Robert Wharton (1750 -1823)
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Robert Wharton (1750 -1823) and His Descendants A Family History Edith (Mcintosh) Hall No. 731 GENEALOGICAL DEPARTMENT U<5 / Cflft) CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST 1fc? .173 OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS <m © Edith M. (Mcintosh) Hall, 1985 COPY CENTER OP TOPEKA Topeka, Kansas CONTENTS Wharton Coat-of-Arms 1 Foreword 2 Acknowledgements . Outlines of Early Property Holdings in SW Penn 4 Birth of Americanism 7 First Generation Parents 9 The Name of Wharton 10 Robert Wharton's Will (Copy) 11 Second Generation Parents 15 Ancestral Chart, Smith-Robeson-Robinson 19 Third Generation Parents 25 Ancestral Chart, Starbuck-Ladd 26 Bible Records of Robert Wharton (1818-1915) 27a Fourth of July 1841 and 1906 35 Fourth Generation Parents 36 History of Sanders Family 45 Hero of Faith 61 Fifth Generation Parents 62 Sixth Generation Parents 9?b Seventh Generation Parents 145 For the Youngest Set 180 Eighth Generation Parents 181 Unidentified Whartons Buried in Mahaska Co., Iowa .. 191 Index of Names on Charts 192 Index of Names A - Z 193 +=+=+=+=+=. h=+=+ THE SCOTCH-IRISH FAMILIES IN EARLY AMERICA ********** Proceedings and Addresses of the Eighth Congress at Harrisburg, PA, June 4-7, 1896; p. 331 The most prominent Scotch-Irish settlement was in York County, PA, the Marsh Creek Settlement, of which the present town of Gettysburg is center. The policy of the Penns was to push the Scotch-Irish to frontier land at the foot of South Mountain, which resembled to some extent, that of North Ireland. The name was taken from a small stream. These settlers were called upon to do active service against the Indians. They were self-dependent and aggressive and settled here on invita tion of Penns as early as 1731 • Th« settlement was surveyed into a manor called Maske* Manor of Maske takes its name from an estate in Yorkshire, England. The Marsh Creek Church was built about 1761. In 1790 the old log church at graveyard was abandoned and the present stone building which stands five miles west of Gettysburg was erected. (See chart on p. 19.) XXX ~ n K W X ft nXRXR^tXKRXnX Scotch-Irish are not, nor have they ever been, of Irish blood, but are purely Scottish, people of unmixed Scotch descent who came from their Scottish communities in the north of Ireland. Truly it is a noble heritage, and one that will not suffer a twit by comparison with that of the English. The Scotsman is of composite race. Forefathers of Scotch- Irish in the United States lived in western lowlands of Scot land and their blood was of various strains, blended into what finally became the Scottish race. Basis of the race was the Romanized Briton and from this line the low-land Scot gets his Celtic blood, and not from Ireland. Ohio Valley Genealogies by Charles A. Hanna, published by Genealogical Publishing Company, Ine., Baltimore, 1972. TILMM,Jt__LJf X n r\ ft HJr^JTm M.Jt_-__A_ X••/^. wX ™7TM. w ,«^ *A/ wK WInW XW W Surname of Wharton Coat-of-Arms began. Many Knights wrapped these ot hyng them from the 12 foot lances they used in these en Counters when they rode lull gal lop at ohe another on a fist war steed in tho lists. Without a c' o u b t this ancient Wharton Knight won. many honors gvnd prizes while wearing such a charm and was even given the right to employ it in the embla zoning of his arms. The surname of Wharton was given to or applied to one who came from Wharton (homestead on Weaver River or on an em bankment). Wharton is Hie name of several places in England. To return to tbe Wharton arms we find a bull's head used as a crest and according to old docu ments we find that the bull was reckoned as a creature of great ' strength and possessed of unflinch ing determination. This does not apply only to the physical but ko the mental qualities of the oi> fjinal bearer as the features oi characteristics of the animal were supposed to represent the charac teristics of the person to whom they were granted. Strong physical as well as mental and moral char acter were attributed to those granted the right to use the bull in their arms. When one first glances at the shield part of the Coat-of-arms oi this anciont and prominent English family he might say, "What in the \vat;ld is that curious figure or device that was granted to them io bear?" Well, heraldically, it is a "manchc," or "maunch, as it was sometimes spelled. A maiichc was what the sleeve of a ladies dress was called "when Knights were bold.' Wo tould. even Say along this line that the a.icienr Wharton Knight to whom this was ^panted was the originator of the modern version of the guod-Iuck charm or lucky talisman. In an anciont heraldic volume In my possession I find that in the tournaments were held, it was not uncommon for a Knight to wear about his neck or about his helmet or arm a gift iron, his bride-to-be which she had present iv. to him before the tournamenty Colors, center-outward: white, black, red crosses on bright gold, olive, gold. Courtesy Mae (Wharton) Snodgrass, No. 1067. 2 "PREAMBLE" Back in higfr school days in American History class I frequently wondered where my ancestors had located and what part they had taken in the history of our country, with NO idea that the questions in my mind could ever be resolved. YEARS later, LeRoy P. Wharton, No. 358 (1876-19—) a member of Sons of the American Revolution, gave me a copy of his genealogical papers as it was my desire to join DAR. He had a good start on descendants of Robert and Sarah (Farley) Wharton that he had worked up not only through research, but also through personal interviews with "old-timers." Along with statistics on some parents of the 4th and 5th genera tions, LeRoy also passed on addresses for them as well as for persons whom he had not contacted. Often working on a project or looking for anew one, I felt the challenge in 1954 to contact as many Wharton relatives as possible and continue on with LeRoy*s records for a genealogical history. Correspondence and visitations began in earnest. Response from persons born in 1870s, '80s, and '90s and upward was most gratifying. Along with data concerning their families came personal infor mation of interest that would be impossible to get now. The project mushroomed. Unavoidable circumstances took me away from the work for several years, then other interests were pursued for awhile. Later, interruptive times were interspersed with renewed vigor that added more and more data. After an all-out effort in 1984 to complete the history as much as possible, the record "grew like Topsy." FOREWORD ROBERT WHARTON - The parentage of our Washington. County PA forebear has not been established, nor has his place of birth. No connection to the Philadelphia Whartons has been made. Census entry of his son Henry shows that Robert was born in Pennsylvania, and the 1800 census indicates his birth was 1755 or earlier. According to records of the Indiana branch of the family, Robert had 4 brothers. One settled in Tennessee, had a family, and was killed by the Indians. Another settled near Philadelphia and had a family. The other two were also family men and lived in North and South Carolina. This seems very likely. SARAH FARLEY is believed to have been the daughter of Thomas and Jane (Finley) Farley, b. York Co., PA, possibly in Shrewsbury Twp., 1755-60. One record shows that Thomas and Jane came from Boyne, Ireland. Thomas Farley was in York Co., PA, around 1750 (from record of a deed in which his land was mentioned as a bounds to the property being sold.) In 1771 Thomas( Fairley) purchased land on Patterson'8 Creek in what was then Hampshire Co., VA, and it was there that he died in 1781 or *82. Only 3 daughters were named in his will, apparently all unmarried - Mary, Margaret, and Eleanor. The others - Hannah, Jean and Sarah, had likely received their share at the time of their marriage. Sons of Thomas mentioned in the will were John, Andrew and David Farley. THE FIRST RECORD OF ROBERT AND SARAH is dated 1778 when their firstborn, Thomas, was baptized at Patterson Creek, (now) Mineral Co., WY. The town is listed in the zip code book. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS To LeRoy P. Wharton No. 358 (1876-19—), areve first indebted for this invaluable work. See his number. To Dr. W. E. Sanders, 417, (1870-1966) for early Contributions on the Sanders and Clemons lines; also to Anne (Putman) Britton, 2066, for help given in getting the demons descendants updated. To Roger Joslyn who checked early census records, and for the information about the Farleys. Roger is a descendant of our Sarah's brother, Andrew Farley, who also was a close neighbor. See map. T To Mae (Wharton) Snodgrass, 1067, much credit is due. See page 8* To Louise (Wright) Moore, No. 575» who at 96 is the second oldest person shown; who was 96 in July of 1984 when she lived in Marion, IN. She favored us with an excellent followup on what LeRoy had begun - the Indiana branch, descendants of Thomas, No. 2, the first child of Robert and Sarah. To another Indiana descendant of Thomas - Bill Couch, 1094* Along with accounts of early incidents of interest, he sent thecertificate of land purchase signed in 1841 by President Andrew Jackson.