darville, O., in 1918; from Cedarville College, 1922, with A. B. degree; and from the State University at Columbus, O., in 1923. GRACE MORTON, (Anna Mary Stewart, m. Morton, Laura, m. Stewart, James J., George, John," John'), born, Sept. 19th, 1891, at Cedarville, Ohio. Married: Dec. 10th, 1921, A. G. Warren. 2 Grace Morton graduated from the Clifton High School in 1910; the Thomas Normal School, Detroit, Mich. in 1912; and Cedarville College, in 1914. Before her marriage she was instructor and supervisor of Home Economics in New Kensington, Pa. and in Xenia, Ohio. She holds a Life Certificate in Home Economics from the State of Pennsylvania. 5 JOHN MCDOWELL' SHARPE, (Helen McK. Cook, m. Sharpe, Hannah Jane, m. Cook, Joseph G.,* George, John, John'), born, March 30th, 1897, at Chambersburg, Pa. 3 2 Married: April 4th, 1925, Elizabeth Montgomery Reis ner. John Sharpe prepared for college at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., graduating after a three years' course with the Class of 1916, and receiving an A. B. degree. He entered Princeton University in the fall of 1916 and was graduated with the Class of 1920 with the degree of A. B. He entered the Harvard Law School in the fall of 1920 and was graduated with the Class of 1923. He was admitted to the Bar of Franklin County and to practice before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, September, 1923. Since that date he has been practicing law with his father in Chambersburg. About the 8th or 9th of April, 1917, immediately after the Declaration of War, he, together with a number of his classmates at Princeton, left college and enlisted with the United States Naval Reserve force with headquarters at Newport, Rhode Island. He continued with the Naval Reserve force until they were discharged and disbanded in the latter part of December, 1918. The Government had so many of these college boys on their hands at Newport, the majority under twentyone years of age, that they found it impossible to provide proper accommodations for them and during winter seasons sent them back to their respective colleges and schools, but during the summers of 1917 and 1918 kept them at Newport or on board submarine chasers. John Sharpe's company during the summer of 1917 was occupied in guarding the Government magazine on Rose Island near Newport and during the summer of 1918, when one or two of the German U-boats came over, he formed one of the crew of a small submarine chaser. Children, surnamed Sharpe: John McDowell, born Oct. 12th, 1927. WINIFRED' SHARPE, (Helen McK. Cook, m. Sharpe, Hannah Jane,5 m. Cook, Joseph G., George, John, John'), born, Oct. 24th, 1903, at Chambersburg, Pa. 3 Winifred Sharpe prepared for college at the Baldwin School, Bryn Mawr, Pa., taking a three years' course and graduating in 1921. She entered Wellesley College but on account of illness did not graduate until 1926. 6 HERBERT PASMAN, (Martha E., Wright, m. Pas- 3 SUSANNA BOAS' MAGUIRE, (Mary E. Boas, m. Maguire, Susanna G. Espy, m. Boas, Mary,' m. Espy, Samuel, James,' John'), born, Feb. 28th, 1903, in Harrisburg, Pa. Married: Nov. 23d, 1926, Dr. Maurice Brent Haslam, born, Nov. 10th, 1893, at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, son of Rev. George Edwin and Mabel Mary (Brent) Haslem. Dr. Haslem is a graduate of Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. He took his medical degree in 1923 and since 1924 has been resident physician at the Buffalo, N. Y., City Hospital. Before her marriage Mrs. Haslem took a course at the Harrisburg hospital and was Technician in Bacteriology and Pathology. Their home is in Buffalo, N. Y. (1928). JOHN ANDERSON' MAGUIRE, (Mary E. Boas, m. Maguire, Susanna G. Espy, m. Boas, Mary,* m. Espy, Samuel, James, John1), born, Aug. 5th, 1906, in Harrisburg, Pa. 2 After finishing his preparatory course, John Maguire entered Princeton College but left before completing the course to pursue his studies in Edinburgh, Scotland. HENRY BOAS' MAGUIRE, (Mary E. Boas, m. Maguire, Susanna G.5 Espy, m. Boas, Mary,* m. Espy, Samuel, James,' John'), born, Dec. 4th, 1909, in Harrisburg, Pa. 5 HARRIET HENDERSON' GILBERT, (Sarah W. Boas, m. Gilbert, Susanna G. Espy, m. Boas, Mary, m. Espy, Samuel, James, John'), born, Aug. 12th, 1906, in Harrisburg, Pa. Harriet Gilbert is a senior at Vassar College (1928). MCBRIDE. Mr. George Patterson' McBride of Pittsburgh, Pa. had as private secretary and companion for many years before his death, Mr. Horace W. Whayman, an Englishman, who, at Mr. McBride's request and with his assistance, wrote a brief genealogy of the family which first appeared in the Old Northwestern Genealogical Quarterly and was published separately in 1906 by the PierpontSwiter Co. of Pittsburgh. Mr. Whayman says the name was anciently McBraid or McBride, and that John McBryde, who was admitted a Free Stapler of Belfast, Ireland, March 6th, 1644, was the grandfather of Alexander McBride, a pioneer settler of Cumberland County, Pa., one of whose grandsons was Alexander Dobson McBride, father of George Patterson McBride. ALEXANDER MCBRIDE. Married: 1st, May, 1747, Ann Dixon. (Robert Dixon of Drumore Twp., Lancaster Co., died 1767 leaving a wife Ann and two sons, William and Robert.) Married: 2d, Sept., 1799, Mary Green, at the first Presbyterian Church of Carlisle. Ann Eliza McBride, m. Williamson, a great-granddaughter of Alexander, told her children that when he left Ireland for America it was with no intention of staying in this country. He started with his servant and dogs on an adventurous hunting trip, but on shipboard he met and fell in love with a young woman whose family was coming over to make their home. He married the young woman, presumably Ann Dixon, and settled in Pennsylvania. He obtained a grant of land and in order to in duce neighbors to settle near them gave a portion of it to one man for a pair of yellow breeches and a second piece, on the other side, to another man for a vest pattern. According to this story the Yellow Breeches Creek received its name from this transaction. Alexander McBride appears on the list of taxables for West Pennsboro Twp., Cumberland Co., 1751-1762. June 6th, 1756, a short distance east of where Burd's Run crosses the road leading from Shippensburg to Middle Spring Church, a party of Indians killed John McKeen and John Agnew and captured five men, one of whom was Alexander McBride. The prisoners, with the exception of James Ellis, escaped and returned to their homes. (History of Cumberland County, p. 57.) Recorded at Carlisle in Deed Book "L," p. 688, is a deed of Alexander McBride, Sr. and his wife Ann, and Alexander McBride, Jr. and his wife Tabitha, for a piece of land containing 29 perches and the water right there on. In Deed Book “O,” p. 29, is recorded a deed of Alexander McBride, Jr. and Juliann his wife, dated Sept. 4th, 1800, to Alexander McBride, Sr. for the consideration of 2,500 Pounds and divers others good and sufficient reasons, conveying a tract of land in Dickinson Twp. lying on the North side of Yellow Breeches Creek and containing 200 acres, part of a tract of 420 acres granted to said Alexander McBride, Jr. by Patent from the Proprietories on July 4th, 1786 and enrolled in Patent Book No. 6, p. 351 at Harrisburg, Pa. In the same book is recorded a deed of Alexander McBride, Sr. and Mary his wife, dated Sept. 6th, 1800, to his son Alexander McBride, Jr. in consideration of natural love and affection and the sum of 207 Pounds conveying one half of all that undivided tract of land lying on the North Side of Yellow Breeches Creek, adjoining Michael Ege, John Arthur, William Lusk and Samuel Woods, containing 200 acres, it being part of the above mentioned tract of 420 acres. |