Robert Wallace and Agnes (Nancy) [Unk]

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Husband Robert Wallace ^{1 2}

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           Born:  - County Antrim, Ireland
     Christened: 
           Died: Dec 1772 - Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland 2
         Buried: 

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         Father: [Ancestor] Wallace (      -      )
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 

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   Other Spouse: Unknown (      -      )

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Wife Agnes (Nancy) [Unk] ²

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            AKA: Mary Knox 1
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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Children

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1 M John Wallace ^{1 3}

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           Born: Abt 1750 - County Antrim, Ireland
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Aug 1808 4
         Buried:  - Mingo Cemetery, Union Twp, Washington Co, PA

         Spouse: Mary Alexander (      -1825) 1 3
           Marr: Abt 1778

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2 M James Wallace ^{3 5}

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           Born: Abt 1752 - Ireland
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Aug 1843 6
         Buried:  - Peters Creek Baptist Church

         Spouse: Elizabeth McDonald (      -      ) 3
           Marr: Abt 1778

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3 M Samuel Wallace ^{3 5 7}

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           Born: Abt 1755 - County Antrim, Ireland
     Christened: 
           Died: 1832 8
         Buried:  - Lebanon Presbyterian Church, Allegheny Co, PA

         Spouse: Mary Barton (      -1847) 3 9
           Marr: Abt 1781 - Ireland

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4 M Robert Wallace ^{3 5}

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           Born: Abt 1759 - County Antrim, Ireland
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Sarah Barclay (      -      ) 3
           Marr: Abt 1783 - Ireland

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General Notes: Husband - Robert Wallace

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There is a tradition that he was named Robert after his father, but of this we cannot be positive. He was a tenant farmer in the rich and beautiful valley of the Braid, and it is probable he had some manufacturing interests in the town of Ballymena. It seems that he was twice married, and by his first wife he had an only son named Ephraim, and by his second wife he had four sons. Nothing is known of his first wife, and all that we know of the second is that her given name was Agnes (Nancy) and that she came to America in 1783 along with her two younger sons, and that she was probably buried at Bethel Presbyterian Church, in what is now Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. From the frequency with which her name was given to her grandchildren we can form some idea of her worth. From the copy of his will it is evident that he was a man of deep and controlling religious convictions, and that he left some considerable estate, which he divided into six equal shares, leaving one to his wife and one to each of his five children. His wife's share was to be hers as long as she remained his widow "and no longer," from which we may infer there was considerable difference in their ages. If any of the children should die without heirs, his share was to be equally divided among the survivors. His wife and Mr. Robert McKedy, merchant of Ballymena, were appointed executors. It is probable this estate suffered a material reduction in value about the time of the testator's death, for his two older sons Ephraim and John were in America before that event and doing a lively business in buying and selling lands, while the younger ones were able to bring but little with them.

1 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 112.

2 John H. Wallace, Genealogy of the Wallace Family (New York: Self-published, 1902), Pg 1.

3 John H. Wallace, Genealogy of the Wallace Family (New York: Self-published, 1902), Pg 2.

4 John H. Wallace, Genealogy of the Wallace Family (New York: Self-published, 1902), Pg 5.

5 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 113.

6 John H. Wallace, Genealogy of the Wallace Family (New York: Self-published, 1902), Pg 6.

7 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 372, 404.

8 John H. Wallace, Genealogy of the Wallace Family (New York: Self-published, 1902), Pg 8.

9 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 404.