Capt. Matthew Jack and Nancy Wilson

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Husband Capt. Matthew Jack ^{1 2}

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           Born: Abt 1755
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Nov 1836 3
         Buried:  - Congruity, Salem Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA

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         Father: Samuel Jack (Abt 1732-1814) 1
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Nancy Wilson ⁴

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           Born: 1760 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Sep 1840 5
         Buried:  - Congruity, Salem Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA

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         Father: Charles Wilson (      -      ) 6
         Mother: 

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Capt. Matthew Jack

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In 1772 he and his brother, William, settled near the present town of Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

He entered the Revolutionary service as first lieutenant in the Eighth Pennsylvania Regiment, Continental Line. He lost the use of his left hand by the bursting of his gun at Bound Brook, New Jersey. He was promoted to captain April 13, 1777, and became supernumerary January 31, 1779. He also rendered service at times in defense of the frontiers. At the burning of Hannastown by the Indians in July, 1782, he was among the first to go out from the stockade to discover the intention of the savages and to alarm the settlers. His famous ride and rescue of Mrs. Love and her babe on that memorable day are now well known facts of history. He likewise participated in the War of 1812, and among his effects, for many years, was a valuable relic made from the wood of a British vessel, and marked with a silver plate bearing this inscription, "Capt. Matthew Jack; Perry's Victory, Lake Erie, 1813."

1 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 522.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. I (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 162, 325.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. I (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 162.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. I (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 183, 325.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. I (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 183.

6 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. I (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 325.