A couple of weeks ago I sent a post to the list about a book I had located on
the early Irish and Scotch settlers of Pennsylvania. A gentleman from
Michigan, Mr. Norman C. Caldwell, took the time to index the entire book and
offer it back to the list. What a nice gesture and a lot of hard work to
boot. Here is the original post followed by Norman's index.
It is only on rare occasions that I add a book to the list of "must haves"
for the study of Scotch-Irish genealogy. This one is for our friends with
Pennsylvania connections and it is certainly a rare item. Published in 1856
"by a descendant" it is titled:
"A Tribute to the Principles, Virtues, Habits and Public Usefulness of the
Irish and Scotch Early Settlers of Pennsylvania," Chambersburg, Pa.,
Printed by M. Kiefer & Co. 1856, 171 pages.
From the preface the following: "The writer of the Tribute contained in
this work, had long desired to see from the Historical publications in
Pennsylvania, a vindication of the character and principles of the Irish and
Scotch early settlers of this great State and their descendants against
reproach, as well as aspersion, cast upon them in some modern publications
having pretensions to Historical accuracy...The writer, feeling as if the
sand of his Time glass was nrarly run out, and that he ere long must be laid
aside from labor... has hastily thrown together in his leisure hours, taken
from other avocations, the remarks contained in the subsequent pages."
Those other avocations are Dr. Foote's Sketches of North Carolina and
Virginia, Day's Historical collections, Dr. Smith's Old Redstone, Dr.
Alexander's Log College, Dr. Miller's Life of Dr. Rogers, Dr. Elliott's Life
of McCurdy and others, Craig's History of Pittsburgh, Hazard's Colonial
Records and Archives of Pennsylvania, and American Archives by Force and
Gordon's History of Pennsylvania, Mr Rupp's Histories of Lancaster,
Cumberland and Franklin counties.
The style of writing and knowledge of early Presbyterian history indicates
the author may have been a member of the clergy. There is a lot of detail
on the early members of the church as well as problems with the Indians and
the struggle over land rights during the westward expansion. The book reads
a bit like Prof. Hagy's thesis on the early frontier settlement at Castle's
Woods and it is a combination of history, genealogy and geography.
For those interested in obtaining a copy of the book please contact me at
cscunc(a)aol.com for details.
Regards,
Robert Cowan
525 Harrogate Rd.
Matthews, North Carolina 28105
Index for Scots/Irish in Pennsylvania
Adams, Samuel,107
Addison, Alexander,131, 152-153
Alexander, Dr.,4, 37, 43, 48
Alexander, Rev. D.,47
Allen, Andrew,107-108
Allison,118
Allison, Dr.,46, 52-53
Allison, Francis,33, 45-46, 104
Allison, Rev. Patrick,47-48, 130
Armstrong, Colonel John,57, 73, 79, 86-89
Armstrong, General,108-109
Armstrong, Justice,85-87
Atwater, Dr.,115-116
Bayard, Colonel John,45
Beaty, Rev. Charles,48, 135-136
Blair, Colonel,108
Blair, Rev. John,43-44, 62, 127, 136-137, 139
Blair, Rev. Samuel,33, 41-44, 118, 120, 139, 150
Blunston, Samuel,59, 61
Boudinot, Elias, LLD,39
Boyd, Rev. Adam,46
Boyd, Rev. Andrew,38
Brackenridge,131
Brackenridge, Judge Hugh Henry,52, 151, 167
Braddock,131
Braddock, General,13, 21, 32-34, 44, 67, 88
Bradford,164
Brice, Rev. John,140-141, 154
Brown, Rev. Dr. M.,140
Brown, Rev. Matthew,104
Buchanan, Colonel,108
Caldwell,118
Caldwell, David,128-129
Calvin,33
Campble, Joseph, 65
Carnahan, Dr.,167
Carter,51
Chambers, Benjamin,24
Chambers, Colonel,108
Chambers, James,93-94
Chatham, Lord,110
Clark, Rev.,166
Clark, Thomas,101
Clymer, Colonel George,98, 110
Cooper, Dr.,90
Cooper, Rev. Robert,105-106
Cornwallis, General,127-128
Craig,4
Craighead, Rev. A.,46
Craighead, Rev. John,104-105
Crawford, John,106
Crawford, Rev. James,105
Croghan, George, 24, 65, 132
Culbertson, Robert,101
Cummings, Alexander,43
Davidson, Rev. Robert,115
Davies,33, 42, 118
Davies, Samuel,42, 120-121
Day, Sherman,4-5, 20-22, 28, 162
Dickinson, John,97, 108, 115
Dickson, Jonathon,12, 16
Dixon,64,134
Doak, Samuel,123
Doddridge, Rev.,144, 149
Dod, Thaddeus,131, 139-140, 142, 154
Duche, Jacob,107
Duffield,81-82, 90
Duffield, Rev. G.,135-136
Dunbar,33, 67
Dunlap, Rev. James,150
Edgar, Judge James,167-168
Elder, Rev. John,72-73, 78
Elliott, Dr.,4, 104, 154
Ewing, Rev. John,46, 48, 75
Fagg's Manor,41, 44, 120, 136-137, 150
Ferry, Harris',58, 112
Ferry, Williams',112
Ferry, Wright's,59
Findlay,166
Findlay, William,131, 153
Finley,118, 121
Finley, Dr. Samuel,44-45, 51-52
Finley, Rev. James,33, 43, 136, 150
Foote, Dr.,4, 114
Forbes, General,67
Force,4
Franklin, Benjamin,12, 16, 97
Fulton, Robert,54
Gage, General,84
Galbreath, Andrew,101
Gallatin, Albert,131, 153
Galloway, Joseph,107-108
Glossbrenner,51
Gordon, Governor,12
Grambo, 33
Grant, Lieutenant,82
Green, General,122, 126, 129
Hall, Joseph,157
Hall, Rev. James,113
Hancock, John,54
Harris,54
Hazard,4
Hazzard, Ebenezer,45
Henry, Governor,45
Henry, Hugh,43
Henry, Patrick,123
Hill, Dr.,127
Hoge, Dr.,125
Howe, General,107, 110
Hughes, Rev. James,140-141, 154
Humphreys,98
Huston, William,101
Hutton, John,101
Ironsetter,86-87
Irwin, General,108
Irwin, William,92
Johnson, Peter,126
Johnston, Robert,115
Keith, George,38
Keith, Governor,11
King, Rev. John,90, 103-104
King, Robert,103
Knox,33
Land Office,60
Lecher, Charles,101
Lee,126
Lee, Richard H.,96
Lippencott,33
Logan, James,5, 9-11, 16
Lyon, W.,87
Madison, James Jr.,123
Magaw, Colonel,108
Magaw, Robert,92
Marshall, Rev. Robert,154
Marshall, Thomas,140
Mason,64, 134
McAden ,118
McAden, Hugh,127
McConnell, James,101
McCune, Samuel,101
McCurdy,4
McCurdy, Rev. Elisha,154
McGready, Rev. James,140, 154
McKean, Chief Justice,112
McKean, Colonel,97, 110
McKean, Thomas ,52, 96
McMillan, Rev. John,131, 137-137, 140-144, 154, 167
McWhorter, Dr.,45
Mercer, Col./Gen.,89
Mercer, Dr. Hugh,88-89
Miller, Dr.,4, 37, 41-43, 48, 130
Miller, R.,87
Mitchell, John,164
Montgomery, Colonel,108
Montgomery, John,91
Morgan, Captain,126
Morris,97
Morris, Governor,12, 14, 30
Morton,97
Nesbit, Rev. Charles,115-116
Nevin, Rev. Alfred,103
Patterson, Rev. Joseph,141, 154
Penn,5
Penn, Governor,72-73, 79, 86
Peters,55
Peters, Richard,22-24
Porter, Rev. Samuel,140-141, 154, 167
Postlethwaite, Samuel,101
Power, Rev. James,131, 142, 144
Ramsay, David,53
Ramsay, Dr.,53
Redemptioners,35
Reed, Joseph,75, 111
Robinson, William,118, 120-121
Robison, Captain,74
Rodgers, Rev. John,43
Rogers, Dr.,4
Ross,131
Ross, Colonel George,98
Ross, Honorable James,52, 115, 152
Rowan, Honorable John,52
Rupp,4, 38, 71
Rush, Dr. Benjamin,44, 53, 98
Rush, Judge,44
Sargent, Winthrop,33
Schnider, Conrad ,101, 106
Scull, John,157
Smith,118, 139, 154
Smith, Colonel James,98, 108, 110
Smith, Dr.,4, 104, 165-166
Smith, Honorable James,52
Smith, Lieutenant James,82-83
Smith, Rev. David,131, 141
Smith, Rev. Joseph,141-142, 144
Smith, Rev. Robert,33, 43, 47, 122, 129, 137
Smith, Rev. Samuel Stanhope,47, 122, 124
Smith, Rev. William,47, 104
Smith, Rev. John Blair,47, 123-126
St. Clair,131
St. Clair, Arthur,151
Steele, Rev. (Captain) John,86-88, 101, 103, 132
Stockton ,110
Stump, Frederick,58, 85-87
Swan, Rev. William,141
Taylor, Colonel George,98
Templeton, Rev. S.,99
Tennent,118-119, 139
Tennent, Gilbert,40-41, 43
Tennent, William Sr.,33, 38-41, 49, 113
Turbott, Thomas,101
Vegol, Philip,164
Venable, S.,125
Waddell,118
Waddell, Rev. James,45, 121-122
Washington, George,13, 89, 110-111
Washington, President,164
Watts, Lt. Col. Frederick,101, 108
Wayne, General,109, 160
Weiser,65
Whitfield, Rev. George,39-41
Williamson, Hugh,53
Willing,97
Wilson, Colonel,108, 110
Wilson, James,91, 98
Wirt,122
Witherspoon, Rev. David,123, 125
Witherspoon, Rev. John,98