Andrew Galbraith

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Husband Andrew Galbraith ^{1 2}

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           Born: Abt 1692 - northern Ireland 3
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         Father: James Galbraith (1666-1744) 1 3 4 5
         Mother: Rebecca Chambers (      -      ) 5 6

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Children

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1 M John Galbraith ⁷

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           Born: Abt 1717 - Donegal Twp, Lancaster Co, PA 7
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           Died: 20 Jan 1757 - Cumberland Co, PA 7
         Buried:  - Silver Spring Church, Cumberland Co, PA

         Spouse: Jennett McCullough (      -      ) 7
           Marr: 23 Apr 1742 7

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2 M Arthur Galbraith ⁷

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3 M Robert Galbraith ⁷

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General Notes: Husband - Andrew Galbraith

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He was the first Coroner of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. In 1730, he was appointed one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, a position he held until 1746. He was created a member of Assembly in 1730, and for eight consecutive sessions thereafter.

He came to America with his father and settled along the run which has its source at Donegal Meeting-House, now Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was appointed the first coroner, afterward, in 1730, one of the justices of the court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions, a position he held six years. In 1732 he and his neighbor, George Stewart (another account says John Wright, a Quaker), were candidates for the General Assembly. At that time none but freeholders were allowed to vote, and the only polling place was the town of Lancaster, where all voters were obliged to go. Mr. Galbraith took no active part in the canvass himself, but his wife mounted her favorite mare, Nelly, rode out through the Scotch-Irish settlement, and persuaded them to go with her to the county town. She appeared at the court-house leading a procession of mounted men, whom she halted and addressed. The effect was that her husband was triumphantly elected. After his first election he seems to have had no opposition. He took out a patent for 212½ acres May 2, 1737, and was one of the first ruling elders of the Donegal Church; appointed a justice of the peace in 1730, a position he held until 1747, when he removed west of the Susquehanna; he served several years in the Provincial Assembly, and was one of the most prominent of the pioneer settlers. After the year 1746, when he disposed of his farm, very little is of record concerning him. [HAC 1914, 659]

He lived near his brother John, his home being on Little Chicques creek.
When Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, was organized he was appointed the first coroner, and he and his brother John were members of the first jury drawn. In 1730 he was appointed one of the justices of the peace and of the Common Pleas court, which position he filled with honor until 1745. In 1732 he was elected a member of the Assembly in a spirited contest, in which his wife took an active part. Mounting her mare "Nellie" she rode around among the Scotch-Irish, who followed her to Lancaster, to the polls, where she addressed them effectively. He was afterward reelected without opposition, serving several terms in succession. [HAC 1914, 647]

1 —, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Pg 895.

2 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 647, 659.

3 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 659.

4 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 760.

5 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 269.

6 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 646, 659.

7 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 660.