maybe had a brother, Edward Hemphill
the following all refer to records of Adams Co., OH:
Alex[ander] Hemphill was a witness to the indenture 12 Feb 1827 made by
James and Rebecca Hemphill to John Morrison. (We think Alexander was a
son of James Hemphill, Sr. and his 1st wife, Sarah.)James Hemphill, Sr. and Rebecca (his 2nd wife) sold land to the
following three:
1837 - James Hemphill
1837 - John Morrison
1839 - John Hemphill
Recd. & Recorded the
29th day of August 1805
Adams CountyThese are to certify that this day James Porter and Polly Jones was joined in matrimony by me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace by the authority of Marriage license according to law. Given under my hand this first day of August 1805.
Paul Kerr
sister of Anna (Jones) Ogle who was the mother of Rebecca Ogle, wife of
Jehu B. J. Porter. Jehu and Rebecca, 1st cousins, married.Recd. & Recorded the
29th day of August 1805
Adams CountyThese are to certify that this day James Porter and Polly Jones was joined in matrimony by me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace by the authority of Marriage license according to law. Given under my hand this first day of August 1805.
Paul Kerr
His grave is marked by the first stone in the graveyard at the Linebarger Chapel, West Union, Parke County, IN.
From HISTORY OF WILL COUNTY, 1878;
pp. 540, 542:
"Jackson Twp. is one of the earliest settled townships in the county, the date of its first settlement being almost coincident with that of Chicago. Chicago was laid out August 4, 1830, and the first settlement was made at Reed's Grove 6 months later.""The Linebarger colony arrived here from Indiana the same spring with Jenkins [1832]. The company consisted of Henry, John, George and Lewis. [This does not include either John (Sr.) or Andrew, who both remained in Parke Co., IN.] The last named [Lewis], however, settled in the town of Florence, a short distance from the others. They were also Carolinians, and had left there years before and had resided for a time in Indiana, near the Wabash. Of these, Henry Linebarger lived here but 4 years [? 10 years], dying in 1836 (?) [1842]."
see will of his father, Aaron
We found his tombstone in the West Union Cemetery, Parke Co., IN, along with those of his first wife Nancy (Davis) Hougham, his stepmother, Elizabeth, as well as others.
We found her tombstone in the West Union Cemetery, Parke Co., IN, along with those of her husband, Jonathan and Jonathan's stepmother, Elizabeth, as well as others.
He apparently did not come to America when his daughter Jane arrived with her
mother and some siblings from Ireland. Some passenger lists for departure
from Ireland to America which may pertain to this arrival were dated April 1803.
appeared for the last time on the 1843 tax rolls
was a coexecutor for the will of his father-in-law, Philip Steltz, Sr.
In describing "early worship life", Hively* states on pp. 20-21:
"Although travel was tedious, roads few and ill kept, families of this
time traveled frequently and over considerable distances for worship opportu-
nities. For example, Caleb Low, Philip Steltz' son-in-law, who lived on a
farm east of 'The Great York to Baltimore Road' - some seven miles away on
the southeastern edge of Shrewsbury township, had his children baptized at
Bethlehem, despite the distance. Philip Steltz, Sr. lived some five miles
south of the first church at his tavern in Middletown [MD], yet was active in
church life."* PARISH RESEARCH: EARLY PATTERNS OF CHURCH GROWTH - STELTZ REGION, CODORUS
TOWNSHIP, YORK COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, a summary of the independent study
for the Doctor of Ministry program by Neal Otto Hively, Fall 1987.
127. Elizabeth Catharina Steltz
given as a surviving heir to her father's estate, 14 Mar 1815
In describing "early worship life", Hively* states on pp. 20-21:
"Although travel was tedious, roads few and ill kept, families of this
time traveled frequently and over considerable distances for worship opportu-
nities. For example, Caleb Low, Philip Steltz' son-in-law, who lived on a
farm east of 'The Great York to Baltimore Road' - some seven miles away on
the southeastern edge of Shrewsbury township, had his children baptized at
Bethlehem, despite the distance. Philip Steltz, Sr. lived some five miles
south of the first church at his tavern in Middletown [MD], yet was active in
church life."* PARISH RESEARCH: EARLY PATTERNS OF CHURCH GROWTH - STELTZ REGION, CODORUS
TOWNSHIP, YORK COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, a summary of the independent study
for the Doctor of Ministry program by Neal Otto Hively, Fall 1987.