John Proudfoot, Jr.

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Photo: mnproud originally shared this to Proudfoot-Fogg-Foy-Judd 27 May 2011

Headstone- Memorial to John Proudfoot and Leanor Hitt Proudfoot. Erected in 1984 through the efforts of Dorsey Proudfoot. 10 Aug 2009, Mary's Chapel Cemetery, Philippi, West Virginia

Bio: "John Proudfoot, who was born in Scotland about 1750, came to this country while a young man. He was very highly educated for the ministry in the Presbyterian Church.

He married Lenora Hitt, a German girl of Virginia. They lived in Taylor's Drain, below Philippi, Barbour County, WV. He died in 1823 & his wife in 1829. Both were buried at Mary's Chapel near Taylor's Drain.

John Proudfoot, his son, was the grandfather of Mahala Jane Weaver (mother of Samuel Braxton Gainor) who married for his first wife, Agness Glasscock, and for his second wife, Rebecca Thomson (Mahala Jane's grandmother). These grandparents lived and died on Taylor's Drain."

Birth 14 Mar 1752 • Kirkettle, Lasswade Parish, Edinburgh County (now Midlothian), Scotland

Marriage 1776 • Fauquier Co, VA, Leanor Hitt (1762–1829)

Birth of Son Abraham Alexander Proudfoot 9 Apr 1791 • Leeds Manor, Fauquier County, Virginia

Death 1823 • Fox Grape Run, now near Philippi, West Virginia

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John Proudfoot BIRTH 14 Mar 1751 Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland DEATH 1823 (aged 71–72) Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Mary's Chapel Cemetery Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia

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John booked passage from the Port of London on the ship, Elizabeth, in route to Virginia, November 21, 1774. He came [from Scotland] to America as an indentured servant and stated his occupation "at the time" as a hair dresser. He was granted one hundred acres of land by Denny Fairfax on November 19, 1791 in Fauquier County, Va. John sold this land to Thomas O. Bannon for "fifty pounds" on November 17, 1801.

John married Leonora Hitt, a native of Fauquier County, Va. and of German descent.

Children Photo Mary Proudfoot Robinson 1787–1869

John R. Proudfoot 1788–1866

Photo Abraham Alexander Proudfoot 1791–1869

Photo William Proudfoot 1794–1843

Photo James Proudfoot 1798–1855

Photo Thomas Proudfoot 1803–1890

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John booked passage from the Port of London on the ship, Elizabeth, in route to Virginia, November 21, 1774. He came [from Scotland] to America as an indentured servant and stated his occupation "at the time" as a hair dresser. He was granted one hundred acres of land by Denny Fairfax on November 19, 1791 in Fauquier County, Va. John sold this land to Thomas O. Bannon for "fifty pounds" on November 17, 1801.

John married Leonora Hitt, a native of Fauquier County, Va. and of German descent.

John and his family were among the first settlers of what is now Barbour County, settling on Taylor's Drain, north of Philippi, where John was a miller.

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John Proudfoot BIRTH 14 Mar 1752 Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland DEATH 1823 (aged 70–71) Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Mary's Chapel Cemetery Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia,

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Children Photo Mary Proudfoot Robinson 1787–1869

John R. Proudfoot 1788–1866

Photo Abraham Alexander Proudfoot 1791–1869

Photo William Proudfoot 1794–1843

Photo James Proudfoot 1798–1855

Photo Thomas Proudfoot 1803–1890

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John Proudfoot BIRTH 14 Mar 1752 Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland DEATH 1823 (aged 70–71) Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Mary's Chapel Cemetery Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40501150/john-proudfoot

Children Photo Mary Proudfoot Robinson 1787–1869

John R. Proudfoot 1788–1866

Photo Abraham Alexander Proudfoot 1791–1869

Photo William Proudfoot 1794–1843

Photo James Proudfoot 1798–1855

Photo Thomas Proudfoot 1803–1890

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