6 The Paramore Families of the Upper Seven Ranges born on 24 December 1758 in Maryland. Margaret and Jesse had six children: Thomas, 2) John Paramore was born on 9 November John, Levi, Isaac, William and Jesse. 1751 in Stepney Parish, Somerset County, Maryland. His wife's name was Sophia, last name Biography of Jesse Edgington44 unknown. Richland County, Ohio John sold 60 acres of land to Samuel Ogden on 19 December 179341. This was apart of the original EDGINGTON, JESSE (deceased). He was born in Virginia and in an early day removed to tract of land called "Good Luck at Last". He then Jefferson Co., this State [i.e. Ohio], where he sold 37 acres to William Kinney on 8 December resided for several years, when he came to this 179842 and 76/2 acres to James Kerr on 21 county and settled in Springfield Township in December 179843. 1814 where he was one of the largest land- owners during his life. The first Presbyterian Church built in that township, of which he was a member and one of the founders, was erected on his land; he died in 1821, at an advanced age, leaving five children by his marriage to Miss Margaret Palmer. Thomas, the eldest son, was born in Virginia in 1781, and removed with his parents to Jefferson Co., Ohio where he lived until 1815, when he came to this county and settled in Springfield Township. He was married in Jefferson Co., Ohio, to Miss Mary Alban in 1802; they were the parents of ten children, of whom Margaret was the oldest; she was born in Jefferson Co., Ohio, Aug. 30, 1803, and died in Columbia City, Ind., Aug. 30, 1872; Thomas Edgington died in Springfield Township in 1856; Margaret was married in Springfield 3) Nathaniel Paramore was born on 30 March Township to William Douglas in 1823; they were 1756 in Stepney Parish, Somerset County, the parents of five children--William Douglass Maryland, and he died before 1 December 1807 in was born in Washington Co., Penn., in 1798; his Jefferson County, Ohio. He married Rhoda father, Michael Douglas, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland. He was married in that country Hopkins around 1778 in Washington County, to Lydia Pollock in 1795 and emigrated to Pennsylvania. America in the fall of 1796, and settled in Nathaniel and Rhoda had eight children: Pennsylvania where he continued to reside until Ezekiel, John, Thomas, Nathaniel, David, Jesse, 1820 when he removed to Ohio and settled in William and James. Nathaniel is the subject of a Springfield Township, Richland Co.; William Douglas died in 1857 in that township. later chapter. 4) Eleanor Paramore was born on 24 December 1758 in Stepney Parish, Somerset County, Jesse Paramore Maryland, and she died on 28 March 1858 in Fourth Generation Harrison County, Ohio. She married Henry Ferguson about 1776. He was born on 11 March Jesse Paramore was the son of Thomas 1753 and he died on 26 August 1835 in Green Paramore and Elizabeth Relph. He was born circa Township, Harrison County, Ohio. 1725 in Somerset County, Maryland, and he died Eleanor and Henry had eleven children: John, around 1800 in the Northwest Territory (probably James, Samuel, Margaret, Thomas, Henry, present day Carroll County, Ohio). William, Eleanor, Isaac, Joseph and Polly. The name of his wife is unknown. Jesse had 5) Margaret Paramore was born on 20 August three known children: Jesse, Joseph and Margaret. 1764 in Brooke County, Virginia, and she died on Jesse Paramore is the subject of the next chapter. 10 July 1847 in Richland County, Ohio. She married Jesse Edgington on 5 October 1779. He Revolutionary War Veterans was born in December 1759 in Hampshire County, John Parramore, Thomas Parramore, Nathaniel Virginia, and he died on 6 July 1821 in Ontario, Parramore, Henry Ferguson and Jesse Edgington Richland County, Ohio. were all veterans of the Revolutionary War. The