Ellis, History of Fayette County, p661 November 28, 1789, Jeremiah Pears (or Pearce, or Peairs) patented a piece of land containing one hundred and twelve acres, called "Prophetic," and lying in Menallen and Franklin townships. Edward Hall and Jeremiah Pears held land adjacent to this tract, and laid out lots in the form of a town, which they called Middletown (now known as Upper Middletown, or Plumsock). Hall sold to Rev Robert Warnocks. The one hundred and twelve acres mentioned as belonging to Jeremiah Pears included the site of the Menallen rolling mill, hereafter to be mentioned, and for a long time popularly known as Forgetown. On that site Pears had a mill as early as 1784, and perhaps before, for in the road records of the county, under the date mentioned, "Jeremiah Pears' mill" is noticed. In 1794 Jeremiah Pears' forge was recorded as being then at the same point, and in 1804 he had there a saw mill, ghrist mill, forge, slitting mill, and rolling mill-quite a large collection of industrial enterprises for the time. Thomas Cook, then of Perry and afterwards of Cook's Mills in Redstone, was one of the builders of the Pears' forge, which was probably erected in 1794. Pears carried on the manufacture of ore at Plumsock until about 1804, when he sold out to George Dorsey. Dorsey sold in 1809 to Benjamin Stevens, he to Meason & Keller in 1813, and Keller sold his interest to Col Isaac Meason in 1815. Jeramiah PEAIRS, b1758 in Penna, resided at his farm from 1785 to 28 Nov 1789 in Franklin Township, Fayette Co., Penna. Builder and owner of a forge about 1795, Franklin Township, Fayette Co., Penna. He m Ellen JOHNSON about 1780 in Penna, and died about 1830 in Ohio. History of Fayette County, by Franklin Ellis, Philadelphia, L H Everts and Company, 1882 p675 In 1803 (Joseph) Huston bought of Jeremiah Pears the Redstone Furnace in the present township of South Union…. History of Fayette Co under WILLIAM McFARLAND in the Index: ca 1870 period: "During the existence of the church but two houses of worship were erected. Soon after its organization six acres of land, lying on the township line between Franklin and Dunbar, were deeded to Jeremiah Pears/Peairs, William McFarland, and John McClelland, "trustees of the ASSOCIATED REFORMED CONGREGATION OF LAUREL HILL."" Upon the land (in Dunbar) a graveyard was laid out and a stone church built….. Robt. Wilson "This Elisha Peairs is the father of Joseph Peairs, who settled near Round Hill, Allegheny Co., Pa. Elisha Pearce/Peairs m Elizabeth/Betty Jack/Jacques had 6 sons: Jeremeah Peairs, ie Jeremiah Peairs Joseph Peairs (of Round Hill, Pa. m Susannah Allen), James Peairs m Gaddis (James Pearce?) Isaac Peairs went to Kentucky or Tennessee, probably settled near uncle Isaac Peairs, who died in Sumner county, Tennessee, in 1810. Elisha Peairs, lived and resided near the old homestead. He was at one time a hotel keeper. John Peairs, settled on the waters of Beaver River, Ohio Elisha Pearce/Peairs/Pierce and Elizabeth Jack also had six daughters: Sophia Peairs, Isabella Peairs, Nancy Peairs, Betsy Peairs, Rachall Peairs and Mary Peairs. This Elisha Peairs and his wife died at advanced age at their home near Uniontown, Pa. Their son Jeremeah Peairs married, was a man full of business...early life and was in the iron business, moved to ... Ohio and afterward to near Dresden, Ohio.... Elisha Peairs signed a will on 18 Apr 1815 in Franklin Township, Fayette Co, Penna, and died in May 1816 in Uniontown, Fayette Co., Penna, Buried with wife Elizabeth Jacques in Laurel Hill United Presbyterian Church churchyard, Dunbar Twp, Fayette Co. The first churchyard was laid out in 1772 on the Samuel Work farm, and was moved several miles away in 1782. Elisha Peairs's will was proved on 23 May 1816 in Franklin Township, Fayette Co., Penna. Elisha Pierce married (1750, Somerset, Somerset Co., NJ) Elizabeth JACQUES (aka Betsy Jack, Yorkshire, England, 1735-1814, Penna) resided at her home about 1750 in the area of the Potomac River, Maryland. She was buried in 1814 in Laurel Hill United Presbyterian Church churchyard, Dunbar Township, Fayette Co., Penna. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.