Tag: Profiles

Compiled with the help of Mark and Jim Hughey The Hughey family were early settlers of Allegheny County. Ephraim Hughey came to the area from Lancaster County with his wife, Dorcas Nieled, and their two children as early as 1785 (the couple eventually had seven children-including Dorcas who married David Kennedy on whose land the… Continue reading The Hughey Family

George House had nine children: seven by his first wife and two by his second wife, Anna Elizabeth. Of those children we know that one-Henry (1839-1916)-is buried here. Near Henry’s tombstone is a badly worn marker that reads: “son of George House” but we cannot make out the name or dates to verify it is the son of… Continue reading The House Family

Compiled by Ann Simmons Eldredge Moses Middleswarth Henry (1831-1859) was the son of William Henry (1789-1849) and Zebiah Middleswarth (1797-1872), and the grandson of both John Henry and Moses Middleswarth(1757-1842). Grandfather Moses was an early settle of the area who received his land patent for 141 acres in 1789. Called “Corn Land,” the property was located across Chartiers… Continue reading Moses Middleswarth Henry

Compiled by Ann Simmons Eldredge John Henry (1750-1838) was born in County Down, Ireland and emigrated to America when he was about 16 years old. “The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania,” by Samuel Durant, says John first settled in Collier Township “being one of the first, if not the first settler in the area.” His home… Continue reading The John Henry Family

Compiled with the help of Ann Simmons Eldredge Joseph Haigh was born in 1778 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire County, England. His father was John Haigh and his mother’s name is unknown. On December 5, 1799, Joseph married Hannah Hoyle, probably in England. He came to the United States at the urging of his brother Simeon in… Continue reading Joseph Haigh

Compiled with the help of Bill Goodboy Born in Rothbach, Alsace, France, Jacob Gutbub (1828-1912) came to America when he was about 20 years old. The 1850 census has Jacob living in Allegheny City (now the North Side), working as a baker for the Bohn Confectionary and boarding with the Bohn family. It was probably around this… Continue reading Jacob and Catherine (Metz) Gutbub

James Glenn (1824-1901)-the son of Walter and Janet Dorrington Glenn-was a military man and a farmer. He served as a Second Lieutenant in the Pennsylvania Blues, an independent Allegheny County Military Company. In this organization he was promoted to First Lieutenant and later Captain. Glenn worked on his father’s farm near Chartiers Creek until the Civil War broke out. In… Continue reading Col. James Glenn

Compiled by Ann Simmons Eldredge James Glenn (1750-1813) was born in Lancaster County. In 1775, he married Janet Buchanan (1752-1807), daughter of Walter and Jean (McLaughlin) Buchanan of Little Britain, Lancaster County. James and Janet were married by the Rev. John Cuthbertson-the first minister sent to America by the Scottish Presbytery. James was in the Continental… Continue reading The James Glenn Family

Charles Frew was born in Randalstown, Antrim, Ireland in 1774 to John and Rachel (Glover) Frew. Sometime before the age of 25, Charles came to America, wedding Sarah Carnahan about 1799 in Pennsylvania. Sarah was the daughter of Agnes and David Carnahan. According to family records, all Charles and Sarah’s children were born in Crawford County. Of their six… Continue reading The Frew Family

Compiled by Ann Simmons Eldredge Caleb Foster (1786-about 1873) is believed to have been born in Maryland, and migrated to Lower St. Clair around 1811 where he married Polly “Mary” Snodgrass (1783-1854), daughter of Robert Snodgrass and Jean White. Robert, a native of Lancaster County, was an early settler of Allegheny County, having purchased his land from… Continue reading The Caleb Foster Family