John Sprowls and Elizabeth Love

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Husband John Sprowls ¹

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           Born:  - Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland
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           Died: 6 Sep 1845 - ? Washington Co, PA 2
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       Marriage: 1784 - Ireland 3

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Wife Elizabeth Love ³

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           Born:  - Ireland
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           Died: 10 Aug 1818 - ? Washington Co, PA 2
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Children

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1 M Arthur Sprowls ³

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           Born:  - ? Ireland
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2 F Jane Sprowls ³

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           Born:  - ? Ireland
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3 M Edward Sprowls ³

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           Born:  - ? Ireland
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4 M John Sprowls ^{3 4}

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5 M Henry Sprowls ³

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           Born:  - ? Ireland
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6 M James Sprowls ^{4 5}

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           Died: 1837 - East Finley Twp, Washington Co, PA 6
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         Spouse: Eleanor Enlow (      -1865) 7

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7 F Elizabeth Sprowls ³

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           Born:  - ? Ireland
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           Died:  - ? Washington Co, PA
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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8 F Nancy Sprowls ³

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           Born:  - ? Ireland
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           Died:  - ? Washington Co, PA
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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9 M William Sprowls ^{3 4}

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           Born: 5 Oct 1794 - Carlisle, Cumberland Co, PA 2
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           Died: 27 Dec 1868 - ? East Finley Twp, Washington Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: Dorcas Towne (1797-1870) 2
           Marr: 1823 2

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10 F Mary Sprowls ³

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           Born:  - America
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11 F [Unk] Sprowls

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         Spouse: [Unk] Kerr (      -      ) 4

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General Notes: Husband - John Sprowls

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In 1793 he emigrated with his family from Ireland to America, and landed at Philadelphia. They pushed westward to Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, where they remained some time, thence removing, in about 1795, to Washington County. He located near California, West Pike Run township, and soon afterward went to Allen township, but finally settled in East Finley township, where, in the midst of an unbroken wilderness, he erected a log cabin, about three quarters of a mile south-east of the later location of the postoffice of Good Intent. In this humble little home he and his wife passed the remainder of their lives.

The Sprowls family of five brothers came from England to Pennsylvania, remaining for a time near Shippensburg. Eventually two or three of the brothers came to Washington County, and John Sprowls settled in what is now East Finley township. These brothers must have located in this county early, as an account of Hugh Sprowls, dated April 19, 1786, is found in the controller-general's report for a horse lost in the Sandusky expedition of 1782.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 653, 1395.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 654.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 653.

4 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 776.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 487, 653, 1279.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 487.

7 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1279.