John Sprowls and Elizabeth Love
Husband John Sprowls 1 2
Born: - Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland Christened: Died: 6 Sep 1845 - ? Washington Co, PA 3 Buried:Marriage: 1784 - Ireland 4
• Note: This may be the same person as : John Sprowls.
Wife Elizabeth Love 4
Born: - Ireland Christened: Died: 10 Aug 1818 - ? Washington Co, PA 3 Buried:
Children
1 M Arthur Sprowls 4
Born: - ? Ireland Christened: Died: Buried:
2 F Jane Sprowls 4
Born: - ? Ireland Christened: Died: Buried:
3 M Edward Sprowls 4
Born: - ? Ireland Christened: Died: Buried:
4 M John Sprowls 4 5
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
5 M Henry Sprowls 4
Born: - ? Ireland Christened: Died: Buried:
6 M James Sprowls 2 5 6
Born: Christened: Died: 1837 - East Finley Twp, Washington Co, PA 7 Buried:Spouse: Eleanor Enlow ( -1865) 8
7 F Elizabeth Sprowls 4
Born: - ? Ireland Christened: Died: - ? Washington Co, PA Buried:Spouse: Did Not Marry
8 F Nancy Sprowls 4
Born: - ? Ireland Christened: Died: - ? Washington Co, PA Buried:Spouse: Did Not Marry
9 M William Sprowls 4 5
Born: 5 Oct 1794 - Carlisle, Cumberland Co, PA 3 Christened: Died: 27 Dec 1868 - ? East Finley Twp, Washington Co, PA 3 Buried:Spouse: Dorcas Towne (1797-1870) 3 Marr: 1823 3
10 F Mary Sprowls 4
Born: - America Christened: Died: Buried:
11 F [Unk] Sprowls
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: [Unk] Kerr ( - ) 5
General Notes: Husband - John Sprowls
In 1793 he emigrated with his family from Ireland to America, and landed at Philadelphia. They pushed westward to Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, where they remained some time, thence removing, in about 1795, to Washington County. He located near California, West Pike Run township, and soon afterward went to Allen township, but finally settled in East Finley township, where, in the midst of an unbroken wilderness, he erected a log cabin, about three quarters of a mile south-east of the later location of the postoffice of Good Intent. In this humble little home he and his wife passed the remainder of their lives.
The Sprowls family of five brothers came from England to Pennsylvania, remaining for a time near Shippensburg. Eventually two or three of the brothers came to Washington County, and John Sprowls settled in what is now East Finley township. These brothers must have located in this county early, as an account of Hugh Sprowls, dated April 19, 1786, is found in the controller-general's report for a horse lost in the Sandusky expedition of 1782.
1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 653, 1395.
2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 928.
3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 654.
4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 653.
5 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 776.
6 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 487, 653, 1279.
7 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 487.
8
Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1279.
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