PART 2 Text taken from page 256 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed January 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of the Beers Project. Published January 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/ Peter, the second son, inherited by the will of his father (dated April 13, 1781) the family homestead, and lived thereon until 1818, when he sold it to his son Andrew, and moved to near Canton, Ohio, where his posterity now generally reside, constituting a numerous and influential family. Hannah, a daughter of Peter, married Jacob Zollars, and lived on a part of the old Wise tract until her death. She was the mother of four children, all of whom are now dead or moved away from this county except Demas Zollars, who still resides here at an advanced age. Frederick, the third son, founded the town of Fredericktown, situated on the Monongahela river, upon land patented and owned by him, and named it after its founder. The survey was made March 8, 1790. He seems to have been a Prohibitionist, a rare distinction probably in his day, for among other things he stipulated in his deed to purchasers of lots "that no distillery for the destruction of grain or fruits shall be at any time erected on the premises." Two of the sons of Adam Wise, viz., Henry and Daniel, settled in Virginia, and their descendants are numerous in that State at the present day, but nothing definite concerning them is known to the writer. Jacob lived and died in Washington county, and some of his descendants still live here. Of Abraham and Tobias, with their sisters, Mary, Mary Ann and Ulian, the writer after diligent inquiry can find no trace. They must either have died or moved away to parts unknown to the writer. They probably moved to Ohio along with their half-brother Peter, who was made their testamentary guardian by their father. Judith married Rev. John Spohn, a minister in the German Baptist Church, and some of her grandchildren are still residents of this county. Adam Wise, the fifth son of Adam, Sr., by his first wife, was born April 5, 1763. He married Barbara Zollars, a daughter of Frederick Zollars, a pioneer in the neighborhood. He became owner of a farm of about 276 acres adjoining the land of his brother Peter. About 1812 he became the owner of the old Wise mill, and of 100 acres of the old homestead. He operated the mill in connection with his farms until 1824, when he disposed of his property among his children, and retired from active business life. He died July 15, 1842, aged seventy-nine years; his wife, Barbara, died September 29, 1852, aged ninety-three years. Adam Wise was a member of the German Baptist or Dunkard Church, and so great was his religious zeal, that when he erected his new brick residence, now owned and occupied by James R. Hawkins, he had the second story finished in one compartment, so that public religious services could be held therein. His wife, however, was of the Lutheran faith, and was one of the original members of the Lutheran Church, which was organized here by Rev. Stowe in 1792. They were the parents of eight children, viz.: Elizabeth, David, Samuel, George, Rebecca, Frederick, Joseph and Solomon. to be continued in part 3