Person:George Espy (4)

Information on George Espy

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The mother of William F. Rutherford was descended from the Espy family. Its first American ancestor, George Espy, was born in Ireland and died in 1761. He came to America in 1729, and settled in Derry township, Lancaster, now Dauphin county. He was married in Ireland to Miss Jane Taylor. They had these children: John, born in 1716; Josiah, born 1718; William, died in August, 1761, aged forty-one years; Mary, born in the north of Ireland in 1722, wife of John Woods; Jane and Elizabeth, twins, born in 1725; Elizabeth was the wife of James Forster; James, born in 1727, died in 1787; David, died in June, 1795, in Bedford, Pa., was a prominent lawyer; George, born in 1732, and Anne, born in 1736, wife of William Crane.

Josiah Espy, son of George, and maternal great-great-grandfather of W. F. Rutherford, was born in the north of Ireland in 1718, and came with his parents from Ireland in 1729. They located in Hanover, Lancaster county, now Lebanon county, where Josiah died in 1762, aged forty-four years. He was twice married, first to Miss Buell and afterwards to Miss Elizabeth Crane. There is no account of the separate issue of these marriages, but by both there were these children: Josiah; Susan, wife of John Patton; Mary, died in 1818, aged seventy-three, was the wife of James McClure; Martha, born in 1747, wife of Capt. Lazarus Stewart; George, died in April, 1814, in Luzerne county; Priscilla, born in 1753; Robert, in 1755, and Samuel, in 1757.

Josiah Espy (2), maternal great-grandfather of W. F. Rutherford, was born March 10, 1742, in Hanover, then Lancaster, now Lebanon county, Pa., where he was reared and educated. His chief occupation was farming, at which he spent most of his life in Dauphin county. Mr. Espy was married, July 8, 1769, to Miss Ann, daughter of William and Margaret Kirkpatrick. They had these children: Margaret, died September 4, 1851, was the wife of Samuel Elder; Priscilla, died September 29, 1845, wife of Robert McClure; Josiah, died April 13,1811; William; James Snodgrass, died September 21, 1872, in Harrisburg, where he was one of the leading merchants; Dr. John E., died April 26, 1831, at Harrisburg, where he was it prominent physician.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was deriv)
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   Name: George EspyBirth Date: 1699Birth Place: Ir

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