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Cowanshannock Township Warrantee Index Warrantee Survey # Survey date  acres Warrant date        Patentee  Patent #  Patent date Tract name Map #          Bradford, Thomas C22-9 11-16-1784 452 7-1-1784 Darragh, Thos. B. H53-54 3-22-1856  148 Craig, Wm K-307 11-8-1774 308.25 4-28-1774 Craig, Wm AA15-517 4-1-1775 Mount … Read more
Cowanshannock Township Patentee Index Patentee Survey # Map # Warrantee Seated on tract     Abercrombie, James A45-181 146 Dorsey, Larkin  Black, Ann C66-291 147-159 Finney, Wm Black, John; Public School #11 Carnahan, James C88-15 147 Henderson, Eliz. McLaughlin, Geo.; Public School #12 C88-16 148-160 Henderson, Eliz.  Coxe, Chas.S. C222-130 146 … Read more
Burrell Township Warrantee Index Warrantee Survey # Survey date  acres Warrant date        Patentee  Patent #  Patent date Tract name Map #           Arnold, James (Wm Ramsey NP69) C2-108, B23-15 6-28-1814 49 12-2-1813 Shotz, John H11-242 7-24-1815  179 Beatty, Reading A18-78 4-25-1786 426.5 7-1-1784 Sample, Robt. … Read more
Burrell Township Patentee Index Patentee Survey # Map # Warrantee Seated on tract     Black, John C62-203 210 Finney, Robt. Jr  Burgy, Jacob C10-77 209-217 Burgy, Jacob  Craig, Alexr. C29-89 190 Ramsey, Robt.  Craig, John C35-260 191 Craig, John & Helfrick, Geo.  Davis, Henry B9-217 202 Davis, Henry … Read more
Bethel Township Warrantee Index Warrantee Survey # Survey date  acres Warrant date        Patentee  Patent #  Patent date Tract name Map #          Manor of Appleby         166 Bartram, George C14-71 11-19-1786 410.7 7-8-1784 Stewart, James P46-199 9-10-1801 Castle Martyr … Read more
Bethel Township Patentee Index Patentee Survey # Map # Warrantee Seated on tract Beatty, Wm W. C17-266 178 Beatty, Wm W. Cauffman, Joseph D64-31, B16-204 165 Bray, Nicholas Kelly, Wm Burd, James D64-31 165 Burd, James Boesley, Jonathan A88-307 178-189 Macho (McCoe), Bernard Bunner, Sarah A89-189 189-200 Caldwell, Robert Cauffman, Joseph B16-204 165 Bray, Nicholas … Read more
HEADER William L Patterson WILLIAM L. PATTERSON, justice of the peace in Gilpin township, Armstrong county, Pa., and field manager for the Gilpin and Acme Gas Companies in that district, is a very well known citizen of his section and belongs to an old Pennsylvania family. He was born in South Buffalo township, Armstrong county, … Read more
HEADER William S McLaughlin WILLIAM S. McLAUGHLIN, farmer and teamster, of Rural Valley, was born in Cowanshannock township April 25, 1874, son of James and Margaret (Gibson) McLaughlin. Thomas McLaughlin, a native of County Down, Ireland, was one of the pioneers of Cowanshannock township, where he bought a small farm on which he did considerable … Read more
HEADER Thomas D McColgin THOMAS D. McCOLGIN, a retired farmer of Cowanshannock township and a veteran of the Civil war, was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug. 18, 1827, son of Thomas and Maria (Totten) McColgin. Thomas McColgin was born in Ireland, and came to Pittsburgh in young manhood, where he followed his trade that of … Read more
HEADER James Fairley Foulis JAMES FAIRLEY FOULIS, justice of the peace of Kittanning, Armstrong county, and engaged in business at that point as a merchant tailor, has lived there all his life, having been born in Kittanning Feb. 19, 1872. James Foulis, his father, was a native of Kinross, Scotland, where he spent his early … Read more