James Whitehill and Unknown

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Husband James Whitehill ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 1 Feb 1700 - Scotland 4
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           Died: 1 Feb 1766 or 1776 - Pequea, Lancaster Co, PA 2 4
         Buried:  - Pequea, Lancaster Co, PA

       Marriage: 

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   Other Spouse: Rachel Cresswell (1709-1795) 4

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Wife Unknown

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Children

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1 M James Whitehill ⁴

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           Born: 1 Jan 1725 2
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           Died: 25 Dec 1757 2
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General Notes: Husband - James Whitehill

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His youth and early manhood was spent in his native land, where he obtained a good education. In 1723 he came to the American colonies, settling in Pennsylvania, where he obtained his first warrant for land on Decem­ber 2, 1734. His tract was situated near the head of Pequea creek, Lancaster County, Penn­sylvania. This creek for more than one hun­dred years was known locally as Whitehill's run, now called Henderson's run. He seems to have prospered, as he made later large pur­chases of land on the west side of the Susque­hanna river in Cumberland County. He was chosen assessor in 1736, and in 1739-41 was county commissioner. In 1745 he was appointed judge, a position he held several years. [GPHAV, 1042]

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 695, 1042.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 52.

3 Editor, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Company, 1917), Pg 34.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 1042.