Bible Records
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John W. Ewing (1826-1904) and Margaret A. Ewing
Names in the index include the birth and/or death date.
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William Ewing (c1748/50-1814)
(Journal of Clan Ewing, Vol 1 No 2 Nov 1994, page 15)
The following was copied April 10, 1930, by Helen Noble Worst from the original old Bible in possession of Miss Anita T. Alexander, Oxford, Chester County, PA. Miss Alexander is the granddaughter of Anne Ewing, mentioned in the following records.
On the first page of the Bible is written:
William Ewing 1801
In the central section of the Bible is written:
The age (sic) [birth] of William and Margaret Ewing's children:
James Ewing born July 10, 1779
Margaret Ewing born July 26, 1781
William Ewing born August 27, 1783
Anne Ewing born August 17, 1785
Samuel Ewing born August 12, 1789
Jeane Ewing born August 18, 1793
William Ewing died May 3, 1814 age 65 years. [Calculated birth year for William 1748-49.]
Margaret Ewing, wife of William Ewing, deceased on April 8th 1832, aged 85 years 8 months 21 days.
Margaret Patterson was born 18th day July 1746.
(Editor's note: The above was found at the Chester County, (PA) Historical in September, 1994. The file where the information was found was not indicated.)
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Joseph Ewing born 2-28-1758
(Journal of Clan Ewing, Vol. 2 No 2 May 1996 page 22)
[Source: The following information was taken from a typed page sent in by Mr. George W. Allf. The information has been typed exactly as it was received and the penciled notations are included in parenthesis "( )". Note some of the names were underlined. All names have been typed as they are on the typed page we received.]
Joseph M. Ewing & Rebecca C Anderson m 10-31-1867
Joseph Ewing & Agness Huston m 6-7-1787
Joseph M. Ewing & M. 1-5-1830
Huston Ewing b. 5-5-1797 d. 12-30-1800 age 3 yrs & 5 mo
John R.A. Ewing b. 10-21-1831 (son of Joseph)
Amanda J. Ewing b. 4-4-1833 (daughter of Joseph)
James Ewing d. 6-16-1812 age 21 yrs
Nancy Agness Ewing the wife of Joseph Ewing d. 8-27-1829, 59 yrs, 10 mo, 18 days
Joseph Ewing the husband of Nancy Agness Ewing d. 7-3-1840, 82 yrs, 4 mo, 5 days
Mary S. Anderson wife of R.P. Anderson d. 9-26-1872, 70 yrs, 3 mo, 16 days
Capt. Joseph Ewing d. 8-1-1873, 68 yrs, 20 days
Reuben P. Anderson d. 3-15-1881, 83 yrs, 8 mo, 26 days (Submitted by Rev. Charles Egbert)
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(Journal of Clan Ewing, Vol 2 No 4 Nov 1996 page 11)
[Source: Anne C. Copley, Newark, DE sent the following information.]
Bible printed 1851. From the Old Bible of John W. Ewing and Margaret A. Ewing, dated August 10, 1854.
John Ewing Sr. Jan. 10, 1795 -Sept 25, 1869 Ann Rodgers, 1st wife, 1791-Sept 14, 1832
[children] 1st wife - Ann Rogers [sic]]
William H. Ewing, July 29, 1819-Dec 4 1910, buried at Lewisville, upper.
Elisha R. Ewing April 1, 1822-June 26, 1914, buried at Lewisville, Pa., upper
Washington Ewing Jan 29, 1824-Jan 2, 1904, buried at Lewisville, Pa. upper
John W. Ewing June 18, 1826-March 14, 1904
Thomas Jefferson Ewing May 6, 1828-Oct 25, 1900, buried at Louisville, Pa., upper
(stone reads 1827-1900)
Albert Ewing Jan 10, 1830-March 1, 1831, buried very probably in Sharps Cemetery, an Albert Ewing died Feb 1828-1 year-listed as buried there in Old Roan Church History. Ann R. Hutton
Ann R. Ewing Sept 4, 1832-June 20, 1896, buried in Lewisville, Pa., upper
(stone reads Sept 14th)
[children] 2nd wife - Mary Perry
David Newton Ewing Nov 26, 1838-April 4, 1904, buried in Lewisville, Pa., upper
James M. Ewing Dec 10, 1840- 1926, buried in Lewisville, Pa., upper
Amos A. Ewing Dec 14, 1842- 1872, buried in Lewisville, Pa., upper
Mary Emma Ewing Dec 6, 1844- 1925
[Ed. Note: This family is discussed in Chapter XXI Ewing in Early America, by Margaret Ewing Fife, 1995.]
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Anderson
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Ewing
Fife
Huston
Patterson
Perry
Rodgers
Worst