Family/Spouse: Eli Findley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married *Jane Elizabeth Hunter on 25 Sep 1857 in Rock Island County, Illinois. *Jane (daughter of Elliott Hunter and Catherine Williams) was born in Oct 1835 in West Salem Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania; died before 1920 in Mercer County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

SOURCE:http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Detail.asp?Accession=IL4300%5F%5F%2E491&Index=74&QryID=79111.02&PF=true
Accession/Serial #: IL4300__.491 BLM Serial #: IL NO S/N
Names
Patentee: JOHN F GRIFFIN
Survey
State: ILLINOIS
Acres: 40
Metes/Bounds: No
Title Transfer
Issue Date: 8/4/1838
Land Office: Galena
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Numbers
Document Nr.: 2668
Accession/Serial Nr.: IL4300__.491
BLM Serial Nr.: IL NO S/N
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SWSE 5/ 17-N 1-W No 4th PM - 1815 Illinois IL Rock Island

SOURCE:http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Detail.asp?Accession=IL4300%5F%5F%2E492&Index=75&QryID=79111.02&PF=true
Accession/Serial #: IL4300__.492 BLM Serial #: IL NO S/N
Names
Patentee: JOHN F GRIFFIN
Survey
State: ILLINOIS
Acres: 40
Metes/Bounds: No
Title Transfer
Issue Date: 8/4/1838
Land Office: Galena
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Numbers
Document Nr.: 2669
Accession/Serial Nr.: IL4300__.492
BLM Serial Nr.: IL NO S/N
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NWNE 8/ 17-N 1-W No 4th PM - 1815 Illinois IL Rock Island

SOURCE:http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Detail.asp?Accession=IL4300%5F%5F%2E493&Index=76&QryID=79111.02&PF=true
Accession/Serial #: IL4300__.493 BLM Serial #: IL NO S/N
Names
Patentee: JOHN F GRIFFIN
Survey
State: ILLINOIS
Acres: 80
Metes/Bounds: No
Title Transfer
Issue Date: 8/4/1838
Land Office: Galena
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Numbers
Document Nr.: 2670
Accession/Serial Nr.: IL4300__.493
BLM Serial Nr.: IL NO S/N
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W?SE 4/ 17-N 1-W No 4th PM - 1815 Illinois IL Rock Island

SOURCE:http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Detail.asp?Accession=IL4320%5F%5F%2E410&Index=77&QryID=79111.02&PF=true
Accession/Serial #: IL4320__.410 BLM Serial #: IL NO S/N
Names
Patentee: JOHN F GRIFFIN
Survey
State: ILLINOIS
Acres: 80
Metes/Bounds: No
Title Transfer
Issue Date: 10/1/1839
Land Office: Galena
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Numbers
Document Nr.: 3664
Accession/Serial Nr.: IL4320__.410
BLM Serial Nr.: IL NO S/N
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W?NW 13/ 17-N 1-W No 4th PM - 1815 Illinois IL Rock Island

SOURCE:http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Detail.asp?Accession=IL4360%5F%5F%2E047&Index=78&QryID=79111.02&PF=true
Accession/Serial #: IL4360__.047 BLM Serial #: IL NO S/N
Names
Patentee: JOHN F GRIFFIN
Survey
State: ILLINOIS
Acres: 40
Metes/Bounds: No
Title Transfer
Issue Date: 5/20/1841
Land Office: Galena
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Numbers
Document Nr.: 5253
Accession/Serial Nr.: IL4360__.047
BLM Serial Nr.: IL NO S/N
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NWNE 11/ 17-N 1-W No 4th PM - 1815 Illinois IL Rock Island

Name: John Finley GRIFFIN
Given Name: John Finley
Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/GenealogyMWeb/PublicLandSalesNameServlet
24 July 2006; SLJuhl, compiler genealogist
Name of Purchaser: Legal Description, Section, Township, Range,Meridian, Date Purchased, County
GRIFFIN JOHN F W2NW 13 17N 01W 4 03/16/1836 ROCK ISLAND
GRIFFIN JOHN F NWNE 11 17N 01W 4 07/12/1836 ROCK ISLAND
GRIFFIN JOHN F W2SE 04 17N 01W 4 10/15/1835 ROCK ISLAND
GRIFFIN JOHN F SWSE 05 17N 01W 4 10/15/1835 ROCK ISLAND
GRIFFIN JOHN F NWNE 08 17N 01W 4 10/15/1835 ROCK ISLAND
Circuit Clerk of Rock Island County
Rock Island County Building
1504 Third Avenue
Rock Island, Illinois 61201

UPDATE: SOME TIME AGO THE INFORMATION BELOW WAS WRITTEN. SINCE THATTIME, A LOT MORE ABOUT THE FAMILY'S ANCESTRAL HISTORY IS NOW KNOWN ASIS INDICATED BY THE GENEALOGY REGISTER REPORT.

A Booklet belonging to Penny Sue Park:
"JOHN FINLEY & JANE GILES GRIFFIN; Pages 1-17. Headstone Committee:
Alice Hunter Anderson (MO), Thomas Fout (TX), Donna Thielen Goves (AZ)
Minnie Mae Griffin Holman (IL), Beatrice Griffin Justice (KS), BonnieFerry Kipp (IL)
Eunice Griffin Reehl (IL), B. Edna Park Waller (SC)
Dedicated, this 18th day of July, 1992, a replacement headstone tomark the final resting places of JOHN FINLEY GRIFFIN and his wife JANEGILES, given with love and gratitude by their numerous descendants.Remarks by Rev. Glen W. Bocox of First United Methodist Church ofMoline, Headstone by Moline Monument company. Excerpts from thenarratives: Page 1: "Six days from now, July 24th, will mark the onehundred sixty fourth anniversary of the date young Jane Giles marriedJohn Finley Griffin in Pekin, Washington County, Indiana. No oneknows now whether or not they were admonished by the preacher to "goforth and multiply", but forth they went and multiply they mostcertainly did. We have only pieces of their story. They didn't writein diarys (diaries) or keep journals for future generations. Theysimply lived their lives as best they could and left it up to thedoggedness and ingenuity of those who came after to search andconjecture. The following pages contain thumbnail sketches of themand the people they came from. These stories are not complete norwill they ever be (perhaps), but the joy for those who search lies inthe discovery of small bits and pieces of information to add to thewhole. Page 3: THE GRIFFIN LINE - JOHN FINLEY GRIFFIN, was born inNC in 1805 (according to census records), but we have no definiteproof as to the exact area of his birth nor the names of his parents. If they followed the old country habit of naming children ( etc...),his parents may have been William and Margaret (much conjecture isstated here)...etc. The Griffins may have lived near the Giles familyin Randolph County, NC, because Finley (as he was called), along withbrothers Robert and George, appeared in Washington County, IN, aboutthe time the Giles' moved there. He married Jane Giles in Pekin inthat county in 1828 when he was 23 and she was 18. they settled in ornear Pekin where her grandfather William Bowman was a majorlandholder. Their first three children, Marth, William and Margaret,were born there.
In 1833, the young family, along with Finley's brother George andJane's sister and brother-in-law, Polly and William Porter, moved tothe Moline area which had been opened up for settlement by thegovernment after the defeat of Black Hawk and his followers. Finley'sfirst land purchase was from the government in 18334, a 400 acretract, paying about one dollar an acre. He sold it the following yearfor ten dollars an acre. this tract was located where sixteenthstreet runs today, south from 23rd (Avenue of the Cities) Avenue and awidth of several blocks on either side. This area was later known asStewartville and was and is home to some of our Park relatives.
Finley discovered coal on the south face of the Moline bluffs,overlooking the Rock River, and opened what was then the second coalmine in the area. This along with farming, became the business andmainstay of his and James's growing family. The home site in Coaltown was located just south and a little west of the present JohnDeere Administration Center, according to the Hunter genealogy,written by Allyn Hunter.
By the time the Rock Island County census was taken in 1855, Finley atage 50 was a man of property and substance. His and Jane's childrennumbered ten and were beginning to be married, five of them toHunters. Life for that time must have been good. However, on 6January 1860, at the age of 55, John Finley Griffin died. He left awife who, unable to read or write, still had to raise the youngerchildren and try to keep things going.
He didn't live to see five of his sons go off to serve in the CivilWar, nor to bear the grief of knowing one of them would never return.Jane did, and struggled through as women alone have always done. Wehave no record of her last years, but from the way her children turnedout, she must have been a strong woman and role model. She died in1871, aged 61."
[Transcribed 09 April 2007, SLJuhl, compiler]
Note: There is a good deal of early basic information on the familiesin this small family booklet, and it is kept in the Park Records.

John married *Mary Jane Giles on 24 Jul 1828 in Pekin, Washington, Indiana, USA. *Mary (daughter of *William F. Giles, Sr. and *Mary Ann Polly Bowman) was born in 1810 in Randolph, North Carolina, USA; died in 1871 in Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA; was buried in 1885 in Silvis, Hampton, Rock Island, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Edna Park Waller has her name as Jane Giles with a death year as 1871; Another source has her listed as Nancy Jane Giles with a death yearof 05 Feb 1885. More research needs to be done.

New Information: Database: sljuhl1234
Individual: I04676
Link:http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sljuhl1234&id=I04676
Name: Edna Waller
Email: aewaller@bellsouth.net
Note: Sunday, June 03, 2007 1:07 PM; World Connect Post-em posted
"Please note that this lady's name was Mary Jane. Nancy was hersister. Nancy never married, but came to Illinois from Indiana withother members of her family. She resided with various of hersiblings."
To: gsjuhl@peoplepc.com (SLJuhl, compiler)

A Booklet belonging to Penny Sue Park:
"JOHN FINLEY & JANE GILES GRIFFIN; Pages 1-17. Headstone Committee:
Alice Hunter Anderson (MO), Thomas Fout (TX), Donna Thielen Goves (AZ)
Minnie Mae Griffin Holman (IL), Beatrice Griffin Justice (KS), BonnieFerry Kipp (IL)
Eunice Griffin Reehl (IL), B. Edna Park Waller (SC)
Excerpts: Intro: Dedicated, this 18th day of July, 1992, areplacement headstone to mark the final resting places of JOHN FINLEYGRIFFIN and his wife JANE GILES, given with love and gratitude bytheir numerous descendants. Remarks by Rev. Glen W. Bocox of FirstUnited Methodist Church of Moline, Headstone by Moline Monumentcompany." [Transcribed 19 July 2007, SLJuhl, compiler]

Elliott married Catherine Williams about 1830 in West Salem Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Catherine (daughter of Solomon Williams) was born in 1804 in Pennsylvania; died on 28 Nov 1876 in Hampton Township, Rock Island County, Illinois; was buried in Nov 1876 in Bowlesburg Cemetery, Hampton Township, Rock Island County, Illinois; Listed On Monument With Daughter Joanna & Andrew Park. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Question? The information on the children John, Robert, and George'sbirth indicates that their mother's name was Anne from the years1805-1809 in North Carolina. There is a marriage listed for GeorgeGriffin 27 July 1814 in Guilford County, North Carolina, and anothermarriage listed for George Griffin 27 Aug 1816, and both women hadfirst names of Anna. Is it possible that George Washington Griffinhad an early first marriage at 16 years of age? For now I have placedit as that way in the genealogy line until a copy of the marriagelicense information can be obtained or proven differently. The reasonfor doing that is, there is no wife or female age 16 - 45, or over 45years listed for George Finley Griffin in the 1820 Federal Censusrecord in Guilford County, North Carolina.

SOURCE: A Booklet belonging to Penny Sue Park:
"JOHN FINLEY & JANE GILES GRIFFIN; Pages 1-17. Headstone Committee:
Alice Hunter Anderson (MO), Thomas Fout (TX), Donna Thielen Goves (AZ)
Minnie Mae Griffin Holman (IL), Beatrice Griffin Justice (KS), BonnieFerry Kipp (IL)
Eunice Griffin Reehl (IL), B. Edna Park Waller (SC)
Dedicated, this 18th day of July, 1992, ETC...."
"FAMILY LORE
Family tradition maintains that our Griffin line descends from thefour Griffin brothers who emigrated from Ireland to Boston in thelatter half of the 1700's. Two of them, James and William, settleddown there and were on the tax rolls. They built Griffin's Wharfwhere the Boston Tea Party took place and, after the wharf burneddown, James stayed in the area, but William disappeared. It is thenthought that William went to Virginia where John Finley was born in1802 (census reports contradict the date and area)(We know it to beNorth Carolina now). Unfortunately, documentation for this story hasyet to be found.
William Maurice Ferry said that his mother Blanch Griffin Ferry(granddaughter of Finley) said the brothers were kicked out of Irelandfor stealing sheep. She never wanted to discuss it because it was notconsidered "nice."
Donald Alton Griffin (great-grandson of Finley) said, no, they werekicked out of Kentucky for moonshining. He might have been thinkingabout Finley and his brothers coming across Kentucky from NorthCarolina to Indiana. They might have paused to make moon shine, butit seems unlikely. Brother Robert, however, made a trip to Kentuckyafter his move to Illinois--a daughter was born there before hisreturn to Illinois. He may have indulged in a little free enterpriseand been asked to leave. Interesting to contemplate.
Another interesting theory is the following article written by cousinand fellow researcher B. Edna Park Waller..." See John Finley GriffinNotes as well.
[Transcribed 16 April 2007, SLJuhl, compiler]

SOURCE: Internet Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com "Family Trees""RootsWeb's World Connect Project" Search under surname "Griffin":Compiled by, Thomas Fout who may be contacted at E-mail address:nwfouts@msn.com
SOURCE: Information on the Griffin Family also provided by familymembers, Penny Sue Park Wethington and Marcella Mae Griffin Park.
From what I have learned, the Griffin Family may have first hailedfrom Wales. I would like to refer you to the pages directly beforethe Register Report on this family in the updated Wethington Book.[SLJuhl, 12 Aug 2005]

Source: Updated: Mon Sep 22 07:45:01 2003 Contact: Edna ParkWaller
Name: George GRIFFIN
Given Name: George
Surname: Griffin
Sex: M
Change Date: 17 Sep 2003
Note:
This record refers to the George Griffin who is shown as the father ofJohn Finley Griffin, George Griffin, Robert Griffin, and others. Theproblem here is that there is very little that can be proven aboutthis individual.
We do not know if he had one or two wives. If the North CarolinaGrooms List record showing a marriage between one George Griffin andAnne Fields dated 27 Jul 1814 refers to this individual, then thiswould be the Annie referred to in the Indenture. It would alsoindicate that George had another wife who was the mother of the olderchildren. If there was another wife, we do not know her name.
We do know that as of 1830 this George Griffin lived in WashingtonCounty, Indiana with his wife. From an Indenture dated about 1839 weknow that his wife's name was Annie. We do not know Annie's maidenname. Based upon the North Carolina Grooms List record, it couldpossibly be Fields, but we do not know that for sure. We do know thather maiden name was not BURKETT. The people who are thought by some tobe her parents, James Burkett and Eliza Cousins, were younger thanboth George and Annie and therefore could not have been Annie'sparents.

All researchers still showing the name BURKETT for George's wife Annieshould correct their records.

In addition, the George Griffin who married Hannah Albright inRockridge, Virginia about 1803 is a different individual from thisone. I have been in contact with a descendant of that couple and hehas ample documentation of the fact that they never left Virginia andare buried there. Researchers showing Hannah Albright as a member ofthe Griffin family in this database should remove her from theirrecords.

***The Notes Section of this record is protected by copy write of B.Edna Park Waller

GEORGE FINLEY GRIFFIN
Birth: ABT 1775 in North Carolina 1
Death: ABT 1840 in Washington County, Indiana
Marriage 1 Unknown UNKNOWN
Married:
Children
Henry Porter GRIFFIN
John Finley GRIFFIN b: ABT 1805 in North Carolina
Robert GRIFFIN b: ABT 1809 in North Carolina
George Washington GRIFFIN b: 1813 in North Carolina
Marriage 2 Annie (FIELDS?) b: ABT 1775
Married: 27 JUL 1814 in Guilford County, North Carolina
Note:
It is not certain that this record refers to our ancestor, GeorgeGriffin. If we could find proof of this, the matter of Annie's maidenname would be solved at last. This would also answer the question ofwhether or not George had two wives.
Children
Willis GRIFFIN
Matilda GRIFFIN
PRIMARY SOURCE: Obtained: 27 January 2006; Edna Park Waller;aewaller@bellsouth.net; at www.RootsWeb.com [Transcribed 27 January2006, SLJuhl Compiler]

EXAMPLES OF LISTED SOURCES: Also see end notes and referencesspecific to individuals in their notes.
1). Family source: Edna Park Waller; aewaller@bellsouth.net ; Edna isa direct descendant of the Hunter family as well as the Griffin andPark families.
http://www.RootsWeb.com ; The WorldConnect pages of the Internet site.
2). Internet Site: http://www.Ancestry.com ; census, birth, death,military, immigration, marriage, trees, records available on the site.
3). Interviews & written correspondence with immediate familymembers; Records kept in Park & Griffin Volumes of the family. Mustcontact the compiler or a family member for further information.sljuhl1234@yahoo.com or sljuhl1234@msn.com
Note: No information on living individuals will be given out except bypermission of that individual.
4). Illinois web State web site:http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/riprob.html#about
5). Internet Site: http://www.findagrave.com
6). Internet Site://www.RootsWeb.com; Illinois Maps
7). Book Source: Atlas if Henry County, Illinois, Warner & BeersPublishers, Chicago, 1875.
8). Internet Site: http:www.houseofnames.com
9). Atlas of Rock Island County, Illinois; Moline Public Library,rock Island County, Illinois; Iowa Publishing Company, Davenport,Iowa, 1905. Reprint 1976.
10). The Art Of Heraldry, An Encyclopedia Of Armory, By A.C.Fox-Davies, Bloomsbury Books, London; Moline Public Library, RockIsland County, Illinois.
11). Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia; Infopedia 2.0 CD; A Complete 29Volume Encyclopedia Plus 7 Essential Reference Books-1992-1995 SoftKeyMultimedia Inc., Cambridge, MA. 02142 USA.
12). Internet Site: http://en.wikipedia.org
13). Internet Site: http://www.ednet.co.uk/~jeanmoore/names.html
AND MANY MORE SOURCES.
Please check this: CONC Per SLJuhl Compiler, EDNA PARK WALLER -- direct family member E-mail:
CONC aewaller@bellsouth.net From: www.RootsWeb.com Must contact compiler or
CONC family for more information if needed. Note: Living persons
CONC information will not be given out to any one unless a well known
CONC family member.

George married Anne about 1800 in 1st Marriage; Possibly Virginia. was born about 1780; died before 1814 in Probably Guilford County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

SOURCE: www.Ancestry.com, Family Data Collection - Births: "AnneGriffin"--Listed as mother of John, George, & Robert Griffin in NorthCarolina birth records.

Notes:

A Booklet belonging to Penny Sue Park:
"JOHN FINLEY & JANE GILES GRIFFIN; Pages 1-17. Headstone Committee:
Alice Hunter Anderson (MO), Thomas Fout (TX), Donna Thielen Goves (AZ)
Minnie Mae Griffin Holman (IL), Beatrice Griffin Justice (KS), BonnieFerry Kipp (IL)
Eunice Griffin Reehl (IL), B. Edna Park Waller (SC)
Excerpts: Intro: Dedicated, this 18th day of July, 1992, areplacement headstone to mark the final resting places of JOHN FINLEYGRIFFIN and his wife JANE GILES, given with love and gratitude bytheir numerous descendants. Remarks by Rev. Glen W. Bocox of FirstUnited Methodist Church of Moline, Headstone by Moline Monumentcompany. Excerpts from the narratives; Page 4-5, THE GILES LINE:
Excerpts: Page 4: "It's difficult to trace the line of Jane Giles'father, William. There are many, many William Giles' listed in therecords of Amherst Co., VA, and also in Randolph Co., NC, but thereare no ages listed. There is a case, though, for the supposition thatWilliam was either the son or grandson of Crispin Dunbar Giles, whowas born in England in 1715 and came to Randolph Co., NC, in 1739. Heraised at least eight children with his wife Margaret Murray Giles.After her death, he married again (at age 104) and had two morechildren. William and Polly's son, William F., had a son namedCrispin Dunbar Giles, who served in the Civil War, then stayed in theregular army and was later killed by an Indian.
At any rate, William married Polly Bowman on 10 Mar 1808 in AmherstCo., VA. This may have been his second marriage, as one other Gilesresearcher thinks William fathered Eli Giles by his first wife.William and Polly then trekked over to Randolph Co., NC., where JohnGiles was born 29 Apr 1808.
They all moved to Lawrence County, Indiana, in 1828 and settled in ornear Mitchell, IN. Polly's father, William Bowman, had been settlednear Pekin, Washington Co., IN. (the next county) since between 1814and 1818. In the meantime, either the Griffins followed the Gilesfrom NC., or they all came together, because Jane married the oldestof three Griffin brothers, John Finley Griffin, in Pekin on 24 July1828. Her sister Polly married William Porter there on 4 June 1829.
Jane and Finley's (as he was called) first three children were born inIN., then in 1833 they journeyed with the Porters and John's youngerbrother George to the Moline/Rock Island area. This was formerSauk-Fox land that had been opened by the government after the BlackHawk War."
Page 5, excerpts: "In 1843, another wave of IN relatives arrived inIL. Finley's brother Robert came with his family, William F. Gilesand his family, and perhaps Polly Giles and daughter Nancy ( etc...).There is a Marion (?) age 60, b. NC, and Nancy age 30 in the Pettiferhouse in the 1850 census. In 1860, Nancy is at the William Gileshouse. Finley was dead by the time this last census was taken, but inhis will, there is a receipt noting, "John F. Griffin to WilliamGiles, Jr. for keeping Nancy Giles per agreement from June 1st 1857 toDecember 1st 1859 amounting to ninety dollars". The originalagreement was for three dollars a month from June 1st 1857 toSeptember 1st 1860, amounting to one hundred five dollars. Nancy musthave had some disability (or else this is how they managed the supportof unmarried women) and they shared in her care. Nancy died in 1885at the Rock Island County Ams House."

*William married *Mary Ann Polly Bowman on 10 Mar 1808 in Amherst County, Virginia; Possibly 2ND Marriage. *Mary (daughter of *William Harrison Bowman and Sarah) was born about 1786; died in Possibly Lawrence County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Source: Book-HISTORY OF MERCER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ITS PAST ANDPRESENT AND CONDENSED HISTORY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Chicago, Ill., Brown,Runk & Co., Publishers. http://persi.heritagequestonline.com
Chapter III., page 147 Excerpt: "The early settlers who came into whatis now Mercer County, were largely Irish, and mainly members of thePresbyterian Church. They were intelligent, courageous, industriouspeople, who were desirous of establishing homes for themselves in thenew country just opened up to be occupied by the white race. Theycame, the majority of them, from Westmoreland, Washington, Fayette andAllegheny, where they located after wearisome journeys from the Eastacross the Allegheny Mountains. Some, it is true, came direct fromIreland and the eastern counties of the State, but the line of travelbrought them by way of the forks of the Ohio. As a rule thesepioneers reared large families, and were noted for their longevity."
Page1181--1182: "ALEXANDER AND MARGARET HUNTER, natives of the CountyTyrone, Ireland, were among the early settlers of West Salem Township. The former was born November 13, 1761, and the later in April, 1768,and they were married in County Tyrone, Ireland, October 2, 1786.They left their native county for America June 16, 1788, and arrivedat Philadelphia August 22 following. They remained there till August,1790, and then removed to Cumberland County, Penn., and in November,1793, to Fayette County. Here they lived till April, 1812, when theycame to Mercer County and settled on a tract of 400 acres of land inWest Salem Township, still principally owned by their descendants.Alexander Hunter was a pioneer surveyor of Mercer County and a man offine education and extensive knowledge. He was the principal surveyorof this locality from 1812 up to his death, and devoted nearly hisentire attention to that profession. He reared a family of ninechildren: Jane, who married Thomas Gilliland, and remained behind inFayette County; James, Matthew, Betty, who married James Mossman, andat his death Robert Brion, and subsequently David Parker; Peggy, whobecame the wife of John Mossman; Ebby, who married Hugh Mossman;Alexander, Hiram and Elliott, all of whom are dead except Hiram, aresident of Wisconsin. The eight youngest came to this township withtheir parents, the eldest son, James, being then in his twenty-thirdyear, and the youngest, Elliott, in his fifth year. The mother diedon the old homestead April 8, 1838, and her husband survived her tillMarch 24, 1847. They were life-long members of the Covenanter Church,and Mr. Hunter was an elder in the Greenville congregation many years. Politically he was a Whig, and one of the prominent men of pioneerdays." [Transcribed 28 Jul 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]

"Alexander Hunter
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rrp023&id=I1514
Richard R. Parks; y41481011@yahoo.com
Sun Jan 18 19:23:05 2004
Source of birth/death/child data(F).
From the History of Mercer Co. PA 1888, notes made in Alexander'sfamily bible, and associated notes from (H) & (ew).
Natives of County Tyrone Ireland (Alexander & Margaret), they wereamong the early settlers of West Salem Twp. (Mercer))(birthdates/locations as above)----They left their native country on June16, 1788, sailing from Londonderry, and arriving in Philadelphia Aug.22 following. They remained there until Aug. 16, 1790, moving toCumberland Co, Newton Twp. PA and in Nov. 1793 to Fayette Co.Franklin(otherwise Dunbar) Twp PA. They lived in Fayette until April1812 when they came to Mercer Co. and settled on a tract of 400 acresin West Salem Twp, still principally owned by their descendants.Alexander was a pioneer surveyor of Mercer Co., his principaloccupation from 1812 until his death. He was a man of fine educationand extensive knowledge. (nine children). Hunter was an elder in theGreenville Congregation, member of the Covenanter Church. A whigpolitically, he was prominent in pioneer days.
Their daughter Jane remained behind in Fayette Co. and Married ThomasGilleland. The eight youngest came to Mercer Co.in 1812, James thenbeing 23 (b 1789?), and Elliott being 5 (b 1807?).
(F) has birth in Crevenmore Parish, County Tyrone, Ireland."[Transcribed 07 October 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]

EXAMPLES OF OTHER LISTED SOURCES: Also see end notes and referencesspecific to individuals in their notes as well. If you would likemore information or notice mistakes please contact the compiler at:sljuhl1234@yahoo.com and place the word "genealogy" in the subjectline so that your e-mail message is not missed when scanned. You mayalso reach the compiler by snail mail at: 3810 -10th Avenue Place,Moline, Illinois 61265.
1). Family source: Edna Park Waller; aewaller@bellsouth.net ; Edna isa direct descendant of the Hunter family as well as the Griffin andPark families. She also has access to the Will & Bible records ofAlexander Hunter.
http://www.RootsWeb.com ; The WorldConnect pages of the Internet site.
2). Internet Site: http://www.Ancestry.com ; multiple census, birth,death, military, immigration, marriage, trees, records available onthe site.
3). Interviews & written correspondence with immediate familymembers; Records kept in Park & Griffin Volumes of the family. Mustcontact the compiler or a family member for further information.sljuhl1234@yahoo.com or sljuhl1234@msn.com
Note: No information on living individuals will be given out except bypermission of that individual.
4). Illinois web State web site:http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/riprob.html#about
5). Internet Site: http://www.findagrave.com
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Elder married Margaret on 2 Oct 1786 in Crevanmore, Parish Of Drumraugh, County Tyrone, Ireland. was born on 7 Apr 1768 in Crevanmore, Parish Of Drumraugh, County Tyrone, Irleand; died on 8 Apr 1838 in Jamestown, West Salem Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Apr 1838 in Rock Ridge Cemetery, West Salem Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
There were a total of nine children born to this couple. Jane Hunterstayed and married in Fayette County to Thomas Gilleland when the restof the family moved to Mercer County in 1812. [See page title:Alexander Hunter, in Park Records, Hunter Section; Plus, History OfMercer County, 1888, Biography Copy in the same location; 27 July2006, SLJuhl, compiler]