Rev. William Bertram and Elizabeth Gillespie

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Husband Rev. William Bertram ^{1 2 3 4}

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           Born: 2 Feb 1674 - Edinburgh, Scotland 1 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 May 1746 1 6
         Buried:  - Derry Church, Dauphin Co, PA

       Marriage: Abt 1706

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Wife Elizabeth Gillespie ^{1 5}

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            AKA: Jane Gillespie,7 Elizabeth Gillispie 8
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1746
         Buried: 

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   Other Spouse: Angus McClain (      -Bef 1706) 7

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Children

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1 M John [1] Bertram ^{5 7}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 M John [2] Bertram ⁷

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 M John [3] Bertram ⁷

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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4 F Phebe Bertram ⁷

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: when seventeen years old
         Buried: 

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5 F Elizabeth Bertram ^{3 7 9 10}

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           Born: 1714 or 1718 - Newcastle-on-Tyne, England 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Feb 1799 - Derry Twp, Dauphin Co, PA 10
         Buried: 

         Spouse: James Galbraith, Jr. (1703-1786) 3 9 11
           Marr: 6 Apr 1734 - Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA 10

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General Notes: Husband - Rev. William Bertram

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He was born in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. He received his education in the university of his native place, studied for the ministry, and was licensed by the Presbytery of Bangor, Ireland, to whom he gave "ample testimonials of his ordination, ministerial qualifications and regular Christian conversation."
During one of those periodical political excitements in the British Isles his son disappeared and his parents, under the impression that he had come to America, determined if possible to ascertain his whereabouts, and came to Pennsylvania about the year 1730. Failing in their search they decided to remain in the United States, and the following year we find a Rev. Mr. Bertram unanimously received by the Donegal Presbytery, which he joined. At the same time George Renick presented him an invitation to settle at Paxtang and Derry, which he accepted. He was installed Nov. 17, 1732, at the meeting-house on the Swatara. The congregation then appointed a representative to execute to Bertram the right and title to the Indian town tract, situated in Hanover township, on the north side of the Swatara, containing 350 acres. On the settlement of Rev. Mr. Bertram the congregation in the Swatara took the name of Derry, and the upper congregation on Spring creek was styled Paxtang. In 1735 Mr. Bertram complained of the "intolerable burden" he was under with the two congregations, and Sept. 13, 1736, he was released from the care of Paxtang.
Through his marriage with Miss Gillespie his descendants became heirs to a handsome estate in Edinburgh. Efforts were made to secure this, but the difficulties inherent upon proving descent may have been the means of keeping his descendents from enjoying this patrimony. [HAC 1914, 665]

1 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 466.

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

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

4 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 647, 660, 665.

5 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 665.

6 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 646, 665.

7 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 272.

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

9 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 749, 760.

10 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 647, 660.

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