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George,
son of James, son of George the Immigrant:
George of Quaker Point
(1749-1837)
Early Life in VA
To recap:
George was born 28 December 1749, in Frederick County, VA, 4th child
of James and Sarah. We already know that he was born in VA, lost his father
around age 8, gained a stepfather, and moved with his family at age 19 to SC.
He left soon after his mother’s death, going back north to the NC/VA
border. It appears that he and his brother James, who were very close, wandered
around the area for several years.
They may have explored a bit with Daniel Boone.
Marriage and Family Life
In November 1773, George, age 24, married Susannah
Dillon, age 18, at Hopewell (VA) Friends Meeting. Susannah Dillon was born 24
November, 1755, in Winchester, VA.
George and Susannah had 10 children: Mahlon, John,
James, George, William, Mary, Sarah, Richard, Samuel, and Dillon.
Which of these are yours? Mine are
James and Richard.
Moving to Tennessee
In 1784, George and his family moved on packhorses to
Green County, TN. All of his
siblings except Jemimah, eventually did as well. He made his first land purchase
of 300 acres. He was a successful cattle famer and merchant. They were founding
members of the Hopewell (TN) Friends Meeting.
Moving to Ohio
In 1804, George moved his family in wagons to Ohio,
along with brother James and sister Sarah Wright and families.
Sister Jemima joined later. They crossed the river at Cincinnati, a town
of 18 houses. He bought 1,750 acres
near present-day Wilmington. They were charter members of Center Friends
Meeting. Susannah died a year later
at age 48, and was the first adult buried at Center Friends Burial Ground. Three
years later, George married Joanna Vanhorn, a Quaker widow. He became an
influential Quaker minister.
Moving to the Illiana Prairie
The Haworth migration to the Illiana Prairie began in
1820. To Quaker Point, Indiana and Vermilion, Illinois.
Eight of George’s children moved there; 5 eventually moved on to Iowa.
Any of your folks to Indiana? Illinois?
Iowa? In 1825, George and
Joanna moved with his son Dillon to Quaker Point and lived in a cabin on
Dillon’s farm. “George of Quaker
Point.” Founding member of Hopewell
(IN) Friends Meeting. Lived the rest of his life there.
Death and Legacy
George died 4 October 1837, age 87, Quaker Point,
Vermillion County, IN. Buried Old Hopewell Friends Burial Ground.
What a life he had lived!
Jemima Haworth Wright
Born 1745, Frederick County, VA. Lost father in 1757. Moved with mother, stepfather, and siblings to Bush Creek, SC in 1768. There, she married John Wright in October, 1768. Had at least one child, Jesse (male), 1769. Moved with her family to western Ohio near brothers George and James after 1804. Died in Ohio in 1828