John Park and Sarah McDowell
Husband John Park 1
AKA: John Parks 2 Born: 18 Dec 1758 - Donegal, Lancaster Co, PA 1 3 Christened: Died: 31 May 1832 4 Buried: - Chartiers, Washington Co, PA
Father: Samuel Park (Abt 1729-1794) 5 Mother: Margaret Marshall ( -1808)
Marriage: Jun 1787 - Washington Co, PA 6
Wife Sarah McDowell 3 7
Born: 24 Oct 1769 - South Strabane Twp, Washington Co, PA 6 Christened: Died: 6 Apr 1857 4 Buried: - Chartiers, Washington Co, PA
Father: Hon. John McDowell (1736- ) 8 9 10 Mother: Agnes Bradford ( - ) 8 9
Children
1 F Agnes Park 1
Born: 31 Jul 1783 1 Christened: Died: 19 Aug 1866 11 Buried:Spouse: John White (Abt 1786-1853) 1 Marr: Washington Co, PA
2 M John Park 1
Born: 16 Sep 1792 1 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Ann Colmery ( -1823) 1 Marr: 1820 1Spouse: Martha Conley ( - ) 12 Marr: 1827 12
3 M Samuel Park 12
Born: 25 Dec 1795 12 Christened: Died: 1823 12 Cause of Death: Accidental fall Buried:
4 M William Park 12
AKA: William Parks 3 Born: 15 Jul 1797 - Cecil Twp, Washington Co, PA 3 12 Christened: Died: 6 Nov 1870 3 12 Buried: - Centre Cemetery, near Midway, Washington Co, PASpouse: Jane Law ( -1892) 3 12 Marr: 29 Oct 1833 3 13
5 F Margaret Park 12
Born: 15 Mar 1800 12 Christened: Died: 1884 - Smith Twp, Washington Co, PA 14 Buried:Spouse: William E. Wilson (Abt 1790-1870) 12 Marr: 30 May 1822 14
6 M James Park 12
Born: 30 Nov 1802 12 Christened: Died: Buried:
7 F Isabel Park 15
Born: 16 May 1805 12 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Henry Vance (1787-1840) 16 17 18 Marr: 1831 12
8 F Sarah Park 12 19
Born: 18 Dec 1807 12 Christened: Died: 1879 19 Buried:Spouse: John Hickman (1799-1887) 12 20
9 M McDowell Park 12
AKA: McDowell Parks 3 Born: 6 Mar 1810 12 Christened: Died: 24 Apr 1877 3 Buried:Spouse: Did Not Marry
10 F Rebecca Park 12
AKA: Rebecca Parks 3 Born: 14 Nov 1814 12 Christened: Died: 18 Apr 1875 12 Buried:Spouse: James Rankin ( -Aft 1882) 12
General Notes: Husband - John Park
He married and they settled in Washington County, Pennsylvania, on a farm owned by him, called "Experiment," where they lived seven years. His father having died, he then bought the homestead called "Deer Park," where they spent the remainder of their days.
Though quite young at the outbreak of the Revolutionary war, he did not withhold his services from his country. During that struggle he acted as a scout for some time, and rendered valuable service, but was in no severe engagement. He preceded his parents in their removal to Washington County. He is said to have recrossed the mountains over a dozen times, and brought back salt and other necessities, which commodities were carried on pack horses, and journeys were slow and wearisome, and they were occasions of much fatigue, exposure and self-denial. During his early history he had frequent calls from the Indians, but these were generally of a friendly character. He was an active member of the church, and for years served as a trustee; he was never known to stay at home from church, even on stormy days.
General Notes: Wife - Sarah McDowell
She was of vigorous mind and extraordinary industry; she was in every sense a helpmeet to her husband. This incident will illustrate her nerve: A wolf caught a lamb in the meadow below the house, and she saw it in the act, and seizing a stick started in pursuit of it. By the time the wolf reached the fence, she was close upon it, and in attempting to cross, the lamb was dropped, and she recovered it alive, though severely wounded. Like her husband, she was a devoted Christian. They often walked five miles to church when the roads were bad, or the horses had been worked hard in the busy season. One of the family remembers that she walked more than she wanted to, and said "when mother thought they ought to go, there was no alternative."
The clothing of the early settlers was chiefly of home manufacture, being made of flax or wool. She could spin sixteen cuts per day, and could weave ten yards of cloth per day-six yards being an ordinary day's work for women.
Notes: Marriage
They were married in 1792. [HWC 1882, 870]
1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 285.
2 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 698, 870.
3 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 698.
4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 432.
5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 285, 1413.
6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1142.
7 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 285, 1142.
8 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 869.
9 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 430.
10 F. S. Reader, Some Pioneers of Washington County, Pa. - A Family History (New Brighton, PA: F. S. Reader & Son, 1902), Pg 85.
11 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 763.
12 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 286.
13 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1413.
14 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1144.
15 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 59, 286.
16 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 954.
17 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 58.
18 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 739.
19 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 626.
20
—, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 414, 626.
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