Person:William Findley (1)

Hello I am currently working on the family of FINDLEY'S of PA to NY William FINDLEY b Abt. 1788 married to Rebecca TAYLOR was the son of Alexander and Nancy CARSON Findley who came to Findley Lake and this town named for him. I am still working on this but here is a bit on your William; Descendants of William Findley Generation No. 1 1. William4 Findley (Alexander3, William "The Venerable"2, William1) was born Abt. 1788 in probably PA. He married Rebecca Taylor. She was born Abt. 1797 in PA.

Children of William Findley and Rebecca Taylor are:

2 i. Alex (Alexander)5 Findley, born Abt. 1831 in PA.

3 ii. Joseph Findley, born Abt. 1837.

4 iii. Lucretia Findley, born Abt. 1839 in Greenwood Crawford Co PA went off to IOWA. She married William B. Seley.

Submitter: Angie Mercer

Subject: Lucretia Findley

Message: Yes, Lucretia Findley was a sister to Sarepta Findley, parents Rebecca Taylor and William Findley. They lived in Crawford County, PA. I have more info I could possibly photo copy and send. What do you know of Lucretia Findley?

Notes for Lucretia Findley:

Married: 1857

Children

Joseph F. SELEY b: MAY 1869 in Adair County, Iowa

Gifford E. SELEY b: JUN 1878 in Adair County, Iowa

Grace M. SELEY b: DEC 1880 in Adair County, Iowa

Leroy A. SELEY b: NOV 1887 in Adair County, Iowa

5 iv. Edward Findley, born Abt. 1841.

6 v. James Findley, born Abt. 1842.

7 vi. Sarepta Findley.

Submitter: Margaret Findley

Subject: Thomas Samuel Findley s/o Wm s/oAlexander

Message: Obit of Wm Findley d 04 Aug 1881-Sandy Lake, PA . Pub in the Sandy Lake News 11 Nov 1881. Obit of Wm Findley of Greenwood Twp, Crawford Co, PA states that 4 of the sons of Wm & Rebecca Taylor Findley were in the War Between the States. 3 were killed. I have the pension papers for the widow of Thomas Samuel Findley- Mary Ann Christ/Crist. Does anyone know who the other 2 sons were? 1850 Census Greenwood Twp, Crawford Co., PA lists sons; Alexander, Joseph, Edward & James. Thomas Samuel had already left home. Sold his land in 1854 and west to Iowa, then Indiana, then Wisc. where he enlisted in the Wisc. Vols. and killed in Miss in 1862. Also need documentation that CLEARLY relates Thomas Samuel to his father William. Thank you- Margaret Findley -

Re: Thomas Samuel Findley s/o Wm s/oAlexander 
 Author: Anna Seley  Date: 28 Apr 2004 7:30 AM GMT  
 Classification: Query 
Margaret,

Hi, I'm Anna Seley. My husband's great grandmother was one of William Findley's daughters, Lucretia. She married William B. Seeley. I haven't found any more information on Thomas but just wanted to let you know I'm plugging away on the Findley family.

I just read about a James Findley who married a young woman by the name of Caroline Buell in 1847 in St. Joseph, MI and came to the Oregon Territory. James died in December 1847 and Caroline gave birth to their daughter in March 1848. Her name was Sarah Buell Findley. She was born at Fort Vancouver, Oregon Territory. Now Clark Co., WA.

I live just outside of Vancouver, WA and have spent a lot of years watching as they reconstruct the fort.

James' parents were John and Nancy. Both had been born in PA around 1801-1802. Do these name sound familiar? Are they closely related to William, Lucretia etc.?

Hope to hear from you on this matter.

Anna Seley

Re: Thomas Samuel Findley s/o Wm s/o Alexander 
 Author: Margaret Findley  Date: 28 Apr 2004 11:35 AM GMT  
 Surnames: Findley 
 Classification: Query 
 In Reply to: Re: Thomas Samuel Findley s/o Wm s/o Alexander  by:  Anna Seley 

Anna- I'm so so happy to find you!!! I have loads of info on this family!! I have proven Sarepta Findley, sister to Lucretia, back to Alexander of Findley Lake. This I have done for a young lady in Wash. state for her DAR membership. It was only recently approved in D.C. Lucretia and Sarepta were sisters to Thomas Samuel Findley. I have been working on this family for about 20 years and have notebooks & boxes of info. My problem is finding the docu- mentation proving that Thomas Samuel was part of this family. He was gone from home when the 1850 census was taken in Crawford Co, PA- but Sarepta and Lucretia were in the house- hold. Brothers named- Alexander, Joseph, Edward and James. 2 of these brothers- along with Thomas Samuel- were killed during the War between the States. I have not been able to discover which other 2. I have pension papers for Mary A. Crist Findley- widow of Thomas Samuel. I knew that the Seeleys were related, but wasn't sure just how. James was a very popular name in the Findley clan. The James you name- b in 1801- is too early to be the s/o Wm & Rebecca- parents of the children I named above. I'm sure he fits in here somewhere with this bunch Please let me hear from you again- I'm happy to share any- thing I have.-- Margaret D. Findley

1. ↑ United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432).

   Greenwood, Crawford, Pennsylvania, roll M432_771, page 446, image 480.

2. ↑ United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653).

   M653, 1438 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Greenwood, Crawford, Pennsylvania, post office Meadville, roll M653_1099, page 360, image 362.