Bell Anthology - Trimmer Family

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The Trimmer Family of
Washington County, Pennsylvania
   The family likely originated in Feldkirchen, Rheinland-Pfalz. JOHN Trimmer was in Amwell (now Readington) Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey before 1730. he was naturalized November 12-1744. His will was probated February 22-1750. About 1721 he married Mary ---, about 1738 Elsie Engel, about 1748 Cathearine ?Cobine. His children were: Matthias, ANTHONY, Andrew, George, Herbert, Anna, Christine, William, John, Nicholas, Judith (Dufford), Henry.
   ANTHONY Trimmer, b c1724 d 1754 (will probated December 24) was a weaver. He lived in Longhollow, now Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey. About 1749 he married Elizabeth --- 1723-1781. Her second husband was Thomas Faircloe. Anthony had 3 children: PAUL, Mary (Swayze), Anthony 1754-1838.
   PAUL Trimmer, grandson of John, was born 1750. He went to Fermanagh Township, now Juniata County, Pennsylvania, about 1775. Here in 1780 he married Jane (daughter of Moses) McElwain. Paul served in the militia in 1778 under Captain James McConnell, in 1780 under Captain Hugh McAllister. In 1784 he moved over the mountain to what is now West Beaver Township, Snyder County. About 1800 he moved to Smith Township, Washington County. He died about 1834 at the home of his son, Samuel, in Robinson Township. Children:
I. ANTHONY 1781-1841 Smith Twp - m Mary ---
    1. Jemima b 1799 d young
    2. Paul 1800-c1884 Smith Twp - m Mary ---
    3. Nancy b 1802 m George McCready
    4. Mary b 1804 m Samuel F Bell
    5. Jane b 1806 m Thomas Hunt & John Hunter & James Johnston
    6. Rebecca b 1808 m Benjamin Pinkerton
    7. John b 1810 m Elizabeth McPherson & Elizabeth Javens
    8. Jemima b 1812 m James Lewis & James Boyd
    9. Andrew b 1814 m Lucinda Miller - Vinton Co, Ohio
   10. Elizabeth 1817-1907 m Ephraim Johnston
   11. Sarah 1820-1901 m Philip Ward
ANTHONY m2 Sep 21-1824 Margaret (dau of William) Hunt 1804-1976 she m2 Richard Howard
   12. Margaret 1826-1865 m George Nixon b 1821 d Jul 14-1863 Gettysburg, Pa - ancestor of Richard Milhous Nixon
   13. Catherine b 1828 m George Tuten & --- Easton
   14. Lavina b 1830 m George Casner
   15. Thomas b 1832 d young
   16. Samuel H(unt) b 1834 m Rebecca Jane Bottomfield - Vinton Co III. Thomas b 1786 b 1786 d aft 1854 m1 c1805 Agnes Ravenscraft m2 c1832 Martha Perry, m3 1854 Sarah Scott
    1. James R(avenscraft) m Laura E Smith - Huron Co, Ohio
    2. Samuel b 1808 m Mary Cahia - Jackson Co, Ohio
    3. Moses M(cElwain) 1810-1882 m Jane --- - Belmont Co, Ohio
    4. Ann m Rankin
    5. Jane m McElhaney
    6. Maria m William Annan
    7. Sarah d young
    8. homas 1822-1910 m Isabel McElhaney - Washington Co
    9. Ellen m Swearingen
   10. Nancy Ann b 1833
IV. Nancy b 1788 m Robert Ravenscraft
V. Samuel 1790-1847 Robinson Twp m c1811 Elizabeth ?Stevenson
    1. Ruth 1812-1878 - Hoskinville, Ohio
    2. Stevenson 1815-1890 m. Ann McAdams & Malinda Butterbaugh
    3. Isaiah b 1816
    4. John b 1818
    5. Sarah b 1820 m Alexander
    6. Samuel 1823-1869 m Rumina Calvert - Noble Co, Ohio
    7. Jane b 1824 m Samuel McAdams
    8. Mary b 1826 m Pyle
    9. Julia b 1828 m Elihu Lippitt & Isaac McCune
VI. Elizabeth b c1792 m Pyle & George Miller - Coshocton Co, Ohio
VII. Rebecca b c1794 m Miller - Tuscarawas Co, Ohio
VIII. John b c1796 - 1818 Smith Twp
                                    Raymond Martin Bell

This article was transcribed by Helen S. Durbin of Charleroi, PA in February 1998.

Raymond M. Bell Anthology     Genealogy in Washington Co., PA

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