History of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania

1906·44.3 MB·English

by  Boucher, John Newton, 1854-1933

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HISTORY
OF
WESTMORELAND
COUNTY
PENNSYLVANIA
GENEALOGICAL MEMOIRS
COMPILEDUNDERTHEEDITORIALSUPERVISIONOF
JOHN W. JORDAN, LL.D..
OFTHEHISTORICALSOCIETYOFPENNSYLVANIA
ILLUSTRATED
VOL.
II,
NEW YORK CHICAGO
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PREFACE
As a proper acconipaiiimciit to jucli a narrative history as is contained
in the first vohmie of tliis work, is the department of Genealogical and Per-
sonal History, prepared under the editorial supervision of John W. Jordan,
LL. D., of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Its purpose has been to
present many of the most important family records of Westmoreland county.
History, proper, of necessity, is a narrative of what has been accomplished
by people in the mass, and can take little note of individuals. Here begins
the mission ofthe genealogist and investigator of the personal lives of those
whohavebornethe heat and burden ofthe day, in tracing whence and from
whomtheycame,inportrayingtheirdeedsandthespiritwithwhichtheywere
actuated, and holdingup their effort as an example to thosewho come after-
ward. The storv of such achievements is a sacred trust committed to the
people of the present, upon whom devolves the perpetuation of the record.
Thecustodianofrecordsconcerningthe useful menofprecedinggenerations,
and of their descendants who have lived lives of honor and usefulness, Vv-ho
places his knowledge in preservable and accessible form, performs a public
service in renderinghonor to whom honor is due, inculcating the most valua-
ble lessons ofpatriotism and good citizenship. This fact finds recognition in
the warm welcome given in recent years to Genealogical and Family His-
tories. Such are in constant and general demand, and are sought for m the
great libraries, by book, magazine and newspaperwriters and lecturers, from
foreign lands, as wellas fromallportionsofourowncountry. Such awork
as this now in hand will possess an especial value for those who, out of a
laudable pride, seek to trace their descent from those who battled for the
making of the United States, and who may thus establish their eligibility to
membershipinvariouspatrioticorders.
With reference to the genealogical and biographical matter contained
in these pages, it is to be said that in its preparation the publishers have
observedtheutmostcare. With suchamassofmaterial,asamatterofneces-
sity,theworkmustneedsbecommittedtovarious writers. If, in somecases,
thesketchshouldbe incompleteor faulty, the shortcomingisascribable tothe
paucity ofdata furnished, many families being without exact records in their
family line. In all cases the sketches have been submitted to the subject or
tohisrepresentative, forcorrectionandrevision.
Itisbelievedthatthepresentwork will provea realadditiontothemass
of literature concerningthe people of the historic region under consideration,
and that, without it, much valuable information therein contnined would be
irretrievably lost, owing to the passing away of many custodians of faiuily
recordsand thedisappearanceofsuch matter.
THE PUBLISHERS.