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Early Ewing Settlers

of Southwestern Pennsylvania

William Ewing Riddle
20 August 2008

 

The following descendancy chart identifies Ewings who are descendants of James Ewing of Inch (c1665-?) and who settled the area in and around Robinson Township, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania just before and after the Revolutionary War. [For a map of this settlement area, click here.] The chart extends, first, to the level of the first person along a particular branch who migrated to this area; these settlers are indicated in  text displayed with a dark gray background . The chart then identifies these settlers' children with the intent of helping others place their ancestors with respect to the individuals identified here.

Annotations for each Ewing settler family briefly describe the timing of their movement into the Robinson Township area and where in this area they settled. Annotations in the chart also identify families descended from these settlers. This is done by listing surnames and middle names for descendants. A Surnames list indicates families which inter-married with the Ewings; the appearance of Ewing in a Surnames list indicates the (frequent) inter-marriage of cousins. A Middle Names list indicates the appearance of middle names – primarily first showing up in the middle 19th Century – that were possibly surnames in previous generations.[1] The identification of middle names is intended to provide often-valuable ancestry hints. For example, "Harvey" was a surname within the late-1700, early-1800 population of the Settlement Area. Its appearance as a middle name in the middle-1800's hints at a possible descendancy from these previous-generation families.[2] The Surnames and Middle Names lists are provided to establish an additional way to help others connect their ancestry to the individuals identified here.

[This material was originally published in the article Ewing Settlers of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Part 1: Some James Ewing of Inch Descendants which appeared in Journal of Clan Ewing, Vol. 13, No. 1 (February 2007). The article, which is posted on the Clan Ewing web site, discusses the history of the migration of these Ewing families from Ireland to the upper Chesapeake Bay area and then on to southwestern Pennsylvania. The version of the chart which appears here has been updated to reflect 'more correct' birth, death and marriage dates.]


 

James Ewing of Inch Island (Lough Swilley), County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland (b. circa 1665)

+ <unk>

├── Alexander Ewing, b. circa 1693/94 County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland, d. before 21 Jul 1752 Chester Co, PA

│   + <unk>

│   │

│   ├──  Moses Ewing, b. 1725; d. between 1798 and 1804 Allegheny Co, PA                       

│   │         never married                                                                                                 

│   │      

│   │         Moses most certainly joined his younger brother, James, in migrating to Southwestern Pennsylvania about 1773. Like his brother, he

│   │         homesteaded land in Collier Township. While alive, he rented part of his approximately 400 acre homestead; having no sons, he needed

│   │         help in working the land. At his death, Moses left his land to his brother James.                                                                               

│   │                                                                                     

│   ├── Alexander Ewing, b. 1731, d. 1799

│   │   + Jane <unk>

│   │   │

│   │   ├──  Alexander Ewing, b. 1752; d. Aug 1798 Allegheny Co, PA                                         

│   │   │         m. 28 Nov 1775 Franklin Co, PA                                                                                                      

│   │   │    Jean Anderson, b. circa 1748 Franklin Co, PA; d. circa 1833 Allegheny Co, PA             

│   │   │   │

│   │   │   │       Prior to moving to Allegheny County, Alexander lived in Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was a teamster and hauled goods back

│   │   │   │       and forth between Eastern Pennsylvania and the Pittsburgh area. He moved to the Allegheny County area about 1779 and settled in

│   │   │   │       North Fayette Township on land to the west of land owned by Isaac and Gabriel Walker (and which he possibly purchased from the

│   │   │   │       Walker's). He was accompanied by his wife and his first two sons, John and Thomas.

│   │   │   │                                    

│   │   │   ├── John Ewing, b. 9 Sep 1776 Adams Co, PA, d. 5 Nov 1848

│   │   │   │   + Sarah Long, b. circa 1783, m. 10 Jan 1811, d. between 1850 and 1860

│   │   │   │   └── … [Surnames: Acheson, Phillis]

│   │   │   │

│   │   │   ├── Thomas Ewing, b. 15 Aug 1778, d. between 1789 and 1798

│   │   │   │

│   │   │   ├── Ann Ewing, b. 7 Jul 1780 PA, d. between 1850 and 1860 Allegheny Co, PA

│   │   │   │   + Samuel Turner, b. circa 1770 PA, m. Nov 1803, d. between 1850 and 1860 Allegheny Co, PA

│   │   │   │   └── …

│   │   │   │

│   │   │   ├── James Ewing, b. 19 Aug 1782, d. between 1789 and 1798

│   │   │   │

│   │   │   ├── William Ewing, b. 14 Feb 1785 Allegheny Co, PA, d. 13 Dec 1868 Allegheny Co, PA

│   │   │   │   + Jane Walker, b. 1784 Allegheny Co, PA, m. 12 May 1808, d. 5 Apr 1852 Allegheny Co, PA

│   │   │   │   └── … [Surnames: Armor, Bell, Collins, Daub, Drake, Dunbar, Evans, Fife, Gibson, Glass, Grace, Hays, Hopper, Keebler, Kelly,

│   │   │   │          Kyle, Langer, LaVelle, Loraine, Maslin, McKown, McMichael, McWhirler, Miller, Neely, Pericord, Richards, Riddle, Robinson,  │   │   │   │          Rovensky, Russell, Snyder, Taylor, Turner, Wagner, Walker, Watson, Williams, Wooldridge]

│   │   │   │       … [Middle Names: Abercrombie, Beer, Bell, Cromwell, Ewing, Lisle, McClelland, Neely, Nelson, Orr, Parker, Perry, Rovensky]

│   │   │   │

│   │   │   ├── Margaret Ewing, b. 16 Apr 1787, d. after 1807                                                                                                                                               

│   │   │   │   + George Buxton, m. 16 Apr 1807

│   │   │   │

│   │   │   └── Jane Ewing, b. 10 Jul 1790, d. between 1790 and 1798

│   │   │

│   │   └── … [Surnames: Billingsley]

│   │

│   ├──  James Ewing, b. 1733 Cecil Co, MD; d. 20 Feb 1825 Allegheny C0, PA             

│   │         m. 28 Jan 1771                                                                                               

│   │    Mary McKown, b. 1739/40; d. 30 Nov 1825 Allegheny Co, PA                            

│   │   │

│   │   │    James Ewing went West about the time (1773) that Westmorland County was created from Bedford County. He was accompanied by his

│   │   │    wife, Mary McKown, and first son, William. He was also probably accompanied by his brother Moses. It is probable that he first settled

│   │   │    land along Montours Run, near its mouth with the Ohio River, in the area that became known as Ewing's Mill. His 1814 Will refers to “land

│   │   │    on Montours Run adjoining David Smith, William Holland and a second parcel held by patent on which are both a Grist Mill and Saw Mill

│   │   │    lying (together, my whole claim on the waters of Montours Run)." He subsequently homesteaded – with the assistance of several slaves

│   │   │    to help clear his land and erect improvements – some 680 acres in the area near Walker's Mill in Collier Township. Later, he purchased

│   │   │    an additional 350-or-so acres from Robert Boyd, this land lying between his original homestead and the land of Isaac Walker. He

│   │   │    apparently also owned some land in North Fayette Township, to the west of the Walker's, that he transferred to his cousin Samuel Ewing

│   │   │    (1741-1820).

│   │   │   

│   │   ├── William Ewing, b. 1 Dec 1771 Caroline Co, MD, d. 23 Jun 1845 Allegheny Co, PA

│   │   │   + Elizabeth Kirkpatrick, b. circa 1766, m. before 1789, d. 18 Mar 1843

│   │   │   └── … [Surnames: Allen, Botkin, Burns, Cunningham, Dawson, Gehring, Grace, Groetzinger, Harbison, Hoey, Hooper, Jamison, King,

│   │   │          Kuby, Kyle, LaVelle, Marple, McClelland, McFadden, Miller, Nesbit, Noble, Phillips, Rae, Rovensky, Scott, Smoose, Stockdale,

│   │   │          Stroud, Talcot, Turner, Walker, Watson, Williams, Wills, Woods, Wooldridge, Young]

│   │   │       … [Middle Names: Abercrombie, Beacom, Beer, Bell, Cromwell, Cunningham, Denniston, Duncan, Emery, Finley, Guy, Humphrey,

│   │   │          Lisle, Marks, McFadden, Munson, Neely, Plumer, Rovensky, Russell, Stewart, Woods, Young]

│   │   │

│   │   ├── Samuel J. Ewing, b. 3 Aug 1773 Allegheny Co, PA, d. 29 Aug 1822 Allegheny Co, PA

│   │   │   + Letitia Ann McCurdy, b. 23 Nov 1774 Adams Co, PA, m. 13 Nov 1793, d. 18 Dec 1881 Armstrong Co, PA

│   │   │   │ 

│   │   │   └── … [Surnames: Andrews, Berry, Blakely, Campbell, Curtis, Dennis, Erdman, Farrar, Fisher, Fitzpatrick, Flack, Gay, Hart, Hill, Koenig,

│   │   │          Laney, Lazenby, Mathison, McCandless, McComb, McKee, Means, Morton, Seybert, Shallberg, Shearer, Tate, Thompson,

│   │   │          Tidwell, Virtue, West, Wilson, Wray]

│   │   │       … [Middle Names: Boyd, Buchanan, Calvin, Draper, Grant, Harvey, Herrick, Moreland, Records, Smith, Walker]

│   │   │

│   │   ├── Alexander K. Ewing, b. 2 Nov 1775 Allegheny Co, PA, d. between 12 May 1841 and 19 Mar 1841 Allegheny Co, PA

│   │   │   + Martha Larimore, b. between 1776 and 1780, m. before 1792, d. 16 Aug 1834 Allegheny Co, PA

│   │   │   ├── … [Surnames: Adams, Addis, Barrett, Barwick, Besserer, Bisi, Booth, Calohan, Cherry, Cole, Covey, Cubbage, Cunningham,

│   │   │   │      Deemer, Doolittle, Douglas, Fissell, Fletcher, Grier, Guy, Haigh, Hill, Hulf, Hunt, Hysell, Jeffrey, Lehman, Kress, Manion, Marshall,

│   │   │   │      McCluskey, McCormic, McCutcheon, McIntyre, McMillan, Murdock, Panella, Quinn, Rhodabarger, Riley, Ryall, Smith, Spangler,

│   │   │   │      Standish, Stewart, Townley, Weidlein, Williams, Wolhlmuth, Woods, Zimmerman]

│   │   │   │   … [Middle Names: Cobb, Cunningham, Emberson, Fisher, Grier, Guy, Johnson, Keiler, Patterson, Ryall, Wallace]

│   │   │   │

│   │   │   + Nancy Cubbage, b. Allegheny Co, PA, m. 31 Jan 1839, d. between Mar 1844 and Oct 1847

│   │   │                                                                                                                                                                        

│   │   ├── Elizabeth Ewing, b. 1777, d. 1819

│   │   │   + Mark Kelso, b. 1769 Cumberland Co, PA, m. 1795, d. 1853 Washington Co, PA

│   │   │   └── … [Surnames: Allison, Betts, Boyce, Burns, Cleek, Cowden, Cowen, Cummins, Cummings, Digregorio, Donaldson, Dunbar, Elder,

│   │   │          Finley, Gamble, Gilmore, Gregg, Harbison, Heagan, Heakin, Hertzog, Hickman, Kelso, Kuhn, Little, Mark, Matthews, McCarrell,

│   │   │          McClelland, McDonald, McGhee, McKnight, McLaughlin, McMillan, McNary, Miller, Mitchell, Motice, Parks, Peacock, Phillips,

│   │   │          Rankin, Reed, Rhodes, Robb, Scott, Springer, Smith, Thompson, Vogel, Waldie, Weir, Welch, Wilkison, Wilson, Young]

│   │   │       … [Middle Names: Anderson, Cowden, Findley, Hunter, McCormick, Rankin, Thompson]

│   │   │                                                                                                                                                                                           

│   │   ├── Esther Ewing, b. between 1777 and 1778 Allegheny Co, PA, d. 7 Sep 1854 Allegheny Co, PA

│   │   │   + James Boyd, b. 1770, m. circa 1795, d. 4 Sep 1809 Allegheny Co, PA

│   │   │   └── … [Surnames: Alexander, Bash, Berry, Bridge, Buchanan, Caldwell, Campbell, Chambers, Combs, Cooper, Crawford, Cresswell,

│   │   │          Critchfield, Drummond, Fife, Fleming, Fulton, Gordon, Gurney, Herriott, Hill, Jack, Jones, Kerr, Knox, Laing, Leach, Lillich,

│   │   │          McConnell, McCracken, McLaughlin, McKenna, McKenzie, Mehaffey, Miller, Nonamaker, Orr, Patterson, Peterson, Phillips, Polk,

│   │   │          Reed, Riley, Roach, Russell, Seward, Shaw, Shryock, Smith, Taylor, Thomas, Walker, West, Whitehouse, Wilson, Yates, Zonns]

│   │   │       … [Middle Names: Bell, Boyd, Caldwell, Carter, Davison, Ellwood, Fleming, Forsythe, Harris, Holton, Johnson, Newton, Reed,

│   │   │          Sherman, Sterling, Walker, Wilson]

│   │   │

│   │   ├── Ann Ewing, b. 25 Jan 1779 Allegheny Co, PA, d. 28 Jan 1862 Allegheny Co, PA

│   │   │   + Isaac Walker, b. 15 Aug 1780 Allegheny Co, PA, m. 7 Jul 1808 Allegheny Co, PA, d. 25 Jun 1850 Allegheny Co, PA

│   │   │   └── … [Surnames: Abbott, Anderson, Bayerbach, Bell, Blose, Boobyer, Boyd, Brenneman, Brownlee, Burkett, Calvert, Chalfant, Clark,

│   │   │          Cooke, Cooper, Douds, Felkes, Godrey, Gordon, Herron, Hickman, Hidge, Hill, Hutton, Irvin, Johnston, Kress, Kyle, Lawther,

│   │   │          Leonard, Logan, Madden, Mahon, Marple, McBride, McConnell, McKown, Michaelian, Miller, Moore, Morledge, Oehm, Peyton,

│   │   │          Proctor, Schantz, Scott, Scudder, Shorey, Sidler, Stewart, Sturgeon, Tereline, Thayers, Thomas, Thompson, Walker, Weaver,

│   │   │          Webb, Wendt, Westbay, Wilson, Young, Zenn]

│   │   │       … [Middle Names: Addison, Allen, Bell, Calvin, Edison, Ewing, Harvey, Hickman, Howard, Kress, LeRoy, Lewis, McConnell, Neely,

│   │   │          Scott, Verne, Vernon, Walker, Weir]

│   │   │

│   │   ├── Mary Ewing, b. 1780 Allegheny Co, PA, d. after 1850 Allegheny Co, PA

│   │   │   + John Fryor, b. between 1779 and 1780 Ireland, d. after 1850 Allegheny Co, PA

│   │   │   └── … [Surnames: Lea]

│   │   │                                                                                                      

│   │   ├── James Ewing, b. 1788 Allegheny Co, PA, d. 6 Nov 1839 Allegheny Co, PA

│   │   │   + Lilly <unk>, b. circa 1785, m. after 1820, d. 29 May 1821

│   │   │   │

│   │   │   + Rebecca Robb, b. between 1804 and 1805 Allegheny Co, PA, m. before 1826, d. 1884

│   │   │   └── … [Surnames: Cowden, Ewing, Fleck, Flynn, Gallagher, Greenleaf, Harrington, Hilley, Husted, Issacs, Miller, Morgan, Phillips, Riddle,

│   │   │          Schmidt, Taylor, Ward, Woods]

│   │   │       … [Middle Names: Bell, Calvin, Clinton, Ellis, Harvey, Keeley, McCurdy, Milford, Ross, Saudray, Stockton, Washington, Wilson,

│   │   │          Woods.]

│   │   │

│   │   └── John P. Ewing, b. 1789 Allegheny Co, PA, d. before 1830 Allegheny Co, PA

│   │       + Elizabeth Walker, m. before 1829

│   │       └── … [Surnames: Ewing]

│   │

│   ├── … [Surnames: Bullard, Chamberland, Chow, Cowgill, Eaton, Ewing, Hartman, Kerns, Long, McClellan(d), McFarland, Osborn, Reyburn, Snow,

│   │      Stanton, Strawbridge, Swan, Tarvin, Tice, Townsley, Roberts]

│   │   … [Middle Names: Neal, Wright]

│   │

│   + Anne Joshua, m. after 1745

                                                                

├── Samuel Ewing, b. 1700 County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland, d. 10 Feb 1773 Cecil Co, MD

│   + Rebecca George, m. 9 Dec 1740 PA, d. Cecil Co, MD

│   │

│   ├──  Samuel Ewing, b. 1752; d. 24 Jul 1820 Allegheny Co, PA               

│   │         m. before 1775                                                                            

│   │    Mary Oldham, b. circa 1750; d. circa 1825 Allegheny Co, PA          

│   │   │

│   │   │    Samuel Ewing and his wife Mary Oldham started out their married life in Cecil County, Maryland. They may have moved to Allegheny

│   │   │    County in steps, stopping in Redstone, near Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. They were living in North Fayette Township by

│   │   │    the time of the 1800 Census but not, as well as can be determined, at the time of the previous 1790 Census. Their son Amos had married

│   │   │    by the time of the 1800 Census and is listed separately. Samuel and his son probably settled on land near the current town of Oakland in

│   │   │    North Fayette Township that he obtained from his cousin James Ewing (1733-1825).

│   │   │               

│   │   ├── Amos Ewing, b. 15 Jun 1776, d. 21 Apr 1855 Allegheny Co, PA

│   │   │   + Letitia Potter, b. 1776, m. circa 1795, d. 1855 Allegheny Co, PA

│   │   │   └── … [Surnames: Carmony, Cole, Coulter, Crone, Day, Dobbs, Falls, Foote, Galbreath, Gregg, Hirsch, Hutchinson, Long, McNeal, Miller,

│   │   │          Reed, Smith, Stewart, Stuart, Sturgeon, Thompson]

│   │   │       … [Middle Names: Cole, Galbreadth, Walker]

│   │   │

│   │   ├── William Ewing, b. circa 1778, d. Beaver Co, PA

│   │   │

│   │   ├── Rachael Ewing, b. circa 1784

│   │   │   + <unk> Ralston, m. after 1810

│   │   │

│   │   ├── Rebecca Ewing, b. circa 1784

│   │   │   + John Dunlap, m. after 1810

│   │   │

│   │   ├── Samuel Ewing, b. between 1785 and 1790, d. Aug 1822 Columbiana Co, OH

│   │   │   + Nancy Ann Franks, b. 1784, m. 1 Jul 1818 Columbiana Co, OH, d. 1870 OH

│   │   │   └── … [Surnames: Benner, Brown, Burbick, Forbes, McPherson, Patterson, Williams]

│   │   │       … [Middle Names: Otis]

│   │   │

│   │   ├── Hannah Jane Ewing, b. between 1785 and 1790, d. 1873 Allegheny Co, PA

│   │   │   + Jacob Whitmore, b. circa 1791, m. 1812 Allegheny Co, PA, d. 1 Apr 1875 Allegheny Co, PA

│   │   │   └── … [Surnames: Brown, Campbell, Finley, Fritz, McCalmont, Meanor, Stonecipher, Tidball]

│   │   │       … [Middle Names: Lathrop]

│   │   │

│   │   └── Mary Ewing, b. circa 1790

│   │       + Gabriel McGregor, m. after 1820

│   │

│   └── … [Surnames: Clendennin, Patton, Steel]

│ 

├── Henry Ewing, b. before 11 Aug 1701 County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland, d. before 7 Jan 1782 Chester Co, PA

│   + Jane Allen, b. Ireland, m. Ireland, d. Chester Co, PA

│   │

│   ├── James Ewing, b. circa 1725 Ireland, d. between March and October 1785 Chester Co, PA

│   │   + Eleanor <unk>, b. Chester Co, PA, m. Chester Co, PA, d. Chester Co, PA

│   │   │

│   │   ├──  Moses Ewing, b. circa 1762 Chester Co, PA; d. 6 Apr 1845 Allegheny Co, PA                                                     

│   │   │         m. before 1794                                                                                                                                

│   │   │    Sophia Chapman, b. between 1766 and 1770 Allegheny Co, PA; d. 11 May 1837 Allegheny Co, PA                    

│   │   │   │

│   │   │   │       Like his second cousin Alexander Ewing (1740-1798), Moses became attracted to Southwestern Pennsylvania while a teamster

│   │   │   │       hauling freight between Pittsburgh and Eastern Pennsylvania. He migrated to the area in 1792 and eventually settled, some fifteen

│   │   │   │       years later, some 180 acres in Robinson Township.

│   │   │   │

│   │   │   ├── Leah Ewing, b. circa 1794 PA, d. between 1850 and 1860

│   │   │   │   + John McMichael, b. circa 1794 PA, d. between 1850 and 1860

│   │   │   │   └── … [Surnames: Armor, Ewing, Fife]

│   │   │   │

│   │   │   ├── James Ewing, b. 11 Sep 1800 Allegheny Co, PA, d. 17 Nov 1890 Allegheny Co, PA

│   │   │   │   + Annie McCurdy, b. 16 Dec 1796 Allegheny Co, PA, m. circa 1824, d. 16 Dec 1835 Allegheny Co, PA

│   │   │   │   ├── … [Surnames: King, Verner]

│   │   │   │   + Margaret Deemer Rouser, b. 22 Feb 1803, m. circa 1840, d. 10 Apr 1875

│   │   │   │   └── …

│   │   │   │

│   │   │   ├── Samuel Ewing, b. between 1802 and 1803, d. after 1839

│   │   │   │   + <unk>

│   │   │   │

│   │   │   ├── John Ewing, b. between 1804 and 1805, d. after 1839

│   │   │   │   + <unk>

│   │   │   │

│   │   │   ├── Daniel Ewing, b. 23 Mar 1807, d. after 1840

│   │   │   │

│   │   │   └── Ellen Ewing, b. 27 Apr 1812

│   │   │

│   │   └── … [Surnames: Watt]

│   │

│   └── … [Surnames: Armstrong, Catchell, Ewing, Lisey, Ryland, Scott]

│  

├── William Ewing, b. circa 1706/7 Ireland, d. 30 Nov 1774 Cumberland Co, PA

│   + Jane Gordon, m. 1750

│   │

│   ├──  Samuel Ewing, b. Feb 1750/51 Chester Co, PA; d. 1805 Allegheny Co, PA         

│   │         m. circa Apr 1773                                                                                            

│   │    Jean Neal, b. circa 1758; d. <unk>                                                                       

│   │   │

│   │   │    Samuel and Jean (Neal) Ewing moved from Perry County to Southwestern Pennsylvania prior to the birth of their son John in 1798. At the

│   │   │    time of his death in 1805, Samuel's family lived in Moon Township; this is probably where he originally settled. It appears that after

│   │   │    Samuel's death, his family relocated to Beaver County to live near Samuel's brother James. It is most likely that this James settled in

│   │   │    Beaver County prior to his brother's death. Alternatively, however, James may have moved to Beaver County at the time of his brother's

│   │   │    death to support his sister-in-law, Samuel's wife Jean, and her young, minor children.

│   │   │                                                                                

│   │   ├── Mary Ewing, b. Perry Co, PA

│   │   │   + William Morgan

│   │   │

│   │   ├── Isabella Ewing, b. Perry Co, PA

│   │   │

│   │   ├── Jean Ewing

│   │   │

│   │   ├── Margaret Ewing, b. Perry Co, PA

│   │   │

│   │   ├── Susanna Ewing, b. Perry Co, PA

│   │   │

│   │   ├── Sarah Ewing, b. Perry Co, PA

│   │   │

│   │   ├── William Ewing, b. 7 Oct 1775 Perry Co, PA, d. 27 Jun 1856 Wayne Co, OH

│   │   │   + Agnes White, b. 8 Dec 1775 Perry Co, PA, m. 1795 Perry Co, PA, d. 13 Jan 1846 Wayne Co, OH

│   │   │   └── … [Surnames: Barnard, Bechtel, Becker, Billman, Brinkerhoff, Brothers, Cornelius, Crawford, Cutter, Daniels, Dunn, Duplantis, Fry,

│   │   │          Glass, Houmard, Howey, Huber, Keller, Kline, Lingle, Maxwell, McLaughlin, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Reed, Reese, Rhodes, Richards,

│   │   │          Roseborogh, Stanley, Testor, Totten, Wachtel, Walters]

│   │   │       … [Middle Names: Carpenter, Cleveland, Curtis, Delmar, Gilbert, Snow, Stone, Valandingham]

│   │   │               

│   │   ├── John Ewing, b. circa 1798 Allegheny Co, PA, d. 22 Oct 1863 Beaver Co, PA                

│   │   │   + Sarah Furgeson, b. 12 Feb 1795, m. circa 1817, d. 6 Aug 1881 Beaver Co, PA

│   │   │   └── … [Surnames: Carothers, Kiefer, McCollough]

│   │   │

│   │   └── Samuel Ewing

│   │  

│   └── … [Surnames: Anderson, Eaken, Hagan, Hunt, Kennedy, Lindsey, Munnell, Rearick, Richeal, Stevenson, Sweezy, Wilson, Wood]

│       … [Middle Names: Snyder]

│  

└── … [Surnames: Cowden, Yeates]

 


[1] The selection of these names is highly subjective. "Margaret" and "William" are obviously not possible surnames. "Harvey" is, however, a likely surname because Harvey families lived in Southwestern Pennsylvania (and specifically in the Settlement Area). However, including "Neal" in a Middle Names list is just a guess. "Neil" might be a more normal, current-day spelling. Does "Neal" indicate a possible ancestry? Who knows? Given the ambiguity, I've included it in the pertinent Middle Names list.

[2] Later, these names were sometimes used as first names, For example, my father was born in 1907 and named Harvey Washington Riddle. Other examples include the appearance, mostly in the late 1800's and early 1900's, of "Ewing" and "Walker" as first names.