Person Page - 1845

     Jemima Linn was born on 30 April 1806. She was the daughter of John Blair Linn and Ann Fleming. Jemima Linn died on 17 April 1873 at Sugar Creek, Venango Co., PA, at age 66.

     Jennette Linn was born on 26 June 1845 at Schenectady Co. (probably), NY.¹ She was the daughter of Archibald Laidlie Linn and Mary Ten Eyck McClellan.¹ Jennette Linn died on 21 May 1861 at age 15.

     John Linn was born on 8 January 1797. He was the son of John Blair Linn and Ann Fleming. John Linn married Mary F. Chamberlin, daughter of Col. William Chamberlin, on 28 April 1825.

     Occupation: Pastor, First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia.¹ John Blair Linn was buried at Presbyterian Church, Buffalo Crossroads, Union Co., PA.
Note: John Blair Linn, was pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Philadelphia. This J.B. Linn gained quite a reputation as a preacher and poet. His principal work was entitled "Valerian", but he was brought to prominence chiefly by his controversy with the celebrated Dr. Joseph Priestly, a Uniterian preacher, and as scientist, discoverer of oxygen. He was born on 2 April 1754 at Lurgan Twp., Franklin Co., PA. He was the son of William Linn and Susanna Trimble. John Blair Linn lived in 1775 at Buffalo Valley, Union Co., PA, Moved to Buffalo Valley in 1775. He married Ann Fleming, daughter of John Fleming and Ann (?), on 7 November 1780. John Blair Linn died on 21 March 1809 at White Deer Twp., Union Co., PA, at age 54.

     John Blair Linn was born on 14 March 1777 at Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA. He was the son of Rev. Dr. William Linn and Rebecca Blair. John Blair Linn married Esther Bailey, daughter of Col. John Bailey, on 18 May 1799 at New York City, NY, Ceremony performed by Rev. Dr. Linn. John Blair Linn died on 30 August 1805 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA, at age 28.

     John Blair Linn was born on 15 October 1831. He was the son of James Fleming Linn and Margaret I. Wilson. John Blair Linn died on 1 January 1899 at age 67.

     Rev. John Blair Linn was born on 5 December 1830 at Schenectady Co. (probably), NY.¹ He was the son of Archibald Laidlie Linn and Mary Ten Eyck McClellan.¹ Rev. John Blair Linn married M. M. (?), no surviving children.² Occupation: Minister in 1880.² Rev. John Blair Linn lived in June 1880 at Yazoo, Yazoo Co., MS.² He died on 17 August 1901 at Rotterdam, Schenectady Co., NY, at age 70.

     John G. Linn was born on 16 May 1833 date based on headstone legend "aged 13 years, 10 months, 11 days." He was the son of William Linn and Mary Galbreath. John G. Linn died on 27 March 1847 at age 13. He was buried in March 1847 at Middle Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Middle Spring, Cumberland Co., PA.

     Margaret Linn was born on 27 December 1799. She was the daughter of John Blair Linn and Ann Fleming. Margaret Linn married Joseph McCalmont on 13 May 1823. Margaret Linn died on 7 February 1873 at Sugar Creek, Venango Co., PA, at age 73.

     Margaret Linn was born on 19 November 1825. She was the daughter of David Linn and Mary Coulter. Margaret Linn married Rev. Ephraim Kieffer on 10 August 1848.

     Maria Linn was born on 9 October 1835 at Schenectady Co. (probably), NY.¹ She was the daughter of Archibald Laidlie Linn and Mary Ten Eyck McClellan.¹ Maria Linn married James Hastings, son of Robert Hastings and Martha (?), at Schenectady Co., NY.
Note: The James and Maria Hastings family, found in 1870 and 1880 in Albany County, New York could well be be the family of Maria Linn, but cannot find any further evidence. DLB 2015.

     Martha Linn was born circa 1774. She was the daughter of William Linn and Jane McCormick.

     Mary Linn was born. She was the daughter of Rev. Dr. William Linn and Rebecca Blair. Mary Linn died on 29 January 1870 at Ithaca, Tomkins Co., NY.

     Mary Linn was born on 7 November 1790. She was the daughter of James Linn and Griselda Patterson. Mary Linn died on 9 March 1854 at Burgettstown, PA, at age 63.

     Mary Linn was born circa 1851 at Ohio.¹ She married Jonathan Larimore, son of Warner J. Larimore and Rachel Hollet, circa 1869.¹ Mary Linn died in 1910.

     Mary B. Linn was born in January 1886 at Franklin Co., PA.¹ She was the daughter of James Linn and Eliza Jane Coffey.¹

     Mary Galbreath Linn was born on 2 April 1822 at Franklin Co., PA. She was the daughter of William Linn and Mary Galbreath. Mary Galbreath Linn married David Hayes Culbertson, son of Stephen R. Culbertson and Mary Hays, on 20 December 1843 at Cumberland Co., PA.¹ Mary Galbreath Linn lived in 1860 at Princeton, Scott Co., IA.¹ She lived on 17 June 1870 at Princeton, Scott Co., IA.² She died on 14 March 1902 at Scott Co., IA, at age 79

Obituary (via Findagrave.com):

Age 79 years

March 19, 1903 - Carroll Sentinel - Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Culbertson and R.Y. Culbertson returned yesterday morning from Princeton where they had been attending the funeral of the mother of the brothers who died last Saturday of pneumonia. The funeral was held at the old homestead Monday and all children were present.

There are six sons of whom W.L. of Carroll is the oldest and James O. of Glidden the youngest. It is a singular fact that of the eight childen of this family all are still living and in good health.

The deceased was a native of Franklin county, Pennsylvania, where she was born in April 1822. In 1862 the family moved to Iowa and settled near Princeton, Scott county, where the parents resided till their lives drew to a close. On the occasion of the family re-union this paper gave a more extended account of this interesting and sturdy family.

March 20, 1902 - Carroll Sentinel - Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Culbertson and R.Y. Culbertson have returned from their sad journey to Scott county where they laid to rest the remains of the aged and beloved Mother Culbertson.

She was buried in March 1902 at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Princeton, Scott Co., IA, Findagrave #68358542.

     Mary K. Linn was born in October 1880 at New York.¹ She was the daughter of Charles F. Linn and Rachael (?)¹

     Mary Wilson Linn was the daughter of John Blair Linn.

     Nancy Linn was born in 1768 at Lurgan Twp., Franklin Co., PA. She was the daughter of William Linn and Jane McCormick.

     Peter Van Rensselaer Linn was born in May 1833 at Schenectady Co., NY, 1828 per other online genealogies.^1,2 He was the son of Archibald Laidlie Linn and Mary Ten Eyck McClellan.¹ Occupation: Farm labor in June 1900 at Schenectady Co., NY.² Peter Van Rensselaer Linn died on 13 July 1901 at Schenectady Co., NY, at age 68.
Note: Did not marry; "S" on 1900 census.²

     Rebecca Linn was born. She was the daughter of Rev. Dr. William Linn and Rebecca Blair. Rebecca Linn married William Keese on 5 February 1803 at New York City, NY. Rebecca Linn died in 1825.

     Sarah Livingston Linn was born on 23 May 1793. She was the daughter of Rev. Dr. William Linn and Rebecca Blair. Sarah Livingston Linn married John W. Peters on 7 May 1817. Sarah Livingston Linn died on 24 August 1840 at Bethlehem, PA, at age 47.

     Susan Linn was born on 30 October 1778. She was the daughter of Rev. Dr. William Linn and Rebecca Blair. Susan Linn married Simeon DeWitt on 19 October 1810. Susan Linn died on 5 May 1824 at Ithaca, Tomkins Co., NY, at age 45.

     Susan Linn was born on 6 February 1783 at Union Co., PA. She was the daughter of John Blair Linn and Ann Fleming. Susan Linn married William Thompson on 27 March 1804. Susan Linn died on 22 February 1831 at Venango Co., PA, at age 48.

     Susanna Linn was born in 1765 at Lurgan Twp., Franklin Co., PA. She was the daughter of William Linn and Jane McCormick. Susanna Linn married Charles Maclay, son of John Maclay and Jane Dickson. Susanna Linn died on 10 August 1847 at Champaign Co., OH.

     William Linn was born in 1722 at Ireland. He was the son of William Linn. William Linn immigrated in 1732; With his father, from Ireland.⁴


Note: William Linn came from Ireland "at a very early day, and settled near Shippensburgh, Pa. where he was a farmer." Per the Family Memorial book by Joseph Sullivant.

William Linn (Jr.) and his father William Linn (Sr.) appear on the 1751 assessment list of Lurgen township, Cumberland County.

He married Susanna Trimble. William Linn married Jane McCormick. William Linn died on 16 April 1812 at Lurgan Twp., Franklin Co., PA.¹ He was buried in April 1812 at Middle Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Middle Spring, Cumberland Co., PA.

     Note: Quote from the Egle book:

William Linn, Sr. according to family tradition, fought on the side of "The Orange" at Boyne, 1 July 1690, and was said to have been in Captain Hugh Wilson's company, the first Irish officer who crossed the river. Hugh Wilson's son went to the "Irish Settlement;" the Greggs came to Chester County the same year the Linns came. The descendants of these three soldiers of Boyne-water became kindred in 1869, when William H. Sage of Ithaca, New York, was married to Jennie, daughter of Hon. Andrew Gregg Curtin.



William Linn, Sr. emigrated from the north of Ireland, in 1732, and settled in Chester County. According to family tradition, his wife died in Ireland and he brought with him an only son, ten year old William Linn, Jr. They remained in Chester County only a few years, when they settled upon the frontiers of the Purchase of October, 1736, near what is now known as Roxbury, in Franklin County.

The names of William Linn, Sr. and William Linn, Jr. appear on the assessment list of Lurgan township, Cumberland County, for the year 1751, one year after Cumberland County was brought into being. Here the senior Linn died. William Linn was born at Ireland. He immigrated in 1732 to From Ireland, Chester Co., PA. He died after 1751 at Cumberland (now Franklin Co.), PA.

     William Linn was born on 30 August 1790. He was the son of Rev. Dr. William Linn and Rebecca Blair.

     William Linn was born on 3 November 1793. He was the son of John Blair Linn and Ann Fleming. William Linn married Jane Morrow on 14 October 1824. William Linn died on 26 October 1834 at Miami Co., OH, at age 40.