Col. Samuel Culbertson and Elizabeth Maclay
Husband Col. Samuel Culbertson 1 2 3
Born: 21 Dec 1741 - Franklin Co, PA 2 3 Christened: Died: 4 Feb 1817 - Franklin Co, PA 2 3 Buried: - Rocky Spring Church, Franklin Co, PA
Father: Capt. Alexander "Irish Alex" Culbertson (1714-1756) 2 4 5 Mother: Margaret [Unk] ( - ) 6
Marriage: 4 Feb 1777 2 7
Other Spouse: Margaret Henderson (1743-1775) 2 7 - 20 Mar 1761 2 7
Wife Elizabeth Maclay 1 2 7
Born: 1752 or 1755 1 2 7 Christened: Died: 4 Jun 1817 2 7 Buried:
Father: John Maclay (1707- ) 8 9 Mother: Janet McDonald ( - ) 8
Children
1 M John Culbertson 7
Born: Oct 1777 or 1778 7 Christened: Died: Jul 1830 7 Buried:Spouse: Margaret Greer ( - ) 10 Marr: 8 May 1804 10
2 F Elizabeth Culbertson 2 10 11
Born: 3 Mar 1780 7 Christened: Died: 6 Jun 1836 - Marias Forges, Blair Co, PA 2 7 Buried: - Martinsburg, Blair Co, PASpouse: Gen. John Rea (1755-1829) 10 12 13 Marr: Nov 1806 2
3 M Rev. James Culbertson 7
Born: 14 Oct 1785 7 Christened: Died: 22 Feb 1847 7 Buried:Spouse: Sarah Milnor ( -Bef 1817) 14Spouse: Eleanor Colhoun (1792-1853) 14 Marr: 17 Oct 1817 14
4 M Charles McClay Culbertson 7
AKA: Charles Maclay Culbertson 15 Born: 19 Oct 1787 7 Christened: Died: 20 Apr 1848 - Madison, IA 7 Buried:Spouse: Elizabeth McKemey ( -1823) 14 Marr: 8 Sep 1809 14Spouse: Mariah Logan (1799-1900) 14 Marr: 25 Jul 1825 14
5 M David Culbertson 7
Born: 16 Jan 1789 7 Christened: Died: Jan 1839 - Franklin Co, PA 7 Buried:Spouse: Did Not Marry
6 F Eleanor "Nellie" Culbertson 16 17
Born: 9 Aug 1790-1799 16 Christened: Died: 19 Jan 1852 16 Buried: - Lacon, Marshall Co, ILSpouse: William McCune ( -1837) 17 18 Marr: Bef 1813 - Franklin Co, PA
7 F Amelia Culbertson 16
Born: 19 Oct 1790-1799 16 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: John Thompson ( - ) 19 Marr: 1811 19
8 F Cynthia Culbertson 16
Born: 12 May 1790-1799 16 Christened: Died: while young Buried:
General Notes: Husband - Col. Samuel Culbertson
He was born and raised in Culbertson's Row, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Of his early history we know but little. No record of him can be found in the French and Indian War. Rev. A. Nevin, in his work "Men of Mark of Cumberland Valley," says of him: "Col. Samuel Culbertson was the most noted of the family. He raised a company of Provincial Troops and marched them to the spring running through Robert's (Culbertson) farm where he formed them in confronting lines on the opposite banks. Then clasping hands across the stream swore fidelity to the cause of their country. This was a form of Scotch swearing, solemn and irrevocable. After the vows were uttered the oaths were confirmed by draughts from a tinful of whiskey, which Col. Robert supplied from his still house which stood at the head of the famous spring. He was a Ruling Elder of the Rocky Spring Church, and was a member of the Assembly for a number of sessions." Col. Sam's grandson (87 years old in 1892) Thomas G., of Wheeling, West Virginia, said of him: "He was a dignified military looking old gentleman, over six feet in height and straight as an arrow, and the father of a goodly number of descendants who all thought it a great glory to have a son to call 'Sam'." Dr. McClay of Greenville, Pennsylvania, said of him: "He was the most prominent man of Franklin County; the pillar of Rocky Spring Church, and was truly a noble type of a 'fine old Irish gentleman,' as well as an officer of standing in the Revolution. His fine old stone mansion built 1786 is still standing. Its massive walls, great substantial chimneys (a style of that day) with the name 'Sam Culbertson, 1786,' cut on them. This fine old house stands on a high eminence overlooking the beautiful valley below for miles. His farm of 400 acres of limestone land was all cultivated."
Daniel Foust, aged 90 years, who knew Col. Sam., says: "He was a powerful man, and could throw a shoulder stone farther than any man in his regiment."
1 —, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 822.
2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 640.
3 Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 137.
4 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 128.
5 Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 135.
6 Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 136.
7 Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 139.
8 —, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 821.
9 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 145.
10 Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 141.
11 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 223.
12 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 639.
13 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 222.
14 Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 142.
15 Compiler's Speculation.
16 Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 140.
17 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 64.
18 Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 143.
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Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 144.
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