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HISTORICAL,

BIOGRAPHlCAb-GENEALOGICAI

RELATING CHIEFLY TO

INTERIOR PENNSYLVANIA.

EDITED BY

WILLIAM HENRY EGLE, M.D., M.A.

Annual Volume, 1899.

HARRISBURG, PENNA. : Harrisburg Publishing Company. 1900. i

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INDEX

Antes, Henry, sketch of, 70 Sunnj'side Cemetery, York Antes, Philip, of the West Jtraiich, 1 Springs, 210 Associators, The Forerunners of Warrington Friend's IMeeting, 220 the Pensylvania Line, 97, 103 Craig of the “Irish Settlement,’’ 339

Atkinson Family data, o4, 73 Craig, Samuel, contribution bj', . . . 190 Ayres, George Bucher, contribu- Compass, Pa., records of St. .John's tion by, 51 Cemeterj^ at 15, 33, 25 j

Bedford, Pa., burial records at, 11 >, 118 Cumberland County Marriages, 58, 87 | Biographical Sketches: Dawson, John L., ancestry of 316 Campbell, Lawrence, of Korth- Deaths of prominent persons 234 umberland, 113 Dewey and Schley, ancestry of,... 7ti

j Darby, William, the American Dewitt. Rev. IVilliani R., reminis-

j Geographer, 234 cences of 109 McArthur, Duncan, 237 Early or Oehrle family, 31, 95 Yoder, Moses, of Oley, 121 Early, Rev. John W., contributions Bird, Ulysses, contribution 03%... 103 by, 21, 95, 185, 190, 205, 212, 316, 327 Bruner, Daniel Pastoiuus, coiitri- Fortune-hunters, about 167 j bution bj', 144, 157 Garber family, 44

| Butler nulls at Carlisle, 230 Genealogical Data: Campbellstown Evangelical Lu- Adams, 209 theran Church, 237 Agnew, 61 \ Carlisle, tombstone records of ' Aigler, 185 persons born prior to Albert, 185 , 1800, 04, 09, 74, 80 Alexander, 225 | CbapmaT!; Thomas J., contribution Antes, 1 by, 224 Arnold, 185 Church Yard Records: Atkinson, "4, 73 Ephrata Community, 173 Attleman, 225 Family, some old 231 Aulenbach 18G Jordan Lutheran Church, Le- Baecker, 186 high county 45 Bargman 139 Lutheran Church, at York Bard 159 Springs, 211 Barnett, 144 Middle Spring’ Church, 109 Barron 189 Mennonite, at Hanover, 204 Bauer J86 Pennepeck Baptist Church 147 Bauman, 1^2 Penn’a-German in the South,.,, 128 Bechtel 186 Presbj^terian Church, Bedford, 113 Bender, 159 Reformed Church, Bedford, 118 Berryhill 231 St. John’s Church at Com- Beyer, 186 pass, 15, 22, 25 Bickel 186 j ......

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Binckley, . . 173 i Dyre, 148

Black, 32 1 Titnrlv 21 95

Bogenreiff, . . 186 Eaton, 148

Bollenbacher, 187 Ebelhare, . . 160

Bortner, 187 Edwards, . . 148 Bower, 139 Elder, 67. 167. 209

Bowersox, . 16G Emert 187

Braekenridge, lo9 Eppicher, . . 187 Brown, 201 Ernest, 187 Brnner, .113, 126, 156, 161, 162 Euler, 187 Bucher, 173 Evans, ..113. 126, 1!4, 157 Burriett, 225 187 Butler, 230 Ewing, 86

Campbell, . . . 138 Fahnestock, . 174 Canan, 14 I'auss, 187 Carl 187 Fehler, 187

Carpenter, . . 160 Fengel 187 Carson, 160 Fiedler. 187 Cessna, 204 Fiery, 129

Chapman, . . 209 Findley, .... 68

Charlton. . . . . 188 Fischer 187 Christie, 188 Fox 187 Clark 138, 162 Frazer, 170

Colwell, 169 Frembling, . 214

Cookman, 161 Freymeyer, . 187 Craig, 238 Fries 187 Ciirry, 22! Fuess, 187

Davidson, . . . . 107 Fulton 170

Davies, 144 Calbreath, . . 177 Davis, 148 44

Dawson, 216 (larrigues, . 159 Denter, 187 Gebhart 188 Derr, 61 151 Deveny, 209 Cehr, 188 Devor, 152, 225 188 Df^wpy^ 76 159 Diebo, Geiss, 188 Dieter, 187 Gell'ger, .... 188

Dill, 139 Gensemer, . 188 Dilley, 225 George, 148

Dornbach, . . 187 Gilbert 188 Dunbar, 32 Gitter, 132 Duncan, 148, 170, 225 Given, 162 Duffield, 148 Gorgas 174 Dunham, .... 225 Graham, .... 21 .

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Greber, 191 Keiser, 43 Greyer, 171 Keller, 191 Grier, 61 Kelso, Griffiths, 148 Kendell, 209 Gross, 188 Kennedy, 160 Gruber, 188, 190 Kercher, 191 Gueseman, 191 Kern, 191 Gutlender, 191 Kettner, 191 Gutman, 191 Kichel, 191 Haaek, 191 Kiester, 225 Haas, 191 Kilgore, 109 Haeny 152 Kinkead, 160 Halferty, 152 Kiniiersley 153 Halstead, 225 Kirkpatrick, Hamborger, 191 Klee, 192 Hamill, 209 Klinger, 53 Hanna, 155 Knoll, 192 Harlow, 188 Knopff, 193

Hartzler, 103 Kochendoerffer, . . . 192 Hays, 116, 189 Koehl 192 Hedderich, 191 Konigmacher 175 Heiliger, 191 Krafft 192 Heinrich, 191 Kuehler, 192 Hemphill, 170 Landis, 144, 175 Hendricks, 177 Lang, 192 Herron, 170, 171 Leavitt, 109 Himmelberger 191 Lefler, 44 Hinckel .191 Leonard, 193 Hoge, 215 Lerch 192 Holme, 148 Lewis 153 Hottenstein, 219 Lieb 214 Houston, 38 Lingle, 192, 193, 214 Hunter 14 68 Irwin, 117 Livingstouse 61 Jackson, 149 Lloyd 158 Jenkins, 215 62 .Tennings 91 Logan 139 Johnson, 170 Tjiitz 193 Johnston, 171 McAllister 5 Jones 119, 158 63 Kaltglesser, 103 IMcCallen, 181 Keblinger 191 McCauley, 154 Keck, 224 McClay 170 Keen, 152 McClure 72, 139 VI Notes and Queries.

i\IcCime, I’ersching-er, 205 McCurdy, I’etry, 205 McDonal, 14 Pfatticher, 205 McDow'ell, 107, 189 I’liilbert, 205 McKnig'ht, 171 Phillips, 206 McLene, Phipps, 151, 189 McNair, 101 Placing 210 McVaugh, Plattner, 206 Polk, Maghee, 153 194 ^’orter, 176 Mahon, 170 Powell, 229 jMarple, 153 Power 152, 176 Maris, Preston 160 Marshall, Pumroy, 68 Alartin Radebach 206 Matthew's, 108 Rankin, 32 Means, 209 Rea, 112 193 Meeth Renick, 83 Aleharg, 68 Rennie, 225 Mentzer, 32 Renno, 205 Arprppr, 201 Reynolds, 58, 171 Messerschmidt, 193 Richey, 210 Aletz, 233 Riegel, 206 Meyer, 193 Riehl 206 Michael, 193 Rigg 157, 159 Miles, 153 Ripley, 189 Miller 20, 193 Ritschart, 214 Misner, 226 Rodgers 171 Mitchell 49, 139 Roeger, 206 Montgomery, 215 Rohn, 206, 214 Moore, 153 Rost, 206 Mori-is 201 Ryan, 171 Motz, 166 Salter, 214

Mueller, . 193, 194, 205 Sawyer, 181 205 Schade, 207 Nevin 171 SchaefPer, 207 Nicholas 158 ScharfP 207 Nixon, 209 Schaner, 207 Northrop 153 Schell 207

Oehrlin, or Oehrle, . 21. 95 Schirmann, 207 152 Schley, 77 O’Hale, Schmidt, 207 Pastorius, Schneider, 208 Patterson, 20, 95, 170 SchrofE, 208 Pennock, 53 Schropp, 208 Historical and Genealogical. Vll

Schuler 212 Wenderich, 213 Seaman, 207 Wenrich, 213 Senseman, 176 Wertz, 213 Shearer, 153 Widener, 132 Shepherd, 153 Wier, 226 Shields, 68 Wiley, 138 Singer, 112 Wilhelm, 213

Sloan, . . .14, 68, 210, 226 Williams, 201 Smith, 62, 139, 171 Wilson, 139 Somer, 208 Wingert, 213 Sox, 139 Wishart 151 St. Clair, 68 Witmayer, 213 Sterrett, 162 Witmer, 165 Stewart, .38, 229 Woods, 160 Strauss, 212 Wright 154, 170 Stroh-Schneider, 212 Young, 219 Sturgeon, 171 Zechman, 213 Summerville 170 Zerfass 176 Swift, 153 Zerwe 213, 214 Swinehart, 161 Zweysich, 214 Tappen, 109 Gnadenhutten Massacre, The 232 Taylor, 154 Graham of Bedford County, 21 Thomas, .153, 212 Hanover Church and Donegal Thompson, 101 Presbyterj', 77 Thomson, 112 Harrisburg: Thortheuer, 212 Alemories of Market Square... 28, 33 Torrence, 138 The First Graveyards at, 51 Troester, 212 The Old Bridge 39 Updegraff, 152 Hart. Gustavus N., contributions Urich, .176, 212 by, 55, 147, 152

Urie, 226 Hays of Northampton County,. . . . 189 Unruh, 212 Historical Works, recent: VanBuren, 154 American Genealogist—Thomas Yandike 154 Allen Glenn 25 Vaughn, 266 Brule’s Discoveries and Explora/- Vollmar, 212 ations, 1 Waddell 161 Fries Eebellion—Gen. W. H. H. Wade, 226 Davis 61 Wagner, 219 213 Keagy Family History, 194 Walker, 160 Penn’a Railroad—Wm. Bender Ward, 85 Wilson 156 Watts 154 The Perkiomen Region—Henry Weaver, 15 S. Dotterer 155 Weber, 213 Thirty Thousand Names—I. D. Webster, 154 Rupp, 194 Vlll Notes and Queries.

Wyoming Historical Society Nead, Benjamin M., contribution Pnblications, IIG by, 201 Holme, Thomas, Penn's first Sur- Necrological Notices: veyor General, 83 Bailey, Charles Liikens, 149

Houston family data, 38 Butterfield, Consul Willshire, . . 177 “Indiana,” The latest history of, 224 Kell, James, of York, 86

Indians at W^ekqnitank in 17G0,. .. 125 Mcllhenny, Samuel 228 Irwin of Cumberland Valley 117 Meginness, John Franklin, ..180, 195 Jordan Church, Lehigh county, iletz,’ Sarah Fisher, 233 graveyard records of 45 Swope, Gilbert E., of Newville, 95 Jordan. John IVolfe, contribu- Northumberland, first burgess of, 113 tions by 123, 129, 134. 140. 142 County, prothonotaries of, 1772- Kelker, Rudolph F.. contribution 1899 226 by, 197 Old-Time Reminiscences 182 Kelker, William A., contribution Opequon, The 129 by, 39 Owen, B. F.. contributiousby, 15, 22, 25 Klein, Theodore B., contributions Parthemore, E. W. S., contribu- by, 28. 33, 109, 182 tions by, 173, 233

Kling'er family data 53 Peiinock and Marshall families, . . 53 Lancaster County Divorces, 1788- Penn's first Surveyor General,.... 83 1800 101 Pennsylvania, an official map of, 201 Interments, 1841-1856, 178 Pennsylvania-German Emigi’ation Landis and Smolnicker, 122 North and West, 93 Letter. A, of the Old Tune, 117 Prehistoric Earthworks in Central Lewis County, 163 Pennsylvania, 168 Lochry, Col. Archibald, 62 Railroad Reminiscences of Half a Lutz, William Filler, contributions Century Ago, 18 by, 113. 118 The “Tape W'^orm,” 3, 6, 11 Marriages. Cumberland County. 58. 87 Revolution, Heroes of the: Masonic Funeral in 1779, 162 Alison, Dr. Benjamin, 91 Matthews, James P., contribution Brisbin, Captain John, 93 by, I Leddick, Philip, 5 Meginness, John Franklin, the Lochry, Col. Archibald, 62 Historian of the West Branch Scott, Capt. Matthew, 3 Valley 180, 195 Revolution, Matrons of the:

Contributions by, 1, 76, 121, 132, 236 Irish, Elizabeth Thomas, 72 Mentzer family data 33 Kirkpatrick, Ann, 60 Mifflinburg, the early dead at 89 Parke, Margaret, 9 iMitchell of Cumberland Valley, . . 49 Stewart, Deborah McClenahan,. . 2 Morton, .John, “the Signer,” 91 Revolution, application for pension IMorus Multicaulis Craze, 1830- by a soldier of the, 238 1841 197 Revolutionary Officers from Penn- Myers, Albert Cook, contributions sylvania who died in service, 127 by 210, 211, 220 Revolutionarj^ Relic, how it was McDowell family data, 108 lost, 49 McNair family data, 101 Reynolds family data 58 Notes and Queries. IX

Robinson, Rev. Thomas H., con- Vandegrift Burial Records, 55 tribution by, 76 Venerable Couples, Three, 172 Rankle family graveyard, 51 Wagoning in ye Olden Time,.... 229 Rutherford, W. Franklin, contri- Watts, Anna H., contribution by, 169 butions by, 9, 60 Weaver family data 15 Sener, Samuel S., contributions 57 by, 15, 33, 38, 54, 58, 73, 113, 122, 178 Weiser, Conrad, and the Indians, Stapleton, Rev. A., contributions Wekquitank, Annals of, by, 89, 128, 138, 154, 165, 168, 204 123, 129, 134, 140, 142 Stevens, Thaddeus, and his “Tape Welsh Settlers in Earl and Caer- Woim” railroad, 3, 6, 11 narvon, 147

Valley, . . 229 Stewart, of Cumberland Westmoreland County Families, 67, 176 Sturg’eon Family Reunion 171 White Deer township, Lycoming Sullivan Expedition of 1779 239 county, 132 Susquehanna, an Early Settler on Wilson, William Bender, contri- the, 83 butions by. 3, 12 Time-piece, an old 92 IM. M., and I’arkinson, S. Tulpehocken Church, The Woods, contributions by, 64, 69, 74, 80 Little, 185, 190, 205, 212, 216 W.,

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iSTCTliS AJfn QUERIES. August 26, 1759. After reaching early manhood he settled in what is now Dau- Historical, Jliograjjliical, aod Cicjica logical. phin county, and there married Susannah Williams, February 21, 1780. Through the I. influence of his father he was induced to remove to the mouth of Antes creek and “Brule’s Discoveries and Explorations,” settle at the mill which had been built Consul Willsliire Butterfield, by is tlie by the former, and stood near Antes Fort. latest publication having special reference A’ot liking the location, he purchased a to the earliest explorations first —the tract of land from Samuel Wallis, in Bald made by emlized man—of the Susque- Eagle Valley (now' Curtin's abandoned hanna river throughout its entire course. iron works) for which he was to pay Etienne Brule, “the pioneer of pioneers,” “thirty shillings per acre, in four equal as Parkman denominates him, was one of payments.” This transaction took place those indomnitable French explorers to May 3, 1787. He at once built a log house whom the world for his owes much hardi- and removed there in July of the same hood and valor. In the year 1615, with a year. handful of Hurons, the he ventured upon Philip Antes was an early convert to the perilous journey of exploring the Susque- doctrines of the Methodist Episcopal hanna from its headwaters in the Iroquois Church, and at his humble log house, at country State of Nev\r to — York— where it Cuidins, the first society was formecl in empties into the Chesapeake Bay, or as 1787. The names of the first members Brule thought, the Atlantic. Mr. Butter- that have come down to us are Pniiip field, who is one of the most conscientious Antes, Christopher Helford, Philip Barn- of our historians, has gathered up most in- hart, Jacob Lee and Law'renee Bathurst, teresting details of the discoveries and and their respective families. This ante- wanderings of Brule, lost his who life at dates the first society formed at the house the hands of the savages, being not only of Arad Sutton, on Lycoming creek, in killed, but eaten by them. The work is 1791, by four years. such a valuable contribution to the early In the course of time Philip Antes sold discovery of Pennsylvania, that it ought his improvement to Poland Cmhin and to find a place in the library of every loeatel in Lawrence township, Clearfield Pennsylvanian who wants to acquaint coiuity, where his ^vife died IMay 2, 1826. himself with every portion of its history. He survived her till August 1831,when The 14, volume is published at Cleveland, but he passed away in his 73d year. They had copies may be secured through any live children as follows: bookseller. i. Frederick, b. Jan. 18. 1781; lived and Pliilij) Antes of the West Branch. died on the farm at Curtins. Philip Antes was a son of Col. John ii. John, b. Oct. 4, 1782; d. at his son's, Henry Antes, tvho took such an active in Moshannon, in 1852. part in the West Branch Valley during iii. Henry, b. Dee. 4, 1784; lived and the Indian troubles, and was born at died in Harrisburg.

Falkner Swamp, Montgomery county, iv. Philip, Jr., b. —, 1785; lived near j

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Clearfield, and died at liis daughter's, in ered the handsomest man in the Con- the town of Clearfield. tinental aimy, while hliss Deborah’s rvin- V. Collj’, b. June 3, 1788; married ning manners, grace, and sweet features Hiram J. Miller, and afterwards Isaiah were remarked by all. Youthful, only oGodfellow. seventeen, she won the heart of that son vi. Susannah, h. May 10, 1791; married of Mars, and on the 11th of April, 1781, John Patton, father of Gen. John Patton, they were niairied by the Rev. Dr. White of Curwinsville, and died at the great age in old Christ Church. The war soon thereof 92 or years. after ended, and the family settled 93 [ down viii. Elizabeth, b. July 31, 1794; mar- to domestic peace in the metropolis. Un- I'ied Mo'Ses Boggs, associate judge of til her life's close, as the wife and widow Clearfield county for seventeen rears. of that gallant olTicer of the Revolution, J. E. M. Sirs. Stewart was highly honored and revered; philanthropic.her mission of life was OF 'ffMSS RET©5,I'’5’I«X. one continuous sendee in doing good to those around her, and rvlien at last the 5>e5)oraSs 33<*''l4?Biae!ja3i SJeiraj’i. .stillness of death came, on the 20th ol Deborah McClenachan, eldest daughter March, 1823, the surviving so'ldiers of the of Blair McClenachan and Ins wife Ann Cincinnati and other comrades-in-arms of Derragh, was born June 4, 1763, in the city her husband’s, gathered around her bier of Philadelphia. Deborah’s early training to show their sympathy and love for a Ma- was chiefly confined to her mother's care, tron of the Revolution. She was buried by who was ail exemplar in all that jiertained the side of the General in St. Paul’s to household life. She had only been churchyard. jjlaced a few months at school, when the 'Walter Stewart, son of William Stew- revolutionary struggle began, and her na- art, was born near Londonderry, Ireland, tive city was arouseil from its long slum- January 16, 1752. At the age of eighteen lier of ])eaee to an eventful era of the he came to America, and engaged in mer- scenes of war. Philadelphia, true to her I cantile pursuits in Philadelphia. Having name, has always been a quiet, conserva- received a good education vdth some mili- tive city, but slow as she is so frequently tary training, at the time when resistance termed by those who knoiv her incor- to British truanny was dtennined upon, rectly, she has been detennined and firm he raised a company for the Third Penn- in every crisis of America’s afl'airs, hold- sylvania battalion, of which he rvas coming aloft the honor of her country as if it missioned captain, January 6, 1776. On were solely hers. Blair McClenachan was the 20th of IMay, he was appointed aide-dean earnest advocate for independence, and camp to Major-General Gates. June 17, co-operated with every patriotic move- 1777, he was appointed colonel of the nieiit. He was a nieiuber of the City State Regiment of Foot. He took com- Troop, and his statue representing that of mand of the regiment July C following, a private soldier is at tlie foot of the and was in command at Brandywine and j'elestal commemorating the battle on the Germantown, where his regimental loss field of Trenton. In 1780 he subscribed was heavy. On Nov. 12, 1777, by resolu- ten thousand pounds sterling to supply tion of Congress, Colonel Stewart’s regi- the starving army. His patriotism and ment was annexed to the Pennsylvania self-sacrifice ought not to be forgotten by Line, and formed the Thirteenth Pennsyl- Americans. This was the father of our vania. On the 1st of July, 1778, when the Del)orah, and she inherited much of his Thirteenth was incorporated with the Sec- Irish warmth of temperament—w^as ex- ond Pennsylvania, Col. Stewart took com- tremely ladylike in demeanor, and ovdng mand. He served until the end of the war, to the fact that her mother was somewhat vlnning a high reputation for gallantry, of an invalid, was early installed as the and retired January 1, 1783, with the title entertainer of her honored father’s guests. of Brevet-Brigadier-General. He was an It was at her own home she met Col. 'Wal- intimate friend of Washington, who was ter Stewart. He had a’ways been consia- god-father to his eldest son. After the — 1'!

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war General Stewart engaged in business betAA-een Philadelphia and Pittsburgh Avas in Philadelpliia and Avas quite successful, constantly kept in public A’ieAV. It had, although he lost heavily in the Morris fail- lioAveA'er, a rival AA’hich greatly disturbed ure. He took a great interest in military its friends. matters and Avas Major-General of the Thaddeus Stevens, aa'Iio was a jAOAver in First diAusion, Pennsyh'ania militia, in the State, and one of the closest adAusers 1794. He died in Philadelphia, June 1-4, of Governor Ritner, Avas in possession of 1796, and was buried on the 16th with the very Amluable iron lands in Franldin and honors of AA'ar, the Society of the Cincin- Adams counties, the latter of which he nati, and the ofRcers of the First diAusion I’epresented in the lower house of the Leg- following the corpse as mourners. Chistis islature. Fie conceiA'ed the idea of ex-

j in his “Recollections” states that “Oolon°l tending the lAublic Avorks from Columbia

SteAAmrt had a fair, florid complexion, Avas i and WrightsAulle to York and Gettysburg,

Auvaeious, intelligent, and Avell educated, I and thence through his lands to the Mary-

and it was said was the handsomest man i land line to connect Avith the Baltimore in the American army.” His portrait isfuil and Ohio Railroad. This road AA’as knoAAUi length in Tinmbull’s picture of the sur- as “SteA’ens’ Tape Worm,” and its con- render of ConiAvallis. to the left of the last struction and completion threatened the of the American officers. prospective business of the Cumberland Valley project. In consequence of that Charles B. Penrose, aaFio', in all else, Avas JVOTES AAlTi!) QFEUIE.S. a close political co-laborer Avith SteA’ens, deeply interested in the Cumberland Val- Historical, Biog-rajjhical, aiul tJejiea- log'ical. ley route, used his influence to such an extent that he had referred to the Com- il. mittee on Roads, Bridges, etc., in the Senate, for inA’estigation and rejAort, the CAPTAIN MATTHEW SCOTT. subject of the relatiAê merits of the tAvo routes. That committee reported tlu’ough The “Carlisle Gazette” makes this com- Senator John Strohm, January ment on this braA'e officer of the Revolu- 29, 1838, partly, as folloAA'S: tion, AAdio died JMay 20, 1798, “at his seat “Where a single improA’ement, AA'hether in Sliippensbnrgh:” “A Avorthy citizen, canal, railroad or turnpike, opens a com- indulgent parent, a loA'ing husband and a munication between tAvo giAên points, the kind friend. He has long’ been a resident amount of business on that improAêment of this little toAvn, where he is uniA'ersally can only be limited by the Avhole amount lamented. He Avas an early patriot in the of transportation offered betAA’een these ReA’olution, of this county, and was taken points, or the capacity of the improve- prisoner in the battle of Long island ment itself in affording facilities for trans- where he endured unparalleled hardships, portation. But Avhere different improA’C- but when exchanged he continued a, con- ments conA’erge to the same or similar siderable time in the sei-Auce, until sick- points, that AAdiich affords the easiest, ness and other hardships obliged him to quickest, safest and cheapest eom'eyance resign and retire from a public life to the Avill certainly engross the greatest amount more pleasing cares of a family—in AAdiich of business; such, he behaA’ed AAdsely.” and your committee conceiA’es, is the relation AAdiich the connection about to be formed between the TE-IE “TAPE WOSJM-’ RAIEROAB. Baltimore and Oliio Railroad and the Col- umbia and Philadelpliia Railroad, by From ITilliam Eeiitler tVilsom’s Forth means of the Harrisburg and Mount Joy oomliig- History ofthe Pesinsyivauia Railroad, the Cumberland Va-Uey Rail- RailroaeJ Compaijy. I'oad, and the Fi’anklin Railroad. The dif- From the ineipieney of the Cumberland ference in the distance betAvecn these Valley Railroad its importance as a part routes may readily' be seen by comparing of a great railway line to be constructed the following statements, which, from the 4 Notes and Queries. best information the committee could ob- proprietors of the soil. He feels secure tain, udll, it is believed, not vary much that if accident should arrest the progress from the actual survey: of the train with wliich he is mo^'ing, be From Hagerstown to Gettys- could immediately find shelter in a burg, by the Waynesboro neighboring fanuhouse, or be furnished route 47 J miles with the means of conveyance to the next From Gettysburg to Wrights- town. But, on the latter, for about twen- “ ville 41^ ty-five miles, he is either ascending or de- Fi'ora Wrightsville to Phila- scending at a grade of fifty feet to the “ delpliia 82^ mile a rugged, solitary, and barren moun- Fi'om Hagerstowui to the point tain, uninhabited, and almost uninhabita- of intersection wdth the ble. On the one hand he sees perpendicu- Franklin road (supposed lar cliffs, rising like towering steeples “ near Williamsport) 4;^ above his head, covered with projecting rocks, which seem threatening him wdth 175 miles instant death for his temerity; on the oth- From the point of intersection er, he perceives a frightful precipice, over about two miles from Wil- w'hich he is in imminent danger of being liamsport to Chambersburg 23 miles hurled to the abyss below, wdth the cer- From Chambersburg to Har- tain prospect of being dashed to pieces by “ risburg 51 the fall. Xow he is wdiirled over a From Harrisburg to Lancas- ravine, on an embankment of some fifty “ ter 37 or sixty feet in height, and now engulfed From Lancaster to Philadel- in an excavation from wdience he can “ phia 70 scarce see the sun; or immured in a tun- nel wdiere daylight may enter, but can- 181 miles not penetrate. The slightest accident “From this statement it will be perceiv- must expose him to danger of life, limb ed the distance from the point where it and property, from which notliing short is supposed tlie Franklin Railroad ^vill in- of a miracle can save him. tersect the Baltimore and Ohio Eailroad “Tills is no fancied sketch or over- to Philadelphia, the distance by the Cham- wrought picture. He who wdll traverse bersburg route is but six miles longer these routes and examine them carefully, than the other. But, in computing the ad- in a spirit of candor, and with an eye of vantages of railroads, distance is not the impartiality—wdthout suffering himself to only consideration. The number and be misled by the delusive mists of preju- radius of the curves, and the degi’ee of dice, or the dazzling rays of interest, will grade frequently present greater obsta- have no hesitation in subscribing to the cles than even a considerable difference of truth of what is here asserted. distance, ami in tills respect, the Cham- “Another circumstance in favor of the bersburg route has a decided advantage Cumberland Valley Eailroad arises from over that which runs through Gettysburg. the cheapness of its construction, owdng The former extends in an almost direct to the favorableness of the groimd on line, through the fertile and highly culti- wdiich it is located. This connected wdth vated valley of Cumberland, over ground the fact that a locomotive wdll take a nearly level, with scarcely any deep ex- greater number of cars on that road than cavations and very few heavy embank- on the other wdll enable that company to ments. The traveler always finds himself transport passengers and produce at a near the siu’face of the gTOund, and is, at cheaper rate than can be done on the Get- all times, gratified with the mew of neat tysburg road, unless the interest of the and thriving -sdllages, or of comfortable State is sacrificed to the detriment of an and elegant dwellings, and well improved enterprising company. From these views plantations, indicative at once of the in- of the two contemplated routes, your com- dustry and enterprise a,s well as of the mittee have no hesitation in declaring independence and prosperity of the envied their belief that the Chambersburg, or Historical and Genealogical. o

Cumberland Valley route, mil be the fraud and intrigue, and will end in dis- easiest, cheapest, safest, pleasantest and grace and loss to the Commonwealth. The shortest route to Pliiladelphia; and in means of the Commonwealth are inade- consequence of those pre-eminent advant- quate to its completion, and if completed, ages, this road, which is being constructed it would never be productive of general and is now nearly completed, without any benefit.” expense to the Commonwealth, will en- The amoimt in cash expended by Thad- gross by far the greater portion of the deus Stevens on the Gettysburg Eaiiway trade which can be diverted from the Bal- up to time of its suspension was $620,- timore & Ohio Eailroad in the direction of 819.61, and that left unpaid by the Com- Philadelphia. In calling it the shortest, monwealth $145,307.78J, made the total your committee would beg leave that they of $766,127,394 as above of Common- refer to time and not to distance. For al- wealth’s money squandered on this work. though the Chambersburg route is a few The Board of Canal Commissioners, in miles the longest they are fully persuaded their report for 1839, regarded the amount that in consequence of the numerous ad- expended on the road as literally thrown vantages which this route possesses, it can away and expressed the opinion that it and will be traveled over iii less time than shoiild never have been commenced, and the other; and that either jiassengers or that the work upon it should never be re- produce will reach Lancaster or Philadel- sumed. They declared the practicability phia sooner by this route than the other. of the undertaking at best as doubtful, “For the reasons above stated your com- and if completed, by being a source of con- mittee believe that but a small portion of tinued expense, worse than worthless to the trade destined for Philadelphia can be the Commonwealth. expected to take the Gettysburg route. The work was suspended in pursuance Yet there are others, which, though less of an act of Assembly, approved February cogent, are not undeserving of notice nor 19, 1839. unworthy of consideration in the decision of this question.” | NOTES QIl ERIES.

| This report gave encouragement to the Blistorical, Esoa ami Geisea- friends of the Ciimberland Valley Eailroad loaicaS. Company. Thaddeus Stevens' road, however, proceeded under his direction, he HE. having been appointed Canal Commis- sioner and made Pi'esident of the Board, PHILIP LEDDICK. May 17, 1838, for the purpose of not only A Eevolutionary soldier died at Fay- controlling that road, but using the tre- ette, X. Y., in 1839, in his 79th year. His mendous political leverage of the Public son Samuel, who is still living at the Works of Pennsylvania in the direction of age of 90 years, says that his father was the re-election of Governor Eitner. The born in Germany in 1760 and came to Gettysburg Eailroad became one of the this counti'y with liis parents when about leading issues diu’ing the campaign, and three years old. Samuel also says that whe nthat was ended by the election of his father enlisted in the Eevoliitionaiy Governor Porter, work on it was aban- service in 1776, and took the oath of al- doned by the new administration, after legiance at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at Stevens had expended 8766.127.39J ol the time. iVliat is kno^wn of tliis record State funds in its promotion and construc- of Eevolutionary service? E). iV. tion, and after a cormuittee of the House of Eepresentatives upon an exhaustive ex- McALLISTEE. amination had reported that: I have recently been looking up some “Of all the works of doubtful expediency facts as to Hugh IMcAllister, who settled constructed by the State, in the opinion of in Fayette (Xew York) in 1804, and was your committee there is none so useless, so a magistrate and prominent man of Scotch expensive or of as little value as the Get- ancestry. A grandson says his ancestors tysburg Eailroad. It was commenced by came over in 1732, and that Hugh McAl- !

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lister, \vlio died in 1850, aged 84 years, nor with Governor Eitner’s administra-

was born in Shearman's Valley about i tio'n. The Baltimore & OhiO' Company 1765. When a young man he removed was chartered both in Maryland and to Pliiladelphia, and from that city to Pennsylvania in 1827-1828. The acts of l^ayette. He was a thrifty old Scoteh- incorporation were substantially the same, irish Presbyterian deacon. Can yon fur- except in the Pennsylvania act there was nish any information of tliis family? a limitation requiring the road to be com- D. W. pleted to Pittsburg within fifteen years, ^ under penalty of forfeiture of the charter. a:?! STOJi'V iiETiVEB. The route as then projected, was by the most practicable line from Baltimore to Tliartjtesis Stevens aisiiJ S.2je State 35ai!. Hagerstown: thence by the Potomac Val- roatS—W!iy it St05>j)e«l SEaort at t'ol- ley to Cumberland, Md. ; thence through nnibia—The AhaimioiieJl •Westei’ji Wills Gap into Pennsylvania, and up the Hiviaiwii.’’ eastern slope of the main range of the To the Editor: Alleghenies to the headwaters of the After reading the advance chapter of Youghiogheny, and with the line of that Mr. William Bender Wilson's liistory of stream to its junction rrith the Monon- the Pennsylvania llailroad, published in galiela; thence to Pittsburg. Nearly one- the ‘Telegraph'’ of Januaiy 21st, it half of the contemplated road was in seems to me that there is at least one pas- Pennsylvania. sage which needs revision before this Perhaps in succeeding chapters of Ms sketch of the beginning of a great enter- history, IMr. Wilson has detailed the suc- prise takes its place in accepted histoi-y. cessive steps taken by the State of Penn- I quote the second paragraph: sylvania to construct the Pliiladelphia “Thaddeus Stevens, wlio was a power in branch of the Baltimore & Oliio, for it is the State, and one of the closest advisers of Governor Kituer, was in possession of part of the stcny which he has essayed to very valuable iron lands in Franklin and tell. The work was done under the direc- Adams counties, the latter of which he tion of the Canal Commissioners, and at represented in the lower house of the Leg- islature. lie conceived the idea of extend- the period referred to, in the paragraph ing the public works from Columbia and quoted above, the road had been com- Wrightsville to York and Gettysburg, and pleted as far as Columbia, thence through his lands to the Maryland line to connect with the Baltimore and Ohio Thaddeus Stevens was one of the colos- Railroad. This road was known as “Stevens' sal men of Ms generation. He saw the Tape Worm.” and its construction and com- railroad age coming in, and his brain was pletion threatened the prospective business big tO' of the Cumberland Valley project. In con- enough comprehend its possibili- sequence of that Charles B. I’enrose, who, ties. In practical statesmanship he was as in all else, was a close political co-laborer far ahead of most of his cotemporaries, as with Stevens, deeply interested in the Cum- he was in his conception of popular edu- berland Valley route, used his influence to such an extent that he had referred to the cation, human liberty, and the rights of Committee, on Roads, Bridges, etc., in the man. He saw that Pennsylvania must Senate, for investigation and report, the have a railroad toi the West, and he be- subject of the relative merits of the two routes.” lieved that the best way to get it was to By some accident, this decayed relic of co-operate with the Maryland enterprise. a political campaign, conspicuous for its In this opinion he was in accord with the shameless falsehoods, has survived the most enlightened and sagacious men in period and purpose which gave it birth, both States. and it is now paraded as a fact worthy of To tell how ilie contemplated junction peimaimnt record. Before Mr. Wilson of the Pennsylvania State Eailroad with gets through tvith his railroad studies he the Baltimore & OMo, at Hagerstown, probably will have discovered that the came to naught, ivould far transcend the project of connecting Philadelphia tvitli limits of a newspaper article. The trouble the great West by constructing a branch began in H.Iaryland, and had its origin in to meet the Baltimore & Ohio at I-Iagers- a most unfortunate selection of a route did from Baltimore to Hagerstown. The first town, not originate with Mr. Stevens, | '

Historical and Genealogiccd. survey was substantially by the route viding that the company must locate its now occupied by the Western Maryland road through Hagerstown, or forfeit to Eailroad, and if'this line had been adopt- Washington county one million dollar’s. ed, the junction with the Pennsylvania After the company had decided to go into State road woidd have been made at Virginia, tYashington county brought Monterey, fifteen miles east of Hagers- suit for the one million dollars. An extra town, and Philadelphia and Pittsburg session of the Legislature was called, and would have had a connecting railroad this clause of the act of 1836 was repealed. (shorter than the gveat Pennsylvania The suit went on, it being contended on route) as early as 1840, instead of wait- the part of the county that the Legisla- ing till 1852. ture had no power to impair the obliga- There were influential local interests tion of a contract. The Court of Appeals in the Valley of the Patapseo which final- finally decided that while the Legislature ly determined the choice of that route. could not rescind a contract, it could re- When the engineer eoi-ps struck the Po- mit a penalty, and that this provision ot tomac river at Point of Rocks, some sixty- the act of 1836 was not a contract, but five miles west of Baltimore, an injunction was in the nature of a penalty. Thus Ha- was sued out by the Chesapeake & Oliio gerstown lost the railroad, and the people Canal Company, which stopped further of the coiuity lost the million dollars. operations. The Canal Company charter- Up to this time the connection of the ed in 1824, was the successor of the Po- Pennsylvania State Eailroad with the Bal- tomac Navigation Company, chartered in timore & Ohio, at Hagerstown, was con- 1784, of which George Washington was templated in both States, and was provid- _ the eliief promoter. By virtue of the ed for by legislation in both States. In franchises inherited, from the original cor- 1835 the'Pennsylvania Legislature in giv- poration. the Canal Company laid claim ing the Susquehanna Canal the right to to all the passes of the Potomac, and after connevt with the Pennsylvania Canal at long litigution, it was decided by the Columbia, made it a condition that the coui-ts that the Canal Company had the State of Maryland should peimit a road “paramount right'’ to the passes, and that from the Cumberland alley to connect no other c-orporation could intinide until with the Baltimore & Ohio, at Hagers- the canal had been located, and the com- town, or in that \’icinity. By this time, pany had taken possession of whatever however, the westward extension of the ground was needed. Under pressure from Baltimore and Ohio had been suspended. the Legislature, the Canal Company final- From 1835 to 1838 nothing was done, the ly consented to allow the railroad track western terminus remaining at Hai-per's to be laid between the Point of Rocks and Ferry. The Virginians, however, were of the bank of the river, upon payment tightening their gi’ip, and when construc- $226,000 for the prmlege. tion was resumed, it was a condition that opposition encountered The same was the track should be laid in Virginia as far the railroad entered the next nar- when west as Cumberland. Of course. Pennsyl- row pass, near Harper's Feny, and alter vania gave up all hope of a connection at much vexatious litigation and delay, the Hagerstown. Baltimore & Ohio Company determined to After the failure of the scheme from the cross over into Virginia., and leave the causes already related, Mr. Stevens was Canal to the full enjopnent of its “para= ' roundly abused for the part he had taken mount right” to the passes on the Tlaiw- in promoting it, and in the gubernatorial side. There was a. tremendous pro- land j ensued, he was charged test against this move in Tlarjdand, but campaign which stump-speakers with "i’irginia Legislature encouraged it by the "Democratic the I in building a large promises of aid. In 1836 the using the State's money with j char- Maryland Legislature came to the aid of railroad for the benefit of a little foot of the South the railroad company by making the State i coal furnace at the owner, and the guarantor of a new issue of its bonds, mountain, of which he was the j un- in the bill, pro- some facetious fellov/ designated the and a clause was inserted I 8 Notes and Queries. completed road tlie “Tliaddeus Stevens sonable to suppose that Mr. Stevens ex- Tape-worm.” erted his influence Avitli the Legislature There was no tnith in the charge, or to secure tliis appropriation Avith the appropriateness in the name, but it mandate directing Avhere the money caught the popular ear, and Mr. Wilson's should be expended, but that he was in- liistcry will probably give it new cur- fluenced by any corrupt motive, or Avas rency. The line from Philadelphia to contemplating his OAvn advantage rather Monterey or Hagerstown by way o^f Lan- than the public good, is a slander too ab- caster, Columbia, York and Gettysburg, surd to be repeated at this day. It is as contemplated by the leading men of true that the last appropriation was in- Pennsylvania sixty-five years agO', was cluded in an omnibus bill, the title to exceedingly direct, and even when pro- Avhich did not fully disclose its purpose, jected to Pittsburg by way of Cumberland but that AA-as a common mode of legisla- and Wills’ Gap, was shorter than any ex- tion in thO|Se days. isting route between the Delaware and the The failure to complete the projected Oliio. If it were not for the chronic iin- railroad connecting Baltimore and pecuniosity of the Reading Company, it Philadelpliia AA’ith Pittsburg by would have long since bridged the Sus- 1842, as Avas provided in the quehanna at Chickies, and would now be charter granted by the Pennsylva- running its passenger and freight trains nia Legislature, Avas a great disappoint- to the West by this very route, wliich is ment to many people besides Mr. Stev- now occupied by the Western hlaryland ens; but the Baltimore & Ohio stockhold- and the Pittsburg Division of the Balti- ers suffered most of all. The road lay in- more & Ohio. ert and helpless Avith its western terminus In those days it was supposed that a at Harper's Ferry from 1835 to 1838. Dur- grade of fifty feet to the mile was the ing the next four years it reached Cumber- utmost that the locomotive could climb, land by the Virginia route. By thip time consequently when the State Road enter- both its Pennsylvania and its Virginia ed the foot-hills of the South Mountain, charters had expired. Virginia influences it made some turns and cuiwes which may Avere still dominant, and after a rest of have suggested the ribald epithet, but un- fiA'e or six years, a capable and energetic der the conditions which then obtained, Virginian residing in Maryland (the late grades were overcome wth SAvann) was put at the head of the mountain Governor , remarkable skill. When the Weptem the company. The Virginia charier wa,s Maryland Company took possession of the reneAA'ed on condition that the road should abandoned road-bed fifty years later, it go from Cumberland to- Wheeling. It straightened out some of the original reached that city in 1852 through a ter- curves, but the great “Horse Shoe Bend,” ritory Avhich to this day jdelds an utterly which takes in jMaria Furnace in its inadequate local reA'enue. mighty sweep, remains as located by the T’Aventy years later the company tried first engineers, because it would be im- to retrieA’e the colossal blunder by build- imssible to bridge the deep ravine which ing the Pittsburg Division (Cumberland the curve outflanks. This big bend fur- to Pittsburg) over the route originally nished material for many jokes at the projected as the main line, and up to the expense of iMr. Stevens and "Maria Fur- death of President Gan-ett, in 1884, this nace.'’ but the political orators and nits branch line supported the Avhole structure, of 1837 were not practical civil engineers. and kept its stock aboA'e par. The ac- When the last appropriation ($500,000) cumulated burden of debt, hoAvever, fin- Avas made by the Pennsylvania Legisla- ally broke the camel’s back, and the fore- ture for the State Railroad, it Ava^s provid- closure and sale noAv in progress is the ed that the money should be expended melancholy culmination of a series of mis- on the “Western Dhision,” Avhich com- takes, beginning with the choice of the prised the tAA-enty-three miles betAA’een Southern route, which took the road out Gettysburg and a point on IMasoii and of the reach of the Pennsylvania connec- Dixon's Line near Monterey. It is rea- tion which IMr. SteA'ens and the ablest Historical and Genealogical. 9 of his cotemporaries -were most anxious Parke was the granddaughter of Arthur to make. and [Maiy Parke, of Ballybagly, County JAMES P. ^LkTTHEWS. Donegal, Ireland, who came to America Baltimore, Jan. 30, 1899. ^vith their family, consisting of three sons and one daughter about the beginning of XOTES AND QUEKIES. the eighteenth century and took up a large body of land in Chester county, now divided into seven farms, lying along Historical. Bioarapliical. anti Gene- logical. the Limestone road, near the present town of Parkesburg. and that her father, who !A. was a miller by trade, came. to Paxtang [The “Women of the Revolution” de- in Lancaster county at a very early day serve, at the hands of the various hered- and operated a mill which stood on or itary societies, far more consideration near the site of the present Daupliin than they receive. There is not one of county mill in Swatara township. His whom something delightful cannot be wife died in 1737, leaving liim with four said, and family tradition has preserved daughters, the youngest of whom, Mar- many incidents. Would it not be good garet. was an infant but a few weeks old policy, if naught else, for the “Daughteits” and the eldest, [Martha, a maiden of six- to gather uj) some of these precious teen. [Mr. Parke never manned again, morsels of Revolutioiraiy biogTaphy, that and the care of Ms household thenceforth they be not lost. We commend to them devolved upon Martha, who proved to be the perusal of the sketch in this number a superior girl and in many respects a of “Xotes and Queries.” They can do remarkable woman. It is said of her that likewise.] in her youth she had many offers of marriage, but rejected them all, being con- Margaret Parke—1737-1810. vinced that her first duty lay at home. Among the women of the Revolutionary LTider her guidance the sisters were period, in Pennsylvania, no one is more taught industry, economy, a knowledge deserving of honorable mention than lilar- of the Scriptures, and so thorougldy drill- garet Parke, wife of Captain John Ruth- ed in the Shorter Catechism as to be able erford. Bom in 1737 and married in 1702, to recite that excellent summaiy of she was the mother of six children when Christian faith and doctrine, from end the thunders of the Revolution bui-st upon to end, without the book, a formdation the colonies. Her husband had joined than which no better can be laid, either the Liberty A,ssociation of Lancaster for this life or that which is to come. county, and held himself in readiness to [Martha remained steadfast in her deter- answer the call of his countiy at any mo- mination never to marry, until she reach- ment. This call was repeatedly given ed the age of twenty-five, when she sur- and as readily answered, thereby leaving rendered to Francis [McKnight. Twice [Margaret as practical manager of the farm afterwards in the course of her long life, and sole guardian of his children during she was called to a similar experience, much of the period covered by the seven and at the age of one hundred and four, years of war. The mannr in which she [Mattie [Moore, as her name then was, fulfilled these trusts has been the sub- in taking a retrospect of her life, remark- ject of traditionary eulogy ever since. Of ed upon the inscrutable ways of Provi- her liistoiy previous to her marriage, lit- dence, as illustrated in her own career. tle has come down to us, and of that lit- She, who, in early life, had determined tle scarcely anything rests upon docu- never to marry, had been preceded to mentary evidence, so fully occupied were the gi-ave by no leiss than tlu-ee hus- the settlers of that day with the over- bands. A letter written by her to her whelming problems of the hour that nephew, William Rutherford, in her one neither time nor energy were available hundred and third year, has been preserv- for the noting of personal affairs. We ed, and exhibits a spirit of piety and trust

I are able, however, to state, with a rea- in God which is refreshing, as well as a sonable degree of certainty, that [Margaret concentration of thought not often sur- 10 Notes and Queries.

passed by persons in the prime of life, But it was to the qualities of her mind

She died at the home of her daughter 1 and heart, that IMargaret Parke owed the in Bart township, Lanca,ster connty, in position which she held among the women 1830. Mr. Parke and his remaining of her day and neighborhood. Whilst she daughters continued to run the mill un- never aspired to leadership, her advice til Mnlliam Thome, of Hanover, and An- was constantly sought and followed. She drew Pluston, of Paxtang, took away two was known as a peacemaker, and to be a of them, vrhen advancing years and di- successful peacemaker among the turbu- minished help warned liim to retire from lant Scotch-Irish of that day, or indeed active life and in 1758 we find him with of any other period, requires a degree of his yoimgest daughter, Margaret, living judgment and insight into human nature on a property near the present village of not very common. As an instance of the Oberlin. now owned by James Boyd. confidence reposed in her integrity and Among the reminiscences of tills place discretion, it may be stated that in the which ilargaret often recalled was the wills of several contemporary men and march, past their house, of the British women, the division of wearing apparel army under General Forbes on its way to and other personal effects among the heirs Fort Duqnesne. She was scutching flax is left to her sole judgment, and in the in the yard when the head of the column performance of these delicate tasks all appeared. Here Mr. Parke died about the parties interested seem to have been en- year 1700 and was buried in Paxtang tirely satisfied. She and her husband be- churchyard beside his wife. The spot lies gan housekeeping on the farm at Euther- about fifty feet southeast of the entrance ford Station (then containing about four gate and was originally marked by two hundred acres), in 1702. Within a year | red sandstones, both of which were in or two thereafter they erected and occu- place within the memory of one or two pied the house which is still in use and in persons still living. which she died, January 18, 1810, outliv- ing her husband six years. On the 4th of February, 1762, Margaret by became the wife of John Eutherford. In There is yet preserved in the family the cane with which she supported the steps person she is represented as having been of above the average height, of pleasing her declining years. It had lain in the garret countenance, dark hair, and more than for seventy-eight years, when in 1888, in one of the upheavals of removal, ordinary physical strength. She is said to have been able to meet, with ease, that is was brought forth, and upon being well known test of muscular development, shown to one of her grandsons, then in his eighty-seventh in vogue a century ago, of shouldering year, he immediately recognized it as “Granny’s three bushels of wheat, standing with the Cane.” “Why,” said he, “1 have used it as a horse feet upon the bottom of an inverted half many and many a time,"’ and as the recollection bushel measure. This statement will of her (to him) beautiful face and her probably seem incredible to the colonial kindly sympathy in the joys and sorrows dames and daughters of to-day, but it of childhood rolled back upon liis memory, must be remembered that the frontier he seemed to throw off the weight of years women of the Eevolutionaiy period were and live over again the days of his child- obliged to keep their muscles in constant hood, and to see again her slightly bent tise, and consequence were strangers as a form as she came along the path leading to many of the weaknesses which accom- to his father’s house, leaning upon that pany a more advanced state of society, very cane, and to anticipate once more hloreo ver,the feat in question is one in which the pleasures which her visit, coupled with skill plays almost as gerat a part as bodily a search in her wonderful pocket would strengih, and doubtless Margaret's early produce. training in the mill had much to do with Xo one, now living, remembers her, but her ability to handle heavy bags of grain. tier name still continues to be a synonym The spirit of invention by rvliich mankind for patriotism, virtue and Christian moth- has been relieved of mucli of the drudgery erhood among her descendants. of life had not yet been awakened. W. F. R. Historical and Genealogical. 11

THE “STEVEXS" RAIEROA®. tion east of the South Iilountain. Any pro ject for a western connection for the Read-

Aiiotber !i>ini 03i as to tSie of ing which woidd contemplate the moving 0 Wisdom ; Its l^ocatioii. of heavy low-paying tonnage (such as coal To the Editor; The admirable contri- and lumber) over the crest of the South bution of Mr. James P. Matthews to the Mountain and thence over the rising and railroad liistory of Pennsylvania, appear- falling grades of the Reading and Colum- ing in the '‘Telegrapli” of February 4th, bia Railroad to the city of Reading etc., contains an inaecmacy, or what might could not be seriously urged against the perhaps be termed an error of opinion. direct route through the Lebanon and \ The assertion that “If it were not for Cumberland valleys, saving many miles m the chronic impecuniousity of the Reading distance and avoiding entirely all moun- company, it would have long since bridged tain gnades. the Susquehanna at Chiel-des, and would Indeed, the assertion might well be ven- now be running its passenger and freight tured that not only was a line via the the in- trains to the West via this very route ( the Getttysburg Railroad and Reading Gettysburg Railroad), etc.,” would indi- feasible, but that the route via the Get- cate that the vuiter thereof is not well ac- tysburg road and the Columbia Railroad quainted with certain existing railroad was likewise quite unfitted for sustaining connections, while in answering Jlr. Wil- itself, and same be based not upon the son as to the practicability of the Gettys- deficiencies of the Gettysburg end, but up- burg route as a legitimate connection of on the fact that the Columbia Railroad as the old Columbia road, he is led into mak- constructed by the State was inherently ing the assertion that such a line cross- wrong in construction for economical ing the river at Chickies would be a work. From the day the State works pass- proper highway to the West for the Read- ed into the hands of the Pemisylvania ing system. Railroad Company, down to the present The fact that the direct route talked of time, the task of reducing the grades, tak- more than fifty years ago, connecting the ing out curves and relocating the line be- West and the East by linking the Balti- tween Columbia and Phiiadelphia has more & Ohio Railroad with the railroads been pursued unremittingly and untold of Pennsylvania via a line through the money spent in endeavoring to correct the Cumberland Valley, intersecting the Balti- primal mistake—that is in locating the more & Oliio at Cherry Run, V’. Va. line at all over the rough country travers- (seven miles east of Hancck, IMd.) is to- ed. Valley Railroad, an inde- day in fiUl operation, may be unknown to I The Lebanon !Mr. Matthews but the fine steel bridge pendent corporation, was completed in which spans the Susquehanna at Harris- 1856, between Flarrisburg and Reading, 54 burg over which pass manj' hundreds of miles, an almost ideal line, with a raaxi- I to the mile and ears daily laden with the products of the ! mum gTadient of 26 feet great West or returning with the valuable that for a short distance only. It con- I output of Eastern and European mills is nected at Reading Avith the Reading Rail- substantial proof that what was dreamed road, a line with an utter absence of vis- of two generations ago has come to pass, ible grades, but AAuth a slight descent and the great natural route for a Souther- toAvard tide AA'ater, “the direction of the ly crossing of the Alleghenies into the traffic.” Against such a combination the Ohio basin is open to the commerce of the Columbia Railroad if left to depend upon State of Pennsylvania and its sisters. its OAvn earning capacities Avould have ut- which AA-ould haA’e The route via the Gettysburg Railroad ! terly failed, a condition the comple- to and from the West, could not be a I been in no AA’ay improA’ed by feasible connection for the Reading, what- tion of the Gettysburg road as a connect- ever may be said as to the possible advan- ing link AA'ith the Baltimore & Ohio Rail- tages to be gained in crossing the river at road. Chickies, in relation to traffic destined to Traffic like water Avill seek of its OAvn or originating at Baltimore or in the sec- accord that channel Avhich afl’ords the 12 Notes and Queries.

most direct route with the least resistance, Mb'. ^VaSson’s .Answer to Mr. Mathews and the stern logic of cost always deter- Criticism. mines which competitor will endure. Waldon, Holmesburg, Philadelpliia, Pa., That it was a mistake to locate the Feb. 7, 1899.—Editor “The Evening Tele- joint canal and railroad terminus of the graph.”—My Dear Mr. McAlarney: Mr. (State works at Columbia is probably gen- James P. Slatthews, of Baltimore, Md., erally now agreed. The reports of the after reading an excerpt from the article Canal Commissioners are full of the on the Cumberland Valley Railroad in my troubles direct and indirect experienced by History of the Pennsylvania Railroad reason of the selection of Columbia for Company, which appeared in your col- that purpose. umns, takes occasion, in the very interesting letter he contributes to the issue of Had the canal terminated at Harrisburg, February 4th, 1899, to take advantage of and the State had built its railroad a word to eulogize Thaddeus Stevens, and through the Lebanon and Schuylkill val- outline the early attempts of the Balti- leys, or indeed only as far as Heading, con- more & Ohio Railroad to pass through necting there first with the private canal Pennsylvania. of the Schuylkill Navigation Company and I have no desire to dispute the esti- later with the Heading Railroad, not only mate placed on hlr. Stevens, whose fame would the line thus formed have been has passed into history, and which no greatly superior to the Columbia route as words of ]Mr. Matthews or mine can add to regards engineering work and economical or detract from. hlr. Stevens ended operating, but the advantages gained by That traversing a densely populated manufac- his life as a national colossus is no reason to assert that he never -svas wrong. As a turing district wuld have inured to the matter of fact, his strong partisan charac- benefit of the State, and assisted in sup- ter had an element of ferocity in it which porting the line, a condition cleanly out of led liim at times to oppose what he believ- the question along the route of the Co- ed to right. instance of that lumbia Railroad. be An was found in his well-known opposition to the When the Lebanon Valley route fell in- renomination of Abraham Lincoln. An- to control of a private corporation which other was in the heated question of the in- built its own line therein, the fate of the troduction of steam power on the public Columbia Railroad was sealed; its onlj" works. Mr. Stevens led the opposition in chance for successful continued existence the Legislature, contending that to au- was that which came to pass, the Penn- thorize the purchase of locomotives would sylvania Railroad Company purchased it, place the motive power in the hands of the and it a link of their through line. made State, and increase the patronage of the That done, -work was begun at once to Board of Canal Commissioners. He was the of the bargain and to con- make most perfectly willing to sink his progressive vert it into the best shape possible under spirit sooner than allow his political op- the disadvantageous natural conditions ponents to obtain an advantage. Eventu- surrounding it. ally, under the pressure of prominent men But in the gradual evolution of the two of his own party in the State, and in ac- great railroad systems of Pennsylvania, cordance \rtth his own progressive ideas, the Gettysburg Railroad had no part, and he dropped Ms active opposition and per- whether considered upon the grounds of mitted the passage of an act of Assembly, physical possibilities of engineering and approved April 15th, 1834, which authoriz- economy or upon the equally important ed the purchase by the Board of Canal basis of railroad policy it seems indeed Commissioners. These illustrations are doubtful if under any circumstances tnat simply given to show the extent to which line coidd have achieved the purposes for he would sometimes go in liis ultra parti- which it was inaugurated. B. sanism. February Glh, 1899. The relation of the incorporation of the Historical and Genealogical. 13

Baltimore (£. Ohio Eailroad, of its stru^sle States, of such improvements as J Oo making with the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Com- will accommodate all parts of the Com- pany, and their diverse interests, being monwealth; and that the Committee be- subjects without any particular relation lieve that, as a sovereign State of the to the historj' ol the Pennsylvania Kail- American Confederacy, it is her policy road Company, and as the laets had al- and her right, as far as possible to adopt ready been made a matter of historic rec- the principle that her highways are to be ord by the gifted tVilliam Piescott Smith, kept under her own control. The expedi- of Baltimore, in his well-told “Railroad ency of placing the leading roads of a Celebrations of 1857, ’ there was no occa- State in the hands of corporations has in sion for me to incorporate them into my all ages been questioned, and some of tile work. wisest statesmen inculcate the maxim Whilst Thaddeus Stevens was not the that roads and canals are to be made by father of the suggestion for the extension the State and kept in the hands of the of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad through State. Whatever may be thought of the Pennsylvania, to coimect with the Public wisdom of this maxim, so far as respects Works at Columbia, he had “conceived” the incorporation of our own citizens, it the idea of the practical construction of is believed that the incorporation of per- the so-called “Tape-Worm” Railroad, and sons who are not citizens of Pennsylvania, as president of the Board of Canal Com- for the objects of the petition, with power missioners, rigorously pushed forward me to raise a revenue from the people, and work. who may contrive to conduct their busi- The attempt of Baltimore corporations ness beyond the vigilance and reach of our to lay Philadelphia under contribution to laws, ought not to engage the serious at- them had its origin in commercial rivalry, tention of the Legislature. and was resisted by the people of Pennsyl- “The petitioners ask for a charter to vania, whose civic pride would not per- citizens of ilaryland to make a railroad, mit the accomplishment of the vai’ious which is to begin in Baltimore, and to pass schemes which had been formulated to at- in front of the Pennsylvania Capitol, im- tain that object. The Baltimore & Sus- der the eye of the Pennsylvania Legis- quehanna Company was organized under lature, and penetrate through the heart its Maryland charter. May otn, 1828, with of Pennsylvania, for the pm-pose of secur- George Winchester, a public-spirited citi- ing the profits of Pennsylvamia trade to zen of that city, and one of its bright a city which pays no revenue to the State legal lights as president. In the winter of and is beyond her jurisdiction. 1828-29, several influential gentlemen from “The petitioners further ask that the Baltimore, under the leadership of Mr. corporation be allowed to act as a trans- Winchester, appeared at Harrisburg in ad- portation company, and that their prop- vocacy of the construction of a railroad erty be exempted from taxation, and that from Baltimore to the Susquehanna they make the road, not as a public high- River; thence to the borough of Carlisle. way, but as a monopoly, to be exclusively The measure was presented to the House used by the company, or at the pleasure of Representatives, and referred to the of the company. It is believed that the Committee onlnlandHavigation andlnter- grant of such pririleges is not due to any nal Improvements, which reported against principle of comity or justice, and i,s re- it, February 3d, 1829. The report, which pugnant to every principle of State pride outlines the policy of Pennsylvania at that and State policy. It would have a ten- date, exhibiting the sensitiveness of trade dency to deprive the State of the trade centers, and giving an insight into the which will be one of the elements of her jealous care taken of the Commonwealth’s future greatness : and with whatever care interests by the promoters of public im- tlie charter might be guarded, the hu- provements, is well worthy of a liberal miliating spectacle would soon be exhib- quotation from its text: It says: “That ited of the country of Penn and Franklin ithe time has arrived when Pennsylvania pleading for her rights at Washington, in lhas the means, without the aid of other the courts of the LTnited States, against

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14 Notes ojid Queries. a corporate po-wer located in one of tire from the Board of Canal Commissioners, streets of Baltimore. An absolute and ex- that body, in its report for 1839, regard- clusive control over the hig-hways, ex- eu the amount expended on the road as

’ cepting only what is conceded to the pa- literally thrown away, and expressed the terual government of the United State|S, opinion that it should never have been is the constitutional right, and is a part commenced, and that the work upon it of the sovereign power of the State, and should not be resumed. They declared ouglit only to be given up when abso- the practicability of the undertaking at lutely necessary for the construction of best a,s doubtfiil, and if completed, as be- a ing a of works bearing national impress. The ! source expense, “worse than work in contemplation is urged upon the worthless to the Commonwealth, “And gTOund of mere local accommodation, so the records also show that there was far as respects our own citizens., and squandered on the work over three- when it becomefs expedient to construct it quarters of a million dollars; that work a due regard for the character and inter- was suspended on it in pursuance of an J est of the State will require its construc- act of AiSsembly approved Februarj' 19th, tion, either by the Government or by our 1839; nd that it has never been resumed own citizens.” to this day. As a matter of fact the so-called Penn- Surely these “permanent records” of sylvarua branch of the Baltimore & Ohio the Commonwealth cannot be flauntingly Piuilroad and the extension of the Balti- thrown aside by any conscientious stu- more & Susquehanna Railroad fell dent of the truths of history as “decayed through because the people of Pennsylva- relics of political campaigns.” nia were not willing that its territory WILLIAM BENDER WILSON. - . I ^ ^ should be invaded to. build up the com- NOTES ANJ> QEESIIES. mercial supremacy of Baltimore at the expense of the city of Philadelphia. IZistovieal, Bias-raplaical, a:i«l Geiica- Mr. ilatthews’ study of the public im- log-ieal. provements of Pennsylvania must have | V. been cursory, or he has overlooked the pemianent records of the Commonwealth HUNTER, CANON, McDONALD, which have stood for sixty years, lest he SLOAN. would not have made the assertion that My great-gTeat grandfather, Thomas “by some accident this decayed relic of a Hunter, lived in Ncwbeny township, political campaig’n conspicuous for its York county. Pa., and Ids will was pro- shanieles,s falsehoods has survived the bated November 19, 1777. His -wife’s period and pru’pose which gave it birth, name was Mary Canon. Their children and it is now paraded as a fact worthy were James, Ephraim, .Jane, Mary, Mar- of permanent record.” The “permanent garet, Alice, Joseph, William; grand chil- records” show that Mr. Stevens was dren: Thomas Aston, William Aston and president of the Board of Canal Commis- Allen Hay. James was my gi-eat grand- sioners and dominated its councils when father. His wife was Elizabeth McDon- the Gettysburg Railroad was under con- ald. They were living in Westmoreland struction. They further contain a report county. Pa., Feb. 14, 1777, as on that date of a committee of the House of Represen- my grandfather, James {2d) was bom. tatives in which appear these strong The latter married Nancy Sloan. My words: “Of all the works of doubtful father claimed dining his lifetime rela- expediency constructed by the State, in tionsldp to Thomas A. Hendricks. 1 ob- the opinion of your committee, there is serve the name Hendricks associated with none so useless, so expensive or of as lit- that of Colonel Samuel Hunter. Can any tle value, as the Gettysburg Railroad. It one give me information as to any of the was commenced by fraud and intrigue; persons mentioned above? and will end in—disgTace and loss to the W. H. Hunter, Commonwealth. ” i Editor Gazette. After the retirement of Mr. Stevens Steubenville, 0. : j

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Some Weaver IJaia. yard at Compass is one of the rrrost irrter- About 1715 or 1717 Jacob Weber, Jobn estirrg “God's Acre” in Penrrsylvania, arrd Weber, George Weber and Henry Weber the records will furnish the antiquary settled in wliat is known as ‘'Weber with priceless data.] Thai,” in Earl township, Lancasior coun- Nathan Wilson, d. Oct. 2, 1835. ty, Pa. Very little is known about Margaret Wilson, b. Oct. 19, 1777 d. Mav ; Jacob or John. The wife of George was 10, 1852.

named Barbara , and his cliildren Thomas Skiles, d. March 20, 1811, aged were 52y 3m 5d.

i. Magdalene, b. Jan. 1.3, 1727. Elizabeth Skiles, wf. of Thomas Skiles, d. ii. John, b. Feb. 10, 1728. Jirly 3, 1839, aged 80y 8rrr. iii. Anna, b. April 30, 1729. Jane Skiles, b. Oct. 2C, 1802; d. Sept. 1, iv. Maria, b. Dec. 30, 1730. 1889. V. Samuel, b. Aug. 8, 1732. Andrew Lvtle Skiles, b. Dec. 11, 1809; d. yi. Barbara, b. May 11, 1734. Get. 26, 1875. vui. Henry, h. Oct. 20, 1738. Herrry Skiles, d. Jan. 7, 18GG, -'rr his SSth The children of Henry Weaver were: year.

i. Mary. Eebecea Skiles, wf. of Henry Sidles, d. ii. IMagdalene. Sept. 18, 1858, aged 79y. iii. Ann. James G. Skiles, b. Sept. 15, 1822; d. July iv. Elizabeth. 10. 1853. V. Chr-istian, b. Dee. 25, 1731. Arrrra Eachel Skiles, darr. of Arrros arrd vi. Henry. Elizabeth Skiles, cl. May 14, 1801, aged Later in the last century a George Irri 22d. Weber marTied a Frances Breehbiel and Isaac S. Skiles, s. of Amos and Elizabeth they had issue: Sidles, d. April 27, 1866, aged 3y lOrrr.

i. Sanntel. Adarrr Errtter, d. Nov. 25, 1810, aged 37y.

ii. John. John Skiles, d. April 3, 1855, in his 79th

iii. George. year. iv. Henry. Elizabeth Skiles, wf. of Johrr Skiles, d. V. Ann. Feb. 23, 1854, in her G2d year. vi. Frances. Elizabeth Griffith, d. Jarr. 8, 1850, aged vii. Elizabeth. 50y 4m lOd. iVhose son was George Weber, who Thorrras Griffith, d. Sept. 28, 18‘*0, aged married Frances Breehbiel? The srrppo- 72y Gnr 17d. Elizabeth Griffith, d. Jan. 15, 1850, aged sition is that he was either a son or | grandson of John (Harrs) Weber, orre of 70y 10m 22d. the four original settlers. This carr't be David Christy, d. Feb. 9, 1817, aged ISy substantiated, however, as the vill of Hans 5rrr. his Weber, dated Jan. 8, 1755, mentiorrs a.s John Walker, d. Jan. 6, 1807, in 7Gth legatees a wife Barbara and orre sorr, year. Jacob. The name of Jacob (origirral set- hlary Walker, wf. of John Walker, d. tler) Weber’s wife is supposed to have Feb. 28. 1802, in her SOth year, been Mary Elizabeth or Antr Eliza- ilarv E. Hollis, d. Nov. 19, i85G, aged 2y

beth . Can some reader of “Notes 7rn 23J. and Queries” enlighten us on tire srrbiect? Jacob Ecker Hollis, d. Aug. 19, 1851, aged S. M. S. 3y 4m. Hyrem Megirrrris, d. Dec. 20, 1867, irr his OL,» CHIIJICHTAKO BIECOROS 04th year. John Walker, d. Oct. 19, 1831. aged 46y. In St. Jotus’s Cemetery at Compass, Arma Jorres, wf. of John Walker, d. Aug. Ra. 4, 1850, aged 65y. [The readers of Notes and Queries are Elizabeth, wf. of David Davis, d. May indebted to the courdesj’ of B. F. Owen, 4th, 1756, aged 23y 2rrr. Esq., of Beading, for the valuable contri- William and Mary Cowan. (No age on butiorr herewith giverr. The old grave- Eecord.) )

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Susan Cowan, d. March 10, 1829, in her John London (colored), d. May 26, 1856, 85th year. aged 48y. George Cowan, d. Feb. 21, 1799, in his Ellen, wf. of John London (colcKred), d. 36th year. Feb. 13, 1892, aged 71y 4d. Olivia C. Fleming, wf. of James Fleming, Hettee hi., dau. of H. and M. Meginnis, d. h. Sept. 21, 1807; d. March 19, 1895. Jan. 30, 1874, in her 19th year. James P., s. of Wm. H. and Sarah B. Eobert Baldwin, d. Aug. 8, 1773, aged 36y.. Brown, h. Jan. 5, 1854; d. Feb. 6, 1857. John McNeil Skiles, b. March 15, 1825; d. John Anderson, d. Oct. 24, 1818, aged 90y Sept. 2, 1875. 3m. Grace Clarkson, dau. of John M. and El- Susanna ^Ynderson, d. Nov. 14, 1815, aged vina. Sidles, b. Sept. 22, 1873; d. Feb. 21, 79y 11m. 1870.

William Leech, b. Dee. 24, 1777 ; d. Dec. Mary Darlington, consort of Joseph Dar- 1831. lington, d. Aug. 7, 1813, aged 76y 3m. Ann Leech, b. Aug. 17, 1784; d. Sept. 27, Joseph Darlington, d. Feb. 22, 1805, aged 1873. 76y.

Elizabeth Leech, b. Feb. 22, 1787 ; d. April W illiam Darlington, d. Sept. 10, 1757, in 10, 1877. his 67th year. George Leech, d. 1798, aged 45y. Jane Dunlap, wf. of Andrew Little and Elizabeth Leech, d. 1838, in her 77th year. James Dunlap, d. Nov. 30, 1841, aged Thomas IT. Leech, b. Oct. 31, 1794: d. Feb. 90y 5m 8d. 24, 1875. Jane Little, d. Feb. 13, 1868, in her 87th Catharine, wf. of Thomas H. Leech, d. year. July 20, 1807, aged 70y 7m 28d. Esquire George, only s. of Andrew W. and Jacob E. Leech, s. of Thomas H. and Cath- Jane Douglass, b. March 25, 1726; d. aiiire Leech, d. Nov. 10, 1847, aged 20y March 10, 1799; buried in MoiTatton Cm 13d. graveyard, St. Gabriel’s Church, Amity George Leech, s. of Thomas IT. and Cath- township, Berks Co., Pa. arine Leech, d. Sept. 3, 1849, aged 21y Eichard, oldest s. of George and Mary 7ni 2Gd. Piersoi Douglass, b. Nov. 25, 1748. Andrew Lytle, d. April 2, 18-49, in his 77th Esquire Andrew Douglass, d. Jan. 20, year. 1742, aged 40y. Catharine, vrf. of Andrew Lytle, d. Nov. Jane, w. of Andrew Douglass, d. Jan. 24, 24, 1849, in her 79th year. 1742, aged iii5y. Susanna E., dau. of Thomas and Susanna Mary, only dau. of Andrew and Jane Lytle, d. Doc. 9, 1845, in her 14th year. Douglass, wf. of John Elliott, d. Feb. Susanna Lytle, wf. of Thomas Lytle, d. 14, 1807, aged 73y. Feb. 1. 1832, in her 32d year. wf. of James Douglass, d. Nov. 8, Mary Lytle, d. Oct. 30, 1823, in her 73d 1757, aged 00 y. (Stone broken, name year. gone. Mary Adams, d. Jrrne 10, 1875, in her 84th Archibald Douglass, d. Nov. 25, 1756, year. aged Gly. Janies Lytle, d. Dec. 7, 1820, in his 93d Thomas Douglass, d. May 27, 1794, aged year. 72y. Anna Mary, dau. of John H. and Sophia Patrick Carrigan, d. June 5, 1779, aged Skiles. b. Aug. 31, 1854; d. Dec. 21, 1857. 24y. Archibald Lytle, d. Feb. 20, 1749, aged Margaret Wilson, wf. of John Wilson, d. 40y. April 0, 1786, aged 56y. Andrew Lytle, d. Aug. 15, 1785, aged 54y. John Wilson, d. Oct. 9, 1799, aged 75y. Archibald Lytle, d. Sept. 15, 1702, agedi Francis M. Wilson, d. July 7, 1863, aged 2Gy. i 33y. Andrew Lytle, Jr., d. July 11, 1808, in his^ Chariot Wilson, d. May 3, 1809, aged 9y 24th year. 3 m. Margaret C. Dunlap, d. Feb. 22, 1808, in Thomas WTlson, d. Oct. 10, 1793, aged ly her 67th year. 7m. Historical and Genealogical. 17

Mary Henriett, davi. of Francis FT. and L. James Henderson, d. Xov. 14, 1821, in his Louisa Wilson, d. Jan. 6, 1803, aged 3y CGtli year. ; and Om. hlary, wf. of James Henderson, d. Jam Grace, 'ivf. of Frederick London (colored), 27, 1793, in her 24 year. d. July 11, 1843, aged 68y. Areliibald Henderson, d. Aug. 23, 1799, in Isaac J. Henderson, s. of Dr. Jlatthew his 35th year. Henderson, d. Sept. 14, 1823, in his 8th Catliarine Clarkson, aged 91 (no dates year. given). Margaret Henderson, wf. of Dr. Matthew Margaret Henderson, wf. of David Hen- Henderson, d. Sept. 3, 1825, in her 34th derson, d. Jan. 14, 1818, aged 24y 11m year. 20d. Dr. Matthew Henderson, d. April 27, 1855, David Henderson, d. Aug 24, 1839, aged

in his 67th year. ' G6y 7m 12 d. Thomas Gilfillan, s. of Thomas G. and Pvachel. dau. of iRIatthew and Catherine Mary Ann Henderson, b. July 16, 1839: E. Henderson, d. April 12, 1857, aged d. Aug. 10, 1859. 7m 19d. Mary Slddmore Henderson, d. Sept. 24, A son of Matthew and Catheiine Hender- 1841, in her 12th year. son, d. May 16, 1858. Eliza Jacobs Henderson, d. Sept. 23, 1841, Catheiine E, wf. of Matthew Henderson, aged. 10m Id. Children of Thomas C. d. May 10, 1858, aged 41y 2m 9d. and Mary Ann Henderson. Jlatthew Henderson, b. May 17, 1814; d. Thomas C. Henderson, b. April 4, 1789; May 6, 1861. d. Aug. 4, 1870. Catherine Elizabeth, dau. of Archibald IMaiy x\.nn, wf. of Thomas C. Henderson, and Barbara Henderson, d. April | 9, dau. of Samuel and Sarah Jaeo-bs, b. 1850, aged 25y. j July 20, 1790; d. June 13, 1863. Anna E. Haines, dau. of Matthew and Barton Henderson, d. Oct. 1, 1823, in his Catherine E. Henderson, d. Jime 24, 49th year. 1872, aged 30y Im 9d. Elizabeth, rvf. of Barton Henderson, d. Mary Gardner, dau. of Francis and Mary Aug. 13, 1851, aged 65y. Gardner, d. March 31, 1831, aged 25y Eliza Henderson, dau. of Jar-vis and Isa- 7m. bella Mott, d. Feb. 0, 1833, aged 11m Br. Francis Gardner, d. Jan. 21, 1816, lOd. aged 41y 11m 2d. Eachel Eliza, dau. of Barton and Eliza- Mary Gardner, wf. of Francis Gardner, beth Henderson, d. Feb. 19, 1823, aged M. D., d. Sept. 2, 1833, in her 60th year. 5y 4m lOd. Jolm Etton, d. ]\Lirch 5, 1778, aged 52y. James Barton Henderson, s. of Barton and Thomas Hartt, d. May 18, 1774, in his 84th Elizabeth Henderson, d. Oct. 29, 1818, year. aged 3y 9m 24d. John Coombe, d. Sept. 10, 1736, aged 78y. Jarvds B. Mott, b. March 20, 1800; d, Jan. Peter Bezellon, d. July 18, 1742. aged 80y. 26, 1863. IMartha Bezellon, relict of Peter Bezel- Oscar, s. of J. B. and I. I. Mott, b. Feb. Ion, d. June 18. 1764, aged 78y. [Peter 20, 1850; d. June 30, 1850. Bezellon was the noted Italian trader. John Boyd, d. June 15, 1811, aged 72y. ]\Hs. Bezellon was identified with the April George Boyd, d. 23, 1799, aged 45y. fii-st St. John’s church.] Thomas Boyd, d. May 15, 1789, in his Jolm Hetherenton, d. June 6, 1749, aged 27th year b. in Pliiladelphia. ; Oly. George Boyd, Sen., George Boyd, Jun., and aged George Boyd, 3d. The first d. about Jane Davidson, d. Jan. 7, 1846, 79y the year 1731, aged near 40y; the sec- Om 7d. ond June 12, aged about 48y, and the Jerman Davis, d. Sept. 15, 1795, aged 58y. third about the year 1753, aged 3y. Jerman Davis, d. Dee. 20, 1821, aged 84y. IVIathtew Henderson, d. May 7, in his 73d Amenta IMoore, wife of William Moore, year. d. Oct. 3. 1805, aged 29y 5d. Eachel Henderson, wf. of Matthew, d. Jerman Davis, s. of .Jerman Davis, d. Aug. 27 in her 66th year; b. 1806. March 20, 1825, aged 45y. .

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jMary Da-s-is, clan, of Jermaii Da^as, cl. ly involved. Some of the plans were re- Aug. 3, 1S27, agecl 57y. alized, others came to naught and are well Jane Bowen Jacobs, cvf. of W. C. Hender- nigh forgotten. One of them at least son. cl. Oct. 23. 18GG, in her 38th year. sciiously threatened the supremacy of Grant, s. of W. C. and J. B. J. Henderaon, Hanisburg as a railroad center. d. Aug. 11, 186G, aged lOin. In order to properly undestand the John Hyman Henderson, s. of W. C. and causes of this activity, let us glance at J. B. "j. Henderson, b. Oct. IG, 1862; t'le actual conditions prevailing. d. Jan. 29. 1863. The line of the new Pennsylvania rail- Harriet Amelia, wf. of James S. Twells, road extending from Harrisburg to Pitts- dan. of Barton and Elizabeth Hendei’- burg was nearing compleition, excepting son. cl. Dee. 21, 1849, aged 30y. the mountain section, where the Alle- Malvina, wf. of Amos S. Henderson, b. gheny Portage, owned and operated by Sept. 15, 1815; cl. Nov. 19, 1859. the State, fonned the connecting link. Alfred C. Henderson, b. Nov. 9, 1843; d. The new company had leased the Harris- Sept. 18, 1867. burg and Lancaster railroad on April Rebecca Hopkins, b. Jan. 19, 1849; d. Nov. 21, 1849, for twenty years under a con- 3. 1844. William Pattei-son, b. Feb. tract whereby the lessee became the owner

27, 1852; d. Jiil 7.r 31, 1856. Children of of the rolling stock and machinery ot Amos S. and Alalvina Henderson. the H. and L. R. R., and had the exclu- Thomas Henderson, b. Feb. 8, 1773; d. sive right to' run engines over the road, Oct. ti'affic 17, 1857. f but its authority over was limited Julia, wf. of Captain Thomas Henderson, tOi “through” business, the local trade b. June 29, 1782; d. Jan. 25, 1847. Iretween Harrisburg via the Mount Joy Mary. dau. of Thomas W. and Maiy C. line, also between Columbia and Middle- Hendea-son, cl. May G, 18G8, aged 4y 2m tmvn via the line following the river re- ICd. maining under the control of the Harris- * William Archibald, s. of Thomas and Juli- burg and Lancaster company. ana Henderson, cl. Nov. 9, 182— From Columbia, and Lancaster east- A. Lightner Henderson, b. May 19, 1803; wardly the traffic of the Pennsylvania d. Dec. 5, 1869. railroad passed over the Sta,t6 or Colum- Lorenzo Henderson, M. D., b. Sept. 14, bia railroaffi. The management of the Col- 1805; d. Feb. 4, 1844. umbia road was not particularly friendly Kate Lorenzo Roland, dau. of Lorenzo to the new private corporation, and while N. and Susan C. Henderson, b. Feb. 4, the old troubles are noiW seldom recalled, 1844; d. June 1, 1859. the mention made in one of the annual Lorenzo Nelson, s. of Dr. Lorenzo N. and reports of that period of the Pennsylva- Susan C. Hendereon, d. Oct. 19, 1810, nia Railroad company that the State au- aged 4m 13d. thorities had arbitrarily ruled off the Col- Susan Helen, dau. of Dr. Lorenzo and mnbia road the cars of the Pennsylvania Susan C. Henderson, b. Sept. 17, 1841; causing that company to turn over its d. Jan. 11, 1846. traffic to one of the numerous private ear John Roland, s. of Dr. Lorenzo and Susan lines then existing, gives an inkling to C. Henderson, d. July 30, 1834, aged some of the differences which prevailed. 4m 26d. But there were other obstacles as well William L. s. of Dr. Lorenzo and Susan in the way which prevented through train C. Henderson, d. May 1, 1833, aged 6m service between the State road and the 7d. new line leading west from Harrisburg. The two tracks of the Columbia railroad were laid but four feet six inches apart, much too close together for the new equip- tlie iPsroJects of SBalf a Cesitisvy Ag-o. ment then coming into use. The best The decade beginning about the year that could be done so far as passenger 1850 was prolific with railroad plans and traffic was eoncemed was toi employ one schemes in w’hich the interests of Har- set of coaches east of Harrisburg and the risburg and Dauphin county were large- larger and wider cars west, which plan 11

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was followed for many years. It was of the Pennsylvania railroad became ap- not until 1858 that passenger ears actually parent, and new life was injected into the ran through from west of Harrisburg to company. By act of Pebruary 26, 1852, the Philadelphia terminus. authority was given to extend the rail- Maentime, tlie possibilities of opening road to connect with the public improve- new routes to Philadelphia and New York ments in Schuylkill county. Ostensibly to carry the prospectively valuable trade tills meant the Eeading railroad and of the Pennsylvania Eailroad were fully Schuylldll canal, but there was a deeper appreciated by far-sighted capitalists. purpose not revealed until the folloiving The bituminous coal of the Broad Top year, when a charter was taken out for a

region began moving long before the < railroad extending from Port Clinton to completion of the road west of Johnstown, Allentown (one of the incoi*porators being and with lumber traffic the tonnage quick- Mr. Simon Cameron) followed by another ly became heavy. Tliis, apart from the in 1854 for a line from Auburn to Port large volume of liigh class goods destined Clinton. This then provided through con- to Pittsburg and beyond, or moving in nections from Dauphin to Allentoivn, the reverse direction. The anthracite there joining the Lehigh Valley railroad from the Lykens Valley and the Trevor- already existing to Easton and comieet- ton railroads was also a tonnage eagerly ing at Easton vdth the Central Eailroad sought. of New Jersey for New York. A charter had been taken out as early It is not to be inferred that the line as 1836 for a railroad through the Leba- from Aubui-n to Allentown was projected non Valley between Harrisburg and Eead- for the sole purpose of handling the traf- ing, but the prospect lay dormant untE fic of the Pennsylvania railroad. On the the capabilities of the line as a connect- contrary that was probably but a minor ing link between the Pennsylvania Eail - matter, the main object having been to road and the PhiladelpMa and Eeading proffide a line competitive to the Eeading railroad at Eeading were seen. Then the as an outlet for anthracite coal seeking Lebanon Valley railroad was pushed to the eastern markets. The Dauphin and completion, this being in 1855 and suc- Susquehanna road was duly built from ceeding years. Daupliin to Aubrnm, and much work Avas But the builders of the Lebanon Valley done on the line from Auburn to Allen- railroad were not alone in their efforts town, the construction being in charge of to catch and divert this profitable interior IMr. George B. Eoberts, the late president trade from the State works. Another of the Pennsylvania Eailroad company, body of men figured out a plan to take at that time an independent engineer. away this traffic fro mboth the Columbia IMeantime the Lebanon Valley Eailroad railroad and the Lebanon Valley rail- interests were not idle. On ilarch 9, road, bringing into play a propes^ route 1856, the Eeading and Lehigh railroad wliich now seems odd enough. was incoi’porated and power toi construct By act of Legislature approved April a railroad from Eeading to a junction 6th, 1826, a corporation termed the Dau- Avith the Leliigh Valley railroad. The phin and Susquehanna Coal Company was next year its title Avas changed to the incoi'porated “To prosecute the coal trade East Pennsylvania Eailroad, and it was on Short Mountain and Stony Creek.” built. The preliminary report of the en- The next year authority was given to gineer, bearing date of May 21, 1856, is make a canal from the mouth of Stony a higldy interesting document, not only creek to the coal mines. In 1838 the as relating to the comparison draAvn be- ehaider was renewed Avith permission to tween the line from Harrisburg to Allen- make either a radroad or a canal along toAATi A’ia Eeading and the line from Dau- Stony creek. By act of March 18, 1848, phin to AilentoAvn Aua Auburn, but as the corporation was allowed to provide conceming the deA’elopment of thi’ough locomotives and cars. western eomiections up the Cumberland About this time the value of this line Valley AAdth the Baltimore and Ohio rail- as a connecting link for the eastern traffic road, competitive vith the PemisylAnnia , 20 Notes and Queries. railroad, a development which came about Ji'OTES AXI> hut not until almost forty years later, sliovring tli-e fai'-siglitedness of tlie indi- ISistoi'ical, Biog-rajiSsical aiisl

1. John. and Mch. 11, 1755, maraed Regina (full

2. ii. George. name Mary Regina), daughter of John

iii. Esther; m. James Burns. Albrecht Sichele, by whom he had nine iv. Eleanor; m. John V'ilster. children. Five of them, John, John Wil- V. Agnes; m. John Parker. liam, Thomas, Anna Catharine and Anna vi. Martha. IMargaret, after their mamiage, with the vii. Catharine. exception of John, went to Centre II. George Graham, son of John Gra- coimty. Pa., and remained there un- ham, d. in June, 1839, leaving a wife til about iSOC or 1803. John Early, Elizabeth, and children; Sen., died Oct 19, 1790, aged 72 y. 8 m.

i. George; settled in Cincinnati, O. 10 d. Jacob Early (vid. Xotes and Qiie- ii. John; removed to Michigan. ries, vol. ii, Tliird Series, p. 258), who i

iii. Mary; m. Dr. Chainas. i died in Ilonegal township, Lancaster iv. Jean; m. Alexander Thomson; they eoimty, Apr., 1777, and who, according were the parents of Mr. Frank Thomson, to the statements of some of his descend- president Pennsylvania E. E. ants, was also a Gemian, was a member V. Julia; d. inf. of the Swamp or Xew Hanover Church in m. Elizabeth; m. and removed to State 1752. His oldest son, John, was born of Indiana. Sept. 17, 1752, and baptized by Rev. H. Schell, of December, of the same rdi. [A dau.] ; m. Abraham M. IMuhlenberg, Schelisburg. S. year. His place of residence this time is not positively knovui, but 1758-60 Oetsrlin—OeSiriC” Early. he was an inhabitant of Amity township, On February 25, 1710, Thomas Oehrlin, Berks county, 10 or 15 miles south of sometimes also written Oehrle, son of east from Reading and from 6 to 9 from Thomas Oehrlin, deceased, formerly the Xew Hanover. His name appears on at school teacher and town clerk of Jesingen, least four lists of taxables in that town- Wuertemberg, married IMargaret Fen- ship. He may have resided there during sterle, daughter of Jacob Fensterle, judge the entire period of 1752-60. His widow, and treasurer of the same town. They Christina, died Apr. 16, 1782, and was had ten cMldren. She died February 8, buried by Rev. J. D. Scln-oeder, pastor of 1735. The third son, John Jacob, was the Ev. Luth. church near Elizabeth- bom 1714. The fifth, or possibly the sev- town. Her age was sixty-six years, enth son, John, was born Jan. 9, 1724. making the year of her birth 1716, and He was the ninth child. It is not stated so the'husband was probably boin, about whether twins bom 1722 were both boys, 1710-15, possibly 1714. Can any one tell or both girls, or a boy and a girl. whether he was that older brother of Thomas Oehrlin (Early) evidently mar- John. John Jacob, born 1714? It would 22 Notes and Queries.

certainly have been natural that if they Sarah, wf. of William Mulberry, b. July were brothers^ John e-hoaild have spent 10, 1787; d. Oct. 1, 1854. those 15-10 months with Jacob, especially Adam D. Leaman, husband of Esther Lea- in view of the fact that Peter Sehnekler, man, d. March 5, 1864, aged 29y 26d. the other member of the building com- William, s. of William and Sarah Mul- mittee of Trinity also resided in Amity. berry, d. May 30, 1849, aged 19y lOd. In addition to this it is but 0 to 9 miles Elias Eaby, b. April 18, 1813; d. May 24, on the iisual route to Reading from 1874. Jacob's residence to- Elack Bear and St. Emma Eaby, b. Feb. 24, 1839; d. Jan. 2, Lawrence, where the Brumbach’s have 1879. resided for a century or more. They Elizabeth Eaby, rvf. of Jacob Stott, b.

probably had their home there when John Oct. 2.3, 1840; d. Jan. 24, 1873. Early married into- the family. Jacob Stott, b. Nov. 23, 1835; d. Nov. J. W. EARLY. 19, 1879. b. Jan. d. May Adelaide , 31, 1835; ©ILU CMrSKL’iaXAiS® KEl'OilliS 31, 1856. [This lady married contrary to the wishes of her mother. Her hus- Isi St. jro5i3!‘s CeEiaetory at Coaopass band erected the monument—shortly after; all but first name was stricken Hannah, wife of Archibald Hendersou, d. from the stone.] Aupist 13, 1809, aged 57y. Cyrus M. Davis, Co. C, 97th Regft., P. V., 1894. Areliibald Henderson, b. June 7, 1763,* d. 'b. March 25, 1836; d. May 6, Yov. 8, 1847. James JJbil, d. April 15, 1850, aged 64y 6in William Henderson, b. .June 8, 1775; d. 18d. April 11, 1853. Abner JJbil, d. Dec. 30, 1850, aged 78y 4m Rachel Malinda, only dau. of John B. and 13d. Mary Henderson, d. Aug. 26, 1808, aged Elizabeth, wf. of Abner JJbil, d. Oct. 5, ly 11m and 8d. 1838, aged 61y. Thomas Barton Henderson, d. Oct. 29, Peter JJbil, s. of Abner and Elizabeth 1819, aged 11m. JJbil, d. .June 16, 1834, aged Sly 5m 8d. Maria Louisa Henderson, d. Oct. IG, 1S31, Isaac JJbil, s. of Abner and Elizabeth JJbil, aged 3y lOni lOd. d. March 31, 1827, aged 29y 4m Id, John Deboise Henderson, d. March 12, Peter JJbil, d. ,Jan. 6, 1825, in his 84th 1833. aged 21y 2 m 25d. year. John Withers, d. Oct. 17, in his 8Gth Ruth JJbil, wf. of Peter JJbil, d. March year. 19, 1830, in her 75th year. Mary Hannah, wf. of John Withers, u. William Ubil, b. June 8, 1777; d. Sept. 9, Dec. 2G, 18G0, in her 8Gth year. 1856. Dianah Smith (colored), d. Hov. 4, 1875, Rachel JJbil, b. March 20, 1779; d. May in her 84th year. 1, 1868. IdaE. Coleman (colored), b. Feb. 27, 1862; George Ubil, b. Sept, 24, 1791; d. Oct. 12, d. April 29, 1879. 1874. Samuel Xocho (colored), b. Dec. 18, 1855, Hannah Ubil, b. April 2, 1789; d. July 22, d. Oct. 26, 1859. 1880. Harriet Nocho (colored), d. Dec. 12, 1S5G, Peter JJbil, b. Aug. 29, 1812; d. Oct. 7, Mary Xocho (colored), d. Dee. 29, 1856. 18.54. George "W. Wilson, b. Xov. 12, 1838; d. Margaret Ubil, wf. of Peter JJbil, dau. of May 24. 1807. J. M. Fiester, d. May 16, 1850, aged 35y John D. 1X118011, Sr., d. July 10, 18G4, aged 11m 6d 74y 3m 5d. .John Henck, Sr., d. Feb. 20, 1802, aged Rachel, wife of .John D. Wilson, Sr., b, 84y. d. in Jan. 15, 1801 ; d. Oct. 7, 1870. Anna Mary Hencks, Jan: 16, 1805, lYilliain Mulberry, b. .July 18, 1781; d. her 79th year. June 30, 1862. .Jacob Hencks, d. Feb. 20, 1822, aged 57y. Historical and Genealogical. 23

Margaret Hencks, d. April 8, IS32, aged Peter W^agner, cl. Dee. 30, 1848, aged 47y. 59y. Maria Whrgner, d. June 16, 1854, aged 55y Susanna, rvf. of William Eussell, b. Sept. 5m 4cl. 6, 1800; cl. June 3, 1849. Maiy Louisa, consort of Rev. J. A. Kirk John Addleman, d. June 27, 1841, in liis patrick, of the Baptist Church, d. Nov. 48th year. 19, 1804, aged 26y 10m 14d.

Mary, wf. of John Addleman, d. Dec. 1 1, Eugene Kincaid, s. of Rev. .J. A. Ivirkpat- 18.56, in her 56th year. rick, b. Aug. 27, 1864; d. March 30, John M., s. of John and iMary Addleman, 1865, aged 7m 3d. d. Feb. 13, 1842, aged 4y 4m 14d. Whlliam A. Gibbs, cl. July 22, 1849, aged Jacob Greenleaf, b. Dee. 2, 1800; d. Feb. 55y. 25, 1885. Mary Gibbs, wf. of William A. Gibbs, d. Aima, wf. of Jacob Greenleaf, b. Feb. 2^^. June 18, 1838, in her 40th year. 1803; d. -June 19, 1871. James Gibbs, b. Aug. 11, 1792; cl. Nov. 10, Bruner Greenleaf, Co. K., 124th Regt., P. 1877. V. Inf. Sarah Gibb, Avf. of Michael R. Johnston, Elizabeth Nelson, d. March 23, 1876, aged d. April 15, 1861, aged 75y 5m 28d. 8Sy 11m and lid. Susanna Gibb, ^vf. of Gilbert Gibb, d. Margaret Nelson, d. Nov. 22, 1857, in her Aug. 24, 1822, aged 09y 4m 28cl. 74 th year. .Jane Gibb, d. April 10, 1808, aged 77y

Rachel, wf. of .James Stervart, d. April 7, i 11m 26d. 1854, in her 73d year. Susan A. Gibb, cl. March 7, 1863, aged 76y

j Andrew Dague, d. Sept. 12, 1866, in his Cm. 66th year. John Armstrong, cl. Sept. 18, 1875, aged Mary, w. of Andi'ew Dague, d. May 21, 86y 11m 5d. 1866, aged 66y. Margaret Armstrong, wf. of John Arm- William Wagner, b. Feb. 25, 1812; d. April strong, b. Dee. 18, 1798; d. July 21. 1893. 1, 1893. John Whlliams, b. Sept. 8, 1802; cl. Oct. Barbara Wagner, b. Oct. 15, 1796; d. Dec. 27, 1867. 14, 1879. Ruth Ann Whlliams, b. Oct, 10, 1840; d.

Jane Wagner, wf. of .John W. Wagner, b. : May 20, 1864. Jan. 29, 1807; d. Feb. 24, 1877. Rebecca Williams, b. April 7, 1809; d. Marj^ S. Wagner, dau. of .John W. and Nov. 8, 1883. Jane Wagner, b. June 20, 1846; d. Abner Ebil, s. of John and Susanna Ubil, March 17, 1861. b. May 6, 1819; cl. .July 5, 1862. John Wagner, d. Aug. 30, 1856, aged 21y Sarah, wf. of Abner Ubil, d. Aug. 27, 1890, 7m 22d. aged 77y Im 27cl. Anna Elizabeth, dau. of .James and Mar- John, s. of Abner and Sarah Ubil, b. Aug. garet Wagner, cl. Jan. 28, 1846, aged 6m. 22, 1842; cl. March 23, 1802. i Margaret Wagner, wf. of George Wagner, Abner R. Ubil, son of Abner and Sarah d. Dee. 19, 1819. in her 37th year. L’bil. cl. Aug. 9, 1859, aged ly 3m 20d John Wagner, cl. Sept. 20, 1774, aged 41y. Marv Ubil, d. June 11, 1855, aged 5y 5m George, s. of John Wagner, d. ,Jan. 25, 4cl. 1809, aged 42y, Hugh Tearnev, b. Oct. 2, 1855; d. Dee. 7, [ Barbara Wagrner, wf. of .John Wagner, d. 1857. year. jMarch 17, 1777, aged 47y. I Mary Purell, cl. 1835, in her 05th William Wagner, d. Sept. 18, 1793, aged Daniel Ubil, b. Jan. 20, 1817; cl. Aug. 18, j 32y. ' 1854. Dec. 31, Elizabeth, wf. of William Wagner, cl. .June Hannah E^bil, b. Feb. 12, 1815; d. 18, 1790, aged 18y. 1896. d. Nov. 9, Peter W^agner, cl. April 1, 1832, in his Susanna Ubil, b. Jan. 27. 1792; 67th year. 1863. cl. cl, Ubil, b. Jan. 23, 1783; Dec. 9, Mary, wf, of Peter Whagner, June 7, 1 John 12cl. 1862. 1847, aged 76y Om I 1

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John, s. of John and Susanna Ubil, d. Charlotte T. Thomas, b. Oct. 10, 1837; d. Feb. 27, 1852, aged 27y 10m 6d. Sept. 21, 1841. James Ubil. s. of John and Susanna Ubil, Sarah, -wf. of John Stanton, d. Jan. 26, d. Feb. 25, 1852, aged 25y 5m lid. 1860, in her 66th year. Euth Ann, dau. of John, and Susanna John Hull. d. May 7, 1861, in his 82d year. Ubil, d. Aug. 25, 1851, aged 22y 11m Mary Hull, tT. of John Hull, d. Nov. 20, 23d. 1859, in her 76th year. Samuel Ubil, s. of John and Susanna Ubil, William Tullidge. M. D., b. in Eorehester, d. April 18, 1851, aged 13 y 11m 13d. England, d. March 6, 1852, aged 75 Frederick D. Baker, d. May 12, 1845, in years. his 60th year. Hannah, wf. of William Tullidge, M. D., Alice Abigale, AYf. of Frederick D. Baker, b. in Dorchester, England, d. June 14, d. Dec. 15, 1848, aged 63y 8m 7d. 1851. Frederick Baker, d. May 24, 1815, in his Eobert Bower, s. of Eev. Henry and Mary 67th year. Ann Tullidge, b. Jan. 3, 1853; d. Sept. Margaret Baker, d. Not. 29, 1831, in her 19, 1853. 70th year. Charles Foote, s. of Eev. Henry and Mary Eliza N. Baker, dan. of F. M. Baker, b. Ann Tullidge, b. March 19, 1848; d. Dec. 4, 1842; d. Dec. 14, 1842, July 29, 1850. Juliana Teresa, wf, of Thomas Mee, d. Louisa Bower, dau. Eev. Heniy and Mary May 24, 1820, aged 45y, Aim Tullidge, b. Aug. 6, 1850; d. Oct. Thomas Mee, d, Nov. 26, 1820, aged 57y, 21, 1853. IMargaret Virginia, dau, of Samuel M, and Ann Warren, wf. of James Wamen, d. Margaret Armstrong, b. Sept, 1, 1854; Nov. 12, 1802. in her 43d year. d, Dec, 19, 1863, Amanda, wf. of William Martin, d. July John Eead, s. of Samuel M, and Margaret 12, 1857. aged 40 years. Armstrong, b. Oct, 8, 1860; d. Dee, 23, William Ely, M. D.. b. March 28, 1833; d. 1863, Dec. 27. 1878. John McNeil, d, Aug, 9, 1812, in his 73d Hugh T. Skiles, b. Jan. 27, 1812; d. Jan. year. 27, 1889. Mary, wf. of John McNeil, d. Aug. 5, 1819, Grace A. Mayberry, d. Sept. 11, 1868, in in her 05th year. her G9th year. Matilda Ann, dau, of John and Mary Mc- Mary Ann, dau. of William and Christiana

Neil, d. May 1, 1884, Murray, d. April 15, 1858, aged ly 6m Thomas A,, oidy s. of John and Mary Mc- 22d. :

' Neil, b. May 4, 1817 d. Sept, C, 1896. Elizabeth, wf. of Heniy Platt, d. March ; Maiy, dau. of John and Mary McNeil, d. 15, 1849. in her 58th year. j March 10, 1851, in her 36th year, George W., s. of Henry and Elizabeth

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Eobert McNeil, d, April 6, 1833, aged 49y Platt, b. Dee. 27, 1827 ; d. March, 1837. 3m 13d. John Davis, s. of Gabriel and Jane Davis, j*

Ann Thomas, consort of Owen Thomas, d. b. Aug. 9, 1760; d. Jan. 13, 1811. : June 12. 1802, aged 50y 25d. Gabriel Davis, s. of Eeese Davis, of Wales, J John M. Thomas, b. Oct. 1819; d. Sept. b. in d. Feb. 1813, in his 86th 3, 1728; 1, j 20. 1882. year. Sarah A., wf. of John M. Thomas, d. April Jane Daris, wf. of Gabriel Davis, and dau. 22, 1884, in her 50th year. of Archibald Douglass, d. March 3, 1777, ^ Edith, dau. of J. and S. A. Thomas, b. Oct. in her 49th year. Buried in the grave 15,'l801; d. Feb. 19, 1876. of her uncle, James Douglass, in this S. Ida, dau. of John M. and Sarah A. yard. j Thomas, aged 15m. Archibald Douglass Daris, s. of Gabriel ^ Archibald Thomas, d. May 15, 1859, aged and Jane Daris, b. Aug. 21, 1776; d. j COy 8m 7d. Dec. 4, 1803. j Hannah D. Thomas, b. March IG, 1831; d. Gabriel Daris, s. of Gabriel and Jane Da- I Dec. 22, 1831. vis, b. April 26, 1771; d. April 16, 1801. !

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Mary Davis, dau. of Gabriel and Jane however, is a list of the Scotch planters Davis, b. March 18, 1758; d. Nov. 7, of Ulster, Ireland. This is to be continued. 1798. I John W. Jordan, who is an undoubted au- Jane Da%’is, dan. of Gabriel and Jane Da- thority on the subject, contributes an in- vis, b. March 13, 1768; d. April 24, structive article on the“Mora’^uan Immi- 1846. gration into Pennsylvania.” The Gen- Julianna Barton Davis, vf. of Archibald alogist is published monthly at one dollar Douglass Davis, and dau. of John and per annum, at Ardmore, Pa., and ought, at Susanna Anderson, b. Sept, 12, 1779; d. that price, on account of its sterling char- May 11, 1837. acter, have a wide circulation. Zaecheus Piersol, d. Nov. 18, 1804, in his 40th year. j OESi CIiriSCHYASa IlEC©E5iS. Margaret Piersol, wf. of Zaecheus Piersol, and dau. of Gabriel and Jane Davis, b. St. .TToStii’s Ccajastcry at C'oiaiitass, Pa. Sept. 15, 1756; d. Feb. 10, 1839. George Da-vis, s. of Gabriel and Jane Da- Davis Clemson, d. Nov. 29, 1871, aged 84y vis, b. Sept. 7, 1765; d. April 23, 1829. Im 14d. John Piersol, d. Sept. 14, 1816, in his 34th Rebecca, wf. of Davis Clemson, d. Feb. 14, year. 1890, aged 93 y 4ni 15d. Catharine, -wf. of John Piersol, d. Sept. 23, James Clemson, Esq., d. April 4, 1820, 1825, in her 37th year. aged 65y 14d. Jacob Keiser, d. May 14, 1874, in his 88th IMary Clemson, wf. of James Clemson, d. year. April 21, 1819, aged 66 y 4m lid. Mai-y, -wf. of Jacob Keiser, d. April 19, .James Clemson, Esq., d. Sept. 20, 1833, 1838, in her 57th year. aged 41y 4m 24d. Elizabeth, wf. of Jacob Keiser, d. Sept. 27, James Clemson, Esq., d. July 13, 1792, in 1873, in her 86th year. his 63d year.

Amos Clemson, b. June 9, 1783; d. Sept, i Leonard Ellmaker, d. Jan. 14, 1829, in his

3, 1857. 1 88th year. d. Maria A. Clemson, d. Feb. 13, 1873, in her ; Elizabeth, wf. of Leonard Ellmaker, 71st year. Dee. 26, 1825, in her 83d year. | Caroline, wf. of .Jacob Evans, d. IMarch Peter Ellmaker, Esq., d. Aug 20, 1798,

17th, 1882, aged 52y 3m 20d. i aged 32y 4m 2d. Elizabeth Kyle, d. Nov. 27, 1881, in her Susan, widow of Peter Ellmaker, Esq., d. 83d year. Dec. 27, 1831. Rudolph Fiester, d. Sept. 14, 1859, in his Jacob C. Ellmaker, d. May 28, 1816, aged 75th year. 28y 2m 18d. Maiy, wf. of Rudolph Fiester, d. Dec. 10, Frederick C. Ellmaker, d. May 10, 1812, 1874, in her 85th year. aged 3y 6m. James Ernst, s. of Rudolph and IMaiw David Ferree, d. July 17, 1832, aged OOy Fiester, d. Oct. 26, 1866, in liis 54th 2m. year. Mary. wf. of David Ferree, d. Jan. 20, 1858. in her 83d year. XOTES AXB aHJEEtlES. Diller B. Ferree, d. Dec. 10, 1865, aged 69y Historical, Biograpliical, and Ceiiea- 5m 14d. logical. Christianna Ferree, d. Aug. 6, 1816, aged ly 11m. VII. Elizabeth S. Ferree, consort of Diller B. Ferree, d. Dee. 12, 1844, aged 44v 11m “The American Genealogist.” edited by lid. Captain Thomas Allen Glenn has just ap- Allen W. Ferree, d. Dec. 8, 1852, aged 23y peared. The initial number is a valuable 4iu 6d. contribution to Pennsylvania genealogy, Adam Feivee, b. Sept. 2, 1805: d. March although the editor proposes to make his 27.1868. magazine cosmopolitan in its scope. What Elizabeth Ferree, consort of Adam Ferree, will interest Pennsylvanians the most. d. Sept. 4, 1847, aged 41y 3d. 26 Notes and Queries.

Clemsoii IM. Fen-ee, d. Oc-t. 14, 1852, aged Sarah Jane, dau. of John and Sarah Mar- oy Im 23d. tin, d. Nov. 29, 1885, aged 25y 10m 22d. D. DeT'.-ees Ferree, b. Sept. 9, 1S2G; d. May Cora. dau. of Isaac H. and Annie Mason, 20. 1SG9. d. .July 24, 1888, aged Gy 9m. William Eic-liardson, d. April, 1749, aged Han-y, s. of B. and M. Evanson, b. Feb. 1, j 52 years. 1859; d. May 28, 1883. ; Catharine Hopkins, rrf. of -Jolm E. Mary E., dau. of B. and M. Evanson, b. Hop- j kins. d. Dec. 1817, aged Cm 2Gd. Aug. 8, 18G1; d. Sept. 1, 1863. 2, 27y I

Jolm Hopkins, d. Hov. 29, 1820, in liis I Clara, dau. of B. and M. Evanson, b. May 70th year. 15, 1865; d. Dee. 11, 1876. John E. Hopkins, s. of John and Maiy George Weaver, s. of John and Justina Hopkins, d. Aug. 24, 1817, aged 27y 4m Mason, d. June 28, 1881, aged 2oy 9m 25d. 13d.

John Hopkins, s. of and John Mason, b. Dec. 21, d. Jan. John hlary Hop- j 1817; 5, Idns, d. May 28,1787, aged lly Cm 28d. 1884. Isaac, s. of John and Mary Hopkins, d. Justina Mason, wf. of John Mason, b. Xov. 4, 1780, aged 11m 2Gd. April 21, 1820; d. Nov. 26, 1884. Mary Hopkins, wf. of John Hopkins, d. Ida Virginia, dau. of John and Justina April 25, 1818, aged GGy. Mason, d. Aug. 13, 1849, aged —y 11m Anna Catharine, dau. of John E. and _21d. Catharine Hopldns, d. March 13, 1817, I'/illiam Forrest, s. of John and .Justina aged 9m 2Gd. Mason, d. March 16, 1854, aged 3y 2m Id. Charles E. Mason, b. Jun 11, 1853; d. July IiatJae Kcw I'emetei’y. 17, 1887. A. P. Mason, b. d. John Eeeser, b. Nov. 15, 1830; d. May 26, , John Nov. 30, 1859; 1896. Feb. 12, 1885. Catharine, wf. of John Eeeser, b. Sept. 4, John Da-sid Evans, b. Jan. 1, 1814; d. Oct. 1833; d. .Jan. 13. 1892. 12, 1881. jMaggie, dau. of William and Ehoda Sidles, Eiehard Montgomery Wilson, b. May 6, b. Sept. 12, 1847; d. May 11, 1878. 1833; d. at Tucson, Arizona, Jan. 27, Willie, s. of J. L. and S. J. Sclmack, d. 1882. Sept. 20, 18G5, aged 5m 8d. John W. Eby, b. Nov. 27, 1830; d. May

Harvie, s. of .J. L. and S. J. Schraek, d. 29, 1880. b. June 8, 1807, aged 5m 28d. Lafayette Kennedy, July 22, 1847 ; d. William, s. of J. L. and S. J. Schrack, d. Aug. 18, 1866. .July 22, 1871, aged 5m 2Gd. Grace Ella, dau. of D. and .1. Eoekafellow,

Alfred G., s. of J. L. and S. .J. Schraek, d. d. Nov. 14, 1881, aged ly 7m 24d. Aug. 27, 1873, aged 8in 9d. Samuel Martin, b. Feb. 1*2, 1822; d. Oct. Clara M.. dau. of J. L. and S. J. Schrack, d. 23, 1880. May 29. 1875, aged 10m lid. Jane. wf. of Samuel Martin, b. Feb. 17, John E. Englerth, d. Oct. 23, 1893, aged 1826; d. Feb. 17, 1896. 'i'oy. Peter Worrest, b. March 26, 1790; d.

j Mary C. Englerth, b. Oct. 15, 1856; d. April 22, 1838. j June 16, 1880. Margaret Ferree, wf. of Peter Worrest, b.

j Linton P. Eissel, d. March 30, 1894, aged Dee. 14, 1797; d. June 25, 1879. 43y 2m 19d. David, s. of Peter and Margaret Worrest, William Eissel, d. Aug. 17, 1889, aged Gly b. Aug. 30, 1822; d. April 19, 1824. 11 in 17d. Grace E., d. of A. H. and K. Worrest, d. Helen Matilda, dau. of A. G. and A. M x\ugust 11, 1882, aged 9m 26d.

Good. d. Dee. 26, 1895, aged ly 2m 20d I Frederick Won’est, M. D., s. of Peter and Nellie Jane, dau. of A. G. and A. M. Good hlargaret Worrest, d. Oct. 4, 1853, aged

j d. March 7, 1893. aged ly 4m 4d. 22y 3m 26d.

Mary Olive, dau. of A. G. and A. M. Good i Henry W. Worrest, b. August 30, 1822;

d. Sept. 3, 1884, aged 7m 14d. : d. May 1, 1884. .

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Henry W., s. of Henry W and Hannan •Jos. Mash, Co. F., 2d Pa. Artilleiy, d. in Worrest, d. ApiH o, 1S61, aged 2y Tin 1891. 17d. .J. Hayes Plank, d. Aug. 13, 1886, aged 41y Margaret, -wf. of H. B. Sidles, b. Dec. 17. 3m and 3d. Seiwed in Co. H, 20th 1831; d. Dee. 31, 1880. Penn. Cavalry. Harriet E., dau. of J. and D. Sidles, b. Isabella Glendenning, d. ilareh 22, 1888, April 9. 1889; d. Aiig. 18, 1889. in her 66th year.

Capt. George Oldmixon, E. X., d. April 8, Christian Eaby, b. Aug. 16, 1812; d. Dec. 1880. He ’U’as a retired English officer 7, 1857. about 75 years old at death. Margaret Eaby, wf. of Christian Eaby, d. George W. Wagner, b. June 10, 1829; d. Feb. 1, 1849, in her 38th year. Jan. 30, 1893. Capt. George W. Seaman, d. April 25, 1891, Eobert Baldwin, b. July 12, 1805; d. Jan. aged 91y 7m 8d. 30, 1888. Matilda, wf. of George W. Seaman, d. Phoebe Baldwin, dau. of Levi and Edith July 10, 1893, aged 72y Im 8d. Baldwin, d. Sept. 20, 1841. Mary Matilda, dau. of George W. and Ma- Alfred X. Baldwin, s. of Eobert and Har- tilda Seaman, d. March 8, 1887, aged riet A. Baldwin, b. Oct. 20, 1845; d. 42y and 7d. March 27, 1846. Xew'tou Kelso, s. of I. D. and Esther Theodore F., s. of Eobert and Harriet X. Worst, d. May 7, 1887, aged 14y 5m Baldwin, b. Feb. 5, 1847; d. June 17, 24d. 1848. George G. Worst, b. July 21, 1826; d. George Eutter, b. Oct. 14, 1831; d. July June 4, 1892. 16, 1869. Jacob Kramer, d. Feb. 1, 1892, aged 77y Adam Eutter, b. Xov. 28, 1808; d. April 16d. 21, 1885. Bell Mina, wf. of Charles T. Gabel, b. Margaret, wf. of Adam Eutter, b. Aug. 3, June 21. 1859; d. May 27. 1889. 1807; d. Oct. 5, 1893. Cora E.. dau. Charles T. and B. M. Gabel, Thomas W. Henderson, b. June 30, 1821; b. June 4, 1888; d. Feb. 18, 1889. d. Jan. 2, 1897. Martha A., dau. of E. and S. A. Bilger, David Ferree, b. Xov. 24, 1815; d. March b. July 4, 1885; d. June 26, 1888. 24, 1893. John Pearl, d. Jan. 23, 1867, in Ms 78th Elizabeth Ferree, b. Oct. 28, 1801; d. year. March 6, 1889. Eachel Pearl, d. May 28, 1875, in her 87 th Jos. W. Stott, b. March 6, 1839; d. at year. Asheville, X. C., Feb. 8, 1883. Samuel C. Pearl, d. June 1, 1897, in Ms David H., s. of Joseph W. and Eachel 73d year.

Stott, b. March 30, 1882; d. Sept. 6, .J. Harrison Pearl, d. May 31, 1893, aged 1882. 66y Imo 25d. Elizabeth, dau. of Thos. W. and S. W. Jenme .Jackson, dau. of George and Brownell, b. March 24, 187*2; d. July Eachel Jackson, b. Mav 27, 1862; d. 31, 1872. Oct. 9, 1876. Eev. A. Louderback (no dates.) Marv, wf. of ArcMbald Thomas, b. Aug. Harriet Jane Pearl, wf. of .James B. Mc- 29', 1794; d. Oct. 30, 1883. (In old Gowan, b. March 19, 1836; d. July 18, cemetery) 1883. SopMa Ehnor, wf. of .John H. Skiles, !iEehael Cafrode, d. March 26, 1881, aged b. Aug. 7. 1821; d. Aug. 9. 1883. 73y 7m 23d. Wilkes B. Booth, b. Oct. 31, 1868; d. Dec. Susanna Cafrode, wf, of Perrv Thompson, 23 1896. b, July 13, 1855; d. July 23, 1881, Harrv E. Skil-es, b. Feb. 7, 1809; d. Dee. George Ubil, b, Dec, 8, 1821 (Co. I, 91st 8, 1897.

Eegt. P. T.) ; d. July 6, 1885. James Clemson, d. April 12, 1891, aged Sarah Arm, wf. of Eeuben Trego, b. 68y 9mos. July 11, 1857; d. July 22, 1892. Amos B. Echoff, d. April 20, 1891, aged 28 Notes and Queries.

55y. Sen’ed in Co. L., 17th Penna. Ehoda Skiles, wf. of William Sidles, b. Cav. Feb. 9, 1814; d. June 13, 1896. John Waddell, d. Oct. 30, 1880. aged 70v. Margaret Elizabeth, dan. of James and Catharine Waddell, b. May 31, 1878; d.

31JE5I©SlSEri ©S’ - Ang. 14, 1879. SQUAIiE

Emma, wf. of George Clerenstine, d. Meh. Ami Its i:i tJ;c ©ecade 4, in her 30th year. S8-40 t® 1S5«, Witli Smcideiitals. John Clevenstine, b. Jan. 13, 1798; d. .Jan. [Paper read before the Dauphin County 6. 1883. Historical Society, by Theodore B. Leah E. Dague. wf. of Hanford Greenleaf, Klein.] d. Dec. 13, 1888, aged 60y Im 17d. The central rallying point of the ancient Jacob Thompson (colored), d. Sept. 23, Hnmsburger on all extraordinary occa- 1891, in his 91st yeai’. sions in general, and on VCednesday and Prudence Ann Thompson (colored). nJ. Saturday mornings between the hours of of .Jacob Thompson, d. Oct. 11, 1888, 4 and 9 in paitieular, Avas tne rectangular aged 101 years. plot assigned John Harris ai. the inter- ; by Lloyd Parker (colored), d. May 16, 1880, sections of the great thoroughfares knoAin aged 88 years. as Market and Second streets; and that jSTehemiah Coleman Brown (colored), b. plot covering an area of less than 100,000 d. Sept. 1887. June 20, 1881; 17, . scjuare feet with its adjoining domiciles of Ida K. Thompson (colored), dan. of Mat- the date I write, has more local history to thew H. and Martha Thompson, d. Dec. the square inch than any other portion 10, 1880. aged Cm 3d. of tliis domain that we know of. Samnel Coleman (colored), b. Jan. 27, Some of the glories that crowmed the 1842; d. Feb. 1.5, 1887. space have departed, but the memories (of John Coleman (colored), b. Dee. 7, 1858; the old market houses) remain. We all d. Oct. 20, 1884. remember the substantial unpretentious Martha, wf. of Xehemiah Coleman (col- building’s, Avell ventilated and aii-y, ored), b. April 12, 1820; d. Sept. 5, through which the blasts of winter swept Neliemiah Coleman (colored), b. April Avithout hindrance, and where the snoAvs 4, 1811; d. April 5, 1887. piled up in pretty hillocks. The borough Jacob Xocho (colored), b. Xot. 1, 1812; authorities had the fire ladders hung aloft

d. April 22, 1885. ' against the supporting columns of thereof, Letitia, dan. of .Jacob and Eacliel Xocho and the small boy and at times the romp- (colored), d. Feb. 10, 1896, in her 19th ing girl practiced the first principles of year. gymnastics from the suspended rongs William Parker (colored), d. Feb. 22, thereof. 1887, aged 73y 12d 4m. When Ave recall the tons and tons Samuel Xocho (colored), d. Aug. 5, 1883, of all manner of produce and luxm’ies to aged 72y Cm 15d. tickle the palates of hungry men, Avomen Harriet X. Xocho (colcredi), aM. of and children, and the barrels and barrels Samnel Xocho, d. Dec. 31, 1894, in her of “Smear Kase” and apple butter that 77th year. AA’ere distributed from the A'enerable struc- Martha A., wf. of George London (coloi-- tures, and the ship loads of eels and “cat- ed), b. jMay 5, 1803: d. May 27. 1890. ties” and shad, and the ark loads of juicy Anna Bertha (colored), dan. of John and beef and mutton and pork, and the miles Margaret London, b. June 21, 1885; d. of sausages and p’dddings, and the ten Dec. 3, 1890. thousand bushels of apples and peaches Pteece M. Dixon (colored), d. March 12, and pears and plums, and the pjTamids of 1893, aged 56y. golden butter and millions of fresh laid James Jones (colored), d. .July 4, 1897, egg's that Avere carried aAAwy from the old aged 47y. market, Ave stand aghast and Avonder

William Sidles, b. Dec. 7, 1805; d. Oct. 9, ! AA'here it all came from, and ask Avhere are 1804. all the consumers thereof? And then, the Historical and Genealogical. •20

monies given in exchange, what a com- and the cold water armies and the firemen, pound of gold and silver, and copper and all have from time to time, to the present gi’eenbacks and shinplasters and battered day, tread in the footsteps of the old fore- fips and rags and Spanish pistareens would fathers. But, in 1840, the Tippecanoe

fill the bags of the butchers and bakers boys rolled the great canvas globes and and fishermen and hucksters and farmei’s sang: of the period. ‘‘Oh, what has caused this great commo- Oh, the grand parade of the housekeeper tion, motion, motion. semi-weekly in order to keep the larder in The whole land through? good sup)ply. And oh, the financiering to It is the ball a rolling on for Tippecanoe make the dollar buy the butter and the and Tyler too. eggs, the meat, and the vegetables. For Tippecanoe and Tyler, too. In the interim, between Wednesday and And with them we will beat little Van, Saturday the boys and girls made use of Van, Van. the sheltering structures, and the meat Van is a used up man. market was a royal place for games of And with them we will beat little Van. liigh-spy, which games were rudely broken On review of some of these gatherings up by Conrad Knepley, the then high con- we glean from history that the immortal stable of the town, who would attack on a Washington, on the 3d of October, 1794, double quick, shouting: “Xow boys, I and his compatriot, Lafayette, on Januaiy got you all like a bundle of strawy’’ but 30th, 1825, honored the town and delighted his voice gave ample warning, and a safe the assembled multitude gathered to honor retreat was generally accomplished. Here, the distinguished guests. Since those days too, in the odoriferous shade the weary many celebrated men have jiassed over the Willies and tired colored boys came to same ground, including General Zachary sleep, and many a glorious snooze was dis- Taylor, Daniel Webster, Louis Kossuth, turbed by the ever-present small boy, who the Prince of Wales, Abraham Lincoln and was inclined to rival the frisky fly, who General Grant. longed to tickle the nose and lip or ear Between the market houses the old- of the weary one snoring under the pro- time method of jubilees were exemplified tecting roof of the market house. But by bonfires on election nights (of wiiich in they are gone, and the old cake w’omen some years there were three). A week be- who were stationed at either end with fore the time many empty barrels and their little stock of small beer, and mead, boxes disappeared mysteriously from and sugar biscuits, and ginger bread, and their accustomed places in front of stores mint sticks, and sour drops, wdio gathered and were stored in a back lot not far from in the coppers of the youth of the period, where the ^eat fire was to be lighted. have also departed, and the humming trol- After the ordinary bedtime (which was ley cars now speed over the site they once then earlier than at present) the fire v\'as occupied. silently started, the great blaze startling The rattling sabres of the dragoons, the the slumber of the citizens in the neigh- martial tread of the light infantry, and borhood and the sparks alarmingly dis- the rumbling of the artillery that was tributed upon the adjoining roofs, caused heard on Independence Day in 1796, have no little annoyance. After the conflagra- been followed annually by the patriots of tion was well under way a general collec- the town and country, and a panoramic tion of anytiling and everything combus- view of the hosts that have marched and tible left outside, in the way of empty coimtermarched over and around our boxes was made, and very often the good memorable square would more than equal cases of the dry goods merchants furnish- the standing armies of the Czar of all the ed fuel for the lively fire—leaving only a Eussias, and the old Guard of Xapoleon— blackened mass of ashes for the hoodlums made up of the militia and the political to scatter in the morning in search of tem- paraders, and the inaugimation regiments, pered nails. and the circus processions, and the Sunday But let us retrace our steps from the school celebrators, and the secret societies. 1 central square, and going through the old 30 Notes and Queries. meat market pass tlie \vell-filled stalls of F. Asbury, and his daughter-, Fannie, all x^nthony Xininger, Xicliolas Eeamsliart, worthy children of a worthy sire. William Metzgar. Jolin Young, George In the adjoining residence we meet Xeuer, Louis Metzgar, Cliaiies Pray, Christopher C. Hynicka in his large and George Sawyer, Michael Eeaver, William roomy store, ever busy handling the Bostwick, all substantial citizens and ac- pliant leather to be made for the protec- tive in their business. tion of the feet of his maiiy customers. We reach the northwest corner of the His colony was large and it has spread square and begin our call upon the old abroad from the old homestead, some to residents. We first meet the familiar fulfill their nrission and depart and the form of Adam K. Fahnestock, who has a rest to taia’y and to* work on to' the end. large establishment, and furnished hats I call the roll but some will not respond. and caps and furs and a variety of articles YJien all at home it was a jolly good in housefiu’nishing and for travelers. Mr. family and an extra boy or two or three Fahnestock seemed to us boys a stern never raised a murmur from the motherly parent, but he was systematic and not wife because of a croiwhed house. Catha- rine given to follies, and his children, Harris and Luther and Adelaide and George and Louis and Wallace and James and and Eebecca and John and Mary and Morris and Sybel and Charles, are re- Christopher and Fannie formed the family membered with pleasure. Across the ave- circle aroimd the parents in Market nue we meet Mr. William Calder, one of Sqxiare. the pioneers of the transportation of pas- The neighbors, “Mother Wiestling” and sengers by stage and canal packet lines her sons, Joseph and Samuel, -with a in the early days before railroads were daughter, occupied the next house, and built. He delighted in his pet herd of cat- we will go into' Joseph’s shop and lean or tle and was often seen to w^alk leisurely sit upon his stool or shop board, as he after the sleek Durhams as they wended industriously sews at a suit of clothes, their way to the green pastures beyond meanwhile discussing politics or religion the canal after the morning gathering of or the local gossip of the to-wn. the creamy milk. The early morning We go on to the windows of Confec- stages toi Eeading, to York, to Gettys- tioner Keiu’y Felix and gaze upon the bui’g and to Jonestown, left the day quite toothsome sweetmeats displayed. What free and the' afteimoon packet in summer a Mecca it was for the boys and girls all or the night stages departing’ for the west the year round, and at Christmas times and north in the winter gave time' for what a crowd assembled and took posses- scientifie fanning, in which Mr. Calder sion of the who'le house in the race for articles to distribute thro’ delighted ; and then the boys, William St. Nicholas. and John and James, were efficient as- Here too was a little family, and Samuel

| sistants toi their father, while the girls, and Kate and Sarah and Agnes and Ad- Mary and Matilda, were the hand maidens ' die and IMary vfill join our company in of the household and that part of the the footing up at the end of our stroll. domicile was well kept, notwithstanding At the adjoining curb stands the saddle the care of the employes was part of the horse of Joshua M. Wiestling in wait- domestic economy. We see James B. ing for the moraing calls of the Thompson and Jonas Gish and Simon Doctor, who will soon be ready to mount. Duey under the patemal roof, and they He is a vei'y busy man, and he may be were as part of the family. talcing the surplus blood from a calling Xext door we taiTy a moment at the ' patient in his office before he begins his dwelling of Jacob M. Awl, a manufac- morning visits. We will not peer into the

j turer of standard boots and shoes—a de- mysterious-looldng ease in the corner, for | vout and zealous disciple of .John Wesley we know there is a great skeleton in it. and Methodism, and \rithal active in mu- His good wife and children represent the nicipal affairs and in business with his domestic circle and have important places

j neghbors. His boys, John Wesley and ! in the church and in society. Mary Ellen Historical and Genealogical. 31 and Catherine and Jacob and Annie and collars. The wagons creak Avith the loads Joshua and Julia fill up the family board of merchandise being transported to and 'will long be remembered -with pleas- Western points from the Eastern markets, ure by their acquaintances. and the liA'ely crack of tlie Avaggoner's Grandmother Ingram lives quietly next Avhip and the music of the bells, cheer up door Avith her daughter and young grand the noble animals of the team to a rapid daughters, respected by all. Their neigh- step toward the old bridge and on to bors -were the family of George hlish, an their destination. old-time gentleman, prominent in his day The soutliAA^est corner was an ancient in our local gor^emment. His boys, Hany building occupied by PhiUp Wolfersberg- and Cameron and Jacob and George former, Avho had a variety store and had every- ed a quartette in the square contingent, thing for sale, from a nail to an anchor and Dr. Georgs F, now of Middletown, in iron, and all manner of Avooden and alone represents the family. textile fabrics, from a goose yoke to a Mr. Whitman occupied the adjoining rag carpet, as well as birds and beasts, house and was engaged as a jerveler. Three alligators and paiTots, and a maimnoth or four children fonned Iris household pig, a regular curiosity shop and museum circle, several of whom suiwdve the de- Avorthy of the late Barnum. It Avas not parted parents. a financial success. Perhaps it Avas in ad- We have now reached the comer, the A'ance of the times, Avhen department old, familiar comer occupied by the stores are the popular attraction. bachelor merchant, John Rhoads. His Mr. William Root adjoined the mu- stock was staple and fashionable and seum on the south and served the public good. His boys were not his orvn (but AAdtli all manner of tin utensils and stop-

they were yet his orm) . J. Monroe peil the leaks in the coffee pots and drink- Kreiter, afteiwyards cashier of the Dauphin ing cups of the day AA’lien they could not Deposit Bank, and Samuel Reinhart, were be purchased at a penny apiece. Iris faithful employes, and they were pop- The next house was occupied by the ular with the lady customers rvho pur- sisters Eliza and Sarah Hoyer. What land chased at the old store. Mr. Rhoads kept and gentle aunties they Avere to all the bull as a watch, and the a burly dog children of the neighborhood, and their boys who took pleasui'e in capsizing the nephews, Frank and George and Jacob boxes the at empty store from pavement and Joseph kneAV where aunties lived and a wholesome dread of the ani- night had kneAv of the faA’ors aAvaiting them when mal. IMr. Rhoads continued in business they called. IMiss Kate, the sister of the time of his decease, leaving a until the aforenamed boys, Avas at home with comfortable estate for his heirs. Aunts Eliza and Sarah during their so- And now we are ready to cross the journ in the square. main street of our borough, the gi-eat The adjoining premises belonged to the thoroughfare to the west, by the way of Hoyer estate until 1846, when it was sold, the Cumberland Valley. A great herd of and in 1847 in the march of improvement, cattle may be plodding by, following the the late Dr. William C. McPherson had a leader, who has the extra wardrobe of substantial brick house erected upon the the herdsman looped at the ba.se of the lot, taking the place of an ancient domi- horns of the king of the herd. The man cile groAvn old and dilapidated. Our marches slowly in front and as he yodels worthy member, the Hon. .John B., and his “Hookie, hookie,” the sturdy beeves fol- sister Avere the children of the parents re- low and folloAV in steady march until they siding here. reach the shambles in the Eastern cities. In the opposite direction rve may see A “ten foot” alley separated these approaching one or more great eanvass- premises from the property of George and covered Conestoga wagons, dra-wn by Bernard Geiger, who were prominent mer- four or six stalwart horses, -^Aith an arch chants and prosperous. The three daugh- of SAveet-toned bells suspended above their ters of Bernard became Mrs. Daniel :

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Eppley, Mrs. David J. Unger and Mrs. I a comfortable and inviting looking place Alexander Eoberts. to rest, and in the shade of the linden j

Adjoining the Geigers is the residence I trees on the Second street front, we will of George Wasliington Harris, a lineal de- tarry for a time and then resume our scendant of the founder of the tovn, and journey up the east side of the Square, an attorney-at-law practicing at the Bar. and call upon the residents thereof, find- A^ou may remember his stately bearing, ing quite a numlrer of old schoolmates ^^dth all the attributes of an ola-rime gen- and familiar faces which will be a pleasure tleman. His sons, Kobert and William, to recall to our memories. and his daughters, Elizabeth and Catha- rine and Julia, are remembered in our :S»TE§ AS'Bi <^?LiEK8ES. midst, but they have all, save IMrs. IMorris, gone to the great majority on the other 33istoi’icaS, ]i5ios'ra3>:iical, and (Uenea- los'ieai. side. reached the next corner We have now VIIJ. and stop to take a sip of cool water at the pump where many a weary pilgrim has DUNBAE. quenched his thirst in front of the old and William Dunbar, of Cumberland county, institution of the Capi- staunch financial d. prior to August, 1769, leaving a wife tal to-wn, the Han’isburg Bank. Thomas and children: and Heniw Walters Elder is the president, i. John. tellers, James is the cashier, who, with the ii. Jane, Small, W. Wier and George H. manage ii. Francis. the institution. The storms of panics and iv. Thomas, b. 1752. gi-ips of hard times have dashed again.st V. Elizabeth, b. 1754. the bulwarks of the old vaults and safes, vi. Mary, b. 1756. but they are still intact, and the stock- vii. Sarah, b. 1758. holders view the accumulated surplus with viii. Martha, b. 1760. complacency, as they have just drawn ix. lYilliam, b. 1762. their 172d 'semi-annual dividend vith a X. Samuel, b. 1764. dozen or more of Irasy tellers serving the patrons of the now “National Institution,” KIEKPATEICK. doing busine.ss at the old stand. John Kirkpatrick, of Lack township, Across the classical avenue called Black- Crrmberland county, d. prior to August, beriy alley, we come to the old colonial 1762, leaving a wife, Jane, and cliildren: mansion occupied by the Lesleys at the i. James. time of wliich we speak. The Pennsylva- ii. William. nia Branch Bank had been there, but had iii. Joseph. gone under on the downfall of Nicholas iv. Benjamin. Biddle and his associates. The garden on V. Mary, dec’d.; m. IMiller, and the south side was a picture of beauty. had a son .John. Edward and James Lesley, Jr., were the \T. Elizabeth, young men up in society. The old man- vii. Jane. kon serr-ed a good purpose for a long time as post office and residences of Dr. Waite- BLACK. head, Dr. Hammond and James K. Jones, Eobert Black, of Peters township, Cum- and at last gave place to the present berland county, d. prior to June, 1751, and temple of the Presbj'terian congregation, left children, among others starting under the pastorate of the Eev. i. James. Dr. William E. DeWitt. ii. [A dan.] m. John Thomas. Another twenty paces to the East, and iii. Thomas. we reach the welcome hostelrie of the iv. Elizabeth, m. Eobert Beck. town, celebrated in its day as a first class V. Eobert. refuge for travelers and sojourners, known vi. Ann. as George Nagle’s “Union Hotel.” It is vii. John.

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Some DIeiitzer Uata. residents thereof and recalling incidents ] The -nriter recently saw several manu- by the way, tarrying in the stroll at script records in German which were dated Xagle's “Union Hotel,'' where under the 1751, and which are transcripts of records lindens we stopped for a breathing spell in Gennany. He has had them translated before resuming our march to the point of and fonvards them to "Xotes and Queries” our destination, which is now in sight, for preservation. The papers referred to toward the setting sim. the Mentzer family, which located in Lan- We will pay our respects to hlr. George caster county in 1751. The first is an emi- Xagle, the jolly host of the hotel, and be gration certificate granted on April 1.3, introduced to his son-in-law, Frederick of Jag'sfeld, 1751, to Johan hlaintzem, ' Showers, who drives an elegant team of allows siid Baden, Oheromt .Jorlagh. which fine horses and takes delight in his high Jhildren John Mentzer, his wife and four steppers of blue-blooded stock. We will to emigrate to Pennsylvania. also meet Robert Gilmor 1 a retired gen- The second paper is a marriage record tleman). Daniel Sturgeon, the State Treas- the “Stadt and birth record, given by urer, and James Snyder, all guests of the Pforamt” in Jagsfeld, on May 11, 1751, house, who are there for the present and and states that: well cared for by mine host Xagle. James burgher of Jagsfeld, Johan Maintzer, B. Eupley, George S. Wharton. Edward Mentzer, was a son of Johan George and Smith, James G. Sturgeon and Alexander 1701. was born March 2, P. Jliller. all employe'd in the departments the first time on hlai'ch He was married on Capitol Flill, are also here, 3, 1722, to Anna Maria hleyer, of Bareehig, We will not tarry long, but recro.ss and had issue j ' BlackbeiTy alley and stop at the quaint i. Johan, b. Jan. 20, 1723 (married in old mansion of George Ziegler—the mater-

1751, and remarried in Germany). j nal great grandfather of our own Ed- ii. George, b. July 21, 1727. j ward Ziegler Gross. The house was once iii. Anna-Maria, b, April 1, 1729. I a hotel, but now an old-time grocery He was married the second time to store: ,a large part of the stock being in Catharine Spirgi, daughter of Johan j liquid form on tap, considered indispen- Spirgi, on Aug. 11, 1733, and had issue: I

I sible (in the days before harvesting ma- i. Conradt, b. May 21, 1734.

1 chines were invented) for the reapers, and ii. Johan-Michael. b. April 20. 1741.

^ also for the sons of the Emerald Isle, who By reference to “Kupp’s Collection of had to dig the canals and build the rail- 30,000 Xames of Emigrants,” it is seen j

• ways that were in course of construction that Johan Maintzera. his wife and four at that time. In those days many of our children anived in Philadelphia. Pa., and [ good people were patrons of the old-time qualified on September 10, 1751, on the ship “Brothers,” Capt. William Muir. grocery, and kept a little good old rye, bottle of old of S. M. S. with a some vintage Pore Lancaster, Pa. or hladeira wine, which was used strictly in accordance to the directions of Saint ME5IOKIES OF 5I.VRKET S«IE.\IIE Paul to Timothy and only for the “stom- ach's sake.” Some of us boys remember And Its Inhabitants in the Decade the round-bellied decanter, draped in a red

From 1840 to 18.50, With Incidentals. i silk handkerchief in one hand, and a dol- in fro I lar the other, passing to and between home and the grocery about once a month. Paper reatd before the Dauphin County Another step, and the domicile of Elias Historical Society by Theodore B. Klein. Zollinger, one of the original hatters of the borough, is reached. The house was a At our last meeting, the Society jour- roomy mansion b.ut none too large for the neyed with me over the historic ground of growing boys and girls in the home nest. the old market house square, and along Mary Ann, and Elias, and George, and its western side, looking in upon the old •John, and Ellen, and Almeda and Warren, 34 Notes and Queries. and Clara, were tliere until tlie separations County Ear since 1831. He Avas a vigor- canu',. sometimes in joy and sometimes in ous pleader and an advocate for, and de- sorrow, but the old homestead is still re- fender of the fugitive slave when captured vered and occupied by the junior sou, who ill his flight from the South. j-..iS children is the worthy successor of his worthy joined the circle of youth in our review, father and the only surviving de- and Charles and John Calvin and Fannie scendant to perpetuate the name of his were a trio to be enumerated in our sum- branch of the ancient family, and even ming up. now a junior member of this ancient and Miss IMary Clendenin ivas a sister of honorable society. Mrs. Kaivii’s, quite a. pirominent lady in Xeighbors for years were found in the society, and afterwards became me Avife family of Daniel Shellenberger, who left of ITilliam P. Beatty, an officer of the the rural home of his forefathers in the Harrisburg & Lancaster railroad company. Hanovers to try his fortune in the Capi- A representatiA^e of an ancient and hon- tal town of the State. After a little while, orable family of the county occupied the he bravely settled in its busy center, in adjoining house in the person of David the place vacated by the publisher, Hummel. His family AA’as large and have Darnes, and entered the lists in business, taken prominent places in the hearts of doing what he could to keep the commu- many who Avere their associates and nity tidy and well clothed. His etforts friends. His sons, David and George and were successful, and he took his place Albert, and his daughters, Mrs. Gorga-s, among the financiers of his day, and was Mrs. Seibert, Mrs. Alex. Watson, Mrs. classed with the prudent investors and James Keily, Mrs. Dr. Eli H. Coover and conservative advisors in the management Miss Emma, Avill be enumerated among of our monied institutions. His family al- the goodly company of our ancient Square. most equaled in number that of his neigh- The family mansion, Avith its neighbor, is bor, and Henry and Augustus, and IMary, noAV absorbed in the new CommonAvealth and Esther, and Ellen, and Edwin sur- Hotel. Mr. Hummel delighted in caring vived the parents, and in various direc- for a sleek herd of good coaa^s, and many tions filled, or are filling, the mission as- a quart of delicious milk submerged the signed by the Director of Humanity in hot porridge, and apple-dumplings of the the paths of life. neighborhood, and the boys and girls Mr. William Catrell and his goodly thereof delighted to revel in the tooth- dame occupied the adjoining house and some pottage that aaus made up from the lived a C|uiet life, beloved by all, and their product of the dairy. memoiies are cherished as worthy people And noAv Ave step upon real historic and devout Christians. The death of the ground and stand in the shadoAV of the head of the family was a sad break in the Washington Hotel. We see a stout mast household, and the homestead was soon planted in the ground at the corner of the after occupied by E. M. Pollock. The paA'ement, and in mid-air, tAventy feet head of this house was a worthy son of aboA'e, from the heaA'y yard ann of the Erin, dealing in literature and supplies for mast swings a full-length portrait of the the diffusion of knowledge. His was a “Father of His Country'’ in the position standard establishment and furnished the Ave Avould imagine him to be when deliv- departments of the Commonwealth on ering his fareAvell address. Many a day the Capitol Hill many of the materials re- the heaA’y sign SAVung to and fro, Avaft- quired in the conducting of the affairs of ed by every little breeze, and Ave remember the Executive Departments; and the Avell the creaking of the iron bolt in the legal profession with the standard publi- rings late at night, Avhen the AA’intry winds cations in law and equity. Edward and qrlayecl Avith the huge picture of the im- his five sisters formed the family circle mortal Washington. The building, built with the mother during their sojourn in of brick, solid and strong, was Avell up the old homestead. from the sidewalk. Entrance Avas had in- Their neighbors were Charles C. Rawii, to the hall from the Square and to the bar a barrister and member of the Dauphin from IMarket street and Square also. Historical and. Genealogical. oo

The windows of 7x9 glass, were close ning with a comely daughter, Gertrude, together and old-fashioned in the ex- who had the company of brothers .John treme. The stone steps leading up into and Lewis, and sisters Mary and Lucy, to the house seiwed as the platfonn from complete the family circle. which to address the multitudes on politi- The adjoining domicile was occupied by cal occasions. Alexander Samsey in his the popular hatter, John L. Speel, always youth began his stump speeches from this called “Jack,” a jovial, good fellow, and a point, and his argimients gathered the brother-in-law of Alexander Eamsey. His yeomanry to his standard, and, whether hat store was a rallying place where in in the English language or German, he the evening jokes and stories went round was at home ^^^th the voters. His success and round. If we drop in we will find here as a public man was insured and he filled and there on the boxes around the store many places of honor: Congi’essman, Clinton Brooks, Justus Ramsey, Jimmy United States Senator, Secretary of War Allison, Frederick Trace, Oliver Bellman, and Governor of ^Minnesota. I. S. Waterbury, George Fager, Lewey The mere mention of the many guests De Carlton, Davy Krause. John Edwards, quartered at the old Wasliing-tou Hotel Alfred Adams, John Calder, "Wash. Sim- would fill a hook. The host of the house mons, John Crtiikshank, and others, who in my time was John Smull, who was a were always ready tvith some jollity as popular landlord, the picture of good liv- they sat around until bedtime. ing, and his table gave evidence of the fact The children of the household were that his guests were well provided for. Marj’ and Lily, and John and Alexander, His boys, Levan, and John, and William, all of whom, I believe, survive the parents. and his daughter Annie, were the pets of Their neighbors were the family of the household, and IMother Smull will be George Beatty, the silversmith, avIio fur- remembered long by all who knew her nished the pure metal to his patrons, and as a good mother to her little ones, and kept the chronometers in pace with the ever anxious for their welfare. In later sun, and true time in the tall old docks of years William E. Camp was keeper of the our grandfathers His daughters IMary Washington. He lost his life by the burn- and Sarah and Eliza, graced the house- ing of the steamer Lexington, whilst jour- hold, with the boys Harry and Irwin, and neying across Lake Erie. as a fatherly guardian he had the family Passing on a Tuesday or Friday evening of the Lairds, including Beatty Laird and we see the wagon of ‘’Pap” Hetrick, at the his sisters, and also a gi'andsou, who was curb, who came from over the river with George Beatty to us boys, and a boy with quite a load of pordtry and country pro- the other boys of the neighborhood. He duce, to be sold on Market day. The is now a prosjierous fanner in a western pretty face and fonn of his daughter, who SLate. always came with him, was a winning On the Square, next door to the post card for the old man, and helped veiy office, there was an office kept by one John largely to sell the contents of the wagon in Sne\*ily, who styled himself ‘"Stock and good time and at tiptop prices. Exchange Broker,” who professed to pay We now recross Market street and the highest price for foreign coin and un- reach the substantial corner of John current bank notes. He was rather an ec- Wyeth, who has had bmlt (after a disas- centric gentleman, with a lofty bearing trous fire in 1828) the brick buildings, and ruffled shirt, and would at this time still standing at that j)lace. John Wyeth, be classed a promoter, and perhaps a dude. Jr., has the comer room for a drug store He was quite active in the “niorus multl- and our friend, the late Dr. George Eoss, caidus” scheme of the day, and “cocoons” of Lebanon, was the compounding clerk and silk woi"ms could be explained to the of the establishment,—the dispenser ot unwaiy investor quite plausibly, much to calomel and jalap, paregoric and quinine, the loss and regret of many of the old citi- and was succeeded by Major Hairy J. zens, who placed their savings in the

I Shaffer. IMr. Wyeth's family, in the man- specrdative enteiqnrise. 'With the silk sion attached to the store, was interesting, scheme and the exchange of wild eat bank and included quite a little colony, begin- notes, Mr. Sneiuly did a profitable trade; oo Notes and Queries. and a pair of handsome black horses often of Catharine or Miss Kitty^ Kapp, a pranced by in front of the gentleman, who maiden sister of the celebrated Amos was quite a. good judge of horseflesh. Kapp (a partner with our old friend Now we reach the post office, in charge William Calder in the transporta- of James Peacock. It was a modest, and tion business), who resided in Northum- except on extraordinary occasions, a very berland county and gave his attention to then the lines at and Northumberland. quiet place. Correspondence was I Sunbury c^uite e.xpensive, for the postage on a let- Miss Kitty cared nothing for the fashions, ter from our relatives beyond the moun- and did not adopt the full bloomer cos- tains was twenty-live cents, and from the 1 tume, but w’as very’ shy of anything look- eastern foot of the mountain at Hoilidays- ing like a train. She knew 'the pedigree burg, and from Philaxlelphia. required a of the -whole tow’n, and w’as considered payment of twelve and a-half cents, which somewhat eccentric, but she was kind and the old IMexican or Spanish levj^ repre- was a mother to several oi’phan girls who sented. The postage on a letter from Lan- had their homes with her. caster was lOe. VChen we called tri- The large y’ard attached to the^ premises weekly for the “United States Ciazette,” W’as filled with fine fruit trees and the boy published in Philadelphia, two pennies iroachers often annoyed her in their efforts were paid on delivery of the paper for to reach a luscious plum from the top of postage. In Mr. Peacock's time Daniel a luga fence enclo.sing the garden. 1 he D. Boas and John Carson had charge ot stage office, in the height of the staging the office as clerks, and David Smith and time, occupied a one -story building on the Jonas Pvudy, with great diligence and reg- lot. and it w’as also a resort for the old ularity. knew where to deliver the letters gentlemen of the neighborhood ’.vho.re the not called for, and they knew where to current gossip of the town w’as discussed. take them without any special address, for The first new’s was generally received they knew everybody^ in town who re- there from the stage drivers on their ar- ceived letters. B. Gibson Peacock, a son, rival in election times, long before tele- a young attorney in 1844, and four daugh- graphy and electricity annihilated the ters, were the children of the postmaster. distances to the outlying counties. Gibson became a noted editor in Philadel- Across the alley’ we recall the barber phia and proprietor of the “Evening Bul- shop of the Dorseys. They’ w’ere a re- letin.” He w^as a fine singer. spectable family of high-toned colored Next door the respected families of the people, polite and accommodating and had brothers Samuel and William Hays re- many patrons and friends. Henry and sided. The children of William, viz: Wil- I Felix W'ere fine fellows, but a shade re- liam and Margaret, w'ere oqJianed in early moved in color from the full-blooded Cau- life, but kind relatives took the place or casian. parents and reared them w'ell. William And now’ we have almost reached the was maymr of the new city for a term and end of our journey and our history, and Margaret was a respected teacher in the W’e w’ill assemble under the w’ings of the public schools. The only daughter of Golden Spread Eagle which spans the side- Samuel Hays is the surviving widow of walk in front of the hotel then of Heniy our late president, A. Boyul Hamilton. Buehler, the headquarters of the ruling Anothei- step or two westwardly and we Democracy of the State and the place of come to the shoe store of Oliver Bellman. sojourn of many of the statesmen of the Ills junior brothers, Washington and period w’ho remained in the capital more Jackson, who were practical shoemakers, than three days in the week during the and his sisters, afterward IMrs. Yoder and entire session of the Legislature. In the Mrs. Benjamin, formed the household un- spring of 1842 w’e w’ill find Mr. Charles til the bachelor Oliver joined the bene- Dickens, the famous English novelist, now dicts and took up his abode a few’ doors to in the house as a guest, but will not dis- the east in the mansion occupied by the turb him in his reveries after his recep- jiost office in fonner times. tion. The Buehlers were of the good, old- And now we have reached the abode time stock, and established the well- Historical and Genealogical. 37 kno^vll hostelrie at tlie corner of the enlarged Felix and Kelker buildings. square and sustained its good reputation We see the Hummel corner rebuilt and for many years. George and IMary were the old curiosity shop removed. Yew the children of Henry Bu-ehler and the structures have taken the place of the grandchildren of George Wolf, who was modest sized buildings all along, and the elected Governor of Pennsylvania in 1829. massive brownstone bank building adorns In the old days of staging this was the the comer. The handsome church of the starting place of the regular lines to the Presbyterians, with its lofty spire, takes north and west, connecting with the lines the place of the old colonial mansion of from Pliiladelphia by way of Eeading and the Lesleys, wliile upon the opposite side from Washington and Baltimore by Avay the Dauphin building, vrith others enlarg- of York. The comfortable Concord coach ed, improves the eastern side, whilst the hawng taken the manifest on at the stage great Commonwealth Hotel is a fitting office nearby and the mails at the post finish to the block. To our left we note office, stands at the curb and takes the the extensive structure of the Russ dozen or more waiting travelers from the building, which completes the recent home-like hotel. The luggage is now se- changes in the way of improvement. curely strapped in the great leather boot But in ou retrospect “The gate of on the rear end of the vehicle. The pas- memory swings back upon its golden sengers are snugly packed three and some- hinge,” and we see in fancy the more than times four abreast in the capacious coach. two hundred members of the households The driver, seated high in front with the we have visited, the large circle indicating precious mail bags in the receptacle un- a prolific, prosperous and healthy commu- der the seat with his right foot upon the nity in this the capital to-wn of the Key- brake and the lines of his team securely stone State. But the number to-day is in hand, waits patiently for the last ]3as- sadly reduced and so many, oh, so many of senger and the signal, “All aboard. The our friends and acquaintances have laid anxious horses are pawing restlessly and their amior down and are now resting impatiently for the expected tension upon from their labors, whilst we are left to their bridle bits, and now the shaiq3 but recall their memories and these little in- innocent crack of the whip and the well- cidents by the wayside in the times of known voice of the driver gives notice our boyhood. With the poet, we knovv^ that all is ready; the horses start away at that a brisk trot and out into the darkness “They loved, but the story we cannot un- and the night the rumbling coach rolls fold; up the street and out into the road that They scorned, but the heart of the haugh- wnds up the broad Susquehanna to its ty is cold; junction with the Juniata and through They grieved, but no wail from their the mountain gap and onward and up- slumbers vdll come; ward and northward and westward, bear- They joyed, but the tongue of their glad- ing weary pilgrims to their homes and ness is dumb.” from their homes far away. It was an And we that are left may remember that interesting sight and there was always a “We are the same as our fathers have curious group at hand to see the departure been. of the stages from the old corner at the We see the same sights our fathers have sign of the Golden Spread Eagle. seen, And now as we turn our faces in re- We drink the same stream, we view the trospect we see the open, broad square same sun. traversed by the steel rails of the trac- And shall run the same course our fathers tion company. We see but few of the old- have run,” time marks of 1840, but we note the leaving others perchance to note the inci- march of improvement. To the right we dents in our lives and record the work see the stately Calder building and the of cur hands. ;

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ASI> QITEKIES. iii. Bettie. iv. Alargaret. Historical. Biosrrajtliical an

' also, a Robert, relating to Robert Stewart, his brothers A branch of the family located in Ten- and their parents? H. nessee. It is stated that their progenitor » o » was a John Houston who located in Lan- TIic HoiisiOii Fmniiy. caster county, where he married a Alartha Having had occasion recently to make AValker, about 1735, and had issue; some researches in reference to this family, i. Robert, b. about 1736. the writer came across considerable data ii. Samuel. which should be preserved in “Xotes and iii. .James. Queries.” There seems to be considerable iv. John. | confusion among the different branches as V. Christopher. to the progenitor of the family in America. w. Prudence. I. John Houston settled in Lancaster vii. Rebecca. county. Pa, in 1735 and had issue; vii. Alary.

i. Robert. Of these children Samuel settled in Ten- ii. Isabella. nessee; James was killed in a fight with

iii. Esther. the Tories at Ransom's Alills, June 20, iv. John. 1780; John located in Kentucky; Christo- V. Samuel. pher in Tennessee, and of Robert nothing vi. -Matthew. is Icnown. AVho can give information con- An elder son, .James, had been left in cerning this Robert Houston? Ireland. The above family remained some A Robert Houston was married at the time in Lancaster county and then re- “Big Spring” Presbyterian Church, in moved to Virginia. His Awll is of record Pennsylvania, Septem'ber 2, 1793, to Agnes in Augusta county, A^a., in AATll Book No. Bell, and there are records extant showing 2, p. 40, and was admitted to probate May that a Robert Houston married an Ann 15, 1755. Owens in the latter part of the last cen- II. Robert Houston, son of .John, mar- tury. Can any of the readers of “Notes ried Margaret Davidson and had issue; and Queries” give information concerning? Houstons state that their i. John, m. Logan. I The Lancaster ancestor John Houston, located ii. Samuel, m. Elizabeth Paxton. 1 was who :

Historical awl Genealogical. 39 near tlie Gap, about 1720 or 1725, and had in Savannah, Georgia: his tombstone in- issue: scribed among other data: “Sir Patrick i. David. Houston. Bart.” ii. John. 13. John Ludovic. iii. William. 14. George Ludovic, 1757. iv. James. 15. .John. V. Thomas. 16. George, 1815. i’i. Samuel, m. iliss Hopkins. 17. Ludovic. There vere also two daughters, vhose IS. George Ludovic. names are not given. Thomas -went to 19. .John. Virginia and John became a physician. 20. Patrick, present incumbent. 1897. John Houston's will, Lancaster county Lancaster, Pa. S. M. S. records, dated Aug. 10, 1709, probated Dee. 4, 1769, (Eecord Book of Wills B, THE OEI> HAKRISfiERli vol. i, p. 527,) shows that he resided in Paxtang township, and left a widow, IMar- Paper read before the Historical Society tha, and issue: of Datiphin County iMarch 9th, 1899, i. William. by William A. Ivelker. ii. Ann. iii. Thomas. Prior to the building of the Harrisburg iv. Samuel. bridge, the people of this vicinity and the V. Daniel. traveling public who wished to cross the vi. James. Susquehanna river at this point, resorted There are also of record and which have to the private boats and the ptiblie fer- been printed in fomier issues of “Votes ries, of which the town had two. the one and Queries,” the wills of Andrew Hous- at the foot of Paxton street known as ton, of Paxtang, and James Houston, of Flarris' ferry, crossing the river to the Salisbury. Kelso feriu’ house, and the other from A grant of land in Londonderry was the foot of Vorth street, landing its pas- given by Malcolm IV toHugodePadvinaw sengers and freight at the Wonulej- ferry and this was called “Hugostown,” after- house on the Cumberland county shore. ward “Hughtown” and finally corrupted Both of these buildings are still stand- into “Houston,” whence the origin of the ing. the fomier having been built in 1734 name. The anns given to Hugo were and is the oldest building west of the “Or—a che^^'on, chequey, sable and ar- Susquehanna. The latter was erected in gent between three mantles of the second 1810. crest. A sandglass winged, P. Pr. sup- The building of a bridge at Hanisburg porters. On either side a greyhound, P. was contemplated as early as 1809, prob- Pr. chained and collared. Or—motto over ably prior, but it was some time before ” the crest, Tn Tempore.’ the work was commenced. Many persons This and the line of descent since that did not think a bridge could be construct- period is given in Crawford’s "History of ed that would withstand the great ice Eenfrewshire’’ as follows. floods which visited the Susquehanna, val- 1. Hugo de Padvinaw. ley annually, and which were not imped- 2. Eeginal. ed at that early day by the dams cross- 3. Hugh. ing the river at Clark’s Ferry and Sun- 4. Findlay de Huston, 1298. buiy, both tending to lessen the damage 5. Patrick, 1450. done by large floes of ice. After some 6. John, 1458. talk at the several meetings held in Dau- 7. Peter, 1513. (Flodden Field fame.) phin, Cumberland and York counties, 8. Patrick, 1526. shares were sold and the bridge building 9. John, 1542. commenced in 1813. During the second 10. Patrick, 1605. year of the work the Han-isbiug contin- 11. Ludovic, 1620. gent of the soldiers of the War of 1812 12. Patrick, 1696. This Patrick came returned and were greeted by the home to America and is interred in a gravevard folk with fire-works, bonfires and good 40 Notes and Queries.

things in th-e way of edibles. Their re- until the 31st of IMarch, 1846, the eastern j turn was on the 8th of December, 1814, portion of the bridge having been carried and part of the demonstration was a dis- away by the freshet on the loth of March, play of fire- works upon the partly finish- 1846. Mr. Fager was the last survivor ed first pier of the new bridge. It so of that band of men who founded the happened that our aged townsman, Mr. Evangelical Lutheran Church in Harris- George C. Fager, was born upon this day, burg. and he avers that, owing to this gTeat Then followed the election of Jeremiah display of fire-works, he became the Pees on the 17th of September, 1847, who

fireman that he has been : and is now, we was to serve from the 20th of September, believe, th.e oldest volunteer fireman in the 1847, to the 19th of September, 1848. He State of Pennsylvania. Whatever effect was, however, re-elected and continued in tliis display of fire-works may have had service until the election of George Stein- upon the baby boy of eighty-four odd er, the 29th of IMarch, 1856, who serv- years ago. we all know that he has been ed in this capacity until the 27th of Oc- a noted fireman during his lifetime, and tober, 1867, when the board elected has alsoi seiwed the town in many ways Samuel Denning, who, according to the of usefulness. minutes, was the first collector elected The bridge was finished in 1817 by for an indefinite period. All the former Theodore Durr, the contractor, and cost ones had been chosen annually and, ac- .81!)2.1.38. The United States mail stage, cording to the record, after hlr. Denning's however, crossed it for the first time election, the collectors were to serve “dur- April 1st. 1810. Early in the ju'OgTess of ing the pleasure of the said company.”

the work many persons took advantage ' Thomas Eeckord succeeded Mr. Denning

of the one and two-plank wide walk made ^ on the 25th of March, 1874, and he in

especially for the convenience of the work- I turn by David Stephenson, the 24th of men engaged upon the structcure and .January, 1878, who- was followed on the used it frequently to cross the river. 18th of -July, 1879, by David Zarker, The first toll was collected October 23d, when on the 7th of December, 1893, he 1816. and at this point we will name the was relieved on account of ill health by collectors in the order in which they serv- the present incumbent, Solomon Ehoads, ed in that capacity, beginning with those who assumed the duties the 28th of De- collecting at the eastern or Dauphin cember, 1893. county end of tlie bridge, following with The following named persons have act- those in the same work at the western ed a.s collectors at the Cumberland county or western 6f or Cumberland county end. The yearly , end the bridge: The firet person elected meetings of the bridge company were held , to serve there was William from the opening of the bridge until 1844 Dock, who took chage on the 23d of Oc- in the log house of -Mr. .John Shoeh. which tober, 1816. He was succeeded on the 25th was built in 1791 and removed in 189(i of September, 1819, by -Jeremiah Pees, to make room for the present house be- who was annually re-elected for twenty longing to the Harrisburg Club, situated years and was succeeded on the 3d of on the north corner of Front and Jilarket March, 1839, by .Jacob Kuhn, who con-

streets. Since 1844 the annual meetings > tinned in office unil the 17th of Septem- have been held in the eastern toll-house. ber. 1847, when William Lamb was elect- The bridge company directors met Sep- ed, who served the co-mpany until the 6th tember 14th, 1816. at which time George of November, 1852. He was succeeded Peai’son was the fii^st collector elected. He the same year by William Quigg, who col- was to begin work on the 23d of October, lected tolls for seven years, when, in 1859, 1816, at the eastern end of the bridge. He 3d of January, his son, John F. Quigg, was succeeded by William Dock, on the became the collector. At this date the 1st of October, 1819. who continued in of- company dispensed -with the rule or cus- fice until the election of .John Fager, on tom of electing the collectors for the west- the 29th of -Januai-y, 182.5. The company ern end of the bridge “annually” and con- I\Ir. Fager annually eluded to have them serve “during continued to re-elect . the Historical and Genealogical. 41 pleasure of the said company” instead. adding a great deal of profanity to their David Stephenson became the first collec- request. They continued in their rough tor under the new I’ule. He took the of- language while he pretended to open the fice the 21st of October, 18G7. His succes- padlock on the gate. He then asked them sor was Da-sud Zarker, on the 7th of July, in his usual quiet manner "if they were 1873, who was followed on the 1st of done.” They replied, "We are.” He in March, 1879, by William D. Banks, a turn replied “So am I, gentlemen.” With storekeeper of West Fairview. Owing to this remark he relocked the gates and the death of Mr. Banks, which occurred went into the toll-house and would not in December, 1883, the present incumbent, let them through. They had nothing else Lewis C. Danner, was elected and took to do but to return to the Cumberland charge of affairs the 3d day of the same county shore and, of course, had to month. awaken the collector at that end of the The early toll collectors were required bridge to relieve them of their dilemma. to receive for toll only specie and such We have several reminiscences whicli notes as were taken on deposit by the occurred dining the administration of banks of Harrisburg. It was also part of George Steiner, nick-named by the boj's their business to look after the replacing of that period “Pete Steiner.” He ivas a of planks in the floors and broken glass terror to all evil-doers and persons ivho in the windows of the bridge. Compara- tried to evade the paying of toll. The tively few people know that the present writer remembers the long “black-snake” old bridge, as well as the eastern section, whip which he had hanging inside the had window sashes and that in bad toll office near the door, and many a boy weather these slides were closed, much to who attempted to “run the gates” felt the the comfort of the public and to secure keen, thin lash about the calves of his the preservation of the timbers. legs. Another mode adopted by Mr. The troubles of the gate-keeper were Steiner to stop the gate runners was to many—subjected to all sorts of annoy- stone them, and for this purpose he kept ances by men and boys. It was no won- a stock of stones on the frame work just der that they sometimes felt like retaliat- inside the bridge, and woe betide the boy ing upon their tormentors. To cheat a who made the dash through the gates in corporation is not thouglit tO' be a sin the presence of Mr. Steiner, for the volley by many individuals and to pass "bad of stones that was sure to follow him money” upon the collector was considered would do credit to a gattling gun of the legitimate and smart, especially if not de- present date. Mr. Steiner was fond of tected. As an instance in point, you all frogs and enjoyed the sport of hunting likely remember seeing the old penalty them, and it was the greatest pleasure signs on and inside the bridge prohibit- imaginable for the boys of that period to ing the carrying of fire, fast driving, kc., worry him by lying flat on their stomachs $5 to $30 the fine. One day during hlr. back of the fence in the park opposite the Fager’s administration two men were ar- toll house and croak like frogs. This per- rested for fast driwng over the bridge and formance would certainly bring him out had the exteme penalty of $30 charged with his “black-snake” whip. up to their account, which was paid, and The boys of that date seemed to have they were allowed to proceed on their more business over the river than those way, but on examination of the notes ilr. of the present day. Swimming at the isl- Fager found that the three $10-bills were and was a great enjoyment. There was a counterfeits. You can imagine his frame certain lot of youths who could be now of mind on making this discovery. Some- named to the lad, who frequently took times he got the better of his tormentors, Fager k IMaeyer’s old red push-cart along as the following conversation will prove. with them on these evening excursions and About 2 o’clock one August morning in for no other purpose than to make 1840 two men from the Cumberland coun- trouble for Mr. Steiner. They can be heard ty side aAvakened Mr. Fager by their loud yet ill imagination coming through the

cries of ‘Dpen the gates, we want out,” carriage way of the bridge, say 9 : 30 or 10 42 Notes and Queries.

P. M., and trotting ont to the closed gates toll rates they were often compelled to ATitli a loud “whoa,” as if it was a team ford the Susquehanna at this point on of horses. Of course the gate-keeper had their Avay tO' the eastern markets. Sheep to get up and open the large gates to leave and hogs were ferried over and in later them out, for the foot gate was too nar- years brought through the biddge in great row to allow its passage. droves, while cattle were sometimes In the bridge destroyed by fire at mid- driven through at the ford, which, after night, 2.5111 of May, 1866, the base of the leaving the Cumberland county shore, arches were not covered with planking at crossed the lower end of Maclay’s, now the abutments, as is the case with the Watts’ Island, and came out at the foot present structure. This opening enabled of Paxton street. Some little distance the boys who had climbed the abutments ' from the west end of the bridge on the from the river shore to enter the bridge. south side there was (and it still remains) Many a boy performed this rather penl- a gate used by the collector by which to ous feat and made his way to the island, confine the droves that they might be and just as many were surprised to find counted, for they passed through it at so j a score. Mr. Steiner waiting on them to come , much This counting was done by through the opening and nearly have the driving them through one at a time, thus life shaken out of them while being escort- insuring a fair count. How the boys en- ed by him out of the gateway. It is said joyed the fun of assisting the drovers in that in early times, the company had tarr- bringing the cattle through the bridge, j ed the timbers at these openings, but this and going down to the “Black Horse” did not prevent the boys from climbing tavern at the head of Pace street. Here through. Another trick was to xdace one the droves were taken into the tavern of the two benches (which you have often yard to rest and feed, while the urovers ate seen at the toll house) across the doorway their noon meal. Few were the boys who while the gate-keeper was taking his did not own a whip of jdaited leather, afternoon nap, and then call out as if a nicely rounded, with an A No. 1 cracker at team had come, which would awaken the the end of the lash. Many a waxed end

sleeper and in his half-wakened condition I was begged from Mr. .John Edwards or Mr. would stumble over the bench. In his Myers or Mr. X. Miller, out of which to confusion the culprits would hurry over make crackers for our whips. The sheep without paying their toll. Another always followed their leader, and it was j scheme was for half a dozen boys to walk no unusual sight to see the leader (instead through the gateway, each one saying “the of going through the gateway on coming last man pays the toll,” and then the last out of the bridge) suddenly turn to his

j one would make a break and follow his right and leap the low wall, thus gaining j companions, who- by that time were mid- the green gaass of the park sooner than

j way to the first pier. One more of the going by the roadway—followed by the many pranks and I will stop on this sub- v.diole drove before the drovers could stop ject. Towards 9 or 10 o’clock P. M. a the panic among them. party of boys would come through the Mules also were brought OA^er in

bridge bleating as sheep do after a. long great numbers and in nearly eveiy case drive. The gate-keeper, thinking that it the person leading the drove rode a sorrel was a belated drover wdth his flock, would horse This leader greatly amused the hurry to open the gates, only to be met youngsters by continually calling out by a troop of noisy boys, who would “Come boys, come boys!” to the mules fol- dash by him, the last one of the crowd loAving him The drove was usually round- generally receiedng a few spanks if he ed up by a couple of mounted drivers aaFo was so unfortunate as to fall into the kncAv hoAv to use the long-lashed whips | hands of Mr. Steiner. they carried Avith them The AA'riter re-

Previous to the period of transporting I members crossing the bridge Avith his cattle of all kinds by rail, it was the father on an errand into Cumberland custom to drive them to the great cities j county during the Civil War. On the Avay

] over the country roads,and owing to heavy over a small drove of seA'enteen mules Historical and Genealogical. 43 were being brought to Harrisburg. By the the toll-house in the berry season, and time we reached the center of the old when peaches, apples and cider were “camel-back” bridge, we heard great cries brought to town. of “Drive on; drive on!” from a couple of It should be stated that after the de- teamsters back of our cai'riage. The old struction of the eastern section of the bridge was doing its best to jiimp off the bridge by the ice flood in March, 1846, a piers, so greatly was it swaying, and it feny was established from the eastern was all caused by these seventeen contrary shore to the island. A new superstructure mules, who had turned on their drivers was erected upon the old piers in 1847. and recrossed the bridge at a break-neck This structure was in turn destroyed by speed, terrifying everyone who they over- fire on the night of the 25th of May, 1866, took during their mad charge. Not being when the ferry to the island was re-estab- able to quiet our team, we jumped out of lished, and was conducted until the pres- the vehicle and got into the footway and ent stmctiu’e was erected in 1867. These took the horse by the head, but he soon ferries were immediately above the bridge. got the better of us and went along with During the summer months in years the runaway mules, who passed out the gone by, the eastern toll-house was a fa- gateway with a grand rush, leaving our vorite resort of the older citizens, especial- team to be captured by a soldier who was ly those residing in the immediate neigh- doing guard duty at the western end of the borhood. They would usually assemble bridge. there between the hours of three and four The stone tablet now to be seen in the o’clock in the afternoon. The current wall at the eastern toll-gate was ordered news of the time, polities and the gossip of by the board of directors, 30th October, the town were the themes of conversa- 1819. The work was done by George tion. It was not an uncommon sight for O’Donnel, and the inscription which he the passers-by on the other side of the cut upon the stone reads: street to observe the worthy old gentle- This Bridge men sitting on the benches and chairs pro- Built by vided by the genial gate-keeper, fast Theodore Burr, 1813-1817. asleep. In those happy days of old the Cost 192,138 Dollars. Milage was small and there was a degi’ee On the 27tli of November, 1819 the well of warm-heartedness which does not now which has been doing duty fo the past seem to exist for all is hurry and unrest, eighty years at the western toll-house and every family is fed by the daily was dug, and many a person has quenched newspaper with news good and bad, es- Ms thirst by its cool water. It was on pecially the latter, gathered up from all the 27th of January, 1820, that William ends of the earth. The generation of that Boss asked permission to place a floating day has been gathered to their fathers, mill in the eddy of one of the piers. The and rest from their labors in the quiet kind of a mill he proposed to erect and cemetery. Industry, honesty and fru- whether his request was granted, is not gality were the notable characteristics of known. their lives, in marked contrast with the The old-time market on Tuesday and indolence, fraud and wasteful extrava- Friday mornings of each week originated gance which prevail to such a great extent and were continued during the incum- at the present time. bency of John Fager. The benches in front of the toll-house were occupied by XOTES AS’I) QUERIES. the baskets of the nearby fanners of Cum- berland and York counties, who brought SSistorical Biog'vajiliical am! Genea- for sale their butter, eggs and poultry—all logical. of the best quality. These markets were a great convenience to the townfolk. Mr. X. Fager was so obliging that citizens often left their baskets and money with him KEISEE. with orders to purchase supplies for them. Wanted to know the ancestry of John Wagons were stationed on either side of Keiser and Ms wife, Catharine ——— -, 44 Notes and Queries. wlio lived iu Bedford county, Penn’a., in extensive land proprietor. The homestead, 1794. They had children: beautifully located, was named “Gar- i. Philip, b. 1794, in Bedford county. Pa. wood.” He served in the war of the Eevo- ii. Elizabeth. lution as a private in Captain Jacob Peter- iii. Maiy. man’s (Fourth) company, Sixth battalion, iv. Conrad. Pliiladelphia county militia, in 1780. He V. Jobn. m. Nov. 12, 1758, Dorothea Loreht vi. Margaret. (Loreth), b. 1733; d. 1807. They had is- Catharine Keiser died in Pennsylvania. sue:

John was married three times. I do not 1. John-Henry, b. Feb. 3, 1759; d. Nov. know whether Catharine was first or sec- 24, 1780; m. and had issue: ond wife. E. L. H. 1. Deborah. Cncinnati. 2. Anna. 3. Lydia, m. Kelly. LEFLER. 2. ii. Jacob-A., b. July 3, 1761; m. John Christopher Lefier, or Lafler, who Elizabeth Reiner. was ensign in the Xew York Continental 3. iii. John-Charles, b. July 12, 1762; Line, Revolutionary War, mairied about m. and left issue. 1792, Jemima Kendle, or Kendeil (second iv. Catharine, b. July 4, 1765; m. wife), who it is thought belonged to Penn- Essig, and had issue (surname Essig) : sylvania. Their children were: 1. Hannah.

i. Sarah. 2. ilai’y, m. Turner. ii. Heiu’y. 3. Elizabeth, m. Grisbock. iii. Jacob. V. John, b. July 4, 1707; m. and had iv. Elizabeth. issue: V. William. 1. Nultame, b. July 8, 1789; d. Aug. vi. Peter. 22, 1792. vii. David. 4. vi Benjamin, b. Feb. 19, 1709; m. viii.1. George. Hannah Reiner. ix. Joseph. vii. Joseph, b. Feb. 27, 1772; d. Feb. 20, X. Janies. 1773. xi. Eli. II. Jacob A. Garber (Benedict), b. July

xii. Rachel. 3, 1701; d. . He was choir master xiii. Ami. of the old Augustus church at the Trappe, Wanted to know the ancestry of John and noted for his powerful bass voice. He Christopher Lefier and Jemima Ivendell m. in 1791, Elizabeth Reiner, and they and place of marriage. The first ten chil- had issue: dren were born iu Pennsylvania, it is i. Adam, b. April 13, 1792; d. Sept. 10, thought. 1799. Wanted to know the ancestry of George ii. John. Lewis Lefier, first town clerk of York iii. Benedict. town, York county. Pa., in 1780; also Jus- iv. Jacob. tice of the Peace, York borough in 1795. V. Susanna, m. Peterman. Was he a brother of John Christopher vi. Sarah, m. Miller. Lefier? E. L. H. vii. Hannah, m. Croll. Cincinnati. viii. Elizabeth, m. Penm^acker. III. John Charles Garber (Benedict), b. T5«e tJavliei’ Faissil.y. July 12, 1762; d. July 14, 1819; m. in Benedict Garber, b. Oct. 18, 1732: d. 1785, and had issue: June 12, 1817. He came to America from i. Joseph, b. Feb. 17, 1780.

Alsace, Gennany, in 1741, when a lad, ii. Hannah, b. Oct. 4, 1787 ; d. Feb. 3, with his parents, who died on shipboard. 1835. He settled in Upper Providence, now iii. Isaac, b. Oct. 16, 1792. JMontgomery county. Pa., two and a half 5. iv. Samuel, b. Feb. 3, 1798; m. Susan miles south of the Trappe. He became an Hiltebeidel. ; :

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G. V. Charles, b. March 22, ISOG; m. 2. Harriet.

Harriet . 3. Eoss. IV. Benjamin Garber (Benedict), b. VII. Charles Garber (Benjamiir, Beire- February io, 1769; d. Angnst 0, ISIS. He dict) b. 1790; irr. Sarah Paul. They had resided orr the old Irorrrestead, “Garwood.” issue

i. aird He m. Hannah Keiner, b. May 5, 1774; d. William-F. ; m. Jarre Eowe; they issue. issue: April1.27, 1861. They had had 7. i. Charles, b. 1790; m. Sarah Paul. 1. Henrv, b. Nov. 30, 1849. 8. ii. Henry, b. March 23, 1792; m. 2. William. Susanna Paul. 3. Sarah-Andora, b. uire 2, 1856; rrr. iii. Angelina, b. 1806; ni. Eev. Fred- March 20, 1876, .John Lolland, b. erick tVilliam Waage; served the Luth- Nov. 12, 1850; and had issue (srrr- eran St. Paul's congregation of East name Lolland) : Jane, Florerrce- Greenrdlle, Pa., for half a centrrr-y, and Henri, Lucille, and Paul. issrte was succeeded by his son ; they had VIII. Henr\' Garber (Benjarrrin, Bene-

(sumarrre Waage) : dict), b. IMarch 23, 1792; d. Nov. 1, 1848; Eev. Osvirr F. m. Dee. 9. 1814, Susanna Paul, b. Sept. 2, iv. Eebeeca; nr. Hai’per. 1789; d. .Tuire 4, 1832. They had issue: V. Eaehel; nr. Harpel. i. Andora, b. hlay 21, 1815; d. May 26, vi. Maria; nr. Feb. 25, 1836, Eev. Sam- 1892; m. May 21, 1835, Eev. .John Wil- uel A. Bumstead. liam Eichards, D. D., b. April 18, 1803; d. V. Samuel Garber (John-Chaiies, Bene- Jan. 24, 1854. He was pastor of the Au- dict) b. Feb. 3, 1798: d. :May 30, 1877. gusta Church, at the Trappe. They left He nr. in 1833 Srrsan Hiltebeidel, b. 1809; descendants. d. Feb. 7, 1895. They had issue: ii. Theodore, b. Dec. 9, 1816; d. Jan. 6, i. Hannah, b. Sept. 26, 1835; d. Dec. 2, 1884; rrr. Feb. 5, 1850, his first cou-sin, 1873; m. Eoger. Emma Paul, b. Sept. 30, 1825; d. Jan. 31, ii. Mary-Ann, b. Aug. 1, 1837; d. 1872; arrd they had issue: Mar-ch 19, 1884; m. Priest. 1. Ada-Virginia, b. Nov. 30, 1850. iri. Davis, b. Feb. 10, 1839; d. Sept. 27, 2. Katharine-Paul. b. June 7, 1855. 1896; was Professor of rnatheirraties at iii. Benjamin-Franklin, b. Jan. 5, 1819; Mrrhlenberg College; rn. Dec. 26, 1878, d. Oct. 13, 1863; nr. Mary Weaver, b. Kate Grim, of Allentown. 1820; d. Jan. 29, 1863; no issue. iv. Benjamin, b. July 8, 1840; m. and iv. Paul-Eeiner, d. yourrg. had issue: V. Sarah-Elvina, d. young. 3. 1. Samuel. vi. Charies-Henry, b. July 1823; m. 2. Daniel. Feb. 23, 1847, Annie Boileau, b. June 25, 3. Daris. 1826; and they had issrre: 4. Susan. 1. Ilerrry-Boilean, m. Oct. 1, 1890, V. Eebeeca, b. 1844; d. Feb. 11, 1895; Emily May Boyer, and they had unnr. Mariam-Boyer. vi. John-H., b. Jan. 13, 1844; resides at GRAVEYAKI) lASCKIPTSOXS Salina, Cal. VI. Charles Garber (.John-Charles, 111 Jorilnii I.iitlieraii I'liiircli. Ec- Benedict) b. March 22, 1806; d. Oct. 11 lii£;ti County, I'eniiii.

1882; nr. Harriet , b. Dec. 14, 1814; Beidel, Magdalena, b. Steininger, b. Sept, d. April 19, 1886. They had issue: 27, 1793; d. Aug. 23, 1817.

i. Frank. Botz, Marv, wf. of Johan, b. April 11, ii. Eve-Anna; nr. Vairderslice 1829; d.'Nov. 18, 1854. and had issrre (surname Vandersliee). Bortz, .John, b. Dee. 20, 1772; d. Feb. 17, 1. Charles. 1852. 2. Harriet. Bortz, .Jacob, b. Dec. 11, 1777; d. Sept. iii. Elizabeth, m. Fetterolf; and 22. 1847. had issue (surname Fetterolf): Bortz. Mary, b. Oct, 28, 1782; d. Oct. 24, 1. Adela. 1851. 46 Notes and Queries.

Cope, Anna aMry. -wf. of Michael, h. Mar. Henninger, Christian, b. Oct. 29, 1784; cL 31, 1770; d. Jan. 28, 1848. Dec. 9, 1826. Derr, Hannah, h. Guth, wf. of Christian, Henninger, Elizabeth, dau. of Daniel and h. Ang. 10, 1873; d. .Jan. 15, 1853. Elizabeth, b. Mar. 8, 1824; d. June 5, Derr, Moses, s. of James and Catherine, 1827. d. G, b. Jan. 12, 1831 ; Apr. 1854. Henninger, Jacob, b. Feb. 12, 1739; d. Dormeiiein, Martin, b. Jan. 1, 1744; d. Sept.^22, 1823. Dee. 11, 1802. Henninger, Catherine, b. Kemmerer, wf. Eckel, Catherine, b. Eeifschneider, wf. of of .Jacob, b. Aug. 15, 1757; d. June 16, Sebastian, b. Sept. 6, 177G; d. Apr. 19, 1837. 1844. Herbele, Crisse Carolina, dau. of Moses Eisenhart, Elizabeth, wf. of Andreas, b. and Sarah, b. Oct. 9, 1849; d. Sept. 7, Mav 5, 1793; d. Feb. 4, 1824. “She was 1853. a born Kitt.” H. S. F., 1710. Flertzel, Eva, vrt. of Johannes B., b. Gangwcr, Catharine: a tribute by her Strauss, b. Feb. 3, 1787; d. Dec. 28, son. Louis L. Pauly; b. Dee. 19, 1781; 1851. d. Oct. 4, 1852. Hoffman, Anna Maria, Avf, of Jerry, b. Gold. Catherine, b. Seigfried, b. July 2, Jan. 1, 1735; d. Jan. 19, 1822. 1750; d. Oct. 2, 1820. Hoffman, George, b. Sept. 13, 1798; d. Ilainon, Lydia, wf. of Jacob, b. Mar. 18, Jan. 25, 1821. His sponsor Avas his 1800; d. Apr. 9, 1824. grandmother, Anna Maria Hoffman. Hamon, Jacob, b. Jan. IG, 1752; d. Oct. Hoffman, .Jacob, b. Jan. 8, 1766; d. Oct. 9, 1804. 25, 1834. Hamon, Matilda, b. July 25, 1822; d. Hoffman, Maria Elizabeth, wf. of Jacob, Nov. 27. 1822. b. Nov. 27, 1772; d. Feb. 5, 1844. Hanuuan, Hiram, s. of Jonathan and Ma- Hoffman, George, m. Ann Maria Horn- ria, b. Sept. 12, 1827; d. Jan. 29, 1834. berger, b. Feb. 26, 1733; d. Sept. 24, Haminan, Cornelius, s. of Jonathan and 1789. Maria, b. Nov. 4, 1835; d. Dee. 23, Houser, Salome, b. Hommel, Avf. of David, 1835. b. -July 18, 1796; d. .June 19, 1860. Hammon, Willoughby, Geo. Jonas, s. of Houser, EdAvard, s. of David and Salome, George and Lydia, b. Jan. 20, 1835; d. b. Sept. 6, 1821; d. Feb. 11, 1851. May 4, 1835. Houser, James, b. Sept. 28; d. Dec. 26, Heilman, Elizabeth, wf. of Jacob, b. June 1867. 15, 1749; d. Apr. 3, 1822. Houser, Elizabeth, dau. of James and Heilman, Jacob, m. Elizabeth Steehlinger, Sarah, b. Aug. 7, 1838; d. Apr. 16, 1852. b. Oct. 1, 1740; d. Aug. 25, 180G; 11 Houser, A. J. eliildren, 7 s. 4 dau. Houser, Sarah Susanna, dau. of Jos. and Heilman, .Jacob, s. of Jacob and Magda- Salome, b. Aug. 9, 1852; d. Aug. 24, lena, b. Feb. 9, 180G; d. Aug. 3, 1836. 1852. Heilman, Maria T., dau. Charles and j\Ia- Houser, DaA'id, m. Salome Hommel, b. ria, b. July 26, 1851; d. Mar. 6, 1852. Nov. 20, 1792; d. Nov. 30, 1846; 9 chil- Heilman, Franklin P., s. of Cliarles and dren. Maria, b. Jan. 1, 1853; d. Dee. 13, 1853. Kammerer, Jacob, s. of John and Mag- Heiberger, Germania, b. Kunz, Avf. of dalena, b. Jan. 5, 1808; d. Jan. 18, Thomas, b. Sept. 23, 1823; d. .Jan. 29, 1838. 1849. Kemsehr, Joseph, b. Oct. 14, 1809; d. Heilman, Maiy M., “A born Ban,” aaT. of Aug. 30, 1834. John Jacob, b. Sept. 17, 1777; d. Mar. Kline, .John Peter (War of 1812), b. Mar. 22, 18,50. 6, 1794; d. July 15, 1872. Henninger, Anna Elizabeth, b. Aug. 25, Kline, Susanna, Avf. of John Petei’, b. 1742; d. Sept. 2G, 1784. 1810; d. Oct. 8, 1855. Heller, Elmina, Avf. of Jonas, b. Kuhns, Klotz, Johanes, b. 1746; d. [oblit.] b. July 8, 1826; d. Oct. 7, 1859. Knappenbergei’, Eliza Emelia, dau. of Har- Historical and Genealogiccd. 47

rison and b. Cora, Feb. 6, 1854; d. Mar. L. and Catherine, b. June 21. 1839; d. 14, 1854. Oct. 2.3, 184.3. Koek, Eeiiben, s. of Jobann and Susanna, Landes. George (War of 1812), b. Sept. b. Jan. 1813: d. Aug. 1833. 12, 17, 13, 1779; d. June 9, 1845. Koch, Susanna, b. Eabenold, wf. of Johan, Landes, Maria Magdalena, b. Schrieber, b. Oct. 28, 1782: d. Jan. 1853. 20, wf. of J. George, b. Xov. 5, 1779; d. Koch, Johannes (War 1812), b. Xot. 7, Oct. 21, 1863. d. 1782; Xov. 29, 1862. Lichtemvalner, Johnnes. 12 children, b. Koch, Samuel, b. Feb. d. Jan. 13, 1812; .June 29, 1738; d. Oct. 30, 1794; m. 1763; 8, 1813. m. Catherine Stettler. Koch, Heinrich, b. Mar. 2, 1744; d. Jan. Lichten. Walner Catherine, b. Stauffer, b. 1835. 18, Oct. 17, 1744; d. 1802; 6 sons, 6 daugh- Kochen, Anna Maria, b. ; d. 1776 ters. [oblit.] JAchtenwalner, Johan, b. 1794; d. Auo-. Kraus, Andrew, b. Feb. 3, 1777 ; d. Sept. 22, 1816. 10, 1847. JAndes, .Jacob, b. 1801; d. Aug. 27, 1815. Kraus, Maria Barbara, b. 177-; d. , Litzenberger, Benjamin Franklin, s. of Sept., 1802 [oblit.] Jacob and Catherine, b. Apr. 17, 1841; Kremer, Sarah Anna, dau. of George and d. Sept. 1, 1842. Elizabeth, b. Sept. d. 12, 1829; Aug. 12, Maria, Catherine, [oblit] b. 1727; d. Dec. 1830. 28, 1802. Kuhns, Henry, s. of Jonathan and Judith, Miller, Benjamin, s. of Daniel and Maria. _b. Kov. 3, ‘1826; d. Aug. 1851. 3, b. .Jan. 7, 1833; d. Sept. 11, 1833. Ivuhns, Lowina, dau. of Dewald and Ly- Miller, Josia, s. of .Johan and Anna, b. dia, b. Apr. 30, 1834; d. Aug. 7, 1849. Sept. 26, 1831; d. Dec. 6, 1846. Kuhns, Emenda Eliza, dau. of Samuel and Miller, Ellen T. hi., dau. of Jesse and Ma- Eebecea, b. Apr. 25, 1847 d. Sept., 1847. ; rietta, b. Xov. 13, 1853; d. May 13, Kuhns, Lidia, b. Schmitin, wf. of Dewald, 18.53. b. Aug. 8, 1789; d. Apr. 1844; 15 7, Minet, Johan Heinreich, b. Sept. 1779; d. children. .July 16, 1832; m. Xov. 27, 1802 Cathe- Kuhns, Dewald, b. Sept. d. 30, 1777 ; Oct. rine Stremy. 16, 1857. Mosser. .Johannes, b. April 16, 1741 d. Kuhns, Lidia, dau. of Dewald and Lydia, ; Oct. 11. 1810: m. 1702 Elizabeth Ster; b. Jime 16, 1815; d. July 1850. 7, 8 children, Mosser Elizabeth, 3 sons, Kuhns, Amanda Elizabeth, dau. Dayid 5 daughters, b. 7th, 1743; d. Feb. 15, and -Maria, b. Xov. 22, 1842; d. Auo-. 1808: m. .Johannes Mosser. b. April 16, 16, 1845. 1762: Mosser Tobias, 2 sons 7 daugh- Kuhns, Sarah Elizabeth, dau. of Eeuben ters. b. May 24, 1743; d. July 22, 1800; and Sarah, b. Xov. 23, 1840; d. June 1, m. Christina hlaurin. 1841. Mos'cr. Hannes, b. Oct. 3, 1776; d. April Kuhns, Eva, vrf. of Philip, b. Mar. 15, 1814; m. Feb. 5. 1793. 1788; d. May 9, 1854. Mosser. hlaria Barbara, b. hloyer, -wf. Kuntz, Carolina, dau. of Lydia and Johannes; b. Jan. 10, 1772; d. April 7, George, b. Steininger, b. Jan. 15, 1828; 1838. d. Aug. 28, 1838. Mover, Barbara, -w. -John, b. Oct. 15, 1794; Kuntz, Johan Philip, b. June 1762; d. 3, d. .Jan. 26, 1821. Jan. 3, 1832. Xoil. Philip, s. of George and Catherine, Kuntz, Jacob, b. Dec. 6, 1753; d. Dec. 27. 1831. b. March 28, 1828; d. Aug. 8, 1850. Kuntz, Elemenda, dau. of .Johannes and Eabenold, Albin Daniel, s. of Benjamin Maria, b. Mar. 14, 1851; d. Mar. 17, and Hanna, b. April 12, 1853; d. Aug. 1853. 26, 185.3. Kuntz, Heinrich, b. Feby. 17, 1806; d. Eabenold, Elizabeth, b. Eiter; w. of 1812. Daniel, b. March 22. 1784: d. April 28, Litzenberger, Alfred James, s. of .Jacob 1835. .

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Eabenold, Daniel, b. ilay 4. 1774; d. Dec. Salanda, b. Aug. 29, 1855; d. March 15, 1883, 1855. Eabenold, Cassie Jane Elizabeth, dan. Sieg-er, Samuel, (War 1812), b. July 2, Solomon and Sarah Jane, b. Oct. 28, 1700; d. Noa% 28, 1835. 1856; d. Feb. 27, 1850. Sherer, Soloman, m. Esther Wieand, b. Eeinei't, Catherine, rvf. of Xathan. b. March 2. 1802; d. Oct, 8, 1853; 8 ch. IMoyer; b. Dec. 28, 1815; d. .June 3, Sherer, I,avinus, s. of Solomon and Esther, 1842. b. Aug. 12, 1851; d. Aug. 28, 1855. Euch, Georg, b. 1064 in Elsas, in Zuzen- Sherer. Levi, s. of Johannes and Margaret, dorfnnd: d. 1708; very old, his entire b. Nov. 7. 1809; d. Dec. 28, 1836. age is 104 yrs, 11 mos. Sherer, .Johan, b. May 14, 1773; d. Oct. Sao’er, Aaron, s. of George and Elizabeth, 10. 1855. b. April 11, 1822; d. Feb. 24. 1832. Sherer. Jlargaret, rvf. of .Johan, b. March Schantz. Elizabeth, wf. of Philip, b. Sept. 11, 1770: d. 14, 1797. 28, 1708; d. 31, 1833. Sieger, Michael, s. of Samuel and Eliza- Schantz, Maria, rvf. of .Jacob, b. Aug. 28, beth Snider, m. .Juliana Kern, 1804; G 1700: d. Oct. 10, 1848; m. 1778. children, b. Sept. 25, 1781; d. Jan. 12, Schantz, Jacob, in. 1778, b. April 20, 1701; 1829. d. 1810. Steinninger. IMaria Margaret, rv. of Philip, Schantz. John Philip, b. Sept. 2. 1703: d. b. Aug. 30, 1781; cl. Oct. 10, 1803. Aug. 3. 1834; in. Elizabeth Neff, 1790; Steininger, Barbara, b. Stauffer, rvf. of 7 children. George, b. .June 18, 1743: d. April, 1817. Schantz. .Johan G., b. May 7, 1705; d. Steahapp. Barbara, b. Sejrt. 12, 1714; d. Sept. 10. 1851. April 5. 1774. Schantz. .Jacob, b. Nov. 28, 1791; d. .June Steininger, .Johannes Philiu, b. June 16, 2. 1843. 1775; d. April 15, 1870. Schiffert, .John Henry, s. of .Johann and Steininger. Maria Magdalena, nff. of Elizabeth, b. Sept. 12, 1829; d. Tilay 27, Philip, b. 26, 1782; cl. April 23, 1852. 1858. Schneider, Eva, wf. of Abraham, b. May Steininger, Solomon, s. of Philip and Mar- 15. 1785; d. March 28. 1854. garet, b. .Jan. 29, 1814; d. March 16, Schindel, Horace, s. of Henry and Lavina 1843. Litzenberger, b. Feb. 4, i852; d. May Steininger, .John T.jeon, b. Nov. 20, 1762; 12, 1854. d. March 4, 1849. Schindel, Martin Tjuther, s. of Eev. Jere- Steininger, Catherine Margaretta, wf. of miah and Elizabeth, b. Dec. 4, i803; d. .John Leonard, b. Aug. 5, 1769; d. July April 14, 1838. 11. 1857. Schloszer, Bernhardt, b. in Bohemia, 1735; Steininger, .Jonas, s. of .John Leon and

d. .Tune 20, 1814; m. Barbara Crist. IMargaret, b. April 25, 1808; cl. June 13, Semel, H. T. 18.50. Schwayer, Elizabeth, dan. of .Johan and Steininger, Anna (Maria, b. May 27, Elizabeth, b. March 10, 1844; d. .July 1811:" d. June 16, 1845. 15, 1845. Steininger, Anna, dau. Philip and Maria, Sieger, Elizabeth, wf. of Samuel, b. March b. .June 18. 1816; cl. Aug. 20. 1817. E 1757: d. 18, 1820; ni. 1771, 6 Strauss, Maria Magdalena, b. Gluck, wf. sons and 0 daughters. of Heinerich, b. .June 20, 1775; d. April Sieger, George, b. April 12, 1800 ; d. 31. 1849. 17, 18.52. Strauss. Policy Ann, dau. of William Sieger. Elizabeth, vf. of George, d. of and Henrietta, b. July 8, 1844; d. June .Jacob and Chris Stopp, b. Sept. 23, 1794; 2, 1845. d. Dee. 2.5, 1870. Strauss. I,eancli, b. Dec. 21, 1844; d. Sept. Sieger. Elias, b. Nov. 24. 1807; d. .Tune 2, 10, 1820. 1848. Lhiger, Nathan, s. of Christian and Sus- Sieger, Mary Matilda, dan. of Elias and anna, b. Oct. 18, 1808; d. Aug. 31, 1833. :

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Wartiuan, Ephraim, s. of George and ship, Cumberland county, d. in September, Hanna, h. Ang. 23, 1828; d. April 19, 1782, leaving a wife Isabella, and children:

1838. i. Alexander.

Wartman, George Israel, s. of Rev. George ii. Ezekiel. and Hannah, b. Feb. 27, 1823; d. Hay iii. Susanna. 2, 1853. iv. Margaret. Wartman, George, Rev., b. Xov. 29, 1793; V. Agnes. d. Jan. 27, 1837; in. 1823; 4 sons, 2 vi. Jean. daughters. vii. Ruth. Xander, -Johanes, b. July 15, 1803; d. viii. James. Feb. 21, 1855; m. Anna Maria Hoffman. ix. Robert. Executors, wife and son-in-law, Josiah XO'i'ES AX1> QUERIES. Brown.

Histoi'lcal, Bios'vapliical, and Geiiea- V. Samuel Mitchell, of Fermanagh los'ical. township, Cumberland county, d. in May, 1783, leaving a wife Ann, and children:

XI. i. William. ii. Robert. Mitoliell of Ciimbevlanrt Valloj'. iii. .lennett. I. Gorge Mitchell, of Letterkenny town- iv. IMary. sip, Cumberland county, d. prior to Feb- V. [Posthumous.] ruary, 1703, leaving a wife and three chil- Executors, Hugh McAlister and Samuel dren—that of -Joseph only being named. Sharon.

II. John Mitchell, of Antrim township, flow a Revolutionary Relic Was Eost Cumberland county, made his will Jan- When Uncle Robin Gray had served uary 9, 1756, which was probated on the his fourth "tour’ of duty to the State 17tli of the same month. He left a wife of Pennsylvania, the mustering out of- Elizabeth, who d. in April, 1765; and chil- ficer informed him and his fellow-soldiers dren : that he had no money to pay them for i. Jane, m. and had a son George. their seiwices; that continental paper was ii. Elizabeth. worthless, and the State was “flat broke.” iii. Margaret. Continuing, he said: “I can give you a iv. Martha, certificate only; take your arms home V. ^laiy. with you; they will be a souvenir at least, vi. Anu-iMary. and if you are ever called back to service vii. John. you will have them ready for duty. Per- viii. Robert. iiaps the State may some day be able to ix. Rachel. redeem these certificates and arms 'which Granddaughter, Elizabeth Gable. you have so honorably earned.” Executors rvere wife and son Robert. Uncle was no grumbler; he was a young man and felt able to spare that III. John Mitchell, of Rye tovmship much for his country. Fie took his "'mixs- (now Pen-y county), Cumberland county, quet” home, stored it away, and there it d. in May, 1774, leaving a wife Agnes, and remained for fifty years. children One bright summer morning, away i. David; was a brigadier-general at the back towards the beginning of the close of the Revolution. “twenties,” in my own early "kid” days, ii. James. I made my way over to Uncle Gray’s to iii. Jane, m. Parkeson. have a play-day with his younger chil- iv. Sarah, m. Hart. dren. We romixed through the house, even v. Mary. to the garret, taking with us to the lat- vi. Joseph. ter place the big black dog. Rover, hoping to victimize a. rat, A garret, in the old Uk Gawin Mitchell, of Xewton town- time farm-house, especially in the sum- 50 Notes and Queries.

mcr season, was a general lumber room, it took no account of the old musket. wliere winter clothing, bedding, spinning Expecting nothing, he felt that he had wheels, reels and all sorts of family jim- been paid and overpaid beyond his ^vildest being. cracks were stored for the time dreams : everything had been redeemed by Among these stow-aways was a strange- the United States, including the musket. looking gun, which Cousin Ellen said was It was his no longer, it belonged to the her faOier’s ( Id '‘musquet.’’ I had heard the States, and, taking it on Iris shoulder he name before and knew it was a u’eapon tiaidgcd into llanisburg and there de- of war, but had never seen one. 1 looked posited it in the State arsenal, where it it over with a child's curiosity, noted the was piled up with a great lot of other old massive lock with a large fire stone in guns of like character and its identity place, the suspension rings, and above all lost forever. the iron ram-rod, not forgetting the bay- On the day of that delivery my mother onet and cartridge box. The stock was happened to be on a social visit to Aunt in excellent jireservation and not a speck Polly and on her return home related the of rust was on the barrel. It was of the incident, “Out of sight, out of mind,” old French pattern, and might have been the old musket was soon forgotten, and one of the twelve thousand brought over did not come back tO' memory for more by General Lafayette with Avhich he than fifty years, only to- regret that as bouffht his commission. Its regulation a first-class rUie and heirloom it was lost weight was nine pounds, whilst the Brit- forever. ish arm of the same period weighed In the summer of 1837 the wi’iter was eleven. It was two or three inches longer mustered into Captain John “iVise’s com- than the regulation gun of to-day. pany, Harrisburg battalion, Pennsylvania Somewhei'c about 1830 or ’31 Congress militia. Captain Wise was a hatter and passed a pension act, covering all who had had his store on Front street, between done service in the war for independence. Market and Blackberry alley. The bat- Uncle had in one of his six-months' talion lined up on Walnut street for in- “tours'’ borne a lieutenant's commission, spection. About one man in twenty had and was entitled to considerable pay. He a gun; sticks, big and little, were the was a scrupulous, conscientious man, had main armament. He who had an old given his services ungrudgingly, and in blunderbuss or horse-pistol was in good accordance with the sentiment of his day form. Inspector Eeily took a look or two regarded a pension application as the at us and then marched us to the arsenal. nearest of kin to the “beggar’s petition.” Here, in one of the rooms, were wagon- This point of honor to-day looks odd, but loads of old rusty muskets, nearly all seventy years ago was a ruling force. without bayonets. Arming us with these Uncle was not a idch man by any means; terrible weapons we went forth to drill his life had l)een a life of saving economy, and manouvre in a style that would have necessary to make the “two ends of the brought tears to the eyes of a West Point year meet.” The temptation was gi’eat. military artist. Having exhausted Steu- but for the time being he decided to hold ben and Scott, we returned to the arsenal back. It was at this point that Chief to deposit our arms, and so ended an old- Justice IMarshall and General Sumpter, time muster-day in Harrisburg. both men of ample estate, came forward Query—Wliat became of those old and, and received pensions. Uncle reconsidered time-honored muskets? If the editor of his position. “If,” said he, “as great a Notes and Queries doesn’t know, who man as John Marshall can honorably take does? H. EUTHERFOED. a pension, I think I may.” That pension Oaldand. 111. gave him moi’e ready money than he had [In reply to our esteemed octogenarian ev'er had. Tie treate

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been preserved. Those of to-day are be- Eunkel, .John, s. of Levi and Harriet, b. ing educated to a higher standard, and June 3, 1853; d. Sept. 22, 1877.

the past is more dearly jjrized. Would Eunkel, Marv .Jane, b. Oct. 1, 1856; d. that our fathers had one-half the appre- Xov. 1, 18.56. ciation; and yet perchance it may be Eunkel, Alfred, s. of Aaron and Mazie well, as they who come after will have Eunkel, b. Feb. 27, 1896: d. Sept, 3, 1896. the greater responsibility. ‘•'Remember Eadabaugh, Marv E., b. Feb. 19. 1851; d. the days of old,” is a precious saying, but March 28. 186i the preservation of the records of the past Gerberich, Catharine, wf. of Leonard, b. is grander and nobler.] Aug. 23, 1793; d. Aug. 30, 1826.

Ttie First Graveyards of IIarris!>iir» Wniikel FniiiiS.v Oraveyarj!. [In West Hanover township. Dauphin [Paper read before the Dauphin County county, on the farm so owned many years Historical Society, 13th April, 1899.] by the Eunkel family, is the private It is not a sprightly topic. But in the burial ground from which the following interest of local history I will take up this transcripts were taken.—E. W. S. P.] grave subject, which, so far as I remem- Miller, George, b. Oct, 5, 1769; d. .Jan. 17, ber, has not been written upon the old- 1829. — time graveyards of Harrisburg. IMiller, Margaret E., wf. of George, b. Oct. These were within the limits of the old 10, 177.3; d. Aug. 1847. 8, town and subsequently incorporated bor- Miller, Elizabeth, wf. of John Eunkel, b. ough. The largest piece of ground appro- Eov. IS, 1780; d. Jan. 1859. 24, priated to burial purposes, was the an- Mller, John, b. Sept. 18, 1801; d. .Jtme 6, gular space lying partially behind and 1858. east of the Lutheran church; bounded by Miller, Sarah, b. Sept. 1809; d. Aug. 29, 8, Fourth street. Chestnut street, and 1847. Meadow Lane as its longest side. Miller. Marv. dan. of George and Marga- This tract was owned and used by four ret E., b.-Xov. 11, 1812; d. Sept. 28, churches or congregations, thus: imme- 1818. diately in the rear of the Lutheran church, Eunkel. .John, b. April 5, 1799; d. Mav extending to Meadow Lane, and its west- 30, 1845. ern line, being the rear boundaiy of the Eunkel, Elizabeth, b. Sept. 10, 1802; d. properties on Market street, was' the sec- June 20, 1851. tion occupied by the Presbyterians. En- Eunkel, Catharine, b. Oct. 2, 1803; d. trance was had from Fourt'h street, by a Aug. 1868. 25, way along the eastern side of the Liith- Eunkel, Marv’, wf. of Henrv Bomgardner, eran ehm-ch; and this also extended at a b. May 2, 1806; d. April 28, 1889. right angle to Market street. Eunkel. George, b. Oct. 3, 1810; d. .June Eight in the corner of Chestnut street 28, 1889. and Meadow Lane was a small portion for Eunkel, Sarah, b. Oct. 23, 1812; d. Oct. use of the colored people in general. 1865. 5, The remainder, being also the largest Eunkel, Lydia, b. May 15, 1814; d. Feb. part of the tract, belonged to the German 1874. 14, Reformed and Lutheran denominations to- Rimkel, Cathaidne Mark. wf. of George gether; a circumstance wliich no doubt re- Eunkel, b. Dee. 13. 1818; d. Sept. 21, sulted from the fact that those two con- 1860. gregations had worshipped together, in Eunkel, Xellie, b. Aug. 6, 1818; d. Dec. the first church building erected in the 1897. 20, town (1787), and so continued until 1814, Eunkel, Levi, b. Mav IS, 1822; d. June when the Lutherans built their own sep- 10, 1873. arate church on Fourth street. Eunkel, Willie, b. July 12. 1842; d. Ano-. The union of these gi-aveyards at this 30, 1842. location was quite convenient, as things Eunkel, Eliza, b. June 16. 1849; d. March were then; because they were merely on 31, 1865. the edge of the town—and a “ragged edge” — — —

Notes and Queries. it Avas, too—and nO' residences were be- ties of the congregation and the prejudice yond them; only the warehouses along of the times, by completing the Avork de- the old canal. meadoAvs bordering Paxtang cently and in order. creek, and the rugged hills beyond. The Episcopalians had their graveyard More than that, the old-time funerals in the rear of the church at Front and Avere ahways afoot, and the body aauas borne Pine streets, and it Avas amply sufficient by carriers upon a bier. The custom of for their small congregation at that time. using a hearse aauas yet to come, Avithin the It was neatly kept, and Avas noted for con- toAAii, and AA’as only in A'ogue for long dis- taining the remains of Joseph Jefferson tances in the country. To have hauled a grandfather of our Joe Jefferson Avho body, and not carried it, Avould then haA'e had died Avhile acting in Harrisburg. been considered most disi’espectful, and The Roman Catholic graveyard occu- hence it Avas not practiced. pied ground along the north side and rear That portion of these burial grounds ly- of their church building, on State street, ing close along the fence on MeadoAV Lane, aboA-e Second. The lot was bordered Avith contained the graA’es of the very poor- stately shade-trees; betAveen this and their people, unable to purchase OAA'n lots. Third street the open square Avas Ioav and It Avas also a sort of "Potter's Field” for SAvanipy. unknoAA-n strangers dying in the toAvn, There Avere tAvo other A-ery small church- friendless persons killed by accident, and es, Baptist and Winebrennarian, Avhich I criminals Avho died in the a feAV county presume buried their dead Avith the other jail. denominations. I do not recall any monuments (upright The establishment of a public cemetery,. structures) in any of the graveyards; but hoAvcA-er, changed the Avhole course of there Avere many large Hat slabs at A'arl- things in this regard. Its need was great- ous heights. There Avas one A-ault, in the ly felt, as the old burial grounds had be- Presbyterian ground, belonging to the come very much croAvded, and Avhen it was Wyeth family; in Avhich also Samuel dedicated to its sacred purposes, Septem- Douglas, a distinguished lawyer of his ber 30, 184.5, a neAV era daAvned upon the time, AA-as deposited. Occa.sionally soma matter of burial in Hari-isburg. There was A’enerable member of the Pi-esbyterian noAV a feeling of permanancy harmonizing church was taken out to the historic all interests in the new “God’s-acre,” and graveyard of old Paxtang church, mother the business of removal from the old of the congregation in toAvn. j-ards in town began in due time. The (Methodist graveyard Avas located The ground selected for the neAv ceme- on the Avest side of North street, above tery had alAA-aysbeen regarded as one of the Third, opposite the Capitol grounds. But loveliest and most inr-iting spots adjoin- Avhen the original Avatei’AA'orks Avere con- ing the toAA-n. “Mount Kahnia” AA'as sug- structed, in 1839, the laying out of the gested as a handy name for it, but not al- re.serA-oir required this ground for public gether appropriate; for the laurel (kal- use, and it Avas A-acated accordingly. The mia) Avas of small account here in the bodies Avere remoA-ed to a neAv location on shady AA-ood, as compared AA-ith its luxuri- Pudge Road, a short distance Avest of the ant groAvth on the neighboring bluffs. resei'A'oir. The delicate Avork of removal The hillside, with its jutting knoll, was Avas undertaken b^^ Conrad Kneepley, a knoAvn as “Hare’s (Herr’s) Hill,” and the famous old-time High Constable. But he raA'ine AA-ithin AA-as called “Fairy Valley.” shocked the Methodists and the Avhole This Avas our most charming resort for community by reintemng a number of May parties and picnics in general, when the coffins in a north and south direction, life Avas young. A beautiful rivulet instead of the traditional east and Avest gurgled doAA-n the shady dell, the grassy ‘'AA-ithout malice aforethought,” no doubt. sod Avas velA-ety and cool, and here in sum- HoAvever, it Avas deemed unpardonable, mei’-time gathered many bright eyes and the contractor AA-as instantly deprived of happy hearts—“jn the days AA'hen Ave Avent his job. and it Avas bestoAved on jMr. Ros.s f;ipsying. a long time ago”—who now ‘.sleep Meredith, Avho conformed to the sensibili- in .Jesus’ under the grand old oaks above. : —:

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If 1 remember correctly, the first person 5. Jacob. buried in the new cemetery was Gen. 6. John-Adam. James Steele, whose family resided on 7. David. Front street. The second an infant child y. [a dau.] ; m. Weiser. of William Kepner's. The third was one None of the foregoing are living. A of my own loyely companions, Miss Anna gTandson, Jacob Klinger, a nephew of Doll—the extremes of life with youth and Daniel, who was a son of Peter Klinger, beauty. resides with his family at Loyalton. At the opening ceremonies, the dedica- tory address was delivered by Eey. Dr. Vcjinocli—Marshall Families. William R. DeWitt, the senior pastor of [From a letter written to Dr. Vincent the borough. The day was pleasant and C. Marshall, of Cincinnati, 0., by his a large gathering of people heard it. The father, dated “East Marlborough,” llth impressive personality of Dr. DeWitt, and mo., 22 d., 1820, we glean the following the special adaption of his refined poetic genealogical facts relating to the Pennock style to the expression of his thoughts on and Marshall families of Chester county] such an occasion, can be easily imagined Christopher Pennock, a native of Ger- by all who remember him. The address many, went to England, thence to Ireland, was afterwards published. where he married hlary Collett, daughter GEORGE BUCHER AYRES. of George Collett, of Clonmell, County of Tipperary. Ireland. He is said to have XO’l'KS AXl* been an officer under William of Orange, subsequently emigrating to Pennsylvania. Historical, Bio« rivs*5>ical» ami tienea- died in 1«S ical. He 1701 in Philadelphia. Of his children, only one reached maturity AJt. Joseph Pennock, who in 1702 became a merchant in Philadelphia. In 1714 he set- KLINGER. tled on a tract of land in West Marlbor- John Philip Klinger was born July 11, ough township, Chester county, granted 1723, in Poft'enbeerfurt, Odenwald, Ger by the Founder to his grandfather, George j many. He came to America and settled Collett. Here he erected a large mansion,

Hear Reading, Penna. Later on, he re- i “Primitive Hall.” He was, in his younger moved to Lykens township, Dauphin coun- day, “a dashing young Irishman,” and ty, near Klinger’s Church, where he died very hospitable. He married Mary Levis, September 30, 1811, leaving four sons and daughter of Samuel Levis. Their children one daughter: were

i. John-Philip; m. and had sons: i. Elizabeth. 1. John-Philip, Jr. ii. Samuel; m. hlary Hadley. 2. Peter. iii. William; m. Alice Mendenhall. 3. Daniel. iv. Mary. 4. John. V. Joseph; d. inf. ii. George; m. and had sons: vi. Nathaniel. 1. Alexander. vii. Joseph (second). 2. George. viii. Ann. 3. Philip. ix. Sarah ; m. Humphrey Marshall. 4. Peter. X. Hannah; m. Jacob Marshall. 5. John. xi. Lewis; m. Ruth Marshall. iii. Alexander; m. and had sons: xii. Susanna. 1. George. 2. Alexander. Abraham Marshall, born in Derbyshire, iv. Peter; m. and had sons: England, joined the Society of Friends and 1. Philip. about the year 1700 came to America, and 2. Peter. was a highly esteemed minister. He mar- 3. George. ried Mary Hunt.daughter of John PIunt,of 4. John-Alexander. Kingsessing, a native of Kent, England. 54 Notes and Queries.

He died in 1767, Ids ^vife surviving two which is of record in Lancaster county, years. Their children were: dated Sept. 14, 1739, mentions children:

i. Samuel. i. Matthew. ii. Elizabeth. ii. Elizabeth, m. Thomas Doyle. iii. John; in. Hannah Caldwell. iii. .Jane, m. Joshua Minshall. iv. Abraham; ni. Eachel Carter. iv. [A dau.] m. Samuel Eeed. V. Hannah. IMatthew Atkinson, was twice married, vi. Isaac: m. first Ann Vernon; in. his first wife, name unknown; his second secondly Mary (Evans) Clayton. wife was ilargaret Thomhrough, daugh- vii. .Jacob; in. Hanah Pennock. ter of Thomas Thornbrough, of Lancaster. viii. Humphrey b. d. 1801: in. Matthew died in 1756, and his will ; 1722; men- first Sarah Pennock; m. secondly Marga- tions the following issue: ret Minshall. He was the earliest of our i. Stephen. native botanists, and wrote the first work ii. Wilton. on that subject. iii. Ann, in. Davis, of Lancaster. ix. Janies; ni. Sarah Waite. iv. hlargaret. V. Mattherv. John Marshall, who married Hannah vi. Hannah, m. James Brown. Caldwell, daughter of Vincent Caldwell The will of Thomas Thornbrough is of and his wife Petty Peirce, left children: recoi'd in Lancaster county, he having died

i. .Joseph; d. young. .July 20, 1758.

ii. Euth; m. Lewis Pennock. Margaret, the widow of Matthew At-

iii. Betty; d. young. kinson, died in 1798; her wdll being dated iv. Ann; m. first Amos Hope; in. sec- Sept. 7, 1798. In it she mentions her ondly .Joseph Peirce. daughter Aim Davis; Alatthew; Hannah V. Mary; m. Solomon Harlan. Brorni.

s. Stephen Atkinson (son of Stephen) m. vi. .John ; m. Sarah Miller ; p. vii. Abraham; m. Alice Pennock; from .Jane Holliday, daughter of Thomas Hol- whose letter to his son these notes are liday, and died in 1763, leaving a widow gleaned. Their children were Hannah, and a posthumous child. His will is of .John, .Joseph, George, Levis, Vincent C., record at Lancaster and is dated Sept. 5, Israel. Eliza. Abraham. Milton, Mora and 1765. Thomas Holliday was a brother of Pennock. Vincent Caldwell Marshall be- Adam Holliday, who laid out Hollidays- burg in came a prominent physician of Cincinnati 1768. (See Notes and Queries, 1897 series.) and died in 1844. He in. first a Miss Wilton Atkinson married Ann Maria Pugh : secondly Ann Cassilly. By first Leroy, at wife he had a son David P. Marshall, who St. .James’ Episcopal Church, Lancaster, m. and went to California in the “gold Pa., on AprE 24, 1762, and left fever days.” There was a daughter by issue, two daughters and three sons. The sons the second wife, who m. Henry Miller and names were Thomas-Wilton, Mat- thew-Abraham and William-Benjamin. d. s. p. Abraham Mar.shall, a brother of The birth record of only one can be found Dr. Vincent C., in 1832 was living at and that is: Eushville. 111. Thomas Wilton A.tkinson, son of Wil- viii. Hannah. ton and Ann Maria Atkinson, was baptized at the Eeformed Church, Lancaster, In %’oluine ii, third series of Notes and Pa., on Oct. 5, 1766, having been born June Queries, page 166, appear some notes con- 8, 1766. Ann Maria LeEoy was a daugh- cerning the family of Atkinson, and in ref- ter of LeEoy and Maria . The erence thereto the following data may be will of the vddow Maria LeEoy, of Heidel- of value: berg township, died about 1801, showing Stephen Atkinson had a fulling mill on shat she left suiwiving: the Conestoga creek from 1720 to 1730. i. Ann-Maria, m. Thomas W. Atkinson. He married Ann Wilton, and his will. ii. Maria-Salome, m. Clias. Hall. ; ;

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iii. Elizabeth, m. Eev. Dr. W. Hendel. the exact date being effaced from the rec- (See Xotes and Queries, vol. iii, 3d series, ords. (See Pennsylvania Archives, 3d ser. p. 507.) vol. iii.) The lot contains about an half acre of On the records of the ^Moravian church, land and is used exclusively by his de- Lancaster, are baptisms of Thomas Atkin- scendants and those marrjung into the son, bom Oct. 1, 1815,: bap. Oct. 6, 1815, Vandegi-ift family. It is nearly filled with sick; Matthew, bap. April 2, 1819, dying; graves and kept in an excellent condition. both were children of Matthew Atkinson, Joseph Yandegi'ift, a great-gi'andson of printer, and his wife, who was Caroline the donor, takes care of the ground, digs Eabenthal. the graves and keeps the records, but in Hannah Atkinson m. James Broum and Ms head only. He remembers all who had issue (surname Brown) : have been interred in this cemetei'y for i. Juliana. the past fifty years, but neither before his ii. David, in. Mary Beck, of Philadel- time nor since has any written record of phia, and moved west. an official character been kept. iii. Harriet, m. ThO'mas Williams, at St. It is for this reason I give below the in- George’s church, Philadelphia, Pa., in scriptions on the older stones as far as 1817, and had Harriet, who married Joseph they are decipherable. It will preserve Severns, of Philadelphia; and had Clara, the names of some of the earliest settlers who married Walter Ealeigh, of Philadel- in this section of Bensalem township, phia, Bucks county. I find that the church rec- The “Lancaster Journar’ during Sep- ords in this neighborhood are next to tember, 1796, contains an advertisement worthless, being inaccm-ate, registries announcing the opening of a school for having been made without dates and of- young ladies byHannah Brown. Informa- ten without full names, thereby making of marriage of tion is desired as to date it impossible to discover the sex of per- Hamiah Atkinson and .James Brown. sons where simply the family name is shown. The following abstracts are from Yandegi’ift, Eolkart, b. 1695; d. Oct, 24, “Friend’s Eecords in Ireland:” 1775. “Sarah Atkinson, daughter of Stephen Yandegrift, John, b. 1723; d. Mar. 25, and Isabel, of Ballinacor, County Armagh, 1805. b. IS, 12 mo., 1656, m. .John Eobson, of Yandegrift, Catherine, wf. of John, b. Oct. Sligo, County Annagh, son of Francis and 11, 1735; d. Jany. 16, 1794. Isabel, on the 29, 1 mo., 1676.” Yandegrift, Mary, wf. of John, b. 1726; “Abigail Atkinson, daughter of Stephen d. A\ig. 1784. and Isabel, married George Bell, of Bal- 3, Yandegrift, Jacob, b. 1696; d. Mar. 26, linderry, on the 11, 8 mo.. 1692”. “Lydia Atkinson (whose parents’ names 1771. Yandegrift, Jane, wf. of Jacob, b. 1697 are not mentined), of Sligo, County Ar- d. April 1766. magh, man-ied Henry Hollingworth, of 15, Yandegrift, Jacob, b. 1731; d. Oct. 1769. Pennsylvania, America, on the 22, 6 mo., 7, Farewell friends and wife so dear. 1688.” I'm not dead but sleeping here “Edward Atkinson, died 22, 11 mo., are paid, grave see. 1865.” My debts my you Prepare for death and follow me. S. M. S. Yandegrift, John, husband of Ann, b. Lancaster, Pa. 1687; d. Aug. 27, 1765. Vanrtesrift Burial Keoorrts. A'andearift, Elizabeth, wf. of Joseph, b. Located on the Bristol turnpike, near 1736^^ d. Sep. 21, 1772. Cornwall, Bucks county. Pa., is the Yandegrift, Catherine, wf. of Joseph, b. private burial ground of the Yandegi'ift 1743; d. Mar. 8, 1781. family. This tract was set apart by the Yandegrift, Abraham, b. 1698; d. Feb. emigrant Eolkart Yandegi'ift from a 20, 1781. grant of land secured by him about 1720, Yandegrift, Charity, wf. of Abraham Yan- ;

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degrift, sen., b. July, 1700; d. Jan. C, becca McMullen, b. 1791; d. .July 24, 1786. 1823. Vandegrift, Folkart. b. 1734; d. Oet. 10, Oliver, Bees. b. 1769; d. Aug. 13, 1798. 1795. G. U. HART. l^hiladelphia. Vandegrift, Elizabeth, wf. of Folkart, b. »'ol. W’illiain 1735; d. Apr. 5, 1813. Will of Vandegrift, Catherine, b. 1731; d. Dee. 31, The will of Colonel William Crawford,

- 177 2 : dated ICth May, 1792; proved Septem- Vandegrift, .Jacob, li. March 3, 1729; d. ber 10, 1782, aiui recorded 29th Dee. 1819, Apr. 28, 1800. in Will Book No. 1, page 9, in the Regis- Vandegrift, Sarah, 2d -wf. of Jacob, b. ter's office in and for Westmoreland 1742; d. Oct. 14, 1822. county, Penna. It reads as follows; Vandegrift, Jacob, b. 1763; d. Aug. 10, ‘-Jn the name of God. Amen. I, Wil- 1808. liam Crawford, of the county of West- Vandegrift, Benjamin, b. 1761; d. ,Jan. moreland, and State of Pennsylvania, be- 29, 1811. ing in perfect health of body and sound Vandegrift, Elizabeth, wf. of Benj., b. memory, do make, ordain and constitute 1769; d. Apr. 11, 1844. this my last will and testament in man- Vandegrift, Amos, b. Oct. 28, 1768; d. ner and form following, that is to say; Sep. 2, 1817. “J give and bequeath unto my much Vandegrift, Eiannah, wf. of Aino.s, b. .Jan. beloved wife, Hannah CravTord all that 14. 1769; d. Alar. 9, 1854. tract of land wherein J now live, situate Spunrvay, Catherine, da'u. of Franci.s J^e lying- and being on the River Youghio- .Jau, b. 1700; d. .July 10, 1750. ghania, in the county and State aforesaid, life. Daniel, Alargeret, b. 1727 ; d. Aug. 1, 1745. during her natural I do also give Van Kirk, Barnet, b. 1747; d. Sept. 17, and Irequeath unto my said wife one ne- 1817. gro man named Dick and one mulatto Van Kirk, William, b. 1764; d. Mar. 14, man Daniel, also all my household furni- 1817. ture and stock of every kind and nature Van Sant, Abraham, b. April, 1779; d. whatsoever for and during her natural June 30, 1821. life and after the decease of my said wife

Van Sant, Alarv, wf. of Abraham, 1). Feb. the above mentioned negroes, Dick and 6, 1755; d. Oct. 1, 1810. Daniel, to descend to my loving son, John Vanhorn. .John, b. 1698; d. Feb. 15, 1758. Crawford, and after his decease to the Aublag, Edmund, b. ,Jan. IS, d. Alay heirs of his body and lawfully begotten. 1767 ; 30, 1796. “I give and bequeath unto my loving Jackson, .Jacob, 1). 1740; d. .Jan. 31, 1814. son. .John Crawford, and his heirs lawful- .Jackson, Martha, wf. of .Jacob, b. Aug. ly begotten, five hundred acres of land to 20. 1740; d. Kov. 20. 1809. be laid off out of lands located down the .Jackson, .John, li. 1739; d. .Jan. 26, 1766. River Ohio by me, to be laid off by my McMullen, Alexander, b. Aug. 25, 1750; executors, reserving to my son the choice d. Jan. 28, 1787. of said lands and also the tract of land

McMullen, Abigail, wf. of Alex, b. 1753; ! wherein I now live at Stewart’s Crossings, d. April 29, 1783. at the decease of my said wife, Hannah; I McMullen, Elizabeth, wf. of Alex, b. 1757 and at the decease of said son, .John Craw- d. Aug. 19, 1786. ford, to descend to his son, William Craw- McMullen, Isaac, b. 1784; d. iMav 26, ford, and his heirs forever, but if he die 1823. without heirs then and in that case to McMullen, Eebecca, wf. of Alex. b. 1766; descend to his next eldest brother. d. .July 13, 1825. “And I dO' give and bequeath unto McMullen, John, b. 1759; d. April 30, Aloses Crawford, son of the above said 18-24. .John Crawford and to his heirs forever, McMullen. Alary, wf. of John, b. 1765; d. four hundred acres of land to be laid ' Oct. 3, 18-23. off out of my lands located down the River States, Elizabeth, dau. of Alex and Ke- Ohio as before mentioned. Historical and Genealogical. o t

‘I do give and bequeath unto Richard equally divided between them by my ex- Crawford, son of the above said John ecutors, And my will is that after my CravJord, and to his heirs forever, four accounts are adjusted and settled and all hundred acres of land out of and to be my just debts and legacies and bequeaths laid off as above mentioned. I do give paid, that all and singular my estate, real and bequeath unto Anne McCormick, and personal of every kind and whatso- daughter of William and Effe IMcCormick, ever, except a mulatto boy named Mar- four hundred acres of land to be laid off tin, which I give to my son .John Craw- as above mentioned. Also I do give and ford, and a mulatto girl named Hannah, bequeath unto Anne Connell all that tract be equally divided between my three be- of land whereon she now lives, lying and loved children, viz: .John Crawford, Effe being on the north side of Youghioghanio, jMeCormick and Sarah Harrison, and their River, about two miles from said river, heirs forever. and on Braddock's old road, together -with And I do will, constitute and appoint all the stock of every kind whatsoever and my much beloved wife, Hanna Crawford, all the household furniture and farming my loving brother, John Stephenson, and utentials now in her possession for and William Harrison, executrix and execu- during her natural life, and after the said tors of this my last null and testament, Anne Connell's decease my vill is and I ratifying and confirming this to be my do hereby ordain that the said land, last will and testament. goods and chattels of every kind whatso- “In witness whereof I have hereunto , ever be sold by my executors and the set my hand and affixed my seal this six- money aiising therefrom be equally divid- teenth day of May, in the year of our ed amongst her four children, to vit: Lord one thousand seven hundred and William, James, Xaney and Polly, but eighty-two. nevertheless in case the said Anne Con- . W. CRAWFORD. nell should think it more proper that the “Signed, sealed, published, pronounced two boys or either of them, the said Wil- and declared by the said William Craw- liam or James, should keep the said land, ford as his last will and testament in the &c,, that then and in that case the said presence of us, lands, goods and chattels of every kind Thos. Gist, be appraised and an equal fourth 'of the John Ecales, said appraisement be paid to the other hlary JVright, children as they Xancy McKee. may arrive at the age ; by law affixed, or the survivors of them, I Also do I give and bequeath unto Wil- XO’i’ES AXE> QVEIIIES. liam Connell son of the said Anne Con- nell, and his heirs forever, five hundred Historical, Bioarapltical, ami Oeuoa- logical. acres of land located by me down the Ohio River, there being a warrant for XIII. that quantity in his name from the land ' office, Virginia, COXRAD WEISER. “Also I give and bequeath unto James A correspondent sends Xotes and Connell, son of the said Anne Connell, and Queries the following, taken from the his heirs forever, five hundred acres of Universal hlagazine of Knowledge and land down the River Ohio, there being a Pleasure," London, Xovember, 1749: warrant for that quantity in his name, ‘They write from Philadelphia that on the which was also located by me as above 13th of August last, arrived there Con- mentioned, as soon as they arrive at full rad Weiser, Esq., ancl with liim the depu- age. ties of eleven different nations of Indians, Also do I gave and bequeath unto in order tO' transact some affairs with Xancy and Polly, daughters of said Anne that government, viz., the Deputies of the Connell, six hundred acres of land locat- Onondagas, Senecas, Mohawks, Cayugas, ed by me down the River Oliio to be Oneidas, Tusearoras. Shawanese, Xanti- 58 Xotes and Queries.

cokes, Delawares, !Moliigans and Tutelos; oner of war and jjaroled; exchanged for the whole number amounting to 200 per- Colonel Simeoe, British Foot. sons.” William Eeynolds, — 1792. Private liaSa. —, KeyjioltEs FaissiSy 24th Eegt., Coneeticut militia. Colonel John Eeynolds was born near Lancaster Nathan Denison, in a detachment com- 17 in — . He was the son of William Eey- manded by Colonel Zebulon Butler, June came to nolds, a Protestant Irishman, who 2-1-Oct. 1, 1778. S. M. SENER. America in 1702 and who was in the Lancaster, Pa. •‘Flying Camp” in 1770. In 1778 he 1^1 ij|i o> married Catharine Ferree Le Fevre, great Cnmbei’IaiKl Comity JIai’S'ias'es. granddaughter of Mary Ferree, a French J-,ouclon, Archibald, ra. Nov. 1796, Mrs. Huguenot, who had come from the Eliine 17, Hannah Holcham. Provinces and whose ancestors settled in Ligget, James, of Newberry townsliip, Lancaster county in 1711. York county, m. Isabella Hannah, Oct. John Eeynolds, son of the foregoing, of Lisburn, Allen township. married a Moore and had William 31, 1797, Lyne, John, m. Dee. Miss Bar- and John Fulton Eeynolds, the latter be- 13, 1798, bara Lefevre. ing born in 1787. John Fulton Eeynolds Latshaw, -Joseph, m. Nov. 21, 1799, Miss also married a Moore, Lydia by name, and Polly Riddle, both of Carlisle. had among other children the late Ad- Linn, William, of Franklin county, m. miral Eeynolds and General John F. Eey- .Jane, dau. of Abraham Smith, of Cum- nolds. berland county, Dec. 1800, by Rev. William Eeynolds, of Strasburg town- 18, Francis Herron. ship, left widow Catherine and heirs, Longenecker, Martin, m. June 1801, Samuel, William, John and Lydia. His 14, Mrs. Weiser, of Carlisle. will was probated Sept. 28, 1801. Line, Henry, m. .Jan. 1802, Letitia William Eeynolds was the eldest son of 12, John and Mary Magaw Eeynolds and Coleman, both of East Pennsboro’. Logue, Josepli, m. Feb. 1802, Nancy was born in Hopewell toAraship, Cumber- 11, .Jumper, dau. of Conrad Jumper. land, then Lancaster county, in 1730. He Laird, James, Esq., of Frankfort town- was cojnmissioned a lieutenant on Dec. ship. m. May 27, 1802, Mrs. Allen, of 19, 1757, in Colonel James Burd's bat- Baltimore. talion; was wounded at Fort Duquesne Loudon, Archibald, Peggy, dau. of, m. Jan. Sept. 17, 1758, and resigned ilarch 17, 180-1, David Woods, of Dickinson 1700. He died in February, 17G9. Married 12, township. to Margaret Williamson and had issue: Lyon, .John, m. April Rev. Mary, Agnes, ilargaret and one dead 29, 1808, by Sharon, .Jane, of late William (name unknown). "Notes and Queries,” Mr. dau. Maelay. Third Series, vol. iii, p. 233. Leyburn, .James, m. April 13, 1804, Miss Anne McGabey, both of Carlisle. David Eeynolds, 1734-1810. Private Leckey, George, m. Nov. 22, 1808, Miss in Third company, Capt. .John Dixon, Crowell, dau. of Capt. Crowell, of New- Third battalion, Col. Comfort Sage, Gen- ville. eral .James Wadsworth’s brigade, Connec- Longenecker, Isaac, m. Feb. 8, 1810, Ver- ticut militia, 1776. Private in Captain onico Eshleman, both of Cumberland Paul Brigham's company, Fifth brigade. county. Conn. Line, Jan 1, 1787. Jan. 1, 1783, at Leib, Gen. Michael, m. at Philadelphia, Long Island and White Plains. Nov. 9, 1808, by Rev. White, Miss Susan Kennedy, of that place. Thomas Eeynolds, lieutenant-colonel Lacock, Gen. Abner, of Beaver, Bethsheba, Second regiment, Burlington county. New dau. of, m. Aug. 31, 1809, Ephraim

| Jersey militia. Promoted colonel .June I Pentland, Esq., editor of “The Common- of C, 1777. Eesigned Dec. 18, 1782. Pris- i wealth,” Beaver. Historical and Genealogical. 59

Lyon, Alice, dau. of William Lyon, dee’d., McClure, Charles, m. March 9, 1797, Mrs. m., Warch 6, 1810, George Chambers, Rebecca Parker, dau. of William Blair. Esq., of Chambersbnrg. McKeehan, Capt. George, of West Penns- Lamberton, Jane, dau. o James Lam- boro’, m. -Jan. 12, 1801, .Jane .juiinston, berton, Esq., of Carlisle, m. April 12, dau. of James Johnston, of Frankford 1810, .John Xoble, of Carlisle, by Rev. township. Jlr. Wilson. Mclntyi’e, Thomas, m. Jan. 7, 1801, Polly Loudon, Archibald, Miss Rebecca Hocham, McAlister, both of this county. step-daughter of, m. Alexander I. W. IMartin, Samuel, of Cximberland county, •Jackson, printer, May 8, 1810, by Rev. m. Feb. 5, 1801, Mrs. Polly Taylor, of Mr. Campbell. IMonaghan township, A'ork corxnty. Lorvrey, James, Esq., Senator for Cumber- McClintock, .John, of Middleton town- land county, m. 5lrs. Peebles, mdow of ship, Patsy, dau. of, m. April 23, 1801, Col. Robert Peebles, late of Franklin Richard Gilson, of East Pennsboro’. county. May 24, 1810, at Shippensburg. McKinstry, James, of Dickinson township, Lyon, Rebecca, formerly of Carlisle, ni. m. .June, 1801, Jane, dau. of .John Mc- at Washington, Pa., by Rev. Matthew Ciillough, of West Pennsboro’. Brown, Feb. 6, 1812, James M. Russell, McCullough. William, m. .June 23, 1801, Esq., of Bedford. Sarah, dau. of Alexander McBride, Jr., Lenieli, David, m. Mov. 5, 1816, Elizabeth of Dickinson township. Butler, both of Carlisle, by Rev. rachard Morel, David Louis, aged 66 years, m., Tydings. Jan. 14, 1802, at Petersburgh, Eye town- LudJam, Smith, m. Dec. 20, 1816, Polly, ship, “The agreeable Miss Yancy Hus- dau. of John Reed, innkeeper, of Car- ton, aged 19 years.” lisle, by Rev. Mr. Tydings. McCullough, Matthew, m. Feb. 1, 1803, Lecliler, Henry, m. Dec. 26, 1816, Catharine Miss Jane Hunter, both of Mifflin town- Copp, of Harrisburg, bq Rev. Mr. Kel- ship. ler. McClean, Robert, of Georgetown, D. C., m., Murray, George, m. June 21, 1804, by Rev. •June 20, 1811, Mrs. Eliza Cart ,of Car- Dr. Davidson, Polly Dennv, all of Car- lisle. lisle. Mayer, Benjamin, editor of the German McKnight, Elizabeth, m. Xov. 8, 1803, Aurora, Harrisburg, m. Aug. 1, 1809, Hugh Moff'et, both of West Pennsboro’. Miss Elizabeth, dau. of Michael Wetzel, McClellan, Joseph, m. June 20, 1788, Polly of Paxtang. Irwin. McLaughlin, Yeal. of Carlisle, m. Oct. 30, McKibben, twin brothers of, m. June 22, 1810, by Rev. Dr. Campbell, Esther 1790, tvnn sisers of Beard, of Clark’s Lewis, of Dauphin county. Gap, Franklin county. Moore, Howard, m. Feb. 27, 1810, Miss Magaw, Dr. William, of Mercersburg, in. Waugh, both of Cumberland county. Oct. 20, 1790, Miss McDowell, dau. of McLean. JYilliam, m. June 21, 1810*, by Williaih McDowell, Escp Rev. James Walker, of Shippensburgh, Morrison, Ja'mes, Esq., of Pittsburgh, m. Yancy McCoobsey, both of Southamp- Sept. 28, 1791, Esther Montgomery, dau. ton township. of John Montgomery, Esq. McCord, Alexander’, of Shearman’s Talley, McDannell, Daniel, .Jr., m. .Jan. 17, 1793, m. April 9, 1812, Eliza Shrom, of Car- Elizabeth Jumper, dau. of Conrad lisle. Jumper, of Cumberland county. McClure, Polly dau. of Charles McClure, Michael, Wendle, merchant, of Carlisle, m. dec’d., m. Aug. 20, 1812, Joseph Knox, July 30, 179.5, Miss Margaret Clouser, of merchant, of Carlisle. Cumberland county, by Rev. Mr. Duben- McCool, David, m. April 1, 1813, at the dorf. home of David Moreland, Esq., in Shear- Montgomery, .John, Jr., Esq., Attorney-at- man’s Talley, Mary Morrison, noth of Law, of the State of Maryland, m. .June Toboyne. 2, 1796, at A'ork, Jliss Polly Harris, dau. Miller, John, saddler, of Yevwille, m. April of William Harris, Esq., of York. 15, 1813, Catharine Butt, step-daughter !

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of Jacob Keigley, stocking weaver, of ager of his estate until the youngest child Carlisle. should reach the age of twenty-one, a pe- McCoy. Robert, Esq., m. .June 29, 1813, ! riod, in this case, of about two decades. Elizabeth Dunn, dan. of Andrew Dunn, Ann was ten years old Avheir her father of both Carlisle. ! died, and nine years later she married Martin, Benjainin, m. Oct. 28, 1813, Sally Josiah Espy, of Hanover torvnship, near Long, both of Toboyne township. Indiantown Gap, where they began house-

j McCord, Andrew, Esq., P. M. at XewviHe, keeping. but soon aftei’Avards purchased m. Feb. 13, 1814, Miss Davidson, dan. of and took possession of the estate in Pax- John Davidson, of West Pennsboro', by tang, now Susquehanna toAvnship, Dauphin Rev. Williams. county, at present owned in part by the heirs of William Trullinger; here they iiirk Ann 17.i«-lS42. spent the remainder of their lives, Mr. The subject of this sketch was born on Espy passing away on the 23d day of July, the banks of the Swatara. on the fann ad- 1813, and she remaining until May 30th, joining the present borougli of Middle- 1842. touui. January 11, 1750. Her fatlier, Wil- During the Eer-olutionary War, Mr. liam Kirkpatrick, son of Samuel, of Ar- Espy, in coanmon Avith CA’ery other able- magh, Ireland, emigrated to America in bodied Scotch-Irishman in Paxtang, de- 1738, became possessed of a large bodj' of A'oted much of his time to public affairs, land at Middletown, much of which is now and the fact that he and others who had owned by the Frey estate, married iMar- AA’ives and children Avere able to do this

[ garet Waugh, and died there in 1700. at ^ and at the same time contribute of their the early age of 41, leaving a wife, two substance to the cause, speaks A’olumes for sons, John and and William, and two the energy, ability and patriotism of the daughters. Ann and Sarah. He was buried Avomen, upon Avhom rested, A'ei’y largely, in a jiieturesque spot on the brow of the the domestic interests of the community hill above his house, overlooking the wind- during the struggle for independence. In ing course of the Swatara as it emerges this respect Ann Kirkpatrick proA'ed her-

j from the blufl's beyond and mingles its self equal to the situation. The multitud- waters with those of the broad Susque- inous affairs of the old time farm estab- hanna. His grave was afterwards sur- lisjiment Avere almost as Avell conducted as rounded l)y a -wall of red sandstone from himself Avas at the 1 Avhen the master helm,

the neighboring quarries, which incloses ; nor Avas the education of the children for a space about sixteen feet square, and it is a. moment neglected, especially the shorter jirobable that his son John rests within catechism side of it. of Avhich it has been the same enclosure as no mention of him said that even the youngest, “tho’ scarce- is made in the settlement of the estate, ly longer than my leg, could screed you and tradition has it that one of tlie ehil- > off effectual calling as fast as any in the dren was buried there. At the present mo- dAvalling.” j ment this spot presents the aspect of a In person Ann Kirkpatrick AA'as of me- | small clump of trees, surrounded by a dium height, blue eyes, fair complexion, j dilapidated wall, in the center of a cult*.- symetrieal figure and a countenance Avhieh j vated field, and in times gone by, was i betokened intelligence and geniality. In- given a wide berth liy the superstitious tellectually she AA'as endoAved AA'ith a. mem- dwellers in the region around about. ory so astonishing that her husband found hlr. Kirkpatrick was a man of means it unneces-sarj" to trouble himself Avith ac- and intelligence, and was doubtless some- count books, as to minor afl'airs, relying what in advance of his age, as he made solely upon her unerring recollection of special provision in his will for tlie edu- details. This facidty, coupled AA'itli her cation of his daughters, directing that habit of reading almost cA'ery book that

j they be ‘brought up and trained in a man- came her Avay, rendered her one of the ner suitable to their station,” leaving his best conversationalists of her time. Dur- j wife as principal executrix and sole man- ing her long AvidoAvhood, after her ehil-

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(Iren were settled in life, slie spent consid- XOTES ANI>

A LOST MAXUSCEIPT. the Second battalion of the provincial A eorrespondent of ‘‘Xotes and Queries” forces, his elder brother, .Jeremiah, also rviifes to this effect: “tVould like to pur- being an officer in the service. After Bou- chase the manuscript of “The Keturii of quet had compelled the Northwest Indians the Spinsters from Oklohoma.” If any of to sue for peace, he took up large tracts of our readers can furnish a reply, address laud, in what was subsequently West- j moreland county. Flere he and some “M. S. P., P. 0. Box 24, Henderson, Ky.” !I members of his family located. The prin- SMITH—GEIEE. cipal tract lies in what is now Unity township. land is quite valuable, .John .lacoh Smith, of Lancaster, Pa., m. The underlaid Catharine Greer and had issue: being with the thick vein of Connellsville coal. Fie dated his official i. John-.Jacob, m. Eeigart. correspondence at the “Twelve-Mile Run,” ii. X'ancy, m. March 22, 1810, .Toseph which was the name of the small stream Severus and had issue: .Toseph Severus, m. which flows into the Fourteen-Mile Run Harriet Wiliams, and they had Clara, m. before it empties into the Loyalhanna. Walter Ealeigh. When the War of the Revolution opened iii. Sarah, m. McKenny. he was one of the active spirits of that iv. Susan, m. Duncan. patriotic section of the State, and his V. Catharine, m. Eeigart. services throughout the struggle were gal- vi. jMary, m. Frey. lant and heroic. In the summer of 1781, vii. Betsy, m. .Jahez Carter. in command of several companies, he was viii. Martin, m. .Jan. 14, 1S03; m. Lucy ordered to the support of General Clark’s Yates in 1828. forces in tlie western country. Embark- ix. .Tames-Grier, h. 1805. ing in frail boats. Col. Loehry’s command Information is desired concerning an- reached Fort Henry, where they were to cestry of Catharine Greer or Grier. join those of General Clark. They pushed S. M. S. on down the river, but their provisions Lancaster, Pa. and forage having been nearly exhausted,

ii i l i jj iXi 'C* the araiy halted at a spot which appear- ApcBsilsaid iljoclti’y. ed to hav^e attracted them by its inviting Xext to the sad story of the command- beauty. They had not been many hours er of the expedition to the Sandusky In- in the locality when they were attacked dian towns. Colonel William Crawford, in by Indians awaiting them in ambush. 1782, is the brief recital of the mournful Few escaped save those who escaped after tragedy near the mouth of the Miami on being taken prisoners. Col. Lochry was the 24th of August, 1781, when the gal- ammig the first who were killed. The en- lant Col. Lochry fell a victim to In- tire stoiy is a sad one, and yet it remains dian hate. It is not the purpose of the to be written in full. Will not some of writer at this time to give an account those interested in the early history of of the ill-fated expedition which had been IVestern Pennsylvania take up the sub- sent to the relief of Gen. Clark, who had ject, and do justice to the exploits and been directed to capture Vincennes from memory of as brave a pioneer as ever the British. Archibald Lochry, son of lived—the gallant Colonel Archibald .Tereiniah Lochry, was born April 15, Lochry? A correspondent has sent us ; 1733, in the Xorth of Ireland. Flis father a copy of Colonel Lochiy’s will, which is emigrated with his family to Pennsylva- on record at Greensburgh: nia prior to the year 1740, locating on tne The will is dated Nov. 20, 1778, and extreme confines of Cumberland county probated before James Kinkaid, Esq., by in what was subsequently Lurgan tovm- Jeremiah Lochry and George Hem-y, on ‘ ship. Here the father died prior to 1750, July 11, 1782. Recorded in Will Book No. and his children were brought up as 1, page 31, in the office of the Register of During the French Wills in for youthful pioneers. and Westmoreland county, j and Indian war Archibald Lochry was Pa. commissioned July 1703, an ensign in “In the name of God, amen! I, Arehi- 10, ^ Historical and GenecdogicaL 63 bald Loeliry, of Hannastown. in West- senses, and do alloAV this to be my last moreland county, etc., being through the Avill and testament, except that my daugh- goodness of God in sound judgment and ter Betsey to receive her equal lots of my ' memory', therefore calling to mind the estate. A. LOCHRY. mortality of my body and that it is ap- Attest: pointed for all men once to die, do make JEREMIAH LOCHPW, this my last will and testament that is to GEORGE HEXRY. say: “I, John Proctor, the executor AA'ithin “Principally and first of all, I give and named, do by these presents absolutely, bequeath my soul to God, who gave it, freely and A'olnntarily resign my right of beseeching Iris most gracious acceptance of executorship to the AAuthin Avill, but Arill it in and through the merits and media- for the sake of the deceased and his relict, tion of my most compassionate Saviour join in administration AA'ith the AA'idOAV. and Piedeemer Jesus Christ. INIy body 1 Witness my hand, the 11th day of .July, give to the earth, nothing doubting but 1782. I shall receive the same again at the gen- Attest: JOHN PROCTOR. eral resurrection, and as touching such WIM. JACK, worldly G.state as I am blessed Avith in JOHN PUMROY. this Avorld, it is my udll and order that all ProA'ed by .Jeremiah I.oehry and George my just debts be fully paid and that my Henry, the 11th July, 1782, before .James public accounts may be settled with all Kinkaid. convenient speed; and it is my Avill that all and singular my estate, real and per- Col. Lochry had tAVO children, auz: sonal, shall be equally diA'ided betAveen Elizabeth and .Jane [or .Jean], born April my Avell beloved AAufe and my only daugh- 15th, 1776, and August 3d, 1780, respect- ter Elizabeth, hly land adjoining Col. Hely. One of the children aavas born after .John Proctor to be rented until mj' sain the Colonel had Avritten his aauII, Colonel daughter arrives at the age of tAventy-one Lochry AA'as killed by the Indians August years, and one-half the rents thereof ap- 24, 1781, plied for her boarding and schooling, the ill's. Lochry afterAvards became the wife other half for the use of my AA-ife, and in of Captain .John Guthrie and they had case one or either of them should die be- issue, ilrs. Lochi-y Avas a daughter of fore my daughter comes to age or is mar- Capt, .Joseph ErAAun. of the Xinth Penn- ried, the whole to devolve to the suiwiA'or sylA’ania Regiment, Avho died in Arm- and all my claims or rights to my lands, strong county. Pa,, in 1823, leaving to sur- only the lands above mentioned, I desire vive liim a AA'idoAv, Elizabeth ErAvin. may be sold. appoint “And I hereby constitute and i. Elizabeth Lochry, b, April 15, 1776; John Proctor Avhole and sole executor of d. 1860; m. DuA-id ilcBryar, son of Xa- this, my last AAdll and testament, to see it died in 1843, They thaniel McBryar ; he duly executed according to tnie inter- my had issue (surname MrBryar) : est and meaning, reA'oking and disannui- 1. James. ing all former aauIIs. ratifying and confirm- 2. Mary, m, .John Duff. ing this and no other to be my last will 3. DaA'id. and testament. 4. Nathaniel-Watson. “Witness my hand and seal this 20th 5. John. NoA’ember, 1778. ii. Jane (Jean) Lochry, b. Aug. 3, 1780; “A T.OCHRY. m. Samuel Thompson and had issue (sur- “Signed, sealed pronounced and declared name Thompson) : and confinned in presence of 1. Alexander. JEREhllAH LOCHRY, 2. Mary, m. AndreAA' Garley. DAVID PHILSOX, 3. Xancy JAMES KIXKAID. 4. 'William. “Thanks to God I am noAV in my right 5. Elizabeth, d. 25th Feb. 1852; m. 64 Notes and Queries.

31st May, 1832, Joseph Mc(luilkin. Kittaning expedition, 1756; brigadier C. Sarah, h. 1804; d. Jan. 1890; m. general Continental Anuy, 1776; major- Xov. 24, 1824, John Paul. general Pennsylvania militia, 1777; 7. David. member Continental Congress, 1778-88. 8. Jane, in. Thomas Adair. Armstrong, Rebecca Lyon, wf. of General 9. Lydia. .John, b. at Enniskillen, Ireland, May 2, 10. Lucy. 1719; d. at Carlisle, Pa., Nov. 16, 1797. 11. Watson. Armstrong, Mary, wf. of Dr. James, dau. 12. Samuel. of George Stevenson, Esq., b. 1766; d. Jlay 181.3. XO.U15ST«» E Ki:COKI> 27, Armstrong, Dr. .James, b. 1740; d. May, From Town Ob*?* voyaiMl, Fnrli«ile, of 1828. prior 1S<)0, Armstrong. .John Wilkins, IM. D., s. of [Notes and Queries are indebted to two .James, M. D., b. at Carlisle, Jan. 17, indefatigable correspondents at Carlisle, 1798; d. at Princeton, N. J., Feb. 19, Pa., for the “Eecord"’ given in this" and 1870. several succeeding numbers. Many of the Armstrong, Jlary Shell, wf. of John Wil- heroes of the llevolution rest in the old kins, M. D., b. 1813; d. 1855. graveyard at Carlisle, but unfortunately Armstrong, James, b. 1746; d. Sept. 21, most of the graves of these patriots are 1821. unmarked. This ‘Tlecord'’ is, however, Armstrong, wf. of Daniel, dau. of .John valuable, and will preserve the names of Noble, sr., b. d. 1797 ; Oct. 9, 1833. numbers, whose names are becoming oblit- Armstrong, Mary Ann, b. 1798; d. Aug. 15, erated from the weather-beaten and per- 1874. ishable character of the stones. To the de- Armstrong, James, b. 1785; d. Aug. 1,1855. scendants far away from the old ancestral Armstrong, Robert, b. 1785; d. Oct. 8, town, these will be dearly cherished.] 1839.

Auckinbaugh, Mary, b. 1780; d. May 1, I. 1801. Alspangh, Elizabeth, b. .Jan. 16, 1785; d. Agnew, John. b. 1778; d. Sept. 28, 1850. Sept. 10, 1887. Agnew. Margaretta, wf. of John, b. 1792; Battershy, Haynes “Wade, b. 1705; d. Oct.

d. April 1 1, 1852. 14, 1840. Agnew. Samuel, s. of John and Margaret, Bantz, Susannah, b. .June 14, 1796; d. Jan. b. Jan. 19. 1978; d. April 13, 1838. 31, 187.3. Alexander, Sam, b. 1788; d. 1841. Baggs, Anna, b. Feb. 27, 1771; d. Feb. 10, Alexander, Ann, d. June 20, 1877. 1849. Allen, David, b. 1732; d. Nov. 10. 1790. Baker; Rachel, widow of William, dau. of Allen, Sarah, b. 1738; d. Feb. 28, 1794. ‘William Spotswood, b. April, 1789; d. Anderson, Jane, wf. of William, b. 1790; Oct. 10, 1847. d. June IS, 1847. Baker, Phillip, b. 1780; d. Aug. 20, 1834. Andrews, Rev. Abraham, d. Nov. 1800. Baker, ilary M., rvf. .1. H. William, b. Armor, Edward P., b. 1789; d. Feb. 28, 1783; d. .Jan. 12, 1855. 1802. Baker. ,J. H. William, b. 1778; d. Feb. 28, Armor, Rebecca, wf. of E. P. 1851. Armor, 'Willain, b. 1758; d. Sept. 18, 1820. Barnet, Abram, b. May 4, 1788; d. May Armor, Rachel Pontone, wf. of William, 7, 1881. b. 1702; d. .Tune 2, 1833. Barnet, Elizabeth, b. lug. 25, 1793; d. Armor. Sarah, dau. of M"illiam and R. P., IMarch 1, 1878. b. 1798; d. Feb. 27, 1878. Baughman, Mrs. Nanev, b. Sept. 1774; d. Armstrong. General .John, s. of .James, of Oct. 22, 18.52. Brookboro, County Fermanagli, Ireland, Baughman, Christian, b. 1703; d. Sept. S, b. 1717; d. March 9, 1795. Commander 1812. Historical and Genealogical. 65

Bawler, Capt. Samuel, b. 1771; d. Sept, 29, Blair, Andrew, b. 1744; d. .July 21, 1816. 1840. Blair, Elizabeth Hays, wf. of Andrew, dau. Barkley, Eobert, b. 1750; d. Feb. 20, 1839. of Hays, b. 1791; d. Jan. 2, 1842. Barkley, Isabella, wf. of Robert, d. Sept. Blair, Wm., s. of Wm. and S. [Stone pierc- 29, 1826. ed by a shell during shelling of Carlisle, Beers, William, b. 1793; d. Nov. 13, 1860. 1863.] Bell, Charles, b. 1749; d. Sept. 27, 1785. Boden, Mary^, wf. of A., dau. of D. and .J. King, b. Bell, Charles, b. 1786; d. July 12, 1859. 1777; d. June 17, 1812. Boden, Eebekah, wf. of Bell, Mary Ann, wf. of Charles, b. 1789; d. Andrew, b. April I. 1781; d. Dec. 1833. July 18, 1353. 5, 18, Bolander, .Sarah, wf. of Bell, Henrietta P., dau. of Charles and Conrad, b. 1780; d. Feb. 9, 1842. Mary Ann, b. 1829; d. April 1, 1836. Brackenridge, Hugh Henry, Judge of Bell, Sarah, b. Oct. 3, 1775; d. Dee. 18, Supreme Court of Penn., 1841. b. 1749; d. June 25, 1816. Bell, John, b. April — d. 9, — ; , Bradley, Mary, wf. of Geo., b. Nov. 1859. (stone broken). 12, 1796; d. Sept, 5. 1849. Beales, Elizabeh, b. 1773; d. Sept. 1, 1856. Bredin, .James, b. 1789; d. .July 2, 1838. Bell, James, b. 1768; d. 1842. Brannon, Mary, wf. of .John, b. 1796; d. Bell, Hannah, b. 1771; d. 1834. June 24, 1880. Bellman, Mary J. Bennett, wf. of Henry Bullock, Eliza, wf. of Ezekiel, b. 1797; d. W., b. 1829; d. Sept. 5, 1857. .Jan. 10, 1833. Bennett, Elizabeth, wf. of Eev. .Joseph, b. Butler, .John M., b. .Jan. 10, 1790; d. March 18, 1786; d. Sept. 25, 1868. March 4, 1874. Bentz, Weirich, b. March 15, 1789; d. Nov. Butler, Martha, b. 1798; d. July 22, 1849. 19, 18.50. Butler, Margaret, wf. of Rev. W., b. Sept., Bentz, Elizabeth Follinger, wf. of Weirich, 1783; d. at Gettysburg, Aug., 1831. b. March 10, 1788; d. .Jidy 23, 1860. Butler, Anna, wf.. of Rev. W., b. Feb. Berry, Sarah, wf. of Jeremiah, dau. of 18, 1793; d. Dec. 6, 1847. Walter Glagett (or Clacett), b. Nov. 5, Butler, Rev. b. W., Sept. 15, 1783 ; d. .Jan. 1786; d. Dee. 28, 18.57. II, 1852. Boyd, Priscilla, wf. of Simon, dau. of Wm. Call, Ann, b. 1750; d. Nov. 1, 1820. Denny, b. d. Feb. 1849. 1763; ,22, Callender, Capt. Robert, b. IVtiO; d. July Boyd, Simon, b. 1752; d. Oct. 6, 1816. 29, 1776. Burkholder, Elizabeth, b. Feb. 11, 1777; Callender, Mary, wf. of Capt. Eobert, b. d. Dec. 1836. 29, 1731; d. Sept. 21, 1765. Biddle, Julia Montgomery, wf. of Wm. Callisshaw, Ilenrietta, b. 1794; d. April M., b. 1797; d. Feb. 23, 1883, 17, 1861. Biearbower, Henry, b. 1778; d. 1825. Cameron, Eobert, s. of James and Mar- Black, John, sr., b. Feb. d. 22, 1780; garet, b. June 14, 1799; d. Jan. 27, March 30, 1863. 1843. Black, Barbara, -wf. of John, sr., b. 1785; Cameron, Catherine, wf. of Wm., sr., b. d. 24, 1857. May 16, 1799; d. Aug. 15, 1862. Blaine, Robert, b. 1766; d. .Jan. 1826. 8, Cameron, Wm., husband of Catherine, b. Blaine, Susan, vf. of Eobert, b. 1771; d. 1791; d. Aug. 20, 1869. Aug. 19, 1853. Campbell, Eev. John, b. 1752; d. May 16, Blaine, Jane, vf. of James, b. 1769; d. 1819. April 1793. 15, Carothers, Isabella, wf. of Andrew, b. Sept. Blair, Wm., jr., b. 1760; d.* March 21, 2, 1786; d. June 4, 1881. 1792. Carter, John, b. Dee. 25, 1800; d. Oct. 19, Blair, Susan, vd. of Wm., jr., b. 1763; d. 1872. June 1827. 9, Carter, William Farley, b. Jan. 16, 1796; Blair, Susannah; Blair, Elizabeth; Blair, d. .June 29, 1813. , stones partly under ground. Chambers, Margaret, consort of Robert, b. Blair, Henry C., b. 1792; d. June 19, 1814. 1755; d. May 2, 1790. 66 N'ofes cmd Queries.

Cliaml)ers, Robert, b. 1740; d. Sept., 1802. Cregg, James, b. April 16, 1770; d. June Chambers, .lane, dau. of Robert, b. 1770; 10, 1848. d. Feb., 1707. Crider-, Mary, b. 1790; d. .Juire 18, 1874. Chambers, Ruhamah, dau. of Robert, b. Cullin, David, b. 1790; d. Aug. 28, 1827. 1788; d. May 10, 1800. Crawford, Eunice, b. 1774; d. Aug. 20, Chambers, Wm.. 1). d. Dee. 0. 1809. 1744; 1802. Chambers. Arthur, b. Nov. 22, 1792; d. Collier, Lieut. .Jo'Seph, b. 1755; d. 1799. March 1814. 10, Served in American army from com- Clark. Ami, b. Sept. 0, 1779; d. Aii". 3, mencemeirt of the war to the end of it 1805. in 1785. Clark, Joseph, li. 1771; d. May 18, 1845. Crei'gh, Jane, wf. of John, Esq., b. 1749; Clark, Wm., b. 1740; d. March 28, 1804. d. Oct. 31, 1808. Clark, Margaret, rvf. of William, b. 1740; Creigh, Jane, mother of John, Esq., b. d. Sept. 9, 1821. ]7'l6; d. .Jan. 9, 1797. Clark. Mary, dau. of Wm., b. 1779; d. Oct. Creigh, John, Esq., b. 1741; d. Feb. 13, 31. 1829. 1813. Clark, Nancy, vJ. of Robert, b. 1772; d. Creigh, Thomas, Esq., b. 1708; d. Oct. 29, March 17.' 1823. 1809. Clark, Robert, b. July 2, 1774; d. Jan. 7, Creigh, Ann Hunter, wf. of Rev. Thomas 185(7. Creigh, dau. of .James 0. and Margaret Clark. Margaret, wf. of Robert, b. 1785; Jacobs, of Lancaster Co., Pa., b. July 3, d. Nov. .30, 1805. 1809; d. Oct. 10, 1836. Clark, Sarah, b. 1790; d. Dee. 0, 1859. Creiefh, Dr. John, b. 1772; d. Nov. 7, Cook, Capt. David, b. 1707; d. -July 11, 1848. 1842. Creigh, Eleanor. vT. of Dr. John, b. 1774; Cook, Hamrah, consort of Capt. David, b. d. Aug. 11, 1861. 1782; d. .Jan. 5, 1837. D.avis, Mary, wf. of Joshua, b. 1764; d. Cornman, Anna M., b. 1800; d. Oct. 9, Sept. 1848. 1882. Deniry, Nanev. dau. of Wm., b. 1708; d. Cornman. .John, b. 1787 ; d. April 17, 1802. Jaii. 11, 1845. Crabb, Plunkett A., b. 1788; d. 1850. Denny, Wm., b. 1781; d. March 27, 1848. Craighead, Thomas, b. March, 1738; d. Davidson, Agnes, mother of R. D. D. D. Nov. 13, ISOS. Craighead, Margaret, rvf. of Thomas, b. Davidson, Abigail, wf. of R. D., D. D., d. 1740; d. Dec. 17, 1815. 1800. Margaret, of D., D. D., b. Craighead, Richard, b. 1705; d. .July 3, Davidson, wf. R.

1848. 1781 : d. March 27, 1809. Craighead, Wm., b. April 23, 1779; d. Dec. Davidson, Robert, D. D., b. 1750; d. Dee. 15, 1843. 13 1812 Craighead, Hetty Weakley, b. .July 10, Day. Elizabeth, b. 1782; d. May 16, 1817. 1789; d. March 24, 1875. Dinkle, Rebecca, b. Oct. 10, 1785; d. June Craighead, Mary, vJ. of George, b. 1780; 26, 1845. d. Sept. d. .June 15, 1839. Dinkle, Rebecca R., b. 1827 ; 19, Craighead, Geo., b. 1773, d. Aug. 30, 1848. 1840. Craighead, .Jane, b. May 7, 1705; d. Feb. Dinkle. Daniel, b. Jan. 4, 1779; d. July 23, 1809. 18, 1854. Craighead, John, b. .Jan., 1704: d. Feb. 19, Dixon, Catherine, b. Aug. 22, 1768; d. 1814. May 28, 1842. Craighead, Rebecca, vf. of Thos., b. .July Donavan, Mary, b. Jan. 28, 1799; d. Api’il 27^ 1773; d. Aug. 21, 1858. 11, 1865. Craighead, Wm.. s. of Tlios. and Rebecca, Donnelly, John, b. Feb. 10, 1776; d. Oct. b. Feb. 5, 1798; d. Nov. 5, 1844. 10, 1834. Ci'egcr. Pliebe M.. Avf. of .James, b. 1782; Donnelly, Dorothy, wf. of .John, b. Nov., d. Sept. 5, 1802. 1778; d. May 5, 1842. Historical and Genealogical. G7

Donvard, Sabina Sener, b. Feb. 22, 17C6; “THE FRIES REBELLION,” d. March 10, 1840. By Gen. W. W. H. Darts, of Doyles- Douglass, John, b. 1738; d. April 30, town, is the latest contribution to Penn- 1803. sylvania histoiy. So little is known of Douglass, Margaret, widow of John, b. in this, the so-called “Window Tax War,’’ Dublin, Ireland, 1749; d. Sept. 5, 1804. sometimes the “Hot Water War.” that the Dowling, Catherine, wf. of Daniel, b. warrior-author has placed the reading pub- March 16, 1784; d. Dec. 25, 1856. lic under many obligations for this interest- b. ing monograph on an episode of our State Duey, Jacob, 1787 ; d. Aug. 15, 1802. Duey, Sarah, b. 1794; d. June 14, 1874. history one hundred years ago. Of the Duey, Hester, wf. of Jacob, b. June 22, causes which led to tliis incipient rebellion 1793; d. Sept, 28, 1867. against a revenue measure of the Federal Douglas, Agnes, b. 1778; d. April 14. Government the author enters into detail, 1848. and gives many new facts concerning the Douglas, Wni., b. 1741; d. Dee. 10, 1833. attempt made by John Fries and others to Duncan, Margaret Loue, wf. of Stephen D., resist the law. There is no doubt that b. at the Island of Bermuda, .June 20, Fries was fanatical in his zeal to oppose 1793; d. Dec. 20, 1813. the government, and little account would martial ar- Duncan, Eobert Callender, s. of Thos. and have been paid to the Falstaff ray gathered under his banner, had it not Martha D., b. 1780; d. Sept. 1, 1817. rebellious Duncan, Thos., Esq., L. L. D., b. Hov. 20, followed close upon that other 1760; d. Nov. 10, 1827; Judge of Su- transaction in Western Pennsylvania, the preme Court of Penn. so-called Whiskey Insurrection. Files Duncan, Martha, wf. of Thomas, b. June, was a deluded, ignorant fellow, but unfor- 1708; d. Feb., 1852. tunately others gave heed to him and the S. W. PARKINSON, Federal authorities sent troops to check M. M. WOODS. the outrages committed and arrest the con- Carlisle. spirators. Fries and fourteen others were charged with treason. He was tried and NOTiiS A]Vi>

68 Notes and Queries.

Executors, wife, son Thomas and son- strong county, about eight miles east of in-law Alex Thompson. Kittanning.

ST. CLAIE. PUMEOY. Andrew St. Clair, of Ligonier to\\Tiship, .John Pumroy, of Deny to'wnship, made died in February, 1835, leardng his estate his will December 10, 1808; probated to his “present wife, for the maintenance March 9, 1809. He left a wife Hannah, and support of my children and herself.’^ and children: i. Margaret, m. Boyd. FIXDLEi. ii. Francis. William Findley, of Unity township, iii. George. “died at 10 o'clock, Wednesday, April 4, iv. John. 1821, eighty years old, and buried at V. IMary, m. Gibson. Unity meeting house, April Gth, at 11 A. vi. Thomas. M.” He left a wife, Mary, who died No- vember 12, 1825, at an advanced age,” and LIXX. children Andrew Linn, of Donegal township, her will April i. John. made 12, 1811; probated April 1811. left wife Margaret, ii. Elizabeth, m. Patterson. 24, He a and a sister, Sarah Labba, of Philadelphia. iii. Mary, m. John Black. iv. Eleanor, m. Kichard E. Carothers. V. David; d. prior to his father and left SLOAX. children Eobert Sloan (township not given) made his will April 1812; probated 1. !Mary. 20, May 17, 1816. He left children: 2. Xancy. i. Susannah. 3. John. ii. John. 4. David. iii. Ann. 5. William. iv. Elizabeth. Mrs. Maiy Findlay Black, b. 1789; d. V. Mary. 1835; was editor of the “Westmoreland Intelligencer,” from January, 1832, to SHIELDS. August, 1835. William Findley Black, sou David Shields, late of the township of of John and Mary Findley Black, b. 1807 Letterkenny, Cumberland county, made d. 1834; was co-editor of the “Intelligen- his will May 27, 1766; probated may 8, cer” from January, 1834, to July 1834. 4, 1773, before Arthur St. Clair, register of Eicliard E. Carothers and Eleanor Find- wills in and for Westmoreland eormty. ley, his wife, had issue (surname He left a wife Mary, and children: Carothers) i. Matthew. i. Eev. John, b. May 5, 1807; d. Xov. ii. Thomas. 27, 1880; was twice married; m. first, iii. Eobert, m. and had issue: March Sopliia Huston, sec- 24, 1840, and 1. George. ondly, January 1, 1867, Mary Kirkpatrick, 2. David. dau. of Eev. David Kirkpatrick. 3. John. ii. Eev. E. Alexander. 4. IMatthew. iii. Eev. .James E., b. May C, 1821; d. 5. Eobert. March 7, 1875,leaving a widow, one daugh- 6. James. ter and one son, Eev. -J. B. Carothers. 7. Hannah. iv. Thomas. iv. Isabel. V. Xancy. V. Eebecca. vi. Eleanor, m. William Findley. vi. Janet, There were six other children. Eichard E. Carothers wih his wife and DIEHAEG. childi’en removed from Westmoreland ' Peter MeHarg, of Fairfield township, county, in 1830, to Eural Valley, Arm- made his will September 6, 1803. In it he ;

Historical and Genealogiccd. 69 mentions Ms Trife Ann, and cMldren: William Clark, b. Oct. 23, 1772; d. Sept.

i. Ann, m. Samuel Knox; d. 1817; son 3, 1856. of Robert Knox and vrife nee Herron. Foster, Alex., d. June 20, 1812, aged 22y. ii. Jean. Foster, Alfred, M. D., b. 1790; d. 1847. iii. Jolin, m. Mary Hendricks, dan. of Foster, Thomas, d. Jan. 29, 1829, aged Abraham and Ann Hendricks. 70y. Foster, Rebecca, wf of Thomas, d. Feb. 23, T0.1IBST0XE BECOROS 1812, aged 56y. Foulke, Dr. Geo. D., b. Nov. 12, 1780; d. From Town Graveyarci, Carlisle, of Aug. 14, 1849. Persons Born Prior to ISOO. Foulke, Mrs. Mary, relict of Dr. George D., d. May 16. 1861, aged 80y. II. Galbraith, Eleanor M., d. April 26, 1858, aged 58y. Eeker, Anna M., d. Aug. 16, 1867, aged Galbraith, Samuel, d. Feb. 10, 1851, aged 83y. 87y. Eeker, .John, d. April 17, 1867, aged 42y. Garney, Brien, d. April 13. 1859, aged 75y. Eckels, Robert D., b. June 21, 1798; d. Garney, Catharine, wf. of Brien, d. Aug. 24, Kov. 5, 1857. 1867, aged 72y. Eckels, Sarah, wf. of Robert D., d. Nov. 14, Gibson, Robert, d. April 30, 1798, aged 1873, aged 87y. 87y. Gibson, Margaretta, tvf. of Robert. Eckels, Francis, d. Aug. 25, 1814, aged 63y. Eckels, Mabel, wf. of Francis, d. May 31, Gibson, John Bannister, b. Nov. 8, 1780; 1816, aged 86y. d. May 22, 1853. For many years Chief of Capt. George, Justice of Pennsylvania, Ege, Elizabeth, consort I Gibson, b. Mai’ch 1, 1788; d. Dee. 6, 1848. SarahW., wf. of John Bannister, b. j Egolff, Elizabeth, wf. of hlichael, d. Sept. I Jan. 25, 1791; d. Jan. 25, 1861. Gill, 1 Robert, d. 8, 1795, aged 66y. May 12, 1872, aged 76y, ‘ 6m, 4d. Egolff, Michael, d. April 8, 1817, aged 91y, 6m, Gd. Gill, Nancy, wf. of Robert, d. Oct, 13, 1870, Egolff, Valentine, d. Dec. 1832, aged 42y. aged 72y, 5m, 19d. Elliot, Sarah, b. Aug. 22, 1793; d. June 13, Gilmore, John, d. April 7, 1871, aged 85y. 1875. Given, Joseph, d. Oct. 26, 1791. aged 26y. Elliot, Mary, wf. of J., d. Sept. 29, 1863, Glauser. Elizabeth, b. April 20, 1800; d. aged 78y, 8m, lid. May 12, 1838. Ensminger, Elizabeth, consort of Michael, Glenn, David, d. April 11, 1857, aged 74y. d. Oct. 10, 1849, aged 73y, 10m, lOd. Glenn, Jane, wf. of David, d. Jime 21, Etter, Catharine, d. July 6, 1813, aged 1868, aged 81y. 42y, 2m, 16d. Glass Abraham, d. Dee. 24. 1853. aged 75y. Edward.s, Joseph, b. May 9, 1789; d. Dec. Gordon, Alexander, d. Dee. 30, 1794, aged 26, 1822. 73y.

’ Edwards, Margaret, b. Sept. 22, 1791; d. Gordon, —^ footstone beside abo\'e grave —,

May 16, 1879. 1 marked G.

Elliott. Samuel, d. Aug. 1863, aged OSy. I Gould, Samuel, b. Sept, 10, 1794; d. Aug. Filey, Christiana, wf. of John, d. Nov. 11, 25, 1863. 1864, aged 71y. Gould, Frederick, d. Jan. 19, 1857, aged Fisher, Samuel, b. Oct. 17, 1798; d. April 60y. 30, 1830. Gould, Margaret, wf. of Frederick d. in

Fisher, Darnel, b. Feb. 11, 1797 ; d. Feb. 28, Philadelphia, Julv 10, 1864, aged 72v, 1828. 2m, 12d. Fisher, Susan A., wf. of Daniel, b. July Gould, Elizabeth, d. Sept, 2, 1865, aged 15, 1800; d. Jan. 5, 1872. 85y, 5d. Fleming, James, d. Feb. 12, 1823, aged G3y. Grove, Catharine, d. Oct. 25, 1877. asred Fleming, Margaret, -wf. of James, dau. of 90y, 9m, 29d. 70 Notes and Queries.

Gustine, D. Lewis, d. Oct. 17, 1805, aged Hendel, Rosanna, wf. of Capt. Geo., b. 56y. -July 1C, 1787; d. May G, 1846. Gustine, Eebekali, consort of D. Lewis, d. Hettrick, Catherine A., d. July 1, 1861, Oct. 6, 1820, aged 65y. Aged 8-5y. Harkniss, Isabella Park, wf. of Win. Sr., d. Helfenstein, Anna Mary, consort of Al- March 10, 1859, aged 7Gy. bert; d. Nov. 24, 1859, aged 70y. Halbert, Joseph, d. Oct. 14, 1825, aged Hofl'er, Melchor, d. Jan. 1, 1849, aged 52y. 49y. Hofl'er, Catherine, d. Jan. 17, 1884, aged Halbert, Elizabeth, wf. of Joseph, d. Oct. 80y, Cm. 2, 1848, aged 70y. Hofl'er, James, d. Oct. 13, 1851, aged Sly. Halbert, Charles L., d. Sept. 28, 1872, aged Hofl'er, Melchor, d. March 31, 1843, aged Sty- 81y. Hall, Letitia, d. Nov. 5, 1852, aged 60y. Hofler, Martha, wf. of Melchor, d. July Hamilton, Adelina, dau, of James and 8, 1847, aged 81y. Sarah, d, March 14, 1800, aged ly, 2m. Hogue, Nancy, d. June 13, 1841, aged 74y.

Hamilton. James, d. Feb. 1.3, 1819, aged Llogue, John W. L., d. April 15, 1828, 07y. President of the Ninth Judicial aged Goy. District of Pennsylvania. Holcomb, Hannah, wf. of M. Esq., b. Feb. Hamilton, Mary, b. Aug. 2, 1790; d. Dec. 15, 1800; d. May 7, 1867. 17, 1851. Holmes, Eliza, wf. of -Jonathan, dau. of Hamilton, Sarah, relict of Judge J., d. Com. O'Brien, U. S. N., b. in Algiers, Dee. 28, 1843, aged 73y. March 22, 1800; d. Jan. 3, 1870. Handscliuh, George, d. Jan. 15, 1852, aged Holmes, Daniel, d. March 27, 1832, aged 65y, 14d. 33y. Handsehuh, Dorothea, wf. of Geor., d. Oct. Holmes, Margaret, wf. of Daniel, d. 15, 1869, aged 83y. March 25, 1832, aged 61y.

Harmon, , wf. of John, b. Sept. 17, Holmes, Daniel, d. March 15, 1810, aged 1785. 49 y. Harlan, Lewis, b. Feb. 19, 1787, d. Oct. 3, Holmes, Mary, d. July 9, 1816, aged 39y. 1843. Holmes Jane, rvf. of Andrew, d. July 4, Harlan. Rebecca, b. April 20, 1784; d. Feb. 1815, aged 74y. 23, 1859. Holmes, Andrew, d. Feb. 20, 1810, aged Hays, Joseph, Sr., d. -duly 24, 1841, aged 39y. 7'7y. Holmes, Andrew, b. May 24, 1770; d. Hays, Nancy, wf. of Joseph, Sr., d. Sept. Nov. 27, 1855. 8, 1827, aged 54y. Holmes, Ann, wf. of Andrew, d. June 16, Hays, Nancy, dau. of -Joseplr and Nancy 1850, aged 79y. Hays, d. -Tune 13. 1810, aged 18y. Hood, Andrew, d. Dec. 3, 1843, aged 55y. Haxtum, Cornet Milton, d. Dec. 29, 1809, Hood, Mary, d. June 29, 1809, aged 79y. aged 20y. Howard, Peres, b. in Mass., Dee. 11, 1795; Heagel, Wnu, b. July 16, 1769; d. Oct. 4, <1. April 23, 1807. 1802. Huston, Sarah, d. March 12, 1851, aged Heckman. Catharine, wf. of James, d. Oct. 73y. 19. 1801, aged GGy, 8m, 9d. Irrine, Capt. Andrew, b. in Ireland, 1749; Hendel, Bernard, d. -Jan. 7, 1849, aged 62y. d. 1789. Served as an officer in Ameri- Hendel, Rebecca, w’f. of Bernai-d, dau. oj can Army from the commencement of George Kline, d. May 25, 1837, aged 45y. the war until it was ended in 1785. Hendel, Jacob, d. Nov. 2, 1835, aged G5y. Irvine, -James, b. Oct. 28, 1796; d. May Hendel, Mary G., wf. of Jacob, d. Oct. 6, 21, 1848. 1833, aged Cly. Irvine, Mary, d. Nov. 8, 1781, aged ly.

Heavaner. John, d. May 30, — . aged 80y. Irvine, William, d. Aug. 21, 1852 aged Hevner, Elizabeth, wf. of John b. Sept. 14, 80y. 179G; d. -Jan. 20, 1844. Irvine Jane, d. June 10, 1857, aged 78y. Hendel, Capt, Geo., d. April 1, 1812, aged Irvine, Robert, b. Sep. 21, 1781; d. Aug. Gly. 22, 1804. Historical and Genealogical. 71

Ir^ane, Eleanor, wf. of Robert, b. June 20, Lamberton, .James, b. .June 15, 1793; d. 1781; d. Aug. 29, 1854. Dec. 3, 1871. Johnson, Anastasia, d. Xov. 5, 1835, aged Lamberton, Alexander, b. 1790; d. Oct., 70y. 1868. Jones, David, d. March 28, 1861, aged 64y. Lamberton, Esther, b. April, 1800; d. Jones, Thomas, jr., b. Birmingham, Eng., March 27, 1880, May 4, 1785; d. in Carlisle, April 18, Lee, Mary, wf. of Thomas, Sr., d. Aug. 1829. 27, 1862, aged 6Sy., 5 ni. Kane, Robert Van Rensselaer, d. March Lee, Thomas, Sr., d. May 21, 1871, aged 8, 1815, aged 15y., 9m., 19d. 85y., 10m., 29d. Kauffman, Jane A., d. Aug. 11, 1859, aged Lee, Mary, ivf. of Thoms., d. Sep. 21, 1811, 69y. aged 07y. Keeny, Mrs. Eliza, d. Oct. 31, 1882, aged Lee, Elizabeth dau. of T. and M., d. — 12, 8.5y. 1852, aged 71y. Kelso, Elizabeth, d. May 30, ISOS, aged Lee, iMrs. Mary, d. March 30, 1862, aged 36y. 79y.. 10m., 8d. Keller, Leonard, d. May 24, 1843, aged Lee. Miss Margaret, cl. Dec. 22, 1862, aged Sly. 87y. Keller, Ann Catherine, wf. of Leonard, d. Leeds, Mrs. Rachel, d. April 24, 1860, aged Oct. 22, 1820, aged 71y. 85y. Keller, John, d. Aug. 28. 1878 aged 82y. Leibv, John, b. .June 20, 1791; d. July 30, Keller Susan, wf. of John, d. Aug. 16, 1863. 1891, aged 75y. Leiby, Barbara, wf. of .John, d. .Jan. 10, aged 10m., 28d. Kerr, Andrew, d. Jan. 7, 1849, aged 83y, 1869, 81y., Leonard, Margaret, d. Feb. 10, 1841, aged Kerr, Elizabeth, d. Aug. 5, 1842, aged 70y. 56y. King, David d. July 11 1823, aged 84y. Leonard, Sarah, d. March 11, 1850, aged King, Jane, d. May 17, 1820, aged 70y. 57y. King, .James, son of D. and J., d. Aug. 10, Leonard, Wm. H., d. Jan. 8, 1860, aged 1810, aged 24y. 68y. Kinter, Susan A., dau. of .Jacob and Mary, Logan, Margaret, wf. of John, d. July 29, d. .Jan. 1833, aged Cly. 3, 1799, aged 24y. Kline, Lawrence, d. Aug. 5, 1858, aged Logan, Alexander, d. Nov. 29, 1819, aged 78y., 3m., 21d. 60y. Kleffman, John Henry, d. Sep. 1, 1847, Logue, Geo., Esq., d. March 8, 1814, aged aged C2y. 51y., 7d. Knox, Joseph, d. Sep. 10, 1827, aged 51y. Logue, .Jane, relict of Geo., Esq., b. Dec. Kraft, Mrs. Ann Maria, dan. of Berstech- 25., 1758; d. Dee. 6, 1839. er, b. Feb. d. July 1860. 4, 1780, 4, Long, .James, d. Dec. 25, 1805, aged 58y. Kuril, Christian, b. in Germany, Nov. 20, Love, James, d. March, 1817, aged 61y. d. in Carlisle, Nov. 21 1863. 1799; Lynch, Sarah, wf. of Matthew, d. Oct. 31, Laley, .John, sr., d. .July aged 16, 1853, 1779, aged 71y., 5m. 84y. Lyon, George A., b. 1784; d. 1855. Laley, Catherine, wf. of .John, d. Jan. 23, Lyon, Anna, wf.' of George A., dau. of 1858, aged 71y. Thomas Lyttleton Savage, of Virginia, Lainberton, James, d. Sep. 10, 1822, aged b. Feb. 10, 1797; d. Aug. 25, 1876. 72y. 1 m. Lyon, Win., Esq., b. March 7, 1729; d. Lainberton, Robert, d. Aug. 9, 1852, aged .June 12, 1808, aged 52y. 67y. Macdonald, Mrs. Sarah, wf. of Duncan, d. Lamberton, IMary Darkness, wf. of Rob- 1795. aged Sly. ert, d. Dec. 28, 1880, aged 90y. Jlacdonald, Margaret, dau. of Duncan and Lamberton, James, d. .July 28, 1846, aged Sarah, b. June 22, 1760; d. May 27, 9.5y. 1844. Lamberton, .Jane. wf. of .James, d. Sep. Magauran, Margaretta. wf. of Edward, d. 1, 1812, aged 50y. .June 7, 1850, aged 83y. 72 Notes and Queries.

Magaraii, iMary, Avf. of Edward, d. Nov. maid. Apart from the care of a large 19, 1803, aged 45y. family, wliich included for a long period Magaiirau, Jane, dau. of Mary and Ed- several members of her father’s house- ward, d. Nov. 7, 1792. aged 10m. hold. her industry manifested itself in Magauran, Edward, d. Nov. 10, 1825, aged sending to the gallant men connected with her husband’s valiant command many of Martin, James, native of Barnymahayr, life’s necessities, and especially was this County Down, Ireland, d. April 18, 18G9, the ease when Washington’s army lay at aged 86y. ^"alley Forge. Writers of the Revolution- ary period indulge in laudation of the do- .NOTES ANO QX'EKJES. ings of mythic personages, but here we have the story of a veritable heroine—one Hisloi’ical, ami tieiiea- who liberally ministered to the wants of laS'Bval. the soldiers of the Declaration. Without XVi. depreciating the good work of other Pennsylvania women in that contest, the MeCLURE. services and good deeds of the vdfe of Nathaniel Irish shall be told of her in Nathan McClure, b. Sept. 11, 1789; d. connection with the heroism of woman in August 8, 1855; was an elder in Falling every age. “Daughters” have no Spring Church, lie m. Februarj- 22, 1821, The nobler example, molded as she was in the Jane McChesney, b. Nov. 15, 1793; d. heroic life of a glorious matron of the Feb. 16, 1845; daughter of Robert Me- Revolution. MTien the struggle ended Che.sney. Inforiimtion is desired relating peace over the hills and to the ancestry of this hlcClure family as —and dawned valleys Pennsylvania, the family re- well of the MeChesneys. of moved to a tract of land on Plum Creek, A MATIiOX Oi’ THE KE VOEETIOaT. in Pitt township, Allegheny county. Pa., where IMrs. Irish spent her few remaining Elizabetli Thomas Irish. years. She died there on the Ilth of July, Elizabeth Thomas, daughter of John 1789, and was buried in a private grave- Tiiomas, iron master, was born August yard nearby. 14, 1735, in Merion, Philadelphia county, Nathaniel Irish, son of Natha.niel Irish, I'eniia. Her parents were early Welsh was born in Saucon township, now North- settlers in that locality, persons of promi- ampton county. Pa,, May 8, 1737. Na- nence among their Quaker neighbors. thaniel Irish, Sen., was a native of the Elizabeth was eilucated in Philadelphia Island of IMontseirat, in the West Indies, in one of the Friends’ schools, was well removed to the American colonies about read in the sparse literature of that day, the year 1730. He died at Union Fur- the paucity of which was felt in many nace, Hunterdon county. New Jersey, in families in the early days of settlement. 1748. The only son, Nathaniel, was part- i In 1758 she married Nathaniel Irish, manly educated in Philadelphia, and under

ager of Union Furnace, Hunterdon coun- I private instructors, his parents being perty, Jersey, evidently becoming ac- sons of means. was only eleven years New ! He quainted with him through his business of age when his father died, and early relatiions with her father. They took up manifesting an interest in the iron busi- their residence in New Jersey for awhile, ness established by his father, he became but at the opening of the Revolution we the manager of Union Furnace. It is find them located in their native State. here that we find him at the beginning During that severe struggle for of the Revolution, in which he took the independence, Mrs. Irish resided in deepest welfare. He commenced the a neighborhood where there were manufacture of cannon from wrought numerous loyalists, who com- iron, but the British obtaining knowledge monly went by the name of tories. Un- of this sent out a secret expedition and mindful of these she was truly patriotic destroyed the furnace. No\vise undaunt- and the cause found in her a noble handed. he raised a company of artillery arti- '-0 Historical and Genealogical. I O fieers and was commissioned cap- recorded 5th of 5 mo., 16SS, in Bucks tain February 7, 1777. He con- county, where the will is also of record. tinued in active ser'idee until James Atkinson was one of the execu- January 1, 1783. He was one of the tors of Ralph Smith, of Bucks county, original members of the Society of the whose will was probated the 27th of 3 mo. Cincinnati. After the war Captain Irish 1685. settled on a tract of land he had taken William Atkinson owned 50 acres of up on Plum Creek, Westmoreland, now land in L’pper Dublin, Philadelphia coun- Allegheny county. The State of Penn- ty n 1734, as shown by the list of land- sylvania gave him a warrant for live hun- holders of that county. dred acres of Donation land, which was The minutes of the Friends’ monthly located in the first district in what was meeting of Philadelphia, dated the 6th subsequently Lawrence county. A por- of 1 mo., 1682, set forth that a certificate tion of this tract remains in the posses- dated at Clonbragill. County Armagh, Ire- sion of the family. Early in the ‘'nine- land, touching the coming into Pennsylva- ties” Captain Irish located in the town nia of one .James Atkinson, who then re- of Pittsburgh, of wliich borough he was sided -with Griffith Jones, contrary to the chosen the first assistant burgess. His wishes of Friends in place from whence later years he spent quite retired, and he came, was presented, and it was agreed died there September 11. IS 16, aged sev- that James Atkinson should coma before enty-nine years. Capt. Irish m. secondlv the meeting and give satisfaction touch- Mary Irwin. She and her husband lie ing his airival. buried in the First Presbyterian church- At the meeting held 3d of 5 mo., 1633, yard, Pittsburgh. By the second mar- Thomas Holme, Thomas Wynne and Grif- riage there was no issue. The descend- fith .Jones, were directed to ratify, by -writ- ants by the first are quite numerous, a ing a few lines, the Friends in Clonbragill. grandson, D. Cadwallader Irish, Esq., At the quarterly meeting of the same representing him in the hereditary socie- held 2d of 7 mo„ 1684, Janies Atkinson ties of the Revolution. announced his intentions of marrying Hannah Xewby, and three Friends were appointed to enquire into the clearness of THE ATKiXSOX EAtllET. said intention. At the meeting held 7th of 8 mo., 1684, The following data in addition to that James Atkinson’s clearness being sho-wn published in ‘'Xotes and Queries.” (Xo. he was allowed to many said Hannah xii) in regard to the Atkinson family has Xewby, of Jersey, and a certificate was come to hand: dra-wn up. The will of Thomas Adkinson (Atkin- Amos Atkinson, of Mass., was a second son), of Bucks county, yeoman, dated lOth lieutenant of Little’s Massachusetts regi- of 8 mo., 1687, is of record. He left a wife. ment, 19th of to Dee. - 1775: first May — , Jane, executrix, to sell 100 acres which he lieutenant of Twelfth Continental infan- bought of Joseph English. To his brother try, 1st January to 31st December, 1776. John he gave 100 acres of land, on which Milton Atkinson, of Pennsylvania, was he dwelt, on condition that if John die quartennaster of Twelfth Pennsylvania, without issue the land was to revert to 11th of Januaiy, 1777. testators children, Isaac, William and Moses Atkinson, R. I., was an ensign or Samuel. To his wife the remainder of es- Xinth Continental infantrv, 1st of Jan., tate during her lifetime and then to chil- 1776. dren above mentioned. The -witnesses Samuel Atkinson, X. H., was first lieu- were Joseph Kirkbride, Richard Londy. tenant of the First Xew Hampshire, on Letters were granted to .Jane on the 2lk the 23d May, 1775. of 3 mo., 1688. The inventory was made The folloAving are from “Pennsylvania

31st of 8 mo., 1687, appraised 11th of 12 Mai-riages,’’ vol. ii. 2d series Archives: mo., 1687 by William Biles and .Joseph Oct. 2, 1775. Isaac Atkinson and Elizabeth Krikbride, amounting to £8.5, 16s. It was Toy. .

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Xov. IS, 17C9, Jolin Atkinson and Mar- McCord, Robert, d. March 9, 1826, aged garet Whitehead. 59y. Jan. 22, 17GG, -Joseph Atkinson and Eliza- McCord, Lacy, d. Sept. 5, 1824, aged 57y. beth Croxford. McClure, Emilia, wf. of Charles, d. Feb. 1, Feb. 10, 1777, Samuel Atkinson and Eliza- 1793, aged 28y. beth Conaroe. IMeClure, Chaides, d. Feb. 8, 1811, aged 72y. May 11, 1774, JYilliani Atkinson and Ann hlcClure, Rebecca, relict of CJiarles, d. Lawrence. April 2.3, 1826, aged G3y. Xov. 20, 1750, William Atkinson and McClure,, John, d. March 20, 1841, aged Cath. Kreemer. 57y. March 28, 1771, William Atkinson and AIcClure, -Jane, wf. of John, d. Aug. 13, | Charity Hoyer. 1864, aged 79y. July 9. 1745, Mary Atkinson and Daniel McFate, John, d. March 30, 1866, aged 73y. Bankson. McGonegal, William, b. July 29, 1791; d. The following appears in the New York Aug. 21, 1860. | State Marriages, Histoi'y Bulletin of N. Y., McGinnis, -John, b. March 25, 1793, d.

Xo. 1, p. S: -Jan. 13, 1870. Feb. 10, 175.3, William Atkinson and McGinnis, Charlotte R., dau. of Richard Leonah Claus. and Elizabeth O’Brian, consort of John S. M. SEXER. McGinnis, Jr., b. in Algiers, April 10, d. in Carlisle, Lancaster, Pa. 1801 ; Aug. 27, 1827. McGiimis, John. Sr., d. Jan. 6, 1847. 'rOMBST«]VE KE€<>III>S». McGinnis, Martha, consort of John, Sr., d. Sept. 13, 1836. From Town Gravoyarrt. Carliste. of McKim, James, d. Nov. 13, 1831, aged 53y. Persons Prior to 1800. McKim, Catharine, wf. of James, d. March

1, 1831, aged 47y. McKinley, Esther, wf. of Daniel, d. March 27, 1846, aged 76y. Matson, Peter, d. March 27, 1846, aged IMcKinley, Rev. Daniel, D. D., aged 55y. 49y. McKinley, Mary W., wf. of IDaniel, b. Mayberry, Jane. wf. of William, d. March Sept. 25, 1800; d. Jan. 15, 1892. 28, 1878, aged 85y. McXaughton, Anna, d. Jan. 1, 1861, aged MaybeiTy— ( Stone broken ) 71y. Maybeiny, Rev. Sylvanus, cl. Sept. 19, McMath, James, d. Nov. 6, 1873, aged 77y, 181G, aged G2y. 5m, 29d. McCarter, John, b. .June 24, 17C5; d. Aug. Mell, John, d. Jan. 23, 1877, aged 83y. 22, 1854. Metzger, George, Esq., b. Nov. 19, 1782; d. McCarter, Jane, wf. of .John, d. June 25, -June 10, 1879. 1843, aged S3y. Miller, Dr. Matthew, b. Feb. 13, 1800; d. McCauley, Mollie, renowned in history as Nov. 4, 1877. Mollie Pitcher, the heroine of hlon- Aliller, Robert, d. Nov. 10, 1795, aged 73y. mouth, cl. -Jan. 1833. aged 79y. Erected Miller, Capt. William, d. Jan. 22, 1781, by the citizens of Cumberland co., -July aged 25y. [b. 4, 1876. Oct. 13, 1744 j d. Jan. 22. Miller, Elizabeth, wf. of Robert, d. Sept. 18.32.] 12, 1799, aged 70y. McCommon, Sarah, d. -July 3, 1844, aged Miller, Gen. Henry, d. April 5, 1824, aged 68y. 73y. McCoskey, lion. Samuel A., d. Sept. 4, Miller, Sarah Ursula, wf. og Gen. Henry, 1818, aged G7y. d. -July 16, 1829, aged 79y. McCoskey, William, d. Dec. 2, 1771, aged Miller, E., d. April 23, 1832, aged 72y. 43y. Miller, S.. d. Feb. 2, 1842, aged 62y. McCoskey, Ann Susannah, wf. of Dr. Sam- Miller, William, b. Oct. 27, 1768; d. Oct. uel Allen, d. Xov. 12, 1792, aged 38y. 15, 1815. McCord, Catharine, wf. of Alexander, d. Miller, Mary, wf. of William, b. Dee. 30, Nov. 20, 1832, aged 49y. 1768; d. Feb. 12, 1851. Historical and Genealogical. to

Miller, Elizabeth, clau. of William and Mj^er.s. Sarah, wf. of Theodore, d. Dec. Mai-y, b. Feb. 8, 1800; d. Jan. 5, 1837. 17, 1875, aged 76y. Mitchel, Elizabeth B., d. July 8, 1820, aged Myers, Sarah, wf. of Jacob, of Baltimore, 41y, 8m, 2d. d. Oct. 10, 1826, aged 54y. Montgomery, Mrs. hlary, -widow of Dr. Nesbit, Charles, S. T. D., b. 1785; d. Thomas, of New York city, d. at Car- Feb. 14, 1804. lisle, Oct. 25, 1850, aged 85y. Nesbit, Mrs. Anne Tweedie, \yf. of Charles, Moore, Robert, b. in Ireland; d. at Car- d. Aug. 12, 1794, aged 20y. lisle, June 10, 1848, aged 87y. Neil, Elizabeth, dau. of William and Isa- Moore, Mai-y, consort of Robert, d. 1812, bella, d. Aug. 12, 1794, aged 20y. aged 47y. Nevel, Magdalene, b. Jan. 8, 1797; d. Moore, Jane, d. Sept. 23, 1785. June 8, 1880.

Moore, Robert, s. of Jane, killed by the fall Nevel, Catharine, b. Oct. 14, 1824; d. of a scaffold, Nov. 30, 1805, aged 25y. Noble, John, d. April 10, 1804, aged 54y. Moore, IMrs. IMargaret, d. March 17, 1854, Noble, IMargaret, widow of John. d. IMarch aged OOy, Im, 9d. 8, 1830, aged 74y. Moore, Mr. James, d. Jan. 24, 1854, aged Noble, Elizabeth, dau. of John, b. May 17, 54y, 8m, 14d. 1787; d. Aug. 12, 1864. Moore, William, Esq., d. Aug. 31, 1804, Noble, Margaret, dau. of John, b. Nov. aged 75y. 28, 1784; d. Dec. 2, 1866. Moore, James, d. Jime 18, 1767, aged 72y. Noble, Mary, b. June 21, 1778; d. July Moore, Janies, Esq., d. 1813, aged 48y. 21, 1853.' Moore, Nancy, d. 1828, aged 54y. Noble, James, b. Sep. 16, 1775; entered Moore, John, d. 1822, aged 82y. Sep. 16, 1836. Moore, Eleanor Thompson, wf. of John, d. Officer, Alex., d. Oct. 3, 1805, aged 77y. 1817, aged 71y. Officer (stone broken), .James, aged 83y. Moore, Robert, d. 1795. Olficer, John, b. April, 1757; d. March 14, 1831. Moore William, b. Jan. 22, 1795; d. Oct. Officer, Margaret, wf. of John, d. Aug. 16, 1866. 27, Moore, Catharine, wf. of William, d. July 1829, aged 63y. Officer, John, Jr., b. Nov. 22, d. 6, 1864, aged 68y. 1800; Feb. Moore, William, his vff. Elizabeth, also 12, 1851. Officer, Nancy, wf. of John, d. April their dau. Mary, who d. Feb. 7, 1857, 30, aged 77y. 1794, aged 32y. Moore, William, merchant of Carlisle, by Officer, Thomas, d. March 5, 1815, aged birth a Virginian, d. June 29, 1812, aged 90y. 36y. Oliver, Sarah, b. .June 22, 1800; d. Sep. Morrow, John, native of Rafl’rey, County 24, 1874. Down, Ireland, d. Oct. 11, 1824, aged Paine, Seth,. Esq., only s. of Dr. .James 64y. and S., of Portland, Maine, d. at Car- Morrow, Jane Hamilton, wf. of John, d. lisle, Tlay 14, 1866. Oct. 1, 1859, aged 84y. Paine, Sarah, d. Dee. 20, 1880. Mullin, Mrs. Nancy, d. Feb. 5, 1863, aged Paine, d. .Jan. 26., 1872. 45y. Park, John, d. March 1, 1850, aged 95y. Munro, William, d. Oct. 10, 1823, aged Park, Isabella, wf. of .John, d. Aug. 17, 45y. 1848, aged 70y. Munro, Hetty, wf. of William, d. March Parker, Ann Alexander, d. April, 1809, 18, 1831, aged 42y. aged 18y. , Mun-ay, Geo., d. May 6, 1855, aged 94y. Parker, Isaac Brown, b. Nov. 8, 1783; d. Murray, Mary, dau. of Win. Denny, and Sep. 19, 1865. wue of Geo., d. April 10, 1845, aged Parker, IMaria Veasey, b. .July 6, 1788; d. 68y. Oct. 10, 1865. Myers, Theodore, d. Feb. 19, 1839, aged Parker. Elizabeth, d. Sep. 6, 1871, aged 36y. 84y, 5m, 9d. 76 Notes and Queries.

Patterson, Win., d. Sep. 4, 1804, aged SOTES iirEKIEiS. .50y. 5Ei!§joric;>l, aurt Oene- Paul, John, d. March 28, 1834, aged 60y. log-ieal. Peffer, Elizabeth, consort of John, d. March 22, 1812, aged 22y. XVII. Pefi'er, Adam, b. Dec. 14, 1797 ; d. Jan. 16, 1872. HENEY ANTES. Pollock, Jane S., d. 1800, aged 72y. He Avas a son of Joseph Antes and a Pool, John. d. June 17, 18-57. aged 67y. great-grandson of Col. John Henry Antes, Pool, Mary D., mother of John. Avho built the fort at the mouth of what Porter, Win., d. Dee. 1, 1819, aged 37y. is knoAATi as Antes creek, and was born in Porter. Sarah M., wife of Wm. Nippenose toAvnship, Lycoming county, Postlethwaite, James, d. Aiig. 7, 1800, April 20, 1818. After living for sixty- aged 72y. eight years in the place of his birth, he left Postlethwaite, Catharine, vtf. of James, there in 1886 and settled at Bloomsburg, d. Nov. 13, 1802, aged C3y. Columbia county, where he died, Mai’ch Procter, John, b. Aug. 10, 1784; d. Jan. IS, 1895. Mr. Antes was the last of the 10, 1847. numerous posterity of the revolutionarj- Procter, Mary Officer, \vf. of John, b. hero to leave the toAvnship of Nippenose, March 18, 1797; d. April 0, 1882. though the family name still clings to the Quigley, Andrew, d. April 20, 1853, aged stream and the post office at Jersey Shore C9y. station, on the Philadelphia and Erie rail- Quigley. Nancy, wf. of Andrew, d. hlarch road. The Christian Aurtues so noted in 3, 1835, aged 50y. his ancestors Avere prominent throughout Quigley, Christopher, b. March 23, 1797; his entire life, and he left to his family d. June 24, 1807. the comfort and consolation of a memory Eamsey, Elizabeth, d. Nov. 2, 1855, aged of seventy-seA'enyears, filled Avith the fruits 59y. of a peaceful disposition, sterling integ- Eamsey, James, d. July 11, 1797, aged rity, untiring energy and a calm submis- 72y. sion to the final summons to his future re- Eamsey, aJnet Woods, wf. of James, Avard. The suiwiving members of his fam- stone damaged). ily consist of his son James, a A^eteran of the Thirteenth Pennsylvania cavalry, and Eeed, Hon. Hugh, d. April 7, 1845, aged C8y. a resident of Elmira; Mrs. Mary F. Cas- Eeed, Sarah Ann, wf. of Hon. Hugh. Avell and Miss Kate, Avho Avith their Avid- Eeighter, John. d. March 20, 1839, a

i by. J. F. MEGINNES8. Williamsport, Pa. Eeighter, Mary, consort of .John, d. Sep. - ^[3l~ Qr I 1 21, 1830, aged 70y. ANi> SCMEEY* Eeighter, b. July 4, 'l793; d. Dec. 5, 1881. Eeighter b. July , 4, 1793; d. Dee. [In these days AAdien the names of two of 5, 1831. the greatest iiaA'al heroes the century has Einehart, — b. , Dee. 1779; d. Oct. 10, produced are upon every one’s lips, it may 1843. be interesting to the readers of “Notes and Ehoads, Maiy, wf. of Philip— (stone dam- Queries” to giA^e the folloAving genealogi- aged.) cal records of George DeAvey and Winfield Ehoads, .John, d. Aug., 1854, aged 72y. Scott Schley.] Ehoads. Henry, b. Feb. 28, 1784; d. Feb. 7, 1804. Hear Aewey’.s Ancestry. Ehoads, Margaret, wf. of Henry, d. Dee. 1. Thomas DeAvey came from Sandwich, 28, 1850, aged 67y. Kent, England, in the year 1033, to Dor- Eingwalt, .Jacob, d. Dee. 24, 1824, aged chester, Mass. He remoA'ed about 1638 to C.3y. Windsor, Conn., Avhere, on March 22, 1638, Eingwalt, Our Mother, d. March 27, 1858, he married the WidoAv Frances Clarke. aged 83y. He died at Windsor, April 27, 1648. Historical and Genealogiccd. 77

2. Josiah Dewey, bom 1641. Settled they desire us to defer granting said sup- first at Westfield, but subsequently re- plication till they be heard. Judgment moved to Lebanon. Conn. He married in defeiTed till next meeting. 1662, Hepzibah Lyman. Oct. 3, 1735.-—Meeting at Notingham. 3. Josiab Dewey, of Lebanon, Conn., The affair of the people of Manada born, 1666. Creek deferred. 4. William Dewey, of Lebanon, Conn., Oct. 10, 1735.—Meeting at Notingham. bom, 1692; died, 1759. Mr. Sankey, a student from Ireland, 5. Simeon Dewey, of Lebanon, Conn., having produced Ills certificate last meet- bom, 1718; died, 1751. ing before the members of the Presbytery, 6. William Dewey, settled at Hanover, the Presbytery order that he endeavor to N. H.; bom, 1746; died, 1813. acquaint himself with the brethren be- 7. Capt. Simeon Dewey, of Berlin,, Vt., fore our next and endeavor to prepare for born, 1770; died 1863. some preliminary emtemporaiy trial 7. Dr. Julius Y. Dewey, of Montpelier, against our next meeting. Vt., bom, 1801; died, 1877. Nov. 20, 1735.—Middle Oetorara. 9. Admiral George Dewey, bom, 1837. Lazarus Stewart appeared to prosecute a supplication for a new erection of Ailiniral Schley’s Aiicestr.v. Manada Creek. Mr. Creaghead and Mr. report Presby- 1. John Schley, b. Jan. 2, 1767; d. Oct. Andei’son had made a to Mr. Bertram’s 31, 1835. His grandfather, John Thomas tery concerning congrega- Schley, laid out the town of Frederick, tion that the people of Derry desired to Md., and was one of the most distinguish- be organized into a separate congregation ed jurists of Maryland. His wife was and have their bounds defined. Mary Shriver, dan. of David Shriver and The Presbytery considered it not con- his wife Rebecca Ferree. The latter was venient to come to a determination on a granddaughter of Philip Ferree and his these matters until better informed about wife Elizabeth Dubois, of Pennsylvania distance and situation of these people, and Huguenot ancestry. therefore appoint IMr. Anderson and any 2. John Thomas Schley was one of the other brother whom the Standing Com- sons of the former. He was b. Nov. 4, mittee may appoint to serve with him, to 1806; d. Oct, 1876. His wife was Georgiana perambulate the bounds and borders of McClure, of Baltimore. They were the the congregation of Derry and people of parents of: Manada some time next spring—said 3. Winfield Scott Schley, b. Oct. 9, 1839, brethren to take particular notice of the at Eichfields, near Frederick, Md. meeting house of Manada, and its distance from the meeting house of Derry. 01,I> HANOVER CHURCH. They are also empowered to fix the bounds of said people and to determine Notes From the Minutes of Donegal concerning the situation of the meeting Presbytery. house of Manada. [Note—Paxtang, Deny and Manada were under Mr Bertram’s [Our readers are indebted to the Rev. charge at this time. IMeeting houses at Thomas H. Robinson, D. D., for the fol- Paxtang and Derry.] lowing notes concerning the church at Nov. 20, 1735.— Manada and the ordination of the Rev. 1\L'. Sankey questioned in divinity and Richard Sankey.] philosophy. Presbytery satisfied with his Sept. 3, 1735.—Meeting at Notingham. answers and appoint him a sermon on A supplication from a people on the Prov. iii, 6, “In All Thy Ways,” to be de- borders of Suitara congregation desire the livered before the Standing Committee at countenance of the Pre.sbytery in build- their first meeting, who, if they see cause, ing a new meeting house in order to have shall appoint him another subject to pre- supplies—being read. pare a discourse upon, to be delivered be- Mr. Bertram reports that his people de- fore Presbytery at their next meeting, to sire him to signify to the Presbytery that be received at peice of trial. 78 Notes and Queries.

Dec. 10, 1735.—Oetorara. agreed by the jreople of ilanada and Mr. Saiikey delivered a discourse on Derry, and ordered by Presbytery, upon Prov. iii, 6, as a specimen to further trial, the borders of these two congregations which "wms approved as such. Appointed that is between the meeting houses and to prepare a discourse on Psalm xliii, 3, beyond the creek of Swatara shall on or “O, Lord, Send Forth Thy Light and before the first of November next declare

Thy Truth,” &c., to be delivered at next in an orderly way, i. e., before some elder meeting of Presbytery. or principal man of the congregation May 25, 1736.—Notingham. which they make choice of, whether they Mr. Anderson, Andre-w Galbraith and svill join the congregation of Derry or one of the elders from Paxtang (Wm. Manada, and after said 1st day of Novem- Max-ivell by name), are ordered to^ meet ber none who dwell in bounds shall be at on the Tuesday before the next meeting liberty to alter their choice but by con- of Presbytery at Derry the first Monday currence of both congregations, or order of September, in order to perambulate the of the Presbytery. Imunds bet'ween the people of Derry and Both congregations of Derry and Pax- of Manada. tang want Mr. Bertram. May 26, 1736.— Mr. Bertram not ready to decide to Sir. Sankey delivered a lecture on which he will go. Psalm xxiii, which -^vas approved, and he Mr. Sankey delivers his discourse on was ordered to prepare an exegesis on “Au Pom. ii, 3, and his exegesis on “Au Christus qui sit orderanda” against next Christus,” &e., both approved. Ordered to meeting and a Presbyterial exercise on prepare a sermon on Rom. iii, 31, “Do we Pom. ii, 13, “For not the hearers of the make void the law?” &c., and also be pre- law,” &c. pared to defend his thesis against next Sept, 1, 1736.—Derry. meeting. Mr. Anderson reported that the per- Oct, 26, 1736.—Dunagal. ambulation between Derry and Manada Lazarus Stewart reports nothing done had been fulfilled and gave in the state- in paying arrears due to Mr. Bertram be- ments of their committee in -wi'iting. De- cause no list of arrears rendered, but they bate and pleadings between parties fol- are ready to act when an account is ren- lowed. dered. Lazarus Stewart engages to the Presby- Oct. 27, 1736.— tery that all persons who' belong or shall Mr. Sankey gives popular sermon and join themselves to the new erection, who is further examined in languages' and phil- are in arrears to Mr. Bertram shall osophy, acknowledges the Westminster pay up. Confession and Catechism, promises to Sept. 2, 1730.— conform to the Directory, and to give The Presbytery inquired into the af- subjection to the Presbytery, and is then fair of Mr. Bertram's release from a part licensed to preach the Gospel as a proba- of his charge. The people of Paxtang ask- tioner. ed what they could aff'ord yearly for sup- Nov. 10, 1736.—Forks of Brandywine. port of their minister. Their answer was Messrs. Gerston and Sankey ordered to that they were willing to engage for 60 supply Pequea and Manada by monthly pounds, one-half in money and one-half turns alternately till next meeting of ill hay, flax, linen or linen cloth at mar- Presbytery. ket price. The people of Derry in like April 6, 1737.—Chestnut Level. manner promise £55, to be paid in like In pursuance of a supplication from the manner, both declaring, however, that people of Manada, Mr. Bertram ordered to they would allow their minister the bene- supply that people on the last Sabbth of fit of overplus subscriptions, yet they will April and on some folio-wing day of the expect a congregational discharge yearly week convene the people in order to mod- on the payment of said expected quo^ta. erate a call to Mr. Sankey. Mr. Sankey Both parties engaged to choose collectors to pi'each at Conedoguinet, Paxtang and It is further for their respective quotas. Manada until next meeting. ^ —

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June 22, 1737.—ISTotingham. the clearing up of the matter, which he Upon a supplication and a call to Mr. did, and it being joined, found upon in- Sankey, presented by John Cunningdiam qmry that IMr. Sankey had sent said notes and Robert Grier, commissioners from the as above, and that said notes did contain congregation of Hanover, by which said such errors as were reported, but that commissioners are empowered to promise Mr. Sankey had not only condemned and toward IMr. Sankey’s outward support accordingly laid aside said erroneous notes among that people as their orderly pastor from all use, but had sent a letter of cau- the annual payment of CO pounds—that tion with said notes to Mr. Hunter, which is, one-half in money and the other iu cUd not come to Mr. Hunter’s hand. The particular commodities, as flax, hemp, Presbytery, after much serious considera- linen, yarn and cloth, together with sev- tion, came to the conclusion, viz., that, eral gratuities mentioned in said suppli- although upon a serious review of Mr. cation. Said call was recommended to Jlr. Sankey 's conduct both before and since Richard Sankey’s consideration till next his being a preacher, yet cannot see any meeting of Presbytery. ground to suspect him of unsounduess of June 23. the faith, yet we condemn it as a great Mr. Sankey to supply Paxtang and and gross imprudence iu Mr. Sankey 's Hanover alternately, to open next Presby- conduct, Ms writing and sending forth tery until a sermon from Rom. vi, 21, such erroneous notes and thereby giving “What fruit have ye then?” &e. such occasion of stumbling, both to min- August 31.—Octorara. isters and people, and therefore judge Mr. Sankey preached by mistake from that he deserves to be severely rebuked Rom. vi, 22, but discoui-se approved as by the Moderator for the same, and strict- part of trial. Ordered to prepare an exe- ly cautioned to act with more circumspec- getical discourse on the Resurrection of tion for tile futiu-e and guard against all Clu’ist as a. common head. offensive conduct in tMs or any other He accepts the call from Hanover, and kind. j\Ir. Sankey being called in, was is appointed to supply the people for or- accordingly rebuked, which he cheerfully dinary till next meeting of Presbytery. subiMtted luito. A copy of above imn- Oct. 5, 1737.—Pequa. ute sent to New Castle Presbytery.. Mr. Mr. Sankey opens Presbytery with a Sankey ordered to deliver an exposition discourse from Mark xvi, 9, according to of XV Psalm and a Presbyterial exercise appointment. It is accepted as part of from Rom. viii, 4, at next meeting. trial. April 17, 1738.—Dunagal. Oct. C.— Air. Sankey opens Presbytery with an Supplication from Hanover that Mr. exposition of xv Psalm. Presbyterial ex- Sankey’s ordination be hastened before ercise deferred till next meeting: ap- next winter. Presbytery not opposed to pointed a popular sermon, John i, 29. it. Ordered to supply Hanover till next Jlne 28, 1738—Forks of Brandywine. meeting. Air. Sankey delivers his Presbyterial ex- Nov. 17, 1737.-—Derry. ercise, also his popular sermon; both ap- It haUng been reported at our last proved. Next meeting of Presbytery at Presbyteiy that there was great offence Hanover last Wednesday of August and taken at. a certain piece of conduct by Mr. then Air. Sankey have his extempore trial Sankey, both by ministers and people, es- and if approved he to be ordained next pecially in the bounds of New Castle day—last Thursday of August—Air. Presbytery, viz., his sending a copy of a Bertram to preside. sermon to IMr. Hunter containing very considerable error in point of very mo- Aug. 30, 1738.—Hanover. mentous doctrines of religion by 'which First meeting of Presbytery in Han- Mr. Hunter was laid aside in one of Ms over. Present, Thomas Craighead, Alex. trial discourses before said Presbytery, Craighead, Bertram, Thomson, Boyd, Paul, the Presbyteiy then agreed that' iMr. Black and Anderson, (Elders) Matthew Sankey should be appointed correspond- Atchison, Daniel Henderson, .James Car- ent to attend said Presbytery iu order to others, John Christy, Hugh Scott. Air. so Notes and Queries.

Alexander opened a Presbyterial ex- Scott, Mrs. Mary, b. in Freemont, N. J., ercise. November 2, 1772, d. April 11, 1847. Ml’. Elder delivered a common head. Scobev, David, b. Dee. 13, 1791; d. May 27, Mr. Sankey's extempore trial approved 1874. and all other parts of trial, and it was Scobey, Catharine Alyers, wf. of David, b. ordered he be ordained to-morrow. -Tune 9, 1794; d. -June 2, 18au. Ang. 31, 1738.— Sener, Jacob, Sr., b. July 10, 1792; d. Aug. Mr. Sankey ordained and receiveil as a 3, 1887. member of Presbytery. Sener, P.arhara Ann, wf. of Jacob, Sr., b. July d. April TOMB.STOXE RECOIIES 5, 1790; 11, 1873. Sevmour. Anne Upshur, Avf. of William b., b. Dec. 1779; d. Nov. 10, 1873. From Town Onaveyaril. farlislo, of 7, Persons Born Prior to ISOO. Shaplev, Rufus E., b. Dec. 22, 1780; d. May' 21. 1804. IV. Shaplev, Lydia, b. July 10, 1788; d. March 1. 1870. Piobb, Charles, b. Feb. 4, 1734, d. May 2, Shelly, Percy B., d. April 15, 1855, aged 1757. Oldest date in graveyard. 55y. Rodgers, Margaret, formerly relict of Capt. Shrom, -Joseph, b. June 8. 1792; d. March .John Scott, b. Nov. 10, 1703; d. Feb. 11, 2, 1805. 1852. Shrom, Ann, wf. of Joseph, d. Dec. 28, 1828, Roney, Charles, Sr., d. Dec. 27, 1843, aged aged 32y. 40y. Simison, Parker, d. Oct. 3, 1867, aged 74y. Ross, -James, L.L. D., d. July 0, 1827, aged Simison, Margaret, dau. of William Den- 84y. ny and wf. of Samuel, d. Dee. 8, 1847, Ross, Catharine Irvine, relict of -James, aged 70y.

L.L. D. : d. Dec. 1, 1840, aged S2y, Sidles, Jo'hn, Sr., d. -July 27, 1841, aged Ross, Rasanna, wf, of Janies, d. April 13, Sly. He served his country in the 1738, aged 42y, Revolution of 1770. Rowan, Charles, d. Oct. 24, 1844, aged G5y. Smiley, Margaret, consort of George, d. Rowan, David, d. Oct. 7, 1830, aged 80y. Feb. 24, 1824, aged 33y. Rowan, Jane, d. Dec. 12, 1827, aged 80y. Smith, -John. Esq., b. at Middlesex, Cum- Rowney, William, d. April 3, 1851, aged berland county, 1757; d. at Carlisle, Oc- Oly. tober 0, 1839. Lie was a soldier in the Rowney. Mary, sister of William, d. April Revolution. 28, 1875! aged 82y. Smith, -Jane, wf. of Thomas, d. March 27, Rowney, Mary, consort of -James, d. I'eb. 1822, aged 42y, 2m, lOd. 9,18-31, aged 84y. Smith, Lieut. Nathaniel, of the Third

Rowney, -James, d. Feb. 1. 1810. aged 77y. ’ regiment of the Pennsylvania line in the Rustan, ilary, d. March 18, 1832, aged C3y. army of the LTnited States, b. Jan. 19, Sanderson, -John, b. Feb. 27, 1798; d. 1705; d. Nov. 9, 1790. [ April 11, 1802. Smith, -James, d. Sept, 14, 1791, aged 52y. Sehpitzner, Y. Christianna, wf. of Freder- Smith, Simon, d. Jan. 0, 1851, aged 73y, ick, d. Ang. 31. 1808, aged 84y. 4]n, Od. Schpitzer, Frederick, d. Dec., 1805, aged Spahr, -John, d. Nov. 19, 1844, aged 62y, 79y. Sm, 2d. Schmolil. S. -Jacob, d. Sept, 15, 1808, aged Spahr, Elizabeth, wf. of John, b. Oct. 12, 73y, 9m, lOd. 1783; d. -Jan. 19, 1858. Schmohl, IMary Doro-the, wf. of -Jacob, d. Speck, Mary Ann, wf. of Dr. Joseph, dau. Feb. 28, 1859, aged 58y, 3m. of -Jacob and Elizabeth Matter, d. Feb. Scott, Capt. William, d. March 20, 1800, 20, 1830, aged 40y. aged Sly, 7m. Sponsler, Mrs. Susan, d. Feb. 22, 1803, Scott. -Jane, wf. of Capt. William, dan. of aged 39y. -John McCansland. of J^ancaster county, Steele, Ephraim, d. April 12, 1868, aged

^ d. Sept. 20, 1785, aged 23y. 70y. Historical and Genealogical. 81

Steele, Capt. John, Third United States Stuart, James, Esq., d. Oct. 8, 1830, aged regulars, b. Aug. 22, 1764; d. Nov. 6, 53y. 1800. Stuart, Samuel, d. Sept. 11, 1828, aged Steel, Margaret, \vf. of ,Jno., d. Nov. 19, 83y. 17-1, aged 41y. Stuart, Margaret, wf. of Samuel, d. Feb. Steel, Margaret dau. of , John. 20, 1844, aged 92y. Steel, in memory of .John or Josiah. Stuart, Hon. John, b. Oct. 26, 1794; d. Steel, Rev. John, d. Aug. 1779, aged C4y. March 28, 1870. Associate Judge ol Steel, Margaret, wf. of Rev. John, d. Feb., Cumberland co., 1835-1851. 1779, aged .58y. Stuart, Barbara, wf. of Hon. .John, b. Aug. Steel, Capt. .John, s. of Rev. John and Mar- 1.5, 1798; d. Aug. 28, 187.3. garet, d. Dee., 1819, aged 98y. Stuart, Miss Sarah, d. Feb. 18, 1870, aged Sterrett, Mrs. Catherine, dau. of Duncan 7iy. and Sarah Macdonald, d. 1825, aged 59y. Swartz, .John, d. Oct. 8, 1845, aged 523’, Stephens, Thoma.s, d. June 2, 1795, aged 4m. OOy. Thompson, Samuel, d. Aug. 12, 1850, aged Stephens, John, Sr., d. at Middlesex, 75y. Cumberland counity, April 2, 1813, aged Thompson, Mrs. Letitia, d. Oct. 8, 1863, about 51y. aged 71y, 4m. Sejd. Stephens, Hannah, wf. of John, Sr., d. Oct. 1 Thompson, Gen. William, d. 3, 1781, 14, 1818, aged about 56y. aged 45y. Stephens, John, Jr., b. Jan. 2, 1790; d. Feb. Todd, Isaac, b. June 30, 1783; d. Feb. 1, 9, 1808. 1851. Stev^enson, Hon. George, LL. D., d. July Todd, Elizabeth, b. May 5, 1787; d. Sept,

13, 1783, aged C5y. i 25, 1858. Stevenson, Mary, d. Oct. 15, 1791, aged Trimble, Sarah, wf. of Thomas, dau. of 65y. Thomas Urie, d. July 20, 1844, aged Stevenson, Dr. Geo., s. of Hon. George and 48y. Mary, d. May 8, 1829, aged 70y. Buried Trimble, Thoma.s, Esq., d. Aug. 17, 1844. in graveyard of Old Swedes church in aged 62y. Wilmington, Del. Served in Continental Trimble, Mary, wf. of Thomas, dau. of

Army and one of the “Original Members 1 Samuel and Frances Woods, d. Sept. 24, and Founders of Society of the Cincin- 1821, aged 27y. nati.” Thornborough, Rebecca, wf, of .Joseph, d.

Strum, George, d. Nov. 27, 1804, aged 463'. I ,Jan. 9, 1792, aged 32y, Sturgeon, Robeht, b. March 7, 1795; d. Underwood, Joseph, d, Feb. 10, 1823, aged Feb. 10, 1845. 24y. Sturgeon, Eliza A., wf. of Robert, b. Aug. Underwood, John, d. Sept. 1, 1827, aged 25, 1798; d. Aug. 26, 1852. 7Sy. I Searight, Francis, d. Jan. 22, 1824, aged I^nderwood, Sarah, wf. of John, d. Juno 24, 1827, aged 78y. 42y. I Searight, Jane, wf. of Francis, d. March Underwood, James, b. Oct. 14, 1789; d. 4, 1860, aged O93'. Nov. 8, 1834.

j Searight, Gilbert, d. Sept. 30, 1815, aged ' Underwood, Catherine Todd, wJ. of James, 75y. b. Feb. 1, 1796; d. April 8, 1879. Searight, Esther, wf. of Gilbert, d. 1792, Underwood, James, d. March 25, 1811, aged 35y. aged 533’.

[ Searight, Gilbert, Sr., d. Dec. 1, 1856, aged Underwood, Sarah, wf. of .James, d. March

69y. I 8, 1832, aged 85y. Searight, Ulrich, Mary, d. June 30, 1803, aged 80y. Sarah, wf. of Gilbert, d. Jan. 21, 1 1853, aged 53y. Vance, Ann, d. May 29, 1878, aged 90y.

j Stuart, Miss Margaret, d. July 23, 1833, Vaughn, Catherine, d. March 26, 1843,

aged 44y. I aged 44y. Stuart, Ann, b. June 17, 1789; d. Aug. 10, Vaughn, John, d. Sept. 10, 1700, aged

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Veazey, Mary, relict of Thomas B., M. D., Wise, Frederick, b. Oct. 14, 1772; d. Nov. of Cecil CO., Maryland, b. Jan. 1705; 9, 13, 1846. d. Feb. 5, 1820. Wise, Elizabeth, •wf. of Fred., b. Sept. 9, Vickers, Daniel, b. March 12, 1865, .aged 1781; d. March 1843. C5y. 1, Williamson, Capt. Thomas, d. Sept. 17, Wiilker, J.ames, d. April 25, 1810, aged 1832, aged 73y. 54y. Williamson, Rebecca, d. April 21, 1853, Wallace, Patrick, d. March 15, 1813, aged aged 82y. 75y. Williamson, Col. .James, d. Feb. 4, 1881, Watts, David, b. Oct. 29, 1794; d. Sept. aged 80y. 15, 1819. Winard, T.iewis, b. Oct. 27, 1798; d. April, Watts, .Juliana, wf. of David, d. Feb. 20, 1867. 1809. Watts, Winard, Maria, b. March 29, 1791; d. Jan. Matilda B., b. Oct. 25, 1797 ; d. I. 1878. Sept. 29, 1885. 3, Wynkoop, John, b. March 20, 1784; d. Jan. W.arehani, Philip, b. Dee. 25, 1770; d. Oct. 23, 1860. 16, 1831. Wynkoop, Ann, wf. of John, b. April 18, Wareham, M

j Weaver, Philip, d. May 24, 1801, .aged 77y, May 2, 1857. I 4m. Woods, .James, d. April 19, 1850, aged 75y. Weaver, Laura, wf. of Philip, b. May 2, Woods, .J.ane, d. Dec. 12, 1805, aged 81y. 1788; d. M.arch 10 1817. Woods, Nathan, d. Aug. 17, 1812, aged 50y. Whiteman, Caroline B., wf. of Jacob, b. Woods, .Jane, wf. of Nathan, d. Sept. 3, Aug. 4, 1798; d. Aug. 20, 1885. 1847, aged 73y. Weidman, J.aeob, b. Nov. 10, 1790; d. Woods, Alexander, d. Sept. 15, 1868, aged Sei)t. 28, 1870. Sly. Wetzel, Jacob, d. Oct. 15, 1828; aged 57y, Woods, Mary, wf. of Alex., d. Jan. 21, j 7m, 4d. 1837, aged OOy. j Wetzel, Phebe, wf. of Jacob, d. Oct. 14, Woodruff, Rev. George Houston, d. March 1825, a.ged 53y, 8m. 28, 1822, aged 25y. |

Sept. i Whe.'iton, Levi, b. at Richmond, Va., Woodburn, lion. Samuel, b. March 27,

d. Sept. 1822. I 0, 1796; 24, 1791 ; d. Oct. 7, 1800.

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Young, Hannah, wf. of Samuel, b. Jan. 27, I’eiiiisylvania's First Surveyor-Gen- ral. 1799; d. April 2, 1821. about a Zarmen, Martin, d. March IG, 1840, aged Located near Roland Station, Philadel- 60y. mile northwest of Holmesburg, secluded spot surrounded by Zarmen, E., d. March 2, 1781, aged 79y. phia, in a of ap- Ziegler, Geo., d. Jan. 17, 1889, aged 93y. woodland, with nO' other means apparently sel- Ziegler, J b. March 11, 1785; d. July 2, proach than a foot-path, —, 1864. dom used, is an old, deserted burial lot, square. It is Zollinger, Jacob, d. April G, 1820, aged perhaps less than 300 feet GGy, 20d. here that the remains of Thomas Holme, William Penn, are Zollinger, Dr. John, d. Oct. 10, 18G8, aged surveyor-general under burial 74y. deposited. It is one of the oldest is a small (MRS. C. A.) S. W. rARKINSOH, grounds in the State. There of il. M. WOODS. monument erected to the memory Holme, the inscriptions on which are IV«TKS AXI> 41I;UU11:K. given Irelow, together with several other tombstone records of less importance. Historicnl, liiographioal, and Oenea Many stones are fallen and scattered logical. about the ground. Quite a number of XVIII. graves are marked with large y)ieees of building stone, without inscriptions. An Farly Setllci* on the 54u«qiiehaiiua [North side.] Whereas George Renick, late of Iniskil- In Memory of len, having about eleven years since ar- THOMAS HOLME, rived in this province with the first set- Died 1G95—Aged 71. tlers of Donegal, yet has never obtained Suiveyor-General of William Penn. He leave to settle on any of the proprietor’s Drafted the Plan and Laid Out the lands, without which leave he never would City of Philadelphia. presume to attempt it, and being now desirous that himself and three sons, Wil- [West side.] liam, Thomas and Robert and his son-in- This stone was erectetl in 18G3 by the law, Robert Polke, might be allowed to following-named trustees of Lower Dub- settle down on some tract together in one lin Academy, a mark of respect to the neighbourhood, I therefore think it advis- memory of the originator of the school. able that pursuant to his request he and Pjcnjamin Crispin, his .said sons and son-in-law' be sullercd Jonathan Enoch, to enter on the quantity of one thousand George tV. Holme, acres, near Susquehanna, between Soha- Isaac Pearson, taroe and Pextan, and that the same may George Fox, be marked out to him and his said sons in Henry Dewees, a regular tract by the surveyor of Lancas- Samuel C. Willits, ter county or his order at the said George's Charles W. Harrison, charge, upon this express condition, that George Wagner, he and his said sons and son-in-law shall Alfred Enoch, comply with such terms as shall be pro- Thomas Shallcross, posed by the proprietors or their agents, Firman D. Holme. when lands in those parts shall be granted, or other wise shall quietly quitt the same. [East side.] Dated at Stenton, the 25th day of Jan- In lieu of a donation in his will for uary, 1730-1. JAMES LOGAN. school puiqmses his heirs gave the land Lett him begin on Susquehanna at least on which the Lower Dublin Academy is two miles above Sohataroe, rumiing a erected. proper distance back, and he may take in any settlement that is only begun and not [South side.] actually inhabited. J. L. He became the proprietor of 1646 acre.s 84 Notes and Queries. of land in one traet by gi-ant of Penn in ment, m. March 31, 1800, Miss Polly 1084, named this Well Sitring Plantation, Greer, of Carlisle. of which this is part. Oliver, John, merchant, of Carlisle, m. Aug. 17, 1800, at the residence of Wiliam God- James Creighton, s. of John and Margaret frey, in York county. Miss Hannah God

Ci-eighton, b. Mar. .3, 1731; d. Nov. 27, frey, dau. of William Godfrey. 1818. Oliver, .Jane, of Carlisle, m. April 25, 1811, Eebeeca Creighton, his wf., and dan. of William Laughlin, of Newton township. Wm. and Elizabeth Ingles, b. Nov. 19, Oliver, Miss IMargaret, m. .Tune 24, 1817, 1752; d. Apl. 13, 1825. Penjamin Feniald, both of Carlisle. Engles, Elizabeth, d. Dee. 9, 1773, aged 8 Parker, Andrew, of Cumberland county,m. mo. 21 d. June 25, 1793, Margaret Williams, dau. Engles, Sarah, d. 1708, aged 10 mo. of .John Williams, of Cumberland coun- Engles, Joseph, d. 1700, aged 5 yrs. ty- Engles, .lane, d. 1757, aged 3 yrs. Peebles, Miss Elizabeth, m. .Tune 19, 1794, Powers, INIargerth, b. 1702; d. Oct. 21, Dr. .John Geddis, of Newville. 1700. Pollock, Miss Margaret, dau. of John, of GUSTAVUS N. HART. Carlisle, m. Nov. 12, 1795, Hance Mor- rison, of Pittsburgh. fouiily .lITarrias'es. Postlethwaite, Dr. James, m. April 11, Mateer, Major Andrew, m. Marh 31, 1799, Petsy, dau. of the late Major 1814, Ann, dan. of John Ilnston, of Dick- .Tames Smith, of this county. inson township. Pollock, Miss Polly, eldest dau. of Oliver Moore, John, of South Middleton township, Pollock, Esq., of Silvers Spring, m. Dr. m. Oct. 22, 1810, Ann, dati. of Robert Samuel Robinson, July 9, 1799, by Rev. Grayson, Esq., dee'd,, of Carlisle. Snowden. IMcClnre, Charlotte, dan. of Charles !Mc- Pollock, Jerrat, m.Eeb. 13,1800, Miss Polly Chire, dee'd., m. Dr. Adam Hays, June Priggs, both of Cumberland county. 19, 1817, by Dr. Duflield. Pattison, Charles, of Carlisle, m. Sept. 10, Mnsselman, Christian, m. .Tune 14, 1804, 1800, Miss Polly Mateer, of Allen town- by Rev. Mr. Sano, Miss Petsy Sano, both ship. of Cumberland. Postlethrvaite, Miss Amelia, dau. of Col. Noland, William, of Virginia, m. April 12, Samuel, m. Jan., 1801, Henry Coulton, of 1790, Catherine Callender, of Carlisle. Greensburg. Neely, .Tames, of York county, m. April Pollock, Oliver, of Carlisle, m, last week 3, 1798, IMiss Peggy MePeth, of Cum- in October, 1805, Mrs. Dady, of Palti- berland county. more. Noble, James, m. Feb. 19, 1801, Miss Polly Pendergra.ss, Edward, of Carlisle, m. May Cooper, both, of Carlisle. 20, 1810, Jane Pence, of West Penns-

Nevin, Mr. , merchant, of Springfield boro’, by Rev. Campbell. township, m, Feb. 1, 1810, by Rev. Wil- Purcell, Edward, of Millerstown, m. June

liams, Mary, dau. of Joseph Pierce, 0, 1810, Miss Grizel Wood, of Thompson- dee’d. town, by Rev. John Thomas. Noble,Francis, of E.Pennsboro’, m. March Parker, IMiss Mary E., dau.of the late Capt. 15, 1810, Margaret, dau, of Samuel Mar- Alexander Parker, of this county, m. tin, of Allen township. at Pittsburgh, .July 3d, 1810, William Nesbit, Alex, Esq., of Wiliamsburg. Hunt- Robiruson, Esq., of Pittsburgh, by Rev. ingdon county, m. Nov. 5, 181G,Mrs.Mar- Mr. Taylor. tha Prooks, dau. of Mrs. Mary Ramsey, Peacock, James, editor Pennsylvania Re- of Carlisle, by Rev. Mr. Pringle. porter, m. September 25, 1813, by Rev. Noble, Francis, of Carlisle, m. at Paltimore, Puchanan, Frances C. Slough, at Har- June 3, 1817, Miss Mary Prown, of Ohio. risburg. Ofllecr, .Tohn, of Carlisle, m. May 31, 1790, Province, Robert, Esq., of Huntingdon, Mrs. Olficer, of Cumberland county. m. Jan. 20, 1814, Mary Ramsey, of Car- Oftley, Lieut., quartermaster Tenth regi- lisle, by Rev. Dr. Atwater. Historical and Genealogical. 85

Patton, Eobert, formerly of Cumberland Eowan, David, Peggy, dau. of, m. j\pnl county, m. April 25, 1814, in Mililin- 15, 1813, Joseph Edwards, cabinet mak- town, Mrs. Mary Cottle. er, all of Carlisle. Pratt, Eobert, m. Oct. 29, 18 IG, by Eev. Eoland, Philip, of Cocalico twp., Lancas- Mr. Keller, Sarah Lamberton, all of ter county, m. Oct. 3, 1816, Elizabeth Cumberland county. Markle, of Allen twp., Cumberland Quigley, Christopher, Esq., of Allen twp., county. m. March 25, 1806, Mrs. Katharine Eemp, Samuel, m. Oct. 3, 1816, Elizabeth Longeneeker, of Carlisle. Worst, both of Mifflin twp. Quigley, Wm., of Cumberland county, m. Scott, Capt. Wm., Margaret, widow of, m. March 5, 1807, Elizabeth Adams, by at Carlisle, April 17, 1809, William Eod- Eev. Snowden. gers. Quigley, Christopher, m. March 7, 1809, Smith, William, m. Oct. 5, 1809, Martha Mary Hunter, both of Allen twp. Carr, both of Carlisle. Quigley, Miss Sarah, m. March 3, 1813, by Seely, Lieut., U. S. A., m. .Jan. 30, 1810, Eev. Dr. Campbell, David Eeisinger, all IMiss Gray, dau. of Capt. William Gray, of Carlisle. of Sunbury. Eoss, James, Esq., of Washington county. Sheldon, Eiehard, of Cumberland county, Pa., m. Jan. 13, 1791, Nancy Woods, ironmaster, m. April 3, 1792, by Eev. dau. of George Woods, Esq., of Bedford. .John Campbell, Susanna l<'oulk, dau. or Eippey, Euth, dau. of Capt. William, or Stephen Foulk, Sr., at his seat near Car- Shippensburg, m. Dec. 12, 1791, Joseph lisle. Duncan. Sterrett, Nancy, dau. of Ealph Sterrett, Eippey, Isabel, dau. of Capt. William, of m. June 28, 1792, Adam Jjogue, of Car- Shippensburg, m. Aug. 8, 1793, Joseph lisle, by Eev. Dr. Davidson. Kerr, merchant, of Strasburg. Sanderson, Patty, dau. of Eobert, m. Nov. Eamsey, Peggy, dau. of James, of Carlisle, 20, 1792, James McClean, of Leesburg, m. May 8, 1794, Major Samuel Jackson, Va. of Mifflintown. Semple, Steele, attomey-at-law, at Pitts- Eeam, Henry, of Baltimore, m. Feb. 9, burgh, m. Dee. 17, 1793, Kitty Fowler, 1797, Polly Crever, dau. of John Crever, dau. of Ca])t. George Fowler, of Wing- of Carlisle. field, Allegheny county. Pa. Eamsey, James, merchant, of Caidisle, m. Steel, .John, Esq., Amelia, dau. of, m. Feb. Sept. 25, 1800, Elizabeth Smith, dau. of 4, 1794, James Given, merchant, of Car- Capt. Jolm Smith, of Adams covmty. lisle. Eamsey, Wm., Esq., Dep. Surveyor of this Semple, Jean, dau. of Eobert, m. April 15, county, m. .June 15, 1804, at Clark's 1794, .Jolm Miller, of Mount Eock. Ferry, by Eev. John Linn, liliss Nancy Smith, James, m. Oct. 26, 1795, Miss Bet- Clark. sey Dunlap, both of Cumberland county. Eeehm, Englehardt, cabinet maker, of Car- Steele, .Joseph, clockmaker, m. Sept, 8, lisle, m. June 28, 1804, Miss Betsy 1796, Miss .Jolmston. Black, dau. of Peter Black, of East Sanderson, Eobert, of IMiddleton, twp., Pennsboro’, by Eev. Mr. Sano. Jean, dau. of, m. -June 5, 1800, Wm. Eej-nolds, Benjamin, m. June 26, 1800, Holling, of Virginia. Mary, dau. of Patrick Cochran, all or Shippensburg, by Eev. Moody. >OTKS ASIO Eadatt, Samu^, m. June 14, 1810, by Eev. ISistorical, l}iosra5>liieal Geiiealo- John F. Moeller, Sarah Bdl, all of Ship- and Sical. pensburg. Eiley, James, m. April 23, 1812, by Eev. XIX. Dr. Davidson, Sarah Frank, both or Carlisle. WAED. Eeed, Hugh, m. .Jan. 14, 1813, Nancy Ken- My great-grandfather. George Ward, nedy, both of Carlisle, by Eev. IMr. father of my grandmother .Jordan, who Houston. was Letitia Ward, was born in now Dau- 86 Notes and Queries.

phin county, Pa., tlie first in 1755, the 18, 1809, reappointed Prothonotary for other about 1780. My object is to* ascer- Erie county, which he held until his death, tain if tliere are any Wards of this same in 1819. He was also brigadier-general family residing in that county. My at Erie during the War of 1812. He had grandfather Ward removed to Warren five sons and two daughters. county, Ohio, during the ’nineties. Edwin G. Kelso, born in 1800, was ap- JOHN WARD JORDAN. pointed Prothonotary of Erie county Oct. Louisville, Ky. 21, 1824, and held the office until Jan. 8, 1830. He was appointed Collector of EWING. the Port of Erie .Tuly 1, 1836, and held it 1 wish to find out the inaiden name ten years. He died in Erie twenty years of the wife of Thomas Ewing, who lived agO' and left children. in IManor township, Lancaster county. Henry B. Kelso^ died at Mackinaw prior Pa, They had a son who became Gen- to the Civil War. eral .lames Ewing and lived in York coun- Albert G. Kelso resided three miles ty, Pa. His father having died, his west of Erie on his father's early pur- mother married a man by the name of chase, and William C. Kelso, an attorney, Connolly and they had a son, whO' was in Erie. known in Western Pennsylvania as Dr. Melvin M. Kelso was a successful John Connolly. Ijord Dunmore appoint- farmer. ed Connolly a justice of the peace in what Caroline Kelso married Hon. Elijah he was pleased to style West Augusta, Babliitt in 1828, and they both lived in being all of Pennsylvania west of the Erie. mountains. He gave much trouble to Adaline Kchso married Rev. James M. Western Pennsylvania and was arrest- Whallan in 1829. She and her husband ed near Hagerstown, Md. His half both died jirior to 1880. brother. General James Ewing, of York, This is the history of .John Kelso and joined him on his way to Philadelphia, his children in Erie county. Mrs. Kelso where he was to' be imjn-isoned and tried died at the old Kelso homestead, in Erie, to rca.«on with him and induce lum to Ix^ about 1870. loyal to the country, but without avail. Mr. Kelso lironght a female slave when It is said this Dr. John Connolly was a ho came to Erie county who was too old nephew of Col. George Croghan, who was to' lie emancipated and was a slave for Slir IVilliam Johnson’s agent in Western life, the only one that ever lived and died Pennsylvania. Can you give me the in Erie county and has descendants there. maiden name of General James Ewing’s and Dr. .Tolm Connolly’s mother? N. 15. H. Pittsburgh, Pa. .lames Kell, Ks€|. of Yorlt, I*a, James Kell, a prominent citizen and KELSO. leading lawyer, of York, Pa., died in that .lohn Kelso came to Plric county from city June 4th, 1899, after an illness of near Harrisburg, I think from Cumber- tbout six months. He was born in land county, with Col. Thoma.s Forster, Youngstown, Westmoreland county. Pa., Jacob Weis ami others in 1797, and locat- December 14, 1828, of Scoteh-Irish parent- ed in Fairview, twelve miles west of Erie. age, his father being Samuel Kell (son of In 1800 he removed near Erie and pur- James), who was born' in Hummelstown, chased lands still in his family. In 1803 Dauphin county. Pa., his mother Margaret he located in Eric; was apjiointed Asso- Mears (daughter of John and Anne Bald- ciate .lodge for Erie county .fuly 4th, ridge), who was born in Path Valley, 1800, but refused the commission; was ap- Franklin county. Pa. Mr. Kell’s early life pointed Prothonotary for Erie county was spent in the latter county, and in December 1st, 1804; served a year, resign- 1856 he removed to Atork, where for sev- ed and was appointed commissioner of eral years he taught in the public schools, land sales and lots in Erie; on January subsequently studied law with Henry L. !1!

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Fisher, Esq., and was admitted to the bar Jane, dau. of Capt. William Rippey, all in 1862, from which time until within a of Shippensburg. few months of his death he wa.s in contin- Snowden, John M., one of the editors of

uous practice. He was long prominent in ; the “Farmer’s Register,” Greensburg, the iKidership of the Republican party of ni. Nov. 24, 1801, Elizabeth, dau. of John York county, holding the chainnanship Moore, Esq., all of Westmoreland coun- of the county organization for a number of ty- terms. He was the Register of Wills in Schouller, John, of Mifflin township, m. 1877 by appointment of Governor Hart- Dec. 30, 1802, Mary, dau. of Joseph Mc- ranft, and postmaster of the city of York Kee, of Springfield. from 1884 to 1888. At the first election Stevenson, Dr. George, m. at Pittsburgh, (in for additional law of the 1875) judge Jan. 27, 1803, Maria Barker, youngest courts of York, he was the Republican dau. of Joseph Barker, merchant of that candidate against Hon. Pere L. Wicks, j place. who was elected. Mr. Kell occupied a Skiles, John, m. Nov. 1, 1803, Betsy, dau. number of positions of trust, among which of Percival Kean, all of West Penns- be mentioned those of director of the may boro’. old North ward school district of the then Searight, Lieut. Alexander, of Middleton borough of York, president of the Union tovTiship, m. [1804] Elizabeth, dau. of Fire Engine Company during the latter Andrew Lobaugh, of Adams county. sixties, trustee of the York Collegiate In- ' Stear, Jacob, m. Sept. 4, 1806, Magdalena stitute from its incorporation in 1873, and Bac'her, both of East Pennsboro’. of the Children’s Home from its founda- Scott, Jane, dau. of John Scott, Esq., of tion shortly after the close of the war be- Shippensburg, m. Dec. 1, 1808, by Rev. tween the States. He was a past master , Mr. Burge, John Bowman, all of Ship- of York Lodge, No. 260, F. & A. M., and j pensburg. secretary and charter member of Willis ' Roj'al Semple, Joseph, m. June 5, 1810, Ann Council, No. 508, Arcanum. James i ' Noble, of Pennsboro’. Kell was married in 1862 to Miss Jane both East Elizabeth Fischer, daughter of Dr. John Sturges, James, hatter, of Shippensburg, Frey Fischer, one of the leading physi- m. Sept. 29, 1810, by Rev. Job Guest, j Miss Polly Bradenbury. cians in his day in York county. To this * union were bom eight children, all of Smith, Mary, dau. of John Smith, shoe- whom, with his widow, .survive, viz: maker, of Carlisle, m. Jan. 21, 1811, Ed- John F., a lawyer of York, James A. and ward McGunagle, shoemaker, of Ship- William S., of Philadelphia, where both pensburg. are connected with the Bradstreet Mercan- Sturm, George, mcrehant, m. March 19, tile Agency, Helen M., Mary C., Alfred 1811, Miss Elizabeth Fisher, all of Car- M., Jane F. and Eliza K. Kell. lisle. Mr. Kell was a painstaking lawyer, Shryock, John, Esq., m. Sept. 12, 1811, the faithful to his clients’ interests and care- amiable Martha Cochran, dau. of Pat-

ful in the preparation of legal papers, i rick Cochran, of Shippensburg. many of which were frequently taken as Sharp, Capt. Alexander, of Newton town- models of their kind. He was a member ship, m. Jan. 14, 1812, Miss Isabella of the First Presbyterian Church of York Oliver, of East Pennsboro’, by Rev. John for many years. Hayes. Scroggs, John A., Esq., of Beaver county,

Cnmberlaud County Marriages, m. March 1, 1814, Anna White, dau. of

! John White, of Mercer county. Sterrett, John, of Allen township, m. Oct. Steel, Mary, m. May 12, 1814, Jacob 27, 1801, Nancy, dau. of Robert Cham- Bishop, all of Carlisle. bers, residence “on his farm on the Shannon, James, m. Nov. 7, 1816, by Rev. K| banks of the Conedoguinet creek.” Mr. Moody, Jane, dau. of John Wilson,

j Stewart, Dr. Alexander, m. Nov. 17, 1801, all of Newton township. 88 Notes and Queries.

Stewart, Samuel, m. May 22, 1817, Ann dau. of the late Col. John Davis, of Mid- Domialson, both of Dickinson township. dlesex. Thompson, Gen. William, Elizabeth, dan. Wilson, of Fairfield, Ohio, i Samuel, m. of m. April 24, 1800, at New Castle, OcL 13, 1803, Miss Sarah Martin, eldest I

Del., by Kev. Robert Clay, Mr. .Jh. L. ' dau. of Samuel Martin, of Allen town- D'Happart. ship. Todd, Isaac, m. June 1(1, 1807, Elizabeth Williams, Abraham, of Allen township, Keller, dan, of Leonard Keller, all of ; m. March 29, 1804, Miss McElhaney, of Carl sle. York coemty. Thompson. Samuel, m. Oct. 10, 1808, Miss \Villiams, David, of Monaghan township, all of Carlisle. Leticia Brown, A^ork county, m. April 5, 1804, Miss Jane Trindle, Mi’s. Sarah, widow of Capt. Alex- Neel, of same place. j ander Trindle, ni. .Tan. 24, 1792, William I Wallace, Miss Elizabeth, of Cumberland Gibson, of East Fennshoro’. county, m. April 21, 1804, at Harrisburg, Trindle, William, s. of Capt. Alexander Gilbert Burnett, of Baltimore. Trindle, .Tan. Betsy Gibson, m. 31, 1792, TVise, Frederick, m. Sept. 4, 1806, Mrs. dan. of William Gibson. Elizabeth Solander, both of Middleton

I Urie, Thomas, m. Feb. 7, 1793, Margaret, ' touTiship. dau. of John Dunbar, of Cumberland TVise, Jacob, m. Sept. 4, 1806, Miss Eliza-

i county. both Weaver, both of Middleton town-

[ LTrie, Thomas, Esq., of Middleton township. sliiji, m. Oct. 30, 1809, Mrs. Margaret Wheeler, William, Esq., Deputy Surveyor Parker, of blast Fennshoro’. ! for this county, m. Feb. 22, 1807, Miss LTlrich. Mary, dau. of Nicholas, of Carlisle, Polly Fisher, of Carlisle. m. Sept. 12, 1810, George Knitzman, of Williams, David, saddler, from Baltimore Carlisle. county, Md., m. Sept. 10, 1807, Sarah, Villard, A. ,T., of Washington city, Sophie, dau. of John Smith, blacksmith, of Car- dau. of, m. Feb. 20, 1814, Jacint Laval, lisle. colonel of First Light Dragoons. Waggoner, Abraham, m. Nov. 12, 1807, Walters, Jacoh, merchant, of CTiambers- Mary Thuma, both of Cumberland coun- burg, m. Nov. 8, 1791, Miss Fatty Stuart, ty- of Carlisle. Wonderlich, Susan, dau. of David, of Mid- Wallace, William, of Carlisle, m. Miss dleton tou-nship, m. Nov. 15, 1807, Ab- .lean Gray, of Northumberland county, raham Herr, of Carli.sle. Nov. 9, 1791. Waugh, Samuel, of Ea.st Fennshoro’, m. Woods, Nathan, m. Alay .lean 31, 1790, Nov. ,3, 1806, Elizabeth Seidel, of Rye TVeakley, dau. of .James, both of this towuship. county. Weakley, Tlioma.s, of Dickinson township, TVaths, David, Esq., m. Sept. 14, 1790, by m. Alarch 30, 1809, Nancy Alexander, of Rev. Mr. Campbell, IMiss Juliana Miller, Carlisle. dau. of Gen. Henry Miller, of A^ork. Wilson, Robert, of State of Ohio, m. Junt Weakley, IMiss Rebecca, m. Nov. 17, 1790, 1. 1809, .Tane, dau. of Robert Dona.van, Thomas Craighead. of Lurgan township. Franklin counltJ^ Wise, George, saddler, m. March 2, 1797, Wood, George, of Alifllin county, m. Aug. Mrs. Fisher, both of Carlisle. 24, 1809, Margaret Purcell, of Millers- Wilson, George, of Milllin county, mem- town, Cumberland county. ber of the Senate of Pennsylvania, m. Wright, Rev. John, pa.stor of the church in March 1.5, 1798, by Rev. i)r. Rogers, Ncav Lancaster, Ohio', m. Oct. 16, 1809, Miss Isabella White, of Philadelphia. Jane, dau. of Edward Weakley, of Cum- Wi’ight, Robert, of Carli.sle, m. Nov. 20, berland county. 1798, Nancy Holmes, dau. of Thomas Weaver, Adam, Esq., of .TefTerson county, Holmes, of York county. Va., m. Nov., 1806, Mrs. Lydia McCalia Watson, Dr. William, of Mifflintown, m. at the residence of Derrick Peterson, December 10, 1801, Miss Polly Davis, Esq., LoM'er Dublin, by Rev. Dr. Rogers. —

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graves are In following Waugh, Miss , m. Feb. 27, 1810, How- unmarked. the ard Moore, both of this county. list will be found a few whose names Weakley, Janies, s. of Edward, m. March prominently occur in the early history of 24. 1811, Miss Priscilla Foulke, both of this region. Perhaps half of the inscrip- Middleton township. tions herewith given are in the German Wright, James, of Chanibersburg, ni. language. The tombstone of the proprietor his inscribed in March 14, 1811, Jane Kennedy, dau. of and wife are German Hugh Kennedy, shoemaker, of Carlisle. and fairly legible, a.s follow’s, in literal Wiestling, .John S., printer, m. Dec. 24, English: 1811, at Harrisburg, by llev. Gloninger, “Here rest-s—Elia.s A*oungman—Born Sarah Youse, of Harrisburg. the 15th August, 1738—Mariied the 15th Wingart, Valentine, hatter, of Hunting- of January with Catharine Nagel—Lived years, in Matri- don, m. Feb. 4. 1812, by llev. Mr. Heed, 54 3 months and 6 days — Miss Echecca Todd, of Carlisle. mony—Begat 2 sons and 1 —Daughter Died the 17th April, as Proprietor Wright, Ensign William, m. April 14, 1812, 1817, — of Jliss Peggy Shields, both of Carlisle. Youngmanstown, Union county—Was aged years, and 2d.—-Text, Psa. Wilkins, William, E-sq., attorey-at-aw, of 78 8mo. 92, Vers. 13-15.” Pittsburgh, m. Oct. 1.3, 1812, Catharine the deilicated Catharine Holmes, dau. of John Holmes, of Balti- “To memory — more. Youngman—A Born Nagle’s Daughter Was the 4th April, 1743 In Kafferoth in Wolf, .John, of North Middleton, in. Dee. — Germany bom Came with her father to 22, 1812, Mary Hock, of East Penns- — America Married to Elias boro’. — Youngman Had three children George, Cathariiio Weakley, William, of Dickinson township, — and Thoma.s And died the 23 January, m. Nov. 25, 1813, by Rev. Dr. Atwater, — 1822 In Miftlinburg, Union county Her Isabella-, dau. of Thomas Alexander, — — decM. age was 78 years, 9 mo. and 19 days Text, John xvii, 14.” Woodney, John, of Path Valley, m. April Two of i\Ir. Youngman’s children lie 7, 1814, by Rev. Mr. Linn, Ann Patter- close to him, viz., Thomas, w’ho died in son, of Shearman’s Valley. 1812, aged 40 years, and Cathanne, wife Walters, Henry, Esq., of Liverpool, Cum- of .John Dreisbach, born 1766. and died berland county, m. Jane M. Thomjison, 1852. The tombstone of Dreisbach is a of Thompsontown, May 6, 1817, by Rev. model one, as it has on it valuable family Thoma.s Smith. history, including a list of all his chil- Wilson, James, merchant, of Chambers- dren. He was the son of the Emigrant burg, m. July 22, 1817, Eliza. Ege, dau. Dreisbach, who came to Pennsylvania of Michael Ege, dec’d., of Cumberland from Wettgenstein, Westphalia, Ger., in county. 1751. (See N. & Q., No. vii — 1898). Ho was horn in Berks county. Pa., 1702; m. The Knriy l>e!»d at .Tliftliiibiirg:. to Cath. Youngman 1788, and d. 1823. Children were Samuel. John, Thomas, MifBinburg is a beautiful and thriving Elias, Cath., Joseph, George and Maria. town in the heart of Buffalo Valley in By the side of Thomas Youngman lies his Union county. Pa., and was founded over “former wife,” Amelia Foster, who died a century ago by Elias Youngman, and 1842, aged 69 y. for that reason was called Youngmans- Aumiller, John, b. 1799: d. 1883. town. Immeiliately south of the town is Aumiller, Eve, wf., b. 1803; d. 1892. the cemetery, the outgrowth of the Aurand, Henry, b. 1782; d. 1844. churchyard connected with the Union Aurand, Eve, wf., b. 1783; d. 1842. church, built about 1806, and still stand- Aurand, Sarah, b. 1815; d. 1856. ing, but u.sed as a warehouse. In the old Bartges, Fred. b. 1779; d. 1853. part of the cemetery, in front of the old Bartges, Elisabeth, wf., and dau. of Peter church, are buried many of the German Zeller, d. 1811. settlers of the valley, but most of their Bartges, Henry, b. 1808; d. 1842. 90 Notes and Queries.

Beacliler, 1855. Kauffman, Ann Maria, b. John, b. 1797 ; d. 1769; d. 1857. Beachler, Elis, wf., b. 1797; d. 1884. Kauffman, David, b. 1775; d. 1853. Bishop, John, b. 1789; d. 1848. Kauffman, Elis, wf., b. 1784; d. 1862. Bogenreif, David, b. 1790; d. 1881. Klein, Jacob, b. 1765; d. 1849. Bogenreif, Cath., wf., b. 1798; d. 1852. Katherman, Fred., b. 1790; d. 1850. Katherman, Christina, b. Boyer, Jacob, b. 1793 ; d. 1803. wf., 1799; d. Boyer, Sarah, wf., b. 1797; d. 1809. 1807. Boope, Jo'hn, b. 1770; d. 1851. Kleckner, Abr., b. 1750; d. 1839. Boope, Mary, wf., b. 1783; d. 1802. Kleckner, Anna Barb., wf., b. 1760; d. Clark, Mary, wf. of Aaron, b. 1755; d. 1849. 1841. Kleckner, Daniel, b. 1780; d. 1833. CVoncmiller, Martin, b. 1701; d. 1838 Latshaw, Jacob, b. 1780; d. 1870. (Kcv. soldier). Lat.shaw, Marg., wf., b. 1800; d. 1876. j Lenhart, Jacob, b. d. 1845. Croneniiller, -JacO'b, b. 1787 ; d. 1840. 1783; I Croneniiller, Sirsan, wf., b. 1788; d. 1839. Lenhart, Christianna, wf., b. 1783; d. 1837. Cummings, Cath., wf. of John, b. 1779; d. Maize, Jacob, b. 1777; d. 1830. 1837. Maize, Elis, wf., b. 1707; d. 1842. (see Maderia, Abr., b. 1779; d. 1852. Dreisbach, John above). I Dreisbach, Thomas, b. 1797; d. 1872. (In Maderia, Maria, wf., b. 1794; d. 1847. War of 1812). Meyer, George, b. 1771; d. 1850. Dreisbach, Mary, wf., b. 1798; d. 1802. Meyer, Eve, wf., b. 1774; d. 1848. [ dau., Fox, Deter, b. 1773; d. 1850. ! Meyer, Marg., b. 1814; d. 1885. Fox, Henry, b. 1780; d. 1850. Millhouse, John Nieh., b. in Germany, Gillfdlin, Dr. E, b. 1709; d. 1833. 1753; m. to .Juliana Welker, 1783; begat Gilllillin, Eliz., wf., b. 1794; d. 1832. 4 sons and 7 dau. and d. 1835. Gilard, Christopher, b. 1700; d. 1824. Millhouse, Julianna, wf. (Welcher), b. in Gilard, Magdalena, wf., b. 1758; d. 1829. Uley, Berks county, 1701; d. 1845. Gutiliiis, Fred, Esq., b. 1707; d. 1839. Moss, Patrick, b. 1762; d. 1834. Giitilius, Anna Cath., wf., b. 1773; d. Moss, Elenore, wf., b. 1705; d. 1839. 1838. Moll, Conrad, b. 1779; d. 1848. Ila.ssenpflug, John Henry, b. at Harris- Moll, Susan, wf., b. 1787; d. 1863. burg (?) Aug. 20, 1750; m. to Maria Musscr, Deborah, wf. of John, b. 1792; d. Seebolt, 1790; begat 9 sons and 5 1873. daughters, and d. 1829. Orwig, George, b. 1759; d. 1841. Hassenptlug, Maria, wf., b. 1709; d. 1852. Orwig, wf., b. 1700; d. 1842. Ilassenpllug, Samuel, b. 1794; d. 1871. Orwig, Elis, wf. of Abr., b. 1792; d. 1828. Hassenptlug, Kacliel, wf., b. 1797; d. 1803. [Note—George Orwig was the son ol Hassenptlug, Solomon, d. 1812. Gottfried Orbig, who' came from Germany llixon, G. W. b. 1804; d. 1853. in 1741, b. 1719, and his wife Gloria, b.

I Hoy, .John, b. 1707; d. 1849. ' 1713, and who settled near the present site Hoy, Mary, b. 1781; d. 1848. of Orwigsburg, Pa.] Hoy, Lydia, b. 1810; d. 1897. Pellman, Mary, relict of Dr. Conrad Pell- b. d. Hoy, John, 1708 ; 1854. man, b. 1704; d. 1850. Hoy, Mary, wf., b. 1774; d. 1833. Pontius, Peter, b. 1783; d. 1862.

Hoy, Elisabeth, b. 1785; d. 1822. 1 Pontius, Barb., wf., b. 1791; d. 1877. Hoiitz, Henry, b. 1802; d. 1807. Kinkard, John, b. 1808; d. 1888. Hoffman, Jos., b. 1800; d. 1878. Kinkard, Barb., b. 1813; d. 1889. Hotlman, Lydia, wf., b. 1802; d. 1872. Kinkard, Jos., b. 1809; d. 1887. Imschatfstail, Eve, b. 1773; d. 1851. Ruhl, George Philip, b. 1760; d. 1843. [Note—This is a most peculiar German Buhl, Elis, wf., b. 1768; d. 1841. name, and in literal English is “Insheep- Eezner, John, b. 1774; d. 1836. stablc.”— In the sheep stable.] Rezner, Anna Mary, wf., b. 1773; d. 1826. Kaupp, .J. Charles, b. 1775; d. 1851. Eockey, William, b. 1759, and m. 1782, to Kaupp, Ann Maria, wf., b. 1783; d. 1872. Margaret Leader; begat 9 children; d. Kaulfman, Peter, b. 1702; d. 184.5. 1816. Historical and Genealogical. 91

Rockey, Margaret, wf., b. 1759; d. 1837. b. 1745, in New London township, Ches- Philadelphia Rockey, William, b. 1793 ; d. 1849. ter county, Pa., and d. in Rockey, George, b. 178G; d. 1855. in the autumn of 1872. He entered the Rockey, Marj^ b. 1790; d. 1848. University of Pennsylvania in May of Silverwood, Thomas, b. in England, 1790; 1761 and graduated in the class of 1765; d. 1834. N. M., 1767; B. M., 1771. Commissioned Silverwood, Mary, wf., b. 1800; d. 1857. surgeon First Pennsylvania Battiilion, Col. Spieglemyer, Elis, b. 1785; d. 1822. .John Philip deHaas, Jime 3, 1776; served Shock, Mich., b. 1703; d. 1864. in the Canada campaign and resigned Jan-

Shoch, Anna, wf., b. 1769; d. 1823. uary 1, 1777. It is inferred from his will Shoch, Maria, wf. 2nd, b. 1782; d. 1856. that he was unmarried, as he left his es- Stitzer, John, b. 1778; d. 1846. tate to nephews and nieces and Col. Hun- Stitzer, Christena, wf., b. 1783; d. 1853. ter, commandant of Fort Augusta. Stitzer, John, b. 1808; d. 1859. • » » Shoemaker, Christina, wf. of John, b. NOTES AN J) tlEEIUES. 1781; d. 1842. 2Iistorical, BiOKvapl'icul, ainl Oeuca- Sechler, Samuel, b. 1787 ; d. 1867. loffical. Sechler, Elis, wf., b. 1787 ; d. 1840. Walter, Abr., b. 1812; d. 1869. XX. Walter, Christina, b. 1817; d. 1867. Walter, Jacob, b. 1798; d. 1873. JENNINGS. Wingert, Elis, wf. of John, b. 1787 ; d. I. Zebulon Jennings, b. 1709; d. 1777, 1852. in New Jersey. By first wife Sarah , Weleher, Fred., b. in Oley, Berks county, they had issue; 1774; d. 1846. II. Zebulon, b. 1735; d. 1776; m. in 1762, Weleher, George, b. in Oley, 1791; d. 1835. Joanna Little. Among other children they Witmer, Sebastian, b. 1776; d. 1846. had issue; IVitmer, Mary, wf., b. 1776; d. 1824. HI. Jonathan, b. May 14, 1769, in New Witmer, Anna, wf. 2nd, b. 1775; d. 1845. .Jersey; d. Nov. 2, 1808, in Ohio. He in. Wehr, Simon, b. 1769 ; d. 1840. in arch, 1791, Elizabeth Stephenson, b. Wehr, Anna Cath., b. 1774; d. 1854. June d. August 1825. They Yearick, Simon, b. 1755; d. 1831 (Revo- 27, 1775; 22, lutionary soldier). had, among others: .Junia, b. Sept. 1800, in Fayette Yearick, Samuel, b. 1786; d. 1854. IV. 10, in Marietta, Yearick, Christian, b. 1814; d. 1856. county. Pa.; d. Feb. 19, 1871, Yearick, Henry, Esq., b. 1780; d. 1856. 0. He m. in 1820, Hannah McCabe, b. in 1794; d. Dec. 19, 1831. She was the daugh- Yearick, Maria Cath., wf., b. 1787 ; d. 1837. Zellers, Peter, b. 1745, in Tulpehoeken ter of Robert McCabe (1770-1823) and twp., Berks county; d. 1817. Polly ^McCracken (1774-1823) his wife, Zellers Catharine, wf. and dau. of Jacob who was a daughter of Rev. Alexander Mc- Cracken. Willhelm. b. 1742 ; d. 1808. Zellers, Henry, b. 1778; d. 1846. Information concerning other branches Zellers. Marj', wf., b. 1782; d. 1858. of this family is desired. Zellers', George, b. 1806; d. 1892. ” Zellers, Marg., wf.. b. 1809; d. 1863. John Morton the '• Sigrner. Zerby, George, b. 1774; d. 1853. Zerby, Susanna Cath., b. 1775; d. 1847. I am somewhat surprised at the meagre A. STAPLETON. information you have of the services of Lewisburg, Pa. my ancestor, John IMorton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The data I A Patriot ol' tlio Kevoliilioii. have show the following, which ought to be recorded and hence my reason for sup- Dr. Benjamin Alison, son of Rev. Fran- pljdng it for future inquirers, should there cis Alison, vice provost. University of be any, for his descendants are numerous. Pennsylvania, and Hannah Armitage, was He was as follows: 92 Notes and Queries.

Member of the Provincial Assembly 175C- mon eight-day clock, but runs thirty-five 1767. days. It exhibits the time of the sun’s ris- Justice of County Court, 1757. ing and setting, its declination, the long- Member of Stamp Act Congress in 1765. est and shortest days in the year and the SlierifT of bis county 1766-1769. hours of the day in the most distant parts Member of Pennsylvania Assembly 1772- of the world, all of which is clearly eluci- 1775, being its Speaker in 1775. dated by the globe affixed about three Associate Judge Supreme Court of Penn- inches from the center. It has the moon sylvania 1774. circulating around the verge of the globe, Delegate to the Continental Congress 1774 which makes all the dift'erent vicissitudes and 1776. that the real moon seems to make to us A signer of the Declaration of Indepen- in the heavens. The dial plate is circular dence of July 4th, 1776, when, by giving and of fourteen inches in diameter, in the tiie deciding vote of the Pennsylvania center are disposed the date, minute and delegation in favor of that Magna Char- second hands, and to the north of them the ta of our liberty, he, in the language of hour hand operates. The plate is elegant- .lohn Adams on that occasion, “crowned ly engraved, and is by no means void of Pennsylvania the ‘Keystone of the taste. Pound the verge it is ornamented Arch of Liberty,” thus giving origin to nith the twelve signs of the zodiac, the the appellation “Keystone State” ap- seven planets and twelve months, vdth plied to Pennsylvania. He died April, the exact number of days in each month 1777, the first signer to die. It is said in a year. that his decease was largely due to grief “The operation of winding this machine is entire plan and at the ill success then attending our performed on an new arms. On his death-bed he used these constructed in such a manner as not to is executed words, referring to those who censured affect its going. The whole suitable num- him for his boldness in giving the decid- with fourteen wheels and a pinions, contained between two ing vote of his delegation, in favor of be of and brass plates six inches long and three independence: “Tell them they will live wide. It is kept in motion by two com- to .see the hour when they shall acknowl- weights, and that motion kept regu- edge it to have been the most glorious mon lated by a second pendulum. service that I ever rendered my eoun- only performance of try.” “This is not the Mr. John Fisher’s that deserves notice, CHAS. L. DAVIS, U. S. A. for besides this he has constructed and fin- All Old Tiiiieicieco. ished several other pieces of clock work, equally curious, by which he has gained The Misses Kurtz, of North George very distinguished professional celebrity. street, York, Pa., have an old “Grand- I cannot omit mentioning that Mr. Fisher father's Clock” that was made by their possesses fine natural talents in drawing, great grandfather, John Fisher, of “York- ))aiiiting, engraving, etc., to enter into de- toAvn,” Pa. Upon the inside of the door tail of which would appear to be too pro- is the following newspaper clipping which lix, suffice it to say that they have al- was taken from a local paper, evidently ready rendered him eminently conspicuous published in the latter part of the eigh- among such of the admirers of the fine arts teenth century: as have had the pleasure of his acquaint- “York, Pa., July 28, 1790.—Messrs. Edie ance.” & Wilcoks, by giving the following a place John Fisher resided in York at the time in your useful and impartial paper you of the American Kevolution and was inti- will oblige a constant reader: A descrip- mate with the national celebrities of the tion of a curious timepiece completed by times who visited York, especially during Mr. .John Fisher, Sr., Yorktown, Pa., May the sitting' there of the Continental Con- 23d, 1790, the astronomical part of which gress in 1777. His son was Dr. John does the greatest honor to the inventor. Fisher and the latter’s son was Dr. John The timepiece perfoimis the office of a com- Frey Fisher, whose daughters, Mrs. Dr. !

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Luther M. Lochman and Mrs. James Kell taken along. The trip required many (both widows), still survive and live in weeks to accomplish. In the case of the "Vork. J. A. K. emigration of religious societies, family worship and the bi-weekly prayer meet- Early Pciiiisylvaiiia--Geriiian Eniig'ra- ings were regularly maintained. tioii JVortli West. and The Mr. Seitz who has figured prominently in Ohio politics, is a descendant of About the beginning of the present cen- the York county Seitz mentioned. The tury there was a very considerable emi- “Buckwalters,” Msoi prominent in Ohio, gration of Mennonites from Lancaster are descendants of the Buckwalters who county, Pa., to Upper Canada. Among removed to Ross county, O., from Cole- the names I recall are such familiar now brookdale, Berks county. Pa. They were ones as Grofl' (Grove), Eby, Webber oi’iginaJly Mennonites. (Weaver), Eyer, &e. large number ol A A. STAPLETON. Pennsylvania Germans settled along the Niagara river, some on the American side. Captain Joliii ISriMbiiioi' tlie Itovolii- Several Lancaster county families settleil tioii at the falls, where a Mr. Witnier built the first grist mill, about 1811-12. [The following communication came Another line of German emigration was into our hands a number of years ago. deflected to Erie county, I’a. Scores of The writer was George Mytinger Brisbin, families settled in the vicinity of Nortli Esq., of Osceola Mills, Pa. Accompany- East several miles distant from Erie. ing was the roll of Capt. Brisbin’s eoni- Among them were the Ilersheys and Wil- panj', but as this is publishetl in the His- helms (Williams) from Lancaster county, tory of the Pensylvania Line in the and the Hedss’ from Berks county. Revolution, does not occasion its repro- Fairfield county, Ohio, was almost duction here. There are some points, wholly settled by Pennsylvania Gei’mans. however, in the letter which are interest- The pioneer was named Seitz, from York ing, and hence given.] county, in 1801. He was followed in a few In compliance with the promise I made years by a very large number of friends you I have carefully copied the names and relatives. from my grandfather’s roll book, and for- Pickaway and Stark counties also had ward them to you. There is some ex- originally a preponderating Pennsylvania planation which I deem necessary and will German population. The Sandusky re- endeavor to make. Many of the names gion, Sandusky and Seneca counties, reciv- are spelled in different ways, where they ed from 1820 toi 1835 great colonies ot occur in different places in the book. Germans from Pennsylvania. In one in- Grandfather spells his sometimes Brisben, stance almost an entire congregation from and again Brisbin. I think he was unset- Mifflin county. Pa., emigiate

j original settlers of Stephenson cormty, Dr. William Brisbane, of Philadelphia, is 111., were Pennsylvania Germans. In 1839 my authority for the Scotch way of sxwll- an entire class or congregation emigrated ing the name. Wliile in Europe he visited thither from Centre county. Pa. Before Scotland, and had a copy of the “Bris- going they elected a full complement of bane” coat of arms taken, and brought it church officials. home. Dr. Brisbane, I believe, is the son Some years later a very large colony of William Brisbin, who was the son of emigrated from Cedar Creek Valley, Le- grandfather. I have frequently heard my high county, to Page county. III. The emi- father say, many years ago, that his fath- grants traveled in caravams. Their wagons er and a brother came to this country' to- were great, wide-tired canvas-covered gether; .another brother held a commis- prairie schooners. The cattle were driven 1 sion in the English army; that the two along. Small pigs, chickens, etc., were | brothers at once espoused the Revolution- 94 Notes and Queries.

ary cause and entered the anny ; the third commanded the regiment, I have forgot- brother was witli Gen. Howe, at New ten if I ever w’as informed, but somehow York, and whenever the opportunity of- it occurs to me she was. fered showed his tyranny over those he I have copied a receipt w’hich is in the termed “rabbles.” This fact becoming book of one of the soldiers, a copy, I sup- known to the “rebble” brothers, they de- pose, of the many given. It is as fol- termined to alter the manner of spelling lows : the name, that their descendants might April 10th, 1777. never have the sins of the tyrannical “This is to certify that I have received brother to answ’er for—hence “Itrisbin.” froni Capt. John Brisbin, of Col. Wood’s Grandfather had been in the English army regiment, in full of all demands, as wages before the Revolution, but what service for my services in said regiment, as wit- he rendered I never knew', but he had a ness my hand. Hugh Reed. lai'ge land grant from George the III. “Attest—A. Steel.” which was located on Green river, Ken- Grandfather had gone into the conti- tucky, but during the w'ar his pajrers be- nental service in easy circumstances and came scattered, the land was monopolized came out of it poor, and long after the by strangers and lost to him. w'ar was over he w’as hairassed by cred- The baptismal name of Lieut. Sitz, as itors, from whom he had gotten supplies it is sometimes spelled, and that of Lieut. for his company, but l>efore he died he Gross, does not occur anywdiere in the had paid everything. A copy of a letter book—they are always styled “Lieut.” which is preserved in this book will serve Gross, or Sitz, as the ease may be. to illustrate what I have asserted. It is The baptismal name of McGraw', sol- as follow’s, to wit: dier, is omitted. “Mill Creek, Jan’y 12th, 1783. The name of “Oogon” is spellerl in some “Sir: I just now received your letter jilaces with one “o” in the commence- concerning the two steers I bought from ment of the name, thus, “Ogon.” John Logan. I bought them for nine General St. Clair’s name is frequently pound. Congress money, in the year 1777, made iiiention of in the accounts of the the T2th day of July. You wrote tO' me soldiers, hich I infer the regiment I in Sir, I from w i bought them the year 1776. was in his immediate command, although was in Canada that year. I have sent my father at one time had a letter from the depreciation of nine pound by John Maj. Gen. Anthony Wayne, highly extol- Craige, Esq., which w'as three for one. If ing Captain John Brisbin’s services, but you find any error in it, .send me word that letter w’as taken to Wa.shington for by .lohn Craige, and your receipt for the some jiurpose and never returned to him money. I am, with respect, your hund)le again. sei’vant, John Brisbin.” Gi’andfather raised his company in Lan- “Mr. Daniel Climer.” caster corrnty—disposing of his farm for This book, made up of the stamp paper, the purpose—which, I believe, at that is in a dilapidated and torn condiition, timeincludeil the territory now covered by as it naturally should be, after having jJauphin and Lebanon counties. His been carried and used nightly, from camp head(]uarters while enlisting the company to camp all through the eight years’ w’ar was at Harrisburg, although his home of the Revolution, and handled since then wars afterw’ards at Bird-in-Hand, where for a hundred years, but there is still my father W'as born in 1784, after the war enough of it left, strange to say, to make W'as over, of course, and where grand- it a very desirable relic for those inter- father married again, for the third time. ested. He was a widower during the war. His .lohn Brisbin, a son of Capt. John’s, third wife W'as a wddow named Wood, W’as also a soldier of the Revolution. He who W’as my father’s mother—whether I settled in Centre county and some of his she W’as the widow of the Col. Wood, who descendants are residing there now.

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Captain John Brisbin is buried in old ’ has given to Pennsylvania local lore, the Paxtang churchyard. The inscription on history of the Big Spring Presbyterian the stone is as follows: church, while he almost completed a OAPT. JOHN BRISBAN, similar record of the Middle Spring Pres- Soldier of the Revolution, byterian church. Other historic labors Who Departed This Life demanded his attention and it is to be March 13, 1822, regretted that life was not spared him a Aged 91 years. few years longer to enable further re- G. M. B. search and the completion of contemplated contributions to the history of his lo- NOTE.S AJSiU QUERIES. cality. He was an indefatigable worker

I in this peculiar field and in the thirty Historical, Bio^rapliical, and lieiica- I years of his noble young life he certainly logrical. accomplished much. He was earnest and conscientiou,s in his researches and his XXI. j faithfulness cannot be questioned. Pity

I it is are to take his PATTERSON. that there so few place. He was a frequent contributor to Robert Patterson, who died in East J Notes and Queries, and no one regrets Pennsboro’ township, Cumberland county. more sincerely the death of that noble Pa., three miles west of Harrisburg, in genealogist than the Editor. IMr. Swope was an officer in the Revolution. 1792, was exceedingly anxiou.s to complete his After the war he removed to Cumberland history of Middle Spring church referred county and kept the Black Horse Tavern to, but finding this impossible, he com- ai the large spring in the location referred mitted it to his devoted wife, who render- to. His wife was Mary Millard. Descend- ed him such valuable assistance in his ants residing in Virginia desire informa- disinterested labors, to issue to the world. tion concerning his ancestry. K. 1). S. It is fondly hoped that she may have the strength, for she has the ability, to do Uilbert E. Swope, of Xew ville. this. Looking over his work for the past It is with very deep regret that we ten years and what he accomplished, it chronicle the death of a faithful corre- behooves thevse who take interest in the spondent of “Notes and Queries,” Mr. Gil- lore of the Cumberland Valley to be l^rt Ernest Swope, of Newville, Pa., which up and doing. It is to be wished that the occurred on Saturday, .June 1899. 17, mantle of this faithful friend Gilbert E. Swope was born January 24, of historical research will fall 18C0, at Dansville, N. Y. His father was upon the shoulders of as able and de- the Rev. David Swope, a native of Gettys- voted a chronicler. In the waning twi- burg, Pennsylvania, who was for many light of the 19th of June, loving and sym- years an eminent clergjman of the Lu- pathetic hearts followed his remains to theran Church. His mother was a daugh- the church he revered, and in the God's ter of Dr. -Jesise Gilbert. The father died acre within its .shadows committed them at Newville in the widowed mother 1881, to the earui, “Dust to dust, ashes to surviving. Gilbert E. Swope received a ashes.” Mr. Swope labored for the good good education, studied pharmacy and of others and his life destiny is hallowed established him.self in business at New- by the thought that without selfish mo- ville, Pa., in which he was eminently suc- tives he accomplished much and left a cessful. In his moments of leLsure Mr. name to be long remembered in the an- Swope began the preparation of the nals of Pennsylvania local history. genealogy of the Swope family and allied branches, and which with all the love OEllKEE (EAKEY) UEXEAEOGY. and fascination for family history he completed. The work is certainly an endur- I. The first Thomas Oehrle (Early) of ing monument of his untiring devotion to whom we know, and who was a pchool genealogical pursuits. His adaptability teacher and court clerk at Jesingen, as well as fondne^ for historical research Wuertemberg, together with his wife. :

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died prior to 1710. We know of but two iii. John William, b. Aug. 10, 1763. Sp. of their children. Michael Zimmerman and wf.. Eve Koenig.

i. b. iv. Thoma.s, b. Nov. Jacob, Sept. 1G79; on Feby. 5 , 1704, 4, 1707. Sp. Michael married Anna Kegina Kihlkopf. He was Eiecks and wf., Elizabeth. a weaver and day laborer. He died Sept. V. (Anna) Catharine, b. July 7, 1772. 20, 1744, aged 0.0 years. Sp. George Peder (Peter) and wf. Cath- ii. Thomas, b. iMay, 1687, a carpenter arine (Sichele). Bindnagel record gives and afterwards a magistrate or judge in only Catharine, but in other imstances her the congregation, or township. Died Nov. name is given as Anna Catharine, and as that was the name of Mrs. Peters, 25 , 174(), aged 591 years. her II. Tliomas Oehrle (Early), b. May, aunt, for whom she was evidently named, 1087; dietl Nov. 25, 1740. Married Mar- the full name is given here. garet, dan. of -Jacob Fensterlin (Fen- vi. Anna Margaret, b. Feb. 29, 1779. Sp. sterle), judge and treasurer at Jesingen. Christopher Ernst and wf. Anna Margaret The wife died Feby 8, 1735. They ha

i. Thoma.s, b. 1710; died in infanc}^ Feb. 29, 1779, but it is so given in Bindna- ii. Christian, b. 1712. gel’s ehiu’ch record. Aug. 24, 1795, Anna iii. -John -Jacob, b. 1714. Was this iMargaret was married to- Peter Eisen- -Jacob Early, of Amity township, Berks hauer, of Bethel to^vnship, and Sept. 5,

and Donegal, Jjane. co. ? 1803, (Anna) Catharine was married to iv. -John Martin, b. 1710; died in in- Michael Breitenbach, of Potter to\vnship.

fancy. Centre county. , V. Anna Catharine, b. 1718. 'there were four other children, who evi- vi. Anna Margaret, b. 1721; died in in- dently died in early infancy, as their fancy. names are nowdiere recorded. vii. Twin, b. 1722; d. inf. IV. Christian Early, (-John, Thomas, viii. Twin, b. 1722; d. inf. 'Thomas,) b. Jan. 13, 1754; m. Elizabeth ix. -John, b. -Jan. 9, 1724. Sp. at bapt., Killinger, May 24, 1779. (The dates are George Spitz and Anna Catharine, wf., of from family Bible).

George Conrad Algayer, a subaltern or i. Christian, b. Aug. 25, 1780; bapt. non-commissioned officer. -John Early Sept. 3, 1780. Sp. -John Early and wt. came to America Aug., 1750. Regina, Died Sept. 4, 1781, aged ly and X. Thomas, no date of birth given; died lid. 1745, aged 9y and 8m. ii. John, b. Feb. 18, 1783. Thomas Early m. a second time but no iii. (Anna) Catharine, b. May 13, 1784. details given. iv. William, b. Aug. 20, 1785. xi. -John George, b. 1737. V. John George, b. March 29, 1787. xii. Agnes, b .1740; d. inf. vi. Su.sanna, b. Dec. 7, 1788. xiii. Anna Barbara, b. 1741; d. 1798. vii. Elizabeth, b. March 15, 1790. b. xiv. Christine, 1743. viii. Name illegible; b. — , 1793. XV. Conrad, b. 1740. ix. Christian, b. Jan. 1, 1795. This is III. -John Early (Thomas, Thomas), b. the Christian who' attained man’s estate -Tan. 9, 1724, at -Jesingen, Wuertemburg. and whose descendants are in Hanover. Arrived at Philadelphia August 24, 1750, X. Jacob, b. April 5, 1797. in .ship Brothers. Married, first, Susanna xi. Eegina (not Rachel), b. Feb. 25, Brumliach, Apr. 10, 1753, at Beading, Pa. 1799. She died between Sept. 22 and Oct. xii. Thomas, b. March 29, 1801. 12. 1754. They had: xiii. Margaret, b. June 12, 1803.

i. Christian, b. -Jan. 13, 1754. Sp. Eber- The name of the other child, there were hart Mathieu and wf., Jaeobina. 14, is not given. It should probably be He m. second, Mary Eegina, d. of -John placed between the first Christian and Albrecht Sichele, Mch. 11, 1755. Stoever's -John. Record says, Mch. 10. By this marriage; V. John Early, (John,Thonias, Thomas,) ii. -lohn, b. -July 31, 1757. Sp. John b. -July 31, 1757; married Margaret, dau. Albrecht Sicliele and wf., Eva Elizabeth. of John Adam Deininger, Sr., Sept. 4, 1777. ;

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He died March 1, 1810. She died August as the year.s roll on. And so with this, by 8, 1810. (From family Bible). way of prelude, permit me to turn to my i. Magdalena, b. Feb. 24, 1778; bapt. paper for the evening—promising you only March G, 1778. Sp. George Peter and \\-f. a brief outline of the part taken by the was maiTied to David Ermst, Oct. 17, 1798. early Associators in the War for Indepen-

! (From family Bible—Ern.st’s). dence. And here it may be proper to re- ii. John-Jacob, b. Dec. 12, 1779; bapt. mark that the Associators of the dawn of Jan, 20, 1780. Sp. John Oehrle and wf. Re- the Revolution should no more be con- gina, founded with the militia of a later jierioil, iii. John-William, b. March 5, 1782; than the National Guard of Penn- bapt. March 17, 1782. Sp. Michael Fein- sylvania, with the ununiformed militia inger —(Deininger) and Barbara Bindnaget. enrolled as such. Their services to the N. B. “Both single,” is the record. State and to the colonies were of incal- iv. Daniel, b. Feb. 9, 1784; bapt. March culable importance, and their histoi'y, if 1784. Daniel 7, Sp. Wunderly and Regina ever VTitten, would lie that of as brave Teininger. a body of men as ever stood up “in de- church These last two from Bindnagel fense of their country, their lives, and record. Daniel Early died March 4, 1813, their sacred honor.” aged 25y and 25d, single pei'son. (Camp- The primary organization and regula- bellstown church record). tion of the military forces of one war have generally been confided to the heroes of a THE ASSOCIATORS. prior conflict of arms. When the mutter- ings of discontent with the Government The Foro-Ittuiiiers of the I’eiiiisj I- of England presaged disruption, the stern vaiiia l.iiie. old heroes of the French and Indian War [A paper read before the Wyoming His- —they who had fought under Braddock, torical Society, May 22d, 1891.] Forbes and Bouquet—forged to the front, and to them are we indebted for the dis- I. ciplining and the e.stablishing of the As- sociators—the forerunners, nay, the van- is one of The story of the Revolution guard, of the Pennsylvania Line of the it too fascination, and we cannot hear Revolution. Of the field officers serving accounts often—it should be ever new. The in that contest, scarcely any save the gal- childhood of the battles we read in our lant Mercer, who fell at Princeton at the of Brandywine and Germantown, of the outset of the struggle for independence, Paoli, and of Wyoming, have to-day the and General .John Armstrong, are known same charm, with thrill of patriotic ardor, in connection with the glory of the Revo- as in the olden time. We never tire of it ; lution; and yet, to them—strict disciplin- and facts and incidents glow with the — [ arians and good soldiers, was chiefly due warmth of love for oiir land of liberty. | the effectiveness of that band of heroes, rank pestiferous Patriotism is not a and immortal, who fought and fell all the way weed which will grow upon any soil. It from the assault upon Quebec to the Siege protection. requires nurturing care and of Yorktown. As in the late War for tlie The hereditary societie.s of the Revolution, Pinion, although the names of Scott and filled with ancestral pride, honoring the his illustrious compeers, the general offi- memories of the fathers of the Republic cers of the former contest, are scarcely re- —they who fought in defense of indepen- membered in connection with the history dence—seek by their example to instill into of that teiTific civil strife, yet their duties the minds and hearts of those who follow well performed, were of the utmost effect. after, that the fires of patriotism are just It is, moreover, true that the central fig- as necessary for the safety of a country, ures of that struggle saw service in the as are the armaments of war. The de- former war, yet they were not the full- scendants of a loyal ancestry, of which fledged warriors of the campaign against they are justly proud, have thus graceful Mexico. Grant, McClellan, and Meade, recognition. Honor be to them and theirs. and other generals, around whom cluster —

98 Notes and Queries. the exploits of victory, were scarcely rec- vast majority of the people who settled ognized in the achievements which so the State of Pennsylvania. The tyranny richly emldazoned tlie second conquest of and oppression of Europe drove them to the Land of the Aztecs. And thus it was seek an asylum among the primeval for- that the successful leaders in the contc.st of ests. Persecution for conscience sake com- 1776 were eitlicr those hardly known as jielled alike the Scotch-Irish, the German subordinates fifteen years before, or those of the Palatinate, the Swiss and the who had “smelled the battle fi’om afar’’ Huguenot to i?ome hither and rear their their good training, however, due to the altars dedicated tO' God and freedom to veterans who instructed them in military man. With them, independence was as discipline and the art of war. much their dream as the realization. And Such men as L.urd, of Lancaster, Mont- such was the feeling in the Province that gomei'y, Maclay and Postlethwaitc, of the years before the commencement of the (timberland Valley; Plunkett, of North- War for Independence,Governor John Penn umberland, Proctor of Westmoreland, and in writing to- his brother in England, e.x- otlicrs who held prominent commands in pressed himself in these almost prophetic the Provincial forces during the French words: “Their next move will be to sub- and Indian War, although not so thor- vert the Government and establish one of oughly identified with the struggle for in- their own.” dependence as men like Thompson, At times, the Associators were slow in llelTaas, Milos, Potter, Piper, Bull, Irvine, coming out, and great stress has been laid and Johnston, who filled subaltern posi- upon this fact, charging them with un- tions in the former war, yet in their imme- wilingness to perform military duty in the diate localities became the leaders of field. It was just the reverse. Too fre- mighty thought and patriotic action. No.t quently an unnecessary alarm was creat- only was their influence manifested in the ed in Philadelphia^—that the British army “Picsolves” which showed their hostility was threatening, and the call was at once to the tyranny of the English Govern- made to the Associators of the frontier ment, but all their energies were earnestly counties. The Associators of the city and and actively exerted in the formation of county stated they had enough to do to the Committees of Observation in every guard their homes. Withal, there were sev- county of the Province. And it is also a eral matters of moment which at times significant fact fhat most of the men who interfered with their ordinary promptness were chosen upon these first committees, —“seed-time and harvest.” In the second like Wayne, and Mifilin, and Reed, either place the passiveness, aye, the disloyalty, served throughout the war in the Army of the non- Associators in their midst. Gen. of the Declaration or were among the more Eoberdeau’s plan W'as that the latter prominent in tire councils of the Confed- “should get in the harve.st for those who eration and of the State. They, however, are—that all must bear their part in some saw the ensigns of that service promoted line or other, and those who make a con- to the first jwsition.s—and yet they patri- science of using the sword, can offer none otically gave their time and their sub- against using the sickle.” Unfortunately stance to the common cause—that cause, this class banded together and defeated the the independence of the colonies. object proposed. The non-Associators were From the year 1774, when the exactions composed chiefly of Mennonites and of the British Government grew unbear- Quakers, wdth a few other religious sects able and intolerable.the people of the Prov- —people w'ho were perfectly satisfied to ince of Pennsylvania, in the interior coun- live under any form of government which ties especially, were carefully led to ponder did not interfere with their rights the steps they were not slow in Laking, to of conscience. In a great meas- re])el tyranny in whatever form it might ure W'as this spirit of indiffer- manifest itself—act upon the defensive; ence manifested by the major part of the and stand up for their rights boldly. The inhabitants of the ea.stern counties. And love of liberty was a leading trait of the this has been so largely dw’elt upon by Historical and Genealogical. 99

those who have never understood the his- be considered unworthy of being members, tory of our State, tiiat it becomes a duty when the maioidty of the officers and com- to refer to it just now. Although for sev- pafty either fined them heavily or pronipt- eral decades disagreements existed be- Iv expelled them. The companies did not tween the Proprietary Governors, and the exceed one hundred men, the average num- Assembly of the Province (which was con- ber being, however, about eighty, rank trolled by the dominant religious body,the and file. It required a majority of the Quakers), yet the latter opposed every- officers with the consent of a majority of iiiing which would interfere with their the soldiers to march out of the Province feudal rights. And when the era of Lib- with the command. The Association was erty dawned upon them, they attempted to to be continued for a limited period, but skulk behind the Penn Provincial Char- this could be enlarged at any time, and by ter. This particular party never gi-ace- a majority of the subscribers of the As- fully submitted to the inevitable^—the rid- sociation be dissolved by a vote of two- ding of the charter at the suggestion of the thirds. The officers appointed the sergeants, Congress by revolutionaiy methods being corporals, and company drummer, and as absolutely necessary—and although some a general thing all officers were fined for oT their young men (who were disowned offenses equally with the privates. As for it) became identified with the events heretofore stated, the preamble and ar- which resulted in independency, not only ticles of association simply recited the ob- in civil but military life, the older portion ject to be “the perfercting of the subscribers, never became truly loyal—it was the end in the military art,” without any reference of Quaker supremacy in Pennsylvana. to the political affairs which then agitated Only in the frontier counties of the the minds of all cla.s.ses of people. It may Province were military organizations kept not be relevant to our subject but per- up. There it was neces.sary, especially fectly proi)er to state, that of the men from the period of Braddoek’s defeat down whose signatures are attached to the vari- to the Revolution. As early as 1774, how- ous articles of assoiiation there were only ever, when the struggle became imminent, a few who made their mark, whether they the people generally banded themselves to- were Scotch-Irish or German, disproving gether into what were called Associations, any charge of illiteracy. One-half of the formed for their mutual defense and pro- early Associators (of 1774-1775) were tection. either of American birth or of Scotch-Irish In their original Articles of Association extraction, the Gennanic-Swiss settler it was usually set forth that it was only vying with them in patriotic valor, the “to make the subscribers perfect in the drawback at first, being mainly the lan- art of the Military,” that they had “asso- guage of the latter. ciated, agreed, promised and resolved” con- In the year 1775, there were no less than cerning certain rules for their government. fifty-Ihree battalions of Associators. regu- The “Resolves” specified the c-ommaiiding larly farmed and well disciplined in the officers of the companies to whom all Province of Pennsylvania, comprising a promised obedience, penalties for the viola- body of over twenty-five thousand men, tion of being the rides fixed ; each mem- and it is safe to infer that during the en- ber of the company to provide himself with tire period of the Revolution this Province a good gun or musket, and ordered to sup- could have been depended upon at any ply himself with a cartouch box or shot time for that number of mcnat arms. Penn- bag, a powder horn, with a certain quan- sylvania has never had proper credit given tity of powder and lead. Certain days, es- for her forces in the war of the Revolution, pecially Saturdays of each week, were fix- and we presume never will. Many of the ed for the niu.sterihg of arms and the exer- battalions which were not incorporated by ci.sing of commands. Penalties for non- degrees into the ranks of the Pennsylvania attendance were provided for, as well for Line were almost constantly in active ser- members of it appearing drunk or conduct- mce during every year, and at one time or ing themselves in any such manner as to another, upon the frontiers of the State. 100 Notes and Queries.

Thesei voluntary articles of association Independence. Of the other men who be- preceded any adopted in any other prov- came more or less prominent in political ince or colony, and formed the basis of the or public affairs of the State during the articles of association of Pennsylvania ReA'olutionary era were John Diekinso-n, adopted by the Council of Safety on the author of the Farmer’s Letters, Tench twelfth of August, 1775. The preamble of Francis, Timothy Matlack, William Ham- these later articles reads as follows: ilton, and James Moore. When- the re- “We, the officers and soldiery, engaged ceipt of the news of the battle of Lex- in the present association for the defence ington reached the valleys and hills of of American liberty, being fully sensible Pennsyh'ania it found the entire region that the strength and security of any body organized for the defence of their liber- of men, acting together, consists in just tie,s. The performance of military duty regularity, due subordination and exact was no new thing to men Avho- h^ been obedience to- command, without which cradled amidst the clash of arms in the no individual can have that confidence in protection of the frontiers made desolate the support of those about him, that is so many years by the ruthless savages, so necessary to give firmness and resolu- the merciless Delawares and the perfidious tion to the whole, do- voluntarily and free- Sha-wanese. When the exciting story of ly, after consideration of the following Lexington became generally known the articles, adopt the same as the rules by sensation was intense, and in every por- which we agree and resolve to be govern- tion of the Province local committees of ed in all our military concerns and op- saety and Associatons met in conference, erations until the .same, or any of them and with great unanimity and with one shall be changed or dissolved by the As- voice resolved that they would defend sembly, or Provincial Convention, or in with their arips their property, liberty their reces^'by the Committee of Safety, and lives, all attempts to deprive them of or a happy reconciliation shall take place either. They were only reiterating Avhat between Great Britain and the colonies.” they had resolved upon as early as June, These articles, thirty-two- in number, 1774, “That in the eAmnt of Great Britain provided for almost every contingency attempting to force unjust laAvs upon us that might arise to the troops in active by strength of arms, our cause we leave service. It provided for the punishment to heaven—and our rifles.” Nerved with of officers and soldiers, for various of- patriotic zeal, and the fire of liberty burn- fences: their conduct towards each other ing in their breasts, the Ajssociato-rs in as well as upon the failure of either of all sections of Pennsylvania were aroused them in the non-performing sm-h duties to the dangers which threatened the coun- as might be required of them upon duty. try and were ready for the common de- Each batta.lion of ai^soeiators selected, for fence. a general court-martial to all cases, six The efficiency of the Avorkings of the men, drawn by lot. The- same authority organization of the Associators Avas, at Avas given to commissioned officers below this crisijS fully exemplified. When the the rank of field officers, and these en- Congress, by its resolution of June 14th, tire twelve men were to select a field of- 1775, directed the raising of a battalion ficer who should act as president and have of expert riflemen in Pennsylvania, with- the ca.sting vote. These articles were sub- in tAA’enty-four hours after their resolve scribed to by each and every associator Avas made knoAvn in the different locali- to whom they were deliberately read or ties, Avhere Associators had previously each liaA'ing been allowed carefully to been organized, companies of volunteers peruse the same. were formed, and although the final reso- Of the colonels in command of the bat- lution of the Congress Avas passed on the talions of associators in the early part of 22d of June, three days after, on the 25th, the year 1775, we have the honored names the entire battalion of riflemen was ready of Thomas McKean, George Ross, James for the field. Expert riflemen having been Smith, James Wilson and George Taylor, called for, the A.S|Sociators upon the fron- signers of the immortal Declaration of tiers were promptly selected. These were Historical and Genealogical. 101 the sharpshooters of their day, and their Agnes Henry from John Henry, mar- effectiveness in the use of their favorite ried Nov. 18, 1792; divorced Dee. 14, arms was fully appreciated by the British 1795. when these provincials reached Boston, George Waggoner, from Dorothea as none of the ollieers or soldiers of the Waggoner, nee Foulke, married Feb. 25, former dared expose themselves to view, 1775; divorcerl Sept. 7, 1795. even at more than double the distance Cornelius Moyer, from Catharine Moy- of the common musket shot. They were er, nee Kendrick, of Conestoga township, remarkable for the accuracy of their married Nov. 1, 1791; divorced Sept. 7, aim. 1795. Now, who were the men composing' this John Steinman, from Maria Christina battalion? First, we have Colonel Wil- Steinman, married Mar. 5, 1794; divorced liam Thompson, of Carlisle, who not only Dec. 10, 1797. S. M. S. sei'ved in the French and Indian war with distinction, but was ellicient upon the NOTES AND 4i<0£UlES. first Comimttee of Observation, and in the organization of the Associated Battalions lliHlurical, BioK-rapliicnl, ami liii^iiea- lu^rical. of Cumberland county. Under him were Chambers, and Grier, and Doudel, and XXII. Cluggage, and Hendricks, west of the Sus- quehanna, with Miller and Nagle, and THOMPSON. Boss, and Lowdon, and Smith, east of that In volume two of the second series of river—men who had all seen valiant ser- “Notes and Queries” reference is made vice upon the frontiers of the Province. to Captain William Thompson. He went And these were the first of the Continental to IMason county, Kentucky, in 1773, and Line, and this battalion was formed laid out large tracts of land which were from the A^sociators, organized by the divided by lot at Pittsburg. He resided men who eventually became their load- some years in the Cumberland Valley, ers, so they in turn became the ollieers when he removed to Westmorelaml coun- of the First Pennsylvania regiment upon ty, being among the early Seotch-lrish the continental establishment. settlers in that region. He was among Following the battalion of riflemen, the first to join in the struggle for inde- during the year 1775, were formed the pendence. His wife was a daughter of battalions of Dellaas, of St. Clair, of John Jack, who participated in the Han- Shee, of Wayne, of Magaw, and of Irvine. nastown “Declaration,” and a cousin of Notwithstanding the depletion by the that Patrick Jack who canied the formation of these battalions, the A^so- “jMecklenberg Declaration” to Philadel- ciators outside of the three original coun- phia. Hugh Thompson was a son of Wil- ties kept up their organization ready for liam Thompson and his wife, Mary Jack. the emergency, at every call of their He was their fifth child and born near country, and especially to defend the IHount I’leasant about 1788. A daughter frontiers from the wily savage and lory was Mary Jane Logan, born Nov. 13, 1811. outlaws upon the borders of the Great She died about two years ago. Hugh Lakes; —being in constant deadly peril. Thompson had brothers Andrew F. Thompson and Joseph Thompson. What Liaiicaster County Divorces 1788-181)0 is known of them or their descendants? The following divorces were granted to HUGH T. LOGAN. Lancaster county parties by the Supreme Danville, 111. Court between 1788 and 1800: Joseph WTight, from Catharine Wright, 31c'Xair (>eiie]iIo;;^iC!il Data. nee Leek, married Sept. 8, 1784; divorced Sept. 24, 1788. [The following record is taken from Catharine Leamon, from Samuel Lea- the McNair family Bible at “Oak Grove,” mon, married in 1792; divorced April G, North Sparta, Livingston countjq N, Y., 1795. in the possession of Judge Hugh McNair.] :

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Hugh McNaii', b. in Northampton coun- John Kaltglesser, the son of Johan, was ty, Penna.., January 1, 17(55; d. Dec. 27, bom in the year 1779, married Elizabeth ni., 1844. lie first, Phoebe Torbert-, b. Newcomer, in the year 1807 ; he was killed

Dec. 20, 1777 ; d. May 1, 1817. He m., by the explosion of a boiler in the year secondly, Nov. 12, 1818, at Canandaigua, 1810, and was buried in Hellam township, N. Y., Elizabeth Tate Poyd, widow of Dr. York county. Samuel Dungan, b. at Newtown, Pa., July In the year 1817, his wife, Elizabeth 30, 1783; d. in Kalamazoo, Mich., March, Kaltglesser, married John Huston, of 1853. The children of Hugh McNair and Irish descent, from whom are descended Elizabeth Tate Poyd Dungan were; the Huston family now' living on the old

2. i. David-Anthony, m. Juliana Trum. homestead in Hellam township. bull Wilcox. The children of John and Elizabeth ii. Clenient-Dungan, b. Apl. 9, 1823; d. Kaltglesser, bom in the township of Hel- unm. in Cal., 1804. lam, York county, were: II. David Anthony McNair, born in Salomon; ho changed the spelling of his Canandaigua, N. Y.. Aug. 19, 1819; d. in name to Colclesser; b. 1809; d. 1891; for Minneapolis, Minn., June 15, 1895; m. in many years burgess of Hagerstown, Mary- Detroit, May 7, 1844; Juliana Trumbull land, whose only daughter, Mrs. Mary Wilcox, b. in Detroit May 7, 1825; d. Aug. Lang, is still living in Hagerstown. 15, 1878. Their children, all born in Kala- Magdalena, b. October 12, 1810; d. April mazoo', Mich., were 18, 1887; m. May 14, 1830, Jacob Hartz-

3. i. Julia- Wilcox, b. -Tan. 11, 1845. ler. ii. Myra-Elizabeth, d. in infnacy. John, b. 1812; w'ent to sea and was

iii. Eben-Orlando, b. ,lan. 1, 1850. never heard of afterward. iv. Orlando-Clement, b. Feb. 21, 1852. The children of Jacob and Magdalena V. David-William, b. Jan. 25, 1855. Hartzler, who are still living, are the Rev. vi. Marie-Louise, b. (Jet. 21, 1802. Jacob Hartzler, of Alberton, Mai-yland; III. .Julia Willcox McNair, b. in Kala- Mrs. Susan E. Pums, of Selin’s Grove, mazoo, Mich., Jany. 11, 1845; m. in Wash- Pa.; Mrs. Enuiia Mundis, of Shrewsbury ington, D. C., Oct. 30, 1800, William township, Yoi’k co.. Pa.; Rev. H. P. Hartz- Mitchell Tenney (son of William 11. Ten- ler, D. D., of Harrisburg, Pa., and M. E. ney and Eliza Pird Cropley, of Poston, Hartzler, of York, Pa. Tliis branch of the England), b. Jan. 12, 1843, in Georgetown, family tree then, is, in brief, as follows: now Washington, D. C. Their children The Hartzler family, descended from (surname Tenney) were: Jacob and Magdalena Hartzler; Magda- Magda- i. Jiilia-McNair, b. Oct. 21, 1870; d. lena Hartzler’s maiden name was of Sept. 12, 1871. lena Kaltglesser; she was the daughter the son of ii. William-Mitchell, b. Jan. 15, 1875; John Kaltglesser, whoi was the d. Aug. 4, 1875. Johan Kaltglesser, who in turn, was a iii. Williani-Darrow, b. Aug. 15, 1877. son of .Jacob Kalckglaesser, who was to this iv. Frank-Chester, b. Nov. 15, 1883. Palatinate German and emigrated country in the year 1729, from Germany. I4al

Historical and Genealogical. 103 of not more than two thousand men in the path; and its loyal citizens have to this pay of the State, to serve until the firot of day never been reimbursed for their losses. January, 1777, subject to discharge at any On the 18th of June, 1770, the Commit- time, upon the advance of a month’s pay tees of the difierent counties met in confer- to each man. This body of men was lo be ence at the Carpenters’ Hall, in the city recruited from the Associators, only for of Philadelphia. The exigency of affairs, State service and solely for its defense. and the demands made by the Continental The command of the two battalions, com- Congre.ss, vfith the detennination to wrest posing what was the Eifle Regiment, was from the old Proprietaries their poirers confided to Colonel Samuel Miles, while and establish the government of a sover- the Musketry Eattalion was given to eign State, demanded prompt and energet- Samuel John Atlee. Both of these men ic action. Already had Pennsylvania, as were distinguished for their intrepidity and previously stated, in its pay the battalions bravery in the French and Indian War. Of of IMiles and Atlee, formed from the Asso- the two battalions of the Rifle Regiment ciated battalions, as well as the State regi- John Cadwalader, of Philadelphia, was ment of foot under command of Col. John appointed second in command, but this Bull, also formed from associated com- honor was refused by him, as he did not panies; but the exactions of the Congress desire to be subordinate to Colonel Miles. of 3d June, 1770, were further increased, Within a space of six weeks this entire requesting the rai,sing by the State of six body of men, fifteen hundred in number, thousand militia towards the establish- was organized from the various Associat- ment of the Flying Camp, The failure of ed Battalions in the Province. But scarce- the Assembly, owing to a hasty adjourn- ly had they been constituted, when the ment, in making provision for the organiz- necessities of the Continental service causing this additional force, left the entire ed the Council of Safety to place these subject in the hands of the Provincial Con- troops at the disposal of the Congress. In ference, That body promptly recommend- this instance, we find a notable example ed to the Committees and Associators of how the Associators became incorporated the Province to embody forty-five hundred as a portion of the Pennsylvania Line, if of the latter, which, with Hie battalions not entirely absorbed therein. Although heretofore referred to (Miles and Atlee s) these commands sufiered dissolution in the consisting of fifteen hundred men then in defeat of the American forces upon the the pay of Pennsylvania, although in the evacuation of Long Island on the 27th of Continental service, would have been the November, 1770, yet their services were full quota required by Congress, An ad- just as honorable as those of any other dress to the Associators was issued, from regiments in the Line. History has, in which we quote the folloiving patriotic this fact, repeated itself. During the War pa.ssages of the Rebellion, when the famous Penn- “We need not remind you that you are .sylvania Reserve Corps was organized now furnished with new motives to ani- and mustered into the State service for its mate and support your courage. You are sole protection and the defense of its now about to contend against the power borders, upon the pressing call of the Fed- of Great Britain in order to displace ore eral authorities the Commonwealth of set of villains, tO' make room for another. Pennsylvania yielded to the greater emer- Your arms will not be enervated in the gency and hastened the troops to the re- day of battle, with the reflection that you lief of the National Capital, menaced by are to risk your lives, or shed your blood the Confederate forces, and henceforward for a British tyrant, or that your posterity the Reserves became incorporated into the will have your work to do over again, great Hnion .\Tmy, while the State for You are about to contend for permanent whose ’ .'OiPctiOn and by whose authority freedom, to be supported by a government they were raised had its borders left open which will be derived from yourselves, and to the inva.sion of the Army of Virginia, which will have for its object not the bringing lU-strnction and desolation in its emolument of one man, or class of men 104 Notes and Queries. only, but the safety, liberty, and happiness on the election of two brigadier generals, of every individual in the community. Daniel Eoberdeau and James Fwing, “We call upon you, therefore, by the power wa.s given them to call out any' respect and obedience which are due to the number of the Associators of the Province authority of the. United Colonies,to concur whenever it was dee med important so to in this important feature. The present do. At once measures were taken, and the campaign will ])robably decide the fate of Flying Camp wa.s formed of volunteer de- America. It is now in your power to im- tails from the different Associated bat- mortalize your names by mingling your talions. It will be seen, therefore, that achievements with the events of the year about one-third of the entire body of As- 17/f), a year which we hope will be famed sociators wa.s brought into’ the field dur- in the annals of history to the end of ing the year 1770. How effective these men time, for establishing upon a lasting foun- were, and how helpful in their duties to dation the liberties of one-quarter of the the Continental Army, are beyond ail globe. piaise—we refer to their heroic services on “Eemcmber the honor of our colony is Long Island, at Fort Washington, on the at stake. Should you desert the common retreat through the Jerseys—at Trenton cause at the present juncture, the glory and Princeton. you have acquired in your former exer- With the evacuation of Long Island, tions of strength and virtue will be tar- and the surrender of Fort Washington, the nished, and our friends and brethren who retreat of the little army of Washington are now acquiring laurels in the most re- through the Jersey's brought, as was mote parts of America, will reproach us, naturally expected, alarm to the city of and blush to own themselves natives or Philadelphia, for the British army fol- inhabitants of Pennsylvania, lowed the retreating Continentals. Again “Piut there are other motives before you at this crisis in the war, the Associators —your houses, your fields, the legacie.s of were called upon by President Wharton in your ancestors, or the dear-bought fruit.s his manly' and patriotic addre.ss of Decem- of your own industry and your liberty, ber 2.3d, which appealed to every friend of now urge you to the field. These cannot his country; plead with you in vain, or we might point “Friends and Countrymen,” thus he in- out to you further—your wives, your chil- voked, “Tlie pressing exigencies of the dren. your aged fathers and mothers, who times induce us once more to address you, now look up to you for aid, and hope for while we can deplore the calamities of our salvation in this day^ of calamity, only country' without restraint, and before the from the instrumentality of your swords. vmice of truth and execrations of tyranny “Pvemember the name of Pennsylvania. arc forced back into the liosom of the Think of your ancestors, and of your pos- wretched suflerer. On your vigorous exer- terity.” tions alone, at this lime, will depend the A meeting of delegates from the officers privilege of ever addressing y'ou by the and jirivates of the several Battalions of title of freemen. Should the enemy be en- Assoriators wa.s called for the fourth of couraged by' further success, devastation July, in the town of Lancaster. Fifty-three and ruin must mark their footsteps. b.attalions were represented—of which “We call upon y'ou, we entreat and be- eleven were from the county of Lancaster, seech you, tO' come forth toi the assistance the hot-bed of rebellion. Notwithstanding of our worthy General Washington, ami there were objections made by the five 0‘ur invaded brethren in the Jerseys. If battalions of the City and Liberties of y'ou wish to secure y'our property from be- Philadelphia.who entered a protest against ing plundered, and to protect the innocence the a.ssembling of the convention and of y'our wives and children— and if you against the action to be had therein, the wish to live in freedom and are determined prominent men who composed the majority to maintain that best boon of heaven, you of this body, however, did not hesitate to have no' time to deliberate. A manly re- undertake the work as.signed to them. Up- sistance Mill .secure every blessing; inac- •

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tivity and slotli will bring horror and de- citizens Avas thoroughly aroused and they struction. Step forth like men—feed not Avere prepared for the crisis, yet the yourselves with the vain expectation of claims of their families Aveighed heavily peace and security, should the enemy suc- upon them, causing great anxiety. It be- ceed in reducing this country. Such hopes came necessary, therefore, to offer boun- will vanish like the dreams of the night ties to the volunteers, and this, Avith en- and plunge you into an irretrievable abyss listment of substitutes, had its effect in en- of unspeakable misery. filling the quota. As stated, it Avas “Shall Ave, Avith lieaA’en and justice on tirely different distant from the city of our side (unless we could impiously sup- Philadelphia. There most of the Associa- pressing at pose that the Almighty ha,=: deA’oted man- tors had little needs them— of the farm AAmrk kind tO' slaA'eiy), shall Ave hesitate to meet this time of year most had been accomplished—the abundant our enemies in the hostile field? The — sons of America liaA'e not draAvn their haiwests had been gathered and secui’ed SAVords to invade the rights of others, their families aa'cII supplied—Avhile from nor to reduce populous countries to a the scenes of the threatened clash of state of desolation. It Avas not to plun- arms they Avere far remoA'od. der the Avealthy, nor to' Avrest from the Although, Avhat has been stated Avas laborious farmer or industrious mechanic true a,s to the patriotic aspirations of the his hard-earned blessings, that America Associators, Congress itself exhibited that had recourse to arms. iSTo! Whilst our alarm and indecision Avhich Avas exceed- most humble pietitions and pathetic ex- ingly injurious to the cause of independ- postulation,s yet rung in the ears of our ency. Xaturally. General Washington

enemies, they Avantonly attacked us on Avas extremely solicitous for the ,safety of our OAvn peaceful shores. Philadelpliia. His army had been reduc- ‘]May Heaven, Avho bestoAved the blessed to four thousand men, regular troops, ing of liberty upon you. aAvaken you to a and this Avas daily Avasting aAvay by de-

proper sense of your danger, and rouse ' sertion and by the expiration of the terms that manly spirit of virtuous resolution of service of the soldiers. Once again, , Avhich ha,s ever bid defiance to the efl'orts the Associators hastened to the relief of of tyranny. May you CA’er haA'e the glo- the beleagured army in the Jerseys, and rious prize of liberty in view, and bear in a feAV days three thousand men from Avith becoining fortitude the fa- the interior counties arriA'ed irr the city tigues and seA'erities of a Avin- of Philadelphia ready for prompt moA’e- ter campaign. That. and that meirt. across the DelaAA’are, to the succor only, Avill entitle you to the superla- of the corrrrnander-irr-chief. Subsequerrtly tive distinction of being deemed, under came the A’ictories of Treirtorr and Prirrce- God, the deliA'erers of your country.” ton, and largely instrumental in securing This spirited and soul-stiiTing address therrr Avere the Associators of Pennsylva- had its eft’ect upon the A|SSociators. Gen- nia. To their support, rrnder the able eral Mifflin, one of the most fascinating corrrmand of CadAvalader, Erving arrd oth-

. orators of the day, Avas also sent through ers. there is a credit due Avhich has rreA'er the State by the order of the Assembly to beerr accorded. Xo oire brrt the conr- stir up the people, and the committees of irrarrder-in-chief of the American forces the different counties Avere called rxpon ajipreciated so fully the inA'aluable aid I to assist him. The enthusiasm was so thus tendered hiirr irr gaining these vic- great in “the back counties” that the tories, AAirieh buoyed up the hearts of the quota Avas easily raised. It aa’Rs A'ery Anrericairs and checked that spirit of re- different in the threatened city of Phila- A’olt and insrrbordinatiorr among the Xew delphia. and yet if Ave are to believe a re- Englarrd arrd XeAV York officers Avho clam- cent AA'i'iter, the Associators and militia ored for Washingtorr’s rernOA'al. W© knoAV of the metropolis “saved the country” on that it has been char'ged that soirr© of numerous occasiops AAuthout any assist- the corrrparries of Associators orrtside of I

ance from the counties. Although the I Philadelphia, after the battle of Prirrce- military ardor of its patriotic and loyal torr deserted irr full bodies, leaving only 1 IOC. Kof'/s and Queries. tlieir officers. Tliis liap never been au- were efficient in organizing the associated thenticated, and vce know of no record battalions at the outset of the Revolu- among- the archives of the State -which tion on account of their military train- verify such statements in the case of the ing. were appointed the lieutenants and troops actually mustered into the State sub-lieutenants of their respective counties or Continental serr'ice. and districts. In connection with the im- Moreover, it is true, the la-w governing portant provisions of the law. a test and the Associators wa,s in itself weak ; and oath of allegiance were established. This in some instances the disciplining of the was deemed eminently necessary as a war undisciplined officers was bad. Having mea,sure, the reasons therefor being given been found, therefore, that the system of in the preamble which recited: “That the association had become too uncertain from sordid and mercenary motives, or to depend upon in ca,se of an emergency, other causes inconsistent with the happi- the Assembly, at its next meeting, de- ness of a free, and independent people, voted itself to the preparation of a bill sundry persons had been induced to with- relating to the militia, and it was pass- hold their service and allegiance from the ea. This militia bill provided that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a. free various counties throughout the State, and independent State, as declared by including the city of Philadelphia, should Congress; and that sundry other persons, into six in their several capacities had, at risk be divided districts, each of i the which wa,s to have within it not less than ' of their lives and fortunes, rendered great six hundred and forty, nor more than six and eminent service in defence and sup- hundred and eighty men fit for military port of Independence, and that they re- duty. Over these divisions were placed mained in some measure undistinguish- lieutenants for each county and for the ed from the disafl’eeted who were deriv- city of Philadelphia, and sub-lieutenants ing undeserved service from the faithful for each district. Each district was ,siib- and well afiected, and as allegiance and divided into eight parts or companies, protection were reciprocal, those who and each district was to elect its own would not bear the fonner, should not be lieutenant-colonel, major, captain and entitled to- the benefits of the latter.” other officers. The lieutenants and sub- Once more do we hear of the Associators lieutenants of the countie|S took lists of —when again fearing an attack by the the inhabitants of their respective dis- British army upon Philadelphia, the Su- tricts, collected fines and superintended preme Executive Council in a proclama- the general details of the law. The com- tion of the 9th of April, 1777, after stat- panies were divided by lots into classes ing the causes of ala.i-m and calling upon and provision was made for the calling the people to prepare for defence, used out of these classes as they were want- this language: ed. Persons enrolled, on refusing to pa- “This city has once been saved by the rade, were ordered to- be fined seven shill- vigorous, manly efforts of a few brave ings six pence, per day; officers ab,sent. Associators. who generously stepped forth ten shillings per day; non-commissioned in defence of their country; and it has officers, five shillings per day, and field been repeatedly and justly observed, and officers not attending were fined five ought to be acknowledged as a signal evi- pounds and non-commissioned officers and dence of the favor of Divine Providence privates, fifteen shillings. The companies that the lives of the associated militia were required to be exercised at least two in every battle during this just war have days in April, three days in May. t^vo been remarkably spared. Confiding, days in August and two days in Septem- therefore, in the continuance of His bless- ber and October of each year. Battalions ing. by Him. who is indeed the God of were to parade once in hlay and once in Armies, let every man among us hold him- October. To the command of these mili- self ready to march into, the field when- tia forces, -John Armstrong. .John Cad- ever he shall be called upon to. do. .sod’ walader, .James Porter, and Samuel Mere- "With the passage and promulgation of dith were appointed brigadier generals. the new militia law, the AsiSociated Bat- Under this law most of the men who talions as inch, ceased to exist. The days Hif

of the Associators had pas^sed away, and i. William; m. Mary Aiken Ramsey, it the Pennsylvania, militia came upon the is said, in Ireland. stage of action. It was naturally antici- ii. Esther; d. May 18. 1848, at an ad- pated that greater thoroughness in discip- vanced age; unm. line would be the result, yet this was iii. Sally; m. Xathan Blaine. never realized. Although these ,served iv. James; lived and died in Coitsville, well in the campaign around Philadel- Ohio. phia, in September, 1777, yet their du- A'. Lydia; m. Alexander. ties were afterwards chiefly confined eith- vi. Peggj'; m. Robert Stewart. er in the protecting the frontiers, stand- vii. IMary; m. Junkin, of near ing sentinel while, the back-woodsman Carlisle. sowed his grain and reaped his haiwest, A'iii. Robert ; resided in Hopedale, near or yet in guarding prisoners of war. The Cadiz, Ohio; d. about 1860. influence of the As,sociation was neverthe- Wha.t is known of .lame.s Davidson’s less felt throughout the contest for In- ancestors, and of his seiwices in the Revo- dependence. lution. MRS. ROSA H. SEXTON. In conclusion, those who had associated Seward, Neb. themselves three years before had either gone into the Continental Line where they 'a'Jso .Alciaowell Eaiiiily. remained, or had fallen in the disastrous battles and skirmi,shes which so fearfully McDoAvel! is a Lowland corruption of decimated our little anny, or yet, sick the Highland IMcDougall, the name of an and wounded dragged their emaciated old famous clan. Our ancestors were once bodies and torn limbs to die in their na- jjowerful in old Scotland, even making tive valleys. As honored descendants of kings. A John McDow'ell, a Romish noble sires, let us cherish holy memories priest converted to Protestantism, and a of our -suffering ancestry—let us as de- refugee Avith Calvin in GencA’a, is not im- scendants of those patriots drink renew- probably our remote ancestor. In this ed inspiration, that as our fathers fought counti'v our records begin AA’ith Ephraim to establish a nation, so may we ever jMcDoAvell. hallow' their memories, not only by re- Ephraim McDoAvell sailed from London cording their chivalrous deeds—but to as- derry, Ireland, on May 9, 1729, in the sist in promoting the cause of liberty and ‘‘George and Ann,” landed at Philadel- humanity in every country on the habita- phia; settled first in Hunterdon county, ble face of the globe. Over a century NeAv .Jersey, then moved to Somerset ago our ancestors promulgated the im- county, on the Raritan. He is buried in mortal Declaration, and we who remain the Leamington churchyard. He had tAvo must by right and duty aid in perpetuat- sons Ephraim and .John. Avho in 1736, in ing the principles guaranteed by that the “John and IMargaret,” brought set- magna charta of our civil and religious tlers to the Borden Tract, Berkeley coun- liberty. ty, Virginia. Capt. .John McDoAA'ell AA'as of Scotch de- XOTES AXD

108 Notes and Queries.

When John jMcDoweJL of Eoekbridge terian Church is a tombstone with the county, Virginia, was killed, he left three follow ing inscrij^tion children. Of these Samuel, the elder, with In memory of Alexander Johnston, his wife, Mary iMcClurg-, emigrated to Esq., who departed this life August 8th, Danville. Ky.. in 1784. Ahrain, the son or A. D. 1790, aged 84 y'ears. Samuel, was the father-of Gen. Irvine Mc- Martha Johnston, wife of Alexander Dowell. .Johnston, wiro departed this life Febru- John had a son Alexander, whO' became ary 8th, A. D. 1784, aged 66 years. an eminent Presbyterian clergyman, lie John hlcDowell and Alartha Johnston wa^ educated in Glasgow. Scotland, and had flve children: prepared for the ministry at the Univers- i. .John. ity of Edinbiu’g, Scotland. He was pastor ii. Alexander-.Johnston. of Rock congregation in Cecil county, iii. Anna. Maryland: principal of the classical acad- iv. Eliza. emy, afterwards Delaware College, New- v. Marie-Antoinette. ark, Delaware. He died January 1?>. John IMcDowell, Jr., m. Catherine 1782. and is liuried in the- Stone graveyard. Wells, wiio died in Steubenville, 0. They Le-uisville, Chester county, Peima,, with had children: his wife, Alice Craighead, and his infant i. George-Wood; d. y'oung. son, Thomas. ii. Bazaleel-Wells; d. young. His son .John was born in Cecil county. iii. Martha: m. Dr. John L. Matthews, Maryland, in 1750; was educated as a and they had children (sumanie Mat- physician at the medical school of the thew's) : University oif Pennsylvania. He married 1. Kate. Martha .Johnston, at New London X- 2. iMary-A. Koads. Chester county. About the year 3. Alice. 1804 he removed to Steubenville, Ohio, 4. Belle. and died there .January 1, 1825. He was 5. George-McDowell. ; an otiieer and surgeon in the Continental 0. Alexander. and United States army. In the Kevolu- Alexander Johnston McDowell (son of i lionary War he served with distinction ! Dr. .John), b. at New' London X-Roads, and honor; was engaged in the "Crossing Chester county. Pa,, in 1788; d.at Steuben- of tlie Delaware." the battle of Princeton, ville, December 6, 1871. He m. Mary Trenton and others. Congress presented Sheldon, of Steubenville. They had chil- him with a sword. He was a close per- dren : sonal friend of Gen. George Washington, i. ]\Iarie-Anna, and one of the original members of the ii. Sheldon-Woodbridge. Society of the Cincinnati. His inilitai-y iii. Jolm; d. inf. record is as follows: First lieutenant and iv. Martha-Johnston. surgeon's mate. Sixth Pennsylvania Bat- V. Lydia-L. talion, .Jan. !J, 177(1; first lieutenant, no vi. Alexander-Jolmston, Jr. date, and captain Seventh Pennsylvania, Marie Anna McDowell, b. at Steuben-

March 20th, 1777 ; transferred to First ville, 0.; m. Dr. Joseph Alitchell; no chil- Pennsylvania, Jan. 1, 1783, and served to dren; d. at Steubenville, O. Nov. 3, 1783; surgeon United States in- Sheldon Woodbridge McDowell, b. at

j fantry regiment, Aug. 12, 1784; resigned, Steubenville; d. at Lexington, Va., in July 24, 1788. 1856; buried at Steubenville; unm. j He served his State as a member of the Martha Johnston McDowell, b. at Steu- ] Executive Council for three years and was benville, May 20, 1823; m. Abner Lord also a member of the Legislature. Frazer, August 20, 1844; d. at Youngs- Martha Johnston, the wife of John Mc- tow’n, 0.; buried in Cineiimati. Their Dowell, was the tliird child of Alexander children were (sunrame Frazer): and Tlartha Johnston. She was boim at i. Sheldon-Lord.

New London X-Eoads. In a lot about ii. Mary-AlcDowell.

Jifty feet west of the New' London Presby- iii. James-Alexander; d. young. : : : : —

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iv. Abner-Lord. Jr. John JlcDowell, b. at Xew London X-

V. AlexanderAleDorvell : d j’oiing. Roads, Chester county. Pa., April 10, vi. Betsj'-Lord. 1797; d. at Cincinnati in January, 1808; Sheldon Lord Frazer, b. at Steubenville, m. Humphrey H. Leavitt, at Steubenville, Oct. 8, 1845; m. Elise IMcDov'ell Backus, 0. They had three children (surname at Toledo, O., Oct. 29, 1874: had one child, Leavitt)

Elizabeth, b. Oct, 2, 1878, at Cincinnati, i. Jolin-McDowell, b. at Steubenville;

0 . m. Bithia Brooks, of Cincinnati, O., and Mary McDowell Frazer, b. at Steuben- i had issue (surname Leavitte: ville, Aug. 1, 1847; m. Joseph Sill, Dee. 1, 1. John-Brook: m, Mary Woith, 1880, and had one child, Katharine, b. 2. Bithia; m. W, M, Mersereau, Oct. 1, 1881, at Chilicothe, 0. 3. Frank, Abner Lord Frazer, Jr., b. at Cincinnati, 4. Edwin. 0., July 20, 1858; m, Carrie Hume, ot 5. Humplirey-H. ; d. young. Lima, March 1, 1892, and had one cliild, 6 Anna; m. Lieut. Cresup, Lk S. X., Hume IMcDowell, b, at Youngstown, June and had Logan and John. 8, 1894, ii. Edwin: b. at Steubenville; in. Emily Betsy Lord Frazer, b, at Cincinnati, Sherman and had Edwin. s(,2 9. 1 ; Xov. in. Thomas Stokeiy tCood iii. Frank; d. unm. at Milford, 0., Xov. 24, 1892; have one CT o c — child, Elizabeth McDowell, b, at Duluth, REV. WIEEIAU K. OEWIVi'. Minn., April 18. 1895. of Lydia L. McDowell, b. at Steubenville, .4. Venerable Pastor amS Some His O.; m. Eli T. Tappan, at Steubenville. People. Tliey had (suraame Tappen) [Paper read before the Historical So- i. Maiy T., b at Steubenville; m. Prof. ciety of Dauphin County, June 8, 1899, John H. Wright, of Columbus, 0., and have by Theodore B. Klein.] of mother earth, on the 1. Bessie, d. young. In the bosom dead, 2. Austin. western bluff in the city of the now this day 3. John. in the deep shadoiv of summer perfume of ii. Charles. twilight, suiToimded by the Alexander Johnston McDowell. Jr., b. at countless June roses, sleeps one who was Steubenville, 0.; m, Ella Kilgore, He a father in Israel, and in his day a vig- died at Albuquerque, Xew Mexico, April orous leader and a patriarch of the chil- 8, 1889, They had two children: di-en of ‘.Jolui Calvin,’’ whose tabernacles

i. Mary-Eleanor, now occupy many favored spots in our ii, Lucy-Alice, b. at Steubenville: m, city and county, and whose disciples are Lee Douglass Meader, April 18, 1896, at numbered by the thousands in our midst Cincinnati, 0, active and aggressive in every good work. Let us, for a little while, recall the mem- Anna McDowell, dau, of Dr, -John iMc- ories of the Reverend Doctor William R, Dowell, d, at Steubenville: m, George Dewitt and some of his people who are

Wood and had children (suniame tYood) : gathered with him in the sacred precincts

i, Anna; m. Xathaniel Dike, and they of our "Mount Kalmia,’’ and almost as had Virginia and William, who died unm, we read can hear in the evening carol of Virginia m. Thomas S, Blair and left the robins a sweet dirge as the names of three children, the departed are remembered. ii, Margaretta; m, John Dike: no chil- Lpon the tablet of the massive monu- dren. ment erected to his memory we read the iii, Mary; d. young. simple inscription Eliza ^McDowell, dau. of Dr. John iMc- REV. MHLLIAM R. DEWITT. Dowell, m. William E. Dickinson; no Born in Dutchess County. Xew York, children. February 25. 1792. Marie Antoinette TIcDowell. dau. of Dr. Died December 23, 1867. no Notes and Queries.

From priblis'lied annals, rve learn that in his perorations were eloquent and impres- Febrnary, 1801), a brick church was built sive. His prayers were earnest, and his by the Presbyterians on Second street and ascriptions of praise to the Deity were Blackberry alley, in which, on the second often favorite quotations from the Sabbath of Sej^tember, 1818, Eev. Wil- Psalms, frequently beginning: “Of old liam E. Dewitt, of the Presbytery of New hast thou laid the foundation of the York, delivered his first sermon to the earth, and the heavens are the work of congregation worshiping in that church. thy hands.” * * “They shall per- It was a living branch of the mother ish Imt thou shalt endure; yea all of church at Paxtang, and has proved a them shall wax old like a garment; as a sprightly child of the famous stock, whose vesture shalt thou change them and they * * * fathers, in the Eutherfords and Elders, shall be changed.” “But thou and Grays and Wilsons, and others, will art the same, and thy years shall hav^e long be remembered in the beautiful Leb- no end.” “The children of thy servants anon Valley. shall continue, and their seed shall be es- The pastor was then 20 years of age, and tablished before thee.” A fitting tribute shortly afterwards received a call from indeed as a prelude to the petitions pre- the congregation, which he accepted, and sented to the “Giver of every good and he was regularly installed on the 12th of perfect gift.” November, 1810. A review of his work in our midst He continued to go in and out among would be very interesting history and the his people and to break unto them the records of his church would recall a long lu'ead of life in the old church until 1841, line of familiar names and faces. The a period of twenty-two years, when a mimes of all the precious infants bap- new church was erected upon the same tized in the name of the Trinity; the site, and from the beautiful Italian mar- names of the youths and adults confirmed ble pulpit thereof he continued his min- as members of the congregation before the istrations alone until 1854, another period altar: the names of the many couples of thirteen years, when the Eev. Thomas united in the bonds of holy wedlock; the H. Eolunson was called as his associate, names of many who were consigned to the and in cnm])anionship the service, of the dust and ashes of their mother earth, and blaster was continued (until uie destruc- the host of names of his people to whom tion of the church by fire and until the he ministered in life, in sickness and in new temple was constructed at IMarkct health, in joy and in sorrow, would fill Square and Second street). u]> to within a large, a very large, volume indeed. a short period of the demise of the senior His experience as a pastor was large pastor in 18()7 —thus completing a pastor- and vailed, a veritable Moses as it were, ate of forty-nine years, a marvelous time leading his children through the troubles for a man to serve continuously in one and trials incident in the progress of the parish in this country. church through the interv’cning years. In the early evening hours of the night The Imilding up of his congregation and of Harclr 30th, 1858, he witnessed the their dependent missions, the destruction cniel flames of a supposed incendiary fire of his new church by fire, the division of envelop and consume his house of wor- a strong congregation and the building ship, and in a few short hours there was of the last beautiful temple at Second nothing left but a mass of blackened, and Market Square, were trying periods smouldering mine to mark the spot of in his ministry, requiring a strong execu- his Sabbath home, where he and his peo- tive ability which he was possessed of to ple delighted to assemble in public ser- a great degree but withal placed heary vice on the “Day of Eest.” burdens and cares upon the active pastor. The sermons of the Doctor, carefully Fortunately there were Aarons and prepared, were fine models of pulpit ora- Hurs to hold up his hands and to assist toiy and delivered with force and power. him, and with the Brothers Weir and their His reading was excellent, and many of faithful as.sociates, men and women, and —

Historical and Genealogical. Ill children, too, success followed their every Fleming, all active in the work of the effort, and the monuments of their work church, when the final summons from the remain upon the favored spots occupied arch angels trump shall call forth the by their temples and in the hearts of the sleepers from their last resting place the •surviving descendants of the Presbyterian reunion of the families of the old pastor's brethren who have been taught to revere flock, including the Boyds and Sloans, the name and memory of Doctor Dewitt, the Ayres and Graydons, and Borders who now sleeps with his kindred and and McKinneys, the Mowreys and Weii’S, friends. the Rutherfords, and Hannas, the Halde- In the family plot the wife of his youth mans, and Geigers, the Ingrams and reposes: ‘‘Julia Anna, daughter of Rev. .Tones, the Roberts and Hays, the Ham- Nathan Woodhull, who passed away May iUons and 'Wallaces, the 'Wyeths and Pol- Carsons and Wilsons, the Briggs 1, 1822, aged 2.3 years.” The dust of locks. the children and grandchildren is deposited in and Pearsons, the Herrs and hlcCormicks, close proximity to that of the ])atriarchal the Gilberts and Harris, the Porters and father who ^vith the last partner of his Shunks. and a host of their descendants joys and sorrows, Mary Elizabeth Wal- who will follow, will indeed form a grand lace, who died October 16, 1881, form the army of one faith as taught by the pastor silent family circle in God’s acre, and who for so many years was the faithful there too sleep a daughter, Mary M^allace, teacher and bishop in their midst. who was called to the eternal home at His success in the church of his fath- the age of 24, and a son tVallace, who ers have proven worthy of the inherit- was cut off in the full vigor of manhood, ance improving and enlarging on every aged .53. There, too. is the infant son of hand and the seed sown in his time and Dr. William, Jr., and Susan named .John that of his successors has increased a hun- Hamilton, whose father removed from dred fold, and the talents distributed have our midst, spending the latter years of not been “laid away in a napkin” but his life amid the orange groves in Florida, largely developed in the interest of where his ashes are deposited, and Ed- liave ward, a son of George E. and Kate De- humanity and the blaster: and if it were witt Sterry, who survived but one short possible for the body of the reverend ])as- year in this troublous world. The wife tor to return to the scenes of his earthly of the Doctor’s son, the Rev. John (Laura labor he would gladly say “JVell done, Beaver Dewitt), who lived 40 years and good and faithful servants,” for they have was gathered to her kindred, and it is been good husbandmen and the branches written of her in the chiseled granite that have reached out far and wide: and we ‘‘she was a woman full of good work may fancy that ho would lay his venera- and alms deed which she did” like unto ble hand upon the head of his successors her sister of Apostolic times. Her hus- and their flocks and bid them God speed band survives, and continues in faithful in their work until called to lay their service. He has filled prominent places in armor aside and Ind adieu to the cares the church of his fathers and now occu- and labors in the Master’s field, cheering pies a chair in the celebrated Theological them on and forward rvitli the exhorta- Seminary at Princeton. The parishioners tion and comforting assurance of his flock embraced the families of our “That hope and despondency, pleasure most prominent and influential citizens and pain, together and we can in fancy call a congregation Are mingled, in sunshine and rain, as it were within hailing distance from And the smiles and the tears, the song his last resting place and almost in touch and the dirge, with the mouldering dust beneath his Still follow each other like surge upon tomb. surge,” Hard by, we find the families of the until the end comes with its eternal rest Brothers R. Jackson, David, and James upon the other .shore. 112 Notes cvnd Queries.

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I. Alexander Thomson, of Greene town- Historical, iliott'rapliical, anti Genoa- logical. ship, Franklin county, d. in February, 1800, leaving a wife Elizabeth and chil- XX ST. dren: i. John.

McLEXE. ii. 'William. James ilcLene, of Antrim township, iii. Alexander. Franklin county, d. in March, 1806, leav- iv. Archibald. ing a ^yife Christine and children: V. Elizabeth, in. Purvianee.

i. Daniel vi. Margaret, m. Watson.

ii. Thomas-Brown. vii. Barbara, m. Watson. iii. Mary, m. Samuel Smith. viii. Mary, m. Cowan. iv. James. ix. Jannett, m. Shaw. y. Lazarus-Brown. X. Andrew. vi. [A dan.] dec'd; ni. Samuel McFer- xi. Ann, m. Logan. ran, and left children Eliza, Christine, xii. James. I

Mary-Ann, and Samuel. ' xiii. Jane, m. Shields. Executors were the sons. The executor ivas ,son John. II. Archibald Thomson, son of the KEA. above, of Greene tovrnship, Franklin coun- in leaving a wife I. John Eea, Sen., of Montgonieiy ty, d. December, 1801, township. Franklin county, d. in April, Ann, and children: 1807, leaving a wife Jane, and children: i, Alexander, ii, James, i. Daniel. iii, Elizabeth. ii. Isaac. iv. Jane. iii. Ann, m. Powell. j V. Agnes. iv. Elizabeth, m. Taylor. I V. James. vi. Hannah. vi. John. The executor was the wife. vii. Henry III. .Jenny Thomson, daughter of John The executors were sons Henry and Thomson, late of Guilford township, Daniel. Franklin county, d. in July, 1797, making II. Martha Piea. (widow), of Greene bequests as follows: township, Franklin county, d. in April, Sister IMartha McMurran. 1824, leaving her estate to daughter Eliza- Bro. Henry. beth, nephew Samuel, son of Gen. John Brother Samuel. Eea. Bro. William. The executors were Gen. John Eea and Bro. -John. John Grevin. Letters of administration Bro. Robert. were granted to Andrew Thomson. Eeq. The executors were Henry Thomson and The witnesses were John Eea. of James, •James Brotherton. The witnesses to the and William McKean. will. '\J"illiam Brotherton and Francis III. James Eea, of Metal towmship, McMurran. Franklin county, d. in May, 1812, leaving a wife Ann and children: SINGER.

i. Willy, m, Blaine, Catharine Singer, bron Sept. 5, 1781, ii. Nancy, m. Madeira and had in Carlisle. Pa. Married, 1796, Robert Ir- Stophel. vdn. born Nov. L5, 1775. iii. Sally, m. Veah. Can any one assist me in finding the iv. John. parents of both Robert Irwin and Catha- V. David. rine Singer? The executors were wife John Rea and Were there any Singers at that time in Nancy Madeira. Carlisle? I. J. Historical and Genealogiccd. 113

First Bnrg'ess of Xorthumborlaiirt. Abraham Brunier, above named, was a

I Lawrence Campbell, born in Ireland in son of Ldrick Bruner, b. -Tulv 5 . 1762: d. 17G5, emigi-ated to Pennsylvania in 1784. Nov. 29. 1843; m. IMarch 20; 1787. Eliza- just after the close of the Revolution, beth Weaver, b. April 12. 1768; d. Warch 1 , and located at Xordluimberland town in 12. 1853: a daughter of .Tohn Weaver 1792. He was attracted thither bv the and his wife, Barbara Buckwalter. Ul- larp;e number of Scotch-Irish who had set- rick Bruner was a son of Ldriek Bruner, tled in and around that place. On the b. .Tune 4. 1730: d. Feb. 19. 1821: ra. in incorporation of Northumberland as a 1755. Fronica Bross, who d. -Tan. 27. 1796. borouo-h. January 16. 1S2S. Lawrence Information is desired of the maiuen Campbell was chosen the first bTirp-e~s at name of Susanna, wife of Nathan Evans, an election held April 6. 1829, and he was and Elizabeth, rvife of .Tames Evans. Also, re-elected thereafter for five years, mak- concerning Ann Cunningham, whose ino- ! six consecutive years of service. Only mother. Rebecca, married .Tohn Kirkpat-

I a few months after the close of his last rick (her second husband), dving Feb. 11. term he died, November 8, 1834. at the 1804. S. W. SENEB.

age of sixty-eight years. ,T. F. lil. Lancaster. Pa.

FV VA"S-l?»tryfER. lEl’RIAt. RECORDS Nathan Evans, h. 1683. d. December.

1763. He m. Susanna . and settled From tlie Old Prcsl),vt"riaii at Radnor. Che.ster county. In 1730, with yard. Rc«Jfos'd. P:<. a number of others, he moved to Caernar- [Notes and Queries are indebted to Wil- ron township, Lancaster county, wliere he liam Filler Lutz for this and subsequent founded Churchtown. His children were; tombstone records at Bedford, Pa.] i. Nathan: m. IMary . and had Evan Anderson, Ann, wf. Thos. Anderson. and Nathan. Anderson, Thos., b. 1727 in or near the ii. John. town of IMcGuire Bridge, County Fer- iii. James: m. Elizabeth . managh, Ireland; d. about 1799. iv. Ann; m. Eleazer Evans, and had Beaty. Rebecca, d. 22 Nov., 1792. aged John and David. 36' yrs. V. IMary: m. Thomas Nicholas. Barelav. Samuel W.. Esq., b. 17 Oct,. 1802: James Evans, son of Nathan and IMary. d. 3 Jam, 1852. b. circa. lT2-t: d. 1801 ; m. Elizabeth : Barelav, Samuel W., b. 11 Well., 1831; d. and according to his will had: 20 Aug., 1880. i. Nathan. Barclay, Josiah E.. Esq., b. 1.3 Nov., 1825; ii. William. d. 24 Nov., 1852. iii. James: m. Ann Cunningham. Barclay, Francis B.. IM. D., b. 20 Well.. iv. John. 1797; d. 12 .July, 1851. V. Caleb: d. Way. 1802: m. Sarah Ed- Barclay. Camela B., wf. Francis B. Bar- wards, dau. of David Edwards: and had elav, W. D., b. 14 Oct,, 1800; d. 1 Oct., Caleb. 1872. •Tames Evans l.Tames. Nathan), d. April Barclay, Hester A., b. 29 Aug., 1827 : d, 2, 1802: m. .Tan. 22. 1794. Ann Cunning- 25 Well., 1878. b. ham. Nov. 22. 1764; d. Way 14. 1838: Boyd, .John, d. 1 Aug., 1822. aged 44 yrs. and had issue; Boyd. A[argaret, wf. Rev. Alex. Boyd, d. i. Hiram. 20 Feb., 1816. aged 28 yrs. ii. Rebecca; m. Abraham Bruner. Brooks. Sarah S., wf. David S. Brooks, iii. Davies. 4 April, 1850, aged 32-11-12. Rebecca Evans (.Tames. .Tames. Na- Colvin. James, b. 11 .Tune. 1809; d. 19 ' than). m. Abraham Bruner, lumber mer- Sept., 1831. chant at Columbia : their son. Davies Ev- Creutzborg. Wm., b. 13 Wch., 1826. ans Bruner, is an attorney at the Lan- Cams, Sam'l, d. 10 Sept., 1835. aged 26- ca.ster eountv bar. 4-0. 114 Notes and Queries.

Ci'atliers, Samuel, d. 10 Sept., 1835, aged Henry, Elizabeth, d. 14 Dee., 1818, aged .* 41-4-0. 88

Cromwell, Benj., s. of Sam’l V. M. Crom- Hunter, Silas Brow (d. on a visit to the well. d. 27 Nov.. 1847, aged 2-G-24. psrings). of Fauquier Co., A^a., where

Cromwell, Sam’l S., s. of Sam’l A . M. he was b., Oct., 1792. Cromwell, d. 12 Feb., 1844, aged 0-3-9. Hoge, James, of Huntsville, Ala., d. 2 Carothere, Mary, d. of Sam’l and Eliza July, 1832, aged about 35 yrs. Carothers. b. *18 April, 1831; d. 21 Feb., Henrv, George, d. 10 Alarch, 1834, aged 1833, aged 1-10-3. 62-2-21. Cromwell. Eliz. Loyer, d. of Sam'l A^. AI. Henry, Elizabeth, wf. of Geo. Henry, d. Cromwell, d. 28 Nov., 1847, aged 6-0-21. 9 Jan., 1820, aged 37 yrs. Duncan, Eeuben E. AIcDowell, b. 19 Dec., Hammer, Eliza Jane, d. of Jos. and Nancy 18.33: d. 9 Sept., 18.34. Hammer, d. 6 Aug., 1835, aged 1-3-27. Duncan, Glias. Edwd., b. 11 Dec., 1829; d. Hafer, Alargaret A., wf. of Johnson Hafer, 29 Jan., 1830. d. 31 Jan.. 1859, aged 32-1-9. Dean. Airs. Jane, wJ. of Daniel Dean, d. Harmer', Eiehard, s. of Elwood and Char- 9 .June, 1821, aged 23-8-22. lotte Ilarmer, d. 9th mo., 30th, 1853, Davidson, Alary Ann, d. 26 Jan., 1858. aged 1-8-22. aged 70 yrs. James, David, d. 6 Nov., 1852, aged about Davidson, Margaret, d. 24 Aug., 1856, 65 yrs. aged 66. Jones, Abel, d. 9 Oct., 1862, aged 55 yrs. Davidson. Alattberv, b. 20 Dee., 1780; d. Kerns, Abraham, d. 16 Sept., 1838, aged Sept.. 1825. 50 yrs. Davidson, Geo., b. 24 Jan., 1784. Kern,s, Caroline, d. of Abr. and Naomi David,son. Alargery Eeynolds, b. 26 Kerns, b. Alch., 1822; d. 19 Dec., 1847. Aug., 1786. Kerns, Abraham, s. of Abr. and Naomi

Davidson, Col. Samuel, d. 1803. Kerns, b. 19 Dec., 1827 ; d. 9 Oct., 1828. Davidson. Alargery, relict of Col. Samuel Kerns, Alary, d. Abr. and Naomi Kerns, Davidson, d. 23 Dec., 1832. b. 12 Aug., 1829; d. 27 ApL, 1833. Davidson. Alarv, wf. of Alatthew David- Kerns, AA'atson, s. of Abr. and Naomi son, b. 3 Feb*. 1792; d. 8 Oct., 1876. Kerns, b. 30 Dec., 1834; d. 20 Alay, 1836. Daily. Eleanor, b. 3 Feb.. 1771. Kerns, Alacdonald Eidgley, aged 54-7-0. Davidson. .Tno., b. 10 April, 1773. Haiwie AI., his only child, aged 4-9-17. Davidson, AAbn. T., AI. D.. b. 5 Oct., 1775. Harmer, Elwood, s. of Jos. and Ann Davidson, Alaj. Sam’l, b. 27 Jan., 1778; Harmer, b. 2nd mo., 17th, 1819; d. 6th d. 20 Feb., *1842. mo., 5th, 1856. Davidson. AAan., s. of Jno. and Alary Kean, John, d. 28 Jan., 1843, aged 48 yr;s. Davidson, d. 26 June, 1849, aged 3-8-22. Kean, Jane, d. 24 Alch., 1868, aged 73. Davis, Alargaret, wf. of John Davis, and Lybarger, Jane, wf. of Dan’l Lybarger, d. daughter of E. and S. Actams, d. 7 27 Alch., 1822, aged 51-2-15. Sept.. 1858, aged 35 ;s’ts. Lybarger, Eosanna, d. of Dan’l and Jane Denison, Hugh, d. 24 Feb., 1819, aged 36- Lybarger, d. 30 Alay, aged 72-1-15. .5-1.3. Lybarger, Hester, d. of Dan’l Lybarger. Espy. Airs. Jane. wf. of David E'^py, Esq., Loy, Alartin, d. 1 Jan., 1847, aged 62-8-4. d. 12 .June, 1813, aged 58 yrs. Loy, Linnent AA^m., s. of Jno. F. and Mary Fletcher, Juliana, consort of Col. .John A. Loy, d. 15 Dec., 1844, aged 0-5-9. Piper, d. 6 July, 1837. aged 36-1-0. Leader, H. J. F., s. of Senary and Maria Funk, Geo., d. 12 Oct., 1844, aged 69 yrs. Leader. Longstreth, Jane, wf. of Alartin Long- Frazer. James, b. 2 Oct., 1787 ; d. 10 April, 1811. streth, d. 4 July, 1860, aged 93 yrs. Gibson, Alary, d. 6 Dec., 1839, aged 51- Aliller, Thos. B., d. 15 Nov., 1854, aged 54-

- 11 0 . 1-15. Gibsond, Bert, d. 7 Oct., 1804. Aliller, Charlotte H., wf. of Thomas B. Gillam. Alary C., wJ. of Henry Gillam, d. Aliller, d. 8 July, 1846, aged 39-6-23. 19 Aug., 1830. aged 44-5-0. Aliller, Chas. Edw., s. of Thos. B. and Historical and Genealogical. 115

Chari. Miller, d. 14 Mcli., 1853. aged Metzger, Sol., d. 27 Sept., 1838, aged 35. 12-3-23. Metzger, .Jas., s. of Sol. and Ann .Jane McDowell, Charles, d. 20 Feb., 1843, aged Metzger, d. 3 Aug., 1830, aged 1-1-29. 66-4-24. A native of Ireland; came to Metzger, 'Matilda, d. of Sol. and Ann Jane U. S. 1795 and settled in Bedford Co. Metzger, d. 10 Aug., 1833, aged 1-10-26. .Jane, relict of Sol. Metz- McDowell, Elizabeth, wf. of Chas. Mc- IMetzger,- Ann Dowell, d. in Pittsburgh, Pa., 12 Oct., ger, d. 13 May, 1850, aged 45-2-4. 1859, aged 77. Minnick, Frank, s. of John and Emma- MeCahe, Jane, b. 25 Dec., 1763; d. 4 Feb., rine ^Minnick, d. 23 Dec., 1838, aged 1- 5- 1798. 6-4. ^McGaughev, .Jno., d. 20 Mch., 1794. aged McVicker, Jno. A., s. of Jas. and IMary 85 yrs. Ann McYieker, d. 5 Sept. 18-40, aged MoiTison, Ann Eliza, d. 20 ApL, 1820, 1-1-lS. aged 2-0-0. Patterson. Jos., of Balto., Md., d. 26 Aug., Morrison, Jos. Todd, d. 8 Oct., 1825, aged 1829, aged 49 years. 2 yrs. Powell. Col. Levin, of Va., d. in Bedford ^Morrison, Jno. E., d. 9 Jan., 1835, aged 23 Aug., 1810, aged 73 yrs.

- - 20 8 0 . Patterson, Rebecca, d. of David and Eliza- Morrison, Henry Clay, d. 3 Sept., 1835, beth Patterson, d. 23 Sept., 1840, aged aged 4-6-0. 7-13. Morrison, Sophia, b. 14 Mch., 1821; mar. Perry, lilrs. Anna, wf. of Samuel Perry, d. S. M. Barclay 31 Jan., 1839; d. 26 Xov., 23 Aug.. 1823. 1839. Pen-y. 'Win., d. 11 May. 1834, aged 44-

Morrison, Jos. S., d. 25 Sept., 1851. aged 6 0 . 71. Eeiley, Jletty, d. 22 Xov., 1807, aged 48 Morrison, Mary, d. 1 May, 1814. aged 78. yrs. Morrison, Joseph, d. 2 May, 1791, aged Reiiy, Jilartin, d. 5 Oct., 1829. aged 70 65. yrs. !M’Grady, Jas., d. 15 Oct., 1822, aged 19- Reynolds, .John, b. 2 Jlav. 1769; d. 24 8-5. Oct., 18.38. Mullin, Eliza, d. of Geo. Mullin, d. 4 Mch., Reynolds, Margery Davidson, b. 26 Aug., 1833, aged 20-4-9. i786; d. 29 Dec., 1838. Metzger, Markes, consort of Hannah Reynolds, Susan Sarah, b. 3 Jan.. 1826; Wertz, d. 10 Jan. 1838, aged 40-2-16. d. 2 May, 1833. Metzger, Andrew, b. 29 Api., 1793; d. 20 Reynolds, Rebecca, wf. of .John Reynolds, Aug., 1830, aged 37-3-21. d. 9 May.. 1811, aged 35 years; also, McElwee, Thos. B., b. 31 Oct.. 1792; d. Geo. JY. Reynolds, d. 6 ApL, 1813, aged 23 Aug., 1843. 6 yrs. Moore. Sam'l, b. 11 Jan., 1772; d. 4 Auo;., Rea. Thomas, b. 22 5Ieh., 1770; d. 8 Mch., 1812. 1843. aged 72-11-14. Moore, Agnes, b. 28 Oct., 1810. Rea. Jlargaret. b. 8 Sept.. 1791: d. 17 Moore, Cornelia, d. of Geo. and IMary Sept., 1826, aged 35 yrs. Moore, d. 9 Dec., 1855. aged 7-2-13. Rea. Jlartha, b. 22 Feb., 1779: d. 23 Xov., Moore, Marv, b. 3 Jan., 1808; d. 15 Oct.. 1813. aged 34-8-1. 1808. Rea, ^laiy, 27 Sept., 1845. aged 41 Moore, James, b. 13 Mav, 1803; d. 3 .July, yrs. 1805. Rea. John M.. b. 2 -July, 1816; d. 8 Sept., Moore, James, d. 29 June, 1853, aged 70- 1846, aged 30-12-6. 7-29. Moore, Fanny, wf. of Jas. ^loore, d. 24 Stuckey, David C., d. 7 Mch., 1841. aged Aug., 1836, aged 52-9-8. 10 mo. 3 da. Myers, Sallie, d. of B. F. and S. C. Mvers, Stewart, ^Mary E., d. of Henry and Mar- d. 8 Mch., 1862, aged 0-1-14. garet Stewart, d. 26 Jan., 1850. aged Murving, .Jno. W., «. of Thos. and H. E. 4-2-27. Murving, d. 16 .Jan.. 1862, aged 0-4-15. Scott, Jane, widow of Robert Scott, d. 7 Mills, Win., of Essex Co., X. J., d. 1815. 7Mch.. 1819, aged 70 yrs. IIG Notes and Queries.

Steckman, Susan, d. 7 Dec., 1800. ag-ed Walker [d. 1777]. of Allen township, and 4-2-3-27. children: Steckman. Valentine P., d. 17 ApL, 1878, i. William; was the eldest. aged .58-4-23. ii. .John. Smith, Chaile.s J.. d. 24 Apk. 1813, aged iii. Isabel, m. Patton. 50 yrs. iv. Mary. Sliafl'er, Jane. wf. of Tobias Shaffer, b. 28 V. Elizabeth, m. Wilson. Xov., 1813: d. 22 Feb., 1830, aged 23- vi. .James, m. and had .John. 3-8. vii. Robert, m. and had John. Sills, Geo., s. of -John and IMaria E. Sills, viii. .Jean, m. James Brown; d. 1800. d. 6 Dec.. 182l>, aged 20-10-21. ix. Francis. Sills. .John, Sr., d. 2 Vch., 1837, aged 09- X. Mary. in. Neigel Gray 1-5. Bequests were made to the following Snively, Sarah Emily, d. of Andrew J. persons, but relationship not given: and Juliana Snively, d. 9 Aug., 1840, •Jane Eosbrugh, wife of Rev. John. aged 1-8-23. .John Dunlys. Snively, Jas. Albert, s. of Andrew J. and Thomas Boyd. Juliana Snively, d. 7 Mav, 1848, aged .John Hays, .Jr. 1-10-16. Robert Hays. Thompson. Abbey, wf. of the Hon. Alex. Thompson. In this connection we find a Jean Rals- ton. m. a John Hays. Weaver, Sam’l G.. d. 13 Jlch.. 1854. who Who were they? Weisel, Jane, wf. of Win. Weisel, d. 11 Oct., 1854. aged 33 yrs. ^.eisel, Samuel, infant son of Wm., and Tile Wyoiiilna’ Slistorieal ami Geolo Jane AVeisel, d. 22 Oct., 18-54. aged 28 fjieal Soeicly days. Flave just issued volume four of their Williams. IMary Ellen, d. of Philip B. and Proceedings and Collections, a volume of Ann Williams, d. 14 Julv, 1851, aged over two hundred and fifty pages. Apart 25-3-23. from the admirable "Memoir of Sheldon 5Villiams. Ann. wid. of Philip Williams, Reynolds, Esq.,"’ the most interesting and d. 9 June, 1853, aged 71-2-7. valuable paper is that by Judge Stanley Williams, Philip, d. 2 Nov., 1831, aged Woodwai’d, "The Yankee and the Pen- 48 yrs. namite in the Wyoming Valley.” He gives Williams. Philip P.. s. of Philip P. and a bi'ief yet succinct account of the strug- !M. A. Williams, 15 d. Mav, 1849, aged gle for dominion, touching upon later 18-8-5. events in that historic region, now as he Williams, IMartha D., d. 1827. fitly says, "The synonym for material Williams. Henry C., s. of Philip P. and prosperity and widespread wealth.” Other Ann Willims, d. 1 Oct., 25-3- 1853. aged papers especially of local interest, as well 15. the "Record of Marriages and Deaths in [In many cases the tombstones have the Wyoming Valley, 1826-183G,” are in- entirely disappeared and in some the included. A list of papers read before the scriptions are worn away and cannot be society, many of which have been publish- read.—W. F. L.] ed in theii' Collections, shows what excellent work that society has been doing. It is the most prosperous of all the local ilistorical. aant fienea- historical societies in the State, has a loffica!. large membership of active men and women, and all connected therewith are to XXV. be congratulated on the noble results they are now accomplishing. It is cer- HAYS. tainly the model of all local societies, and •John Hays, of Allen township, North- Notes and Queries extends its congratula- ampton county, d. in March, 1790, leaving tions on the value of the publication un- a wile .Jean, who was a daughter of .John der consideration. Historical and Genealogical. 117

Irwin of t'uinberlaml Vallej . IV. -John Irwin, of Antrim township, Franklin county, d. in -January, 179C, [Eecently, in making researches among leaving a wife Mary, and children: the records at Chamhersburg, we came i. John. upon the following concerning the Irwin ii. Robert. family.] iii. Dlaiy, m. David Agnew. I. Mary Irwin (widow), of Peters iv. (A dau.) m. -James Ramsey and had township, Franklin county, d. in Decem- son James. ber, 1784, leaving enildren: The executors were son-in-law -James

i. Samuel. Ramsey and James McLene. ii. William. iii. Martha, m. Lapsley. October 2, 1798, letters of administra- The witnesses were .John Orbison, tion on the estate of William IrwJn were George Duffield and William Duffield, Jr. granted to Jane Irwin and John Irwin. The executors were William Duffield and Thomas Orbison. V. Archibald Irwin, of ^Montgomery township. Franklin county, d. in -Januaiy, 1799, leaving a wife Jane, and children: II. .James Irwin, of Peters torvnship, i. -James. Franklin county, d. in December, 1785, ii. William. leaving a wife Rebecca, and a son .John. iii. Archibald. Bequests were made as follows: iv. Agnes, m. William Findlay. James Irwin, son of my brother Archi- V. Elizabeth, m. Robert Smith. bald. vi. -Jane. James Ii-win, son of my brother .Joseph. vii. ]\Iary, m. Matthew A'an Lear. Brother John. The executors were son -James and IMat- Brother Archibald. thew Van Lear. Sister Elizabeth, m. Torrence. Sister Martha, m. Xeely. An Fi-ieiiflJly I.elter. Sister Margaret, m. Thomas Patton. Sister Mary, m. William iSTesbit. Sister Lidia, m. Moses Porter. [The following copy of a letter wi’itten The executors were -James Irwin, son one hundred and twenty years ago is at of his brother Archibald, and John Max- least entertaining, if not interesting. Our well. readers will find it both. "Dear Kitty” was Kitty Shepard, who was more properly known as Jliss Catharine Schaffer. September 21, 1790, John Irwin and When the British army approached Phila- David Somerville administered on the es- delphia, in 1777, many families who were tate of William Irwin, dec’d. able sent their daughters away. IMiss November 12, 1792, William Strain and Kitty was sent to friends in Newport, E. John Ogleby administered on the estate I. It was only at rare intervals that she of John Irwin, dec’d. heard news from home. The accompanying letter is one that she received from III. Martha Irwin (widow), of South- her intimate friend, Jliss Magill, by the ampton township Franklin county, d. in hand of Mr. Joseph Pfeiffer, a friend of the August, 1794, leaving childi'en: family. Their families resided in the i. Mary, m. .Jolm IMitchell. neighborhood of Third and BranA streets, ii. Jean. m. William Strain. Philadelphia. iii. Martha, m. David Simral (Somer- Kitty Shepard afterwards married En-

ville) . sign Philip Hagner, of the Philadelphia V. Jlargaret. county militia. Their marriage is record- vi. Ann, m. John Ogilbe. ed at St, Michael and Zion Lutheran The executors were -John Ogilbe and Church. Philadelphia, as occurring on the David Someiwille. Stli of November, 178.3. One of their sons — -

118 Notes and Queries.

was Cliarles Y. Hagner, author of the to give our love to Mrs. Twining and ‘‘History of the Falls of Schuylkill."’ The Eiah, and be sure to kiss Anna twenty Hagiier pi’operty included the ground now times for me. I shall conclude without occupied by Do-bson's Jilills. The home- scolding. Yours, stead is still standing, shut in by the LATITIA MAGILL. walls of the immense factories. Ensign Kext Friday week Mr. Johnston says Philip Hagner's record in the Philadelphia he wil take me down. I am very sorry county militia is recorded in Pennsylva- the stages are gone from Third street for nia Archives, Second Series, vol. xiii, p. it makes it very dull. Mrs. Bougan is 583, 001, 745, 765, and in vol. xv, p. 077. come home. Past twelve, and all the fam- M. B. H.] ily has been a sleep this hour. 1778. To Mr. Joseph Pfeiffer, for Miss Kitty Dear Kitty: Shepard, Newport, R. 1. I received your Letter and think you have no rite to Scold at all when you hear * * * * how it was * ojj ixa^d GVKSAI, RECORKS. Sleep for my friend I should never think From llie I5el‘orine«J Cliiirrli Grave Sacrifised if I had an opportunity. I rote yaiul at Ee

intends the beginning of next week to Beegle. .Tohn A. .T.. d. 4 May, 1839, aged breakfast or dine with you; he presents 11 y.. 11 m., 2 d. his compliments. Mr. Pfeifer's family are Beegle, George A., son of C. and S. Beegle, all well and send their love. Polly begs d. 13 April. 1841, aged 2 y.. 6 m.. 17 d. Betsey would rite to her mama. The girls Beegle, George W., d. 22 April, 1840. aged are all well; they were here last night, 4 m.. 13 d. but I was out and did not see them. Poor Bechel. William, d. 19 March, 1840, aged Polly Cruthers is very bad. I have sent 2 y.. 11 m., 2 d. all the things but the rings and Tasels. Beckwith. Virginia M.. dan. of .James I wull get them as soon as possible. We and Ann Beckwith; d. 11 .Jan., 1860, are all well, thank God, and in high spir- aged 7 y., 11 m. its about the arrival of the French fleet. Bechel. Appnlonia. dan. of .J. M. and Re-

God grant they may take Kew York, and becca Bechel : d. 20 .Jan., 1847, aged 3 I think the Toreys situation will be bad m.. 13 d. enuf. Mr. HaneaTs Compliment^. Please Bechel. Eliza Ann. dan. of .J. — . and Re- Historkal and GcneaJofjical. 119

becca Becliel: rl. 14 March, 1847, aged Cromwell, Samuel, d. 10 Feb., 1836, aged

3 y., 3 m., 7 d. 1 m.. 2 d. Bechel, Eeiiben. son of John M. and Re- Cromwell. Sai'ah. d. 3 Sept., 1831. age-i 1

becca ; d. 20 March, 1847, aged 1 y., 7 y.. 11 m.. 17 d. ni.. 28 d. Cromwell. Holland B., b. .30 .Jan.. 1828; Beegle, Mary M., dan. of William and Eve d. IS Sept., 1842. Beegle, h. 6 Sept., 1849; d. 5 Xov.. 1849. Qaar. George, b. 1 .July, 179,3: d. 31 Aug., Barklieiiner, Susan, d. 11 Aug.. 1859, aged 1828.

48 y. Claar. Simon, d. 19 Sept.. 1812. aged S'.' j.

Border. John, d. 11 July, 1850, aged 80 Difibaugh. Elizabeth, wf. of Samuel, cl. 6 y.. 7 m., 10 d. April. 1842. aged 27 y.. 9 m.. 5 d. Border. Ellen, son of David and Amelia Dibert. Elizabeth, d. 11 Aug.. 1828. aged Border, d. 1 July, 1857, aged 5 y.. 9 m., 21 y., 11m., 6 d. 16 d. Dibert. Mary .J.. dau. of Thomas ard Bollinger, iVIargaret. h. 13 July, 1804; d. Elizabeth Dibert, d. 11 Oct., 1811, aged 9 Aug., 1840, aged 30 y.. 9 d. 2 m., 11 d. Burkholder, Ruth Ellen, dau. of H. and Dively. Caroline, dau. of J. A. and J. C. E. Burkholder, d. 28 Dec., 1852, aged Dively. d. 25 Aug., 1853, aged 29 y., 1 y., 10 m., 28 d. 11 m.. 28 d. Bonnett. Jacob, d. 27 Feb., 1837, in his Dibert, JIary. relict of Charles Dibert. d.

60tb year. 24 Aug., 1852, aged 85 y.. ,3 ra.. 25 d. Bonnett. Anna, wf. of .Jacob Bonnet, b. Dibert. Cliarles. d. 13 ,Jan., 1842, aged 79 17 March. 1763; d. 7 April, 1835, aged y., 4 m.. 28 d. 72 y.. 21 d. Dibert. Thomas, d. 28 IMarch, 1854. aged Bonnett. Thos. J., b. 22 Jan.. 1803; d. 10 52 y., 26 d. Sept., 1835. Dibert. Frances IM., w. of Henry Dibert, Bonnett, George W., b. 22 Jan., 1803; d. d. 6 Jlarch, 1856. aged 23 y.. 6 m.. 8 d. 30 IMarch, 1805. Dull. George, d. 21 .June. 1853, aged 42 y., Bonnett. Ann Eliza, dau. of Thos. J. and 4 m.. 19 d. Ann Bonnett, b. 27 Aug., 1831; d. 25 Dunkek George Oliver, son of Willi;tni April, 1832. and Jlary Dunkel, d. 13 IMay. 1857. aged

Bonnett. Richard E., son of Thos. .T. and 1 m., 22 d. Ann Bonnett, b. 4 Jan., 1833: d. 19 Difibaugh. Alex S.. son of A. L. and Eliza- Oct., 1852. beth Difibaugh, d. 24 Aug., 1853, aged Bonnett, John J.. son of Thos. .7. and Ann 2 m.. 14 d. Bonnett, b. 13 Feb.. 18.30; d. 18 .Jan., Essick. Rachel, b. 4 Feb.. 1786: d. 11 Feb., 1853. 1836.

Beegle, Paul, son of S. and C. B. Beegel, Filler. Lydia, cl. 26 Aug., 1837, aged 26 v., d. 8 Xov., 1851. aged 1 y., 10 m. 3 m., 24 d. Baylor, Adam, d. 1 Aug., i827, aged 33 y., Filler, George R., d. 4 May, 1838, aged i m., 4 d. 21 y., 11 m. Baylor, William, d. 10 April, 1841, aged Frazer. IMargaret. cl. 30 .Jan.. 1824, aged

36 y., 6 m.. 14 d. 25 y. Brown, Walter, d. 3 Feb., 1856. aged 74 y,, Fulford, Sarah, wf. -Jacob Fulford. cl. 5 1 m.. 3 d. Sept., 1860. aged 79 y., 8 m.. 11 ck Cork Sarahan, b. 1 April, 1819: d. 25 Fulford. Sarah E.. d. 25 April. 1835, aged ' Sept... 1841. 1 y., 4 m. Corle, Sara ^Ic., dau. of Samuel and Sara Gilson, Hannah IMary, d. 11 Oct., 1838, Cork d. 15 ;May, 1817, aged 5 y., 8 m., aged 4 y.. 21 d. Gilson. Frances, wf. 24 d. 1 Alex. Gilson, d. 6 Claar, Emily, d. 3 Sept., 1833. ageu 9 m. •June. 1859. aged 47 y., 11 m. Cromwell. Daniel, b. 4 Xov.. 1806: d. 7 Gilson. Alex., cl 6 April. 1864. aged 68 y., - a - Aug., 1813. 2 m.. 4 d. 120 Notes and Queries.

Gilson. Selina IMra-y.. clan. Alex, and F. Elizabeth Messersmith, b. 16 Jan., 1810;

Gilson, d. 25 Sept.. 1859, aged 17 y., cl. 1 March, 1815.

11 m., 11 d. McEaclden, Daniel, cl. 22 Sept., 1831, aged Herring. Elizabetli. rvf. George Herring, 40 y. d. 15 Jan.. 1850. aged 29 y. McFadden. Evy C.. d. 18 Sept,, 1830, aged

Hnfius. Decliart. son J. FI. and A. M. 1 y., 10 m. Hofins. b. 10 IMay. 1823: d. 25 July, Moses. Elizabeth, yf. Jacob Moses, d. 16 1859. aged 17 y.. 2 m.. 7 d. March, 1-852. aged 41 y., 4 m., 13 d. Hofius. Dr. John H., d. 10 June, 1851, Mintien. Sarahan. d. 10 Nov., 1838, aged aged Go y. 21 y., 9 m.. 7 d. Hen'ing. Corp. C. W.. Co. K. 55th Pa. Inf. Mardoff, Maiy, yf. William Mardoff, d. Holderbaum, John. d. 23 March, 1817, 18 Dec., 1872, aged 84 y. aged 02 y., 8 in.. 2 d. Nycuem. William, consort Mary Nycuem, Haultorbauin, Margaret, d. 1 July, 1840, d. 13 Feb., 1849, aged 38 y.. 0 m., 30 d. aged 75 y. Nycuem. Lnrcnia, dau. William and Mary Iveeffe. Ann Margaret, dan. William Nycuem. b. 25 Sept., 1836; d. 20 Aug., Keefle and Mary Zimmers, d. 0 Sept., 1838. 1853. aged 4 m.. 13 d. Nauaie, Thomas J., b. 25 Nov., 1831; d. Koon.=. David, son Heniu' and Catharine 0 March, 1844. Koons. b 1 Jan., 1834: d. 0 Jan., 1835. Ovlar. John, b. IS .Tune, 1787; d. 2 -Tuly, Koons. Odilla. consort of Henry Koons, d. '18.34. 10 March, 1844, aged 72 y. Over. IMrs. Henrietta Over, dau. Jacob Koons. Henry, d. 1 Feb., 1855. aged 90 y. and Jlargaret Zimmers, cl. 9 Sept.. 1826, Ketterman, Lilly G., dan. Samuel and aged 21 y.. 8 m.. 9 cl. Erected by her Jane Ketterman. d. 10 Aug.. 1801, aged only'son. D. .Jacob Ovei’.

7 m.. 22 d. Peck. Jacob, cl. 13 Nov., 1838, aged 19 y., Lomy. Sara Ann., dan. J. and M. A. 10 m.. 2 d.

Loivry. d. 23 Sept., 1830, aged 1 y., Pheifer. IMartin. cl. 27 Feb., 1837. in 60th y. 2 m.. 10 d. Russell. Thomas E., son George and Susan Lysinger. Eve. relict of Deivalt Lysinger. Russell, d. 17 Dec., 1852, aged 7 y., 7 m., cl. 19 May, 1854. aged 75 y., 4 m., 24 cl. 13 d. Light, Mary, d. 23 April, 1833, aged 5 y., Russell. George, b. 23 Aug., 1831; d. 9 10 m. Tilay. 1839.' Light. Julian, d. 12 Dec., 1835. aged 5 y., Reimuud. .Tohu, b 18 April, 1761; d. 1 9 m. Sept., 1845. Lovery, Elenor, h. 12 Dec.. 1814; d. 7 Jan., Radebaugh. Alverda, son Samuel and

1810'. Charlotte Radebaugh, cl. 7 Aug., 1857, Leader. Henry S.. son G. W. and Sarah aged 4 y., 16 m.. 7 d. Leader, d. 8 Aug., 1855, aged 23 y.. 1 m., Radebaugh. .Jeremiah, son Jacob Rade- 24 d. baugh, b. — July, 1800; d. 12 Feb., IMortimore. Mary Ann, wf. Jacob, d. 14 1817. Aug., 1800., aged 29 y., 0 m., 18 d. Radebaugh. Sharlotte, dau. .Jacob Rade-

IMnrtimore. Emily Jane. dan. Jacob and baugh. b. 14 Feb.. 1798: cl. 14 Nov.. 1845. Mam' Ann Mortimore, d. 3 Dec., 1850, Reiley, IMartin, d. 22 Oct., 1821, aged 24 y.

aged 1 y., 3 m., 14 d. Silver. Mary. yf. .John Silver, b. 9 .Jan., IMiller, John W., d. 21 Aug., aged 1801: cl. M Oct.. 1832. 9 y.. 8 m., 10. Stahl. Margaret, d. 28 Oct., 1834, aged IMiller. Eve. d. 29 i\Iarch. 1839. aged 56 y., .34 y.. 8 m.. 4 d. 7 m.. 18 d. Stahl. Susanna, d. 28 April, 1835, aged

May. Julian, d. S Dec., 1834, aged 1 y., 0 13 y., 9 m., 21. ni.. 23 d. Stahl, .John C., cl. 13 April, 1843, aged Aliller. Henrv, b. 7 Dec., 1782; d. 10 July, 3 y.. 9 m., 18 d.

1818. Stahl. Sarah Ellen, cl. 29 Aug., 1845, aged

Messersmith, Sharlotte, dau. Heniy and 3 m., 3 cl. Historical and Genealoaical. 121

Stall], Mary. d. 26 Sept., 1834, aged 1 r., Zimmers, d. 2 Wav. 1853. aged 28 y., 2 m., 11 d. 11 m., 15 d. Stahl, Sarah, trf. lYilliam. d. 3 Jan., 18.53, Zimmers, Philip, d. 5 Xov., 1862, aged 70 aged 43 t.. S in., 25 d. y., 2 m.. 24 d. Stahl, William, b. at IMelsingen. He.sse Zimmers. Rachel, wf. Philip Zimmers, d. Cassel. 27 Feb.. 1788: d. 28 Jan.. 1867. 15 Dec., 1855, aged 61 y., 4 m., 4 d. Stahl. Jacob Z., son William and Sarah Zimmers. Samuel, d. 26 Aug., 1857, aged Stahl, b. 28 June, 1847: d. 11 Ang., 36 V.. 5 m.. 28 d. 1808. Bedford, Pa. W. F. L. Surins, Andrew, d. C Anril. 1828. aged X©Ti:S AX1> Ql'EKSES. 43 y. Stevens. Henry, b. 11 Feb., 1814; d. 5 ' Il'istorical, Itiograptsifal ainl Genealo- Sept., 1849. gical. Stevens. Eebecca. wf. Henrv Stevens, b. 22 Oct., 1810: d. 20 Feb..' 1868. XXVI. Sands, Simon, d. 23 Oct., 1840, aged 3 y.. 1 m., 26 d. WOSES YODER. Sands, IMary, consort Dunbar Sands, d. 8 Among the early settlers in Oley town- Jan., 1848. aged 32 y.. 10 m.. 7 d. ship. Berks county, was Samuel Yoder. Smith, Snsnu. dan. G. W. and E. Smith, His ancestors came from Germany. Sam- d. 8 April. 1853, aged 14 d. uel Yoder had issue: Smith, David E., d. 3 Dec.. 1850. aged i. Waria, b. 1750: d. 1812. 20 y.. 7 m., 10 d. ii. George, b. 1752. Stonfifer. Wary Virginia, dan. Christian iii. Peter, b. 1763. and Marv E. Stonffer. b. 16 .Jnlv. 1052: iv. David, b. 1705: d. Jan., 1826. d. 18 July, 1854. V. Abraham, b. 1768. Shnck. William and James, sons of Daniel Of the above descendants, David mar- and Susan Shuck, b. 17 Wav; d. 26 June, ried Catharine High. He died in 1826, 1815. and his uife in 1845. They had issue: Weisel, Simon Peter, son A. and E. 'Weiscl. i. Joshua: m. Elizabeth Brouui. d. 25 April. 1851 .aged 20 y., 5 m., 24 d. ii. Samuel: m. Sarah !Mackey.

Weisel, Samuel, d. 23 Feb., 1853, aged iii. David : d. young. 27 y.. ] 1 m.. 23 d. iv. Woses. b. April 1. 1810; d. . V. Weisel. Jlary E., dan. S. W. and B. Weisel. Benneville : d. young. vi. 22 Xov.. 1851. aged 3 y.. 2 m., 1 d. Isaac : m. Deborah Fowler. Weisel, Anna Barbara, wf. .John Weisel. vii. Aaron; d. young. viii. Eliza d. d. 14 Xov.. 1857. aged 77 y.. 10 in.. 11 d. ; young. Weisel, Jos. Frank, son A. and E. Weisel, ix. Phoebe: m. .Jeremiah Taylor. d. 0 ^lay. 1851, aged 5 y., 7 m.. 12 d. X. Anna; m. Frederick Dersham. Wortz. Valentine, about 05 y. Jloses Yoder, fourth son of Damd. emi- Wortz. Rachel, consort of Valentine gi’ated from Berks county with his parents Wortz. d. 15 Warch. 1841. aged 69 v.. to Union county in 1815, and settled in ^ . 16 d. VTiite Deer township. He purchased 60 Welch. Susan, wf. William F. 'Welch, d. acres of land lying on the river and subse- 3 April, 1858. a^ed 22 y.. 10 m.. 20 d. quently laid out the village of Xew Co- Walleek. Sharlotte. d. 24 Warch. 1841. lumbia. He married Elizabeth Ranck in aged 00 y. 1834. She died u-ithout issue Xovember Zimm.ers. Jlargaret. d. 8 Oct.. 1843. aged 23, 1848, and in July, 1854. he maiTied, 72 y.. 9 m.. 7 d. secondly, Wrs. Ann Van Wagner. She Zimmers, Frederick, d. 23 Dec.. 1837. ao-ed was bom February 21, 1818. her parents 82 y. being James and Ann Craft Fowler. Her Zimmers. Henry, b. 1 Way. 1830; d. 25 father died in 1858. April, 1847. hloses Yoder was an active and hard- Zimmers, Sarah, dan. Philip ana Rachel working man in various lines of business. 1-22 Notes and Queries.

In 1814 lie piireliased a, store at White disease, he started from Han’isburg for j

Deer j\Iills and engaged in that business. ' Lancaster, and between Columbia and In 1875 he was appointed postmaster at Lancaster a break-down of the wagon oc- White Deer Mills and held the office for a curred and Landis suffered a fractured nimiber of years. Mr. Yoder joined the arm. Other data wdiieh Landis details is Lutheran eluirch in 1845 and remained a similar to that contained in “Kotes and consistent member until his death a few Queries,” Second Series, above mentioned. years ago. By his last marriage he had In this connection it may be stated one daughter, Kate Datesman Yoder, that another eccentric character, who- vis- born May 7, 1855. On the 27th of Decem- ited Lancaster forty years ago, and even ber, marrieil 1S7U, she Cyrus Leinbach less than that, was “Smolnikar,” his name and they had: Merle Yoder, born Jan- being Andrew D. Smolnikar. He was a uary 0, 1878, and Mabel Inez, born July mild crank of the religious type', and usu- 15, 1881. .1. F. M. ally wo-re a linen ‘‘duster” which extended to his knees and carried a grip in his hand. He was the author of several pamphlets, among them being “Secret Enemies of Two Eccentric '« cu of SJysoiie Bays. True Republicanism.” On the title of In “Kotes and Queries," Second Series, this book, a copy of which file iviiter pp. 4G4-5-G and pp. 4G9-70, appear notes owns, he claims to have been “Formerly in rega,rd to John Landis, the eccentric for eighteen years, priest and Benedictine poet, artist and tourist. The data there monk and Imperial Royal Professor of found does not, however, mention when Biblical Literature; Afterwards, since John Landis was born. The writer recent- 1838. by signs declared a messenger of the ly saw a copy of a 177 page book entitled Lhiiversal Republic, improperly called the “DiscO'Urses on the Depravity of the Hu- Millenium.’’ This book was printed in man Family, Particularly Applied to 1859. Hestates that he was bo-m on No- These Times: by John Landis, Poet, and vember 29, 1795, in Kamnik, Lithipolia, or Annointed of God. Printed by E. S. El- the City of Stein, in Illyiia. He was or- liott & Co., Han'isburg. Pa., 18-39.’' in dained a priest in 1819. He remained which the author gives an account of him- such until .lanuary 5, 18.37, 5 o’clock P. self in the preface. Among other things !M., when he claims to have had a visit Landis writes that he was “born October from an angel, who ordered him to go to 15, 1805, in Dauphin county, one mile America where he (Smolnikar) should be- from Hummelstown and ten from Harris- gin to establish Chilst’s peaceful reign on burg. on the Engle farm, where ‘Echo earth. He came to America and began to

Cave’ is located.’’ That he was of Luth- ! lecture in Boston, Mass., on -January 7, eran j^iirentage; began printer's trade with 18-38. having arrived in this country on Mr. (Francis) 'Wyeth, of Hanlsburg. in November 29. 1837. He had numerous fol- 1822; became a partner in the only .lack- lowers, who believed in the coming of the sonian Democratic paper printed in Eeaci- Millenium, and he and his followers made ing and was a partner for six months; furious attacks upon the Presidents of the lived at York. Harrisburg, Reading and United States from 1849 to 1860, claiming Lancaster up to 1833. when he took a trip that they were particularly in need of un- to foreign lands: began painting in 1830; derstanding the message of peace. the picture of “Christ Preaching’’ rvas de- The writer has two other pamphlets stroyed when the Lutheran church in Har- written by Smolnikar, anl in one of them risburg was burned in October, 1838. he states that he studied for the priest- The writer further states that he had hood with the monks in Laibach, and was the small-pox in 1830, and while lying ordained a priest of the Diocese of Lai- abed with the disease had a vision of the bach. Camiola of Illyria, in 1819; after- Lord, who called him ‘‘annointed,” and wards entered the Benedictine order of told him to preach, which he did after monks in 1825 in the St. Paul monastery ' that p'eriod. When recovering from that in Carinthia, and in 1827 became Profes- Historical and Genealogical. 123

sor of Biblical Literature in \ that monas- Schebosch receiA'ed their instructions from tery. He came to Philadelphia in 1852 Bro. Peter Boehler. Camped that night and there met a shoemaker named Peter at “The Bose,'’ kept by Ephraim Colver Bunney who had been a Mormon preacher and AA’ife. (1.) in England. Peter Bunnej' joined the April 23.—Continued our journey this hlilleniuin movement with Smalnikar, momiiig, and toAvards evening reached both of whom went among the Mennonites Wekquitank. Here the Indians encamped endeavoring to make converts. Bunney along the fence, near the site of the for- went to Canada, where he died in June, mer house and mill [Hoeth's] . AA'hile Ave 1803. Smolnikar established his head- missionaries Avent farther on to Boempcr's quarters in Donally's Mills, Tusearora former place. Avheie Ave found a part of township, Perry county. Pa,, where he had the old stable and crib standing, and fed quite a following. He Avas sued in the our horses. Bro. Senseman held a “Quar- courts of Peri-y county by one Ler i Cars- ter Hour" [a short devotional service] for tetter for debt contracted by furnishing the Indians. lumber, etc., for erecting a building to be April 21).—The Indians shot tAvo deer. used as a ‘'temple of worship and head- Bro. Senseman pointed out the spot se- quarters of the Peace Union.” lected for the settlement, near an excel- The last public appearance in jirint lent spring. Bro. Schebosch Avent in Avas made by Smolnikar in June, 1800. search of the coavs that had strayed off in when he addressed "An Earnest Appeal” the night. The Indians fired the site for to the President and Senate of the United the settlement to burn up the brush, but States for the introduction of Christ's the AA’ind set an old tree on fire, Avhiclr peaceable reign on earth. This Avas ad- fell aci'oss the creek and set fire to the dressed Baltimore. from After this fences there. Smolnikar drifted agout for some time and April 27.—Busy all day building huts. finally all trace of him became lost and no April 28.—Bro. Schebosch beg 'ii to plant one can state positively Avhere he died or corn, Avhile the Indians Avere kept busy Avhen, or Avhere buried. In this regard he peeling bark for the huts. Young Philip is a similar case to Landis, Avhose date Avent in search of our coavs that have not and place of death or burial are un- yet returned. The first meeting in the knoAATi. S. M. SEAEK. neAv toAvn AA-as held this eA’ening. Lancaster, Pa. April 20.— Several of the Indians Avent to Xain, to bring .Annals of WeUcjuitaisSi. their friends here. April 30.— Christian and his Iavo broth- - ers Avent for his mother and their effects; 1760 5703 . and young Philip Avent home. IMay 2. —After the “^Morgen Segen'’ [In ‘'Xotes and Queries” for 1897, p. [morning prayer] Anton and DaA^id 153, reference is made to "IVekiiuitaMk,” (2) one of the Moravian Indian missions. To AA’ent to Xain. and the tAvo Avidows Emma John W. Jordan, of the Historical Society a.nd Sarah Avith their children came from of Pennsyh’ania, are our readers indebted thence and desire to liA'e here. We occupied for the following "Extracts from the Anton's house. Diaries” of that mission, covering a period May 3. —Bro. Schebosch rode to Chris- tian's Spring business. of tlmee years and six months. As a part on (3) MaA' of the early history of our CommonAvealth 4 fSunda.A’).—Preached on .John these records are of inestimable value.] iii, 14. IMay 5. —Bro. Senseman Avas busily en»- gaged in biuning brush on the village site, AA’hile Bro. Schebosch ploughed. DaAud

1760 . returned from Xain. April 24. set out —We from Xain and IMay 6. —We occupied our oaa’u house, came to Christian's Spring, AA’here Bro. as Anton AA’ith his Avife and child, Chris- [Joachim] Senseman and [John Joseph] tian Gottlieb, are expected. 124 Notes and Queries.

3iay 7.—Anton nitli his family avrived rived from Nain. with their child Joseph. to-day. Anton. Zacche.us and Christian went to iNtay 8.—Anton hvoiifjlit a large beaver Fort Allen (0) on business. home, and invited iis all to dine on it. May 29.—Bro. Bchebosch began to i\fay 10.—David vent to Xain. idough for oats. Anton and brethren Ida.y 11 (Rnnday).—Bro. Sehehosch while on their return from the fort shot held Alorgen Begen," and at noon a dis- a deer.

conrse on 1 Coriiithians. Two white men. Jiine 1 (Sunday).—At noon preaching; who live fonr miles from here, visited ns. “Abend Begen" kept by Anton.

Anton held “.A.bend Beyen" [evening ‘ June 2.—Bet the fence. Zacharias went jirayev], after which Bro. Bchebosch rode to Fort Allen for provisions for us. to Christian's Bpring’ to have a plow-share June 3-4.—Busy at the fence. Zacha- sharpened. rias I'cturned from, the fort, and Peter ]\lay 12.—Anton and Zacharias vent went to Nain. fint to hunt and the former shot a deer. June 0. —Eained the whole day. Anton Bro. Bchebosch returned. Bro. Benseman helped Joel to roof his house, which he began to set the fence, where two year.s occupied to-day. ago it was bnrnd by the bush fire. June 8. Anton preached on Isaiah Iv, I — ]May Bl.—Were anxious about Zacha- 0. after which we held a conference. ria.>' absence. The rain jirevented our Jiine 9. —Bro. Bchebosch held “Morgen ]ilonghing. Begen.” To-day we finished setting the Ma.y 15.—Bix white men rode thro’ to- fence. Bam Evans and Kutli came from day. and innuii'ed whether we designed Nain. also Isaac. Nutiinaes. (7) Bro. soon to rebuild the mill. Benseman cautioned Anton to be watchful May 17.—Anton went to Nain. ' that no I'um be smuggled into the settle- itlay IS (Sunday).—Christian went to ment. whereupon the latter spoke to

Nain. The meetings to-day were kept in ' Nuiimaes. llnglish. as we had no interpreter; but June 10.—Nutimaes left, •having told us most of the Indians understand English. thal evervdhing was quiet on the Susque- \ i\fay 19.—Borne of the Indians began to hanna.

plant. Bam Evans (5) and Eulh came June 1 I. —To-day we began to haul tim- to-day. our first visit from Indians. ! her. to repair the spring-house on the Dila^r 20.—The brethren Bcliulze and Bnemiier ]dace, which we design for the Reichardt arrived with a team from Main, present to use as a meeting house. with the effects of our Indians. Justina., •luiie 13. —Bishop Snangenberg and Bro. ^vith her children, David and his wife [.Tohn .1.1 Bchmick (8) arrived from Beth- Cha.rity. came here to I'eside; and Sam lehem. After extending to them a hearty F.vans departed. welcome, and partaken of some refresh- May 21. —Bro. Bchebosch held “Morgen ments, they viewed the site for the village, Begen.” Anton, with his wife .johanna the creek, and the spot selected for the and child, came from Main. clergy hoiwe: also the site selected by Bro. May 22.—The Indians wei-e busy plant- Benseman for a. burying-ground. Next ing. Zaccheiis. and wife, and Beata. ca.me ^vas visited the spot where the Hoeths to reside here, so land was allotted them. had lived, and had been murdered, and -May 23.—Finished planting Indian where their race, grist and saw mill had corn. Bro. Bchebosch. with his team, went stood. I'lie neighbors are clamorous that to Bethlehem for his wife. we should rebuild the mills. Spangen- ^fay 24.—Joe] and his ^vife Kegina berg ke])t “.4bend Begen:” then he and caTue here to leside. Bchmick retired to their little tent, that May 25 (Sunday).—Discoursed on the had been struck for them on the site of .\cts of the Apostles. The first Lliildren’s our settlement. ‘Quarter Hour” held to-day. Anton held .Tune 14.—Bro. Bchmick held “Morgen ’’ “Abend Begen.” Begen ; then Bpangenberg spoke, Sche- May 28. —Bro. Bchebosch and wife ar- bosch's and Bchmick’s wives interpreting. . .

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Next a Children's Love Feast was held, in sign of the settlement. Next he held a whic-h Spangenberg related abont events "homily” and tlien our guests took their in North Carolina, Anton interpreting, leave and set out for Nazareth, Bro. Sense- and German and Indian hymns were sung. man accompanying them some way thro’ In the afternoon the widow Emma, a sis- the woods. Anton, I’eter, Christian and ter of Capt. John, who had formerly lived others set out for a four days’ hunt. on the Nazareth tract with her brother, June 17.—Bro. Senseman and Scheboscli was admitted to church fellowship; and began to set up the meeting-house, which then the Lord’s Su])per was celebrated, had been brought from Boemper's jdaee. three Indians and eight whites partaking. .June IS.—The hunters returned with nine deer. Zaccheus went on a wolf CataiO;;'iie of IiKliaiis in Wekqiiitank hunt. Married. June 19.—Some of our Indians went 1. Anton and Johanna (communicants). into the swamj) for hark with which to 2.1. David and Charity. cover the meeting-house. 3. Zacharias and Elizabeth. .Tune 20.—Tlie meeting-house was cov- 4. Joel and Kegina. ered with bark. Several Indian sisters 5. Zaccheus and Beata. hoed corn. 6. Peter and Lucia. .June 21.—Bro. Schebosch and Christian 'Widows. rode into the woods to get out boards 1. Justina, [of Nicodemus,] (commiuii- for the meeting-house. cant) .June 22.— (Sunday.) Bro. Senseman 2. Emma or Naemi, [Capt. Jno. Hains’ preached on Phil, ii, 13, Anton interpret- and Peter's sister]. ing; after which we had a "Gemeim-ath” 3. Sarah [Jo Peepe’s wife and Hains’ on temporal attains. and PetePs sister]. .June 24.—Nearly all the Indian breth- Single Bretliren. ren went out to hunt, twenty miles hence, Christian, (candidate for Com- and the sisters hoed corn. munion ) .Tune 25.—Some of the Indian's female 3. Nathan [son of Justina]. friends came to assist them hoe, as the 3. Thomas [son of .Justina]. land is covered with a thick sward, from Youths. not having been tilled for five years. Bro. 1. Dooseh [son of Peter]. Martin iMack (9) with his wife arrived 2. Jonathan [son of Peter]. to-day ; the former thought the land look- 3. Gaschaschis [son of .Justina]. ed much better than when he was here 4. John [son of Nathaniel]. last winter. Boys. .lune 20.—We completed the benches or 1. Lewis [son of .Joel]. seats for the meeting-house, and in the 2. Christian Gottlieb [son of Amelia]. evening it was dedicated by Bro. Mack, Girls. who made first an address, next Anton 1. Dorothea [daugh. of Zacharias]. prayed, and then Bro. Mack sang some 2. Mary [daugh. of .Jo. Peepe's]. Inuian and some German verses. Infants. .June 27.—Bro. Mack held “Morgen 1. John [son of Zaccheus]. Segen.” and then visited the Indians in 2. Joseph [son of Schebosch]. their huts; after which he returned to Hnbaptized. Bethlehem. Bro. Senseman and Bro. Sche- I. Zaccheus and Beata's infant son. hosch blocked up the latter’s house.

Missionaries. .Tune 29.—Preached on Titus iii : 4, 5, 0. Joachim Senseman. .July 1. —Bro Schebosch returned from John Joseph Schebosch and his wife Bethlehem with the intelligence that Sis- Christiana [Warden]. ter Amelia had died on Friday, June June 15.— (Sunday.) Bro Schmick 27. Our Indians busy hoeing corn. kept “Morgen Segen;” then Spangenberg July 2. —Peter, Christian and Zacharias kept a “Gemeinrath” [Church Council] returned from the hunt, with sixteen deer. with all the adults, and spoke of the de- July 3. —Peter, Christian and Zacharias 12C) Notes and Queries. the Tiiishaj) that had befallen him. While August 13.—Bro. Schebosch returned ohasing a l>ear he lived on some black ob- from Gnadenthal. [A settlement west of eet through the bush, 'which turned out Nazareth], to be a black horse, -which a -^Thite hunter August 15.—Wood was ciit for a spring- had hitched to a limb while in pursuit of house. game. IMiich frightened, he re^ulved to August 10.—Anton expressed a wish to wait for the owner and explain. The visit on the Susquehanna and call on owner much regretted the loss of his Papunhan (10) and his clan. The Lord’s liorse. when Zacharias promised to make Supper was celebrated. good his loss in money, when he came to August 17.—Bro. [John] Roth (11), the settlement. He never appeared. Per- who lately came here, kept “Morgen haps the horse was only slightly wounded, Segen.'' or perhaps he felt guilty, as there is a fine August 18.—Bro. [Jacob] Fries (12) of £40 fur a white man to shoot a deer kept "IMorgen Segen,” after which he and at this season of the year. Bro. Roth set out for Christian’s Spring. fuly 0. —Bro. Schebosch went to Boem- August 20.—Bro. Scheboch and Bro. pei''s old place to plow for winter wheat, Senseman rvorked at the spring-house. and Bro. Senseman laid the floor of the August 23.—Bro. John Bonn and Bro. meeting-house. Lorenz Bagge visited us from them we ; •luly 11.— Bro. Schebosch moved into learned of the death of the Disciple his house to-day. [Zinzendorf] and Anna Nitschmanni July 14.—Some of our Indians went to This intelligence moved us unutterably, Fort Allen for provisions. and we could not sleep. .July 16.—Bro. Senseman and Bro. Sche- August 24.— (Sunday.) Bro. Sense- bosch cut grass for hay. man and Schebosch communicated the sad

• luly 19.—Our Indians worked in the news to the Indians, and Anton was so corn-field, after which rve had a meeting affected, he could with difficulty interpret. with those, who attended the Lord’s Sup- Bro. Bonn viewed the land and reckoned per. At dusk we had Love feast, followed it to be good. by the Lord's Supper, with six converts. August 25.—Bro. Bonn kept “Morgen •luly 20.—At 9 A. W. held a Liturgy- Segen.” after which he and Bro. Bagge re- meeting with the comuuinicants in the turned to Christian’s Spring. Bro. Sense- chapel. man is indisposed. Some Indians went on •luly 21.—Bro. Schebosch and Christian a hunt. rode to Christian’s Spring on busines.s. August 27.—Our Indians were busy We heard that the Indian pow-wow or building Peter’s house. Doctor had called on the father of Tobias, August 28.—Anton and Joel were mak- a sick lad. and returned his rifle, saying: ing canoes in the woods. •'Here is your piece; I am able to cure August 29.—The oats was hauled in A'liur son; 1 did not come for that pur- and stacked up; and wdiite pine boards ])!iiCitS an'.l Oenea- and sowed turnips, and Bro. Senseman logioal. made hay. Tobias shot a. fine deer. .'aigus't 3.— (Sunday.) Text for ser- XXVII.

mon to-day 1 John i ; 8, 9. .Viigust 4.—Sam Evans and Ruth, his EVAXS-BRUNER. wife, came here to-day. Nathan Evans (N. & Q., xxiv) was not Augu.st 9. —We hauled 'n the hay and the founder of Churchtown, any more built a hay-cock. than other members of the Bangor church, August 11.—Began a school for the but he was, however, a very liberal con- c-hildren. tributor to Bangor, for which he deserves : : :

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all praise. On May 24, 1738, a warrant i Fourth Battalion: was issued and survey made to Gabriel Charles C. Beatty, Lt., aecid. k. 1777. Davies (son of IVin. Davies, of Radnor) Samuel Kennedy, surgeon, d. 1778. for 02 acres and 127 perches, "for a church Fifth Battalion: to be erected.” Feb. 20, 17.55, the patent .John Miller. Capt., m. w. 1776. j was issued to Lynford Lardner and John John Finley, 2d Lt., d. 1781. |

Davies, (son of Wm. Davies, of Radnor), I Sixth Battalion: trustees. The patent states the warrant ' Robert Adams, Capt., k. 1776.

was for a "church to be erected and since I Joseph Culbertson. Ens., k. 1770. erected and called Bangor.” Leases were James Calderwood, Qr. Mr., m. w. at

made for lots on this tract, and houses , Brandywine.

erected by different parties—it was I Penn'a Rifle Regt.

' spoken of as the Church Town, since .James Piper, Lt. Col., d. in cap. changed to Churchtown. The settlement .Joseph .lacquet, 2d Lt.. k. August, 1776. in Caernarvon was made by the children George West. 1st Lt., d. in cap. of the Welsh who settled at Radnor, and Chai’les Taylor, 3d Lt.. k. August, 1776. the sons of William Davies, of Radnor William Peebles, Capt., d. in cap. (.John, William and Gabriel), and his David Sloan, 2d Lt., k. August, 1776. sons-in-law, Xathan Evans, Evan Hughes, Musketry Battalion: Hugh Hughes and David .Jones, all hav- Caleb Parry, Lt. Col., k. Aug., 1776. ing land patented to them immediately Alex. Huston, .Jr., Ens., k, at Brandy- around Churchtown. The maiden name wine. of Xathan Evans’ wife was Su-anna First Penn’a.: Davies (daughter of Wm. Davies, of Rad- Charles Craig, Capt., w. at B. nor). Elizabeth Thomas was the maiden Thomas Boyd, 1st Lt., k. 1770. name of the wife of James Evans. Her Michael Ilofl'man, 2d Lt.. d. 1780. parents are not known. .James Evans William Patton, 3d Lt., k. at B. (son of .James) marrietl Ann Cunningham. Christian Reinick. Surg. M., k at Paoli. I can give no particulars. 0. .James Holliday, Ens., k. at B. Second Penn’a. OFFIfEKS OF TilE KEVOEFTSOJi (Major Walborn, 1st Lt., k. at Paoli.

John Park, Is, , d. 1780 from w. From Peniis.ylvania Who Were Killec} Jacob M. DeFIart, 1st Lt., d. 1780 or ]>ie

12 8 Notes and Queries.

George Wilson, Lt, Col., d. 1777 in ser- Penn’a Navy: vice. James Johnston, 1st Lt., Chatham, d, Samuel Smith, 2(1 Lt., k. at Ger. 1777 in service. Ninth Penn'a.: Benj. Thompson, Capt., Dragon, d. 1777

George Grant, Capt., cl. 1779 in ser- in service. vice. John Reynolds, 1-t Lt., Franklin, d. Tenth Penn'a.: 1779 in service.

George Calhoun, Capt., cl. 1779 in ser- James Fletche". _d Lt., Race Horse, d. vice. 1777 in service. Adam Pettin, Capt., Lt., k. at the re- volt, 1781. I’ciiiisj’lvaiiia-iicriuan Wraveyarcts in tlic Soiitli. Peter Shiles, 2d Lt,, w, 1777 at B. and d. Eleventh Penn’a,: Recently I had occasion to travel exten- Benjamin Hammond, 2d Lt,, k. 1778. sively per can-iage in Westorn Maryland Thomas Lucas, 2d Lt,, k, at B, and a part of West Virginia where Penn- Peter Martin, 2d, Lt,, k. at B. sylvania-Germans settled extensively prior Alex, Carmichael, 2d Lt,, k. at B. to 1750. The chief settlement was made Twelfth Penn’a,: on the Coneeocheague (pronounced local- Peter Withington, Capt,, d. 1777 in ser- ly Con-o-go-jig) in the vicinity of Clear vice. , Spring, Washington county, Md. Rev. John Carothers, 2d Lt., k, at Ger, Michael Sclilatter, the founder of the Re- William Boyd, 2d Lt,, k, at B. formed Church in Pennsylvania, writes in Thomas Hanson, Adj,, d. 1777 in ser- of visited this place. vice. his journal having of local Reformed pastors Hartley's Piegt,: By the help the the Paul Luth- Lewis Bush, Major, m. wx at B, I was able to identify St. niiles south- Robert Hopes, Capt,, k, at B, eran-Reformed Church, a few original con- James Dill, Lt,, k. at B, east of Clear Spring, as the James Lemon, Lt,, k, at B. gregation. LTpon arrival there, however, New Eleventh Penn’a,: I was deeply disappointed. I found a magnificent edifice (the third church), Morgan Connor, Lt, Col., cl. 1780 at .sea. Joseph Davis, Capt., k. 1779, near one of the finest countiy churches to be M’yoming. seen anywhere, but my exploration in the Isaac Sweeney, Capt., d. 1780 in ser- old gi-aveyard, which has grown into a vice. large cemetery was not very satisfactory. German Regt. The Colonials have simply limestone head- Eberhard jMichael, Pay, d. 1778 in ser- stones and there are very few prioi' to vice. 1890. Penn'a Artillery: Inasmuch as this county (Washington)

John Martin Strohagh, Lt. Col., cl. 1778 was formed during the Revolution by sep- in service. aration from Frederick county, the his- Samuel Stoy, Capt., Lt., d. 1782 in ser- torian is obliged to resort to the old vice. records of Frederick county, at Frederick

Hugh Montgomery, 1st Lt., cl. 1777 in City, for his earliest dates eoneeining the service. settlers. I herewith append some Peim- Samuel Boude. 2d Lt., k. at B. sylvania-German names. Numbei’s are William Newhound, 3d Lt., d. 1778 in still extant here, while many of the “plan- service. tations'’ are yet in the possession of the Artillery Artificers: descendants of the original settlers: Benjamin Flower, Col., d. 1781 in ser- Brua (now Brewer), Cushwa, Angney vice. (now Ankony), Fiery, Eby, Reidenour .Tames Livingston, Qr. Mr., k at B. (see Notes and Queries, 1898, p. 173), Sey- Col, Baldwin's Regt, of Art,: bert, Houer, Newcommer, Height, Kerch- Henry Matthews, Capt., d. 1781 in ser- ner. Wolf, Funk, Klein, Miller, Gehr, vice. Sprecher, Spickler, Holbruner, Huyett, Historical and Genealogical. 129

Kauffman, S\Yengel, Grosli, Small, Wit- mal record from 1730 to 1750 may be seen

I mer, Mish, Heller, Scheider, Eby, Tice, the names of many Gejnian settlers in the

I Whorley, Spitznagel, Biesbecker, IMyers, great valley of Virginia, of which a large

; Bergman. number are still extant there. In the new part of the cemetery is a fine A. STAPLETON. monument in memory of the Fiery family. Carlisle, Pa. The inscription on one panel is as follows; Annals <»f t^’elcqnitank. “GREAT-GRAKD-PAEENTS.” Fiery, Joseph, b. Durlach, Germany; d. 17««-IT63. 1812, aged 67 years. Fiery, Mary Domer, his wife, d. 1812, irr. aged 74 years. GRAND-PARENTS. August 30.—The children attend school Fiery, Henry, Sr., d. 1813, aged 47 years. regularly, and are improring. To-night Fiery, Elizabeth Peters, his wife, d. 185.3 the dogs were restless, and a stone was aged 83 years. thrown upon Joel’s house. PARENTS. September 1. —Two white men came to Fiery Henry, Jr., d. 1861, aged 68 years. look at a plantation in the neighborhood, Fiery, Martha Miller, his wife, d. 1871, but on hearing that we had not yet con- aged 70 years. cluded to build a mill, decided not to buy. Erected by Lewis Fiery.’’ September 2. —Bro. [C. F.] Post visited from Bethlehem. The following person was doubtless an September 4.—Bro. Schebosch and Bro. original settler of Berkeley county, W.Va., Post hauled stones for the bake-oven. about six miles distant across the Poto- September 8.—Bro. Schebosch 2>loughed mac: for winter wheat. “Bargman, Michael, b. 1738. in Europe; September 9. — Bro. Post kept “Morgen d. Dee. 17, 1818, aged 80y Im 19d.” ‘'Eve Segen.” The sisters were busy making Bergman, wife of Michael, b. in Hannan “agriatkens” [a jmeparation of Indian (Hanover, Germany—A. S.), dau. of corn]. Zacharias went out to hunt. Anna Eve Braekonier, b. Nov. 30, 1752; September 10.—Bro. Schebosch went to d. May 18, 1827, aged 74y 5m 18d. Lived ' Christian’s Spring for provisions. and died a member of the Lutheran September 11.—Bro. Spangenberg, Boeh- Church.” “Cath. Smith,” dau. of iliehael ler and [B. A.] Grube (13) came from and Eve Bargman. b. IMarch 26, 1776. in Bethlehem to keep the Lord's Supper, to Berkeley county, Va., and d. June 5, 1827, examine our settlement, decide upon a aged 51y 2m lOd.” plan for the “Gemeinhaus,” and to assist in fitting out Bro. Post, (who has been as- “THE OPEQUON.” sisting since the indisposition of Bro. From this old settlement I went to Mar- Senseman) and Anton for their visit to tinsburg, West Virginia. Near by is the the Susquehanna. Oi)equon creek, along which the Pennsyl- September 12.- Bro. Post held “Morgen vania-Germans settled verj^ early. The Segen.” Bro. Peter Boehler and wife ar- oldest graveyard I could find is that' of rived and subsequently the Lord’s Supper the old Lutheran and Reformed Church, was celebrated. in Martinsburg, and dates back to Colon- September 13.—Bro. Grube kept “Mor- ial times. Here I found a few Gennan in- gen Segen.” scriptions, but the coarse sand headstones September 16.—Bro. Post kept “'Abend were so eroded as to be indecipherable. I Segen” in the Indian language. am of the opinion that very little data Septemlhcr 17.—Bro. Post returned to concerning the German emigration to the Bethlehem. South can be derived from tombstones. September IS.—Tonas shot a large buck In Rev. John Casper Stoever's baptis- —David made chestnut shingles. 130 Notes and Qv.eries.

September 20.—David shot two deer. October 13.—Bro. A. Eeincke and Abra- September 21 (Sunday).—Dro. Post ham Steiner returned to Ciiristian’s preached. Spring. September 22.—The bake-oven was October 14.—The Surveyor and three roofed: Bro. Post split pine shingles, and others came and asked for lodgings over Peter finished the chimney to his house. night. Christian shot a deer; Zaeharias was at October 15.—Bro. Klein came with sup- work on Ids house, and Zaceheus worked plies from Christian’s Spring. in the swamp making “Liver Holly.” Bro. October 17.—Bro. Grube’s house was Post kept the evening meeting and Anton finished to-day. The following was pro- interpreted. mulgated : September 24.—Early this morning “Bro. Grube must see to have the Bi'o. Scheboseh went in search of the wood cut and Bro. Scheboseh is to horses that have strayed off. Christian haul it. Bro. Senseman is to return to and Zaeharias went to hunt ; the latter’s Bethlehem on account of ill-health. Bro. 'vife went on a two days’ journey with Scheboseh is to attend to externals, e. g., them to bring back the meat. building, planting, etc. Bro. Grube is ‘Or- September 2.5. —Bro. Scheboseh rode to dinarius. Pfleger, Gernein Vorsteher, etc.’ a neighboring plantation to obtain sup- The Lord's Supper is not to be postponed irlies. Later in the day he mowed the on account of the absence of certain per- buckwheat. sons. Anton is to be interpreter, to keep September 27.—Bro. Scheboseh finished occasionally Alorgen und Abend Segen,’ mowing the buckwheat and stacked it, and to be useful in the care of souls. Beth- and also cut the Indian corn. lehem will provide for the Love-Feasts, September 28.—Bro. Post was indis- until the members are able to provide posed. We learned that Peter and Zach- for themselves. Bro. Grube is to have a arias. while on the hunt, had visited Gid- cow and one-half of his hay. Bro. Sche- eon (Teedyuscung) . and had been drunk. bosch is to receive an allowance from the September 29.—Bro. Post held ‘Alorgen Bethlehem Economy and then keep house Segen.’’ Zaeharias’ wife returned with himself. The large wagon to remain here. venison. Anton went to Meniolagomeka Bro. Scheboseh must give us a discharge to get wooden bowls. We worked at the and an indenture for his son. Cliurch in- house. telligence must be communicated to the September 30.—Bro. Post held “Morgen congregation. Bro. Senseman will leave Segen.” and afterwards made shingles. his mattress and blanket here.” Lucia returned and told us that the hunt- October 18.—The Christian's Spring ers had gone toward Shainokin or the brethren retumed home. In the evening Swatara, and would be absent three weeks. came Bro. Grube and -wife, udth the October L—Bro. Scheboseh went to, and Gnadenthal wagon; they are to take the Brethren (Matthew) Schropp and charge of the .settlement. Senseman came up from Bethlehem. October 19.—At noon Bro. Grube October 2. —Bro. Schropp and Bro. Post preached for the first time, and in the returned to Bethlehem. evening celebrated the Lord’s Supper. October 4. —Everybody busy, building October 20.—Bro. Senseman went to and making “agritje.” Sarah and Emma Bethlehem. washed to go Penn.sburg. but v/e disuaded October 23.—Christian and Zaceheus them. returned from their hunt: the first had October 0. —Bro. John Bonn and three shot twelve and the latter nine deer. bi-ethren from Christian’s Spring arrived, October 29.—DaAud, who went on the \'.ho are to build a small house for Bro. hunt on the 25th. returned to-day, having Grube and to repair the chapel. shot but five deer. He sent the Avomen October 9. —Anton and Joel wont hunt- after the meat. ing for beaver. XoA'ember 4. —Samuel asked to be al- October 12.—The two hunters returned, lowed to go to Pennsburg to fetch his old with some beavers and raccoons. grandmother; Ave permitted him. Historical and Genealogical. 131

Xovember 6.—Bro. Scliebosc-li went to Schebosch held the meetings in English David’s hiintin

February 8. —Some of oiir young men 1792, leaving a wife Maiy, and children: i. I Adam land on Iviskiminetas. went to ISTain to cut cord-wood for Beth- ; lehem. Bro. Scheboscli went to Friedens- ii. Archibald. tba] Mill. iii. James; land in Penn’s Valley, Mif- February 11.—Bro. Grube kept “Mor- flin county. gen Segen” in Delaware. iv. William; land in Penn’s Valley. February 1.3. —The hunters who went v. John; land on Spring Creek, Penn’s out for bears met with no success. Valley. February 17. —Zacharias went out to vi. Jeremiah; land on Spring Creek. boil sugar. vii. Betsey. February 19.—.Justina and Sarali witii viii. David. their children went out into tue Great The executors were sons Archibald, Swamp (14) to make baskets. .James and William. February 23.—Bro. Grube went to Beth- IT. .James Rankin, of Montgomery lehem on business. towmship, Franklin county, d. in October, February 27.—Deep snow. 1795, leaving a wife Jean, and children: March 2. —Anton went on a beaver i. William. hunt. Bro. Schebosch returned from Beth- ii. .Jeremiah. lehem and brought the Results of the : iii. .James. Last Conference on Indian Affairs. iv. David. V. Ruth; m. John Tool. March (1. —Anton returned an., so did Sarah from the. Great Swamp. vi. [A dau.] m. Samuel Smith, and left March 7. —Bro. Grube's wife was con- a daughter Mary. fined. but her infant boy died. The executors were son Jeremiah and David Houston. Marcli S. —Dr. Otto (1.5) came to visit Bro. Grube's vife. who lies very low. An- HI. William Rankin, of Montgomery ton went on the beaver-hunt. township, Fi’anklin county, d. in Febru- March 12.—Bro. Grube began to work ary, 1802, leaving a wife Ann, and chil-

dren : in his garden. Sam Evans desires to settle here. i. .James. ii. Elizabeth; m. Ritchey. March 19 (iMaundy-Thursday) . —Began iii. .Jean. to read tl)e ‘‘Acts of the Days of the Son of Man” in Delaware, and celebrated the iv. Ann. Lord’s Supper. V. Ruth. ; vi. Mary-Gillespie. A3r3> tlEERIES. The executors w'ere James McFarland, Sen., wife Ann and son James. IV. .Jeremiah Rankin, of Montgomery Historical, IlioffrapSiical, and Ocnea towmship, Franklin county, d. in July, logical. 1803, leaving a wife Maiy, and children;

i. .James-Clark. XX’VIII. ii. Nancy. \VIDENER-GITTER. iii. Maria. iv. Esther. Peter Widener married Susanna Gitter, executors brother and they lived in Berks county. In 1759 The were James, and brothers-in-law .James Peter Widener died, and his widow mar- Clark and David Humphreys. ried James Whitehead, of Philadelphia. I am desirous of securing some informa- WHITE HEER TOWXSHIP tion relating to the first named fami- lie.s. B. W. S. When It Was Formed, Where It Is Cincinnati, O. Eocated, and Why So Xanied.

EANK1I7. At February sessions, 1776, four years I. William Rankin, of Antrim town- after the organization of Northumberland

j ship, Franklin county, d. in November, county, the court created a township i new ;

-1 OO Historical and Genealogical. loo

and named it Wdiite Deer. It was made Widow Smith's mill : from thence partly out of territory taken from Buffalo towui- westerly along the south side of White sliip, which embraced -what is now loiown Deer Mountain to where Spruce Enn as the rich and beautiful Buffalo Valley, crosses through said mountain: thence in the present comity of Union, on the down Spruce Eun till Buffalo Creek, to west side of the West Branch of the Sus- where it em])ties into the West Branch. quehanna. Briefly, the boundary line of This boundary to remain Vliite Deer White Deer township was defined: "Be- town.riiip as formeiiy. and the upper part, ginning at the upper side of Buffalo creek, above Widow Smith's mills to be formed the northeast branch to its head : thence into a new township.” up the same to the mouth of Spruce Eun The Widow Smith lii'ed at the mouth up Spruce Eun to its forks; thence up of White Deer creek and owned a small the northeast branch ti its head: thence mill, which was a great convenience to by a straight line to the four-mile tree on the settlers. She also had erected and Eeuben Haines farm, on the line of Pot- carried on a mill for repairing and boring ter township (now in Centre county) — gun baiTcls during the Eevolution. This the well known four-mile tree in the was the only place in the upper Susque- Penn’s Valley Xarrows.’’ hanna valley where such woi’k was done. VTiy was such an odd name given to She was a very patriotic and plucky wo- the new township? Ti’adition says that man. Once her mills were destroyed by the Indians, but on her return after the it was on account of white deei' being she had rebuilt. found by the early settlers in the beauti- Big Ennaway. them ful valley which its tenitoay embraced. After hearing the petition, the court This valley, now partly in Lycoming made a decree, "that the said dirdsion county, is one of the most charming spots .shall be and remain, and the new town- found in the State. It is partly surround- ship shall be called Washington forever.” ed by mountains and the sceneiy is in- This decree was entered August 23. 1785, comparably beautiful, while the soil is and the name of the township was in rich and the husbandman is well reward- honor of General Washington, who. at the ed for his labors. On account of its at- head of the American armies, had just tractiveness, richness and beauty, settlers achieved liberty and independence. It early flocked to White Deer, and when still exists, and now belongs to Lycom- the land came into market in 1709 there ing county, but has been greatly reduced was a rush to secure locations. The ex- from its original size. It has furnished istence of white deer in this favored lo- territory to form the townships, in Ly- cality is strange and the cause is unex- coming, of Brady, Clinton, Annstroug, plained to this day. And within recent Limestone, Snscpiehanna, Bartress and years old huntei’s report having seen one Xippenose. besides several in other coun- or two stragglers. ties. The original territory of the toAvuship White Deer still remains as a town- was so large that when population in- ship in Union coiuity. It has suffered creased there was a clamor for a division. some by the curtailment of its territory Consequently, at August sessions. 1785. a for the foiTuation of new townships, but “petition of divers inhabitants was pre- not to the extent of Washington. In In- sented to the eom-t setting forth that dian times many thrilling incidents oc- they labored under grcat inconvenience, cuiTed within its borders, but it rapidly costs and damages, by reason of the ex- became populous on account of the fer- tensiveness of file township,” and they tility of its soil, and contains many fine prayed for a division. The proposed new' and highly cultivated fanns. By the cen- bonndai'y line was thus set forth in the sus of"l890 it had 1.907 inhabitants, and petition: “Beginning on the banlcs of the Washington had 937. West Branch, a small distance above the .JOHX OF LAXCASTEE. 134

Auiials of came to hunt bear. Owing to the heavy rain the creek overflowed its banks. 1 T 60— May 1. —Bro. Schebosch with Zaccheus and Beata. went to Nain for seed Indian corn. Justina and Sarah, who have been absent months, returned, the former March 20.— (Good Friday.) The read- ; two ina: of the “Acts'’ continued at 9 and 12 bringing her brother named Turck from Cranberry [X, J,] a lid ;i r. :m. March 21.—Love Feast held. Joel quite (May 4. —Xathaniel came from Nain, sick. searching for his strayed horse. 22. (Easter.) G. JIarch — Before sunrise I May —Samuel .and Turck went to the chapel, we met in the where the history ! Great Swamp to make bowls. of the Resun’ection was read, and then May 9. —Repaired the fences lately went up on the graveyard, where hut one damaged by fire. Launched a new canoe body rests. Bro. Schebosch held a confer- on the IVckquitank. Emma set out for ence with the Brethren about plowing. Cranberry to visit. March 23.—Heard that Elizabeth, wife M.ay n.—Bro. Grube went to Bethle- of Zacharias, while out boiling sugar, was hem via 'Men°olagomeka, to fetch his wife brought to bed of a daughter. who is there to recruit her health. March 24.—Some of the brethren went May 14.—Bro. Grue and wife rode from on the hunt. Peter and family went to Bethlehem 'till over the Blue Mountains, “The Rose” for Indian coin. where he was met by Bro. Ruch, with a

March 27.—Zacharias and Elizabeth I cow, which he drove home for his own came home; she carried the child born five use. days ago. Bro. Schebosch began to set May 15.—A horse and cow stable were the fences. built for Bro. Grube. The sisters planted March 29.— (Sunday.) Elizabeth’s in- corn. fant daughter was baptized, and named Alay IS.—Some of our Indians went to Anna. Bethlehem to buy supplies at the store. April G. —Gottlieb and Jonathan return- Anton and Gottlieb went' per canoe down ed from the beaver-hunt, but were not the tYelcquirtank vio the Lehigh to Beth- vei*y fortunate, lehem. Bro. Grube planted half an acre April 7. —Anton returned with five of Indian corn. beaver. Abel, who during the war had May 21.—Heavy frost—the corn and left Gnadenhuetten, requested to be al- pumpkins froze. The sisters planted corn ^ lowed to reside here. a, second time. Bro. Schebosch kept April 8.—Bro. Schebosch began to plow. “Abend Segen.” ; April 9. —Teedyuscung’s oldest son (IG) May 23.—The Lords Supper was cele- made us a visit. brated. April 17.—Abel and family went on a May 24. A large bear came near the j — hunt. ' town—was pursued and killed. April 19.— (Sunday.) Bro. Peter Boeh- Jlay 28.—Bro. Grube planted com a ler and Senseman visited us. second time. April 22. Bro. Boehler administered 30. Six brethren went on the — , May — the Lord’s Supper. hunt. I advised them to meet in the

April 23.—Bro. Grube accompanied 1 morning and evening, and sing verses. Bro. Senseman to Bethlehem. It being Bro. Schebosch finished plowing to-day. proposed to widocv Emma to marry, she June 1.—After “Morgen Segen,” some of said: “I had one husband, to him I will our Indians went to the Lehigh to fish; cling, ’till I see him face to face.” Bro, Schebosch went with them, April 28.—Bro. Ruch and Bro. Priesing .June 2,—The hunters returned with five went with the wagon to Christian’s Spring deer, L?oSt night a severe frost somewhat for tar. Some young people from Nain damaged the com. Historical, o/acl Genealogical.

June 3.—The fishing party returned •July 27.—Isaac Xutimaes and family I vrith several horses loaded rvith 328 shad. set out for Tioga. I for hark ! June S.—Several brethren rvent •July 20.—Bro. Grube went to Betlile-

; to cover their ne-w huts; and Zacharias hein.

^ Christian’s Spring to sell brooms. -went to •July 30.—Wliile on his return. Bro. 10. hunters started on a ten- .June —The Grube met old Samuel, in his ’Indian days’ hunt. costume of ^taie,” on his way to Ea-ton and wife, June IS.—Bro. Spangenberg to the Treatv. Bro. Grube accomparded on a visit. with Bro. Senseman. came him and also Zacharias, thither. The June 19. Bro. Spangenberg kept the — latter goes after hi.s negro wench who has Supper early sei-vce, and next the Lord's come down from the Susque’nanna. Peter “Quarter Hour.” In the afternoon he vis- and Ills family went after huckleberries. ited the farm, after which a conference August 4. Bro. Soelle and Bro. Samuel was held. In the evening a Love feast — Isles made us a visit. was held for all. followed by the Lord’s Supper. Two Indians froin Wyoming, one August .5.—Bro. Isles kept “Morgen of whom wa.s Amos, made us a visit. Segeu." Zacharias returned from Easton June 20.—Bro. Spangenberg and part-v v.ith the negress. who had been raised by retumed to Bethlehem. his wife Elizabeth. "We 'oerniitted her to .June 22.—All of the Indians here hoed keep her here conditionally. com to-day. August 6.—Bro. Soelle and Bro. Isles re- June 23.—Bro. Grube and the Indians turned home. begran to cut grass and make hay. Wc August S.—This evening Peter returned, learned from Amos that old Paxinosa had and then with Zacharias went to Easton died this sprinsr in the Ohio country. (19.1 to the Treaty. •Jrme 29.—Bro. Grube's hay-stack was Augti-t 14.—The Lord’s Supper v-as completed, after which he planted cab- celebrated. bage. Two traders passed through the August 17.—The hunters ret^arned vrith to-wn. two deer. •June 30.—Everybody busy hoeing corn. August 20.—Bro. David Zeisberger and July 1.—Peter returned home, and com- Bro. .John Bonn from Christian's .S;.ring. plained of ill-usage by a white man at came on a visit: and Bro. Schebosch went Baumann's. i20.) to Friedensthal Mill. •July 9.—Some of our Indians went to August 21.—After a long drought, fine buy cooper's tools. I cm got drunk. rain fell. wMcli ^vill benefit the Indian •July 11 — Supplies anc food scarce. corn. •July 17.— B.'o. Boehif.r and wife came rtigust 20.—Two of our neighbors vis- up from Bet tit •'fra and inspected the t'vo ited here to-day. farms. — AugU't 24. -Gottlieb reiarned with 3 •July 13. 'I'his evening the Lord’s Su.t- deer. per was celebrated. Augtist26.—Three white argMoors came •Tulv 19.—The Boehlers returned home. to inquire about the murder committed •July 21.—Isaac Xutimaes and family by Indian' in the hlinisink: and towards came from the Susquehanna. His wife. dusk two others came to ask .'.dvice what Anna Mary, was baptized by us. He they should do. for the people back of the statefl that many Indians -will attend the Blue Mountains are all fleeing. Bro. Treaty that is to be held at Easton. Peter 8en=eman came up from Bethlehem to is invited by his brother Teedyuscung to notify us of indications of an Indian War. atend the Treaty, but undecided w'utt September 4. —Sam Evans and wife to do. Bro. Grube toid him to foUow the came on a visit.— leadings of the Lord. Janiuel told me that September 7. '^'ery hard frost. he designed going to Beth’ehem to-mor- September 14.—Bro. Schebosch took a row to see Teedyuscung. whose old coun- wagon load of staves to Bethlehem, and selor he had been, and with whom he still Verona. Eegina and Sarah took baskets is in connection. to Xazareth. ISG Notes and Queries.

September 15.—Peter and Ills son set their hu.sbands' hunting-huts tO' bring in ont for a montli's linnt. the venison. September 18.—The sisters began to November 22.—Jonathan and his broth- make •'acritje.” er Toosch came in from the woods to get September 2.3. —Onr new bell was linng horses to bring in the venison from their at the Gemein-hans and rung for the first hunting-huts. time. November 30.— (Sunday.) In the Con- September 30.—P*ro. Grube, who went ference this evening, the members were to Pethlehem on the 24th. retiirned with reminded to contribute deer’s fat, for the Bro. [A. A.] Lawatsch, who examined the making of candles for the chapel. farms. December 1.—The first snow of the October 4.— (Sunday.) At the Meet'ng winter fell. Two hoi'ses laden with veni- this evening Samuel again attended, and son from the hunting-huts were brought expres>ed himself “as not being at rest in in to-night. his lieart.” December 3.—The children very diligent October 5.—Charity and Beata went in school. over the Blue Mountains for chestnuts. December 5.—The Lord's Supper cele- Old Samuel left for good, without bid- brated. ding us good-bye. going to Wyoming. Tie December 9.—Bro. Sturgeons came up has long been halting between two opin- from Bethlehem, to set up a store for ions. We regret his course. us. October li). — (Sunday.) The Lord's December 14.—Zacharias and Jona- Supper was celebrated. A man and woman than's family went to Bethlehem to sell came from Meniolagomeka to Bro. Sche- skins. bosch to be bled. December 17.—.A number of our Indians October 14.—Bro. Gnibe finished gath- go with a sleigh-load of skins and tallow ering his corn. Widow Emma leturned to Bethlehem. from her sojourn at the sea-side among December 20.— (Sundaj^) Bro. Grube her friends. preached in Delaware. October 19.—All the men went out on December 24.— (Christmas-Eve.) At the hunt, but met with no success: the dusk a Lovefeast for the children was women dried Indian corn. held, and at 9 P. M. Vigils for the October 20.—Bro. Grube almost lost his adults. life while felling a tree. December 26.—Snow veiy deep. October 22.—Peter and his son return- December 28.—To-day the brethren ed from their hunt of five weeks, and opened a road through the snow to Boem- report they have shot 50 deer. per’s old place, so as to be able to put October 28.—Bro. Senseman came up their hor.ses in the barn there, as the from Bethlehem to relieve Bro. Grube for snow in the woods is so deep. a few days. October 30.—Some of our sisters went 1762. into the woods to gather wild hemp; and January 2. —Sam Evans is visiting Bro. Senseman and Sehebosch set up a here. The Lord’s Supper was cele- tar-kiln. Three deer were shot close by brated. the town. January 4.—Peter and Lucia went to November 2. —While some of the breth- Baumann’s to buy blankets, as they fail- ren went out on the hunt, Bro. Sehebosch ed to get any in Bethlehem. bunted tar. January 19.—Some of the brethren November 3.—Levi shot a large bear. went on the hunt, and Bro. Sehebosch Bro. Sehebosch gathered in the turnips to the Minisinks to buy corn, but was and cabbage. unsuccessful. Supplies are very scarce November 4.—Bro. Grube returned with us. from Bethlehem. February 1.—Bro. Grube hauled one November IT.—Several sisters went to cord of wood. Historical and Genealogical. 137

February 7. —Bro. Post, who has re- iMarcli 30.—Our Indians were busy turned from the Alleghany, visited us. making shingles. February 9.-—Justina and family went April 4. —Began the Passion Week ser- out to sell baskets. vices. February' 10.—Bro. Schebosch began to April 5.—Read the “Acts” in Delaware. ma.ke shingles for Bethlehem. April 8. — (Maundy-Thursday.) The February 14.—Bro. Grube busy with Lord’s Supper celebrated. his translation of the ‘'Harmony of the April 9.— (Good Friday.) Services held. Gospels.” Ajjril 10.— (Great Sabbath.) Lovefeast February 2-1. —Bro. Grube hauled fire- for the congi'egation. wood. .-Hiton and family went to Xain, April 11.— (Easter). We met in the to be present at the wedding of their son chapel early, and the congregation was Gottlieb. greeted with the words “Jesus Christus March 1. —Bro. Grube went to Bethle- k’patamosinna kitsehiwi aminwa nanne- hem, and Bro. Schebosch set out with bas- leuch!” We then proceeded to the grave- kets and brooms to exchange for sup- yard where the Litany was read. plies. April 13.—Bro. Brandmuller sent Bro. March 3.—The weather excessively Grube proof to read. cold. April 14.—Bro. Grube went to Bethle- March 4.—Little Abraham was buried hem. to-day. April 24.—Jonathan and Sarah, who March 0.—Beata, the mother of Abra- had been at serriee for some weeks among ham, died. She was baptized at Bethle- the whites, returned to-day. Bro. Pyrlaeus in hem by 1746, and lived April 26.—Anton and Zaeeheus finished at Gnadenhuetten. As a Avidow she was 2,000 singles. married to Zaeeheus, with she whom had iMay 5.—Bro. Grube went to Xazareth eleven children—all but one hamng died. for meal and bread. few years previous to the Indian A War IMay 10.—Some of the brethren went to she moved up to Xescopee, and after buy seed-corn, and others to the Lehigh the the peace came into neighborhood of to fish for shad. Bethlehem, when, after a period of pro- May 10.—Bro. Schebosch visited our bation, she was re-admitted to the Com- sick neighbor, four miles distant from munion. here. March 8. Beata’s remains interred. — May 18.—All hands busy planting corn. March 9.—Bro. Schebosch went with Toosch shot a wolf. the sleigh to Friedensthal. May 20.— (Ascension Day.) At the ser- 11. Peter and Lucia to March — went vices to-day were two wliite men. seek for fodder for their cattle. IMaj" 24.—Began to keep school again, March 16. Several of our wliite neigh- I — and afteiavards plowed Indian com. bors after Bro. Schesbosch. bleed came to Peter built a stable for his horse and cow. them. 3Iay 31.—Some of the brethren -went March 17.—To-day Bro. Grube sent the out on the wolf-hunt. first sheets of the “Acts of the Last Days June 4.—Hunters returned with two of the Son of Man,” in Delaware, to Bro. deer. Brandmuller in Friedensthal to print. June 9.—Bro. Grube returned from March 22.—Bro. Schebosch made shin- Bethlehem with his wife; on the road up, gles, and David and Charity went ten the horse shied and threw her. miles to boil sugar. Sam Evans reports June 10.—Bro. Grube began to hoe his that half way between here and Wyoming corn. the snow lies leg-deep. June 11.—A load of shingles was taken March 23.—Zacharias and Elizabeth to Bethlehem by Bro. Schebosch. went to boil sugar. June 24.—Bro. Grube began to mow March 26.—Bro. Grube went to Xazar- grass to make hay. eth for supplies. June 26.—Peter went to the Treaty at 138 Notes and Queries.

Easton, despite Bro. Grube’s dissuasion. Sister Mary, m. Hugh Wiley. So it is -wnth the Indians; if they have Bro. James. fonned a resolution they never abandon Bro. William. it! The executors were John Ferguson, Sr., June 30.—Peter returned from Easton. Thomas McKean and Hugh Fei'guson. July 3.—Old Samuel came up from the Treaty at Easton on a visit. WILEY. July 6.—He left to-day. The Govern- Hugh Wiley, of Letterkenny township, ment has presented him with a good Franklin county, d. in November, 1805, hoi’se. leaving children as follows: July 12.-—Everybody busy hoeing com i. John. and haying. ii. Hugh, m. Mary Toirenee. July 19.—Bro. Sehebosch began to har- iii. Sally. vest wheat. iv. Betsey, m. Joseph Culbertson, and August 1. —Bro. Gmbe translated at the had son Hugh. “Harmony.” V. Temperance, m. William Means. August 2. —The young folks went out vi. Margaret, m. Henry Davis. to hunt. The executors w^ereson John and son-in- August C. —Bro. Boehler and wife visit- law William Means. ed here. August 9.—Tlie sisters went to the Some York t'oniity ('olonial Burial Blue Mountains for huekleben’ies. Places. August 17.—Some of the Indians went on the hunt. Jonathan notified us that I recently made an exploration of a he was going to Lancaster to get his number of early York county burial share of the money given to the Indians first point being the site of the at the Easton Treaty. places, my old Monaghan Presbyterian church sit- August 19.—Bro. Sehmick and wife vis- xiated in the vicinity of the present town ited us. He kept all the services in Mo- of Dillsburg. I was assured by the Hon. liican. .1. Esslinger, of Dillsburg, that the records August 24.—Some sisters went with of the church are still extant, and date two horses to gather wood for brooms and back to 1737. During brief stay, how- baskets. my ever, I could not learn their whereabouts, August 31.—A Delaware from Wyo- and gave my attention to the graveyard ming came to visit his friends. which forms part of the Dillsburg ceme- September 2.—Jonathan returned from tery. and then only to such subjects as Lancaster ill. might be of greater historic value. The September 5 . —The settlers above the following were Scotch-Irish immigrants Blue Mountains must go 20 to 30 miles and foTinders of eminent families: Dill, to mill! Logan. O'Hale, Clark, Wilson and NOTK.S ANS> Mitchell. Sacred to the memory of Ifistorical, I5i«>sr*’a5>IiicaI, aii

Clark, Sarah, wife, b. 1779; d. 1824. in an open field, but has now grown into aark, Samuel, b. 1812; d. 1860. a finely kept cemetery. In my researches “In memory of I confined iny&elf to the old families. George Matthew Dill, Esq., Bower, R. B., d. 1776. who deceased Bower, John, d. 1793. October ye 13, 1750, Bower, Mary, d. 1802. aged 52 years.” Bower, .Joshua d. 1810. [This was the founder, an eminent citi- Bower, Mary, b. 1748; d. 1840. zen and father of Colonel Dill, after whom Bower, Peter, b. 1738; d. 1819. the town was named. The founder’s will Bower, John, b. 1728; d. 1803. is on file at York, Pa.] Bower, Andrew, b. 1742; d. 1824. Dill, Dr. Armstrong, b. 1761; d. 1788. Bower, Abraham, b. 1765; d. 1835. Dill, Matthew, b. 1790; d. 1868. Bower, Barbara, d. 1795. Dill, Hannah (wife), b. 1805; d. 1878. Bower, Elisabeth, d. 1784. Dill, Dr. Armstrong, b. 1830; d. 1887. Bower, Moses, d. 1784. Dill, William, b. 1740; d. 1872. Bower. Michael, son of Andrew, b. 1708; Dill, Elenore, b. 1758; d. 1826. d. 1825. Logan, John, b. 1709; d. 1796. Bower, Sarah, b. 1784; d. 1853. Logan, Ann, b. 1700; d. 1799. Bower, Joseph, b. 1770; d. 1841.

Logan, Henry, b. 1738 ; d. 1825. Bower, Amy (wife), b. 1772; d. 1833. Logan, Susannah (wfe), b. 1743; d. 1817. Bower, Mary, d. 1800. Logan, James, b. 1753; d. 1783. Bower, Abraham, b. 1743; d. 1825.

Mitchell, William, b. 1741 ; d. 1787. Bower, Naomi (wife), b. 1741; d. 1818. Mitchell, Maiy (wife), b. 1741; d. 1792. Bower, Michael, b. 1730; d. 1807. Mitchell, Margaret, b. 1773; d. 1798. Bower, Mary (wife),b. 1729; d. 1800. d. 1856. Mitchell, James, b.. 1772 ; d. 1833. Bower, Benjamin, Mitchell, Jane (ndfe), b. 1791; d. 1852. Bower, Elisabeth (wife), b. 1709; d. 1823. McClure, James, b. 1745; d. 1840. Bower, Elisabeth, b. 1757; d. 1819. McClure, (wife), b. 1750: d. 1847. Bower, Solomon, b. 1790; d. 1853. McClure, Daniel, b. 1704; d. 1829. Bower, Alexander, b. 1790; d. 1855. McClure, Margaret, b. 1770; d. 1812. Bower, Elisabeth (wife),b. 1795; d. 1845. McClure, Rachel, b. 1799; d. 1870. Bower, William, b. 1800; d. 1881. McClure, Samuel, b. 1808; d. 1889. Bower, Isaac, b. 1770; d. 1853. McClure, Margaret (wife), b. 1817; d. Benver, Elisabeth (wife), b. 1778; d. 1859. 1890. Bower, Michael, b. 1788; d. 1850.

McCreary, — , b. 1759; d. 1828. Smith, Peter, Sen., b. 1738; d. 1812. McClure, Alice (wife), b. 1779; d. 1855. Smith, (Mary (wife), b. 1728; d. 1804. O’Hale, Edwin, b. 1740; d. 1816. Smith, Peter, .Jr., b. 1772; d. 1843. O’Hale, Jane. b. 1747: d. 1817. Smith, .John, Sen., b. 1730; d. 1780. O'Hale, Samuel, b. 1761; d. 1783. Smith, Emanuel, b. 1704; d. 1821. Wilson, .John. b. 1729; d. 1803. Smith, John Carpenter, b. 1789; d. 1802. Wilson, Prudence, b. 1768; d. 1848. Smith, Cath (wife), b. 1799; d. 1870.

Wilson, Martha, b. 1778; d. 1858. I Smith, Joel, d. 1802.

Wilson, Thomas, b. 1705 ; d. 1827. ( Smith, Abraham, b. 1700; d. 1822. Wilson, Jean (wife), b. 1701; d. 1820. Smith, Rebecca (wife), b. 1772; d. 1824. Wilson, George, b. 1756; d. 1851. Scholl, Peter, b. d. 1828. ! 1768; Scholl, Sarah (wife), d. 1837.

' Bowers—Sinitli—Oraveyaril. Shimp, Leonard, b. 1759; d. 1817.

j Six or more miles east of Dillsburg, Slump, Mary (wife), b. 1770; d. 1822. ; where the Redmont cemetery is located Sox, Nicholas, d. 1795. I may be found the burial place of the old Sox, Sarah, wife, b. 1759; d. 1825. German settlers of that locality. The Eckert, Barbara, b. 1758; d. 1839.

descendants of the above two families are ! xVsper, J., d. 1782. exceedingly numerous, and scattered far Webb, Mary, d. 1795.

and wide. The old graveyard was once i Hull, Anna, b. d. 1848. j 1773; 140 Notes and Queries.

Lane. Jane, b. 1740; d. 1827. November 24.—Commemoration of the Faiiss, Oeo., b. 1780; d. 1848. Massacre on the Mahoning! Fauss, Hannah (wife), b. 1782; d. 1854. November 25.—Bro. [.John] Arbo and Krall, Joseph, b. 1701; d. 1839. Bro. Bonn visited us fronr Bethlehem. Krall. Anna (wife), b. 1773; d. 1849. November 26.—Dorothea (a child) was Morrison, Jane, b. 1782; d. I860. buried to-day. She was bom in 1752; and baptized by Bro. J. M. Mack at Gnaden- 1708 huetten. d 2 November 28.—First Sunday in Ad- Mav vent. H. D. Kline. December 2. —Some of our Indians went on the hunt. Levi returned and had shot This last inscription is the oldest I can 30 deer. Joel and Regina returned from find, and is on a blue slate. Dansbury [Stroudsburg], where he had A. STAPLETOX. sold Ijaskets and brooms. Corn there sells Carlisle, Pa. at 4 shillings per bushel. During the year 1762 three deaths have ol' Weliquitank. Annals occuiTed—Beata and Abraham, vufe and child of Zaccheus, and Dorothea, a. young 17G«— 176:5. girl; and Cliristian and Martha have been IV. married.

September 8.—Our boys caught 100 1763. trout, and shot several deer. Supplies very .Tnnuary 10.—Bro. Grube and eighteen scarce, no flour, and the unripe corn suf- brethren hauled timber, to build a fers from the frost. We wonder our peo- kitchen. ple are not discouraged to plant here! .January 29.—Finished hauling wood Sei>teinber 17.—Severe frost. and stones. September 24.—Most of the brethren February 1. —Our young folks made went to hunt. snow-shoes, as the snow is so deep no one October 4.—Several brethren went to can go beyond half a mile of the town. Christian's Spring to have their rifles re- Februaiy C.—All our brethren set out paired. for Bethlehem to make a path through the October 0.—Bro. John Okely visited, snow, but could only proceed three miles, anil with him an Englishman who desired and then returned. to see our Indian settlement. February 13.—Bro. Grabe and Anton October 7.—Cliristian and lilartha were translated 56 chapters of the “Harmony.” manned to-day. Februaiy 25.—Bro. Grube finished for October 11.—Many of the sisters went himself a new sleigh. after chestnuts. Bro. Gnibe went in IMarch 8.—Furious storm of rain and search of his horse which had strayed high water. Our entire farm under water into the woods, but found only his bell. and don't knoiv how to help ourselves. Later an Indian brought him home. The Avater came up to our houses. Octolier 13.—Bro. Nathaniel Seidel and April 1. — (Good Friday.) Bro. Brand- Bro. [Frederick] von Marsehall visited us, niuller forwarded to-day the first proof and on of niy “Delaware hymn-book,” which re- October 15—returned to Bethlehem. joiced Anton. November 1. —Most of the brethren April 28.^—Our Indians hard at work went on the hunt. fighting a bush-fire, ivliich almost con- November 8.—Bro. D. Zeisberger, Bro. sumed our fences. As it ivas we lost 1,000 Denke and Bro. Ekerspear visited here rails. from Cliristian’s Sprung. iMay 2.—Some of our brethren went November 17.—Peter and his son re- doAvn the creek into the Lehigh, ivith five turned from the hunt; in six weeks shot neiv canoes for sale. Two were sold—one 50 deer. for 50 shillings, and one for 40 shillings. '

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Bro. Scheboseli began to dear land, on the dians on the war-path, and out for scalps, 40 acre piece, one and a half miles from and of the four who were here, but are here. now hiding in the woods, one is captain May 14.—Bro. Xathaniel Seidel came to of the band, who did not carry a rifle but look over trro tracts of land near here. a spear. May 16.—Bro. David Zeisberger and August 14.—The four French Indians Anton set out for ^I'chwiliilusing-. and on took their departure. June 1—they returned, and the next August 1.5. A company of soldiers day Bro. Zeisberger goes on to Qiristian's passed through, most of them dressed sim- Spring. ilar to Indians, but vdthout breeches. June 18.—Leaimed that the Indians on August 25.—Our hunters shot some the -west side of the Susquehanna vere be- deer. ginning to murder. August 28.—Sunday.) A company of June 24.—Our brethren have decided soldiers passed through. not to go on the hunt, until the distiirb- August 31.—Two Indians fr'om ances are past. M'chwihilusing, en route for Bethlehem, | June 26.—Trvo rvhite men from the Sus- with skins to sell, arrived here, and Bro. quehanna came to ascertain something of Grube adrtsed them not to go through the Indian troubles. They propose to leave i the Irish Settlement, as we had no escort their farms, but the settlers hereabouts for them. say they will stay as long as we stay. ' [During the month of September the July 2.—Very imquiet about here dur- brave Grube with his flock continued to ing the night; hence have set a watch. reside on the Wekquitank. and so long as

July 24.—The address of the Indians of ^ they did, many of the white settlers in Xain and JVekquitank. to the Governor, their immediate neighborhood felt secure. was read to our brethren, and signed by The foimer were, however, much har- all the adults. They promised to heed rassed by the threatenings of a company our advice as to the manner of deporting of Provincials recruited in the Irish Set- themselves towards the white settlers. tlement, imtil ’Squire Timothy Horsfield July 26.—Six settlers, about three miles notified them that the Indian mission was from here, came to see whether we intend- under the special protection of the Gover- ed abandoning the settlement. nor, and warned them not to destroy their July 27.—Zacharias and Thomas, with property or molest them in any manner. Paules, Xutimaes’ son, and two boys came [On the 9th of October. Bro. Grube from Long Island. 60 miles be;^-ond Sha- wrote to the Church authorities at Beth- mokin, stating that the Indians there lehem, that the whites accused the con- were still quiet. One of the party was a verts of participating in the late murders French Indian, who, the first day he at- in the neighborhood, and that they had tended our meeting, came with a ‘Jit pipe” been warned to leave or else they would in his mouth. "We were told that he had be murdered. Thereupon it was decided come to maraud. to transport the mission flock to Xaza- August 2.—A company of 20 soldiers reth, and three brethren were sent to as- reached here to-day. Pursuant to orders sist in the work. Early on the morning the Captain agreed with Bro. Grube on a of the 11th they set out for Xazareth, countersign for our Indians. Four French two wagons from Christian's Sprin.g car- Indians from the Allegheny came to the rying the women and children. It was evening meeting, and afterwards lodged just time to go, for hardly had the line with Peter. They came straight through begun to move, when firing was heard on the woods, and forded the Lehigh 8 miles the neighboring hill, followed by the above Gnadenhuetten so as not to be seen usual shout of Indian triumph. by the whites. They are a wild-looking [The converts, thinking the savages set. Most of our men kept watch to-night. had attacked a company of Provincials, August 10.—A company of soldiers wished to go to their assistance, but this passed through to Fort Allen. Peter con- Bro. Grube would not allow, and ordered fessed that there were twelve French In- them to form around the wagons and as- 142 Notes and Queries. sume a defensive position. When the fr- congregation detennined that the corpse ing ceased the march was again resumed. should be interred in their burying- On the 12th they reached Xazareth. wheie ground, and had a grave dug for its re- ception but during the night it was filled they were welcomed. It Avas ascertained ; subsequently that the firing was done by up by persons unknoAA-n. This fact, and a party of Provincials, who wished to en- the knoAATi strong prejudices existing tice the converts out to a fight. against the converts, deterred the mem- [From October 12 to Noveniber 8 they bers of the congiegation from acting fur- remained at Nazareth. On the tth of the ther in the matter, and all Avho died AA'ere last mentioned month an express arrived buried in the Potter’s Field (Washington from the Oor’crnor. ordering their re- Square), receiA'ing Cliristian burial at the moA’al to Philadelphia for better protec- hands of the faithful missionaries. In tion. When informed of this they at once (March of 1765 the conA^erts returned to began to prepare to obey the order: an'l Bethlehem, and began preparations to re- on the 8th left Nazareth in wagons, Avith moA'e to Wyalusing, on the Upper Sus- the best Avishes and prayers of the con- quehanna, in accordance AA’ith the agree- gi'egation. At noon of the same day they ment made Avith the ProAuncial Govern- arrived at Pethlehem and repaired to the ment and the Church. Here we leave chapel, AA'here Bishop Peter Boehler de- them. liA'ered to them a fareAvell address upon [On the 21st of NoA^ember, 1765, intel- the text for the day: “Make thy Avay ligence reached Bethlehem that the im- proA-ements made at Wekquitank had straight before my face” (Psalm a’, 8). After the serA’ice they Avere furnished Avith been destroyed by fire. Subsequently the clothing and proAusions, and on the banks land was used as a grazing-ground. From Spring of the Lehigh united Avith the Nain con- Christian’s and Gnadenthal the gregation and commenced their journey cattle Avere driven there in the spring and left until AAunter. Intercourse Avas kept to Philadelphia. From a catalogue of the AA-ith the members o the Wekquitank congregation up settlers in the neighborhood as late as 1709 and ministers from Naza- prepared by Pro. .1. .1. Rchmick, NoA’em- reth frequently A'isited them. The land ber 10. AA-e find that it consisted of forty- AAns finally diAuded into farms and sold fiA'e souls, A’iz: by the Church.] Anton's family 3 persons Peter’s family 4 iiersons

.Tohn's family fi persons Jfotes to “Annals of M'ekquitank.” Joel’s family 4 persons Christian’s family 2 persons 1. Nain Avas a Mora\dan Indian village, Jonathan's family 4 persons tAvo miles from Bethlehem, commenced in DaA’id’s family 4 persons 1757, and abandoned in 1763. Sarah's family 4 persons 2. The Bose Tavera Avas built by the WidoAv .Tustina’s family 4 persons MoraAdans in 1752, on the northern line WidoAvs Sarah, Emma and 1 of the “Barony of Nazareth,” and stood child 3 persons as late as 18.5'8. Abel 1 person 3. Anton, a Delaware convert, Avas bap- Sam EA'ans’ family 3 persons tized by Bishop Cammerhoff at Bethle- Sehebosch’s family 3 persons hem, February 8, 1750. For twenty-three years he Avas a consistent member of the

4.0 persons church, and acted as assistant to the [During their sojourn of sixteen months missionaries in Pennsylvania and Ohio. in Philadelphia, they Avere at times sub- He died at Gnadenhutten, Ohio, in the jected to insults, and threatened with summer of 1773, aged about seventy-six mob A-iolence. Early in the year 1704 the years. small-pox and dysenteiy broke out among 4. A Moravian settlement on the them, and many died. When the death “Barony of Nazareth.” of the first AA’as announced, the Brethren’s 5. Sam Evans Avas a Delaware, and a Historical and Genealogical. 143 half-brother of Teedyuseung. In 1756, his the mission rillages in Ohio, and the daughter Theodora was an inmate of the evening of his long life was spent at Beth- Single Sisters’ House at Bethlehem. lehem, where he died March 20. 1808. 6. Fort Allen was built in January "While in charge of the mission at of 1756 by Benjamin Franklin, and scood Weckquitank, he compiled in Delaware on the right bank of the Lehigh, nearly a “Harmony of the Gospels’’ and a opposite the mouth of IMahoning Creek, “Hymn Book"’ (references to which appear where Weissport was commenced in 1785. in the diary), which were used by the 7. A son of “Old ISTutimaes,” a well- missionaries until superceded by the known chief of the Fork Delawares, who woi'KS of David Zeisberger. Grube's subsequently moved to the Susquehanna. works were printed by John Brandmil- 8. John Jacob Schmick was a native ler at Friedensthal, near Nazareth. of Pinssia, united with the IMoravians 14. Also called the “Pine Swamp,” and in 1748, and entered their Indian Mission the “Shades of Death,” on early maps of seiudce in 1751, and became a proficient the Province. of the Mohican dialect. He diecl in 1778, 15. .lohn Matthew Otto, bom 1714, in aged 64 years. ^leinungen. Studied medicine and sur- 9. John Martin Mack, for many years gery at Augsburg. Came to Bethlehem a missionary among the Indians, was in June of 1750. For thirty years physi- born in 1715, in Wurtemberg. He was cian and surgeon of the Brethren’s settle- one of the founders of Bethlehem. In ments. Died at Betldehem in August of 1761 he was appointed superintendent of 1786. the missions in the Danish West Indies; 16. Tachgokanhelle was baptized at in 1770, consecrated a bishop, and died Gnadenhuetten. by Bishop Cammerhoff, in Santa Cruz, Jany. 9. 1784. December 14, 1750, and was named Amos, 10. He lived at IM'chwilusing, on the he was then twenty-four years of age. 13. site of what was subsequently M'yalusing. His wife, Pingtis, who was the sister of On June 26, 1763, he was baptized by -Agnes Post, Avas baptized the same day, Da^^d Ziesberger, receiving the name of receiving the name of Justina, She was “John Papoonhank” or "Minsi John. ’ a .Tersey Delaware. Died May 15, 1775, aged about seventy 17. A well-known chief of Susquehanna years. Shawanese, for many years the friend of 11. For some years a missionary among the Brethren. His vile Avas baptized by the Indians of Pennsylvania and Ohio. Bishop Spangenberg. 12. Fries was a graduate of the Uni- 18. Baumann's plantation Avas located ^ versity of Copenhagen, and labored main- ' about five miles from Gnadenthal, and be- ly in the Moravian schools in Germany tAveen that settlement and the Lehigh, and America. he Avas a SchAvenkfelder. Bernhard Adam Grube was born 1715 JOHN AAk JORDAN. in Germany; educated at Jena; came to Pniladelphia. Pennsylvania in 1746, and was employed in the schools at Bethlehem. In 1752 he! tVOTES AX!> tlJTEKIES, entered the Indian mission service and was stationed at Meniolagomeka, where Historical, Uio^rapliical, and Genea- he studied the Delaware dialect. The follo;:'ical. lowing year he was dispatched to North

Carolina with the first Moravian colony, i x.vx. where he remained until 1755. Re-enter- ing the Indian mission, he was stationed JOHN LANDIS. at Gnadenhuetten; in 1758 at Pachgat- j Inquiries are made AAiiether any of the goch. Conn., and in 1760 at Weckquitank. paintings or portraits executed by John When the Indian converts were removed Landis are in existence and Avhere. Also to Philadelphia he accompanied them. Af- if there is a portrait of the author-poet.

J ter serving as pastor of several congrega- Any information directed to Notes and j

tions in Pennsylvania, in 1780 he visited i Queries will be thankfully receiA^ed. : ; . :

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BAEXETT. ch't, of the other part, as followeth Information is desired of branch of the (viz't) Hanover Barnett family. Susan and Ma- "Imprimis. It is agreed and Covenanted ria Barnett became the rvives of Mathias by the s'd parties that the s’d William Winagle. and their descendants are resid- Davies (for the considerations hereafter ing in Dauphin county, but none knorv mentioned) is to Bring and Ti'ansport of their maternal ancestor, excepting they from Great Britain to Pensilvania so came out of the Hanovers. Can the two many of the s'd Nathan's Kinsfolks and wives of Matlrias Mhuagle be sisters of Eelations as shall and will be free and John Bamett, b. May 2, 176.5, his wife a willing to venture to come over on the s’d Miss Crain, and had the following cliil- Nathan Evans's account; and also the dren s'd William Davies is to find and allow

i. Joseph, b. April 14. 1789; d. 1792. them sutlicient mentainanee Dmdng their ii. Margaret-Eoan. b. March 23. 1790. voyage after they are Shipped on Board iii. John-Craig, b. Feb. 17, 1792. a Sliipp and Set Sail, in order for their iv. Mary, b. July 16, 1793. Transportation to Pensilvania as affors’d; V. Joseph-Cr-ain, b. May 7, 1795; settled and also the s'd William Davies is to as- in Middletown, 0. sist and help all the s’d Nathan’s Kins- vi. Julielt, b. August 23, 1797; m. .July folks and Eelations as are willing to ven- 7, 1831, John McEwen Barnett; and had ture as affors'd from the place of their William A. Barnett, b. Nov. 28, 1832; re- abode until they are Stripped as affors’d siding in Dayton, Ohio. (if occation be) vii. Sarah, b. Sept. 26, 1799. "In Consideration whereof the s’d Na- Information that wil lead to the Wind- than Evans is to pay or Cause to be paid nagle-Barnett family and ancestry will be unto the s'd William Davies the full and appreciated. Address Editor ‘’Notes and just sum of Teiin pounds of Current Money Queries.” E. W. S. P. of I’ensilvania for every whole passinger that shall venture as affors'd, and five pounds Like money for every half passin-

I ger, which s’d sums are to be paid within 111 Earl anil Caernarvon 'Eovviishiiis, the Space of fourteen days after the arri- Eancaster Connt.v’. vall of the ship where s'd passingers shall be Transported, at Philadelphia or Ches- Nathan Evans was born in the year ter, the one-half thereof in Current Silver 1682, in Treve Eghlis, Montgomeryshire, or gold money of Pensilvania, and the Wales. He came to this country with the other half in Contrey produce (viz't) W^elsh emigration before the year 1700, I Wheat, flour, or Biscets, at Current Mar- and settled with his countrymen in the ket price when paid if ; and any of the I Welsh tract at Eadnor, where in the year s’d passingers shall happen to Die after I 1709 he married Susanna, daughter of they are Shipped as affors'd, it is agreed William and Ami (Miles) Davies. Wil- that the s’d Nathan is to pay the same liam Davies was a merchant in Philadel- sum or sunrs, and in the same maner and phia. He owned vessels, and likely lived times as if they had Lived to arive at at Eadnor, where he had a plantation. Pensilvania as affors’d; And also It is The following agreement (the original of agreed by the parties affors’d that the s’d which is in the possession of the descend- Nathan Evans is toi pay and Discharge ants of Nathan sets forth their oc- Evans) ! the s’d William Davies from all such cupations: Charges as he shall be att Concerning ye ‘‘Merandum: s'd passingers from the place of their “It is agi’eed by and Between Nathan abode untill they are Shipped as affors’d Evans, of Edgment, in the County of in maner following, that is to say: For Chester, in the Province of Pensilvania, every shilling English Money that the s’d Mill-right, of the one part, and William "Win. Davies shall pay in Great Britain Davies, of the Township of Eadnor, in the s’d Nathan is to pay two shillings the County and Province affors'd, Mer- Pensilvania money unto the s’d William Historical and Genealogical. 145

Davies, along w'th the passage money af- died in 1734, leaving among his assets a fors’d; To all whieli s'd Coven't and agree- “pew in St. David’s church." m’t either of ye parties bindeth them- In September, 1712, Nathan Evans selves their heirs execut's and adm’trs bought a plantation in Edguiont town- firmly by these presents. In Witness ship, Chester (now Delaware) county, whereof they have thereunto set their along Ridley creek, and in 1719 he piu- hands and seals, Intei'changahly. Dated chased an adjoining farm from Isaac Nor- the 25th day of October, Anno Dom., 1714. ris, of Eairhill, Philadelphia county. ‘•'NATHAX EVANS. From Pennsylvania, Archives, vol. xix, Second Series, we find. In 1715 William “Sealed and Delivered in the p’senee of Cloud obtained a warrant for 300 acres of us. “HUGH HUGHES, land in Chester county which he assigned to his son, Joseph Cloud, who in 1718 had ‘AlIRICK DAVIES.” 300 acres surveyed to him on a branch of The agreement would lead us to sup- the Conestoga creek; and in first month, pose that Nathan Evans had considerable 1720, paid ten pounds in part and since by means, if he was prepared in fourteen deed "ye 1st May, 1725, conveyed all his days after their arrival in Ameiiea, to pay right and title to Nathan Evans, of said for the transportation of his kinsfolk, not county, millvTight."’ This is the property limiting the number, and that he was very that he finally settled upon and where he desirous that they should come to this built his house, still standing and occupied country. It is not known that any dil and owned by a descendant, in now Caer- come over on his account under the agree- narvon township, Lancaster county. ment. He had a brother, Roger Evans, in Again from same volume, "Said Nathan the Province and he mentions in his rvill Evans requests a grant of about 100 acres two nephews in the Province of Maryland, adjoining the east side of the above to likely sons of Roger. erect a mill on.” He also requests a grant The agreement is witnessed by Hugh of a piece of land for a settlement for his Hughes, who married IMan^ Davies, an- brother Roger, on the south side of his other daughter of William Davies, and tract, and from Surveyor Taylor’s papers Mirick Davies, a son of William, who in Historical Society, Philadelphia, we was coroner of Philadelphia in 1720 and find that surveys were made Januarjq 1728. The said William Davies came to 1737, to Roger Evans’ for 150 acres on the America about 1G85, purchased a lot in north and south branches of the Brandy- Philadelphia on Walnut street from John wine, in Nautmeal township, and to Na- Jones, October 30, 1685, and in same year than Evans 150 acres on the the north he purchased a plantation at Radnor. He branch of the Brandywine in Nantmeal manded Ann Miles, sister of Richard towmship, Chester county, waiTant having Miles, of Radnor. He was originally a been given to him September 20, 1718, for Quaker, and his name frequently appears 100 acres “on which he intends to build a in the Radnor and Haverford meeting mill.” Janies Steel gave orders to Isaac records. Afterward he became an ardent Taylor to lay out the land. The above fixes Episcopalian. The first Episcopal services the fact that Nathan Evans' brother Roger in the vicinity were held in his house, was in this country in 1718, and was liv- then in a log cabin built upon his planta- ing in 1737. He sold his faimi in Edg- tion, which burned down early in 1700, mont township in 1724, and since he and which was replaced by the present St. bought the Conestoga farm about the Dartd’s church, near St. David’s Station, same time, he must have moved to the on Pennsylvania railroad. His children Conestoga alley in this year. He built were members of the church. Nathan the house now owned and occupied by one Evans's name appears in the records. of his descendants, Isaac Evans, on a part William Davies was a vestryman and he of this plantation, which he called the was prominent in the church as long as little meadow. The following is taken he lived. He was a member of the Penn- from the records of Bangor church, sylvania Assembly in 1712 and 1714. He Churchtown, Lancaster county: ;

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“By the Honorable William Penn, Es- Note.—These DaAies Avere relatives of quire, original proprietor of the Province Susanna DaAies, AAife of Nathan Evans. of Pennsylvania, his charter to all persons Gabriel and .John were her brothers. Con- themselves from any part of Christendom gressman EdAA'ard Davies was a descend- into said Province. It is granted they ant of Gabriel. Nathan Evans moved to shall enjoy the free license of the Chris- thite region ahead of his friends from tian religion under whatever denomina- Radnor. tion. P"pon this, so engaging a plan of The first pastor Avas ReA’. Griffith privileges, among others, several families Hughs, 17.30-17.3,3. Then in succession of Welsh known by the name of Ancient Rev. Roger BlaekAvell, 1733-1739; Richard Britons, did transplant themselves from Lock, 1739-17.51; George Craig. 1751-1759; Wales, in Old England, unto the Province Thomas Barton, 1759-1774. (In the inter- aforesaid and settled tliemselves at first A'al during the Revoluitionary War they in the township of Eadnor, in the county had no ininister), and ReA^ Frederick of Chester, in the Province aforesaid, lllig, 1782. where they erected a place of worship, On the 17th day of NoA'ember, A. D. where they had divine seiwice, according 1751, the first record of the church Avas re- ten the doctrine and discipline of the Epis- corded; Avhen Nathan Evans AA'as chosen cojial Church of England, of which church a A'estryman and he continued each year they were zealous members, and had for at the head of the vesitry until his death. their minister the Eev. Mr. Robert Wey- At a meeting of the vestry on the 7th day man, the society's missionary for the of September, A. D. 1754, a subscription Propagating of the Gospel in Foreign AA'as t.aken up to raise money to build a Parts. neAv church. The largest subscription Avas After some years many of them finding giA'en by Nathan Evans, one hundred their settlement too confined (from the pounds. vast number of incomers) they, Anno The AvaiTant for the land upon which Domini IT.IO. removed some mil.-'s to the the church Avas built (and still stands) is westward into a new countv called tan- dated hlay 24. 1738. SurA^ey Avas made caster and settled in a township called “to Gabriel DaA’ies for a church thereon Caernarvon from a shire of the same then intended to be erected and since name in Wales in Old England, and fix- erected and called Bangor CliAirch, for the ing here, they (in imitation of all good use of a congregation of Protestants of Christians) found that no place Avould the established Church of England.” be agTeeable to them Avithout the Public Patent Avas issued to “Linford Lardner Worship of God, therefore unanimously (who AA'as a cousin of William Penn and and cordially consented and agreed ac- Treasurer of the Province) and John cor(Ung- to their AA'ordly circumstances to Davies (the present church wardens,) and build a church of square logs, which they their heirs for the use aforesaid.” 62 acres furnished and gav'e the name of Bangor and 167 perches. Consideration. 9 pounds, from a diocese of that name in Old Eng- 14 shillings and 8 pence. Quitrent \ penny gland. The principal members who built per acre. In 1759 Nathan EA'ans, Senior, the church AA^ere as folloAvs, viz: paid “for the Glebe land, Avhich lies around Thomas Williams, EA'an Huglis, the church and cleared it out of the office George Huttson, Zaecheus Davies, by a patent for the use of the minister of- Nathan Evans, George Huttson. ficiating in the church of Bangor, 29 EdAvard DaAues, EdAvard Nicholas, pounds 2 shillings. Thomas Morgan, EdAvard Davies, GEORGE CRAIG. Rees DaA’ies, Hugh Davies. From first page of church record Philip Davies. David Davies, “Easter Monday, April 7, 1760. Mr. Gabriel DaA'ies, Morgan EA'an s, Nathan Evans. Sen., paid into the hands IMorgan .Tohn, John DaAues, of William Dougla.ss, Treasurer to the John BoAven. Charles Huttson, Church of Bangor, the sum of nineteen John Edwards, Thomas Nicholas, pounds, tAvo shillings, and three pence, be- I last payment of a benefaction of Nicholas Huttson, John Davies. ! ing the Historical and Genealogical. 147

one hundred pounds which he generously the hands of the Eedeemer on the 23d contributed towards building said church, day of Dcember, A. D. 1763. and which the congregation acknowledges The memoiy of the just shall be held in to have now received in full."’ everlasting remembrance.” Nathan Evans died December 23, 1763, His descendants are widely distributed leaving a will, mentioning his wife, throughout the United Sates. Susanna, sons, Nathan, John and Jame.s, and daughters, Ann, rvife of Eleazor TOMBSTOXF. IXSCKII'TIOXS Evans, and Mary, \rife of Tliomas Nich- olas, grandsons Nathan, son of Nathan; From the I’eiiiie|jeok Baptist Grave John and David, sons of Ann: Nathan yarciXear Biistleton. and William, sons of James, and nephews Eichard and Jonathan in the Province of [The first Baptist church was built in Marjdand (these were likely sons of his 1707 on a piece of gi'ound given by the brother Eoger) After devising the farm Eev. Samuel Jones. He was bora in on which he lived to his son James, he be- Eadnor county, Wales. July 9. 16.57, and quealthed ‘‘Twenty shillings, whicli it is came to America in 1686. Eev. Elias my will shall be given to -the minister of Keaeh, Eev. Thos. Dungan, Wm. Kinners- Bangor Church yearly and every year for- ley and Eev. Ebenezer Kinnersley, his ever, which twenty shillings I charge to son, also Eev. Jenkin Jones, were the and lay upon the meadow commonly noted preachers of this congregation, known by the name Little Meadow.” whose energies made the early history One of his descendants now lives upon of the Baptist church in America. This this fami and the amount has always church and graveyard is one of the most been and is regularly paid to the church. interesting places historically that I have He also bequeathed 100 pounds to buy visited in this State. Its condition is ex- three bells for the church, but money was cellent, the grounds being well cared for.] used for other purposes. He also derdsed L. B.. 1768. a farm in Tredyffrin township, Chester Butchewho, .John, d. .June 30th. 1777, county, to his grandson, Nathan, son of also body of Hannah aged 46 y. ; ye Nathan, subject to an annual payment of .James, died ye 13th of May, 1731. twenty shillings to be used toward the Bartolet, Elizabeth, d. May 23, 1805, aged support of a school in said township. 50 y. A large slab of marble covers his arave Cart, IMargaret. wf. of .John Cart, d. Apl. in Bangor, chlrchyard. upon which is in- ye 26, 1749, aged 52 y.

scribed : Clift, .Jonathan, d. 19 , 1805, aged “ Waiting for the glorious resurrection of 84 y. 7 m. 11 d. Also, the faithful. Clift, Christian, d. May 9, 1788, aged Here lies the body of Nathan Evans the 45 y. elder. C. C., 1788. Bom in Treve Englis, in the county of F. C., 1787. Montgomery, in the principality of E. C., 1766. Wales. [These are in the Clift plot and are A man, humble in affluence and prosperi- undoubtedly of that name and family.] ty. Clift, Edward, d. July 17, 1801, aged 34 y. Tn the duties of religion devout. Dungan, Mercy, wf. of Jonathan Dun- In friendship faithful. gan, d. 17 Sept., 1735, aged 21 y. and In his dealings just. 10 m. To the poor he dispensed with a liberal Few did exceed her sober life. hand. When as a maid or a wife; To the church he was a generous and But now her spirit dwells on high bountiful benefactor, and to all man Tho’ her body here doth lye. kind a loving friend. Dungan, Benjamin, b. Apl. 27, 1743; Harnng attained the age of eighty-one elected deacon of the Ilaptist church, years he calmly resigpied his soul unto Pennypeck, Lower Dublin, Pa., Mar. 148 NrAes and Queries.

30, 1782, -niiich office he sustained up- Thirza Engle, d. Sept. 10, 1820, aged wards of 34 years and died the Lord's 10 y. 2 m. day, June 23. 1816, anno aet 73. Edwards, George, s. of Benjamin and Han- Dungan. Jesse, d. July 12, 1823, aged 07 y. nah, d. Aug. 31, 1820, aged 3 y. 10 m. 4 ui. 19 d. 14 d. Duncan, Hannah, dau. of William and Edwards, IMarsliall, d. Feb. 9, 1778, aged Maria Duncan, d. Aug. 10, 1805, aged 31 y. 1 y. 4 in. Edwards, Martha, wf. of Marshall Ed- Duffi'eld, Peter, d. Aug. 15, 1752, aged wards, d. Feby. 20, aged 36 y. about 37 y. Edwards, Dr. Enoch, ob. Apl. 18, 1802, Duffield, John, d. Sept. 12, 1756, aged aged 52 y. 36 y. Edwards, Ann, wf. of Alexander Edwards, Duer, Elizabeth, d. Ajil. 10, 1817, aged d. Sept. 11, 1771. 83 y. 9 in. 13 d. Edwards, Alexander, d. May 16, 1777, ]M. D.. d. Mav 30, 1812, aged 14 y. 2m. aged 06 y. 10 d. Edwards, George, d. June 16, 1797, aged [This is perhaps a Duer, initials only 56 y. shown.] Edwards, Jemimia, wf. of George Ed- De Nyee, John, d. May 10, 1775, aged wards, d. -STov. 13, 1807, aged 02 y. 49 y. Foster, Thomas, d. Feb. 23, 1771, aged ’’ De Nyce, Jane, wf. of John De Nyce, d. y- Dec. 5, 1805, aged 79 y. 5 ni. 1 u. Glen. John, s. of James and Maiy, d.

Dyre, Joseph, d. Aug. 19, 1802, aged 1 Sept. 20, . y. 5 d. Gordon. Elizabeth, wf. of Elisha Gordon, Dyre, Joseph, d. July 23, 1800, aged 1 y. d. IMar. 31, 1817, aged 58 y. 3 m. 5 111. 8 d. George, Ann, d. Aug. 14, 1799, aged 10 y. Dyre, Joseph, d. Feby. 26, 1835, aged 81 y. George, Wm., d. Sept. 3, 1799, aged 8 y. 1 m. 0 d. George, Catherine, d. Sept. 4, 1799, aged D_^Te, Christianna. consort of Joseph 15 y. Dyre, b. July 28, 1737; d. Oct. 17, George, Ann, wf. of William George, d. 1829. Sept. 9. 1801. aged 33 y. Dyre, Hetty, dau. of Joseph and Cliris- George, Eiehard, d. Jany. 0th, 1809, aged

tianna Dvi'e,“ b. Sept. 7, 1783; d. Oct. 2 y- 25, 1823. Griffiths, Thomas, d. June 10, 1783, aged Davis, David Z., d. Sept. 8, 1827, aged 78 y.

27 y. 7 111 . 8 d. Griffiths, Joseph, s. of Thomas and Eliza- DavLs, Mary Ann, d. Sept. 10, 1820, aged beth Griffiths, d. Xov. 16, 1775, aged 6 ni. 10 d. 28 y. Davis, Thomas, d. June 13, 1826, aged Griffiths, Thomas, d. June 16, 1783, aged 3 y. 8 m. 26 d. 78 y. Davis, Charles, d. Sept. 10, 1818, aged 1 y. Gillison, Thomas, a native of South Caro- 5 ni. 10 d. lina, d. June 2, 1825, aged 53 y. 3m Davis, William, d. Oct. 4, 1821, aged 2 y. 5 d. 7ni. 12 d. Holme, John, d. July 12, 1775, aged 69 y. Davis. Lewis, d. Oct. 20, 1821, aged 7 ni. Holme. Jane, wf. of John Holme, d. May 12 d. 18, 1795, aged 84 y. 6 m. Davis, Daniel, a native of Carmarthen- Holme, Hetty, dau. of Thomas and Ee- shire, South Wales, d. Aug. 3, 1824, becca, aged 2 y. 7 m. aged 64 y. 2 in. 1 d. Holme, Susan, wf. of George W., d. June Eaton, John, d. 3 in., 1702. 4, 1828, aged 28 y. 5 m. 18 d; also, Eaton, Eev. George, d. July 1st, 1704, Holme. Frances, dau. of Geo. and Susan, aged 77 y. 11 in. d. Mar. 23, 1828, aged 2 y. 7 m. 2 d. Eaton, George, d. 7 in., 1706. Holme, Wm. H., s. of Geo. W. and Susan, Engle, Caroline, dau. of Eiehard and d. Aug. 30, 1821, aged 14 m. 5 d. ;

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Holme, Thomas, d. Slay 26, 1826, aged Jones, Samuel Spicer, d. Slay 11, 1769, 78 y. aged 18 m. 17 d. Holme, Rebecca, wf. of Thomas Holme, All that live must die. All that die live d. Oct. 11, 1805, aged 52 y. must Endless joy or woe. Holme, John, d. Slar. 8, 1810, aged 68 v. Jones, Samuel, d. Aug. 1778, aged 22 d. 3, 7 y. 3 m. 3 d. Holme, Esthei’, wf. of John Holme, d. Dee- Jones, Thomas Spicer, d. Aug. 4, 1778, 20, 1816, aged 68 y. 5 m. 13 d. aged 13 y. lacking 9 d. Harker, John, d. June 15, 1804, aged Jones. Reverend Samuel, b. Jan. 14, 1735; 43 y. 2 m. d. Feb. 7, 1814. Hall, Susan, of Boston, d. June 4, 1810, Jones, Sylvia, the consort of Samuel aged 42 y. Jones, D. D., d. July 23, 1802, aged 66 y. 6 in. Hollinger, Achsha, d. Apl. 16, 1812, aged Jones, Elizabeth, b. Caernarvonshire, N. 23 y. 11 m. 8 d. M'ales, d. Julv 23, 1808. aged Haeftee, Charles, d. Sept. 18, 1742, aged 35 y. GUSTAVUS N. HART. 55 y. Philadelphia. Heritage, William F,, s. of John and Ann Heritage, d. Xov. 20, 1803, aged 3 t. 11 m. 18 d. Heritage, Susannah, dan. of John and filar les Ij. Bailey. Jane De Nyce, d. Aug. 27, 1774, aged Surrounded by all the members of his 24 y. family, with the exception of his son-in- Hughes, Elizabeth, Trf. of John Hughes, law, Sir. Robert E. Speer, and daughter- d. Dec. 20, 1815, aged 57 y. in-law, Sirs. William E. Bailey, Avho were Jackson, Joseph, d. Mar. 24, 1807, aged unable to arrive here in time. Sir. Charles 33 y. 6 m. 2 d. L. Bailey, one of Harrisburg's oldest, Jackson, John, d. Apl. 27, 1770, aged 64 y. universally 7 m. most prominent and most respected citizens, passed to his reward at James, Hannah, d. Slay 13, 1731. streets, Jones, George, d. 1701. his home. Front and Chestnut 5th, 1899. Jones, James, d. 1699. Tuesday morning, September sei’iously ill Jones, Joshua, d. Nov. 1st, 1781, aged He had been but a few daj’s, on Sunday Drs. 80 y. and Jones, Hannah, vf. of Joshua Jones, d. Denver and DeCosta, eminent Phila- delphia specialists, were summoned Oct. 2, 1770; also, an infant, 12 d old. in consultation with the local attending Jones, Joshua, d. Oct. 5, 1823, aged 63 y. physicians. They gave the members of •wanting 4 d. ; also, his wife Jones, Eleanor, d. Apl. 14, 1815. aged the family little eircouragement as to his reeovei-y. About midnight IMr. Bailey lost 53 y. 126 d. : also, their daughters, Jones, Hannah, d. Feb. 13, 1792, aged consciousness and slowly sank to rest at 2 y. 13 d. the hour above indicated. Jones, Lucretia, d. Feb. 17, 1792, aged !Many telegi’ams of sympathy and con- dolence received at the llailey resi- 47 d. ; also, were Jones, Eleanor, d. Slay 6, 1807, aged 2 y. dence during the day, and many friends called expressed their deep soitow 185 d. ; also, their son, and Jones, Samuel. SI. D., d. in Cincinnati, over the death of Mr. Bailey. Mrs. Wil- Slar. 22, 1832. liam E. Bailey, who is a daughter of for- Jones, Sylvia, d. July 20, 1778. aged 11 m. mer Secretai-j’ of War Russell A. Alger, 20 d. was by the bedside of the aged sufferer Jones, an infant of S. and S. Jones, h. IMonday, and later left for her home. Feby. 7. 1773, aged 17 d. For more than a quarter of a centui’y Jones, John, d. 1713: also, his wife, ]\Ir. Bailey had been one of the leading Jones, Rebecca, d. Nov. 3, 1743; also, citizens of the Capital City. He Avas dis- Jones, James, d. Oct. 12. 1770. aged 7 y. tinguished for his broad-mindedness, gen- 150 Notes and Queries.

erosity, public-spirit, pride iii his home ville, where he became thoroughly con- city, and thorough independence. His vei'sant uith the details of the business fidelity in all the walks of life was one of carried on at that place. He removed with his most marked eharaeteristies. On all his parent.s to Berks county, where he public questions he was independent in continued his clerkship for five years, and the expression of his opinion, and cour- from 1849 to 1852 was a partner with his ageous in maintaining it. Energetic and father in the Pine Iron Works. In August progressive as a business man, he was also of the latter year Mr. Bailey removed to free and liberal in the use of his means Harrisburg and in connection udth Monis to promote the good of his community, Pattei’son, of Philadelphia, founded the and church and charity alike were con- Old Central Iron Works, latterly used as stantly the recipients of his generosity. a puddling mill. He c-ontinued bnsiness In his death this community has lost a until 1859, when lie became interested citizen whose moral inlluenc was a bless- until the late James McCormick in the ing and an inspii-ation. Nail Works at Fairview, Cumberland Charles Luken-s Bailey, son of .Joseph county, rebuilt the: works and canned Bailey and Martha (Lukens) Bailey, was them on successfully until 1866, when he born March 9th, 1821, in Chester county. retired from the firm, and founded and Pa. His paternal ancestors were of Eng- erected the present Chesapeake Nail lish and his maternal ancestors of Welsh Works in Harrisburg. Later he associat- descent. His great-gTandfather, Edward ed with him his brother. Dr. George Bai- Bailey, was a resident of Bucks county ley. under the finn name of Charles L. and iiis gi’andfather, William Bailey, a Bailey & Bro. resident farmer in Philadelphia county. In 1869 Mr. Bailey removed to Potts- Pa. His father was born in 1796 and set- town, and until 1875 was the treasui-er tled in Chester county in 1819, where he and general manager of the Pottstoivn earned on farming until 1838, when he Iron Company, manufactuiing nails, boil- engaged in the iron business at the oid er plate and pig iron. Closing out his in- Luleens’ mill in Coatesville and there man- terest there he returned to Harrisburg, ufactured boiler plate for six years. In and in 1877-78 erected the present Central 1844 he removed to Berks county, near Iron Works, contiguous to the Chesapeake Pottstown, and erected on the site of the Nail Works. Mr. Bailey' was thoroughly ‘•'Old Forge’’ of the Pine Iron Works, a imbued with the spirit of progress and en- rolling mill and carried on business alone terprise, as his various industrial under- for a few years and afterwards in connec- takings attest, and although his mind was tion with his sons under the firm name of largely absoi’bed in business pursuits, he Joseph Bailey & Sons, until udthin a short did not hold entirely aloof from duties in- period when he retired from active life, cumbent upon him as a citizen. He was leaving his manufacturing interests then president of the board of trustees of the in the hands of his son, Joseph L. Bailey. ilarket Square Presbyterian Church, and The children of .Joseph and Martha Bailey in 1880 was appointed by Governor Hoyt

were: Charles L., Sarah, Edward, former- a, trustee of the Pennsylvania Insane Hos- ly manager of the iron works at Glasgow, pital. He was elected a member of the Montgomery county, deceased; Dr. Select Council of the city in 1877, was a

George, of Philadelphia ; William L., member of the State Legislature in 1879, treasurer and manager of Thomdale Iron and in 1881 he was again elected a mem- Works; .Joseph L., Hannah, and Anne, ber of the Select Council, chosen presi- decea.sed. dent, and served as chairmaai of the Fi- Charles L. Bailey, eldest son, obtained nance Cmnmittoe. his early education at the Westtown Mr. Bailey married, in 1856, Emma H. School. Oiester county, and for some time Doll, daaighter of William Doll and Sarah thereafter was a clerk in the drug store M. (Elder), of Harrisburg.whose maternal of Thomas Evans & Co., of Philadelphia. great-grandfather was Eev. John Elder. His career in the iron business began in Their suiwiving children ai'e: William 1838' as a clerk for his father at Coates- Elder, a graduate of Yale in the class of :

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1882; Edward, a graduate of Yale scien- Sawyer, -who d. Nov. 29, 1808, leaving six tific course in the class of 1881, president children, one of whom was my grand- of the Harrisburg National Bank; Charles father, John Geddes, b. March 19, 1801, L., attorney-at-law and James B., asso- and d. Nov. 4, 1889, at Ann Arbor, Mich. ciated with his father in the iron and steel Mv grandfather had a brother William, b. business, also graduates of Yale, and Dec. 28, 1802, and d. March 21, 1877, at Emma D., wife of Robert E. Speer, of New his residence in Pittsfield, near Ann Har- iTork, general secretary of the Presbyter- bor. In his will he speaks of a sword that ian Board of Foreign ^Missions. belonged to Rolrert MeCallen. John Saw- yer, father of Jane Sawyer, who m. Rob- 3fOTi;S AX1» ert Geddes, w-as b. -^ug. 4, 1730 (O. S.), and d. Aug. 12, 1813. He was the oldest Historical, Biograjtliicnl, and Genea- logical. son of William Sawyer, wdio settled in Londonderry township, Lancaster county. XXXI. What I wish to know is whether either of the Sawyei's named or Robert iMcCallen GENEALOGICAL served in the war of the Revolution. And Revolutionary Research.—Recent- CHARLOTTE RANDALL. ly many complaints have reached us re- Beliot, IVis. garding the unreliable information fur- [Robert IMcCallen commanded a com- nished by a coterie in this city. We de- pany of Lancaster county militia, and sire it to be distinctly understood, that went into the Jerseys in August, 1770, the Editor of “Notes and Queries ’ is not and in .service until .Tanuary, 1777.] responsible for the data sent out by these ignoramuses in genealogical research. If Kouie Westiiiorelainl C'oniiiy Families. people want accuracy they should seek information from those they know and on [A New' York coiTespondent who is whom they can depend. preparing a record of his owm family, sends the following to “Notes and WISHART. Queries.” Precliance some of o\ir West- John Wishart, of Antrim township, moreland county friends can help us.] Cumberland county, d. in February, 1778, PHIPPS. leaving a wife xCgnes, d. March, 1793, and Samuel Phipps died at his home, near children Butler. Richland county. Ohio, .Tanuary i. Joseph, d. prior to 1792, leaving a 5. 1841, aged 103 years, 7 months and 5 daughter Jean. days. He, consequently, was born either

ii. (Agnes) . Nancy Februaiw' 25, or .June 1, 1735. as the old iii. John. or new' style of calendar and the old-style iv. James. year I)eginning (March 25th or new'-style V. Edward. year, beginning .January 1st, be used. vi. Mary. Family tradition informs us that he was The executors are sons John and James. born near Philadelphia, JYhere and when Neither of them are named in their w'as he bom. and where manded? MJiat mother’s will, her executors being son Ed- the name of his father and date and place ward and Janies Crooks. Edward and of birth, maniage, death and place of Mary, provably minors in 1778, are not burial? JYhat were the. full Chi-istian mentioned in their father's will. and surname of his mother, dates of bii-th, death and place of bui-ial? Was GEDDES. Samuel Phipps descended from .Joseph James Geddes came to Pennsylvania in Phipps, who came over with JVilliain 1752. His son, William Geddes, m. in Penn, or how' related? 1762, Sarah MeCallen. She d. in 1773. Their son Robert Geddes, b. Sept. 30, -MARSHAL. 1771, in Hanover township, Lancaster Mary Marshal, who mairied, about county, d. July 14, 1832. He married Jane 17f5, Samuel Phipps, above mentioned, 152 Notes and Queries.

was a f o'lTîn of General Anthony WajTie. William Power buried? MTiat is the Wliat is the date of her hirth, where, date of the mai-riage of William and Mar- when married, full name of her father, garet PoAAêr? Did Margaret Power, af- and Clnistian and surname of her ter the death of her husband, William, molher? inarry Colonel Daniel Cresap? Family tradition infoims us that she did. Was ITPDEORAFr. IMargaret, the AA’idoAv of William Power, What Avere the Christian and surname the mother of the ten children: Thomas of the ATife of John Updegraff, parents (1st), Daniel, Joseph, Van, Robert, of Edith Updegraff, of West Fairfield James and Thomas (2d), and Elizabeth, toAA'iiship, Ligonier Talley, Westmore- i\Ia.rA’ and Sarah, born unto Colonel land county. PennsyUania, AAdio married Daniel Cresap by his second Avife? Nathan Phipps, son of Samuel and Maiw Marshal Phipps? OGDEX. Armstrong Ogden Avas bom at Eliza- WI.-sE. bethtoAA'n, N. J., May 10, 1795. Wliat William Wise, of Wesmoreland county, Avere the names of his parents? Was his PennsylA’ania, manned Sarah Phipps, father Col. Joseph Ogden, his mother’s daughter of Samuel and Mary Marshal maiden name Susannah Woods? Phipps. Any infonnation about the family and dfscen.larts and AAdiereabouts HAEXY. of tbe M'ise faiuily aatII be greatly appre- Catherine Haney or Katrina Haeny, of ciated. Westmoreland county. Pa,, was born June 3, 1773, and married June 5, 1792, TtMTOP. John Phipps. ’Wliat Avas the name of her Piobecca DcA'or or Devour manned Eli father, and the maiden, Christian and Phipps, son of A athan and Edith Upde surname of her mother? graff Phipps. Wtat is the date of the birth of Rebecca DeA'or Phipps and Avhere, HALFERTY. Avhat Avas the name of her father, the What is the date of the birth of Mar- niaider.. Christian and surname of her garet (about 1790), daughter of Col. Ed- mether, dale of her birth and where Avard and Margaret Flack Halferty, of buried ? West Fairfield, Westmoreland county, Pa,, Avho married John Phipps, on Janu- POT^R. ary 9, 1812? In what capacity and by what authori- SAMUEL PHIPPS BRIGHAM. ty Avas George PoAver sent by the State of Pennsylvania, first temporarily in 1789, TOMBSTONE SSSC'RIB'FIOX.S and second permanently in 1795 to Frank- lin, now Venango county, in regard to From tlic PenepecK Oraveyard, Bns- the settlement of the tendtory “north and tletoii. Pa, west of the Allegheny RiA-er and Cone- AAungo Creek?'’ lYhat were the maiden, II. Christian and surname of Margaret, the mother of George Power and wife of Wil- Jalley, Samuel., d. Sept. 5, 1810, aged 40y. liam PoAver, What is the date and place A natiiê of County Doaati, Ireland. of birth of IMargaret PoAver, and date of Keen, Mary, Avife of John Keen, d. Feb. her death, as AA’ell as where buried? 14, 1816, aged 74y. IWiat was the name of her father? What Keen, John, d. May 17, 1808, aged 70y. AAmre the tell maiden, Christian and sur- Keen. Sarah, wife of John Keen, b. Nov. name of her mother? Where did her par- 28, 1743,- d. Sept.' 6, 1782. ents reside? What is the date of the Kely, Patrick, d. 1716. birth of William Power? MJiere was he Kitchen, Thoma.s, d. 1706. born? What is the date of his death? Kinnersley, ReA^ Ebenezer, d. July 4, 1778, At AA"hat place and in what cemetery Avas aged 67y. Historical and Genealogical. 153

Kinnersey, Sarah, wfe of Ebeiiezer, d. Owen, Elizabeth, wife of Owen Owen, d. Nov. 6, 1802, aged Sly. .Jan. 1, 1818, aged 3.3y, 7m, 9d. Itinarsley, William, d. Feb. 17, 1732, aged L. O., 1708. [This probably an Owen.] 63y, 3m. Purnal, Samuel, d. July 20, 1809, aged Lewis, Samuel Ellis, son of Eobert and 22y, 19d. Parker, Eliabeth, Frances, d. Aug. 8, 1791, aged lly. wife of Thomas Parker, d. Jvov. 26, 1702. aged 50y. Levds, Eobert, d. July 14, 179.5, aged 55y. Powell, Thomas, d. Sept. 26, 1752, aged Lewis, Frances, wife of Eobert, d. April 55y; also 3, 1820, aged 64y. Powell, Eleanor, d. Dec. 8, 1772, aged 6Sy. McVaugli, EEzabeth, d. March 2, 1821, Eiekard, Jlary, 3d m. 1702. aged 70y. Swift, Anthony, d. March 28, 1815, aged McJMugh, Edmond, d. Feb. 14, 1820, aged 74y; also 72y, 4m. Svnft, IMartha, wife of Anthony, d. April MecAvoa (McAvoy), Catherine, d. April 14, 1830, aged 87y. 6. 1737, aged 45y. Swift, Dr. Samuel, d. Nov. 28, 1784, aged Marshall, 'William, d. Feb. 20, 1764. 73y, 7m. Maghee, Wiliam, d. Sept. 29, 1825, aged Svift, Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Swift, d. 67y; also Oct. 20, 1795. aged 78y. Maghee, Frances, consort of Wm. IMaghee, Swift, IMary, dau. of Samuel and Eliza- d. Oct. 20, 1835, aged C2y. beth, d. Nov. 19, 1787, aged 37y. Maris, Nathan, son of 'William and IMary, Swift, John, d. Dec. 17, 1732, aged 224y. d. June 6, 1780. aged ly, 4m: also Swift, Phebe, b. Feb. 15, 1737; d. Jan.~'l, Maris, Mathias, their son, d. -June 13, 1814. 1784, aged 4m. 12d. Swift, John, b. Oct. 4, 1730; d. Dec. 29, IMarple, David, d. Oct. 7, 1739, aged 75y. 1813. Marple, Jesse, d. April 21, 1815, aged 34y, Swift, Edward, b. Dec. 11, 1765; d. Dec. 3d. 26. 1813; also Miles, Griffith, and his rrife, Swift, Elizabeth, his widow, d. 3Iareh 9, iEles, Bridget, bom in Wales 1070; d. 1850. aged 78y. Penna., Jan., 1719. Swift, Sarah, dau. of Edward and Eliza- Miles, .John, d. 1717, aged 37y. beth Swift, b. .Jan. 14, 1797; d. .Jan. 14, Miles, .Jacob, d. Aug. 23, 1822, "aged 54y. 1813. Miles, Margaret, d' March 3, 1820, aged Swift, Heniy, son of Edward and Eliza- 70y. beth Swift, d. April 14, 1829, aged loy, Miles, Jvydia, d. Aug. 28, 1841, aged 89y. Im. l\Eles, D. [No date, veiy old piece' of Sherwell, Sarah, d. Nov. 2. 1822. aged 56y. rough stone.] Shepherd, JYillimina, b. Aug. 14, 1808; d. ]\Iiles, Samuel, d. Nov. 25, 1825, aged March 1815. > o 31y,.r, 27, _0m, lOd. Shei)herJ, .John .Jr., b. Oct. 25, 1792- d Miles, Ann, consort of .Joseph Miles, d. Feb. 28, 1813. Dec. 20, 1821, aged 90y. Shepherd, John, b. Oct. 15, 1759; d Miles, Ann I., aged 3y,' Im, 25d. [No Oct. 2.3, 1809. year given.] Shepherd, Anna B., wife of John Shep- Moms, Evan, b. in Eadnorshire. Great herd, d. Oct. 14, 1828, aged 67y. Britain, d. .Jan. 25, 1725, aged 25y. Shearer, Sarah, wife of Jacob, d. '.July 27 Moulder, William, d. Sept. 24, 1798, aged° 1796, aged 35y, 7m. 73y. Shearer. Eachel. wife of .Jacob, d. March Moore, Dr. .Jonathan, b. .July 29, 1775- 9, 1832, aged 67y. d. March 17, 1815. Shearer, Jacob, d. Feb. 12, 1837, aoed Moore, Hamilton, son of Dr. .Jonathan, 82y. b. .Jan. 4. 1811; d. Nov. 20. 1812. Thomas. James, a native of Wales, d. Northrop, George, 3d m, 1707. May 5, 1800, aged 47y. Northrop, Mary, dau. of Enoch and Mary Thomas, John, d. May 14, 1761, aged Northrop, 45y;’ d. Nov. 14, 1792, aged 6y, 7m. also 154 A^ofes and Queries.

Thomas, Lucretia. wife of John, d. Dec. AA'right, Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel and 15, 17G0, aged 40y. .Jane AATight. d. Alay 28, 1829, aged 8y, Tavlor, Malachi, h. Noa\ 22, 1770; d. 9m. May 9, 1826. AA'i’ight, Harriet, dau. of Samuel and Jane, Taylor, Isaac, d. Aug. 27, 1819, aged 21y, d. Aug. 26, 1819, aged ly, 8m. ilm, 18d; AA'right. Harriet, dau. of .Jesse and Alary, AMn Benren, Abraham, of Philadelphia, d. b.^Feb. 5, 1811; d. Apl. 4, 1817. Aug. 11, 1825, aged 63y: also AA'right. Elizabeth, wife of John AATight, A^an Bueren, Sarah, wife of Abraham, d. Feb. 1, 1806, aged 44y. dau. of John Holme, of Holniesbnrg, AA'right, John, d. Nov. 15, 1841, aged 86y. Pa., d. Aug. 20. 18,39. aged 50y. AATight. AA'illiam, d. Apl. 9, 1813, aged A'an Beuren, Henry, son of Abraham, d. 53y, 9d. Jan. G, 1818. aged 5y. 6m, 17d. AA'right. Eleanor, vife of AA'illiam, d. .Time A'an Beuren, Frances, dau. of Abraham 15. 1818; aged GOy, Id. and Sarah, d. Nov. 13. 1816. aged 2y. AA'right. Joseph, d. Feb. 19, 1832, aged A^andike, Heni'v, d. April 11, 1825, aged 78y, 3in. 79y, 8m, Iw. AA'right. Al.artha, wife of Joseph AATight, A’andike, Lucy, wife of Heniy Amndike, d. d. Jan. 10. 1814, aged G4y, 6m, 9d. Feb. 19, IS'SG, aged 77y. uAA'ebster, Thomas, d. Aug. 20, 1809, aged AA’a.tts, Silas, d. Aug. 16, 1737. aged 39y. 8.5y.

AA'atts, Eaehel, wife of .John AA^atts, d. ! AA'ebster, Susannah, d. Dec. 11, 1785, aged Nov.. 1765, aged 29y. 4m. h oSy. AA'atts, Stephen, d. 1788. aged Sly. GUSTAA'US N. HAET. AA'atts, Elizabeth, d. 1793. aged 87y. Philadelphia. AA'atts, Elizabeth, widow of Arthur AAkrtts, dau. of .Tohn and Lucretia Thomas, d. 4>!

' A—nd peace by .Jesus make; In memory of T—hen att the last when youl wake. Charles AleCauley, senior, S—ure [illegible] who Avas born Alai'ch 15, 1754, and died April 10, 1817, a.ged he died 63 years and 25 days. August ye 27, 170i In memory of Charles AleCauley, junior,

AVvight, Eaehel. wife of .John AATight, d. who Avas born .January 1, 1799; Nov. 28. 1801, aged 72y. died February 11, 1830. AA^i'ight. .John, d. April 13. 1792, aged 63y. aged 30 years, 1 month and 11 days. AA'right, Eaehel, d. March 21, 1833, aged 7 5y. In memory of AA^right. Eebeeca, d. April 9, 1813. aged Hannah AleCauley, 41 y, 8m, 9d. AA-ife of AA'right, Jane, wife of Samuel, d. April 5, Charles McCauley, senior, 1826, aged 34y. who AA'as born October G, 1757, Historical and Genealogical. 155

and departed tliis life July 10, 1835, Isaac and Sarah Ann Hanna, aged 77 years, 3 montlis and 4 days. who was born April 9, 1835, and who died May 30, 1839, Sacred to the memory of aged 4 years, 1 month and 11 days. Catharine daughter of Billinyer Mary Arm, and wife of Robert Hanna, daughter of -Jeremiah and Susair Huyett, who was bom October 30, 1805. died February 12, 1840. and departed this life ilay G, 1836, aged 4 years, 4 months and 27 days. aged 30 years, 6 months and 6 days. In memory of In memory of Isaac Hanna, Jackson Hanna, who was bom November 13, 1793, w'ho was bom January 2, 1784. died March 14, 1841, and departed this life January 18, 1837, aged 47 years, 4 months and 1 dat. aged 53 years, 16 days. In rnerrrory of In IMarv' Ann, memory of daughter John Hanna, of George and Rebecca Hanira, who was bom October 26, bom October 2, 1830, A. D. 1748, and died May 4, died -lanuary 26. 1844. A. D. 1838, aged 89 years, aged 13 years, 3 months and 25 days. 6 months and 9 days. In

Kind angels watch his deepening dust, i nrenrory of

Till Jesus comes to raise the just. i IMrs. Ann Hanna, Then may he wake niht sweet surprise ' wife of the late in liis Saviour’s rise. And image i John Hanna, who departed this life

' (Xcte) —John Hanna served in the May 25. 1847, in the Second Maryland regiment, Eevolution- 92nd year of her age. arj- war, his name appearing on a re- , turn and roll on file at the Record and Jacob E., Pension Office, Washington, D. C., as hav- son of Jacob E. arrd Nancy Bell ing enlisted May 3, 1782, for three years. died July 22, 1847. His rank is not stated. aged 1 year, 10 months arrd 21 days.

In Orre grave irrarked with a rough stone memory of without inscriptiorr. IMargaret, daughter of George and Rebecca Hanna, NOTES AN1» OUEKIES. rvho was bom Xovember 8, 1835, and died February 11, 1839. Historical, Hiograpiiical, and Genea- logical. Sacred to the memory of XXXSI. Elizabeth, Consort of David Keedy ‘THE PERKIOMEN REGION, Past who was bom January 29, 1792. and Preserrt,” edited by Henry S. Dotterer. and depa.rted this life April 5, 1839, of No. 1605 North Thirteenth street, aged 47 years, 2 months and 7 days. Philadelphia, is a monthly publication which we trnrst will be found in the pos- In memory of session of every lover of Pennsylvania Sarah Ann, daughter of history. The Editor spent over a year —

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solely in making I'esoarclies among the V. John Samuel Pastorius: ni. Hannah ai’chives of Holland, Gennany and Switz- Luken, dan. of .Jan Luken, and had: erland, and has opened his budget for the VI. Daniel Pastorius; m. Sarah Shoe- benefit of the readers of his periodical. maker, dau. of Abraham and Amelia To those who peruse ‘'Xotes and Queries” (Levering) Shoemaker, and they had: we would advise to secure ‘"llie Perkio- VII. Daniel Pastorius: m. Elizabeth inen Hegion” at once. They will then Mecklin, dau. of Jacob and Maria (Zim- know what a good thing they possess. merman) IMecklin. The latter was a dau. of Sebastian (son of Abraham Zimmer- BRUNER. man, of Oley,) and Ann Elizabeth de I. Ulriek Brunner came to America in Levan. Sebastian Zimmennan was the 1744 and settled in Morgantown. Berks second judge of Berks county. They had: county. Pa, He in. in Apiin, 175.5. Fro- VIII. Daniel Pastorius, a merchant of nica Gross, dan. of Joseph and ilagda- Philadelphia, He m. They Styer and lena (Roth) Gross, from the Palatinate, they had among others: Germany. They had, among others: IX. IMary i\l. Pastorius; m. Davies IT. Ulriek Brunner (Ulriek). He Evans Bruner. changed his name to Owen Bruner. He m. Elizabeth Mnaver, dan. of John and ••History of the f’eiiiisylvania Kail- Barbara. (Buckwalter) Weaver. Her road. ’ father was a son of Joseph and Ann Weaver, who came from Switzerland in William Bender Wilson, of Holmesburg, 170G and settled near New Flolland, in Pa., has placed the reading public of now Lancaster county, where they took Pennsylvania, and especially the admirers up a large tract of land called "Weber of that mighty and successlul corporation, Thai.” Ulriek Bruner and his wife Eliza- in ever-living obligation, in this Narrative beth Weaver had among other children: llistoiiy of the Pennsylvania Railroad 111. Abraham; m. Rebecca Evans. Company. From the earliest inception of that great project, which connects the PASTORIUS. Vv’est with the East, the author gives facts I. Christianus Pastorius. of Warburg, apd flgm-es which only a patient delver Gennany, had among other ehildren: could furnish. The two handsome vol- II. Martinus I’astorius, of Erfort; was umes which contain the results of yea.rs of a lawyer and Imperial Councillor to King careful investigation, are replete with the Ferdinand TI, 1605 to 1629; was killed principal incidents in the career of tha.t during the thirty years’ war. He m. gigantic enteiin-ise which is the pride and Bridget von Flinsberg and they had glory of our good old Commonwealth. No among other children: other railway system in the woidd has III. Melchior Adam Pastorius, li. Sept. been more energetic, more successful or 21. 1624, at Erfort, Germany; d. Feb. 4, more eutei-prising. View the corporation 1702. at Nuremberg. He was a lavwer, from w'hatever standpoint, its equal has senator, burgomaster, mayor, Beyruth never existed, and the whole story is en- councillor, and judge of Wersheim. Ger- tertainingly told by one of its veteran em- many. His wife was iMagdalena Dietz, ployees—one who has seen it rise from its and they had among other ehildren: infancy to' its acme in railroad industry IV. Francis Daniel Pastorius, b. at and whose very life seems to have been Sominerhausen, in 1650; d. Dec. 26. 1719, interwoven into that history. No living at Germantown. Pa. He was a lawyer, man save William Bender Wilson has the professor of law, Frankfort. Came to personal intimate knowledge of facts per- fVmerica in 1683, and founded German- taining to a faithful narration. He has town in 1684; i)ecame a judge of the done his work well—and no self-styled courts and a member of the Provincial “official” historian can give a tithe of the Assembly. He m. Enneeke Klostennann, information the untiring author of these dan. of Dr. .Johann Klostennan, of Mul- volumes has gathered, without using this heiui. They had among other ehildren: material. The building of the Pennsylva- . . . : . :

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nia Railroad gave a great impetus to the iii. Griffith. industries of the Commonwealth, and with iv. John. its many branches, which have grid-iron- V. Susan, m. John Silas, and had issue ed the State, Progi'ess has been uuitten at (surname Silas) : the entrance to every village Avithiii its 1. Jlary. goodly domain. We have only to contrast 2. Jilargaret, m. William Ayres. the canal boat of sixty years ago with the 3. Elizabeth. transit of the Pennsylvania Limited from vi. IMargaret. Philadelphia to Pittsburg. To those who vii. Mary, m. June 20, 1708, Charles can grasp the transfonnation there is food Cunningham. for thought. L'p to the “.Jubilee’’ period 7. viii. Evan, m. Jilaiy Jones. Mr. Wilson has given us a pleasing re- ix. Sarah, m. Lot Evans. sume of its grand history and in conclu- X. James. sion brief sketches of the many noble III. .John Evans (Xathan), b. 11, 20, brain-workers who assisted in the accom- 1720; d. 12, 1801; m. Mary Hudson, plishment of the most wonderful maiwel of widow. They had issue: railroad entei'piise the world has ever i. Xathan, b. 1752; d. 1793. realized. Mr. Wilson’s work ought to oc- 8. ii. John, b. 1754; m. Margaret cupy a place in the library of all men of Jones thought and action in the State. iii. David, b. 1758; d. 1, IS, 1801; m. Sarah Waddell; she m. secondly. Dr. M’ashington Eigg; and they ' had issue ISVAXS OF CAEKXARVOX. (surname Rigg) 1. John D., m. Margaret Wilson, of I. Xathan Evans, b. 16S3; d. Dec. 20, Parkesburg 1703, in Churchtown. Lancaster county. iv. Mary. m. Xathan Edwards. Pa. (See “Welsh Settlers in Earl and Caer- V. Elizabeth, m. Douglass. naiwon,” N. & Q., xxx.) He m. in 1709. IV. Anne Evans (Xathan), b. 11. 4, Susanna Davies, dau. of William and 1722; m. Eleazor Evans; d. 11, 1, 1703; Ann (Miles) Davies, of Radnor. They son of David Evans, of Berks county, Pa. had issue: They had issue (surname Evans)

1. Xathan, b. 4, 8, 1711; d. 1777; ni. i. Eleazor.

Marv' Fox, widow; resided at Chureh- ii. .John. toum, Lancaster county. Pa. They had iii. David. issue: iv. [a dau.] m. John Hinton. 1. Evan, m. Dec. 20, 1701, Jane Car- V. Amos. son. vi. Xathan. 2. Xathan, m. Aug. 9, 1703, Marj’ vii. Sarah. Thomas. viii. [a dau] m. John Pugh. ii. William, b. 4, 9, 1713; d. 1744, unm. iy. Joseph. 2. iii. Evan, b. 1, 1, 1717 ; m. Mary V. .James Evans (Xathan), b. 2, 8,

Morgan. 1724; d. 10, — , 1801. He was sergeant 3. iv. John, b. 11, 20, 1720; m. Mary Fourth Battalion, Berks county militia, Hudson and a man of prominence during the War 4. V. Anne, b. 11, 4, 1722; m. Eleazor for Independence. Fie m.. in 1750, Eliza- Evans beth Thomas. They had issue:

5. vi. James, b. 2, 8, 1724; m. Eliza- 9. i. Xathan, b. 11, 27, 1752; m. Eliza- beth Thomas. beth Jones. 0. vii. Mary, b. 2, 0, 1720; m. Thomas 10. ii. William, b. 3, 3, 1750; m. Ann Xicholas. Shay. II. Evan Evans (Xathan). b. 1, 1, 1717; 11. iii. Janies, b. 1702; m. Ann Cun- d. 2, 18, 170.5; m. Maiy Morgan, dau. of ningham . John IMorgan. They had issue: iv. John, d. 4, 19, 1794. unm. 1. David. V. Caleb, m. Sarah Edwards, dau. of ii. Elizabeth, m. Aquilla Rogers. Daniel Edwards, and had issue: . . : : : :

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Nathan), b. 1. Caleb, d. umn. ! IX. Nathan Evans (James, vi. Susanna. 11, 27, 1752; d. 6, 27, 1802. He m. Eliza- VI. Mary Evans (Nathan), b. 2, fl, beth .Jones, b. 8, 19, 1754; d. 5, 12, 1823; 172G; m. first, Thomas Nicholas; d. 17G0; dau. of David Jones and sister of Col. of Mordecai Nicholas. They had issue Jones. They had issue: son i Jonathan

(simiaiue Nicholas) 15. i. Margaret, m. David Evans. i

i. Thomas, m. Miss English, dau. of 16. ii. .James, m. Elizabeth Evans. Thomas English, of Berks county, and 17. iii.Susanna, in. John Carson. they had issue (surname Nicholas) : iv. Marv, b. 10, 19, 1781; d. 10, 17, 1. Thomas. 1841.

ii. Susanna. ! V. Elizabeth, b. 8, 28. 1786; d. 8, 26, iii. Bridget. 1833; m. 6, 11, 1821, David Jones, I iv. Ann 18. vi. Gabriel-Davies, b. 9, 17, 1788;

j Maiy Evans Nicholas, m. secondly, ni. IMaiw DleCadden. j Thomas Jones, of Berks county, and they vii. Sarah, h. C, 24, 1792: d. 8, 8, 1878; had issue (suniame Jones) m. James Beck, and had issue (surname i. Samuel Beck) ii. Martha. 1. Eichard; resides Fairfield, Iowa. iii. Susanna. 2. William. iv. Sarah. 3. James. V. Maiy. 4. David.

A'TI. Evan Evans (Evan. Nathan) . He viii. David Jones, b. 7. 14, 1797; d. 5, m. Eeb. 2.5, 1777. Mary Jones, b. 12, 17, 25. 1859: ni. IMaiy Moore. 175G: d. 1, 16. 1791; dau. of David and X. William Evans (James, Nathan), b. Elizabeth (Davies) .Jones. Elizabeth 3, 3, 1756; d. 1, 1. 1808, at Churehtown, Davies is supposed to be a sister of Susan- Pa, He m. Ann Shay, of Churchto'wn. na, wife of Nathan Evans. They had is- They had issue: sue: i. (Mary.

12. i. Eleanor, b. 2, 17, 1778; m. ii. Jehu. George Bigg. iii. Abner.

ii. Elizabeth m. James Evans, son of iv. Dr. Thomas-Barton, of Wrightsville. Nathan and Elizabeth (Jones) Evans, dau. V. Elizabeth. of Da%'id and Elizabeth (Davies) .Jones. vi. jMargaret. [See family under .James Evans.] vii. Vdilliam. iii. Samuel. viii. [a dau.] m. Lloyd, of iv. Mary. Columbia, Pa., and had issue (surname VIII. John Evans (John. Nathan), b. Lloyd) 1754; d. 8. 11, 181.3. He m. 3, 9, 1799. 1. William. Margaret .Jones, dau. of Col. .lonathan 2. Maiy. .Jones and his wife Margaret Da.vis. Col- 3. Ann. onel .Jonathan .Jones was a son of David 4. Dr. Barton. and Elizabeth (Davies) Jones. They had ix. Edmund, m. Miss Sterrett. issue: XI. .James Evans (.James, Nathan), b. i. Eeese. b. 1800. 1762; d. 4, 12. 1802. He m. 1. 22, 1794, ii. David, b. 1802; ni. Margaret Evans. Ann Cunningham, b. 1, 22, 1764; d. 5, [See under family of .James Evans.] 14, 1838; dau. of James' and Eebeeca iii. .Jonathan-.lones, b. 1804. Cunningham, of Earl townsliip, James be- 13. iv. John-Clarkson, b. 1806; m. Ann ing a .son of .Joseph Cunningham, of •Jones. Salisbury and Earl townships, of Lan- 14. V. Nathan, b. 1808: m. Ann Barde. caster county. Pa, They had issue: vi. Ann.b. 2, 1, 1810; d. 1825. 19. ii. Hiram, ni. Ann Davies. vii. George-Washington, b. 5, 1. 1812; 20. ii. Eebecca, m. Abraham Bruner. surgeon U. S. N.; lost on ship Pulaski, iii. Da\’ies. 8. 9, 1838. XII. Eleanor Evans (Evan, Nathan), : : : :

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b. 2, 17, 1778; d. 5, 23, 1855. She m. Annie. 7, 4, 1797, George Eigg. They had issue 0. Lillie.

( surname Eigg) : Rebecca, 1. George-Davis. X. iMaiy-Ann. 2. Mary-Ami. XJJJ. John Clarkson Evans (John, 3. Eleanor. .John, Xathan), b. 1806, was a member 4. Hiram-Erans. of the Pennsylvania. Legislature. He m. 5. Margaret, m. Edward .Jacksen. Ann Jones, dau. of Caleb and Maiy ii. Hiram, m. Rebecca Tiimblestou. (Wliitman) .Jones. They had issue: iii. Eliza-Jones. i. David, m. 1st, Rebecca .Johnson; m. iv. George-Evans, m. Catherine Ziemer, 2dly, Fanny Bell. and had issue (surname Eigg) ii. Clara, m. Adam Bard, of Reading,

1. Rachel. Pa,, and had issue (sumame Bard) : 2. John. 1. Anna C. 3. Isabella. 2. Emily. 4. Maiy, hi. John Clemenson. 3. Adam. 5. Handet, m. Levi Shirk, and had iii. Elizabeth-Douglass.

issue I surname Shirk) : Catherine, iv. George-Washington, m. Harriet m. Xeal Graham. Buckley, and had issue: 6. Emily, m. John Kersey, and had 1. Jolm X.

issue (surname Kersey) : Esther 2. David-.Jones. and Florence. V. Ann-.Jones.

r. Samuel, ni. first, 1, 8, 1829. Ellen vi. Xathan, m. Jlatilda Cochran, and Shaner, and had issue (suniame Eigg): had issue:

1. Eliza .J.. m. Jacob Geiger and had 1. Clara -B. issue (surname Geiger); Olmer. 2. Lottie. 2. Rebecca. 3. Xathan. 3. Phoebe. 4. .Jolm C. 4. Mary-Ellen. 5. Lulu B. Samuel Eigg ni. secondly 4. 22, 1847, vli. Sarah, m. Gaston Bender, and had Catherine Styer, and had issue (sumame issue (sumame Bender)

Eigg) : 1. John E. 5. Sarah J., m. Martin H. Rosen, and 2. Anthony.

issue (surname Eoseni : Irwin and 3. Helen.

iMilton A. XJ'i . Xathan Evans (.John, .John. Xa- 6. Samuel E., m. Ella Ammon. thaji). b. circa, 1810. He m. Ann Barde. 7. .John-Adams, m. Sarah A. Baum, They had issue: and had issue (surname Eigg) i. Louisa. Dorothea, Walter and Samuel. ii. Charles. vi. Rachel, m. 1833, Edward .Jackson, iii. Annie.

lii. John-Evans, m. 1838, Mary A. iv. George, m. Annie , and they

Kellar, and had issue (surname Eigg) : had is^ue: 1. Heber. 1. George. 2. Edward. 2. Horace. 3. Eleanor. 3. Helen. 4. Elizabeth. 4. J,ouisa. 5. Sarah. v. Clement, m. Lizzie Chambers, and 6. Caroline. they had issue: idii. Eobert-Coleman. 1. Frank-Howell. ix. Reese-Evans. m. .Jane Finger, and 2. Gertrude. had issue (surname Eigg) : 3. Horace, ni. Louise. Rosengarden, J. Robert. and had Harrj-. 2. .John. vi. Maiy, m. Louis Garrigues, and had 3. Edward. issue (surname Gandgnes) 4. George. 1. Emily. : : : : : ;

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2. Edward. f. Lillie. 3. Horace. g. Laura. XV. Margaret Evans (Xatlian, James, D. Eobert, m. Susan Amnion and had Xatlian). She was twice married; m. issue (surname Ebelhare) a. .John. first. David Evans, son of .John and i\Iar- b. Clarence. garet (Jones) Evans: no issue. She in. c. Lizzie, ni. L. Davidson, and had secondly, .James Ivinkead. They had issue (surname Kinkead) Hollis, James and Susan. d. Ida. i. Eliza, m. William Thompson, of Mt. e. James. Vernon. O., and had issue (surname f. Levi. Thompson) : g. Ellen, 1. William. ii. Celia. ii. Margaret, m. William M. Woods, of i. Dora, Allegheny. Pa,, and had issue (surname Edward. Woods) j. k. l^rancis. 1. Mary. l. Viola, X\T. James Evans {Xatlian, James, 10. Hiram. Nathan). in. in ISOl, He Elizabeth 11. Oliv'er-PeiTy. Evans, dau. of Evan and (.Jones) Mary 12. Mary E., ni. John Tresler. (see vii). issue; Evans They had 13. George-Davies. i. Elizabeth, b. 7. G, 1804; living ii. Eleanor; m. Cornelius Preston, and

(18!)0) 111 . : .John B. Ebelhare, of Honey had issue (suimame Preston) Brook, I’a. They had issue (surname 1. JVilliam.

Ebelhare) : iii. Sarah. ]. Samuel. iv. .James. 2. Ann. V’. Oliver-Perry. 3. .James, m. Hannah Buchanan. XVII. Susanna Evans (Nathan, James, 4. Frederick. Nathan) She in. John Carson, who was 5. Ellen, in. Thomas Walker, and had a grandson of Thomas and Mary (Evans) issue (surname Walker) Nicholas, the latter a dau. of Nathan a. Mary-C., m. George Fabian, and Evans (first). They had issue (surname had Martha and Ann, Carson) :

b. Samuel-C. i. Sarah.

c. Aiiii-E., 111 . Pilchard Frederick, ii. Margaret. and had Eacliel, Ellen and iii. Mary. Laura. iv. William. d. Warren, m. Emma Search, aiiil V. John: m. Ann Lam'ence, and had

had Edith and Henry. issue (surname Carson) : e. Eliza-Ellcn. 1. .John; m. Clara Segner, and had 0. .Jnlia-Ann. m. Thomas Carpenter, issue: and had issue (siirnanie Carpen- a. William-Harrison.

ter) : b. Mary. a. Charles, in. I.,aiira TJster, and c. Charles. had Elsie, Minnie and Charles. d. Davis. b. Emma. e. Ann-Elizabeth.

c. William. f. Flannah. 7. .John-Davies. vi. Davies-Evans; m. Elizabeth Towiis- 8. Saraili-Aiin. in. William Ivennedy, ley and had issue (suniame Townsley)

and had issue (surname Ivennedy) : 1. Horace-C. a. George. 2. Margaret. b. .John. vii. FIiram-Ev%ans. c. Minnie. viii. Barton-Evans ; m. Elizabeth Mc- d. Flora, in. E. A. White, and had Cormick, and had issue (surname Car-

Eai'l and Harold. son) : e. Bena, m. .John Kennedy. 1. Benjamin- Franklin. : ' —

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2. James-Harrison. iii. Margaret-L., m. Darvin C. Smith, 3. Susan-A. Tarkio, ^lo. 4. Barton-Evans. iv. Sarah-Beck. 5. Jeniiie. V. John. iv. William-Heniy-Harrison: m. Isabel- vi. Samuel-Sparks, m. Endarmile Bay- la Gillespie, and issue Car- had (surname less, Tarkio. Mo. son) : viii. Damd-James, m. Ellen Barwell, 1. Lily. Detroit. Mich. 2. Emma. rriii. George-VanHorn. 3. Edward. XIX. Hiram Evans (James, James. Xa- 4. Charles. than). He m. 1, 14, 1819, Ann Davies. 5. Ellswoidh. They had issue: 6. Howard. i. Isaac, in. Susan Groff, and they had 7. Christie. issue: X. IMary-Evans. 1. Annie. xi. LAiah-B.-Waddell. 2. Blanche. xii. Annette: d. inf. 3. Hiram. xiii. Grier: m. Lydia Waddell and had ii. James-C.. m. issue (suiTiame Carson): Emma Barber. iii. DaAues-W. 1. Walter. iv. Andrew-J. 2. Maiy. V. Lydia-Ann. 3. Charles. vi. Eebecea-E., m. Henry Evans. xiv. Annette (second) : m. L’riah Wad- vii. Hiram. dell, and had issue (surname Waddell) XX. Eebecca Evans (James, 1. John. James, Xa- than). She m. 12, 14. 2. George. 1814, Abraham Bi-uner, of Columbia, Peiina. They had XVIII. Gabriel Da^des Evans (Xathan, issue (surname Bruner) : James, Xathan, b. 9. 17, 17SS; d. S. 2G. i. James-Evans. 1833. He m. 1. 4, 1821. :\Iary MeCadden. ii. Owen. dau. of John and Elizabeth (Silverthorn) iii. Dames-Evans, a lawyer of Colum- McCadden, of Chester county. Pa. They bia, Pa., m. ilary M. Pastorius, and they had issue: had issue (surname Bruner) : i. William-Da vies: m. Hary A. Evans: 1. Davies-Evans. reside at ^Malvern, Iowa; they had issue: 2. Daniel-Pastorius, ni. | Helen S. 1. Ida-L.. m. Oscar H. Snyder, Platts- Fleming. burg. Mo. 3. Eebeeca-Tacy. 2. Joseph-G.. m. Sue L. Deckert, 4. Abraham, m. Emma E. Boisseau. Pasco, Wash. dau. of Judge James Boisseau. of 3. Marv’-Euth, m. William F. Levan, Petersburg, I'a., and had issue Biloxi. IMiss. Francis D. Pastorius. 4. Ann-FIorence, m. Charles F. Good- iv. John -FI etcher. win. V. Ann-Eliza, m. Eev. Alfred Cookman. o. Elizabeth-Jones. m. Zach. T. Lind- son of Eev. George G. Cookman. and had say, Omaha. Xeb. issue (surname Cookman) : C. George-Darries, m. Ada M. Gan-et- 1. Alfi-ed-Bruner. son. 2. George-G., m. Margaret E. Claren- 7. William-Moms, m. Georgie Moore, don, and had Earl-Clarendon. IMalvern, Iowa. 3. Eev. Frank-S., m. Marv Hearst. 8. Paul-Whiting, m. Addie Eio-ht- 4. Anne-Bruner, m. Sehurman Hal- mever. stead, and had issue: 9. Ethel. 5. Eev. William W., m. Carrie Taft 10. Edith-M., m. Judge Joseph E. and had issue: Eeed, Council Bluffs, Iowa. a. Alfred. ii. Elizabeth-Silverthom. m. Isaac H. b. Carrie. Tallman, Miles, Indian Territory. c. Annie. : :

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d. William. of Benjamin Sterrett,” who was not yet 0. Rebecca-Evans. of age and from terms of will appears to 7. ]\Iary, m. Sigourney Fay Clark and have lived in John’s family. C. W. bad issue (surname Clark) Carlisle. a. Elizabeth. b. Rebecca. A 31asonic I’liueral iti 1779. 8. Helen-Kier. 9. Dr. Alfred. [The following we copy from the vi. Rebecca, m. Rev. Joseph B. Dobbins. Wilkes-Barre Record of recent date. Dur- viii. Abraham, m. Sarah J. Breneman, ing the War of the Revolution Avarrants

and had issue (surname Bruner) : Avere issued for what Avere termed “Army 1. IMary-E., m. Wiliam B. Given, and Lodges,” the most notable of which Avas had issue (surname Given) Lodge 19, connected Avith Col. Proctor's a. Ezra. artilleiy regiment of the Pennsyhmnia b. Jennie. Line, it Avas tills lodge which performed c. William. the Masonic services here narrated. Af- d. Mary. ter the Avar the Avarrant of No. 19, by 2. Alfred-Cookman, m. Annie M. special request of several of its survivors, Bruner, dau. of Henry F. Bruner, AA'as granted them, and the lodge at Nor- and had issue: ristoAvn is in reality the successor of the a. Abraham. Army Lodge of Proctor's artillery.] b. Henry. As an advance detachment of General c. Alfred. Sullivan’s army AA’as approaching the 3. Henry. Valley of Wyoming in April, 1779, it 4. William-E., m. Lillie Clark. Avas fired on by a small band of Indians 5. James, hring in ambush at a point near Aidiere ruii. Emma. General OliA'er’s poAvder mills now are on ix. Cyrus, m. Rebecca J. Groff, and had Laurel Run, and Captain .Joseph Davis issue (suraame Bruner): and Lieut. William Jones, of a DelaAvare 1. Helen-Groff. regiment, were slain. The bodies receiv- 2. James-Evans. ed a hasty burial near the spot Avhere 3. Elizabeth-Evans. they fell, for soldiers on the march hav’e little time to AA’aste on sympathy. On ‘Alargaret Jones Evans, vidow of John the arrival of the inAmding army en route Evans, ni. secondly, in 1814, Peter Bech- to accomplish its mission of foreA’er Avip- tel, and had issue (surname Bechtel). ing out the poAver of the once mighty i. Caroline, m. Joseph Levan, of Read- Six Nations in the State of NeAV York, ing . in the month of July folloAving, the re- ii. Amelia. mains Avere exhumed and reburied Avith imposing Masonic serArices by brother XOTE.S A’Sn liica!. aii

Historical and Genealogical. 1G3 place in the secrecy of the lodge room at The melancholy scene was clothed with that time, as it does now, or not, but the the usual decorum amongst the brethren following account of the imposing cere- and satisfaction to all the bystanders. A mony on depositing the bodies in the stone being prepared by our brethren grave is copied from the Providence, Foi'est and Story with suitable inscrip- Rhode Island, ‘‘Gazette"’ of Sept. IS, tion, was fixed at the head of their 1779: graves."’ “Wyoming, July 31, 1779.—On Tues- The first interment was on the top of day last, the 28th inst., agreeable to pre- the Wilkes-Barre Mountain, near where vious determination, the bodies of onr Charles Parrish’s sylvan residence now is. brethren, Capt. Joseph Davis and Lieut. The one here spoken of was within a few William Jones, who were massacred by feet of Market and "Washington streets, savages near this post on the 23d of on ground now occupied by the skating April last, were re-interred. This mark rink, but they were not permitted to en- of respect we thought neeessai-y for the joy a final resting place even here. A following reasons; it being expressive of marble headstone had taken the place of our esteem and their not being buried in the rude one set by their Jlasonic breth- the proper grave-yard. The form of pro- ren at the re-interment, so that the cession behig fixed upon at Lodge No. graves were readily recognized in after 19, was as follows: years, and when the removal of the bones 1. Twenty-four IMusketeers mth re- of the forefathers of the hamlet were ruth- A'ersed amis. lessly shoveled up by the unsympathiz- 2. Two Tylers bearing their swords. ing stranger workmen not many years 3. A band of music. ago, and some of them removed to the 4. Two Deacons with wands. new cemetery, the remains of these two 5. Three brethren bearing the orders. victims of savage warfare were again dug C. The Holy Bible and Book of Consti- up and removed to the Hollenback ceme- tutions. tery, and again interred with high i\la- 7. Two Reverend brothers. sonic ceremonies conducted by old Lodge 8. The Worshipful Master, with Hon. Cl, Arith Hendrick B. "Wright as worship- Major General Sullivan. ful master: Avhere it is hoped they may 9. Senior (and Junior Wardens, bear- be permitted to rest in undisturbed re- ing their columns. pose until the la.st trumpet shall sound 10. The Treasurer and Secretary. and bid the dead awake and come to 11. Past Master. judgment. W'. J. 12. The brethren, two and two. 13. Gentlemen of the Army. JjGwis Comity. 14. Two corps of drums muffled and fifes plamiig a solemn dirge. persons in Pennsylvania have any I Few The brethren were neatly clothed vuth I recollection of the attempt made in 1820- jewels, etc., and were in numbers odd of 22 to divide Lycoming county by erecting one hundred and fifty. Just as we ar- its then three most eastern toAvnships— rived at the ground an exceeding easy Elkland, Shretvsbury and Moreland—into gust of rain coming up prevented the de- a new county. The territory covered by I liveiy of a discourse which had been pre- these townships at that time woui.d have pared for the occasion by Brother Wil- included all is I of what now Sullivan coun- liam Rogers, a short and suitable prayer ty, and perhaps a portion one-half or' j being by him offered up. We then com- nearly as large as SulliA-an from. Avhat is mitted their bodies in IMasonie form to the noAV the eastern part of Lycoming county. dust. Afterwards three vollies of small It was to be called Lervis cormty, and amis were discharged. The Brotherhood Mount Lewis Avas to be the county seat. attended were by the Pennsylvania Regi- Thus it AAill be seen that the attempt of ment Infantry, commanded by Col. made by .Judge .Jones Avas not the first Hubley, as likewise by a great concourse effort to haA’e a toAvn at the beautiful of people, both inhabitants and soldiery. lake on the mountain. Notes and Queries.

Cieorge Lewis, Edward J. Eldred, Wil- township; thence in a northerly direction liam King, William Molyneiix and sev- along the line of l\Iuncy Creek to'wnship eral others were very active in this move- to the southwest corner of Shrewsbury' ment. Lewis and Eldred vi~ited Hams- township: thence in a direct line to a biirg and spent considerable time trying point two miles below the mouth of to get the measure through. -Joseph Plunkett's Creek on the Loyal Sock Priestly was also interested in the m.rt- Creek; thence continuing the course of ter. Although very near, they were not the last mentioned line, to the hight of quite successful. Had this scheme suc- land which divides the waters of the ceeded, George Lewis would no doubt Jjoyal Sock and Lycoming creeks; thence have been in some measure remunerated by several courses corresponding to the for the vast amount of money he spent general course of the height of ground on developing and starting the glass works the ridge which divides the waters of at the lake, and Mr. Eldred would have said creeks and continuing the like on received an appointment to an office to the ridge that dirides the watei-s of the which he was so well qualified and iustiy two branches that is the West and North merited. branches of the Susquehamia river toi the Following will be seen the petition and southeast comer of Bradford county; thence on the line which divides Lycoming a letter from George Lewis to Esq . Eldred which quite fully explains the matter. and Luzerne counties to the corner of These documents were found among the Columbia county; thence along the line papers of W. ,J. Eldred by his executors: that divides Lycoming-, Columbia and Northumberland to the place of ‘‘To the Honorable, the Senate and House counties beginning. Your petitioners claim a priv- of Pepresentatives of the Commc'U- ilege somewhat peculiar to^ themselves wealth of Pennsylvania in General As- sembly Met: which your Honorable body will duly appreciate. They do not sue to you for a "The petition of the undersigued in- new county to favor the specuative ideas habitants of Elkland, Shrewsbury and a of a few individuals . This petition part of the original tmvnshi]) of More- breathes the voice of the people. land. or new township of Penn, in the ‘Tt is the prayer of your petitioners county of I.-ycoming. respectfully showeth that the county may be called Lems "That your petitioners ai'e subject to county and that the seat of justice may gTeat disadvantages, arising from the dis- be established at IMount Lewis on accomit tance to their present county town, and of the central situation to the lines or the appjropriation of their taxes which are boundai-y enumerated and from the ac- drawn from them and expended far away, commodation that it presents, the pro- while their country being new. is conse- prietor having paid out a very large smn quently much in want of roads and of money in erecting a glass house and a bridges. The inconvenience of attending number of dwelling houses and having of- their present seat of justice at the dis- fered to give the use of a commodious tance of tliii-ty or forty miles and up- house called the boarding house for all wards is thereby much increased. Your county purposes. Your petitioners fur- petitioners, therefore, pray that the Leg- ther beg leave to represent to the Legis- islature will be pleased to direct that a lature, that in the event of this county .separate county district be laid off, bound- being erected that it will promote the ed at the following lines: P.eginning at object which the Legislature has been so- a post in the line of Xorthumberlaiid licitous about, namely, the encourage- county, a corner lately made on a division ment of manufacturers, as it will prevent of the original tomiship of ^foreland into the hands being called to a great dis- Pejin as thecorner ofXo. 103; from thence tance as jurors and other public duties.” in a north and northwesterly direction In connection with the foregoing peti- along the dividing line between Xo. 103 tion the letter of George Lewis to 'Squire and No. 102 to the line of IMuney Creek Eldred, which follows, furnishes data of .

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interest. The letter is dated at "Mount Early Snyder C'onuly Families. Le\Ms, Oct. 19, 1820:'’ "Dear Sir: —I thank you for the able M'lTMER. in "which you have dra"n’n up the manner Peter iVitmer, founder of the lYitmer for your letter to petition and liken"ise family, seated in the region contiguous to attendance at Har- Mr. Priestley. Your Sunbury, was born in 1737 in Hertzheim, to necessary. risburg does appear be On Xassau-Dillenberg, Kingdom of Prussia. of (although it is with the subject money He was connected with the older iVitt-iier yet. me a very scarce article indeed), family of Lancaster county, Pa, Coming rather than you should not attend, I will to Pennsylvania when young, he married, if will at do what is needful you call in 1757, a Miss Marie Solomana, who was the store at Moimt Lewis, and cousult born in Upper Alsace, France (now Ger- go. with Mr. C. Hewlett before you many), October 24th, 1740. Rev. Hand- “I expect to meet you at Hanisburg. schue. a noted Lutheran divine, consum- if you could contrive to be there on the mated the marriage. The early years of that the commencement of the session his married life w'ere sperrt in Larrcaster petition may be early on the list. county. have “It appears to me that we must Irr 176G he located orr a very large tract surveyor a county judge and deputy even of land orr the west side of the Susque- if we are irromised to get you appointed harrna. one mile above the present MUage by the Governor w hen it is right to ap- of Port Trevorton, in Snyder couniby. He like- ply. I will attend to it and expect effected his removal frorrr Colirmbia to this wise to see J. Priestley on the subject. place by means of a flat-boat. He was If it "was convenient for you to go out one of the first settlers of this regiorr, on the Berwick turnpike to see what and a pronrinent citizen. He died irr July, Sliiner is after and to represent our in- 1793. leaving a wife and farrrily of whom terests to the settlers, it might have a presently. lYill filed at Sunbury, probat- good effect. It is said that he is about ed July 31, 1793. Over 300 acres of the to have a large town laid out and that e.state is still irr the harrds of his descend- he does even talk of its being a county ants. The place was air important point town; if made proper use of in argument in the early days. Witiner canied on a it will not injure us. ferry, saw mill and distillery. “If any matter occurs in my absence, The children of Peter and Marie IVit- be good enough to write to IMr. Hewlett, mer were the following. The reader’s at- who "will forward it to Xew York. tention is called that five daughters were

“Should Mr. King be dilatory on the called (Maria.) : business of acquiring sigrnatures, I must i. Geoi-ge, b. April 23, 1758. then leave you to attend to it. to get all ii. Peter, b. Jan. 11, 1760. we can is desirable. Should you go to iii. (Maria-Cathaiine. b. .July — ? 1761. the tiunpike take it with you probably iv. 3Iaiia- Solomana, b. Sept. 3, 1762. the less said there the better, least Shiner V. John-.Jacob. b. Feb. — , 1764. should be more on the alert vi. Jlaiia-lMagdalena, b. .June — . 1766. “I remain respectfully yours. rii. Anna-JIaiia, b. Oct, —, 1767. "Geo. Lewis. riii. (Maiia-Barbara. b. .Jan. —, 1769. “To Edward J. Eldred. Esq.. ix. Samuel, b. April 4. 1771. Liberty Ha,ll. Elkland, Pa.’' X. Jlargaretlra, b. Dee. 28. 1772. Although IMr. Lewis' new county pro- Of the above, George died in 1769. aird ject failed, and that entei'prisincr gentle- .Johrr in 1778. Atrrra-Maria became the man passed off from the stage of action wife of .John Motz and removed to Centre thirty years afterward, the county of Sul- coirnty. Maria Magdalena married .John livan was formed, yet Lycoming was Thorntorr. He died 1816 (?) arrd the spared of the much tenitoiy to "be em- family with the widow, removed to braced in the contemplated Lewis county. Greensburg. Ohio. Some of the other ULYSSES BIRD.' dairghters were also manied to men whose Laporte, Pa. names are unkno"wn to the rviiter. ' : : :

16(3 Notes and Queries.

MOTZ. her natural life and providing for the fol- I. In 1709. Casper Motz was the ^antee lowing children

of a tract of land near Xew Berlin, on i. John: m. Elisabeth Fisher, of Snyder Penn's Creek, in now Union connty. Said county, and had children Casper IMotz was doubtless the John Cas- 1. Daniel. per “Mantz.” ao-ed 16 years, who. in 1731, 2. .Tohn-C. arrived in Pennsylvania fi'om Gennany 3. William. j with his parents and settled in Oley. Berks 4. Lydia.

j connty. If Casper jMotz ever settled on I 5. Sarah. this land he must have died before the 6. Catharine. erection of Northnmberland connty, as 7. Mary-Elisabeth. we do not find his name amnnp: the early Of the =nns .John C. alone reached man- taxables. Three brothers. .John. Michael hood and inherited his father’s business. and Georce Motz. presumably sons of ii. Jacob: m. Elisabeth Hess and had Casper i\Ioitz. appear in this refyion in children ; Pevolntionary days as taxables. Of these 1. Samuel. ; followin

IVoodward is now sitnated. and died i vi. “A child expected”—who was named about 1823. ayed abonit 85 years. He hrd James. children: IV. George Motz the third of the pre- i. John: killed accidentally when sumed sons of Casper Motz. lived near the yoniifr. present town of Middleburg. the county ii. Henry: m. Barbara Moyer. seat of Snyder county. In his will, on file

iii. Eve: m. .Tohn Wise. : at Sunbury. he says he is sick and anxi- iv. 8nsan: m. Georc'e Wise. ous about his ^vife and children. He died v. Cathariiie: m. Jacob Wise, wh.o re- in 1806 leaAung a wife and children: moved to Ohio at an early day. i. .John. vi. Sopni.r; m. Abraham Hoca: -emov- ii. Lorentz. ed to Stephenson connty. 111. His desjendants still reside about Mid-

vii. Eeber-ca : m. Conrad "Wisp : removed dleburgh. to Cleai-fleld connty, and from thence to

“the West.” It is .a. notable circumstance BOWEESOX. thait fnnr sisters manned fonr brothers. Paul Bowersox. founder of the Bower- ITT. -John Motz was born in 1758: mar- sox family of central Pennsylvania, arriv- ried Anna (Maria "Witmer. daiifrliter of ed in Philadelphia in 1771, p%r brig Peter Witmer. the pioneer aforenamed. He “Betsy.” from the Fatherland. There is was associated for some years with his an older branch established in South- father-in-law in the milling' bnsiness. In eastern Pennsylvania, but their connec- 1785 he pnrchased a tract of land at the tion has not as yet been established. Paul western extremity of Penn’s Valley “Har- Bowersox settled soon after his arrival rows,” close to that of his brother Mich- in Penn township Northumberland ael. Here he erected a large grist and (now Snyder) county where he died in saw mill, and laid the foundation of an 1806. He had children as follows: extensive bnsiness. yet in the hands of his i. George Bowersox m. Mary Stonebruch. descendants. The thriving town of Wood- He lived and died near Paxtonville. His ward was built on the estate. He died children were: here in 1802 and his ^vidow in 1830. He 1. John: m. Magdalena Walter. was very sick when he made his s'rill be- 2. George; ra. first Kate Clouser; queathing his estate to his wife during secondly, Anna Bei'ger. ; . . . . : .

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3. Samuel; ni. Susan Boyer. i . Robert

ii . M'illiam 4. Daniel ; ni. first, Sophia Walter secondly, Kiester. There were other children—names not

ii. Jacob Bowersox, second son of the given. The witnesses were Joseph Elder emigrant Paul, m. IMagdalena Bolender, and Matthew Elder. The executors, John and had children: Elder and John and James Alexander. 1. Frederick; m. Long. II. Robert Elder, of Fannett township, 2. William; m. first, Keitz; sec- Franklin county, made his will October ondly, Sarah Eearick. 4, 1799, probated April 21, 1807. He left 3. Peter; in. Margaret Decker. a wife JIarj' and children: 4. Reuben; m. Mary Rich. i. Joseph.

5. Isaac; m. Leah ]\Ioyer. ii . Samuel 6. Leah; m. David “Weirick. iii. David. 7. Amelia; m. Jacob Doebler. iv. Abraham, of Huntingdon county.

8. Julia; m. John Kline. V . Robert 9. Matilda; m. first, Henry WaRer; vi. Matthew. secondly, Jonas Renninger. There may have been other children. 10. John; m. Sarah Smith. The witnesses were Robert Simeson and iii. IMiehael Bowersox, third son of the James Alexander. The executors were emigrant, m. and had children: sons Joseph and Samuel. 1. David; m. 2. Paul. EORTEXE-MESTEjIS ajjoet. 3. Catharine; in. Daniel Doebler. 4. Mina. Another Snare for the Ueinded. 5. Hannah. Besides the foregoing the emigrant Notwithstanding the repeated admoni- Bowersox had children of whom we have tions to the "next of kin,” every now and no data, as follows: then somebody who is anxious to follow iv. Da\ud. the iirstruetions given by an Israelite to V. Eve: m. Philip Walter. Ills hopeful, ‘'My son make monish, hon- vi. Benjamin. estly if you can, but anyhow make mon- vii. John; d. ish,” sends out word to easily gullible viii. [a dan.] m. Kauffman. people that “millions” are awaiting them. ix. [a dau.] m. Bullinger. We have had a succession of these, from Note.—There is a branch of Bowersox the Brosius, Baker and other marvelous established in Centre county who emanate tales of wealth only awaiting claimants, from George and who came from Hanover, down to the Sitler family, the latest. It where his father, John Michael {who ar- is a positive fact that no “ninety-nine rived in 1750), seittled. j^ear lease” has matured whereby prop- A. STAPLETON. erty now worth “millions” is to be in- Carlisle, Pa. herited; nor have any of our readers posi- [ tive knowledge that “millions” of any :XOTES AX1> 4ll'EUIES. . ! foreign estate ever came to America The whole thing is absurd, and any person who Historical, ISiosTapliical and Genea takes any stock in these humbugs well logical. merits the contempt of sensible people

j In order that our readers may see how XXXIV. gullible seekers after fortune are, re- I we

’ print the following from a recent Chani- bersburg newspaper ELDER. i I. Robert Elder, of Eannett toivnship, “The Gillespies, Shuman and Cochrane Franklin county, made his will August families in Chambersburg are heirs in the 3, 1804 probated August 24. 1804. He Matthias Sitler, jr., estate, which is now left a wife, Susanna, and children: 'receiving the attention of the descendants 1G8 Notes and Queries.

in Baltimore, Md., Pennsylvania and leases to his heirs, eomprisiirg an area of Central Illinois. The value of the estate about ten acres in the city of Baltimore. is estimated at $75,000,000. The property is scattered in different sec- ” ‘‘This claim includes some of the land on tions . which the City Hall and Ford's Opera .aa o Prehistoric Earth- Woriss in Central House is built, and fvroperty on Fayette Pennsylvania. and Baltimore streets in the city of Balti- more. It consisted of about ten acres and The general impressio-n prevails that was. leased for ninety-nine years. The the Aborigines of North Amei-ioa have time is now about up. Some time ago a left but few memorials of their occupancy gentleman who is now in the employ of east of the ilississippi Valley. The great the Pennsylvania Railroad was sent to works of Central and South America Baltimore to. search the records. He re- have been thoroughly explored and well ported that there were more than forty described by competent archaeologists, leases in good shape and about to expire. while Davis, Baldwin, Squier, Lesque- Also that the property was of inestimable reaux, Conant, and other's, have ably de- value. As he is an expert employed by scribed the remains of the Mo'und Build- the above named company as a title ers and Cliff' Dwellers of North America. searcher, it is presumed he knows what The works of the mound builders were he is talking about.” formerly supposed not to extend farther The following is the brief report of the East than Wheeling on the Ohio River, Sitler estate, as funiished by the Asso- but unmistakable traces on the Monon- ciated Press: gahela Paver discovered in recent years “An estate in Germany worth $63,000,- extends their settlements into West Vir- 000, and another in Baltimorei worth $1‘2,- ginia and Pennsylvania, 000,000 to $13,000,000 are claimed by the When the whites aiTived in Pennsylva- heirs of IMatthias Sitler, first, a German nia, they found a number of memorials baron, who died in 1745, and of his, sons, which it is diflicult to ascribe to the IMatthias, second, and Abraham, Mrs, Delawares and other tribes then occupy- Eliza E, Smith, of Chicago., is entitled to ing the country. Among such works was a $500,000 share of the joint property. an immense burial mound on the West W. J. Sitler, of Robinson, 111., is one of Branch of the Susquehan.na River. This the principal prosecutors of the claim. mound which was situated at Hall's “There are 200 heii's to- the Geiuian Station, three miles a.bo've Muncy, was estate and 150 claimants for a portion of over fifteen feet high when the first set- the Baltimore property. The story told tlers ai'rived, abo-ut 1768. When Conrad by the claimants is as follows: Weiser visited it in 1737, he describes “Matthias Sitler first lived at Frankfort- it as having the appearance of ha.ving been on-the-]Main in the early part of the eigh- deserted beyond the memory of man. teenth centruy. He had vast wealth and Some claim a recent origin for this mound was a strict Roman Catholic.' His sons, from the fact that some steel tomahaiwks Matthias, second, and Abraham, became and other articles made by Europeans adherents of Martin Luther, and the old have been discovered among the. remains; man cut them adrift, first giving each a but this proves nothing, except that in- considerable sum of money. The old man terments were made in it after the white

made a will, leaving his property . in man’s arrival in America, while its origin charge of the crOiWn. to be delivered \vith may have been centuries before. its accumulation to the heirs of his sons The earth work at Biyner’s Bridge, 100 year's after his death, near Academia, in Juniata county, was “The sons went to Baltimore in 1736, a still far more extensive affair. Besides Matthias, second, put all his money into the tumulus filled with human bones real estate. This he leased for ninety- there was an enclosure of about three nine year periods. When Matthias died acres on an elevated platea.u. It was he left between forty and fifty of these semi-circular in form, and the banks were Historical ard Genealogical. 169

still tliree feet high within the memory trail, wliich led from the Tuscarora Val- of old residents. There were paved fire- ley—thence across the Juniata River places and a step-way cut dorvn the westward through Big Valley—^past rocky embankment to Doyl’s Run, which Logan’s Spring—over the Seven Moun- here enters the Tuscarora Creek. It is tains, thence it debouched into Penn’s hardly probable that this was the work VaUey, at the end of Tussey Mountain, of the Tuscarora Indians, who came here near the circle under consideration— from Xorth Carolina to join the Iroquois thence northward through the Allegheny Confederacy, long after Penn’s arrival. Mountain, where it reached the West Another earth work, and which has Branch of the Susquehanna near Kar- never before been described—at least to thaus. Considerable portions of this my knowledge—is situated near Potter's path are still traceable. Bank, in Centre county. !My first ac- A. STAPLETOX. quaintance with this memorial was in Carlisle, Pa. 1872, when I traveled through this region as an “itinerant” preacher. At that time TO.WB.STOXE IXSCRIPTIOXS it was a large circle, forty-six paces in diameter. The public road ran through !Si>i'in;r t'lmrcli, Cumberland it, one side being in a cultivated field and County., I’a. the ridge barely visible. The other side, however, was a virgin forest, and great l.otver Graveyard. trees, pine, hemlock, and oak, growing in b. d. the circle and on the embankment, which Barklow, Abraham, May 4, 1785; was about two feet high. The late Jolin May 10, 1842. Braek- Blair Linn, Esq., infonned me that he Brackem-idge, Xancy, wife of John also visited the place to gather informa- enridge and dau. of James Colwell, b. 1803. tion concerning it, but no one could give Dec. 1, 1770; d. Jan. 10, of John a clue as to its origin. In company vith Brackenridge, Margaret, wife William Lucas, Esq., who lives near by, Brackenridge, b. 1782; d. May 20, I lately visited the place again in order 1850. to more fully describe it. The entire Brackenridge, John, b. 1771; d. July 5, circle is now under cultivation, and its 1851. outlines can scarcely be made out. Its Brackenridge, James Colwell and Mary situation was on a -well-rounded hill and Ann, son and dau. of Jolm and Nancy commanded a beautiful view of Upper Brackenridge; also infant son of John Penn’s Valley. At the foot of the hill and IMargaret Brackenridge. is Sinking Greek, and also a splendid Brackenridge, John, son of Jolm and Mar- spring, which supplied the dusky deni- garet Brackem-idge, b. 1809; d. March zens -ft-ith water. Flint chips and aiTOW 9, 1833. heads are ofund on the hill in abund- Brackenridge, IMrs. Mary Ann, wife of ance. Michael Strohm, merchant and John Brackenridge, b. 1809; d. May 1, postmaster at Centre Hill, nearby this 1837. place, informed me that when he came Brackenridge, William Findley, son of here in 1835 as a boy from Lebanon John and Margaret Brackenridge, b. county, the “Indian Fort,'’ as they called Xov. 1, 1812; d. Xov. 24, 1852. it, was considered a great curiosity. The Colwell, Agnes, wife of late James Col- entire hUl was then thickly wooded. well, d. August 5, 1804, in the 65th When he came there, some of the first year of his age. settlers were still bring, who told him it Colwell, Kezia, -wife of John Colwell and had the same appearance as when they dau. of Samuel and Mary Cox, b. July came, which was prior to the Revolu- 12, 1783; d. May 15, 1804. tion. I believe the place to have been Colwell, Martha, relict of John Colwell of great importance to the Aborigines. It and dau. of David and Jane King, b. was situated on the great Indian path or Ian. 1775; d. Dee. 3, 1856. .

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Cox, Mai-y, wife of Samuel Cox and dau. “Death gives us more than was in Eden

of Thomas and Catharine McComb, b. ! lost.” 1760; d. Jan. 18, 1810. McCune. Robert, b. 1753; d. Aug. 29, Cummins, Thomas, b. 1760; d. August 1816. 8, 1810. McCune. Mary, consort of Robert Mc- Diuacan, Hugh, b. 1823; d. at Ogdens- Cune, b. 1761; d. Feb. 4, 1837. burg, N. Y., Aug. 11, 1865. McCime, Robert, b. 1795; d. Oct. 30, Duncan, Isabella, b. April 18, 1797; d. 1857. .Jan. 25, 1872. McCune, Elizabeth, vdfe of Robert Mc- Edgar, Samuel Charles, son of David and Cune, b. 1794; d. Dec. 11, 1863. Mary Edgar, b. March, 1784; d. Dec. Patterson. Eleanor Peebles, wife of Fran- 22. isil. cis G. Patterson, b. Aug. 7, 1803; d. HeiTon, Margaret, consort of Janies Her- March 13, 1843. ron, b. 1766; d. Sept. 16, 1807. Patterson, Fi’ancis G., b. Dee. 1, 1789; Herron, James, b. 1754; d. Auril 21, d. Jan. 21, 1850. Pomeroy, Mary udfe of 1829. A . , Thomas Pom- Johnston, .Tolin, b. March 13, 1793; d. eroy and dau. of Col. Stephen Wilson, .June 10, 1846. b. May 30, 1811; d. Dee. 8, 1882. Johnston, Elizabeth Braekenridge, wife Ee->Tiolds, John. Esq., b. 1749; d. Oct. John .Johnston, b. May 28, 1800; d. 20, 1789. Isabella, Sept. 7, 1856. Renshaw, wife of Simpson Ren- Johnston, Major .Joseph, b. Oct. 11, 1811; shaw, b. Dec. 1808; d. July, 1841, d. Feb. 28,‘ 1860. Ritchie, -John, b. .Jan. 7, 1766; d. Feb. Johnston, Sarah, b. Jan. 11, 1790; d. 4. 1814. May 21, 1828. Ritchie, Mary, consort of -John Ritchie, Joluiston, Jane, consort of Benjamin b. March 1, 1765; d. Oct. 26, 1844. Johnston, d. Feb. 23d, in 05th year of Sumerville, David, b. 1749; d. Sept., her age. 1749; also Johnston, Benjamin, b. 1760; d. Sept. Martha, his wife, b. 1759; d. May 3, 1831. 11, 1833. Johnston. Eebecea, b. Sept. 1, 1800; d. Sumeiville, Margaret, dau. of the above, Nov. 20, 1881. b. 1781; d. Jan. 23, 1847. Johnston George, b. Sept. 25, 1799; d. Wright, George, Sr., b. 1714; d. March May 23, 1884. 26, 1779. Johnston, Sarah, wife of George .Johnston, Wright, Susanna, wife of George Wright, b. Esq., b. .Jan. 6, 1806; d. March 31, 1726; d. Dee. 11, 1781. 1859. Johnston, Robert, b. 1804; d. March 25, U5>t>ei’ 'JiJa-aveyarjJ. 1841.

Johnston, Samuel, b. 1727; d. April 4, Frazer, Andrew, b. March 1, 1789; d. 1777; also March 29, 1829. Johnston, Mary, consort of Samuel Johns- Frazer, Annie Wilson, wife of Andrew ton, b. 1728; d. Nov. 5, 1794. Frazer, b. Oct. 5, 1799; d. Dee. 8, Mahon, David, b. 1744; d. Oct. 5, 1813. 1857. Mahon, Sarah, consort of David Mahon, Fulton, William, b. 1738; d. Sept. 3, b. 1752: d. Dec. 23, 1839. 1803. Maelay, David, Esq., b. 1762; d. Feb. Fulton, Elizabeth, relict of William Ful- 20, 1839; on same stone. ton, b. 1739; d. July 4, 1828. Maelay, Eleanor, dau. Hon. Samuel Ma- Fulton, Margaret, b. 1769; d. No^^ 22, elay, of Northumberland county. Pa., 1816. who died 4th day of April, 1802, in the Fulton, .Jane, b. 1800; d. April 18, 1830. 25th year of her age Fulton, William, Jr., d. July 28, 1837; Maelay. Eleanor, wife of David Maelay aged about 66 years. and dau. of John Herron, Esq., b. Fulton, James, b. 1757; d. Nov. 25, 1820. 1784; d. Feb. 23, 1825. Hemphill, Cynthia Jack, wife of James Historical and Genealogical. 171

Hempliill and dan. of James and Jane KOTES ASri» QEEKI5:S, Jack, of Big Spring, b. 1767; d. Feb. Historical, Biog-raphical and Genca_ 19, 1827. logical. HempMll, Martha Strain, -ndfe of James Hemphill and dan. of William and XXXV. Jane Strain, b. 1773; d. July 30, 1830. Hemphill, Janies, b. Jan. 10, 1770; d. RYAN. July 25, 1852. Isaac Ryan and Hannah T0'\vnsend Herron, Mary, \rife of John Heri'on and were married October 24, 1774, at old dau. of James and Jane Jack, b. 1753; Swede’s Church, W’ilmington, Delaware, d. Jan. 28, 1808. by the Rev. La-wrenee Girelius, and had issue: Herron, John, Esq., b. 1750; d. Oet. 2, 1815. i. Joseph. ii. John. HeiTon, Jane, ivife of John HeiTon, b. iii. Ann. 1761; d. Oct. 3, 1815. iv. Abner. Lindsay, Margaret ^I., irife of Thomas V. Issac. Lindsay, b. d. April 1884. 1812; 19, Isaac Ryan, son of Isaac, married So- MeKnight, Jolm, b. 1769; d. May 6, phia Davis, August 16, 1808, at Trmity 1855. Lutheran Cliurch, Lancaster, Pa., by MeKnight, Elizabeth, udfe of John Mc- Rev. G. H. E. jMuhlenberg. Knight, b. Aug. 19, 1790; d. Eeb. 3, Can any reader of Notes and Queries 1865. furnish data sho-wing to what families of Tomiseird and Davis, Hannah To-wnsend MeKnisrht, Jane, b. Feb., 1823; d. Jan. and Sophia Davis belonged? They were 28, 1858. both supposed to belong to Chester coun- Nevin, Margaret, b. at the residence of her ty families. S. M. S. father, John Williamson, on the banks of Octoraro Creek, Lancaster county, Sturgeon Eainily Re-union. Oet. 21, 1741; d. at Shippensburg May 2, 1822. A oon-espondent has sent us clip- Nemn, Daniel, b. in city of New York, a ping fi’om Aug. 23, 1744; d. at his residence on a Beaver Falls, Pa., news- Herron’s Branch, Dec., 1815. paper, giring an account of a reunion of the Sturgeon family at the old homestead Nevin, John, b. 1777 d. Oct. 19, 1829. ; at Oakdale, Allegheny county, Pa., on Nevin, Martha M., b. 1779; d. Feb. 12, August 24, 1899, at which time there 1854. were assembled thirty of the collateral Reynolds, William, b. Aug. 24, 1769; d. relatives. The place where the reunion Nov. 3, 1824. was held was purchased by Henry Stur- Reynolds, Elizabeth, wife of William geon in 1790 and has never passed out Reynolds, b. Nov. 21, 1773; d. June 26, the Sturgeon name and is still owned by 1848. Samuel H. and Joseph Sturgeon. A more Reynolds, William, b. May 5, 1798; d. beautiful spot could not have been select- July 4, 1873. ed as well as appropriate for the first re- Rodgers, Rachel, wife of Richard Rodg- union. It was a beautiful morning and ers, b. 1748; d. April, 1812. as the trains from the east and west ar- Rodgers, Denny, son of Richard and rived the relatives were taken to the Rachel Rodgers, b. Dec., 1784; d. home of Joseph Sturgeon, which is locat- March, 1831. ed on a high elevation overlooking the Smith, John, b. 1766; d. Nov. 17, 1836. surrounding country and the villages of Smith, Elizabeth, b. 1772; d. Eeb. 7, 1854. Noblestowa and Ooakdale, the latter be- A. H. W. ing built on what was fonnerly a part Carlisle, Pa. of the original farm. 172 ]S!ote^ and Queries.

Tlie history of the different branches Miuiey’s most venerable meuried pair of the Sturgeon family was given by can next July celebrate their sixtieth Miss jMargaret S. Sturgeon, of Candor, wedding anniversary—an event that Pa., who gave a history of the Adams comparatively few niairied couples ever county branch. wMch extended back over live to commemorate. ‘‘A golden wed- a i>eriod of 200 years, showing that the ding (50 years) is of rare occurrence,” Sturgeons were originally Holla,ndere, says Meginnes'S, when, .speaking of Mr. carrying the linen trade to Ireland; and a.nd Mrs. Ci''awford, ‘‘but a fifty-seventh the first to come to h.is country was anniversa.n^ is rarer.” And a sixtieth is Jeremiah Sturgeon with his two sons in still more remarkable. 1720 and located near Harrisburg, Pa. How many changes in our town and From them have come the descendants neighborhood this aged couple have lived who' were represented at this reunion. to witness. IMr. Ban' remarked to us a John CaHdn Sturgeon, Esq., of Erie, Pa,, few days ago that he came to Muncy and who also ha.s been quite active in securing united with the Presbyterian Church in a history of the Dauphin county branch the sprhig of 18.39, and that of nearly and in his recital gave much the same one hundred communicants of that period histoiw as the Sturgeon ancestry. he is now the only one still remaining with the congregation. He suffers great- Three Venerai>le t’oii|>ies. ly at times fi’om rheumatism—an afflic- tion not often fatal, but one that is very [Our ‘rincient’’ friend, Gernerd, in a trying. a,nd of which Saint Paul is sup- communication to "The Muncy Lumin- posed to have complained -when he spoke ary,’’ funiishes the following facts con- of “a thoiTi in the flesh’’—but he has a cerning more ‘‘ancient'’ inhabitants of good, strong constitution, otherwise en- the West Pra,nch Valley. Along with joys the best of health, and says he can this comes the information that our hardly realize that his eighty-sixth birth- "venerable'’ friend of the Otzinachson day will come on the 17th day of next will be ‘‘at home'' on Wednesday, the February. twenty-fifth of October. Although pre- ^ hJr. John F. Meginneiss and his esteem- mature, we extend our warmest eongratu- ! lations to the distinguished_historiiUi of ed wife, Martha Jane Ixing, are also a tlie Vvest Branch, and his amiable wife.] truly venerable couple, as they were Jlr. .John F. IMeginness. in his recent- united in ma.niage way back in October, ly published and vei-y interesting An- 1849, and will therefore in a few more nals of Mo,n,toursville, says that place days celebrate their golden wedding. "can probably boast of having the old- Mr. Meginness still handles a pen with G.st niamed couple of any town in the apparently unabated vigor, but he is not county. ]\Jr. .Tonathan 0. Crawford and nearly so active o.n foot as he was in Abigail Wilson, Ms wife, celebrated the 1847 and 8 When he was one of the few fifty-seventh anniversaiw of their mar- of the Fifth United States infantry who riage on the .Id of October, 1898.’’ ha.d the distinction of cai'rying a musket, MJien the aged historian of the West with forty rounds of anununition and a Branch of the Susquehanna made this lot of accoutrements, from Vera Cruz to statement he wase of coui’se not aw'are the City of Mexico and all the way back that Muncy can boast of having a mar- again, udthout once falling out of rank ried couple still older. IVe would there- and taking a ride in a wagon. Jf the fore call attention to the fact that our IMexican musket ball that grazed his esteemed citizens, J. Poan Ba,iT and Cas- body in a fight with guerillas on the old sandra Smith Miller were married .July battle ground of Cerro Gordo had laid 7t)h. 1840, and that they had commenced him imder the dust of ^Mexico, he would their matrimonial life one year and near- never have written the twenty or more lj‘ three months before IMr. and Mrs. historical and genealogical books and Chawford, of IMontoursrille, were mar- pamphlets of wliich he is now the distin- lied. ‘ guished author. Jf the guerilla did not . . .

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make a very good shot, he certainly made Mellinger, b. Dec. 3, 1795; d. Jan. 26, a very good miss. 1849. May these esteemed couples of Wil- Binklev, Elizabeth, wf. of Henrv, b. .Jan. liamsport, Montoursville and Muncy live 4, 1792; d. .June 21, 1878. long into the twentieth century, enjoy life Binkley, Elizabeth, b. .Julv 14, 1824; d. to the last, and have yet many happy April 28, 1806. wedding anniversaries. J. M. M. G. Beehtle. Lusella, wf. of John, b. Sept. 2, 1830;’ d. May 1866.

j THE EPMRATA COMJIOITY, Binkley, Henry L., b. May 6, 1799; d.

! May 8, 1855. Its Graveyard and Tombstone Record i Brenizer, Handet, wf. of .J. B., nee, Gor-

i gas, b. Februarv 24, 1839; d. April 27, [One of the easliest German settle- 1865. ments in the Province of Pennsylvania, Bollinger, .John b. starch 12, 1799; d. was that on the Cocalico, in Lancaster Oct. IS, 1850. county. The following transcript of the tombstone record in this ancient burial place of thar peculiar sect was made sev- Hier ruht eine ungf- eral years ago. As many of the descend- 1 bint der Liebe Gottes, ants of these people arc scattered over FKIEDSAM. I many States of the L"nion, no doubt this Ein einsamcr nachmals record will be greatlv appreciated aber geworden an un- E. W. S. P.] sirhrer unssehern Lehrer der Linsamen u. Geineine Addams, Orion, b. March 22, 183.3; d. Chrissi in ii. um Ephrata. Dec. 25. 1856. Geborn in Eberbach im Bauman, Sarah, b. Oct. 30, 1776; d. July der Pialtz, genent Conrad 1792. 30, Beissel, entschlief den 6 ten Bauman, Josepn, b. Jan. 16, 1808; d. Julius A. 0. 1768, Seiner Feb. 24, 1859. Geistlichen Lebens 52 aber Bauman, Benjamin, b. .Jan. d. 22, 1784; des natui'chen 77 jahr, 4 Feb. 22, 1828. inonat Baum.an. Elizabeth, b. March 15, 1783; [The translation read as follows.] d. May 19, 1850. Bollinger, Hannah, wf. of David and dau. Here rests an outgrowth of the love of of .John Fahnestock, b. 1780; d. 1807. God "Friedsam,” a solitaiw brother, afterwards a leader religious teacher Bauman, .Joseph, b. .July 10, 1796; d. and of May 11, 1872. the sclitai-y and the Congregation of Giace in aroimd Ephrata. in Eber- Bauman. Marv, wf. of Daniel, b. June 4, and Bom I 1803: d. Sept. 22. 1886 bach, Palatinate, called Conrad Beissel. Fell asleep -July in Bauman. Daniel, b. April 1. 1796: d. 6, 1768, the 52d year Sept. of his spiritual life, but the 72d year and 22. 1886. j Bauman, Peter, b. Sept. 14, 1791; d. Feb. 4th month of Ms natural life 18, 1857. Connell, Moore, b. Sept. 26, 1830; d. Bauman. I Hannah, wf. of Peter, ! b. Jan. I Aug. 9, 1881 18, 1791; d. Oct. 17, 1856. Carter, Matilda, b. 1802; d. Aug. 20, Bauman, Samuel, b. .June 5, 1788; d. 1855. April j 8, 1820. ' Daris, Johannes, b. Mav 21, 1780; d. Bauman. AVilliam, b. Aug-. 8, 1791: d. Jan. 24, 1829.' I April 1^26. Dewees, Elizabeth, b. d. i Mav 11, 1779; Bauman, Susannah, nee Weaver, b. Oct. .July 13, 1849. 1788: d. 7, Oct. 9, 1875. Dishong, Dietrich W., b. Feb. 2, 1767; d. Bucher. Pollv, b. .Julv 2, 1823; d. April Sept. 27. 1845. 5, 1825. Deshong. Hannah, b. Oct. 29, 1768; d. Bucher, Catharine, wf. of Benedict, nee I June 29, 1830. .

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Fahnestock, Diedrich, b. Feb. 2, 1696; d. Fink, Mary, wf. of Peter, b. May 18, Oct. 10, 1775. 1815; d. April 9, 1847. Fahnestock, Margaret, b. July 23, 1702; Gorgas, Jacob, b. April 9, 1728; d. Nov. d. December 29, 1785. 21, 1798. [The above have also another marble Gon-gas, Christina, b. March 29, 1734; d. stone with the following: Oct. 20, 1804. “In memory' of Gorgas, Margaret, wf. of S., nee Fire- Diedriek and IMargaret stone, b. Feb. 5, 1815; d. June 20, Father and Mother of the 1886. Tribe of Fahnestock Gorgas, George, b. Sept. 21, 1832; d. in the United States, who .Jan. 21, 1857. Emigrated from Prussia in Gorgas, Christina, wf. of B., b. .June 10, 1726, 1774; d. May 31, 1848. and setttled near Ephrata, Gorgas. Benjamin, b. Sept. 16, 1762; d. Penna. Oct. 5. 1836. We reverence their cur most [The first Jacob was the progenitor of Wort hy Progenitors the Gorgas’ of Dauphin and Cumberland comities. Erected bv the Tribe, ] 1878.^’ Graver, Maiy, b. Aug. 8, 1797; d. March They are the ancestors of the family 9. 1873. surname so long known in this city.] Graver. Philip, b. Nov. 1. 1750; d. March Hier liegt begraben .30. 1837. der Ehr wurdige Pjruder Grever, Felbina, b. Dee. 18, 1762; d. Gideon, sonst D. Feb. 4, 1844. Christian Eckstein Graver. Catharine, b. April 18, 1786; d. micdglied der Bruder Schail- April 18, 1879. in Ephrata. Starb d. 26 Rachel Hoeffley, •Julius ihm jahr 1787, b. 1743; Seine alters 70 jahr, d. March, 1825. 1 monat, 7 tag. Alt zu Gott IJinauf hah- ich gesehrien und geboten, Fahnestock. Esther, b. March 27. 1740; Am tage meiner threhsahl d. Dee. 6, 1792. flehft eh zu thin; miteilen Fahnestock. Diedrich. b. Dec. 5, 1732; d. Half er mir aus alten Dee. 1818. 20, Meinen Nothen. Fahnestock. Daniel, b. Dec. 18, 1773: d. .Tuly 29. 1829. Fahnestock, Christian, b. Sept. 8, 1763; St. <1. March 19, 1853. Albina Fahnestock. Benjamin, b. May 2, 1741: Sonst d. July 27. 1820. Margaret Hoeeker, Fahnestock, Rebecca, wf. of Johannes, b. d. April 20, 1767. 1715; d. .Jan. 17, 1775.

Fahnestock. Elizabeth . wf. of Daniel, b. Hier Rhuet March 24, 1779; d. May 20. 1831. Bruder Fahnestock, Johannes, b. 1735; d. May Obed. 22, 1812. Sonst Fahnestock, Catharine, b. 1745; d. May Ludwig Hoeeker, 13, 1822. Strab den .Julias 25 monat Fahnestock, Peter, b. Feb. 3, 1730; d. Anne un Jahr 1772, alt 72 Sept. 15, 1805. .Jahr 11 monat. Funck, Christian, b. .Jan. J7, 1796; d. [He was the founder of the first Sunday March 10, 1880. school in the world, antedating Robert Fausit John, b. 1811; d. November 10, Raikes^ school by 45 years.] 1882. Hay, Seba, wf. of George, dau. of Dietrich ;

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and Esther Falinestock, b. June 18, Konigmacher, Adam, b. Dee. 24, 1821; d. 1775; d. October 19, 1800. Nov. 11, 1887. Hoffli, Salma, b. d. Eebruarv 6, 1727 ; Konigpnacher, Rebecca, dau. of Johannes Sept. 1807. 26, Fahnestock, b. .July 7, 1775; d. Dec. 5, Halm, Henry K., b. Oct. 20, 1848; d. Oct. 18.32. 7, 1862. Konigmacher, Doctor .Jacob, b. .Time 4, Hostetter, Henry, b. Aug. 14, 1796; d. 1771; d. Sept. 18, 1839. dime 9, 1833. Konigmacber, wf. of Abraham, b. May 15, “A citizen highly esteemed and much re- 1780; d. March 27, 1868. spected and in the years 1828 and 1829 Kurtz, Catharine, b. Aug. 20, 1809; d. honored his fellow-citizens with a seat by Oct. 9, 1831. in the House of Eepresentatives of his na- Kimmel, Elizabeth, wf. of Jacob, nee tive State, Pennsylvania.” Grever, b. Sept. 11, 1777 : d. Feb. 1, John, Susannah, w. of J., b. May 8, 1792; 1861. d. Aug. 17, 1847. Hier T.ieght Bruder Br. Frederick Keller, Xaeman Starb Xovember 10, Sonst, 1771, alt 34 jahr Adam Koenigmacher, 10 mionath. Keiper, Barbara, b. Dec. 20. d. IMai’ch b. .July 30. 1737 ; 1771; d. January 30, 1793. 16. 1852. I,andes. Hefflev, b. Ko)ii,H'macher, Christian, b. Xov. 11, 1745; Hannah, nee Mav 25, d. Xov. 11, 1849. d. .Tanuary 20, 1816 1776; Koenigmacher. Hannah, dau. of Benj., b. T-andes. Esther, b. Dec. 20, 1797; d. Dec. 1873. June IS, 1808; d. Dec. 30, 1884. 2, Koniumacher, Christina, nee Fahnestock. Heir Euhen, die gebenig b. 1.S04; d. March 1, 1871. des hoen Filosofen, Koenigmacher. Sarah, b. Mav 7, 1803; d. Martin, Xov. 28, 1871. Jacob ist in Europe geboi’en Koenigmacher, Joseph, b. Dec. 12, 1805; Er den 10 ten .Juni, 1725, und d. April 4, 1861. Konianmacher, Cecelia, wf. of Jos., dau. of ist gestorben als ein guter Christ den 19 ten .Julius, 1790 Heurv F. Slavmaker, b. May 3, 1817; im 66 Jahr seines alter. d. Sept. 3, 1859. Kocniofmaeher, Abraham, b. Aov. 14, iMiller, Heinrich, b. Mav 12, 1728; d. .Jan. 1769": d. Sept. 17, 1825. 12, 1778. Koenigmacher. Samuel, b. May 16, 1799; Martin. Charlotte, wf. of Peter, .Jr., dau. d. Nov. 23. 1835, in Philadelphia. of Abraham Koenigmacher. Koenigmacher, Benjamin, b. Sept. 12, Martin. .Johannes, b. .Jan. 12, 1748; d. 1773: d. March 24. 1850. May 14. 1874. Koenigmacher, Margaret, wf. of B.. dau. iMartin, -Jacob, b. Feb. 11, 1779: d, .Juh of Peter Fahnestock, b. March 5, 1772; 13, 1849, d. June 12, 1847. Martin, George, b. April 31, 1790; d. -Jan. Koe7ugraaeher. AYilliam. b. Jan. 5, 1797 2, 1821. d. Feb. 10, 1881. Peter Millei', Koenigmacher, Susanna, wf. of William, Gebutig in Oberamt dau. of -Jacob Bauman, b. May 20, 1798; Lautem. im Enur Pfaltz d. .Tune 15, 1833. Kam als Eeformerter Konigmacher, Adam, s. of .Jacob, b. March Pridiger nach America 7. 1799; d. Nov. 7, 1815. In .Julius, 1730, wurde Konigmacher, Elizabeth, dau. of .John unter die Gemeine im Rover, b. Xov. 7, 1831; d. Sept. 15, .Jahr 1735, und genant 1857. Bruder Jabez aiich ward" Konigmacher, Lydia, dau. of Henry Mohl- er nachmals hr Lehrer ende entschlief er, b. July 3, 1829 : d. April 18, 1866. Bis an sein :

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den 25 sten Septembei-, 179C, Zerfass, Samuel, b. May 12, 1802; d. April Alter 86 Jahr nnd 9 monath. 25, 1872. Pfautz, Michael, b. Dee. 12, 1802; d. Jan. Zerfass, Judith, wf. of S., b. May 11, 1809; 13, 1874. d. April 24, 1891. Poland, Rosina, nee Martin, b. Ang. 4, Zirvin, Veronica, b. Nov. 17, 1734; d. ,Jan. 1762; d. Oct. 4, 1821. 4, 1815. Rover. Samuel, b. Nov. 6. 1797; d. April Ziegler, Louisa, b. OcL 30, 1818; d. Sept. 23. 1864. 1879. Royer, Catharine, b. Jan. 31, 1804; d. March 7. 1885. A'OTKS AWS> «HTERIES, Somony, John Jacob, b. 1715; d. Nov. 2, 1789.' Historical, ISio^rapSiicaS, ainl Sensenian. Anna, Avf. of Jos., dan. of Oenca lojaical. Michael Sherick, b. March 5, 1800; d. April 9, 1856. XXXVI. Sensenian. Joseph, b. Sept. 29, 1785; d. March. 1819. IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS relaiting Sensenian. Johannes, b. July 17, 1757; d. to the soldier's of the Revolution have I'e- March 11. 1819. cently been transcribed for the Editor' of Sensenian, Jlichael, b. Aug. 18, 1809; d. ‘'Notes arrd Qireries,’’ and as occasion may Nov. 11, 1819. offer will be published in these columns. Steinmetz, Isaac B., b. Aug. 1838; d. 1, To prevent pirating these rolls and papers Oct. 29. 1875. will be copyr'ight^. Urich. Elizabeth, vf. of Jos., b. Feb. 10, 1780: d. Sept. 16. 18.50. Wcstniorelaiid toiinty I’aniilies. Urich. .Joseph, b. hlav 15. 1781; d. Nov. 16. 1864. Urich, Andrew, b. Nov. 11, 1805; d. Dec. Rev. James Poweris will is dated Janu- 22, 1879. ary 26, 1828; and probated August 24, Uricb. ]\Iai-y, b. IMarch 18, 1799; d. .Jan. 1830. He makes bequests to children and 5, 1880. grarrdchildren as follows:

Br. i. Elizabeth.

.Jacobus Sen ii. Jane. , SEMANISHIER. iii. Rachel. Gesanilet zu iv. Mary. [Following this is illegible.] V. Rebecca, m. Smith. vi. Isabella. vii. Hannah. St. Petronella, viii. Margaret. Grandchildren Starb .July 27, 1791, Rachel Findley. Alt 52 .Jahr 11 manat. .Jarrres Smith. Rev. Joseph Smith. Bruder Philemon, Starb 30 Martz, 1785, Rev. Samuel Por'ter, of Congruity, in Altes 75 Jahr. Salem township, Westmoreland county, which Zerfass. Sarah, b. Dee. 6, 1799; d. .June rrrade his will, dated Jrme 1, 1825, probated 1825. makes be- 18, 1852. was Oct. 3, He children: Zerfass, Samuel, b. .Jan. 7, 1767; d. April qrrests to his wife, Jane, and 30, 1843. i. William Zerfass, Magdalena, nee Eckert, b. Arrg. ii. John. 1853. Bro. William Porter. 26, 1765 ; d. .July 18, Zarfass, Elizabeth, wf. of S., nee Royer, b. Grandchildren Por-tter and Peggy Wright. Oct. 1, 1799; d. April 12, 1860. Nancy Historical and Genealogical. 177

Thomas Jamison by will dated July 9, “Col. Ramsay has changed the name of

1774, and probated March 1, 1775; makes his new town at Ligonier Old Fort from bequests to wife Ann and children: Wellington to Ligonier. The sale of lots i. William. in the said town is postponed to Monday, ii. Mary. the third day of March next.” iii. Ann, m. Abraham Hendricks. In the partition among Thomas Gal- Also makes bequests to Thomas Hen- breath's heirs, in 1800, .lames Galbreath dricks, his grandson, Abraham Hendricks, got “The Squirrel Hill Old Town” planta- his son-in-law, and Thomas Eoberts, a son tion, which had been bought from Capt. of his wife by her former husband. John Hinkson. I. Ann Jamison, b. 1752. d. Dec. 23, 1834; m. Abraliam Hendricks, b. 1749; Consul «Viii.<«hii-c Siittertielc!. d. Jan. 2, 1819. They had issue: i. Abraham. Consul Willshire Butterfield, the his- ii. Daniel. torian of early Mtestem Pennsylvania, iii. WOliam. and of the Northwest Temtory, died at iv. Jamison, m. Elizabeth Ogden. hts residence in South Omaha, September V. Ann, m. William Henderson. 25th. 1899. ]Mr. Butterfield was born in vi. John. IMexico, Oswego county, N. Y., on .July vii. Thomas. 28th, 1824, and spent the early years of viii. Eachel, m. Thomas Pollock. his life in that section. Later on he ix. Mary, m. John McHarg. removed to Ohio and at the ag'e of II. Mary Jamison. twenty-two published his first III. William Jamison d. May 11, 1800. book, a history of Seneca coun- He mairied March 11, 1783, Elizabeth Gal- ty, Ohio, Altogether, Mr. But- breath [daughter of Thomas Galbreath], tei'field has written and publishecl twenty- b. 1765; d. March 11, 1845. They had five books and at the time of his death five children. was engaged in writing a history of the Thomas Galbreath, of ScOtch-Irish de- early days of Chicago. No title has been scent, was a merchant in Xorth Carolina, chosen for this book, but it was nearly and came to Cumberland county. Pa., in completed and would have soon been s.-nt 1764 settling near Carlisle. Soon after- to the publishers. wards he removed into Ligonier Valley, Among Mr. Buttei-fleld's later books Fairfield township, Westmoreland county. was the "History of the Girtys,” which is Pa. His children were: an account of the Girty brothers, Thomas, i. Elizabeth m. William Jamison. Simon, James and George, and the pai't ii. Martha, m. John Irwin. taken by them in Lord lJunmore’s war on iii. James. the western border, War of the Revolu- iv. John. tion and in the Indian wars of 1790 and Thomas Galbreath on 29th August, 1795. This book was written since Mr. 1774, bought 270 acres of land In Fairfield Butterfield I’emoved to South Omaha in township, from John Hinkson. The traot 1888. It wa.s published in 1890. One of was “The Squiirel Hill” ti-act upon which Mr. Butterfield’s books which attra -ted New Florence is now located. He also widespread attention was his account of obtained on the 13th June, 1777, three the “Expedition Against Sandusky,” un- tracts of land from General Arthur St. der Colonel William Crawford in 1782. Clair, one of which did embrace “Fort Li- The latest book given to the public by gonier.” The same tract was sold by the this author was “Brule's Discoveries and sherifif on 10th June, 1795, to James Kam- Explorations, 1610-1028,” being a naira- sey. Col. Eamsey laid out the town on tive of the discovei-y by Stephen Brule of the site of old Fort Ligonier and called it Lakes Huron, Ontario and Superior and “Wellington.” In 1817 he changed the of his exploration of Pennsylvania, West- name to Ligonier as appeal's by a notice ern New York and Ontario, Canada. This in the Greensburg Gazette of Februai’y 15, book was publi-hed last year and received 1817: much favorable comment from the crit- .

178 Notes mid Queries. ic&, especially fi'om those in the Dominion Samuel Powell, from his residence on of Canada. jMi'. Butterfield gave this Chui’ch street, near 'Vine, on Sunday, Sep- book to the Western Reserve Historical tember 27, 1851 Society, of Cleveland, O., and it was pub- Jacob H. Locher, of Harrisburg, forli.shed Tinder the direction of that society. merly of Lancaster, from his brother’s The “Washington-Irvina Correspondence,” residence. East King street, Lancaster, on published in 1882, was another book Thursday, February 22, 1855. which attracted considerable attention from the reading public and added con- Samuel Herman Riley, son of S. J. J. Riley, from his parent’s resi- siderably to' the laurels of the author. and Martha street, De- Tlii.s book deals with the official letters dence, East King on Monday, which pas.sed between Washington and cember 31, 1849. Brigadier General William Irvine and be- Frederick Alphonsus Westhaeffer, son tween Irvine and others concerning mili- cf J. M. and M. C. Westhaeffer, from aiy affairs in the West from 1781 to 1783. parents residence. East King street, on "The llistoiy of the Discovery of the Wednesday, July 14, 1847. Xorthwest by John Nicollet in 1634” is Serena Smith, from the residence of her another book by Mr. Butterfield which son, George H. Smith, East King street, has been widely read. on Sunday, July 28, 1850. As Penn-sylvanians we are greatly in- William Be:ider MTiite, from residence debted to the indefatigable labors of Mr. of his father, Joseph White, East King Butterfield. He was a hard-working and street, on Saturday, August 14, 1851. conscientious historian. He was no Eliza Musketnuss, daughter of Jacob writer of fiction under the guise of his- ilusketnuss, from Henry Namnan’s resi- tory, or he might have gained a com- dence, East King street, on Thursday, protence, as well as ephemeral or present March 5th, 1851. day fame. But his works will live after Samuel Swope, infant son of Maria and him, and are his eternal monument. Levi Swope-, (innkeeper) from father’s home. East King street, Thursday, Jan- Intei-Bsieiits Some E.aiscaster uary 27, 1848, toi proceed to- the country. Levi Swope, from his late residence. [The vTiter has in his possession sixty- East King street, on Simday, February three invitations which were received by 16. 1851, to proceed to the country. • his great-grandmother during 1841-1855, Rosanna Eichenbroad, from residence and later, to attend the funeral obsequies ' of Joseph White, East King street, on Fri- and interments of a number of old Lan- day, June 22, 1855. caster residents. The age of the person, Emily Lauretta Kieffer, from residence however, is not mentioned, but as the in- of her father, Thompson Kieffer, on West

^ vitation gives the date of interment, they ' Chestnut street, on Friday afternoon, Sep- will answer as a guide to those who may tember 24. 1847. be searching after such data. The writer Mrs. Catharine Light, from her late has accordingly made a list for publica- residence. East King street, on Thursday, and herewith tion in "Notes and Queries” ; January 28, 1846. appends the same. ]\Irs, Ann Knight, from her late resi- S. M. SENER.] dence on South Queen street, on Sunday Washington Newton King, son of David afteiTTOon, January 30, 1847. and ilargaret King, interred Wednesday, William Ball, from the residence of March 14, 1848, from parent's residence Adam Metzger, East King street, on Mon- on East King street. day, March 1, 1847. Catharine King, from residence of her Jacob Eicholtz, from his late residence, hu.sband, Jacob King. South Duke street, on Friday, May 13, 1842. on Thursday afternoon, October 19, 1848. jMargaret Ehler. from residence of John Ross Simpson, from George King’s resi- Retailick, East King street, on Sunday dence, East King street, on Wednesday, afternoon. September 21, 1851. his February 22, 1848. I Jacob Ehler, from residence on .

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Church street, near Vine, on Friday, dence of his father, Eugene Harkins, cor- streets, March 26, 1852. ner East King ai'd Cluirch on William T. Boinberger, infant child of Friday, September 12, 1851. William and Mary Boinberger, from their Thomas B. Sparks, from residence of home on East King street, on Sunday, Jacob Gumpf, Chuic'a street, on Friday, September 8, 1850. August 18, 1848. late Elizabeth Pinkerton, widow of Elizabeth M. Pau.sman. from home of from her resi- Henry Pinkerton, Esq., her mother. East Orange street, on Fidday, dence, King street., on Satiu'da.y, East February 25, 1853. Kovember 2, 18-14. . IMary Ann Wincuer, from her hus- Henry A. Pinkerton, from residence of ]\lrs band’s residence, Cliurch near South Queen his mother, Mrs. C. E. Pinkerton, comer street, on Monday, February' 19, 1849. of East King and Lime, on Tuesday, Sep- resi- tember 24, 1850. William Wineow (Winouer), from IMary Catharine Pinkerton, wife of John dence of his mother. West Orange street, L. Pinkerton, from her husband's resi- on Tuesday, March 9, 1852. dence on North Lime street, on Friday, Ann IMargaret McGonigle, from the resi- August 31, 1850. dence of her parents, Michael and Jlary Mrs. Hannah Pinkerton, from residence McGonigle, on East King street, on Mon- of her husband, Henry Pinkerton. Sr., in day. August 18, 1851. Centre Square, on Tuesday, September 26, Hiram Shofstall, from home of his 1854. mother. East King street, on Friday, June Catharine Sener. from her residence on 25, 1847. North Prince street, on Sunday afternoon. Magdalena Roeting from residence of November 22, 1851. She was the great- her husband. East King street, on Friday, grandmother of the writer. She was bom July 23, 1847. on May 20, 1770 and was a daughter of William Roeting, from residence of his Heinrich Eung, whO' came to' America son-in-law, Cliarles Nauman (GraefE’s from Grimlauf. landing on December 12. Landing), on Sunday, September 1, 1850. 1734. at Philadelphia. She was the wife Mrs. Unity Stroble. from her residence, of Johannes Sener, born October 7, 1765; coiner East Orange and Lime streets, on died July 11, 1814. Sunday, Februaiw 22, 1852. Mrs. Christianna Aune. from her resi- Thomas Jefferies, from his residence. dence on Middle street, on Friday. June East King" street, on Wednesday, June 2, 1853. 26, 1850. George Leonard. Sr., from the residence Patrick Ferny from his residence. East of his son Philip Leonard, on East King King street, on Thursday, May 23. 1845. street, on Tuesday, May 11, 1847. He was Jerome A. Leehler, from residence of the great-great-grandfather of the witer his mother (Mrs. Zimmerer) on High and was born September 13, 1755, and was street, on Thursday, December 26. 1849. a Revolutionary soldier, serving nearly Mrs. Jane Lewars, from her residence three years, and was at Trenton, Prince- on East King street, on Wednesday, Feb- ton and Geimantown. ruary 2, 1848 John Leonard, from his residence on Peter Reinhart, from residence of his East King street, on Tuesday, January 26, son-in-law, Dennis Coyle, on Cliurch 1847. street, on Simday, March 26, 1854. .John Leonard. Sr., from the residence Catharine Demuth. from the residence of liis son, John Leonard. Jr., comer Vine of her son-in-law, Henry Kepple, on East and Christian streets, on Sunday, Jan- King street, on Wednesday, May 16, 1855. uary 28, 1849. John Lindnian. from residence of his John K. Harkins, from residence of his son, East King street, on January 6, 1848. father, Eugene Harkins, East King street, Elizabeth Hallacher, from residence of on Wednesday August 24, 1847. her husband, Adam Hallacher, on East John Charles Harkins, from the resi- King street, on Thursday, November 30, . .

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1848. ‘‘The funei-al will move to the ” JOHN F. MEGINNESS country .

Mrs. Catharine Gloninger, from her Disatii of tine 'Veteran Ktlitor and Mis. residence on East King street, on Satur- torian. day, January 1845. 4, The Williamsport Gazette and Bulletin Mary Ann Beck, from her husband, L. of November 13th gives the following par- Beck’s residence, corner of Lime and ticulars cf the death of John F. Megin- Church streets, on Sunday, January 18, ness, the veteran journalist and nerwspa- 1852. per man, which oceun-ed in that city on Joseph Huber, from his father’s resi- Saturday nigiht, November 11th, 1899. dence on North Queen street, on Sunday, "John E. Megiuness, the veteran journ- May 11,1845. alist and historian, died suddenly at his Saturday night. Peter Huber, Sr., from his residence on home, 021 Grace street, in instant and at a mo- North Queen street, on Tuesday, October Death came an 29, 1850. ment of complete happiness, for he was exhibiting the last, link in the chain which Mrs. Mary Huber, from her residence. suiTounded the celebration of his golden North Queen street, on Sunday, July 1, wedding an event that had been looked 1855. — forward to by him during the past de- Mrs. Ann Gemperling, from residence cade . of her husband. Daniel Gemperling. on "On October 25th last Mr. ahd Mrs. Middle street, on Thursday, September Meginness celebrated their golden wed- 20, 1849. ding, guests having assembled here from William Demuth Gemperling. son of considerable distance. Among the num- Daniel Gemperling. from his father’s resi- ber was Miss Sally H. Bryan, of Philadel- phia., dence, on Wednesday, August 6, 1851 and she had been requested to stay until Saturdaj% Mr. Meginness promising Mrs. Elizabeth Gemperiing. from resi- to accompany her as far as Hairisburg. dence of her son-in-law. George P. King, He had sent to. Sunbuiy to be bound by corner of East Orange and Plumb (Plum) a particular friend what is known as his streets, on Saturday, March 25. 1854. “Golden Wedding Book,” a unique affair William PJioads, infant .son of Jacob containing the original newspaper clip- and Eliza Rhoads, from their residence pings from various papers throughout this on East King street, on December 29, section, relative to the golden wedding, 1848. letters from friends, their nrarriage certi- Mrs. Elizabeth (Eliza) Rhoads, wife ficate, etc., so. that it could be bound in of John Rhoads, from her husband's home golden morrocco. Saturday he was to get on East King street, on Wednesday, July the book, and he combined the pleasure 25, 1850. of traveling with his cousin and getting his book, in which he set great store. Mrs. Margaret Gumpf, from the resi- “He returned to this city the 10.40 dence of her husband. Michael Gumpf, on on Pennsylvania train, which was late. Be- Middle street, on Sunday, July 17, 185.3. sides this Golden Wedding Book he had Mrs. Mary Ilalbach, from her late resi- other books to the weight of twenty dence, East Orange street, on Wednesday. pounds. He ha.stenGd home, walking September 24, 1851 faster than was his wont, and entered the ITeniy Nauman, from his late residence house glowing with happiness and appar- on MTilberry street, near Chestnut street, ently in the best of health he ever enjoy-

ed . breath on Sunday, April 23, 1854. He was short of and sat down for a moment. Without waiting to re- Benjamin Franklin White, eldest son of move either hat or overcoat, so anxious Joseph Catharine and White, from their was he to show his Goiden Wedding Book,, residence on East King street, on Thurs- he stood up and unbound the wrapper. day, September 4, 1851. At his side were his wife and daughter- .

Historical and Genealogical. 181 in-law, Mrs. HaiTy M. Meginness. They county and VTOte a number of histones were standing in the dining-room. Mr. of like character, being engaged on that Meginness, with the glow of pride upon work at the time of his death. He was his face, opened the hook and pointed to a voluminous contributor to the press it udth the words: over the signature of John of Lancaster. “‘Look at the title page.’ (It co^ntain- Mr. and IMrs. Meginness were the pared the marriage certificate) ents of ten children, seven of whom sur- “As he uttered these words he stagger- vive, as follows: Mary Virginia, who ed backwards against the door and his married IVilliam C. Arp; Alice, who wife and daughter-in-law each caught one married Ira B. IVaite: 'William Wanen of his ai-ms. He sank to the floor, dying IMegimtess. editor-in-chief of the Gazette instantly and without a struggle. He and Bulletin: Henry Haiwey Meginne.?s; had no premonition of death— it came to Ida Jane, wife of H. J. Edwards; Carrie, him at a moment of complete happiness. wife of H. A. Van Gilder, of IMorris- “Dr. Stickel, the nearest physician, was town, X. J., and Herbert Eugene IMegin- instantly summoned, and arrived vdthin ness. five minutes. He gave it as his opinion that death was due to heart disease, the XOTES AND UJTEKIES* fatal attack being brought on by over- exertion . 15ist

182 Notes and Queries.

(old style) and died August 12, 1813. He over his resting place to fortify the hilh was the eldest son of William Sawj'er, an as a protection to his native town, he slept Englishman from Bristol. C. R. on and on. The booming artillery at Beloit, Wis. Gettysburg disturbed him not, nor did the [In reply to the foregoing inquiiy, we shouts of victory from the boys in blue, as may state that Robert McCallen com- I.ee’s discomfited army retired behind manded a company of Assoeiators in the Seminary Ridge seeking refuge beyond the Jersey campaigTi of 1776. Jolm Sawyer Potomac, arouse him from his slumbers, also served in the militia as a private on ' He heard not of the brilliant campaigns several tours of duty.] I of McClellan, and Grant, and Sherman and Sheridan, and their comrades in arms «£,!> 'E'i.lilK aiKMi^'lS€iE?iCES. and witnessed not the retuni of the vic- torious hosts who had defended the na- of a CatizeBi of ISsa-S’- Awa3tesiia»a; tion’s flag to! the bitter end and sustained Vi'Iao isiiJBCC 1845. risJiiBis’S its every star inviolate. [Paper read before the Historical Society He heard not the wail of the Cuban in- surgents, the cry of the helpless vic- ot Dauphin County, by Theodore B. nor tims of Spain’s tjuanny in the Philippines Klein. ] In fancy we arouse a citizen of 1845 from and the West Indies. He heard not of the his deep slumber, supposed to have been explosion of the ill-fated ship of his coun- enjoyed for more than half a century in tiy in Havanna harbor. He heard not the recesses of the hill at the gate of the of the exploit of Dewey in the far-a.way

Valley, on the west- waters of the Eastern. Hemisphere . He beautiful Cumberland I the. Susquehanna, within heard not of the naval victory on the Cu- erly bank of I cannon shot of the society’s home-nest ban coast where Spanish pride was hum- During the days, weeks, months and years bled and her navy destroyed, that have passed since he lay him down to t The click of the magnetic spark that re- sleep, great events have taken place in the corded the cuiTent events of the day even world; gTeat advances have been made in to the uttermost parts of the earth, that the fields of art and sciences; great in- comes and goes under the fathomless ventions developed and utilized, toi all of depths of the' vast oceans was unheard. wdiich he has given no heed The cheery “Hello! Hello!” through the He has not heard the clink of the sledge transmitter of the telephone that carries upon the steel, nor tlie explosion of the the human voice as it were for hundreds giant powder that crushed the rocks of the of miles in familiar tones, he heard not. hill under which he slept to make way for I On this bright September day the hyp- the track of the railway that joins the notic influence is dispelled and he stands Keystone State to^ its neighbors on the upon the summit of the lofty hill over- North and South. He heard not of the looking the Susquehanna and his native angiy debate.s in Congress on the slavery Han-isburg, and in amazement his vision question; he heard not of the election of takes in the gi'eat clouds of smoke and Abraham Lincoln as President of the exhausted steam rising from the easterly United States; he heard not the threaten- banlc of the river for miles along its shore. ings of secession and a dissolution of the He is told that steel rails and steel bridges Union; he heard not of the bombardment and all manner of iron aaid steel products of Fort Sumpter by the fiery South Caro- are being turned out by day and Ijy night linians; he heard not of the call of Lin- a.s rapidly as mighty engines and ten coln for men tO' preserve the Union of thousand men can manipulate the ore and States; he heard not of the grand armies raw materials into the finished metals. assembling in response to that call; he He notices tlie airy superstructure of heard not of the hea.\y battles from Bull the new bridges across the river and learns Run and on through the weary, sad years the pin-poses of their erection. He sees to the surrender at Appomattox; and not at his feet the mysterious mordng of the even when the hosts gathered in hot haste trolley car, and learns a part of the prac- ; .

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tical uses tO' which the haxnessecl light- of the Harrisburg Club, that has su- ning is applied. He remembers the fa- perseded the old building which he re- miliar old “Camel-back” bridge in his im- membered so well . He looks for his old mediate front, yet looks in vain for the acquaintance, Judge Bucher, on his dome of the State Capitol; but sees the right, but he cannot be seen. He catches mass of biick upon the site thereof and a glimpse of his old companion, George learns the fate of the time-honored struc- Pager, whom he hails, but the mutual ture with regi'et. His vision extended, he greetings are short and tinged \rith sad- sees the growth of the new city up and ness because his old friend cannot distin-

down the river and out beyond Paxton guish the joy of his countenance at hi.-., re- creek, covering the plateau toward Pros- turn to his native heath. pect Hill, and the old flag from Eeservoir How the scene in view seems to draw Park greets Ills dimmed vision, and the en- the norv stranger as he hastens along lire closed lake of Susquehanna water upon once familiar street. Upon his right he the hill side is pointed out to him as a expects to see old General Forster, or some transformation scene, for he remembers of the Geigers, or Mr. Ingram, and upon the old terraced spot on North street in his left some of the Stehleys, the proprie- his early days as the place from whence tors of the Dock and Gilliard grocery, or flowed the liquid stream into the domicile ilr. Lyman Gilbert or his son Heniy, but of his father. the stately building that occupies the old He is anxious toi descend the slope and corner upon which is caiwed in letters of visit the scenes of his boyhood, and we gi-anite: “Board of Trade Building,” clamber down the steep and into the old looks strange to him, and he is told that bridge, as full of kinks as the limbs of the the people whom he expected to see are awakened sleeper, but it is the same dear gone old bridge, and even the dust and cob- He looks again to his right and misses webs of ’45 clusters in its nooks and cor- the modest old homestead of the Kunkel’s, ners. The island is still there but looks but he sees the familiar name of Gross, changed, and he inquires for Wesley Van- who was a neighbor, and well he remem- Hom and his melon patches, where often bers the genial Daniel W. His son Ed- he regaled himself in days of yore. He ward Z. represents the old firm and tells sees the new bridge which will carry him of the departure of his good father. He to the new city, and he wonders where the asks for the Emersons upon his left, but twin sister of the “Camel-baek” ha^ gone no one responds to his inquiry. Where is but looks in vain for the wreck in the Gustavus S. Peters, who printed the col- waves of the placid stream that was wild ored picture books, and IMartin Lutz and and dangerous when the destructive flood his son Henry (of the old Dauphin of ice cut the bridge away. He looks over Guards), and Mr. Rhoads and Philip Wol- the side at the entrance to the bridge, but fersberger, who all lived in this block? does not see Jacob Stees or Charlie The same answer applied to his every Wingert busy unloading their sand flats. question— all gone since you have been ab- The denizens of the old gate house on sent from the town. the Dauphin shore are strange to him— With wonder and sin-prise he look.s for and gi'eet him not, but he sees wonderful the market houses in which he had often

things upon every hand . Upon the romped in his boyhood days, and from smooth asphalt of IMarket street there is which he had carried the basket for his a group of merry wheelers to welcome him, mother, but they have been removed and and as he casts his eyes upon a pair of he now sees the srrift trolley ears speed almond-eyed children of China in flowing along, driven by an invisible power, and robes scorching upon their noi.seless steeds hears the gong of the motonnan warning his mother tongue breaks out in the ex- him of danger. clamation: “Pots tousand was is das?’' He He anxiously loo-ks for the picture of is delighted with the graceful movements George Washington swinging at the oppo- of the expert cyclers, and from Ihem gazes site corner where the old hotel stood in his in admiration upon the stately structure day, and he can hardly realize the trans- 184 Notes and Queries. fonnation that has taken place. The old parents, exclaims (I would give much to

John Wyeth corner looks familiar, but he hear Pap Chester say) : “Mo-mo^mo- sees not the colored globes in the win- Mose, do-do-do-don’t gi-gi-gi-give dem dows of the store where he often bought boys mo-mo-mo-more dan to-to-to-two quinine. The book store of Francis crackers apiece.” The enterprise of the Wyeth is not there either. The mer- late John H. Brant improved the chants of his day have been supplanted by premises, an

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how can these things be? and on a par- came, for some reason or other, after serv- tial explanation he is convinced that ing the Lutherans of this vicinity a few nothing short of a miracle has produced years, he failed to satisfy them, and that the wonderful results he has witnessed, Eev. Stoever was recalled, with ihe view and admitting the enterprise and indus- of reuniting the people and drawing them try of his towTisinen and their successors, back to the church at this point, where who have toiled and planned and builded the Xorthkill empties into the Tulpe- during the years of his absence, he re- hocken. However, if “Eecords” count for joices with exceeding great joy and full anything, this Little Tulpehocken Church of gladness and a loud huzza bids us a is apparently older than the one called cheery “Good Xight.” “Korthkill cWrch.” at Bernville. “Wliether the two congregations were the result of BAPTISMAL, ASI> OTJIER UECOKDS a split in this one, or whether this one was organized by Eev. Stoever, and the other soon after by Eev. 'iYaguer in oppo- Of the “ Little Tiil|kehoelcen Chureh”; sition, it is not possible to decide now. But the indications are that in this case, The Little Tulpehocken Cliurch, also possibly the same influences were ait known as Christ Church, is located work which produced the two greater Tul- one and one half miles south of pehocken churches, Zion (Seed's) and Bemrille, in Jetferson township, Berks Christ, near Stouchsburg. Later and ful- Berri^dlle, in Jefferson tovTiship, Berks ler inve.stigations may throw more light county. It would be very desirable indeed on the subject. ,J. W. EAELY. to have a succinct, yet full history of the this church, especially during its earlier period; but it is not possible to gather “Church Book (record) and Protocoil of such a histoT^^ from the meagre informa- (for) the Evangelical Lutheran eongi'egation contained in the “Cliui-eh Eecord and tion down at the Tulpehocken near the Proltocoll.” The greater part of the rec- Xorthkill. In it are noted and recorded ords of baptisms, fully four-fifths and pos- the children baptized in this church and sibly even nine-tenths, as well as the congregation, as well as those regularly marriages, are unquestionably in Eev. joined in matrimony from 1730 on. De- John Casper Stoevers handwriting. These rived in part from other church records cover the period from 1730 to 1750. or and in part taken from my (own) manu- thereabouts, possibly till 1752 or 1753. scripts and collected in this (book) —and During this x>eriod Eev. Stoever was un- to be continued in future, by me. .John doubtedly the pastor. Tlie communi- Caspar Stoever, regularly called and or- cants from 1761 to 1763 are recorded in a dained an Evangelical Luther.) n jnin- different hand, apparently that of Eev. ister and pastor in charge of this and J. N. Kurtz. A large part of the names other congregations in Lancaster county of those who communed represent in the Province of Pennsylvania, Done families not among the baptisms. and executed in the vear of our Lord All this would seem to indicate 1742.” that Eev. Stoever was the pastor JOH. -JACOB AIGLEE AXD ’iVF.CHEIS- of the “Little Tulpehocken Church,’’ TIXA. so called to distinguish it from the larger Aigler, Simon, b. May 24, 1783 : bap. church or congregation near Stouchsburg, — . ; spon., Simon Aigler and wf. during the first twenty or twenty-five Anna Catharine (grandparemts). years of its existence. Also that when Eev. YAI. ALBEET. Kurtz took charge of the field, Eev. Stoev- Albert. John Adam, b. Feb. 27, 1741; bap. er having retired from it. he. that is April 12. 1741; spon., John Adam Boll- Kurtz, served Xorthkill (Bemrille) but man and wf. Hen. Elizabeth (Kraft). one or two miles distant, and succeeded in JOHX GEOEGE AEXOLD. drawing the larger part of this congriega- Arnold, Anna Catharine, b. May 9, 1743; tion to that one. Besides this, it would bap. -June 19, 1743; spon., Sopliia Catha- seem to show that when Eev. Sehultze rine Knauss. ISG Notes and Queries.

ANDREW AULENBACH, Sr. NICHOLAS BECHTEL.

] Auleiibacli, Mary Catharine, b. June 9, Bechtel, Mary Elizabeth, b. April 6, 1756; 1741; bap. July 5, 1741; spon., Andrew bap. April 9, 1750; spon., Anna Mary Bechtler and Valentine Kraft and wt. I Eckert.

Aiilenbaeli, John Nicholas, b. June 15, I TOBIAS BECHTEL. 1742; bap. An,"-. 8, 1742; spon., Joh. Bechtel, .Ioanna Mary, b. May 24, 1740; Nicholas Weyrich and Mary Barbara bap. Ang. 10, 1740; spon., John Meetth Weig'el. and Anna Mary Holder.

j Anlenbach, INIary Mag-dalcne, b. Eeb. 14, ^ JOHN BAECKER AND WF. 1744; bap. Jan. 2.'1, 1745; spon., Maitliias Baecker, Amand Hedevne (?) b. May 11, 18.' Wagner and \\dfe. 1733; bap. Ang. 17.33. .

Anlenbach, Elizabeth, h. Feb. 10, 1751; ' ANDREW BEYER. bap. Dec. spon., Beyer, John .Jacob, b. March bap. 15, 1751 ; Nicholas 2, 1731; Knntz and his wife; .June 3, 1731; spon., John .Jacob Schaef- ANDREW AULENBACH .Tr., and Wf. fer and Sybilla Kobel.

j Anlenbach, a son, b. Feb. 29, 1744, bap. Beyer, Elizabeth, b. March 28, 1733; bap. spO'ii Anlcnb.ich, April 1733; spon., John Nov, 17, 1744; . , John 2, von Hasch single. and his wf. Beyer, Samuel, DANIEL AULENBACH. b. April 27, 1737 ; bap. Anlenbach, .John, b. Feb. 25, 170.3; bap. Jrdy 25, 1737; spon., John Hasch and

| Dec. 9. 1703; spon., Joh. Clinstian and! his wf. Elizabeth Anlenbach. Beyer. .John, b. Feb. 2, 1740; bap. March Anlenbach, Conrad, b. Sept. 18, 1704; bap. 23, 1740; spoil., .John Hasch and his wf. Sept. 29, 1705; spon., Conrad Christ. Beyer, .John Peter, b. Oct. 27, 1742; bap. Anlenbach. Mary Elizabeth, b. March 1, May 22, 1743; spon., .John von Hasch 1707; ba]i. March 11, 1707; spon., Mary and his wf. Elizabeth Chridt. Beyer, Susanna Mary, b. March 2, 1745; Anlenbach, Susanna Catharine, b. .Tan. 31, bap. Oct. 14, 1750; span., Adam Fisch- 1771; bap. .Inly 7, 1771; spon., Matthew bach. Mneller and wf. Susan Catharine. Beyer, Abraham, b. May^ 2, 1747; bap. Anlenbach. Andrew, b. Feb. 2. 1775; bap. Oct. 14, 1750; spoil., Adam Fishbach. Feb. 19, 1775; spon., John. Mueller and Beyer, Martin, b. Sep. 21, 1750; bap. Oot. wf. Jnstina. id, 1750; spon., Martin Schbil. Anlenbach, .Tohn, b. Feb. 17, 1773; bap. JOHN BEYER. Feb. 24, 1773; spon., .John Schoch and Beyer, .John Heniy, b. Dee. 28, 1729; bap. his wf. May 18, 1730; spon., Henry Beyer. PETRR AUIMAN and wf. ELIZABETH Beyei-, Catharine Margaret, b. May 16,

Anman, Sybilla, b. Feb. 12, 1791 ; bap. i742; bap. .July 11, 1742; spon., John March 20, 1791; spon., Sybilla Himinel- Adam Schroff. berger, single. FREDERIC BICICEL.

Anman, George, b. May 4, 1792; baji. .Tune Bickel, .John Caspar, b. April 1, 1742; bap. 10, 1792; spon., George Belleman and April 18, 1742; spon., Caspar Meeth and wf. Sophia. his wf. JOHN MICHAEL BAUER. TOBIAS BICKEL. Bauer, Mary Jilagdalene, b. Ang. 15, 1751; Bickel, .John Nicholas, b. Oct. 20, 1741;

bap. Sept. 2. 1751; spon., Nicholas Mar- bap. Nov. 8, 1741 ; spon., John Nicholas din (Martin) and his wf. Eva Barbara. Holder and his wf. Bauer, jMary Margaret, b. Nov. 24, 1754; SIMON BOGENRAEFF. bap. March 30, 1755; spon., Sigmund Bogenraeff, George Adam, b. April 17, Hanle and rvf. 1756; bap. May 9, 1756; spon., George Bauer, .John, b. Oct. 27, 1765; bap. Dec. 4, Adam Bartdorff and his wf. 1765; spon., Michael Koehl. SIMON BOGENREIFF (apparently same Bauer, Adam, b. .Jan. 13, 1767; bap. Feb. as above.) 15, 1767; spon., Michael Kettner and wf. Bogenreiff, .Joh. Valentine, b. Oct. 17,1741; ;

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bap. Dec. 7.1741; spon., Valentine Un- bap. July 5, 1741; spon., Conrad Lang ruii and hb wf. and wf, ABRAHAM BOLLEISTBACHER. GEORGE FAUSS, Bollenbaeher, Abraham, b. May 16, 1746; Faus's, Magdalen, b. Apr, 12, 1747; bap. bap. Sep. 28, 1746; spoil., Abraham May 10, 1747; spon., Philip Fau-sa Haass and his wf. and Avf. GEORGE BOERSTLER. PETER JACOB FEHLER. Boerstler, Ca.tiharine, b. Jan. 11, 1779; Fehler, ,Iohn, b. Oct. 10, 1742; bap. Mch. bap. Apr. 21, 1779; spon., Barbara 20, 1743; spon., ,Iohn Schneider and aaJ. Geiss. ADAM FENGEL AND WF., JUSTINA. BALTHASER BORTNER. Fengel, Christina, b. Apr. 3. 1788; bap. Bortner, Mary Elizabeth, b. Mch. 8, 17.38; .lune 16, 1788; spon., John Mueller bap. Apr. 30, 1738; spon., John Wil- and Avf., .lu.stina. liam Leitner and his Avf. GOTTFRIED FIEDLER. JOHN CARL. Fiedler, Catharine, b. Dec. 18, 1740; bap, Carl, Christian, b. Jan. 24, 1737; bap. -Inly 5, 1741; .spon., Michael Schauer Apr. 17, 1737; spon., Lazarus Winger and his Avf. and his sister, Anna. Fiedler, AndreAV, b. Nov. 6, 1742; bap.

Carl, Catharine, b. July 2, 1741 ; bap.Au". Noav 28, 1742; spon., AndrCAV Kraft 2, 1741; spon., Lazarus Winger and his and Avf. \rife, Catharine. Fiedler. Mary, b. Aug. 5, 1745; bap. Sept. JOHN DEN TER. 1, 1745; spon., Henry Frey and wf.,

Denter, .Tohn David, b. Dee. 1, 17.5-5; bap. Catharine. Dec. 19, 1755; spon,, .Jacob Denter and Fiedler, Mary Margaret, b. Dec. 10, 1747 wf., Margaret. bap. Dee. 20, 1747; spon., Albrecht PHILIP DIE BO. Straiuss and Avf. Diebo, Job. Conrad, b. .lune 25, I73S; .lOHN FISCHER. bap Aug. 23, 1733; '^poii.. ''onraU Fischer, -loh. Henry, b. Oct. 5, 1734; bap, Scharff and Avf. -Tan. 8, 1735; spoil.. ,Ioh. Henry Adam. JOHN DIETER, Fischer, Catharine Barbara, b. Sept. 8, Dieter, Magdalene, b. Aug. 29. 1743; bap. 1740; bap. Sept, 14, 1740; spon., John Sept. 11, 1743; spon., Heniy Fiedler Kuerechner and wf. and Magdalene Sehoener. .lOHN FUESS (Fiss in index). ANDREW DORNBACII. Fuess, a son, b. Sept. 18, 1764; bap, Jan. Dombach, Anna IMargaret, b. Dec. 22, 13, 1765; spon., Thomas Lang and 1747; bap. Meh. 6, 1748; spon.. Hern an Susanna Hass. WVber and ^Margaret Schneider. MICHAEL FRIESS. DAVID ElMERT. Friess, Martin, b. Feb. 16, 1753; bap.

Emert, Mary ^Margaret, b. Oct. 21. ; Feb. 18, 1753; spon.. Alartin Schell and

bap. Oct, 25, ; spon., Conrad AA’f., Margaret Elizabeth. Scharff and wf. (grandparents). Friess, David, b. Aug. 10, 1754; bap. GEORGE PETER EPPICIIK'R. Sept, 1, 1754; spon., IMartin Schell and Eppicher, LerAus, b. Dec. 10, 1741. hap. Avf., Margaret Elizabeth. July 11, 1742; spon., .Job. Nicholas Friess, -loh. .lacob, b. Feby. 9, 1756; bap. Klein and Avf. -Jan. 18, 1757; spon., .Jacob Duenter CONRAD ERNST. and Catharine Schellenberg. Ernst, Susanna Catharine, b. Apr. 27, Friess, Catharine, b. Oct. 30, 1758; bap.

bap. 16, 1742; spon., —. ; spon., DaAud 1742; May Wendel — , Meuerle and Ernst and Barbara Pfatteicher. aaJ., Catharine. ADADt EULER. DANIEL FREYhLAEYER AND WF., Euler, Susanna, b. Mch. 10, 1743; bap. ELIZABETH. Mch. 20, 1743; spon., Philip Petry Freymaeyei-, Daniel, b. .July 9, 1742; bap. and Avf. SepL 11, 1742; spon., John Henny. CHRISTIAN EWIG. JACOB FUCHS. EAAUg, Anna Barbara, b. Jan. 26, 1741; Fuchs, Emma. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 19, 1741; ;

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bap. Dec. 7, 1741; spon., Job. Relun and bap. Mch. 30, 1779; spon., Andrew Anna Elizabeth Ennentraiit. Gross and Elizabeth Schmidt.

Fuchs, Anna Mary, b. Jan. 1, 174.3; bap. Gross, Mai-y Catharine, b. Feby. 15, 1784; Jan. 13, 1743; spon., Nicholas Flolder bap. Apr. 18, 1784; spon., Simon Eieh- and wf. ler and wf., Anna Catharine. Fuchs, Anna IMargaret, b. Oct. 8, 1747; HENRY GRUBER. bap. Oct. 2.5, 1747; spon., Jolin Eilrat Gruber, Joh. Adam, b. Oct. 19, 1735; bap. and wf., Engel. Jan. 11, 1736; spon., Joh. Adam Sehroff HENRY GEBBERT. and wf., Catharine Elizabeth. Gruber, Catharine Elizabeth, b. Feby. 6, Gebbert. Job. Adam, b. Mch. 9, 1755; 1737; bap, Feby. spon., Joh. bap. Feb. 6, 1703; spon., Job. Adam 20, 1737; Schmidt and wf., Anna Mary. Adam Sehroff and wf. Gruber, Mary Eva Rosina, b. Dee. 1738; Gebbert. Anna Mary, b. Meli. 1, 1700; 3, bap. Dec. spon., bap. Feb. 0, 1703; spon.. Job. Adam 13, 1738; Joh. Adam Schmidt and wf., Anna Mary. Sehroff' and wf. Gebbert, Mary Cbri.sttna, b. Jan. 25, 1703; Gruber, Ohristian, b. Feby. 18, 1740; bap. spoil., bap. Feby. 0, 1703; spon.. Job. Adam Mch. 11, 1740; Christian Gmber Schmidt and wf.. Anna Mary. and wf. FREDERICK GEHR. Gruber, Christopher, b. Dec. 11, 1741; bap. Dec. spon., Gehr. -Tohn. b. Jan. 3. 1772; bap. Jan. 5, 27, 1741; Christian 1772; spon., John Zanter. Gruber and wf. WILLIAM GELLIGER. Gmber, Henry, b. Aug. 19, 1747. Gruber, Elizabeth, b. Obt. 10, 1749; bap. Gelliger, .Job. Jae. William, b. Nov. 0, Oct. 19, 1749; sp., Conrad Fink and 1741: bap. Dec. 7, 1741; spon.. Job. wf., Catharine, and Elizabeth Beyer, Jacob Vollmar and rvf. dau. of Andrew Beyer. GEORGE DANIEL GENSEMER. ! Gensemer, Mary Appolouia, b. Meh. 21, \ NOTES ANI> b Vollmar and wf. ISistorical, Bio$;'i'as»liical, and Genea- JACOB GEIIRIIART. BojS'ical.

; Gehrhart, Frederic, b. Apr. 13, 1781 ; bap. Apr. 22, 1781; spon., Joh. Adam Gruber XXXVIII. and tvf., Elizabeth.

| Gehrhart, John, b. Apr. 11, 1789; bap. J.'ieaiealo}jica3 iineries. |

May 10, 1789; spon., John Seharfl' and I CHARLTON. wf., Eva Rosiiia. Jeptha Charlton, born in England, and CONRAD GILBERT (The schoolmaster) resided in Westmoreland county. Pa., AND W^F., ELIZABETH. from or before 1800 till 1817, and in 1800, Gilbert (twin), Susaima Rosina, b. June married Rachel, daughter of Samuel and 22, 1783; bap. June 22, 1783; spon., Mary (Marshal) Phipps. lYhere and ; wf., Susanna. when was he boan, the full Ohristian Henry Graff and ; Gilbert (twin), Margaret, b. June 22, names of his father and mother, and the 1783; bap. June 22, 1783; spon., John date of marriage with Rachel Phipps? Aliller and wf., Justina. GEORGE ADAM GEISS. CHRISTIE.

Geiis. Henry Adam, b. .lune 21, 1704 ( ?) Wliat is the date of the birth of bapt. Sept. 10, 1704 (?); spon., George Thomas Tilly Christie, son of Marvin and Henry Kettner and wf., Catharine. Hannah (Tilly) Cluistie, of Butler coun- JOHN ‘ DANIEL GROSS AND WF., ty, Pa.? Mr. Christie was bom about SOPHIA DOROTHEA. 1817. What year, month and day? Gross, Anna Mary, b. Feby. 19, 1778; bap. Meh. 12, 1778; spon., Jacob Eich- HARLOW.

ler and Anna (Mary Romieh. i Narcissus D. Harlow, daughter of Mor- b. Meh. decai and ( Haadow, Gross, Joh. Hemy, 17, 1779; , ) Historical and Genealogical. 189 of Fauquier county, Ya., and nddorr of did Joseph (Joseph, 2d) .son of Joseph Stiger. She -was bom about 1814. Phipps, "The Friend,’’ live? Where did What did the initial letter "D'’ stand Xathan Phipps, son of .Joseph and grand- for, the date of her birth and where, the son of .Joseph, “The Friend,” reside? full maiden, Christian and surname of Did they or either of them first remove her mother; the Chins tian names, date from the immediate neighborhood of and place of birth, date of death and Chester county, near Easttown, and sub- place of burial of Mr. Stiger and date of sequently, about 1773-5, remove to York marriage? county? When and where did the fol- lotving Eevolutionary War event take BAEEOX. place, given me by one of the verv- old Elizabeth Bairon married George Mc- member's of the family, as he recollects Kinley in Westmoreland county, IMarch reading it in a family history, lost when 7, 1816, and had two sons; .John, born fire consumed his parents’ home? He March 23, 1817, and William, bom March writes; "I remember reading in that lost 15, 1819. What is the date and place of record, an incident of the Eevolutionary birth of Elizabeth Barron, date of her period, -wi'itten by an Updegraff, as fol- death and place of bimal, what the full lows: ‘During an engagement or skir- Christian name of her father and what mish between Y’ashington’s troops and a were the full maiden, Christian and sur- British colunm, near Phipp’s house, that name of her mother: also', the names Washingtorr and his staff passed throirgh and addresses of the descendants of her the hall passage between the two com- sons, John 3IeKinley and William Mc- partments of the horrse.' ” Wliat were Kinley ? the names and place of residence of the Phipps referred to in this quotation? EIPLEY. Frank L. Eipley married Alice Phipps ilcDOWELL. in Butler, Pa., March 31, 1874. What is W'hat are the names of the marines, the full name of Mr. Eipley, date and soldiers or sailors who went with Com- place of birth, names of his father, modore Perty from the sinking La-wi'ence maiden, Christian and surname of his to the Xiagara in the battle of “W'e have mother and residence of his parents? met the enemy and they are ours,” on Lake Erie ..n 1814? Family tradition in- PHIPPS. forms us that Allen iMcDowell was one David Phipps was a resident of Xorth of the volunteers, and before leaving the Huntingdon township, "Westmoreland flagship that he distributed his money county. Pa,, in 1805. He gave a bill of and all personal ti'inkets among his re- sale, recorded in a deed, dated December maining comrades. 30, 1805, to Jolin Sowash to secure him in the sum of $3,100. for signing an ad- [Information in reply to the foregoing ministrator's bond. MJio was this David questions will be greatly appreciated by Phipps, the date and place of Ms birth, one preparing a genealogical table of the name of father, maiden name of his Phipps family, descendants of .Joseph mother, residence of his parents, date of Phipps, "The Friend," the immigrant death and place of burial ; if he manied, with and friend of William Penn, who ar- then also the maiden name of his wife, rived in 1681. date and place of her birth, date of her SAm^EL PHIPPS BEIGHAM. death and place of burial, date of their iMineola (L. I.) X. Y. marriage, addresses of their descendants? Was the Samuel Phipps, bom in 1735, JJaj'S of ^TorlSssiinpton County. of whom mention was made in “Xotes and Queries,” September 16, 1899, a son I. John Hays was one of the early set- of Xathan Phipps, bom 1702, and Sarah tlei's in the "Craig Settlement,” Allen Davies or Davis, and the great-gi-andson township, Xorthumberland county. Pa. of Joseph Phipps, “The Friend?” Yliere He was an influential man in the “Settle- .

190 Notes and Queries. meBt,” and sei-\'ed as an otiicer on the V. Elizabeth, b. 1709; d. Jan. 27, frontiers during the French and Indian 1844; m. Dr. Edward Humphrey. war. An interesting journal by him is John Hays m., seeo.ndly, Jane Walker, printed in the seventh volume of first d. Dec. 15, 1824. and they had issue: series, Pennsylvania Archive.s, Lieut. aT. Ann. b. 1772; ju. John Wilson. Hays m. in Ireland .lane Love, b. in 1712, vii. Willia.m, b. 1774; d. 1848; m. ami d. in 1800, in Xorthumberland coun- Lydia Temple. ty. He was b. in 1704, and d. Xov. 10, A'iii. Isabella, b. 1770; m. .John Rals- 1789. Their children were: 3. ton. i .William. ix. Robert, b. 1778; d. Feb. 15, 1843; 2. ii. John, b. circa., 1730; m. first, m. Eliza Hamilton. secondly, Barbara King; m. Jane X. Thomas, b. 1782; d. Dee. 9, 1847; Walker. m. Rachael Hamilton. iii. Isabel, m. Patton. Thomas xi. Richard, b. 1784; d. Oct. 8, 1856; iv. Mary, d. young. in . Christian Ralston Y .Elizabeth, d. 1818, in Beaver county. xii. Samuel, d. near Erie, Pa., May Pa.: m. Thomas Wilson, son of Judge 27, 1850, Sarah Wilson; he Hugh and d. February xiii. Mary, b. 1787; d. Jan. 11, 1851, 23. 1799. unm. vi. James, b. February 29, 1740; m. xiv. .Toseph, b. 1789; d. March 30, Sarah Brown. 1895; m . Mary Allison . vii. Robert, b. d. 1742; 1819; m. Mary xAy Rebecca, b. 1791; d. April 10, Allison, and had issue: 1840; unm. 1. John. III. .James Hays (.John), b. Feb. 29, 2. Jane. 1740; d. Feb. 14, 1817. He Avas a lieuten- 3. William, b. 1776. ant duiTng the French and Indian Avar, 4. James. seiwing under Colonel Bouquet. He settled 5. Joseph. on Beach creek and died there. Pie m. 0. Mary. m. Walker. — Sarah BroAm. b. Feb. 15. 1745; d. May 7. Sarah, m. — Shipman. 5. 1823; dan. of Samuel BroAvn and his 8. Elizabeth. AA-ife. .Jane Boyd . She Ava.s sister to Lieut. viii. ,Jeaji, m. James Brown, son of Robert BroAAm. of Colonel Baxter's Flying Samuel a.nd Jane (Boyd) Brown. Camp, captured at Fort Washington, ix. Francis; removed to Tennessee. Nov. 16, 1770; and was afterwa.rds ma- X. Mai*y (second), m. James Gray; m. jor-general of the Pennsylvania militia, secoaidly Steele. and a member of Congress eighteen II. John Hays (John), b. a.bout 1730, years. in Ireland; d. Nov. 3, 1790, at Meadville, SAMUEL CRAIG. Pa., whilst on a, journey to Fort Pitt Wapakoneta, O. (Pittsburgh). He wasi an officer during the Revolutionary stinggle. He was BAPTIS5I.\ir, twice married. Married first, Oct. 16, AST 15 OTHER RECORRS 1700. Barbara, King, b. about 1740; d. Aiygust 11, 1770; daughter of James Of “The liiftle TulpehocRen Cliurch.” King and his wife, Mary Boyd. They had is.sue: II. i. Maiy, b. 1701; d. Sept. 9, 1770. ii. John. 1). 1703; d. Oct. 9, 1821; m. May 21, 179.5, .lane Homer, b. Oct. 20, CHRISTIAN GRUBER, 1765; d. Dec. 15, 1825; daughter of Gruber, Job. George, b. Feb. 16,1743; bap. James Homer. Feb. 20, 1743; spoil., Henry Gruber and iii. .Tames, b. 1705; d. March 1. 1829; Avf. m. Hannah Palmer, da.u. of George Pal- Gruber, Susanna, b. Aug. 12, 1746; bap. mer . Aug. 31, 1746; spoil., Martin Stup and aaT. iv. .Jane, b. 1707; m. .John Grier. Susanna, , Historical and Genealogical. 191

JACOB GRETER. PHILIP HEILIGER. Greter, Joh. George, b. Sep. 7, 1739; bap. Heiliger, Christina Barbara, b. Feb. 8, Oct. 23, 1739; spoil., .Job. George Hess 1748: ba]). March 6. 1748: spon., Peter and Mary Barbara Stoer. Muench and rvf., Christina, Barbara. Greter, Joh. Henry, b. Feb. 7, 1742: bap. JOHN ADOLPH HEINRICH. Feb. 21. 1742; spon., .Job. Heniy Gruber Heinrich, Anna Mary, b. Aug. 21, 1740; and ivf. Rosina. Mary bap. Sept. 14, 1740; spon., ,Joh. Nicholas GEORGE MHLLIAM GUESEMAN. Holder and ^vf. Gueseman, Ann Margaret, b. Dec. 9. 1749: Heinrich, Maiy Elizabeth, b..July 24, 1744; bap. Jan. spon., 21, 1750; Anna Marga- bap. Aug. 19, 1744; spon., Tobias Biekel ret Heck. and v’f. Giie.?einan, Job. George, b. ; , VALENTINE HE\niELBERGEE. bap. March 3, 1754; spon., Joh. George Himmelberger, Mary Elizabeth, b. July Gueseman. 1, 1741; bap. Oct, il, 1741: spon., Mary CHRISTIAN GUTLENDER and ivf. Elizabeth Lehm or Lehmi. Elizabeth. .lOIIN HTJUrELBERGER. Gntlender, John Paul, b. June 23, 1788: Himmelberger, Catharine, b. April 9, bap. Aug. 10, 1788: spon., .John Paul 1797. Wenrich and IMari^ Barbara Gilbert CASPAR HINCKEL. (both single). Hinekel, Mary Margaret, b. Oct, 14. 1771; Gutlender, Mary Catharine, b. Oct. 20, bap. Oct, 27. 177i; spon., Michael FoU- 1789: bap. .July 18. 1790: spon.. George mer and wf. Gutlender and wf. Marr Catharine. JACOB GUTLENDER and wf. Justina. JOH. GEORGE KEBLINGER. Keblinger. Catharine Elizabeth, b. Dec. Gu' Vn:''’er, Geoiye William, b. March 11. 1741; bap. Dee. 1741: spon., Paul 1789: bap. April 14, 1789: spon.. Georg’ 2, 7, Keblinger and Catharine Umbehagen. Wm. Berger and ivl. Anna iMai*v. GEORGE GUTMAN. Kebhnger, .Job. Samuel, b. Sept, 14. 1743: bap. Oct. 9, 1743: spon., .Joh. Samuel Gutman. .Job. Henry, b. Mar .30, 1742: Philbca-t. and wf. Susanna. bap. .July 11. 1742: spon., Henry Bergei and wf. Christina. and Rosina Fertig. JOHN KELLER JOH. GEORGE HAACK. Keller. Philip Tobias, b. May 1, 1742: bap. ]\Iay 1742; spon.. Tobias Biekel and Haack, Maiy Susanna, b. Nov. 14. 1734; 16, -Jan. spon., Jlary Susanna vri. bap. 8, 1735 ; .John, b. Sept. 22. 1743; bap. Oct. Pieter. Keller, ABR.-m.VM HA ASS. 9. 1743; spon., Jacob Vollmar, snr., and wf. Haass. .John Nicholas, b. .Jirne 0. 1742: FREDERICK KERCHER. bap. .July 1. 1742; spon., .Joh. Nicholas Kercher. .Jacob, b. — 1754: bap. Fnester and 'wf. Elizabeth. , .June 9. 1754; spon., Jacob Beck and vJ, Haa.ss. Maiy Susanna, b. Sept. 28. 1744: Catharine. bap. Nov. 19, 1744; spon., Samuel Phil- Kercher. .Jacob Frederic, b. Oct, 10. 1757; bert and vvf. MCHAEL HAMBORGER. bap. Nov. 10, 1757; spon., .Jacob Beck and vri. Catharine. HanJiorger. Catharine Margaret, b. Nov. TEIOIMAS KERN. 10. 1751 : bap. Nov. 17, 1751: spnn., .Joh. George IMuench and Mr. Gutmann. Kem, Simon, b. Feb. 24. 1742; bap. April JOHN JTEDDERICH. 18, 1742; spon., Simon Bogenreif and He.l lerich, .John Wirner. b. .July 7. 1744; vri.

, spon., Weitz- GEORGE MICHAEL KIBTNER (Kettner bap. ; Wirner el. in index.) JOST HFDDERICH. Kititner, Mary Eve, b. Aprd 7, 1741; bap. spon., Fried- Hedderich, Anna Margaret, b. .July 26, May —, 1741; Mary Eve 1745; bap. Sept. 26. 1745; spon., Anna erich. IMargaret, for Dlagdalena Heddrich, a HENRY KICHEL. minor. Kichel, Christian, b. March 9, 1743; bap. ;

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March 20, 1743; spon., Christian Meyer, bap. July 25, 1736; spon., Mary Eliza- I and \vf. beth Beyer. WILLIAM KLEE. Krafft, Mary Elizabeth, b. Apr. 17, 1737 Klee, Emilia, h. July 4, 1834; hap. Sept. bap. July 17, 1737; spon., Henrj' Beyer 7, 1834; spon., Catharine Heider. and wf. Klee, Mary Amanda, b. Apr. 4, 183G; bap. Krafft, Ju.stina Catharine, b. Mch. 4, July 7, 1830; spon., John Sehaefer and 1739; bap. Apr. 22, 1739; spon., Jus- wf., Susanna. tina Catharine Kayser.

JOHN KNOLL. Krafft, Andrew, b. Feby. 1, 1741; bap. Knoll, Mary Catharine, b. July 21, 1741; Apr. 12, 1741; spon., Andrew Koehen- bap. Sept. 4, 1741; spon., George Daniel doerffer and wf. Gensenier and wf. Krafft, Maiy Magdalene, b. Sept. 7, 1742; PETER KNOPFF. bap. Oct. 18, 1742; spon., Michael Knopff, Eva Catharine, b. Feby. 11, 1741; Ivrafft and wf., Maiy Magdalene. bap, April 22, 1741; spon., Michael Krafft, Maiy Susanna, b. Apr. 9, 1744; Bu.sch and wf. bap. Apr. 29, 1744; spon., Samuel Knopff, a daughter, b. June 13, 1749; Philbert and wf., Susanna. bap. July 2, 1749; spon., John Eckert HENRY KUEHLER. and wf, Kue.hler, Mary Oatharine, b. July 19, ANDREW KOCITENDOERFFER. 1741; bap. Aug. 2, 1741; spon., John Koehendoerffer, Andrew, b. June 23, 1742; Meyer and wf. bap. July 11, 1742; spon., Andre.w Craft JOHN LANG.

and wf. Lang, John, b. Aug. 21, 1737 ; bap. Feby. Kochendoerfl'er. Geo-. Philip, b. April 8, 5, 1738; spon., John Schaffer and wl, 1746; bap. May 8, 1740; spon.. Geo. Susanna. Philip Ruhl and Anna Margaret Roth. Lang, Anna Margaret, b. Feby. 21, 1740; JOH. MICHAEL KOEHL and wf., Mary bap. Mch. 30, 1740; spon., Ludwig Catharine. Wagner and wf. Koehl, Joh. George, b. Oct. 18, 1760; bap. Lang, Jacob, b. Jan. 12, 1742; bap. Jan. Oot. 26. 17C0; spon., George Koehl and 24, 1742; spon., Jacob Seharff and wf. wf., Elizabeth. Lang, Joh. George Thomas, b. July 1, Koehl, Anna Catharine (rivin), b. July 1746; bap. Sept. 6, 1746; spon., Joh. 21, 1762; bap. July 25, 1762; spon., Thomas Kern and wf., Margaret. Henry Kettner and wf. iMARTIN LANG and wf., Agnes. Koehl, Justina (twin), b. July 21, 1762; Lang, John, b. Apr. 9, 1756; bap. Apr. bap. July 25, 1762; spon.. Henry Shep- 18, 1756; spon., John Zopff and wf., ler and wf., Justina Catharine. Margaret. Koehl, Joh. Peter, b. Mch. 12, 1764; bap. Lang, Samuel, b. Aug. 26, 1761; bap. Apr. 1, 1764; spon., Peter Albert and Sept. 1, 1761; spon., Jolm Hoff and wf. Eve Kettner, both single. CASPAR LERCH. ANDREW KRAFFT. Lerch, Anna Elizabeth, b. June 16, 1741; Kraffr, Joh. Jacob, b. May 17, 1730; bap. bap. Aug. 11, 1741; spon., Anna Eliza- Oct. 27, 1730; spon., Joh. Jacob Kitz- beth Ennentraut. niiller and wf., Anna Mary. JACOB LINGEL and wf., Catharine. Ki’afft, John. b. Sept. 30, 1731; bap. Nov. Lingel, Joseph, b. Mch. 14, 1787; bap. 14, 1731; spon., Joh. Jacob Kitzmiller ]\Iay 2, 1787; spon., Caspar Lingel. and wf.j Anna IMary. jMATTHIAS lingel and wf., Euph- Krafft, Anna Mary, b. Apr. 16, 1733; rosina. bap. Sept. 16, 1733; spon., Joh. Jacob Lingel, Joel, b. May 28, 1814; bap. . Schaeffer. Kitzmiller and wff., Anna hlary. — , ; spon., Michael Krafft, Anna Margaret, b. Dee. 27, 1734; JOHN LINGEL and wf., Susanna. bap. Dee. 28, 1734; spon., Anna. Mary Lingel, David, b. Feby. 11, 1811; bap.

hlar- . , Kitzmiller, represented by Anna ; spon., Michael Schae- garet Fay. fer. Krafft, Mary Catharine, b. Mch. 15, 1736; Lingel, Salome, b. Apr. 23, 1812; bap. . . . ) . . . ;

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. spon., Boltz —, ; spoil., Stephen Lingel Aug. 13, 1787; Simon and and wf., Susanna, wf. Christina. Lingel, Heni-y, b. July 9, 1813; bap. JOHN MILLER and wf. Justina.

, — . spon., Adam Lingel and Miller, Mary Elizabeth, b. Oct. 25, 1784; — — ; wd., Elizabeth. bap. Dee. 25, 1784; spon.. Matthias Lingel, John, b. Oct. 20, 1814; bap. Miller and wf. Mary Elizabeth.

; spon., David Lingel. Miller, .Joh. .Jacob, b. March 11, 1774; —, Lingel, Daniel, b. Jan. 1, 1816: bap. . bap. March 27, 1774; spon., (a

; spon., Jacob Lingel and ivf., separate record) . — , | Catharine. hliller, Matthew, b. Sept. 12, 1780; bap. Lingel, Isaac, b. j\Iay 29, 1817 bap. . Oct. — spoil., Matthew Staudt ; 1780;

• ; spon., . and wf. Margaret. —, PAUL LUEXCxETv. JOHN MILLER, the tanner, and wf. Luengel, John, b. June 5, 1741; bap. July Mary Salome. Miller, John. b. Sept. 18, 1790; bap. Oct. 5, 1741; spon., John Artzt and wf. spon., Miller Luengel, Job. Nicholas, b. Feb. 1, 1743; 20, 1790; Matthew and bap. March 20, 1743; spon., Joh. Nich- rvf. Mary. olas Holder and rvf. IMiller, Samuel, b. July 4, 1792; bap. Luengel, Joh. Martin, b. July 30, 1761; July 26, 1792; spon., Conrad Gilbert , and wf., Anna Elizabeth. bap. Aug. 2, 1761; spon., Martin Lacy and wf. GEORGE MILLER, the mason, and wf. JOHN LEONHAED and Maiy Magda- Elizabeth. lene, a free negress. (Not in index. Miller, Michael, b. Sept. 28, 1790; bap. Leonhard, Jacob, b. June 14, 1783; bap. Oct. 2, 1790; spoil., Simon and Cath-

' Oct. 20, 1783; spon., Jacob Weiningvr a;-^e INfiller, both single. and wf. Miller, Elizabeth, b. Nov. 2. 1792; bap. JOHN LUTZ and wf. Sarah. Nov. 22, 1792; spon., (Matthew (Miller Lutz, Levi, b. Dec. 29, bap. and wf. Marv. 1836; March | 24, 1838; spon., John Schaeffer and wf., ULRiCH MKJHAEL. Susanna Michael, Margaret, b. Jan. 8, 1741: bap. MARTIN LINGLE and wf. Elizabeth. Aug. 2, 1741; spon., E'izabeth Haass. (Not in index.) JACOB MUELLER. Lingel, Jacob, b. July 19, 1786; bap. Mueller, Jolm Jacob, b. Sept. 24, 1728; Aug. 3. 1786; spon., Jacob Lingel and bap. Sept. 26. 1728 (bap. in Europe) wf. Barbara. spon., Frederic 'William Beetle, Ciiris- I Lingel, IMary Salome, b. June 7, 1798; I topher Haist, Joseph Eolir and Joh. bap. Aug. 5, 1798; spon., Abelona David Bauer AYagner Mueller, John, b. Nov. 9, 1733; bap. JOHN METH (Meeth in index) Nov. 16, 1733; spon., Joh. Henry Feg- Meeth, Joanna Maiy, b. Dec. 13, 174.5; ner and Marj^ Elizabeth Barbara Schnei- bap. Dec. 25, 1745; spon., Philip IMeth der. This one was bom in Pennsylva- or Weeth. nia and bap. by Philip Boehm, Ref. CONRAD MESSERS(HIMIDT. minister on (at) White (Marsh Mueller, Maiy Elizabeth Barbara, b. Messersehmidt, Joh. Conrad, b. Sept. 13, Sept. 9, 1736; bap. Sept. 1736; 1741; bap. Sept. 12, 1741; spon., .Joh. 28, Conrad Kerschner. spoil., Joh. Henry Fegner and Maiy JOHN MEYER. Elizabeth Barbara Sclineider; bap. by Bartholomew Eugner, Ref. pastor at Meyer, Tobias, b. Sept. 22. bap. 1740; Gemiantown at the time. Nov. 8, 1740; spon., Tobias Bechtel Mueller, Matthias, b. Oct. 18, 1743; bap. and wf. Nov'. 6. 1743. by Joh. Casper StoeA'er; Meyer, John, b. Aug. 3. 1742; bap. Sept. spon., Matthias Sclimidt and -wf 7. 1742; spon., .John Meeth. Mueller, Elizabeth Barbara, b. June 7. BENJAMIN MILLER and wf. Eve. 1755; bap. ; spon., Eliza- IMiller, Salome, b. July 12, 1787; bap. beth Cara. .

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THOMAS MUELLER. ISistor.y of the Keagy Family, Mueller, Joh. Michael, b. Jiil_y 3. 1746: bap. July 6, 1746; spon., Michael Is the title of an interesting family Kaeyser and Avf. genealogy, by Franklin Keagy, of Cham- Mueller, Margaret, b. Dec. 17, 1748: bap. bersburg, issued from the press of the spon., Nicholas Lanu, Jan. 11, 1749: Ila.iTisburg Publishing Company. On the John Lang-, Anna. Mary Lang, Anna title page the author gives this testi- lilargaret Hoegele mony: “Let the twenty-three years of JOHN jMUELLER and u-f. Justina Cath- toil in collecting the data for the gene- arine . alogical record attest the love I bear for Mueller, Cath. Elizabeth, b. April 16, the Keagy relationship.” Well said, and 1768; bap. ; spon., Eliza- beth Rarbara IVtueller. the six hundred and fifty pages of tills Mueller, Justina, b. March 24. 1760: bap. volume prove how intense this love for

: spon., John Hess and -wf. genealogical research worked wonders. Catharine Elizabeth. The author has done his work conscientiously, as we can fully testify, for here MOTKS AX'S) issue the volume, which author—there should be a fuller index, they have done in good shape. The for- especially of suraames. The typograph- mer edition has become so scarce that ical execution of the volume is excellent, this one will be timely. It is a great re- and the Harrisburg Publishing Oomany positoi-y for genealogists. know how to do superb printing.

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JOHN FRANU1.IN MEOINNESS, month the galaxy of stars has been dimmed by the death of Isaac Craig, Dr. John Tlie Historian of the tVest Eranch Val G. Brinton, Dr. W. .J. Hofi'man and John ley. F. Meginness. Others may—nay, will rise up and take their places, but these [The Editor of “Xotes and Queries.” on shall thrive on the legacies left them by the afternoon of November 11, 1899, had the reapers who liave gathered up their a tn-o hoiu-s delightful ^dsit finni his sheaves. Few' of the people of to-day friend of many years, John F. Meginness, properly appreciate the excellent seiwiees of Williamsport, the accomplished histori- of these men o_[_letters, yet the W'ork of an of the West Branch Valley. Enter- their brain will live long after the sensa- taining in his talk, the impression he left tional literature of the present shall be was one of pleasure. Little thought the remanded to a deseiw'ed oblivion. This miter that seven hours later, the Death- much by way of prelude.] Angel would have stamped his seal on .John Franklin Meginness w'as bom heart and brain. Beaching his home, per- July 16, 1827, in Colerain township, Lan- chance somewhat excited, he suddenly fell caster county, Penn’a, and died November over dead. The shock at this .sudden ter- 11, 1899, at Williamsport, Pennrt. He was mination of a brilliant earthly career the eldest son of Benjamin Jileginness and cannot be described. It was only a few his wife, Sarah .Johnston. He w'as weeks prior (October 2.3. 1899.) that he brought up on a farm and educated in the bade his friends to the celebration of the public schools of his day. His parents fiftieth anniversary of his wedding. Liv- removed to the West in 1843, but John ing beyond three score and ten. his ap- F. returned to Pennsylvania on the eve parent good health gave promise of a few of the war wdth Mexico. His military en- more years of historic labor and useful- thusiasm becoming aroused, in company ness. Veiily it is well, that while the with some young friends he enlisted “for day is here that one works mth his might the war” on the 9th of April, 1847. He lest no other dawn on him. jNlr. lilegin- paiticipated in the campaign in the Val- ness tvas an indefatigable delver. He ley of Mexico, and seiwed until the ratifi- made his researches conscientiously—and cation of the treaty of peace. He then truth was his sole aim in liistoric lore. returned to Pennsylvania, taught two He accomplished much—he preserved for terms of school in Lycoming county, and the years to come great treasure-houses of man-ying, October 25. 1849. he settled histoiw, biography and genealogy. If dow'ii at -Jersey Shore. In 1852 he became there is any one in the entire West Branch editor of the Jersey Shore “Eepublican,” Valley who dare step in his shoes let continuing until 1854. when he assisted in him come forth. Mr. hleginness was a the founding of “The News Letter” in perfect encyclopedia of West Branch his- that tow’n. This partnership lasted one tory—and tills was only gathered through year. Conceiving the idea of preparing a almost fifty eyars of quiet, faithful delv- history of the West Branch Valley of the ing. Shall we look upon his like again? Susquehanna, this work w'as completed, No, not in this decade nor in the next. and published in 1856. From 1857 to Founded upon the data he gathered, the 1861, Mr. Meginness was engaged in ac- writers for the years to come must depend tive newspaper work in Illinois. Dispos- upon the unrequited labors of that man ing of his newspaper office in October of of toil, of erudition, and research. One by the latter year, he removed to Pennsylva- one the scribes of the historic past are nia, and located at tVilliamsport. going out from the homes of the living. During the War for the Lhiion. Mr. Me- Within the past two years Pennsylvania ginness was a clerk in the quartermaster's has lost many gifted in tliis field of litera- department—from 1802 to 1865. At the tm-e, Frederick D. Stone, William S. close of the war he received an appoint- Baker, .John Blair Linn, Dallas Albert, ment as clerk in the Treasuiw Depart- and others—a bright array of the literati ment where he remained until .lune 1, of our Commonwealth—while within the 1809. After his retirement, he became the .

198 Notes and Queries. managing editor of the daily “Lycoming Lycoming County and Its First Centen- Gazette,” wliieli was subsequently con- nial. Williamsport, 1895, 8 vo., p. 82. solidated with the daily evening “Bulle- The Centennial Aniversaiy of Lycoming tin,” under the title of “Gazette and Bul- Co'Unty, Pa. Williamsport, 1896, imp. letin,” one of the most influential news- 8vo., p. 32. papers of the West Branch. He maintain- “Iron” John Thomas. Address at the ed Ms connection with this paper until Reunion of the Thomas Family. Wil- November, 1SS9, when, owing to impaired liamsport, Aug. 20, 1890, imp., 8 vo., p., health, he was obliged to resign. 17. Soon after retiring from newspaper The Scotch-Irish of the Upper Susque- work, Mr. Meginness resumed his historic hanna Valley. Harrisburg, 1896, 8 vo., labors, in connection with that of news- p. 11. paper coiTespondent, over the signature Gen. Arthur St. Clair, His History and of “John of Lancaster.” The following is Descendants. Flarrisburg, 1897, imp. an imperfect list of his publications: 8vo., p. 32. Annals of Montoursville, Pa,, from the Otzinachson: A Histoiy of the West Earliest Times to the Present, Montours- Branch Valley of the Susquehanna. ville, 1898, imp., 8 vo., p. 122. Phila,, 1857, imp. 8 vo., p. 518. Bibliography of the West Branch Val- History, Advantages, Resources and In- A ley. Williamsport, 1898, imp. 8 vo., 32, dustries of the City of Williamsport. p. Life and Times of Robert Robb, Esq., Map and Ulus. Williamsport, 1886, imp. of Muncy Township. Muncy Luminary, 8 VO . . p 87 , 1899, imp., 8 vo., p. 53. JouiTial of Samuel Maclay. while As- The following volumes of history were sisting in the Survey of the West Branch edited in part by Mr. Meginness: of the Susquehanna, the Sinnemahoning History of Butler County, Penn’a. and Allegheny Rivers in 1790. Williams- CMcago, 1895, 4to [299 to 383.] port, 1887, . imp. 8 vo . 63. , p Histoiy of the City of Cincinnati, Ohio, The Historical Journal: A Monthly 2 vols. Chicago, 1896, 4to. Record of Local History and Biography. Vol. 1. Williamsport, 1888, imp. 8 vo., History of Tioga County, Penn’a. Har- p. 396, ii. risburg, 1897, 4to [1 to 437.] Otzinachson: A Histoiy of the West Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juni- Branch Valley of the Susquehanna, Re- ata Valley, 2 vols. Handsburg, 1897, rised Edition, vol. 1. Williamsport, 1889, 4to‘. imp. 8 vo., p. 702. v. BiograpMcal and Genealogical History Biographical Annals of Deceased Resi- of Delaware, 2 vols. Harrisburg, 1898, dents of the West Branch Valley of the 4tO’. Susquehanna. Williamsport, 1889, imp. In conclusion, we are all aware that 8 VO'., 272. p. every workman must have tools. Mr. Biography of Frances Slocum, the Lost Meginness gathered, during his lifetime, Sister of Wyoming. Williamsport, 1891, an exceedingly valuable library of local mp. 8 vo., 238, iv, 8. p. history, and we know that it was one of Origin and History of the Magenniss his fondest wishes that this should be Family. Williamsport, 1891, 8 vo., 245, p. kept intact. We hope this may be done, iii. and that the liberal citizens of Williams- History of Lycoming County, Pennsyl- port will see that it is not scattered to vania. Chicago, 1892, 4to, p. xv, 1268. four mnds of heaven. They ought to Genealogy and History of the Hepburn the secure it for their city, as they could pay Family. Williamsport, i894, 8 vo., p. 181, his worth ser- iv. no greater tribute to and History of the Great Island and Wil- vices. It will form the nucleus of a pub- liam Dunn, Its 0^vner. Illustrated. Wil- lic library which will increase in value as liamsport, 1894, 8 vo., p. 128. the years roll on. .

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The .'lEorus ^Iiilticanlis Truze. ovTied by Judges Valentine Hummel and — William Dock, and planted the entire piot 1836 1841 . ” with the “morus multicaulis . When the plants had reached the height of a few prepared by Rudolph F. Kelker, Paper feet, it was said that he was offered eigh- read by William A. Kelker Esq., and teen cents a plant (and there were many before the Historical Society of Dau- thousands of them) but refused the offer, phin county, Nov. 9, 1899, rvith addi- believing that ho would realize a much tional newspaper data of the period. better price in the following autumn. Unfortunately the bubble burst by that Some sixty odd years ago, about 1836 time and a total loss ensued. The owners ’38, a considerable interest was excited to of the land at a great expense a few years among our citizens on the subject of silk afterwards had to have the forest or jungle A party from New England culture. of trees grubbed up and burned. They came to Harrisburg and leased from Mr. had reached the height of ten or twelve Aaron Bombaugh a lot of ground on the feet and had covered the lot with an im- north side of “Hammond’s Lane’’ (now penetrable growth. Herr street) containing five acres, extend- Some persons undertook to raise trees ing from Front street towards Third and begin silk culture, believing that it street. The ground was ploughed and could be made a profitable industry. soil prepared as the fanner of tlie present Among these was a Mr. Shannon, who prepares his ground for raising potatoes. erected a large building on Front street, This ground was planted in furrows per- a short distance south of w’hat is now haps three feet apart with the small pieces called Reily street. Here he fed many of the thin limbs or shoots of the morus thousands of silk worms daily with the multicaulis, or white mulberry tree, each mulberry leaves. had shelves aiTang- piece containing two' or three buds. The He ed in tiers along the sides the interior crop was carefully cultivated and when of of the building upon which he fed the the autumn arrived, the entire lot was woims. It involved constant attention covered with young trees, varying in and gi'eat labor, for the papers upon height from three to six feet. The owner which they were or owners had in the meantime erected a placed had to be cleans- ed at least twice fresh large shed, and on a certain set day, ac- a day and leaves provided. cording to previous advertisement, the The writer cannot learn wdiat public were invited to purchase. Long success attended Mr. Shaimon's w'ell counters were erected in the shed, mark- j meant enterprise ed with feet and inches, and the young It ivas soon discovered by the people trees were measured by laying them on that the gi'eat obstacles to success were the eountei-s and sold to the purchasers our climate and the price of labor. The spirit at so much per foot. Some residents of of speculation W'as, how'ever, not the town and farmers in the surrormding confined to the citizens of Han'isburg by counties, as were disposed to try the ex- any means, but spread throughout the periment, either of raising trees to feed country', as will appear by the folloiving silk worms, or to raise mulberiy trees for advertisements and notices of the morus

j sale, flocked to the premises, multicaulis copied from the “Pennsylva- and the I whole crop was purchased and carried off, nia Telegraph” published at Harrisburg,

j every purchaser expecting to reap a rich w'hich gives a. much better account of the

profit . The strangers departed with the so-called “craze” than the compiler of money and were heard of no moi'e. this paper can render.

I Next season, an entei’prising citizen, hoping to recover from gi'eat financial [From Pennsylvania Telegi'aph of 11th losses (previously incurred) rented eight I May, 1836, taken from Lexington, Ky^, acres of land lying between the Pennsyl- Intelligencer.] vania canal and the Susquehanna river, CULTURE OF SILK. I now intersected by Dock and other The following re^narks on the subject streets and alleys in the vicinity, then of the culture of silk are from a letter of J

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a g-entleman of Lexington, now in Vir- Cr. 50,000 eg-gs sold at 12 ginia, to' his friend. per 1,000 6.25 Valley of Virginia., 5tli March, 1830. Dear Sir: —With some limitation, it is Net expense first year $4 75 confessedly an axio'in truth, that he who, Second A^ear. directed efforts, the in- by proper becomes Rent for nursery $5 00 strument of causing two blades of grass Propagating by cuttings or to spring in place of one, or, in any way 1,000 trees 6 00 j layers multiplying the available means of sus- i Feeding 15,000 worms 10 00 or raiment, is regarded as tenance'—food Reeling 6 lbs silk 4 50 one of the greatest temporal benefactors of his race. Believing in common with $25 50 j a comparatively small number (I am sorry Cr. 6 lbs silk sold at $5 per lb. . 30 00 to say) of the American people, that an field is certainly open in extended now Net gain second year $4 50 nearly all latitudes of this widely extend- Third A^ear Statement. ed country, for individual enteiiurse and Rent $5 00 emolument in the silk culture, I have Setting 7.000 trees 21 00 taken the liberty, for the want of a better Feeding and care 5,000 worms. . 25 00 subject, to address you briefly within the Reeling 20 ll)s silk 15 00 limits of a, single letter, a few conclusions this which have been arrived at on sub- j $66 00 ject by extended trial, in the experience Twenty lbs silk sold at $5 per lb 100 00 of gentlemen both in the Eastern and Dlid- dle States. I write you with the more Net gain third year $34 00 willingness on this subject, because I recollect to have heard your favorable ex- Statement for Fourth AYar. pressions respecting this branch of na- Rent of nursery 5 00 tional independence and profit;—and be- Rent of field 20 acres, at $2. . . . 40 00 lieving, further, that there are few in my Preparing ground and trans- adopted State who have the means more planting 1.200 trees 12 00 at disposal to take lead by introducing Attendance of worms and reel- immediately the morns alba and morus ing 50 lbs silk 100 00 multicaul is, or true; Chinese mulben-y tree, and who; would become the organ $157 00

per lb ... . with more ndllingness of widely dissem- Cr . 50 lbs silk at $5 250 00 inating knowledge: to our fellow citizens in the west on this interesting branch of Net gain fourth year $93 00 pastoral economy. IMy principal ilesign Fifth A^ear. shall then be to give you an abstract Rent nursery and field $42 00 dravrn up by a, gentleman of experience, Transplanting 7,000 trees .... . 35 00 resident in the city of Albany, New York, Feeding and care 1,000,000 embracing the expenditures and proceeds worms ^ 250 00 for seven successive years, commencing Reeling 416 lbs silk 312 00 with 200 cuttings, chiefly intended to show that the business may bo commenced $639 50 without capital, successfully, as follows: 416 lbs silk at $5 per lb 2,080 00 First AYar. Net proceeds fifth year .... $1,441 50 Bent for one acre for nurserAv . $.5 00 Two hundred cuttings, say .... 2 00 Sixth Year. Trouble of collec-ting, setting, Rent $42 50 etc 2 00 Transplanting 4,700 trees 235 00 . , Feeding 500 worms 2 00 Feeding and care of 2,500,000 worms 300 00 $11 00 Reeling 1,041 lbs of silk 205 50 .

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Interest of cocoonery supposed had in the fall of 1837 at the above men- to have been built last year', 210 00 tioned place. Owen Williams. $1,308.00 1,041 lbs silk at $5 per lb 5,205 00 [23rd March, 1837.] Har-risburg, Pa. Net gain Ctli year $3,897 00 **** MTrite Italian and Chinese Seventh Year. mulben-ies for sale by Allowing for rent and interest Philip Wolfersberger. this year as be lore, feeding and care of 15,536.000 worms and [18th April 1838.] reeling 6,886 lbs silk 4.000 00 CHINESE MULBEEEY (Morus Multi-

6,886 lbs silk, sold at $5 per lb, 34,430 00 caulis) . The subscrdber (of Lewisbeny, York Net proceeds seventh year af- county. Pa.) has for sale 1.000 Chinese ter liberal allowances $30,430.00 mirlberty (morms nurlticaulis- and 1,500 [Note—EiTor in sixth vear. —W. A. eirttings of the sarrre, which he will dis- K.]^ pose of on reasonable terms. He will al- We are assured that there is nothing tered at Handsburg with a lot of them in and there is for a ! visionary this calculation, few days previous to the adjourning no item in which it has not been far out- of the Legislature, to sell and pirt up for done in practice—nothing in it but what arry person who may purchase and rvill any practical grower of silk knows can have a supply kept for sale by IMr. be realized. Comment on the above is Philip Wolfersberger, iMarket Square, unnecessary’; every one at a single view Harrisburg, and contemplates being at may see and decide for him or herself, Lebanon and Beading irrrrrrediately after

I that even in this notable age and genera- the Legislatirre adjourns; perhaps he

I tion for thrift and speculation, that no may stop at several of the smaller towns

! branch of business or investment can pos- along' the pike between Harrisburg and sibly yield such an astounding dividend, Beading. after the first few years of preparation. Hem'ey Harrrrrrond

1 In a national point of view, its importance can only be measured by I’eferenee to SILK CONVENTION. the item of silk in the treasurer’s report, [Monday, 25th February. 1839 . ] which causes an anmral drain from the Harrisbrrrg, Pa. United States of from six to ten million The silk convention that met here on of dollars. The morus genus will thrive Friday last was composed of from eighty well in ; the poor lands of Virginia, and I to one hundred delegates, from fifteen or

I am very happy to say, that M. C. E., twenty counties of the State . It preserrt- esq., my br-other, has obtained through a ed a respectable appearance, and being at- eorresponderrce with Judge Spencer, of tended by several gentlemen of other Albany, the seed of rriorus alba, the grow- States, among whom was Mr. Olmstead, ing shoots from which I saw irr his nurs- from Harlfor’d, and Mr. Srrrith. from Bal- ery yesterday. timore, who have had several years exper- P. S. —For want of room elsewhere I ience in the business, much information wish to say here, that the morus mrrlti- was dissemated and a new impulse given eaulis may be obtained at Prince's Garden. to the enter-prise. These gentlemen and New York; St. Clairs, Baltimore, or others exhibited specimens of sewing and Philadelphia, or at Newton, near Boston. manufactured silk, cocoons, reeling and spinning machinery, etc., which attracted [10th March. 1837.] much attention. A State society was Black Horse, Chester County, Pa. formed, consisting of upwards of one Italian mulberry trees for sale from 6 hundred members, of which the Hon. Cal- inches to four feet high, $20 to $60 per vin Blythe was chosen president. The 1,000. Chinese mulberry trees can be convention adopted a report and other 200 Ni)tes and Queries. proceedings and adjourned on Saturday Avhich only have come up, and promise evening. Morus multicaulis and tlie to do Avell. Of the buds planted 400 were M’orm is a principal topic now. of Northern gi'OAvth, 300 raised in Vir- ginia, and 1,000 in North Carolina, and [19tli June, 1839.] it is not a little remarkable that the LANCASTER COUNTY SILK. Northern buds Avhich appeared to be in (From the Pennsylvania Telegraph taken the best order—putting out—in fact, a from the “Lancaster Union.”) less number came up than those of Vir- We were shown a few days since a num- ginia and North Carolina growth. In ber of very beautiful pocket handker- i Carolina the mulberry speculators appear to very unfortunate indeed. chiefs made of Lancaster county silk reel- I be The ed and spun by Messrs. R. and H. Carson, Raleigh Register of the first instant says: merchants of tliis city. We feel quite con- ! “In this city and the vicinity, the busi- fident we never saw a better article' of the [ ness has been extensively engaged in, kind. They were woven in Philadelphia and in no instance Avithin our knowledge, and nearly twice as heavy as imported not more than the half of the plantings ones of the same size, retaining all the have come up. In many cases the fail- softness wdiich characterize.s the fabric. ure of the buddings to vegetate is much We were also shown a quantity of sewdng more discouraging, and this seems to be complaint silk, but not having much confidence in the general throughout the our know’ledge of such matters w^e sub- country, Avherever the culture of the mitted to the inspection of one every w'ay multicaulis has been engaged in North qualified to judge of its merits, some and South.” The NeAvbern “Speculator” skeins presented to us by the manufac- mentions “that out of 1,500 roots and cuttings planted by one individual turers, and it was pronounced to be for in only about one eveness of thread, beauty of colour, and that place dozen came

I consequence of .strength not to be surpassed. The Messrs. up.” The so universal a failure, Avill in our humble opinion, in- Carson have an exten.sive cocoonery and I evitably be a brisk demand, feed a great number of worms. One leaf and high price next season; it being no longer, of the multicaulis growm by them this as it has heretofore been, a question summer measures 15| inches across. We with the culture of the hope they may succeed fully in an enter- us that mulbeiTy and the rearing of silk worms is soon prise beneficial to the community.” to be- so j come one of the leading pursuits of the American husbandman. Extensive co- [10th June, 1839. Copied from the cooneries are already erected in several Petersburg, Va,, “Constellation” by the parts of the State, one or more is in pro- Penna. Telegraph,] MORUS MULTICAULIS. gress in the neighborhood of Richmond, and AA’e understand that a project is on We believe we write the words “Morus foot for the erection of one in this toAvn Multicaulis” editorially for the first time or immediate vicinity. We shall be in our life, and Ave do so now to notice pleased to hear from each of our neigh- Avhat appears to be generally the fact, bors engaged in the cultivation of the that the plantings of this spring have to mulbeiry, the state of their crops, and a great extent failed to come up through- any other information relative to them out the Union. At the North the cultur- Avhich is likely to be of present interest ist'S have suffered Avith unprecedented se- or future utility to the public. verity in this respect, and in Virginia there is general complaint of the decay and blight of the cuttings. It is our ill- [17th Oct. 1839. Telegraph and Intelli- luck to speak experimentally on this sub- gencer, Harrisbiug, Penna.] ject. As a matter of amusement, rather AMERICAN SILK AGENCY, 95 Wal- than with the expectation of gain, we nut street, Philadelphia. planted about 1,700 buds (obtained from The subscriber having opened a per- three several dealers) in a soil well manent commission agency for the pur- adapted to the pui-pose, one eighth of chase and sale of all articles connected Historical and Genealogical. 201

witli the culture and manufacture of silk [1782-1825]. Thomas Mercer Browm’s in the United States offers for sale the son, Justus Morris Brown, is at present a different varieties of mulberry trees suit- colonel in the United Stale army. able for raising the silk worms, viz.: Morus Multieaulis, &c.. &c. Those wish- jMERCER. coming trees eggs, for the . to engage or Edward Mercer m Ann Gamble . A ing season, will do well to apply early. son Aaron Mercer m. Elizabeth Can-, S. C. CLEVELAND, Agent. wUose daughter Ann m. Thomas Brown April, 1839. (3d) as above.

[30th December, 1841, Pennsylvania WILLIAMS. Telegi-a.ph.] John Williams [d. 1786] and w’ife, Ann I DOaiESTIC SILK. Edw'ards. had a son Isaac Williams [1760- They are making rapid advances in the 1844] who served as a soldier on the fron- sQk business in the State of Georgia. tiers of Westmoreland county. He m. We see it stated, at a session of one of Elizabeth Metlen. and they were the par- their courts, the presiding judge appear- ents of William Williams, above named. ed on the bench with silk stockings, silk handkerchief, &c., made by his own MORRIS. family, or some of his friends, of the Moms Moms [1702-1767] was the son production of their own cocooneries. The of Cadw-alader Morris, an early settler in next day another of the judges, A. E. Pennsylvania. He m. in 1736, Gwenth- Earnest, Esq., appeared in a full suit of leen Thomas, dau. of William Thomas silk (including coat, vest, pantaloons, [1678-1757] and his wife Ann Griffiths stocking.s, pocket handkerchief and [1680-1752], hlorris Morris’ son Benja- stock) produced and manufactured whol- min MoiTis [1748-1833] m. in 1770, Mary ly and entirely in his own family. Judge Mason. daughter of Jonathan ^ Masoii Earnest is of the opinion that domestic [1/16-1793] and his wife Mary Crocket. silk will, before many years, be formd The former -n-ere the parents of Martha the most economical article for negro Moms above named. clothing, as well as ladies’ and gentlemen’s dresses. AN OFFH AE JIAI* OF PENNSYLVANIA. NOTES ANO Ot’ERIES, Paper Read Before the Banpliiii t'oHiity Historical. Biojrrapbical, and Geiica- llistoricnl Society by Beu. janiin .^lattbins Nead. los'ical. Tliere does not seem XL. to be very much that is attractive in this title, but, like many other subjects of investigation, (ieiicalogricnl Notes. rvhen one gets properly into the w'ork. BROtVN. it becomes more or less interesting. The Thomas Brown (2d), laid out the who little specimen map, which I take pleas- town of Brownsville, Pa., was the son of ure in presenting to the society, is, so to Thomas his wife. Brown (1st) and Ami speak, the text of what I have to say Brashear. The former Thomas Brown to-night. served as a soldier on the frontiers of The making of maps was considerable Westmoreland county during the Revolu- of a mystery in early days. Prior to tion. He married Ruth Brashear, dau. the beginning of the eighteenth century of John and Ruth Brashear. Their son, there was scarcely any map gotten up by Thomas (3d), [1769-1800] m. Ann Mercer, any government of the world which was and their son, Thomas Mercer Brown, anything near being accurate. Some of [1806-1886] m. Selina Maria Williams the eai-ly maps made Asia and America [1810-1878] dau. of William Williams very near neighbors; a number, in poinb [1782-1865] and his wife Martha Morris of view, brought the antipodes pretty 202 Notes and Queries.

close togetlier. The trouble was that as- by a resolrrtion of the Legislature, passed tronomical obser\^ation in map-making on the thirteenth of IMarch, 1815, it was was not understood, and there was ex- directed that, in order to make the neces- ceeding gg'eat difficulty in determining sary preparations toward forming a new tne true longitude of places. DeLisle's arrd correct map of this State, the Secre- mai) of the world, dated 1700, was the tary of the Commonwealth be authorized first comparatively accui'ate map based to procrrre from the county officers of upon astronomical obseiwations. the State copies of all the necessary plots Christopher Columbus was a great map or maps and courses and distances of maker, and it seemed to run in his family, roads, rivers and creeks, together with for his brother, Bartholomew, introduced their names, which may be in their pos- the fir.st map into England in the year session, to collect information of the ITS!). situation and exterrt of the mountains There is much of interest attached to and valleys, of the towns and villages, the early mapography of Pennsylvania mills, firrnaces, forges, glass works, fac- from the time of Peter Lindstroem down tories, churches, academies, and whatso- to the period of which we are now writ- ever else may deserve notice. ing, Intt the scope of this paper will not This resolution w-as follow-ed by the 1. admit of any verj' extended reference to passage of an act of Assembly on the these early map makers. nineteenth of March, 1816, directing “the Of course, the map of Thomas Holmes, formation of a map of Pennsylvania, and the first suiweyor of the Province of specifying the manner in which it was to Pennsylvania,, was, from the time of its be gotten up, and the terms under which recognition in 1685 for a considerable the contractor was to perform the work.” period of time, the official map of the John Melish, of Philadelphia, was Province. Acrelius and Oampanius, of aw-arded the contract, and the specimen our Swedish forebears, contributed not a map which appears here to-night was one little toi the work. Then, during the which he sent to the members of the jieriod of the Indian wars, maps became State Legislature of 1822, as indicative of great importance to the Province, and of the progress of his W’ork. find that Lends Evans, about 1754 we The plan of this map was a most com- or published a. pretty good map of 1755, prehensive one, and contemplated quite Pennsylvania, ndth a printed account of intricate w-ork, which w’as to represent: the country, both of which are said to A statistical table, show-ing the length, be preseiwed in the Philadelphia Library. breadth and area of each county; the His information was obtained at public population for 1800, 1810 and 18-20; the expense, and his map was used duidng number of townships and post offices in campaign, in connection the Braddock each county; the county towns and their another map made by Mr. Patten, with population and distances from Harris- valuable on account of the fact which was burg and Washington, and some of the that its distances were accurately other principal places. 2. Statistical and marked. geological remarks, exhibiting a -view of John Peed seems to have en- In 1775 the length, breadth and area of the gaged in the map making business, for State, wdth an account of the geological on the twenty-eighth of Jruie in that year formation, rivers, etc. he was paid by the provincial council elaborate nature of the map may “twenty-five dollars for his map.” The be judged of from the fact that it was Of course, we are familiar with Beading to colored exhibit five distinct Howell’s map, which was projected under- be to authority granted by the Supreme Execu- views, namely: tive Courreil of the State in 1790. 1. By counties. The general State map, to wffiich the 2. By townships. specimen map presented here to-night re- 3. By the Indian purchases. fers. was conceived as being a matter of 4. By the roads and canals. no little importance to the State, and so, 5. By the geological features. —

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The Indian purchases were represented mens and the letter of the publisher, by the follo'wing colors: were referred to a joint committee of Yellow—the purchase made by Penn both branches of the Legislature, and from the Swedes and Dutch shortly after that committee, on the twenty-third of his aiTival. Green—the first purchase March, made report as follows: made from the Indians in 1682. Pink The map, even in its present state, is purchases made in 1683, -with undefined an example of graphic skill, which at northern boundaries. Yellow—A large once produces a bold, interesting general purchase made in 1781, including all the effect, and displays the author’s taste- former, and rendering the several deeds ful care in the arrangement of the names, indisputable. Green—A purchase made and in other minute matters of discretion. in 1732, extending to the Blue Mountain. The engraving is executed in a very Purple—The first purchase beyond the strong, clear, and neatly finished man- Susquehanna, made in 1736. Green—The ner, peculiarly suiied to maps of this first purchase made beyond the Blue class, and equal, if not superior, to the Mountain, made in 1749. style of any other map of the same class Pink—^This very large purchase, ex- ever heretofore published. tending across the State from the north- The geography of the neighboring east comer to the southwest, was made States, which Mr. Xlelish, the publisher, in 1768, and was the last under the has of choice embraced in the map, the provincial government. Blue—the re- committee regard as a judieio'us addi- maining part of the State (except the tion, which must greatly enhance the triangle on Lake Erie) was purchased in vahie beyond what it would have been 1784. The triangle colored sienna was accoi’ding to the criginal plan. purchased from the United States in Besides the information already em- 1792. bodied in the map, it -will contain, when i The southeast corner and two small finished, a considerable quantity of in- stripes extending from the Delaware be- teresting matter prorared by Mr. Melish, [ low Easton to Beading and Pottsgrove, and that of a kind which brings the colored sienna and marked A.A.A., are geography of the State, Avith a most of the primitive formation. The two satisfactory completeness, do'wn to the stripes, colored pink and marked B.B., present period. are transition. The stripe, colored dai'k The latest surveys of roads have been blue and marked C., is of the secondary furnished by the Secretary of the Com- old red sandstone fomiation. The space monwealth. and corrections of, and addi- west of the Allegheny Mountain, colored tions to the natural and civil geography light blue and marked D., is of the sec- of the several counties, have been afford- ondary formation. ed by members of A'senibly, and other These lines were obtained from Wil- gentlemen well acquainted -with par- liam hlaclure. Esq., the celebrated geolo- ticular parts of the State; all which will gist. They were not given as entirely appear in the map when completed. Be- correct, but as presenting a general view sides, there have been portions of the of the leading geological features of the map printed on bank note paper, and State. forwarded to different county officers, in On the fourteenth of March. 1822, the order to ascertain what to-wnsliips have Secretary and Surveyor General reported been recently divided or other-wise chang- to the Legislature with reference to the ed; and some additional information will, several specimens of the map, and declar- no doubt, be obtained in that way. ing that, in their view, the whole work The general correctness of the map embracing the plan, the drawing, the en- cannot be doubted, and can not need to graving and the coloring, were evinsive be sustained by an official report. of the great exertions of the contractor Finally, the committee regard the work to comply with his engagement, that the as highly creditable to the State, as well map was worthy of the expense incurred. as to the gentlemen engaged in the exe- The report, together with the speci- cution of it. 204 Notes and Queries.

The project was successfully can-ied Baer, Daniel, b. 1763; d. 1834. through to completion. It was substan- Baer, Maria, Avf. b. 1771; d. 1846. tially completed on the twenty-sixth cf Baer, Barbara, b. 1797; d. 1887. August, 1821, and, after the report of Binder, Elizabeth Magdalena, Avf. of the legislative committee, was formally Peter, b. 1715; d. 1760; had five sons and officially declared so. The map, and five daughters. when mounted, was six feet six inches Bernhart, Ulrich, b. 1748; d. 1819. by four feet seven inches, measuring Bernhart, Catharine, Avf. b. 1756; d. nearly thirty square feet. It was the 1838. property of the Commonwealth, and cost Brillhart, Magdalena, a born Danner, b. the sum of ,$29.276.7.5. They Avere sold 17.39; d. 1815. for the use of the State, by the publisher, Brillhart, Samuel, b. 1757; d. 1813. at the price, fully mounted and varnished, Brezler, George, b. 1774; d. 1837. of twelve dollars: with township lines BoAA’erso-x, John, b. 1770; d. 1858. colored, thirteen dollars. BoAversox, Anna Margaret, Avf. b. 1775; Hoav many copies of this map do> we d. 1865. noAV know of? Bowersox, Susan, aaT. of George, b. 1806; d. 1841. BUaBAJ, s;evoR5>s Bechtel, Samuel, b. 1764; d. 1842.

Bechtel, Barbara, Avf. b . 1767; d. 1848. From Slennonite Oraveyarcl, Slanover Danner—presumably the emigrant, stone S a. crumbling. Danner, Susan, b. 1734; d. 1828. [About two miles east of Hanover, in Danner, Henry, b. 1742; d. 1814. Afork county. Pa., is situated one of the Danner, Elizabeth, Avf. b. 1744; d. 1828. first Dunkard-Mennonite graveyards Avest Danner, David, b. 1778; d. 1842. of the Susquehanna river. The location Eiehelberger, Adam, b. 1730; d. 1787. is on the estate of an original settler Eiehelberger, Magdalena, b. 1743; d. named Danner, progenitor of the York 1,821. coimty family of that najue. His estate Eiehelberger, Susan, b. 1778; d. 1804. was very large, comprising, it is said, over Eiehelberger, John Adam, b. 1721; d. a thousand acres of land. The present 1818. meeting house is the second or third struc- Eiehelberger, Samuel, b. 1769; d. 1828. ture. NotAvithstanding most of the de- Harnish, Jacob, b. 1794; d. 1876. scendants of the early settlers no longer Hofe, Daniel, b. 1750; d. 1819. cling toi the faith of their fathers they Hoff, DaAud, b. 1768; d. 1832. neA’ertheless continue to inter their dead Hershey, Christian, b. 1731; d. 1825. in the ancestral graveyard Avhich has Mummert, William, b. 1756; d. 1822. noAV groAvn into a Avell kept cemetery of Meyer, Martin, b. 1756; d. 1840. several acres. In my researches I con- Meyer, Ann Maria. Avf. b. 1764; d. 1832. fined myself to the older class of inter- Meyer, John, b. 1796; d. 1876. ments and nearly all liereAvith given Avei’e Meyer, Susan, Avf. b. 1799; d. 1890. in German inscription and exceedingly Rudesill, Andreas, b. 1756; d. 1778. difficult to decipher. SeA-eral of the Thron, George, b. 1709; d. 1778. names hereAvith gir^en are those of emi- Thron, Johann, b. 1736; d. 1789. grants Avho founded Avell-knoAvn families. Thron, Magdalena, Avf. b. 1739; d. 1811. The oldest inscription decipherable dates Thron, Samuel, b. 1766; d. 1816. back to 1759; but these AA'ere not the ear- Thron, Maria, Avf. b. 1768; d. 1861. liest burials. A great number of the first Thron, John, b. 1791; d. 1859. graA'es have simply limestone markers.] Thomman, Abraham, b. 1767; d. 1832.

Baer, Christian, b. 173.3; d. 1799. Thomman, Elizabeth, wf . bom Hinkel, b. Baer, Elizabeth. Avf. b. 1736; d. 1798. 1783; d. 18,50. Baer, Barbara, b. 1772: d. 1804. Thomman, Maria Elizabeth, dau. of .John Baer, .Jacob, b. 1791; d. 1865. -Jacob, b. 1772; d. 1856. . ,

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^‘Barbara E. Wildson, wife of Andrew Mueller, Susanna Cath., b. March 31, Eudisill, died July 28, 1859, aged 111 1774; bap. May 17, 1774; cpon., Chris- years, 9 months and 22 days. She sweet- topher Winder (Winter) and wf. ly sleeps.” CHEISTOPHEE MUENCH. A. STAPLETOM. Muench, Mary Alargaret, b. Noa'. 8, 1762; Carlisle, Pa. bap. Nov. 21. 1762; spon., Matthew Weber and Avf. Marv ^Margaret. B.^PTIS.HAL A>» OTHESt RECORD PETEE MUENCH. Muench. Job. Michael, b. Jan. 2, 1738; Of “the EittleTulpeliochen Church.” bap. Jan. 24, 1738; spon., Jon. Michael Becker and AA'f. III. Muench, Joh. Conrad, b. Nov. 28, 1740; bap. Jan. 21. 1741; spon., Conrad Mueller, Susan Catharine, h. Jan. 5, 1762; Sclarff and aaJ. hap. Jan. 10, 1762; spon., Matthew JACOB PEBSCHi NGEE. Mueller and wf. Perscliinger. Joh. Christian, b. Jan. 8, Mueller, Maiy Magdalene, h. Aug. 25, 1742; bap. July 11, 1742: spon., Fred-

bap. , spon., Baltzer eric WolleiiAveber and wf. 1763; ; Umhenhauer and wf. IMaiy Abalonia JOH. GEORGE PETRY. (Apollonia). Retry. Anna Elizabeth, b. May 17, 1735; Mueller, Christian, b. Jan. 28. 1765; bap. bap. July 23, 1735; spon., Joh. Michael Feb. 10, 1765; spon.. Jacob lYagner and Krauel and wf. wf. Abalonia (Apollonia). Retry. Joh. IMichael, b. July 4, 1736; bap.

Mueller, John. b. July 29, 1771 : bap. Aug. Aug. 23, 1736; spoil., Joh. Michael 5, 1771; spon., Jacob Mueller and wf. Krauel.

Apelonia ( Apollonia) Petn', Joh. George, b. April 5, 1741; bap. JOHX JACOB MUELLEE — Possibly Aug. 2, 1741; spoil., Joh. George Er- as above. same i inentraut.

Mueller, John, b. Xov. 8, 1751 : bap. Nov. PHILIP PETRY.

spon., John Mueller Mary Joh. George, b. , 20, 1751; and Petry. ; bap. Zetenbacher. Nov. 6. 1743: spon., .Toll. George Bechtel Mueller, Anna Mary, b. Feb. 23, 1753; and Anna Margaret Duterle. bap. March 10, 1753; spon., Michael Retry, Anna. Catharine, b. April 27, 1745; Kettner and wf. bap. May 1745 spon., Henry Adolph 12, ;

Mueller, Cath. Margaret, b. , 1756; and Avf. j bap. Jan. 23. 1756; spon., John Mueller Petiy, Cath. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 10. 1746; and Cath. Margaret Bacher. bap. Aug. 31, 1746; spon., Joh. Nicho

MATTHEM" hlUELLEE. i las Bechtel and Catharine Krauel in the Mueller, Mary Barbara, b. .Jan. 24, 1762; stead of (Miss Elizabeth Bechtel, a minor. bap. Jan. 31, 1762; spon., Cliristopher Petry, Joh. -Tacob, b. Jan. 21. 1748; bap. Muench and wf. Feb. 7. 1748: spoil., -Toll. .Jacob Heck Mueller, Marj' ^Magdalene, b. — and Jlarv Elizabeth Gassier.

1764 ( ; bap. — 1764; spoil.,! MARTIN PFATTEICHER. ?) , Jacob Wagner and Marj- Apollonia. Pfatteicher. Jlary Cath., b. .Tune 25. 1742; Mueller. John, b. — 1767; bap. bap. .Inly 11, 1742; spon., Conrad Enist ,

! — . 1767; spoil., John Mueller and \\J. and wf.

Mueller, Cath. Charlotte, b. May 21, 1769; , SAJWEL PHILBEET. bap. June 4, 1769; spon., the grand- Philbeid. IMary Catharine, b. Oct. 2b, father and grandmother. 1739: bap. Dec. 30, 1739; spon., Andrew Mueller, Mary Elizabeth, b. May 22. 1771; ' Krafft and uT. spon., b. bap. , 1771; Caspar Heekel Philbert. Anna Elizabeth, Dee. 6, 1741; and wf. ba]>. Dee. 7, 1741; spoil., Anna Eliza-

j Mueller. Anna Marj^, b. Sept. 21, 1772; beth Krafft. bapt. Oct. 23, 1772; spon., Anna Mary, Philbert, Joh. Philip, b. Dec. 7, 1743; bap.

^ d. of Jacob Mueller, single. ‘ Dec. 27, 1743; .-pon., Philip IMeeth. . .

206 Notes and Queries.

Philbert, Joh. Peter, b. Aug. 22, 1746; —, ; spon., John Minnig and wf. bap. Aug. 31, 1746; spon., Peter Catharine. Muencli and \vf. GEORGE WILLIAM RIEGEL. CASPER PHILIPPS. Riegel, Marj^ Catharine, b. Dec. 6, 1736j Philipps, Job. Henry, b. Oct. 10, 1746; bap. bap. Jan. 2, 1737; spon., John Riegel Oct. 26, 1746; spon., Joh. Heniy Adolph and Cath. Elizabeth Schinnan. and wf. Riegel, Anna Elizabeth, b. April 1, 1738; Philipps, Philip Jacob, b. May 11, 1749; bap. April 30, 1738; spon., Christian bap. Sept. 3, 1749; spon.. Philips Jacob Ewig and wf. Brodt. Riegel, John, b. Sept. 25, 1741; bap. Dec. JOHN PHILIPS and wf. Mary. 27, 1741; spon., Joh. Danl. Riegel and Philips, a son, b. April 14, 1816; bap. Magdalene Plattner. —) ; spon., Leonard Zerbe and wf. Riegel, Joh. William, b. Nov. 1743; Susan. 17, MICHAEL PLATTNER. bap. Dec. 27, 1743; spon., Margaret Busch. Plattner. Joh. Conrad, b. Jan. 24, 1738; Riegel, Joh. Jacob, b. eleven weeks ago; bap. Feb. 8, 1738; spon., Joh. Conrad bap. Oct. 29, 1749; spon., Jacob Mueller Scharpff and wf. and wf. Plattner, Eva, b. Oct. 1, 1739; bap. Nov. JOHN RIEGEL. 30, 1739; spon., Michael Busch and wf. ' Riegel, Simon, b. Nov. 1738; bap. Nov. Eva. 5, 10, 1738; spon., Simon Schirmann. Plattner, Joh. Michael, b. July 2. i 1741; DANIEL RIEGEL. bap. Aug. 2, 1741; spon., Joh. Michael Busch and wf. Riegel, John, b. Feb. 2, 1746; bap. Feb. PETER RADEBACH. 18, 1746; spon., George Michael Wild- fang and Sophia Mary Vertheim. Radebaeh, Joh. George, b. Aug. 8, 1763; bap. Aug. 21, 1763; spon., George Rade- NICHOLAS RIEHL. bach and wf. Riehl, Andrew, b. Sept. 26, 1733; bap. Radebaeh, N. Peter, b. Aug. 3, 176.5; bap. Dee. 24, 1733; spon., Andrew Beyer and Oct, 15, 1765; spoil., Joh. George Hag W'f and wf. Abaloua (Apollonia). Riehl, Simon, b. Oct. 16, 1736; bap. Nov. Radebaeh, Samuel, b. May 28, 1767; bap. 7, 1736; spon., Simon Sehrurman and July 5, 1767; spon., Henry Radebaeh wf. and wf. Ann Elizabeth. Rielil, Joh. Jacob, b. Nov. 30, 1738; JOHN RATHEBACH and wf. Maiy. bap. Dee. 13, 1738; spon., Joh. Jacob Rathebaeb, Joh., b. Feb. 6, 1833; bap. Wilhelm' and wf. July 7, 1833; spon., John Rathebaeh Riehl, Joh. Conrad, b. Oct. 29, 1741; and wf. Sarah. bap. Nov. 8, 1741; spon., Job. Conrad JOHN GEORGE RADEBACH (Reiden- Emst and wf. ,

bach in index.) i JOHN RISSER and wf. Eva Catharine. Radebaeh, Catharine, b. March 24, 1760; Risser, Mary, b. April 5, 1802; bap. June

bap. , spon., George Gaert- 6, 1802; spon., George Scharil and wf. ; : ner and wf. Susanna. Radebaeh, Joh. Jacob, b. June 9, 1763; ELIAS ROEGER and wf. Catharine. bap. June 13, 1763; spon., Nicholas Roeger, Simon, b. March 7, 1774; bap.

Weigand and wf. Maiy Elizabeth. March 27, 1774; spon., . Radebaeh, IMary Elizabeth, b. Aug. 30, JOHN ADAM ROHN and wf. Mary Bar-

1764; bap. , ; spon., Chris- bara. tian Gruber and Susanna Beyer. Rohii, John, Dee. 6, 1786; bap. March 14, Radebaeh, John Adam, b. July 9, 1783; 1787 (by Rev. Schulz); spon., Michael bap. Aug. 3, 1783; spon., Conrad Gil- Rohn (single) bert and wf. Anna Elizabeth. JACOB ROST. JOSEPH RENNO and vd. Elizabeth. Rost, Elizabeth Catharine, b. May 31, Renno, John, b. Dec. 7, 1816; bap. 1741; bap. July 5, 1741; spon., Daniel . . . .

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Pfatfen- — — spon., Eiegel and Elizabeth Cath. — ; John Bechtel and wf. berger Barbara LUDWIG SEAJNLIX. YLiRTIN SCHELL and wf. Margaret Seaman, Lud\^ng, b. Sept. 11, 1764; bap. Elizabeth Sept. 23, 1764; spon., Ludwig Fischer Schell, Hermanns, b. Nov. 15, 1740; bap. and wf. Dec. 28, 1740; spon., Hermanns Wall-

PAUL SAP and wf . Wargaret. bom and wf. Sap, Salome, b. Jan. 13, 1773; bap. Feb. Schell, Martin, b. Sept. 30, 1749; bap. 28, 1773; spon., Peter Gerhardt and wf Oct. 15, 1749; spon., Martin Battorf Salome. and wf. JOHN GEOEGE SCHADE. PETER SCHELL and wf. Anna Mary. Schade, Catharine Barbara, b. Feb. 2, Schell, Simon, b. Feb. 17, 1772; bap. spon., 1746; bap. Hareh 16, 1746; April —, 1772; spon., Simon BoiTao George Maeyer and Catharine Gottes- and wf. kind. Schell, Christian, b. 1776; bap. — CONRAD SCHAEFF. — 1776; spon., Christian Schell and wf.

Scharff, Elizabeth Barbara, b. ; Schell, John b. April 13, 1778; bap. bap. June 25, 1755; spon., Elizabeth April 16, 1778; spon., Joseph Maunts

Barbara . and wf.

, Scharff, Mary Catharine, b. ; Schell, IMary Catharine, b. March 15, bap. June 25, 1755; spon., Mary Catha- 1789; bap. April 15, 1789; spon., Henry rine . Knob and “ivl. Mary Catharine.

Scharff, Joh. George, b. ; bap. JOHN SCHELL and wf., Magdalene. Schell, June 29, 1755; spon., Mrs. .John Heniuy b. .June 3, 1814; bap. .

George Bechler. — , ; spon., Matthew Miller and Scharff', Joh. George, b. Feb. 3, 1758; wf., Elizabeth, bap. spon., George Bechler. GEORGE SCHIEMANN. 1761; bap. Scharff, John, b. March 30, Sehirmann, Simon, b. -Jan, 22, 1743; bap, enrich April 12, 1761., spon., .John Yv Jan. 23, 1743; spon., Simon Sehirmann and wf. Christina. and wf. ADAJl SCH^VUER. Sehirmann, Anna Mar., b. Oct, 3, 1744; Schauer, Cath. Elizabeth, b. Dee. 23, bap. Oct. 14, 1744; spon., Philip Adara 1744; bap. Dec. 25, 1744; spon., Sehirmann and Adelheit Pfaffenberger, wf. Michael Schauer and Sehirmann, Joh, Simon, b. Oct, 19, 1746; MICHAEL SCHAUHIR. bap. Oct. 26, 1746; spon., John Riegei Schauer, Anna Mary, b. Nov. 19, 1730; and wf. bap. December 13, 1730; spon., Henry IMATTHIAS SCHMIDT. Zeller and wf. Schmidt, Mary Elizabeth, b. Oct. 15, FREDERIC SCHAEFER and wf. Cath- 1738; bap. Nov. 10, 1738; spon., Bern- arine . hardt Motz and wf., Mary Elizabeth. Catharine, b. Feb. Schaefer, 14, 1784; Schmidt. Joh. .Jacob, b. Oct, 3, 1741; bap. bap. March 19, 1784; spon., Catharine Oct. 11, 1741; spon., .Joh. Jacob Jluel- wd. of David Miller. ler and wf. JOHN SCHAEFFER and wf. Sybilla. ADAM SCHmTT. Schaeffer, Joel, b. 1814; bap. Schmitt. .John. ; b. May 27, 1754; bap. spon., Jonas Heehman. — ; Feby. 8, 1755; spon., MattMas Schmitt, JOHN SCHAEFFER and wf. Mary iMag- Jr., and wf. dalene. Schmitt, Elizabeth Catharine, b. ilay 27,

Schaeffer, Isaac, b. Sept. 19, 1816; bap. bap. . 1756; —, ; spon., ; spKjn., parents. Michael Schauer and wf. JACOB SCHAEFFER and wf. Catharine. Schmitt, Christina, b. two weeks before Schaeffer, Mary, b. June 8, 1819; bap. Easter, 1761; bap. Meh. 20 (Good Fri- — spon., Wenrich ; Thomas and day), 1761; spon., Christina Yon wf. Catharine. Kenne, d. of Michael Schauer. Schaeffer, a son, b. Aug. 7, 1820; bap. Schmitt, Susanna, b. Nov. 12, 1761; bap. ,

20S N'otes and Queries.

Xov. 21, 1701; spoil., Jacob Schmitt Schneider, John, b. Feby. 17. 1773; bap. and wf.. Susanna. Feby. 24, 1773; spon., John Sehoch Schmitt, Anna Elizabeth, b. Feby. 1C, and wf.

1758; bap. . ; spon., Adam Schneider, Andrew, b. Feby. 2, bap. — , 1775; Schauer and wf. Feby. 19, 1775; spon., John Mueller and Schmitt, Mary IMagdalene, b. Aug. 2!), wf., Justina. 1704; bap. Sept. 1C, 17C4; spon.,' JACOB SCTIOPP. JOH. JACOB SCHMITT and wf., Sus- Schopp, Maiy Catharine, b. May 4, anna Catharine. 1744; bap. June 24, 1744; spon., Simon Schmitt, Job. Adam, b. Sept. 7, 17G5; Schirman and wf. bap. Sept, 29, 17C5; spon., Joh. Adam Schopp, Anna Mary, b. May 30, 1746; Schmitt and wf., Mary. bap. .Tune 20, 1746; spon., John Schopp Schmitt, Jacob, b. Aug. 27. 17C4; bap. and Anna Mary Hubeler (both single). Sept. 4, 1704: spon., Jacob Wagner and Schopp, .Job. .Jacob, b. Dec. 14, 1749; bap. wf., Apollonia (Abalona). .Jan. 2J, 1750; spon., Jacob Miller Schmitt, Anna Catharine', b. Sept, 11, and wf. 1707; bap. Sept, 27, 1707; spon., Jacob .JACOB SOMER. Ern.st and wf. Somer, Mary Barbara, b. Dec. 7, J75J;

Schmitt, Joh. b. Dec. 9, 1709; bap. . bap. Dec. 15, 1751; spon., Mary Barb.

; spoil., Adam Batteicher and Foller and Valentine Eckert. — , wf. HENRY SCHOJ’P and wf., Justina. JACOB SCHMIED, JR, Schopp, Job. George, b. Feby. 15, 1759; Schmied, Job. Peter, b. Apr. 0, 1774: bap. bap. Feby. 18, 1759; spon., George May 17, 1774; spon., Peter Eadenbach Koehl and wf. and \vf. Schopp, William, b. Nov. 10, 1761; bap. JACOB SCHMIDT, Jr., and wf., Eliza- Nov. 29, 1761; spon., Shepler and wf. beth. JOH. ADAM SCHROFF. Schmidt, Elizabeth, b. Apr. 30, 1789; bap. Schroff, .John Nicholas, b. Aug. 10, 1736; May 10, 1789; spon.. Job. Jac. Schmidt bap. Sept. 12, 1730; spon., doh. Nicho- and wf., Susanna Cath. (grandparents). las Riehl and wf. Schmidt, Matthew, b. July 11, 1791; Schrofi', Mary Eva Rosina, b. Dec. — .Jan. bap. Aug. 7, 1791 : .spon., Matthew Wag- 1737; bap. 8, 1738; spon., Joh. ner and Elizabeth Keller (both .single). Henry Gruber and \\T., Mary Eva Schmidt, Catharine, b. Feby. 2, 1793; bap. Rosina, Meh. 17, 1793; spon., Mrs. Apollonia Schrofi', Mary Catharine, b. .Jan. 13, Wagner, widow. 1741: bap. Aug. 10. 1740; spon., Con- Schmidt, Peter, b. Apr. 20, 1795; bap. rad Ernst and wf., Anna Susanna. June 14, 1795; spon., Peter Schmidt. Schroff, Christopher, b. Nov. 24, 1742; JOHN SCHNEIDER. bap. Dec. 22, 1742; spon., Christopher Schneider, John, b. Apr. 23, 1742; b.ap. Besterle and Mrs. Mary Eva Rosina June 8, 1742; spon.. John Ruesser. Gruber. JACOB SCHNEYTER. Schneyter, Justina, b. Dec. 0, 1772: ba.p. XOTES AX!> <11;ERIE.S. Dec. 14, 1772; spon., John Mueller and wf., Justina. MICHAEL SCHNEIDER. Siistorical, BiosTapiiical, and Cenca l0£;ical. Schneider, Mary Elizabeth, b. Feby 21, 1705; bap. Mch. 10, 1705; spon., Mary Elizabeth Christe, single. XJM. Schneider, Job. Adam, b. Mch 25, 1700; bap. Meh. 30, 1700; spon., Adam Bedford < ouiit.v fieanealosrieal Notes Schneyter, the gi-andfather. [The readers of Notes and Queries are Schneider, Mary Catharine, b. Jan. 3, indebted to William Filler Lutz for the 1708; bap. Feby. 7, 1708; spon., Martin following abstract of Bedford county Troester and wf. wills. ] ......

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ADAMS ELDER Elijah Adams, d. in January. 1798, George Elder, d. in March, 1800, leav- leaving a wife, Hannah, and children: ing a wife, not named, and children:

i . Robert i. Milliam. ii. Elijah, ii. Robert.

iii . Ephriam iii. John. iv. Obediah. iv. James. V. Mordecai. V. Isabel. vi. Jane, m. John Blair. vi. Margaret. vii. Ruth, m. Alexander McGregor. Executons, Thomas Coulter, Esq., and viii. Hannah, m. James Adams. sons John and Janies.

ix . Susanna

X . Dinah HAMILL. Grandson, Joshua Smith. Robert Hamill, d. in April, 1799, leav- The executors were wife Hannah and ing a wife Lenore, and children;

Alex . McGregor i . Sarah ii. Margaret. CHAPIMAX. iii. Robert.

Henry Chapman, d. August, 1790. leav- iv . Hugh ing a vnfe Marj^, and children; V. Martha.

i. John. vi . Samuel ii. Henry. vii. John. iii. Elizabeth. Executors, sons John and Robert iv. Mary. V. Nathaniel. KENDELL. Executor, wife iMary. John Kendell, d. in November, 1805, leaving a wife Martha, and children:

i . Maiw^ CESSNA. ii . Ruth John Cessna, Sr., d. in 1802, leaving iii. "William. a wife Elizabeth, and children: iv. Isabella. i . Charles V. James,

ii . Evan vi. Francis. iii. James. Grandson John, son of Francis.

iv . Henry Executors, sons Francis and Janies and

V . Sarah-Rose William Alexander, Sr. Executors, John Cessna, Jonathan Cess- na and Henry Williams. MEANS. Robert Means, d. in May, 1798, leaving DEVENY. a wife Rachel, and children:

Aaron Deveny. of Yoi-k county, made i . Samuel his ^^dll August 9, 1775, which was pro- ii. John, bated Nov. iii. Maiy. 3, 1777^at_Bedford . He left a wife Margaret, and elilldren: iv . Ann

i. Jo'hn. V . Rachel ii. Jenkins. rt. Jane.

iii. Hannah. vii . Elizabeth iv. Aaron. Executor, wife Rachel. V. Mary.

vi . Jean NIXON. mi. Andrew. George Nixon, d. in January, 1806, mii. MJlliam. leaving a wife, not named, and children; Executors. Abraham Robinson and An- i. Maiwy m. Young. drerv Deveny. ii. William...... ;

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iii. Sarali, m. Guthrie. riii. Thomas, iv. Margaret, m. Bradshaw. ix. William. V. George. Executors, wife and son Jolm, and son- vi. Barbara, m. Hughes. in-law, James Neil son. vii. Thomas. SOM5J AStAMS « OVK i Y RECORDS viii. Pvebecea, nr. Ferguson. Grandson John Nixon. Inscriptions From Siinioy Kitle Ceme Executors, Thomas Fergirson and John ter.v, York Springs. Piper, Jr. Col. William F. Bonner, b. Apr. 10, 1797 d. Aug. 1886. “He donated the PLACING. 29, laud for this cemetery, 26 acres, in the Conrad Placing, d. in April, leav- 1803, year 1878.” ing a wife Catrina. and children: John Thompson, “patentee of these i. Eleanor, ni. James Daugherty. grounds,” d. 1793. ii. Catrina, m. .John Steel. Isabella Thompson, d. Oct. 11, 1778, aged iii. Elizabeth, m. Francis Oastonday. 54y.

iv . Eve Eobert Bonner, b. 1720; d. 1770. • V. Christiana, ni. Peter Park. Eleanor Bonner, b. 1725; d. 1805. vi. Mary, m. John Swisher. Kobert Bonner, b. 1745; d. 1825. vii. Susannah. Thomas Bonner, b. 1750; d. 1830.

viii . Michael Major John Bomier, d. Mar. 13, 1835, ix. Jacob. aged 80. X. Conrad. .Jane Bonner, wf. of John, d. Feb. 13, xi. Philip. 1845, in 88th year. xii . George James Thompson Bonner, son of Charles xii. Nicholas. and Hannah, d. Mar. 24, 1833, aged Executors, wife and .John IVill. 4m. 16ds. Hannah .Jane Bonner, dau. of Charles and PJCHEY. Hannah, d. ,Jan. 24, 1831, aged 3y. 14d. Francis Eichey, d. in 1805, leaving a Hannah Bonner, wf. of Charles F. Bon- wife Catharine, and children: ner, and dau. of Nicholas and Jane i . Abraham Wierman, d. Jan. 16, 1854, aged 29y. ii . Samuel 14d. iii . Henry Major Thompson T. Bonner, “a Eepresen- iv. Michael. tative in the Pennsylvania Legisla- V. .John. ture,” d. Nov. 22, 1827, aged 34y. 7d. vi. Cliristiana. E. Eurydiee Bonner, b. Apr. 10, 1791; d. vii. Jacob. May 29, 1855. viii. Philip. Eobeit Bonner (“Eedbearvl Bonheur”), b. ix. Isaac. Apr. 28, 1788; d. May 28, 1863. X. Abraham. Elizabeth Bonner, b. Oct. 4, 1781 ; d. SepL Grand-da.ughter Mary Stiffler. 25, 1875. Executor, not named. Ephraim Funk, d. Aug. 24, 1822, aged 5y. 7m. 20d. SLOAN. Dorothy Kenege, wf. of John, d. July William Sloan, d. in .June. 1804, leav- 2, 1833, aged 86. ing a wife Frances, and children: Daniel Funic, b. Mar. 12, 1751; d. July 7, i. Maiy. 1826, aged 75y. 3m. 25d.

ii . Sarah Elizabeth Funk, d. Dec. 25, 1829, aged iii. Martha, m. 76y. 5m. 8d. iv. Ann, m. Jacob Funk, b. Aug. 4, 1780, d. Aug. 13, v. Susannah, m. 1839. vi. .Jean, m. Elizabeth Funk, wf. of Jacob, d. Jan. vii. John. 27, 1861, aged 74y. 5m. Historical and Genealogical. 211

Susanna Peters, wf. of William, b. Mar. Jacob Gardner, Sr., b. March 10, 1777; 22, 1814; d. July 3. 1849. d. Jan. 10. 1861. Moses Funk, b. Dec. 29, 1T83; d. Julv 8, Conrad Moul. d. Oct. 18, 1863, aged 6Sy. 1850. George Gardner, d. June 7, 1854, aged 56y. Eachel Fimk, wf. of iMoses, d. Dec. 6, 9m. 29d. 1816, aged 25y. 3m. 6d. Also, her in- •Julianna Bittinger, wf. of Henry, b. Nov. fant child, died same day, aged 13d. 5, 1809; d. March 28. 1837. Elizabeth Shrader, d. Mar. 18, 1827, aged iMary Sheffer, wf. of Henry and mother 60y. 11m. 13d. of Dr. Daniel Sheffer, b. Dec. 15, 1759; James H. Xeely, d. Apr. 6, 1862, aged d. Dec. 15, 1836. Sly. 3m. 21d. Margaret Spealman, wf. of .John, d. Nov. Mary L. Neely, u'f. of .James, d. Jan. 24, 3, 1841; aged 46y. 2m. 7d. •Jane L. Gardner, wf. of Samuel, d. -July 1886, aged 75y. 8m. od. . Phebe T. W. Bowers, wf. of Frederick, d. 13, 1849, aged 58y, 3m. 9d. 1873, aged 76y. 24d. John S. Bridges, “formerly a resident of Isaac Shelley, b. Feb. 25, 1784; d. July Baltimore,” d. Aug. 8. 1838, aged 47y. 25, 1839. 5m. 6d., a native of Noi-wieh. England. Molly Shelley, d.. Oct. 15, 1826, aged 35r. William Gardner, d. Nov. 7, 1857, aged 3d. 57y. Im. 19d. Templeton Brandon, d. June 19, 1850, in Giristian Picking, d. Dec. 2, 1842, aged 77 th year. 59y. 4m. 2 Id. Mary S. Brandon, wf. of Templeton, d. Maiy Picking, wf. of G. Picking, d. May June 10, 1847, in 64th year. 1, 1874. aged 87y. 6m. 4d. Sheffer. Thomas Brandon, d. Aug. 7, 1848, in 65th Naomi wf. of Dr. Daniel Sheffer year. and only child of the late -John Wier- James Brandon, d. May 3, 1838, in 26t.h man. Esq., b. April 8, 1784; d. April 8, year. 1872. Thomas Long Brandon, d. Dee. 10, 1829, Dr. Daniel Sheffer. b. May 24, 1783: d. aged 21y. 9m. Feb. 16, 1880. “He was a member of Mary Morrison, wf. of John Morrison, of the 25th Congress.” Marsh Creek, aged 80. Margaret Fickes. wf. of Daniel, d. JIareh William Moorhead, b. Sept. 19, 1790; d. 18. 1860, aged 78y, 9m, 26d. Sept. 10, 1868. Daniel Fickes, d. Sept. 6, 1859, aged 77v. Esther Kinyon iloorhead, wf. of Wil- 7m, 16d. Jacob Shaeffer, b. Aug. 10, 1796: d. Oet. liam, b. July 7, 1797 ; d. Dee. 14, 1876. [Nearly all the foregoing were removed 17, 1879. from Fiuik’s graveyard.] Mary Sheaffer, wf. of .Tacob, d. Oct. 9, 1863. aged 48y. 6m. 7d. Benjafnin Gardner, d. ISov. 30, 1875, aged Inscriptions in Lutheran fhurch 78y. 2m. 26d. “He was a soldier of the Grave.varrt at Spring-s. York War of 1812; fought at the battles of Davalt Kesselring, d. Oct. 7, 1858, aged Lundy’s Lane and Fort Erie.” 90y. Hephzibah Gardner, wf. of Benjamin, d. Catharine Kesselring, d. Sept. 3, 1854, aged July 26. 1858. aged 54y. 5m. Id. 47y. 3d. Pteer Becker, d. Nov. 13, 1839, in Goth Susaima Asper. vT. of Phillip, d. March year. 27, 1860, aged 77y. Im. 12d. -Jacob Thome, b. Nov. 13, 1803; d. Sept. Mary M. Dottaror, wf. of Henry, d. Feb. 29, 1840. 4, 1864, aged about 55y. Catharine Becker, wf. of Peter, d. l\Iareh Samuel Gardner, b. Aug. 6, 1798; d. Sept. 30, 1853. aged 73y, 8m. lOd. 2, 1868. George Naylor, d. April 24, 1858. aged 59y. Sarah Gardner, b. Aug. 21. 1804; d. Oet. Jacob Tanger, d. July 30. 1848, aged 52y. 29. 1869. 5m. 12d. Joseba Gardner, b. Jan. 14. 1780: d. Catharine Carbaugh, d. April, 1863, aged Sept. 2, 1878. about 66y. 2

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Sairmel Kepliiiger, d. March. 1858, aged Aug. 17, 1756; spon., John RuM about SOt. and wf. Andrew Haranan, d. May 30, 187G, aged FRANTZ SCHULER. 82y. 8m. '20d. Sebuler, Anrra Margaret, b. .Tuly 1, 1741; Elizabeth Hartman, wf. of Andrew, d. bap. Airg. 2, 1741; spon., Jacob Weick- April 7, 1888, aged 84y. Cm. 20d. ert arrd wf. ALBERT COOK MYERS. LEWIS THOMAS. Philadelphia. Thomas, Anna Magdalene, b. Jan. 5, 1744; bap. Apr. 1, 1744; spon., Jost BAPTiSMAI. AN1> OTMKll UEC'ORl>S Hedderich and wf. JOHN THORTHEUER. Thortherrer, .Job. .Jacob, b. Aug. 22, Of •“'llie Little Tuipebockcu Cliurch.” 1741: bap. Nov. 8, 1741; spon.. Job. .Jacob Cantor and wl. IV. Thor-theuer, IMary Margaret, b. Dee. 15, 1742: bap. .Jan. 23. 1743; spon., Thomas ALBRECHT STRAUSS. Berger and Anna Margaret Roth. Strauss, Mary Barbara, b. Nov. 16, 1735; JOH. MARTIN TROESTER. bap. .Jan. 11, 1736; spon.. George Grab', Troester, Job. Martin, b. Mclr. 2, 1743; •Tr., and Mary Barbara. Zei’we. bap. Meh. 17, 1743; spon., UWch Spies Strauss, .Johir .Jacob (twin), b. IMay 5, and wf. 1737: bap. May 19. 1737; spon., .John Troester, .Job. Michael, b. Nov. 18, 1746; .Jacob Zei-we and wf. ba]). Dee. 21, 1746; spon.. Job. IVIichael Sti-auss, Mary Elizabeth (twin), b. May Axcr and wf. 5, 1737; bap May 19, 1737; spon., CHRISTOPHER UHRIGH. Henry Beyer and wf. L^hrich, Mary Cathar-ine, b. ,Jan. 29, 1739; Str-au-ss, Arrrra Elizabeth, b. iloh. 25, bap. Feby. 24, 1739; spon., George Val- 1739; bap. Apr. 22, 1739; spon., Mardin entine LTnrrth and wf. Zenve and wf. VALENTINE UNRUH. b. Struirss. Job. Caspar, b. Aug. 1, 1741; LTnnrh, Mary Catharirre, Jan. 28, 1743; bap. Sept. 13, 1741; spon., Job. Caspar bap. Feby. 20, 1743; spon., Jacob Wil- Stoever—Baptizator. helm and vT. Strau.ss, Mary Eve Rosirra, b. Nov. G, JOH. JACOB VOLLMAR, Snr. 1742; bap. Nov. 28, 1742; spon., Henry Vollrnar, Eva Mary, b. Nov. 1, 1741; Gruber and wf. bap. Noa^ 8, 1741; spon., George Brie- gel and Anna Mary Zor-n. Str-auss, Mary Catharine, b. Meh. C, 1745 ; bap. Mclr. 17, 1745; spon., Andrew JACOB VOLLiMAR, Jr. Krafft and wf. Vollrnar, Anna !Mary Apollonia, b. Dee. Str-auss, .Job. Philip, b. ,Jarr. 4, 1748; bap. 1. 1742: bap. Dec. 22, 1742; spon., Vollrnar, Snr., and Avf., Apollonia. Feby. 7, 1748; sporr., .John. Philip Meeth Jacob atrd wf. Vollrnar. .Job. Michael, b. Sept. 20, 1744; JOH. PHILIP STRAUSS. bap. Oct. 14, 1744; spon., .Job. Michael Strauss, Anna Magdalena, b. Dee. 21, Vollrnar and Barbara Kaerchner. 1744; bap. Dec. 26, 1744; spon., Jobrr LEWIS WAGNER. Eckert and Anna IMagdalena, Rierner. Wagrreii'. IMary Elizabeth, b. Feby. 17, Strarrss, Bina Elizabetlr, b. Sept. 15, 174G: 1741; bap. Apr. 12, 1741; spon., Mary bap. Sept. 25, 1746; spon., Phinehas Elizabeth Fischer and Mary Eva (Pinnis) Kuersehner and wf. Rosirra Gruber. JOHN STROH-SCHNEIDER and wf., Wagner, Mary Eva Rosina, b. Aug. 19, iMargaret. 1743: bap. Sept. 11, 1743; spon., Mary Stroh-Sc'hneider, Mary Cathardne, b. May Elizabeth Fischer and Mary Eva 13, 1761; bap. May 31, 1761; spon., Rosina Gr-uber. Flenrv Eadebaeh and wf., Apollonia. Wagner, Lewis Adam, b. Apr. 18, 1746; PETER SCHOENFELDER. bap. May 11, 1746; spon., Henry Gru- Sehoenfelder, John. b. Jrrly 23, 1756; bap. ber and Hieronimus Fischer. Historicnl and Geaeahtjical. 213

MATTHIAS WAGNER. Wenrich, .J.aiues Daniel, b. Feby. 26,

. Wagner, Mary Magdalene, b. bap. . — spon., Daniel Ang. 7, 1834; ; 1741; bap. Sept. 12, 1741; spon., Ang. Wenrich and wf., Margaret. Kuenig and wf. Wenrich, Amanda, b. Oct. 16, 1835; bap. Wagner, Job. George, b. Sept. 6, 1743; Dec. 6. 1835; spon., John Wenrich and bap. Oct. 9, 1743; spon., George Wag- wf., IMary. ner and Adelhei't Pfaft'enberger. Wenrich, Sarah, b. Oct. ,30, 1837; bap.

Wagner, IMattbias, . Job. b. Dec. 11, 1745; — , 1837 .spon., Joseph ; Ernst and bap. Dec. 25, 1745; spon.. Job. Mat- wf., Elizabeth. tbias Schmidt and Catharine Waaner. Wenrich, Melinda, b. .Jan. 6, 1840; bap. JACOB WAGNER. Feby. 9, 1840; spon., .John Groff and Wagner, Job. ,lacob, b. Nov. 22, 1762; wf., IMary. bap. Dee. 12, 1762; spon.. Job. .Jacob Wenrich. Emanuel, b. Apr. 3, 1842; bap. Sohmidt and wf., Susanna, May 8. 1842; spon., .John iJeyei' and Wagner, John, b. Oct. 23, 1764; bap. Dee. A\f., Elizabeth. 9, 1764; spon., John IMiller and .Justina Wenrich. Adam Paul, b. Ang. 11, 1843; Miller. spoil., William Slant and wf., Mary. JOHN GEORGE WEBER. Wenrich, Elonore (trvin), b. Nov. 25, Weber, .John Adam, b. Feby, 14, 1746; 1846; bap. Dec. .27, 1846; spon., Ben- bap. jamin Febv. 17, 1746; spon., none "given. Troutman and wf., Hannah. ilATTHIAS WENDERICH. Wenrich. Henrietta, (twin), b. Nov. 2.5, Wenderich, John Balthaser, b. IMay 18, 1846; bap. Dee. 27, 1846; spon., Isaac 1726; bap. May 22, 1726; spon., Bal- J.,eetz and wf., Henrietta. tbaser Wenderich and wf., Maiy IMag- .JOHN WERTZ and wf., Catharine. dalene. Wertz, Benjamin, b. Aug. 30, 1787; bap. Wenderich, .John, b. .July 8, 1727; bap. Nov. 4, 1787: .spon.. Samuel Umben- July 22, 1727; spon., John Laiier. haner and wf., “Cordia.” Wenderich, Matthias, b. Jlay 1, 1729; JACOB AVJLHELM. bap. Sept. 16, 1729; spon., Thomas Wilhelm, I’liilip Jacob, b. .Jan. 10. 1738: Matern. bap. Feb. 2, 1739; spon., .Jacob Schopff Wenderich, Esther, b. .Inly 25, 1731; bap. and Avf. July 29, 1731; .spon., Francis Wenne- Wilhelm. .Joh. Adam, b. Oct. 31, 1742: rich. bap. Nov. 28. 1742; spon.. Bernhard Wenderich, John Thomas, b. Sept, 8, 1734; jMotz and wf. bap. Oct. 17, 1734; spon., Thomas^ LAZARUS WJNGERT. Matern. Wingert. John, b. Dec. 26, 1740; bap. Wenderich, Conrad, b. Feby. 1. 1737; April 12, 1741: spon., John Carl and wf. bap. Apr. 12, 1737; spon., Conrad PHILIP WJTMAYER. Scharff. Witmayer. Anna Mary, b. Oct. 10. 1781; Wenderich, Mary Magdalene, b. Mcb. 8, bap. Oct. 14, 1781; spon., Caspar 1740; bap. ]May 21, 1740; spon., !Maiy Hinckel and wf. Mary Eve. Magdalene Sehauer. Witmayer. Catharine JOHN Elizabeth, b. June M^NRICH. 14. 1/84: bap. .July 18, 1784; spon., Wenrich, John, b. Nov. 14, 1784; bap. Philip Guengster, Sr., and wf. Cath. Meh. 20, 1785; spon., John Scharff. Barbara. Wenrich.David, b. Sept. 13, 1787 ; bap. ZECHMAN. Nov. 4, 1787 spon., .John Wenrich ; and Zechman, .Jonathan, b. Oct. 1, 1791; bap. wf., Christina-—^grandparents. PAUL WENRICH. JOHN .JACOB ZERWE. Wenrich, Mary, b. Apr. 17. 1830; bap. Zerwe, Christina, b. Dec. 25, 1736; bap. • ; spon., Catharine — , Leiss .Jan. 2, 1737; spon., George Peter Zerw^e (single). and wf. Wenrich, Rebecca, b. Apr. 16, 1832; bap. Zerwe, .Joh. Michael, b. April 20, 1738: • — , ; spoil., Seitz Adam and bap. April .30, 1738; spon., .Joh. IMicliael wf.. Eve. Busch and wf. : ;

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Zenre, Joh. Valentine, b. June 24, 1741; 10, 1792; spon., John Rohn and wf. Jus- bap. July 6, 1741; spon., Engelhardt tina, grandparents. Flory. JACOB LENGEL and wf. JOHN ZEHWE. Lengel, John, b. June 3, 1829; bap. Aug. Zei'Ave; IMary Cathariiie, b. April 8, 1745; 16, 1829; spon., .John Conrad and wf. bap. April 14, 1745; spon., Jacob Zerwe CATHARINE RITSCHART. and wf. A daughter, b. Dee. 9, 1815; bap. April Zenve, .John. b. Mareli 23, 1748; bap. 20. 1816; spon., John Schaeffer and wf. April 3. 1748; spon., John Eberd and Magdalene. Catharine Heck. JOEL HAAG and wf. Susanna, BENJAMIN ZERWE. Haag, Rebecca, b. June 7, 1845; bap. Benjamin, b. bap. Aug. spon., Levina Zerbe. Zerwe. May 17, 1763 ; 24, 1845; May 21, 1763; spon., Conrad Krieh- baum and wf. Anna Mary. TSurials. Zerwe, Heimanus. b. March- 20, 1765; bap. Only two- deaths and burials in this con- March 31, 1765; spon., Caspar Henckel gregation at the Northkill are found in and wi. Mary Eve-. the record, viz: LEONARD ZERWE. 1749, July 17, Adam Fischbom’s wf. was Zerwe, Christina, b. Jan. 7, 1781; bap. buried. Dec. 24, 1781; spon., Thomas Lingel and 1749 July 29. Michael Busch was buried wf. on his own land. GEORGE ZERWE. Zerwe, Susanna Catharine, b. Dec. 10, SSarriagres. 1781; bap. Dec. 29, 1781; spon., Adam As there are less than thirty in the Leiss and Susanna Unruh, both single. list and as quite a number of them are ZERBEN (Zeiwe) and wf. found in Stoever’s Record, we give it LEONARD ! not Susanna. entire. It wil' also appear from an ex..arai- Zerben (Zenve), Margaret, b. Mai’ch 30, nation of this list that when Stoever — , spon., John generally 1805; bap. ; names Tulpehocken, he means Scharff and wf. “Euphrosina.” this church in Tulpehocken torvnship and Zerben (Zerwe), Elizabeth, b. Oct. 4, not Stouchsburg:

bap. ; spon., Eliza- .Joh. George Retry Anna 1814; , .Jan. 7, 1735, and Zerben. beth I Sabina Roth. Zerben (Zenve), John, b. April 9. 1817; April 29, 1735, John Matthias Wagner and 1

; spon.. .John Zerben. bap. . I Elizabeth S-tup. CHRISTIAN ZWEYSICH. 1736, George William Riegel and i Jan. 12, Zweysich, Joh. Conrad, b. March 2, 1747 Anna Mary Plattner.

bap. April 12, 1747 ; spon., Conrad Lang .Jan. 9, 1738, John Riegel and Catharine Schirman. and wf. i Elizabeth

Here follow a few not indicated in the ; Feb. 8, 1738, John IHttner and Barbara index Heinrich.

LIEB. ' Nov. 10. 1738, Lazarus Wagner and Catha- Lieb, Caspar, b. Sept. 12, 1780; bap. Oct. rine Lauek (not Bauck). 8. 1780; spon., Matthew Staudt and wf. June 12 1739, Andrew Kochendoerfer and j

Margaret. ' Justina Catharine Kaeyser. CHRISTIAN FREMDLING. Aug. 27, 1739, John Wendel Braun and Fremdling, Anna Mary, b. Oct. 28, 1776; Mary El'zaljeth Knoptf.

bap. — ; spon., Adam Dec. 1739, Peter Knopff and Sophia , 31, Schmitt and wf. Catharine Gaendling. -JOHN SALTER and wf. Anna Mary. May 27, 1740, George Michael Kattner Salter, Elizabeth, b. Dee. 22, 1789; bap. and Mary Catharine rriedrieh. Jan. 20, 1790; spon., Anthony Heilman .July 28. 1740, Joh. George Arnold and and wf. Sybilla. Hannah Knopff. GEORGE ROHN and wf. Catharine. April 12, 1741, Jacob Zom and Anna Mary

Rohn, John, b. March 18, 1792; bap. June ' Gottes Kind. .

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I Nicholas Lengel, at least to bring about •Oct. 11, 1741, Eugelhardt Florj^ and Eliza- income beth Zerwe. the desired order in the matter of and expenditui’es especially. This ar- Dec. 7, 1741, Nicholas Jungbhit and Cath- out in the fol- arine Kappler. rangement is to be carried lowing manner; Jan. 25, 1742. Jacob Yollmar, .Jr., and .Jus- £. s. d. tina Kaercher. 1774. Eeeeipts. Oct. 26. Paid over by the former Jan. 26, 1742, Christian Gruber and Anna Kunigunda Stup. deacons as per bill 1 4 4 Oct. 31, 1742, Lewis Rnopff anl IMarga- No. 1, d. ret Froehlich. Expenditm'es . £. s. is also the following ‘‘List and Jan. 23, 1743, Philip Petry and Susanna There Juliana Emmert. Register of the Communicants, and more particularly of those the May 22, 1743, John Ennentraut and Anna who attended Elizabeth Hedderich. Holy Supper and took part in the prepara- tory service 1761.” Aug. 30, 1743, Henry Frey and Catharine since Sehauer. “March 21 and 22. 1761, the following Jan. 24, 1744, Philip Meeth and Anna persons at Northldll handed in their Mary Eberdt. names (angemeldet) as applicants for ad- Feb. 28, 1744, Job. Philip Strauss and mission to the Holy Supper, namely: Anna Mary Eeimer. Conrad Ernst, Henry Eeitebaeh, Dec. 22, 1746, Valentine Van Huss and Joh. Adam Schnei- Matthias Schmitt, Mary Barbar a Zerwe. der, IMary Catharine Dec. 22, 1746, John George Meyer and A. Mary Bechtel, Glueck. Caharine Zerwe. .John Schneider, W'illiam Hedderich, Feb. 16, 1747 John Van Huss and Hannah George Gaensel, Joh. George Mey- Cheeck. Jaeob hliller, erle. Feb. 7, 1748, iMatthias Kaempffer and Mrs. Cath. Char- Jost Hederieh, Jilary ISIagdalene Kermer. lotte iMiller, IMelchoir Doebler, Sept. 3, 1749, Adam Fischborn. widower, Simon Lieb, John Miller, and Anna Elizabetli Keppeler, widow, Justina Miller. Michael Koehl, in church. Mar. Cath. Koehl, Martin Pfatteicher, Nov. 12, 1749, Joh. Geo. William Guese- A. Barbara Pfat- Frederic Taxis,

man and Anna Cath. Heck, d. of Jost teicher, Joh . Hertmens, Heck, in church. A. Margr. Aundt, Pliilippina Henning, Jan. 17, 1750, George Adam Busch and Justina Vollmar, Joh. Nicholas Bech- Dorothea Kattermann. Lewis Fischer, tel, ” Mary Cath Fischer .

part of the book contain- In the latter AXD QUERIES. ing this record we also find the follow’- XOTES in|: IliNtorieal, Biographical, and Genea- “IMemorandum, Tulpehacken township, log'ical. Oct. 26, 1774. 'When, after there had been great confusion among the members XLII. of this congregation in reference to a pastor, extending over several years, as is MONTGOTklERY shown by this book, there was an unex- James Montgomery was a lawyer living pected change through the withdrawal of in Lancaster city, and died about 1847. Rev. Sehultze in April last. Since May I have seen him many a time when a boy. 17, the congregation is served a second J. A. B. time by Rev . Stoever, at its earnest solici- tation, and if God grant him health and HOGE—JENKINS. strength he is to continue to serve it. A Jacob Jenkins, of Hampshire county, renewed effort is to be made by the newly Virginia, by his wife ERzabeth, had the elected deacons, John Wenderich and following children: G . . :

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i. Jonathan, ni. Ann Hoge. viii. Ellen; m. George W. Cass (second ii. jVtaiy, in. in 1778, Jolin Hoge, son of \rife) William Hoge, of Fredeiick county, \a. ' ix. Samuel-Kennedy; m. Jeannette iii. Evan, in. in 1779, Elizabeth Con- Weston. nard, dan. of James and Jane Connard, X. George-Fielding; m. Mary Patter- of Hampshii e county, Va. son. iv. Michael, m. in 1787 Eaoliel Pugh, III. John Dawson (Xicholas, George), dau. of Thomas and Ann Pugh, of Fred- b. July 13, 1788; d. at Uniontown, Pa. erick county, Va. He was a lawyer of distinction, and pre- V. Anna, m. in 1782, Gettis. sided for some years as associate judge of vi. Paith, m. in 178C, Israel Hoge. the Court of Common Pleas for Fayette vii. Elizabeth, m. in 1792, John Lewis. county. He m. Ann Bailey, b. Sept. 8, riii. Jacob. 1799; d. May 6, 1859. They had issue: Information is desired as to^ the an- i. Ellis-Bailey. cestry of this family of Hoge. ii. Ellen-Moore; m. Addison Ruby. Piqua, O. N. M. iii. Emily-Violet; m. Dr. William [These Hoges belong to the Virginia Sturgeon. branch of that family—although remotely iv. Maria; m. Henry Bald^vin. comiected with the Pennsylvania Hoges. V. Henry-Clay. Mr. R. A. Brock, of Richmond, Va., can ri. Ruth-Elizabeth; ni. A. K. John- fuinish data..] son. vii. Louisa-Cass: m. John M. Beriy. Tlie Ancestry of .0o9iii !-«. I>awson« viii. John-Nieholas. ix. Richard-W. [The follofwing' record of the ancei^try IV. —John Littleton Dawson (George, Littleton Dawson, the eminent of John Nicholas, George), b. Feb. 7, 1813, at of Western Penn- lawyer and statesman Uniontown, Pa.; d. Sept. 18, 1870. near to us from an occa.sional sylvania, comes Geneva, a. He m. Oct. 20, 1836, Mary eoiTespondent. ] Clarke, dau. of Robert Clarke and his of George Daw- 1. Xicholas Dawson, son wife Sarah VJialey. They had issue: county, IMd., settled son. of Montgomeiy i. Sarah-Kennedy, b. Sept. 1838; m. in Western Pennsylvania prior to the war Charles E. Speer. Revolution, in which he took an of the ii. Louisa-Cass. b. Oct. 4, 1839; m. active part in the defense of the frontiers. Henry Whitely Patterson. died in Fayette county. Pa., about He iii. Mary-Ciarke, b. June 13, 1842; m. 1800. He in. Violet Littleton, daughter Chauncey Forward Black. Violet Littleton. They had of John and iv. George-Littleton, b. March 29, two* sons: 1846; 1. Oct. 17, 1860. 2. i. George, b. iMarch 17, 1783; m. IMaiy Keimedy. KAPT5SMAL, A]VI> OTI9ER RECORBS 3. ii. John, b. July 13, 1788; m. Ann Bailey. Of “The I,ittle Tnlpeliochen Chnrch.” II. George Dawson (Xicholas, George) b. March 17, 1783; d. June 19, 1871,at V. Brownsville. Pa. He m. Mary Kennedy. They had issue: «’oni lYiunieants. i. Sarah. 4. ii. Jolin-Littleton, b. Feb. 13,1813; May 9th, 1761, the following handed in m. Mary Clarke. their names and communed on the next iii. Maiy-Kennedy; d. unm. day. May 10, Whit. S. iv. Louisa; m. Gen. George W. Cass. Michael Kuntz, Mrs. Cath. Wein- V. Elizabeth; m. Alfred Howell. jMary Magdalene inger, vi. Catharine-Harrison; m. A. Evans Kuntz. Sarah Radebaeh, Willson A. Mary Radebaeh, Jacob Frederick vii. George-Xieholas. A. Catharine Lieb, Lang, :

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Matthew Mueller, Andrew Vogel, Justina Miller, Srrsarr Cath. Mil-

I Susan Oath. Mueller, A. Marv Vollmar. Michael Koehl, ler, [ Mary Margrt. Kett- Cath. Elizbeth Zim- Mary Cath. Koehl, Joh. Michael Sehnei- ner, merman, John Mauntz, der, Mary Eve Kettner, IMarv Magdalene Anna Mary Bech- IMary Schmidt, Kilian Jack, Scdiell. tel, Eva (Margaret Bech- Lawrence Spindler, Mary Eliz. Bogen- Anna Barbara Jack, tel, Nicholas Lingel, reif (crossed out). Arma Mary Bechtel, IMary Margrt. Kett- John Lingel, Michael Fries, Joh. Strohschnei- ner, John Wenrieh, itlargaret Fries, der, Elizabeth Kettner, Christina Weni-ieh, IMartin Lang, Mary IMargr. Sehnei-Catharirre Boeckele, Gottlieb Loefile, Agnes Lang, der, Susan Cath. Ernst, Susan Mary Loef- Mary Magdalene George Michael Michael Sauser, fle, Bogenreif, Kettner, (Mrs. Anna Sauser, Susanna Ernst, Conrad Sebarff, Catharine Kettner, Anna Mary Bade- A. Cath. Mueller, Jacob Boeekle, Jacob Fischer, bach, David Mueller, A. Mary Boeelde, Cath. Fischer, Mary Cath. Bicker, Jacob Schmitt, Theobald Fahringer, Mary Eve Kettner, Job. Jacob Er-nst, Joh. George Rade- Catharine Fahiing- Catharine Kettner, Anna Cath. Ernst, bach, er, Anmr Mary Kett- Margaret Elizb. Bo- Juliana Eadebach, Catharine Schmidt, ner-, gerrreif, Jacob Erast, A. Elizabeth Ar- Mary Elizabeth Zer- A. Mary Bockele, A. Caith. Ernst, nold, be, Chiistophrr Muenc-h, Mary Cath. Buech- A. Elizabeth Bech- Joh. Adam Schnei- Barbara Mueneh ler, tel, der, (Mary Schwerrek,

Eva Strohsehneider, Nicholas Holder, I Jacob Mrteller, WUliairr Spatz, Elizabeth Schnei- A. j\Iary Holder, Ca4h. Charlotte George Eries. der. Nicholas Bechtel, Mueller. Job. George Meyer- Geo. Michl. Kettner, Margaret Bechtel, Matthew Schmitt, le, Catharine Kettner, Elizabeth Barbara Cath. IMargr-f. Jolm Kraft, Cath. Fahringer, Neff. Schmitt. Catharine Lengel, Hem-y Gebbert. Nicholas Gaucker, Anna Cath. Catechumens confirmed Geb- Caspar Hinckel, bert, Nic(holas Holder, Joh. George Gaensle, 21 jts., Eva Holder. Theobald Fahringer, 15 yrs.. Job. Jacob Loewegut, 16, sehleeht, Joh. Nicholas Hoern, 16. ziemlich, Commiuricants who received the Holy Andrew Einrich, 17, artlich, Supper April 4 (Palmarum), 1762, at the Gottlieb Glasbrenner, ISA. so, Northkill: Michael Zerbe, 18, sehleeht, (Martin Lang, (Michael Fries, Larrg, Valentine Zerbe, 17, einfaehtig, Agnes Flerrry Gebbert, Catharine (Larrck, Phil. Leopold Lang, 14J, Henry Frey, Elizabeth Kettner, 17, bloed, Catharine Vohna.r, Dietrich Sohl, Joh. Schnei- Mary Cath. Kettner, 15, antig, Adam Jacob Fredr. Lang, der, Catharine Boekle, 16, sehleeht, John Fries, Veronica Fries, 14, gut, Anna Elizabeth Simon Lieb, Schneider, Esther Regina Scharft’, 12^, George Kress, Joh. Catharine Emert, 16, sehleeht, George Maey- Henry Sohl, Catharine Jack, 17. erle, Caspar Hinckel, Jacob Euehs, David Mueller, A. Catharine Muel- Jacob Sauser, Sept. 1.3, 13th S. aft. 1761, Trinity the ler, Conrad Kiiegbaum, following appeared: Catharine Wein- Michael Mueller, Martin Lang, Henrranus Schell, inger, John Flies, Joh. Miller, IMatthias Miller, Jacob Mueller, Tobias Fues, : !

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Conrad Seliarff, Cath. Oliarlotte Nicholas Holder, Catharine Fischer, John IMneller, Mueller. Kilian Jack, Cath. Kettner, William Spa.tz, Lawrence Spintler Al. Elizabeth Zerbe, Mary Cath. Goecker,Justina Mueller, George Ivress, AI. Cath. Jjengel, INIary INIargaret Elizabeth Fues, Caspar Hinckel, AI. Eva Hinckel, Seliarff, Esther Regina Spies, Benjamin Zerbe, A. AI. Holder, Mary Barbara Wil- Veronica Fries, Samuel Bayer, Elizabeth Fues, helm, A. Catharine Lieb, Theobold Fahringer,A. Elizbth. Schneid- Mary Catharine Mary Catharine Simon Lieb, er, Lingel, .Jack, .John Fues, Cath. .Jack, A. Catharine Geb- A. Mary Bechtel, Alar. Cath. Gicker, Cath. Lieb bert, John Sch-srartz Susan Radebach, Aêronica Fues, Catarine Frey, Ilaupt, Alary Elizabeth MargT. Charlotte Margaret Fries, George Christ. Becker. Oxerath, Mary Eva Hinckel, Jacob Stanch, Barbara. Wilhelm, Al. Barb. Hoff, Ann Elizabeth Arnold. Alar. Cath. Lauck, AlargT. Kettner, A. Elizabeth Zerbe, Elizabeth Kettner, Communed on MJiit Sunday, May .30th, Catharine Gebbert, Elizb. Regiiia Scharff 17G2: Alargaret Fries, Alagalene Vetter. Mathias Smith, Catharine Schmidt, Justina Aôlmar, .Toll. Weiirich, A. Cath. Ernst, Michael Kunz, Catharine Fischer, Communicants, April 3d, 176.3—Easter: Michael Koehl, Susan Radebach, Jacob Alueller, Kilian Jack, Nicholas Bechtel, Justina Volmar, Alathias Schmitt, Adam Schneider, Martin Ernst, Mary Zerbe, John Aliller, Jacob Schmidt, Kilian .Tack. A. lilizabeth Zerbe, Alichael Ivoehl, Joh. Geo. Fries, George Raclebach, Alargaret Mauntz, John Schneider, Michael Schneider, Henry Radebach, Mary Magdalene A. Glebbert, Nicholas Bechtel, Samuel Bayer, ICuntz, W. Spatz, Jacob Ernst, John Lingle, Barbara Hess, Fredr. Sentzel, Christopher Muench, Nichholas Lingel, jM. Elizabeth Roesch, Joh. Geo. Ala eyerie, David Alueller, John Mauntz, Sus. Cath. Miller, Michael Ivuntz, Andrew ICrafft, Levis Fischer, Jhilippina. Heninger, Joh. Iûess, Tobias Fues. Michael Schneider, Catharine Iîscher, Charlotte Alueller, A. Alary Schneider, .Jacob Lowegnt, A. Barbara Aluench, Cathar. Schneider, A. Alary Jack, .Jacob Ernst. A. Alary Holier, .Justina Alueller, E. AI. Bechtel,

Matthias iMiller, A. Barbara .Jack, Barbara Aluench. Elizab . Fues, Bernhard Zimmer- A. Elizabeth Bechtel, Alargr. Elizab. Bay, A. Alary Bechtel, man, Alargaret Bechtel, Catharine Alueller, Catharine ICettner, George Fries, Ju.stina Cath.Hepler, Susanna. Schmidt, Eva Kettner, Jacob Pfatteicher, Cath. Margaret Catharine Ernst, A^eronica Fries,

CJiristian Roesch, Schell. A . Alary Radebach, Anna Radebach, .Jacob Weiniger. Apollonia Wagner. Pliilipina Henning, Elizabeth Kettner, Lawrence Spingler, A. Alargr. Staudt, Alai’garet Kettner, A. Alagdl. Kuntz, Cath. Gebbert. Communicants who handed in their October 30th and partook of the The following persons handed in their names | October 31sl, 1762, at the names for communion, Alay 21st, 1763, Holy Supper, ; Northkill and attended the same on the 23d, viz. Joh.George Alayerle.A. Alar. Kriegbaum, AATiit Sunday: Heniw Gebbert, A. Barb. .Jack. Geo. Alichael Kett- Alar. Cath. Fischer, John' Fuess. Mar. Cath. Bayer. ner, A. Mary Heberling, A'lichael Kuntz. AT. Alagalene Kuntz, Alartin Lang, Susanna Radebach, Toll. Adam Sehaner, Pliilipina Henning, Alichael Fries, Alar-y Margrt Stroh- Alichael Fries. A. Eva Arzt, Nicholas Holder, sclmeider, . :

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Caspar Hinekel, Barbara Wilhe’m, Samuel Baeyer, Maiy Margaret Michael Sauser, Susan Cath. Miller, Matthias Sommer, Beyerle, George Kress, Anna Cunigunda George Sohaeffer, Mary Catharine Lewis Fischer, Sauser, Jacob Beyerle, Scharff. Catharine Mueller, Philip Wagner, M . Eve Hinekel, Joh. Strohschnei- Justina Volmar, These are plainly in Stoever's own der, Elizabeth Wagner, handwriting. Nicholas Lingel, Margrt. Fries, SOl'KS AM» Henry Eadebaeh, Cath. Kettner, Jaeob Monntz, M. Cath. Gicker, Kistorlcal, Biog'rapbical and Genea Matthias Sommer, Cath . Gebbert, logical. Matthew Miller, A. Elizabeth Schnei- George Eadebaeh. der, XLin. Mar. Cath. Lingel. Marv Blaser. Agnes Lang, HOTTENSTEIN. This completed the list of communi- I. Jacob Hottenstein was bom Febm- cants during the time of servuce of one .ary 15, 1697, in Eslingen.fi Germany. He j>astor. They are all in the same hand. came to America with his family after Now there is a space of 11 years in which 1740, settling in Maxatawny township, no record is made. E. Berks county. Pa. He died Mai’ch 23, 1753. Jacob Hottenstein m. Dorothea Tulpehocken Township, June 11, 1774. Reber, in Geimany. Their children Memorandum of the communicants were who were present (i. e. took part in the i. Jacob Jr., m. and settled in Richmond communion) administered by Rev . Stoever township, Berks county. He left issue: when Eev. Schultz had ceased to serve: 1. Catharine; m. Abraham Biehl. Conrad Scharff, Catharine Sehmied, 2. Maria; m. Abraham Deyster. George Scharff, Catharine IMueller, 3. Blondine; m. Caspar Merkel. Jacob Sehmied. Anna Cimigunda 4. Susanna; m. Samuel Ely. Matthias Sehmied, Gruber, ii. William; resided in Cumm town- hlartin Battorf, Susanna Sehmied, ship, m. and left besides four daughters, John Mueller. Justina Miller, issue: John Wendrieh. Ca,tharine Mueller, 1. Samuel. Joh. Adam Sehnei- Anna Mary Mueller, 2. William, Jr. der. Justina Wendrieh, 3. Henry. Matthew hlueller, Susanna Catharine 4. Solomon. J. Jacob Beyerle, MueUer, 5. David. Adam Sehmied. Mary Margaret Bey- iii. David; resided on the home- Mar. Mai-grt Scharff, erle. stead farm. His children were: IMary Catharine Anna Jlary Sehmied, 1. Jacob. Scharff. Anna Elizabeth 2. David (M. D) Susanna Sehmied, Sehmied 3. Daniel. 4. Catharine; m. Jacob Grim. Communicants on Advent Sunday, No- 5. Dorothea. vember 27, 1774: iv. Hemy studied medicine, and died ; Adam Sehmied, Anna Mary Sehmied, at Lancaster. Jacob Sehmied, Susanna Schmeid. [From the foregoing data, our Ohio cor- John Badeieher. SvLilla Badeieher, respondent can make further research.] Adam Badeieher, Catharine Sehmied, Martin Badeieher. Catharine Alueller, YOUNG.

John Schwartz- !Mrs . Wendrieh, William Young is mentioned in the list haupt, IMary IMargaret of taxables of the township of Lurgan, John Wendrieh, Scharff, Franklin county, then a part of Cumber- Conrad Scharff, Mary Barbara Som- land, in year 1753. From the records of Joh. George Scharf \ mer. Cumberland county, letters of administra- , . .

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tion Avere gi-anted March C, 1753, tO' John House.” The stone structure is surround- Davis and Elizabeth Young on the estate ed by a beautiful grove or native trees, and of William Young, deceased. In the re- is one of the-landmarks in the early settle- lease of John Young and wife Elizabeth, ment of the county. A history of this his- of Southampton township, Franklin coun- toric spot cannot be gdA^en in this connec- ty. Penn’a., to William Young, of the tion, but it is hoped Mr. Myers, who so township, county and State aforesaid “of kindly furnished “Notes and Queries” the right, title and interest of a certain AAdth the transcript from the stones in the tract of land lying and being situate in graAuyard close by, will give us a sketch the township aforesaid, containing 130 in the near future.] acre.s, which is the same tract that was agreed for by my late father, William John MeCelellan, d. Aug. 30, 1871; aged Young, rrith Richard Peters, Esq., and 75y. 7m. Id. convoyed by the said Richard Peters since Eleanor McClellan, aaT. of John, d. Feb. my father's death to the present William 13, 1882; aged 70y. 4m. 2d. Young, parties or eldest son to the said Rebecca McClellan, b. Sept. 13, 1799; d. William Young, deceased, bearing date Dec. 10, 1870. •lime 6, 1761.” The above release is dated James McClellan, d. May, 1862; aged August 10, 1804. From the release and about 23y. deeds are found names of six children of Lydia Walker, aaT. of -John [and dan. of William Young, Sr—William, John, Eliza- Jolm and Margaret Marsh] d. 12mo. beth (intermanied Avith .John McConnell) 19, 1864; aged 85y. Im. 29d. Margaret (intermarried rvitli Andrerv John Walker, d. 4mo. 2, 1854; aged 78y. Hemphill) unknown (married Daniel Slay- 7m. 22d. maker) and an tinknorvn daughter. From Sarah Hrrttorr, wf. of Benjamin, d. Feb. lime to time it is shown in the Franklin 10, 1859; aged 70y. 30d. county deeds that William and .John Benjamin Hutton, d. April 24, 1864; Young bought in the shares of their sis- aged 74y. Urn. Id. ters. The plantation rvas striated in Lur- hlartha Denison, d. Oct. 16, 1856. gan toAvnship, Fi’anklin county. .John Elizabeth Wall, Avf. of Jacob, d. llmo. Young Avas a priA'ate in Col. William 1, 1878; aged83y4m. 13d. Iiwine’s regiment (Sixth Penn’a battalion) DaA'id Burkholder, d. Feb. 19, 1858; aged in the Revolutionary War. He was in 63y. 8m. 23d. the third company commanded by Capt. Sarah Ann E. Moore, d. Feb. 3, 1850; Abraham Smith, and mustered into ser- aged 05y.

A'ice in January, 1776. Andrew Hemphill 'William Wall, d. .Time 1, 1839; aged 78y. sem’ed as a private in the First battalion, 5m . 5d Cumberland county militia, in 1777. .Tohn Mary Wall, wf. of William, d. Jan. 30, McConnell AV'as captain in the Cumberland 1845. county battalion in 1776. Hannah UnderAvood, d. Imo. 24, 1831; Queries— 1. 'Who AAure the parents of aged near 70y. William Young, Sr.? .Jacob Comfort, d. Oct. 30, 1836; aged 2. Who AAus the Avife of William Young, 61y. 3m. Id. Sr.? H. E. K. Elizabeth Comfort, aaT. of Jacob, d. Detroit, Mich. March 16, 1863; aged 83y. 7m. 9d.

I Warrinjrton FrieiicJs 5?eeting House Anna Mary Comfoi-t, b. Oct. 25, 1765; ! York County, Peiiiia. d. Dec. 2.5, 1832.

j Samuel John, d. July 9, 1872; in 73d [Year the A’illage of Wellsville, York year

old build- ! county, is located the histoide Ann Alcock, d. 8mo. 20, 1802; aged 62y. ing, called the “Warrington Meeting Mary Alcock, d. 9mo. 22, 1802; aged 38y. .

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Jai’inaiii Walker, d . 8mo. 31,1782. Eobert Gray, d. 6nio . 30, 1796; aged 64y. Samuel Keller, d. July 23, 1869; aged Phebe Walker, d. Imo. 31, 1782. 77y. D. Me., 95y. in Isaac Gray, b. Feb. 15, 1792; d. Sept. Charles Underwood, d. Oct. 6, 1869, year. 19, 1860. 81st Eliza Cadwallader, ud. of David, d. June Margaret Underwood, wf. of Charles, d. year. 22, 1876; aged 71y. 9m. 22d. April 8, 1895, in 84th William Cadwallader, d. April 1868, in Eebeeea McMillan, xvf of George [and dau.

87th year. I of Benjamin and Susanna (Dunn) Cut- ler], d. llmo. 24, 1766. Sarah Cadwullader, wf. of William, d. i llmo. 11, 1839; aged 52y. 7m. 13d. George McMillan [son of George and Ann B. C., d. 1802. (Hinshaxv”) McMillan], d. 5mo. 24, J. C., d. 1801. 1846; aged 83y. E. W., d. 1781. .Jane McMillan, second wf. of George A. W., d. 1817. [and dau. of .Jacob and (Mc- Clellan) Laird], d. Jacob MclMillan, d. Imo. 1, 1833; aged Sept. 1, 1862;

55y. 5m. i aged 70y. Im. lOd. George McMillan [son of Thomas and Exit h McMillan, wf. of Jacob, d. 3ino. 1, Deboi'ah (Marsh) McMillan, b. 4mo. 2, 1829, aged 59y. Im. 9d. 1732], d. 7mo. 11, 1795. Joseph McMillan, d . 1826. J. Cook [.Jesse Cook, son of .Jesse and E. M., d. 1833. (?) ! Mary (Wierman) Cook], d. 1799. Thomas McMillan, d. 1831. W. Cook [William Cook, son of .Jesse and J. M. [John MciEllan] d. lOmo. 17, IMary (Wierman) Cook], d. 1793. 1791. .1. Packer, d. 1788. J. M. [Jane McMillan, w'f. of John. Her Jlaiy Cook [xvf. of Henry and dau. of grave was dug lOmo. 14, 1782], d. ' William and Mary Way, b. 7moc 1782. 16, d. 3 mo. 1836. ; 1767], J. M. 16, Henry Cook [son of Jesse and Marx' S. M. [Sarah McMillan, dan. of John (Wiemian) Cook, b. 2 mo. 29, 1768], and Jane, b. 3 mo. 3, 1760.], d. 1789. d. 4mo. 13, 1835. Db. Sr. [Deborah McMillan, wf. of M., IMaiy Cook [dau. of Heniy and Marx^ Willianii and dan. of Henry and Lydia . (Way) Cook], d. 1 mo. 13, 1832, in (Fell) Holland.], d. 9 mo. 4, 1797. 33d year. J. M., d. llmo., 1791. Sidney Cook [nee Evans] wf. of Isaac, d. Db. M. [Deborah McMillan, dan. of March 12, 1821; aged Sly. 9m. 21d. William and grave wuis Deborah. Her Ann Jones, d. 1830. dug 12mo.. 10, 1782.], d. 12 mo., 1782. : Jehu .Jones, d. 1831. S. M. [Samuel McMillan, son of William A. Cook [Ann Cook. dau. of Peter and and Deboi-ah, b. 2mo. 26, 1770], d. Sarah (Gilpin) Cook, b. 10 mo. 20, 4mo. 10, 1777. 1741. Her gi’ave xvas dug 2mo. 12, T. M. [Thomas McMillan, wdio came to 1784], d. 1784. Pennsylvania in 1738 from Ballynaciee. Pet. C. [Peter Cook, son of Peter and County Antrim, Province of Ulster, Elinor (Xox-man) Cook, b. lOmo. 4, Ireland, with xvife Deborah and chil- 1700, at Xorthwicli, Cheshire, England; di-en], d. 9mo., 1753. came with parents to Pennsylvania in D. M. [Deborah MclMillan, wf. of Thomas 1713], d. 4mo. 28. 1779. and dau. of Joshua and Elizabeth iS. Cook [Sarah Cook. wf. of Peter, and Marsh], d. 9mo. 22, 1764. dau. of .Joseph and Hannah (Glover) Db. M. [Deboi’ah McMullan, dau. of Gilpin, b. 4mo. 2, 1706], d. 6 mo. 7, William and Deborah, b. 9mo. 13, 1783 1764], d. llmo. 24. 1766. Hannah C. [Hannah Cook, xvf . of Samuel Euth Walker, d. aged 1772; 72y. and dau . of William and Deborah (Eob- Beniamin Walker, d. Dec. 31, isOl; aged erts) Fisher, b. 3mo. 30, 1741], d. 77y. 5mo. 9, 1768. .

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S. Cook [Sarali Cook, dau. of Jesse and Elizabeth Griffith [nee Ong, 1st wf. of

Mary (Wiennan) Cook ], d. 180Q. Abraham Griffith], d. Dec. 9, 1805, Jesse Cook [son of Peter and Sarali (Gil- aged about 55y. pin) Cook, b. 9mo. 15, 1744], d. 8mo. Abraham Griffith [son of William and 18, 1818. first wife; Esther (Davis) Griffith], d. Mary Cook [wf. of Jesse and dan. of June 21, 1841, aged 95y. 8mo. 20d. Henry and Priscilla (Pope) Wierman, Dlargaret Griffith [second wf. of Abra- b. lOmo. 19, 1746], d. 12mo<. 1, 1824. ham, and dau. of James and Mary of Zachariali [and dan. of Mary Peed, wf (Davis) Cadwallader], d. Nov. 7, 1859, Jesse and Mary (Wiennan) Cook], d. aged 86y. llmo. 29d. Dec. 19, 1849; aged 75y. Margaret Ross, d. Feb. 14, 1870, aged Lydia G. Walker, b. June 11, 1796; d. 74y. June 22, 1869. Margaret Ross, wf. of James, b. Feb. 9, Dr. Joseph J. Hayivard, d. Sept. 19. 1793; d. Nov. 2, 1881. 1853; aged 76y. 6m. 19d. James Ross, b. Apr. 24, 1791; d. Nov. Sally Hayward, wf. of Dr. Joseph Hay- 7, 1867. ward, d. Jan. 19, 1873; aged 72y. lOin. Joihir Ross, d. Aug'. 19, 1802. Israel Cook [son of Samuel and and Ruth Johrr Ross, d. 1799. (Mode) Cook, b. 8mo. 27, 1774], d. Susan Keller, wf. of Samuel, b. July 19, 3mo. 14, 1780. 1797; d. Apr. 16, 1851. Samuel Cook [son of Peter and Sarah Elizabeth Krrhn,hl. Apr. 15, 1871, aged (Gilpin) Coolc, b. lOmo. 15, 1738], d. 82y. 8mo. 10, 1800. Hanrrah Cook, wf. of John [and dau. of Ruth Cook[wf. of Samuel and dau. of 1. Abel and (Vale) Walker], d. Mar. Alexander and Rebecca. (Allen) Mode, Ann 3, 1863, aged 77y. lOmo. 21d. b. 10 mo. 21, 1747], d. 4 mo. 5, 1789. John Cook [son of Jesse and MaJy (Wier- W. N. [William 176x111, b. 1719. in Ire- man) Cook], d. July 23, 1864, aged 82y. land : came from Moat, Leinster Pro- 3mo. 24d. vince, Ireland, to Warrington, York Solomon Underwood, b. Jan. 27, 1783; d. county. Pa., in 1751], d. 8mo. 15, Oct. aged 8mo. 20d. 1800. 16, 1846, 63y. H. N. [Hannah Nevitt, wf. of William, Ann Underwood, wf. of Solomon; d. Sept. and daii. of Peter and Sarah (Gilpin) 5, 1861, aged 71y. 6mo. 27d. Cook], b. 4mo.. 27, 1736; d. in spring of Johrr Edmundson, d. Feb. 3, 1784. 1806. Louisa Cookson, d. 1830. Joseph Griffith [son of William and E. C. Joanna (Craig) Griffith], d. 7mo. 5, H. C. 1854, aged 85y. 9mo. Sarah Vale, darr. of William and Arm, b. Rebecca Griffith [wf. of Joseph and dau. 5mo. 12, 1789; d. 5rno. 4, 1862. of Samuel and Ruth (iMoide) Cook]. Peter Vale, d. 8nro. 14, 1834, aged 44y. Catharine Bentz, wf. of Michael, d. June 27d. 1827, aged 52y. ilaiw Walker', wf. of Asahel, b. Dec. 5, Mordecai Pugh, d. 1802. 1787; d. Apr. 18, 1827. James Griffith [son of Abraham and Mar- Asahel Walker, b. Sept. 6, 1786; d. Oct. garet (Cadwallader) Griffith], d. Feb. 14, 1877. 18, 1892. aged 83y. 9mo. 13d. M. Walker, d. 1852. Mary Griffith, wf. of James, d.. Jan 30, P. W., d. 1837. 1886, aged 73y. 5m. 12d. Alice Vale, d. 3mo. 1818, aged 28y. Deborah Griffith [dau. of William and Ann G. Vale, d. 3mo. 1822, aged 24y. Joanna (Craig) Griffith, b. 9 mo.. 21, Elisha. Vale, d. orno. 27, 1855, in 67th year. 1772] : d. 2mo. 20, 1845. J. Me. [Joanna McMillan, dan. of William R. V. [Robert Vale], d. 8moL 17, 1799, and Ivlai'y Craig, d. 4ma. 27, 1794. She aged 83y. married first Willianr Griffith and sec- Ann Vale, wf. of William, d. 4mo. 5, ond John McMillan.] 1816, aged about 61y. Historical and Genealogical. 223

William Yale, il. 4mo. 5, 1838, aged Rebecca Gratz, d. Apr. 30, 1834, in 30th a.bout 84y. year. Ann Hussey, wf. of Jediaili, d. 12mo‘. 6, Ann Ramsey, wf. of \Yillia.m, b. Sept. 18, 1819, aged 33y. 7mo. Gd. 1805, a.ged 32y. 7mo. 19d. Jediaii Hussey, d. Omo. 10, 1828, aged Sly. John Bell, oldest son of Ebenezer and Re- 6mo. 13d. becca Bell, d. Feb, 27, 1864, aged 11 J. H. Wierman, d. Aug. 5, 1802. Imo. 14d. EUhu UnderTTOod, d. lOmo. 26, 1803, aged Ann Bell, wf. of Jolin, d. -Jan. 17, 1867, 57y. aged 71y. 8mo. 4d. Lydia B. Undenvood, u'f. of Amos, d. Ebenezer Bell, d. Aug. 31, 1834. July 30, 1860, aged 77y. 9mo. 19d. J. B., d. 1793. Amo-s Underwood, b. 1786; d. Feb. 4, J. B., d. 1792. 1868. J. B., d. 1802. Jobn Nisbet, d. 1801. R. M., d. 1822. Mary Nisbet, d. 1767. .James Glass, d. 1802, aged 28y. William Ross, d. 1777. Daniel Glass, d. 1802, aged 13y. Jane Ross, d. 1801. Margaret Glass, d. 1804, aged 22y. Alexander Ross, d. Mar. 15, 1816, aged P. L., d. 1822. 59y. 9mo. 15d. Peter Cleaver, d. 12mo. 8, 1795, aged 64y. jMai'garet Ross, wf. of Alexander, d. July Imo. 19d. 23, 1829, aged 63y. 7mo. 7d. IMiriam Cleaver, d. 5mo. 29, 1798, aged Jane Ross, d. Dec. 3, 1818, aged Sly. "ly- 6moi. 15d. Uriah Cleaver, d. 1818. James Ross, d. May 14, 1820, aged 26y. .John Cleaver, d. 5mo. 3, 1823, in 63d 2mo. 14d. year. Margaret Ross, wf, of William, d. May SiLsan Cleaver, d. 7mo. 11, 1823, in 60th 23, 1827, aged 32y. 3rao. 28d. year. William Ross, d. July 20, 1863, aged 74y. D. Cookson, d. 8mo. 17, 1831. 2mo. 25d. Sarah John, wf. of Samuel, d. Mar. 17, Elizabeth Ross, wf. of William, d. May 1837, aged about 37y. 22, 1872, aged 80y. 5mo. 24d. Eli Cookson, son of Daniel, d. 8mo. 5, Mary M. Hannan, -wJ. of F. Harman, and 1869, aged about 66y. “mother of fourteen children,” d. -Jan. John Marsh, d. 3mo. io, 1804, aged 80y. 6, 1826, aged 70y. M. M. Abraham Harman, b. Feb. d. 18, 1787 ; J. M. Jan. 4, 1869. .John Everittj b. 2mo. 3, 1771; d. 2mo. Samuel Cook [son of Jesse and IMaiy 2.5, 18.55. (Wierman) Cook, d. 7mo. 2, 1857, in. Robert Yale, d. Aug. 19, 1823, aged 37y. 85th year.] Imo. 12d. Jane Cook [wf. of Samuel Cook, and dau. Benjamin L'nderwood, d. 1803. of James and IMaiy (IMaulsby) Hicks, D. Yale, d. 7mo. 26, 1804, aged 40(?)y. b. 2roo. 15, 1771; d. Imo. 28, 1849. Her IMary Squibb, wf. of George, d. .June 25, first husband was Warner.] 1866, aged 07y. 2mo.; George Squibb, Robert Eiwin, d. 1808. d. .Jime- 18, 1866; aged 71y. Imo^. 5d. S. E., d. 1818. “The murdered family.” D. F., d. Imo. 11, 1826. Elijah Underw'ood, d. 1804. S. Y., d. 1833. Rebecca Everitt, d. 4mo. 14, 1858, in 81st Garret Yan Arsdelen, d. 1800. year. R. Bradley, d. 1789. William Nelson, d. Dec. 3, 1849, aged 68y. '\Yillia.m Squibb, Jr., d. Dee. 20, 1831, E. N., d. 1823. aged 46y. llmo. 6d. Sarah Nelson, wf. of William, d. Aug. 18, William Squibb, d. Jan. 5, 1826, aged 72y. 1880, aged 81y. 5mo. Imo. 29d. Abraham JVells, d. Apr. 8, 1851, aged 77y. Jane Squibb, d. 1800. Hannah Wells, wf. of Abraham, d. June Jo'hn Squibb, d. 1800. 19, 1847, aged 6Sy. . . .

224 Notes and Queries.

Willing Griest, d. 1833, aged 60y. lOmo. KECK. od. According to family tradition, my great- grandfathei-, George A\'as a so.!- Aain Griest [wf. of Willing, and dan. of ; John Keck George and Ann (Hinsliaw) MelMillan, ' dier of the Revolution, and Avas at the b. 8nia. 21, 1700], d. 2mo. 23, 1850. battle of BrandyAA’ine. His father, Henry

Mary Griest, wf. of Solomon, d. llmo. 23, I Keek, emigrated from Basle, SAvitzerland,

1879, aged 80y. 21d. I prior to 1750, and settled on Big Lehigh Samnel McElwee, d. May 15, 1872, aged Spring, Northampton county. Pa. John 7Dy. 3d. George Keck manned Catharine Schaub Joanna IMcEhvee, d. Sept. 24, ^o75, aged and at the close of the Avar removed to I 75y. 7mo. 2d. 'Westmoreland county. What Avere his 'William Ramsey, d. June 8, 1884, aged reA'olutionaiy services

85v. 4mo. ISd. Utica, la. * J. A. K. ALBERT COOK MYERS. [Heniy Keek Avas a private soldier, en- Pliiladelpliia. listed Febiuaiy 26, 1777, in Capt. “Yost Dreisbach's company, in Baron de Otten- NOTES ANS>

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sylvannia, ignorant evidrnily ^vere of himself, so . as one the proprietors should both parties to the dispute, of the present the matter to the Supreme Court. geography of the country. Before taking this step, however, it was On the 31st of August, 1779, joint com- resolved to present a memorial to the missioners for Virginia and Pennsylvania Virginia Legislature. This memorial was agreed upon the following boundaries: presented accordingly in Kovember, 1790, ‘‘To extend Mason and Dixon's line due and there the business “rested,” so far as west five degrees of longitude, to be com- Morse's Geography is concerned. What puted from the river Delaware, for the was the later histoiw of “Indiana?”

southern boundary of Pennsylvania ; and Ingi-am, Pa. T. J. CHAPhLlK. that a meridian, drawn from the western extremity thereof to the northern limit of Westiiiorelajul Cotiiity Families.

said State, be the western boundaiy of i Pennsylvania forever.’' Veeeh's The Mo- — [Information is desired relating to the nongahela of Old, 254. p. following—especially names of parents, Five degres of longitude computed from dates of birth, marviage and address of the point where the forty-second parallel members of families.—S. P. B.] crosses the Delaware, westward, and a ALEXAKDER. meridian let fall from the end of that line, John Alexander, b. 1811, m. in 1832, is exactly all that Dunmore claimed . Vir -Mary Phipps. Where was he born and ginia might well be satisfied, and Penn- full names of parents? sylvania much more than satisfied, with ATTLEMAX. the adjustment. But five degrees meas- The Christian name of the wife of An- ured westward along the forty-second par- drew A. Sloan, of Venango county. Pa., allel from the Delaware, would bring one who was an Attleman. to a point a little southwest of the city i BUREIETT—DILLEY. of Erie, on the north, and the meridian The full names of the parents of would fall at the south just a, little west George Dilley. of Wilkes-Baire, Pa., who of the point where the hlonongahela river was b. .Tune 12, 1812, and whose mother crosses the State line. Between this me- was a Bm-riett. ridian and the present western boundary DUXCAX. of the State there is a strip of land about Xame of wife of James Duncan, whose twenty-five miles in aridtli. tVlien was son was John Duncan, of Westmoreland the adjustment made by the commission- countv. ers in 1779, modified, and this trip of ter- DEVOE. ritory added to the State? Eebecca Devor, b. about 1797; d. Sep- In old Morse's my American Geography tember 30, 1871, at Xew Florence, Pa. 1790, that part of what is now IVest Vir- She married about 1833, Eli Phipps. ginia, bounded on the south by the Little Names of her parents in full. Kenawha. on the east by the Laurel Hill DUNHAM. and the Monongaheha river, on the north Nancy Dunham, of Eichland county, by the southern boundary line of Penn- 0., m. John Clapper Cliarlton, and after sylvania and by that line extended to the his death man'ied David Matthews and Ohio, and on the west by the Ohioi to the I'emoved toi California, Dates of birth of mouth the Little Kenawha, is called and marriage and names of parents of “Indiana,” and was granted to William Nancv Dunham wanted. Trent and 22 others by a number of tribes HALSTEAD. of Indians “as compensation for the losses Maiy Halstead lived in Quincy, 111.; they had sustained by the depredations of m. William Jeptha Lamley, of Black the latter, in the year 17G3.'’ In 1782 Oak, Mo., and died in -July, 1874, in the validity of the claim of Trent. Ci’O- Colorado. else is j What known of her, ghan, &e., was brought into Congress, . and of her parentage? ? but no decision could be reached there. ! KIESTEE. It was then decided that Colonel Morgan, Sarah Kiester was the first wife of ^ who was agent for the proprietors as well .Jacob Phipps, son of Nathan and Edith —

22G Notes mid Queries.

(Updegi-a.ff) Pliipp^s, of Qarioii ooimty, Erancis, Samuel Hunter, James Potter, Pa. What aclditio'iial information can be William Waclay, Caleb Graydon, Benja- ^venas to the Kiester and this parti cnlar min Alison, Robert Moodie, John Lowdon, Phipps families? Thomas Lemon. Ellis LIughes and Benja- MISNER. min Weiser, justices of the court of gen- John Wesley Misner married IMai’y eral quarter sessions of the peace and jail Lavina. C'harlton, of Ray eoiinty, iMo. delivery.” The first court, a private ses- Full data of these pei’S.ons are desired. sious of the peace, was held April 1772, I 9, SLOAN. at Fort Augusta, there being no court

j John Sloan, b. about 1786, m. three : house. Dr. Wiliam Plunket was chosen times; first, about 1811, Ellen Sterren- I president, and he presided at these courts snn, and resided in Venango coimty, Pa. 1 for several years. William IMaelay was About 1818 he m. secondly Sarah Phipps, commissioned to act as prothonotary by widow of Allen IMcDowell. and later re- j the Governor under the Provincial regime; moved to Logan connty, 0. In 1841 he these appointments were made by the j m. thirdly, Rebecca Dickson. John Sloan Supreme Executive Council under the d. in January, 1807. at Zanesville, O. In- : Constitution of 1776. and by the Governor formation relating to all the foregoing is under the Constitution of 1790, until the desired. i Constitution of 1837-38 was adopted, URIE. ' when the office became elective. William Was the maiden na.me of Catharine Maclay served five years. Haiwey, who m. Jnne 5, 1792, John Linder the various changes in the law Phipps, of We.st Faii-field township, West- since that time, with the dates of their moreland county. Pa,. Catharine Uiie? If commissions, and the temis which they not, what was the relarionship between served by election, the following have been the Pfrie and Phipps families? the Prothonotaries of Northumberland VAITCtHN. county up to the present time: William Vanghn. son of John Yanghn. Wiliam iMaclay. March 24, 1772, clerk of and his wife Lydia Peny, was bom about the peace and quarter sessions of the 1813. in Logan county. 0. He m. in 1838 peace, Lfay 19, 1772; recommissioned Delilah Sloan, of Zanesville, 0. March 22, 1777. VHER. David Harris, September 11, 1777. the Christian of the What was name Llatthew Smith, Februaiy 4, 1780. wife of Jared Hunter, of Venango county, La-wrence Keene. September 25. 1783. w%o w'a.s a Wier. Jasper Ewing, July 28, 1789, August 17, WADE. 1791, and January 3, 1800. Thoma.s Wade, b. about 1812, was the Daniel Levy, September 23, 1800. •son of Garland Wade. He m. Deli’ah Hugh Bellas. January 3, 1809. Sloan, of William Vaughn. widow What George W. Brown, February 2, 1818. is known concerning these persons? Andrew Albright, April 24. 1819. RENNIE. Martin Weaver, February 9, 1821. William Rennie in. Ma.ry Elizabeth Samuel •!. Packer. .lanuaiy 27, 1824. Terry's IMo. Lamley, of Grove. Is sup- Martin Weaver, April 9, 1829. posed to have removed to Califomia. In- Edward Y. Bright, .lanuaiy 25, 1830, and formation requested. .Tanuary 21, 1833. Minneola, L. L, New York. Daniel Brantigam. .January 29, 1836, and

I .Tanuary 4. 1839. jVOKTJSICMBEEilLANJS tlOUXTY ' Samuel D. Jordan, February 5, 1839 elected in the autumn of that year

of I’rothoisots’ries for One Mnnet- i 1839-45. rc«J and Twenty-Seven Yenrs. .John Farnsworth. 1845-51. Northumberland county was organized .James Beard, 1851-57. by act of March 21, 1772. and on the 24th Daniel Beekley, 1857-63. of March following. Governor .John Penn .Tohn .1. Reimensnyder. 1863-69. appointed ‘'Williain Plunket, Turbutt William D. Haupt, 1869-72. : ; :

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Lloyd T. Rolirback. 1872-79. Paid out 163 Wesley Auten, 1879-85. Paid in full to John Karmene’s succes- H. F. Mann. 1885-91. sor, most probably. There were also set- S. P. Fausold, 1891-94. tlements of the Lutheran congregation for Charles L. Kremer, 1894-99, re-elected. 1800, 1801 and 1802, but as frequently Since the organization of the county only amounts, without the names were one hundred and twenty-seven years ago. given, and as the purpose at the time the office of Prothonotary has been filled was genealogical research, the figures and bv only twenty-five different men. amounts were not copied. But J. F. M. there was one very interestiag and important slip, simply a part of a sheet, Campbellstown tlvaiigrelieal liutheran inserted in the book, which is herewith Charcb. given in English. It was evidently considered of great importance by the con- [In Xotes and Queries for 1898 \vill he gregation. shown by the fact that a spe- found the baptismal and O'ther records of eal copy in German was made and fas- the Evangelical Lutheran Church at tened in this account book of the con- Campbellstown. Subsequently the Rev. gregation. It is Mr. Early found additional memoranda, “Extract from the will of Anna M. which are herewith given. The items were Palm, deceased.” taken from an old, not veiy carefully “I give and bequeath to the Ev. Lu- arranged book, resembling an old-time theran congregation at Campbellstown, copy book, containing about a quire of Twenty dollar.s, which are to be paid paper. Some of the accounts were scrib- over to the Elders of said congregation bled on the lid and on the last page of one year after my death. They are to in- the book. It was kept in the altar in vest it with approved (.sufficient) security front of the pulpit. As the church itself and pay the interest annually to the pas- was demolished and whatever records tor of the said congregation as part of were left in the altar may possibly have his salary—one who believes the -A.ugs- been destroyed. It may serve a veiw burg Confession.” I useful purpose to publish them at this “In accordance with tills provision the time.] above named sum. viz. 820.00, was paid £. s. d. over by the Executors of the will of the 1805. Heniy Goetz made settle- said Anna iM. Palm, Wm. Oehrle and ment and paid Kerbei 3 0 94 George Schneider, to Jacob Oehide. who 1805, July 4. Rec’d of Oehrly & was the Elder at the time, and who reg- Sehantz 2 6 9 ularly paid the interest of the money to 1806, May 26. Wm. Early (does the Lutheran pastor until the year not say ree’d or pd. but appar- 1837” (The year of his death). ently ree’d from W. E.) 4 4 0 Although not directly connected with 1811, June 3. Oehrle 5 104 the Campbellstown church, the following “ July 21, Oehrly 5 10 is of sufficient importance historically to “ Aug. 18, Oehrly, Comm. ... 2 2 0 be ocnneted with it. It is in part a “ Sept. 15, Oehrly 4 6 copy of the patent deed, complete as far “ Oct. 13, Oehrly 9 IJ as it goes. i. e.. except the legal phrase- “ Dec. 8, Oehrlv 10 9 ology about appurtenances, rights, hereJ- 1812. March, Oehrly 7 4 itaments, heii's, assigns, &e., for which Then followed a third column of fig- j there was no time of the “Betimes” ures and aec-ounts, with the name Oehrle farm, south of Palmyra, to which fre- Avi-itten rest without a few times and the ! quent reference has been made,

any names. i On the outside there is wi-itten: Feby. 28, 1813, William Oehrle made Patent. .John Early, !

settlement i Betimes 233 $. s. £. d. ! Lancaster County. During his term of office he re- M. Epple. ; ceived 13 5 14 The seal ha.s 228 Notes and Queries.

‘‘Tlioma? ajul John Peim, Proprietors,” knoA\m Republican county leader. He with “iVIercy” and “Jnstice” beneath. had been in declining health for some “Thomas Penn and John Penn, E

3«<.TES AX > HIEKIES- X. Rebecca, m. Andrew Thompson (farmer). iXistorienI, Eio^rapliicnl, aii*l Geiicii- III. .lohn Stewart (William, Archi- lo^ioal. bald), b. June 8, 1778, in the Cumberland Valley: d. April 13, 1831. He. m. first XLV. Elizabeth Walker, dau. of David Walker. They had issue:

POWELL. i. Anna, m. Abraham Lukens and left Rev. Joseph Powell, of Bedford county, issue. d. in Kovember, 1804, leaving a wife, ii. Eliza, d. inf.

Rachel and children: iii. David, b. April 14, 1800; d. Sept. i. Mary. 20, 1836: m. Elizabeth McAlister. ii. Eleanor. iv. William, d. March 5, 1834; s. p. iii. Ann. vi. Eliza f second), m. Dr. Cyrus -Me- iv. Rebecca. Curdv, s. Horace McCurdy, of Bloomino'- V. Rachel. ton, ill. vi. Joseph (eldest son), vii. Mary, m. Dr. .Tohn Irvin. vi. Samuel, viii. John. Wag'oiiins’ in Ve ilJliSoji 'Fiijje, The executors were wife, Rachel, and son, Joseph. The reason that the great Pennsylva- [See sketch of Rev. Joseph Powell, a nia Railroad has been so successful as member of the Pennsylvania Constitution- one of the principal lines of this coun- al Convention of July 15, 1776, in The try is that it is the nio,st direct and Pennsylvania Magazine of Historv for shortest communication between the 1880.] cities of the East and great West. The same cause resulted in that most of the Stewart of t'liaiberlninl Valle.v. wagoning in fonner years prior to the construction of canals and railroads, was, 1. Archibald Stewart, m. IMargaret through Pennsylvania from the East to . They came from Newiy in Ire- the West. It was also the most direct land, on board ship Happy Return, James route' by HaiTisburg and the Cumberland Boggs, master, July, 1752, and settled in Valley crossing the Allegheny mountains the Cumberland Valley, near Carlisle in at easier gi’ades. 1753. Their children, all gi’own up, were: Before the making of good roads the 2. i. William. principal means of transportation ii. John (see Cumberland county wills). through the State, especially the westem iii. Archibald. part, was done on pack horses. “When IT. William Stewart (Archibald), d. roads wei’e properly constructed wagons July 20, 1784. He m. Elizabeth Wilson; superceded them. d. August 12, 1822. He served in the Wagoning was done for a number of Cumberland county militia. Their chil- years on what were then called mud dren were: roads, turnpikes not hardng been made. 3. i. John. b. June 8. 1770; m. firstly, These roads in the spring were almost Elizabeth Walker; m. secondly, Rebecca impassible, twelve barrels of flour or Johnston. about one ton of merchandise constitut- ii. Wilson, d. May 20. 1814. s. p. ing a full load for five or six horses to iii. Sarah, m. Abi-aham Dean. draw. The first turnpike made in tire iv. Mary, m. Noble Crawford. State wa.s from Philadelphia to- Lancas- V. Margaret, m. George Brown. ter, and from Lancaster they were made \d. Gracy. m. Henry Lukins. at diflerent points by different companies vii. Elizabeth, m. Isaac Cook. until the entire road to Pittsburgh was of viii. .Jean, m. Andrew Thompson stone. A prominent man once astonish- (tailor). ed an audience in Philadelphia by saying ix. Rachel, m. John Thompson. that he expected to live to see the day 1

230 Notes and Queries.

when the road from Philadelphia to Pitts- horses being stabled at the trough which biirg-h would be paved with stone. was placed on the tongue. The mle was The pike from Middletown to Hanis- for the landlord to supply the straw for bnrg was only made in 1818, and from bedding. The driver was given a segar the Susquehanna to Carlisle about the and one drink moining and evening same year; and so they were added along gratis, charging for the meals eaten, the the Avhole disltanee, made by separate in- grain and hay. The drivers carried their corporated companies, keeping the road bedding, which was placed on the floor in I'epair and some times receiving divi- of the bar-room, where they slept after dends from the toll talcen at' the gates, their work was done, and, supper over, which were placed at about six or eight the time was spent in games or conversa- miic.s apart. Turnpike roads were a tion, as there were always several great relief to wagoners and horses. The wagons at the same tavern. A. B. amount handled by wagoners increased from one to thi'ee 'tons. The Butler Wills at Carlisle. These roads were well supplied with taverns every few miles, which were gen- Thomas Butler, of West Pennsboro’ erally well kept, as teamsters would township, Cumberland county, Pa.; will only patronize those whic-h kept full and dated 20th September, 1787. (Will Book

good tables. IMerchandise was hauled E. pp. 234) ; wife, Eleanor; sons, Eichai;d, from Xew York, Philadelphia and Balti- William. Pierce, Edward and Capt.

more to Pittsbiu-gh and Wheeling * Thomas Butler; daughter, Eleanor. Some through the State. In Philadelphia of the bequests and devises are: “To my the wagons were all backed against the. loving son Richard Butler and .spouse, one curb stone on iMarket street, above Eighth half .lohanes;” to my loving son, William

street, as the market houses prevented < Butler, and spouse, one-half Johanes;” them going lower down, the horses being “to my loving and worthy son. Capt. fed and kept at the tongries of the Thomas Butler, all my real estate in West wagons, which extended for squares up Pennsborough township, county of Cum- the street, recei\'ing and discharging their berland, and State of Pennsylvania, ex- loads into the warehouses. The price of cepting what shall be hereafter excepted;” freight was governed by the number of Piei’ce Butler, 175 pounds (loving son), wagons and the amount awaiting trans- &e. Proved 23d July, 1791. Executors, poi’tation. Sometimes freights were very his wife, Eleanor, and sons Thomas and liigh and at other times prices were low. Edward. The stipulations were the safe delivery

of the load at its destination in a. cer- Richard Butler, of Carlisle, Pa.; will tain number of days. dated “at Fort McIntosh, September 29th, Some of the wagons were owned by a 1785.” (Will Book E, pp. 251). Wife, company, but mostly by individuals, who Mary; children, William and Mary, the employ^ drivers. During the winter rearing and education of whom is intrust- season some fanners would put their ed to his wife, Mary. Estate: “House and wagons on the road to employ their lot in Carlisle;” furniture, plate, &c;” horses. The teamsters as a class had tract of land warranted in name of John their habits and rules as other classes of Beard, situate on Plumb Creek, West- men. They were much exposed to all va- moreland county, adjoining land of the rieties of weather and led a rough, hard late Col. George Croghan; tract in Alle- life; yet they enjoyed it. many con- gheny; lots in Pittsburgh adjoining lots

^ tinning on the road as long as they of William Butler;” one thousand acres lived. When on the road they would of land being a donation of the State of endeavor to reach certain stations even Pennsylvania, and six hundred acres of if night overtook them. All the taverns land a donation of the United States in were well supplied -with places for the Congress—these donations are for my ser- wagons and strong poles were kept to vices as colonel in the army of the United hang the harness around the wagons, the States.” and other property, including .. . . .

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“horses, cows and farming utensils, at Susannah Baker, wife of Matthias Sheets, and near Carlisle.'' Executors named in b. June 23, 1795; d. Nov. 7, 1852. will: His wife, Mary, brother' William, liis Anna Leime, wife of Jacob Leime, d. Feb. “respected friend Thomas Smith, Esq., 27, 1799. aged 57y. attorney-at-law, Carlisle, and my friend Isabella, dan. of C. and B. Lyter, d. 1834, John Montgomery, Esquire.” aged 3y 9m. Richard Butler's will appears to have [There ai-e eight or ten gi-aves more of been written huiTiedly and on the eve of Lyter (Leyder) family without stone, some dangerous expedition, for he says; comprising some of the oldest members.] “Being in perfect health and senses, think it my duty (as I am going far from my Tombstone inscriptions in graveyard on family and into some degTee of danger the farm of Adam Sliope, Jr., in Lower more than generally attend at my happy Paxtang township, Dauphin county: and peaceful home) to make such an ar- Adam Shope, Sen., b. Dec. 24, 1776; d. rangement of my worldly affairs, as I Feb. 7. 1866. wish and desire may take place in case of Esther Shope, wife of Adam Shope, b. my death, which I hope, for the sake of Sept. 20. 1777; d. Oct. 7. 1843. my family, the Great and Almighty God [There are in addition six large graves, tvill avert.” unmarked.] D. A. FISHER.

Martha Butler, of Carlisle. Pa.: will dated Januaiy 5th, 184S; devises all her 3>«TF.S A5fl> QUERIES. estate, real and personal, to “my sister, Rosanna McCarter.” Proved 6th Augitst, ncistorical, Biosrraphical and Genea- 1849. (Will Book M, pp. 20.) lo$;;icaI.

Rev. ^Tlliam Butler- of Carlisle. Pa.: XLVI. u-ill dated 9th March, 1848. (Will Book M, pp. 163, &c.) Children: Mary Ann BERRYHILL. Beck, William Henry Butler, Samuel But- The following Berryhill data is furnish- ler, Margaret Elizabeth and Anna Wesley ed in reply to a correspondent in Vir- Butler. Executors named: Xathan ginia: Hautch, of Carlisle. This decedent had Ann Berryhill m. -June 24. 1774, Samuel considerable property. Had a “lot of land Bell ; thev had a son named Berryhill in Williamsport, Pa.” Bell. Samuel Benyhill, of Hanisburg, cab- Some Family Graveyards. inet maker d. in 1801, leaving a wife, Martha, and children: Tombstone inscriptions in the graveyard i. John. on the farm of Christian Lj-ter, in Lower ii. Samuel. Paxtang township. Dauphin county: iii . Hugh Sarah, clan, of Giristian and Barbara Andrew Berryhill, of Paxtang, town- Lyter, d. August ship, 26, 1854, aged 29y. 4m. then Lancaster count7y, d. in 1784, 7d. leaving a wife Eleanor. Barbara, wife of Conrad Peek, b. Dec. 1, Alexander BeiTyhill. of Paxtang town- 1791; d. August 31, 1851. ship, d. in 1788, leaving a wife, Matilda, Maida Leyder. wife of .Toseph Leyder, d. and children:

March 16, 1838, aged 76y. 8m. i2d. i . Amelia Joseph Leyder, d. Xovember 15, 1854, ii . Andrew aged 86y. 8m. 8d. iii. Clarissa. John Heisav, d. April 25. 1847. a^ed 56v. iv. Matilda. ' .

6m. 16d. V . Cassandra Matthias Sheets, b. Feb. 6. 1789; d. April vi . Caroline 7, 1873. ^di. Alexander. . ) .

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MeCURDY NOTES. ish had captured the missionaries having Archibald IMcCurdv, of Carlisle, d. in the Moravian Indians in charge, and, with January, 1753, leaving a rvife, Elizabeth, the Christian Indians, had taken them and children: to Sandusky on a trumped-up charge. i. John. The winter followdng W'as a very severe ii (Posthnmoiis ehiid one and provisions ran short. About one . . He mentions his mother, Jane McCurdy; hundred of the Cliristian Indians were sister Mai'garet; sister Catharine; brother permitted to return to the Tuscarawas Robert. [He was Captain Robert Mc- Valley to gather com left growing when Curdy, of the Revolution.] they were taken away. At the same time Arthur IMeCurdy emigrated from Coun- wandors were sent out to murder the ty Antrim prior to the Revolution and n hites in the valley, to incense the Ameri- settled in Pennsylvania. He left issue, cans against the Indians, knowing that among other: they would organize and make ea.use against the Christian Indians in the Tus- i. John; settled in Virginia. Valley. red w^arriors ii. Janies; settled in Franklin, then carawas These Cumberland county, Pa., and had issue crossed the river at Steubenville and com- among others: mitted all sorts of awful depredations the settlers, 1. James, b. 1770: d. 1S22; m. against among them the mur- Mary Brown and had: ( der of Mrs. Wallace and her ba.be. The a. Anna; m. John Alexander. i plan laid by the British at Detroit car- b. Margaret; m. James Rankin. ried out, and Colonel William.son with

' his men marched to the Tuscarawas, and c. James; m. Eliz. Klippinger. the Indians there in posses- d. Jane; m. John Carey. finding and sion of jMts. Wallace’s bloody garments,, e. Stephen-0. naturally supposed that the Christian In- f. Robert. dians had murdered her, just as the Brit- g . Hugh ish at Detroit had planned they would. John iMcCurdy settled in the Cumber- There has been much written against land Valley prior to^ 1764; thence to York Colonel Williamson and the “murder” of county, and subsequently tO' Virginia, in the Christian Indians; but those who re- Weston county. He ni. Mary Foy, and proach his memoay do not appreciate the had issue twelve children: conditions then existing. The pioneer to i. Elisha, a minister, b. Oct. 15, 1703, at whom w'e owe everything is entitled to Carlisle, Pa.: d. July 22, 1845: m. first, evei-y doubt. He knew the treacherous in 1796, Sarah Briceland, b. 1771, d. Oct. nature of the Indian as well as of the 26, 1818; dan. of Thomas Briceland. He

I British, and it w'as natural and especially m. secondly, Mrs. Sarah Brown Colwell ' during the border w^arfare of the Revolu- Tlie (jiindeiiliutten Ma’isacre. tion, to susfjeet every Indian and trust none of them, Christian or otherwise; the Our Mend, Mr. W. H. Hunter, of the Bitti'sh were Christians, and they w'cre Steubenville (0.) Gazette, in concluding not trusted, and why should a savage a valuable paper on the Williamson ex- under the flag of Britain be trusted pedition of 1782, gives us the following, simply because he professed Christianity? which we commend to the careful consid- The pioneer w-iho made this valley a home eration of the readers of “Notes and of peace for those who came after him, ” Queries. : is worthy an enduring monument on “Refen-ing again to the disposition of every hill and in every valley, instead of the people at the present day to cast re- clouding his memory with the charge of proach of murder upon the men who mur’der. M'^heir we celebrate the wonder- killed the Moravian Indians at Gnaden- ful achievement of the pioneer fathers w'e hutten, it is well to keep in mind that should r-ejoice in their bravery, in their the British were wholly responsible for fortitrrde, in their endurance and stead- this massacre. In fact it tvas planned fastness of purpose. They were wonder- by the British at Detroit. The hostile ful men the like of which this eormtry Indians, who were the allies of the Brit- vill never see more. The sentimentality : .

Historical and Genealogical. 233 that has been wasted on the Moravian came to America he brought with him the Indians and the reproach cast upon Colo- seeds of a pear tree which grew on his nel Williamson and his pioneer soldiers, parents’ land in Germany, and from these as brave men as ever aimed the long rifle seeds, w’hich he planted on his farm, grew at the savage and made that aim count a number of pear trees which for a cen- in one less British ally, has its parallel tury and more produced a lucious and in the pioneer struggles in Pennsylvania, excellent pear, which can be recalled with where the Indians would commit depreda- pleasui-e by the old citizens of the tions on the hardy settlers, and then seek Swataras, Derry and Londonderry town- safety among the Quakers, who seemed to ships. think it all right for the Indians to kill Susan Fisher married, first, in Septem- and destroy, but when the ‘Paxtang ber, 1835, John Peifer, who died in Jan- Boys,’ as they were known, undertook to uary, 1837, leaving sui'vivdng one son, a retaliate, they were charged with mur- resident of Swatara township, who at- der, and to this day the (Quaker writers tended the funeral, and it is not often a have cast a cloud over the memory of mother lives long enough to have a son these brave men, that seems impossible anive at the age of sixty-four years to be to efface; but we are pleased to note that at that parent's funeral. Mrs. Peifer Egle, has undertaken our good friend, Dr. married, secondly, on Jan. 15, 1840, of ‘Paxtang Boys.’ hitving the defense the George Metz (b. June 14, 1814; d. Xov. guthered data for a history of the affair 7, 1878) . He was a native of Lykens the and will have it in book form for Valley, where his ancestor was an early has also gathered much present year. He settler. She resided and died on one of massacre, matter on the Gnadenliutten the beautiful farms northwest of Kuth- that he vill publish some- and it is likely erford Station, in the Lebanon Valley, thing on that incident in defense of the which her husband had purchased more pioneer, had to fight every American who than half a century ago. step he took in his efi'orts to make a The winter has a recollection of her for himself and for those who came home from his earliest youth, from the fact after him. The descendants of the Ameri- whenever a death occurred in the Parthe- can pioneer have a right to be proud of more “freundschaft'’ old “Aimty Jletz,” their ancestry, for theirs is the royal as she was familiarly known, was always blood of America.” present. She canned out that distinctive characteristic among the Pennsylvania lieath ol a .?kono;;eiiarian. Germans to keep up the relationship, which she could show no better than be- On Saturday, the 13th of January, 1900, ing at the funeral, no matter if the death in the beautifirl village cemetery at were a babe, child or grown person: Chnrehville (Oberiiir P. O.), Dauphiir whether cousin, cousin's child, or gnand- county, was laid to rest the late Mrs. child. Sarah Metz, after serwices in the Lirtherarr Early in life Mrs. Metz liecame a com- Church. Sarah Metz was borrr April 9, municant in her father’s denomination, 1809, in Lower Swatara township, Darr- Lutheran, to which she strictly adhered phin county, and died Jarrirary 10, 1900, until death, being a member of Shoop's aged 90 years, 9 months and 1 day. She Church, in Lower Paxtang township. was the daughter of Daniel Fisher (b. She is survived, beside the son of the first Dec. 24, 1765; d. Xov. 14, 1836) and marriage by the following (surname Catharine Parthemore (b. Jarr. 6, 1773; Metz) d. Oct. 1, 1836) . Her father's ancestor i. Sarah- Ann; m. Solomon Felty, who was Philip Fisher, who emigrated from died quite recently near Ling estoivu. Germany more tharr a century and a half where she resides, and they had eight ago, eventually settling in Lower Swatara children township, this county, where he prrr- ii. Daniel; residing on the farm where chased a famr near "Fidlers Elbow,’' on his mother died. the Swatara creek. When Phi. ip Fisher ii. Catharine-Ann; m. Jacob J. Bishop. •

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residing at Oberlin, and they had seven ten times over. Up to that age Sewell’s cliildren. ‘Hi.story of the Quakers’ rvas the only iv. Mai^'-E. m. Abraham W. ^\^lit- work on any branch of general history ; mer, residing in Lower Swatara, and they I obtained. Without making much more had two children. intellectual advances, I was, from the The funeral sermon was iireaelied by poverty of my parents, compelled to labor Rev. Solomon Dasher, and the pall-bear- more as my bodily strength increased. ers six of her grandsons. The writer has “I completed my eighteenth year; then never attended a funeral where he noticed by permission of my parents I commenced as many aged persons and large number of teacliing—don’t laugh at the attempt— gi-and and gTeat-gi'and-children. What since, if I was ignorant, I can say with- ‘‘Aunty hletz’’ did in her lifetime was out boast, that I had outstiipt most of fully carried out at her burial by the my neighbor boys, of course could teach Parthemore relationship, who were pres- them. Tho’ in many respects very irk- ent to pay their last tribute to the old some business, teaching was of invaluable friend and relative, who lived more than benefit to me. I had the momings, even- nine decades. E. W. S. P. ings and spare days to myself, and as far- as other means offered, this leisure was used to effect. “At Wheeling, in The Emisieiit Amepieaji fieographei-. 1793-4, on the then outer border of civilized life, I procured William Darby, son of Patrick Darby the reading of several very valuable and llaiy Rice, was born August 14, 1775, works, among which were Rollin’s An- on the Dixon fann in Hanover, Lancaster, cient History, Ward’s Mathematics and now Dauphin county, Penna, From an Johnson’s Lives of English Poets. From autobiogTaphical letter which came into MTieeling, in my twenty-first year, I re- our possession a few years since, we shall moved to Fayette county, Pennsylvania, there the cull such facts as go tO' make up an in- and obtained perusal of The teresting biographical sketch of the sta- Universal History from Judge Nathaniel tistician and geographer. As he says: Breading. This immense work occupied “My father was a second husband, and my every leisure moments whilst I remained in the vicinity of my eldest, but maternal brother only w'as Red Stone, now born in April, 1770. My father began Brownsville. In my twenty-second year and ended by being poor, and his chil- I removed to tVestmoreland coimty, there dren had to find education where and Pennsylvania, and became acquaint- the as best they could. What little I possess, ed with a man of name of Benjamin was truly picked up along the Lanes, Gilbert, belonging to the Society of Friends, like cousin Higlnvays and Commons of human life. your Bindley Mur- “Before leaving Swatara I had learned ray. With Sir. Gilbert’s book.s an entirely^ new species of reading was opened to read a little, though only about two to mind. tliis procured months tui-ned of six yeai'S of age. my From man I Plunged into the West, amid savage w'ar the reading of Montesquieu’s Spirit of and almost unbroken woods, the dan- Laws, Locke’s Essay on the Human Un- derstanding, the Mind, Blair’s gers and imperative wantS’ of life would Reed on Lectures on Eloc-ution, Elements on seem to preclude all thought of improv- Criticism, Kaimes, ing the mind. Happily for me, my desire by Henry Home Lord and perhaps the deepest metaphysical of knowdedge, even so situated, grew with my growdh, and mental hunger was work ever written, Edwards on Free Will. sharpened by food. Every book I could “The latter course of reading produced procure I I’ead, and was aided by a tol- on my mind a change and course of think- erable good memory. Books were, how^- ing, which, if I had remained in Pennsyl- ever, I'are, and when found mostly con- vania, would, it is probable, have led me fined to school books. Before I w'as into the clerical profession, but the death twelve year’s of age I had read the Jew- of my^ fatlier, in 1799, and some other eir- ish Scriptures fiv’e times, and many parts eumstanees of greatly less importance, in- Historical and Genealogical. 235 dueed me to travel, and I went to Nat- commenced the extensive exploration to ohez, where, veiy contrary to my expec- which you allude in your letter. tations, I niaiTied, like your brother, a “All these operations brought the widow with a family of children, and middle of 1814, when, with my projection quite handsome property. What led me and manuscripts, I was ready to set out into this connexion was a similarity of from Louisiana to the cities of New York tastes. Like myself, Mrs. Boardman had and Philadelphia in search of a publisher. been her own teacher, and had acquired I had actually departed from my home, at a fine stock of information. As a wife Opelousas, and was on my way to New she was everything I or any man could Orleans, when the news met me that wish for, hut her family involved us in Washington had been taken and burned litigation. I was comipelled to quit the by the British. This so dispirited my pursuits, which habit had endeared to finends that I was advised to postpone my me, to attend to affairs which were, to attempt, and did so. In the meantime I say the least, to me very repugnant. Out made an extensive tour in Florida and of this troublesome state we would have Southern Alabama. finally extracted ourselves, it is most “On my return to Baton Rouge. I learn- likely, but in the spring of 1804 a large ed two distressing articles of intelligence and well-filled cotton gin belonging to almost at the same moment. One was the the estate was consumed by fire, and death of my tvife, October 23d, 1814, and again, by a strange unity of misfortune, the other the great probability that Lou- two months afteru'ard, another house also isana would be invaded. Before I. could full of cotton and belonging to^ the es- proceed to Opelousas and make arrange- tate was lost by similar accident. This ments for the care of my little daughter double loss involved me in debt, to which and only child, and again return to New I was compelled to yield. I have said Orleans, Louisiana was invaded. I hasten- these accidents happened by “a strange ed to the camp of our army, below New unity of misfortune,” but I recall the Orleans, volunteered my services as engi- words. Had I not lost this property, neer, and in that capacity made that cam- and been throAvn once more on my own paign which humbled the British army resources, I would no doubt have vege- and eventually gave the crown to our gen- tated, a Mississippi cotton planter. I eral. As general or monarch, I never made speak this in full respect to cotton plant- of him but two requests. As general I ers, and only because the business de- demanded and received the office of engi- manded what I did not possess.” neer, and when candidate for the sceptre “And. in brief, availing myself of what I asked for and received the following: “ mathematical knowledge I possessed, I en- ‘William Darby, Esqr. : Be it remem- tered on the surveying business, in the ser- bered, that during the late war, and whilst vice of the United States. In that employ- the enemy was before New Orleans, Wil- ment I continued until the middle of 1809, liam Darby, Esqr., acted as one of my when I conceived the plan of “A Map and topographical staft’, performed his duty Statistical Account of Loixisiana.” and much to the satisfaction of the command- which I subsequently executed and pub- ing general, and at the close of the war 1 lished. Well for me when I commenced gave him a written testimonial that his this task that its difficulties were not to he services had obtained for him my full ap- foreseen, for though not mueu disposed to probation. yield to slight obstacles, yet in that case ‘ANDREW JACKSON.' I must have shrank, had the whole issue “The campaign over and without a fam- been before my mind. But I went on and ily or much else to impede my motions, I soon found that all the surveys made rrtm-ned to Pennsylvania in the summer under the Government produced documents of 1815. Poor in purse, but rich in the falling far slioii; of what was requisite to aecrnnulated experience gained from near the completion of my plan. I then relin- sixteen years of almost incessant motion quished the office of Deputy Surveyor, and —experience which I had reaped with the 1 .

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briars in my fingers; and now in my forli- mere vanity will be made when I go a step etb year commenced my life as author. farther in the dissection, and do so to The first edition of my Louisiana was pub- demonstrate that a tolerable educaton lished in 1816 and the second in 1818. In is within the reach of every free white in 1819 I wrote for Kirk & Mercain of New the L’^nited States. York, “The Emigi-ant’s Guide.” In 182 “I was in my thirty-second year when I I was employed to prepare for publication undertook to study the Fi'ench language, “Brooks’ Gazetteer,” which I found in and long years past, full one-half if not many things relating to America so very more of all my reading is in that langu- defective as to induce me to advise a sub- age. The learned languages I never have stitute. My advice was taken, and early studied, but in their modera dress, i:i in 1823 came out the first a,rd early in English and French, have read every one 1827 the second edition of “Darby’s Geo- of the most eminent classics. In the ‘Na-

• yraphical Dictionary.” In 1833 issued the tional Intelligencer’ of November 13, 1833, first and in 1833 the second edition of as an editorial preface to my notes on “Darby and Dwight’s United States ‘lazet- Switzerland, over the signature of Tacitus, teer.” Mr. Dwight's name is united rvitli it is observed: mine in the later work, he faru.shed all “To those who have been long readers of beyond New .Jersey and New York inclu- the ‘National Intelligencer’ we need not sive and I the residue. In the second edi- say that the gentleman who, under this tion i\Ir. Divight had no concern. Since signature, occasionally enriches our col- 1820 and from the letters M I C II I have umns with his communications in a person supplied nearly all the geogi-aphieal of great intelligence. We can add that ai-ticles for “Brewsters Encyclopedia.” he is probably better versed in history “In 1829 I commenced supplying tales ‘than any other individual in the Union.’ for ‘Atkinson’s Ca.sket.’ and have witten Under any other circumstance I should all that species of writing which has ap- not dare enclosing such extracts, but take peared under the signature of hlark Ban- them as given.

-x- * -> » * » croft. Ilecently I have made a regular eii- gagement with ilr. Atkinson for a long “In February, 1816, the year after my re- series of border tales and I may note here turn from Louisiana, I intermarried with as peculiarly remarkable in our joint case, Elizabeth Tanner, a si.ster of the well- that the incident of the capture and re- known engravers of that name in Phila- capture of your niother-in-law and Boone’s delphia. My daughter, left in Louisiana daughter has been long since fixed in my with her half sisters, died in 1821. By my eye as a chosen subject, and this added to second wife I have but one surviving the extra ordinaiw fact of my having con- child, a young woman in her seventeenth nected in the same tale the families of year, so my entire family consists of my both your p«rents gives true interest to wife, child and myself. We live in a fine the series of circumstances. healthy country, twenty miles north of “In a life so full of changes and in most W’ashington city, and on a rented farm in pai-t of it but scantily supplied with means a country place, I may repeat, possessing of procuring books or securing leisure, most of the essential advantages without most persons would suppose any chance of the enormous expense of a city. We general reading was out of the question; keep our own cows, and make their feed but I must say I have gone far to render from the fields. Our source of living is, such a conclusion doubtful, at least to however, my pen, rvhich is kept common- anything approaching the usual extent ly busy. In summer I give courses of lec- given in such cases. ^ly reading has been tures, and the rank of intelligence of the desultoiy, I confess, and far indeed from people around us may be estimated to ad- that of many, but it has been beyond vantage by the fact that last summer I what is commonly attempted by persons had a class of about fifty on general of straitened means, and not professional- geography ly engaged. You see. I am laying my “My father and mother had eight chil- heart naked to you. and hope no charge of dren, four sons and four daughters; my Historical and Genealogical. 237

given, to eldest sistei', Arabella, called for your the year not but supposed be grandmother and one of your aunts, died about 1780. The date of ilcArthur's birth on the Swatara. and was buried at the is given as 1772; that he was Derry meeting house. Two more children enrolled in ilajor Hall's company of Pennsylvania militia, Harmer's died in Washington county, Pennsylvania. in command, in that commissioned One brother, Robert, called for Robert 1790; he was militia Dixon, died also in the same county, as an ensigai in Pennsylvania by Gov- ernor Mifflin in Captain Enoch’s did my father in 1799. My brother 1792, in Thomas was drowned in the Ohio river, company of scouts, and was in a battle and your acquaintance, Patrick H.. you with the Indians at Captina Creek, in Ohio, near present site of Steubenville. know died in Kentucky, at Erandenbuiy, Meade county. IMy mother died in Ten- We are supposed to have all of your records in the Library in tliis nessee, and her eldest son, and my half Newbeny c-ity. and I have tried without success to brother, in Louisiana. IMy dear sister these statements of McDonald by Nancy, called for your Aunt Campbell, verify reference to them, yet as McDonald was when ! last heard from her. was living in Stewart county. Tennessee, near Dover. jMcArthiir's brother-in-law, and was associated with him in pioneer adventures Her husband’s name in Hugh BaiT. They and in the of 1812, his information have several sons. War should con’ect. I would like The foregoing autobiography was writ- be But to these facts if they are facts. ten m 1834. Beside the works alluded to verify Wliat I would particmlarly like to Mr. Darby was the author of “Plan of know is part of Pennsyl- Pittsbui-g and Adjacent Country.” piiblish- from wh-at particular vania Genera! McArthur grandfath- in Fi-om New York to De- (my ed 1817 ; “Tour er) entered the militia, for Wasliington troit.” 1819: “Gecgraphv and History of then all the western part Florida,” with a map, 1821; "Yiew of the county embraced of the State ? There is another element of United States,” 1S2S; “Lectures on the confusion. are a set of McArthurs Discovery of America.” 1829, and “Mne- There ” who claim tO' be descendants of John Mc- moniea. a Register of Events to 1829 . Arthur, the father of Duncan. But they The latter years of IMr. Darby's life were claim that their ancestors were half-broth- spent in Washington, and connected with ers. and that -John McArthur lived in Ver- one or another of the depaitments. He mont and married a Lyon. Our records was a remarkable man—his life was an show that Duncan had only one full sister active and busy one—his literary labors and the (McArthurs refen-ed have no herculean. He died in that city. October to records. I see by some Duchess county (N. 9, 1854 Of his family, a manned daugh- Y.l records that there were McArthurs ter. Mrs. Raikes, resides in Ohio. and (McDonalds from Duchess county in the War of Independence, and indeed, the QrKCtlS.S. XOTES AX’> I recoi'ds show that they were there as early as 17-50, as a lot of Scotch came over I Historical, Biosrraptiicnl and tienea. son after the battle of Culloden in 1746. lofficaB. [In reply to Gen. Anderson. John (Mc- Ai tliur took up 400 acres of land in 'Wash- XLVII. ington county. December 19, 1775. In 1781 we find his name on the tax list of Beth- DUNCAN McArthur. lehem township that county. Washing- I wish to write a sketch of Duncan Mc- ton county never embraced the whole of Arthur, a brigadier general of the VCar westeim Pennsylvania—but 'iVestmoreland of 1812 and once Governor of Ohio. In county did. -tohn McArthur served as a his life as given in McDonald's sketches, soldier on the frontiers of Washington it is stated that his father, John McAr- county prior to 1783. For other facts in thur, manned Margaret Campbell on the regard to the iMcArthurs and McDon- Isle of Bute in 1768; that they came to alds the records o fWestmoreland and Duchess county. New York, in 1769, and Washington counties should be referred moved thence to Washington county. Pa., to.] . . ) —

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Application a Soltlicrof , by the Kevo!- iii. James, b. June 15, 1787.

iitinn. I iv. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 21, 1789; m.

— . .Johnston; lived in Jerseytown, [The followng application for a pension j Pa., in 1881. is valuable not only for the personal nar- ; V. William, b. Feb. m. Feb. rative, but furnishing data concerning one 25, 1793; [ Harriet Bradford. of the best regiments of the Pennsylvania 10, 1829, Sarah, her Line in the of the Revolution.] ri. b. June 8, 1797; m. War j cousin, Joseph Craig. Application of John McConnell, of j riii. Samuel, b. Feb. 7, 1802; m. Dec.

Franklin towmship, Westmoreland coun- ! Sarah Heacock. ty, filed November 23, 1825. sets forth: 4, 1845, viii. hlargaret, b. Sept. 1804; m. That he was 70 years old; that he enlisted 17, as a private in a company commanded by McKee. II. Thoma-s Craig, no record. Capt. Eli jMyers in the Eighth Pennsylva- Could this Captain or Col. Craig? nia regiment, then commanded by Col. be Thomas III. Robert Craig, b. d. Eneas McCoy, in the month of June, 177C, 1740; Aug. 4, 1806, and lies buried at for the tenn of three years; that he first Wanior Run did duty at Kittanning, Westmoreland Church; m. Esther Brown, dau. of Sam- uel and Jane (Boyd) and is- county, and in the succeeding fall was Brown had

sue : marched to New Jersey; that he was in the battle of Bound-brook; that the regi- i. James. ment was continued with the main anny ii. .lane; m.Oet. 24, 1815, .John Bro-ftTi, and living in for about one year and a half, after which was North Sewickly township, Beaver county. Pa. time it was marched back to the western iii. Mary, b. d. Oct. country to defend it against the Indians; 1777; 16, 1813, that the regiment was marched by way unm of Pittsburgh to Beaver Creek; that he as- iv. Samuel, b. June 15, 1779; d. Dec. 19. 1834, in Clark coimty, Ohio; m. Jane sited to build Fort McIntosh ; that he was in the campaign carried on under the Miller. command of General IMelntosh agaimst the V. William, d. 1838, unm. j Indians on the Tuscarawas,and afterwards vi. John, b. Dec. 23, 1784; lived and d. at Lima, Ind. m. April against the Muncy Indi- ; 29, 1819, Jane in the campaign ; ans which was commanded by Col. Brod- Derr. head; that he faithfully served three vii. Elizabeth, b. 1787; d. Aug. 1800. years, the tenn for which he enlisted, and viii. Margaret, b. 1790; d. Jan. 13, was honrably discharged at Pittsburgh ' 1829; buried at Mill Creek Churchyard, Beaver county, by Col. Bayard. Pa.; m. 1816, James JOHN hlcCONNELL. Riehart; descendants live at Carbondale, [.John McConnell died in Franklin 111 . township, Westmoreland county. Pa., May ix. Robert, b. .Jan. 21, 1793; m Oct. 14, 1819, Mary Graham. 25, 1832, leartng to survive him a widow, Nancy McConnell.] X. .Joseph, b. July, 1800; d. Dec. 9, 1845; m. a cousin, Sarah Craig, dau. of his father’s brother William. Craig of the Jrlsli Settlement.

James Craig, of the Irish settlement, [Notes to “Craig Family.”] Northampton county. Pa., had at least William Allen deeded to James Craig, three sons .June 13. 1743, two hundred and fifty

I. WTlliam Craig, b. , 1741; d. acres of his five thousand acre tract. March 19, 1818; m. Elizabeth Broi.vn, (Clyde. dau. of Samuel and -Jane (Boyd) Brown The burying ground and church lots of and had issue: the Presbyterian congregation of Allen i. Jane, b. Dec. 31„ 1781; m. township were transferred to them by Flora and d. Nov. 14, 1873. .James Craig by deeds dated March 11, ii. Ann, b. March 1, 1784; d. Nov. 6, 1770, and March 11, 1772, respectively. 1863. These lots were occupied for burial and .

Historical and Genealogical. 23^ church purposes many years previous, hut passable swamp, extending many miles. the titles were not perfected until that General Sullivan arrived with the main time. — (Fatzinger.) amry on the 2.3d. On the 31st of July James Craig, by deeds dated April 16, the army left 'Wyoming for the Indian 1774, conveyed his landed property to his settlenrents. The stores and artillery sons, viz: To Eobert 104 acres and 68 were conveyed up the Susquehaima in 150 perches, and to William and Thomas 162 boats. The boats formed a beautiful ap- acres and 46 perches. The wife of James pearance as they moved in order from Craig evidently died previous to the their moorings, and as they passed the above mentioned date. The tract deeded fort received a grand salute, which was to William and Thomas Craig contained returned by the loud cheers of the boat- a grist mill formerly called “Craig's Mill.” men. The whole scene formed a military erected about the year 1750. This mill display surpassing any which had ever was taken dorvn about 1805 and a new one beeir exhibited at Wyoming and was well erected a short distance above the site of calculated to form a powerful impression the old one. Thomas Craig evidently upon the minds of those lurking parties conveyed his portion of this tract to Wil- of savages which still continued to roam rrpon nrormtains, from which all their liam Craig, as by deed dated April 1, the 1794, William Craig and Elizabeth his movements were visible for many miles. wife conveyed a tract of land then con- On the 11th they arrived at Tioga, and taining 268 acres and 140 perches to encamped in the forks of the river. On Henry Epple, which includes the 162 acres the 12t-h a detachment was sent forward to Cliernung, 12 miles distant, where and 46 perches above mentioned. — (Eat- zinger they were attacked by a body of Indians . ) SAMUEL CRAIG “Wapakoneta, 0. and lost 7 men killed and wounded. The next day, hawing bunred the town, they THi; sui.Mv.var EXPKOiTiox returaed to Tioga. Aborrt a mile and a quarter above the junction of the Tioga To Destroy the Indian Towns, in 1977. and Susquehanna 'these river's approach each other within a stone’s throw. Here [For some fifteen years the following a fort was built called ForT Sirllivan, account and diary of Gen. John Sulli- while the amry lay o-n what might be van’s expedition to destroy the Indian called an island below. towns in Hew York, which were a con- In this situation Gen. Sirllivan awaited stant menace to the northei-n frontiers of the arrival of Gen. James Clinton. This Pennsylvania, came into the possession of officer, with the Isit and 3d N. Y. regi- the Editor of “Notes and Queries.” Of ments pa.ssed up the iMohawk to Chna- historic value, it is herewith given in or- joharie, where he arrived early in the der for its permanent preseiwation. At spring. An expedition was sent out from the present writing no infoimation can here by Gen. Clinton against the Onon- be given as to its authorship. Tne de- daga Indians. This detachment consisted lails, however, are substantiated by other of six companies of New York troops, one documents extant and in print.] of Permsy'h’ania, one of Jlassaehuselcts, On the first of May, 1779, tire 2d and and one of' Rifles, amiounting in the whole 4th N. Y. regiments left their camp near to 504 rank and file. Col. Van Schaick, the Hudson, and passing through War- of the Ist regiment of New York line, warsing arrived rrpon the Delaware the had the command, was accompanied by 9th. They crossed tire Delarvare and Lt. Col. 'Willet and Maj. Cochrane, of the passed down the west side to- Easton, at 3d regiment. They rendezvoused at Fort which place their stores were collected. Schuyler and from thence began their From thence they marched towards march. The whole settlement of the Wyoming, where they arrived the 17th of Onondagas, corrsisting of about 50 houses, June. The delay was occasioned by tire and a large quantity of grain were de- gr'eat labour reqrrired to open a road stroyed. They took 37 prisonei-s and through woods and over an almost im- killM between 20 and 30 warriors. 240 Notes and Queries.

About 100 muskets were taken. On their about 10 o’clock fell in with the enemy return they met a small party of Indians, near Newtowm and a short distance from who fired on them, but were soon driven the mouth of Butler’s creek (since called back by the coi'jjs of riflemen under Lieut. Baldwin’s creek). They were under the Evans. They retui'ned to Fort Schuyler Butlers and Brant, and w'ere in numbers in oi da.vs from the time of march from about 000 Indians and 200 Tories. Af- thence. The whole distance going and re- ter some reconnoiitering and skirmishing turning was 180 miles. the enemy retreated behind their breast- General Clinton commenced opening a works and made a spirited resistance. road from Canajoharie to the head of They’ were soon driven from their posi- Otsego Lake, distant about 20 miles, and tion by' the ai-tillery. In the meantime one of the principal sources of the east- Generals Clinton’s and Poor’s brigades eim branch of the Susquehannah. This filed oil to the right, and Gen. Hand’s was effected with gi’eat labour; his boats light tiuops to the left, to gain the ene- were carried across on wagons. It was my’s rear, where the land wus high. Had midsummer befoi'e Gen. Clinton found this been effected the enemy could noit him.-elf with his army and baggage at have escaped, hut the movement is said the head of the lake. This is a. beautiful to have been discovered by Brant, who little lake about 0 miles long and in width ordei'ed an immediate retreat. Nine In- frO'iu O'lie to three miles. Its elevation dians were left dead on the field; their is 1.193 feet and it is almost suiTounded woimded tliey carried off. The Americans by high land. The water is deep and lost in killed three. Thirty- four were clear, which is said to be the meaning w'ounded, among wdiom was Major Tit- of its liiilian name. The outlet of this coinh, Captain Clayes and Lieutenant lake is narrow. General Cdinton, having McCollej', the latter of w'bom died of his pas,sed his boats through, caused a dam worxnds. Twu perso'ns were taken who to be thrown across. The lake was rais- gave information as to' the force of the ed several feet. A party was sent for- enemy. This wuas the only stand made by ward to- clear the river of driftwood. the Indians. MTien it was first announc- When ready to move the dam was broken ed that an army was marching to their up and the boats glided swiftly down the country the Indians laughed at their sup- current, d’he few scattered inhabilauts ]ioised folly, believing it impossible for a along the river fled, not being able to ac- regular aiuiy to travei’se the wilderness count for the rapid rise of the river. At such a distance and tO’ drive them from Tioga the water tloweil bock uj) the their fastnesses. Western llranch. On the' 22d of Aus'ii't The following is an extract from tlie this divi.sion arrived at Tioga and joined manu.script jouiual of an officer who ac- the main army^ The whole force now companied the expedition: under Gen. Sullivan eun-siste:! of Gen rals ' “1779, Aug. 29. This night encamped Hands’, Clinton's, Maxwell’s and Poor’s on the field of action. brigades of infantiw, Prodtor’s artillery 30th. Remained on the ground. Large and a corps of Ilillemen, in all between detaclunents sent off this morning to de- 4.000 and .5,000 men. stroy the corn, beans, &e., about this On the 2Cth this anny^, formidable in- place, which was not half destroyed. This deed, if the numbers of the enemy be con- evening sent out our wounded, hea.vy ar- .sidered, moved from Tioga up the river tillery and wagons in boats dovu the of that name in excellent order. Their river to Tioga. These boats brought for- progress was necessarily^ slow, and every ward such stores as could not be loaded jtrecaution was taken to guard against on pack horses. Tills day put on half surprise. Large flanking parties wure allowance. kept out on each side and a corps of light “Slst. Decamped at 8 o’clock. March- troops was thrown fonvard. On the 28th ed over mountainous grounds until we ar- they destroyed the settlements and grain rived at the Forks of Newtoivn; there en- at Chemung, twelve miles distant froni tered on low bottom; crossed the Tioga, and on the morning of the 29ith Cayuga branch and encamped on a pine . .

Historical and Genealogical. 241 plain. Mueli good land about Ne-wto\vn. or outlet of the lake, which is A-ei'y nar- Here Ave left the Tioga braneli to our row, and marched through a narroAv de- left. file about one mile in length. The lake “Sept. 1st. Decamped early in the on our left and a morass through Avhich morning. After marching about three no one could pass on our light. Arrived, miles, enttered a swamp 8 or 9 miles at SundoAvn, at the nortliAA-'est comer of across; roads very bad and no pasture the lake, where we destroyed a town and here. The army made a forced march some com, and proceeded on to Kana- and arrived that night at dark at Cath- desago, the capital of the Senecas, where erine’s town. The cattle and most part AA'e arriA’ed at 8 o’clock at night. This of the pack horses, together with our bri- toAvn lies on a leA'el spot of gi'ound about gade (Clinton’s) lay that night in the one and a half miles north of the lake, swamp without pack or baggage. From and consisted of about 60 houses, and this town the enemy seemed to have made gi’eat plenty of apple and peach trees. a very perceptible retreat. The enemy in their retreat from this place ‘'2d. About three o’clock came up A^dth left a white child about 4 years of age, the aimy at the town and encamped. and some horses, cows, &c. it, togethei- -ndth “3d. Destroyed the “8th . This day we employed in destroy- beans, com, &c. Decamped at 8 o’clock ing the com, beans, &e., at this plac-e, of in the morning. After marching three Avliich there was a great quantity. The miles fell in on the east side of Seneca riflemen were detached this morning to lake. This lake mns north and south destroy Kashanguash (Cashong), about about 36 miles in length and between 2 S miles south. This morning a captain and 3 across. At 2 o’clock passed Apple- and 50 men detached to the garrison at Tree Town, situated on the banks of the Tioga Avith all the sick and lame and such lake. This day marched eleven miles others as could not proceed with us to over high, though level gi'ound, timbered Genesee chiefly with white oak, and encamped in “9th. Marched nine miles. the woods. “10th. Decamped early in the morning, “4th. Marched twelve miles from last and about 2 o'clock fell in AAith a small encampment; passed seA’eral naiTow de- lake on on om- left, at the outlet of which files and encamped in the Avoods beside lies the toAvn of Canandaigua (Chosen- the lake. This day and yesterday pass- town) consisting of upwards of 20 houses, ed seA'eral com fields and scattering Avhich Ave set fire to and decamped . This houses, Avhieh Ave destroyed as we passed toAA'n from the appearance of the build- along. Cayuga lake runs the same The ings, seems to- haA-e been inhabited by direction as tliis lake, and is about 10 white people. Some houses haA’e veiy or 12 miles distant. Land tolerably good. neat chimneys, AA-hich the Indians have morning-, •5th. Decamped in the and not, but build a fire in the centre around about 12 o’clock aniA'ed at Kandaia. a Avhieh they gather. fine town lying about half a mUe from the "lltli. Decamped earlier than usual to lake. Here AA'e found a great plenty of reach the next settlement Honeyoye, old apple trees. It evidently appears to Avhere Ave arrived in season and encamped be an old inhabited toAA'n : their houses The countrA- from Kanandesgo, excepting are large elegant; beautifully and some this day, is exceedingly level and soil painted; their tombs likeAvise, especially A'ery good. This day crossed several their chief waniors, are beautifully paint- mountains betAveen which lie fine, rich ed boxes which they build over the grave valleys. This toAvn lies at the head of a of planks heAvn out of timber. small lake, in a fine rich valley, consist- “6th. Decamped at noon and marched ing of 13 or 14 good houses and neatly about three miles. Avhen we encamped on built. Here Ave likewise foimd a gi-eat the edge of the lake. Land timbered with quantity of com, beans, &c. Avhite and black oak, and \-ery good, de- “12th. Decamped this morning at 11 scending AAdth an easy descent to the lake. o’clock; detained by a heaAw rain. “7th. This daj' passed the north end Marched over a rough country, passed an- . . .

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otlier small lake, called Konyoiiigheough, the borders of the Genesee river about 20 and arrived within two miles of Adjon- miles in length and 4 in breadth, with a town, and encamped in the woods. The rich soil producing grass 10 feet high sick, lame and some stores were left -with Scarcely a tree was to be seen over the a detachment under the command of Capt whole extent. The river in a high freshet Cummings, who took a post in one of the overflow's most of this extensive plain, as block houses. appears from several large trunks of trees ‘T3th. Decamped this morning at 5 scattered over the same. After fording o’clock; marched to the town, where we the river, raised a considerable, timbered were employed destroying the com until chiefly wdtli white oak, entered another noon. From this place Lieutenant Boyd, flat on which stands the capital of the of the rifle corps, was detached with 1.5 or Genesee, consisting of upw-ards of 120 houses, and vast quantities of com, beans, 20 men to recoimoitre the next torvn . On his return found his retreat cut off, and pumpkins, potatoes, &c. Encamped this surrounded by 500 or 600 savages, defend- evening around the town. ed himself until his men were all cut off, “15th. This morning the whole army hut himself and one more, when he sur- paraded at 6 o’clock to destroy the corn, rendered—whom we afterwards found in &c., about this place, w-hieh could be the Genesee Castle, tortured in a most done in no other way but by gathering cruel manner. He was the first prisoner- the com in the houses and setting fire to taken by the enemy, altho’ they had used them. Here we likewise found a gp-eat all their arts to obtain one, in order to quantity of com gathered in the houses learn the number and destination of the by the savages. At 3 o’clock P. M. we army. One of the party under Lieut. completed the destmction of this place; Boyd was Hanyerry, an Oneida Indian, recrossed the Genesee river, and encamp- who had distinguished himself in the Or- ed on the flats, about a half mile north of iskany battle; he was a man of great cour- Gachesegwarohare . This morning a wo- age .and an excellent marksman, and did man taken prisoner at Wyoming last year, great execution. His conduct had not came in to us at the Geneseei Castle. passed unnoticed by the hostile Indians, “16th. Tliis morning after destroying the com &e. on the of and now when in their power he was lit- , southeast comer erally hewn to pieces by them. Lieut. the flats, recrossed the branch of the Boyd was taken before Col. Butler, and Genesee river on logs. This river is being examined, was, according to But- about 12 paces wide, wdth very high ler’s statement sent forward with a guard banks, and the current hardly percepti- to Niagara. ble. At 10 o’clock passed the last men- When passing through Genesee village, tioned town, lying on the banks of this an old Indian rushed out and toma- branch and encamped this night at Ad- hawked him. The same day, 1.3th, en- jonton. camped that night at Gachsegwarohare, “17th. Decamped very early in the where we found the enemy paraded be- morning, and arrived in good season at fore the torvu and seemed determined to Honeyoye, where we encamped this night. fight us. Clinton’s brigade filed off to Found our store, &e., as we left them. the right to gain the enemy’s rear, which “18th. Decamped and left Honeyoye could not be effected; but they retreated with great difficulty; the horses left at in a very perceptible manner. this place having strayed so far from the ‘T4th. This morning the whole army village and could not be found, conse- paraded at gunfiring, which was half quently many packs would have been left past 3 in the morning. Lay on our arms on the ground, had not the officers enti- until sunrise expecting an attack from tled to ride dismounted, of whom General the enemy. At 6 o’clock detached large Sullivan was one. This day met 3 Oneida parties to destroy the com, about this Indians -with dispatches for General Sul- place. At 10 the army passed a branch livan. They informed us the city of of the Genesee river and entered on the New York was left in ashes and evacuat- Genesee flats. These flats extended along ed. Arrived at Canandaigua some time .

Historical and Genealogical. 243 before niglit, passed, the outlet of the lake “25th. This morning the small arms of and encamped about a mile from the out- the whole army were discharged at 5 let. This to'wn lies about one-fourth of o’clock, the whole were drawn up in one a mile from a small lake, I suppose of the line, with a field piece on the right of each same name. brigade to fire a feu-de-joy—first, 13 ‘T9th. Decamped early, proceeded on rounds of cannon; second, a running fire our way to Canadesago, where we en- of musketry from right to left, which was camped a little before sunset. repeated twice. Five oxen were killed on “20th. Eemained encamped until 2 this occasion, one delivered to each bri- o’clock, when we decamped, passed the gade and one to the artillery and staff. outlet of Seneca Lake and encamped This was done in consequence of Spain de- about a mile from the outlet . This morn- claring war against Great Britain. ing detached Col. Butler (Col. William “26th. Eemained encamped. Col. Butler) with the rifle corps and 500 men Dearborn’s detachment arrived. to the Cayuga Lake to destroy the set- “27th. Encamped. tlements there. Col. Gansevoort detach- “28th . Col . Butler with his detachment ed at the same time with one hundred men andved, hamng destroyed a vast quantity to Fort Schuyler. of com, beans, apple trees, &e., on the “21st. Decamped in the morning, pass- east side of the Cajniga Lake, and burnt ed Kandaia and encamped about two three to'wns, among which was the capi- miles above. This moming detached tal of the Cayuga tribe. Tliis moming, Lieut. Col. Dearbom with 200 men to Cols. Cortland and Dayton dispatched destroy the settlements along the south with three large detachments to destroy side of Cayuga Lake. com; the former taking his route up the “22d. Decamped early, passed several Tioga branch, to which place he was de- defiles and encamped within seven miles tached the day before, and destroyed large of Catherine’s Town. fields of com, and the latter taking his “23d. Decamped early and marched route downward and destroyed so much about four miles southeast of Catharine’s as the army had left in going up town at the edge of the swamp and encamped. “29th. Decamped at 8 o’clock, passed “Passed the swamp so much dreaded the Cayuga branch (Xewtown creek) and from its badness without any difficulty, encamped at old Cliemung, three miles be- and arrived at the Forks of Xewtown, low Xew Chemung. This day forded the where Captain Eeid with a detachment of Tioga branch. 200 men had thrown up a breastwork to “30th. Decamped this morning at 7 guard some stores and cattle brought for- o’clock; arrived at Fort Sullivan about 1 ward from Tioga for the army in case of o’clock. Saluted from the fort by 13 can- necessity. Saluted by 13 rounds of cannon, which we returned from our artil- non from the breastwork on our arrival, lery, after which we passed the fort, and which number we returned from our ar- encamped on our old grounds in the forks tillery . of the river.” yy yj I higrofighe LH 98h