George W. Debolt, Jr.

“It is probable that [George Debolt] had considerable service [in the American Revolution] as we find him a lieutenant of the Second Battalion, Washington County, Pennsylvania Militia, in the arrangement of August 1793" (from Leckey’s "The Tenmile Country and Its Pioneer Families").

Of particular note, mentioned in the following citation, George DeBolt, Jr.'s surname is incorrectly recorded on occasion as 'Teaboe.' This includes U.S. Census records.

The following is from "DeBolts in America: The DeBolts of Fayette and Greene Counties, Pennsylvania, written by C. Gerald DeBolt in collaboration with Esther DeBolt Ryczek, digitized in 2001 by Ron and James White, retrieved August 17, 2007 from http://www.brittanywhite.com/Debolts%20in%20America.txt.

"The two earliest Debolts in Greene Co. were: 1. George, Jr. (c.1755 -1839), the non of George, Sr. who had come with his brothers, Michael (Hans Michael, Jr.) and Henry, to the Fayette Co. area in the 1750s from eastern Pennsylvania; 2. Nicholas (1762 - 1861), George, Jr.’s younger brother. Both came to Greene Co. from Fayette Co. I doubt if their father, George, Sr. ever moved to Greene Co.; he died before 1790. Neither he nor his son George, Jr. ever held title to any of the early land grant’s in either Fayette or Greene Counties; although, George, Sr. was on the tax list as a head of household in the Fayette Co. area in 1772. Both of his sons were on the 1797 tax list for Greene Twp. of Greene Co. This was the earliest tax list for Greene Co. which had just been formed in 1796 from Washington Co."

"George Debolt, Jr. (c.1755 - 1839) met and married Ann Long (c.1758 -? She was alive at the time of the 1820 Census) about 1775 in Fayette Co. He was only about 20, she was 17 or 18. Being so young, George and Ann went with Ann’s parents, John and Ann Long, when they moved to Greene Co. about 1775 or 1776. George, Jr. probably farmed near John Long’s land located about where Greensboro is located today. Neither Long nor his son-in-law ever laid official claim to this land. It was held by “squatter’s rights”. Later, Greensboro was built on part of this land. John Long died about 1785. His will was probated May 12, 1785 in Washington, Pa. George, Jr. may have continued to farm here for a while; but, he soon moved to a tract of land called “White Oak Flat”. It is located near where Mapletown is today. It was warranted in 1786 and surveyed in 1787. The patent was granted Oct. 25, 1787. It was 2191/2 acres located in then Greene Twp., Greene Co. When Monongahela Twp. was created in 1823, it became part of that township. Although the warrant and patent are to a George Debolt, it wasn’t to George, Jr., but rather his cousin, George Debolt of Fayette Co. The circumstances surrounding this anomaly are quite involved. It has to do with a number of deaths in the Debolt family in 1784 and 1785 See p.11 for a special section explaining this troubled period in Debolt history. I don’t know what arrangements were worked out between the two cousins; but, the land at “White Oak Plat” in Greene Co., or at least most of it, became the farm of George, Jr. According to Orphans Court documents of 1840, at least part of this land was still his in 1839 at the time of his death. His land is described as “adjoining lands now of Benjamin Maple, the town lots of the town of Maple town and Francis Blackshire and others ...” It goes on to say that the land would be divided, if possible, among the children, etc. Later records show that it could not be divided “without prejudice to or spoiling the whole...” A valuation of $4,456.371/2 was placed on the property. The court record of March 16, 1841 stated, “William Gray, assignee of Noah Debolt, the eldest son, appears in court... and elects to take the estate at the valuation...” George, Jr. was listed as paying taxes from the very beginning of Greene Co., that being 1796. The first tax list was for 1797. Both George. Jr. and his brother Nicholas were on that tax list. The valuation list for Greene Co. also includes George from the beginning year of 1797. In that year he was listed as having 160 acres of land, of which 40 acres were cleared, one cabin, one barn, two horses and two cows. By 1807 he lists having a house as well as a cabin and a barn. His acres are listed as 130 acres, 60 cleared. He also had three horses and two cattle. By the 1790 Census George, Jr. (His name was incorrectly spelled George Teaboe.) was listed as living in Washington Co. (Greene Co. not yet formed) with his wife and three children, two girls and one boy. By the 1800 Census he was listed in Greene Co. (no township listed) with his wife and 7 children, 5 girls and 2 boys. His eldest child was a boy between 16 and 26 years of age. By the 1820 Census he and his wife, both now listed 45 or older, lived in Greene Twp., Greene Co. with 6 children, 3 boys and 3 girls. George Debolt of Greene Co. is the only Debolt I’ve found with a military record from the period of the Revolutionary War. Quoting from Leckey’s The Tenmile Country and Its Pioneer Families: “No Revolutionary service is shown for this George Debolt, but it is probable that he had considerable service as we find him a lieutenant of the Second Battalion, Washington County, Pennsylvania Militia, in the arrangement of August 1793.”George was undoubtedly influenced by the fact that most of his brother’s-in-law, the Long brothers, had considerable military service in that war, or later. George, Jr. seems to have been hard working but not an innovator. Unlike his brother Nicholas who tried his hand at many things, George continued to farm the same land the same way year after year. He died in 1839 leaving no will. On Aug. 23 of that year administration of his estate was begun at Waynesburg. The Orphans Court records of these proceedings provide much of the following information.

"Children of George and Ann (Long) Debolt

1. Noah Debolt (c.1780 - 1876); wife Nancy Gray

2. Jacob Debolt; married Catherine Sullivan

3. Jeremiah Debolt; married Milcha Herrington

4. George Debolt; married Leydia Garrison

5. Elizabeth Debolt; married Amos Herrington

6. Rhoda Debolt; married Ezekiel Calvert

7. Charity Debolt; married Nathan Thompson

8. Priscilla Debolt, married Morgan Herrington

9. Harriet Debolt, married John Herrington

10. Mary Debolt; married Teagarden Solomon Debolt of Fayette Co.

11. Martha Debolt; married Francis Hupp

12. Sarah Debolt; married John McFarland

13. Catherine Debolt; married Patrick Bailey (Bally)

"Children of Noah and Nancy (Gray) Debolt

1. Morgan Debolt

2. William Debolt

3. Mary Debolt

4. Jeremiah Debolt

5. Christina Debolt

6. Isaac Debolt

"Children of Teagarden Solomon and Mary (Debolt) Debolt

1. George , a blacksmith, died in the west

2. Teagarden Solomon, more about him on p.14

3. Eliza, married John Knotts, died in Ohio

4. Mariah, married Alexander Mesterzat, died in Mapletown, Pa.

5. Nancy; married Samuel Bare, died in the west

6. William; a blacksmith, died in Clarksville, Iowa

7. Margaret; married a Mr. Birch, died in Carmichaels, Pa.

8. Samuel; died young in Fayette Co, Pa.

9. Jeremiah (Jerry); died young, probably in Greene Co. ,Pa

10. Four others died young in Fayette Co., total of 13 children

"Children of Patrick and Catherine (Debolt) Bailey, or Baily

1. Henry Bailey

2. Thornton Bailey

3. Permelia Bailey; married Nasa McCurdy

4. Jane E. Bailey; married Samuel Lynn

5. Anna Bailey; married F. P. Bayard

6. Nelson Bailey

7. Robert Bailey

"Children of Francis and Martha (Debolt) Hupp

1. George Hupp

2. Margaret Hupp; married a Mr. Whitlatch

3. Harriet Hupp; married William Riggle

4. Clarissa Hupp; died young

5. Everhart Hupp; married Hannah Sherich"

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