From the Barr - Brisbin book by Dwight Miller Brisban notes written by Elizabeth Ziegler of Pittsburgh, a descendant, says, "John Brisban emigrated to America with an older brother, William, and sister, Janette. Evidently their parents did not come with them, as John returned to Ireland some time after the French and Indian War to bring his Margaret to America, possibly due to the death of the parents. "William Brisban, the brother, married Elizabeth Watson of Donegal Church. In 1780 he appears in a list of taxpayers of Salisbury Township, Lancaster., (242 acres, value 10'480 lbs.) His son William was a member the Pennsylvania Legislature 1802, 3, 4. "Janette m William Boyd of Derry. In May 1800 William Boyd died leaving, according to his will, his wife, Janette, and the following children: James, John, who had a soon, William; Janette m to a Mr. Moore; Mary m to Mr. Strawbridge; Margaret m to a Mr. Williams and William who had a son William. The Boyd's of Harrisburg are descended from this family. "Margaret m James Rutherford in the church at Paxtang and had several children. She was evidently a woman of decisive character as several incidents told about her reveal. In the Lancaster. In the Lancaster County Historical Journal it tells that during some trouble with marauding Indians, one was shot in front of her house. Ignoring the danger, she rushed from the house and dragged him from the yard. She nursed him back to health, thereby saving the Rutherford farm from further depredations." "Captain John Brisban m Isabella Simmons, widow of John McNabb sometime after Feb. 1757 and before Jan. 1763. There were at least three children of this marriage; John, Isabella, and Elizabeth. Isabella Brisban was born on July 10, 1768. She was m on Jun 23, 1789 to Robert Patterson in the Hanover Church by the Rev. James Snodgrass. The young couple set out for the West with a group of people from the Lebanon Church who moved to Mifflin Township, Allegheny Co., founded a Lebanon Church Road Church (which is still extant) and settled at Cochran's Landing, now South Duquesne, PA. "Another dau, Elizabeth, was b to John and Isabella Sept. 29, 1770. There is an interesting story in a letter about Elizabeth and her Aunt Margaret Rutherford. How old she was when her mother died is not known. Certainly she was only a little girl when her father m widow Mary Woods. Upon this occasion, Margaret mounted her horse and paid a visit to her brother's establishment, bringing home the youngest child whom she raised as her own, and who afterward m Samuel Rutherford, James's brother (Egle in "PA genealogies - Rutherford of Paxtang" says Samuel was a son of John, James' brother. If so Samuel would have been James; nephew).The little girl, Elizabeth was grieved at parting with her sister Isabella and cried when she and Aunt Peggy rode away." I do not have the Barr - Brisbin book but copied all the Brisbin pages in it. There are so many inconsistencies in what has been written about the immigrant Brisbins. Dwight Miller offers very few sources of his work. William Egle's work seems more proof oriented. Dwight Miller says James Rutherford and Margaret Brisbin had children; Egle says there were "no issue". Maybe some day we'll figure all this out. Thanks Doug for the cemetery info. Anne Futch