Someone posted this on the Fayette Co. list...it was originally posted on an Arkansas list! Tom > > A couple of weeks ago I sent a post to the list about a book I had located > on > the early Irish and Scotch settlers of Pennsylvania. A gentleman from > Michigan, Mr. Norman C. Caldwell, took the time to index the entire book and > offer it back to the list. What a nice gesture and a lot of hard work to > boot. Here is the original post followed by Norman's index. > > It is only on rare occasions that I add a book to the list of "must haves" > for the study of Scotch-Irish genealogy. This one is for our friends with > Pennsylvania connections and it is certainly a rare item. Published in > 1856 > > "by a descendant" it is titled: > > "A Tribute to the Principles, Virtues, Habits and Public Usefulness of the > Irish and Scotch Early Settlers of Pennsylvania," Chambersburg, Pa., > Printed by M. Kiefer & Co. 1856, 171 pages. > > >From the preface the following: "The writer of the Tribute contained in > this work, had long desired to see from the Historical publications in > Pennsylvania, a vindication of the character and principles of the Irish and > Scotch early settlers of this great State and their descendants against > reproach, as well as aspersion, cast upon them in some modern publications > having pretensions to Historical accuracy...The writer, feeling as if the > sand of his Time glass was nrarly run out, and that he ere long must be laid > aside from labor... has hastily thrown together in his leisure hours, taken > from other avocations, the remarks contained in the subsequent pages." > > Those other avocations are Dr. Foote's Sketches of North Carolina and > Virginia, Day's Historical collections, Dr. Smith's Old Redstone, Dr. > Alexander's Log College, Dr. Miller's Life of Dr. Rogers, Dr. Elliott's Life > of McCurdy and others, Craig's History of Pittsburgh, Hazard's Colonial > Records and Archives of Pennsylvania, and American Archives by Force and > Gordon's History of Pennsylvania, Mr Rupp's Histories of Lancaster, > Cumberland and Franklin counties. > > The style of writing and knowledge of early Presbyterian history indicates > the author may have been a member of the clergy. There is a lot of detail > on the early members of the church as well as problems with the Indians and > the struggle over land rights during the westward expansion. The book > reads > > a bit like Prof. Hagy's thesis on the early frontier settlement at Castle's > Woods and it is a combination of history, genealogy and geography. > > For those interested in obtaining a copy of the book please contact me at > cscunc@aol.com for details. > > Regards, > Robert Cowan > 525 Harrogate Rd. > Matthews, North Carolina 28105 > > Index for Scots/Irish in Pennsylvania > > Adams, Samuel,107 > Addison, Alexander,131, 152-153 > Alexander, Dr.,4, 37, 43, 48 > Alexander, Rev. D.,47 > Allen, Andrew,107-108 > Allison,118 > Allison, Dr.,46, 52-53 > Allison, Francis,33, 45-46, 104 > Allison, Rev. Patrick,47-48, 130 > Armstrong, Colonel John,57, 73, 79, 86-89 > Armstrong, General,108-109 > Armstrong, Justice,85-87 > Atwater, Dr.,115-116 > > Bayard, Colonel John,45 > Beaty, Rev. Charles,48, 135-136 > Blair, Colonel,108 > Blair, Rev. John,43-44, 62, 127, 136-137, 139 > Blair, Rev. Samuel,33, 41-44, 118, 120, 139, 150 > Blunston, Samuel,59, 61 > Boudinot, Elias, LLD,39 > Boyd, Rev. Adam,46 > Boyd, Rev. Andrew,38 > Brackenridge,131 > Brackenridge, Judge Hugh Henry,52, 151, 167 > Braddock,131 > Braddock, General,13, 21, 32-34, 44, 67, 88 > Bradford,164 > Brice, Rev. John,140-141, 154 > Brown, Rev. Dr. M.,140 > Brown, Rev. Matthew,104 > Buchanan, Colonel,108 > > Caldwell,118 > Caldwell, David,128-129 > Calvin,33 > Campble, Joseph, 65 > Carnahan, Dr.,167 > Carter,51 > Chambers, Benjamin,24 > Chambers, Colonel,108 > Chambers, James,93-94 > Chatham, Lord,110 > Clark, Rev.,166 > Clark, Thomas,101 > Clymer, Colonel George,98, 110 > Cooper, Dr.,90 > Cooper, Rev. Robert,105-106 > Cornwallis, General,127-128 > Craig,4 > Craighead, Rev. A.,46 > Craighead, Rev. John,104-105 > Crawford, John,106 > Crawford, Rev. James,105 > Croghan, George, 24, 65, 132 > Culbertson, Robert,101 > Cummings, Alexander,43 > > Davidson, Rev. Robert,115 > Davies,33, 42, 118 > Davies, Samuel,42, 120-121 > Day, Sherman,4-5, 20-22, 28, 162 > Dickinson, John,97, 108, 115 > Dickson, Jonathon,12, 16 > Dixon,64,134 > Doak, Samuel,123 > Doddridge, Rev.,144, 149 > Dod, Thaddeus,131, 139-140, 142, 154 > Duche, Jacob,107 > Duffield,81-82, 90 > Duffield, Rev. G.,135-136 > Dunbar,33, 67 > Dunlap, Rev. James,150 > > Edgar, Judge James,167-168 > Elder, Rev. John,72-73, 78 > Elliott, Dr.,4, 104, 154 > Ewing, Rev. John,46, 48, 75 > > Fagg's Manor,41, 44, 120, 136-137, 150 > Ferry, Harris',58, 112 > Ferry, Williams',112 > Ferry, Wright's,59 > Findlay,166 > Findlay, William,131, 153 > Finley,118, 121 > Finley, Dr. Samuel,44-45, 51-52 > Finley, Rev. James,33, 43, 136, 150 > Foote, Dr.,4, 114 > Forbes, General,67 > Force,4 > Franklin, Benjamin,12, 16, 97 > Fulton, Robert,54 > > Gage, General,84 > Galbreath, Andrew,101 > Gallatin, Albert,131, 153 > Galloway, Joseph,107-108 > Glossbrenner,51 > Gordon, Governor,12 > Grambo, 33 > Grant, Lieutenant,82 > Green, General,122, 126, 129 > > Hall, Joseph,157 > Hall, Rev. James,113 > Hancock, John,54 > Harris,54 > Hazard,4 > Hazzard, Ebenezer,45 > Henry, Governor,45 > Henry, Hugh,43 > Henry, Patrick,123 > Hill, Dr.,127 > Hoge, Dr.,125 > Howe, General,107, 110 > Hughes, Rev. James,140-141, 154 > Humphreys,98 > Huston, William,101 > Hutton, John,101 > > Ironsetter,86-87 > Irwin, General,108 > Irwin, William,92 > > Johnson, Peter,126 > Johnston, Robert,115 > > Keith, George,38 > Keith, Governor,11 > King, Rev. John,90, 103-104 > King, Robert,103 > Knox,33 > > Land Office,60 > Lecher, Charles,101 > Lee,126 > Lee, Richard H.,96 > Lippencott,33 > Logan, James,5, 9-11, 16 > Lyon, W.,87 > > Madison, James Jr.,123 > Magaw, Colonel,108 > Magaw, Robert,92 > Marshall, Rev. Robert,154 > Marshall, Thomas,140 > Mason,64, 134 > McAden ,118 > McAden, Hugh,127 > McConnell, James,101 > McCune, Samuel,101 > McCurdy,4 > McCurdy, Rev. Elisha,154 > McGready, Rev. James,140, 154 > McKean, Chief Justice,112 > McKean, Colonel,97, 110 > McKean, Thomas ,52, 96 > McMillan, Rev. John,131, 137-137, 140-144, 154, 167 > McWhorter, Dr.,45 > Mercer, Col./Gen.,89 > Mercer, Dr. Hugh,88-89 > Miller, Dr.,4, 37, 41-43, 48, 130 > Miller, R.,87 > Mitchell, John,164 > Montgomery, Colonel,108 > Montgomery, John,91 > Morgan, Captain,126 > Morris,97 > Morris, Governor,12, 14, 30 > Morton,97 > > Nesbit, Rev. Charles,115-116 > Nevin, Rev. Alfred,103 > > Patterson, Rev. Joseph,141, 154 > Penn,5 > Penn, Governor,72-73, 79, 86 > Peters,55 > Peters, Richard,22-24 > Porter, Rev. Samuel,140-141, 154, 167 > Postlethwaite, Samuel,101 > Power, Rev. James,131, 142, 144 > > Ramsay, David,53 > Ramsay, Dr.,53 > Redemptioners,35 > Reed, Joseph,75, 111 > Robinson, William,118, 120-121 > Robison, Captain,74 > Rodgers, Rev. John,43 > Rogers, Dr.,4 > Ross,131 > Ross, Colonel George,98 > Ross, Honorable James,52, 115, 152 > Rowan, Honorable John,52 > Rupp,4, 38, 71 > Rush, Dr. Benjamin,44, 53, 98 > Rush, Judge,44 > > Sargent, Winthrop,33 > Schnider, Conrad ,101, 106 > Scull, John,157 > Smith,118, 139, 154 > Smith, Colonel James,98, 108, 110 > Smith, Dr.,4, 104, 165-166 > Smith, Honorable James,52 > Smith, Lieutenant James,82-83 > Smith, Rev. David,131, 141 > Smith, Rev. Joseph,141-142, 144 > Smith, Rev. Robert,33, 43, 47, 122, 129, 137 > Smith, Rev. Samuel Stanhope,47, 122, 124 > Smith, Rev. William,47, 104 > Smith, Rev. John Blair,47, 123-126 > St. Clair,131 > St. Clair, Arthur,151 > Steele, Rev. (Captain) John,86-88, 101, 103, 132 > Stockton ,110 > Stump, Frederick,58, 85-87 > Swan, Rev. William,141 > > Taylor, Colonel George,98 > Templeton, Rev. S.,99 > Tennent,118-119, 139 > Tennent, Gilbert,40-41, 43 > Tennent, William Sr.,33, 38-41, 49, 113 > Turbott, Thomas,101 > > Vegol, Philip,164 > Venable, S.,125 > > Waddell,118 > Waddell, Rev. James,45, 121-122 > Washington, George,13, 89, 110-111 > Washington, President,164 > Watts, Lt. Col. Frederick,101, 108 > Wayne, General,109, 160 > Weiser,65 > Whitfield, Rev. George,39-41 > Williamson, Hugh,53 > Willing,97 > Wilson, Colonel,108, 110 > Wilson, James,91, 98 > Wirt,122 > Witherspoon, Rev. David,123, 125 > Witherspoon, Rev. John,98 > > ______________________________