The journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. VI, 1906Various
History
The journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. VI, 1906
Various
American-Irish Historical Society -- Periodicals; Ethnology -- United States -- Periodicals; Irish Americans -- Periodicals
John McCord emigrated from Ireland in 1750, and settled in Sherman’s
Valley, Pa. His father also located at Landisburg, Pa., about the same
time, and on his farm a fort was erected for protection against the
Redmen in the Indian war of 1755. It is still known as McCord’s Fort.
David Milligan came from Ireland to Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, in
1766. He and his two brothers, John and James, served in the Fifth
Battalion of Cumberland Militia through the Revolutionary War. David was
twice taken prisoner. All these were in active service up to 1778. Their
brother, Thomas, and their mother, joined them from Ireland in 1785.
Robert Guthrie, a name Anglicized from McGrath, was born in Derry;
settled with his family in Lancaster County in 1744. His wife’s name was
Brighid Dougherty, a native of Carndonagh, County Donegal. Their son was
a lieutenant-colonel in Colonel Brodhead’s regiment through the
Revolutionary War. He was in the expedition against the Six Nations, and
with Harbison’s company of rangers in the border wars against the
Indians. His great-grandson was mayor of Pittsburg in 1897.
Roger Connor, a native of Cork, settled at Lancaster in 1740. He
established a hat factory there and purchased lands in many parts of the
province, principally in Lancaster, Carlisle and York. He had Irishmen
in his employ, too, and in the Philadelphia _Mercury_ of November 24,
1743, he advertised for “Patrick Dollard, a hatter by trade, aged about
twenty years, a lusty, well-set fellow, etc.” Patrick was a redemptioner
and had left the service of his countryman before his term had expired.
It was Roger Connor who gave the land on which St. Mary’s Church, in
Lancaster, was built. His name appears on the list of subscribers to the
fund for the relief of the sufferers by the Boston massacre in the
Revolution. He died at Lancaster in 1776.
John and Charles Connor also settled in Lancaster about 1740, and are
thought to have been kinsmen of Roger. In 1758, Charles went to
Philadelphia and his name appears on the list of the early contributors
to St. Mary’s Church. He died in 1775 and bequeathed his property to his
nephew, Charles, son of Cornelius O’Connor, of Carrigtwohill, County
Cork.
Another family named Connor lived in Ashton Township, Chester County.
Charles Connor died there in 1750.
Thomas G. Connor, son of another Charles Connor, who was born at
Philadelphia in 1786, is buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia.
His wife’s name was Martha Fitzgerald.
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