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Elizabeth E. became the wife of Robert C. Moore and settled in Walker township, where she still resides.
Hugh T. married Julia Ann Alexander, and settled in MeAlisterville many years as a farmer. He was the first justice of the peace appointed in Juniata County. He is still living and is eighty-one years of age.
James Sharon, the youngest son of Hugh aud Catharine MeAlister, died in 1872, aged sixty-three years.
John, the third son of Hugh and Sarah Me- Alister, married Polly Lyttle, and settled on a farm adjoining the old MeAlister and Bole farms. Ile left two children, -Hugh and Polly ; the latter married William Moore and settled over the ridge at Van Wert. Mrs. Dr. Henry Harshbarger is a daughter of Ingh.
William Me Alister, known as Judge, married Sarah Thompson, and settled on the original Me Alister farm, where he died December 21, 1817, aged seventy-three years. He served in the War of 1812, and was for many years au associate judge of Juniata County. His wife survived him until March, 1862, when she died in her seventy-ninth year. Of their chil- dren, Hugh Nel-ou became prominent as an at-
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torney in Bellefonte ; George W. is now on the homestead ; General Robert, prominent in the late war, lives in New Jersey ; Thompson set- tled in Ohio for a time, later in Virginia, where he died ; Jane, a daughter, married Da- vid Banks, whose sons are William and Dr. Imcian Banks ; Elizabeth married David Stewart (they settled in the neighborhood, died there, and are buried in the Lost Creek Presbyterian burial-ground).
Y Nancy, a daughter of Hugh and Sarah Me- Alister, married William Mitchell, the son of Samuel Mitchell, who settled on an adjoining farm at the same time her father located on the John Erwin tract. She died in December, 1797, in child-birth, and left a daughter, who reached maturity, married and moved West, and the old Mitchell farm passed to David Myers.
V Mary, the youngest daughter of Ingh and Sarah Me Alister, married John Allen, who set- tled in Northumberland County (now Colmu- bia County), where their descendants now are.
1790 was assessed on one hundred and fifty aeres of land, the mills, distillery and a slave. De lived at the farm until his death, July 7, 1819, aged seventy-four years ; his wife, Sarah, having died a few years previons. The grist- mill was burned in later years, and rebuilt by John MeAlister. It was about one mile below the Mansion House, and later was sold by the MeAlisters to the Stitzer Brothers, who sold the property to Peter Brown, who now owns it and also keeps a store at the place.
William MeAlister built a fulling-mill on the main road, at what is now Cocolamus, in 1814, which was completed, however, by his son Wil- liam, who fitted it up for fulling and put in card- ing-machines. Robert McCulley and John Sndrich were fullers at the mill in its early days. The mill was torn down in 1848 and a tanery built, which was run by John MeAlister until 1862. It is now owned by John Schell. The children of William and Sarah MeAlister were Ungh, 1773, died young; William, 1780 ; John, 1782; Isaac, 1784; Mary, 1786; and Robert, 1788. William married Polly Me- Calley. He was a surveyor, and settled on the north part of the farm. William II. and John B. MeAlister of Me Alisterville, are his sons. John married Jane Thompson and settled on the west part of the tract. He was for many years a justice of the peace, and an elder of Lost Crock Presbyterian Church. J. Intehinson MeAlister, of Mifflintown, is his son. He lived several years on the home-farm. It is now owned by John Shelley. A daughter Sarah, married John Stitzer, and settled for several years in Snyder County, where he, with his brother, purchased the MeAlister mill property, and resided there until sold toPeter Brown.
Y William Me Alister, a younger brother of 'Major Hugh, came to this section of country in 1766, with his brother and others, on their re- turn to their farms after the Indian troubles had ceased. He settled on a tract at the head of the Cocolamns, which was taken up by John Gallagher, June 4, 1762. William MeAlister purchased, in 1766, and in the same year ob- tained an order of survey for, a tract called " Addition." In 1812 he obtained a warrant for seventy-three acres south and west. Ile also purchased other tracts of land in the neighborhood. On the Gallagher tract he set- tled, and, Inne 30, 1772, married Sarah Thomp- son. He joined Captain John Hamilton's company during the Revolution. Before leav- ing home he made his will, dated December 2, Isaac Me Alister married Eleanor Wilson, and moved to Ohio. Mary, a danghter of William MeAlister, the elder, married Thomas Bell and settled in Pittsburgh, where their descendants are numerous. Robert, the youngest, married Mary Crawford and settled on the old William MeAlister tract and died there. Ilis son, J. Allen MeAlister, now owns it. Isaac, another son, is a merchant in MeAlisterville. 1776, leaving his estate to his wife, Sarah, and only son, Ingh, then three years old. He went to the army and returned in safety. He ent his name out of the will he had written with his own hand. It is now in the possession of John B. MeAlister, his grandson. He was one of the party who gathered May 21, 1780, to organize to protect the frontier. In 1789 he built at the place now known as Brown's Mills The greater part of the Giltnockey traet lay a grist-mill, saw mill and distillery, and in feast of MeAlistertown. Part of it was bought
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by Hugh Watt in 1779. After his death it was bought of his heuts, Jean and Hugh, by Peter Springer, who settled where Jacob Smith now lives. It was divided in 1813. Part was laid ont into village lots in MeAlistertown; the rest was sold, part to Jacob Suchman. Peter Springer left three daughters, -,-Nancy ( Mrs. David Lan- dis), Catharine ( Mrs. Samuel Shirk), Elizabeth (Mrs. Andrew Zehner or Seiner).
Peter Springer, in 1829, owned a tract which was granted, August 12, 1766, to John Quigley, and later soll to Nicholas Myers. This tract was sold by Springer to Joseph Sellers, February 10, 1829, who built thereon a stone mill, and sold it to George Rothrock, October 23, 1834. It now belongs to Samnel Gayman. Peter Springer owned other lands adjoining Dr. Thomas Whiteside's land, and in other parts of the township also. A part of the Gilthockey tract was sold by William Giltnockey to Colonel George Armstrong, who, December 21, 1762, conveyed to Alexander Armstrong, who sold to his son James. Alexander Armstrong also owned a tract adjoining cast, which was grauted on an order of survey September 12, 1766. It was sold in 1771 to James Jamison.
John Shellenberger came to this county from Switzerland and settled near what is now Rich- field. He had sons-John, Peter and David. In 1792, John Shellenberger, Jr., was assessed on two hundred aeres and Peter on two hundred acres. These sous settled near Richfield, where their descendants still live. David Shellenberger was then a single man. He was born in 1770 and moved with his father to the farm on which Bunkertown is now located, and which John afterwards purchased. John Shelleuber- ger, Sr., was a clock-maker, and had learned the trade in Switzerland. He worked at the trade here, and a clock of his manufacture, with his name across the dial, is in the possession of' Enoch Shellenberger, a great-grandson. Ile lived several years after 1800. David built the Stone house now owned by George Martin. David died in 1862, niudy-eight years of age. Ile left several children, of whom were John, David, Anna, Isaac, Christian and Jacob. Of these Christian is the only one living. David,
the father, built a tannery about 1810, which was conducted by himself and son John for many years and abandoned abont eight years ago, Noah Smith being the last to run it. Of the daughters of John Shellenberger, Sr., Cath- arine became the wife of Peter Evey and settled in this township, where he had warranted a tract of land ; Maria married Christian Grabel, son of John Grabel, who laid out the town of Richfield in 1818.
The names of Hugh, James, William and ) Samnel Sharon appear in Fermanagh very early. Of these, Samuel only settled in what is now Fayette township. He was not a brother of the others, and may have been a cousin. He first appears upon the assessment roll in 1770 as a single farmer, and: in 1771 is assessed on one hundred aeres of land, and in 1773 on fifty acres, a horse and cow. He had seven children, who were born between 1778 and 1792,-Sarah, James, Aun, Sarah, Samuel, Robert and William. James was born in 1775, became a Presbyterian minister, who settled in Dauphin County. Am, born in February, 1778, became the wife of Jo- seph Sellers and settled at the okl Hamilton mill, now the property of Robert Humphrey, in Delaware township. Sarah, the second of the name, the first dying when an infant, was born in July, 1782, and married William Shedden. Samuel, born February 23, 1785, married Sarah Davis, a daughter of' Joshua Davis, of Slim Vatley. Robert, born in 1789, died young. William, the youngest son, was born March 2, 1792. Ile married Susan Davis, sister of Sarah Davis, the wife of Samnel.
Samuel Sharon was settled in the vicinity soon after his marriage. He was active with the froutiersmen in 1780. He was exeentor of the will of Samnel Mitchell, who died in 1783. The tract of land on which he lived the later years of his life was warranted by him July 9, 1787, and was patented August 22, 1809. Hle was a justice of the peace many years and died about 1815. The property was held in common by Samuel and William as the homestead until 1813, when it was divided and Samuel retained the mansion-house and north part and William the south part. The mansion farm now belongs to Henry Smith. He died abont 1862, and his
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sons were in the army and served through the war, after which they sold the farm and moved to Davis County, Iowa. A daughter resides in Sunbury, and one in Bloomsburg, in this State. William built npon and settled upon the south part of the farm. He was elected to the Legis- lature in 1830, and served in the years 1831, 1832 and 1833, and again in 1851. He died in 1858. Mrs. William Sharon resides in Me- Alisterville, with her son, William W. Sharon. Her daughter, Mrs. Mary Adams, resides with them. The farm is now in possession of Abra- ham Sieber.
James Jamison, a Seotelnnan, settled on the farm lately owned by Henry Sieber, and now by Jacob Witmer. This tract was adjoining William Giltnoekey. It was warranted by JJam- ison May 26, 1773. The next year he pur- chased two hundred and sixty-four acres of land adjoining, which was granted on an order of survey to AAlexander Armstrong, September 12, 1766. He died a few years after his settlement here, devising his property to his only son, John, by will, dated in March, 1776.
The stone house now owned by Jacob Winner was on the old homestead. John married Sarah, a daughter of John Watson, who lived at Mif- flintown. His sons were John, D. Montgom- ery, William, Robert W. and Edmund L., Han- nah (Mrs. Judson Hunt), Margaret (Mrs. David MeClure) and Sarah L. (Mrs. Anderson Martin).
Montgomery settled on the homestead tract and was at one time sheriff of the county. Wil- liam resided with him. Robert W. located three miles cast, at the foundry and mill prop- erty which he bought of Joseph Van Ormer. Edmund L. settled on part of the homestead. Mrs. MeClure settled at Lewistown, Mrs. Mar- tin at Tuscarora Valley and Mrs. Hunt on part of her father's farm. Montgomery, Edmund L. and Mrs. Hunt are still living.
The name of Martin appears first in the as- sessment roll of 1767, when William owns one hundred acres of land, three aeres cleared, and a horse and cow. In 1768 James appears, with fifty aeres and a horse. In 1770 the name of David Martin first appears, and without land, and in 1771, David, William, John and James
Martin are cach assessed on one hundred aeres and a horse and a cow. On the 5th of March, 1771, David Martin took ont a warrant for a tract at what is now known as "Good-will," which later he conveyed to James Martin, who sold it to John Shellenberger, about 1785. David Martin married Grazella, the sister of Robert MeMeen, and resided in this section until after 1792, upon other lands he owned.
Joseph Bogle, in 1771, owned two hundred acres, and in 1772 was living here and had two horses and two cows, and in 1775 Andrew Bogle appears as owning a horse and cow.
In 1779, Joseph Bogle bought the William Armstrong tract, and in the same year sold it to William Stewart. The names of Bogle dis- appear from the tax-list in 1779.
The land on which Oakland Mills is situated was warranted to Michael Stuhi, Jime 2, 1774, and about 1783 came into possession of John Hamilton, who is also mentioned as owning lands in the vicinity of the Purdys, Sharons, Banks, Lintners and Moores. This tract came in 1798 to James Alricks, who married his danghter Martha, and settled there. The log grist-mill stood a short distance above the present saw-mill.
Upon this place they lived until 1815, when he sold the property to James Banks, who kept it until about 1828 and conveyed it to Dr. Thomas Whiteside, of Harrisburgh. James Alricky removed to Harrisburg, where he engaged in business, and in 1820 was clerk of Quarter Sessions, and afterwards a magistrate. Ilis de- scendants are living in that city. He died October 28, 1833, aged sixty-four years. His wife, Martha, died March 16, 1830, aged fifty- four years. Dr. Thomas Whiteside practiced medicine in the surrounding country and erected the present stone mill in 1830. He was very active in educational matters. He married Jane Alexander, daughter of Andrew Mitchell, whose wife was the widow of John Hamilton.
Dr. Thomas Whiteside remained at Oakland Mills until March, 1812, when financial dilli- enlty led him to assign the property to Andrew Parker and Edmund 12. Doty, who conveyed it to Samuel Thompson. It remained in possesion of the Thompson family until April, 1856, when
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it was sold by Robert Thompson to Lucian, James B. and Hugh 1. Wilson. It is now owned by Lucian and James B., Hugh L. hay- ing retired a farm in Walker township.
Dr. Thomas Whiteside moved to Millerstown, and died June 27, 1815.
Michael Bashore came to this county in 1802, aud bought land in what is now Delaware town- ship (now owned by Mrs. Robert M. Thompson), which he sold; he then bought land in Lost Creek Valley, now Fayette Co., where his sons David and Michael were born, and from where most of the family in this section descended. Solomon and David Bashore lived on the tract. David died May 12, 1880, aged seventy-one. His children were Andrew, Michael, David, Solomon, John and Peter and two daughters, Mrs. Amos Stouffer and Mrs. Calvin Watts. Michael resides on the Atkinson tract, better known as the Funk tract, in Walker township. Andrew lives on the Cedar Spring road, in Fer- managh township. Michael Bashore, son of Michael and brother of David, lives in Fer- managh township, on the road from Mifflin- town to MeAlisterville.
William Rannels purchased a tract of Robert Wilson about 1793, where he resided many years. It is now owned by Samuel Kinser and others. Of his sons were Samnel and Curtis, whose descendants are still living in this section.
Robert Wilson was born in Lancaster County, and about 1789 came to Lost Creek and bought a tract of land now owned by Samuel Kinser. He sold this tract, about 1794, to William Ran- nels, who resided upon it about fifty years. He then purchased a tract of land, which was war- ranted to James Dickey in 1769, and in 1793 was owned by his son, Nathaniel ; upon this land he lived until his death, in 18-10, aged seventy- one years.
IIngh L. Wilson, continued the business for a time. Lucian and James B. Wilson, sous of Robert, are now in possession of Oakland Mills, and Ingh I. resides in Walker township. Of the daughters of' Robert Wilson, Sarah became the wife of William Crozier, Elizabeth married Samuel MeMeen, a daughter married William Meloy and Jane remained single.
Epenetus Hart, au Englishman, was a resi- dent here in 1776, and in 1778 took out his warrant for one hundred and fifty acres of land. He was in sympathy with the settlers who organized for the protection of the frontiers in May, 1780, as his name appears among theni. In 1786 he built on the place a distillery, which he continued as long as he lived there. On the 6th of November, 1787, he warranted a tract of one hundred and ninety-seven acres of land in Beaver Dam township (now Beaver, Union County), adjoining other lands of which he was in possession and lands of Alexander and Mar- garet Armstrong. On the same date he also war- ranted a tract of land (one hundred and twenty aeres) in what is now Walker township, and which in 1827 was owned by Michael Bashore. On the 7th of April, 1791, he sold the tract on which he lived to Robert MeMeen, who came from old settled parts of Cumberland County, where his family had for many years been prom- inent. He was a single man at the time, but soon after married Margaret, a sister of Samnel Curran, whose father, William, had located near Cedar Spring.
Edward Armstrong was granted a tract of two hundred and thirty-nine acres and allow- ance adjoining the tract of William Armstrong, his brother. He died a few years later without issue, and in order to perfect the title to sell the lands, deeds were obtained from the heirs, broth- ers and sisters of Edward Armstrong,-viz. : John and William Armstrong, Rebecca, the wife of Colonel John Armstrong, and Margaret, the wife of the Rev. George Duffield-and the tract was sold to James Dickey, November 1, 1771. Upon his death it passed by will, dated April 7, 1783, to his son, Nathaniel Dickey, who, November 5, 1795, conveyed it to David Bole, of Pfoutz Valley (now Perry County). A por-
The home farm was sold to Michael Brubaker, and is now in part owned by Isaac Shellenber- ger. The children of Robert Wilson were Ingh, Sarah, Elizabeth and Jane and -. Ingh married Martha, a daughter of dames Banks. He was for a time with James Alricks, in Harrisburg, but in 1835 began the mercan- tile business in MeAlisterville, and continued till his death, in 1857. His sons, James B. and | tion of this land passed to William Shaw.
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Thomas Bole, son of David, settled upon the it to Michael Myers, of Berks County, in 1812. place and upon the death of his father, in 1824, he inherited it, and in 1840 sold it to William MeMeen, who lived upon it and died in 1873. The property came to James N. MeMeen, whose heirs now own it. The tract was patented as " Green Park."
The name of Epenetus Hart is not found in the records of the county from the time of the sale, in 1791, and he probably moved to his lands in Beaver Dam township. Robert MeMcen lived upon his farm until his death, in 1818, aged fifty-two years. His wife, Margaret, sur- vived until 1827, when she died, aged seventy- three years. They are buried in the Cedar Spring burial-ground. Their children were Josiah, William, Samuel, Eleanor and Mar- garet. Josiah settled on the Sammel Vines tract, at Van Wert. William married Mar- garet, a daughter of General James Banks, and settled on the homestead, where he lived until 1840, when he sold the farm to Michael Yoder, and it is now owned by the estate of Ed- mund S. Doty. William MeMeen then pur- chased the farm, April 22, 1840, on the south fork of Lost Creek, which lies south of MeAl- isterville (known as the Edward Armstrong tract). Upon this place William MeMeen lived mutil his death, December 9, 1873. He devised the farm to his youngest son, James N. Me- Meen, who died in 1883, leaving a widow, Catharine S. MeMeen, and seven children, who now own it. One hundred acres of the tract were sold, April 4, 1855, to Jacob Smith, and are now owned by John Musser.
Hugh Watt purchased a part of the Giltnock- cy tract in 1779, and lived upon it. He was the contractor to build the Lost Creek Presby- teriau Church in 1800. He sold the land on which he lived to Peter Springer. He left sous- IIngh, Thomas and John-and daughters- Jean and Rebecca. They all moved away.
The tract lying west of the William Arm- strong tract (now the site of MeAlisterville), in 1792 belonged to HIngh MeElroy. It is not known by whom it was warranted. Soon after this year he sold it to Nicholas Myers, who came from Ohio, and became a speculator of lands in this section. He sold seventy acres of
On the 7th of May, 1809, he purchased thirty acres of land of Hugh MeAlister, Sr., which was a part of the old Mitchell traet. The tract he sold to Myers he bought in the spring of 1819, and in the same year sold the one hundred acres to John Musser. Nicholas Myers resided part of the time in the house he built in 1807, where 'Squire Dumm now lives, which land he bought of Peter Springer ; before that in a house which stood where John Musser's brick house now stands, and in a house northeast, on part of his land. The Rev. David Myers was his son, and bought the old Mitchell farm west of where his father lived (now Jolm Musser). His children were Samuel, of Lewistown, Dr. Seth F., Mrs. G. W. MeAlister and Mrs. Dr. A. J. Fisher.
John Musser came from Lebanon County in 1815, and bought a tract of land southeast of MeAlisterville and settled npon it, which was patented by James Harris in 1805. His sons were John, David, Martin, Christian and Isaac. Martin and Isaac moved to the West ; David settled on the homestead, two miles sontheast from MeAlisterville, where his son David now lives; John purchased, in 1819, one hundred acres of land of Nicholas Myers, where his son, John Mosser, now lives; Christian settled on part of the glebe lands of the Cedar Spring con- gregation, which he bought about 1824, and where his son John now lives.
The tract of land owned by Reuben Leonard and Mrs. Samuel Leonard was granted, on order of survey No. 4906, April 5, 1768, to William Oliver, and later came to John Book, and, in time, to Thomas Leonard, who left it to his two sons, Samuel and Reuben.
Jonathan Kearsley, in 1767, owned one hun- dred and fifty acres, which, in 1775, was owned by John Kearsley. It later came to Thomas; Leonard, and is now part of the estate.
Abont 1780, Richard Dunn settled on the ridge sonth of MeAlisterville, partly in Dela- ware and Fayette townships, which later he pur- chased and where he died. His sons were Thomas, William, Richard, James, Samuel and Alexander. Thomas settled at Middletown, below' Harrisburg, as a miller, William and . Sammel lived and died near the homestead.
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Richard settled in Thompsontown. James tmnight school and owned a larm, now owned by William Rannels, in Fayette township. Wil- liam Dunn, a son of James, taught school in his younger days, became a surveyor, and is now justice of the peace in Me Alisterville. Other sons of James settled in the vicinity.
John Pauly, in 1766, took up a warrant for a tract of land on Cocolamus Creek, near Leis- rer's saw-mill. Thomas Panly, as hisadministra- tor, in 1808, sold it to David Longenecker, who patented it in 1837. He sold it in 1838, to John Heim, who, in 1842, conveyed it to Wil- liam Sellers.
John Lanver, a son of Michael Lauver, war- ranted a tract of seventy-two acres of land May 17, 1791, which was patented February 23, 1796, as " Park Gate." He built there a log blacksmith-shop and dwelling, which, when he bought a lot in 1810 in MeAlisterville, he tore down and moved into the new town. The land is near Smitle's grist-mill.
Slim Valley lies on the north side of the township and south of Shade Mountain. One of the first settlers in the valley was Leffert Honghawont, who lived at the head of one of' the branches of Lost Creek. His sons were Peter and John, who settled near there for a time and emigrated to the West.
Joseph Woods, an old Revolutionary soldier, settled along the mountain and lived there many years. A large tract of land along the monn- tain was claimed by parties who lived in Phil- adelphia. It was surveyed and the people who had settled upon it were obliged to move off or compromise. A few remained and Joseph Woods, with others, vacated the premises.
Samuel Von Ormer located in Slim Valley before 1800, where he cleared land and built a log house. His sons were John, Amos, Charles and Joseph. The latter is living in the neigh- borhood and is now abont ninety-four years of age and the oldest person in the township.
Joshua Davis, in 1801, came from Chester County to Union County and settled in Buffalo township, where Michael Lincoln, the brother of his wife, lived. In 1812 he came to Slim Valley and bought one hundred and fifty acres of David Watt, of Carlisle, at the gap, west of
Sanmel Van Ormer, where George Trego now lives. He died in 1828. Of his children, James lived in MeAlisterville and was justice of the peace many years ; Sarah married Sam- ucl Sharon, and Snsm married William Sharon, his brother. She is living with her son and daughter at MeAlisterville and is ninety-two years of age.
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