Person:Rev James Quinn (1)
Rev. James Quinn
b.1 Apr 1775 near Cannonsburg, Washington Co., PA
d.1 Dec 1847 Union twp, PA
Parents and Siblings
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m. 2 Jul 1774
  1. Rev. James Quinn1775 - 1847
  2. Sarah QuinnAbt 1780 -
  3. Mathew Henthorn Quinn1782 - 1866
  4. Rev. Isaac Quinn, M.D.1784 - 1843
  5. Mary Ann QuinnBef 1789 - 1842
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Rev. James Quinn1775 - 1847
  • W.  Patience TealAbt 1777 - 1820
m. 1 May 1803
  1. James Slayback Quinn - Abt 1819
  2. Sarah Quinn1804 - 1873
  3. Helen T.QuinnAbt 1806 - Bef 1870
  4. Mary QuinnAbt 1809 - Aft 1847
  5. Susan Lambdon QuinnAbt 1815 - 1839
  6. Patience M. Quinn1816 - 1900
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Rev. James Quinn1775 - 1847
  • W.  Eleanor WittenAbt 1800 - Abt 1855
m. 1824
  1. Isaac Hamilton Quinn1824 - Bef 1870
  2. James Witten QuinnAbt 1826 - Aft 1880
  3. Rebecca Ann Quinn1829 - 1860
  4. Cynthia A. Quinn1831 - Aft 1865
  5. Elizabeth M. "Lizzie" Quinn1834 - 1918
  6. Eleanor Martilda Tillie Quinn1837 - 1870
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Facts and Events
Name Rev. James Quinn
Gender Male
Birth? 1 Apr 1775 near Cannonsburg, Washington Co., PA
Ordination[5] 1775 licensed to preach; first preacher to enter the wilderness of Fairfield, OH
Christening? 1786 Uniontown, PA
Occupation[6] 1799 Clarksburg Circuit; western Virginia?
Occupation? Abt 1799 Farmer, preacher, judge in Greenfield Circuit in Baltimore Conference was traveled by James Quinn according to the History of Washington Co.PA;large territory embraced parts of Greene, Fayette, and Washington counties
Residence[7] Dec 1799 Hockhocking Valley
Occupation? 1800 Athens, OHPreacher
Ordination[8] 1800 Athens, Athens, Ohio, United States
Occupation? May 1801 Pittsburg District from Lake Erie to Allegheny and Ohio RiversCircuit preacher
Occupation[9] Bet 1801 and 1802 Erie, Pennsylvania, United StatesErie Circuit; on the western frontier
Residence? 1802 Pickaway Co., OH
Marriage 1 May 1803 Pennsylvaniato Patience Teal
Occupation[10] 1804 Greene, Ross, Ohiofrom Baltimore Conference to Hockhocking Circuit; organized the Bethal Methodist Episcopal Church
Occupation? 1805 Licking, Ohio, United Statesalso Adams County, Monroe Twp.; Quinn's Chapel
Occupation? 1805 Preached first Methodist sermon in Highland Co. at home of Jane trimble
Occupation[12] 1806 Scioto Circuit
Other[11] 1806 Pleasant Twp.,Fairfield Co.,OHTax List
Census? 1808 Pleasant, Fairfield, Ohio, United States
Occupation? 1809 Muskingum, Ohio, United StatesPresiding elder, Western Conference
Occupation[13] 1810 Delivered funeral sermon for Mr. Manley; Little Kanawaha River
Occupation[14] Bet 1812 and 1815 Madison, Ohio, United StatesPresiding Elder, Western Conference
Property? 17 Mar 1815 Ohio, United StatesLand Record: #5913; with William Porter
Occupation[5] 1816 Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, United Statespreached 1st sermon on a carpenter's bench
Illness? 1 May 1816 Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, United StatesLay for several weeks
Emigration? 17 Nov 1817 Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United StatesCircuit riders at large
Property? 17 Nov 1817 Ohio, United StatesLand Record with Henry Bell
Census? 1820 Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, United States
Census? 1820 Union, Ohio, United Stateswith John Quinn?
Occupation[14] 1824 Ohio, United StatesOhio conference
Marriage 1824 to Eleanor Witten
Alt Marriage 3 Oct 1824 Tazewell,VAto Eleanor Witten
Property? 14 Feb 1829 Highland, Ohio, United StatesLand Record: David Carpenter to James Quinn, 110A
Census? 1830 Union, Highland Ohio, United States
Will[3] 10 Mar 1847 Highland, Ohio, United StatesProbate Court: H1 wb4 p.371 McB p.40
Death[1] 1 Dec 1847 Union twp, PAin a rural cottage at his farm in Union Township
Alt Burial[3] 1847 "Here is the grave of Rev. James Quinn the noted itinerant pioneer methodist preacher. Rev. Quinn in 1805 preached the first Methodist sermon in highland County. He was respected and loved by the pioneer families."
Occupation[15][16] 1851 Sketches of the life and Labor of James Quinn published
Occupation[5] 1880 Muskingam and Hocking circuit; Marietta, Zanesville, Coshockton,Mt. Vernon, Lancaster, Athens and all the country lying in between
Residence? Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Residence[4] Licking Co., Ohio
Will[3] "Wife Elenor Children James w. four minor daughters
Burial? Auburn Cemetery, Penn, Highland, OhioOn the road leading from Hillsboro to Jamestown
Namesake? his Irish grandfather
Other[2] Tombstone: "James Quinn who was nearly a half century a minister of the M.E. church; died 1 December, 1847, aged 72 years 8 months. Erected by his brethren of the Ohio Conference, Wright and Connell, Committee"

Source: Centennial Lancaster 1798-1898 Genealogy Library

Lancaster,Ohio

Moved to Ohio shortly after marriying Patience Teal along with his father-in-law

1st sermon preached by a Methodist minister in this vicinity delivered by james Quinn in 1805.... from Methodism Book 11

Preachers were paid in "quarterage" such as flour, meat, potatoes, and corn.

They wore buckskin leggings.

References
  1. ↑ Virginia Marriages 1740-1850 Ancestry.com.
  2. ↑ Pam Dawson on Circuit rider site.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Cemetery Inscriptions of highland co.,OH p. 127.
  4. ↑ 1992 Licking Co.,Ohio Atlas p.117, 123.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 1883 History of Fairfield and Perry Counties.
  6. ↑ Outline of the cheuvront family in America.
  7. ↑ Pioneer Period and Pioneer People of Fairfield County, Ohio by C.M.L. Wiseman 1901.
  8. ↑ A Brief History of the First United Methodist Church.
  9. ↑ Erie Co. Churches-web site.
  10. ↑ Ezekial groom biography.
  11. ↑ Early Ohio Tax Lists.
  12. ↑ Autobiography of Peter Cartwright.
  13. ↑ Hardesty's History of Witt County.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 A History of the methodist Episcopal Church.
  15. ↑ List of Salem Freemen.
  16. ↑ Letters Written to Daniel Hitt (online).
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