James Finton

• FENTON, JAMES Ancestor #: A039089
• Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank: PRIVATE
• Birth: ANTE 1750
• Death: ANTE 10-28-1816 GREENWOOD CUMBERLAND CO PENNSYLVANIA
• Service Description: 1) CAPTS JOHN WILLIAMS, PHILIP MATHEWS
• 2) 4TH & 7TH BATT

One DAR descendant, lists his wife's last name as Ross, not Haverstick. [http://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_descendants/?act...]

Both James and Jane came to the America in 1768 from Tyrone County, Ireland with son William and daughter Margaret. There is a town called Fintona in Tyrone County.

The Finton's home was in Bucks Valley, then Greenwood Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, now Perry County and Buffalo Township. James was a veteran of the Revolutionary War. He served in Col. James Purdy's company and was a member of Philip Matthew's 3rd Division. He is listed as a wagoner in several records. James seems to have had a brother Samuel in that same Pennsylvania county, as old records mention Samuel Sr. and sons Michael Finton, Jeremiah, and Samuel Jr. James Finton's will is on file at Orphan's Court, Carlisle, PA.

Jane Haverstock, if the date of her death is correct, lived to be 124 years old. She is listed in the Census of 1830 as being 90 to 100, and again in the Census 1840 as being over a hundred.

The children of James Finton and Jane Haverstock were:

1) Margaret, b in Ireland, d 1840, Delaware Twsp., Juniata Co., PA. m Peter Kipp from New York, d c1827, Buffalo Twsp., Perry Co, PA. Peter enlisted in the Continental Army 1 Jan 1777 and served as a corporal in Capt. Fleming's 2nd New York Artillery. He was of Dutch descent. His brother Jacob was with him at Valley Forge, but Jacob was killed at the Battle of Brandywine. Peter came to Bucks Valley after the war and worked as a tailor. Issue:

1a. Peter Kipp Jr.

1b. Isaac Kipp, a miller in Juniata Co.,PA.

1c. William Kipp, a wagon maker, Millerstown, PA.

1d. Jacob Kipp

1e. John Kipp, a wagon maker in Newport, PA.

1f. Margaret, m _______Parsons, Bucks Valley.

2) William, b 1764 in Ireland, d 1848, Logan Co. OH. m Mary MacMullen.

3) Jane, m ________Parsons.

4) Elizabeth, m __________Fleet.

5) John Finton, b 1775, d 1860.

6) James, b 1776, d 1846.