Bell Anthology - 12 Families from Donegal Twp

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Twelve Families of Old Donegal Township, Washington County, PennsylVania

     BONNER William b 1750 d Mar. 9, 1814, Finley Twp
     taxed Ohio Co, Va 1778 - 1782 Washington Co 200 a, 1 horse, 
     2 cows, 6 sheep, valuation 99 pounds - 1790 1 1 8 - settled 1777
     wife Sarah 1749-1838 - brothers Barnett, Charles, James, Matthew
     ch: Barnett 1778-1870, Ann, Margaret, Mary, Sarah, 
               Isabel, Catherine, Martha.
     

GLOVER Hugh b 1734 d Jul 27-1818 Buffalo Twp 1782 100 a, 2 h, 1 c, valuation 48 pounds - 1790 1 0 4 settled bef 1782 - wife Mary; brother James ch: Esther (Law), Mary (Gray)

GRAHAM Robert b 1728 d Feb 23, 1820 Buffalo Twp 1782 100 a, 2 h, 2 c, valuation 67 pounds - 1790 2 2 4 - settled bef 1782 wife Mary 1741 d Dec 31-1828 ch: John 1762-1833, Mary (Smiley) , Jane (Jeffery), Samuel 1770- 1850 m Sarah Jamison, Robert 1771-1863, Thomas, James, Alice (Graham) 1784-1866, Sarah (Stockton) 1789-1880

GRIMES John b c1745 d 1805 - taxed Ohio Co 1778 - 1782 200 a, 2 h, 2 c, 2 s, valuation 107 pounds - 1790 1 0 0 - settled 1772 brother William 1757-1817 - ch: Margaret, John, Ann, William

McDOWELL Nathaniel b 1739 d 1826 Buffalo Twp - from Chambersburg, Pa 1782 200 a, 2 h, 2 c, 2 s, valuation 188 pounds - 1790 1 4 5 settled 1776 - m1 Sarah --- 1755-1803, m2 Mary Irwin ch: Agnes 1776-1858, Robert 1778-1841, Elizabeth 1782-1826 m William Irwin, Nathaniel 1785-1828, John 1787-1872, Joseph 1791-1854, Letitia 1794-1824 m Hamilton Brownlee, James 1797-1824, Sarah 1799-1872 m Samuel Neely

McWILLIAMS John b 1750 d Oct 8-1837 - taxed Ohio Co 1778 - 1782 100 a, 2 h, 2 c, valuation 52 pounds - 1790 2 2 2 - settled 1775 wife Jane (dau of Robert) Taylor b 1760 d Mar 28-1848 ch: John m Elizabeth Cleland, Margaret m William Noble, Hannah m John Reed, Sarah m James Reed, Jane m Berkely McLain, Mary m Thomas Hemphill, Wallace 1785-1860 m Nancy Cleland

PAXTON Joseph b c1750 d 1813 Buffalo Twp - 1782 - 182 a, 1 h, valuation 42 pounds - 1790 2 3 4 - settled before 1782 - wife Margaret ch: Samuel, Jane (Thom), Margaret (Bigham)

RODGERS Samuel b c1755 d 1798 Buffalo Twp - 1782 100 a, 2 h, 3 c valuation 55 pounds - 1790 1 0 5 - settled bef 1782 - brother Andrew wife Susanna - ch: Andrew, Samuel, Jean, Ann & other daugs

RUSSELL Joshua b c1740 d 1796 - 1788 taxed Ohio Co - 1782 200 a, 2 h, 4 c, valuation 154 pounds - 1790 3 3 6 - settled 1774 wife Martha - ch: Charles, Ann, Robert, Andrew, Caleb, Joshua, Joseph, Jean, Mary, Martha, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Margaret

SUMMERS Walter b c1735 d 1808 Buffalo Twp - 1782 240 a, 3 h, 3 c, valuation 187 pounds - 1790 2 2 3 - settled 1773 - wife Jennet --- ch: John, James, Thomas, Alexander, William, Joseph, Ann m James Caldwell, Margaret, Jane

TEMPLETON John b c1775 d 1801 - 1782 1 h, 1 c - 1790 1 0 1 settled bef 1782 - ch: Alexander, Thomas, James, David, Mary Nathaniel b c1745 d 1781 valuation widow 1782 120 pounds wife Isabella, she m2 William Riddle - 300 a ch: Margaret m Samuel McBride, John, William

WILLIAMS Basil b c1735 d Dec-1799 Buffalo - 1782 20 a, 1 c, valuation 83 pounds - 1790 1 0 0 - settled 1779 - from Leesburg, Va wife Arah d 1789 ch: Leaven c1756-1803 m 1786 Christina Clemens 1765-1837, Jarret 1759-1833 m 1792 Ruth Clemens 1773-1858 Ky, Ezekiel, Otho, Eli, Lawrence 1758-1834 m 1789 Polly --- Ky, Arah m Dudley EVans W Va, Basil, Nathan d Aug 16-1780 Camden, S.C.

This article was transcribed by Dale Patterson of Carnegie, PA in June 1998.


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