Samuel Elder was the son of Rev. John Elder and his second wife Mary Simpson (born in about 1832). He married Margaret Espy on 14 Mar 1798 at Old Hanover Church, by Rev. James Snodgrass. The Historical Sketch of Old Hanover Church, by Rev. Thomas H. Robinson, D.D, 1878, p 25.
"Margaret (Espy), b. Nov. 8, 1771; d. Sept. 4, 1751: m. Samuel, thirteenth child of Rev. John Elder and his second wife, Sarah Simpson. Samuel Elder was b. Feb. 27, 1772, and they were m. March 7, 1793. They had issue: 1. Ann Espy, b. 1794; m. Alexander Piper and had: 1. Col. Alex. Piper, U.S.A., graduated from West Point in 1851. 2. James W. E. died from wounds received in Civil War. He m. and had... 3. Mary, b. 1798; m. William M. Guilford, of Lebanon, Pa., and had children. 4. Josiah, b. 1801; d. Oct. 30, 1844; unmarried. 5. Sarah McAllister, b. Sept. 16, 1803; m. William H. Doll, and had... The Espy Family in America, by Florence Mercy Espy, printed by Pythian of Fort Madison Iowa, 1905, pages 82-83 (see photo for full family) with some varying data. This is unsourced, so verify.
There's a lot of data on Samuel and his family in Pennsylvania Genealogies: Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German by Dr. William Henry Egle, Harrisburg, PA, 1896, page 198-199.
According to The History of the Sesqui-Centennial of Paxtang Church, September 18, 1890 by Mathias Wilson McAlarney, Harrisburg Pub. Co.. 1890, p 302, his marker says:
Sacred
to the memory of
SAMUEL ELDER
who departed this life
Sept. 26th. 1815
in the 44th year of his age
"Margaret (Espy), b. Nov. 8, 1771; d. Sept. 4, 1751: m. Samuel, thirteenth child of Rev. John Elder and his second wife, Sarah Simpson. Samuel Elder was b. Feb. 27, 1772, and they were m. March 7, 1793. They had issue: 1. Ann Espy, b. 1794; m. Alexander Piper and had: 1. Col. Alex. Piper, U.S.A., graduated from West Point in 1851. 2. James W. E. died from wounds received in Civil War. He m. and had... 3. Mary, b. 1798; m. William M. Guilford, of Lebanon, Pa., and had children. 4. Josiah, b. 1801; d. Oct. 30, 1844; unmarried. 5. Sarah McAllister, b. Sept. 16, 1803; m. William H. Doll, and had... The Espy Family in America, by Florence Mercy Espy, printed by Pythian of Fort Madison Iowa, 1905, pages 82-83 (see photo for full family) with some varying data. This is unsourced, so verify.
There's a lot of data on Samuel and his family in Pennsylvania Genealogies: Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German by Dr. William Henry Egle, Harrisburg, PA, 1896, page 198-199.
According to The History of the Sesqui-Centennial of Paxtang Church, September 18, 1890 by Mathias Wilson McAlarney, Harrisburg Pub. Co.. 1890, p 302, his marker says:
Sacred
to the memory of
SAMUEL ELDER
who departed this life
Sept. 26th. 1815
in the 44th year of his age
Samuel Elder was the son of Rev. John Elder and his second wife Mary Simpson (born in about 1832). He married Margaret Espy on 14 Mar 1798 at Old Hanover Church, by Rev. James Snodgrass. The Historical Sketch of Old Hanover Church, by Rev. Thomas H. Robinson, D.D, 1878, p 25.
"Margaret (Espy), b. Nov. 8, 1771; d. Sept. 4, 1751: m. Samuel, thirteenth child of Rev. John Elder and his second wife, Sarah Simpson. Samuel Elder was b. Feb. 27, 1772, and they were m. March 7, 1793. They had issue: 1. Ann Espy, b. 1794; m. Alexander Piper and had: 1. Col. Alex. Piper, U.S.A., graduated from West Point in 1851. 2. James W. E. died from wounds received in Civil War. He m. and had... 3. Mary, b. 1798; m. William M. Guilford, of Lebanon, Pa., and had children. 4. Josiah, b. 1801; d. Oct. 30, 1844; unmarried. 5. Sarah McAllister, b. Sept. 16, 1803; m. William H. Doll, and had... The Espy Family in America, by Florence Mercy Espy, printed by Pythian of Fort Madison Iowa, 1905, pages 82-83 (see photo for full family) with some varying data. This is unsourced, so verify.
There's a lot of data on Samuel and his family in Pennsylvania Genealogies: Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German by Dr. William Henry Egle, Harrisburg, PA, 1896, page 198-199.
According to The History of the Sesqui-Centennial of Paxtang Church, September 18, 1890 by Mathias Wilson McAlarney, Harrisburg Pub. Co.. 1890, p 302, his marker says:
Sacred
to the memory of
SAMUEL ELDER
who departed this life
Sept. 26th. 1815
in the 44th year of his age
"Margaret (Espy), b. Nov. 8, 1771; d. Sept. 4, 1751: m. Samuel, thirteenth child of Rev. John Elder and his second wife, Sarah Simpson. Samuel Elder was b. Feb. 27, 1772, and they were m. March 7, 1793. They had issue: 1. Ann Espy, b. 1794; m. Alexander Piper and had: 1. Col. Alex. Piper, U.S.A., graduated from West Point in 1851. 2. James W. E. died from wounds received in Civil War. He m. and had... 3. Mary, b. 1798; m. William M. Guilford, of Lebanon, Pa., and had children. 4. Josiah, b. 1801; d. Oct. 30, 1844; unmarried. 5. Sarah McAllister, b. Sept. 16, 1803; m. William H. Doll, and had... The Espy Family in America, by Florence Mercy Espy, printed by Pythian of Fort Madison Iowa, 1905, pages 82-83 (see photo for full family) with some varying data. This is unsourced, so verify.
There's a lot of data on Samuel and his family in Pennsylvania Genealogies: Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German by Dr. William Henry Egle, Harrisburg, PA, 1896, page 198-199.
According to The History of the Sesqui-Centennial of Paxtang Church, September 18, 1890 by Mathias Wilson McAlarney, Harrisburg Pub. Co.. 1890, p 302, his marker says:
Sacred
to the memory of
SAMUEL ELDER
who departed this life
Sept. 26th. 1815
in the 44th year of his age
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