Freeport Township (part 3 of 6)
Part 3 of 6 of the account of this township in Historical Collections of Harrison County, in the State of Ohio, with Lists of the First Land-owners, Early Marriages (to 1841), Will Records (to 1861), Burial Records of the Early Settlements, and Numerous Genealogies, published in 1900. 15,970 words, covering 2 settlements.
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JOHN COPELAND, a native of Ireland, emigrated to Americarand settled in Maryland or Pennsylvania, whence, in 1805, he removed to Jefferson county, Ohio; d. 1840; m. Isabelle Leach, a native of Pennsylvania; had issue: 1. Samuel; 2. Thomas, b. in Jefferson county, Ohio; removed to Franklin township, Harrison county, Ohio, before 1837, where he d. July 4, 1877; m. in .Harrison county, Nancy A. Dick; d. April 1, 1880. daughter of William Dick, a resident of Harrison county (had issue: i. Jane, m. John Hilton; ii. Isabelle, m. Nathaniel Lukens; iii. John; iv. Mary; v. William, b. Sept. 4, 1837; m. 1863, Mary Cruin, daughter of George Cruin, of Franklin township ) ; 3. Joseph ; 4. James, b. in Maryland, Aug. 7, 1801; settled in Washington township, where be d. April 30, 1859; m. 1837, Mary A. Walters, daughter of Leonard and Ruby Walters, of Jefferson county (had issue: i. Thomas-W., b. in Franklin township, Aug. 25, 1838; settled in Washington township; served in the Civil War; was a prisoner at Andersonville; m. Aug. 29, 1869, Mary E. Ramsey, of Washington township; ii. Matilda; iii. Rachel; iv. Amanda; v. Isabelle; vi. Leonard; vii. S.-S.; viii. Nannie-E.; ix. John, served in the Civil War; d. about 1865); 5. David; 6. William, settled in Franklin township.
where he d. 1870; m. 1833, in Harrison county, Mary Dempster, daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Hunter Dempster, of Jefferson county (the former a native of Pensylvania; the latter a daughter of John Hunter, who settled in Jefferson county in 1820); (had issue: i. John-W.; ii. William-D., b. Jan. 8, 183G; m. March 10, 1867, Lucy Burns, daughter of John M. and Elizabeth Hilbert Burns; iii. Joseph; iv. Albert; V. Elizabeth; vi. Isabelle; vii. Mary- M.; viii. Margaret-J.) ; 7. Archibald.
John M. Burns, father of Lucy Burns Copeland, was a native of Westmoreland county, Penn.; removed to Smithfield, Jefferson county, Ohio; afterward settled in German township, Harrison county; m. Elizabeth Hilbert, daughter of John Hilbert; had issue: 1. Frances- Samantha, m. Alexander Henderson; 2. Letitia, m. Joseph Courtright; 3. Lomida, m. Henry Taylor; 4. Lucy, m, William D. Copeland.
Leonard Walters, father of Mary Walters Copeland, was an early settler in Jefferson county; m. Rachel Ruby; had issue: 1. Thomas; 2. Joseph; 3. Mary-A., m. James Copeland; 4. Catharine; 5. Martha; 6. Maria.
ROBERT COULTER, a native of county Antrim, Ireland; emigrated to America and settled with three brothers in Chester county, Penn., 1780-1790; thence removed to Lancaster county, Penn.; m. Isabella Mayes, a native of the North of Ireland, daughter of Joseph Mayes, who after the death of her first husband, m. Robert McCoy; removed in 1816 to Jefferson county, Ohio; thence in 1828 to Perry township, Tuscarawas county, Ohio, where she d. June, 1849; had issue: 1. Andrew, b. June 14, 1796, in Lancaster county, Penn.; d. Sept. 30, 1872, at Smithfield, Ohio; removed in 1816 to Jefferson county, Ohio; m. (1st) Jane Reed, a native of Jefferson county: m. (2d) June 9, 1844, Nancy Mayes, b. Sept. 15, 1815; d. June 17, 1859; had issue, among others: 1. Robert-McCoy, b. March 19, 1849, near Bethel, Ohio; a Presbyterian minister; m. S'^'pt. 27. 1881. .Janet E. McCoy, daughter of Matthew McCoy, of Archer township, Harrison county.
Joseph Mayes, father of Nancy Mayes Coulter, was b. June 6, 1785, in Washington county, Penn., of Scotch-Irish descent; settled near Folks' Station,
WILLIAM COULTRAP, a native of Virginia, of Scottish descent, settled in Stock township. Harrison county, Ohio, in 1816, where he d. 1823; m. in Virginia, Mary Woods; d. 1842; had issue: 1. William, b. in Virginia, 1800; d. 1845; m. in Jefferson county, Sarah Moore; b. 1796; d. Sept. 8, 1889 (had issue: i. Nathaniel; ii. Nancy; iii. Mary; iv. Richard-M., b. 1840; m. Mary E. Moore; v. David; vi. Ruth; vii. Oliver; viii. Nathan; ix. William; x. Susannah; xi. Margaret; xii. Charles); 2. Henry; 3. David; 4. Matthew; 5. Elizabeth, m. Hall; 6. Sarah, m.
JOHN COURTRIGHT, b. in New Jersey, Sept. 7, 1774; removed to Washington county, Penn., and thence to near the present site of Salineville, Columbiana county, Ohio, before 1809; had issue:
I. Jacob-V. II. James. III. Samuel, b. April 30, 1809; removed in 1829 to Carrollton. Ohio, later to Short Creek township. Harrison county, and in 1856 to Smithfield, Jefferson county; m. (1st) 1829, Frances Zollars; d. 1862; daughter of Frederick Zollars, of Harrison county; m. (2d) 1867, Mary B. Stonebraker; had issue by first wife: 1. James; 2. Franklin; 3. Z.-Z., b. July 12, 1832; settled in Freeport in 1875; m. 1858, Mary A. Crew; 4. Vail, settled in Illinois; 5. Mary-Jane, m. George D. Walcott; 6. Charles; 7. Ann-Rebecca, m. Thomas Penny; 8. John; 9. Sarah, m. William Carrick; 10. William, settled in Franklin; 11. Joseph-W., b. Jan. 6, 1847, in Short Creek township; settled in Freeport township; served in the Civil War; m. (1st) Sept. 28. 1866, Letitia Burns; d. Aug. 17, 1875; daughter of John M. Burns; m. (2d) Oct. 15, 1881, Laura Steadman, of Freeport; 12. Melissa, m. Wilson Lugar. IV. Isaac. V. William. VI. Milo. VII. Judith. VIII. Rebecca.
removed to Rush Creek, Jeffersoa county, Ohio, where he remained until about 1812, and then settled in Nottingham township, Harrison county, Ohio, where he d. 1829; had issue:
I. Rhoda. II. Sarah. III. Rachel. IV. Ann. V. Amy. VI. Cornelius. VII. Gabriel. VIII. William, b. in Pennsylvania, about 1795; m. Rachel Moore, b. about 1811; daughter of Loami Moore, who served in the Revolutionary War; had issue: 1. Sarah; 2. Keziah; 3. John-D., b. June 12, 1825; m. May 27, 1847, Elizabeth Moore, b. Feb. 6, 1829, in Moorefield township, Harrison county, daughter of David and Sarah Kidwell Moore (had issue: i. William; ii. Sarah; iii. Martha; iv. Gabriel; v. Mary; vi. Edmond; vii. Elmer); 4. Loami; 5. Gabriel; 6. Shepard; 7. James, served in the Civil War; 8. William, served in the Civil War; 9. Peter; 10. Mary-A.
WALTER CRAIG, a native of Ireland, of Scotch descent, settled at West Middletown, Washington county, Penn., about 1791; m. in Ireland, Jane Mc- Cleon; had issue:
Ohio; 7. William, b. March 15, 1816; Scotch descent, having come to Amerd. Feb. 8, 1872, in Fulton county, Illi- ica from the North of Ireland a short
Robert; ix. James-P.; x. Jason); 5. ROBERT CROSKEY, a native of Ire- Isabella, m. William Welch; 6. Char- land, emigrated to America and later, lotta; 7. Josiah; 8. Nancy, m. William in 1802, removed to Green township, Lewis; settled in Holmes county; 9. Harrison county, Ohio; had issue: Margaret; 10. Elizabeth, m. Joseph I. William. II. John, b. in New Jer- McGonigal; 11. John, b. in Archer town- sey. Oct. 7, 1775; d. March 16, 1862; m. ship, Nov. 29. 1816; m. in 1849, Eliza- in Pennsylvania, Feb. 9, 1801, Catherine beth Hedges, b. 1827; d. 1877; daughter Fry, b. June 25, 1781; d. in Iowa. Jan. of Samuel and Prudy Hedges (had is- 22, 1863; daughter of Samuel Fry, a sue: i. Mary, m. Hamilton Lisle, of resident of Pennsylvania; had issue: 1. Archer township; ii. Samuel-E., b. in John, b. April 19, 1802; d. Oct. 20, 1867;
WILLIAM CROSKEY, b. in Ireland, 1795; d. 1873; son of Robert Croskey, who emigrated to Maryland, in 1775; removed to Washington county, Penn., and thence, in 1812, to Green township, Harrison county, Ohio; m. 1848, Margaret Crabb, of Jefferson county, Ohio; had issue: 1. Robert; 2. Margaret, m. James Thompson; 3. Henry, settled in McLean county. 111.; 4. Anna, m. John Clifford, and settled in Green township; 5. Mary, m. George McFadden; 6. Sarah, m. Thomas Groves, of Jefferson county; 7. John, died in infancy; 8. ; 9.
THOMAS CRUMLEY, a native of Virginia, b. Dec. 31, 1776; d. July 3, 1861; settled near what is now the village of Harrisville, Harrison county, Ohio, in 1802, coming into Ohio with the Dickersons and Dunlaps; m. in West Virginia, Elizabeth Gardner, of English descent; d. 1856; had issue: 1. Samuel; 2. Sarah; 3. Mary, m. Joshua Dickerson; 4. William; 5. Thomas; 6. Ira, b. Oct. 7. 1809; settled near Freeport, in Washington township; m. Jan. 31, 1840, Jane Dickerson (had issue: i. Mary-E., m. David McFadden, and settled in Iowa; ii. Sarah, m. William Wilson, and settled in Freeport, Harrison county; iii. Hiram; iv. Clara; v. Thomas, m. Oct. 9, 1888, Abbie Kirkpatrick, daughter of G. W. Kirkpatrick, of Moorefield township, Harrison county); 7. Elizabeth; 8. John; 9. Hannah, m. Glazener: 10. James; 11.
ROBERT CULBERTSON. b. in Ireland, 1743; emigrated to Ohio in 1811, and settled one mile northeast of New Athens, in what is now Harrison county, Ohio, where he died Dec. 22-24,
V. Thomas. VI. Robert. VII. Benjamin. VIII. William. IX. Hugh. X. Joseph. XI. George, settled in Muskingum county, Ohio. XII. Annie, m. Thomas Pollock, and settled in Guernsey county, Ohio. XIII. Mary, d. aged eight. XIV. Gillespie, b. in Athens township, October, 1816; m. (1st) Dec. 17, 1840, Dorcas Holt, of Guernsey county, b. 1818; d. Aug. 15, 1865; m. (2d) Nov. 8, 1866, Eliza J. Duncan, a native of Guernsey county, daughter of James Duncan (d. 1835), and Elizabeth McKinney Duncan (d. 1861); had issue by first wife: 1. John, b. Sept. 20, 1841, in Athens township; m. Nov. 8, 1866, Sarah Jane McDowell, b. 1845; d. 1890; daughter of William and Hannah Watters McDowell, early settlers in Athens township; 2. Mary, m. Jeremiah Brown, of Monroe township; 3. Sarah-Ann, m. P. M. Cooper, and settled in New Athens; 4. Robert, d. aged seventeen; had issue by second wife: 5. Dorcas-Eliza, m. Samuel A. Kirkland.
JOHN CUNNINGHAM, a native of Ireland, of Scottish descent, emigrated to America, and first settled at Baltimore; thence removed to Fayette and Westmoreland counties, Penn.; d. in Westmoreland county, April 19, 1797; m. Elizabeth , d. in Westmoreland county, March 2, 1816; had issue: I. James, b. 1780; d. at Mansfield, Ohio. 1870; served as a captain in the War of 1812. II. Ezekiel, m. Feb. 25, 1813, Mary Dregoo; settled near Chillicothe, Ross county, Ohio. III. David, b.May 6, 1783; d. May 27, 1849; m. (1st) Dec. 23, 1806, in Fayette county. Penn., Mary Mc- Laughlin, b. Sept. 28, 1782; d. April 6, 1829; daughter of John and Elizabeth McLauehlin; m. (2d) Ann Barricklow, b. May 8, 1808: d. Aug. 13, 1887; had issue bv first wife: 1. John, b. Oct. 29, 1808; d, Aug. 18, 1870; m. Feb. 3, 1829, Nancy Sharp, b. 1810; d. Oct. 10, 1875; daup-hter of William (d. 1835) and Mary McFadden Sharp, who removed from Hopewell township (?), Washington county, Penn., to Harrison county (had issue: i. Mary, m. 1850, Eldred Glencairn Holliday, son of Robert and Eliza White Holliday; ii. David, b. March 1, 1837; m. 1859. Laura Phillips, dauehter of Thomas and Elizabeth Williams Phillips, natives of Chester
EMANUEL CUSTER, d. at Jessups, Maryland, of which State he was a native, aged over one hundred years; removed to Harrison county, Ohio, early in the century, afterwards returning to Maryland; had issue:
I. John, a native of Frederick county, Md., d. at Cresaptown, Allegany county, that State, 1830; had issue, among others: 1. Emanuel-H., b. at Cresaptown, Dec. 10, 1806; removed to Rumley, Harrison county, Ohio, about 1824, and later, to Monroe, Mich.; m. (1st) Aug. 7, 1828, Matilda Viers, d. July 18, 1834; m. (2d) Feb. 23, 1836, Mrs. Mary Ward Kirkpatrick, b. near Burgettstown, Washington county, Penn., May 31, 1807; daughter of Thomas and Sarah Ward, of Cross Creek township (she m. 1st, Israel R. Kirkpatrick, and by him had issue: i. David; settled in Wood county, Ohio; ii. Lydia-A., m. David Reed, and settled at Monroe, Mich.) (had issue by first wife, three children, of whom: i. Brice-V., settled at Columbus, Ohio; had issue by second wife: iv. George- Armstrong, b. Dec. 5, 1839; served as general' in the Civil War, and afterwards killed by the Indians at the battle of the Little Big Horn, June 25, 1876; m. Feb. 9, 1864, Elizabeth Bacon, daughter of Judge Daniel S. Bacon, of Monroe, Mich.; v. Nevin, b. July 29, 1842; settled near Monroe, Mich.; vi. Thomas-Ward, b. March 15, 1845; lieutenant U. S. A.; killed at battle of the Little Big Horn. June 25, 1876; vii. Boston, b. Oct. 31, 1848; killed at the battle of the Little Big Horn, June 25, 1876; viii. Margaret-Emma, b. June 5,
II. Jacob, b. 1790, at Jessups. Md.; d. 1862, in Rumley township, Harrison county, where he had' settled before 1816; m. Sarah Webster, b. 1798; d. 1835; daughter of William Webster, a pioneer of Ohio; had issue: 1. William- Webster, b. in New Rumley. July 1, 1816; settled at Scio, about 1850; m. in New Hagerstown, Frances Amelia Phelps, b. in Massachusetts, daughter of Eben and Mary Kibbee Phelps, who settled in Franklin (now Kent), Portage county, Ohio, when Frances was five years old; (had issue: i. Mary-E., m. Dr. D. J. Snyder; ii. Caroline-A., m. W. N. McCormick; settled in Florida; iii. James-A., served in Civil War; killed at Mount Sterling, Ky.; iv. Albert-0., b. 1850; d. April 1, 1870, in Steubenville, Ohio; v. Clarence-P.); 2. Alexander, d. aged four years; 3. Stewart- F., settled in Connotton, Harrison county; 4. John; 5. Henry-L., settled in New Philadelphia; 6. Robert, settled in Scio; 7. Isaac, settled in Westerville, Ohio; 8. Vincent, d. in infancy.
John Croskey, with whom he came to Ohio; had issue: 1. Margaret; 2. Elizabeth; 3. Robert; 4. James; 5. Rachel; 6. William, b. 1822; removed to Iowa in 1877; m. Oct. 10, 1849, Christian Shepler, daughter of Samuel Shepler, of Green township (had issue: i. Samuel- F., b. March 19, 1850; m. Nov. 18, 1869, Caroline M. Bell, daughter of Francis Bell, a resident of Wayne township, Jefferson county, Ohio; ii. James-H.); 7. Mary.
SAMUEL DAVIDSON, b. in Allegany county, Md., 1771; was one of a family of thirteen children; his father was a native of Ireland', who emigrated to Maryland; settled in Washington township, Harrison county, Ohio, in 1812, where a cousin had preceded him; m. Mary Drake, a native of Pennsylvania; had issue:
I. Lewis. II. Jesse. III. Jonah, b. iu Allegany county, Md.. July 4, 1804; d. June 16, 1889; m. 1829, Sarah Joice, d. 1859; had issue: 1. Eliza, b. in Washington township, Oct. 26, 1832; m. Aug. 4, 1864, James Wilson; d. 1873; son of James and Sarah Brock Wilson, natives of Virginia, who were among the early settlers of Moorefield township. IV. Mary. V. Hannah. VI. Nancy.
WILLIAM DAVIDSON, b. Nov. 20, r 1747, son of William Davidson, a native of Ireland, who settled in Pennsylvania before the Revolutionary War; m. (1st) Rosanna Hutchinson, a native of
(^ales; ,m. (2d) Barbara McDale (by whom he had issue, five sons and three daughters) ; had issue by first wife, three sons and two daughters, of I whom : v^ I. Lewis, b. March 23, 1773, in Fayette county, Penn.; removed in 1801 to the present site of Catlettsbui-g, Kentucky; a year later located on the French grant, in Scio county, Ohio, where he remained until 1809, and thence removed to Freeport, Harrison county, Ohio; served in the War of 1812; m. his cousin, Mary Davidson, b. in Allegany county, Md., Sept. 23, 1778, daughter of Lewis and Nancy Todd Davidson; the former was a brother of William Davidson, Jr.; the latter a native of England. Lewis and Mary Davidson were m. in Fayette county, Penn., in July, 1798; had issue: 1. William; 2. Nancy, d. in Scioto county, Ohio; 3. Rosanna, d. in Scioto county; 4. John-S.; 5. Mordecai-W.; 6. Lewis- H., b. 1809, in Scioto county; removed with his parents to Harrison county; settled in Freeport township, Harrison covmty; was licensed to preach Feb. 8, 1845; m. Jan. 7, 1830, near Moorefield, Harrison county, Lucinda Latham, b. Sept. 18, 1810, in Fauquier county, Va. (had issue: i. Isaiah, d. in infancy; ii. Lixcy, d. in infancy; iii. Sarah, d. in infancy; iv. James-M., killed Sept. 20, 1863, in the battle of Chickamauga; v.
near Jewett, Harrison county; vi. Latham-A., settled in West Milford, Harrison county, W. Va.; vii. Alexander-J., settled in Tucson, Ariz.) ; 7. Susanna; 8. Mary; 9. Jesse; lO.Thomas- L.; 11. Joseph-C.; 12. Jonathan-S.
JESSE DE LONG (son of Solomon De Long), of French descent, b. about 1776, on Short Creek, Jefferson county, Ohio, where his parents came from Pennsylvania; d. near Dennison, Ohio, May 8, 1882; his family served in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812; removed to Tuscarawas county, Ohio, where he m. Nancy Wagner; afterward settled near Dennison; had issue, among others: 1. Espy, b. May 11, 1832; removed to Monroe township, Harrison county, Ohio, 1872; served in the Civil War; m. March 6, 1864, Sarah A. Carmack, b. May 1, 1847. in Canal Dover, Ohio, daughter of Jacob and Clarissa Carmack, natives of Maryland.
DANIEL DEWEY, b. in Lebanon, Conn., June 19, 1731; d. March 9, 1816; served as ensign, lieutenant, and captain in Company 4, Twelfth Connecticut Militia, 1767 to 1772; a personal friend of " Brother Jonathan " Trumbull (Governor of Connecticut); m. Feb. 22, 1753, Temperance Bailey, b. Feb. 2, 1731; d. March 31, 1795; daughter of Isaac and Abigail Hunt Bailey; had issue, nine children (Temperance, Esther, Daniel, Eliphalet, Philena, Ebenezer, Joshua, Experience, and Anna), of whom: immigrant ancestor, Matthew Grant) and Hepzibah Lyman (daughter of Richard and Hepzibah Ford Lyman) Dewey. Josiah Dewey, last named, was the son of Thomas Dewey (b. about 1597, at Sandwich, Kent county, England) who immigrated to Dorchester (now South Boston), Mass., in 1630, on the vessel, " Mary and John," with Matthew Grant and others, whence he removed to Connecticut, in 1635, and helped to found the town of Windsor.
ASA DICKERSON, b. 1814; d. 1864; a native of Washington county, Penn., probably of the immediate family of John or Henry Dickerson; removed to Harrison county, Ohio, where he m. Jane Dunlap, b. in Harrison county, 1814; d. 1873; had issue: 1. Samuel-D.; settled at Peabody, Kan.; 2. William- H.; 3. Sarah-J., m. Adam Dunlap; 4. Lydia-E., m. J. E. Carnahan. and settled in Pawnee county, Neb.; 5. Dunlap, d. in the army during the Civil War;
JOHN DICKERSON and HENRY DICKERSON settled in Amwell (now Franklin) township, Washington county, before 1780, John apparently having come from Dunbar (now Tyrone) township, Fayette county, where his name appears on the tax-list in 1772, and where Joshua Dickerson (1740-1827) had settled about 1770; Joshua and John were doubtless brothers, and Henry may have been a third brother, although more probably the son of John.
John Dickerson d. in Washington 'county in 1785 (before March), leaving a widow, Ruth (d. before December, 1807), and children, of whom the following were mentioned in his will, written more than seven years before his death: 1. Susannah; 2. Henry (may have been the Henry mentioned below) ; 3. Gideon, d. unm. September- November, 1789; 4. Baruch; 5. Asa, d. January. 1794; m. Lydia (had issue: i. John; ii. William, d. 1860; m. (1st) Sarah Jolly; m. (2d) Martha Clark); 6. Drusilla.
m. (1st) Margaret McPherson; m. (2d) Cornelia Craig (had issue: 1. Joshua- D.; ii. Nancy; iii. Alexander; iv. John, b. April 13, 1810; d. April 10, 1865; m. [1st] Mary Adams, daughter of Robert; m. [2d] Mary Johnson; v. Jane, m. Samuel Walters; vi. Ruth, m. Lewis Barker; vii. Henry; viii. Lydia, m. Howard Trusell; ix. Margaret, m. William Hazlett; x. Matilda); 2. George; 3. Gideon, m. Eliza Gunn, and removed to Ohio; 4. Henry, m. Catharine Beck, and removed to Illinois; 5. Leonard, m, Susan Wolf, and removed to Ohio; 6. Asa; 7. Margaret, m. McLaughlin; 8. Ruth, m. Reynolds.
JOSHUA DICKERSON, b. 1740; d. in Fayette county, Penn., Oct. 10, 1827; came from New Jersey; settled on what is now called Dickerson's Run, in Dunbar township, near East Liberty, Fayette county, Penn., about 1770; here, in 1780, he built a grist-mill on the site of the mill now owned by the Oglevee brothers; from this settlement and its vicinity emigrated to Harrison county the families of Dunlap, Oglevee, Barricklow, Rankin, and others; Joshua Dickerson had six sons, Thomas, William, John, Joshua, Levi, and Eli, all of whom removed to Ohio near the beginning of the present century. Joshua Dickerson also had, among other daughters, one, Sarah, who m. Samuel Dunlap; of the sons:
I. Baruch. b. May 21. 17S6; d. Oct. 2, 1824; m. in Harrison county, Elizabeth Holmes, b. near Wellsburg, W. Va., daughter of William Holmes and sister of Joseph Holmes: served as a captain in the War of 1812; had issue: 1. Joshua, b. Nov. 9, 1808; m. (1st) 1834, Elizabeth Crumley (d. 1839), whose parents removed from Western Virginia to Harrison county early in the century; m. (2d) Mary Elliott, b. Dec. 10, 1820, daughter of Samuel (d. 1828) and Nancy Grimes (d. 1830) Elliott, of Belmont county (had issue by second wife: i. Aaron-M., b. 1845; d. 1875; ii.
Baruch, b. 1846; d. 1864; iii. Thomas; settled near Flushing, Ohio; iv. Sarah; V. Elizabeth; vi. Theodore; vii. Samuel, d. in infancy; viii. Hiram, settled near New Athens; ix. Charles, settled in Colorado) ; 2. Susanna, m. Edward Lafferty; 3. Mary, d. in infancy; 4. Thomas; 5. Mary, m. Arrison Shotwell, and settled at Glenville, Ohio; 6. Jane, m. Ira Crumley, and settled in Washington township; 7. William-Wilson, b. April 12, 1818; settled in Athens township; m. Oct. 17, 1839, Susan McCoy, daughter of Thomas McCoy, of Athens township (had issue: i. Baruch, d. in infancy; ii. Thomas, d. in infancy; iii. Hannah; iv. Granville; v. Winfield; vi. William; vii. Elizabeth; viii. Clara; ix. Alvin); 8. Elizabeth, m. Daniel Clemens; 9. Baruch, d. in infancy.
2, 1842; m. 1864, Rebecca Dickerson, daughter of John and Elizabeth Mc- Fadden Dickerson; iii. William, settled in Moorefield township; iv. John, settled in Illinois; v. Joseph-B., b. Oct. 30, 1848; m. 1874. Mary Barrett, daughter of Erasmus Barrett, of Cadiz township; vi. Margaret, m. John Dickerson.
and settled in Kansas; vii. Sarah, m. - - Scott; viii. Mary, m. John Lafferty; ix. Edward) ; 8. Mary, m. William Knee; 9. Jane, twin sister to Mary.
JOHN DOWNS, a native of Ireland; settled in Pennsylvania before 1800; removed to Carroll county, Ohio, where he died; had issue, among others: 1. Richard, b. in Pennsylvania, 1800; d. 1860, in Stock township, Harrison county, where he came from Carroll county, before 1832; m. in Stock township, Elizabeth McKinney, b. in Ireland; d. Jan. 19, 1886; daughter of George Mc- Kinney (had issue: i. Mary-J., m. Percival Adams; ii. George-M.: iii. John; iv. James; v. John-F., b. March. 2, 1832; m. Nov. 9, 1860, Sarah West; d. May 18, 1879; daughter of Amos West; vi. Richard; vii. Margaret).
George McKinney, father of Elizabeth McKinney Downs, was a native of Ireland; settled in Stock township, Harrison county, before 1832, where he d. 1845; his wife d. 1841; had issue: Elizabeth, John, Nancy, Jane, George, Fryer, James.
ADAM DUNLAP, b. 1752; d. Jan. 10, 1830; removed from Dunbar township, Fayette county, Penn., to Athens' township, Harrison county, before 1809; m. Rebecca Work, b. Dec, 1745; d. March 9, 1846; had issue:
I. Samuel, b. Sept. 11, 1772; d. Oct. 2, 1839; settled in Athens township, Harrison county, Ohio, before 1805; m. about 1800, Sarah Dickerson, a native of Fayette county. Pa.; d. Nov. 11, 1858; daughter of Joshua Dickerson; m. J. D. Barricklow; had issue by second wife: iv. Nancy, m. A. Farrell, and removed to West Virginia; v. Samuel, d. Jan. 4, 1859; vi. Elizabeth- J., m. Robert Holliday, and settled in Moorefield township; vii. Amanda- Adaline, m. Henry Barto; viii. John- A., b. Dec. 11, 1859; m. Mary H. Chaney, daughter of James and Margaret Chaney; ix. William-S.; x. Clara-B., d. young).
II. William, b. 1780; d. Feb. 24, 1865; settled on the Brushy Fork of Stillwater Creek about 1812-13, later returning to Fayette county, Penn., and thence removing to Belmont county, Ohio; m. Margaret Rankin, b. in Fayette county, Penn., 1787; d. May 19, 1838; had issue: 1. Adam, settled in Missouri; 2. James; 3. William, settled in Missouri; 4. Samuel, b. June 25, 1825; removed to Belmont county, Ohio; m. (1st) 1844, Elizabeth Jane Bethel, b. 1827; d. 1858; daughter of James and Mary Brock Bethel; m. (2d) 1859. Mary E. Bethel; d. 1872; daughter of John and Elizabeth Oglevee Bethel (had issue by first wife: i. William- J.; ii. Margaret, m. A. Dunlap; iii. Lycurgus-M.; iv. Thomas-A.; v. Joseph-C; had issue by second wife: vi. O.-B.; vii.
JAMES EDGAR, of Scotch-Irish descent; removed from Washington county, Penn., to Wellsburg. Va., and thence to Nottingham township, Harrison county, Ohio, where he died in 1845; had issue:
I. James, b. in Washington county, Penn., Feb. 22, 1794; d. March 16, 1882; m. Charity Bartow, b. in Washington county, N. Y., July 24. 1798; d. March 16, 1882; daughter of Zenas and Elizabeth Carpenter Bartow (the former born about 1750, was an officer, in the Revolutionary War, and settled about 1809 at Connotton, Harrison county, Ohio); had issue: 1. , d. in infancy; 2. Elizabeth; 3. Adam; 4. Cyrus, settled in Monroe county; 5. Margaret; 6. James, killed in the Civil War; 7.
Samuel-D., b. Aug. 30, 1842, in Monroe county, Ohio; settled in Nottingham township, Harrison county; served in the Civil War; m. Jan. 14, 1869. Susan Poulson, b. March 14, 1852, in Nottingham township, daughter of John and Rachel Rogers Poulson.
had issue by first wife: 1. Joseph, settled in New Athens, Harrison county; 2. Samuel, b. in Belmont county, about 1817; settled in Short Creek township, Harrison county, in 1847, where he died Jan. 15, 1884; m. 1845, Sarah Thomas, b. Oct. 28, 1828 (had issue: i. Mary- Elizabeth, settled ill Guernsey county, Ohio; ii. Hameline, settled near Cadiz,
Anderson, and settled in Short Creek township; v. Reason-Wilson, settled near Harrisville, Ohio; vi. Malinda, m. Samuel Brokaw, and settled in Belmont county; vii. Aaron, settled in Short Creek township; viii. Harvey, b. 1864; d. 1883; ix. Taylor); 3. James; 4. Mary, m. Joshua Dickerson; 5. Nancy, m. Joshua B. Dickerson, and settled in Short Creek township.
Isaac Thomas, a native of Virginia, father of Sarah Thomas Elliott, was one of the first settlers of Short Creek township, Harrison county, Ohio, locating there in the early part of the century; had issue: 1. Peter; 2. Isaac, b. 1785; d. 1867, in Washington county, Iowa, where he had settled in 1843; m. Elizabeth Holmes, b. 1800; d. 1852 (had issue: 1. Aaron; ii. Asa; iii. Abram, a Methodist Episcopal minister; iv. John, settled in Iowa; v. Taylor; vi. William, settled in Colorado; vii. Sarah, b. Oct. 28, 1828; m. Samuel Elliott; viii. Susan, m. David Twinand): 3. Susan; 4. Ruth; 5. Anna; 6. Sarah; 7. Aaron.
PATRICK ENGLISH, a native of Great Britain, served in the Revolutionary War, and afterwards settled at Redstone, Fayette county, Penn.; thence removed to Cadiz, Harrison county, Ohio; from there he went to Coshocton county, where he died; had issue, among others:
I. James, b. Oct. 17, 1791, either in Virginia, or Baltimore county, Md.; d. in North township, Harrison county, Ohio, June 6, 1869; m. (1st) Jane Pickens, d. 1842; m. (2d) Ann McCarroll, b. Jan. 25, 1809; d. Oct. 17, 1884 (daughter of John McCarroll. a native of Scotland, who died in Harrison county) : had issue by first wife: 1. Talitha; 2. John, settled in Tuscarawas county, Ohio; 3.
James, d. aged seventeen; 4. Matthew, settled in New Philadelphia, Ohio; 5. Thomas, served in the Civil War; d. at Nashville, Tenn; 6. Susannah; 7. Alpha, settled in Iowa; 8. Nelson, d. in Iowa; 9. Nancy, m. William Donaldson, and settled in North township; 10. William, settled in Kansas; 11. Jane, m. Samuel McLean, and settled in Iowa; 12. Alexander, settled in Harrison county; 13. James (second), settled in Brilliant, Ohio; 14. Mary-E., m. John Morgan, and settled in Iowa; had issue by second wife; 15. Martha, b. July 2, 1845; m. James Price; settled in Leesville, Carroll county, Ohio; 16. George, b. Feb. 11, 1847, settled near Scio; m. Sept. 4, 1877, Julia A. Lewis, daughter of Griffin Lewis, of Jefferson county, Ohio; 17. Isaiah, b. Dec. 5, 1848; settled in North township; 18. Malida, b. Aug. 17, 1850; m. T. W. Smith, and settled in North township; 19. Scott, b. Aug. 13, 1852, in North township, where he settled; m. Oct. 29, 1879, Ida Masters, daughter of Isaac and Ann Overholtz Masters.
JAMES ERVIN, a native of Maryland, settled in Short Creek township, Harrison county, Ohio, about 1812; afterward removing to Franklin township, Harrison county, where he d. 1850; m. in Maryland, Elizabeth Bann, d. 1870; had issue: 1. William; 2. James; 3. John; 4. Henry, b. April 6, 1815; settled in Washington township; m. 1840, Elizabeth Watts, of Harrison county (had issue: i. James; ii. John; iii. Mahala; iv. Ann; v. Margaret-H.; vi. Sarah-J.; vii. Isabelle; vlii. Thomas; ix. Actia-A.); 5. Phoebe; 6. Isaac; 7. Nancy.
JOHN ESTEP, d. aged about eightyfour years; removed from Pennsylvania to Short Creek township, Harrison county, Ohio, before 1826; m. in Pennsylvania, Sarah Smith; d. aged about eighty-four years; daughter of Edward Smith: had issue: 1. Harrison, settled at Lloydsville, Ohio; 2. William, a physician, settled in Lloydsville; 3. Robert; 4. Harriet, m. Taylor Lynn; 5. Andrew, b. 1826; settled in Kansas City, Mo., where he d. 1884; m. 1850, Sarah Henderson, daughter of Andrew and Martha Nichol Henderson.
Scotland to county Derry, Ireland, thence emigrated and settled in Cumberland county, Penn., 1789; afterward located in Westmoreland county, Penn.; and about 1800 removed to Colerain township, Belmont county, Ohio; the parents of Martha Nichol Henderson were Andrew (1798-1861) and Jeanette (b. 1801) Nichol. Andrew and Martha Nichol Henderson had issue: 1. Martha; 2. John-N.; 3. Anna; 4. Agnes, m. Thomas Love, and settled at Aledo, 111.; 5. Margaret, m. Robert C. McConnell, and settled at Brady, Ohio; 6. Mary- J., m. John Mintier, and settled at Shepherdstown, Ohio; 7. Andrew-Jackson; 8. Sarah, m. Andrew Estep; 9. Isabelle, m. John Anderson, and settled in Iowa; 10. Andrew, settled at^Hardy, Neb.; 11. Elizabeth, m. R. W. Castle, and settled in Iowa; 12. Harriet, m. John Sweeney, and settled in Iowa; 13. William-T.; 14. Thomas- Jefferson; 15. M.-N.
ROBERT ESTEP, a native of New Jersey, settled in Peters (now Union) township, Washington county, Penn., before 1784; had issue, thirteen children, among whom: 1. Nathan, died without issue; 2. William (had issue, among others: i. Joseph); 3. Ephraim (had issue: i. Elmira); 4. James-S., a Baptist minister; m. Sarah Gaston (see ^ Gaston Family), b. about 1808; d. 1875; daughter of Samuel and Margaret Penny Gaston, of Peters township (Samuel, b. 1772; d. 1853; son of John and Charity Cheeseman Gaston, who removed to Washington county from Upper Freehold township, Monmouth county, N. J., before 1783) ; (had issue, at least six children, of whom: i. Josiah-Morgan. b. Feb. 19, 1826; d. May 5, 1888; settled in Cadiz, Ohio, about . 1853; m. 1857, Amanda J. Crabb, b. ^ September, 1837; d. March 23, 1898; daue-hter of Jacob and Jane D. Crabb; (^ ii. Harrison, removed to Marion, Ind.; iii. James, removed to Marion, Ind.).
ISAAC FINICAL, a native of Pennsylvania, of German descent, b. 1779; removed from Washington county and settled in Cadiz township, Harrison county, Ohio, in 1831; afterwards removed to Short Creek township, where he d. 1854: m. in Pennsylvania. Margaret Anderson, b. 1797; d. 1885; daughter of Robert Anderson, of Washington county, who served in the Revolutionary War; had issue: 1. Eliza-May, m. William Spiker; 2. Margaret, m. Alexander Henderson; 3. Jane, m. William Miller; 4. Frances-C, m. David Stewart; 5. Mary-B., m. Calvin Rodgers; 6. Rachel-A., d. in infancy; 7. Robert; 8. John, b. in Washington county, Penn., April 4, 1829; m. April, 1856, Martha Irwin, daughter of William Irwin, who afterwards removed to Iowa (her mother was a native of Ireland, her family having settled in Harrison county when she was six years of age) ; 9. Thomas.
MICHAEL FINLEY, b. in Scotland or Ireland about 1680-90; emigrated from county Armagh, Ireland, to America, landing at Philadelphia Sept. 28, 1734, with his wife and seven or eight sons; first settled on Neshaminy Creek in Bucks county, Penn., afterwards in New Jersey, and later in Sadsbury township, Chester county, Penn., where he lived from 1737 to 1747 or later; had issue, among others:
1. John, b. in county Armagh, Ireland, killed by Indians about 1757-59, in Lurgan township, Cumberland county, Penn., where he had settled near Middle Spring Church before 1744; m. Martha Berkley; had issue: 1. James, settled in upper South Carolina; 2. Mary, m. (1st) John Thompson; m. (2d) James Leonard, d. in South Huntingdon township, Westmoreland county, Penn., 1791; (had issue by first husband: i. Martha, d. unm., aged twenty-eight years; ii. Anthony, m. Rachel Henley, d. in Davis county, Ky., aged seventy-five years; iii. Jane, m. Charles Foster, and both d. 1796 in Cincinnati; iv. Mary, d. 1806; m. Adam Carnahan; had issue by second husband; v. Catharine, m. Williams; vi. Elizabeth, b. March 4, 1772; d. June 25, 1863; m. (1st) March 3. 1796, Capt. Alexander Buchanan, b. 1760; d. May 8, 1810; m. (2d) Nov. 19, 1811, David Compton, of Meadville, Penn., had issue by first husband: Robert; James; Mary; Thomas; Alexander; Sarah; John; and by second husband: Rebecca and Nancy-Hanna; vii. Ann, or Nancy, b. June 7, 1775; d. at Cadiz, Ohio, March 23, 1818; m. Dec. 6. 1796, John Hanna, of Greensburgh, Penn., son of John Hanna, and had issue: James-Leonard, 1797-1820; Catharine, 1799-1801; Mary Leonard, 1800-1820;
Austin, and removed South; ix. James- Finley, m. Sarah Barber, and settled at Bath, Summit county, Ohio) ; 3. Michael, b. about 1747; d. near Chillicothe, Ohio; 4. Ann, m. Thomas Johnston, who lived in Westmoreland county, Penn., in 1775; 5. Elizabeth, b. about 1748; m. (1st) John Prebles (or Peebles), m. (2d) William McCracken; m. (3) Capt. William Rippey, of Shippensburg, Penn.; 6. Andrew, b. 1750; d. July 5, 1829, in South Huntingdon township, Westmoreland county, Penn.; served as first lieutenant in the Revolution (8th Pennsylvania, 1777) ; m. Jane Jack, daughter of John and Eleanor Jack, of Westmoreland county (had issue: i. John, m. Mary Stokeley, daughter of Nehemiah Stokely, of Westmoreland county, and had issue: Nehemiah and Stokeley; ii. Andrew, removed to
Samuel, b. April 15, 1752; d. April 2, 1829; served as major of a Virginia Cavalry regiment during the Revolution, and as a brigadier-general in the War of 1812; m. May 5, 1789, at Newville, Cumberland county, Penn., Mary Brown, daughter of James Brown (had issue: i. Martha, b. March 16, 1792; m. Rev. W. L. McCalla, of Philadelphia; ii. James-Brown, b. June 7, 1794; d. May 14, 1851; m. (1st) Mary Theresa Brown; m. (2d) Mary E. Moore; lived in Chillicothe, Ohio, until 1829, and at South Bend, Ind., in 1836; iii. Clement-Alexander, b. May 11, 1797, at Newville, Penn.; d. Sept. 8, 1879, at Philadelphia; surgeon-general U. S. A., 1861, and brigadier-general, 1876; m. (1st) Elizabeth Moore, daughter of Samuel Moore, of Philadelphia; iv. Samuel-Berkley, b. Feb. 10, 1800; d. about 1877; thrice married; v. John-Knox, b. Jan. 13, 1806; d. about 1885; m. Margaret Nevin) ; 8. John, b. 1754; d. 1837 or 1838, in Fleming county, Ky. ; served as lieutenant and captain in the Revolution (Pennsylvania Line, 2d, 5th, and 8th regiments, and as major in Wayne's army, 1793) ; settled at Upper Blue Lick, Ky., before 1800; m. Hannah Duncan, daughter of David Duncan, of Ft. Pitt (had issue: i. David-Duncan, lived in Nicholas county, Ky., as late
II. Samuel; a minister; b. in county Armagh!, Ireland, 1715; d. in Pliiladelphia, July 17, 1766; m. (1st), Sept. 26, 1744, Sarah Hall, b. 1728; d. July 30, 1760; m. (2d), Ann Clarkson, daughter of Matthew Clarkson, of Philadelphia; President of Princeton College, 1761 to 1766; had issue: 1. Rebecca, b. about 1743; m. about 1760, Samuel Breese of New Jersey (had issue, among others: Elizabeth-Ann., b. Sept. 29, 1766; m. May 14. 1789, Rev. Jedediah Morse, of Connecticut, and among their children was Samuel Finley Breese Morse, of Connecticut, the inventor of the telegraph); 2. Joseph, b. about 1745; d. unm.; 3. Sarah, b. about 1747; m. Isaac Snowden, of Philadelphia; 4. Samuel, b. about 1748; d. unm.; served as surgeon in the Revolution (Massachusetts Line); 5. John-Hall, b. about 1750; served as first lieutenant in the Revolution (Fifth Pennsylvania Battalion, 1776); 6. Ebenezer, b. about 1754; served as captain in the Revolution (on staff of General Smallwood, Maryland Line, 1777) ; 7. James-Edwards-Burr, b. May 15, 1758; d. June 3, 1819; served as surgeon in the Revolution (Massachusetts Line, 4th, 5th, and 15th regiments), m. Jan. 2, 1798, Mary Peronneau, daughter of Arthur Peronneau, of Charleston, S. C. (had issue: i. Samuel-Benjamin-Rush, a physician; h. Dec. 13, 1801; d. without issue. 1833; m. Mary Ancrum; ii. William-Peronneau. ta. Jan. 3, 1803; d. April 9, 1876; m. (1st) Nov. 14, 1833. Clelia Peronneau; m. (2d) Anna M. Harris Gibson; iii. Mary-Hutson, d. young; iv. Sarah- Anna, d. young; v. James-Edwards- Burr, a physician; b. June 28. 1808; d. May 11. 1844; m. Feb. 14, 1832. Maria Ancrum) ; 8. , d. in infancy.
III. William, d. 1800; lived in Sadsbury township, Chester county, 1737 to 1747, in West Cain township. 1750 to 1764, or later: removed from Chester to York (now Adams) county, Penn., after 1764, and thence to Augusta county,
Culbertson (mother of William and Michael Finley), daughter of Samuel Culliertson. of Londongrove township, Chester county; m. (3d) Ann Cowan, daughter of David Cowan, of Lancaster m. 1770. D. C. Humphreys, and settled in Augusta county, Va.; 9. Elizabeth, m. David Blythe, of York county, Penn.; 10. Anna, d. before 1794; m. Robert Campbell, of Berkeley county, West Va.; 11. Susan, m. Robert Rowan, and removed to Ohio; 12. Mary, living in 1794: m. John Martin.
who married Martha Berkley. John's son removed to South Carolina, but there are many circumstances leading d. Jan. 27, 1822; m. (4th) Mrs. Sarah to the conclusion that he may after- Jones, b. Sept. 14, 1769; d. Jan. 24, 1848 wards have settled in Westmoreland (had issue: i. John-Evans, b. Novem- county, Penn., and died there in 1775. ber, 1783; d. March, 1793; ii. James, b.
November, 1784; d. 186i; iii. Elizabeth, HENRY FERGUSON, of Scotchb. December. 1786; d. July, 1860; iv. Irish descent, settled in Indiana county,
March 19, 1835, Mary Amspoker, b. Dec. 21, 1816; daughter of Samuel and Mary Norris Amspoker (had issue: i. Amelia; ii. John-H., b. Jan. 20, 1838, in Germano; served in the Civil War; m. Oct. 6, 1881, Addie Plummer, b. July 18, 1849, in Washington county, Ohio; daughter of Robert L. and Charlotte Faires Plummer; iii. Elizabeth, m. Martin Overholt; settled in Custer county. Neb.; iv. Samuel-J.; v. Mary- Jane; vi. Rebecca-A.; vii. Susan-P., m. Henry Redman; settled in Iowa; viii. Mary-L; ix. Margaret-A., settled in Iowa; X. Henry-W., settled in Colorado; xi. Sarah-C; xii. Etta-R.); 2. Samuel; 3. John, settled in Kansas; 4. Isabelle; 5. Mary; 6. Eliza-A., m. Ferguson, and settled in Archer township.
Samuel Amspoker, father of Mary *A.mspoker Ferguson, settled in Harrison county, Ohio, in 1803, locating five miles north from Cadiz; had issue: 1. John; 2. Alexander; 3. Samuel; 4. Elizabeth; 5. Susan; 6. Mary, m. Vincent Ferguson; 7. Sarah; 8. Charles-N.; 9. James.
DANIEL FIERBAUGH, a native of Germany, settled in Pennsylvania about 1779; removed to what is now North township, Harrison county, Ohio, but afterward returned to Pennsylvania, where he died, his widow settling in Ohio after his death; had issue, among others :
I. David, b. either in Pennsylvania or Maryland, 1787; settled in North township, where he d. June 14, 1864; m. in Harrison county, Magdalena Gundy, b. 1797; d. 1878; daughter of Rev. Joseph and Fannie Coffman Gundy (the former a Mennonite minister, who settled in Harrison county, in 1804); had issue: 1. Frances, m. John Weimer, and settled in Austin, Neb.; 2. Daniel, b. April 27, 1817; d. Oct. 14, 188.5; m. 1841, Elizabeth Boor, daughter of Michael and Caroline L. Barence Boor (the former came to Harrison county with his parents in 1838; d. in Defiance, Ohio) (had issue: i. Caroline- L., d. Jan. 26. 1866; m. Rev. B. F. Rinehart; ii. Mary-M., m. Ebenezer W. Laughridge; iii. Michael-B., b. Aug. 7, 1845; served in the Civil War; m. Nov. 18, 1869. Sarah E. Smith, b. 1852; d. Feb. 10. 1890; daughter of Thomas and Mary Smith; the former b. 1809; d. February, 1881; the latter b. 1813; d.
JOHN FIREBAUGH, a native of Pennsylvania, of German descent, b. 1786; d. April 8, 1872, in North township, Harrison county, Ohio, where he had settled before 1825; served in the War of 1812; m. Elizabeth Friend, b. 1793; d. Feb. 19, 1872; daughter of issue: 1. Mary, m. John Shiltz; 2. Jacob, m. Catherine McCarroll, and settled on the Kanawha River, Virginia; 3. John, m. (1st) Nancy Capper, a native of Ohio; m. (2d) Amanda Rippeth, also of Ohio; 4. Elizabeth; 5. Catherine, m. (1st) Joseph Heaston; m. (2d) J. Overholtz; 6. Margaret, m. Isaac Heaston; 7. David, b. March 11, 1825; served in the Civil War; m. 1854, Christina Heaston, b. in Monroe township, daughter of John and Christina Heaston, pioneers of Harrison county, both having died in Monroe township (the former a native of Maryland; the latter born in what is now a part of Philadelphia) ; 8. Samuel, settled in Southern Kansas; m. (1st) Julia True, of Ohio; m. (2d) Jemima Schooly, of Iowa; m. (3d) Emily Tucker, of Kansas; 9. Susan, m. David Addleman; 10. Frances, m. John Heaston; 11. Elias, settled in Nebraska; m. Mary Boor, of Ohio; 12. Sarah, m. Andrew Hale, of Carroll county, Ohio; 13. Joseph, b. 1838; d. Jan. 26, 1879, in Uhrichsville, Tuscarawas county, Ohio.
JOHN FORD, removed from Redstone, Fayette county, Penn., and settled in Nottingham township, Harrison county, Ohio, before 1827; had issue, among others: 1. Lewis, b. in Washington or Fayette county. Penn., 1794; d. in Nottingham township about 1846; m. Rebecca Dodd, b. about 1795 (had issue: i. Slemmons; ii. William; iii. Lewis; iv. Emily; v. Piety-A.; vi. Ruth; vii. John- E., b. in April, about 1832; m. Dec. 2, 1870, Viney R. Hudson, b. in Indiana, June 3, 1843.
1842; emigrated to America about 1798, and in 1801 settled in Cadiz township, Harrison county, Ohio; had issue: I. John. II. Abraham, ill. Catharine. IV. Mary, b. 1775; d. Aug. 5, 1850; m. about 1793, probably near Martinsburg, West Va., Charles Timmons, b. 1751; d. 1820 (see Timmons Family). V. Susanna, m. Rabe. VI. Frederick, b.
JOHN FORSYTHE. a native of Ireland, of Scotch descent, emigrated with his wife and settled in Fayette county, Penn., before 1800: had issue:
GEORGE FOSTER, a native of England, b. Sept. 24, 1794; settled near Scio, Harrison county, Ohio, 1816, where he d. June 8, 1849; m. (1st) Jerusha Wortman; m. (2d) 1837, Jane Shouse, a native of Pennsylvania, of German descent, b. 1810; d. June 16, 1889; had issue by first wife: 1. George; 2. Jane, m. Joseph Cummings; 3. Jerusha, m. Custer; 4. Sarah, m.
Lavina; had issue by second wife: 7., Joseph-B., d. Aug. 18, 1889; 8. William, settled in Superior, Neb.; 9. Madison- J., b. June 22, 1842; settled in North township; m. July 9, 1863, Margaret J. Somerville, daughter of Christopher and Jane L. Somerville; 10. John, d. in infancy; 11. David-C, settled at Uhrichsville, Ohio.
JOHN FOWLER, a native of Maryland, whose father was killed in the Revolutionary War, removed to West Virginia in 1800, settling opposite Steubenville, Ohio; afterward located near Hopedale, Harrison county, Ohio, and, before 1819, settled near Hanover, where he died about 1840; m. in Maryland, Mary Huff; had issue, among others:
1. Garrett, b. in Maryland, Feb. 28, 1799; settled in Monroe township, Harrison county, Feb. 15, 1828, where he d. March 21, 1867: m. April 23, 1819, Hannah H. I'-agleson, b. near AVaterford, Erie county. Penn., March 21, 1805; daughter of John and Mary Simpson Eagleson (the former a native of Maryland: served in the War of 1812, settling near Cadiz, in Harrison county, in 1S13: the latter a native of Ireland, her parents having settled in Allegheny City, Penn., where she was married): Garrett and Hannah Fowler had issue: 1. Mary-Ann. m. Joel Cramblet, and settled in Franklin township, Harrison county: 2. John-E., settled in Columbus. Ohio; 3. Asenath-T.: 4. Thomas-E., b. Dec. 6. 1830: served in the Civil War: m. Nov. 27. 1856. Maria McBeth, a native of Harrison county.
daughter of John and Mary McBeth (had issue, seven children) ; 5. Richard- P., settled in California; G. Isaiah, settled in Brown county, Neb.; 7. Jeremiah, b. July 10, 1837; m. 1S59, Catherine Auld, of Franklin township, daughter of Stewart (b. in Pennsylvania, 1792; d. September, 1883) and Sarah McConnell (d. 1844) Auld; settled in Scio; 8. Joseph-C, b. Aug. 30, 1841; served as an officer in the Civil War; m. Oct. 14, 1869, Maria C. Simmons, daughter of George and Sophia Simmons (had issue, nine children); 9. Malachi, d. in infancy; 10. Joel-C, d. aged four years; 11. Garrett-H., settled in Dennison, Ohio; 12. Clarissa, m. John Spray, and settled in Franklin township.
JOSIAH FOX, b. at Falmouth, England, 1763, son of John and Rebecca Steevens Fox; d. in Colerain township, Belmont county, Ohio, 1847, where he had settled in 1814; m. at Philadelphia, 1794, Anna Miller, b. 1768; d. 1841; of German descent; daughter of Peter Miller; had issue: 1. Charles-James, b. in Washington, D. C, 1805; d. 1895; settled in Short Creek township, Harrison county, Ohio, about 1839; m. Feb. 7, 1837, at Flushing, Ohio, Esther Cooper, b. near Baltimore, April 10. 1810; d. 1896; daughter of Nicholas and Sarah Balderson Cooper (had issue: i. Anna-Miller, m. T.,indlev M. Branson; ii. William-Spicer. b. 1839; m. 1876, Esther J. Moore, daughter of Jeremiah
30, 1875; daughter of William Gibson, a resident of Holmes county, Ohio; m. (2d) Oct. 12, 1889, Charlotte Branson Pittis, daughter of George Pittis, of Scio (had issue by first wife, eight children).
PHILIP FULTON, b. in Cecil county, Md., June 24, 1777; d. Sept. 14, 1841 (his father, of Scottish descent, had settled in Maryland before the Revolution) ; about 1805 he removed to Washington county, Penn., thence to Steubenville, Ohio, in 1810, and in 1814 settled in the southeastern part of Nottingham township, Harrison county; served in the War of 1812; m. in Maryland. April 2, 1801, Sarah Hanna, b. in Harford county, Md.. May 8, 1782; d. Sept. 3, 1845; had issue: 1. Jane-S., b. Dec. 15, 1801; 2. Alexander, b. in Maryland, Sept. 12, 1803; d. March 1.5, 1881; m. Nov. 2, 1826, Sarah Ramsay, b. in Maryland, Feb. 12, 1804, only child of Samuel and Elizabeth Cochrane Ramsey (had issue: i. Samuel, b. Aug. 17, 1827; m. March 13. 1860, Caroline Wat?on. b. Oct. 11, 1838, in Marion county, Ohio, daughter of William and Sarah Kennedy Watson [the former born in Ireland, 1798; d. in Illinois, 18701: ii. Elizabeth, m. Yarnall, and settled in Moore-
Samuel Ramsey, father of Sarah Ramsey Fulton, was a son of Charles Ramsey; b. in Chester county, Penn., May 23, 1780; d. in Harrison county, Ohio, March 14, 1858; m. 1802, Elizabeth Cochrane, b. in Chester county, Penn., Oct. 28, 1768; d. Nov. 18, 1857; in 1804 the Ramsey family removed to Allegheny county, Penn., remaining there until 1814, when they settled in Harrison county, Ohio.
JOHN GASTON, b. about 1600, in Scotland (or France), of Huguenot descent; m. in Scotland, and had, among others, three sons: John, William, and Alexander, who emigrated to county Antrim, Ireland, about 1660-1668; of these, probably John (whose name appears on hearth-money rate list for Ireland in 1669, is of Magheragall, county Antrim) had issue, among others, several sons, some of whom remained in Ireland, and some emigrated to America, as did also the sons of other brothers; of the emigrants of that generation the names of eight are known (and the children of William, son of John last named), viz., Hugh of New Jersey, Joseph of New Jersey, Joseph of Pennsylvania (probably a son of Hugh), William of Pennsylvania (probably a son of Hugh), John of New Jersey (probably a son of Hugh), James of New Jersey (probably a son of Hugh). John of Connecticut, Alexander of Massachusetts. Of these, the last two were brothers, and are said by Marshall Gaston's account to have first landed in New Jersey, with one or more other brothers, who remained there; it is probable that they may have been brothers of Hugh and
Joseph of New Jersey; they have also been identified in part as brothers of the William who remained at home, his residence being Caranleagh (Carnlough?), Cloughwater, county Antrim (near Ballymena), Ireland. In the account given below, these nine progenitors of the Gaston family in America will be designated as follows:
Another of the Gastons who remained in Ireland (living at Gastontown, Killycowan, county Antrim), had a daughter, who m. Gavin Mac Arthur; their son, William, b. 1796, emigrated to America after 1818, settling in Vermont; m. Malvina Stone (had issue, among others: 1. Chester Alan Arthur, twenty-first President of the United States).
First will be given the family of William Gaston of Antrim, who remained in Ireland, but whose children all emigrated to America and eventually settled in South Carolina.
I. John, d. 1782; m. Esther Waugh, d. 1789; emigrated to Pennsylvania, and thence removed about 1751-52 to Chester District, South Carolina, settling on Fishing Creek; served as King's Justice before 1776; and as leader of the patriots of his vicinity during the British incursion, 1780-81; had issue: 1. Margaret, b. Aug. 29, 1739; m. James McCreary (had issue: i. John, served in the Revolutionary War, and as a member of Congress; ii. Samuel; served in the Revolutionary War; became a Baptist minister) ; 2. Martha, b. June 11, 1741; m. her kinsman, Joseph Gaston, great-grandson of the first Irish William (had issue, among others: i. Alexander, m. Mary Blair); 3. William, b. June 5, 1743; served as a captain in the Revolutionary War (had issue: i. William; ii. James); 4. John, b. June 24, 1745; d. about 1806, leaving
5. James, b. April 15, 1747 (had issue: i. Stephen; and several daughters, who removed to Ohio about 1801-02); 6. Robert, b. March 11, 1749; served in the Revolutionary War; killed at the battle of Hanging Rock (S. C), Aug.
6, 1780; 7. Hugh, b. March 12, 1751; m. his cousin, Martha McLure; removed to Wilcox county, Ala., 1826, and thence to Mississippi (had issue: i. John; ii. Ebenezer; iii. James; iv. William; v. Hugh; vi. Mary; vii. Martha; viii. Esther; ix. Margaret); 8. Alexander, b. Aug. 24, 1753; killed at the battle of Hanging Rock; 9. David, b. July 7,1755; killed at the battle of Hanging Rock; 10. Ebenezer. b. Sept. 15, 1757: killed at the battle of Hanging Rock; 11. Esther, b. Oct. 18, 1760; m. her kinsman, Alexander Walker, son of and Jane
Gaston Walker (the latter a greatgranddaughter of the first Irish William); (had issue: i. John-Gaston) ; 12. Joseph, b. Feb. 22, 1763; d. Oct. 10, 1836; m. 1790, Jane Brown, b. 1768; d. 1858; served in the Revolutionary War, and wounded at the battle of Hanging Rock (had issue: i. John-Brown, b. Jan. 23, 1791; m. Mary Beaufort McFadden; ii.
II. Elizabeth, m. John Knox; settled in South Carolina; had issue: 1. William, a minister, b. 1768; 2. James, a physician (had issue, among others: i. Jane, probably the same who m. Samuel Polk, of Mecklenburg county, N. C. and who became the mother of James Knox Polk, eleventh President of the United States): 3. John; 4. Hugh; 5. Sarah, ra. John Johnston.
III. Hugh, d. Oct. 20, 1766, a minister; emigrated to America about 1766, and died at the house of his brother, John, shortly after landing; had issue:
IV. Mary, m. James McLure; emigrated to America, and settled in South Carolina; had issue: 1. John; served as a captain in the Revolutionary War; killed at the battle of Hanging Rock (S. C), Aug. 6, 1780; 2. William; a physician (had issue: i. Hannah, d. 1813; m. 1805. Judge William Gaston, son of Dr. Alexander Gaston) ; 6. Mary, v. Robert, emigrated to America, and. settled on Lynch's Creek, Lancaster county, S. C; had issue: 1. William, b. July 23, 1755; d. 1838; served in the Revolutionary War; removed to Kentucky, and thence to Walnut Hill, Marion county. 111. (had issue, four sons and five daughters, of whom: 1. Samuel, d. 1826; settled in Marion county. III., 1819; ii. William; served in the War of 1812; iii. John, settled in Bond county, 111.; iv. Robert, settled in. Bond county. 111., 1822; v. Margaret, m. Thomas Kell, and removed to Marion county. 111., 1822); 2. James; 3. John; 4. Hugh; 5. Joseph; 6. Margaret, d. 1816; m. her second cousin, John McCreary.
VI. Janet, m. Charles Strong; emigrated to America, and settled in South Carolina: had issue: 1. William; served in the Revolutionary War, and killed in that service; 2. Christopher; 3. Letitia, m. her cousin, James Strong; 4. Margaret, m. John Simonton (had issue: i. Charles-H.); 5. Janet, m. Gladney.
VII. William, drowned at Kell's Ford. Chester county, S. C; m. after his fortieth year, - - - Harbison, sister of James Harbison: had issue: 1. Huerh (had issue: i. William); 2. William, m. \'M.K . r Beaufort; removed to Corinth, Miss., and thence to Memphis, Tenn.
VIII. Martha, m. Alexander Rosbronsh; emigrated to America, and settled in South Carolina; had issue: 1. William-Gaston, a minister; d. unm.; 2. Joseph, removed to Indiana about 1800; 3. Alexander, a physician, m. (1st) Mary Hemphill; m. (2d) .lanet Porter (had issue by lirst wife: i. Mary-Martha; ii. William-Andrew; had issue by second wife, six sons and two daughters, of whom: iii. Alexander-M., removed to California in 1848. and became a judge at Eureka, that State; iv. Joseph-Brown, removed to California in 1848. and thence to Salt Lake City; V. David, settled in Texas; vi. John, settled in Tennessee; vii. Maclin, settled in Tennessee); 4. John, b. 1776; d. 1854; m. Eleanor Key (had issue, four sons and six daughters, of whom: i. John, killed in the Civil War; ii. William; settled at Sardis, Miss.); 5.
IX. Alexander, a physician, emigrated to America, and settled at Newberne, N. C, where he was killed by the British and Tories. Aug. 20. 1781; had issue: 1. Jane, m. Chief Justice .John L. Taylor, of North Carolina (had issue:
Gates county. Tenn.); 2. William, b. Sept. 19, 1778; d. Jan. 23, 1844; served in Congress, 1813-15; and as chief justice of North Carolina, 1834-44; m. (1st) 1803, Susan Hay, daughter of John Hay: m. (2d) 1805. Hannah Mc- Lure; m. (3d) 1816, Eliza Ann Worthington, daughter of Dr. Charles Worthington. of Georgetown. D. C. (had issue by first wife: i. Alexander; ii. Susan, m. Robert Donaldson, of New York; had issue by second wife: iii. Hannah, m. Judge Matbias E. Manley, of North Carolina: had issue by third wife: iv.
Three brothers, Joseph. Robert, and Matthew Gaston, said to be ereatgrandsons of the first Irish William, emigrated to South Carolina, with their sister. Jane Gaston Walker, leaving a fourth brother, Alexander, in Ireland, b. about 1750; d. about 1S40: of these Joseph Gaston m. Martha Gaston, daughter of Justice ,Tohn (above).
The name of John Gaston appears on the tax-list of Lurgan township. Cumberland (now Franklin) county, Penn,, in 1751, and the name of Robert Gaston on the tax-list of Sadsbury township, Lancaster county, 1754 to 1759. These may have been two of the brothers (sons of William of Antrim) recorded above.
Hugh Gaston (1st), b. in county Antrim. Ireland, 1687; d. in Bedmlnster township, Somerset county, N. J. (buried in Lamington graveyard), Dec.
Aug. 1. 1777 (buried at Lamington); took up land in Mount Bethel township, Bucks (now Northampton) county, Penn., Feb. 10, 1746, and June 20, 1751; had probably a sister, Mary, m. to .Tames Cauldwell (who emigrated to New Jersey from the North of Ireland about 1732, and settled on I-iong Hill addition to Elizabethtown) ; Hugh Gaston was proliably the brother of .Joseph Gaston, of New Jersey (1st), and the father of William and Joseph of Pennsylvania, of James and John of New Jersey, and of Margaret, who m. Nov. 8, 1750, Thomas Moffat (d. 1770), of Middlesex county, or one or more of them; also, either the father or grandfather of Hugh Gaston, Jr. (below), and of his sisters, Elizabeth Kirkpatrick and Mrs. William Loaan; of these:
William Gaston (1st), took up land in (Upper) Mount Bethel township, Bucks (now Northampton) county, Penn., Feb. 20, 1751, on the same date as an entry made by Hush (1st) above, of whom he was probably the son or possibly a brother; b, probably 1715- 20; killed by the Indians in December, 1755, leaving a widow, who d. before September, 1762, and five children, as follows:
I. John, b. May, 1740; d. Sept. 10, 1823; m. in Monmouth county. N. J., Feb. 4. 1700. Charitv Cheeseman. b. March 13. 1734; d. Feb. 15, 1821 (both buried at Mingo graveyard. Union township, Washington county, Penn.; Charity Gaston being the daughter of Joseph Cheeseman of Upper Freehold (now Millstone) township. Monmouth county. N. J., who d. 1783; and probably a descendant of the William Cheeseman who settled at Middletown. Monmouth county, 1667); removed from Monmouth county, N. J., after 1767. to Mount Bethel township. Northampton county, Penn., where he took up 275 n. William, b. 1742-48; d. in Upper Mount Bethel township, Northampton county, Penn., April-May, 1801; m. Elizabeth ; had issue: 1. Alexander, m. Huldah ; resided at
Richmond, Lower Mount Bethel township, until after 1811; 2. William; 3. Charles; 4. Margaret, m. before 1806, Elisha Everitt; 5. Elizabeth, m. 1806-97, Simeon Hart.
.Joseph Gaston of Pennsylvania (1st), probably a brother of William Gaston (1st) and perhaps a son of Hugh Gaston (1st), d. in Mount Bethel township, Northampton county. Penn., October, 1775, where he had taken up land in January, 1765; served as a King's Justice from 1766 to 1775; m. Isabel , d. after 1775; had issue, five children, Hugh, James, Elizabeth, .John, and Alexander, who were probably those given below, although it is possible these are not the same (Joseph Gas- ton's will names his " trusty friends, Hugh Gaston of East Jersey, Samuel Rea. and Major John Gaston of Mount Bethel township " [designated Major John Gaston in executors' deed made in 1779] as his executors, and makes provision for giving his five children an education) :
I. Hugh. b. Jan. IS. 1764; d. in Columbiana county, Ohio. June 24, 1S39; lived in Bedminster township. Somerset county. X. J.. 17S7: removed to "Washington county. Lycoming county, about 1795-99. and thence to western Pennsylvania and Ohio: ni. March 14. 1789, Grace Gaston, his cousin, b. Nov. 25. 1764; d. March 14. 1S3S: daughter of Robert (11. below) and Rosanna Cooper Gaston (had issue: i. Joseph, b. Dec. 24. 1789: m. Elizabeth Conkle [had issue: Samuel. Hamilton. Martin, Watson, Hugh, Jacob, Elizabeth]; ii. James, b. Jan. 20. 1793; d. March 13. 1872; m. Elizabeth Kilgore. sister to Daniel Kilgore. of Cadiz [had issue: William-Kilgore. m. (1st) Martha Graham: m. (2d) Andora Waage; Hugh-F.. m. Elizabeth Stokes; Nancy, m. Stuart B. Shotwell, of Cadiz; IMary. m. her father's cousin, James W. Gaston, son of James Gaston, brother to Hugh (3d); Elizabeth, m. Joseph Lyons; Philander, m. (1st) Lucinda Conkle; m. (2d) Charity Moore; Narcissa. m. Albert Brockway; Daniel- O.. d. unni.; Eleanor-Jane. m. John Geeting; John. d. unm.]; iii. Robert, b. Feb. 23. 1794; d. June 4. 1801; iv. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 7. 1797; d. Jan. 14. 1816 ;v. Hugh, b. April 9. 1804; d. March 27. 1854 [had issue: Hamilton, Martha, Elizabeth. Mary].
II. James, d. in Smith township. Washington county, Penn.. May- June. 1813. where he had settled about 1788. having removed from Lower Mount Bethel township. Northampton county,
Moore [had issue. William]). The name of the mother of Hugh and James Gaston last given was Simanton (probably a sister of the Robert Simanton. who settled in Bedminster township, Somerset county, N. J., before 1754; whose land at that date adjoined the land of Hugh Gaston: and who removed to Pennsylvania and d. in Mount Bethel township. Northampton county. 1786. leaving children: James, Ephraim, Robert. Peter. Benjamin. Margaret Nelson. Jean Britton. and Esther Ross, of whom James and Peter settled in Washington county, Penn. The Simantous were closely connected with the family of Ephraim McDowell, who d. in Bedminster township. 1763, leaving, among other children, five sons. John, IMatthew. Ephraim, Peter, and Benjamin).
V. Alexander, a physician, b. July 22, 1769; d. July 9. 1825; possibly the Alexander whose name appears in connection with that of John Gaston (son of William. 1st) as a taxpayer in Rostraver township, Westmoreland county. Penn. (that part now contained in Washington township. Fayette county), in 1783, when his household contained five persons; settled with his mother in Canton township. Washington county, about 1792; m. Rachel Perry, b. Sept. 1, 1773; d. Sept. 14. 1833; daughter of John and Jane McMillan Perry, who removed from West Nottingham township, Chester county. Penn.. to Washington county, about 1787-99. settling in Buffalo township in 1799. and removing thence to Belmont county. Ohio, about 1800 (John. b. 1752; d. 1825; served in the Revolutionary War; Jane, b. 1744; d. 1819) ; removed to Brooke county. West Va.. thence, about 1800, to near St. Clairsville. Ohio; and from there to Morristown. Ohio. 1811 (had issue: i. John-Perrv. b. April 24. 1793; ii. Jane, b. April 10, 1795; d. Nov. 4, 1796; iii. Robert, b. Jan. 17, 1797; d. Sept. 27, 1834; m. Martha McClure; iv. Ephraim; a phvsician; b. June 26. 1799; d. May 30. 1868; m. (1st) Mary Wilson: m. (2d) Agnes Vance; v. Mary, b. May 20. 1801;
Adams; m. fSd) Mary Kirkpatrick, b. John Gaston of New Jersey Qst), setin Bedminster township, Nov. 23, 1761; tied in Upper Freehold (now Millstone) d. July 1, 1842; daughter of David and township. Monmouth county, N. J., Mary McEowen Kirkpatrick ethe former about 1741. where, in 17-58, he was b. at Wattiesneach, Dumfriesshire, owner of a grist and fulling mill; a Scotland. Feb. 17, 1724; son of Alex- member of Dr. William Tennent's ander and Elizabeth Kirkpatrick. who Freehold Presbyterian congregation; emigrated to America with his family subscriber in 17.58 to the fund for a parin 1736, and m. March 31,1748, Mary Mc- sonage for Allentown Church; deeded Eowen); Hugh Gaston had issue by a tract of land to his son. Hugh Gasfirst wife: 1. William, b. April 12. 1763; ton, in 1793: probably the son of Hugh d. Dec. 15, 1763; 2. Joseph, b. Dec. 18, Gaston Qstj and brother of William 1765; d. Aug. 14, 1777; had issue by (1st) who was killed by the Indians fas third wife: 3. Samuel Kirkpatrick, a John Gaston. Jr., the son of the latter, physician; m. Nancy T. Cooper, daugh- made his home in Upper Freehold ter of Henry Cooper, of Chester, Morris township from before 1760 until after county (had issue: i. Henrietta); 4. 1767. marrying there): had issue, as John, b. 1796; d. Feb. 17, 1800. Hugh shown by the records of Tennent Gaston, Jr., of Bedminster, had sisters: Church. Freehold: I. Mary, baptized Elizabeth, b. 1737; m. Thomas Kirk- Dec. 9, 1739. II. .James, baptized March
Hugh Gaston. Jr.. and probably daugh- in the Revolutionary War; m. Cathter of Hugh Gaston (1st), m. Thomas arine English, daughter of Dr. James
Corners, Bernard township. Somerset as shown by baptismal records of Crancounty. N. J.; had issue: 1. John, m. bury Church: i. Lydia-Tapscott, b. Dec.
m. John King, son of John King, of Perrine. Jr.. also, iv. Letitia; v. Han- Liberty Corners; iii. Thomas, m. Maria nahi. III. Hugh. bap. July 15. 1744: Hurd; iv. Elias. m. Jane Squier, daugh- lived in Millstone township. Monmouth
James Gaston (1st), probably a brother to John Gaston of New Jersey (1st), his name appears as a subscriber to the fund for building Allentown Church parsonage, 1758, in connection with that of John Gaston of Upper Freehold (1st, above) ; possibly, he may have been the son of that John - whose oldest son, James, was baptized at Tennent Church, March 28, 1742. The name of James Gaston also appears as a member of the congregation of Lamington Church, in Bedminster township, Somerset county, N. J., during the pastorate of Rev. James McCrea, which terminated in 1766. A James Gaston also took up land in Mount Bethel township, Northampton county, Penn., in 1773 (probably son of William, 1st), and the name of James Gaston appears on tax-list of Cecil township, Washington county. Penn., 1787 and 1788; and on that of Rostraver township, Westmoreland county, Penn., 1789.
Joseph Gaston of New Jersey (1st), d. in Bernard township, Somerset county, N. J., shortly after March 31, 1777; member of Baskingridge Presbyterian survived him (probably his second wife, as a Joseph Gaston and Margaret Lines were married in Somerset county, about Nov. 2, 1772); emigrated from Ireland to New Jersey about 1720; probably a brother to Hugh Gaston (1st); had issue:
I. Margaret, m. Andrew Kirkpatrick, of Bernard township, Somerset county, N. J., son of Alexander and Elizabeth Kirkpatrick (the former of whom d. at Mine Brook, N. J.. June 3. 1758); removed to Redstone, Fayette county, Penn.; had issue: 1. Alexander; 2. Jennet, m. Abner Johnson; 3. Elizabeth, m. Hugh Barclay (or Bartley) ; 4. Margaret, m. Joseph McMartin; 5. Mary; 6. Sarah; 7. Anne; 8. Hannah.
burgh, N. Y.; 5. Stephen, settled in New ^. York State; 6. Elizabeth, m. Elias Hodges, and settled at Colerain, Hamilton county, Ohio; 7. Isaac, b. March 25, 1773; m. March 17. 1803. Anna Hedges; settled near Morristown, N. J. (had issue, among others: i. Augustus- L., b. May 15, 1806; d. 1841; settled at Reily, Butler county, Ohio, in 1828; ii, E.-H., settled at Reily, Butler county, Ohio); 8. Margaret, m. Smith Scudder, of Elizabethtown, N. J. (had issue, two sons, of whom: i. Mansfield).
2. Margaret, b. Dec. 17, 1768; d. Sept. 10, 1807; m. 1785, Daniel Melick, son of Aaron and Catherine Miller Moelich, of Bedminster township (had issue: i. Aaron; ii. Elizabeth; Iii. Charlotte; iv. Rosanna: v. John; vi. Mary; vii. David; viii. William; ix. Daniel; X.Catherine);
IV. Joseph, b. 1738-39; d. 1803-04; served as paymaster of New Jersey militia from Somerset and Sussex counties, in the Revolution; named as executor of liis father's will (dated March 31, 1777); settled in Hardwick township, Sussex county, N. J., about and Martha Kirkpatrick Linn (who removed from Bernard township, Somerset county, to Hunterdon county, thence to Hardwick township, Sussex county, and later to Hardyston township, Sussex county; he b. 1725; d. 1800; she b.
Dr. Elijah Everitt, b. in Kingwood township, Hunterdon county, 1770-80; d. Jan. 11, 1850; settled in Sparta township, Sussex county; 2. m. Rev,
John Gaston, of Connecticut (1st), b. in county Antrim, Ireland, probably near Ballymena (or, possibly, Ballymoney), 1703-04; emigrated to America, 1720- 26, with his brother Alexander and perhaps a third brother, who settled in New Jersey; settled at Voluntown, Conn.. 1726-27. where he d. March 29, 1783; m. about 1735, Janet Thomson, b. in Scotland, 1711; d. at Killingly,Conn., Nov. 3, 1806; daughter of Rev. Alexander Thomson, a native of Scotland, who lived for a time at Andover, Mass., and afterwards at Stonington, Conn.; had issue:
III. John. b. at Voluntown, 1750; d. there Oct. 26. 1805; served in the Connecticut Legislature; m. about 1770, Ruth Miller, b. at Plainfield, Conn.,
1750; d. at Killingly, May 10, 1825; Gaston, of Oberlin, Ohio, made, bedaughter of Rev. Alexander and Esther fore 1892, a nearly complete record of
Miller (the former a Presbyterian min- the descendants of the children of Alexister, who settled at Plainfield, called ander Gaston (1st) down to his own
1751, and imprisoned in the Windham JOHN WALLACE GILLESPIE, a county jail for a long time for refusing native of Ohio, b. 1819; d. 1885; m. (1st) to pay the Established [Congrega- Nov. 29, 1842, Cordelia Anderson, b. in tionalj Church rates); had issue: 1. Wheeling, West Virginia, 1827; d. May Alexander, b. at Voluntown, Aug. 2, 7, ]877; m. (2d) 1879, Mrs. Jane Dallas, 1772; d. at Roxbury, Mass., Feb. 11, widow of Henry Dallas; had issue by 1856; where he had settled 1838; served first wife: 1. Albert; 2. James; 3. Netin the Connecticut Legislature; m. (1st) tie; 4. Elosia, m. William McFadden; 5. April 1, 1803, Olive Dunlap, b. at Plain- Laura, m. John C. Spencer, and settled field, 1769; d. at Killingly, Sept. 7, 1814; in Chicago; 6. John-W., b. May 1, 1S57; daughter of Joshua Dunlap; m. (2d) m. April 15, 1890, Agnes Sheriff, daugh- April, 1816, Kezia Arnold, b. at Burrill- ter of Adam N. and Mary Vickery ville, R. I., November. 1779; d. at Rox- Sheriff; 7. Wayne, ibury, Mass., Jan. 30, 1856; daughter of Tno a MriTo ^tt T\TrM3T7i e -r Aaron and Rhoda Hunt Arnold (the ,Ift^,f^ GILMORE a native of Ireformer a descendant of Thomas Arnold, iZ '^^^l\f Xf to^nship.Harrison county, Ohio, before 1815; m. in Harrison county, Sarah McBride, a native
Alexander Gaston (1st), b. 1714; m. Cavan, Ireland; d. about 1771; m. Sarah Mary Wilson, b. 1716; emigrated to McFadden, b. about 1748, at Coote America with his brother. John about Hill, county Cavan, Ireland; d. Dec. 1720-26; said to have had a third brother 29, 1835, near West Middletown, Penn. in New Jersey; settled at Richmond, (Sarah McFadden Gilmore m. [2d] Mass.; had issue: I. William, b. Aug. 9, John Jamison, and emigrated to Amer- 1744. II. John, b. March 3, 1746. III. ica about 1780-83, first settling in Shear- Robert, b. Dec. 28. 1747. IV. Mary, b. man's Valley, Cumberland [now Perry] Sept. 20, 1749. V. Janet, b. Dec. 27, county, (?) Penn.. thence removing to 1750; m. Robert Kasson. VI. Margaret, Independence township, Washington b. Jan. 5, 1753. VII. Alexander, b. Oct. county, Penn.); had issue: 1. Jane, b. 28, 1754; had issue, among others: 1. 1768; m. John Parr; removed first to John, b. 1746, d. at Stockbridge, Mass., Jefferson county, Ohio, and later to Illi- company, 2d Ohio Militia) ; m. Elizabetli Buchanan, b. 1777; d. Sept. 16, 1829; daughter of William land Nancy ?) Buchanan, of Washington county, Penn.; removed to' Cadiz township, Harrison county, Ohio, about 1800-1 (had issue: i. Sarah, b. Jan. 14, 1801; d. May 18, 1837; m. Joseph Dunlap; ii. Samuel; iii. Nathaniel, m. Mary Craig; iv. Cyrus, b. 1811; d. April 14, 1883; m. Hannah Moore; v. William; vi. Mary, m. Napoleon B. Kennedy; vii. Eliza, b. Feb. 2, 1807; d. Jan. 14, 1873; m. May 1, 1828, John Phillips, b. June, 1797; d. at Cadiz, Ohio, May 5, 1859; son of William and Rachel Hamilton Phillips, of West Nottingham township, Chester county, Penn.
JOSIAH GLOVER, b. in Baltimore, Md.; removed to Smithfield, Jefferson county, Ohio; had issue: I. Josiah, m. 1833. Mary Barkhurst, a native of Maryland, b. 1817-18; d. February, 1872; had issue: 1. Sarah, m. Augustus Cai'- ter, of Jefferson county; 2. Nancy; 3. Susan, m. William Comly; 4. George- W.; 5. Josephine, m. John C. Brown; 6. Jefferson-C, b. March 3, 1845; m. 1869, Caroline I. Snyder, daughter of Samuel Snyder; 7. Elizabeth, m. Milton Hall, of Jefferson county; 8. Esther; 9. Quincy; 10. Leonora, m. John C. Brown (his second wife); 11. William-L.
JONAS GOTSHALL, emigrated from Perry county, Penn., to Harrison county before 1823; m. Mary Laler; had issue: 1. Jeremiah, m. Mary Long; 2. John; 3. Anna, m. William Arbaugh; 4. Jacob: m. (1st) Eliza Long; m. (2d) Ruth Hendrix; 5. Daniel, b. in Rumley township, 1831; m. (1st) Amanda Wortman, b. 1835; d. 1869; daughter of John and Rebecca Wortman; m. (2d) Eliza Wood; 6. Samuel, m. (1st) Margaret Carr; m. (2d) Harriet McClain; 7. Matilda, m. Alpheus Lowmiller; 8. Elizabeth, m. John Wood; O.Katharine, d. young.
ALEXANDER GREEN, a native of Ireland, settled in Belmont county, Ohio, 1808; m. (1st) in Ireland, Eleanor Chambers; m. (2d) Mary Bell; had issue by first wife: 1. Thomas; 2. John; 3. Samuel, b. in Ireland. Dec. 5, 1799; came to Ohio with his parents; settled in Washington township, Harrison county about 1829, where he d. June 2, 1879; m. Oct. 29, 1829, Ann Thompson, b. in Jefferson county, June 13, 1808;
WILLIAM GRIMES, removed from Washington (?) county, Penn., to Harrison county, Ohio, before 1805, and about 1810 settled at Cadiz, where he d. May-August, 1840; m. Rebecca
EDWARD HALL, b. March 4. 1760; son of Joshua Hall, of Howard Hill, Baltimore, Md.; an English sea-captain who served on the American side in the Revolutionary War; removed to
Jefferson county, Ohio, about 1803, settling near Sniithfield; had issue: 1. Richard; 2. Harry; 3. Christopher- S.; 4. Edward-Thomas, b. Dec. 25, 1795, in Hallsboro, Baltimore county, Md.; settled with his parents near Smithfield, Jefferson county, Ohio; afterwards located in Washington, Guernsey county, Ohio, where he d. March 9, 1891; m. at York Haven, Penn., Dec. 20, 1827, Henrietta Catherine Roberts, b. April 12, 1804, at Fells Point, Baltimore, Md., daughter of Francis Cateby Roberts, an English sea-captain, who was drowned 1803, and Elizabeth Snyder Karg, a native of Baltimore (Edward and Henrietta Roberts Hall had issue: i. Francis-Spry, b. Oct. 3, 1828; settled in Washington, Guernsey county, Ohio; ii. Charles-Grafton, b. July 24, 1830; d. in California, Dec. 8, 1859; iii. Wilson-Roberts, b. July 8, 1832; d. March 16, 1849; iv. Thomas- Henry, d. in infancy; v. Sarah- Virginia, b. Oct. 6, 1835; m. William L. Houser; vi. Eliza-Jane, b. Feb. 9, 1838; d. Jan. 12, 1865, in Harrisburg, Penn.; vii. Edward-Harrison, b. April 12, 1840; served in the Civil War; d. Sept. 26, 1878; viii. Richard-Montgomery, b. Jan. 27, 1842; settled in Washington, Guernsey county; ix. George-Alfred, b, Dec. 9, 1843; d. March 31, 1849; x. Henrietta-Frances, b. Oct. 28, 1852; m. Dr. H. H. Harrison; settled in Wheeling, W. Va.).
After the death of her first husband, Elizabeth Snyder Karg Roberts, mother of Henrietta Hall, m. 1808, Charles Merrill Poor, a native of Greenland, N. H., of Puritan ancestry, son of John Poor; had issue, among others: Sarah- Ann, b. 1814; d. 1892; m. Robert Jackson Fleming, of Harrisburg, Penn.; George-A., settled in Vallejo. Cal.; Frances-Isabella, m. Henry S. McFadden, of Cadiz.
JOSEPH HALL, settled in the western part of Jefferson county, Ohio, about 1802, having come from North Carolina; d. 1825, in Jefferson county; m. in North Carolina, 1773, Christiana Peel; d. 1803; had issue, ten children, among whom:
I. Jesse, d. in Jefferson county, 1806; his wife died the same year; had issue, among others: 1. William, b. in Jefferson county, 1804; d. Dec. 14, 1883; m. April, 1826, Hannah Wharton, b. in
Bucks county, Penn., 1807, daughter of Ezra and Martha Terry Wharton (who settled in 1818 on the present site of Harrisville, Harrison county, Ohio, where they died; the former b. Aug. 26, 1773; d. May, 1847; the latter b. May 19, 1778; d. Dec. 19, 1866; they were m. April 19, 1797); (William and Hannah Hall had issue: i. Ezra, d. 1852 in Minnesota; ii. Nathan-L.; iii. Penina; iv. Parker, b. June 6, 1829; settled in Short Creek township, Harrison county, Ohio, in 1853; m. [1st] August, 1853, Rebecca Hobson. a native of Belmont county, Ohio; d. 1866; m. [2d] 1872, Mrs. Tabitha D. Bundy, a native of Belmont county; v. Tilman, settled in Mahoning county; vi. Linton, settled in Columbiana county; vii. Martha, m. Thomas Dewees; settled in Morgan county, Ohio).
SAMUEL W. HAMILL, b. in county Antrim, Ireland, about 1787; d. in Monroe township, Harrison county, Ohio, Sept. 20, 1870; emigrated to America about 1820, first settling in New York City, where he remained for seven years; in 1824 m. Eliza Graham, b. in New York City, 1803; d. 1876; daughter of George and Rebecca Graham (the former a native of New York, the latter a native of Ireland); removed to Leesville, Carroll county, Ohio, in 1827, and located in Monroe township, Harrison county, in the spring of the following year; had issue: 1. Rebecca-J.. m. William B. Edwards, of Plymouth, 111.; 2. Catherine- A., m. Edward Greenlus, of Tuscarawas county, Ohio; 3. Samuel-S., b. June 22, 1840; settled in Monroe township; served in the Civil War, and as sheriff of Harrison county; m. March 21, 1872, Mary E. Heller, a native of Monroe township, daughter of Henry B. and Mary-A. Heller, early settlers in Harrison county; 3. Lindley-M., settled in Monroe township; served as an officer in the Civil War; 4. Wallace-S., served in the Civil War, and died in service August, 1861; 5. Robert-Emmet, served in the Civil War; d. in Sibley. Kan., Nov. 9, 1884; 6. Benjamin-G., settled in Kentucky; served as an officer in the Civil War.
FRANCIS H. HAMILTON, b. in Ireland, 1766; d. 1844; emigrated to America and first settled in Noblestown, Penn., about 1800; removed to Canons-
Samuel-D., settled in Harrisville, Ohio; iii. Henry-C, b. Dec. 29,1850; iv.Bloisa- B.; had issue by second wife: v. Emma- Frances, m. William C. Leslie) ; 8. Sarah; 9. Mary, m. Jacob H. Herdman, and settled in New Concord, Muskingum county, Ohio; 10. Thomas.
JOSHUA HAMILTON, a native of Pennsylvania, of Scotch-Irish descent; settled in Harrison county, Ohio, before 1825; d. in Springfield, Ohio, Dec. 17, 1870; m.in Harrison county, Jane Craig, -d. Nov. 9, 1889; had issue, eleven children, among whom: 1. Craig, b. April 16, 1825; d. in Cadiz township, Oct. 5, 1880; m. (1st) Feb. 21, 1850, Margaret McFadden, b. 1825; d. 1853, in McLean county. 111., daughter of Joseph McFadden, of Harrison county; m. (2d) Jan. 28, 1858, Elizabeth Mc- Fadden, b. Oct. 29, 1836. daughter of Samuel and Margaret Rankin McFadden, of Cadiz township (had issue by first wife: i. Joshua, d. in infancy; ii. Joseph-McFadden, b. March 8, 1851; m. Dec. 25, 1873, Rebecca Caroline Dickerson, daughter of Asa and Jane Dunlap Dickerson; had issue by second wife: iii. Margaret-Jane, b. March 5, 1859; m. Eugene M^atson, and settled in Belmont county: iv. Samuel-Rankin. b. March 17. 1863: m. Sept. 1, 1886, Georgianna Dickerson, a native of Noble county, Ohio, daughter of .John and Catherine Lowe Dickerson; v. William-Sherman, b. Sept. 1. 1865).
Fadden, was a native of Ireland, who settled in Harrison county, where he d. 1837; Margaret Rankin McFadden, the mother of Elizabeth McFadden Hamilton, b. 1813; d. July 5, 1890, was a daughter of Robert Rankin, a native of Pennsylvania; the children of Samuel and Margaret Rankin McFadden were: 1. Robert; 2. Rebecca-J., m. Henry Barricklow; 3. Elizabeth, m. Craig Hamilton; 4. Sarah, m. Albert Moore; 5. Margaret, m. Thomas Richey; 6. Samuel.
ROBERT HAMILTON, d. before 1790; m. in West Nottingham township, Chester county, Penn., before 1770, Martha McMillan, b. 1748-49; d. March 18, 1831; daughter of John and Rachel McMillan; his widow removed with her four children to Buffalo township, Washington county, Penn., about 1795- 98, in company with her brother-in-law and sister (John and Jane McMillan Perry), and, about 1803, settled at St. Clairsville, removing thence to Morristown, both in Belmont county, Ohio, where she died; had issue: 1. Rachel, d. 182 - ; m. about 1787, William Phillips, d. July 18, 1854; son of Thomas and Jane Blair Phillips, of West Nottingham township (had issue: i. Robert; il. Martha, m. James Ross; iii. Thomas; iv. Jane, m. Samuel Lee; v. John; vi. William; vii. Mary, m. Jacob Grist; viii. Margaret, m. John Johns; ix.
daughter of John and Jane McMillan Perry (had issue, among others: i. Robert; a physician: b. Nov. 14, 1803; m. 1836, Margaret Wilson) ; 5. Jane, d.
ROBERT HAMMOND, b. in county Tyroue. Ireland. 1T(J5; d. in Belmont county. Ohio, lS-15; m. Jane Cassell. b. iu county Down. Ireland, 17G4; d. 1S52; emigrated to America and first settled iu Fenusylvauia, removing to Belmont county before 1S09; both were members of the Secedor Church; had issue:
II. Alexander, b. May IG, 1790; d. in Harrison county. 1ST4. where he had settled iu 1S09; in 1S12 he located in Short Creek township, subsequently removing to Harrisville; was a member of the Seceder Church, and his house was a station on the '- underground railroad." many slaves having been given shelter in his home before being taken to Canada; m. in 1S12. Elizabeth Hanna. b. 1793; d. ISSG; daughter of SamueUb.in Cumberland county. Penn. 17G3) and Elizabeth Duncan (.b- in Scotland, 176G) Hanna. of Short Creek township; had issue, among others: 1. Esther, m. Robert Porter Hanna: 2. Margaret, m. S. J. Hawthorne, of Harrisville; 3. John-Hanna. b. in Harrison county. Ohio; settled in Cadiz in 1S72; sei-ved as an officer in the Civil War; m. 1845, Agnes E. Carrick, daughter of David and Elizabeth Carrick. early settlers of Harrison county, the former having served in the War of 1S12 (had issue: i. Alexander-James, b. Aug. 14. 1846; served in the Civil War; settled in Cadiz in 1S7S: m. in Cadiz. 1870. Charlotte Hunter, daughter of Joseph and Letitia ^IcFadden Hunter: ii. Anderson-N.. b. in Short Creek township. Harrison county. Ohio. 1S4S: settled in Cadiz. 1S6G; m. in Cadiz. 1870, Nancy Jane Moore, daughter of John Moore; removed to Chicago).
ALEXANDER HANNA. b. in Ireland. 1737: d. in Somerset county. Penn., 1809: his son. James, b. in Ireland. 1770: emigrated to America when young: d. in Somerset county. 1819: served in the Pennsylvania Legislature; m. Ann Leech; had issue: 1.
ANDREW HANNA, settled in Paxtang township, Lancaster (.now Dauphin) county. I'enn., before 1737; d. iu . Hanover township. 17GG; had issue: 1. "^ Samuel, b. in mid-ocean; probably settled in Hopewell township. Cumberlaud county, see Samuel Hanna below; 2. Andrew, settled in Hopewell town- -^ - ' ship. Cumberland county. Penn., about 17GG: removing thence, 1772-75, to Guilford county. N. C; m. Mary : 3.
Margaret: 4. Isaac, b. 1743; d. in Aron, - Livingston county. N. Y., 181G; m. April 15, 17GG, Martha Bell. b. August, 174G; d. 1811; sister of Thomas. Iaicv. Anna, and Walter Bell; removed from Dry Valley. Union county, Penn., to Livingston county, N. Y.. about 1810 Uiad issue: i. Andrew, b. 17G9; d. at Aronsburg. Centre county. Penn.. Jan 24, 1S35; m. Margaret Cook. b. 1776; d. 1841; their son Andrew settled in Canal township. Venango county,
Woods; 6. John, removed to South Car- ^ olina: 7. Elizabeth, m. Moses Carson; ^ 8. IMatthew. settled in Hopewell town- " ship. Cumberland county, before 1771. where he resided as late as 1781.
JAMES HANNA. settled in Little Britain township, Lancaster county. Penn.. before 1738. where he was living after 17G9; had issue, among others: 1. James.
JA:\IES HANNA and his wife. Martha, emigrated from the North of Ireland, and settled in Pennsylvania; removed thence to Berkeley county. West Va.. and from there to Mercer
.lAMKS HAXN'A, b. In WaHhIngton county, J'enn., 17;>2; Hettled In German township, HarrlHon county, Ohio, 18J0, wherf! he d. .Jan. H, 1S77; m. in Penn- Kylvanki, 1810. Mary McCleary, b. ]7f^:j; d. Oct. :'.], 1H72; had JKKue: 1. Mary, m. Robert iJerron, a mlnlHter, and Hettled In Sdo; 2. EHther, m. Robert Smiley, and settled In Archer townHhIp, Harrlg- Kon county; 3. Tabitha-.Jane, rn. .James J^av/tbers, of JJowerstown, and Hettled in Oerman township; 4. .JeruKha- Ellzabeth, m. Wesley Brlndley, and settled In Oreen t/jwnship; 5. Ann, b. Aug. 27, 1818; settled in .Jewett, 1877; C. Alexander; 7. Winiam-.I.; 8. Sarah; '.). Dorcas.
HAN'NA, probably brothers, emigrated from the North of Ireland, about 17'il, and settled in East ?'allowfield township, Chester county, Penn., about 17.^3, .John first having located on Neshaminy Creek, in I3uckK county, and about IT-'/.), removed from Fallowfleld township to West Nantmeal fnow Honeybrookj township; of these two:
^ I. .John, a physician and minister, b. in mid-ocean. 1731; d. Nov. 4, 1801; m. about 1700, Mary McCrea, daughter of Rev. .James and Mary Graham Mc- Crea; served as minister of the PrcHbyterlan churches of Bethlehem. Kingwood, and Alexandria, N. .J.. ]7(;]-1801: had issue, thirteen children, six of whom died In infancy: 1. .James, settled at Newtown, liucks county; removed to Frankfort. Ky.. after 1793; m. Mary JJarris. of Newtown, daughter of .John and Jfannah Stewart Harris fhad Issue: i. .John-JJarris; 11. Sophia; lii. Charles-Stewart; Iv. A daughter; one of the daughters m. .John .J. Crittenden, of Kentucky); 2. .John-Andre, b. 1701; d. at Uarrlsburg, i'enn., .July 23, ]80.0; m, Mary Read Jiarrls, b. Oct.
II. William, a minister, settled at Albany, N. Y., about 170.^, where he served as the first pastor of the I'resbyterlan Church of that place; became an Episcopalian clergyman and settled in Culpeper county, Va., about 1774, from whence, on account of his Toryism, he was obliged U) remove U) Montreal, Canada, at the breaking out of the Revolutionary War.
1821; had Issue: 1. .Tohn, m. probably, Jane Guthrie, daughter of Adarn Guthrie; 2. William, resided in Huntingdon county, I'enn., in 180.=i; 3. Mary, m. Gault; 4. .lane, m, William Irwin; 5. .James; 0. Agnes.
Harrison county, April 27, 1833; had issue: I. Moses. II. Matthew. III. William, b. 178(71; d. April 6, 1830; settled in Green township, Harrison county, Ohio,
Nov. 19, 1853; had issue: 1. Robert; 2. John: 3. Esther; 4. Anne; 5. .lames, settled in German township, where he remained until 185S, thence removed to Monroe county, Ind., where he d. Oct. 12. 1886: m. 1835, Cynthia Shannon, daughter of William Shannon, of Jefferson county, Ohio (had issue: i. William, served in the Civil War; ii. Isaac; iii. James, served in the Civil War; iv. Robert- Porter, served in the Civil War; d. 1863, near Atlanta; v. John-N., b. about 1845; resided in Indiana until 1875, and then returned to Hopedale, Harrison county, where he settled; served in the Civil War; m. Dec. 30, 1872, Nancy J. Copeland, daughter of Jacob Copeland, of Hopedale; vi. Samuel-T.; vii. Moses- K. ; viii. Delmar-H.; ix. James-S.; x. Mary; xi. Jennie); 6. Martha; 7. Margaret; 8. William, b. 1812; d. Jan. 8, 1839; 9. Sarah, b. 1822; d. Jan. 13, 1842;
PATRICK HANNA, of Hopewell township, Cumberland county, Penn., d.in Monaghan township, York county, about November, 1758; probably the same whose name occurs on tax-list of New Garden township, Chester county, Penn., 1739; had issue: 1. John (probably one of the two Johns last named above); 2. Joshua; 3. Samuel, d. in Hopewell township, about April, 1789; m. Mary Brady, daughter of Hugh and Hannah Brady; after his death, his widow removed, about 1790, with her family to Fairfield township, Westmoreland county, settling near her brother-in-law and sister, Archibald and Margaret Brady Hanna (had issue: i. Joseph; ii. Margaret; iii. Samuel; iv. Elizabeth; v. Mary; vi. Ebenezer, b. after 1770; vii. [a daughter], b. about May, 1785) ; 4. Archibald, d. in Fairfield township, Westmoreland county, June, 1794; m. Margaret Brady, daughter of Hugh and Hannah Brady (had issue: i. Hugh: ii. William; iii. Mary, m. Robert Williams; iv. Hannah); 5. Martha; 6.
ROBERT HANNA, died in Hempfield township, Westmoreland county, Penn., about April-May, 1786: m. Elizabeth Kelly, daughter of John Kelly, of Donegal township, Lancaster county; settled in Hempfield township, about
1769-70, and founded Hannastown (which was attacked and burned by the Indians and British, July 13, 1782; when some of the inhabitants were killed and many carried to Canada as prisoners, among the latter being Elizabeth Hanna and her daughter, Jane, who were released at Montreal and returned home the following December; had issue: 1. Jane, b. May 13, 1764; d. June 11, 1816; m. Lieut. David Hammond, an officer in the Revolution; b. about 1749; d. April 27,
Montgomery, of Paradise, Penn.; d. without issue: iv. Robert-Hanna, b. 1791; d. 1848; major and paymaster, U. S. A., m. Elizabeth Clark Gloninger; V. Jane); 2. Elizabeth, b. about 1773; m. about 1797, her cousin, James Kelly, b. 1776, son of Col. John and Sarah Polk Kelly, of Buffalo Valley. Union county. Pa. (had issue: i. Eliza, m. John Bates; removed to Perrysburg, Wood county, Ohio; ii. John-Robinson, d. young: iii. Robert-H., d. unm.; iv. James-Andrew, d. unm.; v. Susan- Robinson, d. without issue; vi. Jane, d. unm.; vii. Maria (or Margaret), m. Hutchison, and settled in Huntingdon county, near Altoona, Penn.); 3. Susanna, m. William Robinson; d. without issue; 4. Margaret, d. young.
ROBERT HANNA, of Westmoreland county, Penn. (probably of Fairfield township); had issue: 1. William, settled on Chartiers Creek, three miles north of Canonsburgh, Washins;ton county, before 1800; removed to Ohio,
ROBERT HANNA, b. about 1754; settled in what is now Greene county, Penn.. before 1780, with his brother, Benjamin; had issue, among others: 1. Joseph, b. about 1786; m. Elizabeth
3. Martha, m. James Sharp; 4. Mary, m. James Sterret, son of James Sterret, of Donegal township, Lancaster county (had issue: i. James; ii. Samuel); 5.
_THOMAS HANNA, of county Monaghan, Ireland (probably from Ballybay), m. Elizabeth Henderson, and emigrated to America about 1763, supposed to have settled in Pennsylvania; d. about 1764-5; had issvie: removed from Pennsylvania to Georgetown, Scott county, Ky., and about 1803 settled near Dayton, Ohio; had issue by first wife-: 1. Thomas, d. in Massachusetts, without issue; m. three times; 2. James; a minister; settled in Crawfordsville, Ind. (had issue, among others: i. Bayless-W., U. S. Minister to Argentina, 1884-88); 3. Samuel, b. in Scott county, Ky.. Oct. 18, 1797; d. at Ft. Wayne, Ind., June vania to Lynchburg, Va., and about Morris township, Washington county, 1802-10 to Columbiana county, Ohio; Pa., about 1790; had issue: 1. Johnhad issue: 1. Thomas, b. May 2, 1777; Vance, m. Lydia McCollum (had issue:
Cune; 6. Mary, d. July 29, 1848; m. Rev. Joseph Scroggs, b. near Newville. Pa., March 1, 1793; d. in Fairfield township, Westmoreland county, Pa., April 21, 1873 (had issue, ten children, among whom: i. Joseph, a United Presbyterian minister, b. July 28, 1836).
W^ILLIAM HANNA. b. 1720; d. in Frankford township, Cumberland county, Penn., Oct. 3, 1807, where he had settled before 1764; had issue: I. John, d. June, 1824; had issue: 1. William; 2.
HEZEKIAH HARRISON, of English descent, b. in Maryland, 1804; d. June 3, 1877; settled in Green township, Harrison county, Ohio, about 1820; m. 1829, Lydia Hilbert, b. 1813; d. May 28, 1869; daughter of David Hilbert; had issue: 1. David, settled in Marion county, Kan.; 2. Albert-J., d. May, 1889; served in the Civil War; m. Susanna Holmes, daughter of Asa and Mary McCoy m. (2d) Henrietta F. Hall; settled in Wheeling, W. Va.; 4. William, b. in Short Creek township, Nov. 21, 1842; served in the Civil War; m. 1867. Sarah A. Hargrave, daughter of Joseph and Margaret Hargrave, of Harrison county; 5. Milton, d. in infancy; 6. Arabella.
JOHN HARRISON, a native of England, b. 1758, emigrated to America and first settled in Pittsburg, Penn., about 1814; settled in North township, Harrison county, Ohio, about 1816; d. in England, 1833; his wife also d. in England; had issue: I. Joseph, b. near Otley, Yorkshire, England, 1800; came to Ohio with his parents in 1816, and settled in North township, where he died April 13, 1878; m. (1st) 1828, Ellen Hartley, a native of Carlton, England, b. 1806; d. 1853; daughter of Christopher and Mary Hartley, also natives of England (the former b. 1778; d. 1864; the latter b. 1789; d. 1867); m. (2d) 1857, Sarah Herron, b. 1813; d. 1890; had issue by first wife: 1. John, b. July 10, 1830; m. April 22, 1852, Euphemia Patterson, daughter of John and Isabella McMillan Patterson, early settlers of Carroll county, Ohio, who were m. 1824 (the former d. 1859; the latter, who was a daughter of Robenia Mc- Kelvey, and a granddaughter of Ann Shearer, a native of Scotland, d. 1846) ; (had issue, eight sons and four daughters); 2. William, b. Oct. 29, 1837; settled near Scio, m. 1860. Elizabeth Waddington, a native of Harrison county, daughter of William and Ann Wallace Waddington (had issue, ten children); 3. Joseph, b. 1840; d. 1847.
William Waddington, father of Elizabeth Harrison, was a native of Yorkshire, England, b. 1815; settled in Harrison county about 1S35, where he m. 1839, Ann Wallace, a native of Pennsylvania who had settled in Harrison county; later they removed to Tuscarawas county, Ohio: had issue: 1. James; j^pttled in Christian county, 111.; 2. Elizabeth, m_. William Harrison; 3. John; 4. William; 5. Henry; 6. Mary- Jane; 7. Sarah; 8. Amos; 9. Isaac; 10. David.
I. William, b. in Pennsylvania, 1774; d. in Harrison county. .June 14. 1859; m. in Pennsylvania. Elizabeth Stitt, a native of that State; d. 1858; served in the War of 1812; had issue, ten children, among whom: 1. John, b. 1811; d. May 9, 1873; settled In Cadiz town- ship; m. 1836, Nancy Richey, daughter of Thomas Richey, a native of Ireland, who had located in Harrison county (had issue: i. William-S., b. in Cadiz township, Oct. 2, 1838; served in the Civil War; m. 1865, Mary Haverfield, daughter of Alexander Haverfield, d. in Harrison county; ii. Eliza- Jane, m. R. A. McCormick, of Cadiz; iii. Alvin; iv. John; v. Mary; vi. Jessie, m. John S. Thompson; settled in Carroll county, Ohio).
II. John, b. 1788; d. 1855; served in the War of 1812; m. Agnes Henderson, b. 1771; d. 1848; settled in Harrison county, Ohio; had issue: 1. Alexander, b. 1805; settled 1825, in Cadiz township, where he d. in January, 1875; m. Catherine Shimer, b. in Ohio, 1813; of Scotch descent; d. May, 1879 (had issue: i. Eliza, m. James M. McGaw; ii. James-H., killed at the battle of Snicker's Gap; iii. J. Calvin, b. March 12, 1842, in Cadiz township; served in the Civil War; m. 1870, Martha G. Thompson, daughter of R. G. and Jane Thompson, residents of Carroll county, Ohio; iv. Mary-H., m. W. S. Haverfield;
Clark; 3. Nancy; 4. James, b. 1814; d. April 2, 1880; m. Elizabeth Barr, b. 1829; d. Aug. 6. 1895; daughter of Hugh and Agnes Henderson Barr (had issue: i. Agnes, m. B. F. Oglevee; ii. Hugh; iii. Martha-Jane; iv. Caroline, m. C. O. Hines; v. Elizabeth-B., m. Henry S. Barricklow; vi.Ella; vii. John-Harvey; viii. Rheta-May; ix. Lulu-Irene).
III. Joseph, b. April 28. 1790; d. March 31, 1852; served in the War of 1812; had issue: 1. Gillespie, b. 1820; d. near Cadiz, March 17, 1882: m. May - , 1860, Sarah J. Hines, b. Oct. 29, 1830, daughter of William and Isabella Hitchcock Hines. of Cadiz township; (had issue: i. William-H., a minister, b. near Cadiz, March 14. 1861; ii. Mary- Belle, m. John Keesey; iii. Catherine- May, m. John Barger; iv. Gillespie- Sherman; v. Ida-Alice; vi. Melissa- Jennette; vii. Martha-Alberta); 2. George-L.: 3. Mary-Ann.
Emeline Laveley, b. April 30, 1822; daughter of John and Annie Gorsuch. Laveley, natives of Maryland (had issue: i. Henry-L., b. July 29, 1843, in Cadiz township; served in the Civil War; m. April 17, 1866, Mary Elizabeth Barrett, a native of Harrison county, Ohio, daughter of William H. and Eliza Barrett; Ii. Harriet-A., m.
Provenance
Text from Historical Collections of Harrison County, in the State of Ohio, with Lists of the First Land-owners, Early Marriages (to 1841), Will Records (to 1861), Burial Records of the Early Settlements, and Numerous Genealogies, by Hanna, Charles Augustus, 1863- [from Old Catalog], published 1900 and in the public domain in the United States. Digitised by the Internet Archive. The settlements listed against this township are matched by point-in-polygon test of each Geographic Names Information System coordinate against the Census Bureau's county subdivision boundary, not by name.