Hon. John Creigh and Isabella Mateer

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Husband Hon. John Creigh ^{1 2 3 4}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 30 Aug 1741 - Ireland 1
           Died: 13 Feb or 17 Feb 1813 - Carlisle, Cumberland Co, PA 2 5
         Buried: 

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         Father: Thomas Creigh (1717-      ) 1
         Mother: Janet McCreerie (1719-1797) 1

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       Marriage: 11 Jun 1812 1

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   Other Spouse: Jane Huston (      -1808) 1 4 - 25 Aug 1766 1

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Wife Isabella Mateer ¹

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General Notes: Husband - Hon. John Creigh

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Emigrating to America from Ireland in 1761, he settled, at first, in East Pennsboro', Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, afterwards locating at Carlisle. The Revolutionary War coming on, he took a decided and active part in the patriot cause, and during that struggle was quite prominent in public affairs. He was in the Jersey campaign of 1776, and, as an officer of the state, administered the oath of allegiance to all persons within his district.

He filled many offices in Cumberland County, having been register of wills, recorder of deeds, clerk of the orphans' court, justice of the peace, and president judge.

He was an early justice, and one of the nine representatives who signed the first Declaration, June 24, 1776, for the colony of Pennsylvania.

In 1761 there came to America from County Antrim, Ireland, a scholarly young man named John Creigh, who for a time found employment in the family of Samuel Huston. John Creigh subsequently became a lawyer at Carlisle and rose to great distinction and usefulness. At the commencement of the war for American independence he joined the patriot army and speedily was advanced to the rank of lieutenant-colonel. In June, 1776, he was a representative of Cumberland county to the convention which declared that the Colony of Pennsylvania was free and independent of Great Britain. He afterward served with his regiment in New Jersey and participated in the battles of Germantown and other engagements. After returning to his home he was chosen an associate judge, also a ruling elder of the Presbyterian Church at Carlisle, and held both offices up to his death.

1 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 594.

2 Conway P. Wing, D.D., History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with Illustrations (Philadelphia, PA: James D. Scott, 1879), Pg 187.

3 —, History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warners, Beers & Co., 1886), Pg 150.

4 —, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 677.

5 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 595.