Mays Family Tree - Person Sheet
Birth Date11 Aug 1764504
Birth PlaceKennett Township, Chester County, PA
Death Date10 Aug 1854 Age: 89
Death PlacePike Township, Clearfield Co., PA, USA
Burial PlaceCentre Cemetery, Hyde, Clearfield Co., PA, USA716
FatherJoseph PASSMORE (1738-1767)
MotherElizabeth MARTIN (~1734-)
Misc. Notes
Abraham Passmore came from Chester to Centre county, and was there some time before coming to this locality. He moved here and settled on the river in 1802. Passmore was a good blacksmith, and his coming was a great blessing to the residents here. He did the work for the whole surrounding country. In 1806 he left the river settlement and moved upon the ridge, north
of the West Branch, where he opened and commenced a good farm. A num[ber] of his descendants are still living [1887] in the county.961
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Abram came from Chester County to Spruce Creek, Huntington County to Centre County and then to Clearfield County. He was numbered among the most honored pioneers of Pike Twp., Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. In the midst of the wilderness he developed a good farm, obtaining the land from the government, and to agricultural pursuits ever devoted his attention.
In 1802, Abram and his brother, Enoch, moved to Centre County and soon after, Abram moved to Clearfield County around 1803. He was a fine blacksmith, doing work for the surrounding countryside and his coming to Clearfield County was a blessing for the early settlers. In 1804 he acquired a 1,000 acre tract of land on a ridge in Lawrence Township, Clearfield County, Pa. He died just one day short of his 90th birthday. (History of Clearfield County, page 56).
Abraham Passmore came from Chester to Centre County and was there some time before coming to this locality. Hem oved [sic] here and settled on the river in 1802. Passmore was a good blacksmith, and his coming was a great blessing to the residents here. He did the work for the whole surrounding country.
In 1806, he left the river settlement and moved upon the ridge, north of the West Branch, where he opened and commenced a good farm. A number of descendants are still living in the county. He and Susanna are buried at Centre M.E. Church, Lawrence Twp., Clearfield Co., PA.
Abraham, his son Gainer and his grandson George C. (Gainer’s son) were all born on the same farm.962
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An Abraham Passmore is listed among Clearfield County’s earliest settlers locating along the Susquehanna river in 1802. The first assessment of a township (unknown) was made in 1814, and contains the name of Abraham Passmore.963
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Abraham Passmore, from Chester County, came in 1802, and cleared on what was known as the Jacob Hoover farm. He afterwards moved to the Ridges and died on August 10th, 1854, having just completed his ninetieth year.
He is named in December of 1806 among the 155 taxable inhabitants of Chinklacamoose/Chincleclamousche township, (Centre County) which [at the time] included all of Clearfield county.964
Note: Could the above Jacob Hoover be the same one in my database born 1786 in Berks County, PA and died 1831 in Bradford Township, Clearfield County, PA?3
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“Died at the residence of his son, Col. Geo. C. Passmore, in Pike township, on last Thursday, Mr. Abraham Passmore, at the advanced age of 89 years and 364 days. Mr. Passmore was among the first white settlers in this county. We are not certain as to the precise year, but it was about 1800. He was a blacksmith by trade, and previous to his coming the settlers had to go all the way to Great Island, Old Fort, &c., to have their ploughshares sharpened, axes and grubbing-hoes mended.”958
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There is a Susannah Passmore, listed as a daughter to Abraham Passmore of Pike Township who was married to a William Bloom at this source.965
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A Miss Carrie Hall, who was born at Center Corner, Lawrence Township, Clearfield County, February 26, 1843, daughter of John and Nancy (Passmore) Hall, and a granddaughter of Abraham Passmore.966
[Is this the same Abraham?]
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Susannah and Abram lived on 1000 acres in Pike Township, Clearfield County, PA in the early to mid 1800's.967
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They moved to the Clearfield Co. area of PA in the year 1806.968
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This source indicates Abraham died 10 Aug 1852.762
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The following names were all on deeds belonging to Robert Askey [1768-1851]: Caleb Bailey, Abraham Passmore, Benjamin Bloom, John Irvin, Job England and Issac Bloom.759
of the West Branch, where he opened and commenced a good farm. A num[ber] of his descendants are still living [1887] in the county.961
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Abram came from Chester County to Spruce Creek, Huntington County to Centre County and then to Clearfield County. He was numbered among the most honored pioneers of Pike Twp., Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. In the midst of the wilderness he developed a good farm, obtaining the land from the government, and to agricultural pursuits ever devoted his attention.
In 1802, Abram and his brother, Enoch, moved to Centre County and soon after, Abram moved to Clearfield County around 1803. He was a fine blacksmith, doing work for the surrounding countryside and his coming to Clearfield County was a blessing for the early settlers. In 1804 he acquired a 1,000 acre tract of land on a ridge in Lawrence Township, Clearfield County, Pa. He died just one day short of his 90th birthday. (History of Clearfield County, page 56).
Abraham Passmore came from Chester to Centre County and was there some time before coming to this locality. Hem oved [sic] here and settled on the river in 1802. Passmore was a good blacksmith, and his coming was a great blessing to the residents here. He did the work for the whole surrounding country.
In 1806, he left the river settlement and moved upon the ridge, north of the West Branch, where he opened and commenced a good farm. A number of descendants are still living in the county. He and Susanna are buried at Centre M.E. Church, Lawrence Twp., Clearfield Co., PA.
Abraham, his son Gainer and his grandson George C. (Gainer’s son) were all born on the same farm.962
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An Abraham Passmore is listed among Clearfield County’s earliest settlers locating along the Susquehanna river in 1802. The first assessment of a township (unknown) was made in 1814, and contains the name of Abraham Passmore.963
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Abraham Passmore, from Chester County, came in 1802, and cleared on what was known as the Jacob Hoover farm. He afterwards moved to the Ridges and died on August 10th, 1854, having just completed his ninetieth year.
He is named in December of 1806 among the 155 taxable inhabitants of Chinklacamoose/Chincleclamousche township, (Centre County) which [at the time] included all of Clearfield county.964
Note: Could the above Jacob Hoover be the same one in my database born 1786 in Berks County, PA and died 1831 in Bradford Township, Clearfield County, PA?3
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“Died at the residence of his son, Col. Geo. C. Passmore, in Pike township, on last Thursday, Mr. Abraham Passmore, at the advanced age of 89 years and 364 days. Mr. Passmore was among the first white settlers in this county. We are not certain as to the precise year, but it was about 1800. He was a blacksmith by trade, and previous to his coming the settlers had to go all the way to Great Island, Old Fort, &c., to have their ploughshares sharpened, axes and grubbing-hoes mended.”958
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There is a Susannah Passmore, listed as a daughter to Abraham Passmore of Pike Township who was married to a William Bloom at this source.965
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A Miss Carrie Hall, who was born at Center Corner, Lawrence Township, Clearfield County, February 26, 1843, daughter of John and Nancy (Passmore) Hall, and a granddaughter of Abraham Passmore.966
[Is this the same Abraham?]
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Susannah and Abram lived on 1000 acres in Pike Township, Clearfield County, PA in the early to mid 1800's.967
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They moved to the Clearfield Co. area of PA in the year 1806.968
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This source indicates Abraham died 10 Aug 1852.762
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The following names were all on deeds belonging to Robert Askey [1768-1851]: Caleb Bailey, Abraham Passmore, Benjamin Bloom, John Irvin, Job England and Issac Bloom.759
Spouses
Birth Date27 Jan 1769504
Birth PlaceSadsbury Township, Chester Co., PA, USA
Death Date9 Sep 1843504 Age: 74
Death PlaceClearfield, Clearfield Co., PA, USA
Death MemoSource indicated Lancaster Township, Clearfield, PA, but there is no such township in Clearfield county.
Death Date29 Sep 1843969 Age: 74
Burial PlaceCentre Cemetery, Hyde, Clearfield Co., PA, USA716
FatherGainer PEIRCE Jr. (1740->1810)
MotherJane UNDERWOOD (1742-1833)
Misc. Notes
This source indicates Susannah died in 1813 in Clearfield County, PA. “She was three score years and ten when she died in 1813.” She would then have been born in 1743, making her 21 years younger than husband Abraham?970
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This source indicates Susannah was born 17 Jan 1769 in Lancaster County, PA and died 9 Sep 1843.971
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This source indicates Susannah died 29 September 1843.748
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Susannah is a descendant of the Peirce line in which her great grandfather George Peirce (1655-1733) in 1700 purchased property from Pennsylvania founder William Penn. Later her second cousins, Joshua and Samuel Peirce (twins born 3 March 1766), inherited the property. While living there the brothers established a botanical garden which eventually became Longwood Gardens. Located 30 miles outside Philadelphia at Kennett Square, PA it is described as "America's premier public display garden," and a popular tourist attraction.3
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This source of burials at Centre Methodist Church Cemetery spells her maiden name as “PIERCE.”716
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This source indicates Susannah was born 17 Jan 1769 in Lancaster County, PA and died 9 Sep 1843.971
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This source indicates Susannah died 29 September 1843.748
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Susannah is a descendant of the Peirce line in which her great grandfather George Peirce (1655-1733) in 1700 purchased property from Pennsylvania founder William Penn. Later her second cousins, Joshua and Samuel Peirce (twins born 3 March 1766), inherited the property. While living there the brothers established a botanical garden which eventually became Longwood Gardens. Located 30 miles outside Philadelphia at Kennett Square, PA it is described as "America's premier public display garden," and a popular tourist attraction.3
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This source of burials at Centre Methodist Church Cemetery spells her maiden name as “PIERCE.”716
Family ID274
Marr Date1790971
ChildrenJane “Jennie” (1798-1877)
Gainer (1800-1834)
Elizabeth “Betsy” (~1800-)
Mary Ann (1802-1883)
George Chaflin (1807-1879)
Nancy (1808-1845)
Susanna (1813-1878)