James WASSON^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1746 - 1810  (~ 64 years)

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• Name	James WASSON
  Birth	Abt 1746	Peters TWP, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  _UID	49F4CCFB1DDD264D9912E553A83AD5535E5D
  Death	Sat 29 Dec 1810	Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
  Notes	Thomas Wasson took over the John Wasson plantation buying the interest of James and Elizabeth, lived and died on his father's farm. James Wasson married Mary Orr and went down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh in flat boats, trying to avoid the Indians on the river banks. They were among the first settlers in the Fort at Lexington, Kentucky about 1780. Info Contributed by: Mrs. Ernest Dunlap, Bryan Station Chapter, Wasson Bible, listed in Kentucky Court of Records. James Wasson went to Kentucky from Greencastle County, PA. Children of James and Mary Orr Wasson were:- Jenny John, b. Nov. 25, 1795 James, b. June 12, 1795, d. 1868 Thomas, b. Nov. 14, 1800, d. 1842 William, b. July 10, 1803, d. 1833 Samuel Wilson, b. Apr. 1806, d. 1854 Mary Ann, b. Feb. 1809 Robert Harvey, M.D., b. Mar. 11, 1811
  Person ID	I580	Robert Mueller Family
  Last Modified	Thu 5 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	John WASSON,   b. Thu 25 Dec 1698, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland d. Wed 26 May 1756, Peters TWP, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Ann (Nancy) MEANS,   b. Abt 1717, Fermanagh, Tyrone, Ireland d. Aft 1772, Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age ~ 56 years)
  Marriage	Tue 26 May 1744	Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Age at Marriage	He was 45 years and 5 months old; She was ~ 27 years and 5 months old. (Were Married 12 years).
  Family ID	F229	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary ORR   d. Fri 14 Jun 1822
  Marriage	1790	Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 44 years old; She was ?? old. (Were Married ~ 21 years).
  Children	1. Virginia Jane WASSON,   b. Dec 1793, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA d. Morgan County, Kentucky, USA   2. John WASSON,   b. Wed 25 Nov 1795   d. Yes, date unknown   3. James WASSON,   b. Tue 12 Jun 1798   d. 1868 (Age 69 years)   4. Thomas WASSON,   b. Fri 14 Nov 1800   d. 1842 (Age 41 years)   5. William WASSON,   b. Sun 10 Jul 1803   d. 1833 (Age 29 years)   6. Samuel Wilson WASSON,   b. Apr 1806   d. 1854 (Age ~ 47 years)   7. Mary Ann WASSON,   b. Feb 1809   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Robert Harvey WASSON,   b. Mon 11 Mar 1811   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1746 - Peters TWP, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 1790 - Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA Child - Virginia Jane WASSON - Dec 1793 - Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA Death - Sat 29 Dec 1810 - Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S90] Journal of Dorothy Sloan Anthony. James Wasson and his wife went down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh in flat boats trying to avoid Indians on the river banks. They were among the first settlers in the Fort at Lexington, Kentucky, about 1780. [S31] GEDCOM file imported on 17 May 2004.