BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
Historical Collections of Harrison County in the State of
Ohio
With Lists of the First Land-owners, Early Marriages (to
1841), Will Records (to 1861), Burial Records of the Early
Settlements
and Numerous Genealogies
By Charles A. Hanna
Published New York,
1900
*In the family records given
in the following pages, the names of the children of the
first one of the family to settle in Harrison county are
usually preceded by roman capital numerals (I., II., III.,
IV., etc.); the names of the grandchildren, by arabic
numerals (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.); and the names of the
great-grandchildren by roman lower-case numerals (i., ii.,
iii., iv., etc.)
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JOHN ADAMS, a native of
Ireland, settled in Short Creek township, Harrison county, Ohio, about 1805,
where he d. 1812; m. ____, d. 1846; had issue: 1. William; 2.
James; 3. Samuel, b. Dec. 1, 1809; m. (1st) 1842, Sarah
Chambers, d. Feb. 7, 1851, daughter of David Chambers, of Green
township; m. (2d) Apr. 2, 1857, Mary Clark, daughter of James
Clark, of Athens township (had issue by first wife: 1. Joshua, b.
Aug. 2, 1842; ii. Rachel, b. Sept. 3, 1844; iii. John, b. Dec.
11, 1850; dd. Apr. 27, 1882; had issue by second wife; iv. Clark, m.
Nov. 26, 1884, Dora Copeland, daughter of Henry Copeland, of
Green township; v. Sarah-Elizabeth); 4. Hannah; 5. Joshua;
6. John.
Source:
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JOHN ADAMS, a native of
Pennsylvania, b. Nov. 13, 1774; settled in Freeport township, Harrison
county, Ohio, about 1807, where he d. 1835; m. May 2, 1799, Rachel Asher;
b. in Pennsylvania May 16, 1776; d. Aug. 25, 1851; had issue.
I. Rebecca, b. Feb. 29, 1800. II. Elizabeth, b. Apr. 16,
1801. III. Rachel, b. Dec. 18, 1803. IV. Samuel, b. Jan.
16, 1806, in Erie county, Penn.; came with his parents to Ohio; settled in
Moorefield township, Harrison county, 1828, where he d. Nov. 17, 1880; m.
Jan. 24, 1828, Elizabeth Johnson, d. May 19, 1883, daughter of
William and Nancy Stalson Johnson, early settlers in Moorefield
township; had issue: 1. John, b. Jan. 17, 1831, in Moorefield
township; m. Jan. 13, 1853, Mary E. Swearingen, natives of
Virginia (had issue: i. Henry-T.; ii. Annie-E.; iii.
Albert-D.; settled in Chicago, Ill.; iv. W.-S.; v.
Emma-V.; vi. Sadie; vii. Mary-E.); 2. Rachel-A., m.
___ Romans; 3. Mary, m. _____ Johnson; settled in
Washington, Davis county, Ind.; 4. William; 5. Samuel, d.
young; 6. Rebecca, m. J. Moore. V. John, b. June
20, 1808. VI. Julia-A., b. Dec. 13, 1811. VII.
Anthony, b. Oct. 4. 1815.
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THOMAS ADAMS, b. in
Pennsylvania, about 1790; removed to Cadiz township, Harrison county, Ohio,
1815; settled in Nottingham township, in 1846, where he dd. 1855; m.
Charity Blair, a native of Ohio, b. 1792, d. 1866, daughter of John
Blair; had issue: 1. John, d. in infancy; 2. Maria-Rogers;
3. Percival, b. Sept. 10, 1820, in Cadiz township; m. Mar. 27, 1845,
Mary J. Downs, b. Aug. 26, 1822, daughter of Richard and Elizabeth
McKinney Downs (the former b. 1797, in Carroll county, Ohio; the latter
b. Jan. 22, 1797, in Lancaster county, Penn.); (had issue: i. John-F.,
b. Mar. 20, 1846; ii. Albert-B., b. May 23, 1849; iii. Eliza-J.,
b. Mar. 14, 1851, d. Nov. 14, 1887; iv. Richard-M., b. Aug. 27, 1853;
v. Thomas-P., b. Dec. 3, 1857; vi. James-B., b. July 12, 1860;
vii. Margaret-B., b. Dec. 13, 1865); 4. James, d. in
Nottingham township, Oct. 8, 1888; 5. Matthew, settled in Cadiz; 6.
Albert, settled in Missouri; 7. Isabelle, m. Thomas Rogers,
settled in Crawford county, Ohio; 8. William, settled in Cadiz; 9.
John, settled in Uhrichsville, Tuscarawas county, Ohio; 10. Sarah-E.
Source:
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WILLIAM ADAMS, a native
of Pennsylvania, of Scotch-Irish descent, m. Mary _____, b. in
Pennsylvania; settled in Archer township, Harrison county, Ohio, 1819; had
issue, among others: 1. Samuel, b. Jan. 20, 1808; d. Jun. 13,
1874, in Archer township; m. 1833, Jane C. Stewart, b. in
Pennsylvania of Ireland who settled in Philadelphia Jul. 4, 1811, thence
removing to Washington county, Penn. (had issue, among others: 1. Samuel
W., b. Nov. 18, 1839, m. Flora J. Gray, daughter of Samuel and
Eliza Gray, residents of Findlay).
Source:
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WILLIAM ADAMS, b. Sept.
5, 1799, in Fayette county, Penn.; resided in Short Creek township, Harrison
county, Ohio, until 1880; thence removed to Freeport township; d. Jan. 8,
1881; m. in Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Clark, d. Dec. 10, 1869, daughter
of Joshua Clark; had issue: 1. David, settled in Short Creek
township; m. (1st) Nov. 10, 1855, Lucinda Marsh, of Iowa, d. Dec. 9,
1865; m. (2d) Mar. 14, 1867, Mary Ann Moore (had issue by second
wife: i. ____, d. in infancy; ii. William Moore; iii. Robert-C.)
Source: Historical Collections of Harrison County in
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JAMES AIKENS, a native
Ireland, emigrated to America and settled, about 1803, near Hickory, in
Washington county, Penn.; had issue: 1. James, b. 1802, in Ireland;
came to Washington county, Penn., with his parents; removed in 1826, to
Jefferson, German township, Harrison county, Ohio, and in 1870 to Jewett,
Rumley township, where he d. 1885; m. in Jefferson, 1829, Jane Scott,
b. 1806 in Washington county, Penn., d. 1867, daughter of Josiah Scott
(had issue: 1. Elizabeth; ii. John, a minister, settled in
Wayne county, Ind.; iii. Martha; iv. Jane, m. John Roberts;
v. Annie, m. James Dennis, settled at Wellsville, Ohio; vi.
Robert, settled in Amsterdam, Jefferson county, Ohio; vii. James,
b. June 19, 1840; m. Mar. 11, 1865, Maria Mikesell, daughter of
Joseph and Magdalene Hoobler Mikesell; viii. Samuel-B.; ix.
Josiah; x. Alexander, served in the Civil War; xi. Benjamin;
xii. George); 2. John, settled in Chester county, Penn.; 3.
William, settled in Baltimore, Md.; 4. Alexander, settled in
Pittsburg, Penn.; 5. David, settled in Washington, D. C.; 6.
Margaret, m. ____ Agnew, settled in Washington county, Penn.
Source:
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JOHN ALEXANDER, a native
of County Antrim, Ireland, emigrated to America and, about 1826, settled in
Pennsylvania; two years later removed to Freeport township, Harrison county,
Ohio, where he d. June, 1869; m. in Ireland Mary Allen; d. 1838; had
issue: 1. Eleanor; 2. Thomas; 3. Jesse; 4. Mary-Ann;
5. John, settled in Kansas; 6. James, b. Mar. 8, 1829;
m. May 27, 1852, Margaret Forsythe, daughter of Matthew Forsythe,
of Freeport (had issue; i. Matthew, settled in Freeport township; m.
Nov. 20, 1888, Nancy Harbison; ii. Mary; iii. John; iv.
Maggie-E.); 7. Hannah-J.; 8. Elizabeth settled in
Kansas.
Source:
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JAMES ALLEN, a native of
Maryland, d. 1792; m. Rebecca Miller; had issue, among others: I.
Reuben, b. in Maryland, 1783; removed in 1812 to Cadiz township,
Harrison County, Ohio, where he d. July 8, 1875; m. 1812, Johanna
McMillan, d. 1869, daughter of John McMillan, a resident of
Harrison county; has issue; 1. Isaac, b. Sept. 16, 1813; m. 1841,
Sarah Barrett, daughter of David Barrett, of Cadiz township (had
issue: i. Reuben; ii. Rebecca -J., m. R. M. Black; iii.
Albert; iv. Winifred); 2. Rebecca; 3. Esther; 4.
Amos; 5. Mary-Jane; 6. Ruthann; 7. Johanna; 8.
James.
Source:
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JAMES ALLISON, a native of
Ireland, b. 1790; d. at Hopedale, Ohio, 1881; emigrated to America and first
settled in Philadelphia, Penn., about 1805; removed to Pittsburg, Penn., and
thence to Cadiz, Harrison county, Ohio, where he resided until about 1818;
removing thence to Stark county, where he resided until about 1825; m. in
Cadiz, Margaret Hervey, d. 1837; daughter of William and Margaret
Hervey; had issue: 1. Margaret, m. John Gailbraith; 2.
John-Rea; 3. David. b. in Stark county, Ohio, Apr. 20, 1820; m.
(1st) 1854, Mary Crouch, d. 1865, daughter of Levi Crouch, who
settled in Green township before 1817, where he d. 1862; m. (2d) 1867,
Martha-E. Smith, daughter of Joel Smith (had issue: i. Henry-F.;
ii. Willard-R.; iii. Howard-Smith); 4. Henry; 5.
Sarah; 6. James, d. 1859; 7. Mary-Jane, m. John
Hammond; settled in Athens township, Harrison county; 8. Joseph;
9. Elizabeth, m. Daniel Eaton; settled in Jefferson county,
Ohio; 10. Isabella, d. 1830.
Source: Historical Collections of Harrison County in
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SAMUEL AMSPOKER, see
Family of HENRY
FERGASON
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ROBERT ANDERSON, b. in
Ireland, 1753; d. Sept. 2 1838, in Claysville, Washington county, Penn.;
emigrated to America and first settled in Maryland about 1780, where he
remained until 1786 and then removed to Washington county, Penn.; m 1781, in
Maryland, Margaret Johnson, b. in Ireland, 1760; d. Sept. 13, 1827;
had Issue:
-----I. Samuel, b. 1783, in Maryland; d. Feb. 22, 1866; removed to
the Stillwater Valley, in Stock township, Harrison county, Ohio, about 1838,
locating to Luzerne township, Fayette county, seven miles west from Cadiz;
m. 1813, Catherine Forbes, daughter of John Forbes of
Scotch-Irish ancestry; had issue: 1. Robert, b. in Claysville, Penn., Oct. 11, 1815;
came with his father to Harrison county in 1838; located in North township;
m. July 1, 1840, Esther McCollough, a native of Archer township, of
Scotch descent (had issue: i. Sarah A., b. May 23, 1842; m. Thomas
McDivitt;
ii. William B., b. in Stock township, Dec.
29. 1843; served in the Civil War; m. Sept. 6, 187-, Mary Buchanan,
b. near Jewett, Ohio, Dec. 19, 1845; of Scotch-Irish descent, daughter of
Joseph and Elizabeth Hines Buchanan; iii. Samuel L., b. in Harrison county, Jan. 22,
1846; iv. Isabel J. b. in Harrison county, Jan 12,
1848; m. S. J. Rippeth, who d. Dec. 19, 1883; v. Joseph M., b. in Carroll county, Feb. 20,
1850; a Presbyterian minister; settled in Cincinnati; vi. Mary E., b. in Carroll county, Mar. 5, 1852;
m. Thomas Brough; vii. Thomas H., b. in Carroll county, Aug. 23,
1854; viii. Martha F. b. in Carroll county, Dec.
30, 1856, d. Feb. 17, 1888; m. Thomas Whittaker;
ix. John E., b. Aug. 15, 1862; d. Mar.
25, 1864; 2. John;
3. James;
4. Samuel;
5. Hugh;
6. William;
7. Jane;
8. Thomas II. Richard, b. in Maryland; III. John, b. in Washington county, Penn, as were also his
younger brothers and sisters; IV. William;
V. Robert;
VI. Mary;
VII. Hugh;
VIII. James;
IX. Jane;
X. Margaret;
XI. Thomas;
XII. _____, d. in infancy.
Source:
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A. Hanna - Published New York, 1900 - Page 459
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WILLIAM ARBAUGH, a native
of Maryland, of German descent, and a soldier of the Revolution, had issue: I. Jacob;
II. Daniel;
III. Rachel;
IV. Margaret;
V. John, b. in Maryland, where he m. Rosanna Wentz, a native
of that State;; removed to Rumley township, Harrison county, Ohio, about
1820; had issue: 1. Sarah; 2. Margaret:
3. Lavina;
4. Lydia;
5. John;
6. James;
7. Adam;
8. Levi, b. Oct. 28, 1825; m. (1st) Dec. 23, 1858,
Elizabeth Reid, d. 1885; daughter of Hugh and Margaret Fulton Reid,
pioneers of Archer township, Harrison county; m. (2d) April, 1889,
Louisa Hilbert of Defiance, Ohio.
Source:
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JONATHAN
ARNOLD, of Welsh descent, removed probably from Virginia to Luzerne
township, Fayette county, Penn., before 1786, there settling "at a place
called the West Bend of the Monongahela River, six or seven miles above
Redstone Old Fort (now Brownsville);" d. 1799 (before July 5th); m. Sarah
Scott; had issue: I. Jonathan; II. Benjamin, d. about
1804; m. Comfort (or Mary) Cullum (her father of
Scotch-English descent; her mother, Dutch), b. about 1758; d. in in Archer
township, Harrison county, Ohio, 1856, having removed there with her
children from Fayette county about 1810; had issue: 1. Rezin, b. in
Luzerne township, Fayette county, Penn., Feb. 25, 1786; d. at Manhattan,
Kan., Nov. 23, 1858; served in the War of 1812; m. (1st), Dec. 24, 1821,
Anna Arrison, b. July, 1794; d. Feb. 16, 1823; m. (2d) at Cadiz.,
Dec. 9, 1824, Maria Eleanor Robertson, b. Aug. 25, 1802; d. Nov. 15,
1869; daughter of Robert and Beulah Stanley Robertson (the
latter descended from George Maris, a Quaker preacher who emigrated
to Pennsylvania in 1683; the former, son of John and Eleanor Dick
Robertson); (had issue: i. Josephine A., b. Sept. 30, 1825; m.
J. H. Brouse; ii. Marion, b. April 25, 1827; m. Mary O. Borden;
iii. William Stanley, b. Mar. 16, 1829; d. at Los Angeles, Cal.,
Sept. 7, 1870; m. Katharine Davidson; iv. Maria Louisa, b. May
3, 1831; m. Dr. S. Whitehouse; v. Laura Anna, b. June 19,
1833; m. D. W. Lane; vi. Benton, b. Mar. 7, 1835; vii.
Amanda Tingley, b. Mar. 18, 1837; viii. Robert Robertson, b. in
Morgan county, Ohio, Feb. 15, 1839; d. Mar. 5, 1863; ix. John Hanna,
b. July 18, 1841; d. Nov. 7, 1862; x. James D., b. May 5, 1844; d.
Jan. 8, 1891; xi. Charles Robertson, b. Aug. 15, 1846); 2.
Jonathan; 3. James; 4. Comfort, m. Jonathan West,
(see West Family); 5. Aneka (Axie), m. James Mehollin;
6. Sophia, m. 1815, Nathan Ross, of Richland; 7.
Frances m. 1819, Charles Conaway; 8. William, b. 1798; d.
at Cadiz, 1874; m. May 17, 1831, Jane C. Hoyt, b. 1806; d. 1872;
daughter of Jesse and Sarah Hoyt, natives of New York (descendants of
Simon Hoyt, who emigrated from England to Massachusetts about 1638);
(had issue: i. John, d. in Kansas, 1855, while serving as a
Government Surveyor; ii. Mary A., m. John W. Simmons; iii.
Sarah, d. in Washington, Guernsey county, Ohio, 1869; m. James Knox,
of Cadiz; iv. Jesse, settled in Washington, D. C.; v. William H.,
m. (lst) 1866, Lydia Hunter, d. Feb. 28, 1886, daughter of Judge
Joseph R. Hunter, of Cadiz; m. (2d) Caroline Thompson, daughter
of James Thompson of Cadiz township; vi. George, settled at
Columbus, Ohio; vii. Jane, settled at Portland, Oregon). III.
Levi, IV. William, V. Jemima, m. Rezin (?) Virgin,
VI. Rachel, m. William (?) Hammond, VII. Hannah. VIII.
Sarah.
Source: Historical Collections of Harrison County in
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GAVIN ARTHURS - See
JONATHAN ARNOLD
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THOMAS ATKINSON, d. in
Amwell (now Franklin) township, Washington county, Penn.,
June-September, 1784, leaving children: Mercy, m. _____ Ellet;
Eleanor, m. Charles (?) Cracraft; Elizabeth, m. _____
Ellet; Jean, m. _____Thomas; and (probably) John, George
Atkinson, probably the son of Thomas Atkinson first named
above, died in Brook county, West Virginia, 1824; leaving children:
Thomas, Mary, Margaret, Eleanor, Sarah, Martha, Ruth, and
Elizabeth. Of these: George, b. May 1, 1778; d. Aug.
27, 1854; m. Sarah Snodgrass, b. Dec. 1, 1786; d. Dec. 23, 1854;
had issue: 1. Mary, b. Oct. 7, 1812; m. David Hilbert;
2. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 12, 1813; m. 1833, James Roberts; 3.
Elenora, b. Mar. 5, 1816; m. James Ross; 4. Samuel,
b. Nov. 30, 1817; d. Oct. 30, 1821; 5. Rebecca, b. Oct.
17, 1818; d. Mar. 17, 1860; m. Andrew Finley Ross, son of
Reynolds and Martha Finley Ross, of Westmoreland county, Penn.;
6. George-S., b. Dec. 25, 1818; daughter of James and Mary Ann
Vincent Simeral (had issue: i. James-S., b. Aug. 8, 1845; d.
Mar. 11, 1895; ii. Frank-H., b. Oct. 12, 1847; m. Mary Bell
Shauf; iii. Charles D., b. Jan. 24, 1851; d. June 18,
1885; iv. Anna-Amanda, b. Nov. 5, 1853; d. Nov. 16, 1855; v.
Emma-Caroline, b. Nov. 5, 1853; d. Sept.24, 1855); 7. Sarah,
b. Mar. 1, 1823; m. Levi J. Kennard; 8. Francis, b. June
28, 1825; d. Apr. 11, 1854; m. Eliza Bostwick; 9. Leann,
b. Feb. 1, 1827; d. Oct. 1, 1840.
Source:
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SAMUEL AULD, see Family of
ARCHIBALD
STEWART.
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