Benjamin Hyskell and Margaret Specard

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Husband Benjamin Hyskell ^{1 2}

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           Born: Mar 1729 - Germany 1 2
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           Died: 20 Mar 1811 - Huntingdon Co, PA 2 3
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Wife Margaret Specard ³

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            AKA: Margaret Spensard 2
           Born: Aug 1748 - Germany 2 3
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           Died: 25 Aug 1831 - Pennsylvania 2 3
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Children

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1 M George Hyskell ^{1 2}

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2 M Frederick Hyskell ^{1 2}

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           Born: 4 Jan 1773 - near Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD 3
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           Died: 27 Sep 1857 - Warrior's Mark Twp, Huntingdon Co, PA 3
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         Spouse: Catherine Elias (1779-1861) 3

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3 F Catherine Hyskell ^{2 5}

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            AKA: Catherine Hiskel 4
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         Spouse: George Mattern (      -1833) 4 5 6

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4 F [Unk] Hyskell

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         Spouse: Peter Gray (      -      ) 1

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5 F [Unk] Hyskell

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         Spouse: John Stonebraker (      -      ) 1

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6 F Mary Hyskell ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1764 - Germany 2
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           Died: 1848 2
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         Spouse: Archibald Hutchinson (Abt 1758-1851) 1

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7 F Elizabeth Hyskell ¹

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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8 F Polly Hyskell ²

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9 F Jane Hyskell ²

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10 F Elizabeth Hyskell ²

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General Notes: Husband - Benjamin Hyskell

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The Hyskell family came from Germany and settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He subsequently became a citizen of Dauphin County. From there he moved to Warrior's Mark after the Revolution, settling east of the village, and died in that locality.

He was born in Germany, and in early manhood emigrated with his parents to America, landing in Norfolk, Virginia. One of his brothers went to Greenbrier and bought four thousand acres of land, but never occupied it, as he was killed by the Indians. Another brother remained in Virginia, where his descendants long resided, some of them prominent men in state affairs. Benjamin remained in Virginia until after his marriage. About the year 1792 he came with his family to Warrior's Mark township, in Huntingdon (then Bedford) County, and settled on three hundred acres of land which his sons Frederick and George had previously purchased.

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General Notes: Wife - Margaret Specard

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She was born in Germany, whence she came to America with her parents in 1754.

1 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 388.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., A History of the Juniata Valley and Its People (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1913), Pg 1352.

3 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 389.

4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 360.

5 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 269.

6 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 118.