William Rea and Jane Mason

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Husband William Rea ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 13 Sep 1762 - Lower Mt. Bethel Twp, Northampton Co, PA 2 3 4
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           Died: 28 Sep 1835 - Cross Creek Twp, Washington Co, PA 2 4
         Buried:  - Cross Creek Twp, Washington Co, PA

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         Father: Samuel Rea (1734-1813) 3 4
         Mother: Ann McCracken (Abt 1736-1781) 3 4

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       Marriage: 24 Jan 1788 4

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Wife Jane Mason ^{2 4}

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           Born: Abt 1764
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           Died: 18 Sep 1854 5
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         Father: Thomas Mason (      -      ) 6
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 F Ann Rea ^{3 4}

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            AKA: Ann Ray 7
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         Spouse: David Campbell (1784-      ) 3 8 9

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2 M William Mason Rea, Sr. ^{2 3 10}

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            AKA: William Ray 7
           Born: 16 Mar 1790 - Cross Creek Twp, Washington Co, PA 2 5
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           Died: 27 Jun 1865 - Cross Creek Twp, Washington Co, PA 5
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         Spouse: Elizabeth "Betsey" Campbell (1793-1868) 2 3 11
           Marr: 26 Dec 1811 5

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3 F Elizabeth Rea ^{3 5}

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            AKA: Elizabeth Ray 7
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         Spouse: George H. Campbell (1789-      ) 3 8 9

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4 F Sarah Rea ⁵

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         Spouse: Rev. Joseph Vincent (      -      ) 5

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5 F Rhoda Rea ⁵

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         Spouse: Robert Allison (      -      ) 5

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6 F Isabella Rea ⁵

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         Spouse: William Beatty (      -      ) 5

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7 F Jane Rea ^{12 13}

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           Born: 
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           Died:  - ? Smith Twp, Washington Co, PA
         Buried:  - Fairview Cemetery, Washington Co, PA

         Spouse: Joseph McNary (1802-1874) 12 13
           Marr: 2 Mar 1826 14

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8 M Samuel Rea ⁵

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           Born: Abt 1800
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           Died: 1821 5
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9 M John Rea ⁵

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           Born: Abt 1802
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           Died: 1822 5
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10 F Mary Rea ⁵

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           Born: Abt 1804
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           Died: 1806 5
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - William Rea

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He was born in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and crossed the Alleghany mountains to Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1789. He lived and taught school one winter one and one-half miles west of the town of Hickory, in Mount Pleasant township; in March, 1790, he purchased a tract of land in the adjoining township of Cross Creek, from George Marquis, situated about half way between Cross Creek village and West Middletown, being part of a patent entered by Col. James Marshall. He was appointed and sent as one of a committee of three by the Whisky Insurrectionists in 1794, to meet the United States army at Braddock's Fields, sent for the subjection of the Insurrectionists. He was appointed by the governor of Pennsylvania in 1823, a justice of the peace for the townships of Cross Creek, Hopewell and Mount Pleasant.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 491, 1180.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 678.

3 Charles A. Hanna, Ohio Valley Genealogies (New York, 1900), Pg 15.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 491.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 492.

6 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1295.

7 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 722.

8 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 725.

9 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 404, 492, 722.

10 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 492, 1180.

11 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 492, 722.

12 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 81.

13 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1139, 1294.

14 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1294.