Hugh Linn (1753)
| Hugh Linn | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1753[1] Newry, County Down, Ireland[2] |
| Died |
Jan. 1, 1815[3] Concord, PA |
| Resting place | Concord Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery[4], Concord (Franklin County), PA (also known as Concord Union Cemetery?[5]) |
| Residence | Concord, PA (1784–1815)[6] |
| Spouse | Sarah Widney, 1777[7] |
| Children |
John Linn William Linn Hugh Linn II Sarah Linn Margaret Linn James Linn Jane Linn Nancy Linn[8] |
| Parents | ? |
| Relatives | Rebecca Lee Linn (Sister)[9] |
The Clan Linn in the Twentieth Century Entry
"Hugh Linn (h), who was born in 1753, was the first of our clan to set foot on the shores of this continent. Hugh lived in or near Newry, County Down, Ireland at least as early as the 1770s. In 1777 he married Sarah Widney, an Irish girl of Dutch descent whose family owned an estate in County Tyrone. Countless troubles in Ireland in the late eighteenth century--economic, political and religious--forced many small farmers and laborers to seek a fresh start in the newly colonized wilderness far across the Atlantic. The journey was long, the future uncertain, but events in Ireland indicated that life was not going to improve there in the near future, either
"In the eleventh year of their marriage [1788] the Linns' little family boarded ship in Londonberry on a journey with no opportunity available to turn back. Due to the uncertaint of the undertaking, Hugh and Sarah left their second-born son, William, in Ireland in the care of an aunt. William was the remaining "seed" should the worst befall the family of the pilgrim, Hugh. Several of William's descendants did, indeed, follow Hugh and Sarah some fifty years later.[10]"
Locating Hugh's Farm
The Clan Linn books describes the Linn's Pennsylvania farm as being just north of Concord, PA in Huntingdon County, along the Tuscarora Creek:
One look more and we part forever. Near us is the mansion built by James Widney, and before us, across the Tuscarora Creek, are the lands once tilled by Hugh Linn 2d, all hallowed to their posterity. Behind us is, the "Round Top," one of the ranges of the beautiful Blue Mountains; to our right is "The Knob," a thousand feet above us, guarding, sentinel like, the place on which we stand; in front is the Tuscacora Mountain, all overloking the valley; while nestled in the vale at our feet, is the little village of Concord, the site of so many of our early family activities.[11]
This location is approximately: [40°15'24.40"N, 77°42'1.86"W]:
See Also
Notes
- ↑ The Clan Linn in the Twentieth Century, p51 (Roger Linn, 1993)
- ↑ The Clan Linn in the Twentieth Century, p51 (Roger Linn, 1993)
- ↑ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/a/y/Loretta-L-Layman/GENE4-0001.html
- ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=1976329&GRid=16199147&
- ↑ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/a/y/Loretta-L-Layman/GENE4-0001.html
- ↑ The Clan Linn, [clan linn&pg=PA86#v=onepage&q&f=false p27]
- ↑ The Clan Linn in the Twentieth Century, p51 (Roger Linn, 1993)
- ↑ The Clan Linn in the Twentieth Century, p51 (Roger Linn, 1993)
- ↑ The Clan Linn, [clan linn&pg=PA86#v=onepage&q&f=false p27]
- ↑ The Clan Linn in the Twentieth Century, p51 (Roger Linn, 1993)
- ↑ The Clan Linn, [clan linn&pg=PA86#v=onepage&q&f=false p86-87]