[Father] Hanna

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Husband [Father] Hanna

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1 M James Hanna ¹

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           Born: 13 Jan 1758 1
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2 M Hugh Hanna ¹

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           Born: 28 Jan 1760 1
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3 M John Hanna ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 18 Dec 1762 - County Down, Ireland 4
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         Spouse: Jane Stewart (      -1851) 2 5
           Marr: Ireland

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4 F Mary Hanna ¹

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           Born: 1764 1
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5 U [Unk] Hanna

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           Born: 1767 1
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6 M William Hanna ¹

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           Born: 18 May 1
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7 M George Hanna ¹

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General Notes: Husband - [Father] Hanna

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The history of this family is traced back to the thirteenth century, when Patrick Hannay, a resident of the southwest coast of Scotland, built and occupied a castle known as "Castle Sorboy." The family came into prominence during the "War of the Roses," and some of the occupants of "Castle Sorboy" wielded a commanding influence in the affairs of England-at the time that "England was the coun-try where the public weal is best ordered and where least violence reigns over the people." The Hannays continued to occupy Castle Sor-boy until the close of the seventeenth century, when it passed by marriage to a member of the famous Galloway family, by whose heirs it is yet held. In the olden days it was a strong-hold with a high thick-walled tower and port-cullis, but now is a picturesque ruin, an object of interest to sightseers only. The Hannays occupied many important public positions. They were members of parliament during sev-eral generations, and in 1630 Sir Robert Han-nay was created a baron; James Lennox Han-nay was a prominent member of the English bar; and several of this name have been promi-nent in arms, literature, politics, and were even on the search for opportunities to better their worldly circumstances, and, wherever a favorable opening presented itself, one or more of the Hannays was sure to be present and assert his claim to a just share of the benefits to be enjoyed. Thus, when land was offered in Ireland free to all Scotchmen who would come over and settle upon it, the Hannays were found in the front rank among the fortune hunters-one branch of the family then became Scotch-Irish, and later sent their representative to the American colonies. During Franklin's mission to England he told about the wonderful resources of this country and awakened a great interest among the enterprising people of Great Britain, and many resolved to try their fortunes in the New World. In 1764, the same year Franklin returned to the colonies, Thomas Hanna came to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the great-great-grandfather of Senator Marcus A. Hanna, of Ohio, and the first of his name to settle in Pennsylvania. Following the example of many Scotch-Irish Presbyterians, he settled in the southern part of the state. About a year after his arrival he died, leaving sons, Robert and Thomas (2), and from them are descended the Ohio family whose foremost representative is of previous mention. Of the same descent and nearly related to Thomas Hanna, the emigrant, was the founder of the Hannas of Franklin, Pennsylvania. [GPHAV, 961]

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 962.

2 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 487.

3 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 564, 775, 1011.

4 Aaron W. Gilmore & Richard J. Gilmore, Certain "Gilmores" of Pennsylvania (Utica, PA: Self-published, 1984?), Pg 5.

5 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1011.