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- When a young man John came to America crossing the ocean in several weeks. Records first find John Ewart in the American Revolution as a Second Lieutenant in the Company(Seventh) commanded by Capt John Simpson, as part of the 1st Battalion commanded by Col. Hunter of the Northumberland County Militia. This Company was organized 25Mar1776. He is also listed as a ranger in the Northumberland County Militia during the American Revolution in 1778 and after.
Other Records include:
1778-80 John Ewart, Mahoning Twp, Northumberland Co.,PA - State Tax, 337.0.0.
19Apr1780, John Ewart granted Letters on Estate of Daniel Dasson in Northumberland Co.,PA, witnessed by Arthur Clark and George Caldwell.
20Nov1781, John Ewart is a witness to the Administration on the Estate of William Dougan granted by John Clark and also witnessed by David Mead.
09Sep1782 John Ewart of Northumberland Co.,PA is a witness to the Administration on the Estate of Stopel Furrow grated to Michael Rope, also witnessed by Benjamin Allison.
01Jul1784 John Ewart of Northumberland Co.PA - Warrentees of Deeds, 400acres
20Oct1786, John Ewart of Northumberland County,Pa is granted Letters of Administration on the estate of Andrew Camble: Securties James McLees and Philip Upp.
John Ewart was in Williamsburg possibly as early as 1792). However, we do know that in Sept 1794 when Daniel Kelly and John Harrison came up from PA to look for land. "[John] Harrison's ague came on again, and a daughter of John Ewart, who resided at Williamsburgh, was also down with it." This would assume then that the Ewart's were already settled in at Williamsburg before Sep 1794, before later moving to Lakeville.
In Spring 1794 (Livingston County History) he apparently came with his son-in-law to Geneseo (then Ontario County, New York) making the journey in wagons. At this time Geneseo was a wilderness with only a few white settlers. He eventually selected a tract of land near the village known as Lakeville, and assisted in organizing the First Presbyterian church in the town of Geneseo, of which he was appointed one of the Elders. He resided near Lakeville but a few years, then sold his land and bought for four dollars a tract of 100 acres in the southern part of the town. A hewed log house and a few acres of cleared land constituted his available estate. Here he resided till his death in about 1812. A few years before his death, John's younger brother, George, and his family came to Groveland.
1790 census-Northumberland Co.,PA-"John Duart" - 2 males>16, 0 males <16, 3 females. ...living next to Widow Clemons, Hugh Lemond, Peter Smith, and near all the (Haynes)Haines's(Joseph, Jonathan, John, James, and David)
1800 census-Geneseo,Ontario Co.,NY-"John Ewert" - 1 male 16-25, 1 male 26-44, 1 female<10, 1 female 16-25. (NOTE: the numbers appear to be off by one column - if so it should be - 1 male 26-44(Samuel), 1 male 45+(John), 1 female 26-44(?) --- this leaves open that Mary may not have come to Geneseo and is buried in PA and the female 26-44 is a daughter of John or second wife) ...living next to Benjamin Squires, Thomas Austin, John Hutchin (only 48 heads of household in the town of Geneseo in 1800)
1810 census-Geneseo,Ontario Co.,NY-"Jno Evarts" (written over "Jno Ewarts") - one male 26-45(Samuel), 1 male 45+(John), 1 female 45+(Mary or second wife?) ..next to Benjamin Squires, Nathan Wheeler, Josiah Wheeler, David Warner.
The Ewart family, although from Armagh County, Ireland, where of Scottish ancestry.
The Ewart's grave is located in Temple Hill Cemetery, next to the main road(Rte 20), a large white marble marker has the insrciption of his son Samuel, and next to this are two illegable markers, believed to be that of John and his wife. His son Samuel and his family has another monument in the center of the cemetery - most likely were Samuel is actually buried (or moved from his orginal location).
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