Francis Chatley and Rebecca Spear

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Husband Francis Chatley ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1764 or 1772 - Londonderry, Ireland 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Jan 1841 or 1849 - Darlington Twp, Beaver Co, PA 1 2
         Buried: 

       Marriage:  - Ireland

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Wife Rebecca Spear ¹

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            AKA: Rebecca Speer 3
           Born: Abt 1766 - Ireland
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Apr 1843 or 1852 - Beaver Co, PA 1 2
         Buried: 

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Children

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1 F Polly Chatley ^{1 3}

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           Born: 1799 - Beaver Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Mercer Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: James Steen (      -      ) 1 3

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2 M Samuel Chatley ^{1 3}

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           Born: 1801 - Beaver Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Mercer Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Catherine Carr (      -      ) 1 3

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3 M Andrew Chatley ^{1 3}

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           Born: 1803 - Beaver Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Mercer Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Ruth Robbins (      -      ) 1

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4 F Elizabeth Chatley ^{1 3}

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           Born: 1805 - Beaver Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: John Campbell (      -      ) 1 3

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5 F Jane Chatley ^{1 3}

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           Born: 1807 - Beaver Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Mercer Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: William Andrews (      -      ) 1 3

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6 F Martha Chatley ^{1 3}

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           Born: 1809 - Beaver Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Beaver Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Joseph McClintock (      -      ) 1 3

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7 M John Chatley ^{1 3}

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           Born: 3 Oct 1811 - Beaver Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: May 1887 - Mercer Co, PA 1
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Catherine Eleanor Bowman (1817-1860) 1 3

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8 M Ahijah Chatley ³

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            AKA: Abijah Chatley 1
           Born: 7 Aug 1813 or 1822 - Darlington Twp, Beaver Co, PA 1 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Nov 1897 - Beaver Co, PA 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Ann Fowler (1829-1905) 3

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9 F Nancy Chatley ¹

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           Born: 1815 - Beaver Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: while young - Beaver Co, PA
         Buried: 

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10 F Margaret Chatley ³

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Sheldon Crooks (      -      ) 3

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General Notes: Husband - Francis Chatley

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The name Chatley has its origin in Scotland, whence, for religious reasons, the family came to Ireland.

He married in Ireland and soon afterward emigrated, in 1797 making a settlement in Darlington township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. He became a member of the Disciples of Christ; in Ireland he had been a Covenanter, and extremely active in religious circles.

He purchased a homestead of four hundred acres from the government. Finding after some time that the task of cultivating such an extensive area was rather more than stood within the capabilities of one man, he disposed of three-fourths of it, retaining title to only one hundred acres, on which he erected a capacious, comfortable farmhouse, and barns of exceptional size for that time, since hewed logs were about the only building material available.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 56.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 700.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 701.