Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Alexander Cunningham and Elizabeth Scott




Husband Alexander Cunningham 1 2

           Born:  - Donegal, Ireland
     Christened: 
           Died: 1806 - Washington, Washington Co, PA 3
         Buried: 
       Marriage: 



Wife Elizabeth Scott 2 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


         Father: Thomas Scott (Abt 1738-1796) 5
         Mother: 




Children
1 F Jane Cunningham 6

           Born:  - Washington, Washington Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Matthew Dill (      -      ) 6


2 M Samuel Cunningham 3

           Born: 8 Oct 1788 - Washington, Washington Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 May 1875 3
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Maria Morris (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 26 Mar 1811 3
         Spouse: Sarah Potter (      -      ) 3


3 M Thomas Scott Cunningham 8 9

            AKA: John Cunningham,7 Thomas F. Cunningham 3
           Born: 30 Mar 1790 - Washington, Washington Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Mar 1855 - Mercer, Mercer Co, PA
         Buried:  - First Presbyterian Church, Mercer, Mercer Co, PA
         Spouse: Matilda Cook (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 7 Apr 1824 2


4 M John Cunningham, M.D. 4

           Born:  - Washington, Washington Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1882
         Buried: 



5 F Elizabeth Cunningham 3

           Born:  - Washington, Washington Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Status: Twin



6 F Sarah Cunningham 10 11 12

           Born:  - Washington, Washington Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Mar 1841 12
         Buried: 
         Status: Twin
         Spouse: Presley N. Amberson (1791-1874) 10 11 12


7 M Alexander Cunningham, Jr. 3

           Born:  - Washington, Washington Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1882
         Buried: 



8 M William Cunningham 3

           Born:  - Washington, Washington Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: [Unk] McClure (      -      ) 3



General Notes: Husband - Alexander Cunningham


He was a native of Donegal, Ireland. He emigrated to America about 1783, and in May of 1784 purchased on certificate lot No. 18 in Washington, Pennsylvania, on which later the Globe inn was built. Later, he purchased lot 275, where A. B. Caldwell's store later stood. On this lot he built a store-house and dwelling, and opened a store which he kept during the remainder of his life. He also bought the Yeates tract of land that is now in Franklin township.

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Sources


1 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 224, 483.

2 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 258.

3 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 484.

4 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 224, 484.

5 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 224, 478.

6 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 484, 954.

7 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 681.

8 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 258, 652.

9 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 439.

10 —, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 927.

11 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 600.

12 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 652.


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