Robert Darling, Sr.

Served in the Revolutionary War as Pvt. in Capt. Belts Co. 4th Md. Regt. 1779-1782. Robert enlisted April 25, 1778.

• DARLING, ROBERT
• DAR Ancestor #: A029824
• Notice:
• FUTURE APPLICANTS MUST PROVE CORRECT SERVICE :
• 1) SEE DATACF. 3-2004
• 2) ON LIST OF DEFECTIVES, SEE ARCH OF MD, VOL, 18 PP 414-415.
• 3) USE WILLIAM DARLING, A029832, AS SUBSTITUTE ANCESTOR
• Birth:
• 1753
• Death:
• 1837 COSHOCTON CO OHIO -tcd

(f/g) Robert Darling Birth: 1753 Virginia, USA Death: 1837 Warsaw Coshocton County Ohio, USA

He was married to Catherine Passence in 1787, they had 12 children, Jonathan Passean, William, Mary Polly, Abraham, Issac, Jacob, Thomas, Justina or Christina, James, Rebecca, Sophia, and Robert

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Spouse:

 Mary Catherine Passence Darling (1766 - 1831)

Children:

 Abram Darling (1794 - 1872)

 Sophia Darling Hook (1805 - 1862)

Burial: Darling Run Cemetery Nellie Coshocton County Ohio, USA Created by: Earlene Milano Brokaw Record added: Aug 02, 2006 Find A Grave Memorial# 15117929 -tcd

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Moved to Ohio in 1806. Jonathan and William came first in spring, planted corn, then in fall the rest of the family crossed mtns. to Ohio. Family came to Marietta Ohio thence up the Muskingun through Washinton, Morgan and Muskingum Counties to Coshocton.

Robert deeded his fathers property over to Abraham Inskeep, a relative of obscure connection, although he figures from time to time in the Darling history.

Military record of Robert Darling Sr. Pvt in Capt. belt's 4th Maryland Reg. Joined in 6-1779: Also shown in list of Detectoives from Maryland line, June 1780 to Feb. 1782: March 1781 " was apparently wounded."

The Rober Darling homestead and family cem. are 3.5 miles west of Warsaw, Ohio on US Rt. 36.[sophia sadowski.FTW]

Source World Family Tree CD#4 File 2028

About 1807 the family separated, William and Jonathan went to Richland Co., Ohio and Abraham to Knox Co., Ohio. The rest of the family remained in Coshocton Co.

• ******************* ROBERT DARLING - occupation: commissioner 1819-1825 Robert Darling owned land next to Thomas Butler and Joseph Severns in Monongalia County, VA and all removed to Coshocton County about the same time; buried Darling Run Cemetery, Coshocton Co, OH From Biography. Album of Fulton Co, IL, 1890, p 308: "Isaac (Jacob Darling's father, who was a son of Robert Darling) was born on the south branch of the Potomac River in Virginia and was a son of Robert Darling, who is thought to have been born in Ireland of Scottish parentage. The latter coming to America, settled in Virginia, and subsequently removed from there to Ohio in 1806, and was a pioneer of Coshocton County." See more under Jacob Darling (1827-1910). "The Darlings were among the foremost settlers to locate in the Walhonding Valley. The family consisted of Robert Darling, his wife and 12 children, William, Abram, Jonathan, Jacob, James, Isaac, Thomas, Robert, Mary, who married Nicholas Miller, of Keene township, Sophia the wife of John Hork, an early settler of this township, Mrs. Samuel Severns, who also lived in this township, and Mrs. Aaron Loder....They moved from Virginia in 1806 and settled in the bend north of the river in the Bell section." (source: Hill's History of Coshocton County, Ohio; 1881; page 513)

Robert Darling: buried at Darling's Run Cemetery, west of Warsaw, OH--submitted by Antje Darling to US GenWeb Archives (Antje Darling, P.O. Box 417, Geronimo, OK 73543 <antje@plante1.com>

• ************** ROBERT DARLING, written by Laura Frederick Darling, transcribed by Peter and Antje Darling, from Darling website. "Shortly before the great North West territory was opened up a Darling little boy opened his eyes in the state of W. Virginia, Hardy Co. He was likely of English extraction, his name was Robert Darling. He grew up as many other pioneers had, enduring many hardships incidents to those early days. By and by he married a Miss Mary Passence, and in 1806, he brought his family of several sons and daughters to the Place called Marietta Ohio, where the Muskingum flows into the Ohio. Thence up the Muskingum, through Washington, Morgan and Muskingum Counties, possibly to what is now called Coshocton. The sons were William, Johnathan, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, James, Thomas, Robert - his youngest born in 1812. The daughters, Mary, Sophia, Christina and Rebecca.

If you will read the ordinance, controlling the affairs of the North West Territory, you will note in article one, that they needed a great many white men, before they could be represented in congress. 5000 free white males. Article 4 [actually, 5] of the ordinance said, The teritory should be cut up into not less than three and not more than five states and that each division should have a population of 60.000 before it could be called a state - Ohio was the first state to enter or of the teritory to enter the Union in 1803. So this hardy old ancestor of ours, helped to make early history of the state of Ohio. The journey of over 500 milesfrom Virginia meant something in those days.

Now tall buildings rear their heads, where some of the early settlements were. Limousines now glide along noicelessly, on improved highways, where onve ox carts where used in ealier days. Possibly if Grandfather had been asked to ride by one of the magnates of business, who use such modes of conveyance, he might have imagined himself in Heaven but if during the ride some of the secrets of modern business, had been laid bare, he would have been sure he was in the other place; siding with the proprietor himself.

About 1807 the family separated, William and Jonathan going to Richland Co., Abraham to Knox and the rest of the family remaining in Coshocton Co. We cannot tell much of the families who remained there but we do know the well known stock dealers of, Washington and Perry Darling were the sons of one of the brothers who remained in Coshocton Co. and the town of Nellie is build on land once owned by Perry Darling and named in honor of his daughter. The son Abraham, emigrated to Knox Co. In the Frederickstown neighborhood and the well known families of Rineheart, Ferres, Ebersole and Darlings are among his descendants. Among those might be mentioned the late Dr. Darling whose life of promise was ent short by death several years ago.

As we have said the brothers WM and Jonathan came to Richland Co. Jonathan had been married the year before to Miss Catherine Butler a lady of Coshocton Co. so you see he brought a house keeper and a sigle young gentleman, his bo for some lady here. WM sovel[sic] did as all worth while young men should do. Married Miss Mary Ravenscraft of this neighborhood. As history has forseen she was an excellent wife to the young man 'n soldier, who had responded to his countries all in the war of 1812. And severd the time of enlistment with credit to himself and his country. The two brothers settled on adjoining farms in Washington tp. Williams farm being near the well known indian village of Hilltown, and the block house build for the protection of the white people was situated on this farm. WM. was the father of seven children, the eldest and youngest where girls. Miss Eleanore who married Elias Groff , Miss Catherine one of the popular young ladies of her time, whom no one could beat spinning, married A. N. Quick , and resided on the farm now owned by her daughter D. C. Charles in Green tp.

John Darling the eldest son was born in 1819, married Mary Jane Rea in 1857 and settled on the South East qtr. of section 36 in Monroe tp. a farm given to him by his father. He was the father of eight children, WM the second son was born in 1820, was twice married. The first wife Avis Manchester the second Elisabeth McBride. Was the father of ten children. George W. was the third son, married Rebecca Jane McFarlane or McCullough[it was McCullough]. A daughter married Jackson Harrold . Abraham the 4th son was born in 1824, married Rebecca Manchester in 1857, were the parents of seven children, one was worthy president, Marion Darling. Robert the youngest son, married Catherine Parr , inherited his fathers farm where he resided until his death, February 9th, 1899. Seven children reached the age of maturity. His homefarm is owned by his daughter Rella .

Jonathan and Catherine Darling were the parents of ten children named in order of their births as follows: Robert, Joseph, Rebecca, Squire, Vincent, Abigail, Jane, Sophia, John M., Editha and Jonathan Passence. The people of that day would tell you that Squire, Vincent and Jon (Jos) went to Putnam Co. and their descendants live in that vicinity. Three of the daughters died unmarried. John M. and Jonathan Passence lived on adjoining farms given to them by their father. These farms are in Washington tp. Many of you no doubt have noticed, how incomplete his sketch is and if you fancy it hasn't been an easy task. Just try the trick yourselves.

We have noticed mainly the older generations. Time and space forbid but a brief mention of each. We will close with the appendix to the will of the late WM Darling:

Will of WM. Darling Sr. Having been one of the pioneers of this part of Ohio, the maker fo this will having emigrated from Hardy Co. Virginia in the year 1806 in company with his father and family, to Muskingum Co. Ohio and endured all the hardships and trials and privations, incident to the settling and improving of a new country. I do give and bequeath my love and respect and good will to all my old associates and hope that by intelligence, energy and untiring industry of growing posterity that the prosperity of my county continue to increase as surely and rapidly as though we old pioneers were still here to look after our countrys interst. For next to love for my God and family is my love for my country. These blessed United States. May prosperity and peace ever be the lot of our happy land. WM. Darling Sr. "

• ******************* MILLER SAUL, Keene township, born, in Coshocton county, Ohio, September 18, 1815; he is a son of Nicholas and Mary (Darling) Miller; grandson of Henry and Cynthia McCarta and of Robert and Cynthia (Sever) Darling. He was born on a farm and brought up to that occupation, and has continued farming until the present. He has more than 700 acres of land in the valleys of the Tuscarawas and Walhonding. Mr. Miller 'was married to Elizabeth Miller November 7, 1839, daughter of Michael and Ada (Tanner) Miller, who was born May 8,1819, and died September 20, 1879. They had the following named children: Edith, born December 14,1840; Squire, August 21, 1842; Franklin D., June 16, 1844; Eliza A., May 24, 1846; Alexander, May 20,1848; Wilson C. and Anderson D., January 28, 1850; Mary J., May 17, 1852; Howard, November 8, 1854; Isabel, March 14, 1859; and Elizabeth M., December 12, 1861.
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