John Witherspoon and Abigail Mills

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Husband John Witherspoon ¹

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           Born: Nov 1766 - Maine 1
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           Died: 16 Mar 1856 1
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         Father: Robert Witherspoon (      -1795) 1
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Wife Abigail Mills ¹

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           Born: Mar 1766 - Maine 1
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         Father: Capt. John Mills (      -      ) 1
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Children

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1 F Frances Witherspoon ¹

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           Born: 27 Oct 1794 1
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2 F Unadilla Witherspoon ¹

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           Born: 24 Nov 1795 1
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3 F Austress Witherspoon ¹

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           Born: 13 Jun 1797 1
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           Died: 9 Jan 1841 1
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4 M John A. Witherspoon ¹

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           Born: 17 Dec 1799 - Maine 1
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           Died: 6 Jun 1881 1
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         Spouse: Eliza McPherson (1802-1834) 1
           Marr: 17 May 1825 1

         Spouse: Reliance Soule Bailey (1810-1863) 1

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5 F Elizabeth Witherspoon ¹

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           Born: 20 Oct 1801 1
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           Died: 12 Oct 1855 1
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6 M James Witherspoon ¹

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           Born: 15 Mar 1804 1
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7 M Rodney K. Witherspoon ¹

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           Born: 4 Jun 1806 1
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           Died: 1 May 1844 1
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8 M James Witherspoon ¹

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           Born: 7 Nov 1808 1
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9 F Martha Witherspoon ¹

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           Born: 23 May 1813 1
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General Notes: Husband - John Witherspoon

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It is not clear which of the sons of John Witherspoon was his father; it may or may not have been Robert.

He was a farmer, owning land and living on Butter Island, one of the many inhabited islands lying near the mainland in Penobscot Bay.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 247.