Hi Donna, I spent some time on your query because I'm a Pennsylvania resident and because I've been researching L2b Beaty roots in Chester County. I think it's odd that I can't find a Shepherdsburg on Penn. maps—or Maryland or West Virginia or Delaware in any of the areas that might have been in PA before 1775, when James Beatty was born. I ran across all the references sent to you yesterday by other researchers. The contemporary mention of the Allen Martin from Shepherdsburg PA. interviewed in Frederick, MD would suggest that the town still exists. I can't find anything close in Washington County, PA. There's a Shepherdstown just south of Harrisburg on Rte. 15, but I don't think it has much history. There's a Shepherdstown West Virginia about 20 miles west of Frederick, MD, near Harper's Ferry. Of course, town and burg are often confused, and there were Beatys in both areas at the time. However, I think it's possible that "Shepherdsburg" is really "Shippensburg"…the latter is an unfamiliar name and people hear it as something more familiar. There are two Allan Martins in Shippensburg. The interviewer in Frederick, who may never have heard of Shippensburg, may have misunderstood what the Pennsylvania visitor said. Another online mention of Shepherdsburg PA refers to a woman born in Mont Alto, PA (about 15-20 miles south of Shippensburg) who went to "Shepherdsburg Teachers College" in the 20th century. I can find no such institution, but Shippensburg State Teachers College is well known and close by. Another online reference is the deposition of a James Fleming, taken much later in life, who enlisted in the Revolutionary War "at Shepardsburg, Pennsylvania…He joined the Army at Valley Forge." Shippensburg is in central PA and Valley Forge in eastern PA, but the rivers and established Indian paths allowed people to move back and forth pretty freely in the 18th c. Finally, and most interestingly, the online "Rebel Boast First at Bethel Last at Appomattox" recounts the progress of a Confederate unit moving northwest into Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. On p. 118, they enter "Shepherdsburg" at dawn after a march beginning at midnight in Chambersburg and moving in a Northwest trajectory toward Carlisle. I feel sure it must have been Shippensburg, which was a well-established town much like the description at the time. The distance between Chambersburg and Shippensburg is 11 miles, which seems about right. I realize that this theory just offers another possibility, but Beatys were thick on the ground in that area and it might help locate your James Beatty. I'm particularly interested in the information that he was English, not Scots, and that his daughter married into a Quaker-educated family. I've been looking at Quaker and Mennonite associations of my L2b family and would appreciate hearing from anyone with pertinent information who made it this far in this email. Happy New Year, Robin Beaty L2b > From: bp2000-request@rootsweb.com > Subject: BP2000 Digest, Vol 5, Issue 144 > To: bp2000@rootsweb.com > Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 01:00:05 -0700 > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Lineage 101 Biography (Donna VanZandt) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 22:36:55 -0600 > From: "Donna VanZandt" <donavan@netwtc.net> > Subject: [BP2000] Lineage 101 Biography > To: "BP2000" <BP2000-L@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <B68A2DCB98BC4A0EB8AF9B02A82A9117@DD150S21> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Does anyone know where Shepherdsburg is? PA or WV? Donna L-3 > > PORTRAIT and BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM of VERMILION and EDGAR COUNTIES, > ILLINOIS -1889 > Lineage 101 > pg. 798-799 > J0HN B. GALWAY was born Oct.31, 1826, in East Bethlehem Township, Washington > Co., Pa. His father, James Galway was a native of Chester County, Pa., and > was born in the year' 1797. His grandfather, Robert Galway, emigrated to > America from the County Monaghan. Ireland, in 1775, tbe year of the breaking > out of the Revolutionary War. He landed at Philadelphia, and having no love > for British tyranny soon joined tbe patriotic forces. He served in Maxwell's > brigade, participating in a number of battles and skirmishes, among which > may be mentioned Brandywine, Chadd's Ford and Paoli. At the latter place he > received a > bayonet Wound in the side, from which he never fully recovered. After the > close of the war be visited Ireland and married his second cousin, Elizabeth > Galway, with whom he returned to America, and settled in Eastern > Pennsylvania. He died in the early part of the present century, at abont > sixty years of age. His wife survived him twenty years, and died about the > year 1835, at Mt. Pleasant, Ohio. She with her husband were members of the > Presbyterian Church. Mr. Robert Galway was a farmer. James Galway whom we > have before mentioned, WaS born and reared on a farm. He was educated in the > subscription schools, among the Quakers of Chester County. He was a close > stndent and a great teacher during his time. James left Chester County when > about twenty-five years old, and went to Ohio, where he remained a year or > so, when be returned to Pennsylvania and began > farming in Washington County. In December, 1825 he married Miss Margaret H. > Beatty, daughter of James and Margaret Beatty. Mr. Beatty was born near > Shepherdsburg, and his wife in Washington County, Pa. He was of English > ancestry, and she of Scotch- Irish. There were born to the parents of our > subject, six children: John B., William B., Robert P.,David H.,Joseph, James > H., and > Margaret. William B. lives just east of the one of whom we write. A sketch > of William is given elsewhere in this work; Robert P. died in 1861, leaving > a widow and one child; David H., in answer to his country's call, enlisted > as a private in Company D. 25th Illinois Infantry. He was promoted to > Sergeant-Major of his regiment, and would, douhtless, have won his way to > higher honors, had he not died very suddenly of rheumatism of the heart in > December,1862; James H. died when a boy, and Margaret when two years old; > Joseph is a bachelor and lives with our subject. John B. Galway married Miss > Elizabeth Mitchell, daughter of John and Christy Anna Mitchell, Oct. 30, > 1851. Mrs. Galway was born in Washington County, Pa., Sept. 1,1828. Her > father was a native of New Jersey, and of Irish ancestry. Her mother was a > native of the same county as her daughter, and came of German ancestry. > Three years after the marriage of our subject and wife, they removed to > Illinois and settled in Carroll Township, Vermilion County. A year after > this Mr. Galway removed to this county and rented the place now occupied by > H. Kendall in Young America Township. In 1861, having by industry, frugality > and economy, accumulated some means, he purchased eighty acres of land in > section 13, range 13, Young America Township. To this modest beginning he > has made > additions by purchase, until his present estate numbers 500 acres of > well-cultivated and exceedingly fertile land. It is sufficiently high to be > well drained, and is one of the most picturesque locations found in the > county. Though repeatedly solicited to run for office, Mr. Galway would not > consent to accept any but such as connected him with township affairs in > which he had a personal interest. He was the first Town Supervisor in 1857, > and served six years. He served as Township Treasurer thirteen years, and > was Justice of the Peace three years. He is the oldest Republican in Edgar > County; was one before the party was formed. When he lived along the > National road, which runs through Terre Haute, he used to see gangs of > negroes being driven to Missouri to be sold to the slave owners of that > State. The sight of these unfortunates-some white to all appearances-firmly > fixed him in his anti-slavery principles, and made him a Republican before > there was a Republican party in Illinois. He has been an active member of > his party, and has frequently served on the County Committee. He is a memher > of Burns Lodge No. 292, Knights of Honor, in which he holds the office of > Vice-Dictator. He is a member and Elder in the Christian Church. Four > children have been born to Mrs. and Mrs. Galway. The oldest, Roxana is the > wife of John O. Kizer, a, livery man of Metcalf; they have one child. James > H., who farms part of the homestead, married Daisey Kizer, cousin to > Roxana's husband; they have four children; Josephine and the fourth child > are deceased, the latter dying in infancy. > _William B. Galway was born in Washington co., PA Nov. 28, 1828-his bio) > > 1880 United States Federal Census > about B. John Galway > Name: B. John Galway > Home in 1880: Young America, Edgar, Illinois > Age: 53 > Estimated birth year: abt 1827 > Birthplace: Pennsylvania > Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head) > Spouse's name: Elizabeth Galway > Father's birthplace: Pennsylvania > Mother's birthplace: Pennsylvania > Neighbors: View others on page > Occupation: Farmer > Marital Status: Married > Race: White > Gender: Male > Household Members: Name Age > B. John Galway 53 farm PA PA PA > Elizabeth Galway 51 wife PA PA PA > H. James Galway 23 son works on farm IL PA PA > Riley Vandyke 6 IL KY OH > John Listner 27 works on farm Austria austria Austria > F. William Galway 21 nephew works on farm IL PA IL > V. Edna Dalrympl 16 servant IL PA PA > A. Christi Mitchel 76 mother in law PA Prussia Prussia > > > 1880 United States Federal Census > about James Galway > Name: James Galway > Home in 1880: Young America, Edgar, Illinois > Age: 81 > Estimated birth year: abt 1799 > Birthplace: Pennsylvania > Relation to head-of-household: Father > Father's birthplace: Ireland > Mother's birthplace: Ireland > Neighbors: View others on page > Marital Status: Widower > Race: White > Gender: Male > Household Members: Name Age > H. Joseph Galway 38 single farm PA PA PA > James Galway 81 widower father PA Irel Irel > Elizabeth English 33 servant widowed IL _ _ > William English 10 IL _ IL > > 1870 United States Federal Census > about James Galiway > Name: James Galiway > Birth Year: abt 1798 > Age in 1870: 72 > Birthplace: Pennsylvania > Home in 1870: Young America, Edgar, Illinois > Race: White > Gender: Male > Value of real estate: View image > Post Office: Palermo > Household Members: Name Age > James Galiway 72 farm 1000-730 PA > Mary Dalrymple 44 housekeep PA > Issadory Dalrymple 4 IL > Joseph Galiway 29 farm labor PA > > 1860 United States Federal Census > about Margaret H Galway > Name: Margaret H Galway > Age in 1860: 62 > Birth Year: abt 1798 > Birthplace: Pennsylvania > Home in 1860: Young America, Edgar, Illinois > Gender: Female > Post Office: Bloomfield > Value of real estate: View image > Household Members: Name Age > James Galway 61 farm 1079 PA > Margaret H Galway 62 PA > David H Galway 21 PA > Joseph H Galway 19 PA > > 1850 United States Federal Census > about James Galway > Name: James Galway > Age: 53 > Estimated birth year: abt 1797 > Birth Place: Pennsylvania > Gender: Male > Home in 1850 (City,County,State): West Pike Run, Washington, Pennsylvania > Family Number: 200 > Household Members: Name Age > James Galway 53 farm PA > Margaret Galway 52 800 PA > John Galway 23 schoolteacher PA > William Galway 21 farmer PA > Robert Galway 19 laborer PA > David Galway 11 PA > Joseph Galway 9 PA > > 1840 United States Federal Census > about James Galway > Name: James Galway > Township: Somerset > County: Washington > State: Pennsylvania > Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1 > Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1 > Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 2 > Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1 > Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1 > Total - All Persons (Free White, Free Colored, Slaves): 6 > 1 m under 5 (David) > 1 m 5-9 (Robert) > 2 m 10-14 (John & Wm) > 1 m 40-49 (James) > 1 f 40-49 (Margaret Beatty Galway) > > 1830 United States Federal Census > about James Galloway > Name: James Galloway > [James Gallaway] > Home in 1830: Somerset, Washington, Pennsylvania > View Map > Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2 > Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1 > Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1 > Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 > Free White Persons - Under 20: 3 > Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2 > Total Free White Persons: 5 > Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 5 > > 1830 United States Federal Census > about James Beatty > Name: James Beatty > Home in 1830: East Bethlehem, Washington, Pennsylvania > View Map > Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1 > Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1 > Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 2 > Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 2 > Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1 > Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1 > Free White Persons - Under 20: 3 > Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3 > Total Free White Persons: 8 > Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 8 > > 1820 United States Federal Census > about James Beaty > Name: James Beaty > Township: East Bethlehem > County: Washington > State: Pennsylvania > Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820 > Free White Males - Under 10: 1 > Free White Males - 26 thru 44: 1 > Free White Males - 45 and over: 1 > Free White Females - 16 thru 25: 5 > Free White Females - 26 thru 44: 2 > Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2 > Free White Persons - Under 16: 1 > Free White Persons - Over 25: 4 > Total Free White Persons: 10 > Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 10 > 100011-00520 > > > Subject: [BP2000-L] James Beaty Will 1832-1839 Washington Co., PA > Resent-Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 12:06:06 -0700 > Resent-From: BP2000-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2000 13:14:03 -0500 > From: Cathy BerglundTo: BP2000-L@rootsweb.com > > BEATY (BEATTY), JAMES East Bethlehem Twp. (p. 536) > Dated: 20 Apr 1832 Probated 21 Nov 1839 > Exec: John Hill, Sr. (renounced); WILLIAMSON BEATTY > Wit: Joseph Hill, Sr.; Thomas H. Hill > Bene: Wife Margaret. Dau's: Sarah; Ellenor; Nancy; Elizabeth Shidler; > Jane Shidler; Margaret H. Goleway; Martha Billings. Bro-In-Law:John > Hill. Grndch: WILLIAMSON BEATTY. > Codicil: 25 Dec 1838 - Wit: John Hill, Sr. and Wm. Hill. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the BP2000 list administrator, send an email to > BP2000-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the BP2000 mailing list, send an email to BP2000@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BP2000-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of BP2000 Digest, Vol 5, Issue 144 > **************************************

Robin, I found the following information and with further research it states that John Purdue was born 3 miles from the city of Huntingdon, Huntingdon Co., PA. but cannot find reference to Shepardsburg, PA., again Julie Miller, L.39 John PurduePURDUE, John, philanthropist, born near Shepardsburg, Pennsylvania, S October, 1S01; died in Lafayette, Indiana, 12 September, 1876. In his early youth he emigrated to Ohio with his parents. He received a common-school education, taught for a time, became a dry-goods merchant, settled in Lafayette, Indiana, in 1889, and accumulated a fortune, also engaging in manufacturing. Mr. Purdue was owner of the Lafayette "Journal," and in 1866 was an unsuccessful independent candidate for congress. In 1869 he founded Purdue university in his adopted town, giving $150,000 toward its endowment. Edited Appletons Encyclopedia