John Wishart

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Husband John Wishart ¹

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           Born:  - Ireland
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           Died:  - Washington Co, PA
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1 F Elizabeth Wishart ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 1782 - Franklin Co, PA 4
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           Died: 4 Jun 1867 4
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         Spouse: James Leech (1775-1852) 2 3
           Marr: 1803 5

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2 M John Wishart ¹

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General Notes: Husband - John Wishart

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He was a native of Ireland, who emigrated to America, and settled in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, east of the mountains. At the close of the Whiskey Insurrection he came to western Pennsylvania, meeting some of the soldiers on their return east. On the 16th of May, 1795, he purchased one hundred and five acres of land for three hundred and fifty pounds of Humphrey Montgomery, containing the mill built by Samuel Johnston, situated on what was known as the "Milltown" tract. Three days later, he purchased of Gabriel Blakeney one hundred and seventy-three acres of land for three hundred and forty-six pounds, "situate and lying on the waters of Raccoon Creek, adjoining lands of John McKibbin and lands formerly of John McCormick." This last tract was part of the land granted by Virginia patent to Lund Washington, Nov. 24, 1779, who sold to George McCormick, Jan. 20, 1792, and who, February 27th of the same year, sold to Gabriel Blakeney. On this tract had been an old fort, known as Hoagland's Fort, which the Rankins, Buxtons, and others used as a place of protection. A school-house was erected on the hillside west of the fort. John Wishart lived there till his death.
A daughter of his married James Leach [sic], who remained on the homestead. Other daughters married, and removed to Kentucky and Ohio. John, the only son, emigrated to Kentucky.

1 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 915.

2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 897, 1440.

3 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 910.

4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 897.

5 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1440.