Thanks Becky....I think it was a pretty large family. Do you have the Loughry family back further than Patrick Loughry b 1765? Would like to have these parents, etc, if you have time....thanks Lyle Corder
The Loughry family is pretty well documented, some of the branches much better than others. The family that lived in WVA, Harrison county and later Tucker county descends from John Loughry b. 1737 York co. Pa. This John had known sons of Patrick b. abt. 1765-1770 , Daniel b. 1760, William b. abt. 1780-1785, and daughters Margaret and Sarah. Margaret, Sarah and William all married in Randolph co. VA. Margaret to Martin Miller, Sarah to Jonathan Vanscoy, and William to Margaret Johnson. There is also speculation that he had sons Amos (Pa.) and James William Carson Loughry (Louchery) from Harrison co. who was the grandfather of Daniel Carson Louchery an early physician in Harrison co. Col. Archibald Lochry (Loughry) was John's brother and was known for Lochry's Defeat, Here is a story on that. On August 23, 1781 a band of Pennsylvania militia men made their way down the Ohio River. Commanded by Colonel Archibald Lochry, they had planned to rendezvous with George Rogers Clark at present day Wheeling, West Virginia for an attack on the British at Detroit. Clark had gone on without the militia men, leaving a message for them to follow him down the river. When the militia men reached the mouth of Laughery Creek(as it is now called) , they shot a buffalo and landed to prepare a meal. Without warning they were attacked by a group of Indians under the command of the legendary Chief Joseph Brant. Although the Indians were outnumbered, they had the advantage of surprise and superior fire power. Within minutes approximately forty of Lochry's men had been killed. Several others, including Lochry, were executed later. Many of the survivors were taken to the British at Detroit and then sent to Montreal. A marker in the cemetery overlooks the battle site, and lists the men who took part. . For a bit more on the family check out the following website. I have two books that were written about the family, I have "The Loughry Family of Pennsylvania" by Julia Jewitt and "Jeremiah Loughry Family Genelaogy Records from Ireland, Pa, WVA and Beyond" by James Stephens and Harold Jones. http://home.naxs.com/don/frame0.htm