. July 2, 1772 ; d. Deceml)er 30, 1820 ; ra. Robert
8terrett, son of David Sterrett and Rachel Innis. The
Sterretts were early settlers in Donegal township, from
which locality the family has spread over the State.
The father of Robert Sterrett settled in Hanover about
1741, but subsequently removed to the old homestead in
Donegal. The Sterretts, however, became allied to
many of the Hanover families, and the history of this
family would elucidate much of the history of the
others. Robert Sterrett and Rosanna Green removed
to the Kishacoquillas valley, where some of their de-
scendants yet reside. They had a large family, seven
sons and six daughtei-s.
Colonel Green m., thirdly, in 1775, Mauy Innes, daughter of
Brice Innes and Elizabeth Graham of Hanover. She survived her
husband twenty years. They liad issue :
V, Innes, b. March 25, 1776; d. August 4, 1839; m. Rebecca
Murray, (.sec 3f arrays of Swatara,)
vi. Elizabeth, b. December 17, 1779; m., January 10, 1805, by
Rev. N. R. Snowden, John Lytle, b. 1772; d. 1808; son
of Joseph Lytle and Sarah Morrison of Lytle's Ferry,
on the Susquehanna,
rii. Bichard, d. January 10, 1789; d. May, 1852; unm.
via, Mary, b. October 24, 1792; d. November 14, 1857.
86 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
tang township, then Lancaster county, Pa. ; A, July 1, 1842,
in Augusta towuvship, Northumberland county, Pa. ; in the
early part of his life was engaged in the mercantile business in
Harrisburg, but about 18()0 removed to a farm in Augusta
township, Northumberland county, one mile east of Sunbury,
where he resided during life ; served as commissioner of the
county, was a justice of the peace, and filled other offices of
trust ; he was a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity,
and during the anti-masonic crusade, one of the few who kept
up old Lodge No. 22, at Sunbury. Mr. Awl, m., April 27,
1795, Mary Maclay; b., March 19, 1776, at Ilarris* Ferry; d.
August 13, 1823 ; daughter of Hon. William Maclay and Mary
McClure Harris. They had issue :
t. William' Maclay, b., May 24, 1799, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; d.,
November 19, 1876, in Columbus, O. He studied medi-
cine and graduated at Jeffei*spn College, Pliiladelphia.
He at first located near Lancaster, O., in 1825; but
shortly after removed to Somerset, in that State. In
1833, lie went to Columbus, and was appointed pliysician
at the State prison. Wiiile acting in that capacity, the
lamentable condition of the few insane persons there
confined for want of a better asylum, first awoke in him
a desire to ameliorate their condition. Out of tliis sym-
IMithy came his suggestion, in 1835, for the organization
of tlie Ohio Medical Association, through wliich grew
all, save one, of the benevolent institutions of that
State. Upon the incorporation of the Ohio Lunatic
Asylum in 1837, he was appointed, first, a director, and
afterwards superintendent. He occupied the position
for twelve years, resigning in 1850. In 1844, at the
meeting of the American Medical Association, Dr. Awl
first proposed tlie education of feeble-minded persons.
Governor Todd, in 1862, apix>inted him Superintendent
of the State Capitol, which office he held six years. In
his declining years, he served as physician to the Ohio
Institution for the Blind, which he had been largely in-
strumental in organizing. lie was alike useful, dis-
tinguished, and res|)e(!ted in the church. lie was a
member of the First Presbyterian church of Columbus,
and chosen an elder in 1856, in which olfice he served to
the day of his death with distinguished devotion and
fidelity. Dr. Awl m. January 28, 1830, Uelx»cca Loug-
hey,of Circleville, O., and had 3/(( ///-if arm, /o/in, Wood-
ward, Maggie^ and Jennie.
Awl of Paxtang, 87
u. MaryHarria.h, September 1, 1802; d. November 29, 1870 ;
m. William C. Gearhart, of Rush township, Northum-
berland county, Pa., and they had Maclay, Mary-Ann^
Washington^ and Cfiarles.
in, Charles- Maclay, b. January 5, 1804; d. s. p.
iv, Eleanor- Maclay, b. November 22, 1806; a widow, residing
in Sunbury,Fa.; m.Ezra Grosman, many years engaged
in the printing business in New York city; their only
child, John-Ira^ was wounded in the first battle of Bull
run, and died soon after.
V, Charles- Samuel^ b. August 1, 1808; removed early in life
to Peoria county. 111., where he engaged in farming ; was
a justice of the peace several years, up to the time of his
death; m. Lucy Duncan, of New Berlin, P«i., and they
had Ellen ^ George^ Harriet^ Lucy^ William^ Samuel, and
Robert' Harris,
ft. George- Washington, b. July 27, 1810; d., September 4, 1829,
in Augusta township, Northuml)erland county. Pa.
vii, Sarah-Irwin, b. June 1, 1812 ; resides in Sunbury, Pa. ; m.
Hon. George C. Welker, of Sunbury, and they had
Amelia-E,, Annie-M,, William-L, Rachael, J,-Cares,
Sarah- A., Eliza, George- J., and Mary,
viii, Hester-Hall, b. August 16, 1814 ; resides in Sunbury, Pa. ;
m. William Brindel, a nephew of Governor Ritner, and
they had Rebecca, Dyson, Ezra, Jane, and Ann,
ix, Elizabeth-Jane, b. November 28, 1816; m. Daniel Rohr-
bach, and they had Ellen, Harris, Elmira, CVara, Eliza-'
beth, and Jerome,
X, Robert- Harris, b. December 27, 1819; studied medicine
and graduated from Pennsylvania Medical College,
Philadelphia, in 1842; practiced medicine at Gratztown
and Halifax, in Pennsylvania, and afterwards at Colum-
bus, O., where for three years he was an assistant phy-
sician in the State Lunatic Asylum, resigning on ac-
count of ill-health; he returned to Sunbury in 1849,
where he again resumed practice, and now resides; was
elected treasurer of Nortliumberland county In 1863.
Dr. Awl was twice mjirried; m. first, Eliza Bower, who
deceased shortly after ; m. secondly, November 21, 1849,
Rebecca Pursel, and their children are TTiV/iam-^ocZa.v,
Ellen- E,, and Mary-Pursel,
IV. Jane Awl,^ (Jacob, i) b., September 25, 1774, in
Paxtang; d., May, 1832, in Chillicothe, O. ; was twice m. ;
38 Pei\nsylvania Qenealogies.
first, to Thomas Gregg, b. about 1770 ; d. in 1805, at Chilli-
cothe O. ; was several years a prominent merchant in Harris-
burg, Pa, where he married the daughter of Jacob Awl ; sub-
sequently removed to the '* Far West,'* in that day the State
of Ohio — at Cliillicothe, where he lived and died. They had
issue (surname Gregg) :
t. Sarah' Sturgeon, d. in Chillicothe, O., December 1830 ; m.
William Steele, son of Rev. Robert Steele of Pittsburgh,
and had Jane, Isabell, m. Joseph R. Porter, and Freder-
ick-E,
4. tt. Margaret-Ferguson, m., first, William D. Clarie; second^
William D. Skerrett.
iii, RoherUNathan-Awl, d. at the age of twenty-three, unm.
Mrs. Jane Awl Gregg, m., secondly, Hon. Archibald
Maclean. No issue.
V. Margaret Ferguson Gregg, ^ (Jane,^ Jacob, i) b.
January 2, 1799, in Harrisburg; d. August 24, 1864, in Cin-
cinnati, O. ; was twice married : m. first, in 1817, William D.
Clarie, of Philadelphia ; d. 1822. Tliey had issue (surname
Clarie) :
t. Jane-Mary, b. May 11, 1820, in Chillicothe, O. ; m. Lewis
French, b. January 24, 1814, in Troy, O. ; son of Asa
French and Sarah Benham ; graduated from Denison
University in 1840; was an educator ten years; gradu-
ated from the Law School of the Cincinnati University
in 1853, and was in the active practice of his profession
until 1882, since which time, occasionally, in the higher
courts of his own State and of the United States ; tlieir
only son, Morris-Stroud French, b- September 28, 1856,
in Cincinnati, O. ; educated in the public schools and
University of Cincinnati ; a two years' course in medi-
cine in the medical college at Cincinnati, graduating
from Jefferson Medical College in 1876; is in the active
practice of his profession at Philadelphia, where he now
holds the office of police surgeon ; he m. in 1877, Fannie
Boyd, only daughter of Tiiomas A. and Susan W. Boyd,
and they have Susan- Whitmore,
Mrs. Clarie, m., secondly, April 7, 1826, William Henry
Skerrett, of Pliiladelphia, b. February 4, 1792 ; d., July 17,
•
Awl of Paxtang. 39
1864, at Cincinnati, O. ; son of Joseph Skerrett* and Mary
Eva Humbert They had issue (surname Skerrett) :
t. Ann^ b. December 27 1825; d. s. p.
ti. Mary-Ann^ m. Morris Robeson Stroud, of Philadelphia.
m. Elizabeth,
iv, Jnaeph-SaUUhiel, captain in United States Navy ; m.
Maggie Love Taylor, daughter of Captain Algernon
Sidney Taylor, United States Marine Corps.
V, William'Hennjj m. Ella-Virginia Delemere Browne,
daughter of John M. Browne of California.
vt. Margaret- Maria-Denning^ d. December 14, 1879 ; m. Ben-
jamin Evans of Cincinnati, O.
♦Joseph Skeurett, b. September 17, 1752; d. June 11, 1804 ; m.,
June 20, 1776, by Rev. Henry Muhlenberg, Mary Eva Humbert,
d. in 1812 ; both of Philadelphia. They had issue :
t. Eliza, b. March 19, 1777.
n. Margaret, b. February 2, 1779; m. George Tryon.
m. Mary^ b. January 15, 1781 ; d. January 23, 1857.
iv, Joaeph- Warner, b. December 24, 1782; d. s. p.
V, James, b. December 18, 1784; m. Jane Armatt.
vi, George- Adam^ b. March 22, 1787; d. June 27, 1862; m.
Ann Pancoast.
I'll. Kitty, b. March 22, 1787 ; d. 1812; m. John Parham.
via, William-Henry, b. February 4, 1792; d. July 17, 1864; m.
Mrs. Margaret Ferguson Gregg Clarie.
ix. David- Christie, b. August 6, 1796 ; m. Fannie Bailey.
40 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
AYRES FAMILY.
[The name *' Ayres," with its synonyms Ayers, Ayre,
Eyre, &e., is not uncommon: commentators differ as to its
origin. Lower in ^'Family Names," London, 1860, derives it
from " Ha^res,'' an heir. Whilst Ferguson in his ** Name
System,'' derives it from old Saxon *'Hari,'' warrior.]
L Samuel Ayres, of the county Antrim, Province of
Ulster, Ireland, bom of Scottish Covenanter ancestors, amved
in Philadelphia with his wife and daughters in 1745. The
voyage across the ocean was protracted, causing much suffer-
ing for want of water. His wife was Margaret Richmond,
who died in Philadelphia in 174t>. lie then moved to the
Scotch-Irish settlement at Deep Run, Bucks county. Pa.,
where he died in 1747. They had issue, all lx)rn in Ireland:
2. t. William J b. 1720 ; ra. Mary Kean.
ii. John^ d. young.
Hi, Manj, m. John Kean, of Philadelphia county, Pa. ; and d.
soon after marriage ; s. p.
iv, Elizabeth , b. 1731 ; d. December 28, 1818 ; buried in Abing-
ton cemetery ; m. Anthony McNeil, a fellow-passenger,
also from the north of Ireland, who founded the McNeil
family of Montgomery county. Pa. Their children
were, SamiteU m. Mary Palmer, whose daughter, Sarah
McNeil Heaton, of Philadelphia, in 1875, at the age of
eighty-nine, could relate many incidents coimected with
her grandmother and family, and seemed to be the con-
necting link l)etween the present generation and the kin-
dred who came over nearly a century and a half before ;
Margaret; Iliram, m. Elizabeth Reed of Dauphin
county, and was an associate judge of Montgomery
county over twenty years; Ayres; and Mary,
V, Margaret^m,So\\Vi Moore, and left one daughter, Elizabeth.
IL William Ayres,- (Samuel, i) b. in 1720, in the county
Antrim, Ireland, came to the Province of Pennsylvania previous
to 1745, in advance of his father's family, and settled in the
Ayres Family, 41
country contiguous to tlie Pennepack, then Philadelphia county,
Pa. In the year 1773, William Ayres with all his family, ex-
cepting Samuel and Charles, who remained in the old locality,
moved to the West, then in Paxtang township, Lancaster
county, now Middle Paxtang, Dauphin county, Pa, and settled
the farm on the east side of Peter's mountain, where the turn-
pike crosses, three miles above Dauphin. The common road
terminated at that point, and in the course of time, he constructed
the first road across the mountain. In the map of purchase
from the Indians, only twenty-four years previously, the country
west of the mountain is entitled " Saint Anthonv's wilderness."
Although nearly sixty years old, we find him doing Revolution-
ary service in Captain Richard Manning's Company of the 4th
Battalion of Laiiciister coimty. Colonel Jiunes Burd, March 13,
1776. In the winter of 1784-5, he was accidentally drowned
in Fishing creek, near old Fort Hunter, his wife having died
previously, and both were buried in the old graveyard above
Dauphin, where sleep all the oldest residents of that section of
the country. William Ayres m. Mary Kean, daughter of
Charles Kean,* of the same locality. They had Issue, all born
in Philadelphia county, now Moreland township, Montgomery
countv, Pennsylvania :
3. t. Sainuel, b. March 28, 1749; m. Deborah Yerkes.
4. ii, Charles, b. 1750; m. Esther Yerkes.
6. Hi, John, b. February 9, 1752 ; m. Mary Montgomery.
iv, Margaret, b. October 9, 1754; d. December 24, 1823; m.
William Forster. (see Fomter record.)
u. Esther, (Hetty,) b. 1755; d. March 2, 1830 ; m., March 31,
1782, by Rev. John Elder, James Reed, of one of the
oldest families of Paxtang township, and located on
Scull's map of 1759, and for whom Reed township, Dau-
phin county, was named. Their children (surname
Reed) were, John, Deborah, Elizabeth^ b. September 11,
1787; m. her cousin. Judge McNeil, of Montgomery
county ; William^ b. July 9, 1789; d. November 6, 1864;
m., first, Elizabeth Steele ; m., secondly, Clara Hatfield ;
he was a higlily esteemed and prominent man in his
county; and Mary, m. Thomas McConnell.
* Charles Kean, d. Septembers, 1747, aged forty-six. His tomb-
stone bears nearly the earliest date in Abington graveyard.
42 Pennsylvania Oenealogies,
IIL Samuel Ayres,^ (William, » Samuel, 0 b. March 28,
1749 ; became a prominent citizen, a substantial farmer, and an
elder in the Presbyterian church at Abinerton ; license to
marry issued December 12, 1772, (Penn a Arch., 2d sen, vol.
V.,) and January 17, 1773, m. Deborah Yerkes, eldest daugh-
ter of Silas Yerkes and his wife, Hannah Durgan, of Welsh
descent, and Baptists in religion, whose ancestors arrived at an
early period from Holland, whither they had fled from their
fatherland on account of religious persecution, and settled in
that part of Montgomery county called ** North Wales" to this
day. Samuel Ayres d. October 26, 1804, and his wife d. Feb-
ruary 11, 1826; both buried in the cemetery of old Abington
church, a stronghold of Presbyterianism founded in 1709.
They had issue:
Silns^ b. June 15, 1774; d. November 13, 1795.
William^ b. December 23, 1776 ; m. Mary Shelmire.
Esther, (Hetty,) b. September 15, 1781 ; m., November 20,
1800, John Carr, of Motitgomery county Pa.
Elizabeth, b. February 25, 1791 ; m. James Comly.
V. Hiram, b. August 13, 1795; m. Mary Ralston.
IV. Charles Ayres,^ (William,^ Samuel, ^ ) b. 1750; A,
1806, in Montgomery^ county, Ptu ; m. Esther Yerkes, sister
of his brother Samuel's wife. Had one child, Mary: b. Janu-
ary-10, 1780 ; d. July 24, 1869; buried in the Baptist cemetery
at Davisville, Bucks county; she m. Jonathan Yerkes of
Moreland township, Montgomery county. Pa., leaving issue.
V. John Ayres, ^ (William, ^ Samuel, i) b. Febi-uary 9
1752. At the age of twenty-one years, accompanied his father
and family in their movement to Paxtang township, Lancaster,
now Dauj)hin county, Pti.: subsequently became the owner of
the homestead there established, and added thereto a certain
tract of land called **Avresburff." In 1775, on the first call for
volunteers for the Revolutionary army, he enlisted in Captain
Matthew Smith's compan\" of riflemen, formed in Lancaster
county, and joined the expedition against Quebec under Mont-
gomery, but, whilst the army lay before Boston waiting orders,
he took sick and was invalided. On the 13th March, 1776,
he again enlisted in Captain Manning's company, 4th Battalion
t.
6.
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11.
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7.
iv.
8.
V.
Ayres Family, 48
of Lancaster county , commanded by Colonel James Burd. His
father and several of his connections belonged to the same
company. The Oracle of Dauphin^ in announcing his death,
August 17> 1825, remarks that **he was the last of the Revo-
lutionary patriots in his neighborhood." John Ayres was
twice married; m. first, in 1781, Mary Montgomery, daughter
of General William Montgomery of Mahoning, now Danville,
Pa, who died at the age of twenty-three years, without issue.
He m., secondly, in 1786, Jane Lytle, eldest daughter of
Joseph Lytle of Lytle's Ferry, in Upper Paxtang township,
Dauphin county, Penna. Jane Lytle was born near Ander-
son's Ferry, March 1, 1767 ; d. in Harrisburg, Piu, May 7, 1831.
The old burying-ground. one mile above Dauphin, contains the
remains of this branch of the Ayres family, with one exception.
They had issue, all b. in Middle Paxtang township, Dauphin
county, Pa. :
t. iSarah-Ellen^ b. March 9, 1787; d. August 17, 1864; unm.
9. u. William^ b. December 14, 1788; m. Mary Elizabeth Bucher.
in, Mary, b. December 17, 1790; d. 8epteml)er 17, 1868; unm.
iv, Margaret, b. February 25, 1793; d. December 23, 1867 ; m.
James Forster. (see Forster record.)
V, John-Lytle, b. June 7, 1795; d. August 10, 1857; unm.
vt. Matilda, b. June 7, 1797 ; d. July 2, 1872; m., April 30,
1826, William Armstrong of Dauphin county, Pa., and
had Jane, John, Charles, and William,
vii, Eliza-Jane, b. January 17, 1806; d. August 2, 1830; unm.
VI. William Ayres,* (Sainuel,^ William,^ SamueV; far-
mer, of Huntingdon Valley, Moreland township, Montgomery
county. Pa., b. December 23, 1776; d. December 14, 1854;
m., January 22, 1801, Mary Shelmire of the same locality,
who was b. Fcbruar}^ 24, 1776; d. August 30, 1846; both
buried in Abington churchyard. They had issue:
i. Charles, b. Deceml)er 24, 1801 ; unm.
n. Deborah, b. March 21, 1803; d. July 10, 1864; m., Decem-
ber 14, 1825, David Ships,
m. Samuel, b. September 20, 1805; d. June 24, 1866 ; m., June
15, 1829, Emily W. Sheetz, and had William, b. Feb.
16, 1831 ; m., December 23, 1858, Sarah B. Blake, and
had one daughter, Margaret; Catharine; and Mary-Ann^
m. Edwin R. Rose.
iv, Eachael, b. November 8, 1816; m. William H.Hart.
44 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
VIL Elizabeth Ayres,* (Samuel,^ William,* Samuel,*
b. February 25, 1791, in Montgomery county, Pa. ; d. August
2o, 1863. Her name and memory have been perpetuated in
" Betliayres," an important station on the North Pennsylvania
railroad. She m., in 1812, James Comly, a dascendant of Henry
Comly and Joan Tyler, who came to Philadelphia with Wil-
liam Penn in 1682. He was a prominent inan in his county,
a meml>er of the Legislature, and a justice of the peace. They
lived at the ** Manor House " in Moreland township, Mont-
gomery county. (This township was named for Nicholas More,
who bought the land from William Penn, established it as a
"Manor," and wielded authoritv as *'Lord of ihe Manor" dur-
ing his life.) They had issue (surname Comly):
i. Fniyikliri'Ayresjh, March 12, 1813 ; president of the North
Pennsylvania railroad ; unni.
n. Snrah-W., b. October 29, 1814; m., 1839, William L. Fax-
son, whose ancestors arrived with William Penn in 1682,
and settled in Bucks county. They had Franklin C,
Eliza A'^ and Annie W.
Hi, Joshua, b. April 7, 1819 ; m. Catharine Peters.
If. Samuel W., b. December 17, 1820; d. May 25,1884, in San
Francisco ; m. Julia E. Peters.
VIII. IIiKAM Ayres,-* (Samuel,3 William,2 Samuel/) b.
in Montgomery count}', Pa., August 13. 1795; d. October 17,
1870. Moved to Philadelphia in 1828, when his name ap-
])eai's in the Direetorv as a " teacher," at Schuylkill Seventh and
Eace. December 14, 1848, appointed by Goyernor Wm. F.
Johnston, '' Bank Inspector " for the city and county of Phila-
delphia, and held this office until February 12, 1862. Elected
one of the Comrnissionei^ of the old Spring Garden District
previous to the *' consolidation " in 1854. An elder in the
Pre^sbyterian church. He was a man of exemplary character,
learning, and ability. Mr. Ayres m., first, May 22, 1817,
Mary RaLvStox, of Philadelphia; b. in 1796; d. July 11,
1864: both buried at Abinorton church. They had issue:
i, George Italstf/n, b. in Montgomery county, Pa., March 20,
1818: d. July 16,1881; m., December 23, 1852, Ellen
Weatherly, (laughter of David Weatherly of Philadel-
phia; b. November 17, 1826; d. May 20, 1880; both
buried in Woodland cemetery ; and had Mary^ Hiram^
Isabella^ and Ellen,
Ayres Family, 45
10. n. William, b. March 27, 1820 : m., 1st, Elizabeth DeArmand
Chambers; 2d, Ellen L. Wolf.
Hiram Ayres m., secondly, January 12, 1865, in Holmes-
burg, Philadelphia county, Elizabeth Neville, daughter of
Charles and Elizabeth Neville, of Somereet county, New Jer-
sey, who survived her husband, and d. May 2, 1873; buried in
the old Pennepack church cemetery, near Bustleton.
IX. William Ayres,* (John,» William,* Samuel,^) b.,
December 14, 1788, at the homestead in Middle Paxtang town-
ship, Dauphin county, Pa. ; d.. May 26, 1856, in Harrisburg, Pa.
William Ayres, in 1819, quit the farm to enter upon more con-
genial pursuita First, a justice of the peace by commission from
Governor Findlay, and afterwards by Governor Shulze ; then ap-
pointed, in 1824:, by Governor Hiester, majorof the 16tli regiment
Pennsylvania militia Becoming a citizen of Harrisburg, he was
admitted to tlie bar of Dauphin county May 8, 1826. Elected
to the Pennsylvania Legislature for the years 1833, '34, and '35,
he became promment in the political party to which he was at-
tached, and one of the most eloquent and persistent advcx^ates
for the establishment of the free-school svstem of Pennsvlvania.
Elected to the councils of the borough, he projected the water-
works, which were constructed and completed in 1841, mainly
through his individual efforts. In 1841, he was elected a di-
rector of the United States Bank, at Phihidelphia. In 1850, he
organized the Harrisburg gas company, and, as first president,
constructed the works, which were a success from the begin-
ning. In 1853, on the solicitatii m of the citizens of Huntingdon,
he became president of the Huntingdon and Broad Top rail-
road ; put the road under contract, and in coui-se of construc-
tion, which insured its early completion. He organized the
Harrisburg and Hamburg railroad company, and was engaged
in this improvement, as president, with engineers in the field,
at time of his death. Possessing public conlidence, he was the
recipient of many honorable and responsible trusts. He was
a man of large jjhysique — impressive and handsome appear-
ance— ^popular mannei^s, with untiring energy and ambition,
and unselfish to a fault. His life was a useful one, and his
works live after him. William Ayres m., May 16, 1817, Mary
46 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
Elizabeth Bucher, b. April 23, 1795, in Harrisbiirg, Pa. ;
d. July 31, 18-17 {see Bucher record) ; with her husband buried
in the Hamsburg cemetery. They had issue :
11. i. Buchei', b. February 3, 1818; m. Jane Alice Lyon.
ii John, b. September 16, 1819; d. September 17, 1821;
buried in old Dauphin graveyard.
Hi, Mary-Elizabeth, b. June 8,1821 ; m., June 20,1843, James
Anderson, {see Anderson record,)
12. iv. William, b. March 8, 1823; m. Ellen Criswell.
V, Susan-Bucher, b. October 6. 1826; d. August 7, 1861; m.,
December 11, 1856, Andrew J. Jones of Harrisburg, and
had Mary-Ellen, Aiulrew, and Susan; all died in in-
fancy, and, with their pal'ents,are buried in Harrisburg
cemetery.
13. VI. George-Bucher, b. February 12, 1829; m. Mary R. Smith.
vii, Eliza-Jane, b. January 10, 1831; d. May 10, 1879; m.,
September 23, 1852, Samuel L. Addams of Cumberland
county, Pa. ; b. January 19, 1821 ; d. May 22, 1881 ; both
buried in the Shippensburg cemetery. They had WiU
liam-Ayres and Mary (twins), b. May 12, 1853.
14. viii, John, b. February 27, 1834; m. Matilda Scott.
X. William Ayres,'^ (Hiram,'* Samuel,''* William, *
SamueV) b. March 27, 1820, in Morelaud township, Mont-
gomery county, PtO. ; d. September 10, 1881, in Philadelphia;
by occupation a merchant and manufacturer, he was eminently
succe^ful ; elected, November 29, 1851, by the commissioners
of the old Spring Garden district, a director of the Pennsyl-
vania Eailroad Company, a high and honorable position, which
he retained until February 6, 1851: m., fii*st, Elizabeth De-
Armaxd Chambers, daughter of John Chambers of Philadel-
phia ; d. March 1, 1873 ; lx)th buried in Woodland cemetery.
They had issue, all b. in Philadelphia:
16. t. George-Balston, b. June 25, 1846; m. Laura Hayes.
16. u. John-Chambers, b. October 22, 1848; m. Mary C. Beach.
Hi, William-Montgomery, b. May 3, 1851 ; m. Sarah, daughter
of Benjamin T. Stauffer of Manheim, Pa.
17. iv, Louis-Harlow, b. March 2, 1865; m. Anna T. Cox.
t\ Mary-Balston, m. James Edwin Huston of Philadelphia.
William Ayres m., secondly, March 10, 1874, Ellen Louise
Wolf of Philadelphia.
Ayres Family. 47
XL BucHER Ayres,* (William,* John,^ William,* Samuel,^)
b. February 3, 1818, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; civil engineer and
railroad superintendent ; was appointed, b^^ Governor William
F. Johnston, lieutenant colonel and aide-de-camp ; resides in
the city of Philadelphia; m., April 11, 1854, Jane-Alice
Lton, b. March 24, 1829 ; daughter of John Lyon of Penn-
sylvania Furnace, Huntingdon county, Pa. {see Lyon record,)
Thev had issue :
i, Cleonie^ b. September 25, 1855, in Memphis, Tenn.
ii, Annie-Lyon^ b. February 1, 1857, iu Memphis, Tenn.;
d. April 1, 1875, in Philadelphia.
Hi, Lyonel, b. September 4, 1858, in Memphis, Tenn.
iv, Marij-Bux^her, b. November 20, 1860, in Centre county, Pa.
V. Jenny-Lyon^ b. May 24, 1862, in Centi*e county. Pa.
vi, Bucher^ b. November 18, 1869, in Centre county. Pa.
XII. William Bucher Ayres, ^ (William,* John,^ Wil-
liam,* Samuel.^) b. March 8, 1823, in Middle Paxtiing town-
ship, Dauphin county, Pa. ; a wholesale merchant, in Philadel-
phia, Pa. ; m. Ellen Criswell, b. August 17, 1821 ; d De-
cember 8, 1863 ; buried iu McVevtown, Pa. ; daughter of Hon.
James Criswell of Mifflin count}', Pa. They had issue :
i, Mary- Elizabeth y b. October 4, 1847.
ii, Jumes-Criswell, b. March 16, 1849; d. July 16, 1851.
Hi, Charles-Criswell^ b. November 27, 1852.
iv, Jacob'Bucher, b. May 16, 1856.
V, John-Vance'Criawell, b. June 7, 1859; d. October 21, 1875.
XIII. George Bucher Ayres,* (William,* John,^ Wil-
liam, ^ Samuel, 1) b. February 12, 1829, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; an
artist, and author of a work on painting; resides in Philadel-
phia; m., October 10, 1867, Mary Robbins Smith, b. March
29, 1838; d. February 1, 1878; daughter of Spencer C. Smith
of Bloomsbury, Hunterdon county. New Jersey. They had
issue:
i, Edith-Lyon, h. February 5, 1875.
ii, Annie-Smithy b. September 15, 1876.
XIV. John Ayres, 5 (William, •» John,^ William, 2 Samuel, i)
b. February 27, 1834, in Harrisburg, Pa ; a machinist, Alle-
48 Pennsylvania Qenealogies,
gbeny Valley railroad ; m., October 27, 1858, Matilda Scott,
and they had issue :
t. Suaan-Bucker, b. November 12, 1862.
ii, Mary-Lile, b. January 1, 1865.
m. William-Frederick, b. January 20, 1867.
iv, Bertie-Kate, b. April 11, 1869.
f. George-Butcher^ b. May 14, 1871.
VI. Charles IScott, b. Nov. 28, 1874.
XV. George Ealston Ayres,^ (Williain,^ Hiram,*
Samuel,^ William,^ Samuel, i) b. June 25, 1846; a manu-
facturer, residing in Philadelphia ; m., March 7, 1867, Laura
Hayes, daughter of Eobert Hayes, of Philadelphia. They
had issue :
i. WilUmyi-Oraham, b. February 18, 1868.
11. Georye-RaUton, b. January 10, 1871.
Hi. Albert- Hayes, b. Aug^ust 14, 1873; d. March 26, 1882;
buried in Laurel Hill cemetery, Philadelphia.
iv. Elizaheth-DeArmand, b. November 23, 1874; d. April 30,
1875; buried in Laurel Hill cemetery, Philadelphia.
V. Helen, b. August 8, 1879.
ri. Walttr- Chambers, b. December 16, 1S80.
XVI. John Chambers Ayres,^ (William, ^ Hiram,*
Sanmel,3 William,^ S:mmeV) b. October 22, 1848; d. March
22, 1883 ; buried in Laurel Hill cemetery ; ni., October 9, 1873,
Mary C. Beach, of Wilke^-Barrd, Pa. Thev had issue:
I. Charles- Sturdevant, b. February 18, 1876.
II. liohert-Cox, b. February 16, 1879.
ii7. Lucy, b. March 11, 1880 ; d. August 18, 1880.
It'. Mary-Kathleen, b. August 21, 18S2.
XVIL liOUJS Harlow Ayres,^ (William, ^ Hiram,-*
Samuel,^ William,- Samuel,^) b. March 2, 1855; m., April
19, 1877, Anna T. Cox, daughter of Stephen Cox, of Phila
delphia. They had issue :
I. EUznheth-Cox, b. February 28, 1S78.
a. Marion-Kent, b. January 3, 1884.
Bamett Family. 49
BARNETT FAMILY.
I. John Barnett/ b., 1678, in the neighborhood of Lon-
donderry, Ireland, in company with his brother, William Bar-
nett, emigrated with his family to Pennsylvania prior to 1730,
locating in Hanover township, then Lancaster county, l^eing
among the earliest settlers in that township. He died in Septem-
ber, 1734, his will being probated at Lancaster on the first day
of October following. John Bamett left a wife. Jennett, and
the following children, all born in county Derry, Ireland:
t. Robert^ b. 1701 ; m. and removed to Virginia.
it. Jumes^ b. 1703; m. and went to Virginia with his brother ;
from them most of the names in the South have sprung.
3. in, John^ b. 1705; m. Margaret Boan.
tr. Joseph^ b. 1708.
r. Mary^ b. 1710.
rt. Jennett^h, 1713; d. in 1787: unm.
vii, Jean, b. 1715; m. Moses Swan, (see Swan record.)
II. William Barneit, brother of the foregoing, b. in Lon-
donderry, Ireland, came to America with his brother John ;
he died in February, 1762, leaving a wife, Margaret, and
children, besides other daughters :
t. Joseph,
«. Sarah,
IIL John Barnett,^ (John,^)b. 1705, in County Derry,
Ireland; d. in January, 1785, in Paxtang townsliip, Lancaster,
now Dauphin county, Pa. ; came to America with his father,
having previously married Margaret Roax; b. 1710, in
Greenshaw, Ireland ; d. January, 1790, in Paxtang. They had
issue :
4. I. Tr»7/fam, b. 1729; m. Rel)ecca .
ii, [A son], wliose wife was Agues , and had Joseph.
6. Hi, Samuel, b. 1733; m. Maillia .
4
50 Pennsylvania Gfenealogies.
6. iv, Joseph^ b. 1735; m. Elizabeth .
t'. Sara^, b. 1737 ; m. Curry.
7. vi, Ann^ b. 1739; m. James Johnston.
vii, Margaret^ b. 1741 ; m. William Patterson, and had John
and Andrew,
viii, Andrew^ b. 1743.
ix. Johus b. 1746.
X. Jennett^h, 1747; d. March, 1788; unm.
IV. William Barnett,^ (John,* John,i) b. 1729; d. in
Septennber, 1764, in Hanover, leaving a wife, Rebecca, and
issue as follows :
t. John^ b. 1754; d. September 2, 1797 ; m. Jean Grain; b.
December 22, 1762; d. May 9, 1830.
a. William^ b. 1756.
Hi. Mary^ b. 1768.
iv, Rebecca, b. 1760.
V. Isabel, b. 1762.
vt. Jean, b. 1763.
Y. Samuel Barnett,» (John,* John,i) b. 1733, in county
Derry, Ireland; d. August, 1758; was twice married; second
wife, Martha, survived her husband. There was probably
issue by both :
i, Samuel, b. 1746; d. s. p.
8. u. Elizabeth, b. 1748; m. William Moorhead.
Hi, Martha, b. 1750 ; d. s. p.
9. iv, Johns b. 1753 ; m. Rachel Crosby.
V, Sarah, b. 1755.
vi. Bebecca, b. 1767.
YI. Joseph Barnett,^ (John, 2 John,i) b., 1728, in county
Derry, Ireland. He married in 1749, Elizabeth Graham.
Concerning him and his family, we have these incidents of pio-
neer life in 1757, communicated in a letter by the late Samuel
Barnett of Springfield, 0. " Mr. Baniett's son William, with a
son of Mr. Mackey, a neighbor, of Hanover, were taken prison-
ers by a band of prowling Indians. The parents of the boys
tried in vain to raise a party to pursue the savages, and rescue
the captives, but could obtain no assistance. Mr. Barnett and
Mr. Mackey, however, armed witli rifles, mounted their horses
and went in pursuit They came up to the Indians, several in
Barnett Family, 51
number, between Hugh Grimes' (Graham's) farm and Beaver
creek, likely, not more than three fourths of a mile from Hugh
Grimes, immediately in the neighborhood of where Thomas
Bell, Squire, Wilson, and grandfather Allen lived. They fired
on the Indians, who returned it briskly. Mr. Barnett and
Mr. Mackey were near together. Mackey in putting down the
bullet in his rifle observed that he run down the bullet hard
to kill dead. By this time the savages were close on them,
and just as Mackey presented his gun a bullet passed through
his arm, and his rifle fell to the ground. At this moment an
Indian near by picked up his gun and shot Mackey dead. By
this time Mr. Barnett had receive a shot in the arm and one in
the shoulder. This bullet he carried with him to the grave.
So Mr. Barnett retreated. By the time he reached a little east
of where Mr Grimes lived, and between his house and Robert
Elder's, he got faint from loss of blood, when he dismounted
and hid himself in a field of buckwheat I give the names of
Grimes and Elder, as they occupied these fanns in my day.
Grandfather Barnett resided east of these farms. His horse
ran home, and the neighborhood turned out As they passed
along the road Mr. Barnett got out of his hiding and resting
place. He had but little use of his arm the rest of his days.
I will continue the history of the captive boys. The Indians
had left their encampment before they were sighted by the
party who went in pursuit They passed up Beaver creek
toward the mountain, then through an orchard once owned by
Andrew Kerr, afterwards Samuel Finney. The Indians told
the boys to take plenty of apples as these were the last they
would get for a length of time. They then took to the mountain,
and this was the last of the boys. Tedious days, nights, and
years passed away. For nearly seven years a kind Providence,
who hears and answers the prayers of His children, watched
over the boys. It appears the Indians had their cabins on or
near the headwaters of the Allegheny river, on a branch
called something like Miskelitas. At length an Indian trader
discovered the partv who held William Barnett and Mackev.
They, with the boys, had been several times across what is now
the State of Ohio to Detroit This Indian trader was employed
52 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
by Grandfatlier Barnett to procure William, for which he was
to give the trader an elegant horse. * * * * It was with
some difficulty the traders got him away, William not being
very willing to leave at first, and the squaw who had him to part
with him. At last he succeeded, and was returning with him.
Mr. Barnett went to Carlisle, on his way to meet them, and
stopped at the same tavern which his son had reached the early
part of the evening. The boy was tired traveling, and had
retired. When this became known Mr. Barnett desired to see
him, but the landlord at firsi objected ; but a fond father, who
had not beheld his son for seven vears, who had been the sub-
ject of anxious thoughts and prayers, now answered, could not
be put off until the morrow. The son awakened from his
sleep knew his father and embraced him. As may be readily
supposed there was great rejoicing in Hanover, not only in the
houses of the Barnetts, but all through the country, at the re-
turn of the captive. Young Mackey was sold to a French-
man at Detroit, afterwards taken to England, and at the outset
of the war of the Revolution came over with the British
troops, and subsequently reached his home in old Hanover.
His mother wjls yet living ; but she insisted that her son was
killed bv the Indians, and would not own him. He assured
her that he was her boy ; when, at length, she told him that if
he was her son he had a sc^r on his leg from a cut, that she
would know. This was shown her, when she acknowledged
that he was her long-lost child.*' There is extant an extended
account of this thrilling episode in frontier life; but Mr.
Barnett's simple story differs little in detiiil thereof. Joseph
Baniett, d., in 1808, in Allegheny county. Pa., and was buried
in Lebancm churchyard, ten miles from Pittsburgh. His wife.
Elizabeth, d. a few y cat's subsequent, and was interred in old
Hanover graveyard. They had issue:
10. i. Williuyn, b. 1750; m. Mary Eshercombe.
11. iL Jfthn, b. 1752; m. Mary McEwen.
12. Hi, Joseph, b. 1744; m. Sarah Dickson.
13. ic. James, b. 1756; m. Mary Allen.
14. V, Thomas, b. 1758; m. Jane Finney.
15. vi. Elizabeth, b. 1761 ; m. Samuel Sherer.
16. vii, Moses, b. November 24, 1764; m. Martha Siiodgrass.
JBanieit Family. 58
VII. Ann Barnett,^ (John,^ Jobn,^) b., about 1735, in
Hanover townsliip, Daupliin count}^, Pa. ; m. first, James
Johnston, who was killed by the Indians in 1755. They
had issue (suruame Johnston) :
t. Joseph,
a. Margaret.
Hi. Jane.
Mrs. Johnston, m., secondly, William MgIlhenny. Thev
had issue (surname Mcllhenny) :
t. Tliftmaa.
ii. Agnes.
Hi, Mary,
iv, Elizaheth.
V. Ann, '
VIIL Elizabeth Barnett,* (Sarnuel,^ John,^ John,^)
b. 1748 ; ni. William Moorhead. They had issue (surname
Moorhead) :
i. Josiah.
ii. Samuel, was grandfather of Rev. George Hill, D. D., of
Blairsville, Pa., Rev. J. D. Moorhead, of Beaver Falls,
Pa., and Rev. W. VV. Moorhead, of Greensburg, Pa.
in. Rev. Trt7h'am,m. Jane, daughter of Rev. Dr. McMillan.
iv, James,
V, Martha, m. Hamilton.
vi, iVancv, m. Craig.
vii. Elizabeth, m. Gibson.
tn/i. Esther, ra. Gibson.
ix, liehecca, m. Wilson.
X, Sarah, m. [John] McMillan.
xi, Rachel, m, Pollock.
xii, Lydia, m. Marquis; their sou was Rev. D. C.
Marquis, D. D., of 8t. Louis, Mo.
IX. John Barnett,-* (Samuel,^ John,^ John,i) b. 1755, in
Hanover township, Dauphin county, Pa. ; d. July 7, 1825, in
Derry township, Westmoreland county. Pa. ; served in the war
of the Revolution; removed to Wastmoreland county, Pa., in
1784 ; scr\'ed as justice of the peace from 1808 until his death ;
m. Rachel Crosby, of Fagg's Manor; b. 1758; d. April 28.
1833. They had issue:
54 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
i. Samuel^ m. Rebecca McClure.
17. it. William, m., first, Jane Wallace; second, Mrs. Johnston.
18. m. Jolin^ b. September 19, 1795 ; m. Nancy Morrison.
iv. Elizabeth, ra. William Huj^hes.
r. Martha, m. Isaac Taylor.
vi. Rachel, m. John Laird.
X. William Barnett,^ (Joseph,^ John,* John,^) b. 1750.
At the age of seven he was taken captive by the Indians, as
previously noted. His harsh treatment by the savages impaired
his health. He subsequently married Mary Eshercombe,
of Philadelphia, by whom he had one daughter, Mary^ b. May
11, 1782, who married a Mr. Franks, of New York, and whose
descendants now reside in that citv. Mr. Bamett died about
the close of the Revolution.
XI. John Barnett,^ (Joseph, ^ John,^ John.i) b. August
29, 1752, in Hanover township. He was a farmer by occupa-
tion. At the outset of the Revolution he was appointed a lieu-
tenant in the Hanover battalion of Associators, commanded by
Colonel Timoth}' Green. He served with distinction at Long
Island, August 27, 1776, and through the campaign of 1777
was in constant active service. During the remainder of the
war, he waa in command of a volunteer company, which was
formed for the protection of the frontiers from tlie encroach-
ments of the Tories and their allies, the savage Indians of New
York. The sword which he carried through the war is now in
the possession of William Barnett, of Dayton, Ohio. Major
Barnett was rather under middle size, and of a lively disposi-
tion. " He was a noted fox-hunter, kept a pack of hounds,
and a fine horse, named *Pad,' and was much of his time, in
hunting season, upon the Blue Mountain." Major Bamett
died May 12, 1823, and is buried in Hanover graveyard. He
married, April 29, 178*4, Mary McEwen, of Hanover, a very
estimable lady. She was bom September 9, 1762 ; died March
10, 1806, and is interred by the side of her husband. They
had issue :
t. Mary, b. June 2, 1786; d. July 7, 1840 ; m., December 19,
1819, Frederick Hatton, b. 1774 ; d. June 8, 1835.
u. Eleanor, b. 1787; d. 1822; m., February 17, 1807, David
Johnson, and had John,
Baniett Family. 55
Hi, Josephy b. 1789; d. 1858, at Dayton, Ohio ; m., fii*st, Eliza-
beth Allen; second, Jane Bogers. Joseph Barnett
and bis brother, James 8., were contractors on the
Pennsylvania canal, and subsequently partners in the
great Sligo Iron Works, at Pittsburgli, firm of Barnett,
Shorb & Co. Joseph, in the war of 1812, was in service
on the Niagara frontier. He represented Montgomery
county, Ohio, two terms in the Senate of that State.
to. John-McEwen^ b. 1791 ; m., first, Jane Sherer; second,
Julia Barnett, daughter of John Barnett.
V. William, b. 1793; d. 1821 ; m., December 11, 1817, Ann,
daughter of Hugh Graham and Mary Wallace, and had
William. At his death she m. Colonel Jacob Wonderly,
of Dayton, O.
vi. Elizabeth, b. 1796; d. 1862.
vii. James- Snodgr ass, b. 1798; d. about 1836; m. Hannah
Shaw, daughter of the late John Shaw, who went to
Pittsburgh at an early day. She was a sister of William
Shaw, of the Pennsylvania railroad. When a widow,
in 1845, she married Reverend William Martin, of
Philadelphia, went there to reside, and died about 1865.
i*m. Margaret,h, 1800; d. 1844.
ix. Jean, b. 1803; d. 1804.
XII. Joseph Barnett,* (Joseph, ^ John,^ John,^) b. 1754
m. Sarah Dickson of Chambersburg. He died at Pittsburgli,
in 1812, at the resideuce of his daughter, Mrs. McClure. They
had issue :
19. t. Joseph, b. August 27, 1784 ; m. Mary Boyd.
n. Polly ^ b. 1786; m. John Hume; settled in the Genesee
country, N. Y., but subsequently removed to near In-
dianapolis, Ind., and was appointed one of the first as-
sociate judges there.
Hi, Sarah, b. 1788; m. Andrew McClure; resided at Pitts-
burgh, and had Willinm and Alexander.
iv. Richard^ b. 1790; removed to and died in Missouri.
XIIL James Barnett,* (Joseph, ^ John,^ John,i) b. 1756 ;
d. May 1, 1805 ; in. Mary Allen, daughter of Sannuel Allen ;
h. 1760; d. August 13, 1813 ; both buried in Hanover church
graveyard. They had issue :
20. i. Joseph, b. 1787; m. Sarah Harrison.
21. ii. Sanmel, b. September 30, 1790 ; m. Mary Mitchell.
22. m. James, b. 1792 ; m. Louisa Shira.
iv. John, b. 1791 ; d. in 1818, in Lebanon, Pa.
56 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
m
V, Allen, \)A196; m. Shaffer; resided in Clark county,
Ind., and had issue,
ri. nomas, b. 1799; d. 1866, in St. Louis.
vii. William, b. 1800 ; d. in Warren county, Ohio, about 1822.
via. Mosett, b. 1802; d. s. p.
ix. Mary, b. 1805; unm.
XIV. Thomas Barnett,* (Joseph, » John^^ Jolin,^) b. No-
vember 13, 1761 ; d. March 28, 1836 ; m., April 27, 1790,
Jane Fixney, daughter of Samuel Finney ; b. December 22,
1769 ; d. May 9, 1830. They had issue :
t. 3farv, b. 1791 ; d. 1848; m. Thomas Snodjrrass, son of John ;
d. 1856. One of their daughters m. Wilson Todd, sou
of John Todd of Warren county, (). (See Tf/dd record.)
ii, Willuimy b. 1791 ; d. September 6, 1828; m. Mary Hum-
mel, b. 1798 ; d. February 19, 1829, and had Thomas, Jo-
siah, and Harriet, b. 1829; d. 1881 ; m. Joseph Barnett.
m. ITiowias, b. 1793; d. March 13, 1858 ; unm.
iv. Susanna, b. 1794; d. March 7, 1862; unm.
V. Joseph' Skerer, b. 1796; removed to Southern Missouri,
then to Arkansas, where he d. in 1858; m. and had
Carrie X, m. D. W. Percy ; and Marion,
vi, SamueUFxnney, b. 1797 ; d. s. p.
vii, Jane, b. 1799 ; m. Henry Jjutz ; both deceased.
viii, Elizabeth, b. 1801 ; d. s. p.
tx. Eliza-Sherer, b. 1803; m. James B. Robinson; both de-
ceased ; and had Jane, Elizabeth, Margaret, and Mar-
shall.
X. Sarah, b. March 13, 1806 ; m. Robert Stewart, (see Stew-
art record.)
xi. Margaret, b. 1817 ; m. James A. Elder of Elder's Ridge.
(see Elder record.)
xii. Nancy- Rebecca, b. 1809; d. 1829; unm.
xiii. John,h. 1811; d. 1878; unm.
XV. Elizabeth Barneit,-* (Joseph, ^ John,^ John,i) b.
1761; d. September 21, 1816; m. Samuel Sherer,* son of
* Among tlie earliest of the Scotcli-Irisli emigrants was Samuel
Slierer. He came from near Londonderry, Ireland, to the Province
of Pennsylvania in tiie autumn of 1734, and located in Paxtang town-
ship, Lancaster, now Dauphin , county. He was a man of means, was
well educated, and became quite prominent in the Scotcli-Irish set-
tlement. His son, Josepli Sherer, was about three years old when
Bamett Family. 57
Joseph Slierer of Paxtang, b. 1755; d. December 26, 1821,
and are interred in Paxtang churchyard. They had issue,
(surname Sherer:)
i. Mary, b. September 29, 1782; d. October 21, 1807; m.
November 17, 1803, James Stewart.
«. Joseph^ b. September 6, 1785; d. March 6, 1825, near Hum-
melstown, Pa. ; m. Mary Snodfn*BSs. She died in Clark
county, O. Their daughter Mary m. a Mr. Ileymer,
wIjo removed to Clark county, Ohio.
Hi. Margaret, b. September 8, 1787; d. July 17, 1822; unm.
117. Mart Juu Montgomery, b. Novembers, 1789; d. January 30,
1824; m. John Graham and removed to Ohio, and after-
wards to Kentucky.
his parents came to America. lie secured a fair English education
and was brought up to the life of a frontiersman, that of a farmer.
During the French and Indian war, he served as a non-commissioned
officer, and was in active service as a scout or ranger on the frontiers.
When the thunders of the Revolution reverberated along the valley
of the Susquehanna, with all his Scotch-Irish and German neighbors,
he entered into the contest for liberty. In 1775 and 1776, he was in
command of one of the companies of Colonel James Burd's battalion
of Associators, a roll of which is to be found in the recent history of
Dauphin county. Colonel Burd's farm at Tinian joined the Sherer
homestead, and the two patriots were intimate friends. Captain
Sherer was a member of the Committee of Observation for the
county of Lancaster, and was chosen by the vote of the people a
member of the first Constitutional Convention of the State of Penn-
sylvania, wiiich met at Philadel])liia, on the 15th of July, 1776. While
in att*»ndance on this representative body of the Revolutionary era,
he took ill, returned home, and died on the 1st or 2d of December
following. His remains were interred in the burial ground of old
Paxtang church, of which he was a consistent member, but no stone
marks the spot where reiwse the ashes of that hero of the days of
Independence. Captain Sherer m., first, February 6, 1759, Mary Mc-
Clure; subsequently m. Mary McCracken of Northumberland county,
Pa. There was issue :
i. Mary, m. Samuel Cochran,
ti. Samuelj b. 1755; m. Elizabeth Bamett.
Hi. John.
If. Jean.
V. Bichard.
VI. Joseph,
vii. William,
via. Catharine.
58 Pennsylvania Genealogies^
V. Jane^ b. February 22, 1792; d. 1829; m. John Bariiett, and
removed to Ohio,
rt. Elizabeth, b. July 19, 1794 ; d., February 26, 1860, in Can-
field, Ohio; m., March 2, 1820, Robert Elder (miller).
(see Elder record.)
viL Sarah^ b. March 14, 1797; d. November 25, 1836; m.,
.Tune 8, 1824, Robei*t R. Elder, (see Elder record.)
viii. Juliana, b. May 23, 1799; d. March 7, 1879 , m., December
8, 1825, David Elder, of Indiana county, Pa. (see Elder
record.)
ix. Eleanor W., b. 1803 ; d. April 2, 1837; m., March 12,1826,
Joshua Elder, (see Elder record.)
X. Samuel B.,h. 1805; d. September 6,1866, in St. Louis;
m., in 1827, Mary Oves, of Harrisburg.
XVI. Moses Barnett,*, (Joseph, ^ John,^ John,^) b. No-
vember 24, 1764 ; d. November 19, 1848 ; resided on a tract of
land, deeded to him by his father, called " Barnett's Conquest,*'
in the "Forks of Beaver Creek; was twice married; m., first,
Martha Snodgrass, daughter of William Suodgrass, b. 1773 ;
d. June 1, 1802, and had issue :
i. Richard, b. 1792 ; d. November 8, 1868.
a, Ann^ b. 1794; m., June, 1818, Samuel Johnson.
Hi. Molly, b. 1795; d.l877.
iv. Matilda^ b. 1797 ; ra. George Moorhead.
V. Margaret, b. 1799 ; d. 1843.
vi. Martha, b. 1801 ; d. 1803.
Moses Barnett m., secondly, March 27, 1805, Rebecca [Green]
Allen, b. 1763; d. July 27, 1837, {see Allen record,) and had
issue:
23. vii. Behecca, b. February 19, 1806; m. Thomas Moorhead.
viii. Moses, b. February 19, 1806.
XVII. William Barxeti\* (John,* Samuel, », John,^
John,^) b. al)out 1793; was twice married: m., first, J axe
Wallace, and had issue:
i. Peter W.
ii. Samuel.
Hi. William,
iv. James.
V. Jane, m. James Patterson.
vi. Rachel, m. John Shields,
r ii . Joseph' Cra ia.
Bamett Family. 59
William Barnett, m., secondly, Mrs. Johnston; d. s. p.
XVIII. John Barnett,* (John/ Samuel, ^ John,^ John,i)
b., OcU)ber 19, 1795, in Westmoreland county, Pa. ; m., Feb-
ruary 7, 1822, Nancy Morrison, b. March 9, 1799 ; d. May
27, i876. They had issue:
i. Jane-Elizabeth, b. October 12, 1822; d. s. p.
M. Rachel, b. June 27, 1K24; d. April 6, 1854; m., June 12,
1849, Rev. W. M. Donaldson, and had Sarah^ John-B,,
and AJexander-M,
Hi, John- Morrison, b. May 20, 1826; m. Martha R. Elder,
daughter of James Elder of Elder's Ridge, and had
James-Elder, Mai^y-Agncs, and Maggie-Bright.
tu. Martha-Jane, b. March 26, 1828; m., October 14, 1845,
Thomas C. Pollock, of Ligonier valley, and had Agnes-
Morrison, m. Rev. S. S. Gilson, Elizabeth- Herr on, m.
Robert J. Smith, Mary-Emma^ m. Albert Shupe, Annie-
Ra^heU Martha-Jane, m. H. F. Stark, Jesse Irvin^John-
Barvett, Kate-Mnbel, and Thomas Cathcart.
V. Elizabeth-Irvin , b. June 25, 1830; d. May 27, 1839.
in. Nancy, b. July 16, 1833, m. Rev. James Sherer Elder.
(see Elder record.)
vii. 3fari/, b. January 27, 1837; m. Thomas Barnett Elder.
(see Elder record.)
via. James- Wilson, b. May 27, 1839, was in the United States
army nearly five years; m. Sophronia C. Gore, and had
John-Irvin, Ella- Amanda, Nannie-Elder, and Mary-
Olin.
XIX. Joseph Barnett, *, (Joseph,^, Joseph,* John,^
John,^) b. August 27, 1784, in Hanover township ; removed to
Fayette county. Pa., and m. Mary Boyd, of that locality.
They had issue :
i. William-Boyd, b. 1810.
a. Hamilton, b. 1811 ; d. about 1870 ; m. Ann Clokey.
Hi, Clarissa, b. 1814.
iv. Edtcin,h. 1816.
V. Joseph, b. May 14, 1823 ; m., first, Sarah Stewart, of Mont-
gomery county, Ohio ; second, Harriet Barnett, of Blair
county. Pa.
XX. Joseph Barnett, ^ (James,-* Joseph, ^ John,* John, i)
b. March, 1787, in Hanover; d. in Warren county, Ohio; m.
Sarah Harrison, sister of General John Harrison, of Han-
over; died about 1837; and there was issue:
60 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
L James, m. Barker.
u. Sarah-Jane^ m. AVilliam Silvers.
XXI. Samuel Barnett,'^ (James,-* Joseph, ^ John,* John,^)
b. September 30, 1790, in Hanover; d. June 10, 1869, in Clark
county, Ohio. He married, first, August 22, 1815, Mary
Mitchell, of Hanover; she died May 17, 1851; was one of
the most amiable of Christian women. He m., secondly, Ann
J. ToRRENCE, (Ann J. Stewart,) daughter of James Stewart
and Jane Elder, of Paxtang. Mr. Barnett w^as, in many re-
spects, a remarkable man. At the age of seventy-seven, near
the close of a long life of industry', his memory was most ex-
cellent, and to him are we indebted for what is here given rel-
ative to the Barnetts — as also what is in our possession con-
cerning the Aliens, Sawyers, and otlier Hanover familiea It
is to be regretted that the information that he could have given
as to the olden time was not taken down bv some faithful
chronicler, and thus preserved unto us. He removed to Ohio,
in 1817, locating in Warren county. He subsequently re-
moved t<) Butler county, and, in 1841, to Springfield, 0., where
he spent the remainder of his days. He had issue:
i. Susanna TF., m. William Carothers, and had issue.
it. Sarahs m. Dr. John B. Hunt, of Clinton, 111.
m. Nancy- Alien, m. Reverend Samuel Wallace, of Piqua, O.
iv, Mary, m. Dr. Joseph G. Paulding,* of Mason, Warreu
county, O.
V. Davidr- Mitchell, m. Mary Graybill.
vi, William-Allen, ra. Belle Grove.
vii. Levi, m. a daugliter of Allen Sturgeon, of Hanover.
viii, George W,, m. Sarali Ann Bane, of Kenton county, O.
ix, Samuel, m. Mary Campbell.
. X. James, ni. a daughter of Reverend Jackson Duff.
***In 1847, the Associate Reformed church (prior to the union)
had no foreign missionary in the field. Dr. Paulding, as a physician,
and Mary, his wife, with the Reverend James Barnett, were sent as
missionaries to Turkey. After studying the language at Beyrout,
they settled near the ancient Mt. Lebanon, and established a school.
After a residence of twelve years, Dr. Paulding returned to America.
Rev. James Barnett was sent to Cairo, Egypt, and subsequently to
Damascus, but recently [1867] returned to Egypt, where he is now in
charge of a large school." — Samuel Barnett.
Bamett Family, 61
XXII. James Baenett/ (James,* Joseph,* John, ^ John,^)
b. 1792 ; d. 1861 ; m. Louisa Shira, of Louisville, Ky., but
a native of Hummelstown, Dauphin county, Pa., and had issue :
t. Heni'y C.
a, Jacob.
Hi, James W,
tr. Diana ^ d. s. p.
The sons are all sugar planters in Louisiana,
XXIII. Rebecca Barnett,^ (Moses,* Joseph, ^ John,*
John,^) b., February 19, 1806, in Hanover township, Dauphin
county, Pa ; d., February 22, 1867, in Erie county Pa. ; m.,
March, 1827, Thomas Moorhead.* Tliey had issue (sur-
name Moorhcad):
i, Isaac^ b., January 28, 1828, at Erie, Pa. ; d.. June 4, 1881,
at Easton Rapids, Mich. Mr. Moorhead received a good
academic education. Entered mercantile pursuits for
a few years, but relinquished the same owing to his
delicate constitution, and accepted the appointment of
conductor on tlie Lake Shore railway, a i)osition he
filled acceptably almost twenty-eight years, with the ex-
ception of several winters, when, obtaining leave of
absence, he served as transcribing clerk of the House
of Representatives at Harrisburg. In the early part of
the year 1880 lie was appointed postmaster at Erie. Ac-
commodating, attentive, and polite, the aijpointment
was an exceedingly popular one. The relinquishment
of an active railroad life for the humdrum cares of
official position, no doubt, was the primary cause of the
disease of which Mr. Moorhead died, at Eaton Rapids,
Mich., whither he had gone for the restoration of his
health. In historic research he was deeply interested,
and the citizens of Erie are indebted to him for many
* The great grandson of Thomas Moorhead, a native of county
Donegal, Ireland, who settled in Donegal, Penn'a, in 1732. His wife
was Chi istine Robinson, sister of Andrew Robinson. Robert, second
in descent, m. Margaret Boal, and had issue among others :
i. Captain John B.,h, January 3, 1774; d. May 15, 1854; bu-
ried in Derry graveyard ; m. Ann Snodgrass; b 1779; d.
December 14, 1848.
ii, Jane^ b. October 7, 1776; d. June, 1864; m., February
11, 1800, Jeremiah Sturgeon.
Hi, Thomas^ m., March 17, 1792, Ann Clark, and had issue,
Jicbert, John^ Thomas^ and Sarah,
62 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
pleasant reminiscences of their city, over the signature
of " John Ashbough." He wrote for the Centennial
year a liistorical review of Erie county, and was the au-
thor of the Erie county sketch in Egle's History of
Pennsylvania, which contains the best and most lucid
account of Perry's battle on Lake Erie extant. In the
performance of a great duty, he prepared a genealogy of
liis own and allied families, and few, in our State, pos-
sessed as full knowledge as he of the French occupation
in western Pennsylvania. He had made this subject
one of study and research, and it was confidently ex-
pected that, in due time, the results of his investigation
would have been given to us. Mr. Moorhead, m., Sep-
tember, 1858, Caroline Iloskinson, daughter of William
and Eleanor Hoskinson of Erie, and liad Rulh^ m. Fred.
Metcalf , and Maxwell- Wood,
a. Elizabeth^ m. Cliarles W. Stone, of Warren, Pa., Lieu-
tenant-Governor of Pa., 1879-1883.
tit. Annie, m. Charles Derrickson, of Meadville, Pa.
iv. Emily, m. Calvin Leet, of Erie county. Pa.
Beatly Family. 63
BEATTY FAMILY.
1. J^MES Beatty,* son of John Beatty/ b., about 1670,
in Ayrshire, Scotland, emigrated to Ireland shortly after the
battle of the Bojne, in 1690, when occurred that large influx
of Scotxjh families into the northern counties of the Green Isle,
in company with his brother John. The latter settled in county
Antrim, and was the father of the Rev. Charles Beatty. James
located in the county Down, at what is now called Ballykeel-
Ednagonnel, in the parish of Hillsborough. He was the head
of a large family, having nineteen children by three wives. He
died in Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, in 1745. We have the Christian
name of only one of his wives — Agnes, who was the mother
of at least William^ John. Agnes, and Alexander, The names
of the children which have come down to us are :
i. James,
a. Robert,
Hi, George,
iv, Thomas,
V, Richard,
vL Alexander,
2. vii, William, m, Mary McKee.^
via, Agnes,
8. ix, John^ m, Jane Swan.
II. William Beatty, ^ (James, « John,i) b. about 1718; d.
in February, 1784, at Ballykeel-Ednagonnel. " Buried in Ana-
hilt glebe. The grave is covered with a flat tombstone, and,
with the exception of the name, nothing can be traced, owing
to the wear and tear of the weather and the continual friction
of passing feet. The central portion of the stone has been
worn perfectly smooth." — {Letter of Miss M. Beatty, 1878.)
William Beatty m., in 1741, Mary McKee, b., about 1720,
at McKee's Dam, Clogher, county Down, Ireland ; d. about
64 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
1796, and buried in Anahilt churchyard, Ballykeel-Ednagon-
nel. They had issue :
4. i. Oeorye, b. 1743; m. Mary Blackburn.
5. n. James, b. 1746; m. Alice Ann Irwin.
6. Hi, Agnes, b. 1761 ; m. Robert Finlay.
iv, Jane, b. 1752 ; d. 1777 ; unni.
7. f. Mary, b. 1768; m. James Nelson.
III. John Beatty,* (James, » John,i) t). about 1722; d.
about 1765, at Bailykeel-Ednagonnel, county Down, Ireland ;
m. Jaxe Swax, b. about 1727 ; d. about 1817, at Bailykeel-
Ednagonnel. They had issue :
8. t. Afpies, b. 1757; ra. William Dawson.
9. ii, William, b. 1759 ; m. Elizabeth Rutherford.
10. Hi, James, b. 1761 ; m. Jane Nelson.
ic, John.h' 1763; d. 1771.
IV. George Beatty,-* (William,^ Jaines,^ John,i) b., 1743,
at Bailykeel-Ednagonnel ; d., 1815, at Bailykeel-Ednagonnel,
and there buried ; m., in April, 1771, by Rev. Robert McClure,
Mary Blackburn, b., about 1749, at Ballyliulagh, county
Down, Ireland ; d. in the city of London, England. They
had issue :
t. Charlotte, h, January, 1772; d. in America; m. William
IJeatty ; tliey had two children when they emigrated to
the United States.
11. ii, Ann, b. April, 1773 ; sn. llobert McCloy.
12. Hi, Stewards b. 1775; m. Mary Wilson.
13. w, George, b. 1777; m. Jane Beatty.
V. James Beatty,* (William,^ Jaines,^ John,^) b. 1746,
in the townland of Bailykeel-Ednagonnel, parish of Ilillstor-
ough, county Down, Ireland; d. December 1, 1794, at Harris-
burg, Pa. From the family reconl, in the possession of his
descendants we have this entry : *' That my children may know
the place of their nativity, I, James Beatty, was l)orn in the
Kingdom of Ireland, and County of Down, Parish of Hills-
lx)rough, and Townland of Bailykeel-Ednagonnel, in the year
of our Lord 1746, and came to America in the year 1784.
My wife, Ally Ann Irwin, was born in said kingdom, county,
and parish, and Townland of Tillynore, within two miles of
Hillsborough, three of Lisburn, three miles of Dromore, and
Bealiy Family, 65
six miles of Bally-nahinch,* and ten of Belfast, which last
place we sailed from the 27th of June, 1784." In the fall of
this year, he settled at Harrisburg, Pa., and thus became one of
its first inhabitants. He subsequently was the purchaser of
a number of lots in the town, some of which remain in pos-
session of his descendants. He was quite prominent in his
adopted home, and held several official positions under the
borough charter. He was buried in the Presbj'^terian grave-
yard, of which church he held membership. In personal ap-
pearance, Captain Beatty was about five feet eight inches, thick-
set, florid complexion, dark hair, and blue eyes. He was an
active and energetic business man, and his death was a great
loss to the young town. James Beatty m., in 1768, at Tully-
nore, Alice Ann Irwin, b. 1750 in the townland of Tully-
nore, parish of Hillsborough, county Down, Ireland, daughter
of Gawin Irwin and Mary Brereton ; d. June, 1805, at Har-
risburg, Pa., and there buried. They had issue, all b. in Ire-
land:
t. Mary 'Brereton^ b. July 14, 1769; m. Patrick Murray, (see
Murray record.)
14. a, Nancy, b. May 2, 1771 ; m. Samuel Hill.
16. Hi. Gawin-Irwin^ b. Septeml)er 13, 1773 ; m. IjCtitia Greer.
tV. William^ (Ist,) b. 1774; d. s. p.
16. t'. Rebecca, b. December 4, 1775; m. Daniel Houseman.
17. vL Alice-Ann, h. February 12, 1777; m. John Downey.
vii. William, (2d,) b. Jnne 30, 1778; d. September 3, 1790, at
Harrisburg, Pa.
via. Sarah, b. October 6, 1779; d. August 4, 1861, unm., at
Ashland, O.
18. ix, George- Washington, b. January 4, 1781; m., first, Elizi
White ; second, Sarah Shrom ; third, Catharine Shrom.
VL AoNES Beati%4 (William,^ James,^ John,i) b., 1751.
at Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, county Down, Ireland; ci 1844; m.,
in 1772, by Rev. Robert McClure, Robert Finlay, b. 1746:
d. Augurit 15, 1808. They had issue (surname Finlay):
19. t. Elizabeth, b. 1774; m. William Haliday.
20. u. WiUimn,b. IIIQ; m. Mary McKee.
21. Hi. David (twin), b. 1776 ; m. Agnes McKee.
tr. Javie-'*, b. 1780; emigrated to America, and died there in
1872.
*Means "Town of the Island."
66 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
V, Bohert^b. 1784; d. 1811 ; unm.
22. vi. Oeftrge, b. 1786 ; ra. Mary Frazer.
vil. Matthew, b. 1790; d. 1845; unm.
23. viii. Wilson (twin), b. 1790; ra. Mary Greer.
24. ix. Agnes, b. 1795 ; ra. David McKee.
VIL Mary Beatty,* (William, 3 James, « Jobn,i) b. 1758;
(1., July 13, 1847, at Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, county Down, Ire-
land; m., in 1781, by Rev. Robert McClure, James Nelson,
b. 1769; d. December 19, 1829. There was no issue. In
Anahilt glebe is a large tombstone with this inscription :
Erected
To the memory of James
Nelson who departed this
life 19th Dec, 1829 aged 69 years
Also, his wife Mary who
died 13th July 1.^7 aged
89 years,
VIIL Agnes Beatty,-* (John,» James,^ John,i) b., 1757,
"in county Down, Ireland ; d. there about 1780 ; m. William
Dawson ; he lived and died in the townland of Rathvameth,
county Down, Ireland. They had issue (surname Dawson) :
t. John, d. s. p.
n. William, m. Catharine Gibson ; d. s. p.
IX. William Beatty,* (John,'' James,^ John,^) b. 1769;
d., 1844, in county Down, Ireland; m., in 1784, Elizabeth
Rctherfokd, b. 1758 ; d., Octol>er 23, 1830, in county Down,
Ireland. They had issue :
25. i, James, b. March 17, 1780; m. Dorothy Jefferson.
26. ii, W^tih'am, b. May 21, 1782; m. Mary McCormick.
in. John (1st), b. October 9, 1784 ; d. s. p.
27. tr. John (2d), b. July 29, 1786; m. Jane Hanna.
r. Adam, b. November 23, 1788; d. 1813; unm.
28. ft. Martin, b. February 19, 1790; m. Eliza Matthew^s.
29. vii, Thomas, b. March 16, 1794; m. Margaret Clmmbers.
viii, Jane, b. August 13, 1797; m. Samuel Beatty.
ix, Richard, b. 1804; d. 1828; unm.
X. James Beatty,* (John,^ James,^ John,^) b., 1761, in
county Down, Ireland; d. 1843; m., in 1780, Jane Nelson.
b. 1755 ; d., January 17, 1839, in county Down, Ireland. They
had issue :
Beatty Family, 67
t. John, b. 1781 ; d. 1783.
30. u. Ellen^ b. 1783; m. James McKee.
31. tit. Jane, b. 1785; m. William Carothers.
ti\ John, b. 1788; d. 1861 ; m., in 1826, Dorothy Ben, V- 1805 ;
and had James, b. 1826.
32. V. William, b. 1790; m. Eliza Carson.
vi. Eliza, b. 1793; d. 1797.
33. vii, James, b. March 26, 1795; m. Mary Ann McCloy.
34. I'tit. Samuel, h, 17^7; m. Jane Beatty.
tx. DattW, b. 1800 ; d. 1804.
XL Ann Beatty,* (George.'* William, ^ James, ^ John,i)
b. 1773, in Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, county Down, Ireland; d.
1803; m., 1793, by Rev. Robert McClure, Robert McCloy ;
b., 1760, in Londonderry, Ireland; d., 1854, in Belfast, Ireland;
son of William and Susannah McCloy. They had issue, all
b. at Carrickfergus, Ireland, (surname McCloy) :
t. Swannah, b. 1795; d. 1869; m. Samuel Hogg.
ii. (ie(fTqe,h, 1798; emigrated to America; m. Esther McComb.
tti. Mary- Ann, b. 1800; m. James Beatty. (xxxiii,)
iv, William, b. 1802; d. in Barbadoes, West Indies.
XII. Steward Beatty,'^ (George,* William, » JamevS,^
John,^) b., 1775, in Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, county Down, Ire-
land ; d. 1853 ; m., in 1815, by Rev. William Wright, minister of
Anahilt, Mary Wilson, b. 1793 ; d. June 1, 1879, at Birming-
ham, England. They had issue :
t. Mary-Ann, b. 1816; d. 1863; m. Robert Beatty.
tt. Btbecca, b. 1818; d. 1871 ; m. Samuel Bingham,
tit. Charlotte, b. 1820; d. 1863, unm.
tt7. Pfube, b. 1822; m. James Kempof Birmingham, England.
V, Oeorge, b. 1824; m. Sarah Cordner.
vi, Agnes, b. 182S; m. George Scott.
vii, t^tetoard, b. 1830; d. 1849, unm.
XIIL George Beatty,' (George,* William, ^ James, ^
John,^) b., 1777, in Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, county Down,
Ireland; d 1847; m., in 1812, Jane Beatty,® (William, »
James,* John,^ James,* John^,) b. 1820. They had issue:
t. William, b. 1843 ; m. Eliza Jane Carglu.
tt. George^ b. 1844.
tti. James, b. 1846; resides at Hillsborough, county Down.
Ireland.
iv. Margaret, (twin) b. 1846; m. John McKee.
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XIV. Nancy Beaity, ^ (James, * William, » James, * John, * )
b., May 2, 1771, at Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, county Down, Ire-
land ; d., May 7, 1839, at Steubenville, O. ; m., at Harrisburg,
Pa., FeWuar)^ 5, 1790, by Rev. John Elder, Samuel ITill, b.
alx)ut 1765, in England, son of Arundel and Charlotte Hill.
His ancestors belonged to one of the representative families of
that country. He received a good English and classical educa-
tion, and learned the trade of clock and watchmaker in London.
He came to Pennsylvania alx:)ut 1785, and shortly afterward
established himself in business at Harrisburg, Pa. He was a
skilled and ingenious workman. He was quite prominent in
the early affairs of the new town, and was among the first to
jump into the water to tear down the obnoxious mill-dam in the
Paxtang creek, in 1795. He was a volunteer in Captain Reit-
zell's company on the expedition westward in 179-4; and twice
visited England on matters connected with his father s estate,
then considered quite an undertaking; and what particularly
distinguished his last visit was his reception by his fellow-citizens
of Harrisburg on his return, which was an ovation, showing
what a strong hold he had upon his friends in America. He
died very suddenly, while sitting in his chair on Monday eve-
ning, November 6, 1809, aged forty-four years, and the Oracle of
Daupltin speaks of his loss to the conmiunity as *' irreparable."
They had issue (surname Hill) :
3-5. t. Arundd^ b. December 5, 1791 ; ni. Hettie Shields,
n. George^ b. April 1, 1793 ; d. at Harrisburg, d. s. p.
m. CV«/r/ot/c, b. September 2*5, 1795; d. January 25, 1809, at
Harrisburg.
86. tu. Anna^ b. December 19, 1798; m. William Kilgore.
V, iSmnuel-Trnxton, b. March 15, 1800; went to Bogota,
South AmiTica, and there m. an English lady; d. on
voyage to England, leaving two children,
ft. Jiehecca^h. December 19, 1802; d. s. p. at Harrisburg.
vii, Sarah, b. 1805; d. s. p.
37. ix. Mary, b. January 8, 1808; m. Joseph G. Davidson.
XV. Gawix-Irwix Beaity, 5 (James,* William,^ James,*
John,^) b. September 18, 1773, at Ballykeel-Ednagonnel,
county Down, Ireland ; d. Decenil)er 14, 1843, at Harrisburg,
Pa. ; m.. May, 1799, by Reverend Nathaniel Snowden, Letitia
Beaiiy Family. 69
Greer, daughter of James and Anna Greer, b. 1778; d. April,
1838, at Harrisburg, and there buried. They had issue :
38. t. Isabella, b. February 26, 1800; m. Christian Charles
Fechtij?.
39. n. James, b. September 16, 1802; m., first, Jane Ann Mc-
Mullin ; second, Judith Towles.
Hi. Mary, b. 1804; d. 1828: m. Bartis Crangle, b. 1799; d.
1830, and had James-Beatty, m. Dortai Emilie Kuhne,
and Isahella-Fechtig, m. George F. Gil more.
XVL Rebecca Beatty,'^ (James,* William,3James,2John,i)
b. December 4, 1775, at Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, county Down,
Ireland ; d. 1819, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; m., December 12, 1809,
by Reverend James Buchanan, Daniel Houseman", son of
Frederick Houseman, b. 1774, at York, Pa. ; d. 1818, at Har-
risburg. They ha^l issue (surname Houseman) :
i. Frederick, b. November 2, 1812 ; bap. March 4, 1813, by
Reverend Philip Gloninger, of Harrisburg; resides in
the South.
40. u. James-Downey, b. September 17, 1817 ; m. Emily Watson.
XVII. Alice Ann Beatty,' (James,* William, » James,*
John,i)b. February 12, 1777, at Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, county
Down, Ireland ; d. May 14, 1841, in Orange township, Ashland
county, 0. ; m., June 5, 1798, by Reverend N. Snowden, John
Downey, b., in 1765, at Germantown, Pa. He was a son of Cap-
tain John Downey and Sarah, his wife. The elder Downey
was an officer of the Revolution, under General Lacey, and
was inhumanlv massacred at the battle of the Crooked Billet.
The son received a classical education in the old acadcmv at
Germantown, and, in 1793, located at Harrisburg, where he
opened a Latin and grammar school. At this ])eriod, in a letter
to Governor Thomas Mifflin, he proposed a " Plan of Educa-
tion," remarkably foreshadowing the present common-school
system, and which has placed him in the front rank of early
American educators. He was for many years a justice of the
peace, and served as town-clerk for a long time. He was the
first cashier of the Harrisburg bank, largely instrumental in
securing the erection of the bridge over the Susquehanna, and
one of the corporators of the Harrisburg and Middletowu
70 Pennsylvania Oenealogies,
Turnpike company ; was a member of the Legislature in 1817
-18, and filled other positions of honor and profit He died at
Harrisburg, on the 21st of July, 1827, and the Oracle speaks
of him as "a useful magistrate and a pious man." He wrote
much for the press, and a series of articles published in the
Dauphin Guardian, entitled " Simon Easy Papers/' were from
his pen, sparkling with wit. They are worth a permanent set-
ting, as a valuable contribution to literature. Their daughter,
Ellen Downey, b. 1811, at Harrisburg; d. 1869, at Springfield,
0. ; m., April 5, 1831, Hon. Daniel Kilgore, of Steubenville,
O., and had issue.
XVni. George Beatty,^ (James,* William, » James,*
John,^) b. January 4, 1781, at Ballykeel-Eduagonnel, county-
Down, Ireland. He received a good early education in the
Latin-school of John Downey, and learned the watch and
clock-making with his brother-in-law, Samuel Hill, whose
clocks are more or less celebrated to this dav. In 1808, Mr.
Beattv established himself in business, which he continued un-
interruptedly for upwards of forty years. He was an ingeni-
ous mechanician, and constructed several clocks of }>e<3uliarand
rare invention. In 1814, he was orderly-sergeant of Captain
Thomas Walker s company, the Harrisburg Volunteers, which
marched to the defense of the city of Baltimore. Mr. Beatty
in early life took a prominent part in local affairs, and, as a
consequence, was frequently solicited to become a candidate for
office, but he almost invariably declined. He, nevertheless,
served a term as director of the poor, and also as county auditor.
He was elected a burgess of the borough, and was a member
of the town-council several years, and, while serving in the
latter capacity, was one of the prime movers in the efforts to
supply the lx)rough with wat^r. Had his suggestions, how-
ever, been carried out, the water-works and reservoir would
have been located alx)vc the present city limits. Mr. Beatty
retired from a successful business life alx>ut 1850. He died at
Harrisburg, on the 10th of March, 1862, aged eighty-one years,
and is interred in the Harrisburg cemeter\\ He was an active,
enterprising; and upright Christian gentleman. Mr. Beatty was
thrice married; first, May 18, 1815, by Reverend George
Beatty Family. 71
Locliman, D. D., Eliza White, daughter of William White,
b. January 20, 1797 ; d. September 10, 1817. They had issue:
i. Margaret^ b. February 18, 1816 ; d. December 3, 1837 ; m.
Reverend Allen Jobn, and had Oeorge-Beatty.
Mr. Beatty, ra., secondly, November 22, 1820, by Reverend
George Loehman, D. D., Sarah Smith Shrom, daughter of
Casper Shrom* and Catharine Van Gundy, b. January 15,
1796, at York, Pa ; d. August 25, 1828. They had issue :
ti. Eliza. WhiU, b. August 11, 1823; d. November 24, 1832.
m. Mary-Ann'Jeffersony b. September 16, 1824 ; m. Immanuel
Meister Kelker. (see Kelker record.)
Mr. Beatty, m., thirdly, September 21, 1830, by Eev.
Eliphalet Reed, Catharine Shrom, b. December 26, 1807,
at York, Pa Thev had issue :
♦ Casper Shrom, b. May 29, 1768 ; d. November 28, 1844, at Har-
rittburg ; son of Jacob Shrom and Christiana Smitli ; m., March 5, 1789,
Catharine Van Gundy, b. December 18, 1767 ; d. April 21, 1855,
at Harrisbnrg ; daughter of Captain Joseph Van Gundy, of the armv
of the Revolution. They had issue (surname Shrom) :
t. Henry, (first,) b. Febrnary 9, 1790; d. July 4, 1801.
u. Jacob, b. February 22, 1792; d. June 18, 1855, at Harris-
burg, Pa.; unm.
Hi. 3/arj/, b. December 15,1793; d. May 6, 1879, at Harris-
burg; m. Andrew Findley Laird, b. November 5, 1789;
d. September 13, 1832, at Columbia, Pa.; son of John
Laird and Sarah Ann Findley. They liad issue (sur-
name Laird): John-Findley, b. July 4, 1811; d. s. p.;
Sarah' Ann- Findley, b. October 16, 1812; m. Samuel
Shoch Bigler ; Catharine- Shrom^ b. February 4, 1815 ; d.
June 12, 1866; m. Thomas Robinson; Harriet- Smith,
b. February 5, 1818; d. October 2, 1871 ; Doctor John-
Wesley, b. Marcti 4, 1824; and Oeorge- Beatty, b. October
17,1826; d. October 27, 1856; unm.
iv. Sarah- Smith, h. J 'dnuixry 15, 179Q; m. George Beatty. (see
Beatty record.)
V. Catharine, (lirst,) b. February, 1798; d. August, 1802.
vi. Henry, (second,) b. April 24, 1801 ; d. May 31, 1822, at
Williamsport, Pa. ; unm.
vii. Elizabeth, h. January, 1804; d. August, 1807.
via. Catharine, (second,) b. December 26, 1807; m. George
Beatty. (see Beatty record.)
72 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
41. iv, SaraJi-Shrom^ b. October 2, 1831 ; m. Reverend Beverly
Roberts Waiigh.
V. Eliza-White, b. January 5, 1833; m. William Henry Egle,
M. D. (see Egle record,)
vi, Margaretta, b. December 25, 1837; d. December 9, 1841.
vii, Qforge-Washington-Incin, b. May 11, 1840; m., June 6,
1873, Eliza Watson Anderson, b. June 25, 1848.
via. (J'iihurine-Shrom^ b. March 27, 1842.
ix, Jienry-Jacoh, b. April 2, 1847.
XIX. Elizabeth Finlay,** (Agnes, ^ William, ^ James,"
John,^) b. in 1774, in county Down, Ireland; m. William
Haliday ; emigrated to America and both died there. They
had issue (surname Ilaliday) :
t. Agnts,
n. William.
Hi, David,
iv, Barbara,
V, Maria,
vi, Armstrong,
vii, Eliza,
via, Ann-Jane,
ix, Robert,
XX. William Finlay, * (Agnes,^ William, ^ James,'
John,i) b. 1776, in Ballykeel-Ednagonnel ; d. 1856; m. Mary
McKee, b. 1779 ; d. March 7, 1849. They had issue (surname
Finlay) :
t. Robert, b. 1808; d. 1856: unra.
ii. Agnes, b. 1810 ; m. Doctor Hood ; emigrated to Australia,
ill. Eliza, b. 1812; m. Robert Bell.
iv, Mary, b. 1816; d. 1842; unm.
V. Margaret, b. 1817 ; m. Ralph Walsh; emigrated to America.
vi, John, b. 1819; d. 1815; unm.
vii, Ue'jecca, b. 1821 ; d. 1864; ni. Alexander Brownlee.
XXI. David Finlay, '^ (Agnes, -^ William, ^ James, ^ John,i)
b. 1778, in county Down, Ireland; d. in 1853; m., in 1812,
Agnes McKee, b. June 2, 1795 ; d. September G, 1872. They
had issue (surname Finlay) :
t. Johiu h. 1813; m. Christiana Brownlee.
ii, Robert, b. 1815; d. 1854.
Hi, DanVZ, b. 1817; d. 1844.
ii\ Oe(rrge, b. 1820; d. 1848.
Beatty Family. 73
V. Agnes^ b. 1822 ; d. 1850.
vi, Mary. b. 1826 ; d. 1846.
vii. Eliza, b. 1834 ; resides in Belfast, Ireland.
XXIL George Finlay. ^ M. D.,( Agnes,* William,* James,*
John,i) b. 1786, in county Down Ireland; d. 1854, at Strang-
ford; m. Mary Frazer, b. September 26, 1798; d., Septem-
ber, 1877, at Strangford, county Down, Ireland,. Tbey had
issue (surname Finlay) :
t. Dr. Bohert, d. November, 1850, at Strangford.
M. £;/iza, b. October 28, 1828; d.Noveml)er 21, 1876,inPointz-
]la8s; m. Rev. Thomas Irvine of Pointzpass, and had
Dr. Oeorge-Edward , Dr. Robert' Finlay, Mary- Louisa,
Lizzie-Ann, and Caroline-Emma,
Hi, Dr. George,h. 1831 : d. 1862, at Strangford.
iv. Mary, b. 1833 ; d. March 1854, at Strangford.
XXIII. Wilson Finlay, '^ (Agnes, ^ William, » James,*
John.i) b., 1790, in county Down, Ireland; d. 1866; ra., in
1842, Mary Greer, daughter of Thomas Greer, of Carnreagh,
county Down, Ireland. They had issue (surname Finlay) :
t. Robert, b. 1843 ; d. 1863 ; m., and left one son.
u. Agne8,\). 1845; d. 1867; m. 1865, Alexander Brownlee; left
one daughter,
m. James, b. 1847.
iv, Thomas, b. 1849 ; resides at Belfast, Ireland.
V. John, b. 1851.
vi. Margaret, b. 1852.
XXIV. Agnes Finlay, ^ (Agnes, * William,^ James,*
John,^) b. 1795, in county Down, Ireland; d. 1872 ; m., 1815,
David McKee, b. 1788 ; d. 1850. They liad ksue (surname
McKce) :
t. John, b. 1816; ra. Alice Brownlee.
a, ^<7we«, b. 1817; d. 1841.
ill. Mary, b. 1819 ; d. 1844. *
iu. Margaret, b. 1822; d. 1844.
V. Robert, b. 1827 ; d. 1834.
vi, Sarah, h, ISSi) ; m. John Gibson.
XXV. James Beaity,^ (William,^ John,^ James, ^ John,i)
b. March 17, 1780, in county Down, Ireland ; d. 1832 ; m.,
1809, Dorothy Jeffersox, b. 1792; d. Ajml 17, 1875.
They had issue :
74 Pennsylvania Oenealogies,
i. William, b. 1810; d. 18B2; m. Sarah Gibson, b. 1816.
u. Penrse, b. 1812; d. 1828.
Hi. Eliza, b. 1817.
It'. Maryarety b. 1819.
V. Adam^h, 1821.
W. Martin, b. 1828; in. Mary Finlay.
XXVL \YrLLiAM Beatty,5 (William,* John.' James,*
Jobii,M '>• Miiy 21, 1782, in county Down, Ireland; A 1842;
m., 1818, Makv McCormick, b. August 16, 1784; d. 1837.
Thev had issue :
t. Mary, b. 1819 ; ra. William Cowan.
ii, Eliza, b. 1821 ; d. 1871 ; m. Samuel Carothers.
Hi, Margaret, b. 1823 ; m. James Taylor.
IV. LHiiia, b. 1826 ; m. Thomas Young.
XXVL JohnBeatty,5 (William,-* John,' James,* John,i)
b. July 29, 1786, in county Down, Irehmd; d. Decemlx>r 21,
1828; m., in 1820, Jane Hanna, b. 1783, in Hillsborough,
county Down, Ireland ; d. 1867, in Hollywood, county Down,
Ireland, and buried in Belfast They had issue :
i. Eliza, b. 1821 ; m. Dr. William Mawhiney.
XXVIII. Martix Beatify, '^ (William,-* John,' James,*
John,i) b. February 19, 1790, in county Down, Ireland; A
1839 ; m., 1831, Eliza Matthews, b. 1802 ; d. June 26, 1861.
Thev had issue :
I. Jnhn, b. 1832; m. Mary Moorhead.
ii. Eliza, b. 1834; resides at Ballycrune.
m. Alice-Ann, b. 1836; m. John Anderson.
iv, William, b. 1838; m. Fanny Wallace.
XXIX. Thomas Beatty,^ (William,* John,^ James,*
John,^) b. March 16, 1794, in county Down, Ireland ; d. 1849 ;
m., in 1820, ^[argaret Chambers, b. 1788; d. November
12. 1866. Thev had issue :
ft-
t. Jftsepk, b. 1821 ; emigrated to America.
ii, William, b. 1822; emigrated to America in 1849.
Hi, Eliza, h, 1824; d. 1859; m. William Coburn.
iv, Samuel, b. 1826.
V, Munj'Ann, b. 1829; d. November 17, 1878.
XXX Ellen Beatty,* (James,-* John,^ James, ^ John,*)
b. 1783, in county Down, Irehand ; d. 1816 ; m., 1804, James
Beatty Family, 75
McKee, elder brother of David McKee (xxiv) ; emigrated to
America in 1817. They had issue (surname McKee) :
t. Mary, b. 1805.
11. Agnes, b. 1807.
Hi. Tfionias, b. 1808.
ti\ Jo fin, b. 1809.
V, James, h, 1811.
XXXI. Jane Beatty/ (James,^ John,^ James, » John,^)
b. 1785, in county Down, Irehmd; d. 1872; m., 1809, Wil-
liam Carothers, b. September 17, 1777; d. February 18,
1857. They had issue (surname Carothers) :
t. James, b. 1810.
a, John, b. 1811 ; d. 1814.
ti7. Willifim, b. 1813; d. 1876.
iv. Margaret, h. 1816; d. 1834.
XXXII. William Beatty,* (James,^ John,^ James,*
John,^) b. 1790, in county Down, Ireland; d. 1872; m., 1811,
Eliza Carson, b. 1792; d. August 20, 1867. They had
issue:
t. George, h. 1815; m. Bella Eden,
u. James, h, 1816; d. 1840.
Hi, Bobert, b. 1819; emigrated to America; m. Mary- Ann
Beatty.
It?. Jane, b. 1820; m. Georjje Beatty. (see xiii.)
V, Margarft-Ann, b. 1822; m. John Todd.
vi. WHliam, b. 1823; d. 1859 ; m. Mary Moore.
tii, John, b. 1825 ; d. 1859.
via, Eliza, b. 1826; d. 1851.
ix, Samuel, b. 1828 ; emigrated to America.
X, Nelson, b. 1830; m. Mary Bell.
XI. Ellen, b. 1832; d. 1868; ra. John Kennedy.
XXXIIL James Beatty,* (Jam es,^ John,^ James,^ John,^)
b., March 26, 1795, in count}^ Down, Ireland; d. October 18,
1873; m., October 10, 1827. Mary Ann McCloy,« (Ann,*
George,'* William, ^ James, ^ John,^) (xi,) b. 1800; d. Novem-
ber 24, 1884, at Ballykeel-Ednagonnel. They had issue:
i, John, b. April 4, 1828; m. Jane McCauIey, of Ballycrune,
county Down, Ireland.
it, Jumes, b. November 4, 1829.
Hi, Mary, b. December 26, 1831 ; d. July 14, 1881 ; m. William
Coburn, d. April 1, 1884 ; left one daugliter.
76 Pennsylvania Oenealogies,
iv. Bohert, b. May 4, iaS4 ; d. May 5, 1869.
V, Ann^ b. November 12, 1836.
vi, Jane, (twin,) b. November 12, 1836.
vii, Margaret y b. May 18, 1840; resides near Hillsborowgh,
Ireland ; to lier we are indebted for much of the Kenea"
logical data herewith given.
XXXIV. Samuel Beatty,'^ (James, ^ John,^ James,*
John,i) b. 1797 in county Down, Ireland; d. 1836; m., in
1826, Jane Beatty,« (William, * John,^ James, 2 John,i) h.
August 13, 1797, in county Dosvn, Ireland; d. 1832. They
had issue :
i. Elizabeth, b. 1827.
it, Richard, b. 1828 ; m. Eliza Watson,
til. Jane, b. 1830.
iv, Sitnuely b. 1832; d. s. p.
XXXY. Arundel Hill,« (Nancy, '^ James,-* William,'
James,' John,^) b. Deceml^er 5, 1791, at Ilarrisburg, Pa. ; d.
April 5, 1848, at Steubenville, O. ; was twice married ; first, at
Steubenville, O., Mav 29, 1823, bv Rev. Thomas Hunt, IIettie
Shields; d. March 12, 1829, at Steubenville. They had
issue (surname Hill) :
i, Mary- Ann, b. March 27, 1824 ; d. July 11, 1825.
a, Mary, b. June 20, 1826; d. September 17, 1827.
m. iSamuel, b. June 29, 1828; d. December 19, 1828.
Mr. Hill m., secondly, at Steubenville, O., August 31, 1830,
by Rev. p]lisha Swift, Margaret Semple, daughter of John
M. Semple, and his wife Margaret Whiteside, b. 1806 ; d. Au-
gust 20, 186-i. The3^ had issue (surname Hill) :
iv. Mary-Jane, b. August 2, 1831 ; d. June 26, 1833.
42. V. Margareita, b. December 22, 1833 ; m. James Hunter,
rt. Mary^ b. June 3, 1836; d. June, 1840.
vii. Alice- Ann- Downey, b. Nov. 24, 1837 ; d. August 29, 1839.
I'm. Martha-Se7upl€,h. August 9, 1840; m., September 21, 1865,
Rudolphus B. Zoll ; b.May 6, 1826, and Imd Ileitie-Hill,
Annie-IHU, and George- Arundel,
ix. Ann- Elizabeth- Hair, b. September 15, 1842 ; m., September
15, 1868, Frank B. Aldrich, b. March 15, 1843; and had
Frank-Edward and Ella-Margaretia.
X. IIettie- Sabrah- Marsh, b. February 17, 1844 ; m., April 13,
1869, Caleb Newton Wells, b. February 3, 1843, and had
Birdie, May, and Sherman.
xi, Sarah-Beatty, b. July 11, 1847 ; d. August 20, 1847.
Beatty Family. 77
XXX VL Anna Hill,« (Nancy/ James,* William,'
James, 3 John,^) b., December 19. 1798, at Hamsburg, Pa. ; d,
October 8, 1872, at Steubenville, O. ; m., at Steuben ville, O.,
September 16, 1824, by Rev. Charles C. Beatty, D. D.,
William Kilgore, b., July 18, 1796, near King's creek,
Virginia: d., January 1, 1877, at Steubenville, O. Mr. Kil-
gore located at Steubenville in 1815, where he subsequently
established himself in mercantile business. In 185-i, he erected
the Jefferson Iron Mills in that city, and was for many years
president of the Jefferson National Bank. He was an enter-
prising and prominent business man. The children of Anna
Hill and William Kilgore, were (surname Kilgore):
i. Nancy-Ann^ b. January 6, 1826; d., .January 19, 1878, at
Philadelphia; ni. William Sinclair, b , 1824, in Ireland;
and they had Ann-Eliza^ d. s. p., Wiliiam-Kilgore^
CharleS'Ricketaonyd, s. p., Mary-Alice, Oeorqe-Mar shall ^
and Eleanor-Kilgore,
ii, Daniel^ b. August 3, 1827; m., August, 1858, Emily
Mossgrove.
UL Mary, b. June, 1829.
II'. hleanor, b. 1831, d. s. p.
V. John-Downey^ b. March 18, 1833; ra. Sarah P. James, and
has issue.
vi. William, b. 1837 ; d. August 11, 1845.
XXXVII. Mary Hill,« (Nanoy,« James,* William,'
James,^ John,^) 1)., January 8, 1808, in Harrisburg, Pa., re-
sides at Steubenville O. ; m., March 20, 1832, by Rev. Charles
C. Beatty, D. D., Joseph Gordon Davidson, b., September
19, 1801, in Washington county. Pa; d., April 2, 1883, at
Steubenville, O. : son of Joseph Davidson and his wife, Jane
Gordon. They had issue (surnan^e Davidson) :
?. Anna-Elizabeth, b. June 17, 1833 ; d. February 25, 1836.
ii, Mary-Jane, b. October 15, 1835; d. March 13, 1880.
UL Joseph-Hill, b. March 26, 1838; d. June 22, 1839.
ti'. Ellen-Kilgore, b. .September 20, 1840.
V, Jostfjhine, b. January 17, 1845; d. October 18, 1865.
vi. Annie, b. February 17, 1848; d. March 4, 1851.
ni. WilUam-Kihjore, b. October 23, 1851.
Wii. George- Beatty, b. May 6, 1855; d., March 7, 1880, at
Ponj^hkeepsie, N. Y., where he was studying for the
ministry. A young man of ricli promise and rare mental
endowment.
78 Pennsylvania Qenealogies,
XXXVIII. Isabella Beatty,« (Gawin-Irwin,* James,*
Williara,3 James. « Jobn,i)b. February 26, 1800, at Harris-
burg, Pa.; (1. August 20, 1870, at Galveston, Texas; m., No-
vember 28, 1819, at Chambersburg, Pa., by Reverend Caleb
Reynolds, Chbistian Charles Fechtig, b. February 6, 1794,
in Washington county, Md. ; d. September 7, 1835, at Wil-
liamsport., Md. ; son of Christian Fechtig and his wife, Susan
Folk. They had issue (surname Fechtig) :
43. t. James-Irwin^ b. September 80, 1820; m. Catharine Jane
Emmert.
n. C/irw«ian-C7iarl«8,b. August 23,1822; d. August 28, 1846;
m. Samh Ann Carver, b. Marcli 9, 1825, and they had
Christian • Charles,
Hi, Louis-Randolph^ b. January 12, 1825 ; m. Mary Ann Oden,
b. December 6, 1825, and had Williani-Christian, Jacobs
LouiSy and Mary-Louisa,
iv, George-Frederick, h, August 21, 1827; d., 1883, at Haiti-
more, Md. ; m. Mary Elizabeth Berger, b. June 18, 1835;
no issue.
V. Christian, b. 1829; assassinated in Brenham, Washington
county, Texas, in 1864.
rt. Letitia-Ann, b. March 29, 1884, at Williamsport, Md.; d.
May 23, 1869, at Galveston, Texas; m. Henry Baldwin,
b. July 25, 1835, at Brookfield, Conn.; d. at Galveston,
Texas, and they had Isabella-Tamer, Cora-Eatella^
Katie-Flynn, and Henry-Smith.
XXXIX. James BEArry,® (Gawin-Irwin,^ James,* Wil-
liam,* James,* John,^) b. September 16, 1802, at Ilarrisburg,
Pa. ; a physician ; resides at Henderson, Ky. ; was twice mar-
ried ; first, May 2, 1833, in Mason county, Va,, by Reverend
Benjamin Smethers, Jane- Ann McMullin, b. in Mason
county, Yii, ; d. in Buffalo, Putnam count}', Va. : dau. of
Joseph and Jane McMullin. They had issue :
t. Oeorge-Frederick, b. May 5, 1834, in Buffalo, Putnam
county, Va.; m. Mary Posey, b. March 18, 1840, in
Henderson county, Ky.; dau. of William Thornton
Posey and Eliza J. Dixon.
n. Oavoin-Ivwin, b. October 16, 1835, in Buffalo, Putnam
county, Va. ; m. Susan Rudy, dau. of John and Mar-
garet Rudy, of Henderson, Ky., and had Ann and
ISaraJi,
Beatty Family, 79
Dr. James Beatty m., secoDdly, May 19, 1857, at Henderson,
Ky., by Reverend D. H. Deacon, JuDiTit Towles, daii. of
Captain Henry Dixon, and widow of Judge Thomas T.
Towles. Tbey had issue :
m. Fannie-Dixon, b. March 16, 1858; m. Ira F. Ball.
XL. James Downey Houseman, « (Rebecca,^ James,-* Wil-
liam,* James,* John,^) b. September 17, 1817, in Cumberland
county, Pa. ; resides at Paris, Texas ; m., December 23, 1846,
at St Louis, Mo., by Reverend William S. Potts, M. I)., Emily
Watson, b. November 17, 1824, at Newbern, N. C, dau. of
Thomas Watson and his wife, Sarah Hannis. Thev had issue
(surname Houseman):
i, EHzahelh-Hannis, b. October 25, 1847 ; d. December 28,
1867.
u. Alice-Downey, b. November 26, 1849; m. William F.
Fisher, of Paris, Texas.
; Hi. James-Doucney, b. February 8, 1861; m. Lillie Powell
O'Neal, b. January 24, 1865, dau. of James O'Neal and
llacliel Powell, and had Lillie-Lmily, d. s. p.
tt\ Emily, b. December 1, 1853 ; d. April 3, 1857.
v. Ellen-Kilgore, b. August 18, 1860.
XLI. Sarah Shrom Beatty, « (George, ^ James, ^ William, «
James,* John,^)b. October 2, 1831, at Harrisburg, Pjl, and
there resides; m., August 25, 1853, at Harrisburg, by Rev.
John F. Mesick, D. D., Rev. Beverly Roberts Waugh, b.
July 28, 1834r, at Liberty, Md. ; son of Right Rev. Beverly
Waugh,* of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and his wife
♦Beverly Waugh, b., October 26, 1789, in Fairfax county,
Va. ; d. February 9, 1858, in the city of Baltimore, Md. He was the
son of James Waugh and Henrietta Turley, and received a good
classiciil education, In his twentietli year, he was admitted to trial
as a traveling miiiister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and, in
1810, had charge of the Greenbrier circuit, Virginia. In 1811 , he was
ordained a deacon, and in 1813, an elder, and stationed in Baltimore.
From that period until 1828, he was in active ^mstoral life. That year
he waselected assistant book-agent, head-quarters in New York city,
and in 1832, the principal in that work. In 1836, he was chosen a
bishop of the church, and in 1852, became the senior officer of tlie
Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1857, he presided over six confer-
ences scattered from the Atlantic seaboard to Michigan and Indiana,
80 Pennsylvania Oeneahgies,
Catharine Bushby. He received a thorough English and
classical education, and entered Dickinson College, where he
graduated. His alma mater subsequently conferred upon
him the degree of A. M. Mr. Waugh was licensed to preach
by the Baltimore Conference; but accepted the position of Pro-
fessor of Mathematics and English Literature in the Baltimore
Female College, an institution then in the full tide of success.
In 1853, the trustees of the Pennsylvania Female College at
Harrisburg secured him as principal of that institution, in which
position he labored faithfully and successfully to tlie day of
his death. It was not alone in the capacity of teacher that
Mr. Waugh devoted his energies and talents ; but his labors
were varied, incessant, faithful, in season and out of season,
for the good of humanity. His devoted Christian life-work
ended on the 24th of March, 1861, in his thirty-seventh year.
There was issue (surname Waugh) :
besides aiding his colleagues in three or four others. During his
term of episcopal service, liis toil and peril, fatigue and suffering,
were very great; but always without complaint. lie was a faithful
Soldier of the Cross, and universally loved and respected. He was a
man of God — a consistent Christian, a devoted minister, and scrupu-
lous in the performance of every known duty. Bishop Waugh m.,
April 21, 1812, in the city of Washington, by Rev. Nicholas Snethen,
Catharine Buuce Busuby, b. September 4, 1791, in Fairfax
county, Va. ; d. March 23, 1865, in the city of Baltimore ; daughter
of William Bushby and Mary (Ilaight) Manning. They had issue
(surname Waugh) :
i, James- Beverly, b. Januarys, 1813; d. December 9, 1850;
m. Mary Eliziibeth Darke Manning, and had Mary-
Virginia, i\. s. p., and Henrietta,
a, Eliza, b. August 10, 1815; d. November 12, 1822.
Hi, William' Bushby, b. September 3, 1817; d. May 18, 1877;
m. Caroline M. Kettlehume, and had four children, all
d. s. p.
iv, Alexander 'Toicn send, b. Decemlwr 22, 1819.
V. Henrietta-Maria, h. September 11, 1821 ; d. June 17, 1846.
vi, Beverly-Iioberts, b. July 28, 1824; d. March 24, 1861 ; m.
Sarah Shrom Beatty.
vii, John- Wealey, b. October 5, 1827 ; d. 1880 ; m. Margai*et A.
Disney, and left issue.
viii. Cat/iarine' Virginia, b. January 9, 1830; m. Charles M.
Cullen, a lawyer of Georgetown, Del., and had issue.
Beatty Family. 81
t. Eliza- Beverlina^ b. November 21, 1856, at Ilarrisbiirj?;
baptized December 18, 1855, by Rev. Beverly Waugh,
D. D. ; m. Charles Augustus Kunkel. (see Kxmlcel
record,)
ii, Jhverly-Hoherts^h.OcXoheTlb^ 1861 ; baptized December 1 ,
1861, by Kev. Francis Hodgson, D. D., of the Methodist
Episcopal Cliurch ; d. March 9, 1863.
XLII. Margaretta Hill,'' (Ai-undel," Nancy,' James,*
William,* James, ^ Jolin,*) b. Doeemfcer 22, 1835, at Steulx^n-
ville, O. ; resides at Bynumsville, Mo; was twice married; first,
April 10, 1855, at Steubenville, O., by Rev. William P. Breed,
James Hunter, b. February 1, 1831, at Steubenville, O. ; d
June 24, 1868, at West Quincy, Mo. ; son of Samuel D. Hunter,
and his wife Mary Ann Buell. They had issue (surname
Hunter):
1. Charlea-Cole, b. January 6, 1856.
n. 31 ary- Davidson^ b. August 24, 1857.
Hi, Ella-Margarettaj b. August 24, 1862.
iv, Willie-Arundel, b. July 25, 1^66.
Margaret Hill Hunter, m., secondly, February 17, 1872, in
Macon county. Mo., by Rev. John W. Scott, Emery Bissel
Downer, b. June 8, 1824, in Jefferson county, N. Y., son of
Avery Downer and Elecrta Mitchell.
XLIII. James Irwin Fechtki,' (Isabella,'^ Gawin-Irwin,*^
James,* William,-'* James,^ John,^) b. September 30, 1820, in
Hagerstown, Md. ; d. August 31, 1860; m.. May 7, 1846, at
Hagerstown, Md., by Rev. David Steele, Catharine Jane
Emmert, b., April 8, 1826, in Meadville, Washington county,
Md., daughter of Michael Emmert and Annie Myers. They
had issue (surname Fechtig):
t. Alice-Ann, b. April 11, 1847; d. December 1, 1848.
a. Clara-Jane, h. August 18, 1848; m. Allen Yingling, b.
October 31, 1841, and they had Katie, Harvey-Alhn,
Margaret, and Walter,
Hi, MichaeUEmn.ert, b. November 17, 1850.
iv. Isahella-Beatty, b. December 6, 1851 ; d. April 13, 1854.
u. milard'Fillmore, b. March 14, 1856.
rt. Annie- Amelia, b. June 20, 1858; d. May, 1860.
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BOAS FAMILY.
L William Boas,^ son of Frederick Boas,^ was born in
1739, in the Canton of Zurich, not far from the city of Berne,
Switzerland. He was of the Reformed faith, as "all his
fathers were," some of his ancestors being distinguisheii min-
isters in the church of Zwingli. William passed through a
regular course of scientific and theological training at the
University of Halle, after which he, in 1770, came to America
under the auspices of the congregations at Berne, but not with
the necessiiry credentials from the Fathers of the Reformed
church in HoUand, from whom that denomination in this
country received it.s authority. In the Ccitiil minutes of the
Reformed church for the vear 1771, mention is made of the
fact that he ''had been joyfully expected from Europe for
several vears; that he had now arrived, but that Cotus felt
disappointed lx?cause he brought no testimonals with him ;
that they declined, on that account, receiving Iuul" However,
the congregration at Reading, Pa., earnestly petitioned Cotus
that he might be given them as their pastor, lM?ci\use they had
been so long destitute. The Fathers in Holland were verv
tenacious of their rights, and warned Ccitus against acknowl-
edging the Reverend Boas a memlx^r, but had the considera-
tion, in 1773, to say : *'As Pennsylvania is a free country, we
cannot drive him away from his congregation," by whom he
was dearly loved. Ho lalx)red faithfully in the Masters vine-
yanl, and Cotus, in a letter to the Fathers, under date of Mav,
1777, bestowed the highest ])raise upon Rev. Mr. Boas, stating
*'that his congregation in Reading is in a most flourishing con-
dition, through his industry and zeal ; that he is at this time a
learne<l and expert lalx)rer in the kingdom of Christ; that he
is beloved, not only in Reading, but by all the members of
Boas Family, 83
Cotiis.'' About the year 1781, he resigned the charge of the
Reading church, to which he had been a faithful pastor for
ten years. He afterward appears to have hat! charge of the
same congregation at Reading, for in the record-boots of
the church in Cocalico, Lancaster county. Pa., we find that
" the Rev. Mr. Boas, of the Reading congregation, on the 15th
of September, 1786, preached the funeral sermon of Reverend
John Waldschmid, from Psalm Ixxiii: 28, 24." During the
Revolution, when every able-bodied man (save those having
conscientious scruples) was enlistefl in the patriot cause, the
Rev. Mr. Boas served a tour as chaplain to one of the asso-
ciated battalions of Berks county, namely, that in and around
Philadelphia in the summer of 1777. He did not cease his
pastoral work until late in life, but was the same devout and
earnest minister of tiie New Tastament lie was a good, earn-
est preacher, had a remarkably strong voice, and nothing could
move him from the path of duty. Full of years, he d. No-
vember 28, 1814, at Reading, Pa., and is there buried. He
married [Susanna] Eppler. They hjwl issue:
t. John; was a hatter by trade, and d. in Readinjj^, Pa. ; m.
Herbein, and had,araonK others, John and Daniel,
ii, William ; removed to Allen town, Pa., where he succeeded
Charles Deshler— whose daughter lie had married— in
merchandising. He was register and recorder of Lehigh
county, and held other otllces of honor. Of his children,
we have the names of Dr. CharleSyd, s. p.; William^
Henry ^ Jacobs and Mary- Ann,
m. Susanna; m. [Samuel] Warner, of Kutztown, Berks
county. Pa., and had, among others, William, Samuel,
Catharine, Maria, d. s. p., and Harriet,
iv, Daniel; was also a hatter ; d. in Reading; m., and had,
among othei*s, Willia7n, Augustiui, Franklin G., Jacobs
a minister of the Gosiwl ; Obediah. and Jeremiah,
2. V. Jacfib, b. 1779 ; m. Sarah Dick.
H. Catharine; m. Frederick Rapp, and had, among others,
William, /1n))a,and Susan-Boaa,
3. vii. Frederick, b. July 3, 1785; m. Elizabeth Krause.
via, Barbara; m. Jacob Levan, a coppersmith, residing in
Kutztown, and had Hester m. Mr. Bunstine, Elmina,
emd Juliann,
II. Jacob Boas,^ (William, ^ Frederick, ») b 1779, at Read-
84 PenriJiylvanin Genealogies,
ing, Pa. ; d. October 8, 1815, at Harrisburg, Pa. He learned,
at first, the trade of tinsniitli, but subsequently entered mer-
cantile life, removing to Harrisburg, Pa., in 1805, where he
establislied himself in business. He served as a member of
the borough council, and was appoint<Ki and commissioned by
Governor Snyder, February 6, 1809, prothonotary and clerk
of the courts of quarter sessions — an office he held at the time
of his death. He was a man of sterling integrity, and prom-
inent and influential in the affairs of the community in which
he lived. ' Mr. Boas m., April 20, 1802, at Reading, Pa,
Sarah Dick, b. September 2, 1781, in Reading, Pa.; d. Oc-
tober 23, 1859, in Reading, Pa. ; dau. of Jacob Dick. They
had issue :
4. i. William-Dick, b. September 6, 1803; m. Martha Smith
Ingram.
5. n. Jacob-Dick, b. October 5, 1806 ; m., first, Elizabeth Sailer;
second, Kraeline Yeakel Kraiise.
Hi, John-Philip, b. July 12, 1809; d. in New Jereey; m. Miss
Stem, and left several children.
6. iv, Augustus- Frederick, b. March 1, 1813.
7. I'. Danit'l-Dick, b. February 19, 1816.
IIL Frederick Boas,^ (William,^ Frederick, M b. July 8,
1785, at Reading, Pa. ; d. June 18, 1817, at Philadelphia, Pa.
lie learned the trade of a coppei'smith arid tin-plate worker at
Reading, Pa., but commenced business for himself at Reading.
He removed to Harrisburg, Pa., in 1811, wlicre he carried on
his trade successfully. He wtis an enterprising citizen, and, al-
though quiet and unobtrusive, a represent^itive man in the
community. He m.. May 17, 1811, Elizabeth Krause, b.
September 23, 179(5, in Lebanon, Pa.; d. April 23, 1847, in
Harrisburg, Pa. ; dau. of David Krause and Regina Orth.
Thev had issue:
8. i. Elmina- Elizabeth, b. July 7 1813; m. William Jennings.
9. ii, Frederick -Krause, b. April 5, 1815; m. Sarali C. Noleu.
lY. William Dick Boas,^ (Jacob, ^ William, 2 Frederick, »)
b. September 6, 1803, in Reading, Pa. ; learned the art of
printing with George Getz, of Reading, on the Berks and
Schuylkill Journal, and afterward worked at his profession in
Boas Family, 85
Philadelphi<a, Allentown, and Harrisbiirg. In 1837, he pur-
cliased an interest in the Reporter office, at Harrisburg, in part-
nership, first, with Samuel D. Patterson, and then with William
F. Copeland, retiring in 1842. During this period, he was
printer of the journals and bills of the House and Senate. He
was cashier and clerk in the State Treasurer's Department dur-
ing the administrations of Bickel, Bailey, Magraw, and Mc-
Grath, about nine years in all; was a clerk in the Surveyor
GeneraVs office, and four years prothonotary of the county of
Dauphin. From 1866 to 1868, he was one of the publishers
of the Patriot Mr. Boas m., March, 1828, Martha Smith
Ingram, b. November 30, 1808 ; d. August 23, 1850, in Har-
risburg, Pa. They had issue :
i. Jacoh'Dick, b. November 10, 1830 ; d. December 8, 1840.
it. ^{argareUlnijram.
in. Emma- Elizabeth.
V. Jacob Dick Boas,* (Jacob, ^ William, ^ Frederick, i)
b., Octol)er 5, 1806, in Harrisburg, Pa. After his fathers
death, went to live with his uncle, Jacob Levan, at Kutztown,
where he remained until his fifteenth year, when he went to
learn the trade of a hatter. He subsequently worked as a
journeyman until 1831, when he established himself in busi-
ness at Allentown, Pa. A year or two after, he was chosen a
member of the borough council, and, in 1840, elected treasurer
of the county of Lehigh. He represented his district in the
State Senate during the years 1847, 1848, and 1849. In 1850,
he removed to Harrisburg, where he established himself in the
jewelry business, in which he was succeeded by his son. With
Mr. Forster he was afterwards engaged in the forwarding busi-
ness until his election as sheriff of Dauphin county in 1860.
In 1868, he was appointed United States guager in the Internal
Revenue Department of the Government, resigning upon being
elected Mayor of the city of Harrisburg, in 1873, which office
he held one term. He resides at Harrisburg. Mr. Boas m.,
in 1831, Elizabeth Seiler, b. April 22, 1807 ; d. August
26, 1860, in Harrisburg, Pa ; daughter of Christian Seiler.
They had issue :
86 Ptrnnsylvania Geneabjgies.
i. Sarah'Eli2'ib€th^ m. Jacob Ilorter Smith, of Philadelphia,
and had Bessie^ SaVit, and Edith,
ii, Ckfirles'Augustiat^ m. Mary A. Reel, and had Charles-Ross
and Sarah'Beel ; reside at Harrisburg, Pa.
Jacob D. Boas, m., sec-ondJv, Mrs. Emeline Yeakle
Krause; d., November. 1873, in Harrisburg. Pa.; s. p.
VI. Augustus Frederick Boas.* (Jacob,* William,*
FrerJerick,^) b. March 1, 1813, in Harrisburg, Pa., studied
law at Allentown with Cbarles Davis, a leading lawyer there,
and was admitted to the Lehigh county bar, February 1, 1836;
it is not known if he ever practiced his pr«,>fession, for shortly
after, on returning to Reading, he became a clerk in the Berks
Countv Bank. In 1855, he was larprelv interested in the
luml^er trarle, and suljse(|uently the banking business. During
the Reliellion, he sold for the Government about fifteen million
dollars' worth of l^nids. He now resides in Harrisburg, Pa.
Mr. Boas m. Emma Elizabeth Bover, daughter of Jacob
K. Bover. of Rexidintr, and had issue:
t. Sarah-Jane, d. 8. p.
ii, EdtcanUPayHon^ m, and resides in Reading, Pa.
Hi. Martha-Jane, m. William S. Maiuis; resides at Thurlow,
near Phihidelphia, Pa.
iv. Emma-Elizabeth, m, William A. Sober, a lawyer, at Sun-
bury, Pa.
V. Caiharine-M,
VII. Daniel Dick Boas.^ (Jacob,-'* William. 2 Frederick, i)
b. February 19, 1816, in Harrisburg, Pa. : d. May 9, 1878,
in Harrisburg, Pa., and there buried. Received the limited
education afforded by the public schools prior to the establish-
ment of the common-school system. In 1884, was ai)pointed a
clerk in the Harrisburg post-office, a position he held until
the year 1845, when he went into business with O. Bellman,
and subsequently established himself in the lumber trade, in
which he was successfully engaged at the time of his death.
He was a public-spirited and enterprising citizen, and his life
was a useful one. He was a church-waixlen and treasurer of St
Stephen's p]piscopal church, Harrisburg — a marble tablet and
memorail window within that edifice bear testimony to his ser-
Boas Family, 87
vices and virtues. Mr. Boas m. Margaret Bates; resides at
Harrisburg, Pa. They had issue:
t. S'iroh'7)fl(r. m. John Wister, iron manufacturer, of Dun-
cannon, Pa., and had c/ane-JBoas, d. s. p., Elizabeth^ Sa^
rah'Logariy and MargarU,
n. Williani' Stuart, resides at Harrisburjf, and, with his
brother, has succeeded to liis father's business,
tit. JaiH'Eliza, m. Joseph Wood,. and had William-Boas,
Cooper, and Margareita,
tr. Hinry- Daniel, m. Susanna Espy, and had Mary-Espy and
Sarah- Wister,
V. helen-Margaret,
YIII. Elmika Elizabeth Boas,* (Frederick,' William,'
Frederick,^) b. July 7, 1813, in Harrisburg, Pa: d. October
10, 1884, in narrisl)urg, Pa. ; m. William Jennixgs, b. Sep-
tember 23, 1807, in Juniata valley, Pa. ; d. October 6, 1875,
in Harrisburg, Pa., and there buried : son of William Jennings,
who raised a company for the war of 1812-14, but who died
suddenly before the company left home ; he went to Harris-
burg, Pa., about the year 1823, to learn blacksmithing, subse-
quently establishing a foundry, which he successfully carried
on until near the close of his life. He was au enterprising cit-
izen, active and influential in the public affairs of the munici-
pality from 1830 to 1850, and in the church, of which he and
liis wife were consistent members, (the first Methodist,) prom-
inent and zealous. Thej' had issue (surname Jennings):
t. Elmer-Frederick, b. May, 1883; d. December 22, 1S76.
10. a, William- Wesley, b. July 22, 1^38; m. Emma Van Horn.
Hi, Elizabeth'M., b. Septeml^r 3, 1843 ; m. B. Frank Scheffer
October 15, 1867, of Harrisburg, and had isssue, (sur-
name Sclifffer,) Tliecdore- William and Nellie-Boas,
tr. Elmina-Begiua , b. January 8, 1845; d. August 17, 1846.
v: Jiinry-Eihmu, b. September 26, 1847; d. January 16, 1867.
vi, Farmie-Boas, b. March 9, 1854; d. December 28, 1869.
IX. Frederick Krause Boas,* (Frederick,^ William,'
Frederick, 1 ) b. April 5, 1815, hi Ilanisburg, Pa., where he
now resides. In 1825, he went into the printuig office of
Messrs. Krause & Cameron to learn th<it art, where he con-
tinued three vears. In 1829 and 1830, he was a mercantile
88 Pennsylvama Genealogies,
clerk, and afterward went one year to school. The latter part
of 1831 he was again in mercantile life, in which he remained
until August, 1832, when he entered the post-office at Harris-
burg, under James Peacock. In the meantime, he studied law
under his uncle, David Krause, and was admitted to the Dau-
phin county bar, August 22, 1837. Tie opened his law office
in 1838, but remained connected with the post-office depart-
ment until 1843, assistin<]c ii^ the accounts, etc. In that vear
he entered into law partnership with David Krause, under the
firm name of Krause & Boas. In 18^:5, Mr. Krause was ap-
pointed presiding judge of tlie Montgomery county district,
since which time Mr. Boas ha=! continuously practiced his pro-
fession ; was appointed by Governor Porter aid ou his staflf,
with the rank of colonel, which he held from 1839 to 1845 :
was school -director from 1839 to 1848, being treasurer of the
board from 1840 to 1842, and also served in the borough coun-
cil six vears, from 1847 to 1853. Colonel Boas m., February
6, 1871, Sarah Catharine Nolex, dau. of William and
Maria H. Nolen, of Harrisburg, Pa
X. William AVesley Jennings, * (Elmina-Elizabeth,*
Frederick, 3 William, 2 Frederick, ^ b. July 22, 1838, in Har-
risburg, Pa., where he now resides. He attended the public
schools of Harrisburg until his fifteenth year, when he com-
menced to learn the trade of iron-molder in his father's
foundry. From 1860 to 1875, he wfis engaged in the iron busi-
ness. During the war of the Rebellion, he raised the One Hun-
dred and Twenty-seventh Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers,
a nine months' regiment, and wjls in the battles of Fredericks-
burg and Chancel lorsville. (For a history of the regiment, see
History of Dauphin county, Pa., p. 202.) Shortly after being
mustered out of service, the Gettysburg campaign opened, and
Colonel Jennings was placed in command of the Twenty-sixth
Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia. The following account con-
cerning it we have from Jacobs' ** Battle of Gettysburg '' : " The
Twenty-sixth regiment arrived at Gettysburg on Friday the
26th of June, and by order of Major Ilaller, although contrary
to the earnest remonstrances of Jennings, colonel of the regment,
was sent forward at 10:30, A. M., on the Chambersburg turnpike.
Boas Family, 89
This was a suicidal movement of a handful chiefly of inexpe-
rienced men^ in the face of a large body of experienced troops.
The rebels afterwards laughed at the folly of the order. But,
advancing to the distance of about three miles westward, our
little band encamped, and threw out their pickets. At about
3, P. M., the rebels in force made their appearance, and cap-
tured neariy all their pickets, forty in number. Colonel Jen-
nings, who had on several occasions shown himself to be an
officer as skillful as he is cool and brave, seeing the trap into
which he had been led, immediately, upon sight of the enemy,
divided the regiment into three squads, in order to deceive
them with the appearance of a large body of infantry. The
deception proved so far successful that the rebels did not press
them, fearing that a direct attack might prove more serious
than a mere skirmish. Jennings' command, however, hastily''
retreated eastward over the fields and by country roads, occa-
sionally skirmishing with theenemy\s calvary, which was sent in
pursuit of them ; and, after losing one hundred and twenty men
of their number near Hunterstx)wn, and zigzagging very fre-
quently, being often within hearing distance of their pursuers,
they reached Harrisburg on Sunday, the 28th of June, much
fatigued, having marched fifty-four out of sixty continuous
hours. Too much praise cannot be awarded Colonel Jennings
for the skillful manner in which he conducted this retreat and
saved the regiment from capture.'' From 1863 to 1866, Colonel
Jennings served as sheriff of the county of Dauphin, and again
from 1876 to 1879. At the breaking out of the railroad riots
in July, 1877, Colonel Jennings was absent from home, but,
hastening to the State capital, he at once assumed control, or-
ganized the citizens, and restored peace to the city, seriously
threatened with mob violence. His example was favorably *y
commented upon at the time, not only by the newspaper press
in general, but by the Governor of the State in his annual
message, and was deserving of all praise. Upon the death of
Mr. Calder, president of the First National Bank of Harris-
burg, in 1880, he was elected to that ix)sition, in which he con-
tinues, and is the president of the Commonwealth Guarantee
Trust and Safe Deposit Company. In 1884, he was chosen a
^
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90
Pennsylvania Oenealogies,
director of the Cumberland Valley Eailroad Company. Col-
onel Jennings m., December 17, 1861, Emma Van Horn, b.
November 26, 1842. Tliey had issue (surname Jennings) :
t. Frederick-Boas, b. November 13, 1862; d. February 28,
1870.
ii, Mary, b. September 7, 1864.
m. mZ/tar)i,b. August 18,1868.
tv. Fannie, b. January 7, 1870.
V. Harry, b. March 81, 1872.
Bomherger Family, 91
BOMBERGER FAMILY.
1. Christian Bomberger^ and Mnria, liis wife, emigrated
from Eshelbnin, Baden, Gennany, and arrived in Pennsylvania
on the 12th day of May, 1722. He took up and settled upon
a tract of lanH in Warwick township, Lancaster county, a por-
tion of which remains in the possession of his descendants to*
this day. The original patent Invars date May 22, 1734, and in-
cluded 548 acres in the survey. Tliis patent is now in the
hands of Reverend Christian Bomberger, a preacher of the
Mennonite church. The first Christian died prior to 1750, and
left, among other children :
2. i, John, b. 1703; m. Mary Bausraan.
3. ii. Christian; m. and had issue.
11. John Ba>MBERGER,2 (Christian, i) b. about 1703: m.
Mary Bausman. They had issue, all b. in Warwick town-
ship, Lancaster county :
t. Michael, b. 1737; m. and settled in Maryland.
4. ii, John, b. January 31, 1739; m. Catliarine Flora.
6. Hi. Christian, b. 1740; m. Elizabeth Dussinger.
iv. Joseph, b. 1742; m. and had Peter, who settled in Canada.
r. Jacob, b. 1744. He received the rudiments of a German
education at Litiz, and was brought up on his father's
farm. During the Provincial era, he served as an officer
in the Second battalion of the Pennsylvania trooi)S, under
General Forbes and Colonel Bouquet. During the Rev-
olution, he was some time in service, but turning his
attention to religion, he began to study such theological
works as were within his reach. After the peace of
1783, he went into the Western country, and for many
years missionated among the Indians in the North-west.
During the war of 1812-14, w^ell advanced in life, he re-
turned to Pennsylvania, and remained with his friends.
He died near Harrisburg, Pa., on the 4th of August,
1829, at the age of eighty-five, and was buried inSherer's
92 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
buryinpf-jfround. The labors of Mr. Bomberger, for
many years, were of that self-sacrificing spirit and de-
votedness which proved that others there were beside
the zealous Jesuit and the faithful Moravian whose re-
ligious fervor and Christ-like example stand out as shin-
ing lights in the galaxy of the followers of the doctrines
and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.
III. Christian BombergeRj^ (Christian,^) m., and had
issue, among others :
6. i. John; m. Maria Re ist.
ti. ChriMian,
Hi. Jacobs d. s. p.
iv. Joseph; m. Miss Erb; settled near Manheim, Lancaster
county. Pa., and they had Christian,, Joseph, and John,
The I'ltter m. and had Elias, John,, Mirtiny Davids and
Christian.
IV. John Bomberger,^ (Jolm,^ Christian,^) b. January
31, 1739, in Warwick township, Lancaster county. Pa. ; d.
May 6, 1798, near Micldletown, Pa ; in. Catharine Flora.
They had issue :
I. Elizabeth; m. Michael Rodenberger; removed to Centre
county. Pa.
7. It*. John, b. July 13, 1763; m., first, Rachel Blattenberger ;
second, Elizabeth (Cauffman) Heppich.
Hi. Joseph,h. 1772; d. March 20,1814; unm.
8. iv. Jacob, b. July 2o, 1775; m. Sophia Ettley.
V. Michael, d. s. p.
vi. George; m. and removed to Lancaster, Ohio.
vii. Jfmas; m. and removed to Centre or Clearfield county,
Pa., and had one daughter, Sophia.
V. Christiax BoMBERr,ER,3 (John, 2 Christian,^) b. about
1740, in Lancfuster county, Pa. ; ni., first, P]LiZABETn Dus-
siNGER; second, Julia Dussixger; and there was issue,
among others :
i. Joseph; m. and had two sons, one of whom, Elias, re-
moved to Virginia.
ii. David; m. and left issue — Isaac and Doctor Christian,
both of whom left families.
Hi. Moses, d. s. p.
iv. Peter, d. s. p.
V. Samuel; m. and settled in Canada.
vi. Christian ; m. and settled in Canada.
vii. John, d. s. p.
Eomlerger Family, 98
VI. JoHX BOMBERGER,^ (Cliristiau,^ Christian, 1); m.
Maria Eeist, and there was ipsue :
t. Christian ; m. and settled in Lebanon county, Pa.
n. John ; m, and had, among others. Christian and Jacob.
Hi, Jocvh; m. and Lad Henry,
iv, Joseph.
V, Abraham; m. Veronica , and located in Dauphin
county, Pa.
ri. Daniel,
vii, Piter; m. and located in Conestoga township, Lancaster
county, Pa.
VIL John Bombekger,^ (John,^ John,^ Christian, ^) b.
April 11, 1763; d. September 2, 1847, in Middlctown, Pa.;
m., first, Bachel Blattenberger, b. August 5, 1771 ; d.
August 19, 1814, and they had issue:
t. Catharine, b. December 22, '1796; d. May 19, 1829; rn.,
November?, 1822, Isaac Simcox, and had BachcU m.
Samuel McElfa trick ; and Abraham,
9. u. Magdalena^ b. September 16, 1799 ; m. James Ringland.
m. John; killed by a runaway horse; s. p.
tn. ^^■2«,b. February 24, 1802; d. June 8,1838; m. Jacob Al-
bert, and had John and Elizabeth,
V, Christiana, b. November 22, 1810; d. February 7, 1870; m.
Henry Schreiner, and had, among others, Mary, m.
Henry A. Etter; James-B,, d. s. p.; Ann, m, Eckert
Sheaffer; Henry- J., and Lavinia, m. John D. Myers.
John Bomberger rn., secondly, Mrs. Elizabeth (Cauffman)
Heppigh, b. July 19, 1784; d. January 31, 1857. They had
issue:
rt. Jacob' Caveman ^ b. December 16, 1817, at Middletown, Pa.
His education was received in the schools of the town,
which, at that period, was quite limited. His early life
waspasstd in merchandising, and subsequently in the
business of banking. During the sessions of the Penn-
sylvania State Senate for 1861 and 1862, he served asas-
sistant clerk of that body ; the year following, upon the
establishment of the Mechanics' Bank, at Harrisburg,
Pa., as cashier of that institution. Mr. Bomberger sub-
sequently became its sole owner, and through his energy,
financial tact, and ability, it has become one of the most
successful banking-houses in Pennsylvania. For many
years Mr. Bomberger held the position of one of the
94 Pennsylvama Genealogies,
trustees of the State Lunatic Hospital, at Harrisburs^,
under the appointment of the Governor. Few men are
held in higher esteem for integrity, and in the com-
munity where he is among its leading citizens, he has
its respect and confidence.
vii. i?ac/i€i; m. Samuel Kunkel. (see Kunkel recfyrd.)
VITI. Jacob Bomberger,* (John,' John,^ Christian, ^ ) b.
July 25, 1775, in Dauphin county. Pa. ; d. August 21, 1842,
at Middletown, Pa ; m. Sophia Ettley, b. March 6, 1778 ; d.
December 11, 1839, in Middletown, Pa. They had issue :
t. Elizabeth^ d. in 1866; m. Jacob Erb; removed to Centre
county, Pa.; and left issue.
n. Jo/i)i,b. February 14, 1806; d. April 6, 1852; m. Elizabeth
Parthemore, b. February 2, 1809; d. January 31, 1865 ;
and removed to Ohio, leaving issue.
10. in. Mary^ m. Jacob Rife.
iv, William, m. Sarah Parthemore ; resides in Fairview town-
ship, York county. Pa.
i\ Joseph-H.^ d. in 1845; was a minister of the "Church of
God."
vi. Catharine^ m. David Motter, and had issue ; resides in
Washington township, Dauphin county, Pa.
IX. Magdalexa Bomberger,^ (Jolin,* John,^ John,*
Christian,*) b. Septem]>er 16, 1799, in Middletown, Pa.; m.
James Ringland, b. December 5, 1795, in Chester county,
Pit His father was a native of county Down, Ireland, and
came to America in 1793; he died at Lancaster, Pa., in 1842.
James Ringland settled at Middletown, Pa., about 1821, where
he entered mercantile life, subsequcutly establishing himself
in business, which he successfully carrieil on. They had issue
(surname Ringland) :
11. «. John b. January 9, 1825; m. Margaret E. Smith.
it. Jamts^ d. April, 1855.
Hi, Eliza- Jane^ m. Samuel L. Yetter, of Middletown, Pa.
to. Mary-M.y m. Benjamin F. Kendig.
X. Mary Bomberger, * (Jacob, ^ John,^ John,^ Christian,*)
b. in Middletown, Pa ; m. August 12, 1828, Jacob Rife, b.
March 2, 1805, in Londonderry township, Dauphin county.
Pa. ; son of Henry Rife and Susan Shelly ; he was educated in
the schools of the time, and worked on a fcirm until lie went
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to leani the tanning trade with William King, of Middletown;
afterwards carried on the business for himself, several years, at
what is known as the Keystone tannery, at the same time
conducting a small farm, now within the limits of that borough.
They had issue (surname Eife) :
t. Susan y m. Lewis P. Brady.
u. Sophia^ m. Enoch Matlack.
Hi, Henry-Jacob,
iv. Mary^ m, William C. Ross, of Iowa.
V, Joseph-B.
vi. Margaret' S/ielly, m. David C. Kolp, of Iowa, and had
issue.
vii, Clara-Lauman,
via, John-Winebrenner^ b. Aupfust 14, 1846. Was educated in
the common schools and Crittenden ^s Commercial
College, from which latter he graduated in 1862. He
learned tanning with his father, and when the latter
retired from active business he and his brother Jacob
took charge of the Keystone steam tannery, where
they are extensively engaged in the manufacture of
leather, lie served in the One Hundred and Ninety-
fourth regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers.
ix. Jacob-Flake, b. September 29, 1848. Was educated in the
public schools and at tlie Pennsylvania College, Gettys-
burg. He learned the tanning trade with his father,
and is now associated with his brother, above named, in
the business.
X, William-Boni berger ,
XL John Ring land, « (Magdalena, '^ John,* John,^ John,*
Christian,^) b. January- 9, 1825, in Middletown, Pa., where he
now resides. He was educated in the common schools of
Middletown. At the age of fifteen he entered the Examiner
and Herald office, at Lancaster, to learn the art of printing
with R White Middleton, who afterwards sold the office, and
removed to Carlisle, where he purchased the Carlisle Hei^ald^
John accompanying him, as also back again to Lancaster,
when he sold out the Herald and purchased the Lav.caster
Union. Here he remained until 1845. In 1846, Mr. Ring-
land commenced the study of medicine w^th Dr. Benjamin J.
Wiestling, of Middletown, and graduated from the medical de-
partment of the University of Pennsylvania in 1850. lie
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located at Portsmouth, now Middletown, where lie entered
upon the practice of medicine: but was subsequently com-
pelled to relinquish it owing to impaired hearing. In the fall
of 1852, he engaged in the lumber business at New Cumber-
land, in which he continued until the spring of 1855, when he
returned to Middletown, and established himself in the drug
business. In 1860, he was elected recorder of deeds and clerk
of the orphans' court of Dauphin county, and reelected in
1863. While at Portsmouth, in 1850, a post-office was estab-
lished there, and Dr. Eingland appointed postmaster. He has
served asjusticc of the peace, was census enumerator in 1880, and
filled various borough offices. Dr. Riugland married, in 1850,
Margaret E. Smith, daughter of Henry Smith, of Middle-
town. They had issue (surname Ringland) :
i. James'Heiiry,
a, Rffhert Wiestling, d. s. p.
m. John- Augustus,
iv, Kate-Shelly y d. a. p.
V, Mary-Jane ; m. M. L. EmminKer.
vi. Louisa- Bomherger.
vii, Harry-Smithy d. s. p.
viii, Margaret- Smith, d. s. p.
ix. Anna- Laura,
X, EduriU'Shott, d. s. p.
xi, Edith- Matilda^ d. s. p.
xii, Ahmda-Kunkel,
Boyd of Derry. 97
BOYD OF DERRY.
1. William Boyd,^ a native of countj^ Antrim, Province of
Ulster, Ireland, emigrated to Pennsylvania prior to 1730, set-
tling in Derry township. lie had a large family of children,
of whom we have the following :
t. Rohert, b. 1705, who took up severa tracts of land in Derry
township ; m. and had Elizabeth^ Catharine, and Mary,
ii, Alexander, b. 1707; m. and had Alexander, Hohert,
William^ and Margaret,
in, Jennett, h, 1710; d. October 17, 1757; m. John McCosh ;
d. November, 1754. At his death he left considerable
of an estate, which his widow disposed of as follows : To
her brothers, William, John, Alexander, and Robert
Boyd ; her niece, Mar^^aret, dauflfliter of John Boyd ; to
Alexander, Robert, William, and Margaret, children of
Alexander Boyd; to Benjamin, Joseph, and William,
cliildren of William Boyd ; niece Catharine Boyd, who,
we presume, was a daughter of William Boyd; to her
sister-in-law, Jean Boyd; to her nieces, Elizabeth,
Catharine, and Mary, daughters, we suppose, of Robert
Boyd ; to Rev. John Roan ; and ** the sum of twenty
shillings to Derry congregation."
2. It'. William^ b. 1712; m. and left issue.
V. John, b. 1715; m. and had Margaret,
II. William Boyd, ^ (William, \) b. 1712, in countv An-
trim, Ireland, d. prior to 1760, in Derry township, Lancaster
county, Pa. ; m. and had among others the following issue:
3. i, T^''i77iam, b. 1733; m. Jennett Brisben.
4. a, Benjamin, b. 1738; ni. Jennett Elliott.
5. ill. Joseph, b. 1740 ; m. Elizabeth Wallace.
iv. Catharine, b. 1743.
III. William Boyi),^ (William,^ William,*) b. about
1733 in Derry townshij), then Lancaster county, Pennsyl-
vania. He was brought up as a farmer, became quite promi-
nent in Provincial days, and was an officer during the French
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98 Pennsylvania G'tn^alcjies.
and Indian war. an«l the struggle for indejiendeuce. He be-
longed! to the Paxtang Bt»ys. whose zeal in defense of their
firesides ornftelle*] them to destn.»y the murdering savages of
Cone^tf>ga. During the latter part of his life, he sened in the
commission of a justice of the peace. He was one of the char-
ter members of I»Jge 21, at Paxtang, and it^ second Master.
In his will, he left a lejracv to the lo«Jcre*s cliaritv fund. Mr.
Rjvd died Mav 17. 180S. and is burie*l in Derrv church errave-
vard. He m. Jenxett Bklsbex. Thev had issue:
I. James, b. 17.59.
6. li. John^ b. 1761 : m. Mary Williams,
til. Jenmtt, b- 1763: m. Moore.
ic. Mary J b. 1765: m. Strawbridge.
r. Martjaret. b. 1767 : m. William Williams,
ri. Willinmj b. 1769 : d. December, 1807 : m. and left issue.
IV. Benjamin Boyd.* (William.* William,*) b. 1738: d.
Slav 8. 1803 : ni. Decemljer 31, 1761. bv Reverend John Roan,
Jennett Elliott, b. 1737 : d. Xoveml)er 21. 1820: and, with
her husl^nd. lie burie<l in old Derrv church CTavevard. Thev
had among other is^ue :
i. Winuim.b, 1768: d. September 19, 1S03; leaving a wife,
Mary, and a daughter, Rnchel, b. June, 1803.
V. Joseph Boyd,^ (William.* William.i)b. i74ih d. Sep-
teml)er 20. 1781, in Ix>ndonderry •town.-hip, Dauphin county,
Pennsvlvania : m. in 1766, bv Reverend John Elder, Eliza-
BETH Wallace, daughter of Rol>en Wallace, b 1746: d.
April 13, 1802, in Londonderry township, Dauphin county,
Pennsvlvania: both buried in old Derrv church ErravevanL
They had issue :
7. i. Munjy b. 1768; m. William Bainl.
li. Margaret, b. 1770 ; m. William McDonald, of Dickinson
township, Cural)erland county, Pennsylvania.
iii, Elizabeth, b. 1772; d. October 15, 1805. '
if. Ann, b. 1774.
8. V. TFi7Zi«m, b. 1776: m. Martha Co wden.
vi. Jean, b. 1778.
vii, Isabel, b. 1780; d. December 1, 1789.
VT. John Boyd,-* (William.^ William.s William,^) b.
about 1761, in Derry township, Lancaster county, Pa.; d.
Boyd of Derry. 99^
April 6, 1799, at Harrisburg, Pa. He was one of the first
settlers in the new town, locating there in 1785 — the j'car it
was laid out — and became quite prominent and influential.
He m., the year previous, Mary Williams, dau. of George
Williams, b. 1761, in Paxtimg township; d. September 25,
1844, at Harrisburg, and there buried. They had issue:
t. Mary, b. July 21, 1786; d. s. p.
a, William, b. November 12, 1786 ; d. s. p. — .i^
Hi, George, b. July 17, 1788.
iv. Elizabeth, (twin,) b. July 17, 1788.
9. i\ JarneS'Uutherford, b. October 13, 1790 ; m., first, Margaret
Emerson ; second, Eliza Keller ; third, Eliza Sloan Baird.
vii. John-Brishcn, b. June 27, 1793; d. s. p.
10. via, Oeorge-Williams, b. November 12,1796; m. Elizabeth S.
Mish.
After the death of John Boyd, his widow m. Stacy Potts,
concerning whom, as he was a man of mark, we have this in-
formation : Thomas Potts, the ancestor of Stacy Potts, was a
Quaker, who emigrate<l from England with his wife and child-
ren, in company with Malilon Stacy and his family, in the ship
"Shield," and landed at Burlington, N. J., in the winter of
1678, she being the first ship that went so far up the Delaware.
Stacy was a leading man in the Society of Friends and in the
government of West Jersey. At Trenton, 1731, Stacy Potts
was born. lie received a good education, and learned the
trade of a tanner, a business which he successfully carried on
at least up to the time of the Revolution. Mr. Potts seems to
have been a very enterprising and public-spirited citizen. In
1776, besides owning a tannery, he built the steel-works on
Front street, Trenton, and after the close of the Revolution
was largely interested in the erection of a paper-mill in the
same locality. This was prior to the publication of Collins*
Bible. In December, 1788, it was advertised by its proprie-
tors, Stacy Potts and John Reynolds, as " now nearly com-
pleted." About this period Stacy Potts removed to Harris-
burg, Pa. It is difficult to divine what were his motives in
leaving his native town, where he was very popular, and with
his ample competency, to settle in the then new town on the Sus-
quehanna His second marriage may, perchance, have had
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somewhat to do with bis removal from Trenton. Going to
Harrisbiirg, he made large purchases of land, and whether it was
due to this fact or his agreeable manner, Stacy Potts became
quite prominent : was chosen to the Legislature in 1791 and
in 1792. During the mill-dam troubles of 1794-95, Mr. Potts
was quite active, and was one of the committee of citizens who
were willing to take upon themselves all responsibility accru-
ing by the destruction of the obnoxious dam. He served as
burgess of the borough, and was a member of the Town Coun-
cil. From 1799 to 1803 he again represented Dauphin county
in the State Legislature. About the year 1805, he returned to
Trenton ; subsequently became mayor of that city, an office he
held for several years. lie died in that city April 28, 1816,
in his eiffhtv-fifth vear. Mr. Potts was thrice married. We
have no knowledge as to his first wife. He married, secondly,
Miss Gardiner, of Philadelphia, a Presbyterian lad}^ of super-
ior intelHgence. She died at Harrisburg in 1799. His third
wife was Mi's. Mary Boyd. Upon the death of Mr. Potts, his
widow removed to Harrisburg, where she resided with her sou,
George W. Boyd, until her death in 1844.
VIL Mary Boyd,'^ (Joseph, » William, « William, i) b.
1768. in Derry township, Lancaster county. Pa.; d. 1866, in
West Hanover ti>wnship, Dauphin county, Pa.; m. William
Baird. They had issue, (surname Baird :)
t. JciDies^ b. 1794.
11. ii. Ji^seph-Boyd, b. October, 1796; ra. Mary Todd.
Hi. WilUani, b. 1798; m. McNair.
it'. EUzdbiili, b. 1800.
V. John.h. 1802.
vi. Wallace, b. 1804; d. September 2, 1858; ni. Martha Todd,
(see Todd lecord.)
VIIL WiLLLVM Boyd, 4 (Joseph, 3 William,2 William,i)
b. 1776; removed to, and died in, Cumberland county, Pa.; ni.
June 4, 1807, Maktha Cowdkn, daughter of James and Mary
Cowden. Thev had issue:
?. EUzahiih, m. Dallas.
II. Jawes, ni. McM array.
in. Jmeph,
k\ Matthew.
Boyd of Derry, 101
w. William,
in. Edward,
vii, Martha,
vlii, Mary,
IX. James Rutherford Boyd,^ (John,* William, » Wil-
liam,» William. 1) b. October 13, 1790, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; d.
December 29, 1865. He learned the trade of cabinet-making,
at Trenton, New Jersey, and for manv vears succcssfullv car-
ried on that businass. He served as third sergeant in Captain
Richard M. Grain's company, the Harrisburg Artillerists, in the
war of 1814, and for a long time was a member of the borough
council. Mr. Boyd was thrice married ; m., first, Margaret
Emerson ; d. May 2-i, 1824. They had issue :
t. Mary^ d. ; m. Dr. William S. Cresap, d. ; had
Mary, Boyd^ Nade^ and WilUam,
a, John-R., b. December 2H, 1816 ; d. March 26, 1862 ; m. Car-
oline E. Truman, and had Annie, Truman, Margaret,
Albert, Peter, and Caroline^ d. s. p.
Hi, Sarah-Ann, b. May 29, 1818; d. October 8, 1854; m. John
B. Bratton, and had Laura and Edward,
Mr. Boyd m., secondly, I?r.iZA Keller; b. June 12, 1803;
d. February 27, 1828; daughter of John Peter Keller and
Catharine Shaeffer, {see Keller record.) They had issue :
iv. Peter-Keller, b. 1826; m. Caroline E. Barnitz; resides at
Harrisburg, Pa.
Mr. Boyd m., thirdly, February 3, 1831, by Rev. William
R DeWitt, Eliza Sloan Baird ; b. 1800 ; daughter of Rich-
ard Sloan and Sarah McCormick; resides at Harrisburg, Pa
They had issue :
V. Robert-Sloan, d. 1884.
vi. Isabella-McConnick, b. October 4, 1833; d. February 10,
1860.
vii, George- William, m, Nettie Hershey.
viii. Eliza-Potts, m. James Murphy; reside in Philadelphia.
ix, Maria; resides at Harrisburg, Pa.
X. James- Alexander, m. Dessie Spahr ; b. September 28, 1847 ;
d. February 13,1870.
X. George Williams Boyd,^ (John,* William, » Wil-
liam,* William,^) b. November 12, 1796, in Harrisburg, Pa.;
102 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
d. August 81, 1863. He was a chair-maker, and carried on the
business many years at Harrisburg. Was also a member of
the council of that borough, and a man of influence in the
community. He m., October 31, 1822, by Rev. William R
DeWitt, D. D., Elizabeth S. Mish, b. November 23, 1802 ;
d. March 26, 1849, in Harrisburg, Pa., and, with her husband,
there buried. Thev had issue :
12. t. John-Brishen, ra. Elizabeth J. Carson.
it, Jacob-Mish, m.
in, Elizabeth^ m. William S. Rowson, civil engineer ; reside
at Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and had Mary and Wil-
liam,
iv. Mary-Ellen^ m, John B. Bratton, of Carlisle, Pa., and
had Mary^ Bessie^ John-Brisben, and Oeorgie.
V, Catharine- Miah.
vi, Caroline- Virginia, ra. John H. Tennent, of Al^^bama ;
reside in New York city.
vii, Oeorye- Williams, b. December 21, 1836; d. January 6,
1867 ; served in the quartermaster's department during
the Rebellion.
XL Joseph Boyd Baird,' (Mary,^ Joseph, » William,*
William,^) b. October 1796; removed to Franklin county, Pa.,
where he died; m., October 7, 1834, Mary Todd, b. Novem-
ber 1, 1805, in Hanover township, Dauphin county, Pa. In
1880, was residing in Franklin, Warren county, Ohio. They
had issue (surname Baird) :
t. Martha- Ann, h, February 3, 1836; m., October 12, 1864,
John Smith ; reside in Taylorsville, Oiristian county,
Illinois.
u. Harriet- Jemima, b. May 12, 1838.
Hi. Caroline-Todd, b. May 14, 1841; m., January 11, 1866,
Manlius T. Leachman ; reside in Christian county, Illi-
nois.
iv, Francina, b. March 12, 1844.
XIL John Brisben Boyd,® (George- Williams, ^ John,*
William, 3 William, « William, i) h, September 4, 1824, in Har-
risburg, Pa., where he resides ; m., in 1849, Elizabeth J. Car-
SOX; b. in Harrisburg, Pa.; daughter of William M. Carson
and Sarah Kuukel. They had issue :
i, Emma-Lf)uise, ra. AVilliam H. Henderson, and had ^nna.
«. Elizabeth-Carson,
Bucher Family, 103
BUCHER FAMILY.
1. Glaus Bucher,^ born in Neiikirch, in the Canton of
Schaflfliausen, Switzerland, Anno Domini 1524, heads the
family record. This rcconl, beginning about the dawn of the
Reformation, in the laud of its source, is inscribed on an an-
tiquated sheet of paper, in the German language, with the coat
of arms* emblazoned thereon. There is also a copy of the
family record from Schaffhausen, certified by the seal of the
United States consul at Basle. Glaus Bucher m., April 6,
1545, Dorothea Zeller. They had issue :
2. t. J(fhn^ b. February 13, 1547; m. Elizabeth Lutzen.
n. Oeorge^ b. October 27, 1548; m., August 31, 1672, Chris-
tiana Muller, and had Dorothea^ who m. Adam Diller,
of Andelfing; John^ and Elizahtth.
in, Anna^ b. April 7, 1550.
XV, Elizabeth^ b. May 5, 1554.
V, Nicholas, (Claus,) b. April 2, 1559.
vi. Margaretta, b. May 7, 1565; m., May 15, 1596, George
Botts.
vii, Agnes, b. November 27, 1569.
XL JoHX BucnER,2 (Claus,^) b. February 13, 1547; m.,
October 18, 1572, Elizabeth Lutzen, of Elleuhausen. They
had issue :
i. Anna, b. July 17, 1573; m., first, May 5, 1594, Jacob
Veith; m., second, in 1607, George Yunker, of Wick-
enshine.
ii. Birhara, b. August 9, 1578; m, Conrad Mosher.
*Coat of Arms. — Shield, emblazoned, with a beech tree, (from which
the family name is derived,) and a hunter's horn suspended from the
main branch . Crest, — The beech tree, with the horn susi)ended there-
from in the same manner. This coat of arms is worn by the large
family of Buchers in Germany at the present day. The crest varies
with the position and condition of the head of the particular family.
104 Pennsylvania Oenealogies,
Hi. Martin, b. July 18, 1580; m., November 13, 1605, Agatha
Kohrbaus, of Barrington, and had Martin^ Casper^ b.
October 24, 1609, and Catharine: m., second, Anna
Ulmer, and had John, who m., October 25, 1642, Doro-
thea Blank.
3. it\ John, b. January 20, 1583 ; m. Barbara Rysehacker.
V, Stephen, b. January 30, 1584.
vi. Catharine, b. February 16, 1589.
III. John Bucher,'^ (John,^ Glaus. i)b. January 20, 1588;
m., November 15, 1604, Ba^rbara Ryschacker, of Frei thaler.
Thev had isvsue :
i. Anna,h. September 8, 1605.
a, Verina, b. July 13, 1614.
Hi, Barbara, b. August 10, 1615.
4. iv, John,h. December 4, 1619; m. Maria Burtin.
r. Elizabeth, b. April 14, 1622.
IV. John Bucher,* (John,^ John,^ Claus,i)b. December
4, 1619 ; d. July 4, 1675 ; Land^cfireiher (clerk of the courts)
in Neukirch, in the Canton of Schaffhausen, from 1642 to
1648 ; m., May 20, 1644, Maria Burtin. They had issue :
t. Catharine, b. August 1,1645; m. John Kolbmar, M. D.
«. Dorothea, b. May 31, 1650 ; m. Jeremiah Oswald.
5. Hi. John, b. 1652; m. Maria Bellar.
6. it'. Henry, b. 1654; ra. Barbara Biggler.
7. V. John-Conrad, b. 1656; m. Margaretta Mentrengern.
8. vi. John-Jacob, b. 1658; m. Elizabeth Steiner.
V. Jonx BucHER,5(John,4 John,3 John,2 Glaus, i)b. 1652 ;
clerk of the courts, 1683 ; Vogt, (magistrate,) April 15, 1696 ;
Oberlandtnuisttr, (superiiiteDdeiii of woods and forests,) April
14, 1702 ; Zumfimeviter^ (master of a corponition or guild,)
July 1, 1703 ; Ohervogt ilber Lulm^ (master of loans,) August
24, 1705 ; m. Maria Bellar. They had issue :
t. John, b. May 2, 1676.
a. Henry, b. January 10, 1678.
Hi. Anna-Maria, b. April 16, 1679; m. J. Fogle.
io. Margaretta, b. Septeral)er 7, 1680.
V. Barbara, b. June 24, 1683.
vi. Ferdinand, (lirst,) b. August 12, 1685 ; died in infancy,
rti. Ferdinand, (second,) b. April 7, 1691.
VI. Henry Buciier,^ (John,^ John,^ John,^ Glaus, i) b.
1654; Uauptman ilber eine stadt comp., (chief burgess;) Wage-
Bucher Family, 105
meister in der Oberzee waarj, (weigh master,) Oberzee, July 2,
1688; m. Barbara Biggler. They had issue:
I. 3farta, b. July 19, 1672; ni. William Moorbach.
ii, Veronica^ (first,) b. May 20, 1674.
Hi. Casper, b. February 1 , 1677.
iv. J"hn, (first,) b. June 2, 1679.
V. John, (second,) b. July 7, 1680.
ft, Henry, b. July 30, 1682; d. July 8, 1753 ; goldschmidt ; m.,
August 22, 1706, Catharine Veith, and bad Barbara,
Henry, John, Conrad, Catharine, John-Casper, b. June
6, 1720, and John-Oeorge.
viL Veronica, (second,) b. July 24, 1686.
. VIL John Conrad Bucher.^ (John,* John,^ John,*
ClauSji) b. 1656; d. August 30, 1739; m. Margaretta
Mentrengern. They had issue :
i. Margaret, b. June 22, 1690.
M. John, (first,) b. May 30, 1691.
m. Magdalena, b. May 16, 1693.
tL\ Barbara, b. December 19, 1695; m., 1715, Sebastin Nie-
wiler, of Englisshausen.
w. Elizabeth, b. April 15, 1698; m. J. Conrad Swenck.
vi. Dorothea, b. June 14, 1700; m. George Shultze.
vii. John, (second,) b. April 4, 1703; goldschmidt; m., first,
Elizabeth Veith ; m., second, Elizabetli Stabin.
viii, Catharine, b. July 9, 1706.
ix, Ursula, b. August 9, 1713.
YIIL John Jacob Bucher,** (John,* John, » John, » Glaus, » )
b. 1658; d. July 28, 1707; May 16, 1687, GrosswaiM, (an
officer of the court;) m. November 5, 1685, Elizabeth
Steiner. They had issue :
i. Maria, b. April 30, 1691.
w. John, b. July 9, 1692.
Hi. Emanuel, (first,) b. February 3, 1695.
iv, Elizabeth, (first,) b. July 5, 1696.
V. Emanuel, (second,) b. August 1, 1697.
9. vi, John- Jacob, b. January 1, 1699; m. Dorotliea Burgauer.
vii, Emanuel, (third,) b. June 30, 1700.
viii, John-Henry, b. May 24, 1702.
ix. BernHart, b. June 1, 1704.
X. Elizabeth, (becond,) b. June 15, 1706.
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IX. John Jacob Bucher,® ( John- Jacob, ^ John/ Jolin,^
John,* Claus,^) b. January 1, 1699; d. in 1788; Landvogi im
Neukirch^ (Governor of Neukirch ;)* m. December 13, 1725,
Dorothea Burgauer. They had issue :
t. Anna-Maria^ (first,) b. November 2, 1726.
u. Johri'Jacob^ b. August 9, 1728.
10. tit. John-Conrad, b. June 10, 1730; m. Mary Magdalena
Hoch.
iv, Mary-Elizabeth, b. May 16, 1732; d. March 26, 1826 ; m.
first, Doctor Ott; m. secondly, the Hon. John Conrad
Tyre; d. February 22, 1812.
I'. Anna-Maria^ (second,) b. August 19, 1734.
in. John, b. August 26, 1737.
X. John Conrad Bucher,' (John-Jacob,® John- Jacob,*
John,'* John,3 John,^ Glaus, *) b. June 10, 1730, in Neukirch,
Canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerkind. Educate<^l for the minis-
trv of the German Reformed Church at the Universities of
Gottingen, Basle, and St Gall. Arrived in the Province of
Pennsylvania in 1755. The French and Indian war being in
progress he entered the Provincial army, and was commissioned
ensign April 1, 1758, and stationed at Fort Louther, Carlisle.
Served in Forbes' great expedition against Fort Duquesne in
1758. April 19, 1760, promoted to the lieutenancy, and July
12, 1764, commissioned as adjutant, and promoted to a cap-
tfiincy on the 31st of the same month. Served in Bouquet's
expeditions against the Indians in 1763 and 1764, {Penna
Arch. sec. serins^ vi.) As remuneration and reward to the officers
for their services, the Proprietaries appropriated twenty-four
thousand acres of land to be distributed anions^ them accord-
ing to rank, of which Captain Bucher drew six hundred and
sixteen acres in Buffalo valley, now Union county, and five
hundred and forty acres on the north side of Bald Eagle, in-
cluding mouth of Marsh creek, in Centre county. This was
known jus the qffi-cers survey. Peace with the French and
Indians having been secured, he resigned his commission in
1765, and thenceforward devoted his time and labors to the
*His seal of otiice was in the possession of his great-grandson, the
late George Horter Bucher.
Bucher Family. 107
ministry, serving with zeal and self-abnegation the churches
at Falling Spring. (Chambersburg,) Shippensburg, Carlisle,
Hunimelstown, etc., etc., until the year 1768, when he accepted
the call to the German Reformed Church at Lebanon, then
Lancaster county, whitlier he removed his family in 1769.
Here he remained, officiating statedly and serving the several
congregations in, then, Lancaster and Cumberland counties,
until his death, actually dying "in harness," August 15, 1780,
and was buried in the graveyard of the church of which he
was pastor. An ancient-looking sandstone, inscription in Ger-
man, in which language he usually preached, marks the spot
The Rev. Bucher m. February 26, 1760, at Carlisle, by the
Rev. George Duffield, Mary Magdalena Hoch, daugliter of
George Hoch, one of the very earliest citizens of York, Pa.,
(and of his wife, who was of the Lefevre family — French
Huguenots;) b. February 2, 1742 ; d. at Alexandria, Pa., March
11, 1819. They had issue:
11. I. John- Jacobs b. January 1,1764; m. Susannah Margaret
Hortter.
«. John-George^ b. October 4, 176fi, at Carlisle, Pa. ; d. March,
1843, at Lebanon, Pa.
iii. Anna-Dorothed^h. July 1, 1769, in Lebanon ; d. September
3, 1770.
tr. Eleanorn- Dorothea, b. April 23, 1772, in Lebanon; d.
October 18, 1772.
V. Maria- Elizabeth, b. April 8, 1773, in Lebanon ; d. April,
1791.
12. vi. John-Conrad, b. June 18, 1775; m. Hannah Mytinger.
XL John Jacob BucnER,^ (John-Conrad,'' John- Jacob, ^
John- Jacob, ^ John,'* John,^ John,^ Glaus, ^jb. January 1, 1764,
in Carlisle, Pa. In 1790, IcKvated in Harrisburg as a hatter
and furrier; in 1796, elected coroner of Dauphin county; in
1798, appointed justice of the peace by Governor Mifflin ; and
represented Dauphin county in the Pennsylvania Legislature,
sitting at Lancaster, nine successive tenus from 1803. In 1810,
he was ap{)ointed by Governor Snyder one of the commis-
sioners for the erection of the public buidings at Harrisburg.
In 1818, apjiointed by Governor Findlay an associate judge
for the county of Dauphin. Endowed with great wisdom and
108 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
sagacity, and of uni!npeachai)le intesrrity and honesty, he was
called upon to fill many public and private trusts of honor
and responsibility. He d. October 16, 1827, and his remains
now lie in the Harrisburg cemetery. Judge Bucher m. March
27, 1792, Susannah Margaret Hortter, one of the five
daughters of John Valentine Hortter, of Sj)ires, Bavaria, who
settled in Harrisburg in 1785. She wjis born in Germantown
Septemlx?r 21, 177-1; d. in Harrisburg, December 30, 1838.
Thev had issue, all lx)rn in Harrisburg :
- ■ • *-•
13. i. John-Conrad^ b. December 28, 1792; m. Ellen Isett.
u. M'try-Eliza^teth, b. April 23, 1795; m. William Ayres.
(see Ayres record.)
14. in. Oeorqe-norter^ h. June 16,1797; m., first, Rebecca Pool;
in., secondly, Hannah Houfi^h.
ii\ Mnrifi-Magdalena, b. January 27, 1800; d. April 27, 1801.
16. r. Maria^ b. March 4, 1802; m. Josepli Lawrence.
vi. Eleanor^ b. Anjfust 16. 1804 ; d. April 15, 1884 ; m. Robert
Allen, (see Allen of Hanover.)
vii. Jacob, b. March 26, 1807 ; drowned in the Susquehanna
river, July 21, 1809.
16. via. Susan-Dorothea, b. Aupjust 22,1810; m., first, David M.
Johnson; secondly, Robert Bryson.
XII. John Conrad Bucher, « (John-Conrad,' John-
Jacob,® John-Jacob,* John,* Jolin,^ John,* Claus,^) b. in
Leba!ion, Pa., June 18, 1775 ; d. October 21, 1852 ; merchant
in Alexandria, Iluntingdon county, Pa. ; postmaster from 1812
to 1815 ; represented Huntingdon county in the State Legis-
lature, 1815 to 1818; county commissioner, 1825 to 1828; m.,
December 10, 1799, Hannah Mytinger, dau. of Captain
Jacob Mvtin<?er, of the Revolutionary armv, and member of
the Society of the Cincinnati She d. August 15, 1863 ; both
buried in Alexandiia cemetery. They had issue:
17. i. Maria, b. May 3, 1801 ; m. John Porter.
18. it. Ann Dorothy ^ b. October 22, 1803; m. Charles Porter.
in. Eliz'ihcth, b. June 30, 1806; d. Febuary 20, 1869; unm.
19. iv. Susannah, b. November 17, 1808; m. Daniel Iloutz.
t'. Hannah^ b. May 17, 1811 ; d. July 10, 1884; m., June 10,
1830, William Swoope, M. D., of Huntingdon, Pa., and
had (surname Swoope) : H. Bucher^ United States Dis-
trict Attorney, Pittsburgh ; Caroline E.^ Oranville^
William, Hannah, Clara, and George.
Bucher Family, 109
vi, Caroh'»)e,b. May 8, 1814; d. September 10, 1884; ra., January
6, 1841, John Hatfield, iron-master, of Chester county,
Pa., who d. 1843. They had CharUa-F.; m. Ellen Kry-
der. dau. of George S. Kryder.
vii, John-Jncoh, M. D., b. March 25, 1817; d. May, 1845; m.
Ann Thompson, dau. of Reverend James Thompson, of
Alexandria, Pa.
20. viii, Oeorge-Conrad, b. November 15, 1821 ; m. Susan Scott.
XIII. Joiix CoxRAD Bucher, » (John- Jacob, « John-Con-
rad,' John-Jacol),^ J( )hn- Jacob, '^ John,'* John,^ John,^ Claus,^)
b. December 28, 1792 ; cl, suddenly, October 26, 1851. In
early life was engaged in merchandising; in 1830, elected to
represent Dauphin and Lebanon counties in the twenty-second
Congress of the United States; appointed by Governor Porter,
in 1839, an associate judge of the courts of Dauphin county,
which office he held for twelve years. He was a man of en-
larged views and of public spirit, unsullied reputation and un-
impeachable integrity, engaged in all the public enteq)rises of
his day, and held various positions of honor and responsibility.
Many years a school -director and i)resident of the boanl of ed-
ucation of his native city, Harrisburg. A member and an
officer of the German Reformed congregation at home, he was
one of the leading laymen in the ecclesiastical councils of the
church ; treasurer of one of its boards and of its theological
seminary. Judge Bucher m., January 17, 1820, Ellen Isett,
daughter of Jacob Isett, of Huntingdon county. Pa., b. Sep-
tember 10, 1797; d. March f>, 1881; both buried in Harris-
burg cemetery, of which he was one of the founders. They
had issue, all b. in Han-isburg:
t. Maria- Elizaheth, b. May 8, 1821 ; d. April 18, 1824.
21. ii. John-Conrad, b. April 14, 1827; m. Isabella M. Jacoby.
Hi, busan,, m., June 4, 1807, Alexander Uay, esquire, of Wash-
ington city, who d. July, 1878.
ir. Ellen (twin); d. January 25, 1877, in Harrisburg.
t7. ElizU'Iaeii, m., September 18, 1855, Richard II. Hummel,
of Harrisburg.
XIV. George IIokter Bucher, » (John-Jacob/ John-
Conrad,'' John-Jacol),^ John-Jacob,^ John,* John,^ Jolm,-
Claus,^) b. June 15, 1797. He was educated in the Latin
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schools of the borough and in the ilarrisburg academy. In
early life he was engaged in merchandising. In 1836, he re-
moved to Cumberland county, Pa., locating at what is known
as Bucher's Mill, on the Conedoguinet. He soon became one
of the men of mark of the valley, and quite prominent in
public afifairs. He represented Cumberland county in the
State Senate during the years 1863, '64, and '65. Since that
period he has been leading a retired life at Mechanicsburg,
honored and rCvSpected by his fellow-citizens. He died there,
of paralysis, on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 1884, in
his eighty-eighth year, and his remains w^ere interred in Chest-
nut Hill cemetery. Mr. Bucher was twice married ; m., first
October 15, 1822, Rebecca Pool, of Harrisburg, who d. June
19, 1829, s. p. ; m., secondly, May 19, 1831, Hannah Hough,
b. April 15, 1811 ; dau. of Joseph Hough, of Bainbridge, Lan-
caster count}'. Pa. They had issue :
t. Mary-HoiiQh,h. March 9,1832; m. A bra) i am H. Mussel-
man, iron-master, of Marietta, Pa., who d. February
17, 1877, and had (surname Musselman): Annie-Bertha^
George-B.^ Charles- JI.^ Ellen-B.^ and Jlenry-P,
ii, Rtbecca^ b. May 20, 1834; m., iSeptember 9, 1854, Georj^e
W. Scott, of Atlanta, Ga., and had (surname Scott):
George-Bucher, Annie-Incin, Mary-Hough^ Ntllit-
Bucher, and Bessie-Hoiigh,
iii, Gettrge. b. Septenil)er 6, 1835; d. March 8, 1837.
it'. Sman-JDorotJiea, b. April 8, 1837 ; d. Noveml)er 24, 1838.
22. 17. ItoheH-AUen^h. February 18, 1840; m. Mary Young.
n. Ellen, b. December 24, 1841; m., November 29, 1883,
Georee Mytinger Cresswell,of Petersburg, Huntingdon
county. Pa.
vii. Anyia-Caroliney b. October 11, 1843.
viii. Clara- Maria, b. November 10, 1846; m., first, Sepitember
19, 1867, Alfred M. Scott, of Alexandria, Huntingdon
county. Pa.; d. September 21, 1876, in Savannah, Ga.,
of yellow fever; and they had (surname Scott) : Ralph-
B.y Carrk, and /rwrin; ra., secondly, September 11, 1884,
L. Mallard Cassels, of Decatur, Ga.
IX. Hannah-Cordelia, b. March 24, 1849.
X. John-George, b. March 23, 1851 ; m. Elizabeth Addams
Small wood, of New Jersey.
xi. Joseph-Houqh, b. July 27, 1857 ; d. April 8, 1860.
Bucher Family, 111
XV. Maria Bucher, » (John- Jacob, ^ John-Conrad,'' John-
Jacob,® John-Jacob,*^ John,'* John,^ John,^ Claus,^) b. March
4, 1802, in Harrisburg, Pa.; d. April 19, 1861: bur. in the
cemetery at Harrisburg ; m., September 4, 1823, Joseph Law-
rence, b. in 1788, in Adams county, Pa. ; d. April 17, 1842,
in the city of Washington ; bnr. in the Congi*essional burying-
ground. His grandfather, John Lawrence, of English birth,
emigrated to America at an early day, and settled near Ilun-
terstown, Adams county. Pa. There he married Sarah Moffitt,
by whom he had ten children. John Lawrence died about
1789, and three years afterward his widow removed with her
family to Washington county. Pa., and settled on a farm lying
upon the headwaters of Pigeon creek. Of the sons of John
Lawrence, John settled at Beaver, Pa. ; tw^ice represented the
county in the Legislature, subsequently removing to Delaware
county, Ohio, where he died. Samuel followed his brother to
Beaver county, and located upon a farm. He was nine years
prothonotary of the county, and twice elected to the State As-
sembly. He died about 1828. Joseph Lawrence, the youngest
of the family, remained in Washington county; in 1818 w^as
chosen to the Legislature, and served continuously until 1826,
being Speaker of the House during the sessions of 1820 and
1822. From 1825 to 1829, he was a member of Congrass; in
1834 and 1835, returned to the Legislature, and in 1836 elected
State Treasurer. In 1838, he was a candidate for Congress, de-
feateii by seventeen votes, ])ut elected in 1840, and died during
service therein. Mr. Lawrence had been previously married.
His first wife was Rebecca Van Eman, and their children were
Joseph^ Oeorge- V., Sarah^ and Samuel, d. s. p. Maria Bucher
and Joseph Lawrence had issue (surname Lawrence):
i. John-Jacoh^h. March 7,1827; railroad superintendent; re-
sides in Allegheny City, Pa.; ra , May 16, 1854, Annie
E. Wateon, (b. January 15, 1830,) of Northumberland
county. They had issue :
1. William- Watsm, b. April 22, 1859.
2. Maria-Teresa, b. March 31, 1861.
3. Anna-Marfjaret^ b. January 1, 1864.
4. John-Jacob, b. October 5, 1865.
6. Susan- Mary, b. January 17, 1868.
112 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
ii, James-Kennedy^ b. January 14, 1830, in Washing^ton
county, Pa.; an officer of the United States army dur-
ing the war of the Rebellion ; resigned to enter into
mercantile pursuits ; resides at Reynoldsville, Pa.; m.,
first, Mary Somerville, of Elk county, Pa., and had
Charles and Julia; m. secondly, Eleanor Isett.
in. Willlam^CaldwelU Anderson^ b. May 18, 1832; d. April 21,
18(K), in Ilarrisburg, Pa.; was educated at Washington
College, where he graduated in 1850; came to Harris-
burg, and began the study of law with John C. Kunkel.
He was admitted to the Dauphin county bar August 31,
1853, and entered upon the practice of his profession at
Harrisburg, as law partner of Mr. Kunkel. He was
elected to the Legislature in 1857, 1858, and 1859, and was
Speaker of the House of Representatives, sessions of 1859
and 1860. Mr. Lawrence was remarkable for genius of a
rare order, and his success at the bar and in public life
at the commencement of his career gave promise of a
future of extraordinary brilliancy, frustrated by his
early death.
iv, Samuel-Mo ffitt^ b. December 14, 1835, in Washington
county. Pa. ; d. October 17, 1864, in Warren, Pa. ; buried
in the cemetery at Harrisburg, Pa. His father's death
occurring when he was six years old, his mother re-
moved, two years later, to Harrisburg, her former home,
where she continued to reside during the remainder of
her life, and there Samuel received his principal educa-
tion, although attending Jefferson College for a time.
From boyhood he was a remarkable student, and had a
l)erfect hunger for knowledge. At an early age he
adopted the profession of civil engineering, and was
engaged in the survey of the Huntingdon and Broad
Top railroad, and afterwards on the Sunbuiy and Erie,
(now Philadelphia and Erie,) and continued on it until
its completion in 18()4. He was perfectly familiar with
every part of the road, and had traveled it all on foot
from Sunbury to Erie. He was one of the four original
contractors who built the Oil Creek railroad, and was
chief engineer of it. He was also engaged in the survey
of the Warren and Franklin railroad at the time of his
death. He was nominated by the Republican party in
the counties of Clearfield, McKean, Jefferson, and Elk
for the Legislature, and represented them in the term of
1860-61, thus si)ending this winter in Harrisburg, his old
home. Not having a taste for politics, he declined fur-
tlier nomination. Tlie last three or four years of his
Backer Family. 113
life he resided at Warren. Mr. Lawrence m. April 4,
1864, Hannah Green, daughter of Hon. John Green, of
German town. Pa.; no issue.
V. SvLsan-Bucker^ b. October 19, 1838 ; m. Myron San ford, of
Erie. Pa., where they reside, and had issue, (surname
Sanford) : Henry-Latcrcnce, b. May 16, 1870,
XVI. Susan Dorothea Bucher,® (John- Jacob,® John-
Conrad,'' John-Jacob,® John-Jacob,^ John,* John,'^ John,*
Claus,^)b. August 22, 1810, in Harrisburg, Pa; was twice
married; m., first, June 17, 1830, David M. Johnson, of
Beaver county, Pa., of Irish descent, whose ancestral family
included the di£tinguished Sir William Johnson, Superinten-
dent-General of Indian Affairs in North America. He d.
March 23, 1836. They had issue (surname Johnson):
i. Anna- Catharine, b. April 8, 1831; m. October 13,1863,
William B. Irwin, of Cumberland county, Pa., and had
Allen and James-Irvine,
ii, John-Bmher, b. January 26, 1838, in Harrisburg, Pa. He
was educated in the public schools of the town and in
Captain Partridge's military school, but completed his
education at Washington College, Pa., where he gradu-
ated in the class of 1852. He adopted civil engineering
as his profession, and until 1861 was engaged in several
of the public improvements in this State. At the break-
ing out of the Rebellion he entered the Eleventh Penn-
sylvania regiment, Colonel Jarrett. and was appointed
captain of a company from Pittston. On May 14, 1861,
he was appointed by the Secretary of War, General
Cameron, first lieutenant in tlie Sixth Cavalry of the
Regular Army, and was subsequently made brevet-
major and lieutenant-colonel for meritorious service.
He became captain by regular promotion February 3,
1875. He served on the staff of General Hancock at
Baltimore, and at New Orleans, and was afterwards as-
signed to several stations in Texas. In April, 1870, he
was obliged to leave Texas on account of failing health,
and returned to his home at Harrisburg, where he died
June 24, 1871.
Mrs. Johnson, m., secondly, June 8, 1841, Egbert Bryson,
Esq., of Cumberland county, Pa. ; was elected associate judge
of Cumberland county in 1861 ; resides in Harrisburg, Pa.
They had issue (surname Bryson) :
8
114 Pennsylvania Oeneahgiex
Hi. WUlian^Harkness, b. March 14, 1842 ; resides in Dillsburg.
York county, Pa.
it. George-Bticher^ b. September 27, 1844.
V. Bobert, b. October 30, 1846 ; d. August 16, 1880 ; educated
at tlie Pennsylvania Agricultural College,
rt. James Me(Jormick,h. December 14, 1848; d. March 13, 1851.
vii, Ellen,
rttt. Stisan-Bucker, m. May 14, 1880, Henry J. Maris, of Phila-
delphia, and had issue, Dorothea.
XVIL Maria Bucher,* (John-Conrad, » John-Conrad,^
John-Jacob,* John-Jacob,* John,* John,* John,* ClauF,^) b.
Maj 3, 1801; ra. March 13, 1821, John Porter, b. Septem-
ber 9, 1797 ; d. March 24, 1881 ; a merchant of Alexandria,
Huntingdon county, Pa. They had issue (surname Porter) :
t. Thomas-Conrad, a Doctor of Divinity, and at present
Professor of Botany, etc., in Lafayette College, Easton ;
has published seyeral works of value ;'m. Susan Kunkel,
of Uairrisburg, Pa., (see Kunkel record^ and had issue:
1. Mary, m. Peter- Vivian-Daniel Conway.
2. John-Kunkel.
8. Catharine-KunkeU m. Rev. Samuel A.
Martin of Lebanon, Pa.
ft. Mary-E., m. Samuel Milliken, of Lewistown, Pa., and
they had issue (surname Milliken) : James, Allan^ Bosa-
Oemmill, and Anna- Potter.
Hi. Oeorge-Bucher, m. Sarah W. Lyon, of Pennsylvania Fur-
nace, (see Lyon record.)
iv. Clara, m. Samuel T. Charlton, M. D., a prominent physi-
cian at Harrisburg, Pa., and had issue (surname Charl-
ton) : Paid, an attorney at Harrisburg, John-Porter,
and Clara.
V. Anna- Caroline, m. George W. Lyon, of Pennsylvania
Furnace, (see Lyon record.)
vi. John- Montgomery, m. Kebecca Moore, of Alexandria.
vii. Hi/ward, m. Katlileen Banks, daughter of lion. Thaddeus
Banks, of Hollidaysburg.
via. Eleanor, m. November, 1865, Augustus S. Land is, of
Hollidaysburg, Pa., b. June 4, 1834, in Pennington, N.
J., son of Dr. Joseph A. I^andis; studied law with
Samuel Calvin, and admitted to the Blair county bar
in 1857, of which be has become one of the leaders. He
was a member df the Pennsylvania Constitutional Con-
vention of 1873.
XVIIL Ann Dorothy Bucheb,* (John-Conrad,* John-
Bvcher Family. 115
Conrad,' John-Jacob/ John-Jacob,* John,* John,' John,'
Claus,!) b. October 22, 1803 ; d. April 19, 1879, in Alexandria,
Huntingdon county. Pa. ; m. March 3, 1824, Charles Porter,
merchant at Alexandria. They had issue (surname Porter) :
t. Caroline,
u. John.
Hi. Alfred.
tr. Calvin.
V. Mary.
XIX. Susannah Bucher,* (John-Conrad, » John-Conrad,''
John- Jacob,' John- Jacob, '^ John,* John,' John,* Claus,^) b.
November 17, 1808 ; d. February 14, 1878 ; m. July 21, 1829,
Daniel Houtz, b. April 15, 1807, in Lebanon, Pa. ; d. Sep-
tember 20, 1873, in Alexandria, Huntingdon county. Pa. ; son
of Christian Houtz and his wife, Anna Elizabeth Zellers ; ife-
ceived an academic education, studied medicine with Doctor
James Charlton, and graduated from Jefferson Medical College
in 1832; located at Alexandria, where he practiced his profes-
sion until near the close of his long life; both he and his wife
are buried in the Alexandria Presbyterian cemetery. They
had issue, all born in Alexandria, Pa. (surname Houtz) :
t. Hannah' Elizabeth, b. August 24, 1880; m. Ueorge M.
Brisbin, a banker, and editor of the Ofceola lieveille,
and had Susan- JB.
a. John-Rucher, b. November 80, 1882; d. April 30,1836.
Hi. Oeorye-McClellan^ b. September 24, 1835; graduated at
Jeifei*son College, Canonsburg ; studied law with Hon.
John Scott, of Huntingdon ; admitted to the bar April
i3, 1857 ; located at Lock Haven until failure of health
compelled him to relinquisli the practice of his profes-
sion ; d. June 9, 1861, in Alexandria, Pa.
iv. Eliza-Bucher.h. June 27, 1838; m. Daniel Good, M. D., of
Osceola, and liad, among others, George- M. JT., Eliza-
beih'B., David-D., and Clara-Houtz.
V. Clara-Porter, b. April 16, 1841 ; m. H. J. McAteer, esquire,
member of the Pennsylvania Legislature in 1870 and
1871, and elected Senator from the Huntingdon district
in 1884 ; resides in Alexandria, Pa. They had Dorothea-
Bucher.
XX. George Conrad Bucher,' (John -Conrad,* John-Con-
rad,' John-Jacob,' John-Jacob, '^ John,* John,* John,' Claus,^)
116 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
b. November 15, 1821 ; d. February 3, 1868 ; merchant of Al-
exandria, Huntinf^don county, Pa.; m. December 9, 1845,
Susan Scott, dau. .of the Hon. John Scott, of Alexandria,
Pa., and had issue:
1. John- Conrad, b. January 12, 1847 ; m. December 20, 1880,
Marian Bidwell, of Rome, Ga.
a. Hannah'M.s b. January 15, 1850.
tit. Annie-Iricin, b. March 2, 1852; m. December 12, 1872,
John N. Hatfield, of Alexandria, Pa.
iv. Eliza, b. July 27, 1851; m. March 21, 1878, John Phillips,
of Alexandria, Pa.
V. Mary, b. October 10, 1857.
vu George-Scott, b. February 13, 1859; m. Au^rust 26, ldB4,
Hose Douglass, of Altoona.
vii. Susftn-Scott, b. January 15, 1863.
mi». Caroline, b. December 31, 1865.
ix, Alfred-Scott, b. March 10, 1867.
XXL JoHX Conrad Buciiek,*<>, (John-Conrad, • John-
Jacob,* John-Conrad,' John- Jacob,* John- Jacob,* John,*
John,» Jolin,2 Clau8,i) b. in Ilanisburg, Pa., April 14, 1827;
d. in Clinton, Iowa, March 12, 1870; merchant; m. October
3, 1858, Isabella M. Jacoby, b. September 15, 1832 ; dau.
of Samuel Jacoby, of Montgomery county. Pa. They had
issue, all born in Clinton, Iowa :
t. John-Conrad, (first,) b. January 8, 1855; d. hi infancy,
n. Susan, b. August 15, 1856; m. February 14, 1878, George
Gilbert Bander, of Clinton, Iowa,
m. Eleanor, b. February 1,1859; m., May 10, 1881, Edgar
Marshall Ilobison,of Dubuque, Iowa,
tu. John-Conrad, (second,) b. April 12, 1861 : d.' May 1, 1«70.
V. iHubella, (twin,) b. April 12, 1861 ; d. December 80, 1888.
ft. Georye-Horter, b. September 15, 1865; d. in infancy.
XXII. EoBERT Allen Buciier,*® (George IL,» John-
Jacob, * John-Conrad, '^ John- Jacob, • John- Jacob, * John, *
John,^ John, 2 Clans, i) b. February 18, 1840; m. December
1, 1870, Maky YorxG, b. DecemlxT 27, 1840 ; dau. of Dr. Rob-
ert G. Young, of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland county, Pa.
They had issue, all lx)ni in Mechanicsburg :
i. Annetta-Culbertson, b. April 27, 1873.
ii, George-Hough, b. July 11, 1874.
m. Mary- Roberta, b. July 13, 1878.
Orain of Hanover. 117
GRAIN OF HANOVER.
1. William Grain, ^ and Jean, his wife, natives of county
Down, Province of Ulster, Ireland, came to America in 1732,
and located on the Manada, a branch of the Swatara creek, in,
now, Hanover township, Dauphin county, Pa. William
Grain, b. 1704; d. in 1780 ; his wife Jean, b. 1795; d. Febru-
ary 15, 1754, and are buried in old Hanover Ghurch grave-
yard. They had issue, among others :
t. Arv^oz^^ b. 1734; received a good English education, and
was brought up a farmer. At the outset of the Revo-
lution, he enlisted as a private in Captain John Marshal's
company, March 25, ;i776, and was promoted quarter-
master sergeant, Colonel Samuel Miles' battalion of the
Pennsylvania Line, July 15, 1776. At the expiration of
his term of service, he returned home, became lieutenant,
and subsequently captain of a company of Associators,
and was in active service during the inroads of the
British, Tories, and their Indian allies, in the closing
years of the war for independence. Captain Crain re-
moved to Loudoun county, in the Valley of Virginia,
in 1793 or 1794, and died there a few years subsequent.
2. tt. George, b, 1736; m. and had issue.
8. m. Joseph, b. 1738; m. Mary Moore.
4. iv, William, b. 1740; m. Ann Espy.
6. V, Richard, b. 1743 ; m. and left issue.
IL George Grain, « /William, i) b. 1789; d. May 12,1796;
was twice married; m.,6rst, in 1760, Jean Stitrgeon. They
had issue:
6. 1. George^ b. 1761 ; m. Martha Ritchey.
7. it. William^ b. 1763 ; m. Mary Sawyer.
Hi, Jean, b. 1765; m. Andrew Robinson, (see Robinson of
Derry )
iv, James, b. 1767; m. Margaret McClure.
V, Lydia, b. 1770 ; m. James Ainsworth. (see Ainsworthand
Andrews.)
vi, Jeremiah, b. 1772; m. November 8, 1803, Ann Cochran.
118 Pennsylvania. Oenealogies.
George Grain, m., secondly, January 22, 1778, by Rev.
John Elder; but we have no information as to her name.
There was no issue.
Ill Joseph Grain,* (William, i) b. 1741; d. February,
1789 ; m. about 1764, Mary Moore, b. 1744 ; d. April 8, 1789 ;
daughter of Andrew and Sarah Moore.* They had issue :
t. Andrew^h, 1765; m. December 20, 1790, Jean Strain ; was
residing in Hanover township, Dauphin county, Pa., in
1792.
tt. Jean, b. December, 1767 ; d. May 9, 1830 ; m. June 8, 1788,
John Barnett, and had issue, (nee Barnett record,)
iiu George, b. 1769; d. November, 1824.
tu. William, b. 1771.
V, Sarah, b. 1773; m. William Knox.
vi. Joseph, b. 1775.
8. vii, Richard-Moore, b. 1777 ; m. Elizabeth Whitehill.
viii, Mary, b. 1779.
ix. John, b. 1781.
X. Nancy, b. 1783 ; m. James Humes, of Lancaster.
IV. William Grain,* (William, i) b. 1740; d. January 8,
1802; was a private in Captain William Brown's company of
Associators in 1776; m. Ann Espy, b. 1739; d. December 12,
1802. Mrs. Ann Grain's sister Abigail d. March 5, 1804 ; m.
Anthony McGreight, d. February 26, 1804, leaving children
(surname McGreight): Jane, Sally, John, Thomas, and Ben-
jamin,
Y. EiCHARD Grain,* (William, i) b. about 1741, in Han-
over township, Lancaster, now Dauphin county, Pa. ; d. prior
to 1790, in Middlcton township, Gumberland county, Pa. ; he
locate<] west of the Susquehanna previous to the Revolution,
and during the struggle for independence was an officer in one
♦Andrew Moore, of Derry township, Lancaster county, Pa.,
d. October, 1767. Ilis children were :
1. Elizabeth, m. James Forster. (see F[)rster Record,)
u. Agnes, m. Craig.
Hi. Mary, m. Joseph Grain.
u\ John, m. Agnes Forster, and had William, Sarah, and
Agnes,
V, William, m. June 1, 1761, Margaret Wright, and had
Andrew.
Orain of Hanover. 119
of the associated battalions ; was at the battle of Long Island
under Colonel Frederick Watts, and captured there, but pa-
roled soon after on account of wounds received in the engage-
ment. We have no knowledge to whom he was married. He
left issue :
t. Espy^ d. in October, 1804, in Middlieton township, Cum-
berland county, Pa.; it is stated that he was a man of
^ood education, and taught school a number of years.
tt. EHzaheth,
Hi. William.
tr. George.
V. Mary, m. James Hamilton.
m. Jane, m. Joseph Yanhom, d. prior to 1804, and they bad
Espy and Mary,
vii. Ann, m. Matthew Dill.
viii Richard.
VI. George Grain, » (George, * William, i) b. 1761 ; d. prior
to 1800; m. Martha Eitchey. Mrs. Martha Grain, subse-
quently, in 1803, m. Major Robert Boal ; they afterwards
removed to Ohio. The children of George and Martha Grain,
were:
t. Joseph^ b. July 1, 1789.
it. Andrew'Lee, b. December, 1791.
Hi. Martha^ b. 1793.
iv. Frances, b. 1795.
VIL William Grain, s (George,* William, i) b. 1763; d.
January 8, 1802 ; m. June 24, 1788, Mary Sawyer, daughter
of William and Jane Sawyer, b. in 1767 ; d. about 1820. They
had among others:
i. Mary, b. May, 1789.
a. William- Satoyer,h. October, 1791.
VIIL Richard Moore Grain, » (Joseph,* William, i) b. in
November, 1777, in Hanover tow!iship, Lancaster county. Pa ;
A Friday, September 17, 1852, in Harrisburg, Pa. He re-
ceived a fair education, and was brought up on his father's
farm. He became quite prominent in public affairs the first
decade of this century, and during the incumbency of General
Andrew Porter as Surveyor General of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Grain received the appointment of Deputy Secretary of the
Land Office, a position he acceptably filled through all the
120 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
changes of administration for forty years, until the advent of
Grovemor Ritner, when he was displaced. He then retired to
his farm in Cumberland county, from which district he was
sent a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1837, in
which he was a leading spirit. During the war of 1812-14,
he commanded a company of volunteers from Harrisburg, and
was subsequently commissioned colonel of the Pennsylvania
militia. Colonel Crain m. Elizabeth Whitehill, b. 1771;
d. October 2, 1848; daughter of Robert Whitehill* and Eleanor
Reed. They had issue :
L Dr. Joseph^ b. December 25, 1803; d. April 18, 1876: m.,
first, Rebecca Gibson Wills ; second, Ellen Chambers,
and had issue by botli.
u. Eleanor^ ra. Dr. William Wilson Rutherford, fsee nuther-
ford record,}
in, Mary-Adeline^ d. March 3, 1881, in Camden, N. J.; m.,
first, Dr. Joseph Junkin, of Cumberland county. Pa. ;
m., secondly, Dr. Alexander T. Dean ; d. November 4,
1834, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; m., tliirdly, Isaac Vanhom of
Bucks county, Pa.
%v, Elizabeth, m. Leopold N. Wikoff ; b. August 30, 1800, in
Philadelphia ; d. Octol)er 30, 1874, in Harrisburg, Pa.
V, Agnes^ d. unm. in Harrisburg, Pa.
* Robert Whitehill, son of James and Rachel Whitehill, wasb.
July 24, 1738, in the Pequea settlement, Lancaster county, Pa. He
was educated at the school of Rev. Francis Alison. In the spring
of 1771, he removed to Cuml)erland county, locating on a farm two
miles west of Harrisburg. He was a member of tlie County Com-
mittee of 1774-5; of the Convention of July 15, 1776; of the Assem-
bly, 1770-8; Council of Safety from October to December, 1777 ; mem-
ber of the Supreme Executive Council, December 28, 1779, to No-
vember 30, 1781 ; of the Assembly, 1784-7; under the Constitution of
1790, member of the House of Representatives from 1797 to 1801 ,
and of ttie Senate from 1801 to 1804. During his term as Senator, he
was Speaker of that body, and presided at the celebrated impeach-
ment of the judges of the Supreme C(^urt of Pennsylvania. In 1806,
he was elected to Congress, and continued to be a member thereof
until his death, which occurred at his residence on the 7th of April,
1813. His remains are interred at Silvei-s Spring Presbyterian grave-
yard. Mr. Wliitehill m. in 1765, Eleanor Reed, daughter of Adam
and Mary Heed, of Hanover, in Lancaster county, Pa., b. March 11,
1734;d. July 15, 1785.
Cou'd^n of Paxtang. 121
COWDEN OF PAXTANG.
1. Matthew Cowden,* son of William Cowden,^ b. about
1707, in the north of Ireland ; d. July, 1773, in Paxtang town-
ship, then Lancaster county. Pa He came to America prior
to 1729, and took up a tract of land in Paxtang, upon which
he resided until his death. He m., in 1730, Martha John-
son, who survived her husband several years ; both buried in
Paxtang Church graveyard. They had issue:
1. William^ b. January 11, 1731 ; was a soldier of the Revo-
lution : was at Yorktown, and died of camp fever while
in the service, February, 1782.
2. ^ ii. Margaret^ b. 1733; m. John Gilchrist.
8. m. eTo/in, b. 1735; m. Mary .
4. iv, James^ b. June 16, 1737 ; ra. Mary Croucli.
V. Mary, b. December 10, 1739; d. July 6, 1809; m. David
Wray, b. 1728; d. April 3, 1805 ; both buried in Derry
Cluirch graveyard.
vi. Elizabeth, b. 1741 ; m. Robert Keys.
i*«. Rebecca, b. 1743.
via, Benjamin, b. 1745; m. and removed to South Carolina
prior to the Revolution, where he was killed by the
Tories.
IL Margaret Cowden,^ (Matthew,^ William, i) b. about
1733; m. John Gilchrist, son of John Gilchrist* They
had issue (surname Gilchrist) :
i, Martha,, m. October 14, 1773, John Bell.
ii. Matthew, m. November 13, 1781, Elizabeth Crouch.
III. John Cowden,^ (Matthew, « William, i) b. 1735, in
Paxtang; d. August, 1776, in ^umberlatid county, Pa; xxl
»
•John Gilchrist, senior, a native of Londonderry, Ireland, came,
with his family, to America, in 1730, locating in Paxtang township,
Lancaster (now Dauphin) county, Pa., where he died in February,
1745-6, leaving a wife and children— James; John, m. Margaret Cow-
den ; Elizabeth; and Robert, m. Sarah Ellis.
122 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
Mary . The familv afterward removed to *' Crooked
Creek Settlement," in Westmoreland county. Pa. Thev had
issue:
i. John,
it. Joseph,
Hi. Matthew,
it, William,
r. Esther,
vi. Manjarti,
vii, Jane,
IV. James Cowdex, ^ (Matthew,* VTilliam,*) K June 16,
1737, in Pax tang township. Lancaster, now Dauphin, county.
Pa. : d. October 10, 1810, in Paxtang. He was brought up on
his fathers farm, enjoying, however, the advantages of that
early education of those pioneer times, which, among the
Scotch-Irish settlers, was remarkably comprehensive and ample.
Apart from this, he was well-grounded in the tenets of the
Westminster Confession, which among our pious ancestry
formed a part of the instruction given to all. Until the thun-
ders of the Revolution rolled toward the Susquehanna, Mr.
Cowden remained on the paternal acres, busily engaged in
farming. At the outset, he was a strong advocate for active
defensive measures, and in favor of independence. He was
one of the leading spirits at the meeting at Middletown, June
9, 1774, of which Colonel James Burd was chairman, and
whose action, in conjunction with those of Hanover, nerved
the people of Lancaster in their patriotic resolves. Suiting the
action to the word, Mr. Cowden and the young men of his
neighborhood took measures toward raising a battalion of asso-
ciators, of which Colonel James Buixl was in command, and a
company of which was intrusted to Captain Cowden. His
company, although not belonging to the Pennsylvania Line*
was, nevertheless, in several campaigns, and did faithful service
at Fort Washington, in the Jerseys, at Brandywine and Ger-
man town, and in the war on the Northern and Western fron-
tiers, defending them from the attack of the savage Indian and
treacherous Tory. At the close of the war, Captain Cowden
returned to his farm. Under the Constitution of 1790, lie was
appointed the justice of the peace for the district of Lower
Cowden of Paxtang, 123
Paxtang, April 10, 1793, which he held up to the time he was
commissioned by Governor Thomas Mifflin one of the associate
judges of the county of Dauphin, on the 2d of October, 1795,
an office he filled acceptably and creditably. In 1809, he was
chosen Presidential elector, and was an ardent supporter of
Madison. Judge Cowden m. March 20, 1777, by Reverend
John Elder, Mary Crouch, b. 1757, in Virginia ; H. October
14, 1848, in Paxtang township, Dauphin county, Pa., and bur.
in Paxtang Church graveyard ; dau. of James and Hannah
Crouch.* They had issue:
* James Crouch was b. about 1728, in Virjfinia. The Crouches
were an old family, who emif^rated at an early day from England, and
settled in King and Queen county, near the court-house. James
Crouch received a good education, came to Pennsylvania prior to
1757, purchasing about three thousand acres of land in York county,
where the town of Wrightsville now stands, on which he settled for
a few yetu'S, but which he subsequently sold, and removed to then Pax-
tang township, Lancaster county, Pa., where he bouglit one thousand
acres of land. He was a soldier of Quebec, being a sergeant of Cap-
tain Matthew Smith's company of Paxtang volunteers. On his re-
lease from captivity, he became an officer of the associators, and sub-
sequently paymaster of the battalion. He served during the whole
of the Revolutionary war with honor and distinction. He died at
his residence* Walnut Hill, near Highspire, Pa., on the 24th of May,
1794, aged sixty-six years. Colonel Crouch m. September 22, 1757,
Hannah Brown, b. 1727 ; d. May 24, 1787. Their children were : Ed-
ward; Mary, m. Colonel James Cowden ; Elizabeth, m. Matthew Gil-
christ, removed to Washington county, Pa. ; and Hannah, m. Iloan
McClure.
Edward Crouch, son of Colonel James Crouch, was b. at Wal-
nut Hill, in Paxtang, November 9, 1764. He was a merchant by oc-
cupation. At the age of seventeen, he enlisted in the army of the
Revolution, and commanded a company in' the Whisky Insurrection,
in 1794. He served as a member of the House of Representatives
from 1804 to 1806, and was a Presidential elector in 1813. Governor
Snyder appointed him one of the associate judges of the county of
Dauphin, April 16, 1813, but he resigned upon his election to the
Thirteenth United States Congress. He d. on the 2d of February,
1827, and is buried in Paxtang graveyard. " In private life lie was an
able and an honest man," wrote one of his contemporaries, and the
record of his life shows him to have been a gentleman of uprightness
of character, and as honorable as he was influential. Mr. Crouch m.,
first, Margaret Potter, b. 1775 ; d. February 7, 1797 ; dau. of General
124 Pennsylvania Oenealoqies,
6. i, Hannah, b. 1778; m. John Cochran.
«. MarUia, b. 1780; m. June 4, 1837, William Boyd, (see
Boyd record.)
in. Margaret, b. 1782; d. Aupfust 19, 1818; unra.
to, Elizabeth, b. March 27, 1784; d. October 17, 1857 ; m. Wil-
liam Gillmor. (see Wallace of Hanover.)
6. r. Matthew-Benjamin^ b. June 24, 1786; m. Mary Wallace.
ft. James,
vii. Mary, m. May 30, 1821, Joseph Jordan.
V. Hannah Cowden, * (James, ^ Matthew,* William,^)
b. 1778, in Paxtang township, Lancaster county. Pa. ; d. May
31, 1850; m. November 16, 1819, John Cochran, b. 1773;
i November 16, 1845; bur. in Paxtang Church graveyard;
son of James Cochran. His father, b. 1742 ; A July 16, 1822,
in Paxtang; m. November 22, 1770, by Reverend John Elder,
Mary Montgomery, b. in 1744; d. August 6, 1803, in Pax-
tang, and, with her husband, buried in the old churchyard
there.
VI. Matthew Benjamin Cowden,* (Jamas, ^ Matthew,*
William,^) b. June 24, 1786, in Paxtang township, Dauphin
county, Pa. ; d. January 15, 1862 ; was an associate judge of
Dauphin county, a gentleman of sterling integrity, and of
marked influence in the community ; m. Mary Wallace, b.
1788 ; d. May 26, 1844, and, with her husband, buried in the
graveyard of old Paxtang church ; dau. of James Wallace and
Sarah Elder {see Wallace record). They had issue :
i. James, b. 1815; d. July 21, 1877 ; m. Anna M. Chambers,
d. June 28, 1882, in (>olumbia, Pa.; with her husband,
bur. in HarrisburK, Pa. They had : Matthevo-A.,, Anna^
Sarah, and William-Chambers,
ii. John-Wallace^ b. August 29, 1817, in Lower Paxtang
townstiip, Dauphin county, Pa. ; was brought up as a
farmer, but as he grew to maturer years his attention was
turned to surveying, and he came to Ilarrisburg, where
his latter days were passed as a practical surveyor, and
where he died on the 22d of July, 1872 ; " he was," writes
a contemporary, ^'an unobtrusive, modest, and estimable
James Potter, of the Revolution. Their only daughter, Mary, b.
October 23, 1791; d. October 27, 1846; m. Benjamin Jordan, who
succeeded to tiie estate of Walnut Hill. He m., secondly, Rachel
Bailey, b. April 16, 1782; d. March 2, 1857.
Cowden of Paxtang. 125
citizen, successful in liis business, trustworthy in all the
relations of life, and a sincere and earnest Christian."
Mr. Cowden ra. Mary E. IIatton,dau. of Frederick Hat-
ton and Mary Barnett, of Lower Pax tan j;. They had
issue: Margaret; Frederick-Hatton ; Mary, d. s. p. ;
Sarahs m. H. H Cummings; Matthetc-Benjamin, city
surveyor of Harrisburg; Ellen ; Elizabeth^ m. Matthew
Beck; Josephine; and William-Kerr,
Hi, Sarah; resides in Harrisburg.
it;. William-Kerr^ b. January 5, 1822, in Lower Paxtang
township, Dauphin county, Pa. He was brought up a
farmer, receiving such facilities of education as the
schools of the township afforded prior to the adoption
of the common-school system. He continued the occu-
pation of a farmer until 1868, when he removed to Har-
risburg, and engaged in the coal and lumber business,
subsequently establishing a planing-mill. For a decade
of years, he has been one of the inspectors of the Dau-
phin County prison. Mr. Cowden m. Elizabeth M.
Elder, dau. of Joshua Elder and Mary C. Gillmor (nee
Elder record). They had issue, among others: Mary-
Wallace^ Helen- Gillmor^ John-Edward, and Anna-
Chambers,
V. Mary, m. David R. Elder, (see Elder record,)
ft. Edward, d. s. p.
vii, Margaret, d. s. p.
e^^—
126 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
DIXON OF DIXON'S FORD.
L James Dixox, ^ a native of the north of Ireland, of Scotch
descent, emigrated to America about 1735. In 1738, he took
up a tract of four hundred acres of land on the Swatara in the
county of Lancaster, Province of Pennsylvania, at what was
named and known for a century as Dixon's ford. This ford
is directly back of the town of Palmyra, in Lebanon county,
leading into Hanover township, and upon Smith's map of the
county of Dauphin, in Pennsylvania, published in 1816, it is
Fo marked. "A few years ago, '' wrote the late Hermanns
Alricks, Esq., in 1873, ** bridge viewers located a bridge a short
distance above the fording where the banks of the creek were
high, on land of Mr. Loudermilch, and now it is called Louder-
milch's bridge or ford.'^ In 1765, James Dixon obtained pos-
session of the Graham tract on Bow creek. We have no
record of his death, but presume it was prior to the Revo-
lution. Of his family, we have the record of one — John
Dixon,* b. about 1724, in Ireland; d. in December, 1780, in
Hanover. It is stated that the loss of his eldest son, Robert,
who had been killed at Quebec, and the non-return of another
favored child, who had ''gone to the war," hastened his death,
through grief. The father had been an officer during the
Indian wars, and served in several civil positions of honor.
His wife, Arabella, died in the autumn of 1775. They had
quite a large family, and the authority just quoted states that
he had heard his old Scotch -Irish friends say that the Dixons
belonged to the lx?st blood of the Revolution. John Dixon
and wife, Arabella, had issue:
1. lioheri^ b. 1749 ; was sergeant in Captain Matthew Smith's
company of Paxtang, Colonel William Thompson's
battalion of riflemen, in June, 1775; and fell at Quebec,
in December, 1775, " the first martyr of the Revolution,"
wrote William Darby.
Dixon of Dixon's Ford. 127
%%, Isabella^ b. 1751 ; d. May 10, 1824, at Harrisbur^ ; m. James
McCormick, who removed totheWhite Deer valley, about
1774. Mr. McCormick enlisting in tlie patriot army, his
wife and children fled from the valley in 1778, owinf< to
the incursions of the Indians on the West Branch.
Mr. McCormick never returned from the war, and she
remained among her friends at Dixon's ford. They had
Hugh, m. Esther Barbara K umbel, of New York city,
(see McCormick recoi'dj and Sarahs m. Robert Sloan of
Hanover, (see Sloan record,)
Hi, liichard^ b. 1753; d. February, 1848; served as a private
in Captain Matthew Smith's company in 1775 ; but sub-
sequently enlisted for the war, serving until its close ;
was promoted to quartermastei'-sergeant in the Conti-
nental Line ;* m. Elizabeth , and had Anna, and
Maria, who m., and went West.
iv. James, b. 1756 ; d. September 19, 1782; m. Sarah Allen, of
Hanover, daughter of William and Elizabeth Allen, and
had Allen, James Dixon and his wife are buried in old
Hanover churchyard.
2. V, Sankey, b. 1759; m. Anna Cochran.
ri. Mary, b. 1761 ; m. James Breden, and had Anahella ; they
removed, in 1786, to Western Pennsylvania, and it is
thought died there.
vii, Anna, b. 1763; m., first, Samuel Carson, and had Samuel
and Bohert ; secondly, Duncan Campbell. Mrs. Carson,
with her husband, removed in 1786, to Washington
county, Pa., where Mrs. Carson shortly after died.
Nothing is known of their descendants.
* Robert Strain, a native of Hanover, and until his removal to Ohio,
about the commencement of the present century, a member of Rev.
Snodgrass' church, under date of '* Dayton, Ohio, Noveml)er 24,
1835," gives this record of Richard Dixon :
"A statement of facta with regard to the services of Bichard Dixon
in the ivar of the Bevolution,
"Richard Dixon, of Lancaster county, Ph., enlisted in Lancaster,
Pa., in the early part of the year 1775, under Matthew Smith, a
captain, and remained under Captain Smith until his term of enlist-
ment was ended. He then enlisted for and during the war, and said
Dixon was promoted to the rank of quartermaster-sergeant or ser-
geant-major. I am very distinct in my recollection of Richard
Dixon. When he first enlisted I made a shot-pouch for him, and
stamped on the cover the motto of * Liberty or death I ' The whole
of the four brothers of the Dixon family were in the service until the
war was ended, and were of the truest kind of Whigs and Patriots.
Robert Strain,"
128 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
via, John; nothing is known of him ; he went into the Revolu-
tion, and his father, at the date of writing his will,
(1780,) in making a be<iue8t to him, provided for him
*' if he ever returns." He probably died in battle.
ix, Anabella^ m. James Gibson.
IL Saxkey Dixox,3 (John,2 James, i) b. 1759, in London-
derry township, Lancaster, now Dauphin county, Pa. ; d. No-
vember 11, 1814, at Knoxville, Tenn. lie entered the army
of the Rev^olution in June, 1775, and served until the close of
the war for independence, hoMing the rank of ensign and
lieutenant in the Pennsylvania Line; was wounded at Brandy-
wine and Yorktown; settled, in 1786, in the Buffalo valley,
where he married ; the year following removed to Rockbridge
county, Virginia; in the spring of 1800, emigrated to East
Tennessee, near Knoxville; m. in 1787, Anna Cochran, b.
August 16, 1763, in Lancaster, now Dauphin county, Pa. ; d.
April 12, 1857, at AVinchester, TeniL, daughter of Geojrge
Cochran and Anna Henry. They had issue:
i, John, b. August 14, 1789; d. April 1, 1791, in Bockbridffe
county, Va.
it. MatUuw'Lyle, b. January 24, 1792, in Rockbridge county,
Va.; d. September 30, 1830, at Talladega, Ala. ; received
a good education, and studied medicine; served as
surjreon's mate during tlie war of 1812-14, and after-
wards located at Talladega, where he practiced his pro-
fession, lived and died, honored and respected.
in, Ro'jert, b. April 18, 1794 ; d. October 28, 1834, near Selma,
Ala. ; became a minister in the Cumberland Presbyter-
ian church.
ti'. Nancy-Henry, b. January 17, 1796; d. May 12, 1848, at
Louisville, Ky. ; m. Charles G. Nimmo, of Winchester,
Tenn. ; and had issue, (surname Nimmo,) Hiram,
Samuel, E'tzahelh^ and Joseph- Warren.
V. Isabella, b. October 19, 1801 ; d. December 4, 1801.
vi. Marylioan, b. December 3, 1804; d. in 1837, at Shelby
ville, Tenn. ; m. James II. Martin, and had issue, (sur-
name Martin,) Willvtm-H,, Jane, and John.
vii. Margaret, b. April 21 , 1807 ; d. June 3, 1850, in Winchester,
Va. ; m. in 1830, M. W. Robinson, of Winchester, and
had issue, (surname Robinson,) Bachael-A,^ m. James
R. Mankin, of Rutherford county, Tenn., Samuel^
Isabella' Whitey William- Darby, Henry-Clay, and Mary,
The Family of Egle. 129
THE FAMILY OF EGLlfe.
[The family of EoLi^, or Egli, belonged to the ancient German
tribe of the Langobards, (Longbearda,) which settled in the northern
part of Italy in the fourth or fifth centary. The ancestor of the
Swiss Egli^s emigrated from the Canton Tessino to St. Gall, about
the twelfth century. This ancestor liad five sons, three of whom
settled in the department of the Loire, in France, subsequently, upon
the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, removing to the Canton of
Zurich, where they became followers of the Swiss reformer, Zwingli,
whilst the other two remained in the Canton of St. Gall. A branch
of the latter, somewliat later, eraigristed to the Canton of Lucerne.
The St. Gall and Lucerne families adhered to the Roman Catholic
faith, but a friendly relation with the Zurich branch was constantly
maintained. It is more than probable that some one of the same
family reached England at an early period;, for we find that in the
seventh year of the reign of Edward I, (A. D. 1278,) '* Wilelmus
Egl6 et Custancia uxor,^' had holdings in^ the Hundred of North-
stowe, county of Cambridge. Tlie English family of Eagle is dif-
ferent in its origin. The orthography of the name is somewhat per-
plexing, from the fact that Egle is that adopted by the Zurich branch,
while that of Egly by those of St. Gall. Although the first settlers in
America wrote their name Egle, there are changes in different sec-
tions of the Union, chiefly due to ignorance or carelessness. The
New York and Central Pennsylvania families write it correctly,
EgU; those in Ohio and Illinois, Eagle; while in tlie Southern States
it is Eghy or Eagley, and in California, EkeU all Imving the same
origin—descendants of Marcus Egle. In the genealogy which is
herewith presented, we have given the uniform spelling Egle.
Arms— I & 2, de sable un leon d'or; 2 & 3, d'argent k Temauche de
trois pisces de gules. Crcs^— Le leon entre un vel coupe k dexter
Targent sur gules k sinister d'or sur sable. Motto : " Tien la Foy.'']
I. Marcus Egle/ the first of the name in Pennsylvania,
was bom about the year 1690, in the Canton of Zurich, Switz-
erland, not far from the city of Berne, from whence he and
his family emigrated to America, in 1748. lie took up a tract
of land in Cocalico township, Lancaster county, Pa, where he
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130 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
died in SeptemVier. 1767, leaving a wife, Elizabeth, and five
children. We have the names of onlv four:
2. t. John, b. 1723; in. Rosina Dick.
3. n. Casper^ b. October 15, 172S: m. Catharine Bintlinfi^.
4. tit. Adam, b. 1730.
iv. [Elizabeth], m. Colonel Philip Cole, who, prior to the llev-
olution, settled in the Buffalo Valley, Pa., and owned
the tract of land upon which the town of Hartleton,
Union county, is located. lie was quite prominent dur-
ing the eariy part of the war for independence, but in
the '*• Great Runaway,^' left the valley, probably return-
ing, with his family, to his former home in Berks county.
We have not been able to obtain any farther trace of
him, or of his descendants.
II. John Egle,* (Marcus,*) b. 172S, in the Canton of Zurich,
Switzerland ; d. April, 1796, in lieadiiig. Pa. He seems to
have been a persr)n of means: was a storekeeper at New
Providence, I^iiladelphia (subsequently Montgomery') county,
Pa., from 1750 to 1763, afterwan.1, in 1772, residing in Alsace
township, Berks county, and, at the time of his death, at Read-
ing. His will, which was pro>)ate<l May 6, 1796, makes Rev-
erend William Boas executor, the witnesses being John Spyker
and Jacob Dick. His wife, RosiXA [Dick], died prior. They
had bssue:
t. Joseph, b. 1753; m. and left issue, but nothing further
known.
5. n. John, b. 1755; m. Elizabeth .
Hi, Jacobs b. 1757.
it'. Catharine, b. 1763; m., first, Robert Copeland; second,
William Lauer.
III. Caspek Egle,2 (Marcus,!) b. October 16, 1725, in the
Canton of Zurich, Switzerland; d. Se{)tember 3, 1804, in Har-
risburg, Pa. He was brouglit up on his father's farm, a wine-
grower; received a good education, and, with the other mem-
bers of his family, came to America in 1743. His father, as
before stated, located in CJocalico township, T^ancaster county,
Pa., but his son settled in Alsace township, Berks county,
lie was naturalized in October, 1762, as apjxjars by the Penn-
sylvania Archives. In 1770, he was engaged in merchandising
at Reading, while in 1774 he established a brewery in Lancas-
The Family of Egle. 131
ter. He took the oath of allegiance August 24, 1777. He re-
mained at Lancaster until 1794, wlien he and his wife removed
to Harrisburg, Pa, where they both died at the residence of
their son, Valentine. Casper Egle was twice married. By
first wife, name unknown, who died about 1758, there was
issue:
6. i. Jacob, b. December 12, 1754; ra. Catharine Backenstose.
7. iv. Valentine^ b. October 27, 1756 ; m. Elizabeth Thomas.
Casper Egle m., secondly, in 1763, Catharine Bixtling,
b. about 1788, in Switzerland ; d. 1811, at Harrisburg, Pa.
They had issue :
8. m. John, b. September 20, 1764; m. Catliarine Spencer.
iv. Christian, b. July 6, 1766 ; bap. August 17, 1766.
V. Catharine, b. March 21, 1768; bap. April 16, 1768.
m. Anna-Maria, b. March 22, 1770; bap. March 28, 1770.
vii, George-Frederick, b. October 6, 1773; bap. December 7,
1773; d. April, 1816, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; unm.
viii, Philip, b. April 9, 1775 ; was captain of a mercliant ves-
sel, and d. prior to 1830, in the city of Baltimore ; unm.
9. tx. William, b. March 6, 1777 ; m. Sarah Thorn.
05. Mary, b. January 5, 1780 ; m. Moses Guest, They settled
in Oliio. He was the author of a work, published in
Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1823 : " Poems on several Occasions;
To which are annexed Extracts from a journal kept by
the author during a journey from New Brunswick, N.
J., to Montreal and Quebec." They left descendants in
the Western States.
IV. Adam Egle,^ (Marcus, ^) b. about 1726, in the Canton
of Zurich, Switzerland; d. alxnit 1779, in Lancaster, Pa.; was
wagon-master of Colonel William Thompson's battalion in the
army of the Revolution. He married in Lancaster county, and
had, among others, children :
i. John^ b. 1750; m. and removed to Rowan county, N. C,
where he died in 1826. lie had, among other children,
David And John.
10. it. George, b. 1752 ; m. [Mary] Heilig.
in. Fhilip,h. 1758; m. Lang; removed to Rowan county,
N. C. ; later in life, to Newton county, Mo., where he
died in 1822, and had Joseph, James, John, and Samuel.
V. John Egle,^ (John,* Marcus, i)b. in 1755, in Provi-
132 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
dence township, Philadelphia (now Montgomery) county, Pa.
He removed to Harrisburg, Pa., prior to 1804, for on the 8th
of November, tliat year, he and his wife, Elizabeth, gave a
deed for a lot of ground, on Second street in that borough, to
their sons :
t. Samuel,
ii. Marcus.
It is not known what became of this family, but more than
probable the\' all i-emoved to the Western country a year or
two afterward.
VI. Jacob Egle,^ (Casper,* Marcus,^) b. December 12,
1754, in Alsace township, Berks county. Pa ; d. September 6,
1796, in Ijcbanon county. Pa. ; m. about 1785, Catharine
Backexstose, b. about 1765, in Berks county, Pa. ; d. May
3, 1847, near Decatur, Macon county. 111. ; dau. of John Back-
enstose. They had issue :
11. i, John, b. March 19, 1788; m. Elizabetli Morrett.
12. ii, Sarah, b. Marcli 15, 1795; m. Jonathan Barlett.
VII. Valentine Eg le, ^ (Casi)er,2 Marcus, i)b. October 27,
1756, in Bern township, Berks county. Pa. ; d. November 23,
1820, at Harrisburg, Pa. At the age of nineteen, he enlisted
in the war for independence, and scrv^erl in the First Regiment
of the Pennsylvania Line of the Revolution until the close of
that struggle. He then learned tlie trade of a hatter, and set-
tled in Harrisburg, Pa., where he establLshed himself in busi-
ness. H(^ was a gentleman universiilly resjXKrtecJ and esteemed.
He died suddenly from nervous shock and over-exertion,
caused by the complete distruetion of his property by iire a few
months i^rior. Hem. in 1796, by Rev. Anthony Ilautz, pastor
of PVieden's Kirche, in Cumberland county. Pa., Elizabeth
Thomas, b. May 2, 1772, in Londonderry township, Lancaster,
now Lebanon county, Pa, ; d. August 5, 1867, at Harrisburg,
Pa. She was the daughter of Martin Thomas and Ursula
Miiller. (see Thomas and Muller records,) Says a contem-
porary, at the time of her decease: *' During her long and
eventful life she was hidily esteemed by all who knew her.
She was an eye-witness of many interesting scenes, not only
The Family of Egle. 138
in frontier times, at a period when the red man was occasionally
to be seen revisiting his old hunting grounds, but during the
stniggle for liberty — the war of the Revolution." She was
indeed a remarkable woman, and the incidents of her life were
such as few peraons have experienced. To her the writer of
this record is indebted much, for she was to him more than a
mother. She was faithful and loving to him in his orj:)hanage,
and her memory is respected and honored as few mothers could
be. She was a devoted Christian, and her good deeJs are the
heritage of her descendants. Valentine Egle and his wife, Eliza-
beth Thomas, had issue, all born at HaiTisburg, Pa. :
13. %. Jo/in, b. February 7, 1798; m. Elizabetli von Treupel.
u. Sarah, b. December 25, 1801 ; baptized November 29, 1814 ;
d. March 30,1870; m. William Bomgardner, and left
issue.
Hi, William J b. May 2, 1803 ; baptized November 29, 1814 ; d.
June, 1839; uum.
t»;. Thtmias, b. December 18, 1808 ; baptized November 29,
1814; d. May, 1838; m. Nancy McCallum, aud had An^
drew- J., d. s. p., and Adelaide,
14. V, Mary- Ann, b. December 22, 1811 ; m. Francis John Smith.
vi, Valentine, b. August 26, 1813; baptized November 29,
1814; resides at Ilarrisburg, Pa. ; unm.
vii. Hiram, b. August 20, 1817 ; m. November 14, 1851, by
Rev. Charles A. Hay, D. D., Margaret-Elizabetti Myers,
b. July 20, 1821, in Mount Joy township, Lancaster
county, Pa. ; daugliter of George Myers and Margaret
Elizabeth Bishop.
VIIL John Egle, * (Casper, ^ Marcus, i)b. September 20,
1764, in Alsace township, Berks county. Pa. ; d. January 10,
1838, in Licking county, Ohio. He learned the trade of hatter in*
Philadelphia, and about the year 1796, accompanied his brother,
William Egle, to the Genessee country, N. Y., where he
purchased land in Livingston county. Becoming dissatisfied,
he returned to Pennsylvania, and settled near Alexandria,
Huntingdon county, where he married. In 1825, he removed
to Licking county, Ohio, where he resided until his de^ith.
He m. in 1802, Catharine Spencer, b. August 2, 1785 ; d.
June 28, 186 1 ; daughter of John Spencer and Mary Ilolihan ;
her remains, with those of her husband, rest in Spencers grave-
134 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
yard, four miles north of the city of Newark, Ohio. They
had issue, all save Elizabeth bom in Huntingdon county, Pa. :
i. Mary, b. August 17, 1803 ; d. s. p.
15. n. John, b, January 19, 1805; m. Susan Whitlock.
Hi, William, h. April 19, 1807; d. 1863, in St. i.ouis, Mo.;
unm.
t>. Boherty b. June 8, 1809 ; d. September 10, 1837, in Brighton,
Ohio.; unm.
V. Mary, b. August 27, 1811 ; d. s. p.
16. vi, Valentine, b. October 17, 1813 ; m. Mary Louisa Hines. •
vii. George, b. June 15, 1816 ; d. 8. p.
17. via, Emily-Holihan, b. June 15, 1817 ; m., Grst, William Reily ;
second, Daniel Emerson.
ix. Margaret, b. December 30, 1819 ; d. 1849; m. Pattei*son.
18. X. Hiram, b. March 4, 1822 ; m. Rebecca Glover.
19. xi, David, b. April 22, 1824; m. Susan Cornelia Martin.
xii. Elizabeth, b. October 31, 1827 ; m. James Patheal ; reside
at Salem, 111.
IX. William Egle,^ (Casper,* Marcus,^) b. March 6,
1775, at Lanciister Pa. ; d. November 28, 1847, at Groveland,
Livingston county, N. Y. ; an early settler in the " Genessee
country ; " ni. September 5, 1804, Sarah Thorn, b. Decem-
ber 10, 1785, at Newtown, Bucks county, Pa. ; d. May 11, 1869,
at Groveland, N. Y. ; daughter of Lerein Thorn. They had
issue :
20. i. Mary, b. December 24, 1805; m. William Bodine.
it. Valentine, b. June 28, 1808 ; d. at Farmington, Mich. ; m.,
first, September 24, 1834, Sarah Sage ; d. at Farmington,
Midi., and tiad Malissa, d. s. p., Sarah-Ann, Joseph-
Warren, And Effie; no information as to second marriage.
21. in. (Jeorye, b. December 25, 1811 ; m. Almira l^ycetta Wright.
22. it. William-Henry, b. October 18, 1814; m., first, llosanna
Keith Bennett ; secondly, Synthia Webb.
23. r. James, b. September 18, 1815 ; m. Emeline Bird.
X. George Egle,^ (Adain,^ Marcus,^) b. 1752, in Lan-
caster county. Pa., removed to Rowan county, N. C, where
he died alx>ut 1820 ; m. [MaryJ Heilig, of Germantown, Pa. ;
d. about 1825, in Cabarras county, N. C. They had issue,
Jimong others :
i. Mary, b. 1776.
ii, Margaret, b. 1778.
24. Hi, George, b. 1780; m. Mary Haldeman.
The Family of Egle, 136
XL John Egle,* (Jacob,* Casper,* Marcus,*) b. March
19, 1788, in Womelsdorf, Berks county, Pa. ; d. February 6,
1863, near Decatur, IlL For many j^ears be was engaged in the
mercantile business in Pennsylvania, and was a leading con-
tractor during the period of internal improvements in that State.
He afterwards, in 1837, removed to a tract of land near De-
catur, 111., where he engaged in farming. He m. Octol)er 25,
1812, Elizabeth Morrett, b. November 13, 1791, near
Lebanon, Pa. ; d. March 15, 1879, near Decatur, 111. ; daughter
of Mathias Morrett and Barbara Orth. {see Orih record,)
They had issue, all born in Lebanon county. Pa. :
i. Jeremiah' Morrett, b. December 19, 1813; d. April 14,1859,
near San FraDcisco, Cal. ; was twice married ; m., first,
Ann Thompson, d. near Springfield, 111., and had John-
Joseph; Henry; and William, d. 1881, m. daughter of
John Kline, of Macon county. 111., and left five children.
He m., secondly, Sarah M. , and left four children.
26. ii. Sarah'Morrett, b. January 80, 1815; m. Robert Henry
Jones.
Hi, Bosanna- Morrett, b. August 8, 1817 ; m., first, George
Raush, d. at Napierville, 111., and had issue, (surname
Raush,) John ; Margaret, m., first, Mr. Sheldon, secondly,
Mr. Vogelsang ; James J. ^ SaraJi, m, Charles Williams;
and Luther, Stie m., secondly, John Baughman ; resides
in Macon county* 111.
iv, Mary-Ann, b. April 10, 1820; d. March 19, 1854, in Macon
county, 111. ; m. October 18, 1842, Michael £lson, and had
three children, d. s. p.
V, Elmira, b. February 10, 1823; d. May 24, 1862, in Macon
county, 111. ; m. March 14, 1854, Herman Mears, and had
issue (surname Mears) two children, d. s. p., and Mary,
m. Robert Huddlestone-
vi, Behecca, b. May 8, 1824; d. February 6, 1864, at Boody,
111.; m. Frederick Nintker, and had issue (surname
Nintker) John; Elizabeth; Mary; Amanda, deceased,
m. Mr. Fisher; Minnie, and a daughter, m., residing in
Kansas.
XIL Sarah Egle,* (Jacob,* Casper, » Marcus, i) b. March
15, 1795, in Womelsdorf, Berks county. Pa; d. about 1881,
in Lebanon county. Pa.; m. Jonathan Barlett, b. April 9,
1804; d. April 24, 1874, in Lebanon county. Pa.; son of Elias
136 Pennsylvania Oeiiedlogies,
Barlett and Rebecca Winter. They had issue (surname Bar-
lett) :
t. Reuben.
i%, Lavinia^ m. Henry Wagner.
Hi. Nathan,
iv, Adam,
XIIL John Egle,^ (Valentine,^ Casper,' Marcus,^) b.
February 7, 1798, in Ilarrisburg, Pa.; bap. November 29, 1814,
by Reverend George Lochman, D, D.; d. June 5, 1834, at Har-
risburg, Pa.; m. December 13, 1829, in Ilarrisburg, Pa., Eliza-
beth VON Treufel,* b. December 21, 1810, in Schuylkill
township, Montgomery county. Pa.; bap. April 12, 1811, by
Reverend Beverly Waugh ; d. September 10, 1841, in Harris-
burg, Pa. They had issue, all b. at Plarrisburg, Pa. :
26. i, WiUiam^Henri;, \x September 17, 1830; m. Eliza-White
Beatty.
27. ii, Georgt-Boyd^ h, December 21, 1831 ; m. Martha Kerr.
XIV. Mary Ann Egle,^ (Valentine,* Casper, ^ Marcus,^)
b. December 22, 1811, in Ilarrisburg, Pa; bap. November 29,
1814 by Reverend George Lochman, D. D.; d. May 29, 1837,
in Plymouth, Luzerne county. Pa, and there buried; m.
Francis John Smith, b. June 3, 1809, at Stratford, Conn.; d.
October 19, 1865, on Put-in-Bay Island, Ohio; bur. at Four
Corners, Ohio. He was the son of John Smith and Frances
Ilalliburton, and a man of intelligence, energy, and enterprise.
They had issue (surname Smith) :
28. i. Welding-Egle, b. March 6, 1833 ; m. Charlotte Ashton.
29. ii, Wayman-Frenchy b. March 31, 183ft; m. Susan Fox.
*Slie was the daughter of John von Treupel, b. December 12, 1782,
in Haigerseelbach, Nassau, Germany; d. September 13,1832, in Ilar-
risburg, Pa.; son of John Conrad von Treupel, magistrate of Haiger-
seelbach, and Christine Thielmann, of Oberossbach, Germany. He
married in Haigerseelbach, DecemlHjr 16, 1803, by tlie Reverend Ph.
CI. Sclimidt, Elizabeth Catliarine Yting, b. March 16, 1783, in Haiger-
seelbach, Nassau, Germany; d. February 11, 18(M), in Ilarrisburg,
Pa.; dau. of John Adani YUng, schoolmaster, of Haigerseelbach, and
Elizabeth Kring, of ObtTsdorf , in Siegeu, Germany. They emigrated
to America in 1805, atid took up their residence in Montgomery county,
Pa., where all their children were born. He was a soldier of the war
of 1812-14, and in active service on the Delaware during that contest.
The Family of Egle, 187
XV. John Egle/ (Jolin,^ Casper, « Marcus, i) b. January
19, 1805, in Alexandria, Huntingdon county, Pa.; resided near
Carthage, Illinois, until, in 1854, the second great rush was
made for California, when he set out for the gold regions, but
died on the way in Utah ; m. Susan Whitlock, and they had
issue, among others :
i. Jane^ m. John Nichols, of St. Louis.
it, William,
Hi. Elizabeth, m., and had issue.
iv, Johuy m. and had Catharine; resided near Qaincy, 111.
V. Thomas-Jefferson ; studied medicine in St. Louis.
vi, Cassandana.
vii, Valentine,
viii, Kufus,
XVL Valentine Egle,* (John,^ Casper,* Marcus, i) b.
October 17, 1813, in Alexandria, Huntingdon county. Pa; re-
sides near Hunt's Station, Knox county, Ohio ; m. in Colum-
bus, Ohio, Septeml)er, 1837, Maria Louisa Hines, b. June
11, 1815, in Franklin county. Pa.; dau. of Jeremiah Hines
and Elizabeth, dau. of Captain Michael Baymiller, of the army
of the Revolution. They had issue :
30. t. John, b. February 7, 1840 ; m. Martha Ann McDonald.
31. ii, William- Spencer y b. September 18, 1842; m. Martha Ann
Smith.
Hi, Mary-Virginia^h, October 3, 1844, in McDouough county,
Illinois.
iv, Hiram-Hines, b. December 12, 1846; m. in Knox county,
Ohio, Anna Elizabeth Rowe, b. January 1, 1850, in
Johnstown, Licking county, Ohio; dau. of David Rowe
' and Scottie Kidner.
V, Caiharine^May, b. March 18, 1849, in Licking county ,Ohio.
vi, Margaret' Louisa, b. June 18, 1851, in Licking county, O.
XVII. Emily Holihan Egle,* (John,* Casper, « Marcus, i)
b. June 15, 1817, in Alexandria, Iluntingdon county. Pa.; d.
February 11, 1883, in Sl Louis, Mo.; was twice married; first,
January 10, 1838, in Columbus, Ohio, by Reverend Reed,
William Reily, of Columbus, Ohio. They had no issue, as
far as we can learn. Mrs. Reily, m., secondly, August 14, 1841,
at Columbus, Ohio, by Reverend John Eager, Daniel Emer-
son, b. January 5, 1812, in Vermont ; d. in 1870, at Salem, 111.;
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son of John Emerson and Elizabeth Patterson. They had
issue (surname Emerson) :
i. WillianuSiyles^ b. February 26, 1839, in Columbus, Ohio ;
resides in the city of St. Louis, Mo.
XVIII. IIiRAM Egle,* (J()hn,3 Casper,2 Marcus,^ b.
March 4, 1822, in Alexandria, Huntingdon county, Pa.; re-
sides near Newark, Ohio; m. July 1, 1849, near Newark,
Ohio, by Reverend John B. Fry, Rebecca Glover, b. June
28, 1824, in Hardy county, Va.; dau. of Alfred Glover and
Jane Finch. They had issue, all b. near Newark, Ohio :
i. David-Emerson^ b. April 14, 1850.
ii, Milton-Lorenzo^ b. Octol)er 28, 1851 ; m. November 12,
1878, Clara L. Bowlby.
Hi, Jennie^ b. August 9, 1856.
iv. Francis-Elmer^ b. October 18, 1864.
XIX. David Egle,^ (John,* Casper,^ Marcus, i) b. April
22, 1824, in Huntingdon county, Pjl; resides near Carlyle, HI.;
m. February 18, 1858, in Newark, Ohio, by Reverend William
Robinson, Susan Cornelia Martin, b. November 2, 1835,
in Newark, Ohio: dau. of William Martin and Margaret Wil-
son. Thev had issue :
I. Willi(tm-lienic-Sexir)wur^ b. April 20, 1859; d. May 13,
1878, near Carlyle, 111.
ii. Kdddie-May, b. June 1, 18C3.
Hi. Tig\ b. February 6, 1870.
XX. Mary Egle,^ (William,^ Casper,^ Marcus, ^ ) b. De-
cember 2-i, 1805, in Groveland, N. Y. ; d. May 28, 1865, in
Pine Run, Genessee county, Mich., and there buried; m. No-
vember 17, 1825, in Groveland, N. Y., by Rev. Silas Pratt,
William Bodine, b. July 11, 1803, in Pa.; d. April 13, 1868,
in Pine Run, Genessee county, Mich. Thej had issue, all born
at Groveland, N. Y. (surname Bodine):
i. Calhxirine, b. September 25, 1826 ; m. May 8, 1847, by Rev.
Jolm C. Wriglit, John H. Francisco, b. 1823, at White
Hall, Wasliington county N. Y. ; son of Robert Fran-
cisco.
ii. Oscar-Fitzkry b. December 1, 1828.
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m. MoTtimer-CharUsy b. April 10, 1831 ; member of the
Twenty-third Rej^iment Michigan Volunteers, and d. in
service, November 12, 1862, at I^ebanon, Ky.
tr. Sarah' Jane^ b. Ausciist 2, 1836.
t7, Oakley^ b. September 6, 1839; m. September 18, 1865, Bar-
bara Celeste Devoe, b. 1848, in Otsego county, N. Y. ;
daughter of Philip and Eliza Ann Devoe, and bad
Flora-Ada^ d. s. p., and Daiay-May,
vi, ElUn-Eugenie^ b. September 17, 1842.
t?w. Charlotte- Rossell, b. May 31, 1846.
XXL George Egle,^ (Williara,^ Casper,^ Marcus, i) b.
December 25, 1811, in Groveland, N. Y. ; d. in 1882, near
Otisville, Genessee county, Mich. ; m. January 1, 1835, at
Perez. N. Y., bv Rev. Samuel Gridlev, Elmira Lycetta
Wright, b. in Scipio, Genoa county, N. Y. Her parents
were Edmund Wright, b. in 1760, in county Tyrone, Ireland;
d. June e, 1849; m. Sarah Fields, b. in 1786, at Trenton, N.
J. ; d. January 24, 1839, at Perez, N. Y. George Egle had
issue :
i, Sarah-Jane^ b. September 25, 1835, in York Centre N. Y. ;
m., drst, December 20, 1855, John Waters Webber; d.
in Holly, Oakland countyi Mich. ; son of Edward Free-
man Webber, and had, (surname Webber,) John-Waters
and Harriet' Louisa. Mrs. Webber, m., secondly, Oc-
tober 27, 1867, Lyman Witter Spalding, b. January 18,
1814, in Monroe county, N. Y. ; son of Ephraim Spald-
ing and I^ydia Ste])hens.
tt. Eilmund- Wright, b. July 29, 1837, in Perez, 2^ . Y. ; enlisted
in Company K, First Michigan Cavalry, in 1861, and
was killed at the battle of Coal Harbor, Ya., June 1,
1864, at 10, A.M., and buried on the field where he fell,
under an apple tree— grave marked on the tree — name
and age.
til. Mary, b. July 4, 1839, in Mount Morris, N. Y. ; m. Janu-
ary 1, 1856, Frank I^emuel Palmer, b. October 11, 1845,
in Boston, Mass.; son of William Palmer and Mary
Ridgway ; served in the civil war, in Company A, First
Michigan Regiment.
iv, Helen-Louisa, b. November 4, 1841, in Mount Morris, N.
Y. ; m. September 20, 1861, George Ives,b. in Newtown,
Pa., and had, (surname Ives,) Frank, Minnie^ May,
and George- Edward,
V. William-Henry, b. March 23, 1843, in Groveland, N. Y.;
m. May 18, 1875, Agnes Ralph Simons, b. May 3, 1853, in
140 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
SterliDfir county, Canada West ; daughter of Timothy
Potter Simons and Maria Jane Goodrich.
ri. Adelaide-Victoria^ b. January 18, 1H45, in Grand Blanche,
Genessee county, Midi. ; m. July 4, 1866, Robert Alex-
ander, b. November 21, 1813, in Flint, Mich., and had,
(surname Alexander,) Lla^ d. s. p., and RoherUEdez.
rit. BetstrAnn^ b. April 18, 1849, in Flint, Mich. ; m. October
19, 1873, Donald Ferguson, b. in Glasgow, Scotland.
via. John-Jefferson^ b. July 6, 1851, in Buston, Genessee
county, Mich.
IX. Harriet'Lycettay b. January 9, 1853, in Flint, Mich.; m.
December 4, 1870, William W. Alexander, b. January
26, 1851, in Flint, Mich., and had, (surname Alexander,)
JuHa-Almtra^ Mary-Ermina^ and Arthur- Eugene.
X. Margaret' Ermina, b. August 6, 1856, in Flint, Mich.
XI. Oforge-Clinton, b. January 12, 1859, in Davidson Centre,
Genessee county, Mich.
XXIT. William Henry Egle,* (William,^ Casper,*
Marcus,^) b. 0<*tol>er 18, 1814, in Groveland, N. Y. ; A August,
1853, in Burns, Allegheny county, X. Y. ; m., first, July 4,
1839, in Groveland, by Rev. Mr. Brown, Rosannah Keith
Bexnett, b. 1818, near Newtown, Bucks county, Pa. ; d. Sep-
tennber 25, 1849, in Burns, N. Y. ; daughter of George Bennett
and Martha Torbert They had issue:
32. i. Aramanda^ b. April 15, 1842 ; m. Charles V. Craven.
33. ti. Alburtis, b. March 31, 1843 ; m. Lydia McNair.
William H. Egle, m., secondly, July 4, 1850, by Rev Mr.
Brown, Syxthia Webb, d. in Burns, N. Y. : daughter of
William and Sarah Webb. Tliev had Lssue :
til. Frank, b. October 9, 1851 ; d. Marcli 25, 1864.
XXIII. James Egle,** ( William, ^ Casper,* Marcus, i) b.
September 18, 1815, in Groveland, Livingston county, N. Y. ;
d. January 11, 1863; m. May 8, 1845, in Groveland, Emeline
Bird, b. in Hacketstown, N. J. : d. April 4, 1872, in Grove-
land, X. Y., and with her husband there buried. They had
issue, all born in Groveland, X. Y. :
i. William-Henry, b. Xovember 1, 1846 ; m. April 29, 1875,
by Rev. J. B. Countryman, Mary Smock, b. March 9,
1855, in Groveland, N. Y. ; daughter of Isaac and
Hannah Smock, and had Charles, d. s p., James, and
a daughter.
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u. Jfary, b. February 26, 1848 ; resides in Groveland, N. Y.
Hi. Elizabeth, b. October 15, 1849; m. October 12, 1876, by
Rev. David Conway, Georpje Bennett, b. January, 1862,
in Groveland, N. Y. ; son of Samuel and Mary Bennett ;
and liad three boys.
iv. James Oricnrio, b. March 11,1861; resides in Groveland,
N. Y.
V. Lerein-Thorn^h, April 8, 1863 ; resides in Groveland, N. Y.
XXIV. George Egle/ (George,* Adam,* Marcus, i) b.
1780, in Lancaster county, Pa. ; removed with hus parents to
Rowan county, N. C. ; d. in Newton county, Mo. ; m. Mary
Haldeman, b. 1782, in Lancaster county, Pa. ; d. in 1864, in
Newton county, Mo. They had issue :
t. Leah^ b. 1802 ; resides in Newton county, Mo.
u. Mary.b, 1804 ;d. 1878.
in. Elizabeth, b. 1806; resides in Cabarras county, N. C
iv. Solomon, b. 1808; d. 1878.
V. John, b. 1810; d. 1870.
33 vi. George- Adam, b. December 25, 1815; m. Nancy Shandy.
vii. Soffhia, b. 1817 ; resides in Newton county, Mo.
via. Mo8(8, b. 1819 ; resides in Newton county. Mo.
XXV. Sarah Morrett Egle,'^ (John,* Jacob, ^ Casper, 2
Marcus, ^)b. Jamiary 30, 1815, in Myerstown, Lebanon county.
Pa.; resides in Bainbridge, Pa,; m. October, 1833, in Sunbury^,
Pa, by Reverend John Peter Schindel, Robert IIenry Jones,
b. March 22, 1803, in county Donegal, Ireland; d. April 29,
1863, in Bainbridge, Pa ITis father, Robert Jones, b. Marcli
28, 1772, in county Donegal, Ireland ; d. September 22, 1840,
in Bainbridge, Pa; came to America, landing at Philadelphia
on the 12th of June, 1806, and was in active mercantile life
for a period of twenty-five years. He m. April 20, 1792.
Margaret Williamson, b. June 5, 1772, in county Monaghan,
Ireland; d. March 30, 1844, in Bainbridge, Pa Their son
Robert Ilenrj^ Jones, received a good education, studied medi-
cine with Doctor David Watson, of Donegal, and graduated
from the medical department of the University of Pennsyl-
vania He commenced the practice of his profession at Bain-
bridge, in which he continued, very successfully, up to the time
of his death. For many yeai's. there was no physician in the
142 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
neighborhood, and his labors were very arduous. Apart from
his profeasional duties, he became interested in various busi-
ness o];)erations ; was a contnictor on the old Philadelphia and
Columbia railroad, and assisted in laying out the village of
Baiubridge. Doctor Jones was highly respected and honored
in the community in which he resided, and his memory re-
mains green with many who honored him with the title of *'the
go<xl d<x;tor." D(X?tor Jones and his wife, Sarah Morrett Egle,
had issue, all b. in Baiubridge, Pa., (surname Jones) :
i. Amanda-Egle, b. August 29, iaS4; d. January 8, 1839.
u. Samuel-Jeremiah, b. Marcli 22, 1836. He received a Rood
preliminary education, and, in 1853, entered Dickinson
College, from which institution he graduated with dis-
tinguished honors in 1857. After his graduation, he
commenced the study of medicine under his father, and,
in 1858, matriculated in the medical department of the
University of Pennsylvania, taking his degree as M. D.
from that institution in 1860. In the same year, he en-
tered the United States navy as assistant surgeon, was
attached to the United States steamer Minnesota — the
Hag-ship of the Atlantic squadron — which participated
in the battle with the Merrimac, upon which steamer he
remained for two years, except when absent as Admiral
Goldsborough's staff surgeon at the battle of Uoanoke
Island, and Admiral Kowan^s staff surgeon at the battle
of Newbern, when he was promoted to the grade of sur-
geon. Doctor Jones was United States examining sur-
geon for the appointment of volunteer medical officers
during 1863 and 1864, with his head-quarters at Chicago.
He was one of the youngest surgeons ever appointed in
the United States navy, being not yet twenty-eight
years of age when he received his promotion. When
relieved from duty in Chicago, in 1864, he was ordered
to New Orleans as surgeon -in -charge of the United
States naval hospital at that place, during an epidemic
of yellow fever, and as medical purveyor of Admiral
Farragut's (blockading) squadron. After the close of the
war, he was transferred to the naval hospital at Fensa-
cola, Florida, as surgeon of that hospital, and surgeon
of the navy-yard at Pensiicola. He was also the sur-
geon of the sloop-of-war Portsmouth, at New Orleans,
and of the frigate Sabine, the practiceship for naval ap-
prentices on the Atlantic coast. lie continued in the
naval service until 1868, when he resigned. In that
The Family of Egle. 148
year he was chosen as a delefi^ate from tlie^ American
Medical Association to the European Medical Associa-
tions, which held meetings at Oxford, Heidelberg, and
Dresden. The late Professor Samuel D. Gross, with
Doctor Goodman, of Philadelphia, and Doctor Barker,
of New York, were his associates. He -was also, at
tlie same time, commissioned by Governor Geary, of
Pennsylvania, to investigate and report u])on sanitary
matters abroad, in the interest of that State. Upon
his return from Europe, he located in Cliicago, and
commenced a general practice, and was appointed presi-
dent of tlie Chicago board of examining surgeons for
United States pensions. In 1870, he was appointed
professor of ophthalmology and otology in the Chicago
Medical College, a chair which had just been established.
His studies had been, i)artly by tlie natural trend of his
mind and partly by circumstances, directed to dis-
eases of the eye and the ear, and the call to this chair in
the Chicago Medical College determined his life-work.
He has held this chair ever since, and after establishing
the eye and ear department of St. Luke's Hospital, was
appointed attending surgeon of that department, and
has held the post for sixteen years. He also established
the eye and ear department of Mercy Hospital and of
the South Side Dispensary, and wiis their attending
surgeon for ten years. He was also connected, as at-
tending surgeon, with the Illinois Charitable Eye and
Ear Infirmary, a State institution, located in Chicago.
In 1880, Doctor Jones was elected permanent secretary
of the Illinois State Medical Society, to succeed Doctor
N. S. Davis, who had held the position for twenty years.
He is an active member of that society, of the American
Medical Association, American Academy of Medicine,
the American Ophthalmological and Otological societies,
and has been thrice a member of the International Medi-
cal Congress ; and to these bodies, and to the American
Journal of Medical Sciences^ and other medical journals,
his contributions to the literature of his profession have
been chiefly made. A partial list of some of his valuable
monographs, in which are condensed the knowledge and
discoveries of centuries, and his own addition to that
knowledge and those discoveries in his favorite branch
of study, are herewith given : '' The Present State of
Ophthalmology," was delivered before the Illinois Med-
ical Association, in May, 1879. '* The Present State of
Otology," *' A Report on Otology," ** Iritis : Some of
144 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
Its Dangers," and "Affections of the Lachrymal Appa-
ratus," were also delivered before the Illinois Medical
Society. "Strabismus: Its Nature and Effects," was
contributed to tlie Chicago Medical Oazftte, of Jan-
uary 6, 1880. **()n the Introduction of Liquids into the
Eustachian Tube and Middle Ear," was delivered be-
fore the American Medical Association, at New York,
in June, 1880, and " Modifications of the Methods of
Treating Chronic non-Suppurative Inflammation of the
Eustachian Tube and Middle Ear," was delivered before
the International Medical Congress, in 1876. In 1884,
his alma mater^ Dickinson College, at its one hundred
and first annual commencement, conferred upon him the
degree of Doctor of Laws, in recognitfon of his valu-
able services in medical and surgical science.
Hi. Oem-gianna, b. May 22, 1838; d. June 18, 1846.
it'. Williayyi-Henry-Harrisrm^h, October 16, 1840; d. March
16, 1841.
V. JioberUHenry^h. July 30, 1843 ; d. December 8, 1848.
vi, Sarah' Williamson, b. May 10, 1848; d. August 19, 1869.
XX VL William Henry Egle,^ (John,^ Valentine, ^ Cas-
per,* Marcus,^) b. September 17, 1830, in Ilarrisburg, Pa.,
where he now resides. His father dying when he was four years
of age, he went to his paternal grandmother s. to wiiom he was
indebted for his careful training during childhood and youth.
He was educated in the private and public schools of Harris-
burg, and for two years attended the Harrisburg Military In-
stitute, under the care of Captain Alden Partridge, where he
pursued the study of the chissics and higlier mathematics. Not
having the opportunity of entering college, lie determined to
learn the art of printing, and for this purpose spent three years
in the office of the Pennsylvania Telegraph, daring most of
which time he was foreman of the e-^tabl ishnient Subsequently,
he had charge of the State printing. In 1853, having been a
frequent correspondent to the monthly magazines, he undertook
the editorship of the Literary Companion, which was discon-
tinued at the end of six months, at the same time the editing
of the Daily l^imes, afterwards merged into one of the other
newspaper ventures of Harrisburg. In ISo-i, he began the
study of medicine with Doctor Charles C. Bombaugh, of Harris-
burg, during a portion of which period, that and the following
The Family of JEgle. 145
year, he was assistant teacher in the boys' schools of the then
North ward; afterwards mailing clerk in the post-office under
Messrs. Brant and Porter. In the fall of 1857, he resigned his
position and entered the medical department of the University
of Pennsylvania, from which institution he graduated in March,
1859. The same year he located at Harrisburg, and was in the
practice of his profession there when, in 1862, after the battles
of Chantilly and the second Bull Run, he was telegraphed by
Adjutant General Russell, of Pennsylvania, to go to Washing-
ton to assist in the care of the wounded, which duty he per-
formed. In September of that year, he was commissioned as-
sistant surgeon of the Ninety-sixth regiment, Pennsylvania
volunteers, and in the summer of 1863 surgeon of the Forty-
seventh regiment, Pennsylvania volunteer militia At the close
of service with the latter command, he resumed his practice,
but afterwards, at the earnest solicitation of Adjutant General
Thomas, of the United States army, he accepted the appoint-
ment, by President Lincoln, as surgeon of volunteers, and was
ordered to Camp Nelson, Kentucky, to examine the colored
regiments then being organized in that State. He was sub-
sequently detailed with the cavalry battalion under Colonel
James Brisbin, now of the United States army, thence ordered
to the Department of the James under General Butler, and as-
signed to the Twenty-fifth army corps. During the Appo-
mattox campaign, he was chief executive medical officer of
General Birney^s division, Twenty-fourth army corps, and
upon the return from that campaign ordered to Texas with
General Jackson's division. Twenty-fifth army corps, as its
chief medical officer. In December, 1865, he resigned the ser-
vice and returned home, when for a brief period he partially
resumed the practice of his profession. Upon the organization
of the National Guard in 1870, Doctor Egle was appointed
surgeon-in-chief of the Fifth division with the rank of lieuten-
ant colonel, and subsequently, in the consolidation of the com-
mands, transferred to surgeon of the Eighth regiment, and is
the senior medical officer in the National Guard of Pennsyl-
vania He has been honored by election as corresponding mem .
ber of a number of historical and learned societies in America
10
146 Pennsylvania Oenealogiea.
and England. Turning his attention to historical research, he
commenced the preparation of his " History of Pennsylvania,"
which was published in 1876 ; at the same time, in connection
with Honorable John Blair Linn, edited twelve volumes of the
second series of the ** Pennsylvania Archivea" Following
these, have appeared a number of historical works from his pen,
the latest of which are the histories of the counties of Dauphin
and Lebanon, and this initial volume of " Pennsylvania Grene-
alogies." He resides at Harrisburg, Pa. Doctor Egle, m. July
24, 1860, at Harrisburg, Pa, by the Eeverend Daniel Gans,
D. D., of the Reformed church, Eliza White Beatty, b. Jan-
uary 5, 1833, at Harrisburg, Pa., daiL of George Beatty and
his wife Catharine Shrom, {see Beatty record,) They had issue,
all bom at Harrisburg, Pa. :
i. Beverly-Wauifh^ b. Thursday, May 2, 1861 ; bap. Sunday,
December 1, 1861, by Reverend Francis Hodgson, D. D.,
of the Methodist Episcopal church ; d. Wednesday, June
21, 1882, at Chicago, 111. ; bur. Monday, June 26, 1882,
at Harrisburg, Pa. Beverly, at the age of six years,
was sent to the school of Miss Sabina Kelker, under
whose instruction he continued until he was far enough
advanced to enter the select school of Professor L. H.
Gause, where he remained two years. He subsequently
went to the Harrisburg Academy under the care of Pro-
fessor Jacob F. Seiler, A. M., continuing there until his
eighteenth year. Expressing a wish to study medicine,
special courses were given him in chemistry and maXeria
medicaj and in the early part of September, 1880, he was
sent to Chicago to the care of his relative. Professor S.
J. Jones, M. D., of the Chicago Medical College, an ad-
vanced medical institution in the West, where the ad-
vantages afforded him for pursuing his studies were un-
surpassed. Remaining there, with the exception of a
few weeks' visit to his home in the spring of 1881, he re-
alized the necessity of the highest education in the pro-
fession he had selected for his life-work, and became a
devoted student. His hospital and clinical experience
lifted him, as it were, into the front rank of his class,
while fellow-students and professors alike admired his
mental achievements and his courteous manners. He
was the acknowledged leader of the senior class, and a
bright future was seemingly before him of position, and
honor, and usefulness in the profession . Although com-
The Family of Egle. 147
pletely absorbed in his studies, be was not unmindful
of other duties devolving upon him, and his rare social
qualities gained him many friends in the city of Chicago.
He never swerved in the performance of his mission,
and a few weeks before his death he remained by the
bedside of a young man near his own age, dying of diph-
theria, when others had fled the room. About the 1st
of June he complained of a small boil on his left upper
lip. Little attention, however, was paid to it, save to
lessen the swelling of the face, yet alarming cerebral
symptoms soon set in, and, notwithstanding the best
medical skill in the country, he breathed his last at 11.30,
p. M., on Wednesday, June 21— St. Aloysius- day— 1882.
And thus, in the opening years of manhood, with pros-
pects as brilliant as any could possibly desire, he passed
from out the circle of loving hearts to the blessed reali-
zations of the life eternal. He was a noble boy, intelli-
gent, manly, upright, loving, and dutiful, and it need
not be wondered at ihat his sudden departure from this
earthly life caused wounds which time can never fully
heal.
ii, Sarah-Beatty, b. Friday, July 13, 1866 ; bap. Saturday,
February 9, 1867, by Rev. B. B. Leacock, D. D., Rector
of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Harrisburg, Pa.
m. Catharine-Irmny b. Tuesday, January 19, 1869 ; bap. Tues-
day, March 14, 1871, by Rev. Robert J. ifeeling, D. D.,
Rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Harris-
burg, Pa.
XXVII. George Boyd Egle/ (John,* Valentine, ^ Ca.«^er,*
Marcus, ^)b. December 21, 1831, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; served in
the three months' service at tlie outbreak of the civil war ; in
1868, removed to W. Va., near Marti nsburg, where he now
resides ; m. August 29, 1852, by Rev. William McFadden,
Martha Kauffman Kerr, b. December 25, 1834, in York
county, Pa. ; d. December 1, 1879, near Martinsburg, W. Va ;
buried at Harrisburg, Pa. ; daughter of James Kerr and
Jane Atkinson. They had issue :
i. Mary-Elizaheth^ b. August 11, 1863, in Harrisburg, Pa. ;
d. August 7, 1874, near Martinsburg, W. V. ; buried at
Harrisburg, Pa.
a. Lavinia, b. February 14, 1830 ; d. July 12, 1866.
m. Lucinday b. January 6, 1867 ; d. February 3, 1867.
iv. William-Henry, b. October 30, 1868 ; m. Nettie Dallas
Sigler : resides at McKeesport, Pa.
148 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
V. Martha, b. January 10, 1861 ; resides at Martinsbur^, W.
Va.
vi. Margaret-Mary y b. January 2, 1862; d. February 6, 1864.
vii Hiram^ b. December 5, 1864 ; d. December 10, 1865.
wit. Virginia.h. February 5, 1874; d. September 13, 1878, near
Martinsburg, W. Va. ; buried at Harrisburg, Pa.
ix. Margaret, b. May 23, 1875.
XXVIII. Welding Egle Smith, '^ (Mary- Ann,* Valen-
tine,' Casper, 2 Marcus,^) b. March 6, 1833, in Plymouth,
Luzerne county, Pa. ; m. April 13, 1857, in Huron county,
Ohio, Charlotte Ashton, b. September 19, 1837, in Lyme,
Huron county, Ohio ; daughter of Tliomas Ashton* and Mary
Edgar. They had issue, all b. in Four Corners, save the last
four, who were b. in Monroeville. (surname Smith) :
i. SheJden-Egle, b. August 16, 1858.
ii, AUison-Hnlliburtony b. January 18, 1861.
Hi, Francis-Draper J b. April 26, 1862 ; resides near McCook,
Neb.
tt'. Walter-Ashton, b. February 16, 1864; a teacher in Hast-
ings, Neb.
V, Hiram-Eqh, b. February 21, 1866.
d. C7iaWe«-L.,b. April 2, 1868.
vii, Evelyn- Charlotte^ b. September 4, 1870.
via. Mahel-M,,h. July 27, 1872 ; d. February 6, 1884, at Monroe-
ville, Ohio,
tx. Lottie-Nine, b. August 6, 1877 ; d. February 9, 1884, at
Monroeville, Ohio.
XXIX. Wayman Fbench Smith, ^ (Mary- Ann,* Valen-
tine,* Casper,^ Marcus,^) b. March 31, 1836, in Plymouth,
Luzerne county, Pa. ; resides in Monroeville, Ohio ; m. May 19,
1863, Susan Fox. They had issue, (surname Smith) :
i. Mary-Ann, b. July 24, 1864 ; d. February 3, 1881.
ii, Welding-M,, b. January 9, 1866.
Hi' Wihon-B, b. July 5, 1868 ; d. July 15, 1869.
iv, Waynuxn-H.^ b. May 11, 1870.
r. Lwcy, b. August 19, 1872.
tH. FannierL,, b. April 20, 1875.
♦Thomas Ashton was b. in 1810, in Prescott, Lancashire, Eng-
land, came to America in 1831 ; d. June 2, 1879, in Huron county,
Ohio; m. Mary Edoar, b. in 1815, in Somersetshire, England,
coming to America in 1832. Mrs. Asliton resides near Monroeville,
Huron county, Ohio.
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int. Ge(>r(/e.Tr.,b. Julys, 1880.
wit. Ida-May, b. October 6, 1883.
XXX. John Egle,*^ (John,* John,' Casper,' Marcus,^) b.
February 7, 1840, in Franklin coiinty, Ohio ; m. October 18,
1861, Martha Ann McDonald, b. October, 1840, in Knox
county, Ohio ; cL October 18, 1876 ; daughter of William Mc-
Donald They had issue, all b. in Knoxville, Ohio :
i. Mary Bell, b. July 28, 1862; d. September 8, 1864.
n. Maria-Zerena, b. A)ril 4, 1864; d. December 28, 1866.
m. Edward, b. September 7, 1868 ; d. September 15, 1868.
iu. Orlendo-Benton^h, September 20, 1869.
V. Martha-Adeliaj b. November 20, 1871.
vi. MatHda-Maude, b. January 15, 1875.
XXXL William Spencer Egle,'^ (John,* John,^ Casper,'
Marcus,^) b. September 18, 1842, in McDonough, HI. ; m. De-
cember, 1869, Martha Ann Smith, b. August 14, 1850, in
Knox county, Ohio, daiL of Henry D. Smith and Elizabeth
McVeagh. They had issue, all b. in Licking county, Ohio :
i. JElla-Mahel, b. December 1, 1870.
«. CkarleS'Oran, b. June 12, 1873.
tit. Daisy-Dell, b. June 11, 1875.
iv. Bessie^ b. August 14, 1877 ; d. September 20, 1877.
XXXIL Aram AND A Egle,^ (William-Henry,* William, »
Casper,' Marcus,^) b. April 15, 1842, at Groveland, N. Y. ;
m. December 20, 1865, near Newtown, Bucks county. Pa., by
Reverend J. M. Milliken, Charles Vanartsdale Craven, b.
March 16, 1887, at Hatboro', Pa., son of John Craven and Eliza-
beth Hart; reside near Newt<3wn, Bucks county. Pa. They
had issue (surname Craven) :
t. John-BuiTougha, b. November 7, 1866.
u. Fratik-Bennett, b. July 26, 1869.
tit. Oeorge-Waskincftoriy b. October 7, 1873.
tv. Bessie- Wynkoop, b. December 9, 1875.
XXXnL Alburtis Egle,» (William-Henry,* William, «
Casper,* Marcus,^) b. March 31, 1843, at Groveland, N. Y. ;
m. November 25, 1868, at Addisville, Bucks county. Pa., by
Eeverend Hugh L. Craven, Lydia McNair, b. March 3, 1847,
at Addisville, Biicks county. Pa., dau. of James S. McNair and
Eliza Crull ; reside near Newtown, Pa. They had issue :
150 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
i. James-McNair^ b. December 28, 1870; d. August 6, 1871.
a, Charles- WiUon, b. May 27, 1872.
m. Oeorge-Newman^ b. December 6, 1876.
iv. Bosannah^b. May 12, 1879.
V, Alice-Vanartsdale^ b. October 28, 1883.*
XXXIV. George Adam Egle,*^ (George,* George,' Adam,*
Marcus,^) b. December 25, 1815, in Cabarras county, N. C. ;
resides in Iredell county, N. C. ; m. in 1834, in Cabarras county,
N. C, Nancy Shandy, b. February 5, 1814, in Davidson
county, N. C, dau. of Sidney Shandy and Harriett Grouf.
They had issue :
i. DanieU Alexander^ b. May 81, 1835 ; d. 1868; m. June 19,
1859, Martha M. Weems, of Mo., and had Sterling^
Price and Nancy- Virginia,
it. Peyton- Wesley, b. January 14, 1888; m. August 16, 1867,
Caroline Lazenby, and bad Oeorge-Adam and Jane;
resides in Iredell county, N . C.
Hi. Julia-A., b. October 4, 1839 ; d. October 16, 1859.
iv. Edioiyi'D,, b. May 17, 1842 ; d. November 17, 1844.
V. Lydia-Ludemia, b. February 26, 1844; m. D. L. Dry, and
had Leroy-Whitfield, William-Alfred^ John- Wesley ^
Henry-Lueco, Fanny- Julia, Viola-Eveoxia^ Linny Clara ^
and Nannie-Elizabeth ; resides in Iredell county, N. O.
tn. William' Sidney, b. April 24, 1846; m. March 12, 1867,
Mary Elizabeth Barnsley, and had William-Bamsleyj
Sarah-Elizabeth, George^ and ZehiUon- Vance ; resides in
Iredell county, N. C.
vii, Nancy-Jane, b. August 2, 1848; d. April 26, 1877 ; m. Au-
gust 24, 1863, Thomas Melmoth Beard, and had Mary^
Etta, Washington-Henry, John-Franklin, and James^
Albert,
via. George- WashingUm, b. September 13, 1860; resides in Ellis
county, Texas.
ix, Harriet-Josephine, b. October 21, 1852 ; m. July 26, 1871,
Joseph Stantiope Martin, and had George-Alexander ^
Charles-Leroy, William- Theophilus, and Lilly and Juliaj
(twins) ; resides in Iredell county, N. C.
X, John-Franklin-C, ih.'SoYember 18, 1854; resides in Iredell
county, N. C.
xi. James-Albert, b. February 21 , 1857 ; resides in Ellis county,
Texas.
xii. Wilbum-W,, b. March 5, 1859 ; d. October 14, 1859.
Elder Family. 161
ELDER FAMILY.
L Robert Elder, b. about 1679 in Scotland, emigrated
from Longh Neagh, county Antrim, Ireland, where he had
previously settled, to America, about 1730, locating in Paxtang
township, then Lancaster, now Dauphin county, Pa, on a tract
of land near the first ridge of the Kittochtinny mountains, five
miles north of Harrisburg. He died the 28th of July, 1746, in
Paxtang, and is buried in the old church grave-yard. He
married, in 1703, Eleanor , b. in 1684 ; d. October 25,
1742. They had issue :
2. «. Bohert^ b. 1704 ; m. and had issue.
3. u. John^ b. January 26, 1706 ; m., Ist, Mary Baker ; 2d, Mary
Simpson.
4. Hi, TfwmaSy b. 1708; m. Mary Patterson, dau. of William
Patterson, of Paxtang.
6. tv. Datnd, b. 1710; m. Hannah Anderson.
17. James^ b. 1712 ; settled in Fannett township, Cumberland
(now Franklin) county, Pa.
vt. Ann^ b. 1713; m. [John] Anderson, of Octoraro. We
have no further information of this the, perchance,
only sister of Reverend John Elder.
11. Robert Elder, ^ (Robert, i) b. in 1704, in Scotland;
m. and had issue :
t. John J b. 1730 ; d. December, 1756, in Hanover; probably
unm.
6. M. Bohert, b. 1732 ; m. Mary Taylor.
7. tit. Samuel^ b. 1734; ro. Mary Robinson.
tt;. Isabel, b. 1736 ; m. Adam Breaden, concerning whom we
have no record.
V, Datnd, b. 1738; m. and removed, late in life, to Ohio,
where he died. He had, among other children, Joshua
and Robert,
vi. Elizabethy b. 1740.
152 Pennsyluama Genealogies,
ILL John Elder,* ( Robert. ^) b. January 26, 1706, in the
city of Edinburgh, Scotland ; d. July 17, 1792, in Paxtang
township, Dauphin county. Pa. He received a classical edu-
cation, and graduated from the University at Edinburgh. He
subsequently studied . divinity, and, in 1732. was licensed to
preach the gospel Four or five vears later, the son followed
the footsteps of his parents and friends, and came to America
Coming as a regularly licensed minister, he was received by
New Castle Presbytery, having brought credentials to that
body, afterward to Donegal Presbyter}', on the 5th of October,
1737. Paxtang congregation having separated from that of
Derry in 1735, and Rev. Mr. Bertram adhering to the latter,
left that of Paxtang vacant, and they were unanimous in giv-
ing Rev. John Elder a call This he accepted on the 12th
of April, 1738, and on the 22d of November following, he was
ordained and installed, the Rev. Samuel Black presiding. The
early vears of Mr. Elder s ministrv were not those of ease 5
for in the second vear the Whitfield excitement took a wide
spread over the Presbyterian Church. He preached against
this religious furore, or the ** great revival," as it was termed,
and for this he was accused to the Presbytery of propagating
"false doctrine.'' That body cleared him, however, in Decem-
ber, 1740 ; "but a separation was made,'' says Webster, "and
the conjunct Presbyters answered the supplications sent to
them the next summer, by sending Campbell and Rowland to
those who forsook hiuL He signed the protest His support
being reduced, he took charge of the * Old Side ' portion of
the Derry congregation." Following closely upon these eccles-
iastical troubles came the French and Indian war. Associa-
tions were formed throuorhout tlie Province of Pennsvlvania
for the defense of the frontiers, and the congregations of Mr.
Elder were prompt to embody themselves. Their minister be-
came their leader — their captain — and they were trained as
scouts. He superintendal the discipline of his men, and his
mounted rangers became widely known as the "Paxtang
Boya" During two summers, at least, every man who at-
tended Paxtang church carried his rifle with him, and their
minister took his. Subsequently, he was advanced to the dig-
i
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nity of colonel by the Provincial authorities, the date of his
commission being July 11, 1763. He had command of the
block-houses and stockades from Easton to the Susquehanna,
The Governor, in tendering this appointment, expressly stated
that nothing more would be expected of him than the general
oversight "His justification," says Webster, "lies in the
crisis of affairs . . . Bay at York, Steel at Conecocheague,
and Griffith at New Castle, with Burton and Thompson, the
church missionaries, at Carlisle, headed companies, and were
actively engaged." During the latter part of the summer of
1763, many murders were committed in Paxtang, culminating
in the destruction of the Indians on Conestoga Manor and at
Lancaster. Although the men composing the company of
Paxtang men who exterminated the murderous savages re-
ferred to belonged to his obedient and faithful rangers, it has
never been proved that the Rev. Mr. Elder had previous
knowledge of the plot formed, although the Quaker pam-
phleteers of the day charged him with aiding and abetting the
destruction of the Indiana When the deed was done, and the
Quaker authorities were determined to proceed to extreme
lengths with the participants, and denounced the frontiersmen
as " riotous and murderous Erish Presbyterians," he took sides
with the border inhabitants, and sought to condone the deed.
His letters published in connection with the history of that
transaction prove him to have been a man judicious, firm, and
decided. During the controversy which ensued, he was the
author of one of the pamphlets: ** Letter from a Gentleman in
one of the Back Counties to a Friend in Philadelphia" He
was relieved from his command by the Governor of the
Province, who directed that Major Asher Clayton take charge
of the military establishment Peace, however, was restored
— not only in civil affairs, but in the church. The union of
the synods brought the Rev. John Elder into the same Pres-
bytery with Messrs. John Roan, Robert Smith, and George
Duffield, they being at first in a minority, but rapidly settling
the vacancies with New Side men. By the leave of svnod,
the Rev. Mr. Elder joined the Second Philadelphia Presbytery
May 19, 1768, and on the formation of the General Assembly,
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became a member of Carlisle Presbytery. At the time the
British army overran New Jersey, driving before them the
fragments of our discouraged, naked, and half-starved troops,
and without any previous arrangement, the Rev. Mr. Elder
went on Sunday", as usual, to Paxtang church. The hour ar-
rived for church -service, when, instead of a sermon, he began
a short and hasty prayer to the Throne of Grace ; then called
upon the patriotism of all effective men present, and exhorted
them to aid in support of liberty's cause and the defense of the
country. In less than thirty minutes, a company of volunteers
was formed. Colonel Robert Elder, the parson's eldest son, was
chosen captain. They marched next day, though in winter.
His son John, at sixteen years, was among the first His son
Joshua, sub-lieutenant of Lancaster county, could not quit the
service he was employed in, but sent a substitute. Until his
death, for a period of fifty-six years, he continued the faithful
minister of the congregations over which he had been placed in
the prime of his youthful vigor, passing the age not generally
allotted to man — that of fourscore and six years. His death
was deeply lamented far and wide. Not one of all those who
had welcomed him to his early field of labor survived hina.
Charles Miner, the historian of Wyoming, gives this opinion
of Rev. John Elder: '*I am greatly struck with the evi-
dences of learning, talent, and spirit displayed by him. He
was, beyond doubt, the most extraordinary man of Eastern
Pennsylvania. I hope some one may draw up a full memoir
of his life, and a narrative, well digested, of his times . . .
He was a very extraordinary man, of most extensive influence,
full of activity and enterprise, learned, pious, and a ready
writer. I take him to have been of the old Cameronian blood*
Had his lot been cast in New f]ngland, he would have been a
leader of the Puritans." He had, with one who well remem-
bered the old minister, " a good and very handsome face. His
features were regular — no one prominent — good complexion,
with blue eyes ... He was a portly, long, straight man, over
six feet in height, large frame and body, with rather heavy
legs . . . He did not talk broad Scotch, but spoke much as
we do now, yet grammatically." His remains quietly repose
Elder Family, • 155
amid the scenes of his earthly labors, in the burying-gix)und
of old Pax tang church, by the side of those who loved and
revered him. Over his dust a marble slab bears the inscrip-
tion dictated by his friend and neighbor, William Maclay, first
United States Senator from Pennsylvania. The Rev. Mr.
Elder was twice married ; m., first, in 1740, Mary Baker, b.
1715, in county Antrim, Ireland; d. June 12, 1749, in Pax-
tang; dau. of Joshua Baker, of Lancaster, Pa They had
issue:
8. %. Bohert, b. Friday, June 11, 1742 ; m. Mary J. Thompson.
9. n. Joshua^ b. March 9, 1744-6 ; m., 1st, Mary McAllister ; 2d,
Sarah McAllister.
Hi. Eleanor^ b. December 3^ 1749 ; m. John Hays.
iv. Ghrizel, b. May 2, 1749; d. September 18, 1769.
Mr. Elder m., secondly, November 5, 1751, Mary Si3CP-
SON, daiL of Thomas and Sarah Simpson, of Paxtang; b.
1732, in Paxtang; d. October 3, 1786, at 6, A. M., and had
issue:
V. Sarah, b. October 19, 1762: d. February 14, 1822; m.
James Wallace, (see Robert Wallace record,)
10. tn. Anuy b. October 8, 1754 ; m. Andrew Stephen.
11. vii, John^ b. August 3, 1757 ; m. Elizabeth Awl.
mil. Mary, b. January 12, 1760 ; m. James Wilson, (see Wil-
son record,)
ix. Jane, b. May 21, 1762; d. August 6,1763.
12. X, James, b. Friday, June 15, 1764 ; m. Lupinda Wallace.
13. xi, Thomas, b. January 80, 1767 ; ro., 1st, Catharine Cox ; 2d,
Elizabeth SShippen Jones.
14. Qcii, Davids b. May 7, 1769; m. Jane Galbraith.
15. xiii, Samuel, b. February 27, 1772; m. Margaret Espy.
16. xiv. Michael, b. August 9, 1773 : m. Nancy McKinney.'
XV. Rebecca, b. March 1, 1775 ; m. James Awl. (see Atol
record,)
IV. Thomas Elder,^ (Robert,^) b. 1708; d. July, 1752;
ni. Mary Patterson, dau. of William Patterson. They had
issue:
t. John,
a, Rachel,
Hi, Robert,
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V. David Elder, » (Robert, i) b. 1710; i 1753; m. in
1730, Hannah Anderson, of Donegal; d. about 1811, in
Westmoreland county. They had issue:
17. ». Robert^ b. 1751 ; m. Mary Whiteside.
VI. Robert Elder, ^ (Robert, ^ Robert, i) b. 1734, in Han-
over township, then Lancaster county. Pa.; was twice married.
His first wife's name was Cole, and they had one son, Joseph.
After her death, he removed to Maryland, afterwards returning
to his old home near Harris' Ferry. About 1786, he went to
Indiana county. Pa, where he died in 1790. His second wife
was Mary Taylor, who d. April 15, 1813. They had issue :
18. L James y b. 1763, in PedD'a ; m. Martha Robinson.
19. u. Bavid^ b. October 16, 1764, in Maryland ; m. Ann Nesbit.
20. tit. Robert^ b. 1767 ; m. Mary Smith.
21. %v, Anne, b. 1770 ; m. Archibald Marshall.
VIL Samuel Elder,* (Robert, » Robert, i) b. about 1784;
removed to Maryland prior to the Revolution, where he died ;
m. Mary Robinson, of Hanover township, Lancaster (now
Dauphin) county, Pa. They had issue :
t. Samuel, b. 1758; m. Mary , b. 1759; d. October 21,
1830, and had issue :
1. Joseph-Robinson, b. 1801 ; d. November 16,1825.
2. Samuel, accidentally drowned, s. p.
a. John, d, prior to 1828; m. Esther McKinley, b. 1763; d.
July 24, 1823, and had issue :
1. John, b. March 25, 1784.
2. Mary, b. March 29, 1785 ; d. April 10, 1857 ; m.
James Harwood, and had issue (surname Har-
wood) : James, Mary, d. s. p.; Margaret, d. b.
p., and Henry.
3. James, b. March 26, 1787, d. s. p.
4. Margaret, b. August 9, 1789 ; m. Henry White,
of Baltimore, and had (surname White): WtU
liam, b. 1815.
5. John, (first,) b. September 19, 1792.
6. McKinley, b. October 21, 1791.
7. Stephen, b. April 11, 1794.
8. Samuel, b. November 9, 1795 ; d. March 8, 1866 ;
unm.; a flour merchant in Baltimore, Md.
9. Mizabeth, b. January 14, 1798.
Elder Family, 157
10. James, b. July 26, 1802; d. November, 1860;
m. August 8, 1848, Deborah D. Keene, of
Nashua, N. H., and had issue, SamueUJ.^
counsellor-at-law, Boston, Mass.
11. John, (second,) b. July 30, 1804.
VIIL Egbert Elder, ^ (John,* Robert,^) was b. June 11,
1742, in Paxtang; d. September 29, 1818. He was educated
at the academy in Chester county, and was destined by his
father for the ministry. His inclinations, and the breaking
out of the French and Indian war, when the boy enlisted with
his father as a ranger on the frontiers, detennined otherwise.
With his Scotch-Irish neighbors, he entered heartily into the
contest for independence, and throughout the war of the Rev-
olution was in the field or engaged in organizing the associ-
ators, of which he was colonel, succeeding Colonel Burd in
the command of the companies raised in Paxtang. At the
close of the conflict, he continued his occupation of farming,
avoiding public office, preferring tlie quiet of domestic life.
Colonel Elder m. Mary J. Thompson, of Derry ; b. October
19, 1750 ; d. August 18, 1813.
IX. Joshua Elder, » (John,* Robert, i) b. March 9, 1744-6,
in Paxtang township, then Lancaster county, Pa.; d. Decem-
ber 5, 1820, and is interred in Paxtang Church graveyard.
He was a farmer by occupation ; 8er^'ed in the Provincial forces
during the Frencli and Indian war ; one of the sub-lieutenants
of the county of Lancaster during the Revolution, and a jus-
tice of the peace. Under the Constitution of 1790, he was
appointed, by Governor Mifflin, one of the associate judges of
the county of Dauphin. Governor McKean, a warm personal
friend, commissioned him prothonotarv January 5, 1800, which
position he filled nine years ; was afterward chosen chief burgess
of the borough of Harrisburg, in 1810. Joshua Elder was
twice married ; m., first, Septemter 15, 1773, by the Rev. John
Elder, Mary McAllister, b. 1753 ; d. November 21, 1782 ;
m., secondly, on May 23, 1783, by the Rev. John Elder,
Sarah McAllister, b. 1762; d. December 6, 1807. By
neither marriage did Judge Elder leave any issue, and his
estate was devised to a large number of relatives.
158 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
X Ann Elder,* (John,* Kobert,i) b. Octobers, 1754; d.
August 10, 1814; m. September 23, 1779, by Rev. John
Elder, Andrew Stephen [Steen], b. 1753 ; d. December 3,
1800 ; both bur. in Paxtang graveyard. They had issue (sur-
name Stephen) :
t. BoherUElder,
%L Ann, b. 1785; d. April 20, 1800; bur. in Paxtang grave-
yard.
m. Andrew^ h. May 30, 1791; d. January 12, 1882; bur. in
Paxtang Churcti graveyard.
iv. John, a physician, who practiced near Halifax, Pa.
XL John Elder, » (John,* Robert, i)b. August 3, 1757;
d. April 27, 1811, in Paxtang. He was educated under Joseph
Hutchinson, a celebrated teacher in his day, and gave special
attention to land-surveying. He was a farmer. At the com-
mencement of the Revolution, although a youth of eighteen,
he was enrolled among the associators, and was an ensign in
Colonel Burd's battalion. On the 18th of April, 1780, he was
appointed deputy-surveyor, and for several years filled that
position. He was elected sheriff of the county of Dauphin in
1794, serving from the 19th of November, that year, until Oc-
tober 17, 1797. Like the majority of persons who have filled
that responsible office in this locality, he came out of it the
poorer. Captain Elder m. December 16, 1778, Elizabeth
Awl, b. November 18, 1761 ; d. about 1850, at the residence
of her son-in-law. General John Forster. They had issue:
1. Mary, b. 1779 ; m. .John Forster. (see Farater record.)
ii, Jacob, b. 1783; d. October, 1816; received a thorough
English and classical education, learned the art of print-
ing at Lancaster, and, in 1802, commenced the publica-
tion of the Dauphin Giutrdian, one of tlie most influential
newsi>apers published in tlie early days of Hanisburg, as
it was the first Democratic English newspaper there.
In 1815, he prei)ared and publislied **A History of the
Late War," and was the author of a preliminary work
on the history of the United States. Under his arduous
literary labors, Mr. Elder's health failed him, and he
died at the early age of thirty-three years. He never
married. His entire life was an active and busy one,
and he exerted a great influence in the times he lived.
Elder Family, 159
Hi, John^ m. October 17, 1826, Mrs. Mary Thompson, dau. of
John McCammoQ, of Middletown.
iv, Robert.
V. Joshua,
vt. Sally-Ann,
vii, EHza-Awlj m, Henry Alward.
XII. James Elder, » (John,^ Robert, *) b. June 15, 1764;
d. January 14, 1827 ; m. December, 1801, Lucinda Wallace,
of Virginia ; b. May 28, 1781 ; d. July 26, 1846 ; removed to
Clarkesville, Tenn. After the death of James Elder, his
widow m. in February, 1829, James B. Reynolds, of Tennes-
see. Mr. and Mrs. Elder had issue :
i, Joshua, b. January 81, 1803 ; m. and left issue.
XIII. Thomas Elder, » (John,^ Robert, i) b. January 30,
1767; d, April 29, 1853, in Harrisburg, Pa. He received a
good English and classical education, especially under Joseph
Hutchinson, a celebrated teacher in his day. He subsequently
attended the academy at Philadelphia, where he graduated.
Studied law with General John A. Hanna, and was admitted
to the Dauphin county bar at the August term. 1791. He at
once began the practice of a profession in which he became
distinguished, and which he followed with great success for
upward of forty years, and "was eminent as a safe and
sagacious counselor, a laborious and indefatigable lawyer."
During the Whisky Insurrection, he volunteered as a private
in Captain Dentzel's company, which marched westward, pre-
ferring the ranks to that of a commissioned office, which his
company offered him. He subsequently held the office of
lieutenant colonel of the militia, and was frequently designated
by the title of colonel. As a citizen in the early years of the
borough of Harrisburg, Mr. Elder possessed public spirit and
enterprise in advance of his contemporaries generally. He was
the prominent and leading spirit in organizing a company to
erect the Harrisburg bridge, the first constructed over the Sus-
quehanna, and for many years the longest in the Unioa Upon
the permanent organization, he was unanimously elected the
president, which office he held by annual reelection of the di-
rectors, until his resignation in June, 1846. He was chosen
160 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
pi-esident of the Harrisburg Bank in June, 1816, which office
he held until his death. Governor Hiester appointed him At-
torney General of the Commonwealth, a position he filled with
marked ability from December 20, 1820, to December 18, 1823,
but he ever after positively refused to accept office, although he
took a deep and active interest for many years in the political
affairs of the State and Nation- He was blessed with a physical
constitution which enabled him to accomplish an extraordinary
amount of labor without diminishing the elasticity of his spirits
or the vigor of his mind. He lived to the advanced age of
over eighty-six years. Mr. Elder >vas twice married ; m., first,
March 23, 1799, Cathakine Cox, d. June 12, 1810; dau. of
Colonel Cornelius Cox, of Estherton, Pa. They had issue:
t. Oeorge- Washington^ d. s. p.
it. Mary-R.^ m. June 13, 1816, Amos Ellmaker, b. February
2, 1787, in New Holland, Lancaster county. Pa.; d.
November 28, 1851, in Lancaster, Pa.; son of Nathaniel
Ellmaker. He graduated at Yale College, and after
completing his law studies at the celebrated law-
school under Judge Reeves, at Litchfield, Conn., he
came to Harrisburg, and continued his studies under
Thomas Elder, and was subsequently admitted to the
bar at the December term, 1808. He was commis-
sioned deputy attorney general for the county of
Dauphin, January 13, 1809, serving until 1812, and
represented Dauphin county in the Legislature from
1812 to 1814. He was appointed, by Govenior Snyder,
president judge of that judicial district, July 8, 1816.
In 1814, he accompanied the volunteers to Baltimore,
as an aid to General Forster. On the 80th of Decem-
ber, 1816, he resigned to accept the position of At-
torney General of the State, serving to 1819. In
June, 1821, he removed to Lancaster, resuming the
practice of tiis profession. He was the anti-Masonic
candidate for Vice President of the United States in
1882. '' Mr. Ellmaker," says Mr. Harris, in his " Rem-
iniscences," '* was reported to be a good lawyer, and
his addresses to the jury, when at the bar, were clear,
distinct, and argumentative." As a gentleman, he
possessed, in an eminent degree, those characteristics
which distinguish men of rare endowment. He was
well-informed, and of a lively social disposition, and
in all the relations and positions of life was a model
Elder Family. 161
worthy of imitation. Mr. and Mrs. Ellmaker had
issue (surname Ellmaker) :
1. Nathaniel^ a lawyer at Lancaster, Pa.; m. Oc-
tober 1, 1844, Cecilia M. Hager.
2. Franklin^ d. s. p.
3. CcUharine-CoXy d. s. p.
4. Elizaheth-Elder^ d. s. p.
5. Thomas J resides at Lancaster, Pa.
6. Levi^ m. January 13, 1859, Elizabeth Carson,
and had Mary-Elder, d,s.p,: Elizahetfi- Elder ^
Suaan-Caraon, and Amos, d. s. p.
Thomas Elder m., secondly, May 30, 1813, Elizabeth
Shippen Jones, b. December 13, 1787, in Burlington, N. J.;
d. October 31, 1871, in Harrisburg, Pa.; dau. of Robert Stret-
tell Jones and Ann Shippen {see note to Fisfier record). They
had issue :
m. Ann-Shippen,'!^. October 19, 1814 ; d. March 6, 1818.
iv. Catharine-Jones, b. July 20, 1816; m. Samuel Bethel
Boude, and they had issue (surname Boude), Elizabeth'
Shippen, Helen-Mary, Thf/mas-Elderj d. s. p., Charles-
Henry, and SamueUBetheL
22. V. TTioniatf, b. June 28, 1818; m. Margaretta Wilson.
vi. John, b. May 27, 1820 ; d. April 27, 1867,near Atlanta, Ga.
vii. Sarah-Wallace, b. January 13, 1822; d. December 19,
1882.
via. Elizaheth-Shippen, b. October 6, 1824; d. December 19,
1832.
28. ix. James-Shippen, b. April 29, 1826; m. Mary Carpenter.
XIV. David Elder, » (John,* Robert, i)b. May 7, 1769,
in Paxtang; d. May 22, 1809 ; m. Jean Galbraith, b. 1772;
d. January 13, 1842 ; dau. of Colonel Bertram Galbraith {see
Oalbraith record), Tliey liad issue :
i. Mary, m., 1st, Doctor Henry B. Dorrance, d. October 1,
1828, and bur. at Paxtang ; m., 2d, Judge David Scott,
of Wilkes.Barr6, Pa.
u. Ann, d. unm.
m. Elizabelh-Oalhraith, b. March 17, 1806; m. Robert R.
Elder, (see Elder record, xxxi.)
iv. Bohert, b. 1808 ; m. Deitrick, and left issue.
XV. Samuel Elder, » (John,^ Rol)ert,i)b. February 27,
1772; d. September 26, 1815, in Harrisburg, Pa. He was
11
162 Pennsylvania Otuealogies,
educated at the schoi^ls of J«>seph Hutchinson and Joseph
Allen, and followed fanning in his early vears. He was a
soldier in the expe-lition westwanJ in 1794. and held a position
in the militarv establishment of 179^. He tilled the office of
sheriff of Dauphin county from October 23. 1800. to October
21. 18C>3, which, as in the case oi his brother John, tinanciallj
crippled him. Mr. Elder died at Harrisburg on the 26th of
September. 1S15. aged forty-three yeare. In paying brief
tributes Vr> his memory, the newspapers of the day speak in
the wannest tenns of his faithfulness as a public officer, his
pn>minence as a citizen, and tlie upright character of his en-
tire life, passing away in the v!g*>r of his manhood. Mr.
Elder m. March 7. 1793. M.uigaret Espy, b. 1772 : d. Sep-
tember 4. ISol : dau. of Josiah Espy anfl Anne Kirkpatrick.
Thev had issue:
*2A, t. Ann-Etpy^ b. 1794: m. Alexander M. Piper.
25. ti. John. b. 1796 : m. Jane Henderson Richey.
:». lit. Mary-S.. b. 179S: m.. 1st. Adams Campbell : ad, WilUam
Line.
iv, Josiah. b. ISOl : d. October 30, 1M4.
r. Sarah-McAlUster, b. .September 16, 1903; m. William H.
Doll.
27.
XVI. Michael Eli»er.^ <Johu,* R>l»ert,M b. August 9,
1773: «L September 2o. 1850. at Columbia. Pa.: was twice
married : m. tirst, June 4. 1795, X.vxcY McKiXNEY, of Middle-
town. Thev h:i(l issue:
t. Myra^ m. Christian Ilaldeman.
II. Preston-Billings, b. February 6, ISIO: d, January 6, 1^40,
in Columbia: m. in lh34, Henrietta £. V. Claiborne;
was cashier of the Columbia Bank and Bridge company ^
at the same time editor of the Spy; was a brilliant
writer of prose and verse, a volume of which was pub-
lished after his death.
Michael Elder m.. secondly. April 5, 1827, Charlotte Gib-
ERSOX. Thev hatl issue :
tti. William^ d. s. p.
XVII. Robert Elder,^ (David,- Robert, ») h. in 1751, in
Paxtang township: d. October. 1837, in Derrv township, West-
FAder Family. 163
moreland county, Penn'a. At the clase of the War of tlie Rev-
olution, Robert Elder accompanied his mother to Wastnioreland
county, where they settled. lie had previously married Mary
Whiteside, a daughter of Thomas Whiteside, an early Eng-
lish settler in Lancaster county, most of whose descendants re-
side in Ohio and Illinois. Mary Wliiteside Elder d. in Feb-
ruarv, 1823. They had issue:
28. t. Hannah, b. 1779; m. James Richai:^s,
29. u. Thomas, b. 1781 ; m. Mary McConnell.
XVIII. James Elder,* (Robert, ^ Robert, » Robert, ^) b.
1763, in Dauphin county; removed to Indiana county, Pa., in
1786, where he d. April 13, 1813; m. Deceml)er 25, 1792,
Martha Robinson, daughter of Robert Robinson, b. 1772 ; d.
May 27, 1812. Thev had issue:
80. i, Robert i?., b. October 8, 1793; m. Sarah Sharer.
31. it. David, b. August 22, 1795 ; m. Juliana Sherer.
32. Hi. John, b. October 2, 1797 ; m. Elizabeth McKee.
83. tr. Polly, b. October 2:. 1799; m. Samuel Russell.
84. V, Joshiui, b. January 18, 1802 ; m. Eleanor Sherer.
35. vi. James, b. February 18, 1804; m. Margaret Bamett.
36. Hi. Bachel, b. Deceml)er 18, lS0t$ ; m. Rev. Jesse Smith.
37. viii. Thomas, b. March 1, 1810; m. Elizabeth Coleman.
XIX. David Elder,-* (Robert^ Robert,^ Robert,i)b. Octo-
ber 28, 1764, in Marvland ; d. Januarv 8, 1834, in Fontaine
county, Ind. ; m. June 3, 1790, Ann Xesbit, b. December 27,
1771, in Lancaster county. Pa, ; d. Julv 22, 1854, in Clark
county, Ohio. They had issue :
38. I. Robert, b. May 28, 1791 ; m. Elizabeth Sherer.
n. Sarah, b. May 2S, 1793 ; d. July 16, 1835, in Ohio; m. in
1816, Robert Johnson.
iiu Mary, b. April 21. 1795; d. August 18, 1796.
iv. John-Nesbit, b. March 23, 1797; resided in Fontaine
county, Ind., in 1850.
V. Ann, b. Marcti 18, 1799 ; m. in 1820, Abram Brewer, and
had issue.
H. Jamesn b. July 7, 1800; d. December 9, 1837; m. in 1880,
Susan Noble, and left issue.
viL Polly-Taylor, b. October 31, 1802; d. August 17, 1819.
viii. Nancy, b. December 25, 1804; m. Robert Elder, son of
Robert Elder and Ann Ingram.
164 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
ix. Joshua-David, b. February 18, 1807 ; d. October 80, 1836,
in Pittsburgh, Pa.; m. in 1825, Eliza Murray, who d. at
Lewisburg, Pa., and had issue : Olorvina, m. James C
McClure, of Northumberland county, and Andrew.
X. Eliza-Moorhead, b. February 7, 1809; m. Jacob Tice; re-
side in Fontaine county, Ind.
xi. Martha-Rohinson^ b. May 19, 1811 ; m. James A. White ;
reside in Vermillion county, Ind.
XX. Egbert Elder, * (Robert,* Robert*, Robert \) b. 1767 ;
A April 12, 1813, at Elder's Ridge, Pa. ; m. Mary Smith ; d.
December, 1857. Thev had issue :
39. i, Margaret, b. 1796 ; m. William £ wing.
u. JoshiM^h. 1798; d. November 11, 1825, unm., at Harris-
burg, Pa.
40. m. Polly, b. 1800; m. John Laird.
tp. Ayxn, b. 1802 ; d. 1816.
V, John, b. 1804; d. 1823, unm.
vi. Hannah, b, 1807 ; d. 1832, unm.
41. vii. Robert, b. December 23, 1809 ; m. Nancy Douglass.
XXL Annie Elder,* (Robert,^ Rol)ert,« Robert,*) d. in
Indiana county, Pa. : m. Archibald Marshall. They had
issue (surname Marshall):
t. Anne, m. James Mo wry.
»i. Polly, m. Alexander Templeton.
XXIL Thomas Elder,* (Thomas, » John,^ Robert, *) b.
28, 1818, in HarrLsburg, Pa.; d. April 29, 1855, in Waverly,
Mo.; m., May 7, 1850, Margaretta Wilson, daughter of
Thomas Low Wilson and Julianna Margaretta Bender. They
had issue :
t. Thomas, b. February 21, 1851 ; resides in Harrisburg, Pa.
n. Wilson, b. January 13, 1853.
XXIIL James-Shippen Elder, ^ (Thomas, ^ John,* Rob-
ert,^) b. April 29, 1824, in Harrisburg, Pa.: enlisted in the
Cameron Guards in the war witli Mexico: ap}X)iiited second
lieutenant Eleventh infantry, July 24, 1847 : disbanded August
17, 1848 ; at the breaking out of the Rebellion, appointed cap-
tain Eleventh infantrv, Mav 14, 1861, remaining iu the service
until January 6, 1864. Captain Elder m. Mary Carpenter,
daughter of Israel and Catharine Carpenter. They had issue:
Elder Family, 165
1. BoherUJames, b. November 14, 1850 ; m. Annie Nesbit,
d. April 3, 1872, s. p., dau. of William and Martha
Nesbit.
n. Thomas, b. February 18, 1852; d. July 1, 1852.
m. William^Smedley, b. July 25,1854; resides in Wellington,
Mo.
iv. JoahtMy b. March 23, 1857 ; m. Emma-Jane 8chroover,
and they had James-Henry^ Mary 'Elizabeth^ and Johri"
Uuyrruis.
V. Thomas-Brown^ b. February 19, 1859 ; resides in Elderton,
•Mo.
iv. John-James^ b. March 4, 1861.
mi. Charles-Mclntire, b. June 18, 1866.
XXIV. Ann Espy Elder,* (Samuel, » John,* Robert, i) b.
1794; resides in Carlisle, Pa.; m., in 1816, Alexander M.
Piper, b. in 1786, in Bedford, Pa ; d., 1868, in Carlisle, Pa.
They had issue, all b. in Harrisbarg, Pa. (surname Piper) :
i. John, b. 1817 ; d. 1825.
u. Samuely b. 1819 ; d. 1843 ; m., 1842, Lucinda Wall, of Phil-
adelphia, and left one daughter.
Hi. William, b. 1821 ; d. in infancy.
iv. Margaret-Elder, h.lS2S\ m. May l,1845,Erkurles Beatty,
b. May 6, 1817, in Columbia, Pa. ; d. 1880, in
Carlisle, Pa. ; son of William Pitt Beatty, and grand-
son of Rev. Charles Beatty, the first Presbyterian mis-
sionary west of the Allegheny mountains; Erkuries
learned the profession of printing and commenced the
publication of the Columbia Spy ; in 1848, removed to
Carlisle, Pa., where, for a period of fourteen years, he
conducted the Herald establishment; during the Be-
belllon, he entered the volunteer service as second lieu-
tenant in the Seventh regiment, Pennsylvania Reserves ;
appointed ordnance officer of McCall's division, partici-
pated in the seven days' battles on the Peninsula, in
June, 1862, and wj^ severely wounded at New Market
■ Roads; he subsequently reentered the service, and
mustered out with his regiment in June, 1864. Mr. and
Mrs. Beatty had issue (surname Beatty) :
1. William-Pitt, b. February 18, 1846.
2. Alexander-Piper, b. January 12, 1848.
3. Annie-Elder, b. August 14, 1849; d. July 8, 1852.
4. Fannie, b. October 13, 1852; d. in infancy.
5. Helen-Ansley, b. December 15, 1853.
6. George,lh. December 30, 1855; d. January 2, 1856.
166 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
V, William-Kirkpatrick, b. 1826; living a quiet business life
in Carlisle. Pa.
vi, Alexander^ b. 1828 ; graduated from West Point ; com-
missioned brevet second lieutenant, third artillery, July
1, 1851; second lieutenant, December 12, 1851; first
lieutenant, January 81, 185o; appointed captain of the
Eighteenth infantry, May 14, 1861, but declined, and
commissioned captain Third ai*tillery same day; for
gallant and meritorious service during the campaign in
Korthern Virginia, commissioned brevet major August
30, 1862 ; appointed colonel Tenth New Yerk artillery,
January 7, 1863 ; for gallant and meritorious service in
the seige of Petersburg, Va., appointed brevet lieuten-
ant colonel, June 15, 1864 ; mustered out of volunteer
service, July 6, 1865; commissioned major Fourth
artillery, December 20, 1875, and subsequently lieutenant
colonel of First artillery. Colonel Piper, m., in 1870,
Adelaide Cozzens. of West Point, N. Y.
int. James- Wilson^ b. 1882; left civil life for the army upon
the breaking out of the war for the Union, and con-
tinued in ttie service until his death, October 30, 1876,
in consequence of wounds received in front of Rich-
mond: m., in 1868, Sarah B. Ross, of Fort Hamilton,
Long Island, and had Alexander and Vandyke,
via, AnniCy b. 1834 ; d. young.
ix. Mary- Campbell, b. 1836; d. 1875; m. John J. White, of
Loudoun county, Ya.; had ttiree sons and two daugh-
ters, now living with their father at Atlanta, Ga.
X. Annie-Elder b. September 23, 1842; m., May 19, 1863,
Agib Ricketts, b. Octol)er 12, 1834, at Rohrsburg, Col-
umbia county, Pa., son of Elijah Green Ricketts. Agib
Ricketts, b. 1834, in Rohrsburg,Columbia county.
Pa., son of Elijah Green Ricketts, an early settler in
that county; was educated at Wyoming Seminary,
taught school several years, afterwards graduating from
Dickinson College, Carlisle : ttien entered the law office
of William G. Hurley, at Bloomsburg, admitted to the
Columbia county bar in 1856, and on January 6, 1857,
was admitted to tlie bar of Luzerne county, where he
has been in continual practice since. Mr. and Mrs.
Ricketts had issue (surname Ricketts):
1. J/mam, b. May 3, 1864.
2. Alexander, b. October 29, 1866.
3. John J b. November 18, 1870.
4. Annie-Piper, b. March 30, 1873.
5. Margaretta-Beatty, b. February 19, 1877.
Elder Family, 167
XXV. John Elder/ (Samuel, » John,' Robert, i) b. Sep-
tember 2, 1796, in Dauphin county. Pa. ; d. November 3, 1867,
in Sacramento city, California ; in 1833, removed to Indian-
apolis, Ind., where he followed his profession of architect suc-
cessfully, being for many years the prominent one of Indiana;
evidences of his talent remain in many public buildings
throughout the State ; notably the Hospital for the Insane, at
Indianapolis; in 1850, went to California, where he died of
typhoid fever, at the age of sixty-one years; m. March 2, 1820,
near Harrisburg, Pa., by Rev. James R Sharon, Jane Hen-
derson RiTCHEY, b. May 20, 1800, in Dauphin county. Pa. ;
she was a woman possessed of rare ease and grace of manner,
and the honored center of her household ; only daughter of
John and Margaret Ritchey. John Ritchey was a prominent
and wealthy member of the community in which he lived,
honored and esteemed by all ; Margaret, his wife, a cultured,
refined woman, of strong christian character, was devoted
throughout her life to the promotion of the cause of Christ
John and Jane Henderson Elder had issue :
t. John Bitchey^ b. December 7, 1820, in Dauphin county, Pa.;
at the time of his birth, there were present in the house
three grandmothers, [Elder, Ritchey, and Ritchey No.
2,] and two great-grandfathers, [Espy and Ferguson,]
showing he comes of a long-lived race ; when he was
thirteen years old, his parents removed to Indianapolis,
where his boyhood was spent ; was educated at Dickin-
son College, Carlisle, Pa., from whence he entered the
publishing house of Robert Craighead, New York city ;
in 1848, returned to Indianapolis, and has since been
identified with the public interests of that city; in 1849
became editor and publisher of The Locomotive^ a popular
weekly paper, which he conducted until 1860, when,
with Joim H. Harkness, purchased the Indianapolis
Daily Sentinel^ whicli they published until 1866; he was
for some years president of the Water Works Company,
at the same time holding the honorable position of Pre-
sident of the Board of City Schools ; later treasurer of
the Indianapolis,Decatur and Springfield railroad. Since
1882 has been engaged in the construction of the Missis-
sippi, Terre au Boeuf and Lake railroad of Louisiana,
running into New Orleans, and is president of the road.
Mr. Elder was twice married ; m., firat, December 19,
168 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
1848, at Indianapolis, Ind., by Rev. W. Myers, Julia Ann
Ohr, who d. April 9, 1853, and there was issue:
1. Henry-Davidy b. December 31, 1860; d. March 6,
1863.
2. Julia-Ohr, b. March 31, 1863 ; d. October 21, 1864.
Mr. Elder m., secondly, October 19, 1864, by Rev. C. P.
Wing, Amelia Ann Line, dau. of Judge William Line,
of Carlisle, Pa., and they had issue :
3. William-Line, b. July 31, 1855.
4. Mary-Jancy b. May 15, 1858.
5. John-Henry^ b. November 19, 1860; d. August 16,
1861.
6. Edward-Clinton y b. August 15, 1863.
n. Samuel-Piper y b. October 25, 1822, near Harrisburg, Pa. ;
d. October 3, 1857, at Bradford, Iowa; for a number of
years was a dry goods merchant in Chicago, 111. ; m. in
1860,in Rockford, 111., Helen Holmes,d. 1882, in Nashua,
Iowa ; they liad issue :
1. Jane-Henderson^ b. February 24, 1853, in Rockford,
111. ; m.,at Bradford, Iowa, December 1, 1871, J.
D. Knapp ; and had issue (surname Knapp) :
Willis-Adelherty b. September 1, 1872, at Nashua,
Iowa.
2. Frances-Mary y b. August 11 , 1855, in Monroe,Wi8.;
m., October 23, 1879, at Nashua, Iowa, to La
Fayette Lamberson ; and had issue (surname
Lamberson) : Flora-Sarahy bom November 17,
1880, at West Union, Iowa.
tit. Margareiiay b. October 25, 1824, near Harrisburg, Pa.;
d. August 15, 1825.
tr. Alexander-James yh, January 17, 1827, in Harrisburg, Pa. ;
in 1833 removed with his parents to Indianapolis, and
was educated at the University in that city ; he entered
the printing office of John D. Defrees, where he learned
his trade; in 1849, went to California, where he re-
mained for fifteen years, with the exception of two years
spent in Chili, South America; while in California be
spent a number of years in the mines, and for four years
was iState Printer at Sacramento ; returned to the East,
and engaged in the wholesale mercantile business in
Chicago ; in 1872, removed to Boulder Valley, Montana,
where he now resides, and occupies the position of Cir-
cuit Judge, and is prominently connected with school
interests of the territory, m., August 31, 1879, Rilla
Preston ; no issue.
Elder Family, 169
V. Damd-Bitchey^ b. June 25, 1830, in Harrisbur^, Pa. ; d.
March 19, 1850, of congestion of the brain, caused by
over-exertion while preparing to enter the ministry.
vi, Adaline^ b. March 16, 1834, in Indianapolis, Ind. ; m.
March 29, 1854, at Rockford, 111., by Rev. Mr. Goodwin,
John Addison Bradshaw, who was bom near Staunton,
Va., and removed with his parents to Indianapolis,
where he has since resided ; no issue.
int. Ann-Mary^ b. July 10, 1836, at Indianapolis, Ind. ; m., No-
vember 12, 1856, William Moore Guilford ; b. Novem-
ber 26, 1832, in I^ebanon, Pa., son of Simeon Guilford
and Catharine E. Doll ; received a classical education at
the Lebanon Academy, and at the age of sixteen com-
menced the study of medicine with Professor Henry
Childs, of Berkshire Medical College, Pittsfield, Mass. ;
in 1849, attended a course of lectures in that institution,
and also the lectures of the College of Physicians and
Surgeons of New Tork city; then returned to Leb-
anon, entered the office of Dr. John W. Gloninger as
a student, subsequently attending two full courses of
lectures in the Medical Department of the University
of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated in April,
185^2 ; the winter of 1852-3 he spent in the hospitals of
Philadelphia, and in November of the latter year en-
tered upon the practice of his profession at Lebanon,
where he has continued to reside ; for fifteen successive
years was 'appointed by the directors of the poor physi-
cian to the county hospital, was one of the examining
surgeons for the Ninety-third Regiment of Pennsyl-
vania Volunteers before it was mustered into service
during the late war, second lieutenant of the Lebanon
county cavalry company during the emergency in 1863,
and subsequently examining pension surgeon for the
Government ; was one of the directors of the Lebanon
National Bank, one of the founders and directors of the
Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank, and a director of the
Lebanon Manufacturing Company ; and their children
living are (surname Guilford) : Jane-Bitcheyy Williani-
Moore^ Paul^ Adaline- Elder ^ and Arthur Bryant,
viii, TkomaS'Josiah, b. November 25, 1838, at Indianai)oliS9
Ind. ; was a Union soldier in the Rebellion ; shortly
after the close of the war went to California, where he
remained until his death, February 26, 1870, near Tuo-
lumme City, Stanislaus county, in that State.
ix. Mar gar etta- Sarah, b. July 21, 1842, at Indianapolis, Ind.
170 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
XXYL Mary S. Elder,* (Samuel* John,' Robert, M b.
1798: d. April 17, 1882, at Carlisle, Pa. : was twice married;
HL, first, April 19, 1827, at Ilarrisburg, Pa., by Rev. William
R DeWitt, Adams Campbelu cl January 25. 1840 ; buried in
Donegal Church grave-yard, Lancaster county. Pa. They had
issue < surname Campbell) :
t. Willtam-KirJcpatrickyh. March 17, 1828; m., 1874, Mrs.
Bebecca Sordis, of Cumberland county. Pa.: no issue.
M. Samuel- Elder, b. November 18, 1830: d. September 12,
1835.
Ml. Miirgaret-Xyra-Elder^ b. January 15, 1833: m., May 31^
1857, John W. Duvall, of Prince George county, Mary-
land : and t))ey Imd issue (surname Duvall) :
1. William-Benjamin^h, May 29, 1850.
2. Anna- Mary. b. February 6, 1861.
8. Martha-Rebecca, b. November 12, 1862.
4. Mart;nirei-Ehler, b. January 21, 1867.
tc. Anna-Martha, b. Octol^r 15, 1835 : m., December 16, 1858,
Samuel Coyle, d. August 23, 1879: no Issue,
r. Sarah-Jane, b. August 19, 1838: d. March 22, 1811.
Marv S. Campl^ell, in.. st\H>ndlv. Julv 10. l^i^o, at Carlisle,
Pa., by Rev. T. V. Mo<.>re, William R Line: no issue.
XXVII. Sarah McAllister Elder,* v^*imuel,» John,*
Rolvrt^M K SeptoinlxT 1»>, 1803: resides in Harrisburg, Pa.:
m., April 13. 1824. by Rev. William R DoWitt D. D., Wn^
LIAM H. Doll: b. 179H. in H;\rrisburg: d. August 16, 1852, in
Ilarrisburg. P;i.: s«>n of Joseph Doll, silversmitk They had
issue, Ivsides three ohildn^^n tlie^i in infancy, (surname Doll):
•'. S-uhuel-Elder, b. 1S2S: d. 1S53. in Callao, Peru.
II. Ann-Esyy. b. 1S30; died 1S4T.
III. Esther-Mary. b. 1S32: m., 1S62, .James Martin Bradahaw,
of Indianapolis, Ind.: was captain and acting qoarier-
master in tlie Rebellion : they had issue tsomamed Brad-
shaw :
1. Char-es-Bailey. b. January 2S, lSi>4: d. December
12, 1N».
2. John-EUc'ird. h. December 2, 1>«9.
tr. C'jiharuie-Elizabith. b. 1SS4: m., first, in 1858, John
Whitehill Reily. d. IStJO: eldest son of Dr. Luther
Reily: and they had i^ue isumame Beily) Rebecca-^
Elisalyeth and •/••H»i-ir^i:/Ari: m.. secondly. Dr. Wil-
liam Hall Harris, and ha^i issue surname Harris)
SiniA E^thf^.
Elder Family. 171
V. Emma' Harriet, b. 1836 ; m. in 1856, Charles Lukens Bailey,
b. March 9, 1821, in Chester county, Pa. ; son of Joseph
Bailey and Martha Lukens. He obtained his early edu-
cation at the Westtown school, Chester county. In 1888,
he began to clerk for his father at Coatesville, where he
became thoroughly conversant with the details of the
iron business carried on at that place. He removed with
his parents to Berks county, where he continued his
clerkship for five years, and from 1849 to 1852 was a
partner with his father in the Pine Iron Works. In
August of the latter year, Mr. Bailey removed to Har-
risburg, Pa., and founded the old Central Iron Works.
Here he continued business until 1859, when he became
interested in the nail- works at Fairview, Cumberland
county, rebuilt the works, and carried them on success-
fully until 1866, when he retired from the firm, and in
connection with his brother. Dr. George Bailey, founded
and erected the Chesapeake Nail- Works in Harrisburg,
now carried on under the firm name of Charles L. Bailey
& Co. In 1869, Mr. Bailey removed to Pottstown, and
until 1875 was the treasurer and general manager of the
Pottstown Iron Company, manufacturing nails, boiler-
plate, and pig-iron. Closing out his interests there, he
returned to Harrisburg, and in 1877-78 erected the Cen-
tral Iron- Works contiguous to the Chesapeake Nail-
Works, of which he is president. He is one of the di-
rectors of the Harrisburg National Bank, and in 1880
was appointed by Governor Hoyt a trustee of the Penn-
sylvania Insane Asylum. He was elected a member of
the select council of the city of Harrisburg in 1877, was
a member of the State Legislature in 1879, and in 1881
was again elected a member of the select council of the
city. Emma H. Doll and Charles L. Bailey had issue
(surname Bailey) :
1. Joseph; d. 8. p.
2. William-Elder; a graduate of Yale, class 1882.
3. Edward; a graduate*of Yale Scientific Course,
1881.
4. CharUs-Lvkens,
5. MnrriS'P alter son ; d. s. p.
6. James-Bradshaw,
7. Emma-Doll,
8. Henry 'Bent ; d. s. p.
vt. Henry-Clay, b. 1838; m., 1874, in Salt Lake City, Utah,
Catliarine Geisey, of Lancaster, O., and had Howard^
(filbert, Henry ^ and Ether; reside in Denver, Col.
172 Pe)insylvania Genealogies.
vii. Sarah-Elder, b. 1844; m., 1869, Gilbert Martin McCauley,
of Ashland, O. ; served durinn^ the late war in the quar-
termaster's department of the army ; is now engaged in
the iron manufacture in Flarrisburg, Pa.
XXVIIL Hannah Elder.* (Robert, » David, 2 Robert, »)
b. in 1779, in Lancaster county; d. in September, 1865, in
Indiana county, Pa. ; m., in 1809, James Richards, who died
in April, 1833, in Indiana county, Pa. Mr. Richards, in con-
junction with his brother Alexander, introduced the first
machine for carding wool in Western Pennsylvania. They
establislied a small factory opposite Saltsburg, on the Kiski-
minetas, which, owing to the discovery of salt wells in the
neighl)orhood, they sold about 1815, and erected works for the
manufacture of salt on Crooked creek, in Armstrong county.
Hannah Elder and James Richards had issue (surname Rich-
ards):
t. Mary^ m. James Smith, of Erie county,
u. Martha, d. unm.
m. Eliza, m. Samuel Holmes ; they were couslns-germaine,
being grandchildren of Thomas Whiteside; she is a
widow, and resides at Li vermore, Westmoreland county,
Pa.
iv, James, d. in Erie county in 1880, leaving a large family.
V. Bohert, d. in 1857 ; his widow resides in Saltsburg, Pa.
vi, Lucinda, m. Thomas Richards, a distant relative; she,
now a widow, resides at Shippeiisburg, Pa.
XXIX. Thomas Elder,* (Robert,^ David,^ Robert,»)b. in
1781, in Lancaster county; m. Mary McConnell. They
had issue :
t. Eliza, m. John Cannon, and had a son, Calvin, and three
daughters.
a, Thomas, m., and resides in Armstrong county, Pa.
m. John ; who resides in the old homestead.
XXX. Robert Robinson Elder, ^ (James,'* Robeit,^ Rob-
ert, 2 Rotert,!) b. October 8, 1793: died April 5, 1858, near
Harrisburg, Pa.; was twice married; m., first, Sarah Sherer,
b. 1798, d. November 25, 1886. They had issue :
t. James, b. August 18, 1826; d. January 12, 1877, in Harris-
burg, Pa. ; m. March 2, 1854, Rebecca Orth WhitehiU,
dau. of John WhitehiU, and tliey had Catharine-Orth^
Robert' H., Martha-K., Edward, and Ida,
Elder Family. 173
u. Rohei% b. May 2, 1880; d. March 8, 1861.
ttt. Martha^ m. Samuel Hemphill Wallace, and had Samuel,
iv, Sarah ^ m. Jolin Montgomery Forster (see Forster record).
Robert R Elder m., second, May, 1840, Elizabeth Galbraith
Elder, b. March 17, 1806; d. February 16, 1862. They had
issue:
V. Scott; m. and resides in California.
vi, Thomas; m. Tacy Jewett ; resides in Dayton, Ohio.
XXXI. David Elder, » (James, * Robert, » Robert,' Rob-
ert, ^ ) b. August 22, 1795, in Maryland; d. April 5, 1879, at
Elder's Ridge: m. Julianna Sherer. They had issue:
42. i. Bev. James- Sherer ; m. Nancy Bamett.
iu Sarah-E,; m. S. J. Craighead.
XXXII. John Elder, » (James,* Robert, ^ Robert,' Rob-
ert, i) b. October 2, 1797; d. at Elders Ridge, April 4, 1870;
m. Elizabeth McKee, and had issue :
t. EHzaheihj m. Robert Bills,
it. Martha-J.^ d. ; Alexander Thompson.
in. Rev, ThomaS'R,^d,; m. Maria J. Elder,
iv. Caroline,
V, J, McKee, d. unm.
XXXIIL Polly Elder,^ (James,* Robert,^ Robert,* Rob-
ert, ^)b. October 22, 1799; resides at Clarksburg, Pa.; m.
Samuel Russell, of Westmoreland county, and had issue :
i. William, d. s. p.
it. Rachel, d. s. p.
Hi, Dorcas^ m.
iv, Martha, resides at Clarksburg, Pa.
V, Polly, d. unm.
vi, Samuel, d. s. p.
XXXIV. Joshua Elder,* (James,* Robert,* Robert,'
Robert,^) b. January 13, 1802; d. August 25, 1883 ; was thrice
married; m., first, March 12, 1849, Eleanor Sherer, b. 1802 ;
d. April 2, 1837. They had issue :
i. Joshua-Reed,
a, David- Robison, m., February 18, 1868, Mary E. Cowden;
and had issue :
1. Joshua- Wallace, b. February 25, 1861.
2. William-Cowden, b. April 20, 1864.
3. Eleanor-Sherer, b. December 21, 1870.
174 Pennsylcania Genealogies,
in. John, m., October 29, 1863, Mary J. Rutherford; and had
issue:
1. Uerbert, b. October 14, 1864.
2. Charles, b. August 2, 1866.
3. John-Park, b. January 1, 1872; d. s. p.
4. Eliza-Rutherford, b. February 5, 1874 ; d. s. p.
5. Jannet-Slierer, b. August 20, 1875.
Mr. Elder m., secondly, January 1, 1839, Mary C. Gill-
MOR, d. February 26, 1844, They had issue :
iv. Elimhdh-M., m. William Kerr Cowden. {8u Ccwden
record.)
Mr. Elder in., thirdly, Det.*eml:)er 4, 1845, Nancy Brown.
They had issue :
ft
t*. Margaret, m. John Quincy Adams Rutherford,
rt. Matthew-Brown.
vii. Eleunor-Sherer, m. Francis W. Rutherford.
t*iit. Matilda,
ix. Mary A., d. 8. p.
XXXV. James Elder,* (Janie^s,* Rol)ert,' Robert,' Rob-
ert,») b. February 18, 1804; d. February 5, 1877, at Elders
Ridge: m. Margaret Barnett, daughter of Thomas Baruett
They had issue :
43. I. Martha-Rohin8on, m. Rey. J. M. Barnett.
ti. Thonias-Barnett, m. Mary Barnett.
XXX VL Rachel Elder, 5(Jii'"t*'^«* lit)l)ert.3 Robert,' Rob-
ert, *)b. December 18, 1806: d. February, 1840, in Jeflfersoii
county, Pjl, m. April, 1829, Rev. JeSvSe Smith. They had
issue (surname Smith):
I. SybiUM., d. unm.
XXXVII. Thomas Elder, « (James,* Robert,* Robert,'
Rol^ert,*) b. May 1, 1810 : resides at Elders Ridge; was thrice
marrieil; m., first, Elizabeth Coleman. They had issue:
t. Sarah, m. ; resides at Blairsville, Pa.
it. Robert, d. s. p.
Thomit< Elder m., secondly. Jane Cook. They had issue:
til. Maggie, m. liev. Moorhead.
Thoniiis Ekler m., thirdly, Martha Caldwell.
Eldf^ Family, 175
XXXVI II. Robert Elder, « (David,* Robert,* Robert,*
Robert,!) b. May 29, 1791 ; d. October 19, 1827; in. March 2,
1820, Elizabeth Sherer, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth
Sherer, b. 1795; d. February 26, 1860; both interred in Pax-
tang churchyard. They had issue :
i, Annie^ m. John Ferguson, of Lawrence county, Pa.
a, Joshua-NesbU^ d. January 7, 1874, at Helena, Ark.; was
twice married; first, Sophia Patton; second, Sarah
Summers ; no issue.
m. Samuel Sherer ^ entered the United States army in 1858,
as a private ; appointed second lieutenant First artil-
lery, March 23, 1861 ; promoted first lieutenant May
14, 1861 ; brevet captain, September 17, 1862 ; captain
First artillery, August 1, 1863; brevet major, February
20, 1864, and brevet lieutenant colonel, May 15, 1864 ;
m. Elizabeth Garland, of Henderson, Ky.
w. Elizabeth- J,^ m. Rev. Mr. March.
XXXIX. Margaret Elder,* (Robert,* Robert, » Robert, «
Robert,i)b. 1796; d. June 7, 1837; m. in 1820, William
EwiNG, of Indiana county ; d. August 31, 1844 They had
issue (surname Ewing) :
t. John,
a, Joshua,
Hi, Bobert,
iv, Bev, James- A,
V, William,
XL. Polly Elder,* (Robert,* Robert, » Robert, ^ Robert, i)
b.' 1800 ; m. John Laird. They had issue (surname Laird) :
i. Zacharia.
ii, Maria,
Hi, Judith,
iv. Margaret,
i\ Bobert-Elder,
XLL Robert Elder,* (Robert,* Robert, ^ Robert, » Rob-
ert, i) b. December 23, 1809; resides in the old homestead at
Elder's Ridge, Indiana county. Pa; m., March 20, 1834, Nancy
Douglass. They had issue :
t. Marior-J.^ m. Bev. Thomas R. Elder.
ii. John-Douglass^ killed in the Army in Tennessee.
176 Peftinsylvania Genealogies.
m. Rohert'T,^ m. and resides on part of old homestead.
iv. Cordelia, m. and had issue.
17. Julia-M., m. and had issue,
in. Lydia-A,, m.
vii, Josephine, m.
mix, Agnes-V,
ix. lAzzU-E,, m.
XLIL James Sherer Elder,^ (David,* James,* Eobert,*
Eobert,2 Eobert/) m. December 22, 1858, Nancy Barnett,
daughter of John Barnett and Nancy Morrison, of Westmore-
land county, Pa., {set Barnett record,) They had issue :
t. John-BarnetU
a. James- M.
Hi. David-Judson, d. s, p.
XLIII. Thomas Barnett. Elder, ** (James,* James,* Rob-
ert,» Kol)ert,2 Robert,!) m. December 22, 1858, Mary Bab-
NETT, daugliter of John Barnett and Nancy Morrison. They
had issue, all residing at Elder s Ridge :
i. Ifettie.
u. Wilson-B.
Hi. Margaret,
iv. May.
V. John.
Espy Family. 177
ESPY FAMILY.
L George Espy,^ son of Josiah Espy,^ d. in March, 1761,
in Derry township, Lancaster county, Pa., where he was a set-
tler as early as 1729, an emigrant from the north of Ireland
He m. in Ireland, Jean Taylor. They had issue:
%, John^ b. 1716 ; m. and had a daughter Jean.
2. it. Josiah^ b. 1718; m. Elizabeth [Grain.]
m. William, b. 1720; d. in August, 1761, leaving his estate,
which was considerable, to his brothers and sisters.
3. iv, Mary, b. 1722; m. John Woods.
V. Jean, b. 1725.
vi, Elizabeth, (twin ,) b. 1725 ; m. James Forster, (see Forster re-
cord,)
4. vii, James, b. 1727 ; m. and left issue.
5. via, David, b. 1730 ; m. Jane Woods.
ix. George, b. 1732; m. and had, among others, Thomas, who
d. in 1808, leaving a wife, Anna, and children, William,
James, Robert, Margaret, m. Wilson, and Rachel,
m. Bell.
X. Anne, b. 1736; m. William Grain, (see Grain record,)
IL Josiah Espy,^ (George,^ Josiah,^) b. 1718, in the north
of Ireland ; d. 1762, in Hanover township, Lancaster county,
Pa, leaving a wife, Elizabeth [Grain,] and issue as follows;
it may be possible that Josiah Espy was twice married — his
first wife's name being Priscilla :
6. t. Josiah, b. March 10, 1742; m. Anne Kirkpatrick.
n. Susanna, b. 1743; m. John Patton.
7. Hi, Mary, b. 1745; m. James McClure.
iv, Martha, b. 1747 ; m. Captain J^zarus Stewart.
S, V, George, b. 1749 ; m. Mary Stewart.
vi, John, b. 1751 ; d. s. p.
int. Priscitla, b. 1753.
via, Bohert, b. 1755.
ix, Samuel, b. 1757.
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178 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
Mrs. Elizabeth Espy subsequently married Eobert Ewing,
who d. in 1787, s. p.
III. Mary Espy,^ (George, « Jasiali,' ) b. 1722, in the north
of Ireland ; ni. John Woods. * The latter died in Hanover,
then Lancaster county, Pa., in Deceml>er, 1769, leaving issue
(surname Woods:)
t. George^ b. 1740.
u. AndreiOy b. 1742.
til. Jo/in, b. 1745.
iv. William, b. 1747.
i\ SiwmeL b. 1749.
vi. Martha, (twin,) b. 1749.
rii. Sarah, h, 1751 ; m. William Clark.
via, Anna, b. 1753; m. James Montgomery,
ix. Manjaret, b. 1755.
X. Jennett, b. 1758.
xi. Marif, (twin,) b. 1758.
xu. Elizabeth, b. 1760.
IV. JA>fES EsPY,3 (George,^ Josiah,i) b. about 1727, in the
north of Ireland : was a small child when his parents emigrated
to America and settleil on the Swatara; about 1760, accom-
panied his brother David to what is now Bedford county, and
shorth' after to AVestmoreland county, Penna ; subsequently
emigrating to Kentucky, where he lived and died. He had
twelve children — the names of a portion we glean from Josiah
Espy's **Tour in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Territory, in
1805 : "
i. George ; remained in Pennsylvania.
ii, Thomas: in 1805, resided on the Little Miami, seventeen
miles above Columbia, O., having a wife and children as
follows: Mary, m. Jolui Kibby, Anna, Josiah, Williamy
Betsy, Nancy, Sally, Thomas, i\nd James.
* John Woods was the second son of Andrew and Sarah Woods, of
Hanover. Andrew Woods died in August, 1756, and left issue (sur-
name Woods) :
t. Andretc, d. 17i)l, leaving a wife Jean, (see Ferguson record.)
ii. Jfthn, m. Mary Espy,
til. Manjaret.
iv. Jennctt, m. John Calhoun,
r. Agivs. m. Neal McAllister,
ri. Stirah. m. Andi*ew Cochran,
n't. Martha, m. James McClenaghan.
Espy Family. 179
9. til. JoHiahy b. 1771 ; m. Maria Moore Murdock.
iv, David ; resided a short distance from his brother Thomas ;
m. Dorcas Keene, and had Mary m. John Westcott, Eliza
m. Rev. David Powell, James and Eunice.
V. Hugh ; resided " at Springville, a little town in Clarke's
grant, in the Indiana territory."
vi. Martha; residedon the Little Miami, about forty-five miles
from its mouth ; m. James Mitchell, and had Margaret^
David, Eliza, Anna, Maria, and James- Espy,
viu Anna ; resided at Mount Sterling, Kentucky ; m. Joseph
Simpson, and had Eliza, Jane, Maria, Martha-Mitchell y
and James- Wilkinson,
via. James, b. May 9, 1786, in Westmoreland county. Pa. His
father removed to the State of Kentucky when James
was in his fourth year. His thirst for knowledge
was from his childhood insatiable, and his means bein^
limited, he began, while yet in his teens, teaching,
during a iwrtion of each year, to pay for the instruc-
tion received in the Transylvania University, Lexing-
ton, where he graduated at the age of twenty-one.
The following year he was invited to Cumberland,
Maryland, to take charge of a classical academy at
tliat place, then newly endowed by the Legislature.
His zeal for instructing the young was such tliat he
soon made it a well-known institution, to which students
came from every part of tlie country. In the mean time
he studied law, went to Bedford, Pa., and was admitted
to the bar there, sul)sequently going to Xenia, Ohio,
whither his father had previously removed, wliere he
practiced law four years. His profession did not seem
to accord with the literary and scientific tendencies of
his mind, and he accepted, in 1817, a call to the classical
department of the Franklin Institute, Pliiladelphia, and
that city became his home for twenty years. During
this period hepublislied several pamphlets reviewing and
rejecting tlie theories of storms and currents which pre-
vailed, and these attracted the notice of the scientists
of America. Professor Espy, having formed his own
theory, brought it practically to the test of many storms.
In 1841 he published his great work, "The Philosophy of
Storms." Prior to its publication in this form, the new
theory had caused a sensation in the principal cities of
England and France, and Professor Espy was invited to
visit Euroi)e and com[)are his results with those which
had been reached by liedfield, Forbes, Pouil let, Fournet,
and others. He accordingly visited Europe, and in Sep-
180 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
tember, 1840, the British Association appointed a day to
entertain the professor's statement, which was made in
the presence of Professor Forbes, Mr. Bedfield, Sir John
Herschel, Sir David Brewster, and other eminent natu-
ralists. The discussion which followed was one of the
most interesting ever reported in the journals of the as-
sociation. In the Academy of Sciences at Paris the in-
terest was equally great, and a committee, consisting of
Arago and Pouillet, was appointed to report upon Espy^
observations and theory. They were satisfied of the im-
portance of the theory at once, and so reported. It was
in the debate which took place in the Academy at this
time that Arago said, '^ France has its Cuvier, England
its Newton, America its Espy." On his return from
this satisfactory visit. Professor Espy was appointed cor-
responding member of the Smithsonian Institute. In
1843 he was employed by the War Deitartment, in the
Washington Observatory, to prosecute his investiga-
tions and collate the reiK)rts from the different observers
throughout the country. Several quarto volumes of this
matter were published by the department. The remain-
der of his life was spent at the National capital, although
his vacation days were enjoyed at Harrisburg, amid the
society of endeared friends. On the 17th of January,
1860, while on a visit to Cincinnati, Professor Espy was
stricken with paralysis, from which he died on the 24th
of the same month. His remains rest in the Espy burial
lot in the Harrisburg Cemetery. He married, at the age
of thirty-seven, Margaret Pollard, of Cumberland,
Maryland, born September 28, 1795, whose maiden name,
for some fancied reason, he assumed, and was ever after-
ward known as James Pollard Espy. She died May 80,
1850, and is buried by the side of her husband at Harris-
burg, Pennsylvania. They left no issue.
V. David Espy,^ (George, « Josiali,i) b. about 1730, in
Derry township, Lancaster county, Pa. ; d. June 13, 1795, in
Bedford, Penna. Studied law, and, early in life, removed to
the county of Bedford, where he became quite prominent in
public affairs. At tlie outset of the Revolution he entered
heartily into the contest ; was a deputy to the Provincial Con-
ference held at Carpenter's Hall, Philadelphia, June 18, 1775 ;
member of the Council of Safety, July 23, 1776, serving until
March, 1777, and also colonel of battalion of associators ; was
appointed prothonotary of the county of Bedford, December
Espy Family, 181
18, 1778 ; one of the justices of that county, December 18,
1778 ; and, under the Constitution of 1789-90, prothonotary,
register, eta, from Decenil)er 23, 1790, to June 13, 1795, the
date of his death. He filled other positions of honor and use-
fulness— was one of the original trustees of Dickinson College,
and a member of the General Assembly of the State. The
provincial records contain numerous references to him and his
actions. Colonel Espy married Jane Woods of Bedford, b.
1735 ; d. 1813 ; sister of George Woods, a man of mark in that
section during and subsequent to the Eevolution. They had
issue:
t. Capta%n'David\ d. unm. in Bedford,
tt. Mary^ b. 1779; d. 1815; m. 1807, Dr. John Anderson, of
Bedford, and left issue— (see Lyon record,)
Hi. Oeorge^ b. 1781 ; d. 1866.
VI. JosiAH Espy,* (Josiah,* George,* Josiah,^) b. March 10,
1742 ; d. July 22, 1813; m. July 8, 1769, by Rev. John Roan,
Anne Kirkpatrick, b. January 11, 1750; d. May 31, 1842;
daughter of William and Margaret Kirkpatrick;* both buried
in Paxtang church grave-yard. They had issue :
t. Margaret, b. November 8, 1771 ; d. September 4, 1861 ; m.
Samuel Elder, (see Elder record.)
10. u. Priscilla^ (twin,) b. November 8, 1771 ; m. Robert McClure..
Hi. Josiah, b. 1774 ; d. April 13, 1811 , in Bloom township, North-
umberland county, Penna.
11. tt?. William^ b. June 2, 1776 ; m. Susanna Gray.
12. V. James Snodfjrasa, b. July 18, 1788 ; m. 1st, Mary Huling ; 2dy
Mary H. Pollard,
rt. John Elder, b. October 12, 1790; d. April 26, 1831 ; unm. ;
was a physician of ability— studied with Dr. Whiteside,
subsequently entering into partnership with him in the
])ractice of his profession at Harrisburg, Pa.
13. tni. Davidy b. June 11, 1792; m. Rebecca Allen.
♦William Kirkpatrick, of Paxtang, died in September, 1760,
leaving a wife, Margaret, and children as follows :
i. John, m. Jane, daughter of John Wilkins.
tt. William^ was a merchant in Lancaster, and died there,
ttt. Ayine, m. Josiah Espy.
iv. Sarah, h. March 27, 1764; d. February 25, 1826; m. Cap-
tain Samuel Kearsley, of the Revoltition.
Margaret Kirkpatrick, b. 1726 ; d. November 3, 1802, and is buried
in Paxtang church grave-yard.
182 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
VII. Mary Espy,* (Josiah,^ George, ^ Josiah,i)b. 1745, in
Hanover township, then in Lancaster county. Pa., d. 1818, in
what is now Columbia county, Pa. ; ni. Jame8 McClure, b.
1783, in Paxtang township, then in Lancaster county, Pa. ; d.
November 14, 1805, at McChire's Fort, now Columbia county.
Pa lie removed in 1769 to the " Wvomintj^ settlement" and
settled ujx)n the west bank of the North Branch of the Susque-
hanna river, about one mile above the mouth of Fishing creek,
where he built a log house, surrounded by a stockade, which was
known as McClure's Fort He was a meml>er of the Committee
of Safety during the Revolution, and a man of prominence
during that illustrious era. Of his children we have little
knowledge. One of his daughters became the wife of the some-
what famous Major Moses Van Campen. A son, James Mc-
Clure, who died upon the old homestead on October 4, 1860,
was the youngest child, and the first one of white parents bom
in that section of Pennsylvania.
VIIL George Espy,* (Josiah,^ George,^ Josiah,i)b. 1749,
in Hanover township, Lancaster, now Dauphin, county. Pa., d.
April, 1814, in Luzerne county, Pa. His father in March,
1775, conveyed to him a tract of land granted him by the Pro-
prietaries in then Northumberland county. Pa, to which here-
moved the same year. The tract of land was situated not far
from the present borough of Nanticoke, upon which he built
a log house. He was commissioned May 31, 1800, a justice of
the peace for the district consisting of the townships of Hanover
and Wilkes-Barre, which office he held at the time of his death ;
was a mason by trade, and built by contract the old stone jail
which was situated on East Market street, Wilkes-Barr^. George
Espy married Mary Stewart, who died about the year 1820,
daughter of John Stewart They had issue, amrmg others :
i. Ann, b. April 5, 1777; m. Ambrose Tilly; d. in Hanover,
Luzerne county, s. p.*
14. it. John, b. July 26, 1779 ; m. Lovina Inman.
Hi, Mary, [Pollif,] b. November 29, 1781 ; m. Thomas Bennett ;
resided in Nanticoke, and both died there and had issue
(surname Bennett) :
1. Allen,
2. Samuel, d. s. p.
Espy Family, 183
8. Mary-Ann^ m. in 1829, Alden I. Bennett, third
son of Isaac Bennett ; studied medicine with
Gains Halsey, M. D., and located at Nanticoke,
Pa., in 1825, being the first physician of that
borough ; in 1831 removed to Bolivar, Ohio ;
was a member of the constitutional conven-
tion of that State in 1851; in 1853 located at
Beloit, Wisconsin ; was a State Senator, and
d. there in 1862. Two of his sons, Thomas and
Phineas^ served 'during the late civil war as
lieutenants of Wisconsin regiments; subse-
quently Thomas Bennett became chief clerk,
and then Quartermaster under General Sher-
man, of the military division of Mississippi;
he married Jennie Ewing, daughter of Hon.
James Ewing, of Ohio,
m. Oeorge, b. Dec. 19, 1784; after his father's death, received
his portion of the estate, went to the then far West, and
was never heard of.
XL JosiAH Espy,* (James,* George,* Josiah,i) b. about
1771, Bedford, Pa; d. in 1847, in Columbus, Ohio. When his
father removed to Kentucky, Josiah remained with his uncle,
David, who was, at the time, prothonotarv of Bedford county,
which gave him some social and educational advantages he
would not otherwise have had. In 1791, he received an ap-
pointment as clerk in the War Department at Philadelphia,
where he remained several years, returning to Bedford and
took a prominent part in politics, and was elected to the State
Legislature. In 1805, he visited Ohio, of which tour he pre-
served a brief journal, which has been published in the "Ohio
Valley Historical Series." Later in life he located permanent-
ly in Columbus, Ohio ; in 1826 was elected cashier of the Frank-
lin Bank at that place, and continued to fill that position until
the final winding up of the bank, upon the expiration of its
charter in 1848. Mr. Espy married, in 1812, Maria Moore
MuRDOCK ,daughter of Judge Murdock, of Cumberland, Mary-
land. At the date of his marriage he adopted the family name
of his wife, and ever after signed his name Josiah M. Espy.
They had ten children, five of whom died in youth ; those liv-
ing are :
i. Henry-P, ; m. ; a banker, resides in Urbana, O.
184 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
u. Lavinia-M.; resides in Columbus, O. ; m., in 1839, James T.
Morehead, b. May 24, 1797, near Shepherdsville, Bullitt
county, Kentucky. Was educated at Transylvania Uni-
versity, and studied law under Jud^e H. P. Brodnax, of
the circuit court of Kentucky, and Hon. John J. Critten-
den. In the spring of 1816, he began the practice of law at
Bowling G reen , and was elected to the State Legislature in
1828, seiTing until 1830. In 1832, he was elected Lieuten-
ant Governor of Kentucky, and, in 1834, upon the death
of Governor Breathitt, succeeded that gentleman in the
executive office. He served another term in the Legisla-
ture, and, in 1841, was elected to the United States Sen-
ate for the full term of six years. Upon his retirement
from that body, he located at Covington, where he died,
m. James; m. ; a banker, resides in Cincinnati, O.
iv. Isabel^ m. Dr. Francis Carter, Dean of Starling Medical
College, Columbus, O.
V. Ellen-Qvaham ; m. first. Col. James C. McCoy, chief of staff
to General Sherman ; second. Judge T. W. Bartley, of
Washington, D. C.
X. Priscilla Espy,* (Josiah,* Josiah,* George,' Josiah,^)
b. December 8, 1771, in Paxtang ; d. September 29, 1845 ; m.
Robert McClure, b. December 18, 1763 ; d. July 21, 1889,
in Paxtang ; son of William McClure and Margaret Wright ;
both buried in old Paxtang church grave-yard. They had
issue (surname McClure) :
t. William, b. February 1, 1795; d. August 16, 1852 ; m. and
left issue.
n. Ann^ b. 1797.
Hi. BoherUWriuht, b. 1800; d. September 26, 1865.
if. Priacilla^ane,
V. Josiah-Espy ; removed to Franklin county Pa. ; m. and left
issue.
rt. Margaret,
vii, Bebecca^ m. May 27, 1834, Matthew Brown.
XL William Espy, 5 (Josiah,* Josiah,' George,* Josiah,i) h.
June 2, 1776 ; d. July 28, 1850, in Harrisburg. Pa. ; m. June 2,
1807, bj Rev. James R. Sharon, Susanna Gray, b. June 18,
1782 ; d. July 10, 1854 ; daughter of Joseph Gray and Elizabeth
Forster; both buried iu Paxtang church grave-yard. They
had issue :
Espy Family, 185
i. Elizaheth'Gray, resides at Harrisburg, Pa. ; m. December
29, 1869, Samuel W. Sharp of Cumberland county. Pa.;
b. March 27, 1822 ; d. December 6, 1877, s. p.
u. Jbsiayi, m. Mary McKeehan daughter of Samuel McKeehan ;
reside in Harrisburg, Pa. ; and had issue :
1. William, b. April 19, 1844 ; d. September 10, 1862.
2. Samuel' McKeehan, b. April 14, 1847 ; d. Decem-
ber 19, 1849.
8. James-O,, b. September 12, 1849; d. September
22, 1862.
4. Susanna, b. November 1 , 1862 ; m. Harry D. Boas,
(see Boas record,)
6. JJejZcn,b. July 21, 1867.
Hi. Ann^ b. August 8, 1812; m. Abner Rutherford, (see RtUher-
ford record.)
XIL James Snodgrass Espy,*^ (Jasiah,* Josiah,* George,'
Josiah,!) b. July 18, 1788; d. September 21, 1872, in Harris-
burg, Pa. ; was a merchant, and a prominent citizen ; m. first,
March SO, 1817, at Isle Benvenue, Mary Huling, daughter
of Thomas Huling. They had issue :
t. TfiomaS'Huling^ h, December 30, 1817 ; studied medicine
with Dr. W. W. Rutherford ; graduated at Jefferson Medi-
cal College ; m. January 1 , 1845, Elizabeth M. Wilson, and
had twelve children.
n. Anna-Elizabeth, b. January 1, 1820; d. June 15, 1854; m.
January 1, 1838, Hugh H. Stockton, and had issue (sur-
name Stockton) :
1. James-Espy, d. s. p.
2. Mary- Pollard, m. Captain Dean Monahan, U.
8. A., and had Dean- Stockton, Anna, and
Henry, d.-s. p.
3. Hugh, d. s. p.
4. William, d. s. p.
5. Henry-T,, Lieut. U. 8. N. ; m. Kathleen Onslow,
of Cornwall, England, and had Reginald- IVaU
lace- Ledger wood, Hugh-Gyril-Onslow,Mi& Kaih-
leen-Oicendolin- Violet,
Hi, Mary, b. December 22, 1823 ; d. 1832.
James S. Espy, m., secondly. March 10, 1825, Mary H.
Pollard, b. December 15, 1802 ; resides at Harrisburg, Pa.
They had issue :
iv. Margaret-Pollard, b. Deceml^er 20, 1825 ; d. November 28,
1847.
V. James-Pollard, h, 1827 ; d. February 26, 1880.
<i. i>>*flM- b. StpOwUKT a>, I*S : d. <«pc«mber 27, 1846.
r*i- Wil itni^Kirtyacri'k, b. I'iSl : d. Martfa 4, I^!«S,at Clouter-
tU1#^. L«)Gi:»iaoa: pn«ioa:««i in mcdiciiie* and was in
actiTft practice at tbe time of his death : m. Bectina St.
Croix 0)ckfiebl: and had Ji*Mrf,
n'H. Eii2ii'Lnxr*i»fK. m.. XoTember ^. 1nS3. Wflliam Sergeant,
b. l^£id. ID Philadelphia. Pa..9i>aof Hon. John Sergeant ;
jrradaattf^l from Pr:a«:eti>a Colle^ in 1S47 ; studied law
under Benjamin Gerhard, and admitted to the Philadel-
phia bar in lSai> : he held a prominent position at the bar,
and was for a time a repreaentatiTe in the State I.«gi^
Utare : on Che breakinir oat of the rebellion was commis-
sioned captain of the Twelfth infimtrr U. S. A. ; after-
wards colonel of tlie Two Hondred and Tenth regiment
PennsTlTaniaTolanteers: on the 31st of March, 1865, was
wonnded in his thigh by a ball, while resisting an attack
of the enemy on the White Oadc road, near the Boynton
plank-mad. in front of Petersburg, Va., from which he
died on board of tlie hospital boat, while on his way home,
April 11, 1S6): he was a gentleman of marked abUity,
and a (rallant officer. They had issue (.surname Sergeant) :
1. Mary,
2. Manjaretta. m. Xovember 27, 1878, Alexander
James Dallas Dixon.
3. Jyjuiifa.
4. John^d. s. p.
•5. Sfxrah'Haly.
6. Eli2a^ m. October 15, 1SS4, William Heyward
Meyers.
XII L David Espy.* (Josiah.* Josiali,^ George,' Josiah,i) b.
June 11. 1792: ^L April 21. 1S40, in Paxtang: m,, December
17. 181^5. Kebecca Allex, b. July 24, 1796: d. 1872. Thej
bad i««ue :
i, Jonah, b. September 29, 1S17 : m. Mary .
11. WUlinm-Kirkitairirk^ b. October 9, 1819 ; m. Martha Stur-
geon : reside near Groveland, Tazewell county, Illinois,
ill. Anna-yfnria.h. May 11,1822; ni. March 1, 1849, James
Todd, {see T*}dd record.)
if. David, \). September 28, 1826: m. August 19, 1851, Ann
Catharine Jackson,
u. Johyi' Alexander, b. July 26, 1829; m. Martha Fry.
vi. Susanna-M'iri/aret, b. February 1, 1833; m. Dr. Marvin S.
Carr.
XIV. John Espy,* (G(K)rge,'* Josiah,^ George,' Josiab,i)
Espy Family. 187
b. 1779, in Hanover township, then Lancaster, now Dauphin,
county, Pennsylvania; d. March 25, 1843, in Hanover town-
ship, Luzerne county, Pennsylvania, A contemporary news-
paper states that he ** was a man of honorable feelings, hospit-
able, and generally beloved." He m., April 5, 1809, LoviNA
Inmak, b. 1787 ; d., 1876, in Luzerne county, Pa. ; daughter
of Colonel Edward Inman, of the Revolution. They had issue :
16. i. Janus, b. 1811 ; m. Mary A. Miller.
16. ii. Fannie, b. March 21, 1813; m. Abram Line.
Hi. Lodua, b. 1820; m. Peter Miller, and had John and Win-
field ; reside at Irving Mills, Michigan.
iv. Mary, b. 1822; ni., April 10, 1845, John K. Line, b. March
26, 1825 ; reside at Wilkes-Barr6, Pennsylvania.
V. Priscilla, b. 1827; m. iievi M. Miller, and had Edward,
Dollie, Ida, Otis, Mary, Oscar, Wallace^ Bud Paul; re-
side in Des Moines county, Iowa.
XV. James Espy,« (John,* George,* Josiah,* George,*
Josiah,^) b., 1811, in Nanticoke, Luzerne county, Pa.; d.,
1872, at Runimerfield Creek, Bradford county, Pa., whither
he removed in 1863. He married, in 1841, Mary A. Miller,
b. December 26, 1818 ; d., February 15, 1878, in Wilkes-Barr6,
Pa. ; daughter of Barnett Miller and Mary DeWitt Barnett
Miller was the son of Andrew and Christina Miller, of Har-
mony^ New Jersey ; and Mary DeWitt the daughter of Peter
DeWitt and Hannah Hill, emigrants from Franca Barnett
Miller and his wife removed, about 1880, to Hanover town-
ship, Luzerne county. Pa, where they died. James Espy and
his wife, Mary A. Miller, had issue, all bom in Hanover town-
ship, Luzerne county. Pa :
i. John, b. Sept. 21, 1842; is a lawyer by profession, resides in
St. Paul, Minn. ; m. MartliaM, Wood,b. Marcli 12, 1843,
in Wilke8-Barr6, Pa., daughter of John B. Wood and
Sarah Gore ; and they had issue :
1. Jo/ui-U.-TF., b, February 23, 1869.
2. Lila-W,, b. June 22, 1872.
3. MatuU-M., b. February 22, 1876.
4. Oh*?j,b. July 29, 1878.
ii. Theodore-Frelinghuysen, b. November 5, 1844 ; resides in
Towanda, Pa. ; m. February, 25, 1873, Mary Catharine
Schoonover, b. March 8, 1844, in Stillwater, Sussex
county, N. J. ; and they had issue :
188 Pennsylvania Oenealogies,
1. Mary-Lines, b. November 27, 1873.
2. Bertha-Blanch, b. July, 14, 1874,
3. CmTie-Louisa^ b. December 16, 1876.
iii. Barnett'Miller^ b. May 16, 1846 ; is a lawyer by profession,
of Wilkes-Barrfi, Pa., and secretary and treasurer of the
Wilkes-Barr6 Water company; m. Sept. 23, 1873, Caro-
line Wood, b. 1847, daughter of Abraham Wood and
Caroline Bowers ; and they had issue :
1. Blanche-Wood, b. January 18, 1880.
2. Ridgway-Boicers, b. September 2, 1881.
iv. Frank, b. December 9, 1848; m. Effie F. Harding, b. No-
vember 2, 1861, of Herrick Centre, Bradford county, Pa.,
where they reside, and had issue :
1. James-Byron, b. January 26, 1873.
V. Edward-Inman, b. July 23, 1862 ; m. July 25, 1880, Fanny
Maltby,of Marshalltown, Iowa ; reside in Chicago, 111. ;
they had issue, Balpfi-Edward and Harrold-Maliby.
vi. Minnie-M,, b. October 29, 1869 ; resides at Wilkes-Barr6.
XVI. Fannie Espy, • (John,* George,* Josiah,* George,*
Josiah, ^) b. March 21, 1818, in Nanticoke, Luzerne county,
Pa., A November 1, 1881 ; m. Abram Line, b. November
28, 1811. They had issue (surname Line):
». FranceS'V., b. May, 1838; m., first, William H. Lueder, d,
1862 , and had issue (surname Lueder.)
1. Fanny, b. April 10, 1862; m. October 28, 1884,
Frank Garringer. b. March 1857.
Mrs. Frances V. Lueder, m., secondly, in 1869, Dr. A.
A. Lape, b. 1842: d. December 7, 1884; and had issue
(surname Lape) :
2. Vienna, b. January 10, 1871.
3. Mary, b. August 27, 1874.
a, Lovina, b. October 5, 1839 ; m., 1864, W. S. Smythe, and
had Oenevieve and Win field.
iii, Annette-C, b. September 27, 1842; m. October 12, 1864, C.
D. Wells, b. May 6, 1839 ; reside at Wilkes-Barr^, Pa. ; and
had issue (surname Wells) :
1. Edith, b. January 7, 1869.
iv. Augusta M,, b. June 7, 1844 ; m. October 12, 1865, C. W.
Ilollenback, and had Camilla; reside in Kingston town-
ship, Luzerne county, Pa.
V. Edward-Espy, b. January 29, 1850 ; m. Kosa Moyer, and
had Camilla.
Ferguson of Hanover. 189
FERGUSON OF HANOVER.
1. William Ferguson^ and his wife Margaret, natives of
the north of Ireland, emigrated to America about 1740, and
settled in Hanover township, then Lancaster county. Pa. Wil-
liam Ferguson d, about 1755, his wife a few years later. They
had, among others, the following children :
i. Jaines^ b. 1720; d. in April, 1750, in Paxtang, leaving a
wife, and children Francis and Margaret. Nothing fur-
ther is known of tliem, but it is more than probable the
widow, with her children, accompanied some of her rela-
tives to the southward.
2. n. Samuel, b. 1723 ; m. and had issue.
3. m. David^ b. 1725 ; m. and had issue.
iv, Margaret <t b. 1727 ; m. and left issue.
XL Samuel Ferguson,^ (William,^) b. 1723; d. Septem-
ber, 1785 ; m. Mary . They had issue :
i. Elizabeth^ b. 1767 ; d. October 4, 1792 ; m. Samuel Graham,
u. Agnes.
Hi. Margaret J m. James Taggart.
iv. Mary, m. David Ramsey; b. 1745; d. September 18, 1787.
V. Robert,
vi. Sarmiel.
vii. William.
via. ITiomas.
IIL David Ferguson, ^ (William, i) b. about 1725, in the
north of Ireland ; d. July, 1775, in Hanover township, Lan-
caster, now Dauphin, county. Pa ; came to Pennsylvania with
his father about 1740, and located in the Swatara region ; was
twice married ; the name of his first wife is not known ; by her
there was issue :
i. William, b. 1757 ; ra. [Sarah Woods.]
a. John, b. 1759; d. 1813; his wife Sarah b. 1760; d. August
5, 1823 ; buried in old Hanover Church grave-yard.
4. Hi. Elizabeth, b. 1761 : m. Henry Graliam.
190 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
David Ferguson, m., secondly, in 1763, Jean Woods, widow
of Andrew Woods,* of Hanover. After the death of Mr. Fer-
guson, his widow married the third time, becoming ihe wife of
Thomas George, of Upper Paxtang township, now Dauphin
county. Pa. David Ferguson and his wife Jean had issue :
5. tf. David^ b. May 10, 1764; m. Jane (Henderson) Rogers.
6. V. Andrew Woods^h, 1766; m. Hester Graham.
vi. ThomaSt b. 1768 : never married ; was a graduate of the
University of Pennsylvania ; studied theology — licensed
to preach, but never entered thiB ministry ; very eccentric ;
was last known as a teacher in the city of New York.
IV. Elizabeth Ferguson, ^ (David, ^ William,^) b., 1761,in
Hanover township, then Lancaster county, Pa; d. 1805, in North-
* I. Andrew Woods, an emigrant from the nortli of Ireland, came
to Pennsylvania prior to 1740. He died in Hanover township, then
Lancaster county, in Aujfust, 1756, leaving a wife, Sarah, and the
following issue (surname Woods):
2. i. Andreic^ m. Jean .
ii, John^ m. Mary Espy, (see Espy record,)
Hi, Margaret, m. Pat ton.
iv, Jennett, m. John Calhoun.
V, Agnes y m. Neal McAllister.
vi, Sarah, m. Andrew Cochran.
vii, Martha, m. James McClenaghan.
II. Andrew Woods, (Andrew,) b. in Hanover township, then
Lancaster county, Pa. ; d. prior to 1761, leaving a wife, Jean, who
afterward? became the wife of David Ferguson, and issue (surname
Woods:)
i, Matthew, b. 1758; d. September 13, 1784, in Hanover town-
ship. Little is known of him, save that he studied for
the ministry, and was licensed to preach by the Presby-
tery of Carlisle in 1780. He was called to Hanover con-
gregation July 20, 1781, accepted it, and was ordained
and installed pastor thereof on the 19th of June, 1782.
lie proved to be a faithful and zealous minister of the
Gospel, but he died in the midst of his great usefulness.
The members of old Hanover, to show their affection and
reverence, erected a tombstone to his memory over his
remains in the church burying ground. He left a wife,
and issue— Andrew?, and a postliumous child.
ii, Sarah; m. [William] Ferguson.
Hi. Agnes,
Ferguson of Hanover, 191
umberland county, Pa. ; in., June 24, 1788, Henry Graham,
b., 1760, in Hanover township, then Lancaster county, Pa.,
d. in 1836, son of John Graham; removed, about 1804, to
Northumberland county, Pa., near Warrior Run church, six
miles from i[ilton. They had issue (surname Graham) :
i. John^ b. April 17, 1789; d. July 14, 1849, in Adams county,
O. Mr. Graliam was educated at the Philadelphia ac-
ademy under Drs. Wylie and Gray, and studied theology
at the seminary in New York. In tlie spring of 1819, he
was licensed by tlie Monongahela Presbytery, and on the
30th of August, 1820, was ordained by tiie same body.
He was pastor of Cross Roads and Washington. Wash-
ington county, Pa., from August 30, 1820, to October 8,
1829, during a iwrtion of which period, from 1823 to 1828,
he filled the position of professor of languages in Wash-
ington college. From 1830 to 1834, he was the stated
minister of the congregations of Sycamore and Hopkins-
ville, Warren county, Ohio ; of Greenfield and Fall Creek,
Ohio, from 1KS4 to ias9. From 1839 to 1840, he was prin-
cipal of the academy at Chilicothe, Ohio, which position
he resigned to accept a call to the churches of West
Union and West Fork, Adams county, Ohio, in 1841, in
which field he ministered until his heath. Columbia col-
lege conferred upon him the degree of doctor of divinity.
He was an able te^icher and a faithful and conscientious
minister of the Gosi)el. A sermon by him, published in
the second volume of the '* Pulpit of the Associate Re-
formed Church," shows his deep theological learning.
u. James^ b. 1791 ; d. 1801, unm.
in. David'E.^ 1793; d. in Illinois at an advanced age ; m. Eliz-
abeth Foster.
iv. MattheW'WfKxls, b. 1795; d. 1870, near Fre<>i)ort, Illinois;
m. Martha Shaimon.
r. Henry.
7. vi. Jane, m. William McGuire.
8. vii. Eleanor, m. Robert Finney.
viii. Elizabdh, m. Joseph Pliilips.
V. David Fekguson,^ (David,^ William, i) b., May 10,
1764, in Hanover township, Lancaster, now Dauphin, county,
Pa. ; d,, March 20, 1848, in Hanover; m., Februarys 14, 1787,
Jean (Henderson) Rogers, b., 1758, in Bucks county, Pa. ;
d., November 18, 1824, in Hanover township, Dauphin county,
Pa., daughter of Robert Henderson, of lUicks county, and
192 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
widow of Robert Rogers ; by her first husband she had
Robert^ Frances m. John Harrison, and Margaret m. John
Ritchey. David Ferguson and wife. Jean, had issue :
t. Jean, b. December 27, 1787 ; d. January 2, 1819 ; m. John
Graham, (see Robert Wallace record,)
ii. Elizabeth, b. November 12, 1789 ; m. John Stinson.
Hi. David, b. April 14, 1791 ; d. August, 1793.
iv. Andrew, b. May 5, 1793 ; d. August 29, 1894.
r. Agnes, b. March 14. 1795; d. July 20, 1848; m. Thomas
McNair, (see McNair record.)
vi. David, b. January 16, 1797 ; d., October 24, 1822, near Ship-
pensburg, Penna., and buried in Middle Spring Church
grave-yard — was preparing for the ministry at the time
of his death.
YL Andrew Woods Fergusox,* (David, » William, i) b.
1766 in Hanover township, Dauphin county, Pa. ; removed to
near Jersey Shore, Lycoming county. Pa., where he died ; m.
Hester Graham, of Cumberland count v. Pa, Thev had issue :
i. Jane, m. Andrew McKinney.
ii. KiUli, m. Matthew McKinney.
m. Elizabeth, d. s. p.
ic. Priscilla, m. Brown.
V. JV'e?/t>; m. Brown, his second wife.
vi. Sallie, m. Hunt.
vii. JiebecQa, m. Samuel Deyarmond, of Warrior Run, North-
umberland county, Pa., and left issue.
viii. Jamts.
ix. Matthew- Woods.
X. David, d. s. p.
VIL Jane Graham,* (Elizabeth,^ David,^ William,M b.
about 1797, in Hanover township, Dauphin county, Pa. ; died
about 1867, near Warrior Run, Northumberland county, Pa. ; m.
William McGuire. They had issue i surname McGuire) :
i. Dnrid.
ii. Henry.
Hi. William, d. s, p.
iv. Dr. John,
V. Matthew- Woods ; killed at the second battle of Bull Run.
ri. Jane,
vii. Ellen.
VIII. Eleanor Graham,-* (Elizabeth,^ David,* William,^)
b. 1799, in Hanover township, Dauphin county, Pa. ; d. Sep-
Ferguson of Hanover, 193
tember, 1881, near Warrior Run, Penn'a ; m. Robert Finney, of
Union county, Pa. ; b. 1794 ; A 1870. They bad issue (sur-
name Finney) :
i. Eliza, d. 1880; m. O. P. Peiper.
a. Jane-Graham^ m. James R. Caldwell, of Lawrenceville,
New Jersey.
Hi, Sp€ncer'L,'F., a minister of the Gospel, m. Isabella Mat-
thews, of New York.
iv, Mary-Agnesy d. 1870 ; m. J. Edward Hackenburg, a lawyer
of Philadelphia.
V, Henry-Graham^ a minister of the Gospel ; m. Sallie Gard-
ner.
vi. Eleanor-Graham^ m. William Matthews, of Bye, N. Y.
ft*. Hadassa ; resides near Winchester, Va.
via, Robert-Bines ; resides near Winchester, Va.
18
19-t Pennsylvania Genealogies,
FLEMING FAMILY.
1. Robert Fleming, a native of Argyleshire, Scotland,
where he was bom in 1716, with his wife emigrated to
America in 1746, and settled near Flemington, Chester county.
Pa. In 1760 he removed to Cecil county, Md., thence to the
West Branch of the Susquehanna, near the mouth of Bald
Eagle creek, from which he and his family were driven by the
Indians in the ''Great Runaway." Until the close of the Rev-
olution, they l(x?ated in Hanover township, then Lancaster, now
Dauphin, count}', Pa., when, about 1784, they removed to
Western Pennsylvania, and settled on Harmon's creek, in
Washington count}', where Mr. Fleming died on the 8d of
April, 1802. Robert Fleming married, about 1745, in the prov-
ince of Ulster, Ireland, Jaxe Jacksox, b. 1719 ; died June 16,
1803. They had issue :
i. [A son,] b. 1746; died at sea.
t'l. Jesse, b. 1748; d. s. p.
2. in, John, b. 1752; m. Mary Jackson.
3. if. lioherU b. June 6, 175H; m. Margaret Wright.
4. V. James, b. 1758 ; m. Jane Glen.
5. i*i. ISamuel, b. October 30, 1701 ; m. Sarali Becket.
6. rn. Mary, b. February 15, 1767 ; m. Alexander McConnell.
II. John Fleming, ^ (Robert,*) b. 1752, in Chester county,
Penna. ; d. December 15, 1800, in Montgomery county, N. Y.
In 1774, he married Mary Jackson, b. about 1756, in Orange
county, New York, d. December 5, 181(5, eldest daughter of
John Jackson (1730-1820) and Elsie Armstrong, of Pine
Creek, Lycoming county, Penna. At the time his fathers
family abandoned the Big Island, he sought protection at Fort
Hunter, where he remained until, in 1790, he removed to the
'* Military Tract*' — lands lying between Cayuga and Seneca
Fleming Family, 195
Lakes — in the State of New York. Here he and his wife re-
sided until their death. They had issue :
t. Jesse^ b, 1777 ; d. April 20, 1795, in Romulus, N. Y.
7. it. i/o^n, b. February 6, 1780; m. Susannah Harton.
8. m. Bobert^ b. November 26, 1781 ; m. Lettice Smith.
9. iv, Mary^ b. June 20, 1784; m. Samuel MeMath.
10. v> James, b. January 28, 1787 ; m. Martha Wade.
11. vi. Elsie, b. July 21, 1791 ; m. Josiah Jacobus.
12. fit. Samuel, b. December 6, 1793 ; m. Phebe Wade.
IIL Egbert Fleming,' (Robert, i) b., June 6, 1756, in
Chester county, Penna ; d. February 4, 1817. When his
parents removed to Western Pennsylvania, Robert remained
in Dauphin county ; purchased land in Hanover township, on
which he resided during his lifetime. On the 6th of Febni-
ary, 1788, he married Margaret, daughter of John Wright
He was one of the founders of the Harrisburg Bank, and in-
strumental in the erection of the Harrisburg bridge. He was
an officer in the volunteer force of 1812, and filled acceptably
various local offices. He was an elder in old Hanover Church
during the ministration of Rev. James Snodgrass. Mr. Flem-
ing HL, February 6, 1788, Margaret Wright, b. 1754 ; d.
December 12, 1848. They left no issue.
IV. James Fleming, ^ (Robert, ^ ) b. 1758, in Chester county,
Penna.; d. February 1, 1830, in Washington county, Penna. ;
accompanied his father's family during their frequent changes,
and finallv about 1781, to a farm on Harmon's creek, Han-
over township, Washington county, Penna He married, Oc-
tober 5, 1797, Jane Glen, d. March 1, 1841. They had issue :
13. i. John, b. October 27, 1799 ; m. Eliza McClurg.
u. Martha, b. February 26, 1801 ; d. April 1, 1841 ; m., Octo-
ber 17, 1831, James Patterson.
Hi. liobert, b. August 23, 1802; d. July 8, 1824.
14. iv. Davicl'S,, b. August 16, 1804; m. Martha Steele.
15. V, James, b. August 5, 1806 ; m. Catharine B. Parks.
16. vi. Samuel, b. June 20, 1811 ; m. Rebecca McCombs.
V. Samueij Fleming, 3 (Rol)ert,i) b. October 30, 1761, in
Cecil county, Md. ; d. August 3, 1851, in Harrisburg, Dauphin
county, Penna. Eemoved with his father's family to Western
Pennsylvania, where he served as justice of the peace and sur-
196 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
veyor for Washington county ; was captain of a ranging coiii-
})any on the frontiei*s to protect them from the Indian ma-
rauders from the Ohio; was one of the local committee to
treat with the insurgents during the Whisky Insurrection. In
1812 lie removed to West Hanover township, Dauphin county,
where he resided until a few years before his death. Mr. Flem-
ing m. September 24, 1789, Sarah Becket, b. 1771 ; d. Jan-
uary 21, 1831, in Hanover township, Dauphin county, Penna.
They had isyue :
i. liohert, b. August 3, 1790; d. February, 1793.
17. ii. Mary^ b. July 17, 1792; m. James Newell.
18. Hi. June, b. May 22, 1794 ; m. Kobert Gilchrist.
n\ Samiul'Becl'H, b. July 31, 1797, in Hanover townHliip,
Washington county, Pa. ; d. January 19, 1855, at Mt.
Vernon, O. ; was a farmer and merchant, a man of ui>-
right character and stern intejrrity ; m. in 1833, Mary
Cathcart, of Dauphin county, Pa. ; d. 1S36 ; and they had
two sons, one died young. Samuel- Wriyht, d. October
19, 1848, aged fourteen years,
r. Margaret, b. October 17, 1799 ; d. February 13, 1802.
vi. Eliza, b. October 23, 1801 ; d. February 14, 1826; m. WiU
liam Smith, and had Sarah-Jane, m. Mr. Merrimau, a
planter in Louisiana.
10. vii. Bohert- Jackson , b. November 16, 1803; m. Sarah Ann
Poor,
fill. John, b. 1805 ; d. s. p.
ix. Sarah, b. October 1, 1807 ; d, July 18, 1828.
20. X. James, b. June 25, 1810 ; m. Jennette Street.
21. xi, David, b. July 17, 1812; m. Susan Mowry.
xii. Margaret' Wright, b. July 14, 1815; d. March 30, 1867.
VI. Mary Fleming, » (Robert,^) b., Februarys 15, 1767, in
Cecil county, Md. ; d., J\\\y 3, 1849, in Hanover township,
Washington county, Penna. ; m., May 7, 1791, Alexander
McCoNNELL, b. 1769 ; d. October 24,' 1839. They had issue
(^surname MeCouncllj:
I. John, b. March 11, 1792: d. s. p.
22. ii, Bohert, December 5, 1794; m. Edith Hamlin.
23. HI, James, b. October 27, 1796; d. May 29, 1852; m. Nancy
Shipley.
24. it'. Elizabeth, b. April 9, 1798; m. Samuel McGarrell.
V. Akxandtr, b. October 16, U04; d., August 30, 1829, while
a member of senior class in Washington College, Pa.
Fleming Family, 197
VII. JoH>f Fleming, » (John,* Robert, i) b., February 6,
1780, at Pine Creek, Lycoming county, Penna. ; d., May 8,
1863, near Albion, Michigan. Settled upon a part of his
father's farm in Romulus, Seneca county, N. Y., where he re-
sided about forty years. Was a captain of infantry in the war
of 1812. In 1844 removed to Michigan, where he settled on
a farm. He married, March 4, 1802, Susannah Harton, b.
1785; d. February 28, 1860. They had issue:
%. Polly, b. April 3, 1803; d. s. p.
a, Hannah^ b. January 2-5, 180o; m. Jolm Gillihiml ; and had
issue.
UL Miry Ann^ b. Jrinu'iry 14, 1807 ; d. May 7, 1848; m. Silas
II. More, d. June 23, 1852; and left issue.
lu. E\sU, b. January 2, 1809; d. February 22, 1844; m. Jesse
Gardner ; and left issue.
V. Eusebia, b. November 26, 1811 ; m. Hiram H. Slauson ; and '
iiad i^sue.
vi. Susan-M., b. March 7, 1814; m. Jeptha H. Wade, the
artist, b. August 11, 1811, at Komulus, N. Y.
vii. Ahiyail, b. August 2, 1816; d., November 17, 1852, at Ha-
vana, N. Y. ; m. Rev. Morrison Huggins, b. 1816; d,
February 15, 1859, at Rockford, 111. ; and left issue.
viii, Newell^ b. September 16, 1818; m. Mary M. VanDwyn ;
and had issue.
ix, John-Mark, b. February 20, 1821 ; m. Maria Belcher; and
bad issue.
X. Cornelia-Eliziheth, b. February 10, 1823; m. Ralph Gid-
dings ; and had issue.
xL Amanda- Watson, h, April 12, 1825 ; m. Orlando M. Barnes ;
and had issue.
xiL William, h, Aujjust 1, 1827; m. Elizabeth Janette Leon-
ard ; and had issue.
xiii. James, b. May 3, 1831 ; m. Sarah K. Soule; and had isaue.
VIII. Robert Fleming,^ (John,^ Robert,i)b. November
26, 1781, in Hanover township, Dauphin county, Penna. ; d.
February 8, 1858, at Romiihis, N. Y. ; ra., first, January 15,
1806, Lettice Smith, b. 1789; d. March 4, 1826. They had
issue :
t. John S., b. June 26, 1807 ; m. Elizabeth Ayres.
ii. Charles- Mosher, b. October 31, 1809; m. Peninah Ames-
bury, d. Aupfust 1, 1838.
Hi. Jercis, b. January 28, 1812; m. Amanda Crane.
198 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
tr. /^o&ert, b. April 23, 1814; d. October 10, 1838; m. Juliet
Smith.
t\ Uti\ Samxul, b. May 9, 1816; in. Juliet Fleming, d. Jan nary
25, 1862.
rt. Asa, b. November 16, 1818 ; m., first, Julian Smith, d. 1H48 ;
second, Mary A. Gilbert.
vii. Sarah, b. February 12, 1821 ; m. William Rogers, d. Oc-
tober 2, 1862.
via, Lettictj b. August 27, 1824; m. James H. Gage.
Rol>erl Bleming m,, secondly, December 7, 1826, Mrs. Ara-
zina Leddick.
IX. Mary Fleming, » ^John,« Robert, ») b. June 20, 1784,
in Hanover township, Dauphin county, Penna ; A Novennber
20, 1860, at Niles, Mich.: m. Mav'24, 1805, Samuel Me-
Math : b. 1782 ; d. September 16, 1826, near Ypsilanti, Mich.,
They had issue (surname McMath) :
i. ^4iT%, b. May 13, 1806; ra. Elizabeth Kimmel.
ti. Fhming^ b. January 14, 1806; m. Eliza Prudden.
til. Roxanna^ b. Septemlier 26, 1809; m. Orrin Derby, d. June
14, 18o5, at San Francisco.
iV. Mabil^h.June 13, 1811; died April 14, 1839, at Berrian,
Mich. ; m. Uziil Williams,
r. i^muel'K., b. March 23, 1S13 : ra. Caroline Stuart.
ri. Rcr, Roberta b. Februiiry lo, 1815.; m. Betsy Caroline Hug-
gins.
rii. -Vcirv, b. August 2, 1?^17: d. January 14, 1850, at Xiles,
Mich. ; m. Albert Percels.
rill, E^.sit. K July 21. 1S19; d. June 5, 1SI9, near Xiles, Mich. ;
m. William Brewer.
tx. irii:kim-£:.-J}., b. July 22, 1821 : d. January 23, 1824.
X, John- Watfon^ b. June 3. 1824 ; m. Ella Royse.
X. Jamks Fleming.* « John.' Robert.* » K Januarv 28, 1787,
at Pino Crook, LyoiMuing i^vHinty. Penna. ; A 1870, at Rome,
Lenawtv oiMintv, Mich, : m. Martha Wade, of Romulus, X.
• Y. T!iov had i^uo :
I, Jt^tfhA-TWuU. b. Xoveml^r 13, l5<ic>; m. Lacy Eldridge.
•1. J<^,<i^r, b. M.'iy 14. l>ll : m. Susan MdVMinell.
itt. J.xH€, K June 12. 1S12: d. July 26, 1S43, at Laporte, lud. ;
m. Williw^m K. P-irker.
•V. •/r<*i.t*-/.ii>^'K,«. b. August 6, 1>14: d. IS^ at Marengo,
Mich. ; m. CUrissa Homer.
Fleming Family. 199
r. John^ b. October 6, 1816; d. July 21, 1856, at Warsaw,
Micb. ; m. Nancy Shuart.
VI. Charles^ b. October 30, 1818 ; m. Jane Shuart.
m. Miranda, b. February 28, 1821 ; d. August 9, 1822.
inti. Lettice-S.y born January 11, 1823; m. Selek W. Chase,
ix. Martha, b. February 17, 1826; m. Wilson Matthews.
X. Sarah-Eliza, b. July 11, 1828 ; m. Thomas McConnell.
xu William-Allen, b. February 21, 1832 ; m. Angeline Stevens.
XL Elsie Fleming, » (John,* Robert, i) b. July 21, 1791,
at Romulus, N. Y.; A April 10, 1816; m., January 2, 1810,
JosLAH Jacobus, d. at Lodi, Michigan, aged eighty-five years.
They had issue (surname Jacobus) :
1. Mary, b. October 17, 1813, at Romulus, N. Y.; m., Novem-
ber 19, 1835, Calvin Townsend, and they bad issue (sur-
name Townsend) :
1. Edward-Calvin, b. 1836.
2. Juliu8-L., b. March 7, 1838.
XII. Samuel Fleming,* (John,* Robert, i) b. December 5,
1793, at Romulus, N. Y.; d. December 5, 1858, in Lenawee
county, Michigan ; m. Phebe Wade. They had issue.
t. Mary, b. November 19, 1816.
iU Martha, b. January 28, 1819; m. W. H. Clark.
Hi. Clarissa, b. September 15, 1821 ; m. Jesse Gardner.
iv. Sarah, h. January 4, 1824; d. July 27, 1854; m. Thomas
Older.
V, Franklin-B., b. May 29, 1826; m. Louise Stoddard.
vi, Jesse-L., b. March 3, 1829; m. Mary H. More,
rn. Jeptha, b. July 27, 1831 ; m. Nancy Bust.
via, Behecca-Louise, b. June 12, 1833 ; m. Dr. Luman S. Stevens.
XIII. John Fleming, » (James, ^ Robert, i) b. October 27,
1799, in Washington county. Pa ; m. December 24, 1835, Eliza
McClurg. They had issue :
t. James, b. December 11, 1836; m. April 17, 1858, Marp^ret
Kalston.
u. Jos€ph-M.,b. April 25, 1839; m. January 27, 1860, Isabel
Mercer.
Hi. Mary- Jane, b. August 18, 1841.
iv. Martha-E., b. February 24, 1844; m. July 30, 1864, Alex-
ander Ingraham.
V. Sarah-A.j b. February 19, 1846; d. 1852.
vi. John-C, b. February 7, 1848.
200 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
vii, BoherUA., b. September 12, 1849.
viii, RacheUA,, b. May 18, 1852.
ix. David-H., b. April 15, 1855.
XIV. David S. Fleming, ^ (James, » Eobert,i)b. August
16, 1804 ; m. August 29, 1841, Martha Steele. They had
issue:
t. Tyionias-SUele, b. May 31, 1842.
if. Jane-Glen^ b. October 9, 1844.
Hi. James-Samuel^ b. August 7, 1846.
iv. Robert, b. August 30, 1849.
V. RacheU Amanda J b. April 27, 1852.
vi. Martha-Ann, b. May 11, 1856.
vii. David'Wilson, b. March 17, 1859.
XV. James Fleming, ^ (James.* Robert, ^b. August 5,
1806, in Washington county. Pa ; graduated from Washing-
ton Collie, Pa., in 1833, and was for two years principal of
an academy in Baltimore county, Md. ; licensed as a minister
June 26, 1839, and installed pastor of West Union Presbyterian
Church, Marshall county, Va, where he continued seventeen
years ; in 1858 was installed pastor of the Presbyterian Church,
Washington, Pa. Rev. James Fleming m. October 31, 1839,
Catharine B. Parks. They had issue :
t. David-Brainerd, b. July 22, 1840, in West Union, Va. ;
served in the army three years, and afterwards studied
for the ministry,
it. Martha-Jane, b. November 13, 1842; m. February 13, 1868,
James F. Craighead.
Hi. James-Calvin, b. May 31, 1844.
iv. Mary-Isabella, b. January 26, 1846; m. November 27, 1867,
Martin G. Parks, of Nesponsit, IlL
r. John-Samuel, b. November 7, 1847.
vi. Louise- Amanda, b. September 28, 1850.
vii. Harriet- Nevcell, b. June 18, 1853.
viii. William-IIenry, b. September 17, 1856.
tx. Alfred-Paul, b. May 31, 1859.
X. nenry-B., b. December 20, 1861.
XVI. Samuel Fleming, ^ (James, ^ Robert,^) b. June 20,
1811 ; resides in Armstrong county. Pa. ; m. July 4, 1839,
Rebecca McCombs. Tbev had issue :
•*. James-Robert, b. May 29, 1840; d. October 1, 1864, in the
armv.
Fleming Family, 201
u. Damd'McComhs^ b. June 1, 1841.
in. John-Anderson, b. April 10, 1843 ; killed in battle May 3,
1865.
iu. KosciuLshy-Qlen^ b. September 2, 1844; wounded in the
shoulder in front of Petersburg, Va., which has disabled
him for life,
r. William- Kinney, b. February 13, 1845.
ri. Samuel-Byers, b. September 19, 1848 .
lii. Elizabeth, b. May 1, 1851.
viii. Irene- Margaret, b. February 24, 1853.
ix, Vinet-Jane, (twin,) b. February 24, 1853.
X. StocktO)i-McConnell, b. August 5, 1865.
XVIL Mary Fleming, ^ (Samuel « R^bert,^) b., July 17,
1792, in Hanover, Washington county, Pa.; d., April 15,
1850, near Mt Vernon, 0. ; m., June, 1811, James Newell,
b. 1782 ; (1., December 9, 1848, near Mt Vernon, O. They
had issue (surname Newell) :
i. Margaret, b. August 1, 1812; ra., Miy 29, 1834, Elias
Murphy ; resided near Newton, Iowa. Tiiey had issue
(surname Murpliy) :
1. Mary-Ellen, b. July, 1835 ; m. George Blackman,
and had issue (surname Blackman) Clarence,
Franklin, 'And George,
2. Hannah-Jane, b. May 3, 1837 ; m., July 10, 1863 ,
Mr. Cox, of Tennessee.
3. Sarah-Newell, b. Marcli 16, 1840.
4. James-F,, b. September 25, 1842; d. August 23,
1844.
5. Eliza-Olive^ b. December 12, 1844.
6. Lewis- Mordello, b. February 21, 1846.
7. Alni&Ja, b. May 31, 1850.
8. Martha- Luelle, b. January 8, 1856.
«. Samuel- Fleming, b. June 10, 1814; m., December, 1838,
Julia Ann Tugard ; and they had issue (surname
Newell) :
1. Harriet-Ann^ b. December 15, 1839; m. Simon
Galulia, of Newton, Iowa, and had issue
(surname Galulia) Harry, Franklin, Malcolm,
and Murray,
2. Mary-Afleline, b. December 11, 1845.
3. Jackson-Fleming', mortally wounded at Vicks-
burg, February, 1863.
4. Margaret- Ellen, b. May, 1854.
5. Ellsworth-Lore.
202 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
Hi. Sarah, b. July 4, 1816, d. April 3, 1849; m., March 20,
1845, Caleb Hipsley ; and they had issue (surname Hips-
ley) :
1. Jonathan^ b. July 6, 1848.
iv, Jane^ b. September 20, 1818 ; m.. May 15, 1851, Peter Loire ;
reside near Mt. Vernon, O.
V, Eliza- Ajin, b. December 25, 1821.
vL Uwjh, b. December 25, 1821 ; an attorney, at Newton,
Iowa; m., December 25, 1851, Lucinda Lee; and had
(surname Newell) : Oneda-Ida.-Irene^ Duane, and Lunet.
vii, James- Scott ; an attorn ey-at-law ; m., August, 1854,
Amanda Cook, and had (surname Newell): Emma^
d. 8. p.
XVIIL Jaxe Fleming, 8 (Samuel,* Robert, i)b. May 22,
1794, in Ilanover, Washington county, Pa.; d. November 30,
1843, in Knox county, Ohio; m., March 12, 1816, BoBEBT
Gilchrist ; in 1822 removed to Knox county, Ohio ; thence
in 1857 to Vernon Springs, Howard county, Iowa. They had
issue (surname Gilchrist) :
i. James, b. December 29, 1816; accidently killed April 6,
1831, in Knox county, Ohio.
tt. SamiuUFlemuig, b. August 21, 1819; educated in Kenyon
College, Ohio, and Washington College, Fa.; studied law
in Mt. Vernon, Ohio ; was a member of the Ohio Legis-
lature in 1849-50; afterwards probate judge of Knox
county, Ohio ; in 1855, removed to Howard county, Iowa,
and thence to San Francisco, California ; m., December
25, 1843, Mary-Ann Blackman ; and they had issue (sur-
name Gilchrist) :
1. Francis- Marion, b. October 10, 1844.
2. Inez-Augusta^ b. August 10, 1847.
3. William-Murray, b. June 19, 1849.
4. John-Haider, b. August 21, 1851.
5. Frederick, d. in infancy.
Hi. Rohert-Jackson, b. February 5, 1822; d. October 12, 1822.
•i\ liobert-Scott, b. August 5, 1823, in Knox county, Ohio ; edu-
cated at Kenyon College, Ohio; studied medicine, and
graduated from Cleveland Medical College in 1853; lo-
cated at DeGniff, Ohio ; m., first, August 31, 1852, Philena
II. Brooks, of Columbus, Ohio; d. November 18, 1854,
and they had Mary, d. s. p.; m., secondly. May 15, 1856,
Annie M. Brooks, of DeGraff, Ohio ; and they had Fay-
H.
V. Elizabeth, b. September 12, 1826; d. March 2, 1845.
Fleming Family, 203
vt. Sarah-Jane, b. September 12, 1830 ; d. August 20, 1845.
vii. Mary-E., b. July 6, 1836; m., August 4, 1855, in Granville,
Ohio, Rev. A. Nichols, of the M. E. Church, and they
had (surname Nichols) Jarnes^ Inez, William, and Oura.
XIX. Robert Jackson Fleming,* (Samuel,* Robert, i) b.
November 16, 1803, in Hanover township, Washington county.
Pa.; d. December 2, 1874, at Harrisburg, Pa. He received an
academical education, and while yet a young man became a
teacher and lecturer on English grammar and on music, and
took a trip to the then West, lecturing on his favorite topic. In
1834 he established the coach-making business on an extensive
scale at Harrisburg, Pa., and continued it with success until his
entire establishment was destroyed by fire June 16, 1865. He
did not resume it He built at his shop the first eight-wheel
passenger car which ran on the Pennsylvania railroad between
Columbia and Philadelphia, also the first on the Williamsport
and Elmira railroad, taking it up the canal on a fiat boat He
was appointed notary public in 1861, and held t'je office until
his death, for years doing the business of the Harrisburg
National Bank in this official capacity. He was deservedly
honored in his adopted city as an upright and enterprising citi-
zen, a man of intelligence and high moral character, and in the
Presbyterian Church, of which he was a life-long member, he
was one of its elders for twenty years. Mr. Fleming married,
June 5, 1846, at McConnellsville, Morgan county, Ohio, Sarah
Ann Poor, b. January 30, 1814, at York Haven, Pa.; dau. of
Charles Merrill Poor and Elizabeth (Karg) Roberts ; resides at
Harrisburg, Pa. They had issue :
t. Sarah-Elizaheth, b. January 25, 1847 ; d. July 18, 1850.
it. Mary-Fratices, b. February 27, 1848; d. January 28, 1852.
m. Samuel- Wilson, b. December 11, 1849; m., October 7, 1876,
Mary Malviiia Sausser, b. March 4, 1852, in Massillon,
Ohio ; dau. of Benjamin F. Sausser and Lucetta Dangler,
and they had issue :
1 . Lucetta, b. December 16, 1876 ; d. March 30, 1881.
2. BoherUJackson, b. February 3, 1878 ; d. October
17, 1878.
3. Elizabeth, b. August 7, 1879 ; d. June 30, 1880.
4. Mary, b. November 22, 1880.
6. Margaret, b. October 30, 1882.
204 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
6. Alice, b. March 2, 1884.
7. Samvid'Wiliion, b. July 7, 1885.
XX. James Fleming, ^ (Samuel,* Eobert,^) b. June 25,
1810, in Hanover township, Washington county. Pa. ; d. Jan-
uary 30, 1875, in Harrisburg, Pa. In 1812 liis parents re-
moved to Hanover township, Dauphin county. Pa., where Lis
early years were passed. His boyhood was marked by a laud-
able ambition to excel in his studies, and the influence of his
mother in this direction had its good effect, not only during his
youth, but throughout his life. Thrown upon his own re-
sources, at the age of eighteen, he resolved to educate himself
by alternately acting as teacher and pupil, and pursued this
course for seven years, thereby becoming conversant with the
higher mathematics, the ancient languages, and French. Much
of his time was passed in tlie States of Kentucky and Ohio.
About 1835 he commenced the study of medicine, and gradu-
ated at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, in March, 1888.
For four years he practiced his profession, but finding the du-
ties too arduous for his slender constitution, his attention was
drawn to the science of dental surgery, then comparatively in
its infancy. Observing the necessity for good operators in this
field, he went to Philadelphia and acquired a thorough knowl-
edge of that specialty. Returning to Harrisburg, he met with
deserved and well-marked success. During the remainder of
his life he was a frequent contributor to both medical and den-
tal journals, and occasionally to the newspaper press. He was
a member of the Pennsylvania Association of Dental Surgeons
and of the American Society, and one of the original advo-
cates of the establishment of a dental college at Philadelphia,
in which he was subsequently tendered a professorship, but de-
clined. He was twice the recipient of the honorary degree of
Doctor of Dental Surgery. He was a director of the Harris-
burg National Bank, president of the board of school-direc-
tors, and an elder of the First Presbvterian church there. Dr.
Fleming married, June, 1852, Jenneite Street, daughter
of Col. Thaddeus Street and Martha Davenport Reynolds, of
Cheshire, Conn., a lineal descendant of Rev. John Davenport,
the founder of New Haven. Her maternal grandmother. Mar-
Fleming Family. 205
tha Davenport, was a descendant of OJiver Woleott, a signer
of the Declaration of Independence. She resides in Harris-
burg, Pa. They had issue :
\. Helen-Streel^ b. June 2, 1853; m. November 10, 1881, Daniel
Fastorious Bruner, of Columbia, Fa., a lawyer and civil
engineer,
n. JameS'LetJciSi b. February 28, 1856; d. June 8, 1858.
ill. Williani'Rcynolds^ b. May 9, 1862.
XXI. David Fleming, ^ (Samuel, ^ Eobert,i) b. July 17,
1812, in Hanover township, Washington county. Pa He re-
ceived his education in the public schools of the day, and in
the Harrisburg academy, alternating later in life by teaching
the classics and higher mathematics. In 1838, he began the
editing of a newspaper at Harrisburg, at the same time re-
porting the proceedings of the Legislature for several of the
Philadelphia journals. In 1839, he commenced the study
of law with William McClure, and was admitted to the Dau-
phin county bar at the November term, 1841, and has been in
active practice at the courts there ever since. From 18-13,
he practiced in the Supreme Court of the State. In 1847, he
was elected chief clerk of the House of Representatives, and
served during that session. In 1854, he was elected district
attorney. In 1863, elected to the State Senate, and was Speaker
of that body at the closing session of his term. In the various
business enterprises of the city of Harrisburg, he has taken a
very prominent part, and largely interested in a number of
them. Mr. Fleming married, January 1, 1852, Susan Mowry,
daughter of Charles Mowry* and Mary Richmond. They had
issue :
♦Charles Mowry was bom in LitchGeld, Providence county, R.
I., in 1777. He received a classical education, and came to Pennsyl-
vania about 1800, and engaged in teaching. In 1808 he began the
publication of the Timperate Zone^ at Downingtown, Chester county.
This was subsequently changed to the American Republican^ and
Mr. Mowry continued its publication until 1821, when he came to
Harrisburg in the interest of William Findlay, who was a candidate
for Governor of Pennsylvania for a second term, and became editor
of the Pennsylvania Inielligenceri previously the Harrisburg Repub-
lican. This paper he eventually disposed of to Gen. Simon Cameron,
206 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
I. CharleS'Mowry^ b. March 9, 1853 ; d. March, 1883 ; a grad-
uate of Princeton, studied law with bis father, and was
admitted to the bar September 1, 1877 ; naturally {gifted,
he was entering: upon a career of usefulness, when he
was stricken down by disease.
IV SalUe^ b. April 15, 1855 ; graduated at Yassar College,
m. David, b. May 4, 1857 ; graduated at Princeton College, N.
J.; m., 1884, Mary Curwen, daughter of Dr. John VV.
Cur wen.
if. George- Richmond J b. September 19, 1860; graduated at
Princeton College, N. J.
XXIL Robert McCoNNELL, 3 (Mary,» Robert,*) b. Decem-
ber 5, 1794 ; m., June 13, 1825, Edith Hamlin. They bad
issue (surname McConnell) :
t. Fleming, b. July 14, 1826 ; m., December 27, 1858, Elizabeth
M. Donald,
it. Alexander, b. November 1, 1828; m. October 23, 1856.
Hi. Robert Simpson, b. May 25, 1831.
XXIII. James McConnell, ^ (Mary,* Robert, i) b. October
27, 1796 ; d. May 28, 1852 ; m. Nancy Shipley. They had
issue (surname McConnell):
i. John^ b. 1821 ; m. Margery Steele, and they had Jamts-A.,
John-C.y liachel'A,, JVa?ic«/-C., and Tliomas-N.
u. Henrietta^ b. January 10, 1823; m. November 2, 1850,
Nathaniel Gillespie, and they had issue (surname Gilles-
pie) :
1. Emma- Virginia, b. September 1, 1852.
2. Ella-Amanda, b. November 2, 1853.
3. Clara-Bell, b. Noveml)er 19, 1854 ; d. September
14, 1856.
4. Maggie-Jane, b. December 20, 1855.
who had been associated with him as co-partner in its management,
in order that he might assume the duties of Canal Commissioner, to
which he had been api>ointed by Governor Sliulze. During his career
as editor, he acquired considerable celebrity as a political writer, and
exercised a marked influence uiwu the policy of his party. He died at
Harrisburg, July 29, 1838. lie married, March 31, 1812, Mary Rich-
mond, daughter of Cieorge Richmond, of Sadsbury township, Chester
county. She died March 28, 1802, aged seventy-six years. They had
six children — three sons, since deceased, and three daughters— -Mary,
married Siimuel D. Young, and is a widow ; Susan, married David
Fleming ; and Jane, unmaiTied.
Fleming Family. 207
6. Adaliza-Clarissa, b. January 12, 1857.
6. Mary-Mahel, b. September 29, 1859.
7. Laura- Etta, b. December 16, 18()0.
8. William'McConnell, b. February 22, 1862.
9. Jawes--4ndei*son, b. February 26, 1863.
10. John-Orlando, b. May 27, 1864.
11. Sarah'Eca^ b. August 7, 1865.
tu. Martha- Ann^ m. Nelson Maxwell, and they bad issue (sur-
name Maxwell) Ifancy-Anny Sarali-Janey and Joseph,
iv. Rachel^ m., September 30, 1857, Brown McKay, and had
issue.
V, Mary- Elizabeth, m. John Steele, and had issue.
rt. Sarah, m. William Heed, and they had issue (surname
Reed) Aleocander, James-Clement, John-Willis, and Wil-
liam-H, ^anklin,
tnt. Jane, m. John Ryenearson.
rtit. Nancy- Adaline, d. s. p.
ix, Rohert-A,, d. in hospital at Gallatin, Tennessee, in 1865.
XXIV. Elizabeth McConnell,^ (Mary,* Robert,^) b.
April 9, 1798; d. ; m. June 6, 1816, Samuel McCarrell, b.
March 1, 1788, in York county. Pa. ; A June, 1881, in Han-
over township, Washington county, Pa. They had issue (sur-
name McCarrell) :
i. -4^xaw(?er,b. September 22, 1817; d. May, 1881; graduated
from Washington College, Pa., in 1841 ; licensed by Wash-
ington Presbytery April 17,1844; psistorof the Presb}*-
terian church, Claysville, and was commissioner to the
general assembly of his church at St. Louis, in 1851, and
at Newark, N. J., in 1864; m. January 22, 1842, Martha
McClain, and they had issue (surname McCarrell) :
1. /Sa>7i«cZ-e7b/i n-3f iZ^ow, b. October 19, 1842; gradu-
ated from Washington College, Pa., 1864;
studied law with David Fleming,at Ilarrisburg,
Pa., and admitted to the bar in 1866 ; elected
district attorney for Dauphin county. Pa., 1880,
and reelected in 1883; m. Rebecca Wallace,
and had issue :
a. Wallace- Alexander, b. November 26, 1876 ;
d. December 16, 1880.
6. Samuel- John-McC lain, b. December 7,
1881.
2. William- Alexander, b. August 20, 1846.
3. Joseph- James, b. July 9, 1849.
4. Thomas- Calvin, b. September 29, 1856.
6. Elizabeth-Mary, b. July 28, 1862.
^ *r P^. -vjs. w«2W'.-J G-iikifilfjtits^
ti- lytrim-J^B^. b- I>«*d'u&r i5- 1*1*.
u*'. Xrr^'E''iz^tUzK, b- Ot-i-ciir i?, l?sS: d. :iepCember 12,
I -en.
*r. .Sxrvaiei-Jrut-^. b. JoIt f^ l^i^i d. SepCember 31. 1S51 : a
T. Xir^'EU -R-jr, b- X»>T«nt*r •>. l^^i gndoated from Fe-
i&a> CoCfe^. W^shinztcc. Pa. : d. XoTember, 1858.
'-i- Ja^^.j^Fler^i^j, b. Oct»>t«T 35. ISK: a phjseiaui ; residiog
ait EIder5TiI>, WAshmgt*xi cocnty. Pa. : m. November
1»>. 1^5, JecnK- E. HaT«». and tbej had isBiie:
1. J^^fk'MCto^, b. August 17, l?e8-
oi. Xyja»«4<T-r''^«a.w. b. Jalj ±L !>!•>-
Wii. fT-iz/itrtA-Ji'Tira, b. I>ecem'«-r IT. 1S42.
S /^
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Family of Forster. 209
FAMILY OF FORSTER.
I. John Forsteb, ^ a native of county Antrim, Ireland, of
Scotch parentage, emigrated to America prior to 1722, and lo-
cated in Paxtang township, Lancaster, now Dauphin, county,
Penna. ; he was twice married, dying prior to 1749. By his
first wife, Elizabeth Chambers, who was a daughter of
Arthur Chambers, dying in Ireland, there was issue :
t. Thomas^ b. 1696 ; d. July 25, 1772. He came to America
with his father's family, and was among the fii-st who
took up land in what is now Dauphin county, Penna.
He was a gentleman of means, had received a good edu-
cation, and was for many years one of the Provincial
magistrates. H^ was removed late in life, on account of
his refusal to oust some squatters on Proprietary lands.
He was a prominent personage, on the then frontiers of
the Province, in civil affairs. During the Indian trou-
bles he greatly assisted in preparing for the defense of
the border settlements, and his name appears frequently
in the voluminous correspondence preserved in the ar-
chives of the State. He died in Paxtang, aged seventy-
six years, and is buried in the old church graveyard.
Mr. Forster was never married ; the principal part of his
estate went to his brother, John, and nephew, Thomas
Forster, the latter named for him.
u. Arthur^ b. 1700 ; d. unm.
til. A(p\€8j b. 1702, m. John Moore, son of Andrew Moore,* of
Derry.
♦ Andrew Moore, of Derry, where he was an early settler, died
there in October, 1767, leaving children as follows:
t. Elizabeth^ m. James Forster.
u. Agnes, m. Craig.
Hi. Marxfy m. Joseph Grain, (see Crain record.)
iv. John, m. Agnes Forster.
V. William, m. and hiid Andrew, who married Catliarine
Forster, daughter of James Forster and Elizabeth Moore.
14
210 Pennsylvania Oeneahgies.
iv, William^ b. 1704; m. Rachel Kelly, daughter of Patrick
and Rachel Kelly, of Londonderry township, then Lan-
caster county, Pa., and had James^ m. Elizabeth Espy.
r. Elizabeth^ b. 1706; m. Jacob Ellis, of Hanover; descend-
ants removed to Virginia; their daughter, Sarahs m.
Robert Gilchrist.
t't. Margaret^ b. 1710; m. John Graham, d. 1764.
2. m. «7b^n,b. 1715; m. Catharine Dickey.
By his second wife, Sarah, there was issue :
8. via. Jamesy b. 1722 ; m. Elizabeth Moore.
ix. Isabel^ b. 1724.
4. X, Stephen, b. 1726 ; m. Mary Chambers.
IL John Forster,^ (John,i) b. 1715, in county Antrim,
Ireland; d. September, 1789, in Lower Paxtang township,
Dauphin county, Pa. ; m. Catharine Dickey ;* b. 1738, in
Chester county, Pemia, d. November 23, 1804:, in Lower Pax-
tang township, Dauphin county. Pa., daughter of Moses and
A^es Dickey. They had issue :
5. t. TfwmaSy b. May 16, 1762 ; m. Sarah Fettit Montgomery,
u. Mary, b. 1767, d. August 2, 1810 ; m. Cornelius Cox.
6. Hi, John, b. September 17, 1777; m. first, Mary Elder; sec-
ond, Margaret S. Law.
7. iv. Dorcas, m. William Bell.
V. Agnes, m. George Nelson,
t't. Elizabeth,
vii. Margaret.
in. James Forster,' (John,i) b. 1722, in Paxtang town-
ship, Lancaster, now Dauphin county, Penna., d. in London-
* Moses Dickey settled very early in Chester county, near the Oc-
torara, subsequently removing to Paxtang. With others of his fam-
ily, he emigrated from the north of Ireland. He was a mill-wright
by trade, and erected a mill on Spring Creek, which subsequently be-
came Elder's mill, now Walker's. He died on the 1st of June, 1776,
and was buried in the graveyard *^ belonging to Mr. Elder's meeting-
house." By his will, proved on the 12th of June following, he left
wife Agnes and children :
i. William,
ii. John.
Hi. Sarah, m. John Carson.
iv. Catharine, m. John Forster.
V. AgneSy m. Robert Dickey,
ri. Moses.
Family of Forster. 211
derry township ; m. Elizabeth Moore, daughter of Andrew
Moore, of Derry. They had issue :
t. Andrew.
iu Mary^ d. March 15, 1796 ; married James Cavet, removed
to Westmoreland county, Penna., and had James-Forster
and Mary.
Hi. SaraJiy m. David Patton.
iv. Elizabeth, m. James Kelly, Esq.
V. Catharine^ m. Andrew Moore.
vi. David, m. and removed to Bowau county, N. C; had
John, and other children.
8. vii. William J b. 1749 ; m. Margaret Ay res.
viii. JoHah.
IV. Stephen Forster,* (John,i) b. 1726, in Paxtang
township, Lancaster, now Dauphin county, Penna. ; d. February
1792, in Turbut township, Northumberland county, Penn. ; m.
Mary Chambers, daughter of John and Margaret Chambers,
of Paxtang. They had issue :
i. Chambers. « i
a. Stephen. /^
Hi. Thomas.
V. Thomas Forster,* (John,' John,^) b. May 16, 1762, in
Paxtang township, Lancaster, now Dauphin county. Pa. ; d.
June 29, 1836, at Erie, Pa. He received a good education, and
was brought up 5s a surveyor. During the latter part of the
Revolution was in arms for the defense of the frontiera In
1794, during the so-called Whiskey Insurrection, he served as
colonel of one of the volunteer regiments on that expedition.
He was one of the associate judges of Dauphin county, ap-
pointed October 26, 1793, by Governor MiflBiin, resigning De-
cember 8, 1798, having been elected one of the representatives
of the State Legislature that year. At the close of 1799 or
early in 1800, as the agent of the Harrisburg and Presquo Isle
Land company, he permanently removed to Erie In the affairs
incident to the early settlement of that town and the organiza-
tion of that county, he took a prominent part He was one of
the first street commissioners of the town, president of the Erie
and Waterford Turnpike company, one of the directors of the
firat libraiy company and its Kbrarian, and captain of the first
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212 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
military company formed at Erie, and which, in 1812, was in
service at Buffalo, Capt Forster being promoted brigade inspec-
tor. In 1823 he was appointed by Governor Shulze one of
the commissioners to explore the route for the Erie extension
of the Pennsylvania canal, and in 1827 was chairman of the
meeting organizing St Paul's Episcopal Church. In 1799 he
was appointed by President Adams collector of the port at
Erie, and successively commissioned by Presidents Jefferson,
Madison, J. Q. Adams, and Jackson, filling the office until his
death. Col. Forster m. October 5, 1786, Sarah Pettit Mont-
gomery, b. July, 1768, at Georgetown, Kent county, Md. ; d
July 27, 1808, at Erie, Pa. ; daughter of Eev. Joseph Mont-
gomery* and Elizabeth Reed They had issue :
* Joseph Montgomery, son of John and Martha Montgnmery,
emigrants from Ireland, was born September 28, 1733, (O. S.,) in Pax-
tang township, then Lancaster, now Dauphin, county, Pa. He was
educated at the College of New Jersey, from which he graduated in
1755, and was afterwards appointed master of the grammar school
connected with the college. In 1760 the College of Pliiladelphia and
Yale College conferred upon him the Master's degree. About this
time he was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Philadelphiat and
soon after, by request, entered the bounds of the Presbytery of Lewes,
from which he was transferred to that of Kew Caistle, accepting a
call from the congregations at Georgetown, over which he was settled
from 1767 to 1769. He was installed pastor of the congregations at
Christiana Bridge and New Castle, Delaware, on the 16th of August,
1769, remaining there until the autumn of 1777, when he resigned,
having been commissioned chaplain of Col. Small wood's (Maryland)
regiment of the Continental Line. During the war his home was
witli his relatives in Faxtaug. On the 23d of November, 1780, he
was chosen by the General Assembly of Pennsylvania one of its dele-
gates in Congress, and reelected the following year. He was elected
a member of the Assembly of the State In 1782, serving during that
session. He was chosen by that body, February 25, 1783, one of the
commissioners to settle the difficulty between the btate and the Con-
necticut settlers at Wyoming. When the new county of Dauphin
was erected, the Supreme Executive Council appointed him recorder
of deeds and i*egister of wills for the county, which office he held
from March 11, 1785, to October 14, 1794, the dateof hisdeath. " Mr.
Montgomery filled conspicuous and lionorable positions in church
and State in the most trying juried of the early history of the coun-
try. In the cliurch he was the friend and associate of men like
Witherspoon, Rodgers, and Si)encer, and his bold utterances in the
Family of Forster. 213
t. Elizabeth-Hachelj b. July 25, 1787, in Paxtang ; d. 1852 at
Syracuse, N. Y.; m. Major James E. Herron, d. in 1860
or 1862 at Syracuse, N. Y.; no surviving issue.
9. u. John- Montgomery^ b. June 21, 1789 ; m. Jennette Wright.
Hi, Catkarine-Ann^ b. June 10, 1791, in Paxtang; d. December
17, 1839, at Erie, Pa.; m., first, February 6, 1816, Richard
T. Timberlake, purser U. S. N.; d. October 2, 1816; m.,
secondly. Capt. Bailey, and had Theodore^ d. s. p.; and
Sarah m. Mr. Bathbone, of Elmira, N. Y.
to. Jdary-Theodosifi^ b. August 16, 1793, at Harrisburg, Pa.; d.
1820 ; m. Col. John Harris, who died at Washington a
few years ago, commandant of the marine corps ; no issue.
f. Joseph-Montgomery^ b. March 21, 1795; d. s. p.
vi, Tliomas^ b. September 13, 1796, at Harrisburg, Pa.; d. Oc-
tober 17, 1864, at Westfield, N. Y.; m. Julia Bell, and
had Harris^ Sumner^ TTiWiam, Sarahs and Anna,
vii, Sarahs b. November 24, 1797, at Harrisburg; d. 1879 in
Erie county, Pa.
cause of independence stamp him as a man of no ordinary courage
and decision. * * * He enjoyed to an unusual degree the respect
and confidence of the men of his generation." The Bev. Mr. Mont-
gomery was twice married; m., first, in 1765, Elizabeth Bebd, d.
March, 1769, daughter of Andrew and Sarah Beed, of Trenton, N.
J., and they had issue :
t. Sarah-Pettit^ b. July, 1766 ; m. Thomas Forster.
a, Elizabeth, b. July 17, 1768; d. October 12, 1814, in Harris-
burg, Pa. ; m. Samuel Laird, b. at Carlisle, Pa., 15th Feb-
ruary, 1769, son of Samuel Laird (1732-1806) and Mary
Young, (1741-1833,) daughter of James Young. His
father was for many years one of the provincial magis-
trates of Cumberland county, and, under the Constitu-
tion of 1776, one of the justices of the courts. Mr. Laird
received a classical education, studied law at Carlisle,
and was admitted to the Dauphin county bar at the Sep-
tember term, 1792. He located at Harrisburg, and soon
secured a large and successful practice. In the early
years of the borough he took an active part in its local
affairs, and was a prominent actor in the first decade of
its history. He died at Harrisburg, Pa., January 15, 1815.
Mr. Montgomery m., secondly, July 11, 1770, Bachel (Bush)
BoYCE, b. 1741, in Byberry ; d. July 28, 1798, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; she
was the widow of Angus Boyce, and daugliter of Thomas and Bachel
Bush, who were the parents of the celebrated Dr. Benjamin Bush.
They had issue :
m. John, b. December 23, 1771 ; probably d. s. p.
211 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
via, Eleanor 'Beed^ b. August 20, 1799 ; d. s. p.
tx. SamueULaird^ b. August 8, 1801, at Erie, Pa., where he d.
in 1860; m. Baird, and had issue.
10. X. Hannak- Wickersham^ b. January 31, 1804 ; m. Edwin Yose
Sumner.
11. xt. Margaret-Wallace^ b. September 10, 1806; m. Greorge
Wright.
VL John Forster,* (John,* John,i) b. September 17, 1777,
in Pax tang, Lancaster, now Dauphin, county. Pa.; A May 28,
1803, at Harrisburg, Pa; he received a good education, and
was at Princeton when a call was made by President Washing-
ton for volunteers to march to Western Pennsylvania to put
down the so-called "Whisky Insurrection" of 1794, and was
on that expedition as an aid to General Murray. He subse-
quently read law with General Hanna, but never applied for
admission, turning his attention to mercantile pursuits, in which
he was very successful During the military era of the Gov-
ernment prior to the war of 1812, he was colonel of State mi-
litia, and in 1814, when the troops from Pennsylvania marched
to the defense of the beleaguered city of Baltimore, he was
placed in command of a brigade of volunteers. For his gal-
lant services in that campaign the thanks of the general com-
manding were tendered in special orders. He served in the
State Senate from 1814 to 1818. General Forster was cashier
of the Harrisburg Bank for a period of, at least, sixteen years,
established the Bank of Lewistown, and in 1840 was cashier
of the Exchange Bank of Pittsburgh. He subsequently be-
came president of the branch bank at Hollidaysburg, but in a
few years retired from all business pursuits and returned to his
home at Harrisburg. He died there at the advanced age of
almost eighty-six years. General Forster was faithful, honest,
and upright in all his business connections, and a good finan-
cier. He was twice married ; m., first, September 25, 1798,
Mary Elder, b. 1779 ; d. Desembsr 18, 1831, at Harrisburg,
Pa.; dau. of John Elder and Elizabath Awl, {see Elder record)
They had issue :
t. John-Elder, b. 1799; d. May 15, 1879, at Washington city,
D. C; m. Elizabeth Culbertson Law, dau. of Benjamin
Law, of Mifflin county, Pa, and they had issue :
Family of Fo7*ster. 216
1. John-Theod^yre^ m. Annie McMicken.
2. Htnry^Kirkland.
3. WUliam-Laui^ m., first, Eupheroia North, ahd
had Jfaryand Lewis; second, Frances- Welles.
4. JameS'Heiiry 'Stuart,, d. s. p.
5. ThomcLs^ d. s. p.
6. Z?e6ecca-Xtr8ik, m. Alfred Foot, major U. S. A. ;
d. September 1, 1868, and had (surname Foot)
SamueUAlfrtd,
7. Mary-Elder^ d. s. p. ; m. Prescott Hosmer.
8. ElitM-Heran^ m. Charles Duncanson.
9. Annte-CJofjcdtHj m. Thomas Young, and had (sur-
name Young) Charles^ Elizabeth-F.^an^ Jennie.
10. Wilaon-Rutherford, m. Alice B. Weirgarver.
U. Joshm-Elder^ b. 1800 ; m. August 11, 1832, Elizabeth Lewis
Alder, eldest daughter of Joshua William Alder, and
they had issue :
1. Joahaa-Alder^ b. May 27, 1833.
2. Oncar-Elder, b. December 22, 1834.
3. Charlesy b. June 23, 1836.
4. Jokn-Adamsy b. November 1, 1838; d. October
13, 1841.
5. Frank- Emlin, b. June 9, 1845.
m. Catharine^ b. 1802; d. February 9, 1872; m. Henry Antes,
b. December 4, 1784; d. January 8, 1860, at Barrisburg,
Pa.; son of Philp Antes and his wife Susanna, daughter
of Charles Williams, of Paxtang ; was in mercantile life
many years at Harrisburg ; was a soldier of the war of
1812-14; clerk in the Land Department of the State; and
frequently a member of the borough council of Harris-
burg ; they had issue (surname Antes) :
1. John-Forster^ m. and resides in Missouri.
2. Henry-P.
3. Emory ^ d. s. p.
4. Mary-ForsteTj m. M. R. Simons, and had (sur-
name mmons) Antes-Marcus and Marcus-Antes.
5. Luey^ m. Signor Muzio.
6. Josephine^ d. s. p.
7. Elizahethy d. s. p.
tv. Mary^ d. s. p.
V, Washington, d. unm.
vi, Bev. Thomas, m. Eliza Ricli Hall, dau. of Dr. Ebenezer
Hall, and had Mary-Elizabeth, Thomas-Hall, Johi^Ehen-
ezer, and G eor ye- Chalmers ; reside in Mount Clement,
Michigan.
vii, William-M, m. Rachel Elvira Whiteley, b. in Baltimore
county, Maryland ; reside in Lancaster, Pa.
216 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
vtit. TheodorCy d. January 9, 1883, in St. Louis, Mo. ; was twice
married ; m. first Mary Bryan, daughter of Judge Bryan,
of Geneseo, N. T., and they had issue :
1. Bryan ^ m. Jennie T. Cole, daughter of Capt.
George Cole, of Potosi, Mo., and had Theodore^
Catharine^ George^ and Bryan.
He m. secondly, April 14, 1875, Virginia Hamilton, second
dau. of Hon. Alexander Hamilton, of St. Louis, Mo., and
Julia A. Keen, his wife, who was a dau. of Reynold
Keen and Nancy Lawrence ; Alexander Hamilton was a
son of Hugh and Sarah Hamilton, of Philadelphia, who
entered upon his professional career when quite young,
in the west, and it was said of him that he brought his
code of practice with him— atttaining high rank as a
lawyer and judge in Missouri. No issue.
Gen. Forster m., secondly, July 9, 1833, Margaret Snod-
GRASS Law, daughter of Benjamin Law, of Mifflin ca, Pa,
and widow of Rev. James H. Stuart,* a Presbyterian minister
of the Kishacoquillas valley. They had issue :
ix. Benjamin- Law ^ m. Annie Bull Alricks, (see Alricks record^)
and had issue :
1. Caroline^ Alricks^ b. June 20, 1865.
2. John-Douglass, b. October 12, 1866.
X. Orsan-Dowjlass, d. November 30, 1865, unm.
xL Margaret' Snodgr ass, m. Major Edwin Vose Sumner, U. S.
A., and had (surname Sumner) Edwin-Vose, Margaret^
Forster, and Hannah,
xii. Ellen- Rutherford, m. George C. Bent, and had (surname
Bent) Bessie- Conway,
xiii. Mary-Elizabeth, m. James Edward Cann, paymaster U.
S. N. and had (surname Cann) BarryBingay.
VIL Dorcas FoRSTER,3(John,* John,i) b. Jq Lower Paxtang
township, Lancaster, now Dauphin, county, Penna., d. there
prior to 1783 ; m. William Bell, of Paxtang, who died in
November 1783; resided on a tract of land called "Bell's In-
creasa" They had issue (surname Bell) :
t. John, m. Elizabeth
a. Oeorge^ m. Mary
Hi. William, m. Dorcas
*They had one son. Dr. James II. Stuart, assistant surgeon U. S.
N., wlio was lost on the " Porpoise," which went down in the China
Sea, in 1854.
Family of Forster. 217
iv Thomas,
V. Arthur^ m. Eleanor .
rt. Andrew,
rtt. Jean,
rt/t. Mary,
ix, Sarah,
X, Dorcas,
xi, Margaret,
VIII. William Forster,* (James,? Jobn,i) b. about 1749,
in Londonderry township. Lancaster, now Dauphin, county,
Pa.; d. in 1789 in Upper Paxtang township, Dauphin county.
Pa. ; m. November 1, 1778, by Rev. John Elder, Margaret
Ayres, b. October 9, 1754 ; d. December 24, 1823 ; daughter
of William Ayres and Mary Kean. They had issue :
t. Mary, b. September 8, 1781 ; m. James Kirk.
a. Trtniam,b.March21, 1784; d. July, 1829; m. Martha Coch-
ran.
12. m. James^ b. August 25, 1787 ; m. Margaret Ayres.
Margaret Ayres Forster, m. secondly Reuben Lockhart, of
Middle Paxtang township, Dauphin county. Pa ; no issua
IX. John Montgomery Forster,* (Thomas,* John,'
John,^) b., June 21, 1789, in Paxtang; d. September 21,
1858, at Harrisburg, Penna. He passed his youth partly at
Harrisburg and partly at Erie, where his father removed about
1799. He studied law with his uncle, Samuel Laird, at Har-
risburg, and was admitted to the bar of Dauphin county at May
term, 1814. He marched with the volunteers from this section
of the State to Baltimore, in 1814, and was elected or appointed
brigade major of the brigade commanded by his uncle. Gen-
eral John Forster. After his return, he practiced law at Har-
risburg, and was Deputy Attorney General for the counties of
Dauphin and Lebanon, under the administration of Governor
Hiester, Thomas Elder being Attorney General Upon the
occasion of General Lafayette's visit to Harrisburg, he com-
manded the military. He was president of the branch bank of
Pennsylvania, at Harrisburg, until it was discontinued. He
represented this judicial district in the first Board of Revenue
Commissioners, convened in 1844, to equalize taxation between
the several counties of the State, and was elected secretary of
218 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
the board at the session of 1847 and 1850. In 1846 be was
commissioned, by Governor Shunk, as president judge of the
counties of Chester and Delaware, and served for several
months in this capacity. Major Forster ra. Jennette Wright,
b., 1790, in Paterson, New Jersey ; d., July 30, 1880, at Harris-
burg, Penna., daughter of John Wright* and Rose Chambera
Thev had issue :
t. Thomas, b. December 21, 1819; d. January 31, 1858, at
Harrisburg.
it. JauieSy b., 1823, at Harrisburg; d., February 1, 1879, in
Xew York city.
m. Weulman, m. Mary Carroll, and had Carroll and Mirgaret ;
reside near Mercersburg:, Pa.
tr. John-Mfmlgomeryy Insurance Commissioner of Pennsyl-
vania ; m. Sarah Elder, and had Robert-Elder and Jen-
neiie.
X. Hanxah Wickersham Forster,* (Thoma**,* John,'
John 1 ,) b January 8 1 , 1804, at Erie, Pa. ; d. December 9, 1880 at
Charlottesville, Va. ; m. Edwin Vose Sumner, b. January 1796,
Boston Mass ; d. March 21, 1863, at Syracuse, N. Y., son of
* John Wright was a native of Ireland, born about 1745. He
came to America in early life, and located in New Jersey, where he
probably taught school until the opening of the war of the Revolu-
tion. He held the position of a quartermaster of the New Jersey
troops during the struggle for independence, and at the close of the
conflict settled at Paterson, in that State, from which place he re-
moved to Harrisburg, about the year 1797, and opened, on the 10th
of August of that year, ^' an English school in the German school-
house'' there. On the removal of John Wyeth, as postmaster, by
President Adams, in 179S, Major Wright was appointed to that office.
This he took charge of in connection with his school, holding^he
office until his death, which occurred on the 4th of January, 1814.
He married, at Trenton, N. J., August 14, 1778, Rose Chambers,
daughter of Alexander Chambers, one of the leading merchants of
that town during the last half of last century. Her mother, Eliza-
beth Chambers, was one of the matrons who received Washington
at the bridge at Trenton on the 21st of April, 1789. Mrs. Wright
was one of Harrisburg's most estimable women, and on the death of
her husband, succeeded to the post-office, whicli she retained until her
death, in March, 1822. Major Wright was an ardent patriot, an ex-
cellent teacher, a faithful officer, an active, energetic citizen, and one
of the leaders of public opinion seventy and eiglity years ago.
Family of Forster. 219
at Seth Sumner ; entered the U. S. Army in March 1819, and
rose to be a major-general and corps commander in the army
of the Potomac during the war for the Union. They had is-
sue (surname Sumner) :
t. Nancy J m. Leonidas Jenkins, U. S. A., d. October 18, 1847,
in Mexico.
ti. Margaret^ m. Eugene £. McLean, U. S. A., afterward &
colonel in the Ck)nfederate service.
m. Sarah, m. William W. Teall, of^yracuse, N. Y.
iv. Mary, m. Armistead L. Long, U. 8. A., b. 1826, in Virginia ;
graduated from West Point in 1850 ; commissioned first
lieutenant, second artillery, 1854; aid-de-camp to General
Sumner from May 20, 1861, to his resignation June 10,
1861 ; was military secretary to Greneral Lee, and briga-
dier general C. 8. A. ; reside (1885) at Charlottesville, Va.,
where Mrs. Long is postmistress.
V. Edv)in Vose; entered the U. S. A. in 1861, at present major
Fifth Cavalry ; m. Margaret^Snodgrass Forster, (see Fora-
ter record^ VL)
rt. Samuel 8.; entered the U. S. A. in 1861 ; at present major
of Eighth Cavalry.
XL Margaret Wallace Forster,* (Thomas,* John,'
John,i) b. September 10, 1806, at Erie, Pa. ; lost in wreck of
steamer " Brother Jonathan" on voyage from San Francisco,
to Portland, Oregon, July 30, 1865 ; m. George Wright, b.
1803 in Vermont, graduated from West Point in 1822, pro-
moted adjutant, January, 1831-6, captain, October 30, 1836,
brevet major for meritorious conduct in the Florida war,
March 15, 1842, brevet lieutenant colonel for gallantry at
Contraras and Churubusco, Mexico, August 20, 1847, and
brevet colonel for gallantry in conmiand of the storming-party
at Molino del Hey, September 8, 1847, in which he was
wounded, major Fourth infantry, January 1, 1848, colonel
Ninth infantry, March 3, 1855, greatly distinguished in cam-
paigns against the Indians of Washington Territory, 1856 and
1858, brigadier general of volunteers, September 28, 1861, and
commanded the Department of the Pacific from October, 1861,
to July, 1864, and the district of California, 1864, to the time
of his loss on board the " Brother Jonathan," July 30, 1865.
They had issue (surname Wright) :
220 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
t. Thomas Ftn-ster, b. in Missouri ; educated at West Point ;
served as artillery officer to General Walker in the Nica-
rague expedition ; was Colonel of a California regiment
during the Rebellion ; appointed to the United States
army by President Lincoln; and was killed in action
April 26, 1872, in the Lava beds in the Modoc war.
tt. John Montgomery; resides at Louisville, Ky. ; was adju-
tant general of that State,
tit. Eliza, m. Captain Wesley Owens, U. S. A., d. August 11,
1867.
XII. James Forster,* (William,* John,^) b. August 25,
1787; d. October 4, 1840; m., April 6, 1812, Margaret
Ayres, b. February 25, 1793 ; d. December 23, 1867. They
had issue (besides four d. in infancy) :
t. Eliza^ m. Samuel F. Sigmund, of Clinton county, Pa.
tt. Maria,
ttt. William, m. Sarah M. Irwin,
ti*. Margaret^ m. John B. Till, of Dauphin, Pa.
17. John.
vt. Mary,
i^n±:
Fultcm of Paxtang. 221
FULTON OF PAXTANG.
T. Richard Fulton, ^ b. in 1706, in Londonderry, Ireland ;
d. November, 1774, in Paxtang township, Lancaster, now Dau-
phin, county, Penna. Ho came to America, in 1722, in com-
pany with some relatives, and was among the earliest settlers
in Paxtang. His farm was situated on the bank of the Sus-
quehanna river, just below Harrisburg, a portion of it being now
included in the limits of that city. His will was probated at
Lancaster, November 11, 1774, of which his sons-in-law, Moses
Wallace and Hugh Wilson, were the executors. The inven-
torv of the estate, made bv them on the 6th of December fol-
lowing, give the value of his plantation £1,200, and that of his
farming implements, etc., £340 6s. 6d., making a total of £1,540
6s. 6d. Richard Fulton married, in December, 1744, Isabel
McChesney, or, as often written in early records, Chesney, the
Mc being omitted. She was the daughter of William McChes-
ney ; was l)orn in 1714, and died April, 1779, in Paxtang, and,
with her husband, buried in the old church grave-yard there.
They had issue :
t. William y b. 1746; under certain conditions, his father left
him, by his will, three hundred pounds. We have no
further record of him.
n. J(an, b. 1748; d. May, 1786 ; m. Moses Wallace, (see Bohert
Wallace record.)
2. Hi. Bichardy b. February 20, 1760; m. Mary Willson.
3. iv. IsaheU b. 1753; m. Hugh Wilson.
r. Grizzle^ b. 1766; m. Alexander Wilson, (see Wihonrecord.)
m. Joseph^ b. 1759 ; d. January 28, 1787 ; m. January 25, 1780,
by Rev. John Elder, Elizabeth ; and they had
Bicliard.
IL RiCHAKD Fulton,* (Richard, i) b. February 20, 1750,
in Paxtang township, Dauphin county, Penna. ; d. 1806 ; m.
222 Pennsylvania Genealogtes.
Mart Willson, b. 1760 ; d. November 23, 1815 ; daughter of
Hugh Willson and Margaret McKnight, and, with her husband,
interred in Paxtang church-yard. They had issue :
4. t. Isabel^ b. October 9, 1793 ; m. John Baffington.
n. John- WiUiam, b. July, 1795.
Hi, Bkhardy b. Au^st 4, 1797 ; d. February 23, 1851 ; m. Mary
Ann Boal ; no issue.
iv, Hayes ^ b. October 2, 1799 ; d. s. p.
r. Mary- Wilson^ b. August 26, 1801 ; m. James Kelton, Esq.,
of Chester county, Penna ; no issue.
IIL Isabel Fulton,* (Richard,^) b. 1753, in Paxtang town-
ship, Lancaster county. Pa. ; d. 1796, in Deny townshp, Dau-
phin county, Pa. ; m. April 30, 1772, by Rev. John Elder,
Hugh Wilson, b. September 24, 1743 ; d. April 20, 1796, in
Deny township, Dauphin county. Pa ; buried in Deny church
grave-yard. They had issue (surname Wilson) :
5. t. Isabel^ b. March 9, 1773; m. Henry Fulton.
ti. Jean, b. 1775; d. 1823; m. William McTeer, d. 1801; and
had issue (surname McTeer) WiUiam, James, Aliee^ m.
William Ross, and Jane.
Hi. Bichard, b. 1777 ; d. January, 1809.
iv. Hugh, b. April 23, 1780 ; d. March 31, 1810 : buried in Deny
church graveyard.
IV. Isabel Fulton,' (Richard,' Richard,^) b. October 9,
1793, in Paxtang township, Dauphin county. Pa. ; d. February
12, 1826, in Harrisburg, Pa, and there buried ; m. January 9,
1816, by Rev. James Buchanan, John Bcffington, b. 1786 ;
d. January 23, 1856, at Harrisburg, Pa ; son of Thomas Buf-
fington and Elizabeth, his wife. They had issue (surname Buf-
fington) :
6. i. Mary-Hayes, b. November 3, 1816: m. Dr. John H. Fager.
7. tt. Thomas- Wilson, b. December 9, 1819 ; m. Elizabeth Sydney
Chayne.
8. Hi. Elizabeths., b. May 21, 1822; m. James Clark.
9. tr. Isabella-Fulton, b. November 20, 1824 ; m. A. Fleming Slay-
maker.
Y. Isabel Wilson,* (Isabel,* Richard,') b. March 9, 1778 ;
d., August 1, 1832, in Harrisburg, Pa. : m., 1788, Henry
Fulton, b., 1768, in Cecil county, Md. ; d., 1824, at Jefferson-
Fulton of Paxtang. 228
ville, Ind. ; was related to the first Richard Fulton, was a mer-
chant, and resided at Harrisburg, Pa. They had issue (surname
Fultonl :
t. Jane-Ann^ b. August 11, 1789; m. Neville B. Craig, (see
Neville and Craig.)
10. u. Jefferson- Wilson^ b. 1791 ; m. Susan Thompson,
tit. Hugh^ b. 1793 ; d. s. p.
it*. Bobert'Qalt^ (twin,) b. 1793; d., October 24,1824, at New
Orleans, La.
v. Oeorge- Washington, b. 1795 ; d., December 12, 1818, at Hen-
dei-son, Ky.
VL Mary Hayes Buffington,* (Isabel,* Eichard,« Rich-
ard,^) b., November 3, 1816, in Harrisburg, Pa.; m., March
29, 1836, by Rev. Mr. Gerry, John Henry Fager, b., March
81, 1806, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; d., August 18, 1872, in Harris-
burg, Pa., and there buried. He received careful training and
a good education ; read medicine with Dr. Martin Luther, one
of the more prominent of the early physicians at Harrisburg,
and attended medical lectures at the University of Pennsyl-
vania. In 1829, he began the practice of his profession at
Harrisburg, which he continued until his death, a period of
forty-tliree years. In 1840, his attention being called to ho-
moeopathy, the Doctor commenced the study of that theory,
and afterwards adopted it in his practice. He was quite a
successful physician, and enjoyed the confidence of the com-
munity. Apart from his professional life. Dr. Fager was a
valued citizen. For thirty-three years he was a member of the
school-board, during most of which period he was secretary or
treasurer; for several terms a member of the borough council,
and for fifty years an active worker in tbe Sunday-school of
the First Lutheran Church. He had been previously married
to Eliza Jones, b. 1810, d. October 17, 1834, daughter of
James and Mary Jones, and had Albert- J, ^ who serv^ed as first
lieutenant company B, One Hundred and Twenty-seventh
Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteera, and now an alderman of
the city of Harrisburg. Mary Hayes Buffington and John H.
Fager had issue, all b. in Harrisburg, Pa. (surname Fager) :
t. Sarah'Cleckmr ; d. s. p.
n. John-Buffinyton ; d. s. p.
224 Pennsylvania Oenealogies,
ill, CharleS'Buffington^ b. 1841; was educated in the paWc
schools of Harrisburg, read medicine with his father,
graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 18Gi,
and commenced the practice of his profession at Harris-
burg ; was a medical cadet in the United States army in
1862, and contract assistant surgeon in 1864; vaccine
physician of Harrisburg, 1866-67, and one of the founders
of the Homoepathic Medical Society of Dauphin County
in 1866; m., in 1865, Susan A. Hummel, daughter of
Valentine Hummel, of Harrisburg, and had issue (sur-
name Fager) :
1. Valeutine-Hummel^ b. December 17, 1866.
2. CharleS'Buffington^ b. September 4, 1869.
3. John-Henry^ b. October 26, 1877.
tr. Ella- Elizabeth.
. Bella-Fulton,
vii. Annie-Mary.
viii. John-Henry^ a physician, m. April 29, 1880, Alice West-
brook, and had issue (surname Fager) :
1. Lucy, b. June 26, 1881.
2. Paul, b. June 22, 1884.
Vn. Thomas Wilson Buffington,* (Isabel, » Richard,*
Richard,^) b. December 9, 1819; has been ticket-agent for the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad company at Harrisburg for
a long time — where he resides; m., October 8, 1843, by Rev.
A. Atwood, Elizabeth Sydney Chayne. They had issue
(surname Buffington) :
i. Elizaheth-Chayne, d. s. p.
ii. John-Buffington, d. s. p.
m. Mary-Keltin, d. s. p.
tr. Henry-Augustus, m. Nettie Thomas.
y. William- Urie,
n. Maria-Mytinger, d. s. p.
VIII. Elizabeth S. Buffington,* (Isabel,* Richard,*
Richard,!) b. May 21, 1822; ni. October 23, 1845, James
Clauk, b. February, 9, 1818, in Dauphin county, Pa. ; d. March
23, 1851, in Huntingdon, Pa. lie learned printing in BLarris-
burg with his elder brother, Samuel H. Clark. In August,
1845, he removed to Huntingdon, Pa., and became the editor
of the Journal^ continuing as such until his death. Governor
Johnston appointed hhn, January 11, 1849, an aid-de-camp on
his staff, with the rank of lieutenant colonel. As a political
Fulton of Paxtang. 225
journalist, Mr. Clark had few equals in the State. He left
issue (surname Clark) :
i. IsdbeUFultoni d. s. p.-
it. Mary- Martin^ m . Rev. J. Spangler Kieffer, a minister of the
Keformed Churcli, residing at Hagei-stown, Md., and had
issue (surname Kieffer) itUzabeth-jBvffingUyn, John-Brain-
ard, James-darky EUantr'Spanuler^hinri-Grandlenard^
and Paul,
Hi. Sydmy'Bvffingion^m, William N. En]st]y,and had issue
(surname Knisely) Elizabith- Clark,
IX. Isabella Fulton Buffington,* (Isabel,* Eichard,*
Bichard,!) b. November 20, 1824; d May 21, 1885, at the
Gap, Lancaster county. Pa. She was a woman much loved
and respected, and a consistent member of the Presbyterian
church at Bellevue; m. September 5, 1860, A. Fleming
Slaymaker, b. March 7, 1823. They had issue (surname
Slaymaker) :
t. Sophia-Elizabeth, b. June 13, 1851 ; m. November 26, 1872,
Dr. David F. Unger, b. September 28, 1848, and had issue
(surname Unger) :
1. John-Buffington, b. January 19, l&i4.
2. Frederic-Fleming, b. February 14, 1876.
3. Henry- Slaymaker, b. November 9, 1877.
4. Osuald-Josephus, b. January 22, 1879.
6. Isahel-Fulton, b. August 7, 1888.
M. ThomaS'Buffington^ b. January 26, 1863 ; d. January 18, 1867.
m. Eehecca-Cochran, b. March 2, 1868.
iv. Uenry-Fleming, b. August 28, 1868.
X. Jefferson Wilson Fulton,* (Ipabel,' {Wilson']
Isabel,' Richard, 1) b. 1791, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; d. December
23, 1826, in Allegheny city. Pa. ; was twice married; m., first,
Susan Thompson, of Jefferson ville, Ind., d. Decembers, 1825.
Thev had issue :
t. Susan-Thompson, d. 1879 ; m. Augustus F. Washington, of
Virginia, and had issue (surname Washington) Herbert
&ud Elizabeth,
Mr. Fulton m., secondly, Ann Decatur Lee, of Maysville,
Ky. No issue.
15
226 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
GALBRAITH OF DONEGAL.
1. The family of Galbraith is of the remotest autiqmty —
the uame being derived from the Celtic. It was in the parish
of Baldunoch, county Stirling, that the Galbraiths of Baldu-
noch, chiefs of the name, had their residence. In Frazer's sta-
tistical account of the inhabitants of the Isle of Gigha, the fol-
lowing occurs : " The majority of them are of the names of
Galbraith and McNeill, the former reckoned the more ancient
The Galbraiths in the Gaelic language are called Breatannieh,
that is Britons, or the children of the Briton, and were once
reckoned a great name in Scotland according to the following
lines translated from the Gaelic :
** Galbraiths from the Red Tower,
Noblest of Scottish surnames."
The first of the name of whom we have any mention is
John Galbraith i, who was the father of the following. He
probably died before the emigration of his sons from Ireland
to America :
2. t. Jamea^ b. 1666; m. Eebecca Chambers.
n. John ; m. and left issue, but further than this fact we have
no knowledge. After his arrival in America he remained
several years in Philadelphia. Some of his children Bat-
tled west of the Susquehanna, in now York or Adams
county, and their descendants emigrated to Kentucky.
IL James Galbraith,* son of John Galbraith,^ of Scotch
parentage, was born, in 1666, in the north of Ireland, from
whence he emigrated about the year 1718, settling in Cones-
toga afterwards, Donegal, townsliip, then Chester county, Prov
ince of Penna, He was one of the founders of old Deny
church, a man of prominence, and the head of a remarkable
Galbraith of Donegal 227
family. He died August 28, 1744, and is buried in the old
grave-yard at Derry. His wife was Bebecca Chambers,
daughter of Arthur Chambers. Of his children, we have the
following :
3. 1. John^ b. 1690; m. Janet .
4. n. Andrew y b. 1692; m. and left issue.
5. nt. James^ b. 1703; m. Elizabeth Bertram.
iv, Eleanor^ m., February 27, 1735, Patrick McKinley, and
had issue, (surname McKinley), John^ Joseph^ and Janet.
t\ Isabel^ m., October 21, 1785, Alexander, [McMillan.]
iv, Behecca^ d. in 1748; m. Stewart, and had issue (sur-
name Stewart) Charles^ Bobert^ William^ Frances^ and
Margaret.
IIL John Galbraith,* (James,' John,*) b. about 1690, in
Ireland; d. October, 1758, in Donegal township, Lancaster
county. Pa. ; settled along Donegal Meeting- House run, about
one and three fourths miles below his brother, Andrew, in 1718 ;
was a miller by trade, and built a grist and saw-mill, in 1721,
at the run along the " great road,'' which, very likely, branched
from the Paxtang and Conestoga road some miles east of Mount
Joy, and extended through the Scotch-Irish settlement to the
Conoy Indian town; he also kept an "ordinary; " was elected
sheriff of the county of Lancaster in 1731 ; and was a member
of the first jury drawn in that county. He married Janet
, b. about 1693, and they had issue:
6. t. Bobert, b. 1716; m. Rebecca .
it. Elizabeth.
Hi. Margaret.
IV. Andrew Galbraith,* (James, • John,i) b. about 1692,
in the North of Ireland ; came to America with his father, and
settled along the run which has its source at Don^al meeting-
house, now Lancaster county, Penna., in the year 1718. Upon
the organization of the county of Lancaster, he was appointed
the first coroner, afterwards, in 1730, one of the justices of the
court of common pleas and quarter sessions, a position he held
six years. In 1782, he and his neighbor, George Stewart, were
candidates for the General Assembly. At that time none but
freeholders were allowed to vote, and the only polling place
228 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
was the town of Lancaster, where all voters were obliged to
go. Mr. Galbraith took no active part in the canvas himself^
but his wife mounted her favorite mare, Nelly, and rode out
through the Scotch-Irish settlement, and persuaded them to go
with her to the county town. She appeared at the court-house
leading a procession of mounted men, whom she halted and ad-
dressed The effect was that her husband was triumphaDtly
elected After his first election he seems to have had no op-
position. He took out a patent for two hundred and twelve and
one half acres, May 2, 1737; and was one of the first ruling
elders of old Donegal church ; appointed a justice of the peace
in 1730, a position he held until 1747, when he removed west
of the Susquehanna; he served several years in the Provincial
Assembly, and was one of the most prominent of the pioneer
settlers — a safe and trustworthy officer. After the year 1746,
when he disposed of his farm, very little is of record concern-
ing him. Of his children, we have only the following :
t. John^ b. 1717 ; m. Jennett McCullough.
it. Arthur; on the 22d of September, 1766, took up two hun-
dred and fifty acres of laud on Shaver's creek.
Hi. Bohert, d. prior to 1768; m. and left Ann, aged sixteen
years.
V. James Galbraith,* (James, » John,)i b., 1703, in the
north of Ireland; d., June 11, 1786, in East Pennsboro' twp.,
Cumberland co., Penna; buried in Derry Church grave-yaid;
he took up a tract in now Derrv township, Dauphin county, on
Spring creek not far from the church glebe, the warrant therefor
being granted him the 13th of March, 1737; he became a man
of note on the frontiers, and the early provincial records of
Pennsylvania contain frequent reference to him; was elected
sheriff of the county in October, 1742; for many years was
one of the justices for the county of Lancaster, and served as
an officer during the Indian wars of 1755-1763; towards the
revolutionary period he removed to Cumberland county. He
married, April 6, 1734, in Christ church, Philadelphia, Eliz-
abeth Bertram, b, 1714, in the north of Ireland; d., Febru-
ary 2, 1799, in Derry township, Dauphin county, Penna., the
Oalbraith of Donegal 22(1
daughter of Rev. William Bertram ; * she was a woman of rare
acomplishments and excellence. The}^ had issue:
i. William^ b. 1786 ; nothing further is known of him.
8. ti. Bertram^ b. September 24, 1738; m., first, Ann Scott; sec-
ondly, Henrietta Ruling.
Hi, Bobert, b. 1740 ; d. January 1804, in Tluntingdon county.
Pa. ; was commissioned president judge of the county,
November 28, 1787.
tu. Dorcas^ b. 1742 ; m. John Buchanan,
w. Elizabeth, b. 1744; m. Clarence Torrance,
ui. Thomas, b. 1746.
9. vii. John, b. 1748; m. and had issue.
10. via. Andrew, b. 1750 ; m. Barbara Kyle.
♦William Bertram was born, February 2, 1674, in the city of
Edinburg, Scotland. He received his education in the university of
his native place, studied for the ministry, and was licensed by the
Presbytery of Bangor, Ireland, who gave him **ample testimonials of
bis ordination, ministerial qualifications, and resrular Christian con-
versation." He married, about 1706, Elizabeth Gillespie, and their
children were John and Elizabeth. During one of those periodical
political excitements in the British Isles, the son disappeared, and
his parents, under the impression he had come to America, determ-
ined, if possible, to ascertain his whereabouts, and came to Pennsyl-
vania about the year 1780. Failing in their search they decided to re-
main in this country, and the following year we find the Bev. Mr.
Bertram unanimously received by Donegal Presbytery, which he
joined. At the same time George Renick presented him an invitation
to settle at Paxtang and Derry, which he accepted. He was installed
November 17, 1732, at the meeting-house on Swatara. The congre-
gations then appointed representatives, who executed to Bertram the
right and title to the '^ Indian town tract," situated in Hanover
township, on the north side of the Swatara, containing three hundred
and fifty acres. On the settlement of Rev. Bertram the congregation
in Swatara took the name of Derry, and the upper congregation, on
Spring Creek, was styled Paxtang. In 1785, Mr. Bertram complained
of the ^intolerable burden" he was under with the two congregations,
and September 13, 1736, he was released from the care of Paxtang.
The Rev. William Bertram died on the 2d of May, 1746, aged seventy-
two, and his remains are interred in Derry Church grave-yard, his
wife dying prior thereto. He was a faithful minister of the Gospel.
It may be stated that, through his marriage with Miss Gillespie, his
descendants became heirs to a handsome estate in Edinburgh. Ef-
forts were made to secure this, but the difficulties inherent upon
proving descent, we presume, have been the means of keeping the
rightful parties from enjoying this patrimony.
230 Pennsylvania Oeneahgies.
VL Robert Galbraith/ (John,* James,' John, * ) b. about
1715, in the north of Ireland; d. March 8, 1748, in Donegal
township, Lancaster county, Penn*a.; m. Rebecca .
They had issue : .
11. t. John^ b. 1739; m. Mary McCormick.
12. ii i?e&ecca, b. 1742; m. Ephraim Blaine.
Mrs. Rebecca Galbraith, subsequently married Captain John
Byers, son of David Byers of Donegal ; who afterwards remov-
ed to Cumberland county, Penn'a. ; he was an officer in the
French and Indian wars, and a man of prominence in provincial
days.
VIL John Galbraith,* (Andrew,* James, • John,*) b.
about 1717, in Donegal township, Lancaster county Pa ; d.
January 20, 1757, in Cumberland county, Penn*a., and was
buried in Silvers Spring church-yard ; hl April 23, 1742, Jen-
NETT McCuLLOUGH. They had issue :
13. t. James ^ b. 1743 ; m. Martha McClellan .
it. Jenneit^t b 1745.
«t. Sarah, b. 1747.
14. iv, Robert^ b. 1748; m. Mary .
VIIL Bertram Galbraith,* (James,* James, • John,*)
b., September 24, 1738, in Derry township, Lancaster, now
Dauphin, county, Penna. ; d., March 9, 1804, in Cumberland
county, Penna., while on a visit to his brother, Andrew. He
received the best education the schools of that day afforded,
and studied surveying, a profession he followed many years.
During the French and Indian wars, Colonel Galbraith served
as an ofl&cer in a company of rangers formed for the protection
of the frontiers. From 1760 to 1775, acting in his professional
capacity, he surveyed the greater portion of tlie lands located
in the present counties of Dauphin, Perry, and Juniata. He
was a member of the provincial convention of January 28,
1775 ; delegate to the provincial conference of June 18, 1776,
and member of the Constitutional convention of July 15, 1776.
During that year was elected colonel of one of the Lancaster
battalions of associators, and on duty in the Jerseys during
the greater portion of that year, serving also as a member of
OaU^raith of Donegal 281
the Assembly 1776-1777. On June 8, 1777, he was appointed
county lieutenant ; November 8, one of the commissioners to
collect clothing for the army ; and December 16, appointed by
the Assembly to take subscriptions for the continental loan.
He acted as one of the commissioners which met at New Haven,
Conn., November 22, 1777, to regulate the prices of commodi-
ties in the States. After four years of excessive and exhaustive
labor. Colonel Galbraith was compelled to resign the office of
county lieutenant, but remained in service as an officer of the
militia until the restoration of peace. In 1789, he was ap-
pointed one of the commissioners to view the Juniata and Sus-
quehanna, and mark the places where locks or canals were
necessary to render these streams navigabla He was ap-
pointed deputy surveyor November 4, 1791, and, while acting
as such, took up large tracts in Lykens Valley, but, dying be-
fore patents were issued to him, his heirs lost them all in the
numberless litigations which ensued. Colonel Galbraith was
twice married ; m. first, March 30, 1759, Ann Scott, b. De-
cember 26, 1741 ; d. June 29, 1793 ; daughter of Josiah Scott,
of Donegal. They had issue :
t. Josiah; m. and had two sons, one of whom, Bertram, m.
his cousin, Mary, and settled in Milton, Pa. ; they also
had two sons; Josiah 's family, except Bertram's son,
William, went to the West at an early day, and there is
no record of any, save that the younger sou was engaged
in the Indian war in Minnesota in 1862.
ii. SamueUIScoU; studied medicine; assisted in laying out the
town of Bainbridge ; was twice married ; first wife,
Margaret, b. 1772, d. April 29, 1801 ; second wife, Juliet,
b. 1774; d. April 1, 1813; he had two sons. Dr. Be^'tram
and James ; the former married, first, a Miss Reigart, of
Lancaster, and secondly. Miss Lehman, of the same
place, who, after the Doctor's death,^came the wife of
Colonel James Cameron,
tit. Elizabeth; d. near Washington village, Lancaster county.
Pa. ; m. Dr. Leckey Murray, of Lancaster, Pa.
iv. Mary ; d. s. p.
V. Henrietta; d. prior to 1804; m. David Cook, and had issue
(surname Cook) Bertram, d. s. p., and Mary-Ann, m.
Henry (Carpenter, who left issue (surname Carpenter)
James-Cook, I>r. Henry ^ Maria-Louisa, and Isaac- A.
282 Pennsylvania Oenealogies,
yf. t/can, b. 1772; d. January 13, 1842; m. David Elder, (
Elder record.)
viL Ann; m. Thomas Bayley, b. January 6, 1762; d. Febmary
9, 1807 ; son of John Bayley, of Donegal ; no issue.
mii, James; m., April 6, 1810, Rosetta Work, daufl^hter of
Joseph Work, of Done^l : they lived on the island in
the Susquehanna, opposite the village of Bainbridge;
there was issue :
1. Sarah-Work; d. unm.
2. Julia; d. unm.
3. Mary; m. her cousin, Bertram Galbraith, of
Milton, Pa.
4. Annetta; m. a physician ; no issue.
6. Work, went to Ohio when a lad, and d. there at
the age of twenty-one.
105. William-Bertram, b. October 19, 1779; d. November 24,
1835; m, Sarah Hays, b. December 11, 1774; d. July 11,
1839 ; daughter of John and Eleanor Hays.
Colonel Galbraith m., secondly, February 15, 1798, Henri-
etta HuLiNG, of Isle Benvenua They had issue:
X. Sara/i, m. Samuel Morris, of Philadelphia, and they had
issue (surname Morris): Henrietta, Elizabeihy Sarah,
Samuel, and Richard.
15. xi. BertramnGillespie, b. May 9, 1804; m. Eliza Fager Bell.
After Colonel Galbraith's death, his widow married G-eorge
Green, of Easton, Penna, and they had issue (surname Green) :
Charles, d. unm. ; Oeorge, of Princeton, N. J., and Henrietta,
of Eastou, Pa.
IX. John Galbraith,* (James, ^ James,' John,^) b. about
1748 ; served in the war of the Eevolution ; was taken prisoner
at the battle of Long Island, and suffered great hardships while
in captivity ; after the close of the war, he resided some time
in Huntingdon county, from whence he removed to Butler
county, Pa., about 1798, and where he remained until his death.
Of his children, we have the following :
t. Alexander, m. and left issue in Butler county, Pa.
a. James; became a physician of prominence.
16. in. John, b. 1794; m. Amy Ayres.
X, Andrew Galbraith,^ (James, * James,* John,*) b.
about 1760, in Derry township, Lancaster county, Pa.; d.
Qalhraiih of Donegal 288
March, 1806, in East Pennsboro* township, Cumberland county,
Pa ; m. in 1780, Barbara Kyle, b. in Donegal township,
Lancaster county. Pa. ; daughter of John Kyla They had
issue:
t. t/eaM, b. 1781 ; m. Matthew Miller, and had (surname Mil-
ler) AndreW'QalhraUh,
a. Elizabeth, b. 1784.
17. Hi. Julianna, b. 1786 ; m. William McNeill Irvine.
iv. Mary, [Molly,] b. 1789 ; m. February 13, 1810, Michael Ege.
18. V, SarahlSally] TT., b. January 25, 1791 ; m. John Bannister
Gibson.
vi. Barbara, b. 1798.
vii, Dorcas, b. 1795.
t?m. Nancy, [Agnes,] b. 1797.
XL John Galbraith,* (Robert,* John,* James,* John,i)
b. about 1739, in Donegal township, Lancaster county, Penna ;
d. prior to 1803, in East Pennsboro' township, Cumberland
county, Penna; served in the Revolutionary war, and was
taken prisoner at the battle of Long Island ; m. Mary McCor-
MIGE. They had issue :
t. Thomas.
a. JameS'McCorfnick.
iii. John, m. and left issue.
iv. Elizabeth, m. Patrick Hays.
V. Dorcas.
19. vi. Robert, m. and left issue,
m. Agnes.
viiL Mary,
ix. William Bertram.
XIL Rebecca Galbraith,* (Robert,* John,* James,'
John,^) b. 1747, in Donegal township, Lancaster county, Pa. ;
d. about 1780, in Middleton township, Cumberland county, Pa ;
m. June 26, 1765, Ephraim Blaine, b. May 26, 17*41, in the
north of Ireland; d. February 16, 1804, in Middleton township,
Cumberland county. Pa. ; son of James and Elizabeth Blaina
The elder Blaine, bom of Scotch ancestry, came with his fam-
ily from the north of Ireland, in the vicinity of Londonderry,
to America prior to 1745, and settled in Toboyne township,
Cumberland county. Pa He took up a large tract of land on the
south side of the Juniata river, as did each of his children a
284 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
few years later. He became an influential man on the then
frontiers of the Province, and was quite prominent in affairs
during the French and Indian wars, as well towards the close
of his life in the struggle for independence. He died at his
residence in Toboyne township, in July, 1792, well advanced
in years, leaving a wife, Elizabeth, and nine children. The
eldest of these was Ephraim, who received a classical educa-
tion at the school of the Rev. Dr. Alison, in Chester county,
and was recommended by him for an ensigncy in the provin-
cial service as being " a gentleman of good family." He was
appointed commissary sergeant, and, during the Bouquet expe-
dition to the westward in 1763, was connected with the Second
Provincial regiment From 1771 to 1773, he served as sheriff
of Cumberland county. At the outaet of the revolutionary
struggle, he entered heartily into the contest, and assisted in
raising a battalion of Associators, of which he was commissioned
lieutenant colonel, holding the position until his appointment,
by the Supreme Executive Council, as county lieutenant of
Cumberland, April 5, 1777. This office he resigned in August
following, when he entered the commissary department in the
continental establishment He was commissioned commissary
general of purchases, February 19, 1778, a position he held over
three years, including one of the most trying periods of the
war — the cantonment at Valley Forge. He was a man of lai^
fortune, and the record shows that, during that long and severe
winter, with the aid of personal friends, he made an advance
of $600,000 for the use of the patriot army. Millions of dol-
lars passed through his hands without a suspicion of his purity
and disinterestedness. Owing to his personal sacrifices, how-
ever. Col. Blaine's estate became impaired, although his
fortune remained ampla While in the service, he enjoyed the
confidence of Washington and his fellow officera It was at
his home that the first president remained during his week's
stay at Carlisle when on the so-called Whisky Insurrection of
1794. Subsequently, Col. Blaine retired to his farm in Middle-
ton township, Cumberland county, where he closed his emi-
nently patriotic and honorable career in his sixty-third year. He
was twice married — his second wife being Sarah K Duncant
OaJbraiih of Donegal 285
widow of John Duncan, of Carlisle, and daughter of CoL Samuel
Postlethwaite, and they had one son, Bphraim, who d. & p. By
first wife, Rebecca Galbraith, there was issue six children, of
whom we have only the following (surname Blaine) :
t. James^ d. 1832; m., first, Jean ; secondly, Margaret
Lyon, (see Lyon record.)
u. Robert^ d. January, 1826 ; m. Anna Susanna Metzgar, and
there was issue (surname Blaine) :
1. Rebecca^ m. Be v. Jeremiah Chamberlain, D. D.
2. Annci'Smanna^ m. Samuel Alexander.
8. Ephraim-Metzgar,
4. JLleanor, b. 1789; d. January 9, 1889; m., first,
Dr. Levi Wheaton, b. September 6, 1796; d.
September 24, 1824, and bad issue (surname
Wheaton) : Ellen-Blaine^ d. s. p., and Mary-
Blaine^ d. s. p. ; m., secondly, John Hays, b.
1794; d. April, 29, 1854, and had issue (sur-
name Hays) : Robert, d. s. p., John, m. Jenny
Smead, and Jfan^-Blaine^ m.Richard Mulligan.
6. Mary.
6. James, d. s. p.
iiu David, d. December, 1804; m. Isabella Hill, and they had
issue, among others (surname Blaine) :
1. Robert, m. and had John^ David, and William.
2. Epkraim.
XIIL James Galbraith,* (John,* Andrew,* James, »
John,^) b. about 1741 ; d prior to 1790 ; was a soldier of the
Pennsylvania Line in the Eevolution; in 1788, resided in
" Washington borough, near Carlisle ; " m. Martha McClel-
LAN, daughter of John McClellan,* of Donegal. They had
issue:
t. John,
a. Rebecca, m. July 18, 1793, David Herron.
XIV. KoBERT Galbraith,* (John,* Andrew,* James,'
John,^) b. about 1748, in Cumberland county, Penna. d. in
*John McClellan had sons, William-Georqe, d. a prisoner of
war in New York, Colonel James, d. at Mercersbur/^, and Dr. John,
d. at Oreencastle. His daughters were Martha, m. James Galbraith,
and others, who married, respectively, John Holliday, William HoUi-
day. Captain John Blair, of Blair county, and Samuel Culbertson,
Mr. McDowell, and Mr. Bamsey, of Franklin county, Penna.
286 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
1795, ia Allen township, Cumberland county. Pa. ; m. Mary
. They had issue :
t. Nancy, [Agnes,] m. James Pollock,
n. Elizabeth, m. Benjamin Hunt.
Hi. Mary, m. William Wray
iv. James.
V. Jane, m. Joseph. Williams
tn. Robert, b. 1782.
mi. John, b. 1784.
XV. Bertram Gillespie Galbraith, * (Bertram, * James, *
James,' John,^) b.. May 9, 1804, at Bainbridge, Lancaster
county. Pa.; d. April 30, 1848, at Bainbridge; m. February
23, 1832, Eliza Fager Bell, the youngest daughter of John
Bell and Elizabeth Clouser, of Middle Paxtang township,
Dauphin county, Pa. John Bell was the only child of William
Bell and his wife, Catharine Park, of Scotch-Irish birth, and
who came to America on the same vessel which conveyed John
and Charles Wesley, the founders of Methodism. Mrs. Gtil-
braith, for a period of twenty years, was postmistress at Bain-
bridge, resigning only by reason of her advanced years; being
left a widow with a large family, she felt the necessity of
bringing into action all her energies and business qualifications
to the better support of her children. All her six sons were
in the civil war and did faithful service. Mr. and Mrs. Gal-
braith had issue :
t. William-Bell, b. October 15, 1833, in Harrisbur((, Pa.; m.
Elizabeth Lane, of Mount Joy, Pa., and had Frank-Lane ;
resides in Havana, 111.
ti. James- Carpenter, b. July 9, 1835, in Harrisburg, Pa.; d.
July 18, 1872, unm., in Bainbridge, Pa.
Hi, John-Fager, b. July 23, 1837,in Bainbridge, Pa.; m. Henri-
etta Hoff, of Bainbridge, and had Eliza, Laura, William,
Catharine, John,^ d. s. p., Henry, Robert, and John^; re-
sides in Philadelphia, Pa.
it'. Jefferson-Green, b. July 28, 1839, in Marietta, Pa. ; m. Mary
Filbert, of Bainbridge, Pa., and had Emily, Charles^
Mary, 6., s. p., Wildey,&. s. p., and Annie-Filbert; re-
sides in Philadelphia.
V, Franklin-Qmsh, b. March 7, 1842, in Marietta, Pa. ; m.
Annie N. Meyer, of llarrisburg. Pa., (deceased,) and had
Nettie- Elizabeth and Annie-Meyer, d. s. p. ; resides in
Bainbridge, Pa.
Oalbrailh of Donegal 287
vi, Bertram-Qillespiej b, September 7, 1846, in Bainbridge, Pa. ;
in. Miriam Reese, of Mount Joy, Pa., and had Miriam ,
Helen^ and Aurelia ; resides in Wrightsville, Pa.
XVI. John Galbraith,* (John,* James,* James, ^ John,i)
b. 1794, in Huntingdon county, Penna. ; d. June 15, 1860, in
Erie, Pa. His father removing to Butler county, Penna., to-
wards the close of the century, he was brought up on the fann.
When a young man he commenced teaching school, and later
on began the study of law in the ofl&ce of Gen. William Ayres
of Butler, and was admitted to the bar at the age of twenty-
three. He shortly after removed to Franklin, Venango county,
Penn'a, where he rose rapidly both in his profession and in
popular esteem. His first official position was as a member of
Assembly, to which he was elected three times. He was elected
to Congress as a democrat in 1882, 1834, and 1838. In 1837
he removed to Erie, where he resided until his death. On retir-
ing from Congress in 1840, he practiced law until the fall of 1851,
when he was elected president judge for Erie, Craw ford, and War-
ren counties. His death occurred before the expiration of his term
of office. Judge Galbraith was one of the foremost men in pro-
moting the various public enterprises that gave the first strong im-
pulse to Erie county. He was the pioneer in projecting the rail-
road from Erie to the Ohio State line, and aided greatly in reviving
the long dormant proposed railroad from Erie to Sunbury, now
the Philadelpia and Erie railroad. One of his favorite ideas,
the establishment of a prison for youthful offenders exclusively,
has been adopted by the State in the institution at Huntingdon
and elsewhera Judge Galbraith, married in May, 1822, Amy
Ayres, daughter of Rev. Robert Ayres an Episcopalian min-
ister, long a resident of Bmwnsville, Fayette county. Pa., and
a brother of Gen. William Ayres. Mrs. Galbraith died March
2, 1868, in the city of Philadelphia. They had issue :
20. t. William-Ayrea^ b. May 9, 1823; ni. Fanny Davenport.
n. Elizabeth' Ann, m. William S. Lane, of Erie, now a prac-
ticing lawyer of Philadelphia.
XVII. JuLiANNA Galbraith,* (Andrew,* James,* James,"
John,^) b. about 1786, in Cumberland county, Pa. ; A Janu-
ary 13, 1862, in Philadelphia, at the residence of her son Wil-
288 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
liam Callender Irvine; buried in Laurel Hill cemeterr; m.
July 26, 1808, William McNeill Irvine, h about 1778, in
Carlisle, Pa. ; d. September 25, 1854, in Harrisburg, Pa., and
there buried. He was the second son of Gen. William Irvine,
of the Revolution, and Anne Callender, daughter of Capt
Robert Callender, of Middlesex, Cumberland county. Pa He
was educated at Dickinson College, where he graduated; sub-
sequently studied law with Judge Thomas Duncan, and was
admitted to the Cumberland countv bar in 1702. He after-
wards located at Harrisburg, and was admitted to the Dauphin
county bar at an adjourned court March, 1807. He entered
the United States army as captain May 3, 1808, in the r^ment
of light artillery, and was stationed several years at New Or-
leansL He left the army, by resignation, about 1811 or 1812,
and resumed the practice of law at Sunbury. In July, 1818,
he was acting Adjutant General of Pennsylvania, which duties
he performed until his appointment by the President of the
United States as colonel of the Forty-second regiment United
States infantry, August 4, 1813. At the close of the war he
resigned, and located at Harrisbuig. and was appointed deputy
attorney general for the counties of Dauphin and Northumber-
land: subsequently commissioned by Gov. Snyder, Septem-
ber 14. 1815, escheator general of the State, which position he
filled until the abolishment of the office. From 1819 to 1821
he was Adjutant General of Pennsylvania, and had previously^
1S18-19, represented the county of Dauphin in the State Leg-
islature, and to him is due the credit for originating the bill au-
thorizing and directing the er^vtion of the capitol building at
Harrisburg. From about the year 1S26 to 1850, he resided
at Gettysburg. In 1847, Gov. Shunk appointed him law judge
for the York and Adams district on the expiration of Judge
Durkee s term, but he resigned shortly after, owing to some
difficulty with the members of the bar and efforts made to im-
peach him. CoL Inine was a brilliant pleader, but not a law-
yer, and hence his failure in the judicial station to which he
had been elevated. He returned to Harrisbuig, where he re-
sumed the practice of the law for awhile, and subeeqaently
died there. He was an excellent military officer, a gentleman
Qalbraiih of Ikmegal 289
of fine personal appearance, tall and commanding, of good
conversational powers, a delightful companion, and for a period
of thirty years was quite prominent and influential in public
affairs. They left issue (surname Irvine) :
f. Andrew-Qalbraith^ a physician of prominence in Warren
county, Pa., and died a few years since.
ii. William'CaUender^ formerly in the quartermaster's depart-
ment, United States Army ; now residing in Philadel-
phia.
XVIIT. Sarah W. Galbraith,* (Andrew,* James, ^ James,'
Eobert,*) b. January 25, 1791; d. May 2, 1853, in Carlisle,
Pa ; m. in 1810, John Bannister Gibson, b. November 8,
1780, in Shearman's Valley, now Perry county, Pa. ; A May
2, 1853, in the city of Philadelphia ; buried in Carlisle, Pa
He was of Scotch-Irish descent, and the son of Colonel George
Gibson, who fell in the defeat of St Clair, on the 4th of Nov-
ember, 1791. He entered Dickinson Collie, graduated there-
from, and entered the law office of his kinsman, Thomas Dun-
can. He was admitted to the Cumberland county bar at the
March term, 1803. In 1810, he was elected to the Pennsylva-
nia Legislature, and in 1812, appointed president judge for the
Eleventh judicial district, composed of the counties of Tioga,
Bradford, Susquehanna, and Luzerne. Upon the death of
Judge Brackenridge, in 1816, Governor Snyder appointed
Judge Gibson associate judge of the Supreme Court of Penn-
sylvania Under the act of Assembly of April 8, 1826, the num-
ber of Supreme Court judges was increased from three to five.
The year following, Chief Justice Tilghman died, when Judge
Gibson succeeded him. In 1838, at the date of the adoption of
the then new Constitution of the State, he resigned his office, but
was immediately re-appointed by Governor Ritner. In 1851,
when the judiciary became elective, his seat became vacant
He, however, was reelected an associate justice, and discharged
the high functions of that office until his death. No greater
enconium can be passed upon him than is inscribed upon the
marble shaft which marks the place of his repose — from the
pen of that late eminent jurist Jeremiah S. BlacL Mr. and
Mrs. Gibson had issue (surname Gibson) :
240 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
t. Margaretta^ m. Col. Charles McClure, and left issue,
tt. Annie ^ m. Milnor Roberts, civil engineer, and left issue,
m. Sarah, m. Bichard Anderson, U. S. army, and had issue,
tv. John-Bannister^ d. unm.
V. Oeorgcy U. S. A. ; m. Fannie Hunt.
XIX. Robert Galbraith,« (John,* Robert,* John,*
James,' Robert, i) d. March, 1787. They had issue:
t. Samuel, m. Feb. 27, 1789, Mary Decker.
a. James.
Hi, John,
iv. William.
V. Elizabeth,
vi, Mary.
XX. William Ayres Galbraith, « (John, * John,* James, *
James,* Robert,^) b. May 9, 1823, in Franklin county, Pa.
He was educated at Allegheny Collie, Meadville, and at the
academy in Erie, upon his father's removal to that town in
1837 ; studied law with his father, being admitted to the bar
May 9, 1844, on his twenty-first birthday. In September of
the same year he entered Dane Law School, Harvard Univer-
sity, of which Judge Joseph Story and Proi Simon Greenleaf
were the instructors, and there graduated in 1845. Returning
to Erie, he began the practice of the law. In 1846 he was ap-
pointed by Judge Kane, then Attorney General of the State,
Deputy Attorney General for Erie county, in which office he
continued until 1850. Taking an active part in politics, he
was a delegate to the Democratic State convention of 1846,
and of several succeeding ones. He was a delegate to the
National convention at Charleston in 1860, and at Chicago in
1864. In 1876 he was elected president judge of Erie county,
as a people's candidate, although the Republican party ticket
had about 2,600 majority. His term of office expires in 1887.
Judge Galbraith m., May 25, 1846, Fanny Davenport,
daughter of Captain William Davenport, of Erie. They had
issue.
Oregg and Curtin, 241
GREGG AND CURTIN.
Hon. Andrew Gregg, who served as member and Senator
in the councils of the nation from 1791 to 1818, left unfinished
a sketch of family history which he commenced preparing in
his old age, for " my own satisfaction," as he expresses it, " than
for any other reason," which is interesting enough to excite a
general regret that he did not complete it He says :
My parents were both natives of Ireland. My father, whose
name was Andrew, was born within the Liberties of Londoa-
derry, where the family resided. His father's name was John,
and there my knowledge of ancestry in that line stop& I
never heard him say from whom his father had descended,
but believe, from information derived through other channels,
that they were a Scotch family, which migrated to Ireland soon
after the accession of William and Marv to the British throne.
My grandfather had three sons, John, David, and Andrew,
and one daughter named Rachel John remained in Ireland
engaged in the business of trading, and became wealthy. He
had a son called Andrew, who came to this country on business
of his father's while I was at the academy in Newark, (Dela-
ware,) where he called to see me, but I unfortunately happened
to be away, and we never met He returned to Ireland, and
on his father's death succeeded him in the management of his
business.
David and my father and their sister Rachel all married in
Ireland, and all came to this country in the same vessel. They
landed at Boston, and traveled into New Hampshire, where
David settled and raised a large family, some of whose de-
scendants occupy the very spot where he made his first estab-
lishment I have received letters from three young men, who
trace their origin back to that root, and who, I would presume,
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242 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
judging from their letters, are men of considerable promise.
One of them, a full namesake of mine, is living, as a trader,
in the northern part of the State of New York or at Montreal.
Another, I think, is a clergyman, settled near Salem, Mas&,
where his father resides pursuing the business of a chemist
The third became a lawyer, and is now settled at Indianapolis.
I will here just mention two anecdotes calculated to show
that family relationship is often discovered by family likeness
in branches far removed from the original stock. While in
Congress, in 1793 or '94, Mr. Forster, a member of that body
from the State of New Hampshire, asked me if I had any re-
lations in that State. On my answering in the affirmative, he
said he had been led to make the inquiry struck with the im-
posing likeness betwixt me and Colonel Gregg, who had been
the opposing candidate to him at the late election.
On my first introduction to Governor Clinton, when he be-
came. Vice President, he asked me whether I was a native of
Pennsylvania. I told him I was. He then said there is so strik-
ing a resemblance betwixt you and a young man named James
Gregg, who was a lieutenant in my brigade during the Revo-
lution, that when I saw you my first impression was that you
must be his brother. He was of a New England family then
settled in the State of New York. He then related the story,
often published in the newspapers, of that officer having been
shot, scalped, and left for dead by the Indians, and rescued by
a detachment sent by the commanding officer of the garrison,*
where he had been stationed, and directed to the place where
he lay, by his dog.
My father and Solomon Walker, the husband of their sister,
Rachel, not pleased with the prospect of a settlement in New
Hampshire, returned to Boston, and shipped for Philadelphia,
but landed at Newcastle. I do not recollect the particular
year of their arrival, but it was during the administration of
Sir William Keith, and most probably in the autumn of
1782.f The winter immediately succeeding their landing
*Fort Schuyler, N. Y., Dr. Lossing relates the story in Ist vol.
Field Book of the Revolution, page 252.
t qimre, 1726 ?
Oregg and Curtin. 2-43
they spent at a furnace, belonging to Keith, on Christiana
creek near the town of Newark in the State of Delaware. In
the following spring they moved up the country and com-
menced their settlement at a place called Chestnut Level, near
the southern bounds of Lancaster count3\ In making their
location they were both unfortunate, my father doubly so.
Not being qualified to judge of land by superficial appearance,
their attention was arrested by the flourishing growth of young
chestnut timber with which that district was covered, and they
concluded that land which produced such thrift}' timber was
just what they were in pursuit of. In proceeding onwards the
fine, fertile valleys of Pequea and Conestoga lay before them,
and a five pound warrant, followed up by settlement, would
have insured them four hundred acres of land, which, at the
present time, would sell from $50 to $100 per acra In addi-
tion to the injudicious selection made by my father, a warrant
had issued for it to William Meteer, of a date anterior to his
settlement He continued to reside on it until 1748, w^hen, to
avoid a law suit, he sold his claim to his adversary.
During the residence of my father at Chestnut Level, his
wife died, leaving him with six children. He became the hus-
band of my mother in somewhat less than two years after the
death of his first wife. My mother s maiden name waa Jane
Scott Her father, William Scott, lived in the county of Ar-
magh, Ireland, whence he emigrated and settled at Chestnut
Level His family, at the time of his arrival, consisted of him-
self, wife, two sons, Moses and Thomas, and four daughters,
Elizabeth, Margery, Jane, my mother, and Fanny. Moses set-
tled, apd lived until his death, near Newark, Delaware. He
was a respectable man, and possessed good standing both in
church and State. He raised a large family, the majoritj' of
them sona
Thomas, with his family, migrated to the western part of
Virginia. I never heard anything further of them. Elizabeth
married David Montgomery, they settled and died near the
Rock-fish gap in Virginia. I remember having seen them once
on a visit at my father's, and some time after, two of their sons
and a daughter paid us a visit The young men, I well recol-
244 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
lect, had a genteel appearance, and the daughter was accounted
a beauty, and was nick- named the ** Morning Star," on account
of the effulgence of her complexion.
Margery was married to Hugh Caldwell. They lived and
died in Lancaster county, near McCalVs ferry. They had three
sons and two daughters. The eldest son, Matthew, was killed
at the battle of Long Island ; their second son, Samuel, was
drowned in the Susquehanna, at McCalFs ferry, in a manly at-
tempt to save some of the passengers of a sinking boat He
was in the store when the flat went down, and being a good
swimmer, he plunged in and brought one person to the shore,
but in the second attempt he failed, some of the drowning per-
sons got hold of him, and all sank together.
Fanny, the younger sister, was married to Andrew Baxter,
who owned a valuable property in Ijancaster county, which he
imprudently sold, and moved to North Carolina, and there was
inhumanly murdered by the Tories during the Eevolutionary
war. The family, I believe, is extinct, except one son, who
lives in Georgia.
My father having sold his claim in Chestnut Level, set out
some time in the year 1748 in quest of another residence. He
traveled up the Susquehanna river to Swatara creek, and was
nearly purchasing two plantations on the south side of the
creek where the turnpike road now crosses it Eighty pounds
Pennsylvania currency was the prica He crossed the river
where Harrisburg now stands, and traveled up Cumberland
Valley. He met a certain Robert Anion, of Chester county, from
whom he purchased a warrant for three hundred acres of land,
including an improvement on the north side of the Conedoguin-
ett. Here terminated his expeditionary survey. He returned
home and made the necessary arrangements for the removal of
his family to his new purchase.
On the settlement in Chestnut Level becoming sufficiently
numerous, they formed a Presbyterian congregation, built a
meeting-house, and invited Eev. Mr. Thom to become their
pastor. He accepted their call, and on organizing a session, my
father was elected a member of it, and continued so until his
Oregg and Curtiiu 245
removal Mr. Thorn's certificate of this circumstance is some-
where among my papers.
When very young, I have noticed an old-fashioned sword and
espontoon laying up stairs amon^ other lumber. I recollect my
mother saying that her grandfather had worn the sword in King
William's army, at the battle of Boyne, and my father saying
he carried the espontoon.
Mr. Gregg's manuscript ends abruptly, but from it, and other
data in our possession, we have the following record of the
family :
1. John Gregg,* of Bally -arnat, near Londonderry, Ireland,
was the son of Andrew Gregg, ^ a native of Ayreshire, Scot-
land. The son was possibly bom in Caledonia, and with his
father's family migrated to Ireland during the great influx.
Andrew Gregg was within the walls of Londonderry during
the great siege, 1688-89. The children of John Gregg were :
t. John; probably lived and died at Bally-arnat, Ireland.
His son, William^ emigrated to America, and settled iti
Paxtang township. Lancaster county, Penn^a, where he
died in July, 1744 ; by his will he left his estate to his
uncle, Andrew Gre^g, then in America, to his father,
and to his sister, Elizabeth Lang, of Bally-negallah, near
Londonderry, Ireland.
ft. David; came to America, in 1722, and settled in London-
derry, New Hampshire; he married, in 1713, Mary
Evans, of Londonderry, Ireland, and their descendants
have not only been numerous, but many of them quite
prominent in public affairs.
Hi, Ttachd; m. Solomon Walker; they settled in the Cumber-
land valley.
2. io, Andrew; m. and left issue.
IL Andrew Gregg, ^ (John,* Andrew, ^ ) b. about 1710;
d. November 18, 1789; removed, in 1750, to a farm two miles
north-westwardly of Carlisle, Penn'a, adjoining the glebe-farm
of Meeting-House Spring, which was within sight of his dwell-
ing; was twice married ; name of first wife unknown ; by her
there was issue :
8. t. John ; m. and left issue.
ft. James \ served in the army of the Revolution.
Hi, Bachel,
246 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
iv. Margaret,
r. Jean,
vi, Mizaheth,
Andrew Gregg m., secondly, Jean Scott, b. 1725 ; A Sep-
tember 30, 1788, near Carlisle, Cumberland county, Penna;
daughter of William Scott, of Chestnut Level, [Lancaster
county, Pa. They had issue :
4. vii. Andrew^ b. July 10, 1755; m. Martha Potter,
rttt. Matthew ; was a wagon-master in the army of the Revolu-
tion from January 9, 1778, to August 14, 1780.
in. John Gregg,* (Andrew,* John,^ Andrew,*) serve<l
in the army of the Revolution ; m. and had, among other chil-
dren:
i. Elizabeth; d. October 11, 1801, in Bellefonte, Pa.; m.
George McKee.
6. tt. Margery, b. 1776; ra. Roland Curt in.
IV. Andrew Gregg,* (Andrew,* John,^ Andrew, *) b.
June 10, 1755, near Carlisle, Penn'a; d.. May 80, 1835, at
Bellefonte, Penn a. Andrew Gregg received his early educa-
tion at Rev. John SteeVs Latin School in Carlisle, and com-
pleted his education at Newark, Delaware ; while at the latter
place he served several tours in the militia of the Revolution.
In 1779, he accepted the tutorship in the college (now univer-
sity) at Philadelphia, under Drs. Smith and Ewing, where he
remained until his removal to Middletown, Pa., where he was
engaged for four years in the mercantile business. On his
marriage he removed to Lewistown, which was then, 1787,
being laid out by General Potter and Major Montgomery, and
in 1789 he removed to Penn's Valley, Centre county, two miles
east of the ** Old P'ort" His public services commenced No-
vember 8, 1791, as a member of the House of Representatives
of the United States, where he remained sixteen years, and in
1807 was chosen United States Senator, which exalted station
he occupied until the 3d day of March, 1818. In 1814, he
removed to Bellefonte, in order the better to educate his family,
and was elected first president of the " Centre Bank." On the
19th of December, 1820, Mr. Gregg was appointed Secretary
of the Commonwealth, by Governor Hiester, and on the 15th
Oregg and Ourtin. 247
of May, 1823, nominated for Governor, in opposition to Mr.
Shulze. Mr. Gregg had strong party predelictions, but was
remarkable for independence, always acting according to the
convictions of his conscience, though they differed sometimes
from the views of his party associates. He was, while in office,
the representative of the interests of his constituents, not of
their limited views of subjects of moment He was an elegant
classical scholar, and had acquired extensive general informa-
tion which large experience and deep reflection iiad molded
to practical purposes. He was a man of vigorous constitution,
preserved intact by a life of temperate habits and industry
until he reached the age of four score years. Andrew Gregg
m., January 29, 1787, Martha Potter, b. April 10, 1769 ;
d. August 20, 1815, daughter of General James Potter of the
Revolution. They had issue :
t. Mary, b. November 2, 1788; d. January 9, 1826; m. Wil-
liam McLanahan, of Antrim township, Franklin county,
Pa., and had issue (surname McLanahan) :
1. Andrew, b. 1807.
2. Jame8'X,,h. 1809; d. 1864; represented his dis-
trict in the Senate of Pennsylvania from 1842
to 1844, and in the United States Congress
from 1849 to 1853; left one son, James-X., of
New York city.
3. Isabella; m. Dr. J. P. Hiester, of Franklin
county, Pa.
4. Mary ; m. Dr. Richards, of Chambersburg, Pa.
u. Jean, b. February 17, 1791 ; m. Roland Curtin, (see V.)
in. Martha, b. June 7, 1793 ; d. December 81 , 1829 ; m. Dr. Con-
stans Curtin, b. 1785; d. April 10, 1842 ; was a native of
Ireland and came to America in 1806; completed his pro-
fessional studies under Dr. Benjamin Rush of Phila-
delphia, and located in Bellefonte, Pa., in 1810 ; was an
accomplished and skillful physician, whilst his hospitality
and generosity endeared him to a numerous circle of
friends and acquaintances.
u\ Eliza, h, Jane 2, 1795; d. December 22, 1882; m. David
Mitchell of Bellefopte, Pa. ; b. November 28, 1790 ; d.
March 27, 1843 ; served in Captain Record's company from
Centre county, in the war of 1812; and had issue (sur-
name Mitchell):
1. Margery, m. John D. Leib, of Bellefonte.
2. Julia, m. Rev. J. S. McMurray, of Tyrone, Pa.
248 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
6. r. Julianna^ b. Jane 26, 1797 ; m. Gen. James Irvin.
7. rt. Andrew^ b. November 30, 1799; m. Margaret Irvin.
vii. James P., b. April 28, 1802; d. September 8, 1845, in Yir-
ginia; ra. Eliza Wilson.
8. vtii- Matthew-Duncan^ b. April 5, 1804; m. Ellen McMurtrie.
iz. Sarak, b. January 23, 1807 ; d. March 28, 1836; m. Henry
Kinney, b. ; d. ; and bad issue (surname
Kinney) :
1. Andrew-Oregg.
2. Martha^ m. John Brotherline.
3. Sarah-L^ m. Dr. James P. Wilson, (see Hugh
Wilson reot)rd.)
z, Margery^ b. September 14, 1811 ; resides iu Lewisbunc, Pa. ;
m. Rev. Charles Tucker, now deceased, of the Baptist
church, and they had issue (surname Tucker) :
1. Aiidrew Ghregg, Lieut. Co. E. 142d Regt. Pa. Vols.
killed in battle of Gettysburg, July 1, 1863.
2. Augusta, m. Rev. J. R. Loomis, LL. D., of Lew-
isburg. Pa.
V. Margery Gregg, ^ (John,* Andrew,' John,* Andrew, * )
b. 1776 ; d. January 15, 1813, in Bellefonte, Pa. ; m. November
25, 1800, Roland Curtis, b. 1764, in Ireland ; was educated
in Paris, where he narrowly escaped the guillotine during the
Reign of Terror ; came to America, and located first at Phil-
lipsbnrg, Centre county, Penn'a, then at Milesburg, where he
became a merchant, was coroner of Centre county in 1803, and
elected sheriff in October, 1806 ; in 1810, with Moses Boggs,
erected a forge at Eagle Works, Centre county, of which he
became sole owner in 1815, and in 1818 built Eagle furnace ; in
1825, purchased the Antes grist and saw-mills near Curtin station,
and in 1830, erected the rolling-mill there ; was prominently
identified with all the public improvements made within the
county; shortly before his death he removed to Bellefonte.
Margery Gregg and Roland Curtin had issue (surname Curtin) :
t. Austin, b. August 26, 1801 ; d. July 27, 1871.
a. James, b. September 18, 1806 ; d. January 5, 1873.
'Hi, i?o^nd, b. September 2, 1808; d. August 15, 1875 ; m. June
17, 1834, Eliza Irvin, daughter of John Irvin ; and had
issue (surname Curtin); Gen. John-L, Col. of 45th Fa.<,
Capt. Austin, Co. D, 45th Pa., Andrew-O, Jr,, and Wil-
liam, of Bellefonte.
9. tt7. John, b. September 24, 1810; m. Julia Barnhart.
Oregg and Curtin, 2-19
Roland Curtin, m. secondly, in 1814, Jean Gregg, b. Feb-
ruary 17, 1791 ; d. March 14, 1864, in Bellefonte, Penn'a, daugh-
ter of Andrew Gregg, {see VL) They had issue (surname Cur-
tin) :
10. t. AndreW'Oregg^ b. April 23, 1816; m. Catharine I. Wilson,
u. Constana^ b. March 8, 1817 ; iron-master, residing at Roland,
Centre county ; unm.
11. in. Martha-M.y b. August 29, 1819; m. Dr. William Irvin.
iv, Ellen-Honora; m. William H. Allen, M. D., LL. D., b.
March 22, 1808, in Augusta, Maine ; graduated at Bow-
doin College ; professor of chemistry and of natural phil-
osophy at Dickinson College, Carlisle, from 1836 to 1848 ;
in January, 1850, he became president of Girard College ;
resigned in December, 1862, and became president of
State College, in Centre county ; in 1867, he was re-called
to Girard College; d. August 29, 1882, in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Allen is also dead, and their only daughter, Honora,
m. Henry Sheldon, now deceased, of Philadelphia. She
resides in Philadelphia, and has one son, Allen Sheldon.
V. Margery, b. December 23, 1823 ; m. Thomas B. Beynolds,
of Bellefonte, and had issue (surname Beynolds) : WiU
liam-F. and Jennie^ m. James Pierepont.
vi. Nancy-J,^ b. May 4, 1828; m. Dr. Clark, of Philadelphia,
vu. Julia, b. October 3, 1831 ; resides in Philadelphia.
VL JuLiANNA Gregg,* (Andrew,* Andrew, » John,^ An-
drew, i) b. June 26, 1797 ; d. July 4, 1856 ; m. September 24,
1822, James Irvin, b. February 18, 1800, at Linden Hall,
Centre county, Pa. ; d. November 26, 1862, at Hecla, Centre
county, Pa. ; son of John Irvin and Ann Watson. General
James Irvin was many years a leading iron-master of Centre
county, interested in Centre furnace. Mill Creek, Mercer Iron
Works, Monroe, Washington, Martha, Julian, Hecla, and
Hopewell. He was elected to Congress in 1840, and took a
large part in the passage of the tariff act of 1842 ; he was re-
elected in 1842, and served until March 3, 1845. In 1847,
General Irvin was nominated by the Whig party for Governor,
but was defeated by Francis R Shunk, and after the campaign
resumed business with his accustomed energy. He was one of
the best business men of Centre county ; kind hearted and be-
nevolent, he saved many a fireside from sheriff's sala He do-
nated a farm of two hundred acres to the State College, and
250 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
gave it large contributions of money. In 1801, he was ap-
pointed naval store-keeper at Philadelphia navy-yard. He left
no issue.
VII. Andrew Gregg, ^ (Andrew,* Andrew,' John,* An-
drew, i) b. Nov. 30, 1799 ; d. May 15, 1869. He was a promi-
nent iron-master in Centre county, and an active business man,
and represented the district, composed of the counties of Ly-
coming, Clinton, and Centre, in the State Senate from 1856 to
1861. He died at Milesburg, Pa.; m. Margaret Irvin,
daughter of John Irvin and Ann Watson ; still living in Miles-
burg, Centre county. Pa. They had issue :
i. John-Irvin, b. July 19, 1826; educated at Boalsburg and
Mifflinburg ; volunteered as private in the Mexican war,
and was appointed lieutenant in 11th infantry, U. S. A. ;
promoted captain September 5, 1847; honorably dia-
char^ed August 15, 1848, when he en^i^aged in the iron
business in Centre county ; June 21, 1861, entered service
again as captain of Co. E, 5th Penn^a reserves, and pro-
moted, in U. S. service, captain of 6th cavalry ; in Nov-
ember, 1862, commissioned colonel of 16th Penn^a cav-
alry, continuing in service during the war ; he was finally
promoted brevet major general of volunteers at the close
of hostilities for distinguished services during the war ;
after the war, he was sent to Lynchburg, Va., and put
in command of that part of Virginia ; afterwards, in-
spector general of freedmea in Louisiana ; under the es-
tablishment of July 28, 1868, he became colonel of 8th U.
8. cavalry performing many arduous duties in Arizona
and New Mexico ; was wounded several times in service,
and was placed on the retired list in October, 1878; m.,
first, Clarissa H. Everhart ; secondly, Harriet C. Marr;
resides in Lewisburg, Penn'a.
ii, Andrew, m. Mary J. Smith, dau. of Col. John Smith, of
Clinton county. Pa.; reside in Centre Hall, Pa., and had
issue: Anne-^fary^ James, Andrew, and John-Irmn.
in. Martha, d. 1852; m. Dr. John B. Mitchell; both dead.
iv, Anne,
V. James-Pr, was first lieut., Co. D., 45th Pa. Vols.; killed in
battle at Poplar Spring church, on Peeble's farm, Va.,
September 30, 1864.
ui. Julia.
V. Jane,
vii. Margaret.
VIIL Matthew Duncan Gregg, '^ (Andrew,* Andrew,*
Gregg and Curtin. 251
John,' Andrew,^) b. April 6, 1804; d. July 27, 1845; m.
Ellen McMurtrie, b. January 3, 1802 ; d. August 17, 1847;
daughter of David McMurtrie and his wife, Martha Elliott
They had issue:
t. David'McMurtrie^ b. April 10, 1833; educated at Lewis-
burg, Pa.; cadet U. 8. Military Academy, West Point,
1851 to July 1, 1855, when appointed second lieut. of dra-
goons, after which he served on the frontiers, notably on
the Spokane expedition of 1858 ; was promoted first lieu-
tenant of dragoons, March 21, 1861 ; captain of sixth cav-
alry, May 14, 1861 , and January 24, 1862, appointed colonel
of the 8th Penn'a Cavalry Volunteers ; served in the cam-
paign on the Peninsula, and covered the movement from
Harrison's Landing to Yorktown, in August, 1862 ; was
promoted brigadier-general U. S. volunteers, November
29, 1862, continuing with the army of the Potomac and
• participating in tlie actions and battles in which it was
engaged ; was promoted brevet-major-general U. S. Vol-
unteers, August 1, 1864, '^for highly meritorious and dis-
tinguished conduct throughout the campaign, particu-
larly the reconnoissance on the Charles City road." After
pai*ticipating in subsequent important engagements, he
resigned February 8, 1865. Gren. Gregg m. October 6,
1862, Ellen F. Sheafer, a descendant of Gov. Joseph Hies-
ter and Frederick A. Muhlenberg, and they had issue :
Oeorge-Sheafer and David-McMurtrie; reside at Reading,
Pa.
IX. John Curtin, « (Margery, » John,* Andrew, ^ John,^
Andrew,^) b. September 24, 1810, in Centre county, Penn'a;
resides in Bellefonte, Pa. ; m. January 3, 1887, Julia Barn-
HART, b. Mai'ch 14, 1811 ; daughter of Colonel Henry Barn-
hart. They had issue (surname Curtin) :
t. Margery-l; m. General John I. Curtin, of Bellefonte, Pa.
n. JamcS'B,; m. Jane Holden; reside in Roland, Pa.
n't. Sarah'C; m. J. F. Larimer, M. D.
iv, Harry-R.; m. Eliza McMinn; reside in Roland, Pa.
r. Jo/in-0. ; m. Stella I^wden ; reside in Philadelphia.
X. Andrew Gregg Curtin,® (Margery,^ John,* An-
drew,' John,* Andrew,^) b., April 23, 1815, in Bellefonte,
Pa Educated under Dr. Kirkpatrick, at Milton ; he studied
law at Carlisle and Bellefonte, and was admitted to the bar in
April, 1837. In 1840, took an active part in politics in the
Harrison campaign, and in 1844 canvassed the State for Henry
i
252 . Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
Clay. On the 17th of January, 1855, he was appointed Sec-
retary of the Commonwealth by Governor Pollock, and in
virtue of his office became Superintendent of the Public
Schools. His superintendence has one great landmark, the
institution of normal schools. In 1860, he was elected Gov-
ernor of Pennsvlvania. His administration of that office dur-
ing the war gave him renown throughout the country, and
added historic grandeur to the annals of his native Common-
wealth. His foresight caused the organization of the Pennsyl-
vania Keserves, and contributed largely to save our National
Government, imperilled by the disaster of Bull Run. His ever
enduring record, however, in connection with the war, was the
establishment of orphan schools for the children of those who
fell in the service of their country. In 1869, he was appointed,
by President Grant, Minister to Russia. He was a member of
the Constitutional Convention of 1873, and now represents the
Twelfth District in the House of Representatives of the United
States. Governor Curtin, m.. May 80, 1844, Catharine L
Wilson, {see Hugh Wilson record) They had issue (surname
Curtin) :
t. Mary-W-; m. George F. Harris, M. D., of Bellefonte, Pa.
tt. Jennie; m. William H. Sage, of Ithaca, N. Y.
m. William-Wilson; m. Harriet F. Harding, of Wilkes-
Barr^, Pa. ; reside in Philadelphia.
XL Martha M. Curtin, « (Margery, ^ John,* Andrew,*
John,2 Andrew, 1) b. August 29, 1819; d. August 6, 1880, in
Lancaster, Pa. ; m. in 1836. William Irvin, b. November 15,
1805, at Linden Hall, Centre county. Pa. ; d. September 9, 1865,
at Amoy, China; educated at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa.,
pursued his medical studies at Jefferson College, Philadelphia,
graduating in a class with Dr. Pancoast and others ; located in
practice at Bellefonte, afterwards removing to Milesburg Iron
Works, where he entered into business partnership. In 1862,
he relinquished the iron business, and accepted a clerkship in
the second comptroller's office in the U. S. Treasury, Washing-
ton city. In 1864, was appointed consul to Amoy, where he
died the following year of Asiatic cholera They had issue
(surname Irvin) :
«. Rotand-Curtin, of Bellefonte, Pa.
Gh^eenawaU of Lebanon. 258
GREENAWALT OF LEBANON.
L Philip Lorentz Greenawalt/ b. June 10, 1725, in
Hasslock, in Boehl, Germany; baptized June 22, 1725, the
sponsors being Philip Lorentz Reehm and his wife : d. Feb-
ruary 28, 1802, in Lebanon, Pa. His ancestors were of the
best known families of his native place. He received a good
German and classical education, and came to America in 1749,
on the ship ** Phoenix," John Mason, master, from Rotterdam,
arriving at Philadelphia on the 15th of September. He at first
located in Cocalico township, Lancaster county, where he took
up one hundred acres of land, February 28, 1754, subsequently
removing to Lebanon township. At the outset of the Revolu-
tion, he entered heartily into the struggle, and during the en-
tire war was more or less in active servica Upon the organ-
ization of the associated battalions, he was commissioned colo-
nel of the First battalion of Lancaster county. He was with
Washington, during the Jersey campaign of 1776, at Trenton and
Princeton. His battalion was at Brandy wine and Germantown,
and the conduct of Colonel Greenawalt during the former en-
gagement received the commendation of the commander-in-
chief for efficiency and gallantry, especially in the protection of
the Continental supplies. He was appointed, May 6, 1778, one
of the agents for forfeited estates. At the close of the war he
retired to his farm, and, like many more of the brave officers of
that struggle for independence, poorer in purse, but conscious
of having done his duty to his country. The Assembly of the
State appointed him one of the commissioners to take subscrip-
tions for the Continental loan, December 16, 1777, and, during
the darkest hour of the struggle, he did effective service in col-
lecting blankets, food, and forage for the half-starved and half-
clad army at Valley Forge, and for most of which he was never
254 Pennsylvania Oenealagies,
recompensed. But such was the fate of many who sacrificed
their fortunes on the altar of liberty. Colonel Greenawalt
reached a good old age, honored, loved, and respected by his
neighbors and fellow-citizens. He was twice married; first,
to the widow Uhland, of Muddy Creek, who died the same
^'ear; secondly, in 1755, Maria Mabgabet Foeser, b. May
10, 1735 ; A May 10, 1806, at Lebanon, and with her hus-
band there buried. They had issue :
2. f. Joh)uPh%lipy b. June 17, 1756 ; m. Catharine Shaffner.
3. ti. Christian, b. December 14, 1758 ; m. Elizabeth Kelker.
4. Hi. John, b. October, 1760 ; m. Begina .
ic. Elizabeth, b. March 1, 1763 ; d. August 24, 1820 ; m. Henry
Kelker, (see Kelker record,)
5. V. Margaret, b. July 17, 1765 ; m. Philip Stoehr.
6. rt. Matthias^ b. October 17, 1767 ; m. Anna-Barbara Hetrick.
tii, Jacob, b. February 14, 1770; d. November 11, 1824, at
Ilummelstown, Dauphin county, Penn'a ; m. Elizabeth
, b. 1769; d. May 26, 1&49; buried in Lutheran
grave-yard, Hummelstown, Pa.; left no descendants.
7. rtn. Catharine, b. July 20, 1772; m. John Jacob Zinn.
tx. Michael, (twin,) b. January 21, 1776; d. s. p.
8. X. Leonard, b. January 21, 1775; m. Catharine Pool,
xi. Maria-Magdalena ; d. s. p.
11. John Philip Greenawalt,* (Philip-Lorentz,*) b. June
17, 1756, near Ephrata, Cocalieo township, Penn'a; sponsors
at baptism, John Weaver and wife ; d. July 18, 1834, at Leb-
anon, Penn'a; appointed one of the commissioners in the act
erecting the county of Lebanon ; m., April 17, 1782, Catha-
rine Shaffner, b. March 17, 1760 ; d. January 25, 1850, at
Lebanon, Pa.; daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Shaffner. They
had issue :
t. John-Philip, b. May 2, 1783 ; d. January 25, 1785.
9. a. Jacfjb, b. December 6, 1784 ; m. Catharine Krause.
tii. Catharine, b. April 27, 1786.
it'. John'Philip,h. September 29, 1788; d. June 20, 1834.
V. Matthias, b. September 9, 1790; d. unm.
rt. David, b. November 19, 1792.
fit. Jo/m, b. April 17, 1795; m. Ann Brown, and had Henry
and Philip,
tin. Elizabeth, b. April 17, 1795 ; d., August 4, 1856, in Lebanon,
Pa.; m. Daniel Frantz, b. August 18, 1792; d. Decem-
ber 12, 1839 ; and had issue (surname Frantz) :
Oreenawalt of Lebanon. 255
1. Uriah,
2. Theodore; m. Susan Gutelius.
8. Daniel,
4. Charles,
5. Lydia.
ix. Charles, b. August 8, 1797; d. September 18, 1880; m.
Mary Ann Shaffner, b. March 7, 1805 ; d. September 14,
1867 ; and had issue :
1. Anna-Mizaheth,
2. Catharine.
8. Charles.
4. Philip,
5. Calvin,
6. Alfred,
7. Eliza-Jane,
8. Mary-Ann.
9. Emma.
X. Lydiay b. June 22, 1799 ; m. Benjamin Stees ; and had
issue (surname Stees) :
1. Charles.
2. Alfred.
3. Clinton.
4. Washington.
5. MaXthias.
6. Philip.
7. Catharine,
8. Mary.
ILL Christian Greenawalt, « (Philip-Lorentz, ^ ) b. Decem-
ber 14, 1768, in Cocalico township, Lancaster county, Pa.; d.
February 8, 1796, in Harrisburg, Penn'a. ; m. Elizabeth
Kelker, b. April 1, 1766, near Lebanon, Pa ; A July 30,
1825, in Harrisburg, Pa., and with her husband there buried ;
daughter of Anthony Kelker and Mary Magdalena Meister.
They had issue :
10. t. Catharine, b. 1790; m. John Brooks.
11. n. CassandrUy b. December 9, 1794; m. George Ackerman.
12. Hi. Margaret, b. 1796; m. Samuel Swartz.
Elizabeth Kelker Greenawalt, subsequently, October 29,
1799, married John Gillum, tanner, of Harrisburg, who A Jan-
uary 2, 1804, leaving two children, Jesse and Rachel, both
under fourteen years of age, but whether by this or a previous
marriage is not known.
256 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
IV. John Green aw alt,' (Philip-LoreTitz,^)b. October 11,
1760, in Lebauon township, Lancaster, now Lebanon county,
Pa. ; d. November, 1828, in Lebanon, Pa. ; m. Regina .
They had issue:
«. Jacobs m. October 1, 1816, Margaret Sweeny.
a. Philip.
Hi. Elizabeth^ m. Lemmon.
tc. 3fary, m. [Henry] Poorman.
r. Jliargartt^ m. Mannon.
rt. Sarahj m. [Jobn] Shatzer.
rii. Catitarine^ b. September 22, 1786 ; d. September 7, 1861 ; m.
Daniel Miller, b. May 19, 1781 ; d. June 23, 1850.
V. Margaret Green aw alt,' (Philip-Lorentz, * ) b. July
17, 1765, in Lebanon township; d. ; m. Philip Stoehb,
son of Henry and Barbara Stoehr. They had issue (surname
Stoehr):
f. Philip,
ii. John.
Hi. Jacob,
iv. Catharine, m. Kissel.
r. Mary, m. Grossman.
n*. inWiam.
rii. Jliargarety m. [Samuel] Carper.
YL Matthias Greenawalt,* iPhilip-Lorentz,^) b. Octo-
ber 17, 1767: d. November 2, 1808, in Lebanon, Pa.; m. Anka
Barbara Hetrick; b March 3, 1776; d. May, 1842, in Leb-
anon, Pa. Thev had issue :
i. Samuel.
ii. Dacid; d., 1876, in South Bend, Ind.; unm.
til. William, resides in Plymouth, Indiana; m. Sarah Haart.
ir. Philip, d. s. p.
r. Hosanna, m. John George; d. prior to 1822; and had iaane
(surname George):
1. William.
2. Ann.
3. Charles.
4. Edtcard.
5. David.
6. Rtbecca.
YIL Catharine Greenawalt,* i Philip-Lorentz,*) h. July
20, 1772. in Lel>anon township, Lancaster, now Lebanon, county,
OreenawaU of Lebanon, 257
Pa.: d. September 1, 1823, in Harrisburg, Pa.; m. John Jacob
ZiNN, b. April 9, 1761 ; d. June 1, 1832, in Harrisburg, Pa.
They had issue (surname Zinn):
13. t. Eliznhiih, b. April 8, 1793; m. David S. Forney.
u. John, b. 1806; d. August 26, 1868; m. CHtharine Gulp, and
had issue :
1. Elizabeth, m. Dr. John A. Stehley, and had issue.
2. Catharine, ra. David Uummel, and had issue.
14. ttt. George, b. April 6, 1810 ; m. Anna Margaretta Miller.
VIII. Leonard GrREEN A WALT, 3 (Philip-Lorentz,i) b. Jan-
uary 21, 1775, in Lebanon township, Lancaster, now Lebanon,
county, Pa; d. January 30, 1865, in Lebanon, Pa; was a tan-
ner by occupation; was elected county treasurer in 1836; m.,
November 2, 1796, Catharine Pool, b. January 14, 1780,
in New Ilanov^er township, now Montgomery county, Pa; d.
December 18, 1850, in Lebanon, Pa, dau. of John Pool and
Mary Barbara Rotharmel.* They had issue:
%, Sarah, b. December 27, 1797; d. February 4, 1859; m.
Michael Fichtborn, b. January 4, 1788; d. September 14,
1863, and had issue (surname Fich thorn) :
1. Augtistns; m. £liza Stover, and had issue:
Amanda, Barbara, Mary, Sallie, Alcott^Frank,
and Augustus.
2. Catharine; m. Charles Moore, and had issue (sur-
name Moore), Emnia- Clarissa,
15. it. Josiah, b. September 11, 1799 ; m. Mary Laub.
Hi, George, b. 1801 ; d. in New Orleans, La. ; m. Catharine
llauer; no issue,
tr. Maria-Barbara,h. li^S,
V. iSamuel,h. 1805; d. 1803; m. Maria Zimmerman ; d. 1869;
and had issue : .
1. Leonard-Thomas-Calvin, d. July 31, 1871.
•
IX. Jacob Green a WALT,' (John-Philip, ^ Philip-Lorentz,^)
b. Decem])er 6, 1784, in Lebanon Pa. ; d. May 13, 1854, in
Harrisburg, Pa. ; learned the trade of a tanner, and in 1810
went to Harrisburg, Pa., where he became an extensive leather
♦John Pool, m., August 16, 1770, in Pottsgrove, Pa., Mary Bar-
bara Rotharmel, b. April 1, 1751, in New Hanover township, Pliila-
delphia, now Montgomery, county, Pa., baptized by Rev. Henry
Muhlenberg, of Falkner Swamp churcli ; daughter of Daniel and Eliza-
beth Rotharmel.
17
258 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
manuEacturer ; was a man of energy and enterprise, and quite
prominent in the early years of his adopted home ; m. Catha-
rine Krause, b. March 20, 1789 ; d. Jane 3, 1864, in Harris-
burg ; daughter of John Krause. They had issue :
t. Louisd-C, b. July 29, 1809 ; d. 1882; m. Philip Fisher, of
LebHDon ; d. 1882.
it. Elizabeth^ b. March 21, 1811 ; resides in Harrisburg, Pa.
Hi. TheophiltLi-P., b. March 3, 1815 ; d. December 31, 1860.
iv. Camilla; d. s. p.
V. Theodore-I).; served in the army as paymaster ; resides in
Harrisburg, Pa.
16. vi. Hegina-CamiUa, b. August 10, 1823 ; m. William Calder.
rtt. Jacob; m. Julia Peifer.
n'ti. Jeremiah-Krattse^ b. 1830; m., September 18, 18o8, Anna
Wolfersbeni^r ; and had issue :
1. WUliam^ b. 1859 ; died in in£uicy.
2. Edwin-J., b. July 1, 1861.
3. Regitva-Calder^ b. November 12, 1863.
4. Jtrtmiah-Krause^ b. December 2, 1865.
X. Catharine Green awalt,' (Christian,* Philip-Lo-
rentz,*) b. 1790, in Harrisbui^g, Pa. ; d. August 30, 1859 ; ul
John Brooks, b. March 18, 1778, at Carlisle, Pa. ; d. December
6, 1845, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; son of John Brooks* and Sarah
*JouN Brooks, b. 1727, near Enniskillen, county Fermanagh,
Ireland ; d. December 7, 1803, at Elizabethtown, Lancaster county,
1^., buried at Harrisburg, Penn'a. His parents were descendants of
what is known in Ireland as ^' Cromwellians," a people who haTeever
proved the most loyal subjects of England, and the history of Brit-
ish arms is their patrimony. At the age of twenty-seven years we
find him in His Majesty^s service in the Enniskillen regiment of
foot, as sergeant, served with that command in North America ;
disaUed by a wound in the left hand, June 8, 1767, and honorably
discharged therefor. I^f t Montreal and went to Ne wburyport, in the
Massachusetts colony, wliere he resided until the breaking out of the
Revolutionary war. In 1775, he removed to Carlisle, Penn'a, and on
the 9th of January, 1776, he was commissioned second lieutenant in
the Peun^a Line. During tlie occupancy of York by Congress in
1778, he was appointed, by General Gates, town m^or with rank of
captain, and acting commissary of supplies. At the close of the war
he was at Elizabeth town, Lancaster county, Penn'a, where he re-
mained a brief period, subsequently returning to Carlisle. About
17^, he removed to Paxtang near Harris' Ferry, where he purchased
land, and where he lived the remainder of his days. The Grade of
Greenawalt of Lebanon. 259
Pardon ; he was educated in the schools of Paxtang, and at
the age of eighteen went to Lancaster to learn the trade of a
gunsmith ; completing his apprenticeship, he returned to Har-
risburg where he established himself in business ; he marched
with his fellow -citizens to the defense of Baltimore, in the war
of 1812-14 ; prior to the era of public improvement he erected
a warehouse on the Susquehanna at Harrisburg, and was the
Dauphin^ alluding to his death, says : ^' On Thursday his remains
were brought to this place, and deposited by the side of his late con-
sort, a daughter, and three grand-children ; Major Brooks was an
old Revolutionary character, and for many years a peaceable and re-
spectable inhabitant of this borough, as well as a distinguished mem-
ber of the lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of this place." He
was made a Mason in the year 1755, in Lodge 213, Registry of Ire-
land, was Master of Lodge 205, in the Enniskillen regiment, and, at
the home of his adoption, of lodge 21, at Harrisburg. Major Brooks
married, January, 1767, in the city of Montreal, and Province of
Quebec, by Rev. D. Cliabrand De Lisle, chaplain to Montreal, Sarah
Pardon, d. April 9, 1780, in Harrisburg, Pa.; daughter of Thomas
Pardon, of Norwich, county Norfolk, England. They liad issue :
«*. Rebecca, b. January 17, 1768, at Newbuiyport, Mass.; d.
July 18, 1793; m. April 20, 1786, at Harrisburg, Pa.,
James Brooks, of Cumberland county. Pa., and whose
descendants removed to Virginia and Tennessee.
a. Elizabeth, b. April 20, 1770 ; d. October 6, 1772, at New-
bury port, Mass.
m. Nidwlaa, b. August 7, 1772, at Newburyport, Mass.; d.
September 17, 1777, at Carlisle, Pa.
u*. Elizabeth, b. June 2, 1775, at Carlisle, Pa.; m. Thomas
Blocher, resided near Waynesboro', Franklin county,
Penn'a.; left a large family.
V, John, b. March 18, 1778, at Carlisle, Penn'a, [see record,)
vi, Thomas, b. August 6, 1780, at Carlisle, Penn'a; d. Decem-
ber 7, 1807, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; was a clock and watch
maker; m. Martha Ramsey; daughter of John Ramsey,
of Carlisle ; and had issue :
1. Clarissa; m. Henry S. Baugher, president of
Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, and left is-
sue.
2. John-Ramsey ; d. 1860 ; learned merchandizing ;
was purser's clerk in the U. S. Navy during the
Mexican war ; settled at Pensacola, Florida ;
became a member of State Senate ; m. a lady
from Strasburg, Germany, and left one son.
260 Pennsylvania Oenealogies,
factor for the Messrs. Coleman and others, pioneers in the iron
industry of the State; he serv^ed as a justice of the peace, and
was burgess and assistant burgess of the borough of Harris-
burg several terras; was a member and trustee of the Presby-
terian church, and a man of influence and strict integrity.
Thoy had issue (surname Brooks) :
1. Thomas ; d. in infancy,
n. Sarah' Elizabeth ; resides at Bellevue, Allegheny county.
Pa.
Hi, Mary-Catharine; resides at Bellevue, Allegheny county.
Pa.
it'. liehecca^ b. March 20, 1816, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; d. February
6, 1875, in Philadelphia ; buried in Laurel Hill cemetery ;
m., at Carlisle, Pa., Gen. Horatio Hubbell, a member of
the Philadelphia bar, an author of some prominence, and
tlie projector of the Atlantic Cable ; and they had issue
(surname Hubbell) :
1. Frederick-Brooks y b. July 21, 1842, in Harrisburg,
Pa. ; studied law, and was admitted to Phila-
delphia bar ; resides in Pittsburgli, Pa. ; m.,
1880, Ella-JSherman Hubbell, of Canandaigua,
N. Y., and had issue (surname Hubbell) :
a. tSteiJcart-Brooks, b. June 2, 1884.
2. Behecca, b., in Harrisburg, November 23, 1847 :
d. February 1, ISGO.
3. Julia, b. June 14, 1855, in Philadelphia; d. Feb-
ruary 4, 1860.
V. De Witt-Clinton, d. January 14, 1859 ; a lawyer at the Dau-
phin county bar ; was a clerk to the Peinisylvania Legis-
lature, and author of " Brooks' Manual."
vi. Jtilia-Pardon ; m., 1864, Boyle Irwin McClure, second son
of William Denny McClure, of Allegheny county, Pa. ;
reside in Bellevue, near Pittsburgh, Pa. ; and had issue
(surname McClure) :
1. John-Brooks, b. September 27, 1865.
2. William-lncin, b. September 28, 1867.
XL Cassandra Gkeenawalt,^ ^Cliristian,^ Philip-Lo-
rentz,^) b. December 9, 1794, in Ilarrisburg, Penn'a; baptized,
March 19, 1795, by Kev. Henry Muller; d. October 15, 1873,
in Harrisburg, Pa. ; m. Ge()U(3E Ackerman ; d. at Harrisburg,
Penn'a. Tliey had issue (surname Ackerman) :
1. Ann Elizahethyh. 3u\\ 10, W2\; resides in Ilarrisburg, Pa.;
m., November 19, 1839, by liev. John U. Smaltz, William
Greenawalt of Lebanon. * 261
Weidler, b. 1819, at Lancaster, Pa.; d. July 31, 1845, at
Harrisburg *, and had issue (surname Weidler) :
1. George^ b. January 19, 1841.
2. William Frederick, b. February 21, 1846; d. Oc-
tober 10, 1846.
XII. Margaret Greenawalt,* (Christian, * Philip-Lo-
rentz,!) b. in 1796, in Harrisburg; d. Marcli 28, 1839; m.
Samuel Swartz, b. November 30, 1786; d. August 7. 1842,
in Harrisburg Penn'a, and with his wife there buried. He
was the son of Ludwick Swartz, and born in Berks county, Pit,
from whence his father removed, about 1789, to York county.
The latter was a substantial farmer. They had issue (surname
Swartz) :
i. Frederick'Kelkzr, b. March 21, 1819; many years a lumber
merchant ; served as member of tlie council of the city
of Harrisburg, Pa., where he resides; m., October 15,
1851, Catharine Z. Hoffer, of Carlisle Pa., and liad issue
(surname Swartz) :
1. SamueUM,
2. Mary-Kepner.
3. Frederick-K.
4. Catharine-E,
5. Margaretta-G.
6. Georgiana,
ii, E'izaheih Mana, b. January 9, 1821 ; d. July 16, 1821.
m. George, b. January 17, 1822; d. April 25, 1885, in Harris-
burg, Penn'a ; m. Emma L. Dietrick, and had issue (sur-
name Swartz) :
1. George- W.
2. JIday.
iv. MargareUEkanora, b. February 11,1825; d. December 5,
1825.
t\ SamueUChristian, b. October 20, 1827 ; d. July 28, 1828.
in. Juliana, b. July 31, 1834; d. September 13, 1834.
XIIL Elizabeth Zinn,^ (Catharine, » Philip-Lorentz,^)
b. April 9, 1793, in Lebanon, Pa,; d. March 21, 1816; buried
in Harrisburg, Pa.; m. David Shriver Forney, b. November 4,
1787; d. December 25, 1839, in Carlisle, Pa; and had issue
(surname Forney) :
i. Jokn-Zinn, b. October 26, 1812; d. March 4, 1859, unm.,
in Liberia, while American consul there ; was a surgeon
in the Mexican war.
262 • Pennsylvania Genealogies,
n. Catharine^ b. October 1, 1815, in Harrisburg, Pa.; m.
March 20, 1834, Daniel Zacharias; a prominent minis-
ter of the Reformed Church : was pastor of the congre-
' gat ion at Frederick city, Md., forty years, and there
closed his life's labors ; they had issue, all born in Fred-
erick, Md., (surname Zacharias) :
1. Granville; d. 1875, in Colorado.
2. John-Forney; resides in Cumberland, Md.
3. Elizdheth-Turhot^ b. June 14, I&IO; m. May 22,
1866, Thomas Justus Dunott, b. May 29, 1831,
in Philadelphia ; son of Dr. Justus Dunott and
Sidney-Paul Lancaster. Dr. Dunott gradu-
ated from the medical department of the Uni-
versity of Penn'a ; located in 1870 at Harris-
burg, Penn'a, where he is in the active practice
of his profession ; one of the surgeons to the
City Hospital, and a prominent member of the
county. State, and National medical associa-
tions; they had issue (surname Dunott) :
a. Justus^ b. June 5, 1867, in Frederick, Md.
6. BanieUZdicharias, b. February 11, 1870, in
Frederick, Md.
c. CatJiaritie-Forney, b. June 13, 1872, in
Frederick, Md.
d. Sydney 'Paul-Lancaster^ b. April 3, 1874,
in Harrisburg, Pa.
4. Jane; resides in Baltimore, Md.
5. Laurence-Brengel ; of New York city.
6. Merlt-Herhine ; d. s. p.
7. George- Merle; a minister in the Reformed church.
8. Edwin- Daniel; of Cumberland, Md.
9. William; of New York city.
XIV. George Zinn,^ (Catharine, « Philip-Lorentz,i) h.
April 6, 1810, in Harrisburg, Penn'a ; d. January 21, 1878, in
Harrisburg, and there buried; received a fair English educa-
tion, and learned the trade of a tanner with his father, who had
established a large business, and to wliich the son eventually
succeeded and successfully carried on for over thirty years ;
served in several local offices, and, in whatever trusts confided,
was faithful ; m. April 19, 1836, Anna Margaretta Miller,
daughter of John Jacob Miller and Elizabeth Beader ; resides in
Harrisburg, Pa. They had issue (surname Zinn) :
Oreenawah of Lebanon. 268
i. Mary^ b. 1837; m. December 20, 1864, William Henry
Eckels, paymaster U. 8. army, and had issue (surname
Eckels) :
1. (JharXes-Burd^ b. January 1, 1866.
2. Harry, b. 1872.
3. Oeorge-Zinn, b. 1876.
4. JJfary,b. May2, 1881.
u. John; m. September 9, 1875, Alice M. Wickersham,
daughter of Cadwalader Wickersham, and had issue (sur-
name Zinn) :
1. 3faurtce-C., b. 1879.
til. George; m. June 22, 1876, Nannie R. Rogers, of Wilming-
ton, Del., and had issue (surname Zinn) :
1. ifav-i?.,b. 1879.
2. George, b. 1883.
iv. Amy; m. October 28, 1869, George Hamilton Smith, and
had issue (surname Smith) :
1. Fanny-Miller, b. August 25, 1870.
2. Edgar-Zinn, b. May 11, 1880.
V, Catharine; d. s. p.
vi. Charles ; d. s. p.
vtt. Margey; m. March 22, 1883, J. Ross Swartz, M. D. ; reside
in Harrisburg, Pa.
XV. JosiAH Green AWALT, ^ (Leonard,* Philip-Lorentz,^)
b. September 11, 1799; d. March 7, 1865, in Lebanon, Penna.;
was in early life a merchant, but afterwards associated as part-
ner with his father in the tanning business ; m. August 22 «
1821, by Rev Philip Pauli, of Reading, Mary Laub, b. June
24, 1800 ; d. October 31, 1880 ; daughter of Michael and Mary
Laub, of Berks county, Pa, They had issue :
t. Dr. John^h. September 11, 1822; d. August 24, 1866; m.
Sallie Mason, of Cincinnati, O., and bad issue.
a. Wilhelmina-M.^h. February 16, 1826 ; d. August 26, 1877 ;
unm.
Hi. Lorenzo- Leonard, b. January 6, 1827, at Lebanon, Pa. ; was
educated in the schools of the town and at the old Leba-
non academy ; learned tanning and leather-dressing, the
former of which occupations he followed many years;
made two trips across the plains to the Pacific coast-
one in 1862, when the undertaking was a hazardous one,
the other in 1871 ; during the war for the Union, he was
captain of company E, 127th regiment, Pennsylvania
volunteers, subsequently in the 26th regiment, Pennsyl-
264 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
vania militia, as major ; and participated in tlie battles
of Fredericksburg, Ciiancellorsville, and Gettysburg ; was
assistant burgess of I^banon borough, and, in 1884r-6, a
mail agent in the Government employ. Major Greena-
walt m. September 15, 1881, Anna Gorgas, b. in Still-
water, Minn. ; daughter of Colonel Adam Gorgas.
tt'. Josiak^ b. September 11, 1828.
V. Catharine^ b. December 3, 1831.
XVI. Regina Camilla Greenawalt,* (Jacob,* John-
Philip, ^ Philip-Lorentz,^) b. August 10, 1823, in Harrisbui^,
Pa, and there resides ; m., May 4, 1848, William C alder,
b. July 31, 1821 ; d. July 19, 1880, in Harrisburg, Pa, ; son
of William Calder (1788-1861) and Mary Kirkwood (1790-
1858.) With only a limited education, he was inducted into
the business of his father at an early aga When only sixteen
he was placed in charge of the Philadelphia packet from
Columbia to Pittsburgh. In 1851 he assumed the entire man-
agement of his father 8 aflfairs, and in 1857 undertook the com.
pletion of the Lebanon Valley railroad, employed six hundred
men, finished the road and paid his men in full. In 1858, he
became a member of the well-known banking firm of Cameron,
Calder & Co., which afterwards became the First National Bank
of Harrisburg, of whicb Mr. Calder was chosen president The
same year he was elected a director of the Northern Central
railway, and was active in preserving Pennsylvania's interests
in that corporation. At the breaking out of the Rebellion he
rendered the government important service through his large
knowledge in the purchase of horses, and supplied the govern-
ment with no less than forty-two thousand horses and sixty-
seven thousand mules, establishing the price ($125 and $117 50)
so low as to effect a very great saving to the government in
this department Mr. Calder was always foremost in the pro-
motion of industrial enterprises. lie was one of the founders
of the Harrisburg Car Works, the Lochiel Rolling-Mills, the
Harrisburg Cotton-Mills, Foimdry and Machine Works, the
Fire-Brick Works, the Pennsylvania Steel Works, &c. In
1873 he was appointed by Governor Hartranft a trustee of the
Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital, and reappointed in 1876.
In 1876 he was appointed by the same Governor a member of
Oreenawalt of Lebanon. 265
the commission to devise a plan for the government of cities,
and in 1880, just prior to his death, was elected a director of
the Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb. For
many years he ably officiated in the management of city af-
fairs through its councils, and his social qualities gathered about
him a host of warm personal friends. He was among the
founders of the Harrisburg Hospital and the Grace Methodist
Episcopal church, of which he was an attendant He was
formerly a Whig, latterly a Republican, and influential in local
and State politics, and one of the Presidential electors in 1876.
William Calder and his wife had issue (surname Calder) :
%, Edniund-Kirkwood^ b. June 21, 1849 ; d. December 81, 1862.
ti. William-Jacob, b. October 1, 1853 ; m. Jessie Hemington,
daughter of Eliphalet Remington, of Ilion, N. Y., and
had issue (surname Calder) :
1. Helen,
2. EtheUKirkwood.
Hi, Caiharine-Krause, b. July 27, 1857 ; m. William Robert
Turner, of Kent, England ; an Episcopalian minister in
8chuylkill county, Pa.
io. Tlieodore-OreenawaUj b. December 2, 1880.
f. Regina, b, July 27, 1862.
vi, Mary-Kirkwoodj b. April 10, 1865.
266 Pennsylvania OeneaJogies.
HAMILTON FAMILY.
[The original of the family record commences with the
words "Colerain, 1612." About this time, county Colerain
became **Derry," and the city "Londonderry," in what is
known in the State papers as " the settlement of Ulster," in
Ireland. Thus the ancestry of this family obtained a portion
of the 15,000 acres granted, in 1609, to the English and Scots
of Colerain. Mrs. Judge McLean, bom Sarah Bella Chambers
Ludlow, of Cincinnati, who married, first, Hon. Jeptha D.
Garrard, of Kentucky, secondly, Hon. John McLean, of Ohio,
Postmaster General and Justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States, thus writes of her maternal ancestry: *'The
maiden name of my grandmother Chambers was Catharine
Hamilton. She was the daughter of John Hamilton and Isa-
bella Potter. This Hamilton was a descendant, in the second
degree, of a Duke of Hamilton. The coat-of-arms and records
of his descent were carefully preserved by the family of ray
grandfather, General Chambers, for many years after his mar-
riage to Catharine Hamilton, as a cherished relic ; but in the
infancy of the American republic, and the essential and con-
sistent training of the distinguished patriot and his accom-
plished wife, the children were taught to abhor aristocracy or
anything like it So the two tin cases containing the proofs
of these honors became playthings, and eventually disappeared,
leaving only the certificate of General James Chambers, of
Franklin county, Pennsylvania, commander of the first Penn-
sylvania regiment in the Revolutionary war, as a member of
the Society of the Cincinnati This has escaped fire, flood,
misfortunes, and emigration, and is carefully preserved as an
abiding evidence of his services, character, and patriotism."
The American history of this family will be learned in what
Hamilton Family, 267
follows. It is not necessary to repeat details of the connection
with its Scotch and Irish ancestry.]
I. James Hamilton, ^ and Katharine, his wife, emigrated
from Lanarkshire, Scotland, to the "free lands of Ulster," in
Ireland, where he became " a considerable land-holder." An
only child was bom to them on the banks of the Foyle, in the
county Tyrone.
IL John Hamilton,* son of James, ^ b. January, 1702; d.
June 5, 1755, and is buried at New London Cross-roads, Chester
county, Penn'a By will, he left a farm to his daughter, Katha-
rine, and a farm and mill to his son, John, in then Cumber-
land, now Perry and Juniata counties, Penn'a. He was a re-
spectable and intelligent man, of means and standing. He re-
sided on a farm in Chester county, Pennsylvania, which he
purchased in 1742, a short time after his arrival in this country.
At the period of his second marriage he was a well-established
farmer and miller. The family have preserved no account of
the personal appearance of John Hamilton, as he died when his
only son John was a lad of six years of age, and his daughter
Katharine a young girl ; but it has been told that he " was
stoutly built, of handsome stature, florid complexion, and a
Presbyterian." His will is dated May 31, 1765, and is recorded
in Chester county. He m., first, January 6 1735, by the Rev.
Baptist Boyd, of Aghalow, Isabella Potter, b. 1710; died
Friday, September 25, 1741, on shipboard, and buried at New
Castle, September 26, 1741. She was sister of John Potter,
who emigrated with John Hamilton to America " on the ship
Donegal, arriving at New Castle, on the Delaware, Friday,
September 25, 1741." Mr. Potter was the first sheriff of Cum-
berland county, and the ancestor of Major General James Potter
of the Revolution. By this marriage they had issue :
t. James^ b. Friday, November, 27, 1736, d. s. p.
3. it. Katharine J b. Monday, December 18, 1738; m, James
Chambers.
Hi. John, b. Tuesday, September 30, 1740 ; d. Sunday, October
17, 1741, and is buried *'at Archibald Beard's, in Mill
Creek Hundred, New Castle county, Del."
John Hamilton* m., secondly, in January, 1748, by Rev.
268 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
Francis Alison, D. D., of New London, Chester countj, Penn'a,
Jane Allen,* b. 1715; d. February 4, 1791, and is buried
at Harrisburg. She was the daughter of Robert and Mary
Allen, granddaughter of Captain Thomas Allen, of " His
Majesty's ship Quaker, on the Chesapeake bay in 1684, and
commander in the Virginia waters. '^ She was a woman of un-
usual force of character, and educated with great care. They
had issue :
4. iv. John^ b. June 17, 1749 ; m. Margaret Alexander.
Mrs. Hamilton married, a second time, John Mitchell, an
Irish gentleman, who died many years before her. By this
marriage there was no issue.
IIL Katharine Hamilton, ^ (John,* James, i) b. December
18, 1738, in county Tyrone, Ireland; d January 14, 1820, at
Ludlow Station, Ohio; m. James Chambers, of Loudoun
Forge, Franklin county, Pennsylvania, only son of Benjamin
Chambers, of Falling Spring, and Sarah Patterson, daughter of
James Patterson, of Donegal, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania.
James Chambers was a distinguished officer in the war of the
Revolution, having served as captain, major, lieutenant colonel,
colonel, and brigadier general, and in civil life as judge and
other official positions. He died April 25, 1805. They had
issue (surname Chambers') :
6. t. Sarah Bella, b. 1759 ; m. first, Andrew Dunlop ; secondly,
Capt. Archibald McAlister.
n. Bei^janiin, b. December, 1760 ; d. 1835, in Saline county,
Missouri; m. Miss Penn, daughter of Dr. Penn,of St.
Louis. Mr. Chambers entered the army of the Bevolution
as an ensign, at the age of seventeen, and at the close
of the war held the rank of captain. After the purchase
of the Louisiana Territory he removed to Missouri. He
left two sons and four daughters.
iiu RuJiamah^ b. 1763; d. in Kentucky; m. Robert Scott, of
Kentucky, and had issue, (surname Scott,) Ella,m. James
Clarkson, of St. Louis, Mo.
6. iv. Charlotte, b. 1765 ; m. Israel Ludlow.
IV. John Hamilton, ^ (John,* James, ^) b. June 17, 1749,
* The looking-glass, a wedding present from Captain Thomas Allen,
R. N., to his sister Jane, is in the possession of her descendant, A.
Boyd Hamilton, at Harrisburg.
Hamilton Family. 269
in New London, Chester county, Pennsylvania ; d. August 28,
1793, at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Under the will of his father
he inherited a *' plantation and fulling-mill, bought of James
Long, on Shearman creek, in Cumberland county," (Perry
county.) He was but six years of age at the death of his father.
He was educated, principally in the celebrated academy of
Rev. Mr. Alison, Chester county. When upon a visit to his pat-
rimony in the Juniata region, he was attracted to the superior
excellence of a tract of land called " Fermanagh," now in Ju-
niata county. He purchased it On the Shearman's creek farm
Hugh Alexander was his adjoining neighbor ; he became at-
tached to his daughter, and at twenty-three years of age he
married her; established himself at *' Fermanagh," and erected
a large stone mansion. This house is standing. It has been
occupied by himself, his son John, and now, with some alter-
ation and addition, by a grandson, Hugh Hamilton. He be-
came, by successful industry, and in right of his mother, Jane
Allen Hamilton, of great fortune for his day. The inventory
of personal property at his death, in 1793, makes his effects in
money, £7,600. At that moment he had active enterprises of
various kinds in full operation — at Lost creek, at Fermanagh,
in Shearman's valley, and at Harrisburg, where he owned prop-
erty appraised at more than £50,000. He also erected mills on
Lost creek and Shearman's creek. He was one of the original
lot-holders at Harrisburg upon the laying out of the town,
owning No. 21, on Front street One of his largest houses was
that at the south-east comer of the Market square ; another on
his lot. Front street and Raspberry alley. He was unques-
tionably the most enterprising man in the small community
that afterwards became Harrisburg. As early as 1772 he em-
ployed at his warehouse and stores, on what is now Mulberry
street, between Second and Third streets, "as many as fifteen
mules, and a far greater number of horses, upon which he
sent nails and salt and other merchandise to Pittsburgh."
Sending nails to Pittsburgh at this date would be reversing
the usual course of trade. He was one of the last of those
in the interior who held slaves, a half dozen in alL All but
one continued in the family until the death of his widow, not
270 Pennsylvania Oenealogies,
as slaves, but as free laborers on the farms. Mr. Hamilton
was the leader of a company of cavalry during the BevoJu-
tion, and was out in two campaigns, 1776 and 1781. In the
family records of the McAllisters, of Lost Creek, Juniata, one
of whom married a grand-daughter of Captain Hamilton, we
have the following narrative : ** The American army, Decem-
ber, 1776, shattered, disheartened, and decreasing daily, were
making precipitate retreat across Jersey into Pennsylvania,
before the victorious armv of Howe and Cornwallis. In this
gloomy hour a meeting of the people was called at the farm
of Mr. William Sharon within a couple of miles of Mr. Hugh
McAllister's, near the present town of Mexico, to consult and
devise measures to reinforce Washington and the army. All
the neighbors below the Narrows met John Hamilton, of
Fermanagh, was made chairman. It was unanimously agreed
to raise a company of mounted men. All were young men,
with 3^ouuger families, but they did not hesitate. They agreed
to march. Hamilton pledged himself to start immediately,
then McAllister and Sharon. The former was chosen captain,
the latter lieutenants, and in two days they were oflf, more
than eighty strong, riding the first day to the mouth of the
Swatara, over snow many inches in depth. They reached
camp, on the Pennsylvania side, below Trenton, the day after
the Hessians were captured.*' None but men with their whole
hearts in the cause would have made such a drearv march in
a most inclement winter, unless thoroughly in earnest This
was the sentiment that actuated all the frontier setlers. Their
actions were in accordance with this craving for freedonL It
made the Revolution a succesa It is only necessarv to add
that nearly the whole expense of this effort fell upon the
captain, and that he was never reimbursed. His widow, in
after days, remarked, the " Lord paid us back in prosperity,
and with liberty to enjo}" our own." In 1793, Harrisburg was
scourged by a pestilence resembling yellow fever, an epidemic
that then prevailed at Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New York.
One of its victims was Mr. Hamilton. He m. in December,
1772, Margaret Alexander, b. March 17, 1764, in Shear-
man's Valley, Cumberland, now Perry, county, Penn'a. ; d.
Hamilton Family, 271
August 22, 1835, at " Fermanagh,'' Juniata cx)unty, Penn'a. ;
daughter of Hugh Alexander and Martha Edmeston. They
had issue :*
7. t. Jean^ b. June 1, 1774; m. John Kean.
a, Martha^ b. August 5, 1776 ; d. March 16, 1830 ; m. James
Alricks. (See Alricka record.)
8. m. John^ b. Sept. 10, 1782 ; m. Franeisca Blair Edmeston.
9. it), Hugh^ b. June 30, 1785 ; m. Bosanna Boyd.
10. V. Margaret t b. August 12, 1789 ; m. Moses Maclean.
11. vt. KaXharine- Allen ^h. November 13, 1792 ; m. Jacob Spangler.
Mrs. Margaret (Alexander) Hamilton, m. secondly, in 1795,
Andrew Mitchel, b. November 1, 1754, in Dublin, Ireland ;
d. December 21, 1825, in Harrisburg, Pa He served as an
oflBicer in the war of the Revolution, havmg arrived in America
in 1774. After the war taught school He was an accom-
plished scholar, highly esteemed in social and public life ; was
cautious and methodical in his business, and precise in training
pupils, his own and his numerous step-children. They had
issue (surname Mitchel) :
i. Jane-Alexandtr,}:). July 17,1799; d. February 3, 1876 ; m.
November 29, 1819, Dr. Thomas Whiteside, b. October
31, 1790; son of John Whiteside and Mary Elton, of
Lancaster county, Pa. ; and had issue (surname White-
side) :
* In a Bible presented to Martha Edmeston Alexander, mother of
Margaret Hamilton, in 1732, we have the following:
" Becord of John and Margaret (Alexander) Hamilton, 1772,
'* Jean Hamilton dau(?hter of John Hamilton, was Born on the
first day of June 1774 on Juniata.
*' Martlia Hamilton, was born on the fifth day of August, 1776 in
Paxtoii.
" The first Boy was Born February 1 1781— on Juniata, died in
March.
^^ John Hamilton was Bom September the 10th day 1782 at nine
o'clock in the morning— at Fermanagh.
'^ Hugh Hamilton was Born tlie 30tli day of June 1785 at two o'clock
in the morning— at Fermanagh.
*' Mary Hamilton Born the 30th of December 1787— Died at Har-
risburg.
'* Margaret Hamilton was born the 11th day of August, at four
o'clock in the morning, 1789— at Harrisburg.
" Kitty Allen Hamilton was Born the 13th day of November at four
o'clock in tlie afternoon 1792— in Paxton."
272 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
1. Margaret'Mitchel ; m. Dr. A. C. Stees, of Union
county, Penn'a; and had issue (surname
Stees):
a. Marion,
h, Jane-WhiUsiile; m. Joseph R. Orwig, and
had issue (surname Orwig) Margaret-
Mitchel, Mary-Gilbert, Clara-Beaver, Jo-
seph-Ralph, Louisa-Hayes, and Reuben-
George.
c . 7 hornaS' Whiteside,
d. Clarence; m. Elizabeth Bowers, of Orrs-
town, Franklin county, Pa. ; no issue.
e. John-Irvine; m. Annie Armstrong; and
had Harry Armstrong.
f. Eerman-Alricks ; m. Minnie Sheldon, of
Beverly, N. J.
g. Abraham-Cypher,
2, Philip-Syny-Physick ; m. Mary E. (Simpson, and
had issue, Amelia^ <7ane, William, and Elder.
8. Idary-EUon; m. William B. Brandon, of Adams
county. Ph.; and had issue (surname Brandon),
Jane- Whiteside, Katharine-Hamilton, Ellen,
and Martha,
4. Jane-Oordon; m. Leigh R. Baugher, of Adams
county. Pa ; and had Issue (surname Baugher),
Mary- Whiteside, Thomas-Brooks, and Henry-
Lewis,
Y. Sarah Bella Chambers,^ (Katharine,^ John,'
James, ^) b. 1759; cL, 1834, at Ludlow Station, O., was twice
married ; m. iirst, Andrew Dunlop, b. 1756 ; d. September,
1785; an attoniey-at-law, Franklin county, Penn'a; and bad
issue; m. secondly, Cjiptain Archibald McAlister. of Fort
Hunter, Daupliin county, Peiina, and no issue. Sarah Bella
Chambers and Andrew Dunlop had issue (surname Dunlop):
t. Catharine; m. Colonel Casjier Wever, of Weverton, Ind. ;
and had issue (surname Wever) Catharine'H.,m, William
J. Collins.
n*. James; m. Miss Madera, of Chambersburg, and bad
Sarah-Bella, m. John A. Wilson, and Helen,
Hi. Charlotte; m. Charles Clarkson, of Kentucky.
IV. Josej.hine; m. James C. Ludlow, of Ohio; and had issue
(surname Ludlow) James-Dunlop, Sarah-Bella-Cham-
hers, m. Salmon P. Chase, of Ohio; Buhamah, m. Ran-
HamiUoii Family. 278
dall Hunt, of New York; Charlotte'Chamhera^ m.
Charles Ap Jones; Catharine^ m. liewis VV lute man ;
Beyijamin-Chambers, m. Frances Jones; and Israel^ d.
s. p.
VI. Chaklotte Chambers,* (Katharine,* John,^ James,^)
b. 1765 ; d. 1804 ; m,, first, Israjel Ludlow, of Ludlow Sta-
tion, Ohio ; d. 1804 ; and had issue (surname Ludlow) :
i. James-Chambers; m. Josephine Dunlop, his cousin,
u. Martha- Catharine ; m, firat, Ambrose Dudley, of Frank-
fort, Ky.; and had issue (surname Dudley) Louisa^ m.
J. A. D. Burrows; Ethelhert-Ludlow^m, Mary F. Scott;
and , m. John Brecken ridge, son of John C.
Breckenridge. She m., secondly, Rev. John W. Cra-
craft, of Ohio, and had issue,
m. Sarah-BelUi-Chambers's m,, flrst, Jeptha D. Garrard, of
Kentucky, and had issue (surname Garrard) : Isra^el^ ro.
Catharine Wood; George Wood^ Kenner^ Lewis H,, m.
Florence Van Yliet, and Jeptka^ m. Anna Kuup. She m.,
secondly, Hon. John Mclean, of the U. S. Court ; no
issue.
%i\ Israel, m. Adelia Stacarn, of Alexandria, Va., and had
issue : Louisa y William, and Albert.
Mrs. Charlotte Chambera Ludlow ra., secondly, Rev. David
RiSKE, of Missouri, and had issue (surname Riske) :
V. liuttamah, m. Butler Kenner, of Louisiana, and had issue
(surname Kenner) : Charlotte, m. George Harding, of
Pliiladelphia, and Nary, m. Horace Binney, of Philadel-
phia.
VI. Charlotte, m. George W. Jones, U. S. Senator from Iowa.
vii. [A daughter] ; m. Nelson Clement, of New York city.
IX. Jean^ Hamilton,* (John,* John,^ James, ^) b. June 1,
1774 ; d. March 20, 1847, at Harrisburg, Penn'a ; m. Decem-
ber 10, 1789, by Rev. Mr. Hoge, of Carlisle, John Kean, b.
October 3, 1762, in Philadelphia ; d. December 9, 1818, in Har-
risburg, Pa.; son>of John Kean [1728-1801] and Mary Dun-
lop [1728-1819.] His father removed to what is now Dauphin
county, Pa., in 1775, and there the son grew to man's estate.
In 1780, he entered the service, and was with the army
until after the capitulation at Yorktown. Upon his dis-
charge he was placed with James Clunie, a merchant at
Hummelstown, second sheriff of Dauphin county, at a
18
274 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
salary of one hundred dollars a year and boarding. In this
period he taught himself conveyancing and surveying. In
1785 he located at Harrisburg, in partnership with Mr.
Clunie. In 1788 he was one of the members of the famous
** Harrisburg Conference." He was one of the first managera
of the library company, established in 1787, and the same year
elected a commissioner of the county ; one of the trustees of the
Harrisburg Academy, 1788 ; treasurer of the Presbyterian con-
gregation in 1790 ; chosen captain of the first volunteer com-
pany upon the resignation of General Hanna, and president of
the first lire company, and in 1792 appointed an associate judga
In 1796 Mr. Kean purchased, with John Elder, Jr., New
Market forge, about three miles from Palmyra, and removed
thence. Was elected to the State Senate, and reelected in
1798, serving until 1802. In 1805 he was appointed by Gov-
ernor McKean Register General, serving for three years. He
removed to Philadelphia in 1810, was a merchant there, re-
turned to Harrisburg in 1813, was again appointed justice of
the peace by Governor Snyder, which office he filled until his
death. He was an active and influential citizen of the Com-
monwealth for many years. Judge Kean married in 1786
Maby AVhitehill, daughter of Robert Whitehill, of Cum-
berland county. By her he had one daughter, Eleanor, who
married, March 24, 1808, William Patton, M. D., son of
Thomas Patton and Eleanor Fleming, bom in 1775, in Deny
township, Lancaster, now Dauphin, county. Pa. Dr. Patton
received a good education, studied medicine under the elder
Dr. William Simonton, and graduated at the University of
Pennsylvania. He located at Hummelstown, and was in suc-
cessful practice there at his death, which occurred the 30th of
March, 1816. He was buried in Derry Church grave-yari
After his decease, Mrs. Patton married Christian Spayd, and
left descendants. By his second wife, Jane Hamilton, there
was issue, (surname Kean) :
a. Jo/in, b. January 21, 1795, d. s. p.
n. Louisa, b. August, 1799 ; resides at Harrisburg, Pa.; m.
General Samuel Power, of Beaver, and had one daughter,
d. s. p.
Hamilton Family, 275
m. Margaret-Hamilton^ b. February 17, 1806; d. October 11,
1855; uhm.
iv. Jane-Duffield; resides at Harrisburg, Pa.
VIIL John Hamilton,* (John,* John,^ James, i) b. Sept
10, 1782, at Fermanagh, Juniata county, Penn^a. ; d. June 2,
1861, at Fermanagh, and is buried at Mifflintown. He received
a careful preparatory education at Harrisburg, and was sent to
Dickinson College, where he graduated The estate of " Fer-
managh " coming to him by inheritance, he resided on the an-
cestral farm until his death. Mr. Hamilton m., by Rev. Francis
Hyndman, February 14, 1805, Francesca Blair Edmeston,
b. in Chester county, Penn'a ; d. March 6, 1818, at Fermanagh ;
daughter of Dr. Samuel Edmeston and Martha Blair.* They
had issue :
i. SamueUEdmeston^ b. Nov. 14,1805; d. Dec. 18, 1847; m.
Sarah Hawk, and had Francesca-Blair, m. Jacob God-
shal ; John- Andrew^ 3fan/, Sarah-Hawk^ d. 8. p., and
MarQaret,m. Wellington Smith.
«. John-Andrew, b. June 27, 1807 ; d. Feb. 22, 1840, s. p.
Hi, Hugh-AUxander, b. Oct. 30, 1808, d. 8. p.
iv. Margaret-Mitchel, b. Oct. 27, 1810; d. July 22, 1838; m.
John Alexander ; no issue.
V. Martha-Edmeston^b, March 16, 1812 ; d. July 25, 1833, s. p.
vi. Thoma8-AlUn, b. August 17, 1813 ; d. October 28, 1820, s. p.
vii, Francescd-Blair, b. May 16, 1815; m. first, Hon. Amos
Gustiue ; secondly Dr. Jatnes Frow ; no issue.
12. viii. Hugh, b. October 16, 1816 ; m. first, Sarah Gettys McDow-
ell ; secondly, Sarah Ann Kloss.
ix, Van-Hooky b. March 4, 1818 ; d. Sept. 3, 1848, s. p.
IX. Hugh Hamilton,* (John,* John^, James,i) b. June
30, 1786, at Fermanagh, Juniata county, Penn'a. ; d. September
3y 1836, at Harrisburg, Penn'a. He received a careful prepar-
atory education at Harrisburg, and with his brother John was
sent to Dickinson College, where he graduated. He studied
law under Thomas Eider, and was admitted to the Dauphin
county bar in 1805. At the time of his admission to the bar
♦ Martha Blaih was a daughter of Rev. Samuel Blair, D. D.
Dr. Edmeston was a son of David, and grandson of David and Mar-
garet Edmeston, who came to Maryland in 1647. Mrs. Edmeston
was a granddaughter of l^wrence Van Hook, a judge under the
Dutch rule in New York.
276 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
Judge Henrv' had ordered tlie prothonotary to issue commis-
sions on {)arcbnient. According! y the descendants of the young
lawyer have his commission "on parchment/' issued 21st of
June, 1805, signed by "Joshua Elder, Pro'thy, by order of
the Court," with the seal of the county attached. In 1808,
Mr. Hamilton edited and ])ublished The Times, at Lancaster,
and upon the removal of the seat of government to Ilarrisbui^,
with William Gillmor, The Harrishurg Chronicle^ the leading
and influential newspaper at the State capital for twenty yean?.
The Chronicle was the fii-st paper in Pennsylvania which gave
full and systematic legislative reports. Mr. Hamilton was a
vigorous and polished writer, and his editorials and letters
uKxlels of elegant composition, and much of it has been pre-
served. P'or a quarter of a century he wielded considerable
political influence through his newspaper. He was an active
and enterprising citizen, twice chief burgess of Harrisburg, fre-
quently a memlxjr of its council, and highly esteemed in social
intercourse. Mr. Hamilton, m. January 6, 1807, by Rev.
James Snodgrass, of Hanover church, Rosanna Boyd, b.
December 1, 1786, at Harrisburg, Penn'a. ; d. April 17, 1872,
at Harrisburg, and there buried ; daughter of Adam Boyd and
Jeaunette MacFarlaue.* They had issue :
♦Adam Boyd, son of John Boyd and Elizabeth Younj^, was a na-
tive of Nortlianipton county, Pa., born in 1746. His ancestors were
of that sturdy and fearless race who, after winning religious liberty
at home, braved the i)eri]s of the ocean and a life in the wilds of
America, that they might establish civil and religious freedom in the
New World. The ancestor of this family was Adam Boyd, an officer
of the rduk of captain in the army sent by Charles I to Ireland, on
the roll of Scottish division June o, 1(549. As was usual in Scotland,
one of the sons, Adam (2) went into the Cliurch; his son Adam (3)
was also a Presbyterian clergyman. Early in 1714, his son John (4)
and a younger brother, Rev. Adam Boyd left their native land, Scot-
land, arriving at Pliiladelphia in tlie summer of that year. John m,,
the year following, Jane Craig, daughter of Thomas Craig, and sub-
sequently became (1728) one of the first emigrants to the '* Irish Settle-
ment," now in Northampton county. His son John, born in Philadel-
phia in 1710, m., in 1744, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Young,
" an Ulster baronet."' Tlieir eldest son was Adam Boyd the subject of
thissketch. He learned the tradeof a carpenter, and wasfollowing that
avocation when the war of the Revolution called to arms. When the
Hamilton Family, 277
13. t, Adam Boyd, b. Sept. 17, 1808; m. Catharine Louisa Nau-
dain.
n. Alexander, b. October 4, 1810; d. June 6, 1873, unni.
14. m. t/b/m, b. Oct. 21, 1815: ra. Amanda Jane Thomason.
iv. Thomas Allen, b. Feb. 14, 1818; d. Dec. 14, 1«74. He re-
ceived a good education, and learned the trade of a prin-
ter in his father's office, at which he worked until he re-
ceived the appointment of an assistant engineer on tiie
State of Pennsylvania had formed its little navy for the protection of
the ports on the Delaware, in 1776, Adam Boyd received his first com-
mission. In 1777 he was honorably discharged. He at once entered
the army proper, holding tlie same rank therein. He Wiis at the bat-
tles of Brandy wine and Germantown, with two of his brothers, one
of whom, John, was killed in the latter engagement. .Subsequently,
Lieut. Boyd acted as " master of wagons," with the rank of captain,
and as such remained with the army until the surrender of York-
town. Passing Harris ferry, in the spring of 1782, to the home of his
motlier, near Newville, Mr. Boyd was struck with the immense ad-
vantages offered by tlie location of the proposed town. He subse-
quently purchased of the proprietor a lot on tiie corner of Second and
Mulberry streets. In 1784 he became a permanent resident. The
dwelling-house erected by him in 1792 on lots 210 and 212 of the orig-
inal plan of the borough, on Second below Mulberry, is yet in the
ownership of his descendants. Under the first charter of Harrisburg
in 1791 , he was chosen a burgess, Dr. John Luther being the otiier.
In 1792 he was elected treasurer of the county, and held the office
until 1806, when he declined a reelection. In 1809, Mr. Boyd was
elected a director of the poor, and during his term of office, the county
poor-house and mill were erected under his direction. Mr. Boyd d.
on the 14th of May, 1814 ; was interred in the Presbyterian grave-
yard, of whicl) he was an elder. Subsequently his remains were re-
moved to tlie Harrisburg cemetery. In private trusts Mr. Boyd was
very frequently employed. His correspondence and accounts are pre-
cise and methodical, particularly the care with which he managed
the estate of the younger William Maclay. In person he was five feet
eight inches in height, a stout, healthy, fiorid man, dark brown hair
and eyes. At fifty-two years of age he had no gray hairs. He is rated
on the *^Mill Purchase" at £23 2^., being tlie fourth highest assess-
ment upon that curious record. Mr. Boyd m., 1784, Jeannette Mac-
farlane, b. June 23. 1764 ; d. December 4, 1790, buried at Harrisburg ;
daughter of Patrick Macfarlane and Rosanna Howard, b. 1735.
Patrick Macfarlane, b. 1727, son of James Macfarlane and Jeannette
Buchanan, daughter of Bobert Buclianan ; James, b. in Scotland,
December 24, 1695, came to America in 1717, m., 1724, in Pequea,
now Lancaster county. The only descendant of Adam Boyd and
Jeannette was Rosanna Boyd, who m. Hugh Hamilton.
278 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
State canals, under Col. James Worrall, but soon aban-
doned both avocations, in order to join a brotlier in a
business, which they, successfully prosecuted until liis
death. Ele served as a member of the city councils of
Harrisburg a longer continuous period than any other
citizen has ever done, being elected for about twenty
years in succession, generally without serious opposition,
although many epochs of great public excitement inter-
vened to produce fierce and close political contests. His
neighbors never failed to ascertain his political opinions,
yet, whether voting for or against him, they rejoiced to
know that he was their representative and the leader
of the municipal legislature. In the language of a con-
temporary, "Mr. Hamilton, in his intercourse with his
fellow-citizens, was courteous to all, liberal to the poor,
positive in opinion, methodical in business, reticent, de-
liberate, but prompt in judgment." His integrity was
never impeached in public or private transactions. He
died, unmarried, at Harrisburg, in the same house in
which he was born.
V. Margaret, b. Feb. 2, 1820 ; d. April 27, 1876 ; m. Hon. Hugh
Nelson McAllister, of Belief onte, Penn'a; no issue.
(Sef. proceedings on his death by the Constitutional Conven-
tion of 2873 J
vi, AndreW'3UtcheU b. April 9, 1822 ; d. May 16, 1827.
vii, William, b. Feb. 10, 1824 ; an attorney, residing at Beile-
fonte, Penn'a.
via. Catharine- Jane, b. June 30, 1826; d. Nov. 11, 1826.
IX. Hugh, b. Aug. 9. 1828; d. Jan. 28, 1830.
X. Margaret Hamilton,* (John,^ Jobn,^ James,^) b.
August 12, 1789, at Harrisburg, Pa.; d. November 18, 1814,
at Harrisburg, and there buried ; iil, April 18, 1809, MosES
Maclean, b. 1785, in Adams county. Pa.; d. at Huutingdou,
Pa. His grandfather, Archibald Maclean, born on the west
coast of Scotland, in 1716, came to America, and had sons,
Moses, William, Samuel, John, James, and Alexander. The
father, Moses Maclean, was an active and prominent official in
that part of then York county, both before, during, and after
the Revolution. The son, Moses, cliose the legal profession.
After completing his studies, in 1807 he removed to Harrisburg,
where he could have risen to a commanding position, if his di-
vei'sified and unusual abilitv had been directed to a close at-
tention to his profession. He represented Dauphin county in
Hamilton Family, 279
the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He was well
educated, possessed of pure literary taste ; was a wit and a poet
In person heavily built, of good stature, and captivating ad-
dress. In one of the best known of bis poetical effusions, the
standard hymn commencing "Come mourning souls rejoice,
be glad," the closing verse is an appeal so prophetic, as to ap-
pear exactly fitted to his future — ^long after it was penned :
^^ Should persecution's eager shaft,
Pursue us while we live,
Jesus, Benevolent, Divine,
Oh, teach us to ''Forgive,'' "
Margaret Hamilton and Moses Maclean had issue, (surname
Maclean) :
t. Sarah, b. April 16, 1811 ; m. Dr. William Elder, b. 1806 ; d.
April 5, 1886 ; and had issue, (surname Elder) :
1. Jessie^ b. October 7, 1835; m. June 16, 1863,
Luther Ringwalt.
It. Margaret, b. April 3, 1813; d. July 21, 1876; buried at
Harrisburf]^, Pa.
in, Kaiharine-Hamilton^h, October 26, 1814 ; resides at Doyles-
town. Pa.
XL Katharine Allen Hamilton,* (John,^ John,*
James,*) b. November 13, 1792, at Harrisburg, Pa.; d. June
12, 1873, at Harrisburg, Pa.; ra.. May 23, 1820, by Rev. Wm.
R DeWitt, Jacob Spangler, b. 1768, in York county, Pa.;
d. 1843, at York, Pa., and with his wife there buried; son of
Rudolph Spangler and Dorothea Dinkle. General Spangler
learned the trade of a watchmaker ; was, when a very young
man, postmaster at York ; county surveyor and county com-
missioner; a representative in Congress, 1816 ; Surveyor Gen-
eral of Pennsylvania, 1817 to 1820, under Governor Findlay.
and again, 1823 to 1829, under Governor Shulze, and was a
brigadier general of the Pennsylvania militia. They had issue
(surname Spangler) :
t. Margaret-Dorothea; m. Hon. Stokes L. Roberts, of Bucks
county , who d. February 21, 1884, and is buried at Doyles-
town, Bucks county, Pa; no issue.
n. Jacob- Rudolph , d. March 2, 1882 ; m., May 18, 1847, Frances
R. Elliott, b. April 12, 1828, daughter of Com. Jesse Dun-
can Elliott, U. S. N., and Frances Carr Vaughn; and
had issue (surname Spangler) :
280 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
1. Elliott, b. May 5, 1848; m., February 20, 1870,
Sarah Householder, and had issue :
a. John-IL, b. November 3, 1875.
6. Jesst-E., b. May 27, 1882.
c. Ericin-D,, b. October 7, 1884.
2. Harry-Allen, b. May 12, 1849; m. October 27,
1869 ; d. 1870, leavin(|^ a daughter, Calharint^
Allen, b. August, 1870.
3. FranceS'EHiott,h.3\x\y 16, 1850; m. May 8, 1870,
George Shultz; and had issue (surname
Shultz) :
a. Blanche, b. November 6, 1871.
6. Valeria-E,j b. December 16, 1879.
4. Jacob-It,, b. October 25, 1852; m.,and had issue.
5. Washington, b. March 17, 1855; m., and had
issue.
6. Ellen-Duncan, b. December 16, 1856.
Hi. Jane-Martha, b. 1825; d. 1854; m. John Henry Small, of
York; and had issue (surname Small) : Henry; m.,and
resides at Leipsic, Germany.
XV, Uosanna- Hamilton, d. s. p.
r. Susan-Elizabeth; m. William Radcliffe DeWitt, M. D., of
Harrisburg; reside in Florida. (See Maclay record.)
vi, Frances, d. s. p.
XII. IIuGH Hamilton, '^ (John,* John,' John,* James,*)
b. October 16, 1816, at Fennanagh, Juniata county, Penn'a ;
resides upon the farm his ancestor purchased in 1770 ; is a suc-
cessful farmer and esteemed citizen of Juniata county. He m.,
first, Sarah Gettys McDowell, of Chester county, Penn'a.
They had issue :
i. Mary-MitcJiell ; m. Ezra Parker, an attorney of Mifflintown,
Penn'a, and had issue (surname F'Avker), Andrew.
ii, John, a professor in the State Collejfe of Penn'a ; m. Eliza-
beth M. Thompson, daugiiter of Moses Thompson, of
Centre Furnace, Centre county, Penn'a; and had issue.
Mr. Hamilton m., sccondlv, Sarah Ann Kloss, of Juniata
county, Penn'a. They had iisue:
til. Susan Alice,
iv. Martha-Ann ; m. Milton Frazer; reside in Akron, O.
r. Emma-Jane.
vi. Ossian Kloss.
vii. Rnsanna; m. James W. Goodhart, of Lewistown, Penn'a.
via. France sea- Blair,
Hamilton Family. 281
ix, Sarah-Ellen ; m. Marion P. Von Buskirk,of Greenspring,
Ohio.
X, Hugh.
XIII. Adam Boyd Hamilton,* (Hugh,* Johu.^ John,*
James, ^) b. September 18, 1808, in Harrisburg, Penn'a, where
he now resides. His school training was under private tutors,
and at the Harrisburg Academy. He learned the trade of
printer in his father's establishment, the Harrisburg Chronicle.
During this training he remembers two of the journeymen of
the office, who, afterwards were Chief Justices of the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania, Messrs. Lewis and Thompson, as well
as many others who became men of political and social em-
inence. As he rose to manhood, he was appointed in the en-
gineer corps of the Juniata division of the State works, under
DeWitt Clinton, Jr., as chiet The partner of his father having
died, he returned to Harrisburg, and became part owner of
the Chronicle. He was chosen, when scarcely of voting age, one
of the printers to the Legislature. After spending a couple of
years in the South, he returned to Harrisburg, and was ap-
pointed to a position at Washington city ; resigned, taking con-
trol of the Pennsylvania Reporter at Harrisburg ; subsequently
unanimously chosen assistant clerk of the Senate, resigning
that, and becoming joint partner in the Pennsylvanian^ at Phil-
adelphia, with Mifflin PaiTy, Joseph Neal, J. W. Forney, and
S. D. Patterson. At the termination of this partnership, he
became printer to both Houses of Congress, and at the repeal
of the contract law, returned to Harrisburg, and for the follow-
ing nine years was State printer. He has held a number of
public positions : that of school-director for twelve years ; presi-
dent of the select council ; one of the commissioners of 1860,
and of a subsequent one in 1870, to make a plot of the city of
Harrisburg; president of the State Agricultural Society, and
of the Dauphin County Society ; a trustee of the Harrisburg
Ac(uiemy ; secretary of the board of managers of the Harrisburg
Hospital from the first meeting on the subject, in 1872 ; presi-
dent of the board of trustees of Derry Presbyterian Church, and
president of the Dauphin County Historical Society since its
formation. Mr. Hamilton m., in Philadelphia, December 18,
282 Pennsylvania Oenealogtes,
1845, by Rev. Thomas Brainard, Catharine Louisa Nau-
DAIN, b. April 11, 1823, in New Castle county, Del. ; d. Sep-
tember 11, 1883, in Harrisburg, Pa., and there buried ; daugh-
ter of Dr. Arnold Naudain* and Mary Schee. On the death
*The family record of Hon. Arnold Naudain is interesting.
Briefly stated, it is as follows :
Elias Naudain, b. 1657; d. 1694; m. Gahel Aniaud, 1676. Had
Elias Naudain, b. 1686; d. 1752; m., in Philadelphia, Lydia Le
Roux, 1715, daughter of Pierre Le Roux. I3oth Naudain and Le
Roux were natives of La Tremblade, Saintonge, France. The
former received his "denization" in England, November 17, 1681.
Both were " naturalized " in London, March 8, 1682.
Arnold Naudain, b. 1728; m. Catharine Alfree, 1761 — both died
August 6, 1796.
Andrew Naudain, b. 1768; d. 1819; m. Rebeka Snow, b. 1770; d.
1813.
Arnold Naudain, b. 1790; d. 1872; m., in 1810, Mary Schee, b-
1787 ; d. 1860 ; daughter of Hermanns Schee and Mary Naudain.
Dr. Naudain 's first public service was in the war of 1812, when he
was surgeon of the Delaware regiment. In 1822, he was nominated
for Congress; his opponent was Louis McLane, who was elected.
In 1824 and in 1828, the political race between these distingaished
gentlemen was run again, and with the same result. At each contest
the vote was nearly equal. In 1825, Dr. Naudain was elected to the
Legislature, a member from New Castle county, sitting with his
brother, Elias, who represented Kent county. The former was
chosen Speaker, serving with great acceptability. In 1828, he was
commissioned a judge of the court of common pleas, by Governor
Charles Polk, the bench consisting of Thomas Clayton, Arnold
Naudain, and Jacob Stout. In 1829, Louis McLane resigned his
seat as United States Senator, and in January, 1830, Dr. Naudain
was appointed; taking his seat the day he entered the forty-first
year of his age. In 1832, while occupying this eminent position,
he was nominated for Governor, although earnestly protesting
"against a step so impolitic." In 1833, he was again chosen
United States Senator. He fully appreciated this mark of high
confidence, but his private business was suffering. After deliberate
consideration he decided to resign his public position, and resume
his professional avocation. He resigned June 17, 1836. In 1841,
he again entered public life as Collector of the Port of Wilming-
ton, and Sui)erintendent of the Light-houses on the Delaware. He
resided in Philadelphia for some years, but in 1857 returned to his
native State. Dr. Naudain, m., in 1810, Mary Schee, b. 1787; d.
1860. They had issue (surname Naudain) :
Hamilton Family. 288
of Mrs. Hamilton, one who knew her well, writes : *' It is no
eulogy, but the testimony of all who knew her, that few ex.
celled her in those womanly traits of character and gentle at-
tractions of manner and person that are fitted to charm and
hold the hearts of friends. Under the discipline of suffering
and the training of the Divine Saviour, her Christian life took
on a serene and patient, a gentle and tender aspect, that be-
tokened its heavenly origin." A. Boyd Hamilton and wife
had issue :
16. t. Hfiward^ b. May 18, 1847 ; m. Ella-Maria Harbert.
16. «. Hugh, (twin,) b. May 18, 1847 ; ni. Florence Wallace.
n't. Boyd, b., Wednesday June 6, 1849, in Philadelphia; d.
Monday, Mai'ch 18, 1854 ; buried at Harrisburg.
iv, Mary-Schee-Kaiidain, b. Monday July 24, 1854; d. Wed-
nesday, March 3, 1856 ; buried at Harrisburg.
V. Natidain^ b., Monday, February 9, 1857, at Harrisburg,
Pa.
XIV. John Hamilton,'' (Hugh,* John,' John,^ James, i)
b. October 21, 1815, at Harrisburg, Pa.; went to Texas at an
early period, and yet resides there ; participated in its war for
independence, and for his services received a large tract of land
in Jasper county, on the Angelina river, near its junction with
the Nueces ; m., August 1, 1844, near Zavalla, Texas, Amanda
Jane Thomason, b. February 4, 1830 ; d. April 26, 1867 ;
t. James- Schety b. September 24, 1811 ; m., September 4, 1832,
Ann Elizabeth Blackiston ; d. May 23, 1844, and had
six children.
M. Andr etc ' Snow ^ b. February 20, 1813; m., March 7, 1833,
Mary Fennel Corbit ; and had two daughters.
Hi. Behecka-Ann, b. February 22, 1815; m., April 20,1837,
Hugh Alexander ; d. November 14, 1883 ; and had eight
children,
it'. Mai'y-Hambly, b. October 11, 1817; m., March 19, 1845,
William Newell Hamilton ; and had three chldren.
t\ Elizabeth' Biddle, b. September 29, 1820; m. February 9,
1842, James Edward Ellis; and had six children.
vi. Catharine- Louisa, b. April 11, 1823 ; m. as above.
vii, Lydia-Frazer, b. May 29, 1825; m., September 14, 1847,
Clayton Augustus Conegill, d. in Florida, November 17,
1871 ; and had three children.
via. Caroline-Amelia, b. October 27, 1827 ; d. April 14, 1848,
s. p.
264 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
daughter of Moses Kelly Thomason and Thjrza Ann Camp-
bell.* Thev had issue :
t. i?osanna-Cat/iarine, b. September 25, 1845 ; m. August 31,
1865, Lanier W. Ludlow; and had issue (surname Lud-
low):
L John-Lanier, b. September 7, 1866.
2. Alexander-Franklin, b. January 31, 1869.
3. Thomas-Riley, b. October 8, 1870.
4. Jnsephine-Ociai'ia^h, November 25, 1872.
5. Charlotte- Amanda, b. June 11, 1877.
6. Nancy-Mahala, b. April 23, 1880.
7. Robert-Clinton, b. April 21, 1882.
ii. Ann- Elizabeth, b. May 31, 1847; m., December 23, 1S68,
William Byerly ; and had issue (surname Byerly) :
1. Adam-Royd, b. September 30, 1869.
2. Hugh- Andrew, b. June 5, 1872.
3. James-William, b. May 15, 1875.
4. Amanda- Caroline, b. July 24, 1879.
5. Margaret- Penelope, b. January 25, 1882.
6. John-Hamilton, b. September 29, 1884.
m. Huqh'Mosea, b. September 26, 1849 ; d. s. p.
tw. Margaret- Frances, b. April 10, 1851 ; ra., December 3, 1873,
Wallace Ferguson; d. March 31, 1882; and had issue
(surname Ferguson) :
1. Emily-Jane, b. December 13, 1874.
2. Arqyle- Hamilton, b. April 10, 1877.
3. Margaret-Ann,h. December 26, 1880.
f. Amanda-Jane, h, April 18, 1853; m.. May 16, 1873, John
Wallace Williams ; and had issue (surname Williams) :
* TiiYRZ A Anne Campbell was a daughter of Dr. Duncan Camp-
bell, of Flemingsburg, Ky. He was born at Edinburg, Scotland, in
1764, closely related to the family of Argyle-Campbell, brother of
George W. Campbell, United States Senator from Tenn., Secretary
of the Treasury, and ambassador to Russia. Dr. Duncan Campbell
married Ann Washburn, a native of Virginia and of English ances-
try. They had issue (surname Campbell) :
t. Argyle; a prominent lawyer of Mississippi; d. prior to
1860.
ii. Archibald; a law^yer residing in Alabama.
Hi, Eliza; m. David Hubbard, member of Congress from
Alabama,
it'. Cynthia; m.. first, Alexander Kerr, a merchant; second.
Colonel Davis, a planter of Mississippi,
r. Thyrza-Ann; m. Moses K. Thomason, a merchant,
ti. Mahala; m. Andrew Smythe, of Alabama, father of George
W. Smythe, member of Congress from Texas.
Hamilton Family. 285
1. Sarah-Catharine^ b. July 31, 1874; d. s. p.
2. Henry-LctriS'Duncan, b. May 31, 1875.
3. Amavda'Angeline^ b. March 8, 1880.
4. JameS'Kdly.h, August 24, 1883.
vi. Jahn-Boydj b. June 16, 1855; m., October 14, 1876, Eliza-
beth Nicholas; d. May 13, 1884; and had issue:
1. Allen-Boyd, b. August 27, 1881.
2. Elizabeth; d. 1884.
vii, AUxander-Dityicanj b. June 5, 1857.
via. Thyrza-Mahala^ b. September 26, 1860.
ix, WilU'im-Allen, b. August 24, 1863.
X. Arqyh-Camphell^ b. February 4, 1867.
XV. Howard Hamilton, « (Adam Boyd/ Hugh,* John,^
John,* James, ^) b. Tuesday, May 18, 1847, in Philadelphia,
Pa. ; m., September 23, 1875, by Rev. Dr. Parker, Ella
Maria Harbert, b. August 29, 1851 ; daughter of Samuel C.
Harbert* They liad issue:
t. SamneUHarhert^h, July 11, 1877, at Overbrook, Pliiladel-
phia.
i*. Charles- Naudain, b. February 25. 1883; d. July 26, 1883.
XVI. Hugh Hamilton, « (Adam Boyd,* Hugh,* John,*
John,* James, ^) b. Tuesday, May 18, 1847, in Philadelphia,
is a practicing physician at Harrisburg, Pa. ; m., at Pittsburgh,
February 25, 1875, by Kev. John K McKallip, Florence
Wallace, b. February 4, 1843 ; d. March 25, 1880, buried
at Harrisburg, daughter of Rev. Dr. Benjamin John Wallace,
{iSee Ma/;lai/ record^) and Sarah Cochran, daughter of George
Cochran, (of Richard,) Pittsburgh. They had issue :
i, Adam-Boydy b. December 5, 1875.
ti. Beiijamiyi' Wallace^ b. November 20, 1877.
Hi. LouisaNaudian, b. October 13, 1879; d. April 11, 1880;
buried at Harrisburg.
* Samuel Cloke IlAiiBEnT, son of Zebedee Harbert and Sarah
Cloke, wliose ancestors settled in Maryland prior to 1700. Colonel
Harbert entered the army from New Jersey, and at tlie close of the
civil war held tlie rank and position of a paymaster. His terra of
service was from the beginning to the end of the war. Mrs. Harbert
descends from Thomas Lloyd, whose descent is known as early as
1515 — deputy Governor of Penu'a In 1684— througli Rachel Lloyd
Preston, wtiose daugliter .Hannah m. Samuel Carpenter, 171 L wtiose
son Preston m. Hannali Smith, 1742, &c. {See record by Charles Per-
rin Smith, of Trenton, N, J.)
286 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
HAY OR HAYS FAMILY.
[This name has had a varied orthography — in olden times
De la Have and De la Haya, while in later, Hay, Hays, and
Haye& The American branch of the family write it Hays, as
a general thing. In Burke's Peerage is a very interesting ac-
count of the origin of the Hays arms, which was — " argent,
three escutcheon gules," to which was afterwards added
*• crossed arms, each hand grasping a short sword and support-
ing the escutcheon gules, surmounted by a crown."]
L William Hays,^ a native of Scotland, left that country
during the religious persecutions, and settled in the county
Tyrone, north of Ireland. He was at the siege of Derry, and
endured its trials until relief came, being absent from his family
twenty-two months. His wife and two small children were of
the number of those who had been " driven to the walls," hav-
ing been forced to walk with her little ones twenty English
miles — the only food, a little oatmeal secreted about her person.
A piece of horse hide, purchased during the siege just before
relief came for a guinea, was preserved. Of two of their chil-
dren we have record :
i. Martha, m. John Wallace, (see Wallace and Weir record.)
2. it. James, who m., and left issue.
II. James IIays,^ (William,*) b. in county Tyrone, Ireland ;
married, and left issue, among others :
8. %. John, b. about 1740 ; m. Eleanor Leach.
III. John nAYS,^ ( James 2, William ^)b. about 1740, emi-
grated to America in 1789, arriving at Philadelphia in Sep-
tember of that year. After remaining the following winter at
Maytown, Lancaster county, Penn'a, he purchased a farm at
the head of Yellow Breeches creek, on the Walnut Bottom
Hay or Hays Family. * 287
road, Cumberland county, Penn'a He resided there ten or
twelve years, but was unable to obtain a proper title for his
property, and his first payment of £600 was lost He after-
wards purchased three hundred acres in Path Valley, Franklin
county, Penn'a, where some of his descendants yet reside. He
died in 1814. Mr. Hays married Eleanor Leach, a native
of the north of Ireland, who died in 1826. They had issue :
4. t. Margaret^ b. March 16, 1767 ; m. John Gibson.
6. a. Francesy b. Aujifust 24, 1768 ; m. Robert Patterson.
m. James ^ b. January 4, 1770 ; went South, m., and died there.
6. tv. John, b. October 14, 1771 ; m. Martha Wallace.
V. Elizabeth^ b. November 29, 1773 ; d. December 6, 1779.
vi. William, b. October 17, 1776; d. May 1, 1864; resided on
the old homestead in Path Valley, where he died,
tnt. Dickey y b. March 15, 1777 ; m. [Margaret] Lindsey, and had
John and Margaret,
t?tu. Jeniiett, b. December 12, 1778, d. s. p.
ix. Elizabeth^ b. 1782; d. January 21, 1872, at the old home-
stead, unm.
7. X. Eleanor, b. 1786; m. William Gamble.
8. xi, Sarah, b. 1787 ; m. John Little.
«it. Jane, b. July 2, 1789 ; d. April 20, 1864, unm.
IV. Margaret Hays,* (John,* James,* William, ^) b.
March 16, 1767, in county Tyrone, Ireland ; d. December 15,
1834, in Philadelphia, Penn'a; m. John Gibson. They had
issue (surname Gibson) :
t. John,
a. Andreto.
Hi, Jane,
V. Frances Hays,* (John,* James, * William,^) b. Au-
gust 24, 1768, in county Tyrone, Ireland; d. January 9, 1851,
in Cumberland county, Penn a ; m. Robert Patterson. They
had issue (surname Patterson) :
t. Eliza,
a, Eleanor,
VL John Hays,* (John,« James, > William, ^ ) b. October
14, 1771. in county Tyrone, Ireland; d. June 15, 1811, at
Somerset, Penn^a ; m., December, 1797, Martha Wallace,
b. April 23, 1773, in Allen township, Cumberland county,
Peun'a; d. September 25, 1843, at Harrisburg, Penn'a;
288 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
daughter of Samuel Wallace and Margaret Pattou. They had
issue:
9. 1. Samuel- Wallace, b. October 30, 1799 ; m. Margaret Moore,
it. John-Leach, b. December 28, 1801 ; m. first Jane Gibson, d.
18o3, and bad Margaret; secondly, Margaret Caniblm.
10. in. William-Pattan, b. 1803 ; m. Rosanna Keller.
iv, Margaret, b. 1805; resides in Harrisburg, Penn^a.
r. Eleanor, b. September 16, 1807 ; d. November, 1808.
11. rt. Joseph- Caldwell, b. 1809; m. Anna M. Betts.
VI L Eleanor Hays,* (John,' James,' William, *) b. 1785,
in county Tyrone, Ireland; d. February 12, 1877, in Path
Valley, Franklin county. Pa. : hl, William Gamble. They
had issue (surname Gamble) :
i. Mary.
a. Margaret,
in. John,
iv. Eliza.
V. Samuel,
vi. Sarah.
I'll*. Eleanor,
via. Susan,
ix, William.
X. Martha.
VIIL Sarah Hays,* (John,' James,* William,^) b. 1787;
d. December 15, 1860; m., JoHX Little. They had issue
(sumaine Little) :
/. Willvim-Hays.
ii. Eliza.
Hi. Mary,
iv. James,
r. Eleanor.
vi. Tirzah.
rii. John,
via, IViomas.
IX. Saml'el Wallace IIays,^ (John,* John,' James,'
William, \) b. October 80, 1799, at Newville, Cumberland
county. Pa. : d. May 18, 1855, at Ilarrisburg, Pa. He received
the etlucation so freely given by the Scotch-Irish to their chil-
dren. He came to Harrisburg in 1821, where he resided until
1825, when he went to Philadelphia, returning to the former
place in 1828, which from that period became his permanent
Hay or Hays Family, 289
home. Mr. Hays then began business, which he successfully
carried on until a few years prior to his deatL He was an
earnest, laborious worker in his church, (Presbyterian,) of
which he was one of the ruling elders from 1840 to his de-
ceasa For a period of twenty -seven years he was superintend-
ent of the first infant Sunday-school, which he organized in
1828, in Harrisburg, and only relinquished its care when fail-
ing health compelled him to give up his charge. The Eev.
Dr. Robinson bears this testimony of him : " I remember him
as a quiet, modest man and patient sufferer. The little I knew
of him endeared him to ma * * * He was a warm friend
and lover of the young, kind and genial in his intercourse with
them, and an admirable teacher." Mr. Hays m. Margaret
Moore, b. August 7, 1806 ; d. February 8, 1851, at Harris-
burg, Pa. ; daughter of Archibald Moore and Rebecca Junkin,
of Locust Grove, Mifflin county, Pa. They had issue :
t. Isabella-Moore; resides at Harrisburg, Pa.
X. William Patton Hays,^ (John,* John,* James, ^
William,^) b. February 3, 1804, in Cumberland county. Pa.;
d. March 5, 1844, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; m. Rosakna Keller,
b. June 8, 1812 ; d August 29, 1848, at Washington city, D.
C. They had issue :
t. Anne- Margaret.
a. John-KelUr ; d. s. p.
Hi, William- Wallace, b. October 23, 1836; d. March 31, 1870
at Harrisburg, Pa. He received his preparatory educa-
tion in tlie public schools and Harrisburg Academy ; en-
tered the sophomore class of Jefferson College, Cannons-
burg, in 1853, graduating in 1856. He tlien went to Texas,
where he remained two years, teaching in Victoria and
Goliad. After returning !North, he began the study of
law with Robert A. Lamberton, Esq., and was admitted
to the Dauphin county bar December 6, 1859. He began
the practice of his profession at Harrisburg, continuing
until his appointment by Governor Curtin, in 1861, as
chief clerk in the oflice of the Secretary of the Common-
wealth. On May 1, 1866, he was appointed Deputy Sec-
retary of the Commonwealth, discharging tlie duties of
that office until tlie close of Governor Curtin's adminis-
tration. He then resumed liis profession of the law, and
19
290 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
in connection with it served as clerk to the Board of
Claims from January to June, 1868. In October follow-
ing, having been nominated by the Kepublicans of the
city of Harrisburg, lie was elected mayor thereof, the
duties of which office he entered upon January 11, 1869.
His health, however, soon began to fail him, and he died
while in office, in his thirty-fourth year. *' Mr. Hays
was truly a Christian gentleman, he thought more of
right than he did of life. His nature was of that in-
tensity which inspires men to die for the truth, while his
convictions on all subjects relating to the ordinary and
extraordinary affairs of life, here and hereafter, were
governed by tlie strongest principles of religion and jus-
tice." Mr. Hays married, March 5, 1861, Mary S. Day,
of Wooster, Ohio, and they had Tfi7h*am,d. s. p., Jessie-
Wallace^ d. s. p., Mary- Winifred^ and Martha-Wallace^
the latter residing with their mother in Wooster, Ohio.
XL Joseph Caldwell Hays,*^ (John,* John,' James,*
William, 1) b. 1809; resides at Meadville, Crawford county.
Pa. ; m. Anna M. Betts. They had issue :
t. John-Beits,
ii, Samuel,
Hi, Frederick- W,
i} , Joseph,
V, Elizabeth,
iv, Wilson-D.
'•cr
Keller of Lancaster. 291
KELLER OF LANCASTER.
L JoHANN Peter Keller, ^ anative of Germany, emigrated
to America prior to 1760, and settled in Lancaster county,
Penn*a, where he died ; his wife, Anna Maria, b. in Ger-
many, died in the town of Lancaster, on the 6th of January,
1782. They had two children born in German j'^ :
2. t. CarUAndrew, b. July 14, 1750 ; m. Barbara Judith Bigler.
u. Johann-Adam ; nothinfi; further is known of him.
IL Carl Andrew Keller,* (Johann-Peter*,) b. July 14,
1750, in Germany ; d. February 21, 1805, at Lancaster, Penn'a ;
m. April, 1774, at Lancaster, Barbara Judith Bigler, b.
August 9, 1755 ; d. August 15, 1831, at Lancaster, Penn'a.
They had issue :
3. f . John-Peter^ b. Sept. 28, 1776 ; m., first, Catharine Schaefifer ;
secondly, Mrs. Rachel Cochran.
4. it. Adam, b. December 7, 1784; m. Elizabeth Schaeffer.
5. Hi. John J m. Susanna Nye.
6. t(?. Andrew, m. Stahl.
7. 17. JcLooby m., first, ; secondly, Catharine Heisely.
8. rt. Sophia^ m. first, David Kauffman ; secondly, Samuel Kling.
9. vii, Anna-Maria, m. William Kurtz.
10. via. Rev. Benjamin, m. first, Eliza Craver Schaeffer ; secondly,
Maria Stroup.
ix. Jeremiah, d. s. p.
11. X. Michael, b. June 17, 1790; m., first, Margaret Schaeffer;
secondly, Barbara Margaret Schaeffer.
IIL John Peter Keller, ' (Carl- Andrew, * Johann-Peter, ^ )
b. September 28, 1776; in Lancaster, Penn'a; d. October 1,
1850, at Harrisburg, Penn'a; learned the trade of a brass
founder, locating at Harrisburg in 1796. In 1801 he estab
lifihed himself in business as brass-founder and rope-maker
which proved successful, and afterwards in general merchan
dising. He was a member of the borough council almost con
tinuously from 1810 to 1824, and was quite prominent and in
292 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
fluential in the public affairs of his day. He was identified with
nearly all the early enterprises of the town, such as the Harris-
bnrg Bridge Company, Harrisburg and Middletown Turnpike
Company, and at his death was the last survivor of the original
board of directors of the Harrisburg Bank. He was a gentle-
man of thrift, industry, and indomitable energy, upright, hon-
ored, and respected by his fellow-citizens. He was no less
decided and influential as a Christian, being one of the founders
of the Lutheran church in Harrisburg. Was twice married ;
first, Catharine Schaeffer, b. November 6, 1774; d. Octo-
ber 1, 18o9, at Harrisburg. They had issue:
t. Frederick, b. February, 1796; d. 1797.
ti. George, b. 1798; d. 1800.
Hi. Rev. Emmuel, b. Sept. 30, 1801 ; d. April 11, 1837, at Me-
chanicsburg, PenD'a; buried in Trindle Spring Church
grave-yard ; he wiis educated in tlie schools and academy
of Harrisburg, and pursued his classical studies under
the dii^ectiou of his uncle, the Rev. Benjamin Keller.
He subsequently entered Dickinson College, where he
remained two years, when he began the study of the-
ology with the Rev. Dr. Lochman, of Harrisburg. In
18:26 he was Hcensed by tlie Lutheran Synod of Pennsyl-
vania, and the same year began his ministerial labors at
Mancliester, Md . Thence he removed to Mechanicsbnrg,
Pa., where he continued in the pastorate until a short
Iieriod before his death, his enfeebled health obliging him
to resign his charge. The Rev. Mr. Keller married
April 14, 1825, Sabina Selzer, and had Ann-Victoria and
other children.
ir. Eliza, b. June 12, 1803; m. James R. Boyd, (see Boyd
record. J
12. V. Maria, b. February 17, IsOo; m. Lewis Plitt.
ri. Catharine, b. Noveml>er 4, 18(»6 ; d. November 15, 1836 ; m.
Jauies Gilliard, and had John-Peter.
13. rit. John-Peter, b. February 25, 1S>8 : m. Lydia Kunkel.
riii. &>phia, b. May 20, IJ^IO ; d. August 24, li^O, at Harrisburg ;
ni. Tljomas Montgomery,
ix. irt7/i«m-(\, b., Jauuary 24, IM2, at Harrisburg; m. Ca-
milla Lochman, and had Charles, d. s. p., and Annie^ m.
N. R. Miller.
X. Iredirivk-G(org€,h. Septeml>er 14, 1814; d, at the age of
sixteen years, liaving l^ecorae blind.
xi. Benjamin, b. April 6, 1S16 d. 8. p.
KeUer of Lancaster. 298
xiL Peter-Charles, b., April 16, 1817, at Harrisburg; d., Decem-
' ber 30, 1875, at Quincy, 111.; eng^acced early in life in the
mercantile business at Harrisburfi;, Pa., subsequently re-
moving to Philadelphia, where be remained until 1847 ;
at that time he went West and located in Quincy, 111.,
where he became quite prominent, enjoying the confi-
dence and resi^ect of the people of that city ; m. Eliza
Wells, and had Elvey^ m. Lockwood, Levi and
Lemuel.
xiii. Charles- Ayidrew.h. July 26, 1819; d. October 21, 1871, at
Harrisburg; m. first, Matilda Calder, and had William'
C; m., secondly, Rachel Compton, and had Charles- C.
Mr. Keller married, secondly, Mrs. Rachel Cochran,
widow of William Cochran, formerly sheriflf of Dauphin
county, who survived him thirteen years.
IV. Adam Keller,* (Carl- Andrew,' Johann-Peter,i) b.
December 7, 1784, at Lancaster, Pa. ; d. January 30, 1863 ;
m. Elizabeth Schaeffer; b. June 16, 1786; d. January
23, 1854: ; she was a cousin of John Peter Keller's wifa They
had issue:
t. Barbara; m. William Frick; and had Rev. William-Keller^
m. Louisa Klump.
14. u. John- Andrew; m. Harriet Tressler.
Hi. Adam; d. October 6, 1813.
ti'. Benjamin; d.Jat the'age of nineteen years. '
V. Emanuel; m. Harriet Sharpe, and had Julia, John, and
Mary,
vi. Elizabeth; d. s. p.
vii. Sophia; m. Frederick-William Beates, and had issue (sur-
■ name Beates), WHliam-Adam, Anna-Maria, Edward-
Keller, Elizabeth- Caroline, d. s. p., James-Frederick,
Louisa- Catharine, and Emily Sophia, d. s. p.
via. Anna-Maria.
ix. Adam- Schaeffer ; m., first, Mary ; m., secondly, Mary
Elizabeth Snyder, and had Adam and Elizabeth, both
deceased.
X. Louisa; d. s. p.
xi, Margaretta; m. William E. Ileinitsh, and had issue (sur-
name Heinitsh) Sigmund- William, Charles- Luther, d.,
Lizzie-Keller, d., Walter- AitgiAStus, William- Edward,
d., Margie-Keller, John- Frederick, and Louisa-Keller, d.
xii. Louisa; d. unm.
xiii. Samuel; d. s. p.
294 Pennsylvania Oenealo^'es,
V. JoHX Keller,' (Cari-Andrew,* Johann-Peter, ' ) b, in
Lancaster, Penna; d. at Harrisbuig in 1816; m. SrsANKA
Nye, h. March 6, 1777; A, February 7, 1865, at Koston,
Penna ; daughter of Johannes and Maria Magdalena Nye, of
Lancaster. They had issue :
t. Henry; d. at Easton, Penn'a.
n. Andrew; d. at Easton, Penn'a.
Hi, i?ar&ara-^nn, b., 1807, at Reading; m. Charles A. Snyder,
to. John^ b. at Reading ; drowned at Harrisburg.
r. Susan y b. at Harrisburg ; d. at Easton.
YI Andrew Keller,' (Carl -Andrew,* Johann-Peter,^) b.
in Lancaster, Pa., where he died ; m. Stahu They had
issue:
t. George ; m . Catharine St ri ne, and had Mary ,'m . M r . Fordn j ;
Andrew, d. s. p., Adam, d. s. p., George^ m. Miss Yonder- -
smith, and Kjite, m. Mr. Diller.
tt. Maria; m. Charles Demuth, and had issue (surname Be-
rn uth), ^l7}nte,m. Peter Regenue ; Josephine^m, William
E. Kreider ; Emma, m. Dr. William Tabret; Oiro2tyie,d.
8. p., Amelia, ni. Oliver Sturges; Maria, m. Albert M.
Zahm ; and William, d. unm.
YIL Jacob Keller,* (Carl- Andrew,* Johann-Peter,*) b.
in Lancaster, Pa. ; d. at Frederick, Md. ; w^as twice married ;
by first wife there was issue :
i. Sophia; m. Rev. Harper.
ii, Elizabeth; m. Rev. James llarkley.
Jacob Keller, m., secondly, Catharine Hkisely, b. April
22, 1797 ; cL at Frederick, Ml ; daughter of Frederick Heisely
and Catharine Juliana Hoff, and had issue :
Hi, Charles; m. Miss Hunt.
iv, Frederick,
V, Benjamin.
vi, Caroline; m, Henry Handshue.
vii, Jacob,
via. Mulilenberg.
YIIL SoPHL\ Keller, 3 (Carl- Andrew, ^ Johann-Peter,*)
b. in Lancaster, Pa.; was twice married ; first to David Kauff-
MAN, and there was issue (surname KaufiEman) :
Keller of Lancaster. 295
t. Eosanna; m. Samuel Brumbaugh, and had issue (surname
Brumbaugh) :
1. Wilhelmina; m. Seldon Spencer Barrett.
2. Mary; m. John Thomas, and had issue (surname
Thomas), Elmnand William,
8. Samuel.
4. Emma; m. George J. Bolton, and had issue (sur-
name Bolton), Jennie- J^., Rosa, Oeorge-J,, Man-
roe-K,, and Emma-Oertrwle.
5. Jennie,
ii. William.
Hi. David,
io. Benjamin.
V. Sophia; d. s. p.
Mrs. KaufEman, m., secondly, Samuel Kltng, and had issue
(surname Kling) :
vi. Susanna^B.; m. John D. Miller, and had issue (surname
Miller) :
1. SamueUCarroll ; m. Henrietta Zahm Killough.
2. Eugene-Jasper; m. Nellie Schram.
3. Ella-Frances; m. George Albright.
mi. Eliza-K. ; resides at Harrisburg, Pa.; m. Joseph Jac]^son ;
d. October 18, 1858.
viii. Mary; m. William Ualfman, and had issue (surname
Half man), George and Frank,
ix. Henrietta; m. William M. Buchanan, and had issue (sur-
name Buchanan), JbAn-C'/^m6er«, Martka- Weir, Anna-
Eliza, Augusta, and David.
X. Lydia; d. s. p.
xi. Louisa; m. Jesse I. Kays.
IX. Anna Maria Kjjller,* (Carl- Andrew, ^ Johann-
Peter, ^ ) b. in Lancaster, Pa ; m. William Kurtz. They had
issue, besides several died in infancy, (surname Kurtz) :
t. William; m. Ellen McCue, and had Mary-Ann^ Marqaretta ,
and three sons.
ii. George; m. Mary Vandivender.
Hi. Goehring; m. Sarah Bowman, and had issue.
iv. Anthony; m., first, Susan Kauffman, no issue; secondly,
Miss Holywort, and had Wesley, m. Ann Bunn ; Martin-
Anthony, IVank, m. Miss Hubley ; Susan, Annie, Keller,
and a son who d. at Pittsburgh.
V. Israel; m. Caroline Oswald.
296 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
vi. liev, Michael; was twice married, and had Sarah-Ann^
Emmn, d. s. p., Thomas, William^ Jtf.-Ohn, Alexandn',
and Edwin, d. s. p.
vii, liarriet; m. Andrew Porter, and had issue (surname Por-
ter), Mary, Charles, Nellie, and Scott,
viii. Sarah; m. Simon Younf<,and had issue (suruanae Younff),
Emma, Eliza, Mary, Henrietta, Sarahs William^ and
Baker.
ix. Sophia; m. Seibert, and had issue (surname Seibert),
Edward, William, John, Emma^ Ann^ and Mary.
X. Maria; m., lirst, Mr. Mansfield; secondly, Mr. Bossiter,
and had issue.
X. Kev. Benjamin Keller, D. D.,* (Carl- Andrew,'
Johann-Peter, 1 ) ; was twice married; m., first, Catharine
Eliza (Craver) Schaeffer, widow of Eev. Frederick Schaef-
fer, D. D. They had issue :
i. Mary- Ann-Barbara ; d. s. p.
ii. Eev. Fr ederick- Augustus- MxAhlenherg^ b. April 28, 1819, at
Carlisle, Pa. ; d. March 18, 1864, in Reading, Pa. ; edu-
cated at Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, from which
he graduated in 1838; studied theology, and licensed to
preach in 1840 ; founded St. James Lutheran church at
Reading, serving it until his death ; during the war for
the Union he was in service; m., in 1848, Susan Hunter,
and had issue, Charles- ti, and Sarah.
15. Hi. Anna-Cecilia; m. Herman Haupt.
it'. Mary-Elizabeth; m. Charles C. Norton, and had issue (sur-
name Norton), William- B en jamin, d. s. p., and Ann-
Cecilia, in. John Henry Hensel; Mr. Norton had by a
former wife, Charles-B., m. Maggie S. Brown, and left
Mary-Asa.
V. Frederick-Emanuel ; d. s. p.
16. vi. Louisa-Caroline; m. Lewis Haupt.
vii. Peicr-PaMZ,b. October 25, 1830; d. April 29, 1880; m., Sep-
teraber, 1857, Emma Hassal, aud had Joseph-Henry^
Pierre-Paul^ and PauUHassal.
viii. Paul-Peter, (twin,) b. October 25, 1830; m.,May 15, 1855,
Cornelia M. Morris, of Philadelphia, and had Jant-Mor-
ris; d. s. p.
ix. Catharine- Eliza ; m. Henry W. Knauff, and had issue
(surname Knauff) Sarah-Emily and Muhlenherg-KtlUr.
Kev. Benjamin Keller, D. D., m., secondly, Maria Stroup;
no issue.
XL Michael Keller, ^ (Carl- Andrew, ^ Johann-Peter,^)
Keller of Lancaster, 297
, b., June 24, 1790, in Lancaster, Pa; d, August 21, 1861, in
Washington, D. C. ; was twice married; first, Margaret
' ScHAEFFER, who was a sister of John Peter Keller's wife.
They had issue :
i. Rosannahy b. June 8, 1812; d. August 29, 1848; m. Wil-
" liam P. Hays, (see Hays record.)
17. it. Harriet J b. September 9, 1814 ; m. Rev. Samuel D. Finckle,
D. D.
in. Oeorge-F.^ b. December 11, 1816; d. May 16, 1866, and had
Michael^ d. s. p., Ann, d. s. p., Samuel^ John, and Anna.
iv. Caroline, born December 29, 1818 ; m. Samuel Berlin, and
bad issue (surname Berlin), Emma.
V. Mary 'Ann, d. s. p.
Michael Keller m., secondly, Barbara Margaret Schaef-
FER, and they had issue :
vi. Luihcr, d. s. p.
vii. Louisa, d. s. p.
viii. Margaret, b. October 20, 1827 ; m. Noble D. Lamer, and
had issue (surname Lamer) : Harri/, John, Charles, and
Philip.
ix. Adaline, d. s. p.
X. Philip, b. July 1, 1831 ; m. Sarah M. Davy, and had Ella,
Robert, and Gertrude,
xi. Cecelia; d. unm.
xii. Ann-Mary; m. John P. Stone, and had issue (surname
Stone), John, d. s. p.
XIL Maria Keller, ^ (John-Peter,* Carl- Andrew,*
Johann-Peter,!) b. February 17, 1805, at Harrisburg; rn. Lewis
Plitt. They had issue (surname Plitt) :
t. Rev. John Keller; m. Mary Horner; and had issue (sur-
name Plitt), Horner, Charles^ Maria^ and George,
a. Catharine; m. Albert Hummel ; and had issue (surname
Hummel), Mary, d. s. p., Annie, Kate, Susan, Emma,
George, d. s. p., and Albert.
Hi. Ann-Sophia; m. George Sadtler, and had issue (surname
Sad tier), Howard, and two other children.
iv. George; m. Susan Iledsecker.
XIII. John Peter Keller,* (John-Peter, ^ Carl- Andrew,'
Johann-Peter,^) b. February 25, 1808, at Harrisburg, Penn'a;
d. December 13, 1837 ; m.. May 6, 1830, Lydia Kunkel, b.
November 9, 1811; d. February 9, 1866, {see Kunkel record)
They had issue :
298 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
t. John-Peter, b. February 20, 1831 ; educated in the public
schools and Harrisburfi; Academy ; studied dentistry with
Dr. J. C. Stouch ; resides in Harrisburg, Pa. ; m. June
20, 1861, Emeline Hannah Croll, daughter of John Croll
and Eliza Lauman, of Middletown, Pa., and liad issue:
1. John-Peter, b. February 15, 1862.
2. Croll, b. November 8, 1864.
3. Helen-Lgdia^ b. September 30, 1866.
4. Christian-Kunkel, b. May 26, 1869.
5. William-Lau7nan, b. September 10, 1875.
n. Christian-Kunkel, b. October 1, 1832; educated in public
schools of Harrisburg and Pennsylvania College ; by pro-
fession, a druggist, residing in Harrisburg.
Hi. Ann-Ellen, d. s. p.
iv. Emily-Clarissa, d. s. p.
XIV. John Andrew Keller,* (Adam,^ Carl- Andrew,* Jo-
hann-Peter, ^ ) m. Harriet Tressler ; both lived and died in
Lancaster, Pa. They had issue :
t. Samuel; d. s. p.
a. Benjamin-Schaeffer ; m. Miss Leiby ; all deceased.
Hi. William- Augustus ; m. Mary Smith, and had Paul, Wil-
liam, d. 8. p., Maggie, d. s. p., Lillian, and Harry,
iv. Clara; d. unm.
V. John- Adam ; m. Annie Garrigan.
vi. Lizzie ; m. John Frederick Sener, and had Frank and Bosa.
vii. Kate; d. unm.
viii. Harriet-Maria,
ix. Ella; m. David Early, and had issue (surname Early),
Leah and Harriet.
X. Emanuel; d. s. p.
xi. Charles-Buchter.
XV. Anna Cecelia Keller,* (Rev. Benjamin, ^ Carl- An-
drew, 2 Johann-Peter, ^ ) ; m. Herman Haupt ; was a celebrated
civil engineer on the Pennsylvania railroad during its original
construction. They had issue (surname Haupt) :
i. John-Stenger ; d. s. p.
tt. Jacob-Benjamin; m. Mary E. Ziegler; and had issue (sur-
name Haupt), Charles-Ziegler, Edu)ard, Katie, and Ann*
Cecilia.
Hi. Louis- Muhlenberg ; m. Belle C. Cromwell.
iv. Mary-Cecilia.
V. Ella-CaXharine; m. Frank Chapman.
vi. Herman.
Keller of Lancaster. 299
vii. Adelaide; d. s. p.
via. CharleS'Edqar.
ix. Frank-Spangler,
X, AUxander-JameS' Derby shire,
ix, Qrace-Hermania ; d. s. p.
XVI. Louisa-Caroline Keller,* (Rev. Benjarain,^ Carl-
Andrew, ^ Johann-Peter/ ) ; m. Lewis Haupt, by profession a
civil engineer; resides in the city of Philadelphia. They had
issue (surname Haupt) :
t. [A son;'] d. in infancy.
It. Rev. Charles Elvin; m. Mary M. Geissinger.
m. Henry-Eugene; m. Mellie H. Witte.
iv. William-Keller.
V. [A son;] d. in infancy.
vi. Fannie-Oertrude.
vii. Mary-Louisa.
XVII. Harriet Keller,* (Michael,* Carl- Andrew, ^ Jo-
hann-Peter,^) b., September 9, 1814, at Harrisburg, Penn'a;
m., in 1832, Rev. Samuel D. Finckle, D. D., b. February 22,
1811; d., February 13, 1873, in Washington, D. C. ; a min-
ister of the Lutheran church ; had charge of the congregation
at Middletown, Pa., and for upwards of twenty years pastor of
the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Washington
city ; for many years occupied an honorable and responsible
position in the Government while serving his congregation ; his
life was one of incessant labor and usefulness in church and
State. They had issue (surname Finckle) :
i. Caroline.
n. Oeorge.
iii. Louisa,
iv. Annie; deceased.
V. Bev. SamueUO.y b. February 23, 1845, in Cumberland, Md.
vi. William,
vii. Luther.
via. Ruth; deceased.
ix. Lillie; deceased.
X. Frank.
xi. Henrietta; d. s. p.
xii. Ezra; d. s. p.
300 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
KENDIG OF SWATARA
1. Martin Kendig,i a descendant of one of the earliest
Swiss settlers in Lancaster county, Penn'a, located on the Seneca
lake, near Waterloo, N. Y., at the close of the Revolutdon,
where he died ; he no. Mary Brenneman. They had issue :
2. I. John^ b. October 4, 1770 ; m. Elizabeth Hill.
* 3. it. Martin^ b. 1772; m. Leah Baer.
4. tf. Joseph^ b. 1774; m. and had issue.
I'. Darnel, b. 1776, d. s. p.
6. m. Elizuheth^ b. 1778; ra. William Crabb.
vi. CJiristian; 6, 8,p,
6. vii. Mary, b. 1783 ; m. Richard Larrobee.
via, Nancy, b. 1785; m. William Peacock.
IL John Kendig,* (Martin, i) b. October 4, 1770; d. Octo-
ber 12, 1831, at Middletown, Penn'a ; m, Elizabeth Hill, b.
September 18, 1770 ; d March 20, 1845, at Middlctown. They
had issue :
7. i. Martin, h. December 31, 1797; m., first, Rebecca McFar-
land ; secondly, Sarah Seabaugli ; thirdly, Mrs. Bachel
CrolL
8. ii. Sarah, b. 1800; m. George Allen.
9. iiu Daniel ; m., first, Susan Shelly ; secondly, Sarah Rutherford .
III. Martin Kendig, 2 (Martin,^) b, about 1772; m. Leah
Baer. They had issue :
i, John.
ii. Matilda ; m. Richard P. Hunt.
Hi, Ann-Eliza \ m. Samuel Birdsall, of New York City, and
had issue (surname Birdsall), Cornelia, m. Joseph W.
Runck.
iv, Daniel-Waterloo ', m. Mary South wick.
V. Susan ; m. John Townsend.
vi, Lmcretia; m., firat, Sexton Mount, of Illinois; secondly,
James Wilson ; thirdly, William Perrine, of New York,
vii, Samuel- Waskington; m. Elizabeth Carson.
Kendig of Swatara. 801
IV. Joseph Kendig, ^ (Martin,^) b. about 1774; m. and
had issue :
t. Mary ; m. David Barrett,
it. Catharine ; m. McCook.
V. Elizabeth Kendig, ^ (Martin,^) b. September 19, 1778;
d. August 6, 1863 ; ni., March 17, 1800, at Sunbury, Pa., Wil-
liam Crabb, b. 1744, in county Clare, Ireland ; d. April 12,
1812, in Middletown, Pa. He came to America prior to the
Eevolution, and with him a brother, Thomas Crabb, who set-
tled in Maryland, and was the father of Commodore Thomas
Crabb, of Princeton, N. J. William Crabb was a prominent
man in his day, and filled several important official positions,
among which was that of collector of the United States or
direct tax in 1803. Mr. Crabb had been previously married,
his first wife, Jane, dying, December 29, 1794. Some of the
children mentioned were probably by this marriaga There
was issue (surname Crabb) :
i. Horace ; was an officer of the U. S. army.
M. Henry-S, ; b. March 21, 1803 ; d. August 1, 1866; m. Eliza-
beth Duane, b. April 21, 1801 ; d. May 4, 1870; daughter
of Col. William Duane, of Philadelphia, and had William.
m. Mary, b. 1808; d. May 24, 1862; m. John Ilouser, b. 1801 ;
d. October 22, 1860 ; in connection with his brother, Jacob,
entered mercantile life; subsequently, for many years,
was a justice of the peace, and clerk to borougti council.
They had issue (surname Houser) :
1. Elizabeth; resides at Elwyn, Pa.
2. Louisa ; d. s. p.
3. Alice; m., September 8, 1868, Alfred E. Eyster,
b. August 28, 1828, at Harrisburg, Penn'a ; son
of Jacob Eyster * and Mary Middlecoff ; grad-
* Jacob Eyster, eldest son of George Eyster and Margaret Slagle,
was born three miles west of Hanover, in what is now Adams county,
Pa., June 8, 1782. He was a descendant of John Jacob Eyster, a native
of the kingdom of Wiirtemberg, Germany, who emigi*ated to America
between 1717 and 1727. Christian Eyster, the great-grandfatlier of the
subject of this sketch, was born in Germany in 1710. The family set-
tled first at Oley, in Berks county ; from thence Cliristian removed,
in 1736, to York county. The eldest son of Christian was Elias, bom
in 1734, wlio lived until almost a centenarian. His eldest son, George,
bom June 6, 1757, was a farmer and tanner; a soldier of the Revolu-
802 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
uated from Pennsylvania College, Gettysburflr,
in 1849 ; read medicine with Dr. George Dock,
subsequently in the drug business ; taught in
the public schools of Harrisburg until 1862,
when he was miide chief clerk in the provost
marshaPs otHce, Fourteenth district; in 1866,
detailed to take charge of the records of the
office in "Western Penn'a ; resigned in Septem-
ber; engaged witli the publishing boufe of £.
H. Butler k Co. ; and had issue (surname £ys-
ter):
a. Beriha-Mary^ b. August 19, 1869.
4. Daniel ; resides at Lancaster, Pa. ; m. Susan
Sponsler, and had issue (surname Houser),
MdbeU Elizabeth^ Ralph, Reahj and Nellie.
iv. Giorge-W.^h, December 17, 1807, at Middletown, Pa.; d.
October 17, 1878, at Harrisburg, Pa. After passing
tlirough tlie usual course of education, at the age of sev-
tion ; captured at Fort Washington, and confined for some time on
board the Biitish prison-sliips. He married, in 1780, Margaret,
daughter of Jacob Slagle, and sister of Colonel Henry Slagle, of the
Revolution. About 1783, tliey removed to near Hunterstown, with-
in five miles of Gettysburg, where their son Jacob passed his youth
and early manhood. When first enrolled among the militia of Adams
county, he was appointed fii-st sergeant, rose to captain, and then
major, and, in 1814, api)ointed by Governor Snyder brigadier general
Second brigade. Fifth divison, Pennsylvania militia. During the in-
vasion of Maryland by the British tliat year, he was employed by the
Secretary of War (Armstrong; and the Governor of Pennsylvania in
distributing and forwarding arms and supplies to the militia who
were called into service. In 1811, he removed to Gettysburg and en-
gaged in mercantile pursuits. In 1818, he was a candidate for the
House of Representatives ; defeated by sixty -two votes, while the re-
mainder of the Democratic ticket fell from three hundred to fourteen
hundred behind. The year following, (1819,) he was nominated State
Senator for an unexpired term, elected, and subsequently for a full
term. Previous to the nomination of Governor Shulze, Greneral Eys-
ter was spoken of as a gul)ernatorial candidate. In 1822, he removed
to Harrisburg, and, in 1824, he resigned his seat in the Senate, and
was apiK)inted deputy surveyor general, an office he retained for fif-
teen years. He afterwards became ciishier of a bank at Hagerstown,
Md., but, after a year's absence, returned to Harrisburg, where he
passed the remainder of his life. He died there on the 24th of March,
1858. He married, in 1810, Mary Middlecoff, of Adams county, who
died at Harrisburg, March 24, 1867, at the age of seventy-five years.
Kendig of Swatara, 808
enteen he entered the printing office of Simon (>ameron,
at Harrisburg, where he acquired the knowledge of the
art preservative. In 1835, lie started the Democratic
State Journal^ which he edited with ability. In 1843, he
was editor of The Commatiwealth, wliich had but a brief
existence, and, in the same year, The Argus, in connec-
tion with Valentine Best, who was proprietor of the
paper. In 1845-6, he was engaged as a clerk in one of the
departments at Washington city. In 1850, he removed
to Janesville, Wis., wliere he resided several years, and
of whicl) town he was appointed postmaster. In 1852, he
returned to Harrisburg, and at once took a position on
the Patriot, which he edited with much vigor. In 1874,
he was appointed a clerk in the Harrisburg post-office,
which he held up to the time of his death. As a journalist,
he ranked with the ablest writers of his day. His fund
of knowledge was large ; a natural student, he read ex-
tensively, and retained the valuable portions of what he
read, so that his acquaintance with the English classics,
which, with the political history of his own country , made
him a valuable attache of the editorial staff with which
he was associated. Mr. Crabb m. Elizabeth M. Mitchell,
of Caledonia county, N. Y., who d. December 21, 1875, at
Harrisburg, Penn'a, and had issue (surname Crabb):
1. O'eorge-W.; entered the army as private, com-
pany 1, 2d regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers,
April 20, 1861; discharged July 2, 1861; ap-
pointed, by the president 4 second lieutenant,
6th artillery, May 14, 1861; promoted brevet
first lieutenant, September 17, 1862, for gallant
and meritorious service in the battle of Antie-
tam'; promoted second lieutenant, 5th artillery,
February 22, 1865; brevet captain, April 2, 1865,
for gallant and meritorious service during the
siege of Petersburg, Va.; m. and had issue.
2. Ella ; resides at Chattanooga, Tenn.
3. Louisa ; a teacher at Harrisburg, Pa.
4. Anna ; resides at Harrisburg, Pa.
5. Harry-P., b. 1843 ; d. February 26, 1865.
t?. H.-Louisa, b. 1810; d. December 7, 1846; m. George Myers
Lauman ; son of William Lauman and Elizabetli Myers,
and had issue (surname Lauman) :
1. Ella-Virginia; m., jQrst, Dr. Hiester, of Bead-
ing, Pa., and had issue (surname Hiester),
Anna, m. Dr. McCherry ; and Edtcardine ; m.,
secondly, Keim of Reading, Pa.
304 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
2. Edwardine-Hubley ; d. January 19, 1871 ; m. Be-
verly Randolph Keim, b. November 13, 1837,
and had issue (surname Keim), Florence^ b.
August 3, 1864.
3. Oeorge-Somerfield ; d. s. p.
4. Simon-Cameron ; d. 8. p.
VL Mary Kexdig,^ (Martin,^) b. about 1783; m. Richard
Larrobee. They had issue (surname Larrobee) :
i. Mary- Ann,
a. Htnry; m. Jane Lester, and had issue (surname Larrobee):
Jtiichardy m. Racliel Taylor; and David- W., m. Julia
Welsh,
m. Ann-Eliza,
iv, Martin.
VII Martin Kendig,' (John,* Martin,*) b. December 31,
1797, in Suntury, Northumberland county. Pa ; d. May 28,
1850, near Middletown, Pa. After receiving a fair education,
he learned the trade of saddle and harness-making at Harris-
burg, and, upon attaining his majority, established the business
at Middletown, carrying on, in company with his brother, Dan-
iel, the lumber trade. Subsequently, the latter, with Judge
MuiTay, erected a large saw-mill at the mouth of the Swatara,
and established an extensive busine»sa He 8er\'ed as one
of the auditors of the county from 1826 to 1828, and repre-
sented Dau])hin county in the Legislature from 1837 to 1839.
Mr. Kendig was an enterprising citizen, and a gentleman of
probity and worth, highly esteemed in the community, and in-
fluential in public affairs. He was thrice married; m., first,
June 15. 1820, Rebecca McFarland, of Lower Paxtang town-
ship, Dauphin county. Pa., b. June 28, 1800; d. April 1, 1831.
They had issue :
i. Bcv. Daniel ; chaplain in the U. S. army ; stationed at posts
of Fort Steilacoom, Washington 'Territory, and the Pre-
sidio, Sun Francisco, from December 18, 1859, to May 27,
1807 ; i>ost chaplain, April 3, 1867.
a. Walter-Henry ; b. June 3, 1830 ; was educated in the pub-
lic schools of Middletown, and learned merchandizing;
became a railroiid contractor, and at present engaged in
the lumber business ; was apix>inted by President Lincoln
IK>st master at Middletown, and removed by President
Kendig of Sivatara. 305
Johnson; m. December 25, 1856, Jane E. McMurtrie,
daughter of William McMurtrie, of Huntingdon, Pa.,
and had issue, Martin and Edith-M,
Mr. Kendig m., secondly, Sarah Sebaugh, b. August 24,
1808 ; d. March 4, 1842 ; daughter of Conrad Sebaugh, of Mid-
dletown. They had issue :
ttt. John-Allen, d. November, 1855, unm.
iv. Jamts ; m. and resides at York, Pa.
u. liehecca ; m. Samuel Landis, of Middletown, Pa.
vi. William; m. Emma Nixon, and had Walter,
vii. Elizabeth; m. Van Buren Beane, and had issue (surname
Beane), Horace and Alice; reside in Iowa.
Mr. Kendig m., thirdly, September 1, 1842, Mrs. Eachel
(Shelly) Croll, widow of Abner Croll ; d. November, 1875 ;
no surviving issue.
VIIL Sarah Kendig,^ (John,* Martin, i) b. 1800; d.
March 1, 1859, at Middletown ; m. George Allen, b. Sep-
tember 8, 1800 ; d. February 14, 1848. They had issue (sur-
name Allen) :
f . Edward-A.; m. Frances Rice, and had George, Jamesy Mary,
and Charles,
ii. Charles ; m. Mary Rice, and had Alvin,
Hi, Lot ; m. Augusta Bastedo.
IX. Daniel Kendig, » (John,^ Martin,^) b March 16, 1802,
at Sunbury, Penn'a; d. December 31, 1876, at Middletown,
Penn'a. He went to Middletown when quite young, and was
apprenticed to his brother Martin to learn saddlery, subsequently
entering into partnership in the lumber trade, then the great
business of that town. In 1862, he. was appointed assessor
of internal revenue for the district, which he held until re-
moved by President Johnson. lie was at one time a candidate
for sheriff, but defeated ; was an elder in the Presbyterian
church, and a gentleman of high integrity. He died at Mid-
dletown, December 31, 1876, and buried in the cemetery there,
Mr. Kendig was twice married — first to Susan Shelly, b.
1810; d. March, 1837. They had issue:
t. Annie'E.
ii. Benjamin; m. Margaret Ringland, and had Marion.
20
306 Pennsylvania Oenealogtes,
in. Louisa; m. William D. Ilendrickson, and had issue (snr-
name Hendrickson), Alice^ Annie^ and WiHiam.
Daniel Kendig, hl secondly, Sarah Eutherfokd. They
had issue:
tu. Clara ; m. Van Camp Coolbaugh.
V. Susan ; m. A. Jackson Foster; reside in West Philadelphia.
vi, Mary ; m. Joseph Fackler.
in. Charles ; m. Myra Hinny.
via. John ; m. and bad issue.
L'>
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Family of Kunkel 307
FAMILY OF KUNKEL.
L Christian Kunkel,^ son of John-Christian Kunkel,^ b.
July 10, 1757, in the Palatinate, Germany ; d. September 8,
1823, in Harrisburg, Pa. His father arrived in Pennsylvania
September 23, 1766, subsequently locating at or near York.
Christian was brought up to mercantile pursuita In the war
of the Revolution he was in Col. Slagle's battalion of Associators,
and was in active service during the campaign around Phila-
delphia in 1777. In 1786, in company with his brother-in-law,
George Hoyer, he came to Harrisburg. There he at once en-
tered into business, which, with his indomitable energy and
industry, proved highly successful. He was one of the prime
movers and contributed toward the organization of the first
German church in Harrisburg. He was burgess of the borough
in 1796, and frequently a member of the Council. He was
elected, in 1809, one of the directors of the branch bank of
Philadelphia at Harrisburg, and the same year appointed by
Governor Snyder one of the commissioners for erecting a bridge
over the Susquehanna, and was interested in other enterprises.
His life was an active and busy one. Mr. Kunkel was twice
married; m., first, on May 4, 1779, at York, Pa., Catharine
Hoyer, b. October 31, 1758, in the Palatinate, Germany; d.
August 27, 1796, at Harrisburg, Penn'a They had issue:
2. t. George^ b. December 15, 1784; m. Catharine Ziegier.
M. John, b. April 22, 1788.
3. m. Susannah, b. May 31, 1790; d. January 1, 1851 ; m. David
Hummel.
iv. Mary, b. June 19, 1792.
4. V, Jacob, b. April 23, 1794 ; m. Rebecca Stine.
Christian Kunkel m., secondly. May 25, 1796, Axxa Mahia
Elizabeth Welshofer, b. December 1, 1773, in York county.
Pa.; d. July 24, 1862, at Harrisburg, Pa. They had issue:
308 Pennsylvania Oeneahgies,
5. vi. Elizabeth^ b. May 9, 1798; m. John Charles Bamitz.
6. i*n. Benjaritin^ b. August 12, 1801 ; ni. Magdalena Gross.
7. viiL Catharine, b. December 22, 1803 ; m. Joseph Ross.
8. tx. Sarak, b. December 6, 1805; ra., first, Williaoi Carson;
secondly, James Gilliard.
X. Maydalena, b. May 26, 1809.
xi. Lydia^ b. November 9, 1811 ; d. February 10, 1866 ; id. John
Peter Keller, (see Keller record.)
9. odi, liev, Chrtstian-Fredericky b. September 12, 1614 ; m. Aman-
da M. Wilhelm.
10. xiii. Samuel^ b. May 26, 1817 ; m. Rachel Bomberger.
IL George Kunkel,* (Christian, ^ John-Christian,*) h. De-
cember 12, 1784, in York, Pa.; d. July 29, 1850, in Harris-
burg, Pa; was a prosperous merchant at Harrisburg for many
years ; m. November 20. 1814, Catharine Ziegler, b. January
21, 1797, d. July S, 1883, at Harrisburg, Pa., daughter of
George Ziegler. They had issue :
11. t. John-Christian, b. September 18, 1816; m. Elizabeth Grain
Kutherford.
12. n. Georye-Zieyler, b. 1820; m. Isabella Herr.
Hi. Elizabeth, b. March 1, 1823 ; d. June 18, 1882; m. NoTem-
ber 18, 1841, Daniel W. Gross, (see Gross record.)
iv. Susan', m. Prof. Thomas C. Porter, (see Bucher record,)
V. Catharine; m. July 10, 1866, George H. Small, cashier of
Pirst National Bank of Harrisburg, Pa., from its organ-
ization until September, 1885 ; and had issue (surname
Small) :
1. John-KunkeL
ri. Sarah m. ; John Wiggins Simon ton, (su Wiggins and
Simonton record.)
III. SusAXXAii KuxKEL,^ (Christian,* John-Christian,*)
b. May 81, 1790; d. January 1, 1851, in Harrisburg, Pa., and
there buried ; m. October 13, 1807, David Hummel, b. Sep-
tember 8, 1784, in Hummelstown, Pa.; d. June 80, 1860, at
Harrisburg, Pa. He learned the trade of a sadler, and after-
wards established himself in business in Harrisburg. He was
quite inxMuinent in public affaii's ; was deputy sheriff under
Melchior lliihm ; served as treasurer of the county of Dauphin
from 1821 to 1824, and countv commissioner from 1839 to
1841. They hud issue (surname Hummel) :
i. Catharine ; m. Philip W. Seibert.
Family of KunJcel 809
u. David; m. Sarah Bombaugh; and had C/iarZ^8-B., killed
at Fi-edericksburg, at the age of twenty-two years ; and
Oitharinej m. Augustus L. Chayne.
Hi, Christain ; d. s. p.
iv, Mary ; m. Alexander W. Watson,
V. Elizabeth; m. William R. Gorgas.
rt. Cftorge; resides in Mechanicsburg, Pa.
I'll*. Albert; d. July 27, 1885, aged fifty-nine years.
via, Susan ; m. James L. Reily.
tac. Annie; m. Eli H. Coover, M. D., of Harrisburg, Pa.
IV. Jacob Kunkel,^ (Christian,* John-Christian/) b.
April 23, 1794, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; A February 23, 1835, at
Greencastle, Franklin county, Pa. ; in. Rebecca Stine,
daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Stine, b. February 7, 1799 ;
d. October 23, 1865, at Harrisburg, Pa, and with her husband
there buried. They had issue:
t. Christian,
ii. Andrew-Jackson; d. July 15, 18oH.
Hi. Elizabeth- W,; m. James Myers.
iv. Harriet- Stine; m. Anthony King, b. March 27, 1821; d.
September 17, 1884 ; for many years a prominent merchant
at Harrisburg, Pa., and had issue (surname King) :
1. Rebecca- Stine,
2. George-Kunkel,
3. Lucy; m. George F. Ross, and had issue (sur-
name Ross), Walter and Frank,
4. lAUie-M. ; d. September 29, 1881.
6. Hallie-C; d. May 31, 1873.
6. Mary ; m. Frank S. Keet.
7. Caroline ; m. Gordon H. Mullen, of Philadelphia.
V, Jacob ; m. Mary Evans.
rt. George^ b. 1823, in Greencastle: d. January 25, 1885, at Bal-
timore, Md.; learned printing in Philadelphia; in 1844
he appeared on the stage as a vocalist, and was consid-
ered one of the ablest delineators of negro minstrelsy ;
in the character of "Uncle Tom," he became widely
celebrated both in this country and England ; while his
rendition of **Tlie Old Sexton," remains unsurpassed;
in person he was nearly six feet tall, with a fine expres-
sive face; he m. in 1864, Ada Proctor of Baltimore, and
they had issue Mamie and George,
V. Elizabeth Kunkel,^ (Christian, ^ John-Christian,!) b.
May 9, 1799, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; d. January 19, 1880, in
310 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
Harrisburg, Pa. ; m. October 17, 1820, John Charles Bar-
NITZ, b. February 26, 1795, in York, Pa, : A January 31, 1872,
in Harrisburg, Pa. ; son of George Barnitz (1770-1844) and
Maria Catharine Spangler, (1769-1824); his ancestors were
early settlers in York, and among the more prominent in the
business and political affairs of that section ; John C. was edu-
cated in the schools of York; learned the occupation of a
brewer, and, in 1831, removed with his family to Harrisburg,
Pa., where he built a brewery and which he managed for a long
period ; was an active and energetic citizen, and, in the First
Lutheran church, with which he was connected many years,
filled responsible positions, and was organist until the burning
of the First church building, at Harrisburg, and also of the
German Lutheran church thera They had issue (surname
Barnitz) :
t. Frederick- Augustus, b. September 4, 1821, in York, Pa. ;
educated at Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg ; licensed
to preach in 1844 ; served as pastor of the congregation
at Jersey Shore 1845 to 1849; Bloody Run (Bedford county)
1849 to 1852 ; Smicksburg, Pa., 1852 to 1855 ; Lairdsville,
Pa., 1855 to 1861 ; and Ashland, Pa., 1861 to 1863 ; when,
owing to im])aired health, retired from the ministry ; was
twice married ; first, March 9, 1846, Sarah J. Babb, of
Jersey Shore, Pa. ;d. July 23, 1864; no issue; m. secondly,
November 13, 1866, Diira Reimsnyder,of Hummelstown,
Pa. ; and had issue (surname Barnitz), Margaret-Jane,
a. George-CantJeryh, October 4,1822; m. December 8, 1850,
Henrietta Loucks ; and had issue (surname Barnitz) :
1. Clara-Elizabeth, b. October 11. 1851 ; d. March 3,
1874.
2. Jo/m-C'/i«rZf«,b. June 18,1854; m. October 21, 1879,
Annie Evans, of Elmira, N. Y. ; and had issue
(surname Barnitz) :
a. Clara-Elizabeth, b. June 17, 1885, in Wash-
ington, D. C
3. Cassandra- Susan, b. September 12, 1856 ; m. Au-
gust 23, 1881, by Rev. A. II. Studebaker, Harry
A. Xuneniaeher ; and had issue (surname Nune-
maclK r) :
a. Ge(rrge-Barnitz,h. July 17, 1883, in Round
Rock, Texas.
6. MabcJ-E., b. March 26, 1885, in Harris-
burg, Pa.
Family of KunkeL 31 1
4. Henrietia-Loucka^ b. September 15, 1862.
til. Jerome-Theophilus, b. September 30, 1880; m. October 19,
1852, Mary Henrietta DenninK, dau. of James Denning
and Caroline Burnett ; and had issue (surname Barnitz):
1. Jame«,b. November 19,1853; m. 1879, Mary Bush-
man, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and had issue (surname
Barnitz) :
a. John'Shoemaker^ b. 1882, in Pittsburgh.
Pa.
h. Jerome-Denning, b, 1884, in Akron, Ohio.
2. Elizabeth-Kunkely b. September 30, 1855 ; m. Octo-
ber 19, 1875, John R. Shoemaker.
3. Charles-Henry J b. August 12, 1857 ; m. November
19, 1884, Clara Elizabeth Vance.
4. George-PUtty b. June 25, 1859.
5. Mary-Caroline, b. June 27, 1861.
6. Alice-Boyd, b. May 23, 1872.
7. LaTrohe-Ataurer, born November 4, 1874.
ti'. Caroline ; m. Peter Keller Boyd, (see Boyd of DerryJ
V. Margaret-Jane ; resides in Harrisburg, Pa.
VI. Benjamin Kunkel,^ (Christian, « John-Christian, ^ ) b.
August 12, 1801, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; resides in the city of
Philadelphia; m., September 17, 1827, Magdalena Gross, b.
September 15, 1810, in Middletown, Pa. They had issue:
t. Christian-H,, b. October 1, 1828 ; m. Louisa Smith, daughter
of Henry Smith, of Middletown, Pa.
it. Oeorge-Gross, b. June 27, 1830; d. February 28, 1876; m.,
April 9, 1867, Elizabeth Reel, daughter of Jacob Reel, of
Harrisburg, Pa., and had issue,
m. Lovenia, b, February 21, 1832; d. September, 1832.
iv Mary-Elizabeth, b. March 14, 1834 ; m. Edward J. Lauman,
son of William Lauman, of Middletown, Pa.
V. Benjamin-S., b. June 20, 1836; m., May 15, 1862, Almeda
C. Zollinger, daughter of Elias Zollinger, of Harrisburg,
Pa.
i-t. Adaline, b. June 24, 1838 ; d. May 9, 1870 ; m. Henry J. Rife,
son of Jacob Rife, of Middletown, Pa.
rii. Samuel- Auguiftiis, b. April 11, 1841; d. July 8, 1870; m,,
February 18, 1854, Mary E. Reel, daughter of John Reel,
of Harrisburg, Pa., and had John A., d. s. p.
viii. Edicin-F,, b. March 15, 1843.
iz. Williani-F,, b. July 20, 1840 ; m. Mary Roumfort, daughter
of Charles E. Roumfort, of Harrisburg, Pa.
X. Charles-H., b. November 23, 1849.
312 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
VII. CATHARiNE KuNKEL,^ (Christian,* John-Christian,*)
b. December 22, 1803, at Harrisburg, Penn*a; resides in Mid-
dletown, Pa.; m., September 19, 1822, by Rev. George Loch-
man, D. D., Joseph Koss, b. July 14, 1798, at Elizabethtown,
Pa. ; d. January 26, 1863, at Middletown, Pa At a proper age he
went to Harrisburg, Pa., to learn the mercantile business.
Afterwards he engaged in said occupation in that place, and
then moved to Middletown, where he continued keeping store
till near the close of his lifa In the year 1824 he became ac-
quainted with Rev. John Winebrenner, who visited Middle-
town to preach the Gospel, and under him became converted.
At the first opportunity he identified hinuself with the Church
of God, being one of the original members of that denomination
in Middletown, where he continued to be among its most active
workers until his death. His name appears as a ruling elder
in the journal of the Fourth Annual Eldership, held at Mid-
dletown, December 25, 1833. He was licensed to preach at
the Seventh Annual Eldership which convened at Churchtown,
Cumberland county, November 5, 1836. At the time of his
death he was a member of the board of publication, and treas-
urer of the General Eldership, as well as treasurer of the East
Pennsylvania Flldership. IIo traveled and labored in the min-
istry, at protracted and other meetings, " without money and
without price," and was an eminently successful revival preacher.
His lilxjrality and benevolence were well known at home, and
in all the churches. His warmth of heart and aflFection made
him beloved by all his acquaintances. He was a strict dis-
ciplinarian, and a great lover of order. Besides, he carried his
religion into his business, being scrupulously truthful and
honest in all his dealings, loving justice and hating sin in every
form. He was devotedl y attached to the doctrines of the Church
of God, fearlessly defended them, and worked actively to es-
tablish them. Catharine Kunkel and Joseph Ross had Lssue
(surname Ross) :
t. Christian-Kunkel, b. November 6, 1823; m., July 24, 1862,
by Rev. Mr. Sewalt, Annie Lewis, of Brookfield, Mass.
ti. Joseph, b. November 11, 1825; m. March 19, 1849, by Rev.
Abraham Swartz,Mary Bowman, of Cumberland county «
Penn'a.
Family of KunkeL 813
Hi, TriZWam- Carson, b. April 15,1828; m., March 9, 1858, by
Rev. Abraham Swartz, Mary A. Rife, of Middletown.
ic, Henry-A,, b. August 15, 1830; m., June 22, 1871, by Rev.
George F. Stelling, at Vernal Bank, Chester county, Pa.,
Mary A. Hartman.
V. John-J.h. August 20, 1832 ; m., December 25, 1860, by Rev.
Benjamin Hunt, Lavinia A. Bunn, of Schellsburg, Pa.
tn. Harriet-Ann, b. October 2, 1834; m., October 30, 1862, by
Rev. D. A. L. Laverty, W. H. Beane,M. D., of Hagers-
town, Md.
vii, Qtorgt-F.y b. April 17, 1837.
via, Catkerine-E,, b. August 11, 1839.
ix. James- Mavkey^ b. October 4, 1841 ; m. October 15, 1878, at
Magnolia, Delaware, by Rev. Thomas Terry, Emma
Terry.
VIII. Sarah Kunkel* (Christian,* John-Christian,^) b.
December 6, 1805, at Ilarrisburg, Penn'a; resides in Washing-
ton, D. C; was twice married; m. first, William M. Carson,
b. December 10, 1796; d. March 3, 1833. They had issue
(surname Carson) :
t. Elizabeth \ m. J. Brisben Boyd, (see Boyd of Berry.)
a. William-Q., b. May 17, 1830; d. January 22, 1831.
m. Mary-E., b. January 8, 1832 ; d. September 14, 1832.
Mrs. Sarah-Kunkel Carson, m., secondly, James Gilliard,
b. September 21, 1808; d. April 5, 1850; buried at Harris-
burg, Pa They had issue (surname Gilliard) :
iv, Margaret ; m. October 18, 1864, George W. Parsons ; and
had issue (surname Parsons) Jessie, Harriet, James,
Robert, Lillie^ and Hile.
V. Sarah,
ft. Mary,
vii, Carrie ; m. Gilbert B. Towles, of Washington city, and had
issue (surname Towles), Alice, Bessie^ Luciits-Lehman,
d. s. p., Caroline, and Therett,
via, Emma, b. March 4, 1849 ; d. October 22, 1849.
IX. Eev. Christian-Frederick Kunkel,' (Christian,*
John-Christian,') b. September 12, 1814, at Harrisburg,
Penn'a ; d. September 16, 1865 ; m. Amanda M. Wilhelm,
b. April 17, 1824 They had issue :
i, Charles-Henry, b. April 2, 1842; resides in Greencastle,
Penn'a ; m. May, 1870, Harriet Bedsecker, and had Wil-
liam, d. s. p., and Charles-E,
314 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
a. William-F,, b. August 6, 1844.
UL Annie-Mizahtth, b. July 12, 1846; m. February 8, 1882,
Cliai'les C. Hackett.
iv. Moshexm- Sidney y b. December 12, 1848.
17. James B,, b. December 2, 1852; d. May 24, 1863.
rt. Amanda-B.y b. August 1, 1854; m. November 24, 1880, P.
S. Wilhelm, and had Samuel.
X. Samuel Kunkel,*'* (Christian, * John-Christian,^) bi
May 26, 1817, in Harrisburg, Pa.; resides at Shippensburg,
Pa.; m. in 1842, Rachel Bomberger, b. February 26, 1821,
at Middletown, Pa., {see Bomberger retord.) They had issue :
». George-Jacohy b. April 28, 1843 ; an attorney-at-law, Har-
risburg, Pa.
n. John-Christian, b. July 26, 1845; resides in Shippensburg,
Pa.
Hi, Charles-Augustus, b. June 10, 1847 ; resides at Harrisburg,
Pa.; m. January 13, 1881, by Rev. C. W. Buoy, in Grace
M. E. Church, Harrisburg, Eliza Beverlina Waugh, b.
November 21, 1855, (see Beatti/ record) ; and had issue :
1. Beverly-Wauqh, b. October 27, 1881.
2. Rachel, b. October 17, 1882.
iv, Anna-Elizabeth, b. November 26, 1848; m. William S.
Montgomery, and had (surname Montgomery), John-
Kunkel and Bachel-May,
V, Samuel, b. August 28, 1850.
vi, Lydia-Joseijhine, b. May 8, 1852; d. April 4, 1854.
vii, Ada-Serene, b. February 9, 1854; m. October 9, 1878, Rev.
Isaac Martin Motter, b. January 19, 1852, at Emmits-
burg, Md., and had issue (surname Motter) :
1. Samuel-Lewis, b. August 21, 1879.
2. Guy-Eunkel, b. Deceml)er 9, 1880.
3. Mary, b. January 28, 1883 ; d. February 11, 1883.
4. John-Christian, b. December 28, 1883.
via, Lilly-May, b. March 11, 18*56.
tx. Bachel, b. September 2, 1858; d. May 5, 1884.
XL John Christian Kunkel, '^ (George,'* Christian,^ John
Christian,^) b. September 18, 1816, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; d. Oc-
tober 14, 1870, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; he received a liberal scien-
tific and classical education in the schools at Gettysburg and
at Jefferson College, Canonsburg, at which latter institution
he graduated. After leaving college, he entered Carlisle law
school under Judge Read, subsequently reading law with
Family of Kunkel. 315
James McCormick, and admitted to the Dauphin county bar.
After his admission to the bar, he remained several years in
the office with Mr. McCormick He rapidly gained a large
practice and a reputation which few members of the bar enjoy.
He also became active in politics, and, in the earnest and ex-
citing campaign of 1844, when the young men of the nation
had made Henry Clay, then in the zenith of his career, their
standard-bearer, the best talent and the most brilliant eloquence
that ever graced the American rostrum was called into requisi-
tion. Amid all the magnificent display and power of logic,
that of the young orator of Pennsylvania, as Mr. Kunkel was
recognized, was conspicuous as well for force of argument as
for grace of delivery. The same year he was elected to the
Legislature, reelected in 1845, and again in 1850. In 1851, he
was elected to the State Senate, and was chosen Speaker of that
body at the close of the first session of his term. As a legis-
lator, Mr. Kunkel was prominent for the wisdom of his coun-
sel as well as for the power of his eloquence. His services at
the capital added greatl}^ to his already wide reputation as a
pure statesman and accomplished scholar. In 1854, and again
in 1856, he was elected to the United States Congress. During
the four years he spent in Washington city, he was regarded
throughout the country as one of the ablest statesmen at the
National capital. In 1858, he retired from public life, and gave
his exclusive attention to the practice of his profession, vary-
ing the course of his life by occasionally helping a friend in a
political canvass, and, wherever he went, he was always the
favorite of the people. In 1868, he was stricken Jown with
paralysis, and never fully regained his health, dying as pre-
viously stated. Perchance, the loss of no member of the Dau-
phin county bar was so severely telt as that of Mr. Kunkel, if
we are to judge of the glowing, sincere, and fraternal tributes
paid to his memory by his brethren in the profession at the
time of his death. Mr. Kunkel m., October 20, 1857, Eliza-
beth Crain Rutherford, daughter of Dr. William Wilson
Rutherford and Eleanor Crain ; she resides at Harrisburg, Pa.
They had issue :
i. John^ b. September 22, 1853.
816 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
n. William-Rutherford, b. March 30, 1861 ; d. December 30,
1864.
Hi, Sarah' Eleanor, b. September 27, 1866; d. June 11, 1871.
XIL George Ziegler Kunkel,* (George, ' Christian,*
John-Christian/) b. 1820, in Ilarrisburg, Pa.; a banker; re-
sides at Harrisburg, Pa. ; m. December 28, 1852, Isabella
Herr, (laughter of Daniel Herr and Sarah Gilbert. They had
issue:
i, Mary; d. s. p.
«. George; an attorney-at-law, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
UL DanieUHerr, b. 1857 ; d. April 21, 1880.
iv, Sarah- B. ; d. s. p.
V, WillianuA, ; d. s. p.
vi, A,'Catharine,
vii. Paul' A.
via, Carrie-B,
^V^ ,vTi
Linn of Lurgan. 817
LINN OF LURGAN.
L William Linn, ^ the ancestor, emigrated from the north
of Ireland, in 1732, and settled in Chester county. According to
family tradition, his wife died in Ireland, and he brought with
him an only son, William. They remained in Chester county
but a few years, when, following the tide of emigration, they
settled upon the frontiers of the Purchase of October, 1736,
near what is now known as Roxbury, in Franklin county.
The names of William Linn, senior, and William Linn, junior,
appear on the assessment list of Lurgan township, Cumberland
county, for the year 1751, one year after the erection of Cum-
berland county, (1750.) Here the ancestor died, having nearly
reached the one hundredth year of his aga His father fought on
the side of " The Orange " at Boyne, July 1, 1690, and was said
to have been in Captain Hugh Wilson's company, the first
Irish oflBcer who crossed the river. Hugh Wilson's son went
to the ** Irish Settlement ; " the Greggs came to Chester county
the same year the Linns came — the descendants of these three
soldiers of Boyne-water became kindred in 1869, when Wil-
liam H. Sage, of Ithaca, N. Y., was married to Jennie,
daughter of Hon. Andrew Gregg Curtin, (^ee Gregg and Cur^
tin record.)
IL William Linn, Jr.,^ (William, i) b. in 1722, in Ireland,
was an oflBcer in Middle Spring Church. In June, 1755, he
was in, Philadelphia with his wagon, and was pressed into
service, with his team, to haul supplies to General Braddock's
army, and was at the noted defeat He died April 16, 1812,
and is buried in the grave-yard attached to Middle Spring
church. William Linn, m., first, Susanna Trimble ; accord-
ing to tradition, she died in Shippensburg, in November, 1755,
where, in consequence of an Indian raid, the frontier inhabi-
818 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
tants had gathered. They had issue, all born in Lurgan town-
ship:
3. i. William, b. February 27, 1752; m., first, Kebecca Blair.
4. ii, John, b. April 2, 1754; m. Ann Fleming.
William Linn* married, secondly, Jane McCoRMlCK. They
had issue:
5. Hi, James, b. October 17, 1761 ; m. Griselda Patterson.
iv, Stisanna; m. June 28, 1788, Cliarles Maclay, and removed
to Urbana. Ohio. Charles Maclay, eldest son of John
Maclay, of Lurgan, b. May 23, 1767 ; d. January 4, 1815,
(see Maclay record,)
V, Nancy,
vi, Jane', m., December 18, 1800, Abraham Smith, removed to
Urbana, Ohio. Abraham Smith was one of the survivors
of the massacre at Crooked-Billet, now Hatboro', Mont-
gomery county. May 1, 1778, where his captain, Charles
Maclay, the elder, was killed.
vii. Isaiah, b. 1772; d., unm., April 20, 1809, in Union county,
Pa., buried in Buffalo Cross-Roads Presbyterian church-
yard,
mi. Charles', d., unm., December, 1818.
IX. George', d., unm., July, 1808.
6. X. David ; b. May 28, 1776 ; m. Margery Coulter.
in. William Linn,^ (William, ^ William, i) b. February
27, 1752; graduated at Princeton, N. J., class 1772; studied
theology under Rev. Robert Cooper, D. D.; appointed chaplain
of Fifth and Sixth Penu'a battalions, February 15, 1776;
pastor at Big Spring, now Newville, Cumberland county, until
1784; president of Washington College, Maryland, 1784-
1785; pai^tor of Collegiate Dutch Church, N. Y., 1786-1808;
and first ohaj)lain of the House of Representatives, U. S., May
1, 1789. His published works are '^ Sermons, Historical and
Characteristical," N. Y., 1791; *^ Signs of the Times," N. Y.,
1794; "A Funeral Eulogy on General Washington, delivered
February 22, 1800, before the New York Society of the Cin-
cinnati ;" " Sermon on the Death of General Alexander Ham-
ilton," &c. Shortly before his death, Dr. Linn was elected
President of Union College, Schenectady, but was never in-
augurated. He died in Albany, N. Y., January 8, 1808.
Dr. Linn ni., first, January 10, 1774, Rebecca Blaib, daughter
Linn of Lurgan, 819
of Rev. John Blair, vice president of College of New Jersey,
at Princeton, 1767-1768. They had issue:
7. i. Elizaheth\ b. 1775; m. Charles Brockden Brown.
u. John-Blaity b. March 14, 1777, in Shippensburg, Pa.; grad-
uated from Columbia College, N. Y., in 1795; read law
under Alexander Hamilton ; abandoned that profession
for the ministry, and licensed 1798; installed co-pastor
of First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, 1799. Dr.
Linn's published writings are '* The Powers of Genius,"
a poem, second edition, published 1802; ''Valerian," a
poem, published in 1806, after his death, with a sketch of
his life, by Charles Brockden Brown, his brother-in-law.
Dr. Linn m., in 1799, Esther Bailey, daughter of Col.
John Bailey, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. They had one son,
John-Blair^ who died in 1858. Dr. Linn died August 30,
1804. His widow married John R. Bleeker, of Albany,
and Mary, her daughter by Mr. Bleeker, is the wife of Hon.
Horatio Seymour, of Utica, N. Y.
tit. Susan, h, October 30, 1778; d. May 6, 1824, in Ithaca, N.
Y.; m., October 19, 1810, Simeon DeWitt, b. December
26, 1756; d. December 3, 1834; Surveyor-General U. S.
until July 13, 1796, and afterward Surveyor-General of
of N. Y.; Mrs. DeWitt was the author of a novel, entitled
*' Justinea," among the early publications of the Harpers ;
and of a poem entitled '* The Pleasures of Religion."
They had issue (surname DeWitt):
1. Susan-Linn; b. September 3, 1811; d. April 1,
1849, at Milwaukee, Wisconsin; m.. May 28,
1836, Hon. Levi Hubbell, b. at Ballston, N. Y.,
April 15, 1808; graduated at Union College;
Adjutant-General of N. Y., 1833-1836 ; member
of Legislature, 1841 ; removed to Milwaukee,
1844; circuit judge, 1848; reelected, 1851; cir-
cuit judge and associate justice Supreme
Court until 1853; U. S. district attorney of
Wisconsin,*1871-1875; died December 8, 1876,
in Milwaukee. (See voL viii, Wisconsin Hist.
Collections, page 46S,) They had issue (sur-
name Hubbell) :
a. Simeon-D.^h, February 23, 1837; resides
in Lompoc, Santa Barbara county, Cali-
fornia.
6. Bichard' Walter y b. 1839; now judge in
Oconto, Wis.
2. William-Linn ; b. January 13, 1817 ; resides in
Ithaca, N.Y.
320 Pennsylvama Genealogies.
3. Mary-Linn; b. February 23, 1819; d. March 20,
1871, at Ithaca.
tu. Rebecca; d. 1825 ; m. February 5, 1803, William Keese, Esq.,
attorney-at-law, New York city ; b. December 7, 1 780 ; d.
March 19, 1819 ; son of John and Bboda Keese ; and had
issue (surname Keese):
1. Bev. William-Linn^ rector of the Episcopal
• Church at New Haven, Conn., and died there ;
m. Mary Drake ; their sons, James-DraH, Ho-
bart^ and Lawrence^ all young men of promise,
died in early manhood. James D. was a law-
yer ; Hobart a physician.
2. John, b. November 24, 1805; d. May 30, 1856;
was the John Keese of most excellent book-
selling memory, an extraordinary man in the
humorous handling of books and of an audi-
ence, &c, (See Keese-ana, by £. A. Duyckinck,
Maga. of Am. Hist., vol. i, (1877,) page 497;
also t&u2.,734, Keese-ana continued by his son,
Wm. L. Keese ; see, also, "John Keese, Wit,
Litterateur, and Macsenas," by Henry Morford
June and July numbers, New Montlily Maga-
zine, N. Y., 1880, accompanied by portrait.)
John Keese m., July, 1832, Elizabeth Willetts,
still living, and had issue (surname Keese) :
a. Jonathan-L,^ b. August 8, 1883; d. in U. S.
service, May 9, 1861.
6. Williayii'L,, b. February 25, 1835 ; m., Oc-
tober 2, 1864, Helen K. Thorne, and had
issue (surname Keese): IJ.- Willetts^ b.
July 2, 1865, and William-Lawrence, b.
July 4, 1872.
c. Charlotte- W,, b. November 5, 1839; m.
John A. Sherer, and had issue (surname
Sherer), John-K,
d. Vharles-lloffman, b. July 26, 1842; m.
Emily Scriven.
e. John, b. March 20, 1844.
/'. Mary-W., b. November 5, 1845; m. Wil-
liam Fitzhugh.
g, Benton, b. May 5, 1854.
3. Theodare, of Port Chester, N. Y.
V, Mary ; d., unm., at Ithaca, N. Y., January 29, 1870.
8. vi, TFi«tam,b. August 30, 1790; m. Mary A. Biers.
Linn of Lurgan, 821
vii, Sarah-IAcingston, b. May 28, 1793; d. August 24, 1840, in
Bethlehem, Pa.; ra. May 7, 1817, John W. Peters, of
Philadelphia, b. May 19, 1789; d. July 21, 1830; and had
issue (surname Peters):
1. FranceS'C, b. March 1, 1818; m. James R.
•Speed, of Caroline, Tompkins county, N. Y.,
(Mr. 8|)eed was killed by stroke of lightning
May 5, 1854,) and had issue (surname Speed):
a. Mary-C.^ b. February 3, 1839 ; m. July 11 ,
1862, Walter M. Boyer ; she died in Win-
field, Kansas, January 23, 1879, leaving
issue (surname Boyer), R. -Speed and
Fannie-S.
h. Richardy b. February 25, 1841 ; d. October
10, 1882; served in the war of Rebellion.
c. Rohert-G.'H.yh, July 5, 1845; m. October
29, 1872 ; and had issue, Robert, Bessie^
Mary, and Reno,
d. Henry-L,, b. May 4, 1847; m. January 1,
1872, and had issue, Maude and James-R.
e. Jessie-H,, b. April 23, 1849; m. Henry A.
Graham, December 17, 1878; and had
issue (surname Graham), SamwUH,,
and Fannit'S,
f. Sallie-Peters, b. March 29, 1851, of Slater-
ville, N. Y.
g. James-R,, b. November 9, 1854; d. April
3,1855.
2. John-Jordan, of Ithaca, N. Y., b. August 7,
1825; m. May 15, 1848, Mary Snow, b. August
3, 1828, and had issue (surname Peters) :
a. ISarah-L,, b. March 19, 1850; m. October
2, 1867, J. Hathaway Clark, b. July,
1847; d. February 7, 1883; and had issue
(surname Clark), Herber^IL, b. July 25,
1870; Mary-P., b. September 23, 1873;
and iZarri€t-(^., b. July 13, 1879; d. 1880.
6. Harri€t'L,,h, May 26; m. George Doty,
and had issue (surname Doty), Floyd
and Jay,
c. Richard-S,,h, March 7, 1856; d. August
25, 1862.
d, Uenry-Linn, b. July 17, 1859.
3. Mary-L„ b. March 31, 1828, of Ithaca, N. Y.;
m. in 1875, WDliam Coryell, M. D.; d. August
30, 1880.
SI
322 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
William Linn, D. D., had, by his second wife, Catharine
Moore, widow of Dr. Moore, of New York :
vm. James-Henry^ b. Fel)ruary 15, 1798; atlorney-atlaw of Al-
bany, N. Y. ; d. in 1837 ; unm.
William Linn, D. D., had, by his third wife, nee Helen Han-
son, d. in Schenectady, in 1846 :
9. ix. Archibald-L., b. October 6, 1802; m. Mary Ten Eyek
McClelland.
IV. JohnLinn,3 (William,^ William,^) b. April 2, 1754;
removed from Lurgan to Buffalo Valley, now Union county,
Pa., in 1775; d. March 18, 1809; buried in Presbyterian
church-yard, Buffalo Cross-roads ; m. November 7, 1780, Ann
Fleming, b. September 6, 1761 ; d. September 4, 1841 ;
daughter of John and Ann Fleming, of Cumberland county.
They had issue :
•
t. Susanna^ b. February 6, 1783; removed to Sugar Creek,
Venango county, Pa. ; d. February 22, 1831 ; m. March
27, 1804, William Thompson, b. June 7, 1777 ; d. April 1,
1823, at Sugar Creek ; son of Captain James Thompson,
of Buffalo Valley; and had issue (surname Thompson):
1. James, b. October 11, 1805; d. January 21, 1833.
On the morning of that day iie was making fire
in a stove in his store, in Franklin, Pa., and,
by mistake, used a powder keg, in which there
were a few pounds of caked powder, and was
killed by the explosion.
2. Ann, b. May 6, 1808; d. 1849; m. May 12, 1831,
John B. McCalmont, b. September 7, 1806; d.
at Altoona, 111., February 24, 1884, and had
issue (surname McCalmont) W, i^., d. 1853,
Susan-E., Sarali-A,, and Henry.
3. John-L,, b. May 28, 1810 ; d. Septeml)er 9, 1846,
in Cooi>erstown, Venango county, Pa. ; m. Oc-
tober 9, 1833, Sarah Snyder, d. December 28,
1880, and had issue (surname Thompson) Su-
san, Philetus, James, d. 1874, and Jokn,
4. Susan ; m. Bailey ; resides in Union City,
Erie county, Pa.
5. William, b. May 12, 1812; m. August 4, 1831,
Mary A. Foster, and had issue (surname
Thomi>son), Samuel, John, William^ and Mrs,
George Frederick, all of New Brighton, Beaver
county. Pa.
Linn of Lurgan, 823
6. Elizabeihy b. June 6, 1818; resides in Tuscola,
111.; m. November 8, 1835, James Mun*ay; d.
January 6, 1877, and had issue (surname Mur-
ray), Alfred; a soldier of 1861-5, of Ports-
mouth, 0.; Charity- A, \ m. Murphey;
of Tuscola, 111. ; Edgar-T,; killed by an explo-
sion on Oil creek, June 19, 1867; Jiichard-II,^
Wilson-L.y and James-L., of Sidney., 111.
ii. Aiyn^ b. Apiil 5, 1787; d. October 13, 1873, at Greencastle,
Ind. ; m. Andrew McBeth,b. September 10, 1777 ; d. July
8, 1854 ; son of John McBeth, of Haines township, Centre
county, Fa., and had issue (surname McBeth) :
1. Elizaheth'A., b. March 24, 1818 ; d. December 20»
1850; m. January 23, 1840, William H. Coates,
d. March 21, 1859, and had issue (surname
Coates) :
a. Elizaheth'A.^ b. Dec. 11, 1850; d. Decem-
ber 6, 1871 ; m. David H. Stevenson,
January 5, 1871, and had issue (surname
Stevenson), Elizabeth- 8.^ b. November
21, 1871.
2. John-A,-H,, b. November 6, 1821 ; d. October 12,
1854, near New Hope, Brown county, O.
3. Jane-P,, b. August 19, 1823; m. W. H. Coates,
above, whom she survives. Mrs. Coates is
founder of Coates College, Terre Haute. Ind.,
the only college in the State devoted exclusively
to the education of young women ; she has pro-
vided means to purchase good grounds, and, in
addition to annual donations, will make it the
legatee of her estate.
Hi. William, b. November 3, 1793 ; died October 26, 1834, in
Miami county, Ohio ; m., October 14, 1824, Jane Morrow,
b. March, 1802; d. March 15, 1848, (and had issue) :
1. Malilda,%, August 5, 1827; d. May 18, 1849; m.
John Bobo.
2. William-M.^ b. November 22, 1831 ; m., March 31,
1852, Maria Reed; shed. January 28, 1854; and
had issue John-W,, b. January 21, 1854 ; reside
near Piqua, Ohio.
10. u'. Jb/in, b. January 8, 1797 ; m. Mary F. Chamberlin.
V, Margaret, b. December 27, 1799 ; d. February 7, 1873, at
Sugar Creek, Venango county ; m., May 13, 1823, Joseph
McCalmont, b. November 23, 1798 ; d. April 22, 1874, and
had issue (surname McCalmont) :
324 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
1. Jemtwa-X., b. November22, 1824; d. August 23,
1858; m., December 8, 1846, Andrew Johnston,
of Huntingdon, Pa.; d. February 17, 1885, aged
83 years, and had issue (surname Johnston)
^ -4.-P.- TT., of Harrisburg, Cat/mriwc, of Green-
ville, Pa., Jemima-L.^ m. W. A. Crawford
Cooperstown , Venango county. Pa., Jo«ep/i-3f.,
Nebraska.
2. Emily-A.^h, August 1, 1827; m., November 26,
1846, Samuel Cooper, of Webster City, low^a,
and had issue (surname Cooper), Ida-JB.^ John-
3fcC., Edwin, ^FtWiam, and Charles,
3. Sarah'J.j b. July 14, 1831 ; m., December 16, 1852,
T. W. Brown, near Greenville, Mercer county,
and had issue (surname Brown) :
a, GeorQ€'H., h. December 6, 1856.
6. C/iarleS'McC, b. October 27, 187tt.
4. JameS'F,'L,, b. December 29, 1833 ; resides in Ve-
nango county.
6. Murray-L.^ b. August 14, 1836; m., October 4,
1864, Catharine Kochler, and had issue : Anne^
Charles and John, all of Sugar Creek.
6. Margaret'E., b. No vernier 9, 1841 ; m., September
27, 1860, Charles Kochler, and had issue (sur-
name Kochler), Penelope, Margaret^ Sarah-L.,
and Oa(/iar*/ie-TF., allof Unutilla county, Ore-
gon.
7. John-L,, b. September 4, 1843 ; m. Martha Beggs,
ai)d had issue, Amy-L., Warren- A,, and
SaroJi-B,y all of Sugar Creek, Pa.
11. vL Jain€,s-F.,h. December 6, 1802; m. Margaret I. Wilson.
vii, Jemima, b. April 30, 1806 ; d. unm. April 17, 1873, at Sugar
Creek.
V. James LiNN,3 (William,^ William, i)b. October 17, 1761;
d. in Lurgiin, May 28, 1835; served in the militia under Gen.
Armstrong, at Germantown ; onlainetl a ruling elder of church
at Middle Spring, September 22, 1822 ; m., February- 3, 1786,
Griselda Pati^ersox, b. June 8, 1759; d. August 1, 1839.
They had issue :
12. i, Williavi, b. 1789; in. Mary Galbraith.
ii, Mary, b. November 7, 1790 ; d. march 9, 1854, at Burgetts-
town, Pa. ; m., December 20, 1814, Robert Patterson, b.
October 8, 1784; d. January 9, 1S61, son of Josiah Pat-
terson ; and had issue (surname Patterson):
Linn of Lurgan. 325
1. Jane, b. October 16, 1815; d. May 12, 1846; m.,
first, September 29, 1835, J. Watson Allen, and
had (surname Allen), Bohert-P,, of Powe-
sheik, Iowa, m. Anna Cleaver; m., secondly,
in 1842, James Ewing, and bad issue (surname
Ewing), Jane, b. March 3, 1845; ra., L. B.
Sisson.
2. Eliza.h, March 17, 1818; d. June 15, 1841.
3. Sarah-Smith.h. August 6, 1820 ; m. Jam^s E wing,
{ante); d. April 28, 1841.
4. James L , of Burgettstown.b. November 12, 1824 ;
m. Sarah A. Linn, of William (XI,] and had
issue (surname Patterson) :
a. Mary-L,, b. Februarys, 1855.
6. Addie-J.^ b. January 27, 1857.
c. Elizabeth, b. February 20, 1861.
d. Anna-0., b. November 25, 1862.
e. James-F., b April 20, 1865.
6. Mary, b. October 17, 1829; m., March 15, 1859,
Rev. James T. Frederick, D. D., of Burgetts-
town, and had issue (surname Frederick) :
a. Sarah'E., b. Dec. 31 , 1859 ; m., November
18, 1883, Rev. Samuel F. Marks of Fort
Wayne, Ind.
6. William-J., b. March 6, 1865.
c. Jf'hn-D.^ b. September 10, 1869.
d. David-P,, b. January 16, 1872.
in. Jane, b. 1793; d. July 9, 1860; m., May 11, 1826, James
Rodgers, of Shippensburg ; d. September 10, 1831, and
had issue (surname Rodgers) :
1. Rev, JamfS'L,, b. May 5, 1827 ; m. Hetty B. Coch-
ran, of Eliza (postea iv),
2. Hon. A.'Denny, b. April 17, 1830 ; of Columbus,
Ohio,
tt*. Eliza^ b. 1799; d. September, 1856; m. Robert Cochran,
inn-keeper at ^ippensburg; d. at Springfield, Ohio,
April 28, 1873, aged eighty-nine years, and had issue (sur-
name Cochran):
1. James- L,, d. s. p.
2. Hetty-B., b. 1830; m. Rev. J. L. Rodgers, above.
3. David,
4. ArP.-L,
V. Andrew-P,,\), ISOO; d. July 5, 1841 ; a physician; m.
Walker.
VI. David Linn,' (William,^ Williara,i) b. May 28, 1777 ;
d. July 26, 1848; removed from Lurgan to now Kelly town-
326 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
ship, Union county ; served in the war of 1812, at Black Rock ;
m. June 10, 1800, Margery Coulter, b. December 24, 1780;
d. November 19, 1865. They had issue :
t. Franklin-F,,h. April 13, 1801 ; d. November 27, 1846 ; unm
u. Williani'T,^ of Buffalo Cross-roads ; b. June 5, 1811; m.
February 12, 1835, Catharine Robinson,
tit. Margaret, b. November 19, 1825 ; m., August 10, 1848, Bev.
Ephraim Kieflfer, who died at Carlisle, Pa., May II , 1871,
and had issue (surname Kieffer) :
1. liev, William'T,'L,y of Mercersburj?, Pa.; b.
September 8, 1850 ; m., June 24, 1879, Elizabeth
Miles, of Carlisle, and had issue (surname Kief-
fer) :
a. Williarn^M., b. Auflrust 13, 1882.
6. Thommon-L,^ b. May 19, 1884; d. July 9,
1885.
2. Mary-C, b. June 29, 1854 ; m., November 9, 1882,
Phiueas T. Ball, of Churchville, Maryland, and
had issue (surname Ball), Margaret-L,
3. Emma-B,^ b. March 26, 1859; m., November 6,
1884, W. B. Donehower, of Lewisburg, Pa.
4. Catharine-L,^ b. June 17, 1861.
5. Anna-M., b. April 3, 1864.
6. Stephen-E.y b. August 16, 1868.
VIL Elizabeth Ldjn,* (William, » William,' William, i)
b. 1775; d. July 31, 1834, at Philadelphia, Penna; she was a
woman of taste and literary acquirements. She m. November,
180-i, Charles Brockden Brown, b. January 17, 1771 ; d.
February 19, 1810. He was of Quaker lineaga His middle
name was derived from his uncle, the skillful conveyancer and
great scrivener of provincial days. He received a liberal edu-
cation under Kobert Proud, the historian, and at the age of six-
teen already formed plans of extensive literary work. He was
apprenticed to Alexander Wilcox, an eminent lawyer, but oc-
cupied himself with literary instead of legal studies. In 1796,
he removed to the city of New York, where he devoted hira-
self to letters with great eagerness to become conspicuous as a
writer. In 1798, appeared his first novel, " Wieland," a pow-
erful and original romance, and in 1799, "Osmond, or The
Second Witness." At this time he had begun no less than
five novels, two of which, '^Arthur Mervyn" and Edgar Hunt'
Linn of Lurgan, 827
ley," were soon published In "Arthur Merwyn " the ravages
of the yellow fever, which the author had witnessed in New
York, in 1798, and Philadelphia, in 1793, are painted with
terrific truth. These were followed by others of more or
less note. He published a number of political pamphlets, and
edited with ability the American Register. He was a man of
romantic temper, extensive attainments, and great industry.
He was the first in America who ventured to pursue literature
as a profession. To him, his country is indebted for the high
literary standard he gave it. His life and coiTespondence
edited by William Dunlap, in two volumes, was published in
1815. Elizabeth Linn and Charles Brockden Brown had
issue (surname Brown) :
t. Williain-Linn^ b. September, 1805 ; resides in Philadelphia ;
m. October 10, 1836, Emily G. Burlinjf, daughter of
Samuel Burling, of New York city ; and had issue :
1. Virginia-P,^ d., Philadelphia.
2. Laura-L,f d. in infancy.
8. ^mt7y-B.,d., Philadelphia.
4. Eugene- A,, d., leaving issue, one daughter,
Emily-B., of Philadelphia.
5. William-Linn, Jr., of Philadelphia.
«. Charles-BrtjcMen, (twin,) b. September, 1805; d. 1875, in
the South,
m. Eiujene-L,^ b. 1807 ; d. 1824; m. and had issue, Emily-B,
iv. Mary-C, b. 1809; d. 1829.
VIII. William Linn,* Esq., (William,* William,' Wil-
liam, i) b. August 31, 1790; d. January 14, 1867, at Ithaca, N.
Y.; was a lawyer, and author of "A Life of Thomas JeflFerson,"
Ithaca, 1834, and of the celebrated " Rohrbach Papers ; " rn.
Mary A. Biers, d. J uly 95, 1848, aged fifty. They had issue :
t. Susan-L,, b. July 12, 1819; d. July 11, 1885; m., in 1840,
Henry W. Sajre, Esq., of Ithaca, founder of Sage College,
Cornell University ; she was one of the founders of the
Brooklyn (N. Y.) School for Training Nurses, and liber-
ally endowed the female department of Cornell Univer-
sity. On Saturday, July 11, 1885, while returning with
her husband and Miss Kate Linn from a visit of mercy
at Slaterville, near Ithaca, she was, about half past six
p. M., thrown from her carriage and instantly killed ; her
former pastor, Henry Ward Beecher, s.iid of her in his
o28 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
address at her funeral ^'lier soul had entered into the
very spirit of the Go8i)el of Jesus Christ ; to lier virtues
were joined all the graces wliich education could give,
with great hopefulness, and that rare gift, the illumina-
tion of humor, wliich, together, formed a wondrous com-
bination of Christian character. She was a most noble.
Christian woman, who, once known, can never be for-
gotten." They had issue (surname Sage) :
1. Dean\ m. Sarah Manning.
2. WilUam-Hr, m. May 20, 1869, Jennie Curtin,
daughter of Hon. A. G. Curtin, of Belief on te,
(see Oreyg and Curtin record^ and had issue
(surname Sage) :
a. Catharine-C,, b. July 2, 1870.
6. Ilenry-W., Jr., b. 1872.
c. AndreW'Orefjg'Curtin, b. June 8, 1873.
d. Be Witt,
u. DeWitt; drowned near Staten Island, N. Y.,May 28,1872.
Hi, Kate; residing in Ithaca, 1885.
IX. Archibald Laidlie Linn,* (Williarn,^ William,
William, M b. October 15, 1802 ; d. Octo'ber 10, 1857, at Schen-
ectady, N. Y. ; graduated at Union College, Schenectady, 1820;
twice mavor of Sclienectady, N. Y. ; member of Twentv-sev-
enth Congress, 1841-43 ; of New York House of Eepresenta-
tives, 1844; and county judge; m. January 31, 1826, Mary
Ten Eyck McClelland, b. November 8, 1808; living at
Schenectady. Thev had is^ue :
i. William, b. November 14, 1826; d. January 4, 1844.
a. Peter- Van- It, b. October 20, 1828.
til. Jiev, John Blair, of Corsicana, Texas; b. December 5,
1830; ni. October 20, 1857, Miss Morgan.
iv, CharleS'F,, b. October 19, 1833; d. June 5, 1861.
V. Marn-II,, b. October 9, lS3o ; m. James Hastings, of Lislm's
Kill, Albany county, N. Y.
rt. Archibald- L,,h, April 3, 1839; d. in hospital at New Or-
leans, September 13, 1864 ; sergeant of company B, 2d
New York Veteran cavalry.
vii, Helen-L., b. December 30, 1843.
via. Jeanette, b. June 26, 1845; d. May 21, 1861.
X. John Linn,* (John,^ Williain,^ William,^) b. Januarv
8, 1797; living at Mount Vernon, Knox county, O. ; m., April
28, 1825, Mary F. Chambeklin, b. Septemter 29, 1804; d.
Linn of Lurgan, 329
April 3, 1865: daughter of Colonel William Chaml)erlin, of
Kelly township, Union county, Pa.. They had issue :
1. William-Lawrer^ce^h, January 16,1826; residence, Green-
field P. 0.,Iowa; m. May 26, 1858, Rachel A. Robertson,
who d. April 16, 1870, and had issue: /?.-(?., m. Dema
Stewart, Mary-A,^ m. — Smith, William' E, ^ Flora-
E,y Anna-L,^ and H. -Wayne,
a. John-F,^ b. September 29, 1827 ; resides at Greenfield P. O.,
Iowa.
Hi. Mary-E,^ b. Auj^ust 8, 1829; m. January 1, 1857, James
Patterson, of Mount Vernon, O., and had issue (surname
Patterson), 2)ora-3f., m. J. W. McDonald, of Hampton,
Iowa; Elwyn-L,^ Knd Otto-A.
iv. Ttohert-H., b. April 7, 1832; m. May 27. 1857, Anna J. Pol-
lock, and had issue :
1. /r7a-Jtf., b. December 1, 1858; m. November 30,
1882, M. J. Pusey, of Wiiifield, Iowa.
2. Benna-M,^ b. June 19, 1860; d. August 10, 1877.
r. Ann-E., b. November 14, 1834; m. February 1, 1860, N. R.
Ebei*8ole; d. near Tama, Iowa, October 10, 1867.
vi, Sman-M., b. February 3, 1838; d. October 25, 1875; m. J.
L. Serviss, of Marshall county, Iowa.
vii. Catharine- J., h. May 12, 1840; m., July 4, 1861, John Pol-
lock ; residing at Morning Sun, Louisa county, Iowa.
XL James F. Linn,«^ (John,* William,' William, i) b. De-
cember 6, 1802 ; d. October 8, 1869 ; practitioner at law, in
Lewisburg, Pa., 1826-1869; and specially prominent as an
abolitionist, and as an advocate of temperance; m., July 20,
1826, Margaret L Wilsox, b. October 12, 1804 ; d. June 22,
1868 ; daughter of Ilugh Wilson and Catharine Irvine, {see Hugh
Wilson record,) They had issue:
t. Mary i., b. July 12, 1827, living at Mercersburg, Penn'a ;
m., November 14, 1848, Rev. Henry Harbaugh, D. D., b.
October 28, 1817 ; died while Professor in the Theological
Seminary of the German Reformed Church at Mercers-
burg, Deceml>er 28, 1867 ; author of ** The Sainted Dead,"
'* Heavenly Recognition," •' Fathers of the German Re-
formed Church," and editor of '* The Mercersbutg Re-
view," and had issue (surname Harbaugh) :
1. Wihon-L.^ b. July 25, 1851, druggist, Mercers-
burg ; m.. May 24, 1876, Rosanna McNaughton,
and had issue, Henry and Duncan-J,
330 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
r 2. MarqareUA.y b. May 20, 1855; teacher at Radnor,
Pa.
3. H,-Lange, b. October 24, 1^57.
4. J.-F,'Linn^ b. April 29, 1860; attomey-at-law,
Chambersburg, Pa.
6. M,-Lnuisa^ b. December 19, 1862.
6. John-A,, b. February 8, 1867.
u. Wilson-L, b. September9, 1829 ; m., February 27, 1&49, Eliz-
abeth Brown, b. September 16, 1827; reside at Berwyn,
Chester county, Penn'a, and had issue :
1. Edwin-B., b. June 1, 1850; m., November 20,
1878, Siney, and had issue, Wilson-L
2. Janus'F,^ b. February 14, 1852, resides at Flour-
town, Montgomery county. Pa.
3. Anna-B,, b. Octol)er 21, 1855; d. April 17, 1882;
m., December 25, 1877, N. B. Sterner, and had
issue (surname Sterner), Emmn-S.
4. Mnrgaret-W., b. October 10, 1857.
6. Mary-B., b. June 29, 1860.
6. MerHlUR,, b. April 12, 1862.
7. Franks,, b. February 19, 1864.
8. CharleS'E,, b. October' 6, 1866.
13. in. John-Blnir; m., first, Julia J. Pollock; secondly, Mary
E. D. Wilson.
iv, J.'Merrill, b. October 17, 1833 ; an attorney-at-law ; resides
at Lewisburg, Pa. ; m., December 26,1867, Mary E. Bill-
meyer, daugtiter of Philip Billmeyer, and had issue :
1. Philip-B., b. May 25, 1869.
r. Oliver-D,, b. January 3, 1836; d. May 12, 1840.
VI. Anne-C, b, July 31, 1839; m.. May 9, 1878, Dr. John S.
Angle, of Spread Eagle, Chester county. Pa., and had is-
sue (surname Angle) :
1. Laura-L.^h. April 9, 1879.
rtt. Laura-S,, b. March 11, 1845; d. October 9, 1871 ; m., De-
cember 22, 1864, Dr. John S. Angle, and had issue (sur-
name Angle) :
1. Linn, b. April 29, 1867.
2. JYbm, b. November 1869.
XII. William Linn,« (James, » William,' William, i) b.
1787; d. in Lurgau township, April 5, 1878: elder in Presby-
terian church of Middle Spring; served in war of 1812, in de-
fense of Baltimore ; m. September 28, 1819, Mary Galbraith.
b. December 14, 1796 ; d. April 3, 1867. They had issue :
Linn of Lurgan. 881
1. James, b. July 30, 1820; in. November, 1876, Jane E. Cof-
fee ; d. July 25, 1885, in Lui^an township; and had issue,
JameS'McC, William' A. ^ and Mary,
a, Mari/'O.j b. April 2, 1822 ; m. Hayes Culbertson ; resides at
Princeton, Iowa, and had issue (surname Culbertson),
William-Linn^ Stephen^ Aiupistus, Mary, Robert, Harry,
Elizabeth, and James.
Hi. Griaelda, b. July 22, 1824; m. December 31, 1844, David G.
Duncan, of Newville, Pa., b. February 14, 1817, and had
issue (surname Duncan) :
1. William-Linn, b. December 6, 1845 ; m., first, De-
cember 19, 1866, Arabella Davidson ; secondly,
September 21, 1876, Bell Tritt.
2. Marv-Oalhraith, b. March 18, 1848.
3. SamueUA., b June 23, 1851.
i. Emma- J., b. March 5, 1854; m. December 1,
1875, John D. Mains.
5. David -Oalbraith, b. January 19, 1856.
6. Joh)uK., b. July 14, 1858.
7. Elizabeth- A,, b. October 22, 1860.
8. 8arah-P., b. February 7, 1863.
9. T/ieresaa^A., b. February 6, 1865; d. October 5,
1867.
10. Jamc8-M., b. February 6, 1867.
11. Flora-G., b. April 2, 1869.
12. Eva, b. August 20, 1873.
iv. Elizabeths,, b. June 23, 1826; d. March 19, 1884, in Ship-
pensburg. Pa. ; m. June 24, 1844, J. Anderson Kelso, d.
prisoner of war on Belle Island, near Richmond, Ya.,
November 1, 1863, and had issue (surname Kelso) :
1. Rev. Alexander-P.,\). October 4, 1845; mission-
ary at Saharunpur, North India; m., October
12, 1870, in India, Louisa M. Bolton, daughter
of an English officer.
2. Mary-J., b. July 12, 1847 ; d. Noveml)er 22, 1860.
3. William-Linn., b. July 30, 1849 ; m., first, April 7,
1870, Martha Thompson ; secondly, 1881, Em-
ma Sutherland : resides at Putnam, 111.
4. Letitia-C, b. September 7, 1851 ; resides at Ship-
pensburg.
5. Rohert-G.^h. Noveml)er4, 1853; m. October 25,
1883, Jane Lawrence, of Ship|)ensburg.
6. 5aro/i-A., b. July 9, 1857.
7. JameS'P., of Burgettstown. Pa., b. October 2,
1860; m. April 16, 1884, Belle M. Henricle.
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332 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
r. Sarah'A., b. November 7, 1830; m. April 20,1854, James
L. Patterson, of Burprettstown, son of Robert Patterson
and Mary Linn, (see VJ
I'l. William^A,-P,^ b. June 27, 1839; resides at Bur^ettstown
P. O., Pa. ; m., October 7, 1862, Elizabeth Proudfit, and
bad issue :
1. John-P., b. September 11, 1863.
2. WilUam-B., b. June 28, 1867.
3. JameS'P.^ b. February 24, 1870.
4. Jiohert-F,, b. June 26, 1872.
6. Edmund-L., b. June 3, 1874; d. 1882.
XIII John Blair Linn,'' (James F.,'* John,^ William,'
William,^ ) b. October 15, 1831, at Lewisburg, Penn'a He was
educated at Franklin and Marshall College, and studied the
profession of law ; served in the Rebellion ; removed to Centre
county in 1871 ; during the administration of Governor Hart-
ran ft, he was Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth from
1873 to 1878, and Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1878-1879.
In 1877, he published "Annals of BuflEalo Valley," and edited,
in connection with William H. Egle, M. D., Pennsylvania
Archives, second serie^s, 12 vols., 1874-1880; and, in 1888,
History of Centre and Clinton counties ; resides in Bellefonte,
Pa. ; engtiged in his profession. Mr. Linn was twice married;
m., first, October 22, 1857, Julia J. Pollock, b. February 2,
1831 ; d. July 19, 1862 ; daughter of F. W. Pollock, of Mil-
ton, Pa. Thev had issue :
i. Sarah-P-G,, b. April 9, 1859.
ti. Bessie-W*^ b. September 13, 1860.
Mr. Linn m., secondly, November 21, 1867, Mary E. D.
Wilson, daughter of Hunter and Maiy Benner Wilson. They
had issue :
Hi. Mary-H., b. July 26, 1869.
iv. Henry- W, -Sage, b. January 18, 1873, at Bellefonte, Pa.
i
Lyon Family, 888
LYON FAMILY.
I. John Lyon,* with his family, emigrated from P]nniskil-
len, county Fermanagh, Province of Ulster, Ireland, to the Pro-
vince of Pennsylvania, in the year 1763, and settled in Camber-
land county, now Milford township, Juniata county, about two
miles west of Mifflintown. The warrant for his tract of land,
two hundred and seventy-three acres and sixty-three perches,
is dated September 18, 1766. In 1773, the Proprietaries grant
to John Lyon et at twenty acres of land for the use of the
Presbyterian church of Tuscarora, where he is buried ; d. in
1780; he m. in Ireland, Margaret Armstrong, sister of
Colonel John Armstrong, one of the prominent and patriotic
Penusylvaniaus of Provincial and Revolutionary times; was a
woman of bright intellect, remarkable intelligence, and a fine
conversationalist; d. about 1793, and also buried in Tuscarora.
They had issue, all born in Ireland:
3. i. William^ b. Marcli 17, 1729 ; m. Alice Armstronfi^.
4. ti. James ; m. Martin.
5. in, Samtuil; in. Eleanor Blaine.
6. iv, John ; m. Mary Harris.
V, Mary, b. 1748; m. Benjamin Lyon, (nee VII L)
vi, Frances, h. 1752; d. May4, 1?39; m. William Graham, b.
1753; d. April 4, 1813; both buried in Tuscarora ceme-
tery. Left descendants.
7. vii, Margaret- Alice ; m. Thomas Anderson, in Ireland.
via. Aynes ; d. unm.
IL James Lyox,^ the younger brother of John Lvon, who
heads this recoixl, never emigrated to America, but his three
sons came over witli the family of John Lyon, their uncle, in
1763. Neither he nor his wife are believed to have been liv-
ing at the date of tlie emigration. His sons were :
i. William ; who espoused the Britisli cause in the Revolu-
tionary war, settled in Canada, and became estranged
from the family.
834 Pennsylvania Oenealogies,
it, Bohert; enlisted in the RevolutioDary service; promoted
from sergeant of the 12th Pennsylvania to a lieutenancy
in the 6th Pennsylvania regiment, Continental line ; set-
tled in Northumberland, Pa., where he died, August 19,
1823, aged seventy-seven years.
8. m. Benjamin J b. in 1752; m. Mary Lyon.
IIL William Lyon,* (John,i) preceded his father and
family to the Province, having amved about 1750, and attained
the position of assistant surveyor to his uncle, John Armstrong,
deputy surveyor and justice of the peace for Cumberland county,
a well educated man, who had arrived from Ireland in 1748.
Together, they laid out the town of Carlisle, by order of the
Proprietaries, in 1751, and the seat of justice was then perma-
nently established there. William Lyon entered the provincial
military sendee for the defense of the frontier against the French
and Indians, and as first lieutenant of the Pennsylvania regiment,
appointed December 6, 1757, participated in Forbes' great expe-
dition against Fort DuQuesne, in 1758 ; resigned March, 1759;
appointed a magistrate in 1764, by Governor John Penn, then
in Carlisle, dispatching Col. Bouquet on his second expedition.
On the opening of the Revolution and the suppression of the
Provincial authority, he was appointed, by the " Supreme Ex-
ecutive Council," a memljer of the *' Committee of Safety," Oc-
tober 16, 1776; prothonotary for Cumberland county, March
12, 1777 ; clerk of the orphans court, February 9, 1779 ; and
register and recorder, February 13, 1779 ; he was re-appointed,
by Governor Mifflin, register of wills, September 4, 1790, and
prothonotary, register, and recorder, and clerk of the orphans'
court, August 17, 1791 ; he was also re-appointed, by Governor
McKean, January 29, 1800, prothonotary and clerk of the
courts, and continued prothonotary by proclamation in 1802
and 1805; he was appointed, by the "Supreme Executive
Council," to receive subscriptions for Cumberland county, for
a loan of twenty million dollars, authorized by Congress. June
29, 1779. William Lyon, b. March 17, 1729, in Ireland; A
in Carlisle, Pa., February 7. 1809; m., first, in 1756, Alice
Armstrong, daughter of his uncle. Col. John Armstrong, of
Carlisle, Pa. They had issue:
9. 1. James, b. October, 1767 ; m. Sallie Eyre.
Lyon Family. 335
He married, secondly, in 1768, Ann Fleming, of Carlisle,
Pa. Thev had issue:
iu Margaret^ [P^Rgyil b. May 9, 1770,; m., in Carlisle, July 26,
1793, the Kev. David Denny, of Cliarabersburg, Pa.
Hi. John^ b. October 13, 1771 ; ra. Priscilla Coulter, of Greens-
huTg^ Pa. lie was a prominent member of the bar at
Union town. Pa.
v\ William^ ff. June 17, 1773, went south and died in early life
at St. Fmncisville, La., where he is buried.
10. V. SamueU b. January 20, 1775; m. Hetty Broome.
vi. Mary, b. August 20, 1776; d. 1832: unm.
vii. Alexander- Parker J b. August 4, 1778; d. 1808; unm; law-
yer in Carlisle.
via. Nancy, b. August 16, 1780]; d. 1800; unm.
11. ix. Alice- Armstrong, b. fc^ptember 25, 1781 ; m. George Cham-
l)ers.
12. X. Qeorge- Armstrong, b. April 11, 1784; m. Anna G. Savage.
IV. James Lyon,* (John,i) arrived in the Province of
Pennsylvania, landing in Philadelphia in 1763, and, about
1766, located on land in Curnberiand county, now in Granville
township, Mifflin county, and near the site of the old Fort
Granville, which was captured by the French and Indians in
1766. The tract embraced all the broad plateau on the south
bank of the Juniata river and the mountain side, (known as
Anderson station, Pennsylvania railroad.) He was assessor for
Cumberland county in 1777 ; died and buried on his own do-
main in his family burial-ground. He married, in Ireland, a
lady named Martin, and had issue :
t. John, b. in Ireland ; settled in Butler county, and left de-
scendants ; was in tlie Revolutionary service, and lived
on a farm on the north side of the Juniata river until he
went westward.
tt. Margaret, [Peggy,] b. in Philadelphia, three days after the
family arrived, in 1763 ; d. June 8, 1847 ; m, in 1783, John
Oliver, b. in Derrybeg, county Derry, Ireland, in 1760;
d. 1843, and both buried in McVeytown cemetery. John
Oliver came over in the ship " Sophia,'' in 1770; became
a citizen of Cumberland, now Mifflin, county, and taught
school in the neighborhood, his future wife being one of
his pupils ; he became a prominent man, and was appointed
an associate judge for Mifflin county by Governor Mifflin ;
his residence was in Oliver township, (named after him,)
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336 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
on the Juniata, six miles west of Lewistown. They had
issue (surname Oliver) :
1. Jaines\ ra. Cunningham ; d. s. p.
2. Bachel; m. John Campbell, of Mifflin county,
and had five children.
3. Elizabetli; m. Joseph Campbell, brother of John,
and had eight children.
4. Nancy [Agnes] ; m. SSamu^ Campbell, brother of
John and Joseph ; had ten children.
6. Margaret [Peggy] ; m. Rev. Lochrane ; d. s. p.
6. Polly; d. in 1871 ; unm.
7. Jane; m. John Campbell, of Centre county;
cousin to Jolin, Joseph, and Samuel, and had
six cliildren.
8. Margery; d. in 1882; unm.
9. John ; m. Estlier Strode, of Mifflin county, and
had two cliildren.
10. George ; m . Margaret Jackson ; had tliree children.
11. Sydney; m. George A. Lyon, her cousin, (set
XX VL)
12. Andrew; m. Edwards; d. s. p.
13. Hi. William, b. January 31, 1765; m. Rebecca Graham.
ii\ Elizabeth ; lived to tlie age of eighty-eight yeara; m. John
McVey, after wliom the town of McVeytown, Mifflin
county, was named; moved to Zanesville, O.
14. I'. Isahella, b. August 14, 1770 ; m. John Patterson, merchant.
15. vi, Nancy; twin sister; m. John Patterson, Esquire.
vii. Mary, b. May 6, 1774; d. February 24, 1861; m. Robert
Forsytlie, of Mifflin county. Pa., and had eight children.
16. via. Janies, b. February 11, 1786; m. Elizabeth Lyon.
V. Samuel Lvon,^ (Jolm,i) settled on land adjoining his
fathers tract, and inherited one half of his father s farm, in
Cumberland, now Juniata, county, Pennsylvania; became a
deputy surveyor under his uncle. Col. John Armstrong; ap-
pointed. May 22, 1770, by provincial authority, a magistrate
for Milford township; re-appointed justice of the peaee^ June
19, 1777, by the *' Supreme Executive Council," who made all
appointments previous to the formation of the State Govern-
ment, in 1790. April 3, 1780, Col. Lyon was appointed com-
missioner of purchases for the Revolutionary army for the county
of Cumberland, and July 7, 1780, assistant commissioner of
purchases, and the Council ordered his " quota of whiskey at
500 gallons per month." Before 1785, he changed his residence
Lyon Family. 387
to Carlisle. November 9, 1789, appointed deputy surveyor
for Cumberland county, and re-appointed, Noveml)er 3, 1791 ;
m. Eleanor Blaine, b. 1750; cl April 9, 1795; sister of
Col. Ephraim Blaine. They bad issue :
i. Margaret^ [Peggy,] b. March 26, 1772 ; m., in Carlisle,
January 16, 1795, her cousin, James Blaine, sou of Col.
Ephraim Blaine, and liad Ephriam-Lyon^ who married
Maria Gillespie, of Washington county. Pa., and had
James'GHlleapie, author and statesman, and presiden-
idential candidate on the Republican ticket in 1884. The
other children of Margaret Blaine were Jane, m. William
8emple,of Washington, Pa.; Ellen^ m. Major John Ewing,
a prominent citizen of Washington, Pa.; Anna-Lyon^ m.
Bev. D. Mason; William^ Samuel^ James^ m. Miss De-
Villemont ; and Mary,
it. Isabella^ b. February 14, 1774; m., first, in Carlisle, April
12, 1798, William Hoge, of Washington, Pa.; m., sec-
ondly, Alexander Reed, of same place ; d. s. p.
m. John, b. February 1, 1776; d., 1814, num.; an eminent law-
yer of Bedford, Pa.
iv, Nancy y b. April 27, 1778; d. June 22, 1867, at Washington,
Pa.; unm.
17. V. Rebecca, b. Noveml)er 2, 1785 ; m. James M. Russell.
18. vi. Samuel, b. January 19, 1791 ; m. Nancy Campbell.
VL John Lyox,* (John,^) came into possession of one half
of the homestead, Samuel coming into possession of the other
half, in Milford township, by the will of hLs father, dated De-
ceml3er 13, 1779, after his death in 1780. Resided thereon
until June 1, 1797, when he conveyed it to Stephen Dougle-
man, who conveyed it to the Sterrett family ; its present owners
being Hon. James P. Sterrett and his brother Dr. John P. Ster-
rett John Lyon then removed to Butler county, and d. about
1820 ; m. Mary Harris, daughter of John Harris, the founder
of Miflflintown, Pa., and had issue:
1. ThoniaS'Harris.
u. William,
Hi. John,
iv, James,
V, Margaret,
vi. Mary,
vii. Catharine,
via, ^'ancy,
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888 Fennsylvania Genealogies.
VII. Margaret Alice Lyon,* (John,^) m. Thomas An-
derson, who emigrated to America in 1766 ; he married, the
same year, and probably came from the home of the Lyon
family in L^land. They had four children, of whom we have
the names of :
t. hobert\ d. in infancy.
a, Bebecca ; d. in infancy.
m. John, b. 1770, in Bedford, Pa.; d. in 1839; studied medi-
cine at Carlisle, and entered upon the practice of his pro-
fession in 1796, in which he became very successful ; for
years lie was the president of the Allegheny Bank, at
Bedford, and also president of the Chambersburg and
Bedford turnpike company ; besides being actively en-
gaged in other enterprises; m., in 1807, Mary Espy, b.
1779 ; d. 1815, (aee Espy record J and had issue (surname
Anderson) :
1. Georgf6-TFbod«,b. June 27, 1806; d. June 20, 1879 ;
studied medicine with Dr. Watson, and gradu-
ated from the University of Pennsylvania ; m.
Caroline Morsell, of Prince Greorge^s county,
Maryland, who died in 1800.
2. Espy-Lyon^ m. Louisa Watson.
3. Ann^ane; d. in infancy.
4. Mary,
5. Elizabeth,
VIII. Benjamin Lyon,^ (James^ ,) b. in Enniskillen, county
of Fermanagh, Ireland, in 1752. Emigrated with the family
of his uncle, John Lyon, in 1768, finally settling in MU-
ford township, where he was assessed as a single freeman, in
1775. He enlisted in the Revolutionary cause, and participated
in the battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776; recommended
by General Hand to General Washington for promotion, and
appointed lieutenant, September 25, 1776. His regiment was
engaged in the battles of Brandy wine, Paoli, and Germantown,
in 1777. Promoted to first lieutenant, July 16, 1777, and to
a captaincy, December 8, 1778. The hardships of the service
affected his health, and, as a consequence, his resignation en-
sued in May, 1779, when he returned to Mil ford township.
He removed about four years after his marriage to Northumber-
land, Pa., and returned to Tuscarora valley about the year 1800,
hyon Family, 839
where lie remained till hia wife's death, in 1811, when he went
to reside with his daughter, Elizabeth, in Shirleysburg, Hun-
tingdon county, Pa., where he died in 1826. Advanced in years,
he appeared as a man of medium height, weighing about 150
pounds, rather full in the face, with florid complexion, blunt
in manner, and plain in speach ; ra., in 1780, his cousin, Mary
Lyon, b. April, 1748, daughter of John Lyon, who d. Oc-
tober 9, 1811, and buried in Tuscarora Thev had issue :
%, Elizabeth^ [Betsy,] b. in Tuscarora valley, December 15,
1780; d. January 21, 1849; burifed at Green Hill Presby-
terian church, Fulton county, Fa. ; m. James Lyon, her
cousin, (see XVL)
19. u. John^ b. August 11, 1782 ; m. Jane Maclay.
20. Hi, James, b. April 12, 1787 ; m. Ann Forman.
iv. Marqaret^ d. at Pennsylvania Furnace; aged 25 years;
buried in Bellefonte cemetery.
IX. James Lyon,^ (William,* John,^) b. October, 1757;
d. November 21, 1811 ; m. July 25, 1793, Sallie Eyre, of
Northampton county, Va., where he was a practicing physi-
cian. Thev had issue :
t. William \ d. unm.
n. MarQaret\ m. William Taylor, lawyer, Norfolk, Va., and
had issue (surname Taylor), Sallie^ William^ iJo6cr«, and
Archibald,
X Samuel Lyon,« (William, ^ John,^) h. January 20,
1775; merchant, Baltimore, Md. ; m. March, 1800, Hetty
Broome, of Wilmington, DeL, and had issue :
21. i, William'^ m., first, Miss Reynolds; secondly, Miss Mulhol-
land.
22. a. Rev, Oeorge-Armstrong ; m. Mary Sterrett.
m. Jacob ; lived in Clarion county, and died there.
iv. John ; residence. Clarion county, Pa. ; deceased.
V. Rachel; m. Hugh Campbell, M. D., of Uniontown, Pa.,
and had (surname Campbell), Susan^ whQ m. an Allison ;
Rev, Samuel^ Rev, William^ Judge Edward, Benjamin ,
who m. Mary Hitner ; Sarah^Louise, and Hugh-Francis,
XL Alice Armstrong Lyon,^ (William,* John,^) b. Sep-
tember 25, 1781; d. 1848; m., in Carlisle, March 6, 1810,
George Chambers, of Chambersburg, Pa. They had issue
(surname Chambers) :
340 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
i. Sally Ann ; d. unro.
a. Margareitxi\ d. unm.
iiu George; d. unm.
tr. Benjamin; m. Eleanor Thomas, and had issue (surname
Chambers), George^ Mary^ Benjamin, Annie, Emma,
Oliver, and Bertha,
V. William; m. Emeline Kennedy, and had issue (surname
Chambers), Alice, Maryaretta, Ellen, and Carrie.
XIL George Armstrong Lyon,^ (William,* John,*) b.
in Carlisle, Pa., April 11, 1784: d. January 6, 1855; an attor-
ney-at-law, president of the Carlisle Bank, and a prominent and
influential citizen of his native place; m. June 14, 1815, Anna
G. Savage, daughter of Thomas Lyttleton Savage, of North-
ampton county, Va., where she was b. February 10, 1797; d.
in Atlantic City, August 25, 1876, and buried in Carlisle, Pa.
They had issue, all bom in Carlisle, in the house in wliich
their father was born and died:
t. yirginia-T., b. July 31, 1817; d. 1866; unm.
23. n. William, b. August 3, 1819; m. Augusta Baldwin.
Hi, John, (the reverend,) b. July 26, 1821 ; unm.
ti'. Susan-Ellen, b. May 24, 1823: d. October 27, 1852; m. J.
W. Burbridge, of New Orleans.
V, 3Iary- Elizabeth, b. March 2-5, 1825 ; d.'^lay 25, 1838.
vi. Anna- Margaret, (seeXXX.)
24. vii. Alexander- Parkn\ b. June 29, 1829 ; m. Eliza T. Denniston.
vHL Thomas-LyttliVm, b. April 29, 1832 ; d. March 29, 1883 ; m.,
iirst, Mrs. A. Marks; m., secondly, Beulah Clark; d.
March 29, 1883; residence. New Orleans.
25. ix, AlicC'Chamhers, b. April 13, 1S36; m. Thomas C. Lazear.
XII 1. William Lyon,^ (JiunevS,^ John,^) b. January 31,
1705, in Carlisle, during the temporary residence of his parents ;
buried on the farm on which he lived and died ; m. Rebecca
Graham. Thev had issue :
i, William-Graham, b. March 7, 1799; d. April 11, 1816.
it. Ann-Eliza, b. January 7, J801 ; d. October 10, 1811.
20. Hi, George- Armstrong, h, December 12, 1803; m. Jessie Alex-
ander.
iv. Rebecca^ Armstrong, b. August 21, 180G; d. June 11, 1831;
m. Stuart Turbett, of Tuscarora Valley ; d. s. p.
r. Amanda, b. August 31, 1808; d. in childhood.
vi. John-U., b. August 19, 1810; d. in childhood.
Lyon Fatally. 341
mi, James; ra. Mary Holmes, of Pittsburgh; liad two daugh-
ters : Ann-Elizri and Sarah.
XIV. Isabella Lyon,^ (James, ^ John,^) b. August 14,
1770, at the homestead, west of Lewistown, on the Juniata
river; d. June 28, 1858; buried at Tuscarora church; m.,
June 20. 1793, John Patterson, merchant, b. October 2, 1763,
the eldest of six children of John Patterson, one of six brothers,
coming from Ireland iu 1750, and settled in Bucks county, on
the Delaware, on adjoining farms; the father being dead, the
family sold the homestead, and in 1791 John commenced mer-
chandizing in Tuscarora valley, in the vicinity of Academia,
there being no store nearer than Carlisle ; d. October 9, 1836.
They had issue (surname Patterson):
i. Janies^ b. March 14, 1794; d. December 8, 1823 ; unmarried.
n. Sarahs b. June 1, 1795; d. May 9, 1835 ; m. Wm. C. Kelly.
m. Margaret, b. January 15, 1797; d. June 4, 1863; m., Janu-
ary, 8, 1822, Robert Sterrett.
iv. William-Hart, b. January i; 1799; d. Auifust 3, 1858; m.
Mary Ann Wilson.
V. Robert, b. March 20, 1801 ; d. March 7, 1873 ; m., first, Jane
Wilson ; m., secondly, Lucinda Blaine.
vi. Elizabeth, b. May 1, 1803 ; d. April 9, 1839; unmarried.
vii. Andrew, b. February 2, 1805; d. August 13, 1884; m., first,
Ann Eliza Walker; m., secondly, Mrs. Mary Brazee.
via. Mary-L., b. January 10, 1807; d. 1871; m. Robert Patter-
son.
ix. John, b. March 26, 1809; m., October 6, 1836, Ellen Van-
Dyke, of Mercersburg, Pa.; residence, Peru Mills, Ju-
niata county, Pa. Mr. Patterson is the only survivor of
the twenty children of the Patterson connection.
X. Isabella^ b. January 16, 1811 ; d. April 5, 1837 ; unmarried.
xi. Jane, b. April 30, 1813 ; d. May 25, 1837.
XV. Nancy Lyon, ^ (James, * John, ^ ) twin sister of Isabella,
{see XIV,) b. August 14, 1770 ; d. April 16, 1855 ; buried at
the Presbyterian church in Tuscarora; m. John Patterson,
Esquire, b. in Bucks county, Pa,, October 6, 1772 ; d. October
10, 1843 ; first cousin and brother-in-law of John Patterson,
merchant, {see XIV.) He was son of Alexander Patterson,
whose father, with six sons, came from Ireland about 1750, and
settled in Bucks county ; three of the sons moved to the Cum-
342 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
berland valley, and two to Tuscarora, Alexander locating him-
self on a farm two miles distant from the Presbyterian church,
now Academia, where he lived and died. John Pattereon
came into possession of the farm, and it is now owned by the
fourth generation of the name. They had issue (surname Pat-
terson) :
i, AUxander^ b. 1795 ; d. March 15, 1869 ; m., first, Elizabeth
Hackett ; second, Polly Sterrett, sister of Robert Sterrett.
n. James, b. May 1, 1797 ; d. March 27, 1869; m. Jane Kelly,
sister of W. C. Kelly ; had eifcht children.
iii, Andrew^ b. March, 1799 ; d. November, 1888 ; m. Elizabeth
Fisher.
iv. Elizabeth, b. 1801 ; d. March 6, 1870; m. Moses Kelly.
i\ Phehe, b. 1802; d. April, 1884; m. William McClure.
vi. Bfxchel, d. 1862; m. James McClure.
viu John, b. November 1807 ; d. March 19, 1877 ; m. Jane
Graham, fi^rand-daughter of William Graham,
riit. WilUanuLyon,h. April 11, 1809; d. August 24, 1846; m.
Mary^eely.
ix, Robert, b. 1812; d. March 13, 1880.
XVL James Lyox,^ (James, ^ John,^) b. on his fathers
plantation in Mifflin county, February 14, 1786; d. March 20,
1872 ; buried in Green Hill cemetery, Fulton county, Pennsyl-
vania; m. April 12, 1808, Elizabeth Lyox, his cousin, {see
VIII.) Resided at Shirleysburg, Huntingdon county, and,
finally, at West Dublin, Fulton county, where he died. They
had issue :
t. Margaret-Oliver, b. June 7, 1810 ; d. March 1863 ; m. in 1832,
1). C. Ross, and liad seven children.
27. ii. John-William, b. December, 1811 ; ra. Catharine V. Boss.
iii. Benjamin- Alexander, b. May 25, 1818 ; unm.
28. iv. James-Ghraham, b. October 3, 1820 ; m. Margaret Roberts.
XVII. Rebecca Lyon,^ (Samuel, « John, ^) b. November 2,
1785; m.. February 6, 1812, James McPherson Russell, b.
November 10, 1786, in York, Pennsylvania; d. December 14,
1870, in Bedford, Pennsylvania; son of Alexander Russell and
Mary McPherson. He read law with James Riddle, of Cham-
tersburg, and was admitted to the Franklin county bar Novem-
ber 10, 1807. The year following, he settled in Bedford, Penn-
sylvania, and soon acquired a large practice. He held a num-
Lyon Family. 348
ber of civil offices, was trustee of the Bedford academy, treas-
urer of the Charnbersburg and Bedford company during its con-
struction, and chief burgess of the borough. lie was a member
of the constitutional convention of 1887-8, and served as a
member of the Twenty -seventh Congress. They had issue (sur-
name Russell):
t. Alexander 'Ly on ^ b. November 29, 1812, in Bedford, Penn-
sylvania; d. in 1885, at Montevideo, South America; he
was educated in the schools and academy of Bedford, and
at Washington College, Pennsylvania; studied law under
his father, and was admitted to the Bedford county bar
August 28, 1834, but never practiced his profession ; was
appointed, August 7, 1846, by Governor Johnston, Deputy
Secretary of the Commonwealth, and January 25, 1850,
Secretary of the Commonwealth; on January 9, 1862,
was appointed by Governor Curtin, Adjutant General,
and held the office until October 11, 1867; was re-ap-
pointed by Governor Geary January 8, 1870, and con-
tinued in office until May 17, 1873 ; in 1879, was appointed
by President Hayes, Consul at Montevideo, Uraguay,
South America ; was twice married ; first. Miss King ;
secondly, Elizabeth Fisher.
n. SamwULyon^ b. July 30, 1816; educated at Washington
College, Washington, Pennsylvania; studied law with
his father, and was admitted to the Bedford county bar
November 29, 1837 ; served as a member of the Thirty-
third Congress, and was a meml)er of tlie constitutional
convention of 1873.
tit. John-Lyon ; m. Elizabeth Ogden.
iv. William' L.
V, James- Sydney.
vi. A nn-Lyon ; m. James King, M. D., and had ^nnteand Effie.
vii. Ellen-Lyon ; m. Rev. Milligan.
via. Mary-Lyon ; m. Benedict.
XVIII. Samuel Lyon,^ (Samuel,* John,i) b. January 19,
1791 ; m. Nancy Campbell, daughter of Parker Campbell, a
distinguished lawyer of Washington, Pa. ; residence, principally
in western Pennsylvania. They had issue :
i. Parker-Ca77iphell; resided at Richmond, Va., where his
widow and children still live; a very successful business
man.
ii, Ellen ; m. Rev. Nichols, of Mobile, Ala.
344 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
XIX. John Lyon,' (Benjamin,* James, i) b. in Tuscarora
Valley, now Juniata county, Pa., August 11, 1782 ; d. in
Allegheny City, January 25. 1868, and buried in the AU^heny
cemetery. He was an iron-master, and head of the well-known
firm of Lyon, Shorb & Co., among the earliest and most ex-
tensive iron manufacturers in Penns3'lvania, with works in
Huntingdon, Centre, Blair, Clarion, and Allegheny counties;
principal pffice at Pittsburgh ; principal residence, Pennsylva-
nia Furnace. Mr. Lyon was a man of large physique and vi-
gorous constitution, erect in carriage, dignified and courteous
in manner, positive in character and fearless in speech, terse
and concise in language, with a well cultivated mind, hospita-
ble and generous. His business abilities were of a high order,
and his life was a success ; m., first, in Harrisburg, Pa., April
29, 1808, by Rev. Mr. Sharon, Jane Maclay, youngest daugh-
ter of tlie Hon. William Maclay ; she d. April 30, 1809 ; aged
twenty-six years, and is buried in Paxtang grave-yard. They
had issue :
t. WiHiam-Maclay^ b. April 20, 1809, in Harrisburg, Pa., mem-
ber of the firm of Lyon, Shorb & Co.
John Lyon m., secondly, September 7, 1814, Ann (Nancy)
Patton, daughter of General John Patton, of Centre county.
Pa, a Bcvolutionar}'^ officer ; she d. May, 1817, aged twenty-six
years ; buried in Bellefonte cemetery. They had issue :
29. «. John-Patton, b. June 5, 1815; m. Westanna S. Elliott.
John Lvon ni., third! v, July 20, 1820, Margaret E. Stkw-
ART, daughter of Samuel Stewart, of Hanover township, Dau-
phin county, Pa., {see Stewart recorcL) d. May 26, 1835: buried
in the Fii-st Presbyterian churchyard, Pittsburgh. They had
issue :
30. in. James-Bcnja'nnn^ b. April 21, 1821 ; ra. Anna M. Lyon.
31. it'. Samuel- Stewart y b. November 11, 1822; m. Anna Valen-
tine.
32. r. Mary A., b. Deceml)er 24, 1824 ; m. J. Robert Lowrie.
33. vi. Gcorye-W., b. November 7, 1826; m. Anna C. Porter.
vii. Jane-Alice, b. near Centre Hall, Penn's valley, Centre
county, Ph., March 24, 1829; m. April 11, 1864, at Penn-
sylvania Furnace, by Rev. Daniel Hughes, Bucher Ayres,
(see Ayres reconh)
Lyon Family, 845
84. WM. Margaret-Elizabeth, (twin,) b. Marcli 24, 1829; m. Robert
Ham ill.
35. IX. Sarah-Walker^ b. April 28, 1831; m. George Bucher Por-
ter.
36. X, Tfwmas-Stewartj b. May 15, 1833 ; m. Nannie J. Wright.
xL Emma^ b. in Pittsburgh, April 4, 1835 ; d. in infancy.
John Lyon, m., fourthly, Ann Parr Hubley, daughter of
Joseph Hubley, attorney-at-law, Lancaster, Pa,, and an officer
of the Revolutionary army. She was grand-daughter of Michael
Hubley, and Rosina Strumpf, both from Germany, a magistrate
and a signer of a treaty with the Six Nations of Indians, made
at Lancaster, July, 1748. She was b. October 21, 1788 ; and
d. in Bellefonte, Pa., November 13, 1884 ; buried in Bellefoute
cenietery ; this distinguished lady enjoyed extraordinar}" and
uninterrupted good health during her long life of over ninety-
six years ; survived her husband sixteen years.
XX. James Lyon,^ (Benjamin, » James, ^) b. April 12,
1787, at Northumberland, Pa.; d. August 28, 1851 ; merchant
of Oswego, N. Y.; m., April 25. 1811, Ann Forman, of Rhine-
beck, N. Y. They had issue :
». Joseph-Benjamin, b. March 3, 1812, at Onondago, N. Y.; d.
November 9, 1872, at Cleveland, O. ; m. Ann ,
37. it. John-Edicard, b. June 18, 1813 ; m. Catiianne M. Tracy.
Hi, Mary-Elizabeth, b. December 24, 1814, at Oswego, N. Y.;
m., first, Theodore Morgan, and had issue (surname Mor-
gan), James-Lyon: killed in the war of the Rebellion;
Mrs. Morgan ra., secondly, Charles Whittlesey, of Cleve-
land, O., where she now lives.
38. iv. JameS'H., b. April 6, 1817 ; m. Ann Maloney.
V. Margaret, b. August 29, 1822, at Oswego, N. Y.; m. George
W. Noxon, of Syracuse, N. Y., and had issue (surname
Noxon), Oetyrge, Mary, and Margaret, m. M. Pike.
m. Joshua-Forman, b. June 6, 1830, at Oswego. X. Y,; d. April
12, 1856; unm.
XXI. William Lyon, 4 (Samuel,^ William,^ John,i) law-
yer, Bedford, Pa.; m., first. Miss Reynolds; m., secondly,
Miss MuLHOLLAND, and had issue, among others :
t. William', d.
a, Samuel, attorney-at-law, Blairsville, Pa.
Hi, Mary, m. Gen. Duchat ; residence, Chicago, 111.
iv, George-McDonald ; unm.; Chicago, 111.
846 Pennsylvania Oenealogies,
XXII. Rev. George Armstrong Lyon, D. D.* (Samuel,*
Willliam,2 John,i) of Erie, Pa.; d. March, 1821 ; m., 1829,
Mary Sterrett, of Carlisle. They had issue :
t. Margaret, b. 1830; m. John W. Douglass, lawyer, Wasb-
ington city,
tt. AUxander-McDonald, b. 18^; m., first, Anna Lowry; m.,
secondly, Maria Crolby, and bad two children.
iii. Oe&rge-Armatronq, b. 1837; m. Rose Vincent; bad two
children.
iv. Wilber, b. 1841; m., first, Hattie Cadwell; m., secondly,
Maria Derricksou ; had two children.
XXIII. Rev. William Lyon,* (George- Armstrong,* Wil-
liam,3 John,i) b. August 3, 1819; d. June, 1862; m. July,
1846, Augusta Baldwin. They had issue :
t. George- Armstrong, b. July 6, 1847.
ii, John-Lyttleton, b. August 13, 1849.
iiu Henry-Webb, b. June, 1852.
iv, Lucy-Baldwin, b. August, 1854.
r. Anna-Orace, b. Juije, 1859.
vi, William-Lyttleton^h. September, 1860.
XXIV. Alexander Parker Lyon,* (George- Armstrong,'
William,8 John,^) b. June 29, 1829; d. December 17, 1861;
m. May 10, 1855, Eliza T. Denniston, of Pittsburgh. They
had issue :
i. Catharine-Thaw, b. May 6, 1854; m. Albert Fell, banker
and broker, of Philadelphia, and had issue (surname
Fell) : Andrew-Fleming.
ii, CJiarles-Lyttleton, b. January 26, 1858; m. Annie Reed, of
Pittsbursrh.
iii. Alexander-Parker, b. December 27, 1859 ; m. Mary Suydam,
of Pittsburgh : and had issue, Emma,
iv. John-Benniaton, b. January, 1861.
XXV. Alice Chambers Lyon,'* (George- Armstrong,* Wil-
liam, 2 John,i) b. April 13, 1836; m. June 13, 1861, Thomas
C. Lazear, attorney-at-law, Pittsburgh. They had issue (sur-
name Lazear) :
t. Anna-Lyon, b. May 24, 1862.
ii. Jesse-Thonias, b. February 17, 1866.
ixi. Lyttleton-Lyon, b. December 21, 1867.
Lyon Family. 847
XX VI. George Armstrong Lyon,^ (William, ' James,*
John,^) b. on his fathers estate, in Mifflin county, Pa., Decem-
ber 12, 1803 ; d. in Kishacoqnillas valley, October 23, 1873 ;
m., first, November 11, 1830, Jessie Alexander, of Mifflin
county, who d. May 12, 1835. They had issue :
t. Beheccon Armstrong^ b. November 18, 1831 : m., first, James
McAllister, of Juniata county, Pa.; m., secondly, Janu-
ary 16, 1879, David Wilson, Ph. D., of Port Royal, Juni-
ata county, Pa. Professor Wilson was born in Lancaster
county ,in 1813. Upon acquiring the printer's art, he en-
tered Jefferson College and graduated with first honors,
in 18S7 ; after a year in teaching and study, lie became,
October, 1839, principal of the Tuscarora Academy, at
Academia, a then recently incorporated institution of
learning, which soon attained a high position through
the infiuence of his scholarship and executive ability. In
1859, Dr. Wilson accepted the professorship of mathe-
matics—subsequently changed to the chair of bellea-lettres
— in the Pennsylvania State Agricultural College, Cen-
tre county, under the presidency of Dr. Pugh. This was
the most popular and flourishing period in the life of this
institution, and the only time in its existence when its
halls were filled with students. After four and a half
years, Professor Wilson returned to the home of his
choice, at Port Royal. Juniata county,'which he had pre-
viously established, where his years are passed in the ed-
ucation of youth in his "Airy View Academy," and in
scientific farming ; he has been recently reelected to the
executive committee of the State Board of Agriculture.
ii. James- Alexandet', b. April 8, 1833; m. Orlie A. Mitchelson,
of Galesburg, 111., and had Albert-Chase and JameS'Fark ;
resides at Wymore, Gage county, Nebraska.
George A. Lyon m., secondly, October 31, 1836, Sidney J.
Oliver, daughter of Judge John Oliver, of Oliver township,
Mifflin county. Pa.; resides at Belleville, Mifflin county, Pa.
They had issue :
m. Mary-M., b. March 23, 1840.
XXVII. John William Lyon,* (James, » James, ^ John,^)
b. Decern Ijer, 1811; d. February 27, 1845; farmer, Fulton
county. Pa.; m., December, 1838, Catharine V. Eoss, of
Shirleysburg, Pa.; d. January, 1885. They had issue :
348 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
i, Elizabeth, b. October 10, 1839; m. George Chestnut, of
Fulton county, Pa.
ii, Margaret, b. May, 1841 ; m. J. W.Patterson, of A cademia,
Juniata county. Pa.
in, James-Chaham, b. February, 1843.
tr. John, b. January, 1845.
XXVIII. James Graham Lyon, ^ (James, ^ James, * John,')
b. at Peru Mills, Juniata county, Pa., October 3, 1820 ; farmer.
West Dublin, Fulton county, Pa. ; m. June 27, 1857, Mar-
garet Roberts, of Somerset, Pa. They had issue :
. i. Mary-Ida, b. May 10, 1858 ; d. February 14, 1864.
n. Ettie'Elizaheth, b. October 10, 1859.
Hi, JameS'Elher, b. February 2, 1869.
XXIX JoHis Patton Lyon,^ (John,s Benjamin, ^ James,i)
iron manufacturer, Sligo, Clarion county, Pa.; lieutenant colo-
nel and aid-de-camp to Governor William F. Johnston ; b. in
Centre county, Pa., June 5, 1815 ; m. February 11, 1840,
Westanna S. Elliott, daughter of Rev. David Elliott, senior
Professor in the Western Theological Seminary, of Allegheny
City, Pa. They had issue :
t. John-Edward; d. in infancy.
39. ii, David-Elliott, b. December 26, 1844 ; m. Ettie M. Smith,
m. Anna^EUen ; d. in infancy.
iv, Fanny 'Grant; m. February 22, 1870, George B. Logan, of
Pittsburgh, and had (surname Logan), JohnThomaSy
Falton-Lyon^ Archibald-Hodge, Alice-Lyon, Henrietta-
Bryan, and Frances-Elliott.
V, Alice-Patton,
vi, John-Patton; d. in infancy.
vii, Edward' West ; m. August 24, 1882, Minnie M. Reinhart,
daugliter of H. W. Reinhart, of Thomasville, N. C, and
had Margori-Minon,
mil. Marian-Bella.
XXX. James Benjamin Lyon,^ (John,^ Benjamin,*
James, ^) glass manufacturer, Pittsburgh, Pa.; b. at Pennsyl-
vania Furnace, Huntingdon county, April 21, 1821 ; m., in Car-
lisle, by Rev. M. R Johnson, October 3, 1850, Anna M. Lyon,
daughter of George Armstrong Lyon, Esq., {see XII,) and had
issue :
Lyon Family. 849
t. ElUn-B., b. April 5, 1852.
tt. John-Olamis^ h, July 20, 1855; ^lass manufacturer, Pitts-
burgh, Pa. ; m. Adelina C. Langworthy, of Westerly, R.
I. ; and had issue, Janies-B,, b. October 3, 1883.
m. Margaret- Stewart, b. May 19, 1858.
iv. JameS'Benjamiyi^ b. October 9, 1860.
V. George-AUxander, h.'M.eLTch 22, ISQS.
vi, Mary-Lowrie, b. Marcli 15, 1866.
vii, Thomas-LyttUton, b. February 17, 1869.
XXXI. Samuel Stewart Lyon,^ (John,* Benjamin,^
James,') a citizen of Bellefonte, Pa. ; elected chief burgess in
1877 ; b. at Pennsylvania Furnace, November 11, 1822 ; m.
October 16, 1855, Anna Valentine, daughter of Abraham
Valentine ; b. May 19, 1829, at Logan Furnace, Centre county.
Pa. ; d. April 5, 1885. They had issue :
t. John- Stewart, b. in Centre county. Pa., January 4, 1867 ;
m. April 2, 1885, Margaret McKuight, of Pittsburgh,
it. Abraham- Valentine; d. in infancy.
in, Anna^ Valentine, b. in Bellefonte, Pa., April 1, 1858.
te;. Clara^VaUnthie, b. in Nittany Valley, Centre county, Pa.,
March 14, 1861 ; m. William J. Nicols, civil and mining
engineer of Pottstown, Pa., and had Clara-Lyon.
V. Mary-Lowrie, b. September 19, 1863; m., December 25,
1884, Ellis Orvis, Esq., attorney-at-law, of Bellefonte, Pa.
tt'. Behecca-Pugh, b. January 23, 1872.
XXXIL Mary A. Lyon, * (John, » Benjamin, ^ James, ^ ) b. at
Coleraine Forges, Huntingdon county, Pa., December 24, 1824 ;
d. March 7, 1863. and buried in the Warrior's Mark cemetery ;
m. February 15, 1848, at Pennsylvania Furnace, by Kcv. Robert
Hamill, J. Roberts Lowrie,* attorney -at-law. Warrior's Mark,
Huntingdon county. Pa. They had issue (surname Lowrie):
«
i. Sallie-Boherts, b. December 29, 1854.
tt. Willia7n-Lyon, b. November 18, 1869.
tti. Bobei'ts, b. November 3, 1861.
* He was the sou of the Hon. Walter Lowrie, born in Edinburgh,
Scotland, December 10, 1784, coming to America with his parents in
1791, and who served in tlie Pennsylvania State Legislature several
terms, and in the United States Senate from this State from 1819 to
1825; was secretary of the Senate from 1825 to 1836, and, the last
twenty years of his life, secretary of the Presbyterian Board of
Foreign Missions; died in New York, on January 1, 1868.
850 Pennsylvauia Genealogies.
XXXTII. George W. Lyox,* (John,' Benjamin,* James, ^)
b. at Coleraine Forges, Huntingdon county, Pa., November 7,
1826; iron manufacturer; residence, Pennsylvania Furnace:
m. June 25, 1863, by Eev. Thomas C. Porter, Anna C. Porter,
daughter of John Porter, of Alexandria, Pa., {see Bucher recorcL)
They had issue :
1. Clare- Charlton ; d. in 1865, in Infancy.
t{. Oeorye-Porter ; d. in 1870, in infancy,
m. John-Porter, b. July 29, 1872.
XXXIV. Margaret Elizabeth Lyon,* (John,^ Benja-
min, ^ James, ^) b. Centre Hall, Penn's Valley, Centre county,
Pa., March 24, 1829 ; d. at Oak Hall, same county, October 12,
1867 ; buried in the cemeterv^ of the Spring Creek Presbyterian
church : m. October 15, 1851, at Pennsylvania Furnace, by
Rev. Daniel Hughes, Rev. Robert Hamill, D. D. ; b. in
Norristown, Pa. ; son of Robert Hamill, who came from county
Antrim, Ireland, in 1798, was the first elder and founder of the
First Presbyterian church, at Norristown ; and married Isabella
Todd, of Bucks county. Pa. The son is pastor of Spring Creek
church ; resides at Oak Hall, Centre county. Pa. They had
issue (surname Ilamill) :
t. John-Lyon, b. July 23, 1862, in (Centre county, Pa. ; a mer-
cliant of Philadelphia ; m. Mary J. C. Faries, daughter
of Robert Faries, civil engineer, and had issue (surname
Hamill) :
1. Margaret-Lyon, b. November 14, 1882.
2. Mary-Faries, b. August 13, 1885.
tt. liohert'H,, (m! D.,) b. May 24, 1865, at Cedar Spring.
in. Mary-Lyon, b. March 6, 1868, at Cedar Spring,
tu. J amen Lyon, b. January 11, 1861, at Oak Hall.
V. Samuel-McCliniock, b. November 3, 1864, at Oak Hall.
t'i. Margaret-Isabel, b. September 28, 1867, at Oak Hall.
XXXV. Sarah Walker Lyon,* (John,* Benjamin,*
James, ^ ) b. Centre Hall, Penn's Valley, Centre county. Pa*,
April 28, 1831 ; d. at lier residence, "The Cedars," on Spruce
Creek, Huntingdon county, Pa,, May 15, 1860; buried in the
Spruce Creek Presbyterian cemetery ; m. at Pennsylvania Fur-
nace, by Rev. Robert Hamill, December 23, 1852, George
Bucher Porter, b. March 13, 1826, of Alexandria, Pa. ; mer-
Lyon Family. 851
chant, {see Bucher record,) He was a son of John Porter, mer-
chant of Alexandria, and prominent in the Presbyterian church
as one of its most esteemed elders, and, for over fifty years,
superintendent of Sunday-school; represented Huntingdon
county in Pennsylvania Legislature in 1831 ; son of Thomas
Porter, of Donaghedy, Ireland, who emigrated July 11, 1790,
and settled in Centre county, Pa. They had issue (surname
Porter^l :
i. Maria-Bucher^ b. in Alexandria, Pa., October 17, 1853; m.
at "The Cedars" February 24, 1881, Adolphus M. J a
Porte, of Tyrone, Pa.
it. John-Lyon, b. at Curlsville, Clarion county, Pa., September
15, 1857 ; m. November 25, 1880, Carrie Phillips, daughter
of William Phillips, of Alexandria, Pa.
til. William-Lyon, b. at ''The Cedars " May 1, 1860; m. Oc-
tober 28, 1884, Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Robert
Brown, of Erie, Pa.
XXXVI. Thomas Stewart Lyon,* (John,^ Benjamin,*
James, ^) b. at Huntingdon Furnace, Huntingdon county, Pa.,
March 15, 1833 ; m. September 14, 1865, Nannie J. Wright,
b. August 17, 1847, daughter of Ezra Wright, of Rensselaer,
Indiana Reside at Topeka, Kansas. They had issue :
t. Miriam, b. November 12, 1866, at Augbnaclo^, Hunting-
don county, Pa.
«. Margaret-Hamill, b. February 12, 1878 ; d. in infancy,
m. Wihiam^Maclay, b. March 16, 1874, in Pittsburgh, Pa.
XXXVII. John Edward Lyon,* (James, ^ Benjamin, »
James, ^) b. June 18, 1813, at Onondaga, N. Y.; m. Septem-
ber 6, 1836, Catharine M. Tracy, of Attica, N. Y. Resi-
dence Oswego, N. Y., Flouring Mills. They had issue :
t. Kate\ married,
u. James ; lives in California.
Hi. Annie\ unmarried; Oswego, N. Y.
»u. Gardiner.
XXXVIIL James H. Lyon,* (James, » Benjamin, » James,*)
b. April 6, 1817 ; resides at Chicago, 111.; m. February 23, 1846,
Ann Maloney. They had isssue :
t. Mary; m. F. Richie, of Chicago.
ii. Kate ; (artist.)
852 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
XXXIX. David Elliott Lyon,^ (John-Patton/ John,'
Benjamin, 2 James ^) b. December 26, 1844, at Pennsylvania
Furnace. Captain D. E. Lyon, entered the military service in
the Rel>ellion as first lieutenant of company H, One Hundred
and Fifty-fiftli regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, and, having
been promoted, commani^led his company in the battles of
Chancel lorsville and Gettysburg; m. June 23, 1868, Ettie
M. Smith, daughter of Daniel Smith, of Brookville, Jefferson
county, Pa. They had issue:
t. Alice-Pation-Wcst,
ii. Westanna-Elliott.
Mdclay of Lurgan, 353
MAOLAY OF LURGAN.
1. Charles Maclay^ by his first marriage had three sons*
The name of his wife has not come down to ua By a second
wife, a Miss Hamilton, he had one son, who was the ancastor
of the name in America. By the fonner there was issue :
i. (Xoen ; was an officer in the army of James II ; followed the
fortunes of that royal personaf^e ; remained a bachelor,
and died in France,
tt. Charles ; an officer in the same army ; was killed in a duel
with a French officer in Dublin,
ttt. Henry ; also an officer in the Royal army ; and fell in the
battle of the Boyne, 1690.
By the marriage with Miss Hamilton there was issue :
2. %v, John ; who married and had issue.
It is dtated that Owen Maclay, returning from France, de-
sired to take his nephew, Charles, to that country and educate
him. His father, however, would not consent without a guar-
antee that the boy would be brought up in the Protestant faith.
This the uncle refused, returned to France, and dying left his
estate to strangers, probably to the Roman church.
n. John Maclay,* (Charles ;1) m. and had issue:
3. ». CharUsy b. 1708 ; m. Eleanor Query.
4 u. Jb/in, b. 1707 ; m. Janet McDonald.
tit. Eleanor^ b. 1709; m. a Mr. Johnston, and remained in
Ireland.
IIL Charles Maclay, » (John,* Charles, ») b. 1703, in
county Antrim, Ireland ; ** sailed for America on the 30th day
of May, 1734 ; " located in New Garden township, Chester
county ; but in 1742, settled in Hopewell township, Lancaster
county, now Lurgan township, Franklin county, Penn'a. He
died in September, 1753. Charles Maclay married in 1783,
Eleanor Query, daughter of William Query, of county An-
S3
»..
354 Pennsylvania Oenealogies,
trim, Ireland. The latter came to America about 1740, settled
iu Path valley, bat subsequently removed to North Carolina.
Eleanor Query Maclay was bom in county Antrim, Ireland, in
1707, and died in Lurgan township, Franklin county, Penn'a,
July 27, 1789. Charles Maclay and his wife are both intend
at Middle Spring Church grave-yard. They had issue :
5. t. John^ b. May 10, 1734; m. Jane Dickson.
6. a. William^ b. July 20, 1787 ; m. Mary Harris.
7. tit. Charles^ b. August 8, 1789 ; m. Mary Tem{^eton.
8. iv, Samuel, b. January 7, 1741 ; m. Elizabeth Flunket.
V, Eleanor, b. September 20, 1760 ; m. John Maclay.
IV. John Maclay,^ (John,» Charles,*) b. 1707, in the
county Antrim, Ireland; came with his brother Charles to
America, in 1734 ; located in Chester county, and subsequently
removed to Lurgan township, Franklin county ; buried in Mid-
dle Spring grave-yard ; he m. Janet McDonald, who is buried
by the side of her husband. They had issue :
9. t. John^ b. 1748; m. Eleanor Maclay.
ii, Charles, b. 1750 ; recruited a company of militia, in the
winter of 1777-8, of one hundred men, all six feet in height.
At the battle of Crooked Billet, on the 4th of May, 1778,
he was killed with most of his company, who refused to
surrender. The killed and wounded were gathered by
tlie enemy, thrown into a heap, covered with straw, and
fired. Thus perished some of tlie bravest spirits of the
Cumberland valley.
Hi. Elizabeth, b. 1752; m. Col. Samuel Calbertson, ''of the
Row." Their descendants include liev. James Culbert-
son, of Zanesville, Ohio ; Mrs. John Rea, the widow of
General Rea, who was a meml)er of Congress from Penn-
sylvan ia for several sessions, and Rev. 8. C McCone, of
Iowa.
V. John Maclay,^ (Charles,^ John,* Charles,^) wasb. May
10, 1734, in Ireland, just twenty days prior to the sailing of his
l>arents for America; d. October 17, 1804, in Lurgan town-
sliip, Franklin county, Penn a. He built the first mill on the
Concdoguinet creek, and put up a substantial log house of
hewn timber, strongly dove-tailed together, fortifying the doors
and windows by heavy bolts for the repulsion of Indian ag-
gresvsions. This house is yet standing, and is now occupied hj
Maclay of Lurgan. 855
the fourth John Maclay, a lineal descendant of the builder.
He was appointed a Provincial magistrate in 1760, and was a
member of the Provincial Confereilce, held at Carpenter s Hall,
Philadelphia, June J 8, 1776, and afterward served aaa member
of the Pennsylvania Assembly for several terms. His ability
is attested to us by the fact that he, one of the settlers in the
far western part, was chosen by the people of Cumberland
county to represent both his immediate neighbors and the peo-
ple of the vastly more thickly populated eastern portion of the
county in that conference which declared that they, on behalf
of the people of Pennsylvania, were " willing to concur in a
vote of Congress declaring the United Colonies free and in-
dependent Statea" His bearing on this occasion probably
had much to do with his election afterwanl to the Assembly.
As were all the Scotch-Irish settlers, Mr. Maclay was deeply
religious and manifested his great interest in the affairs of the
church by officiating for a long time as a ruling elder in Dr.
Coopers church, at Middle Spring. Mr. Maclay married,
December 17, 1755, Jane Dickson, daughter of David Dickson*
and Catharine Greenlee; she was b. in Ireland, December 20,
1734, and was brought to America by her parents in 1741 : she
d April 3, 1812, in Lurgan township, Franklin county, Penn'a.
They had issue, all born in Lurgan township:
i. Jfancy,b. 1764; d. 1761.
10. ii, Charles, b. May 23, 1757 ; m. Susanna Linn.
11. iii. Catharine^ b. July 28, 1700 ; m. WDliam Irwin.
12. ic. David, b. November 20, 1762; m., first, Eleanor Maclay;
secondly, Eleanor Herron.
18. r. William, b. November 22, 1766 ; m. Pegj^y Culbertsoii.
14. vi. Samuel, b. November 16, 1767 ; m. Margaret Snodgrass.
15. mi. Eleanor, b. February 5, 1769 ; m. David McKnight.
via, Jane, b. September 7, 1774 ; d. July 9, 1799 ; unra.
16. ix. Johuy b. November 9, 1776; m. Hannah Reynolds.
VL William Maclay,* (Charles,* John,' Charles,*) b.
July 20, 1737, in New Garden township, Chester county, Pa. ;
* David Dickson was a native of Ireland, b. December 15, 1705; d.
in Lurgan township, Franklin county, Pa., October 18, 1784. His
wife, Ketrain [Catharine] Greenlee, was born in Ireland, January 1,
1711 ; d. December 28, 1798.
856 Pennsylvania Oenealogies,
d. Monday, April 16, 1804, at Harrisbiirg, Penn'a; buried in
Paxtang Church grave-yard. In 1742, his father removed to
now Lurgan township, Franklin county, where his boyhood
days were spent upon the paternal farnL When the French
and Indian war broke out, he was at Eev. John Blair's classical
school, in Chester county, and, desiring to enter the ser\ace of
the Province, his tutor gave him a recommendation " as a ju-
dicious young man and a scholar," which secured him the ap-
pointment of ensign in the Pennsylvania battalion ; he was pro-
moted lieutenant in the Third battalion. Lieutenant Colonel
Hugh Mercer, May 7, 1758. Accompanied General Forbes' ex-
pedition that year, and especially distinguished himself at the
battle of Loyalhanna. In Bouquet's expedition of 1768, he was
in the fight of Bushy Run ; while in the subsequent campaign
of that gallant officer, he was stationed, with the greater por-
tion of the Second Pennsylvania, on the line of the stockade
forts on the route to Fort Pitt as lieutenant commanding the
company. For these services, he participated in the Provincial
grant of land to the officers connected therewith, located on the
West Branch of the Susquehanna, and most of which he as-
sisted in surveying. He studied law, and was admitted to the
York county bar, April 28, 1760, but it is doubtful if he ever
practiced his profession at that court, the continued Indian war,
and his subsequent duties as surveyor, engrossing his entire
time, although, from a letter of John Penn's, it would seem
that he was afterwards admitted to the Cumberland county bar,
and had acted for the prothonotary of that county. At the
close of the French and Indian war, he visited England, and had
an interview with Thomas Penn, one of the Proprietaries, relative
to the surveys in the middle and northern parts of the Province,
and was the assistant of Surveyor Lukens on the frontiers. In
1772, he laid out the town of Sunbury, and erected for himself a
stone house, which was standing a few years sinca Upon the or-
ganization of the county of Northumberland, he was appointed
prothonotary and clerk of the courts. He also acted as the re-
presentative of the Penn family, and took a prominent part in
the so-called Pennamite war. In writing to the secretary of the
Afaclay of Lurgan. 357
Province, \n April 1778, he says, "If bell is justly considered
as the rendezvous of rascals, we cannot entertain a doubt of
Wioming being the place ; '* but, much as he was prejudiced
against the Connecticut settlers, he foresaw the future value of
the land in that valley, and advised Penn not to sell his reser-
vation there. At the outset of the Eevolution, although an offi-
cer of the Proprietary government, William Maclay took a
prominent and active part in favor of independence, not only
assisting in equipping and forwarding troops to the Continental
anny, but marched with the associators, participating in the
battles of Trenton and Princeton. During the Revolution he
held the position of assistant commissary of purchases. In 1781,
he was elected to the Assembly, and from that time forward he
filled the various offices of member of the Supreme Executive
Council, judge of the Courts of Common Pleas, deputy sur-
veyor, and one of the commissioners for carrying into effect the
act respecting the navigation of the Susquehanna river. About
this period he visited England in the interest of the Penn fam-
ily. In January, 1789, he was elected to the United. States
Senate, taking his seat there as the first senator from Pennsyl-
vania He drew the short term, and his position terminated
March 3, 1791, his colleague, Robert Morris, securing the long
term. His election to this body raised him upon a higher plane
of political activity, but contact with the Federal chiefs of the
Senate only strengthened his political convictions, which,
formed by long intercourse with the people of Middle Pennsyl-
vania, were intensely Democratic. He began to differ w^ith
the opinions of President Washington very early in the session ;
he did not approve of the state and ceremony attendant upon
the intercourse of the President with Congress, he flatly ob-
jected to the presence of the President in the Senate while
business was being transacted, and in the Senate boldly spoke
against his policy in the immediate presence of President Wash-
ington. The New England historians, Hildreth and Goodrich,
repute Thomas Jefferson as the " efficient promoter at the be-
ginning and father and founder of the Democratic party." Con-
temporary records, however, show beyond the shadow of a
858 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
doubt that this responsibility or honor, in whatever light it
may be regarded, cannot be shifted from the shoulders or taken
from the laurels of Pennsylvania statesmanship. Before Mr.
Jefferson's return from Europe, William Maclay assumed an
independent position, and in his short career of two years in
the Senate propounded ideas and gathered about him elements
to form the opposition which developed with the meeting of
Congress at Philadelphia, on the 2'tth of October, 1791, in a
division of the people into two great parties, the Federalists and
Democrats, when, for the first time, appeared an open and or-
ganized opposition to the administration. The funding of the
public debt, chartering the United States Bank, and other
measures championed necessarily by the administration, whose
duty it was to put the wheels of government in motion, engen-
dered opposition. Mr. Maclay, to use his own language, " no one
else presenting himself,'' fearlessly took the initiative, and with
his blunt common sense (for he was not much of a speaker) and
Democratic ideas, took issue with the ablest advocate of the ad-
ministration. Notwithstanding the prestige of General Wash-
ington, and the ability of the defenders of the administration
on the floor of the Senate, such was the tact and resolution of
Mr. Maclay that when, after his fehort service, he was retinad
from the Senate and succeeded by James Ross, a pronounced
Federalist, their impress was left in the distinctive lines of an
opposition party, a party which, taking advantage of the warm
feeling of our people towanls the French upon the occasion of
Jay's treaty with Great Britain, in 1794, and of the unpopularity
of the alien and sedition laws, passed under the administration
of President John Adams, in 1798, compassed the final over-
throw of the Federal party in 1800. While in the Senate, Mr.
Maclaj^ preserved notes of its discussions, both in open and
secret sessions, with observations upon the social customs of
the first statesmen of the Reiniblic. which have recently been
published and edited by George Washington Harris. Upon
his retirement, he resided permanently on his farm adjoining
Ilarrisburg, where he erected the stone mansion for many years
occupied by the Ilarrisburg Academy. In the year 1795, he
Maclay of Lurgan. 359
was elected a member of the Pennsylvania House of Represent-
atives, and again elected' in 1803. He was a presidential elec-
tor in 1796, and, from 1801 to 1803, one of the associate judges
of the county of Dauphin. Mr. Harris, who edited his journal,
gives us this summary of Mr. Maclay's character ; " He was a
man of strict integrity, of positive opinions, having implicit con-
fidence in his own honesty and judgment ; he was inclined to be
suspicious of the integrity of others whose sentiments or action
in matters of importance differed from his own, and the journal,
to which reference has been made, is evidence of the strength of
his intellect" "In personal appearance, Mr. Maclay is said to
have been six feet three inches in height, and stout and muscu-
lar ; his complexion was light, and his hair, in middle age, appears
to have been brown, and was worn tied behind or clubbed."
Mr. Maclay m. April 11, 1769, Mary McClure Harris,
daughter of John Harris, the founder of Harrisburg, and Eliza-
beth McClure, his wife, b. April 13, 1750, at Harris* Ferry ; d.
April 20, 1809, at Harrisburg, and buried in Paxtang Church
grave-yard. They had issue : *
* From " memoranda " in the hand-writing of William Maclay,
recently furnished us, we have the following, which differs sliglitly
from that given in our record. The transcript is as in the original :
" William Maclay & Mary his wife were married the 11th
April 1769— Eleventh of April Anno Dom : one thousand seven hun-
dred & sixty, nine — in Paxton.
** John Maclay (their eldest) was bom the fifth of February Anno
Dom : one thousand seven hundred & seventy— 5th Feb^ 1770 — on
Juniata.
^' Elizabeth Maclay was born the Sixteenth of Feb' Anno Dom : one
thousand seven hundred & Seventy Two — In Paxton. Died 29th
April 1794. Buried in Paxton Grave yard.
*^ Eleanor Maclay was born the seventeenth of Jany' Anno Dom :
one thousand seven hundred & seventy Four— at Fort Augusta.
'^ Mary Maclay was born the nineteenth of March Anno Dom : one
thousand seven hundred & seventy six— In Sunbury.
'* Esther Maclay was born the nineteenth of Septem*^ Anno Dom :
one thousand seven hundred and seventy Eight— In Paxton.
*'*' Sarah Maclay^ born fifth of Jan' Anno Dom : one thousand
seven hundred & Eiglity one — In Sunbury.
*'* Jane Maclay born the nineteenth of March Anno Dom : one thou-
sand seven hundred & Eighty three— In Paxtang.
860 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
i. John-Harris^ b. February 5, 1770; d. 8. p.
it. Eliza^ b. February 16, 1772; d. April 19, 1794 : unm. ; buried
in Pax tang church-yard.
17. m. Eleanor^ b. January 17, 1774; m. William Wallace.
iv, Mary,h. March 19, 1776; d. August 13, 1823; m. Samuel
Awl, (see Atcl of Puxtang.)
18. V. Esther^ b. September 19, 1778; m. Dr. Henry Hall.
19. PI. Sarahs b. January 5, 1781 ; m. John Irwin.
20. vii. Jean^ b. March 19, 1783; m. John Lyon,
riii. William, h. 1784; d. 1785.
IX. William, (2d) b. May 5, 1787 ; d. Monday, March 22, 1818,
at Harrisburg, unm.
VIL Charles Maclay,^ (Charles,* John,* Charles,*) h
August 8, 1739, iu New Garden township, Chester county,
Peiina; d. October 30, 1834, in Lurgan township, Franklin
county, Penn a He lived a long and peaceful life not far
from the old homestead. lie married August 23, 1763, Mary
Templetox, b. about 1742 ; d. December 12, 1812. Thev
left no issue.
VIII. Samuel Maglay,^ (Charles,^ John,' Charles, i) h.
June 7, 1741, in Lurgan township, Franklin county, Penn'a;
was educated at the classical school of the Rev. Dr. Alison,
and became assistant to his brother, William, while surveying
the officers* tracts in Buffalo valley. He subsequently took up
a large quantity of land and settled thera At the outset of
tlie Revolution, he was chosen lieutenant colonel of the North-
umlxjrland County Associators, and was in active service. In
1792, he was appointed an associate judge of Northumberland
county, which he resigned December 17, 1795, having been
elected memV)er of Congress for the session of 1795-6. In
1797, he was elected to the State Senate, of which body he
was chosen Speaker, Decemlx^r 2, 1801, and again December 7,
1802. On the 14th of December following, he was elected
United States Senator, and, being Speaker, signed his own cer-
tificate. In January, 1803, he presided at the impeachment
^^ Williain Maclay born tlie fifth of May Anno Dom : one thousand
seven liundred eighty-seven— In Sun bury.
"As to our Three dear departed Babes, Faith, Hope, and Charity,
too, must conspire to place them in celestial mansions; and their
names of course will be found in tlie Registry of Heaven,"
Mouilay of LurgatL 861
trial of Judge Addison, and continued acting as Speaker
(against the protest of the opposition, however, after March
8) until March 16, when he resigned that position, and on the
2d of September, that of State Senator. Owing to ill-health,
he resigned his seat in the United States Senate on .the 4th of
January, 1809. Mr. Maclay was very popular in his manners,
a good scholar, an efficient writer, and was one of Pennsyl-
vania's ablest statesmen. He died at his residence in Buffalo
valley October 5, 1811, and is buried on the farm. He married
in 1773, Elizabeth Plunket, b. 1755, d. 1823, daughter of
Dr. William Plunket, the first presiding justice of Northum-
berland county, (1772,) and noted in the annals of the State
for the part he took in the Pennamite war. Dr. Plunket's wife
was a daughter of John Harris, senior, of Paxtang. They had
issue:
21. t. WilHam^Plunket, b. August 23, 1774; m., first, Sallie
Brown ; secondly, Jane Holmes,
u. Eleanor y b. October 4, 1777 ; m. David Maclay.
Hi, Charles, b. 1779; d. in 1807, unm., while on a visit to
Wayne county, N. Y.
iv. Esther^ b. 1782 ; d. in Wayne county, K. Y.
V. Jane-E.^h. 1786; d. January, 1848; m. Dr. Joseph Hender-
son, b. 1791, at Shippensburg, Penn'a. He studied med-
icine, and attended a course of lectures in the winter of
1812-13 at the University of Penn'a. In the spring of
1813, he received and accepted the appointment of first
lieutenant in the army — opened a recruiting ofiice in
Philadelphia, subsequently joining the army at Sackett's
Harbor. He was present at the battles of Chippewa,
Lundy's Lane, and the other operations connected with
the army on the northern frontier, and was wounded in
the breast by an explosion at Fort Niagara. He received
a captain's commission, and towards the close of the war
was breveted a major. When peace was declared, he re-
signed, graduated in medicine, and began the practice of
his profession at Brown's Mills, Mifflin county. In 1832
and 1834, he was elected to Congress. After his marriage
with Miss Maclay^ he removed to Kishacoquillas valley,
where he remained until her death ; in 1850, locating at
Lewistown, where he married Margaret Isenberg. By
his former wife there was no issue ; by the latter, James-
X., Joseph, and William-B, Dr. Henderson died at
862 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
Lewistown, Fenn^a, December 25, 1868, aged seventy-
two years.
22. in. John^ b. 1789; m. Annie Dale.
23. vii. Samuel^ b. 1792 ; m., first, Marj^aret Johnston; secondly,
Elizabeth Johnston,
rtu. Dacid, b. 1797; d. 1818; m. Isabella Patterson, daogfater
of Galbraith Patterson ; d. 1861.
24. tx. Robert-Plunket, b. April 18,.1799; m. Mari^ret C. La>
shells.
IX. John Maclay,* (John,* John,* Charles,^) b., 1748, in
Lurgan township, Franklin county, Pa. ; d. 1800 ; was a mag-
istrate ; an elder in the Middle Spring church ; m. his cousin,
Eleanor Maclay, daughter of Charles Maclay and Eleanor
Query, b. September 20, 1750 ; d. November 4, 1816. Mr.
and Mrs. Maclay are interred at Middle Spring grave-yard.
They had issue :
i. Samuel, b. 1762.
ii. Charles^ b. 1764.
m. Elizabeth, b. 1766; m. William Reynolds.
tv. Mary, b. 1769; m., first, David Edgar, of Baltimore; sec-
ondly, John Clendenin.
V, Eleanor, b. 1782; m. Jacob Smith. John M. Smith, Esq.,
of Peoria, 111., was their son.
vi, Jane, b. 1786; d. unm.
vii. Catharine, b. 1787; d. wnm.
via. John'jM,,h, 1789; was a member of Captain Samuel Gor-
don's Waynesbur^ company, and fought heroically in the
battles of Chippewa, July 5, 1814, and Lundy's Lane,
July 25, 1814, in which latter contest he was severely
wounded, having been hit by musket balls in the head
and legs. Notwithstanding this, he refused to be carried
from the field, but continued to cheer on his comrades
and to load and fire his rifle for the country which he
loved so well, throughout the long engagement. After
his return home he was elected, in November of 1820,
sheriff of Franklin county, and held that office until his
death, in Juue, 1823. A portrait of him is in the posses-
sion of the Miss Reynolds, of Shippensburg, Pa.
ix, William, b. 1791; d. unm.
X. Bobert, of Concord, b. 1798 : had five sons in the ministry,
John, Charles, Alexander, William, Knd Robert S., the lat-
ter, formerly of the Chinese, and now of Japan, mission.
Maclay of Lurgan. 868
X Charles Maclay,* (John,* Charles,* John,* Charles,^)
was b. in Lurgan township, Franklin county, Penn'a, on the
23d of May, 1757 ; removed, about 1790, to Urbana, O., and
d. there, January 4, 1815; he m. June 18, 1788, Susanna
Linn, daughter of William Linn, and Jane McCormick, {see
Linn of Lurgan record) They had issue :
i, Charles, b. 1789.
n. John, b. 1791.
m. Elijah, b. 1794.
iv. James-Linn-Dickson, b. 1797 ; d. 1816.
V. Jane.
XL Catharine Maclay,* (John,* Charles,* John,*
Charles,^) was b. in Lurgan township, Franklin county, Pa.,
July 28, 1760 : she ra., December 28, 1783, William Irwin ;
they removed to Lexington, Ky., in 1784 ; Mrs. Irwin d. Au-
gust 20, 1837. They had issue (surname Irwin) :
i. John; paid a visit to Franklin county while a commissioner
to the General Synod of the Presbyterian church in 1833,
and again in 1837 ; nothing else is known of him.
it. Stephenson.
XIL David Maclay,* (John,* Charles,* John,^ Charles, i)
was b. in Lurgan township, Franklin county, Penn*a, Novem-
ber 30, 1762 ; d. February 9, 1839. He was a man of fine
literary attainments, and found more pleasure in the perusal of
his well-selected library, and in his home and family than in
the political caldron of that period. At the very earnest de-
mand of his fellow-citizens, however, he served two terras, from
181 2 to 1814, in the Assembly or Legislature of this State, but
beyond this he never could be induced to accept office. He
was twice married; m., first, September 8, 1795, Eleanor
Maclay, daughter of Samuel Maclay and Elizabeth Plunket,
{see VIII,) h. October 4, 1777; d. April, 1802. They had
issue:
i. Samuel, b. 1797 ; d. s. p.
it. Jane, b. 1799 ; d. s. p.
m. Bttty, b. 1801 ; d. s. p.
»
David Maclay m., secondly, October 2, 1806, Eleanor
Herron, daughter of John Herron, and sister of Rev. Francis
864 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
Herron, of Pittsburgh, b. June 1, 1784 ; d. February 23, 1825.
They had issue :
i. John-Herron ; m. Mar^ret Hemphill.
a, David ; d. unra. ; served two terms in the Legislature from
Franklin county, 1851 and 1852.
m. Jane-Eleanor ; d. 1846 ; m., first, John McGinley, son of Dr
McGinley, of Adams county ; secondly, Joseph Pomeroy,
of Juniata county.
iv. Dr. CharleS'Templetoni m. Mary A. Frazer; resides at
Green Village, Franklin county, Penn'a.
V. Francis-Herron ; resides at Rolla, Mo. ; m. Sarah Cox.
ci. James- Herron; d. unm.
vii, Mary-Ellen; m. Samuel E. McClui*e; removed to the West.
XIIL William Maclay,' (John,* Charles, ^ John,*
Charles,^) was b. in Lurgan townsliip, Franklin county, Penn'a*
March 22, 1765 ; was a member of Assembly in 1807 and 1808,
and was a member of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Congresses ;
he was subsequently appointed one of the associate judges of the
court ; he d. on the 4th of January, 1825 ; and was buried at
the lower grave-yard, near Fan nettsburg, the Rev. Dr. McGinley
officiating, he being for many years an elder in his congregation.
Mr. Maclay was a large muscular man, six feet two inches in
height, but very pleasant and affable ; he was m., December 22,
1789, by Rev. John Craighead, of Rocky Spring, to Peggy
[Margaret] Culbertson, b. 1773 ; d. May 4, 1834, daughter
of Alexander Culbertson. They had issue :
i. Mary-Sharp, b. November 26, 1790 ; d. September 11, 1850 ;
ra. John King, of Cfiambersburg.
25. u*. John, b. December 1, 1792; m. Jane Findlay.
Hi, Jane, b. October 31, 1794; d. 1822, in Georgia; m. Gen.
Samuel Dunn ; who was a member of the Pennsylvania
Legislature 1820-1.
it'. li;hzo-Cu?6eW,so)i, b. October 16, 1796; d. February 20, 1856;
m., first, John Dunn ; secondly, John Graham.
i\ Catharine-Irwin, b. February 2, 1799 ; d. December 22, 1873,
in Williamsix)rt ; m. Dr. John Geddes, of Newville.
tt'. Alexander, b. November 12,1801; d.l877; m. Mary Mc-
Naughton, of Pittsburgh.
vii. William, b. March 12, 1803 ; d. February 20, 1849 ; m. Mary
Palmer, of Bedford county, Pa.
Maclay of Lurgan. 365
via, MargaretUiy b. March 31, 1805 ; d. August 29, 1844 ; m. James
W. Burbridjife of Pittsburgh.
ix, James-Ross, b. June 4, 1807 ; d. April 27, 1810 ; unm.
X. CharJeS'Samud, b. May 80, 1809; d. May 28, 1828, at Fan-
nettsburg.
xi. Nancy-Eleanor, b. June 25, 1812; is yet living; m. 1836,
Cyrus D. Culbertson, d. 1870.
xii, Bavid-Irwin, b. September 26, 1814 ; d. December, 1839, at
Carrick, Franklin county, Penn'a; unm.
XIV. Sam uel Maclay, * (John,* Charles, ^ John, ^ Charles, ^ )
b. November 16, 1767. in Lurgan township, Franklin county,
Penn'a; d. February 5, 1843; m. Margaret Snodgrass, d.
August 1, 1871. They had issue:
t. 3fa)-y- Jiane ; m. George E wing,
tt. John-E,
Hi. Charles- W.
iv, Elizabeth,
V, lioberl-Snoclgrass ; m. Mary Willis.
vi. Samuel ; ra. Fegan.
vii, Thomas,
via. Ellen ; m. George Smith.
XV. Eleanor Maclay,^ (John,* Charles,^ John,^
Charles,^) b. February 5, 1769, in Lurgan township, Franklin
county, Penna; d. 1846; in. David McKnight. They re-
sided near Shippensburg until 1812, when they removed to
Ohio. At the death of their mother, the sons went to Eastern
Tennessee. There was issue (surname McKnight) :
f. John,
a. David.
Hi. Elisha.
iv. Ebenezer-Findlay.
V. Eleanor,
vi. Charles- Maclay.
XVI. John Maclay,* (John,* Charles,' John,' Charles,^
b. November 9, 1776 ; d. December 22, 1862, while on a visit
to his son-in-law Rev. Dr. Brownson, at Washington, Penn'a;
resided for many years on the old homestead, whence he re-
moved to Shippensburg, and represented Cumberland county
in the Legislature several terms ; he m., October 8, 1808, Han-
nah Reynolds. They had issue :
866 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
i, Hannah-Jane ; m. Prof. William Marvel Nevin, of Franklin
and Marshall Colleg^e, at Lancaster, one of the most
thoroughly educated men in the State, and a writer of
unusual force.
iu Sarah-Ellen ; m. Rev. James I. Brownson, D. D., of Wash-
ington, Penn'a.
m. Abigail-Catharine ; m. William [Benjamin] Sterrett ,of Ohio.
tr. Margaret,
V, Lemnia-Eliza\ resides in Peoria, 111.; m. March 13, 1862«
John Alexander Plumer, of Westmoreland county,
Penn'a ; b. December 18, 1786 ; d. December 16, 1875, son
of George and Margaret Plumer ; she was his fourth wife ;
no issue.
It. Charles B, ; m. Irwin, of Mercersbnrg ; resides near
Peoria, 111.
XVII. Eleanor Maclay,' (William,* Charles, « John,*
Charles,!) b. 1774, at Harris' Ferry; A January 2, 1823, at
Harrisburg, Peun a ; m. 1806, by Rev. Nathaniel Snowden,
William Wallace, b. October, 1768, in Hanover township,
Dauphin county, Penn a ; d. Tuesday, May 28, 1816, and with
his wife buried in Paxtang Church grave-yard. He was the
eldest son of Benjamin Wallace and Elizabeth Culbertson ; re-
ceived a classical education; graduated at Dickinson College;
studied law at Harrisburg under Galbraith Patterson, and was
admitted to the bar at the June term, 1792. He became inter-
ested in the Harrisburg and Presqu' Isle Land Company, and,
about 1800, removed to Erie, in the affairs of which place and
in the organization of the county he took an active and leading
part About 1810, he returned to Harrisburg, and partly re-
sumed his profession. Besides being a member of the bar, he
was a partner of his brotlier-in-law, John Lyon, at Pennsylvania
Furnace. He was nominated by the Federalists for Congress
in 1813, but defeated. He was elected the first president of
the old Harrisburg Bank, and was burgess of the borough at
his death. He was a polite, urbane man, of slight frame and
precise address ; Mr. Wallace had previously married, in 1803,
Rachel Forrest, daughter of Dr. Andrew Forrest, of Harrisburg,
who died at Erie, in 1804. Eleanor Maclay and William Wal-
lace had issue (surname Wallace) :
Maclay of Lnrgan. 867
26. i. Mary-Elizaheth, b. May 7, 1807 ; m. Rev. William R. De-
Witt, D. D.
u. William MacJay, b. August 15, 1808; d. June 26, 1877, at
Erie ; unm. ; a physician of prominence.
27. m. Hev. Benjamin-John^ b. June 10, 1810; m. Sarah Cochran.
28. it'. Irwin-Maclay, b. October 10, 1813; m. Elizabeth Reed.
XVIII. Esther Harris Maclay, ^ (William,* Charles,*
John,* Charles, 1) b. September 19, 1778, in Sunbury, Pa.; d.
September 6, 1819, in Harrisburg, Penn'a; m., April 26, 1800,
by Rev. Mr. Snowden, Henry Hall, b. October 18, 1775, in
Cecil county, Md. ; d. May 25, 1808, in Harrisburg, Penn'a;
son of Elihu Hall and Catharine Orrick. His ancestor, Richard
Hall, of Mount Welcome, was one of the earliest settlers at the
Head of the Elk. Henry studied medicine, and located at
Harrisburg, Penn'a, in 1794, where, as was uf^ual with early
physicians, he kept an "apothecary -shop." He was quite a
successful practitioner, but died early. They had issue (sur-
name Hall) :
29. t. William-Maclay^ b. February 16, 1801 ; m. Ellen Campbell
Williams,
u. Mary-Elizaheth, b. April 21, 1802; d. 1884; m. George
Washington Harris.
80. m. Catharine-Julia, b. August 14, 1804 ; m. Garrick Mallery.
iv. Henrietta, b. 1807 ; d. s. p.
XIX. Sallie Maclay,^ (William,* Charles,* John,*
Charles, I) b. January 5, 1781 ; m., March 10, 1804, by Rev.
N. Snowden, Major John Irwin, d. November 16, 1832, at
Long Hollow, Mifl3in county, Penn^a. They had issue (sur-
name Irwin) :
i. Mary 'Maclay, m., first, Edmund Burke Patterson; sec-
ondly, Richard Bryson.
a. Henrietta, m. Samuel Purviance, and had issue (surname
Purviance), Sarah, Mary, Howard, John, and Ann.
Hi, Jane; m. Robert McClelland, and had issue (surname Mc-
Clelland), SaraJi, Mary^ and Howard.
iv, George; m. Ann Bryson, and had Howard.
V. William^Maday ; d. at Lewistown; m. Mary Edmeston,
and had Henrietta.
vi. ElUn; m. Dr. Caleb Brinton, of West Chester, and had
368 Pennsylvania Oenealogies,
issue (surname Brinton), Sarah, Mary^ Caleb, Dr, WiL
Ham and Oeorge*
vii. Ann ; m. Won'all, and had issue (surname Worrall),
Charles and John.
XX. JeanMaclay,6 (William,* Charles,* John, « Charles,^)
b. 1782 ; d. April 30, 1809 ; m. April 28, 1808, by Eev. Mr-
Sharon, John Lyon. They had issue (surname Lyon"! :
1. Williani'Maolay, b. April 30, 1809, (see Lyon record),
XXI. William Plunket Maclay,* (Samuel,* Charles,*
John,« Charles,!) b. August 23, 1774, in Buffalo Valley; d.
September 2, 1842, in Milroy, MifHin county. Penn'a. In the
year 1808, he was appointed by Governor S. Snyder Prothono-
tary of Mifflin county, which office he held until elected to
Congress in 1814, to fill a vacancy occasioned by the resigna-
tion of Thomas Bumside, appointed judge of the Court of Com-
mon Pleas. Mr. Mac! ay was subsequently elected to Congress
for two full terms, 1816 and 1818; he was a member of the
constitutional convention of 1837-8, and declined signing the
document framed at that time, on account of its prohibition of
the colored vote. He was twice married; m., first, December,
1802, Sallie Brown, daughter of Judge William Brown, of
Mifflin county; d. January 2, 1810, aged twenty -six years.
They had issue :
i, Dr, Samuel, b. October 5, 1803 ; m. Margaret Baxter ; d.
July 3, 1863; m., secondly, Nov. 22, 1864, Mrs. Harriet
Gwin (nee Patton), and had issue:
1. Sallie-Brown, b. September 7, 1865.
2. Nannie-Patton, b. May 7, 1867; d. December 1,
1872.
3. Ellen-Margaret, b. August 20, 1868.
n. William-Broicn, b. April 6, 1805; d. March 29,1853; m.
Eleanor Lashells, and had issue :
1. Sarah-Jane, d. s. p.
2. Mary-Brown, d. s. p.
3. Elizabeth,
4. Balph.h, 1836 ; d. January, 1866 ; captain in 40th
regt., Penn'a vols.
5. Isabella-Plunket, m. A. A. McDonald, of Cov-
ington, Virginia.
6. ^«en, d. 1861.
fit. Charles-John, b. January 12, 1807 ; d. December, 1828 ; unm.
Maclay of Lurgan. 369
William Plunket Maclay m., secondly, in 1812, Jane
Holmes, of Carlisle. They had issue :
ft7. JEZb^mes, b. 1818 ; was a member of Pennsylvania Legisla-
ture in 1864; m. Isabella Plunket Richardson, and had
issue: Mary-Holmes ^ William-Plunket and Ella Rich-
ardson,
17. David, born 1819 ; was a member of the Pennsylvania Sen-
ate, 1872 to 1875; m. in 1846, Elizabeth Richardson, and
had issue :
1. Jane- Holmes; m. S. Clever; reside in Dakota.
2. MaryPorter ; m. Daniel Curll, of Clarion, Pa.
3. William-Plunket ; resides in Montana.
4. Margaret ; resides in Montana.
5. Elizabeth; m. and resides in Dakota.
6. Samuel^ of Montana.
7. Sallie-Brown, of Clarion, Pa.
8. David^ of Montana.
9. Harriet-PatUm, of Clarion, Pa.
10. Anna^ of Clarion, Pa.
vi. BobeH-Plunket.h. IS21 ; d. April 20, 1881; m. Martha Barr,
and had issue :
1. William-Barr ; resides in Mifflin county. Pa.
'2. Jennie-Landrum; resides in Mifflin county, Pa.
rtt. Joseph^Hendei'son^ b. 1824 ; was a member of the Legisla-
ture from 1878 to 1882; m. his cousin, Mary Maclay,
daughter of Robert P. Maclay, deceased, having issue,
Marqaret-Lashells.
XXIL John Maclay, ^ (Samuel,* Charles,' John,'
Charles,!) b. 1789; d. June 25, 1855; ra. February 11, 1812,
Annie Dale, sister of Hon. James Dale, of Union county,
Penn'a. They had issue :
i. Samuel ; d. in Buffalo valley.
a, Charles ; d. in Illinois.
Hi. William-Plunket ; d. s. p.
iv. Elizabeth ; m., first, Armstrong ; secondly, Dr. Alex-
ander, and had issue.
». Anne; d. July 6, 1835.
XXIII. Samuel Maclay, ^ (Samuel,* Charles,* John,'
Charles, 1) b. 1792 ; d. February 17, 1836 ; m., first, Margaret
Johnston, daughter of Rev. James Johnston. They had issue :
t. Dr. Samueh b. 1814; d. 1851, in Cincinnati, O.
u. James-Johnston^ b. 1815; d. 1848, unm., in Cincinnati, O.
m. William-John ; d. in infancy.
24
870 Pennsylvania Oenealogtes.
Mr. Maclay m., secondly, Elizabeth Johnstox, sister of
bis first wife. Tbey had issue :
tc. EoherUPlunket; b. 1818; graduated at West Point; ap-
pointed brevet second lieutenant, 6tb infantry, July 1,
1840; second lieutenant, 8th infantry, October 1, 1H40;
first lieutenant, December 31, 1845 ; captain, January 22,
1849; resignedfDecember 31, 1860; resides in Waterloo,
La.
r. Charles^ m. Miss Cox, of Franklin county. Pa., and bad
issue:
1. Elizabeth; widow, residing in Washington city;
m. M. H. Candee.
2. Nora, d. May, 1885.
vt. David; studied medicine in Missouri.
vii. John; d. in North Carolina, during the war.
viii, Margaret; m. Mr. Briscoe, and had issue (surname Bris-
coe), Bessie^ Fannie and Samuel-Maclay.
ix. Elizabeth; d. in 1884, in Galesburgh, 111.
X. Jane; a widow, at St. Mary's Indian school, Minnesota;
m. Mr. Johnston.
XXIV. Robert Plunket Maclay, ^ (Samuel,* Charles, •
John, a Charles/) b. April 19, 1799, in Buffalo valley, now
Union county, Penn'a ; d. August 16, 1884, in Kishacoquillas
valley, Brown township, Mifflin county, Penn'a. His father
died when the son was in his twelfth year. The latter was
sent, however, to an academy at Bedford, Pa., where he pur-
sue^l a course of stud\' for sometime, and then returned to his
mother's home, in Buffalo valley. In 1833, he was elected to
the Legislature from Union county, and served one term ; and
January 6, 1836, lie was appointed by Gov. Ritner prothono-
tary of Union county, serving until 1839, when he entered the
Senate of Pennsylvania, serving until 1843. In 1844, Mr.
Maclay removed to Clarion county, and was afterwards ap-
jx)inted associate judge of that county by Gov. Johnston. In
1854, he went to Missouri where he remained about three
years engaged in the construction of the Iron Mountain rail-
road. In 1857, he returned to Clarion county, and in 1864,
after the decease of his brother-in-law, Dr. Joseph Henderson,
he went to reside in Kishacoquillas valley, with his sons and
grandsons, where he remained until his death. Judge Maclay
Maclay of Lttrgan, 871
was a very tall, well-proportioned man, with an intellectual cast
of countenance, a nobly shaped head, of commanding presence,
standing straight as an arrow, he always attracted attention,
while his amiable and genial disposition and social qualities
endeared him to his many friends. He had wonderful conver-
sational powers, a great memory, well stored with the tradition-
ary history of our State and anecdotes of its prominent citizens
and politicians. His last visit of any consequence from home
was on the occasion of the reunion of the surviving members
of the Pennsylvania Legislature in 1875, when he and his old
friend, John Williamson, of Huntingdon, emerged from their
retirement to delight their admiring juniors for a while with
their old-time tales, repartee^ and humor. Judge Maclay was
a firm believer in revelation, and had great veneration, as he
himself said, " For the plan of salvation as given in the four
Gospels; magnificently beautiful in its simplicity." At the
foot of Chestnut mountain, with company and associations that
suited him, dispensing a liberal hospitality, enjoying good
health until the spring of 1884, the Judge passed a serene old
age, and died sincerely regretted by all who ever had the pleas-
ure of his acquaintance. Mr. Maclay m., May 6, 1825, by
Rev. John Dreisbach, Margaret C. Lashells, b. about 1801 ;
d. May 6, 1845, a neiceof John Lashells, Esq., a noted lawyer
of New Berlin, Pa, and daughter of Ralph Lashells, of Gettys-
burg, Pa. They had issue :
t. SamueUR,
a, Charles,
in. George,
iv. Willtam-Plunket,
V, Mary,
XXV. John Maclay,« (William,^ John,* Charles,« John,*
Charles,^) b. December 1, 1792, in Lurgan township, Franklin
county, Penn'a; d. Ap^l 22, 1854, in St Louis, Mo. Mr.
Maclay was twice married ; hl, first, May 6, 1819, Jane Find-
lay, of Chambersburg ; d. April 27, 1827; daughter of Col.
John Findlay. They had issue ;
372 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
81. i, WiUiam'Trtciny b. March 27, 1820; tn. Sarah Stackhouse.
a, John-Findlay, b. February 18,1822; d. December 18, 182L
in. [A son,] b. September 24, 1823 ; d. September 30, 1823.
iv. ^ancyJcme^ b. March 12, 1825; d. May 27, 1827.
Mr. Maclay m. secondly, Septeml)er 18, 1882, Anna Maria
Gleim, of Pittsburgh ; d. October 18, 1868 ; daughter of Chris-
tian Gleim. They had issue :
V, Annie-Maria, b. January 1, 1834; m. Fisk Gore.
vi, John-King, b. June 29, 1835; d. September 4, 1836.
til. Martha-Gleini, b. December 18, 1836; d. May 21, 1854.
via. James-Brown^ b. Noveml)er 7, 1838.
105. John-OUim, b. July 10, 1840.
X, Ojfrus-Ctdbertson, b. September 7, 1842; m. Laura Miller.
xi, Eilgar-Gleini, b. August 26. 1844; ni. Blanche Murphy.
xii, CharleS'Oleim, b. Septeml>er 2, 1846; d. May, 1847.
xiii. Ellen-Brown, b. July 11, 1849; d. August 28, 1849.
XXVI. Mary Elizabeth Wallace, « (Eleanor, «* William,*
Charle.s,3 John.»Charle«,i) b. May 7, 1807 ; d. 1881, at Harris-
burg, Penu'a; m. March 15, 1825, by Rev. Dr. Duffield, Rev.
William Radcliffe De Witt, b. February 25, 1792, at Paul-
ding's Manor, Dutchess county, N. Y. ; d. December 23, 1867,
at Ilarrisburg, Penn'a; son of John DeWitt and Katharine
Van Vliet. His ancestors were among the first immigrants
from Holland to New Netherlands, in 1623. His early years
were spent in commercial pursuits, but, about 1810, he turned
his attention to the sacred ministr}'. He studied with Dr.
Alexander Proudfit, of Salem, N. Y., and entered Washington
Academy. The war of 1812 interrupting his studies, he vol-
unteered in the regiment of Colonel Rice, and was in service
at Lake Champlain at the time of McDonough's victory, Sep-
tember 11, 1814. After the close of the war, in 1815, he en-
tered Nassua Hall, Princeton, as a sophomore, but subsequently
entered tlie senior class of Union College, Schenectady, where
he graduated with distinction, completing his theological studies
under Rev. Dr. John M. Mason, of New York. He was licensed
to preach by the Presbytery of New York, April 23, 1818. In
the fall of that year, he went to Harrisburg by invitation, and
was called to the pastorate of the Presbyterian Church, Octo-
tober 5, 1818. He was received by the Presbytery of Carlisle,
Maclay of Lurgaru 878
April 18, 1819, but not ordained until the 26th of October, of
that year. Dr. DeWitt received the degree of A. M. in course
from Union College, and, in 1838, the University of Pennsyl-
vania conferred on him the title of Doctor of Divinity. From
1854 to 1860, he held the office of State Librarian, appointed by
Governors Bigler and Pollock. In 1854, he felt the necessity
of taking a colleague — Rev. T. H. Robinson, D. D., the recent
minister. Dr. DeWitt was twice married, his first wife being
Julia A. Woodhull, daughter of Rev. Nathan Woodhull, of
Newton, L. L During a ministry of nearly fifty years in Har-
risburg. Dr. DeWitt enjoyed the confidence of all his ministe-
rial brethren. In the community, he was greatly appreciated
and respected by all classes. As a theologian, he had few
equals in the ministry, and, although firm and decided in his
views, he was liberal and catholic in spirit. His published
writings were limited to twelve or thirteen pamphlets, the most
popular of which was a small volume entitled "Her Price
above Rubies." He preached many powerful discourses, a
volume of which should certainly be preserved in permanent
form. They had issue (surname DeWitt) :
i. William-Itaddiffe^ b. December 5, 1826; was educated
under the direction of his father and the Rev. Benjamin
J. Wallace, both men of rare scliolarly attainments;
Princeton College conferred upon him the degree of A.
M., and, in 1852,hegraduated in medicineat Philadelphia;
appointed assistant physician of the State Lunatic Hos-
pital at Harrisburg, and, while serving in tliis capacity,
visited, in 1855, the various hospitals of England, France,
Germany, and Belgium ; in 1859, resigned, having been
appointed by tlie President physician and surgeon in the
United States Hospital at Honolulu, Sandwich Islands ;
in 1862, returned to this country, and was appointed an
acting assistant surgeon at tlie Greorgetown College Hos-
pital ; in 1864, commissioned by President Lincoln sur-
geon-in -cliief, First division, Fifth corps of tlie army of
tlie Potomac, serving until tlie close of the war for the
Union ; in November, 1867, mustered out of service ; re-
sumed the practice of his profession in Harrisburg sev-
eral years ; afterwards, on account of his health, removing
to Florida, near Palatka, where he resides ; lie married,
•November 4, 1865, at York, Penn'a., Susan £. Spangler,
374 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
(see Hamilton record,) and tbey had issue (surname
DeWitt :)
1. William-Radcliffe, b. November 22, 1867.
2. John- Hamilton, b. June 14, 1870; d. December
15, 1871.
ii. Julia, b. November 5, 1828 ; resides at Carlisle, Penn'a.
Hi, Eleanor- Wallace, b. August 21, 1830; d. in infancy.
iv, Kate-Van Fii6t,b. May 21, 1833 ;m., October 3,1861, George
Edwards Sterry, of New York City, and had issue (sur-
name Sterry :)
1. William-BeWitt,h,3\x\yl,\m2,
2. Oeorge-Edwards, b. March 14, 1864.
3. John DeWitt, b. November 25, 1865.
4. Edward- Augustus, b. June, 1867 ; d. March, 1868.
6. James- Weaver, b. December 24, 1869.
6. Wallace-Maclay, b. December 25, 1872.
7. Thomas-Hunt, b. September 6, 1875.
V, Wallace, (first,) b. July 21, 1835; d. young.
vi, Wallace, b. August 19, 1837 ; graduated at College of New
Jersey in 1857; an attorney-at-law, Harrisburg, Pa.; m.,
September 10, 1885, Louisa Bliss, daughter of John H.
Bliss, of Erie, Penn'a.
vii, Calvin, b. May 26, 1840 ; graduated at College of New Jer-
sey, 1860; commissioned October 24, 1861, captain in
Forty-nintli regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers infantry,
army of Potomac; resigned January 18, 1863; studied
medicine, and graduated from Jefferson Medical College,
Philadelpliia, March, 1866 ; appointed first lieutenant and
assistant surgeon United States army, May 14, 1867 ; cap-
tain, May 14, 1870; promoted to major and surgeon
United States army, July 21, 1885; m., April 26, 1877,
Josepliine Lesesne. daughter of John F. Lesesne, M. D.,
of Georgetown, South Carolina; and had issue (surname
DeWitt:)
1. Wallace, b. June 1, 1878.
2. Lesesne, h, January 9, 1880.
3. Mari/- Wallace, b. February 15, 1884.
via, Jo/m, b. October 10, 1842; graduated at College of New
Jersey, 1861 ; studied theology at Princeton and Union
Theological Seminaries of Presbyterian church ; ordained
June, 1865; pastor at Irvington, N. Y., 1865-69; pastor
Central church, Boston, 1869-76; pastor Tenth Presby-
terian cliurch, Philadelphia, 1876-1882; professor of
Church History Lane Theological Seminary, 1882; re-
ceived degree of D. D., from the College of New Jersey
Maclay of Lurgan, 375
1877; published '^Sermons on Christian Life," 1885; m.,
August 20, 1874, Laura Aubrey Beaver, daughter of
Thomas Beaver, of Danville, Pa.
ix. Jfary, b. November 25, 1846 ; d. April 8, 1870.
XXVIL Benjamin John Wallace, « (Eleanor,* Wil-
liam,* Charles,* John,» Charles/) b. August 10, 1810, at Har-
risburg, Pa.; A July 25, 1862, at Philadelphia. His father
dying when he was only six years of age, he was left to the
care of an amiable and excellent mother, whose early training
fitted him for the position he occupied with so much success
in his maturity. When of suitable age he became a pupil of
the Harrisburg Academy, that institution being in charge of
the ablest instructors. The culture he received at this school
fitted him for admission to the United States Military Academy,
at West Point, to which he was appointed, where he was
rapidly gaining a foremost place, when his heart convinced him
that a higher vocation was to be his calling. He left West
Point, was prepared for Princeton College and the ministry of
the Presbyterian Church, under the care of Rev. John Hutch-
inson, of Mifflintown, a former tutor in the Harrisburg Academy.
After graduating with high honor he was licensed to preach,
and was called at once to a western charge. The degree of
Doctor of Divinity was conferred upon him by his alma mater.
His elegance as a writer and eloquence as a speaker soon
brought him into great prominence in his denomination and in
all religious circles, so that when the Presbyterian Quarterly^
the organ of the "New School," was projected, he was at once
selected as its editor. His brilliance of style gave character to
this publication, and as long as he lived it was a prosperous
and popular publication. Mr. Wallace was pastor of churches
in Pittsburgh, York, and at other points, president and professor
of Delaware College, at Newark, in that State. Unfortunately
for his fame as an author, his literary productions are scattered
throughout the ephemeral publications of his time. It need
not be repeated that both as speaker and writer he was cap-
tivating and graceful, of fine stature and polished address, in
society one of the most entertaining of a long roll of able men,
whose cultivated minds directed the thoughts of the generation
876 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
of which he was so distinguished an ornament Dr. "Wallace
m., at Pittsburgh, Novembers, 1882, Sarah Cochran, daughter
of George Cochran, b. 1812 ; d. 1869, in Pittsburgh, Pa. They
had issue (surname Wallace) :
L ErnesU Cochran ; m. Emma Deihl ; no issue,
u. Irtoin-Maclay ; d. at Pittsburgh ; was a lieutenant. United
States army,
m. Ellen ; m. Preston Forster ; no issue.
iv. Mary ; d. s. p.
V, Florence; m. Hugh Hamilton, M. D., of Harrisburg, (see
HnmilUm record,)
ft. Alfred- Cochran ; d. s. p.
I'tt. Sarah- Cochran ; d. s. p.
via. Marion; m. Bev. John K. McKallip, of Bellaire, Ohio.
ix, Arthur- Hai-ris ; d. s. p.
XXVIII Irwin Maclay Wallace*, (Eleanor*, Wil-
liam*, Cliarless, John*, Charles\) b. October 10, 1813; m,
Elizabeth Reed, of Erie. They had issue :
t. William- Ma4:lay.
ii. Mary; d. s. p.
fit. JSleanor; m. Lieutenant Samuel K. Allen, United States
Navy, grandson of Colonel Ethan Allen of the Revolu-
tion.
iv, RoherUBeed,
V, Lillie,
vi. Jennie; d. s. p.
XXIX. William Maclay Hall«, (Esther^, William*,
Charles^, John^, Charles, i) b. February 16, 1801, in Harris-
burg, Penn'a. ; d. August 28, 1861, in Bedford, Peun'a,, where
he was interred, but, in 1878, his remains removed to the cem-
etery at Harrisburg, Penn'a. He was educated at the Harris-
burg Academy and Princeton College; studied law with Fran-
cis R Shunk, and admitted to the Dauphin county bar at the
April term, 1822. lie began the practice of law at Lewistown,
and became one of the most brilliant advocates in the Juniata
valley. Subsequently, imbued with the conviction that it was
his duty to enter the ministry, he abandoned the law, studied^
theology at the Allegheny Seminary, and was licensed to preach
by the Pittsburgh Presbytery. He was stationed at Milroy,
Mifflin county. Pa., but, owing to partial failure of health, was
Maclay of Lurgan, S77
appointed agent of the American Boanl of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions at Philadelphia. At this period he was con-
nected with the New School Assembly, but afterwards trans-
ferred his relations to the Old School, and joined the Presby-
ter}' of Carlisle. After acting some years as agent of the Gen-
eral Assembly Board of Foreign Missions, he accepted a call
to the Presbyterian church at Bedford, Pa., where he labored
until declining health compelled him to relinquish his charge.
The Rev. Mr. Hall married Ellen Campbell Williams,
daughter of Benjamin Williams, and neice of Rev. Joshua
Williams, of Centre county. Pa ; d. January 28, 1878, at Har
risburg. Pa They had issue (surname Hall):
t. Henry- Williams^ b. December 12, 1826, at Lewiatown. Pa.;
d. s. p.
32. tt. Williani'Muclay, b. November 3, 1828; m. Ellen Rowan
Cramer.
33. Hi. Oefrrye-DuffipUl, b. February 19, 1831 ; m., first, Louisa Mil-
ler; secondly, Lucretia Allen.
34. h\ LouiS'Williama, b. July 4, 1833; m. Eliza Warford.
V. Catkarine-Julia^ b. November 10, 1836, at Perry ville, Pa. ;
m., October, 1857, Nathaniel Breading Ho^g, b. 1818, in
Uniontown, Pa. ; son of George H. Hogg, and through
his mother, a grandson of Rev. Dr. Ewing ; he graduated
at Kenyon College, and read law witli his uncle, Judge
Ewing, at Uniontown, Pa.; settled at Newark, O., where
he managed for several years the stores and farms be-
longing to his father's estate ; is a partner in the foundry
of Totten & Co. ; resides in Allegheny City, Peim'a.
vi, Jtfary, b. March 7, 1838, at Philadelphia, Penn'a ; m. Fran-
cis Jordan, b. February 5, 1820, in Bedford coquty.
Pa. ; he was educated at Augusta College, Kentucky, and
at Franklin and Marshall College, Pa.; studied law ; was
admitted to the Bedford county bar, soon after appointed
district attorney, and subsequently elected to the same
position ; in 1855 was elected to the State Senate ; was
appointed by President Lincoln paymaster in the army,
which, at the close of two and a half years of active ser-
vice, he resigned ; under Gov. Geary he held the office of
Secretary of the Commonwealth, and in 1882 filled the
same position for a brief period ; resides at Harrisburg
in the active practice of his profession.
vii. Ellen, b. January 30, 1846, in Bedford, Pa.; m., April, 1872,
James Heron Crosman; and had issue (surname Cros-
man):
878 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
1. JameS'Herron,
2. Mary-Hall.
3. Louis-Hall.
4. Oeorge-Hampden.
5. Maclay-Hall.
XXX. Catharine Julia Hall,« (Esther,* William,*
Charles,* John,* Charles,^) b. August 14, 1804, in IlaiTisburg,
Pa.; d. July 17, 1832, at Reading, Penn'a; m., June 30, 1830,
Garrick Mallery, b. April 17, 1784, in Middlebury, Conn.;
d. July 6, 1866, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was of unmixed
English descent ; being in direct male line from Peter Mallery,
who arrived in Boston in 1638, and went to New Haven set-
tlements with Rev. Theophilus Eaton's company, March 7,
1644. Through his mother, Hannah Minor, he was in direct
male line from Thomas Minor, who came to Pequot with John
Winthrop's company and settled there in 1646. Several of
his ancestors were military officers in the colonial service, and
in the Revolutionary war. Garrick Mallery graduated at Yale
College in 1808, and after a term at Litchfield Law School went
to Wilkes-Barr6, Pa.; the same year read law with Judge
Wells, and was admitted to the bar in 1811. He served in the
Penn a House of Representatives from 1827 to 1830, in which
he was distinguished for promoting the internal-improvement
system of the State. In 1831 he was appointed president judge
of the Third Judicial District, composed of the counties of
Berks, Northampton, and Lehigh. He resigned his commission
in 1836 ; removed to the city of Philadelphia, where he prac-
ticed law until his death, for several years before that time
being master in chancery of the Supreme Court In 1840 he
received the degree of LL. D. from Lafayette Collega Judge
Mallery was thrice married ; m., first, in 1811, Sylvina Pierce
Butler, daughter of Col. John Butler, of Wilkes-Barr^ ; secondly,
Catharine Julia Hall ; thirdly, in 1838, Jeanette Otto, daughter
of Dr. John C. Otto, of Philadelphia. By the first wife there
were five children and b}^ his third wife four children ; by the
second wife, Catharine Julia Hall, there was issue (surname
Mallery) :
t. Oarrick, b. April 23, 1831, in Wilkes-Barr^, Pa.; was edu-
Maclay of Lurgaru 879
cated at the preparatory department of th^ University of
Pennsylvania, and graduated at Yale College in 1850 ; in
1863 received the degree of LL. B. from the University
of Pennsylvania, and the same year admitted to the bar
of Philadelphia, where he practiced law and engaged in
literary pursuits until the war of the Rebellion, when
he entered the service ; rose to the rank of lieutenant
colonel, and brevet colonel; on the re-organization of
the regular army he was appointed captain first infantry ;
was twice severely wounded, and received twice brevets
for gallantry in action ; in the reconstruction period in
1869 and 1870, being on military duty in Virginia as
judge advocate on the staff of the commanding general,
he was also Secretary of State, and adjutant general
with the rank of brigadier general ; in 1870 was placed on
duty with the chief signal officer of the army at Washing-
ton, remaining in that office until 1877, when he was or-
dered to report to the Secretary of the Interior for duty
connected with the ethnology of the North America In-
dians, in which work he has since been engaged; has
edited several works issued officially by the Government.
Mr. Mallery m., April 14, 1870, in Richmond, Va., Helen
Marian Wyckoff, daughter of Rev. A. V. Wyckoff, of
New Brunswick, N. Y.
XXXL William Irwin Maclay,'' (JohD,« William, ^
John,* Charles,^ John,^ Charles,^) b. March 27, 1820; d. June
20, 1825; m., November 16, 1841, at Pittsburgh, Penn^
Sarah IL Stackhouse. They had issue :
i, Jane-Anne^ b. August 16, 1842, in Pittsburgh ; m. John S.
Tittle; resides at Johnstown, Pa., and had issue (sur-
name Tittle) :
1. Elizaheth-Findlay, b. March 3, 1864.
2. William-M'iclay^ b. November 19, 1867 ; d. May
8, 1885.
ti. Emmd-S.y b. November 11, 1845, in Pittsburgh, Pa.; m.,
November 29, 1877, William H. Bynon, of Tipton, Mo.
in. Ellen-Maclayn b. October 18, 1847, in Johnstown, Pa.; m.,
first, December 23, 1870, George Fritz ; d. August 5, 1873;
m., secondly, December 8, 1880, Robert Murphy.
ic, William- StackhoiLse, b. December 13, 1849, in Johnstown,
Pa.; d. September 30, 1853.
V, Elizabetfi-Findlay, b. February 17, 1852; d. August 31,
1853.
vi. Mary-Torrence^ b. December 15, 1854; d. May 25, 1860.
380 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
XXX 11. William Maclay Hall,'' (William-Maclav*
[Hall,] Esther, B WiUiam,^ Charles,^ John,^ Charles, ^b. No-
vember 3, 1828, in Lewistown, Pa. He received a thorough
preparatory education, and graduated from Marshall College,
Gettysburg, in 1846, being the valedictorian of his class. He
read law with William Lyon, of Bedford, and was admitted to
the bar in August, 1849. Began practice at Bedfonl, and soon
achieved honorable distinction in his profession. In January,
1865, he was appointed by President Lincoln judge* advocate
with the rank of major, and served one year. In 1868 he
served on a commission to revise the statutes ot the State of
Pennsylvania, with Judge Derrickson and Wayne MacVeagh.
Upon the death of Judge King in January, 1871, Gov. Geary
appointed him president judge of the Sixteenth Judicial Dis-
trict, then comprising the counties of Bedford, Somerset, Frank-
lin, and Fulton, and at the October election elected to the same
position for the term of ten years. After declining a re-nomi-
nation. Judge Hall quitted the bench on the 1st of January,
1882, the judicial term having been extended one month by
the Constitution of 1874. Throughout the entire terra of
Judge Hall, the business of the district was great, and an un-
usually large number of cases of importance was adjudicated.
During his administration very few reversals of his decisions
were made by the Supreme Court. Since leaving the bench he
has not been actively engaged in his profession. He resides
near the borough of Bedford, Pa. Judge Hall m., September
9, 1859, by Rev. J. II. Symonds, Ellen Rowan Cramer, of
Cumberland, Md., b. January 4, 1849. They had issue (sur-
name Hall) :
i. Catharine- Jul ia^ b. February 12, 1862.
%L William- Maclay, b. September 6, 1864.
m. Qeorge-Louis, b. February 25, 1867.
iv. John-Cramer^ (twin,) b. February 25, 1867; d. September
19, 1867, at Cumberland, Md. "
r. Emily- Rowan, b. October 15, 1870.
11. Xiithaniel'Breading, b. August 25, 1872 ; d. July 28, 1883, in
Bedford, Pa.
mi. Eleanor - Maclay , b. August 4, 1874.
viii, Richard-Cecil, b. May 27, 1882.
Maclay of Lurgan. 381
XXXIII. George Duffield Hall,'' (William-Maclaj«
[Hall,] Esther,^ William,* Charles,' John,* Charles, i) b. Feb-
ruary 19, 1881, at LewistowD, Pa.; d. December 6, 1888, at
St Louis, Mo. He graduated in 1849 at Marshall College,
Mercersburg, Pa. Began the study of law, but afterwards
entered the banking house of William Russell, at Lewistown.
In 1852, went to Pittsburgh as a clerk in the firm of Lyon,
Shorb & Co., iron manufacturers; from thence, in 1854, to St
Louis, where he took charge of the branch store of the Sligo
Iron Company, which he managed with great energy and suc-
cess. About 1860, he became part owner, and afterwards sole
owner. He was very hospitable and generous, of fine belles-
lettres attainments, and of great conversational powers; an
active me^nber of the Presbyterian Church, with high character
and standing in the community for integrity and honor. He
left twenty-five thousand dollars to the different boards and
benevolent enterprises of the Presbyterian Church, and about
the same sum in legacies to his aunts and sisters, with an estate
of about half a million of dollars to his children. Mr. Hall
was twice married; m., first, Louisa Miller; no issue: m.,
secondly, Lucretla. Allen. They had issue (surname Hall) :
i, Allen.
a. LfOuis-Maclay,
in. Mabel.
iv. George-Duffield.
XXXIV. Louis Williams Hall,'' (William-Maclay«
[Hall,] Esther,* WUliam,^ Charles,^ John,* Charles,^) b. July
4, 1833, at Allegheny, Pa. He received a good education ;
studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1854. He was
soon after appointed solicitor for the Pennsylvania Railroad
company at Altoona. That road was just opened over the
Allegheny mountains, and Altoona was the location of the
chief offices of the transportation of the company. Herman J.
Lombaert was general superintendent with all the powers of
the now general manager. The office of the chief engineer was
also at that point, and the location was being made there for
the principal shops of the company. It being the headquarters
382 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
of these offices, the position of solicitor there was an important
and delicate one, and the attorney had many questions before
him of immense importance to the company and its interests.
Mr. Hairs practice soon became large and lucrative, not only
in Blair, but the contiguous counties. In 1859, when little
more than eligible, he was elected to the State Senate as the
Republican candidate from the strong Democratic district of
Cambria, Blair, and Clearfield counties. He was appointed
chairman of the Judiciary Committee on his first advent in the
Senate, of a body composed of such legal minds as Penny, of
Allegheny ; Clymer, of Berks ; Ketchum, of Luzerne ; Welsh,
of York ; Palmer, of Schuylkill ; Finney, of Crawford ; Mc-
Clure, of Franklin, and others prominent in the profession of
the State. The war of the Rebellion breaking out. Gov. Cur-
tin called an extra session of the Assembly in April, 1861,
when Mr. Hall was chosen speaker of the Senata It was at
that extra session that the famous Three-million-dollar-loan
bill to arm the State, and other important war measures were
passed. Mr. Hall was again chosen speaker at the beginning
of the regular session in January, 1862. He waa elected for
a new term, and for another district, in which Blair county was
placed in October, 1864, running largely ahead of his ticket
He was again chosen speaker of the Senate at the end of the
session of 1866, and also at the commencement of the regular
session of 1867, having been chosen three times presiding offi-
cer of that body, an honor never before accorded to any one.
At the close of his term he declined a re-nomination, and since
then has devoted himself exclusively to the practice of his pro-
fession. Having been appointed solicitor and counsel of the
Pennsylvania railroad, at Harrisburg, on the 1st of October,
1868, he took up his residence in that city. To-day he occu-
pies the same position, being connected with them for over
thirty years. He is yet in the prime of life, being about fifty
years of age, and has probably been connected with as many
matters of importance in his profession as any man of his age.
Among the numerous leading cases in the courts he has argued
within the last few years may be mentioned those of the "Com-
Maclay of Lurgan, 88S
monwealth vs. Credit Mobilier of America," tvnce tried before
Judge Pearson and twice in the Supreme Court ; '* Common-
wealth vs, George O. Evans," the claim of the State for a very
large amount ; Mr. Evans being defended by Mr. Hall and
the late Judge Black ; " The Commonwealth vs. Pennsylvania
Canal company," being an attempt of the State by statute to
compel the canal company to alter their dams, feeders, and
works, without compensation, so as to allow the passage of fish,
the case involved probably half a million of dollars, and waa
decided by theSupreme Court in favor of the canal company;
** James Freeland vs. Pennsylvania Railroad company," an at-
tempt to hold the company responsible for consequential dama-
ges caused by the raising the great Clark's Ferry dam ; decided
by the Supreme Court in favor of the railroad company. CoL
Hall m., November 26, 1867, Eliza Warfobd. They had
issue (surname Hall) :
i. Eliza ; d. s. p.
it. Ellen, b. November 19, 1869.
Hi. Jfary-Groce, b. November 4, 1871.
iv, Louis- Williams^ b. December 2, 1873.
V, Francis-Jordan^ b. April 1, 1878.
384 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
Mccormick family.
I. One of the signers of " tbe humble address of the Gov-
ernor, officers, clergy, and other gentlemen in the city and gar-
rison of Londonderry," to William and Mary, of the date of
July 29, 1689, shortly after the famous siege of that noted
stronghold of Protestantism, was James McCormick^. Fur-
ther than that we have little knowledge of him, save that he
was the ancestor of the family of whom we have this record.
Among other children he had issue :
2. i. Hugh, b. about 1695 ; m., and had issue.
3. it. Thomas, b. 1702 ; m. Elizabeth Carruth.
IL Hugh McCormick,^ (James, i) b. about 1695, in the
Province of Ulster, Ireland ; emigrated with his family to
Pennsylvania prior to 1735, and located in Paxtang township,
Lancaster, now Dauphin county, Peun'a. He married, and
had issue :
4. L John, b. 1718; m. Jane [Cathay.]
it. James, b. 1721 ; m., and had issue, but probably went into
the valley of Virginia.
5. UL SamiteU b. 1723 ; m., and had issue.
6. iv. Hugh, b. 1725 ; m. Sarah Alcorn.
III. Thomas McCormick,^ (James, i) b. about 1702, in the
Province of Ulster, Ireland ; d. about 1762, in East Pennsboro'
township, Cumberland county, Penn'a. He accompanied his
brother Hugh to America, in 1735. In 1745 he and his wife
each took out a warrant for one hundred acres of land in Han-
over township, tben Lancaster county, Penn'a About that
time, or shoi-tly after, he removed with his family west of the
Susquehanna, locating in East Pennsboro' township, Cumber-
land county, Penn'a. He married in Ireland about 1726,
Elizabeth Carruth, b. about 1705 in Ireland ; A Januarv,
1767, in East Pennsboro' township, Cumberland county, Penn'a.
She was the daughter of Adam Carruth, and sister of Walter
McCormick Family, 385
Camith, both early settlers in Hanover township, Lancaster
county, Penn'a They had issue :
7. i, Thomaa^ b. 1727 ; m. Jean Oliver.
8. ii, Jamesy b. 1729; m. Mary Oliver.
9. m. William, b. 1732; m. Mary Wi^gin.
10. iv, Hugh, b. 1735 ; m. Catharine Sanderson.
11. V. Robert^ b. 1738; m. Martha Sanderson.
12. vi. Elizabeth, b. 1740; m. Matthew Loudon.
IV. John McCormick,' (Hugh, *James,i) b. about 1718,
in or near Londonderry, Ireland ; d. in October, 1782 ; and
probably buried in Silvers Spring church-yard, of which church
he was a member. He located in East Pennsboro' as early
as 1745 ; and upon the formation of the county of Cumberland
in 1750, was named in the act as one of the trustees for the
purchasing of land on which to build a court-house and prison.
During the French and Indian war hLs dwelling was stockaded
and the refuge of the frontier settlers, and hence desi^ated as
" McCormick's Fort at Conedoguinet *' He m. Jane [Cathay,]
who deceased the latter part of January, 1788. They had issue :
i, John ; m. and had issue, Thomas and Hudson,
ii. Margaret; m. Hugh Quigley, and had issue (surname
Q,uif(iey)y Elizabeth, John, William, Samuel, Esther ^ Jane,
and Sarah,
Hi, [Jane] ; m. David McClure, and had issue (surname Mc-
Clure), Samuel, Thomas, John, James, William, Wilson,
and David,
ic, Elizabeth ; m. [James] Sharon, and had issue (surname Sha-
ron), Elizabeth, Sarah, Mary, Isabella, William, and
James,
V, [Ann]; m. David Adams, and had issue (surname Adams),
William and Ann,
V. Samuel McCormick, « (Hugh,^ James,*) b. about 1723,
in the Province of Ulster, Ireland ; A in July, 1765, in the town-
ship of East Pennslx)ro', Cumberland county, Penn'a He took
up a tract of land in that section, the warrant for which was
issued the 14th day of August, 1746. The land adjoined that
of his brother, John McCormick, and the Conedoguinet creek.
His wife, whose name is unknown, died prior to her husband*
Thev had issue :
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886 Pennsylvania Oenealogies,
i, JameSy b. 1747.
a. Elizabeth, h, 1749; m. William McNitt [McKiiiglit].
m. cTane, b. 1751 ; m. Archibald McGuire.
tr. Mary, b. 1754 ; m. James Chambers.
V. Sarahy b. 1756; m. Arthur Chambers.
vi. Agnes, b. 1758; m. Henry McElroy.
vii, Margaret, b. 1761.
via. Ann, b. 1763.
VI. Hugh McCormick,^ (Hugh,^ James, i) b., about 1725,
iD the Province of Ulster, Ireland ; d. September, 1777, in Mid-
dleton township, Cumberland county, Penn'a About 1758,
he removed from Pax tang to the homestead of his father-in-
law, on Conedoguinet creek, which was deeded to him, Oc-
tober 30, 1758, by James Alcorn, Sr., and Mary, his wife, of
Middleton township, being 136 acres of land in said Middleton
township, together with the houses, barns, and ou^hou8e8 on
same. About the year 1770, he purchased 1,300 acres of land
in the White Deer valley, now within the boundary of Lycom-
ing county. Pa., and his two sons, Seth and Thomas, settled
there. He was a prominent man on the frontiers, and, at the
outset of the Revolution, rendered much aid, by his counsel
and his purse, to raise troops for the continental s'ervice. In
the Provincial Conference, of June, 1776, he served as a mem-
ber, but, owing to ill health, declined further official honors.
He m., about 1749, Sarah Alcorx, youngest daughter of
James and Mary Alcorn. "'^ They had issue :
13. i. James, b. 1750; m. Isabella Dixon.
u. Mary, b. 1752: m. Capt. Robert Peebles, a wealthy farmer,
who resided near Shippensburg, Pa.; and bad issue, four
sons, all of whom married and settled in the same neigh-
borhood.
in. Thomas, b. 1754; d. October 6, 1826; located, about 1775,
on South creek, a branch of White Deer Hole creek, in
Lycoming county, Pa., about three miles from its mouth ;
* James Alcorn ; d. July, 1761 ; his wife, Mary Alcorn, d. Feb-
ruary, 1763. Their children were :
i, James,
a. Catharine; m. David Steel.
Hi, Victoria; m. William Rankin.
iv, iSarnh; m. Hugh McCormick.
McCormick Family, 387
was a justice of the peace for some years ; m. Elizabeth
Crockett ; their remains lie buried in the old Presbyte-
rian, now Lutheran, j(rave-yard, on the south-west side
of Penny Hill, in Buffalo valley ; left no issue, he had
adopted his great-nephew, to whom he bequeathed his
estate.
14. tr. Seih^ b. 1766; m. Margaret Simmons.
r. Sarahs b. 1768; m. Woodrow. and lived in Ohio,
when it was so new and so far away that frequent inter-
course with its inhabitants was impossible, and nothing
more is known of them.
vi. EleanoTy b. 1760; d. unm ; lived with her mother and
younger sister, whom she survived several years.
16. viL Hugh, b. 1762; m. Elizabeth Fullerton.
16. i*tti. John, b. 1765; m. Mary Curtis.
xi. Amelia^ b. 1767; m. William Gabby, a prominent farmer,
who resided near Hagerstown, Md.; no issue.
VIL Thomas McCormick,' (Thomas,* James, ^)b. about
1727, in the north of Ireland ; d. in 1778, in East Pennsboro'
township, Cumberland county, Penna; was a member of the
Presbyterian church at Silvers Spring, his name appearing as
one of the guarantors of the salary of the Rev. John Steel, pas-
tor of that congregation, June 26, 1768. He m. in 1756, Jean
Oliver,* b. 1727 ; d. December 7, 180-i, in East Pennsboro'
township, Cumberland county, Pa. ; daughter of John Oliver
and Mary Patterson. They had issue :
17. i. John, b. March 26, 1757 ; m. Ann Sample.
a. William, (twin), b. March 26, 1757; m. Mary Williamson;
daughter of James and Prudence Williamson ; no issue,
tit. Inahellfx, b. December 29, 1759; d. September 7, 1823; m.,
May 15, 1783, John Walker, and had issue, nine children.
iv, Elizabeth, b. December 15, 1761 ; d. December 15, 1831 ; m.,
in 1786, John Buchanan,
r. Mary, b. March 18, 1763 ; d. May 22, 1842; m., January 9,
1790, John Sample, and had issue, nine children. *
* James, Jane, and Mary Oliver, were the children of John Oliver
and Mary Patterson. They were all bom in Ireland. Their father
John Oliver died in Ireland, and his widow married Joseph Clark,
and they witli her tliree children emigrated to America in 1737, set-
tling eventually \n East Pennsboro' township, adjoining the farm of
Elizabetli McCormick.
388 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
vi. Jaw e,b. February 19, 1765; d. November 6, 1790^ m. George
UammoDd ; no issue,
lu. Sarah, b. March 1, 1767 ; d. 1844 ; m. William Lytle Brown ;
no issue.
viii. Qrizzle, [Oriselda], b. April 7, 1769 ; m., June, 1818, Ezra
Wright ; no issue.
VIIL James McCormick,* (Thomas,' James/) b. about
1729, in the Province of Ulster, Ireland ; d. in East
Pennsboro' township, Cumberland county, Penn'a; buried in
Silvers Spring church-yard ; resided his entire life-time on the
old homestead. He m., in 1760, Mary Oliver, b. 1729, in
Ireland ; d. November 24, 1804, in East Pennsboro', Cumber-
land county. Pa. They had issue :
18. t. James^ b. 1761 ; m. Margaret Oliver,
u. liohert, b. 1764 ; d. 1809 ; unm.
19. in. William, b. 1766 ; ni. Margery Bines.
iv. Elizabeth ; d. s. p.
V. Isabella ; d. s. p.
IX. William McCormick,^ (Thomas,^ James,!) b. 1732,
in or near Londonderry, Ireland ; d. 1812, in Perry county, 0.
As early as 1765, he and his brothers, Hugh and* Robert Mc-
Cormick, are supposed to have settled in what was then the
far west or frontier, on the Juniata river, in Fermanagh town-
ship, now within the boundaries of Juniata county, Penn a,
near ''The Narrows.'* His property was described as "on the
north side of Juniata, joining the said Juniata, Hugh McCormick,
John McClure, and John Riddle." Thomas and William took
out warrants for this land in 1755. Previous to 1780, he
moved across the river to Milford township, in the same county.
Among the records of Silvers Spring church, we find his name
signed to a guarantee of the pastor's (Rev. John Steel) salary,
dated June 27, 1768. He sold his farm in 1808, and removed
to Perry county, Ohio, where he died. He married in 1756,
Mary Wiggix, b. 1735 ; d. 1814 ; daughter of Ennion Wigpn.
They had issue :
i. Elizabeth, b. 1757 ; m. William Bowland, and had issue
(surname Bowhiud), Catharine, William^ Hohtrt^AUX'
ander^ Huyh, John, Sarah &nd Mary.
\
McCormick Family. 383
. ii, Margaret, b. 1759 ; m. Thomas Black, and had issue (sur-
name Black). James, William, John, Samuel, Mary,
Elizabeth, and Anna,
m. Thomris, b. 1761 ; m. Ann Morrison, and had issue :
1. Flora, b. 1798 ; m., 1835, Christopher Neil.
2. William, b. in 1800, in Juniata county. Pa. ; d.
1837, in Hancock county, O. ; m.. in 1827,
Elizabeth Hamilton, and had issue, Sarah- Ann,
3. James, b. 1802 ; removed to Pauldinjf county, O. ;
m., in 1830, Margaret Black, and had issue,
beside two others, Josiah, Mary- Ann, and
Thomas.
4. Mary,h,\m5; d. 1835.
5. Anna, b. 1808.
6. Elizabeth, b. 1810; m., 1836, Henry Dishong.
7. John-Morrison n b. 1815; removed to Michigan;
m., 1840, Martha Guyter, and had issue, beside
two others, Rebecca and Thomas,
iv, Anna, b. 1764 ; m. in 1793, David Hardy, and had issue
(surname Hardy), Thomas, Eleanor, Mary, Jane, Eliza-
beth, Margaret, and Anna,
i\ TFiZWrtwijb. 1766; d., 1832, in Logan county, O. : was twice
married; m., first, in 1796, Elizabeth Black; d. 1801;
• and had issue :
1. James, b. 1797 ; d. 1845, in Washington county,
Iowa ; unm.
2. William, b. 1799 ; resided in Seneca county, Ohio ;
m. Elizabeth Heck, and had issue, George and
John,
3. Elizabeth; b. 1801 ; d. 1840; m. Nathaniel Swartz.
William McCormick, m., secondly, in 1802, Isabella Shaw,
and bad issue :
4. Ifancy, b. 1803 ; m. John Gilmore.
5. Mary, b. 1804 ; m., first, James Meehan ; secondly,
James Collins.
6. Margarets b. 1806; m. her cousin, William Mc-
Cormick.
7. John, b. 1808; resided in Logan county, Ohio ; m.
Miss Stewart.
8. Jane, b. 1809 ; m. Hemphill.
9. Sarah, b. 1811 ; m. Allan Gilmore.
10. Kizia, b. 1812.
11. Isabella, h, 1814.
20. m. James, b. 1769; m. Rebecca Cunningham.
vii, John, b. 1771 ; resided in Fayette county, Ohio; m. in 1800,
Elizabeth Hardy, and had issue :
S90 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
1. Elizabeth, b. 1801 ; d. 1835.
2. William, b. 1802; resided in Indiana; m. in 1832,
his cousin, Margaret McCormick, daugliter of
William McCyorinick.
S. Lois, b. 1811 ; d. 1835.
4. John, b. about 1812; resided in Fayette county,
Ohio.
5. Calvin^ b. about 1814; resided in Fayette county,
Ohio.
via, Hugh, b. 1775 ; resided in Perry county, Ohio ; m. in 1802,
Martha Martin, and had issue :
1. Mary,, b. 1803 ; m. Samuel Martyr.
2. Sarah, b. 1806 ; m. William T. Daily.
3. Samuel, b. 1807; resided in Seneca county, Ohio ;
m. in 1826, Lavenia Pevee, and had issue,
Joseph, Margaret, and Henry.
4. Ahsolem, b. 1809; resides in Perry county, Ohio ;
m. in 1832, Elizabeth Ashbaugh, and had issue,
John J., Samuel, David, Mary, Catharine, Mar-
garet, and Martha.
X. Hugh McCormick, ^ (Thomas,* James, i) b. about the
year 1735 ; d. in September, 1799, in Scott county, Kentucky.
William, Ilugh, and Robert McCormick were among the first
settlers and land-owners within the present limits of Juniata
county, Penn'a. They, and their brother Thomas, took out
warrants \j\ 1755 for a tract of land located two miles north of
Mifflintown, along the Juniata river, in Fermanagh township,
and the three first-named settled thereon about that tima On
several occasions they were driven out by the Indians, the last
being in 1786, when they fled for refuge to Huntingdon county.
They returned home in 1787, and immediately thereafter Hugh
McCormick erected a large stone house on his property, which
it is siud was built partly with the view of using it as a fort in
case of another Indian raid, the windows being made bigh and
narrow. This house is yet stiinding, apparently, without a flaw
or seam in its walls. The brothers are described as being very
large and robust men, fond of frontier life, and in every way
suited to its dangers and excitements. Hugh served in the wa?
for Independence, and Mrs. Catharine Laird, a grand-daughter,
says of him: *' Grand-father Hugh McCormick lived at the
beginning of the Revolutionary war on the Juniata river.
McCormick Family. 391
Grand-mother said that when he came home from the war he
was covered with rags. In his knapsack he had only a conch
shell, which she kept until her death, and gave to our mother
to be handed down as a memento of his service." That shell
is now in the possession of his grandson, Colonel George M.
Chambers, of Jacksonville, Illinois. By deed, dated October
18, 1798, Hugh McCormick and Catharine, his wife, dis|>osed
of the farm in Fermanagh township, and soon thereafter re-
moved with their family to Scott county, Kentucky. Mr. Mc-
Cormick, m., in 1767, Catharine Sanderson; b. 1742 ; d. in
1810, in Scott county, Kentucky ; daughter of George Sander-
son,* of Middleton township, Cumberland county, Penn'a.
They had issue :
21. t. Martha^ b. 1768; m. Rowland Chambers.
a, Elizahetk^h, 1770; d. 1824; ra. David Lofi:Hn,and had issue
(surname Loj^an), David M, and Hugh-McCfrrmick.
UL George^ h, 1772; d. {September, 1816, unm. ; from disease
contracted in the war of 1812.
tr. William^ b. 1774 ; d. 1839 ; unm. : he was in the quaitermas-
ter^s department under Gen. Harrison at the time of the
battle of Tippecanoe.
22. r. Mary^ b. 1776; m. Samuel Glass,
rt. ITiigk, b. 1779; d. 1796.
XL Robert McCormick,* (Thomas,^ Jamt'S,i)b. in 1738,
* George Sanderson was tlie eldest son of Alexander and Jean
Sanderson, who emigrated from Scotland prior to 1750, and settled
in Middleton township, Cumberland county, Penn'a. His father
was one of the first elders in Monaghan Presbyterian church. He
died about the first of February, 1760, and had issue (surname San-
derson), (Jeorge^ Alexander^ BarJyira^ Martha^ William^ John^James^
and Margaret. The son, George Sanderson, b. about the year 1712 ;
d. about 1787. He was twice married, his first wife a Ross, the sec-
ond, Jean Aitken. There was issue only by first wife (surname San-
derson) :
i. Rolieri^ b. 1738 ; m. Mary ,and had George and Robert.
ii. John^ b. 1740 ; d. 1799; m. Sarah M.cMichael; no issue,
in. Catharine^ b. 1742; d. 1810; m. Hugh McCormick.
iv. Margaret, b. 1743 ; m. James Elliott, and had a son Getrrge.
V. Mar If, b. 1745; m. David Elliott, and had sons, George and
Robert,
vi. Martha, b. 1747 ; d. prior to 1808 ; m. Robert McCormick.
^
392 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
in Hanover township, then Lancaster county, Penn'a- ; d. Oct
12, 1818, in Augusta county, Virginia. He, with his brothers,
William and Hugh McCormick, settled in Fermanagh town-
ship, now in Juniata county, about 1755. He sold his prop-
erty in Fermanagh township, on the 22d of July, 1779, and
from thence he removed to the valley of Virginia, where he
purchased four hundred and fifty-one acres of land near the
town of Midway, situated on both sides of the line between the
counties of Augusta and Rockbridge. He was a Revolutionary
soldier, and fought in the battle of the Cowpens. By occupa-
tion he was a farmer and weaver, and his family, until a recent
date, have had in their possession some beautiful linen table
cloths which he wove himself. He was an elder in the Pres-
byterian church, and a man who was well versed in the Scrip-
tures, and, in conversation on religious subjects, is said to have
been very able and entertaining. He married, about 1770,
Martha Sanderson, daughter of George Sanderson, and sis-
ter of the wife of his brother Hugh. She died in Augusta
county, Virginia, prior to 1808, and is buried by the side of
her husband, in the Old Providence Presbyterian burying
ground, about two miles from the homestead. They had issue :
23. t. George-Elliot, b. 1771 ; m. Jane Steel.
u. Martha, b. 1773; m. Richard Brient; resided in Rockbridge
county, Va.; no issue.
in. Elizabeth, b. 1774; m. Hujch Gibson ; removed from Rock-
bridge county, Va., to Henderson, Kentucky ; and had
issue (surname Gibson):
1. John-B.; d., 1872, in Dayton, O.; was raised by
his uncle, Robert McCormick, and took his
name ; was, at one time, Attorney General of
the State of Tennessee ; a man of very bright
intellect, and of a most cheerful and genial
disposition ; be m. Miss Raley ; no issue.
2. Ellen ; ra. Mr. Prewett.
24. iv. William, b. April 12, 1776 ; m., first, Mary Steel ; secondly,
Sarah McClelland.
26. V. James, b. January 7, 1778; m., first, Irene Rogers; sec-
ondly, Rachel Nisonger ; thirdly, Rachel Clark.
26. vi. Robert, b. June 8, 1780; m. Mary Anna Hall.
XIL Elizabeth McCormick, ^ (Thomas,* James, i) b. about
McCormick Family, 898
1740, in Hanover township, then Lancaster county, Penn'a. ;
A 1767, at Carlisle, Penn'a. ; m. 1760, Matthew Loudon ; b.
about 1787, in the north of Ireland ; d. about the year 1790,
in Carlisle, Penn'a. They had issue (surname Loudon) :
«. Jfary, b. 1761; d. 1822; m. 1782, James Macfarlane, and
bad issue (surname Macfarlane) :
1. EUzahethy b. June, 1783; m., 1805, Gen. John
Thompson, of Centre county, Penn'a, and had
issue (surname Thompson) : Nancy, m. Wil-
1am Cooper ; Mary, m. George Jack ; Jfattheto-
Loudon^ m. Maria Spear ; Moses, m. Mary Ir-
vin ; John, m. Mary Kyle ; Dr, James, of Wash-
ington, D. C. ; and William, m., first, Priscilla
Taylor ; secondly, Eliza Allen.
2. Rosanna ; m. Henry Taylor.
3. Janet; m. Joseph Kyle ; and had nine children.
4. James; d. at seventy-eight years; m. Henry,
and had William and Robert,
6, William; d. 1853; m. Hannah Means, and had
issue (surname Macfarlane), Rosanna, Elmira,
James, and William,
6. Margaret; d. 1840; m. William Thompson, and
had issue (surname Thompson), Nancy-Rosan-
na, Sarah-Jane, m. John Sterrett; Emma,
Elizabeth'Loudan, m. Joseph Mitchell; WiU
liam^oseph, and James-Macfarlane,
7. Robert, b. 1801 ; d. 1825.
8. Andrew, b. 1803; m. Mary Smith.
9. Nancy; d. 1842; m. William Smith ; no issue.
a, Archibald, b. March 18, 1762 ; d. March 22, 1832, at Carlisle,
Penn'a; was a printer by profession, and published and
edited some of the earliest publications west of the Sus-
quehanna ; in 1808, he issued two small volumes, narra-
tives of Indian captivity, which have become among the
rarest of Ameilcan works ; he was also postmaster at Car-
lisle, and kept the first book-store in that town ; m., Oc-
tober 24, 1788, Margaret Bines, b. October 24, 1769 ; d.
March 27, 1832 ; daughter of Thomas Bines and Margaret
Yance, and had issue (surname Loudon) :
1. Elizabeth-McCormidch, October 24, 1789; d. De-
cember 21, 1856; m. January 29, 1818, James
Bell.
2. John, b. September 15, 1792 ; m. Nancy Giffen.
3. MaJLihew, b. 1794 ; d. 1855 ; m., 1839, Sarah Fulton.
4. Margaret, b. September 18, 1796 ; m., 1826, Henry
Ewalt.
894 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
5. T/iomaS'Bines, b. 17d9; d. 1849; m., 1830, Sarah
Irviue.
6. James, b. February, 1802; d. December 29, 1878;
m., 1855. Mrs. Ann En^leheart.
7. Mary-Ann. b. May 1, 1805; d. October 25, 1848.
8. Margery 'Bines, \>. 1808; m. December 6, 1832, Dr.
Isaac Wayne Snowden, and had issue (surname
Snowden) :
o. Nathaniel-Randolph^ b. October 7, 1833;
d. s. p.
h, Archibald-Lnudon, b. August 9, 1835; m.
Lizzie R. Smith, and had issue, Caroline,
Mary, and Charles-Randolph,
c. Margaret, b. January 10, 1838; d. 1853.
d. Sarah-G,, b. April 5, 1841 ; m. Dr. Thomas
H. Stewart.
c. Mary-A., b. March 31, 1848
9. William-McCormick, b. 1811 ; m., 1837, Elizabeth
Patterson ; and had beside four children d. in
infancy, residing in Hannibal, Mo., (surname
Loudon) :
a. Elizabeth, b. 1838.
h, Thomas, b. 1840.
c. Margaret, b. 1852.
Xm James McCormick,* (Hugh,^ Hugh,* James, ^) b.
about 1750, in East Pennsboro' township, Camberland county,
Penn'a ; he m. March 15, 1774, Isabella Dixon, daughter of
John and Arabella Dixon, of Dixon's Ford, Swatara creek,
Penn'a, {see Dixon record^) and with his brothers, Seth and
Thomas, emigrated to White Deer Valley, Lycoming county,
in the same State, where his father, in 1770, had bought a large
tract of land. In 1777 he represented White Deer township
in the committee of Northumberland county, and his name ap-
pears among a list of the inhabitants of White Deer, with that
of his brother Thomas, in 1778. He is believed to have gone
to the Kevolutionary war, but this is not certain, and nothing
more is definitely known about him except that, in 1782, he
was a resident of Augusta county, Va., as shown by a deed
be^xring date May 25, of that year. His wife, Isabella, was a
woman of strong character, and, during the " Great Eunaway "
of 1778, escaped from the valley by fleeing on horseback with
her eldest child in her arms. She lived until May 10, 1824,
McCormick Family. 395
spending the latter years of her life with h^ daughter, Mrs.
Robert Sloan, in Harrisburg. On her mother's side, she was
descended from the Murravs, and was herself first cousin to
Lindley Murray, the grammarian, and to John Murray, one
of the earliest presidents of the Chamber of Commerce, in
N. Y. They had iasue :
26. i. Hugh^ b. February 14, 1777 ; m. Esther Barbara Kumbel.
27. it. Sarah, b. 1779; m. Robert Sloan, (ste Sloan record J
XIV. Seth McCormick,* (Hugh,* Hugh,' James,^) b. in
1756, in Paxtang township, then Lancaster county, Penn'a ; d.
January 17, 1835; about the year 1775, in company with his
brother, Thomas, settled on South creek, a branch of White
Deer Hole creek, three miles from its mouth, in now Lycoming
county, Penn^a. His remains, with those of his wife, lie buried
in the old Presbyterian, now Lutheran, grave-yard, at the stone
church on the south west side of Penny Hill in Buffalo valley.
He m. Margaret Simmons. They had issue :
t. Robert, b. 1786 ; d. 1857; m. Nancy Foresman.
n. SamueUS., b. 1787 ; d. 1864; m. Elizabeth Piatt,
tit. Thomas, b. 1790; d. 1820; m. Maria Hammond,
tr. Seth, b. 1793 ; d. December, 1821 ; m. Hannah Hammond ;
d. 1869.
V, Hugh, b. 1795; d. 1830; unra.
vi, Johriy b. 1797 ; d. 1850; m. Sarah Coryell.
vii, Joseph, b. 1799 ; d. 1877 ; m. Marg^aret Schooley.
vtit. Sarah, b. 1802 ; d. 1870 ; m. Robert J. Foresman.
ix, Cynthia, b. 1805 ; resides at Tipton,Iowa; m. Samuel Eason.
X, Susan, b. 1807 ; m. Matthew B. Hammond ; reside near
South Bend, Ind.
XV. Hugh McCormick, * (Hugh, » Hugh, ' James, ^ ) b. about
1762. He resided on his father's homestead, two miles from
Carlisle, until 1815 or 16, when he moved to Fauquier county,
Va., where he died. He m. Elizabeth Fullerton, of Green-
castle, Pa., sister of David, Humphrey, and Thomas Fullerton,
who removed to Ohio at an early day. They had issue :
28. t. CharleS'N,, b. 1787 ; m. and had issue.
iL Hugh, b. 1789 ; m. but no issue.
tit. Mary-E,, b. 1791 ; m. Charles Kemper, of Warrenton, Va.,
and hivd issue (surname Kemper.) :
1. Leigh' R,
2. Charles'H. ; m. and resides near Warrenton, Va.
3. Ellen.
396 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
it*. (TbsepA, b.l793 ; m . and removed to LiDneu8,Linn county , Mo.
i\ Elvina, b. 1796 ; d. s. p.
vi, Fulkrton, b. 1798 ; d. s. p.
rii, Martha, b. 1800; d. at the age of seventeen years.
XVI. John McCormick,* (Hugh,* Hugh,' James, ^ b.
about 1765, in Middletown township, Cumberland county,
Penn'a ; was given a liberal education, and removed, when a
young man, to Leesburg, Fauquier county, Va., where he en-
gaged in teaching. He m. Mary Curtis, only child of Mrs.
Helen Curtia* Thev had issue:
i. Emily ; m. and left one son.
it. Helen^ b. about 1806; m. Roberdeau Annan, b. March 31,
1804 ; d. December 15, 1862, son of Dr. Daniel Annan and
Jane, daughter of Gen. Daniel Roberdeau, of the Revolu-
tion ; removed to St. IjOuIs, Mo., where be was a mer-
chant. On being left a widow, Mrs. Annan had means
sufficient for a comfortable support, but was deprived of
it by mismanagement and fraud combined, and now in
her declining years finds a quiet and comfortable home
in an institution which, in her more prosperous days, she
aided in establishing.
XVII. John McCoRMiCK,* (Thomas, » Thomas,* James, ^)
b. March 26, 1757, near Silvers Spring, East Pennsboro* town-
ship, Cumberland county. Pa. ; d. September 22, 1815, in
Northumberland county, Penn'a. In 1794, he disposed of his
property and removed to Northumberland county. He m.
about 1791, Ann Sample, daughter of John Sampla They
had issue :
t. JS;/iza66«/i, b.Nov.28,1792; d. 1814; m. in 1812, John Cook.
29. iu Robert, b. January 25, 1796; m. Elizabeth Montgomery,
m. Jane, b. May 27, 1798 ; d. Jan. 14, 1872 : m. John Sample, Jr.
iv. Maria, b. July 30, 1800; d. December 21, ia54; unm.
30. w. John, b. December 20, 1802; m. Martha Giffen.
31. vi. William, b. March 13, 1805; m. Rachel 81ote.
vii. Sarah, b. July 28, 1807 ; d. April 22, 1838 ; m. David Davis.
* Mrs. Helen Curtis was a Scotch lady of rare excellence of
character, and was widowed before the birth of her daughter, at
Alexandria, Va., and took refuge, during the Revolutionary war, in
Leesburg, purchasing there a home, where she spent the remainder
of her life in great comfort, dying at the age of seventy-three, having
lived to see her two daughters arrive at maturity, and both filling im-
portant positions at the head of a large and flourishing female seminary.
McComnick Family. 897
XVIIL James McCormick,* (James.^ Thomas,' James/)
b. in 1761, in East Pennsboro' township, Cumberland county,
Penu'a. ; A April 17, 1814, at Carlisle, Pa. At the time of his
decease, the Carlisle Herald gave these facts relating to him,
which we herewith incorporate : " He studied mathematics with
Mr. Oliver, and was, afterwards, two years teacher in the acade-
my at York. In 1787, he was elected a teacher in Dickinson
College. In 1792, he was made a professor, and continued,
for twenty -seven years, to instruct with ability. During this
period, he was associated with the Reverend Doctors Nisbet
and Davidson, and has been instrumental in imbuing with
mathematical and philosophical science many who have sus-
tained respectable characters in church and in state. In 1792,
he received the honorable degree of A. B., and, in 1810, that
of A. M. For some years, he acted as a magistrate, and, for
many years, sustained the office of ruling elder in the Presby-
terian church. In all relations, he supported an unblemished
character — highly respected by his fellow-citizens — by the trus-
tees of the college, and has ever had the warm attachment of
his pupils. It may be said that he was a laborious instructor
and an upright magistrate. In his integrity, all men had con-
fidence. Ilis heart was open to the distresses of the unfortu-
nate, and his hand was ever ready to aflEord relief. As a man,
he was peculiarly inoffensive, and had scarcely a personal
enemy in the world. In the endearments of domestic life, he
sustained the relations of son, husband, parent, and friend much
beloved. He was a believer in Jesus Christ and in the doc-
trines of the reformation. Having dismissed all concern for the
world, he felt interested only for the concerns of religion, and
manifested a deep concern for the congregation with which he
was connected. He delighted to speak of his own hopes and
prospects, manifesting an experimental acquaintance with re-
ligion, and giving to those around him ample testimony of his
unshaken trust in the Redeemer. He met death without fear,
calmly and cheerfully resigning up his soul into the liands of
his Creator. By his lamented death, Dickinson College has
lost one of its earliest and ablest instructors ; leaniing and re-
ligion, a friend ; and society, an upright citizea He has left
398 Pennsylvania Oenealogtes,
behind him a bereaved widow and fatherless children, whose
loss is very great, but his friends may confidently trust that his
soul has ascended to the regions of eternal day, * to the joys of
his Lord/ " ** Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright,
for the end of that man is peace I "
" The sweet remembrance of the just
Shall flourish when they sleep in dust.'*
In addition to the foregoing, it may be stated that his rela-
tive, Isabella Oliver, published a monody on his death. Besides
his position as professor of mathematics in Dickinson Collie,
he held, as alluded to in obituary quoted, the office of justice
of the peace for Carlisle several years, to which he was appointed
\j Governor Mifflin, April 16, 1795. Prot McCormick m. in
1790, his cousin, Margaret Oliver, daughter of James Oliver.
They had issue :
t. James, b. 1791 ; d. 1807.
it. 0/ircr, b. 1793; d. 1810.
Hi. William y b. 1797 ; d. 1835, unm.
V. 3farta,b. November 27, 1802; d. October 1,1827; m. March
13, 1823, John McCandlisli, and had issue (surname Mc-
(Jandlisli), Margaret.
V. Margaret, h. 1803; d. 1831.
32. rt. Robert, b. February 6, 1805 ; m. Susan Ulp.
XIX. William McCormick,* (James, ^ Thomas,* James, M
b. 1766, near Silvers Spring, Cumberland county. Pa. ; d. June
13, 1805 ; his tombstone in Silvers Spring church grave-yard
bears this testimony, "endeared to all who knew him by his
benevolence and integrity; " m., in 1800, Margery Bines, b.
August 22, 1767; d. April 23, 1849 ; buried by the side of her
husband in Silvers Spring church-yard. They had issue :
t. Margaret, b. February 24, 1801 ; d. November 29, 1853 ; unm.
33. n. James, (twin), b. February 24, 1801 ; m. Eliza Buehler.
XX. James McCormick,* (William, ^ Thomas,' James, i)
b. 1769, in Milford township, now in Juniata county, Penn'a;
served in the war of 1812 ; resided in Perry county, Ohio ;
m. 180*1, Rebecca Cunningham. They had issue :
i. William, b. about 1802; d. 1857, in Perry county, O. ; m.,
1832, Elizabeth Johnson, and had issue :
McConnick Family, 899
1. James- T,
2. Shadrack-J,
3. Sarah,
4. Amos-0,
5. FVancis-M,
«. Dacid'L,
7. Mary-E.
ii. Bobert^h, 1804; d. 1848; resided in Seneca county, O. ; m.,
1830, Nancy Hitt, and had issue:
1. Williain-Jackson,
2. James-T.
3. Robert- W,
4. Lydia-Ann,
5. i?e6ccca.
m. James, b. FebruaiT 8, 1807; resided in Perry county, O. ;
m., 1838, Elizabeth A. Tucker, and had issue:
1. Rebecca-E.
2. Oeorye-J.
3. Eliza-J.
4. Nancy-A.
if. Johnson, b. April 28, 1809; d. August, 1885, near Blakes-
burg, Monroe county, Iowa; unm.
V, Hugh, b. July 11, 1811 ; d. March 22, 1871 ; served as a sol-
dier in the war for the Union ; resided in Hardin county,
(). ; m., in 1847, Nancy Parmer; no issue.
vi, Mary-A,,h, April 28,1814; d. 1869; resided in Marion
county. Iowa; m., 1837, Samuel Coen.
viL Bebecca-J,, b. June 10, 1819; d. 1870; unm.
XXI. Martha McCormick/ (Hugh,^ Thomas,* James, ^)
b. ill the spring of 1768 ; cL in 1830, in Woodford county, Ky. ;
m. Rowland Chambers, son of Arthur and Jean Chambers.
They had issue, beside six children died in infancy, (surname
Chambers) :
t. Catharine, b. 1796; ni., first, William Logan; secondly,
Mr. Laird,
n. George-M,, b. June 28, 1800; resides [1885] in Jacksonville,
111. ; one of the earliest residents, and a highly esteemed
citizen : m. January 16, 1829, Eleanor E. Irwin, and had
issue (surname Chambers) :
1. Catharine-L,, b. January 30, 1880; m. Dr. G. R.
Henry, of Burlington, Iowa.
2. Boioland'Ross, b. January 10, 1832; m, Georgi-
anna Tmbue.
400 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
3. Nancy-Maclay^ b. January 19, 1834 ; m. George
W. Moore.
4. John-Irwin^ b. May 15, 1836; m. Alice E. Askew.
5. Anna- Elizabeth, b. September 15, 1838; m. Jo-
seph H. Taylor, of Columbus, Neb.
Vk George- Maxv:elly b. September 3, 1841.
7. Leona rd'W heeler, h, November 10, 1844; m. P.
McCartney.
8. Martha, b. December 13, 1847.
». Ellen, b. August 2, 1850; m. Charles E. Brad-
ish, of Springfield, 111.
XXII. Mary McCormick,* (Hugh,* Thomas,^ James,*)
b. 1776; (1. April 8, 1816; m., January 14:, 1800, Samuel
Glass: d. February 1, 1837, in Scott county, Ky. They had
issue (surname Glass) :
• i. Catharine, h. November 26, 180() ; d. April 30, 1833; m.
Samuel E. Shaw.
a, Joseph, b. November 6, 1802; d. June 21, 1804.
m. Samuel, b. October 16, 1804; resides in Shelby county, Ky.;
m. March 18, iaS4, Sarah E. White, and had issue (sur-
name Glass) :
1. Thomas-W,, b. January 13, 1835 ; d. s. p.
2. Mary-C, b. March 29, 1837 ; d. s. p.
3. SamiieUD., b. April 28, 1840.
4. Sarah-M., b. July 1, 1843.
5. J -Edwin, b. August 17, 1847.
6. Ennnn-M., b. March 10, 1853.
iv. Paulina, b. April 19, 1807; d. August 10, 1859; m. Dr. D.
N. Sharp, of Shelby county, Ky. ; and had issue (surname
Sharp) :
1. Mary, b. December 6, 1840; m. W. B. Allen.
2. DaKid, b. June 1, 1842 ; m. Virginia McKenny.
3. Samuel'G.; d. in infancy.
4. Mildred, b. December 2, 1H45; d. Octol)er 31,
1862: m. Cyrus Reid.
5. Kate-R., b. May 12, 1847; m. John S. Shannon.
6. Robert; d. in infancy.
r. I{u(jh-McCor7mck,h, April 24, 1809; d. April 15,1852, in
Shelby county, Ky. ; m. Martha J. Venable, and had is-
sue (surname Glass) :
1 . Lizzie-C, b. October 30, 1 842 ; ni. James Venable.
2. SaniueL b. September 5, 1844: d. June 14, 1871.
3. James- V., b. October 2.5, 184().
4. Mary-M., b. August 19, 1849; m. William L.
Crooks.
McCormick Family, 401
vt. Mary-M., b. March 8, 1811 ; d. February 10, 1840 ; m. Alex-
ander Robinson, and bad issue (surname Robinson) :
1. Mary-P., b. May 20, 1831 ; m. William S. Harbi-
son.
2. KoUe-G,, b. May 9, 1883; d. March, 1855; m.
William R. Jarvls.
3. SamueUO., b. December 30, 1834; d. 1836.
4. Paulina, b. December 16, 1836.
XXI 11. George Elliot McGormick,* (Robert, » Thomas,*
James, M b. in 1771, in Fermanagh township, now Juniata
county. Pa. ; d. April 25, 1849, in Henderson county, Ky. ;
was raised in Rockbridge county, Va., where his father removed
when he was eight years old ; removed to Henderson county,
Kentucky, where he bought a large farm, and at which place
he died. He m., in 1797, Jane Steel, d. in 1848 ; daughter
of David Steel, of Rockbridge county, Va. They had issue ;
«. Robert, b. 1798; d. March, 1842; resided on a farm on the
banks of tlie Ohio river ; m. ^ancy Griffen, of Hender-
son county, Ky., and had issue:
1. Carmal ; resides in Newburg, Ind.
n. Hugh, b. 1799; d. November, 1835, in Henderson county,
Ky. ; m. 8arah Wright, and liad issue :
1. Oeorye-W. ; resides in Forest City, Ark.
m. Mary , d. 1856; m. An>ert G. Hill, and had two children.
iv. Milton, b. 1806; d. 1870; m. Susan Warren, of Warwick
county, Ind ; resided in Newburg, Ind, and had issue :
1. Charles- Milton; resides in Henderson county,
Ky.
2. Dora ; m. N. G. Stanley ; resides in Davis county,
Ky.
3. CyriiS'H,
4. John-S.
V. Elizabeth; d. 1859; m. William Shelby; resided in Owens-
boro', Ky., and had three children.
vi, John^Steel ; resides on a large farm near Henderson, Ky
m. Martha £lam, and had issue :
1. Sidney; m. Julia Walker.
2. Nancy.
3. Oeorye.
4. Martha,
5. Lee,
on. Jane, b. 1820 ; d. 1862; unm.
26
402 Pennsylvania Qeneahgies,
viii. Nancy; d. 1875; m. W. T. Shelby; resided in Memphis,
Tenn, and had three children.
XXIV. William McCormick,^ (Robert,* Thomas,*
James, ^) b. April 12, 1776, in Fermanagh township, now in
Juniata county, Penn^a ; A in the spring of 1838, in Augusta
county, Va. ; was raised in Rockbridge county, Va., whither
his father removed when the son was three years of age. He
was twice married ; m., first, February 8, 1801, Maky St££L.
They had issue:
84. t. Bohert, b. July 13, 1802; m. Sarah Steel.
a. William-SUel, b. May 29, 1804 ; d. 1884, at Patterson, Mo. ;
m. January 25, 1838, Rebecca Crow.
William McCormick m., secondly, in 1807, Sarah McClel-
land. Thev had issue :
iii, Mary-Steely b. August 6, 1808.
to. TtwniaSy b. September 2, 1809 ; m. CampbelL
V, James- Stevenson^ b. February 7, 1819.
i-i. Georye-Brown, b. December 18, 1822.
vii, Sarah- Sanderson, b. 1824.
ft it. Joseph-Lj b. May 12, 1830.
XXV. James McCormick,* (Robert,* Thomas,* James,*)
b. January 7, 1778, in Fermanagh township, now in Juniata
county, Pa.; and was raised in Rockbridge county, Va.; re-
moved to Ohio about 1805 or 1806, and settled at Gallipolis,
Gallia county, afterwards at West Mill Grove, Wood county,
that State, where he died August 30, 1839. He was thrice
married ; m., first February 9, 1804, Irene RoGERa They
had issue:
i. Martha, b. November 14, 1804 ; m., July 1824, Joseph Wad-
dell ; reside iu Mason city, W. Va.; and liad one child.
85. u. John-B,, b. August 5, 1806 ; m. Sarah B. Waddell.
James McCormick m., secondly, December 29, 1807,
Rachel NisoNGER, b. September 11, 1785; d. November 2,
1826. They had issue :
Hi. ifart-ey, b. March cO, 1809; d. Septembers, 1839; resided
in Gallia county, O.; m., January, 1886, Cordelia Morton,
and had issue :
1. Thomas, b. 1888.
McCormick Family, 403
to. Bohirty b. April 4, 1811 ; resides in Wood county, O.; m.,
October 20, 1886, Mary Ann Shesser, b. November 10,
1818, and had issue:
1. Mary-E,y b. July 29, 1835; d. September 4, 1636.
2. Martha, b. August 28, 1837.
8. Sarah'A., b. July 16, 1840 ; d. December 28, 1842,
4. Racket- A., b. June 20, 1844 ; d. May 29, 1848.
V. James, b. February 1, 1813; m., first, December 6, 1833,
Margaret Waddell, and had issue :
1. James-H., b. March 16, 1843.
2. Oeorge-H,, b. February 14, 1845.
3. SaviueUR.y b. September 17, 1847 ; d. December
7, 1877.
4. Elizabeth, b. November 8, 1849.
5. Ephraim, b. February 16, 1852.
James McCormick ; m. secondly, Mary Cherrington, and
had issue :
6. Marion, b. February 21, 1866.
7. Margaret, b. October 17, 1857.
8. Mary, b. February 12, 1864; d. October 22, 1874.
James McCormick ; m. thirdly, Vesta Trowbridge ; fourth-
ly, Deboraii Ray ; reside in Gallipolis, O.
vi, George^ b. January 10, 1815; d. June 3, 1878; resided in
Wood county, O.; m., April 16, 1848, Mary Bradner, b.
May 27, 1828; d. December 16, 1871 ; and had issue:
1. Janies, b. July 28, 1852.
2. Sarah, b. August 2, 1854.
3. George, b. October 16, 1856.
4. Mary-JL,, b. December 2, 1860.
5. Charles, b. 1864; d. 1865.
6. WilHam-H,, b. February 2, 1866.
lit. Margaret, b. February 9, 1818; d. August 28, 1856; m., Oc-
tober 4, 1836, David Adams; resided in Wood county, O.
cm. Christine, b. March 30, 1820; d. May, 1866; m. John A.
Rogers; resided in Gallia county, O., and had five chil-
dren.
IX. EUzabith, b. July 7, 1822; d. April 15, 1872; m., 1841, Al-
exander Adams ; resided in Wood county, O.
X. Sarah, b. November 14, 1824 ; d. January 2, 1852 ; m.
Brubaker ; resided in Wood county, O.
James McCormick m., thirdly, June 5, 1827, Bachsl
Clark ; no issue.
404 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
XX VL RobertMcCormick,* (Robert,* Thomas, "James,')
b. June 8, 1780, on Walnut Grove farm, Rockbridge county,
Virginia; d. July 4, 1846, on the paternal homestead, and
buried in the Old Providence grave-yard. He received an or-
dinary education acquired at a private school of his neigh-
borhood, and was instructed in the strictest tenets of the Se-
ceder branch of the Presbyterian church. Throughout his life
he took great pleasure in the acquirement of historical and sci-
entific knowledge, and was very fond of astronomy. He was
a man of remarkable mechanical genius, and seldom failed to
accomplish what he undertook. Having blacksmith and car-
penter shops, and being himself naturally a good workman,
with almost any kind of tools, it was no difficulty for him to
make whatever he desired, of either wood or iron. The first
record we have of his endeavors in the line of invention, was
in the construction of a reaping-machine, on which he worked
and experimented from and after 1809. From the nature of
the testimony concerning his early inventions in this line,
it would appear that he constructed more than one machine
between the years 1809 and 1825. At all events, there is
evidence to show that he was engaged at various times,
during those years, experimenting on his reaper, and that he
used various devices for cutting, and in all probability he
made several complete machines during all those sixteen or
seventeen years. This would seem to be corroborated by the
statements, first, of his two nephews, (Robert, son of William,
and Robert, son of James McCorraick,) who stated that their
fathers told them that Robert McCormick had invented a
reaper in 1809 ; second, of his son, Cyrus, who stated that his
father had invented a reaper in 1816; thiixily, by Robert Mc-
Cormick, above referred to, who stated that his uncle, Robert,
showed him in the year 1825 or 1826, a machine he had just
invented. His first macliine is described as being in outline
and general form very much like the reaper of the present day.
It ran on two wheels, with a platform to receive the grain in
the rear of the cutting apparatus. One of the cutting devices
he used on this machine was a system of rotary saws, about
McCormick Family, 405
eight or ten inches in diameter, which revolved, shear fashion,
past the edge of a stationary knife. The saws were driven by
bands from a cylinder, which was turned by the revolution of
the main wheels of the machine. This machine had vertical
reels (very similar to some of those used at the present day) to
sweep the grain across the cutters, and when cut delivered it
on a platform in the rear of the cutters, and an endless apron
carried it across the platform and delivered it on one side of
the machina Another cutting device which he used consisted
of stationary curved sickles, against which the grain was forced
and cut by vertical reels with pins in their peripheries. The
horses walked at the side of the grain, drawing the machine,
and were attached to it by shafts or a pole. The machine was
not what would be called a success, but it had the main fea-
tures that are vital in the construction of all grain cutting ma-
chines of the present day, and therein justifies the claim made
for its author, of originality of thought, and priority of inven-
tion, and demonstrates beyond a doubt that in him was the
conception of, and to him belongs the credit of inventing, and
constructing the first reaper which cut grain successfully.
Parts of this early machine were, for many years, stored away
in the loft of the old malt-house, on the home farm, and were
familiar objects to those about the farm. Recognizing the im-
perfections in the machine, and always on the alert for improve-
ments, between the years 1828 and J 880, he invented and ap-
plied to it what is known as the vibrating sickle and the hori-
zontal reel. By this combination his reaper became a practical
success. His neighbors, who up to that time had made light
of his efforts, and reflected upon him for wasting time that they
thought he could have applied to much better advantage by at-
tending to his farm duties, now began to appreciate the greatness
of his inventions, and to recognize in the McCormick Reaper
the pioneer of the greatest labor-saving farm implement that the
world had produced. Like its predecessor, but to a greater
degree, in its characteristics this machine comprised the essen-
tial features of all successful grain-cutting machinery of the
present day. It was drawn by two horses that walked in front
406 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
of the main frame, and close to the standing grain. It had one
main driving wheel in the main frame, and a grain wheel or
slide at the outer end of the platform. It had a cutter bar,
attached to and back of which was the platform on which the
grain fell The grain was cut by a vibrating sickle, and car-
ried back to the sickle and cast down upon the platform by a
revolving horizontal reel. The reel had slats, or ribs, which
dipped into the grain in front of the sickle. The grain was
raked oflE at the side in bundles bv a man who walked beside
the machina The driver did not ride on the machine, but on
one of the horses that drew it During the years previous to
1844, there were a number of machines built In 1844, there
were twenty-five built In 1845, there were fifty built In
1846, there were seventy-five built, in the latter his son. Lean-
der J., owned one-third. All of the work on these machines
was done under the direction of Robert McCormick, who con-
tinued to be actively engaged in the manufacture and im-
provement of his reaping-machines until his death. The reap-
ing-machine was not the only mechanical problem that com-
manded the thought and inventive genius of Robert McCormick.
He found time to exercise his ingenuity in other directions as
well, and reaped harvests of success in several mechanical in-
ventions, briefly described as follows: In the winter of 1830-
31 there was a great deal of talk, and much in the newspapers,
on the subject of raising hemp. Only one thing seemed to be
in the way of its becoming a very profitable product, and that
was the difficulty of cheaply and profitably reducing the fiber
to its required marketable shape. Acting on this seeming de-
mand, Robert McCormick invented a very ingenious and per-
fect working hemp-brake, and in connection with it a horse-
power, by which it was driven, and in the fall of 1881 he op-
erated it successfully. He also invented a machine for clean-
ing the hemp when broken. The excitement over hemp-rais-
ing, however, dying out, the demand for the machines never
amounted to much, although a number of them were built and
sold. At another time he invented and manufactured a very
ingenious threshing-machine, in connection with which he made
McChrmick Family, 407
a horse-power of peculiar construction. He also built a clover
sheller of stone, resembling an ordinary mill somewhat, but never
did anything with it except for his own usa He also invented
and made a blacksmith's bellows, which was of a tub form, and
of which he built and sold a large number. He invented a
water power that worked by confined pressure, somewhat on
the principle of the steam engine; and also a hill-side plow.
As it was Mr. McCormick's ambition tliat his sons should fol-
low husbandry as a profession, he purchased a farm of three
hundred acres, situated a mile and a half from his own home-
stead, and another of seven hundred acres on the South river,
nine miles west of his home. On each of these places he had
a saw-mill, and on the South river farm and his home place he
had flour-mills, which he operated successfully. Prior to 1837,
Mr. McCormick gave the South river farm to his son, Cyrus
H, but on account of the losses sustained in the furnace busi-
ness, he deeded back that property to his father, in part pay-
ment of his share of said losses. Mr. McCormick afterwards
gave the same property to his son, Leander J. He gave the
home farm, at his death, to his son, William S. It will be
seen that he was a man of great business and executive ability,
as well as inventive genius, when the extensive operations he
had on hand constantly are considered For many years he
carried on farming on four farms, aggregating in all 1,800
acres, and at the same time operated two flour-mills and two
saw-mills, besides which he kept carpenter and blacksmith
shops busy, manufacturing various kinds of machinery of his
own invention. In 1834, he built what is known as " Cotopaxi
furnace," but through the mismanagement of his partner, fol-
lowed by the financial panic of 1837, he was compelled to sell
the old Providence farm which belonged to his wife, as well as
the furnace property. Cyrus soon after left home with the in-
tention of seeing what he could do towards establishing and
introducing the reaper into the vast wheat fields of the West
Leander J. left school and went into the shop, William S. took
entire management of the farming operations and finance, while
Mr. McCormick and Leander manufactured and sold reapers,
408 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
horse-powers, blacksmiths* bellows, other machinery and toola
Thus through the combined efforts of all, in due time the
family were extricated from their financial embarrassments.
Just as he was beginning to feel the freedom of being out of
debt, Mr. McCormick was overtaken by a heavy snow-storm in
returning home from his South river farm, where he had been
attending the shipment of reaping-machines to Lynchburg.
He became chilled, took a severe cold, from the effects of
which never recovered. Robert McCormick m., February 11,
1808, Mary Anna Hall. b. June 24, 1780 ; daughter of Pat-
rick Hall.* Mrs. McCormick was a woman of bright and
cheerful disposition, a devout Christian, and very ambitious
for the future welfare of her children. She had a fine consti-
tution, of fair complexion, with dark hair and eyes. They
had issue :
86. t. CfjruS'HaU, b. February 16, 1809 ; m. Nettie Fowler.
n. Rohert'Hall, b. May 24, 1810; d. June 28, 1826, at his
father's home in Rockbridge county, Ya.
m. Susan-Jane, b. Auf^ust 1, 1813; d. June 27, 1826, at her
father's home in Kockbridge county, Va.
87. iv. WilUam-Sanderson, b. November 2, 1816; m. Mary Ann
Grigsby.
88. «. Mary-Caroline^ b. April 18, 1817 ; m. Rev. James Shields.
39. vi, Leander- James, b. February 8, 1819 ; m. Henrietta M. Haun-
ilton.
vii. John-Priestley, b. November 8, 1820; d. September 4, 1849,
at his father's home in Rockbridge county, Va.
40. vUi, Amanda, b. September, 1822 ; m. Hugh Adams.
XXVII. Hugh McCormick, » (James,* Hugh,* Hugh,*
James,') b. February 14, 1777, in White Deer Valley, now
Lycoming county, Penn'a; A March 28, 1828, in the city of
New York. He went to New York about the year 1798, and
with his cousin Richard Cunningham, engaged in the leather
business under the firm name of Cunningham & McCormick.
He was a prominent member of the Mechanics and Tradesmen's
society, and the Manumission society, and died at the early age
of fifty-one years. Mr. McCormick married in 1801, EsTHEB
♦Patrick Hall was born in Armagh county, Ireland, in 1751, emi-
grated to America in 1770, and settled in Augusta county, Va.,
where he married Susanna McChesney about the year 1775.
McCormick Family, 409
Barbaba Kumbel, daughter of William Kumbel, of New
York. She died there, September 1, 1854 They had issue :
t. Isabella-Frances, b, February 9, 1802; d. July 11, 1882;
unm.
41. a, Bichard-Cwinivgham,}:). Decembers, 1803; m. Sarah Ma-
tilda Decker,
til. Amanda, b. Aufi^ust 29, 1806; d. January 25, 1885;- unm.
iv, Mary-Ann, b. February 3, 1807; d. March 27, 1876, in
Newark, K. J.; m. Octol)er 22, 1844, Charles Augustus
Carter, d. August 23, 1884, in Newark, N. J., and had
issue (surname Carter) :]
1. Willinm-Dexter^ b. July 8, 1846; m. October 9,
1867, Kate Brigden Badger, of Newark, N. J.,
and had issue (surname Carter,) :
• a. Richard'Moriimer, b. July 21, 1868 ; d. Feb-
ruary 28, 1871.
5. WilUam-Eliot, b. July 22, 1870; d. March
12, 1874.
* c. Kate-Frances, b. August 17, 1872; d. Feb-
ruary 9, 1874.
d. Baymond- Dexter, b. January 6, 1876.
e. EdUh-Badger, b. October 21, 1878.
f. Hehn-Bhoda, b. November 16, 1883.
2. John-Bichard, b. April 22, 1848.
V, Emeline, b. 18(9; d. March 30, 1871 ; unm.
vi. WiUiam, b. 1811 ; d. 1868.
vit, Louisa, b. September 4, 1818; d. January 20, 1876; m. No-
vember 17, 1840, William A. Cummings; resided in New
York until 1860, when they removed to Darien, Conn.,
afterwards to Brooklyn, where they both died, the latter
in the year 1878, and had issue (surname Cummings) :
1. W%Uiam'McCormick,h. September 6, 1841; m.,
1863, Kate Downer, of Darien, Conn., and had
issue (surname Cummings) :
a. XoMiVe, b. 1864; d. in infancy.
6. Josephine -H,, b. 1866.
c. TFimarw, b, 1870.
2. Charles- Curtiss, b. April 6,1846; m. December
24, 1874, Anna Haviland, of Hudson, N. Y.
3. Jlettie-Louisa, b. November 21, 1861 ; m. May 28,
1K72, Isaac Downer Weed, and had issue (sur-
name Weed), Louise, b. 1873; d. s. p.
4. Isabella-Frances, b. August 4, 1863.
42. via, John, b. January 16, 1818; m. Caroline Pilsbury.
410 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
XXVIIL Charles N. McCormick,^ (Hugh/ Hugh,*
Hugh,* James, ^) b. in Middleton township, Cumberland county*
Penn'a ; m. and had issue :
i, Bohert'B,; settled in Dover, Loudoun county, Va., as
teacher; m. Kate Reynolds, of Clark county, Va., and
had issue :
1. lioherdeau.
2. Hugh-Pendleton,
3. Charles ; m. and had issue.
4. Mary-E.
5. Rose.
6. Carrie.
V. Kate.
8. William.
XXIX Robert McCoRMiCK, 5 (John,*- Thomas,* Thomas,
James, 1) b. January 25, 1796; d. September 10, 1874, in Mil-
ton, Penn'a; m. May 19, 1830, Elizabeth Montgomery.
They had issue : ^
t. Charles-C. ; m. June 30, 1868, Lotta Wright,
u. Mantgomery.
Hi. AfjneS'Shaw ; m. William Dougal; reside at Milton, Pa.
iv. John ; d. unm.
r. William; resides at Sharp's Creek, McPherson county,
Kansas.
vi. Robert; d.unm.
XXX. John McCormick,^ (John,* Thomas,* Thomas,'
James, 1) b. December 20, 1802 ; d. August 6, 1869, at Milton,
Pa. ; m. April 23, 1825, Martha Giffen. They had issue :
i. Robert, b. September, 1826; d. December, 1828.
a. Ann-Elizabeth, b. June, 1828; m. John L. Watson; reside
at Milton, Pa.
Hi. John, b. April, 1831 ; m. 1855, Rebecca Vincent ; reside at
Mt. Vernon, O.
iv. 3farv-G.,b. April, 1833.
V. James- S., b. February, 1885; d. February, 1837.
vi. Margaret, b. 1840; m. Dr. James P. McCleary, and had
four children.
vii. William, h. December, 1845; killed at the battle of Mur-
freesboro', January 1, 1863.
XXXI. William McCormick,'^ (John,* Thomas,* Thomas,'
James, 1) b. March 13, 1805 ; d. in 1884, at Centreville, Mich. ;
m. October 6, 1828, Rachel Slote. They had issue :
McCormick Family. 411
t. William-Edwin^ b. February 19, 1830; d. December 20,
1843.
tt. Sarah-J., b. March 21, 1831 ; m. June 16, 1869, B. F. Dres-
ler.
Hi, C/aro-Ann, b. September 18, 1833; d. October 14, 1838.
iv. JameS'SloU, b. October 12, 1835; m. March 28, 1865, Mary
F. Emery; reside at Knoxville, Tenn.
V. John^ b. January 4, 1841 ; d. February 17, 1841.
t't. Martha-E,, (twin,) b. January 4, 1841.
vii. Hannah-O,^ b. June 4, 1843; m. January 29, 1867, Rev.
William II. Blair, a Presbyterian clergyman.
XXXIL Robert McCormick,* (James,* James,' Thomas,*
James, 1) b. February 6, 1805, in Cumberland county. Pa. ; d.
January 24, 1877, in Chariton, Iowa ; studied medicine, and,
at the age of twenty-two or twenty-three, located in Sharon,
Mercer county, Penn'a ; after the death of his wife, he removed
to Chariton ; he m. in 1829, Susan Ulp, who d. in 1847.
They had issue :
t. James-Oliver^ b. October 3, 1830; d. s. p.
n. Elizabeth,, b. November, 1832; d. March, 1876.
Hi. WillianuLaiighlin^ b. November, 1834; d. March, 1884.
iv. Albert-Ulp, b. May 4, 1837 ; m. and had issue.
V. Margaret^ b. April 24, 1840.
vi. BoherUBryson, b. 1843; d. in infancy,
in'i. Emily, b. June, 1846.
XXXTIL James McCormick, ^ (William, * James, * Thomas, '
James,') b. February 24, 1801, near Silvers Spring, Cumber-
land county. Pa. ; d. January 19, 1870, at Harrisburg, Pa.
When less than five ye^irs of age, he lost his father by a fatal
accident Paternal care thus devolved upon his mother, a bright,
determined woman, and by her his preparatory studies were
carefully made, fitting him at an early age for Princeton Col-
lege, where he graduated with reputation, and began the study
of law with Andrew Carothers, Esq., of Carlisla He was ad-
mitted to the bar of Cumberland couutv in 1823, and to that
of Dauphin county at the August term, 1825. His most suc-
cessful career never faltered as long as he was able to give
his professional duties any attention, and, indeed, followed him
after his retirement from all active pursuits. He served in the
412 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
borough council a long time, and was president of that bodj,
also, of the Dauphin Deposit bank, of the Harrisburg cemetery,
of the Harrisburg bridge company, and one of the trustees of
the Pine Street Presbyterian church. In all these positions he
was a cautious and able adviser. He uniformly declined can-
didature for office, as also offers of the higher honors of his pro-
fession. Upon his retirement, he gave the powers of his active
mind to the management of a large estate, consisting of furnaces,
rolling-mills, grist-mills, and farms. All these interests were
successful, and, notwithstanding his physical disability, con-
ducted in a masterly and systematic manner. Mr. McCormick
m. in 1830, Eliza Buehler, b. November 11, 1806, at Erie,
Pa. ; d. December 25, 1877, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; only daughter
of George Buehler and Maria Nagle. She was, indeed, a most
estimable woman. To each noble charity, benevolent enter-
prise, philanthropic movement, Christian endeavor, Hospital or
Home in the city of Harrisburg she \yas a friend, promoter and
benefactor. From no good cause or charitable work or needy
poor did she withhold her hand or deny her bounty. Mr. and
Mra McCormick had issue:
43. i. Henry, b. March 10, 1831 ; m. Annie Criswell.
44. tt. James y b. October 31, 1832 ; m. Mary Wilson Alricks.
45. Hi. Mary, b. October 10, 1834; m. James Donald Cameron.
XXXIV. Robert McCormick, « (William,* Robert,'
Thomas, 2 James, ^) b. July 18, 1802, in Augusta county, Va. ;
d. December 4, 1879 ; resided on a farm near Old Providence
Presbyterian church in the county named ; m. March 4, 1824,
Sarah Steel, b. December 4, 1804, and is yet [1885] living.
They had issue :
t. William- Steel, b. January 17, 1825.
ii, NaihanieUDavis, b. Decera)>er 3, 1826.
tit. Mary- Jane, b. December 22, 1828.
tu. RoherU Alexander^ b. July 23, 1831.
V, Sarah-Martha, b. December 22, 1833.
ri. John- Addison, b. February 4, 1837.
vii. Rebecca-Jane, b. November 17, 1840.
via, Virginia, b. August 15, 1843.
tx. Phoebe-Ann, b. September 12, 1845.
McCormick Family, 413
XXXV. John R McCormick/ (James/ William/ Robert/
Thomas/ James/) b. August 5, 1806, in Virginia; d. Sep-
tember 7, 1854, in Gallia county, O. ; m. in 1827, Sarah Wad-
dell, b. August 19, 1810. They had issue :
t. William^ b. October 22, 1828 ; m., first, Catharine Hanson ;
secondly, Hannah Blake.
tt. James- il., b. July 23, 1830; d. February 3, 1831.
tit. John TT., b. December 20, 1831 ; m., first, Caroline Mills;
secondly, Sarah Mills.
tu. Mury-W,, b. August 17, 1833 ; m. John T. Halliday.
V. SamueUR.^ b. January 6, 1836 ; d. {September 13, 1836.
vi. Sarah'E., b. September 12, 1837; m. John S. Mills.
rtt. Irene-E,, b. November 24, 1839; m. William G. Mills; re-
side in Columbus, O.
tnti. Mariha-ElUn, b. June 16, 1843; d. May 16, 1871 ; m. Wil-
liam Graham.
ix. CharUS'H,^ b. April 13, 1847; m. Augusta Halliday.
\x, Caroline'Iaahellay b. March 11, 1850; d. November 24, 1850.
;xt. Romaine-E.yh. June 25, 1862; m. Dr. Edwin S. Rickets;
reside in Portsmouth, O.
xtt. [Son, twin,] b. June 28, 1862 ; d. 1862.
XXXVI. Cyrus Hall McCokmick,* (Robert,* Robert,"
Thomas,* James, ^) b. February 16, 1809, on the old home-
stead, Walnut Grove farm, Rockbridge county, Va, ; d. Tues-
day, May 13, 1884, at his residence on Rush street, Chicago,
111. He received a common school education through private
teachers and a district subscription school of the neighborhood.
In 1831, he visited Kentucky, endeavoring to introduce a hemp
brake, invented by his father, but met with little success. Three
years after, in connection with his father and a Mr. Black, he
built and operated Cotopaxa iron furnace, four miles from his
father's residence, but the enterprise proved a failure owing to
the dishonesty of Black and the depression caused by the panic
of 1837, and almost brought about the entire financial ruin of
his father, who had furnished the capital. He subsequently
left for the north and west for the purpose of introducing a
reaper. In 1845, he contracted with a firm in Brockport, N. Y.,
who built the McCormick reapers for several years. He and
his brother, Leander, built one hundred in Cincinnati, O., for
the harvest of 1847. In 1846, he was attracted to Chicago by
414 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
the superior advantages oflfered by that city, and erected the
first reaper factory in the West, near the mouth of the Chicago
river. Seven hundred grain reapers were manufactured in those
works for the harvest of 1848. In 1848 and 1849, fifteen hun-
dred machines were manufactured for the harvest of 1849, and
found a ready sale in the great and rapidly growing wheat
fields tributary to the Garden City. In 1860, his brother,
William S. McCormick, was induced to settle in Chicago, and,
from 1850 to 1859, the affairs were conducted in the name of
C. H. McCormick, his two brothers being employed on salaries.
In 1851, Mr. McCormick visited the World's Fair, at London,
and was awarded the council medal for the McCormick reaper.
Afterwards at Paris, in 1855, and at other international exhibi-
tions in Europe and America he was awarded the first prize.
From that time onward, the business has increased wonderfully,
until the yearly sales now aggregate over fifty thousand machines.
In 1859, Mr. McCormick proposed to the general assembly of
the Presbyterian church, held at Indianapolis, to endow the
several chairs of the Theological Seminary on condition that it
be located in Chicago. To this original endowment he after-
wards contributed as the necessities of the institution demanded,
and his beneficence has placed it on a sure and permanent basis,
lu 1878, he went to Paris to receive the grand prize of that
renowned exposition for the McCormick reaping and self-
binding machine, while, at the time, the rank of the L^on
of Honor was conferred upon him, and he was also elected a
corresponding member of the French academy of sciencea
While in Paris, he suffered from a dangerous carbuncle on his
neck, but. owing to his vigorous constitution and most careful
nursing, after a slow convalescence of five months, he recovered.
Daring the next four years, changes of residence in search of
climate suited to his condition gave him comparative comfort,
and, although his physical infirmities were increasing, his mental
faculties remained unimpaired until life's close. Mr. McCor-
mick was a true representative American. With the spirit of
enterprise, success in business, he was withal benevolent and
philanthropic, and the world is the better for having the inheri-
McCormick Family, 415
tance of such a name and such noble deeds. Cyrus H. McCor-
mick m. in 1868, Nettie Fowler, b. February 21, 1835,
daughter of Melzar Fowler, of Jefferson county, N. Y. They
had issue :
t. CyruS'Hally Jr., b. May 16, 1869.
tt. Mary- Virginia y b. May 6, 1861.
Hi. Bobert, b. October 27, 1864; d. December, 1865.
iv. Anita- Eugenie y b. July 4, 1866.
17. Alice^ b. May 16, 1870; d. January, 1871.
vi. Harold, b. May 2, 1872.
vii. Stanley- Tloherty b. November 2, 1874.
XXXVII. William Sanderson McCormick,* (Robert,*
Robert,* Thomas,* James, i) b. November 2, 1815, in Rock-
bridge county, Va. ; d. September 27, 1865, at Jacksonville,
111 ; buried in Graceland cemetery, near Chicago. He acquired
a good education in the ordinary branches through private
teachers and at a neighboring school. He was a bright scholar,
and, at an early age, became an important and valuable assis-
tant to his father, taking charge of the farming operations and
accounts, thus relieving him from much care and enabling him
to devote most of his time to mechanical and manufacturing
pursuits. To him the renewed prosperity of the family was
largely due after the financial reverses of his father in 1887.
He was a progressive man in whatever he did, and in his early
farming operations he adopted the best and latest improve-
ments. Upon the death of his father in 1846, he inherited
the home farm. However, in 1850, at the solicitation of his
brother, Cyrus, he removed to Chicago, where he assumed the
management of the reaper business ali*eady established. In
1859, he acquired one fourth interest, and much of its great
and continued success is owing to his untiring skill, energy,
and executive ability. Soon after the breaking out of the war
of the Rebellion, he anticipated a great rise in property and
values, and, taking advantage of the situation, he bought for
the firm a large amount of Chicago real estate in what is now
the heart of the city. The wisdom of this action was soon ap-
parent, and the firm realized a very large profit from this in-
vestment From the effects of close and unremitting applica-
416 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
tion to business and great nervous strain, Mr. McCormick fin-
ally broke down, and, in the spring of 1865, was compelled to
give up all business, but to no purpose Personally, he was of
a cheerful disposition, quick spoken, and although diffident,
was among his friends a most interesting and agreeable man.
Mr. McCormick m. in June, 1846, Mary Ann Grigsby, daugh-
ter of Reuben Grigsby, a prominent farmer who resided on his
handsome estate called Hickory Hill, between Lexington and
the Natural Bridge, in Rockbridge county, Va., where Mrs.
McCormick was born. They had issue :
t. BoberU Sanderson^ b. July 26,1849; resides in Chicago, HI.;
ni. June 8, 1876, Katharine Medill, daughter of Joseph
Medill, of Cliicago, and had issue:
1. Joseph'Medill, b. 1877.
2. Kairxna.'h, 1879.
3. liobe^'U b. 1880.
n. WHliam-Qrigshy^ b. June 8, 1851 ; resides in Chicago, 111.; m
October, 1873, Eleanor Brooks, daughter of Waiter
Brooks of Baltimore, and had issue:
1. CarWc, b. July 24, 1874.
2. William 5-, b. November 22, 1875; d. January 1,
1880.
3. Mary-Grigshy, b. July 18, 1878.
4. Walter-Brook^^ b. September 10, 1880.
5. Eleanor-Harrymanj b. November 7, 1882.
6. Cfiauncey-BrfH'ks^ b. December 7, 1884.
Hi, Emma-Louise^ b. October 14, 1854; m. June 18, 1878, Perry
11. Smith, Jr., son of Hon. Perry II. Smith, Sr., of Chi-
cago, and had issue (surname Smith):
1. Perry-H,^ b. March 18, 1879; d. in infancy.
2. Ruby-McCormick^ b. September 11, 1880.
3. Perry-Herbert, b. March 29, 1885.
tv. Anna-Reubenia, b. May 22, 1860; m. May 29, 1882, Edward
Blair, son of William Blair, of Chicago, and had issue
(surname Blair) :
1. Edith, b. May 5, 1883.
2. William-McCormick, b. May 2, 1884.
V. Lucy-Viryinia, b. April 11, 1864; resides in Chicago.
XXXVIII. Mary Caroline McCormick,* (Robert,*
Robert,* Thomas,^ James, i) b. April 18, 1817, in Rockbridge
county, Va. She received a good early education through pri-
vate teachers, and completed her course of studies at Staunton.
McCormick Family, 417
After the death of her husband, she removed to Chicago, where
she now resides. She m. May 11, 1847, Rev. James Shields,
b. December 11, 1812, in Pittsburgh, Pa. ; d. August 19, 1862,
in Prairie du Chicn, Wis. ; son of James Shields and Frances
Perry. His parents came to America from county Tyrone,
Ireland, in 1811. His father was a contractor and builder by
occupation, and, in religion, a strict Presbyterian. Mr. Shields
received a collegiate education at Western University, Pitts-
burgh, where he graduated in 1830. After completing a full
term at the Theological Seminary of the United Presbj^terian
church, he was licensed to preach April 2, 1834. In the spring
of 1835, he was ordained pastor of the congregations of Fer-
managh and Tuscarora, in Juniata county, Pa., and continued
to preach to the first-named church until his deatL He never
enjoyed robust health, and, in July, 1862, at the solicitation of
his brother-in-law, William S. McCormick, he left home for a
season of recreation among the streams and lakes of Minnesota,
but, on reaching Prairie du Chien, he was taken seriously ill,
and died there. Mr. Shields had been previously married;
first, January 20, 1839, Hannah McKinstry, who died a year
after; he m., secondly, Mary R. Gracy, who left one child,
Mary-Qracy^ now married to William J. Wallace, of Newville,
Pa. Jamejs Shields and Mary Caroline McCormick had issue
(surname Shields) :
t. JameS'IIall^ b. June 1, 1849; resides in Chicago, 111.; m.
October 17, 1878, Xellia Maiiville Culver, of Chicago, aud
hud issue (surname Shields) :
1. Irene, b. November 1, 1879.
2. Nellie- Caroline, b. February 8, 1881.
8. James-CtUter, b. July 81, 1882.
4. Viola, b. February 27, 1884.
ii. Amanda- Mc Cormickt h. December 25, 1850 ; m. November
23, 1880, Harry C. Tillman, of Detroit, Mich.; and had
issue (surname Tillman) :
1. Caroline-Hogarth, b. August 22, 1881 ; d. March
22, 1882.
Hi, Cyrus- Sanderson, b. September 80, 1852; d. December 14,
1854.
XXXIX. Leander James McCormick, * (Robert,* Robert,^
Thomas, 2 James, i) b. February 8, 1819, at the family home-
27
418 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
stead, Walnut Grove. Rockbridge county, Va. He received
an education in the ordinary branches of study through private
teachers. As a young man, his time was mostly employed in
his father's shop, where he developed considerable mechanical
talent A number of valuable improvements were made by
him to the McCoi^mick reaper at an early day. In 1847, he
went to Cincinnati, O., where, in partnership with his brother,
Cyrus, he built one hundred reapers for the harvest of that
year. In the spring of 1846, he removed with his family to
Chicago, where he took charge of the manufacturing depart-
ment of the reaper business, acquiring one sixth interest in the
same. From 1850 to 1869, he held the same position on a
salary. In 1859, he and his brother, William S., became in-
terested in the business to the extent of one fourth each, the
firm becoming C. U. McCormick & Bro& After William S.
McCormick's death, he acquired a full one third interest He
is now vice president of the McCormick Harvesting Machine
Company, but takes no active part in the business. By the
Chicago fire of 1871, he lost his home and other valuable pro-
perty, but, by energy and activity, soon rebuilt nearly all his
buildino^s, personally planning and superintending the construc-
tion of the new McCormick reaper works. A few years since,
he decided to make a contribution to the cause of science in his
native State. The result was the donation by him of a magnifi-
cent refractor telescope, the second largest of its kind in the
world, to the University of Virginia, at Charlottesville. He re-
sides in the city of Chicago. Mr. McCormick m. October 6,
1845, Henrietta Hamilton, b. May 25, 1822 ; daughter of
John Hamilton, of Rockbridge county, Va. They had issue :
t. BoherUHall^ b. September 6, 1847 ; m. June 1, 1871, Sarah
Lord Day, of New York, and liad issue :
1. Henrietta- Hamilton^ b. February 22, 1872.
2. Eliza-Bay, b. July 11, 1873.
3. liobert-Uall, Jr,, b. July 10, 1878.
4. Fhoebe-Lord, b. October 6, 1879.
u. Maria,
Hi. Henrutta-L., b. April 27, 1857; m. November 14, 1883,
Fi*ederick £. Goodhart, of London, England, and had
issue (surname Goodhart) :
McCormick Family. 419
1. Ltander-McCorviick^ b. August 10, 1884.
iv. Leander-HamiUon, b. May 27, 1859.
XL. Amanda J. McCormick/ (Robert,* Robert,' Thomas,'
James.*) b. September 17, 1822, in Rockbridge county, Va. ;
resides in the city of Chicago, 111 — a woman remarkable for
her beautiful Christian cliaracter and unselfish devotion to her
family, whose example and influence are felt by all who sur-
round her, and her rare qualities acknowledged by a large
circle of warm fHends and relatives. She married May 8,
1845, Hugh Adams, b. February 10, 1820, in Rockbridge
county, Va. ; d. March 10, 1880, in Chicago, 111., son of James
Adams. His father was a man of fine mind, intelligent and
highl}' respected — a brother of Senator Robert Adams from
Tennessee. His mother was a most industrious, practical
woman, and a devoted Christian. While a resident of Vir-
ginia, Hugh Adams was a successful merchant, and one of the
most popular business men of that State. Soon after his mar-
riage, he removed to Keer's Creek, Rockbridge county, where
he engaged in merchandise. In 1857, he went to Chicago,
where he became interested in the grain commission business,
and known as the principal of the firm McCormick, Adams &
Co. For twenty-three years he was prominently identified with
the commercial prosperity of Chicago. His reputation in com-
mercial circles was of the very best, and his name was looked
upon as the synonym of all that was honorable and upright in
business transactions. He was a consistent member of
the Fourth Presbyterian church, of Chicago, and an ardent
lover of its meetings, and of all its work for the Master, at the
time of his death. A man of simple, unostentatious tastes and
habits, and of tender sympathy for the poor. Mr. and Mrs.'
Adams had issue (surname Adams) :
t. Mary 'Caroline, b. April 21, 1846, in Rockbridge county,
Va.; m. June 8, 1869, in Chicago, 111., John £. Chapman,
of Warehouse Point, Conii., b. September 1, 1836, and d.
January 4, 1882, in New York city, and liad issue (sur-
name Chapman):
1. Anna, b. June 21, 1870, in Chicago, 111.
2. John-Adanis^ b. June 29, 1873, in Chicago, 111.
420 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
it. BoherUMcCormick, b. October 21, 1847, in Rockbridge
county, Va.; m. October 21, 1874, in St. Louis, Mo., Vir-
ginia Claiborne ; and iiad issue (surname Adams) :
1. Hugh'Claiborne^ b. September 6, 1876, at St.
Louis, Mo.
2. Mildred-Kyle, b. October 20, 1877, at St. Louis,
Mo.
3. Amanda-McC.h. August 26, 1880, at Old Sweet
Springs, Va.
4. Natalie, b. October 19, 1882, at Webster Groves,
Mo. *
6. Virginia- Claiborne, h, August 3, 1885, at Web-
ster Groves, Mo.
Hi. Cyrus-Hall, b. February 21, 1849, in Rockbridge county,
Va.; m. September 26, 1878, in Chicago, 111., Emma J.
Blair, daughter of layman Blair ; and tiad issue (sur-
name Adams) :
1. Cyrus-Hall, b. July 30, 1881, in Chicago, 111.
iv. JameS'W., b. January 2, 1853, in Rockbridge county, Va.
V. Sarah-Ella, b. March 10, 1855, in Rockbridge county, Va.
I't. Hvgh-L., b. May 5, 1857, in Rockbridge county, Va.; m.
^November, 1881, in Milwaukee, Wis., Susan Kirby;
and had issue (surname Adams):
1. liuyh, b. August 2, 1882, in Chicago, III.
2. Lita, b. September 21, 1883, in Milwaukee, Wis.
lit. EdKardr Shields, b. December 12, 1869, in Chicago, 111.
via. Amanda- Virginia, b. March 3, 1862, in Chicago, 111.
XLI. Richard Cunningham McCorilick,' (Hugh,*
James,* Ilugh,^ Hugh,^ James,') b. December 6, 1803, in the
city of New York ; A October 28, 1857 ; and, during all his
life, was actively engaged in business in that city, being, for a
number of years, secretary of the Merchant's Exchange. He
m. June 16, 1831, Sarah Matilda Decker, of New York,
who survived him twenty-one years, dying at her residence in
Jamaica, Long Island, January 11, 1878. They had issue:
46. i. Richard- Cunningham, b. May 23, 1832; m., first, Margaret
G. Hunt; secondly, Elizabeth Thurman.
a. Alfred Decker, b. November 27, 1834; m. November 27,
1865, Sarah Elizabeth Van Wicklen, of Woodhaven, L. I.,
who d. October 1, 1874, and had issue:
1. Bichard- Cunningham, b. December 4, 1866.
Hi. Isabella- Frances, b. January 6, 1836; d. July 6, 1841.
ifcCormick Family, 421
' u\ Sarah'Matilda, b. December 12, 1838; m. June 23, 1864,
Dexter H. Walker, and hail issue (surname Walker) :
1. Edith^May, b. May 29, 1874.
V, Afary-Louisn, b. July 22, 1841.
in. William' Henry^ b. October 6, 1846; d. June 8, 1850.
vii. Florence- Nightingale, b. September 3, 1855.
XLII. John McGormick,^ (Hiigb,'^ James,* Hugb,^ Hugh,*
James, 1) b. Januar\^ 15, 1818, in the city of New York; in
1845, became secretarj of the Atlantic Dock Company, Brook-
lyn, an office which, after the lapse of forty years, he still [1885]
occupies; be m. February 17, 1845, Caroline Pilsbury,
daughter of John and Abigail Eliot Pilsbury, of Newburyport,
Mass. Thev had issue :
i. Eliot, b. May 5. 1849; entered Columbia Collej^e, N. Y., in
1866 ; was secretary to Andrew H. Green, comptroller of
the cit> of New York from 1873 to 1876; editor of the
Christian Union, 1877-1882, and of New York Observer,
1883: now enf^aged in business in New York.
n. Isabella-Esther, b. August 29, 1853; m. January 16, 1883,
Edgar Wade Abbot, of Brooklyn, N. Y., and had issue
(surname Abl)ot) :
1. Helen-Barbara, b. September 13, 1884.
XLIII. Henry McCormick,^ (James, '^ William,* James,'
Thomas,* James, ^) b. March 10, 1831, in Ilarrisburg, Penn'a.
He received his education at the Harrisburg Academy, Part-
ridge's Military Institute, and graduated at Yale College in
1852. Upon his return from college, he commenced the study
of the law with his father. His taste being for a more stirring
pursuit, he gave it up and learned the iron business at Read-
ing furnace, now Ilobesonia, at the first opportunity purchasing
an interest in the Henry Clay and Eagle furnaces, near Marietta,
Lancaster county. In 1857, Paxtang furnace came under his
management, and, in 1866, the nail-works at Fairview, in Cum-
berland county, at the mouth of the Conedoguinit creek, which
he has successfuUv conducted since. In 1865, before a nuh
way spanned the continent, he crossed the great plain and
mountain range to the Pacific coast, retuniing by the Isthmus
of Panamju In 1877, he visited Europe. Long before these
journeys, he had shown his devotion to his country. At the
422 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
opening of the Rebellion, be offered his life and services to the
e«iuse of patriotism, gathering a company of volunteers, com-
pany F, Lochiel Grays, of the Twenty-fifth regiment, Pennsyl-
vania volunteers, in the three months^ servica When this or-
ganization was disbanded, he was at once chosen colonel of
the First regiment, Pennsylvania militia, under Major General
John F. Reynolds, by whom he was assigned to the command
of the First brigade. The object of forming this division being
accomplished by the contest at Antietam, it was mustered out
of servica Under the act relative to a new geological survey
of Pennsylvania, he was appointed by Governor Hartranft a
commissioner, and by his colleagues its treasurer. These posi-
tions he occupies at present As a co- trustee of his father's
estate, he has shown tact and judgment, and in the pursuit of
all the business in which he is engaged, great energy and suc-
cess. To all benevolent objects he is a most generous giver,
without ostentation or publicity. As an evidence of the es-
teem in which he is held, it may l)e stated that when a candi-
date for Congress, in 1882, his majority in his native county
was one hundred and fifty-nine, while his party was in a mi-
nority of nearly fifteen hundred on the vote for other offices.
Colonel McCormick m. June 29, 1867, Annie Criswell,
daughter of John Vance Criswell and Hannah Dull. They
had issue :
i. Henry 'Buehler.
ii, Vance,
Hi. Mary ; d. s. p.
iv. Hwyh ; d. s. p.
V, Annie,
XLIV. James McCormick, « (James, '^ William,* James,*
Thomas,* JamesJ) b. October 31, 1832, in Harrisburg, Pa
He was educated in the common schools. Captain Partridge's
Military Institute, the Harrisburg Academy, graduating at
Yale College in 1853; studied law under his father; was ad-
mitted to the bars of Dauphin and Curnberland counties, and
practiced for several years. Upon the death of his father he
became one of the trustees of his estate, a charge that absorbed
his time and attention to such a degree that he abandoned his
McCormick Family. 423
profession. The magnitude of this estate, and the enterprises
conducted under it, require caution, prudence, and judgment
in its management Mr. McCormick has shown all these quali-
ties in the successful performance of his dutiea He has never
held political office, but, in the religious and charitable work
of the day, occupies a conspicuous position. He has been an
elder in tlie Pine Street Presbyterian church from its founda-
tion, in 1858, a successful Sunday-school tutor, president and
trustee of the Young Men's Christian Association ; in all the
active work of his denomination, a most efficient and liberal
agent ; a large contributor to the Home for the Friendless in
this city ; to all charitable objects ; and, from its opening, presi-
dent of the Harrisburg hospital, one of its most active, atten-
tive, and competent advisers. He tcl May 26, 1869, at Harris-
burgh, Penn a, Mary Wilson Alricks, b. at Harrisburg, Pa. ;
daughter of Herman Alricks and Mary Wilson Kerr, {see Al-
ricks record) They had issue:
t. Herman-Alricks^ b. June 3, 1860 ; d. January 25, 1867.
n. Henry,
Hi. William,
iv. JameSy
V, Donald,
vi, Eliza,
vii. Mary-Kerr^ b. March 18, 1874 ; d. May 7, 1877.
viii. Robert,
XLV. Mary McCormick,* (James,* William,* James,'
Thomas, 2 James, »)b. October 10, 1834; d. March 23, 1874, at
Harrisburg, Pa. ; m. James Donald Cameron, b. 1833, in
Middletown, Pa. ; son of General Simon Cameron and Margaret
Brua. He received a classical education, and studied at Prince-
ton Collega Upon leaving college, he entered the Middletown
l)ank as clerk, of which he subsequently became cashier. From
1866 to 1874, he was president of the Northern Central rail-
road, in which latter year the road was leased to the Pennsvl-
vania Kailroad Company. General Grant appointe<l him Secre-
tary of War, May 22, 1876, which office beheld until the close of
tliat administration. In 1876, he was a delegate to the National
Republican Convention at Cincinnati, and, upon the resigna-
424 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
tion of his father, General Cameron, as United States Senator,
was elected by the Legislature to fill the vacancy, subsequently
re-elected for the full term ending March 3, 1885, and again
for the term ending March 3, 1891. They had issue (surname
Cameron) :
i. EHza-McCormich'^ m. William H. Bradley, of Newark,
N.J.
ii. Virginia-Rolette ; m. Lieutenant Alexander Rodgers, U.
S. A., of New Jersey ; apiminted Second lieutenant, 4th
cavalry, June 16, 1875 ; First lieutenant, July 6, 1879.
tit. Mary.
iv, Janie8'McCormick.
V. Margaretta-Brua.
vi. Bachel'Burnside,
Mr. Cameron m., secondly, May 9, 1878, Elizabeth Sher-
man, daughter of Judge Sherman, of Cleveland, O.
XLVL Richard Cunningham McCormick,'' (Richard-
Cunningham,® II ugh, ^ James, ^ Ilugli,' Hugh,* James,') b.
May 23, 1832. He was educated in New York, and went, in
1854, to the Crimean war as correspoi.clcnt for one of the New
York journals. On his return, he published two volumes of
travels, " A Visit to the Camp before Sebastopol," and " St
Paufs to St Sophia." In 1858 and 1859, he edited the " Young
Men's Magazine," and was instrumental in founding the Young
Men's Christian Association in this country, being for some
time corresponding secretary of the New York organization.
During the early months of the war of the Rebellion, he was
with the Federal army in the field, as correspondent for the
New York Evening Post In 1861, President Lincoln appointed
him chief clerk of the Department of Agriculture, and, in 1863,
secretary of the Territory of Arizona. In 1866, he became
Governor of the same Territory, from which he was elected, in
the year 1869, delegate to Congress. In this capacity he ser\'ed
the Territory six years, while he also represented the Territory
in the Republican National Convention of 1876, and in the
Centennial Exhibition of the same ycjir. During the presiden-
tial campaign which immediately followed, he acted as secre-
tary of the Republican National Committee, and, on the elee-
McCormick Family. 425
tion of Rutherford B. Hayes, was appointed assistant Secretary
of the Treasury, which ill health subsequently obliged him to
resign. In 1878, he became American Commissioner to the
Paris Exposition, and on the successful completion of that ser-
vice retired from public life. He m., first, Margaret G. Hunt,
who died April 30, 1867 ; and secondly, Elizabeth Thurman,
daughter of Senator Allen G. Thurman, of Ohio.
426 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
McNAIR OF DERRY.
L David McNair,* b. in the parish of Donaghmore, county
Donegal, Ireland, emigrated to America, in 1733, and took
up 200 acres of land in then Derry township, Lancaster county,
Province of Pennsylvania. He was the son of Alexander
McNair,^ a Scotch settler in the north of Ireland. Of his
children we have no record. A brother, Robert McNair,*
came to Pennsylvania about 1737. He died prior to 1752,
leaving a wife, and children as follows :
2. t. Alexander ^ b. 1730 ; m. and had issue.
It. Samuel, b. 1732.
tit. Mary^ b. 1734.
tu. Bobert, b. 1737.
11. Alexander McNair,' (Robert,* Alexander,*) b. in
1730, in parish of Donaghmore, county Donegal, Ireland ; d.
about the close of the 18th century near Pittsburgh ; m. a daugh-
ter of Robert Dunning, and had issue:
3. t. Alexander^ b. 1774 ; m. Susanne Marguerite de Reilhe.
it. Dunning; m. and had Dunning, of Washinjjton City, m.
Kitty Steele; Anna-^faria, m, Mr. Anderson, of Louis-
ville, Ky. ; and Margaret, m, Mr. Steele, of the same place,
tit. David; m. and had David, m. Miss Florettry ; and Ella,
ii\ liohcrt; m. and had Mary, m. Mr. Minton ; Eliza^ m. Mr.
Baldwin of New Orleans ; and Robert, of same place.
V. Ezekiel ; located in or near Erie, Penn'a.
Ill Alexander McNair,^ ( Alexander, » Robert,' Alex-
ander,^) b. in 1774, in Derry township, Lancaster, now Dauphin
county, Penn'a ; d. March 18, 1826, at St Louis, Missouri.
He received a fair English and classical education under Joseph
Hutchinson, whose remains are interred in old Derry grave-
yard, and who was a superior teacher. He subsequently at-
tended a term at the Philadelphia College, now University of
McNair of Derry, 4S,1
Pennsylvania, but his father dying, he was called home to the
paternal farm in Derry. The mother shortly after deceased,
and the sons, Dunning and Alexander, agreed to settle their
parent's estate in a novel manner — that whosoever would be
the victor in a fair encounter, should be the owner of the home-
stead. Alexander received a severe whipping at the hands of
his brother, to which he afterwards acknowledged he owed the
honor of being Governor of Missouri. In 1799, through the
influence of Senator William Maclay, of Harrisburg, he received
the appointment of lieutenant of infantry in the U. S. Army,
having formerly served as lieutenant in command of a company
from Dauphin county in the Whiskey Insurrection of 1794.
In 1804, he went to the Missouri Territory, then recently ac-
quired, where he served a number of years as U. S. Commissary,
stationed at St Louia In a SL Louis tax list for 1811, he ap-
pears taxed for one of the nineteen "carriages of pleasure"
then held in that city. * In 1812, he was appointed adjutant
and inspector general, and during the war with England, was
a colonel of Missouri militia in the United States service. The
name of Alexander McNair appears among a list of merchants
and traders in 1817, doing business in St. Louis. He was
the first Governor of Missouri, holding office from 1820, when
the State government was formed, to 1824. At the expiration
of his term of office he filled an important position in the Indian
department He died in St Louis, March 18, 1826, aged fifty-
two years, and his remains rest in Calvary cemetery, that city.
He was a man of great popularity, and strict integrity, and left
* We learn that Gov. McNair resided at one time on the corner of
Main and Spruce streets, 8t. Louis, in a double bouse, two rooms deep,
with servants^ quarters outside. This house was built of lof(s set up^
right, as the French custom was. It was surrounded by a wide veran-
da, 8upi)orted by cedar posts, with a neat railing around it. This house
was daguerrotyped by Easterly when in a state of extreme dilapida-
tion, and about to be pulled down, and often appears in the public
prints as " the residence of Gov. McNair, the first Governor of Mis-
souri. '' At the time he held office, and prior, he lived in a house
west of Broadway, in what was then the northern suburbs ; with im-
proved grounds and an avenue bordered with roses, leading to the
front entrance. It was at a later date, locally known as the '^ Biddle
Mansion."
428 Pennsylvania GeneaUxjies.
to his family an honored naraa Governor McNair married, in
1805, SusANNE Marguerite de Reilhe, a native of St Louis.
She was the daughter of Antoine and Stella (Camp) de Reilhe,
and granddaughter of the Rev. Dr. Camp, formerly of Amherst
county and parish, Virginia, and the first Episcopalian minister
to move as far west, as the Mississippi of whom there is any
record. Dr. Camp went with George Rogers Clarke s expedi-
tion in 1778, as far as Louisville, where Clarke abandoned his
boats and crossed the country to Kaskaskia. Dr. Camp de-
scended the river to Natchez, and the next year returned and
settled at Kaskaskia, where he died April 20, 1786. The same
year his widow, Mrs. Ann (Olivier) Camp and her four daugh-
ters, one of whom had just married Antoine de Reilhe, moved
to St. Louis, where the future Mrs. McNair was born Januarv,
1787.* The father of Mrs. NcNair was a French gentleman of
position, with very polished manners, and his wife dying early,
he devoted himself to the education of his three children. Mrs.
McNair, the eldest, was highly educated for that time, and pos-
sessed manners of extreme elegance. She married Mr. McNair
when eighteen years of age, and her bridal trip was to accom-
pany her husband on horseback to Pittsburgh, where he went
on business and to visit some relatives. After some mouths
they returned in boats, which were taking government supplies
to western posfc^ She survived her husband thirty-seven years,
and left but four of her large family living. She died in St
Louis, June 17, 1863, and rests in Calvary cemetery by the side
of her husband. They had issue:
t. [a daw.] ; d. at the age of seventeen.
u. [a 8on\ ; d. at the age of fifteen.
m. Dunning ; killed by lightning, June 3, 1831.
iv. Alexander-W, ; d. 1849, at Santa Fe, New Mexico ; served
in the Mexican war.
V. Frederick; d. in August, 1833, in New Orleans, of yellow
fever.
vi. Antoine-Reilhe ; m. three times; of the first marriage, there
was one son. Dr. MeXair, who d. in 1880 ; of the second
marriage, is Commander McNair, U. S. Navy, residing
at Saratoga, N. Y. ; the last wife and children reside in
St. Louis.
McNair of Derry.
429
wit. Margaret-Caroline ; m. first, Charles D, Ward, a surveyor
and civil engineer, of Maryland ; m. secondly, John Gar-
rison, of Fliiladelphia, and resided there until his death ;
resides in St. Louis with two children, and has one
daughter, a nun in the Convent of the Sacred Heart.
via, Louise; m. Judge Samuel Jones, of Pittsburgh, Fa., where
she resides.
tx. Lafayette ; served in the Mexican war; d. in 1864, at New
Orleans, of yellow fever.
X. Stella ; m. Jules Cabann^, of St. Louis, a grandson of
Charles Gratiot, on whose porch the transfer of the
Western country was made to Captain Stoddard for the
United States; Mr. Cabann^ died about 1873, and his
widow and three children reside in St. Paul, Minn.
430 Pennsylvania Oenealo^ies.
MoNAIR OF HANOVER.
1. Thomas McNair,^ probably a grandson of David McNair
referred to in the preceding record, b. in 1737, in the parish of
Donaghmore, county Donegal, Ireland ; d. July 25, 1830, in
Hanover township, Dauphin county, Penn a ; emigrated to
America about the year 1762, and took up land in Hanover
township. From some documents in possession of his descendants
he left brothers, William and Robert, in Ireland. A certificate
of character and churcli membership, signed by Benjamin
Holmes and dated Donaghmore, 20th August, 1762, states that
** Thomas McNair was born and educated in this parish; a de-
scendant of an ancient Protestant family, deservedly esteemed
in their country, has industriously followed his business, and
always maintained an unexceotionable moral character, and was
admitted to church privileges with us." He was a soldier of the
Revolution and a leading man in Hanover for half a century.
He was twice married, first Ann Wallace, b. March 15, 1748;
d. September 22, 1793, in Hanover; daughter of Robert Wal-
lace and Mary Clyde, {see Wallace of Uanover,) They had
issue:
t. 3/ari/, b. 1772; d. December 2, 1774.
u. Martha^ b. August 12, 1774 ; ni. Samuel Sturgeon, of Ship-
pensburg.
UL Uohert, b. May 13, 1777 ; d. in 18()0 or 1801, in St. Domingo,
of yellow fever ; unm.
2. lu. William, b. May 24, 1780; m. Edith Bartles.
V. James^ b. January 13. 1783 ; d. October 1, 1799.
3. t'i. Monesy b. June 11, 1785; m. Martha Williamson.
vii, Ann^ b. August 17, 1787 ; d. May 28, 1841, near Berwick,
Penn 'a ; unm.
4. iHu. Thomas^ b. March 10, 1790; m. Agnes Ferguson.
Thomas McNair m. secondly, Mary Strain, b. 1758, in Han-
over; d. October 22, 1821, in Hanover; buried beside her bus-
band, his first wife, and children, in old Derry Church grave-
yard. They had issue :
McNair of Hanover. 431
ix. John-Andrew^ b. May 13, 1797; d. June 12, 1846, at the
residence of his brother, William, near Dayton, O., and
buried in Bath church grave-yard.
X, Mary, b. September 1 , 1798 ; d. October 18, 1864, in Indiana ;
m. William Baird, of Hanover; left no issue.
xi. Bobert'Wallace^h. August 19,1800; d. in Boston, Mass.,
a few years after his marriage ; m. Eliza , and had
Ann, who, with her mother, reside in Boston.
IL William McNair, « (Thomas,!) b. May 24, 1780, in
Hanover township, Lancaster, now Dauphin county, Penna;
d. October 23, 1842, near Dayton, Ohio; m. June 16, 1829,
Edith Bartles ; d September 2, 1872. They had issue :
t. Margaret, b. April 8, 1830; m. William H. Kendall, and
had issue (surname Kendall), Ckarles-A., James^ George-
F,, and Alccrdie.
it. 77ioma8, b. October 23, 1832 ; resides in Marion, Ind.; m.
Miss Overmier, of Columbus, O., and had issue,
tit. John, b. Aufl:ust 25, 1835; d. July 15, 1877 ; unm.
ic. William, b. May 17, 1838; m. Anna Landon, of Piqua,
Ohio, and had Robert,
■
V. Anna-Mary, (twin,) b. May 17, 1838; d. November 5, 1855.
ft. James, b. May 27, 1&41 ; killed October 19, 1864, at battle
of Cedar Creek; buried in Bath grave-yard beside his
parents.
IIL MosES McNair, 3 (Thomas,^) b. June 11, 1785, in Han-
over township, Lancaster, now Dauphin county, Penn'a; re-
moved, in 1811, to the Mad River country, Ohio, where he died;
m. Martha Williamson. They had issue :
t. Thomas ; a physician who settled in St. Louis, now retired
from practice ; m. and had issu^.
ii. Ann ; ra. in October, 1836, George Mossier, a merchant of
Fairfield, 0., and had issue (surname Mossier), Baena,
Ella, and a son, d. in childhood,
tit. Edith; was twice married; her second husband,
Webster, and had issue.
iv. Margaret ; m. James McCord, of St. Louis, and had issue
(surname McCord), Edna.
IV. Thomas McNair,' (Thomas, i) b. March 10, 1790, in
Hanover township, Dauphin county, Penn'a; d. July 23, 1847,
at Berwick, Penn'a, of cholera contracted while on a visit to
Tennessee just previous; m. December 7, 1819, Agnes Fer-
432 Pennsylvania Oeneahgies.
GUSON, b. March 14, 1795, in Hanover; d. July 20, 1848, at
Berwick, Penn'a ; daughter of David Ferguson and Jean (Hen-
derson) Rodgers, {see Ferguson record.) They had issue :
i. Jane'Ferguhxm,'^ m. May 5, 1841, William Wilson Kigbter.
M. D. ; d. at Beaver Meadows, Carbon county, Penn'a,
and had seven children, of whom only three are living
(surname Righter) ;
1. Euphcmia-McFeex m. Arthur P. Wood, of
Omaha, Neb.
2. Thomas-McNair \ m. Gertrude IjCisenring, of
Mount Carmel, Penn'a.
3. John-M.y civil engineer on Union Pacific R. R.
in Arizona.
4. Annie- M, , d. at Mauch Chunk, Pa. ; m. W. W.
Weaver.
a. Ann-WaUact\ d. s. p.
5. Hi. Thomas- S peer, b. October, 1824; m. Mary Stevens,
it'. Anna-Mary ; resides in Omaha, Neb. ; unm.
r. David- Henderson ; d. July 18, 1881, at Bowie Station, Ari-
zona ; m. Mary E. Setzer, and left Thomas-R. and David-
Ferguson.
in. William' Edwards', d. August 6, 1857, at Mauch Chunk,
Pejni'a; unm.
vii. Janus-Sharon, h. Octobers, 1838, in Foundry ville. Pa., a
civil and mining engineer ; was first lieutenant, company
G, 32d regiment, Pa. Vols., in 1863 ; m. Rebecca E. Vin-
cent, of Ilazleton, Pa.
V. Thomas Speer McNair,^ (Thomas, ^ Thomas,^) b.
October, 182-4, in Hanover township, Dauphin county, Penn'a
He is a civil and mining engineer, Lehigh Valley railroad corn-
pan}^, residing at Hazleton, Pa., of which borough he has been
chief burgess, president of council, and prominently identified
with its leading enterprises. Mr. McNair, ra. Augjast 14, 1866,
Mary Stevens, a native of England. They had issue :
i. Annie-Aqnes.
ii. Thomas- Ferguson.
Hi. Robert' Stevens.
iv. William- Righter.
V. Jane-Ferguson,
vi. John- Calvin.
vii. Donald- Wallace.
viii. Mary-Stevens.
Muller and Lobingier. 488
MULLER AND LOBINGIER.
1. John Muller, * son of Rudolph Muller, ^ b. al)out 1715,
in the Palatinate, Germany; emigrated with liis family to
America in 1752, on the ship " Bawley," George Grove, cjiptain,
'* from Rotterdam, last innw Plymouth." arriving at Philadelphia
on the 28d of October, 1752. He settled in Lebanon township,
then Limcaster county, Pa., where he died in 1760, leaving a
wife, Barbara, who survived her husband several years, dying
in 1788, and children as follows:
I. John^ h. 1734 ; cL prior to 1785; m. Juliana ; d. prior
to 1785 ; and had a sou Rudolph.
it. Ursula, b. 1736 ; m, Martin Thomas, (see Thomas record.)
2. Hi, Anna,b. 1738; in. Matthias Reigard.
3. iv. liudolph, b. 1740; m. firat, Catharine ; secondly
Susanna .
4. r. iLlizahelh. b. 1743, m. Christopher Lobingier.
vi. Barhara^h, 1745; m. John Wolf , of Cuml)erland county,
Pa.
i'ii, ii/«n/,b. 1747: m. Henry Felger, of Westmoreland county.
Pa.
Subsequently, atter the death of his father, followed Henry
MOller, [ Moeller,] nephew of the foregoing, and concerning
whom we have the following record: lie was born in 1749,
in Hamburg, Germany, and on the occasion referred to, at the
age of eighteen years, came to America, having received a classi-
cal education in the University of Gdttingeu. Henry had a
good instructor. He was brought to the notice of the Rev. Dr.
Muhlenberg, who secured him the appointment as assistant in
a school in which he was himself at that time giving instniction,
in the mean time devoting all his leisure to the study of the-
ology under the direction of his patron. In the year 1774, he
2i
434 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
was licenced to preach by the Lutlicran Synod of Pennsylvania-
Mr. Muller s first regular pjistoral charge was at Reading, where
he remained from August 1775, to August, 1777, when lie re-
moved to Philadelphia. Having consecnited himself to the
work of the ministry, he evinced much of a self-denying spirit
in preaching the gospel to the poor, and laboring to collect and
build up congregations in the most obscure places, and under
the most unfavorable ciVcumstances. lie served for some time
as chaj)lain Xo an associated battalion in the war of the Revolu-
tion. Mr. Muller, about 1788. became thesettleil pastor of the
church at Albany, N. Y., and it was under his ministry that
the first Lutheran church edifice in that citv was built. In
1789, he received and accepted a call to New Uolland, Ijancaster
Ci)untv, Pa., where he continued verv laln^riouslv enf^acred un-
til 1795, when he took charge of the Lutheran interests in Har-
risburg and the neighborhood. He was the first pastor after
the separation of the Lutheran from the Reformed congregation.
Here he remained seven years, and although his duties were
lal)orious, his ministrv was a successful one. Li the vear 1802,
much to the regret of tlie congregjition, he relinquished this
charge, returned U> his former field of work in the State of New
York, whoro he continued about six years, (the period he usually
allowed himself for continuance in one place,) when he accepteil
a call to the united churches of Sharon and New Rhinelx?ck,
Schoharie county, N. Y., wheie he ofiiciated until physical in-
firmity rendered him inca[)able of attending to his pastoral
duties. He died at Sharon, on the lOth of Septeml)er, 1829.
in the eightieth year of his age. Mr. Muller in person was
rather thick-set, somewhat below the medium height, and very
agreeable in niannei*s and ai)|)earance. As a preacher, he was
not brilliant, but instructive and i)ractical, while in the more
private duties of the pastoral ollice was eminently felicitous and
faithful. He was a bright example of the Christian spirit, and
an eminentlv devoted minister. The Uev. Mr. Muller was
twice married. He mnrried lii-st, on S(^i)tember 19, 1775, KsTHER
Ott, sister of •b>hn Nicholas Ott. She j)robably died at Ilar-
risb\irg, Pa. He married secondly, the widow of Baron Zed-
wick, who lost his life in the French war. This latter con-
Miiller and Lobingier. 435
ncction proved every way a happy one, for Lis wife was a
woman of sweet manners and amiable disix)sition. She died
in 1827. We have no knowledge if they left any descendants.
II. Anxa Mullek,^ (John,2 Rudolph,') b. 1788, in the
Palatinate, Germany ; d. February, 1810, in Lebanon township,
Lebanon county, Pa. ; m. Matthias Reigard, b. 1736; d. m
1790, in Lebanon township. They had issue (surname Reigard) :
i, Jacrjh; m. and left issue,
u. Elizabeth; ni. lleury Kleber, of Mt. Pleasant township,
Westmorehmd county, Pa.
in. Barbara ; m. Jacob Steinnian, son of Conrad Steinman, ♦
of Bethel,
tf. Ilinry ; ni. Barbara Ilenner, daughter of John Ilenner. t
r. Cliriiitojfher,
vi. John; m. and left issue,
t'u*. Anna,
via. David,
ix. Matthias.
X. Anna-Mary,
xi, Catharine.
IlL Rudolph MiJLLER,''* (John,* Rudolph, i)b. about 1740,
in the city of Hamburg, Germany; d. November, 1806, in
Annville township. Dauphin, now Lebanon county, Pa. ; came
with his parents to America to then Lancaster county, and
brought up as a farmer; m. first, Catharine , and had
*Conrai» STEI^MAN of Bethel townsliip, Lebanon county, Penn'a,
d. prior to 17S8, leuviup: a wife, Anna Maria, and children ^ Jacobs
Fliilopena^ MaydaUnUy Anna, John, Catharine, and Barbara, m.
(Jeorge Slieaffer.
t John IIknner, of Lebanon township, now Lebanon county, Pa.,
d. May, 1797. His first wife, and mother of his children, was Magda-
lena Steinman, of Switz.eiland, granddaughter of Ulrick Steinman,
from whose estate there was an inheritance for his children. His
second wife, Llizjibeth, survived him. His children were:
i. Emanuel.
it. John : d. prior to 1797, leaving a wife, Barbara, and a son
John ; to the latter his grandfather left his musket, bjiy-
onet, and sword, used in the Revolution.
Hi. Maudakna ; d. prior to 1797.
if Barbarj ; nj. Henry Reigard.
436 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
issue; secondly, Susanna , who survived her husband
several years. They had issue :
i. John^ b. 1766.
it. Henry, b. 1768.
m. Davidy b. 1770.
iv. Catharine^ b. 1772; m. Henry Williams.
5. r. Elizabeth^ b. October 6, 1774; m. John Philip Imboden.
ri. Ann a- Maria, b. October 9, 1776; d. December 6, 1849 ; m.
Peter Killinger, b. October 27, 1776 ; d. November 6, 1848.
vii. Mary ; m. Jolin See^^rist.
viii, Christiana,
IV. Elizabeth Muller.^ (John,« Rudolph, i) b. 1743, in
the city of Hamburg, Germany ; d. September 5, 1815, in
Stoystown, Somerset county. Pa ; m. in 1766, Christopher
LoBiNGiER, b. 1740, in Paxtang township, Lancaster, now
Dauphin, county. Pa. ; son of Christopher Lobingier, a native
of Wittenberg, Germany, who settled in then Lkincaster county,
Pennsylvania, prior to J 735. The son removed to Mount
Pleasant township, Westmoreland county. Pa., in 1772; was
a delegate to the first Constitutional convention of the Stiite,
which convened at Philadelphia, July 16, 1776 ; an influential
member of the Committee of Correspondence for the county of
Westmoreland, 1775-76 : and under the constitution of 1790,
a representative to the General Assembly from 1791 to 1793.
He died at his residence in Mount Pleasant township, July 4,
1798. They had issue (surname Lobingier) :
6. i. John, b. April 5, 1767; m. firet, Sophia Moyer; secondly,
Elizabetli Cross.
it. Christopher, b. 1769; m. and had issue.
.7. Hi, Catharine, h. 1771 ; m. Jacob Painter.
iv, Barbara, h, 1773; m. a Mr. I^assure, and left issue,
r. Mary, b. 1775; ra. a Mr. Kimmel, of Somerset county,
Peiin'a; removed to Michigan,
rt. Elizabeth, h, 1777.
vii. Rudolph, b. 1780.
viii, Susanna, h, 1782; m. a Mr. Kimmel, of Somerset county,
Penn'a.
ix, George, b. 1784; m. and had issue.
T. Elizabeth Muller,* (Rudolph,* John,' Rudolph,^)
b. October 6, 1774; d. March 1, 1862, near Annville, Lebanon
Mailer and Lchingier. 437
county, Perm a; m. John Philip Imboden, b. March 26, 1774;
d. May 25, 1849, near Annville, Pa. ; son of Jolianncs Sweigart
Imboden, b. October 22. 1733; d. July 20, 1819, and his wife
Elenora, b. July 29, 1741 ; d. July 16, 1813. Tliey had issue
(surname Imboden):
t. Philip ; ni. and had Henrys who resided in East Greenville,
Stark county, O.
n. Solomon \ m. and had Mary^ Johiiy and George.
Hi. Jacob, b. July 6, 1805 ; d. February 16, 1836 ; unm.
iv. SamueU b. June 24, 1807; d. August 15, 1875; m. fii-st,
Kreider, and liad issue :
1. Mary.
2. Elizabeth.
3. Nancy.
lie m. secondly, the widow of his brother William, and
had issue :
4. Moses; d. s. p.
5. Lydia ; d. s. p.
6. Lavinia\ d. s. p.
7. Samiiel ; resides near Annville, Pa.
8. Susan ; m. Michael Moyer ; resides in Campbells-
town, Pa.
V. William ; m. Kreider, and had issue :
1. William ; m. a daughter of Daniel Heilman, and
had two children.
2. Mary-Ann ; m. John llotz ; reside near Annville,
Pa.
vi. Daniel ; m. first, Imboden, and liad issue :
1. Daniel.
He m. secondly, Elizabeth Ellenberger.
vii. John.
via. Oeorge, b. Xoveml)er 8, 1814 ; d. October 4, 1854 ; m. Sarali
Heilig; resides in Annville, Pa., and had issue :
1. Emma; m. Joseph Ehrman.
2. Philip ; m. Catharine Smith.
3. George; m. Amanda Killian.
4. Jacob ; m. Emma Black.
5. Adam ; m. Sarah Ilerr.
6. Clara-Anna ^ m. Abraham Ilerr.
ix. Nellie; m. Philip Carmony: reside in Annville, Pa.
X. Elizabeth.
VI. John LoBiXGiER,* (Elizal)eth,3 Johu,^ Kudolph,^) b.
April 5, 1767, in Paxtang township, Lancaster, now Dauphin
438 Pennsylvania Oenedlogies,
county, Pa. ; d. Februarv 26, 1859, in Mount Pleasant town-
ship, Westmoreland county , Pa. ; in 1797, he built the old home
at Laurelville, and shortly after removed there from the Ligonier
valley ; he was a member of the Legislature, and an associate
judge of the county; w^as engaged in the iron business, con-
trolling several furnaces, and also sank a number of oil wells.
He was twice married ; m. first, July 7, 1789, Sophia Moyeb,
b. July 26, 1770 ; d. May 18, 1838. They had issue (surname
Lobingier) :
i. Elizabeth^ b. September 11, 1790; m. John Connell.
it. Mary^ b. September 25, 1792 ; d. 1880; m. Casper Markle,
brother of Gen. Josepli Markle.
8. ill. Ja'^ob^ b. February 21, 1795 ; m. Mary Stauffer.
iv. Snrah^ b. May 14, 1797 ; m. Christian Fetter.
9. V. John^ b. Ausrust 21, 1799 ; m. Elizibeth Smith,
ri. Susannay b. Marcli 12, 1802 ; d. s. p.
oil. Ckristophei'yh, August 12, 1803: d. Dacember 3,1836, at
Rodney, Miss.
I'iii. Hannah, b. August 20, 1806 ; m. Sliep.ird Markle, of West
Newton, Westmoreland county, Pa.
tx. Sop/iia^h, February 2, 1809; m. Dr. Philip G. Young, of
Washington county, Pa. ; resides at Chicago.
X. George^ b. February 7, 181 1 ; d. February 11, 1829.
xi, Catharine^ b. Aucjust 8, 1813; d. March, 1860, in Fayette
county, Pa. ; m. Rev. James Darsie.
Judge Lobingier rn. secondly, Elizabevh Cross, h. 1792 ;
d. October 3, 1861 ; no issue.
VI I. Catharine Lobingier,* (Elizabeth,* John,* Ru-
dolph,^) b. 1771, in Westmoreland county, Pa. ; d. at the age of
eighty-four, and buried in Markle cemetery ; m. in 1793»
Jacob Painter, b. in Berks county, Penn'a ; d. at the age of
fifty-nine years ; son of Jacob Painter, a native of Mecklenberg
Germany. The son settled on a farm in Hempfield township,
Westmoreland county, Penn'a, prior to 1790, and built a stone
grist mill. He was an energetic, active businass man, a mem-
ber of the Legislature several terms, and a justice of the peace
for a long period. He was tlie Whig candidate for member of
Congress, and came within seventeen votes of being elected
over William Findley. Afterwards served as an associate
Miillpr and Lohingier, 439
judge of the county, a position he tilled at the time of his death.
He was a man of cominandin<^ presence, being almost six feet
in height, and heavy set He had been previously married,
his first wife being a Miss Rapiere, by whom he had Elizabeth^
who became the wife of Gen. Joseph Markle, Rebecca, Catha-
rine^ Tobias, George, and Jilias, By his second wife, Catharine
Lobingier, there was issue (surname Painter) :
i. Mary^h. 1794.
ti. John^ b. 1796. .
iii, Jacobs b. 1798.
if. Christopher, b. 1800.
V. Gertrge, b. 1802.
vi. Joseph, b. 1804.
vii. Benjamirtn b. 1806.
I'tti. Susanna, b. 1808.
tx. Israel, b. Noveml)er 11, 1810 ; d. July 4, 1880, in Westraore-
land county, Penn'a; remained on liis father's farm un-
til tlie age of seventeen ; taught the district school two
terms, and afterwards attended several sessions at Jef-
ferson college, Canonsburg. From 1832 to 1835, he be-
came interested in salt vvells, and during his wliole life
was an active and enterprising citizen, greatly assisting
in the development of the vast industries of his native
county ; from 1846 to 1848, he represented his district in
the State Legislnture, and was canal commissioner from
1849 to 1852 ; was a delegate to the Democratic National
Convention at Charleston, S. C, in I860, identifying him-
self witli tlie Douglas wing of his party.
X. Sophia, b. 1812.
VIII. Jacob Lobingier,*^ (John,* [Lobingier,] Elizabeth,'
John, 2 Rudolph J) b. February 21, ITOo, in Mount Pleasant
township. Westmoreland county, Pa., where he d. Octol)er 11,
1855. He was for many years a justice of the peace, served
as captain and major of the militia, and was president of the
Somerset and West Newton turnpike company. He m. Mary
Stauffer, b April 21, 1801 ; d. October 8, 1879. They had
issuo ( sunuime Lobingier) :
i. Johyi-Stauffcr, b. Octol)er 31, 1820; d. February 20, 1821.
i*i. Eliznheih, b. April 13, 1822; d. in (TPeensburg, Pa.; m.
March 18, 1845, David K. Marchand,b. December 3, 1816 ;
editor of the Rcfjister, from 1841 to 18f31.
440 Fennsylvania Genealogies.
Hi. «/aco6, b. March 20, 1824 ; educated at Bethany college, and
since 1847 resided on the old estate at Laurelville ; served
as a justice of the peace, and for twenty-five years held
the office of post-master; he m. March 18, 1847, Lillias
F. Stewart, b. October 25, 1827, daughter of Andrew
Stewart, Esq., and had issue (surname IjObingier) :
1. Quincy-AdamSy b. January 8, 1848; m. Anna £.
Wells, of Steubenville, O.
2. Henrij'Schell, b. October 22, 1849; graduated at
Bethany college, 1873; is a minister in the
Disciples church ; m. Annie H. St. Clair.
3. Ada- Bonn ette^ b. April 15, 1855.
4. J.'Frank, b. July 13, 1859.
6. Andrew- Stewart^ b. December 22, 1862.
6. Paul, b. February 20, 1868 ; d. September 5, 1870.
iv. Franklin-B., b. May 17, 1826; d. April 5, 1852, at Laurel-
ville, Pa. ; educated at Bethany college, and was a noted
minister of the Disciples church, preaching in Maryland,
Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
V. Maria, b. January 30, 1829 ; m. February 24, 1848, Jonathan
N. Shallenberger ; reside at Braddock's, Pa.
vi, George, b. September 20, 1832; educated at Washington
and Jefferson college ; read law with Henry F. iSchell, at
Somerset, Pa., and admitted to tliat bar; practiced law
at Lanark, 111. ; entered the ministry of the Disciples
church; now located at Hebron, Neb.; m. September
23, 1857, Ada B. Stewart.
rti. Christopher '(.\, b. June 7, 1840: served in Gen. Burnside's
corps, in the Rebellion; m. January 10, 1865, Helena
Mills, of Braddock's, Penn'a, where he resides.
IX. John Lobingier,^ (Jolin,^ [Lolnngier,] Elizabeth,'
John, 2 Rudolph,^) b. Auo:ust 21, 1799, at Laurelville, West-
moreland county, PfK ; d. Mnv 16, 1885, in Mount Pleasant,
that county. After his farm life, his business was teaming,
and many years were spent in trans[x>rtation service, the turn
pike filling the place for commercial ymrposes then, which is
now occupied by the railroad. After his marriage, he became
the owner of a large farm east of Mount Pleasant, which he
operated in conjunction witii his other enterprises. He con-
tinued to reside on his farm until the increasing infirmities of
an honorable old age admonished him that the heat and burtleu
of the day should be borne by ^^ounger shoulders. lie accord-
Muller and Lohingier, 441
ingly built a handsome residence in the town and in 1882,
removed into it From that time he spent the evening of his
life in well-earned leisure. In 1840, he became a memlxjr of the
Middle Presbyterian church, and continued an active supporter
there until the Memorial Presbyterian church was formal,
when he, with his family, transferred their membership to the
new congregaticm. He had a large circle of acquaintances by
whom he was highly respected for his sterling qualities of mind
and heart The Mount Pleasant Journal^ in a brief sketch of
him said : *' He goes to his rest as a sheaf of golden grain ready
for the harvest Having served the Master for nearly half a
century, he has passed to his reward. The funeral took place
on May 19, the services being conducted by Revs. Bradley,
Moore, and Reynolds. The obsequies were held in the Memo-
rial church, and the intennent took place at the Middle Presby-
terian cemetery." Mr. Lobingier was one of the most active
and enterprising men of the county ; and served in most of the
local offices of his locality. lie m., November 25, 1824. Eliz-
abeth Smith, b. August 22, 1805 ; d. July 8, 1856, in Mount
Pleasant township. They had issue (surname Lobingier):
i, Sophia • Amanda, h, April 29, 1826; m. June 25, 1846, Dr.
Fraucis M. McConaugliy, reside in Nebraska.
u. Jacob-Smith, b. July 24, 1828 ; m. December 25, 1860, Mary
Jane Cochran, b. November 17, 1837, and had issue (sur-
name Lobingier) :
1. Edward, b. September 6, 1861 ; d. February 6,
1865.
2. John, b. August 2, 1863.
3. Alice-Iona, b. January 10, 1865.
4. Walter-Smith, b. June 11, 1869.
5. Heitie-L., b. May 1, 1871.
6. Chauncey, b. July SO, 1873.
7. Chnrles-D., b. March 16, 1875.
8. Arthur-McMillan, b. December 14, 1878.
Hi. Mary-Elizabeth, b. April 22, 1831; d. February 21, 1854,
m. January 27, 1853, Henry Freed, and had issue (sur-
name Freed) :
1. Mary- Elizabeth, b. February 8, 1854; m. fii-st,
Septeml)er 4, 1879, I.. F. Wenner; d. April,
1883; m. secondly, February 3,1885, G. W.
Bailey.
442
Pennsylvania Genealorjies,
iv. Lavinia- Emily y b. March 3, 1835.
». Eliza-Catharine, b. November 7. 1837 ; tn., first, October Ki,
1860,0. P. Grimn ; m. secondly, J. B. Evans, of Topeka,
Kansas.
it. John-Markle.h, Noveral)er 29, 1840; d. November 20, 1844.
vii, Anna-Mftlinda^ b. July 27, 1843.
via. William-Henry, b. May 1, 1846; d. July 29, 1877.
ix. Josephine, b. May 31, 1849 ; m. May 8, 1879, G. F. P. Grif-
fin.
•^,5)
Murray of Harris' Fen-y, 443
MURRAY OF HARRIS' FERRY.
I. Patrick Murray,^ h. March 17, 1755, in county Done-
gal, Ireland ; d: July 23, 1854, in Orange township, Ashland
county, O. He came to America at the outset of the struggle
for independence, and we find that on the 3d of June, 1776, he
enlisted in Captain .lames Parr's company, of the first regiment,
of the Pennsylvania Line, for three years or during the war.
He was discharged in 1782, and shortly after settled at Harris'
Ferry, on the Susquehanna, and when two years after the town
of Harrisburg w^as laid out, established himself in business as a
"clothier and fashioner." In the year 1800, he removed with
his family to Greenslwirgh, Westmoreland county, Penn'a,
remaining there until 1809, when he located in Stark county,
0. In 1812, he and his son. James, volunteered in the brigade
of Gen. Reasin Beall, organized for the defence of the border set-
tlers in the North- West. While quartered at Fort Meigs, the
army became much distressed for want of provisions ; the roads
to the settlements were long, rough, and in poor condition,
passing mostly through dense forests, and across marshes and
bogs. The quantity of forge consumed by the cavalry, as well
as supply of the quartermaster's department for the troops,
made it difficult to furnish the necessary rations at the proper
time. On more than one occasion the troops were on the point
of starvation, and this, with the inclemency of the weather,
made their sufferings almost unljearable. Several reminiscences
of this period, in Mr. Murray's history, have been preserved to
us, which show, that under the most adverse circumstances,
his mother wit, and his indomitable energy never forsook him,
while his patriotism was none the less enthusiastic by his many
deprivations After Gen. Beall returned, the father and son
ser\'ed a second enlistment, and were at the battle of Fort Meigs
444 Pennsylvama Genealogies.
In that contest the elder Murray was separated from his com'
panj, and the grass being very tall it was presumed by his
comrades that he had been killed and scalped by the Indians.
After a few hours, he appeared in the camp amid the cheers of
his companions at his safe return. Upon the expiration of his
term of service, he returned to his home in Stark county, where
he remained until 1815, when he removed to what is now Orange
township, then Richland county, 0. It is said of him, that
although his education was defective, he had a very retentive
memory, and enjoyed at the close of his long life, the relation
of the exploits and border achievements of himself and other
early pioneers in that section of Ohio. In many respects he
was a remarkable man, and was all his life-time active, energetic,
and industrious. On the 4th of July, the year he was ninety-
nine years of age, he rode to Ashland in a buggy, walked about
one mile during the day and returned home, some three miles,
in the evening. He voted for ten different Presidents of the
United States. Mr. Murray m., September 2, 1786, at Harris-
burg, Penn'a, by Rev. John Elder, of Paxtang, Mart Breretok
Beatty, b. in 1769, in county Down, Ireland ; d. March 2,
1853, in Ashland county, Ohio ; with her husband buried in
Orange grave-yard ; daughter of James Beatty and Alice Ann
Irwin, (see Beatty record.) They had issue:
2. t. Janies, b. August 14, 1787 ; m. Jane Ilansell.
3. u. Edwardy b. November 4, 1789; m. Rebecca Christina
Youngblood.
Hi, Catharine^h. October 4, 1791 ; d. s. p., at Ilurrisburg, Pa.
tt). Patrick^ b. September 1, 1793; d. s. p., at Harrisburg, Pa.
4. V, Susaunali, b. December 25, 1795; m. first, William Cazier;
secondly, John Barber.
6. I'l. WilliaTiiy b. Marcli 18, 1797; m. Mary Chalcoat.
6. vii. John,, b. April 5, 1799 ; m. Elizabeth Urie.
7. fin. Mary,, b. April 13, 1801 ; m. James Ralston.
8. ix. Elizabeth, b. July 13, 1803 ; m. George W. Urie.
9. X. AUce-Anny b. August 14, 1805; m. George Thompson.
xi. Sarahs b. 1807.
xii, Kehecca, (twin,) b. 1807 ; d. s. p.
10. xiii. George, b. December, 1809 ; m. Jane A. Urie.
11. xiv, Anne-lIiUy b. January 1, 1813; m. Jacob Brandeberry.
12. XV, Hugh, b. March 4, 181G; m. Elizabeth Kazor.
Murray 'of Harris' Ferry. 445
11. James Murray, 3 (Patrick,^) b. August 14, 1787, in
Harrisbui^, I^enn'a ; d. May 28. 1858, near Versailles, Ripley
county, Ind. ; was a soldier in the war of 1812, serving in the
North- West with his father; studied medicine, and resided for a
time in the city of Cincinnati, afterwards removing to the State
of Indiana, where he died ; he m., in 1824, near Lawrenceburg,
Ind., Jane Hansell, b. August, 1801, at Thirsk, England;
d. July 21, 1883, at Guilford, Ind. ; daughter of Thomas Han-
sell and Ann Collier. They had issue, all b. in Dearborn
county, Ind. :
t. TJvmaS'IInnselly b. June 27, 182o; d. October 16, 1858, in
New Orleans, La.; m. at Cincinnati, O., December 16,
1852, Catlmrine Salvage ; d. iu Cincinnati, O., and bad
issue :
1. Albert- IIu)! sell ^ b. November 5, 1853, in Cincin-
nati, O. ; d. at Guilford, Ind.
it. John-Collier, b. Marcli 24, 1827; d. 1862, in New Orleans,
La.
13. tu. Francis-Harrison, b. February 2, 1829; m. Martlia Jane
Cooper.
ir. George-lliompson ^ b. January 12, 1831 ; d. October 4, 1839,
at Dillsborougl), Ind.
i\ Jacob'Beatty, b. September 9, 183J; d. November 23, 1839,
at Dillsborough, Ind.
vi. Mar y- Ann y b. September 23, 1834 ; d. December 8, 1839, at
Dillsborough, Ind.
IIL P]DWARD Murray, 2 (Patrick, M b. November 4, 1789,
in Harrisburg, Penn'a ; d. November 14, 1862, in Ashland
county, O. ; served in the war of 1812-14; m., March 4, 1813,
in Harrisburg, Pa., by Rev. Philip Gloninger, Rebecca Chris-
tina YouNGBLOOD, b. August 26, 1788, in Lebanon, Pa. ; d.
December 28, 1871, iu Ashhnid county, O. ; daughter of John
Casper and Catharine Youngblood. They had issue :
14. i. Cnthnrine-Elizaheth^h. December 4, 1814 ; m. Henry Gerkey.
ii. Mary-Ann, h. February 23, 1818, in Ashland county, O. ;
d. February 26, 1884 ; m. February 24, 1870, by Rev. Wil-
liam Saddler, William Peters, (see xviiij No issue.
15. lit. John-W., b. February 1, 1820 ; m. Christina Reese.
16. iv, Campbell, b. March 28. 1822; m. Matilda Fast.
17. V, Edward, b. November 27, 1824; m. Mary Elizabeth Coleman.
18. ft. liebecca- Christina, b. April 21, 1827 ; m. William Peters.
446 Pennsylvania Oenecdogies,
IV. Susannah Murray, « (Patrick,^) b. Decern l^er 25,
1795, in narrishurg, Pa. : d. May 10, 1876, in De Kalb county,
Ind. ; m., first December, 1811, William Cazier, b. about
1788, in Peiin'a ; d. in 1822, in Canton, Stark county, 0. ; son
of Abraham Cazier and Mary Jenkins. They had issue ^sur-
name Cazier) :
i. Jqmes^ b. September lii, 1812, in 8tark county, O. ; supposed
to have been lost on the lakes in 1837.
u. Abraham^ b. March 29, 1815, in Stark county, O. ; d. July
2. 1841, ill Hancock county, O.
in. ^lary, b. March 14, 1817, in Stark county, O.: d. Januaiy
8, 1843, in Sandusky, O. ; m. September 23, 1841, Harmon
11. Foster ; no issue.
19. tu. Murrafj^h, February 6, 1819; m. Sarah CoIhouD.
20. u. Elizabeth, b. March, 14 1821 ; m. Eli Fast.
Susannah Murray Cazier, m., secondly, in Montgomery,
Eichland count}^, 0., June 5. 1824, John Barber, b. April
30, 1798, in the Province of Lower Canada; d. July 9, 1863,
in De Kalb county, Ind. ; son of Augustus Barber* and Eliza-
betli Smith. They had issue (surname Barber) :
i. Alice-Ann, b. January 26, 1825, in Ashland county, O. ; d.
July, 1846, in De Kalb county, Ind. ; m. November 10,
1842, .Jonas H. Hoe, of De Kalb county, Ind.
n. Levisa, b. December 30, 1826, in Sandusky, O. ; d. July,
lh46, in De Kalb county, Ind.; m. October 10, 1844, in
De Kalb county, liul., William Webster, and had issue
(surname Webster):
1. George, b. July 13, 1846, in De Kalb county, Ind. ;
H'sides near Newville, Ind.
21. in. Juhn-Wesleii , b. Ajjril 30, 1828; ni. Jane Norris.
iv. Julia, b. May 30, 1^30, in Sandusky. O. ; m. Norman Smitli.
V. Lev in a- Murray, b. August 26,183.5, in Sandusky, O. ; d.
in infancy.
vi. Sarak'FAlen, b. April 17, lh38, in Sandusky, O. ; resides at
Fort Wayne, Ind.
V. William Ml KRAY,- (Patrick,^) b. March 18, 1797. in
Ilarrisburg, Pa. ; d. 1852, in Ashland county, O. ; m. Mary
CiiALCOAT, b. in Washington county, Ponn'a They had issue :
* Augustus Barber, b. in IToS, in the State of New York ; d. Decem-
ber 10, 1854, in Stafford townsliip, De Kalb county, Ind. ; m. Eliza-
beth Smith, daughter of Benjamin Smitli, of New York.
Murray of Harris Ferry. 447
i. Oeorge.
iu Jnnies.
Hi, Ha/iheL
iv, Mary,
V, Hugh ; resides at Xora, Ashland county, ().
vi, tSfimiLel,
in. William,
via. Aynes,
ix, Jane- Ann.
VI. John Mukray,^ (Patricks) b. April 5, 1799, in liar-
risburg, Pa. ; d. August 4, 1850, in Morgan county, Mo. ;
studied surveying; afterwards became treasurer of Richland
countv, O., two terms, and then removed to Missouri ; m. De-
cemlx?r 25, 1823, in Ricliland county, O., Elizabeth Urte, b.
February 22, 1804, in Richland county, O. ; d. August 5, 1854,
in Morgan county. Mo. They had issue :
22. i. George- Washington, b. September 27, 1824 ; m. Nancy War-
ring Fiiqua.
ii. William^ b. July 15, 182C, in Richland county, O. ; d. July
27, 1844.
23. Hi. 3/ar//-^ln», b. May 5,1828; ni.lirst, Robert Urie; secondly,
Alfred John Leary.
24. iv. -Er/za6c//i, b. June 17, 1830; ni. John Pardee.
V. John^ b. September 27, 1832, in Richland county, O.; d.
September, 18()3, by assiissination, in Georgetown, 111.
25. I'i. Sui^annali,h. May 2H, hS35; m. Andrew Jackson Hunter.
cii, Bibfcca-Jave, b. March 28, 1H38, in Richland county, O. ;
d. of cholera, August fi, 1854, in Morgan county. Mo.
viii. Thomas- McGuire, b. April 2(», 1840, in Richland county, O. ;
resides near Mexico, Audrain county, .Mo.
20. ix. Aherda, b. August 8, 1843; m. Samuel Brandenburgh.
X, Hiram, b. January 18, 1840, in Morgan county, Mo. ; d.
August 22, 1S40.
27. xi, Coininodore-Perry, b. March 13, 1848 ; m. Eliziibeth T. Ridg-
way.
VII. Mary MuRRAY,2 (ratrick,i) b. April 13, 1801, in
Westmoreland countv, Pa. : d. Ain-il 4, 1827, in Mont^jfomery
township, Ashland countv, O. : m., March 18, 1824, bv Josiah
(lallup, J. P., James Ralston, b. January 20, 1799, in Wasli-
ington cou!itv, Penn'a ; son of Robert Kalston and Jane Wood-
burn. They had issue (surname Kalston) :
448 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
28. i. William, b. December 31, 1824 ; m. Agnes Finney.
29. ii. Alexander y b. February 6, 1826; m. Salome Traugen
VIII. Elizabeth Murray,^ (Patrick,^) b. July 13, 1803,
in Westmoreland county, Pa. : d. October 13, 1861, at Ash-
land, Ohio; m. January 5, 1832, at Ashland, O., by Daniel
Campbell, J. P., George W. Urie, b. February 22, 1806, in
Washington county. Pa. ; son of Solomon and Elizabeth Urie,
and grandson of CoL Thomas Uric, of the Eevolution. In 1815
lie accompanied his fathers family to Ohio, locating in Orange
township, in the present county of Ashland. He learned the
trade of millwright, andalso that of carpenter. Possessing strong
military tastes, he was a prominent character at drill and gen-
eral muster, passing through all the offices from captain to
colonel. In the fall of 1845, he was elected treasurer of Rich-
land county, and upon the erection of Ashland county, in 1846,
resigned and was elected the first treasurer of the new county,
which office he held two terms. In 1853, he was elected a mem-
ber of the State Board of Equalization from the district com-
prising Richland and Ashland counties, and in 1857, appointed
deputy U. S. Marshal for the northern district of Ohio, and aided
in taking the census of 1860. In 1865, he was electee! recorder
of Ashland county, serving until 1874, when he was elected
mayor of Ashland, which office he HI led acceptably two years.
He resides in Ashland, where he enjoys the continued confidence
and esteem of his fellow-citizens. Has been twice married.
By his first wife, Elizabeth M\irray, there was issue (surname
Urie):
30. I. Mary Jane, b. October 9, 1834; m. Giles Porter.
31. ii. Alice- Ann, h. January 24, 1S36; m. Thomas Milton Beer.
32. Hi. E'izahcth'Helen, b. April 30, 1837 ; m. William Wiley An-
derson.
iv. Wilson- Shannon, b. February 17, 1839; d. July 17, 1844.
V. SaraJi' Annie, b. Febriuiry 18, 1841, at Asliland, O. ; ra.
April 29, 1873, by Uev. Jolin Robinson, D. D., Sherman
Ward Beer, h, May 6, 1839, near Ashland, O. ; son of
Judge William Beer and his wife Mary Mann ; reside at
Ashland, O.
vi. Adeline' Murray^ b. June 9, 1844; d. September 9, 1852.
Mtirray of Harris Ferry, 449
IX Alice Ann Murray, ^ (Patrick, ^ ) b. August 14, 1805,
in Westmoreland county, Pa. ; resides near Guilford, Ind. ; m.
in Dearborn county, Ind., October 15, 1828, by Rev. George
Randall, George Thompson, b. January 22, 1792, in York-
shire, England ; d. August 5, 1873, in Dearborn county, Ind.
They had issue (surname Thompson) :
t. James-Murray y b. August 12, 1829, in Cincinnati, Ohio;
d. September 26, 1848, in Dearborn county, Ind.
n. William, b. April 2, 1832, in Cincinnati, Ohio ; d. July 14,
, 1866, in Dearborn county, Ind. ; m., August 24, 1865, by
Rev. Benjamin Plummer, Eliza Ann Smith, b. Novem-
ber 3, 1833, in Dearborn county, Ind. ; daughter of John
Smith and Catharine Tucker,(she subsequently m. Robert
Haddock,) and had issue (surname Thompson) :
1. William, b. May 24, 1866; d. December 8, 1868,
in Dearborn county, Ind.
m. Mary-Ann^ b. March 20, 1834, in Cincinnati, O. ; d. March
19. 1835.
33. iv. George- Wilson, b. September 7, 1836 ; m. Catharine Cordelia
Lock ridge.
34. V, Jane-Ann, b. September 3, 1838; m. Luke Firth.
rt. John, b. September 2, 1841 ; resides in Cincinnati, O. ; m.
May 2, 1867, by Rev. Maxwell P. Gaddis, Ella Lowe, of
Cincinnati, O. They had issue (surname Thompson):
1. Claude, b. February 23, 1868.
36. vii. Jacob-Beatty, b. October 10, 1843; m. Jenny Jumper.
3^. viii. Mary-Elizabeth, b. October 31, 1847; m. Melancthon
Eleazer Washburn.
X George Murray,^ (Patrick,^) b. December, 1809, in
Stark county, Ohio ; d. August 23, 1854, in Ashland county,
Ohio ; m. January 1, 1836, by John Snurr, J. P., Jane A.
Urie, b. August 30, 1815, in Hopewell township, Washing-
ton county, Pa. ; d. August 26, 1879, in Ashland, 0. ; daughter
of Thomas Urie and Rebecca Crosby. They had issue :
37. t. Adeline-A,, b. February 14, 1838 ; m. Ohio Pancoast.
88. it. Addison, b. January 10, 1840; m. Agnes Jourdan.
XL Anne Hill Murray, ^ (Patrick, i)b. January 1, 1813,
in Stark county, Ohio; resides at Paradise Hill, Ashland
county, Ohio; m. in Ashland, Ohio, October 17, 1836, by
David Campbell, J. P., Jacob Brandeberry, b. December
29
450 Pennsylvania Oeneahgies.
25, 1812, in New Lisbon, Columbiana county, O. ; d. Novem-
ber 9, 1884, in California ; son of Rudolph Brandebeny and
Susan Reifsnyder. They had issue (surname Brandebeny) :
t. MUtoruMurray^ b. September 6, 1887, in Ashland county,
O.; d. March 22, 1840.
89. M. Mary-Janey b. February 12, 1841 ; m. Nehemiah S. Carl.
40. m. AnnetUy b. April 16, 1843; m. David Huff.
tv. Elizabeth^ b. February 23, 1845 ; resides at Savannah, Ash-
land county, O. ; m. December 20, 1871, by Rev. William
Saddler, Newton A. Craft, and had issue (surname Craft):
m
1. Mary-Anna^ b. May 11, 1878.
V. Irunn-Budolphy b. January 17, 1847, in Eaton county,
Mich. ; when last heard from was in Montana,
vt. Adaline^ b. October 17, 1850 ; resides in Orange, Ashland
county, O. ; m. October 17, 1872, by Bev. George Z.
Coekel, Clark Kendig, b. 1854, in Orange township, Ash-
land county, O. ; son of Jacob Kendig and Magdalena
Workman, and had issue (surname Kendig) :
1 . Mary 'Annette, b. April 25, 1878.
XIL HuG5 Murray, 3 (Patrick, i) b. March 4, 1816, in
Ashland county, O. ; d. June 12, 1850, in Orange township,
Ashland county, O. ; m. in Eichland county, O., October 6,
1843, by Rev. George Liller, Elizabeth Nazor, b. March 20,
1820, in Lancaster county, Pa. ; daughter of Jacob Nazor and
Susan Sherk; resides near Nankin, P. O., Ashland county, O.
They had issue :
t. Elzy, b. July 13, 1844; reside at Bannock City, Montana*
41. tt. Frances, b. November 11, 1845; m. Samuel Beeghly.
m. Alexander, b. February 22, 1847.
42. tu. Mary, b. January 29, 1848; m. Joseph Beeghly.
V. James-Patrick, b. August 8, 1849 ; resides at Bannock City,
Montana.
XIII. Francis Harrison Murray, » (James,* Patrick, i)
b. February 2, 1829, in Dearborn county, Ind. ; resides at Day-
ton, Campbell county, Ky. ; m. at Cincinnati, 0., December 12,
1852, by Rev. Mr. Thornburg, Martha Jane Cooper, b. Janu-
ary 22, 1832, in Boone county, Ky. ; daughter of James Cooper
and Mary Bradley. They had issue :
Murray of Harris^ Ferry. 451
t. Eva-Jane, b. December 9, 1868, in Cincinnati, Ohio; m.,
May 16, 1878, by Rev. Mr. Thomas, Georjje Dallas Stro-
man, b. February 10, 1847, at Lebanon, Warren county,
O. ; son of James Stroman and Phoebe Thaker ; reside at
Dayton, Ky. ; and had issue (surname Stroman) :
1. Harriaon^Dallas, b. June 22, 1880.
2. Anna-Blanche, b. January 19, 1882.
3. Harley, b. April 21, 1884.
tt. James-Edgar, b. July 27, 1865, in Cincinnati, O. ; m. Sep-
tember, 20, 1881, by Rev. R. R. Thompson, Alice E. Hun-
ter, of Richland county, O., and had issue :
1. CaW, b. July 8, 1882.
2. Bernice, b. June 28, 1884.
Hi, Anna-Mary, b. October 23, 1857, in Versailles, Ind. ; m.
Joseph Murray, (see zlvij
iv. Macy-B., b. November 18, 1869, in Versailles, Ind. ; m. Sep-
tember 22, 1881, James I. Hunter, of Richland county,
O., and had issue (surname Hunter) :
1. Leona-A., b. May 16, 1888.
2. B.'Arhie, b. November 19, 1884.
fv. John-Hansell, b. September 27, 1862, in Versailles, Ind. ;
d. May 13, 1864, at Morris Hill, Ind.
vi. Martha-Effie, b. November 10, 1864, at Morris Hill, Ind. ;
d. September 6, 1888, in Guilford, Ind. ; buried in Day-
ton, Ky.
tnt. Harrison- Wilher, b. September 28, 1867, in Dayton, Ky.
XrV. Catharine Elizabeth Murray, ' (Edward,* Pat-
rick, i) b. December 4, 1814, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; resides near
Nankin P. O., Ashlaiid county, Pa. ; m. in Ashland county,
O., by David Campbell, J. P., November 24, 1840, Henry
Qeriley, b. August 8, 1818, in Dauphin county, Pa. ; son of
George Gerkey and Regina Martin. They had issue, all bom
in Liberty, Hardin county, O., (surname Gerkey) :
t. Oeorge, b. August 12, 1844, in Liberty, Hardin county, O. ;
resides at Hastings, Barry county, Micli. ; m. January
17, 1867, in, Van Buren, Hancock county, O., by Eliba
Hasson, J. P., Hannah Snyder, b. at Pickington, Fair-
field county, O., and had issue, all born in Carlton, Barry
county, Mich., (surname Gerkey) :
1. Idarquibell, b. November 30, 1873.
2. Henrietta, b. May 9, 1875.
3. Belladonna, b. November 30, 1877.
452 Pennsylvania Oenealogies,
it. John-Henry^ b. September 25, 1849, in Liberty, Hardin
county^ O. ; resides at Hastings, Barry county, Mich. ;
m. January 12, 1871, by Rev. Marshall Chandler, Minerva
Garlinger, b. February 8, 1850, in Liberty, Hardin county,
O., and had issue (surname Grerkey) :
1. Mary-Catharine, b. February 13, 1877, in Carlton,
Barry county, Mich.
XV. John W. Murray, » (Edward,* Patrick, i)b. February
1, 1820, in Ashland county, O. ; resides near Lima, Allen
county, O. ; m. October 27, 1840, in Ashland county, O., by
David Campbell, J. P., Christina Reese, b. May 8, 1824 in
Stark county, O. ; daughter of Daniel Reesa They had issue :
t. Daniel,
a. Melissa-Ann,
Hi, Lorenzo-Dow, b. September 4, 1849, in Ashland county, O.
iv. Boxilla,
V, Mary-Bell, b. April 10, 1854, in Ashland county, O.
vi. Charles, b. July 18, 1860, in Allen county, O.
XVL Campbell Murray, « (Edward,* Patrick, i)b March
28, 1822, in Ashland county, O. ; d. February 8, 1850, in Ash-
land county, O. ; m. October 12, 1843, by David Campbell, J.
P., Matilda Fast, b. January 7, 1823, in Ashland county, O. ;
d. February 7, 1850, in Ashland county, O. ; daughter of Jacob
Fast, and grand-daughter of Christian Fast, a soldier of the Vir-
ginia Line in the Revolution. They had issue:
43. t. Wilson-Skannon, b. December 9, 1845; m. Isabel Fulks
SStough.
XVII. Edward Murray, ^ (Edward, ^ Patrick, ^ ) b. Novem-
ber 27, 1824, in Ashland county, O. : resides near Adario,
Richland county, 0. ; m. December 23, 1847, in Ashland
county, O., by Rev. Charles Demming, Mary Elizabeth
Coleman, b. January 5, 1830, in Columbia county. Pa. ;
daughter of Joseph Coleman and Diadem Kinney. They had
issue :
44. t. John, h, October 20, 1849; m. Ellen Cline.
45. ii. Diadem, b. May 26, 1851 ; m. Louis Milton Viers.
46. Hi. Joseph, b. October 21, 1853; m. Anna Mary Murray.
iv, William, b. May 9, 1866, in Richland county, O.
Murray of Harris^ Ferry. 463
XVIIL Rebecca Christina Murray,* (Edward,* Pat-
rick, i) b. April 21, 1827 ; d. July 20, 1869, in Ashland county,
O. ; m. November 2, 1845, in Orange township, Ashland county,
0., by David Campbell, J. P., William Peters, b. December
8, 1823, in Lebanon county. Pa ; son of Edward Peters and
Mary Trosell ; resides near Nankin P. O., Ashland county, 0.
They had issue (surname Peters):
f. JoAn, b. December 29, 1846; d. July 6, 1871, in Ashland
county, O. ; m. April 23, 1868, by Rev. William Saddler,
Virginia Nunemaker, b. January 28, 1850, in Brooke
county, West Virginia ; daughter of Andrew Nunemaker
and Rachel Phillips, and had issue (surname Peters) :
1. William-Edward, b. April 12, 1869, in Ashland
county, O.
2. Eva-May, b. September 80, 1870, in Ashland
county, O.
ft. William, b. April 27, 1863 ; resides near Nankin P. O.,
Ashland county, O. ; m. January 13, 1876, by Rev. John
Cyrens, Rosella Fast, b. May 9, 1858, in Ashland county,
O. ; daughter of Eli Fast and Lydia Berry.
Hi, Mary-Jane, b. December 6, 1856; d. October 5, 1878, in
Orange township, Ashland county O. ; m. November 12,
1876, by Rev. George Worst, George William Pixley, b.
April 22, 1861, in Lorain county, O. ; son of Willard Pix-
ley and Lydia Smith, and had issue (surname Pixley) :
1. Xeon, b. January 29, 1878, in Ashland county, O.
iv. Catharine, b. October 80, 1869 ; m. November 1, 1877, by
Rev. George Worst, William Franks, b. November 11,
1863, in Centre county, Pa. ; son of Michael Franks and
Anna Homan ; reside near Nankin P. O. , Ashland county,
O.
XIX Murray Cazier, « (Susannah, « Patrick, * ) b. February
6, 1819, in Stark county, 0. ; resides at Brimfield; Noble county,
Ind. ; m. April 6, 1843, in Seneca county, O., by Rev. Mr.
Turner, Sarah Colhoun, b. September 11, 1818, in Schuyl-
kill county. Pa. ; d. September 24, 1874, in Noble county, Ind. ;
daughter of Frederick Colhoun and Elizabeth Baker. They
had issue (surname Cazier) :
f . Oliva, b. January 12, 1844, in Seneca county, O. *, d. Feb-
ruary 20, 1844.
454 Pennsylvania Oenealogiea.
ii, William^ b. May U, 1847, in De Kalb CQanty« Ind. ; resides
at Melvern, Mills county, Iowa ; m. November 22, 1872,
in Mills county, Iowa, Martha Williams, b. September
9, 1856, in Mills county, Iowa ; daughter of Amos Wil-
Hams and Caroline Mclntire, and had issue (surname
Cazier) :
1. jBay, b. May 22, 1876.
2. Bertha-May, b. February 13, 1877.
m. EUzaheth, b. Auf^ust 22, 1848, in De Kalb county, Ind. ;
resides at Brimfield, Noble county, Ind. ; m. January 9,
1873, by Rev. William Wilson, Wesley Barnes, b. No-
vember 8, 1845, in Morrow county, O. ; d. March, 1875,
in Jewell county, Kansas ; son of Ashman Barnes and
Sarah Imes, and had issue (surname Barnes) :
1. Clyde, b. November 3, 1874, in HoHr county. Mo.
tr. Marion-Howard, b. November 29, 1850. in De Kalb county,
Ind. ; resides at Albion, Ind.
V. Mary, b. September 5, 1853, in De Kalb county, Ind. ; re-
sides at Bellevue, O. ; m. September 5, 1877, in Noble
county, O., by Rev. Preston McKinney, Charles Fred-
erick Murray, b. July 20, 1844, in Oberlin, O.; son of
John Russell Murray and Abigail Hopkins.
trt. George, b. December 10, 1855, in Williams county, O.
mi, Alice, b. April 7, 1858, in Noble county, Ind.
XX. Elizabeth Cazier, ^ (Susannah, * Patrick,^) b. March
14, 1821, in Ashland county, O. ; resides near Brimfield, Noble
county, Ind. ; m. first, November 8, 1842, in De Kalb county,
Ind., Eli Fast, b. March 4, 1816, in Penn'a; d. March 16,
1861, in Ashland county, O. ; son of Jacob Fast and Catharine
Bex. They had issue (surname Fast) :
t. Julia- Ann, b. August 22, 1843, in Ashland county, O. ; re-
sides near Nora P. O., Ashland county, O. ; m. March 4,
1876, by Henry Summei-s, J. P., George Phelps, b. April
2, 1834, in Benton, Yates county, New York ; son of
Elisha P. Phelps and Jane E. Kniffin, and had issue (sur-
name Phelps) :
1. Ada-Frances, b. January 24, 1864.
2. Edward-Bernard, b. March 1, 1873. »
tt. Elzina-Alice, b. July 11, 1846, in Ashland county, O. ; re-
sides near Nora P. O., Ashland county, O.; m. March
31, 1875, by Rev. Christian Weaver, Emiqett Eddy, b.
September 30, 1853, in A villa, Noble county, Ind. ; son
of Ithamar Eddy and Elizabeth Hite.
'" . -r, ^
Murray of Harris' Ferry, 465
m. James-La fayette^h. November 17, 1864; resides at Troy,
Ashland county, O.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cazier Fast, m. secondly, March 12, 1876,
Benjamin Franklin Boots, b. May 12, 1823, in Penn Yan,
N. Y. ; son of Benjamin Boots and Susan Basum.
XXI. John Wesley Barbeb,' (Susannah,^ Patrick, ^ ) b.
April 30, 1828, in Sandusky county, O. ; resides at Butler,
De Kalb county, Ind. ; m. September 20, 1846, Jane Nobris,
b. June 14, 1827, in Tuscarawas county, O. They had issue
(surname Barber) :
t. Alice- Ann y b. July 19, 1848, in De Kalb county, Ind. ; re-
sides near Albion, Noble county, Ind.; m. August 28,
1874, by Elder Ward, James Gaby, b. July 7, 1848, in
Noble county, Ind. ; son of Timothy Gaby and Amanda
Edmonds,
n. Levisa-Ann^ (twin,) b. July 19, 1848; resides near Albion,
Noble county, Ind. ; m. March 10, 1870, by Elder James
Hadsell, William Henry Wickard, b. June 25, 1843, in
Stark county, O. ; son of David Wickard and Elizabeth
Shoe, and had issue (surname Wickard) :
1. Charles-Edwin^ b. January 16, 1872.
2. Mary-Elizabeth^ b. January 7, 1876.
m. Jeremiah- Augustus, b. December 10, 1851.
tr. Catharine, b. July 12, 1854.
r. Susannah, b. December 15, 1856.
in. Edwin-Eugene, b. March 20, 1859.
vii. George-Ellsworth, b. June 26, 1861.
wit. John-Charles, b. July 1, 1863.
XXII. George Washington Murray, ' (John, « Patrick, ^ )
b. September 27, 1824, in Eichland county, Ohio; resides near
Shawnee Mound, Henry county, Mo.; m., in Benton county,
Mo., June 18, 1846, by Hosea Powers, J. P., Nancy Warring
FuQUA, >). December 4, 1826, in Greenup county, Ky.; d. Feb-
ruary 12, 1879, in Henry county, Mo.; daughter of WilHam
Fuqua* and Lydia Warring. They had issue:
♦William Fuqua, b. March 8, 1800, in Virjijinia; d. January 4,
1868, in Jackson county, Mo.; m. Lydia Warrinji:, b. February 16,
1802, in Mason county, Ky.; d. May 6, 1877, in Henry county, Mo.
456 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
f. Virginia-Ann^ b. May 18, 1847, in Morgan county. Mo.; m.
December 24, 1868, John B. Simpson, and had issue (sur-
name Simpson):
1. Eddie, b. November 14, 1869, in Clinton county,
Mo.; d. August, 1876, in Memphis, Tenn.
2. Elizabeth, b. March 12, 1871, in Henry county,
Missouri.
8. Albert, b. February, 1877, in Memphis, Tenn.
ft. OayUyrd-Canada^ b. August 20, 1848, in Morgan county,
Missouri.
Hi, Dorcas-Elizabeth, b. April 28, 1850, in Morgan county, Mo.;
d. May 11, 1865, in Henry county, Mo.
iv, Mary-Urie, b. April 21, 1852; d. November 14, 1855, in
Morgan county, Mo.
V, Thomas-Calvin, b. December 14, 1853, in Morgan county,
Missouri.
vi. Cynthia-Caroline, b. August 8, 1855, in Morgan county,
Mo.; resides near Shawnee Mound, Henry county. Mo.;
m. July 18, 1877, by Rev. W. L. King, James Willis Wi-
ley, b. September 14, 1853, in Henry county. Mo.; son of
John and Eliza Jane Wiley,
int. Joseph- Wiliary, b. May 24, 1857, in Henry county. Mo.
tntt. Samuel, b. November 10, 1859.
ix. Luella, b. April 19, 1861.
XX III. Mary Ann Murray, ^ (John,» Patrick, i) b. May
5, 1828, in Richland county, 0. ; resides near Brownsville, Sa-
line county. Mo. ; m., first, in Morgan county, Mo., May 7,
1847, Robert Urie, b. October 1, 1823, in Orange township,
Ashland county, 0. ; d. October 1, 1848, in Bates county, Mo. ;
son of Thomas Urie and Margaret Culbertson. They had
issue (surname Urie) :
t. Julia- Ann-Roberta b. August 27, 1848, near Versailles, Mo.
Mrs, Urie m., secondly, in Morgan county, Mo., January 20,
I860, Alfred John Leary, b. June 14, 1880, at Kingston,
Canada West: son of Benjamin Leary and Mary Kendall.
They had issue (surname Leary) :
a. John-Oeorge, b. November 4, 1860, in Florence, Mo.
Hi. Fleasant-Alfred, b. March 17, 1863, in Henry county, Mo. ;
d. July 27, 1864, in Sedalia, Pettis county. Mo.
iv. Mary-Susan, b. August 18, 1865, in Sedalia, Mo.
V. William^Frank, b. June 19, 1867, in Sedalia, Mo. ; d. Sep-
tember 11, 1869.
in. Alice-Belle, b. August 4, 1869, in Sedalia, Mo.
Murray of Harris^ Ferry. 467
XXrV. Elizabeth Murray, ^ (John,* Patrick, ^ ) b. June
17, 1830, in Richland county, O. ; d. September 10, 1864, in
Bates county, Mo. ; hl in Morgan county. Mo., February 14,
1861, by 'Squire Mulholland, John Pardee, b. May 27, 1820,
in Wytheville, Wythe county, Va. ; son of Philo Pardee and
Rachel Montgomery ; resides near Crescent Hill, Bates county,
Mo. They had issue (surname Pardee) :
f . William^ b. July 23, 1863, in Harrisonville, Cass county,
Mo.
XXV. Susannah Murray, ^ ^John,« Patrick, i) b. May 28,
1835, in Richland county, 0.; resides at Hunter's Warm
Springs, Montana ; m. in Benton county. Mo., October 12, 1858,
by 'Squire Hinds worth, Andrew Jackson Hunter, b. March
18, 1816, in Franklin county, Va. ; son of John Hunter* and
Sarah Price ; is a physician of prominence ; a graduate of Tran-
sylvania University, Ky., and the owner of the celebrated Hot
Springs of Montana. They had issue (surname Hunter) :
t. Mary-Lee^ b. July 7, 1869, in Georgetown, Randolph county,
111.
M. Davis-Beauregard, b. February 25, 1861, in Shamrock, Cal-
laway county, Mo.
m. Lizzie-Kate, b. January 26, 18d3, in Downeyville, Jackson
county, 111.
iv. HwmaS'Stonewall'Jackson, b. November. 25, 1864, in Vir-
ginia City, Montana; d. at Benson's Landing, on the
Yellowstone.
V Montana-Queen J h, November 4, 1866, in New York City,
Montana; d. s. p.
It Sallie-Price, b. November 27, 1867, in New York City, Mon-
tana.
vii. Enima-Sidney-Johnson, b. October 24, 1869, at Confederate
Gulch, Montana ; d. at Hot Springs, Montana.
XXVL Alverda Murray,^ (John,* Patrick, i) b. August
8, 1843, in Richland county, Ohio ; resides near Batchelor, Cal-
laway county, Mo.; rn. in Benton county, Mo., October 16, 1861,
♦John Hunter, b. 1760, in Franklin county, Va. ; d. 1819, in
Cumberland county, Ky. ; m. Sarah Price, b. 1766, in Franklin
county, Va. ; d. 1864, in Cumberland county, Ky.
458 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
by Elder William B. Douglass, Samuel Brandenburgh, h
October .17, 1836, in Montgomery county, Mo.; son of Jonathan
Brandenburgh and Mary Smith. They had issue, all b. in
Callaway county, Mo., (surname Brandenburgh):!
t. Jackson- Davis, b. January 27, 1863.
n. Mary-Susan^ b. ^pril 7, 1865.
m. Nancy-Jane^ b. June 30, 1867.
iv, Carrie-Jerusha, b. August 4, 1869.
V. Ah/ie-Mason, b. April 4, 1872.
tn. Emma-Tliomas, b. September 28, 1874.
vii, SamueUEdward, b. April 27, 1877.
XXVII. Commodore Perry Murray,* (John,* Patrick,^)
b. March 13, 1848, in Morgan county, Mo.; resides near Ben-
ton City, Audrain county. Mo.: m. in Callaway county. Mo.,
March 20, 1873, by Elder \yilliam C. Ridgway, Elizabeth
Frances Ridgway, b. June 11, 1855, in Callaway county. Ma;
daughter of Ambrose Dudley Ridgway and Ann America
Vest They had issue, all b. in Audrain county. Mo.:
t. Clara-Leeliey b. February 2, 1874.
it. Annie-Eliza, b. February 4, 1876.
Hi. Tfwmas-Pinkneyj b. June 23, 1878.
XXVIIL William Ralston,* (Mary,« Patrick,^) b. De-
camber 31, 1824; resides at Fayetteville, Tenn.; m. in Mans-
field, Ohio., May 15, 1860, by the Rev. David Paul, Agnes
Finney, b. April 20, 1830, in Mansfield, Ohio ; daughter of
Thomas Finney and Nancy Culbertson. They had issue (sur-
name Ralston) :
t. William, b. July 10, 1861, at Ashland, Ohio,
u. J.-Huss, b. September 1, 1862, at Ashland, Ohio.
Hi. Thomas-Franklin, b. November 24, 1863, at Ashland, Ohio.
iv. Mary, b. September 11, 1865, at Ashland, Ohio.
V. James, b. August 3, 1867, at Ashland, Ohio.
vi. Joseph-Ouy, b. February 10, 1869, at Ashland, Ohio; d.
August 16, 1877, at Fayetteville, Tenn.
vii. Agnes, b. July 16, 1871, at Ashland, Ohio.
viii. Columbia, b. July 4, 1873, at Mansfield, Ohio; d. Septem-
ber 15. 1877, at Fayetteville, Tenn.
ix. Oscar ^ b. October 24, 1875, at Mansfield, Ohio.
X. McNeil, b. December 30, 1878, at Fayetteville, Tenn.
Murray of Harris Ferry, 459
XXIX. Alexandeb Ralston,* (Mary,* Patrick/ )b. Feb-
ruary 6, 1826, at Ashland, Ohio; resides at Callioun, Rich-
land county. III; m. at Plymouth, Ohio, November 24, 1855,
by Rev. George N. H. Peters, Salome Trauger, b. February
12, 1834, in Bucks county, Pa.; daughter of Samuel Harpel
Trauger and Susanna Maust They had issue (surname Ral-
ston) :
i, Mary-Lura^ b. June 10, 1859, at Plymouth , Hichland county,
Ohio.
it. 3facik-7Vauflfer, b. April 6, 1865, at Auburn, DeKalb county,
Indiana.
XXX. Mary Jane Urie,^ ^Elizabeth,* Patrick,i)b. Oc-
tober 9, 1834, in Ashland, O. ; d. September 10, 1875, in Ash-
land, O. ; m. November 9. 1865, by Rev. John Robinson, D.
D., Giles Porter, b. January 1, 1832, in Huron county, O. ;
son of Ira Porter and Lucy Smith ; resides at Geneseo, IlL
They had issue (surname Porter) :
f. Ella, b. December 2, 1867.
n. Bertha, b. February 14, 1870.
XXXL Alice Ann Urie,^ (Elizabeth, « Patrick, i) b. Jan-
uary 24, 1836, in Ashland, 0. ; m. May 8, 1852, by Rev.
Thomas Beer, Thomas Milton Beer, b. March 2, 1837, near
Ashland, O. ; son of Richard Beer and Jane Anderson ; reside
in Ashland, O. They had issue (surname Beer) :
t. Lizzie- Janette, b. December 24, 1863.
n. Frank, b. December, 24, 1868.
in. Harry-Caleb, b. February 12, 1876.
XXXIL Elizabeth Helen Urie,» (Elizabeth, » Patrick, 0
b. April 30, 1837, in Ashland, O. ; resides at Belleville, Rich-
land county, O. ; m. June 29, 1865, by Rev. John Robinson,
D. D., William Wiley Anderson, b. November 6, 1839, in
West Rushville, Fairtield county, O. ; son of Rev. James An-
derson and Lawrence Marvin: -is a minister of the Presbyte-
rian church. They had issue (surname Anderson) :
i. Clara, b. June 2, 1868.
u. Dora, b. J^ovember 4, 1872.
460 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
XXXIIL George William Thompson, ' (Alice- Ann,*
Patrick ^) b. September 7, 1836, in Dearborn county, Ind. ; re-
sides at Centreville, Iowa; rn. January 1, 1867, by Rev. Ben-
jamine Plummer, Catharine Cordelia Lockridge, b. Octo-
ber 18, 1846, in Yorkville, Dearborn county, Ind. ; daughter
of HoUis Stuart Lockridge* and Hannah E. Perrine. They
had issue (surname Thompson) :
t. Eddie- StiMrt^ b. September 14, 1867, at Cameron, Mo. ; d.
s. p.
u. Willie-Lockridge^ b. March 20, 1869, at Cameron, Mo. ; d.
s. p.
iii. Truman- Wilson, b. March 8, 1871 ; d. February 4, 1872, at
Cameron, Mo.
iv. Jenny-Bell, b. September 14, 1873, at Cameron, Mo. ; d. Sep-
tember 5, 1876, at Centreville, Iowa.
V. John-Murray, b. February 27, 1876, at Centreville, Iowa ;
d. s. p.
vi. Frederick, h. December 19, 1878, at Centreville, Iowa; d.
February 23, 1879.
XXXIV. Jane Ann Thompson,' (Alice- Ann,* Patrick,*)
b. September 3, 1838, in Dearborn county, Ind.; resides at
Mirabile, Caldwell county, Mo. ; m. August 30, 1866, by Rev.
Benjamin Plummer, Luke Firth, b. July 5, 1836, in Boone
county, Ky. ; son of William Firth and Ann StuKs, both na-
tives of England. They had issue (surname Firth) :
t. Alice-Ann, b. July 2, 1867.
u. Mary-Elizabeth, b. September 13, 1869 ; d. January 15, 1879,
in Caldwell county, Mo.
iii, Viola-Eliza, b. August 6, 1871.
iv, William-Thompson^ b. February 5, 1873.
V. Luella, b. June 24, 1874.
vi. Oliver- Francis, b. March 11, 1877.
XXXV. Jacob Beatty Thompson,^ (Alice- Ann,' Pat-
rick,^) b. October 10, 1813, in Dearborn county, Ind. ; resides
Melvern, Osage county, Kansas ; m. in Ripley county, Ind., at
December 1, 1867, by Allen Campbell , J. P., Jenny Jumper,
b. August 31, 1846, in Dearborn county, Ind. ; daughter of Al-
*Holli8 Stuart Lockridge, b. June 2, 1815, at Madison, Ind.; m.
Hannah E. Perrine, b. March 25, 1820, at Yorkville, Dearborn county,
Ind.
Murray of Harris' Ferry. 461
den H. Jumper and Amanda F. Noyes. * They had issue (sur-
name Thompson) :
t. Alhert-ClydCy b. December 13, 1868, in Dearborn county,
Ind. ; d. s. p.
u. Willana, b. February 11, 1870, in Oswego county, Kansas,
tit. Alice- Ann, b. June 20, 1872, in Osagf^ county, Kansas.
iv. EtheUM,, b. May 1, 1876, in Caldwell county, Mo.
XXX VL Mary Elizabeth Thompson,' (Alice- Ann, ^
Patrick. 1) b. October 31, 1847, in Dearborn county, Ind. ; re-
sides near Guilford, Dearborn county, Ind. ; m. October 31,
1866, by Rev. Benjamin Pluramer, Melancthon Eleazer
Washburn, b. April 20, 1836, in Coolville, Athens county,
O. ; son of Roswell Washburn aud Lura Cleveland, f They
had issue (surname Washburn) :
t. Willie-Oordwi, b. November 8, 1868.
a, CharUS'Thompsonj b. September 26, 1873 ; d. November 18,
1874.
tit. Cora-Pearl, b. October 4, 1876.
iv, John, b. August 22, 1878.
XXXVII. Adaline a. Murray, 3 (George, » Patrick, *) b.
February 14, 1838, in Orange township, Ashland county, O. ;
resides in Ashland, O. ; m. June 6, 1867, by Rev. John Rob-
inson, D. D., Ohio Pancoast, b. March 6, 1839, in Wooster,
O. ; son of Hezekiah B. and Rebecca Pancoast They had
issue (surname Pancoast) :
t. Duff, b. March 1, 1868.
n. Anna, b. January 12, 1870.
Hi. Ray, b. October 23, 1872.
XXX Vin. Addison Murray,* (George, ^ Patrick, i) b.
January 10, 1840, in Orange township, Ashland county. Pa. ;
resides at Galion, 0. ; m. May 25, 1869, by Rev. Mr. Miller,
Agnes Jourdan, b. in Galion, O. ; daughter of Joseph and
Catharine Jourdan. They had issue :
* Alden H. Jumper, b. February 16, 1819, in Lincoln county, Maine ;
m. Amanda F. Noyes, b. September 1, 1826, in Dearborn county, Ind. ;
reside in Osage county, Kansas.
tRoswell Washburn, b. 1792, in Deerfield, Conn. ; d. May 17, 1873,
in Athens county, O.; m. in 1827, Lura Cleveland, b. 1803, in Athens
county, O. ; d. July 9, 1839.
462 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
%. Alfarettay b. November 30, 1870, in Galion, O.
it. Addie, b. November 23, 1879.
XXXIX. Mary Jane Brandeberry,', (Anne-Hill,* Pat-
rick, i) b. February 12, 1841, in Ashland, O. ; resides at Dres-
den, Powshick county, Iowa; m. April 26, 1866, Nehemiah S.
Carl. They had issue (surname Carl) :
t. Albert-A.^ b. February 1, 1867.
u. Anne'^ill, b. February, 27, 1869.
iii. Vavid-J.^ b. September 4, 1870 ; d. March 11, 1871.
iv. EliaS'JSr.j b. March 9, 1872.
V. MatthetOy b. January 18, 1874 ; d. August 14, 1874.
tn. Martha^ (twin,) b. January 18, 1874.
vii. Isaacy b. July 31, 1876 ; d. August 9, 1876.
XK Annette BrandeberHy, ^ (Anne-Hill,* Patrick,*) h.
April 16, 1842, in Ashland, 0., where she now resides; m.
December 6, 1860, by Thomas Hayes, J. P., David Huff, K
March 3, 1839, in Hancock county, O. ; son of Andrew Huff
and Grace Reeves. They had issue (surname Huff) :
t. William-Irwin, b. October 2, 1861, in Hancock county, O.
u. Eliza- Murray, b. July 23, 1864, in Ashland, O.
iii, Mary-Ella, b. July 21, 1866, in Ashland, Ohio.
iv, Artliur-Evington, b. March 27, 1871, in Ashland, Ohio.
XLI. Frances Murray,^ (Hugh,' Patrick, i) b. Novem-
ber 11, 1845, in Ashland, Ohio, where she now resides; na.
September 5, 1865, by Rev. P. J. Brown, Samuel Beeghly, b.
February 1, 1839, in Somerset county. Pa.; son of John
Beeghly and Catharine Peek. They had issue (surname
Beeghly j :
i, Elzy-Murray, b. April 17, 1867.
n. Cora- Alice, b. May 27, 1869 ; d. September 14, 1871.
iii. Tullius-Cicero, b. April 26, 1873.
iv, Calvin- Murray , b. July 26, 1876.
XLIL Mary Murray^ (IIugh,« Patrick.^) b. January 29,
1845, in Ashland counU-, Ohio, where she now resides; m.
September 24, 1868, by Rev. William Saddler, Joseph
Beeghly, b. March 31, 1837, in Somerset county, Pa; son of
Murray of Harris^ Ferry, 463
John Beeghly and CathanDe Peek. They had issue (surname
Beeghly) :
t. JameS'TJrhana^ b. March 12, 1870.
it. Clark-Edmund^ b. November 18, 1874.
XLin. Wilson Shannon Mubray,* (Campbell,* Ed-
ward,* Patrick, 1) b. December 9, 1845, in Orange county, O.;
resides near Adario, Richland county, Ohio; m. October 8,
1868, by James Alberson, J. P., Isabel Fulks Stough, K
May 29, 1849, in Montgomery township, Ashland county, O.;
daughter of Jonas Stough and Maiy Ann Gerhart They had
issue :
t. Sarah-Matilda y b. August 10, 1869, in Buggies township,
Ashland county, Ohio,
tt. Mahely b. February 10, 1871, in Orange township, Ashland
county, Ohio,
m. Edward- A., b. December 16, 1872, in Butler township,
Richland county, Oliio.
iv, Willie-Blance^ b. March 8, 1876, in Butler township,iRich-
land county, Ohio.
V, Lizzie- Ariimisa, b. March 15, 1877, in Butler township,
Richland county, Ohio.
XLIV. John Mubbay,* (Edward, » Edward,* Patrick, i)
b. October 20, 1849, in Orange township, Ashland county, O.;
resides near Adario, Richland county, O.; m. March 2, 1876,
by Rev. Mr. Lawrence, Ellen Cline, b. July 15, 1852, in
Butler township, Richland county, O.; daughter of Samuel
Cline and Elizabeth Baird. They had issue :
t. Boy. b. October 81, 1876.
a. Bay, [twin,] b. October 81, 1876.
Hi. Edward^ b. March 18, 1884.
XLV. Diadem Mubbay/ (Edward,^ Edward,* Patrick,')
b. May 26, 1851, in Orange township, Ashland county, Ohio ;
resides near Adario, Richland county, Ohio; m. February 19,
1874, by Rev. S. T. Boyd, Louis Milton Viebs, b. Febru-
ary 14, 1851, in Richland county, Ohio; son of Liverton Viera
and Jane Parker. They had issue (surname Viers) :
t. Lottie^ b. December 19, 1874.
tt. Edvoardj b. May 16, 1876.
464 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
Hi. Nettie, b. June 9, 1878.
tv. Mary-Jane, b. February 16, 1882.
r. Bertka-Orace, b. September 80, 1888.
ft. Clarky b. March 26, 1886.
XLVI. Joseph Mukray,* (Edward, » Edward,* Patrick,')
b. October 21, 1853, in Ashland county, Ohio; resides near
Adario, Eichland county, Ohio ; m. October 9, 1879, by the
Rev. E. L. Sanders, at Dayton, Ky., Anna Mary Murray,
b. October 23, 1857, in Versailles, Ind. : daughter of Francis
Harrison Murray,^ (James,* Patrick, '). They had issue:
f. Martha-Blanche, b. January 1, 1881.
n. Edna-Lee, b. December 27, 1883.
Murray of Suaiqra, 465
MURRAY OF SWATARA
1. John Mukray, ^ a native of Scotland, came to America
late in life with his two sons and their families. He probably
died a few years afterwards. The only members of hifi family
of whom we have record are the following:
2. t. William, b. February 24, 1690; m. [Isabella] Lindley.
3. a. John, b. 1691 ; m. and had issue.
II. William Murray,* (John,i) b. Februarv^ 24, 1690, in
Scotland, emigrated to America in 1732. His father and
brother John accompanied him. They settled on the Swatara,
in the Province of Pennsylvania. He m. [Isabella] Lindley,
sister of Thomas Lindley, of Scotland, who also emigrated to
Pennsylvania about the same time, and located in the neighbor-
hood of the Murrays. It is not definitely known whether either
the Murrays or Lindleys came direct from Scotland or had
sojourned in Ireland for some time. William Murray d. on
his farni July 24, 1773, his wife probably preceding him. They
had issue, among others :
4. t. James, b. 1729; m. Rebecca McLean,
^ 5. a. John, b. 1731 ; m. Margaret Mayes.
m. Thomas; settled at Muncy, Pa.; m. and left issue.
III. John Murray,' (John,^) b. about 1691, in Scotland;
emigrated to the Province of Pennsylvania in 1732 in company
with his brother and other friends. On the 10th of January,
1737, he obtained a land warrant from the Proprietaries of
Pennsylvania, and on the ** 14th of ye 9th month," 1739, h.ad
the same located upon two hundred acres and twelve perches
of land adjoining the northwest side of "Swahatawro" (Swatara)
creek, then in Hanover township, Lancaster county, Pa. Adam
Reed, an early settler and prominent in frontier times, held an
30
466 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
adjoining tract on the north b}' improvement. On the firet of
March, 1744, John Murray obtained another warrant, which
was located, about a year afterward, east of the other tract,
and between it and land of James Stewart This latter tract
is now within the limits of Lebanon county, the former, the
homestead, being within the present bounds of Dauphin county
a short distance from Dixon's Ford on the Swatara. The date
of death or name of John Murray's wife we have been unable
to gather. Of their children, however, we have the following:
%, William^ b. 1714 ; m. and had issue, amonf? others : '
1. John^ b. 1737 ; known as *' Presbyterian John " to
distinguish him from his cousin, John Murray,
son of Robert, (see VL) In early life he went
to New York and entered the store of liis uncle,
llobert Murray, with wliom he became asso-
ciated in 1771, in business under the firm name
of Robert & John Murray; subsequently, he
withdrew from the co-partnership and with his
sons formed tliat of John Murray & Sons ; in
li is church relations, lie was a Presbyterian, and
for many years an elder in Rev. Dr. John Rod-
gers' clmrch ; in politics, a Federalist, enjoy-
ing the intimate acquaintance of such men as
Rufus King and Alexander Hamilton. He was
greatly esteemed in the mercantile community,
and presided over the New York Chamber of
Commerce from 179S to 1806 ; d. at his country
seat, on Murray Hill, October 17, 1808 ; his chil-
dren were John-R,, Hamilton^ Hannah^ and
Mary,
a. SamueU b. 1717 ; about the year 1755, went to the Carolinas ;
nothing further known of him.
6. Hi, liobei-t. b. 1721 ; m. Mary Lindley.
it'. Arabella, b. 1725; d. 1775; m. John Dixon, (see Dixon of
Dixon'' 8 Fonl.)
IV. James Murray, » (William, 2 John, i) b. about 1729, in
Scotland; d. Man'h 15, ISiH, in Upper Paxtang township,
Dauphin county, Pa. In 1768, he entered an application for the
tnict of land on which he resided, located in Upper Paxtang
township, and it was snrveyed to him. In 1775, he was chosen
a member of the Committee of Safety for his township, and on
Murray of Swatara, 467
the 8th of November, of that year, took his place in the general
committee for Lancaster county. On the 4th of July, 1776,
at a military convention representing the fifty-three battalions
of the Associators, he was present as one of the captains for that
countyi A roll of his company is printed in Dr. Egle's His-
tory of Dauphin County. With John Rodgers and John Harris,
on the 8th of July, 1776, by appointment of the Provincial
Conference, he superintended the election held at Garber's Mill
for the sixth district of Lancaster countv, to make a choice of
delegates to the convention that assembled on the 15th of the
month, and which framed the first constitution of the State.
During that and the following year he was in almost constant
active military service with his company. He commanded one
of the companies of the Tenth battalion, Lancaster county militia,
and was with the expedition up the West Branch in 1779. The
exposures to which Capt Murray was subjected during the
Revolutionary struggle, brought on an attack of rheumatism,
from which for many years prior to his death he was a constant
sufferer. He m. Rebecca McLean, a native of Scotland.
They had issue :
7. t. MnrgartU 1>. 1756; m. John Simpson.
a, William^ b. 1769 ; settled in Tennessee.
tii. Annie^ b. 1761 ; m. Samuel Davidson.
iv. liehecca^ b. 1763 ; m. Samuel Brown, of Hanover.
V, Isabella, b. 1765 ; m. Robert Cliambers.
i*t. John^ b. 1768; settled on Chillisquaque creek, Northum-
berland county. He was a member of the House of
Repi-esentatives from 1807 to 1810, and served as a mem-
ber of Congress, 1817 to 1821. He married Margaret
Murray, a daughter of Col. John Murray, (see VJ
V. John Murray,' (William,* John,^) b. about 1731, in
Scotland ; d. February 3, 1798, in Dauphin county. Pa. In
1766, he took up a tract of land lying on the Susquehanna,
immediately above his brother James' farm, which adjoined
the present town of Dauphin. He commanded a rifle company,
which in March, 1776, was attached to Col. Samuel Miles' bat-
talion, and participated in the battles of Long Island, White
Plains, Trenton, and Princeton. He was promoted to major
April 18, 1777, and lieutenant-colonel of the Second Pennsyl*
4fi8 Pennsylvania Oeneahgies,
vania regiment in 1780, serving until the disbanding of the
army in 1783. He then returned to his family and farm.
Governor Mifflin appointed him a justice of the peace August
29, 1791, the only political office he ever held. He was an
ardent Whig of the Revolution, and a brave officer. Col. Mur-
ray, m. December 29, 1762, by Rev. John Elder, Margaret
Mayes, b. 1733, in the north of Ireland ; d. June 22, 1807, in
Upper Paxtang township, Dauphin county. Pa. ; buried by the
side of her husband in the old cemetery near Dauphin borough ;
daughter of Andrew and Rebecca Mayes. They had issue,
among others :
t. William.h. September 6,3764; d. March 18, 1840; in 1805,
removed to Ohio; m. March 17, 1796, Deborah Latta,
and had issue.
ii, Margaret^ b. February 5, 1770; m. John Murray, son of
Capt. James Murray, of Paxtanj;; both buried in tlie
Chillisqnaque cemetery, Northumberland county. Pa.
tit. Rehtcca, b. October 19, 1774 ; d. January 6, 1837 ; m. April
19, 1804, Innis Green, b. March 25, 1776; d. August 4,
1830; son of Col. Timothy Green and Mary Innis; re-
ceived a tolerably fair English education, an essential in
the Scotch-Irish settlements ; his father who built a mill
at the mouth of Stony creek, on the Susquehanna about
1790, dying in 1812, Innes took charge of it; he was ap-
pointed by Gov. Findlay, one of the associate judges of
the county of Dauphin, August 10, 1818, resigning how-
ever, October 23, 1827, having been elected to the National
House of Representatives ; he served during the twentieth
and twenty-first Congresses; Gov. Wolf, re-appointed
him, January 26, 1832, associate judge, a position he held
at the time of his death.
VI. Robert Murray,'* (John,* John,*) b. about 1721, in
Scotland : d. July 22, 1786, in the city of New York. He
came to America with his parents, and remained on the Swatara,
until about the year 1750, when he removed to North Carolina
when the immigration thither was in full tide. Two or three
years sufficed, however, when he turned his face northward and
settled in the city of New York, where he entered into mer-
cantile pursuits: subsequently purchasing the tract of land
known as " Murray Hill,'^ now in the heart of the metro-
polis. This became historical as the spot, where Mrs. Murray
Murray of Swaiarcu 469
during the Revolution, entertained Lord Howe and his officers
long enough to enable the American troops under Putnam to
escape. Although brought up in the Westminster Confession,
and members of Old Derry church, whatever may have been
the cause we know not, Robert Murray and his wife joined the
Society of Friends in New York, and it was therefore in the
tenets of this perauasion that his large family of children were
instructed. Of his parents, the son, in his autobiography, thus
writes : *' My parents were of respectable characters, and in the
middle station of life. My father possessed a good flour mill
at Swatara, but being of an enterprising spirit and anxious to
provide handsomely for his family, he made several voyages to
the West Indies, in the way of trade, by which he considerably
augmented his property. Pursuing his inclinations, he, in time,
acquired large possessions, and became one of the most re-
spectable merchants in America. ****** y[y
mother was a woman of an amiable disposition, and remarkable
for mildness, humanity, and liberality of sentiment She was,
indeed, a faithful and affectionate wife, a tender mother, and a
kind mistress." Robert Murray, m. in 1744, Mary Lindley,
daughter of Thomas Lindley. They had issue, twelve children,
of whom we have the names of only four:
8. t. LwdleVi b. 1745; m. Hannah .
9. n. John ; m. Catharine Bowne.
10. Hi, Beulah; m. Martin Hoffman.
if. Susan ; d. 1808; m. Gilbert Colden Willett.
VII. Margaret Murray,* (James,* William,* John,^) b.
1756, in Paxtang township, Lancaster county, Pa.; d. April 27,
1826, at Huntingdon, Pa.; m. May 7, 1776, by Rev. John El-
der, John Simpson, b. about 1744, in Newtown or Bucking-
ham township, Bucks county. Pa.; d. February 8, 1807, in
Huntingdon, Pa. His parents went south and were residing
in North Carolina in 1783 and in Georgia in 1791. He learned
blacksmi thing, and, in 1763, settled on the Susquehanna, in
what was then Upper Paxtang township, Lancaster, now Dau-
phin county. On the 15th of August, 1775, he was commis-
sioned second lieutenant of Capt James Murray's company in
the Fourth Battalion of Associators, of Lancaster county. On
470 Fennsylvania Genealogies,
the 28th of January, 1777, Lieutenant-Colonel Cornelius Cox,
of the battalion, ordered him to remain in the "Continental
smith-shop" at Bristol. He served during the greater part of
the Revolution, towards its close in conmiand of a company
of militia, when he returned to his farm. In the spring of
1793 he removed to Huntingdon, where he passed the re-
mainder of his days. They had issue, save the last two, all
born in Paxtang (surname Simpson) :
11. i, Rebecca^ b. April 8, 1777; m. John Patton.
ti. Margarita b. January 30, 1779; d. March 8, 1829 ; unm.
tit. Janies, b. June 20, 1781 ; d. January 31, 1851^ iu Hunting-
don, Pa.; was a surveyor, and elected commissioner of
Huntingdon county, in 1819; was, in his younger days,
an officer of the militia, and passed through all the grades
from lieutenant to colonel.
iv, Martha^ b. February 15, 1786 ; m. May 6, 1806, George An-
shutz, jr., wlio removed to Pittsburgh, where they both
died, and had issue (surname Anshutz) : Oeorge-S.^ Mar-
garettOrS.ym, Thomas Linford ; Oliver-R.^ Edmund-Mur^
ray and Theodore,
V, Anna, b. July 9, 1788; d. May 26, 1856, in Franklin town-
ship, Huntingdon county. Pa.; m. William Curry.
VI. Sarahy b. September 10, 1791 ; d. s. p.
12. viL Elizabetli-Isabella, b. August 22, 1794; m. Daniel Africa.
13. im. Jo/ii?,b. June 21, 1798; d. July 19,1872; m., first, Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Ramsey ; secondly, Mrs. Mary McAllister.
VIII. LiNDLEY Murray,^ (Robert, » John,' John,^) b. in
1745 on the banks of the Swatara, in Lancaster, now Dauphin
county, Pa.; d. February 16, 1826, at his residence near York,
England. He received a good education, but, having a dislike
to mercantile pursuits, studied law and was admitted to the bar
at the age of twenty-one. The year after he married. His
limited practice was temporarily interrupted by a visit to Eng-
land, whither his father had preceded him in hope of benefit-
ing his health. He returned to New York in 1771, and re-
newed the practice of law with marked success; tiring of it,
however, when the Revolution broke out and New York was
occupied by the British army, or, having no sympathy with
the cause of Independence, he removed to Islip, on Long Island,
and entered a mercantile life. We have always given Lind-
Murray of Swatara, 471
ley Murray credit for his religious principles as having pre-
cluded hina from taking part in the struggle between the Col-
onies and the nnother country, but in a letter in our possession,
written by William Darbv to his friend, Mrs. Anna Dixon,
the true incentive is, perhaps, given. Mr. Darby was well
acquainted with the men of his time — he was intimate with the
patriots of the Revolution, and learned much of the inward
history of the people, concerning whom, it is to be regretted,
he did not give his reminiscences. William Darby was bom
in the same neighborhood, and was intimate with the Dixons
and Roans, to the fonner of whom Murray was related, and
through them learned more of him than biographers choose to
tell. In the success and greatness of a man, we too often
lose sight of the grave errors into which he may have fallen.
But we are loath to dispel the bright halo which glimmers
around the life of the celebrated grammarian. Sabine classes
him among the Loyalists of the Revolution, and Darby, in con-
trasting him with his cousin, Robert Dixon, whose bloo<l was
the first Pennsylvania offering to the cause of Independence,
speaks of Murray^s taking sides with the enemies of his country.
This we can easily understand. Surrounded by his religious
friends whose peace principles would not allow them to take
up arms — although many hundreds did, who were subsequenly
disowned for it — and in a city occupied by the king s troops,
he himself says he had little faith in the successful resistance
of the Colonies. It was thus he became a lovalist His
father's business and his own thrived, and the rule of England
was sufficient for him. We venture the opinion that there
were really few instances where religious principles made men
Tories. Mercenary motives were generally at the bottom of
it It is to be regretted that Lindley Murray's silent influ-
ence should have been on the side of British oppression and
tyranny. At the close of the war he had amassed a fortune,
and, when peace had dawned, he sailed away from the land of
his nativitv and the home of libertv. His attachment to the
home of his fathers, he said, " was founded on many pleasing
associations. In particular, I had strong prepossessions in
favor of a residence in England, because I was ever partial to
•172 Pennsylvania Geiheahgies.
its political constitution and the mildness and wisdom of its
general laws. * * * On leaving my native country, there
was not, therefore, any land in which I could cast my eyes
with so much pleasure, nor is there any which could have af-
forded me so much real satisfaction as I have found in Great
Britain. May its political fabric, which has stood the test of
ages, and long attracted the admiration of the world, be sup-
ported and perpetuated by Divine Providence." In 1784, he
went to England, and, after visiting several localities, purchased
a small estate at Holdgate, about a mile from York, upon
which he resided until his death. Living in ease and retire-
ment, he entered upon a literary life which proved a successful
one, and has inscribed his name high up on Fame's portals.
In 1787, he published a small work entitled "The Power of
Religion on the Mind," which passed through seventeen edit-
iona His next work, and that by which he is principally
known, was his "English Grammer," first published in 1795,
and such was the unexpected demand for it that several edi-
tions were published during the same year. Following this,
appeared "English Exercises" and a "Key," an abridgement
of which treatises were published in one volume in 1797. His
other writings are "The English Reader," with an "Introduc-
tion and Sequel," " The English Spelling Book," a new edition
of his Grammar, "Exercises and Key" in two octavo volumes,
a selection from Homo's "Commentarv on the Psalms," and
''The Duty and Benefit of Reading the Scriptures." Lind
ley Murray's educational publications were not alone confined
to his mother tongue, lie prepared two French works, "In-
troduction au Lecteur Frangois^'and *'LecteurFran9:>is," which
soon came into general use, were highly commended, and
passed through a large number of editions. His life in Eng-
land was a busy one, as it was an eventful one. No American
who made a Eurojxjan tour failed to visit Uoldgate. His per-
sonal appearance, his unassuming demeanor and his conversa-
tional powei's excited in the minds of all visitors great admir-
ation. Lindiev Murray m. June 22, 1767, Hanxah ;
d. in England and buried by the side of her husband at Hold-
gate. They had no children.
Murray of Sxoatara. 473
IX, John Murray,* (Robert,* John,* John,^) b. August
3, 1758 ; d. August 4, 1819, in the city of New York. He
was known as ** Quaker John ; " was a member of the Manu-
mission Society ; a director of the New York hospital, and in
1811, vice president of the New York Free School Society ; he
was deeply interested in the cause of education, and the meet-
ing of prominent citizens of New York, which led to the or-
ganization of the old Public School Society, was held at his
residence in Franklin square; he m. Catharine Bowne, sis-
ter of Walter Bowne, who was at one time mayor of New
York. They had issue :
t. Itoheri'J,\ m.E1izal)eth Colden,and had issue, 2>.-Co2cZ(n,
Robert^ Caroline^ Mary^ and Gertrude,
a, Lindley; m. Elizabeth Cheeseman, and had* Lindley^Jr,^
t/b/in, Aym-EHza^ Catharine^ Margarettay Jane, HannaJi,
Joseph-K,, William, Edward ^ 'And Mnry-K,; Lindley,Jr.,
ni. and had Lindley, Frank-T., John, Qenrgianna-T,,
Catharine- B,, Grace, Louisa-T., Bertha^tind Emily ; while
John had a son John,
Hi. Mary ; m. Dr. Perkins, and had issue (surname Perkins),
Benjamin,
iv, Susan; m, William O^den, and had issue (surname Og-
den), Susan-Lindley \ m. Lindley Murray Hoffman.
X. Beulah Murray,* (Robert,* John,* John,^) b. in the
city of New York; lived and died there; m. Martin Hoff-
man, of that city ; one of New York's prominent early citizens.
They had issue (surname Hoffman) :
i, Murray, h, 1792; d. 1878; m., first, Frances Burrall; sec-
ondly, Mary Oj?den, and had issue, Julia, Murray, Wil-
liam, Frances^ BurralU and Susan-Ogden,
ii. Lindley 'Murray, b. 1794; m. Susan Lindley Ogden, and
had issue, Susan-Ogden, William-Ogden, Edward, Katha-
rine, and Elizabeth; £Iizal)eth Hoffman m. George M.
Miller, and had issue (surname Miller), Hoffman ; m.
Edith McKeever; Mary-L,^ Leverett-S., Elizabeth-Il,,
and Edith-M,
Hi. Martin, b. 1796; m. Elizabeth Hale Gilman, and had issue,
Lindhy-Murray, Emily, Martin, Arthur^ Matilda, Leigh-
ton, and Serejia; Lindley Murray Hoffman m. Margaret
L. King, (nee Mott,) and had issue, Louisa-G., Emily y
Virginia-Colden, and Martin,
if. Anna-Maria, b. 1797 ; m. Anthony R. Livingston.
474 Pennsylvania Oeneahgies,
XL Rebecca Simpson,^ (Margaret,* James,* William,^
John,') b. April 8, 1777, in Paxtang township, Lancaster
county, Penn'a ; d. October 15, 1845, in Iluntingdon, Hunting-
don county, Penn'a; m. April 16, 1801, John Patton, b.
December 25, 1757, in Franklin county. Penn'a; d. May 23,
1836, on his farm in Woodcock valley. Walker township, Hunt-
ingdon county, Penn'a. In his earlier years he resided in the
town of Huntingdon, and was six times elected sheriflF, and
his term of service as principal and deputy extended over a
period of twenty years: he was an efficient public officer.
They had issue (surname Patton) :
i. WillianuMoorey b. February 16, 1803; d. Aufi^ust 9, 1871 ;
m. in 1842, Rebecca Boal, of Ohio, and settled in Ken-
tucky; they had issue (surname Patton): George-Bodl,
William, d. s. p., William-A,^ and Clara-Bell,
ii. John- Simpson, b. June 15, 1800; d. August 30, 1850; re-
sided a few years on the homestead farm ; appointed col-
lector of tolls on the canal, removed to Huntinfi^don ;
afterwards settlinsr in Kentucky, where he died ; m. Sep-
tember 1, 1836, Catharine Huyett, and had issue (sur-
name Patton) : Elizabeth, Margaret- Murray, Caroline,
and William-Penn,
Hi. Elizabeth, b. June 30, 1808; d. March 31, 1811.
to. James, (twin,) b. June 30, 1808; d. September 16, 1836;
m. March, 1832, Elizabeth Vandevander, daufi^hter of
Isaac Vandevander; and liad issue (surname Patton):
Rebecca, Annie, and John,
V, Joseph, b. October 6, 1810; resides in Kentucky; was
thrice married ; m. first, January 9, 1840, Nancy Givin,
daughter of John Givin, and had issue (surname Patton):
Ellen, John, Jamt^, and Silas', by a second marriage,
there was issue, William and Josephi his second wife
dying about 1857. He married again in 1864.
It*. Benjamin-F,,h, November 26,1812; resided in Altoona,
Pa., and died there , 1885 ; for many years
in the mercantile business at Warrior's Mark, Pa., and
served two terms as associate judge of Iluntingdon
county ; m. January 23, 1836, Eliza Addleman ; and had
issue (surname Patton) : Rebecca, Ettie, Sarah, Emma,
John-T., <ieorqe-A., William, and Harry,
vii, Bebecca^ Simpson, b. March 14, 1815 ; d. December 13,
1862; m. December 24, 1840, James Campbell, of Mc-
Conuellstown, Pa.; and had issue (surname Campbell):
Murray of SwaiarcL 475
Margaretia, m. Dr. G. L. Robb, of Huntingdon, Mary,
and Caroline.
via. Oeorge-W., b. September 6, 1817 ; d. March 7, 1882, in the
city of Philadelphia ; buried at Altoona, Pa.; for several
years was one of the lessees of Union Furnace, and man-
ager at Blair Furnace, but removed to Altoona at an
early day; in 1854, he was chosen the first chief burgess
of that borough, and reelected in 1855 ; in 1861 , appointed
postmaster, serving eight years, and in 1870, elected an
associate judge ; subsequently removing to Philadelphia ;
he was twice married; m. first, June 10, 1845, Mary B.
Burket, d. March 28, 1856, and had issue (surname Pat-
ton):
1. ThomaS' Blair; postmaster at Altoona.
2. WilUam-A,; in the oflice of the President Penn-
sylvania Railroad Company.
3. John-Howard ; Pennsylvania railroad ofiice, Al-
toona.
Mr. Patton m. secondly, December 19, 1861, Emma J.
Hawksworth ; and had issue :
5. Mary-V, ^
6. Margaret-Murray,
XII. Elizabeth Isabella Simpson,* (Margaret,^ James,*
William,^ John,^) b. August 22, 1794, in the borough of Hunt-
ingdon ; d. 1867, at Atsion, N. J. ; buried in the cemetery at
Huntingdon, Pa. ; m. August 19, 1830, Daniel Africa, b.
1794, at Huntingdon, Pa. ; d. December 13, 1865, in his native
town and there buried. His grandfather, Christopher Africa,
emigrated from near Hanover, Germany, and at first settled at
Germantown, Pa., subsequently removing to Hanover, York
county, that State. He had two sons, Michael and Jacob
Michael Africa m. Catliarine GraflSus, of York, and in 1791,
removed to Huntingdon. They were the parents of Daniel
Africa. The latter was a man of prominence and influence in
the community ; was deputy surveyor for that county from
1824 until 1830, and for twenty-two years a justice of the peace.
His knowledge of the law was much more thorough than that
usually possessed by magistrates. He was familiar with many
of the English and American decisions, especially with those
of the Pennsylvania courts, and kept a book in which he noted
a great number of important cases, many of these relating to the
476 Pennsylvania Oenealogies,
land laws. Daniel Africa and his wife had issue (surname
Africa):
t. Margaret' Murray ; d. s. p.
14. it. John- Simpson, b. September 15, 1832 ; m. Dorothea C.
Greenland.
XIIL John Simpson, ^ (Margaret,* James,* William, «
John,^) b. June 21, 1798, in the borough of Huntingdon, Pa ;
d. July 19, 1872. He was twice married ; m., first, Mrs. Eliza-
beth Ramsey ; d. April l-l, 1852. They had issue, (surname
Simpson) :
t. John-Murrai/ ; a farmer ; resides in Oneida township, Hunt-
ingdon county. Pa.
a. Anna^M,
iii, Lydia-M,
iv, George- A. ; was color-bearer of the 125th refiriment, P*^nn-
sylvania volunteers, and killed at the battle of Antietam,
September 17, 1862.
V. James- Randolph ; seriously wounded at Antietam ; in 1866,
elected prothonotary of Huntingdon county ; now prac-
ticing law in tlie borough of Huntingdon, Pa.
John Simpson m., secondly, Mrs. Mary McAllister. They
had issue (surname Simpson) :
vi. Fannie ; m. 1882.
XIV. JohnSimpson Africa, « (Elizabeth- Isabella,* [Simp-
son,] Margaret,* James,^ William.^ John,^) b. September 15,
1832, in Huntingdon, Pa., where he resides. He was educated
in the public schools and Huntingdon Academy. After leav-
ing school he learned the practice of surveying and civil en-
gineering with his father and uncle, James Simpson. His first
work after completing his studies was with Samuel W. Mifflin,
chief engineer in the locating of the Huntingdon and Broad Top
railroad. In 1858, he was elected county surveyor. During
the sessions of 1858 and 1859, he was one of the clerks of the
State Senate, and in 1859 elected to the Legislature. In 1854
and 1855, he served as burgess of the borough, and in 1871,
elected to the same office for three years. Under the Constitu-
tion of 1873, the department of Internal Affairs was organized,
and Mr. Africa was apjDoiuted deputy secretary under General
Murray of Swatara. 477
William McCandless. " His knowledge and experience pecu-
liarly qualified him for putting the new department into suc-
cessful operation. The entire labor and responsibility of doing
so devolved upon him, and it is well known to the people of
the State how faithfully the duty was performed, and how
creditably and honorably he acquitted himself in the important
trust" . In 1878, he was nominated by the Democratic State
Convention for the head of that department, and although his
vote was highly flattering, he failed of an election. Four years
afterwards, in 1882, however, he was again nominated for the
same position, and was elected for the term of four years. In
1880, President Hayes appointed him supervisor of the census
for the Seventh district of Pennsylvania, comprising fourteen
counties in the central part of the State. He was elected
cashier of the First National Bank of Huntingdon in 1881,
and served until he was sworn in as Secretary of Internal Af-
fairs in 1883. In addition to these public and official duties,
he has been identified with the leading business enterprises of
his native town. Mr. Africa m. January 1, 1856, Dorothea C.
Greenland, daughter of Joshua Greenland, of Huntingdon.
They had issue (surname Africa) :
i. Benjamin-Franklin, b. 1856; d. 1857.
it. Benjamin- Franklin, (second;) m. November 5, 1885, by
Rev. Robert J. Keeling, D. D., Susan I. Meyers, daughter
of Benjamin F. Meyers, of Harrisburg, Pa.
m. James-Murray, i .
iv. Waller-O. f twms.
V, Bcmc; d. February, 1867, at Atsion, N. J.
478 Pennsylvania Oeneahgies,
NEVILLE AND CRAIG.
I. John Neville, « son of Richard Neville,' and Ann
Burroughs, who was a cousin of Lord Fairfax, was b. July 26,
1731, on the head waters of Occoquan river, Virginia. His
father's residence is laid down on Guv. Pownall's, and Fry and
Jefferson's maps, also on map in Spark's "Life and Writings of
Washington." On the map in " Jefferson's Notes on Virginia,'
edition of 1787, it is laid down near the head of Bull Run, a
branch of the Occoquan. He was an early acquaintance of
Washington, and served with him in Braddock's expedition.
He subsequently settled near Winchester, Frederick county,
where he held the office of sheriff. He was in Dunmore's ex-
pedition of 177-i. Prior to this, he had made large entries and
purchases of land on Chartier's creek, and built a house, now
owned and occupied by Mrs. Mary Wrenshall, and was about
to remove there when the Revolutionary troubles began. He
was elected a delegate from Augusta county to the Provincial
Convention of Virginia, which appointed George Washington,
Peyton Randolph, and others to the first Continental Congress,
but was prevented by sickness fn)m attending. On the 7th of
August, 1775, the Provincial Convention of Virginia orderetl
him to march with his company and take possession of Fort
Pitt December 23, 1776, he was appointed a justice of Yoho-
gania county court, but considering the distracted state of the
country, occasioned by the boundary dispute, and his position
as commandant at Fort Pitt, he prudently declined the appoint-
ment He was colonel of the 4th Virginia regiment in the
Revolutionary war. Subsequent to the lievolution, he was a
member of the Board of Property, and of the Supreme Executive
Council of Pennsylvania, and of the Pennsylvania Convention
which ratified the Federal Constitution ; he was also a member
• Neville and Craig. 479
of the Convention which formed the Constitution of Pennsyl-
vania, in 1789-90. In 1791, at the urgent solicitation of the
President and the Secretary of the Treasury, he accepted the
appointment of Inspector of the Revenue in the Fourth Survey
of the District of Pennsylvania, which he held until after the
suppression of the Whiskey Insurrection and establishment
of the supremacy of the laws of the United States. He was
appointed agent, at Pittsburgh, for the sale of lands, under the
act of Congress, passed May 18, 1796, entitled **an act for the
sale of the lands of the United States in the Territory north-
west of the Ohio, &c." He died on Montour's Island, now Ne-
ville township, Allegheny county. Pa.., July 29, 1808, and was
buried in the First Presbyterian church-yard, Pittsburgh. The
inscription on his tombstone, now almost illegible, is as follows :
In memory of\ GENERAL John Neville, | who departed
tins life I July 29, 1808 ; | Aged 72 years and 8 days, \ During
his long life \ he filled many important offices^ \ both \ Civil and
Militai*y ; \ in Uie former^ he was virtuous and disinterested; \ in
the latter^ he was patriotic and brave, \ He enjoyed \ the friendship
and confidence of the \ illustrious Washington, \ The day of his
death witnessed the \ most pleasing Tribute \ that can he paid to
the I memory \ of a mortal^ \ The sincere regrets of his \ friends \
and the \ tears \ of the neighboring poor.
Gen. Neville was a consistent member of the Protestant
Episcopal church ; and the first Episcopal church west of the
Allegheny mountains was built at his expense, on the site of
the present stone church at Woodville, Allegheny county. Pa.
He m. August 24, 1754, Winifred Oldham, b. 1786, in
Virginia; d. 1797, in Pittsburgh, Pa. She was descended from
John Oldham, who emigrated to Virginia from England, in
March, 1685. His son, Thomas Oldham, was the father of
Col. Samuel Oldham, of Westmoreland county, Va., b. 1680 ;
d. 1762 ; m. Elizabeth Newton, b. 1687 ; d. 1759. Their son,
John Oldham, b. 1705; m. Anne Conway, and had Winifred,
m. John Neville; Mary-Ann^ m. Major Abraham Kirkpatrick,
and Col. William^ m. Penelope Pope. Major Abraham Kirk-
patrick had three daughters; one of whom Mary-Ann^ m. Dr.
Joel Lewis, and had A. Kirk Lewis, and Mrs. Maria L. Bigham ;
480 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. «
Eliza, m, Christopher Cowan, and was the mother of Mrs. Mary
Wrenshall, Mrs. Ebbs, and Mrs. Swartzwelder ; Amelia- Louisa^
m. Judge Sbaler, and was the mother of Conway, Clarence,
Louisa- Amelia, and Augusta. Louisa A. Shaler was killed by
a fall from a horse. Col. William Oldham^ killed at St Clair's
defeat in 1791 ; m. in 1784, Penelope Pope, had Abby, who m.
Samuel Churchill, and had Samuel B. Churchill, of Louisville,
Ky. The children of Gen. Neville were :
2. t. Presley^ b. September 6, 1755; m. Nancy Morgan.
8. it. Amelia^ b. 1763 ; m. Major Isaac Craig.
IL Presley Neville, f; (John,* Richard, i) b. September
6, 1755, at Winchester, Va: d. December 1, 1818, at his resi-
dence near Neville, Clermont county, Ohio, thirty miles above
Cincinnati After graduating at the University of Philadel-
phia, with distinguished reputation for classical attainments,
he entered the army in 1775, in the twentieth year of his age,
as a lieutenant in the company commanded by his father, Gen-
eral John Neville. Ho quickly rose to the rank of major, and,
as such, became aid-de-camp to the Marquis de la Fayette.
Similarity of feeling and manners created an ardent friend-
ship between these accomplished, and, at that time, young
officei's, which continued uninterrupted, and retained Major
Neville in the family of the Marquis two years. In January,
1780, the Fourth Virginia Regiment, commanded by his father,
General John Neville, was ordered to Charleston, S C, with
Presley Neville ^as lieutenant-colonel. He was made prisoner
at the surrender of Charleston, and returned thence to Vir-
ginia on parole, but was exchanged before the close of the
war. Presley Neville took part in the battles of Trenton,
Princeton, Braudywine, Germantown, and Monmouth. At
Monmouth he had a horse killed under him. After his mar-
riage, he moved to a property he owned on Chartier s creek,
called Woodville. In 1792, he removed to Pittsburgh, where
he resided until 1816. Presley Neville was always honored
with the friendship of General Washington, and held many of
the most confidential offices under the general and State gov-
ernments." An obituary notice of him by Mr. Ormsby in the
Neville and Craig, 481
Pittsburgh Oazette, of December 18, 1818, says : " It falls to
the lot of but few men to enjoy so great a degree of personal
popularity, as has attended the subject of this notice through
life. He was favored by Providence with the possession of an
ample fortune, which enabled him to indulge to excess a be-
nevolence as warm and as expansive as ever glowed in a mortal
breast It had a fault : it was too lavish for prudential max-
ims to mingle in its council, and too honorable to doubt the
rectitude of its ardent impulses. Like most generous men, he
suffered dearly for his liberality ; but he repined not at this
dispensation of Providence, nor repented of those acts which
he performed with pleasure and reflected on with pride. He
was admired by his equals, respected by his inferiors, and
loved by all who knew him ; the oppressed clung to him for
support, and the prayers of the needy ascended to heaven in
his favor. * * * He bi^oathed his last on the
banks of the Ohio, not surrounded by all the comforts of life,
for this would have been too great a happiness for an old sol-
dier, but he drew his last sigh surrounded by his children, on
the soil granted to him for his Revolutionary services. At the
Dresent dav, the remembrance of those services are of little
value, except as a them€ of pride to his descendants ; but the
future historian will rank him among those heroes to whom
his country owes her independence." There are some inci-
dents in the life of Louis Phillipe, connected with the Nevilles,
so creditable to him, that they are here introduced : "About
the year 1796, the Duke of Orleans, afterwards Louis Phillipe,
King of France, accompanied by his two brothers, Montpen-
sier and Beaujolais, came to the western country. On arriving
at Pittsburgh, then a small village, they found one or two em-
igres, who had formerly filled promment stations under the
ancienne regime, but who were now earning a scimty subsist-
ence in carrying on some little business of merchandise. One
of them, the Chevalier Du Bac, proixDsed to General Neville,
whose house was always the temple of hospitality, where he
was in the habit of dining every Sunday, and at whose table
and fireside the unfortunate emigre was sure to find a hearty
welcome, to introduce the travelers. The general at first re-
31
482 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
ceived the proposition with coldness. He said he had been a
soldier of the Revolution, the intiraate of Rochambeau and La
Fayette, and, of course, entertained a feeling of the deepest re-
spect for the memory of the unfortunate Louis, not as a mon-
arch, but as a most amiable and virtuous man. He insisted
that no good could spring from the infamous exciter of the
Jacobins, the profligate Egalit6. But, "mon G6n6ral," (said
the chevalier, with a shrug of the shoulders, and most melan-
choly contortion of his wrinkled features,) " ils sent dans les
grande misdre, et 41s out 6t6 chass^, comme nous autres, par
ces vilains sans culottes." The chevalier knew his man, and
the hon hommie of the General prevailed. " Eh, bien ! cheva-
lier, allez, rendre nos devoirs aux voyageurs, et qu'ils dinent
chez nous demain." The strangers accepted the courtesy, and
l)ecamc intimate with and attached to the family of the kind-
hearted American ; the diarms of the conversation of the Duke
of Orleans, and his various literary attainments, soon obliter-
ated for the moment tlue horrible career of his father from the
minds of his hearers. The brothers, on quitting Pittsburgh,
left a most favorable impression on the minds of the little
circle in which they were received so kindly. The recollec-
tion of the amiable Beaujolais was particularly cherished ; and
when the news of his death in Sicily, a few years after, reached
the West, the family of General Neville expressed the sin-
cerest sorrow." Many years later, the Cincinnati Republican
says: *' Immediately upon the landing of the Prince De Join-
ville, in this city, he inquired for Morgan Neville, expressed a
desire to see him, and regretted to liear of his death. Louis
Philippe, the father of the young Prince, when an exile in
this country, became acquainted with Morgan Neville, then a
lad residing at Pittsburgh, and with tlie late General Neville,
his father, into whase house the exile was hospiUibly received.
Louis Philippe had remembered this little kindness amid the
varied and embarrassing scenes of his life, and gave it in charge
of his son, when coming to this country, to find out Morgan
Neville and renew the acquaintance." A few years later,
another son of the General, *• Captain Frederick Neville, of the
United States navy, happened to enter the port of Marseilles;
Neville and Craig. 483
Louis Philippe hearing of it, sent for him and received him,
with utmost kindness and attention, into his family." General
Neville, m. October 15, 1782, Nancy Morgan, of whom
Breckenridge in his Recollections of Persons and Places of the
West, writing of Presley Neville, says : ** He married the
daughter of the celebrated General Morgan, an elegant and ac-
complished lady, who blessed him with an oflfepringas numer-
ous and beautiful as the children of Niobe." They had issue
(surname Neville):
i. Morgan^ b. December 25, 1783 ; d. March 1, 1840; attorney-
at'law, author and editor of the Pittsburgh Gazette \ about
1824, removed to Cincinnati and became secretary of an
insurance company ; m. March 6,1811, Nancy Barker;
and had issue:
1. Morgan-LaFayette ; m. a sister of Governor Den-
nison, of Ohio.
2. Julian ; d. July, 1882 ; a wealthy merchant of
New Orleans before the liebellion; an out
spoken Union man, who was stripped of every-
thing, and died poor.
3. John; d. in New York.
4. Eugene ; d. s. p.
6. Cornelia\ m. Hon. James Graham, of New Or-
leans, member of Congress and historian ; au-
thor of "Life of General Morgan."
a. Emily, b. February 16, 1786; d. February 5, 1821 ; m. No-
vember 6, 1807, Col. W. D. Simms, of Alexandria, Va.;
and had issue (surname Simms):
1 . Virginia ; m . Frank Taylor, of Washington, D. C.
2. Neville ; m. Miss McGuire.
tit. Fayette^ b. February 26, 1788; d. unm.
tr. Elizabeth^ b. November 18, 1789; m. January 24, 1810,
James O'llara, Jr. ; no issue.
V. Nancy; m. Major John Read, U. S. A.; they had issue
(surname Read):
1. Dr. Robert; d. in California.
2. Nancy ; m. Jesse Farmer.
3. Emily ; m. in 1863, Richard Oldham.
4. Winifred-Neville; m. William L. Kidwell, of
Missouri.
vi, Fanny ; m. first, Charles 8irams, of Alexandria, Va.; sec-
ondly, Charles Wilkins, of Pittsburgh ; and had issue
(surname Wilkins), Presley-Neville ; m. thirdly, Cap-
tain Forster ; and had issue (surname Forster), Rhoda,
484 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
rtt. Presley^ Jr.; m. Olivia Kerr ; and had issue :
1. Sarah ; m. Hugh Wilson, of Washington, Pa.
2. Frederick ; went to Texas,
fin. Edgar.
ix, Clarence.
X. Winifred ; m. first, March 22, 1822, Major Matthew Magee,
U. 8. A.; secondly, Dr. Nathan KoUns,M. D.; they had
issue (surname Kouns) :
1. Dr. Jacob-Neville; the great traveler.
2. Presley-Morgan ; d. in California.
3. Nathan-C; author, &c.
4. Dr. Ivan-Wianer; deceased.
xi. Francis ; lost on the United States sloop ^^Hornet " Sep-
tember, 1829.
xit. Ellen \ d. 1842; m. 1831, James Burns; and bad, with
others, issue (surname Burns) :
1. Olivia; m. Walter Brown, of Fort Leaven-
worth.
2. Winifred.
xtti. I'Vederick ; captain in U. S. navy ; d. in Flnladelphia, Oc-
tober 21,1877.
xiv. Montimorex d. s. p.
III. Amelia Neville,' (John,* Richard/) b. April 4,
1763, at Winchester, Va; d. February, 1849, on Montour's
Island, near Pittsburgh, Pa,; m. February 1, 1785, Isaac
Craig, ^ b. 1741, near Hillsborough, county Down, Ireland; d
May 14, 1826, on Montour's Island, and is buried in the
grave-yard of the First Presbyterian church, Pittsburgh, He
emigrated to America in 1765, and settled in Philadelphia,
where he became a master-builder. In November, 1775, he
received an appointment as ranking lieutenant of Marines in
the Navy then being fitted out, and in that capacity served ten
months on board the Andrew Doria, commanded by the gal-
lant and unfortunate Nicholas Biddle. While on the Doria,
that vessel formed one of the squadron of Commodore Hop-
kins, which captured the two Forts, Nassau and Montague,
upon the island of New Providence, in the West Indies, cap-
turing the Governor and a large number of cannon and military
stores, then much needed by the Americans, and subsequently
used in the forts in Ehode Island and on the Delaware. On
his return, he received a captain's commission dated October
22, 1776. In the latter part of November, the marines were
Neville and Craig. 485
ordered to join the army and do duty as infantry, and in that
capacity, Captain Craig was present at the crossing of the Del-
aware, the capture of the Hessians at Trenton, and at the battle
of Princeton. On the 3d of March, 1777, he was appointed a
captain in a regiment of artillery then formed, under the com-
mand of Colonel Thomas Proctor, in which he continued to
serve until it was disbanded at the close of the Revolution.
On the 11th of September, 1777, he was engaged in the battle
of Brandywine, where he was severely wounded. The ensu-
ing month he was at the battle of Germantown, and his com-
pany was one of those which cannonaded Chew's house, which
was so gallantly defended by Major Musgrava Having passed
the ordeal of Valley Forge, early in the spring of 1778 Captain
Craig and several other officers were ordered to Carlisle to learu
the laboratory art, under the instruction of Captain Isaac Coren,
an officer of skill and experienca On the 29th of March,
1779, he was ordered to the command of the Fort at Billings-
port, on the Delaware, below Philadelphia. May 20th the reg-
iment was ordered to Easton, and joined Sullivan in his expe-
dition against the Six Nations, i-etuming to Easton on the 18th
of October following. The severe winter of 1779-80 he was
with the army at Morristown, New Jersey. On the 20th of
April, 1780, Captain Craig was ordered to Fort Pitt with a de-
^tachment of artillery and military stores, where he arrived on
the 25th of Juna Here he continued in command of the ar-
tillery until the 29th of July, 1781, when he left with his de-
tachment for the Falls of the Ohio (Louisville) ta join General
Clark in his intended expedition against Detroit He returned
to Fort Pitt the 26th of November. During his absence down
the river, he had been promoted to the rank of major, from
the 7th of October, 1781. In November, 1782, General Irvine
received intelligence that the British had established a military
post at Sandusky, and were about to establish one either at
Cuyahoga or Grand river. He, therefore, ordered Major Craig
to take with him the General's aid. Lieutenant Rose, and six
active men, and ])roceed to Cuyahoga and Grand river, to as-
certain whether the enemy were making such attempts. This
order was eloquent in urging Major Craig to be cautious, and
486 Pennsylvania Oenealogies,
not be stimulated by his zeal for the service to venture too far,
and concludes by saying : " One man falling into the hands of
the enemy may not only ruin your whole present business, but
also prevent future discovery." The Major and his party
started on their expedition on the 13th of November, taking
with them one horse, with a supply of provisions. They
crossed the Big Beaver river at its mouth. Thence they pro-
ceeded in a direction south of west, as if bound to the Indian
town at the forks of Muskingum, pursuing that course until
night, and then turned directly north, and traveled all night in
that direction. This was done to mislead and elude the pur-
suit of Indians who may have followed them. When they
arrived, as they supposed, within a day's march of the mouth
of the Cuyahoga, they left one man with the extra provisions.
It was the intention, upon rejoining this man, to have taken a
fresh supply of provisions, and then proceed to examine the
mouth of Grand river. General Irvine had, in his instructions,
treated this as a point of less importance than the Cuyahoga,
but yet worthy of attention. The weather proved very unfa-
vorable after the separation, and the Major, with his party, was
detained beyond the appointed time, and the soldier, with the
horse, had disappeared ; so that when they reacheil the desig-
nated place, weary and half famished, they found no relief, and
had before them a journey of more than one hundred miles
through a hostile wilderness. The examination of Grand river
had to be abandoned, and the party was compelled to hasten
back to Fort Pitt Variable and tempestuous weather made
the return journey laborious and painful Pursuing the most
direct course homeward, before they reached the Conoquenes-
sing, the weather became extremely cold, and they found the
stream frozen over, but the ice not firm enough -to bear the
weight of a man. They resorted to the following expedient as
the best the circumstances allowed : A large fire was kindled
on the northern bank, and when it was burning freely, the
party stripped off their clothes ; one man took a heavy blud-
geon to break the ice, while each of the others followed with
portions of the clothes and arms in one hand and a fire-brand
in the other. Upon reaching the southern bank of the stream.
">^.
Neville and Craig, 487
these brands were placed together and a brisk fire soon raised,
by which the party dressed themselves. Upon reaching the
Cranberry plains, they were delighted to finH there a hunting
party, consisting of Captain Uriah Springer and other officers,
and some soldiers from Fort Pitt Here, of course, they were
welcomed and kindly treated. They reached the Fort on the
2d of December, and Major Craig reported that there was no
sign of occupancy at the mouth of the Cuyahoga. At the very
time the party were crossing the Conoquenessing, November
the 30th, 1782, the Treaty of Peace between the United States
and Great Britain was signed at Paris. The treaty was ratified
by Congress on the 19th of April, 1783, and the disbandment
of the army soon followed. Major Craig and Colonel Stephen
Bayard formed a partnership to carry on the mercantile busi-
ness in Pittsburgh, and to deal in lands. On the 22d of Janu-
ary, 1784, by articles of agreement, they purchased from the
Penns the first ground that was sold within the limits of Pitts-
burgh. In September, 1787, an act was passed by the Legisla-
ture incorporating the Presbyterian Congregation of the town
of Pittsburgh ; eleven trustees were named, of whom six were
officers of the Revolutionary army. Major Craig being one. In
the spring of 1788, Major Craig retired from business to Farm-
Hill, adjoining the farms of his father-in-law, and brother-in-
law Colonel Presley Ne villa He remained there but a short
tima When the National Government was organized, his old
commander aLd true friend. General Henry Knox, was ap-
pointed the first Secretary of War, and in February, 1791,
oflEered him the situation of Quartermaster and Military Store-
keeper at Pittsburgh, then a frontier town ; this he accepted
and held until after the election of Jefferson. Major Craig, like
the great majority of the officers of the Revolution, belonged to
the party of which Washington and Hamilton were the leaders,
and not very long after Jefferson came into power he was re-
moved from office. After the declaration of war in 1812, his
services were again sought for, when the knowledge acquired
from Captain Coren at Carlisle was found valuable in preparing
munitions of war for the north-western army. After this war,
he removed to Montour's Island, where he died* Major Isaac
488 Pennsylvania ^Genealogies.
Craig had two brothers, James Craig, who resided in Phila-
delphia, and died there of yellow fever, August 20, 1798, had
a daughter, Eliza, who m. Edward Gray; their daughter,
Elizabeth Oray^ m. Hon. John P. Kennedy, Secretary of the
Navy, under Fillmore ; John Craig, the other brother, was a
Loyalist; he resided in New York; his daughter, Ann Craig,
who was very wealthy, died in Jersey City in 1875. Major
Craig had a sister, Jane, who never married ; she died in New
York. His father was agent for the Earl of Hillsborough, and
died at Hillsborough. Major Craig and his wife, Amelia Ne-
ville, had issue, beside three children d. in infancy, (surname
Craig) :
«
i. Harriet, b. December 26, 1786 ; d. May 29, 1867 ; m. July 5,
1809, John H. Chaplin. They had issue (surname Chap-
lin):
1. WilUam^Craig, b. April 10, 1810; d. April 25,
1866 ; lieutenant commander, U. S. navy ; m.
July 81, 1839, Sarah J. Crossan.
2. Amelia, b. December I, 1812; m. Thomas L.
Shields.
4. n. Neville-B.^ b. March 29, 1787 ; m. Jane Ann Fulton.
Hi, Matilda, b. March 12, 1788; d. ; m. December,
1811, Reese E. Fleeson, and had issue (surname Fleeson):
1 . Beese-C. ; d. 1868 ; owner and editor of PiUsburgh
Dispatch.
2. laaac-Craig ; d. s. p.
3. William ; d. s. p.
4. Tliomas-PUinket.
5. Eugene; d.
iv. Presley 'Hamilton, b. May 28, 1789 ; d. August 8, 1848; sur-
geon U. S. A. ; medical director of the army under Gen-
eral Taylor in Mexico.
r. Henry-Knox, b. March 7, 1791 ; d. December 7, 1869; gen-
eral and chief of ordnance, U. S. A.; m. Maria B.,
daughter of Major Hunt, of the Massachusetts Line in
the Revolutionary war, and a descendant of Peter Fan-
euil, who, in 1742, presented Faneuil Hall to the city of
Boston. They had issue (surname ('raig) :
1. BenjamiU'Faneuil, M. D., deceased, of the
Smitlisonian Institution.
2. John-Neville; captain, U. S. A.; d. 1885.
3. Jane-Bethune; m. General Hawkins, U. S. A.
Neville and Craig. 489
4. Preshy-Oldham ; lieutenant, U. S. artillery ; vol-
unteered in Hunt's battery at first battle of
Bull Run, and killed in that action.
5. Mary^ deceased^; m. General Hunt.
6. AmeHa-Neville,
7. Belle ; m. Berlin, U. 8. A.
ri. John-Neville, b. February 7, 1793 ; d. July 21, 1870; unm.
vii, William^ b. November 26, 1794 ; d. young.
via. Isaac-Eugene, h, March 3. 1797; a lieutenant in U. S. en-
gineer corps; fell in a duel with Lieutenant Maul, at
Bay St. Louis, July 25, 1819 ; the duel was caused by re-
marks of Lieutenant Maul regarding a lady of Carlisle,
Pa.; both fell at the first fire. The PiUtthurgh OazeUe, of
September 28, 1819, says : *' in a farewell letter addressed
to his brother the minute before he met his antagonist,
he expressed his repugnance to the practice, but, like the
lamented Hamilton, he submitted, because otherwise he
feared his usefulness would be destroyed."
ix. Oldham-0,, b. March 14, 1800; d. suddenly of heart dis-
ease at Cologne, Germany, October 4, 1874, when on his
way to visit Iiis eldest son ; he was for many yeara teller
in the bank of Pittsburgh ; m. Matilda Roberts, daughter
of Hon. Samuel Roberts, and had issue (surname Craig) :
1. Isaac- Eugene; an artist, residing at Florence,
Italy.
2. Samuel- Roberts; d.
3. Caroline- Roberts, deceased; m. Rev. William
Ely, of German town. Pa.
4. Morgan; d.
X, Amelia-NevilU, b. July 7, 1801 ; d. October 22, 1877 ; unm.
IV. Neville B. Craig,« (Isaac, i) b. March 29, 1787, in
Col. Bouquet's redoubt ; d. March 3, 1863. He was educated
at the famous Pittsburgh Academy and Princeton College ; ad-
mitted to the bar August 13, 1810 ; was city solicitor from 1821
to 1830 : owner and editor of the Pittsburgh Gazette, (which he
converted to the first daily in Pittsburgh,) from 1829 to 1841.
About this time, he was elected to the Legislature ; subsequently,
an investigation was made in regard to members supplying
themselves with merchandise at the expense of the State, show-
ing that *^ every member, except Mr. Craig, of Allegheny, had
received a share." **The Centennial volume of the First Pres-
byterian church of Pittsburgh" styles him "the historian par
excellence of the city he adorned." Hit* publications are au-
•190 Pennsylvania Oenealogtes.
thorities; they are **The Olden Time," two volumes, 1846-7;
" History of Pittsburgh/' 1851 ; " Memoir of Major Robert
Stobo," 1854 ; " Life and Services of Major Isaac Craig/* 1854,
and *• An Exposure of a few of the many Misstatements in H.
M. Brackenridge's History of the Whiskey Insurrection," 1859.
He was a member of the First Presbyterian church, and of the
American Antiquarian and other societies. Mr. Craig m. May
1, 1811, Jane Ann Fulton, b. August 11, 1789, in Harris-
burg, Pa. ; cL January 14, 1852, in Pittsburgh, Pa. : daughter
of Henry and Isabel Fulton, {see Fulton rexx)rd.) They had
issue (surname Craig) :
6. t. iMiheUWiU'in^ b. September 25, 1812; m. Rev. Henry G.
Comingo.
6. ii. Emilt/- Neville ^h, June 29,1814; m. Lieut. Alfred Beckley,
U. S. A.
Hi, Mary^Tane, b. March 23, 1816; d. April 22, 1834, at Wash-
ingtou. Pa. : m. Rev. William Orr.
ic. Harriett- MiUilday b. September 26, 1817; d. Januaiy 14,
1850.
r. Maryaret'FuUon, b. July 16, 1820 ; d. August 22, 1821.
7. vi, Isuac^ b. July 18, 1822; m. Rebecca McKibbin.
vii. Henry-Fulto)) ^ b. Aucrnst 5, 1824; d. December 12, 1824.
8. vHL Eliza-Qray, b. August 27, 1828 ; m. Alexander M. Walling-
ford.
9. t». Annie-Neville, b. July 11, 1830 ; m. John 8. Davison.
X. Vresley-Ncville, b, July 12, 1833 ; d. April 22, 1834.
V. Isabel Wilson Craig,' (Neville-B.,* Isaac, ^) b. Sep-
tember 25, 1812 ; m April 10, 1838, Rev. Henry C. Comingo,
D. D., b. Febuary 2, 1809, near Harrodsburg, Kentucky ; d.
December 1, 1861, at Steubcnville, 0. His family were a part
of a Dutch colony coming from Adams county. Pa., and before
that from New York. He graduated at Centre College, Ky., in
1832, being chosen valedictorian of his class. After grad nation
he became a tutor in the college. In 1834, he entered Prince-
ton Theological Seminary, and was licensed to preach by the
Presbytery of New Brunswick, February 3, 1836. Stopping
to preach in Steubcnville, O., on his wa}' home to Kentucky,
he was detained by the ice in the river, and called to the pas-
torate of the First Presbyterian church, and ordained May 24,
1837. Here he continued twenty-five years. In 1855, his
Neville and Craig. 491
health bein^ seriously impaired, he went abroad for nearly a
year. Ou the 17th of November, 1861, he preached a sermon
on the twenty-fifth anniversary of his coming to the cliurch ;
preached again the next Sabbath, and the next, the 1st of De-
cember, died. He was a member of the Boards of Direct<)rs of
Washington College, Pa., and the Western Theological Semi-
nary, in Allegheny City, Pa. He was a man of deep piety,
broad sympathies, emimently genial dispasition, and great use-
fulness. A memorial of Dr. Comingo was published b}- his
church, and a more extended one afterwards privately printed
by his widow; also, a sketch of him is given in Nevin's Cyclo-
pedia of the Presbyterian Church. They had issue (surname
Comingo) :
t. Henry, b. February 25, 1839; <1. April 25, 1839.
a, Edward'Orqy, b. June 22, 1848; d. March 22, 1884.
Hi, Neville-B -Craiy^ b. March 8, 1850.
VL Emily Neville Craig, * (Neville-B.,* Isaac, ^) b. June
29, 1814; d. March 9, 1846, at Fayette C. H., Va. ; m. Decem-
ber 13, 1831, Alfred Beckley, a native of Lexington, Ky. ;
appointed second lieut fourth artillery, July 1, 1823 ; first
lieut, July 31, 1831 ; resigned October 24, 1836. They had
issue (surname Beckley) :
t. John, b. March 26, 1833 ; m. Mar^raret Price, and had Mary-
Emily, d. h. p., Bettie-Dixon, John, and several who died
in infancy.
a, NeviVe-Craigyb, December 5, 1834: d. October 16, 1885;
m. Elizabeth O. Love, and had Emily, Robert- Whitton,
Annie-Davisfm, Neville and Mary- Aline,
Hi, Henry-Mar tyn, b. November 23, 1836; m. Mary Johnson,
and had Annie-Iaabel, d. s. p., OilberULee and Clarence.
iv, William- Gregory, b. July 29, 1839; m. Margaret Esther
Duncan, and had Emily- Virginia, Laura-Steel, Walter-
Lee, Emily- Neville and John-Duncan.
V, laaac-Craig, b. March 2, 1841 ; m. Mary Duncan, and had
Clinton- ITieodore, Robina, Edward-Oray-Comingo and
Sarah.
vi. Alfred, b. March 5, 1843; m. Emma Virginia Carper, and
had Annie-Daviaon, Eliza- Walling ford and one child d.
in infancy.
vii, Emily-Neville, b. January 12, 1845; d. May 12, 1848.
492 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
VIL Isaac Craig, » (Neville-B.,^ Isaac, ^ b. July 18, 1822.
Few men in Pennsylvania are deserving of more grateful rec-
ognition than Mr. Craig. As author and historian, he is an
authority on the history of Western Pennsylvania and the
Ohio valley ; and the historical societies of Pennsylvania, Chi-
cago, Buffalo, Virginia, and the Aztec Club have testified their
appreciation of his services by electing him a member of their
organizations. His life has been devoted to study and research.
He resides in Allegheny City. Mr. Craig m. January 12,
1847, Rebecca McKibbin, daughter of Hon. Chambers Mc-
Kibbin. They had issue (surname Craig) :
t. Neville-B.^ b. December 1, 1847; m. Margaret Sullivan.
a. Jane, b. July 14, 1849; d. July 24, 1857.
iiu Emily-Neville, b. May 11, 1851 ; d. August 28, 1851.
ii\ Wwifred-Oldham, b. November 10, 1862.
V, Chambers- McKibbin, b. December 2ft, 1854.
It. Henry Fulton, b. November 21, 1858; d. July 29, 1861.
vii, Isaac, b. December 27, 1860.
tin. Rebecca, b. May 1, 1863.
ix. Presley-Neville, b. April 2, 1865; d. December 17, 1870.
05. Oldham-Oray, b. September 3, 1869.
VIIT. Eliza Gray Craig, ' (Neville-B., ^ Isaac, ^ ) b. August
27, 1828; d. March 12, 1881; m. December 80, 1851, Alex-
ander M. Wallingford, b. at Harrodsburg, Ky. They had
issue (surname Wallingford) :
1. Annie-Craig, b. October 20, 1852; d. July 25, 1853.
a Presley- Neville, b. July 8, 1854; d. July 19, 1854.
Hi. John, b. April 17, 1856; d. September 15, 1856.
iv. Kevilk, [twin,] b. April 17, 1856; d. September 17, 1866.
V. Emily-Neville, b. May, 1864 ; d. August 19, 1867.
IX. Annie Neville Craig, ^ (Neville-B.,* Isaac,*) b. July
1 1, 1830 ; m. May 1, 1855, John S. Davison, b. in New York
City. They had issue (surname Davison) :
t. John-RoberU, b. September 25, 1856 ; d. July 2, 1868.
it. Neville- Craig, b. January 3, 1860.
Hi. Fredei'ick, b. June 11, 1862.
iv. Mary-Louisa, b. April 6, 1864.
Orth oj Lebanon, 498
ORTH OF LEBANON.
I Balzer or Balthaser Orth, ' b. May 5, 1703 ; emigrated
from the Palatinate, Germany, to Lebanon township, Lancaster,
now Lebanon county, Pa., about the year 1730. On the right
bank of the Danube, about fifteen miles east of Vienna, is the
village of Orth, containing alx)ut three thousand inhabitants.
In the year 1170, Hartneid von Orthe purchased the village
and estate surrounding it, founded a church, and erected a
castle. It remained in the family for several successive gen-
erations, when the proprietor, about the close of the seventeenth
century, sold out and removed to Moravia, one of the northern
provinces of Austria. The family cannot be traced from Mo-
ravia to the Rhine. Balzer Orth had warranted to him, on the
25th of November, 1735, three hundred acres of land in Leb-
anon township, '* whereon he has been long settled." He d.
Octol)er 20, 1788, at the extreme age of eighty -five years ; his
wife, Anna Catharine, d. Marcjh 29, 1773, aged about seventy
years. Their children were ;
2. t. Adam^ b. March 10, 1733; m. Catharine Kuclier.
M. Jnhn^ b. 1735 ; d. December 31, 1792; m. and left issue.
3. m. Balzer^ b. July 14, 1736; m. Uosanua Kucher.
II. Adam Orth,* (Balzer,^) b. March 10, 1733. in Lebanon
township, Lancaster, now Ijcbanon county. Pa. ; d. November
15, 1794, in Lebanon township; buried in Hebron Moravian
grave-yard, near Lebanon, Pa. lie came with his parents to
America in 1730, and was brought up amid the dangers and
struggles of Pennsylvania pioneer life. He received the limited
education of the "back settlements," and yet, by self-culture
and reading, became a man well informed and of more than
ordinary intelligence. During the French and Indian war, he
494 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
commanded the Lebanon township company in Rev. John
Elders ranging battalion. In 1769, he was one of the commis-
sioners of the county of Lancaster. During the Revolution, he
was early identified with the movement, and, although well ad-
vanced in years, assisted in the organization of the associated
battalions, and was appointed sub-lieutenant of the county
March 12. 1777. Upon the formation of the county of Dau-
phin, he served as a representative in the General Assembly
in 1789 and 1790. He was opposed to the adoption of the
Federal Constitution, and took, an active part in the Harrisburg
Conference of 1788. For a long period he operated and owned
New Market forge, which, at his death, he bequeathed to his
son, Henry. One of the pioneers in the manufacture of iron
in Lebanon county, a man of energy and indomitable persever-
ance, we are glad to preserve this record of him and his ser-
vices. Col. Orth m. May 24, 1757, by Rev. George Weiser,
Catharine Kucher, b. January 12, 1738 ; d. September 17,
1794 ; daughter of Peter and Barbara Kucher,* of Lebanon
township, Lancaster county. Pa. They had issue:
t. Elizabeth, b. June 3, 1758 ; d. 17G4.
n. John, b. March 9, 1760 ; d. July 9, 1764.
til. Eosina, b. Marcli 19, 1762; m. Smith,
%i\ Joseph, b. April 3, 1764; d. January 29, 1769.
V. 3iaria- Elizabeth, b. April 5, 1766; m., first, John Keller;
secondly, Shafifner,
4. vi. Catharine, b. October 31, 1767; m. John Gloninger.
6. mi. Reyina, b. October 9, 1770; m. David Krause.
6. viii. Christian-IIeury^ b. March 24, 1773; m. Rebecca Rahro.
ix Johanna^ b. January 25, 1777.
* Peter Kucher, of Lebanon township, d. January, 1775, leav-
ing a wife, Barbara, and children as follows:
t. Christopher; m. Mary .
ii, Catharine, b. January 12, 1738; m. Adam Orth.
m. Rosina, b. March 19, 1741 ; m. Balthaser Orth.
iv. Peter,
V. George-Michael, b. February 10, 1747 ; d. March 18. 1748.
vi, Qottleib, b. April 8, 1753; d. October 3, 1776; unm.
vii. Barbara; m. John Stone, and had issue (surname Stone),
Joseph and Margaret,
Orth of Lebanon, 495
III. Balzer Orth,» (Balzer,i)b. July 14, 1736, in Leb-
anon township, Lancaster, now Lebanon county. Pa. ; d. Oc-
tober 6, 1794, in Lebanon township; m. April 26, 1763, in
Hebron church, near Lebanon, by Rev. Zahm, RosiNA Kucher,
b. March 19, 1741 ; d. April 3, 1814, in Lebanon township,
and buried beside her husband in Hebron church-yard. They
had issue:
7. t. OotiUib, b. February 23, 1764; m. Sarah Steiner.
it. Andreas^ b. February 11, 1765 ; d. October 16, 1788; buried
at Hebron.
Hi. Johann-Jaeoby b. October 11, 1766; d. November 6, 1790;
m. and left issue.
8. tV. MaHa-Barhara, b. November 9, 1768; m. firs^ Matthias
Morrett ; secondly, Martin Light.
V, Joseph, b. December 19, 1770; d. April 18,1848; m. Eliza-
beth Giesman.
in. Justin a- Elizabeth, h. March 3, 1773; d. December 2, 1775.
vii. Christina^ ulianna, b. April 22, 1775; m. and left issue.
mi. Johanna-Catharines b. December 21, 1777 ; m. October 8,
1797, Jacob Widener, of Chambersburg, Pa.
IV. Catharine Orth, 8 (Adam,^ Balzer, i) b. October 81,
1767, in Lebanon township, Lancaster, now Lebanon county,
Pa. ; d June 17, 1848, in Lebanon, Pa. ; m. John Gloninger,
b. September 19, 1758, in Lebanon township, then Lancaster
county, Pa. ; d. January 22, 1836, in Lebanon, Pa ; with his
wife buried in the Reformed church grave-yard ; son of Philip
and Anna Barbara Gloninger. His ancestors were among the
earliest settlers in that locality. His father, born in 1719, died
December 11, 1796; his mother, bom March 12, 1831, died
September 23, 1810, and are both buried in the old Reformed
church cemetery at Lebanon. John Gloninger received most
of his instruction from the pastor of the Reformed church, who
was also teacher of the school. When the Revolution broke
out he served as a subaltern oflBcer in the Associators. Towards
the close of the war he was in command of the battalion of
militia Upon the organization of the county of Dauphin he
was appointed by the Supreme Executive Council, county
lieutenant, May 6, 1785. He was a delegate to the Constitutional
Convention of 1790, a representative to the General Assembly,
496 Pennsylvania Oenealogies,
in 1790, resigning to accept the position of State senator, which
office he also in time resigned, preferring the quiet of home-life
to the vexations of legislative experience. He was appointed
by Governor MiflBin — a warm, personal friend — one of the as-
sociate judges of the county of Dauphin, August 17, 1791.
This position, owing to the distance and the inconvenience of
travel, he afterwards i*esigned. However, upon the erection
of the new county of Lebanon, in 1813, he was commissioned
one of the associate judges, an office he filled many yeara Few
men had more extended influence, and were more highly re-
spected and beloved, than Judge Gloninger. They had issue
(surname Gloninger):
t. Philip^ b. February 17, 1788, in Lebanon, Fa. ; d. there
September 10, 1816. Having acquired the necessary pre-
paratory education in tlie scliools of his native town, he
entered Dickinson College, wliere he early completed his
literary course. Subsequently he studied divinity under
the Kev. C. L. Becker, D. D., of Baltimore, one of the
most distinguished theologians and pulpit orators of the
age. At a meeting of the Reformed Synod, held at Ger
mantown, in the autumn of 1808, Mr. Gloninger was pres-
ent, and presented a call from the Reformed church at
Ilarrisburg, with the request that he be '* placed over
them as their pastor.^' At the same Synod he was or-
dained. Beside the congregation at Harrisburg there
were four others in hischarge — Slioop's, Wenrick's, Mid-
dIetown,and Hummelstown. Ilesoon became prominent
in his church, and was appointed by Synod one of the
first two delegates sent by that body to the Synod of the
Dutch Reformed church. Owing to ** bodily infirmitiep,^'
he resigned his charge in June, 1814. He returned to
Lebanon, where he died. He was a man of su|ienor
pulpit talents, naturally gifted, and reared under cir-
cumstances highly favorable to the development of his
moral and intellectual endowments, became distinguisheil
as a preacher, and early attained a prominent pi>sitiou
among his ministerial bretliren. He was a faitliful {las-
tor, and our paternal grandmother, who was one of his
parishioners, in her four score years, spoke very tenderly
of the youthful preacher, Gloninger,so dearly beloved and
highly esteemed. He m. in 1810, Eliza Clark. The widow
afterwards married Lieut. Robert H. Hammond.
Orih of Lebanon. 497
9. tt. John-W,, b. September 23, 1798 ; m. 6r8t, Mary Ann Has-
singer; secondly, Catliarine Arndt.
m. Cyrus, b. 1804; d. December 22, 1821.
V. Regina Orth,» (Adam,» Balzer,*) b. October 9, 1770,
in Lebanon township, then Lancaster county, Pa. ; d. Novem-
ber 8, 1847, in Lebanon, Pa. ; m. David Krause, b. August
80, 1762, in Lebanon township, Lancaster, now Lebanon county.
Pa. ; d. December 22, 1820, in Lebanon, Pa. ; son of Andrew
Krause, a native of Prussia, a physician and an early settler in
Lebanon township, and his wife Barbara. David Krause was a
farmer by occupation. During the Revolutionary war he was an
active participant, commanded a company of Associators in the
Jersey campaign of 1776, and the campaign around Philadelphia,
in 1777; subsequently commissary of CoL iJreenawalt's bat-
talioa He was elected a member of the Assembly from Dauphin
county, in 1785, and under the Constitution of 1790, served in
the House of Representatives from 1797 to 1799. From 1795
to 1797, he was one of the commissioners of Dauphin county.
He was afterwards appointed by Governor Snyder one of
the associate judges of the county of Ljsbajnon, holding the po-
sition at his death. They had issue (surname Krause) :
t. Catharine, b. March 20, 1788; d. June 3, 1864; m. Jacob
Greenawalt, (^(e Greevawalt record,)
a. Elizabeth, b. September 23, 1796; d. April 23, 1847; m.
Frederick Boas, (see Boas record J
10. m. John, b. December 17, 1798 ; m. Elicabeth G. Lioeaweaver.
11. tu. David, b. November 2, 1800 ; m. Catliarine Orr.
VL Christian Henry Orth,' (Adam,» Balzer,^) b. March
24, 1773, in Lebanon township, Lancaster, now Lebanon
county. Pa.; d. 1816, in the city of Baltimore, Md.; in life went
by the name of Henry, dropping Christian. He received a
good English education, and was brought up in the iron busi-
ness. Upon the death of his father, he became the owner of
New Market forge, but, being elected sheriff of the county of
Dauphin, commissioned October 17, 1797, like the vast major-
ity who have followed him in that office, he became financially
shipwrecked. In 1801, he was elected State Senator, serving
until 1804, when he positively declined further continuance in
3S
498 Pennsylvania Oenealogits,
office. Governor Snyder appointed him flour inspector of the
port of Philadelphia in January, 1809, but he resigned this of-
fice in April following, when he entered mercantile pursuits in
Philadelphia. He remained in that city until about the com-
mencement of the late war with England, when he removed to
Baltimore, and had there established a successful business as a
merchant, when he suddenly died, at the age of forty-three. Mr.
Orth m,, in 1794, Rebecca Rahm, b, November 22, 1773; d.
December 31, 1843, at Harrisburg, Pa.; daughter of Conrad
Rahm and Catharine Weiser. They had issue:
12. t. CcUharinej b. January 1,1795; m., first, John Whitehill;
secondly, Col. William Piper,
u. Adan^Henry, b. 179S; d. October 15, 1833, in HarrisburKf
r<\.; studied law, and was admitted to the Dauphin
county bar at the November term, 1822; he lield the of-
fice of district attorney for Dauphin county in 1827 and
1628, and,, for several years, in addition to the duties of
his profession, he was transcribing clerk of the House of
Representatives ; he m. May 3, 1832, Elizabeth Cox, b.
1813; d. January 13, 1836; daughter of John B. Cox, of
Estherton, and had one son, Adam^ who died young.
13. m. Rebeoca, b. 18()0; m. Luther Reily.
iv. Henry, b, 1803; d. 1821,
V. Willioin, b. 1806; d. 1824.
14. vu Caroline, b. 1812 ; m. John O. Witman.
15. m. Edwardi' Latere nee J b. 1814 ; m. Martha Cummins Kerr.
VII. GoTTLEiB [Godlove] Orth,^ (Balzcr,* Balzer,^) b.
February 28, 1764, in Lebanon township, then Lancaster, now
Lebanon, county, Penn a. ; d., 1831, in Lebanon, Penn'a. ; m.
November 3, 1795, Sarah Steiner, b. 1773 ; A 1834. They
liad issue:
t. BcUzer, b. August 10, 1796; m. and left issue.
%L lioswa^ b. September 30, 1798; m. J. Behm.
Hi. Andrew, b. February 1, 1801 ; d. June 20, 1825.
iv. Henry, b. May 20, 1803 ; m. first, Sarah Fox, of Harrisburg,
Penna.,; secondly, Maria Stein ; no further knowledge.
V. Rebecca, b. 1806 ; d. June 18, 1806.
ft. Adam, b. May 8, 1808; m. Frances Seibert; nothing
further is known of him.
16. vii. Oottleib (Oodlove) Steiner, h. April 22,1817; m., first, Sarah
E. Miller ; secondly, Mary A. Ayres.
OrtJi of Lebanon. 499
VIII. Maria Barbara Orth,» (Balzer,^ Balzer,i)b. No-
vember 9, 1768, in Lebanon township, Pa.; d. May 14, 1851,
at the residence of John Egle, near Decatur, III.; was twice
married ; first, to Matthias Morrett, a Huguenot, who died
in November, 1795, leaving issue (surname Morrett) :
f. Elizabeth, b, November 18, 1791; d. March 15, 1879; m.
October 26, 1812, John Egle, b. Marcli 19, 1788; d. Feb-
ruary 6, 1868, near Decatur, III., having issue. (See Etjle
record.)
Mrs. Morrett m. secondly, Martin Light, of Lebanon, Pa
They had issue (surname Light) :
n. ihih ; d. at Lebanon, Pa.
Hi. Sarah ; m. Samuel Hice.
IX. John W. Gloninger,* (Catharine,* Adam,^ Balzer,^)
b. September 23, 1798, at Lebanon, Pa; d. March 10, 1874,
in his native town. Ue received his education at the principal
schools of Lebanon and Ilarrisburg, completing it in the city
of Baltimore. In 1815, he returned home, and commenced
the study of medicine with Dr. King. Early in 1816, he went
to Philadelphia, and became a private pupil of Professor Dor-
sey, then in the height of his fame, at the same time attending
lectures in the medical department of the University of Penn-
sylvania and at Blockley Hospital. In 1817, he was elected a
member of the Philadelphia Medical Society. He continued
his studies in J^hiladelphia until the death of Professor Dor-
sey, which occurred in 1818, when he went with the majority
of Doctor Dorsey's private pupils to New York. Here he en-
tered the office of the distinguished Professor Hosack, at the
same time attending lectures in the Collie of Physicians and
Surgeons, where he graduated April 1, 1819. He continued
his studies in the hospitals of New York and Philadelphia,
and early in 1820, returned to Lebanon, where he commenced
the practice of medicine. There he soon took a leading posi-
tion as a physician and surgeon, and maintained it for thirty
years. As a general practitioner he was careful, attentive, and
distinguished for his accuracy of diagnosis ; as a surgeon he
was eminent, but his specialty was diseases of the eye, and as
500 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
an oculist he ranked among the best in the country, being par-
ticularly successful in operations for cataract For the first
twenty years of his professional career he was a frequent con-
tributor to the medical journals. Many of the articles show
that he was not only a careful observer but a close student,
and that he was keeping pace with the progress of medical
science. In 1828, he was elected a member of the Pittsburgh
Medical Society ; in 1826, made a Fellow of the University of
New York, and Jefferson Medical College, the same year, con-
ferred upon him the -honorary degree of M. D. In 1888, he
was elected an honorary member of the New York State Med-
ical Society, and in 1841, the University of Maryland con-
ferred the honorary degree of M. D, upon him, the University
of Pennsylvania doing the same in 1848. In March, 1841, he
was elected president of the Lebanon Bank, a position which
he held until January 14, 1867, when he declined a reeJlection.
He always took a deep interest in the church of his fathers,
and was mainly instrumental in remodeling the First Beformed
Church, at Lebanon, about 1844, and later in the founding and
building of St John's Church. He freely contributed of his
means to all church enterprises, and for many years was a
trustee of Marshall College, and also one of the founders and
trustees of the Lebanon Academy. Dr. Gloninger was twice
married; m. first, December 25, 1820, Mary Ann Has-
SINGER, of Philadelphia, who died in February, 1846. She
was a woman of much culture and refinement, and the mother
of all his children. They had issue (surname Gloninger) :
i. EUza-H.^h, August 10,1825; m. May 14, 1848, David B.
Marsha]!, b. Octuber 30, 1823, at Annville, Lebanon
county, Pa.; d. June 29, 1861, at Lebanon, Pa., son of
Dr. John Marsliall and Elizabeth Behm. Ue received an
excellent education at Mount Airy Academy, and in
early manhood entered the office of his fattier as a stu-
dent of medicine, attended lectures in the medical de-
partment of the University of Pennsylvania, from which
institution he graduated in the spring of 1844. After
graduation, he began the practice of his profession in
connection with his father at Annville, where he re-
mained three years, subsequently practicing at Reading
one year, when he permanently located at I^banon. He
Orih of Lebanon. 501
soon acquired an extensive and lucrative practice, and
took \n%\\ rank in the profession. Endowed with strong
natural talent, good judgment, and strong powers of ob-
servation and application, he needed only tiie opportuni-
ties which a large practice gave liim to enable him to
prove Ins ability as a practitioner, and to maintain a
firm hold upon the affections of the people with whom he
came in contact, and among whom he labored. He died
in the prime of life. Possessed of a generous nature, he
was greatly esteemed and respected by all, and his loss
deeply lamented in the community as that of a valuable
and upright citizen. They had five children, only one of
whom survives (surname Marshall) :
1. Eohert-L. ; resides at I^iebanon, Pa.
17. u. CurtiS'Dorsef/, b. March 13, 1824; m. Julia A. Keaumont.
in. MaWddy b. December 12, 1826; m. John Wetherill, Jr., of
Philadelphia.
tv. David- Stanley^ b. March 28, 1828 ; graduated in medicine
in 1849, from University of Pennsylvania; m. Mrs.
Abigail Smith ; and had issue (surname Gloninger), Dr.
Elhoood^ Jb/in-P., an attorney-at-law, and Ltzzie-ifar, all
of Philadelphia.
r. Catharine-Alice, b. April 16, 1882; m. Dr. A. IT. Light, of
Lebanon » and had issue (surname Light) :
1. Balph'Hutchini^on.
2. Matilda-Oloninger,
3. Warren-Oloninyer.
4. Helen-Mar,
Dr. Gloninger married, secondly, June 15, 1847, Catharine
Arndt ; d. August 8, 1885, at Lebanon, Pa.
X John Kra USE,* (Regina,* Adam,* Balzer,i) h. Decem-
ber 17, 1798, in Lebanon, Pa.; d. December 27, 1866, in Leb-
anon, Pa. He received a good English education, and at dif-
ferent periods was intrusted with official positions in the State.
He was chief clerk of the Auditor General's office under the
administration of Governor Shulze ; chief clerk of the Treasury
under Governor Porter, and was held in high esteem by the
heads of departments for his integrity and capability. He served
as a member of the State Legislature from 1834 to 1836, and
discharged his duty with signal ability. In social life he was
genial and attractive, and always a high-toned Christian gen-
tleman. Mr. Krause m. June 2, 1825, Elizabeth Gilbert
502 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
LiNEAWEAVER, b. Septeml)er 5, 1804; d. August 26, 1862, in
Lebanon, Pa.; daughter of Peter Lineaweaver and Susanna
Gilbert They had issue (surname Krause) :
t. -4ni«Ka-^.,b. February 18, 1826; m. January 13, 1848, John
Weidman Mish, b. April 22, 1822, in J^banon, Pa.; son
of John Bickel Mish* and Maria Weidman. He read
law with his uncle, Jacob Banre Weidman, and was ad-
mitted to the Lebanon bar at the August term, 184*5. In
IStSO, he was elected district attorney of Lebanon county.
In 1856, at the organization of the Lebanon Gais Light
company, was chosen secretary and treasurer, and con-
tinues to hold that position. Served as vice president of
the Lebanon National bank ; afterwards, president of
the Lebanon Dime Saving^s bank, and, subsequently,
vice president and cashier of the First National bank,
from which he retired June 5, 1885. He served as bor-
ougli treasurer several years, and during his term of of-
fice succeeded in refunding two hundred thousand dol-
lars of seven per cent, loan at four per cent. He resides
at Lebanon, Pa. They had issue (surname Mish):
* John Bickel Mish, son of Jacob Mish and Cathariue Bickel, was
b. January 12, 1791, at Ilarrisburg, Ph.; d. December 15, 1837, at Leb-
anon, Pa. He was educated at tlie Ilarrisburg private schools and
the academy, and studied medicine with Dr. Samuel Agnew, then
one of tlie leading physicians in the State. He attended lectures at
the University of Pennsylvania, and graduated therefrom in 1816.
He began the practice of his profession at Jonestown, where he re-
mained some four or five years. About the year 1821, he located in
the town of Lebanon, where he continued the practice of medicine
until the close of his life. He was prothonotary of the county in
1837, and at the same time serving as chief burgess of the borough
during the "shin-plaster " era. Asa physician, he demoted his life
to the work, and was exceedingly humane and philanthropic in his
profession — highly respected and appreciated in the community. Dr.
Mish m. about 1816, Maria Weidman, daughter of Capt. John Weid-
man, of the Revolution, b. May 10, 1793; d. in 1866, in Lebanon.
They had issue (surname Mish) :
t. John-Weidman\ ni. Amelia E. Krause.
a. Ph]/ sick- Bickel; m. Catharine Hammond, sister of Colonel
David Hammond.
Hi. Catharine- Elizabeth.
iv. Charles- Carroll ; studied medicine and graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania in 1848 ; is in the active prac-
tice of his profession at Lebanon, Penn'a; he m. Martha
Lower, daughter of William Lower, of Philadelphia.
Orth of Lebanon, 508
1. John-Kraiue^ b. August 3, 1849; d. September 7,
1850.
2. Matilda-Kline, b. December 17, 1862; m. Charles
H. Killinger, and had issue (surname Kill-
inger) :
a. AmeJia-Krause, b. February 22, 1880 ; d.
October 18, 1884.
b. Catharine HitteU b. December 11, 1883.
3. Mason-Phyaicky b. July 20, 1854 ; m. Carrie Stack-
house.
4. Williani-Weidman, b. March 18, 1858.
6. Elizaheth-Krause, b. July 7, 1861 ; d. April 17,1862.
6. BoherUColtTnan, b. June 11, 1863.
7, John-Weidman^ b. April 11, 1867.
XL David Krause,* (Regina,^ Adam,« Balzer,') b. No-
vember 2, 1800, in Lebanon, Pa. ; d. June 13, 1871, in Norris-
town. Pa. He was educated under Rev. Mr. Ernst, of the Luther-
an church at Lebanon, and subsequently studied law with Hon.
Jonathan Walker, of Pittsburgh, and there admitted to the bar.
He returned to Lebanon, and began practica He went to Har-
risburg as the private secretary of Governor Shulze, and was
admitted to the Dauphin courts August 15, 1825. He was ap-
pointed deputy attorney-general in August, 1826, and re-ap-
pointed in 1829. From 1825 to 1826, with Gen. Simon Cam-
eron, he published and edited the Pennsylvania Intelligencer.
He was elected a member of the House of Representatives in
1885 and 1836. On the election of Governor Porter, in 1889,
he took editorial charge of the State Journal, which he con-
ducted with much ability. In January, 1845, a vacancy oc-
curring in the Montgomery and Bucks county judicial district,
Mr. Krause was appointed to that bench. He filled the position
acceptably and honorably, but, in 1851, when the judiciary be-
came elective, he positively declined the office. He then retired
to private life. In 1862, and again in 1863, upon the invasion
o{ Pennsylvania by the Confederates, he volunteered as a private
sol r3r in the Pennsylvania militia, although then in the sixty-
third year of his ag3. Judge Krause m. in Saptember, 1826,
Catharine Orr, of Philadelphia : b. September, 1800 ; d. De-
cember, 1875, at Norristown, Pa. They had issue (surname
Krause) :
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t. Emily-Beginay b. 1827 ; d. in infancy.
ii. Annie, b. 1829 ; d. in infancy,
m. Annie-E., b. February 16, 1880.
to. Emily-C, b. March, 1833; d. September 24, 1854.
V. Mary, b. February 7, 1836 ; m. October, 1867, Mahlon Pres-
ton, b. January, 1839, in Cain, Chester county. Pa. ; son
of Isaac C. Preston and Mary Price ; he was educated at
Greenwood Deli academy ; studied medicine with Dr. J.
B. Wood, of West Cliester, and graduated in 1861 from
the Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania, loca-
ted at Philadelphia ; in 1862, located atNorristo wn , where
he continues in the practice of his profession ; and had
issue (surname Preston) :
1. IVederick-Hahnemann, b. September 7, 1868.
2. CaVmrine-Erausey b. April 7, 1872.
3. Emily-Krausty b. March 18, 1875.
ft. JVederica, b. March 3, 1837 ; m. Henry Orth Witman.
vtt. Da\)id, b. December, 1840; appointed first lieut., 14th in-
fantry, May 14, 1861 ; captain, July 31, 1863 ; brevet ma-
jor, March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious service
in the battle of Gettysburg ; subsequently promoted ma-
jor ; d. September 12, 1885, at his post. Fort Sully, Dakota ;
was unm.
via, WiUiam, b. April, 1844 ; graduated from West Point ; ap-
pointed second lieut. ; and first lieut., 19th infantry, June
23, 1865 ; transferred to 37th infantry, September 21, 1866 ;
transferred to 3d infantry, August 11 , 1869 ; subsequently
promoted captain ; m. October 1, 1879, Alice Higgins,of
Montana.
XII. Catharine Okth,* (Henry,* Adam,* Balzer,*) b,
January 1, 1795, in now Lebanon county, Pa ; d. July 25,
1844. She was twice married, m. first, November 80, 1820.
John Sanderson Whitehill, b. November 12, 1793, in the
Pequa settlement, Lancaster county. Pa. ; d. August 18, 1829 ;
son of George and Abigail Whitehill.* They had issue (sur-
name WhitehilPi :
♦George Whitehill (1760-1821) and Abigail, (1762-1825) his
wife, had issue (surname Whitehill) :
t. John, b. April 26, 1788 ; d. September 30, 1790.
u. JanieS'Scull, b. December 27, 1789 ; d. 1799.
m. Nancy, b. November 4, 1791 ; d. 1794.
iu, John-Sanderson, b. November 12, 1793 ; d. August 18, 1829 ;
m. Catharine Orth.
V, Nancy, (second,) b. March 21, 1797 ; d, 1801.
li. Eleanor, b. October 8, 1800 ; m. Philip Frazer.
Orth of Lebaiwn, 505
t. George, b. July 4, 1 822 ; resides at Hopewell, Bedford county.
Pa. ; m. Mary Roberts, and bad issue, Emma, Edtcard^
Luther, and Ella.
n. Jienry, b. August 18, 1826; d. October 31, 1856.
Hi. Bebecca, b. August 14, 1829 ; a widow, resides at Harrisburg,
Pa. ; m. March 2, 1854, James Elder, and liad issue, (see
Elder record.)
Mrs. Whitehill m. secondly, in October, 1884, William
Piper, of Bedford county, Pa., b. 1784 ; d. February, 1858 ;
son of CoL John Piper of the Revolution, and his wife Eliza-
beth Lusk. He represented Bedford county in the Legislature
of Pa. ; commanded a regiment of militia during the war of
1812-1814, and was Adjutant General of the State during the
administration of Gov. Ritner. He was a remarkable athlete.
They had issue (surname Piper) :
iv. LtUher-Reily.h. October, 1835; severely wounded in the
battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862, from the
effects of which he died, January 1, 1863.
V. Williamy (twin,) b. October, 1835; d. in infancy.
XIII. Rebecca Orth,* (Henry,* Adam,' Balzer,i) b. about
1800, in Harrisburg, Pa.; d. October 15, 1854; m., in 1820,
Luther Reily, b. 1794, in Myerstown, Pa.: d. February 20,
1854, in Harrisburg, Pa.; son of Capt John Reily,* of the
* Jonx Reily was born at Leeds, England, on the 12th of April,
1752. His father, Benjamin Reily, emigrated soon after, and was a
gentleman of some note in the Province of Pennsylvania. Receiving
a classical education, the former began the study of law, and was ad-
mitted to the bar on the eve of the Revolution. Accepting a com-
mission as captain in the Twelfth regiment of the Pennsylvania Line,
subsequently (1778) transferred to the Tliird regiment, he served with
valor and distinction, and was severely wounded at Bonhamton, N.
J., being shot through tlie body. Returning home he slowly recovered,
when he resumed the practice of his profession. He was present and
took part in the first term of the Dauphin county court, in May, 1785.
In 1795, he publislied at Harrisburg "A Compendium for Pennsyl-
vania Justices of the Peace,'* the first work of that diameter printed
in America. Capt. Reily d. at Myeratown, May 2, 1810. He m., at
Lancaster, on May 20, 1773, by Rev. Thomas Barton, of the Episco-
pal church, Elizabeth Myer, the daughter of tlie founder of Myers-
town, Lebanon county ; b. April 2, 1755 ; d. April 2, 1800. They had
a large family. Capt. Reily was not a brilliant orator, but was per-
506 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
army of the RevoluLion, and bis wife, Elizabeth Mjer. He
studied medicine with Dr. Martin Lather, a prominent physi-
cian of that period, and located at Harrisburg ; served as a med-
ical officer in the war of 1812-14; became quite popular in
political affairs, and was elected to the Twenty-fifth Congress
of the United Statea Preferring his professional life to that
of a public one, he positively declined further honors, and de-
voted the remainder of his days to that calling in which he
was so successful, and on which he shed a bright lustre. They
had issue (surname Reily) :
t. Catharine^ b. September, 1822 ; d. July, 1823.
ii, Rebecca-Elizabeth, b. 1824; d. August 2, 1882.
iii. Mary-Jiimily, b. 1827 ; m., December 28, 1854, Greorge W.
Porter, M. D., of Harrisburg, Pa.; son of David R. Por-
ter, Governor of Pennsylvania; he studied medicine, and
graduated from t)ie medical department of the University
of Pennsylvania in 1851 ; located at Harrisburg, and was
engaged in the active practice of his profession up to the
time of his appointment by President Buchanan, in 1857,
as postmaster— a position which he filled until 1861 ; re-
sides at Harrisburg, Pa. They liad issue (surname Por-
ter):
1. Rebecca- Reili/,
2. George- W,
3. Caroline- Reily,
4. Josephine; m., June 7, 1883, William Buehler
Hammond, son of Charles Elliot Hammond,
and iiad issue (surname Hammond), George-
Porter,
5. Emma-Wagener,
6. Elizabeth- Reily,
io. John-WhitehilU b. 1830; d. March 20, 1860; m., April 30,
1858, Catiiarine Elder Doll (see Elder record)^ and had
issue (surname Reily) :
1. Rebecca-Elizabeth,
2. John-Whitehill,
V, George- Wolf^ b. 1834 ; educated at Yale College ; studied
medicine, and graduated from the medical department,
fectly reliable as a lawyer, and had an extensive practice at the Lan-
caster, Berks and Dauphin courts. He was a tall, courtly gentleman,
and an ardent Whig of the Revolutionary era ; was a polished writer,
and a manuscript book of literary excerpts in the possession of his
descendants show a refined and cultivated taste.
Orih of Lebanon, 507
University of Pennsylvania, 1857 ; in 1870, elected presi-
dent of the Harrisbur^ National Bank, and relinquished
the practice of his profession; m., February 5, 1861, Eliz-
abeth H. Kerr, daughter of William M. Kerr, and had
issue (surname Reily) :
1. Luther, b. November, 1861 ; d. 1862.
2. William-Kerr, b. 1862; d. 1863.
3. Elizaheth-H.
4. George- Wolf.
6. Caroline,
6. Mary-Emily,
vi, Carnline^Matilda, b. 1836.
XIV, Caroline Orth,* (Henry,* Adam,* Balzer/) b.
— , 1812, in Harrisburg, Penn'a; d. Januarv 10,
1848, in Harrisburg, Pa.; m., Apnl 17, 1828, John Otto Wit-
man, b. January 11, 1802, in Reading, Penn'a ; d. April 12,
1884, in Halifax, Dauphin county, Pa., son of Benjamin Wit-
man and Margaret Otto. He was educated at private schools
and the Reading Academy. He was a clerk in the Surveyor
GeneraVs office under Gabriel Hiester, during Governor Shulze*8
administration ; studied medicine under Doctor Luther Reily ,
attended lectures at University of Pennsylvania in 1826-27 ;
was physician to the Dauphin county almshouse in 1827-28;
received the honorary degree of M. D. from the University of
Maryland in 1843; commenced the practice of medicine in
Harrisburg, in 1827, and continued till 1832, when he removed
t() Gratz, Dauphin county. Pa., where he practiced till 1837,
when he returned to Harrisburg and associated himself with
Doctors Luther Reily and E. L Orth. which continued until
1840 ; then removed to Halifax, Dauphin county, Pa., where
he continued in an active and extensive practice till the fall of
1870, when bodily infirmity compelled him to relinquish all
except office- work. They had issue (surname Witman) :
t. Henry-Orth, b. January 22, 1830 ; educated in the public
scliools, and at Captain Alden Partridge's Military and
Scientific Institute, Harrisburg; studied medicine with
his father, and graduated from Jefferson Medical College,
Pliiladelphia, in 1851 ; for a number of years practiced
his profession at Halifax ; subsequently removing to
Harrisburg, Pa., where he continues in his profession ;
during the war for the Union, served as lieutenant of
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company E, Sixth regiment, P. Y. M., and captain of
company C, Thirty-sixth regiment, P. V. M.; he m.,
October 11, 1866, Frederica Krause, b. March 3, 1837;
daughter of Judge Krause, of Norristown, Pa., (set xij ;
and had issue (surname Witman) :
1. Bertha^ b. August 8, 1867.
2. Caroline, b. October 23, 1869.
3. Jialph^ b. June 6, 1872.
4. Alice^ b. February 7, 1876.
u. Lnthcr-Eeily, b. 1836; d. August 6, 1864, at Chattanooga,
from wounds received at Peach Tree Creek, near At-
lanta, Ga., July 20, 1864; appointed sergeant major of
Forty-sixth regiment. Pa. Vols., May 1, 1862 ; promoted
adjutant, February 12, 1863.
m. Edward-Lawrence y b. 1838, entered the service during the
Rebellion as first lieutenant of company D, Forty-
sixth regiment, Pa. Vols., September 2, 1861 ; promoted
captain in September, 1862 ; promoted lieutenant colonel
Two Hundred and Tenth regiment, P. V., September
26, 1864; commissioned colonel April 12, 1865; mustered
out with regiment May 30, 1865.
iv, Rebecca-Catharine, b. 1844; m., April 26, 1871, Robert H.
Moffltt, D. D. S.; reside at Harrisburg, Pa.; and had
issue (surname Moffitt) :
1. Luther-lieily, b. December 28, 1872.
2. John-Jordan, b. August 13, 1874.
8. Robert-Hopkins, b. March 22, 1876.
4. Caroline-Reily, b. January 13, 1878.
5. George- Reily. b. November 15, 1879.
6. Rtbecca-Charlotte^ b. February 8, 1881.
7. Thomas- Robinson, b. February 26, 1884.
Dr. John O. Witman, m., secondly, February 14, 1851,
Margaret S. Reed.
XV. Edward Lawrence Orth,* (Henry, » Adam,* Bal-
zer,*) b. January 4, 1814, in the city of Baltimore, Maryland;
d. April 15, 1861, in Harrisburg, Pa. His father d\nng while
the son was in early life, the mother removed to her former
home, Harrisburg, where the boy was carefully brought up.
He received the education of the borough schools, and entered
the Harrisburg Academy where he pursued the higher branches.
He subsequently began the study of medicine with his brother-
in-law, Doctor Luther Reily, afterwards attending the lectures
at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, from which institu-
Orth of Lebanon, 509
tion he graduated March 12, 1834. Locating at Harrisburg,
he began the practice of his profession in partnership with
Doctor Beily, which continued until the death of the latter.
Few practitioners became as successful as these noted physicians
were, and none at the Capital were ever so deservedly popular.
For seven years after the death of his life-long friend, Doctor
Orth continued his professional life, enjoying not only a large
practice, but the confidence and love of his numerous patients.
As a physician, he was learned, skillful, self-sacrificing, sympa-
thetic, and faithful. In the community he was greatly be-
loved for his unassuming, gentle, and gentlemanly demeanor.
In the language of a contemporary, ** he was a man of fine
culture, a careful, attentive, and conscientious physician, quiet
and unobtrusive in manner.'' For many years he was one of
the trustees of the Presbvterian church ; was a director of the
Harrisburg Bank, and served in the borough council. Doctor
Orth married Martha Cummins Kerr, daughter of the Rev.
William Kerr, of Donegal, and Mary Wilson. {See note to
Alricks' record^ p. 19.) They had issue:
t. Mary'W\l8on\ m., September 8,1860, Jacob Fridley Seller,
son of Jacob Seller and Susan Fridley, b. at Harrisburg,
Penn^a; he graduated from Yale College in 1854; con-
ducted a private school several years, and since 1860 has
been principal of the old Harrisburg Academy ; they had
issue (surname Seiler) :
«1. Martha-Orth.
2. Susan,
ii, Henry-Luther; studied medicine with Doctor George W.
Keily; served some time as a medical cadet in the
army; graduated from medical department, University
of Pennsylvania in 1866; located, in the practice of his
profession at Harrisburg, Pa. ; since 1870 has been the
surgeon of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at that
\mnt ; for ten years served as a member of the pension
board of medical examiners for the district ; was presi-
dent of the Dauphin County Medical society ; and is at
present one of the governing committee of the Harrisburg
Club. Hem., June 30, 1868, Elizabeth-Bridgman Dixon;
and had issue :
1. Edward' Lawrence,
2. Anna- Shipley 'Dixon,
8. lioheria-E,
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in, JameS'WiUon, m., Bertie £. Ross, d. s. p.
to. liebecca-Reily.
XVI. GoDLOVE Steiner Orth,* (Godlove,^ Balzer,'
Balzer,^) b. April 22, 1817, in Lebanon township, Lebanon
county, Pa.; baptised June 1, 1817, by Rev. Abram Beinke,
of the Moravian church ; d. December 16, 1882, in La Fayette,
Ind. He was educated at Pennsylvania College, Gettysbuig:
studied law, and upon iiis admission to the bar in 1839, re-
moved to La Fayette, Ind. From 1848 to 1850, continuously,
he served as a member of the State Senate of Indiana; elected
president of that body in 1845, and thus became acting Lieu-
tenant Governor of the State. He was Presidential elector on
the Taylor and Fillmore ticket, 1848, and a member of the Peace
Conference in 1861. In 1862, he entered the service as captain
in the Seventy-sixth regiment, Indiana volunteers, being placed
in charge of the United States ram ** Horner," and assigned to
duty on the Ohio river. He was elected to the Thirty-eighth,
Thirty-ninth, Fortieth and Forty-first Congresses from his dis-
trict, and to the Forty-third Congress from the State at laige.
Upon the adjournment of the latter Congress, he was appointed
and accepted the position of United States Minister to Vienna,
having previously declined the mission to Brazil, tendered him
by President Grant, filling the duties of that position with re-
markable ability. It is stated that, upon his first presentation
to the Emperor, the conversation, agreeably to Mr. Orth, was
conducted in German. After a short conversation, the Em-
peror asked, "Tell me, in what part of Germany were you
born? " Mr. Orth replied, " Not in Germany, but in Pennsyl-
vania, in the United States." "But," said the Emperor, "you
speak the pleasing accent of the Rhine." This shows that the
so-called Pennsylvania German is a dialect of the great German
language of Europe, from whence it was brought, and w^here,
to this day, it is living in all its freshness and vigor as it did
centuries ago. On his return from Vienna, Mr. Orth was
elected to the Forty -sixth Congress, and in 1879, received the
complimentary vote of his party for L^nited States Senator
against Hon. Daniel W. Voorhees, and was reelected lo the
Forty-seventh Congress as a Republican. In A ugust, 1882, he
>
Orth of Lebanon. 511
was unanimously nominated by bis party for Bepresentative
in tbe Forty-eightb Congress. He was a man of warm ai.d
sincere friendsbips, a sturdy bonor, and a clear and vigorous
intellect Few men had a wider and more steadfast acquain-
tance and friendships, none more honest in bis duties to man
and to bis country. lie was devotedly and tenderly attached
to bis family and fireside, caring more for those than tbe honors
of success and the applause of tbe world. He left a name
honorable to his memory, dear to his family, and a part of the
history of his State and Nation. Upon the death of Matthew
Carpenter, he used language in his eulogy fitly applicable to
his own life, career and character : " Strong in the conviction
of a well-matured and equally well-balanced mind, he stood
firm in the conscious rectitude of his position, and hence he
was a safe legislator, a wise counsellor, and a true friend. He
stood erect as God created him, and dared to do right for the
sake of the right" Mr. Orth was twice married; m., tirst, in
1840, Sarah Elizabeth Miller, of Gettysburg, Pa., who d.
in 1849. They had issue:
t. Dr. WilUam^M., b. 1842.
n. Julia, \i. 1844; d. 1849.
G(xllove S. Orth m., secondly, August 28, 1850, Mary A.
Ayers, only daughter of one of tbe earliest settlers of La
Fayette, Ind., who survives. They had issue :
Hi. 3/ary.jB., b. September 29, 1861.
iv. Harry- Ayers, b. September 27, 1866; an attomey-at-law,
residing at La Fayette, Ind.
XVII. Cyrus Dorsey Gloninger,* (John W.* [G/on-
inger], Catharine,^ Adam,» Balzer,i) b. March 13, 1824; d.
August 23, 1872, at Lebanon, Pa. His preliminary studies
were pursued at the Ijcbanon Academy, after which he entered
Marshall College, then at Mercersburg, graduating in 1843.
He began the study of medicine with his father; attended lec-
tures at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1846.
The two following 3'ear8 were spent in tbe medical universi-
ties and hospitals of Europe, his accurate and familiar ac-
quaintance with the French and German languages greatly fa-
512 Pennsylvania Oenealoffies.
cilitating his studies in the scientific centres of the Old World.
Eeturning home, he commenced the practice of medicine, and
shortly acquired a marked reputation for ability and skill in
every department of his profession. Like his father, he de-
voted much of his attention to diseases of the eye, and, in the
course of twenty-six years, attained a high rank in this im-
portant specialty. He was strictly scientific and regular, faith-
ful to his patients, and honorable to his professional brethren.
Aside from the science of medicine, Doctor Gloninger s literary
studies were extensive. He was especially well informed in
all that relates to the collateral sciences, and his knowledge of
sacred and profane history, strengthened by travel and obser-
vation, made him an agreeable and entertaining companion.
His contributions to various journals and periodicals, showed a
highly-cultivated mind. As a public man he was greatly es-
teemed; was twice nominated by the Democratic party, of
which he was an adherent, a candidate for Congress, in 1866 and
in 1870, but defeated, owing to the strength of the opp)osition
in his district In the industrial enterprises of his native town
he took a warm interest. He was one of the founders of the
Lebanon Manufacturing company, of which he was president:
he was president of the Lebanon National Bank, and in his
church, St. John's Reformed, was an active and zealous mem-
ber. His private charities were numerous, and he gave a will-
ing support to the various evangelical and christianizing enter
prises of the day. The poor found in him a friend, and his
professional life was a philanthropic mission. Doctor Cyrus
D. Gloninger m,, December, 1851, Julia A. Beaumont, b, at
Wilkes-Barr6, Pa., daughter of Hon. Andrew Beaumont and
Julia Colt They had issue (surname Gloninger) :
t. Mary-A,; m. Harry E. Gilroy, member of the Philadel-
phia bar ; and had issue (surnanie Gilroy), Julia.
ti. Nellie-B,'^ m. Rev. AValter Jorden, of Philadelphia; and
had issue (surname Jorden), Waltei'-B.
iiu Dr. AndretC'B, ; studied medicine under Doctor D. Stanley
Glonin{(er, and graduated from the medical deimrtment
of the University of Pennsylvania, April 13, 1883; is in
the active practice of his profession at J^bauon, Penna.
iv^ CyruS'Dorsey.
Parker and Denny. 613
PARKER AND DENNY.
t Richard Parker* and Janet, his wife, emigrated from
the Province of Ulster, Ireland, in 1725, and settled three miles
from Carlisle, acquiring land by patent near the Presbyterian
Glebe Meeting-hoase, on the Conedoguinet creek, in Cumber-
land county, Province of Pennsylvania, in 1784. His applica-
tion, made at that date, was for the land on which he had " re-
sided y* ten years past" We have no record of their death,
save that Richard Parker died prior to 1760, his wife surviving
fifteen years. They had, among other children, issue as fol-
lows :
2. t. Jo/m, b. 1716 ; m .'Margaret McClure.
3. n. Thomas^ b. 1720; m. Eleanor Ferguson,
4. til. Richard^ b. 1725; m. Martha ^*.
iv, William, b. 1727 ; m. and had issue, Dr. ThofnaSy of Pitts-
burgh, Pa., who m. Lydia McDowell, and left two sons.
V. Martha; d. unm. at the age of eighty-four years.
vi, Susannah; m. Dunning, and left issue,
5. vii, James ; m, Mary [Eleanor] Boyd.
IL John Parker,* (Richard,^) b. about the year 1716; d.
prior to 1785 ; ni. Margaret McClure, who A May, 1792.
They had issue :
6. i. Agnes, b. 1741 ; m. William Denny,
a, liichard,^, 1743; served in tlie war of tiie Revolution ; m.
and removed to Kentucky, where he died ; his daughter
ra. Thomas Crittenden, brother of Hon. John J. Critten-
den.
7. Hi, Elizabeth, b. 17 iQ; m. Francis Campbell.
8. iv. Mary, b. 1748; m. William Fleming.
V. Margaret, b. 1751 ; m. John Calhoun ; removed to George-
town, D. C. ; no further information.
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514 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
9. tn. Alexander^ b. 1753; in. "Rebecca Blair.
vii, Andrew'* served in the war of the KevolutioD, and accom-
panied his brother Richard to Kentucky.
III. Thomas Parker, ^ (Richard,^) b. about 1720, in the
north of Ireland ; d. April 23, 1776, in Cumberland count3\
Pa. He was a prominent man on the frontiers during the
French and Indian wars, and was an officer in the Provincial
service. He m. Eleanor Ferguson, b. 1727, in Ireland ; d.
July 23, 1775, at Carlisle, Pa. They had issue :
i. TriMiam,b.l749; d. December 24, 1812; m. Elizabeth Tern-
pleton, b. 1752 ; d. 1829, and had issue :
1. Dav\d\ d. May 28, 1829; unm.
2. Eleanor ; d. s. p.
M. John, b. 1T51 ; served in the war of the He volution ; m.
Graham ; no further record of him, save that bis
descendants inter-married with the Ankeneys and Till-
sons. of Somerset county, Pa.
10. ttt. Jdn€, b. February 14, 1753; m. John Dunbar.
iv. Susanna; m. Robert Forbes, and had issue (surname
Forbes), Elizabeth, Thomas^ Andrew and Boberi.
r. Martha; d. February 11, 1837; unm.
rt. Bichard^ b. September 8, 1763 ; d. April 26, 1814 ; unm. ;
he was a major in the U. S. army, and at the time of his
death military store- keeper at Carlisle, Fa.
vii. Matthew ; probably d. s. p.
IV. Richard Parker,* (Richard, ^) b. about 1726, in Ire-
land; d. August, 1774, in West Pennsboro' township, Cum-
berland county, Pa.; m. Martha '■ — . Of this branch of
the family we have nothing definite, save that the older mem-
bers went into the Virginia valley about the beginning of the
Revolution ; of the younger children. Dr. Lemuel Qustine was
the guardian — he was their relative by marriage. They had
issue :
t. John^ b. 1749.
ti. Alexander y b. 1751.
m. Mary^ b. 1763.
* So stated in the Memoir of Major Ebenezer Denny, by his son,
as published in the '' Publications of the Historical Society of Penn-
sylvania," vol. VII, p. 208.
Parker and Denny, 515
tr. Jarhea^ b. 1755.
r. Margaret^ b. 1758.
' vi. Tri7Ham,b. 1761.
vix. Henrys b. 1768.
via. Bichards b. 1765.
V. James Parker,* (Kichard,*) b. al)out 1731: d. alx)ut
tlie close of the Revolutionary war; m. Mary [Eleanor]
Boyd. Thev had issue:
t. 7?ic/i(n-r7, b. 1753; d. February, 1778; m. Rebecca Boyd ; d.
8epteml)er, 1781 ; and had issue, James.
11. it. Jane^ b. 1755; m. John Forbes.
12. m. i?€6fcca, b. 1758; m. Dr. Jiemuel Gnstine.
13. u\ Andrew^ b. 1763; m. Margai*et AVilliams.
VI. Agnes Parker, •'^ (John,* Richard, >) L. 1741, near Car-
lisle, Pa: m., in 1760, William Denny, b. 1787, in Chester
county, Pa.; d. about the year 18()0, in Carlisle, Pa.; removed
to the Cumberland valley in 1745 ; was the first coroner of
Cumberland county, and, during the Revolution, was commis-
sary of issues ; he was the contractor for the erection of the
court house at Carlisle in 1765, and which was destroyed by
fire in 1845 ; was a gentleman of the old school, high-minded
and dignified in manner and conversation. They had issue
(surname Denny):
14. t. Ehenezer, b. March 11, 1761 ; m. Nancy Wilkins, of Pitts-
burgh.
a, Priscilla, b. May 28, 1763 ; d. February 22, 1849, at Carlisle,
Pa.; ni. Simon Hoyd, of Carlisle, an officer in the Second
battalion of associators of Cumberland county, in the
Revolution ; left no issue,
m. William, b. March 24, 1765; d. in infancy,
tr. ^'ancy [^(/iie«], b. August 31, 1768; d. Jaimary 11, 1845,
num., at Carlisle.
15. V. Margaret, b. June 25, 1771 ; m. Samuel Simison.
vi. Mary, {1st,) b. February 13, 1775 ; d. in her third year.
16. wt. Mary [PoUy]^ (2d,) b. March 6, 1778; m. George Murray,
of Carlisle,
int. EUzahah, b. April 22, 1781 ; d. March 27, 1848, unm., at
Carlisle,
tx. Boyd, b. February 20, 1783 ; d. at Pittsburgh, Pa.
516 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
VII. Elizabeth Parker,^ (John,' Richard,^) h. about
1746 ; d. prior to 1792 ; m. Fraxcis Campbell,* b. 1737; A
in 1790 ; was a man of prominence in the public affairs of his
day. They had issue (surname Campbell) :
• 17. t. Parker, b. 1768; m. Elizabeth Calhoun.
18. ii. Agnes, b. 1770 ; m. Robert Tate,
tit. Francis, b. 1772; m. and had issue.
* It may be interesting in this connection to give the following re-
ference to the ancestry of Francis Campbell :
1. Duncan Campbell,* of the noble house of Breadalbane, born
in Scotland ; married there in 1612, Mary McCoy, and removed with
his wife, in tlie same year, to Ireland. Tliey had issue, among other
children whose names have not been preserved by the descendants in
America, a son John Campbell,' b. in 1621 ; m. in 1655, Grace
Hay, daughter of Peter Hay, and had issue :
t. Dufjald ; his descendants settled in Rockbridge county, Va.
2. tt. John, b. 1656; m. and liad issue.
ttt. Robert, b. 1665; m. in 1696; Ills descendants settled in
Orange, now Augusta county, Virginia, in 1740.
II. John Campbell," (John,* Duncan,*) b. 1666, in the north of
Ireland; d. February i^O, 17^4, in Derry township, then Lancaster
county, Pa. ; buried in the grave-ynrd of old Derry church ; in 1726,
came to Pennsylvania, with his family, his wife probably dying before
emigrating. They had issue :
t. Jiohert; removed to Virginia; m. and had issue five chU-
dren, four daughters and one son, the last dying young;
the name of one daughter, Rebecca, has been transmitted.
ii, Dari'l ; in 1741, removed from Pennsylvania to Augusta
county, Va. : m. Margaret Hamilton, and left issue,
ttt. James, b. 1689; d. May 31, 1771 ; buried in Derry church
grave-yard ; was twice married, his second wife, Agnes,
1). 1707 ; (i. April 3, 1757, and is buried by the side of her
husband; they left issue.
iv, Patrick, b. 1690; '*a strong churchman;" removed from
Pennsylvania to Virginia, about 1740.
3. t*. John, b. 1692; m. and had issue.
III. John Campbell,* (John,^ John,^ Duncan,*) b. in 1(192, in
Ireland; d. 1764, at York. Pa. ; a minister of the Episcopal church;
.m. and had issue :
t. James, b. 1731 ; in 1760, removed to Virginia,
tt. KUanor, b. 1733: d. 1735.
Hi, Francis, b. 1737 ; m. Elizabeth Parker.
tt\ John, b. 1740; d. 1797 ; was one of the most eminent law-
yers in Western Pennsylvania.
Parker and Denny, 517
tt\ James^ b. 1774 ; was a lawyer of brilliant talents ; m. Cas-
sandana Miller, daughter of Gren. Henry Miller of the
Revolution, and bad issue.
r. George, b. 1777; m. and bad issue.
vi, Elizabeth, b. 1779.
vu. Ebenezer, b. 1781 ; m. Catharine Miller and had issue (sur-
name Campbell,) Henry ^ Ellen and Mary- Ann,
VIII. Mary Parker,* (John,s Richard,i)b. 1748,in Cum.
berland county, Pa. ; m. William Fleming, b. in Cumberlaud
county, Pa. They had issue (surname Fleming) :
t. Ann ; m. [William] hyon, ($ee Lyon recoj'dj
n. JVanc//; m., first, Charles Gregsr, and had issue (surname
Gre^j?), Alexander, m, Mary Miller; she m., secondly,
Robert Clarke.
ill, James ; m. first, Frances Randolph, and had issue (sur-
name Fleming;) :
1. William; m. Rachel Moore.
2. Ann; m. first, Ichabod Randolph; secondly,
Joseph Shrom.
James Fleming, m. secondly, Margaret Clark, and had
issue (surname Fleming) :
3. John; m. Martha Coyle.
4. 3{argaret'Parker ; m. William B. Murray,
tr. John ; m. Margaret Fleming.
V. Mary ; m. Denny.
vi. Rebecca ; m. Rol)ert Elliott,
t'/i*. Susanna; m. Paul Randolph.
viii, Sarah ; m. Richard Grain, (see Crain record, p. 119.)
IX. Margaret; m. George Crain.
X. Elizabeth; m. William Crain.
IX. Alexander Parker,* (John,' Richard, i) b. about
1753, in Cumberland county. Pa; d. about 1792, at Carlisle,
Penn'a. Ho was an early associator at the outset of the war
of the Bevolution ; was commissioned second lieutenant of the
Sixth Penn'a battalion, Colonel William Irvine, January 9,
1776 ; promoted first lieutenant, October 25, 1776 ; served
as captain of the Pcnna Line in the Seventh regiment,
March 21, 1777; transferred to Fourth Penna, »January 17,
1781, and su'r)sequently to Second Penn'a, January 1, 1783,
serving until the close of the war. He was one of the
original memlxirs of the Society of the Cincinnati. He laid
out the town of Parkersburg, at the mouth of the Little Ka-
518 Pennsylvania Oeneahjies.
nawha, where he had extensive land possessions. In the old
grave-yard at the Meeting- House springs, two miles north-west
of Carlisle, there is a large slab covering the remains of Major
Parker and two of his children, bearing this inscription : tSa-
cred I to the memory of \ Major Alexander Parker \ and his two
children \ Margaret and John, Strange to say there are no
dates given of birth or death. Major Parker married, in 1783,
Rebecca Blair, daughter of William Blair, b. 1753 ; d., sud-
denly, April 23, 1826, while in attendance at service in the
Associate or Seceder church, Carlisle, Pa. They had issue :
t. Margaret^ b. 1784; d. s. p.
t». John^ b. 1786; d. s. p.
19. Hi, Mary, b. 1789 ; ni. William Robinson.
w, Anne- Alexander^ b. 1791 ; d. April, 1809; buried in the old
grave-yard at Carlisle, Penn'a.
Mra Rebecca Blair Parker afterwards married Charles
McClure, b. 1739; A February 8, 1811, at Letort springs,
near Carlisle, Penn'a. Mr. McClure had previously married,
first, Anna Blair, who died young ; he then married, secondly,
Amelia Blair, b. 1765 ; d. February 1, 1793 ; and had issua
Mrs. Rebecca Blair Parker and Charles McClure had issue
(surname McClure) :
t. Charlotte ; b. January 7, 1800 ; d. June 25, 1880, in Chicago,
Illinois; m., in 1817, Adam Hays, b. 1792; d. Aug^ust,
1857 ; WHS educated at Dickinson College ; studied medi-
cine with Doctor McCoskry, and graduated from the
medical department. University of Pennsylvania, in
1811 ; entered the army as an assistant surgeon and re-
signed at the close of the war; practiced medicine in
Chillicothe, O., and Carlisle; in 1829, removed to Pitts-
burgh ; then to Madison, Indiana, where he died; and
had issue (surname Hays) :
1. Joseph, d, s. p.
2. IMecca-McClure ; m. Jesse Whitehead, and had
issue.
3. Charles, d. s. p.
4. William, d. s. p.
5. Marij'Iiohinson,
a, Charles ; represented Cumberland county in the Legisla-
ture in 1835 ; was Secretary of the Commonwealth under
Governor Porter; and a man of much prominence in
public affairs ; m. Margaret ta Gibson, daughter of Chief
Justice Gibson ; and had issue (surname McClure):
Parker and Denny, 519
1. Charles X appointed captain commissary subsist-
ence Volunteers, April 28, 1862 ; brevet major
Volunteers, brevet lieuteuant-colonel Volun-
teers, and brevet colonel Volunteers, October
21, 1865, for faithful and meritorious service ;
captain commissary subsistence U. S. A., Au-
gust 17, 1866; brevet major, August 17, 1866,
for faithful service in the subsistence depart-
ment ; m. and had issue.
2. William.
3. George.
tit. William-Blair; an attorney-at-law, and was president
judge of the courts at Pittsburgh, Penn'a.; m. Lydia S.
Collins; and had issue.
to. Bebecca ; m. Elisha White, and had issue (surname White),
Charlotte, m. Rev. F. T. Brown, D. D.
X. Jane Parker,^ (Thomas,* Richard,^) b. February 14,
1753 ; (1. March 8, 1833 ; m. John Dunbar, b. 1737 ; A June
2, 1810; son of William and Catharine Dunbar.* He was a
man of mark in the decade preceding the War for Indepen-
dence, and rluring that struggle took a prominent and decided
part He served his country well and faithfully. Mr. Dun-
bar hafl been previously married to Mary Mitchel, their chil-
dren being William, m. Elizabeth Forbes, and Margaret^ m.
Thomas Urie. Both left descendanta Jane Parker and John
Dunbar had issue (surname Dunbar) :
20. i. EleaiwTy b. April 4, 1775; m. John Creigh.
* William Dunbar and Catharine, his wife, were natives of the
north of Ireland, emigrating to America about the year 1780. They
settled near Meeting-House spring, on the Conedoguinet, Cumber*
land county, Penn^a, and were near neighbors of the Parkers and
Creighs. They had issue (surname Dunbar) :
t. Jane\ m. Andrew Mitchel; removed to Washington, Pa.
tt. Elizabeth; m. John McConnell; resided in Tuscarora
valley,
tit. John; m. Jane Parker.
to. Sarah; m. John Young; removed to Virginia.
V. Thomas; m. Ann Keys; settled in Tennessee.
vi. Martha: m., first, James Keys; secondly, James Watson.
vii, Mary ; m. John Quinn ; removed to Tennessee,
rtti. William,
ix, SamueU (twin) ; m. Jane Clark ; removed to Kentucky.
z. Margaret.
520 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
XL Jane Pakker,* (James,' Richard,^) b. about 1755, in
CuraberlaDd county, Pa.; m. John Forbes, also a native of
that county, where they both lived and died. They bad issue
(surname Forbes) :
t. Jane,
n. Elizabeth; m. William Dunbar, and had issue (surname
Dunbar) :
1. Mary; d. s. p.
2. Jane ; m. James Lindsey, and had issue (surname
Lindsey) :
a. Jane-Elizabeth; m. Andrew Ralston.
3. John ; m. Agnes Grayson, and had issue (surname
Dunbar), t7'ame«-Gray«on, John^ William' MUch-
elU James-Alfred^ Andrew-Forbes^ Mary-Eliz-
abeth^ Margaret-Jane and Alice.
Hi, James; d. s. p.
iv. Andreuo ; d. s. p.
V. liebecca ; m. Matthew Agnew, and had issue (surname Ag-
new):
1. John.
2. Andrew; m. Rebecca Carothers.
S.^ Nancy; d. s. p.
4. Jane.
5. Samuel; ra. Eberly.
vi. John-P,: d. s. p.
vii, Mary ; m. William Lindsey, and had issue (surname Lind-
sey), John, ra. Racliel Davidson, and William^ d. s. p.
viii, Margaret,
ix, Richard; d. August 30, 1823.
XIL Rebecca Parker, ^ (James, ^ Richard,^) b. about 1758,
near Carlisle, Pa.; m. Lemuel Gustine, b. 1749, in Sajbrook,
Conn.; d. Octoter 7, 1805, at Carlisle, Pa.; studied medicine
in the Wyoniing settlement, probably with Dr. William Hooker
Smith, whose daughter became his first wife; she died in 1778,
and their daughter, Sarah, in 1792, became the wife of the
Rev. Nathaniel Snowdeu. At the surrender of the W\'oming
troops, in July, 1778, Dr. Gustine signed the terms of capitu-
lation, and succeeded in making his escape with his daughter,
reaching Fort Augusta in a boat ; afterwards Harris* Ferry, and
subsequently Carlisle, where he became distinguished as a prac-
titioner of medicine. Thej had issue (surname Gustine):
Parker and Denny. 621
«. James, b. 1780; educated at Dickinson college: studied
medicine with his father, and graduated M. D., from
the University of Pennsylvania; located in Natchez,
Miss., but afterwards returned to Carlisle to assist his
father. Several years after his father's death he returned
to Mississippi, where he spent the remainder of his life as
a planter and a practitioner of medicine.
it. Samuel; educated at Dickinson college; studied medicine,
and, after practicing several years in Carlisle, went south
with his brother James.
m. Bichard\ was a physician, and d. October 1, 1814, at
Natchez, Miss.
IK. Lemuel.
r. Maria.
vi, Jane.
XIII. Andrew Parker,* (James,* Richard,^) h. about
1763 ; m. Margaret Williams. They had issue:
21. ». Mary, b. about 1789 ; m. Robert Urie Jacob.
n. Richard, b. 1791 ; m. Hadassa Graham, and had issue, J.n-
dretD'Henderson, Mary and Richard-McCue,
22. tit. James, b. 1793; m. Hannah C. Doty.
iv. Rebecca, h. 1795; d. s. p.
23. V. Elizabeth, b. April 3, 1797 ; m. William M. Henderson.
vi. Williams ; m. Sarah Chambers, daughter of John Cham-
bei*s and Jane Urie, and had issue :
1. John-Chambers.
2. William-Henders(m.
3. Davidson-Urie.
4. George-Sharswood.
5. lAzzie-Boyd.
6. ThomaS'TJrie.
24. lit. Andrew, b. May 21, 1805; m. Ann Eliza Doty.
XIV. Ebenezer Denny,* (Agnes,^ John,' Richard, M b.
March 11, 1761, at Carlisle, Pa.; d. July 21, 1822, at Pitta-
burgh, Pa., and was interred in the First Presbyterian church-
yard. At the beginning of the Revolution, Ebenezer Denny,
although in his fifteenth year, was the bearer of dispatches to
Fort Pitt, and subsequently entered on board a privateer which
cruised in the West Indies. He was commissioned an ensign
in the First Pennsylvania regiment of the Line, in 1778 or
1779; transferred to Seventh Pennsylvana in August, 1780;
o22 Pennsylvania Oenealogies,
promoted lieutenant in Fourth Pennsylvania, May 23, 1781,
and, shortly afterwards, to captain. At the surrender of Corn-
wallis, at Yorktown, October 19, 1781, Captain Denny was se-
lected and detailed to plant the American flag on the British
parapet He served in the Carolinas to the close of the war,
and subsquently became adjutant to General Harmar, and aid-
de-camp to General St Clair. Major Denny was one of the
original members of the Society of the Cincinnati. His "jour-
nal " is printed in the Collections of the Uistorical Society of
Pennsylvania, and is edited, with a concise memoir, by his son,
William H. Denny. At the close of the Indian campaign in
the North-west, he removed to Pittsburgh. In 1794, he was
appointed commander-in-chief of the expedition to Le Boeuf.
In the war of 1812, he was commissary of purchases to supply
tlie Pennsylvania volunteers on the Erie and Niagara frontier.
He was one of the commissioners of Allegheny county, and
also its first treasurer, and, when Pittsburgh became a city, he
was its first mayor. July 1, 1793, Major Denny m. Nanctt
WiLKixs, a native of Carlisle, and a daughter of Captain John
Wilkins, Sr.;* b. 1775 ; d. May 1, 1806. They had issue who
survived (surname Denny) :
* John Wilkins, tlie son of John Wilkins, was born in Donej^al
towDsIiip, Lancaster county, June 1, 1733. The elder John, the son
of Robert Wilkins, an early settler on Chiques creek, was an Indian
trader and took an active part af^ainst the Marylanders, durins^ the
boundary difficulties, who offered £50 for his arrest. He was cap-
tured and taken to Annapolis jail, but subsequently released. He
died in 1741. John, the younf^er, removed to Carlisle, in 1763, and ten
years later to Bedford, engaging in mercantile pursuits. At the out-
\)reak of the Revolution, he organized a company of associa tors, and,
in 1776, was commissioned a captain in the Continental service, and
was at Brandy wine and German town. He was a member of the
Convention of July 15, 1776, from Bedford county. In November,
1783, he removed to Pittsburgh, oi)ened a store at the north-east comer
of Fourth and AVoods streets, and, upon the organization of Alle-
gheny county, was api)ointed one of the associate judges of the court.
He served as member of the Supreme Executive Council in 1790 ; was
chief burgess of the borough of Pittsburgh ; commissioner of public
buildings, and was county treasurer from 1794 to 1803. He died at
Pittsburgh, December 11, 1809. Ills son, John^ born in 1761, an offi-
cer of the Revolution, brigadier-general during the Whiskey Insur-
Parker and Denny. 523
t. Harmar, b. May 13, 1794, in PittsburKli, Pa., where he d.
January 29, 1852 ; graduated at Dickinson College ; was a
member of tlie Pennsylvania I/egislature, and a repre-
sentative in Congress from 1829 to 1837 ; was a member
of the Constitutional Convention of 1837-8, and honorably
distinguished as a lawyer, statesman and Cliristian gen-
tleman; m. Elizabetli F. O'llara, daughter of General
James O'llara, of Pittsburgh, and had issue (surname
Denny):
1. Mary-CHnra; m. J. W. Spring, and had issue.
2. Janies-CHura; m., first, Catharine Dallas; sec-
ondly, Margaret Stevenson, and had issue by
the latter.
3. William-Croglian \ m., first, Elizabeth Denny;
secondly, Nancy (Tripp) Stevenson, and had
issue by both.
4. Elizabeth' O^ liar a; m. Hon. Robert McKnight,
and had issue.
5. Catharine ; d. s. p.
6. Agnes; d. s. p.
7. Caroline ; m. Rev. William M. Paxton, D. D., his
second wife, and had issue.
8. Amelia- Mellizena ; m. Thomas J. Brereton, cap-
tain U. S. A., and had issue.
9. Harmar,
10. Matilda- WiJkins.
11. Henry -Baldwin; d. s. p.
ii, William-H.^ deceased; a physician; m., first, Sophia Du-
Barry ; secondly, Maria Poe, and had issue by both (sur-
name Denny) :
1. Ehenezer; U. S. N.
2. Duplessis,
3. Sophia; m. Brady AVilkins.
4. Ifchccca ; m. Dr. T. S. Verdi, and had issue.
5. Juliette; m. Thomas Gibson, and had issue.
6. Georgianna,
7. Tolma.
8. Henry,
Hi. St. Clair; a major in the U. S. A. ; b. at Pittsburgh, Pa.;
d. August 18, 1858; ap|K)inted second lieutenant, Fiftli in-
fantry, July 1, 1832; first lieutenant, November 30, 1835;
rection, and prominent in the history of Western Pennsylvania, d.
April 30, 181(5. William Wilkins, b. in 1779, d. June 23, 1865, mem-
ber of the Legislature, U. S. Senator 1831-4, Minister to Russia 1835,
member of Congress 1843-4, Secretary of War 1844-5, and judge of
the U. S. District Court for Western Pennsylvania, was a grandson.
524 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
captain, April 1,1886; transferred to £ig!ith infantry,
July 7, 1838; resigned, April 80, 1889; appointed major
and iwiyniaster, October 15, 1841 ; m. Caroline Hamilton,
and had issue (surname Denny) :
1. Morgan-Willoughhy.
2. Elizaheih\ m. William Croghan Denny.
8. Annit-H. ; m. William Mathias Corcoran.
4. Caroline ; m. J. H. DuBarry.
5. William-Morgan \ m. Elizabeth Wellendorf.
6. J.'M.-Brooke.
iv. Agnes^ [Nancy]; m. Edward Harding, of the U. S. A.; b.
in Maryland; d. February 15, 1855; appointed second
lieutenant, artillery corps, July 24, 1818; transferred to
Second artillery, June 1, 1821 ; commissioned first lieuten-
ant, May 10, 1826; captain of ordnance, May 30, 1832;
major, July 10, 1851. They had issue (surname Harding) :
1. Ebenezer-Denny ; appointed second lieutenant,
Eighteenth infantry, June 9, 1862; first lieut-
enant, January 15, 1863 ; transferred to Twen-
ty-seventh infantry, September 21, Hii66; cap-
tain, January 7, 1867; retired, October 19, 1867;
m. Yenie Morgan, daughter of Gen. George
W. Morgan.
2. ElizaJbeth; m. Oliver W. Barnes.
8. William.
4. Van-Buren.
XV. Margaret Dexny,^ (Agnes, ^ John,' Kichard,^) h.
June 25, 1771; d. December 8, 1847, at Carlisle, Penn'a; m.
Samuel Simlsox. They had issue (surname Simison):
t. Parker, h. February 10, 1794; d. Octobers. 1868, at Car-
lisle, Pa.; m. Maria Ilumrich, and had issue.
a. Elder, b. March 18, 1796 ; d. in Ohio ; m. and had issue.
til. Aancy, b. March 10, 1798; d. April 80, 1825, at Carlisle,
Pa.; m. Elisha Doyle, and had issue.
iv. John, b. September 30, 1800; d. January 81, 1855, in Ala-
bama ; m. and had issue.
V. Isabella, b. March, 1808; d. in infancy.
It. Boyd-Denny, b. September, 1805; d. October 11, 1871, in
Alabama; m. and had issue.
viL Eliza, b. August 2, 1810; resides at Mt. Vernon, Ala.; m.
Mr. Roper, and had issue.
XVI. Mary Denny,* (Agnes,^ John,* Richard,^) b.
March 5, 1778; d. April 10, 1845, in Carlisle, Penn'a; m.,
June 21, 1804, at Carlisle, Pa., by Rev. Robert Davidson, D.
Parker and Denny, ' 525
D., George Murray, b. March 17, 1762, at Fort Pitt, now
Pittsburgh, Penn'a ; d. May 6, 1855, at Carlisle. lie was the
only child of William and Susanna (Sly) Murray. In the list
of persons at Fort Pitt, not belonging to the armj', in July of
1760, is her name, also the name of her younger sister, Rachel,
and the names of her parents, George and Mai-garet Sly.
{Pennsylvania Magazine^ vol. II, pp. 803-305.) The mother
died, leaving George an orphan. He was brought to Carlisle,
where his father engaged in real estate and mercantile business,
but died, leaving the lad ** an orphan, in the care of James
Pollock, Thomas Alexander, and George Stevenson," all lead-
ing men of the county, and by whom he was afterwards ap-
prenticed to Simon Boyd, of Carlisle. In due time he became
the partner of his master in an extensive business, and subse-
quently succeeded him in it He, also, married the youngest
sister, but one, of Mr. Boyd's wife. He was a model artisan
of the kind, and a man whose life was characterized by strict
probity and a high sense of honor, regulated and controlled
by the precepts and spirit of Christianity. With a mind ra-
tional, and with the bright hope of a blissful immortality, he
departed this life in his ninety-fourth year. They had issue
(surname Murray) :
i. Priscilla-Boyd, b. July 8, 1806; d. October 28, 1877, at
Carlisle, Pa.; m. Andrew Comfort, b. October, 1800; d.
April 3, 1845; and had issue (surname Comfort) :
1. Ann-Parker,
2. Mary-Murray.
3. George- Andrew,
4. WUUani-Murray.h, June 10,1834; d. April 12,
1855, s. p.
6. Boyd-tSimison^ died in infancy.
6. Caiharine-Elizaheih^ died in infancy.
7. Henry-Duffield.
8. Alexander-Gregg.
it. William^ b. August 6, 1807 ; died in infancy.
in, Willia • -Boyd^ b. September 4, 1808 ; m. Margaret Parker
Fleming ; and had issue (surname Murray) :
1. Mar qaret- Fleming,
2. liarmar-Denny,
3. Mary-Denny.
4. Mellizena ; d. s. p.
526 Pennsylvania Qenealogies.
iv. CJmrleS'Oreggy b. October 14, 1810 ; id. Margaret Blair, b.
October 31, 1819 ; and had issue, (surname Murray) :
1. Charles- Samuel; m. and had issue.
2. Tdlhot-Chamhers ; m. and had issue.
f. George^ b. Decenaber 27, 1812; d. December 8, 18d4: m.
Elizabetl) Baker; b. February 22, 1818; d. August 6,
1865; and had issue, all died in infancy.
25. t't. Joseph- Alexander, b. October 2, 1815; m., first, Ann Hays
Blair ; secondly, Lydia Steele Foster.
vii Nancy-Denny y b. ISeptember 26, 1817 ; d. August 26, 1818.
XVIL Parker Campbell,^ (Elizabeth.* John,* Rich-
ard, ^) b. 1768 at Carlisle, Pa.; d. July 30, 1824, at Washing-
ton, Pa. He studied law at Carlisle, where he was admitted
to practice, and, in 1794, removed to Washington, Pa. being
admitted to that bar at the December term of court He was
considered the most brilliant lawyer of his day, and the old
records of the courts of Western Pennsylvania show that he
was extensively engaged in the trial of most of the causes in-
stituted. He was particularly eloquent. He served as a vol-
unteer aid to General Adamson Tannehill in the war of 1812,
on the Niagara frontier. Parker Campbell m. Elizabeth
Calhoux, of Chanibersburg, Pa., who A in 1846, at New Or-
leans, L-.1. They had issue (surname Campbell) :
i. Nancy ; d. 1871 ; m. Samuel Lyon (see Lyon record.)
a. Elizabeth, d. 1828; m., first. William Chambers, of Cham-
l)ersburg, Pa. ; secondly, Jobn S. Brady, of Washington,
Pa.
m. Eleanor; d. 1872; m. John Ritchie, of Washington, Pa.;
d., at the age of seventy, in Texas.
iv, Francis; d. 1844; unm.; an attorney-at-law.
V. J<fhn.
vi, Parker, b. in 1815; d., 1880, at Richmond, Va.; a civil en-
gineer and banker; m. Isabella Sprigg, b. 1823; d. 1876;
daughter of Samuel and Amelia Sprigg ; and had issue
(surname Campl)ell) :
1. SamtieUlSfjriygy b. 1846; broker, of Richmond,
Va.
2. Elizabeth-Calhoun^h, 1848; m. Major Cbanning
M. Bolton, late C. S. A., a civil engineer.
3. Ida-Mallom, b. 1864; m. April 10, 1878, John
Lawrence Schoolcraft, broker, of Richmond,
Va.
4. Parkei', b. 1860 ; d. 1864.
Parker and Denny, 527
XVIII. Nancy Campbell,* (Elizabetli,* John,^ Richard, «)
b. about 1770 ; m. Robert Tate, b. about 1768. They had
issue (surname Tate) :
t. Elizabeth^ b. 1792; m. Thomas Larrimer.
n. Mary^ b. 1794; m. John Wishart, of AVashington, Pa.,b.
1780, in Thomliill Parish, Perthshire, Scotland ; d. June
19, 1864 ; the son of Dr. David Wishart, who emigrated to
America in 1796; studied medicine with his father, and
graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1808,
shortly after locating at Washington, Pa. ; he was twice
married ; by first wife, Mary Tate, tliere was issue (sur-
name Wishart) :
1. Henrietta \ d. s. p.
2. Jant ; m. Alexander W. Acheson, judge of Wash-
ington county courts.
8. David ; is a physician ; served in the Rebellion
as a lieutenant. Twenty-second regiment,
Pennsylvania cavalry ; m. Sarah Hastings.
4. Nancy \ d. s. p.
5. i?o6crf-7a/c; m. Ellen Oliver.
6. Mary ; m. Rev. David Lowrie, of Beaver county.
Pa.
7. Margarctia ; m. Alfred G. W. Carter, a lawyer
of Cincinnati, O.
Hi. Julianna ; m. John Uncles, and had issue (surname Uncles),
«7o/in, JameSy and Ann-EHza.
ir. Ilenrietta ; d. August 19, 1859; m. Thomas Gregg, and had
issue (surname Gregg), Robert, John, Mary, and Thomas,
V, Sarah; m. Charles Reemer, and had issue (surname
Reemer), James, William-Francits, Henry, Catharine,
Nancy ^ Sarah, and ElizubUh.
rt. Samuel ; accidently killed at Bloody Run by falling from a
horse.
I'tt. Lucinda; m. John McAlister, and had issue (surname
McAlister), Henrietta, Elizabeth, Corridon, Jesse, Sarah,
Mary-Jane, and Lucinda,
viii, Nancy; m. William Dennison, and had issue (surname
Dennison), Mary, Elizabeth^ Ann, Catharine, IVilliam,
and EUen,
ix, Jane ; d. s. p.
X. Margaret ; m. Rev. William D. Smith, D. D., and had issue
(surname Smith), James and Mary,
XIX. Mary Parker,* (Alexander,* John," Richard,*) b.
1789, at Carlisle, Pa. ; d. at Pittsburgh, Pa. ; m. Gen. William
528 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
Robinson, of Allegheny City; a very prominent man in
Western Pennsylvania, and the first mayor of Allegheny City.
They had issue (surname Robinson) :
i. James \ d. unm.
ti. William-O'^ Uara\ m. and had issue.
m. AUxander-Parker \ m. and had issue.
iu. CharleS'McClure; d. unm.
V. John ; m. and had issue.
in. FranciS'Pringle ; m. and had issue.
vii, Annie \ m., first, Mr. Blair; secondly, Mr. Speer.
via, Mary-Parker ; m. and had issue.
ix. Henry ; drowned in the Allegheny river whilst skating, in
his twelfth year.
XX. Eleanor Dunbar,* (Jaue,^ Thomas,* Richard,*) h.
April 4, 1775 ; d. August 4, 1861 ; m. May 12, 1767, John
Creigh, b. September 13, 1773; d. November 7, 1848, at
Carlisle, Pa., and there buried ; son of John Creigh and Jane
Houston of Silvers Spring.* He was educated at Dickinson
* Thomas Creigh, the son of John and Mary Creigh, was born in
Temple Patrick, near Carrickfurgus, Ireland. His father was a rul-
ing elder in the Presbyterian church there. Thomas Creigh, m., Sep-
tember 22, 1740, Janet McCreerie. He died in Ireland, but the widow
followed her two sons John and Thomas to America in 1791. She
died January 10, 1797, at Carlisle, Pa. Thomas Creigh and his wife
Janet had issue (surname Creigh) :
2. i. John^ b. August 25, 1741 ; m. Jane Huston,
ti. Mary, b. 1743; m. Hugh Kirkpatrick.
tu. Aynes, b. 1745; d. July 10, 1799.
ic. Janet, b. 1747 ; d. November 11, 1833, in Lewisburg, Green-
brier county, Va. ; m. Hugh McCleary.
r. Thomas, b. March 7, 1762; d. December 2, 1847, in Lewis-
burg, Greenbrier county, Va. ; m., 1801, Margaret Lynn
Williams, d. October 30, 1854; daughter of Capt. Samuel
Williams.
VI, Catharine ; m. John Tomb.
II. John Creigh, b. August 25, 1741, in Ireland; d. February 17,
1813, at Carlisle, Pa. ; emigrating to America, in 1761, and settled, at
first, in East Pennsboro', Cumberland county, Pa., afterwards locat-
ing at Carlisle. The Revolutionary war coming on , he took a decided
and active part in the patriot cause, and during that struggle was
quite prominent in public affairs. He was in the Jersey campaign
of 1776, and, as an officer of the State, administered the oath of alle-
giance to all persons within his district. He married, August 25, 1766,
Parker and Denny, 629
College, graduating in 1792, studied medicine with Dr. Samuel
McCoskry, of Carlisle, and graduated an M. D. from the Uni-
versity of Pennsylvania. In 1795, he located at Pittsburgh,
but in 1799, retnoved to Landisburg, Perry county. Pa., where
he continued until 1819, when he returned to C^irlisle, where he
passed the remainder of his life. In the war of 1812-14, he
enrolled a company which was accepted by the Governor.
From 1827 to 1833, he was a trustee of Dickinson College and
for many years was a trustee of the Presbyterian churcL As
a physician he ranked among the first in his profession, and
had a large and laborious practice. Throughout his medical
life he regarded the honor and virtue of the medical profession
as of the highest character, and, as far as his influence went, he
condemned every attempt to lower the status of that profession.
They had issue (surname Creigh) :
26. t. John-Dunhar, b. April 26, 1797 ; m. Caroline R. Williamson.
ii, Richard- Parker, b. December 8, 1708; d. September 23,
1826; uiim ; studied law with liis brother, and was ad-
mitted to tlie bar in 1825.
m. Jane-Eliza, b. November 22, 1800; d. April 17, 1803.
iv. Samuel, h. September 23, 180J; d. September 10, 1872, in
Miami county, Kansas; buried in the Quaker burying
grotnid near Ossawatomie ; studied law and was admitted
to the Carlisle bar; in 1871, removed to Kansas.
V, Mary, b. July 30, 1804; d. March 4. 1837 ; m. December 15,
1831, Thomas B. Jacobs, and had issue (surname Jacobs) :
Jane TIustox, d. October 31, 1808; daughter of Samuel Huston, of
East Pennsboro', Cumberland county, Pa. They had issue :
t. Isabella, b. October 10, 1767; d. June 28, 1848; m., first,
Samuel Alexander; secondly, Robert Evans,
n. Thomas, b. August 16,1769; d. October 29,1809; unm ;
studied law under Thomas Duncan, and admitted to
practice, July 2, 1791.
Hi, Samuel, b. October 2, 1771 ; d. August 21, 1836; m., flrat
Martha Hunter ; secondly, Jane Mahon.
XV, John, b. September 13, 1773, (see Parker record. J
V, Mary,h, Decembe. 10, 1775; d. Septeml)er 24, 1830; m.
John Kennedy, judge of the Supreme Court.
vi, Elizabeth, b. February 3, 1779 ; d. December 3, 1829 ; m.
Samuel Duncan, d. 1819.
34
530 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
1. John-Creigh, b. March 13, 1883; d. Auffust 21,
1835.
2. JameS'(}yru8, b. June 15, 1834 ; d. July 24, 1834.
vi. Eleanor-Jane, b. Octol)er 2, 1806.
27. vii, 7Vmu»,b.8eptember9, 1808; m., first, Ann Hunter Jacobs;
secondly, Jane McClelland Grubb.
28. via. Alfred, b. December 16,1810 ; ra., first, Surah Jane Cooke:
secondly, Julia Ann Stephenson.
ix. William-Linn, b. June 21, 1813; d. April 16, 1866, in
Waynesburg, Greene county. Pa ; learned printing, and
subsequently studied medicine under his father; and
settled in Waynesburg, Pa. ; m. October 15, 1846, Rachel
Edwards, b. April 14, 1822; d. March 13, 1870, and lind
issue (surnaue Creigh) :
1. liichard- Parker y b. July 31, 1847 ; resides in Ne-
' braska.
X. Isahella-Mateer^h. May 15, 1814; d. August 9, 1815.
XXL Mary Parker,* (Andrew,^ James,' Richard,^) K
about 1789: d. in Philadelphia, Pa. ; m. Robert Urie Jacob.
They had issue (surname Jacob) :
t. Jerman: m., first, Anna Chapman; no issue; secondly,
Elizabeth Wilson, and had issue, Robert, m. Mary Lon^c
of Huntingdon ; Mary, and Alexander-Wilson,
it. Margaret', m. Dr. Robert Martin, and had issue (surname
Martin) :
1. AndretC'Parker \ m. Mary Stansberry, of Phila-
delphia, and had Btssit, d. s. p , and May.
2. SamueL
m. Andrew-Parker ',m, M. Ehzabeth Vanvalzah, and had is-
sue, Jlarritt,
u\ Ellen-Doty ; m. Dr. Jolin I. Marks, and had issue (surname
Marks), Catharine-J., m John McClure, Jane, and
Hither t- Urie.
V. Catharine, (twin) ', m. Lewis T.Watson, and had issue
(surniirae Watson), Charles- Parker, Edwin, d. s. p.,
Tliomas-Urie, Arthur- Wellesley, Jerman, d. s. p., and
Oouvernour-Kemble.
XXII. James Parker,^ (Andrew,* James,* Richard, M b.
about 1793 ; in. Hannah C. Doty. They had issue :
t. Andrew: d. in infancy.
ti. Joseph- Williams', unm.
Hi. James-Gustine ; d. unm.
iv. Ellen-Doty ; ni. F. G. Franciscus, and had issue (surname
Franciscus) :
Parker and Denny, 531
1. Ellen-Parker ; d. s. p.
2. James-Parker.
3. John-Thompaon,
4. Kate-Parker,
0. TFt7/tam-3fom'mer; (1. s. p.
C. LeiciS'Pascnnlt ; d. s. p.
7. Harrii'DoVi \ d. s. p.
8. Jnspph-Orynsby^ d. 8. p.
9. Francia-Caraon ; d. 8. p.
r. Robert-TJrie; d. unm.
vL lUchard'C. ; m. Ellen Mor^n, of Wa8liinp^ton, D. C, and
had issue, Caroline and James,
vii. Roswell- Southard; d. unm.
viii, Margaret- Urie; m. Homer Benedict, deceased; and bad
issue (surname Henedict) :
1. Margaret ; m. S. Charles Knip^ht, of Glenlock, Pa.
ix, Catharine- Jacob ; m. Dr. (Jeorge Hoover, deceased ; and had
issue (surname Hoover) :
1. Hannah-Parker,
X. Alrin-Boyd.
xi. Thoma S' Davidson \ m. Marjjaret Lawrence ; no issue.
xii. llenrif-Wihrm; d. in infancy.
xiii, Jcrman-Juf't b ; \n, Annie McCoy, and had issue:
1 . < 'harlcs-Mc Coy,
XXIIT. Klizabetii Parker,^ (Andrew,** Janies,^ Richard,')
1). April 3. 1797 : d. February 2, 1860 : m. William Miller
Henderson,* b. May 28, 1795; [November, 1885,] is still
living in reasonably frood health and very cheerful. They ha<l
issue (surname Henderson) :
t. James-Wilson ; m. Jane B. Alexander, and had issue (sur-
name llonderson) :
1. Sannid- Alexander,
2. William- Miller,
ii. A ndrew- Pa rkcr.
Hi. lloberi- Miller ^h, Marcli 11, 1827; gniduated from Dickin-
son College ; studied law, and was admitted to the Car-
lisle bar; served in tlie Legislature, 1851-52; in the war
of the Rel)ellion, was a captain in the Seventh Pennsyl-
vania Reserves; promoted lieutenant colonel ; after the
second Bull Rtin battle, being then severely wounded, he
resigned ; was breveted brigadier general for meritorious
*IIis father, Matthew Henderson, d. July 19, IKSO, aged about
seventy years; and his mother, Margaret Henderson, d. April 16,
1841, aged eighty-two years.
582 Pennsylvania Oeneahgien.
conduct ; subsequently accepted the office of provost
marshal of the Fifteenth district of Pennsylvania ; was
appointed president judge of the judicial district of Dau-
phin and Lebanon ; which position he filled several years
with distinguished ability, and then resigned ; resides at
Carlisle, Pa., engaged in his profession ; he m. Margaret
Webster, of Baltimore, Md., and had issue (surname
Henderson) :
1. William-M,
2. John- Webster,
8. Margarei'Thombury.
4. Klizabeth'Parker.
6. Bohert'Miller,
6. Rebecca.
7. RoberuM. ; d. in infancy,
itf. Sarah-Ellen,
V, Margaret; m. John C. Hager, and had isssue (surname
Ilager) :
1. Elizabeth-Henderson,
2. Catharine,
8. Cecilvi'Ellmaker,
4. MargareUH,
5. JohU'C,
6. Sarah-E,
7. Wil Ham- Henderson,
8. Edward-Ihtonse^xd,
vi, Rebecca,
vii, Harriet' Seeley ; d. s. p.
viii. William'3fatthew ; d. s. p.
ix, Richard-Parker,
XXIV. Andrew Parker/ (Andrew,' James,' Richard,')
Td. May 21, 1805, in Cumberland county, Pa. ; d. January 15,
1864, in Mifflintown, Pa. He was educated at Dickinson Col-
lege, Carlisle, graduating in 1824 ; studied law under Andrew
'Carothei's, and admitted to the bar in 1826. He soon after
commenced the practice of his profession at Lewistown, Pa,
and subsequently appointed deputy attorney general for Mif-
flin county, removing to Mifflintown, the then county seat,
where he resided until his death. He served as a representa-
tive in Congress, from 1851 to 1853. He was an able lawyer,
.and his practice and reputation extended to all the neighboring
counties. Mr. Parker m., April 26, 1831, Ann Eliza Doty.
'They had issue:
Parker and Denny. 588
t. Ezra-Doiy, b. April 15, 1833 ; resides at Mifflintown, Pa. ;
ni., February 12,1863,Mai7 McDowell Hamilton, d. No-
vember 25, 1864, and had issue :
1. Andrew^ b. November 19, 1863.
2. James-Frow^ b, November 20, 1864 ; d. in infancy.
Mr. Parker m., secondly, October 18, 1866, Jennie Howaixl
Yanvalzah, and had issue :
3. Harrut-Howard, b. November 10, 1867.
4. Rebecca Cloyd^ b. November 10, 1869.
5. Thomas-Vanvalzah^h. September 29, 1871.
6. Edmund-Souihard^ b. February 28, 1874.
ti. JarwM- TFt«taw»,b. January 29, 1835; d. November 13, 1888.
Hi, Rebeccn-Cloydy b. Auj?ust 12, 1837 ; resides at Ridley Park,
Pa. ; m., November 10, 1869, David R. B. Nevin, and had
issue (surname Nevin) :
1. JIf ay-Pierce, b. November 19, 1871.
2. Andrew- Parker J b. April 6, 1873.
iv. Edmund' Southard^ b. October 25, 1839; resides in Mifflin-
town, Pa. ; m., February 23, 1865, Mary Isabella Wilson,
and liad issue :
1. Mary-Wilson^ b. November 23, 1865 ; d. August
4,1866.
2. Anna-Eliza^ b. January 12, 1867.
3. lFi«tom.Trt7«on,b. August 18, 1868.
4. Edmund-Southard^ b. November 13, 1869.
5. Isabella-Jane^ b. November 19, 1870.
6. Ezra-Doty^ b. August 15, 1872.
7. Helen-Wilson, b. November 21, 1873.
8. Brainard- Warner, b. January 26, 1875.
9. Lucy-WiUon, b. May 8, 1876.
10. Buth- Evelyn, b. March 4, 1879 ; d. Dec. 3, 1882.
11. Andrew, b. February 1, 1883.
V. Margaret- Williams, b. October 25, 1841 ; d. December 22,
1842.
rt. Thomas-lJrie, b. December 4, 1843 ; resides at Mifflintown,
Pa. ; m., Deceml)er 3, 1865, Mary Charlotte Martin ; and
had issue :
1. CaXharine-Martin, b. August 1, 1868.
2. Thomas-Urie, b. June 29, 1870.
vii. Mary-Jacob, b. May 16. 1846 ; m., February 29, 1873, Brain-
ard H. Warner; reside in Washington, D. C, and had
issue (surname Warner) :
1. Julia, b. November 23, 1873 ; d. in infancy.
2. Bessie, (twin,) b. November 23, 1873.
3. Brainard-H., b. June, 1875.
4. Anna-Parker, b. September, 1876.
5. Mary-Jacob, b. July, 1879.
584 Pennsylvania Oenealogies,
rin. Ann^Elha^ b. Augrust 25,1848 ; m., March 14, 1878, Robert
McMeen, of Mifflintown, Pa., and bad issue (suniame
McMeen):
1. Andrew-Parker^ b. December 9, 1883.
ix. Andrew^ b. November 19, 1850 ; d. May 27, 1852.
X. James-Arkdrew^ b. November 15, 1852 ; d. February 24, 1853.
xt. Ellen-Elizaheih, b. December 11, 1854; d. January 26,1859.
XXV. Joseph Alexander Murray, ^ (Mary* [Denny,]
Agnes, ^ John,* Eichard,^) b. October 2, 1815, at Carlisle, Pa
His preparatory education bad been acquired in his native
place and elsewhere, and in August, of 1837, he graduated from
the Western University of Pennsylvania, at Pittsbui^h. In
the autumn of the same year, he entered the Western Theo-
logical Seminary, in Allegheny, Pa., and from it he graduated
in the autumn of 1840. In October, of the same year, he was
licensed to preach the Gospel by the Presbytery of Ohio, which
then embraced the churches in and about Pittsburgh. Soon
afterwards, he received invitations to visit vacant churches, and
accepted one to preach at Marion, Ohio. This church he sup-
plied for six months, from December, of 1840. to May, of 1841,
inclusive, but finally declined a unanimous call to become its
pastor. He then visited his native place, and in October, of
1841, he received and accepted a call to the united congrega-
tions of Monaghan (Dillsburg) and Petersburg, and was ordained
and installed pastor of the same by the Carlisle Presbytery in
April, of 1842. This relation happily and usefully subsisted
for about eighteen years During his pastorate, the present
church edifice was erected at Dillsburg. For years he served
there also as school director, and president of the board. Dur-
ing the same period, several invitations had been received to
churches in other places, but declined. Finally, however, in
consequence of impaired health, he resigned the charge ; the
pastoral relation was dissolved in October, of 1858, and he then
retired to Carlisle. His health never afterwards permitted him
to undertake the active work and assume the responsibilities of
a settled pastor, but he supplied several churches, often filled
vacant pulpits, and assisted his clerical friends. Of all those
ministers who belonged to the venerable Presbytery of Carlisle,
Parker and Denny. 535
in 1842, when he joined it, there are now but two, including
himself, who are still in connection with it On four different
occasions he had been sent by his Presbytery as a commissioner
to the General Assembly— in 1844, 1861, 1865 and 1875. On
the last occasion he had also been chosen by his synod, with
Hon. H. W. Williams, to defend, if necessary, a decision of
said body l>efore the General Assembly, and in this highest
church court he was appointed one of the Judicial Committee.
In 1876, he was chosen, by acclamation, moderator of the Synod
of Harrisburg. In 1869, his alma mater conferred on him the
honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity. In 1870, he was elected
a corresponding member of the Numismatic and Antiquarian
Society of Philadelphia. In 1873, he was elected a member of
the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. In 1880, he was
elected a member of the American Philosophical Society at
Philadelphia. He is president of the Cumberland County
Bible Society, secretary of the Historical Association of Car-
lisle, &c. Several of his discourses and addresses have been
published. He has frequently contributed to some of the
periodicals of our country — literary, historical, and religious —
in which work he still continues, as well as preaches and min-
isteriallv officiates whenever desired and is able to do so. But,
in no instance, would he ever consent to accept of any work or
position that would interfere with his high calling and character
as a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ Rev. Dr. Murray
was twice married ; m., first, April 25, 1843, Ann Hays Blair,
daughter of Andrew Blair, b. May 6, 1819 ; d. September 14,
1875, at Carlisle, Pa., and had issue (surname Murray):
t. Mary -Elizabeth, b. February 11, 1S48 ; m., January 2. 1868,
Charles F. Himes, Pli-D. ; b. June 2, 1838, in l^ncaster
county, Pa. ; lie graduated at Dickinson College in 1856 ;
a teacher until 1860; professor of mathematics in Troy
University from 1860 to 1863; from 1863 to 1865 engaged
in scientific etiidies at the University of Giessen, Ger-
many, and, in the latter year, entered upon the i)Osition
occupied until recently— professor of natural science in
his alwa mater, but now that of physics, and the senior
professor in the college. As a scientist, he deservedly
liolds a front and honorable rank, and has made frequent
636 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
contributions of a scientific and educational character,
among: them, "Leaf Prints," " Tlie Stereoscope,"
"Wills' Tables for Qualitative Chemical Analysis,
Translated and Enlarf^ed," "Bunsen's Flame Reac-
tions," " Methods and Results of the Observations of
the Total Solar Eclipse of 1869," " Photographic Inves-
tiprations, including Improved Photofirraphic Toning
Process," " Preparation of Photographic Plates by Day-
light," "Actinism," and articles in the Annual Recnrd
of Science and Industry, from 1873 to 1877, &c. In 1879.
published " Historical sketch of Dickinson College."
Mr. and Mrs. Himes had issue, besides two children died
in infancy, (surname Himes) :
1. Mary-Murray,
2. Anna- Magdalene,
Rev. Dr. Murray m., secondly, October 2, 1879, Lydia Steele
Foster, of Philadelphia, b. March 9, 1836, in Carlisle ; daugh-
ter of Crawford Foster. They reside at Carlisle, Penna
XXVI. John Dunbar Creigh,^ (Eleanor* IDunbar,]
Jane,« Thomas, a Richard, i) b. April 26, 1797; d. June 4,
1882, at San Francisco, California. He received an academical«
collegiate, and legal education at Carlisle, Pa.; studied law
with Andrew Carothers, and was admitted to the bar in 1819.
Shortly after, he located at Landisburg, Perry county. Pa. He
continued in the law several years, but subsequently entered
the iron business, and, for a long time, he managed Stewart's
and Dunbar's Furnaces in Fayette county, and Caroline Fur-
nace in Perry county. However, he returned to the bar, and
practiced in St Louis and Pittsburgh, eventually locating in
San Francisco. He had the honor of filling the office of judge
of the different courts in that city, but, at the end of his term,
declined a reelection, preferring to return to his profession, in
which he continued until his death — one of the most brilliant
minds at the California bar. Judge Creigh was twice married;
m., first, September 5, 1826, Caroline Ramsey Williamson ;
d. May 9, 1856. They had issue (surname Creigh) :
i. John, I). October 30, 1828.
a. Samuel' Williamson, b. January 13, 1831; m. Mary P.
St an pole.
Hi, Tknmas. b. March 30, 1833.
i\), Alfred-H,'W,, b. 1838.
Parker and Denny. 587
V. Isahella-Mary^h. 1842; m., first, Col. J. Blanchard Miles,
killed in the battle of the Wilderness, May, 1864; sec-
ondly, Thomas C. Fisher,
li. Ellen'Dunbar, b. April 17, 1846; m. Wilson Miller.
m». Jane-Parker^ b. 1847 ; d. s. p.
via, Caroline-Williamaon^ (twin,) b. 1847; d. s. p.
Judge Creigh m., secondly, November 1, 1865, Catharine
J. Phillips, of Philadelphia.
XXVIL Thomas Creigh, ^ (Eleanor* [Dunbar,] Jane,^
Thomas,' Richard,^) b. September 9, 1808, in Landisburg,
Perrv county, Penn'a ; d. April 21, 1880, at Mercersburg, Pa.
After passing through the grammar school connected with
Dickinson College, he entered that institution, from which he
graduated in 1828. Studied theology under the Rev. George
Duffield, D. D., of Carlisle, and completed his theological
course at the seminary at Princeton. He was licensed to
preach by the Presbytery of Carlisle, April 12, 1881. On the
27th of September following, he was installed pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Mercersburg, Franklin county, Penn'a,
and, for almost half a century, that was the field of his minis-
terial labors. He filled that office acceptably to the people of
his charge, and was beloved by the citizens of every denomi-
nation. He was a faithful messenger of the gospel of Christ
Rev. Dr. Creigh was twice marrie^l ; m., first, February 14,
1838, Ann Hunter Jacobs, b. July 8, 1809 ; d. October 16,
1886. They hfid issue (surname Creigh) :
t. John, b. December 1, 1888 ; d. April 17, 1861.
n. James-Jacobs, b. November 25, 1885; is an Episcopalian
minister; m., June, 1865, Emma Barber; and liad issue,
Mari/'Dunbar,
Rev. Dr. Creigh m.. secondly, November 29, 1837, Jaj^^e
McClelland Grubb, b. May 21, 1809. They had issue (sur-
name Creigh) :
ni. Joseph'Brainerd, b. December 19, 1838 ; d. May 28, 1862.
ic. Thomas-Alfred, b. October 6, 1840; m. Mary Vanlear
Irvin, and had issue, Thomas ; reside in Omaha, Ne-
braska.
V. William, b. April 4, 1842; d. April 6, 1847.
vL Elleri'Dunhar, b. April 13, 1845.
588 Pennsylvania Oenealogies,
XXVIII. Alfred Creigh,^ (Eleanor* [Dunbar,] Jane,'
Thomas,' Richard, i) b. Deceml>er 16, 1810, at Landisburg,
Perry county, Pa. He received an academical and classical
education at Dickinson College, Carlisle, where he graduated
in 1830, receiving the degree of A. B., and, iu 1883, thjit of
A. M. He began the study of medicine with his father, and
assisted him for several years in his profession. Turning his
attention to literary pursuits, he published several historical
works of value, "Masonry and Anti-Masonry," "History of
Knights Templar in Pennsylvania," two volumes, " History of
Washington county, Pa," and, also, a "History of Greene
county, Pa." In 1850, the University of Kentucky, at La
Grange, conferred upon him the degree of LL. Dl For almost
fifty years he has been prominently identified with the masonic
fraternity. Alfred Creigh was twice married ; m., first, August
5, 1841, Sarah Jane Coore, b. September 11, 1814 ; d. Oc-
tober 8, 1842 ; daughter of John Cooke, of Berkeley county, Va.*
and Sarah Swearingen, daughter of Andrew Swearingen, of
Washington, Pa. They had issue (surname Creigh) :
%, Ellen-Dunbar, b. September 30, 1842; d. 8. p.
Dr. Creigh m., secondly, September 10, 1844, Julia Ann
Stephenson, b. August 23, ISlJi ; daughter of William Ste-
phenson and Margaret Crawford. They had issue (surname
Creigh) :
u. EUen-Dunhar, (2d,) b. September 8, 1845.
Hi, WillUtm- Thomas, b. September 21, 1848.
tf. John-Wishart, b. July 30, 1850.
u. Mar y-Marfjant' Stephenson ^ b. August 3, 1853; d. January
14, 1854.
tn. JanieS' Stephenson, b. February 28, 1855.
vii, Alfred' Richard, b. October 80, 1858; d. January 1, 1860.
Roan of Derry, 639
ROAN OF DERRY.
I. Archibald Roan,^ a native of Scotland, settled in Gren-
shaw, Ireland, about the year 1690 ; he was a weaver by trade,
of good education, and a Covenanter. Of his children, two
came to America, of whom we have record :
2. 1. Andrew^'h, 1713; in. Margaret Walker.
3. n. John,, b. 1717 ; m. Anne (Cochran) Leckey.
II. Andrew Roan,* (Archibald,^) b. 1713, in Grenshaw,
Ireland : d. 1768. in Derry township, Lancaster, now Dauphin
county, Pa. ; emigrated to America in the year 1789, in com-
pany with his brother Rev. John Roan. He was a weaver by
trade, arid it is probable from this fact that Webster and Sprague
in their Annals of the Presbyterian Church in America, state
that the Rev. John Roan was a weaver, when such was not
the case. It is a well-known fact, however, that among the
Scotch-Irish settlers, every man had some trade or occupation.
Andrew Roan, at his death, left a wife, Margaret Walker,
who did not survive him long, and children as follows :
t. Margaret^ b. 1737 ; m., in 1755, James Barnett, (see Barneti
record,)
it, William,, b. 1740 ; removed to Tennessee, tliere married
and died,
m. Sally, b. 1743.
iv, Hugh. b. 1747.
V, Jennelt, b. 1753; m. Thomas Foot.
4. vi. Archibald^ b. 1755.
III. Rev. John Roan,^ (Archibald,^) b. April 30, 1717,
(O. S.,) in Grenshaw, Ireland ; d. October 3, 1776, in Derry
township, Lancaster, now Dauphin county, Pa He received a
good education, and emigrated to Pennsylvania about 1740.
540 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
He entered the "Log College," and taught school on the Ne-
shaminy and in Chester county while pursuing his theological
studies. He was licensed by the "Newside" Presbytery of
New Castle, and, in the winter of 1744, sent to Hanover, Va.
The following year, (1745,) he was settled over the united con-
gregations of Derry, Paxtang and Conewago, the latter having
one fifth of his time. The minutes of the synod placed Roan
in Donegal Presbytery, and "points of difficulty," says Web-
ster, "continually arosa" Towards the latter days of his min-
istry, Mr. iloan missionated frequently on the south branch of
the Potomaa He lies interred in Derry Church grave-yari
On his tombstone is this inscription :
Beneath this stone \ are deposited the Remains j of an able^
faithful I courageous ik successful \ minister of Jestis Christ \ The
Hev^d John Roan \ Pastor of Paxton^ Derry A Mount Joy \ Con-
gregations \from the year 1745 | till OcL 3, 1775 | when he ex-
changed I a Militant for a triumphant Life \ in the 59th year of
Jus Age,
The Rev. John Roan m., August 21, 1750, Mrs. Annb
(Cochran) Leckey, b. March 25, 1724; d. April 22, 1788, in
Chester county. Pa. ; daughter of James Cochran and Anne
Rowan. They had issue :
i. Isabella^ b. July 8, 1751 ; d. November 27, 1758.
5. u. Jane, b. May 3, 1763 ; m. William ClingHn.
Hi. Anne, b. May 13, 1755; d. September 1, 1763.
tv. A^^xan^er, b. April 7, 1757 ; d. September 10, 1757.
6. V. Elizabeth, b. August 14, 1758; m. William Clark.
7. ri. Flavel, b. July 3, 1760.
8. vii, Mary, b. March 24, 1764; m. Nathan Stockman.
lY. Archibald Roan,^ (Andrew,* Archibald, i) h. 1755,
in Derry township, Lancaster, now Dauphin county, Pa. Upon
the death of his father, in 1768, he wfis placed in the care of
his uncle, the Rev. John Roan. In the will of the latter this
mention is made of him : " I also allow to my nephew, Archi-
bald Roan, (in case the above persons, the Rev. George Duf-
field and my executors, apprehend him religiously disposed,)
twenty pounds towards his college expenses." He studied law,
Roan of Derry, 541
and removed to Tennessee, where he obtained a license to prac-
tice that profession. He was shortly afterwards appointed dis-
trict attorney general, and, in 1795, honored with the position
of judge of the Supreme Court of Tennessee. From 1801 to
1804, he was Governor of that State, and held a number of im-
portant offices. He was a gentleman of education, a leading
jurist, and an honorable citizen of the State of his adoption.
He d. at his residence, near Jonesboro', but we have not the
date. In honor of him, Tennessee named one of its counties.
Dr. Ramsey, the venerable historian of Tennessee, and presi-
dent of the State Historical Society, gives us the following:
"In person, he was about six feet high, tall and erect, slender,
graceful and dignified, exceedingly modest, rather taciturn,
always retiring and unpretending — a well-bred, old fashioned
Virginia gentleman of the last century. The color of his eyes
is not now recollected. A little scholarly in his conversation,
his voice, and his mien and general manner — unostentatious in
his charities and his benefactions. He belonged to the Presbyte-
rian church, and, if the writer mistakes not, was an elder in
Pleasant Forest ch urch, near Campbell's Station, in Knox county.
Like Cincinnatus, he went from his farm to his scat on the
bench ; from the plow to the executive office at Knoxville,
Tenn., where the scepter of Judah then was. He was the sec-
ond Governor of the State of Tennessee, and the immediate
successor of Governor Sevier, who was the first But, unlike
Sevier, Governor Roan was without ambition. He had no as-
pirations to office or political preferment ; he preferred tlie quiet
of home and of domestic life. He m. a Miss Campbell, of the
Virginia Campbells. He had three sons, James became a
physician, and was a successful practitioner in Nashville, Tenn.
Andrew, it is supposed, settled there too; while tlie third son,
the writer believes, went west and died. A daughter became
the first wife of Colonel Reynolds A. Ramsey. * * * *
Much more might be said for Governor Roan. He left no
stain upon his high and honorable character. The King's En-
glish is too feeble, not sufficiently expressive, to describe it or
portray his genuine worth. Another has used another language
to describe him truthfully — Integer viiae e scelerisque purus,'^
542 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
V. Jane Roan,» (John,« Archibald, i) b. May 3, 1753, in
Derry tx^wnship, Lancaster, now Dauphin, county, Penn'a:
married, June 11, 1778, William Clingak, of Chester county,
born in 1756, son of Thomas Clingan [1722-1788] and Mar-
garet, his wife. In Dunlap's Pennsylvania Packet for June
17, 1778, then published at Lancaster, during the occupation
of Philadelphia by the British, we find the following reference
to the marriage of Jane Roan, daughter of the Rev. John Roan,
and William Clingan : *' Was married last Thursday, (June
11, 1778,) Mr. William Clingan, Jr., of Donegal, ^/o Miss Jenny
Roan^ of Londonderry, both of this county of Lancaster — a
sober, sensible, agreeable, young couple, and very sincere
Whigs. This marriage promises as much happiness as the
state of things in this, our sinful, world will admit. This was
truly a Whig wedding, as there were present many young gen-
tlemen and ladies, and not one of the gentlemen but had been
out when called on iti the service of his country, and it was
well known that the groom in particular had proved his hero-
ism, as well as Whigism, in several battles and skirmishes.
After the marriaere was ended, a motion was made, and heartily
agreed to by all present, that the young unmarried ladies should
form themselves into an association by the name of the Whig
Association of the Unmarried Young Ladies of America, in
which they should pledge their honor that they would never
give their hand in marriage to any gentleman until he had first
proved himself a patriot, in readily turning out when called to
defend his country from slavery, by a spirited and brave con-
duct, as they would not wish to be the mothers of a race of
slaves and cowarda" They removed to Buffalo Valley, where
they resided until their death. Mr. Clingan was a prominent
and influential personage on the frontiers, during and subse-
quent to the war of the Revolution. He died May 24th,
1822, his wife surviving until May 7, 1838. They had issue,
(surname Clingan):
t. Murgaret, b. October 18, 1779 ; m., November 15, 179S, John
Scott.
ii. John. b. April 2(5, 1781 ; d. September, 1841; unm.
Roan of Derry. 543
Hi. Anme,\y. Janujiry 23, 1783; d. April 19,1867; m., March
19, 1812, Joseph Lawson.
ir. Thomas, b. May 19, 1786; d. April 24, 1858: m., in 1813,
Mar^jaret Le\iis.
r. ^h*z«7>6i/»,b. January 13,1787; d. April 6, 1872; m., March
26. 1812, Thomas Barber.
vi. Gcortje, b. October 20, 1788; d. January 14, 1860; m., in
1817, Eliza Scott.
rii, Flavil, b. March 18, 1795: d. October 17, 1876; in.. May
25, 1819, Mary Scott.
VI. Elizabeth Roan,^ (John,^ ArchibakU) b. August
14, 1758, in Derry township, Ijancastcr, now Daupnin, county,
Penn'a ; m. William Clark, a native of Hanover ; an early
settler in Buffalo Vallev- where he died in 1813. She was his
second wife. They had issue (surname Clark) :
1. Jkoan, b. June 9, 1788; ni. and left issue.
ii. Sarariy b. November 19, 1789; d. May 9, 1857; unm.
Hi, William^ b. May 6, 1791 ; d. unra.
iv. Flavel, b. February 9, 1793; d. March 6, 1858; unm.
V. Margaret, b. November 18, 179-t ; d. unm.
ri. Walter, b. January 27, 1797 ; m. and left issue.
vii. James, b. September 18, 1799; was thrice married; died,
suddenly, at Lewisburg, Union county, Penn'a, October
22, 1864; two of his sons, James-C, and Ashury, are dis-
tinguished ministers, the former a Methodist, the latter
a representative of the Presbyterian faith and stock.
VII. Flavel Roan,3 (J()hn,2 Archibald,^) b. Julv 31.
1760, in Dcrr}- townshij), Lancaster, now Dauphin, county,
Penn'a. After his mother's death, ho removed to Buffalo
Valley, where two of his sisters, who were married, had
settled. lie was a man of education, but quite erratic and
never married. As he says in a letter to his cousin, Sankcv
Dixon, he ** served three vears as sheriff of Northumlx?rland
county, i\\\- years a meml>er of the Assembly, three years a
county commissioner, and, for a considerable time, ca])tain of
a rifle comi»an\.'' He further says, '*thc sheriff business em-
barnissed me considerably," as wils really the case. He subse-
({uently taught school, and died in 1817, at the age of fifty-
seven. A diary or journal kei)t by him, and freely qaot(Kl
from by Hon. John Blair Linn in his admirable Ilutory of the
Buffalo Valley, is entertaining reading.
5-44 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
VIIL Mary Roan,» (Jolm,« Archibald, ^ ) b. March 26,
1764, in Derry township, Lancaster, now Dauphin, county,
Penna, d. December 24, 1847, at the residence of her son-
in-law, James Sharpe, at Sharpsburg, Allegheny county, Pa.
She m., October 10, 1789, Nathan Stockman, h. September,
1763, in the north of Ireland ; came with his parents to Chester
count}'^. Province of Pennsylvania, in 1765. After his mar-
riage, he located in Buffalo Valley, from whence he removed
to Beaver Falls, Beaver county, Pa., about 1801, where he
died, very suddenly, on the 5th of April, 1812. Thej" had
issue (surname Stcxikman) :
i. James, b. November 4, 1791 ; d. May 10, 1844, at San An-
tonio. Texas; he left one daughter, who married Reeve
Lewis, and resides on Lake Providence, La.
ti. Annie, b. January 28, 1793; d. 1878; m. Mark Clfj-k, of
Beaver county. Pa.; they had twelve children.
Hi. Jok:i'lioan. b. November 9, 1796; d. April 24, 1842; mar-
ried in I'ittsburgh, but subsequently i-emoved to Natchez,
Miss., where he died ; left eight children, five of whom
survive, the daughters in Natchez; a son, S.-Dryden
Stockman, in New Orleans, and John-li. Stockman, io
San Francisco.
tf. Isabella, b. September 2, 1798 : d. August, 1873 ; m. James
Shan)e, of Pittsburgh, d. March, 1861 ; of their cliildren
(surname Sharpe), Janies- Stockman, an unusually bright
young man, died wiiile a student at Jefferson College,
Canonsburg, Mary-Uoau'Stoikmany Jane-Beltzkocver,
John 'Rof in- Stockman, EUza-L, m. Clarke; the latter
alone survives.
0. Joaejihy b. July 2, 1800; d. unm. at New Orleans, in
March, 1835.
vi. Samuel, b. January 18, 1802; went South, and for many
years was never heard of.
vii. LainUIlarri^, b. 1804 ; d. a. p.
via. Jane-Harris, b. April 6, 1807; m., in 1823, Daniel Beltz-
hoover, of Pittsburgh; in 1832 removed to Natchez,
Miss.; they had five children; Mrs. Bel tzhoover resides
in Pittsburgh.
Family of Robinson. 545
FAMILY OF ROBINSON.
1. Among the earliest Scotch-Irish settlers in Pennsylvania,
was the family of Thomas Robinson J who came to America
prior to the year 1730. The sons, Andrew, William, and
Richard located in Derry township, then Lancaster county, Pa. ;
the others in the adjoining township of Hanover. Thomas
Robinson d. prior to 1740. He had issue, among others :
2. t. Philip, b. 1698; m. and had issue.
3. a, Andrew, b. 1700 ; m. Agnes Boal.
Hi. William^ b. 1703 ; little is known of him or his family, and
it is more than probable that they went southward about
the year 1750.
iv. Eichard^ b. about 1710 ; d. in February, 1768, leavinjr a
wife, Isabel, and cliildren liidiard, Janies, Jo/iii, Thomas^
and AVeawor ; the latter probably followed the tide of
emigration into Virginia and tlie Carolinas.
V, Samuel, b. about 1715; took up a tract of land in Hanover
township, in 1743.
vi. Thomas^ b. about 1720; m. and had a son John, to whom
he deeded, in 1767, his plantation called Newry, in Han-
over township, which he had warmnted to him in 1762.
Nothing further is known of either.
II. Philip Robinson,^ (Thomas, i) b. about the year 1698,
in the north of Ireland, came to the Province of Pennsylvania
with his father's family, prior to 1730. His name appears on
the first tax list of Hanover township, Lancaster county. He
settled with his family on Manada creek, near the Gap.
During the Indian war, 1755-1763, there was a fort on his farm
for defence against the Indians and the safety of the settlers.
His sons were already grown men, for, in 1755, Gov. Morris
addressed a letter to Samuel Robinson, sending with it one
hundred pounds of gun-iK)wder to be used by the inhabitants
of Hanover in " defence of themselves and their country.*' Be-
35
546 Peskn^sylvania Oenealogies,
side their farm, the RobinsoDS were millera, owning a mill on
the Manada at the Gap, and furnishing supplies to the govern-
ment during that war. Philip Robinson d. in May, 1770 ; his
wife's name is unknown, and her death preceded her husband's.
They had issue :
4. %, Samuel, b. 1723; m. Jean Snoddy.
it, Thomas^h. 1725; d. December, 1780, leaving; a wife, t/ean,
but no issue. He left his property to four nephews, who
were named for him— sons of Samuel, George, Agnes, and
Sarah, his brothers and sisters.
6. Hi. Oiorge, b. 1727; m., first, Mary Martin; secondly, Ann
Wylie.
iv, Agnes, b. 1730; m. Robert Robinson, (>ee VI.)
V, Sarah, b. 1732 ; m. Robert Thompson ; and Imd issue (sur-
name Thompson), Thomas and Alexandtr,
IIL Andrew Robinson,* (Thomas,*) b. about 1700, in the
north of Ireland; d. February 16, 1797, in Londonderry town-
ship, Dauphin county ; m. Agnes Boal, b. 1702 ; d. Decem-
ber 28, 1792. They had issue :
t. Th(ynias, b. 1729 ; d. August, 1758 ; m. Effy Finney, who
subsequently became the wife of Col. Timothy Green.
Thomas Robinson left issue :
1. t/ctTif , b. 1761 ; m. Robert Sturgeon.
2. Mary, b. 1753.
3. Elizabeth, b. 1756.
6. n. Robert, b. 1732; m. Agnes Robinson.
Hi, John.
iv. Mary, m. [Robert] McCleary.
V. Elizabeth ; m. Henderson.
IV. Samuel Robinson, » (Philip, » Thomas, i) b. 1723; d.
; m. Jean Snoddy, daughter of William Snoddy,* of
Hanover; b. 1730; d. 1769. They had issue:
i. Mary [Polly]', m. Benjamin Clarke.
ii. Joseph.
Hi. John ; m. Jean Thompson, daughter of John Thoropson, of
Hanover, and had John.
♦William Snoddy, son of John Snoddy, d. May, 1736, in Han-
over, leaving a wife and several children.
Family of Robinson. 547
ic. Thomas \ was living in August, 1789: m. Jean Hay,
daughter of John Hay, Esq., and had issue, /o/in, -4 iidrcto,
Agnes, Mary^ Sarah, Elizabeth and Juliaim,
V. Samuel.
V. George Robin'son,* (Philip,* Thomas/) b. 1727; d.
March 5, 1814. He settled in Cumberland, now Perry, county,
Pa., about the year 1765, at the head of Shearman's creek.
He was commis.sioned a justice of the peace by the Proprietary
Government, and, during the Indian wars, had a fort on his
farm, into which, in 1756, it is stated, the whole of the inhab-
itants of Shearman's valley were gathered. He served in the
army of the Revolution, though nearly fifty years of age when
the war opened. He removed to Kentucky in 1797, whither,
also, eight of his children, with their families, settled. Here
he died at the age of eighty-seven. He was twice married ; m.,
first, Mary Martin; secondly, Ann Wylie; and had issue:
7. i. Mary; ra. John Black.
8. n. John; ni. Margaret Logan.
9. m. Margaret ; m. Saaiuel Logan.
10. iv, Jonathan, b. June 15, 1752; m. Jean Black.
11. t\ Agnes; m. James Fisher.
ci. Sarah ; d. 1801 ; m. James Fergus, and had issue (surname
Fergus). James and Oenrge,
vii. Esther; m. James Logan, and had issue (surname Logan),
Ocorge.
via. Martha; m. John Crawford, and Imd issue (surname Craw-
ford), George and four daughters.
12. tx. George; m. Mary Thorn.
13. X, Thomas; m, M^aryMcCord,
VI. Robert Robinson,^ (Andrew,* ThomasJ) b. 1732; d.
July 6, 1819; m. Agnes Robinson, b. 1730; d. ;
daughter of Philip Robinson, of Hanover. They had issue:
14. i. Andrew, b. 1760; m. Jean Crain.
it. Mary^ b. 17(>3; d. January II, 1797; ra. John Gray.
16. Hi, Thomas, b. 1765; m., first, hetitia Moorliead ; secondly,
Clark.
iv, Elizabeth, h, \77i) ; m. Charles Clark, and had issue (sur-
name Clark), Robert, John, Sarah and Andrew,
f. Bohert, b. 1774; d. January o, lfel4; ra.. May :»3, 18()9, by
Uev. Clarkson, Hacliel Skyles, b. March 14, 1789 ; d. March
28, 1857 ; and had issue :
1. i/arrte^^H^l,b. August 7, 1811 ; m.l829,byRev.
Groh, John lA)gan, b. April 22, 1800; no iss ue
548 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
VIL Mary Robinson,* (George,* Philip,* Thomas,^) m.
John Black, of Shearman's valley, where they both lived and
died They had issue :
i, Mary ; m. Ramsey.
n. Jane ; ra. Meredith.
lit. Abigail \ m. Carson.
%L\ Hetty \ m. Wiseman.
V, Rebecca ; m. Mat tear.
vi, John,
vii, Jonathan,
via. Robinson ; m. Eliza Noble.
IX. J antes \ m. Mary Noble.
X. Samuel \ m. Mary Nelson.
xi, Gettrife.
xii. William,
xiii, Thomas,
VIII. John Robinson,* (George, » Philip, » Thomas, ') ni.
Margaret Logan. Thev had issue :
i, John,
ii, George; m. Lo^an, and had two daughters.
IX. Margaret Robinson,* (George, ' Philip,* Thomas,^)
iiL Samuel Logan. Thev had issue :
t.* James.
ii. Samuel,
Hi, Hetty,
iv. Nancy,
V, Martin ; m. and had Catharine,
vi. Alexander; m, and had three or four children.
vii. Mary; m., first, William Anderson; secondly. Rev. Ben-
jamin L. Baldridge.
via. Esther; m. Adam Rankin.
X Jonathan Robinson,* (George,* Philip,^ Thounas,*)
.k June 15, 1752; d. July 11, 1884, near Georgetown, Ky.,
whither he removed from now Perrv countv. Pa,, in 1785.
During the war of the Revolution he served as a captain in the
JFourth battalion of militia, in the county of Cumberland, and
was in service about six vears. He m. Jean Black, of Perrv
.county, Pa. Tliey had issue :
i, John ; d. s. p.
A%. ii. Mary ; m. John Robinson.
Family of Robinson. 549
m. Abigail.^
17. it\ Oeorge\ m. Martha McConnell.
V. Hetty ; d. unm.
vL Jonathan ; d. unm.
vii, Thomas ; m. Mary McConnell ; no issue.
viii, Jane; m. James Dougherty, and had issue (surname
Dougherty) : Sidney-Jane.
ix. Margaret; d. unm.
X. John-McCracken, b. 1793; d. April 26, 1843; m. Mary Rat-
cliffe, and had James and Margaret.
xi. Anne-Wylie; m. Francis R. Palmer, and had issue (sur-
name Palmer) : Jonathan, Jane-Black, William, and
Charles.
18. xii. James-Fisher, h. 1800; m., 6rst, Susan Mansell; secondly,
Willina S. llerndon.
XI. Agnes Robinson,* (George,* Philip, ^ Thomas,^) m.
James Fisher. They had issue :
i. Margaret; m. Rev. William Rainey.
ii. Hetty; m. James Logan, and had nine children,
in. Mary [Molly]; m. William Logan, and had seven child-
ren.
XIL George Robinson,* (George,* Philip,* Thomas,^) m.
Mary Thorn. They had issue :
i. Thomas,
ii. Mary [Polly] ; m. Francis Leech, and had a son and
daughter,
til. Qeorge ; m. and had two sons,
it'. James ; d. s. p.
V. James (2d).
ri. John.
vii. Hetty,
viii. Oliver ; d. 1819.
XIIL Thomas Robinson,* (George,* Philip,* Thomas,^)
b. 1773 ; d. July 12, 1830 : m. Mary McCord, daughter of
William McCord* and Mary McKinney. He resided in Perry
* William McCord was a native of Hanover township, Lancaster,
now Dauphin county. Pa., where he was born about the year 1742.
He died in Erie county. Pa., whither he removed in the early days
of that county, on the 9th of September, 1806. He was thrice mar-
ried ; m., first, in 1765, Mary McKinney, whod. April 9, 1783. They
had issue (surname McCord) :
650 Pennsylvania Oeneahgies,
county, Pa, until 1798, when he removed to Erie county, Pa.
His family, with some families of the McCords, Blaines, and
Moorheads were among the first settlers of that reg^ion. They
were all from Central Pennsylvania, and settled east of Erie,
Pa., where their descendants formed a large community of
thrifty and intelligent farmers, organizing two Presbyterian
churches. They had issue :
19. %. WHliam- Andrew^ b. July 20, 1795; m. Nancy Cocliran.
20. it. Hetty, b. March 15, 1797 ; in. Alvah Barr.
21. Hi, Nancy, b. April 8, 1799; m. William Doty.
22. to. Oeorge- Washington, b. June 12, 1801; m., first, Matilda
• Willis; secondly, Pamela Hubbard.
V. Jo/in, b. August 17, 1803; d. August 25, 1823
t. Joseph, b. January 9, 1766; d. February 7, 1813 ; m. Eliza-
beth McCord.
it. John, b. December 5, 1767 ; d. February 13, 1839 ; m., 1795,
Mary Harkness, b. 1775; d. 1852; daughter of William
Harkness, of Cumberland county, Pa.
Hi, William, b. March 15, 1769 ; d. January 5, 1796.
iv, Samuel, h, October 16, 1770; d. September 20,1825; m.,
April 19, 1798, Mary [Polly] Blaine, b. September 30, 1773 ;
d. January 4, 1837 ; daughter of William Blaine.
V, Grizelda, b. September 27, 1772; d. October 31, 1795; m.
John Morrison.
vi. Manj, b. July 28, 1777 ; d. April 23, 1843 ; m. Thomas Rob-
inson.
i-ii. Bosanna, b. May 23, 1779; d. November 1, 1830 ; m. Alex-
ander T. Blaine, b. 1776; d. February 18, 1817; son of
William Blaine.
via. Andrew, b. July 27, 1781 ; m. Rosanna Bell.
ix. James, b. March 20, 1783; d. October 18,1865; m., first,
Susan Davidson ; secondly, Jane Sturgis.
William McCord, m., secondly, Rachel Scudder. They had is-
sue (surname McCord)) :
X. David, b. July 22, 1786.
xi. Alexanrler, b. September 17, 1787 ; m. Elizabeth Shrom.
xii. Robert, h, October 17, 1792; d. March 6, 1826; m., first,
Lucy Davidson , d. September 3, 1834 ; secondly, Margaret
Woodburn, d. September 19, 1839.
xiii. Isaac, b. March 3, 1795; d. 1849 ; m., first, Mary I^man ;
secondly, Hannah McClellan.
William McCord, m., thirdly, Patterson.
Family of Robinson. 551
vL Mary-Ann, b. October 11, 1805; d. July 31, 1839; m. Ben
jamiD Boyce Tuttle, and had issue (surname Tuttle) :
1. Edmn'Ru8h,\),lSS0: d. December 27,1863; m.,
June 15, 1855, Mary Sherwood ; and had issue
(surname Tuttle) :
a. jKrftt/i-5/ierM?ood,b. November 17,1858; d.
June 16, 1881.
6. Annie- Robinson ^h, September 5, 1860 ; m.,
April 30, 1885, William H. Jeffers, D.
D., LL. D., Prof, of Old Testament
Literature, Ecclesiasticnl History, and
History of Doctrines, Western Theo-
logical Seminary, Allegheny, Pa.
c. Mary-Georgiana, b. May 19, 1863.
2. Thomas.
vii, Josepfi-McKinney, b. December 26, 1808 ; d. December 23,
1843 ; m. Sarah Crosby, and had issue :
1. Franklin-Case,
2. IVancis-Mary ; m. Alexander F. Williams, and
had issue (surname Williams), Ella-Ophelia
and Annie-Sarah,
via. Alexdnder-Hamilton, b. May 3, 1811 ; m.. May, 1833, Lo-
rn ira Willis, and had issue :
1. Mary.
2. Lydia ; m. James L. Angel!, and had issue (sur-
name Angell), Harriet- Robinson.
3. Willis.
4. Hamilton.
ix. Eliza-McC(yrd,h. August 13, 1813; m., April 28, 1839, Dyer
Loomis, and had issue (surname Loom is) :
1. Mary-Eliza.
2. Joseph- Warren.
3. Oeorge-Lamartine.
X. Samuel- McCord, b. January 26, 1816; m., August 14, 1838,
Nancy Townsend, and had issue :
1. Mary-Louise, b. July 12, 1839.
XIV. Andrew Robinson,* (Robert,* Andrew, ^ Thomas, i)
b. 1760 ; d. June 8, 1846 ; m. Jean Grain, b. 1766 ; daughter
of George Grain and Jean Sturgeon, {see Oram record.) They
had issue :
i. Nancy, b. April 4, 1791 ; d. December 15, 1876; unm.
a. George, b. March 23, 1793.
m. Rob€rt-B.,\). December 15, 1794; d. February 26, 1834 ; unm.
552 Pennsylvania Oeneahgies,
iv, Joshua, b. January 20, 1796; d. December 27, 1874; m.
Nancy Youtz, and had issue :
1. William' Grain; m., first, Catharine Sturtz, b.
September 15, 1842; d. January 15, 1876; and
had issue; he m., secondly, £liza Grunden,b.
January 23, 1846.
2. Uachel'Mary,
23. V, WillianuCrain, b. June 29, 1797 ; m. Jennette Lytle.
vi, 3/ari/, b. July 23, 1799; d. January 16, 1876; ro., March,
1829, John Lemon, b. April 26, 1806 ; d. ; no issue.
XV. Thomas Robinson, * (Robert, » Andrew,^ Thomas,^)
b. 1765 ; A ; m., first, Letitia Moorhead. They had
issue:
». Robert,
it, James,
Hi, Eliza,
iv, Matilda,
Thomas Robinson m., secondly, Clark. They had
issue :
V. ThomaS'C,
vi, CharleS'C,
vii. Sarah' Ann,
via, John,
ix, Agnes.
X, Mary,
xi, Andrew,
XVL Mary RoBiNSOiNr,^ (Jonathan,* George,* Philip,'
Thomas, M m. John Robinson, * (John,* Samuel,* Philip,*
Thomas. ^ ) They had issue :
i, Jonathan,
a. Newton,
Hi, Harvey.
iv. Jane\ m. Silvers.
V, Ann.
XVI L George Robinson, » (Jonathan,* George,* Philip, ^
Thomas, ^ ) m. Martha McConnell. They had isssue :
i. Eliza- Jane ; m. Thomas Price, of New Orleans, and had
issue (surname Price), Eleanor^ m. Dr. Morse: and
Harry,
Family of Robinson. 553
ti. William,
Hi. Jonathan- Beach
iv. Fielding.
i\ Oeorgc.
XVIII. James Fisher Eobinson,* (Jonathau,* George, '"^
Philip, 2 Thomas, 1) b. 1800. He and his brother, John Mc-
Ciacken Robinson, graduated in the same class, Transylvania
University, Lexington, Ky., and both chose the profession of the
law. John removed to Illinois ; became distinguished as a law-
yer; served two terms as United States Senator, 1830-1842;
was a judge of the Supreme Court of that State, and died
while on the bench at the early Tige of about forty-seven.
James F. became equally distinguished at the bar in Kentucky ;
refused political honors repeatedly, being offered the seat that
had been tilled by Henry Clay. Upon the opening of the Re-
bellion, he was chosen to the Kentucky Senate ; made speaker
to meet the emergency of the resignation of Governor Magoffin,
who sympathized with the secession movement On his re-
signation, Mr. Robinson became Governor, and held the office
with great ability and patriotism during the most trying year
of the war. After the war, he resumes! again the duties of his
profession. He married twice; m., first, December 26, 1821,
Susan D. Mansell, d. September 27, 1835. They had issue :
24. t. Emilia^ane^ b. July 14, 1827 ; m., first, John B. Burbridge ;
secondly, W. S. Downey.
25. ti. James-Fisher^ b. November 25, 1832; ra. Molly Wheeler.
James F. Robinson m., secondly, March 21, 1839, Willina
S. Herndon. They had issue :
Hi, Scott-IIerndon, b. May 80, 1842.
iv, John JicCracken, b. May 80, 1844; m. Elizabeth Pope.
V. George-Sidney^ b. February 11, 1846; m. Florida Johnson.
vi, Madison-Johnson^ b. August 30, 1847.
vii, Stephen-Oano, b. 1849; d. May 22, 1848.
viii, Willa-Etcing, b. March 11, 1851.
ix, Philip-Eldon, b. Octol>er 26, 1858.
X, Stephen-Gano, b. December 29, 1859.
XIX. William Andrew Robinson, * (Thomas,* George, »
Philip, 2 Thomas,!) b. July 20, 1795, in Cumberland, now
554 Pennsylvania Oenealofjies,
Perry, county, Pa.; was taken by his parents to Erie county,
Pa., in 1798, where he d. March 10, 1871, ftreatly respected
and beloved in the church and in the communitv where he
passed his life. He in., March 9, 1820, Nancy Cochran, h.
December 22, 1797; d. March 22, 1884; daughter of Alexan-
der Cochran and Nancv Martin. Of the six sons fronri this
marriage, five became bankers in Pittsburgh, Pa., four of whom
carry on the business, the other having deceased- There was
issue :
i. Rosanna^ Blaine, b. Aup^ust 14, 1821; m. John Davidson
McCord, and had issue (surname McCord) :
1. Charles-Clifford.
2. EUa.
3. Mart/' Robinson; m., October 10, 1878, Joseph
DeForest Junkin, of Philadelphia, and had
issue (surname Junkin) :
a. Joseph'DeForest^Jr.^h. November 9, 1879.
ii. AUxander-Cochran, b. November 6, 1822 ; d. December 31,
1875; with his brothera, John F., David, WilliuDi and
Samuel, went to the city of Pittsburgh about the year
1850, and, in a few years, united in forming: the l>ankin/?
firm of liobinson Bros., now for many years a well-
known, honored and successful house; hem., October 28,
1863, Katharine Mather Ely, b. May 7, 1835; and had
issue:
1. Alexander 'Cochran^ b. October 19, 1864; gradu-
ated from Western University, Pittsburgh,
1882.
2. Selden-Marvin, b. November 20, 1866.
3. Rose-Lena, b. November 19, 1871 ; d. March 12,
1876.
4. Philip-Ely, b. May 18, 1875.
Hi. John-F., b, March 19, 1824; a banker of Pittsburgh, Pa.;
resides at iSewickley, Pa.; m. Pliilena Alice Livingston.
ii\ Nancy-Martin , b. March 30, 1826; d. July 21, 1875; m. Dr.
Alexander Cochran, and had issue (surname Cochnm) :
1. William- Robinson, b. April 6, 1864; graduated
from Western Univei-sity, Pittsburgli, 1882;
graduated from medical department, Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, 1885.
26. V. T/iomas- Hastings, b. January 30, 1828; m. Mary Wolf
Buehler.
Family of Robinson. 555
vt. David (twin), b. January 30, 1828; has for years been es-
pecially prominent, not only in his business, but in the
benevolent and religious movements of the city of Pitts-
burgh; he is now director, trustee and treasurer of
Western Theological Seminary, one of the oldest and
largest educational institutions in the State; is unm.
27. vii. William- Andrew^ b. June 17, 1830; m. Alice Blaine.
urn. Samuel' Martin^ b. July 9, 1833; banker, Pittsburgh, Pa.;
resides at Allegheny.
XX. Hetty Eobinson,^ (Thomas, * George,* Philip, *
Thomas,^) b. March 15, 1797; d. February 27, 1844; m., Oc-
tober 19, 1819, Alvah Barr, d. March 10, 1861. They had
issue (surname Barr) :
i. Mary-Ann, b. December 8, 1820; d. December 10, 1846:
m. William Hilton ; and had issue (surname Hilton)
Ella-M,
it. Julia- i^., b. September 11, 1823; d. February 1, 1846; m.
James H. Hubbard.
Hi, Martha, h, September 26, 1826; m. Wright Murphy, and
had issue, (surname Murphy) Bohinson-Barr^ Martha-
Charlotte y and Fannie-Ella.
iv. MiltoH'F,, b. November 13, 1829; m. Catharine Johnson ;
and had issue Margaret-Loviua, William -Milton, Bo-
hin8on-Lincoln, Hettie-Martha, and Oliver- Edwin.
V. Edtoin-TIitrntas, b. December 22, 1832; d. July 16, 1853.
ft. Bohinaon-A., b. July 6, 1838; m. Nancy Slocum ; and had
issue, Jletty-Ann, Edtcard-Bohinsonj Oeorge- Slocum^ and
William-M.
XXL Nancy Robinson,* (Thomas,* George, » Philip,'
Thomas, 1) b. April 8, 1799 ; A January 18, 1845 ; m., Decem-
ber 13, 1820, William Doty, b. 1795; d. May 19, 1864.
They had issue (surname Doty) :
t. Calvin- Bobin son ^ b. October 1, 1821; d. September 22,
1860; m. Sarali A. Townsend ; and had issue Kate-Carroll,
William-Henry-Calvin, Sarafi, nnd Emma-Frank.
n. Cordelia-Bobinson, b. April 10,1825; m. John S. Annise.
m. William, b. June 12, 1834; d. November 9, 1834.
XXII. George Washington Bobinson,'^ (Thomas,*
George,* Philip,* Thomas,^) b. June 12, 1801 ; d. January 4,
1877; was twice married; m., first, March 16, 1825, Matilda
.Willis. They had issue:
556 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
i, iSara/i-Af(ctt7(7a,b. November 29, 1826; d. 1863; m. Newton
Truesdale; and had issue (surname Truesdale), George-
Henry,
ii, Joseph-Willis^ b. May 25, 1829: m. AmericH Robertson.
Hi. Josiah' Whitney, (twin,) b. May 25, 1829 ; m. Nancy J. Fer-
guson : and bad issue Mary- Matilda and Jane- America.
iv. Edwin-Evans, b. December 8, 1833 ; m. Hosetta J. Bailey;
and had issue, William-E.
George W. Eobiuson, m., secondly, December 25, 1838,
Pamela Hubbard ; d. December 19, 1876. No issue.
XXIII. William Grain Robinson,* (Andrew,* Robert,*
Andrew,^ Thomas,^) b. June 29, 1797; d. December 11,
1879 ; m., March 18, 1829, Jennette Lytle, b. June 3, 1802;
d. April 25, 1881. They had issue :
28. t. Martha-Jean, b. May 24, 1830; m. Georjsre Ross.
ii. William-Crain.h. March 16,1832; d. November 28, 1859;
unm.
Hi. Christiana- Lytle, b. May 23.1834; m., January 19, 1865, by
Rev. Andrew D. Mitchell, Adam Detweiler, b. February
5, 1839; no issue.
iv. Grace-Lytle, b. September 28, 1836; m., February 22, 1866,
by Rev. Andrew D. Mitchell, John B. Bomberger, b.
March 10, 1833 ; and had issue (surname Bomberger):
1. William- Fobin son ^ b. November 21, 1866.
2. Jennette- Hobin son ^ b. August 1, 1868.
3. Mfirtin-Eby, b. April 19, 1870.
4. Gracf-5enwc«, b. August 16, 1874; d. December,
1880.
V. Sanford-B., b. December 1, 1838; m., October 26, 1872,
Louisa Catharine Maulfair, b. March 2, 1850; and had
issue :
1. Mary -Jennette, b. April 7, 1878.
2. Grace- Ann^h. December 2, 1875; d. February 2,
1877.
XX [V. Emilie Jane Robinson,® (James,* Jonathan,*
George,^ Philip,^ Thomas; ^) m., first, John B. Burbridge,
and had issue; secondly, William S. Downey; no issue:
i. John.
ii. Susan- Robinson; m. Lewis B. Grigsby.
in. Willina-Barnes ; m. James Barclay.
iv. Mary-Shrever.
Family of BobinsoTi, 557
XXV. James Fisher Robinson/ (James, * Jonathan,*
George,* Philip,* Thomas;^) m. Molly Wheeler. They
had issue :
i. James-Wliceler,
ii. Abigail.
Hi, Willie-Braxton ,
iv, Thomas- Man sell.
XXVI. Thomas Hastings Robinson,* (William- Andrew,*
Thomas,* George,* Philip,^ Thomas,^) b. Januarj^ 30, 1828,
in North-East township, Erie county. Pa. He entered Oberlin
College, Lorain county, Ohio, in 1846, having prepared in the
preparatory department of the same institution, and graduated
in 1850, pursuing the full course. During his college vacations
he taught in public and select schools, and, for a year or more
after his graduation, he was principal of the academy at Ashta-
bula, Ohio, and, for six months, principal of the Normal School at
at P'armington, in that State. He entered the Western Theologi-
cal Seminary, Allegheny, Pa., in 1851, graduating in April, 1854.
He was licensed to preach, by the Presbytery of Ohio, June
13, 1854. and, in July following, was called to the c<;lleague
pastorate of what is now known as the Market Square Presby-
terian church, at Harrisburg, Pa, as an associate with the Rev.
William R DeWitt, D. D. He began his ministration in Oc-
tober, 1854, and was ordained and installed on the 21st of Jan-
uar}", 1855, l)v the Presbytery of Harrisburg. After the with-
dniwal of the Rev. Dr. DeWitt, in 1864, and his decease, in
1867, he continued in sole charge of the church until his re-
signation, in 1884. He was moderator of the Synod of Penn-
sylvania, (N. S.,) in 1861 ; stated clerk of the Synod of Harris-
burg, 1870-1882, and stated clerk of the Syncxl of Pennsyl-
vania, 1882-1883, when he resigned, as also his thirty years'
pastorate of the Market Square chureli, Harrisburg, to accept
the professorshii) of Sacred Rhetoric, Church Government, and
Pastoral Theology, in the Western Theological Seminai-y, at
Allegheny, into which office he was inducted April 16, 188-4.
He was a director of the seminary from 1874 to 1884, and has
been a trustee of Princetcm College since 1875. Resides in Al-
558 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
legheny City. Rev. Dr. Robinson ni., in 1856, Mary Wolf
BuEHLER, daughter of Henry Buehler and Anna Margaretta,
only daughter of Governor Wolf, of Pennsylvania. They had
issue :
t. Henry-Bueliler^ b. December 27, 1857 ; d. DeceraberSO, 1857.
n. Anna^Mnrgaretti, b. July 21, 1859: d. December 2S, 1881.
tii. William- Andrew, b. September 26, 1861 ; graduated from
College of New Jersey, Princeton, 1881 ; tutor.
iv, Eliz^i McCorviick, b. August 5, 1863.
u. Edwnrd-Orih, b. May 20, 1865.
tn. 'J liomaa^HaMiyigs, b. February 6, 1871.
vii, Mary-Buehkr^ b January 26, 1874.
XXVJI. William Andrew Robinson,^ ( William- An-
drew,^ Thomas,* George,^ Philip,* Thomas,') b. June 17,
1830, in Erie count}', Pa. Pie entered the army, May 1, 1861,
as sergeant of company A, Ninth Reserves, P. V. ; promote*!
first lieutenant company E, Seventy-seventh regiment, P. V.,
November 30, 1861; promoted captain, April 22, 1862 ; com-
manded as major (not mustered) ; campaigned in the several
States of Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana,
and Texas, fighting on many a field — Stone River, Corinth,
Liberty Gap, and Chickamauga, where he was wounded and
taken prisoner in a night engagement, September 19, 1863.
For the subsequent fifteen months he shared, with felh>w-sol-
diers, imprisonment at Libby prison, Macon, Camp Sorghum,
(Columbia,) and Charleston, where he was one of six hundred
Union officers placed by Confederate authority under the fire of
Union guns from ships in Charleston harbor. After his release
he rejoined his regiment, was promoted to lieutenant colonel in
command of the regiment, and was breveted brigadier general
for distinguished service, March 13, 1865 ; and was mustered out
of service, with regiment, after a closing campaign in Texas,
December 6, 1865. Ue is now a member of the banking house
of Robinson Bros., Pittsburgh, Pa. He m. Alice Blaine,
daughter of Alexander Blaine and Sarah A. Piatt They had
issue :
t. Alice, h. March 29, 1876.
ii. Alexander- Blaine, b. April 7, 1878.
til. Wil iam- Andrew, b. August 22, 1880.
Family of Robinson, 559
XXVIII. Martha Jean Robinson, « (William-Crain,^ An-
drew;* Robert,* Andrew, « Thomas, i )b. May 24, 1830 ; m., M ch
16, 1852, by Rev. John Winebrenner, V. D. M., George Ross,
b. Nov. 22, 1821 ; d. Nov. 30, 1880, in Lebanon, Pa. His grand-
father, Dr. Joseph Ross, was a native of Montgomery county,
Pa., and married Mary Maria McOlintock, of Pottstown. After
his marriage he removed to Hummelstown, Dauphin county,
where, on November 8, 1792, his son, Robert May Ross, was
bom. Shortly after the birth of Robert May, his mother died,
when Dr. Joseph Ross removed to Elizabethtown. His son,
Robert, was sent to Montgomery county among his mother^s
relatives, where he was raised and educated. When grown to
manhood he returned to Elizabethtown, and about the year
1815, married Barbara Redsecker, a daughter of George Red-
seeker. They had six children, of whom George was the third,
and the eldest son. His ancestors on his father's side were of
Quaker origin, his mother's of Swiss descent, and were known
as Pennsylvania Germans. His father engaged in mercantile
pursuits, and at an early age, between school-hours, young
George assisted him. At the age of ten he was sent to a select
school at Reading, from thence to Litiz, where he remained
two years. In May, 1838, he commenced to learn the drug
business at Lancaster, afterwards continuing in the same occu-
pation at Harrisburg. When quite a small boy, he took great
interest in the study of botany, a science which he pursued
with great delight throughout life, and this fact becoming
known to Col. John Roberts, a botanist of some reputation, a
warm friendship sprang up between them, and young Ross
was encouraged and assisted in his studies. At the same time
lie began the study of Latin at a select school in Harrisburg.
At the close of his apprenticeship, he was offered special induce-
ments by his uncle, Abraham Redsecker, who had purchased
a drug-store in Elizabethtown, which he accepted, and returned
to his native place in December, 1842. After several years he
purchased the store from his uncle and engaged in business for
himself. He shortly after began the study of medicine with
Dr. Nathaniel Watson, of Donegal, and graduated from Jefferson
560 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
Medical College, Philadelphia, in 1849. He immediately be-
gan the practice of his profession in Elizabeth town, continuing
at the same time the drug business, and soon acquired a large
practice. In the spring of 1852 he purchased a property in
Lebanon, to which place he removed in October following.
He however quit the practice of medicine and devoted his en-
tire time to the drug trade, and soon succeeded in building up
a large and successful business. Dr. Ross took an active in-
terest in the development of Lebanon, and was associated in
various enterprises which tended to promote its prosperity.
Having, in the year 1842, united with the Churcli of God,
a body of Christians organized under the lalx)rs of the Rev.
John Winebrenner, he became conspicuous for his disinter-
ested labors and great liberality. In 1857 the General Elder-
ship elected him a member of the Board of Publication, and
was reelected at each subsequent meeting; was a member
of the committee which published the "Church Hymn Book,"'
and subsequently elected general book agent, in which ca|>acity
he issued a number of books and pamphlets, conducting the
publishing interests with such judgment and business tact that
what was a cumbersome debt when he assumed its management
soon became a source of revenue, a large fund having l)een
accumulated during the almost twenty years of his manage-
ment. In addition to the.se general church interests, he was, in
1868, elected treasurer of the Kast Pennsylvania Eldership, in
which position he was continued eleven years, when increasing
business cares demanding his attention obliged him to resign.
Thev had issue (surname Ross) :
t. Mary-Jennettey b. December 23, 1852; d. November 19, 1871,
at Bethlehem, Pa., where she was attending school.
ii. Georye'liedsecker, b. October 17, 1854.
Hi. William-Rohinsfm, b. July 8, 1856 ; m., October 3, 1882, by
Key. Saiiiiiel A. Martin, Valeria Rhinelmrt Smith, b.
October 2, 1S(U, and had issue (surname Ross) :
1. William- Uohinsotiy b. November 30, 1884; d.
January 9, 1886.
iv. Rohert-Maif, b. November 6, 1860; d. October 24, 18a3.
r. Martha- Elizahetli, b. January 6, 1866; d. February 5, 1876.
Rutherford of Paxtang. 561
RUTHERFORD OF PAXTANG.
[In the year 1689, several brothers, of the Scotch family of
Rutherford, joined the army of William III. when he invaded
Ireland — were present and fought at the battle of the Boyne.
Two of them were company offic^ers, and the third was a Pres-
byterian clergyman. They all remained on the island, one
settling in tlie county Tyrone, another in the county Down,
and the minister in the county Monaerhan. Several of the
sons of these men emigrated to America during the decade be-
tween 1720 and 1730 ; among them was Thomas Rutherford,
the progenitor of the family in Raxtang. As an instance of
how family likeness is pre^served through ages, it may be here
stated that the portrait of David Rutherford, grandfather of
Sir Walter Scott, which hangs in the dining hall facing the
Tweed at Abl)ottsfor(l, would answer equally well as a por-
trait of the late Dr. Rutherfonl, of.Harrisburg, although thfe
Doctor's ancestor left Scotland two centuries ago. No likeness
of Thomas Rutherford is in existence, and the only description
of him is a traditionary one, which represents him as a dark-
liaired, well-built man, alx>ut five feet ten int'hes in height, full
of energy and of such business habits as led to financial suc-
cess. There is a spice of romance connected with his early
manhocKl which may not Ikj uninterestin;? to the reader. His
attachment to Jean Mordah, whom he afterwards married, was
reciprocated. The Mordahs were alxjut to sail for America,
and Thomas, fearing he might lose his Jean, pro]>osecl and
was accci)tc^«l, but poor Jean was scarcely sixteen and her par-
ents said '*no," and took her with them across the sea. On
the cover of his memorandum book, preserved in the family,
ThonitL*a inscribed the legend, 'Enquire for DennyfjalV Tliis
was the location of the Mordahs in Pennsylvania, and, in the
36
562 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
following ycjar, 1729, he appeared in j}erson at their door and
claimed his Jean. Mr. Mordah, doubtless, still thought the
pair U)o .young, and, in order that more time might be gained,
required his prospective son»in law to be the possessor of a
certain sum of money, with which to begin the world, Ixjfore be
would entrust the young lady to his keeping. Thomas, like
Jacob of old, was obliged to acquiesce, and took liis departure
for Philadelphia. When he returned, he was mounted on a
good horse and had with him the documents which satisfied
the old gentleman's requirement*^ They were married in
1730, and lived in Donegal until after the death of John Mor-
dah, in 1744, when they removed to Deny, and, in 1755, to
Paxtang, where they spent the remainder of their days. Their
house, a two-story log, stood on the site of the present resi-
dence of Silas B. Rutherford, at Paxtang station, and was
burned down in 1840. The old house standing directly oppo-
site the station was built after Thomas Rutherford's death,
al)out 1783, and the old stone house over the spring was, prob-
ably, built before Mr. Rutherford lx)ught the property.]
I. Thomas Rutherford, ^ b. June 24, 1707, in parish Deny-
lousan, county Tyrone, Ireland ; d. April 18, 1777, in Pax-
tang; n)., by Rev. James Anderson, September 7, 1730, Jeax
MoRDAH, daughter of John and Agnes Mordah, b. April 5,
1712, in the pjirish of (Torty-Lower}% county Tyrone, Ireland;
(1. August 10, 1789. They had issue, all bom in Donegal,
Lancaster countv, Pa. : *
*From the old memorandum lx>ok referred to, we liave the fol-
lowing record, wonderfully complete and satisfactory of its kind :
Thomas Rutherford, born the 24tli day of June, A. D. 1707 ; and
baptized by the Rev. John McClave, in the Parish of Derrj*-lou-
sjin, county Tyrone, living in Cookslown.
Jean Mordah, my wife, born the 5th day of April, A. D. 1712 ; and
baptized by the Rev. John McClave in (iorty-Lowry.
Me and my wife was married the 7th day of September, A. D. 1730,
by the Rev. James Anderaoii, in Donney Gall, America.
Our eldest daughter, Agnes, the 9th day of July, 1731 ; and bjip-
tized by the Rev. James Anderson. Died when four years <»ld.
Our second daughter, Ellenor, was born the 16th day of Januar>',
1733; and baptized by Rev. James Anderson.
Rutherford of Paxtang, 668
I. Agnes, b. July 9, 1731 ; d. 1785.
2. tt. Eleanor, h, January 16, 1733; ni.<, flrst, William Wilson ;
secondly, John Davison.
3. in. Jean, b. June 22, 1734; m. Thomas Mayes.
4. ti'. Jo/i7), b. February 16. 1737;- m. Margaret Parke.
V. Tliomas^h. August 14, 1738- d. 1739; buried in Donegal
church-yard,
rt. Agnes, b. September 14, 1740; m. William Gray.
vii. Thomas, b. February 12, 1743; d. January 8, 1760; buried
in Paxtang gi*ave-yard.
6. ciii. Mary, b. February 18, 1745; m. Andrew Mayes.
ix. Elizabeth, (twin,) b. February 18, 1745; d. s. p.
X. James, b. August 27, 1747 ; d. March 6, 1809 ; m. Margaret
Brisban, b. 1753; d. March, 1825; they had no issue, and
are l)oth interred in Paxtang church burial-ground.
6. xt. Samuel, b. December 13, 1749; m. Susan Collier.
7. xii. Elizal)€th , b. February 27, 1752 ; m., first, Patrick Gallaway ;
secondly, Patrick Harbison ; thirdly, Thomas Archibald.
II. Eleanor Rutherford, • (Thomas, i) b. January 16,
1788, in Donegal, Lancaster count}', Pa. ; d. December, 1799,
in Paxtang, and there burierl ; was twice married; m., first,
William Wii.son, and had issue; she ni., secondly, John
Davison, H. 1772. They had issue (surname Davison):
t. Elizabeth, b. 1766.
Our tliird daughter, Jean, was bom the 22d day of June, A. D.
1734; baptized by the llev. Mr. Anderson.
Our son John was born the 16th day of February, A. D. 1737 ; bap-
tized by llev. Mr. Anderson.
Our son Thum.is was born the 14th day of August, 1738. Died
when about one year o!d.
Our fourth daugliter, Agnes, was born the 14th day of September,
174(J ; baptized by the Rev. Mr. Richard Sankey.
Our son Thomas was born tlie 12th day of February, 1743; bap-
tized by the Rev. Samuel Black.
Our two daughters, Mary and Elizabeth, bom the 18th day of
February, 174o. Elizabeth died when about eight months old,
baptized by Rev. S.tmuel Black.
Our son James was born the 28th day of August, 1747 ; and bap-
tized by the Rev. Jolni Elder.
Our son Samuel was lM)rn 13th day of December, 174U; and bap-
tized by the Rev. Richard Sankey.
Our daughter Elizabeth was born on the 27th of February, 1762;
and baptized by the Rev. Richard Sankey.
564 Pennsylvania Geyiealogies.
u. Agnes^ b. 1768; m. Jo)m Young, son of James Young, of
Hanover, and removed to Susquehanna county. Ph.
m. liobert, b. 1772; d. about 1865, in Stone Valley ; m. and
had issue, John, wlio is still (1886) living ; Potre?, KUanor^
«/((ne, m. David Irwin, and removed to Illinois, and /«a-
htlla, unm.
III. Jean Rutherford,' (Thomas,^) b. June 22, 1734. in
Donegal township, Ijancaster county, Pa. ; d. in South Carolina
at an advanced age ; m. TiiOMAS Mayes.* They liad issue
(surname Mayes):
t. Jian,
a, John; d.in 1827.
ill. Edvcard; was an elder in the Presbyterian church, living
in 1833, in Union district. South Carolina.
%v, Martjaret\ living in 1K33, in Alabama,
t'. Elizaheth\ m. William Davidson; removed to Illinois,
and had issue (surname Davidson), John, Jlndrcvc, WiU
Ham, and tliree daughters.
vi. Thomas,
IV. Captain JoiiN Rutherford, ^ (Thomas, i) b. February
16, 1787, in Donegal, Lancaster county. Pa. He accompanied
his father to Paxtang in 1755. In the year 1760, in conncvtion
with the hitter, he purcliased tlie plantation, containing nearly
four hundred acres, on which Rutherford station, on the P. &
* Thomas Mayes was the eldest son of Thomas and Margaret Mayes,
of Paxtang. Tlionias senior died in August, 1764, and had issue:
I. Thomas.
a, 3far(jar(t,
Hi. lichcckah,
10. Andrrtc ; d. June, 1754 ; m. Rel)ecca ,and left James,
Manj^ Itachael^ liehecca, Margaret, and Susanna.
V, James.
vi. Mary.
m. Sfimnel.
.viii. EUzaheih.
ir. Martha.
X. J tan : in. Hilton.
xi. William,
xii. John,
xiii. Dorcas.
xiv. Mailhi'W.
Rutherfoxd of Paxtang. 565
R railroad, is now (1885) located. This property, although
divided into three tracts, is still owned by his descendants;
and his mansion house, built before the Revolution, is used as
a dwelling by his great-grandchildren. When the troubles with
England arose, which led to the struggle for independence, he
was active in his o})position to British tyranny. He was a
member and officer, throughout the war, of the ^* Libert}'' As-
sociation of Pennsylvania," and served as captain of a company
in the campaigns of 1776 and 1777 in the Jerseys and in East-
em Pennsylvania. He afterwards commartded a detachment
from several companies against the Indians. Throughout his
life, we find Mr. Rutherford^s name connected with many en-
terprises, both civil and ecclesiastical, which show him to have
been a representative man and trusted citizen. He d. at his
home in Paxtang, October 1, 1804. Captain Rutherford m.,
February 4, 1762, Margaret Parke, b. 1737; d. January 18,
1810. They had issue :
t. Jawe, b. August 26, 1763; d. February 28, 1807; m., June
29, 1780, Samuel Hutchinson; removed to Montour
county, where they lived and died.
u. Martha, b. February 22, 1765; d. August 27,1849; m. Cap-
tain James Collier; removed to Greenfield, Ohio, and
there buried.
Hi, Thomas, b. November 28, 1767 ; d. October 15, 1793 ; buried
at Paxtang.
8. iv, Samuel, b. July 16, 1769 ; m. Elizabeth Brisban, daughter
of Capt. John Brisban.
v, Mary, b. September 13, 1771 ; m. Uobert Gray.
9. rt. John, b. January 15, 1774 ; m., first, Jean Meader ; secondly,
Priscilla ( Espy) Barrett.
10. vii. William, b. August 4, 1776; m. Sarah Swan.
V. Mary Rutherford, ^ (Thomas, M b. February 18, 1745;
m. Andrew Mayes. They removed to South Carolina, and
had issue (surname Mayes) :
i. John, b. April 30, 1768.
ii. Jean, b. December 25, 1769.
11. m. James, b. September 21, 1771 ; m. and had issue.
12. %i\ 77iom(w, b. June 18, 1773; m. Nancy McCormick.
r. Samuel, b. April 10, 1775.
666 Pennsylvania Qenealogies,
vi. Elizabeths, b. January 22, 1777: m. Davidson; emi-
(H^ted to Decator county. 111., and d. there. Tliey had
ten children— seven daughters and three sons the latter,
(surname Davidson,) John^ Andrew and Baxter. Baxter
Davidson remained on the old homestead in Decatar
county.
13. rtt. Andrew^ b. February 8, 1780 ; m. and had issne.
tUi. Mary^ b. March 5, 1782.
ix. Eob^.rt^ b. June 3, 1784.
OB. Susannahj b. October 9, 1787.
xi, Eleanor^ b. September 20, 1789.
ant. Rutherford^ b. May 31, 1792; removed to Georgia.
VL Samuel Rutherford,* (Thomas,^) b. December 13,
1749 : A May 2, 1785. He held a commission as second lien-
tenant in Captain Joseph Sberer's company; served in the
Jerseys and the neighborhood of New York in 1776; was
taken prisoner at the battle of Long Island, and confined for a
time in one of the celebrated prison-ships, to the great injury
of his health. He m., March 14, 1776, Susanna Collier, b.
September 17, 1750; d. May 8, 1813. They had issue:
<. Jeauy b. February 11, 1779; d. s. p.
n. Susannah^ b. Januai^ 20, 1780 ; d. s. p.
14. iiu Thomas^ b. September 27, 1782; m. Mary Shultz.
u*. James^ b. February 24, 1785; d. August 9, 1786.
•
VII. Elizabeth Rutherford,' (Thomas,^) b. February
27, 1752. She was thrice married; hl, first, Patrick Galla-
WAY, who joined Captain Matthew Smith's company, of Pax-
tang, and was in the expedition to Quebec in 1775, but never
returned. She m., secondly, Patrick Harbison, and re-
moved with him to the home of the Mayes, in Spartansburg
district. South Carolina. Mr. Harbison was, soon after, killed
by the Tories, and Andrew Mayes removed with his fcimily,
together with Mrs. Harbison, to the settlement of the Mordahs,
in Iredell county, North Carolina. Here Mrs. Harbison m.
Thomas Archibald. Some of the descendants of these fam-
ilies reside in the South and West, but we have no knowledge
of their whereabouts.
•VIII. Samuel Rutherford,* (John," Thomas,*) b. July
16, 1769; d November 26, 1833; m. Elizabeth Brisban, b.
Ruiherfoni of Paxtang, 567
September 29, 1770 ; d. April 24, 1843 ; daughter of Captain
John Brisban.* They had issue :
1. MargareUParke, b. April 6, 1795 ; d. May 18, 1879 ; m. John
B. Collier, of Ohio, and liad Issup.
a, JsaheUa-Simmons^ b. August 18, 1797; d. March 10, 1852.
iii. Jape-Hutchin8on,h. Septeml)er 13, 1799 ; d. Aujrust 18, 1851 ;
bnriefl in Stephenson county. 111. ; m. Robert Foster, and
had issue.
iv, Eliza, b. October 30, 1801 ; ra. John P. Rutherford, and
had issue.
V. Martha- Brishan, b. January 16, 1804; d. October 12, 1884;
buried at Springfield, Ohio; m. Hugh Wilson, and had
issue.
16. rt. John-Brishan, b. November 28, 1806; in. Keziah Parke,
int. James, b. February 14, 1808; d. April 7, 1809.
via. Mary-Ann, b. June 14, 1810; d. December 14, 1884; m.
Samuel S. Rutherford.
* Captain John Brisban, a native of county Tyrone, Ireland ; b. De-
cember 25, 1730. With an eider brother, he came to America at tlie
outset of the French and Indian war. He was a soldier in that san-
guinary struggle for French supremacy in America, and held a lieu-
tenant^s commission in the English army. He was a part of the time
in Canada, and with General Wolfe on the celebrated Plains of
Abraham. For his services he received a grant from George III. of
two thousand acres of land in Virginia. He subsequently settled in
Lancaster county. He early es|X)used the cause of the Colonies, and,
receiving a commission as captain in the Second (Colonel St. Clair's)
Pennsylvania battalion, January 5, 1776, raised a company mostly in
the upper part of then Lancaster county, now Dauphin and Lebanon,
which was in active service in Canada. At the close of that arduous
campaign, he was transferred to the Third regiment of the Penn'a
Line, resigning in July, 1777- He subsequently returned to the ser-
vice, and at the close of the war, to his farm near *' Bird-in-Hand,"
Lancaster county, when he was appointed collector of military fines.
He was, however, too kind-hearted to oppress tlie delinquents, conse-
quently, he became responsible to the government for the amount,
which resulted in Captain Brisban becoming poor and penniless. All
the papers i)ertaining to his military services were sent to Washing-
ton for the purpose of securing a pension, but, unfortunately, lost.
Captain Brisban was married twice, and left issue by both. He died
at the residence of his son-in-law, Samuel Rutherford, near Harris-
burg, Pa., March 13, 1822, aged ninety-one years. He lies buried in
Paxtang church grave-yard.
568 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
IX. John Rutherford, •"* (John,^ Thomas,^) b. January
15, 1774, at Paxtang; d. May 1, 1832. He received a good
education ; was a surveyor, and for a time in the employ of the
Presqu' Isle Land Company, and, in 1817, was member of the
Legislature from Dauphin county. After the death of his uncle,
James Rutherford, in 1809, he purchased the moiety of his
grandfather's farm, which had fallen to James upon the death
of Thomas, in 1777, and now (1885) owned by John A. Ruther-
ford. There he spent the remainder of his lifa He m., first
Jean Header, b. 1808 ; d. September, 1827. They had issue ^
«
t. Levi^h. 1825, in Paxtang; d. Februarys, 1851, at Harris-
burg, Pa. After the death of his father, in 1832, he was
taken by his uncle, William Rutherford, in whose family
he remained until he attained liis majority. He received
H liberal education, and read medicine under Dr. W. W.
Rutherford, of Harrisburg, graduating at the University
of Pennsylvania in March, 1849. He at once began the
practice of medicine at New Cumberland, which promised
bright, but, tiis health failing, he was compelled to re-
linquish the duties of his profession. He returned home,
and undertook the superintendence of the farm, hoping
thereby to reestablish his health. This proved futile, for
he gradually failed, and he d. at Harrisburg, on the 8th
of February, 1851. Intelligent, amiable, and upright,
Dr. Levi Rutherford's young life left a rose-tinted memory
in many households.
li. Jackson-Ghruy, b. August 31, 1827; resides at Dry Run,
Franklin county. Pa.; m. Sarah S. Rutherford,® (Samuel,*
William, 3 John, 2 Thomas,^ b. January 10, 1841, and had
issue :
1. Jackson,
2. Elizahetk-Beulah,
John Rutherford m., secondly, Priscilla [Espy] Barrett,
b. August 25, 1791 ; d. August 23, 1873. They had issue :
m. William^ b. February 24, 1830; resides at Cedarville,
Stephenson county. 111.; m. Mary Calvin Ilutchinson, b.
April 15, 1837 ; daughter of Tiiomas Hutchinson ; and
had issue :
1. Vernettie-Bell^ b. April 9, 1862; m., Septem])er
17, 18S5, A. Orville Clingman.
2. A lice-Prise ilia.
V ,
Rutherford of Paxtany, 569
3. John-Parke,
4. TTiomaS'Hutchwson,
iv. Samuel , b. September 5, 1832.
X. WiLLiA\f RuTiiKRFORD,* (Johii,^ Thoiiias,^) b. August
4, 1776, in Paxtang; d. there, January 17, 1850. He received
a fair eduaition, and was brought up as a fanner. Born amid
the thundei'S of the Revolution, he inherited the military spirit
of his father, and became quite prominent as an officer, serving
in all the grades from a lieutenant up to that of a commission
of colonel, which office he declined. In 1816 he was elected
a director of the poor, and served as a member of the Ilouse
of Represeutativcs»from 1819 to 1821, and again from 1829 to
1831. He was one of the most influential men of his dav in the
cqunty of Dauphin, and a representative man thereot Col.
Rutherford m., March 17, 1801, Sauah Swan, daughter of
William Swan, who died June 18, 1852, aged seventy-three
years. They are both buried in old Paxtang Church grave-
yard. Thev had issue :
16. i. John-Parkt. b. Pebruary 14, 1802; m. Eliza Rutherford,
n. Martha^ b. November 10, 1803; unm.; d. October 20, 1851.
17. Hi. William-WiUon, b. November 23, 1805; m. Eleanor Crain.
i»;. Mai'(jaret^ b. September 6, 1808; resides in Paxtanp^, hon-
ored and beloved by all who know her.
18. r. Samuel, b. October 8, 1810; m. EliZiibeth Pawling.
II. SaraJt, b. May 25, 1812; d. March 28, 1873; buried at Mid-
dletown; m. Daniel Keiidig.
19. rii. Ahiicr^ b. March 31, 1814; ni. Ann Espy.
20. I'iii. Hiram, b. December 27, 1815; m., first, Lucinda Bowman ;
secondly, Harriet Ilutcliinson.
ix, Marij^ b. June 4, 1817; d. April 14, 1818.
X. Cifr lis- Green, b. July 7, 1819; d. March 30, 1850; unm.
XI. Jamks Mayes, 3 (Mary,- Thomas,^) b. September 21,
1771 ; removed U) Coles county, Illinois, and accidental!}' killed,
alK)ut 1880, by the falling of a tree. He m., and had issue (sur-
name Mayes) :
1. G(frr(je-W.; d. in 1858.
II. William-.J.: d. in 1803, in the army.
Hi. Ikuj'nmn-F.: resides in Washington Territory,
tr. TkomaS'H.; resides in Kentucky.
570 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
r. Alexander,
vi. Nanctf-J.; d.
vii, Eleanor,
via, iSara/t-J.
ix. Dorcas.
XII. Thomas Mayes,» (Mary,* Tbomas,i) b. June 18, 1773:
removed to Illinois and d. there, October 15, 1850; m. Nancy
McCoRMiCK, daughter of James McCormick and Mary Cannon,
of Hanover. They had issue (surname Mayes) :
i. Andreto^ b. October 1, 1779; d. in 1859, in Wayne couuty,
Illinois,
n. JameSy b. April 15, 1806 ; was killed at the battle of Sliiloh.
Hi. Nancy, [twin,] b. April 15, 1806.
i>. Jane, b. May 10, 1810 ; m. Leach, and had a sod,
RutJierford.
c. Elizabeth, [twin,] b. May 10, 1810.
vi. Sarah,, b. 1813.
vii. Gillicn, b. August 18, 1816; resides in Adams county, Illi-
nois; was twice married; m., first, Jacob Veach, wlio
d. July 13, 1851, and had issue (surname Veacli):
1. John-F.. b. October 4, 1839; served in tlie Civil
war four years; resides in Barton county,
Kansas.
2. Andrew-A,, b. December 10, 1840 ; ^ras killed at
the battle of Shiloh.
3. Mary, b. January 17, 1844.
4. Ellen, b. March 13, 1847.
5. JameS'W., b. October 21, 1850.
She m., secondly, November 6, 1856, Jacob BufTington, b.
February 25, 1809, in Hardin county, Virginia.
XIII. Andrew Mayes,^ (Mary,* Thomas,^) removed to
Illinois, where he married and died, Iciiving issue (surname
Mayes) :
t. Thoinas-J,\ in 1842, resided twenty-five miles soutli-west
of Oaldand, Illinois.
ii. WilHanuC.
Hi. JameS'C; d. in 1864, from disease contracted in the war
for the Union.
ic. John-M.
V. Nancy-Jane.
Rutherford of Paxtang. 571
XIV. Thomas Rutherford, « (Samuel,* Thomas,^) b.
September 27, 1782; d. August 4, 1805; m. Mary Shultz,
b. March 5, 1786; d. April 1, 1889. Tliey had issue:
21. t. SamueUShultz^ b. December 17, 1803 ; m. Mary A. Ruther-
ford.
a. Mnry-ColJier, b. February 8, 1805; d. August 13, 1872;
unm.; buried at Paxtang.
XV. John Brisban RurnERFORi),* (Samuel,* John,*
Thomas, 1) b. November 28, 1805, in Swatara township,
Daupliin county, Pa, on the farm where he now resides. Be-
ing the only surviving son, he succeeded to the farm property
of his father upon hip death, November 26, 1888, and made
farming his main business through life. In e^irly manhood,
Mr. Rutherford was elected C4iptain of the Dauphin cavalry,
hence his military title. He has been active in politics, and
was elected memlx;r of the Legislature on the Whig ticket in
1848, and reelecte<l in 1849. In 1857, he was elected to the
State Senate for three years, on the Republican ticket. He has
been treasurer of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society
for a long time — elected in 1864 and reelected annually ever
since. Mr. Rutherfonl has been identified with the various
offices in his township, and, in old Paxtang church, is a ruling
elder. He m., March 19, 1838, Keziah Parke, d. July 2, 1885 ;
daughter of Col. James Parke, of Parkesburg, Chester county,
Pa. They had issue :
t. Samuel; d. in infancy,
n. Mary-Lucinda ; in. James McCIure ; reside at Glen Moore,
Cliester county, Pa.
m. Elita-Jane; m. Rev. Samuel Dickey, Oxford, Cliester
county, Pa., wbo d. January 14, 1884.
iv. J\ dtiline- Margaret ; m. W. Franklin Rutherford,
r. Samud-Parke^ b. September 18, 1841; resides at Gum
Tree, Cliester county. Pa.; ra. Elizabetli R. Bunn, of
I^ncaster county, Pa., and had issue :
1. Frank' Parke,
2. John-Marshall,
3. John-Brishan,
vt. John-Quinnj' Adams, b. November 9, 1843; m. Margaret
Brown Elder, (see Elder recwdj and had issue :
572 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
1. HoicajTil-Ainsworth,
2. lialph-Brisban,
3. Nancy; d. 8. p.
4. Eleanor- Virginia.
6. IsabelUi- Parke.
6. John-Quincy.
7. Margaret'Broum.
8. McitiheiC'Rohinson.
vii. Francis- Wilson^ b. December 4, 1845; in. Eleanor Sherer
Elder, (s^e Elder record.) and had issue :
1. Joshua-Elder.
2. Thomas- Mord all.
3. Nomian-Parke.
riii, Ktziah- Virginia.
ix. Marion- Gertrude; m. S. Ralston Dickey, of Oxford, Ches-
ter county, Pa.
XVI. John Pauke Rutherford,* (William,' John.'
ThornasJ) b. February 14, 1802, in Swatara township, Dauphin
county, Pa. ; d. May 12, 1871. He was a farmer, and brought
up in that pursuit He held many places of public trust in his
life ; was superintendent of the Wiconisco canal as early as 1837,
an auditor of the county, a jury commissioner, and was \ace-
president and treasurer of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural
Society. He was a strong anti-slavery advocate, as all bis family
were, and many aweary pilgrim, in the days of the fugitive slave
act, sore of foot and heart, found in Capt Rutherford hospitable
assistance, material aid, and manly encouragement He hated
slavery because he considered it a moral sin and a political blight
upon the free institutions of America. During the late Rebel-
lion he served jls quartermaster in the United States army, rank-
ing fourth on the list AVhile stationed at Harper s Ferry he
was captured in one of the raids on that stronghold, but relciised
on parole. He was then ordered to Camp Douglas, and sub-
sequently to Charleston, S. C. In the latter city, about the
close of the war, he contracted a disease from the effects of
which lie never fully recovered. Capt Rutherford, m. Eliza
Rutherford, b. October 30, 1801 ; A January 30, 1860 ;
daughter of Samuel Rutherford. They had issue :
i. Sftmuel-Silas-Brisban, b. April 28, 1825; m. Mary Caroline
Walker, d. Se])tember 26, 1874; daughter of James
Walker, and had issue :
Rutherford of Paxtang. 578
1. J(tme8'Walker\ m. Aonie Gill.
2. John-Percy,
3. Bessie.
4. Ramsay,
5. ThonmS' Walker.
a WilUnm'Swan^ b. August 19, 1827 ; m. Jane Eliza Ruther-
ford,* (Samuel/ Thomas,* Samuel, » Thomas,^ b. August
29, 1840, and had issue :
1. MaryBrisban.
2. Allan.
3. Eliza-Edna.
4. William' Swan.
5. Edmund.
6. Margarettn.
Hi. John -Alexander^ b. November 23, 1830; m. Lydia A. Gait,
d. February 14,1880; daughter of Alexander Gait, of
Lancaster county. Pa., and imd issue :
1. Alexander- Gait.
2. John 'Parke.
3. Frances-Jane.
4. Andrei'j'Mi'chell.
6. Eliza.
6. Lydia-Bertha.
iv. Elizabeth' Martha.
V. Sarah' Margaret ; m. Rev. Job D. Randolph.
vi. Mary -Jane ; m. John Elder.
vii. Eleanor 'Gilchrist.
XVIL William Wilson Rutherford/ (William,^ John/
Thomas/) b. November 23, 1805, in PaxUing, now Swatara
township, Dauphin county, Penna; A March 13, 1873, at
Harrisburg, Penn'a. He commenced the study of medicine
with Dr. Whiteside, of Harrisburg, then a prominent physician,
in 1830, and after the removal of Dr. Whiteside continued under
the instructions of Dr. Dean. He attended the lecturas of
Jefferson Medical College, 1830 to 1832, graduating from that
institution on the 7th of March, the latter year. He located
first at Mechanicsburg, where he remained nearly a year, when,
entering into partnership with his preceptor, Dr. Dean, he re-
moved to Harrisburg, where, for forty ye^irs, he practiced his
profession, winning for himself an honorable name not only at
home but abroad. Dr. Rutherford had what few physicians
possessed, — a most perfect knowledge of diseases in general ;
574 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
and it mattered little what the case, his diagnosis, when called
in consultation, was final as it was accurate. An extensive
practice of over forty years in every department of medicine
and surgery gave him such a perfect knowledge of his pro-
fession that the loss of his advice and assistance in difficult
cases was severely felt by his surviving brethren. For eight
years prior to his death he had been the regularly-appointed
surgeon to the Pennsylvania Kailroad Company, although be
served it some ten years previously when called upon. From
the organization of the old Harrisburg Gas C!ompany, he was
one of its directors, and, at his death, president of the companv.
In numerous other enterprises he took an active part, and was
always one of Harrisburg's public-spirited citizens. His life
was an eventful one, and one fraught with many incidents of
interest. In season and out of season, in life and in death, his
good-natured ftice appeared upon the stage, gladly, even tear-
fully, welcoma Dr. Rutherford married Eleanor Craix,
daughter of Col Richard M. Crain, {see Crcun record) who sur-
vives. They had issue:
i. Dr. Alexander Dean ; d. June 27, 1877 ; ni. Annie G. Hunts-
berjfer ; no issue,
n. Sarali-Sivaa ; d. February 10,1865; m. W. Harvey Brown,
captain U. S. A.
Hi. Elizabetli-Crain; m. John C. KuukiftU (see Kunkel reotrd.)
tu. A^ice-Aqnes \ d. s. p.
XVIIl. Samuel Rutherford,* (William,^ John,*
Thomas/) b. October 8, 1810; d. March 26, 1872; buried
at Paxtang. He ni. Elizabeth Pawling, b. Octol)er 18,
1816; d. April 24, 1881. They had issue:
I. Sarah'S. ; in. Jackson Gray Rutherford.
ii. JohU'Hurding,
Hi. Marff'Martha; d. June 24, 1884; m. Samuel Bealtie, of
Sliipi)ensbnrg, Pa.
to. Manjarel'Sican.
V. Keziah-Ann; m. Jacob L.Walker, of Indianapolis, Indiana.
t*4. Horace-Oreely ; d. s. p.
vii. A'ice'KliztbtUi; d. s. p.
viii. Samuel- Wilson, h. December 2Q,IS57; m. Matilda Hlioads,
daughter of Simeon Rlioads, of Ilummelstown, Fa.
Rittlierford of Paxtang. 575
XIX. Abner Rutherford,* ("William, ^ John,* Thomas, >)
b. Marcli 31, 1814, on the Rutherford homej=«tead in Swatara
township, Dauphin county. Pa. He received the education
afforded bv tlie select schools of PajgUing Valley, and most of
liis life he has passed in fanning. For several years has been
president of the First National Bank of IIummeLstown; been
identified with other corporations, and active in various local
enterpiises of the day. In 1835 he was captain of the Tenth
company, Ninety-eighth regiment Pennsylvania militia. For
many years he has been one of the vice-presidents of the Penn-
sylvania State Agricultural Society, in the founding of which
he took a prominent part His energ\^ and ability, combined
with his business habits, have produced that success which gen-
erally follow. Mr. Rutherford married, February 28, 1839,
Ann Espy, youngest daughter of William Espy, of Swatara.
Thev had issue :
•
22. i. WilHayn-Frnuklin'Rutherfonly b. December 7, 1839 ; m.
Adaline M. Rutherford.
ii. John-Marshall ; d. May 24, 1809 ; served as a soldier in tlie
company raised at Oberlin college, Ohio, for the emer-
gency of 1862, marchinj]^ to Kentucky ; in 1863 enlisted
in the Nineteentli Pennsylvania cavalry. Col. Wynkoop,
and was employed on detaclied service along the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad and as commissary-sergeant of
the regiment; mustered out with regiment.
n'/. Sutidnna-Espif ; d. May 6, 1846.
iv. ISarah-Ann ; d. December 21, 1883 ; m. Dr. A. C. Renninger.
r. -^16»U'r ; d. January 10, 18o.5.
vi. AlicC'Agnes; d. August 26, 1850.
rii, Stisannn-Elizaheth,
tin, Ada-Biiron ; in. Sjiencer F. Barber.
XX. lIiKAM KUTUERFORD,* (William,^ John,* Thomas,')
was the eighth member of his father's family, and was born at
the old Itutherford homestead, in Swatara tcjwnship, Dauphin
county. Pa., on the 27th of Decemlx?r, 1815. He was raised,
as were all his brothers, to a thorough practical acquaintance
with the lal)ors of the farm, and received such education as the
schcK)ls of Paxtang afforded. At the age of eighteen, he com-
menced the study of medicine with his brother, Dr. \V. W.
576 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
Rutherford, of Harrisburg, and graduated from Jefferson Med-
ical College, at Philadelphia, in the spring of 1838. With ten
dollars in his pocket and a few drugs in his saddle-bags, he set
out on horse-back to seek his fortune. He located at Millers-
burg, on the Susquehanna, at that time a village of five hun-
dred inhabitants. After a sojourn of two and a half years, the
Doctor concluded that the road to fortune did not lie, for him,
in Lykens Valley, and, in the latter days of the year 1840, he
again packed his saddle-bags, and, with three hundred dollars
in his pocket, mounted his horse and set his face towards Illi-
nois— the "jE'-fe-rjoy" of the emigrants of those days — **the
home of the wild deer, the gopher and the prairie-woli" At
the end of an eighteen days' journey, he halted at a little ham-
let in Coles county, now tlie flourishing town of Oakland,
where he has ever since resided. The practice of medicine iu
the Western States is, even now, very laborious, but when Dr.
Rutherford began, it was much more so; the roads were mostly
deer-paths, and the deep, sluggish streams flowed on to the sea
unvexed by either bridges or ferriea His practice was large,
extending over half a degree of latitude and longitude. But
increasing years and failing vStrength warned him, at length,
that it was time to retire from the active duties of a profession so
exacting, and, for the last decade, he has devoted his time and
energies principally to the management of his large agricultural
interests. As a physician, a business man and a trusted citi-
zen, his life has been a success. The people of his adopted
county have shown their confidence in his integrity and busi-
ness qualifications by repeatedly calling him to serve on the
county board, (similar to that of county commissioner in Penn-
sylvania,) and to various other public trusts in the town and
township of Oakland; likewise their appreciation of his intel-
ligence by keeping him in the school board continuously since
184:8. And, although he has almost filled out the measure of
threescore years and ten, he is still marching in the front rank
with the active men of Coles county. The Doctor has l^een
twice married. He m., first, Lucinda Bowman, of Millers-
burg, Pa., b. April 22, 1821; d. September 12, 1845. They
had issue:
Rutherford of Paxtang, 577
{. Jo^f?, b. June 23, 1844; resides in Oakland, Coles county,
111.; m. Kate (Nash) Aslimore, and had issue:
1. Em,
Dr. Rutherford m., secondly, Harriet Hutchinson, of
Springfield, HL They had issue:
ii. Robert^ b. April 6, 1849; resides in Newman, Douglas
county, Illinois; m. Mary Fletcher Valodin, b. Decem-
ber 6, 1851, and had issue :
1. Bertha,
2. John- Marshall,
3. Harriet-Agnes,
4. Burt,
5. Ada ; d. s. p.
6. Robert.
in, Cyruff, b. 1851 ; m., September 22, 1885, Mary Mclntyre.
iv, 77io77)ad, b. January 16, 1853; reside at Newman, Douglas
county, 111. ; m. Rose Zimmerman ; and had issue:
1. CyrtiS' Wilson,
2, Bessie,
V. Abner ; d. s. p.
vi, Abner-Wilson; d. s. p.
vii, Kate,
viii, Wilson^
ix, Anna-Espy,
z, Martin-LuUier.
XXI. Samuel Shultz Ruthehtdrd,* (Thomas,^ Samuel,'
Thomas, 1) b. December 17, 180S^ d. January 23, 1872; m.
Mary Ann Rutherford,* (Samuel,^ John,* Thomas, *) b.
June 14, 1810; d. December 14, 1884. They had issue:
t. Mary-Lucretia,
ii, John-Edmund, b. December 17, 1838; m. Annie McPher-
son, b. December 19, 1844, in Frederick, Md.; d. April
3, 1882; and had issue :
1. Samuel- Mcpherson,
2. Robert'Mordah,
3. Nannie,
4. Mary-Agnes ; d. s. p.
m. Jane-Eliza \ m. William Swan Rutherford.
iv, Samuel- Harvey^ b. March 3, 1843; m. Fanny E. Scholl, of
Frederick, Md. ; d. December 14, 1884; and had issue:
1. Samuel-Scholl.
2. Helen ; d. s. p.
37
578 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
V, Martha-Keziah.
in. James-Addison,
vii, Margaret' Susanna,
via. William- Br iitban ; d. s. p.
IX. Albert-Collier,
XXIL William Fkanklin Rutherford, * (Abner,* Wil-
liam,'' John, 2 Thomas,^) b. December 7, 1839 ; resides in Pax-
tang valley, Swatam township, Dauphin county, Pa. ; m. Ada-
line Margaret Rutherford,* (John,* Samuel,^ John,*
Thomas,!) b. March 22, 1839. They had issue :
i, Anna-Espy,
ii, lielen-Parke,
Hi, Bichard,
iv, Jane- Dickey,
V, Adaline- Margaret,
vi, Marshall,
vii, Keziah-Parke,
via, Donald-Irvitig,
V^H^^
Family of Stewart 579
FAMILY OF STEWART.
I. John Stewart, ^ a Scottish covenanter of the seventeenth
century, fled from Scotland to the county Down, in the north
of Ireland. It is traditional that he had incurred penalties for
non-compliance with royal edicts respecting religious worship
and enforcing attendance at the Parish church. It was at the
period when the government of Charles II, (1660-1685,) the
most disreputable of the English kings, was engaged in its fruit-
less attempts to force Episcopacy upon the Scottish nation.
The north of Ireland had become a refuge for proscribed Pres-
byterians and condemned covenanters, and thither he went,
preferring to abandon his native hills rather than go back on
the solemn league and covenant entered into by the Scottish
people in 1643, who recognized as their only standard the
Westminster confession of faith as ratified bv the General As-
sembly of the church of Scotland, in 1647. The persecution
ot the covenanters and harassment of the adherents to Presby-
terianism, which King Charles pronounced "a religion not fit
for a gentleman," continued until the establishment of freedom
of conscience by the revolution of 1688. John Stewart d. in
1720, and of his family, we have record of one son only :
2. t. liohei^ b. 1665.
II. Robert Stewart,' (John,^) b. near Glasgow, Scotland,
A. D. 1665, in the reign of Charles II; d. 1730. Upon the
death of his father, he also moved into Ireland, locating in Dru-
more township, county Down, twelve miles from Belfast The
people of this county, as a whole, are of Scottish origin. The
Ayrshire dialect was commonly spoken till towards the end of
the eighteenth century. This county is remarkable for its in-
equality of surface and number of hills, from which its name
580 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
originated. The lives of father and son, John and Robert
Stewart, therefore, embraced that most remarkable jx^riod in
the history of England commencing in the reign of Charles I,
through the Commonwealth under Cromwell, Charles II,
James II, William and Mary, Queen Anne, George I and into
the reign of George IL Robert Stewart had a large fcimily, of
whom we have record only of
3. i. Samuel^h, 1698; m. Mary McClay.
4. it. Hugh^ b. June 11, 1719; m., first, Hannah Dallas; sec-
ondly, Nancy Moore.
III. Samuel Stew ART, s (Robert,* John,^) b., in 1698, near
Glasgow, Scotland ; d, 1770, in Lancaster county, Pa. He
emigrated to the north of Ireland with his fathers family in
1720. In 1785, accompanied by his youngest brother, Hngh,
he crossed the ocean, landing in Philadelphia, and settled in
Drumore township, Lancaster county. Province of Pennsyl-
vania, near Chestnut Level, a Scotch-Irish settlement, where
had been establislicd a Presbyterian meeting-house, ministered
to b}' the liev. John Thompson, of Donegal Presbytery. In
person, Samuel Stewart was large and well proportioned, six
feet in height, Roman nose, bluish-gray eyes, brown hair, and
ruddy complexion. He m., in Ireland, Mary McClav, who
was noted for her very dark complexion and large person.
Thev had issue :
t. Jt)hi\^ b. in Ireland; removed to the Marsh Creek settle-
ment, now Adams county, Ph.; killed in the battle of
Germantown, in 1777.
6. ii, Smmiel \ m., first, Nancy Tenipleton; secondly, Agnes
Callioun.
Hi, Elijah y b. in Lancaster county, Ph.; d. in 1807, in I^wer
Paxtaug township, Dauphin county, Pa.: after his death,
his widow removed to Ohio with her family, where his
dpscenda!its now live, ))rincipally in Butler, Clark and
Trumbull counties. They had issue, Sarahs m. James
Finney; John, Samuel, Margant, m. William Finney;
Mar If y m. William Stewart ; Nancy, James, and Jane,
iv. Mary, b. in Lancaster county, Pa.; m., 1764, Robert Pat-
terson; in 1792, removed to Westmoreland county, Pa.,
and had seven sons and two daughters.
Family of Stewart 581
V. Andrew^ b. in Lancaster county. Pa.; settled in Hanover
township; killed in an Indian raid,
rt. James^ b. in Lancaster county, and finally settled in Alle-
gheny county, Pa.
vii. IJugK b. in Lancaster county. Pa.; settled in Kentucky ;
liis descendants settled in Indiana.
viii Joseph,
ix. Robert.
X. Anthony,
IV. Hugh Stewart,* (Robert,' John,') b. near Glasgow,
Scotland, June 11, 1719; d. October 8, 1798; buried in the
grave-yard of the old Covenanter church, three miles east of
Harrisburg, Pa., of which church he was the main supporter.
At the age of sixteen years, he accompanied his elder brother,
Samuel, and family in their migration to the Province of Penn-
sylvania, in 1735. He landed with a capital in coin equivalent
to one dollar and twenty -five cents, and, having learned the
trade of weaving, followed it for many years; settled finally in
Paxtang township, about six miles from Harris' Ferry, where
he acquired a large estate, for the times. His name first ap-
pears on the tax-list of 1750. In 1780 he was assessed for
four hundred and fiv^e acres. He was considered a very hand-
some man, of more than ordinary height, and retained through
life his Scotch accent Hugh Stewart was twice married ; m.,
first, in 1750-1, Hannah Dallas, b., 1727, in Ireland ; d. 1760,
and buried with her husband. They had issue, all bom in
Paxtang:
i. Jan€y b. November 1, 1751 ; d. in 1824, near Monroe, But-
ler county, Ohio, where they settled at a very early day ;
ra., in 1772, John Robeson, and had issue (surname
Robeson), Sarah and Hannah, (twins,) Jane, William,
Hufjh, John-D., James-B. and Mary-R.
ii. John, b. July 2, 1753; m. a sister of John Robeson, bis
brother-in-law, and moved to the Redstone settlement
in Fayette county, Pa., where they lived half a century,
and had issue, William, John, James, Samuel, Hugh,
Hannah and Mary.
Hi. William, b. October 21, 1757; m., 1780, Martha Walker,
and removed to Allefi^heny county, Pa., and had issue,
Margaret, Hannah, Jane, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Martha,
James, William, Samuel and John.
582 Pennsylvania Oemalogies.
xtj, Hugh, b. October 1, 1759. In consequence of a deformity
in his feet, unfitting him for active life, he became a
teacher, settled in the Redstone country, Fayette county,
Pa.; tiience he removed to Rush county, Indiana, near
Flat Rock creek; m., in 1793, Mary Wilson, and had is-
sue, Wilson and Hugh,
Hugh Stewart, senior, in., secondly, in 1764, Naxcy Moore,
b. 1735; d. March 22, 1790. They had issae :
6. v, Robert J b. March 8, 1765; m. Sarah Finney.
vi, Samuel, b. March 5, 1767 ; m., in 1796, Jane Patterson, and
settled in Allejjheiiy county. Pa., north-west of Pitts-
burgh, and had laswen Jame8^ Roberta Hugh jN^nncy J Flora^
John-W,, Margaret, Samuel, Jane, William, Joseph and
Uriah-P.
7. m'i. Joseph, b. July 10, 1769; m. Sarah Stewart.
8. viii, James, b. February 29, 1774; m., firat, Mary Sherer; sec-
ondly, Mary Maclay Stewart; thirdly, Margaret Ueed.
ix. Mary, b. November 27, 1778, in Paxtang township ; d. in
18o3,and buried in the Monroe cemetery, Butler county,
Ohio; m. Charles Stewart(^scc XII),
Y, Samltel Stewart,* (Samuel, ' Robert,* John.^) b. in
the county Down, Ireland ; was brought to Pennsylvania in the
emigration of his father's family, in 1735, and, on coming of
age, settled as a farmer in Hanover township, Lancaster county,
now West Hanover, Dauphin county. Pa His warrant for one
hundred acres of land was dated May 17, 1754, and, in an **as-
sessment for the King's use, 1759, iSamvel Stuart'' is taxed five
shillings. This township, osUiblished in 1737, and named in
honor of the reigning family of Great Britain, almost exclu-
sively settled by Scotch-Irish Presbyterians, was on the then
frontier and contiguous to the Kittatinny mountains. PVom the
date of his settlement therein, in 1754, until 1764, on account
of its proximity to the wilderness, it was subject to Indian
raids and depredations from which the inhabitants suffered
fearfully in their persons and property, often being compelled
to abandon their homes and 11 y for safetv. This state of af-
fairs continued until the massacre in Lancaster of the Cones-
toga Indians, who wei*e the aiders and abettors of these out-
rages. A public meeting of the citizens of Hanover township,
June 4, 1774, has gone into history, showing the earliest re-
Family of Stewart 588
corded movement towards independence, and, when the Rev-
olutionary war began, the liberty loving and patriotic Scotch-
Irish of Hanover were found faithful and active participants.
Samuel Stewart entered as a private, serving in Col. Timothy
Green's battalion for the defence of the frontier, and, in June
6, 1776, in Captain James Rodgers' company of Lancaster
County Associators, "destined for the camp in the Jerseys."
On the erection and organization of the county of Dauphin,
in 1785, we find him upon the first grand jury, composed of
prominent citizens. Although a Presbyterian by birth and a
supporter of the old Hanover church, founded m 1735, and
situated eleven miles east of Harrisburg, the records show that
on "November 2, 1788, Samuel Stewart and Nancy Stewart,
his wife, were admitted to the Lord's table." Samuel Stewart
d. September 16, 1803, and was buried in Hanover Church
grave-yard. He was a large man, weighing two hundred and
thirty pounds, six feet in height, eyes blue and complexion fair.
His surviving wife, Agnes Calhoun, and his son, Samuel Elder
Stewart, were the executors named in his will. He m., first,
Nancy Templeton, daughter of Robert and Agnes Temple-
ton, of Hanover; d. 1789. and buried in old Hanover Church
grave-yard. They had issue, all born in Hanover township :
9. t. Robert- Temple tfm, b. 1773; m., first, Mary Dunlap; sec-
ondly, Mrs. Mary E. Hamilton,
it. Sarah, b. 1772; d. February 3, 1835, in Hutler county, O.;
m. Joseph ^Hewart (see VII).
10. iii, SnmueUElder, b. 1775; m. Elizabeth Elder.
11. tv. JameS'B.^ b. 1777; m. Ann Beatty.
12. V, Charles, b. 1778; m. Mary Stewart.
13. vi, John-Timpleton^h, 1781; m. Ann Elder.
vii, Mary-Maclay, b. 1784 ; d. 1816, in Butler county, Ohio ; m.
James Stewart (see VIII),
viiL Agnes (Nancy), b. 1786; d. February 25,1827; buried in
Monroe cemetery, Butler county, Ohio ; m., in 1806,
John 11. Beatty, of Butler county, Ohio, who dieil in
1870 ; all were members of the U. P. church. They had
issue (surname Beatty), Nancy, Sarah, Mary, John,
Jane, Samuel, Amanda-Elizabeth, Lavinia and David-
Charles.
Samuel Stewart married, secondly, in 1789, Agnes (Xaney)
584 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
•
Calhoun, b. 1763 ; d. August 29, 1823 ; buried in the cem-
etery at Graysville, Huntingdon county, Pa ; daughter of
William and Hannah Calhoun, of Paxtang township, Dauphin
county, Pa. On the death of her husband in 1803, she pur-
chased a small farm in West Hanover township, Dauphin
county, Pa., adjoining the farm of Robert Stewart, ten miles
east of Harrisburg, on the Jonestown road, where she remained
until the spring of 1813, when she removed to Spruce Greek,
Centre county. Pa. They had issue, all bom in Hanover:
14. tx. fVilliam-Calhouny b. 1790 ; m., first, Jane Duulap ; secondly,
Mrs. Miltenberger, (nee Oliver.)
15. X. Davidy b. 1792 ; m. Sarah Walker.
16. an. TlwmaS'Finney, b. 1794; m. Mary Bailey.
xii. IdaruartUEUzaheth, b. April 8, 1796; d. May 26, 1835, in
Pittsburgh, Pa. ; early in life she joined the Presbyterian
church ; was at Mrs. Leah Maguiro's school, iu Harris-
burg, in 1812; in person, was rather tall, with dark hair,
dark complexion, hazel eyes, prominent forehead, rather
full face, and fine expression ; she m. John Lyon, (see Ly-
on record,)
VL Robert Stewart,* (Hughj^ Robert,* John,^) b. in
Paxtang township, Lancaster county, Pa., March 8, 1765 ; d. in
1854; buried in PaxtaLg grave-yard; hl, March 10, 1789,
Sarah Finney, who was born August 10, 1768 ; died in 1811.
They had issue, all born in Hanover township:
i, Nancy-Crain, b. 1790; d. 1872; m., her cousin John B.
Robinson, of Piqua, Ohio,
it. Susannah^ b. 1791.
tit. T/ioniaS'P.y b. 1794; m., in 1827, Martha B. Stewart,
daughter of James B. Stewart, (see XL) of Clarke county,
Ohio.
17. tf. Bobert^ b. September 17, 1795 ; m. Sarah Barnett.
V. Sarah, b. May 22, 1797 ; m. Jolm Cleiand, of Clarke county,
Ohio,
rt. Mary, b. November 30, 1798; m. John Rice, of Butler
county, Ohio,
uti. Jane, b. April 7, 1800.
urn. Samuel, b. April 22, 1802.
tx. Jolm, b. September 30, 1803; d. 1849, of cholera ; buried in
Monroe cemetery, Ohio; m., July 24,1831, his cousin,
Nancy T. Beatty, who was a granddaughter of Samuel
Stewart.
Family of Stewart 585
VIL Joseph Stewart,* (Hugh,**^ Robert,* John,i) b. July
10, 1769 ; d. October 13, 1855 ; buried in Monroe cemetery ;
m., December 20, 1792, by Rev. James Snodgrass, Sarah
Stewart, daughter of his cousin Samuel Stewart, of Hanover
township, {see V.) In conjunction with his brother, James
Stewart, administered on his father's estate and bfecame the
owners of the homestead which thev sold in 1805. In the
spring of that year. Joseph and James Stewart with their re-
spective families, removed to Ohio, making the trip to Pitts-
burgh b}^ wagon, and down the Ohio river by flat boat, and
settled in Butler county, near the present town of Monroe.
Became an elder in the United Presbyterian church. They had
issue :
%, James, b, 1793, in Paxtang township, Dauphin county, Pa. ;
d. 1864, in Illinois ; m. Susan Finney,
it. SamwUB., b. 1795; d. 1871 ; m., 1824, Sarah Barnett.
fit. Jane; ra., her cousin, Robert Stewart, of Indiana,
tt'. Nancy ^ b. 1799; m., 1819, her cousin, Elijah Finney,
u. Joseph- F., b. 1801 ; m., 1832, Prudence Ammons, of Butler
county, Ohio,
in. Sarah, b. 1803 ; d. 1870 ; m., 1824, David Reynolds of Piqua,
Ohio,
rtt. 3far«/, b. 1805, in Butler county, Ohio; m., 1825, Samuel
Holmes, of Bellbrook, Ohio.
viii. John ; died young.
105. Charles,
X, Eliza ; died young.
YIIL James Stewart,* (Hugh,^ Robert,* John,i) b. in
Paxtang township, February 29, 1774 : m., November 17, 1808,
Mary Sherer, daughter of Samuel Sherer and Elizabeth Bar-
nett Sherer, of Swatara township, Dauphin county. Moved to
Ohio in company' with his brother Joseph, in 1805, and settled
near Monroe, Butler county. They had issue:
t. Joseph'Crain, b. August 18, 1804, in Paxtang township; m.,
1826, Nancy Templeton Stewart, daughter of Samuel El-
der Stewart, of Clarke county, Ohio, (see XJ
ii. SamueU Sherer, M. D., b. October 20, 1807, in Butler county,
Ohio; d. in 1872; studied medicine, and practiced at
Jones Station, Dearborn county, Indiana; was twice
married ; first wife unknown ; m., secondly, io 1852, Mary
Ann Ohurchill, of New York.
itt. JameS'Barneit, (twin,) b. October 20, 1807; d. 1851.
586 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
Mary Sherer Stewart died October 21, 1807, after the birth
of her twin sons, and was the first adult buried in Monroe
cemetery, then open woods, and her grave was protected hy
a pen of logs. James Stewart married, secondly, in 1808,
Mary Maclay Stewart, daughter of his cousin, Samuel
Stewart, of Hanover, (see V.) They had issue :
u\ JVancv-3/., b. May 15, 1812 ; and tn., in 1833, John Patterson,
of Monroe.
Mary Maclay Stewart died in 1816, and was buried in Mon-
roe cemeterv. James Stewart married a third wife, Margaret
Reed, of Lewistown, Pa. Thev had issue :
V, Mary-Jane, b. April 20, 1823; m., in 1840, Edward Kim-
ball, of Cincinnati, O. ; slie fell heir to the homestead on
which her father settled in 1805; and resides thereon.
James Stewart was a United Presbyterian of the strictest
sect He met death in an extraordinary manner, May -t, 1885.
as he was driving in a spring wagon, on the public road near
Monroe, with his wife, and niece, Nancy Stewart, daughter of
Charles Stewart, a huge tree standing by the road side fell upon
the party, killing all instantly.
IX. Robert Templeton Stewart,* (Samuel,* Samuel,^
Rolx)rt,2 John,^) b. June 15, 1778 : d. October, 1835, at Holli-
daysburg l^i., while en route to Pittsburgh; buried at Sidts-
bur<r, Indiana couhtv, Pa. He settled in Bellefonte in the vear
1800, and was admitted to the bar of Centre county at the
November term. lie was retained in the famous slander suit
of McKee vs. Gallaher, August tenn, 1801, in which there
were fourteen lawvei-s for the plaintiff and twenty-two for de-
fendant. In 1810 he was appointed postmaster, and continued
in office until 1819. In 1810 engaged in mercantile pursuits,
and, in 1819, entere<l into partnership with John Lv-on in the
manufacture of iron : residence at Coleraine Forges, Hunting-
don countv. In 1828 Lvon and Stewart sold Coleraine Fon^es
to Joseph and James Barnett, and Anthony Shorb. He moved
to Pittsl)urgh in 182S, and built Sligo Rolling Mill. Repre-
sented Allegheny county in the Pennsylvania Legislature in
1831-32. Disposing of his interests in the iron business, Mr.
Family of Stewart. 687
Stewart went to manufacturing salt on the Kiskiminetas. He
was a man of genial disposition and social habits, and of great
practical humor. In person, above the ordinary size, and of
very dark complexion, which he inherited from his grandmother
Stewart. He m., in 1809, by Rev'd Henry Wilson, Mary
DuNLAP, daughter of James Dunlap, who, in connection with
John Harris, in 1795, laid out the town of Bellefonte. Mary
Dunlap Stewart died in 1827, aged forty-five years, and was
buried in the First Presbyterian church yard, Pittsburgh.
They had issue, nine children, among whom were :
t. Stephen-Decatur^ b., 1814, in Bellefonte.
ii. Harriet^ b. 1816; m., 1843, by Rev. Samuel Cooper, James
Harris Jjinii, of Bellefoute, ironmaster, who died April
6, 1876; 8. p.
18. m. Jane-Ann^ b. 1820; m. Jolm M. McCoy.
Robert T. Stewart mairied, secondly, in 1831, Mrs. Mary
E. Hamilton, of Middlesex, Cumberland county. Pa., who
died in Pittsburgh in 1842.
X. Sa\luel Elder Stewart,^ (Samuel,* Samuel,' Robert,^
John,^) b., January 8, 1775, in Hanover township; d. July 2,
1867. He removed to Clarke county, Ohio, near Clifton ; an
elder in the Presbyterian church. In the war of 1812, was a
captain in the Third Ohio regiment. Colonel James Findlay,
and was at Hull's surrender. Captain Stewart m., October 11,
1808, by Rev. James Snodgrass, Elizabeth Elder, eldest
daughter of Robert Elder, merchant, of Hanover, who d. in
1869 ; both buried in Clifton cemetery. They had issue :
t. Robert-Elder, b. 1811; m., 1846, Mary Jane McClung, of
Butler county, O. ; resides in Clarke county, O.
it. Ann-Jane, b. 1813 ; m., 1840, William Cowan.
Hi, Nancy-T,\ m. Joseph Crain Stewart, of Springfield, O.,
the son of James Stewart [see VIII.)
ic, Samuel'Templeton^ b in 1817.
V, SaraJi-M.
vi. Elizabeth-Elder, b. in 1824; m., 1848, David Cowan, of
Bloom infifton, 111.
m. Maria, b. 1830; m., 1860, George Cornelius, of Blooming-
ton, 111.
viii, Cyrus, h. 1833; m., 1862, Amanda K. Wilmoth; reside in
Logan county, 111.
588 Pennsylvania Oenealogies,
XL James B. Stewart, * (Samuel,* Samuel,^ Rol)er£,*
John,^) b. 1777; one of the pioneers of Clarke county, Ohio,
whither he removed in 1806, having purchased his land from
the Government only four years after the organization of the
State. He m., in 1808, Ann Beatty. They had issue : '
t. Nancy 'Te ^ pleiony b. 1810.
n. Samuel, b. 1812; d. 1871, in Clarke county, Ohio ; m. Caro-
line Nelson,
lit. John-Beattyj b. 1814; m. Eliza McKinney.'
iv, Mariha-Beaity \ m. Thomas P. Stewart, gn^ndson of Hugh
Stewart, (see IV J
V. Susan-Elder^ b. 1820; m. Henry Crozier.
ft, Sarah-'M,^ b. 1822; m. Amos B. Casey.
XII. Charles Stewart, ^ (Samuel,* Samuel,-' Robert,*?
John,i) b. 1778; d. 1846; m., March 30, 1802, by Rev. James
Snodgrass, of the Hanover Presbyterian church, Mary Stew-
art, daughter of Hugh Stewart, {see IV.) In 1802, he moved
to Ohio, and settled near Monroe, Butler county. In this year,
Ohio was organized into a State, which made him one of her
earliest citizens. He was in the Government service in the war
of 1812, and had the reputation of being an impetuous, brave
and daring soldier. He became a member of the United Pres-
byterian church, in 1806, and, in connecticm with his cousin,
Samuel Stewart, and his brothers-in-law, Joseph and James
Stewart, founded the United Presbyterian church of Monroe.
He and his wife were both buried in Monroe cemetery. They
had issue, all born in Butler county, Ohio :
t. Nancy^ b. January 12, 1805; accidentally killed by the fall-
ing of a tree. May 4, 1835, {see TIIL)
ii. Jane, b. 1806; m., 1834, llobert Griffen, of Middle Fork,
Indiana.
Hi, Samuel- Logan, b. 1809 ; m., first, 1829, Elizabeth G. Bryson,
d. 1842, and had issue, four sons ; he m., secondly, Mrs.
C. Stryker, and had issue, David- M.
iv. Mary; ra., 1836, Jolin W. Stewart, son of Samuel Stew-
art, her mother's brother ; reside in Peoria county. 111.
1'. Margaret, b. 1814; m., 1848, Elijah Patterson, a great
grandson of Samuel Stewart, (III.)
ft. Elizabeth, b. 1815; m. Robert Stewart Robeson, great
grandson of Hugh Stewart, (IV.)
Family of Stewart 689
vii, John-W.'D.y b. 1818 ; m., 1848, Martha Mallory.
viii, James'R.^ b. 1821 ; in., 1845, Ann £. Cleland, gi-eat grand-
daughter of Hugh Stewart, (IVJ
XIIL John Templeton Stewart,* (Samuel,* Samuel,*
Robert,* John,*) b. 1781 ; d. April 16, 1850. In 1806, settled
in Clarke county, Ohio, on the Little Miami river. He m.,
March 2, 1815, Ann Elder, daughter of Rol)ert Elder, of
Hanover, and sister of his brother Samuel's wife. They are
both buried in Clifton cemetery. They had issue :
t. Julia-Ann^ b. 1815; m., 1833, David Anderson, of Clarke
county, Ohio,
tt. Perry, b. 1818; m., 1844, Rhoda Ann Wheeler; reside in
Springfield, Ohio,
m. Elder^R., b. 1821 ; m., 1846, Rachel E. Jacobs, of Clifton,
Ohio.
• iv, SamueU b. 1823 ; m. Mary Ann Marshal], of Hardin county,
Ohio.
V, Charles, b. 1825 ; m., first, 1854, Isabel Nicholson ; m., sec-
ondly, 1865, Jessie Matthewson ; reside in Clarke county,
Ohio,
in. JameS'M, b. 1828; m., 1854, Rebecca C. Jacobs, (sister of
Rachel E.,) of Yellow Springs, Ohio,
lit. TfwmaS'E.^h. 1830 ; m., 1858, Delilah A. Marshall, of Clarke
county, Ohio,
tilt. Oscar-Neabit, b. 1833; m., 1862, Rachel Nicholson, (sister
of Isabel.)
ix. William-C, h,lSS5.
XIV. William Calhoun Stewart, ^ (Samuel,* Samuel,'
Robert,* John,^) b., 1790, in Hanover township, Dauphin
county ; d., 1852, in Cincinnati, O. ; engaged in general merchan-
dizing in Huntingdon county, Pa., he subsequently became a
member of the iron manufacturing firm of Lyon. Shorb & Co.,
of Pittsburgh, and represented his company in Cincinnati. He
m., first, Jane Dunlap, of Bellefonte, a niece of Robert T.
Stewart's wife. They had issue :
t. John-D.
a. Laura; ni. Colonel Charles Jones, planter, of Red River,
Louisiana; Colonel Jones, becoming involved in a
Southern feud, shot General Littell, of the same State,
and was in turn, with one of his sons, shot by Littell's
partisans.
590 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
Hi, Rev. WilUfim-Vd'homi ,
iv, Jesse, b. in Cincinnati ; in the war of the Rebellion was first
lieutenant of company A, One Hundred and Twenty-
fifth regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers; was killed in
the battle of Chancellorsville. 1863; m. Mary Clarke,
daughter of James and Sarah C. Clarke, of Birmingham,
Huntingdon county, Pa.
r. Ella ; m. Rolx»rt G. BusluielK of New York city.
Mr. Stewart m., secondly, Mrs. Miltenberger, of Pitts-
burgh, who survive:! her husband.
XV. David Stewart,* (Samuel,* Samuel,* Robert,*
John,*) b. October 30, 1792, in Hanover township, Dauphin
county ; d. May 29, 1869, at Coleraine Forges, Huntingdon
county, Pa. ; buried in the Spruce Creek cemetery at Grays-
ville. He was twenty-one years of age at the time of the ex-
odus of the family from Hanover to Centre county in 1813.
He became the general manager at Pennsylvania Furnace,
and subsequently entered the firm under the title of Shorb,
Stewart & Co., wliich was synonymous with that of Lyon,
Shorb & Co., Pittsburgh, manufacturers of the famed Juniata
iron. Mr. Stewart was, undoubtedly, the most prominent and
wealtliy member of this large family ; resided at Coleraine
Forges, Huntingdon county, from 1831 until his death. His
house was noted for its elegant and liberal hospitality. In
person he was large and imposing, showing traiis of his Scotch
ancestry, and was the last of his father s family, a long lived
race, and it may be noted that from the birth of his eldest
brother, Kobert, to the date of his own death, embraced a
period of nearly one hundred years. He married, May 22,
1822, Sarah Walker, daughter of John Walker and Ann,
his wife, of Alexandria, Huntingdon county, Pa., originally
from county Strabane in the north of Ireland She was bom
September 23, 1799, and died at Coleraine Forges, April 24,
1874, having survived her husband, by whose side she now
lies buried. They had issue :
19. i. Ann 'Caroline, b. 1823; m. James Rowland Hughes.
20. u. SamueUCalhoun^b, 1H2A; m. Margaret Sample.
21. hi. Willianu Walker, b. 1826; m. Mary McGuffy.
iv, Catharine- Walker.
Family of SteivarL 591
r. Frances^ b. Aupfust 30, 1829, at Pennsylvania Furnace ; ra.,
November 8, 1850, Lewis M. Speer, of Bellevernon, Fay-
ette county, Pa.; d. Septeral>er 35, 1883: anrl had issue
(surname Si)eer),Z>aw/(Z-i)t(^art, Samuel-Culhoun, Frank-
Marchancl^ and Johri'Stngdel; reside in Wooster, Ohio.
vi. Mnrgareita,
viu David-Walker^ b. at Coleraine Forges; m., June 5, 1862,
Sarali Spinning?, of Springfield, O. ; and had issue
Emily- Mc Alpine^ and Margaret ; reside at Dayton, O.
nil. Thomas ; d. July 31, 1837.
XVJ. Thomas Finney Stewart/ (Samuel,* Samuel,^
Robert,^ John,^) b. August 11, 1794, in Hanover township,
Daupliin county, Pa; d. August 8, 1864, and buried in Cedar
Grove cennetery at Petersburg, Pa He left Dauphin county
with his mother in 1813, settling in Ferguson township, Centre
county, where he pursued the occupation of farming until his
latter years, when he removed to Petersburg, Huntingdon
county, Pa In 1851 he was elected an associate judge of the
several courts of Huntingdon county. He married, in 1818,
Mary Bailey, daughter of John Bailey; b. in 1798; d. in
1866, and buried t^eside her husband. John Bailey, her
father, was born in Chester county, and settled on Spruce
Creek in 1790. He was the son of Richard Bailey and Mary
Wilson, both of Ireland, who settled in Chester county at a
very early day. Judge Stewart had a large family, seven of
whom died in infancy. The survivors were :
i. Samuel, b. 1819 ; d. 1868 ; m., 1846, Jane Kelly ; removed to
Iowa in 1865.
t*. Jolin-Baifey,
Hi. Nancy,
iv. Margaret, b. 1824 ; m., 1847, David Byers, of Smlcksburgh,
Pa.
V. Jane- Ann,
VI. JameS'O., b. 1829; m., 1861, Matilda Frew.
vii. David; d. 1863.
via, Hnmet, d. 1866; buried in Cedar Grove cemetery.
XVIL Robert Stewart,^ (Robert,* Hugh,« Robert,'
John,*) b. September 17, 1795, in Hanover township, Dauphin
county, on the farm bequeathed to his father by Hugh Stewart,
where he died, June 25, 1878; buried in East Harrisburg cem-
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ville, Pa.; buried in Blairsville cemetery; ni., at her father a
residence^ Coleraine Forges, October 16, 1861, the Kev. James
Rowland Hughes, of the Presbyterian church, who was h.
March 17, 1819, in Butler county. Pa. ; graduated at Washing-
ton College, Pa., 1845 ; studied theology, and licensed to preach
by the Presbytery of Steubenville, Ohio, October 16, 1847 ;
was pastor of Rehoboth church, Redstone Presbytery, fifteen
years; principal of Blairsville Seminary three years, and then,
in 1870, accepted a pastorate in Dayton, Ohio, where he now
resides. They had issue ^surname Hughes,) all born in Ros-
traver township, Westmoreland county, Pa :
t. Mary-W., b. November 20, 1852; m., October 15, 1877,
James W. Colwell, of Urbanna, Ohio,
n. Elizahiih-Walker, b. April 15, 1856.
Hi, Snra/i-SUwarty b. September 3(), 1860.
iv. Fanivf'SUwart, b. April 6, 1868; d. 1860.
V. JanieS'Borclandy b. August 9, 1865.
XX. Samuel Calhoun Stewart,' (David,* Samuel,*
Samuel,' Robert,* John,^) b. September 6, 1824, at Pennsyl-
vania Furnace, Huntingdon county. Pa. He was educated at
Jefferson College; became general manager of Coleraine and
Tyrone forges under the operations of Lyon, Shorb & Co., of
Pittsburgh, of which firm he was a member. He is a man of
prominence in his county — a director of the I^wisburg and
Tyrone Railrojid Company, and an elder in the Presbyterian
church; resides at Tyrone Forges. Blair county. Pa.; hem.,
June 15, 1865, Margaret Sample, daughter of Dr. N. W.
Sample and Sarah Steel, of Leacock township, Lancaster county,
Pa. They had issue, all born at Tyrone Forges:
I. Rhherts-Lourie, b.' March 22, 18(«.
11. Jemieltc-Steel, b. June 10, 1867.
til. Carrie- Hugh €8^ b. February 17, 1869.
ti\ B( tiff' Walker, b. Octol)er 7, 1871.
r. Samuel' Cnlhoun^ b. Octol)er3I, 1874.
It. Ma ryaret' Hamilton^ b. January 25, 1879.
vii, NatlianieUSatupky b. May 8, 1882.
XXL William Walker Stewart,« M. D., (David,*
Samuel,* Samuel,^ Robert,* John,^) b. April 4, 1826, at Penn-
38
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Powsylvania Oenealogies,
sylvania Furnace ; d. September 26, 1872, at the Monongahela
House, Pittsburgh ; buried in Dayton, Ohio, the place of his
residence. Dr. Stewart was educated at Jefferson Collie, Pa.,
and at the University of Virginia, and received his diploma
from Jefferson Medical College, of Philadelphia. He m., June
16, 1854, Mary McGuffy, daughter of Prof. William McGuffy,
of the University of Virginia. They had issue :
t. WilUam^McGhiffyy b. April 21, 1855, in Dayton, Ohio; d.
February 12, 1859.
n. Sallie- Walker^ b., June 9, 1857, in Virginia ; d. February 21,
1876, in London, England ; buried in Dayton, Ohio,
m. Mary-McGuffy^ b. February 24, 1863; d. in infancy.
io. KcUe-Wdlker^ b. June 1, 1865, in Dayton, Ohio.
Swan Family. 695
SWAN FAMILY.
I. The family of Swan is of English origin, but the ancestors
of the Swans who settled in Hanover and Paxtang townships,
Lancaster county, Pa,, belonged to one of the one hundred
English families whom King James of England placed in pos-
session of an equal nu.ml)er of Irish confiscated estates. At
what time Richard Swan^ emigrated with bis family to-
America we have no account, nor of all his children, save the
names of six sons. Upon an examination of the records of
the Land Department of the State, we have the following data,
relating to early surveys in Lancaster county: ** Alexander
Swan had surveyed to him on the 23d of January, 174:3, one
hundred and fifty acres in Hanover township, adjoining land
of Andrew Lachin and others." * * * -Qn the 25th of
August, 1767, there was surveyed to Hugh Swan two hundred
and eighty-three acres of land, adjoining land of James Wal-
lace, John Carson and the Blue Mountain, in Paxtang town-
ship.*' * * * "To Moses Swan there was surveyed, oui
the 8th of November, 1774, one hundred and fifty acres, ad-
joining William McRoberta on the north, Andrew Carson on
the east, John Jameson on the south and Alexander Johnsoa
on the west, in Paxtang township." We have no knowledge
of the name of Richard Swan's wife. They had, among others,,
issue :
2. t. James, b. 1711 ; m. Mary ►
3. a. Moses, b. 1713; m. Jean Barnett.
tit. Joseph^ b. 1715; resided in Letterkenny township, Frank-
lin county, in 1786.
4. iv, William^ b. 1719; m. Jennett Shields.
V, Richard^ b. 1725; settled in rhiladelpliia;- a merchant^and
was one of the signers to the non-importation resolutions
of 1765.
5. rt. Alexander^ b. 1727; m. Martha Gilchrist.
596 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
II. James SwAN,8 (Richard,^) b. 1711; d. December, 1741;
settloj in Hanover township, Lancaster, now Dauphin, county.
Pa,; m. Mary ; d. 1767. They had issue:
t. James.
a. Alexander .
Hi, Margaret,
iv, Mury,
V, Jean,
vi, Sarah ; m. Robert Hell, of Hanover, and had a aon^ James,
III. Moses Swan,* (Richard, i) b. 1718, in the north of Ire-
land; came to America with his parents about 1780, and set-
tled in Pax tang township. He d. about 1785. He m., in 1787,
Jean Barnett, b. 1715; daughter of John and Jennett Bar-
nett. Thev had issue:
t. Jliajh, I). 1738 ; m. April 4, 1782, by Rev. John Elder, Mar-
tha .
a. John^ b. 1740; m. and removed to now Washin^^on county,
Pa., prior to 1771, and had issue, among others, John and
ThhTHlftH,
Hi, Isaacy b. 1742; d. unm.
t>. Catharine, b. 1743; m. Thomas Porter.
6. r. inZltam. b. 1745; m. Martha Renick.
vi, Joseph^ b. 1747 ; i*esided in Hamilton township, now Frank-
lin county, Pa., in 1785.
t'ti. Mot<es, b. 1749 ; m., and bad a son Moses,
via. JtaUy b. 1751.
ix, Margarita b. 1753; m. John Thompson.
7. X. liidiard, b. 1755; m. Catharine Boggs.*
* JA3IRS HoGOs of Paxtang, d. July, 1753. In liis will lie speaks of
his wife Maky, and also his cliildren Thomas and EIizal>eth, then
residing ni Ireland, und, " if they came with his wife to this country "
were to liave a share in liis estate. They did not come, and William
Boggs wlio emigrated with his father, remained in possession of tlie
homestead. He died in April, 1782, in Paxtang,leavinga wife Lydia,
who subsequently married Jaseph White, and issue as follows :
t. James,
it, Catharine ; m. Richard Swan.
Hi, A)\)ne\ m. Andrew Wiley.
tr. Margaret,
V, Elizabeth,
vi, Wi'liam,
vii. Lydia,
viii, John,
Swan Family, 597
IV. William Swan,' (Richard, ^) b. 1719, in Ireland; set-
tled in Hamilton township, Franklin county, Pa, and there d.
in January, 1773; m. Jennett Shields, and they had issue:
t. William,
a. Mar gar tt,
ni. JenneiL
iv, Robert,
V. Alexander Swan,* (Richard, i) b. 1727, in Ireland,
settled in Hanover township, Dauphin county ; d. March, 1778 ;
m. Martha Gilchrist, daughter of James and Jean Gilchrist,
of Paxtang. They had issue :
t. SanmeL
it, Alexander,
Hi, Jean ; in. James Taylor.
iv, Mary\ m. William Owens.
V, Margaret ; m. Thomas Finney.
vi, Agnes; m. Andrew Armstrong, in 1795; resided at Harris-
burg.
VI. William Swan,^ (Moses,* Richard,»)h. 1745,in Pax-
tang township ; d. prior to 1787 ; m., in 1775, Martha Renick,
b. November 30, 1755, daughter of Henry Renick and Martha
Wilson. They had issue:
8. t. Margaret, b. 1776 ; m. James Ingram.
u. Sarahyh, January 1,1779; d. June 17,1852; m. William
Rutherford, (see Rutherford record.)
Hi, Moses^ b. 1781 ; d. at Ilarrisburg, September 11, 1822.
ic, Trt7/tam, b. 1788.
VII. Richaki) Swan,3 (Moses,* Richard, Mb. 1755, in Pax-
tang township, Dauphin county. Pa. ; d. April, 1808, in Erie
county, Pa. He was a soldier in Capt James Cowdcn's com-
pany, (hiring the Revolutionary war, and was in actual service
during the campaign in New Jersey, and around Philadelphia.
In the Whiskev Insurrection of 1794, he commanded a com-
pany of volunteers. In 1797, he went to Erie county. Pa.,
purchased a tract of land, but did not remove thither until
1802, when lie located at the mouth of Walnut creek, as the
manager of the Ilarrisburg and Presqu' Isle Land Company's
598 Pennsylvania Oeneuhgies.
mills, at that point He was one of the earliest pioneers in
that section of Pennsylvania. Captain Swan m. Catharine
BoGGS, b. February 8, 1759, in Paxtang township, Dauphin
county, Pa ; d. April, 1843, in Erie county. Pa, daughter of
William and Lydia Boggs. They had issue, all of whom,
except the youngest, were bom in Paxtang township :
9. i. Lydia^ b. September 15, 1789; m. Joseph McCreary.
n. William-BoggSy b. February 27. 1791 ; d. February 10, 1792.
10. Hi. Jok'A-Joseph, b. March 14, 1793; m. Eunice Ann White.
io, William^ b. November 25, 1794 ; went west and died there
about 1833 ; unm.
11 . V, Bichard^ b. December 4, 1796 ; m. Margaret Boal Sturgeon.
12. vt. Moses, b. December 9, 1798 ; m. Virginia Bates.
13. viL AndreW'Vavetj b. July 29, 1802 ; m. Angeline Mitchell.
VIII. Margaret Swan,* (William,* Moses,* Richarfl,^)
b. 1776, in Paxtang; d. at Harrisburg; m., November 26,
1799, by Rev. Nathaniel Snowden, Major James Ingram, h.
1761 ; d. August 12, 1811, at Harrisburg, and is buried in
Paxtang cliurcli grave-yard. They bad issue (surname In-
gram):
t. William.
it. Martha-SmUh ; m. William Dick Boas, (see Boas record.)
Hi. Sarali ; d. unm.
iv. Maria; m. Nat lianiel Henry.
V. James.
IX. Lydia Swan,* (Richard, ^ Moses,* Richard,^) b. Sep-
tember 15, 1789, in Paxtang township, Dauphin county. Pa ;
d. April, 1866, in Erie county, Pa ; m. September 12, 1811»
Joseph F. McCreary. They had issue (surname McCreary) :
i. SamueU Slater, b. September 12, 1812 ; m. Joanna O. Brooks,
and liad issue.
a. Bichard'Swan ; ra. Louisa Barr, and had issue.
Hi. ISelina-(J.
iv. John- J. ; d. s. p.
V. Mary-E.
vi. Jackson; b. August 29, 1823; m., first, Mary Ann Love,
secondly, Rebecca Josephine Love; and had issue.
vii. David'B. ; b Feb. 27, 1826 ; was educated at the Erie acad-
emy and Washington college ; afterwards taught school
Swan Family. 599
at Erie, and was principal of the Winchester, Ky., sem-
inary from 1851 to 1853; read law with Judfife Galbraith,
and in 185 { was admitted to the Erie bar ; in tlie war of
the Rebellion entered the service as First Lieutenant
company B of the Erie regiment ; assisted in the organ-
ization of tlie 145th regiment P. Y., and was appointed
Lieutenant-Colonel, subsequently promoted Colonel, and
later breveted Brigadier-General ; in 1866 elected to tlie
Legislature, serving two terms ; in 1868 was Adjutant
General of the State filling the office with distinction
three years; resides in Erie ; m. in 1851, Annette Gun-
nison, dau. of E. D. Gunnison ; and had issue (surname
McCreary) ;
1. Sophia; m. Henry A. Clark.
2. Wirt ; graduated in 1884 from the U. S. naval
academy.
viii. Lydia-Ann; m. William Love, and had issue.
ix. Martha-Swan ; m. Thomas Love, and had issue.
X. John Joseph Swan,* (Richard,* Moses,' Richard, ^ b.
March 14, 1793, in Paxtang township, Dauphin county, Pa. ;
d. July 22, 1878, at Swanville, Erie county, Pa. At the age
of sixteen, he taught school in Girard borough, and afterwards
at Mill Creek and Eria In 1812, he assisted in the survey of
the " Triangle,'' and, also, responded to the call of service in
the war of that year. In 1818 and 1819, he was in the mer-
cantile business at Conneaut, 0. ; from 1821 to 1822, at Green
Bay, Mich. In 1823, he returned to Erie county, took up land,
established a homestead, and followed farming. He served
as county auditor from 1831 to 18SS. Mr. Swan m., June,
1825, Eunice Ann White, b. May 15, 1805 ; d. October 22,
1855. They had issue :
t. Lucinda,
n. Eliza-Catharine.
Hi, CharUs-John ; d. June 18, 1877.
to. Andrew- FS*ancl% b. October 16, 1832 ; d. April 18, 1876 ; en-
listed as a private in the Sixth regiment, United States
cavalry, July 19, 1861 ; was promoted to first ser^^eant
company G, of that regiment; subsequently, in the vol-
unteer service, to major and lieutenant colonel ; had his
horse shot under liim at Sliepherdstown, Va., and was
wounded in a charp^e on Fort Magruder, Williamsburg,
Va. ; wounded at Cold Harbor, and, at last, was com-
pelled to resign towards the close of the war. In 1867,
was elected sheriff of Erie county. Pa.
600 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
p. Harriet.
vL Adelaidt-Mary; d. April 18, 1867.
rii, Henry-Harrison.
viii. Lauinia; m. William Hoskinson, Jr., and hail issue.
ix. Henry-Clay; m. Virginia 8. Rogers, and had issue,
as. Josephine,
xi. Ei^ffene-Bameit ; served in the war of the Rebellion ; m.
Mary Jennings.
oni. iJlayion-K Ither.
XI. Richard Swan/ (Richard, ^ Moses,* Richard,') b. De-
cember 4, 1796, in Paxtang township, Dauphin county, Pa. ;
nfL, January 26, 1826, Margaret Boal Sturgeon', b. Sep-
tember 3, 1805; daughter of Jeremiah Stui^on and Jane
Moorhead. They had isvsue.
i. William-Boggs.
ii. Jane-Sturgeon ; m. John C. Perkins, and had Issue.
Hi. Edtcin ; m. Anna Rumbaugh.
ii\ Emily ; m. George Perkins,
r. Sophia; m. Edwhi Heron, and had issue,
n. liosannah^ b. August 21, 1840; d. January 25, 1846.
vii. Mary; m. William Brewster.
viii. Byron-Wallace,
XIL Moses Swan,* (Richard, » Moses,' Richard,') b De-
cember 9, 1798, in Paxtang township, Dauphin county, Pa. ;
d. June 80, 1883, at Galena, 111. ; m. Virginia Bates, b Feb-
ruary 9, 1809, in Ilenry county, Ky. ; d. September 2, 1865,
at Galena, 111. They had issue :
t. David-Bates; d. s. p.
ii, Emily; ni., June 15, 1853, William Bell, of Lexington, Ky.,
and liad issue.
XIII. Andrew Cavet Swan,* (Richard,* Moses,^ Rich-
ard, i) b. July 29, 1802, in Erie county, Pa. ; d. July, 1867, at
Galena, 111. ; m. Angeline Mitchell. They had issue :
t. George ; d. s. p.
it. Emily-C. ; m. Chilson, and had issue.
Hi. John- Mitchell.
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THOMAS OF HEIDELBERG.
1. TiiEODORUS Thomas, 1 a native of Switzerland, and a
refugee from the Palatinate, Germany, with his wife and a por-
tion of his family, emigrated to America in 1736, landing at
Philadelphia on the 16th of September that year from the "ship,
Trincess Augusta,' Samuel Merchant, master, from Rotterdam,
last from Cowes." He settled in what is now Heidelberg town-
ship, Lebanon county. Pa., then in Lancaster county, in the
neighborhood of Scheaflerstown. He died a few years after-
wards, leaving a wife, Anna [Scheaffer], and children as
follows:
2. t. Martin, b. 1702; m., and had issue.
n. T/ieodoriM^ b. 1708; m., and left issue, but no record of the
family.
Hi. Jacobs b. 1715; no information,
tp. Anna^ b. 1718; m. Henry Weiss, of Heidelberg.
XL Martin Thomas,* (Theodorus, ^ ) b. about 1702, in the
Palatinate, Germany; d. in 1758, in Lebanon township, then
Lancaster county. Pa. He emigrated with his family to Amer-
ica in the year 1749, landing at Philadelphia on the 30th of
August that year, his father having preceded him several
years. The ship, "Crown," Michael James, master, in which
they embarked, was heavily laden, having no less than five
hundred souls on board on its arrival, out of over six hundred
at leavinff Rotterdam. The mortality cm that crowded vessel
was fearful, and it is hardly probable that the family of Martin
Thomas entirely a^caped. He lxK?ame quite prominent in the
early hLstory of HcideU)erg town^^-hip, where he settled; was
lieutenant of a ranging company on the frontiers during the
French and Indian wars, and overseer of roads. He left a
wife, Barbara, and children as follows :
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t. Philip, b. 1725 ; nothing further is known of him, save that
he married and went southward.
3. ii, Theodorus, b. 1727; m. Catharine [Bomberger].
4. Hi. Jacob, b. 1729; m. Ursula .
iv, Henry, b. 1731 ; it is supposed accompanied his brother to
the valley of Virginia.
5. V, AdUim, b. 1733 ; m., and left issue,
ft Anixa^ b. 1735.
6. fit. Martin, b. 1737 ; m. Ursula Miiller.
III. Theodorus Thomas,* (Martin,* Theodoras, i) b. about
1727, in the Palatinate, Germany; d. in May, 1790, in Leba-
non township, Dauphin, now Lebanon, county. Pa. He served
in the Indian and Revolutionary wars; was overseer of the
poor in Ileiclelbei'g township in 1761, and served in other of-
ficial positions. He m. Catharine [Bomberger]. They
had issue :
t. Theodorus [Durst], b. 1769 ; m. Mrs. Regina Spycker, widow
of John Spycker, by whom^she had issue (surname
Spycker), Benjamin and John-Peter, and bad issue:
i. Barbara; m. Christopher Uhler.
7. it. Martin, b. 1761 ; m. Elizabeth Strolim.
8. til. John, b. 1763; m. Anna Wolfersberger.
iv. Jacob, b. 1765; resided in Londonderry township, where
he died in 1785; ni. Catharine Hostetter, daughter of
John and Barlmra Hostetter.
V. Catharine, b. 1767 ; m. John Becker, d, December, 1789,
and had issue (surname Becker) :
1. Matthias.
2. Henry.
3. Catharine ; d. prior to 1789 ; m. Martin Miller.
4. Elizabeth ; m. Good.
5. Frederick.
9. vi. Margaret, b. November 11, 1769; m. Johannes Wolfers-
berger.
rii. Maria, b. 1771 ; m. Abraham Smith.
IV. Jacob Thomas, » (Martin, « Theodorus, i) b. 1729, in
the Palatinate, Germany; d. November, 1771, in Lebanon
township, Lancaster, now Lebanon county, Pa. ; he left a wife,
Ursula, (who after remaining a widow a few years, married
George Shrombaugh, of Lebanon township,) and children as
follows :
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t. Barbara^ b. 1754.
a. Jacfthy b. 1756 ; enlisted February 7, 1776, in Capt. Kiidolph
Brunner's company, Col. Arthur St. Clair's battalion of
Pennsylvania, in the war of the Revolution, of which he
was promoted corporal, June 13, 1776.
in. Ursula, b. 1760.
ti'. John^ b. 1762; m. Anne .
V. Adam Thomas, » (Martin, « Theodoras, i) b. about 1733,
in the Palatinate, Gernnany; A September, 1762, leaving among
other children :
t. Veronica ; m. Peter I>elir, of Dauphin county, Pa.
it. Elizabeth; m. Jacob Miller, of Cumberland county, Pa.
Vr. Mautin Thomas,3 (Martin,2 Theodoras,*) b. in 1737,
in Ileidellx^rg township, then Lancaster county, Pa. ; d. Jan-
aary, 1804, in Slast Pennsboro' township, Cumberland county.
Pa. He served in the French and Indian war, and, prior to
the Revolution, established a furnace in the neghborhood of
Shamokin, Northumberland countv, Pa During the "Great
Runaway" of 1778, he and his family fled from the locality,
and settled on the Yellow Breeches, in Cumberland county,
where he built a ^tone mill, yet standing, and wdiere he remained
until his death. He disposed of his Northumberland county
property, receiving a large sum in continental currency there-
for, wliich, l)efore he had the o})portunitv tt) re-invest, became
worthless. He was one of the founders of Frieden's Kirche,
near the present Shiremanstown. He m., in 1767, Ursula
Mullp:r, b. 1740, in Lebanon township, now Lebanon county,
Pa. ; d. 1807, in East Pennsboro' township, Cuml^erland county,
Pa.; daughter of John and Barbara Miiller, (see Mailer and
Lobingier.) They had issue:
i. Martin, b. 1708; d. 1824. at Sliippensburg, Pa. ; unm.
10. ti. John, b. 1770; m. Mary Uennin^er.
m. Elizabeth, b. May 2, 1772 ; d. Aup^ust 5, 1867 ; m. Valentine
Egle, (see Egle record),
iv. Cat/*artM6,b. January, 1777; d. July 2, 1860, near Newville,
Pa.; ni. Frederick Mentzer, b. 1776; d. 1860, and had
issue beside a daughter, (surname Mentzer) :
1. Frederick; d. September 4,1864; m., and had
issue.
604 Pennsylvania Oenealajies,
V. Adam^ b. 1779; d. unm.
rt. George^ b. 1781 : m., and removed to the West.
11. vii, Jacobs b. February 2, 1783; in. Mary Bear.
12. via. Amio-Marqaret^ b. 8e)>teinbfr 12, 1785; m. Jacob Geehr.
13. ix. Mary^ b. 1787 ; m. Gilbert Burnett.
VIL Martin Thomas,* (Theodorus, 3 Martin,* Theodorus,*)
b. about 1761, in Lebanon townsbip, then Lancaster county.
Pa. ; A August, 1822, in Londonderry township, Dauphin
county. Pa. He served in the war of the Revolution at the
age of eighteen ; was a miller by occupation, and a substantial
farmer. He m. Elizabeth Strohm; d. prior to 1820;
daughter of George Strohm, Sr., of Lebanon township, Lebanon
county, Pa. They had issue :
i. Jacfth,
u. Magdalena; m. Hawk.
m. Susanna; m. Wolfersberger.
VIII. John Thomas,* (Theodorus,* Martin,' Theodoras, ^)
b. about 1763 ; d. January, 1795, in Lebanon township, Dau-
phin, now Lebanon county. Pa. It is probable most of his
family went West, and thus have been lost trace o£. He ra.
Anna Wolfersberger. They had issue:
t. John,
a. Jacob,
in, Margaret,
iv Barbara,
V, Elizabeth,
vi. Anna,
IX, Margaret Thomas,* (Theodoras,* Martin,* Theo-
(lorus,^) h. November 11, 1769, in Lebanon township, Lan-
caster, now liebanon county, Pa. ; d. November 28, 1832, at
Campl)eUstown, and there buried ; m. Johannes Wolfers-
berger, b. April 11, 1767; d. September 8, 1818, at Camp-
bellstown, and there interred ; son of Philip and Susanna
Wolfersberger. They had issue (surname Wolfersberger) :
i. John, b. October 6, 1789 ; d. November 29, 18B4; m. Eliza*
l)eth , b. December 16, 1790 ; d. February 25, 1852.
tt. Elizabeth, b. September 16, 1792; d. December 2, 1867;
unm.
Thomas of Heidelberg. 606
X. John Thomas,* (Martin,* Martin,* Theodorus,^) h
about 1770, in Lebanon township, now Lebanon county. Pa.
d. about 1831, at Paris, Stark county, O., and there buried
He went to Western Pennsylvania a few years after his mar
riage, locating at Beaver Falls ; about 1809, removing to Co
lumbiana county, O. He was thrice married ; m., first, Mary
Renninger, b. in Cumberland county, Pa. ; d. 1804. at Beaver
Falls, Pa. ; daughter of Conrad and Mary Rcnninger. They
had issue:
14. t. Sarah^h. 1794; m, Daniel Hammond.
15. u. tiybilla^ b. 1796; m. John Hammond.
til. A/ar//, b. 1798; d. 1828, at Paris, O. ; m. William Lutz; d.
in 1847, at Paris, O., and had issue (surname Lutz) :
1. Elizabeth ; d. 1830, at Paris, O.
h\ George, b. 18U0; d. 1821, at Paris, O.
V. Rebecca, b. 1802; d. 1824, at Paris, O.
John Thomas in., secondly, about 1807, at Beaver Falls,
Elizabeth IlENNixa, b. 1786, in Pennsylvania; d. 1819, at
Paris, O. Thev had issue :
n. Lena, b. 1808; d. 1820, at Paris, O.
16. lit. Mnrtha, b. September 1, 1810; m. George Pore.
17. mi. Elizabeth, h, December 23, 1812; m. Josiah W. Chapman.
XX, John, b. 1815; m. Minerva Taylor; reside at Horse Neck,
West Virjjinia.
18. X. Catharine, b. March 15, 1818; m. David Bowman.
John Thomas m., thirdlv, Mrs. Sarah Montgomery. Thev
had issue :
19. xi. Amanda, b. December 15, 1821 ; m. Mortimer F. Reed.
xii, [a son ;] d. in infancy, and buried at Paris, O.
XI. Jacob Thomas,* (Martin,* Martin,* Theodorus,*) b.
February 2, 1783, in East Pennsboro' township, Cumberland
county, Piu : d. May 29, 1822, in Adams county. Pa. ; burieil
in Benders church gnive-yard. He m., in 1811, in Perry
county. Pa., Maky BEAR,b. January 15, 1790, in Perrj' county.
Pa. ; d. March 20, 1872, in Adams county. Pa ; buried by the
side of her husband ; daughter of Jacob Bear and Catharine
Zimmerman. They had issue:
606 Pennsyivania Genealogies.
20. t. George-Bear^ b. October 7, 1812; m. Catharine Ebert.
it. [a daughUr^'\ b. January 17, 1814 ; d. in infancy.
21. Hi. Martin^ b. January 2, 1815; m. Susan !Eicholtz.
22. ti'. Mary^ b. June 19, 1817; m. Joseph Ilartzel.
r. Catharine^ b. September 15, 1819.
23. vi, Margaret, b. August 19, 1821 ; m. John !Landis Liatshaw.
XII. Anna Margaret Thomas/ (Martin,' Martin,* Theo-
doras,^) b. September 12, 1785, in East Pennsboro' township,
Cumlxjrland county, Pa.; baptized b}- Rev. Anthony Ilautz:
d. August 20, 1824: buried in Frieden's Kirche grav^e-yard.
near Shiremanstown, Pa. She was a devoted Christian, and a
most amiable woman. She m., January, 1808, Jacob Geehr.
b. November 5, 1784, near Lisburn, Cumberland county, Pa.;
d. February 14, 1859, near Elliotlsville, in Shearman's valley,
Perry county. Pa., and there buried. He was a farmer. They
had issue (surname Geehr), all bom at the old homestead in
Cumberland county. Pa., six miles west of Harrisburg, on the
State road to Gettysburg :
t. A7iza, b. January 26, 1H09; d. May 81, 1823; buried at
Frieden's Kirche.
a. Jtf«ri/,b. June 15, 1810; d. May 9, 1822; buried at Frieden's
Kirche.
m. Matilda, b. June 20, 1812; d. November 10, 1860; buried
ill liellwood cemetery, near Bellwood, Blair county. Pa. ;
slie was a noble Christian woman, and amon^ the first
members of the Rev. John Winebrenner's church.
24. ii\ John, b. November 7, 1814 ; m. Amelia A. Patterson.
r. Martin, b. April 14, 1817; d. July 14, 1818; buried at
Frieden's Kirche.
25. ri. Margaret, b. September 28, 1820; m. John S. Lobaugh.
vii. Jacob, b. March 3, 1822; d. August 21, 1824; burieil at
Frieden's Kirche.
fill. Tliomas, b. July 14, 1823 ; d. about 1850 ; buried near Peters-
burg. Perry county. Pa.
XIII. Mary Thomas,* (Martin,^ Martin,* Theodoras, ^ ) b.
1787, in East Pennsboro' township, Cumberland county, Pa.;
d. March 18, 1858, at Ilarrisburg, Pa. She was a woman of
intelligence, kind and benevolent, and a strict Presbyterian.
She m., in 1818, by Rev. Henry Wilson, of Silvers Spring
church, Gilbert Burnett, b. July 13, 1778, in Concord town-
ship, Delaware county, Pa.; d. December 14, 1855, at Harris-
Thomas of Heidelberg, 607
burg, Pa., and there buried ; son of John Burnett* and Rebecca
Key. They had issue (surname Burnett):
t. Augustus^ b, June 20, 1820 ; d. December 16, 1884, at Hams-
burg, Pa. ; he was educated at the private schools of the
town and at the Harrisburg academy ; early in life
learned merchandizing ; and followed that pursuit many
years ; in a quiet, unobstrusive way he accomplished
much good, and the deeds which he effected will live after
♦John Burnett m., in Philadelphia, September 21, 1759, by the
Rev. William Sturgeon, of the church of England, Rebecca Key.
They both died well advanced in years, in Washington county. Pa.
They had issue, all born in Concord township, now Delaware county,
Pa. (surname Burnett) :
t. Alias, b. Easter Sunday, March 22, 1761 , at 5p. m. ; baptized
August 26, 1764, by Rev. George Craig.
it. John^ b. Whit Sunday, June 10, 1764, at 5 p. m. ; baptized
August 26, 1764, by Rev. George Craig ; d. s. p.
UL Elizabeth^ b. January 3, 1767, at 7 p. m. ; baptized June 8,
1767, by Rev. George Craig ; d. April 30, 1855, in Wash-
ington county. Pa. ; m. William Brimner, d. April 26,
1850.
iv. Thomasy b. August 25, 1769, *' It being as great a Druth as
ever was known in this part;" baptized November 26,
1769, by Rev. George Craig; d. 1836, ift Chester county.
Pa. ; buried at Birmingham Meeting-House ; m. Susan
Seal.
I'. James, b. August 10, 1773, at 1 A. M. ; baptized October 26,
1773, by Rev. George Craig ; m., and had issue.
ri. Qilhtrtj b. July 27, 1776, at 12 o'clock, midnight ; d. Sep-
tember 1, 1777.
rii. Gilbert, (2nd) b. July 13, 1778, in the afternoon; baptized
in Middletown, Pa. ; was twice married ; m., first, April
21, 1804, by Rev. N. R. Snowden, Elizabeth Wallace,
b. 1782 ; d. at Harrisburg, Pa. ; daughter of Samuel Wal-
lace, (see Wallace and Weir J and had issue:
1. Caroline, b. 1804, at Baltimore Md. ; m. James
Denning.
2. Henrietta, b. 1807, at Baltimore, Md.; d. 1827, in
Chester county, Pa.
(Gilbert Burnett; m. secondly, Mary Thomas, (see record),
in'ii. Jitbecca, b. June 12, 1782, at Middletown, Pa. ; deceased at
Frankfort Springs, Pa. ; m. Andrew Knox,
tx. Ann, b. April 29, 1787, at Middletown, Pa. ; d. s. p.
608 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
him ; lie was a good citizen, and an earnest Christian ;
Mr. Burnett, m., October 20, 1858, Rel)ecca J. Pugb,
daughter of James Pugh ; she resides at Centreville, Del.
XIV. Sarah Thomas,* (John,* Martin,' Martin,* Theo-
doras,*) b. 1794, in East Pennsboro' township, CuraberJand
county, Pa.; d. about 1858, in DeKalb county, Ind.: buried at
Hamilton, Steuben county, Ind.; m., at Paris, Ohio, Daj^iel
Hammond, b. about 1792; A about 1862; buried at Harailtoo,
Ind. They had issue (surname Hammond) :
t. Geffrge; d. in DeKalb county, Ind.; m. Christina Hood,
u. Lfna; ra. John ('lark ; reside in DeKalb county, Ind.
m. Eliznbeth; d. 1870, in DeKalb county, Ind.; m. Jacob
Weaver.
iv, AiDia; m. John Musser; reside in Hamilton, Steuben
county, Ohio,
t*. Mar If ; m. Philip Mann ; reside in DeKalb county, Ind.
vi, Marlha\ m. Rorabaugh.
XV. Sybilla Thomas,* (John,* Martin,' Martin," Theo-
dorus,*) b. 1796, in East Pennsboro' township, Cumberland
county, Pa. ; d. about 1829, at Paris, Ohio ; m., in 1818, at
Paris, Ohio, John Hammond ; d. about 1839, at Paris, Ohia
They had issue (surname Hammond) :
t. Jiicfth^ b. December, 1819 ; m. Amanda Clark ; reside in De-
Kalb county, Ind.
it. Mary, b. 1821 ; d ; m. Michael McEnderfer.
m. Elizabeth, b. 1823; d. s. p.
iv, Thomas, b. 1825; m. Elizabeth Hood; reside at Summit,
DeKalb county, Ind.
XVI. Martha Thomas, » (John,* Martin, » Martin, ^ Theo-
dorus,*) b. September 1, 1810, in Columbiana county, Ohio;
resides in Dunkirk, Hardin county, Ohio; m., January 15, 1828,
Geokge l^ORE, b. April 25, 1802, in Westmoreland county. Pa.;
d. December 13, 1882, in Hancock county, Ohio. They had
issue (surname Pore):
t. John-T,, b, May 19, 1829, in Staik county, Ohio ; d. Janu-
ary 12, 1876, in Hancock county, Ohio; m., October 7,
1869, Matilda Ann Carman, b. September 18, 1838; d.
October 25, 1870, and liad issue:
1. Louis- Marshall, b. October 16, 1870.
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it. Oewge-A., b. June 80, 1831; d. April 13, 1885; m., first,
August 21, 1858, Hannah L. Zeagly, b. 1838; d. April 4,
1866, and had issue :
1. William-MUton, b. December 23, 1859.
2. Martha-Frances, b. December 7, 1861 ; d. Sep-
tember 18, 1882; m., June 28, 1881, Noah Bios-
ser, and had issue (surname Blosser) :
o. William' Franklin, b. April 11, 1882.
3. Peter-Franklin, b. September 10, 1863; d. in in-
fancy.
George A. Pore m., secondly, August 16, 1870, Susan Ream,
b. June 20, 1847, in Hancock county, Ohio, and had issue :
4. Eva-EUlice, b. May 29, 1871.
5. [a son], b. November 10, 1873 ; d. December 15,
1873.
6. Sarali-CharlotU, b. March 21, 1878.
7. Flossie-Gertrude, b. October 12, 1879.
8. Lydia-May, b. September 22, 1881 ; d. September
22,1883.
tit. Philip, b. December 4, 1832; d. December 29, 1874; m.,
July 23, 1859, l.ydia Ann Clark, b. August 12, 1837, in
Delaware county, Ohio, and had issue :
1. AlvaJi' Franklin, b. June 15, 1860; d. September
11,1874.
2. James-Edward, b. October 19, 1862; m., October
20, 18^3, Clara Montgomery.
3. Clark, b. March 4, 1864.
4. John- Wesley, b. December 11, 1867.
5. Mary-Lutlla, b. April 4, 1869.
6. Buth-Lucilla, b. December, 15, 1871.
7. Laura-May, b. August 6, 1873.
8. Lucy-P., b. April 22, 1876; d. March 19, 1877.
i(7. Elizabeth^ b. March 4, 1836 ; resides at Ada, Hardin county^
Ohio ; m., October 19, 1869, John Wright Nelson, b. May
19, 1838, at Huntersville, Hardin county, Ohio, and had
issue (surname Nelson) :
1. John- Ross, b. April 12, 1874; d. May 28, 1877.
2. Flora-Olive, b. April 5, 1880.
V. Sarah-Catharine, b. May 9, 1839; d. January 4, 1865; m.,
jHuuary 24, 1863, George A. Richert, b. in Stark county,
Ohio ; d. 1884, and had issue (surname Richert) :
1. Qeorge-Clifford, b. November 22, 1864; d. Octo-
ber 22, 1865.
in. Josiah-H., b. June 6, 1841 ; d. May 1, 1879; m., September
14, 1869, Lucy Ann Newson, b. October 19, 1851, in Mon-
i*oe county, Ohio ; no children.
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610 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
vii, Margaret- Ann^ b. May 14, 1848 ; d.' Augrust 14, 1844.
tn«t. Franklin-C,^ b. November 38, 1845; resides on the old
homestead in Hancock county, Ohio; m., September 12,
1872, Sarah Ann Crist, and had issue :
1. Floror-Alherta, b. August 29, 1874.
2. Charle8'CliJf&i'd, b. September 18, 1876; d. Sep-
tember 21, 1880.
8. Martha-Mary, b. February 17, 1879.
4. Laura-Mabel, b. March 22, 1881 .
top. L(ii-Thomns, b. April 18, 1840; ra., October 25, 1870, Ella
Gertrude Hermes, b. April 19, 1858, la Wyandot county,
Ohio, and had issue :
1. Oliver-Elba, b. May 18, 1872.
2. Clarence-Cltfde, b. June 21, 1873: d. Jainuary 5,
1874.
8. Oeorge-Glenn, b. October 81, 1876.
4. Lillie- Grace, b. May 8, 1880.
5. Nellte-Blandte, b. March 28, 1883.
Oiu Marilm-Caroline, b. January 81, 1852; m., (October 27,
1870, William Pifer, b. October 25, 1850, in Hancock
county, Ohio, and had issue (surname Pifer) :
1. Lucy-Dell, b. October 19, 1872.
2. Nellie-Elida, b. January 9, 1877.
XVIL Elizabeth Thomas/ (John,* Martin,* Martin,*
Theodoras,^) b. December 23, 1812, in Columbiana county
Ohio; resides in Edinburgh, Ohio. She m., December 21
1837, JosiAH WiiiTNET Chapman, b. July 8, 1808, in Root
stone, Portage county, Ohio; d. February 13, 1884, in Edin-
burgh, Ohio ; son of Beman Chapman and Sarah Whitney. His
parents came from Toland, Conn., and he was next to the eldest
of a family of ten children. The youngest brother was Pro-
fessor I. 0. Cliapman, many years connected with Mt Union
College. Josiah W. Chapman was a farmer, owned a fine farm
in Edinburgh where all his married life was spent They had
i^sue (surname Chapman) :
U tSarali-Elizabet/i, b. September 29, 1840; m., August 15,
1861, Hugh J. Caldwell, b. June 7, 1835, in Trumbull
county, Ohio; attended college at Delaware and Mt.
Union, Ohio, graduating from the latter institution in
18(50 ; in 1862, was elected superintendent of the schools
at Warren,.. Ohio; in 1866, resigned and accepted the
superintendency of the schools at Gallipolis; in the
meantime, studied law, graduating from Cleveland Law
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college under General Crowell, in 1871, and the same
year entered upon the practice of that profession at
Lawrence, Kansas ; in 1875 he removed to Cleveland,
Ohio, where he now resides, practicing his profession.
Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell had issue (surname Caldwell) :♦
1. William^ErneH, b. July 6, 1862, in Edinburgh,
Portage county, Ohio.
2. Alfred-Percy, b. October 17, 1864, in Warren,
Trumbull county, Ohio.
3. Frands-Asburify b. March 26, 1867, in Gallipolls,
Gallia county, Ohio.
4. Florence, b. August 31, 1868, in Gallipolis, Ohio.
5. HaUiday-Miles, b. January 18, 1873; d. August
16, U73.
6. Hugh-Whitney, b. November 15, 1874, in Law-
rence, Kansas.
u. Amanda-Loama, b. May 31, 1843.
Hi, Rhoda-Lodema, b. June 27, 1846.
*Huon J. Caldwell was the son of David Caldwell and Eliza-
beth Christy. His grandfather, Hugh Caldwell, with his wife, Jane
Anderson, natives of county Derry, Ireland, emigrated to America in
1804, and settled in West Chester, Pa. In 1810, they removed to
Trumbull county, Ohio ; there they lived and died. Their children
were
i, David, b. October 4, 1804.
iu June; m. John Hoover; removed to Minnesota*
Hi, James ; resides in Trumbull county, Ohio.
io, John ; bought the old homestead and died there.
V. Nancy, m. William H. Bard.
vi, Hugh ; a minister of the M. E. church ; removed to Oregon,:
vii. William; resides in Trumbull county, Ohio.
via, Eliza; m. Benjamin Cranage, a merchant of Warren, Ohio^
The eldest son, David Caldwell, was thrice married ; m., first, Em-
eline M. Hart, who d. May 27, 1828 ; no issue. He m., secondly, Feb-
ruary 9, 1832, Elizabeth Cliristy; d. January, 1867; daughter of
William Christy and Mary Snook, of Essex, New Jersey. They had.
issue:
t. Mary -Jane ; d. 1854, in her twenty-second year.
a, Huqh-J., b. June 7, 1835; m. Sarah Elizabeth Chapman.
Hi, John-O,, b. January 5, 1839; member of the Second Ohio-
cavalry ; killed June 1, 1864, in the battle of the Wilder-
ness near Ashland station.
ic, Calvin, b. August 2, 1842; member of the One Hundred
and Fifth Ohio volunteers; killed September 23, 1863, in
the battle of Chickamauga.
612 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
XVIIL Catharine Thomas,* (John,* Martin,* Martin,*
Theodorus,^) b. March 15, 1818, near Paris, Stark county,
Ohio ; resides at Osnaburg, Stark county, Ohio ; m., February
27, 1842, by Peter Stimniel, Esq., David Bowman, b. Octo-
ber 14, 1819, in Stark county, Ohio; d. November 4, 1874;
buried in the Roland cemetery, Canton, Ohio. They had issue
(surname Bowman):
t. EmanueUThomas^h.ixxly 14, 1848 ; m., April 23, 1867, Eliz-
abeth Simmers, and had issue,
u. Joannay b. March 6,1845; d. April 21,1847; buried at
Paris, Oliio.
m. Winfield Scott, b. April 6, 1847 ; d. August 19, 1874 ; buried
in Roland cemetery, Canton, Ohio; ni., March 21, 1871,
Susan Hammond ; resides in DeKalb county, liid. ; and
had issue :
1. Herbert J b. September 28, 1872.
iv, Williani-Franklin, b. June 8, 1849; resides with his mother
in Stark county, Ohio,
r. Oeorge- Washington, b. March 25, 1851 ; d. September 8,
1874 ; buried in Roland cemetery, Canton, Ohio,
ft. Albert-Byronj b. January 10, 1858; d. September 9, 1874.
vii. CharleS'Ca8»%u8, b. July 10, 1855.
rm. Emma-Augusta, b. October 24, 1857.
ix. Mary-Alice,
XIX. Amanda Thomas, » (John,* Martin,' Martin,* Theo-
dorus,^) b. December 15, 1821, near Paris, Stark county, 0.:
resides at Marshall, Clark county. III. ; m., December 11, 1842,
Mortimer Francis Eeed, b. May 30, 1816, in Canton, Stark
county, 0. ; d. July 2, 1864, in Marshall, IlL ; son of Timothy
Herbert Reed and Elizabeth Franklin. They had issue (sur-
name Reed) :
t. Sarah, h, November 17, 1848; m., December 22, 1867, Ira
W. Centers and had issue (surname Center) :
1. WiUium-Franklin, b. October 20, 1868.
n. Timothy-Berbert, b. September 29, 1845; m., February 20,
1876, Hannah Gross, b. December 9, 1848 ; and liad issue :
1. Mortimer-Franklin , b. February 4, 1877.
2. Jacob-Herbirt, b. August 80, 1878.
8. Robert-Bums, b. February 14, 1881.
4. Frank-E,, b. March 24, 1882.
5. F lota-Bell, b. March 17, 1888.
6. Mate-Irene, b. October 10, 1885.
Thomas of Heidelberg. 618
tti. WnheT-Burdoclc, b. February 22, 1847 ; d. October 16, 1848.
iv. Eliznhelh-Frm^kUn,h. February 2, 1849; m., June 10,1869,
Reese P. En^Hsli ; and had issiie (surname English) :
1. Edmund^Reeth b. July 18, 1869.
2. 3f«rT/,b. July 29, 1871.
V. IHora, b. March 21, 1851 ; m., November 15, 1871, Francis
E. Janney, b. February 28, 1849; d. December 4, 1880;
and had issue (surname Janney) :
1. Bessie-AmandUy b. January 21 , 1878 ; d. June 19,
1878.
2. Mortimer-Francis, b. October 28, 1874; d, De-
cember 31, 1879.
8. Susanna-Doray b. May 13, 1678.
4. Milo-Eeed, b. July 3, 1880.
rt. ThomnS'P., b. February 26, 1863; d. March 21, 1864.
m. Charles-Fremont, b. April 12, 1868.
via. Jacob, b. June 11, 1860; d. April 2, 1882.
XX. George Beak Thomas,' (Jacob,* Martin,^ Martin,'
Theodorus,^)b. October 7, 1812, near New Cumberland, Cum-
berland countVi Pa. ; removed to York county, and became
quite prominent in local affairs ; for many years, he served as
postmaster of the office named for him, Thomasville, where he
resides. He m., June 10, 1834, by Rev. Daniel Gotwalt,
Catharine Ebert, b. July 23, 1812, in Adams county, Pa. ;
d. February 11, 1879, in York county, Pa. ; daughter of John
Ebert and Catharine Smyser. They had issue :
f. John, b. May 10, 1836 ; m., December 8, 1869, by Rev. Hoff-
beins, Lovina Mummert, b. April 26, 1889, in Hamilton
township, Adams county. Pa. ; daughter of George
Mummert and Magdalena Chronister ; and had issue :
1. Emma-Estella, b. July 29, 1861.
2. George-Franklin, b. June 7, 1863.
3. Martin-Ilenry, b. October 6, 1866.
4. Willis-Edwin, b. April 16, 1872.
ii. Jacob, b. December 3, 1836, in Newton townsliip, Cumber-
land county. Pa.; m., October 81, 1866, by Ilev. C. J.
Deininger, Elizabeth llubley, b. December 22, 1886, in
West Manchester township, York county, Pa. : daughter
of John Hubley and Mary Slagle ; and liad issue :
1. John-Henry, b. December 22, 1866.
2. George-William, b. February 28, 1869.
3. Edward-Allen^ b. September 14, 1876.
614 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
iii, J/aWtt), b. December 29, 1838, in Dickinson township, Cum-
berland county, Pa. ; m., August 26, 1866, by Rev. C. J.
Deininfijer, Mary Ann Yesler, b. Mwy 3, 1834, in Dover
township, York county, Pa. ; dauprliter of Jacob Yesler
and Susanna Harbaup^h ; and had issue :
1. Isabella, b. October 8, 1867.
2. Sarah-Ann, b. August 2, 1872 ; d. March 13, 1873,
iv, Henry-Kyle, b. April 8, 1841, in Menallen township, Adams
county, Pa.; ra., June 1, 1868, by Rev. Jacob Ziegler,
Leah Spangler,b. August 10, 1847, in Paradise townsliip,
York county. Pa. ; daughter of Greorge Spangler and
Sarah Koch.
V. Mary-Caiharine, b. April 80, 1843, in Menallen township,
Adams county. Pa.
rt. Qeorge-WiVinm^ b. January 20, 1846 ; d. September 7, 1849.
vii, Hannah-Elizabeth, h^FehmsLry 17^ 1848, in Menallen town-
ship, Adams county. Pa. ; m., April 10, 1870, by Rev. C.
J. Deininger, Henry Stauffer, b. February 8, .1842, in
Jackson township, York county, Pa. ; son of Henry Stauf-
fer and Margaret Gladfelter; and had issue (surname
Stauffer) :
1. Luther- Chranty b. November 7, 1870.
2. Charles- M%Ufyi\, b. January 28, 1872.
3. Mazie-Kate, b. August 11, 1873.
4. Henry-Thomas, b. February 13, 1875.
5. Lizzie-Day, b. November 25, 1876 ; d. January 6,
1883.
6. Paul-Hays, b. April 25, 1878.
7. Llsie-Margarct, b. Januaiy 27, 1880.
8. Howard- Arthur, b. August 6, 1881.
9. John-Franklin, b. May 16, 1883.
10. Elmer-Clayton, b. January 2, 1885.
viii» Nathaniel- Augustus, b. September 5, 1850, in Tyrone town-
ship, Adams county. Pa, ; d. November 9, 1852.
ix. Margarft-Lovina, b. January 23, 1854, in Reading township,
Adams county, Pa. ; m., October 17, 1875, by Rev. C. J.
Deininger, Lewis Schriver, b. September 17, 1839, in West
Manchester township, York county. Pa.; son of Frederick
Schriver and Sarah Weigle; and had issue (surname
Schriver) :
1. Isabella- Jane, b. April 17, 1876.
2. Howard- Lewis, b. June 4, 1878; d. May 29, 1879.
8. Elizabeth, b. August 18, 1880.
4. Clara-May, b. February 10, 1882.
XXL Martin Thomas, '^ (Jacob,* Martin, » Martin,* Theo-
doras,*) b. January 2, 1815, in Manallen, now Butler town-
Thomas of Heidelberg, 615
ship, Adams county. Pa. He is a substantial farmer, and has
been more or leas prominent in church and local affairs. He
m., February 26, 1836, by Eev. Daniel Gotwalt, Susan
EiCHOLTZ, b. July 16, 1806, in Menallen, now Butler town-
ship, Adams county, Pa. ; d. January 26, 1879, in Adams
county. Pa. ; daughter of Jacob Eicholtz and Catharine Rife.
They had issue :
i. George-William^ b. December 3, 1840; ra., September 21,
1865, by Rev. J. K. Miller, Anna Mary Bushey, b. Sep-
tember 12, 1841, in Latimore townsliip^ Adams county,
Pa. ; daughter of Jacob Y. Bushey and Elizabeth Brough,
and had issue :
1. Lettie-Alice^ b. March 17, 1867.
2. Kemp/ior-Edmardy b. March 3, 1869.
ft. Martin- Henry ^ b, August 18, 1847; d. January 9, 1882; ac-
cidentally killed near Indianapolis, Ind. ; m., January,
1879, Elsie Louise Deitrick ; d. May 22, 1881, at Abbotts-
town, Pa., and had issue:
1. Elsie-Louise^ b. May 15, 1881.
XXIL Mary Thomas,^ (Jacob,* Miirtin,» Martin,* Theo-
dorus,^) b. June 19, 1817, in Menallen, now Butler township,
Adams county, Pa. ; resides near Goldenville, Adams county.
Pa. ; m., March 24, 1836, by Rev. Daniel Gotwalt, Joseph
IIartzel, b. May 31, 1813, in Menallen, now Butler township,
Adams county. Pa. ; d. Octol)er 25, 1863 ; son of George
IIartzel and Mary Bream. They had issue (surname Hartzel) :
I. Margarti- Elizabeth^ b. April 14, 1837; m., February 6,
1873, by Rev. David W. Wolf, Jacob Slierk Boyer, b.
September 27, 1841 ; son of John Boyer and Elizabeth
Sherk; reside in Guthrie county, Iowa; and liad issue
(surname Boyer) :
1. John-Claifion^ b. Aufl^ust 19, 1874.
2. Harvey 'Hartzel^ b. November 17, 1877.
u. iran»a^-3fari/, b. Septeml)er 7, 1838; resides at Mummas-
burgh, Adams county, Pa.; m., December 13, 1860, by
Rev. Jacob Ziegler, Abraliam Ilart, b. September 25, 1835,
at Mumma<»burgh, Adams county. Pa. ; son of Abraham
Hart and Elizabeth Comfort; and had issue (surname
Hart) :
1. AugusttiS'BurnetU b. February 2, 1862.
616 Pennsylvania Oeneahgies.
2. Florence-May^ b. June 10, 1864; m., December 4,
1883, Oscar H. Diebl, and bad issue (surname
Diebl) :
a. Buth-Ethel, b. April 7, 1884.
6. Lawrence-Hart^ b. Octol)er 16, 1885.
3. Emma-Kate, h. September 1, 1865: m., January
1, 1886, Milton F. Hoover.
4. Anna-Jiargaret, b. January 20, 1867.
5. Mary. Ellen ^ b. August 10, 1868.
6. Alice-Behecca^ b. June 16, 1870.
7. Oliver-Peter, b. January 27, 1872.
8. Henry-Whitmore, b. January 16, 1874.
9. John-Franklin, b. November 13, 1877.
10. Maria-Alberta, b. July 29, 1879 ; d. March 1, 1881.
11. Susan-Gertrttde, (twin,) b. July 29, 1879.
12. Ursula-Grace, b. February 13, 1882.
m. Oliver-Thomas, b. November 28, 1840; d. December, 1881,
in Florida.
in, Amanda-Catharine, b. December 16, 1844; resides near
Goldenville, Adams county. Pa.
V, Florence-Mat%lda,h. M^y^, 1850; resides near Goldenville,
Adams county. Pa.
XXIII. Margaret Thomas, ** (Jacob,* Martin, » Martin,'
Theodoras,^) b. August 14, 1821, in Menallen township,
Adams county, Pa. ; resides near Mariou, Franklin county.
Pa. ; m., November 26, 1846, b}^ Rev. C. F. Hoffaieier, John
Landis Latshaw, b. November 5, 1821, in East Berlin,
Adams county. Pa. ; son of Peter Latshaw and Susanna Landi&
Mr. Latshaw is a farmer and owner of one of the best cultivated
farms in the Cumberland Valley. He has been quite prominent
in public affairs, serving in some of the important offices of the
countv of Franklin, and also identified with several of the local
industriea They had issue (surname Latshaw) :
t. Mary 'Elizabeth, b. April 6, 1848, in Antrim township,
Franklin county, Pa. ; resides near Savoy, 111. ; m., De-
cember 21, 1871, by Rev. Moses Kieffer, D. D., John
Thomas Maxwell, b. September 14, 1846, in Antrim town-
ship, Franklin county, Pa., son of William James Max-
well, M. D., and Anna Barbara Stenger; and had issue
(surname Maxwell) :
1. William-Irxcin, b. July 17, 1873.
2. Vlinton'L,y b. June 23, 1881.
Thomas of Heidelberg, 617
u. William-FeieTyXi. April 14,1840; m., first, November 13,
1873, by Rev. B. G. Iluber, Catlmrine Grove, b. October
1, 1848; d. July 25, 1877 ; daughter of John Grove and
Ma^dalena Strock ; and Iiad issue (surname Latshaw) :
1. John-Orove, b. Auji^ust 16, 1874.
2. William- Harviey b. September 1, 1876; d. Feb-
ruary 4, 1877.
William P. Latshaw m., secondly, January 27, 1880, Ma-
linda VVhitmore.
m. Catharine-Tkomas^ b. October 19, 1858 ; resides near
Waynesboro', Pa. ; ra., December 21, 1876, by Rev. H. S.
Comfort, George Boonebrake Foltz, b* August 25, 1849,
at Waynesboi-o', Franklin county, Pa. ; son of George
W. Poltz and Anne Boonebrake ; and bad issue (surname
Foltz) :
1. LilHe-Margaret, b. March 13, 1879.
2. Mary-Elizabeth, b. July 24, 1882.
3. Beverly-Augustus^ (twin,) b. July 24, 1882.
iv. Sarah^ b. January 26, 1856; d. February 10, 1856.
V, John-Edward, b. October 2, 1860 ; resides near Marion, Pa.
XXIV. JohnGheer,* (Anna-Margaret,* Martin, » Martin,'
Theodoras, ^ ) b. November 7, 1814, in Cumberland county,
Pa. ; be was brought up on a farm, but, subsequently learned
cabinet-making, which business he has carried on forty-two
years. Resides at Bellwood, Blair county, Pa. He was twice
married ; m., first, May 1, 1840, at Williamsburg, Pa., Amelia
Amanda Patterson, b. April 20, 1816 ; d. October 5, 1851,
daughter of Thomas Patterson and Jane Slack. They had is-
sue (surname Gheer) :
i. Jane-Margaret, b. November 13, 1846. By profession a
teacher. In the fall of 1870 she was sent by the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society of the M. E. Church to
Japan, arriving at Yokohama on the 15th of November.
She opened a school at Nagasaki, wtiere slie met with re-
markable success, remaining until May, 1885, when she
was sent to Fukuoha, a city of between sixty and seventy
thousand inhabitants, where she established another
school
n. Anno^Matilda, b. July 5, 1848 ; resides at Altoona, Pa.;
m., Jnue 21, 1877, Daniel Hicks, b., October 7, 1845,
twelve miles from Pittsburgh Landing, Lawrence
county, Tenn.; and had issue (surname Hicks) :
618 Pennsylvania Qenecihjies,
1. 3/arv-D., b. August 19, 1878.
2. JohiuGheer.b. May 2, 1881 ; d. May 26, 1882.
3. Amelia'PaUeraouy b. December 11- 1883 ; d. Sep-
tember 2, 1884.
Hi. ThomaS'Patterstm, b., September 4, 1851, at Bellwood,
Blair county, Pa., where he resides; m.. May 27, 1S75,
Addie Reniier, b., May 27, 1848, at Petersburg, Hunting-
don county. Pa. ; daughter of Abram Renner and Martha
Jones ; and had issue (surname G-heer) :
1. Mary-Martha^ b., March 8, 1876, at Osceola,
Cleartleld county. Pa.
2. John-Rcnner^ b., July 2, 1877, at Bellwootl, Blair
county. Pa.
3. Charles- Wesley^ b. January 18, 1879.
4. Amelta-Jane^ b. January 17, 1885.
John Gheer m., se^iondly, at Carlisle, Pa., March 24, 1853,
Mary Ann Bell, b. August 27, 1817, at Carlisle, Pa. ; daughter
of Isaac Burrowes Bell and Catharine Hoffer.
XXV. Margaret Gheer, 5 (Auna-Margaret,* Martin, » Mar-
tin,* Theodoras,^) b. September 28, 1820, in Cumberland
county. Pa.; d. March 18, 1866, in Woodson county, Kansas;
buried in Le Roy cemetery. She ni., at Mechanicsl>ui^, Pa.,
February 25, 1840, by Rev. Stowe, John Shultz Lobaugh,
b. Jiily 28, 1814, in Adams county, Pa. : d. June 2, 1883 ;
buried by the side of his wife; son of Abraham Lobaugh and
Catharine Shultz. He removed from Pennsylvania in the
spring of 1856 to Henry county, Iowa, where he farmed four
years; subsequent!}^ to now Woodson county, Kansas, where
he took up a fine tract of land, and became one of the pioneers
in that section, on whicli lie resided up to the time of his death.
During" the Rebellion he served one year in the Ninth regiment
of Kansas cavalry. They had issue (surname Lobaugh ) :
t. Matihlayh. April 28, 1841, near Median icsburg, Cumber-
land county, Pa. ; resides near Riidical City, Kansas ; m.,
at Geneva, Allen county, Kansas, January 23, 1868, by
Rev. S. M. Irwin, Samuel Walker, b. September 30, ISJl,
at Athensville, 111. ; son of Jolni Anderson Walker and
Elizal)eth Sears ; and had issue (surnnme Walker) :
1. Boaalind- Alberta y b. October 19, 1868.
2. Herbert-Eaymondyb, April 30, 1870; d. July li
1873 ; killed in a tornado.
Thomas of Heidelberg, 619
3. Minnit'Bebecca^ b. January 27, 1872.
4. John-Gilbert, b. March 29, 1873.
6. Harry-Ellsworth J b. September 6, 1875.
6. Lucena-Belle, b. Aup^ust 15, 1877.
7. Hugh-Donald, b. March 15, 1879.
8. Lotta-Estella, b. March 23, 1881.
9. Ada, b. June 22, 1883.
it. Joseph- ShultZy b. March 4, 1843; resides near Sedan, Cha-
tauqua county, Kansas; served during the Rebellion, in
the Ninth regiment, Kansas cavalry; m., September 12,
1876, by Rev. Mr. Tobias, Mary Adelaide Faber, b. Sep-
tember 12 1847, in the State of Indiana ; daughter of
Christopher Faber and Flizabeth Parkison ; and had is-
sue (surname Lobaugh) :
1. Clara-Winona, b. March 26, 1867; m. July 3,
1884, William Ramsey.
2. Nannie, b. April 24, 1869 ; d. November 4, 1873.
3. George-Ellis, b. May 18, 1871.
4. Lillie, b. November 17, 1873.
5. John-Leonard, b. December 25, 1875.
6. William-Frederick, b. February 1, 1878.
7. Guy, b. 1880.
8. Vincent, b. May 18, 1885.
m. Jacob-Gheer, b. November 2, 1845 ; served in the Rebellion
in the Ninth Kansas cavalry; resides near Montrose,
Henry county. Mo. ; m., November 23, 1867, Rachel
Melissa Thompson, b. February 29, 1844, near Liberty,
Clay county. Mo. ; daughter of Robert Thompson and
Margaret Birney ; and had issue (surname Lobaugh) :
1. Mary-Margaret, b. October 26, 1868; d. May 25,
1870.
2. John-Bobert, b. June 27, 1871.
3. Sarah-isabel, b. February 25, 1874; d. s. p.
iv, John-Thomas^ b. January 18, 1847: resides near Pullman,
Whitman county, Washington Territory ; m., Odlober 7,
1868, by Rev. Enoch Ely, Sarah Hershey, b. September
14, 1850, in Ogle county. Mo.: daughter of Isaac Hershey
and Susan Long ; and had issue (surname Lobaugh) :
1. laaac-Elmer, b. July 22, 1870.
2. Mary-Annette^ b. June 2, 1872.
3. Albert- Monroe, b. April 10, 1875.
4. Ernest-AlUn, [twin,] b. April 10, 1875; d. s. p.
5. Dora-Oleta^ b. June 15, 1877.
6. Alice, b. April, 1880.
7. Ira, b. 1882.
8. Claude, b. 1885.
620 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
i\ Mary^ b. July 8, 1849, at Newport, Pa.; d. s. p.
vi. Margaret-Jane^ b. October 27, 1851, at Newport, Pa.; d.
January 13, 1879, in Montf(oroery county, Kansas ; m.,
June 4, 1865, in Woodson county, Kansas, by Rev. 8. M.
Irwin, DeWitt Clinton Krone, b. April 17, 1844, in Ma-
con county, 1)1. ; son of Daniel Krone and Sarah Ann
Kister ; and had issue (surname Krone) :
1. ^oomt, b. June 11,1809; the first white child
born on Sycamora creek, Kansas, and while the
land was yet in possession of the Indians.
2. Jesse-Linn^ b. November 29, 1870 ; d. December
28. 1870.
8. MyrtuS'CaihaHne^ b. March 23, 1872.
4. MaheUMay^ b. December 10, 1874.
6. Walter-Wallace^ b. November 7, 1877.
mi. Ira-Day^ b. March 1, 1857, in Washington county, Iowa;
resides in Geneva, Allen county, Kansas.
viii, William- AugiLstus^ b. April, 18i9, in Washinfi^n county,
Iowa ; resides in Wasliinsrton Territory,
tx. Sarah-Catharine, b. June 22, 1861 ; m., November 30, 1885,
Charles Lewis Krone, son of Daniel Krone and Sarah
Ann Kister ; reside near Radical City, Kansas.
Wallace of Banover. C21
WALLACE OF HANOVER.
I KoBERT Wallace/ b. 1712; d. April 10, 1783. He
came to America alxjut 1735, locating at first in the "Irish
Settlement," Northampton county, Penn'a.; where he married,
and subsequently removed to Hanover township, Dauphin
county, that State. He married, about 1740, Mary Clyde, b.
1721 ; d. April 12. 1784 They had issue:
2. t. Moses, b. 1741 ; m. Jean Fulton.
n. Isabel y b. 1743 ; d. s. p.
Hi, Elizabeth^ h, 1745; m. Joseph Boyd, (see Boyd of Derry.)
iv. Ann-Ataria, b. March 15, 1748 ; m. Thomas McKair, (see
McNair record,)
3. V. JameSy b. 1750; m. Sarah Elder,
in. Andrtw, b. 1752; d. s. p.
4. rtt. Isabely b, 1755 ; m. Moses Gillmor.
5. viii. Mary, b. December 19, 1776; m. Hugh Graham.
IL MosES Wallace,* (Robert,*) b. 1741; d. November
11, 1808, in Paxtang, Dauphin county, Penn'a; m. Jean
Fulton, b. 1748 ; d. May, 1786 ; daughter of Richard Fulton
and Isabel McChesney, {see Fulton record.) Moses Wallace
and his wife are buried in old Paxiang church grave-yard.
They had issue;
t. Robert, b. 1770 ; d. s. p.
it. Richardy b. 1772; d. December 23, 1803; unm.
m. Elizabeth, b. 1776; d. Januaiy 12, 1802; unm.
6. ti*. Isabel, b. 1776; m. Alexander Wills.
III. James Wallace,' (Robert,^) b. 1750; d. December
15, 1828. He received a good English and classical educa-
tion at Philadelphia; but at the death of his father remained
upon the ancestral farm in Hanover, where he resided until the
close of his active and busy life. In the War for Indepen-
dence, he was a member of Captain William Brown's company,
622 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
in active service during the vigorous campaigns in and around
Philadelphia and in the Jerseys. In 1779 he commanded a
company of rangers for frontier service, and at the close of the
war was major of a battalion of assfjciators. In the subsequent
military organizations, as direct<Kl by the State and National
Governments, he rose to be brigadier general of the militia, and
is thus distinguished. He served as one of the commissioners
of the countv from 1799 to 1801 ; was elected to the House of
Representatives of the State Assembly, serving from 1806 to
1810. He was chosen to the Fourteentli, Fifteenth, and Six-
teenth Congresses of the United States, and was distinguished
in that body, not so much for his eloquence in debate, but for
his practical common sense and remarkable executive ability.
Having served six years faithfully, to the regret of his constit-
uents he declined a renomination, and retired to the quiet of
farm life, where he spent the evening of his daya General
Wallace m., June 19, 1787, Sarah Polder, b. October 19,
1752 : d. February 14, 1822 ; daughter of Rev. John Elder
and Mary Simpson, {see Elder record.) They had issue:
i. Marij^ b. 1790; ra. Matthew B. Cowden, (tce Covdtn
record.)
7. ii. John., b. 1792; m. Jane McEwen.
8. m. Elizabeth^ b. 1794; m. Robert Clark.
IV. Isabel Wallace, « (Rolx^rt,^) b. 1755; d. September
16, 1828; m., November 9, 1784, Moses Gillmor, b. 1750,
in the t<:)wnland of Burt, parish of Templemore, county Don-
egal, Ireland ; d. June 10, 1825, at Harrisburg, Peun'a.; buried
in Paxtang grave-yard. Until his seventeenth year he re-
mained in Ireland, when he came, with an uncle, to America,
settling in Hanover township, Lancaster, now Dauphin, county.
Pa. Prior to the Revolution, he returned to Ireland on busi-
ness connected with his father's estate, but the breaking out
of the war delaj'cd his return until near its close. Upon the
laying out of the town of Harrisburg, in 1785, Mr. Gillmor
erected a house and established himself in the mercantile busi-
ness, which he successfully carried on a quarter of a century.
He was quite prominent in local political affairs, and in the
First Prcsbvterian church, of which he was one of the
Wallace of Haiwver. 628
founders, he was an elder thirty-four years. They had issue,
(surname Gillmor) :
t. nomas, b. 1785; d. September 25, 1792.
n. 3/art/, b. 1786; d. July 30, 1793.
9. m. William, b. 1788; m. Isabella Co wden.
t>. Jfoherty b. 1790; d. November 13, 1867; unm.
V. Margaret, b. 1792; d. February 10, 1839; unra.
V. Mary Wallace, « (Robert, i) b. December 19, 1776; d.
May 8, 1822, in Hanover township, Dauphin county, Pa.; ra.,
October 11, 1787, Hugh Graham, b. February 15, 1762 ; d.
May 23, 1834, in Hanover township, Dauphin county, Pa., and
buried in the old church-yard there. They had issue, (sur-
name Graham) :
10. !. Johiu b. February 28, 1789; ra. Jane Ferguson.
11. u. Robert, b. May 4, 1791 ; m. Roxana Winchel.
Hi, Ann, b. August 31, 1793 ; ra. Williara Barnett. (see Burnett
record.)
12. tr. Mary, b. Deceraber 16, 1795; ra. Andrew McClure.
13. V. Hugh, b. June 16, 1798; m. Sarah Cathcart.
14. ut. James- Wallace, h. Noveraber 12, 1801 ; m. Mary Crandle.
n't. Moses, b. January 24, 1805; ra., 1834, Mary Ryan.
15. via. William, b. Noveraber 12, 1807 ; m. Hester Christopher.
VI. Isabel Wallace, ^ ( Moses, » Robert, ^ ) b. 1776 ; d. Jan-
uary 27, 1826 ; m.. May 8, 1806, Alexander Wills, b. 1780 ;
d. April 18, 1858 ; son of James Wills and Mary Lawson.
They had issue (surno.me Wills):
^16. t. Jane-Maria, b. June 8, 1808 ; m. Williara Audenreid.
ii. BeheccaOihson, b. January 23, 1811; ra. Dr. Joseph Crain,
(see Crain record),
17. m. Caroline, b. April 21, 1817; ra. Rev. Matthew Seraple.
VII. John Wallace,^ (James,^ Robert, i) b. 1792 : d. 1843,
in Indiana; m. Jane McEwen, of Cumberland county. Pa.
They had issue :
t. John ; ra. and resided in Missouri.
ii. Sarah-Elder; ra. Jaraes Robertson, of Knoxville, 111.
Hi, Mary-Simpson ; ra. John Robertson,
it'. Elizabeth; d. s. p.
V, Ellen : ra. John Reatty, of Shippensburg, Pa.
vi, Caroline; ra. William Morrow, of Shippensburg.
624 Pennsylvania Qenealogies.
VIII. Elizabeth Wallace, » (James,* Robert, ^) h. 1796;
d. 1842 ; ra. Robert Clark, of Montour county, Pa. ; son of
Charles Clark and grandson of Col. Robert Clark,* of Hanover,
and with his wife, buried in Derry church-yard, Montour
county. They had issue (surname Clark) :
t. CharleS'Brovoufield : d. s. p.
u. Sarah-Elder ; resides in Harrisburg, Pa.
m. James-Wallace; d. s. p.
iv, Annie-Eliza; d. 1883, in Harrisburg, Pa.
*From the family Bible of Col. Robert Clark, we have the follow-
ing reeord :
These are some of the particulars that hath happened from my
birth to this present time.
I, Robert Clark, of Londonderry township, Lancaster county, was
born January 2, 1740.
My motlier, Ann Brownfield Clark, died April 12, 1765.
1 was married to Sarah Hutchison, August 20, 1765.
Sarah Hutchison Clark, was born June 7, 1745,and my father-in-
law, John Hutchison, died September 6, 1765.
Charles Clark, our first born, was born August 9, 1766.
Our twin children, were born July 6, 1768, one died when 22 hours
old, and the other, Margaret, died September 4, 1768.
Our daughter, Ann, was born October 3, 1769.
Our daughter, Mary, was bom October 17, 1772, and died Feb-
ruary 4, 1778.
Our daughter, Margaret, was bom December 26, 1773.
Our son, John, was born June 6, 1776.
Our son, Robert, was born September 28, 1778.
Our daughter, Mary, was born Sunday, March 25, 1781.
Our daughter, Sarah, was born February 9, 1786.
On a tombstone in Derry grave-yard, Montour county, is the fol-
lowing inscription :
In memory of \ Eobert Clark, \ who departed this life \ on tfie SSd day
of Jan., ISSl^ I aged 81 years and £1 daySy \ and of his wife \ Sarah
Clark J I who departed this life \ on the J 9th day of Aug,^ ISSOy \ aged
75 years, 2 months, and 12 days, \ They lived as man and wife \ 55
years, \ in the full enjoyment \ of domestic bliss. \
Th rice happy they in pure delights,
Whom love in mutual bonds unites^
Unbroken by complaints or strife,
E''en to the latest hours of life.
Wallace of Hanovei\ 625
IX. William Gillmor,* (Isabel, « Robert, ^ b. 1788; d.
August 28, 1856 ; ni., March 24, 1812, Elizabetu Cowden,
b. March 27, 1784; d. October 17, 1857; daughter of James
Cowden and Mary Crouch. They had issue (surname Gillmor) :
i. Walluct'Mosea, b. 1816 ; d. December 28, 1840.
n. Mary, b. 1818; d. February 26, 1844; m. Joshua Elder,
(8te Elder rtcwd).
Hi. JameS'Cowden, b. 1820 ; d. April 4, 1837.
IP. laabeUM., b. 1822; d. March 10, 1854.
V, WilUamj b. January 2, 1826; d. January 29, 1855.
X. John Graham,'* (Mary,* Robert, i) b. February 28, 1789 ;
d. May 13, 1871 ; m., March 14, 1816, Jane Ferguson, b.
December 27, 1787; d. January 2, 1819; daughter of David
P'erguson and Jane (Henderson) Rodgers, of Hanover. They
had issue (surname Graham) :
t. Ddvid'Fergiison ; m., October 31, 1844, Eliza Krumbach, and
had issue.
H. Fannie ; m., January 31, 1856, David G. Miller, of IJardin
county, Ky.
XL Robert Graham,» (Mary, «Iiobeit,>) b. May 4, 1791 ;
d. August 20, 1862; rn., 1819, Roxana Winchel. They
had issue (surname Graham):
t. Bohtri ; m. Miss Morman, and bad issue,
u. Mary,
XII. Mary Graham,* (.Mary,^ Robert, i) b. December 16,
1795; d. 1857; m., 1817, Andrew McClure; removed to
near Franklin, Ohio, in 1825. They had issue (surname Mc-
Clure) :
i. James*
a, Hwjh.
Hi. Dr. AUxander-W,
iv. Mary-Ann; m. Robert H. Todd, of Middletown, Ohio.
XIII. Hugh Graham,* (Mary,^ Robert,^) b. June 16, 1798 ;
d. 1866; in 1831, removed to near Middletown, Ohio; m.,
1824, Sarah Cathcart, of Hanover. They had issue (sur-
name Graham) :
i. Isabel; d. 1852; m. John C. Smith,
n. Uugh ; ui. Miss Murray, and had issue.
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626 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
XIV. James Wallace Graham, ^ (Mary,* Robert, i) b.
November 12, 1801 ; d. ; m. Mary Ckaxdle. They had
issue (surname Graham) :
1. Wallace.
ii, Helen ; m. Haddocks.
Hi, Alonzo»
XV. William Graham, 3 (Mary,* Eobert,^) b. November
12, 1807 ; m., 1834, Hester Christopher. They had issue
(surname Graham) :
i, Mary.
ii. Elizabeth.
Hi. Theodfjre^ of Louisville, Ky.
it'. James, of Frankfort, Ky.
V. Alice; m. Mr. Beidleman, of Chicago.
vi. ; m. Mr. Thomas, of lx)uisville, Ky., and had issue.
VII. Edwin,
via. Gustavus.
XVI. Jane Maria Wills,* (Isabel, ^ Moses, « Robert, \) b.
June 8, 1808; m., April 23, 1826, William Audenreid; b.,
March 14, 1793; d., Deceml>er 2, 1850; son of Lewis and
Anna C. Audenreid. Mr. Audenreid was State Senator from
Selmylkill county, an earnest advocate of the public scbcx?!
system, and a gentleman of integrity. They had issue (surname
Audenreid):
t. Isabel -Wallace.
ii. Alexander- Wills ; d. s. p.
Hi. Lewis-Lawson ; d. s. p.
it'.. William' Gratton; m. Emma, daughter of Dr. Martin, of
Bethlehem, Pa.
r. James-Wallace ; d. s. p.
ti. John-Th(ynms\ m. Emma, daughter of Charles Young, of
Philadelphia.
mi. Joseph-Crain^ b. November 6, 1839, in Pottsville, Schuyl-
kill county. Pa.; d. June 3, 1880, in tlie city of Washing-
ton, D. C. After receiving a preliminary education at
Dickinson College, he was appointed to West Point in
1857, from which institution he graduated June 24, 1^61,
and shortly after sent into the field as second lieutenant
of the Fourth, now the First, cavalry ; afterwards com-
missioned asfirst lieutenant and adjutant of the Sixth cav-
alry, with rank from date of graduating. He immedi-
Wallace of Hanover, 627
ately entered upon active duty and served in various
capacities during the rebellion of the secedinj? States,
1861-1865. He was successively on the staffs of Generals
D. Tyler, E. V. Sumner, John E. Wool, U. S. Grant and
W. T. Sherman. He was promoted, in 1866, to the rank
of captain of the Sixth United States cavalry, and, in
1869, was breveted colonel and aid-de-camp to General
Sherman. From 1869, Colonel Audenreid had been sta-
tioned at Washington City, being chief of the staff of the
Lieutenant-General. During these years of relaxation
from active military service, he became much interested
in liistorical and genealogical research. Besides prepar-
ing material for a biography of his father, he had almost
completed a genealogical record of his own and allied
families. He liad a high veneration for the last resting-
places of his ancestry, and, several years prior to his*
death, the time-defaced tomb-stones which marked the
spot of his honored dead in old Faxtang Church grave-
yard were, by his direction, chiseled anew and reset. Aa
an officer, he was brave and chivalric ; as a citizen, hon-
orable and upright, and, as a friend, sincere and faithfuL
Colonel Audenreid m. Mary J. Colkit, daughter of Coffiii
Colkit, of Philadelphia,
t-m. Annn-Crain; m. James S. Coates, of Philadelphia.
ix. Jane-Maria^ m. Albert Graff, of Philadelphia.
X. George- Albert,
xi, Louisa-Catharine.
XVn. Caroline Wills, ^ (Isabel,* Moses, « Robert,*) K
April 21, 1817 ; m., May 24, 1842, Reverend Matthew Sem-
PLR They had issue (surname Semple) :
1. Ann ; m. William Littlejohn.
n. Isabel.
Hi, Matthew,
iv. Bobert,
V, Caroline ; m. Jordan Habler.
628 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
WALLACE AND WEIR.
1. John Wallace, ^ a native of Scotland, fled to Ireland
during the pei-secution of the Scottish Covenanters, where he
lived and died. He m. Martha Hays, daughter of William
Hays, (see Hays record^) also a fugitive from religious persecu-
tion, locating in county Tyrone, Province of Ulster, Ireland
John Wallace and Martha Hays had, among other children:
2. t. Samuel, b. 1730; m. Margai*et Patton.
it. Elizabeth ; m. Joseph Junkin, and were the ancestoi-s of the
Juukiii family of the Cumberland valley.
11. Sa\:uel Wallace,* (John,') b. about 1730, in county
Tyrone, Ireland ; d. October 8, 1798, in Allen township, Cum-
berland county, Pa ; came to America about 1756 ; resided
some time near Philadelphia, but subsequently settled in Allen
towuship, Cumberland county. Pa. ; m., in 1762, Margaret
Patton, b. 1741, in Ireland; d. September 10, 1782, in Allen
township, Cumberland county. Pa. ; youngest daughter of An-
drew Patton, who, with her father and t>YO sisters, came to
America in 1760. Samuel Wallace and his wife are buried in
Silvers Spring church grave-yard. They had issue (surname
Wallace) :
t. John, b. November 14, 1763: d. 1843, near Columbus, O. ;
removed to Ohio in 1813; left four children.
3. n. Mary, b. September 8, 1765 ; m. Samuel Weir.
4. in. Sarah, b. October 8, 1767 ; m. Samuel Brooks.
6. ir. Joseph, b. June 30, 1769; ni. Margaret King.
6. r. Samuel, b. June 20, 1771 ; m. Sarah .
ri. Martha, b. April 23, 1773; d. September 25, 1843; nJ. John
Hays, (see Hays record.)
7. vii, TTt/Zwmi, b. August 31, 1775; m. and left issue.
via. Elizabeth, b. October 17, 1777 ; d. March 13, 1815 ; m. Gil-
bert Burnett, (see Thomas record,)
tx. Margaret, b. October 15, 1780; d. March 19, 1788.
Wallace and Weir. 629
III. Mary Wallace,'* (Samuel,* John,^) b. Septembers,
1765, in Allen township, Cumberland county. Pa. ; d. Novem-
ber 18, 1836, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; m.. May 4, 1797, Samuel
Weir, b. September 29, 1744, near Bally mony, county An-
trim, Ireland ; d. August 15, 1820, at Harrisburg, Pa. He was
the eldest son of James Weir, and came to America in 1775,
locating in the township of Derry, Daupliin county. Pa. A
year subsequently, we find him in the army of the Revolution
as lieutenant of infantry, rendering important service at Tren-
ton, Princeton, Brandywine, and Germantown. At the close
of the wai', he removed to a farm he purchased near Harris-
burg, but shortly after, in 1787, began merchandizing in that
town, and became one of the most prominent business men of
the borough. He assisted in organizing the Presbyterian
church at Harrisburg, and was one of its first ruling elders.
He was twice married ; by his first wife, name unknown, there
was issue (surname Weir) :
t. Dr. James, b. April 11, 1779 ; d. March 20, 1808.
By his second wife, Mary Wallace, there was issue (surname
Weir) :
n. Samuel, b. February 16, 1798; d. June 9, 1847.
8. Hi. John-Andrewj b. January 19, 1802; m., first, Catharine E.
Wiestling; secondly, Mary Matilda Fahnestock.
9. iv. James- Wallace, b. August 9, 1805; m. Hannah A. (Fahne-
stock) Mahany.
IV. Sarah Wallace, « (Samuel,* John,^) b. October 8?
1T67, in Allen township, Cumberland cx)unty. Pa. ; d. May 8,
1827 ; m. Samuel BROOKa They had issue (surname Brooks) ;
t. William,
ii, Margaret,
Hi, Sitnan,
iv, Mary.
V, Sarah,
vi, Elizabeth,
vii, Samuel,
via, Joseph,
ix. John.
680 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
V. Joseph Wallace,^ (Samuel* John,^) b. June 30, 1769,
in Allen township, Cumberland county, Pa. ; d. February 5.
1821, at Baltimore, Md. ; m. Margaret King. They had
issue (surname Wallace) :
i. Williani-King,
VI. Samuel Wallace,^ (Samuel,* John,^) b. June 20,
1771, in Allen township, Cumberland county, Pa. ; d. October
10, 1831, at Chillicothe, O., whither he had reinovecl in 1813;
m. Sarah . They had issue, among others, (surname
Wallace) :
%, Edward,
ii. William,
Hi, Samuel,
iu, Jnhn,
V, Margaret,
VII. William Wallace,* (Samuel,^ John,^) b. August
31, 177r), in Allen township, Cumberland county, Pjl ; d. June
11, 1856, at Ilarrisburg, Pa. ; went to Ohio early in this cen-
tury, and, 8ubsei[uentiy, to the vicinity of Paris, 111. ; he m.,
and had issue (surname Wallace):
i. John.
ii. Martfaret'Patton,
Hi. Thomas,
ic, liehecca,
V. William,
vi, Samuel,
VIII. John Andrew Wkir,^ (Marv,* Samuel,^ John,M
h, January 19, 1802, at Ilarrisburg, Pa. ; d. October 10, 1881.
He was educated in tlie ])rivate s(*hoo]s of the town and at the
Harrisburg Academy. He Iearne<l coach-making, and, subse-
quently, went into the hardware business, which he continued
a luunber of years, afterwards connecting with it the drug trade,
taking into j)artnership his nephew, D. W. Grosa During the
administration of (rovernor Ritner, he served as a clerk in the
office of the Secretarv of the Commonwealth. In 1840, he was
elected ]>rothonotary of Dauphin county, a position he filled
two terms (six years. "> While serving in this office, he was
Wallace and Weir, 631
chosen a director of tlie Harrisburg Bank, and afterwards be-
came teller in that institution, in which capacity he continued
until 1880. While performing these duties, he was treasurer
of the State Lunatic Hos[)ital, at Harrisburg, from its first estab-
lishment in 1850 to 1880. For nearly fifty vears he was an
elder in the Fii*st Presbyterian church of Harrisburg, and took
a warm interest in the promotion of the Sunday-school system.
He was one of the first, firmest, and influential friends of the
anti-slavery cause in Dauphin county. Mr. Weir married twice ;
first, Catharine K Wiestling, b. February 21, 1810; d.
May 18, 1845; daughter of John S. Wiestling. They had
issue, all born in Harrisburg, Pa, (surname W^eir) :
t. Mary-E,, b. February 7, 1835; d. April 7, 1835.
u. Calharine-E,, b. July 7, 1830; d. December 13. 1841.
tii. Annie \ resides at Harrisburg, Pa.
iv, J a eS' Wallace, b. .June 8, 1841 ; d. May 18, 1883 ; served as
an officer in the army duriiiGT the Civil war of 1861-5.
v. Elltn-J., b. December 11, 1843; d. August 11, 1863.
Mr. Weir m., secondly, Maria Matilda Fahnestock, b.
December 15, 1808 ; d. August 28, 1888, in Harrisburg, Pa. ;
daughter of Obed Fahncstock and his wife, Anna Maria Ges-
sell. They had issue (surname Weir) :
ri. J.'Hftward, b. August 21, 1852; d. July 29, 1853.
viu Sybil ; resides at Harrisburg, Pa.
IX. James Wallace Weir,* (Mary,' Samuel,* John,^)
b. August 9, 1805, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; d. March 14, 1878.
He received a good education, excel le<l as a scholar, and his
taste for study and reading drew him towards the printing
office. He learned the art with John S. Wiestling, and, after
his apprenticeship, spent some time in the printing house of the
Messrs. Johnson, of Philadelphia. On the 26th of November,
1833, having been chosen teller of the Harrisburg Bank, he ac-
cepted that position, holding it until October 80, 1844, when
he was chosen cashier of the bank. When the institution be-
came a national bank in 1874, he was nnanimously elected its
cashier, which office he held until his death, a period of over
forty-four years. As a bank officer and a financier, he gained
632 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
an enviable distinction for his uniform courtesy, for unimpeach-
able integrity, and for ability of the highest order. Few bankers
in the Commonwealth can present a record equal to his in
years of serv^ice, in successful administration of afiEairs through
financial trouble, and for such rigid honesty. But not alone as
a banker was he distinguished. He was gifted with rare social
qualities and a graceful wit, which made him one of the most
companionable of men. In movements for the reformation of
society, he was always foremost, not only giving his time and
labor, but contributing freely of his means to the accomplish-
ment of what he thought a philanthropic purpose. To the
poor and lowly, he was always a kind and true friend, and his
charities, though not ostentatious, were made with a free and
open hand. His literary taste and ability were of high order,
and he frequently wrote for the press; was the author of several
religious tracts, published by the American Sunday-school
Union. In 1888, appeared a small volume, ** Manual of Prayer/'
which was published with an introduction by Rev. Albert
Barnes, of Philadelphia. In 1854, "The Closet Companion''
appeared, and passed through several editions. In the Presbv-
terian church, of which he was many years an elder, in everv
walk and pursuit in life, he was active, energetic, consistent,
pure in character, and lofty in purpose. Mr. Weir m. Mrs.
Hannah A. (Fahnestock) Mahany; d. February, 1872.
No issue.
M^ailace and Hoge. 633
WALLACE AND HOGE.
L William Hoge,^ a native of Musselburgh, Scotland,
came to America shortly after 1682. On the same ship came
a family consisting of a Mr. Hume, his wife, and daughter,
from Paisley. On the passage the father and mother both
died, and young Hoge took charge of the daughter and landed
at New York, where he left the girl with a relative, and set-
tled himself at Perth Amboy, N. J. He subsequently married
the daughter, Barbara Hume, removed to Penn's Three
Lower Counties, now the State of Delaware ; from thence to
Lancaster county, Pennsylvania; and finally to the Valley of
Virginia, about three miles south of Winchester, where he and
his wife lived and died. They had a large family, many of
whose descendants became distinguished in Church and State.
Their oldest son was :
2. i. John^ b. 1699; m. Gwenthleen Bowen Davis.
IL John Hoge,» (William, ») b. about 1699 at Perth Am-
boy, New Jersey; d. October, 1754, in East Pennsboro' town-
ship. Cumberland county. Pa. He went with his father to the
Three Lower Counties, and there married. About the vear
1729 removed to East Pennsboro' township, then Lancaster,
now Cumberland, county, Penn'a, where he afterwards pur-
chased a large tract of land from the Proprietaries, portions of
which remained in possession of some of his descendants until
recent date. Mr. Hoge m., about 1722, Gwenthleen Bowen
Davis, who survived her husband some years. They had
issue (surname Hoge) :
t. John^ b. about 1723; d. February 11, 1807; he (graduated
at Nassau Hall (Princeton, N. J.,) in 1748; a Presby-
terian minister ; was ordained in 1755, and became quite
distinguished in tbe Church. He was one of the first
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"7. V ..v.«-i:i. -.. J'l.T JTi, ITi'i, :. Ayr.' If. I^;*-. t -.iir-i. -t^.t.
iJ'.-j.r. '^ T:'7 I'- ITT-.: 3ifM3ib«' •-/ r -r A»«*-ii: -7 t
IT'-',, u-.i; vf*.;-. f.'fn ITT» V; IT<: zut^il, ^rr ' :-t
S.pr*-?:!!* Exritr.'.!* '.Vn-.r^-r.! frxn >fir*:. 4. IT"". :
X TJ-r^i'^^r f. ITT?, i-fi fr«>ai X«iT.Kiir«rr -". IT^. : ■ •;-
V>>rr i';- I'-T. ii-<ji.->»Tr -'f :!-..* C^nn!^:! .:•? Sif-r:r I'r ■":i
'jr'«.r.^r V. I^io^n"/**!'. ITTT; fw-jh •>€ the c ►cnnilfe. - -r*
lit r*<3&;T* tr.f^ pjc.rHi-r Vjan '"xSTe:* in Srpc#rai*'«rr. I^ ;
"^ •/* B^ri ••/< Prov-rTtT in ITSS-^: an«l. by •> -v-^n r
M:f!.r;. aiic*--::;^*! •:?!*: of tin? x«i>ciaxe j^'lz*?* -^ 0;=^
'ijf-x'jkxA ^VTri'.T. A 1X^1*1 IT. IT&I. Judx^ Hr-ane- »a5 4
pr'>a;'r>^it an-l inAtA^ri'Ial man — hi5 entire iif»* waS *=.
ar::iT*r a^d ia-j or.^. H^ mirried and left iss^ue. <>!■»
of >.> /Jniiz'.^rs Dttani^inl Darid R««lick, who was ';'^:>
^ori*!'-'^ i'*'^* Jfi t*'^ «irlr LUtorr of Western PriiL.«Tl-
\^u\^. and V!ce-Pnr*ide»*l ftf the State in ITSS.
D'irid: m. ar.d left issue.
lU^BJarnin : iJ.e yo:jnjrwt child died in early life.
EUr'Ur^i : m. Wiiliam Walker.
'9. ix. Ahi'fnil: rn. J^rseph Wallace.
III. IiAVH; Hor;K.^ 'Joiiij.* William,*) !>. about 173'i: d
\h',f'fAu\fi:T r,, HM4. 11*' n.'*-^Mv«*«l a g«x>l e<lucation : t«-><»k a
v'rrv a';tiv<' i»;irt in tli^- K"volntioriarv contest, an J wa.* sht.Tlil
of tli<; coiMitv of r''irnfif'rlaii'l. Alx)Ut the vear 1771, he
|;iiF'ha«<'^l th«- IIiiijt*-r trart of lan«l in the Chartiers Vallov,
ernbraciii^f what is now the town of \VjL<hingtoTu Pa. In
IT'S! h'- lai<! out tii*? town, and, in 17><5, sold the mo-t of it to
his !-!on.-!, John and William, who remove<.l to Washington, and
liv«*d and di**d tln*n\ J>avid Ilo^e nt and had issue (surname
IIo(/rr;:
i. John, h. September V2, 17(50; d. August 5, 1824; entered
the Revolutionary army at the age of sixteen ; became
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second lieutenant in Colonel William Irvine's (Sixth)
Battalion, and captured in the Canada campaign at
Three Rivers, June 8, 1776. lie was not exchanged
until 1779. In 1783 he was chosen a member of the
Council of Censors, under the Constitution of 1776, and
was one of the members of the Constitutional Conven-
tion of 1789-90. He was chosen to the State Senate in
1791, and again in 1794, and served in Congress in 1804
and 1805. He was a Federalist. He married a daughter
of William Quail.
it. David, Jr. ; located in Washington, Pa., for a time, but,
being appointed agent for the United States Land
Office, he removed to Steuben ville, O., where he died ; he
m. Jane Scott, daughter of Thomas Scott ; and they had
a large family.
Hi. Eliza; m., April 14, 1783, Rev. Samuel Waugh, b. 1749;
d. January 3, 1807 ; he was pastor of the united congre-
gations of Monaghan and Silvers Spring from 1782 to the
date of his death ; he was a sound divine, a very accept-
able preacher, and highly esteemed by his people ; they
left issue.
iv, Jonathan; settled near Morgantown, W. Va., where he
lived and died, leaving two children.
V. William ; d. 1813; settled in Washington, Pa., and owned
a half interest in the property; he was elected on the
Republican or Democratic ticket member of Congress,
and served from 1801 to 1803, but resigned in U04, when
his brother was elected to the vacancy ; and again chosen
in 1806, serving from 1807 to 1809 ; from 1798 to 1802 he
filled the office of associate judge of the county; he m.
Isabella Lyon, daughter of Samuel Lyon and Eleanor
Blaine ^sfe Lyon rccordJ
IV. Elizabeth noGE,^ (John,^ William,^) b. about 1730;
d. at an advanced life in East Pennsboro' township, Cumber-
land county, Penna. She m. William Walker, a few years
her senior. He served as a subaltern officer on the frontiers,
during the French and Indian war ; and was a substantial
farmer. They were the ancestors of a prominent family, and
it is to be regretted that our genealogical data is so meager.
A grandson was Robert James Walker, the distinguished
statesman and financier, and Secretary of the Treasury under
President Polk. Of Elizabeth Hoge's family we have the
record of one child (surname Walker) :
6. I. John^ b. July 20, 1754 ; m. Isabella McCormick.
636 Pennsylvania Oeneahnfies.
T. Abigail Hoge,* (Jphn,« William,^) m. Joseph Wal-
lace. But little has come down to us concerning them.
They had issue (surname Wallace) :
7. i. James ; m, Rachel Elder.
u. Jonathan-Hoye ; m. Mary Hojce, dautirhter of Jonathan
Hoge^ and had issue (surname Wallace), Joseph^ Jona*
than-H,, James and laabella^ some of whom settled near
Springfleld, Ohio,
m. Joseph ; m. and removed to the Genesee country. State of
New York.
to. Mary ; probably d. s. p.
V Abigail; m. Mr. Fetter; no issue.
8. vi, Owtnthlecn : m. Samuel Criswell.
VI. John Walker,* (Elizabeth,* John,« William, >) b.
July 20, 1754, in East Pennsboro' township, Cumberland
countv, Pa.; d. July 26, 1825. He served in the war of the
Revolution, and, about the commencement of the century, set-
tled in Erie county. Pa., where he died. He m., Maj 15,
1783, Isabella McCormick, b. December 29, 1768, in East
Pennsboro' township, Cumberland county. Pa. : d. September
7, 1823, in Erie county, Pa.; daughter of Thomas McCormick
and Jean Oliver {see McCormick record,) They had issue (sur-
name Walker) :
t. William^ b. February 12, 1784; d. January 23, 1855; m.,
Septeml)er 18, 1800, Isabella Blaine, b. 1781 ; d. May 29,
1815, and had issue :
1. Mary-Isahella^ b. August 22,1811; m., January
3, 1855, James McKay ; no issue.
2. Grizzle, b. 1814; d. April 28, 1815.
n. Jane, b. November 23, 1785; d. February 25, 1836; unm.
Hi, Ihomas^ b. September 27, 1787 ; d. January 2, 1819; unm.
u\ Margaret, b. November 23, 1789; deceased; m., March 8,
1821, David Quail; d. May 4, 1860, and had issue (sur-
name Quail) :
1. William, b. September 26, 1822; m. Susan Alex-
ander.
2. Isabella, b. October 1824 ; m., in 1854, W. E wing,
and had issue (surname Ewiiig), Margaret, d.
s. p.; John-W.. and David-fituiU.
3. John- Walker, b. August, 1826; d. December, 1826.
4. Huston, b. October, 1827; d. January, 1835.
Wallace and Hoge. 637
6. Sarak'Ann.h November, 1829 ; d. 1857; m. Wil-
liam McKeenan.
6. Grizzlej b. March, 1832; d. 1851.
V. Elizabeth' Grizzle, b. September 27, 1792 ; m.,June 8,1824,
John Rankin, b. May, 1787, and had issue (surname Ran-
kin]:
•1. Isabella- Walker, b. April 27, 1825; d. January
22, 1859, in Kansas.
2. SamueUEdmeston, b. April 14,1827; m. Nancy
Maria Crawford.
3. Mary-Ann, b. October 26,1880; m., March 4,
1851, lier cousin, John H. Walker.
4. Catharine-Maderville, b. October 25, 1832; m.,
November 16, 1853, her cousin, John D. Walker.
5. John-Walker, b. April 4, 1835; m., March 30,
1859, Mrs. Harriet Harper,
rt. James- Oliver, b. January 16, 1795 ; d. January 2, 1819; unm.
int. Jonathan, b. March 27, 1797; deceased ; m.. May 22, 1827,
Rebecca , b. July 20, 1810, and had issue (surname
Walker) :
1. John-IL, b. March 7,1828; m., March 4,1851,
Mary Ann Rankin.
2. Grizzle, b. December 11, 1829.
3. liebtcca, b. June 19, 1832; d. August 11, 1846.
4. Thomas, b. April 6, 1834.
5. James-Oliver, b. May 7, 1837.
6. William, b. May 30, 1839.
7. Isabella, b. July 23, 1841 ; d. May 22, 1842.
8. Isabella- Mc Cor mick, b. September 2, 1843.
9. Jane, b. November 28, 1845.
10. Henrietta, b. June 15, 1850.
11. Margaret, b. November 26, 1853.
9. wii. John-Hoge, b. February 9, 1800; m. Catharine Dudley
Kellv.
ix. David-Oliver, b. October 27, 1802 ; d. August, 1841 ; m.,
January 3, 1826, his cousin, Maria Morton, and had issue :
1. John-David, b. April 28, 1828; m., November 16,
1853, his cou&in, Catharine Dudley Rankin.
2. George-Morton, b. September 16, 1830; in 1858,
removed to the West.
3. Elizabeth, b. ; d. ; m., in 1858, Dr.
Miles.
4. William-Thomas, b. August 2, 1839.
VII. James Wallace,* (Abigail,* John,« William,M b.
about 1744 ; d. towards the close of the century. He served
638 Pennsylvania Oenealojies,
in the war of the Revolution, and became quite prominent in
he affairs of the county upon its organization. He is gener-
ally confounded with General James Wallace, {see \VaUace of
Hanover,) lie m. Rachel Elder, b. 1746 ; d. June 30, 1832.
They had issue (surname Wallace) :
t. Elizabeth ; d. s. p.
10. it. Joseph^ b. March 29, 1786; in. Sarah Evans Cummins.
VIII. GwENTiiLEEN Wallage,^ (Abigail, ^ John, 2 Wil-
liam.^) She m. Samuel Criswell. Tliey had issue (sur-
name Criswell) :
I. Eohert ; went west or south about 1816.
n. Mary ; m. Capt. Clark of tlie U. S. A., and died early leav-
ing one eliild, Qtcentldeen^ who married Capt. McCrea,
U. S. A., and they had two sons and daughters, Virginia
and Gtcenthleen.
Hi, Hannah; d. unm.
tr. Helta; d. in January, 184G; m. Isaac Addams, of Cumber-
hind county, Pa. ; left no issue.
V, Elizabeth ; ni. James Quigley, of Cumberland county. Pa. ;
she died early, leaving children Mary and Hetty. Mary
m., first, Ilai'kness Addams, and had James and Samuel;
m., secondly, James Maguire, and had Thoynas,
vi. OrceiUhlciu; d. 1837, at Prairie du Chien ; m. Col. John
Greene, U. S. A., d. September 21, 1840, in Florida ; and
had issue (surname Greene) :
1. Hugh-Brady; d. in Florida, shortly after his
father.
2. Gicenlhleen ; m. Capt. William McKissack, U.
S. A. ; d. January 27, 1849.
3. Hose: m. Col. John C. McFerran, U. S. A.: d.
April 25, 1872; and had issue (surname Mc-
Ferran), Gwenthleen.
4. Fanny.
5. Henrietta.
vii. Wilhelmina; m. Capt. Dawson, U. S. A ; both died young,
leaving one son, A. II. II. Dawson, who became a lawyer
at the New York city bar.
IX. John IIoge Walker,'^ (John [Walker'],^ Elizal>eth.^
John,« William. 1) b. February 9, 1800, in East PennslK>ro'
township, Cumberland county, Penn a ; d. January 25, 1875.
in Erie, Penn'a. lie graduated at Washington College:
Wallace and Hoge. 639
studied law, and, in 1824, began the practice of his pro-
fession at Erie, Pa. lie was elected to the Pennsylvania
Legislature on the Anti-Masonic ticket, in 1833, 1834 and 1835,
and was made chairman of tlie Committee of Ways and Means,
and leader of his party in the House. In 1849 he was elected
State Senator. His last service was in the Constitutional Con-
vention of 1873, to which he was chosen as a delegate-at-large,
and of which body he was chosen president. Though promi-
nently identified with public affairs and always a man of strong
and unconcealed political opinions, his greatest prominence
was, undoubtedlv, as a lawyer. He was the leader of the Erie
bar for more than a generation, and his legal fame was com-
mensurate with the State limits. Mr. Walker m.. May 3, 1831,
Catharine Dudley Kelly, b. April 14, 1811 ; d. November
8, 1860, at P>ie, Pa. They had issue (surname Walker):
t. John'WilUam.h, April 19,1832; m., June 18, 1861, Annie
Virginia Harrison, of Kittanning, Pa.
n. ThornaS'McCormuk, b. February 4,1834; m., March 15,
1866, Agnes Caugliey. of Erie, Pa.
UL [a son,] b. February 4, 1836 ; d. in infancy.
iv, Cuiharhie-D,^ b. January 4, 1835; m., December 30, 1862,
Samuel A. Davenport, of Erie, Pa. ; and had issue.
V. G€oi(j€'W., b. April 26, 1840; d. August 7, 1871; a young
man of unusual promise.
vi. James-Olivtr, b. June 18, 1842; d. April 19, 1844.
rit. Isabella' McCormich, b. February 11, 1845; m., April 25,
1867, H.N. Armstrong; reside in Brookfleld, Mo. ; and
had issue.
viii. Qmnctf'Ailajus^ b. March 15, 1847 ; d. February 2, 1865.
IX. Mary-Jane^ b. October 30, 1849; m., February 24, 1878,
Dilman F. Beemer ; reside at Brookfield, Mo.
X. Barry, b. August 15, 1852; d. April 6, 1879, at Brookfield,
Mo.
X. Joseph Wallace, ^ (James [TlaZ/ace/] Abigail* John,'
Willinm/) h. March 29, 1786; d. February 22, 1867, at Har-
risburg, Pa. He received a good English education, and, about
the year 1809 or 1810, we find him the manager of New Mar-
ket Forge, Lebanon county, for John Elder ; subsequently, em-
ployed at Hope Furnace, in Lancaster county. He removed
to Harrisburg prior to 18] 2, and, with Joshua Elder, entered
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into mercantile life; afterwards, in business alone for many
years. In the war of 1812-14, he volunteered with the Har-
risburg Artillerists, and marched as far as York. He serve<l iu
the Harnsburg borough council, and was treasurer a long terra
of years. He was quite prominent as an Anti-Mason, having
been chairman of the State Committee during the Ritner cam-
paign, and afterwards appointed Deputy Secretary of the Com-
monwealth under that administration. For many years he was
secretary and treasurer of the Hanisburg Bridge Company, of
the Middletown Turnpike Company, and Peter's Mountain
Turnpike Company. He was a gentleman of high inonil char-
acter and worth, greatly esteemed in the community, and ever
enjoyed their confidence and respect Mr. Wallace m.. May
28, 1816, Sarah Evans Cummins, b. January 16, 1787, in
Chester county, Pa. ; d. August 21. 1858, at Harrisburg, Pa,
and with her husband there buried. They had issue (surname
Wallace) :
t. Henrietta-Hannah, b. February 23, 1817; d. March 7, 1817.
a, EUzaheihy b. February 1, 1818; d. January 30, 1857; m.,
June 1, 1843. William C. McPberson, M. D., a prominent
and induential physician at Ilarrisburjif, Pai. ; son of
John Bayard McPherson,* of Gettysburg, Pa. ; and bad
issue (surname McPherson) :
* Jolm Bayard McPherson was the grandson of Bobert and Janet
McPhei*sou, who settled in the ''Marsh Creek Settlement," now
Adams county, Pa., in the autumn of 1735. Robert McPherson died
there December 25, 1749, and his wife, Janet, September 23, 1767.
Their son, Bobert McPherson, b. in 1730, came to be a man of promi-
nence in the early history of tlie State, and, in connection with the
brief sketch of his great grandson. Judge McPherson, the following
reference to him will be appropriate : Robert McPherson was edu-
cated at Bev. Dr. Alison's school at New London. His father died
December 25, 1740, and his mother on the 23d of September, 1767. In
1751, he married Agnes, the daughter of Bobert Miller, of the Cum-
berland valley. In Hiw, he was appointed treasurer of Tork county,
and commissioner in 1756. The latter office he resigned on accept-
ing a commission as captain in the Third battalion of the Provincial
forces. May 10, 1758, serving under General Forbes on his expedition
against Fort Duquesne. From 1762 to 1765, he was sheriff of the
county, and, from 1764 to the beginning of the Bevolution, was a Jus-
tice of the peace under the Proprietary, and was recommissioned un-
Wallace and Hoge. 641
1. Sarah.
2. John-Bayard, b. Novembers, 1846, at Ilarrisbiirp:^
Pa. He received bis early education at the
Ilariisburg: Academy and in the schools of Sid-
ney, Ohio, where he resided from 1858 to 1862;
lie entered Princeton College in August, 1862,
from which institution he graduated in 1866.
He studied law with John Hanna Briggs, in
Harrisburg, and with Scammon, McCiigg &
Fuller, in Chicago, and was admitted to the
Dauphin county bar in January, 1870; he was
elected district attorney in 1874, and served
during the years 1875, '76, '77. A portion of
the time he was in law partnei-ship with Hon.
AVayne Mac Vengh,and afterwards with Lyman
D. Gilbert. In February, 1882, he was ap-
pointed by Governor Iloyt to fill a vacancy in
the office of additional law judge of the Twelfth
judicial district, caused by the resignation of
Judge Henderson, and the consequent promo-
tion of Judge Simonton to the president judge-
ship, and, in November, 1882, lie was elected
without opposition to the same place. Judge
der the first Constitution. From 1765 to 1767, he was a meml)er of
the Provincial Assembly, and, in 1768, was appointed county treas-
urer to fill a vacancy. At the outset of the War of IndeiJendence, he
was commissioned a colonel of one of the York county battalions of
associators; was a member of the Provincial Conference which met
at Carpenters' Hall, June 18, 1776, and represented the county in the
convention of July 15th following. During that and the following
year he was in active duty in the Jerseys and in the subsequent cam-
paign around Philadelphia. After his return from the field, he was
employed hs the purchasing commissiiry for the western end of York
county. From 1781 to 1785, he served as a member of the Assembly,
Colonel McPherson was one of the charter members of the cor|>ora-
tion of Dickinson College, and continued to act as a trustee until his
death. He was an elder in the Upper Marsh Creek Presbyterian
church, which was organized in 1740, or within two years of the be-
ginning of the settlement. His death, from paralysis, occui*ed on the
19th of Fe))ruary, 17^9, his wife surviving him until September 12,
1802. He had a large family. Two of his sons, William and Robert^
» were officers in the service of the Revolution. Some of his descendants
remain in Adams county, but the great majority are scattered over
the various States of the Union. Another son was John-Bayard^
father of William C. McPherson.
41
642 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
McPherson m., December 80, 1879, Annie
Cochran Patterson, dauf^hter of Judge David
W. Patterson and Mary Slaymaker, of Lancas-
ter, Pa. ; and bad issue (surname McPherson):
o. Mary- Slaymaker^ b. October 16, 1880.
6. Elizahetk-Wallace, b. October 18, 1882.
3. Joseph' Wallace ; d. s. p.
tit. Lucilla-Stanley^ b. December 4, 1819; d. July 6, 1887.
iv, Joseph-Cummins^ b. September 16, 1821 ; d. October 6, 1847,
at Matamoras, Mexico, of yellow fever.
i\ Sarah-Ann, b. May 16, 1825; d. May 30, 1826.
m. James, b. June 13, 1827; d. May 80, 1832.
WiestUng Family, 643
WIESTLTNG FAMILY.
L Samuel Chrlstopher Wiestling,2 h. June 4, 1760, at
0«chatz, in the Canton or district of Meisischen, Germany,
(luring a visit of his mother to lier parents. Tlie home of his
parents was Colba, on the river Saale, in Lower Saxony. In-
asmuch as the military law of Prussia required all Prussian of-
ficers and citizens to have the name of every child recorded in
the church-book of the town wherein it was l)orn, this was
done in his case. The record was also made in the military
canton-book or soldiers' roll of Oschatz. lie was baptized
shortly after, his sponsors being Samuel Ludwig Goldman,
Christopher Henry Ahren, and Mrs. Catharine Elizabeth Wiest-
ling, all residents of Colba. His parents were Christopher
Martin Wiestlino^ and Dorothea Elizabeth Goldman. Ilis
father, who held the ofiice of secretary of Colba, and was widely
known, died in 1769. The widow afterwanls mamed Michael
Horst, a justice of the peace, of Acken, on the river Ellbe, in
whom Samuel found a kind parent; was sent to school, and
carefully educated. Subsequently, Ix^ing influenced and guide<l
by the counsel of his preceptors, Herr Ruprechtand his brother-
in-law, the Honorable Inspector Gehring, his step-father per-
suaded him to study theology, and through the recommenda-
tion of those mentioned, he was received into the Ilallische
Weisenhaus. But this life was irksome to him, and unsuited
to the natural bent of his mind, and, becoming discontented,
lie returned to his home at Colba. In April, 1774, he was
placed under the instruction of the State Surgeon and **Land
Physician,'* Dr. Unger, but the doctor having dieil on the 1st
of May, 177(), he, with a good recommendation, went to Halle,
and put himself under the care and tuition of Field-Surgeon
Ollenroth, with whom he remained until 1778. This gentle-
644 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
man very kindly secured for him regular college privileges,
under Professors Miikel^ Nestsky, Dr. Younglmus, and otliers.
As war broke out about this time between the Ern peror J< iseph
and King Frederick II. — the bone of contention being Bnyem,
and a part of the Prussian army l^eing stationed in Alsace,
under Prince Henry — \\q was recommended by his principal for
the position of Lazar-Surgeon, and was accordingly examined
and appointed on June 3, 1778. On i\x\y the 1st, the army
marched to Dresden, and the field hospital was removed to
Thorgan. In the l>eginning of October, he was taken sick, in
consequence of which lie obtained leave to return home. On
recovering his health, in NovemlxT, he went to Halle and re-
sumed his studies under the profe^sso^8 alread3^ named, until
the year 1779, when he went to Dresden for tlie pur|K)se of
continuing his studies in anatomy in the then existing pn.»para-
tory institute, under the care of the Elector's counselor, Pie-
trochen. Here the branche*<^ of anatomy, physiology, ]>hysica,
materia medica, chemistry, j)athology, and therapeutics were
as thoroughly taught b}" Dr. Hoilrath and Professors Meiden
and Tliomrianie as thev were in Halle. But bf)tanv was
neglected, though chirurgery was also thoroughly" taught by
the general surgeon, Wilde. In the spring of 1780, he went
to Berlin to ])rosecute, under the Berlin State Accouchour, Dr.
Hagan, his studies in obstetrics, which lie had aln\ady com-
menced at Halle, under Catenius, Loesicke, Schniucker, and
Thedus. He remained during the summer in a private college
of medicine, chirurgery, and anatomy. In October of the same
year he returned to Dresden, to visit the prepiratory school of
anatomy. In April of the following year he went to Amster-
dam, to visit John Herman Osterdyke, who had been his inti-
mate friend in Halle, and who was now a doctor of me<licine
in Amsterdam. This afforded him an opportunity to visit the
Land and Sea Hospital located there, and also the Amstenlam
College of Medicine an<l Surgery, of which Dr. Herman Ger-
hard Osterdyke, the father of his friend, was the president
Through the kindness of the general surgeon of the hospital,
the Hon. B. Hasson, he had free access to the Gast-Huvs. His
friend going to Halle to hold his " Inaugural Disputations," in
Wmtlhuj Family, 645
order to the promoting, under tlie supervision of Dr. Leopold
Osterdyke, and at his eaniest persuasion he gladly accompanied
liim. He remaineil in Halle, until April, 1782, when he re-
turne<l to Amsterdam, where he attended the Hospital and
College of Medicine and Surgery until June of 1782, when he
was appointed to a position as navy doctor and surgeon, he
having passed a creditable examination before the Committee
of the Honorable Board of Admirality. At this time an ex-
pedition started out from the Netherlands to America, under
the embassador fi*om Holland, with two ships laden with linen,
a frigate, and a cutter. He was ordered to duty on this expe-
dition as navy surgeon. He set sail on June 4, 1783, with a
favoring wind. His reconl says, ** We left Texel, and on Oc-
tol)er 4, 1783, we reached the port of Chester on the Delaware,
in Delaware county, and State of Pennsylvania. The voyage
was not all smooth sailing, as we encountered high winds and
rough seas. Indeed, on one occasion, one of the vessels came
very near swamping and emptying us all out into the sea.
However, with hard work, goo<l management, and the inter*
position of a kind Providence we kept above water and arrived
safely on terra firman As it was obligatory upon all students
and artisans in Germany, to travel and see the world before
they could ))arsae the practice of their chosen profession or
trade, our young doctor concluded to see something of the new
world before returning. He accordingly left the vessel in com-
pany with a friend named Godfrey Fritchey, and started on
foot on a tour of observation. They traversed middle Penn-
sylvania which was not then as now, " the garden spot of the
w^orld," but was sparsely settled, and the w^hole country deeply
impressed with the desolation and devastation consequent upon
the Revolutionary war. Visions of the " home l)eyond the sea,"
however, beckoned them to return, and they turned their foot-
steps towards Philadelphia with a view of finding a vessel to
carry them home. At the Trap])c, in Montgomery county, in
Pennsylvania, they fell in with a gentleman by the name of
Messemcr or Minsker, who was proprietor of an inn at that
place, who, learning that the subject of this sketch was a
thoroughly-educated German physician, succeeded in persuading
646 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
him to tarry with him, as he had a sick wife, who had been
bedridden for a long time, and upon whom he had expended
quite a sum of mGiiey to physicians, to little or no purpose.
This was an episode in his life that shaped his destiny for the
future. This man offered to pay him twenty dollars in hand,
with his boarding for self and friend, and find the medicine. He
regarded this a good and advantageous offer, under the peculiar
circumstances, and accepted it. The case was a serious and ob-
stinate one, and although it baffled others, he was entirely suc-
cessful, and this fortunate turn of affairs afterwanls proved to
be the foundation of a large and paying practice at the Trappe.
About the year 1792 or 1793 he, with his family and that of
his father-in-law, removed to Dauphin county, locating on farms
along the Blue mountain, on the road leading from the Sus-
quehanna river to Linglestown. His new home was about two
miles from the river and five miles from the city of Harrisburg,
in now Susquehanna township. Here he continued in pursuit
of his profession until the spring of 1811, when they removed
to the town of Harrisburg, where his practice greatly increased,
until the year 1817, when he was stncken with paralysis, which
terminated his medical career. He died April 28, 1828, in the
sixty-third year of his age, thus ending a life of active ui^eful-
ness, respected by all who knew him. Dr. Wiestling m.. May
10, 1785, Anna Maria Bucher, b. September 7, 1765, in
Montgomery county, Pa. ; d. May 10, 1836, in Harrisburg, Pa.:
daughter of Casper and Catharine Bucherof Paxtang.* They
had issue :
2. i. Johii'Sohmon^ b. September 18, 1787 ; m. Salome Youse.
3. ii, Anna-Maria^ b. June 29, 1789; m. Abrabam Gross.
* Casper Bucher, of Paxtang, Daupliin county, Pa. ; d. Septem-
ber, 1800, leaving a wife Catbarine, and children as follows:
1. Rev. John-Casper,
ii, Elizabeth ; m. Jacob Engle.
Hi. Catkarine ; m. Henry Goetz.
if. Anna-Maria\ m. Dr. Samuel C Wiestling.
V, Dorothea; m. Godfrey Fritcbey.
vi, Magdalena; m. Henry Sbiley.
vii, Jacob,
Tbe executors of bis estate were bis wife, and Jacob Bucher, Esq.
Wiestling Family. 647
4. Hi. SamueUChristopker^ b. April 24, 1791 ; m. Henrietta Doll.
iv. Jacob-Henryy b. January 22, 1783, in Vincent township,
Montgomery county, Pa.; d. 1825, at Hanover, York
county. Pa. He was educated at Harrisburg, studied
theology under the Kev. Philip Gloninger there, and was
licensed by the Reformed Synod to preach the gospel in
1812, and about the same time received and accepted a
call to Hanover, York county. Pa., which included three
congregations in his charge. Owing to some difficulty
with reference to the Manchester congregation, he stood
disconnected from the Synod for some years. In 1821,
application to that body was made in his behalf, and in
the following year he was received. Several other con-
gregations were added to his charge, and his field of labor
consisted of five congregations, in which he continued to
preach to the end of his life. He died at the age of thirty-
three years, and is buried in the grave-yard connected
with the Reformed church at that place. Mr. Wiestling
was a man of talent, and more than ordinary pulpit abili-
ties. He was conscientious and faithful in the discharge
of all his public and private duties, and his piety and
moral deportment were of an undoubted and unexception-
able character. Res|)ected and esteemed by the commu-
nity generally, he was especially beloved by the people of
his own charge, among whom he labored with much ac-
ceptance. He 111. Rachel Wagner, and they had issue,
J.'Quincif^ d. s. p.; H,nd Afaria-K,
0. Elizabet/i-Dorothea^ b. June 3, 1795; m. Norman Callender;
they lived and died in MeadviUe, Pa.; and had issue
(surname Callender) :
1. SamueUN'. ; m. Eliza Harbine.
2. Cornelius-W. ; d. 1886, in Tennessee.
3. Joshua ; d. in infancy.
4. Joseph:, d. in infancy.
5. Elizabeth.
6. Maria,
7. Ellen ; m. Philip Laufer.
6. vi. Josnua- Martin, b. February 28, 1797 ; m. Catharine Youse.
vii, Fredei-ick'C, b. June 12, 1799 ; d. February 27, 1834.
via. Sarah-Magdalena^ b. May 29,1802; d. February 6,1840;
m. Rev. Henry Wagner; and had issue (surname Wag-
ner) :
1. TheophiluS'Wiestling^ b. September 4, 1829; m.
Mary A. Stilz.
2. Samuel-OrosSj b. October 4, 1831 ; m. Rebecca
lirnest.
648 Pennsylvania Oenealogfes.
8. Maria-Catharine, b. January 28, 1883 ; d. July 9,
1884.
4. CathaHne-Elizabeth, b. October 22, 1834 ; d. Sep-
tember 24, 1836.
6. John-Henry^ b. January 28, 1837 ; m. A . Josephine
Withers.
6. CaroHne-Sarah, b. March 28, ia<8 ; d. March 28,
1861.
7. tiftrah-MagddUna^ b. January 80, 1840 ; d. March
27,1840.
6. ix, Benjamin-Joseph, b, September 16, 1805 ; m. Matilda Eve-
line Ross.
7. X, Oeorge-P,, h. May 4, 1808 ; m. Man?aret BerryLlIl.
xi. Cathnrine-E,. b. February 21, 1810; m. John A. Weir (set
Wallace and Weir),
11. John Solomon Wiestling,* (Samuel-Christopher,'
Christopher- Martin/) b. September 18, 1787, in Vincent town-
ship, Montgomery county, Pa. ; was baptized by Rev. Mr.
Foght, and confirmed to the Eeformed church by the Rev. J.
Helfenstein, of Harrisburg. Mr. Wiestling learned the art of
printing, and for many years carried on a newspaper at Har-
risburg, subsequently removing to Columbus, Ohio, wfiere he
died February 27, 1842. lie married, December 24, 1811, by
Rev. Philip Gloninger, Salome Youse, b. January 16, 1791,
at ITaiTishurg; d. April 7, 1872, at Huntingdon, Pa., daughter
of George and Mary Youse. Thej- had issue, all born, save
the youngest, at Harrisburg. Pa. :
i. SamueUZebidon, b. November 7, 1812; d. April 80, 1832, at
Ilarrisburff.
n. 3/(ir?/, b. December 27,;i814 ; d. June 9, 1882, at Harrisburg.
m. Juliana- Salome, b. October 14, 1816; d. September 21, 1842,
at Orbisonia, Pa. ; m., August 18, 1835, Thomas E. Orbi-
8011, of Orbisonia, Pa.
ir. Albert' Youse, b. August 19, 1818 ; d. May 29, 1836, at Ilolli-
daysburg. Pa.
v. AOaline- Elizabeth, b. March 12, 1821 ; m., October 20, 1841,
at Columbus, O., Ilev. Abraham Bartholomew, of Car-
roll county, O. ; resides at Chartiers, Allegheny county,
Pa.
li. Amanda-Catharine, b. March 10,1823; d. October, 1875, at
Huntingdon, Pa. ; ni., October 14, 1841, at Orbisonia, Pa..
Brice X. Blair, of Shade Gap, Pa.
Wiestling Family, 649
vii. Henrietta Louim^ I). May 4, 1825 ; m., October, 185(), Jona-
than Mnreamer, of Columbus, O., where they reside.
via, Cornelia-Bach el, b. November 12,1827; resides at Hunt-
ingdon, Pa.
ix. John-Henry^ b. February 7, 1831 ; m., October 14, 1868,
Marthn L. Johnson ; reside at Philadelphia.
X, Franklin-Livinyston, b. December 26, 1836, at Hollidays-
burg. Pa. ; d. October 31, 1839, at Columbus, O.
III. Anna Maria Wiestling, -"^ (Samuel-Christopher,'
Christopher-Martin,^) b. June 29, 1789, in Vincent township,
Montgomery connt>', Pa. ; d. August 8, 1855, at Harrisburg,
Pa. ; m., June 13, 1809, Abraham Gross, b. December 24,
1781, in Montgomery county. Pa. ; d. August 25, 1834, in
Middle Paxtang township, Dauphin county, Pa. ; son of John
Gross and Rachel Sahler. His fatljer, John Gross, was born,
in November. 1749, in Western Massachusetts, not far from
the Hudson river, wliere his parents were early settlers from
the Palatinate, being of Huguenot descents On the eve of the
Revolution John Gross removed to, now Montgomery county,
Pa. He entered into the spirit of that contest at the outset,
and \vas commissioned first lieutenant January 5, 1776, in Col.
Arthur St Clair's (Second Pennsylvania) battalion ; subse-
quently promoted a captain in the Third Pennsylvania at its
organization, which was formed on the basis of the former, but
with several of his colleagues in St Clairs battalion, seem
never to have accepted the position, or, if they did, declined it
shortly after, especially upon the resignation of Col. Joseph
Wood in July, 1777. After the close of the war he removed
with his family to, now Middle Paxtang township, Dauphin
county, Pa., where he lived the remainder of his days, dying
January 2, 1823. Mr. Gross married, al)out 1778, Rachel
Sahler, b. in 1756, in Ulster county, New York; daughter of
Abraham Sahler and Elizabeth Du Bois of Huguenot extrac-
tion. She died August 16, 1828, and with her husband buried
in the old cemetery at Dauphin.* Abraham Gross and his
wife had issue (surname Gross) :
♦Thecliildren of John Gross* and his wife, Rachel Sahleb,
were
i. Elizabetky b. 1779 ; d. in Montgomery county, Pa.
650 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
8. t. DanxthWUstling.Xi. March 11, 1810 ; m. Elizabeth Kunkel.
tt. Catharine-Eleanor, b. January 17, 1812.
Hi. Anna-Maria, b. May 27, 1814; d. October 20, 1838.
it*. liadieU Amelia^ b. January 18, 1817; d. March 25, 1836.
V, Elizabeth-Caroline, b. March 28, 1821 ; d. March 13, 1824.
ft. SamueUChristian, b. March 8, 1826; d. Aii|;ust 11, 1826.
m. Surali' Adaline, h. April li^lSSO; m., March 1, 18o3, Rev.
Joseph S. Loose, a minister of the Reformed Church : re-
sides in Bridge water, Kocking^ham county, Va., and had
issue (surname Loose) :
1. Otho-Benjamin.
2. Elizabeth-Henrietta.
IV. Samuel Christopher Wiestling,' (Samuel-Christo^
pher,^) b. April 24, 1791, at the Trappe, Montgomery county,
Pa-;.d. July 21, 1830, at Harrisburg, Pa; was a physician of
prominence, liaving studied medicine under his father: during
the war of 1812-14, he was assistant surgeon of Colonel Rit-
schers regiment Dr. Wiestling m., April 10, 1817, b\' Rev.
a. ^6ra/iam,b. December 24, 1781; m. Anna Maria Wiestling
(see above).
Hi. Catharine, b. 1784; d. January 13, 1807.
iv. Daniel, b. 1786 ; d. r>eceml)er, 1806.
* 2. V. Christian, b. March 1, 1788; m. Ann Custer,
ft. George, b. 1790; d. s. p.
vii. Rachel, b. 1793 ; d. April 14, 1802.
II. Christian Gross,^ (John,M b. March 1, 1788, in Montgomery
county. Pa.; d. March 23, 1843, in Middle Paxtang township, Dau-
phin county, Pa.; m. Ann Custer, b. September 5, 1796; d. March
80, 1879 ; daugliter of Peter and Rebecca Custer, of Montgomery
county. Pa.; both buried in the old cemetery at Dauphin. They had
issue (surname Gross) :
i. John-Christian ; m. Elizabeth Everly; removed to Illinois.
a. Rebecca ; m. Robert Branyan ; settled in Mansfield, Ohio,
ta. Rachel ; d. s. p.
iv. Ann; m. Leonard Poffenberger, of Dauphin.
v. Jacob-H. ; m. Kate Ryan; removed to Illinois.
vi. Samuel ; d. s. p.
vii. Mary-Ellen ; d. s. p.
It may be here stated that Henry Gross, brother of John Gross
first named, d. in Middle Paxtang township, Dauphin county. Pa.,
January, 1815. II is estate was devised to his wife, Susanna, and
his nephews, Abraham Gross, "son of my brother, John," Henry
Gross and Samuel Cline.
Wiestling Family. 651
Frederick Rauhaiiser, Henrietta Doll, b. in York, Pa. ; d.
in Lebanon, Pa.; daughter of Joseph Doll and Esther Welsh.
Thev had issue :
t. CaroHne-E.; m. Thomas M. Bibighaiis, of Lebanon, and
lijid Henri/ ^ Harriet^ Ahin, Caroline, Thmufis and Maria,
a. Josetj/i-Callender; m. Martha Armstrong?, and had SamueU
C, Jane, Valentine, Cornelius and William.
Hi. Maria ; d. s. p.
iv. SamueUCIiristopher; m. Eliza Weaver, and had Washing-
ton-W. and Jlannak-M.; both d. s. p.
t'. Jacob ; d. s. p.
V. Joshua Martin WiESTLiNrx,^ (Samuel-Christopher, ^
Christopher-Martin, 1) b. February 28, 1797, in now Susque-
hanna townsLip, Dauphin county. Pa. ; baptized at Shoop's
church by Rev. Christian H. Kuiiz; d. January 15, 1854, at
Ilarrisburg, Pa. In the year 1811, being then of the age of
fourteen years, he moved with his parents into the town of Harris-
burg, where he continued to reside until his death. Although
afforded but limited facnlities of acquiring an education by at-
tending the schools of that ])eriod, yet, having the advantage
of the instructions of his father, wlio was a man of thorough
education and culture, and being himself an indefatigable stu"
dent, reading and studying whenever and however the oppor-
tunity presented, he grew to manhood with his naturally
fine mental endowments admirably cultivated and liberally
developed. Of studious habits and love of knowledge, these
characteristics adhered to him throughout his life. A man of
original thinking powers, and possessed of mental ca])acity of
a high order, he gave, notwithstanding an extensive and la-
borious medical practice, diligent investigation to all the leading
questions of the day, and careful study in the wide and diver-
sified field of general knowledge. lie was, consequently,
ufx^n all the leading subjects of informaticm, a natural scholar,
and, throughout his whole life, was recognized by his fellow-
townsmen as in the front rank of generous knowledge, and a
man of very general powers. His special field of usefulness,
however, was that of medicine. In his preparation for his pro-
fession, his preceptors were his father, Dr. Sa»nuel C. Wiestling,
652 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
Sr., and an elder brother, Dr. Samuel C. Wiestling, Jr., both
thoroughly educated physicians of skill and wide experience,
lie attended tlie course of medical lectures of the University of
Pennsylvania. His father becomintj disabled to continue in
active practice, by reason of a paralytic stroke in the year 1817,
he succeeded him in his profession, first in partnership with
his brother, Dr. Samuel C. Wiestling, Jr., which continued for
a few years, and subsequently alone. This was about the year
182 k or 1822. Acquiring a large and extensive practice, both
in town and country, he prosecuted the duties of his profes-
sion with a degree of faithful devotion and judicious skill,
which won for him the admiration and high regard of the
medical frateniity and the unlimited confidence of the whole
community until his death. In stature, he was about six feet
in heiglit, broad shouldered, of large head, erect in carriage,
full chested, rather siout in figure and person, and dignified in
appearance. He was of a cheerful dis|>o3ition, affable in his
manners, generous in his impulses, of sympathetic and benevo-
lent habits, unselfish and forbearing, and, as a consequence, he
was popular throughout his lifa Dr. Wiestling m., January
22, 1824, Catharine Youse, b. March 24, 1800 ; d. March 4,
1854, at Ilarrisburg, Pa. ; daughter of George and Mary Youse.
They had issue :
i. Mary-Ellen; m. T. T. Worth, of Lebanon, Penn'a; editor
of the Lfhanon Courier,
u. Jacoh-0. ; d. January 10, 1884 ; a physician of prominence ;
m., December 22, 1852, Susanna Herr ; and had issue:
1. Joshua-Martin,
2. Alice-H,
3. Quy-Sieicart,
4. Ualph- Gilbert,
Hi, Catharine; ra. first, James D. Bartholomew; d. s. p.;
secondly, 8. G. Lewis ; d. ; and had issue.
iv, Annie-E.
V. Joshua- Martin, b. October 5, 1837. He was educated in
the private and select schools of Ilarrisburj?, the Ilarris-
huYfr Academy and the Cuml)erland Valley Institute.
He entered Franklin and Marshall College in 1855, gi*ad-
uating therefrom in 1857. Bepan the study of law with
A. J. Herr, Esq., and was admitted to the Dauphin
county bar, September 4, 1860 ; and still continues in the
\
Wiestling Family, C58
active practice of his profession. During; the llebellion,
he served as second lieutenant company D, One Hundred
and Twenty-seventh regiment, Pa. Vohuiteers, and was
promoted, September 1, 1862, to first lieutenant. On the
19tli of Marcl), 18G3, he was appointed by Snrj^eon Gen-
eral King, of Pennsylvania, one of the commissioners
to visit the general hospitals in the >Vest, to look after
and care for the sick and wounded Pennsylvania soldiers.
He was the first register in bankruptcy under the Na-
tional bankrupt act of 1867 for the Fourteenth Pennsyl-
vania Congressional district, on the nomination of Chief
Justice .S. P. Chase, United States Supreme Court, May
29, 1867. He discliarged the duties of that olhce until
early in the fall of 1868, when, l)eing nominated for Dis-
trict Attorney for the county of Dauphin, he resigned.
He was elected District Attorney, October 13, 1868, and
reelected, October 10, 1871, serving two full terms. Mr.
VViestling m., June L*, 1864, Geouglanna Hoover,
daughter of John and Sophia Hoover, of Gettysburg,
Pa. They ha<l issue :
1. Fratik'Bcecher^ b. April o, I860.
2. Walter- Scott, b. June 8, 1867 ; d. in infancy.
3. Mar y- Ellen, h, September 0, 1869; d. in infancy.
4. PauUaUbirt, b. June 19, 1871 ; d. in infancy.
5. Georyianna-Elouiie, b. November 8, 1872.
6. Sophia- M(xrgarit' a, b. August 21, 1874 ; d. in in-
fancy.
7. Joshua Bucher, b. August 17, 1878.
8. Virginia, b. June 4, 1882.
t i. JuliaA, ; m. C. Penrose Sherk, of Lebanon, Pa.
VI. Benjamin Joseph Wiestling,^ (Sainuel-Clnistopher,*
Christopher- Martin, \) b. SeptenilKT 16, 1805, in Midillo Pax-
tang township, Dauj)hin county, Pa. ; d. July 80, 1883, in
Middletown, Pa. lie was educated in the public .schools of
Ilarrisburg, whither his father removed in 1811, and, also, at
the Ilarrisburg Academy. lie began the study of medicine
with his father, and subsequently continued under the instruc-
tions of his elder brothers, Drs. Samuel C. and Joslnui M. lie
attended lectures at the Univei*sitv of Pennsylvania, t'raduat-
ing from the medical department of that institution in 1827.
He located at Middletown, Pa., where, for over a period of
lifty years, he was in the active ])ractice of his profession ; and
down almost to the last houre of his life, his superior medical
654 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
knowledge was brought into requisition. Dr. Wic^tling m.,
June 23, 1831, Matilda Eveline Ross ; d. October 31, 1884.
daughter of Andrew Ross and Hannah Templin. Thev bad
issue:
t. Mary-Fisher \ d. June 9, 1883* m. Rev. Andrew D.
Mitchell, b. February 2, 1824, in York county, Pa.; d.
March 20, 1882, at Fort Grant, Arizona. He gniduated
at Jefferson College ni 1841, and afterwards spent some
time in teaching. In 1844 he matriculated at Princeton
Theological Seminary, where he prepared for the min-
• istry. He came under the care of the Carlisle Presby-
tery, in 1849, as a licentiate from the Donegal Presby-
tery, and, at the same time, calls were placed in his
hands from the united charge of Paxtang and Derry.
These he accepted, and, in 1858, was ordained and in-
stalled pastor of that people, whom he acceptably ser>'ed
until 1874, when, at his own request, the pastoral relation
was dissolved. Subsequently he declined certain posi-
tions that were in his offer, but, in 1876, he accepted the
appointment of iK)st chaplain in the United States army
by his friend, the Hon. J. D. Cameron, then Secretary of
War. He spent five years at the military prison of Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas, and was transferred, in tlie fall
of 1881, to Fort Grant, Ariz ma, where he died. Mr.
Mitchell had also been the very acceptable stated clerk
of the Carlisle Presbytery from 1857 to the year of his
appointment as chaplain, 1876, when he resigned, and re-
ceived the special commendation of the Presbytery for
his very faithful services. They had one child.
u. Anna\ d. s. p.
Hi, Eveline- lioss.
iv. Be)ijamiri'Jose]th ; m. Carrie Augusta Etter.
V. Dr. Ifohtrt-Boas: m. Katharine Hirst.
vi, A una- Catharine; d. August 14, 1842.
vii, Elizabeth-Louisa; m. Kev. Henry L. Rex.
via. Hannah-Bay,
ix. Dr. Jo/m-Weir; m. Enima Elizabeth Smith.
X, Catharine- Hihecca,
VII. George P. Wiestling,^ (Samuel-Christopher,* Chris-
topher-Mnrtin,*) h. May 4, 1808, in Paxtang, now Susque-
hanna, township, Dauphin county, Penn'a ; d. May 31, 1883,
at Harrisburg, Pa. He was educated in the schools of the
borough and the Harrisburg Academy. He learned the art of
Wiestling Family. 655
printing with his brother, John S. Wiestling, who edited and
published the Pennsylvania Intelliyencer. He afterwards
worked as a compositor in the different newspaper offices at
the State Capital. About the year 1842 he estiiblished himself
in the wood and coal trade, in which he continued down
through life, being one of the first to engage it For a period
of fifty years he was leader of tlie Reformed Church choir.
Having a love for music, and being endowed with fine talents
in that direction, he took special delight in their cultivation.
He was an active member of the church with which he so long
identified himself as its musical leader, and for forty-four
years an elder. He was faithful to every trust, honest and
upright in all his dealings with the world earnest and sincere
in every good work, and his memory will remain green in the
hearts of those who honor him. Mr. Wiestling m. Margaret
Berryhill, daughter of Samuel Berryhill. They had issue:
i. Col. George-Berryhill ; resides at Mont Alto, Franklin
county, Pa.
ii. Anna-Mary.
Hi. John ; d. s. p.
u\ Ellen.
V. Edward ; m. and resides in Franklin county, Penn'a.
VIII. Daxiel Wiestling Gross,** (Anna-Maria, ^ Samuel-
Christopher, ^ Christopher- Martin, ' ) b. March 11,1810, in Middle
Paxtang township, Dauphin county. Pa. He was educated in
the schools of the borough of Harrisburg, and at the Academy
there. He learned the jjrofession of druggist and apothecary,
commenced business in 1880, and has continued therein until
the present. He served in the municii)al offices of member of
the town council and school director for a long period. He
was for many years one of the trustees of the State Lunatic
Hospital, at Harrisburg, and afterwards its treasurer. He is
president of the board of trustees of the Theological Seminary
of the Reformed church, vice-president of the board of trustees
of Franklin and Mai^shall College, and was president of the
board of publication of the Reformed church for many years.
Mr. Gross m., November 18, 1841, Elizabeth Kuxkel, b.
March 1, 1823 ; d. June 18, 1882, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; daughter
656 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
of George Kunkel and Catnarine Ziegler {see JCunkel record).
They had issue (surname Gross) :
t. Geffrge- Abraham^ b. May 6, 1848; residc^s at Ilarrisbun?.
Pa. ; m., October 30, 1866, Mary A. Winjicerd ; and had
issue (surname Gross) :
1. 3fary 'Elizabeth.
2. Idelen,
.*>. Daniel- fVingerd.
4. Katharine-KimkeL
a. John^Kunkel^ Ik June 15, 1845; i-esides at Vork, Pa.; m.,
April, 1874, Anna M. Mesick, daugrhter of the iiev. Johu
F. Mesick, I). D., of JSomerville, X. J.; and Iiad issue
(surname Gross) :
1. Elizabcth-Kunkel.
2. John-Hendricks-Menck,
8. Jeamtte-Le Hue-Perrine (twin).
4. Marga ret- A llison .
m. Joshua-WUstling^ b. Auf^ust 11, 1847; ni.. May 11,1880,
Almeda N. Grove.
it. Daniel-WiestUng, b. July 18, 1849; d. March 9, 1850.
r. Edwnrd-Ziegleryb, November 6.1851; m., May IS, 1S76,
Nancy C. Criswell, daughter of Vance Criswelland Han-
nah Dull ; and had issue (surname Gross) :
1. Hannah' Crisirell^ b. January 28, 1878.
2. Heiiry-McCormick, b. May 21, 1885.
vi, Ilenry-Sahhr^ b. February 6, 1854; m., Decenil>er 7, 1S81,
Laura B. Corman.
v«. liobtrt, b. July 20. 1862 ; d. September 21, 1862.
viiL Mary-Elizabeth, b. June 19, 1865; d. July 17, 1866.
Wigyins and Simonton. 657
WIGGINS AND SIMONTON.
1. John Wiggins,* son of James Wiggins^ and Jean, his
wife, was b. about 1680, in the north of Irehind. He came to
America and settled on Beaver creek, in Paxtang township,
Lancaster county, Province of Pennsylvania, prior to August,
17**^2. His name appears on tlie tirst assessment list of the
north end of Paxtang for 1749. He d. in February, 1762, his
wmII \mi\g probated the month following. He left a wife, Mary
[Barnett.] and children as follows:
2. t. John, I). 1712; m. Eliziibeth .
ii. James^ b. 1714.
Hi. Jean^b, 1710.
iij, Martha^ b. 1718.
i\ Margaret, b. 1720.
t'i. Agues, b. 1723; m. Thomas Maguire, and had a daughter
Sarah,
At this time it seems as if his youngest children, John and
Agnes, with his wife, were the only members of his family in
America, for, in the disj^osition of his ei?tate, he directs that the
other children wore to have their share ** if thev came to this
country." It is probable they came, and afterwards Went with
the tide of Scotch-Irish immigration southward, as the name
appears in Virginia and the Carolinas.
II. John Wiggins, » (John,* James, ^) b. 1712, in Ireland;
came to America with his ])arents, and remained on the paternal
farm ; he d. June 12, 1794. He was one of the early pioneers
in Paxtang, and, during the Indian forays of 1755-1763, was
more or lerf.s j)rominent as an officer in the ranging cornpaniea
He m. Elizabeth , b. 1716 ; d. June 5, 1784. They
are both interred in Paxtang grave-yard. Their children were :
I. Thomas, b. 1746; d. August, 1798. He studied medicine,
and served in the war of the Revolution ; was surgeon
42
658 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
of the New Eleventh Pennsylvania Line, (yolonel Thomas
Hartley, commissioned July 1, 1778. Owing to ill health,
due to the previous exposures in the service, he resigned
January 23, 1780.
u. John^ b. 1748; d. October 21, 1830, in Northumberland
county, although his will is probated as of Lower Pax-
tang ; left a wife, but no issue. It is said that, when a
young man, he was attacked by a panther on his way
home from Paxtang church, and killed the animal with
his fists, although he bore the marks of its claws all his
life.
Hi. Elizabeth, b. 1751 ; d. October, 1830.
ti\ James, b, 1754; d. June, 1805; unm., bequeathing his es-
tate to his surviving brother and sisters.
3. V. Jean, b. 1756; m. Dr. William Simonton.
4. vi. Margaret, b. 1758; m. James Henderson.
5. vii. Mai-y, b. 1760; m. John JSimonton.
6. viii. Agnes, b. 1762; m. William Brandon.
IIL Jean WiCxGIXS,^ (John,^ John,* James,i) b. 1756, in
Paxtang; d. October, 1824; she m., November 17, 1777, Wil-
liam Simonton, b. 1755, in county Antrim, Ireland ; d. April
24, 1800, in Hanover township, Dauphin county, Pa. He was
brouglit to this country at the age of t^n b}^ his uncle, the Rev.
John Simonton, pastor of the Great Valley Presbyterian church,
in Chester countv, Pa Under the direction of this uncle he
received liis aciidemic and professional education. Soon after
completing his medical course, he entered upon the practice of
his profession, but at what place is unknowiL In 1784, be
purchased a tract of land called *'Antigua," containing one hun-
dred and eighty -two acrCvS, situated in West Hanover township,
from Jose])h Hutchison. Upon this farm he resided all his
life. All the traditions which have reached us concerning his
standard as a physician, a man, and a Christian, are higbly
favorable. A fitting testimonial to his life, labors, and char-
acter was prej)ared by the Rev. James Snodgrass, pastor of
Hanover church, and delivered on the occasion of his funeral.
His remains, with those of his wife, are interred iu old Han-
over grave-yard. They had issue (surname Simonton) :
i. Jean ; m. [James] Clark.
ii. Thomas ; m. Elizabeth ; removed to Greene county,
Pa.
Wiggins and Simon ton, 059
m. J awes; m. Ann
if. Dr. William^ h, IISS; m. Martha Davis Siiodgrass.
V, John'Wiqyiiis^ h. 1790; d. >iovember, 1^33.
fi. Elizabeth'Wiyyins, b. 1792; d. September, 1834.
IV. Margaket WKiGiNS,-* (John,^ Jobii,^ James, ^ ) b. 175^,
in Paxtang; rn., March 20, 1787, James Henderson, son ot
John Hendei-son. Thev had issue (surname Henderson):
t. Jo/i??,b. 1788.
ii. IhomaSj b. 1790.
Hi. Dr. William^ b. 1792; d. 1849; m.,and bad issue.
ic. .Elizabeth, b. 1795.
V. Margaret, b. 1797.
fi. James,, b. 1800.
V. Marv Wiggins,-* (John,^ John,^ James. ^)b. 1700, in
Paxtang; d. prior to 1805; m. John Simonton, brother of
Dr. William Simonton, Sr. ; d. in October, 1824. Thev had
issue (surname Simonton):
i. John- Wiggins ; d. prior to 1830 ; lu., and had John- Wiggins,,
ii, Thomas ; d. prior to 1830.
VI. Agnes Wigcjins,** (John,^ John,^ James,*) b. 1762, in
Paxtang ; m. William Brandon, son of William and Isabella
Brandon,* of Hanover; removed from Hanover about 1792.
They hafl issue (surname Brandon) :
i, Thonias,
ii, Johics,
Hi, Ann ; in. James Pettigrew, son of David Pettigrew.
VII. William Simonton,* (Jean,^ John,^ John,^ James,*)
b. in 1788, in Hanover township, Dauphin county. Pa.; d.
May 17, 1840, in Hanover. At the death of his father he was
only twelve years of a^a\ His eiirly edueatit>n was received
underthe direction of his mother, and eonsisted of the blanches
usually taiight in the country schools of that periiKl. As he
w^as inclined to the medical profession, he studied Latin under
the tuition of the Rev. James R Sliaron, pastor of Deny and
Paxtang chuR»hes. After the usual preliminary instruction
under a private ])receptor, he studied mcHlicine with Dr. Samuel
Meyrick, of Middletown, afterwanls attending lectures of the
* William Brandon, of Hanover, died in April, 1753, leaving; a wife,
Isabella, and children : James. Catharine, Ann, and William,
660 Pennsylvania Oenealogies,
Medical Department, University of Pennsylvania, in Philadel-
phia, from which he received the degree of M. D. In the dis-
tribution of property resulting from his father's death, the farm
^'Antigua " was equally divided between him and his brother,
John W. Simon ton. The latter occupied the homestead until
his death, in 1824. which occurred a few days previous to the
death of his mother. After the erection of the necessary build-
ings in 1818, he took possession of his new home, where the
remainder of his life was spent Wiiile his time was devoted
to the practice of medicine, the farming operations were car-
ried on under his superintendence. He always took an inter-
est in political affairs, and was accustomed to act with the Whigs
in opposition to the Democrats, who had retained possession of
the National Government from the election of Andrew Jack-
son, in 1824. lie was elected county auditor in 1823, serving
three years, and in 1838 he was nominated as a candidate for
Congress from the district then composed of the counties of
Dauphin and Lebanon, and was elected by a large majority.
He was re-elected in 1840. During the extra session of. Con-
gress, held in the summer of 1841, Dr. Simonton's health gave
way. Having been accustomed to an active life and to exer-
cise on horseback, strict attention to public businass, with con-
finement to the atmosphere of Washington during the heated
term, so prostrated him physically, that he was unable to attend
regularly upon the sessions of 1842 and 1843. He never fully
recovered his health, though he resumed his medical practice,
which was continued nearly three vears after the close of his
congressional career. In person. Dr. Simon ton was five feet
eleven inches in height, of good presence and proportions, with
regular features and very black hair, which retained its color
to the last He was a modest, diffident man, but of a genial
and friendly disposition. For some yeai's previous to his death
he was an elder of old Deny church, and while in Washing-
ton a member of the Congressional prayer- meeting. He was
a decided Presbyterian in his faith, and ever took a deep in-
terest in the affairs of the denomination to which he belonged.
He was a strict observer of the Sabbath, and of the services
of the sanctuary. He maintained family worship, and was
Wiggins and Simonton. 661
careful to give his children a religious training. He acquired
a good reputation as a physician, and for many years had an
extensive country practice. Dr. Simonton m. Martha Davis
Snodgrass, b. 1790; d. April, 1862, daughter of Kev. James
Snodgrass.* of Hanover. They had issue (surname Simonton) :
t. Martha-Da via \ residinfir in Virginia; m. Rev. Thomas D.
J3ell,b. 1815 ; d. July 4, 1848, in Harrisonburg, Va. ; and
had issue, two sous died in childhood, and liev. William
D. Bell, of Iowa.
n. «7ane; residing in 8t. Paul, Minn. ; m. llev. John H. Hit-
tenhouse, d. some thirty years ago in Columbia county,
Pa. ; and had issue (surname Hittenhouse) :
1. CharleS'Ii. ; vice president bank in St. Paul.
2. MartJia; m. John Williams.
8. Mary\ m. David Lambe; residing in St. Paul.
iii. Rev. William^ D. D. ; graduated at Delaware College, and
Princeton Theological Seminary ; was settled at Sunbury,
Pa., Williamsport, Pa., and now at Emmittsburg, Mary-
land ; m. Anna Grier, niece of Justice Grier, of the su-
preme court, U. S.; and had issue, Alice^ Elizabeth^
6ara/i, Mariha^ and Crrtcr, all living.
iu. Jbilizahet/i ; m., in 1860, Rev. A. L. Blackford; went with
him as missionary to Rio Janiero, Brazil, where she died,
* James Snodgniss, the son of Benjamin Snodgrass, was born near
Doylestown, Bucks county. Pa., July 23, 1763. His grandfather came
from the north of Ireland about tiie year 1700, locating in Bucks
county, Pa. He graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in
1783, and was for a brief time a tutor therein. lie studied theology
under direction of the Rev. Nathaniel Irwin, then pastor of the
church at Nesliaminy, and was licensed to preach the Gospel by the
Presbytery of Pliiladel[)hia in December, 1785. After preaching about
H year and a half in destitute places in the central and northern part
of New York, on tlie 16th of October, 1787, he accepted the call of
the Hanover congregation of May previous, and until his ordination
on the 13th of May, 1788, he gave his attention to that church. At
his installation tiiere were present of the Presbytery of Carlisle the
reverend and honored ministers Revs. John Klder, Jolni Iloge, John
Liini, John Craighead, Robert Cooper, and Samuel Waugh. His
pastorate extended over a i)eriod of fifty-eight years, and he w^as the
last who ministered at Hanover. His death occurred July 2, 1846,
and he lies interred in old Hanover church grave-yard. The Rev.
Snodgrass was twice married. His first wife, Martha, b. Noveml>er
12, 1760; d. December 20, 1828; his second wife, Nancy, b. in 1770;
d. January 24, 1839, and are both interred in the same grave-yard.
662 Pennsylvania Oeiiealogies.
and where lie still remains as missionary of the Board of
Missions of Presbyterian churcli.
V Auna-Mciry^ h. lS2i; 6. ISol,
vi. John- Wiggins ; received liis preparatory education at the
country school near old Hanover church, continued at
the Strasburpf Academy, Lancaster county, Pa., then at
Lafayette College, Easton, graduating at the College of
New Jersey in 1850 ; studied law with Hamilton Alricks,
and admitted to the Dauphin connty bar, at the April
term, 1853; in 1866, he was elected district attorney;
and, in 1881, president judge of the Twelfth judicial dis-
trict of Pennsylvania. It may be here recorded of him,
that every opinion handed down since he has held this
im|>ortant position, has shown an intimate knowledge of
the laws of his native State, of his literary ability, acute
perception of such facts as are necessary in considering
cases, and in nearly every instance have been sustained
by the higher court. Judge Simonton, m., July 8, 1856,
Sarah H. Kunkel, daughter of George Kunkel and Catlia-
rine Ziegler. They had issue :
ru. James- Snodgrass ; graduate Princeton College and Theo-
logical Seminary ; tutor, Princeton College ; professor,
College of Vaporii*as, Brazil, S. A. ; and now Professor
of Modern languages, Washington and Jefferson Col-
lege, Washington, Pa.
via, TkmnaS'Davis ; doctor of dental surgery, St. Paul, Min-
nesota.
ix. AshbeUGreen ; d. December 9, 1867, at S&o Paulo, Brazil,
South America. His classical education began in the
Harrisburg Academy, under the tuition of the Rev.
Mall Ion Long. After two years preparatory study, he
entered the College of New Jersey, from which he grad-
uated in 1852, his scholarship and acquirements being of
the first rank. In the autumn of the same year he went
to the South, with his brother, James, and took charge
of an academy for boys in Stark ville. Miss., where he
taught with much success for eighteen months. In
July, 1854, he returned to Harrisburg, and entered upon
the study of the law. In the spring of 1855 he decided
upon a theological course, and for this purpose prepared
himself for entering the theological seminary at Prince-
ton, which he did in September of that year. He was
licensed to preach by Carlisle Presbytery, which met at
Greencastle on the 14th of April, 1858. He had decided
upon a missionary life, and after consultation and appli-
cation to the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions,
was ordered to Brazil. He was ordained by the Presby*
Wiggins and Simonton, 663
tery of Carlisle, at Harrisburpr, April 14, 1859, and, on
the !9th of June following?, sailed from Baltimore in the
merchant ship " Banshee " for Rio Janeiro. He arrived
at the latter place on the 12th of August, and at once
entered upon liis field of labor. In the spring of 1862 lie
returned to the United States, married Helen Murdock,
daughter of William Murdock, of Baltimore, Md., on
the 19th of March, 1863, and sailed for Brazil, May 23,
1863, reaching the harbor of liio on the 16th of July*
His wife died, after a short illness, on the 28th of July,
1864, which, to a missionary in a foreign land, was an
incalculable loss. Towards the dose of March, 1865, he
made a missionary tour into the province of Sfto Paulo,
returning to his post in Rio early in May. Xear the
close of 1865, the Presbytery of Rio de Janeiro was or
ganized at Sfio Paulo, that being the mission station of
his brother-in-law. Rev. A. Ij. Blackford. It was soon
perceived that his overtaxed energies began to give way
under the gradual appixmches of the disease which for-
ever ended his earthly activities. Unable to continue
his labors, he left Rio for the home of his sister, at Sfio
Paulo, the last week in November, 1867. No relief
came, and, after a brief illness, he died the month fol-
lowing. He was buried on the same day from the little
church of Sfio Paulo, two Englishmen and two Ameri-
cans officiating as pall-bearei-s, addresses being made in
Portuguese by Rev. Mr. Blackford and Rev. Emanuel
Pires.
66-t Pennsylvania Genealogies.
WILSON. IRISH SETTLEMENT.
1. Thomas Wilson,^ ancestor of Hugh, was an officer in
King William's army, among the first to cross the river Boyne,
on horseback, on the morning of July 1, 1690. He was specially
rewarded for this bravery, with a grant of land. He resided
in county Cavan, Ireland, having an extensive bleach-green
within a mile of Coote Hill, not far from the county town His
ancestors had emigrated from Scotland to Ireland. Thomas
had but one son:
2. t. Hugh^ b. 1689 ; m. Sarah Craig.
IL Hugh Wilson, ^ (Thomas,^) b. 1689, in county Cavan,
Ireland ; m. Sarah Craig, in Ireland ; emigrated to America,
and settled in "the Irish Settlement" as early as 1736. His
home lav north-west of what is now knowii as Howertown, in
Allen township, Northampton county. Pa. His land comprised
seven -hundred and thirty acres, to which he obtained title
March 7, 1737, and June 29, 1738. He erected a flouring mill
which was only torn down in the spring of 1857. Upon the
erection of Northampton county, March 11, 1752, he was one
of the commissioners, named in the act to purchase land at
Easton for the court house and prison, and was commissioned
one of the justices of the peace for the county, June 9, 1752,
and as such, assisted in holding the first courts in Northamp-
ton county. His last commission as justice, was issued, March
15, 1766. He died in the autumn of 1773; and is buried in
the old grave-yard at the Settlement He was a brother in-law
of Thomas Craig the elder, who went to the Irish Settlement
as early as 1728. Hugh Wilson and Sarah Craig, his wife,
had issue :
i. William^ b. in Ireland ; removed from the settlement to
Philadelphia, where he followed merchandizing for some
time ; tlience he removed to the West Indies, where he
died.
Wilson^ Iriah Settlement 666
3. ti. Mary-Ann^ b. May 21 1719; m. Rev. Francis McHenry.
4. m. Elizabeth^ b. 1721 ; ni. Capt. William CralK.
5. u'. lliomas^ b. 1724; m. Elizabeth Hays.
6. r. Charles^ b. January 30, 1726 ; m. Margaret McNair.
I't. Samuel; m., and had issue :
1. Hugh, b. 1761 ; d. November 30, 1830; m. Eliza-
beth Osman.
2. Ahram, b. April 13, 1765; d. January 30, 1840 ;
m. Mary Young ; and had issue, Samuel, Hugh-
Osman, John, and Eliza- Ann.
3. TJiomas; d. unm.
4. Samuel; d. unm.
6. Sarah; m. Mulhallon.
6. Abigail; m. Duel.
7. Mary ; m. Sharp.
8. Elizabeth ; m. Winter.
vii. James ; (no record).
7. via. Margaret, b. 1734; ni. William McNair.
ix. Francis, was the youngest son of the emigrant; lie re-
turned to Ireland, studied divinity, and was admitted to
orders in the Episcopal church ; he settled in Virginia,
was a tutor in the family of General Lee, and died about
the year 1812.
III. Mary Ann Wilson, » (Hugh,« Thomas, i) b. May 21,
1719. in count}' Cavan, Ireland ; d. Octol>erl9, 1793. Webster,
in his "History of the Presbyterian Church," says, **Rev.
Francis McHenry married, before leaving Ireland, Mary, eldest
daughter of Hugh Wilson, of Coote Hill, in county Cavan."
Rev. Fnmcis McHenrj^ b. October 18, 1710 ; d. January 28,
1757 : according to Alexander R. Henry's statement, " the
McHcnrys lived on a small island between Scotland and Ireland,
called Rothlin, whence they were driven to the glens of Antrito
in the noilh of Ireland, near Bally Castle, by the Clan McDon-
ald, of Scotland. Rev. Francis came to America with his two
brothers, who were Roman Catholics. One settled in Balti-
more. Fort McHenry, named for a member of this family.
{Quaere, Hon. James McHenry, Secretary of War under Presi-
dent Washington, January 27, 1796). The other settled at or
near Pittsburgh. Mr. McHenry was licensed November 10,
1738; ordained at Neshaminy, July 12, 1739. In 1743, he
was installed pastor over the Presbyterian church at Deep Run,
666 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
seven and one-half miles north west of Do\^lestown, Bucks
county, where he was pastor for fourteen years. The late Dr.
Andrews, one of Mr. McHenry's successor at Deep Run, speaks
of him {Centennial History^ 1876) thus: "' he was a pure scholar,
able preacher, and a man whose Godly life gave influeDce where
he was known. His learning and natural gifts were adapted
to make him a shining light in the history of Presbyterianisra,
etc. His children were :
i. Dr. Matthew^ h, 1743; d. December 13, 1783; was surgeon
of the ship Montjijoinery of the Pennsylvania Navy, af>-
I)ointed April 13, 1776, discharged March 29, 1777. (Pa.
Archives, 2d ser., vol. 1, pas^e 318) ; m. Mar^iraret Greet?,
dHiiii^hterof Robert Greg^; d. March 17, 1796, aged 43;
and had issue (surname McHenry) :
1. Ann ; d. October 18, 1818, aged 41.
2. Elizabeth; d. June 8, 1831, aged 57.
3. Matthew; d. at Mt. Holly, N. J.
8. a. William, b. May 6, 1744; m. Mary Stewart.
IV. Elizabeth Wilsox,^ (Hugh,* Thomas,*) b. about
1721; and survived her husband several years. She m.
William Craig. He was a captiiin in the Associated Regi-
ment of Bucks county in 1747-48, {Pa. Archives^ 2nd ser. tV,
505.) He was a son of Thomas Craig, the elder, and died
before 1772, as the former in his will of date November 25,
1772, proved June 6, 1779, bequeaths his estate to his
daughter-in-law, Elizabeth, and his son, William's children by
name, except a special legacy of £17 lOs to Thomas Craig,
"son of my brother, Daniel Craig.*' A pretty clear indica-
tion that Thomas Craig, the elder, had no living children, and
no other descendants than William's children. He appoints
" his brother-in-law, Richard Walker, Esq.,'' in connection with
Arthur Lattimore ami John Ralston, his executors. Captain
William Craig and Elizabeth, his wife, left issue (surname*
Craig) :
». General Th&tnas; he was a captain in Colonel Arthur St.
Clair's battalion in the campalficn in Canada, 1776; pro-
moted lieutenant colonel September 7, 1776,and colonel of
Third Peimsylvania, Continental Line, Aufi^ust 1, 1777 ;
serving all through tlie Revolutionary war. He was se-
Wilson, Irish Settlement. 667
lected as one of the major fi^enerals of the Provisional
army in 1798, and was still major preneral of the militia
for Northampton county in 1812-1814. He died at Allen-
town, January 20, 1832, aped ninety-two years, (nee Bid-
dl€''8 Autohioifrnp/n/^ p. 353, for an account of an inter-
view with him in 1815, and anecdote— and note to i^age
354, ibid.)
ii. Hugh; we have no otlier information, except tliat lie is
named next after Thomas in his grandfather's will.
Hi. Charles ; he was first lieutenant of Captain Miller's com-
pany, Colonel William Thomiwon's Battalion of Rifle-
men in thecamiwign before Boston in 1775, and was pro-
moted captain in November, 1775. He was captain in
the First Pennsylvania, Continental Line; and wounded
in the battle of Brandy wine, September 11, 1777. He
married a daughter of Marks Bird, of Heading, and shot
himself in the summer of 1782, leaving a widow and one
child, (see an account of his deliberate suicide in Bid-
dle'^a Autohiographf/^ note to page 172.)
ic. Willifim: was a captain in the Third Pennsylvania Conti-
nental Line, July 4, 1777; resigned June 1, 1779; was
living in May, 1787, ** but soon fell a sacrifice to his in-
temperance,*' (Biddl€*s Autohifujraphy^ p. 216J
V. Mary\ m. George Palmer; coroner of Northampton
coimty in 1781 ; deputy surveyor; and a man of promi-
nence in his day; and had issue (surname Palmer), all
buried in the old " Settlement " bnrying-ground:
1. Johriy b. 1778; d. June 14, 1813; unm.
2. Eliza; b. 1780; d. February 13, 1808; m. James
Ralston, Esq., who d. January 20, 1836, aged
sixty-nine years.
vi. Sarah; m. Hugli Wilson, son of Charles Wilson, (see XL)
vii. Nancy ; m. Dr. Taylor.
via. Elizabeth ; m. Captain John Craig, who was not a relative ;
and had issue (surname Craig) :
1. William; m. Miss Mo wry, of New Jersey.
2. Charles ; m. Miss Mowry, sister of above.
V. TH0MA8 WiLSOx,3 (Hugh,* Thomas, ^ b. in 1724.
According to the tradition among his descendants, he was
about twelve years old when his father, Hugh, emigrated from
Ireland. He married, in 1760, Elizabeth Hays, daughter
of John Hays and Jane, (Love) his wife, who emigrated from
Ijondonderry, Ireland, and after a short stay in Chester county,
removed to the "Irish Settlement" Thomas Wilson was,
668 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
during the Revolution, largely engaged in supplying the Con-
tinental army with flour. He was paid in Continental cur-
rency, and suffered heavily by its depreciation. In conse-
quence, he sold his land in Allen township, and removed to
Buffalo Valley, now Union county, in 1792. He purchased
the farm on which the Union county fair buildings are loca-
ted, about one mile west of Lewisburg on the turnpike, where
he died, February 25, 1799, according to the inscription on
his tombstone, in the Lewisburg cemetery, aged seventy-four
years. His widow removed, in 1803, with her sons, William
and Thomas, to Beaver county. Pa., where she died in Decem-
ber, 1812. They had issue:
9. t. Hughy b. October 21, 1761 ; m. Catherine Irvine.
u. Sara/i; d. 1844; m. Richard Fruit, removed to Mercer
county, Pa.; and had issue (surname Fruit) :
1. Robert; d. in 1880, leavinji^ twelve children, all
residing in Mercer county, Pa.
2. Thomas ; d. in 1850, and had issue, two sons and
two daughters, residing in Mercer county.
3. William ; d. 1877 ; one child living, SaraJi^ m. to
James Trimble, of Pliiladelphia, gmndson of
James Trimble, Esq., who was Deputy Secre-
tary of the Commonwealth from 1791 to
1836
4. John; d. 1838: leaving issue, three children, in
Mercer county.
6. Elizabeth- A. ; m. Thomas Williamson, and left
eight cliildren.
6. Catheiine-W.; m. Alva Morris; d. leaving four
sons.
Hi, Elizabeth, b. 1769 ; d. February 8, 1797 ; m. James Duncan,
b. 1758 in Scotland ; d. October 14, 1843; he was the first
sheriff of Centre county in 1801 ; and liad issue (surname
Duncan) :
1. Tfiomas, b. 1794; d. October 5,1825; m. Susan
Irvin, (see Linn'^s History of Centre county ,
Pa., jj, SO 4, for ivttice of Irvin family); and
had issue :
a. Elizabeth-L, d. June 23, 1880, at Reading,
Pa.; m. John M. Hale; and had issue
(surname Hale) :
a. James-P,; d. December 24, 1881,
at Pliilipsburg, Pa.
Wikon^ frish Settlement 669
b. ElioS'W.; d. June 13, 1881, at
Pliilipsburg, Ph.; di. and had
issue, James-P,, Jiichard-A.^
Jdai-y-E,^ and i^tisan-C,
c. S^lsan-^f,\ d. December 4, 1880;
m. Thomas G. Welles; and had
issue, (surname Welles) ITuhert-
Gidion,
d. Carrie; m. A. J. Steinman, l:sq.,
of Lancaster, Pa.; and lia'd issue,
(surname Steinman) EUzaheih-D,
e. Bexihen-C; d. March 8, 1809; m.
granddaupfliter of Dr. Diller
Lutlier; issue, Riihy-CaroHne.
6. Jnmcs; d. at ^'ew Orleans, La.; an at-
torney-at-law ; left issue, Maud,
c. Johiw d. at Bellefonte, Pa. ; s. p.
2. David, h, 1797; d. September C, 18oo, at Spring
Mills, Pa.; m. Susan Hayes, of New Berlin,
Pa. ; d. September 8, l£(>o ; and had issue (sur-
name Duncan):
a, liohertJL^ of Milton, Pa.; m. Louisa,
daughter of Dr. James Douglass; and
liad issue, D,'WaUace, Louisa- Doitgal
and Alixander-H.
6. Dr. Thomas \ surgeon United States army,
1861-5; d. July 27, 1807, in Mo. ; s. p.
c. Mary^ of Spring Mills, Pa.
iv, William^ b. 1772; d. November 6, 1840, in Beaver county.
Pa.; m., 1810, Anne White ; d. December, 1865; and had
issue :
1. FranciS'l howasj b. November 23, 1822; resides
at Pleasiint Hill, Lawrence county. Pa.; m.,
June 10, 1846, Mary A. Morrison, and had
issue :
a. William-C, teaclier in the State Normal
scliool. Providence, R. I.
h, Am\e-E,^ a missionary in India.
c. Jlarriit; m. J. Liebendorfer, of Wurtem-
berg, Lawrence county, Pa.
d, CharhS'C.
e. Mar if 'C,
f, Mutilda^n,
10. r. TJitmas^ b. June 17, 1775 ; m. Agnes Hemphill.
ri. Mary ; m. Jonathan Coulter, Ehq., and had issue (surname
Coulter), Thomas, of Perrjsburg, Oliio, now deceased,
and two daugliters.
670 Pennsylvania Genealofjie^.
rii. Jane; drowned when a child in the mill-race In Xorthamp-
ton county.
riii, James, Esq. ; educated at Canonsburg:, Pa. ; studied law
and located in New Orleans, his commission to practice
dated June 28, 1804, signed by Gov. W. C. C Clailiome,
of liOuisiana.
tx. Margaret: m. John Thomas, of Buffalo Valley : removed
to Darlington, Beaver county, Pa., and had issue (sur-
name Thomas) :
1. Eliza, b. 1805; d. September, 1861 ; m., Septem-
ber 27, 1826, Jolm Courtney ; d. September,
1862.
2. Sarah, b. 1807 •, d. March 26, 1884; nnm.
3. Mar If, b. ; d. April 24, 1882, at Wellsville,
Oliio; m. George Imbrie, b. 1795; d. August.
1879.
4. Electa ; m. Moses Lou than ; resides at New
Waterford, Oliio.
5. Caroline ; m. David Ifarvey ; resides in Alle-
gheny City, Pa.
6. John; d. 1859, at Beaver C. H.; m. Elizabeth
Mace ; d. at Beaver C. II., November 25, 1»84.
7. Jane; m.John Pierce; living at Darlington, Pa.
8. J&jioc/i, b. December 25, 1823; m., March 31.
1850, Elizabeth E. Hall ; reside at West Bridge-
water, Beaver county, Pa.
VI. CiivHLKS Wilson,-' dliitrli,' Tlioma?,M b. Januarv 30,
1720: (1. Autiust 20, 1708: in. Makciaret McXair, b. March
2, 1728: (1. Xovcniber 2r>, 1823 Tliev had issue:
i. Sarnh, b. January 3, 17o7; d. December, 1778; unm.
n. Christiana, b. January 13, 1759; d. 1839, in Groveland, X.
Y.; in. William Latimer, and had issue (surname I^ti-
nier) :
1. Jfthn, whose children are Mrs. Adaline Log;in
and Cftrtland Latimer, of Dansville, N . Y.
11. Hi, Hugh, b. June 15, 1701 ; m. Sarah Cniig.
ir. Anne, b. Decemlier U, 1762; d. Marcli 15, 1763.
V, John, b. August 9, 1705; d. January 1,1857, in Allen town-
shii), Northampton county. Pa.; he was a ruling elder in
the Presbyterian church for fifty years ; m. Aim Hayes,
b. August 9, 1772; d. January 8, 1851, and left issue:
1. Charles ; m. Catlmrine Miller ; removed to High-
land county, Ohio, (see Clyde, p. t^l,)
2. Jane; d. October 18, 1826; unm.
Wilson, Irish Settlement 671
3. WillMm'McNair, b. July 18,1806; d. January
18, lb51 ; D). Jane Brittam.
4. Mdrgaretn b. 1809; livin^;^ near Bath, Pa., in the
Settlement; m. Joseph Horner; d. July 27,
1866, age<l seventy-five, and had issue (surname
Homer) :
ft. Sdvah'A.', m. Baxter B. McClure.
h, Jtvnie; residing on the homestead.
5. John-ILy of Jersey Shore, Pa.; m. Mary A.
Hays, a descendant of John Hays ; she d.
March 29, 1885, aged seventy yeare.
6. Mary-H,; d. 8epteml)er 13, 1877, at Quincy, HI.;
m. Uev. Leslie Irwin ; d. November 16, 1873,
(see sketch in Clyde's **/^t5/i Settlement.''^ J
vi. Margaret, b. May 15,1767; m., October 18, 1792, James
Kosebrugh ; removed to Groveland, N. Y., in 1795. — See
genealogy in Clyde, page 127; also sketches of the family
by James U. Leaming, M. D., a grandson, (ibid page SIS
&c.)
rii, Samuel ; m., and had issue, ITngh^Abram, Tfiomas, Samuel^
Sara/i^ Ahigaily Mary^ and Elizabeth.
via. Jane ; no record.
VII. ifAROARET AVn.soK,3 (IIugli,» ThomasJ ) b. 1734, in
the Irish Settlement ; d. July 20, 1788 : m. William McNair,
b. 1727, in Irehmd ; d. 1823, near Mt Morris, N. Y. ; son of
John MeNair and Christiana Walker. In 1798, William Me-
Nair and his sons left the Irish Settlement for the valley of the
Genesee, and settled in Sonyea, near Mt. Mon-is, Liyini«<ton
county, New York. They had issue (surname McNair):
t. John^ b. 1760; d. 1813; m. Mrs. Deborah Isabella Page;
and had issue, William-renn^ Mary-Ann^ I lugk- Wilson ^
and Charles- William son.
ii. JJufjh^h. 17(>5 ; rt. 1S44 ; m., first. Phoel)e Torl>ert ; secondly,
Mrs. Eliza Tate Dung.in ; and had issue, Mnriiant'Tatt^
WilHam-Wilson^ Mnry,John'(\^ Charles- Wilson y Sitsan^
Henrietta, Hugh, Samtiel-Torbert, Pheobe, Ann-Eliza,
David-Anthony, and Clement- Dungm.
Hi. r/iar/e«, b. 1707; d.alM)ut 1853; unm., at Hrokenstraw, Pa.
iv. Christiana, b. 1709; d. 18()8; m. William l^arkinson; ahd
had issue, (surname Parkinson,) Charles, Janus, liidiard,
and Thomas,
r. Sarah, h. 1772; d. 1783.
vi. William, b. 1774; d. 1813.
672 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
vii. Margaret^ b. 1778; d. 1831 ; m., her cousin DHvid McNair:
and liad issue (surname McNair), John-L.^ WVluim.
Margaret-Wilson^ David- Benny^ and Phoehe'Torhert,
William McNair afterwards married Sarah Homer, of the
Settlement, and had four children.
VIII. William McHenry,* (Mary- Ann, » Hugh.^ Thom-
as,^) b. May 6, 1744 ; A Novemlx?r 25, 1808. He was a jnill-
wright by trade, and remarkable for muscular strength. He
was bom at the parsonage at Deep Run, lived there all his days,
and was buried from the old homestead. He m., December 4,
1770, Mary Stewart, b. November 13, 1753; d. Xovember
27, 1832. They had issue (surname McHenry):
1. Francis^ b. October 19, 1771 : d. October 11, 1776.
»i. Ann, b. Deceml>er 16, 1773; d. October 6 1775.
Hi, Eliznheth, b. Marcli 7, 1776; d. December 16, 1818; m.,
May 17, 1798, Evan James, b. January 19, 1773 ; d. A ugust
4, 1830 ; and bad issue (surname James) :
1. Josiah, b. 1798.
2. William' McHenry, b. September, 1800; d. July
20, 1861 , at Plumsteadville, Bucks county, Pa.;
physician ; m., January 13, 183o, 11 uldab Jones ;
no issue.
3. liobert-Evan, b. i^eptember 26, 1802; d. A njjust 13,
1860, at Centreville, Northumberland county.
Pa.; a physician; m., June 2, 1836, Caroline
Dietterich ; and had issue (surname James) :
a. FrancfS'Mi, b. August 20, 1839 ; m. Hinim
Long, M. I)., of Sunbury, Pa.
b. Mary-E., b. August 31,1^1 ; m. Truman
II. Purdy, of Sunbury, Pa.; member
of Legislature, 1884-6; and bad issue
(surname Purdy), Carrie, 7'n/w/a7i, and
Hiram,
c. WilUam-McH, , b. April 16, 1 844 ; m . Caro-
line Criswell ; and had issue (surname
James), Carrie; resides{itSteelton,Pa.
d. Jacob-D., b. April 12, 1846; m. Laura
Clement, of Sunbury, Pa. ; and bad is-
sue (surname James), Clements and
Robcrt'E,
Wilson, Irish Settlement 67S
e. Bobert'E,, b. Aiif^ust 9, 1848 ; was a mem-
ber of the Legislature from Nortbamiu
ton county, 1877-8; at luesent, bank
exHminer; resides at Easton, Pa. ; ni.,
April 4, 1677, Anna Heller ; and bad is-
sue (surname James), RoherUE.
u*. t^amutl, b. June 22, 1778; m. Margaret Piatt, of Belvidere,
N. J., removed to junction of the White Water and
Miami, Ohio ; and had issue, seven daughtei*s.
r. Anna, b. May 22, 17b0 ; d. February 10, 1839, in New York,
i-t. Sarah, b. July 9, 1782; d. May 27, 1814, at Deep Run.
I'ti. Mary, b. April 3, 1789 ; d. November 6, 1816, at Deep Run.
riii. liihfccay b. January 2, 1791 ; d. 1880, near Mc?>herrysville,
York county, Pa.; m. Isaac Michener; and had issue
(surname Michener), SamueL ^'elson, Elizaheih, Mary-
Ann, and Sarah,
ix. WVliani, of Scott, Wayne county. Pa. ; b. September 23,
1794; d. Octol)er 22, 1880, at Deiwsit, Broome county, N.
Y.; m., March 6, 1817, Margaret Fell, b. July 20, 1794;
d. November 13, 1863; daughter of Joseph and Hannah
Fell ; and had issue (surname McHenry) :
1. WUhehmna,h. April 6,1818; m., June 2, 1842,
Robert Johnston.
2. Charles-S.,b. February 18, 1820; m., December
22, 18.52, Margaret E. I^itta, b. June 9, 1824;
d. November 13, 1880; daughter of Rev. John
£. Latta; and had issue (surname McHenry) :
a, Mary'DuB.,h. October 23, ia>3; d. May
15, 1884, in Doylestown, Pa.
6. Kaie-L., b. November 9, 1859 ; d. March
14, 1877.
c. WiUiam-E., b. February 9, 1868.
3. Mary-F., b. October 24, 1822.
4. Sarah,, b. June 28, 1825; d. December 29, 1852.
5. Louisa, b. December 15, 1827; d. June 22, 1856.
6. Amanda, b. October 5, 1830; m., November 15,
1870, Herman Smith.
7. Francis, h, January 17, 1833; m., December 24,
1856, Julia Fuller.
8. Caroline, b. February 11, 1836.
9. Kntiline, b. October 26, 1838; d. November 11,
1855.
IX. HroH Wilson,^ (Thomas,* Hugh,' Thomas,J) b. Oc-
t<)l:)er 21, 1761, in Allen townsliip, Northampton county; cL
Oc^)ber 9, 1845, on his farm, near Ijewisburg, Pa He 8cr\'ed
43
674 Pennsylvania Oenecdogies.
a number of tours during the Revolution, as a militiaman,
under Col. Nicholas Kern, and removed to Buffalo Vallej^ now
Union county, Pa. ; and kept store at Lewisburg, 1798-180-4.
He m., February 17, 1790, Catherine Irvine, b. November 16,
1758; d. August 21, 1835; daughter of Capt William Irvine,
who was a cousin of Gen. William Irvine, of the Revolution.
The3" had issue :
12. t. Dr. William-Irvine, b. November 10, 1793 ; m. Mary Potter.
a. Elizabeth, b. August 10, 1796; d. November 24, 1832; m.,
December 16, 1824, William Cook Steedman, b. April
25,1797; d. December 17, 1840; grandson of Col. William
Cook, of the Twelfth Pennsylvania Continental Line;
and had issue (surname Steedman) :
1. Catharine-Id., b. October 23, 1825 ; m., September
24, 1850, U. S. Davis, M. D., of Milton, Pa.;
and had issue (surname Davis), jSidne^/, M. D ,
of Petersburg, Pa., m., October 3, 1883, Bertha
Cresswell, daughter of George Cress well, of
Petersburg, Pa. ; Miriam, Edward, of U. S.
Navy; Jessie, Myron, 'dw^ Catahrine.
3. Francis-W., b. April 20, 1828 ; resides in Louis-
ville, Ky. ; m., October 18, 1853, Catharine
Radford, of Shelby county, Ky., b. December
23, 1834; and had issue (surname Steedman):
o. Jam€5-JB.,M. D., b. May 26, 1856; m.,Ju]y
11, 1876, Adda R. Davies,and had issue,
Leila-B,, h. August 5, 1877; Laura-R,,
b. November 9, 1880.
h, Sarah-M., b. April 14, 1853.
c. Kate-W,, b. September 16, 1860.
d. TFt7Kam-a.,b. February 11,1863.
e. Elizabeth-W,, b. September 13, 1865.
3. EarriS'C, M. D., b. July 12, 1832; wounded in
U. S. service, 1861-64 ; d. May 23. 1876, at Mif-
liinburg; m , March 24, 1863, Julia Bound, of
Milton, Pa., and had issue, William,
Hi, Francis, h, November 26, 1801; d. February 15, 1874; re-
sided in Buffalo township. Union county, Pa. ; m., July
14, 1832, Mary Chamberlin, b. 1813 ; daughter of Colonel
Aaron Chamberlin ; and had issue :
1. Cathrine-I., b. 1838; m., March 27, 1861, B. F.
Hursl), and had issue (surname Hursh), Frank
* and Guy ; residing in Lancaster, Kansas.
Wilson, Irish Setilemenl, 675
2. Francis, M. D., of Toledo, Ohio, b. December 5,
1841; m., December 2, 1868, Xannie Haines,
and had issue, DdU-W, and Mary,
8. 3/ary-P., b. April 1, 1844; d. January 9, 1866;
m., December 23, 1863, Jacob M. Moyer, Esq.,
and Imd issue (surname Moyer), Mayney of
Plnladelphia.
4. TTiWrntw-L., of Jefferson county, Kan. ; m. Anne
Schrack, and issue, Harry-T. and Emily,
5. Elizalf€thy of Lewisburg, Pa. ; unm.
ti\ MargareUlrrine, b. October 12, 1804; m., July 20, 1826,
James F. Linn, Esq., of Lewisburg, (see Linn, of Lurgan^
record.)
X. TnoM AS Wilson,^ (Thomas,'* Hugh,* Thomas. M b. June
17, 1775 ; d. July 7, 1860 ; m., October 7, 1806, Agnes Hemp-
hill, b. February 29, 1783 ; d. January 29, 1867. They had
issue :
t. James, b. 8epteml)er 19. 1807; residing at Clinton, Law-
rence county, l*a. ; m. Margaret Morton ; d. July 25,
1873; and had issue:
1. Nancy, b. May 14, 1838; d. December 26, 1883;
m. Thompson \Varnock.
2. ThomaS'D,, b. July 3, 1840; m. Christina Me-
hara.
3. Hannah, b. October 2, 1842; m. John McCand-
less.
4. William-IL, b. December 4, 1844; attorney-at-
law, Davenport, Iowa.
5. Albert-IL, b. August 27, 1849; druggist, East
End, Pittsburgh.
6. J&mma.O.,b. September 24, 1851 ; m. James Davids
son.
7. Mary-F,, b. June 25, 1855; m. Dr. J. Rliodes, of
Cliewton, Lawrence county, Pa.
8. Jessie, b. June 18, 1857; m. William Hamilton.
it Nancy-B,, b. December 25, 1H08; m., November 26, 1830,.
David Frew, b. 1803: reside at Princeton, Lawrence
county. Pa. ; and had issue (surname Frew) :
1. JameS'K,, b. October 2, 1831 ; resides at New
Lisbon, Oliio; m. Elizii A. Gardner.
2. ThomaS'W,, b. October 16, 1832; of Princeton,
Pa.
3. Isancy-J., b. May 28, 1834; m. James P. Aiken,^
Rose Point, Pa.
676 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
4. Joseph'H.^ b. September 10, 1836; merchant at
Princeton ; m. Kate Willar.
6. Davids TT., b. December 26, 1838 ; resides at Win-
field, Kan. ; m. Margaret Hawkins.
6. P,'H., of Princeton, Pa., b. February 26, 184S.
7. Mary-E.. b. May 28, 1844 ; m. James A. Gardner ;
attorn ey-at-law, Kew Castle, Pa.
8. William^M,, of Grove City, Pa., b. February 9,
1847; m. Margaret Aiken.
9. Melissa^ b. March 10, 1849 ; m. James Wilson, of
Princeton, Pa.
10. Alhtrt'F., b. December 25, 1851 ; m. Mary Willar,
Princeton, Pa.
m. Jane^ b. March 31, 1810; unm. ; resides at Zelienople, But-
ler county, Pa.
w, Eliza, b. January 5, 1812; m., January, 1838, Robert Ful-
lerton,^ of Mt. Jackson, Lawrence county. Pa., who d.
January 9, 1884; and had issue (surname Fullerton) :
1. jMargaret, b. October 23, 1838; m. Robert M.
Davidson, of Enon Valley, Lawrence county.
Pa.
2. John^ b. August 10, 1840; of Enon Valley; m.
M. J. Gilmour.
3. Thomas-W.^h. December 3, 1841; of Mt. Jack-
son, Pa.
4. James, b. April 27, 1843; resides at Alliance, O.;
m. Margaret E. Swisher.
5. Nancy-J,, b. November 7, 1844 ; m. William P.
Kelso, of Mt. Jackson.
6. Albert, b. December 5, 1846; m. Mary J. Miller,
of Mt. Jackson.
7. Mary. b. July 8, 1848.
8. lioheri-S,^ b. August 9, 1851 ; m. Mary B. Nes-
bit; d. June 10,1881.
9. William, b. July 13, 1853 ; of Mt. Jackson.
r. Thor)\as, b. November 26, 1813; resides at Slippery Rock,
Butler county, Pa. ; m., June 28, 1842, Mary Davidson ;
d. October 10, 1865, aged forty-seven years; and had
issue :
1. MargareUM,,^, July 21, 1843; resides at Eaton
Rapid, Mich.
2. Nancy-E,, b. July 12, 1845; m., September 9,
1868, Dr. S. Davis, of Denver, and had Blanche,
3. William-H,, b. February 22, 1848; m., October
24, 1882, Augusta L. Leason, and had issue :
a. Mvry-E., b. July 28, 1^83.
6. Bay-P,, b. October 26, 1884.
Wilson, Irish SeUUmenL tiTI
4. Clement^ b. May 4, 1851 ; d. December 25, 1856.
5. Caroline, b. October 31, 1854.
6. BobtrUC,^ b. December 22, 1858 ; resides at To-
ledo, Ohio.
tf. Mary-A,^ b. February 6, 1816; UDm.; resides at Zelienople,
Pa.
vii. Col. Joseph'H,^ b. May 16, 1820; d^aduated at Jefferson
College ; district attorney of Beaver county for three
years ; member of the House of Representatives of Penn-
sylvania from Beaver county, 1850-1861 ; commissioned
colonel of One Hundred and First reg^iment Pennsyl-
vania v(dunteer8, October 4, 1861 ; d. in service near Ro-
per's Church, Ya., May 30, 1862, of disease con-
tracted in the trenches before Yorktown, Va. His re-
mains rest in the cemetery at Zelienople, Butler county,
Ph.
viii, John-Hays, b. May 22, 1822; resides at North Sewickly,
Beaver county ; m., March 8, 1849, Mary £. Meliard, and
had issue :
1. AgnesL, b. December 26, 1849; m. Dr. J. M.
Witlirow, of North Sewickly, Pa.
2. Christiana, b. February 17, 1852; m. J. C. Mc-
Candless, of New Galilee, Beaver county. Pa.
3. WiUiam-L,, b. May 2, 1854; m., October, 1880,
Anne Hillman; reside at Clinton, Beaver
county. Pa.
4. Osmar-T., b. March 4, 1857 ; m., October 30, 1882,
Virginia West ; reside at North Sewickly, Pa.
5. James-S., b. November 10, 1862 ; of Beaver Falls,
Pa.
6. LoyaUW,, b. March 25, 1866.
ix. FranciS'S., b. July 2, 1824; resides in Franklin township,
I^ver county. Pa. ; m., February 2, 1860, Catliarine
Wallace, and had issue :
1. Ja;ie, b. December 3, 1860.
2. Mary, b. October, 1862.
3. Adaline, b. November, 1864.
4. Frank-W., b, September, 1866.
5. WiUiam-7\, b. October, 1868.
6. AgneS'H,, b. September, 1870.
7. Belh'V,, b. September, 1872.
8. Catharine-E,^ b. June, 1875.
9. Janies-S,, b. March, 1882.
X. Craig-B,, b. December 14, 1827; resides in Petersburg,
Ohio; m.. May 11, 1853, E1izat)eth Pontius, and had issue:
1. AUce-E., b. April 23, 1855; m. Robert D. Brew-
ster, of Mt. Jackson.
678 Penjisylvania Oeneahgies,
2. Mar If 'L., b. February 21, 1867.
3. John-P., b. October 20, 1858.
4. JVaniii«-B., b. November 7, 1860.
6. Joseph'H., b. March 21, 1863.
6. TFtZZiam, b. January 2, 1865.
7. Bobert'T,, b. May 15, 1867.
8. Mith'M,, b. September 28, 1869.
9. Frank-a., b. September 18, 1871.
XI Hugh Wilson,* (Thomas, « Hugh,' Thomas, i) b.
June 15, 1761, in the Settlement; d. August 13, 1845. He
removed to Buffalo township, now in Union county, Pa., in
1792 ; was associate judge of Union county from October 11,
1818, to March 26, 1840. He m. Sarah Craig. Thej had
issue:
t. William-Craig^ b. November 25, 1788; d. December 9,
1841; m..at Salona, Clinton county. Fa., January 17,
1829, Ruth Waddle, (in 1855 living in Bellefonte, Pa.,)
and bad issue :
1. CharleS'T., b. September 1, 1832; depot master
Pennsylvania railroad, Altoona, Pa.
2. Jfaca(?o.D.,b.May28,1838; m. William S. Trip-
pie, of Bellefonte, Pa.
a. Hugh ; d. at Freeport, Illinois, July 3, 1873, aged eighty-
one ; m. Jane Forster, and had issue, Hugh, of Freeport ;
liobert^ of Mifflinburf? ; Jane, m. Samuel Young, of Mif-
flinburg; Sarah-A,, Mary and Martha, of Freeport, 111.
Hi, John ; d. January 24, 1842; m. Stevenson.
U-. Eliza; ni., January 20, 1829, Walter Devling, of Clinton
county, Pa.
V. Craig; d. and had issue, William and Mrs. Thomas B.
Lewis, of Lewisburg, Pa.
XII. William Irvine Wilsox,^ (Hugh,* Thomas,'*
Hugh, 2 Thomas,^) b. November 10, 1793, near Hartleton,
now Union county ; d. September 22, 1883, at Bellefonte, Pa
He studied medicine under Dr. James Dougal, Sr., of Milton,
and, in 1818. removed to Centre county, locating at Early town,
whence he removed to Potter's Milla He m. February 23, 1819,
Mary Potter, b. April 8, 1798; d. January 19, 1861;
daughter of Judge James Potter and granddaughter of Gen-
eral James Potter, of the Revolution. They had issue :
Wilson, Frisk Settkment 679
t. Catharine-Irvine^ b. January 17, 1821 ; m., May 80, 1844,
Hon. Andrew G. Curtin (see Gregg genealogy),
a. JamM-P., M. D., b. July 24, 1825 ; d. July 5, 1864 ; surgeon
of U. S. volunteers, 1861-1864; m., September, 1864,
Sarah I. Kinney, (see Oregg and Curtin record J and had
issue :
1. Julia-L: d. s. p.
til. Mary-A,^ b. September 25, 1828, in Bellefonte ; unro.
iv. Lucy-P,^ b. October 19, 1830; m., June 5, 1856, Frederick
Moyer, M. D., and had issue (surname Moyer):
1. Andreio-Q,'C,, b. March 2, 1857; resides at San-
dy Ridpre, Pa.
2. Williani- TT., b. October 12, 1858 : resides at Belle-
fonte, Pa.
i\ Elizabeth, b. March 23, 1833; m., June 15, 1859, Rev. John
Elliot, b. April 13,1829; and had issue (surname Elliot) :
1. Jlfar2/-A.,b. December 3, 1861; m., June 20, 1882,
Robert P. Carpenter*
2. Christiana, b. May 5, 1865; resides in Oswe^^o,
Kansas,
trt. Laura, b. November 3, 1835 ; m.. May 12, 1857, Rev. George
Elliot, of Newton Hamilton, Pa., brother of above; and
had issue (surname Elliot) : William-W,, James, Bessie,
Katy, m. Charles O. Vandevanter, of Leesburg, Va.,
and John.
vii. Col. Wxlliam-P., b. December 30, 1837; Col. Wilson served
in war of 1861-5, on Gen. Hancock^s staff ; resides now
in Trenton, N. J.; m., April 22, 1869, Ellen Dickson,
daughter of Rev. Hugh Dickson, D. D., Philadelphia;
and had issue :
1. AUen-D., b. March 7, 1870.
2. Trtt//ne-JfcF,b. January 5, 1876.
3. Hugh-Irvine.
via. Capt. Frank, U. S. A., b. January 15, 1840; d. s. p.
ix. Alice, b. January 31, 1842; resides in Bellefonte, Pa.
680 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
WYETH FAMILY.
I. Nicholas Wyeth,* b. in 1595, in England ; d. July 19,
1680, at Cambridge, Mass. He emigrated to America prior to
1645, when he purchased a property in Cambridge, which, for
more than two centuries, remained in possession of bis descend-
ants in the male lina He was twice married, firsts prior to his
coming to America, and had issue :
t. Sarah, b. in England ; m., December 11, 1651, John Fiske,
of Watertown, Mass.
Mr. Wveth m., secondly, Rebecca Andrew, widow of
Thomas Andrew; he d. in May, 1698, his widow subse-
quently became the wife of Thomas Fox. By this marriage
Mr. Wyeth had issue :
ti. Mary, b. Jannanr 26, 1649; d. in Maj or June, 1696 ; unm.
Hi. Nicholas, h. August 10,1651; d. prior to 1723; m., first,
September 6, 1681, Lydia Fiske, d. March 10, 1697-8, with-
out issue ; secondly, June 30, 1608, Deborah Parker, and
had Mary ; d. s. p.
it'. Martha, b July 10, 1658; d. prior to 1680; m. Ives.
2. u. John, b. July 15, 1655; m. Deborab Parlcer.
3. vi, William, b. January 1, 1657 ; m. Ruth Shepard.
XL John Wyeth, « (Nicholas/) b. July 15, 1655; d. De-
cember 13, 1706; m., January 2, 1682, Deborah Ward,
daughter of John Ward. They had issue :
i, Elizabeth, b. October 6, 1684; d. s. p.
a, Deborah, b. November 20, 1686 ; d. above the age of ninety ;
m., in 1714, Samuel Bowman, d. 1716, and had issue.
Hi. John, b. December 21, 1688 ; d. s. p.
4. iv, Jonathan, b. March 3, 1689-90 ; m. Hepzibah Champney.
V. Hannah, b. 1693; baptized April 18, 1697 ; d. Decemlier 12,
1756; m., tirst, in 1712, Nathaniel Prentice, d. October
24, 1722; secondly, in 1724, Jason Winship.
Wyeth Family, 681
vi. ThavJcfu\h. 1696; baptized April 18, 1697; m., December
6, 1716, William Winship, b. 1691 ; d. January 26, 1774,
and left issue.
6. ?i't. Elyenezer, b. 1698 ; m. Susanna Hancock,
mi. EUznbeth, b. 1701 : Ijaptizini May 25, 1701 ; d. October 8,
1759; m., Octol)er 2, 1718, John Winship, b. 1697; d. No-
veml)er 7, 1659, and had issue.
6. IX. Johv^ b. December 27, 1705; m. Elizabeth Hanoock.
III. William Wyeth,« (Nicholas,^) b. January 1, 1657;
killed by the Indians about Ist Octol:)er, 1708; ra., October 16,
1683, EuTH Shepard. Thev had issue:
t. mtth, b. November 29, 1685.
a. William, b. January 31, 1687-8.
Hi. Deborah, b. 1690; m., June 22. 1710, Joshua Gama^.
tr. J/dH/jfi,b. 1693; l)aptizpd 1696-7; m.,Octoberl2, 1716, Wil-
liam Fessenden, b. 1694 ; d. May 26, 1756, leaving issue.
TV. Jonathan Wyeth,* (John,* Nicholas, M b. March 3,
1689-90; d. Sei)tember 24, 1743; m. IIepzibah Champney,
daughter of Daniel and IIej)zibah Champney. They had issue :
t. Jonathan, b. October 12, 1714; d. s. p.
7. u. Jonathan^ (2d,) b. July 27, 1716 ; m. Sarah Wilson.
m. Sarah ; Ixiptized August 17, 1718 ; d. September 28, 1743 ;
unm.
ii\ Deborah; baptized August 24, 172U; m., December 29, 1743,
Daniel Freutice, b. May 17, 1717; d. about 1776, leaving
issue.
I'. NoaJi; baptized October 28, 1722 ; d. prior to 1743.
V. Ebenezer Wyeth,' (John,* Nicholas,*) b. 1698; d.
April 8, 1754; m., alK)ut 1726, SrsANNA Hancock, b. 1707;
d. July 29, 1789. They had issue:
8. t. Ebr.nezerj b. April 8. 1727 ; m. Mary Winship.
9. u. Jonas, b. February 19. 1730 ; m. Hei^zibah Tidd.
tit. Swtanna,h, March 2, 1734; m., October 1, 1760, Mansfield
Tapley.
10. iv, Noah, b. July 7, 1742 ; m. Elizabeth Fitch.
V, Sfirah, b. 1746; d. March 81, 1816; m., first, Torry Han-
cock, b. 1746; liaptized April 6, 1746; d. July 17, 1778;
and had issue; secondly, James Munroe, Sr.
VI. Joiix Wyeth,* (John,' Nicholas, M b. December 27,
1705; <l ()ctol)er 23, 1756; was a selectman of Cambridge,
682 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
from 1750 to 1756. He m.. December 20. 1733, Elizabeth
IIaxoock, b. 1705 ; d. February 23, 1793 ; dauo^bter of Na-
thaniel Hancock. They had issue :
t. John ; baptized December 29, 1734 ; d. s. p.
tt. Eliz'iheih ; baptized July 4, 1736 ; d. s. p.
m. Martha \ baptized July 23, 1738.
XV, JSlizaheth; baptized November 30, 1740; d. September 17.
1804; unm.
V. John; baptized March 6, 1743; d. February 2, 1811 ; grad-
uated at Harvard in 1760 ; was a clergyman at Gloucester,
Mass., from February 6, 1766 to 1768; and subsequently
practiced law there ; never married.
vi. Prudence ; baptized April 28, 1745.
vix. JonfUhan; baptized November 13, 1748; d. September 29,
1756.
VIL Jonathan Wyeth,* (Jonathan,* John,' Nicholas,^)
b, July 27, 1716; d. April 26, 1767; m., Noveoibor 14 1750,
Sarah Wilson, b. 1723 ; d. April, 1785 ; daughter of Andrew
Wilson. They had issue :
ft. Jonathan ; baptized July 28, 1751 ; d. May 16, 1796.
ft't. Joseph^ (twin); baptized July 28, 1751; m.,and left issue.
iii, Sarah ; baptized February 22, 1761 ; m. Fbenezer Smith.
iv, Hepzibah, (twin) ; baptized February 22, 1761 ; m. Samuel
Brooks, of Plymouth, Mass.
VIII. Ebenezer Wyeth,* (Ebenezer,* John,> Nicholas,')
b. April 8, 1727 ; d. August 4, 1799 ; was a farmer, and select-
man from 1781 to 1790 in Cambridge ; m., Novembers, 1751,
MaryWinship, b. April 19, 1780; d. September 9, 1798;
daughter of Joseph and Anna Winship. They had issue :
11. i. Ebenezer, b. December 17, 1752; m. Elizabeth W. Green,
ti. 3/ar//, b. September 17, 1755; d. October 7, 1790; unm.
12. iii, Jonas, b. May 17, 1757; m. Elizabeth Smith.
iv, Joahua, b. October, 1758; d. February, 1832; removed to
Ohio, wliere his descendants reside. Joshua Wyeth was
one of the celebrated Boston tea party in 1773, at ttie time
of tlie destruction of the British tea in Boston harbor; he
was a journeyman blacksmith in Boston, living, with a
tory master, and owin^ to his bein^ a younfi: man, not
mucli known in town, and not liable to be easily recog-
nized, it was proposed that he and other young men, sim-
ilarly unknown, should lead in the business, therefore, he
Wyefh Famili/. 688
and his companions were dressed to resemble Indians, and
their faces were smeared witli soot or lam])-black. Their
most intimate acquaintances amon^j^ ttie spectators *^had
not the least knowled(|^e of them." " We surely resem-
bled," said he in a narration of the affair, ^^ devils from
tl)e bottomless pit, rattier than men."
v. William, b. May 22, 176() ; d. June 8, 1776.
vi. /Susanna, b. May 14, 1762; d. December 29, 1788 ; m., De-
cember 6, 1779, William Watson.
13. vii. Jacobs b. April 29, 1764; m. Elizabeth Jarvis.
via, Anna, b. Febniary, 1766; d. April 15, 1842; m., March 6,
1785, Benjamin Cutter, b. November 7, 1761 ; d. March
7, 1824 ; no issue.
ix. Gar7, b. July 27, 1768 ; m., December 1,1793, Polly Kendall,
and removed to Ohio, where they left descendants.
14. X. JoAn, b. March 31, 1770; m., first, Louisa Weiss; secondly,
Lydia Allen.
XI. EHzabeth, b. February 12, 1772; d. February 23, 1793.
IX. Jonas Wyeth,* (Ebenezer,* John,* Nicholas,^) b.
Febniarv 19, 1780 ; d. February 15, 1813 ; resided on the old
homestead, and was a selectman in 1777 ahd 1778; m. March
29, 1753, Hepzibau Tidd, b. August 22, 1730 ; d. May 25,
1801 ; daughter of David Tidd and Hepzibah Reed, of Lex-
ington, Mass. They had issue:
t. Lucy, b. February 7, 1754 ; d. October 16, 1850 ; m. Thomas
Coolidge, of Watson, who, in 1790 removed with his fam-
ily to Livermore, Maine, where they both died.
X. NoAH Wyeth,* (Ebenezer,* John,* Nicholas,^) b. July
7, 1742; d. September 10, 1811; m., March 12, 1763, Eliza-
beth Fitch, of Bedford, Mass.; b. 1739; d. May 5, 1823.
Tbev had issue :
t. Noah, b. June 24, 1763; d. prior to August, 1807, leaving:
issue.
a. Elizabeth, b. March 4, 1705; m., February 14, 1785, An-
drew Newell,
lit. Lydia, b. February 3, 1766.
XV. Bhoda, b. May 18, 176S.
r. DorcOrS, b. November 21, 1770; d. prior to August 1804; m.
Samuel Hill.
i*t. Isaac, b. February 10, 1773; d. September 6, 1779.
vii. Job, b. June 14, 1776; d. June 5, 1840; m. Lydia Convers
Francis, b, 1779; d. January 4, 1850; daughter of Ben-
jamin Francis and Lydia Convers.
684 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
XL Ebenezer Wyeth,* (Ebenezer,* Ebenezer,' Jobn,»
Nicholas,!) b. December 17, 1752; m. Mrs. Elizabeth
(WiNSHiP) Green, of Norwich, Conn.; daughter of Captain
Joseph Winship. They had issue :
t. Ehenezer, baptized May 17, 1778 ; m. Naomi Cook, and left
issue,
u. William, baptized January 23, 1780.
m. Joseph, baptized July 29, 1781.
it'. Elizabeth, b. March, 1783.
V. Stephen^ b. 1785; m., December 10, 1815, Sarah Wright, b.
1794: d. July 17, 1831.
XXL Jonas Wyeth,* (Ebenezer,* Ebenezer,^ John,* Nich-
olas/) b. May 17, 1757; d. October 8, 1817; m., April 8,
1792, Elizabeth Smith, b. 1771; d. September 16, 1853.
They had issue :
«
i. Elizabeth, b. July 22, 1792.
it. Jonas, b. Septembers, 1794; d. June 14, 1807; m., Februaiy
8, 1820, Elizabeth N. Flagj?, and ttiere was issue :
Hi. Nancy J b. Septembei: 9, 1796 ; m. Richard C Hastings, of
Boston, Mass.
Hi\ Susan, b. May 6, 1798; ra. Oren Willard.
u. Harriet, b. September 80, 1800 ; m. Reuben Winslow, of
Roxbury, Mass.
' vL Mary, b. December 2, 1802.
iii. John, b. February 17, 1805: d. September 25, 1871, at Rox-
bury, Mass.; was engaged in the West India trade; m.
Mary Ann Newman,
riii. Francis, b. May 14, 1807 ; d. May 27, 1862.
ix. Sarafi, b. October 29, 1809 ; d. August 19, 1817.
X, Joseph, b. January 20, 1813; d. April 10, 1846, at Gnada-
loui)e.
XIIL Jacob Wyetii,^ (Ebenezer,* Ebenezer,* John.-
Nicholas,*) b. April 29, 1764; d. January 14, 1857; gradu-
ated at Harvard, in 1792 ; m. Elizabeth Jarvis, b. 1768; d.
January 20, 1858; daughter of Nathaniel Jarvis. They had
issue:
i. Jacobs b. February 10, 1797 ; graduated at Harvard in 1820:
was a physician, and removed to Illinois, where he died,
ii. Leonard, b. 1797 ; d. January, 1855, in New York.
iii. CharUs, b. 1800; settled in I3altimore, Md.
Wf,eth Family. 685
XV. ^^a<Va»iw7.Jarm,b.l802; d. An grust 29,1865; m. Elizabeth
Jarvis Stone, b. January 29, 1824; d. August 31, 1866;
no issue. " Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth was one of the most
active and energetic men ever born in Cambridge. About
1830, he led a band of adventurei-s across the Rocky
Mountains to Oregon ; after his return he engaged in the
ice business at Fresli Pond, Mass.; was one of the first
s1iipi)ers of that article to foreign or coastwise ports, and
through life conducted that business with great skill and
efficiency."
XIV. John Wyeth,^ (Slbenezer,* El)enezer,3 John,* Nich-
o'ns,^)b. March 31, 1770, at Cambridge, Mass.; d. January
28, 1858, at Phihidelphia, Pa. He was, at an early age, appren-
ticed to the printing buj^iness, and, on reaching his majority,
was induced to go to San Domingo, to superintend a large print-
ing establishment. While there, the insurrection of the blacks
occurred, and all that he had acquired was lost It was with
great difficulty that he even succeeded in escaping from the
island, and then only by the connivance of a friend, one of the
officers who assisted in searching the vessels about leaving the
port Dressed as a common sailor an:l working among them,
he eludeil their vigilance, and subsequently reached Philadel-
l)hia. Arriving at Philadelphia, he worked some time in the
different printing establishments there, and, in 1792, went to
Ilarrisburg, Pa., where, in connection with John Allen, he pur-
chased the paper started the previous year by Major Eli Lewis,
and commenced the public4\tion of the Oracle of Dauphin^ a
newspaper he successfully carried on until November, 1827.
Mr. VVyeth's pa})er supjK)rted the Federal views of that great
party during the whole course of its existence. Its columns
were open, nevertheless, to the communications of all. In
those days, before the principles of Republican rule were fully
digested, many a nervous essay was put forth on either side of
the question by able men of both parties. He was apjx)inted
I ostmaster of Ilarrisburg, in October, J 793, under the admin-
istration of President Washington, of which he was a strenuous
advocate and admirer. He was removed in July, 1798, by Mr.
Adams, Postmaster General, on account of '* the incompatibility
of the office of postmaster and the editor of a newspaj>er." In
connection with his newspaper Mr. Wyeth established a book-
686 Pennsylvania Oenealogies.
store and a publishing house, from which he issued a large
number of books, the most notable of which were Judge
Henry's "Narrative of the Quebec Expedition," Graydon's
" Memoirs," and a music-book compiled by himselt The circu-
lation of the latter, for that early day, was wonderful, its several
editions aggregating one hundred and twenty thousand copies.
To this he supplemented a second part, intended especially for
the Methodist church, of which there were published about
twenty-five thousand. He was one of Harrisburg's most ener-
getic citizens, and was deeply interested in its prosperity and
welfare. He caused the construction of several valuable im-
provements, which remain as evidence of his enterprising spirit
and good judgment He was one of the earliest friends
of the Harrisburg Academy, and served as trustee, of
which body he was also president. Upon his retirement
from publisher, he removed to Philadelphia, where he died at
the advanced age of eighty-eight years. His life, thus pro-
longed, was marked by affability and cheerfulness, and his
philosophy was of practical character. He was exceedingly in-
dustrious, and, whilst in business, could always find sometliing
for his hands to do, and in later life, when the concerns of his
printing office were transferred to younger hands, he knew how
to divide his time between his reading and his social pleasures,
Mr. Wyeth was twice married ; m., first, June 6, 1793, Louisa
Weiss, b. April 29, 1775 ; d. June 1, 1822, at Harrisburg, Pa. ;
daughter of Lewis and Mary Weiss, of Philadelphia.* They
had issue, all born at Harrisburg, Pa. :
i. Louisa^ b. August 6, 1796; d. November 10, 1875; m.,
April 22, 1817, Samuel Douglas, b. 1781, near the town
of Newton-Linavady, county Derry, Ireland ; d. July 8,
* Lewis Weiss, b. December 28, 1717, in Berlin, Prussia; studied
conveyancing, and emigrated to America, landing at Philadelphia on
the 13th of December, 1755, where he opened an office on Arch street,
between Fourth and Fifth. He was one of the founders of the Ger-
man Society of Pliiladelphia, of which he was president. lie was a
Moravian, and acted as an attorney for that denomination prior to
1782, and was a judge of the court of common pleas in 1786. He d.
October 22, 1796, at Philadelphia. One of his daughters m. George
Kline, of Carlisle ; another, John Wyeth, of Harrisburg, both printei*s
and editors.
*
Wyeth Family. ' 687
1833, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; son of Henry Douglas and
Jane Blair. He received a classical education in Scot-
land, but came to America about the age of seventeen, *
and located at Pittsburgh witli a brother, tlie Rev.
Joseph Douglas, who had preceded him. Here he
studied law, and was admitted to tlie bar in 1804, and
began his profession there. In 1812 he volunteered as
aid to General Adamson Tannehill, and was witli him
in tlie expedition to Black Rock. In 1817 Mr. Douglas
was nominated for Congress against Judge Henry Bald-
win, but was defeated by a small majority. The same
yedr he went to Harrisburg in the interests of securing
proper legislation for a bridge across the Allegheny ;
and, subsequently, was induced to locate there. Ho
was appointed Deputy Attorney General for Dauphin
county, July 17, 1819, under Governor Findlay. Gov-
ernor Wolf commissioned liim February 10, 1830, Attor-
ney General of the State, a position he held three years.
He was a gentleman of fine classical attainments, of re-
fined tastes, a good criminal lawyer, and higtily esteemed
by tlie membei*s of his profession. They had issue.
ii, John^ b. June 6, 1799: d. May 11, 1876, at Chaml)er8burg,
Pa.; m. Elmira Can field, b. February 18,1811; d. Au-
gust 16, 1878. They had a large family of children.
«i. Marijy b. September 25, 1800; resides in Chambersburg,
Pa. ; m., in 1827, Rev. Daniel McKiiiley, d. Dec. 7, 1855.
tt\ Francis, b. April 5, 1806. He was educated at the Harris-
burg Academy, and learned the art of printing in his
father^s office, subsequently entering Jefferson College,
Canonsburg, from which institution he graduated in
November, 1827. On his return home his father, who
had conducted the (hade of Dauphin thirty-five yeara,
transferred that pai)er to his son, which he edited and
published several years. He also entered into the
business of bookseller and publisher. At the time Mr.
Wyeth took charge of the Oracle the Whig iwrty had
just come into existence, of whose principles and policy
he was an enthusiastic supporter. Becoming, however,
tired of an editor's life, he sold out the newspa))er es-
tablishment about 1831, continuing his otlier business
until 1859, when he dis|)osed of that. In April, 1861, at
the outbreak of the Rebellion, he was placed in charge
of the quartermaster's department at Camp Curtin,
where he continued until the general government as-
sumed control over all the military organizations of the
State. On the 20th of July, 1862, Governor Curtin ap-
pointed him one of the commissioners from Penusyl-
688 Pennsylvania Oeneahgies,
▼ania to visit all the hospitals in the Army of the
Potomac, in the interest of the volunteer soldiers of
the State who were sick or wounded, and, as his com-
mission reads, ^' to supply the wants of tlie suffering and
needy as far as lie? in your power, without infringing on
any of the regulations or rights of the army, and assure
each and all that their condition awakens the liveliest
interest and sympathy of the people and Governor of
Pennsylvania.'' Returning home, he reported the con-
dition of the wounded soldiers* with this recommenda-
tion, that where it is possible *' those from Pennsylvania
be transferred to hospitals in their own State, that they
might be near to their friends and acquaintances.*'
This w^as, subsequently, carried out during the continu-
ance of the war. On November 28, 1863, he was again
directed to visit the various hospitals. For a long term
of years he has been one of the trustees of the Harris-
burg Academy, and since 1879 president of the same.
Mr. Wyeth was twice married ; m. first. May :*9, 1829,
8usan Huston Maxwell, d. December 24, 1841, daughter
of William and Ann Maxwell, of Franklin county. Pa.;
and liad issue :
1. William'MaQCwell ; merchant ; residing in St.
Joseph, Mo.
2. Jo/iu; senior member of the prominent drug
Arm Wyeth Bros, of Piiiladelphia.
3. Francis-H, ; resides in Philadelphia.
Mr. Wyeth m., secondly, Sarah C. Carson, daughter of
Charles Carson, of Ilarrisburg, Pa. ; and had issue:
4. Charles-Carson ; d. s. p.
5. Parker-C,
V. Uev. Charles- Augustus^ a Presbyterian minister.
vi. Louis, b. August 80. 1812 ; m. £uphemia Allen, of Alabama.
viL SamueUDowjhis, b. May 10, 1817; d. January, 1881, at
Washington, D. C. ; learned the tnule of printing and
established a stereotype foundry in Philadelphia, subse-
quently entered journalism and went to Washington
City, where he published a book, '' Ins and Outs of Wash-
ington.^* He wrote a pamphlet on the bronze doors of
the National Capitol, and was, in many respects, ^' a hu-
man directory and encyclopedia.*' At the time of his
death he had in press a book entitled ''" The Federal City,"
but it has remained unissued. lie was a gentleman of
culture, but of eccentric habits. He m. Canle Ward well.
Mr. Wyeth in., secondly, May 2, 1826, Lydia Allen, of
Philadelphia ; no issue.
GENEALOGICAL NOTES.
BYEES OF DEERY.
L John Byers,^ a native of Germany, came tx) Pennsylva-
nia prior to 1740, with his children hereinafter named. He
settled in what was then Deny township, Lancaster county.
Pa., where he died prior to 1750. Of his children, we have
the names of —
2. i. John\ m., and left issue.
3. u. Fredirick; m., and left issue.
4. til, Casimir ; m., and left issue.
II. John Byers," (John,^) located in what subsequently
became Hanover township, Dauphin county, Pa., where he took
up a large tract of land. He died about the year 1760, leav-
ing a wife Letitia, (who subsequently married Thomas Sharp,
of Hanover,) and children :
i. William.
a. Mary ; m., Henry Cowan.
Hi. CaiUarine.
iv. John ; ni., and died prior to his father, leaving a son BoherU.
V. Ann.
vi. George.
HI. Frederick Byers,* (John,M a native of Germany,
from whence he emigrated with his father, died prior to the
war for independence, in Derry township, then Lancaster county.
Pa. He was a substantial farmer, and a man of prominence
in frontier times. He had six or seven daughters, and one son :.
5. i. Jo/in, b. March 9, 175*^ ; m. Margaret Rahm.
IV. Casimir or Castle Byers,^ (John,i) d, prior to 1786,
leaving a fann in Derry township, Dauphin county, Pa., which
he had purchased in 1761, to his children. He was a soldie
44
690 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
of the Kevolution, and served on the committee of observation
for the county of Lancaster. He was very prominent during
tlrat struggle for Independence, and highly honored and re-
spected by his neighbors. His children were :
t. John ; d. in 1805, leaving among other children Bohtrt and
Sarah.
n. Elizabeth \ m. Jacob Kaufman,
tit. Mary ; m. Ludwig Brandt.
it\ Eve ; ra. Peter Land is.
u. Catharine; m. John Bair.
rt. Barbara ; m. Jacob Rahm.
mi. Jl/rtn/.
via. Margaret.
V. John Byers,^ (Frederick, 2 John,^) b. March 9, 1759;
d. August 6, 1834 ; m. Margaret Rahm ; removed to Frank-
lin county, Pa., where they both lived and died. They had
issue:
6. I. Frederick^ b. May, 1780 ; ra. Anna Eby.
ii. Castle; m. Mary [Polly] Koons.
ttt. Margaret ; ra. Peter Cook.
iv. John; d. unm.
V. Melchior ; d. unm.
vi. Jacffb ; d. unm.
fit. William ; m. Mary [Polly] Small.
via. Samuel ; ra. Maria Wingert.
tx. Mary ; ra. Martin Wingert.
VL Frederick Byers,* (John,^ Frederick,* John,^) b.
May, 1780, in Dauphin county ; d. October 17, 1854 ; m., April,
1802, Anna Eby, d. May 23, 1823. They had issue :
tV John, b. March 11, 1803; m., in 1827, Fanny Detweiler.
tt. Margaret^ b. August 11, 1804 : m., 1824, Peter Cook,
ttt. Catharine^ b. October 15, 1806; ra., 1826, James iJrdwford.
7. iv. Eby, b. July 17, 1807 ; ra. and left issue.
V. Jacob, b. July 22, 1809 ; m., first, Miss Kerr ; secondly, Ann
Kennedy ; thirdly, Mrs. Grier.
ft. Annie, b. September 19, 1811 ; m. Samuel Shively.
vii. Elizdbeth, b. July, 1813; ra. John Logan,
vitt. Frederick, b. April 7, 1815.
tx. William, b. Xovember 14, 1816 ; m. Marsh Jeffrey.
X. Mary, b. August 15, 1818 ; m. David Clugston.
xt. Levijh. May 17, 1823; unm.
Eayley Family. 691
Frederick Byers, m., secondly, in 1826, Mrs. Benedict, and
they had issue :
xii. Amanda^ b. November 27, 1827 ; m. Michael Iramel.
VII. P^BY Byers,'^ (Frederick,* John, » Frederick, ^ John, M
b. July 17, 1807, in Deny township, Dauphin county ; d. June
18, 1880, at Harrisburg, Pa. Mr. Byers was an enterprising
citizen of Harrisburg, where he lived half a century. He was
upright in business, and was greatly esteemed by his fellow
citizens. He was thrice married ; m., first, in 1830, Catharine
Tennet, d. s. p. ; m., secondly, in 1834, Margaret McArthur,
and there was issue :
i. Frederick-Ehy \ resides at Harrisburg, Pa.
n. Margaret.
Eby Byers, m., thirdly, in 1854, Julia Updegraff, who
survived her husband.
EAGLET FAMILY.
1. Abraham Egli,^ as he wrote the name, located in Pax-
tang about 1770, where he t(x>k up a tract of land on Beaver
creek. He was a soldier of the Revolution, and a farmer in
comfortable circumstances. His descendants in the male line
followed the oldest son Abraham, who removed to Plrie county^
Pa., in 1803, under the auspices of the Uarrisburg and Presqu'
Isle Land Com{)any. Although he wrote his name Eagly, the
present generation have added another letter, by writing it
Eagley. The progenitor of this family b. in 1735; d August
17, 1780, in Paxtang; his wife Susanna, b. in 1737; d. Oc-
tober 12, 1807, in Paxtang. They had issue:
2. i. Ahrahamy b. April 4, 1773; m. Katlmrine Boelim.
u. tSusanna^ b. Septeml)er 30, 1774; d. March^l, 1854 ; m. Jacol)
8tauffer,son of Christian and Veronica StauflPer^b. Feb-
ruary 5, 1765 ; d. about 1850. Their descendants reside
in Columbiana county, Ohio,
692 Pennsylvania Genealogies.
iiu Jacob, b. August 13,1776; d. May 21,1852; removed to
Erie county, Pa. in 1812, where he died ; m. Mary Hoop,
b. March 24, 1783; d. December 25, 1824; and had J(^n,
•Suiianna, Jacobs Catharine, and Abraham.
iv. Catharine, h. September 18,1777; d. January 7, 1829; ni.
Jacob Nisley ; and bad issue.
11. Abraham Eagley,* (Abrabam,^) b. April 4, 1773; d.
June 8, 1851 ; removed to Erie county, Pa., and settled in
Springfield township, in 1803, where most of the descendants
of this branch of the family reside. He m., in 179-4, Catha-
rine BoEHM, b. December 5, 1772 ; d. December 26, 1843.
They had issue:
i. 3/arv, b. January 17, 1795; d. April 5, 1853; m., October
26, 1813, John Stough, b. March 10, 1784; d. March 14,
1858, and had George, Barbara, Piter, Mary, Susannah,
John, liebecca, Catharine, William, Afaryaret, Sophia,
Lydia and Nancy.
a. Barbara, b. November 24, 17%; d. March 11, 1875; m.,
August 9, 1827, David Russell, b. February 24, 1788; d.
September 28, 1859, and had John and ^frrr^-^lnn.
Hi. Catharine, b. February 18, 1801 ; d. February 11, 1859; m.,
June 19, 1834, Benjamin Bond, b. August 6, 1797; d.
May 28, 1839, and had Miriam and Simefm.
iv. Christian, b. October 26, 1803; d. February 12, 1848; m.,
lirst, March 12, 1835, Eliza Bond, b. August 25, 1812; d.
February 17, 1840, and had Catharine, Lindamine and
Eliza ; m., secondly, January 4, 1843, Eliza (Smith) Mark.
well, b. March 24, 1811 ; d. November 16, 1868, without
issue.
V. John, b. December 7, 1805; m., first. May 3, 1842, Tabitha
May, b. November 24, 1819 ; d. June 21, 1851, without is-
sue; m., secondly, March 2, 1852, Nancy Anderson, b.
October 12, 1820, and had John.
vi. Abraham, b. April 8, 1809; m., first, November 14, 1843.
Sarah Gerred, b. June 14, 1823 ; d. November 4, 1850, and
had Henry, Catharine and Eunice; m., secondly, Jan-
uary 9, 1853, Sophia C. Smith, b. March 15, 1828; d. May
14, 1879, and had Casper, George, Millard, Franks Jessie,
Mary, Charles and Smith,
vii. Daniel, b. Noveml)er 5, 1815; m., January 9,1842, Jane
Guthrie, b. May 18, 1817, and had Lawrence.
Ktii. Josefili, b. December 2, 1819; m., January 3, 1841, Caroline
Lybarger, b. November 9, 1821 , and had Frank and James.
Oray of Paxtang, 698
GRAY OF PAXTANG.
1. John Gray, ' b. in county Antrim, Province of Ulster, Ire-
land, in 1698; emigrated to America alK)ut 1730, locating at
first in Chester county. Pa. ; subsequently, in Paxtang town-
ship, Dauphin county. He was one of the early pioneers in
that section of the Province, and, during the French and In-
dian war, (1765-1764,) was captain of a rifle company in Col.
Elder's battalion, subsequently, Col. Asher Clayton's. lie d.
in February, 1785. and is buried in Paxtang church grave-
yard. Captain Gray was twice married ; first, in 1730, to Sus-
anna Armstrong, b. 1700; d. October, 1750; and there was
issue :
i. Oeorge, b. 1732; d. February 25, 1798; unm.
it, Jos^iJi, b. 1734 ; d. October 13, 1794 ; m., November 1 1 , 1779,
ElizHl)eth Forster, b. 1744; d. April 18, 1816; tbeir only
cliild, Susan, m William Espy, (see Espy rccordj
2. in. Tri7?iViwi,b. 1738; m. Agnes Rutberford.
He m, secondly, in 1753, Hannah (Stevenson) Semple,*
b. 1711 ; d. November, 1781 : and there was issue:
3. ti*. John, b. 1754; m., first, Mary Robinson; secondly, Mary
Falls.
4. V, Bohert, b. 1756; m. Mary Rutherford.
vi. Hannah, b. 1758; m., December 4, 1777, George Dixon,
and bad William and John ; William was killed at the
battle of Lundy'sLane; John m., and left descendants,
one of whom is William Dixon, of Philadelphia.
The original farm owned by John Gray was, upon his death,
divided into four tracts, and remains in that shape to the pre-
sent These tracts were severally inherited by Joseph, George,
Robert, and John, George dying unmarried, his farm passed
out of the family. Joseph's is owned by his grandson, Josiah
Espy ; John's, by his grandson, J. Newton Gray, and Robert's,
by his granddaughter, Mrs. Mary Jane Bigham.
II. William Gray,' (John,»)b., 1738, in Paxtang; d., 1815,
near Lewisburg, Union county, Penna: was an early settler
* She WHS the widow of George Semple, and by him had three child-
ren (surname Semple), Surah ; m., October 19, 1769, William Brown ;
Mary, and George,
694 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
in Buffalo Valley, and a captain in the war of the Revolution ;
nj. Agnes Rutherford, b. September 14, 1740, in Paxtang,
d. about 1813 in Buffalo Valley; daughter of Thomas Ruther-
ford and Jean Mordah, {see Rutherford record,) They had
issue :
i, Jane^ b. 1770; d. at the residence of her son, Robert
Hutcheson, at Mill Hall, Penn'a; m. first, William
Wallace ; secondly, Dec. 18, 1810, Samuel Hutcheson.
n. Susanna, b. 1772 ; d. in Columbia county about 1810 ; m.
first, William Hudson ; secondly, Andrew Faster.
tit. 3farv, b. 1774 ; d. September 8, 1887, in Buffalo valley ; m.
John Dnnlap, d. September 26, 1842.
iv, Margaret, b. 1776; d. Marcli, 18o6, at Hartleton, Union
county, Penn'a; m. John Hays, (see Hays record,)
0, Nancy, h, 1778 ; d. at the residence of her son, Hudson,
about 1849; m. Hudson Williams.
vi. 8arah^ b. 1780 ; d. unm.
vii. Eleanor^ b. 1782 ; d. at Lewisburg ; m. John Robinson.
III. John Gray,* (John,^) b. 1754, in Paxtang; d. May
80, 1819, buried in Paxtang churchyard; m., first, in 1789,
Maby Robinson, b. 1767; d. in Paxtang, and interred in
Derry church burial ground. They had issue :
». Nancy, b. 1790; d. February 16, 1846; m. William B. Mc-
Bay, b. 17d2; d. September 27, 1887; both buried in
Hanover church grave-yard; and liad issue (surname
McBay) Mary,
a, Joseph, b. 1792; d. September 13, 1861 ; m. June 1, 1830,
Jane H. Gray, daughter of Robert Gray and Mary
Rutherford ; and had issue :
1. J.'Newton.
2. Louisa.
3. Ellen ; m. Nesbit.
John Gray m. secondly, Mary Falt^ b. 1760; d. July 17,
1822 ; buried in Paxtang church grave-yard. No issua
IV. Robert Gray,* (John,i)b. 1757, in Paxtang; d. April
27, 1848, and buried in Paxtang church grave-yard. He served
in the war of the Revolution, and was with the half -starved
and illv-clad army of Washington during the cantonment at
Valley Forge. His stories of the hardships endured during
Qtoss Family. 695
the struggle for independence were sadly interesting. He lived
a long and honorable life, and was the last of that gallant band
of the heroes of "Seventy -Six'' in his locality. He married
Mary Rutherford, daughter of Capt. John Rutherford and
Margaret Parke : b. September 13, 1771 ; d. August 16, 1863.
They had issue :
i. Margaret-Park, b. July 22, 1792; d. February 11, 1873;
unm.
n. Sally ; d. near Springfield, O. ; m. Matthew Humee, and
left issue,
m. Jo^ti ; d. in Indiana ; ra. Miss I^fevre, and left issue.
iv, Jane-H,y b. 1796 ; d., December 6, 1870, on the old homestead
in Faxtang ; m. Joseph Gray, and left three children.
V. 2%owjcw-3f., b. March 17, 1798 ; d. January 28, 1857.
vi. Martha, b. 1800; resides on the old farm in Paxtang.
vii. William, b. 1802 ; removed to Indiana ; m. Margai'et Hays.
tin. Eliza, b. November 4, 1804 ; d. November 10, 1841 ; m., June
19, 1837, Robert Wilson, of Highspire (his second wife) ;
left two children, both dead.
ix. Samuel, b. 1806 ; d. 1881 ; buried in Paxtang.
X. Joshua, b. 1808; d. unm. in 1839, at New Orleans.
xi, 3far2/, b. 1810; d. 1881; m. James Hays, of Hummelstown;
buried in Faxtang.
ant. Eleanor, b. 1812; d. June 28, 1832.
xiii. Esther-, d.,1842,near Gettysburg, Adams county. Fa. ; m.,
September 11, 1838, James McGaughey, and left a
daughter, the wife of John Bigham.
GEOSS FAMILY.
L Jacob Gross,' from Mayence on the Ehine, emigrated
to the United States, then the British Colonies, towards the
close of the year 1759. He had several sons of whom we have
the following :
i. laaac.
ii. Abraham,
iii. Daniel.
2. iv, Jacob, b. December 22, 1780; m. Anna Meyer.
IL Jacob Gross, « (Jacob, i) b. December 22, 1780, in
Bucks county, Pa ; d. November 26, 186C, in Beamsville, C.
696 Pennsylvania Oeneahgies.
W. ; a minister of the gospel ; removed to Beamsville Canada
West, now Ontario, in 1817 ; rau, first, December 18, 1817,
Anna Moyer, b. July 17, 1799, in Bucks county, Pa.; d.
January 22, 1827. in Beamsville, C. W. They had issue, all
b. at Beamsville, C. W. :
3. 1. Sam\ul^ b. October 15, 1818 ; m. Mary Ann Roades.
xL Mary, b. September 30, 1820 ; m., June 17, 1842, Christian
Bushey; reside in Landisville, N. J.
4. . UL Anna, b. September 26, 1822 ; m. David Ilousser.
6. iv, John, b. January 14, 1825; m. Elizabeth Barber.
6. V. Elizabeth, b. May 15, 1827 ; m. George C. Eggert.
Rev. Jacob Gross m., secondly, August 23, 1831, Salome
Moyer, b. September 19, 1796, in Lancaster county, Pa. ; d.
April 10, 1878, in Beamsville, C. W. They had issue:
i*i. Susannah, b. January 21. 1834; resides in Lansdale, Pa.;
unm.
7. vii, Salome, b. October 24, 1836 ; m. Rev. H. F. Seiple.
via. Jacob, b. November 26, 1838; d. May 20, 1841, at Beams-
ville, C. W.
IIL Samuel Gross,* (Jacob,* Jacob, *) b. October 15, 1818,
at Beamsville, Canada West; resides at Landisville, Atlantic
county, N. J. ; m., December 7, 1843, Mary Axn Eoades, b.
January 26, 1826. They had issue:
i, William-H,, b. September 15, 1844, in South Cayuga, C.
W.; removed to Erie, in 1865, where he resides; m.,
January 17, 1882, Effie M. Laurie, b. September 24, 1851,
in Buffalo, N. Y. ; daughter of Rev. Alexander 6. Laurie.
a. John Roades, b. June 14, 1846, in South Cayup^a, C. W. ; re-
sides in Galveston, Texas.
IV. Anna Gross, 3 (Jacob,* Jacob, i) b. September 30, 1820;
m., October 17, 1843, David Housser, b June 8, 1818, in the
township of Clinton, county Lincoln, Ontario. They had issue
(surname Housser) :
i, Israel-Oross, b. July 23, 1845.
u. Salome, b. June 26, 1847.
ill. John-H., b. May 11, 1849 ; m. June 10, 1874 ; resides at Win-
nipeg, Manitoba,
to. Gideon-B,, b. June 23, 1851 ; m., August 29, 1882, Ellen G.
Elliott, of Brautford, Ontario.
Gross Family, 697
V. Susifi, b. March 29, 1854; in., October 13, 1880, George H.
Williams, of Thorold, Ontario,
ri. J.'Wesleif^ b. June 3, 18o6.
m. D.'Frariklin, b. August 27, 18.58; d. Septeml)er 4, 1860.
vi'ii. Annie ^ b. July 10, 1804.
V. John Gross •'^ (Jacob.* Jacob,*) b. January 14, 1825,
in Beamsville, C. W. ; now resides in Welland, Ontario; m.,
September 22, 1852, at Saltflect, C. W., P^lizabeth Barber
Tbev had issue :
i. Lucetia-Jnne, b. February 17, 1854, at Beamsville, C. W. ;
resides in St. Catharine, C. W.
11. Mnry-Lorinda, b. October 28, 1855, at Beamsville, C. W. ;
m. Dr. W. E. Burgar; reside in Welland, Ontario, and
had issue (surname Bursar) :
1. Donna, b. July 18, 1877.
2. Delia, b. December 15, 1878.
3. Oliver, b. October 24, 1880.
4. Frederick, b. September 19, 1882.
til. Salome- Amelia y b. July 4, 1857, in Clinton, C. W. ; m., at
Welland, Ontario, Herbert E. Ryan; reside in Dunkirk*
N. Y.. and had issue (surname Ryan) :
1. Irene, b. June 2, 1877.
2. Mawle, b. July 1, 1879.
3. Nellie, b. February 22, 1881.
4. Burton, b. September 20, 1883.
iv. John-Franklin, b. July 19, 1859, in Clinton, C. W ; m. Clara
A. Casper, b. February 8, 1865, in Thorold, Ontario, and
had issue :
1. Frank-Lernjf, b. February, 1885; d.
I'. Wilh'am,\), March 29, 1862, in Clinton, C. W. ; resides in
Welland, Ontario.
VI. Elizabeth Gross, » (Jacob,* Jacob, ^ ) b. May 15, 1827 ;
in., May 24, 1853, GeorCxE C. Eggert, b. Octol)er 22, 1826,
in the city of Berne, Canton of Berne, Switzerland ; emigrated
to America in 1831. They bad issue (surname Eggert) :
i. Samuel, b. February 7, 1854, in Buffalo, N. Y. ; d. Novem-
l)er 15, ia54.
a, Oeonje-Ezra, b. Octol)er 15, 1855, in Buffalo, N. Y.
Hi, Lystra, b. Septeml>er 3, 1858, in Berne, Huron county, On-
tario; m. June 20, 1877, John Birney Gretter, of Greens-
boro', N. C, and had issue (surname Gretter) :
698 Pennsylvania Genealogies,
1. Jean-Birneyy b. December 28, 1882.
%i\ Ida-May^ b. May 27, 1863, in Berne, Huron county, Ontario.
VIL Salome Gkoss,' (Jacob,* Jacob, i) b. October 24-
1836; m., April 16, 1868, Rev. H. F. Seiple, b. February 17,
1843, near Catasauqua, Pa. ; graduated from Amherst College
in 1866; reside at Lansdale, Pa They had issue (surname
Seiple) :
i, Arthur- W.'H., b. June 13, 1869, at Tiffin, Ohio.
it, Lucretia-H,'B.^ b. June 9, 1871, at Weaversville, North-
ampton county, Pa.
m. LilUan-T,-S,, b. November 6, 1874, at Landisville, N. J.;
d. December 15, 1881, at Lansdale, Pa.
iv. Beatrice-W.'C.^ b. July 14,^878, at Weaversville, Pa.
INDEX OF SURNAMES.
Abbot, 421 .
Acheson, 527.
Ackerman, 255, 260.
Adams, 212, 218, 358,
885, 403, 408, 419,
420,685.
Addams, 27, 28, 46,
638.
Addison, 361.
Addleman, 474.
Africa. 470, 475, 476,
477. •
Agfnew, 520.
Ahren, 643.
Aiken,, 675, 676.
AiNSWORTH, 1-6, 8,
117.
Aitken, 301.
Alberson, 463.
Albert, 93.
Alcorn, 384, 386.
Albright, 9, 11, 295.
Alder, 215.
Aldrich,76.
Alexander, 18, 140,
235, 268, 269, 270,
271, 275, 283, 340,
347, 369, 525, 529,
531,636.
Alfree, 282.
Allkn, 1, 7-12, 34,
51, 52, 55, 58, 60,
108, 127, 162, 181,
186, 249, 268, 300,
305, 325, 376, 377,
381, 393, 400, 685,
688.
Allison, 26, 120, 234,
268, 269, 339, 360,
592, 640.
Aluicks, 13-23, 126,
216, 271, 412, 423,
662.
A 1 ward, 159.
Amesbury, 197.
Ammons, 585.
Amon, 244.
Anderson, 2, 4, 24-
31, 46, 72, 74, 151,
156, 181, 240, 333,
338, 426, 448, 459,
548, 562, 568, 589,
611,692.
Andrews, 1-6, 666,
680.
Andross, 14.
Angell, 551.
Angle, 880.
Annan, 396.
Annise, 555.
Ankeney, 514.
Anslmtz, 470.
Antes, 215.
Arago, 180.
Archibald, 563, 566.
Armatt, 89.
Armstrong, 43, 194,
A272, 302, 324, 338,
834, 336, 369, 597,
639,651,698.
maud, 282.
Arndt, 497, 501.
Ashbaugh, 61,890.
Ash more, 577.
Ashton, 136, 148.
Askew, 400.
Atkinson, 147.
Atwood, 224.
Audenreid, 623, 626,
627.
Awl, 32-39, 155, 158,
214, 860.
Ayers, 511. ^
Ayres, 28, 29, 40-48,
108, 197, 211, 217,
220, 282, 237, 344,
498.
Babb, 310.
Backenstose, 131,182.
Badger, 409.
Baer, 800.
Bailey, 89, 85, 124,
171, 218, 819, 822,
441, 556. 584, 591,
Bair, 690.
Baird,98,99,l00,101,
102, 214, 481, 463.
Baker, 25, 151, 155,
458,526.
Baldridge, 548.
Baldwin, 78, 840, 846,
426, 687.
Ball, 79, 826.
Bane, 60.
Banks, 114.
Barber, 444, 446, 455,
587, 548, 575, 696,
697.
Barclay, 556.
Bard, 611.
Pennsylvania Genealogies.
BHrker, 29, 31, 60,
143.483.
Barnes, 197, 454, 524,
632.
Babnett, 8, 49-62,
118, 125, 163. 173,
174, 176, 639, 5S4,
585. 680, 592. 595,
596, 623, 667.
Bttmhart, 24», 251.
Barniti,101,308,310.
Barrett, 295, 801, 668.
Barton, 605.
Bartles,4S0, 431.
Bartliolomew, 648,
652.
Bart1ett,132,186,13S.
Burtley, 1S4.
Bastedo, 806.
Basam, 455.
Bauder, 116.
Baugher, 259, 272.
.Baiislimaii,135.
Baiismun !)l.
Baxter, 244, 368.
Ba;, 163.
Bayard, 487.
Bayley, 2-5-27, 232.
Baymiller, 187,
Beach, 46, 4S.
Beader, 262.
Bpall, 443.
Beaiie, 305, 818.
Bear. 664, 605.
Beard, 150.
Beates, 293.
Beattie, 674.
Bbatty, 63-81, 136,
146, 165, 441, 583,
584, 588. 623.
Beaiimoiit, 601,512.
Beaver, 375.
Beck, 125.
Becker. 496, 602.
Becket. 194. 196.
Deckley, 490, 491.
Beectier, 327.
Beegflily, 450. 462,463.
Ueemer,639.
Beer, 418. 459.
Beetle, 2.
Begga, 342.
Bel)in,498. 500.
Beidleman, 626.
Belcher, 197.
Belliir, 104.
Bell, 10, 72, 75, 121,
77, 210, 213, 216,
232, 286, 393, 550,
596.600,618,661.
EelllllilU m.
lii-ltzlioover,544.
Ben. 67.
Bender, 164.
ltene(liet,.'!43,.531,690.
]lenhani, 36.
Bennett,134.140,14I,
182, 183.
Bent, 216.
Berner, 7S.
Berlin, 297, 489.
Berry, 453.
Berryliill, 648, 6-55.
Bertram, 24, 151,227,
228,229.
Best. 303.
Betts, 288, 290.
Blbielmus. 651.
Bickel, 85, 602.
Biddle.484, 667.
Bidwell, 116.
Biers, 320, 327.
BiBham, 479,693,695,
Bigler, 71, 104, 105,
291,373.
Billmyer, 336.
Bills, 173.
Bines, 388,393,398.
BiUi!liHin.67.
Binney, 27S.
llliitlinfr, 130, 131.
Bird, 134, 140,667.
Birdsall, 300.
Bimey, 145, 619.
Bishop, 133.
Black,3, 152.239,3^,
389, 413, 437, 547,
548,563.
BlacklHirn. 64.
BUckford,661,663.
BlHckiston,28t.
Blackman.201,2n2.
Blaine, 230, 233, 234,
285, 333, 337, 341,
.560, 555, 55S, 835,
636.
Blair. 285, 275, 318,
819, 856. 411, 416,
420, 514, 618, 526,
528, 535, 648, 687.
Blake, 43. 413.
Blnnk, 104.
Illiitteiili^ruer, 92,93.
Bleeker, 319.
Bliss, 374.
Bloeki>r 259.
Blusser 009.
BoHl 61 113,222,474.
545,546.
Boas, 82-90, 130, 185,
497, 598.
Bobo, 323.
Boditie, 134, 138.
Boehin.69I, 692.
BoKKS, 16,16,248,596,
Bolton, 295, 331,526.
Bombauttli. 144, 309.
BOMBEROER, 91-96,
308,314,556,602.
llniiiitaidiiei-, 133.
Btnid, tm.
Booiiflimke.en.
Boots, 455.
Botts, 103.
Boude, 161.
Bound, 074.
Index of Surnames.
'01
Bouquet, 91, 106,234,
334, 3o6.
Bowers, 1S8, 272.
Bowm}UJ,29o.312,5(m,
576, 605, 612, 680.
Bowlan(l,38S.
Bowlby, 138.
Boyce, 213.
Boyd, 38, 55, 59, 97-
102, 124, 267, 271,
276, 277, 202, 311,
313, 463, 513, 515,
525,621.
Boyer, 86,321,615.
Brackeuridpe, 239,
490.
Braddo(k,317, 478.
Bradley, 424,441, 4/^;0.
Bradisli,400.
Bradner, 403.
Bradshaw, 169, 170.
Brady, 05, 526.
Brainard, 282.
Braiideberry ,444,449,
4(
52.
Brandenburp:, 447,
458.
Brandon, 272, 658,
659.
Brandt, 690.
Brant, 145.
Branyan, 650.
Bratton,101,102.
B razee, 341.
Breaden, 151.
Bream, 615.
Breatliilt, 184.
Breokenridj»e, 273,
483.
Breden, 127.
Breed, 81.
Breeze, 25.
Brenneman, 300.
Brereton,<V), 5-23.
Brewer, 163, 198.
Brew8ter,180,600,677.
Brient, 392.
Brimner, 607.
Br i lit on, 3(57, 368.
Brisban, 5(53, 565, 5<)<5,
5(57.
Brisben, 97, 98.
Brisbin, 115, 145.
Briscoe, 370.
Brittain, 671.
Brodnax, 184.
Brooks, 202, 255, 258,
259, 260, 416, 598,
628, 629, 682.
Broome, 335, 339.
Brotherline, 248.
Brougli, 615.
Brown, 1,3,9, 11,17,
118, 123, 140, 174,
184, 192, 254, 296,
319, 324, 326, 327,
3:^), 351, 361, 368,
388, 462, 4(57. 484,
519,574,621,(593.
Browne, 39.
Browne, 469, 473.
Brown son, 3(55, 368.
Brownlee, 72, 73.
Brua, 423,
Brubaker, 403.
Bruinlxiu^li,295.
Brunner, (5(^3.
Bruner, 205.
Bryan, 216.
Bryson, 108,113,367,
588.
Buchanan, 69,222,229,
277, 295, SS7.
Buehler,398, 412,5^54,
5^38.
BucHKR, 10, 12, 43,
46, 103-116,646.
Buen,81.
Buflington, 222, 223,
224, 225, 570.
Bull, 18, 22.
Bmin, 295, 313, 571.
Bunstine, 83.
Buoy, 314.
Burbridjje, 340, 365,
553, 556.
Burgauer, 105, 106.
Burd,41,43, 57,122,
157, 158.
Burgar, 697.
Burket, 475.
Burling, 327.
Burnett,311,604,(M)6,
607, 628.
Burns, 484.
Burn side, 440.
Burrall, 473.
Burroughs, 478.
Burrows, 273.
Burtin, 153.
Burton, 104.
Bushby, 80.
Bushey, 615, 696.
Bushman, 311.
Bushnell, 590.
Bust, 199.
Butler, 21,145,378.
Byerly, 284.
Byei-8, 230, 591, 689-
691.
Byuon, 379.
Cabanne, 429.
Cad well, 346.
Calder, 89, 258, 264,
2a5, 243.
Caldwell, 174, 193,
244,610,611.
Calhoun, 178, 190,
513, 516, 526, 580,
583,584.
Callender, 238,647.
Camblln, 288.
Cameron, 113, 205,
231, 303, 412, 423,
424, mo, 654.
Camp, 428.
702
Pennsylvania Genealogies.
Campbell, 12, 127,
152, 162, 170, 336,
337, 338, 343, 402,
448, 449, 462, 4S^
460, 474, 513/616,;
617, 626, 627, Ml.
Candee, 370.
Canfleld, 687.
Cann, 216.
Cannon, 172.
Carl, 450, 462.
Cargin, 67.
Carman, 608.
Carmony, 437.
Carothers, 60, 67, 74,
75, 411, 520, 532,
536.
Carpenter, 161, 164,
231,285,679.
' qarper, 256, 491.
Carr, 4, 14, 42, 186.
Carroll, 218.
Carruth, 384, 385.
Carson, 67, 75, 102,
127, 161, 210, 300,
808, 313, 548, 570,
695, 688.
Carter, 184, 409, 527.
Carver, 78.
Casey, 588.
Casper, 697.
Cassels, 110.
Caterius, 644.
Cathay, 384, 385.
Cathcart, 196, 623,
625.
Caughey, 639.
Cauffman,92, 93.
Ca vet, 211.
Cazier, 444, 446, 453,
454.
Center, 612.
Chalcoat, 444, 446.
Chamberlin, 674,
Chamberlain, 235,
323, 328, 329.
Chambers, 26, 45, 46,
66, 74, 120, 124, 209,
210, 211, 218, 226,
227, 266, 267, 268,
272, 273, 335, 339,
340, 386, 391, 399,
467, 522. 526.
Cliampney, 680, 681.
Chandler, 452.
Chapman, 298, 419,
530,605,610,611.
Chaplin, 488.
Charlton, 114.
Chase, 199, 272, 653.
Chayne, 222, 224, 309.
Cheeseman, 473.
Cherrington, 403.
Chestnut, 348.
Chevalier, 25.
Cliilds, 169.
Chilson,600.
Christopher, 623, 626.
Christy, 611.
Chronister, 613.
Churcliill, 480, 585.
Claiborne, 162, 420,
670.
Clarie,38,39.
Clark, 178, 199, 222,
224, 225, 249, 321,
340, 387, 392, 403,
485, 496, 517, 519,
540, 643, 544, 546,
547, 552, 699, 608,
622, 624, 658.
Clarke, 30,61,428,517,
544,590.
Clarkson, 268, 272,
647.
Clay, 252, 316, 553.
Clayton, 153, 282, 693
Cleaver, 325.
Cleland, 584, 589.
Clement, 273, 672.
Clendenin, 362.
Cleveland, 461.
Clever, 369.
Cline, 650.
ClinRan,540,542.
Clin^man, 568.
Clinton, 242,281.
Cloke, 285.
Clokey, 59.
Clouser, 236.
Clugston, 690.
Clunie, 273, 274.
Clyde, 430, P21 .
Clymer, 34, 382.
Coates, 323, 627.
Cuburn, 74, 75.
Cockfield, 186.
Cochran, 6, 57, 117,
124, 127, 128, 178,
190, 217, 2H6, 291,
293, 325, 367, 376,
441, 539, 540, 550,
554.
Coekel, 453.
Coen,399.
Coffee, 331.
Colden, 473.
Cole, 130, 156, 216.
Coleman, 163,174,445,
452.
Colhoun, 446, 453.
Coikit, 627.
Collier, 445, 563, 565,
566, 667.
Collins, 272, 389,519.
Colt, 512.
Colwell, 593.
Comfort, 525, 615,
617.
Comingo, 490, 491.
Comly, 41, 44.
Compton, 293.
Conegill, 283.
Connell, 438.
Convers, 683.
Conway, 114, 141,
479,
Conyngham, 23.
Index of Surnames.
703
Cook, 3,6, 16,174,202,
231, 396, 638, 674,
684, 690.
Cooke, 530.
Coolbaugh, 306.
Coolidge, 683.
Cooper, 318, 324, 393,
446,450,661.
Coover, 309.
Copeland, 86, 130.
Corbit, 283.
Corcoran, 624.
Cordner, 67.
Coren, 486, 487.
Corman, 656.
Cornelius, 587.
Comwallis, 270.
Coryell, 321,395.
Coulter, 318, 326, 335,
669.
Countryman, 140.
Courtney, 670.
Cowan, 74, 480, 687,
693.
COWDEK, 98,100,121-
125, 173, 174, 597,
622, 623, 626.
Cox. 2,46, 48,155, 160,
201, 210, 364, 370,
470, 498.
Coyle, 170, 577.
Cozzens, 170, 187.
Crabb, 300, 301,303.
Cracraft, 273.
Craft, 450.
Crain, 1, 2. 11, 29,
50,101,117-120,177,
2(i9, 316, 517, 647,
551 , 569, 574, 623.
Craig, 12,53,118,209,
223, 276, 478-492,
607, 664, 666, 666,
667, 670, 678.
Craij^bead, 167, 173,
200, 364, 661.
Cramer, 377, 380.
Cranage, 611.
Crandle, 623, 626.
Crane, 197.
Cranffle, 69.
Craven, 140, 149.
Craver, 296.
Crawford, 25,324,538,
547, 637, 690.
Creiprli, 519, 528, 529,
530, 536, 537, 538.
Cresap, 101.
Ci-esswell, 110, 674.
Crist, 610.
Criswell, 46, 47, 412,
422, 636, 638, 656,
672.
Crittenden, 184, 513.
(Jrockett, 387.
Croll, 298, HOO, 306.
Crolby, 346.
Cromwell, 298.
Crooks, 400.
Crosby, 50, 53, 449,
551.
Crosman, 377.
Cross, 436, 438.
Crossan, 488.
Croucb, 121, 123,
625.
Crow, 402.
Crull, 149.
Crowell, 611.
Crozier, 5S8.
CuUen, 80.
Culltertson . 235, 331,
354. 355, 364, 365,
366, 456, 458.
Culp, 257.
Culver, 417.
Cummings, 125, 409.
Cummins, 638, 640.
Cunningbam, 336,
389, 398, 408.
Curll, 360.
CURTIX, 241-252,289,
317, 328, 343, 382,
679, 687.
Curtis, 387, 397.
Curry, 60, 470.
Curwen 206.
Custer, 650.
Cutter, 683.
Cuvier, 180.
Cyrens, 453.
Daily, 390.
Dale, 362, 369.
Dallas, 100, 523, 580,
581.
Dangler, 203.
Darby, 126, 471.
Darsie, 438.
Daveniwrt, 205, i37,
240, 639.
Davidson, 68, 77. 331,
397, 467, 520, 524,
550, 566, 675, 676.
Davies, 674.
Davi!», 86, 143, 284,
396, 633, 674. 676.
Davison, 492, 663,
564.
Davy, 297.
Dawson, 64,66, 638.
Day, 290, 418.
Deacon, 79.
Dean, 120,573.
Decker, 240, 409, 420.
Defrees, 168.
D'H inayossa, 13, 14.
Deibl, 376.
Deininger, 613, 614.
Deitrick, 161, 261,
615, 672.
De Lisle, 259.
Demming, 452.
Demuth,294.
Denning, 311,607.
Dennison. 22, 483,
527.
Denniston, 340, 346.
Denny, 335,513^538.
Dentzel, 159.
Derby, 198.
Delieilbe,426, 428.
704
Pennsylvania Genealogies.
Derrickson, 62, 346,
380.
Desbler, 83.
Detweiler, 556, 690.
De Villemont, 337.
Devliiig, 678.
Devoe, 139.
DeWitt, 101, 102,170,
187, 279, 280, 319,
367, 372, 373, 374,
557.
Deyarmond, 192.
Dick, 83, 84, 130.
Dickey, 210,571,572.
Dickson, 52, 55, 354,
355, 679.
Diehl, 616.
Dill, 119.
Diller, 103, 294.
Dinkle, 279.
Dishong, 389.
Disney, 80.
Dixon, 7, 78, 79, 126-
128, 186, 386, 394,
466, 471, 509, 543,
693.
Dock 302.
Doll, 162, 169, 170,
171,506,647,651.
Donald, 206.
Donaldson, 59.
Donehower, 326.
Doty, 323, 521, 530,
582, 530, 55.5,
Dougal, 410, 678.
Dough man, 337.
Douglierly, 549.
Dorsey, 499.
Dorrance, 161.
Douglas, 116, 164,
175, 346, 458, 669,
686, 687.
Downer, 81,409.
Downey, 65, 69, 70,
553, 556.
Doyle, 524.
Drake, 320.
Dreisbach, 371.
Dresler, 411.
Dry, 150.
Duane, 301.
DuBarry,523, 524.
Dubois, 11,649.
Duchat, 345.
Dudley, 273.
Duel, 665.
Duff, 60.
Duffleld,107,153,372,
537, 540.
D all, 422.
Dumars, 9.
Dunbar, 514, 519,
520, 528.
Duncan, 234, 235,
238, 239, 331, 491,
529, 668.
Duncanson, 215.
Duncan, 671.
Dunlap, 327, 542,
583, 584, 587, 589,
694.
Dunlop, 268, 272,
273.
Dun more, 478.
Dunn, 5, 364.
Dunning, 426, 513.
Dunott, 262.
Durgan, 42.
Dussinger, 91, 92.
Duvall, 170.
Duyckinck, 320.
Eager, 137.
E AG LEY, 691-692.
Early, 298.
Eason , 395.
Eaton, 378.
Ebersole. 329.
Ebbs, 480.
Eberly, 520.
El)ert, 606, 613.
Eby, 690.
Eckels, 263.
Eddy, 454.
Eden, 75.
Edgar. 148, 362.
Edmestoii, 271% 275,
367.
Edmonds, 4a5.
Edmundston, 34.
Edwards, 28, 80, 336,
530.
Ege, 233.
Eggert, 696, 697.
Egle,72,1 28-150,332,
467, 499, 603.
Egli, 691.
Ehrman, 437.
Eicholtz, 606, 615.
Elam,401.
Elder, 18, 20, 25, 32,
33,41,61,56,58,59,
60, 68, 98, 118, 123,
124,125,151-176.181,
210, 214, 217, 218,
221, 2-22, 232, 274,
275, 276, 279, 444,
468, 469, 494, 505.
563, 571, 572, 573,
583, 587, 589, 596,
621, 622, 625, 636,
638, 639, 661 , 693.
Eldridge, 198.
EllenlHjrger, 437.
Ellicitt, 17,97,98,251,
279, 344, 348, 391,
517, 679, 696.
Ellis, 121,210, 283.
EUmaker, 160, 161.
Elson, 135.
Elton, 271.
Ely, 489, 554.
Emerson, 99, 101,134,
137, 138,
Emery, 411.
Emmert, 78, 81.
Emminger, 96.
Engle, 646.
Engleheart, 394.
English, 013.
Enoch, 619.
Index of Sw names.
706
Eppler, fc8.
Erb, 92, 94.
Ernst, aod.
Ebhei'combe, 52, 54.
Espy, 9,87,117,118,
155, 162, 177-188,
190, 210, 338, 568,
569, 575, 693.
Etier, 93, 654.
Ettley, 92, 94.
Evans, 15,17,245,310,
383, 442, 529.
Everliart, 250.
Eveiiy, 6M).
Ewalt, 393.
Ewing, 2, 4, 164, 175,
178, 183, 246, 325,
337, 365, 377, 636.
Eyre, 334, 339.
Eyster,301,302-
Faber, 619.
Fackler, 306.
Fa{^r, 222, 223, 224.
FaI)nestock,629,631,
632.
Faneuil,488.
Fairfax, 478.
Falls, 693.
Faries, 350.
Farmer, 488.
Farraffut, 142.
Fast, 445, 446,452,458,
454, 455.
Feclitig, 69, 78, 81.
Fegan,365.
Fell, 346, 673.
Felger, 433.
Fergus, 547.
Fehouson, 140, 167,
175, 189-193, 284,
430, 432, 513, 514,
556, 623, 625.
Fetter, 438.
Fessenden, 681.
Fichthorn, 257.
Fields, 139.
46
Filbert, 236.
Fillmore, 488.
Finch, 138.
Finckle, 297, 299.
Findlay, 107, 205,279,
364, 371, 448, 587,
687.
Fiudley, 71,438.
Finlay, 64, 65,72,73,
74.
Finney, 34, 51, 52, 56,
191, 193, 382, 448,
458, 546, 580, 582,
584, 585, 697.
Firth, 449, 460.
Fiske, 680.
Fisher, 79, 135, 258,
342, 843, 537, 547,
549.
Fitch, 681, 683.
Fitzhugh, 320..
Flagg, 684.
Fleeson,488.
Fleming, 194-208,
274, 318, 322, 335,
613, 517, 525.
Flora, 91, 92.
Florettry, 426.
Foeser, 264.
Foght, 648.
Fogle, 104.
Folk, 78.
Foltz, 617.
Foot, 215, 539,
Forbes, 91, 106, 179,
180, 334, 356, 514,
515, 519, 520, 640.
Fordny, 294.
Foresman,395.
FonfDan,339.345.
Forney, 257,261,281.
Forrest, 369.
FOKSTEK, 22, 41, 85,
118, 168, 160, 173,
177, 184, 209-220,
242, 376, 483, 678,
693.694.
Forsy the, 336.
Foster, 191,306, 322, I
446, 526, 536, 567. /
Fournet, 179.
Fowler, 408, 415.
Fox, 136.148,498,680.
Francis, 685.
Fmncisco, 138.
Franciscus, 530.
Franklin, 612.
Franks, 54, 453.
Frantz, 254.
Frazer, 66, 73, 226,
280, 364, 604.
Frederick, 322, 325.
Freed, 441.
Freeland, 383.
French, 38.
Frew, 591, 676.
Frick, 293.
Fritchey, 645, 646.
Fritz, 379.
Frow, 275.
Fruit. 668.
Fry, 138, 186.
Fuller, 673.
Fullerton, 387, 896,
676.
Fulqhun, 692.
FuLTON,221-226,393,
488, 490, 621.
Fuqua, 447, 455.
Gabby, 387, 455.
Gaddis, 449.
Gage, 198.
Galbraitii, 5, id,
166, 161, 226-240,
324, 330, 599.
Galkway, 663, 666.
Gallup, 447.
Gait, 673.
Galulia, 201.
Gamage, 681.
Gamble, 287, 288.
Gans, 146.
Garard, 266, 273.
706
Pennsylvania Oenealogi&i.
Gardiner, 100.
Gardner, 198,197,199,
675, 676.
Garland, 25, 175.
Garlinger, 452.
Garrigan, 298.
Garringer, 188.
Garrison, 429.
Gates, 258.
Gause, 146.
Geary, 148, 843. 877,
880.
Geddes, 864.
Gehriug, 648.
Geisey, 171.
Geissingerj 299.
George, 190, 256.
Gerliard, 186.
Gerhart, 463.
G«rkey,445,461,452.
Gerred, 692.
Gerry, 228.
Ge8sell,681.
Getz, 84.
Glieer, 604, 606, 617,
618.
Giberson, 162.
Gibson, 53, 66,78,74,
128, 283, 239, 287,
288, 892, 518, 528.
Giddings, 197.
Giesman, 495.
Giffen, 393, 396, 410.
Gilbert, 198.
Gilclirist, 121, 123,
196, 202, 210, 695,
597.
Gill, 573.
Gillespie, 206,229,827.
Gilliard,292,308,518.
Gilliland, 197.
Gillmor,124,125,,174,
276, 621, 622, 628,
625.
Gillum, 256.
Gilman, 473.
Qriltnore, 69, 389.
Gllmour, 676.
Gilroy, 512.
Gilson, 69.
Givin,474.
Gladfelter, 614.
Glass, 391, 400.
Glenn, 194, 195.
Glim, 872.
Gloninger, 69, 169,
445, 494^512, 647,
648.
Glover, 134, 188.
Gable, 12.
Godsbal, 275.
Goetz, 646.
Groldman, 648.
Goldsborough, 142.
Good, 115, 602.
Goodbart, 280, 418.
Goodman, 148.
Goodrich, 140, 857.
Goodwin, 169.
Gordon, 77, 862.
Gore, 59, 187, 372.
Gorgas, 264, 809.
GotWHlt, 613, 615.
Gracy, 417.
Graff, 627.
Grafflus,475.
Graham, 35, 50, 55,
57, 126, 189, 190,
191, 192, 210, 821,
333, 336, 340, 842,
364, 413, 483, 514,
521, 621, 623, 625,
626.
Grant, 252, 428, 510,
627.
Gratiot, 429.
Gray, 181, 184, 191,
488, 547, 568, 566,
693-695.
Graybill, 60.
Grayson, 520;
Greoo, 83, 88, 241-
252, 317, 517, 527,
666, 679.
Green, 7, €,33-35,54,
118, 232, 421, 468,
546, 583, 638, 684.
Gree^awalt, 258-
265, 497.
Greenland, 476, 477.
Greenleaf , 240.
Greenlee, 355.
Greer, 65, 66, 69, 73.
Gretter, 697.
Gridley, 139.
Grier,661,690.
Griffen,401,442,588.
Griffith, 158.
Grigsby, 408,416,566.
Groh, 547.
Gross, 143, 308, 311,
612, 630, 646, 649-
666,695-698.
Grossman, 266.
Grove, 60, 433, 617,
666.
Groaf, 160.
Grubb, 530, 537.
Grunden, 552.
Guest, 131.
Guilford, 169.
Gunnison, 599.
Gustine,275,514,515,
520.
Gutelius, 255.
Guthrie, 692.
G win, 368.
Guyter, 389.
Haart, 256.
Habler, 627.
Ilackenburg, 198.
Hackett, 314, 342.
Haddock, 449, 626.
Hadsell, 455.
Hagenbacb, 6.
Hager, 161, 532.
Hagan, 644.
Haight, 80.
Haines, 5, 675.
Hale, 668.
Index of Surnames,
707
Half man, 295.
Hakleman, 134, 141,
162.
Hall, 215, 860, 367,
876, 877, 378, 880,
881, 882, 388, 302,
408, 670.
Haller, 88.
Halliburton, 136.
Halliday, 65, 72, 418^
Halsey, 183.
Hamil, 4, 60, 345,
349,850.
Hamlin, 196, 206.
Hamilton, 15, 17,
58, 119, 216, 256-
285, 318, 819, 353,
376, 889, 408, 418,
466, 487, 489, 516,
524, 533, 583, 587,
675.
Hammond, 388, 395,
496, 502, 506, 605,
608, 612.
Hancock, 113, 679,
681, 682.
Hand, 338.
Handshue. 294.
Hansen, 444, 445.
HanAon,322, 418.
Harbaufi^h, 329, 614.
Harbert, 283, 285.
Harbine, 647.
Harbison ,401 ,563,566.
Harding, 188,252,273,
524.
Hardy, 389.
Harkness, 167, 550.
Harkley, 194.
Harmar, 522.
Harper, 294, 637.
Harris. 32, 160, 213,
252, 333, 337, 354,
358, 359, 361, 367,
476.
Harrison, 55, 59, 192,
391,639.
Hart, 43, 149, 611,
615.
Hartley, 658.
Hartman, 313.
Harton, 195, 197.
Hartranft, 264, 332,
422.
Hartzel, 606, 615.
Harvey, 670.
Harwood, 156.
Hassal, 296.
Hassinger, 497, 500.
Hasson, 451.
Hastings, 328, 527,
684.
Hatfield,41, 109, 116,
Hatton, 54, 125.
Hauer, 257.
Haupt, 296, 298, 299.
Hautz, 132, 606.
Haviland, 409.
Hays, 17, 155, 232,
233, 235, 286-290,
297, 518, 628, 665,
667, 671, 694, 695.
Hay, 183, 286-290,
516, 547.
Hayes, 46, 48, 208,
343, 425, ^2, 477,
670,669.
Hawk, 275, 604.
Hawkins, 488, 676.
Hawkswortli, 475.
Heaton, 40.
Heck, 389.
Heilig,131,134,437.
Heilman, 437.
Ileinitsh, 293.
Heisely, 291, 294.
Helfenstein, 648.
Heller, 673.
Hemphill, 364, 3S9,
669, 675.
Henderson, 22, 102,
190, 191, 861, 370,
432, 521, 531, 532,
546, 625, 658, 659.
Hendrickson, 806.
Henner, 485.
Henning, 605.
Henricle, 831.
Henry, 128, 276. 893,
899, 598.
Hensel, 296.
Heppicli, 92, 93.
Ilerbein, 83.
Hermes, 610.
nern)n,218,235,355,
363, 364, 600.
Herr, 308, 316, 487,
652.
Herndon, 549, 553.
Hersliey, 101,619.
Hetrick, 254, 256.
Heymer, 57.
Hicks, 617.
Hiester, 45, 160,217,
246, 247, 251, 308,
507.
Higgins, 504.
Hildreth, 357.
Hill, 53. 65, 68, 70,
76, 77,81, 187,286,
300, 401, 688.
Hillman, 677.
Hilton, 555, 561.
Himes, 535, 536,
Hindswortli, 457.
Hines, 134, 137.
Hinney, 30(t.
Hirst, 654.
Hiser, 8.
Hite, 454.
Hitt, 899.
Hipsley, 202.
Hitner, 839.
Hocli, 106, 107.
Hodgson, 81, 146»
Hoflf, 286, 294.
Hoffer, 261,618.
Iloff heins, 613.
Hoffman ,469, 473.
Hoffmeier, 616.
'.?»
" \
708
Pennsylvania Genealogies,
HOGE, 273, 337, 633- Haling, 2, 3, 1^1, 185, Jack, 393.
229,232.
Humbert, 39.
Hume, 55, 683.
Humes, 118, 695.
ilumme1,56,109,224,
257, 297, 307, 308.
Humiich, 524.
Jackson, 145, 186,191,
212, 295, 336, 660.
Jacob, 521 , 530.
Jacobs, 88, 529, 530,
587,589.
Jacobus, 195, 199.
Jacoby, 109, 116.
642,661.
Hogg, 67, 877.
Holden, 251.
Holihan, 133.
HoUenback, 188.
Holliday, 17, 235.
Hollingstiead, 6.
Hollister, 2, 4.
Holmes, 168, 172, 341,
361,369,430,585.
Holywort, 295.
Homan, 453.
Hood, 72, 608.
Hoover, 531, 611, iS16, Huntsberget, 574.
653. Hurley, 166.
Hopkins, 454, 484. Hursli, 674. 357, 358, 487.
Horner, 198, 297, 671, Huston, 46, 528, 529. Jeffrey, 690.
Hunt, 4, 60, 76, 192, James, 77, 601, OT2,
236, 240, 278, 294, 678.
300, 313, 420, 425, Jameson, 595.
488, 489. Janney, 613.
Hunter, 76, 81, 296, Jarrett, 113.
447, 451, 457, 529. Jarvis, 401, 683, 684.
Jeffers, 551.
Jefferson, 66, 73, 212,
672.
Horter. 107, 108.
Hosack, 499.
Hoskinson, 62, 600.
Hosmer, 215.
Hostetter, 602.
Hotz, 437.
HouRh;108,110.
Houseliolder, 280.
Houseman, 65, 69, 79. Imes, 454.
Houser, 301, 302. Immel, 691.
Hutcliinson, 158, 159, Jenkins, 2, 219, 446.
162, 375, 426, 565, Jennings, 84, 87-90,
568, 569, 577, 624, 600.
658,694.
Huyett, 474.
Hyndman, 275.
Imboden, 436, 437.
Imbrie, 670.
Housser, 696.
Houston, 21, 528.
Houtz, 108, ll6.
Howard, 21, 277.
Howe, 270, 469.
Hoyer, 307.
Hoyt, 171.
Hubbard, 284, 550,
555,556.
Hubbell, 260, 319.
Huber, 617.
Hubley,295,345,613.
Huddlestone, 135.
Hudson, 694.
Huff, 450, 462.
Hughes, 54, 344, 350,
590, 593.
Huggins, 197, 198.
Ingram, 84, 85, 163,
199, 597, 598.
Inman, 182, 187.
In lies, 35, 468.
Irvin, 248, 249, 250,
252, 393, 537, 668.
Jewett, 173.
John, 71.
Johnson, 18, 22, 23,
54,58,198,113,121,
163, 305, 348, 396,
491, 553, 555, 595,
649.
Johnston, 44, 50, 58,
54. 59, 2i4, 824, 348,
348, 358, 362, 869,
370, 678.
Jones, 29, 80, 46, 135,
141, 142, 143, 146,
155, 161, 223, 278,
589, 618, 672.
Irvine, 21, 73, 233,
238, 239, 329, 894, Jordan, 124, 377.
485, 486, 517, 685, Jorden,5r2.
668, 6t4. Jourdan, 449, 461.
Irwin, 64, 65, 113,220, Jumper, 449, 460, 461.
355, 360, 368, 366, Junkin, 120, 289, 554.
367, 399, 444, 564, 628.
618,620,661,671.
Isenberg, 361.
Isett, 108, 109, 112.
Ives, 139, 680.
Kane, 240.
Karg, 208.
Kauffman, 201, 294,
295,690.
Kays, 295.
Index of Surnames,
709
Kean,40,41,217,271,
273, 274.
Kearsley, 181.
KeelinpT, 147, 477.
Keen, 216.
Keene, 167, 179.
Keese, 320.
Keet, 309.
Keiin,303,304.
Ke1ker,71, 146, 254,
265. 1
Kellek, 99, 101,288,
289, 291-299, 308,
494.
Kelly, 26,210.211,341,
342,591,637.639.
Keith, 242, 243.
Kelso. 331,676,
Kelton, 222.
Kemp, 67.
Kemper, 395.
KendHll, 431, 456,688.
Kendio, 94, 300-306,
450, 569.
Kennedy, 28, 80, 75,
340, 488, 529, 600.
Kenner, 273.
Kern, 674.
Kerr, 18, 19, 20, 51,
186, 147, 2X4, 423,
484, 498, 507, 509,
690.
Ketclmm, 382.
Kettlebume, 80.
Key, 607.
Keys, 121,519.
Kibby, 178.
Kidner, 137.
Kidwell, 483.
Kieffer, 225, 326, 616.
KiUfore, 68. 70, 77.
Killian, 437.
Ki11inf|rer,436,503.
Kniougrli, 295.
KimbHll, 586.
Kimme1.19S,436.
Kincaid, 4, 27.
Kinff, 95. 309,343,364,
380, 4.S6, 466, 499,
628, 680, 653.
Kinney, 248, 452, 679.
Kirk, 217.
Kirkwood, 2&\.
Kirkpatrick, 162,177,
181, 251, 479, 528.
Kirby, 6, 420.
Kissel, 2-56.
Kister, 620.
Kline, 135, 452, 463,
686.
Klel)er, 435.
Klinf|r,291,295.
Kloss, 275, 280.
Klump, 293.
Knapp, 168.
KnaiiflP, 296.
Knisely, 225.
Kniffen, 454.
Knip:lit.531.
Knup, 273.
Knox, 118, 487, 607.
Kocb,6l4.
Kochler, 324.
Kolbmar, 104.
Kolp, 95.
Kohrbsius, 104.
Koons, 690.
Kouns, 484.
Krause, 83, 84, 86,88,
254, 258, 494, 497,
501 , 508.
Kreider, 294, 437.
Krider, 10, 12.
Krinff, 186.
Krone, 620.
Krumbach,625.
Kryder, 109.
Kucber, 498,494, 495.
Kuhne, 69.
Kumbel, 127, 895,409.
KUNK EL, 81,94,102,
112, 114, 292, 297,
307-316, 574, 650,
655, 656, 662.
Kurtz, 291, 295, 651.
Kyle, 229, 233,393.
Lacey, 69.
Lacbin, 595.
Lafayette, 217, 480,
482.
Laird, 54,71,164.176,
213, 217, 390, 399.
Lamberson, 168.
Lamberton, 289.
I^mbe, 661.
I^ancaster, 262.
Landis, 114,305,616,
690.
Lnndon, 431.
Lane, 236.
Lang, 131,245.
LanRWortby, 849.
I^l)e, 188.
LaPorte, 351.
l^rimer, 251, 527.
Lamer, 247.
Larrabee, 800, 304.
Lasbells, 862,868370,
871.
Latimer, 670.
l^ttiraore, 666.
Latta, 468, 673.
Lat sba w ,606,61 6,617.
l^nb, 257, 263.
I^uer, 130.
I^uman, 298,803,811.
Laurie, 696.
Laverty, 313.
Law, 210, 214, 216.
Lawrence, 108, 111,
112, 113, 216, 281,
468,581.
Lawson, 548, 628.
Lazear, 840, 846.
Lazenby, 150.
Leach, 286, 287, 570.
I^achman, 102.
Leacock, 147.
learning, 671.
Leary, 447, 456.
%
710
Pennsylvania Oeneahgies.
Leason, 676.
Leasure, 436.
]>5Ckey, 539, 540.
Leddick, 198.
J^, 202, 219, 225,665.
].ieech,549.
Leet,62.
Lefevre, 107, 695.
Lehman, 231.
Lehr, 603.
Leib, 247.
Leiby, 268.
LeisenriDR, 432.
Leman, 550.
Lemon, 10, 256, 552.
Leonard, 197.
LeHoux, 282.
Lesesne, 874.
Jester, 5, 304.
T^yaD,83, 85.
Lobaugh, 606, 618, Lytle, 35, 43, 552,
619. 556.
JX)BINGIER, 433-442.
Lochman, 71, 136, Mace, 670.
292, 312.
Locbrane, 336.
Locktiart, 217.
Lockridge, 449, 460.
Lockwood, 293.
Ix)e8icke, 641.
Mackey, 50, 62.
Madera, 272.
Madison, 212.
Magee, 484.
Magoffin, 553.
Magraw, 85.
Logan, 348, 391 , 399, Maguire,584, 638,657.
547, 548, 549, 670, Mahany, 629, 632.
690. Mahargue, 9.
Loire, 202. Mabon, 529.
Lorabaert, 381 . Mains, 331 .
Long, 219, 269, 530, Makel, 644.
619, 672. Mallery , 367, 878, 379.
Ix)omis, 5, 248, 551. Mallory, 589.
Loose, 650.
Lossing, 242.
Lewis, 281, 312, 479, Loucks, 810.
543, 544, 652, 678, Loudon, 385, 398.
685. Loutban, 670.
Maltby, 188.
Maloney, 345, 851.
Mankin, 128.
Mann, 7, 448, 608.
Manning, 41, 42, 80.
Liebendorfer, 669. Love, 491, 598, 509, Mannon, 256.
Mansell, 549, 553.
Mansfield, 296.
Manns, 86.
Marchand, 439.
March, 175.
Marks, 325, 340, 530.
Light, 3, 495, 499, 667.
501. Lowden, 251.
Liller, 450. Lowdermilch, 126.
Lincoln, 145, 220, Lowe, 449.
804, 877, 380, 424. Lower, 502.
Lindsay, 690. Lowrey, 15-17.
Lindsey, 287, 520. Lowrie, 344, 849, 527. Maris, 114.
Line, 162, 168, 170, Lowry, 846. Markle, 438, 439.
187,188. Ludlow, 266, 268, Mark well, 692.
Lindley, 465, 466, 272,273,284. Marquis, 63.
469. Lueder, 188. Marr, 250.
Lineaweaver, 497, Lucas, 2. Marshall, 11, 117, 156,
502. Lukens, 171 , 356. 164, 500, 589.
Linford,470. Luther, 228, 277, Martin, 65, 114, 128,
Linn, 146, 817-332, 506,669. 134, 138, 150, 838,
355, 363, 643, 687, Lutz, 66, 605. 836, 390, 461, 530,
692,661,675.
LittelU 689.
Little, 287, 288.
Littlejohn, 627.
Livingston, 473, 564.
Lloyd, 286.
Lutzen, 103. 533, 546, 547, 554,
Lybarger, 692. 660, 626.
Lyon, 46, 47, 114, Martyr, 890.
236, 333-352, 860, MafVin, 459.
366, 368, 880, 517, Mason, 253, 263, 887,
626, 684, 586, 686. 372.
N
Index of Surnames,
711
Matlack, 95.
Matteer, 548.
Matthews, 6t$, 74, 193,
199.
Matthewson, 589.
Maul, 489.
Maulfair, 556.
Maust, 459.
Mawhiney, 74.
Maxwell, 207, 616,
688.
May, 559, 692.
Mayes, 1, 9, 465, 468,
563, 564, 565, 566,
569, 570.
Meader, 565, 568.
Means, 393.
Mears, 135.
Medill, 416.
Meelian, 389.
Mehara, 675.
MehaTd,677.
Meister, 255.
Mentren{|^edi, 104,
105.
Mentzer, 603.
Mercer, 199, 356.
Merchant, 601.
Meredith, 34, 548.
Merriman, 196.
Mesick, 79, 656,
Messemer, 646.
Meteer, 243.
Metcalf , 62.
Metzgar, 235.
Meyers, 186, 477.
Meyer, 256.
Mey rick, 659.
Micheiier, 673.
Middlecoff,301,302.
Middleton, 95.
Mifflin, 34,69,107,123,
157, 211, 334, 335,
398, 468, 476, 496,
634.
Miles, 117, 326, 467,
537, 637.
Miller, 187, 233, 256,
257, 262, 292, 295,
372, 377, 381. 461,
473, 498, 511, 517,
537, 602, 603, 615,
625, 640, 667, 670,
676.
Milliflran,343.
Milliken, 114, 149.
Millman, 11.
Mills, 413, 440.
Miltenberger, 584,
590.
Miner, 23, 154.
Minor, 378.
Mish, 99, 102,502.
Minsker, 646.
Minton, 426.
Mitchel, 271, 519.
Mitchell, 55, 60, 81,
179, 247, 250, 268,
303, 393, 556, 598,
600,654.
Mitchelson, 347.
Moffitl, 111,508.
Monahan, 185.
Montgomery, 41, 43,
124, 178, 210, 212,
213, 243, 246, 292,
314, 396, 410, 457,
605, 6oe.
Moorbach, 105.
Moore, 40, 75, 98, 114,
117, 118, 170, 209,
210, 211, 257, 288,
289, 322, 400, 441,
517, 580, 582.
Moorhead, 8, 50, 53,
58,61,74, 174, 184,
547, 550, 552, 600.
Mordah,561,562,566,
694.
More, 197, 199.
Morford, 320.
Morgan, 328, 345, 480,
483, 524, 531.
Morman, 625.
Morrett, 132, 135, 495,
499.
Morris, 232, 296, 357,
545,668.
Morrison, 35, 51, 59,
176, 389, 550, 669.
Morrow, 323, 623.
Morse, 552.
Morsell, 338.
Morton, 402, 637,
675.
Mosher, 103.
Mossgrove, 77.
Mossier, 431.
Mott, 473.
Motter, 94, 314.
Mount, 300.
Mowry, 164, 205, 667.
Moyer, 188, 436, 437,
438, 675, 679, 695,
696.
Muhlenberg, 39, 251,
257,433.
Mulhallon, 615.
Mulholland, 339,345,
457.
Mullen, 309.
Muller, 103, 132, 260,
433-442, 602, 603.
Mulligan, 235.
Mummert, 613.
Munroe,681.
Murdock, 179, 188,
663.
Mureamer, 649.
Murphy,101,201,323,
372, 379.
MUKKAT,35,65,164,
214, 231, 304, 323,
395, 443-477, 516,
517, 525, 526, 584,
535, 536, 555, 625.
Musgrave, 485.
Musselman, 110.
Musser, 608.
Muzio, 215.
Myer, 505.
712
Pennsylvania Genealogies.
Myers, 81, 03, 133,
168, 303, 300, 309.
Mytinger, 107, 108.
Mc Allen, 27, 28.
McAllister, 165, 157,
178, 190, 268, 270,
272, 278, 847, 470,
476,667,627.
Mc Arthur, 691.
McAteer, 115.
McBay, 694.
McBeth, 323.
McCallum, 133.
McCalmont, 822, 323.
McCammon, 169.
McCandless, 477, 676,
677.
McCHndlisb,397.
McCarrell, 196, 207.
McCartney, 400.
McCauley, 75, 172.
McChesney,221,408,
621.
McClain, 207.
McClave, 562.
McCleary, 410, 628,
646.
McClay, 680.
McClellan, 22, 280,
236,560.
McClelland, 822, 328,
367, 392, 402.
Mc(ylenaghan, 178,
190.
McClintock, 8, 569.
McCloy, 64, 67, 75.
McClung, 587.
M6Clure, 54, 65, 67,
64-67,117,123,164,
177, 181, 182, 184,
206, 240, 260, 342,
3&4, 382, 386, 388,
513, 518, 530, 571,
623, 625, 671.
McClurg, 195, 199.
McComb,67,195,200.
McConaugliey, 441.
McConnell, 41, 163,
172, 194, 196, 198,
199, 206, 207, 619,
649, 562.
McCook,301.
McCord,431, 547,549,
560,554.
McCoRMiCK, 8,20,28,
30, 66, 74, 101, 127,
230, 288, 315, 318,
363, 384-425, 66-5,
570, 635, 636.
McCosli, 97.
McCoskry, 618, 529.
McCoy, 184,516,631,
587, 592.
McCracken, 67.
McCrea,638.
McCreary, 698, 699.
McCreerie, 628.
McCreight, 118.
McCue, 295.
McCullough,228,2flO.
McCune, 354.
McDonald, 98, 187,
]49, 829, 368, 864,
868.
McDonough, 872.
McDowell, 286, 276,
280, 513.
McElfatnck,93.
McElroy, 386.
McEnderfer, 608.
McEwen, 1,2, 9,10,
52, 54, 622, 623.
McFadden, 10, 147.
MacFarlane, 276, 277,
393.
McFarland, 800, 304.
McFarquhar, 19.
McFerran, 638.
McGaugbey, 695.
McGinley, 364.
McGrath, 85.
McGuire, 191, 192,
3S6, 483,
McGuffy, 590» 594.
McHenry, 665, 672,
67S.
Mclllienn J, 53, 592.
Mclntire, 454.
Mclntyre, 577.
McKallip, 2S5, 376.
McKay, 207, 636.
McKean, 157, 274,
834.
McKeelian, 185.
McKee, 11, 63, 65,
66, 67, 72, 73, 75,
163, 173, 246.
McKeenan, 637.
McKeever, 473.
McKeig, 30.
McKenny, 400.
McKibbin, 490, 492.
McKinley, 156, 227,
687.
McKinney, 155, 162,
192, 464, 649, 588.
McKinstry,417.
McKlssack, 638.
McKnight, 222, 349,
365, 865, 886, 523.
McLanabau, 247.
McLane, 282.
Mcl^ean, 219, 266,
465,467.
Maclat, 33, 166,
277, 318, 839, 844,
353-383,426.
Maclean, 88, 271,
273, 278, 279.
McMatb, 196, 19H.
McMeen, 634.
McMichael,391.
McMlcken, 215.
McMillan, 53, 227.
McMinn, 261.
McMordie, 28, 29.
McMuUin, 69, 78.
McMurray, 100, 247.
McMurtrie, 248, 251,
306.
Index of Surnames,
718
McNair, 100, 140,
140, 102, 426-432,
621, 666, 670, 671,
672.
McNamam, 9, 11.
McNauRhton, 329,
364.
McNeil, 40, 41, 226.
McPherson,342,677,
640,641,642.
Mclioberts, 595.
McSherry, 803.
McQueen, 27.
McTeer, 222.
McVeaRli, 149, 380.
McVey, 336.
Nagle, 412.
Nash, 577.
Naudain, 277, 282.
Nazor, 444, 450.
Neal, 4, 281.
Neely, 342.
Neil, 389.
Nelflon, 64, 66, 210,
548, 588, 609.
Nesbit, 156, 163, 165,
676.
Nestsky, 644.
Nbvillb, 45, 478-
' 492.
Nevin, 17, 366, 491,
533.
Newell, 196, 201, 683.
Newman, 684.
Newson, 609.
Newton, 180,479,
Nicholas, 285.
Nichols, 137, 203, 848.
Nicholson, 589.
Nicols, 349.
Neiwiler, 105.
Nimmo, 128.
Nintker, 135.
Nisbet, 397.
Nisley, 692.
N isonger, 392, 402.
Nixon, 305.
Noble, 163, 548.
Nolen, 88.
Norrts, 446, 455.
North, 215.
Norton, 296.
Noxon, 345.
Noyes, 461 .
Nunemacher, 310.
Nunemaker,453.
Nye, 291, 294.
Oden,78.
Ogden, 343, 473.
O'llara, 483, 528.
Ohr, 168.
Older, 199.
Oldham, 479, 483.
Oliver, 10, 335, 836,
347, 385, 387, 388,
397, 398, 527, 584,
636.
Olivier, 428.
O'Neal, 79.
Onslow, 185.
Orbi8on,648.
Ormsby, 4^0.
Orr, 490, 497, 503.
Orrick, 367.
Orth, 20, 84, 185,
493-512.
Orvis, 349.
Orwig, 272.
Osman, 665.
Osterdyke, 644, 645.
Oswald, 104, ^95.
Ott, 12, 106, 434.
Otto, 378, 507.
Overmier, 431.
Oves, 57.
Owens, 220, 597,
Page, 671.
Painter, 9, 436, 438,
439.
Palmer, 40, 189, 864,
382, 549, 667.
Pancoast, 39, 252,
449, 461.
Pardee, 447, 457.
Pardon, 259.
Parham, 39.
Parke, 236. 563, 565,
567,571,609,695.
Parker, 29, 198, 280,
285, 463, 513-538,
680.
Parkinson, 671.
Parkison, 619.
Parmer, 399.
Parr, 443.
Parry, 281.
Parsons, 318.
Parks, 195, 200.
Parthemore, 94.
Partridge, 144, 507.
Patterson, 50, 58. 85,
134, 138, 151, 155,
195, 268, 281, 287,
818, 824, 325, 829.
332, 336, 841, 842,
348, 362, 866, 867,
387, 394, 550, 580,
582, 586, 588, 606,
617, 642.
Pat heal, 134.
Patton, 175, 177, 100,
211, 274, 288, 844,
868, 470, 474, 476,
628.
Paul, 458.
Paulding, 60.
PhuH, 268.
Pawling, 589, 574.
Pax8on,44.
Paxton, 523.
Peacock, 88, 300.
Pearson, 6, 883.
Peebles, 3 -6.
Peek, 462, 463.
Peeples, 27, 28.
Peifer, 258,
Peiper, 108.
714
Pennsylvania Oenealogies,
Penn, 14, 268, 334,
356,357.
Penny, 382.
Percels, 198.
Percy, 66.
Perkins, 28, 30, 473,
600.
Perrine, 4, 300, 460,
Perry, 417.
Peters, 14, 321, 445,
453,459.
Pettigrew, 659.
Pevee, 390.
Phelps. 454.
Phillips, 116, 191,351,
453,537.
Piatt, 395, 673.
Pierce, 670.
Pierepont, 249.
Pietrochen, 644.
Pifer, 610.
Pike, 345.
Pilsbury,409,421.
Piper, 162, 165, 166,
498, 505.
Pi res, 663.
Pitt, 23.
Pixley, 453.
Plitt, 292, 297.
Plumer, 17, 366,449,
460,481.
PI unket, 354,361, 363.
Poe, 523.
Poffenberger, 650.
Polk, 282, 635.
Pollftrd, 180,181,185.
Pollock, 5, 53, 59, 236,
252, 329, 330, 332,
373, 525.
Pomeroy, 364.
Pontius, 677.
Pool, 108, 110, 254,
257.
Poor, 196, 203.
Poorman, 256.
Poi>e, 479, 480, 553.
Pore, 605, 608, 609.
Porter, 38, 88, 108,
109, 114, 115, 119,
145, 296, 308, 344,
345, 350, 351, 448,
459, 501, 503, 506,
518, 596.
Posey, 78.
PostlethwHite, 235
Potter, 123, 124, 246,
247, 266, 267, 674,
678.
Potts, 79, 99.
Pouillet, 179, 180.
Powell, 79, 179.
Power, 274.
Powers, 455.
Pratt, 138.
Prentice, 680, 681.
Presley, 10.
Preston, 168, 285,
504.
Prewett, 392.
Price, 5, 8, 457, 491,
504,552.
Prince, 27.
Proctor, 309, 485.
Proud, 326.
Proudfit, 332, 372.
Prudden, 198.
Prudy, 672.
Pugh, 347, 608.
Purviance, 367.
Pusey, 329.
Putnam, 469.
Pyre, 106.
Quail, 635, 636.
Query, 353, 362.
Quigley, 385, 638.
Quinn, 519.
Radford, 674.
Bainey, 549.
Rahni, 308, 494, 498,
689, 690.
Raley, 392.
Ralston, 42, 44, 199,
444, 447, 458, 450,
520, 666, 667.
Ramsey, 3, 5, 10, 189,
235, 259, 470, 476,
541,548, 619.
Randall, 449.
Randolph, 478, 517,
573.
Rankin, 886, 548, 637.
Rapiere, 439.
Rapp, 83.
Ratcliffe, 549.
Rathbone, 213.
Rauhauser, 651.
Raush,135.
Ray, 109, 403, 654.
Rea,354.
Read, 814, 483.
Ream, 609.
Record, 247.
Redfield, 179, 180.
Redick, 634.
Redsecker, 297, 313,
559.
Reece, 5.
Reed, 34, 40, 41, 120,
137, 207, 212, 213,
323, 337, 346, 367,
376, 465, 508, 582,
586, 605, 612, 688.
Reel, 86,311.
Reehm,253.
Reemer, 527.
Reese, 237, 445, 452.
Reeves, 160, 462.
Regenue, 294.
Reifsnyder, 450.
Reigard, 433, 435.
Reigart, 231.
Reily, 134, 137, 170,
309, 498, 505-508.
Reimsnyder, 310.
Reinbart, 348.
Reist, 92,93.
Index of Surnames,
715
Beitzell, 68.
BeminKton, 265.
Renick, 229, 696,
697.
Benner, 618.
Renninger, 676, 608,
606.
Rex, 464.
Reynolds, 78, 99, 169,
204, 249, 339, 345,
866, 362, 366, 410,
422,441, 686.
Rhoads, 674, 676.
Rice, 306, 372, 684.
Richards, 4, 163, 172,
247.
Richardson, 369.
Richert, 600.
Richey, 162.
Richie, 361.
Richmond, 40, 206,
206.
Ricketts, 166, 413.
Ridgway, 139, 447,
468.
Riddle, 7, 9, 342,
388.
Rife, 94, 311, 313,
616.
Righter. 432.
Ring, 473.
Ringland, 93,94, 96,
96,306.
Ringwalt, 279.
Riske, 273.
Ritchey,117,119,167,
192.
Ritchie, 526.
Ritner, 23, 120, 239,
870, 606, 630.
Ritscher, 660.
Rittenhouse, 661.
Roades, 696.
Roan, 7, 49, 97, 98,
163,181,689-644.
Robb, 476.
Roberdeau, 396.
Roberts, 203, 240,
279, 342, 348, 489,
606,669.
Robertson, 829, 666,
623.
Robeson, 681, 688.
Robinson, 17, 34,
66,61,71, 116, 117,
128, 138, 151, 166,
163, 289, 326, 373,
401, 448, 469, 461,
618, 628, 646-^60,
684, 693, 694.
Rochambeau, 482.
Rodenberger, 92.
Rodgers, 212, 326,
424, 432, 466, 467,
683, 625.
Roe, 446.
Rogers, 4, 8, 65, 190,
191, 192, 198, 263,
392, 402, 403, 600.
Roller, 10.
Roop, 692.
Roper, ^24.
Rorabaugh , 608.
ttosebrugh, 671.
Rose, 48, 485.
Ross, 95, 166, 222,
308, 309, 312, 342,
347, 368, 391, 610,
666, 659, 660, 648,
664.
Rossiter, 296.
Rotharmel, 267.
Roumfort, 311.
Rowan, 142, 640.
Rowe, 137.
Rowland, 162.
Rowson, 102.
Royse, 198.
Rudy, 78.
Rumbaugh, 600.
Runck, 300.
Rush, 213, 247.
Russell, 146, 163, 173,
337, 342, 343, 381, *
692.
Rutherford, 64,66,
120, 174, 185, 300,
306, 308, 316, 661-
578, 597, 693, 694,
696.
Ryan,622, 650, 697.
Ryenearson,207.
Ryschacker, 104.
Sage, 134, 352, 317,
327, 328.
Saddler, 445, 460,
463, 462.
Sadtler, 297.
Sahler, 649.
Salvage, 445.
Sample, 387, 396,
690, 593.
Sanders, 464.
Sanderson, 386, 391,
392.
Sanford, 113.
Sankey, 563.
Sausser, 203.
Savaore, 336, 340.
Sawyer, 7, 9, 10, 60, ^
117, 119.
Scheaffer, 93, 291,
292, 293, 296, 297,
435,601.
Schee, 282.
Scheflfer, 87.
Schell, 440.
Schindel, 141.
Schmidt, 136.
Schmucker, 644.
Scholl, 677.
Schoolcraft, 526.
Schooley, 395.
Schoonover, 187.
Schrack, 675.
Schram, 295.
Schriuer, 93.
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Pennsylvania Genealogies.
Scl»river, 614.
Schrombaup^h, 602.
Schroover, 165.
Scott, 46, 48, 67, 81,
109, 110, llo, 116,
161, 229, 231, 243,
246, 268, 273, 542,
543,635.
Scriven, 320.
8cudder, 550.
Seabaugh, 300, 305.
Seal, 607.
Sears, 618.
Searles, 2.
Se^rist, 436.
Seibert, 296, 303, 498.
Seller, 84, 85, 146,509.
Seiple, 696, 698.
Selzer, 292.
Semple, 76, 337, 628,
627, 693.
Serjjeant, 186.
Servis, 329.
Sener, 298.
Setz^r, 432.
Sevier, 541.
Sewalt, 312.
Seymour, 319.
Sheaffer, 101,251.
Shaffer, 56.
Shaffner, 254,255,494.
Shaler, 480.
Shelleiiberjfer, 440.
Shandy, 141,150.
Shannon, 191,400.
Sharon, 167, 184,270,
344, 368, 385, 659.
Sharp, 185, 293, 400,
544, 665, (»89.
Shatzer, 256.
Shaw, 3,4, 55,389,400.
Sheetz, 43.
Shelby, 401,402.
Sheldon, 135,249,272.
Shelly, 94, 300, 305.
Shelmiie, 42, 43.
Shepard, 680, 681.
Sherer,52,5r),56,163,
172. 173, 175, 320,
566, 582, 5S5.
Sherk, 4,50, 615, 653.
SherraaM,lS3,42l,626.
Shesser, 403.
Sherwood, 551.
Shields, 5S, 68,76,408,
417, 488, 595, 597.
Shiley, 64-5.
Shippen, 161.
Shipley, 196, 206.
Ships, 43.
Shira,55, 61.
Shlvely, 690.
Shoe, 455.
Shoemaker, 311. '
Shod), 586.
Shrom, 65, 71, 146,
517, 550.
Shuart, 199.
S!inf?ert, 23, 592.
Shultz,566, 571, 618.
Shultze, 105.
Shulze, 45, 206, 212.
247, 279, 280, 302,
501,503.
Shunk, 218, 238, 249,
376.
Shupe. 59.
Siffler, 147.
Sigmund, 220.
Silvers, 60, 562.
Simcox, 93.
Simison, 515, 524.
Simms, 483.
Simmers, 612.
Simmons, 139, 140,
215, 387, 395.
Simpson, 151,155,179,
272, 456, 467, 470,
474, 475, 476, 622.
SiMONTOy, 274, 308,
657-663.
Sinclair, 77.
Siney, 830.
Sisson, 825.
Skerrett, 38, 39.
Skyles, 547.
Slack, 617.
Slaffle, 801, 803, 307,
613.
Slausson, 197.
Slaymaker, 222, 225,
642.
Sloan, 101,127,895.
Slocnm, 555.
Slote, 896, 410.
Sly, 525.
Small, 280, 308, 690.
Smallwood, 110,212.
Smaltz, 260.
Smead, 235.
Smethers, 78.
Smith, 7, 11, 18, 42,
46,47,59,71,86,94,
96,102,123,126,127,
183, 186, 137, 148,
149, 158, 156, 168,
164, 172, 174, 195,
196, 197, 198, 246,
250, 268, 275, 285,
297, 311, 318, 329,
348, 352, 362, 365,
393, 394, 416, 437,
438, 441, 446, 449,
453, 458, 459, 404,
501, 520, 527, 660,
566, 602, 6-26, 654,
673, 682, 684, 692.
Smock, 140.
Smyser, 613.
Smythe, 188, 284.
Snethen, 80.
Snoddy, 546.
Snodfi^niss, 1, 2, 7, 8,
52,56,67,58.61,127,
195, 276, 355, 365,
585, 587, 588, 658,
a59, 661.
Snook, 611.
>
Index of Swnames,
717
Snow, 282,821.
Snowden, 18, 26, 35,
68,09,366,867,394,
520, 598, 607.
Snurr,449.
Snyder, 84, 107, 123,
160, 238, 239, 274,
293, 294, 802, 807,
322, 368, 451, 497,
4^8.
Sober, 86.
Somerville, 112.
Sordis, 170.
Soule, 197.
Southwick, 800.
Spahr, 101.
SpaldinfiT, 139.
S|)angler,271, 279,310,
378, 614.
Spayd, 274.
Spear, 398.
Si>eed, 821.
Speer, 3, 628, 59.
Spencer, 131, 188,212.
Spinning?, 591.
Sponsler, 802.
Sprague, 589.
Spriffg, 526.
Spring, 523.
Springer, 487.
Spyker, 180, 602.
Stabin, 105.
Staeani, 273.
Stacey, 99.
Stacklioiise, 372« 379.
Stall], 291, 294.
Stanley, 401.
Stanpole, 586.
Stansberry, 530.
Stark, 59.
Stauffer, 46, 488, 489,
614,691.
Steedinan,674.
Steel or Steele, 38, 41,
81, 153, 195, 200,
206, 207, 246, 386,
387, 388, 892, 401,
402, 412, 426, 593.
Stees, 255, 272.
Stehley, 257.
Stein, 84, 498.
Steinor, 104, 105, 495.
Steinman, 435, 669.
Stelling,813.
Stenger, 616.
Stephen, 3, 5, 155,158.
Stephens, 139.
Stephenson, 580, 538.
Sterner, 330.
Sterrett, 35, 337, 339,
341, 342, 346, 366,
393.
Steny, 874.
Stevens, 199, 432.
Stevenson, 323, 528,
525, 678, 693.
Stewart, 1, 2, 56,
57, 59, 60, 177, 182,
198, 227, 329, 844,
389, 394, 440, 466,
579-600, 666, 672.
Stilz, 647.
Stinnnel, 612.
Stine, 307, 309.
Stinson, 192.
Stirling, 24.
Stobo, 490.
Stockman, 540, 544.
Stockton, 185.
Stoddard, 199, 429.
Stoehr, 264, 256.
Stone, 62, 297, 494,
685.
Stoi7, 240,
Stouch,298.
Stough, 452,468,692.
Stout, 282.
Stover, 267.
Stowe, 618.
Strain,3, 8, 118, 127,
430.
Strawbridge, 98.
Street, 196,204.
Strine, 294.
Strock, 617.
Strode, 336.
Strohm,3, 602, 604.
Stroman, 451.
Stroud, 39.
Stroup, 291, 296.
Struinpf, 345.
Stryker, 588.
Stuart, 216.
Stubs, 460.
Studebaker, 310.
Sturgeon, 83, 60, 61,
117, 186, 480, 546,
551,598,600.
Sturges, 294.
Sturgis, 550.
Sturtz, 552.
Stuveysant, 13, 14.
Sullivan, 485, 492.
Sunomers, 175, 454.
Sumner, 214, 216, 218,
219, 627.
Sutherland, 381.
Suydam,846.
S>>^AN, 68, 64, 665,
5(59, 595-600.
Swartz, 25.5, 261, 268,
312,313,389.
Swartzwelder, 480.
Swearingen, 588.
Sweeny, 256.
Swenk, 105.
Swift, 76.
Swingley, 4.
Swisher, 676.
SwooiH*, 108.
Symonds, 380.
Tabret, 294.
Taggart, lh9.
Tannehill,526,687.
Tapley, 681.
Tate, 26, 516, 527.
Taylor, 39, 54, 74, 161,
156, 177, 304, 339,
393, 400, 488, 488,
597, 605, 667.
Teall, 219, 220.
Templeton, 164,364,
860,514 580,683.
718
Pennsylvanui Oenealogies.
Templin, 654.
Tennet, 691.
Tennent, 102.
Terry, 318.
Thaker, 451.
Thediis, 644.
TliieliDHnn, 136.
Thorn, 244, 245.
Thomas, 131, 132,
133, 145, 224, 295,
340, 433, 451, 60l-
620, 626, 670.
Thomason, 277, 283,
284.
Thompson, 3, 18, 34,
109, 126, 131, 135,
153, 155, 157, 150,
173, 223, 225, 280,
281, 322, :^1, 393,
444, 449, 451, 460,
461, 546, 580, 596,
619, 667.
Thorn, 131, 134, 320,
547, 549.
Thornburg, 450.
ThurmHn,420,425.
Tice, 164.
Tidd, 681,683.
Ti]ghman,239.
Tillman, 417.
Ti]lson,514.
Tilly, 182.
Timbeiiake, 213.
Tittle, 379.
Tobias, 619.
Todd, 1, 9, 56, 75,
100, 102, 186, 625.
Tomb, 528.
Torbert, 140, 671.
Torrance, 229.
Torrence, 60.
Towles, 69, 79, 313.
Townsend, 199, 300,
551, 555.
Trabue, 399.
Tracy, 345, 351.
Trauger, 448, 459.
Tressler, 293, 298.
Tripp, 523.
Tripple, 678.
Trimble, 317, 668.
Tritt,831.
Trosell, 453.
Trowbi]dge,403.
Truesdale, 556.
Truman, 101.
Tryon, 39.
Turbett,340.
Tucker, 248, 899, 449.
Tugard,201.
Turley, 79.
Turner, 265, 453.
Tuttle, 561.
Tyler, 44, 627.
Uhland,254.
Uhler, 602.
Ulmer, 104.
Ulp,398,411.
Uncles, 627.
Unger, 225, 643.
Updegraff, 691.
Urie, 444, 447, 448,
449, 456, 459, 519,
521.
Vail, 2.
Valentine, 344, 349.
Valodin, 577.
Van Campen, 182.
Van Cleve, 3, 5.
Vance, 311,393.
Vandivender,296,474,
679.
Van Doren, 4.
Van Dyke, 331.
Van Dwyn, 197.
Van Eroan, 111.
Van Gundy, 71.
Van Horn, 87,90,119,
120.
Van Hook, 275.
Van Riper, 2.
Vanvalzah, 530,683.
Van Vllet,273,372.
Vaughn, 279.
Veach, 570.
Veith, 103, 105.
Venable, 400.
Verdi, 528.
Vest, 458
Vickers, 11.
Viers, 452, 463.
Vincent, 346,410,432.
Vogelsang, 135.
Von Buskirk, 281.
Vondersmith, 294.
Von Treupel, 133,13(5.
Voorhees, 510.
Waddell, 402,403,413,
678.
Wade, 195, 197, 198,
199.
Wagner, 136, 647.
Waldschmid, 83.
Walker, 18, 70, 220,
242, 245, 325, 341,
387, 401, 421, 603,
539, 672, 581, 584,
590, 618, 634, 635,
636, 637, 088, 639,
666. 671.
Wall, 165.
Wallace, 54,55, 58,
60, 74, 97, 98, 124,
155, 159, 173, 207,
221, 283, 285, 286,
287, 288, 360, 366,
372, 373, 375, 376,
417, 480, 695, 807,
621-642, 677, 694.
Wallingford, 490,492.
Walsh, 72.
Ward, 429, 455, 680.
Wardwell, 688.
Warford, 377, 388.
Warner, 88, 633.
Wamock, 675.
Warren, 401.
WaiTing, 455.
Index of Surnames.
719
Washburn, 284, 449,
461.
Washington, *:i4,225,
318, 338, 357, 858,
478, 479, 480, 487,
685.
Waters, 16.
Watson, 18, 69,76, 79,
111, 141, 249, 250,
809, 338, 410, 519,
580, 559, 683.
Watts, 119.
Wa«gh,28,72,79,80,
81, 136, 314, 635,
661.
Weakley, 26.
Weatherly, 44.
Weaver, 254, 432, 454,
608, 651 .
Webb, 134, 140.
Webber, 139.
Webster, 152,153,431,
446, 632, 539.
Weed, 409.
Weems, 150.
Weidler,26l.
Weidman,502.
Weigle, 614.
Weir, 628-632, 648.
Weiser, 494, 498.
Weiss, 601 , 683, 686.
Weizgarver, 215.
Wellendorf , 524.
Welles, 215, 669.
Wells, 76, 188, 293,
878, 440.
Welsh, 304, 382, 651.
Welshofer, 307.
Wenner, 441.
Wesley, 236.
West, 15, 17, 677.
Westbrook. 224.
Westcott, 179.
Wetherill, 501.
Wever, 272.
Wbeaton, 235.
Wheeler, 553,557,589,
White, 65,71,156,164,
166, 400, 519, 596,
598, 599, 669.
Whiteliead,518.
Whitehill, 118, 120,
172, 274, 498, 504,
505.
Whiteley, 215.
Whitenian, 273. ,
Whiteside, 76, 156,
163, 172, 181, 271,
573.
Whitfield, 152.
Whitlock, 134, 137.
Whitmore, 617.
Whitney, 610.
Whittlesey, 345.
Wickard, 455.
Wickersham, 263.
Wicklen,420.
W idener, 495.
Wiggin, 385, 388,
Wiggins, 657-663.
Wilcox, 326.
Willar, 676.
Willard. 684.
Willets, 320, 469. ,
Wiley, 456.
Wilmoth, 587.
WlESTLING, 95, 629,
631, 643-^656.
Wikoff, 120.
Wilhelm, 308, 818,
814.
Wilkins,181, 483,515,
522, 523.
Williams, 5, 98, 99,
135, 198, 215, 236,
284, 367, 377, 436,
454, 515, 521, 528,
535, 551, 661, 694,
697.
Williamson, 26, 141,
370, 371, 887, 430,
431,529,536,668.
Willis, 365, 550, 551,
555.
Wills, 120, 621, 628,
626, 627.
Willson,221,222.
Wilson, 2,10,19,20,
51, 53, 64, 67, 138,
155, 161, 164, 177
185, 221, 222, 248,
249, 252, 272, 800,
317, 324, 829, 330,
332, 841, 347, 454,
484, 509, 530, 588,
563, 567, 582, 5S7,
591, 597, 606, 664-^
679,681,682,695.
Winchel, 623, 625.
Winebrenner,3] 2,559
560,606.
Wing, 168.
Wingerd, 656.
Wingert, 690.
Winship, 680,681 ,682,
684.
Winslow, 684.
Winters, 4, 186, 665.
Winthrop, 878.
Wiseman, 548.
Wishart, 527.
Wistar, 87.
Withers, 648.
Witte, 299.
Witman, 498,504,507,
508.
Witherspoon, 212.
Withrow,677.
Wolcott, 205.
Wolf , 45, 46, 433, 468,
558, 567, 615, 687.
Wolfersberger, 258,
602,604.
Wonderly. 55.
Worrall, 278, 868.
Wood, 87, 187, 188,
278, 482, 504, 649.
Woodburn,447,550.
720
Pennsylvania Genealogies.
WoodhuII, 373.
Woodrow, 387.
Woods, 177, 178,181,
189, 190.
Wool, 627.
Work, 232.
Workman, 450.
Worst, 453.
Worth, 662.
Wray, 121, 236.
Wrenshall, 478, 480.
Wright, 29, 67, 118,
134, 138, 139, 184,
194, 195, 213, 214,
218, 219, 345, 351,
888,401,410,684.
Wyckoff, 379.
Wyeth, 218,680-688.
Wylie, 191, 546, 547,
596.
Wynkoop, 575.
Yerkes, 41,42.
Yesler, 614.
Yetter,94.
Yin^ling, 81.
Young, 1,74,110,116,
206, 213, 215, 276,
296, 488, 519, 564,
628, 665, 678.
Youngblood , 444,445.
Younghaus, 644.
Youse, 646, 647, 648,
652.
Youtz, 552.
Yung, 136.
Yunker, 103.
Zacharias, 262.
Zahm, 294,495.
Zeagly, 609.
Zed wick, 434.
Zeller, 103.
Ziegler, 298, 307, 308,
614, 615, 656.
Zimmerman , 257,577,
605.
Zinn, 254, 257, 261,
262.
Zoll, 76.
Zollinger, 311.
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