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About William Linn
DAR# A072703
William Linn BIRTH 30 Jan 1734 Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland DEATH 23 Dec 1808 (aged 74) Marion County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL William Linn Cemetery Valley Falls, Marion County, West Virginia
Revolutionay War PVT in PA
Service Source - PA ARCH, 5TH SER, VOL 2, PP 675, 727; VOL 4, PP 597, 734, 747; PA HIST & MUSEUM COMMISSION, MIL ABSTRACT CARD FILE, RG 13.50, FHL ROLLS #1205972, #1205978
Spouses - AGNES X, ISABEL GIBSON
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51174440/william-linn
Revolutionary Soldier. Recognized by DAR as Revolutionary Soldier. Buried in Family buriel ground on Billy Linn farm. Came from Ireland in 1771 with first wife, Agnes and children.
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From the Genealogical History of the Family of William Linn who Came from Belfast, Ireland, in 1771:
William Linn, progenitor of this branch of the Linn family in America, came from Northern Ireland near Belfast, where he was born Jan. 30, 1734. He and his wife Agnes, and their three children, Mary, Jane, and Adam, landed in Mexico on Aug. 21, 1771, and lived for a while near the City of Mexico. The next account of the family we have, they were living in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, where he took the Oath of Allegiance, as required by the General Assembly of Pennsylvania. The following certificate shows that he took the oath on Sept. 8, 1777:
"I DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that Wm. Linn, of Westmoreland County, yeoman, both voluntarily taken and subscribed to the Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance and Fidelity, as directed by an Act of General Assembly of Pennsylvania, as passed June 13, 1777 AD. Witness my hand and seal, the 8th day of September AD 1777."
(L.S.) 32 Chas. Foreman, Clerk.
In August 1928, I had a communication from the clerk of Westmoreland County, at Greensburg, in which he says at the time this oath was taken, the county seat was at Hannastown. He also stated that a search of the office of the recorder of deeds revealed that in 1782 the real estate of William Linn was sold by the sheriff to Edward Cook, Esq., an attorney of that county at that time. The land conveyed by this deed is now located in Washington and Allegheny counties, Pennsylvania. At that time, Westmoreland (as the name indicates - Morelandwest) included nearly all of Western Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania, not having a marriage license law until 1885, and a registration of births until 1892, there are no records of either births or marriages before these dates.
It is supposed that William Linn left Westmoreland County without disposing his lands, and as land was plentiful and cheap, he did not pay any further attention to it, or even seek a buyer for it.
The next record we have of William Linn, he was located on Pattersons Creek in Hampshire County, Virginia (now Mineral County, West Virginia). It was from here that he moved to Monongalia County, Virginia - now Marian County, West Virginia - in 1804; and in 1808, he built a large log house. This was regarded as a fine home for that time. He was taken sick a few days after the new home was finished, and they were preparing to move into it. He died Dec. 23, 1808, andis buried on the Billy Linn Farm.
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William Linn's Timeline
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January 30, 1734
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Belfast, County Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
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| 1765 |
December 3, 1765
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Ireland
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February 24, 1767
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August 30, 1769
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August 21, 1775
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Kentucky, USA, KY, United States
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January 21, 1782
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February 22, 1786
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Monongalia County, Virginia, United States
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January 30, 1787
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Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States
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September 22, 1789
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Hampshire County, Virginia (West Virginia in 1863), United States
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