Hon. John McDowell and Agnes Bradford

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Husband Hon. John McDowell ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 23 Sep 1736 - near Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland 1 4
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       Marriage:  - New Jersey

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Wife Agnes Bradford ^{1 2}

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         Father: James Bradford (      -      ) 5
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Children

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1 F Mary McDowell ⁶

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           Born: 24 Apr 1766 6
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           Died: Abt 1802
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         Spouse: John Urie (      -Abt 1802) 6

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2 M James McDowell ⁶

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           Born: Nov 1767 6
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3 F Sarah McDowell ^{7 8}

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           Born: 24 Oct 1769 - South Strabane Twp, Washington Co, PA 4
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           Died: 6 Apr 1857 9
         Buried:  - Chartiers, Washington Co, PA

         Spouse: John Park (1758-1832) 10
           Marr: Jun 1787 - Washington Co, PA 4

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4 M William McDowell ⁶

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           Born: Oct 1771 6
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5 F Rachel McDowell ^{3 11 12}

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           Born: 17 Nov 1773 - Washington, Washington Co, PA 6 13
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           Died: 7 Sep 1825 - Washington, Washington Co, PA 14
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         Spouse: Alexander Scott (1763-1848) 3 11 12 14
           Marr: 18 Nov 1790 - Washington Co, PA 13

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6 F Rebecca McDowell ^{2 3 11 14}

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           Born: 5 Mar 1776 - North Strabane Twp, Washington Co, PA 14
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         Spouse: Rev. Abram Scott (1764-      ) 2
           Marr: Jun 1793 6

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7 F Agnes McDowell ⁶

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         Spouse: Dr. John White (Abt 1786-1853) 15 16

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General Notes: Husband - Hon. John McDowell

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Chartiers Twp, Washington Co, PA

Nothing is known of his ancestry except that they came from Scotland, and that his father was a judge and a man of prominence. When a young man he came to America and lived awhile in or near Elizabethtown, New Jersey, where he met and married, and they afterward lived for some years at Peach Bottom, York County, Pennsylvania. In company with the Bradfords, Scotts and Allisons of that region, they removed to Washington County about the year 1773. Mr. McDowell obtained a tract of land containing 440 acres, and erected a log cabin which was rendered memorable as being the place where Rev. John McMillan, D. D., preached his first sermon in the western country, as learned from the Doctor's diary (this was on the fourth Sabbath or 22d day of August, 1775). This log cabin was afterward superseded by a two-story log cabin with a mammoth fireplace, which was long considered the finest dwelling in that vicinity. Mr. McDowell was one of the first elders in Chartiers church; one of the first commissioners of Washington County; one of the Council of Censors for the state, and was appointed one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for Washington County, by the Governor, Thomas McKean.

He was a native of Ireland, born a few miles from Belfast. When a young man he emigrated to America, and settled near Elizabethtown, New Jersey, where he married. In company with the Scotts, Allisons, and other families, he emigrated west of the mountains in 1773, and settled on the waters of Chartiers Creek, in what is now Washington County. Records show that in pursuance of a warrant he obtained possession of a tract of land, which in the survey was called "Mount Pleasant," and contained four hundred acres, situated about two and a half miles southwest of where Chartiers Church later stood. On this tract he built the log cabin in which Dr. McMillan preached his first sermon in the territory now Washington County. He purchased numerous tracts of land besides that already mentioned. In October, 1776, he was commissioned one of the justices of the peace of Yohogania County, and was one of the first elders of the Chartiers Church. Upon the erection of Washington County, in 1781, he was appointed one of the three commissioners of the county. In 1783 he was one of the Council of Censors of the State, appointed by the Supreme Executive Council. In 1798 he was elected a member of the House of Representatives; re-elected in 1799, 1800, 1801. He was prominent in the organization of the Canonsburg Academy in 1791, and was one of its trustees from the first. He succeeded Judge James Edgar, April 27, 1803, and served in that capacity four years. On the 31st of May, 1802, he took the oath of office as associate judge of Washington County, having received a commission from Governor Thomas McKean the 8th of April previous.

The source states that at his death he left two sons and three daughters - and then proceeds to name five daughters.

1 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 869.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 430.

3 F. S. Reader, Some Pioneers of Washington County, Pa. - A Family History (New Brighton, PA: F. S. Reader & Son, 1902), Pg 85.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1142.

5 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 483, 707, 869.

6 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 870.

7 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 698.

8 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 285, 1142.

9 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 432.

10 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 285.

11 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 870, 953.

12 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 393, 430.

13 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 393.

14 Jeff McBride, Descendants of Thomas A. Forster (Laurel, Md: Web-published, 2012).

15 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 864, 870.

16 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1368.