Pennsylvania Profiles: Scotch-Irish

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Beaver County Times – Apr 16, 1995

Synopsis:

The Scotch-Irish were from Ulster, Northern Ireland, ruled by (tenant system) Absentee Scots, who were appointed by the King of England.

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Origin and Curious Evolution of Some English Surnames

ETYMOLOGY MADE INTERESTING.

The Origin and Curious Evolution of Some English Surnames.
Baltimore Sun.

A recent magazine article by Sir Herbert Maxwell presents in a very readable form the derivation of a number of common names. it will be news, for example, to many readers that Snooks was once known as Sevenoakes.

Some persons are not aware that Elizabeth is to be accounted an uncouth form of Isabel, which was formed from Isabeau on a false supposition that Isabeau was masculine. Eliza, it is stated, is not a shortened form of Elizabeth, but is the equivalent of Alice.

Marion, we know, is in line with Marie, Mary and Maria.

Patronymics have been much multiplied through pet names. The Saxons formed pet names by adding to the original name — often abreviated — kin and cock, and the Normans introduced et and ot, en and on.

From William we have the pet names Will, Wilcock, Wilkin, Wilett, Willey, Willemot, Bill and Guili (Latin). From these we get, in order, Williams, MacWilliams, Williamson, Wills, Wilson, Wilcox, Wilkins, Wilkison, Wilkinson, Willett, Willetson, Wilmot, Willing, Wilson, Gill, Gilson, Gilkins, Gillon and Gillott.

Robert — through Robin, Dobb, Hob, Rob and Hobkin — gives us Roberts, Robertson, Robins, Robinson, Robison, Probyn, Dobbs, Dobson, Hobbs, Hobson, Robbs, Robson, Hopkins and Hopkinson.

Phillip gives us Phipps, Philpot and Philpots.

Richard has been distorted by affection into the pet names Rich, Richie, Dick, Diccon, Hitchin and Hitchcock.

From these in turn we have Richards, Richardson, Rickards, Pritchard, Rixon, Ritchie, Richison, Dick, Dixie, Dixson, Dickens, Dickenson, Hitchins, Hitchison, Hitchcock and Hithcox.

David has given us Davidson, Dodson, Dodds, Davy, Davison, Daw, Dawson, Dawkins and O’Dowd.

We have from Henry the derivations Hal, Hallet, Harry, Harriet and Hawkins.

From John we get Jack and Jenkins; from Simeon, Simkins. Thackeray’s ancestor was a thatcher.

Malthus got his name from malthouse, and the common family name of Bacchus would be more correctly spelled bakehouse.

Macpherson means parson’s son. Vickers was the vicar’s son.

Wallace means a Welshman, and Bruce is a Norman name. Sinclair, Montgomery, Hay and Vance are, like Bruce, names derived from lands in Normandy.

Many English surnames end in ford (house), lea, ton (farm), and by (dwelling), from the old practice of naming persons after their native place. Aylesford, Grimston, Habersham and Ormsby are examples.

Winslow is from words that mean Wine’s Hill.

From Lea we get Lee, Leigh and Legh.

The Welsh Ap son, with Robert, has become Probert, Ap Rhys has become Price, Ap Owen has become Bowen, and Ap Hugh has become Pugh.

A prosperous Dublin snuff dealer, name Halfpenny, has had his appellation shortened, it is narrated, to Halpen, and then enlarged to an imposing McAlpin.

It is interesting in this connection to know that Finn and Finley are Celtic surnames, equivalent to our White.

Duff, Macduff and Dow are for Black.

Glass is for Gray.

Roy, Corkran and Cochrane all mean read.

Our Mr. Brown is the Celtic Mr. Dunn or Mr. Donnan.

Moore and Moran answer to our Bigg. On the other hand Beggs is good Celtic for Little or Small.

Oliphant (elegant) is a name derived from a shop sign.

The reader will perceive that many of our christian names and surnames have had curious histories.

Galveston Daily News (Galveston, Texas) Jul 31, 1892

*I put in all the breaks to maker it easier to follow.

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Back in Ye Olden Days

BACK IN YE OLDEN DAYS.

Slaves and Distilleries Are on the Tax books of 1805.

The Commissioners have been busy during the past week, hauling down tax books used just after the organization of the county and which have laid away for years untouched. Grim age has stained the pages, yet here and there one can find some items not found on the assessor’s books today.

The tax book of Armstrong township in 1805, is perhaps the oldest book in the Commissioner’s office giving a detailed account of each man’s property. On its dusty, stained pages are still visible all the items assessed to each property holder and in this book the assessor has made note of two slaves owned then by Wm. Brady and Wm. Fulton and assessed for ten dollars.

Liquor in those good old days was then a household article and from the number of distilleries assessed, one would think that every person in the township used that which tickled the inner man. The assessor found twenty distillers during that year. Their assessed value of each was thirty dollars. The following were the proprietors and many of the names are likely familiar to some living in that neighborhood:

James Brown, 1;
John Cummins, 1;
Chas. Campbell, 1;
Patrick Daugherty, 1;
James Even, 1;
John Harrold, 2;
Thomas Jones, 1;
Randles Laughlin, 1; [see below]
John Lydick, 2;
Wm. Farland, 2;
Samuel McCartney, 1;
Patrick McGee, 2;
James Montgomery, 2.

Conemaugh township had its share of still too, and in the assessor’s book of the same year is found mention of eighteen distilleries in use. Some of the taxpayers must have devoted their time to distilling, as two men are assessed with three each and several with two. The following are those who paid taxes on the distilleries and were actively engaged in the business:

Wm. Crawford, 2;
John Hindman, 1;
James Hutchinson, 2;
Jos. Henderson, 1;
Christian J. Muller, 2;
John Nesbit and David Elder, 1;
Wm. Thompson, 1;
Moses Thompson, 3;
Adam Thompson, 3;
Jos. Yeates, 2.

The Mahoning which then comprised the four townships were assessed in 1808, with only six distillers. They were owned by the following persons:

Peter Crotzer, 2;
James Ewing, 1;
Robt. Hamilton, 1;
John Leasure, 1;
Frederick Clingenberger, 1.

The same year Washington township was assessed with six distillers. The following persons paid taxes on these properties:

Jacob Shallaberger, 1;
James Armstrong, 1;
James Simpson, 1;
Wm. Armstrong, 1;
Jos. Lydick, 1.

In those days, each man raised a quantity of rye, simply for the purpose of stilling liquor, and a large number of these distilleries perhaps were kept busy doing “custom work.” In an old tax book of Green township, was found the return sheet of an election in that township, held in the fall of 1821. Green township now polls the largest vote in the county, but in that year there were only eighteen votes polled at the fall election.

Indiana Progress (Indiana, Pennsylvania) Apr 17, 1895

More about Randall Laughlin:

And more from the following book:

Title: Report of the Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania: The frontier forts of western Pennsylvania
Volume 2
Authors: Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania, Henry Melchior Muhlenberg Richards, John M. Buckalew, Sheldon Reynolds, Jay Gilfillan Weiser, George Dallas Albert
Editor: Thomas Lynch Montgomery
Publisher: W.S. Ray, state printer, 1916 (Google book LINK)

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If you click on the Google book linked above, you can read more about him being captured by the Indians.

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Rev. John Hindman – Times Three

Rev. John Hindman #1

Born in Londonderry, Ireland, came to America in 1739 and settled in Chester Co., PA. Sent by the Donegal Presbytery to the valley (VA?) in 1742.  In 1746, he went to London, England and was ordained as a priest of the Established Church.  April 5, 1747, accepted  as the first rector of the Augusta parish. Died at the home of John Stevenson in  Oct of 1748.

Notice the spelling above, and also this (Hynman/Hindman) one:

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Rev John Hindman #2

Born in 1795 in Saltsburg, Indiana Co., PA,the son of Thomas Hindman and Susan McMasters (according to ancestry.com tree.) Died in 1860 in Dayton, Armstrong Co., Pa.

There was another John Hindman, who was the cousin of this Rev. Hindman. They were born within a year of each other. The Rev. Hindman, son of Thomas, was known as John Sr., while the son of James, probably Thomas’ brother, was known as John Jr., in order to limit the confusion:

According to a family tree on ancestry, John Jr. was the son of James Hindman (1763 IRE – 28 Apr 1846 West Franklin, Armstrong Co., PA)  and Mary McClatchey McClelland (1765-1856) although another wife is also listed with children that have conflicting birth dates, unless they were divorced. According to Chesbro’ Genealogy @ rootsweb, there probably was a divorce.

This Rev. John Hindman (son of Thomas) was married to Rachel Stevenson (1807 OH – 1866 East Mahoning, Indiana Co., PA) the daughter of James Stevenson and Elizabeth Unknown. She moved with her family to Allegheny Co., PA at age 4 until age 16, then moved to Cannonsburgh, Washington Co., PA. Married John Hindman in 1829 and in 1831 they moved to Indiana Co., PA, then later to Armstrong Co., PA  a few years later. (This info is from her obituary.)

Interesting NOTE: It mentions that Rachel Stevenson‘s family was in Cannonsburgh, Washington Co., PA.  There was a (our?) McConnell family was also in Cannonsburg:

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Rev. John Hindman #3

This  Rev. John Hindman was born in 1817 in Armstrong Co., PA, the son of Samuel Hindman (1776-1831) and Sarah (possibly Manning) (1788-1881). About 1828, his family moved to Trumbull Co., Ohio. In 1844, he moved to Linn Co., Iowa and Cedar Co., Iowa at some point, before moving to Johnson Co., Iowa.  He was married twice, first to Emily Weeks, then to Mrs. Aris McKinsey. John died in 1901, in Chester, Nebraska, obituary in The Nebraska State Journal 11 May 1901.

The daughter Mrs. Ada Pickering, is listed as Elizabeth on the census records. Husbands name is George Pickering. They are in Johnson Co., IA in 1880, then Lancaster Co., NE in 1900.

NOTE: This Samuel Hindman, father of Rev. John Hindman, is one I had looked at awhile ago and ruled out as my Samuel Hineman (was also in Trumbull/Portage OH) father of my John Hineman,  who went to Wisconsin.

From a tree on ancestry.com, Samuel Hindman‘s father:

ID: I636249830
Name: David HINDMAN
Birth: Abt 1735 in possibly Donegal, Ireland
Death: 1802 in Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Notes:
Judge of Court in Franklin Co. Penn. Settled in Franklin Co. Penn.
Private in the Revolutionary War from Cumberland County, PA

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Interesting tidbits on the Hindman surname:

Posted by “thewoodpecker” on Ancestry.com Hindman message board:

All the Hindman/Hyndmans in Northern Ireland are descended form three brothers who came from Scotland circa 1600. The spelling of the surname depended on who was recording it and how he could spell.

And this from JWHindman:

The name seems to derive from the great red deer in Scotland. The Hind was th femail and the Hart was the male. So if thessssse people were the keepers of deer or hunters the name Hindman and Hartman are similar and have the same crest in early Scotish history.
In early Scotland the forman or overseer of the lands of the nobelmen was known as the Hind so the name may have originated there at the t9me when people assumed names by their jobs or their localities The name quite often is spelt Hyndman n scotland, Hindman in Ireland and Hineman in England
Most migration of the Hindman name cane be traced back to Scotland that is if you can trace it.

And this, which is very interesting,  from Mick Hynman:

The person who drove cattle to the market from the back was called a Hyndman. My family came from Inverness some time in the early 19th. My grandfather was Hynman but his sister was Hyndman, through the ages the family have spelt the name anyway they fancied at any given time. A lot Hyndmans or Hindmans went to Ireland in the 18th century due to some kind of religous persecution. The names Hunman and Innman are supposed to derive from the name. All of this was told to me by my father who said his father had told him exactly the same. I have some other info written down somewhere but it could be anywhere amongst the jumble we call a spare room.
Mick Hynman ( Newcastle Upon Tyne England)

More from Mick:

There are several possible explanations for the origin of the Scottish surname Hyndman. In the first instance, it may be of nickname origin, being one of those names derived from a personal or physical characteristic of the original bearer. The source of the name can be traced to the Middle English word “HENDE” which simply meant “courteous” and the nickname was applied as an additional name to a person with good manners in order to distinguish him from others who bore the same personal name,
Alternatively the name may be of occupational origin, being one of those names derived from the type of work a man once did or the profession he once pursued. In this case it sim[ply indicates the person who tended the hinds or deer.
The surname is recorded in Scottish documents during the sixteenth century when a family of this name possessed lands in Cunderstown in Renfrewshire. In 1662 John Hyndman was a resident in Bute, while John Hyndman was a merchant in Cargos in 1749. In that same year one Annie Heyman was at a meeting of witches in Bute and this entry is believed to be a mis-spelling of the name
BLAZON OF ARMS Azure, a saltire or
The saltire is indicative of the cross of St Andrew It signifies suffering for a faith and Perseverance. Azure (blue) denotes truth and loyalty Or (gold) is symbolic of generosity
CREST A sundial and the sun shining thereon all proper
ORIGIN Scotland
This info came from the Historical Research Center in Britain
Mick

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John Sherer to Erect a Wing Dam

Just clipped this from the Adams Centinel, Gettysburg, PA, since the name John Sherer appears on the will/probate document of John Hineman. I have no idea if this is the same man, but wanted to save it for future reference.

Transcription: “Passed at the last sitting of the Pennsylvania Legislature.”

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Transcription: “An act to authorize John Sherer to erect a wing dam on Monongahela river, in the county of Allegany.”

The Adams Centinel (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) 21 Apr 1802

Wing Dam (Image from http://www.nps.gov)

From Wikipedia:

A wing dam is a manmade barrier that, unlike a conventional dam, only extends partway into a river. These structures force water into a fast-moving center channel which reduces the rate of sediment  accumulation, while slowing water flow near the riverbanks.

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My Mother’s Bible

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My Mother’s Bible.

BY GEORGE P. MORRIS.

This book is all that’s left me now!
Tears will unbidden start;
With faltering lip and throbbing brow,
I press it to my heart.
For many generations past,
Here is our family tree;
My Mother’s hands this Bible clasped;
She, dying, gave it me.

Ah! well do I remember those
Whose names these records bear;
Who round the hearthstone used to close
After the evening prayer;
And speak of what these pages said,
In tones my heart would thrill!
Though they are living with the dead,
Here are they living still!

My Father read this Holy Book
To brothers, sisters dear;
How calm was my poor mother’s look,
Who lov’d God’s word to hear;
Her angel face — I see it yet!
What thronging memories come!
Again that little group is met
Within the halls of home!

Thou truest friend man ever knew,
Thy constancy I’ve tried;
Where all were false I found thee true,
My counsellor and guide.
The mines of earth no treasures give
That could this volume buy;
In teaching me the way to live,
It taught me how to die.

Ohio Repository, The (Canton, Ohio) 12 Jun 1845

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LAW OF MARRIAGE IN PENNSYLVANIA

People mentioned not related, just posting for the marriage law information.

LAW OF MARRIAGE IN PENNSYLVANIA.

In the Philadelphia quarter sessions, on the 14th inst., in the matter of the application of the guardians of the poor for an order on Samuel Nathans to give security for the maintenance of his wife and two chldren, Judge Parsons delivered an opinion by which it was decided that said Nathans was married according to the laws of Pennsylvania, to Mrs. Nathans. — There had been no ceremony performed, but the parties had lived together as man and wife, and the defendant had treated the complainant as a wife in the presence of acquaintances. This opinion establishes that in Pennsylvania, marriage is a civil contract, and as such may be proved by admissions and acts of the parties without the necessity of any particular ceremony.

Nat. Pilot.

The Sandusky Clarion (Sandusky, Ohio) 28 Jun 1845

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Pennsylvania Hindman & Hineman (random references)

Horseshoe Bottom Presbyterian Church later became the First Presbyterian Church of Monongahela City.

From Mon Valley Town & Township History:

HORSESHOEBOTTOM PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.  Rev. Dr. Samuel Ralston, D. D., received a call from this and Mingo Creek congregations in November, 1796, which he accepted and was therefore ordained. In the latter church be labored forty years, and in the former thirty-five years.  This Horseshoebottom congregation was originally established three and one half miles from Parkinson’s Ferry, on the ridge road leading from this place to Brownsville on Simon Wilson’s farm.  It was a log church, had a graveyard connected with it , and part of the foundation is still visible.

Dr. Ralston preached in this church until 1807, when it was removed to (Williamsport) Monongahela City.  Mr. Moore, says: Dr. Ralston preached his first sermon in a little school-house near the present church building, preaching two years in the winter time in the school house, and in the summer time in a tent in a sugar grove below town.  Mr. Lamb and his wife were the first two persons who joined the church in Williamsport.  The first communion was held in August, 1816, when Dr. Ralston was assisted by Rev. Matthew Brown, D. D.  The whole number of communicants at that time was forty-five.

The church is located on Chess Street, a neat, substantial brick building; its pulpit has been filled by Rev. Dr. Ralston until 1835.  His successors have been Rev. George D. Porter, from 1835 to 1838, Rev. J. W. Kerr from 1839 to 1861, Rev. S. G. Dunlap from 1862 to 1867, Rev. J. S. Sutchell from 1867 to the present time, but I learn he has sent in his resignation.

The following persons have been ordained ruling elders since the pastorate of Dr. Ralston, viz.:  James Hair, James McGrew, James Martin, Robert McFarland, Aaron Kerr, Isaac VanVoorhis, James Gordon, Henry Fulton, Joseph Kiddoo, John Power, James Dickey, James Curry, E. W. Tower, John Wright, Francis J. Gardner, David Moore, David D. Yohe, Samuel Hindman, three of whom have passed into the spirit land, each upwards of eighty years of age, to receive a crown of righteousness.

There is a Sabbath school connected with the church, which by the last report numbers 17 teachers, 250 scholars, and has a library of about fifteen hundred volumes.  Its organization is placed at various dates, but the Rev. Mr. Dunlap thinks it was established in the year 1822.

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Found at Ray’s Place: Exploring New England’s Past, where you can find a wide variety of historical information.

History of Monongahela City, Pa.
From: A History of Washington County, Pennsylvania
By: Earle R. Forrest
Published By The S. J. Clark Publishing Company, Chicago 1926

The Presbyterian Church of Monongahela was organized in 1796 at Horseshoe Bottom by Rev. Samuel Ralston, and in 1807 it was moved to Parkinson’s Ferry, where it first met in a tent. Services were held in a schoolhouse until 1815, when the first house of worship was erected, on the hill between Third and Jackson streets. In 1836 the second church was erected on Chess Street on the site of the present Eagles Building. The present church was built in the seventies at a cost of $35,000. The first pastor was Rev. Samuel Ralston, D. D. The present minister is Rev. W. F. McKee, D. D., and the membership is 765.

***** The following version gives dates, which rules this Samuel Hindman out for the older generation that would have been a brother to our Senior John Hineman.

THE OLD AND NEW MONONGAHELA
Horse Shoe Bottom Church, Williamsport (Monongahela City.)
page 65

Mr. Dickey died Sept. 9th, 1864, and Mr. Kiddoo Aug. 11th, 1870. April 7th, 1862, a call was made out for the services of Rev. S.G. Dunlap. He was installed Dec. 6th, 1862, and remained pastor until Sept. 29th, 1866, about four years. Under his ministrations fifty-five were added on examination in 1863 and twenty-eight in 1864. Mr. Dunlap died in 1871 at Orrville, Ohio. Dec. 6th, 1862, Mr. E. W. Tower was installed, and Messrs. John Wright, Francis I. Gardner and David Moore were ordained elders of the church. Mr. Tower was drowned in the Monongahela River Feb. 19th, 1869, and Mr. Moore died May 11th, 1867. Dec. 30th, 1866, the congregation voted a call to Rev. J. S. Stuchell, who was installed May 10th, 1867, and continued pastor until April 1st, 1870, a period of three years. Mr. Stuchell died Oct. 1875. Oct. 26th, 1867, Messrs. Wm. C. Shaw, D. D. Yohe and Samuel Hindman were ordained elders. Mr. Yohe died Aug. 7th, 1868. Oct. 1st, 1871, a call was made out for the present pastor. He began his labors as pastor elect Oct. 16th, was installed Nov. 6th, 1871. At a congregational meeting held January 20th, 1868, it was resolved to build a new house of worship, and committees were appointed to procure a site and solicit subscriptions. The building committee were Messrs. Aaron Brawdy, H. H. Finley, T. R. Hazzard, Esq., John Patterson, James Stockdale, Wm. J. Alexander, Jas. H. Van Voorhis and Francis I. Gardner. The present house of worship was built at a total cost of about $32,000.00. The lecture room was dedicated by divine service March 17th, 1872, the first sermon being in the text John 2, 19. The house was brought to its present state of completion the next year, and dedicated June 8th, 1873, the pastor [p.65] preaching the sermon from Is. 56, 7, and Mark 11, 17. He was assisted in the service by the other pastors of the town, also by his predecessor, Rev. J. S. Stuchell, who preached in the evening. Messrs. Jas. Van Voorhis and John Patterson were elected and ordained, and Mr. Hindman was installed elder January 21st, 1872.

Horseshoe Bottom mentioned in the following:

It Happened in Pennsylvania
By Fran Capo, Scott Bruce – 2005

“The Death Fog – 1948” pg 111

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From:

The 1782 Volunteer Militia from Washington County, Pa And their Moravian Indian victims
By George C. Williston.

Pvt. Samuel Hindeman ? In Hopewell Township in 1783;

RBE- probably the Sam Hineman who bought 60 acres on Cross Creek in 1783; the local historian, Isaac Craig, says in a letter to another local historian, Boyd Crumrine,[43]-? a man named Hindman was said by General Richard Butler to be one of the worst;?. this being the only man of that name on the list we have to assume he was talking of Samuel Hindeman/Hindman.- but what does ?one of the worst?; mean ?that he killed the most or was one of the most vicious? General Richard Butler was a well respected Continental officer who as a Colonel was at Fort  Pitt near the time of this expedition, and became Indian Agent immediately thereafter so he would have had reason to have been paying attention.

**[43] is noted as Isaac Craig

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UPDATE: I ran across the following and  noticed this Sam Hineman and the surname MARQUIS and recalled having a Marquis HINEMAN in our family tree:

History of the First Presbyterian Church of Bellefontaine, Ohio, p 236: William mr Margaret _________, came fr Ireland to Opequon Valley, near Winchester, Frederick Co., Va, in 1720. Chn, Thomas, Mary, mr John Wilson, she d at birth of only child; George, Samuel, John, and Thomas of Western Pa., were prob his grandsons by other sons

Estate Records 1781-96 and Deed Records 1782-85 in Washington Co, PA, 1977: George Marguis of Washington Co, Pa. to Sam Hineman 60 acres on Cross Creek July 7, 1783.

First Families of the Cross Creek Country, The REA family, by A. D. White: George Marquis, a cousin of the other Cross Creek Marquises, bought the 196-acre tract from John Marshall, but, according to records, he held possession for only about two years, then selling it to Mr. Rea.

Commemorative Biographical Record, Washington County, Pennsylvania, by J. H. Beers & Co., p 184: There were some others of the name of Marquis who lived in this county, and were cousins of the children of Thomas and Mary (Colville) Marquis. George Marquis was one of the first bench elders of Cross Creek Church. Samuel Marquis also lived near to Burgettstown, and John also lived in the same neighborhood. If these were first cousins of John and Rev. Thomas Marquis, as they claimed, William Marquis, who came from Ireland in 1720, must have left other children in Ireland, who came to America at a later period; and this appears most likely to be the case as all these parties came from near Winchester, Va, to this county.

History of Washington County, Pennsylvania; by Boyd Crumrine, p 724: George Marques was among the early settlers of Cross Creek. On Nov. 1, 1776, he bought from Thomas Bay a tract of land on Cross Creek containing two hundred and sixty acres; also Sept. 18, 1787, he bought of John Marshall a tract of one hundred and ninety-six acres. He was one of the first elders in Cross Creek Presbyterian Church, and was leader of the music. He was a cousin of John and Rev. Thomas Marquis. He afterwards sold his land and removed to Mercer Co., PA., in which section a number of his descendants still reside.

My (Helen Cooper) ggg-grandfather, Robert (son of George, son of Robert) named his oldest son George Wilson MARQUIS, supposedly because he wanted to honor John Wilson for raising Thomas Marquis’ children.

Will of George Marquis

At a session of the Probate Court began and held at the Court House in the Town of Crawfordsville, County of Montgomery and State of Indiana on Monday the Eleventh day of May Eighteen hundred and thirty-five Present the Honorable Robert Taylor Judge of Said Court.

James Scott appeared in court and produced the last will and Testament of George Marquis Dec’d late of Montgomery county Indiana which is admitted to proof … will together with the instrument thereon is in the words and figures following … In the name of God Amen. I George Marquis of the County of Montgomery and State of Indiana being weak of body but of sound and perfect mind and memory do make and publish this my last will and Testament in manner for owing that is to say first I give and bequeath to my Grand Son George Marquis Scott the following Tract of land To wit The West Half of the North East quarter of Section No. four in Township No. Eighteen North of range No. Five West. I also give and bequeath unto my Grand Son James Wilson Scott the East Half of the North East quarter of Section No. fifteen in Township Nineteen North of Range No. four west both of which Tracts of Land being in the County and State aforesaid. This my last will and Testament in Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirty first-day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred thirty two.
George Marquis

(Sealed by the above named George Marquis to be his last will and Testament in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses in the presence of the Testator.)
Witnesses
Job Combs
James C. McClung

State of Indiana Montgomery County . Probate Court May Term 1835 Be it remembered that on the Eleventh day of May AD 1835 before the Hon. Robert Taylor, Judge of the Probate Court of Said County in open Court formally appeared James C. McClung one of the Subscribing witnesses to the forgoing last will and Testament of George Marquis late of Said County Dec’d who being duly sworn in says that he saw the Testator therein named sign and seal the same and that he heard him publicly pronounce and declare the same to be his last will and Testament, that at the time of so doing he was at the best of his apprehension of sound and disposing mind and memory and understanding and that he by the request of said Testator and in his presence Subscribed his name heretofore as witness and further he states on oath that he is acquainted with the handwriting of the other subscriber witnesses and that he believes that the within is his Genuine…

Estate Records 1781-96 and Deed Records 1782-85 in Washington Co, PA 1977
Geo Marquis of Washington, Pa. to Sam Hineman 60 a. on Cross Cr. July 7, 1783.

Source: The family tree notes on The Wood Family website.

Having trouble linking the website: http://woodfamily.biz/Wood_Family_Tree/notes.html

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The following are for Chester Co., PA. Posted by Sandra Ferguson on Rootsweb, in 2001. LINK

HINDMAN, JOHN.
November 24, 1741.
Adm. to James Buchanan.

Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834

RAMSEY, DAVID. Londonderry.
March 4, 1782. March 18, 1782.
Provides for wife Isabella including interest of £400 in the hands of
her brother John Hindman, during life and after her decease, 2/3 of it to children of said John Hindman and the remaining 1/3 to the children of her brother Samuel Hindman of Ireland. To my Uncle Robert Ramsey £42. To Ephraim and John, sons of Rev. William Ramsey late of N. Jersey,£40 each. To Jean and Frances, daughters of William Montgomery of Philadelphia, £40 each. To Jean and Margaret, granddaughters of brother James Ramsey, £15 each. To sister Mary, relict of Robert Sterrit of Paxton Township, Lancaster Co., £50. To Agnes, daughter of brother Nathaniel of Maryland, deceased, £60. To Margaret, relict of brother Robert, Lancaster Co., deceased, £30. To Moses, son of my Uncle Robert Ramsey aforesaid, £30. To Ann, daughter of Moses £15. To wife’s niece Isabella, wife of Andrew Walker of Cumberland Co., £20. To the Minister of Faggs
Manor, the interest of £50. To Ann, relict of William Robinson, deceased, £20. To Francis Sample £15. To my Uncle Robert Ramsey wearing apparel. To Moses and brother James Ramsey, same. To Rev. John Finly my right of Mr. Henry’s works. To John Hindman and Samuel Ramsey, Jr., remainder of books.
To John Kinkead best hatt. Remainder in 4 shares, one each to wife Isabella, children of Samuel Ramsey, Jr., children of Joseph Potter, deceased, children of Charles Kinkead, deceased. Joseph Potter, deceased, children of Charles Kinkead, deceased. Executors: Friends John Ramsey, James Gilleland.
Wit: William Pinkerton, Benjamin Walker, Magdalen (x) Gamble.

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RAMSEY, ISABEL. Londonderry.
October 9, 1787. May 29, 1788.
To brother James Hindman of Ireland £50. To Samuel Hindman £20. To George Washington Gibson £10 at 21, with rev. to his eldest brother John, sons of George Gibson. To Isabel Walker, my sister’s daughter, wearing apparel. To Alice, wife of Samuel Ramsey, wearing apparel. To Hannah, wife of John Hindman, remainder of wearing apparel. To Agnes, daughter of Ann Ramsey, now Kinkead, £10 at 18. Remainder to be divided among John, David, James, Agnes and Hannah, children of John Hindman, Jr. Also to the 6 children of my brother John, above named, the 1/4 part of a residuary legacy left me by my late husband David Ramsey. Executors: Friends George Gibson, Joseph Luckey.
Wit: George Gibson, Joseph Luckey, Benjamin Walker.
Will not recorded. Account filed by Gibson and Luckey.

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HINDMAN, JOHN. Londongrove.
August 21, 1789. January 25, 1796.
To sons David and James £30 each. To wife Hannah 1/3 of estate during life.
Remainder of estate to children, Samuel, John, Agnes, Hannah, David and James, share and share alike.
Executors: Wife Hannah, sons Samuel and David.
Letters to David and Hannah.
Wit: John E. Finley, George Gibson.

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HOOD, JAMES. West Nantmel.
Died August 20, 1805 aged 76 years.
August 12, 1805: September 1805.
Provides for wife Catharine.To my eldest daughter Mary, who was born in Ireland, $8.To son-in-law Joshua Davis $l.To daughter-in-law Rebecca Hood and her daughter Hannah, the child of my son William, deceased, $l. To son Thomas $20.To son John that part of my plantation north of new turnpike road, except the buildings, &c. To son Samuel the land on south side of road, with half of buildings, &c. on … .To daughter Elizabeth McClellan $15. To daughter Rachel Hindman $134.Remainder of household good to wife Catherine, who is executrix.
Wits.: John Hartan, George McCadden, James Lockhart.

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McCLENACHAN, ELIJAH. Chester County.
April 7, 1802: February 8, 1810.
Gives $40 out of the money bequeathed me by the last will of my uncle Dr. Robert Finney and the will of mother Anna McClenachan to assist in building a stone wall around the family burying ground on Thunder Hill. To the congregation of New London $60.
To the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America $20.For the use of the poor of Chester County $20.
To son John Finney McClenachan $100 and wearing apparel.
To daughter Lettice, wife of Samuel Hindman $l. To son Elijah $300. To granddaughter Jennet McClenachan that lives with me various articles. To son Samuel Blair McClenachan all remainder of estate, real and personal.
Executors: Son Samuel B. McClenachan and James Strawbridge. (Letters to son.) Wits.: Jno. Menough, John Reed.

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Link to biography of Samuel Hindman of Schuyler Co., IL, who came from Allegheny Co., PA.

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Connecticut – Pennsylvania – Ohio

Ohio Country 1770s

Northwest Territory 1770s

Connecticut Western Claims 1770s

All  maps from Wikipedia

These might help explain how John Hinman/Hineman could have been living in Ohio or Pennsylvania and still considered a Connecticut man.

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John Hineman – Hinman: Revolutionary War Notes

Notes for research:

QUESTION: How did DAR etc. connect the John HINMAN from the war with OUR John HINEMAN? There are lots of HINMANs in VT during the early years, but they seem to be, for the most part, consistently HINMAN, not HINEMAN.

From Aaron:

On ancestry.com “The Official roster of the soldiers of the American Revolution buried in the…..” This is just one section/chapter of a large book on Revolutionary War Soldiers, dealing with DAR, Son of the American Revolution, Pension indexes, rosters, etc., etc.

This is what I happened to run into on page 177 “1788-To the Pioneers of The Ohio Country-1938″

“HINMAN, JOHN, Mahoning Co., OHIO

Pvt. Ref Conn Men in Rev p 466; also Vt Men pp155-375-343; Hist Trumbull & Mahoning co. V 2 p60-64-69; Deed bks K p 534 and Cp 314; mar Mary____; childr: Catherine, mar “Daniel” McConnel;Betsey mar John Webster; Sally mar John Reed; Polly mar James Laughlan; John; Samuel; Jacob miniors in 1818; Daniel, James;Jane. D before 1818 Poland O. Rept by Mahoning chpt.”

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More from Aaron:

(All under Vermont Revolutionary War Soldiers.)

Found Vermont Hinman’s in the Militia there maybe out of the “Bennington” area Names:

John Hineman, pay record from Capt James Brooking’s Co. of Infantry in Col Samuel Fletcher’s Battalion, 1781.

Hindman, John, pay rec. in Capt Saml William’s Militia,Nov 1780

Hinman, Benj. 1778, pay, Capt. Thomas Sawyer’s  Militia

Benj & Seth Hinman, pay 2mos service, 1779 for defence of northern frontier.

James Hinman, pay in Capt Simeon Wright’s Co/Militia under Col Warren’s Regt, Nov 1778.

Under Capt. Simeon Wright: 7 days, 50 miles @2 per month = 1.6.0
John Hinman

Militia company belonging to Rutland, under command of Ensign Isaac Cushman
to Fort Vengeance by order of Lt. Spencer (in command of the fort)June 1781
John Hinman 7 days, 12 miles wages 13.4.

Thomas Hinman, Sergt., in Capt Simeon Wright’s Co. of Militia scouting to Otter Creek.

Thomas Hinman, Corp in Thomas Sawyers Co. of Provincial Troops, May 1-Nov. 1778.

Seth Hinman in Capt Tehan Nobles Co. Of Militia June 26, 1779, Bennington, Vt.

Samuel Hinman, pay Feb 1, 1777 to Jan. 1, 1780, Prisoner Returned to Connecticut.

John Hynman, pay under Capt. James Brookings ,June 30, 1781.
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Aaron’s note:
Our possible link to these Hineman/Hinman/Hynman’s is the Revolutionary War info found on our John Hinman/Hineman naming members of our family via John’s children and stating that his Rev. War Service was in Conn/Vermont. Point’s to us but what about our known Pennsylvania connection?

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On Ancestry, says view image, but the image isn’t there. Would like to see it:

U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783
Name:     John Hineman
Rank – Induction: Privt
Roll Box: 90
Roll State: VT

UPDATE: I figured out how to find the images. Below are two possibilities, but not the one mentioned above.

This last one is obviously not the John Hineman I am looking for (wife, Margaret), but I saved them just in case they might be connected somehow.

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