John Means

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Given name has also been reported to be John Moses <apparently the result of confusion of this John with John Moses Kelly, I, the other husband of his wife Mary Ann Spencer>.

Date and place of birth have also been (erroneously?) reported to be 1678 at Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey, British Colonial America <attestation unknown, conflicts with his Find A Grave memorial>.

Date and place of marriage to Mary Ann Spencer have also been (erroneously?) reported to be 1723 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America <attestation unknown, conflicts with his Find A Grave memorial>.

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Notes on John Means and Ann Means Wasson

The Means Family History Traced from Scotland to Ireland to America Last updated 3/22/2003 With thanks to Mary Downing and my mother, Irene Basey (who compiled records left behind by my grandmother, Bertha Mae Means). Additional records were added from a memoir that my father wrote before his death. Although we have no names and dates, our family history should begin in Scotland, where we were a sept of the Menzies clan. In the early 1600s, England divided Ulster into plantations with the result that about 200,000 Scots moved to Northern Ireland. There are no written records to show our family's emigration from Scotland to Ireland, but one can check the web pages at Ulster and The Ulster Scots to read overviews of why our ancestors probably left their homes in Scotland to settle in northern Ireland. As our ancestors came from Ulster, in an area which had been settled by the Scots as part of the organized settlement scheme of 1605-1697, it is a fairly safe assumption that they were part of the Ulster Plantation. The intent was to replace the disloyal Irishmen of the area (who were judged guilty of committing treason and thus subject to confiscation of their land) with loyal British (and Protestant) subjects. Scotland allegedly saw this as a means of ridding themselves of hordes of poverty-stricken lowlanders who had turned to thievery as an occupation. After 1630, Scottish migration to Ireland waned for a decade and some of the Scots returned home. In October 1641, the Irish rose in armed rebellion against their Scottish neighbors. The survivors rushed to the seaports and many went back to Scotland. In the summer of 1642, Ten thousand Scottish soldiers arrived to quell the Irish rebellion and many of those soldiers stayed on in Ireland, replacing those who had departed, thus expanding the Ulster gene pool to encompass families from all over Scotland. The Muster Rolls and Estate Maps of the eight Plantation Counties of Ulster for the period 1607 - 1633, which was the initial phase of the plantation scheme, show Two Means and one Meens living in Tyrone. Thus, it is reasonable to assume that our ancestors were among the first Scots to settle in the area. The records also show two families of Means and one family of Meens listed as living in Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland during the Plantation Era, and thus is may be assumed that our ancestors moved from Scotland to Ireland during that era.

It is not difficult to see why our ancestors chose to emigrate to America. A look at history shows our ancestors survived the Williamite Wars, which occurred because James, the successor to Charles, declared himself a Catholic with intentions to raise his son as a Catholic. James' daughter, Mary, was a Prostetant and married to William of Orange. Thus, we had the Jacobites against the Williamites and the fighting waged for quite some time. The Ulster Scots began leaving for America in increasingly large numbers during the Williamite Wars and in 1718, the emigation began in ernest as eleven Presbyterian ministers and about 300 members petitioned the governor of New England, Samuel Shute, for a grant of land. As most of this group went to Maine and settled in New Hampshire and Maine and our ancestors settled elsewhere, it is reasonable to believe that they were not among this large group of emigrants. The religious wars in Ireland have been waged for hundreds of years, but our ancestors left after a single century. John, Hugh and Samuel left Ireland for the three counties William Penn established in 1662. They departed Ireland at Londenderry and landed in Boston Massachuttes on October 14, 1718, remaining there until Spring, when they moved to Bucks Co., Pennsylvania. Approximately 300 Scots arrived about the same time and thus there was insufficient housing for the new arrivals. Some had to stay on the boats over the winter and the majority of the Scots who migrated settled in Maine and New Hamsphere. Our relatives choice of a different location is a little odd in light of this and I note that there are records of many Means in the Massachuttes area, so apparently there were other family members who stayed behind. JOHN John Means was a widower with three known children, his first wife's last name was McCord and she was born 1678 in Tyrone. According to Means in America, copyright 1972 by Elizabeth Cissel Foglesong, John left Ireland from Londenberry, arriving in Boston, Massachuttes on October 14, 1718, remained there through the winter, and then John and his children moved to Bucks County, Pennsylvania about 1720. They remained there until his death in 1739 and he is buried in the Deep Run Presybterian Churchyard in Bucks County. John's first wife's name is unknown, but they had the following children: William Robert d. 1779 Nancy, b. ca 1717 John married his second wife, Mary Kelley, in 1723. Mary came from Ireland with seven children and settled in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Quoting from The Means Family in America, edited by Elizabeth Ciseel Foglesong, Copyright 1972: Mary's son, Matthew Kelley, was a weaver who sold his Bucks County, Pennsylvania property 6 May 1772. The deed was witnessed by Robert Means, his brother-in-law. Matthew, with his brother George, took a warranty for 156 acres of land at the southern end of Dry Valley, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania around 1773 and patented it 1 October 1776. George transferred his interest in the property back to Matthew 1 Apr 1784 and moved back to Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Mathew married and had three children: John, Nancy, and Moses (born 1768, d 1853). Nancy married a Frampton. Moses married and had 7 children: John, Matthew, Elizabeth, b. 1809, who married Harry McCauley, and 4 unnamed daughters. He served in the Cumberland Milita, 5th Battalion, during the Revolutionary War, 1777-1779. He also held the office of Overseer of the poor and superintendant of roads in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. Matthew served in the Wills Creek Settlement Company s a First Lieutenant, serving under Captain Samuel Paxton in Bedrford County, Pennsylvaia, 19 May 1778. He received a certificate of Public Debt for 13 pounds, 12 shillins 1 April 1784 for service in he Beford County Militia. Of her other children, the following is known: George Kelly lived in Derry Township and owned property with his brother, Matthew. He returned to Bucks County, PA about 1790. George was listed as a trustee of a school house in Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, PA on or about 30 December 1763. He married and had a son named Phineas. John Kelly lived in Juniata County, Pennsylvania. He enrolled in the 8th Battalion Cumberland Militia 1780-1782. He married Margaret Armour and they had a son, John. Joseph Kelly Nancy Kelly ws born 1721 and married Robert Means Abraham Kelly lived in Derry Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania and enrolled in the 8th Battalion of the Cumberland Militia 1780-1782. William Kelly lived in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania and was enrolled in the 5th Battalion of the Cumberland Militia 1777-1779.

John and Mary Kelley Means had three children together: Alexander Sarah Elizabeth

Most of the descendants moved from Bucks County, Pennsylvania to Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. John Means left the following Last Will and Testament, quoted from The Means Family of America edited by Elizabeth Cissel Foglesong, copyright 1972, printed in the United States of America. The Last Will and Testament of John Means In the name of God, Amen, I, John Means, of the Township of Buckingham and county of Bucks and Province of Pennsylvania, being weak of body but sound in mind and memory prayed to God therefore do make this my last Will and Testament as follows: IMPRIMIS. I give to my son William Means all my waring aparril. Item. I give to my son Robert that part of the land I now hold which was bought by David Law, his paying the demand of David Law. Item. I give to my son Alexander the two hefers. Item. I give to my daughter Sara 1 sow pig. Item. I give to my daughter Ann (Nancy) the benefit of amount of thirty shilling owe from Alexander Rudy. Item. I give to my daughter Elizabeth, 1 sow pig. I desire my neighbors, Robert Smith and Richard Norton to assist my wife by way of advise in such things as her business may require. In witness hereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty ninth day of January, One thousand seven hundred and thirty nine. Sealed and delivered by the above john Means for his Last Will and Testament. Witnesses - Richard Norton, James Temple, Robert Smith Mary Kelley Means administered on the Estate, date of her bond, 18 March 1739, 40 pounds security.

WILLIAM: To quote from the Means Family in America, edited by Elizabeth Cissel Foglesong, copyright 1972 by Elizabeth Cissel Foglesong, printed in the United States of America: William Means, born probably in Ireland; died probably in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He had already arrived at man's estate (21) when he arrived in America with his fther in 1718. As was mentioned in the account of George Means he was a man of remarkable stature and strength. he married but his wife's name is not known. They settled after their marriage at Quitapanilla Creek, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and had the following known issue: John Robert Sally Isaac Not much is know of most of William's children. His son, John, as a very old man, was living in western PA in 1813. he had three known children, a son, Robert, and two daughters. Robert, John's brother, was probably born in Ireland. His birthdate is not known. He married his step-sister, Nancy Kelly, on September 16, 1742, at the First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA. She was 21 years of age. They lived in Bucks County until 1770 when they, with their family and other brothers and sisters, moved to Mifflin County, PA. At an area known as Perguson's Run of the Juniata Valley, and bought land and built cabins for their large family of 10 children. During his sister Nancy's captivity, he also cared for 6 of her children for three years. He lived there until his death in 1779. all four of his sons served in the Revolutinary War, three as Army officers, and one as a Navy Ensign. William's sister, Nancy, was only one year of age when John brought her to America. She first married William Sloan, having four children prior to his death. She then married John Wasson, having three children by that marriage. In the spring of 1776, they were all living in Peters Township, Cumberland County, PA. Nearby Ft. MCord had fallen to the Indians so Reverand John Steele's Meeting House had been made into a fort to protect the community. They were there when John decided to retun home to plant his crops. Later, Nancy left the seven children at the meeting house and followed to help John. They were attacked and John was killed, scalped, and mutlilated. Nancy was carried off by the Indians and held in the wilderness until December 1, 1759 when she and three others were turned over to Lt. Gov. James Hamilton by Delware Chief Teedysung. Six of her children lived with her brother, Robert, for those years. In the spring of 1756, we find Ann (Nancy) Wasson living with her second husband , John Wasson, and seven children on a plantation of 460 acres in Peters Twp, Cumberland County PA. These were very dangerous times, as there had been many Indian uprisings, and Fort McCord had fallen with the loss of many lives. Rev. John Steele's meeting House had been turned into a fort for the protection of the women and children of the neighborhood. John had taken his family to the fort for safety and as it was seeding time had returned to his plantation to till the fields. Ann, leaving her children at the fort, returned to assist her husband, and without any warning they were attacked by the Indians. John was killed and scalped. Ann was taken captive. Without warning they were attacked by the Indians. John Wason was horribly mangled and scalped. Ann Wason was taken captive. The following account is from the Pennsylvania Gazette, Page 108, 1756: On Wednesday 26th May, 1756 they (the Indians) came to the plantation of John Wason in Peters Township, Cumberland County, whom they killed and mangled in so horrid and cruel manner, that a regard to decency forbids describing it, and afterwards burned his house and carried off his wife. A part of Steele's and Peter's men when out after the enemy, but to no purpose.[The children were sent to live with an Uncle Robert Means].. Ann Wason was held captive for three and one half years. Some idea of where she spent her captivity can be gained from the following extract from a biography (King of the Delawares. Teedyscung by Anthony F.C. Wallace, pages 211 and 212). At Assinisink (in the southern part of New York) Teedyuscung--only a guest at the conference at the Munsee town--bluntly demanded the Ekoan, the Munsee chief, deliver up to him the thirteen prisoners which Ekoan admitted having. Edoan refuesed even to answer this presumptuous request and Teedyscung was obliged to collect as best he could two elderly white women and two boys, quite naked and destitute, to carry down to Brother Onas (Indian title for William Penn and the government of Pennsylvania)... At the end of November Teedyscung returned to Philadelphia with the four prisoners and six horses to prove his loyalty to the British cause. Ann Wason is identified as one of the elderly women. On December 1, 1759, Ann Wason was delivered by Teedyuscung to James Hamilton, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania. The official record of this delivery is found in an original manuscript, the property of the State of Pennsylvania, in the State Library at Harrisburg, which reads: Memorandum of Ann Wasson: She was taken in the year 1756 in the beginning of May at Caghnehscheeky in Cumberland County, her husband, John Wasson, was then killed scalped. She left seven children about two miles off, and she hope [sic] they are alive some where. She is unable to support herself. She has two brothers some where in Chester of Bucks County. When she was returned to white authorities, James Hamilton stated to Teedyuscung, Brother; The sight our flesh and blood, after a dedious captivity, gives us great pleasure, and I thank you for the return of the four prisoners, and expect you will continue to do your utmost that all be retuned to us as soon as possible. (Gave a strong of wampum). (Pennsylvania Archives: Fourth Series, Vol. 3. page 6). The condition of the prisoners is described by Lieutenant Governor Hamilton as being naked and destitute in a messsage he sen tto the Assembly on December 7, 1759.... Just when and where Ann Wason was united with her children is not known, but in Pennsylvania Archives, Eighth Series, Vol. VII, page 5658: showsd the following entry in a list of of expenses of the Commissioners of the Province approved by the Provincial Assembly: November 10, (1760) Ann Wasden to take to Conegocheague -- L 5-0-0. Thus, it appears she was not reunited with her family until eleven months after her release from captivity, and that in the meantime she had been a ward of the Province. In 1769 find Ann Wason is lised as a member of the congregation of Dr. John King at Mercersburg. It is not known when she died or where she is buried. On Oct. 30, 1772, Thomas Wason, on behalf of himself, his mother, brother and sister, entered a caveat against the acceptance of a survey on Peters Twp. This is the last date on which there is any evidence of her being alive (Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd Ser. Vo. 2, pg. 511 Many years later, the remains of John Wasson were found: In Nov. 1951, while digging a ditch along the South Penn railroad, a farmer uncovered the skeleton of a man believed to be that of John Wasson. The examining pathologist reported that the man was brutally attacked with both a tomahawk and war clubs. Marks on the skull and other indications pointed to a violent death; ribs were fractured by blows to the body, and one of the skeleton's arms was broken by twisting. Means family comes to America

 Although we have no names and dates, our family history should begin in Scotland, where we were a sept of the Menzies clan. In the early 1600s, England divided Ulster into plantations with the result that about 200,000 Scots moved to Northern Ireland. There are no written records to show our family's emigration from Scotland to Ireland, but one can check the web pages at Ulster and The Ulster Scots to read overviews of why our ancestors probably left their homes in Scotland to settle in northern Ireland. As our ancestors came from Ulster, in an area which had been settled by the Scots as part of the organized settlement scheme of 1605-1697, it is a fairly safe assumption that they were part of the Ulster Plantation. The intent was to replace the disloyal Irishmen of the area (who were judged guilty of committing treason and thus subject to confiscation of their land) with loyal British (and Protestant) subjects. Scotland allegedly saw this as a means of ridding themselves of hordes of poverty-stricken lowlanders who had turned to thievery as an occupation. After 1630, Scottish migration to Ireland waned for a decade and some of the Scots returned home. In October 1641, the Irish rose in armed rebellion against their Scottish neighbors. The survivors rushed to the seaports and many went back to Scotland. In the summer of 1642, Ten thousand Scottish soldiers arrived to quell the Irish rebellion and many of those soldiers stayed on in Ireland, replacing those who had departed, thus expanding the Ulster gene pool to encompass families from all over Scotland. The Muster Rolls and Estate Maps of the eight Plantation Counties of Ulster for the period 1607 - 1633, which was the initial phase of the plantation scheme, show Two Means and one Meens living in Tyrone. Thus, it is reasonable to assume that our ancestors were among the first Scots to settle in the area. The records also show two families of Means and one family of Meens listed as living in Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland during the Plantation Era, and thus is may be assumed that our ancestors moved from Scotland to Ireland during that era.

 It is not difficult to see why our ancestors chose to emigrate to America. A look at history shows our ancestors survived the Williamite Wars, which occurred because James, the successor to Charles, declared himself a Catholic with intentions to raise his son as a Catholic. James' daughter, Mary, was a Prostetant and married to William of Orange. Thus, we had the Jacobites against the Williamites and the fighting waged for quite some time. The Ulster Scots began leaving for America in increasingly large numbers during the Williamite Wars and in 1718, the emigation began in ernest as eleven Presbyterian ministers and about 300 members petitioned the governor of New England, Samuel Shute, for a grant of land. As most of this group went to Maine and settled in New Hampshire and Maine and our ancestors settled elsewhere, it is reasonable to believe that they were not among this large group of emigrants.

 The religious wars in Ireland have been waged for hundreds of years, but our ancestors left after a single century. John, Hugh and Samuel left Ireland for the three counties William Penn established in 1662. They departed Ireland at Londenderry and landed in Boston Massachuttes on October 14, 1718, remaining there until Spring, when they moved to Bucks Co., Pennsylvania. Approximately 300 Scots arrived about the same time and thus there was insufficient housing for the new arrivals. Some had to stay on the boats over the winter and the majority of the Scots who migrated settled in Maine and New Hamsphere. Our relatives choice of a different location is a little odd in light of this and I note that there are records of many Means in the Massachuttes area, so apparently there were other family members who stayed behind. By Linda J. Dunn, who wrote "With thanks to Mary Downing and my mother, Irene Basey (who compiled records left behind by my grandmother, Bertha Mae Means." Additional records were added from a memoir that my father wrote before his death).

John Means

John Means was a widower with three known children, his first wife's last name was McCord and she was born 1678 in Tyrone. According to Means in America, copyright 1972 by Elizabeth Cissel Foglesong, John left Ireland from Londenberry, arriving in Boston, Massachuttes on October 14, 1718, remained there through the winter, and then John and his children moved to Bucks County, Pennsylvania about 1720. They remained there until his death in 1739 and he is buried in the Deep Run Presybterian Churchyard in Bucks County. John's first wife's name is unknown, but they had the following children: William Robert d. 1779 Nancy, b. ca 1717 John married his second wife, Mary Kelley, in 1723.John and Mary Kelley Means had three children together: Alexander Sarah Elizabeth

Most of the descendants moved from Bucks County, Pennsylvania to Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. John Means' will

In the name of God, Amen, I, John Means, of the Township of Buckingham and county of Bucks and Province of Pennsylvania, being weak of body but sound in mind and memory prayed to God therefore do make this my last Will and Testament as follows: IMPRIMIS. I give to my son William Means all my waring aparril. Item. I give to my son Robert that part of the land I now hold which was bought by David Law, his paying the demand of David Law. Item. I give to my son Alexander the two hefers. Item. I give to my daughter Sara 1 sow pig. Item. I give to my daughter Ann (Nancy) the benefit of amount of thirty shilling owe from Alexander Rudy. Item. I give to my daughter Elizabeth, 1 sow pig. I desire my neighbors, Robert Smith and Richard Norton to assist my wife by way of advise in such things as her business may require. In witness hereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty ninth day of January, One thousand seven hundred and thirty nine. Sealed and delivered by the above john Means for his Last Will and Testament. Witnesses - Richard Norton, James Temple, Robert Smith Mary Kelley Means administered on the Estate, date of her bond, 18 March 1739, 40 pounds security.

He was born in what was then called Co. Tyrone, Ireland. John came to America in 1718 at the age of past 40, a widower with three known children, they left due to religious persecution. They bravely set sale for the new world. They left from Londonderry and landed in Boston, Mass., 14 October 1718, remaining there through the winter. John and his children then moved to Bucks County, PA about 1720. Records show that William's descendants were remarkable for strength and stature beyond most men of his day. Records show that many of them were also men of great strength and stature. John left his "wearing apparell" to his son William so it would appear that John was a man of remarkable stature. John was first married in Ireland, John married second about 1723 a young widow named Mary Kelley. She came from Ireland with several children and settled in Bucks County, PA. Mary was a noble frontiers-woman raising at least seven children of her first marriage, and three by her marriage with John and three step-children. The children of her first marriage played a part in the development of this county, equal to that of the Means family.

{{{John was married to Elizabeth McCord in Ireland and had children William, Robert who died in 1779, Nancy born estimated 1717.}}}}}

THE PHOTO OF THE CASTLE TO THE RIGHT IS AFTER THE MEANS NAME WENT TO MENZIES AND IS IN SCOTLAND>>>>>

Mary his wife administered on the estate, filing a bond dated 18 Mar 1739 for 40 LBS. Security.

Someone wrote to me and said his first name might be William. All the info I have found has the name John.

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John Means BIRTH 1663 Ireland DEATH 29 Jan 1739 (aged 75–76) Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA BURIAL Deep Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery Bedminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA MEMORIAL ID 85256040 · View Source

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Picture of Added by IrishDan Picture of Added by C D Bird He was born in what was then called Co. Tyrone, Ireland. John came to America in 1718 at the age of past 40, a widower with three known children, they left due to religious persecution. They bravely set sale for the new world. They left from Londonderry and landed in Boston, Mass., 14 October 1718, remaining there through the winter. John and his children then moved to Bucks County, PA about 1720. Records show that William's descendants were remarkable for strength and stature beyond most men of his day. Records show that many of them were also men of great strength and stature. John left his "wearing apparell" to his son William so it would appear that John was a man of remarkable stature. John was first married in Ireland, John married second about 1723 a young widow named Mary Kelley. She came from Ireland with several children and settled in Bucks County, PA. Mary was a noble frontiers-woman raising at least seven children of her first marriage, and three by her marriage with John and three step-children. The children of her first marriage played a part in the development of this county, equal to that of the Means family.

{{{John was married to Elizabeth McCord in Ireland and had children William, Robert who died in 1779, Nancy born estimated 1717.}}}}}

THE PHOTO OF THE CASTLE TO THE RIGHT IS AFTER THE MEANS NAME WENT TO MENZIES AND IS IN SCOTLAND>>>>>

Mary his wife administered on the estate, filing a bond dated 18 Mar 1739 for 40 LBS. Security.

Someone wrote to me and said his first name might be William. All the info I have found has the name John.

Family Members Spouses Mary Spencer Means 1695–1739 (m. 1723)

Elizabeth McCord Means 1678–1717

Children Photo William Means 1693–1778

Photo Robert Means 1714–1779

Nancy Means Wasson 1717–1769

He was born in what was called County Tyrone, Ireland. John came to America in 1718 at the age of past forty, a widower with three known children, they left due to religious persecution. They left Londonderry and landed in Boston Mass. on Oct. 14, 1718, remaining thru the winter. Jack and his children moved to Bucks County, PA. about1720. Records show that William descendants were remarkable for strength and stature beyond most men of his day.

He married Mary Kelly in about 1723, who was a widow with several children. He had three children with her.

Source: for further information see "The Means Family in America " Genealogy Book. Edited by Elizabeth Cissil Foglesong. Published in 1972.

He was born in what was then called Co. Tyrone, Ireland.
John came to America in 1718 at the age of past 40, a widower with three known children, they left due to religious persecution. They bravely set sale for the new world.
They left from Londonderry and landed in Boston, Mass., 14 October 1718, remaining there through the winter. John and his children then moved to Bucks County, PA about 1720. Records show that William's descendants were remarkable for strength and stature beyond most men of his day. Records show that many of them were also men of great strength and stature. John left his "wearing apparell" to his son William so it would appear that John was a man of remarkable stature.
John was first married in Ireland, John married second about 1723 a young widow named Mary Kelley. She came from Ireland with several children and settled in Bucks County, PA. Mary was a noble frontiers-woman raising at least seven children of her first marriage, and three by her marriage with John and three step-children. The children of her first marriage played a part in the development of this county, equal to that of the Means family.

{{{John was married to Elizabeth McCord in Ireland and had children William, Robert who died in 1779, Nancy born estimated 1717.}}}}}

THE PHOTO OF THE CASTLE TO THE RIGHT IS AFTER THE MEANS NAME WENT TO MENZIES AND IS IN SCOTLAND>>>>>

Mary his wife administered on the estate, filing a bond dated 18 Mar 1739 for 40 LBS. Security.

Someone wrote to me and said his first name might be William. All the info I have found has the name John.