GEORGE VINCENT STRONG
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“Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania” Vol. 3
Author: Jordan, John W., 1840 – 1941
Pg. 1522 STRONG
The STRONG family of England was originally located in Shropshire.One of the family married an heiress of Griffith, of the county of Caernarvon, Walesm and went there to reside in 1545.RICHARD STRONG was one of this branch of the family, born in Caernarvon in 1561.In 1590 he moved to Taunton, Somersetshire, England, where he died in 1613, leaving a son, JOHN, now known in history as ELDER JOHN STRONG, “The Pilgrim,” and a daughter, ELEANOR.
“ELDER” JOHN STRONG was born in Taunton, England, in 1605, lived in London and Plymouth, England.Having strong Puritan sympathies he sailed from Plymouth for the new world, March 20, 1630, in the ship “Mary and John” with 140 passengers arrived at Nantasket, Massachusetts, Sunday, May 30, 1630.Here they were put ashore by the captain of the vessel, although their destination was the Charles River.The colony founded the town of Dorchester, Massachusetts.JOHN STRONG and his sister ELEANOR shared the fortunes of the new colony until 1635, when JOHN STRONG moved to Hingham and on March 9, 1636, took the freeman's oath at Boston.He soon moved to Taunton, Massachusetts, where he was a land owner and proprietor of record December 4, 1638, and in that year was made a freeman of Plymouth colony.He was deputy in the General Court from Taunton 1641-1643 and 1644.From Taunton he moved to Windsor, Connecticut.From Windsor he moved in 1659 to Northampton, Massachusetts, being one of the first and most active founders of that town, as he had previously been of Dorchester, Hingham, Taunton and Windsor.He was a very prosperous tanner in Northampton and owned at various times some 200 acres of land there.He was elected ruling elder of the Northampton Church, as appears from the church records.“After solemn and extraordinary seeking to God for his direction and blessing the church chose JOHN STRONG, ruling elder.”His first wife died on the passage over or shortly after, and soon afterward her second child also died.He married (second) in December, 1630, ABIGAIL, daughter of THOMAS FORD, who came in the “Mary and John” from England with him.ABIGAIL (FORD) STRONG was the mother of sixteen children.She died July 6, 1688, aged about eighty years, he died April 14, 1699, aged ninety-four years.At the time of his death fifteen of his children had families, their children numbering 114 and these had thirty-three children, great-grandchildren of ELDER JOHN STRONG.
JOHN (2), eldest son of ELDER JOHN STRONG and his first wife, was born in England in 1626, died at Windsor, Connecticut, February 20, 1698.He was a tanner.He married, November 26, 1656, MARY, daughter of JOSEPH and FRANCES CLARK.She was baptized, September 30, 1638, died April 28, 1663.He married (second) in 1664, ELIZABETH WARRINER.By the first wife he had, MARY and HANNAH; by second wife, JOHN, JACOB, JOSIAH and ELIZABETH.
JACOB, second son of JOHN (2) STRONG and his second wife, ELIZABETH WARRINER, was born April 8, 1673, died in 1750.He married, November 10, 1698, ABIGAIL, daughter of NATHANIEL and MINDWELL (MOORE) BISSELL of (pg. 1523) East Windsor, Connecticut.She was born, March 9, 1676, died March 25, 1749; children: ABIGAIL, MINDWELL, JACOB, ANN, EUNICE, “SERGEANT” NATHANIEL, ASAHEL and TIMOTHY.
TIMOTHY, youngest child of JACOB and ABIGAIL (BISSELL) STRONG, was born in 1719, died August 19, 1803.He was a farmer of East Windsor, Connecticut.He married (first) December 26, 1753, SARAH STRICKLIN, born in 1724, died May 13, 1769.He married (second) March 7, 1770, ABI DOUDY, born 1742, died January 14, 1792.He married (third) December 8, 1793, EDITHA RICHESTONE.His first wife bore, “CAPTAIN” MARTIN, TIMOTHY, ABI, TIMOTHY (2), LEVI, WILLARD.His third wife bore BETSEY.
“CAPTAIN” MARTIN STRONG, eldest son of TIMOTHY STRONG and his second wife, ABI DOUDY, was born in East Windsor, Connecticut, November 20, 1770, died in Erie, Pa., March 24, 1858.He moved to Presque Isle (Erie), Erie County, Pa., in August, 1795, being then twenty-five years of age and unmarried.He purchased 400 acres of well located land, paying therefore fifty cents per acre, and by a life of determined industry, cleared about 300 acres of it and added 200 acres to the original area.He left to two of his sons a farm of 600 acres, half of it cleared by his efforts and theirs.He married June 16, 1805, HANNAH TRASK, born August 9, 1786, died April 30, 1807, daughter of RUFUS and HANNAH (TRACY) TRASK.He married (second) December 10, 1811, SARAH DRAKE, born at East Windsor, Connecticut, September 10, 1778, died January 15, 1866, daughter of AMASA DRAKE, her mother a WEBB.Child by first wife, ELIZA, died aged seventeen years; children by second wife: 1. SARAH ANN, born September 24, 1812, married June 24, 1834, BETHUEL BOYD VINCENT, a civil engineer, merchant, iron manufacturer and banker of Erie, Pa.Their eldest son, BRIGADIER GENERAL STRONG VINCENT, fell mortally wounded at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863, and died July 7, following.2. FRANCIS.3. MAJOR MARTIN, a farmer and extensive cattle dealer.4. TIMOTHY, died young.5. LYDIA WEBB, born September 26, 1818, married THOMAS BROWN VINCENT, a merchant of Erie, Pa., sheriff of Erie County, and manufacturer's agent.6. LANDAFF, December 30, 1821, died July 13, 1869.
FRANCIS DRAKE, eldest son of “CAPTAIN” MARTIN STRONG and his second wife, SARAH DRAKE, was born on the homestead farm in Waterford Township, Erie County, Pa., April 4, 1814, died in May, 1891.He was a Democrat in politics and a good friend of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, his father, CAPTAIN MARTIN STRONG, having been one of its founders.MR. STRONG married, October 13, 1846, ANNABEL B. VINCENT, born in Waterford, July 3, 1823, died February 10, 1910,(pg. 1524) daughter of WILLIAM and ELSIE (NICHOLS) VINCENT.MRS. STRONG began her married life at the home, where for forty-five years her happiness was uninterrupted.She survived her husband nineteen years, continuing her home until her death at the farm to which she came a bride sixty-four years previous.Children, all born at the old homestead: EMMA, November 25, 1847; JESSIE, August 6, 1849, died July 5, 1904, married JASON P. WAY, children: ANNABEL and SCOTT; WILLIAM MARTIN, born October 31, 1851, unmarried; MARGARET WEBB, born February 8, 1855; SARAH DRAKE, born May 29, 1857, married ARTHUR VON SENDEN, children: KARL STRONG, BOYD VINCENT and MARGARET LOUISE, who died aged seventeen years; FRANK, born April 4, 1861, resides at Pioneer, Iowa; GEORGE VINCENT.
WILLIAM MARTIN STRONG, his sisters, EMMA and MARGARET, reside at the old homestead, rendered so dear to him by the traditions and influences of three generations.The old home has been modernized until little of the original dwelling remains.This is one of the few estates in Erie County that is yet in the same name as appears on the original grant.Both daughters are members of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, which their grandfather aided in founding.
GEORGE VINCENT, youngest child of FRANCIS DRAKE and ANNABEL B. (VINCENT) STRONG, was born on the homestead, Waterford, Pa., July 18, 1865.He was educated in the public schools and Waterford Academy, spending the years of youth and manhood until 1907 at the home farm.In that year he entered the employ of the Wheeler Lumber Company and spent a year in West Virginia.In 1908 he purchased the furniture and undertaking business of James A. Boyd in Waterford, and is there well established and prosperous.He is a Democrat in politics and a member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows Orders, and both he and his wife are member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church.
He married at Guelph, Province of Ontario, Canada, January 23, 1907, NELLIE MAY WALKER, born in Guelph, May 14, 1875, daughter of HUGH LEWIS and JANE (ROBERTSON) WALKER.She is a granddaughter of ROBERT and SARAH (SHAW) WALKER, who emigrated from county Antrim, Ireland, about 1850, settling on a farm near Georgetown, Canada.He had children: MARGARET, SARAH, HUGH LEWIS, CHARLOTTE, BENJAMIN.HUGH LEWIS WALKER, born in county Antrim in 1847, was in his third year when he was brought across the seas by his parents to Canada.He there obtained a good education, remaining at the home farm until he was twenty years of age.He then entered business life at Guelph, Canada, which has ever since been his home, although he was engaged in the sewing machine business in Cleveland, Ohio, (pg. 1525) for a few years.He is now general manager of the Raymond Sewing Machine Company at Guelph.MR. WALKER married, about 1872, JANE ROBERTSON, born in Norham, Canada (or Northam, England), in 1855, died January 2, 1901, daughter of WILLIAM and MARY (TATE) ROBERTSON; children: CHARLES, NELLIE MAY, MAUD, GEORGE SHAW and HAROLD.
Child of GEORGE VINCENT and NELLIE MAY (WALKER) STRONG: HUGH VINCENT, born at Elkins, West Virginia, November 19, 1907.
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