Robert McWilliams

Notes:

The McWILLIAMSes were among the earliest families who settled in what
is Liberty Township--Robert McWILLIAMS his three sons, Hugh, John,
Robert, and daughter, Jane, who had married Robert CURRY in Ireland.
The McWILLIAMSes bought land in 1771, which was the family homestead,
near Mooresburg. at the time they came there there was a family named
MOORE living where Mooresburg now stands. The sixth generation of the
first Robert McWILLIAMS who came here is now represented in the
children of Dr. R. S. SIMINGTON of Danville, traced as follows: The
eldest son of Robert McWILLIAMS, Sr., was Hugh, whose son was Robert
No. 2, and his son was Hugh No. 2, and the last named was the father
of Mrs. Dr. Robert S. SIMINGTON, and hence her children: Gertrude,
born November 13, 1855, and married Calvin LEINBACH, January 15, 1885;
Harriet Elizabeth, born October 11, 1857, and Anna Jean, born June 30,
1867, are the living sixth generation from the first Robert
McWILLIAMS. The wife of Robert McWILLIAMS was Jean ORR. They were
married in Scotland and removed to the North of Ireland prior to
coming to this country. They stopped at first in Chester county, and
the wife died a short time before they moved to this place. Hugh was
killed by the Indians in 1775. His only son, named Robert, was six
months old at his father's death. He was born in July, 1775.

Family/Spouse: Jane Orr. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
The bodies removed by Mrs. Hain are all of people prominent in their day and generation, several of whom figured conspicuously in Indian warfare and the struggle for American Independence. Included in the number is Lieutenant Robert Curry, who was killed by the Indians near Chulaskey in 1780. His body, along with that of his wife, was removed from the old Presbyterian cemetery on Bloom Street last week, and was made the subject of a sketch in the Morning News at the time. 

Lieutenant Robert Curry and his heroic wife, who—as an Indian captive—made her escape at night, are the great‑grandparents of Mrs. Hain. Jane, the daughter of Lieutenant Robert Curry, who was the first white child born in the forks of the Susquehanna, became the wife of Robert McWilliams, whose father, Lieutenant Hugh McWilliams, fell in battle near Nanticoke on Christmas 1775. Robert McWilliams and his wife were Mrs. Hain’s paternal grandparents, and their bodies she also had removed from the old graveyard to the new plot in Fairview Cemetery, along with one of their children, a small child named William. 

The old cemetery for many years was a popular burial ground and indeed the principal one in this locality. Among those buried there were James Lemon and his wife Rachel Flemming Lemon, maternal grandparents of Mrs. Hain, whose remains she also has removed to the new plot in Fairview Cemetery. 

The great‑grandparents of Mrs. Hain on her mother’s side were Thomas Lemon and Margaret Slough Lemon, whose old homestead still stands about half‑way between this place and Northumberland and is known as the Parks place. Thomas Lemon, who died in 1775, was prominent in affairs during Colonial times. In 1772 he was appointed Judge of Northumberland County by King George III. Along with his wife, he was buried in a private burial ground on the estate. The bones of the venerable couple reposed on the spot until a few days ago, when Mrs. Hain caused the remains to be removed to the ancestral plot in Fairview Cemetery.
(Danville Morning News-Aug 12 1903)

Family/Spouse: Lieutenant Robert Curry. Robert was born on 9 Jun 1741 in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland; died on 9 Jun 1780 in Pennsylvania; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lieut. Hugh McWILLIAMS and Rebecca (DUNWOODY) McWILLIAMS, who were
Scotch-Irish Presbyterians, and emigrated from County Armagh, Ireland,
settling in Northumberland County, Penn., four miles below Danville.
He was a lieutenant in the French and Indian war, and was killed by
Indians in December, 1775

Hugh married Rebecca Dunwoody in 1774 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Rebecca (daughter of John Dunwoody and Susanna Criswell) was born on 20 Jun 1755 in Fagg's Manor, Chester County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The bodies removed by Mrs. Hain are all of people prominent in their day and generation, several of whom figured conspicuously in Indian warfare and the struggle for American Independence. Included in the number is Lieutenant Robert Curry, who was killed by the Indians near Chulaskey in 1780. His body, along with that of his wife, was removed from the old Presbyterian cemetery on Bloom Street last week, and was made the subject of a sketch in the Morning News at the time. 

Lieutenant Robert Curry and his heroic wife, who—as an Indian captive—made her escape at night, are the great‑grandparents of Mrs. Hain. Jane, the daughter of Lieutenant Robert Curry, who was the first white child born in the forks of the Susquehanna, became the wife of Robert McWilliams, whose father, Lieutenant Hugh McWilliams, fell in battle near Nanticoke on Christmas 1775. Robert McWilliams and his wife were Mrs. Hain’s paternal grandparents, and their bodies she also had removed from the old graveyard to the new plot in Fairview Cemetery, along with one of their children, a small child named William. 

The old cemetery for many years was a popular burial ground and indeed the principal one in this locality. Among those buried there were James Lemon and his wife Rachel Flemming Lemon, maternal grandparents of Mrs. Hain, whose remains she also has removed to the new plot in Fairview Cemetery. 

The great‑grandparents of Mrs. Hain on her mother’s side were Thomas Lemon and Margaret Slough Lemon, whose old homestead still stands about half‑way between this place and Northumberland and is known as the Parks place. Thomas Lemon, who died in 1775, was prominent in affairs during Colonial times. In 1772 he was appointed Judge of Northumberland County by King George III. Along with his wife, he was buried in a private burial ground on the estate. The bones of the venerable couple reposed on the spot until a few days ago, when Mrs. Hain caused the remains to be removed to the ancestral plot in Fairview Cemetery.
(Danville Morning News-Aug 12 1903)

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104368402/jane-mcwilliams

Jane married Robert McWilliams in May 1798. Robert (son of Lieutenant Hugh McWilliams and Rebecca Dunwoody) was born on 31 Dec 1775 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; died in 1823 in Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The bodies removed by Mrs. Hain are all of people prominent in their day and generation, several of whom figured conspicuously in Indian warfare and the struggle for American Independence. Included in the number is Lieutenant Robert Curry, who was killed by the Indians near Chulaskey in 1780. His body, along with that of his wife, was removed from the old Presbyterian cemetery on Bloom Street last week, and was made the subject of a sketch in the Morning News at the time. 

Lieutenant Robert Curry and his heroic wife, who—as an Indian captive—made her escape at night, are the great‑grandparents of Mrs. Hain. Jane, the daughter of Lieutenant Robert Curry, who was the first white child born in the forks of the Susquehanna, became the wife of Robert McWilliams, whose father, Lieutenant Hugh McWilliams, fell in battle near Nanticoke on Christmas 1775. Robert McWilliams and his wife were Mrs. Hain’s paternal grandparents, and their bodies she also had removed from the old graveyard to the new plot in Fairview Cemetery, along with one of their children, a small child named William. 

The old cemetery for many years was a popular burial ground and indeed the principal one in this locality. Among those buried there were James Lemon and his wife Rachel Flemming Lemon, maternal grandparents of Mrs. Hain, whose remains she also has removed to the new plot in Fairview Cemetery. 

The great‑grandparents of Mrs. Hain on her mother’s side were Thomas Lemon and Margaret Slough Lemon, whose old homestead still stands about half‑way between this place and Northumberland and is known as the Parks place. Thomas Lemon, who died in 1775, was prominent in affairs during Colonial times. In 1772 he was appointed Judge of Northumberland County by King George III. Along with his wife, he was buried in a private burial ground on the estate. The bones of the venerable couple reposed on the spot until a few days ago, when Mrs. Hain caused the remains to be removed to the ancestral plot in Fairview Cemetery.
(Danville Morning News-Aug 12 1903)

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104368459/robert-mcwilliams

Robert married Jane Curry in May 1798. Jane (daughter of Lieutenant Robert Curry and Jane McWilliams) was born on 8 Feb 1773 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; died on 19 Aug 1858 in Mooresburg, Montour County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Rebecca Lemen. Rebecca (daughter of James Lemen and Rachel Annie Fleming) was born on 4 Apr 1803 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; died on 28 Jan 1893 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]