Thursday, November 1, 2007

Samuel Harrod, Upper West Conocoheague, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania

Source: Pennsylvania Vital Records from The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine and The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. II, 1983, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD

"Records of Upper West Conocoheague Presbyterian Church, Mercersburg, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania: Baptisms by John King, D.D. 1769-1811", courtesy of Robert M. Torrence, Baltimore, Maryland. From photostatic copy of original records in society collections.

page 125 24 September 1769, Samuel, son of William Herrod

Thomas Harwood Lancaster Co., Virginia

Source: Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants 1694-1742, compiled by Gertrude E. Gray, 1987, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1001 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202

page 21: 2-292; William White of Lancaster County dec'd patented 192 acres in said county, 18 Jan. 1663, 146 acres first taken up by Wroughton and assigned to White and 26 acres surplus taken up by White. At death of White, it descended to his son William White who died. Escheat grant to William Ball of Lancaster County for 172 acres on Rappahanock River adjoining Jon Merriman, part of Thomas Harwood's land belonging to Charles King's orphans. 14 Oct. 1698

William Harrod's Revolutionary War Record

Source: Virginia / West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records, Volume 2 - Dabbs through Hysop, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, 1990, Heritage Books Inc., 1540 E. Pointer Ridge Place, Bowie, MD 20716:

page 273: William Harrod born 9/26/1764 Berkeley Co., Virginia; esf 1780 Bedford Co., Pennsylvania, where res; mvd 1781 to Kentucky with uncle Colonel James Harrod and settled in Lincoln County where esf 1782 against Indians PN 1832 Scott Co., Indiana. F-S16398, R1206

ESF= entered service from
PN=pension