Capt. Alexander Nesbit and Nancy Jane McKay

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Husband Capt. Alexander Nesbit ¹

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           Born: 4 Feb 1754 - East Marlborough Twp, Chester Co, PA 1
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           Died: 8 Nov 1823 2
         Buried:  - Lewisburg, Union Co, PA

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         Father: John Nesbit, Esq. (      -1801) 3
         Mother: Hannah Wickersham (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 

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   Other Spouse: Ann Davidson (      -1807) 2 - 1783 2

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Wife Nancy Jane McKay ²

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           Died: 24 Aug 1862 2
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   Other Spouse: Capt.  Ely (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 M Jackson Nesbit ²

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           Born: 4 Mar 1816 - Northumberland Co, PA 2
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2 F Hannah Nesbit ²

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           Born: 9 May 1817 2
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3 F Susan Nesbit ²

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           Born: 22 Mar 1819 2
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4 F Nancy Mariah Nesbit ²

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           Born: 21 Apr 1821 - Northumberland Co, PA 2
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           Died: 12 Oct 1853 - Union Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: Col. Henry Schoch Gross (1821-1890) 4 5
           Marr: 17 Nov 1842 5

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General Notes: Husband - Capt. Alexander Nesbit

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He was born in East Marlborough Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, and came with his parents to York County when an infant. He was ensign of the Seventh Company, Third Battalion of York Co. Militia when the Revolutionary War began and was ordered to New Jersey in July, 1776, where his Company was attached to the Flying Camp.
He took the Oath of Allegiance to Pennsylvania June 27, 1777. Apr. 5, 1778 he was made second lieutenant of the Fifth Company, First Battalion of York Militia. June, 1779, he was advanced to the rank of captain of the Third Company, Sixth Battalion. In 1779 he received £227-15s-6d for services rendered the government. In 1782 he received £6 for warning the Militia to march Apr. 7, 1781. In 1791 he served as a field officer in Brig. Gen. Henry Miller's Company.

The following extract from the Pennsylvania Archives serves to show the form of testimonial required of recruits at that period: "I Richard McGriff having engaged to serve as a Penna. Volentar in Capt. Nesbit's Co. of the 6th Batt of Militia in York Co. in the State of Penna. Do hereby engage to be true and faithful in said Service untill the 15th day of January nixt unless sooner Discharged and to be Obedient to the authority of said State and my Superior officers according to the Rules and Disciplin of War and the Establishment of the Corps. I am now Entered
Test'y this 20th Day of June 1780
Richard McGriff."

At the close of the war Captain Nesbit settled at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, but in 1801 he removed to Northumberland County where he bought the rights of and operated a ferry opposite Lewisburg, Union County, long known as Nesbit's Ferry. His house and buildings where he carried on a general merchandise business were destroyed by fire Dec. 24, 1802.

1 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 11.

2 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 13.

3 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 10.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 850.

5 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 19.