Welcome...
to my "Franklin County (and vicinity) Connections" page...
I'm searching for a common ancestor to a number of persons named LATTA, all of whom settled in or passed through, Westmoreland Co PA in the late 1700's and early 1800's.
Research on allied families has pointed toward Franklin Co, PA, as a location where many of these families resided before moving west.
Please look through this family file and let me know whether you can add to my knowledge of them, and especially whether you know of any connection to a person named LATTA.
Thank you.
Paul H. Calhoun
| These are some of the questions I would like to answer: | ||||
| Who were the parents of Matthew JOHNSTON (c.1777?-1837) and his wife Fannie Jane BELFORD? | He died in South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co PA, and is buried at Dick Church Cemetery (United Presbyterian). | |||
| His daughter Sarah JOHNSTON married Moses LATTA in Westmoreland Co in 1821. | ||||
| Who were the parents and spouse of William THOMPSON (c.1750?-c.1837)? | He lived in Westmoreland Co PA on the north bank of Big Sewickley Creek where Sewickley and Hempfield townships meet. Burial place unknown. | |||
| His daughter Mary THOMPSON (b ca 1774) married first Ephraim LATTA (c.1752-1804) and second a man named FORSYTHE. | ||||
| Who were the parents of the brothers William, John, Moses and Ephraim LATTA, all of whom settled in Westmoreland Co PA between 1769 and 1783? | One or another of the brothers have been found in Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, and/or Bedford Counties prior to their settlement in Westmoreland. | |||
| Click
here
to go to the internet family tree |
e-mail: pcalhoun@infinet.com | visit
The Latta Genealogy Newsletter web site at http://www.latta.org |
| Documents
available on this site
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| County | Township | Description | To view |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland
(now Franklin) |
Peters | Will of William SMYTH
dated 7 Sep 1774 proved 2 Apr 1775 |
Click Here |
| Bedford
(now Fulton) |
Ayr | Will of William SHAW
dated 13 Apr 1805 proved 3 Sep 1805 |
Click Here |
| Franklin | Peters | Will of Samuel FINDLEY (Jr.)
dated 18 Oct 1796 proved 1 Dec 1804 |
Click Here |
| Franklin | Hamilton | Will of John THOMPSON
dated 8 May 1786 |
Click Here |
| Westmoreland
(now Armstrong?) |
Land on Crooked Creek | Deed from John LATTA to William FINDLEY dated 19 Apr 1791 | Click Here |
| Westmoreland
(now Allegheny?) |
Land in the forks of the Yough(iogheny) and Monongahela | Deed from Abraham SMITH and John
JOHNSTON (executors of William SMYTH) to John PATTERSON
with release by William LATTA dated 15 Apr 1780 |
Click Here |
| Cumberland
(now Franklin) |
Antrim | Will of James JOHNSTON
dated 23 July 1764, proved 5 March 1765 |
Click Here |
| Franklin | --- | List of Franklin County taxables in 1751/52 | Click Here |
| God is love. (1 John 4:8[b]) |
| Acknowledgements | ||
| Most of the SMITH family information came from Linda Carol Strahan | ||
| My colleague in the THOMPSON search is Barbara Konat | ||
| A lot of help on the TAYLOR/McCLELLAND connection is from Sherry Norton and Norris Taylor | ||
| The JOHNSTON man is
Richard Kelanic |