James Widney (1753) - Revision history

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	* James purchased 271 acres from Enos McMullan on Feb 23, 1787, in Fannett, Franklin, PA. Paid 325 pounds of gold and silver. Adjacent to lands of John Coulter, Richard Coulters. Mention is made to survey on Oct 26, 1767, #4520. Mention is made to conveyance dated Apr 27, 1779 and Nov 29, 1786.<ref>[http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45518102/person/6374685070/photo/8?pgnum=1&pg=32816&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum Ancestry user's notes from Franklin Co. Courthouse, Register of Deeds]</ref>		* James purchased 271 acres from Enos McMullan on Feb 23, 1787, in Fannett, Franklin, PA. Paid 325 pounds of gold and silver. Adjacent to lands of John Coulter, Richard Coulters. Mention is made to survey on Oct 26, 1767, #4520. Mention is made to conveyance dated Apr 27, 1779 and Nov 29, 1786.<ref>[http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45518102/person/6374685070/photo/8?pgnum=1&pg=32816&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum Ancestry user's notes from Franklin Co. Courthouse, Register of Deeds]</ref>
	* The [http://mouser.org/projects/genealogy/images/a/a9/1790_census_pa_franklin_fannet_pg_3.jpg 1790 Pennsylvania Census] for Fannet Township, Franklin County includes a "James Woodney" (James Widney?) with 1 white male over 16 years old (himself), 1 white males under 16 (his son?), and 3 white females.		* The [http://mouser.org/projects/genealogy/images/a/a9/1790_census_pa_franklin_fannet_pg_3.jpg 1790 Pennsylvania Census] for Fannet Township, Franklin County includes a "James Woodney" (James Widney?) with 1 white male over 16 years old (himself), 1 white males under 16 (his son?), and 3 white females.
	* James Woodney [http://~~search~~.~~ancestry~~.~~com~~/~~cgi~~-~~bin~~/~~sse~~.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=james&gsln=widney&msbdy=1753&msddy=1835&msdpn__ftp=Franklin+County%2c+Pennsylvania%2c+USA&msdpn=1073&msdpn_PInfo=7-\|1073\|&msrpn__ftp=Concord%2c+Erie%2c+Pennsylvania%2c+USA&msrpn=13841&msrpn_PInfo=8-\|13841\|&uidh=uv6&pcat=36&h=144999&recoff=5+6&db=PALandWarrants&indiv=1 warranted 100 acres] in Franklin County, Pennsylvania on April 19, 1793		* James Woodney [http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r17-88WarrantRegisters/FranklinPages/Franklin54.pdf warranted 100 acres] in Franklin County, Pennsylvania on April 19, 1793
	* James is listed in the [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=2702&iid=33017_263380-00281&sid=&gskw= 1800 census for Fannett, Franklin, PA].		* James is listed in the [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=2702&iid=33017_263380-00281&sid=&gskw= 1800 census for Fannett, Franklin, PA].
	* The [http://mouser.org/projects/genealogy/index.php/Image:1800_census_pa_franklin_fannett_pg_2.jpg 1800 Pennsylvania Census] for Fannet Township, Franklin County includes James Widney		* The [http://mouser.org/projects/genealogy/index.php/Image:1800_census_pa_franklin_fannett_pg_2.jpg 1800 Pennsylvania Census] for Fannet Township, Franklin County includes James Widney

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	* James is listed in the [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=2702&iid=33017_263380-00281&sid=&gskw= 1800 census for Fannett, Franklin, PA].		* James is listed in the [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=2702&iid=33017_263380-00281&sid=&gskw= 1800 census for Fannett, Franklin, PA].
	* The [http://mouser.org/projects/genealogy/index.php/Image:1800_census_pa_franklin_fannett_pg_2.jpg 1800 Pennsylvania Census] for Fannet Township, Franklin County includes James Widney		* The [http://mouser.org/projects/genealogy/index.php/Image:1800_census_pa_franklin_fannett_pg_2.jpg 1800 Pennsylvania Census] for Fannet Township, Franklin County includes James Widney
	* The [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=2702&iid=33017_263380-00307&sid=&gskw= 1807 Franklin County Census] lists numerous Widneys in Fannett Township, including a James Miller ~~Widney~~.		* The [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=2702&iid=33017_263380-00307&sid=&gskw= 1807 Franklin County Census] lists numerous Widneys in Fannett Township, including a James Widney, described as a Miller.
	* James lived in Fannett, Franklin, PA in the [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1810usfedcenancestry&h=509992&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t45518102_p6374685070_kpidz0q3d6374685070z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid 1810 Federal Census], in a household of 6 people.		* James lived in Fannett, Franklin, PA in the [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1810usfedcenancestry&h=509992&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t45518102_p6374685070_kpidz0q3d6374685070z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid 1810 Federal Census], in a household of 6 people.
	* James witnessed a will for Peter Hockenberry in 1810<ref>[http://mouser.org/projects/genealogy/index.php/Will_of_Peter_Hockenberry_1810]</ref>		* James witnessed a will for Peter Hockenberry in 1810<ref>[http://mouser.org/projects/genealogy/index.php/Will_of_Peter_Hockenberry_1810]</ref>
			* James is listed as a miller in Fannett, Franklin, PA in the [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=2702&iid=33017_263380-00448&sid=&gskw= 1814 Census]
	* On Jan 9, 1815, James conveyed to trustees, including the names of his brothers John and Charles, a lot of land containing 29 perches with house thereon erected as a place of worship for the Methodist Congregation in America. This was the first Methodist Church built in Concord, and was situated in what is now the Methodist Cemetery lying south of Concord on the road to Doylesburg</ref>[http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45518102/person/6374685070/photo/9?pgnum=1&pg=32816&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum Ancestry user screenshot of unknown origin]</ref>		* On Jan 9, 1815, James conveyed to trustees, including the names of his brothers John and Charles, a lot of land containing 29 perches with house thereon erected as a place of worship for the Methodist Congregation in America. This was the first Methodist Church built in Concord, and was situated in what is now the Methodist Cemetery lying south of Concord on the road to Doylesburg</ref>[http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45518102/person/6374685070/photo/9?pgnum=1&pg=32816&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum Ancestry user screenshot of unknown origin]</ref>
	* James Widney [http://books.google.com/books?id=rUQOAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=widney&f=false warranted 271 acres] on September 17, 1816 in Franklin County.		* James Widney [http://books.google.com/books?id=rUQOAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=widney&f=false warranted 271 acres] on September 17, 1816 in Franklin County.

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	* James is listed in the [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=2702&iid=33017_263380-00281&sid=&gskw= 1800 census for Fannett, Franklin, PA].		* James is listed in the [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=2702&iid=33017_263380-00281&sid=&gskw= 1800 census for Fannett, Franklin, PA].
	* The [http://mouser.org/projects/genealogy/index.php/Image:1800_census_pa_franklin_fannett_pg_2.jpg 1800 Pennsylvania Census] for Fannet Township, Franklin County includes James Widney		* The [http://mouser.org/projects/genealogy/index.php/Image:1800_census_pa_franklin_fannett_pg_2.jpg 1800 Pennsylvania Census] for Fannet Township, Franklin County includes James Widney
			* The [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=2702&iid=33017_263380-00307&sid=&gskw= 1807 Franklin County Census] lists numerous Widneys in Fannett Township, including a James Miller Widney.
	* James lived in Fannett, Franklin, PA in the [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1810usfedcenancestry&h=509992&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t45518102_p6374685070_kpidz0q3d6374685070z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid 1810 Federal Census], in a household of 6 people.		* James lived in Fannett, Franklin, PA in the [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1810usfedcenancestry&h=509992&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t45518102_p6374685070_kpidz0q3d6374685070z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid 1810 Federal Census], in a household of 6 people.
	* James witnessed a will for Peter Hockenberry in 1810<ref>[http://mouser.org/projects/genealogy/index.php/Will_of_Peter_Hockenberry_1810]</ref>		* James witnessed a will for Peter Hockenberry in 1810<ref>[http://mouser.org/projects/genealogy/index.php/Will_of_Peter_Hockenberry_1810]</ref>

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	* The [http://mouser.org/projects/genealogy/images/a/a9/1790_census_pa_franklin_fannet_pg_3.jpg 1790 Pennsylvania Census] for Fannet Township, Franklin County includes a "James Woodney" (James Widney?) with 1 white male over 16 years old (himself), 1 white males under 16 (his son?), and 3 white females.		* The [http://mouser.org/projects/genealogy/images/a/a9/1790_census_pa_franklin_fannet_pg_3.jpg 1790 Pennsylvania Census] for Fannet Township, Franklin County includes a "James Woodney" (James Widney?) with 1 white male over 16 years old (himself), 1 white males under 16 (his son?), and 3 white females.
	* James Woodney [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=james&gsln=widney&msbdy=1753&msddy=1835&msdpn__ftp=Franklin+County%2c+Pennsylvania%2c+USA&msdpn=1073&msdpn_PInfo=7-\|1073\|&msrpn__ftp=Concord%2c+Erie%2c+Pennsylvania%2c+USA&msrpn=13841&msrpn_PInfo=8-\|13841\|&uidh=uv6&pcat=36&h=144999&recoff=5+6&db=PALandWarrants&indiv=1 warranted 100 acres] in Franklin County, Pennsylvania on April 19, 1793		* James Woodney [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=james&gsln=widney&msbdy=1753&msddy=1835&msdpn__ftp=Franklin+County%2c+Pennsylvania%2c+USA&msdpn=1073&msdpn_PInfo=7-\|1073\|&msrpn__ftp=Concord%2c+Erie%2c+Pennsylvania%2c+USA&msrpn=13841&msrpn_PInfo=8-\|13841\|&uidh=uv6&pcat=36&h=144999&recoff=5+6&db=PALandWarrants&indiv=1 warranted 100 acres] in Franklin County, Pennsylvania on April 19, 1793
			* James is listed in the [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=2702&iid=33017_263380-00281&sid=&gskw= 1800 census for Fannett, Franklin, PA].
	* The [http://mouser.org/projects/genealogy/index.php/Image:1800_census_pa_franklin_fannett_pg_2.jpg 1800 Pennsylvania Census] for Fannet Township, Franklin County includes James Widney		* The [http://mouser.org/projects/genealogy/index.php/Image:1800_census_pa_franklin_fannett_pg_2.jpg 1800 Pennsylvania Census] for Fannet Township, Franklin County includes James Widney
	* James lived in Fannett, Franklin, PA in the [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1810usfedcenancestry&h=509992&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t45518102_p6374685070_kpidz0q3d6374685070z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid 1810 Federal Census], in a household of 6 people.		* James lived in Fannett, Franklin, PA in the [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1810usfedcenancestry&h=509992&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t45518102_p6374685070_kpidz0q3d6374685070z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid 1810 Federal Census], in a household of 6 people.

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	** [[User:Jim.lindstrom]]: I found the article in the Gazette which references this ship; however, it makes no specific mention of the Widneys: "PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15. Monday arrived the ship Commerce, Capt. Truxtun, in 8 weeks from London. [...] Same day arrived here, the ships Congress, Capt. Knox, from Londonderry; Three Brothers, Gillis, from Belfast; and Favorite John. Hughes, from Dublin. These vessels have brought near one thousand passengers. The Favorite John had 13 weeks passage." ([http://www.accessible.com/accessible/docButton?AAWhat=builtPage&AAWhere=THEPENNSYLVANIAGAZETTE.17840915_001.image&AABeanName=toc3&AANextPage=/printBrowseBuiltImagePage.jsp Pennsylvania Gazette, 9/14/1784, pg 3.])		** [[User:Jim.lindstrom]]: I found the article in the Gazette which references this ship; however, it makes no specific mention of the Widneys: "PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15. Monday arrived the ship Commerce, Capt. Truxtun, in 8 weeks from London. [...] Same day arrived here, the ships Congress, Capt. Knox, from Londonderry; Three Brothers, Gillis, from Belfast; and Favorite John. Hughes, from Dublin. These vessels have brought near one thousand passengers. The Favorite John had 13 weeks passage." ([http://www.accessible.com/accessible/docButton?AAWhat=builtPage&AAWhere=THEPENNSYLVANIAGAZETTE.17840915_001.image&AABeanName=toc3&AANextPage=/printBrowseBuiltImagePage.jsp Pennsylvania Gazette, 9/14/1784, pg 3.])
	**There is also a record in this [http://ied.dippam.ac.uk/records/42604 database] referencing the departing of the ship from Londonderry: "For NEWCASTLE and PHILADELPHIA, THE remarkable fine SHIP CONGRESS, Burthen, about 600 Tons, FRANCIS KNOX, Master, Will be clear to sail from this Port the 1st of June next. - Passengers, Redemptioners, and Servants, who wish to embrace this favourable Opportunity of sailing in the finest ship that ever carried Passengers to the Land of Liberty, will meet with proper Encouragement by applying to Wm. [William?] Moore, Merchant, who will be particular in laying in plenty of the best provisions and Water, so as to make the Passage comfortable and pleasant. Capt. Knox, is a Derry man, and served his Apprenticeship in the City in the Passenger Trade. He will be found on board the Ship, and will treat with Passengers on the most moderate terms. Any persons about Nn: Limavady [Newtownlimavady?] or Coleraine who wish to go in said Ship, will receive the necessary information from Wm. [William?] Ross, Esqs, or Mr. Tho [Thomas?] Taylor of Magilligan. - L/Derry [Londonderry?], 1st May, 1784."		**There is also a record in this [http://ied.dippam.ac.uk/records/42604 database] referencing the departing of the ship from Londonderry: "For NEWCASTLE and PHILADELPHIA, THE remarkable fine SHIP CONGRESS, Burthen, about 600 Tons, FRANCIS KNOX, Master, Will be clear to sail from this Port the 1st of June next. - Passengers, Redemptioners, and Servants, who wish to embrace this favourable Opportunity of sailing in the finest ship that ever carried Passengers to the Land of Liberty, will meet with proper Encouragement by applying to Wm. [William?] Moore, Merchant, who will be particular in laying in plenty of the best provisions and Water, so as to make the Passage comfortable and pleasant. Capt. Knox, is a Derry man, and served his Apprenticeship in the City in the Passenger Trade. He will be found on board the Ship, and will treat with Passengers on the most moderate terms. Any persons about Nn: Limavady [Newtownlimavady?] or Coleraine who wish to go in said Ship, will receive the necessary information from Wm. [William?] Ross, Esqs, or Mr. Tho [Thomas?] Taylor of Magilligan. - L/Derry [Londonderry?], 1st May, 1784."
			* James is listed in the [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=2702&iid=33017_263380-00215&sid=&gskw= 1786 census for Fannett, Franklin, PA].
	* James is listed on an 1786 List of Taxables for Fannett Township, Pennsylvania<ref>http://www.archive.org/stream/historyoffrankli00bate#page/580/mode/2up</ref>		* James is listed on an 1786 List of Taxables for Fannett Township, Pennsylvania<ref>http://www.archive.org/stream/historyoffrankli00bate#page/580/mode/2up</ref>
	* James purchased 271 acres from Enos McMullan on Feb 23, 1787, in Fannett, Franklin, PA. Paid 325 pounds of gold and silver. Adjacent to lands of John Coulter, Richard Coulters. Mention is made to survey on Oct 26, 1767, #4520. Mention is made to conveyance dated Apr 27, 1779 and Nov 29, 1786.<ref>[http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45518102/person/6374685070/photo/8?pgnum=1&pg=32816&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum Ancestry user's notes from Franklin Co. Courthouse, Register of Deeds]</ref>		* James purchased 271 acres from Enos McMullan on Feb 23, 1787, in Fannett, Franklin, PA. Paid 325 pounds of gold and silver. Adjacent to lands of John Coulter, Richard Coulters. Mention is made to survey on Oct 26, 1767, #4520. Mention is made to conveyance dated Apr 27, 1779 and Nov 29, 1786.<ref>[http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45518102/person/6374685070/photo/8?pgnum=1&pg=32816&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum Ancestry user's notes from Franklin Co. Courthouse, Register of Deeds]</ref>

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	* On Mar 6, 1784, James Widney transferred 39 acres of property in Killmurry (Errigle Parish, Barony of Trough), County Monaghan to John Sparrow and William Armstrong<ref>[http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45518102/person/6374685070/photo/12?pgnum=1&pg=32816&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum Ancestry user's notes from Reg. of Deeds Grantors Index, 1708-1785. Bk. 368, pp 65-66, Reg. No. 246042.]</ref>		* On Mar 6, 1784, James Widney transferred 39 acres of property in Killmurry (Errigle Parish, Barony of Trough), County Monaghan to John Sparrow and William Armstrong<ref>[http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45518102/person/6374685070/photo/12?pgnum=1&pg=32816&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum Ancestry user's notes from Reg. of Deeds Grantors Index, 1708-1785. Bk. 368, pp 65-66, Reg. No. 246042.]</ref>
	* James emigrated to the US on Sept 17, 1784 with his immediate family plus two brothers and three sisters (two of the latter married). Landing at Philadelphia, they proceeded westward into the interior of the state, where they purchased land and settled in the upper end of Path Valley at the northerly corner of Franklin County. Note: They sailed from Londonderry on the U.S. Ship of War "Congress" under Captain Knox. 15 Sept 1784 Wednesday. Arrival of Ship "Congress", Capt. Knox, from Londonderry<ref>[http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45518102/person/6374685070/photo/14?pgnum=1&pg=32816&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum Ancestry user's notes from the Pennsylvania Gazette. #2832]</ref>		* James emigrated to the US on Sept 17, 1784 with his immediate family plus two brothers and three sisters (two of the latter married). Landing at Philadelphia, they proceeded westward into the interior of the state, where they purchased land and settled in the upper end of Path Valley at the northerly corner of Franklin County. Note: They sailed from Londonderry on the U.S. Ship of War "Congress" under Captain Knox. 15 Sept 1784 Wednesday. Arrival of Ship "Congress", Capt. Knox, from Londonderry<ref>[http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45518102/person/6374685070/photo/14?pgnum=1&pg=32816&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum Ancestry user's notes from the Pennsylvania Gazette. #2832]</ref>
			** [[User:Jim.lindstrom]]: I found the article in the Gazette which references this ship; however, it makes no specific mention of the Widneys: "PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15. Monday arrived the ship Commerce, Capt. Truxtun, in 8 weeks from London. [...] Same day arrived here, the ships Congress, Capt. Knox, from Londonderry; Three Brothers, Gillis, from Belfast; and Favorite John. Hughes, from Dublin. These vessels have brought near one thousand passengers. The Favorite John had 13 weeks passage." ([http://www.accessible.com/accessible/docButton?AAWhat=builtPage&AAWhere=THEPENNSYLVANIAGAZETTE.17840915_001.image&AABeanName=toc3&AANextPage=/printBrowseBuiltImagePage.jsp Pennsylvania Gazette, 9/14/1784, pg 3.])
			**There is also a record in this [http://ied.dippam.ac.uk/records/42604 database] referencing the departing of the ship from Londonderry: "For NEWCASTLE and PHILADELPHIA, THE remarkable fine SHIP CONGRESS, Burthen, about 600 Tons, FRANCIS KNOX, Master, Will be clear to sail from this Port the 1st of June next. - Passengers, Redemptioners, and Servants, who wish to embrace this favourable Opportunity of sailing in the finest ship that ever carried Passengers to the Land of Liberty, will meet with proper Encouragement by applying to Wm. [William?] Moore, Merchant, who will be particular in laying in plenty of the best provisions and Water, so as to make the Passage comfortable and pleasant. Capt. Knox, is a Derry man, and served his Apprenticeship in the City in the Passenger Trade. He will be found on board the Ship, and will treat with Passengers on the most moderate terms. Any persons about Nn: Limavady [Newtownlimavady?] or Coleraine who wish to go in said Ship, will receive the necessary information from Wm. [William?] Ross, Esqs, or Mr. Tho [Thomas?] Taylor of Magilligan. - L/Derry [Londonderry?], 1st May, 1784."
	* James is listed on an 1786 List of Taxables for Fannett Township, Pennsylvania<ref>http://www.archive.org/stream/historyoffrankli00bate#page/580/mode/2up</ref>		* James is listed on an 1786 List of Taxables for Fannett Township, Pennsylvania<ref>http://www.archive.org/stream/historyoffrankli00bate#page/580/mode/2up</ref>
	* James purchased 271 acres from Enos McMullan on Feb 23, 1787, in Fannett, Franklin, PA. Paid 325 pounds of gold and silver. Adjacent to lands of John Coulter, Richard Coulters. Mention is made to survey on Oct 26, 1767, #4520. Mention is made to conveyance dated Apr 27, 1779 and Nov 29, 1786.<ref>[http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45518102/person/6374685070/photo/8?pgnum=1&pg=32816&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum Ancestry user's notes from Franklin Co. Courthouse, Register of Deeds]</ref>		* James purchased 271 acres from Enos McMullan on Feb 23, 1787, in Fannett, Franklin, PA. Paid 325 pounds of gold and silver. Adjacent to lands of John Coulter, Richard Coulters. Mention is made to survey on Oct 26, 1767, #4520. Mention is made to conveyance dated Apr 27, 1779 and Nov 29, 1786.<ref>[http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45518102/person/6374685070/photo/8?pgnum=1&pg=32816&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum Ancestry user's notes from Franklin Co. Courthouse, Register of Deeds]</ref>

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	* On Mar 6, 1784, James Widney transferred 39 acres of property in Killmurry (Errigle Parish, Barony of Trough), County Monaghan to John Sparrow and William Armstrong<ref>[http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45518102/person/6374685070/photo/12?pgnum=1&pg=32816&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum Ancestry user's notes from Reg. of Deeds Grantors Index, 1708-1785. Bk. 368, pp 65-66, Reg. No. 246042.]</ref>		* On Mar 6, 1784, James Widney transferred 39 acres of property in Killmurry (Errigle Parish, Barony of Trough), County Monaghan to John Sparrow and William Armstrong<ref>[http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45518102/person/6374685070/photo/12?pgnum=1&pg=32816&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum Ancestry user's notes from Reg. of Deeds Grantors Index, 1708-1785. Bk. 368, pp 65-66, Reg. No. 246042.]</ref>
	* James emigrated to the US on Sept 17, 1784 with his immediate family plus two brothers and three sisters (two of the latter married). Landing at Philadelphia, they proceeded westward into the interior of the state, where they purchased land and settled in the upper end of Path Valley at the northerly corner of Franklin County. Note: They sailed from Londonderry on the U.S. Ship of War "Congress" under Captain Knox. 15 Sept ~~1874~~ Wednesday. Arrival of Ship "Congress", Capt. Knox, from Londonderry<ref>[http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45518102/person/6374685070/photo/14?pgnum=1&pg=32816&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum Ancestry user's notes from the Pennsylvania Gazette. #2832]</ref>		* James emigrated to the US on Sept 17, 1784 with his immediate family plus two brothers and three sisters (two of the latter married). Landing at Philadelphia, they proceeded westward into the interior of the state, where they purchased land and settled in the upper end of Path Valley at the northerly corner of Franklin County. Note: They sailed from Londonderry on the U.S. Ship of War "Congress" under Captain Knox. 15 Sept 1784 Wednesday. Arrival of Ship "Congress", Capt. Knox, from Londonderry<ref>[http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45518102/person/6374685070/photo/14?pgnum=1&pg=32816&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum Ancestry user's notes from the Pennsylvania Gazette. #2832]</ref>
	* James is listed on an 1786 List of Taxables for Fannett Township, Pennsylvania<ref>http://www.archive.org/stream/historyoffrankli00bate#page/580/mode/2up</ref>		* James is listed on an 1786 List of Taxables for Fannett Township, Pennsylvania<ref>http://www.archive.org/stream/historyoffrankli00bate#page/580/mode/2up</ref>
	* James purchased 271 acres from Enos McMullan on Feb 23, 1787, in Fannett, Franklin, PA. Paid 325 pounds of gold and silver. Adjacent to lands of John Coulter, Richard Coulters. Mention is made to survey on Oct 26, 1767, #4520. Mention is made to conveyance dated Apr 27, 1779 and Nov 29, 1786.<ref>[http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45518102/person/6374685070/photo/8?pgnum=1&pg=32816&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum Ancestry user's notes from Franklin Co. Courthouse, Register of Deeds]</ref>		* James purchased 271 acres from Enos McMullan on Feb 23, 1787, in Fannett, Franklin, PA. Paid 325 pounds of gold and silver. Adjacent to lands of John Coulter, Richard Coulters. Mention is made to survey on Oct 26, 1767, #4520. Mention is made to conveyance dated Apr 27, 1779 and Nov 29, 1786.<ref>[http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45518102/person/6374685070/photo/8?pgnum=1&pg=32816&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum Ancestry user's notes from Franklin Co. Courthouse, Register of Deeds]</ref>

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	* James witnessed a will for Peter Hockenberry in 1810<ref>[http://mouser.org/projects/genealogy/index.php/Will_of_Peter_Hockenberry_1810]</ref>		* James witnessed a will for Peter Hockenberry in 1810<ref>[http://mouser.org/projects/genealogy/index.php/Will_of_Peter_Hockenberry_1810]</ref>
	* On Jan 9, 1815, James conveyed to trustees, including the names of his brothers John and Charles, a lot of land containing 29 perches with house thereon erected as a place of worship for the Methodist Congregation in America. This was the first Methodist Church built in Concord, and was situated in what is now the Methodist Cemetery lying south of Concord on the road to Doylesburg</ref>[http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45518102/person/6374685070/photo/9?pgnum=1&pg=32816&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum Ancestry user screenshot of unknown origin]</ref>		* On Jan 9, 1815, James conveyed to trustees, including the names of his brothers John and Charles, a lot of land containing 29 perches with house thereon erected as a place of worship for the Methodist Congregation in America. This was the first Methodist Church built in Concord, and was situated in what is now the Methodist Cemetery lying south of Concord on the road to Doylesburg</ref>[http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45518102/person/6374685070/photo/9?pgnum=1&pg=32816&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum Ancestry user screenshot of unknown origin]</ref>
	* James Widney ~~(the same?)~~ [http://books.google.com/books?id=rUQOAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=widney&f=false warranted 271 acres] on September 17, 1816 in Franklin County.		* James Widney [http://books.google.com/books?id=rUQOAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=widney&f=false warranted 271 acres] on September 17, 1816 in Franklin County.
	* James lived in Metal, Franklin, PA in the [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1820usfedcenancestry&h=863800&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t45518102_p6374685070_kpidz0q3d6374685070z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid 1820 Federal Census], in a household of 5 people.		* James lived in Metal, Franklin, PA in the [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1820usfedcenancestry&h=863800&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t45518102_p6374685070_kpidz0q3d6374685070z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid 1820 Federal Census], in a household of 5 people.
			* James is listed in Fannett, Franklin, PA in the [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&tid=41702920&tpid=19664933726&ssrc=pt_t41702920_p19664933726&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=James&gsln=Widney&msbdy=1753&msbpn__ftp=Armagh+or+Tyrone%2c+Ireland&msddy=1835&msdpn__ftp=pennsylvania&msfng0=James&msfns0=Widney&msmng0=Mary&msmns0=Wilson&uidh=uv6&mssng0=Ann&mssns0=Erwin&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=539838&recoff=7+8&db=PASeptennialCensus&indiv=1 Pennsylvania, Septennial Census (1821)]

	==Notes==		==Notes==
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	\| birth_place = Armagh or Tyrone, Ireland<ref>http://www.fortunecity.com/millenium/lilac/1470/tree/pafg36.htm#1342</ref>		\| birth_place = Armagh or Tyrone, Ireland<ref>http://www.fortunecity.com/millenium/lilac/1470/tree/pafg36.htm#1342</ref>
	\| death_date = {{dda\|1835\|3\|19\|1753\|2\|10}}<ref>http://www.~~fortunecity~~.com/~~millenium~~/~~lilac/1470/tree/pafg36~~.~~htm#1342~~</ref>		\| death_date = {{dda\|1835\|3\|19\|1753\|2\|10}}<ref>[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=70151985 Find a Grave]</ref>
	\| resting_place = Concord, Franklin County, Pennsylvania<ref>http://www.~~fortunecity~~.com/~~millenium/lilac/1470/tree~~/~~pafg36~~.~~htm#1342~~</ref>		\| resting_place = [[Concord Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery]], Concord, Franklin County, Pennsylvania<ref>[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=70151985 Find a Grave]</ref>
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[Ann Erwin]]\|1775\|1806}}<br />[[Ann Wilds]]		\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[Ann Erwin]]\|1775\|1806}}<br />[[Ann Wilds]]
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	The first Methodist Church was built on the land of Mr. Widney, in what is now the [[Concord Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery\|Methodist cemetery]], lying south of Concord, on the road to Doylesburg.<ref>http://www.archive.org/stream/historyoffrankli00bate#page/580/mode/2up</ref>		The first Methodist Church was built on the land of Mr. Widney, in what is now the [[Concord Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery\|Methodist cemetery]], lying south of Concord, on the road to Doylesburg.<ref>http://www.archive.org/stream/historyoffrankli00bate#page/580/mode/2up</ref>

			==Photos==

			[[File:James widney headstone.jpeg\|200px]]

	== Historical Records==		== Historical Records==

			* On Mar 6, 1784, James Widney transferred 39 acres of property in Killmurry (Errigle Parish, Barony of Trough), County Monaghan to John Sparrow and William Armstrong<ref>[http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45518102/person/6374685070/photo/12?pgnum=1&pg=32816&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum Ancestry user's notes from Reg. of Deeds Grantors Index, 1708-1785. Bk. 368, pp 65-66, Reg. No. 246042.]</ref>
			* James emigrated to the US on Sept 17, 1784 with his immediate family plus two brothers and three sisters (two of the latter married). Landing at Philadelphia, they proceeded westward into the interior of the state, where they purchased land and settled in the upper end of Path Valley at the northerly corner of Franklin County. Note: They sailed from Londonderry on the U.S. Ship of War "Congress" under Captain Knox. 15 Sept 1874 Wednesday. Arrival of Ship "Congress", Capt. Knox, from Londonderry<ref>[http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45518102/person/6374685070/photo/14?pgnum=1&pg=32816&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum Ancestry user's notes from the Pennsylvania Gazette. #2832]</ref>
	* James is listed on an 1786 List of Taxables for Fannett Township, Pennsylvania<ref>http://www.archive.org/stream/historyoffrankli00bate#page/580/mode/2up</ref>		* James is listed on an 1786 List of Taxables for Fannett Township, Pennsylvania<ref>http://www.archive.org/stream/historyoffrankli00bate#page/580/mode/2up</ref>
			* James purchased 271 acres from Enos McMullan on Feb 23, 1787, in Fannett, Franklin, PA. Paid 325 pounds of gold and silver. Adjacent to lands of John Coulter, Richard Coulters. Mention is made to survey on Oct 26, 1767, #4520. Mention is made to conveyance dated Apr 27, 1779 and Nov 29, 1786.<ref>[http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45518102/person/6374685070/photo/8?pgnum=1&pg=32816&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum Ancestry user's notes from Franklin Co. Courthouse, Register of Deeds]</ref>
	* The [http://mouser.org/projects/genealogy/images/a/a9/1790_census_pa_franklin_fannet_pg_3.jpg 1790 Pennsylvania Census] for Fannet Township, Franklin County includes a "James Woodney" (James Widney?) with 1 white male over 16 years old (himself), 1 white males under 16 (his son?), and 3 white females.		* The [http://mouser.org/projects/genealogy/images/a/a9/1790_census_pa_franklin_fannet_pg_3.jpg 1790 Pennsylvania Census] for Fannet Township, Franklin County includes a "James Woodney" (James Widney?) with 1 white male over 16 years old (himself), 1 white males under 16 (his son?), and 3 white females.
	* James Woodney [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=james&gsln=widney&msbdy=1753&msddy=1835&msdpn__ftp=Franklin+County%2c+Pennsylvania%2c+USA&msdpn=1073&msdpn_PInfo=7-\|1073\|&msrpn__ftp=Concord%2c+Erie%2c+Pennsylvania%2c+USA&msrpn=13841&msrpn_PInfo=8-\|13841\|&uidh=uv6&pcat=36&h=144999&recoff=5+6&db=PALandWarrants&indiv=1 warranted 100 acres] in Franklin County, Pennsylvania on April 19, 1793		* James Woodney [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=james&gsln=widney&msbdy=1753&msddy=1835&msdpn__ftp=Franklin+County%2c+Pennsylvania%2c+USA&msdpn=1073&msdpn_PInfo=7-\|1073\|&msrpn__ftp=Concord%2c+Erie%2c+Pennsylvania%2c+USA&msrpn=13841&msrpn_PInfo=8-\|13841\|&uidh=uv6&pcat=36&h=144999&recoff=5+6&db=PALandWarrants&indiv=1 warranted 100 acres] in Franklin County, Pennsylvania on April 19, 1793
	* The [http://mouser.org/projects/genealogy/index.php/Image:1800_census_pa_franklin_fannett_pg_2.jpg 1800 Pennsylvania Census] for Fannet Township, Franklin County includes James Widney		* The [http://mouser.org/projects/genealogy/index.php/Image:1800_census_pa_franklin_fannett_pg_2.jpg 1800 Pennsylvania Census] for Fannet Township, Franklin County includes James Widney
			* James lived in Fannett, Franklin, PA in the [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1810usfedcenancestry&h=509992&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t45518102_p6374685070_kpidz0q3d6374685070z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid 1810 Federal Census], in a household of 6 people.
	* James witnessed a will for Peter Hockenberry in 1810<ref>[http://mouser.org/projects/genealogy/index.php/Will_of_Peter_Hockenberry_1810]</ref>		* James witnessed a will for Peter Hockenberry in 1810<ref>[http://mouser.org/projects/genealogy/index.php/Will_of_Peter_Hockenberry_1810]</ref>
			* On Jan 9, 1815, James conveyed to trustees, including the names of his brothers John and Charles, a lot of land containing 29 perches with house thereon erected as a place of worship for the Methodist Congregation in America. This was the first Methodist Church built in Concord, and was situated in what is now the Methodist Cemetery lying south of Concord on the road to Doylesburg</ref>[http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45518102/person/6374685070/photo/9?pgnum=1&pg=32816&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum Ancestry user screenshot of unknown origin]</ref>
	* James Widney (the same?) [http://books.google.com/books?id=rUQOAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=widney&f=false warranted 271 acres] on September 17, 1816 in Franklin County.		* James Widney (the same?) [http://books.google.com/books?id=rUQOAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=widney&f=false warranted 271 acres] on September 17, 1816 in Franklin County.
			* James lived in Metal, Franklin, PA in the [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1820usfedcenancestry&h=863800&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t45518102_p6374685070_kpidz0q3d6374685070z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid 1820 Federal Census], in a household of 5 people.

	==Notes==		==Notes==
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Jim.lindstrom: /* Excerpt From "History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania" */

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Excerpt From "History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania"

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	Episcopal Methodism was introduced into Path Valley, in or about the year 1790, by James Widney, a native of County Armagh, Ireland, who immigrated to the United States soon after the close of the Revolutionary War, and settled in the northern part of Path Valley, at what is now known as Concord. Mr. Widney's father was educated in the mother country for the ministry of the Established Church, but refused to take orders, and his son James espoused the cause of the Methodists in the mother country, and threw his lot in with and identified himself with the Wesleyan Methodists. On arriving at their new home in the Western wilds of the New World, they were very destitute of the Word of God. This state of affairs reached the ears of Bishop Asbury of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he started out to hunt up the few familes of Methodists living in the upper end of Path Valley. This was the first Methodist preaching ever held in this part of the country. After this they were, at great intervals, visited by Revs. Jonathan Forest and Nelson Read. In the year 1800 Mr. Widney persuaded Rev. Alexander McCaine to make an appointment at Concord for preaching, and, this being done and filled, after the sermon McCaine read the general rules of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and at the same time gave a brief account of its ecclesiastical polity and its distinguishing features. At this meeting the formation of a society was proposed, and eleven persons present united together as a society, and Widney was appointed as their leader. This was, at that time, on Huntingdon Circuit, which embraced considerable portions of Huntingdon, Franklin, Fulton, Perry, and Cumberland Counties.		Episcopal Methodism was introduced into Path Valley, in or about the year 1790, by James Widney, a native of County Armagh, Ireland, who immigrated to the United States soon after the close of the Revolutionary War, and settled in the northern part of Path Valley, at what is now known as Concord. Mr. Widney's father was educated in the mother country for the ministry of the Established Church, but refused to take orders, and his son James espoused the cause of the Methodists in the mother country, and threw his lot in with and identified himself with the Wesleyan Methodists. On arriving at their new home in the Western wilds of the New World, they were very destitute of the Word of God. This state of affairs reached the ears of Bishop Asbury of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he started out to hunt up the few familes of Methodists living in the upper end of Path Valley. This was the first Methodist preaching ever held in this part of the country. After this they were, at great intervals, visited by Revs. Jonathan Forest and Nelson Read. In the year 1800 Mr. Widney persuaded Rev. Alexander McCaine to make an appointment at Concord for preaching, and, this being done and filled, after the sermon McCaine read the general rules of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and at the same time gave a brief account of its ecclesiastical polity and its distinguishing features. At this meeting the formation of a society was proposed, and eleven persons present united together as a society, and Widney was appointed as their leader. This was, at that time, on Huntingdon Circuit, which embraced considerable portions of Huntingdon, Franklin, Fulton, Perry, and Cumberland Counties.

	The first Methodist Church was built on the land of Mr. Widney, in what is now the Methodist cemetery, lying south of Concord, on the road to Doylesburg.<ref>http://www.archive.org/stream/historyoffrankli00bate#page/580/mode/2up</ref>		The first Methodist Church was built on the land of Mr. Widney, in what is now the [[Concord Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery\|Methodist cemetery]], lying south of Concord, on the road to Doylesburg.<ref>http://www.archive.org/stream/historyoffrankli00bate#page/580/mode/2up</ref>

	== Historical Records==		== Historical Records==