Rev. James Satterfield and Anna Gibson

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Husband Rev. James Satterfield ^{1 2 3 4}

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           Born: Aug 1767 - Queen Annes Co, MD 1 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Nov 1857 - West Middlesex, Shenango Twp, Mercer Co, PA 1 3
         Buried:  - Moorfield Cemetery, Hickory Twp, Mercer Co, PA 5

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         Father: James Satterfield (      -      ) 1 6
         Mother: Margaret Mead (      -      ) 1 6

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       Marriage: 27 Mar 1804 1 2

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   Other Spouse: Polly Orbison (      -1802) 1 2 6 - 28 Oct 1800 1 2

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   Other Spouse: Sarah Mead (1789-1823) 1 2 6 7 - 3 Sep 1816 1 2

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Wife Anna Gibson ^{1 2 6}

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           Born: 
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           Died: 12 Sep 1815 1 2 6
         Buried: 

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         Father: [Father] Gibson (      -      )
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 M James Satterfield ⁶

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           Born: 1815 6
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Margaret Satterfield (      -1888) 6
           Marr: 1839 6

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General Notes: Husband - Rev. James Satterfield

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He was born in Queen Anne county, Maryland, the fifth child of a family of six children. His father dying in Maryland, his mother married again and removed to Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1786 or '87, and settled on a farm. Here Dr. McMillan sought the young man out, and through his influence Mr. Satterfield finally came to profess religion at the early age of fourteen years. He went to the Cannonsburg Academy and pursued his studies, in the meanwhile becoming one of the founders of the "Philo Literary Society." He studied theology with Dr. McMillan, and was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Ohio, September 3, 1800. After his licensure, he was sent as a missionary to the Indians, and traveled as far west as Detroit, Michigan. In 1801 he removed to Mercer County, Pennsylvania, and on the 3d day of March, 1802, was ordained and installed pastor of the congregations of Moorfield, Mercer County, and Upper Neshannock, afterwards Neshannock, Lawrence County.
He was one of the original members of the Presbytery of Erie. In 1808 he was set off with others to form the Presbytery of Hartford, now Beaver. He was released from the charge of Neshannock in the beginning of the year 1812, and from that of Moorfield in 1834. From 1812 to 1815 he had charge of the congregations of Brookfield, Ohio, in connection with Hubbard and Moorfield. He continued his connection with Hubbard until April 6, 1831, and with Moorfield until he demitted all pastoral labor. During the last years of his life he had no regular charge, but preached quite frequently to churches which had no regular pastor, and assisted at communion occasions. [HLC 1877, 136]

Born in 1776. [HMC 1888, 873]
He was born in Queen Anne County, Maryland. He removed, with his mother, to Washington County, Pennsylvania, about 1786-87. He professed religion when fourteen years old. One of his first crops of wheat, when he became of age, he took to New Orleans on a "flat-boat," and sold to the Spaniards, then in possession of Louisiana. He returned, by sea, to Baltimore. He studied theology at Canonsburg, under Rev. Dr. McMillan, and was licensed to preach by the Ohio Presbytery, September 3d, 1800. He removed to the vicinity of what is now Wheatland, Mercer county, Pennsylvania, in 1801, and lived in a small dwelling belonging to Mr. Welch until he could erect a dwelling on his land adjoining. He was installed over Moorfield and Neshannock churches, March 3d, 1802. He built his house and moved into it, in 1803. It stood on the brow of the second bank of the Shenango River, in a beautiful location. A fine spring long flowed from the base of the bank.

The Presbyterian is the oldest congregation in the borough of West Middlesex, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. In fact, it had an existence long prior to the town itself. The first preaching in the region was done by Rev. James Satterfield, his places of assembly being houses, barns and tents. For some length of time congregations met in a house belonging to the farm of Thomas Miles. Rev. Satterfield, the pio-neer preacher of the region, was born in Maryland, and about twenty years thereafter removed with his mother and step-father to Wash-ington County, Pennsylvania, where he performed for a time the duties of a farmer. While in Washington County he was brought under the influence of Rev. Dr. McMillan, a distinguished theologian of those days, from whom he received an impulse in the ministerial direction. Licensed to preach September 3, 1800, he removed to Mercer County in 1801, and on the 3d day of March, 1802, was installed pastor of the congregations of Moorefield and Upper Neshannock (later Neshannock). He continued to preach for fifty-seven years, dying near West Middlesex, in his ninetieth year. [HMC 1888, 485]

He was licensed to preach in 1800. He was then sent as a missionary to the Indians, and traveled as far west as Detroit, Michigan. In 1801 he removed to Mercer County, and settled. In March, 1802, he was ordained and installed as pastor of the two churches of Moorefield and Upper Neshannock by the Presbytery of Ohio. He subsequent-ly had charge of the church in Brookfield, Ohio, in connection with Hubbard and Moorefield. [HMC 1888, 873]

Rev. James Satterfield, a graduate of the old theological school of Rev. Dr. McMillan, of Canonsburg, entered Hickory township soon after, and while waiting until a house could be built upon his land, which lay near by, lived in a small building which had previously been used by William Welch. His house was completed in 1803, and stood on the brow of the terrace of the Shenango. Its location was exceptionally fine, and the early minister much enjoyed to sit in his door and gaze out over the waters as they flowed peacefully and silently by. The property was occupied many years later by his son James. [HMC 1888, 539]

He had two sons and three daughters with his second wife.
He had one son and one daughter with his third wife.

1 Editor, History of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1877), Pg 136.

2 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1877), Pg 46.

3 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 485.

4 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 695.

5 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 268.

6 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 873.

7 Samuel P. Bates, LL.D., Our County and Its People, A Historical and Memorial Record of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (W. A. Fergusson & Co., 1899), Pg 134.