Descendants of Nancy ROBERTS and John McGRANAHAN

as of 13 December 2002

Generation No. 1

Return to Roberts Outline

1. Nancy⁴ ROBERTS (Robert Morgan³, John², John¹) was born 14 Feb 1785 in Frederick Co. MD^1,2, and died 10 Oct 1850³. She married John McGRANAHAN 12 May 1801³. He was born 12 Nov 1778 in Cumberland Co. PA^4,5,6, and died 2 Sep 1868⁷.

Notes for John McGRANAHAN:

1810 PA Census: Mercer Co. Salem Twp. p. 946, line 11

Series M252, roll 52

John McGRANAHAN

Males: 1 (<10); 1 (26-45)

Females: 3 (<10); 1 (16-26)

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1820 PA Census: Mercer Co. Salem Twp. p. 161, line 1

Series M33, roll 107

John McGRANAHAN

Males: 3 (<10); 1 (10-16); 1 (26-45)

Females: 2 (<10); 1 (10-16); 1 (16-26); 1 (26-45)

1 engaged in agriculture

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1830 PA Census: Mercer Co. Salem Twp. p. 208, line 21

Series M19, roll 149

John McGRANAHAN

Males: 1 (10-15); 1 (15-20); 1 (20-30); 1 (50-60)

Females: 1 (<5); 2 (5-10); 1 (10-15); 1 (15-20); 1 (40-50)

10 family members total

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1840 PA Census: Mercer Co. Salem Twp. p. 276, line 13

Series M704, roll 474

John McGRANAHAN

Males: 1 (20-30); 1 (60-70)

Females: 1 (10-15); 2 (15-20); 2 (20-30); 1 (50-60)

8 family members total; 1 engaged in agriculture

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1850 PA Census: Mercer Co. Salem Twp. p. 373a, lines 28-34

Series M432, roll 796, dwelling 1742, family 1764, 18 September 1850

John MAGRANAHAN, 70, Farmer, $2500 Real Estate, b. Pa.

Nancy, 65, b. Pa.

Jane, 37; Marilla, 28; Sophia, 25; Margaret, 23

John MICHEL, 13, at school

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1860 PA Census: Mercer Co. Sugar Grove Twp. P.O. West Greenville, p. 783, lines 16-18

Series M653, roll 1140, dwelling 754, family 753, 5 July 1860

John McGRANIHAN, 79, Farmer, $5300 Real Estate / $700 Personal Estate, b. Pa.

Marilla, 38; Catherine, 10, at school

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Last Will and Testament of John McGranahan of Sugar Grove Twp., Mercer County, Pennsylvania

In the name of God Amen (or be it remembered that) I John McGranahan of Sugar Grove Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being in sound mind (Blessed be Almighty God for the same) do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in the manner and form following (that is to say)

First After all my just and lawful debts are paid I give and bequeath to my oldest son David McGranahan all that certain tract or piece of land in Salem Township now known as the Magee farm containing one hundred and ten acres.

2nd I give and bequeath to my second son George G. McGranahan all that certain tract or piece of land in Sugar Grove Township on which he now lives containing fifty four acres to include the saw mill, mill race and mill dam.

3rd I give and bequeath to my third son L.N. McGranahan one hundred dollars.

4th I give and bequeath to my oldest daughter Elleanor Stevenson fifty dollars.

5th I give and bequeath to my grandsons John S. McGranahan and Theodore W. McGranahan fifty acres of land the same on which their Father (L.N. McGranahan) now lives to go to them at the death of their parents.

6th I give and bequeath to my Daughter Sophia Dick twenty five acres of land lying north of John S. and Theodore W. McGranahan's lot.

7th I give and bequeath to my four daughters, namely Sarah McLean, Elizabeth Stevenson, Jane L. McFadden and Nancy A. Dumars sixty acres of land lying north of Sophia Dick's lot to be divided equally among them.

8th I give and bequeath to my grand-daughter Nancy Priscilla Pears ten acres of land lying north of the sixty acres which I bequeathed to my four daughters above mentioned.

9th I give and bequeath to my youngest daughter Margaret Pears fifteen acres of land off of the south end of the Sugar camp lot and also the lot on which she now lives, lying west of the old Rail Road line.

10th I give and bequeath to my son-in-law James Pears ten acres of land off of the south end of the fifty acres on which John Adison McGranahan now lives.

11th I give and bequeath to my grandsons John Adison McGranahan and John McGranahan the remainder of the fifty acres above mentioned to be divided equally between them.

12th I grant the remainder of the sugar camp lot to be sold and the money to be appropriated to paying off my just and lawful debts and if there should be a remainder after this is done I give and bequeath it to my daughter Mary M. McGranahan for the purpose of building her a house.

Lastly I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary M. McGranahan the remainder of the two hundred acres on which I now live together with all my personal property, goods and chattels of what kind or nature soever. I hereby appoint George G. McGranahan executor and Mary M. McGranahan Executrix of this my last Will and Testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty sixth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty five.

John "his X mark" McGranahan

Signed sealed published and declared by the above named John McGranahan to be his last will and testament in the presence of us who at his request and at his presence have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses to the same, this seventeenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and sixty seven.

Jesse M. Stevenson

P.A. Parks

Amelia McGranahan

witnesses

Mercer County, ss. Before me, a Register for the probate of wills, &c., in and for said county, personally came Jesse M. Stevenson and J.A. Parks, subscribing witnesses to the attached instrument of writing, purporting to be the last will and testament of John McGranahan dec'd, who being duly sworn according to law, did depose and say that they were present with, and saw, said testator sign and seal said will, by making his mark thereon, and heard him publish, pronounce and declare the same to signed and sealed as and for his last will and testament. And that at the time of so doing he the said testator was of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, to the best of deponents knowledge and belief. Also, that they signed their names as witnesses thereto at the request of, and in the presence of said testator and in the presence of each other.

J.M. Stevenson

P.A. Parks

Sworn and subscribed to before me this 9th day of Sept. A.D. 1868

L.Y. Burd, Register.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Mercer County, SS:

Personally came before me L.N. McGranahan, Jus., in and for said county, the following named persons, viz: Edward Callehan and W. Gelvin who upon their solemn oath, did say that they, at the request of G.G. McGranahan & M. McGranahan Executors would well and truly, and without prejudice or partiality, value and appraise the goods, chattels, rights and credits which were of John McGranahan deceased, and in all respects perform their duties as appraisers to the best of their ability and judgment.

E. Callahan

Walker Gelvin

Sworn and Subscribed before me this

17 day of September 1868

L.N. McGranahan, J.P.

Inventory and Appraisement of the goods and chattels, rights and credits which were of John McGranahan late of Sugar Township deceased, taken and made in conformity with the above deposition.

Wagon, 45.00

Horse, 25.00

Twelve Sheep, 9.60

Lot of Hay, 64.00

Wheat in Sheaf, 45.00

Oats in Sheaf, 15.00

two Cows, 55.00

Young Cattle, 53.00

One Cubbord, 5.00

one bedsted and beding, 17.00

Carried Forward, 333.60

One Bureau, 8.00

one mantle*** clock, 4.00

one book case, 5.00

Total Amount of Appraisement, 350.60

We do certify that the above appraisement was made

by us on the 17 day of Sept. 1868

Walker Gelvin

E. Callahan, Appraisers

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Stevenson Cemetery, Salem Twp. Mercer Co. PA

Photos courtesy of Bett Roberts

JOHN McGRANAHAN / DIED / Sept. 2, 1868 / Aged 87 yrs 9 mo. / & 21 ds.

NANCY / Wife of / JOHN McGRANAHAN / DIED / Oct. 10, 1850, / Aged 65 yrs. 7 ms. / & 26 ds.

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History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, Chicago, Ill., Brown, Runk & Co., 1888, volume I, p. 600

[Sugar Grove Township]

One of the pioneers of Mercer County was John McGranahan, of Sugar Grove Township. He was born in Cumberland County, Penn., November 12, 1778, the son of John and Nellie (Smith) McGranahan; While a mere lad he removed from Cumberland to Westmoreland County, where he remained until 1798, when he came to the settlement in Sugar Grove. On the 12th of May, 1801, he was married to Nancy, sister of Bishop R.R. Roberts. These children were born to them: Eleanor, Sarah, Elizabeth R., David, George G., Jane L., Lewis N., Nancy A., Jesse M., Mary M., Sophia and Margaret. He was a successful farmer and a famous hunter. He was a captain in the War of 1812, and served in the defense of Erie. He held many township offices during his time; was always a Democrat and a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He died September 2, 1868, full of years, and leaving a large number of descendants to carry on his work. His father, John McGranahan, settled further north, in Crawford County. He was a packer for the American army during the Revolution. He died in 1830. David McGranahan, the oldest living child (born November 24, 1808), resides near the old Roberts place. He married Abigail Riley, daughter of John Riley, who came also from Westmoreland County in 1798 and settled in the same region.

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Children of Nancy ROBERTS and John McGRANAHAN are:

+ 2 i. Eleanor⁵ McGRANAHAN, born 12 Feb 1802 in Mercer Co. PA; died 2 Oct 1874.

+ 3 ii. Sarah McGRANAHAN, born 1804; died 1873.

+ 4 iii. Elizabeth R. McGRANAHAN, born 1 Sep 1806; died 17 Oct 1887.

+ 5 iv. David McGRANAHAN, born 24 Nov 1808; died 3 Aug 1895.

+ 6 v. George G. McGRANAHAN, born 4 Mar 1811; died 15 Jan 1876.

7 vi. Jane L. McGRANAHAN⁷, born ca 1813⁸; died 6 Sep 1903. She married James McFADDEN.

Notes for Jane L. McGRANAHAN:

Mercer County, PA will, File #3860

In the name of God amen I Jane L. McFaden being in sound mind and memory do make this my last will and testament after all my debts and funeral expences are paid I give and bequeath as follows first to my sister Sophia Dick seventy five dollars and to Nicholas Dick fifty dollars to Magaret Pears twenty dollars to Kate Mumford I give a note on William Mumford for two hundred and twenty five dollars and two hundred dollars to Theodore McGranahan fifty dollars Cinthy Putman fifty dollars James Putman fifty dollars Jane Courtney twenty dollars Jane Wick twenty dollars Nancy Speares twenty dollars Jesse M. Stevenson fifty dollars Jesse Vern Stevenson ten dollars Don D. Mumford ten dollars Mary M. Dumars ten dollars Prudie Stevenson ten dollars to the Missionary Society of the M.E. Church three hundred dollars to the parsonage of the M.E. Church at Sugar Grove Sixty dollars to the Linesvill Semetery fifty dollars to the Stevenson semetary fifty dollars to Linda Cotton twenty dollars to N.W. Dumars the balenc on note due me and after the above bequests are paid the remainder to [be] given to the M.E. Church at Sugar Grove, and I do herein appoint Jesse M. Stevenson administrator of this my last will and testament.

Sugar Grove Pennsylvania

February 8 the year of Lord

one thousand eight hundred

and ninety seven

Jane L. McFaden.

We the undersigned do sign this will in the presence of the testator and in the presence of each other.

Nicholas Dick

Mary M. Dumars

[Also found in Willbook; proved 27 Oct 1903. In the margin of the will book, it noted her date of death as 6 Sept. 1903 at 3:00 a.m. - ed.]

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+ 8 vii. Lewis N. McGRANAHAN, born ca 1816; died 1873.

+ 9 viii. Nancy McGRANAHAN, born ca 1818; died 12 Jul 1898 in Sugar Grove Twp. Mercer Co. PA.

10 ix. Jesse M. McGRANAHAN⁹.

11 x. Mary Marilla McGRANAHAN⁹, born ca 1822^10,11,12; died 23 May 1888¹³. She married Jeremiah RALSTON; born ca 1814¹⁴; died Aft. 1880.

Notes for Mary Marilla McGRANAHAN:

Stevenson Cemetery, Salem Twp. Mercer Co. PA

Photograph courtesy of Bett Roberts

MARY M. / WIFE OF / JEREMIAH RALSTON / DIED / MAY 23, 1888 / AGED 66 YR.

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Notes for Jeremiah RALSTON:

1870 PA Census: Mercer Co. Sugar Grove Twp. P.O. New Hamburg, p. 152a, lines 5-9

Series M593, roll 1374, dwelling 9, family 9, 15 July 1870

Jeremiah RALSTON, 56, Laborer, $180 Personal Estate, b. Pa.

Lillie, 31, Keeping H., b. Pa.

Elizabeth, 16, at home; Louisa, 13, at home, attended school

Caroline, 10, attended school

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1880 PA Census: Mercer Co. Sugar Grove Twp. ed 234, p. 6, lines 39-41

Series T9, roll 1156, dwelling 57, family 57, 3 June 1880

Jerry RALSTON, 66, Married, Farmer, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.

Mary M., 59, Wife, Married, Keeps House, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.

W.H. DAY, 20, male, servant, works on farm, b. Pa., father b. Ind., mother b. Pa.

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+ 12 xi. Sophia McGRANAHAN, born Nov 1823; died 1910.

+ 13 xii. Margaret McGRANAHAN, born 2 Nov 1826; died 18 Jan 1908 in Fairview Twp. Mercer Co. PA.

Generation No. 2

2. Eleanor⁵ McGRANAHAN (Nancy⁴ ROBERTS, Robert Morgan³, John², John¹)¹⁵ was born 12 Feb 1802 in Mercer Co. PA^16,17, and died 2 Oct 1874¹⁸. She married John STEVENSON 13 Jul 1820¹⁸. He was born 25 Dec 1800^18,19, and died 6 Feb 1886²⁰.

Notes for John STEVENSON:

1840 PA Census: Mercer Co. Salem Twp. p. 278, line 1

Series M704, roll 474

John STEVENSON

Males: 2 (<5); 1 (5-10); 1 (10-15); 2 (15-20); 1 (30-40)

Females: 1 (<5); 2 (5-10); 1 (10-15); 1 (15-20); 1 (30-40)

13 family members total; 3 engaged in agriculture

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1850 PA Census: Mercer Co. Salem Twp. p. 369b, lines 1-8

Series M432, roll 796, dwelling 1688, family 1710, 17 September 1850

John STEVENSON, 49, Farmer, $3000 Real Estate, b. Pa.

Elenor, 48, b. Pa.

Lewis, 18, Farmer, attends school; Mary, 16, attends school

Jesse, 14, attends school; Ellen, 12, attends school

Joseph, 10, attends school; Wm., 7, attends school

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1860 PA Census: Mercer Co. Salem Twp. P.O. West Greenville, p. 608, lines 34-37

Series M653, roll 1140, dwelling 1713, family 1702, 24 August 1860

John STEPHENSON, 59, Farmer, $5000 Real Estate / $1950 Personal Estate, b. Pa.

Eleanor, 58, b. Pa.

Joseph B., 20, Farm Laborer, attending school

William L., 17, Farm Laborer, attending school

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1870 PA Census: Mercer Co. Salem Twp. P.O. New Hamburg, p. 46b, lines 35-40 & p. 47a, line 1

Series M593, roll 1374, dwelling 120, family 120, 13 July 1870

John STEPHENSON, 69, Black Smith, $9375 Real Estate / $2330 Personal Estate, b. Pa., parents of foreign birth

Eleanor, 68, Keeping H., b. Pa.

Joseph B., 28, Farmer, b. Pa.

Elisabeth A., 28, House K., b. Ohio

William L., 27, Painter, b. Pa.

Lewis C., 7, b. Pa., attended school

John S., 5, b. Pa., attended school

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Stevenson Cemetery, Salem Twp. Mercer Co. PA

photo courtesy of Bett Roberts

JOHN STEVENSON / DIED FEB. 6, 1886 / AGED 85 YS 1 M. & 12 DS.

ELEANOR / WIFE OF / John Stevenson / Died / Oct. 2, 1874: / Aged / 72 y'rs 7 m'os / & 20 d'ys.

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Children of Eleanor McGRANAHAN and John STEVENSON are:

14 i. Lewis⁶ STEVENSON, born ca 1832²¹.

15 ii. Mary STEVENSON, born ca 1834²².

16 iii. Jesse STEVENSON, born ca 1836^23,24. He married Fanny (STEVENSON); born ca 1835²⁵.

Notes for Jesse STEVENSON:

1880 PA Census: Mercer Co. Sugar Grove Twp. ed 234, p. 6, lines 28-32

Series T9, roll 1156, dwelling 55, family 55, 3 June 1880

Jessee STEPHENSON, 45, married, Farmer, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.

Fanny, 45, wife, married, Keeps House, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.

Elmer J., 17, son, Works on farm, attends school

Sarah M., 11, dau, attends school; Mary M., 5, dau

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17 iv. Ellen STEVENSON, born ca 1838²⁶.

18 v. Joseph B. STEVENSON, born ca 1840²⁷.

19 vi. William L. STEVENSON, born ca 1843²⁸.

3. Sarah⁵ McGRANAHAN (Nancy⁴ ROBERTS, Robert Morgan³, John², John¹)²⁹ was born 1804^30,31,32, and died 1873^33,34. She married Andrew McLEAN. He was born ca 1804³⁵, and died Bet. 1850 - 1860.

Notes for Sarah McGRANAHAN:

1860 PA Census: Mercer Co. Salem Twp. P.O. West Greenville, p. 606, lines 6-8

Series M653, roll 1140, dwelling 1691, family 1680, 24 August 1860

Sarah McLEAN, 55, Widow, $2500 Real Estate / $450 Personal Estate, b. Pa.

Elizabeth, 23, Housekeeper

Charles M., 19, school

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Notes for Andrew McLEAN:

1840 PA Census: Mercer Co. Salem Twp. p. 279, line 9

Series M704, roll 474

Andrew McCLAIN

Males: 1 (5-10); 1 (30-40)

Females: 2 (<5); 1 (5-10); 1 (30-40)

6 family members total; 1 engaged in agriculture

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1850 PA Census: Mercer Co. Salem Twp. p. 365a, lines 32-37

Series M432, roll 796, dwelling 1623, family 1645, 16 September 1850

Andrew McCLANE, 46, Farmer, $2000 Real Estate, b. Pa.

Sarah, 45, b. Pa.

Wm., 19, Farmer, attends school; Nancy, 17, attends school

Elizabeth, 14, attends school

Charles MILLER, 4, attends school

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Stevenson Cemetery, Salem Twp. Mercer Co. PA

photo courtesy of Bett Roberts

ANDREW / McLEAN / DIED / [Jun] *7, 18[55] / Aged 51 Yrs, [11] ms. & 20 ds.

SARAH, / WIFE OF / ANDREW McLEAN / 1804 - 1873

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Children of Sarah McGRANAHAN and Andrew McLEAN are:

20 i. William⁶ McLEAN, born ca 1831³⁶.

21 ii. Nancy McLEAN, born ca 1833³⁷.

22 iii. Elizabeth McLEAN, born ca 1836³⁸.

4. Elizabeth R.⁵ McGRANAHAN (Nancy⁴ ROBERTS, Robert Morgan³, John², John¹)³⁹ was born 1 Sep 1806^40,41,42, and died 17 Oct 1887⁴³. She married Findley STEVENSON 29 Jun 1826⁴⁴. He was born 3 Sep 1804⁴⁴, and died 28 Sep 1847⁴⁵.

Notes for Elizabeth R. McGRANAHAN:

1850 PA Census: Mercer Co. Salem Twp. p. 369b, lines 9-17

Series M432, roll 796, dwelling 1689, family 1711, 17 September 1850

Elizabeth STEVENSON, 44, $3000 Real Estate, b. Pa.

James, 22, Farmer; George, 20, Farmer, attends school

Wm., 18, Farmer, attends school; Jane, 14, attends school

Margaret, 12, attends school; Nancy, 9, attends school

David, 7, attends school; Elizabeth, 5, attends school

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1860 PA Census: Mercer Co. Salem Twp. P.O. West Greenville, p. 608, lines 29-33

Series M653, roll 1140, dwelling 1712, family 1701, 24 August 1860

Elizabeth STEPHENSON, 54, Widow, $3300 Real Estate / $890 Personal Estate, b. Pa.

Margaret L., 22, Weaver; Nancy, 19, Weaver

David, 17, Farmer, attending school; Elizabeth, 15, House Girl, attending school

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Notes for Findley STEVENSON:

1840 PA Census: Mercer Co. Salem Twp. p. 278, line 2

Series M704, roll 474

Findley STEVENSON

Males: 2 (5-10); 2 (10-15); 1 (30-40)

Females: 2 (<5); 1 (30-40); 1 (80-90)

9 family members total; 2 engaged in agriculture

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Mercer County, Pennsylvania Willbook 3, p. 178-179

Will of Findley Stevenson

In the name of God Amen, I Findley Stevenson of the Township of Salem County of Mercer & State of Pennsylvania being weak in body but of sound mind (thanks be to God) do make this my last will and testament, in which I do will and bequeath to my beloved wife Elizabeth all my property boath personal & real the real estate to be given to my sons as she the said Elizabeth may think proper and all personal property and money after my burial expences and my lawful debts are paid to be given to my daughters at what time she the said Elizabeth may think proper retaining to herself sufficient of boath personal & real estate for her natural life time and I do hereby empower my wife Elizabeth to make, deed, bond and make contracts with and for my property in the above named way as I could have done in my life time and I do hereby appoint my eldest son John Stevenson to execute this my last will and testament Signed & Sealed this 3 day of Sept. 1847.

Findley Stevenson {Seal}

Attest:

John Stevenson, Lewis N. McGranahan

Mercer County Ss.

Be it remembered that on the tenth day of April A.D. 1848 personally came before the subscriber Register for the probate of wills &c John Stevenson & Lewis N. McGranahan subscribing witnesses to the above and foregoing will and being duly sworn aid depose and say that they even present with the testator Findley Stevenson and heard him acknowledge the signature to said will to be his & heard him declare the same to be his last will & testament & at the time of his so doing he was of sound & disposing mind and memory to the best of deponents knowledge observation and belief that the named John Stevenson & Lewis N. McGranahan signed to said will as witnesses and in their own proper handwriting signed thereto in the presence and at the request of the testator.

John Stevenson

L.N. McGranahan

Sworn and Subscribed

the 10th of April A.D. 1848

B.F. Baskin Dept. Register, Recorded 10 April 1848

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Stevenson Cemetery, Salem Twp. Mercer Co. PA

photo courtesy of Bett Roberts

FINDLEY / STEVENSON / BORN / SEPT. 3, 1804 / DIED / SEPT. 28, 1847.

ELIZABETH R. / HIS WIFE / BORN / SEPT. 1, 1806 / DIED / OCT. 17, 1887.

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Children of Elizabeth McGRANAHAN and Findley STEVENSON are:

23 i. John⁶ STEVENSON⁴⁵.

24 ii. James E. STEVENSON⁴⁵, born ca 1828⁴⁶.

25 iii. George G. STEVENSON⁴⁷, born 22 Aug 1832 in Salem Twp. Mercer Co. PA^48,49. He married Martha A. WATTERS 22 Jun 1852⁵⁰.

Notes for George G. STEVENSON:

History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, Chicago, Ill., Brown, Runk & Co., 1888, volume II, pp. 1135-1136

GEORGE STEVENSON, farmer, post-office Kennard, was born August 22, 1832, in Salem Township, this county, and is a son of Findley Stevenson. James Stevenson, the grandfather of our subject, was born October 18, 1760, in the County Down, Ireland, where he was reared, and married to Jane Caughey on the 13th day of July, 1782. They immigrated to this country in 1790, and settled in Chester County, Penn., and lived there and in Westmoreland County until 1798, when they came to Salem Township, Mercer County, and made a final settlement on the lands now owned by D.M. Stevenson. James was a blacksmith, which occupation he followed through life. There were three children born to them in Ireland: James, William and Mary; one born to them in Chester County, Elizabeth, wife of Benjamin Stokely, of Cool Spring Township, and two born to them in Mercer County, John and Findley. James died March 5, 1813, aged fifty-three, and his widow in August, 1847, at the age of eighty-seven. Finley, the father of out subject, was born September 3, 1804. He was reared at home, and was married June 29, 1826, to Elizabeth, daughter of John and Nancy (Roberts) McGranahan. They settled on the old homestead, where he and his brother John lived for over twenty years, with all of their interests undivided. There were eleven children born to Finley and Elizabeth Stevenson: John, James E., George G., William, Robert (deceased), Jane, wife of J. Wick; Margaret, widow of G. Hunter; Findley (deceased), Nancy, wife of H. Dick; David M., and Elizabeth E., wife of E.A. Jones. In after years, when their families grew to maturity, John and Findley divided their interests with perfect satisfaction to all concerned, each one remaining on their respective portions until death. Politically Findley was a Whig, and afterward an Abolitionist. He died September 28, 1847, aged forty-three, and his widow October 17, 1887, in the eighty-first year of her age. Both were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church from youth, and he had been class-leader and Sabbath school superintendent for many years. George G., our subject, was married, June 22, 1852, to Martha A., daughter of Leonard and Catherine (Frittz) Watters. They located on a portion of the Bishop Roberts farm of seventy acres, purchased by the father and deeded to him, and to which our subject has added seventy more adjoining, where they still live. To George G. Stevenson and Martha A. (Watters) Stevenson there have been born eleven children: Almira J., widow of Francis M. McDowell; John L. (deceased), Ida T., wife of Robert A. Christy; Findley R., Electa K. (deceased), Elda E., Vista L., Alta A., Judson L., Adelbert G., Clyde C. Politically our subject is a Republican. He was drafted in the late war and furnished the means to procure a substitute.

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26 iv. William STEVENSON⁵¹, born ca 1832⁵².

27 v. Robert STEVENSON⁵³.

28 vi. Jane STEVENSON⁵³, born ca 1836⁵⁴. She married J. WICK⁵⁵.

29 vii. Margaret STEVENSON⁵⁵, born ca 1838⁵⁶. She married G. HUNTER⁵⁷.

30 viii. Findley STEVENSON⁵⁷.

31 ix. Nancy STEVENSON⁵⁷, born ca 1841⁵⁸; died 6 Jun 1908. She married Henry DICK⁵⁹.

Notes for Nancy STEVENSON:

Mrs. Henry Dick died, Saturday, June 6, 1908, at her home in Salem township, the funeral being held on Monday, at 11 o'clock, at the F. B. church. The interment was in Stevenson cemetery, a short distance from where she was born.

Her maiden name was Nancy Stevenson, and she was born in Salem township, 67 years ago. She resided in that township nearly all her life, except a short time in Venango county. She is survived by three sons and two daughters, Findley, David and Ernest Dick, of Salem, Mrs Albert Vosler, of Salem, and Mrs. Zahnhiser, of Mercer. She was a member of the Methodist church and a woman of the highest character.

Advance Argus June 11, 1908

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32 x. David M. STEVENSON⁵⁹, born ca 1843⁶⁰.

33 xi. Elizabeth E. STEVENSON⁶¹, born ca 1845⁶². She married E.A. JONES⁶³.

5. David⁵ McGRANAHAN (Nancy⁴ ROBERTS, Robert Morgan³, John², John¹)⁶⁴ was born 24 Nov 1808^64,65,66,67, and died 3 Aug 1895⁶⁸. He married Abigail RILEY⁶⁹. She was born 1816^70,71,72, and died 1896^73,74.

Notes for David McGRANAHAN:

1840 PA Census: Mercer Co. Salem Twp. p. 276, line 14

Series M704, roll 474

David McGRANAHAN

Males: 2 (<5); 1 (30-40)

Females: 1 (20-30)

4 family members total; 1 engaged in agriculture

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1850 & 1860 Listings: Need to locate.

1860 PA Census: Mercer Co. Sugar Grove Twp. searched; David McGranahan not found.

1860 PA Census: Mercer Co. Salem Twp. searched; David McGranahan not found.

1860 PA Census: Mercer Co. Sandy Creek Twp. searched; David McGranahan not found.

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1870 PA Census: Mercer Co. Sugar Grove Twp. P.O. New Hamburg, p. 154a, lines 33-39

Series M593, roll 1374, dwelling 47, family 47, 18 July 1870

D. McGRANAHAN, 61, Farmer, $3500 Real Estate / $855 Personal Estate, b. Pa.

Abagail, 53, Keeping House, b. Pa.

Findley S., 29, Farm Laborer; Jane, 18; George G., 16, at school

James C., 14, at school; Thomas G., 9, at school

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1880 PA Census: Mercer Co. Sugar Grove Twp. ed 234, p. 5, lines 31-37

Series T9, roll 1156, dwelling 47, family 47, 3 June 1880

David McGRANAHAN, 72, Married, Farmer, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.

Abigal, 64, Wife, Married, Keeps House, b. Pa., parents b. Pa.

Findley S., 42, son, single, Works on farm

George R., 25, son, single, Works day work

Cyrus J., 23, son, single, Works day work

Jane, 27, dau, single, Housekeeper

Thomas J., 19, son, single, Works on farm

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Stevenson Cemetery, Salem Twp. Mercer Co. PA

photos courtesy of Bett Roberts

DAVID McGRANAHAN / 1808 - 1895

ABIGAL R. McGRANAHAN / 1816 - 1896

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Children of David McGRANAHAN and Abigail RILEY are:<