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McA/I/Ninch in the Published Pennsylvania State Archives |
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Over a period of approximately 100 years, beginning 1838, the State of Pennsylvania published its |
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basic records in 137 volumes under the titles of The Colonial Records and the Pennsylvania Archives, |
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in 10 series, varying numbers of volumes in each. Of the 10 there are 4 series of primary importance |
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to genealogists, namely the 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th (3rd Series, Vol. 27-30, is Index to the complete set). |
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The 2nd and 3rd series were compiled between 1874 and 1899, when the new patriotic societies were |
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growing and the demand for information regarding ancestors was increasing. They contain marriage |
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records, military rosters, passenger lists, and long lists of land warrantees and taxables. The 5th & 6th |
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series were issued between 1906 - 1914; they contain lists of Revolutionary War soldiers, deliberately |
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compiled as genealogical tools in response to repeated requests for information from military records. |
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A few McAninch and McNinch entries are found in the published Pennsylvania Archives, and listed |
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here with source citations and other relevant notes, if known; McIninch does not appear in their Index. |
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1. 1778: |
McAninck [sic], Daniel, “free-holder” in Dublin Township, Bedford Co., May 11, 1778: |
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“To the Honerable the Executive Counsel … in Lancaster these are to certify that by a |
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number of freeholders of Bedford County, Dublin Township, James Carmichael was duly |
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elected and chosen candidate for said Township as a Justice of the Peace, Witness our |
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hands 11th day of May 1778. [(Signed) 27 names, “Daniel McAninck” 23rd name on list] |
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(Pennsylvania Archives, Sixth Series, Vol. 20, pg. 15-16, section on Bedford Co. history) |
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[Dublin Township established 1767, on the frontier, part of Cumberland Co. (organized |
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in former Indian lands?); Bedford County created in 1771, set off from Cumberland Co.; |
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land area of Dublin Township now in present-day Huntingdon County and Fulton County] |
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2. 1779: |
McAninch, Daniel, taxed in Hamilton Township, Cumberland County, 100 acres, 1 horse, |
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2 cattle, 0 negroes (Third Series, Vol. 20, pg. 178, Cumberland Co. 1779, Hamilton Twp.) |
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[Hamilton Township created 1751, from Antrim Township (1741, from Hopewell Twp); |
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land area of Hamilton Township is now part of present-day Franklin County]. |
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3. 178x: |
McNinch, Patrick, five years on Northumberland County tax lists |
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1783: |
McNinch, Patrick, Mahoning Township, no land, 2 horses, 3 cattle, 1783 Tax “17.1” |
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(Third Series, Vol. 19, pg. 564, Northumberland Co. 1783-1784). |
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1784: |
McNinch, Patrick, Mahoning Township, no land, 2 horses, 3 cattle, 1784 Tax “1.2.9” |
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(Third Series, Vol. 19, pg. 564, Northumberland Co. 1783-1784). |
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1785: |
McNinch, Patrick, Turbutt Township, no land, 2 horses, 1 cattle, 0 sheep, 1785 Tax “1.8” |
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(Third Series, Vol. 19, pg. 588, Northumberland Co. 1785). |
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1786: |
McNinch, Patrick, Turbutt Township, no land, 2 horses, and 3 cattle, 1786 Tax “1.6” |
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(Third Series, Vol. 19, pg. 673, Northumberland County 1786). |
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1787: |
McNinch, Patrick, Chillisquaque Township, no land, 2 horses, 2 cattle, 1787 Tax “1.2” |
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(Third Series, Vol. 19, pg. 764 [not 674, error in index]). |
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[In 1790, Northumberland Co. included most of present-day north-central Pennsylvania, |
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including parts of present Armstrong, Clarion, Jefferson, Mifflin, Snyder, and Union Co.]. |
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4. 1788: |
McNinch, Samuel, taxed in Northampton Co., Lower Mount Bethel Township, 200 acres, |
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2 horses, 4 cattle, 1788 Tax “18.0” (Third Series, Vol. 19, p.372, Northampton Co., 1788) |
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[In 1790, Northampton County included most of present-day north-eastern Pennsylvania]. |
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McAninch Family History Newsletter Vol. IV, No. 1, February 1996, pg. 3 page 1996-03 |
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