Person:George Espy (7)

George W Espy
 
Facts and Events
Name[1] George W Espy
Gender Male
Birth[1] Pennsylvania, United States
Residence[2] Bef 1802 Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Residence[2] Abt 1802 North Shenango, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage to Unknown
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 William F Espy, in Brown, Robert Charles, and Samuel Penniman Bates. History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania: containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc., portraits of early settlers and prominent men, biographies, history of Pennsylvania, statistical and miscellaneous matter, etc., etc. (Chicago [Illinois]: Warner, Beers, 1885)
    pg 907, 1885.
  2. 2.0 2.1 North Shenango Township, in Bates, Samuel Penniman. Our county and its people: a historical and memorial record of Crawford County, Pennsylvania. (Boston, Massachusetts: W.A. Fergusson, 1899)
    pg 550.

    The Espys were among the first settlers. George Espy came from Bedford County about 1802 and settled at Espyville, which took its name from him.
    ...
    George Espy operated a saw mill and grist mill and also a distillery.