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Cole, John; II. April 15, 1845. Cross Creek. Colmery, John. April 1, 1811. Washington and Strabane.
270
HISTORY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY.
NAME. DATE. DISTRICT.
Colmery, William. Jan. 5, 1825. Chartiers, Cecil, and Mount Pleasant.
Colmery, Robert. April 14, 1840. South Strabane.
Collins, Thomas; v. April 14, 1839. Carroll.
Conklin, William ; II. March 9, 1860. Morris.
Cook, Zeba. April 2, 1802. Amwell.
Conn, Jacob ; II. April 17, 1864. Millsboro'.
Cooper, Jesse. April 20, 1829. East and West Bethlehem.
Cooper, Robert F. April 10, 1860. Monongahela City.
Cowen, Joseph W. April 9, 1844. West Bethlehem.
Cox, Andrew ; III. Jan. 18, 1838. East and West Bethlehem.
Crabs, Jacob. June 5, 1801. Fallowfield.
Craig, John. July 15, 1781. Amwell.
Craig, John. July 15, 1781. Strabane.
Craig, William. Oct. 24, 1807. Amwell and Morris.
Craig, Hugh ; III. April 14, 1839. Buffalo.
Craighead, George. Jan. 19, 1799. Strabane.
Crawford, William. Nov. 12, 1838. Pike Run and Fallowfield.
Creacraft, William ; II. April 14, 1839. Morris.
Creighton, Edward; II. April 9, 1850. Fallowfield.
Crooks, Thomas. July 15, 1781. Bethlehem.
Crooks, Thomas. Nov. 21, 1781. Bethlehem.
Crouch, George. April 14, 1840. Nottingham.
Crow, Benjamin. April 10, 1860. Fallowfield.
Crow, Azariah ; III. April 10, 1855. Allen.
Curry, Milton B. April 11, 1865. Amwell.
Darragh, Daniel; II. March 6, 1823. Peters, Nottingham, and Mount Pleasant.
Day, Luther. April 15, 1836. Amwell and Morris.
De France, Hugh. April 13, 1853.
De Pue, Daniel. March 12, 1793. Fallowfield.
Devore, Samuel. April 14, 1839. Monongahela City.
Dolby, Thomas. April 11, 1848. Millsboro'.
Donaldson, James. April 14, 1839. Greenfield.
Donaldson, Richard. April 2, 1803. Robinson.
Donaldson, Richard ; II. April 14, 1840. Robinson.
Donahoo, James; v. April 14, 1839. Cross Creek.
Donnell, Henry ; III. April 15, 1845. Cecil.
Dowler, Thos. H. April 13, 1853.
Douglass, John. July 15, 1781. Peters.
Douglass, John. March 3, 1789. Washington.
Dugan, Robert. April 11, 1848. West Bethlehem.
Duncan, John S. April 12, 1859. Cross Creek.
Eddie, Alexander. July 15, 1781. Strabane.
Edgar, James ; II. July 15, 1781. Smith.
Elliott, George ; II. Nov. 18, 1830. Cross Creek, Hopewell, West Middle- town, and Mount Pleasant.
Elliott, James S. April 10, 1866. Cecil.
Elrod, Johnston. April 16, 1866. Monongahela City.
Enlow, Henry. Dec. 10, 1816. Finley and Donegal.
England, Samuel. Oct. 24, 1807. Canton and Buffalo.
Ervins, James. July 15, 1781. Robinson.
Evans, Abel M. April 10, 1867. Amwell.
271
HISTORY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY.
NAME. DATE. DISTRICT.
Evans, David J. April 10, 1840. Amwell. Ewart, John; III. April 10, 1850. Beallsville.
Farley, John. April 9, 1850. South Strabane.
Fee, William ; II. April 14, 1840. Chartiers. Fergus, Hugh ; 11. April 9, 1850. Chartiers. Ferguson, John; III. April 15, 1845. Smith. Finley, Henry B. April 12, 1842. Union.
Finley, Levi. March 1, 1836. Peters, Nottingham, and Union. Fleming, Samuel. Feb. 9, 1799. Hanover.
Fleming, Robert W. Sept. 24, 1818. Pike Run and Fallowfield.
Frazier, Alexander ; Iv. April 14, 1839. West Finley. Frazier, David. Dec. 10, 1816. Finley and Donegal. Frazier, Thomas; II. May 22, 1856. West Finley. Freeman, John ; II. April 14, 1839. E. Bethlehem
Galbraith, William. April 15, 1845. Smith. Gardner, David. April 17, 1864. Jefferson.
Garret, Robert. May 25, 1815. Cross Creek and Hopewell.
Garret, Samuel. April 17, 1866. West Bethlehem. Gaston, Joseph S .; Iv. April 11, 1843. Union
Gaston, W. R. April 14, 1868. Union.
Gaston, Joseph S. April 13, 1869. Union. Gillespie, James. June 5, 1801. Hopewell.
Gilmore, James. Jan. 1, 1807. Canton and Buffalo. Glassgow, Samuel. May 6, 1788. Hanover. Goble, Ebenezer. Feb. 29, 1793. Morris.
Gordon, James. April 9, 1850. Monongahela City. Graham Henry. Aug. 24, 1790. Cross Creek. Gray, David. April, 1792. Rich Hill.
Grayson, John, Jr. ; III. April 14, 1863. Washington. Gregg, Andrew ; IV. April 20, 1829. Pike Run and Fallowfield. Gregg, A. T. April 10, 1855. Carroll.
Gregg, Henry. Feb. 27, 1796. Fallowfield. Griffith, Elisha. April 28, 1858. West Brownsville.
Guthrey, John. April, 1792. Guy, Shepherd L. May 19, 1857. Donegal.
Howell, John. July 15, 1781. Amwell. Hair, John. July 4, 1806. Peters and Nottingham. Hall, John. July 15, 1781. Fallowfield. Hallam, William. Dec. 23, 1818. Amwell and Morris.
Hamilton, David. Feb. 29, 1792. Nottingham. Hanna, Thomas ; II. April 16, 1856. Morris. Hart, David. June 10, 1822. Somerset. Hart, James G. ' April 15, 1845. East Bethlehem. Harvey, D. W. C. April 10, 1855. West Brownsville. Hawthorne, W. W. ; VI. April 13, 1841. Millsborough. Hay, John ; III. April 14, 1840. Chartiers. Hays, John B. April 10, 1860. Smith. Hays,. William. April 3, 1799. Chartiers. Hazzard, T. R. April 15, 1845. Monongahela City. Hedge, William ; II. May 18, 1858. West Bethlehem. Henderson, Joseph. Jan. 7, 1805. Finley and Donegal.
272
HISTORY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY.
NAME. DATE. DISTRICT.
Henderson, John. April 10, 1855. Chartiers. Henkins, Abm .; II. April 9, 1850. Morris.
Hermill, John. April 10, 1855. East Bethlehem. Hervey, John C. April 10, 1860. Donegal.
Hill, Joseph. May 26, 1795. Bethlehem.
Hill, Stephen. April 6, 1827. Pike Run and Fallowfield.
Hill, Stephen. April 10, 1849. West Bethlehem.
Hilliard, John Wilkes. Feb. 24, 1798. Chartiers.
Hipple, George. May 30, 1831. Somerset.
Hodgens, Isaac. April 12, 1842. Buffalo. Hodgens, John ; II. April 10, 1860. Chartiers.
Hoge, John. Nov. 21, 1786. Washington. Hootman, David, Jr. May 5, 1866. Nottingham.
Hopkins, William. April 12, 1827. Pike Run and Fallowfield.
Hopkins, White F .; 11. April 14, 1840. West Pike Run.
Hornish, William ; II. April 24, 1857. Canonsburg.
Hornish, William. April, 1868. Washington. Howe, John. April 10, 1860. East Finley. Howell, Abner. July 15, 1781. Amwell.
Howell, John W .; II. May 16, 1862. Chartiers.
Hughes, Ellis. March 7, 1825. Amwell and Morris.
Hughes, James ; v. April 14, 1840. Mount Pleasant.
Hughes, Remembrance. July 31, 1840. Millsborough.
Hughes, Samuel L .; VI. April 14, 1839. Amwell.
Hughes Thomas. July 14, 1792. Cumberland.
Hughes, William. April 13, 1858. Washington.
Hughes, Workman. April 10, 1860. South Strabane.
Hunter, Archibald. Feb. 4, 1825. Smith, Hanover, Robinson, and Mount Pleasant. Hyde, Saml. April, 1792.
Irons, Joseph. April 2, 1803. Canton.
Irwin, Thomas S. June 9, 1856. Claysville.
Irwin, William. June 5, 1801. Fallowfield.
Jackman, Simeon. April 14, 1839. East Pike Run.
Jackson, George. Dec. 8, 1823. Pike Run and Fallowfield.
Jamison, John. April 11, 1865. Donegal.
Jeffry, John. April 10, 1860. Independence.
Jenkins, Eleazer. Feb. 28, 1789. Bethlehem.
Jenkinson, Isaac. May 26, 1795. East Bethlehem.
Johnston, Job; 11. April 10, 1860. California.
Johnston, Richard. March 22, 1819. Washington and Strabane.
Johnston, Samuel. July 15, 1781. Smith.
Johnston, William. Feb. 6, 1786. Donegal.
Judson, J. Lawrence ; III. April 13, 1853. Washington.
Karrod, Levi. July 15, 1781. Morgan. Kennedy, John; III. April 14, 1839. Union.
Kennedy, John. June 1, 1836. Peters, Nottingham, Union, and Carrol. Kerr, James; III. April 12, 1859. N. Strabane.
Kerr, Willison. April 13, 1869. Bentleysville.
Kerr, Wilson. June 2, 1857. Union.
Keys, James. May 16, 1818. Smith, Hanover, and Robinson.
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HISTORY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY.
NAME. DATE. DISTRICT. Keys, David. April 16, 1856. N. Strabane.
Kidd, Alexander. April 14, 1840. Smith.
Kidd, William. April 12, 1859. Jefferson.
Leech, James. Dec. 5, 1818. Smith, Hanover, and Robinson.
Leet, Daniel. July 15, 1781. Strabane.
Leet, Jonathan. Jan. 12. 1802. Canton.
Leffler, Jacob. Jan. 7, 1805. Finley and Donegal.
Leonard, Isaac. April 2, 1802. Somerset.
Little, Nicholas. July 15, 1781. Strabane.
Lindley, William; Iv. March 4, 1824. Amwell and Morris.
Lindley, James E .; III. April 10, 1849. Hopewell and W. Middletown.
Linn, James. April 13, 1841. S. Strabanc.
Linn, Matthew; v. April 15, 1845. N. Strabane.
Linnville, George. April 10, 1855. Hopewell.
Logan, James. Dec. 31, 1838. Canton and Buffalo.
Lytle, Alexander. April 6, 1805. Washington and Strabane.
Lyttle, Isaac. April 15, 1862. Union.
Mahon, Robert. Jan. 23, 1801. Somerset.
Marshall, John. July 15, 1781. Fallowfield.
Marshall, John. May 20, 1822. Washington and Strabane.
Marshman, A. G. April 14 1868.
Martin, Jonathan; II. April 14, 1846. S. Strabane.
Mason, Samuel. July 15, 1781. Donegal.
Mayes, Isaac. April 14, 1839. Donegal.
Mayes, Joseph T .; II. April 21, 1862. Donegal.
Meetkirke, William. Feb. 26, 1793. Washington.
Melchie, E. M. April 9, 1850. W. Brownsville.
Melchie, E. M. April 9, 1867. California.
Meloy, John.
April 12, 1842. Buffalo.
Mickey, William A .; II. April 9, 1850. W. Pike Run.
Miller, David. March 4, 1824.
Smith, Hanover, and Robinson.
Miller, Thomas. April 4, 1822. Finley and Donegal.
Minor, John. _ July 15, 1781. Cumberland. Minor, John ; II. - April 15, 1782. Cumberland. Minton, Mathias. April 14, 1868. Morris.
Mitchell, David. April 13, 1847. Carroll.
Mitchell, David, Jr. April 13, 1869. Bentleysville.
Mitchell, James. July 28, 1790. Peters.
Mitchell, March; II. April 15, 1845. Fallowfield.
Moffitt, James, Jr .; III. April 11, 1843. E. Bethlehem.
Moffitt, James. April 13, 1858. W. Brownsville.
Moore, Andrew. April 10, 1855. Nottingham.
Moore, James. April 14, 1819. Chartiers and Cecil.
Moore, John. April 11, 1848. Buffalo.
Moore, W. W. . June 7, 1836. Smith, Hanover, Robinson, and Mt. Plea- sant.
Monroe, Andrew. April 6, 1798. Chartiers.
Monroe, Joshua. March 12, 1819. Washington and Strabane.
Montgomery, William; II. April 11, 1854. E. Finley.
Morehead, John. April 14, 1840. Cecil.
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Miller, John ; II.
April 15, 1845. Donegal.
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HISTORY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY
NAME. DATE. DISTRICT. Morgan, John. Oct. 25, 1832. Chartiers, Cecil, Mt. Pleasant, and Canons- burg.
Morgan, Thomas. Dec. 3, 1823. Washington and Strabane.
Morrison, J. L. July 21, 1839. Pike Run and Fallowfield.
Morrison, Samuel. April 15, 1845. Nottingham.
Murdoch, Alexander. April 2, 1804. Chartiers and Cecil.
Murphey, John, Jr. July 12, 1860. Canonsburg.
Mc Afee, Henry. April 10, 1860. Canonsburg.
Mc Allister, James. April 10, 1855. Monongahela City.
McBurney, Ebenezer. April 11, 1854. S. Strabane.
McBurney, James. April 3, 1799. Cecil.
McBurney, Robert. April 14, 1846. Robinson.
McCalmont, James; II. April 11, 1854. Robinson.
McCarrol, Thomas; II. April 10, 1860. Mt. Pleasant.
McClain, William. May 18, 1818. Cross Creek and Hopewell.
McClaskey, Hugh. April 9, 1850. Claysville.
McClaskey, James. April 13, 1853. Mt. Pleasant.
McCleary, Alex. April 17, 1866. W. Finley.
MeClees, Alexander; III. April 15, 1845. Buffalo.
McClure, R. B. ; II. June 17, 1864. W. Middletown.
McClelland, Hugh. April 15, 1845. E. Finley.
McClelland, James. March 15, 1836. Chartiers, Cecil, Canonsburg, and Mt. Pleasant.
McClelland, James; Iv. April 14, 1837. Canonsburg.
McConaughy, James K. May 13, 1858. Independence.
McConaughy, R. April 14, 1863. Independence.
McConnell, Matthew. July 15, 1781. Cecil.
McConnell, Matthew. July 15, 1781. Smith.
McCord, John A .; III. April 9, 1850. Cecil.
McCoy, O. H. P. April 13, 1869. Buffalo.
McCreary, William. Dec. 10, 1816. Smith, Hanover, and Robinson.
Mccullough, James. April 14, 1839. Canonsburg.
Mccullough, John; v. April 15, 1845. Hanover.
McCullough, Patrick. July 15, 1781. Fallowfield.
Mccullough, Patrick. July 15, 1781. Fallowfield.
McDonald, Edward. Aug. 15, 1822. Smith, Hanover, Robinson, and Mt. Pleasant.
McDonough, Henry; v. Feb. 23, 1801. Somerset.
McDowell, James. May 19, 1830. Washington and Strabane.
MeElroy, James. April 10, 1860. Chartiers.
McFadden, James. April 14, 1840. West Middletown.
McFadden, O. B. June 21, 1839. E. and W. Bethlehem.
McFadden, Thomas. May 25, 1857. West Middletown.
McFarland, William. Sept. 30, 1788. Amwell.
McFarren, James. Aug. 29, 1821. Pike Run and Fallowfield.
MeGibbony. George. April 14, 1839. Nottingham.
MeGaugh, Samuel. April 13, 1869. Jefferson.
McGuire, John B .; II. April 10, 1860. W. Finley. McIlvaine, R. F. April 15, 1845. Greenfield.
McIlvaine, S. B. April 13, 1869. Somerset. McJunkin, John. May 30, 1857. Beallsville.
McKee, Robert. April 9, 1850. Hopewell.
McKeen, Matthew. June 3, 1865. Finley.
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HISTORY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY.
NAME. DATE. DISTRICT.
MeKennan, William. Jan. 2, 1804. Washington.
McKeever, A. B. April 9, 1850. Mt. Pleasant.
MeKeever, Thomas. July 2, 1824. Cross Creek, Hopewell, Mt. Pleasant, and W. Middletown.
McKinley, Robert; II. April 14, 1863. W. Brownsville.
McLoney, John. April 14, 1839. Peters.
MeMannis, John. June 3, 1865. Buffalo.
MeNall, Joseph. June 3, 1865. Robinson.
McNary, James ; III. April 9, 1850. Nottingham.
McNary, Matthew. Dee. 4. 1820. Washington and Strabane.
McNary, Matthew; II. April 14, 1840. N. Strabane.
MeNary, Thomas. Feb. 1, 1799. Strabane.
MeLean, H. B. April 17, 1866. W. Pike Run.
MePherson, Samuel ; II. April 14, 1839. Ceeil.
Mc Vay, Jacob. August 12 1827. Finley and Donegal.
Nailor, Wm. April, 1792.
Nelson, Franeis. April 14, 1864. Carroll.
Nesbitt, John ; II. April 5, 1845. S. Strabane.
Neely, Robert; II. April 14, 1863. Hanover.
Nicholls, Atkinson. April 19, 1851.
Nicholls, James. April 9, 1850. E. Finley.
Noble, James; II. February 18, 1837. Finley and Donegal.
Noble, James ; IV. April 14, 1839. Claysville.
Palmer, Daniel. May 7, 1819. Washington and Strabane.
Parker, John. July 15, 1781. Fallowfield.
Parker, Silas ; III. April 11, 1848. Amwell.
Parker, William. April 3, 1782. Somerset.
Parkinson, Benjamin. July 15, 1781. Nottingham.
Parkinson, Joseph. July 15, 1781. Nottingham.
Parkinson, Washington. December 13, 1820.
Parsons, Abraham. April 13, 1853. W. Pike Run.
Patterson, Robert. December 5, 1818. Smith, Hanover, and Robinons.
Patterson, Thomas M. April 10, 1860. Cross Creek.
Patterson, James L. June 3, 1865. Smith.
Passmore, George. April 14, 1837. Fallowfield.
Peden, David. April 14, 1840. E. Finley. Pees, James B. April 10, 1849. N. Strabane. Phillips, David ; II. April 10, 1855. Peters.
Plummer, Geo. June 13, 1822. Cross Creek, Hopewell, and Mt. Pleasant.
Plummer, George. April 14, 1837. Hopewell.
Pollock, James, Jr. December 26, 1822. Peters and Nottingham.
Pollock, James ; v. April 14, 1840. Robinson.
Powell, James. April 10, 1792.
Proudfit, John L. April 10, 1855. Smith. .
Quail, David; II. January 31, 1822. Washington and N. Strabane.
Quail, Robert; II. March 6, 1823. E. and W. Bethlehem. Quail, J. W. July 12, 1865. E. Bethlehem.
Ramsey, John. October 29, 1829. Cross Creek, Hopewell, Mt. Pleasant and W. Middletown.
Rankin, James. April 14, 1868. Mt. Pleasant.
276
HISTORY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY.
NAME. DATE. DISTRICT.
Ray, William. March 24, 1823. Cross Creek, Hopewell, and Mt. Pleasant.
Reader, Francis. April 14, 1839. Union.
Reader, F. Francis ; v. June 11, 1844. Greenfield.
Reed, John. July 15, 1781. Smith.
Reed, John. November 8, 1788. Cecil.
Reed, John; Iv. April 14, 1800. Mt. Pleasant.
Reed, Joseph. April 10, 1855. Cecil
Reed, Dr. Robert R. April 15, 1845. Canton.
Reed, Thomas R .; III. Jan. 26, 1853. Allen.
Reynolds, D. L. April 10, 1866. S. Strabane.
Riddle, John. March 4, 1796. Smith.
Riddle, Hugh. April 15, 1845. Canonsburg.
Riddle, Samuel P .; II. April 10, 1860. Smith. Rider, John. April 15, 1845. Fallowfield.
Richardson, Richard. April 16, 1856. Fallowfield.
Ritchie, Andrew S. April 10, 1860. West Middletown.
Ritchie, Craig. Nov. 14, 1784. Chartiers.
Ritchie, Matthew. October 6, 1784. Strabane.
Robb, Ebenezer. March 28, 1837. South Hanover, Robinson, and Mt. Pleasant.
Robb, William L. April 14, 1839. Hanover.
Roberts, Dickinson. April 14, 1839. South Strabane.
Ross, Timothy. March 9, 1861. Morris.
Ryerson, Thomas. April 8, 1789. Greene.
Samuels, John. Nov. 1, 1836. Peters, Nottingham, Union, Carroll, and Mt. Pleasant.
Sanders, Michael. April 10, 1855. Union.
Sanders, William. June 23, 1856. Morris.
Schmidt, Charles. April 9, 1867. South Strabane.
Scott, Hugh. Nov. 8, 1788. Nottingham.
Scott, A. D .; III. January 11, 1852. Beallsville.
Scott, John ; III. April 11, 1854. Somerset.
Scott, Joseph. Sept. 25, 1787. Robinson.
Scott, Josiah N. April 10, 1855. Jefferson. Scott, Parker. May 28, 1819. Pike Run and Fallowfield.
Scott, Samuel. Feb. 8, 1799. Robinson.
Scott, Thomas. Nov. 21, 1786.
Washington.
Scott, William. July 15, 1781. Hopewell. Sedgwick, Thomas. April, 1792. Shannon, Samuel. May 26, 1795. Washington.
Sharp, Isaac. April 11, 1854. Simpson, R. L. May 10, 1861. Buffalo.
Slemens, William. Nov. 1, 1799. Hopewell and Canton.
Smiley, William. Nov. 10, 1788. Hopewell.
Smith, George E .; III. May 13, 1858. Peters.
Smith, Henry. Jan. 18, 1838. Cross Creek, Hopewell, Mt. Pleasant, and W. Middletown.
Smith, James. April 3, 1821. Canton and Buffalo.
Smith, James. Dec. 13, 1820. Somerset.
Smith, John. Dec. 7, 1836. Hanover, Robinson, and Mt. Pleasant. Smith, John H .; III. April 14, 1839. Hopewell.
Smith, Lewis E .; II. April 9, 1850. Greenfield.
Smith, Robert. April 11, 1854.
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HISTORY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY.
NAME. DATE. DISTRICT.
Smith, Samuel. March 4, 1796.
Cross Creek.
Smith, William. Dec. 21, 1789. Finley.
Springer, C. J .; II. April 21, 1862. East Pike Run.
St. Clair, Jesse. August 13, 1827. Finley and Donegal.
Stephenson, Moses. March 12, 1822. Smith, Hanover, and Robinson.
Stevenson, John. July 15, 1781. Fallowfield.
Stevenson, John. April 3, 1783. Somerset.
Stevenson, John. March 12, 1793. Donegal.
Stevenson, John.
April 9, 1860. Smith.
Stevenson, Robert. April 2, 1803. Finley.
Stockdale, Robert. April 14, 1866. Amwell.
Stokely, Thomas. Sept. 3, 1787. Washington.
Stewart, James A .; II. April 10, 1860. Jefferson.
Stroud, James ; II. April 14, 1839. Fallowfield.
Sutherland, John ; III. April 11, 1843. Donegal. Swabe, Samuel. April 10th, 1855. Fallowfield.
Swearingen, Andrew. April 3, 1789. Chartiers.
Talbert, Richard. April, 1792.
Taylor, George; III. April 13, 1853. W. Bethlehem.
Taylor, Henry ; I. July 15, 1781. Strabane.
Taylor, Samuel. August 29, 1797. Donegal.
Templeton, Wm. H. April 11, 1854. Cross Creek.
Thompson, Robert. July 15, 1781. Peters.
Townsend, Elijah. December 3, 1823. Peters and Nottingham.
Townsend, Elijah. April 14, 1840. Peters.
Urie, Samuel. April 21, 1794. Hopewell.
Vance, Isaac. April 10, 1860. S. Strabane.
Vaneman, Jos. April 19, 1838. Chartiers, Mt. Pleasant, and Canonsburg.
Vanmetre, Henry. April 3, 1782. Cumberland.
Vansbinder, John. April 10, 1855. Hopewell.
Vanvoorhis, Abm. March 6, 1823. Amwell and Morris.
Vernon, Persifor F. April 15, 1845. Millsboro'.
Vore, Isaac W. April 15, 1851. W. Pike Run.
Walker, Alexander E. April 13, 1869. Cross Creek. Wallace, Oliver M. April 10, 1855. Buffalo. Wallace, William. June 30, 1788. Somerset.
Wallace, William. October 14, 1807. Somerset. Wells, Jefferson. April 16, 1856. Independence. Wells, William. April 13, 1841. Greenfield.
Welsh, William. December 10, 1816. E. and W. Bethlehem.
Welsh, Joseph B. April 13, 1869. East Bethlehem. Weirich, Samuel K. April 15, 1845. Canton. Wherry, James. April, 1792. White, Alexander. April 13, 1853. Claysville. White, Benjamin. April 9. 1850. W. Pike Run.
White, John. July 15, 1781. Strabane.
White, John. July 1, 1817. E. and W. Bethlehem.
White, John. January 23, 1819. Chartiers and Cecil. White, James. April 14, 1839. Canton.
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HISTORY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY.
NAME. DATE. DISTRICT.
Wilkins, John. April 2, 1803. Smith.
Williams, Abraham; II. April 9, 1850. Buffalo.
Williamson, Samuel. July 15, 1781. Donegal.
Wilson, John; II. February 1, 1799. Washington.
Wilson, John V. April 10, 1860. Franklin.
Winter, David. September 20, 1819. Finley and Donegal.
Wise, Freeman. April 10, 1867. W. Brownville.
Wolfe, Jacob. June 7, 1793. Donegal.
Wood, Israel. April 10, 1855. E. Finley.
Worth, John. November 1, 1786. Fallowfield.
Wotring, Abraham ; III. April 14, 1857. Hopewell.
Wright, Alexander. July 15, 1781. Robinson.
Yoke, Daniel ; Iv. April 9, 1850. Carroll.
Young, Abraham ; II. April 15, 1845. E. and W. Bethlehem-
Zediker, John. April 10, 1855. S. Strabane.
CHAPTER VII.
MILITARY HISTORY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Brig .- Gen. Clark's expedition in 1781-Col. David Williamson's expedition in 1782-Col. William Crawford's expedition in 1782-Whiskey Insurrection in 1791-4-Outrage on the Chesapeake Frigate, 1807-War of 1812- Texas Revolution, in 1836-Mexican War in 1846-Southern Rebellion in 1861.
BRIG. GEN. GEORGE CLARK'S HISTORY AND EXPEDITIONS.
BRIG .- GENERAL CLARK (formerly Col. Clark) was raised to the office of Brigadier-General by the State of Virginia for his meri- torious services against the Indians. Col. Daniel Brodhead, under date of Fort Pitt, Sept. 5, 1780, to. President Reed, of Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, says : "I am informed that Col. Clark had destroyed two of the Shawnee towns, killed six men and one woman, and is returned to the Falls of Ohio." On 25th Feb- ruary, 1781, Col. Clark was ordered to proceed from Fort Pitt (to which place he had returned) to the Falls of Ohio, and from thence to Wabash. His instructions were from General Washington, the Commander-in-Chief, because he exercised unbounded influence over the inhabitants of the western country by his military skill and indomitable energy. On March 10th of the same year we find him busily engaged in purchasing large quantities of flour and Indian corn to carry on an expedition against the Indians. Thomas Jeffer- son, Governor of Virginia, writes to Col. Brodhead, February 13, 1781 : "Gen. Washington's letter, transmitted by you to Gen. Clark,
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will no doubt have satisfied you how carnestly he espouses the service on which that gentleman is ordered, and that it is his desire he should receive from you every aid of men and necessaries which you can help him to. I rely, for your cordial execution of this desire, on your zeal for the common cause, as well as your respect for the wishes of the Commander-in-Chief."
On the 23d March, 1781, Gen. Clark addressed a letter to Presi- dent Reed, in which he says: "I am ordered to the command of the greatest consequence to the frontiers of Pennsylvania and Virginia, if our resources should not be such as to enable us to remain in the Indian country during the fair season. I am in hopes that they will be sufficient to visit the Shawnees, Delaware, and Sandusky towns. Defeating the enemy and laying those countries waste would give great ease to the frontiers of both States, whom I think equally interested. Iam confident from the nature of the intended expedition you would wish to give it every aid in your power. I hope, sir, that you will inform the inhabitants on this side of the mountain that such are your sentiments. I hope that you will honor me with an immediate answer per express, as it is of the greatest consequence to us, and that the fate of the Indians at present appears to depend on the resolutions you may take."
President Reed replied on the 23d of March, that "the enter- prise you refer to has never been officially communicated to us, but from common report we learn that an expedition under your command is destined against Detroit. We are very sensible of its importance to this State, as well as Virginia, and there is no gentleman in whose abilities and good conduct we have more confidence on such an oc- casion. After this it seems unnecessary to add that it will give us great satisfaction if the inhabitants of this State cheerfully concur in it, and we authorize you to declare that so far from giving offence to their government we shall consider their service with you as highly meritorious. At the same time we must add that, from the exhausted state of our treasury, we are in no condition to answer any demands of a pecuniary kind, and therefore do not mean by anything we have said to raise an expectation we cannot answer."
The position thus taken for an expedition was, therefore, not only approved by President Reed, but urged by other letters to Col. Brodhead and Governor Thomas Jefferson, the necessity of imme- diate and energetic action.
Gen. Clark, under these influences, on the 3d June, 1781 ad- dressed the officers of Westmoreland and Washington counties to raise an expedition against the Shawnees, Delawares, and Sandusky towns. The people assembled on the 18th of June, 1781, and adopted the following preamble and resolutions :-
WHEREAS, There was a number of the principal people met on said day, and unanimously chose John Proctor, John Pomroy, Charles Campbell, Samuel Moorhead, James Barr, Charles Foreman, Isaac Meason, James Smith, and Hugh Martin a committee to enter into resolves for the defence
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of our frontiers, as they were informed by Christ. Hays, Esq., that their proceedings would be approved of by the council-
1. Resolved, That a campaign be carried on with Gen. Clark.
2. Resolved, That Gen. Clark be furnished with 300 men out of Pomroy's, Beard's, and Davis's battalions.
3. Resolved, That Col. Archd. Lochry give orders to said Colonels to raise their quota by volunteer or draft.
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