George W. Espy

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Husband George W. Espy ¹

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         Father: Josiah Espy (      -      ) 2
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1 F Nancy Espy ³

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2 M Patterson Espy ⁴

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           Born: Abt 1786
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           Died: 18 Jul 1859 - ? Crawford Co, PA 5
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         Spouse: Mercy Freeman (Abt 1787-1862) 5

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3 M Josiah D. Espy ⁶

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           Born: Abt 1788
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           Died: 15 Sep 1863 6 7
         Buried:  - Old Pioneer Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA 7

         Spouse: Susan [Unk] (Abt 1790-1847)

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4 M Thomas Espy ³

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5 F Anna Espy ³

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            AKA: Ann Espy 8
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6 M Richard Espy ³

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7 M Hugh McCormick Espy ⁹

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8 M David Espy ³

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9 M James Espy ³

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10 M John Espy ⁹

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         Spouse: Margaret Free (      -      ) 8

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11 M Stephenson Espy ³

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            AKA: Stevenson Espy 8
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General Notes: Husband - George W. Espy

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He came from Fayette County, Pennsylvania, to Crawford County in 1802, and took up a tract of 400 acres in Shenango Township where Espyville now stands, which derived its name from him. He built the first grist-mill in what is now North Shenango Township, also the first saw-mill; was in the milling business for many years. He also operated a distillery.

He served in Capt. McQuoin's company, Col. Green's battalion, Lancaster County militia, in the Revolutionary War. See Pennsylvania Archives, Second Series, Vol. 13, p. 320.

1 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 578, 906, 907.

2 —, Proceedings of the Celebration of the First Centennial of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Franklin, PA: The Venango County Bar Association, 1905), Pg 79.

3 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 578.

4 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 578, 906.

5 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 906.

6 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1083.

7 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 457.

8 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 907.

9 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 578, 907.