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Margaret Rowan was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Andrew Rowan. I have no information on Andrew. Margaret married Silas Wolcott: Silas Wolcott , son of Josiah and Lucy White Wolcott was born Aug 4,1755 in New Hampshire. He grew up in New Jersey, and drifted into Eastern Pa. In April 1776 he enlisted in the 13 regiment Pa. line and served as a private under Capt. Weitzel and Robb with Cols. Samuel Miles and Walter Stewart until Jan 1, 1778 when he was mustered out at Valley Forge. While the Am . army was encamped at the latter place he had the distinction of being one of Washington's body guards. Leaving the army he went to Lancaster, Pa. where he married Margaret Rowan, the same year. Later he went up the West Branch of the Susquehanna and in 1788 settled in the wilderness, clearing a farm and erecting a saw and grist mill on a site now covered by the village of Havana, N. Y. being the first white settler in that section. Later he moved to Ithaca and finally to Litchfield in 1806. "He was a great hunter, the chase being a passion with him, and it was the abundance of deer in this section that induced him to come to the county." He enjoyed the benefits of a pension in his old age. His death occurred June 4, 1834 in Litchfield . Mrs.Wolcott died Dec. 20, 1844 aged 88 years. Both rest in the Park cemetery.
Does anyone have information on Andrew Rowan?

Seeking information on Thomas Atherton Munn, born July 12, 1778 in New Jersey or New Hampshire. He married Mary (Molly) Wolcott daughter of Silas Wolcott who fought in the Revolution and located in Bradford County, Pennsylvania after that conflict.
Thomas Munn, one of the first settlers of Litchfield, Pa., who moved there from Ithaca, N.Y. and married Mary (Molly) daughter of Silas Wolcott and Margaret Rowen. They had fourteen children. Thomas moved from Tompkins County, New York which was near Ithaca, New York to Litchfield, Bradford County, Pennsylvania around 1806. He spent his days there clearing and improving the land and was a farmer.
I have been told that perhaps Thomas' father was a British soldier in the Revolutionary War who deserted and changed his name from Atherton to Munn (perhaps his mother's maiden name). I have no substantiation for this.

Looking for parents of John Dixon born 1758 in Ireland. Married Sarah Ann Armstrong. They had: Jane, another daughter, John and William Dixon. John Dixon sr. died in 1834 in Jefferson County, Pa. He was the first school teacher in Jefferson County, was a constable, and one of the first members of the Methodist Church there. Am also seeking information on his wife, Sarah. She was born in 1768 and died in Jefferson County in 1860. Any information about this couple would be greatly appreciated.

Looking for the parents of Jacob Burns born in New York in 1800. He married Elizabeth Bundy, daughter of John I. Bundy of Canajoharie, Montgomery County, New York. This family along with others migrated to Clearfield County, Pennsylvania in the early 1800's. Legend has it that Jacob's mother was a Mohawk Indian. This is substaniated by pictures of the early Burns family who bore that resemblance. One of Jacob's children was Luther Burns. I find a Luther Burns in Herkimer County New York in the 1820 Census. Could this be his father? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Jacob died in Clearfield County, Pa. on October 28, 1854.

Looking for the parents of Jacob Burns born in New York in 1800. He married Elizabeth Bundy, daughter of John I. Bundy of Canajoharie, Montgomery County, New York. This family along with others migrated to Clearfield County, Pennsylvania in the early 1800's. Legend has it that Jacob's mother was a Mohawk Indian. This is substaniated by pictures of the early Burns family who bore that resemblance. One of Jacob's children was Luther Burns. I find a Luther Burns in Herkimer County New York in the 1820 Census. Could this be his father? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Jacob died in Clearfield County, Pa. on October 28, 1854.