For those who care, this comes from The History of Somerset County, PA. Not sure how they could leave out the part about TOESCAPEDEATH. Anyone else know this? HERMAN HUSBAND - This pioneer, the first permanent settler west of the Negro Mountain, was of English extraction. His parents came from England to this country during the time that Penn was colonizing his domain. They propbably first settled in the immediate vicinity of Philadelphia, where Herman was born in 1711. He was educated in Baltimore, MD, where he was married to a Maryland lady, by whom he reared a family of children. How long he was a resident of Baltimore is not known, but presumably for quite a number of years. Here his first wife died, and after her decease he removed to North Carolina, where he was again married to a lady by the name of Allen. By this union there were 8 Children-4 boys and 4 girls, Isaac being the third son. The elder Husband took a prominent part in matters of public import, and identified himself with an organization known in history as the REGULATORS, who were opposed to Gov. Tryon in his efforts to collect exorbitant taxes. Although of Quaker proclivities, he was an influential member in this body. He was several times arrested and imprisoned, and after the battle of Alamance, in which the Regulators were defeated, he escaped in disguise to Maryland. Vigorous efforts were made to capture him and large rewards were offered for his apprehension, but owing to his shrewdness and daring, were unsuccessful, and he reached Hagerstown in safety. Not feeling secure, he soon took his departure for the "far west". Several years previous to this time an old friend and schoolmate, by the name of Isaac Cox (a hunter), had come to this section; and although Mr. Husband had no definite idea as to his prescise location he determined to find him. By good luck he learned of his whereabouts, and after a long and tedious journey, without a companion or arms of any description save a hunting-knife, he reached Buffalo Creek in safety, where he found a man by the name of Good, who had built a cabin and made some slight improvements. Part II will follow Connie