Harrison County, Ohio - Chapter with an unread heading (no. 9 of those read), 1900 (part 7 of 9)

JAMES McDIVITT, removed from Westmoreland county, Penn., to North township, Harrison county, Ohio, about 1820; had issue, five sons, of whom the youngest: James, b. in Westmoreland county, Penn., Dec. 25, 1810; settled in North township, Harrison county, where he d. March 19, 1874; m. about 1830, Anna Birney, b. in Green township, 1808; d. Oct. 15, 1862; daughter of John Birney (had issue, ten children, of whom five died in infancy, of the others: i. Margaret, m. James Nixon; li. Elizabeth, m. William Nixon, and settled in Stock township; iii. John, b. March 10, 1845; settled in Monroe township; m. June 24, 1875, Martha M. Easterday, a native of Harrison county, daughter of David and Mary Easterday; iv. Nancy, m. Thomas Cummings, and settled at Topeka, Kan.; v. ).

SAMUEL McDowell, probably b. in Ireland, 1769; emigrated to America and settled in Washington county, Penn.; removed before 1808 to Athens township, Harrison county, Ohio, where he died; m. in Pennsylvania, Jane Moreland; had issue: 1. Nancy, m. James McAdams; 2. Samuel; 3. William, b. Nov. 6, 1808; d. May 21, 1869; m. Sept. 19, 1842, Hannah Watters, daughter of John W. Watters, a resident of Delaware county, Ohio (had issue: i. Sarah-J., m. John Culbertson; ii. Mary-A., m. T. E. Johnson; iii. Samuel-Madison, b. March 6, 1851; iv. Emma, m. Dr. Thompson; v. Frances- A.; vi. Florence-A., twin sister to Frances); 4. James; 5. John; 6. Sarah, m. William Reed; 7. Susan-J., m. Smith Watson.

I. John, b. about 1746; d. near Cadiz, Ohio, April 13, 1835; emigrated to America about 1774, and settled near West Middletown, Hopewell township, Washington county, Penn.; m. Margaret Sharp, b. 1751; d. April 26, 1826; daughter of John and Agnes Sharp, of Washington county, Penn. (or of George Sharp, who served from Washington county as a captain in the Revolution) ; removed to Cadiz township, Harrison county, Ohio, 1800; had issue: 1. Samuel-B., b. 1779; d. March 19, 1855; m. 1836, Sarah McFadden, daughter of Dr. Samuel and Nancy Logan McFadden; 2. George-S., b. 1784; d. Feb. 21, 1844; m. Ruth Collins, daughter of David and Ann Workman Collins; 3. John, b. 1789-90; d. Aug. 30, 1857; m. 1815, Mary Dunlap, b. In Maryland or in Fayette county, Penn., 1788-89; d. March 22, 1858; daughter of Adam and Rebecca Work Dunlap (had issue: i. Adam, b. 1815; d. July 17, 1873; ii. John- J., b. Oct. 21, 1820; settled in Athens township; m. Feb. 28, 1844, Esther Clifford, daughter of John Clifford, a native of Ireland [had issue: Mary, m. Adam McConnell; Margaret- Jane, b. July 12, 1846; m. Robert Dunlap; Rebecca- Ann, m. Samuel Dunlap; John-C; Geoi-ge-D.; Edwin-Stanton; Sarah, m. Samuel McFadden; Adam; and Samuel-W.] ; iii. Samuel-R., b. Oct. 10, 1825; m. May 7, 1851. Martha Robb, daughter of William and Warnick Robb; iv. George; settled in Cadiz township; m. 1860, Mary Croskey, daughter of William and Mary Croskey, of Green township; v. Margaret, m. John McFadden, b. Oct. 10, 1810; d. in Cadiz, July 4, 1881; vi. Rebecca; vii. Mary, m. William Hamilton, and settled at Cadiz; viii. Sarah, m. John Porterfield, and settled at St. Clairsville; ix. Jane; x. Esther, m.

Oct. 11, 1855, Catharine Henderson hollin; iii. Alexander, b. Sept. 19, 1818; (had issue by first wife: i. Thompson, settled at Cadiz; m. June 29, 1846, b. June 7, 1830; m. Nov. 23, 1854, Eliza- Elizabeth Barger, daughter of Valenbeth Dickerson, daughter of John and tine Barger [had issue: Joseph; Mary- Eliza McFadden Dickerson; ii. Joseph; Jane; Martha- A., m. J.-Law McPadden; settled in Cadiz township; iii. Mary, m. and Elza] ; iv. Mary; v. George; vi.

county. Ohio, about 1800-3; m. Eliza- Crawford; vii. Henry; settled in Kanbeth Buchanan (had issue: i. Sarah, m. gas; viii. Nancy- J.; ix. Elizabeth); 12.

McKeever; 7. Elizabeth, m. Samuel Mc- d. in Cadiz; daughter of .lames Mc- Fadden (had issue: i. John); 8. Nancy, Intosh; had issue, among others: Samm. McBroom; 9. Mary, m. uel. b. 17S2: d. 1861; m. Lydia Stafford,

III. .Joseph, b. 1757; d. near Cadiz. America about 1820. and first settled at Ohio, Nov. 17, 1835; settled near West Philadelphia. removing thence to Cadiz, Middletown, Penn., about 1774; and Ohio, 1831; had issue: 1. George, d. thence removed to Harrison county, 1868; m. Charlotte Elliott; 2. Sarah, d.

and Elizabeth Karg Poore (the latter a native of York county, Penn., whose parents had come from Brunswick, Germany; the former a descendant of John Poore, of Newburyport, who emigrated from England to Massachusetts, in 1635); (had issue: i. Charles-Poore, b. 1843; d. Oct. 7, 1866; ii. Henry-Hunter, m. [1st] Sarah Craig; m. [2d] Emma Beall; iii. Frances, m. John J. Hanna; iv. Isabelle, m. Charles W. Kinsey, and settled at Oakland, Cal.; v. Elizabeth-T.; vi. John-F., m. Laura Samson; settled at Columbus; vii. George-B., m. lona Huffman; settled at Fresno, Cal.; viii. Samuel-Fleming); 3. Isabella, d. 1883; m. William L. Sharp, and settled at Steubenvllle; 4. Letitia, b. 1812; d. April 13, 1883; m. Joseph R. Hunter (see Hunter Family); 5. Jane, d. 1895; m. 1836, Dr. William C. Johnson, and settled at Marion, Ohio; 7. Margaret, d. 1895; m. 1838, Samuel Craig, and settled at Cambridge, Ohio; 8. Mary, d. 186 - ; m. Rev. Hugh Forsythe.

America: 1. Alexander; 2. Samuel, b. 1778; d. July 2, 1837; m. near Middletown, Washington county, Penn.. Elizabeth Jamison, b. 1785-86; d. Dec. 24, 1837; daughter of John and Sarah Mc- Fadden (II) Jamison; removed to Harrison county, Ohio, before 1815 (had issue: i. Alexander; settled in Kansas; ii. Elizabeth, m. John Dickerson, of Athens township; iii. Jane, m. Adam Dickerson, and settled in Athens township; iv. Margaret, m. Adam Dunlap, and settled in Athens township; v. Sarah, m. 1829, Samuel Carnahan, of Cadiz township; vi. .Tames, b. Jan. 5, 1805; d. June 15, 1874; m. in Washington county, Penn., Mary Law, b. Nov. 19, 1808; daughter of Robert and Mary Jamison Law. the former a native of Scotland [had issue: Samuel, b. Oct. 12, 1830; m. (1st) 1854. Mary Richev. b. 1835; d. Feb. 24, 1872; daughter of John M. Richey; m. (2d) 1876. Eliza J. Richey, sister of Mary Richey: Mary; Robert; settled in Logan county, Ohio; William; James, b. Sept. 20, 1841; m. 1866. Arabella Richey. daughter of John M. and Ann Collins Richey; John, b. March 18, 1845; m. 1870. Margaret E. Morgan, daughter of Marshall and Ellen Morgan; Jamison-Law, b. July 16, 1851; d. Nov. 18, 1887; m. Aug. 26, 1874, Elizabeth Barger]; vii. John; b. in Harrison county, 1807; d. at Millersburg. Holmes county, Ohio, 1893 (see William Sharp Family); 2. Nancy, b. 1810; d. Oct. 10, 1875; m. 1829, John Cunningham, son of David and Mary McLaughlin Cunningham.

ROBERT McFARLAND, a native of Ireland, of Scottish descent, emigrated to America, and settled near Taylorstown, Washington county, Penn., in 1794, removing to Ohio some years later; m. Elizabeth Ferguson; had issue, among others: 1. William, b. 1795; d. 1878, near New Athens, Ohio, where he had located in 1824; served as a member of the Ohio Legislature; m. in Belmont county 1823, Elizabeth Henderson, b. 1800; d. 1867; daughter of Andrew and Martha Henderson, of Pennsylvania (had issue: i. Andrew; ii. Mary; iii. Martha; iv. Elizabeth, v. James; vi. William-Henderson, a United Presbyterian minister, b. June 14, 1832; settled at Cambridge, Ohio;

New Athens; m. 1856, Rev. Jonathan Sharp McCready, b. near New Galilee, Beaver county, Penn., April 15, 1828; d. Sept. 7, 1864, from wounds received in the battle of the Wilderness, where he served as captain of Company H, 126th O. V. I.; son of Hugh McCready, of Pennsylvania; settled in Cadiz, Ohio, where he first served as minister in the Seceder (or Associate Presbyterian) Church, and later in the United Presbyterian Church; viii. Robert; ix. Nancy; x. Sarah); 2. Mary, died in Harrison county, in her eighty-seventh year; 3. (a daughter), d. in infancy.

township, Jefferson county (now Lee township, Carroll county, Ohio) in 181S; m. March 17, 1791, Ann Thompson, b. In Harford county, Md., 1772; d. in Columbiana county, Ohio, 1863; daughter of Thomas Thompson; had issue: 1. Elizabeth, d. aged ninety-six; m. (Isf) Thomas Magattogan; m. (2d) Benjamin Toland; 2. Mary, d. in Schuyler county. 111., aged seventy-five; m. Charles Lucy; 3. Sarah, d. in Morgan county, Ohio; m. Samuel Hill; 4. John, d. In Columbiana county, Ohio; 5. Martha, d. in Illinois; m. John Mayes; 6. Mai'garet, d. in Kentucky; m. George Lucy, brother to Charles Lucy; 7. Thomas, d. in Colorado; m. Margaret Brown; 8. " Dillie "-Ann. d. aged twenty-two; 9. Mark, d. in Minneapolis, Minn., m. Louisa Daniels; 10. Stephen, d. in Harrison county. Ohio; 11. William-H., b. March 3, 1812, in Harford county, Md.; removed first to Jefferson county, and in 1843 to North township, Harrison county, Ohio; served as a member of the Ohio Legislature; m. in Stark county, Ohio, Elizabeth Brown, a native of Kentucky, of Scotch-Irish descent, daughter of James Brown (had issue: i. .lames-B.; ii. Henrietta, m. William H. H. Masters, of Scio; iii. George-W. ; iv. Samuel-B., b. near Connotton, Harrison county, Nov. 25, 1847; settled in Cadiz; served in the Ohio Legislature; m. August, 1872. Jennie E. Johnson, of Carroll county; v. Elizabeth-Margaret, m. W. E. Clendenning. of Harrison county; vi. William-Thomas) .

JAMES McGREW. a native of Western Virginia, settled in Jefferson county, Ohio, about 1832; m. April 26, 1824, Mary Pentecost, a native of West Virginia, d. in Harrison county, Ohio, 1840; had issue: 1. Alexander; 2. Murray; 3. William, b. in Hancock countv, West Va.. April 6, 1828; settled in Green township, Harrison county; m. (1st) Oct. 26. 1848. Cvnthia Corbin. d. Jan. 26, 1885; m. (2d) March 31, 1887, Martha Kane, dau^rhter of William Kane, of Cadiz; 4. James; 5. Joseph.

ROBERT McKEE. of Scotch-Irish descent, was a native of Redstone, Fayette county. Pennsylvania, where he m., 1806. Rachel Wills; was one of twelve children: settled in Archer township. Harrison county, Ohio, about 1807; had issue, among others: 1.

RICHARD McKIBBEN, a native of Pennsylvania, of Irish descent; settled at Warrentown, Jefferson county, Ohio, about 1790: a short time afterward removed to Belmont county, Ohio; thence to Moorefield township, Harrison county, Ohio, and finally removed to Morgan county, Ohio, where he d. 1827; m.

Robison: m. (3d) Sarah Brokaw; had issue by third wife: 1. Richard: 2. .Tospph; 3' Samuel; 4. Thomas: 5. William; 6. Rebecca: 7. Jane: 8. George, b. in Jefferson county, Ohio, Sept. 15, 1804: settled in Moorefield township,

(4th) Jane Beall; d. 1S87 (had issue by first wife: i. Jesse, settled in Illinois; had issue by second wife: ii. George, settled in Nottingham township, Harrison county; iii. John, b. Jan. 27, 1833; settled in Moorefield township; m. Jan. 3, 1856, Isabelle McMillan, b. Oct. 6, 1829; daughter of Charles and Rosanna Gilmore McMillan, natives of Ireland, who came to Harrison county from New York; had issue by third wife: iv. William; v. Eleanor; vi. RichardJ.

JOHN Mclaughlin, b. in Washington county, Penn., Nov. 4. 1774; d. at Adena, Jefferson county, Ohio, Nov. 10, 1860; settled in Ohio in 1801, removing to Adena the following year; served as a spy from Pittsburg to Wheeling, W. Va., during the Indian Wars; served in the Ohio Legislature for eight consecutive years, and in the State Ssnate the same length of time; m. about 1799, Anna Johnstone, d. June 6, 1849; had issue, thirteen children, among whom: 1. James, b. 1814; d. Aug. 25, 1865; m. Sarah J. Kerr, a native of Harrison county, daughter of Samuel and Annie Smith Kerr (had issue: i, William-B.; settled in Adena; ii. Ann-E., m. Lewis Bernhard, and settled in Harrison county; iii. Mary-E., m. William Courtright, and settled in Franklintown, Ohio; iv. Nancy- J., m. J. C. McNary, and settled in Unionport, Ohio; v. Sarnuel-K., b. in Adena, Sept. 12, 1846; m. May 22, 1872, Mary Belle Snider, a native of Green township, daughter of Samuel and Hannah Snider; settled in Harrison county, 1875: served in the Ohio Legislature, 1894-98) : 7. Sarah-A., m. H. W. Parks, of Hopedale: 8. Jos^ph- S., settled in Jefferson county; 9.Marj^- Emma, m. R. G. Dean, and settled in Om.aha, Neb.

ROBERT MCMILLAN, a native of Pennsylvania, removed to Jefferson county, Ohio, 1816, and in 1818 to Nottingham township, Harrison county, where he d. 1854; m. (1st) in Pennsvlvania, Nancy Mitchell, d. 1840; m. (2d) Mary Boyd. d. 1844; m. (3d) Ellen Moore; had issue by first wife: 1. John, b. 1800; d. in Nottingham township, April 5, 1881; m. 1822, Elizabeth Peacock; d. Oct. 4, 1882; daughter of Eli Peacock (had issue: i. Robert-N.; ii. Thomas, b. June 9, 1826; settled at Deersville. in 1865; m. Dec. 23, 1852, Martha Ross, daughter of James and

ELIAS McNAMEE, of Scotch-Irish descent; emigrated from Pennsylvania, and settled in Freeport, Ohio; m. Mary Delaney, of French descent; had issue: 1. Amzi, b. Dec. 25, 1825; m. Mary Ellen Harvey, whose parents came from Maryland; b. 1823; d. 1886 (had issue: i. John; ii. Elias-B., m. Eva May Weeks).

. ANDREW McNEELY (whose father emigrated from Ireland to America before the Revolution), b. in Berks county, Penn., 1772; d. in Cadiz township, Harrison county. Ohio, 1858, where he had settled in 1802; served as a member of the Ohio Legislature four years; m. in Philadelphia, 1800, Sarah Bettle, b. 1772; d. 1852, a native of that city: had issue, among others: 1. Cyrus, b. in Cadiz township, Harrison county. May 27, 1809; laid out the town of Hopedale, Harrison county, 1849, where he settled in that year; m. May 19, 1837, Jane Donaldson, b. 1807; d. 1887; a native of Cincinnati (had issue: i. Lorenzo; ii. Bryant; both died young).

GEORGE McPECK. b. 1778; d. April 20, 1858; removed from Westmoreland county. Penn., to Harrison countv, Ohio, in 1844; his wife b. 1785; d. April 27, 1869; they were m. Sept. 6, 1803; had issue, six sons and three daughters, of whom: I. William, settled in Union county, Ohio. II. George, b. in Westmoreland county, Penn.. Oct. 24, 1808: came to Harrison countv. Ohio, in November, 1829. and settled at Hanover, thence removed to Archer township, where he d, March 24, 1886; m. (1st) Oct. 6, 1831, Jane Endsley, d. Aug. 22. 1852, daughter of John and Jane Blaine Endsley; m. (2d) Oct. 6, 1853, Mrs. Barbara Endsley (widow of m. (3d) Mrs. Catherine A. Lyons Cald-

John Endsley, father of Jane Endsley McPeck, was b. 1776; first settled WILLIAM MALLERNEE, a native in Cumberland county, Penn., where he of Maryland, settled in Jefferson

Penn.. and thence, in 1808, to Archer I. Emanuel, b. in Maryland, Nov. 3, township, Harrison county, Ohio, where 1779; removed to Nottingham townhe died April 29, 1835; had issue: 1. ship, Harrison county, Ohio, about 1829,

THOMAS MANSFIELD, a native of England, b. 1757; emigrated to America, and settled in Maryland before the Revolution; removed to Westmoreland county, Penn., and in 1797 settled on what was known as the Dorsey Flats, in Jefferson county, Ohio, where he d.June, 1844 (his two elder brothers served in the Revolutionary War; his brother Samuel served in the War of 1812) ; m. Mary Hill, b. 1767; d. 1854; had issue, among others: 1. William-L., b. in Jefferson county, November, 1810; settled in Green township. Harrison county, in 1866; m. 1840, Harriet Harrah, daughter of James G. Harrah (had issue: i. Margaret-J., m. A. Moore: ii. Thomas-B. , served in the Civil War; settled in Iowa; iii. James-Harvey, d. 1876; iv. Mary-Ellis, m. Alonzo Hoobler; v. Nettie, m. John Mansfield, and settled in Steubenville; vi. Addie-R., m. William Hall).

ARTHUR MARTIN, b. in Ireland, 1771; emigrated to America and first settled in Lancaster county, Penn.; removed to Harrison county, Ohio, about 1817, locating in Cadiz township, where he d. 1826; m. in Lancaster county, Margaret Urey, a native of Pennsylvania, b. 1773; d. 1856; her grandfather, George Urey, served in the Revolutionary War; had issue: 1. Ann; 2. Mary, m. Washington Ourant. and settled in Cadiz township; 3. Edward; 4. John- H., b. in Pennsylvania; m. 1840. Harriet Hitchcock, b. in Harrison county, Nov. 6, 1819, daughter of Samuel and Isabella Moore Hitchcock (had issue: i. Albert, served in the Civil War; settled in Jay county. Md.; ii. Margaret; iii. Samuel; iv. Edward; v. John; vi. George; vii. Belle, m. John P. Mehollin; viii. .Jane, m. John Jamison; ix. James, settled in Athens' township; x. Mary, m. Joseph D. Clark; settled in Colorado); 5. George, b. in Harrison county, Ohio, March 1, 1817; m. Jan. 3, 1853, Rachel H. Kennedy, b. 1831. in Tuscarawas county. Ohio; d. 1881; a daughter of John and Matilda Kennedy.

Samuel Hitchcock, father of Harriet Martin, was b. 1788; d. Feb. 7, 1879. in Harrison county, where he had settled 1808; m. Isabella Moore, b. 1788; d. Feb. 2. 1851; they had twelve children, among whom were John and Harriet.

PETER MARTIN, a native of New Jersey, b. 1764; m. in Virginia, Elizabeth Heberling, a native of Maryland, b. 1770; removed to Short Creek township, Harrison county, Ohio, about 1822, where they died, the former in 1837, the latter in 1854; had issue: 1. Luther; 2. Nancy; 3. Sarah; 4. John, b. in Jefferson county, Va., Nov. 5, 1805; 5. Elizabeth; 6. Jacob; 7. Susan; 8. William; 9. George, settled near Zanesville; 10. Jesse, b. July 29, 1819; settled in Green township; m. Oct. 18, 1853, Elizabeth Scarborough, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Harris Scarborough, of Green township.

issue: 1. Abraham, b. in Westmoreland county, Penn., Oct. 22, 1806; removed with his parents to Archer township, Harrison county, Ohio; located in Green township, April. 1837, where he d. Feb. 16. 1889; m. 1833, Mary Brown, b. April 14, 1808; d. Dec. 17. 1890; had issue: 1. Jane; 2. John; 3. Nancy-Ann; 4. Hugh-B.; 5. Wesley; 6. Alfred-S., b. Feb. 18, 1853; settled at Folks' Station, Green township; m. Sept. 14. 1881, Jennie R. Pry. daughter of Robert Pry, a resident of Pennsylvania, who afterward settled in Wellsburg, W. Va. IL

JAMES MAXWELL, a native of Ireland or Scotland, emierated to America and settled near Baltimore, Md.: had issue: John, James, Hugh, George, Robert. Of these children, James Maxwell removed to Pennsylvania, where he was married; had issue:

WILLIAM MAXWELL, a native of Ireland, as was also his wife, emigrated to America, and settled in Virginia before the Revolutionary War: had issue: 1. James, b. in Virginia: d. in Nottingham township, Harrison county, Ohio, 1868; settled in Jefferson county, before 1838, and thence removed to Harrison: m. in Virginia, Hannah Pollock, d. July 23, 1886 (had issue: i. David; ii. Mary-Jane; iii. Walker; iv. John; v. Elizabeth; vi. Margaret; vii. Henry: viii. James, b. in Nottingham township. April 26, 1838; m. (1st) Dec. 14, 1859. Elizabeth McCullough, of Nottingham township; m. (2d) Sarah Willison, of Washington township. Harrison county; ix. William; X. Rachel): 2. William: 3. Henry; 4. Alexander; 5. John; 6. Margaret; 7. Elizabeth.

The parents of Ann Eliza Mears, Thomas and Mary Amelia Mitchell Thompson, were natives of county Down, Ireland, where they were m. 1816; emigrating to America and settling in New York the same year; removed to Harrison county, Ohio, 1820, locating three miles west of Freeport; the former was b. 1782; d. Sept. 12. 1828; the latter was b. Dec. 20, 1780: d. Aug. 17, 1865: had issue: 1. Ann-Eliza, b. June 7. 1819; d. Sept. 28, 1861; ni. Robert Mears; 2. Robert, b. 1821; d. March 15, 1885: m. Louisa Carruthers;

JOHN MEGAW, a native of Ireland, emigrated to America about 1775; served in the Revolutionary War. entering the American army immediately after his arrival; removed from Westmoreland county. Penn.,to North township. Harrison county. Ohio, about 1814; m. Jane Hamilton: had issue:

JOSEPH MEHOLLIN, a native of Ireland, of Scottish descent; settled at Smithfield, Jefferson county, Ohio, before 1800, where he died; had issue: I. Joseph, d. aged sixty-five years; settled in Cadiz township; m. Margaret Mc- Fadden, b. 1789; d. 1877; had issue, among others: 1. John, b. in Cadiz township, 1818; d. 1900; m. Elizabeth McFadden (had issue: i. Samuel, b. Sept. 28, 1846; m. (1st) 1871, Mary Nash, b. 1853; d. 1879; daughter of Samuel Nash, of Cassville; m. (2d) Belle Smith, daughter of Archibald Smith, of Dickerson's Mills, Harrison county; ii. Joseph; iii. Mary-Margaret, m. Leonard Rowland, of Cadiz township; iv. John-Findley, b. in Cadiz township, March 17, 1856; m. 1878, Belle Martin, daughter of John and Harriet Martin, of Cadiz township) ; 2. Sarah, m. William Jamison, and settled in Cadiz township; ?,. Margaret, m. George Tarbot, and settled near Moorefield.

MICAJAH MERRYMAN. of German descent, b. in Maryland, April 25. 1775; removed to Smithfield, Jefferson county, Ohio, about 1815; later settled in Archer township, Harrison county, and subsequently removed to Tuscarawas county. Ohio, where he d. 1847; served in the War of 1812; m. 1811. Snyder, b. in Maryland, March, 1795, daughter of Martin and Mary Ann Snyder, natives of that State; had issue, among others: 1. John, b. in Cadiz township, July 26, 1823; settled in Archer township; m. Mary Shivers, b. in Nottingham township. Aug. 22. 1S24, daughter of John and Elizabeth Shivers, pioneers of Harrison county, whence th^y came from Maryland (had issue: i. Martha, m. James B. Rogers, and settled at Cadiz; ii. Caroline; iii. Alexander; iv. Hannah, m. George English; v. Jackson; vi. Elizabeth, m. Lincoln Blair, and settled in Stock township; vii. ,Teremiah-C., settled in Nottingham township; viii. Lafayette; ix. Sarah-M.. m. James Love, and settled in Sauk Centre, Minn.; x. John).

JOHN PETER MIKESELL, a native of Frederick (now Carroll) county, Md.; d. in Rumley township, Harrison county. July 15, 1846. where he had settled in 1816; son of John Mikesell,

I. Daniel, b. in Frederick county, Md., 1788; came with his parents to Harrison county; settled in German township, where he d. 1854; m. 1817, Susannah Lowmiller, b. in Dauphin county, Penn., 1796; daughter of John and Catherine Lowmiller, who settled in Harrison county before 1810; had issue: 1. Catherine; 2. Elizabeth; 3. Sarah; 4. John, b. Feb. 22, 1822; m. May 1, 1849, Susannah Mikesell, b. in Rumley township, Feb. 15, 1824, daughter of Peter and Mary A. Long Mikesell, who removed from Frederick county, Md., to Harrison county, before 1810 (had issue: i. O.-B.; settled at Germano, Harrison county; ii. Rebecca-Margaret; iii. H.-A., b. March 8, 1851; m. 1874, Sarah C. Wood, b. Sept. 22, 1852, daughter of Ellis and Elizabeth Shearer Wood, of Carroll county; iv. Andrew- B., settled in Rumley township: v. Daniel-D., a minister, settled at Parker's Landing, Penn.; vi. Samuel-H., settled in Greensville, Penn.; vii. John-0.; viii. Joseph-M., settled in Washington county, Penn.; ix. Clement-E. ; x. Clayton-L.; xi. Jesse-L.); 5. Henry, b. Aug. 27, 1824; served in the Civil War: m. May 20.1856,E.W. Gault.b. Feb. 2S. 1831, daughter of John and Nancy McKinsey Gault, who settled in Harrison county, in 1839; 6. Susannah; 7. Rebecca; 8. Margaret; 9. Abigail; 10. Eliza- J. II. David. III. John, b. 1801; settled in Rumley township before 1828. where he d. 1836; m. Margaret Lowmiller, b. 1805; d. 1876: daughter of John and Susannah Ulerich Lowmiller; had issue: 1. Mary-Ann; 2. Susanna, b. in Rumley township, Oct. 11, 1828; m.

May, 1847, Thomas W. Ramsouer, b. in Rumley township, 1820; d. in Jewett, 1880; son of John and Catherine H. Ramsouer (had issue: i. Josiah-A.; ii. John-William; iii. Margaret-C; Iv. Sabella-J.; v. Harden-Miller, settled in Massillon, Ohio; vi. Daniel-D.; vii. Hester-A., m. Wm. Custer Edwards; settled in Dennison, Ohio; viii. Lauretta-F.; ix. Susan-Maria, m. Richey Osborn); 3. Isabella, m. William Manbeck; 4. Elizabeth, m. Isaac McCloud, and settled in Kansas; 5. Jacob; settled in Jefferson county, Ohio; 6. Daniel. IV. Jacob. V. Joseph. VI. Catherine. VII. Hannah. VIII. Mary. IX. Sarah.

WILLIAM MILLER, born in the North of Ireland; emigrated to America, and settled in Huntingdon county, Penn., about 1789; m. Rebecca Wylie; had issue: 1. James; 2. Samuel; 3. Joseph; 4. Benson: 5. Margaret; 6. Isabel; 7. Martha, d. 1873; m. John L. Martin, son of John and Elizabeth Livingston Martin, of Mifflin county, Penn. (had issue: i. Rebecca- Jane, m. 1861, Lyons F. Grider; ii. John, m. Jane Johnson; iii. Samuel; iv. William; v. Joseph); 8, Hester; 9. Rebecca.

I. John, b. in county Down, Ireland, Nov. 18, 1766; emigrated to America and before 1811 settled in .Jefferson county, Ohio, removing thence to Carroll county, where he d. April 29, 1853; had issue, among others: 1. William, b. Sept. 1, 1811; removed to New Athens, where he d. 1864; m. 1844, Sarah Ann Cannon, b. July 27, 1820 (had issue: i. Rachel-Jane; ii. James-Allen; iii. Moses-Cannon; iv. John-Sullivan; v. Jesse-Lewis; settled in Kansas; vi. Mary-E., m. Dr. J. H. Irwin; settled in Oregon; vii. Nancy-Priscilla, m. Dr. James A. Calhoon, and settled at Pittsburg; viii. Robert-Emmett) : 2. Alexander, settled in Carroll county (had issue, among others: i. Thomas; ii. Shane).

GEORGE MILLS, a native of Ireland or Scotland, emigrated to America and first settled in Pennsylvania, where he m. Elizabeth Caldwell, a native of Ireland; removed to Jefferson county, Ohio, before 1816; had issue: 1. George; 2. William; 3. John, b. Feb. 23, 1816; m.

ROBERT MINTIER, b. in Pennsylvania, 1791, of Scotch-Irish descent; removed to Belmont county, Ohio, before 1819, where several of his children were born; located in Short Creek township, Harrison county, about 1831, where he d. 1870; m. in Belmont county, 1819, Elizabeth Hammond, b. 1798; d. 1863; daughter of Robert and Jane Hammond; had issue: 1. Alexander; 2. Joseph, b. in Jefferson county, Oct. 2-5, 1822; in 1854 located in Bureau county; settled in Short Creek township in 1862; m. (1st) 1846, Eleanor Campbell, d. 1853; daughter of William and Ellen Campbell, of Belmont county, Ohio (who had removed there from Washington county, Penn.); m. (2d) 1854, Eliza Jane Carrick, b. in Short Creek township; daughter of James (d. 1885) and Martha Pennell Carrick (the former having come to Ohio from Pennsylvania); (had issue by first wife: i. Elizabeth; ii. Martha, settled in Leavenworth, Kan.; iii. Robert; had Issue by second wife: iv. Sarah-Belle; V. James-C, settled at Oberlin, Decatur county, Kan.; vi. Josephine, m. Alonzo Eli, and settled in Athens township; vii. Milton-S.; viii. Minerva- Jeanette; ix. Oscar-Glenn); 3. Thomas, settled in Muskingum county. Ohio; 4. William, d. in infancy; 5. John, settled in Belmont county; 6. James, b. March 9, 1829: served in the Civil War; settled in Short Creek township, in 1859; m. (1st) Oct. 26, 1854, Eliza Ann Kibble, d. 1855; m. (2d) Oct. 27, 1858, Mary Barnett, of Guernsey county, Ohio; d. 1865; m. (3d) Aug. 16, 1866, Elizabeth A. Davis, b. in Belmont county; daughter of John and Eleanor J. Israel Davis (the former d. in Jefferson county, in October, 1884; the latter also died in 1884; the maternal grandparents of Elizabeth Davis were Germans; her great-grandfather. Robert Israel, was an offlcer in the Revolutionary War); 7. Mary, m. John Hanna, of New Athens; 8. Martha, twin sister to Mary, d. young: 9. Eliza- Jane, m. James Henderson, and settled at Harrisville, Ohio; 10. Robert- Johnson, settled in Kansas; 11. Esther, m. .Joseph Shepard. and settled in Iowa; 12. David, b. Feb. 3, 1841, settled in

Short Creek township; served in the Civil War; m. Sept. 26, 1867, Margaret Jane Richey, daughter of Alexander and Eliza Haneway (b. 1810; d. 1839) Richey (the former d. in Muskingum county, Ohio, March, 1867; the grandfather of Margaret Jane Richey, Andrew Richey, was one of the first settlers in Harrison county, and died there.

JOHN MITCHELL, b. 1774; a native of Ireland or Scotland; emigrated to America and first settled in Maryland; removed to Steubenville, Ohio, before 1816, and later located in Archer township, Harrison county, where he d. April 12, 1844; m. Mary Hines, b. 1782;, d. 1850; daughter of Rudolph Hines, of Cadiz township, Harrison county; had issue, among others: 1. Robert, b. in Archer township, Jan. 5, 1816; m. Jan. 2, 1845, Eliza Jane Atkinson, b. June 16, 1823; daughter of James Atkinson, of Archer township (had issue: i. Jane, b. Oct. 31, 1845; d. June 30, 1871; m. Feb. 2, 1865, John Biggar; ii. John-R., b. March 11, 1847; iii. James-A., b. March 13, 1851; iv. William, b. Aug. 19, 1853; V. Mary-E., b. Sept. 2, 1855; m. (1st) Clarence Haverfield; m. (2d) Hamilton Lisle).

MATTHEW MITCHELL, b. in Ireland, where he m. Jennie McDill; emigrated to America, and, about 1785, settled in Washington county, Penn.; removed to Harrison county, Ohio, before 1806, subsequently returning to Pennsylvania, where both himself and wife died: had issue, among others:

I. John, b. April 6, 1787. in Washington county, Penn.; d. 1865. in Harrison county, where he had settled in 1816; m. Margaret McGee, b. about 1790; d. 1875; had issue: 1. Jane, m. Abraham Corban, and settled near Cassville; 2. Matthew, settled in Noble county, Ohio; 3. Nancy; 4. Rose-Ann, m. John Chamberlain, and settled in Poweshiek county, Iowa; 5. Morris, settled in Knox county, Illinois; 6. Elizabeth; 7. Margaret-Ann, m. John Nash; settled near Cassville, Ohio (had issue, six sons) ; 8. John-D., b. Nov. 22, 1825. near Cadiz; m. (1st) 1852, Rebecca Hammond, d. about 1865: m. (2d) Nov. 5, 1868, Elizabeth A. Kyle, daughter of Thomas and Jane McNary Kyle, of German township, Harrison county Ohio; 9. George; 10. Sarah, m. John

Houser, and settled in Mercer county, 111., where she died, leaving six chil- -dren; 11. Mary, m. Welling Calhoon, and settled in Crawfordsville, Ind.

AMMI MOORE, b. in New Jersey, 17G7; removed to Greene county, Penn., about 1795, and in 1S17 to Moorefield township, Harrison county, Ohio, where he d. 1823; m. Sarah Shepard, b. in Pennsylvania, 1777; d. 1841; daughter of William Shepard, a native of Pennsylvania, who had settled in the eastern part of Greene county; had issue: 1. Rebecca; 2. Mary; 3. Rachel; 4. Elizabeth; 5. Shepard; 6. John; 7. Uriah, b. in Greene county, Penn., March 4, 1814; m. Oct. 13, 1842, Mary Ann Fulton, b. April 14, 1821; daughter of Philip and Sarah Hanna Fulton, natives of Maryland, who settled in Harrison county, about 1819 (had issue: i. Sarah-A., m.

ROBERT MOORE, b. in Ireland, 1771 ; emigrated to America and first settled in New York City, 1793, thence removed to eastern Pennsylvania, and in 1795, to Jefferson county, Ohio, locating ten miles west from Steubenville: about 1800 settled in Moorefield township, Harrison county, where he d. Feb. 1, 1835: m. Mary Armstrong, b. in Ireland, 1771; d. March 22, 1851; had issue: 1. Samuel; 2. Robert- A., b. in Jefferson county, about 1800; d. in Nottingham township, 1877; m. Elizabeth Peacock, d. 1864 (had issue: i. Mary-A., m. Adams, and settled in Freeport, Harrison county; ii. Susannah; iii. Eli-Peacock, settled in Freeport township: iv. William-C. b. April 20, 1836; settled in Moorefield township; m. March 21. 1861, Rebecca J. Adams, b. Jan. 21, 1842, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Johnson Adams; v. Eliza-J.. m. Bart^f^tt, and settled in Iowa; vi. ''^obert-B.: vii. Julia-

A.); 3. John. b. in Jefferson county. Aug. 4. 1809: d. May 14. 1874: settled in Moorefield township, Harrison county: m. Elsie .Johnson, b. Oct. 6.1811: daughter of William Johnson, an early settler of Moorefield township (had issue: i. Mary, m. Jackson Rea, of Cadiz township; ii. Johnson, settled in Moorefield township; iii. Albert, b. July 7, 1841; m. June 13, 1867, Sarah McFadden, b. May 13, 1844, daughter of Samuel and Margaret Rankin McFadden); 4. William, b. Oct. 4, 1811; settled in Moorefield township; m. March 15, 1837, Lydia Delaney, b. June 7, 1820; daughter of John and Rachel Delaney, natives of Delaware, who were early settlers in Harrison county (had issue: i. Robert; ii. Sophia, m. Robert Moore; iii. Allen-D.; iv. Stewart; v. William, settled in Missouri; vi. Howard, settled in Cadiz; vii. Lucinda; viii. Lydia, m. Linard Fulton, settled in Missouri); 5. Jane; 6. Margaret; 7. Mary.

ginia or Maryland (whose grandparents m. (2d) Ellen Smith, of Harrison couaare said to have come from England to ty; had issue by first wife: 1. Nancy; 2,

V. John, b. in West Virginia, opposite James; ii. Elizabeth, m. Johnson the city of Marietta, Ohio, April 4, Hughes; iii. Rebecca- Jane; iv. Wil- 1785; removed in 1813 to Cadiz, Ohio, liam; v. Margaret; had issue by second and, in 1816, located at New Athens, wife: vi. Alonzo, b. Jan. 12, 1860; m. ~ where he d. April 4, 1865; m. in New June 13, 1881, Laura E. Dickerson, Athens, Jan. 8, 1816, Charlotte Huff, daughter of J. T. Dickei^son, of New sue: 1. Elizabeth, b. 1S04; d. Dec. 5, 1881; m. 1827, John Bethel, son of Simpson and Nancy Holloway Bethel; 2. William^, b. 1808; d. July 6, 1884; settled in Moorefield township; m. 1830, Susanna Price, b. near Stillwater, Belmont county, 1811; d. May 26, 1879; daughter of John Price, of English descent (a pioneer, who served in the War of 1812; his wife, of Scottish descent); (had issue: i. John; settled in Morgan county, Ohio; ii. George; iii. Agnes, m. Archibald Hammond, of New Athens; iv. David, b. May 10, 1837; settled at Cadiz, 1889; m. October, 1866, Jane Ramsey, daughter of William and Mary Ramsey [the former a son of John Ramsey, one of the early settlers of Harrison county; the latter, daughter of John Hines, also an early settler] ; v. Hugh, b. in Moorefield township, Aug. 1, 1839; settled at New Athens; served in the Civil War; m. in Belmont county, Aug. 16, 1866, Mary Brock Morris, native of Harrison county; vi. Elizabeth-Ann, m. Dewey Lantz, and settled in Belmont county; vii. Jane; viii. James; ix, Barucii- Francis, b. March 3, 1848; settled in Cadiz township; m. 188.5, Agnes Haverfield, daughter of James and Elizabeth Haverfield, of Cadiz township; x. Anna-E.; xi. Sarah-S., m. Oscar Mc- Fadden, and settled in Athens township); a.,' Hugh; 4.. John, b. Dec. 10, 1810; d.' March 12,' 186.5; m. Eliza Ann Hanna, b. Jan. 8, 1808; d. March 31, 1863; daughter of John and Ann Leonard Hanna (who removed from Rostraver township, Westm.oreland county, to Cadiz, in 1814); (had issue: i. Marv- Ann. b. May 17, 1837; d. July 21, 1874; m. Samuel A. Osburn; ii. William- Hamilton, b. Sept. 10, 1838; settled at Clinton, 111.; m. 1867, Elizabeth A. Craig, daughter of Walter and Jane Moore Craig; iii. John-Finley, b. May 16, 1840; m. (1st) Jeanette Eagleson; m. (2d) Euphemia Eagleson; served as an officer in the Civil War, and as Auditor of the State of Ohio; settled in Chicago; iv. James Wilson, b. May 12, 1842; d. May 23, 1863; served in the Civil War, and died from disease contracted in that service; v. Baruch- Francis, b. May 20, 1844; d. June 12, 184.5; vi. George-Hopkins, b. April 17, 1846; d. April 10, 1857; vii. Nancy- Jane, b. Feb. 8. 1849; d. June 25, 1866; viii. Susanna-Elizabeth, b. June 28, n: Joseph, b. in Cecil county, Md., 1765; d. in Franklin township, Fayette county, Penn., Sept. 14, 1835; m. A_nn Barricklow, b. 1768; d. Oct. 16, 1845; daughter of Conrad and Sarah Farrington Barricklow (see Barricklow Family); had issue: 1. Jesse, b. 1S04; d. Jan. 26, 1876; m. 1826, Elizabeth Galley, b. 1807; d. 1858; daughter of Philip Galley (had issue: i. Joseph, b. June 2, 1827; m. 1850, Rebecca Stoner; settled at East Liberty, Dunbar township, Fayette county; ii. John; iii. Philip); 2. John; 3. Farrington.

SAMUEL OSBURN, a native of county Derry, Ireland, of Scotch descent, emigrated to America, and settled in Westmoreland county, Penn.; served in the Indian wars; m. in Ireland, Susanna Garven; had issue, among others:

I. Alexander, b. May 14, 1785; removed to Athens township, Harrison county, Ohio, 1816; settled in Archer township, Harrison county, 1829, where he died Aug. 17, 1867; served in the War of 1812; m. (1st) in Pennsylvania, May 10, 1808. Mary Barnes, b. 1780: d. in Athens township, Jan. 5. 1824; daughter of James and Mary Barnes, natives of Ireland, who had settled in Pennsylvania; m. (2d) Martha Rankin, of Washington county, Penn., d. Dec. 25, 1848; had issue by first wife, among others: 1. Samuel, b. in Westmoreland county, Penn., April 4, 1813; settled in Archer township, Harrison county, Ohio; m. 1835, Elizabeth Welsh, daughter of John and Jane Welsh, of Scotch- Irish descent, who had removed from Lancaster county, Penn., to Archer township, in 1822 (had issue: i. Alexander, b. 1841; d. July 24, 1875; settled in Archer township; m. 1868, Sarah Hedges, daughter of William P. Hedges, Cadiz township; ii. John-W., served in the Civil War; settled in Cadiz township; iii. Jane, m. Morrison Moorehead, and settled in Green township; iv. Martha, m. Granville Dickerson, and settled in Nodaway county, Mo.; v. Amanda, m. L. A. Welsh, and settled in Archer township; vi. Matthew-Beatty); 2. John; 3. Mary, m. William C. Mason; a Presbyterian minister; and settled in Illinois; had issue by second wife: 4. James-D., settled in Carroll county,

THOMAS PARKINSON, a native of Frederick, Md., b. 1762; removed to Green township, Harrison county. Ohio, where he d. 1838; served in the Revolutionary War; m. in Maryland, Elizabeth Schleiff, b. 1758; d. 1847; had issue, four sons and three daughters, of whom :

JOSEPH PATTERSON, b. 1791; d. 1859; removed from Pennsylvania to Carroll county, Ohio, in 1825; m. (1st) at Harper's Mills, Pennsylvania. Isabella McMillan, b. in Scotland. 1809; d. Nov. 17. 1846; m. (2d) March 27. 1849, Catherine Adams, d. 1882; had issue by first wife: 1. James, settled in Linn county, Kansas; 2. Margaret, m. Matthew Nickle, of Beaver county, Penn. (had issue: i. William-P. , settled at Scio) ; 3. Robenia, m. William Rutan, of Ashland county, Ohio; 4. Euphemia, m. John Harrison, of Harrison county, Ohio; 5. AVilliam, settled in Morgan county, Illinois; 6. Mary, b. in Carroll countv: m. Aug. 25, 1853, Alexander M. Scott, b. 1S26; d. Jan. 8, 1878; son of Benjamin and Susannah Scott, of Washington county, Penn., who came to Carroll county in 1851; his widow settled in Scio: 7. Isabella, m. William Hogue, and settled in Carroll county; 8. Adam, served in Civil War; killed in battle; 9. Thomas, d. in infancy; 10. Jane. d. in infancy; 11. Martha, m. Joseph Doty, of Richland county, Ohio; 12. John, d. in infancy; 13. Alexander; settled in Morgan county. 111.; had issue by second wife: 14. Elizabeth, m. Dr. Cook, of Scio; 15. Jane, d. in in-

JOSEPH PATTERSON, of Scotch descent, b. in county Down, Ireland, April, 1799; emigrated with his parents to New York in 1811, thence removed to Pittsburg, Penn., and later to Harrison county, Ohio, settling in Cadiz town- 1852, where he d. 1879; m. Feb. 14, 1822, Jemima Hoagland, daughter of James Hoagland, of Stock township (had issue, eleven children, of whom: i. J.-C, b. Aug. 30, 1835; served as an officer in the Civil War; m. Sept. 7, 1865, Mary Ann Simpson, daughter of John and Margaret Simpson; ii. James- H., settled in Cadiz township).

SAMUEL PATTON, a native of county Down, Ireland, b. 1761; d. Oct. 15, 1828; emigrated to America, but returned to county Down in 1798, where he m. Jane Friar, of Scotch descent, b. 1756; d. April 23,1841; settled at Wheeling, F. Va., in 1803, and the following spring settled in Belmont county, Ohio, near the junction of Wheeling and Crabapple Creeks; had issue: 1. James, d. in Ireland, in infancy; 2. William, b. in Ireland, 1799; d. May 2, 1873; m. Anna Clark, b. 1810; d. 1885; daughter of Alexander Clark, of Belmont county (had issue: i. Samuel, a Presbyterian minister; d. in Detroit, Mich.; ii. Margaret, m. Rev. J. P. Robb. and settled at Iberia, Morrow county, Ohio; iii. John, settled in Arkansas City, Kansas; iv. Ellen, m. Rev. Josiah Stephenson, and settled at Olathe, Kan.; v. Alexander-C, settled at Springfield, Ohio; vi. Caroline, m. Addison Lyle, and settled at Pittsburg, Penn.; vii. James-B., settled at Shepherdstown, Belmont county; viii. George-M., b. April 9, 1844; settled near New Athens; served in the Civil War; m. Jan. 1, 1868, M. Louise Campbell, daughter of Dr. John Campbell, of Uniontown, Ohio; ix. Calvin-W., settled at St. Clairsville; x. William-L., settled at Fairpoint, Belmont county; xi. Sylvanus; xii. Thomas-L. , settled at Fairpoint) ; 3. John, d. in (Cambridge, aged seventeen years.

Dr. John Campbell, father of Mrs. M. Louise Campbell Patton, was b. in Belmont county, Nov. 21, 1804 (his father. James Campbell, an officer of the War of 1812, came from Cross Creek township, Washington county, Penn, and settled at Uniontown, Belmont county); d. September, 1882; m. May 11. 1830. .Jane Irwin, b. 1808; d. June, 1883; had issue: 1. Mary; 2. Margaret-A.; 3. .Tames-B.; 4. Rachel-J.; 5. M. -Louise, m. George M. Patton; 6. Martha-E.

JOSEPH H. PENN. b. in England. April 25, 1813, son of Thomas and Hannah Penn, who emigrated to America and located at Cadiz, Harrison county, Ohio; settled in German township.

HENRY PERRY, b. in the Wyoming Valley, Penn., about 1774; d. at New- Athens, 1865; when about three years old, his parents were massacred by the Indians and himself carried off captive; afterwards liberated, and settled at Pittsburg; m. Sarah Franks, b. 1786; d. 1866, of Fayette county, Penn., of German descent; removed to Cadiz; had issue: 1. Martin, d. in Indiana; 2. Henry, d. young; 3. Adam, d. young; 4. Eliza, m. James Polen, and settled in Guernsey county; 5. John, d. young; 6. Thomas, d. young; 7. William-W., b. Dec. 18, 1823; d. Aug. 26. 1865; served in the Civil War, and died of disease contracted in that service; m. Dec. 18, 1845, Elizabeth Kelley, b. Oct. 14, 1816; daughter of James and Jane Kelley; settled in Short Creek township (had issue: i. John-H., b. Dec. 22. 1846; served in the Civil War; m. Sept. 9,

1871, Eliza Ann Jarvis, daughter of Jacob and Eliza O'Brien Jarvis; ii. James-A., b. May 3. 1849; m. 1881, Anna Norman, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Norman; iii. Albert-K., b. Nov. 14, 1852; m. Rebecca Riley, of Clermont county; iv. Samuel-L., b. 1855; d. 1858; v. William-T., b. Sept. 28, 1858; m. Sept. 5, 1878. Josephine M. Blackburn, daughter of John and Margaret Blackburn, of Franklin township; served as prosecuting attorney for Harrison county; vi. Joseph-D., b. Sept. 16, 1861; m. 1884, Lillian Walker); 8. James, removed to Illinois, where he d. 1882; 9. Mary, m. Joseph Howell, and settled at Hopedale; 10. Sarah-J., d. young; 11. Susan.

James Johnson, father of Griffin Johnson, and grandfather of Mrs. Jemima Johnson Phillips and Mrs. Eleanor Johnson Phillips, was a resident of Ohio (now Brooke) county. West Vire-inia. where some time between 1776 and 1790, he was captured by the Indians while in camp on Mc- Intyre's Creek, in Jefferson county, in company with two neighbors, Mclntyre and Layport, who were killed. James Johnson was carried to Sandusky as a prisoner, but afterwards released and returned home. Later he settled in Warren township, Jefferson county, Ohio, where, in October, 1788, his two sons, John, aged thirteen, and Henry, aged eleven, while searching in the forest for their cows, Were captured by two Indians. When night came, the two boys arose, one of them secured possession of his captor's rifle, and the other, a tomahawk, with which they killed the two Indians while they slept. The two boys were afterwards donated a section of land by the Government for their bravery, it being located in Wells township, Jefferson county, the supposed scene of their adventure. James Johnson had several children, of whom: 1. John, b. 1775; 2. Henry, b. Jan. 4, 1777, settled in Monroe county, Ohio; 3. Griffin, removed from Wheeling to Washington township, about 1805 (had issue, twelve children, of whom: i. Eleanor, b. 1804; m. 1831, John Phillips; ii. Jemima, b. 1810; d. 1888; m. Joseph Phillips; iii. Nancy, m. Zera Davidson).

Blair; served in the Revolution in Capt. Ephraim Blackburn's company of Col. Evan Evans's Battalion of Chester county militia; took up land in Nottingham township, Harrison county, Ohio, before 1809; had issue: William, John, Sarah, Mary, and Rachel, of whom:

William. Phillips, b. about 1765-67; d. July 18, 1854; m. before 1787, Rachel Hamilton, d. 182 - . daughter of Robert and Martha McMillan Hamilton (the latter born 1748; d. at Morristown. Belmont county. Ohio, March 18. 1831; dauE'hter of John [d. 1778] and Rachel McMiPan. of West Nottingham township, Chester county, Penn.) ; had issue:

Sarah-M.; vii. Thomas-M., m. Ella Fitzgerald; viii. Martha-E.); 2. John- Arthur, b. Dec. 17, 1817; d. Oct. 22, 1819; 3. William, b. March 1, 1820; m. Martha Maria Lee, daughter of Samuel and Jane Phillips Lee (had issue: i. Samuel- Lee, m. Margaret Rissler; ii. Robert- Lee, m. Gertrude Rissler; iii. Oscar- Miles, m. Elizabeth Stacey; iv. William-Brummel, m. Luella Kelso; v. Edward- Wilson, m. Hannah Deal; vi. Charles-Hilbert; vii. Jane-Hamilton; viii. Thomas-Newton; ix. Emma-Bolton; X. Rosella) ; 4. Mary-Ann, b. Oct. 16, 1822; m. Josiah Brown (had issue: i. Sarah, m. Charles S. Jacobs) ; 5. Sarah, b. Nov. 19, 1825, m. Milton Brown (had issue: i. John-Milton, m. Rachel Ann Anderson; ii. Martha-Ann, m. Reed W. Anderson; iii. Henry-Clay, m. Sarah Martha Webb; iv. Thomas- Wood, m. Hannah Riley Jones) ; 6. Martha-J., b. Oct. 17, 1828; m. Montillion Brown (died without issue); 7. Rosanna-Rebecca, b. Oct. 17, 1831; m. William Phillips, grandson of John Phillips, Sr. (had issue: i. Joseph, m. Sarah Hilaman; ii. Mary, m. Harry Goodwin; iii. John).

II. Martha, b. 179 - ; d. December, 1836; m. James Ross, b. 1797; d. 1878; removed to Nottingham township, Harrison county, 1827; had issue: 1. Rachel, m. Immer Knight; 2. Deborah, m. William Poulson; 3. Jane. m. Isaac Drummond; 4. William-Phillips, d. young; 5. Marj'-Eliza. d. young; 6. Thomas- Hamilton, m. Eliza Fulton; 7. Martha, m. Thomas McMillan, and settled at Deersville; 8. Barbara, m. Beall Pumphrey.

III. Thomas, b. 1792; d. Nov. 23, 1871; m. Elizabeth Williams, b. July 11, 1792; d. May 22, 1867; removed to Cadiz, Ohio, before 1820; had issue: 1. Adaline, m. William Welch, son of Daniel and Elizabeth Waits Welch, of Green township; removed to Mount Pleasant. Iowa, and thence, after the death of her husband, to Osceola, Neb. (had issue: i. William; ii. Thomas; iii. Daniel; iv. Ross. m. Anna Sherwood; also, four other children, who died in infancy) ; 2. Rachel, d. unm.; 3. Martha, d. in infancy; 4. Mary, m. Abraham Croskey, and settled at Chicago (had issue: i. Thomas, m. Martha Osburn); 5. Basil- T^ee-Williams, b. Aug. 19. 1824; m. Feb. 25. 1846. Mary Pritchard, d. Nov. 27. 1896; daughter of John and Sarah

Bromfield Pritchard (had issue: i. Sarah; 'ii. Mary-Isabella, m. May 12, 1869, William Moseback, of Chicago; iii. Ada-Welch, d. young; iv. Virginia- Anderson, d. young; v. Clara-Anderson, m. H. G. Cass); 6. William, m. (1st) Elizabeth Anderson; m. (2d) Sarah Lord, daughter of William Lord; m. (3d) Mrs. Lucretia Hilts (had issue, by second wife: i. Marcia) ; 7. John, m. Sarah Hilligas (had issue: i. Mary, m. Henry Cruse, Jr.; ii. Jessica, d. young; iii. Thomas; iv. Elizabeth; v. Katharine; vi. George; vii. John); 8. Caroline; 9. Laura, m. David Cunningham (had issue: i. Mary, m. John Maholm Sharon; ii. John, m. Mary Day Welch; iii. Ralph; iv. Elizabeth, d. young; v. Helen) ; 10. Caroline.

V. Jane, b. April 26, 1794; d. April 1, 1870; m. Samuel Lee; had issue: 1. Martha-Maria, m. William Phillips, son of Robert and Rosanna Mullen Phillips. and settled at Charlestown, West Va.; 2. Esther-Ann, m. William Pennell (died without issue) ; 3. Josiah-Parker, m. Sarah-Wilson (had issue: i. Edwin- Kirk; ii. Addison, m. Ella McCann; iii. Rosella, m. James Kehoe; iv. Isaac, m. Sarah Kehoe) ; 4. Jane, m. Taylor Janney (died without issue) ; 5. Rachel- Hamilton, b. May 5, 1831; 6. Philena- Rebecca, m. Joseph Lincoln Stephens (had issue: i. Emma, m. Edward Haines; ii. Mary-Lincoln, m. Norville C. Brown; iii. Lydia-W., m.' Elmer Vanneman; iv. Jane-Lee, m. Charles M. Riesler; v. Elizabeth-Rutledge; vi. John-Lincoln); 7. Samuel-Thomas, m. Anne Wilson (had issue: i. Leonard- W., m. Lydia Tollinger; ii. Frances, m. Francis Russell; iii. Charlotte, m. Joseph Brown; iv. Emma, m. William Steele; v. Rachel, m. Ellis Nelson; vi. Samuel; vii. William; vii. Minerva; ix. Anna) ; 8. Charlotte, m. Caleb Conner (had issue: i. Samuel-Lee, m. Emma Stoner: ii. Mary-Susan; iii. T. -Eugene).

John; V. Charles- A.; vi. Harry-Gilmore, m. Alice Anderson; vii. Samuel-Edward, m, Katharine Jones); 2. William, d. young; 3. Martha, d. unm.; 4. Sarah, d. young; 5. Samuel, d. unm.; 6. Rachel- Anne, d. unm.; 7. William-Welch, m. Mary E. Craig, and settled at Lincoln, Neb. (had issue: i. William-Craig, m. Ada Guthridge; ii. John, d. unm.; iii. Lucy, died young; iv. Charles-Frederick, m. Miriam A. Parks; v. Francis); 8. Thomas, m. Frances Flagg, and settled at Chicago (had issue: i. William- Eugene; ii. Sarah).

VII. William, b. 1800; d. Dec. 11, 1884; m. Mary Eliza Smith; had issue: 1. George, m. Hannah Blake, and settled at Berryville, Va. (had issue: i. Nancy); 2. Robert, m. Susan McDonald; 3. William, m. Mary White, and settled at Wilmington, Del. (had issue: i. Ira- May, m. Applebee; ii. Willametta; iii. Roberta; iv. Elizabeth- Thomas); 4. Mary-Eliza, m. Samuel George, of Cadiz, Ohio, and removed to Des Moines, Iowa (had issue: i. Margaret; ii. William; iii. Eliza; iv. Laura; V. Beulah; vi. Murray).

VIII. Margaret, b. 1803; d. April 19, 1872; m. John Johns; had issue: 1. Rachel-Jane, m. Hiram McCrery (had issue: i. Jessie, m. Anna Ross; ii. Hiram-Jackson, m. Jane McVey); 2. Margaret, m. John Morris (had issue: i.

Crompton; iv. Phineas; v. Sarah; vi. Walter-E.) ; 3. Mary, m. John F. Ferguson (had issue: i. Lydia; ii. Laura, m. Alfred Hannum; iii. James; iv. William; v. Emma; vi. Cleveland).

X. Eliza, m. Thomas Keatley; had issue: 1. Thomas, m. Emma Magaw (had issue: i. Lydia, m. William Newlin); 2. William, m. Eliza Terry (had issue: i. Mary-Luella; ii. Monroe; iii. George- D.; iv. William-Thomas; v. Helen- Margaret; vi. Jane-C; vii. Elizabeth- S.).

ABRAHAM PITTENGER, b. in New- Jersey, about 1774; d. 1865; removed to Harrison county, Ohio, about 1812, and later settled in Cadiz township: son of Henry Pittenger, a native of New Jersey, of German descent; served in the War of 1812: m. Susanna Osborn, b. 1780: d. 1847; daughter of William Osborn, an early settler near Cadiz, who afterward removed to Richland county, Ohio; had issue: 1. Henry; 2. Samuel, b. 1798; d. Aug. 29? 1875; m. Jan. 10, 1820, Jane Lemasters; d. Feb. 14, 1874; daughter of Isaac Lemasters, of Archer township; had issue, among others: 1. Samuel, b. Aug. 15, 1830; d. Jan. 30, 1880; m. Oct. 11, 1849, Antoinette Thompson, daughter of Gabriel Thompson, of Carroll county, Ohio; 3. Peter; 4. Sarah; 5. Abraham; 6. Isaac- O.; 7. Mary; 8. Jacob, b. near Jewett, Aug. 19, 1812; m. April, 1842, Mary Ann Hendricks, d. 1884, daughter of Peter and Catharine Webster Hendricks, who were of Dutch descent and among the earliest settlers of Rumley township (had issue: i. Isabella, m. O. S. Button; ii. John-Wesley, d. 1882); 9. Phoebe, m. Robert Atkinson; 10. John; 11. Nathaniel, settled at Dennison, Ohio; 12. Nancy, m. James Poster, and settled in Jackson county, Ohio.

JAMES POULSON, a native of Maryland, b. about 1781; settled in Cadiz township, Harrison county, Ohio, before 1810; m. twice; had issue by first wife: 1. John, b. in Cadiz township, April 23, 1812; settled in Nottingham township, where he d. Feb. 19. 1863; m. Rachel Rogers, b. April 26, 1816, daughter of Samuel and Sarah Lewis Rogers (had issue: i. Samuel; ii. Elizabeth; iii.

and settled in Nottingham township; vii. Susan, m. Samuel D. Edgar; viii. Salina-J.; ix. Evans): 2. James; settled in Jasper county, Iowa; 3. Jacob; 4. Elizabeth; 5. Jehu; settled in Jasper county, Iowa: 6. Wilson; 7. William; settled at Montpelier, Ind.; 8. Harriet: 9. Mary- Ann; had issue by second wife: 10. Samuel; 11. Robert; 12. Maria.

JOHN PORTER, a resident of Nottingham township. Chester county, or of Drumore township, Lancaster county, Penn.. had issue, among others, three sons: Robert, Samuel, and James, of whom: Robert, settled in Washin°:ton county, and Samuel and .Tames in Harrison county, Ohio. Of these sons:

Samuel Porter, a native of Pennsylvania, b. 1765, of Scotch-Irish descent; removed with his brother, James, to Cadiz township, Harrison county, Ohio, in 1802, where he d. Aug. 2, 1869; m. in Pennsylvania. Sarah Burns, b. Aug. 15, 1786; d. 1830; had issue:

I. John, d. 1831. II. James. III. Elizabeth, b. in Pennsylvania, April 1, 1794; d. in Cadiz township. May 4, 1863; m. 1812, James T. Porter, of Scotch-Irish descent, b. near Canonsburg, Washington county, Penn., 1786; d. in Cadiz township, Feb. 24, 1836, son of Robert Porter, who served in the Revolutionary War, and whose son, John, served in the War of 1812.

IV. David, b. in Washington county, Penn., Feb. 5. 1802; d. Dec. 22, 1885: m. Theresa Stone, b. in Belmont county; d. 1859; had issue: 1. Sarah; 2. John- D., b. Jan. 14, 1839; m. March 7, 1876, Mary Isabelle Porterfield, daughter of Alexander and Sarah Warnock Porterfield, of Belmont county: 3. Mary; 4. James, d. in infancy; 5. Samuel-B.. b. in Athens township, Oct. 8. 1843; settled in Green township; m. 1864, Margaret Dickerson, daughter of John and Eliza McFadden Dickerson.

V. Samuel, d. Aug. 2, 1869. VI. Jane. VII. Mary. VIII. Smiley, b. 1807; d. in Morgan county. Ohio, 1865, where he had settled about 1853: m. Margaret Dugan, a native of Pennsylvania, b. 1808; d. 1875; had issue: 1. Caroline; 2. Margaret, d. in infancy; 3. Mary, twin sister to Margaret; settled in Noble county; 4. Catherine, m. Samuel Marquis, of Noble county; 5. Sarah-Jane, m, John Harper, of Morgan county; 6. Sam.uel, settled in Cadiz township; 7. John, settled in Belmont county; 8. Irwin, b. in Cadiz township, 1854; settled in Cadiz township: m. Dec. 25. 18S8. Ida McFarland, a native of Harrison county. IX. Nancy, d. in infancy. X. Irwin, b. March 8. 1814; settled in Cadiz township. XT. Sarah.

JOSIAH PRICE, a native of Wales, emigrated to America and settled in New Jersey before 17,68; m. Mary Frazier; had issue: I. James. II. Benjamin, b. in New Jersey, Dec. 12, 1768; settled in Jefferson county, Ohio, before 1805; d. Sept. 18, 1853; m. Catherine Beebout, b. Sept. 5, 1766; had issue, among others: 1. Joel, b. in Jefferson county, Jan. 9, 1805; removed to Franklin township, Harrison county; m. in Jefferson county. May 24, 1836, Sophia Leas, a native of that county, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Zimmerman Leas, of German descent, who removed from Adams county, Penn. (had issue: i. Jacob-Leas, b. Sept. 13, 1S37; ii. Catherine, b. Sept. 30, 1839; iii. William-H.- H., b. Oct. 14, 1841; iv. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 4, 1843; v. Sarah-J., b. Oct. 29, 1845; vi. Benjamin-F., b. Oct. 20, 1847: m. 1877, Mary Barkley, dausrhter of Andrew and Rebecca Welch Barkley; vii. George-W., b. Dec. 3, 1849: d. Oct. 28, 1864; viii. Leonard, b. Aug. 23, 1852; ix. .John-L., b. Dec. 30. 1854; m. 1887, Alice Cummings, daughter of Stephen Cummings; x. Mary-M.. b. Dec. 28, 1859). III. Josiah. IV. Mary. V. Margaret. VI. Phebe. VII. Jeanette.

JOHN PRITCHARD or PRICHARD, was born in Wales, 1775 (son of Jesse Pritchard, who was born in 1750) ; emigrated to America with his father, 1785, settling at Frederick, Maryland, whence, in 1795, he removed to Uniontown, Fayette county, Penn., and from there to Cadiz, Ohio, in 1807; d. June 28, 1844; m. Feb. 7. 179S. Sarah Beeson Bromfield, b. Jan. 7, 1782; d. Sept. 15, 1877: daughter of Captain Beniamin (1745-1824) and Mrs. Mary White Bromfield (or Brounfield); had l"=sue: 1. Mary, b. May 18, 1800; d. May 13, 1825; m. 1816, Daniel Kilgore, d. 1850 (had issue: i. Narcissa, m. Charles Paulson, of Pittsburg: ii. John-P.. m. Mary, daughter of Rev. Alexander Wilson, of Cadiz and Philadelphia): 2. Jesse, b. July 3, 1802; d. 1835; m. 1825, Jane S. Lacey (had issue:

4. Maria, b. April 3, 1807; m. William Lee (had issue: i. James; ii. Emma; iii. Albert; iv. William; v. Elizabeth, m. Samuel Hilles, of Barnesville, Ohio) ;

Aug. 11, 1814; d. 1820; 8. Isabella, b. Jan. 18, 1817; d. 1849; m. Samuel Douglass (had issue, both married, and living in Chicago: i. Sarah; ii. Ella); 9. Clarissa, b. Aug. 10, 1819; d. Dec. 18, 1837; 10. Sarah-Jane, b. Oct. 7, 1821; m. George Anderson, of St. Clairsville, Ohio (had issue: i. William, m. Alice Russell; ii. Clara, m. S. W. Dodds; iii. Margaret) ; 11. Rebecca, b. March 7, 1825; m. John Hamilton, of Cadiz (had issue: i. Sarah, m. Benjamin Funk; ii. Mary, m. Andrew Wilson; iii. Alice, m. Joseph Dalbey; iv. Eleanor, m. William Anderson; v. Isabella, m. H. V. Moore; vi. Elizabeth, m. Charles H. Pierson; vii. Ernest); 12. Mary, b. Sept. 29. 1827; d. Nov. 27, 1896; m. Basil Lee Williams Phijlips. of Cadiz and Chicago (had issue: i. Elizabeth; ii. Adaline; iii. Virginia-Jane-Anderson; iv. Mary-Isabella, m. 1869, William Moseback, of Chicago; v. Clara-Anderson, m. H. G. Cass, of Chicago).

ANDREW RALSTON, b. in Adams county, Penn., 1753, of Scotch-Irish descent; his father, mother, sister, and brotherwere killed by Indians inAdams county, in 1761, one sister (who afterwards married and settled at Pittsburg) and himself escaping the massacre; served in the Revolutionary War; m. in Adams county, Sophia Waltermeyer, a native of that county; Andrew removed to Jefferson county, Ohio, in 1814, where he d. 1827: had issue, among others: 1. Lewis-W., b. in

Adams county, Nov. 30, 1806; settled in German township, Harrison county, about 1833, where he d. Sept. 6, 1884; m. (1st) 1828, Ann Darr, of Jefferson county; d. 1832; m. (2d) 1832, Eleanor Moorhead, daughter of William and Elizabeth Scott Moorhead (the former a native of Virginia, of Irish descent); (had issue aged eighteen years; had issue by second wife: iv. Andrew, d. in infancy; V. Elizabeth, d. aged twenty-five years; vi. Lewis-B., b. Feb. 16, 1839; m. Jan. 8, 1861, Maria V. Sanders, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Oliver Sanders, both of whom settled in Ohio, 1830; the former a native of England, the latter of Scotland; vii. Ruth; viii. Sophia; ix. Mary-E., m. James Bosley, and settled in Springfield, Ohio).

II. John, b. April 7, 1788; settled in Moorefield township; m. (1st) Esther Bell, d. 1815; m. (2d) Elizabeth Lafferty, b. about 1808; had issue by first wife: 1. William, b. Jan. 8, 1813; d. July 29, 18SS; m. Rebecca Smith, b. in Belmont county, April 1, 1816, daughter of William and Rebecca Smith, who settled in Belmont county, in 1805, having come from Allegheny county, Penn. (had issue: i. Thomas-L. ; ii. Esther-A., b. .July 24, 1837; m. Nov. 3, 1853. Harrison Kirkpatrick, b. in Athens township, Harrison couiity, Oct. 27, 1822; settled In Moorefield township; iii. John-C; iv. William-S.; v. Sarah-R.; vi. Mary-

VI. Archibald-C, b. Oct. 12, 1808; settled in Smith township. Belmont county; served as a member of the Ohio Legislature, and as a member of the State Board of Equalization.

I. John, b. in Washington county, 1781; removed with his family to Green township; served as Lieutenant of Captain Allen Scroggs's Company of Col. John Andrews' Ohio Militia in the War of 1812, and died in that service, at Lower Sandusky, Ohio, 1812; m. 1800, Nancy McLaughlin (who m., 2d, 1818, James Lyons, a resident of Jefferson county, their daughter, Elizabeth, marrying Gladman, of Franklin township, Harrison county); had issue: 1. Hugh; 2. George; 3. John, b. June 23, 1805; m. (1st) May 24, 1827, Rebecca Mc- Curdy; d. Feb. 12, 1833, daughter of John McCurdy. of Cadiz; m. (2d) Jan. 7, 1839, Mary Barr, b. July 22, 1817; d. Nov. 11, 1889, daughter of John Barr, of Carroll county, Ohio (had issue by first wife: 1. Ebenezer, settled in California; ii. Thomas- Vincent, m. Sarah Patrick, and settled at Mount Vernon, Ohio; iii. Samuel, b. July 13, 1832; d. Sept. 18, 1872; a Presbyterian minister; settled at Tarentum, Penn.; m. June 28, 1864, Nancy J.Randolph; had issue by second wife: iv. William-Marshall, m. Mary Elizabeth Howell; v. John-Barr, b. June 20, 1841; served in the Civil War; killed in battle at Perry ville, Oct. 8, 1862; m. 1862, Anna Vermillion; vi. Nancy- Elizabeth, m. John Vermillion, and settled in Jefferson county; vii. Margaret- Rebecca, m. John Lease, and settled in Green township; viii. Mary-A.; ix. Jennie, m. Samuel F. Birney); 4. Mary; 5. Samuel; 6. Nancy, d. Nov. 22, 1889, in

JAMES RAMSEY, b. in Ireland, about 1744; emigrated to America with his parents, and settled in York county, Penn., about 1756; settled in Washington county, 1802, where he d. 1837; served in the Revolutionary War; his wife, whom he m. in York county, was of Scotch-Irish descent; had issue, among others:

I. William, b. in York county, Penn.; removed with his parents to Washington county, in the same State, where he resided until 1837; thence removed to Nottingham township, Harrison county, Ohio, where he d. 1856, aged sixtysix years; served in the War of 1812; m. Mary Anderson, daughter of Robert Anderson, of Washington county, Penn.; had issue: 1. James; 2. Robert,

Washington county. May 1, 1817; settled at Cadiz, in 1874; m. 1840, Mary Hines, a native of Harrison county, daughter of John and Rebecca Dickens Hines (had issue: i. John, b. 1843; served in the Civil War; killed at the battle of Spottsylvania Court House, 1864; ii. James, settled in Texas; iii. William-Robert, settled in Texas; iv. F. -Marion, settled in Texas; v. Anderson-Deacons, settled in Texas; vi. Jennie, m. David Oglevee; vii. Philene; viii. Mary. d. in infancyT: 4. Thomas, settled in Coshocton county, Ohio; 5. John. b. Nov. 4, 1823; m. (1st) March 16, 1847. Sarah J. Hines, a native of Nottingham township, d. 1865; daughter of Isaac and Sarah Patterson Hines, m. (2d) 1865, Emily Ford. b. in Harrison county, 1825; d. about 1880; m. (3d) 1882, Angeline Hines. b. Oct. 31. 1831, daughter of Abraham and Hannah Carson Hines (had issue by first wife: i. Isaac-L.; ii. Mary-E.; iii. William-B., b. March 14, 1852; settled in Williamson county. Tenn.; iv. John-F.. b. Dec. 20, 1853; settled in Cadiz township; v. James-P.. b. Feb. 5, 1856; settled in Freeport township: vi. Harvey-C. b. April 19. 1859; vii. Robert-F., b. Oct. 6, 1861; viii. Martha-A., b. Nov. 25. 1863); 6. Samuel; 7. Mar.°-aret. m. B. S. Ford; 8. Mary. m. John Mahanna; 9. .Tane.

John Hines. b. 1778; d. 1871: father of Mary Ramsey, m. 1807, Rebecca Dickens or Deacons, d. 1859; removed from Pennsylvania to Harrison county, settling in Cadiz; had issue, fourteen children, among whom: 1. Jeremiah; 2. David; 3. James, settled in Nottingham

DAVID RANKIN, emigrated from the north of Ireland, and settled in Frederick county, Virginia, about 1738- 50; d. near Winchester, Va., 1768; leaving a widow. Jennet, and children. David, William, Hugh, and Barbara; of these: William Rankin, b. about 1720; d. 1793; m. in Virginia, Abigail Tassia; removed to Mount Pleasant township, Washington county, Penn., 1774, and purchased 1,600 acres of land on Raccoon Creek; had issue:

VII. Thomas, b. in Virginia. 1760; d. May 12, 1832; removed to Moorefield township, Harrison county, about 1805; served in the Indian wars of the border; m. Nancy Foreman; had issue: 1. James, b. in Washington county. Dec. 22, 1784; settled in Athens township, Harrison county; served in the War of 1812; m. Dec. 15, 1809, Hester Early, b. near Chartiers Creek, Washington county, Penn., May 31, 1793; d. March 29, 1874 (had issue: i. Jane; ii. Thomas; iii. Margaret; iv. Nancy; v. Sarah: vi. William, b. in Athens township. March

JOHN REA, b. 1771-2; d. Feb. 12, 1855; son of Joseph and Isabella Rea, of Tully, Ireland; emigrated to America about 1790, and first settled in "Washington county; organized the Presbyterian churches of Beech Spring;, Crabapple, Nottingham, and Cadiz; m. 1793, Elizabeth Christy, of Washington county, Penn.; settled in Green township, Harrison county, Ohio, 1803; had issue, nine children, of whom: ^^Joseph, b. in Hopewell township, '''^Washington countv. Penn.. Sept. 20, 1796; d. April - , 1862; m. Sept. 22. 1818, near New Athens, Jane McConnell, b. 1800: d. 1859; daughter of John and Mary McConnell, the former an early settler in Harrison county; had issue: 1. Elizabeth, m. John Lafferty. and settled in Cadiz township; 2. Mary. m. .Samuel Dunlap, and settled in Nottingham township; 3. John, settled in Kansas; 4. Andrew- Jackson, b. in Moorefield township, Nov. - , 1826; m. 1856, Mary Moore, daughter of John and Elsie .Tohnson Moore, who were of Scotch-Irish extractfOn, coming to Harrison county shortly after 1800; settled in Cadiz township shortly after his marriage (had issue: i. Martha-Elizabeth, m. George Holliday. of Moorefield township; ii. Elsie-J.; ili. Joseph, d. aged fourteen years: iv. Lenora; v. John-M.); 5. Martha: 6. William; 7. Joseph. II. William Purdy, b. 1810; d. 1846; m. Jane Hanna. III. John, m. Sarah Daniels; had issue: 1. Martha; 2.

ADAM RITCHEY, of Scotch-Irish descent, emigrated to America and settled in York county, Pennsylvania, before 1750; m. in Pennsylvania; had issue: John. Thomas, Isaac, William, David, Andrew; the first four named

Andrew Ritchey, above named, was b. 1758. in York county; removed about 1780 to Washington county, Penn., where he d. 1838; m. in York county, Ann Campbell; d. 1834; had issue:

IV. Charles, removed to Short Creek township, in 1805, where he resided until 1829, thence returned to Washington county, Penn.; settled in Logan county. Ohio. 1835. where he d. 1839; m. Jane McWilliams. of Belmont county. Ohio; had issue, fifteen children, most of whom settled in Logan county.

THOMAS RICHEY, a native of Ireland, b. 1769; d. in Cadiz township, Sept. 29, 1824, where he had settled in 1805; m. Mary Clifford, b. in Ireland, 1771; d. Aug. 12, 1823; emigrated to America, and first settled in New York City about 1795, removing thence to Harrison county; had issue:

V. John-M., b. in Cadiz townshin, Nov. 2. 1808; d. Jan. 30, 1897: m. 1834, Anne Gilmore, b. 1817; d. 1880; daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Collins Gilmore; settled at Cadiz, in 1877; had issue: 1. Mary, m. Samuel McFadden; 2. Ruth, m. Craig Gilmore. and settled in Illinois; 3. George; 4. Eliza- Jane, m. Samuel McFadden. and settled in Cadiz township; 5. Arabella, m. James McFadden. and settled in Cadiz township; 6. Thomas-J.. b. .July 5. 1845; served in the Civil War; m. 1868. Margaret McFadden, daughter of Samuel McFadden. of Cadiz township (who d. 1863); 7. Robert-Gilmore. m. Susan C. Dickerson, and settled in Missouri; 8. Samuel, settled in Cadiz township; 9. Martha, m. 1876. Charles Osburn. son of John Osburn, of Archer township.

GEORGE RIFE, b. in Pennsylvania (?). 1801; d. in Cincinnati. 1873; m. in Harrison county. 1829. Sarah Croskey. b. 1811; d. 1870; daughter of John and Catherine Croskey; had issue: 1. John, b. 1830; m. 1853. Anna Smith, daughter of Joseph and Nancy Martin Smith, of Virginia; 2. George-W., b. 1833; m. Rebecca Cartwrieht; 3. Katharine, b. 1834; m. David Spencer; 4. Jackson, b.

Dec. 27, 1830, where he sett'led 1809; of British descent, his parents having come to America early in the eighteenth century; settled in Jefferson county, in 1808, removing to Lee's Run, in Harrison county, a year later; m. Susanna Barrett, b. in Maryland, .July 30, 17.52; d. Dec. 27. 1830; had issue, eleven children, the youngest of whom: I. John, b. in Maryland, 1795; d. 1878, in Cadiz township; m. Sept. 28, 1815, Nancy Lemasters. b. near Hopedale; d. 1869; daughter of Isaac and Jane Lemasters, early settlers in Jefferson and Harrison counties; had issue: 1. William, b. in Cadiz township, Dec. 14, 1817; m. June 21, 1838, Maria Adams, d. July 24, 1881, a native of Harrison county, daughter of Thomas and Charity Blair Adams (had issue: i. James- Birney, settled at Cadiz; ii. John- Thomas, settled at Newark, Ohio; iii. Isabella- Jane, m. John Freeburn; iv. William-Pinckney; v. Albert-Lawson; vi. Nancy-Ellen, m. A. B. Cutshall, and settled in Stock township; vii. Bailey- Sumner, settled at Scio).

JAMES ROSS. b. in West Nottingham township. Chester county, Penn., 1797; d. in Nottingham township. Harrison county. Ohio. 1878: removed to Harrison county about 1827; m. (1st) Martha Phillips, daughter of William and Rachel Hamilton Phillips, d. 1836; m. (2d) Jemima Hines. d. .July 5, 1882; had issue by first wife: 1. Rachel, m. Immer Knight; 2. Deborah, m. William Poulson; 3. Jane, m. Isaac Drummond;

JOHN ROSS, b. in Ireland, Sept. 13, 1750; d. Sept. 8, 1833; emigrated to Pennsylvania, and thence removed to Harrison county, Ohio, about 1804, settling within four miles of Cadiz; m. in Pennsylvania, Charlotte Hatcher, d. in Morgan county. Ohio; had issue:

I. Adam, b. in Pennsylvania; settled in Cadiz township; served in the War of 1812; d. in that service at Sandusky, Ohio; m. in Pennsylvania, Susannah Rowe, b. 1778; d. 1848; had issue: 1. John; 2. Adam; 3. George, twin brother to Adam; settled in Missouri; 4. Caleb;

5. Joseph; 6. Aaron, twin brother to Joseph, b. in Cadiz township, July 3, 1811; m. June 16, 1853, Nancy Harper, a native of Harrison county, daughter of Samuel and Cassandra Cox Harper, both of whom died in Cadiz township.

ROBERT ROBERTS, b. in Brooke county, West Virginia, 1790; d. in German township. Harrison county. Ohio, 1834, where he had settled in 1827; was one of five children, viz.: Samuel, Alexander, William, Robert, Mary; m. 1817, Ruth Atkinson, d. 1885, daughter of James Atkinson, a resident of German township; had issue: 1. William; 2. Thomas; 3. George; 4. Mary; 5. James- Ross, b. at Annapolis, Ohio, May 20, 1826; settled at .Jewett; m. (1st) February, 185], Dillie Ann Potts, d. 1856, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Potts, natives of Ohio; m. (2d) 1858. Margaret Ryder, daughter of George and Catherine Gulp Ryder (had issue by first wife: i. Elizabeth, m. Jacob Miller; ii. Samuel, settled at Dennison. Ohio; iii. Richard, d. in infancy: had issue by second wife: iv. Catherine- Bell, m. Minden Hall, and settled at Crafton. Penn.: v. .John, settled at Dennison: vi. Thomas; vii. McClellan; viii. William); 6. Ellen; 7. John; 8. Caroline.

III. John, b. in York county, Penn., 1758; d. in Moorefield township, Harrison county, Ohio, April 20, 1855; served in the Revolutionary War; was an Indian scout for three years along the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, from Steubenville, Ohio, to Louisville, Ky.; settled at Steubenville, where he remained until 1815, and. then located in Moorefield township, Harrison county; m. Rachel Ingle, of Steubenville, daughter of William and Rachel Edington Ingle, early settlers in that place; had issue, among others: 1. James, b. Feb. 24, 1805; d. July 31, 1890; m. 1829. Elizabeth Leinard, b. April 17, 1808; d. March 4, 1884; daughter of Yost and Elizabeth Leinard (had issue: i. John, settled in Kansas: ii. Matthew, settled in Nottingham township, Harrison county; iii. Henry; iv. James; v. Leinard, b. in Monroe township, March

1, 1848; settled in Cadiz township; m. 1873, Margaret Mehollin, d. Dec. 13, 1890, daughter of John and Elizabeth Mehollin, of Cadiz township; vi. Sarah- Jane; vii. Ann-Christina, m. John Houser. and settled in Mercer county, 111.; viii. Elizabeth, m. Eli Moore, and settled in Freeport township; ix. Rachel, m. John Mitchell, and settled in Knox county. 111.; x. Mary; xi. Margaret, m. John F. Poulson, and settled at Allegheny, Penn.; xii. Nancy-Ellen) ;

2. Sarah; 3. William, b. May 19, 1796; d. Jan. 13, 1873; removed to Maryland; subsequently he retirrned to Ohio, settling in Nottingham township, Harrison county; m. Jane Fulton, b. Dec. 15. 1801; d. Nov. 17. 1881; daughter of Philip Fulton (had issue: i. .John, settled in Freeport; ii. Levi; iii. Philip, b. May 25, 1825, in Nottingham township; m. (1st) August, 1847, Piety Ann Ford, d. 1865, daughter of Lewis and Ann Ford; m. (2d) Julia Hart, daughter of Benjamin and Myrtilla Hart, of Harrison county; iv. James, settled in Freeport; v. Sarah; vi. William, settled in Freeport; vii. Hannah; viii. Rachel; ix. Mary, m. Elihu Petty; X. Alexander); 4. Mary; 5. Rachel; 6.

CHARLES SAMPSON, b. at daughter, county Tyrone, Ireland; had issue, among others, John Sampson, who emigrated to America and first settled in York county, Penn.; removed to Stock township, Harrison county, Ohio, about 1827, where he d. April 28, 1841; m. in Ireland, Sarah Gibson; had issue, among others: 1. Francis, b. in county Tyrone, Ireland, 1804; d. March 15, 1870; m. in New York. Aug. 30, 1827, Margaret Evans, a native of Wales, b. 1801; d. Nov. 9, 18S4; daughter of Christmas Evans (had issue, among others: i. John-G., b. July 4, 1828; settled at Wichita, Kan.; served in the Civil War; m. Feb. 14, 1850, Elizabeth Birney; ii. Sarah-Ann, d. in infancy; iii. William-E., b. March 20, 1833; settled in Stock township; m. Oct. 25,

1867, Rachel A. Poulson, daughter of Jehu and Elizabeth Cox Poulson, who came to Ohio from Maryland about 1802; V. Archibald-J.. b. June 21, 1839; served as an officer in the Civil War; as United States Consul to Paso del Norte, Mexico; attorney for the State Board of Education of Missouri, etc.; m. 1866, Kate Turner, d. Dec. 15. 1886, daughter of Allen C. Turner, of Cadiz; vi. Francis-A.. b. Feb. 6, 1842; m. July 1, 1869, Mrs. Harriet Lacey, a native of England; removed to Sedalia, Mo.).

ADAM SAWVEL. of German descent; came from Pennsylvania and settled in Rumley township. Harrison county, Ohio, 1815; served in the Revolutionary War; had issue:

IV. Jacob, b. in York county, Penn., 1780; resided in Adams county, Penn., where he remained until 1827; thence located in Rumley township; removed to Van Buren county, Iowa, in 1850. where his wife d. 1853; thence removed to Hillsboro, Texas. 1857, where he died: m. Marearet Epley; had issue: 1. Michael, settled in Arkansas: 2. John; 3. Jacob, d. in infancy; 4. .Jonathan, b. in Adams county, Penn.. Dec. 17, 1826; settled in Rumley township; m. (1st)

Jan. 16, 1851, Lydia A. Arbaugh, d. in Iowa, 1863, daughter of John and Rosanna Wentz Arbaugh; m. (2d) 1863, Sarah Shambaugh, daughter of Philip and Catherine Arbaugh Shambaugh; 5. Emanuel, settled in Iowa; 6. Jeremiah; 7. Johanna, settled in Iowa; 8. Rebecca, m. Joseph Martin, and settled in Vinton county, Ohio; 9. Amy, m. Isaac Kimmel, and settled in Darke county, Ohio; 10. Elizabeth, m. Adam Arbaugh, and settled in Iowa; 11. Lydia, m.

ABRAHAM SCOTT, b. 1677, son of Hugh Scott, who emigrated from the North of Ireland, and settled in Chester county, Penn., probably before 1700; had issue, among others: 1. Anne, b. October, 1699; d. 1792; m. about 1720, Arthur Patterson, b. about 1700; d. about 1763 (had issue: William, Rebecca, Samuel, Arthur, Ellen, James, Catherine, Elizabeth, and Jane) ; 2. Samuel, b. about 1705; 3. Rebecca, b. Dec. 17, 1707; m. 1737. James Agnew (had issue: Samuel, Martha. James, David, Margaret, Rebecca, Sarah, Abraham, Anne); 4. Alexander, b. 1716-17; 5. Grace; 6. Hugh, b. 1726; m. 1754, Jennet Agnew, daughter of James Agnew by a former marriage (had issue: Rebecca, Abraham, James, Hugh, John, Elizabeth, Sarah, Margaret, and Josiah): 7. Josiah.

Josiah Scott, last named, son of Abraham Scott (1st), was born in Chester county, Penn., 1735, removed to Washington county, where he d. Feb. 20, 1819; m. (1st) 1760. Violet Foster;

I. Alexander, m. Rachel McDowell, daughter of John and Agnes Bradford McDowell; had issue, among others: 1. Josiah, settled at Bucyrus, Ohio.

II. Abraham, m. Rebecca McDowell, sister to Rachel McDowell; had issue, among others: 1. Josiah, settled near Cadiz, Ohio (had issue, among others: i. Lawson, settled at Oak Park, a suburb of Chicaero. 111.: ii. .T.-Edward, a physician, settled at San Bernardino, Cal.): 2. William, a minister, settled in Guernsey county, Ohio; 3. James, a minister, settled at Mt. Vernon, Ohio; 4. Josiah, settled in Columbiana county, Ohio; 5. Mary, m. William Cotton, of Beaver county, Penn.; 6. Elizabeth, m. Robert Stevenson, of Beaver county, Penn.

IX. Robert, m. 1804, Elizabeth Munell; settled in Carroll county, Ohio, 1827, where he d. 1830; had issue, among others: 1. Robert-G., b. in Washington county, Sept. 18, 1813; m. April, 1835, Elizabeth Steeves, b. in New Brunswick, Canada, 1814, daughter of Christian and Olive Lutz Steeves, who removed to Scio, Ohio, in 1829 (had issue: i. Isabelle, m. Jesse Campbell, of Carroll county; ii. Eliza, m. Henry Spence, of Jefferson; iii. Margaret; iv. Josiah-R., d. while in the army, at Jackson, Tenn.; v. Dorinda, m. James McGeary; vi. James; vii. Mary- Jane, m. H. H. Meiser; viii. Robert-C; ix. Olive- A.; X. Martha; xi. William-W., settled at Jefferson).

JAMES SCOTT, a native of Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England; son of Timothy Scott, who died in England; emigrated to America and settled at York (now Toronto), Canada, about 1816, thence removed to New York; located in Cadiz, Harrison county, Ohio,

Howarth, d. in England; m. (2d) Harriet Arnold; had issue by first wife: 1. John-W., b. in Yorkshire, England, September, 1811; d. in Cadiz. Oct. 8. 1886; m. 1839, Jane Pittis, daughter of Robert Pittis, who emigrated with his family from the Isle of Wight and settled at Deersville. Harrison county, Ohio (had issue: i. James, d. young; ii. Albert, d. young: iii. Julia, ra. Dr. George W. Woodburne. and settled at IThrichsville; iv. Cyrus-M.. served as an Indian scout in the Indian Territory: settled at Arkansas; City, Kan.; m. Margaret Gardner; v. Robert- P., settled at Baltimore: vi. Lanphear; vii. Charles-S.; vMi. Thomas-A.. m. Susan Pittis, daughter of George Pittis, of Scio; ix. Mary, d. young): 2. William; 3. Eliza; had issue by second

4. Daniel; 5. James, settled at Akron, Ohio; 6. Thomas, settled in Texas (^had issue, among others: i. Emma, m. Charles P. Dewey; ii. Edward); 7. Mary, m. McMasters,

WILLIAM SCOTT, a native of county Antrim, Ireland; had issue: 1. Thomas, b. in Ireland. 1793; emigrated to America and in 1S22 settled in Harrison county. Ohio; d. in Moorefield township. Jan. 16. 1S75; m. Sarah Hogg. b, 1802; d. 1875 (had issue: i. Jane; ii.

William, b. March 7, 1833; settled in Moorefield township: m. April 9, 1859, Ann Eliza Sloan, daughter of John Sloan, one of the earliest settlers in Moorefield township; v. Eleanor; vi.

James: ix. John: x. Martha; xi. Sarah; xii. Robert-W.. twin brother to Sarah; b. Dec. 28. 1846: m. May 17. 1S77. Mary A. Wallace, b. Feb. 23. 1849. daughter of Nathaniel and Julia Fulton Wallace [the former of whom d. March 25, 1855. and his widow m. William Pickering, of Moorefield township]); 2. John; 3. William; 4. Mary; 5. Eleanor.

WILLIAM SCOTT, a native of Ireland; emigrated to America and settled near Pigeon Creek. Somerset township. Washington county. Penn.. where he

III. Alexander, b. in Ireland. 1775; d. in Tuscarawas county. Nov. 2, 1853; m. in Washington county. 1813. Gertrude Kerr, b. 1790; d. April 5. 1868: daughter of Samuel and Rhoda Byshire Kerr (the former an early settler in Washington county): had issue: 1. William-H.. b. Jan. 15, 1814. on Pigeon Creek, Washington county. Penn.; settled at Scio. Harrison county. Ohio, 1840: m. (1st) 1842. Jane Whittaker. b. 1818: d. 1866: daughter of James and Arabell Whittaker: m. (2d) Dec. 10, 1868. Mrs. Sarah J. Kerr Elder, b. in Washington county. Penn.. May 24. 1827. widow of John Elder, Jr., and daughter of Aaron and Margaret Nevin Kerr (the latter a daughter of John Nevin. a native of Ireland, who settled in Beaver county. Penn.) (had issue by first wife: i. Alexander, m. Margaret A. Calhoon; ii. James, b. Sept. 30. 1844; settled in North township; m. May 25, 1875. Gelina M. Elder, a native of Carroll county, daughter of John Elder, Jr.. and Sarah J. Kerr [second wife of William H. Scott]; iii. Maria; iv. Christian; V. Thomas-W.. twin brother to Christian; vi. William; vii. Mary- Arabell; viii. Caroline-G., m. Philip C. Spiker of Tippecanoe); 2. Samuel, settled at Uhrichsville; 3. Robert, d. in Uhrichsville; 4. Albert, settled near New Cumberland. Tuscarawas county; 5. Lewis-L.. settled at Waynesburg, Stark county. Ohio; 6. Eliza, m. Joseph Meek, of Washington. Iowa; 7. Maria, m. Rev. Moses M. Bartholomew, of Goshen. Ind.; 8. Sarah, m. John Ralston, of Spencer. Owen county, Ind.: 9. Caroline, m. Dr. John C. McGregor, and settled at Brazil. Clay county. Ind.; 10. Margaret, m. Samuel G. Smith, of Uhrichsville.

Aaron Kerr, father of Sarah J. Scott, was a native of Washington county. Penn.: settled in Carroll countv. Ohio, 1S31. where he died Sept. 28. 1856; m. Margaret Nevin. daughter of John Nevin. a native of Ireland, who settled in Beaver county. Penn.; had issue: 1. Samuel Lewis, a physician, settled at El Paso. 111.: 2. John- Jackson, m. Cornelia E. Hutchinson, and settled at Wintersett. Iowa; 3. Sarah-Jane. m. (1st) in Carroll county. July 10. 1857, John Elder. Jr.. b. in Washington county. Penn.. 1799; d. in Carroll county, Ohio. 1866; m. (2d) Dec. 10, 1868, William H. Scott (had issue by first husband: i. Gelina-M.. m. James Scott: ii. John-S., settled in Holmes county; iii. Flora; iv. Lissa: v. Clara- S.) ; 4. Joseph-Alexander, m. Carrie E. Grizzell. and settled at Salem, Ohio; 5. Margaret-Ann. d. 1869: m. Uriah Coulson. an officer in the Civil War; 6. Aaron-Wylie. d. in Dallas. Tex.; 7. George-Nevin . served in the Civil War; d. at Cottonwood Falls. Kan.. Nov. 14. 1890; 8. Robert-Hervey, m. Alice Miller, and settled in Jefferson county; 9. James-McMillan, served in the Civil War; removed to Washington. Iowa, where he m. Mary Young, daughter of Judge Young: afterward

John Elder, b. in New York, about 1750: d. Dec. 16. 1840: his parents, who were natives of Ireland, emigrated to America and landed on the date of his birth; removed to ne^ Buffalo, Washi

PETER SEWELL, of German descent; b. in Delaware, 1796; removed to Maryland, and thence to Harrison county, Ohio, in 1828, where he d. 1885; m. 1826, Susan Wiley, of Scotch- Irish descent, b. in Virginia, 1801; d. 1883 (daughter of John Wiley, who served in the War of 1812 and died at Alexandria, Va., from effects of a wound received in that service) ; had issue: 1. Rebecca: 2. Mary- Ann; 3. Theodore; 4. John-William; 5. Thomas- M., b. in Belmont county. Oct. 29, 1842; settled at New Athens, Ohio; served in the Civil War; m. 1870, Eliza J. Hughes, daughter of Edward and Sarah Hughes, of New Athens; G. Josephus.

GEORGE SHAMBAUGH, b. in Pennsylvania about 1745: d. in Perry county, that State, 1827, f?on of George Shambaugh, a native of Germany, who emigrated to Pennsylvania; had issue:

GEORGE SHARP, d. in Hopewell township. June. 1812. leaving a wife, Rachel, and children; 1. Joseph (possibly the son-in-law of John Sharp); 2. John; 3. Thomas; 4. Mary.

Joseph and Thomas Sharp, of Washington county, probably the sons of George, or son and son-in-law of .John, took up two sections of land in Wheel-

William Sharp, probably closely connected with Thomas or Joseph Sharp; removed from Hopewell (?) township, Washington county, to Wheeling township, Belmont county, Ohio, and d. near Union town, 1835; m. in Washington county, Mary McFadden, daughter of John (?) and Mary McFadden; had issue, among others: 1. John, b. in Harrison or Belmont county, 1807; d. at Millersburg, Holmes county, Ohio, 1893, where he had settled in 1834; m. 1832, Catharine Thompson, b. 1814; d. 1900; daughter of David Thompson, of Cadiz township (had issue: i. William- Thompson, a physician, b. Dec. 16, 1833; d. 1899; served in the Civil War; m. Oct. 12, 1859. Elizabeth Carnahan: ii. David, m. Lydia Armstrong; settled in Holmes county; iii. John; settled at Millersburg, Holmes county; iv. James, a United Presbyterian minister, m. Agnes Ballantine; settled at Sidney, Ohio; V. George, m. Annette Donnan; settled at Millersburg; vi. Samuel, a physician, m. Cordelia Maxwell; settled in Oregon; vii. Martha, m. John T. Maxwell, of Millersburg; viii. Mary, d. young; ix. Margaret; x. Joseph, m. Margaret Maxwell; settled in Holmes county); 2. Nancy, b. 1810; d. Oct. 10, 1875; m. 1829, John Cunningham, son of David and Mary McLaughlin Cunningham.

Ramsey; 3. John; 4. Margaret; 5. Janet; 6. Thomas; besides these children, John Sharp mentions in his will two sons-in-law, Joseph Sharp and Andrew Garret, probably the husbands of his two daughters, Margaret and Janet. He also mentions as one of his executors, John McFadden.

JOSEPH SHERIFF, b. (probably) in the North of Ireland, 1787; emigrated to America with his parents, and settled in Mercer county, Penn.. where he d. 1872; m. at Steubenville, Ohio, Nancy Fulton, b. 1797; d. 1841; daughter of

William Vickery, father of Mary Vickery Sheriff, was born in England, 1791; d. at Steubenville. Ohio, 1856; emip:rated to America and first settled in Beaver county, Penn., thence removed, 1839. to Steubenville, Ohio; m. in England, Mary Collings, daughter of

Smith; m. (2d) Mary Webster: had issue: John-Smith, Jacob, William. Isaiah, James, Hugh, Mary, m. James Stevens, Sarah, and Martha. Of these: Hue-h Shotwell, b. near Plainfield, N. J., "^ March 19, 1764; d. at Freeport,

Har41Is0N County Genealogies

James Gaston, father of Nancy Gaston Shotwell. was the son of Hugh and grandson of Joseph Gaston, who d. in Mount Bethel township. Northamp*-on countv. Penn, 1775; Hup:h was b. Jan. 18. 1764; d. June 24, 1839: m. March 14, 1789, Grace Gaston, b. Nov. 25, 1764; d. March 14, 1838. Grace Gaston, wife of Hugh, was the daughter of Robert Gaston, of Somerset county, N. J., b. Jan. 28, 1732; d. near Warrior's Run Presbyterian Church, Northumberland county, Penn., Sept. 2. 1793; served as a colonel in the Revolutionary War, and as a member of the Committee of Safety for Morris county, N. J.; m. May 15, 1762, Rosanna Cooper, b. March 23, 1742; d. Jan. 14, 1817. Robert Gaston, father of Grace Gaston, was the son of Joseph Gaston, of Bernard township, Somerset county, N. J., who d. 1777 (see Gaston Family).

The name, Simeral, is a corruption. It was originally Somerville, and was so written many times during the eighteenth century by the ancestors of families now bearing the name, Simeral. The Harrison county Simerals are probably descended from John Simeral, who removed from Adams county and settled in Hempfield (now South Huntingdon) township, Westmoreland county, Penn., before 1772, with his brother, Thomas Simeral (who died there in 1772) and sister. Marv Kincaid (wife of Robert Kincaid). John Simeral established a ferry acro'^s the Youshiosrheny River at the present town of West Newton (originally called Simera^'s Ferry, and Inter, Robbstown). He died there after 1794. leaving childi»en: Jospph. John. Alexander, Mary, and Elizabeth. Margaret Simeral died in Westmoreland county, 1779, leaving place of their tlrst settlement: had issne: 1. John, settled in tureen township, Harrison cor.ntv; 2. William: Iv Robert, b. in Ireland. 17SS: d. ISt'S: removed to Stark eonnty. Ohio, in L<;20. and thence to Green township. Harrison eonnty. December. L^42: served in the War of L'sl2: m. in Pennsylvania (IstV L^H>, Ivli/.abeth Creinhton; b. in Pennsylvania, abont 1700: d. in Stark eonnty, Ohio. 1S;?S; daxiiihter of Patrick and Fllzabeth Creighton. who were both born in Ireland: m. (2d') lS4r>. Hannah Miller (h:id issue by first wife: i. Sarah; ii. Elizabeth; iii. John: iv. Elinor; v. Elizabeth: vi. Jane; vii. Robert; viii. William, b. in Stark eonnty. .\ng, I?, 1S;%1; removed to Green township: served as an othcer in the Civil War: m, in Hopedale. 1S02. Mary Frances Moore, a native of Harrison conntv, danghter of James and Ellen

June 5, 1882, sister of Dr. Abram Hopkins, d. 1882, who settled in Canada (had issue: i.Joseph-J., settled in Cleveland, Ohio; ii. Robert-H., d. in Pittsburgh, Dec. 12, 1885; iii. Edward-A., d. 1861; iv. Theodore-W., b. March 17, 1846; settled in North township; m. Dec. 8, 1870, Malila English, a native of North township, daughter of James and Ann McCarroll English; v. Alice- J., d. in Leesville; vi. Sarah-E., m. M. Friesbaugh); 2. Robert; 3. William; 4. John; 5. Sarah, m. F. T. Simonton, of Deersville.

DAVID SMYLIE. a native of Ireland, emigrated to America and first settled in Washington county, Penn., before 1794; removed to Westmoreland county, Penn., and in 1815 located at Cadiz, Harrison county, Ohio, where he died Sept. 13, 1843; m. in Ireland, Sarah Jane Coon, d. 1843; had issue, among others: 1. William, b. in Washington county, Penn., 1794; settled in Archer township, Harrison county. 1825, where he remained until 1855, and then located in Washington county, Iowa, dying there February, 1858; m. 1820, Rachel Borland, d. March, 1875, daughter of James Borland, of Butler county, Penn. (had Issue: i. David; ii. James; iii. Margaret; iv. John, b. Nov. 9, 1826; m. May 1, 1849, Julia A. Cox, daughter of George and Sarah Titus Cox; v. Samuel; vi. Robert; vii. Matthew; viii. Hugh; ix. Thomas; x. Sarah-Jane; xi. William; xii. Joseph; xiii. Rachel; xiv. David).

George Cox, father of Julia A. Smylie. was b. 1784; d. Sept. 12, 1849; son of Richard Cox, of Dutch descent, who came from New Jersey to Steubenville, Ohio, before 1800, and later settled in Archer township; m. 1808, Sarah Titus, b. 1786; d. 1877, daughter of Jonathan Titus and wife, who were natives of Wales, and settled near Cadiz, before 1812; had issue: 1. Mary; 2. Hiram; 3. Rachel, b. in Steubenville; 4. Jeremiah; 5. George: 6. Jonathan; 7. Sarah; 8. Obediah; 9. John; 10. Julia- A., m. John Smylie; 11. Martin.

where he died the same year; m. ia German township, Elizabeth Cutshall, b. in Pennsylvania; d. Sept. 19, 1875; daughter of Nicholas Cutshall, who settled in German township, 1800; had issue: 1. Rebecca, m. Jacob Dunmire, and settled in Jasper county, Iowa; 2. Samuel, b. in Wayne township, Jefferson county, Feb. 9, 1812; settled in German township; m. Oct. 30, 1849, Mary J. Glasener, daughter of Garrett and Ann Maholm Glasener, natives of Pennsylvania, who settled at Cadiz, 1800; 3. Garrett, d. in infancy; 4. Elizabeth. II. Jacob. III. Elizabeth. IV. Mary.

MARTIN SNYDER, a native of Germany, b. 1728; d. Nov. 7, 1810; emigrated to America and first settled in Adams county, Penn., before 1775, where he married Catherine Amon, b. in. Pennsylvania, 1759; d. Aug. 29, 1821; settled in Green township, Harrison county, Ohio, about 1802; had issue: m. 1837, Allen G. Turner (had issue, among others:' i. Moses-Kennedy, m. Eliza J. Craig, daughter of Johnson and Martha Thompson Craig; settled at Columbus, Neb.); 2. Elizabeth-Ann, b. 1822; d. young; 3. Michael-Butler, m. Lucinda Crossan; 4. Isabella, b. 1837; m. 1847, Ephraim Clark (see Family of Roger Clark); 5. Martin-Snyder, b. 1829; m. Martha McKee; 6. Caroline-M., b. 1832; 7. Martha-A., b. 1834; m. John McConnell; 8. Benjamin-F., b. 1836; m. Mary Jane Harrison. VI. Mary. VII. Eve. VIII. Elizabeth. IX. Magdalene, m. Pumphrey.

CHRISTIAN SPIKER. of Dutch descent, emigrated from Pennsylvania, and settled in Stock township, before 1806; d. December, 1820; m. Diana ; had issue:

I. Christian, or Christopher, b. in Stock township, Harrison county, Ohio, 1806; d. 1879; m. Aerie Carnes. b. 1804; d. March 1870; had issue: 1. William, b. 1826; settled at Deersville; m. 1845, Mary Cottrell, daughter of Adam Cottrell, a native of Scotland (d. 1842; his wife d. 1886) (had issue, among others: i. George-D., b. Dec. 26, 1846-; settled at Scio, Harrison county; m. 1871, Elizabeth Gibson, daughter of Edward and Catherine Gibson (both of whom died in Harrison county); 2. George-W. ; 3. Mary-J., m. Cornelius Vickers; 4. John- W.. b. July 31. 1833; m. 1859, Nancy Crawford, daughter of Josiah Crawford, of Stock township; 5. Henry-C; 6. Henrj^ 7. Elizabeth, m. David Christy; 8. Christiana, m. William Hines; 9. Catherine, m. Samuel Hines; 10. Sarah- Ann.

THOMAS SPROULL, b. in Ireland, 1799, son of Robert Sproull; emigrated to America, and. about 1819, settled in Short Creek township, Harrison county. Ohio: removed in 1823 to Moorefield township, where he d. April 19, 1872; m. (1st) in Ireland. Mary Hastings; d. about 1822; m. (2d) Elizabeth Caldwell; bad issue by first wife: 1. William, settled in Coshocton county, Ohio; had issue liy second wife: 2. Andrew; 3. Robert; 4. John, b. Sept. 23. 1842; m. Amanda White, b. .Inly 26. 1854. daughter of Joseph and Sarah Lee White, of Nottingham township; 5. Hugh; 6. Thomas.

Gettys Braden, d. April 13, 1851, iu Crawford county, Ohio, father of Sarah Jane Braden Stahl, was a son of Thomas and Jane Braden, of Gettysburg, Penn.. m. May 2. 1842. Rachel Cox, d. at Baxter Springs. Cherokee county. Kan.. Feb. 7. 1883. daughter of George and Sarah Cox; had issue: 1. Sarah-Jane: 2. Rachel-Ann, b. 1846; d. 1867; 3. George-Thomas, settled at Caney, Kan.; 4. William-Wilson; settled at Conneaut, Ohio.

II. Basil-E., b. in Berkeley county. West Va. ; removed to Pennsvlvania, and thence, about 1815. to Washington township. Harrison county, Ohio; d. 1857; m. in Pennsylvania, Rachel Spaulding, d. 1874; had issue: 1. John;

SILAS STEPHEN, settled in Short Creek township, Harrison county, Ohio, about 1808 or 1810; had issue among others: 1. Jonathan, b. June 5, 1799; d. 1880; m. Feb. 24, 1825, Elizabeth Salomons, b. Jan. 22. 1808 (had issue, among others: i.Zachariah, served in the Civil War, and died in that service; ii. Silas, b. Dec. 23, 1841; served in the Civil War; m. May 7, 1889, Sarah R. Barcroft, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Hunter Barcroft (the former b. in Jefferson county, 1814; d. in Hopedale, Nov. 6, 1886; the latter, a native of Westmoreland county. Penn.. who came with her parents to Ohio in 1835).

Samuel Auld, grandfather of Maria Auld, was a native of Ireland; emigrated to Pennsylvania and thence removed to Nottingham township. Harrison county; had issue: 1. .John; 2. Samuel; 3. Mary; 4. James; 5. William, 6. Eliza; 7. Diana; 8. Robert; 9. Stewart: 10. Grace; 11. William, d. .Tan. 11, 1880; m. (1st) Mary McAdoo; d. 1820: m. (2d) Elizabeth Todd (had issue by first wife: i. Maria, m. Samuel Stewart; had issue by second wife: ii. .Tames; iii. George-T.; iv. Alexander-T.).

JACOB STONER, b. near Hagerstown, Md., Dec. 25, 1815; son of Jacob and Mary Stoner, the former of whom died in Maryland in 1817; settled in Colerain township, Belmont county, Ohio, 1818, thence removed to Deersville, Harrison county, some years afterward, and later located in Monroe township; m. April 26, 1838, Honor Sneider, b. in Washington county, Penn., June 25, 1820, daughter of David and Christina Sneider, of Monroe township; had issue: 1. Mary-E., m. Urias B. Hite, and settled at Dennison, Ohio; 2. Sarah, m. Michael Lynch, and settled at Dennison, Ohio: 3. William, settled in Monroe township: served in the Civil War; 4. David, b. Sept. 23, 1845; served in the Civil War; m. (1st) March. 14, 1867, Mary Fowler; d. March 31, ]874; daughter of John E. Fowler; m. (2d) Sept. 26, 1879, Susan Winrod, b. in Belmont county, Ohio; 5. Jacob-S., settled in Franklin township; 6. James-M., settled at Tippecanoe, Ohio; 7. Ella-C, m. James M. Evans, and settled at Auburn, Sangamon county. 111.; 8. George-W., served in the Civil War; d. March 30, 1865, at Camp Chase.