In 1778 he married Mary Hare who was the daughter of Jacob Hare and Christina Ephau. Thomas and Mary Edmiston had John Edmiston(12/23/1789-8/10/1853) who on 12/29/1853 married Malinda Teter(6/2/1795-5/29/1871), who was a daughter of Samuel Teter II and Rebecca Ford; Hannah Edmiston; Robert Edimiston; Matilda Edmiston; Mary Hare Edmiston(5/15/1781-6/6/1845) who in 1800 married John Teter who was a son of Captain Samuel Teter and Mary Doddridge Teter; Elizabeth Edmiston(B1791) who married Joseph Heistand; Thomas Edmiston(6/15/1794-4/17/1841) who married Mary; and Christina Edmiston(B1798) who married David Yates.
Jacob Hare was born about 1730 in England or Germany. His wife, Christina Ephau was born about 1734 in Germany. Jacob Hare, along with his family of seven, lived in Hare Valley, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Jacob was not only a Tory but he was a renegade like Simon Grity. Jacob Hare's ears were cropped because of his Tory sentiments and his activities with the Indians. Jacob Hare's land was confiscated and sold; however, under the terms of the Peace Treaty of 1783 Congress was compelled to purchase the land back and restore his property to him. Jacob Hare was an unrepentant Tory who hurrahed for King George when he was dying in 1820.
Most of Captain Samuel Teter's life was spent on the frontier in Virginia and Pennsylvania and consisted of a series of battles against the Indians, French, and English. In 1755 when he was 18 he served under Colonel George Washington and on July 9, 1755 he was present at the battle on the Monogahala where General Braddock was killed. Samuel was a soldier in the company of Captain John Dagworthy of the Maryland Militia in the Forbes Expedition. In September 1758 Samuel took part in the assault of Fort Duquesne under Major James Grant. They were defeated. Samuel was then present with General Forbes when Fort Duquesne was occupied, later renamed Fort Pitt and is now Pittsburg. For this service the State of Pennsylvania later gave Samuel 1000 acres in Independence Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Muster rolls and pay ledgers from Maryland list Samuel Teater in the company of Captain Joshua Beall at Ford Frederick, Maryland, and Fort Ligonier, Pennsylvania, from October 1757 to December 1758, and in the company of Captain John Dagworthy at Fort Cumberland, Maryland, from December 1758 to April 1759. Before 1769 Samuel moved to Friends Grove, Bedford County, Pennsylvania where he met and married Mary Doddridge, a daughter of Joseph Doddridge. Samuel and Joseph each built fortified log houses on their properties which they called forts.
During the American Revolution Samuel served as commander of Doddridge Fort and Teter Fort and was also a member of Captain William Scott's Company Fourth Battalion Washington County, Pennsylvania Militia under Lieutenant Col. John Marshall in 1782. After the war Samuel made several trips across the river to Ohio and finally settled in Ohio in 1799
Jacob Hare was born about 1730 in England or Germany. His wife, Christina Ephau was born about 1734 in Germany. Jacob Hare, along with his family of seven, lived in Hare Valley, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Jacob was not only a Tory but he was a renegade like Simon Grity. Jacob Hare's ears were cropped because of his Tory sentiments and his activities with the Indians. Jacob Hare's land was confiscated and sold; however, under the terms of the Peace Treaty of 1783 Congress was compelled to purchase the land back and restore his property to him. Jacob Hare was an unrepentant Tory who hurrahed for King George when he was dying in 1820.
Most of Captain Samuel Teter's life was spent on the frontier in Virginia and Pennsylvania and consisted of a series of battles against the Indians, French, and English. In 1755 when he was 18 he served under Colonel George Washington and on July 9, 1755 he was present at the battle on the Monogahala where General Braddock was killed. Samuel was a soldier in the company of Captain John Dagworthy of the Maryland Militia in the Forbes Expedition. In September 1758 Samuel took part in the assault of Fort Duquesne under Major James Grant. They were defeated. Samuel was then present with General Forbes when Fort Duquesne was occupied, later renamed Fort Pitt and is now Pittsburg. For this service the State of Pennsylvania later gave Samuel 1000 acres in Independence Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Muster rolls and pay ledgers from Maryland list Samuel Teater in the company of Captain Joshua Beall at Ford Frederick, Maryland, and Fort Ligonier, Pennsylvania, from October 1757 to December 1758, and in the company of Captain John Dagworthy at Fort Cumberland, Maryland, from December 1758 to April 1759. Before 1769 Samuel moved to Friends Grove, Bedford County, Pennsylvania where he met and married Mary Doddridge, a daughter of Joseph Doddridge. Samuel and Joseph each built fortified log houses on their properties which they called forts.
During the American Revolution Samuel served as commander of Doddridge Fort and Teter Fort and was also a member of Captain William Scott's Company Fourth Battalion Washington County, Pennsylvania Militia under Lieutenant Col. John Marshall in 1782. After the war Samuel made several trips across the river to Ohio and finally settled in Ohio in 1799
In 1778 he married Mary Hare who was the daughter of Jacob Hare and Christina Ephau. Thomas and Mary Edmiston had John Edmiston(12/23/1789-8/10/1853) who on 12/29/1853 married Malinda Teter(6/2/1795-5/29/1871), who was a daughter of Samuel Teter II and Rebecca Ford; Hannah Edmiston; Robert Edimiston; Matilda Edmiston; Mary Hare Edmiston(5/15/1781-6/6/1845) who in 1800 married John Teter who was a son of Captain Samuel Teter and Mary Doddridge Teter; Elizabeth Edmiston(B1791) who married Joseph Heistand; Thomas Edmiston(6/15/1794-4/17/1841) who married Mary; and Christina Edmiston(B1798) who married David Yates.
Jacob Hare was born about 1730 in England or Germany. His wife, Christina Ephau was born about 1734 in Germany. Jacob Hare, along with his family of seven, lived in Hare Valley, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Jacob was not only a Tory but he was a renegade like Simon Grity. Jacob Hare's ears were cropped because of his Tory sentiments and his activities with the Indians. Jacob Hare's land was confiscated and sold; however, under the terms of the Peace Treaty of 1783 Congress was compelled to purchase the land back and restore his property to him. Jacob Hare was an unrepentant Tory who hurrahed for King George when he was dying in 1820.
Most of Captain Samuel Teter's life was spent on the frontier in Virginia and Pennsylvania and consisted of a series of battles against the Indians, French, and English. In 1755 when he was 18 he served under Colonel George Washington and on July 9, 1755 he was present at the battle on the Monogahala where General Braddock was killed. Samuel was a soldier in the company of Captain John Dagworthy of the Maryland Militia in the Forbes Expedition. In September 1758 Samuel took part in the assault of Fort Duquesne under Major James Grant. They were defeated. Samuel was then present with General Forbes when Fort Duquesne was occupied, later renamed Fort Pitt and is now Pittsburg. For this service the State of Pennsylvania later gave Samuel 1000 acres in Independence Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Muster rolls and pay ledgers from Maryland list Samuel Teater in the company of Captain Joshua Beall at Ford Frederick, Maryland, and Fort Ligonier, Pennsylvania, from October 1757 to December 1758, and in the company of Captain John Dagworthy at Fort Cumberland, Maryland, from December 1758 to April 1759. Before 1769 Samuel moved to Friends Grove, Bedford County, Pennsylvania where he met and married Mary Doddridge, a daughter of Joseph Doddridge. Samuel and Joseph each built fortified log houses on their properties which they called forts.
During the American Revolution Samuel served as commander of Doddridge Fort and Teter Fort and was also a member of Captain William Scott's Company Fourth Battalion Washington County, Pennsylvania Militia under Lieutenant Col. John Marshall in 1782. After the war Samuel made several trips across the river to Ohio and finally settled in Ohio in 1799
Jacob Hare was born about 1730 in England or Germany. His wife, Christina Ephau was born about 1734 in Germany. Jacob Hare, along with his family of seven, lived in Hare Valley, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Jacob was not only a Tory but he was a renegade like Simon Grity. Jacob Hare's ears were cropped because of his Tory sentiments and his activities with the Indians. Jacob Hare's land was confiscated and sold; however, under the terms of the Peace Treaty of 1783 Congress was compelled to purchase the land back and restore his property to him. Jacob Hare was an unrepentant Tory who hurrahed for King George when he was dying in 1820.
Most of Captain Samuel Teter's life was spent on the frontier in Virginia and Pennsylvania and consisted of a series of battles against the Indians, French, and English. In 1755 when he was 18 he served under Colonel George Washington and on July 9, 1755 he was present at the battle on the Monogahala where General Braddock was killed. Samuel was a soldier in the company of Captain John Dagworthy of the Maryland Militia in the Forbes Expedition. In September 1758 Samuel took part in the assault of Fort Duquesne under Major James Grant. They were defeated. Samuel was then present with General Forbes when Fort Duquesne was occupied, later renamed Fort Pitt and is now Pittsburg. For this service the State of Pennsylvania later gave Samuel 1000 acres in Independence Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Muster rolls and pay ledgers from Maryland list Samuel Teater in the company of Captain Joshua Beall at Ford Frederick, Maryland, and Fort Ligonier, Pennsylvania, from October 1757 to December 1758, and in the company of Captain John Dagworthy at Fort Cumberland, Maryland, from December 1758 to April 1759. Before 1769 Samuel moved to Friends Grove, Bedford County, Pennsylvania where he met and married Mary Doddridge, a daughter of Joseph Doddridge. Samuel and Joseph each built fortified log houses on their properties which they called forts.
During the American Revolution Samuel served as commander of Doddridge Fort and Teter Fort and was also a member of Captain William Scott's Company Fourth Battalion Washington County, Pennsylvania Militia under Lieutenant Col. John Marshall in 1782. After the war Samuel made several trips across the river to Ohio and finally settled in Ohio in 1799
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