Individual Notes
Note for: David Rittenhouse, 4 Mar 1782 - Jul 1860
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Burial: Place: , Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Birth Note: Source: Gives birth in 1782, Fayette, Pennsylvania. Note that Elizabeth Rittenhouse Lamb has his birth place as New Jersey. Gives baptism 22 Feb 1997, endowment 29 Jul 1997, and sealing to parents 18 Mar 1998--all in Boise Idaho Temple. Submitted by church member.
Birth Note: Source: This is ERL's David, born 1782. Her notes say that Elizabeth was a grandchild of David and that Joseph Bell would have been born in 1816 and he was insane.
Birth Note: Source: At the top of the second column, Ellis mentions a school at Franklin being built in 1821 and my David6 Rittenhouse is named as one of those most active in building the school-house and under the pupils it gives two of David6's sons (the youngest of his six children), David7 and Wilson7 (brothers to my James7).
Death Note: Source: Names of his children in the will as written by Elizabeth Rittenhouse Lamb: David, William (moved to Ohio), James (my great grandfather, moved to Ohio), Elizabeth md. _____Harris, and Susannah md. _____ Feeman, and Wilson.
Death Note: Source: David Rittenhouse is living with his grandson Jacob Harris in Flatwoods. His wife Nancy must have died. David wrote his will in 1853 and it probated on 20 July 1860. He died about a month after the census was taken or shortly thereafter. See source for census on Jacob Harris for census record which gives David Rittenhouse, age 75, male, /300, born in Pennsylvania, in household of grandson Jacob Harris.
Individual Note: BURIAL: Buried in Flatwood Cemetery.
SOURCE: Listed as a child of William Rittenhouse and Rebecca Bray by Elizabeth Rittenhouse Lamb.
BIRTH: Birth date calculated from death date and age on tombstone. ERL's Pedigree Book has him born May 1782.
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Note for: Mary or Polly Welles, - BEF 1850
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Individual Note: DEATH: Assumed dead when missing in 1850 census with husband.
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Note for: William Rittenhouse, CAL Feb 1755 - 14 Jul 1816
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Burial: Place: Smock, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Birth Note: Source: Lists children of William Rittenhouse and Rebecca (Bray): David b. 1782 m. Polly Welles; James b. 1784; Abner, Catherine m. ____Loughborough; Rebecca m. _____Bell; Anne m _____ Cochren; Lavina m _____Townsend; Roada, Delila, Prudence; Adah b. 1810 m Samuel Bowlby.
Birth Note: Source: Vol. 1, p. 8. William Rittenhouse, Franklin Twp. (b. 1755) Will dated 4-13-1816 and probated 6-8-1816. (Will Book 1, p. 547.) Rebecca, wife; David, (b. 1782) son; James, (b. 1784) son; Aburtha (should be Abner); Catherine Loughborough, dau.; Rebecca Bell, dau.; Anne Cochran, dau.; Lavina Townsend, dau.; Roada, dau.; Delila, dau.; Prudence, dau.; Adam, dau. (probably married Samuel Bowlby); William Rittenhouse, grandson (b. 1802); William Loughborouth, (sic) grandson. Dates of birth in parentheses inserted in green ink by ERL.
Birth Note: Source: Under Churches is the following as written by ERL in Doc 20d: "The Redstone Baptist Church." "An entry in the records of the Big Redstone Church reads, 'The Church at Big Redstone, called Phildelphia, was constituted May 1, 1791, by Rev. David Loafborrow.' Farther on one reads that the following are the names of the members regularly baptized and joined in fellowship and communion: Henry Frazer, minister and pastor of the Philadelphia Church; William Rittenhouse, deacon, and recorder; Thomas Wells, deacon; [Note by E.R.L. - William5 Rittenhouse's son David6 Rittenhouse married Polly Well(e)s, one of the daughters of Thomas Well(e)s. Thomas' wife's name was Susannah. Thomas and his wife are buried in the row directly behind William5 Rittenhouse. I could find no markers for any wives for William5 who is thought by some to have had two wives.] (Among the list of the congregation appear the names of: (Rebecca Rittenhouse, Susannah Well(e)s and Elizabeth Bell (she is called a widow in one place and I wish I knew if she was the mother of the man Rebecca6 Rittenhouse married. I could not find anything about her at the Court House under wills or land records but I could have missed it since I was in such a hurry, and I must admit the land records were somewhat complicated for me to use. E. R. L.) (Still under quote about the church) February 19, 1801 measures were taken to fence the graveyard."
Birth Note: Source: Schools. "One of the earliest schoolhouses in Franklin township was a log building that stood in 1800 upon the Uniontown and Pittsburgh road, about forty rods south of John Shotwell's stone mansion. It was the only school-house in Franklin west of Flatwoods, and was one of the very first in that section of the country. It was built before the year 1800, but just when cannot be told. Among its earliest patrons and supporters were ...William Rittenhouse...Among the children who were numbered as the earliest pupils in that school-house were ...Pruda Rittenhouse...(at the end of the paragraph and the end of the list of pupils)...William and Thomas Rittenhouse."
Death Note: Source: William Rittenhouse, (g g g grandfather)Franklin Twp. (b. 1755). Will dated 4-13-1816 and probated 6-8-1816. (Will Book 1, p. 547.) Rebecca, wife; David, son (b. 1782 g g grandfather); James, son (b. 1784); Aburtha, son (should be Abner); Catherine Loughborough, dau.; Rebecca Bell, dau.; Anne Cochran, dau.; Lavina Townsend, dau.; Roada, dau.; Delila, dau.; Prudence (b. 1799 - 1860 Census aged 61); Adah, dau. (b. 1810. prob. married Samuel Bowlby); William Rittenhouse, gr-son (b. 1802 - son of David? or was he a son of Abner?), WIlliam Loughborouth, gr-son. Items in parentheses were added in ERL's handwriting. From ERL B22 : Doic 18b.
Death Note: Source: Smock Old Baptist Cemetery. William Rittenhouse, d. 7-14-1816, aged 61-5-0.
Individual Note: SOURCE: Gen Rec. Fayette Co., PA, 5 VOLS. Will dated 13 APR 1816 & probated July 1816 in Will Book I, p. 547); Vol. I, p. 8. Lists his children.
BURIAL: Buried in Smock Old Baptist Cemetery.
ORDINANCES: Someone completed work for a William Rittenhouse, born abt 1748,,Pennsylvania, child of William and Rebecca Harned Rittenhouse, Jr.: Baptized 1 Mar 1996; Endowed 18 Apr 1997; and sealed to parents 8 Nov 1997. All ordinances in Boise Temple. Also a child named Isaac, born abt 1754 in Pennsylvania: baptized 1 Mar 1996 Boise; endowed 25 Oct 1977, Boise; and sealed to parents 8 Nov 1997, Boise.
William moved to Western Pennsylvania. Also Elizabeth Rittenhouse Lamb notes that this William is her 3rd great grandfather.
IGI: On 27 May 2006, there are several entries that give William's birth date and place as 14 Feb 1755 in Hunterdon County, Pennsylvania. His marriage is also given as 1775 in New Jersey. Judith took this sealing to spouse date from IGI.
FAMILY GROUP SHEET: Someone filled out that his baptism was performed 23 Apr 1938 and endowment on 3 Feb 1942. No sealed to parents date and no Temple given.