Janet Cunningham

I have seen statements that he was born in both Ireland and Pennsylvania, but the Donaldson's probable originated in Scotland. Jacob and his wife< Janet, later settled in Westmoreland Co., PA; they had six children. He was killed in a battle with Indians, possible during the French and Indian War.

This family traces its origin to Jacob Donaldson who came from the North of Ireland, not far from the year 1730, and settled in Eastern Pennsylvania, probably in that part of York which is now Adams County. Whether he came single or as a married man is unknown, nor is the maiden name of his wife known. Circum- stances render it not improbable that, at a later date, two younger brothers of Jacob Donaldson came over in search of him but failed to find him, but this is a matter only dimly conjectured. Jacob Donaldson fell in battle with the Indians, before the Revolution, probably in the French and Indian War. His children were :

1. Isaac, m. Martha Reynolds, about 1769, d 1781.

2. Ebenezer.

3. A daughter, m. a man named Hindman.

4. A daughter, m. a man named Menara.

5. Peggy, m. a man named Steele.

References

1. A Genealogical Record of One Branch of the Donaldson Family in America ... page 16. < GoogleBooks >
2. Descendants of Andrew Donaldson, FTM.
3. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cunningham-12058