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target block that he would knock out the ace. No takers. But Col. Sallade. who was present, expressed the opinion that lu would on the contrary not only miss the ace but the card itself altogether. This "riled" Jim. Shaking a five dollar bill at the old man's facc, he invited him to back up his opinion. The old Coloncl did back it up, and won too, to the disgust of Mr. Black and to the very great sur- prise of the bystanders.
In conclusion, I don't think that Mr. Sallade was ever very much of a Demo- crat. I state this fact to liis credit. Hc was first clected in 1819 on the Hiester Republican ticket, supported by the Federalists, in opposition to the William Findlay "genuine Democratic Republi can party." Ilis subsequent elections were mostly in the interest of the Wico- nisco Feeder. In 1810 he voted for Gen. Harrison. 11. R.
THE GRAVEYARD WALL AT DERRY CHURCH.
The following subscription list and agreement relative to the erection of tlie stone wall enclosing old Derry church graveyard is worth preservation in NOTES AND QUERIES. The date is 1771, prior to the death of the Rev. John Roan.
Subscription List.
We the subscribers promise to pay or cause to be paid the sum affixed to our names, for the building of a stone and lime wall about the graveyard at Derry meeting house.
£.
S.
d.
James Campbell. 2
0
0
John Campbell.
.1
10
0
James Foster.
1
8
0
Robert Wallace
1
0
0
James Wilson.
1
0
0
Charles Clark
1
0
0
John McCallen .0
10
0
Patrick Hays.
1
0
0 David Allen ,0
7
6
7
6
Thomas McCallen 0
6
John Chestnut .. .0
5
0
David Mitchel. .0
12
0
Thomas Boal. . .0
15
0
Andrew Robinson. .0
15
0
Robert McCallen .
Q
10
0
David Hays
.0
6
Robert Hays
0
10
0
John Gray.
.0
2
G
Benjamin Boyd
.0
6
David Wray.
.0
10
0
John McDonald.
.0
4
0
Samuel Bradly .0
2
6
John Roan (Rev.) .0
15
0
Jolin Carmony .0
4
0
James Carothers. .0
0
William Kirkwood. .0
5
0
David Steele
.0
10
0
Samuel Sloan. .
.0
5
6
John Thompson.
0
15
0
Archibald Walker .0
S
0
William Boyd. .0
12
0
Joseph Boyd.
.0
7
6
James Espy
0
5
0
Josepli Crain.
0
5
William Kelso
0)
6
Archibald Sloan. .0
3
9
Agnes Taylor 1
0
0
Hugh Hays. .
1
0
0
Bertram Galbraith. .0
15
0
Joseph Hutchison 1
11
6
William Sayers
1
1-
6
John Sayers. 0
10
0
James Walker
.0
15
0
William Willson
0
15
0
Robert Ewing 0
2-
6
John Willson. .0
.0
6
Hugh Willson
1
0
0
Moses Willson. .
1
0
0
William Snodgrass
0
6
Thomas Walker. 0
2
0
William Trousdale 0
5
0
James Baird. 0
5
0
Elizabeth Parks.
0
S
6
Hugh Glen.
0
5
0
James Rogers .0
5
0
George Crain. 0
5
0
John Rogers.
.0
15
0
Matthew Laird.
0
15
0
William Laird. 0
10
0
David Johnson. .0
William Hunter .0
6
6
Robert Snodgrass.
6
David Hunter. 0
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Hugh Hamilton
.0
7
6
Hugh Ripeth. .
.0
10
0
Samuel Stewart.
.0
7
6
William Moorc.
1
0
1
Thomas Mitchell.
.0
5
0
Robert Kirkwood.
0
7
6
John Craig
.0
7
G
Widow Chambers.
0
10
0
Widow Ireland.
0
7
6
Thomas McAnear
0
5
0
James Carnahan.
.0
12
0
William Ramsay.
.0
2
0
0
10
0
John Davis
.0
10
0
John Logan.
.0
15
0
William Hays
0
12
G
John Hays ..
.0
7
6
Thomas Edward
0
15
0
David Foster.
0
7
6
John Patton.
0
7
6
William McClintock
0
7
6
Abraham Mcclintock.
0
10
0
Robert Robinson
0
15
0
James Morrison.
0
5
0
Wm. Carnahan.
0
1
0
Robert McCleary
0
10
0
Robert Galbraith
0
10
0
John Mahon's estate.
1
0
0
Robert Boyd.
0
J
0
Moses Wallace.
0
7
G
William Strain.
0
15
0
Robert McCallen of Craige. . 0
7
6
Daniel Davis.
0
5
0
David Ilunter
0
2
6
John Duncan
.0
15
0
The Article of the Graveyard Wall.
Articles of agreement maid this Seventh Day of January one thousand seven and Seventy-one, Between Patrick Hays, James Willson, John Campbel, Robert McCallen, Robert Clark, and John Rog- ers of the one part Comis'nors Chusen by Mr. Elder's congregation in London Dery Township, Lancaster County and prov- ince of Pennsylvania, and John Mont- gomery, mason, James Rogers, James McCluer, of the other part of the Town- ship of Hanover and Said County and province; Witness that the Said Mont- gomery, mason, Rogers, and McCluer, for thireselves thire Ex'rs., Ad'mrs, and as- igns Doth Covanant, Promise and Grant, to and with the said Comisnors, thire Ex'rs, Ad'mrs, and asigns, by These pres-
ents in maner following, that is to say that these the said Mountgomery, Rogers, and McCluer, thire Ex'rs, Ad'mrs and as- signs, or some of Them, for the Consid- eration hearinafter mentioned, shall and will forthwith bild or caus to be bild a suficience stone wall, Laid in Lime and sand, Painted inside and out and as well fraged on the top, as the stone on the Meeting Hous Land will alow; this wall to be built twenty inches thick, five feet and a half high with the foundation
. sunk, one foot in the grown with a pilor on each sid of the gait two foot squair, from the foundation, seven feet and a half high, and also that the said Mount- gomery, Rogers, and McCluer, or any of them, or any of thire Ex'rs, or Adm'rs, shall find and provide at thire own Charges or Expencc, all maner of Stones, Sand, Lime, and Deed timber aud all others meterials nescesary for said work that they shall fine on the or belonging to the said Meeting House Land, and the above said comisnors, Patrick Hays, James Willson, John Camp- bel, Robert McCallen, Robert Clark, and John Rogers, for themselves, thires Ex'rs, Adm'rs, in Considera- tion of the said bilding to be bilt and finished against the first Day of Augst Nixt Ensuing, the Deat hearof in the Manor afforsaid by the said Mount- gomery, Rogers, McCluer, thire Ex'rs, Ad'mrs, or asigns by those presence that we the said comisnors, our Ex'rs, Ad'mrs, and asigns or some of them, shall and well and truly pay or caus to be paid unto the said Mountgomery, Rogers, McCluer, there Ex'rs, Ad'mrs, or asigns the Just sume of thirty nine pound, Good money of Pens? to be paid when the work is Doon and fully Compleated in a workemanlake manor as afforsaid; and for the perform- ing of all and Every of the article and agreement above mentioned, the said Patrick Hays, Jas. Willson, Jno Camp- bel, Robert McCallen, Robt. Clark and Jno. Rogers, and John Mountgommery, James Rogers, & James McCluer, Do hearby bind them, thire Ex'rs, Ad'mrs, and each to the other, in the penal sume of Seventy-Eight powns Lawful Money afloresaid.
In witness whereof we have hereunto
Robert Clark.
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set out Hand and seals the day and year above Ritten.
PATRICK HAYS, JAMES WILSON, JNO. CAMPBELL, ROBERT MCCALLEN, ROBERT CLARK, JOHN ROGERS, JOHN MONTGOMERY, JAMES ROGERS, JAMES MCCLURE.
Witness present HUGH HAYS. JOHN LONG.
AN OLD ROAD ACCOUNT.
The "Over-seer of Roads" for Paxtang Township, Lancaster, now Dauphin county, in 1782, was John Parthemore, Sr., and his account book of residents "warned" to work on the roads, and the persons worked and date of performing the labor are given below : E. W. S. P.
May ye 1st, 1782, worked with the undernamed hands from bever creek towards Storgan's to the creek : James Byers, John Weekens,
John Barnet, Jr.,
John Barnet, Sr.,
Michael Philipie,
John Jamison,
Andrew Barryhill, Josiah White,
Alex. Johnston, Moses Swan,
Wm. McRoberts, Capt. Geo. McMullen, Alex. Mehargue.
May 2d, 1782, worked with the under- named hands at the creek, at Jeremiah Storgan's :
Robt. Whithill,
Peter Bobb,
(3 day), Geo. Bell, John Meder.
Jeremiah Storgan,
June 20th, 1782, drawing timber for the bridge at l'eter Bobb's. Peter Bobb two loads hauled ; John Harris worked 1 day, by Michael Cassel.
Oct. 1st, 1782, warned-
Robt. Neal, Peter Eisenhauer, Thos. Steen, James Walles, Wm. Wanie, Mi- chael Whitley, Peter Vallentine, James Stuart, Andrew Steen, John Elder, Val- lentine Shneider, Robt. Case, Robt. Mont- gomery.
Oct. 2d, 1782, worked with the under named hands at the Bridge at James Wal- leses lane:
Robt. Neel, Peter Felty, Peter Eisen- hauer, wagon & teem, 0-12-6; Thos.
Steen, wagon & teem, 0-12-6; James Walleses wagon & teem, 0-12-6; Lazary Steen, a day; John Elder, Wm. Wanie, V. Shnider, Michael Whitly, Robt. Case, Robt. Montgomery.
The said wagons drawing stone for the said bridge appraised by Robt. Neel & William Wanie.
Oct 10, 1782, James Wallace, wagon and team; John Knilsey, Hendry Hum- barger, Jacob Miller; all at the said bridge, hauling gravel to bridge.
June 17th, 1782. George Diffenbaugh and Conrad Yantz, worked with wagon and two horses at Carson's Bridge.
Nov. 11th, warned (the same as those who) Nov. 12th, 1782, worked with, on the Hanover Road from Harris Hill to- wards Hanover:
Joseph Shaw, Philip Parthemore,
Martin Houser, George Shoop,
James Coehran, Stophel Shoop, David Montgomery, John Parthemore, jr.
February 19th, 1783, built a new bridge with new wood on the Neidig road, on Peter Shearer's land. Peter Shearer, two hands, and I [John Parthemore] with two hands and one horse for hauling wood for the bridge.
THE GILCHRIST FAMILY.
[The following meagre record of a once prominent family of the county, we gather from official documents in the Court House. ]
I. JOHN GILCHRIST, a native of Lon- . donderry, Ireland, came with his family to Ameriea in 1730, locating in Paxtang, then Lancaster, now Dauphin county, Penn'a. ; he died there in February, 1746- 7, leaving a wife, and children as follows:
9. i. James.
3. ii. John; m. Margaret Cowden. iii. E.izabeth.
4. ¿ v. Robert; m. Sarah Ellis.
II. JAMES GILCHRIST (John), b. in Londonderry, Ireland, came with his parents to Paxtang in 1730, and died there in April, 1777, leaving a wife, JEAN, and issue as follows:
¿ Eleanor; m. and had James.
ii. Mary.
iïi. Margaret; m. and had James.
iv. Jean, in. and had James. v. Elizabeth; m. and had James. vi. Martha; m. Alexander Swan.
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vii. John; m. Eleanor and had James.
III. JOHN GILCHRIST (John) b. in Paxtang; d. -----; m. MARGARET COW-
DEN. They had issue:
i. Martha; m. Oct. 14, 1773, John Bell.
ii. Matthew; m. Nov. 13, 1781, Eliza- beth Crouch.
IV. ROBERT GILCHRIST, (John), d. July, 1783, in Paxtang; m. SARAI ELLIS; d. April, 1792. They had issue:
i. Thomas; d. Oct. 1785.
ii. John, b. 1761; d. October 14, 1835; was 2d lieut. Capt. John Reed's company of the Flying Camp, and wounded Au- gust 14, 1776, at Elizabethtown, N. J., in right arm below elbow; is buried at Pax- tang.
iii. Robert.
2. Elizabeth, b. 1765; a. Dec. 16, 1805; unm .; buried in Paxtang church grave- yard.
v. Eleanor; m. Feb. 27, 1781, Richard McGuire.
vi. Agnes.
vii. Sally.
[Any additions to the foregoing will be thankfully received. PAXTANG. ]
NOTES AND QUERIES
Relating to the History of Dauphin County.
XXXIII.
GILCHRIST. - The gencalogical notes in the last number of Notes and Queries, give John son of Robert as the lieutenant of Capt. Reed's company of the Flying Camp in the war of the Revolution. If this is correct, the age as given at the time of his death is an error. We are in- clined to the belief that either the tomb- stone in Paxtang church graveyard does not belong to our revolutionary hero or there is a mistake in dates. Who can un- tangle this ? E.
BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY.
HON. NATHANIEL B. ELDRED.
NATHANIEL B. ELDRED, son of Elisha and Mary Eldred, was born in Dolson. town, Orange county, N. Y., in 1795. He studied law with Daniel Dimmick and Edward Mott, in Milford, Pike county,
Penna., and was admitted to the bar in 1816. In that year he located at Beth- any, Penna., where for nearly twenty years he pursued the practice of his pro- fession. During a portion of this time he was engaged in merchandizing. He served four successive terms in the State Legislature, and was county treasurer two years. In 1835 he wasappointed by Gov. Wolt president judge of the Eighteenth judicial district, and served four years; and in 1839 by Governor Porter, president judge of the Sixth ju- dicial district, in which position he served four years, and then was ap- pointed president judge of the Twelfth district, composed of the coun- ties of Dauphin, Lebanon and Schuyl- kill, whereupon he removed to Harris- burg, where he resided, until in 1849, the Twenty second judicial district composed of Wayne, Pike and Carbon was erected, to which district he was appointed by Gov. Johnston, and then returned to Bethany where he lived the remainder of his life. After the constitution was amended, making the judiciary elective, he was unanimously elected president judge of the Twenty-second district. Un- der the administration of President Polk he served four years as naval officer of the port of Philadelphia, and filled other positions of honor. He died at his resi- dence in Bethany in January, 1867. He had seven children, four of whom died young and unmarried. Mary m. Hon. E. O. Hanflin ; Lucinda m. Ara Bartlett; Carrie m. Mr. Watson, of Warren county, Penna., and Charles, of Warsaw, Wis- consin. Judge Eldred was considered as a very straight-forward man. Asa judge he was always desirous to reach the jus- tice of a case and to put the law and facts in so clear and conspicuous a light as to leave little room for mistake or misappre. hension by a jury. He seldom or never took a case away from a jury and de- cided it himself, consequently he was highly esteemed for his impartiality.
GATES MCALLISTER, M. D.
GATES MCALLISTER, son of Archibald McAllister, was born in 1784, in Derry township, Lancaster now Dauphin county, Penna. He received a classical education, and was a graduate of Dick-
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inson College-studied medicine at Har- risburg, and graduated from the Medical Department of the University of Penn'a. Completing his professional studies, he entered the United States Navy and was early promoted to the rank of surgeon. From this first mark of public re- spect paid to his merit, one might readily infer what might have been ex- pected. He was absent on a two years' cruise, when he returned home, bringing along with him disease and death. He died on Tuesday, February 7, 1809, at the age of twenty-five years, at the resi- dence of his father, Fort Hunter, Dau- phin county, Penn'a. The Oracle, in an extended obituary says: 'It is unneces- sary to speak of his private virtues. Mild and respectful to all, he seldom failed to gain their esteem. As a companion he was agreeable, as a friend sincere."
REV. SAMUEL E. MCCORKLE, D. D.
SAMUEL EUSEBIUS MCCORKLE, son of Samuel McCorkle, an emigrart from County Antrim, Ireland, prior to 1735, was born August 23, 1746, in Paxtang township. Lancaster, now Dauphin coun - ty, Penn'a. His parents removed to North Carolina, about 1755 or 1756, and settled fifteen iniles west of Salisbury, that State. After receiving a good preliminary edu- cation, he entered the college of New Jersey (Princeton), where he graduated in 1772, in the same class with the Rev. Dr. McMillan and Aaron Burr. After his graduation he commenced the study of theology under his maternal uncle, the Rev. Joseph Montgomery, of Paxtang, then ministering at Georgetown, Md. In the spring of 1774 he was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of New York, and immediately after was appointed to go southward. In 1785 Mr. McCorkle opened a classical school at Salisbury, N. C., naming it Zion-Parnassus, which he continued about ten or twelve years. In 1792 Dickinson College conferred on him the degree of Doctor of Divinity. He died at Salisbury, N. C., January 21, 1811, in his sixty-fifth year. Dr. Mc- Corkle married July 2, 1776, Margaret, daughter of William and Elizabeth Steele, of Salisbury, who died in 1821. They had five sons and one daughter. Dr. McCorkle published several sermons, was
a profound thinker, a successful teacher, and one whom his pupils highly venerated and respected.
GENEALOGICAL DATA.
MCFARLAND.
I. WALTER MCFARLAND, of Hanover, d. July, 1790, leaving a wife, Margaret, and had children.
i. John.
ii. Margaret; m. - - McBride. iii. Catharine; m. - Johnston, and had Walter.
iv. Mary; m. - Riddle.
v. Walter.
vi. Rachel; m. - Gibson.
vii. Ann; M. Mccullough.
viii. William.
II. JOHN MCFARLAND, of Derry, son of Walter, d. prior to 1787, leaving a wife, Mary, who died August, 1790, and had children :
i. Walter; m. Sarah -; in 1798 re- sided at Middletown.
ii. John; removed to Lycoming coun- ty. Penn'a.
iii. Mary; m. James Laird.
McKEE.
I. JAMES McKEE, of Derry, d. No- vember, 1762, leaving a wife Martha, and children :
i. Robert.
ii. - m. Moses Potts.
iii. -- m. Samuel Reed.
II. ROBERT MCKEE, of Derry, d. in 1794; wife Isabella, d. prior to 1816; anp they had issue:
i. James. d. s. p.
ii. John, d. s. p.
iii. Robert, d. s. p. iv. Henry, d. s. p.
v. Sample. vi. Isabella.
MCNEELY.
I. JOHN MCNEELY, of Hanover, d. Oc- tober, 1758, leaving a wife Martha, and children :
i. Rachel; m. - Gamble, and had John and Janett.
ji. -; m. Sharp, and had Edward Sharp.
iii. - -; m. - Cooper, and had
Chrissa Cooper.
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IT. MICHAEL MCNEELY, of Hanover, brother of the foregoing, d. December, 1762, leaving a wife Eleanor, and chil- dren:
i. James.
ii. Mary.
iii. Agnes; m. William Trousdale.
iv. Margaret; m. John Johnston.
v. Eleanor; m. - Turner.
vi. Jean.
MCQUOWN
[This name is variously spelled, the variations being McQueen, McEwen, McCune and McQuin. ]
I. JOHN MCQUEEN, of Derry, d. De. cember, 1770, leaving a wife Susanna [Candor ] and children :
i. -; m. John Fleming.
ii. Josias.
iii. Sarah; m. Abraham Scott.
iv. Rachel.
v. Margaret.
vi. David.
II. RICHARD MCQUOWN, 'of Hanover, d. prior to 1780, leaving a wife Jean who subsequently m. Alexander Kidd, and children:
i. John.
ii. Margaret.
iii. James, b. 1773.
iv. Jane, b. 1775.
v. Richard, b. 1777.
III. DAVID MCQUEEN, of Derry, d. prior to 19th April, 1794, leaving children: i. John, d. at the age of 4 years.
ii. Jane, m. John Bailey.
iii. Mary, m. James Anderson.
IV. JOHH MCEWEN, of Hanover, d. April, 1791, leaving a wife, Eleanor, and children:
i. Margaret.
ii. Mary.
iii. Elizabeth.
iv. Jean, m. Willim Sturgeon.
v. Eleanor, m. Joseph Allen.
vi John.
vii. James.
viii. Richard.
ix. Thomas.
The executors of his estate were his wife and sons in-laws, John Barnett and John Gilchrist, Jr.
MARTIN.
I. JOSEPH MARTIN, in 1732, had children among others:
i. Samuel.
ii. John.
iii. Mary; m. - Caldwell.
II. ALEXANDER MARTIN, of Hanover, d. in 1767, leaving a wife Martha, who subsequently m .- Black, and children: i. John; m. Elizabeth -
ii. Susanna; m. John Graham.
iii. Margaret.
iv. Esther; m. John Furnley.
v. Alexander. vi. Rebecca. vil. Martha. viii. Joseplı.
III. ROBERT MARTIN, of Hanover, d. October 1773. leaving a wife Jean, and children :
i. Ann; m. - Duncan.
ii. Robert; d. April 1777, unm.
iii. Jean.
iv. Margaret.
MAYES.
I. THOMAS, ANDREW and JAMES MAYES were brothers and settled early within the present limits of Dauphin county.
II. JAMES MAYES d. August, 1745, leaving a wife Margaret and children:
i. Rebecca, m. - Parker.
ii. Margaret.
iii. James.
iv. Andrew. III. ANDREW MAYES, d. June, 1754, leaving a wife Rebecca, and children:
i. James.
ii. Mary, m. Kern Sterret.
iii. Rachel.
iv. Rebecca. v. Margaret.
vi. Susanna.
IV. JAMES MAYES, of Donegal, d. April, 1760, leaving a wife and children: i. John. ii. Isabel.
iii. Mary; m. Andrew Mayes.
iv. Rebecca; m. Alex. Martin.
v. Elizabeth. vi. Susannah.
vii. Margaret.
V. THOMAS MAYES, of Paxtang, d. July 1764, leaving a wife Margaret and children :
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i. Thomas.
ii. Margaret; m. -- Stewart.
iii. Rebecca.
iv. Andrew.
v. James.
vi. Mary; m. Smith.
vii. Samuel.
viii. Elizabeth.
ix. Martha.
x. Jean, m. - - Hilton.
xi. William. xii. John. xiii. Doreas. xiv. Matthew.
MEANS.
I. SAMUEL MEANS, of Paxtang, d. Feb- ruary, 1746-7, leaving a wife Grizzle, and ehildren:
i. Nelly. ii. Margaret. iii. Andrew. iv. Jean. v. Isabel.
vi. John. vii. Mary.
viii. Samuel.
II. JOHN MEANS, of Swatara, d. prior to 1798, leaving a wife Martha, and ehil- dren:
i. Nathan.
ii. Naney; m. Thomas Larimer.
iii. Jane [Janett] m. Nathan Woods. iv. John.
v. James. vi. Joseph MeCord.
MIDDLETON.
I. ROBERT MIDDLETON, of Paxtang, d. April, 1731, leaving a wife and with other children:
i. Jolın.
II. WILLIAM MIDDLETON, of Paxtang, d. February, 1732-3, leaving a wife and children:
i. John, d. prior to 1732, and left issue. ii. William.
iii. Thomas. iv. George.
MINSKER.
LUDWIG MINSKER, of Upper Paxtang, d. February, 1777, leaving a wife and children :
i. John.
ii. George.
iii. Casper.
iv. -- , m. Peter Haslinaver. V. - -, m. Henry Albright.
vi. Mary.
vi. Ludwig.
NOTES AND QUERIES
Relating to the History of Dauphin County.
XXXIV.
"MANADAY TOWNSHIP."-This is the designation of Hanover township in many of the earliest land warrants, prior to 1738. The name was no doubt suggested by the principal stream, the Manada, as at the same period the township of Leba- non went by the name of "Quittapaliilla."
KENNEDY .- John and Alexander Ken- nedy, brothers, took up large traets of land at "the foot of Peter's mountain," in 1765. What is known coneerning them or their descendants ? From our notes we find that Robert Kennedy, of West Hanover township, died prior to 180S, leaving a wife Ann, and children:
i William.
ii. Thomas.
iii. Robert.
iv. Sarah, m. James Ryan. v. Ann.
vi. Jane, m. John Dempsey. vii. Margaret.
Whether this family is related to the settlers named above. we have no knowl- edge.
THE ENDERS FAMILY .- The following notes relating to this prominent family of the "Upper End, " has been in our posses- sion two or three years. We give them, however, as we find them. If some of the family will furnish us full genea- logical details of their aneestors, we will give in connection therewith some infor- mation which will prove interesting to them:
The land which now constitutes the site of Jacksonville, Dauphin eounty, together with the adjacent territory com- prising one thousand aeres, was origi- nally owned by Philip Enders, the an- cestor of the present family of that name now residing in the village. He was born July 22, 1740, in the province of Nassau,
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Germany. He was in the European war under the illustrious warrior, William Henry, Grand Duke of Nassau, and Lord and Peer of Lahr, Wiesbaden and Tol- sein, by whom he was honorably dis- charged from military duty. after a faith - ful and patriotie service. He was subse- quently appointed lieutenant by the King of Franee in the Royal Light Cavalry of Nassau, February 20, 1764. He was married May 12, 1764, and soon after emigrated to Ameriea, landing at Phila- delphia in the same year-subsequently settling at York. Mr. Enders finally re- moved from York, and took up a traet of one thousand acres of land as above stated from the government, and perma- nently settled thereon. He died in 1810, at the west end of Jacksonville, on land now owned by Daniel Enders, his grand- son. There is a very numerous and highly respected line of descendants of the original emigrant yet living in the township. The layer out of the village, George Enders, was the son of George Enders, Sr., who was the son of Captain Philip Enders above described.
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TOMBSTONE RECORDS
St. Peter's Church Graveyard, Middletown.
[In his own family genealogical re- searches, "E. W. S. P." transcribed many of the records of the tombstones in the old graveyard of St. Peter's Lutheran church at Middletown, to whom we are indebted for their alphabetical arrange- ment, etc. We are sure they will be highly appreciated by not only the con- stant readers of Notes and Queries but by those who live far from the old grave- yard of their aneestors, many of whom are awaking to the duty presented them of preserving the records of their own and allied families. I is highly commmendable in us as Pennsylvanians that we are taking a deeper interest in the preservation of our records, and that many of the present generation are inquiring who they are- from whom descended. It may be here stated that the scries of Historieal Notes and Queries relating to the Biography and Genealogy of Dauphin County now publishing in the Telegraph is being ear- uestly sought for and preserved by many
who a few years since gave no thought to the past and its hallowed associations, preferring that the Past should bury the Dead Past. If we can induee others to carefully treasure up the records of their ancestors, that may be preserved for their own and family use, much shall have been aceomplished. ]
I. Alleman, Catharine, w. of Christopher; d. Nov. 17, 1859, .aged about 80 years.
Allen, Martha; d. aged 85 years. Aekerman, Agnes Ann, w. of J .; b. Nov. 29, 1811: d. Aug. 8, 1842.
Armold, Catharine, d. of Geo. and w. of J. Smith; b. Nov. 15, 1833; d. Sepr. 19, 1848.
Bombaugh, Catharine; d. Dec. 18, 1833, in her 71st year.
Bauer, Eva M .; b. April 17, 1737; d. July 17, 1818.
Blattenberger, John; b. Oct. 14, 1744; d. June 14, 1813.
Bomberger, Rachael; w. of John; b. Sept. 5, 1771; d. Aug. 19, 1814.
Brestel, Anna Maria; b. June 16, 1788; d. Nov. 23, 1826.
Brenneman, John; b. Dee. 29, 1795; d. Dec. 29, 1835.
Brenneman Eliza, w. of David; b. Mar. 6, 1827; d. Dec. 29, 1847.
Brestel, Anna Mary, w. of Chas .; b. Mar. 4, 1764; d. Aug. 30, 1836.
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