Andrew Ralston

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Husband Andrew Ralston ^{1 2}

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           Born:  - County Armagh, Ireland
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           Died:  - ? Cumberland Co, PA
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Children

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1 M David Ralston ^{2 3}

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           Died: 1810 - near Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA 3
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         Spouse: [Unk] Scott (      -      ) 3

         Spouse: [Unk] McClintock (      -      ) 3

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2 F [Unk] Ralston

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         Spouse: [Unk] Hayes (      -      ) 3

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3 F [Unk] Ralston

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         Spouse: [Unk] Mickey (      -      ) 3

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4 F [Unk] Ralston

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General Notes: Husband - Andrew Ralston

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Among those hardy Scotch-Irish Presbyterians who, on account of religious oppression, sought homes in western Pennsylvania, was Andrew Ralston, who located at Big Spring, near Newville, Cumberland County, as early as 1728. He was a native of County Armagh, Ireland, and came over to America at the outset of the Scotch emigration. Shortly after the opening of the land office he applied for a warrant, stating that he had occupied the land "ye past eight years." A license was directed to be issued, and here is given a verbatim copy, as in the original, in this connection: "Lancaster Co S S, by order of the proprietary-these are to license and allow Andrew Ralston to continue to improve and dwell on a tract of 200 acres of land on the Great Spring, a branch of the Conedogwainet, joyning to the upper side of a tract granted to Randel Chambers for the use of his son James Chambers, to be hereafter surveyed to the s'd Ralston on the common terms other lands in those parts are sold, provided the same has not been already granted to any other person, and so can be had without prejudice to other tracts before granted. Given under my hand this third day of January Ano: Dom: 1736-7-SA: Blunston. Penslvania, S. S. "Endorsed:" License to Andrew Ralston-200 acres-this land was subsequently surveyed to him by the surveyor of Lancaster County, Samuel Blunston."

1 Editor, History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warners, Beers & Co., 1886), Pg 423.

2 Editor, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 549.

3 Editor, History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warners, Beers & Co., 1886), Pg 424.