User:Jvajda/Albin

Introduction

This research homepage details my wife's paternal grandfather's lineage back to Colonial days in Virginia, and further into Ireland, Scotland, and Germany. The large majority of this research came from transcribing Annette Fisher Albin's The Albin’s of Harrison County, Indiana, which includes data from The Virginia Albins by Ethel Winifred Albin.

Notable People

William Albin (b. abt 1710) was the first Albin ancestor to immigrate to Colonial Virginia from Ireland. He, and his neighbor John Bruce, were among the first settlers in the Shenandoah Valley.

John Bruce (b. 1690) was another early settler in the Shenandoah Valley, possibly under the guidance of Jost Hite's son. He founded Brucetown, Virginia. The Bruce ancestry has been traced to 11th Century Scotland.

Revolutionary War soldier George Albin (b. 1758) served in the Commander-in-Chief’s Guard, a special group of body guards for General George Washington.

William Bruce (b. 1776) founded Bruceville, Indiana, fought at the Battle of Tippecanoe, and may have hosted a young Abraham Lincoln at his home.

Albin Ahnentafel

This chart shows a five generation sample my Albin relatives who were early Colonial settlers in Virginia. You can browse browse an interactive ahnentafel here.

George H. Albin > 1771, Pennsylvania - Abt 1830, IN, USA

William T. Albin 1805, KY, USA - 1840, IN, USA

Margaret Bruce > 1781, PA, USA - 1877, IN, USA

John N. Albin 1828, IN, USA - 1905, IN, USA

John Gwartney > 1775, Virginia - Aft 1850, IN, USA

Sarah C. Gwartney 1801, VA, USA - 1846, IN, USA

Lucinda Bowen - 1839, IN, USA

Ebbert Elonzo Albin 1872, IN, USA - 1938, IN, USA

Unknown

John C. Williams 1808, VA, USA - 1881

Unknown

Caroline Williams 1832, VA, USA - 1913, VA, USA

Unknown

Catherine Coffman 1803, VA, USA - 1862

Unknown

Arlyn Edward Albin 1907, ND, USA - 1965, IN, USA

Unknown

John George Mossler - 1852

Unknown

Frederick G. Mossler 1838 - 1860, IN, USA

Unknown

Margaret Benman

Unknown

Mary Magdalene Mossler 1874, IN, USA - 1965, IN, USA

John Wagner Prussia -

Daniel Wagner 1805, Germany - 1890, IN, USA

Anna Catherine Oppermann Prussia -

Margarethe Wagner 1842, IN, USA - 1914

John Borsch 1770, Germany - 1833, USA

Anna Elisabeth Borsch 1813, Germany - 1903

Elizabeth Peters 1773, Germany - 1861

Important Sources

• Annette Fisher Albin. The Albin’s of Harrison County, Indiana. Includes data from The Virginia Albins by Ethel Winifred Albin. The large majority of my work on the Albins comes from transcribing this source.