contributed by Vi P. Limric
Milford County was established in 1768. The early settlers are
listed under Lack Twp. Additional settlers are given for each
additional tax year
.
1763 Lack Twp.
James Armstrong
David Bell - William, David and Arthur Bell were brothers.
James Calhoon
Robert Campbell
William Cunningham - Died in 1766 and was the first to buried
in Academia Graveyard. Children: William,
John (m) Sarah Robison, Alexander,
Huntingdon Co., A.B. of Philadelphia,
Richard of New Jersey, David of New York,
Sarah (m) ____ Carson, Mary (m) ______
McDowell.
Robert Crunkelton
Jean Hambleton
Robert Huston - It is believed that Gen. Samuel Huston of Texas
is a decendent of Robert, but no proof has been
found.
William Irwin
John McClellan - From Franklin Co. Married Catharine Buchanan,
aunt of President Buchanan and widow of _______
Huston, by whom she had 2 daughters, Jane and
Sarah. Children of John McClellan: Daniel,
Joseph, John Jr. Nancy (m) James Sanderson,
Catharine (m) 1) William Lyons 2) James Hite.
Robert Robinson - Children: James (m) Jean Hardy (cousin?), dau
of Thomas, Sarah (m) John Cunningham, Alexander
(m) Jane Sanderson, John, Lancaster, OH.,
Elizabeth (m) Alexander Sanderson, Margaret
(m) Joseph Shaver, Thomas (m) ____ Elder,
2) Betsy Steel.
John Wilson - 2 sons, Nathaniel & William
Thomas Wilson
1767 Lack Twp.
John Hardy - Children: William, James, John, Isabella,
Betsy (m) John McCormick, Jonathan.
Thomas Hardy - (d) 1795. Children: Hugh, John, a Tory moved
to Canada, Jean, William, David, Alexander,
Thomas Jr. all born in Ireland?
John Lyon Sr. - Died ca. 1780. Married sister of Gen. John
Armstrong of Carlisle. Children: William (m)
Rebecca Graham, sister of William Graham Esq.
of Tuscarora, James, Samuel, John Jr.(m) Mary,
daughter of John Harris, Molly (m) Benjamin Lyon,
tailor and capt. of 5th Pa. Line, Rev. War,
Frances (m) William Graham Esq.
William Speddy - Served during the campaign of Trenton and
Princeton with Capt John Clark Company of
Northumberland Co. One of the assessors of
Buffalo Twp. in 1782-85. Died near
McAlisterville. Two sons, William Jr. and
Alexander.
1770
Alex. Denniston heirs George Glassford Daniel McClellan William McCormick Thomas McKeever Thomas Millegan
1771
Thomas Burchfield Wm. Donegal Chorran Joseph Gordon John Henderson John Holmes Philip Land John Parker, renter Purviance & Cox Robert Walker Jr. Single Freemen John Dillon James Kerr Robert Kirkpatrick Neil McCoy Charles McLaughlin Edward Milligan
1772
Arter Ackles
John Anderson
John Anderson
Aquilla Birchfield - One of three brothers who emigrated
from MD. Children: Aquilla, Thomas,
James (b) 1774, Greenwood Co (m) Rachel
Cookson, Robert, plus daughters.
Ezekiel Bowen
Bennedy Capler/Benjamin Kepner
John Christy
Samuel Christy
John Dickson
John Elliot
Samuel Fear
Philip Fisher
William Forist
John Freeman
William Guston
James Henddleston
Nelas Hearts
Samuel Lyon, Esq.
George McCully
Mathew McKaskey
Joseph Poultney
David Scott
William Shaw
William Stuart
Henry Wills
Richard Wilson
Single Freeman
David Bails
James Camble
Joseph Cashey
John Curry
John Dust
Peter Graham
John Lyon
James McLaughlin
Joseph McMullen
John McClelland
Thomas Moore
Robert Ralston
William Shaw
Hugh Stoop
William Wilson
1773
William Bear John Bowen John Cunningham John Dilling/Dillin Pattis Hart Richard Hall Christopher Irwin James Kerr James Kiles Theophilus McDonald Joseph McCoy Edwin Owen William Wilson John Williams Enoch Williams John Wood Single Freemen John Cunningham Barney Peterson Edward Irvin Nicholas Shrader Hugh McCully Richard Wilson
1774
Robert Boreland
John Boner
George Crain
Charles Cox
Samuel Davis
Caleb Graydon
Epenitus Hart
William Henderson
Widow Irwin
John Kerr
John Little
John McClelland Jr.
Dudley McGee
Hugh McCully
James Moore
Abraham Stills
Rudoph Stayors
Thomas Turbett
Single Freemen
John Anderson
Thomas Bowle
Thomas Gallaher- Emigrated from Ireland (d) 1807. Children:
Lucretia, Mary Ann,Thomas Andrew Nelson
(printer), Robert Cooper (merchant), Harriet,
Sophia.
Benjamin Lyon
Joseph McCaskey
Edward Milligan
John Sloan
Alex. Snodgrass
1775
James Bigham Thoms Black Matthew Boreland Widow Brown James Campbell Aaron Cotter James Crawford William Gray John Harris John Henderson Francis Hieman Samuel Kearsley Samuel Leonard Joseph McConnell William McCracken Thomas McGlaughlin Daniel Neane William Orr Alexander Reed Joshua Smith George Stewart Philip Walker Samuel Wharton Thomas Wilson Single Freemen Samuel Bell Thomas Cunningham John Irvin Thomas McCahan Nicholas Sheridan Thomas Toner Robert Watson
1776
Hugh Black James Boggs David Boal Thomas Boal James Campbell Tristram Davis James Dever Peter Daly Dutchman Robert Gulliford William Jones John Lyon Jr. Jock Leacock Dennis Molloy James Ross Philip Strouce William Thompson James Williams Alexander Walker Singel Freemen Robert Anderson Adam Chambers John Chambers Thomas Forsythe Benjamin Hickman John Molloy John Moon Felix O'Neal William Thompson