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ISO Zovcneri HISTORY OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA GENEALOGICAL MEMOIRS COMPILEDUNDERTHEEDITORIALSUPERVISIONOF JOHN W. JORDAN, LL.D.. OFTHEHISTORICALSOCIETYOFPENNSYLVANIA ILLUSTRATED VOL. II, NEW YORK CHICAGO THE LEWISPUBLISHINGCOMPANY 190(i ^.' [theNEWYORK PUBLICLIBRARYI ASTOR,LENOXMO TILDENF1O9U0N6OATIOKa.^ PREFACE As a proper acconipaiiimciit to jucli a narrative history as is contained in the first vohmie of tliis work, is the department of Genealogical and Per- sonal History, prepared under the editorial supervision of John W. Jordan, LL. D., of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Its purpose has been to present many of the most important family records of Westmoreland county. History, proper, of necessity, is a narrative of what has been accomplished by people in the mass, and can take little note of individuals. Here begins the mission ofthe genealogist and investigator of the personal lives of those whohavebornethe heat and burden ofthe day, in tracing whence and from whomtheycame,inportrayingtheirdeedsandthespiritwithwhichtheywere actuated, and holdingup their effort as an example to thosewho come after- ward. The storv of such achievements is a sacred trust committed to the people of the present, upon whom devolves the perpetuation of the record. Thecustodianofrecordsconcerningthe useful menofprecedinggenerations, and of their descendants who have lived lives of honor and usefulness, Vv-ho places his knowledge in preservable and accessible form, performs a public service in renderinghonor to whom honor is due, inculcating the most valuable lessons ofpatriotism and good citizenship. This fact finds recognition in the warm welcome given in recent years to Genealogical and Family His- tories. Such are in constant and general demand, and are sought for m the great libraries, by book, magazine and newspaperwriters and lecturers, from foreign lands, as wellas fromallportionsofourowncountry. Such awork as this now in hand will possess an especial value for those who, out of a laudable pride, seek to trace their descent from those who battled for the making of the United States, and who may thus establish their eligibility to membershipinvariouspatrioticorders. With reference to the genealogical and biographical matter contained in these pages, it is to be said that in its preparation the publishers have observedtheutmostcare. With suchamassofmaterial,asamatterofneces- sity,theworkmustneedsbecommittedtovarious writers. If, in somecases, thesketchshouldbe incompleteor faulty, the shortcomingisascribable tothe paucity ofdata furnished, many families being without exact records in their family line. In all cases the sketches have been submitted to the subject or tohisrepresentative, forcorrectionandrevision. Itisbelievedthatthepresentwork will provea realadditiontothemass of literature concerningthe people of the historic region under consideration, and that, without it, much valuable information therein contnined would be irretrievably lost, owing to the passing away of many custodians of faiuily recordsand thedisappearanceofsuch matter. THE PUBLISHERS.