DAUGHERTY, William
1720 - 1777 (57 years)-
Name DAUGHERTY, William Birth 1720 Ireland, United Kingdom Gender Male Biography - Thomas Daugherty, of Allentown, was born Dec. 20, 1836, at Beaver Meadow, then Northampton (now Carbon county), Pennsylvania. The founders of the family were the parents of William Daugherty, who settled in Bucks county, Pa.
William Daugherty afterward removed to the West Branch of the Susquehanna river, locating a few miles above Milton, where he followed farming on Muddy Run. In connection with his son-in-law, Marcus Hulings, he built and operated the first keel-bottom boat ever taken on the Susquehanna river to tidewater. The boat was built at Muddy Run. Marcus Hulings was the great-great-grandfather of General W. J. Hulings, of Oil City, Pa., and who is prominently identified with the Pennsylvania National Guard, and is a member of the State Senate.
William Daugherty fought for a time in the French and Indian war, and became a member of the Warrior Run Presbyterian church. He married a Miss Means, a representative of one of the pioneer families of Kentucky, and the Means house in Towanda, Pa., was founded by a representative of this family. Their sons were John, Samuel, James, Abel, Robert, and probably Henry. Of the daughters, one married Marcus Hulings, one William McGrady, and one John Campbell. The sons and the sons-in-law of William Daugherty were prominent in the early history of Pennsylvania, and made splendid records as patriots.
_UID 1B009E93ADD74AA4A2C47D07F908FE2ED56F Death 1777 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Person ID I6939 Milton Families Last Modified 29 May 2014
Family MERCER, Jane d. Yes, date unknown Children 1. DAUGHERTY, William d. Yes, date unknown 2. DAUGHERTY, Capt. John d. Yes, date unknown + 3. DAUGHERTY, James, b. 1757 d. Yes, date unknown 4. DAUGHERTY, Capt. Samuel, b. 1753, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States d. 28 Jul 1779, Delaware Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 26 years) 5. DAUGHERTY, Abel Jacob d. Yes, date unknown 6. DAUGHERTY, Robert d. Yes, date unknown 7. DAUGHERTY, Mercer d. Yes, date unknown 8. DAUGHERTY, Jane Mercer d. Yes, date unknown 9. DAUGHERTY, Margaret d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F2171 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 Apr 2024
- Thomas Daugherty, of Allentown, was born Dec. 20, 1836, at Beaver Meadow, then Northampton (now Carbon county), Pennsylvania. The founders of the family were the parents of William Daugherty, who settled in Bucks county, Pa.
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Sources - [S115] History of Lehigh Co., Pa., and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Its Families Vol. 2, 211.
- [S115] History of Lehigh Co., Pa., and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Its Families Vol. 2, 211.