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OUR METCALF-MIDKIFF ANCESTRY


Generation 1



James METCALF was born 1710 in England, and died 1760 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He married Margaret BRITTON.

Children of James METCALF and Margaret BRITTON are:

1. Abraham METCALF, born 1731.

2. Curtis METCALF, born 1733 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Curtis METCALF died in North Carolina.

3. Rachel METCALF, born Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She married Joseph SIDWELL in 1762 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.


WILL OF JAMES METCALF





Generation 2



Curtis METCALF was born 1733 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and died in North Carolina. He married (1) Mary. He married (2) Charity HARRIS in 1779, the daughter of John HARRIS and Phebe BEESON.

Children of Curtis METCALF and Mary are:

1. Benjamin METCALF, died Missouri.

2. James METCALF.

3. Joseph METCALF; died 1840 in Shelby County, Kentucky.

4. Susannah METCALF; married John MAULE in 1784.

5. Thomas Curtis METCALF, born January 16, 1762 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He died February 23, 1849 in Penn Township, Morgan County, Pennsylvania.

6. Mary METCALF, born 1775. She married Abraham SIDWELL, Jr..

Children of Curtis METCALF and Charity HARRIS are:

7. Abigail METCALF.

8. Isaac METCALF, born April 11, 1780. He died April 29, 1843 in Kirkwood Township, Belmont County, Ohio.




Generation 3



Isaac METCALF was born April 11, 1780. He married Elizabeth SHEPPARD June 11, 1801 in Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of John SHEPPARD and Mary HUDSON. Isaac METCALF served as a musician and a fifer in Daniel Conner's Company of Ohio Militia, First Regiment in Delong's Command during the War of 1812. He died April 29, 1843 in Kirkwood Township, Belmont County, Ohio and is buried in Salem Methodist Church Cemetery near Sewellsville, Ohio.

Children of Isaac METCALF and Elizabeth SHEPPARD are:

1. Mary METCALF, born March 30 1802 in Pennsylvania. She married Thomas FRIZZELL. Mary FRIZZELL died in Kirkwood Township, Belmont County, Ohio.

2. Elizabeth METCALF, born 1804 in Kirkwood Township, Belmont County, Ohio. She married James HARRISON January 14, 1827 in Kirkwood Township, Belmont County, Ohio.

3. Reuben METCALF, born February 7, 1807 in Pennsylvania. He married Rebecca PERKINS April 30, 1830 in Belmont County, Ohio.

4. Isaac METCALF, Jr., born January 10, 1810 in Kirkwood Township, Belmont County, Ohio. He married Lydia MERCER March 17, 1831 in Belmont County, Ohio. Isaac METCALF, Jr. died October 21, 1893.

5. Abraham METCALF, born October 20, 1811 in Kirkwood Township, Belmont County, Ohio. He married Nancy MURPHY April 11, 1832 in Belmont County, Ohio. Abraham METCALF died May 5, 1854 in Kirkwood Township, Belmont County, Ohio.

6. Charity METCALF, born September 30, 1813 in Kirkwood Township, Belmont County, Ohio. She married Thomas SMITH December 30, 1830 in Kirkwood Township, Belmont County, Ohio

7. Suzanna METCALF, born July 30, 1815 in Kirkwood Township, Belmont County, Ohio. She married Nelson HOGUE June 26, 1834.

8. Jacob Irwin MIDKIFF, born May 22, 1820 in Kirkwood Township, Belmont County, Ohio. He married (1) Mary VARNER March 30, 1843 in Belmont County, Ohio. He married (2) Mary SUTTON October 23, 1844 at her father's house in Monroe County, Ohio.

9. Lydia METCALF, born September 9, 1822 in Kirkwood Township, Belmont County, Ohio. She married Cornelius DAVIS. She died April 22, 1901 in Kirkwood Township, Belmont County, Ohio.




Generation 4



Jacob Irwin MIDKIFF, Sr. was born May 22, 1820 in Kirkwood Township, Belmont County, Ohio. He married (1) Mary VARNER March 30, 1843 in Belmont County, Ohio. He married (2) Mary SUTTON, the daughter of Enoch SUTTON and his wife, Sarah NELLS, October 23, 1844 at her father's house in Wayne Township, Monroe County, Ohio. Jacob Irwin MIDKIFF, Sr. died July 25, 1890.

Child of Jacob MIDKIFF, Sr. and Mary VARNER is:

1. Nelson MIDKIFF, born 1844.

Children of Jacob MIDKIFF, Sr. and Mary SUTTON are:

2. Sarah E. MIDKIFF, born October 23, 1845. She married George COVEY.

3. Reuben A. MIDKIFF, born April 15, 1847. He married Isabella TAYLOR on April 6, 1873 in Pleasants County, West Virginia.

4. Mary MIDKIFF, born October 24, 1848.

5. Susan Ann MIDKIFF, born October 24, 1848. She married (1) Lott SKINNER November 22, 1876 in Jackson County, West Virginia, the son of Nathaniel SKINNER and Sarah Ann WILGUS. She married (2) Sylvanus Sanford HOXIE November 20, 1899 in St. Marys, Pleasants County, West Virginia. Susan Ann HOXIE died February 21, 1926 in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio.

6. Lydia C. MIDKIFF, born February 2, 1855. She married Ferdinand MATHENY.

7. Enoch MIDKIFF, born December 11, 1857.

8. Jacob Irwin MIDKIFF, Jr., born April 18, 1860. He married Mary Ann HUPP.

9. Abraham Grant MIDKIFF, born December 8, 1864. He married Mary SINES.

10. Ulysses Calfax MIDKIFF, born January 8, 1869.



MIDKIFF FAMILY PHOTOS

JACOB MIDKIFF CENSUS RECORDS

REUBEN MIDKIFF CENSUS RECORDS


Sources of information: Clement Matheny, Jim Midkiff, Pam Wright; Civil War Military Records and Pension Papers for Jacob Midkiff, Sr.