Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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James Weir and Mary Lawrence




Husband James Weir 1

           Born: Abt 1770
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Dec 1827 1
         Buried:  - Pigeon Creek U. P. Cemetery, Washington Co, PA


         Father: Samuel Weir, Sr. (      -1821) 2
         Mother: Lavina Robinson (      -Abt 1816) 2 3


       Marriage: 

   Other Spouse: Sarah Jenkins (Abt 1774-1829) 1



Wife Mary Lawrence 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Sep 1808 1
         Buried:  - Pigeon Creek U. P. Cemetery, Washington Co, PA


         Father: John Lawrence (      -Abt 1789) 4 5
         Mother: Sarah Moffitt (      -      ) 4 5




Children
1 M Col. Samuel Weir 6

           Born: 3 Apr 1800 - West Bethlehem Twp, Washington Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Jun 1892 1
         Buried:  - Pigeon Creek Baptist Church, Washington Co, PA
         Spouse: Eleanor Weir (Abt 1806-1885) 6
           Marr: 1825 7


2 M Joseph Weir 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Mary Smith (Abt 1799-1886) 1



General Notes: Wife - Mary Lawrence


"She died September 2, 1808, aged fifty-six" [CBRWC, 419] But a date of birth for her in 1752 does not seem at all compatible with other dates known for related persons. Perhaps "aged thirty-six" was meant?

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Sources


1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 419.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 416.

3 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 433.

4 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 597.

5 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 128.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 419, 849.

7 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 849.


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