Ewing Settlers of Southwestern Pennsylvania

Part 1: Some James Ewing of Inch Descendants (PDF)
J. Clan Ewing, Vol. 13, No. 1, February 2007, pgs. 21-28.

An accounting of the descendants of James Ewing of Inch who settled the Allegheny County area. In particular, identifies Squire James Ewing as the area's primary Ewing settler.

Part 2: William, Grandson of Squire James Ewing (PDF)
J. Clan Ewing, Vol. 13, No. 2, May 2007, pgs. 33-40.

A clarification of the genealogy of a grandson, William Ewing, of Squire James Ewing who was himself a grandson of James Ewing of Inch.

Part 3: James Ewing and the Founding of the Montours Presbyterian Church (PDF)
J. Clan Ewing, Vol. 13, No. 3, August 2007, pgs. 44-51.

An explanation of the role of Squire James Ewing in founding the area's first rural Presbyterian Church close to the banks of Montours Run.

Part 4: Nathaniel Ewing (1794-1874) (PDF)
J. Clan Ewing, Vol. 14, No. 2, June 2008, pgs. 35-41.

Information about the family of a prominent citizen of Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania - the Honorable Nathaniel Ewing (1794-1874) - who was a distinguished member of the bar.

Part 5: Uniontown History (PDF)
Ewing Family J., Vol. 15, No. 4, November 2009, pgs. 62-66.

Additional information about the history of Uniontown, its surrounding area, and Nathaniel Ewing:

• A brief history of the settling and evolution of Uniontown.
• A short history of the Nemacolin Trail, an Indian Trail that traversed the area and was later the basis for, first, Braddock's Road, then the National Highway and, currently, Route 40.
• Further information about the Honorable Nathaniel Ewing (1794-1874) including information about others in his family who were judges and lawyers.

Part 6: Life on the Frontier: Frontiersmen and 'Boyz II Men' (PDF)
Ewing Family J., Vol. 16, No. 1, February 2010, pgs. 10-24.

For three decades - from 1763/1764 to 1793/1794 - Scots/Irish settlers of southwestern Pennsylvania eked out a subsistence-level existence and faced all sorts of dangers from wild animals to disease to Indians raids. This article begins a focus on their life and times during this period. The possible subjects are many: forts, rangers, home- and barn-raising, communion services, church-based 'courts', whiskey stilleries, Sunday Schools, the 'taking-in' of orphans, the Whiskey Rebellion, etc. This article sets the stage for addressing these topics with a simple, extremely basic, focus on how adult males dressed, how they armed themselves, and how young males learned the skills needed as adults (Boyz II Men).