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"Having now been with them a consid- erable time, a favorable opportunity offered for me to regain my liberty. My old father Bosquetum had a horse and he sent me to hunt it for him. After search- ing some time I came home and told him that I had discovered his tracks at some considerable distance and that I thought I could find him, that I would take my gun and provisions and would hunt for three or four days and if I could kill a bear or deer, I would paek home the meat on the horsc. Accord. ingly I paeked up some provisions and started towards the white settlements, not fearing pursuit for some days, and by that time I would be out of reach of the pursuers. But before I was aware I was almost at a large camp of Indians by a ereek side. This was in the evening and I had to conceal myself in a thicket till it was dark, and then passed the camp, and crossed the creek in one of their canoes. I was much afraid that their dogs would give the alarm, but happily got safe past.
"I traveled on for several days, and on my way I spied a bear, shot at and wounded him so that he could not run; but being too hasty ran up to him with my tomahawk and before I could give him a blow, he gave me a severe stroke on the leg which pained me very much, and retarded my journey much longer that it otherwise would have been. How- ever I travelled on as well as I could till I got to the Allegheny river, where I collected some poles, on the which I made a raft, and bound it together with elm bark and grape vines; by which means I got over the river, but in cross- ing which I lost my gun. I arrived at Fort Pitt in fourteen days from the time of my start, after a captivity of five years and some months."
[In Collections of the Massachuset'~ Hist. Soc., vol. vi. of the Third series, p. 140, an account of the Captivity of Hugh Gibson is given by the Rev. Timothy Alden. It is more prolix than the fore- going but not as reliable. ]
VOL 1.
No. 3.
NOTES AND QUERIES
CHIEFLY RELATING
TO THE
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY,
EDITED BY
WILLIAM H. EGLE, M. D., M. A.
NOTES AND QUERIES
CHIEFLY RELATING TO THE
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
VOL. I. 1884.
No. 3.
NOTES AND QUERIES
Relating to the History of Dauphin County.
XXXVIII.
A NEW MAP OF HARRISBURG is pro- jected by a publisher of Philadelphia, and we essay to give a note of warning. Three or four times our citizens have been swindled by map and atlas publishers, and unless they know what they are go- ing to subscribe for they should have nothing to do with any new project; at least until City Councils have fully de- cided on what changes are to be made in the nomenclature of our streets. "A
word to the wise is sufficient."
DERRY MEMORIAL .- The masonry for the Derry Presbyterian church has been commenced, and it is fixed that the cere- monies connected with laying the corner- stone will occur on the second of Oc- tober. The design provides for a hand- some structure with tower and every con- venience for church work. It will be erected in the most substantial manner, and of course a great feature in the lo- cality of the lovely lands of Derry. A Sunday school has been formed and num- bers about sixty permanent scholars.
IN REVOLUTIONARY TIMES .- For the original of the following we are indebted to a descendant of John Metzger, our townsman LaRue Metzger, Esq. During the Revolution, a large amount of work for the army was done at Middletown and Hummelstown:
MIDDLETOWN, March 3d, 1779. The American Legion under command of Coll. DeKowatz, to John Metscar, Sad- ler, Dr.
To mending 17 sadles 59: 10
To 14 Halters 42:
To mending 7 Halters & Reins 10:
To 5 Sursingles 12: 10
To making 5 Bridles 10:
To straps and Sundry Articles 16: 5
£150: 5
AN INDIAN AXE AND ARROW HEADS, found a short distance below the mouth of Clark's creek, have been sent us by James Steckley, of Dauphin, to whom we are greatly indebted. The first named was made from an oblong river stone, worn smooth, and is chipped at the point; the arrow heads are perfect, mostly trian- gular, and of the hard flint of the neigh- borhood. An Indian village was located at the mouth of Clark's creek, and from the nature of the rocks in the locality we believe the remains of the arrow head maker's wigwam can be found. Will our friends in that neighborhood make a search, and send us the result of their investigation ? E.
NOT A FACT .- In the recent newspaper correspondence relating to the Franklin county centennial, credit was given to some one as making the remarkable dis- covery when Franklin county was erected, as if the fact had not been known to every citizen of the county named. Rupp's and McCauley's his- tories certainly gave the facts, the law erecting the county is upon the statute
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books in every lawyers office, while in the State histories and Smull's Hand Book is the same story presented. Why newspa- per correspondents will allow themselves to be caught in such a ridiculous net is very hard to understand. Some of these. days somebody will pretend to discover the fact that William Penn founded Penn - sylvania, and correspondents eager for sensation will write the author into no- toriety. E.
THE FRANKLIN COUNTY CENTENNIAL was really a grand success, and we hope it will spur our citizens to action when the oppprtune time arrives. What Franklin county did, Dauphin certainly can do, and more, if the people so will it. The industrial display day, and the gen. eral parade participated in by every township in the county, were certainly to be admired. They represented the true interests of the county, and the old and the new werebrought intostriking contrast. The historical address of George Cham- bers, Esq., was a praiseworthy effort- and unlike most addresses he avoided the self glorifyeation of his own family to whom albeit the greatest praise is due from what they have done from the first settlement of the county down to the present day. Soon we trust some one not to "the manor born" will do justice to that eminently representative family of the Cumberland Valley. E.
HISTORICAL INFORMATION .- No won- der history is full of egregious perver- sions, when stories such as the following are given as faets in one-dalf the news- papers of the Susquehanna Valley. It is simply a wonderful lie, started in May last by a newspaper correspondent who had more invention than prudence. Here it is :
"Over fifty years have gone since the first log ark was floated on the Susque- banna. The arks were about ninety feet long, sixteen wide and four high. They were used for carrying coal from the Karthaus region and would contain sev- eral thousand bushels. The coal dis- posed of, they were sold for building stuff. The business of floating and sell- ing arks soon became an important item to people residing in oak, pine and hem-
loek localities near the river. The arks were run to the head of Maryland canal and taken through it to Port Deposit. This method occurred before the course among the rocks in the Susquehanna was blasted for the passage of rafts. Arks are seldom seen now, as they have been superseded by canal boats. The first raft run down the river to be sold for building material was constructed by David Me- Closkey in 1835 He sold it to a party near Harrisburg for three and a half cents per foot."
The truth is that "log arks" were run down the Susquehanna and its tributa- ries as early as 1785, certainly, and "rafts" at least twenty years previously-per- haps as early as 1755. They are one of the primitive modes of navigation, and have been in use since the days of Cyrus.
A. B. II.
[Continued from XXXVII, Vol. I, No. 2.] PATTON.
DAVID PATTON, sen., of Paxtang, d. September, 1784, leaving a wife Rebecca and children :
i. David; m. Sarah -
ii. John.
iii. Elizabeth; m. - - Gamble, and had Rebecca. iv. Jane.
v. Joseph.
vi. Rebecca. vii. Martha.
viii. Sarah; m. John Hatfield.
PEFFER.
GEORGE PEFFER, of Harrisburg, d. February 1804, leaving a wife Susannah, and children:
i. Henry.
ii. Catharine.
iii. Samuel.
iv. Susannah.
v. Sarah.
PETTIGREW.
DAVID PETTIGREW, of Hanover, d. July 1784, leaving a wife Elizabeth and children:
i. John: m. Elizabeth
ii. James: m. Jean
iii. Margaret.
iv. Catharine.
v. Elizabeth.
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CAPTAIN JOSEPH SHERER.
Among the earliest of the Scotch-Irish emigrants was Samuel Sherer. He came from near Londonderry, Ireland, to the Province of Pennsylvania in the autumn of 1734 and located in Paxtang township, Lancaster now Dauphin county. He was a man of means was well educated and became quite prominent in the Scotch- Irish settlement. His son, Joseph Sherer, was about three years old when his par- ents came to America. He sccured a fair English education and was brought up to the life of a frontiersman that of a farmer. During the French and Indian war he served as a non commissioned officer, and was in active service as a scout or ranger on the frontiers. When the thunders of the Revolution reverberat- ed along the Valley of the Susquehanna, with all his Scotch-Irish and German neighbors, he entered into the contest for liberty. In 1775 and 1776 he was in command of one of the companies of Col. James Burd's battalion of Associa- tors, a roll of which is to be found in the recent History of Dauphin county. Col. Burd's farm at Tinian joined the Sherer homestead, and the two patriots were intimate friends. Capt. Sherer was a member of the Committee of Observa- tion for the county of Lancaster, and was chosen by the vote of the people a mem- ber of the first constitutional convention of the State of Pennsylvania, which met at Philadelphia on the 15th of July, 1776. While in attendance on this representative body of the Rev olutionary Era he took ill, returned home and died on the 1st or 2d of Decem- ber following. His remains were interred in the burial ground of old Paxtang church, of which he was a consistent member, but no stonc marks the spot where repose the ashes of that hero of the days of Independence. Captain Sherer married, on the 6th of February, 1759, Mary McClure, and their children were Mary m. Samuel Cochran, Samuel, John, Jean, Richard, Joseph, William and Catharine. From the records at Lancaster, we have-
THE WILL OF JOSEPH SHERER.
"In the Name of God, Amen ; This Twenty-first day of October and in the
year of our Lord God Onc thousand seven Hundred and seventy-six, I, -Joseph Sherer of Paxtang Township, County of Lancaster, Province of Pennsylvania, Farmer, Being sick and weak in Body but of sound mind and memory, thanks to God for it, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament. And first, I commend my soul to Almighty God that gave it, when he shall be pleased to re- quire it; and my Body to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executors licrein after named, nothing doubting at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same by the mnighty power of God; and as for such worldly estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I do give, demise, and dispose thereof in the following manner and form :
Item - I allow all my just debts and funeral charges to be paid.
Itcm-I give and bequcathe to my dearly beloved wife Mary the sum of Two hundred and Fifty Pounds, Lawful money of Pennsylvania, to be freely had, used, and enjoyed by her forever, of my Real estate as soon as sold ; and her feather bed and bed-clothes necessary for her said bed, and her saddle or in lieu thereof, if she plcases, the sum of Five Pounds 10 shillings.
Item-My will is my family live together for the term of four years after my de- cease, or longer if they live comfortable, that so my younger children may be maintained, clothed, and cducated, which I order my Executors to do in case my estate is not sold and if my two eldest sons Samuel and John stays and manages that part of my real estate lying in Pax- tang Township the above said term of four years after my decease ; then my will is they, viz., Samuel and John have and receive Twenty-five Pounds each of them, and to each a saddle to be at the discretion of my Ex.'s according to their merit.
Item-I give and bequeathe to my sons Samuel and John Thirty pounds each, and my son William and daughter Catha- rinc two pounds each, and of my Real Estate to be by them freely enjoyed, and after these legacies and bequeathements it is my will and I do order that the re- mainder of my Estate be regularly di-
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vided amongst my cight children, viz : Mary, Samuel, John, Jean, Richard, Jo- seph, William and Catharine equally share and share alike, exeept to my daughter Mary who is now the wife of Samuel Coehran, that she is to have the sum of forty-five pounds less than the other children, she having already re- ceived; But in case any of my said chil- dren should die before they arrive to the age of Twenty one years and without lawful issue, then my will is in such case it belong to the survivors or survivor share and share alike ; But in case any of my said children should die before they arrive to the above age and have lawful issue, then I give and bequeathe the above part or portion to said eliild or children equally ; but in case they shall die before they reach Twenty-one years, then I give and bequeathic that said part to my above named ehildren or to their sur- vivors or survivor share and share alike ; and my will is that my Ex'rs sell and dispose of traet of land lying in Buffalo settlement in Northumberland county as soon as judged most advantageous to sell it for the benefit of my family ; and that part of my Real Estate lying in Paxtang Township I do allow Ex'rs to make sale at a time when it is found to be requisite to sell, in case my family cannot live comfortably together and to convey by lawful deed or deeds for each of the above named traets of land, and my will is said deed or deeds be good and suffi- eient to the huyer, to hold to him or them or his or their heirs or assigns forever.
Item-I do nominate, eonstitutcand ap- point my well beloved wife Mary Execu- trix, and Samuel Coehran and Samuel Sherer Ex'rs, or any two of them of this my Testament and last will; and I do also disallow, revoke and disannul my every other testament, will or wills by me or in any wise made, and do ratify and confirm this and no other to be my last Will and Testament, ratified and confirmed the day and year above written ; and further, my will is if at any time it should happen that any dispute should arise between my Executors or Heirs relating to the sale of the lands, the manner how or when, or of any other matter coneerning my said Estate, then my Will is that the contend- ing Parties whether Ex'rs or Hcirs or
Guardians shall ehoosc any number they agree upon of disinterested men to settle or adjust; and sueh agreeing my will is shall be deeisive. It witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal, this day and year above written. JOSEPH SHERER. [SEAL. ]
Signed, sealed, published and declared by said Jos. Sherer as and for his testa- ment and last will, in presence of us-
JOHN STEEL,
ALEX'R MC LURE, ROBERT MONTGOMERY."
Accompanying the foregoing is an in- ventory. comprising six pages of fools- eap, of household goods and personal property, with an additional page eon- taining the special legacies, closing with the amount given to each heir. The names were as given above.
SOME OLD GRAVEYARDS.
Several months sinee the readers of Notes and Queries were given the records transeribed from the tombstones of some neglected family grave-yards. We here. with give others. Among the names will be found many familiar to the pres- ent gencration, and a few which will carry the recollections of the old citizen baek to the hallowed associations of his early years, and call to mind the virtues and peculiar characteristics of his neigh - bor, friend or associate. P.
On the farm adjoining Highspire on the northwest, and on the bluff of the hill overlooking the Susquehanna river, is a burial place in which are only two tombstones to tell the reader who lies buried therc:
Hagy, Henry, b' Dec. 12, 1770; d. April 10, 1813. Hagy, Maria, w. of H., b. May 16, 1770; d. July 13, 1336.
About one mile ahove Highspire on the Hill, a short distance from the turnpike, is a graveyard on the line of the Frantz and Hagy farms, wherein lies the bodies of many persons, yct only a few stones with inscriptions are there, one of which we copy in full:
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Hier liegen die Gebeine von Elizabeth Frantz Tochter von Johann Neidig und Maria seiner Gattin sie wurde geboren den 10ten Tag April 1790 und verheirat thete sich mit Michael Frantz alle von Schwatara township, Dauphin County den 19ten Tag Martch 1812 und nach dem sie 1 Sohn und 4 Tochtern geboren hatte. Starb sie den 3ten Tag Dec. 1821.
Walter, Jacob, d. Sept. 23, 1840, aged 75 years.
Walter, Nancy, w. of J., b. Oct. 9, 1775; d. March 5, 1845.
Twomiles north of Highspire, in Lower Swatara township, on the "old Mumma Farm" (now owned by John Motter) "rest the bodies in death," of a very fa- miliar name in Dauphin county, Pa., and some of whose descendants are inhabit- ants of other portions of the Union.
Mumma, John, b. Mar. 10, 1736; d, June 11, 1816.
Mumma [John, jr. ], b. Mar. 11, 1776; d. Aug. 3, 1859.
Mumma, Elizabeth, b. Mar. 28, 1780; d. May 2, 1850.
Mumma, Christian, s. of John, b. Aug. 12, 1783; d. May 30, 1855.
Mumma, Elizabeth, w. of Christian and
d. of Henry and Mary Hagy; b. Oct. 19, 1793; d. Mar. 6, 1843
Mumma, Fanny, b. Nov. 29, 1789; d. Aug. 21, 1822.
Mumma, Mary, d. of Henry and Mary Hagy, b. Sept. 26, 1804; d. Dec. 26, 1851.
Mumma, John, s. of Christian and Fanny, b. Nov. 1, 1811; d. July 10, 1843.
Mumma, John, s. of John and Elizabeth, b. Aug. 15, 1807; d. Aug. 24, 1838. Mumma, Elizabeth, d. of Christian and Ann, b. Mar. 2, 1847; d. May 30, 1862.
Mumma, Solomon, s. of Christian and Elizabeth, b. Oct. 14, 1827; d. Nov. 24, 1849.
Mumma, Samuel, s. of Christian and Nancy, b. Sept. 20. 1842; d. April 24, 1877.
Cassell, Catharine, w. of Michael, b. Oct. 15, 1799; d. Mar. 8, 1837.
Cassel, Leah, b. April 2, 1810; d. April 12, 1833.
Transcripts from the graveyard on Ab- ner Cassel's farm, on Chambers road, in Swatara township, are herewith given:
Kreps, John, b. Aug. 25, 1796; d. July 19. 1842.
Kreps, Maria, w, of J., b. July 6, 1804; d. Aug. 18, 1847.
Witmer, Jacob, b. March 11, 1766; d. May 18, 1847.
Witmer, Margaret, b. March 20, 1750; d. Dec. 7, 1838.
"M. W.," died 1821, aged 77 years, 8 months.
Seibert, George, b. Nov. 3, 1772; d. May 6, 1837.
Seibert, Magdalena, w. of Geo., b. Sept. 13, 1787; d. Sept 9, 1849.
Alleman, Nicholas, b. 1756; d. 1826.
Alleman, Elizabeth, d. aged about 60 years.
Horning, John, b. Aug. 14, 1781; d. Oct. 22, 1820.
Horning, Jacob, b. Feb. 3, 1779; d. Feb. 13, 1834.
Feltz, Jacob, b. Scpt. 18, 1794; d. July 23, 1830.
Deckard, Henry, b. 1785; d. May 3, 1835. Deckard, Jacob, b. Oct. 29, 1813; d. Dec. 29, 1835.
Deminy, Helena, w. of John, b. Nov. 22, 1811; d. April 10, 1855.
Boyer, John, b. Dec. 15, 1779; d. Mar. 20, 1856.
Beyer, Catharine, b. May 27, 1784; d. Jan. 27, 1853.
Keeney, Ernst, b. Jan. 10, 1813; d. Jan. 26, 1842.
Warner, John, b. Jan. 3, 1808; d. Sept. 12, 1856. Warner, Jacob, s. of John and Susan, b. May 8, 1831; d. May 7, 1858.
GENEALOGICAL DATA.
POORMAN.
I. STEPHEN POORMAN, of Paxtang, d. April, 1782, leaving a wife Anna and children :
i. Christian.
ii. John.
ii .. Barbara; m. Eliab Negley.
iv. Mary; m. John Roop.
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v. Addy; m. Jacob Roop.
vi. Franey; m. Christian Stauffer.
vii. Anna; m. Henry Landis.
viii. Elizabeth; m. Melchior Poorman.
II. CHRISTIAN POORMAN, of Paxtang,
d. prior to 1782, leaving children: i. Christian; m. Mary -
ii. Anna; m. George Fridley.
iii. Mary; residing in 1793 in East Pennsboro', Cumberland county, Pa.
PORTER.
JAMES PORTER, scnior, of West Han- over, d. in May, 1788, leaving a wife Jean, and children :
i. Grizzle : m. - McCormick.
ii. Isabel.
iii. David.
iv. James. v. Robert.
vi. Joshua.
POTTS.
ROBERT POTTS, of Paxtang, d. Octo ber, 1769, leaving a wife Sarah (Biddle) and children :
i. Rachel ; m. Michael Troy, of Sun- bury.
ii. Peggy ; m. Alexander Porter, farmer. iii. Jean; m. John Dickey, blacksmith. iv, Ann.
He leaves a legacy to his sister Jean Potts.
RIPPETHI.
I. James Rippcth took up land in Pax- tang in 1737; he had among other chil- dren :
i. William.
ii. James, jr .; m. Martha
II. JAMES RIPPETH, jr .; d. prior to 1800, leaving a wife, Martha, and chil- dren:
i. Martha; m. James Robertson. ii. Isabel; d. s. p.
III. HUGH RIPPETH, of Hanover, son of William of James, d. prior to 1773, leaving a wife, Halladay, and children : i. Joseph.
ii. James.
iii. William.
iv. Sarah; m. William Scott.
v. Isabel; m. Richard Johnson.
ROBERTSON.
I. JAMES ROBERTSON, of Hanover, d.
March 1792, leaving a wife Margaret and children:
i. Robert.
ii. James.
iii. - m Alexander McGce :
and had James. iv. Hugh. v. William.
vi. Jean.
vii. Rebecca; m. William Maffet. viil. John. ix. Mary.
x. Elizabeth.
II. WILLIAM ROBERTSON, son of James, of Hanover, d. in 1801, leaving a wife and children:
i. Hugh.
ii. John. iii. Alexander.
iv. William.
v. Mary; m. William Crozier.
vi. Elizabeth; m John Smith.
vii. Margaret; m. Robert Carnahan. viii. David.
ix. Jane.
III. MARY ROBERTSON, d. prior to 1801, daughter of William Robertson; m. William Crozier, and had two children (surname Crozier) :
i. John.
ii. Elizabeth.
iii. Jamcs.
iv. Kennedy.
v. Matthew.
RUSSELL.
James Russell, of Derry, d. May, 1761; his wife Jcan d. in 1765; their children were:
i. Mary, b. 1746; m. Oliver Ramsey; d. prior to 1792, in Dover township, York county, Pa., and left William, m. Mary -, Mary m. James Farra, and Alexander.
ii. Alexander, b. 1748.
iii. Janvs, b. 1750.
iv. Jean, b. 1752.
v. Catharine, b. 1754.
vi. Margaret, b. 1756.
SEAL.
I. GEORGE SEAL, of Upper Paxtang,
d. February, 1801, leaving children : i. Henry.
ii. George.
iii. Jacob.
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iv. Molly.
II. GEORGE SEAL, of Upper Paxtang, son of George, d. March, 1813, leaving a wife Margaret, and children :
i. Jonathan. ii. Jesse.
iii. Jobn. iv. Daniel.
SHEETZ.
GEORGE SHEETZ, of Paxtang, d. in 1769, leaving a wife Elizabeth and chil- dren :
i. Jacob.
ii. Susanna; m. Conrad Renninger.
iii. George.
iv. Catharine; m. Martin Gross.
v. Elizabeth; m. George Segar. vi. Mary.
vii. Leonard.
SHOTT.
I. LUDWIG SHOTT, of Upper Paxtang, d. in 1786, leaving children :
i. Jacob.
ii. Micbael.
iii. Ludwig.
iv. Catbarine; m. Adam Laudermilcb.
v. Christiana; m. Adam Cooper.
vi. Anna Mary; m. Peter Sweigart. vii. Mary; m. Samuel Diffendorff. viii. Christian.
ix. Margaret; m. Edward Freeman. x. Philip.
II. · FREDERICK SHOTT, of Derry, prob- ably a brotber of Ludwig, d. April, 1786, leaving children:
i. Philip.
ii. Mary; m. George Books.
iii. Frederick.
iv. Andrew.
v. Christiana. vi. Esther.
vii. Ludwig. viii. John.
ix. Catharine.
III. LUDWIG SHOTT, of Lebanon, twp., now Lebanon county, d. May, 1809, leaving a wife Eva, and children :
i. Catharine.
ii. Elizabeth, m. Henry Killem.
iii. Barbara, m. John Bender.
iv. Margaret, m. Jost Kremmer.
SINGER.
I. SIMON SINGER, d. in 1763, leaving a
wife Elizabeth who afterwards married Henry Eby, and children :
i. John.
ii. Simon.
iii. Barbara.
iv. Elizabeth.
v. Jacob. vi. Catharine.
vii. Henry.
viii. Anna.
ix. Mary.
II. JOHN SINGER, of Derry, d. May, 1790, leaving a wife Barbara, and among otber children :
i. Conrad.
ii. David.
III. JACOB SINGER, of Derry, d. No- vember, 1800, leaving a wife Franey, and children :
i. Jacob.
ii. Daniel.
iii. Anna.
iv. Ephraim.
SMITH.
I Robert Smith, of Paxtang, d. March,
1757, leaving a wife Mary and children :
i. Matthew, m. Agnes -
ii. Rebecca.
iii. Robert, b. 1747.
iv. David., b. 1749.
II. JAMES SMITH, of Paxtang, d. Sep- tember, 1775, leaving a wife Mary, and children :
i. John.
ii. James.
iii. William; m. Mary -- , and had Thomas; he was a surveyor, &c.
iv Robert.
v. Samuel.
vi. Agnes.
vii. Joseph." la viii. Mary.
In tbe will he speaks of his "brother John Cate, of Neely town, in the county of Ulster, New York."
SMITH.
JAMES SMITH of Harrisburg, bricklayer, d. May 1792; he disposed of bis estate to the following:
i. Mary, "my daughter of Cole Island, county Tyrone, Ireland, or her daughter living with ber uncle George Carrutb."
ii. Rosanna, "my daughter now living with my wife Jean Smith."
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The one-third of hisestate he bequeathed his wife during lite, and also left a legacy to his "brother Patrick Smith, of Droneda of the Kingdom of Ireland."
NOTES AND QUERIES
Relating to the History of Dauphin County
XXXIX.
RICKERT .- Hartman Rickert, an emi grant from Germany, settled near Short Mountain at an early date; he died at the age of 86 years, leaving one son Hart- man Rickert, jr., who married Catharine Seebold. They were upwards of eighty at their death. They had children:
i. Henry, m. - Romberger.
ii. Martin, m. Elizabeth Yerges.
iii. Peter, m. -- Klinger.
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