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John LINCH

Male Abt 1755 - Bef 1819  (~ 64 years)


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  • Name John LINCH 
    Birth Abt 1755  NJ Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Bef 9 Jul 1819  Monongalia County, VA [now WV] Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • (1) Source: Emolene Lynch .

      (2) History of Franklin County, Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887, pp. 175-178:

      CHAPTER IV.

      THE REVOLUTION.

      IT?S CAUSES?LOYALTY TO THE MOTHER COUNTRY?EARLY MILITARY ROSTER AND ROLL OF FRANKLIN MEN?FROM COLONIES TO STATES HEROES FROM FRANKLIN COUNTY?ONE OF THE FIRST AMERICAN CANNONS, ETC. . . .

      In Vol. II, page 516, "American Archives" of date May 6, 1775, seventeen days after the battle of Lexington, occurs the following: "Yesterday the county committee of Cumberland County, from nineteen townships, met on the short notice they had. About 3,000 have already associated. The arms returned are about 1,500. The committee have voted 500 men, besides commissioned officers, to be taken into pay, armed and disciplined, to march on the first emergency; to be paid and supported as long as necessary, by a tax on all estates real and personal." The next day they again met and unanimously voted they "were ready to raise 1,500 or 2,000 men," should they be needed, and also were ready and willing to put a debt of ??27,000 per annum on the county. A number of companies from Cumberland County were soon ready, and marched to join Washington? s army at the siege of Boston. One of these companies, it is known, was from what is now Franklin County. This was Capt. James Chambers? company. He was soon promoted colonel, and afterward became a brigadier-general; he and his company continued in the service during nearly all the seven years? war. Gen. James Chambers was the eldest eon of Col. Benjamin Chambers, the founder of Chambersburg. His company joined Pennsylvania?s first rifle regiment, under Col. William Thompson, of Cumberland County. This was the first regiment south of the Hudson that marched to the relief of Boston, and the historian says "their arrival attracted much attention; they were stout and hardy yeomanry, the flower of Pennsylvania? s frontiersmen and remarkable for the accuracy of their aim" ?an important desideratum at that time. This regiment had been enlisted under the resolution of Congress, July 14, 1775, authorizing the raising of six companies of expert riflemen in Pennsylvania, ten in Maryland, and two in Virginia. Each company was to contain 68 privates, 1 captain, 3 lieutenants, 4 sergeants, 1 corporal and 1 drummer. They rendezvoused at Reading, where the regiment was organized by the election of William Thompson, of Carlisle, colonel; Edward Hand, of Lancaster, lieutenant-colonel; and Robert Magaw, of Carlisle, major.

      ROSTER OF CAPT. JAMES CHAMBERS? COMPANY. . . .

      PRIVATES. . . .

      John Lynch. . . .

      This was not only the first company of infantry that went to the war from what is now Franklin, but it was the first from this valley.

      [Note by compiler: Franklin County, PA was created from Cumberland County, PA in 1784.]

      (3) Ellis, Franklin, History of Fayette County, Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882, pp. 724-725, 768:

      HISTORIES OF BOROUGHS AND TOWNSHIPS. . . .

      REDSTONE TOWNSHIP. . . .

      Under date of 1768 appear upon Mr. [William] Colvin?s account-book the names of Isham Barnett, Levi Colvin, John Radcliff, Moses Holladay, Thomas Wiggins, Joel White, John Peters, Jeremiah McNew, and William Lanfitt. Subsequently occur the names of . . . Patrick Lynch, . . . John Lynch, . . . Michael Lynch, [and] James Lynch. . . .

      SPRINGHILL TOWNSHIP. . . .

      In 1786 eighteen stills were assessed, and three years afterwards twenty-two. The distillers were . . . John Linch. . . . These were all returned as distillers in 1789.

      The distillers were divided into three classes, and each class taxed at a different rate per gallon made. The tax rate on first class was 5s. per gallon; second class, 3s. 9d. per gallon; third class, 2s. 6d. per gallon. Those rated as first class were . . . John Linch, 70 gallons. . . .

      The first house built for school purposes in Spring-hill was the one near Morris? Cross-Roads, erected near the close of the eighteenth century. The Mount Moriah church building, built in 1773, was also used for school purposes. There were also school-houses at Bear Wallow and Forks of Cheat. Another, near tile "old glass-works" on Georges Creek, was built at a very early day. To give the names of all the teachers who taught in these old houses is now impossible. Only a few have been ascertained, viz.: . . . John Lynch. . . .

      (4) Hines, Lois Davidson, Lynch Families of the Southern States, Naugatuck, CT: Dorothy Ford Wulfeck, 1966, p. 145:

      JOHN LYNCH

      John Lynch d. 1819; m. Nancy Pearce (or Pierce); lived in Green[e] County, Pennsylvania, then moved to Little Indian Creek Grant District, Monongalia County, Virginia-West Virginia. He was buried on his farm near Cold Spring School.

      CHILDREN:

      (1) Pierce Lynch, b. 1797; d. 1852; m. Ellender Lough
      (2) William Lynch m. 30 October; 1808, Esther Lough
      (3) Philip Lynch m. 13 December, 1804, Catherine Jenkins
      (4) Rachel Lynch m. 1803, William Wilson
      (5) Abraham Lynch m. Eunice ___
      (6) Polly Lynch m. James Mawbraugh
      (7) Rody Lynch m. John Myers
      (8) John Lynch m. Sarah Wells, dau. of Thomas Wells
      (9) Nancy Lynch m. Edward Bussey
      (10) Sarah Lynch m. Robert Lough, son of John Lough
      (11) James Lynch

      Reference for family history: "Biographical and Portrait Encyclopedia of Monongalia, Marion and Taylor Counties, West Virginia," p. 136.

      ?Correspondent: Librarian of West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia.

      (5) A household headed by John LYNCH is listed in the 1790 census of Washington Township, Fayette County, PA.

      Listed in John's household are 1 free white male over 16 years of age; 1 free white male under 16 years of age; and 2 free white females

      Also, in the 1790 census of Washington Township, Fayette County, PA, were households headed by James LYNCH, Michael LYNCH and Samuel LYNCH. The compiler has no proof that these other LYNCHes were related to John LYNCH.

      (6) A household headed by John LYNCH is listed in the 1800 census of Washington Township, Fayette County, PA.

      Listed in John's household are 3 free white males under 10 years of age; 1 free white male between 10 and 16 years of age; 1 free white male between 26 and 45 years of age; 2 free white females under 10 years of age; 1 free white female between 10 and 16 years of age; and 1 free white female between 26 and 45 years of age.

      Assuming that John is the free white male listed in the 1800 census as then being between 26 and 45 years of age, he would have been born between 1755 and 1774, according to the 1800 census.

      Assuming that John's wife is the free white male listed in the 1800 census as then being between 26 and 45 years of age, she would have been born between 1755 and 1774, according to the 1800 census.

      Assuming that the other persons in John's household were children of John and/or his wife, those children would have consisted of four sons (three of which sons would have been born between 1790 and 1800, and one of which sons would have been born between 1784 and 1790, according to the 1800 census) and three daughters (two of which daughters would have been born between 1790 and 1800, and one of which daughters would have been born between 1784 and 1790, according to the 1800 census).

      (7) A household headed by Jno. LYNCH is listed in the 1810 census of Monongalia County, VA [now WV].

      Listed in Jno.'s household are 1 free white male under 10 years of age; 3 free white males between 10 and 16 years of age; 1 free white male over 45 years of age; 4 free white females between 10 and 16 years of age; 1 free white female between 26 and 45 years of age; and 1 free white female over 45 years of age.

      Assuming that Jno. is the free white male listed in the 1810 census as then being over 45 years of age, he would have been born before 1765, according to the 1810 census.

      Assuming that Jno.'s wife is the free white male listed in the 1810 census as then being over 45 years of age, she would have been born before 1765, according to the 1810 census.

      Assuming that the other persons in Jno.'s household were children of Jno. and/or his wife, those children would have consisted of four sons (one of which sons would have been born between 1800 and 1810, and three of which sons would have been born between 1794 and 1800, according to the 1810 census) and five daughters (four of which daughters would have been born between 1794 and 1800, and one of which daughters would have been born between 1765 and 1784, according to the 1810 census).

      (8) Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots [database on-line], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1999-:

      Name: John LYNCH
      Cemetery: Fam cem
      Location: nr Indian Creek, Grant Dist, Monongalia Co WV 40
      Reference: Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.3, p. Serial: 10468-A; Volume: 23

      (9) Early West Virginia Settlers, 1600s-1900s [database online}, Genealogy.com:

      West Virginia Estate Settlements, Monongalia County, p. 78:

      LINCH, JOHN, Inv., 7-9-1819.

      LINCH, JOHN, 2nd Inv., 10-1819.

      LINCH, JOHN, S.B., 10-25-1819.

      LINCH, JOHN, Set., 12-1824.
    Person ID I13556  Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 

    Father Patrick LINCH,   b. Abt 1720, NJ Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Dec 1805, Monongalia County, VA [now WV] Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 85 years) 
    Mother Catherine Elizabeth CHAPMAN 
    Marriage 18 Jul 1743  NJ Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • (1) New Jersey Marriages, 1665-1800 [database online], Orem, Utah: Ancestry, Inc., 1997:

      Lynch, Patrick, New Jersey, and Elizabeth Chapman, Monmouth 1743 July 18

      (2) According to Emolene Lynch , Patrick LINCH got the marriage license in Burlington County, NJ.
    Family ID F6114  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy PIERCE,   b. Abt 1767, NJ Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1 Oct 1850, Monongalia County, VA [now WV] Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Children 
     1. Philip LINCH,   b. Abt 1782, Fayette County, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1864, Franklin County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 82 years)
     2. William LINCH,   b. Abt 1784, Fayette County, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1859, Monongalia County, VA [now WV] Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 75 years)
     3. Abraham LINCH,   b. Abt 1786, Monongalia County, VA [now WV] Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jul 1858, Clinton County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 72 years)
     4. Rachel LINCH,   b. Abt 1790, Monongalia County, VA [now WV] Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1864, Marion County, VA [now WV] Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 74 years)
     5. Mary LINCH,   b. Abt 1792, Monongalia County, VA [now WV] Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. John Lincoln LINCH,   b. Abt 1793, Monongalia County, VA [now WV] Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt Jan 1860, Bates County, MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 67 years)
     7. Rhoda LINCH,   b. Abt 1796, Monongalia County, VA [now WV] Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Marion County, VA [now WV] Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Pierce LINCH,   b. Abt 1797, Monongalia County, VA [now WV] Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Apr 1852, Greene County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 55 years)
     9. Nancy LINCH,   b. Abt 1798, Monongalia County, VA [now WV] Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1 Jun 1830, Greene County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 32 years)
     10. Sarah LINCH,   b. 10 Nov 1799, Monongalia County, VA [now WV] Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 1880, Calhoun County, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     11. James LINCH,   b. Abt 1805, Monongalia County, VA [now WV] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F6110  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024