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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County,
Containing Sketches of Representative Citizens, and Many of the
Early Scotch-Irish and German Settlers. Chambersburg, Pa.:
J. M. Runk & Company, 1896, pages 56-77.
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CHAPTER VI.
Genealogical Notes.
In the absence of town records, much difficulty is daily experienced
by those in search of the records of their ancestry. In Pennsylvania,
save among the early Quakers, the abstracts of wills, the assessment
lists, the administration accounts, with an occasional deed, are the
only fields for genealogical research prior to the war of the
Revolution. Owing to this fact, and to preserve to the people of
Dauphin county, and to the descendants of those who have gone out from
it and are scattered over many States of the Federal Union, we have
compiled the following abstracts of wills pertaining to that section of
Lancaster county which, after 1785, became the county of Dauphin. The
history of the family is becoming of far greater importance than the
general history of public affairs or that of the individual. We feel
confident, that in the preservation in this volume of these beginnings
of the early family history of the pioneers and other settlers, we do
excellent service; and, therefore, tender them to those into whose
hands this Encyclopedia of Biography may fall, believing that no other
chapter contained within the covers of the volume will be more highly
appreciated. At the present time, when on all sides efforts are being
made to preserve the history of the family, no better lexicon of
genealogy can be found in any local historical volume.
Ashton, Alexander, of Hanover, d. December, 1743, leaving a wife
Isabella, and children: James, John, and Henry. The executors were
Walter Carruth and John McQueen.
Allison, William, of Derry, d. in August, 1739, leaving a wife, and
several children.
Allison, James, Sr., of Cormack Plains, d. in September, 1739,
leaving a wife Jean, and children: Isabella, James, and John.
Allison, John, of Derry, d. in May, 1747, leaving a wife Jeanet, and
children: Robert, Jean, Isabel, Margaret, Jeanet, and James.
Allison, James, d. in September, 1762, leaving a wife Rebecca, and
children: James,
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Anna m. _____ Defrance, Janet m. William Watt, Margaret m. _____
Bowman, Sarah, and Rebecca. Mrs. Rebecca Allison d. September, 1764.
Allison, Robert, of Derry, d. in February, 1765, leaving brothers
William and John, who were his executors. The legatees of his estate
were the trustees of the Philadelphia Hospital, the Grammar School of
Newark, Del., Anabella McDowell and Mary Clark.
Allison, John, d. May, 1767, leaving a wife Ann, and children:
Patrick, Jane, m. _____ Clark, Margaret, John, James, Ann, William,
Robert, and Rose.
Allison, James, d. April, 1776, leaving his estate to his sisters
Sarah Allison, Rebecca, m. _____ Killwell, and Janet, m. William Watt;
also to his nephews, James and John Defrance.
Allen, William, of Hanover, d. in February, 1744, leaving a wife
Sarah, and children: William, John, Benjamin, and James.
Allen, William, of Hanover, d. in March, 1782, leaving a wife
Elizabeth, and children: John, Sarah, m. James Dixon, Jean, m. John
Sawyer, Elizabeth, m. Samuel Mann, Mary, m. John Snodgrass, Samuel, and
William. He mentions grandchildren Sarah and Allen Dixon, Mary and
William Allen.
Armstrong, James, of Paxtang, d. December, 1758, leaving a wife Jean,
brothers William and John, sisters Margaret, Mary, Elizabeth, m. _____
Thompson, and Frances.
Andrews, John, of Hanover, d. March, 1783, leaving a wife Rachel, and
among others, daughter Elizabeth.
Barnett, John, d. September, 1734, leaving a wife Jennet, and
children: Thomas, Joseph, Robert, James, John, Rebecca, Mary, and
Jean.
Barnett, Samuel, of Hanover, d. July, 1758, leaving a wife Martha,
and children: Samuel, John, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Rebecca.
Barnett, William, of Hanover, d. February, 1762, leaving a wife
Margaret, and children: Joseph and Sarah. John and William Barnett
were the executors.
Barnet, William, of Paxtang, d. September, 1764, leaving a wife
Rebecca, and children: John, William, Mary, Rebecca, Isabel, and Jean.
Barnett, John E., of Paxtang, d. January, 1785, leaving a wife
Margaret, and children: Andrew, John, and Janet.
Bartlett, John, d. prior to August, 1761, leaving sisters as follows:
Rachel, m. William Mills, Mary, m. Matthew Chambers, Bathsheba, m. John
Bailey, Rebecca, Martha.
Barclay, William, d. prior to 1761, at that time his widow Esther
being the wife of ____- McIntire. William Barclay's children were:
John, Hugh, Stephen, Joseph, Mary, Margaret, Martha, Esther.
Brandon, William, of Hanover, d. April, 1753, leaving a wife
Isabella, and children: James, Catharine, Ann, and William.
Black, David, of Derry, d. November, 1753, leaving a wife Jane, and
his estate to his nephews, William and Thomas Spencer, and William
Laird, and nieces, Eliza Laird and Mary Maxwell.
Black, Hugh, of Derry, d. September, 1759, leaving a wife Margaret,
and the children: Thomas, David, decreased, Jean, Agnes, m. John
Laird, and Mary, m. _____ Maxwell.
Bowman, Thomas, of Derry, d. in 1763 leaving a wife Mary, and
children: Hugh, Jean, Elizabeth, John, and Thomas.
Bowman, Stephen, of Paxtang, d. May, 1782, leaving a wife Anna, and
children: Chrisly, John, Stephen, Barbara, m. Elias Neglee, Mary, m.
John Roop, Addy, m. Jacob Roop, Freney, m. Chrisly Stopher, Ann, m.
Henry Landis, and Elizabeth, m. Melchoir Poorman.
Brown, William, of Hanover, d. January, 1771, leaving children:
Mary, Ann, Molly, William, John, and James. John and Andrew Brown,
presumably brothers, were the executors.
Brown, Daniel, d. April, 1782, leaving a wife Agnes, and children:
Philip, Margaret, Elizabeth, Agnes, and John.
Boyd, Jane, of Paxtang, d. in December, 1772; she left children:
Mary, Jane, and Martha; sons-in-law James Miller, James Means, James
Anderson, William McWhorter, and Robert McWhorter; also a grandchild,
Jane Means.
Boyd, Robert, of Paxtang, d. September, 1785, leaving a wife
Elizabeth, and children: Sarah, Elizabeth, Margaret, and Catharine -
the first three then residing in Ireland.
Boyd, William, of Derry, d. May, 1800, leaving a wife Jennett, and
children: James, John, who had a son William, Jennett, m. _____ Moore,
Mary, m. _____ Strawbridge, Margaret, m. _____ Williams, and William,
who had a son William.
Brightbill, J. Dorst, of Hanover, d. in December, 1773, leaving a
wife Mary, and children: Elizabeth, Mary, John, and Peter.
Balsbach, George, of Hanover, d. in September, 1773, leaving a wife
Maria Eva and
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children: Peter, Valentine, Margaret, Catharine, Eva, and George; son-
in-law George Henry.
Boeshore, Jacob, of Hanover, d. December, 1778, leaving children:
Henry, Catharine, John, Jacob, Ann, Christina, and Margaret; son-in-law
Adam Baumgardner.
Boggs, William, of Paxtang, d. March, 1782, leaving a wife Lydia, and
children: James, Catharine, Ann, Margaret, Elizabeth, William, Lydia,
and John.
Bishop, William, d. March, 1783, leaving a wife Anna, and children:
Christopher, Peter, John, Philip, Godleib, and Susanna, m. _____ Bretz.
Bell, William, of Paxtang, d. in October, 1783, leaving children:
John, George, William, Thomas, Arthur, Andrew, Jean, Sarah, Mary,
Dorcas, and Margaret.
Bell, Thomas, b. 1737; d. June 23, 1815. His wife Ann, b. September
18, 1740. They had among other children: Rev. Samuel, m. Mary
Snodgrass; James, b. 1772, d. March 6, 1841, m. Catharine _____, b.
1782, d. October 4, 1826; Eliza, m. James Dale, of Union county, Pa.
Brand, John, of Paxtang, d. in November, 1783, leaving his estate to
brothers Christopher, Jacob, and Peter; to sisters Elizabeth, m. _____
Allman, Nancy, and Mary, m. _____ Hemperly.
Bradley, Samuel, of Hanover, d. April, 1785, leaving a wife Agnes,
and brother John, whose children were Samuel, William, Mary, and John,
brother James and son Samuel, brother Matthew; besides Mary and William
Shay, children of William Shay.
Boal, Peter, of Paxtang, d. April 1791, leaving his estate to his
brothers John, Michael, Henry, and sisters not named.
Bordner, John, of Lykens, d. June 1812, leaving a wife Susanna, and
children as follows: Peter, Anna, m. Adam Heller, Susanna, Elizabeth.
Bucher, Casper, of Paxtang, d. September, 1800, leaving a wife
Catharine, and children: George, John, Casper, Catharine, m. Henry
Goetz, Elizabeth, m. Jacob Engel, Anna Maria, m. Samuel Wiestling,
Dorothea, m. Godfrey Fritchey, Magdalena, m. Henry Shiley, and Jacob.
Clark, William, d. in September, 1732, leaving wife Esther, and
children: William, Sarah, Esther, and Priscilla. The executors were
Thomas Clark and Rev. Adam Boyd.
Clark, Sarah, d. October, 1752, leaving sisters: Esther, m. Jonathan
Jones, and Priscilla, m. Joseph Cookson, and a brother William Clark.
Clark, John, d. in January, 1753, leaving a wife Elizabeth, and
children: Thomas, Robert, and James.
Clark, Thomas, d. in 1759, leaving a wife and children named: James,
John, Abraham, William, Thomas, Eleanor, Mary, and Margaret.
Clark, William, d. in May, 1763, leaving wife Margaret, and children:
Peter, John, Thomas, Joseph, and Ann. He mentions his son-in-law John
Baldridge.
Clark, Robert, of Upper Paxtang, d. in March, 1771, leaving a wife
Jean, and children: William, Jean, m. Thomas Renick, Elizabeth, m.
John Means, and Mary, m. William Wallis.
Clark, Robert, of Paxtang, d. March, 1788, leaving his estate to his
nephew William Duncan.
Clark, Benj., of Hanover, d. march, 1801, leaving children: Thomas,
Margaret, deceased, m. John Gilichen, Mary, m. Richard McClay, grandson
Benjamin Clark, and granddaughter Elizabeth Clark, m. Balzer Stein,
children of his daughter Jane.
Cathey, John, of Paxtang, d. in February, 1742, leaving a wife Ann,
and children: Alexander and Eleanor.
Campbell, Samuel, of Derry, d. October, 1747, leaving a wife and
children: William, James, John, Hugh, and Thomas; also grandchildren
Elizabeth and Samuel, children of Hugh Campbell.
Campbell, William, d. in April, 1748, leaving a wife Mary, and
children: John, William, Mary, Jane, Margaret, and Ann. The executors
were Samuel Reed and Samuel Graham.
Campbell, Andrew, d. in June, 1752, leaving children: John,
Archibald, Andrew, Sarah, and Margaret; besides grandchild Jane, m.
Robert McNeal.
Campbell, James, of Londonderry, d. in May, 1771, leaving a wife
Rosanna, and children: John and Patrick; grandchild James, son of
John; sister Martha Cary.
Campbell, Patrick, d. July, 1772, leaving a wife Mary, son-in-law
William Smith, and grandchild Campbell Smith.
Campbell, Andrew, d. in July, 1797, leaving his estate to his nephews
Daniel, Archibald, and John McNeal.
Campbell, John, of East Hanover, died in 1787, leaving a wife
Margaret, and children:
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William, James, John, Mary, Jane, Isaac, and Margery.
Craig, John, d. prior to September, 1760, and left issue: Sarah, m.
David Allen, Mary, Isabel, and John.
Caldwell, Andrew, d. in December, 1752, leaving a wife Ann, and
children: Andrew, Rachael, m. James Croswell, and Robert;
granddaughter Hannah, child of Rachael.
Caldwell, Robert, d. March, 1755, leaving his estate to his mother
Ann Caldwell, and brother Andrew Caldwell, and sister Rachael, m. James
Croswell.
Caldwell, Andrew, d. in January, 1759, leaving a wife Martha, and
children: Alexander, Andrew, John, and David.
Caldwell, Andrew, of Paxtang, d. in April, 1771, leaving children:
Sarah, m. James Carson, Rebecca, David, Ann, Andrew, and James. The
executors were James Carson, Matthew Smith, and Andrew Caldwell.
Caldwell, John, of Paxtang, d. in March, 1782, leaving a wife Mary,
and children: David, James, John, Sarah, and Ann.
Caldwell, David, of Paxtang, d. in May, 1783, leaving mother, Mary
Caldwell, brothers James and John, and sisters Sarah and Ann.
Caldwell, James, d. in March, 1785, leaving a wife Mary, and
children: John, William, Andrew, Oliver, James, Mary, m. William
Mooney, and Agnes, m. John Atchinson.
Caldwell, John, of Paxtang, d. April, 1786, leaving a father John;
brothers James and David, and sister Ann.
Crawford, John, or Christopher, a native of Londonderry, Ireland,
came to America about 1803. He married, about 1805, Barbara Radebaugh
Berryhill, daughter of Peter Radebaugh, of Hummelstown, and widow of
_____ Berryhill. By her first marriage Mrs. Crawford had: Mary, b.
February 9, 1794, m. _____ Wise; Justina, b. March 21, 1796, m. _____
Deary; William, b. 1798, d. December 11, 1867, m. Catharine Brandon, d.
August 28, 1863, at Harrisburg. The children of Christopher or John
Crawford and Barbara Radebaugh Berryhill were: John, b. November 6,
1808; Eliza, b. 1808; m. Robert Wright, and removed to Miami county,
Ohio; Mrs. Wright resided near Potsdam, that county; Jane, b. June 9,
1810, m. John Daly, of Lewistown, Pa.; then removed to Piedmont, W.
Va., where their descendants now reside; Mrs. Daly died in 1880; Susan,
b. 1812, m. Andrew Murray, of Hanover; removed to Harrisburg,
Montgomery county, Ohio, and subsequently to Blue Ball, Butler county,
that State; Barbara, b. January 18, 1814, m. John Delaney, of Derry,
Dauphin county, removed to Red Lion, Lycoming county, Pa. Mr. and Mrs.
Crawford died in Springdale, and were buried in the old church
graveyard at Hummelstown.
Cochran, William, of Paxtang, d. in July, 1740, leaving a large
family of children, only two of whom are named in the will, Janet and
Martha.
Cochran, John, of Hanover, d. in July, 1750, leaving a wife Jean and
son William.
Cochran, Andrew, of Paxtang, d. in November, 1775, leaving children:
James, Jean, Mary, Martha, Sarah, John, Andrew, and William. The
executors were Andrew and William Cochran.
Calhoun, John, of Paxtang, d. in October, 1754, leaving a wife Janet
and son George.
Calhoun, James, d. November, 1772, leaving a wife Elizabeth and
children William, James, Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Jane.
Calhoun, William, of Paxtang, d. September, 1786, leaving a wife
Agnes and daughter Elizabeth, m. Henry McCormick, and other children:
Isabel and William, and also a grandson William.
Cunningham, William, d. in December, 1751, leaving a wife Isabella,
and children: John, Thomas, James, Margaret, and Mary. The executors
were Anna Kyle and Samuel Ramsey.
Cunningham, Samuel, d. in July, 1777, leaving a wife Janet, and
children: Robert, Samuel, Sarah, Martha, and James, and grandchild
Hannah Campbell.
Chambers, James, of Derry, d. in February, 1758, leaving a wife
Sarah, and children: Ann, Sarah, James, Elizabeth, Benjamin, and
Joseph. The executors were Robert Boyd and Arthur Chambers.
Chambers, Arthur, of Derry, d. in 1761, leaving a wife Jean, and
children: Maxwell, Robert, Rowland, Arthur, and John. Jean Chambers
and James Shaw were the executors.
Chambers, Thomas, of Paxtang, d. in February, 1768, leaving a wife
Mary, and daughter Catharine. James Patterson and Samuel Hunter and
Thomas Forster were the executors.
Chambers, William, of Paxtang, d. in October, 1765, leaving a wife
Mary, and children: Margaret, Elizabeth, Sarah, James, and Samuel.
The executors were Mary and Samuel Chambers.
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Chambers, Samuel, of Paxtang, died in July, 1766, leaving a wife
Jean, and mother Mary, brothers William, John, and James, and sister
Sarah. James Chambers and Joshua White were the executors.
Chambers, John, of Paxtang, d. in March, 1770, leaving a wife
Margaret, and children: Samuel, Robert, Elizabeth, Isabel, Esther, and
Mary.
Chambers, Maxwell, of Paxtang, d. in June, 1785, leaving children:
Elizabeth, b. April 14, 1792; Arthur, b. December 5, 1793; Jeremiah, b.
November 15, 1794; and Maxwell, b. September 7, 1799.
Crawford, William, d. in April, 1761, leaving a wife Violet, and
children: Isabella, m. William Moore, Elizabeth, m. John Crawford,
Robert, and William.
Crawford, David, d. in April, 1779, leaving a wife Mary, and
children: Ann, Martha, Betsy, and James; grandchildren Lillie
Hamilton, David and John Maybin, Mary and Sarah Clark, David and
William Crawford.
Carson, William, of Paxtang, d. in September, 1761, leaving a wife
Elizabeth, and children: Sarah, Agnes, John, Jean, and Eliza.
Carson, John, of Paxtang, d. in February, 1765, leaving a wife
Elizabeth, and children: William, John, and Elizabeth; and step-
children Sarah Willis and Tillie Gillespie. The executors were
Jeremiah Warder, John Ord, and John Pywell, all of Philadelphia.
Carson, James, of Paxtang, d. in July, 1773, leaving children: Jean
and Andrew, brother Alexander, and sister Mary Sloan alias Thompson.
Carson, John, of Paxtang, d. January, 1778, leaving children:
Richard, John, George, and Jean, and son-in-law James Wilson. Sons
Richard and George were the executors.
Curry, William, of Paxtang, d. in February, 1746, leaving a wife
Agnes, and child Mary, and brothers Robert Curry and Andrew Caldwell.
Curry, Robert, of Paxtang, d. in May, 1768, leaving a wife Mary Ann,
and children: William, Margaret, Jean, Agnes, John, Daniel, and James.
Crocket, John, of Derry, d. in March, 1768, leaving a wife Jean, and
children: Thomas, Robert, John, and James. There were others, but not
mentioned by name. Jean Chambers and Robert Bradshaw were the
executors.
Caruthers, Robert, of Derry, d. November, 1770, leaving a wife
Eleanor, and a brother James. Robert Chambers and Jacob Cook were the
executors.
Caruthers, Robert, of Derry, d. April, 1772, leaving children: Mary,
Eleanor, Dorcas, Jane, and Sarah, son-in-law Henry Taylor, and
grandchild Robert McCartney. Jacob Cook and David Montgomery were the
executors.
Carr, John, of Derry, d. February, 1789, leaving sisters Rosannah
Campbell, Mary McMichael, and her children: John, James, Jean, and
Mary; Susannah, m. _____ Coulter; and brother Joshua; also a sister's
son, Robert Edmiston; Susannah Caldwell, Mary Caldwell, and Rosahhan
Green.
Cooper, William, of Hanover, d. April, 1785, leaving a wife Sarah,
and children: John, Robert, who had a son Robert, Margaret, m.
Alexander Mitchell and had a son William, and Isabella, m. David
Ramsey.
Corbett, Peter, of Upper Paxtang, d. 1785, leaving his estate to his
daughter Margaret, m. _____ Sturgeon, and other children: Jean, Peter,
Samuel, John, and Thomas.
Duncan, John, d. in 1746, leaving a wife Ann.
Duncan, James, of Derry, d. in March, 1758, leaving a wife Jean, and
children: Mary, Elizabeth, Jean, Margaret, Anthony, James, Andrew, and
Joseph. The executors were Thomas Logan and Robert Boyd.
Duncan, James, of Martick, d. in September, 1765, leaving a wife
Elizabeth, and children: John, Robert, James, Andrew, Sarah, m. Robert
Martin. The executors were wife Elizabeth and son John.
Duncan, Jean, of Derry, d. October, 1765, leaving children: Joseph,
Andrew, John, James, Elizabeth, Jean, and Margaret. John Steel and
Patrick Hays were the executors.
Duncan, John, of Paxtang, d. October, 1788, leaving wife Ann,
brothers James, Robert, Andrew, sister m. John Hilton, and their
daughter Jean, grandson David Ritchey, great-grandchildren John and Ann
Ritchey.
Dickey, George, d. in October, 1748, leaving a wife and children:
James, William, John, Sarah, Susanna, Esther, Elizabeth, and Moses.
Moses Dickey was executor.
Dickey, Moses, of Paxtang, d. in May, 1766, leaving a wife Agnes, and
children: William, John, Catharine, m. John Forster, Sarah, m. John
Carson, Agnes, m. Robert
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Dickey, and Moses. The executors were John and Moses Dickey.
Deininger, Leonard, d. September, 1770, leaving a wife Mary Margaret,
and children: Adam, Barbara, and Catharine, m. _____ Leitzer.
Dearmond, Mary, of Hanover, d. in March, 1780, leaving children:
John, Sarah, Margaret, and Richard; grandchildren James Robertson and
Mary Johnston. Richard and Richard Dearmond were the executors.
Ettelin, David, of Paxtang, d. in May, 1781, leaving a wife Anna
Margaret, and children: Christina, John, Philip, Catharine, Conrad,
David, and Anna. The executors were Christopher Heppich and Conrad
Wolfley.
Ellis, Ann, of Hummelstown, d. 1788, leaving children: Christiana,
m. Samuel Miller; Ann, m. ______ Wolfkill; and sister m. Mathias
Hoover, and their son Mathias.
Enterline, John Michael, of Upper Paxtang, aged 74 years, d. March,
1800, leaving a wife Anna Barbara, and children: John Michael, John
Paul, Daniel, Anna Mary, m. Adam Lenker, and Elizabeth, m. Henry Wirth.
Foster, David, of Derry, d. in November, 1745, leaving a wife Mary,
and children: David, William, James, and Robert. The executors were
Andrew Moore and John McQueen.
Foster, William, of Derry, d. March, 1764, leaving brothers James,
John, Robert, and David.
Foster, David, of Londonderry, d. in April, 1778, leaving a wife
Mary, and daughter Elizabeth. Mary and James Foster were the
executors.
French, James, of Hanover, d. in September, 1764, leaving a wife
Margaret, and children: Mary, Thomas, Isabel, James, Agnes, Elizabeth,
John, Sarah, Ruth, and Margaret.
Fleming, George, of Paxtang, d. in June, 1768, leaving a wife Martha,
and children: Elizabeth and Margaret.
Fleming, John, of Derry, d. in April, 1777, leaving a wife Jean, and
children: John, Margaret, Eleanor, and Ann. Jean Fleming and Jacob
Cook were the executors.
Finney, James, of Hanover, d. in April, 1774, leaving a wife Jane,
and children: Thomas, Mary, Jane, and Rebecca.
Finney, Thomas, of Hanover, d. March, 1786, leaving a wife Isabella,
and children:
Martha, Mary, Jane, Isabella, Margaret, Effie, John, and Henry.
Flora, Joseph, Sr., of Paxtang, d. September, 1785, leaving a wife
Katharine, and children: David, deceased; Abraham, deceased; John,
deceased; Katharine, m. John Bomberger; Mary, m. Michael Bomberger;
Joseph, and Peter. Executors Katharine Flora and Conrad Wolfley.
Fertig, Michael, of Middle Paxtang, d. prior to 1800, leaving a wife
Mary, and children as follows: Michael, John, Zachariah, Peter, Adam,
and Elizabeth, m. Jacob Bogner.
Flack, Alexander, of Derry, d. March, 1788, leaving by first wife
Elizabeth, children: Martha, Christina, Margaret, William, Thomas, and
Elizabeth; by second wife Dorothy, children: Dorothy and Sabina.
Fox, Peter, of Lower Paxtang, d. in May, 1814, leaving a wife Anna,
and the following children: Henry, Peter, and Anna.
Forster, Thomas, of Paxtang, d. in July, 1772, leaving brothers John
and William; sisters Elizabeth, Margaret, Isabella, and Agnes.
Fisher, George, of Paxtang, d. October, 1781, leaving children:
John, George, and Hannah. The executors were Joshua and Jonas
Chamberlain.
Graham, John, d. January, 1743, leaving a wife and children: William
and John, Richard Sankey and Brice Sankey were executors.
Graham, James, d. in October, 1745, leaving a wife and children:
James, John, and Mary. Richard Sankey and Patrick Watson were the
executors.
Graham, John, d. in December, 1763, leaving a wife Margaret, and
brothers George and Robert.
Graham, James, of Hanover, d. May, 1786, leaving a wife Agnes, and
his estate to his brother John, deceased, and his children: William,
James, and John; to sister Elizabeth Innis, and her children:
Elizabeth, Ann, m. _____ Irwin, Rachael, m. David Sterrett, Mary, m.
Timothy Green; to sister Martha Graham and her children: Mary, m.
_____ Young, Jennie, m. _____ Irwin, William, Martha, m. _____ Black,
John, Ann, and Samuel; to sister Ann Henderson and her children: Mary,
m. _____ Smith, Samuel, and John; brother Alexander Graham, and his
daughter Ann, m. Thomas Bell; sister Margaret and her children: Jennie
Bell and Ann Crawford.
Gilchrist, John, of Paxtang, d. in Feb-
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ruary, 1746, leaving a wife Jean, and children: James, John,
Elizabeth, and Robert.
Gilchrist, James, of Paxtang, d. April, 1777, leaving a wife Jean,
and children: Eleanor, Mary, Margaret, Jean, Elizabeth, Martha, and
John. Robert Gilchrist executor.
Gilchrist, James, d. May, 1782, leaving a wife Sarah, and children:
Margaret, m. Charles Harrow, Sarah, m. James Robertson, and Robert;
grandchildren James and Alexander Harrow.
Gilchrist, Robert, of Paxtang, d. July, 1783, leaving a wife Sarah,
and children: Thomas, John, Robert, Elizabeth, Eleanor, Agnes, and
Sarah.
Gilchrist, William, d. in March, 1795, leaving children: Sarah
Samuel, and a son-in-law James Cummings.
Gilliland, Hugh, d. in November, 1750, leaving a wife Ann, and
children: Mary, Eleanor, Ann, Elizabeth, Agnes, Robert, and Hugh.
Executors wife Ann and brother John.
Gillespie, Patrick, of Paxtang, d. in March, 1771, leaving a wife
Mary, and children: John, William, Catharine, and Mary.
Gallagher, John, of Paxtang, d. in April, 1781, leaving a wife
Elizabeth, and children: Sarah, Mary, Thomas, and William. The wife,
with David Montgomery and Andrew Stewart, were the executors.
Greenlee, James, of Hanover, d. March, 1785, leaving wife and
children: William and son James, James, Alexander, and Robert.
Harper, Moses, of Paxtang, d. April, 1746, leaving his estate to his
brother Samuel, sister, and nephew Moses Harper.
Harris, John, of Paxtang, d. in 1748, leaving a wife Esther, and
children: William, Samuel, David, Elizabeth, John, and Esther. John
Harris and George Gibson were the executors.
Hall, James, d. August, 1745, leaving a wife Catharine, and children:
John, William, Jane, Mary, and Catharine.
Hall, Hugh, of Derry, d. in February, 1758, leaving a wife Sarah, and
children: John, George, Thomas, James, Hugh, Samuel, Rose, and
William. Sarah Hall and Joseph Candour were the executors.
Hall, Thomas, d. in March, 1759, leaving a wife Isabella, and
children: Mary, Sarah, Hugh, Elizabeth, and John. The executor
Isabella, his wife.
Hall, Sarah, of Londonderry, d. April, 1783, leaving children: Rose,
m. Jacob Cook, Samuel, and William; grandchildren Sarah Hall and Sarah
Cook.
Hendricks, Tobias, of Pennsboro, d. November, 1739, leaving children:
Henry, John, Rebecca, Tobias, David, Peter, Abraham, and Isaac.
Executors were his wife and son Tobias.
Hamilton, James, d. in December, 1748, leaving a wife Mary, and son
James. He mentions his cousins, Thomas and James Hamilton, and brother
Hance Hamilton.
Hamilton, Jean, of Londonderry, d. May, 1801, leaving children:
Elizabeth, William, and James.
Hamilton, William, d. in 1782, having made his will September 17,
1778. in this he mentions his wife Jean, and the following children:
Hugh, William, John, Robert, Ann, m. James Wallace, James, now in the
army, Nancy, m. Thomas Wade. The executor of the estate was his son
Hugh.
Hays, John, of Derry, d. May, 1766, leaving a wife Margaret, and
children: Jean and William. The wife and Patrick Hays were executors.
Hays, John, of Londonderry, d. in April, 1774, leaving a wife Mary,
and children: James, Jean, Mary, John, and Sybil. The executors were
wife Mary, and trusty friend William Hays.
Hays, Hugh, of Londonderry, d. in April, 1779, leaving a wife Mary,
and child: Margaret. He speaks of his brother, Patrick Hays, and
sisters Buchanan and Morrison.
Hays, David, of Rapho, d. May, 1780, leaving a wife Jean, and
children: Robert, John, Patrick; son-in-law Alexander Scott.
Hays, Robert, of Derry, d. April, 1807, leaving a wife Margaret, and
children: Margaret, John, Patrick, Robert, William, Samuel, and
Joseph.
Hough, Joseph, of Hanover, d. in July, 1768, leaving children: Ann,
Elizabeth, and Joseph. Executors were Joseph Stout and Samuel Jones.
Haney, Margaret, of Paxtang, d. February, 1771, leaving children:
Jean, Margaret, m. Patrick Heaney, and Mary, and grandchild Howard
Heaney, and brother John Scott.
Hill, John, of Hanover, d. in June, 1770, leaving a wife Abigail, and
children: William, Jenny, Ann, and Abigail.
Hill, Robert, of Hanover, d. 1783, leaving children: William,
Abigail, and Robert, and seep-daughter Ann Morton,
Heart, Henry, of Derry, d. in June, 1771,
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leaving a wife Agnes, and a number of children. Names not given.
Huston, Andrew, of Paxtang, d. in May, 1782, leaving a wife, whose
maiden name was Park. The legatees were: Brother James and his sons
Andrew, James, William, and John, sister Margaret, wife of Thomas
Mayes, niece Jean Hilton, niece Mary Smith, brother John and his son
John, niece Margaret Stewart, nephew Robert Thome, the children of John
Rutherford, Thomas, Samuel, John, William, Jean, Martha, and Mary,
sister-in-law Margaret Rutherford. The executors were John Rutherford,
William Thome, and Samuel Hutchinson.
Hubler, Abraham, of Hanover, d. in February, 1777, leaving children:
Barbara, m. Francis Alberdal, Jacob, Catharine, Salome, and John.
Hutchison, John, of Hanover, d. in March, 1784, leaving a brother
Robert and a sister Lydia Scott.
Hutchison, Joseph, of Hanover, d. in February, 1785, leaving
children: Mary, m. Robert Moody, Lydia, m. James Wilson, step-daughter
Margaret Robinson, and grandchildren Joseph Willson, Elizabeth Jamison,
and Nancy Scott.
Henderson, John, of Swatara, d. September, 1801, leaving children:
William, John, James, Alexander, Francis, and Mary, m. James Graham.
Harrison, Sarah, widow, of East Hanover, d. August, 1806, leaving
children: Elizabeth, m. _____ Martin, Mary, m. _____ Ward, Jane,
Sarah, James, and Stephen.
Hume, Mary, of Hanover, d. April, 1791, leaving brothers: John,
William, and Thomas, and sister Martha.
Hume, William, of Hanover, d. February, 1792, leaving a mother Ann
Hume, brothers James, Thomas, and John; sisters Isabel, Eleanor, and
Martha.
Irvine, William, of Pennsboro, d. in May, 1748, leaving a wife
Eleanor, and children: Mary, Francis, John, William, Robert, James,
Samuel, and Alexander.
Ireland, James, of Derry, d. September, 1767, leaving a wife Anna,
and child: Mary. The executors were Robert Wallace and Matthew Laird.
Innis, Elizabeth, of Hanover, d. May, 1788, leaving daughters: Ann
Irwin, Rachael, wife of David Sterrett, Elizabeth, wife of John
Gilchrist, and Mary, wife of Timothy Green, son James Innis and
grandson Brice Innis.
Isenhower, Peter, of Paxtang, d. May, 1801, leaving a wife Ann, and
children: Peter, Frederick and son John, Samuel, Michael, Elizabeth,
Nicholas, Magdalena, Barbara, John, Catharine, Christina, Ann,
Margaret, and Jacob.
Johnston, Francis, d. September, 1752, leaving a wife Isabella and
children: Mary, George, and John.
Johnston, James, of Paxtang, d. September, 1783, leaving children:
James, Jean, m. John Foster; step-daughters Eleanor and Mary McClain;
and grandchildren Martha Willson and Janet Means; son-in-law Thomas
Means.
Johnson, John, of Hanover, d. in January, 1763, leaving children:
Robert, William, and Mary.
Jones, Darick, of Paxtang, d. in July, 1777, leaving a wife Jean, and
children: William, Benjamin, Miriam, and Jean. Executors were wife
Jean and brother Benjamin, residing at Kirkwood, Hunterdon county, N.
J.
Jones, Isaac, of Halifax, d. January, 1816, leaving children as
follows: Jacob, John, and George.
Jury (Shora), Abraham, of Upper Paxtang d. September, 1785, leaving a
wife Catharine, and children: Samuel, Abraham, Mary, Magdalena,
Margaret and her son Andrew, Catharine, and Susannah.
Kerr, John, of Paxtang, d. in July, 1734, leaving a brother William,
and nephew George, son of William.
Kerr, James, of Paxtang, d. in June, 1748, leaving a wife and
children: John, Joseph, William, Mary, James, and Nathaniel. The
executors were James Morris and Thomas Elder.
Kerr, John, of Derry, d. October, 1754, leaving children: Sarah, m.
_____ Caruthers, and James; grandchildren John, Robert, and Esther
Caruthers. The executors were James Kerr and Seth Rogers.
Kerr, John, d. in 1778, leaving brothers Michael and Thomas, and
sisters Janet and Sarah.
Kirkpatrick, William, of Paxtang, d. September, 1760, leaving a wife
Margaret, and children: John, William, Margaret, Anna, and Sarah.
Kapp, Michael, d. in May, 1764, leaving a wife Margaret, and
children: Christopher, Barbara, George, Valentine, John, Andrew,
Michael, Anthony, Jacob, Peter, Susanna, Catharine, and Christina.
Kapp, Margaret, widow, d. in December, 1785, leaving children:
Christopher, George,
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John, Andrew, Michael, Anthony, Peter, Barbara, Susanna, Catharine, and
Christina. The executors were George Kapp and son-in-law Martin Frey.
Kelly, George, of Derry, d. in September, 1768, leaving wife Rosanna,
and children: Andrew, Thomas, and Rachel. The wife and brother
Patrick Kelly were executors.
Kelly, Patrick, of Londonderry, d. in July, 1770, leaving a wife
Rachael, and children: Patrick, Thomas, James, Rachael, Mary, George,
Anna, and John; grandchild Andrew, son of George.
Kirkwood, Robert, of Hanover, d. September, 1771, leaving a son
William and a brother William. Robert Wallace and James McCreight were
the executors.
Kittering, Adam, of Londonderry, d. in November, 1775, leaving a wife
Magdalena, and children: Valentine, Jacob, Michael, Lawrence, and
Margaret, m. Mathew Stehley; grandchildren Abraham and Barbara Stehley.
Kennedy, David, of Paxtang, d. April, 1775, leaving a wife Sarah.
Kennedy, James R., of Paxtang, d. in September, 1777, leaving a wife
Mary; his widow d. in September, 1777, leaving a brother John Kerleton.
Kennedy, Thomas, of West Hanover, d. January, 1803, leaving a wife
Jean, and children: Robert, Joseph, Mary, and Jean.
Kerper, Frederick, of Londonderry, d. March, 1790, leaving a wife
Margaret, and children: John, Nicholas, Jacob, Philip, Adam, Samuel,
Catharine, m. Peter Becker, and Magdalena.
Keiter, Peter, of Upper Paxtang, d. April, 1801, leaving a wife
Gertrude, and children: John, Peter, Gerhard, Benjamin, Margaret, m.
Jacob Frack, Elizabeth, m. John Frey, Gertrude, m. Daniel Miller,
Mary, Catharine, and Veronica.
Koch, David, of Lower Paxtang, d. in November, 1813. He left his
estate to his mother, Eva Koch, and his sisters, as follows:
Magdalena, Jane, Catharine, and Eva.
Kupper, John George, of Upper Paxtang, d. in April, 1780, leaving a
wife Elizabeth, and children: Jacob, Elizabeth, Catharine, Anna Maria,
Magdalena, and Adam. Executors were Martin Weaver and John Matter.
Laird, James, of Derry, d. in November, 1731, leaving a wife Jean,
and children: David and Mary.
Laird, John, of Derry, d. in August, 1777, leaving a wife Agnes, and
children: James, Hugh, John, Samuel, William, Elizabeth, m. Mathew
McKinney, Mary, m. Andrew Reigart, and Jane. The executors were Hugh
and James Laird.
Laird, Agnes, dau. of Hugh Black and widow of John Laird, of Derry,
d. March 1779, leaving children: Hugh, Elizabeth, m. Matthew McKinney,
Mary, m. Andrew Biggar, James, John, Jean, m. _____ Parkhill, Samuel,
and William. Executors were James and John Laird.
Lusk, James, of Paxtang, d. in May, 1768, leaving a wife and
children: James, Patrick, William, Margaret, Martha, Elizabeth, Mary,
Sarah, and Ann.
Lusk, James, of Paxtang, d. May, 1778, leaving sisters Mary, m. John
Bowman, Elizabeth, Sarah, Ann, and Margaret, and brother Patrick Lusk.
LeRue, George, of Paxtang, d. in. December, 1769, leaving brothers
Isaac and Jonas LeRue.
LeRew, Peter, d. December, 1744, leaving a wife Elizabeth, and
children: John, George, Esther, Mary, Elizabeth, Catharine, and Peter.
Nathaniel Lightner and Joseph Ferree were the executors.
Landis, John, d. July, 1756, leaving a wife Margaret, and son John.
There were other children whose names are not given.
Landis, Henry, d. September, 1760, leaving a wife Mary, and son
Henry. Other children not named.
Landis, Felix, of Derry, d. in April, 1770, leaving a wife Mary,
naming sons Peter and Jacob. The writer of the will was twice married,
and there were minor children whose names are not mentioned.
Landis, John, d. in November, 1771, leaving a wife Anna, and
children: Mary, m. Christian Graybill, Rebecca, m. Martin Bear, and
Sarah, m. Michael Wenger; grandchild Joseph Grider.
Landis Barbara, d. in March, 1776, leaving a brother Henry.
Executors were Rudy and Daniel Bollinger.
Loss, Jacob, of Hanover, d. December, 1781, leaving a wife Anna
Dorothea, and children: John, Jacob, and George.
Low, James, of Hanover, d. in July, 1782, leaving a wife Isabella,
and children: James, George, John, Margaret, m. John Willson, Mary,
and Isabella. Executors were John French and David Ramsey.
Lecron, Daniel, d. prior to 1770, leaving a wife Maria Margaret, and
issue: John, Mat-
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thias, Andrew, Maria Susanna, Susanna, and Dorothea.
Luther, Dr. John, of Harrisburg, d. January, 1811, leaving children:
Catharine, Cornelius, Martin, and John.
Logan, John, of Londonderry, d. February, 1788, leaving a wife
Hannah, and children: Thomas, William, John, Margaret, m. _____
Willson, Mary, m. Samuel McCleary. Executors were William Duncan and
William Logan.
Middleton, William, of Paxtang, d. in January, 1732, leaving a wife
and children: John, William, Thomas, and George.
Middleton, George, d. 1747, leaving a wife Mary, and children:
Thomas, Robert, and William.
McCallen, James, d. September, 1744, leaving a wife and children:
John, James, Dolly, and Esther.
McCallen, James, of Pennsboro, d. July, 1747, leaving a wife Anna,
and children: Alexander, William, James, and John.
Mordah, John, d. in December, 1744, leaving a wife Agnes, and
children: James, Henry, and Eleanor.
Murray, John, of Paxtang, d. in June, 1745, leaving his estate to
James Armstrong and Thomas Gallagher.
Mays, James, d. August, 1745, leaving a wife Margaret, and children:
Rebecca, Margaret, James, and Andrew. Executors were wife and brother
Andrew.
Means, Samuel, of Paxtang, d. in February, 1746, leaving a wife
Griselda, and children: Nellie, Margaret, Andrew, Jean, Isabella,
John, Mary, and Samuel.
McMeen, William, of Pennsboro, d. in September, 1746, leaving a wife
Jennie, and children: John, William, James, Thomas, and Rachael.
Executors were James Woods, George Wright, and John McCormick.
Mitchell, James, d. October, 1746, leaving children: James,
Alexander, Thomas, William, Jean, Rachel, Mary, and Margaret.
Mitchell, David, d. November, 1757, leaving children: Samuel, Jean,
Margaret, Sarah, Abraham, George, and David.
Mitchell, David, of Londonderry, d. April, 1786, leaving children:
Thomas, who had Jean, Elizabeth, and David; Jean, who had a son David;
a daughter m. James McCord, David, Elizabeth, Eleanor, a daughter m.
_____ Thome, who had a son David.
McDowell, James, d. August, 1746, leaving a wife Mary, and children:
John, Margaret, Mary, Jean, Elizabeth, Abigail, and Sarah. Executors
were Andrew Morrison and John McDowell.
Montgomery, Robert, of Paxtang, d. in October, 1748, leaving a wife
Elizabeth, and children: John, Jean, m. James Tolan; son-in-law George
Clark, and grandchild Robert, son of John.
McGee, John, of Derry, d. in 1748, leaving brothers and sisters:
James, Elizabeth, Margaret, James, and Mary.
McCleary, Andrew, d. in May, 1748, leaving a wife Isabella, and
children: Samuel, Robert and Hannah. Executors were William Maxwell
and David Houston.
McQuown, John, d. in July, 1748, leaving a wife Margaret, and
children: Hugh, Thomas, John, Richard, Elizabeth, and Margaret.
McKinney, John, of Paxtang, d. in November, 1749, leaving a wife
Jean, and among other children, a son John; mother, Martha McKinney;
brother Henry, and brother-in-law Thomas Harris - the latter three
being executors.
McFarland, James, d. January, 1752, leaving a wife Margaret, and
brothers John and Joseph. Executors were wife Margaret and brother-in-
law William Greer.
McFarland, Daniel, d. July, 1752, leaving a wife and children:
William and Margaret; grandson James Chestnut.
McFarland, Walter, of Hanover, d. July, 1790, leaving a wife
Margaret, and children: John, dec'd, who left children, Margaret, m.
_____ McBride, Catharine m. _____ Johnston, and had Walter, Mary m.
_____ Riddle, Walter, Rachel, m. _____ Gibson, Ann, m. _____
McCullough, and William; grandson James McFarland.
McFarland, Mary, of Derry, widow of John, d. August, 1780, leaving
children: Walter, John, Mary, m. James Laird.
McCosh, John, of Derry, d. in November, 1754, leaving a wife Jannet.
Executors were wife and Robert and William Boyd.
McCosh, Jannet, of Derry, d. in October, 1757, leaving brothers
William and John and Alexander Boyd.
McAllister, Neal, of Derry, d. November, 1757, leaving children:
John, James, and Neal; grandchild Neal.
McKnight, James, of Paxtang, d. in November, 1753, leaving a wife
Martha, and children: Francis, Samuel, and John. Executors were wife
Martha and brother William.
McNeely, John, of Hanover, d. in October, 1758, leaving a wife
Martha, and child:
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Rachael, m. _____ Gamble; grandchildren John and Janet Gamble and
Chrissa Cooper.
McKibben, Joseph, d. October, 1761, leaving a wife Elizabeth, and
children: John, Joseph, James, and Elizabeth.
McCord, William, d. March, 1761, leaving a child Martha, and sons-in-
law George Alexander, Thomas McCord, John Means, and John Montgomery.
Executors were Patrick Montgomery and George Alexander.
McIlhenny, Alexander, of Hanover, d. April, 1761, leaving children:
Agnes, Mary, Elizabeth, and Ann.
McKee, James, of Derry, d. October, 1762, leaving a wife Margaret,
and children: Robert, James, and Samuel. Executors were Margaret and
Robert McKee.
Menelly, Martha, of Hanover, d. November, 1762, leaving her estate to
Robert and John Bell.
Mays, Thomas, of Paxtang, d. July, 1764, leaving a wife Margaret, and
children: Thomas, Margaret, Rebecca, Andrew, William, John, Mary,
Dorcas, Samuel, and Matthew. Executors were wife Margaret and son
Thomas.
Maybane, John, Jr., of Derry, d. January, 1765, leaving children:
David and John, father John Maybane, father-in-law David Crawford, and
brother William Maybane. The executors were John Maybane, Sr., and
Andrew Roan.
Maybane, John, of Derry, d. November, 1769, leaving a wife Anna, and
children: Robert, William, Elizabeth, m. _____ Lindsay, Isabella, m.
William Cusich, Jean, m. _____ Leister, Mary, m. _____ Wiley, Janet, m.
Joseph White, and Anna, m. James Patterson; grandchildren Margaret and
Anna Patterson, and John and David Maybane, children of son John.
Martin, Samuel, of Paxtang, d. in May, 1770, leaving a wife
Elizabeth, and children; John, James, Jean, Elizabeth, Samuel, and
Joseph. Executors were John Gilchrist and Matthhew Smith.
Martin, Robert, of Hanover, d. October, 1773, leaving a wife Jane,
and children: Ann, Robert, Jean, and Margaret. Executors were wife
and son Robert.
Moore, Andrew, of Derry, d. October, 1767, leaving children:
Elizabeth, Mary, m. Joseph Crain, John, and William; grandsons Andrew,
son of William and William, son of John.
Montgomery, Archibald, of Derry, d. December, 1773, leaving children:
Archibald and Mary; sons-in-law Samuel Hanna and Robert Walker.
Executor was Adam Woods.
Montgomery, Robert, of Paxtang, d. February, 1776, leaving a wife
Sarah, and children: Mary, John, Hugh, David, and Elizabeth.
Executors were wife Sarah, Hugh Montgomery, and John Gallagher.
Mintzker, Ludwig, of Upper Paxtang, d. February, 1777, leaving a wife
and children: John, George, Casper, Mary, and Ludwig; sons-in-law
Peter Hashouer and Henry Albright.
Maurer, Philip, of Hanover, d. May, 1779, leaving a wife Anna
Catharine, and children: Simon, Margaret, Catharine, Anna, m.
Christopher Brown, and George.
Myer, John, of Paxtang, d. April, 1782, leaving a wife Christina, and
children: John, Elizabeth, Abraham, Solomon, Michael, and Samuel.
Executors were wife and son John.
Minich, William, of Paxtang, d. April, 1784, leaving wife Gertraut,
and children: George and William.
Minich, George, of Hanover, d. April, 1784, leaving wife Catharine,
and children: Simon, Catharine, m. Jacob Kreamer, Margaret, m. John
Zimmerman, Susannah, m. Jacob Sechily, Elizabeth, m. Adam Weaver,
Christina, Rosanna, and George.
Mills, William, of Derry, d. November, 1784, leaving a wife Susanna,
and children: Mary, Rebecca, Phoebe, and Susanna. Executors were
Susanna Mills, Francis Wilkinson, and John Mills.
Minshall, Thomas, of Paxtang, d. December 1784, leaving wife Mary and
children: Hannah, Joshua, John, Robert, Thomas, Jean, and Elizabeth;
son-in-law William Crabb.
Maxwell, Robert, d. prior to march, 1761, for at that date his widow
Catharine was the wife of James Porterfield. He left issue: James,
Samuel, Robert, Margaret, Joseph, Thomas, Francis.
McNeeley, Michael, of Hanover, d. December, 1762, leaving wife
Eleanor, and children: Margaret, Agnes, Margery, Eleanor, James, and
Jean. Executors were wife and William Trousdale.
McClure, David, d. in November, 1749, leaving a wife Margaret, and
children: Elizabeth, Mary, Jane, William, Alexander, James, John,
David, and Randal. Executors were wife Margaret and son William.
McClure, Thomas, of Hanover, d. April,
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1765, leaving a wife, and children: John, Martha, William, and Thomas.
There were two other daughters.
McClure, Mary, of Hanover, d. April, 1773, leaving children: John,
William, Mary, Martha, Jean, and Thomas. Executors were sons John and
Thomas.
McClure, Richard, of Paxtang, d. November, 1774, leaving a wife Jean,
and children: Alexander, John, Jonathan, William, Andrew, Roan,
Margaret, m. John Steel, Mary, m. Joseph Shearer, Catharine, m. Robert
Fruit, Jean, m. Joshua Russell, Susannah m. Hamilton Shaw, and David.
Executors were sons Jonathan and Andrew.
McClure, Thomas, of Hanover, d. January, 1778, leaving a wife Mary,
and children: William, Thomas, and four daughters. Executors were
William McClure and Thomas Finney.
McClure, William, of Paxtang, d. April, 1785, leaving a wife and
children: Robert, Rebecca, Mary, Sarah, Margaret, and Jean. The
executors were brother Jonathan McClure, son Robert, and son-in-law
Samuel Russell.
Montgomery, Sarah, of Paxtang, d. November 1784, leaving children:
William, Mary, Elizabeth, David, and Hugh; grandchild Mary Gallagher.
Executors were Hugh and David Montgomery.
McKnight, Joseph, d. March, 1767, leaving children: Bernard, Joseph,
William, Martha, Jean, and Mary. Executors were Hugh Ray and John
Rogers.
McAllister, Rose, late of North Carolina, d. in February, 1770,
leaving children: Jean, Grisel, Elizabeth, and Joseph; and step-
daughter Mary McAllister. Executors were James McAllister and John
Walker.
McQueen, John, of Derry, d. prior to 1750. His children were:
David, d. prior and left issue; Jane, m. John Bayley, of Donegal; Mary,
m. James Anderson, of Donegal; Josiah, and Robert.
McQueen, John, of Derry, d. November, 1770, leaving children: John,
Josias, Abraham, Rachael, Margaret, and Sarah.
McQuown, Richard, d. November, 1778, leaving a wife Jean, and
children, not named. Executors were Jean and John McQuown.
McFadden, James, d. March, 1775, leaving a wife Elizabeth, and child
Mary. Executors were Thomas Rutherford and Thomas McArthur.
McMullen, William, of Paxtang, d. in March, 1782, leaving children:
Jean, Sarah, Margaret, Eleanor, Mary, William, and James. Executors
were sons William and James.
McCormick, John, of Hanover, d. December, 1784, leaving a wife Mary,
and children: Margaret, Sarah, Henry, Jane, and John. Executors were
Robert Moody and James Wilson.
McCormick, William, of Hanover, d. March, 1809, leaving estate to his
brothers Henry and David, and sisters Isabella and Mary, m. David
Ritchey, and sister-in-law Jean McCormick.
McArthur, Thomas, of Paxtang, d. January, 1785, leaving children:
Catharine, Barbara, Mary, m. _____ Peacock, and Thomas; grandchildren
Thomas Peacock, Margaret and Rebecca Kyle.
Moore, William, of Paxtang, d. June, 1776, leaving a wife Agnes. The
legatees were William Gray and others.
Martin, Robert, of Hanover, d. April, 1777, leaving mother Jean, and
sisters Jean and Margaret. Executors were James Wilson and Isaac
Hanna.
Moore, Agnes, of Paxtang, d. October, 1784, leaving her estate to her
brother John Forster.
McEwen, John, of Hanover, d. April, 1791, leaving a wife Eleanor, and
children: Margaret, m. Samuel Ainsworth, Mary, Elizabeth, Jean, m.
William Sturgeon, Eleanor, m. Joseph Allen, John, James, Richard, and
Thomas.
Metzgar, Jacob, of Derry, d. July, 1786, leaving children: Jacob,
Jr., Margaret, Eve, Barbara, and Susannah.
McCullough, Archibald, of West Hanover, d. prior to 1792, leaving a
wife Agnes, and issue: Archibald, John, and William.
Miller, Thomas, of Paxtang, d. November, 1785, leaving a wife Jean,
and children: George, Mary, John, Thomas, and Margaret. Executors
were wife, son George, and William Crain.
Miller, Daniel, of Londonderry, d. November, 1801, leaving a wife
Susannah, d. January, 1811, and children: Peter, Daniel, Susannah, m.
Frederick Hoover, Mary, and Abraham.
Miller, William, of Upper Paxtang, d. January, 1802, leaving a wife
Catharine, and children: William, Barbara, and Catharine.
Miller, Jacob, of Middle Paxtang, d. prior to 1801, leaving a wife
Susanna, and issue: Jacob, m. Margaret _____, Daniel, m. Gert-
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root [Gertrude] _____, John, Adam, m. Mary _____, resided in
Harrisburg, Susanna, m. Harvey Creek, Margaret, m. Joseph Cogley,
Elizabeth, m. Philip Ettinger.
Miller, Jacob, of Derry, d. January, 1802, leaving a wife Christian,
and children: Samuel, John, Elizabeth, and Ann. Executors were
Christian Kaufman and Capt. William Louer.
Matter, John, Jr., son of Michael Matter, of Upper Paxtang township,
d. in February, 1816, leaving a wife Anna Mary, and children as
follows: Simon, Anna Mary, and Elizabeth.
Moorhead, William, d. 1817, leaving a wife Elizabeth, and children:
Eliza, Adaline, James Kennedy, William G., Joel B., and Henry C.
McCall, James, of Upper Paxtang, d. January, 1788, leaving a wife
Mary, and children: Robert, James Plunket, Lydia, Ann Jane, and
Margaret.
McCallen, Robert, of Londonderry, d. September, 1800, leaving his
estate to his nephews and nieces, as follows: William, Margaret, John,
Andrew, and Jean Huston; James, Margaret, John, Robert, and Paul
Geddis; John, Sarah, Jean, Thomas, and Mary McCallen; Robert, Isabella,
John, and Thomas Donaldson.
Motter, John, of Upper Paxtang, d. May, 1802, leaving a wife Salome,
and children: John, Michael, Jacob, George, Adam, Anna, Maria, and
Christian.
Meck, Nicholas, of Harrisburg, d. April, 1803, leaving a wife
Catharine, and children: Philip, who had sons George, John, and Jacob;
John, Jacob, Henry, Mary, m. Henry Amend.
Meyrick, Samuel, "Doctor of Physick," of Middletown, d. June, 1811.
He directed his wife and son to continue "the apothecary shop," the
children were: Samuel, Ruth, and Esther.
Neffer, Henry, of Derry, d. March, 1787, leaving a wife Catharine,
and children: Christian, who had sons Henry, Christian, and Peter;
Ann, Elizabeth, Catharine, Juliana, and Christine. Executors were
sons-in-law Martin Stahl, of Derry, and Peter Blosser, of Donegal.
Neal, John, of Paxtang, d. October, 1791, leaving a wife Margaret,
and children: Margaret, m. _____ Cochran, James, John, Jean, m. _____
Clark, Eleanor, m. _____ Simpson, William had son John, Agnes, m. _____
Fleming and had son James, Robert had son John.
Null, George, of Derry, d. October, 1771, leaving a wife Catharine,
and children: George, Mary, Christian, Catharine, John, and Elizabeth.
Executors were wife and son George.
Ney, Adam, of Derry, d. in February, 1783, leaving a wife Veronica
and children: Peter, John, William, Nicholas, Elizabeth, and Michael.
Executors were sons William and Peter.
Nafziger, Jacob, of Londonderry, d. September, 1782, leaving a wife
Anna, and children: Christian, Barbara, Jacob, and Joseph.
O'Neill, Charles, of Paxtang, d. in September, 1770, leaving
children; William, Elizabeth, and Prudence. The executors were
Alexander Johnson, William McClure, and John Barnett.
Ober, Peter, of Londonderry, d. March, 1801, leaving wife Frany, who
was a daughter of Joseph Forney, and children: John, Elizabeth, Mary,
Catharine, Barbara, and Peter.
Porterfield, Robert, of Hanover, d. April, 1785, leaving a wife Ann,
and children: Robert, and a daughter m. David Work, who had children:
John and Ruth. He mentions granddaughter Grizzle Porterfield.
Porter, James, Sr., of West Hanover, d. May, 1788, leaving a wife
Jean, and children: Grizel, m. _____ McCormick, Isabel, David, James,
Robert, and Joshua. Executors were Robert Moody and James Willson.
Patterson, William, of Paxtang, d. October, 1745, leaving children:
Samuel, Francis, Anna, Catrine, Jean, and Mary. Executors were Robert
Taylor and Robert Baker.
Patterson, Samuel, d. November, 1772, leaving a wife Mary, and
children: James, Martha, Mary, Elizabeth, and Isabella. Executors
were wife Mary and William Patterson.
Powell, John, of Paxtang, d. November, 1748, leaving a wife Margaret,
and besides other children, a daughter Nancy. Executors were wife
Margaret and Thomas McKee and John Allison.
Preece, Thomas, of Derry, d. 1759, leaving a wife Mary, and children:
Johanna, Thomas, Joseph, David, Richard, Hannah, Mary, and Elizabeth.
Executors were wife and son Thomas.
Preece, David, of Hanover, d. November,
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1774, leaving a wife Dorothea, and children: Elizabeth and Anna.
Poh, Wendel, d. February, 1768, leaving a daughter, m. _____
Haldeman, and a daughter, m. Christian Shaub; grandchildren Jacob,
Christian, and Adam Haldeman. Executors were wife Mary and Christian
Shaub.
Potts, Robert, of Paxtang, d. October, 1769, leaving a wife Sarah,
and children: Rachael, Peggy, Jean, and Ann; and sister Jean.
Executor was wife Sarah.
Poorman, Stephen, of Paxtang, d. April, 1782, leaving a wife Ann, and
children: Chrisly, John, Stephen, Barbara, m. Elias Neglee, Mary, m.
John Roop, Addy, m. Jacob Roop, Freny, m. Christly Stouffer, Ann, m.
Henry Landis, and Elizabeth, m. Michael Poorman. Executors were Conrad
Wolfly and Jacob Roop.
Poorman, Jacob, of Paxtang, d. January, 1784 leaving a wife Mary, and
children, not named.
Pettigrew, David, of Hanover, d. in July, 1784, leaving a wife
Elizabeth, and children: John, James, Rosa, Margaret, Catharine, and
Elizabeth.
Patton, David, Sr., of Paxtang, d. September, 1784, leaving a wife
Rebecca, and children: David, John, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Jane, Joseph,
and Sarah, m. John Hatfield. Executor was son David.
Reid, Thomas, d. July, 1734, leaving a wife Mary, and children:
John, Nathan, Eleanor, Alexander, Thomas, Mary, and James. Executors
were wife and son John.
Read, Adam, of Hanover, d. January, 1769, leaving a wife Mary and
children: Eleanor, m. Robert Whitehill, and Mary, m. John Harris.
Reed, John, of Upper Paxtang, d. April, 1777, leaving a wife
Margaret, and children, names not mentioned.
Rodgers, Robert, of Hanover, died November, 1745, leaving a wife
Elizabeth, and brothers George, Hugh, and Joseph Rodgers. Executors
were John Harris and Robert Wallace.
Rodgers, Seth, of Hanover, d. May, 1758, leaving a wife Katharine,
and brothers Hugh and George. Executors were wife Katharine and
brother Hugh.
Riddel, John, of Hanover, d. in 1747, leaving a wife Sarah, father
James, brother James, and sister Katharine. Executors were father and
brother James.
Robinson, Thomas, of Paxtang, d. August, 1758, leaving a wife and a
number of children, names not mentioned. Executors were James McKnight
and Mathew Saylor.
Robinson, Richard, d. February, 1768, leaving a wife Isabella, and
children: Richard, James, John, Thomas, and Eleanor. Executor was
James Robinson.
Robinson, Philip, d. May, 1770, leaving children: Samuel, Thomas,
George, Agnes, and Sarah. Executors were Thomas and Samuel Robinson.
Robinson, Thomas, of Hanover, d. December, 1780, leaving wife Jean,
and brothers Samuel and George Robinson. Executors were William Thome
and James McCreight.
Riddle, Tristram, of Hanover, d. 1759, leaving his estate to his
father James Riddle, and brother James Riddle, Jr. Executors were
William Young and Walter McFarlin.
Riddle, James, of Hanover, d. August, 1763, leaving a wife Janet, and
children: James and Catharine, son-in-law Joseph Allen, grandson
William Young. Executors were Robert Wallace and Hugh Wilson.
Russell, James, of Derry, d. June, 1761, leaving a wife Jean, and
daughter Mary, brother James and sister Mary Ann Russell.
Russell, Jean, of Derry, d. May, 1766, leaving a child: Mary, m.
Oliver Ramsey.
Rumberger, Christian, of Hanover, d. Jan., 1776, leaving a wife
Elizabeth, and children: George and Mary, m. Christopher Rynwine.
Executors were Michael Brown and Adam Weiss.
Roan, John, of Londonderry, d. February, 1776, leaving wife Annie,
and children: Flavel, Jean, Elizabeth, and Mary. Executors were wife
Anne, Robert Robinson, and Joseph Boyd.
Rennick, Thomas, of Paxtang, d. April, 1777, leaving a wife Jean, and
children: Mary, Jean, John, Margaret, and Ann.
Rennick, John, of Paxtang, d. May, 1782, leaving children: Mary,
Jean, John, Margaret, and Ann. Executor was John Willson.
Rutherford, Thomas, of Paxtang, d. May, 1777, leaving a wife Jean,
and children: John, James, Samuel, Nell, Jean, Agnes, Mary, and
Elizabeth; son-in-law Andrew Mays. Executors were John and Samuel
Rutherford.
Robertson, James, of Hanover, d. in March, 1792, leaving a wife
Margaret, and children: Robert, James, daughter, m. Alexander McGee
and had a son James, Hugh, William, Jean, Rebecca, m. William Moffitt,
John, Mary, and Elizabeth. Executors were
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wife and son Robert, and brother-in-law Robert Moody.
Reel, Philip, of Paxtang, d. July, 1812, leaving a wife Catharine,
and children as follows: Peter, Mary, Jacob, Sarah, Catharine, and
Benjamin.
Stewart, George, of Donegal, d. January, 1732, leaving a wife Jean,
and children: Francis, Elizabeth, m. Samuel Fulton, John, and Mary.
Executors were wife and son John.
Stewart, William, d. May, 1748, leaving a wife Mary, daughter Isabel,
and son Thomas. Executors were wife Mary and Thomas Wilson.
Stewart, John, of Donegal, d. 1749, leaving a wife Ann, and children:
George, Suit, and Jean. Executors were wife and James Anderson.
Stewart, Rebecca, of Donegal, d. January, 1749, leaving children:
Charles, Robert, William, and Frances. Executors were John Galbraith
and James Kerr.
Stewart, Andrew, of Paxtang, d. July, 1774, leaving a wife Mary, and
children: James, John, Mary, Elizabeth, Charles, and Andrew.
Executors were James and Andrew Stewart and Dr. Thomas Wiggins.
Stewart, John, of Hanover, d. April, 1777, leaving a wife Jennet, and
children: Anna, m. _____ Smiley, Sarah, Jean, m. John McCallen,
Margaret, Mary, m. _____ Johnson, James, John, and Samuel.
Stewart, James, of Hanover, d. November, 1783, leaving a wife
Margaret, and children: Charles, Lazarus, and James; grandchildren
Lazarus Stewart, son of Lazarus, and William Campbell.
Stewart, Frances, widow of Hanover, d. November, 1790, leaving
children: William, who had a daughter Frances, Lazarus, who had a
daughter Frances, John, Mary, m. George Espy and had Mary, Jean, m.
_____ Armstrong, George, and James.
Snoddy, William, of Derry, d. May, 1735, leaving a wife, and a number
of children. Executors were John McQuown and James Laird.
Snoddy, John, of Derry, d. May, 1736, leaving a number of children.
Executor was John McQuown.
Snoddy, Jane, of Hanover, d. November, 1746, leaving daughter
Isabella, and step-daughter Margaret Snoddy. Executor was John
McQuown.
Snoddy, Matthew, d. August, 1780, leaving a wife Mabel, and children:
John, Mary, Isabella, Matthew, William, Elizabeth, and Mabel.
Executors were wife and son John.
Simpson, John, of Fishing Creek, d. September, 1738, leaving his
estate to Thomas Armstrong.
Simpson, Thomas, of Paxtang, d. May 1761, leaving a wife and
children: John, Thomas, Michael, Rebecca, William, Samuel, Joseph, and
Edward. Executors were wife and son John.
Simpson, Thomas, of Paxtang, d. November, 1772, leaving a wife Jean,
and children: Samuel, Thomas, Nathaniel, and Sarah, m. _____ Forster,
and son-in-law William Harper, living in Ireland.
Simpson, Thomas, of Paxtang, d. February, 1777, leaving a wife Mary,
and children: Michael and Thomas. Executors were Margaret and Michael
Simpson and John Elder.
Simons, Michael, of Hanover, d. in May, 1775, leaving a wife
Margaret, and children: Peter, John, Mary, m. Thomas Hears, Elizabeth,
m. William Weirick, a daughter m. Henry Fensler, and Catharine, m.
Peter Weirick.
Sawyer, William, of Londonderry, d. in October, 1784, leaving his
estate to his "dear auld woman Sophia," and children: William,
Benjamin, John, and Hannah.
Steckley, Christian, of Derry, d. in October, 1767, leaving a wife
Catharine and children: John, Barbara, Chrisly, Abraham, Mary, and
Catharine. The executors were Jacob and John Lehman, of Derry.
Sloan, John, d. in September, 1741, leaving a wife Jean, and
children: James, Robert, William, John, Sarah, and Agnes. Executors
were James Walker and George Espy.
Sloan, Samuel, d. September, 1777, leaving brothers John, James,
Archibald and William; sisters Mary, m. James Michaels, and Elizabeth;
nephew Archibald Sloan, son of John, and niece Elizabeth, daughter of
William. Executors were Archibald Sloan, David Allen and John
Campbell.
Sloan, James, of Hanover, d. December, 1775, leaving a wife Mary, and
children: William, James, and Mary; son-in-law Peter Hastings.
Executors were William and James Sloan.
Swan, James, of Hanover, d. December, 1741, leaving a wife Mary, and
children: James, Alexander, Margaret, and Jane. Executors were
Alexander and Mary.
Swan, Alexander, of Hanover, d. February, 1778, leaving a wife
Margaret, and besides other children: Samuel, Alexander,
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and Jean. Executors were Joseph Barnet and John Gilchrest.
Swan, William, of Paxtang, d. October, 1782, leaving a wife Martha,
and children: Margaret, Sarah, and Moses, and brother Richard.
Executors were Richard Swan and John Wilson.
Steele, Thomas, of Hanover, d. March, 1746, leaving a wife Agnes, and
son David. Executors were Richard McClure, John Steeass, and Agnes
Steele.
Sterrett, John, d. April, 1748, leaving a wife Martha, and children:
James, Joseph, Mary, Ann, Rebecca, Elizabeth, m. Edward Crawford,
Martha, m. Joseph Wilson, and Sarah, m. Abraham Lowrey.
Sterrett, Martha, d. April, 1754, leaving children: Anne, Rebecca,
James, and Joseph; grandchild John, son of James. Executors were
Andrew Work and Andrew Sterrett.
Sterrett, Samuel, of Hanover, d. March, 1776, leaving a wife
Margaret, and children: Alexander, Benjamin, Samuel, Elizabeth, John,
and William; sons-in-law Moses Shaw and William Hall; granddaughter
Sarah Shaw, child of Moses. Executors were John and William Sterrett.
Sterrett, Robert, of Paxtang, d. March, 1777, leaving a wife Mary,
and children: Agnes, m. _____ Hanna, Mary, m. John Bowman, William,
James, David, and Robert; grandchildren James and Robert Sterrett and
Mary Bowman, daughter of Mary.
Semple, Hugh, d. May, 1749, leaving a wife, and brother-in-law James
Graham. Executors were William Cunningham and John McClure.
Semple, James, of Derry, d. October, 1758, leaving a wife Ann, and
children: John, Isabella, Sarah, and Ann; son-in-law James Henry.
Executors were wife Ann and brother Robert.
Semple, John, d. January, 1758, leaving a wife Hannah, and children:
Robert McCoses, William, and James.
Smith, Robert, of Paxtang, d. March, 1757, leaving a wife Mary, and
children: Matthew, m. Agnes _____, Rebecca, Robert, b. 1747, and
David, b. 1749.
Smith, James, of Paxtang, d. September, 1775, leaving a wife Mary,
and children: John, James, Williams, m. Mary _____ and had Thomas, who
was a surveyor, Robert, Samuel, Agnes, Joseph, and Mary. In the will
he speaks of his "brother John Cate, of Neelytown, in the county of
Ulster, New York."
Strain, John, d. August, 1752, leaving a wife Mary, and children:
David, William, Gilbert, John, Mary, and Robert. Executors were James
Dixon and William Watson. Granddaughter Elizabeth Strain.
Strain, Robert, of Hanover, d. September, 1753, leaving brothers
John, David, William, and Gilbert; sister Mary Thompson. Executors
were James Dixon and William Watson.
Strain, Thomas, of Hanover, d. February 1780, leaving a wife Hannah,
and children: Sarah, m. _____ Edwards, John, and Thomas; sons-in-law
James Miliken and William Thompson; granddaughter Margaret Miliken.
Executors were sons John and Thomas.
Strain, David, of Hanover, d. September, 1783, leaving a wife
Elizabeth, and children: John, Alexander, and William; sons-in-law
James McCreight and John Wilson.
Snodgrass, James, d. May, 1750, leaving a wife, and children:
William, James, Ann, Sarah, Elizabeth, and Mary. Executors were Andrew
Caldwell and John Snodgrass.
Snodgrass, Alexander, d. May, 1750, leaving a wife, and children:
William, James, and Robert. Executors were John Caldwell and Patrick
Johnson.
Snodgrass, Robert, of Hanover, d. March, 1777, leaving children:
Joseph, James, Elizabeth, Margaret, Mary, Susannah, and Isabella.
Executors were George Sanderson and John Snodgrass.
Smith, John, of Paxtang, d. May, 1777, leaving children: Robert,
Andrew, Margaret, and Rebecca. Executors were Matthew and Andrew
Smith.
Smith, Jacob, of West Hanover, d. July, 1815, leaving a wife
Margaret, and children: Elizabeth, m. _____ Ziegler, Hannah, m. Henry
Balsbaugh, Abraham, David, Daniel, Jacob, deceased, and John, deceased,
leaving a son Samuel.
Sharp, Thomas, d. January, 1758, leaving a wife Ketrine, and
children: John, Ann, Sarah, Thomas, and Mary. Executors were Philip
Robinson and John Sharp.
Sharp, Edward, of Paxtang, d. October, 1765, leaving a wife Sarah,
and children: Henry, Edward, and Eleanor. Executors were William
Sharp and Michael Graham.
Sharp, Dietrick, of Paxtang, d. April, 1765, leaving a wife Margaret,
and children: Sophia and Eva. Executors were Jacob Loeser and John
Backenstoes.
Stehley, Christian, of Derry, d. October,
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1767, leaving a wife Catharine, and children: John, Barbara, Chrisley,
Mary, Abraham, and Catharine.
Stehley, John, d. October, 1776, leaving a wife Elizabeth, and
children: John, Elizabeth, Martin, Christian, Mary, and Jacob.
Executor was wife Elizabeth.
Stouffer, Jacob, of Derry, d. February, 1768, leaving a wife
Magdalena, and children: Christian, Anna, Mary, and Eva. Executors
were Ulrich Burkholder and Yost Brand.
Steele, William, of Paxtang, d. July, 1769, leaving children: John,
Samuel, Agnes, m. John Boggs, Elizabeth, m. Thomas McNutt, David, Mary,
Jean, and William; grandchildren William McNutt and William Boggs.
Stephen, Andrew, of Paxtang, d. February, 1770, leaving a wife Ann,
and children: Hugh, Ann, Andrew, and Hezekiah. Executors were wife,
John Gilchrist, and John Forster.
Symons, Nicholas, of Hanover, d. May, 1775, leaving wife Margaret,
and children: Peter, John, and Elizabeth, m. William Warick; son-in-
law Henry Fensler. Executors were Peter Hudrick and Abraham Hubley.
Schweigert, Peter, of Upper Paxtang, d. August, 1775, leaving a wife
Christina, and children; Peter, John, Adam, Andrew, Jonas, Elizabeth,
and Ann. Executors were Peter Schweigert and Valentine Brauch.
Sherer, Joseph, of Paxtang, d. November, 1776, leaving a wife Mary,
and children; Samuel, John, William, Catharine, Mary, m. Samuel
Cochran, Jean, Richard, and Joseph.
Sturgeon, Samuel, d. March, 1750, leaving children: Thomas, Jean,
and Sarah. Executors were James Armstrong and Thomas Sturgeon.
Sturgeon, Samuel, Sr., of West Hanover, d. October, 1801, leaving a
wife Margaret, and children: William, Jeremiah, James, Samuel, Andrew,
Martha, John, and Allen.
Sturgeon, Jean, widow of Robert, d. February, 1809, leaving children:
Jean, Effie, Jeremiah, who had Jean, Thomas, who had Jean, Timothy, who
had Jean and Samuel.
Snyder, Leonard, of Upper Paxtang, d. October, 1801, leaving
children: Leonard, Nicholas, Catharine, Jacob, Christopher, and
Samuel.
Snyder, John, of Hanover, d. July, 1791, leaving a wife Veronica, and
children: John, Christian, Abraham, Barbara, and Peter.
Snug, Christian, of Upper Paxtang, d. February, 1786, leaving a wife
Catharine, and children: Catharine, m. John Nicholas Baer, Elizabeth,
Eva, Catharine, m. Christopher Yeager, Margaret, Ann, Mary, Charlotte,
Susannah, Margaret, m. John Yeager, Christine, Christian, Philip,
Magdalena, and John. Executors were John Motter, Sr., and Leonard
Snyder.
Sawyer, Sophia, widow of William Sawyer, d. September, 1788, leaving
children: John, Sophia, Hannah, m. John Logan, Benjamin, a daughter m.
William Duncan and had William, William and daughter Mary, Thomas and
son William.
Sawyer, William, of Derry, d. in October, 1784, leaving a wife
Sophia, and children: John, Hannah, William, and Benjamin. Executors
were William and Benjamin Sawyer.
Sawyer, Benjamin, of Londonderry, d. January, 1792, leaving a wife
Margaret, and children: Thomas, William, James, and Hannah.
Singer, Simon, d. in 1763, leaving a wife Elizabeth, who afterwards
married Henry Eby, and children: John, Simon, Barbara, Elizabeth,
Jacob, Catharine, Henry, Anna, and Mary.
Singer, John, of Derry, d. May, 1790, leaving a wife Barbara, and
among other children: Conrad and David.
Singer, Jacob, of Derry, d. November, 1800, leaving a wife Franey,
and children: Jacob, Daniel, Anna, and Ephraim.
Shope, Bernard, of Paxtang township, d. August, 1813, leaving
children: Barbara, m. Henry Michael, Julianna, m. George Silsel,
Jacob, Margaret, Mary, Christiana, Magdalena, Adam, Bernhart, and Eve,
deceased.
Shearer, Michael, of Paxtang, d. January, 1777, leaving a wife Ann,
and son Daniel.
Shaw, Daniel, of Hanover, d. in March, 1778, leaving a wife Phebe,
and children: Samuel, Jean, m. William Haggerty, and Robert.
Executors were Joseph Brown and William Hutchison.
Shaw, Samuel, of Hanover, d. in November, 1778, leaving a brother
Robert and sister Jean, m. William Haggerty.
Shaw, Alexander, of Paxtang, d. in December, 1785, leaving his estate
to James Monteith. Executor was Samuel Lyon.
Scott, Patrick, of Paxtang, d. in June, 1782, leaving a wife Ann, and
children: Robert, Jane, m. _____ Flannigan; and
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grandchildren Alexander, Samuel, and Violet Jackson.
Stoner, Catharine, of Paxtang, d. June, 1785, leaving children:
Susanna, m. _____ Cowen, and John; grandchild Catharine Cowen.
Tait, William, of Derry, d. 1749, leaving a wife Rebecca, and
children: Mary, m. Robert Stratford, and Robert; grandchildren Mary
and Margaret Tait, children of Robert. Executors were wife Rebecca and
Alexander McCane.
Teas, John, of Hanover, d. May, 1752, leaving a wife Martha, and
children: Mary and Thomas. Executors were wife Martha and James
Harris.
Taylor, Robert, owned the farm at Pine Ford, in Derry township. In
1762 his widow was the wife of Charles McCormick. The farm of 150
acres was purchased by the eldest son for L270. The children of Robert
Taylor then living were: Henry, Catharine, m. John Sterling, William,
Robert, Matthew, Jane, John, Elizabeth and Ann. The son of John was
then a minor, and John Laird was appointed guardian of his estate.
Taylor, David, of Derry, d. November, 1761, leaving a wife Agnes, and
children: John, Mary, Esther, Agnes, and Janet. Executors were wife
Agnes, and John and Patrick Hays.
Todd, Hugh, of Hanover, d. 1772. Records of will missing.
Todd, James, of Hanover, d. November, 1783, leaving a wife Mary, and
children: John, James, David, and Isabella, m. John Johnson.
Thompson, John, of Hanover, d. September, 1778, leaving children:
William, Jean, m. John Robinson, John, and Andrew.
Trousdale, William, of Hanover, d. April, 1785, leaving a wife
Elizabeth, and children: Jean and Henry; also brothers Thomas and John
Trousdale.
Thornton, Matthew, of Hanover, d. April, 1786, leaving a wife Agnes,
and children: Mary, Nancy, m. _____ Jamison, and had Matthew, William,
Martha, m. _____ Thompson and had Agnes, Margaret M. _____ Butler.
Tifebaugh [Diffenbaugh], George, of Paxtang, d. November, 1788,
leaving a wife, Mary, and children: Elizabeth, m. John Shoop,
Catharine, m. _____ Moore, George, Mary, Adam, John, Jennie, and
Daniel. Executors were wife, son George and brother Michael.
Templeton, Robert, of Hanover, d. October, 1789, leaving a wife
Agnes, who d. February, 1790. their children were: Jean, m. Robert
Henry, Mary, m. Charles McCoy, Ruth, m. John Johnson, John, Agnes, m.
Samuel Stewart and had Agnes and Mary, Sarah, m. William Clark,
Barbara, M. Henry McCormick, Susannah, m. James Hathorn, Hannah, m.
Duncan Sinclair, and Robert, who had William and Richard.
Vance, Moses, of Paxtang, d. April, 1786, leaving a wife Anna, and
children: William, Adam, Jane, m. Edward Ashcraft, Elizabeth, and
Sarah. Executors were wife and son William.
Vance, John, of Hanover, d. July, 1734, leaving a wife Mary, and
children: Hugh, George, and Jean. Executor was Jared Graham.
Van Lear, Christopher, of Derry, d. August, 1750, leaving children:
John, William, James, Mary, Michael, and Christopher.
Van Lear, Michael, of West Hanover, d. April, 1801, leaving a wife
Mary, and children: John, Agnes, m. John Thompson, and Sarah.
Wilson, John, of Paxtang, d. September, 1738, leaving his estate to
his father Alexander and brother Joseph Wilson.
Wilson, David, of Hanover, d. August, 1739, leaving a wife Rebecca.
Wilson, George, of Paxtang, d. 1750, leaving a brother John Wilson
and sister Elizabeth Wilson, m. Thomas Lennox.
Wilson, John, of Paxtang, d. May, 1762, leaving a wife Martha, and
children: John, Sarah, William, Martha, and Jean. His wife and
brother Joseph Wilson were executors.
Wilson, David, d. in March, 1766, leaving a wife Margaret, and
children: Samuel, Robert, and Elizabeth, m. Samuel Woods and had
Nathan.
Wilson, Moses, of Derry, d. February, 1781, leaving children: John,
Catharine, Mary, Martha, Susannah, and James; grandchildren Moses and
William Wilson, Jane Kear, and Elizabeth Wilson.
White, John, of Hanover, d. March, 1740, leaving a wife Barbara, and
children: Alexander, Thomas, and Anna. Executors were John Brandon
and James Sturgeon.
White, Josiah, of Hanover, d. July, 1753, leaving a wife Agnes, and
children: Josiah, Benjamin, Samuel, John, James, Daniel, and Isabella.
Executors were John Barnett and Josiah White.
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White, William, of Derry, d. July, 1783, leaving a sister Mary, m.
Thomas Montgomery, and nephew Thomas White. Executors were James Scott
and John White.
Watson, William, of Hanover, d. in October, 1770, leaving a wife
Sarah, and children: Samuel, William, Hugh, David, Patrick, a daughter
m. Alexander Kennedy, Sarah, Eleanor, Mary, Martha, Ann, and Jean.
Welsh, James, of Paxtang, d. April, 1754, leaving a wife Mary and
children: John, Thomas, James, Robert, Joseph, Jean, Isabelle, and
Mary. Executors were wife and son John.
Welsh, James, of Derry, d. September, 1769, leaving a wife Jane, and
children: Elizabeth, m. _____ McConnell, Mary, m. _____ _____, Anna,
Margaret, Martha, and Samuel.
Woods, Adam, of Hanover, d. August, 1756, leaving a wife Sarah, and
children: Andrew, John, Margaret, m. _____ Patton, Janet, m. _____
Calhoun, Jiles, m. _____ McAllister, Sarah, m. _____ Cochran, and
Martha, m. James McClenaghan.
Woods, Andrew, of Hanover, d. April, 1769, leaving a wife Jean, and
brother John. Executors were wife and brother John.
Woods, John, of Hanover, d. December, 1769, leaving a wife Mary, and
children: George, Andrew, Samuel, Sarah, Anna, Margaret, Janet, Mary,
Elizabeth, and Martha. Executors were wife, Josiah Espy, and James
McClenaghan.
Woods, Rev. Matthew, of Hanover, d. January, 1785, leaving wife, and
several children, not named. Executors were Samuel Kearsley and John
Ainsworth.
Wylie, Oliver, of Paxtang, d. October, 1757, leaving a wife and
children: Margaret, Oliver, and William. Executors were John Harris
and Thomas.
Wiggins, John, of Paxtang, d. February 1762, leaving a wife Mary, and
children: John, Agnes, James, Jean, Martha and Margaret. Executor was
John Wiggins.
Wright, James, of Hanover, d. March, 1764, leaving a wife Margaret,
and children: William, Margaret, Ann, Agnes, Jean, and Eleanor.
Wright, William, of Hanover, d. October, 1782, leaving a wife
Margaret, and children: Margaret and Mary, m. John Elder. Executors
were Margaret Wright and James McMillan.
Walker, James, of Derry, d. April, 1753, leaving a wife Margaret, and
children: James, Agnes, Archibald, Sarah, m. _____ Caruthers, and
Mary, m. Andrew Roan; grandchild James Caruthers.
Walker, James, of Paxtang, d. October, 1784, leaving a wife Barbara,
and children: William, Isabella, James, David, Robert, Thomas, and
John; grandchildren Catharine and Rachael Galbraith. Executors were
wife Barbara and John Foster.
Walker, James, of Londonderry, d. prior to 1785. His widow Martha in
1787 was the wife of Samuel Weir. The children were: Archibald,
William, Margaret, Mary, and Lettice.
Whitley, Michael, who died in 1777 from wounds received at Chestnut
Hill, left a wife Martha, and children: Michael, William, Sarah,
Elizabeth, Mary, Jane, and Martha.
Walter, Jacob, of Paxtant, d. March, 1782, leaving wife Juliana and
son Michael.
Wallace, Robert, of Hanover, d. April, 1783, leaving a wife Mary, and
children: Moses, James, Isabella, and Mary; sons-in-law Thomas McNair
and Joseph Boyd; grandchildren Mary Boyd, Robert Wallace, son of Moses,
and Martha McNair.
Wallace, James, of Paxtang, d. March, 1784, leaving a wife Elizabeth,
and step-children: Robert and Rachael Elder; and grandchild Thomas
Elder.
Wetherhold, Susanna, widow, of Harrisburg, d. July, 1812, leaving
children as follows: Margaret, m. _____ Barnett; Elizabeth, m. _____
Wingert, and had Charles and John; John, of Hummelstown, m., and had
Elizabeth, m. Peter Snyder, and had Charles, and Susanna; and George.
Willson, John, of Londonderry, d. July 1812, leaving his estate to
his brother William Willson and wife Mary, and sister Syble, nephews
Moses, Hugh, and John Willson, and nieces Ann and Mary Willson.
Willson, John, Sr., d. October, 1801, leaving his estate to his
nieces Jean Robinson, Martha Young, Sarah Willson, Martha Smith, Jean
Willson, wife of John; Sarah Galey; and Martha Caddow; to nephews
Samuel, John, Abraham, William, John, and James Willson; sister Jean
Willson.
Willson, James, of West Hanover, d. October, 1806, leaving children:
James, Elizabeth, m. Robert Sturgeon, Ann, m. James Moorehead, Mary,
John, Samuel, Rachel, Thomas, Lucy, m. Thomas Bell, and Martha.
Executors were Samuel Willson and William Allen.
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Young, Alexander, of Paxtang, d. March, 1751, leaving a wife Mary,
and a number of children. Mentions father-in-law James Willson.
Zeigler, Jacob, d. October, 1750, leaving a wife Barbara, and
children: Margaret, Mary, Philip, and Ann.
Zeigler, George, d. September, 1769, leaving children by first wife
Mary: Jacob and Mary; by second wife Catharine: Ann, Barbara, George,
and Frederick.
Zent, Jacob, of West Hanover, d. in 1809, leaving children as
follows: Elizabeth, m. Valentine King and had a daughter Susanna,
John, Phoebe (Pevey), m. Christian Kish, Mary, m. Abraham Houser,
Catharine, m. John Snyder, Susanna, m. Jacob Moyer, and Jacob.