Paxton, Nancy A (b. ABT 1842, d. ?)

Census: Date: 1850
Place: Lurgan, Franklin, Pennsylvania

Census: Date: 1860
Place: Lurgan, Franklin, Pennsylvania

Note: Occupation: Carpenter

Hugh Means (1751-1835) son of Edward Means, was born in Ireland 8 Oct 1751. Married Rosanna Woods of Cumberland Co. They lived in Huntington, PA, near Bloddy Run, where two or three of their children were born. They moved into Mercer Co, PA and settled near New Wilmington now in Lawrence Co. The PA 10th Congress 1st Session had a petition of Hugh Means of the County of Mercer PA, praying for compensation for services as supernumary officer of a detachment of Troops known as the Pennsylvania Rangers during the Revolutionary War.

Hugh & Rosanna (Woods) Means children:
Thomas b. 1785
Edward b. 1787 d. 1860
Henry b. 28 Oct 1788 d. 11 March 1882
George b. 1795 d. 1852
Daniel b. 1793 d. 1 March 1879
Hugh b. 1798 d. 1893
William b. 1800 d. 1840
Rosanna m. Andrew Buchanan
Nancy b. 1799 d. 1855 m. James Sharp

Thomas Means s/o Hugh born in Huntington Co, PA in 1785, moved with the family to Mercer Co, now Lawrence Co, PA, married Sarah McGarvie.

Children of Thomas & Sarah:
Hugh
Frank
Henry
Woods
Alexander
Joseph
Jane
George

*Edward Means s/o Hugh b. 1787 in Huntington Co, PA moved to Mercer Co, PA & married Elizabeth Zuver.

Children of Edward & Elizabeth:
Daniel
Rosanna
Margaret

Henry Means s/o Hugh born 1788 in Huntington Co, PA, and moved with the family to Mercer Co, PA. He married Nancy Burd.

Children of Henry & Nancy:
John
William
Thomas
Burd
Joseph
Woods Nancy Ann married James Watson
Mary Jane married Thomas Addison

Daniel Means s/o Hugh born 1 May 1793 in Mercer Co, now Lawrence married Jane Barclay of Weaver Co, 6 July 1819.

Children of Daniel & Jane Barclay:
All born near New Wilmington
Hugh H. b. 9 June 1820 d. 19 Feb 1894
Nancy b. 20 April 1822 d. 25 Dec 1911
Lucinda b. 24 July 1824 d. 25 Jan 1866
George W. b. Sept 1826 d. 4 Sept 1913
Emmeline b. 23 Jan 1829 d. 14 April 1838
Daniel b. 27 Jan 1831 d. April 1919
Martha Jane b. 9 Dec 1832 d. 13 Dec 1896 (Findley)
James Henry b. 9 May d. 18 April 1923
Corlinda b. 15 Nov 1837 d. 17 Oct 1930 (the 1st letter of her name was inked over, looks
Like an O. I think it's suppose to be C)
Rosanna b. 5 Sept 1840 d. 20 Mar 1907 (Bryson)
Matilda F. b. 5 Mar 1843 d. 23 Mar 1915 (Woods)

George Means s/o Hugh b. 1795 d. 1852 lived in Lawrence Co, married Sarah Huston

Children of George & Sarah:
John b. 1834
Hugh b. 1836
Elizabeth b. 1838
Ann b. 1840
Angeline b. 1843
Mary b. 1846

Hugh Means s/o Hugh born 1798 d. 1893 married Mary Livingston and lived in Mercer Co, PA.

Children of Hugh & Mary:
Milton m. Mary ?
Frank m. Elizabeth Book
Hugh b. 16 April 1848 d. June 1934 m. Sarah Moore
Rose m. ? Doty
Hannah not married
Mary m. David Raymond
Perry died
Emmeline m. James Scott
Elizabeth m. Frank Robinson
Sarah not married

William Means s/o Hugh b. 1810 d. 1840

Rosanna Means d/o Hugh born near New Wilmington, married Andrew Buchanon & lived on farm at Eastbrook.

Nancy Means d/o Hugh born near New Wilmington 1799 d. 1855 m. James Sharp and they lived north of New Wilmington and the town of Sharpsville was named for him.

This info is from a Lucinda Means White living in California at the time. At the top it is dated 19th Jan 1951 Friday A.M., copied 31 Dec 1966. Calimesa, CA is mentioned, about 8 miles from where Lucinda lives. Daniel Means, brother to Edward (our ancestor) is Lucinda's grandfather.

The Means info I sent is from the book "Means Family of America. The dates for Hugh Means birth are different. The book says he was born 8 Oct 1757. Lucinda has 6 Oct 1751.

I also found Hugh Means on an 1801 tax list, Neshannoct, Mercer Co, PA. He paid taxes on a grist mill.

*Edward Means is found on the 1850 Mercer Co. census, living with his daughter, Nancy Jane, m. Benjamin Tayler.
28 Benjamin Tayler age 30 1500 acres b. Deleware page 66
Nancy J. age 22 b. Mercer Co
Robert age 3 b. Mercer
Edward age 4 months b. Mercer
Edward Means age 66 laborer b. PA

I underlined the name Sarah Huston. In the 1850 census, Margaret Cooper ( wife of Henry) is listed under John Cooper. There is a Dirkson Huston living with her. He is a son from her first marriage. Maybe this is where Hamilton Huston Cooper got his middle name.

Deedra Williams [mawdee@@gte.net]


The last Will and testament of Hugh Means of the Township of Lackawanock County of Mercer and State of Pennsylvania

I Hugh Mean considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being of sound mind, memory and understand, blessed by God for the same, do make and publish this, my Last Will and Testament in manner and from following.
Principally and first of all I command my mortal soul into the hands of God who gave it and my body to the dust to be buried in a Christian and decent like manner at the direction of my executrix hereinafter named, and to such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with, in this life. After my just debts, Christian bill and funeral expenses are first paid I give and despense of the (sum?) in the following manner to witt.
1st I give and bequeath unto my wife Rosana all the household and kitchen furniture owned and possessed by me at the day of my demise, one horse or mare, two cows and six sheep, all of her own choosing, out of my stock, all the feathered tribe belonging to me and the privilege to her to raise and take care of as many of the same tribe as she sees proper on the place I now live on and as much of the garden as she sees proper to occupy, and a(free?) and uninterrupted right of egress and ingress to water _____ , and right to go and come at her good _______ without any hindrances whatsoever of any person whatsoever, and 100 pounds of sugar, 16 bushel of wheat, 20 bushel of corn, 80 bushel of oats, 300 pounds of pork, 200 of goo beef and as much fire wood cut and laid at the door as will be sufficient for her fire. The above mentioned articles is to be provided for her by my son George, and I also bind my son George to find fodder for her horse, beasts, two cows and six sheep , and to fodder and take care of them for her while she lives or remains with him. I also give her the kitchen and the room off the kitchen to live in if she sees proper to live on the old farm. The above mentioned articles she is to have in lieu of her thirds of my estate.
2nd I also give and bequeath to my son Edward one half of donation lot no. 26 } out of donation land, containing 150 acres more or less.
3rd I also give and bequeath unto my son Thomas on dollar good and lawful money of the United States. I have given him before one half of donation lot no. 26 in the 3rd district. 4th I also give and bequeath to my son Henry130 acres of land more or less which he now lives on. Also that part of 75 acres of land adjoining Lemuel Blacksen, Wm. Porter and others laying West of the (Buland?) road.
5th I also give and bequeath to my son Daniel the mills and all the land South of Wilmington road and all that land laying between the head and tail _______ and the creek, the same he now lives on and marked, run off, plotted, drafted and ________
on said plot and draft No. 2 containing forty nine acres, and 80 (perches?) more or less with full power and privilege of repairing and keeping in repair the saw mills and all the works pertaining thereunto.
6th I also give and bequeath unto my son Hugh the place he now lives on, run off, marked, plotted, drafted, numbered on said plot on draft No. 4 containing one hundred and fifty nine acres, fourteen (perches?) more or less.
7th I also give and bequeath unto my daughter Nancy Sharp 7 dollars lawful money of the United States to be paid by my said executors.
8th I also give and bequeath unto my daughter Rosan Buchanan 5 dollars good and lawful money of the United States to be paid by my said executors.
9th I also give and bequeath to my son George the part of the farm I now live on, run off, marked, plotted, drafted and numbered in said draft on plot #1 containing 116 acres and eight (perches?)also thirty four acres and (perches?) run off out of the North East corner of the 400 acre tract I now live on , marked, plotted, drafted and numbered on said plot as draft # 5. Also forty two acres, one hundred four (perches?) laying north of the Wilmington Road, run off, marked, plotted, drafted and numbered in said draft on plot no. 3. Also that part of seventy five acres of land adjoining Lemuel Blackson, Samuel Bird and others laying on the east side of the Bigmounth road, all the different tracts and pieces of land be the same more or less, and my son George is to keep my son William in good boarding, washing and clothing sufficient to make him comfortable while he, my said son William, lives and at his death to bury him in a decent and Christian-like manner and if my wife Rosana lives and boards with George, she is not to furnish him with the articles before mentioned. The aforementioned articles only to be furnished if she sees proper to live in the kitchen aforementioned and if she chose to live with any of my other children then, my said son George, is to give unto her 12 bushels of wheat, 20 bushels of corn, 30 bushels of oats, 50 pounds sugar, 100 pounds of good pork, beef, all of which, my said son George, to deliver at the farm he now lives on. I give and bequest to my son George all my personal estate after my expense, Dr.'s bill, _______ and (legacies?) are first paid, and further I constitute, nominate and appoint William Hodges and James Watson of (Neshanesk Twp) to be the executors of this my last will and testament, hereby reversing all former wills by me made, and further, I do allow my said executors to see my said wife and my son William is taken good care of.
In witness herof I have herein set my hand and said this 20th day of March, 1834.
The words
(unto my son George intention before signed
his
Hugh X Means
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Here are the birth records of Hughs son's,taken from his Revolutionary War records. Rosanna had taken this info from the page's of their family bible,according to the records
1 Edward b.Jan. 17th. 1784 d. sept.5th. 1860
2 Thomas b. May 23rd. 1785 d.1881
3 Henry b. Oct.28th. 1788 d.mar.11th. 1882
4 Nancy b. Jan. 6th. 1791. d. Mar.17th. 1880
5 Daniel b. May 1st. 1793 d.mar. 1st. 1879
6 George b.Sept. 27th. 1795 d.Sept.. 9th. 1852.
7 Hugh b. Nov.27th. 1798. d. Dec.18th. 1893
8 William b.1800 d. Mar. 9th. 1850. William was retarded and was cared
for by his brother George as stated in the will.
9 Rosanna b.1803 I have 2 death records for Rosanna ,neither one proven
yet.
Hugh was granted land on April 6th. 1794 while living in Bedford County
Pa. This according to the copy of his land grant. The first 5 children were
b. in Bedford County,the last 4 in Mercer county.

Howard Means Sargent [HOWARDSARGENT214@@cs.com]

There has been a lot of speculation as to his parents but nothing documented. Others say he was born in Bucks County PA. in 1757 but I have not found this doucumented anywhere. I have recently found a book published in the year 1897 called "Biographical Sketche's of Lawrence County PA 1897". One of the biographys is of Hugh Livingston Means my great uncle and our Hughs grandson. It states that Hugh Sr. came to this country from Ireland as a young man, which would probably explain why he can not be tied-in with any of the early families. My question to you is, do you have or know anyone who has any documents stating that he was born in Bucks County and not Ireland? I would hope his grandson would know where he was born.

Howard Means Sargent [HOWARDSARGENT214@@cs.com]
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Hugh Means, senior, the grandfather of the subject of our writing, was of good, reliable Irish stock, being born on the sea-girt Emerald Isle. Full of life, energy and ambition he struck out for America, when a voting man, to seek his fortune. Wide-awake and willing to work, he soon after his arrival here had mastered the carpenter's trade, which he followed in various localities for some years. Laying by a little competence he bought a farm in Wilmington township, a tract of land that lay in an unimproved state. Mainly by his own efforts, he built first of all a house, then some outer buildings including a barn, and finally a grist-mill; with incessant toil, he put his land in good, productive shape, at the same time profitably conducting his milling business. He had become a true citizen of his adopted country, and in the War of 1812 served honorably in the army which gave England her second whipping, and taught her to respect American rights as equal to any nation's rights on the globe. Our subject's grandfather departed this life in 1838, having accomplished far more than the ordinary man, and leaving behind him a sturdy and well-reared family of boys who were named in order: Henry; Thomas; Daniel; Hugh; and William. Mr. Means, during his busy life, was a member of the United Presbyterian Church, and bore a prominent part in many other walks of life. His political leanings were with the Democratic party, in whose councils he was always a valued adviser. He was twice elected to the office of sheriff of Mercer Co., Pa., an office calling for in those days the greatest amount of hardihood and dauntless energy.

Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens Lawrence County PennsylvaniaBiographical Publishing Company, Buffalo, N.Y., 1897
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From Howard Sargent

Reference from "Soldiers of Blair County" by Floyd Hoenstine

MEANS, HUGH served as an officer in the Continental Army; in Captain John
McDonald's Com., Bedford County Militia, for eight months; volunteered for
service against the Indians and was wounded in the wrist during the Battle
of Frankstown, the 3rd of June, 1781; commissioned as Ensign in Captain John
Boyd's Bedford County Rangers, and served until the close of the War.

Married the 20th of March, 1783; resided in Catharine Township, Huntingdon
County, now Blair County, in 1796; moved to New Wilmington, now Lawrence
County, in 1800; died the 12th of February, 1835, survived by his widow
Rosanna. Had the following Children: Edward*, Thomas, Henry, Daniel, Jannie
and George.

NOTE: Edward is the father of Eliza Means married to John Cooper.



This is when Rosanna applied for pension.

State of Penna
Mercer County

This 4th day of Feb, 1839, personally appeared in the Court of Common
Pleas in the said County, George Means, son of Hugh Means deceased and
Rosana Means, who after being duly sworn according to law in open Court,
doth depose and say that the above entries of the different ages of the
children of said Hugh and Rosana, he realy (sic) believes were entered on
the above leaf at the time said children were born, inasmuch as long as he
can recollect anything, he has a recollection of seeing the above entries,
and that said leaf was cut out of (this Day) said Bible that was in
possesion of his father's family, and further that this deponent always
understood, from his said parents, that the above entries set forth the
correct ages of his brothers and sisters.

George Means

Sworn and Subscribed
In Open Court Feb. 4th 1839
Hugh Bingham (Prst?)

In the above, they are talking about the leaf cut out of the family Bible
that had the children's names and births listed.



Mercer
Feb 4, 1834

Mr. J. L. Edwards

Dear Sir
With due defference to the motion which prompted you to place the
consideration of Mrs. Means claim among the suspended cases - permit me to
express my regret that such has been the case, for if there is a single
applicant, that from physical frailities should stand highest in the list
for immediate action on, it does seem to me that Mrs. Means is that person -
totally blind in addition to all her other afflictions, she really needs
immediate relief - and can there be any doubt in your mind as to her being
entitled to the benefit of the Act of 4 July '36. Isn't her (sic) the very
case that that humane Congress had in their mind's eye when it was passed -
and has not her claim been proven clearly in the best manner that the nature
of her case will admit of - Mr. __?___ who was present at her marriage -
the Rev. (Wm. Or Mr.) Henry will inform you as respectable as any man now
breathing - and the other testimony is equally entitled to credit - I so
hope then that you will be good enough to act on this matter at once, by so
doing you will not only be carrying out the praiseworthy right of the act,
but also be personally instrumental in causing the heart of this blind widow
to leap with joy -


Yours with respect
Sam Holstein


Sate of Penna
Mercer County

This 27th day of May 1840 personally appeared before the judge of the
Court of Common Pleas of said County, Edward Means of said County, who after
being duly sworn according to law in open court doth depose and say that he
is 56 years old and that as long as his recollection serves him, say in the
last 40 years or more, up to the death of Ensign Hugh Means, late of said
County deceased, he was in constant intercourse with him and during that
period heard said Ensign Means very frequently speak of having served as an
Ensign during the Revolutionary War in the Army of the United States - and
further this deponent frequently heard said Means speak of his commission
but never saw it - further this deponent states that he is now living in a
tract of land granted by said State to said Means for services rendering
(sic) during said war in Army as Ensign.

Sworn and Subscribed in
Open Court May 27th 1840 Edward Means
______ Douglass _______



State of Pennsylvania
Mercer county

On this ninth day of May, 1843 personally appeared before the Subscriber, a
Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, Rosana Means, a resident of
Neshamock Township in the County of Mercer and State of Pennsylvania, aged
83 years - who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath
make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the
provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the third of March, 1843,
granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary
War - That she is the widow of Hugh Means who was an Ensign, and that she
received a pension under the Act of July 7, 1838 - as the widow of the siad
Hugh Means at the rate of one hundred and fifty dollars per annum - She
further declares that she is still a widow.



her
Rosana x Means
mark

Sworn and subscribed on the day above written
Before James McFarlan J. P.
Andrew Buchanan

Census: Date: 1960
Place: Willmington, Lawrence, Pennsylvania

Census: Date: 1880
Place: Fayetteville, Lawrence, Pennsylvania

Census: Date: 1900
Place: East Lackawannock, Mercer, Pennsylvania

Census: Date: 1910
Place: East Lackawannock, Mercer, Pennsylvania

Census: Date: 1920
Place: East Lackawannock, Mercer, Pennsylvania

Census: Date: 1900
Place: East Lackawannock, Mercer, Pennsylvania

Census: Date: 1900
Place: East Lackawannock, Mercer, Pennsylvania

Census: Date: 1910
Place: East Lackawannock, Mercer, Pennsylvania

Note: Social Security Death Index Record

Name: Ella Fyffe
SSN: 174-50-5404
Last Residence: 16137 Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Born: 26 May 1898
Died: Nov 1976
State (Year) SSN issued: Pennsylvania (1973 )

Census: Date: 1900
Place: East Lackawannock, Mercer, Pennsylvania

Census: Date: 1910
Place: East Lackawannock, Mercer, Pennsylvania

Census: Date: 1920
Place: East Lackawannock, Mercer, Pennsylvania

Census: Date: 1930
Place: Lackawannock, Mercer, Pennsylvania

Note: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record

Name: Albert Ashton Fyffe
City: Not Stated
County: Mercer
State: Pennsylvania
Birthplace: Pennsylvania;United States of America
Birth Date: 17 Mar 1894
Race: Caucasian
Roll: 1894022
DraftBoard: 3

Naturalized Citizen
Shived, Shived, Hungary

U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 Record
Name: Albert Ashton Fyffe
Birth Date: 18 Mar 1892
Residence: Mercer, Pennsylvania
Birth: Mercer, Pennsylvania
Roll: WW2_2240210

Census: Date: 1930
Place: Lackawannock, Mercer, Pennsylvania

Census: Date: 1920
Place: East Lackawannock, Mercer, Pennsylvania