Capt. John Conklin and Elizabeth Mills

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Husband Capt. John Conklin ¹

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           Born: 30 Sep 1763 - Morris Co, NJ 1
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           Died: 12 Jul 1824 - ? Washington Co, PA 1
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       Marriage: 1784 1

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Wife Elizabeth Mills ¹

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           Born: 29 Mar 1766 - Morris Co, NJ 1
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           Died: 16 Aug 1852 2
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   Other Spouse: Caleb Lindley (      -Abt 1836) 2 - Abt 1826

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Children

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1 M John Conklin ¹

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           Born: 
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           Died: 26 Oct 1873 - near West Jefferson, Madison Co, OH 1
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Jane Andrew (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 1820 1

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2 M William Conklin ^{2 3}

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           Born: 4 Jul 1810 - Washington Co, PA 2
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           Died: 25 Jun 1880 - Washington Co, PA 2 3
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         Spouse: Catharine Ross (1818-Aft 1888) 2 3
           Marr: 2 Mar 1838 - Greene Co, PA 2

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General Notes: Husband - Capt. John Conklin

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He and his wife were natives of Morris County, New Jersey. In November, 1790, with his wife and three daughters, he started for Washington County, Pennsylvania. It is hard to realize the difficulties of that journey by wagon. The route was a very hilly one, the grading steep, rendering it necessary to make frequent stops in ascending a hill, in order that the team might rest. These rests necessitated the services of a "blocker" to follow the wagon, and place a block behind a wheel when a stop was made. This duty devolved upon Mrs. Conklin. In many instances, to render this assistance she left the youngest child at the foot of the hill, and the wagon having reached the summit, she would return and carry the child. Arriving at the glades in the mountains, they were compelled to stop three or four months on account of Mrs. Conklin's illness. Then, renewing their journey, with their four children, on horseback, and leaving all behind except what clothing they could carry on two horses, they arrived in Washington County in May or June, 1791. Capt. Conklin purchased 440 acres of land, near Sparta, on the south fork of the north branch of Ten-Mile creek, later the property of W. A. Conklin. Here he devoted his energy to the improvement of the place, which was made to yield a good income.

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General Notes: Wife - Elizabeth Mills

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After the death of her second husband she returned to the old Conklin homestead, and lived with her son William, hardly knowing what sickness was, until she died suddenly.

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Notes: Marriage

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They had a family of twelve children: eight daughters and four sons, all of whom married.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 797.

2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 798.

3 Samuel P. Bates, History of Greene County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Nelson, Rishforth & Co., 1888), Pg 869.