Rev. David Proudfit and Sarah Patterson

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Husband Rev. David Proudfit ¹

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           Born: 22 Mar 1770 1
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           Died: 11 Jun 1830 - Crooked Creek, Muskingum Co, OH 2
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         Father: Andrew Proudfoot (1728-1807) 3
         Mother: Sarah Wallace (1733-1811/1814) 3

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       Marriage: Jun 1798 4

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Wife Sarah Patterson ⁴

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         Father: William Patterson (      -      ) 4
         Mother: Jane Morrow (      -      ) 4

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Children

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1 M William Proudfit ⁴

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           Born: 11 Jul 1799 4
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           Died: 5 Aug 1862 4
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         Spouse: Susan Patterson (      -      ) 4
           Marr: 9 Sep 1828 4

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2 M Andrew Proudfit ⁴

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           Died: Feb 1852 4
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         Spouse: Deborah Speer (      -      ) 4

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3 M David [1] Proudfit ⁴

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           Born: 
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           Died: when eleven years old
 Cause of Death: Drowning
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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4 M Patterson Proudfit ⁴

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           Born: 1805 4
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           Died: 26 Feb 1878 4
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         Spouse: Sarah Speer (      -      ) 4

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5 F Jane Morrow Proudfit ⁴

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           Born: 
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           Died: while young
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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6 F Sally Wallace Proudfit ⁴

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         Spouse: Henry Bonner (      -      ) 4

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7 F Mary Jane Proudfit ⁴

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           Born: 1811 4
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         Status: Twin

         Spouse: David Long (      -      ) 4

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8 M Robert Proudfit ⁴

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           Born: 1811 4
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           Died: 21 Jun 1890 4
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         Status: Twin

         Spouse: Elizabeth Wilson (      -      ) 4

         Spouse: Mary Jane Wilson (      -      ) 4

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9 M David [2] Proudfit ⁴

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           Born: 1813 4
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           Died: 23 Mar 1880 4
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         Spouse: Mary Jane Walker (      -      ) 4

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General Notes: Husband - Rev. David Proudfit

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He was educated at Dobbin's Classical School in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He studied theology with Rev. John Jamison, and was licensed April 5, 1795, by the Second Presbytery of Pennsylvania.
"With Matthew Henderson, Jr., he went on a missionary tour to Kentucky in 1797. They took the road, passable only for horsemen, just constructed by Ebenezer and Jonathan Zane, in accordance with an Act of Congress passed May, 1796. They endured great hardships, fording swollen streams amid floating ice, sleeping in the open air when they would wake to find themselves covered with several inches of snow."
After his return Rev. David. Proudfit was ordained, Nov. 14, 1798, and installed pastor of Laurel Hill congregation, including Dunlap's Creek and East Liberty, Pennsylvania. After twenty-six years he removed to Crooked Creek, Muskingum County, Ohio, where he later died.
"During his ministry of 34 years he preached every Sabbath except two. On one of these high water prevented him from reaching his appointment, on the other he was unable to speak aloud from a cold.
"He preached the last Sabbath of his life, though obliged to sit during the sermon from weakness, and died the following Friday." (From Rev. T. P. Proudfit's Genealogy.)
"The Rev. David Proudfit was a large man, six feet in height, strong and athletic; deep through the chest, but slightly round-shouldered. He always lived on a farm and was industrious in its management. He testified to doing much of his sermonizing while at the plow or some other manual labor. * * * * A lover of music, he sang well and played gracefully on the violin. Could carry two parts, 'treble' and bass, of the dear old psalm tunes, with voice and violin. Loyal to his ancestry, much of his music was Scotch. His sweet-toned violin and many remembered tunes descended to his son, Robert. The violin is now the valued and well-preserved possession of his grandson, David Morrow Proudfit." (From D. M. Proudfit's Genealogy.)

1 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 15.

2 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 20.

3 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 13.

4 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 21.