Person:Hugh Linn (5)
Hugh Linn
b.1753 Possibly Near Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland
d.1 Jan 1815 Concord, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Est 1750
  1. Rebecca LinnEst 1751 -
  2. Hugh Linn1753 - 1815
Spouse and Children
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m. 1777
  1. John Linn1778 - 1845
  2. William Linn1780 - Aft 1800
  3. Mary Linn1782 - 1826
  4. Hugh Linn1785 - 1870
  5. Sarah Linn1788 - 1812
  6. Margaret Linn1790 - 1870
  7. James Linn1792 - 1848
  8. Jane Linn1795 - 1842
  9. Nancy Ann Linn1801 - 1868
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3][4][6] Hugh Linn
Gender Male
Birth[1][3][4][6] 1753 Possibly Near Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland
Marriage 1777 Irelandto Sarah Widney
Residence[1] From 1777 to 1788 near Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland
Emigration[1] 1788 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesFrom Londonderry, Ireland. Hugh, Sarah and children John, Mary and Hugh emigrated, while William stayed in Ireland.
Census[5] 1790 Fannet, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States1 Free white male over 16, 3 Free white males under 16 and 2 free white females.
Death[1][2][3][4][6] 1 Jan 1815 Concord, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Burial[2] Concord Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, Concord, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United StatesGravestone inscription "In Memory Of HUGH LINN Sen. who Died Jany 1st 1815 Aged 62 Years"
Religion[1] Methodist

“Hugh Linn's paternal lineage and place of birth are unknown. Unfortunately, there are no birth, death or marriage records for this period in Ulster, particularly for Protestants. The Lords of Lynn, who owned the Barony of Lynn in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland, are only one possibility of Hugh's ancestry. However, both David Lynn and John Lynn were 1616 Scots settlers in County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland; and there is weighty evidence for them being from the Lynns of Ayrshire. Also, Dr. George Wilds Linn's book does not say that Hugh was born in Newry, only that his Scottish ancestors had settled in County Down near Newry. While Newry lies majorly in County Down, it also lies partly in County Armagh. Historically also, Newry Parish has been for centuries divided between Down and Armagh.”S4

"In 1788, Hugh and Sarah brought three small children to Franklin County, Pennsylvania. There, Hugh farmed and helped to found the village of Concord in Fannett Township."S4 When the rest of the family emigrated, son William stayed in Ireland with his aunt Rebecca Lee [Lee may be her middle name, or her husband's surname] because the family hoped by leaving William their line would continue even if disaster occurred in America.S1

After arriving in Philadelphia, Hugh and family visited Independence Hall, then the capital of the U.S.A. They then traveled 150 miles, the men walking and the women and children riding by wagon to Path Valley. There, they joined Sarah’s brother James Widney, who had emigrated in 1784. The Clan Linn book describes the Linn's Pennsylvania farm as being "just north of Concord, Pennsylvania in Franklin County, along the Tuscarora Creek.”S1

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Linn, George Wilds. The Clan Linn: A history of a fragment of the clan Linn and a genealogy of the Linn and related families. (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania: G.W. Linn, 1905 (Lebanon, Pa. : Report Print.))
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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Find A Grave
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  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ancestral File
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  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Layman, Loretta. BIO: Hugh LINN
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  5. ↑ Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States. 1790 U.S. Census Population Schedule
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  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Layman, Loretta. Loretta Layman tree.

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