+ Venango County Pennsylvania Genealogy

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PRE-1812 Immigration
into Venango County

    Allegheny Township

  • James, Thomas and John Dawson * Eastern Pennsylvania * pre-1800
  • Isaac Connely * Centre County * 1803

    Canal Township

  • Anthony Johnston and sons * Huntingdon County * 1796
  • John Hastings * Lancaster County * 1798
  • Hugh Hastings * Chester County * 1799
  • Samuel Ray * Franklin County * c. 1799
  • John Duffield * Eastern Pennsylvania * 1800
  • William Brown * New York State * c. 1800
  • Major Philip Ghost * Lancaster County [Westmoreland Co.] * 1796

    Cherrytree Township

  • William Reynolds * England * 1797
  • Richard Stewart * Delaware State * 1797
  • Samuel Kerr * Lancaster County * 1797
  • James Tuthill * Eastern Pennsylvania * 1798
  • John Strawbridge * Upper Susquehanna Valley * 1798
  • Samuel, John, James and Ninian Irwin * Northumberland County * c.1800
  • Robert Curry * Huntingdon County * 1800
  • George Tarr * Fayette County * 1800
  • James Hamilton and brothers * Centre County * 1801
  • James Lamb * Centre County * 1801
  • Eliel Farr * New England * 1801
  • Henry Prather * Franklin County * 1801
  • Elihah Stewart * Chester County * 1802
  • Edward Griffin * Huntingdon County * 1802
  • Manus McFadden * Westmoreland County * 1803
  • William Wilson * Centre County * c. 1803
  • Arthur Robison * Centre County * 1803
  • [Alexander Davidson * near Philadelphia * 1801]

    Clinton Township

  • Thomas McKee * Westmoreland County * 1796
  • Matthew Riddle * Westmoreland County * 1796
  • Thomas Baird * Franklin County * 1796
  • Robert Calvert * Westmoreland County * 1796
  • Major Philip Ghost * Lancaster County [ ]* 1796
  • Archibald and Patrick David [Davidson] * Eastern Pennsylvania * 1796
  • John Phipps * Westmoreland County * 1797
  • James Hoffman * Westmoreland County * 1797
  • Alexander Porter * Westmoreland County * 1798
  • John Witherup * Allegheny County * 1800
  • John Hovis * Mercer County * 1800
  • Patrick Coulter * Huntingdon County * c.1800
  • John McClaran * Westmoreland County * 1800
  • Benjamin Williams * Northunberland County * 1803

    Cornplanter Township

  • James Ricketts * Huntingdon County * 1795
  • Hamilton McClintock * Cumberland County * 1796
  • Francis McClintock * Maryland State * 1797
  • Ambrose Rynd * Westmoreland County * 1800
  • Thomas Prather * Franklin County * 1801
  • Robert McFate * Westmoreland County * pre. 1805

    CranberryTownship

  • William Brandon * Cumberland County * early 1800's
    initially settled in Sandycreek Township around 1800

    Frenchcreek Township

  • John Martin * Maryland State * 1796
  • William Duffield * Centre County * 1798
  • Weldon and James Adams * Delaware State * 1800
  • Thomas Russell * Huntingdon County * 1800
  • Jacob Runninger * Eastern Pennsylvania * 1801
  • John Hanna * Lancaster County * 1802
  • Peter Patterson * Juniata County * 1807

    Irwin Township

  • Adam Dinsmore * Ireland * 1796
  • Isaac McMurdy * Huntingdon County * 1797
  • Richard Monjar * Maryland State * 1797
  • Thomas Bullion * Westmoreland County * 1797
  • William Davidson * Huntingdon County * 1798
  • Johathon Morris * Lancaster County * 1798
  • William and Hugh McManigal * Mifflin County * 1799
  • John Crain * Mifflin County * 1799
  • David Martin * Mifflin County * 1799
  • Edward McFadden * Luzerne County * 1799
  • John Bullion * Westmoreland County * 1803
  • William Baker * Westmoreland County * 1805

    Jackson Township

  • Robert Beatty * Eastern Pennsylvania * 1796
  • William Cooper * Eastern Pennsylvania * 1797
  • Samuel Plumer * Pittsburgh * 1800
  • Samuel Small * Bucks County * 1811

    Mineral Township

  • Daniel Crain * New Jersey * 1797
  • Samuel Gildersleeve * New Jersey * 1797
  • William Whann * Northumberland County * 1800
  • Archibald Henderson * Mercer County * 1800
  • Sharrack Simcox * Maryland State * 1800
  • Andrew Smith * Washington County * c. 1800

    Oakland Township

  • Lawrence Dempsey * Centre County * 1797
  • Robert McElhaney * Westmoreland County * 1798
  • James Gordon * Eastern Pennsylvania * 1798
  • Johah Reynolds * New York State * 1800
  • Charles Stevenson * Mifflin County * 1800
  • James Mason * Northumberland County * 1800
  • Alexander McCormick * Scotland * 1802
  • George Kean * Mifflin County * 1802
  • Francis Carter * Erie County * 1803
  • William Hays * Ireland * 1803
  • Philip Kees * Germany * 1805

    Oilcreek Township

  • William McCaslin * County Tyrone, Ireland * 1795
  • William Lytle * County Tyrone, Ireland * 1795
  • Hugh McGurl * County Tyrone, Ireland * 1795
  • Alexander Thompson * County Tyrone, Ireland * 1795
  • Hugh Morison * County Tyrone, Ireland * 1795
  • John McConnell * County Tyrone, Ireland * 1795
  • William Neil * County Tyrone, Ireland * 1795
  • Thomas Haworth * County Tyrone, Ireland * 1795
  • John Gates * County Tyrone, Ireland * 1795
  • Andrew and Daniel Fleming * Fayette County * 1796
  • Samuel Gregg * Centre County * 1799
  • James Shreve * Fayette County * c. 1800

    Plum Township

  • Jacob Jennings * Juniata County * 1800
  • Samuel Proper * New York State * 1801
  • John Fetterman * Juniata County * pre -1800

    Richland Township

  • James Ritchey * Westmoreland County * 1796
  • George Porterfield * Westmoreland County * pre -1800
  • John McDonald * Scotland * pre -1800

    Rockland Township

  • Enoch Battin * Huntingdon County * 1806
  • John Watt * Butler County * 1809
  • Andrew Maitland * Butler County * 1809
  • Matthias Stover * Centre County [Maryland] * early 1800's
  • David, Daniel, John and William Smith * Centre County * early 1800's
  • Robert Bell * Westmoreland County * early 1800's
  • John and David Jolly * Westmoreland County * early 1800's
  • Peter Lovell * Centre County * early 1800's
  • John Carner * Northumberland County * early 1800's

    Sandycreek Township

  • James Martin * Maryland States * 1796
  • William Brandon (see Cranberry Twp.) * Cumberland County * 1796
  • John, William, Andrew
  • and George DeWoody * Ireland * 1796
  • Patrick Manson * Ireland * 1797
  • Robert Graham * Centre County * 1802

    Scrubgrass Township

  • James Scott * Westmoreland County * 1795
  • James Craig * Westmoreland County * 1795
  • James Fearis * Westmoreland County * 1795
  • Samuel Jolly * Virginia State * 1795
  • David Say * Westmoreland County * 1796
  • William Crawford * Green County * 1799
  • Thomas McKean * Scotland * pre - 1800
  • Thomas Milford * Eastern Pennsylvania * 1800
  • Moses Perry * Lycoming County * c. 1800
  • David Russell * Westmoreland County * c. 1800
  • John and Alexander McQuiston * Westmoreland County * 1802
  • Levi Williams * Northumberland County * 1803

    Sugarcreek Borough (includes Franklin)

  • George Powers * Maryland State * 1790
  • Alexander McDowell * Franklin County * 1794
  • Marcus Hulings * Pittsburgh * pre - 1800
  • Andrew Bowman * Northumberland County * 1795
  • Ebenezer Roberts * Eastern Pennsylvania * 1796
  • Jacob Whitman * Susquehanna Valley * pre - 1800
  • Samuel Dale * Lancaster County * 1800
  • Angus McKinzie * Pittsburgh * c. 1800
  • Samuel Hays * Ireland * 1803
  • Robert McCalmont * Centre County * 1803
  • William Shaw * Centre County * c. 1808

    Victory Township

  • John DeWoody * Allegheny County * 1796
  • Daniel McMillin * Eastern Pennsylvania * 1802
  • George McClelland * Ireland * 1803

Statistics taken from the preliminary report of the Venango County Historical Survey by the Venango County Planning Commission, 1980.

Joyce Grill Neidich

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