Gen. James Wallace and Sarah Elder

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Husband Gen. James Wallace ^{1 2}

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           Born: 18 Aug 1751 - Hanover Twp, Lancaster (later Dauphin) Co, PA 1 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Dec 1823 - West Hanover Twp, Dauphin Co, PA 1 3
         Buried:  - Hanover Church Cemetery, Hanover, Dauphin Co, PA

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         Father: Robert Wallace (1712-1783) 1 4
         Mother: Mary Clyde (1721-1784) 1 3

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       Marriage: 19 Jun 1787 5

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Wife Sarah Elder ^{1 2}

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           Born: 19 Oct 1752 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Feb 1822 6
         Buried: 

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         Father: Rev. John Elder (1706-1792) 7 8 9
         Mother: Mary Simpson (1732-1786) 10 11 12

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Children

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1 F Mary Wallace ¹³

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           Born: 1788 or 1790 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 May 1844 14
         Buried:  - Paxtang Church Cemetery, Paxtang, Dauphin Co, PA

         Spouse: Matthew Benjamin Cowden (1786-1862) 13

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2 M John Wallace ⁵

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           Born: 1792 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 1843 - Indiana 15
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Jane McEwen (      -      ) 5

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3 F Elizabeth Wallace ⁵

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           Born: 1794 or 1796 16
     Christened: 
           Died: 1842 - Derry Church, Montour Co, PA 15
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Robert Clark (      -      ) 5

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General Notes: Husband - Gen. James Wallace

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He received a good English and classical education at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but at the death of his father remained upon the ancestral farm in Hanover, where he resided until the close of his active and busy life. In the War for Independence he was a member of Capt. William Brown's company, in active service during the vigorous campaigns in and around Philadelphia and in the Jerseys. In 1779 he commanded a company of rangers for frontier service, and at the close of the war was major of a battalion of associators. In the subsequent military organizations, as directed by the State and National governments, he rose to be brigadier general of the militia. He served as one of the commissioners of the county from 1799 to 1801; was elected to the House of Representatives of the State Assembly, serving from 1806 to 1810. He was chosen to the Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and Sixteenth Congresses of the United States, and was distinguished in that body, not so much for his eloquence in debate, but for his practical common sense and remarkable executive ability. Having served six years, to the regret of his constituents, he declined a re-nomination, and retired to the quiet of farm life, where he spent the evening of his days.

1 William Henry Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1894), Pg 120.

2 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 191, 694.

3 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 694.

4 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 114, 694.

5 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 695.

6 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 191, 695.

7 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 535.

8 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 187.

9 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 266.

10 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 191.

11 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 142.

12 Emma Siggins White, Genealogical Gleanings of Siggins and Other Pennsylvania Families (Kansas City, MO: Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., 1918), Pg 622.

13 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 146, 695.

14 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 146.

15 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 697.

16 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 695, 697.