Rev. James Proudfoot and Mary Fulton
Husband Rev. James Proudfoot 1
AKA: Rev. James Proudfit 1 2 3 Born: 1732 - near Perth, Scotland 4 Christened: Died: 22 Oct 1802 1 Buried:
Father: Andrew Proudfoot ( - ) 5 Mother:
Marriage: 1759 1
Other Spouse: Ann Houston ( - ) 6
• Note: This may be the same person as : Rev. Alexander Proudfit.
• Descendant information: Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911).
To read a brief listing of his descendents, click here.
Wife Mary Fulton 1 3
AKA: Martha Fulton 7 Born: 1745 - Lanarkshire, Scotland 3 Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: John Fulton (1713-1796) 3 8 Mother: Eleanor Fulton ( - ) 3
Children
1 M Andrew Proudfit 1
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Mary Lytle ( - ) 1
2 M John Proudfit 1
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Judith Roane ( - ) 1
3 M James Proudfit 1
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
4 M Daniel Proudfit 1
AKA: Dr. David Proudfit 6 Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
5 M Rev. Alexander Proudfit 6
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Susan Williams ( - ) 6
6 M Ebenezer Proudfit 6
Born: Christened: Died: 1813 6 Buried:Spouse: Elizabeth Williams ( - ) 6
7 M William Proudfoot 6
Born: Christened: Died: - Salem, Washington Co, NY Buried:Spouse: Did Not Marry
General Notes: Husband - Rev. James Proudfoot
The circumstances which led to the transplanting of a part of the family to America may be learned from the following extract from the Rev. T. P. Proudfit's Proudfit-Patterson Genealogy:
"Andrew, the father, and his wife were members of the Established Church of Scotland, and taught their children the principles of Christianity, including the Westminster Catechism.
"James, the second child, was a person of serious mind, great memory, and well-balanced mentally. He was born near Perth in 1732, and at a suitable age was sent to the University. He became dissatisfied with the Established Church, and decided to join the Antiburgher branch of the Secession Church. His parents protested against the step, regarding it as fatal to his prospects of temporal preferment. James, after mature deliberation, carried out his purpose, completed his literary course, and studied theology under the direction of the Rev. Alexander Moncrieff, professor of divinity in that denomination, for whom he subsequently named a son. He was licensed by the Presbytery of Perth and Dumferline in 1753 to preach the gospel.
"Frequent applications were made at that time by members of the Associate, or Secession Church, who lived in the British colonies in America for preaching. Accordingly the Rev. Alexander Gellatly and the Rev. Andrew Arnot were sent as early as 1753 (possibly not till 1754), the former as a permanent minister with a view to settlement, the latter as a missionary for a year. They came to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and organized the Associate Presbytery of Pennsylvania, subordinate to the Associate (Antiburgher) Synod of Scotland.
"November 2, 1753, James Proudfit 'was deemed eminently fitted to occupy this new field of labor, and accordingly, in July, 1754, he was ordained to the ministry, with a destination for North America. The ordination sermon was preached by the Rev. Geo. Brown from Gal. 1:15, 16.' "
The young missionary was accompanied by his older brother, Andrew. They landed in Boston in September, 1754, and proceeded at once to southern Pennsylvania, which was the field where the work of the Rev. James Proudfit lay. Families from Perthshire had already built up homes in York County, so that it was natural that Andrew should settle there. When, five years later, Robert and David followed, they established themselves near their oldest brother.
"The Rev. James Proudfoot after itinerating several years, planting churches and nuturing them, accepted a call from the Associate Church in Pequea, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
During the time he was pastor of Pequea he, like many other of the old time ministers, combined farming with preaching. He owned a fine farm of 193 acres in Salisbury Township, Lancaster County.
Of the Rev. James Proudfit, the Rev. Robert Proudfit, D.D., his nephew, writes: "Mr. Proudfit was a tall man, I think rather more than six feet high, and in the days of his health, was well-proportioned. Everything about his appearance and manners betokened gravity. I never heard of his being surprised even into an indiscretion.
"When the Associate Presbyterian and the Reformed Presbyterian Churches united, June 13, 1782, forming the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, he cast his lot with that denomination. In 1783 he accepted a call from the A. R. P. Church of Salem, New York, where he labored till old age overtook him. In 1799 he had a paralytic stroke which terminated his labors. He is said to have been 'a highly instructive preacher,' and 'a model of prudence, fidelity, and affection.'
"He died October 22, 1802, in the seventieth year of his age, and the fiftieth of his ministry." (From the Proudfit-Patterson Genealogy.)
1 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 26.
2 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 930.
3 Hugh R. Fulton, Genealogy of the Fulton Family (Lancaster, PA: Privately published?, 1900), Pg 27.
4 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 10.
5 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 9.
6 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 27.
7 Hugh R. Fulton, Genealogy of the Fulton Family (Lancaster, PA: Privately published?, 1900), Pg 160.
8
J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 612.
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