Section four the stewart family historical background

GENERATION XIX: children of Alexander and Rebecca Galbraith Stewart
After the death of Alexander Stewart, Rebecca STEWart-31. and her youngest five children came to Pennsylvania, settling in Donegal township, Lancaster County.

Catherine Stewart, Greensburg, Pa., 1954, (daughter of Wilbur, Robert II, Robert I, William II, Lt. William Stewart) has a family history which states that Alexander and Rebecca Galbriath had a family of ten children.

(1) Alexander
(2) Robert
(3) Frances
(4) Margaret, perhaps "Margery", wife of David Elder, STEWART - 8

(5-6) James and John may not have been brothers of Lt. Wm. Stewart: "Early in Colonial Days, three Stewart brothers, William, James and John came to America and settled in Cumberland and Lancaster counties. One of these brothers settled in Cumberland Co., PA, and had a son William, born in Cumberland Co., who settled in the Tuscarora Valley. He took up land on Tuscarora Creek where he met a tragic death, having been killed by Indians while searching for strayed horses. He (William) was the father of Joseph Stewart of the third generation. Joseph was a farmer in the "Big Valley" (Kishacoquillas Valley) returning late in life and settling at Burnham, Derry township. He married Sarah Cresswell and both are buried inthe Methodist cemetery at Vira, PA. Joseph and Sarah's children:

Robert (10/31/1818, Kishacoquillas Valley - 10/28/1856) - m. Mary Mitchell

Thomas Miller (8/1/1821 - 1908) - m. Anna Taylor (1827 - 1905)

Jane (8/1/1821, twin of Thomas) - m. Peter Webner

Rebecca - m. James Riden

Mary - m. Peter Allbright

Elijah - m. Anna Belle Van Arden

Sarah - m. Isaac Price

Ann - m. John McGee

Samuel - m. Mary Allbright

Thomas and Ann Taylor Stewart's children, all born in Blair county: Nathan (8/5/1848), Joseph (10/18/1850), Samuel (1/28/1852), Sarah (11/9/1854), Robert (12/1/1856), Thomas J. (11/14/1859), Mary E. (10/18/1861), William T. (11/3/1863), Lemuel (12/14/1865, died in infancy), Henry (6/21/1867), Emma A. (1/27/1870),

Charles F. (11/11/1879)." A History of the Juniata Valley and its People. John J. Jordan (1913), v. 2, p. 616.

(7) Charles

*(8) William (1738 - 1811) - m. 1760 at Chambersburg, Pa., Mary Gass (1742 - 1789)

"William Stewart, who was a lieutenant in the Cumberland Co., PA, militia during the Rebolutionary War, was the youngest son of Alexander Stewart and Rebecca (Galbraith) Stewart of Fort Stewart & Carnemauga, County Donegal, Ireland. William was born about 1738 at 'Greenhill' near Letterkenny in County Donegal. Alexander Stewart, William's father, died about 1743, leaving his estate to his eldest son, Alexander. Mrs. Rebecca Stewart, now a widow, with her five remaining children - Charles, Robert, Frances, Margaret, and William - came to America about 1745 with a number of kindred families from Co. Donegal and settled in Donegal twp., Lancaster Co., Pa. ("Notes and Queries" Engles). After his mother's death in 1749, William settled at 'Meeting House Springs' near Carlisle in Cumberland Co., Pa." (HIR/1963)

"Lieutenant William Stewart received 200 acres of land about the year 1800 in Mercer Co., Pa., for his services in the Revolutionary War and he settled on this land shortly after. His will, dated April 2, 1805, was registered and recorded in the Mercer Co., Pa., court on July 8,1811. To the present time (1964) we have been unable to locate his grave." (HIR)

Mary Gass was the daughter of Benjamin and Eleanor Galbraith Gass (STEWAR 31). "Benjamin and William Gass came to this country from along the river Bann in Ireland between 1690 and 1700 and landed at Philadelphia, Pa. They were probably of Huguenot extraction and were of a large party of expert fullers of linen taken to Ulster in 1665 by the Duke of Ormand, from Brabant in the Netherlands, to promote the linen manufacture in Ireland. Benjamin and Willliam Gass were "fullers of cloth" and moving to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pa, they operated a fulling mill for the manufacture of cloth on Falling Spring creek. Benjamin Gass died in the winter of 1751 and left four orphan children: Prudence, Mary, William, and Benjamin. His wife, Elinor, died about 1758. The four orphan children had for guardians Benjamin Chambers and John Potter of Cumberland County (now Franklin County). Prudence married George Davies. William continued his father's fulling mill as late as 1783. Benjamin Gass' will is recorded in Book A, page 14, made August, 1751, probated January 2, 1752.

William, the older brother of Benjamin Gass, Jr., married Mary, daughter of Patrick and Margaret MacClane of Chambersburg, Pa. Benjamin, Jr., had one daughter and other children stolen by the Indians, but to him was born, June 12, 1771, at Falling Springs, near Chambersburg, a son, Patrick, who was destined to bring everlasting fame to the name of Gass. When Benjamin moved to Maryland, he left Patrick with his grand-uncle MacClane for three years to be educated, but Patrick claimed afterward to have 'learned reading, writing, and ciphering in 19 days'. The family returned from Maryland and Benjamin Gass started west with his whole family and settled first at Uniontown, then called Beasontown. In 1775 they moved to Catfish Camp near Washington, Pa.

This nephew of Mary Gass Stewart, named Patrick, lived to be 99 years of age and died at his home near Independence, Pa. (Washington Co.) in 1870. In the fall of 1803 he volunteered for the expedition across the Rocky Mountains, under Captains Merriwether Lewis and George Clark. He, with John Ordway and Nathaniel Pryor, were appointed sergeants. Patrick Gass was the original historian of this memorable expedition and kept a diary of the days during the whole journey. This was made into a book and issued March 26, 1807, under the title 'Lewis and Clark's Journal to the Rocky Mountains in the Years 1804-5-6, as Related by Patrick Gass, One of the Officers of the Expedition'. A second edition of this work appeared in 1847 from the Dayton, Ohio, Press. From this diary of Patrick Gass all later histories were elaborated and the original is very interesting and an intimate account of that expedition.

When aged 58, in 1829, he (Patrick Gass) boarded with John Hamilton at Independence and married his daughter, Maria Hamilton, in 1830. They had seven children. She died of measles in 1846 on their farm.

His daughter, Rachel Gass, married George Brierly of Independence, Pa., and their daughter, Elizabeth Brierly, married A. M. Painter of same place. They have the hatchet carried by Patrick Gass on the Lewis and Clark expedition. In 1859 a 'Life and Times of Patrick Gass' was issued at Wellsburg, Va., (now West Virginia)

by J. G. Jacob." from "A Family of Millers and Stewarts", Dr. Robert F. Miller, 1909, pp. 45-48.

"Galbraith and Robert Stewart told their Grandchildren many times the story that Mary Gass who was a very fair and beautiful girl, like her Holland ancestors, had been stolen by the Indians and that William Stewart was one of the rescuing party. She stayed in the wigwams for several years until taken to Canada. Her rescuers entered the Indian village with a trained bear, then Mary was bound on the back of the bear and carried away by her rescuers to the camp of the rescuing party which was headed by the then governor of the colony of Pennsylvania." "A Family of Millers and Stewarts"

"William Stewart, the founder of the American branch of the Stewart family, emigrated from Scotland about the middle of the eighteenth century. He, with his wife and ten children, lived at different places in the southernpart of Clarion County. Some of his sons, when grown to manhood, moved to Mercer County and others to Ohio. They are described by one who knew them as being very large, strong men, good natured and not easily forced into a quarrel. As proof, this little anecdote is given: a drunken bully once insisted that Galbraith should fight with him. Galbraith refused, but upon the other still insisting he finally consented to a "Stand up Fight". He knocked his opponent down with the first blow and then cried, "Foul play! Foul play!" It was to be a stand up fight and he is down. The bully slunk away and never again insisted on fighting with him. The son of William, who is the ancestor of this part of the family, continued to live near Black Fox and Dutch Hill. He was married to Sarah McKibben in 1802 and after her death in 1819 he was married to Polly Parker. He and his first wife, Sarah McKibben, were the parents of five sons (one of whom died in infancy) and two daughters. Two of these sons, Robert and William, and the two daughters, Mary or Polly as she was familiarly called, and Peggy, married two daughters and two sons of Robert McCall, thus setting an example which has seemed good to the succeeding generations of Stewarts and McCalls, and one which they have always been very willing to follow. After the death of Sarah McCall Stewart, the wife of Robert, he was again married to Rebecca Derl, who lived for many years after he was called to his reward. She was a blessing and an inspiration to all who knew her and was indeed a mother in Israel. Her only son, Wallace, died while in school preparing for the ministry. Her grandson, Peter Snyder, through her influence and help, has taken his place among our very successful preachers of Christ's gospel. The third son, John, married Barbara Miller, a daughter of John Miller, who owned and operated the first grist mill in the locality. It was situated on Cherry Run, and a small village sprang up around it which was named Millerstown in his honor. John and his wife, Barbara, each lived to a good old age and saw their children and their children's children grown up around them.

During the War of 1812 John Loffer, a gunsmith, was killed by Indians near his home of Black Rock, NY. His wife buried him there where the mighty falls of Niagara have been singing his requiem ever since, and then with her five children she made her way across to the headwaters of the Allegheny River, constructed a rude raft and floated down the river to where Catfish now stands. There they were welcomed and cared for by her brother and sister, Christopher and Susannah Truby, after the most perilous voyage ever made on that river. When rested and refreshed they floated on down and settled in the state of Ohio, the two sons afterward moved to Iowa. At the earnest request of the Uncle and Aunt, the nine year old daughter, Susannah, namesake of "Aunt Susie" was left with them. There she grew to womanhood and was married to Thomas, eldest son of William and Sarah McKibben Stewart. After her death Thomas was married to Mrs. Jemima Clark Miller, who lived to the advanced age of ninety-one years. These American Stewarts have almost all been members of the Presbyterian church, the majority being connected with Concord which was the first church of that denomination in this locality, being established in 1807. Once some of the members of Concord said they could not send their children to Sabbath School as they were too poor to buy shoes for them. The next Sabbath their Superintendent, Thomas Stewart, went to Sabbath School in his bare feet thereby setting an example and fashion that the poor could follow. As citizens, the Stewarts have always been loyal to their country and obedient to its laws. One, Thomas, held the office of Associate Judge of Clarion County. During the War of the Rebellion they sent some of their best sons to defend their country, and Milton, son of Thomas, fills a soldier's grave at Richmond, Virginia. Some of the others were wounded, and all did their duty on the field of battle, and we are sure that the younger generation would respond as readily if our country should need their services." Mattie & Jennie Stewart, circa 1900. (HIR,1962.)

THE WILL OF WILLIAM STEWART

In the Name of God amen, this Second day of April in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred, and five I William Stewart of Nashanick Township Messer County and State of Pensylvania being very weak in body thoug of perfect Mind and good Memory thanks be to God for his Mercies to me therefore Calling to mind the mortality of Body and knowing it is appointed for all men once to die do make and Ordain this my Last Will and testament that is to Say principally and first of all I do Give and Recomend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my Body I Recommend to the Dust to be Buried in Decent Christian burial at the descretion of my Exrs Nothing Doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall Receive the Same Again by the mighty power of God that made it and as touching Such worldly Estate as it has satisfied God to Endow me with in this life I do demise and despose of in the following Manner and form viz (First) I do give and bequeth to my Well beloved Wife Mary Stewart a good Sufficient Living or Support off or out of the place I live on during her Widowhood (Secondly) I do give and bequeath to me Son Benjamin and Jus and full Sum of Eight Shilings and Sixpence (Thirdly) I do give and bequeth to my Daughter prudance th Just and full Sum of Eight Shilings and Sixpence (fourthly) I do give and bequeath to my Son Galbreath Stewart the Just and full Sum of Eight Shillings and Six pence (Fifthly) I do give and bequeath to my Son John the Just and full Sum of Eight Shilings and Sixpence (Sixthly) I do give and bequeath to my Daughter Rebacah forbes The Just and full Sum of Eight Shilings and Sixpence (Seventhly I do give and bequeath to my Daughter Mary Anderson the Just and full Sum of Eight Shilings and Sixpence (Eighthly) I do give and Bequeath to my Daughter Elizebeth Bealy the Just and full Sum of Eight Shilings and Sixpence (Ninthly) I do give and Bequeath to my Son William Stewart the Just and full Sum of Eight Shilings and Sixpence (Tenthly) I do Give and bequeath to My two Sons Robert and George all my Real Estate and Each of them A Good feather bed and Beding (and to My Son George I do Give and bequeth a young Sorel horse also to My Loving Wife Mary Stewart the Remainder of My personal property for her use While She remains in her Widowhood Except my wagon and Smith tools which I do give and bequeth to my two Sons Robert and George (Lastly) I do Constitute and ordain my Wife Mary Stewart and my Son Robert Stewart to be the Whole and Sole Executers of this my Last Will and Testament and I do hereby utterly disalow Revoke and disanull every other former Will or Testament Legacies bequeaths or Exrs. By me in any Wise Made or Confirmed Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament in witness Whereof I have hereunto Set hand and Seal the Day and year Within Mentioned

Signed Sealed & pronounced by me the

Within Named William Stewart to be

my Last will & testament in the presence of William Stewart (SEAL)

Testes Tho. Gordon

John Laurimore

This will was probated July 1811.

GENERATION XX: children of William and Mary Gass Stewart
The Stewart family Bible reads: "Wm. Stuart, his Bible, bought in Carlisle from John Wickey. Wm. Stuart is may name. Do not stale this book for fare of shame for ondernath is the owners name - for if you stale it you may depend that surely you will be brought to shame." The children's birth dates are given as follows:

"John Stuart was born July 17 one Saturday 1761

Benjamin Stuart was born Aug. 9 one Saturday 1762

Prudence Stuart born on Friday Sept. 8th. 1764

Galbrath Stuart was born Dec. 26 1767 on Friday

John Stuart was born in Feb. 3thd. 1769

Rebakay Stuart was born July 7th. on Sunday 1771

Mary Stuart was born on Friday the 3thd. of Nov. 1774

Elizabeth Stuart was born on Sunday 1777 Feby. 18th.

Wm. Stuart was born on Friday the 21st. of Aug. 1779

Robert Stuart was born Sept. 17 on Monday 1781

Geo. Stewart was born on Monday the 12th on Jan. 1785."

(Bible belonged to Mrs. Clarissa Pentecost Eagleson, Columbus, OH, 1964)
(1) John (b. 7/17/1761) died in infancy
(2) Benjamin (b. 8/9/1762)

Benjamin lived near Avelle, Washington Co., PA, and kept his blacksmith shop until 1825. (Crumrine's History of Washington Co., PA). He had 4 children.

(3) Prudence (b. 9/8/1764) - m. circa 1785, James Simpson (b. circa 1761 - d. circa 1813)

Prudence was born in Carlisle, PA. After she married James Simpson, they lived in Mercer Co. A quit-claim recorded in the Deed Book D, vol. 1, p.44, in the Mercer Co. court house, dated 5/22/1813, relinquishes any claim that Prudence Stewart Simpson had to 200 acres that were granted to her father, Wm. Stewart, on Indian River in Cool Springs twp., Mercer Co., PA, in favor of her five sons: Robert, Matthew, Alexander, John and David Simpson. The land grant was Donation #595 to Lt. Wm. Stewart, recorded in the Surveryor General's office, Harrisburg, PA. (HIR)

Prudence and James Simpson are both buried in the Presbyterian cemetery, Mercer, PA

(A) Rebecca (circa 1788 - 1869) - m. 1822, Benjamin Alexander (circa 1784 - 1868)

(1) James Simpson (1823 - 1897) - m. 1868, Mary Carroll ( 1839 - 1915)

children: Carrie Alexander Bastress (DAR # 159542)

(B) John (1802 - 1/14/1887, Presby. cem. Grove City, PA) - m. Martha Whitaker

(1) Elizabeth (12/12/1827 - 8/5/1918) - m. James Boggs Craig (9/30/1822 - 9/12/1893)

(a) James Simpson (7/21/1846)

(C) Robert

(D) Alexander - m. Susan Williamson

(E) Matthew

(F) David (died young)

(G) Mary - m. Kelley

(H) Prudence - m. Dr. Wylie

(I) Elizabeth - m. James McKean

(4) Galbraith (12/26/1767 - 1/26/1848) - m. 4/7/1791, Elizabeth Scott (10/31/1768 - 9/29/1850)

Galbraith was born near Carlisle, Cumberland Co., PA. He came to Washington Co., PA, about 1780 with his parents and lived near the Mt. Hope church, Independence twp., Washington Co., PA. Galbraith and his brothers, William and Benjamin, were blacksmiths by trade (Crumrine's History of Washington Co.). In 1795 he built one of the first dwellings and a blacksmith shop in West Middleton, PA. (HIR) Elizabeth Scott was the daughter of Richard Scott (b. 1731, Scotland) and his wife, Elinor (1733 - 1755). Richard Scott was the brother of Thomas Scott, a well-known Episcopal clergyman and Bible commentator.

(A) Ellen (1791 - 4/12/1872) - m. Thomas Boone

children: Thomas, Elizabeth, Stewart, William

(B) Mary (1793 - 4/28/1876) - m. Thomas McCall (1768 - 5/11/1851) no children

(C) Margaret (1/26/1796 - 1881) - m. 11/19/1812, James Adams McFadden (1787 - 1866)

(1) Elizabeth Stewart (b. 9/5/1813) - m. Bell

(2) Ann Adams (b. 8/11/1816) died at age 15

(3) Mary Margaret (11/1/1818 - 1912)

- m. 9/24/1843, Thomas Henderson Allison (6/29/1820 - 1898)

(a) infant (d) died in childhood

(b) infant (e) Laura Ione (2/28/1849)

(c) Adele Allison (f) Thomas Mutter

(4) Eleanor (b. 12/12/1820) - m. Carpenter

(5) Thomas (12/20/1822 - 1898) - m. 1845, Alicia Chapman (1826 - 1863)

children: Alice Bell McFadden Frizzell (DAR # 116408)

(6) Galbraith Stewart (b. 8/25/1825) - m. 1857, Parmelia Hill Morton (1832 - 1905)

(a) Ella McFadden Stifel (DAR # 150469)

(7) Rebecca McKennan (b. 8/6/1827) - m. Bushfield

(8) Jane (b. 2/2/1830) - m. Ritchie

(9) James Adams (8/25/1833 - 1871) - m. 1854, Eliza Catherine Merlin (1833 - 1907)

seven children, including: Mary E. McFadden Davis (DAR #80390) and

Anna McFadden Taylor (DAR #124072)

(10) Clarissa Stewart (b. 8/15/1835) - m. ___ Dravo

(11) Nancy Adams (b. 7/2/1838) - m. Dravo

(l2) William H. (3/8/1841 - 1844)

(D) Eliza (1797 - 7/9/1822) - m. Dr. David Adams

children: Stewart, Margaret

Thomas McCall's will mentions a nephew, David Stewart Adams

(E) George died in infancy

(F) Rebecca (1799 - 9/3/1827) - m. David Finny McKennan no children

(G) William (9/12/1800 - 4/13/1857) - m. 1823, Mary Cummins (d. 11/21/1835), also Cummings

(1) Mary - m. William Jamison

children: Mary Jamison Fuller (DAR # 40009)

(2) Rebekah (1827 - 1886) - m. 1854, George Clark Red (d. 1881)

children: Hattie - m. S. W. McJunkin

grandchild: Rebekah Stuart McJunkin (DAR # 75522)

(H) Benjamin (1805 - 10/21/1835) - m. Elizabeth Acheson

(1) Benjamin K., Civil War vet.

(I) Harriet (1808 - 10/16/1844) - m. George Pentacost (4/26/1803 - 4/19/1885)

(1) Joseph H. (b. 1836)

(2) Clarissa (b. 1840)

(3) Thomas McCall (b. 1842)

(4) William

(5) Galbraith

(J) Clarissa never married, died at age 82

(K) Galbraith (7/3/1813 - 9/13/1877) - m. Arianna Gist (d. 3/29/1840 at age 23) no children

- m. Elizabeth Fithian (d. 11/22/1846 at age 25) no children

- m. Ann M. Giles (d. 4/7/1849 at age 35) no children

- m. 7/12/1853, Phebe McKeever

children of Galbraith and Phebe McKeever Stewart

(1) Jane Bushfield (b. 6/7/1854) - m. 11/11/1922, Ernest F. Acheson

(a) Phoebe Stewart (1884) (d) Janet Wishart (1892)

(b) Alexander Wilson (1885) (e) Martha Wishart (1896)

(c) Elizabeth Scott (1889)

(2) William Galbraith (b. 1/5/1856) - m. 10/16/1890, Josephine Howard

(a) Margaret Elizabeth (1891) (e) Garrett Kerr (1897)

(b) Andrew Howard (1893) (f) Josephine Howard (1900)

(c) Phoebe McKeever (1894) (g) Thomas Howard (1903)

(d) William Galbraith (1896) (h) Anne McKeever (1905)

(3) Elizabeth Scott (b. 10/9/1857) - m. Winfield McIlvaine no children

(4) Thomas Alexander (b. 10/19/1860) - never married

(5) Ellen Boone (1/18/1863 - 8/10/1863)
(5) John (2/3/1769 - ) - m. Mary (3/21/1757 - 8/2/1829), widow of James Welch

John moved from Washington Co., PA, to Ohio about 1810 or 1811.

(A) daughter - m. Greenbury Lane

(B) Polly

(6) Rebecca (7/7/1771 - ) - m. William Forbes

Rebecca Stewart was born at Carlisle, Cumberland Co., PA. Rebecca and William Forbes settled on 100 acres that Lt. William Stewart gave his daughter at Moravia (now in Lawrence Co., PA). Both are buried in the Bethel Cemetery, New Castle, PA. (HIR)

(A) Benjamin

(B) Rebecca - m. ___ Miller

children: William, Rebecca, Robert

(C) Mary - m. Joseph Shearer

(1) Richard

(D) Elizabeth - m. ___ Leonard

(1) Harvey

(2) Rebecca - m. James Woods

children: Janet, Eva

(E) William - m. Maria (Helen?) McCombs

children: Sarah, Hazard, Benjamin, Rebecca Maria

(F) Robert - m. Nancy Chamberlain

(1) Appauline

(G) Jane

(H) Nancy P. - m. John Cowden

children: Rebecca, Benjamin

(I) Margaret - m. ___ Clark

(1) Margaret

(J) Eleanor - m. Dr. James Ramsey

(1) William

(2) Albert

(3) Anna - m. ___ Barber, and had children: Chauncey, Anna

(K) David (Dec 1798 - Jan 1871)- m. Nov 1830, Elizabeth Wylie (June 1808 - Jan1866)

(1) Benjamin Stewart (died young)

(2) Maria Jane - m. Robert Alexander Patterson

(a) Benjamin (2/23/1866 died in infancy) (e) Brown Andrew (9/13/1871)

(b) son , died in infancy, twin of Eliza (f) Helen (9/19/1872)

(c) Eliza Forbes (1/28/1867) (g) Robert Forbes (9/17/1874)

(d) Evelyn Louise (6/26/1868)

(3) Rebecca Eleanor - never married

(4) John Wylie (1836/7 - 1906/7) never married

(5) Elizabeth (1840 - 1888) - never married

(6) William S.

(7) Nancy P. (1846 - 1915) - m. 7/4/1871, James D. McAnlis (3/17/1848 - 1/5/1929)

(a) Mabel Forbes (1873) (c) Howard Forbes (2/3/1879)

(b) Mary Florence "Flo" (6/4/1874) (d) Elizabeth Forbes "Bessie" (3/15/1882)

(2) Robert Galbraith (11/21/1847 - 4/10/1916)

- m. 12/19/1888, Harriet Anna Dickey (10/16/1861 - 5/13/1951)

(a) Charlotte Fay (3/16/1893) (d) Lois Louise (8/18/1896)

(b) David Wylie (Apr 1894) (e) Robert Galbraith (6/16/1898)

(c) Mabel Elizabeth (5/7/1895)

(9) Alice (Dec 1849 - Jan 1892) - m. John Andrew Baskin Patterson (Nov 1851 - Dec 1931)

(a) Robert Forbes (1881)

(b) Margaret Martin (1882)

(c) Reba (1885)

(10) Amanda (1859 - 1929) - never married

(7) Mary (11/3/1774 - 5/3/1847) - m. 6/19/1792, James Anderson (1762 - 3/29/1833)

Mary Stewart was probably born in Cumberland Co., E. Pennsboro twp., Pa. James Anderson was a son of Patrick and Elizabeth (Morris) Anderson. This Anderson family lived in Washington Co., Pa. James and Mary with five of their children - Benjamin, Mary, Sarah, Samuel, and Rebecca - are buried in the Upper Buffalo Cemetery, Washington Co., Pa. The James Anderson farm in Hopewell twp., Wash. Co., was patented in 1785. (HIR, 1965)

(A) Elizabeth (9/8/1793 - 3/21/1875) - m. 4/17/1823, John Cowan (1799 - July 1884)

(B) William (8/3/1797 - 10/5/1839) - m. 11/17/1820, Elizabeth McKibben (1/28/1799 - 8/3/1884)

(1) Mary (10/14/1824 - 1/14/1918)

- m. 10/18/1849, William Stephenson (8/7/1823 - 9/18/1897)

(a) Viola (8/4/1850) (d) William Elmer

(b) Laura (e) Addie

(c) Anderson L.

(2) Eliza (1832 - 1909) - m. William C. Dawson (b. 1831)

(a) Claire Maud (DAR #85295)

(C) Benjamin (4/23/1797 - 8/17/1866) - m. 1/13/1830, Esther Maxwell (4/10/1804 - 1841)

- m. Mary White (1807 - 2/8/1845) no children

- m. Isabel Anderson(1808 - 9/28/1858)

children of Benjamin and Esther Maxwell Anderson

(1) Hester Ann (10/14/1830 - 4/14/1902) never married

(2) Mary Hannah (10/27/1831 - 12/6/1906)

- m. 11/4/1862, Robert Hamilton (9/29/1825 - 3/15/1884)

(a) Alexander (9/17/1863) (c) Mary Alchie (6/27/1868)

(b) Benjamin (3/6/1864) (d) John (died in infancy, 1870)

(3) John Wishart (8/27/1833) - m. Hettie Boltz

(a) Lottie Poole (d. 1932)

(b) William

(c) Benjamin

children of Benjamin and Isabel Anderson Anderson

(4) Benjamin Stuart - m. 2/24/1886, Frances Betts

(a) Lester (1887)

(b) Lucy (1887)

(c) Bessie (1889)

(5) Lucinda Mary (6/23/1853 - 6/5/1922)

- m. 1878, James Bennett Dunlap (2/26/1853 - 4/3/1907)

(a) James Howard (4/15/1879) (e) Ada Lou (8/17/1887)

(b) William Hamilton (3/25/1881) (f) Robert Dinsmore (2/28/1890)

(c) Benjamin Anderson (9/9/1883) g) John Montford (6/23/1892)

(d) George Daugherty (8/8/1885)

(6) Owen (1852 - 3/22/1858)

(D) Mary (b. 1799) - m. John Doak

(E) Sarah (7/29/1801 - 4/3/1883) - never married

(F) Samuel (3/8/1804 - 2/1/1832) - never married

(G) Rebecca (March 1808 - 9/9/1886) - m. 3/22/1839, William Dinsmore (10/12/1801 - 3/31/1883)

(8) Elizabeth (2/18/1777 - 8/29/1844) - m. 12/27/1796, James Bailey (4/7/1749 - 12/4/1833), spelled Bealy in William Stewart's will, dated 4/2/1805. The Bailey family history comes from Marshall Bailey, Salem, Ohio, 1963, a 22-page document in the records of Heber Rankin:

"James Bailey was born April 7, 1749, and reared in the border country between England and Scotland. When he grew to young manhood, he emigrated to the United States. He served in the Revolutionary War. Due to his British birth, he was required to take an Oath of Allegiance which was recorded as follows:

OATH OF ALLEGIANCE OF JAMES BAILEY

Cumberland County

I do hereby certify that James Bailey hath voluntarily taken and subscribed

the Oath of Allegiance and Fidelity, as directed by an Act of General Assembly

of Pennsylvania, passed the 13th Day of June, A.D. 1777, Witness my Hand and

Seal, the 22nd Day of November, Anno Domini, 1777.

No. 42

(Signed) James Armstrong (L.S.)

On December 27, 1796, James Bailey married Elizabeth Stewart who was of Scotch descent...James took up governmental land in Jefferson County, Ohio."

(A) William (2/6/1798 -11/24/1830) - m. 11/23/1822, Highly Teeple

(B) James (6/25/1799 - 2/22/1865) - m. 6/24/1830, Mary M. Price

(C) Mary "Polly" (7/11/1800 - 10/27/1824)

(D) Sarah "Sally"(7/8/1802 - 6/19/1871) - m. 9/19/1822, John Teeple (d. 5/10/1860)

(E) Margaret (b. 8/22/1803) - m. 3/23/1830, James Moore

(F) Elizabeth (8/10/1805 - 1/8/1843) - m. 11/16/1831, James Riley (d. 5/6/1844)

(1) Elizabeth (b. 1842) - m. Dr. Thomas Maxwell

children: Mabel, Maude Helen, son

(2) John. C (b. 1832)

(3) Matilda (b. 1837)

(G) Benjamin Stewart (8/11/1807 - 9/20/1873)

- m. 2/2/1848, Dorothy Patterson (8/4/1820 - 11/13/1861)

(1) William Stewart (11/24/1848 - 10/29/1890)

- m. 6/8/1876, Nancy Annetta "Anna" Mosher (b. 6/5/1855)

(a) Gideon (4/16/1877)

(2) James McClure (7/15/1851 - 2/12/1916)

- m. 3/31/1874, Elizabeth Jane Auld (3/31/1857 - 3/31/1937)

(a) Clara Mabel (died in infancy)

(b) Jessie Edith ((2/7/1877)

(c) Dorothy Lena (11/3/1879)

(3) John Addison (8/17/1853 - 5/17/1921)

- m. 1/17/1883, Mary Lillian Kemp (4/7/1860 - 9/15/1885)

- m. 11/23/1887, Frances Augusta Cortelyou

children of John and Mary Kemp Stewart

(a) Russell Patterson (6/14/1884)

children of John and Frances Cortelyou Stewart

(b) Elizabeth (8/28/1888)

(c) William Cortelyou (9/22/1890)

(4) Samuel Patterson (11/5/1856 -9/9/1933)

- m. 6/15/1886, Fancy Worman (5/7/1866 - 9/18/1952)

(a) Ziza Marian (6/1/1887) (d) Dorothy Margaret (4/1/1897)

(b) Stallo Darwin (6/15/1889) (e) D. Nelson (5/1/1899)

(c) Constance Pearl (12/27/1890) (f) Marshall Price (9/3/1902)

(5) Mary Elizabeth (9/8/1860 - 8/7/1862)

(H) John (7/4/1809 - 2/8/1862) - m. 1/19/1832, Violet A. Price

children: John, Price, Simpson, Samuel, Mary

(I) Matilda (b. 5/29/1811) - m. 6/12/1854, William Patterson

(J) Rebecca (5/5/1813 - 2/27/1862)

(K) Freelove (7/28/1815 - 11/30/1855), twin of Maria

(L) Maria (7/28/1815 - 5/16/1856), twin of Freelove

(M) Prudence (b. 7/8/1817) - m. 11/27/1848, William Totten