John Paxton and Martha Paxton

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Husband John Paxton ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 1781 - York Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 1819 - Canton Twp, Washington Co, PA 3
         Buried:  - Buffalo Church, Washington Co, PA

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         Father: Thomas Paxton (1761-      ) 3 4 5
         Mother: Jane Crawford (      -      ) 3 5

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       Marriage:  - Washington Co, PA

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Wife Martha Paxton ^{3 6 7}

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           Born:  - York Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Washington Co, PA
         Buried: 

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Children

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1 M Thomas Paxton ^{1 8 9}

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           Born: 8 May 1804 - Washington Co, PA 6 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Jun 1887 - Chartiers Twp, Washington Co, PA 3 10
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Jane Mills (1811/1816-1896) 6 8 9
           Marr: 1833 - Jefferson Co, OH 6

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2 F Eliza Paxton ^{1 11}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1893 - Chartiers Twp, Washington Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: John Nesbit (      -Bef 1893) 11 12

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3 M Samuel Paxton ^{1 11 13}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1893
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Martha Harsha (      -      ) 13

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4 M Isaac Paxton ¹²

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           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

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5 M John Paxton ^{1 11 14 15}

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           Born: 10 Sep 1810 - Canton Twp, Washington Co, PA 11 12
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Dec 1890 16
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Elizabeth Wilson (1809-1858) 11 14 15 16

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General Notes: Husband - John Paxton

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He was a native of York County, Pennsylvania, and came to Washington County in 1782. After marriage, he and his wife settled in Chartiers township, where they later died.

He arrived in Washington County, Pennsylvania, from York County, in the year 1782. He was married there, and some time after located on a farm in what is now Canton Township; they later came to Chartiers Township.

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General Notes: Wife - Martha Paxton

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From York, Pennsylvania, she crossed the mountains on horseback, coming to Washington County, when still a child.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 231, 734.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 843, 1226.

3 Editor, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1926), Pg 81.

4 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 968.

5 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 908.

6 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 734.

7 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1226.

8 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 844, 1226.

9 Editor, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1926), Pg 80.

10 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 735.

11 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 844.

12 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 231.

13 Rev. James Marcus Welch, Ancestry and Kin of the Cowden and Welch Families (Indiana, PA: 1904), Pg 165.

14 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 954.

15 John Gibson, History of York County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886), Pg 660.

16 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 232.