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From: "Jeff & Gina Nestor" <>
Subject: [PAWASHIN-L] WELCH, James & JOHNSTtON, Margaret
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 19:30:22 -0400


Dear Sue,

On page 826 of Boyd Crumrine's "History of Washington County, PA" (pub.
1882) it states:

James WELCH came into this part of Hopewell Twp. soon after 1788 and settled
upon a tract of land adjoining that of Arthur SCOTT. Mr. WELCH married his
first wife, Agnes SMITH, a daughter of Joseph SMITH, who at her death left
her husband one hundred acres of land, which had been her portion of the
SMITH patent. Mr. WELCH was married the second time to Margaret JOHNSTON, a
native of Hopewell Twp. She was born in 1776, on the farm (east of Mt. Hope
Church) that Thomas MCFADDEN occupies. Two of her brothers, Nimrod and
Aaron JOHNSTON, removed to Ohio, where both died at a very advanced age.
Mrs. Margaret WELCH spent her whole life in this township and died in 1867.
Mr. WELCH died in 1840, aged 77 years, leaving a family of ten or twelve
children. Several of the sons removed to the West. Aaron Welch lived and
died near West Middletown in Hopewell Twp., and Abel Johnston WELCH still
owns and lives on the homestead. The daughter, Jane, now Mrs. Jane HUNTER,
is living here with William SMITH, and is 84 years of age.

Page 819: .......ruling elders of the congregation (Associate Reformed
Church now known as the United Presbyterian Congregation of West
Middletown).........James WELCH......Aaron WELCH

Page 813: Reverend James WELCH married Agnes SMITH, daughter of Reverend
Joseph SMITH.

Page 834: First School Building in Independence Twp. - situated on the
hillside of the farm belonging to James Welch, which is now the property of
his grandson, James H. Welch.

There are many other WELCH(s) mentioned in Crumrine's book.

Gina Nestor


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Date: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 11:36 AM
Subject: [PAWASHIN-L] James WELCH, Wash. Co., PA

>I am looking for the grandparents/g-grandparents of: "James F. WELCH, a
>leading merchant of West Middleton , was born June 22, 1848, in West Finley
>township, Washington Co., Penn. He is a grandson of James WELCH, the latter
>of whom was born and reared in eastern Pennsylvania, and when a young man
>came to Washington county." Beers: Welch, p. 1367
>
>>From Beers it appears James F. WELCH's parents are:
> James WELCH and Margaret Johnson
>
>Would anyone have any information about James Welch: his parents, where he
>came from in 'eastern PA.', etc.? Any information would be most helpful.
>
>Thank you. Sue
>

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