Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameMatthew ORMSBY
Birth1777, Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania5751
Birthbtwn 1780/17853019, p 2
Death30 Jun 1827, Hempfield Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania5751 Age: 50
FatherJohn ORMSBY
MotherMartha
Individual Notes
• Gives father as Matthew Ormsby, b 1735 in Comyn, Sligo County, Ireland. See source for putative ascendancy.3019

• He served in the military War of 1812 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. He was a Private in Capt. Robert Mann’s Company in the 135th Rebt, Penn Militia, commanded by Lt. Col. Andrew Christy. The amount of pay for one month, 12 days was $14.00. This company formed in and around Greenville, Mercer Co., and was dispatched to Erie (PA) to resist the threatened invasion of the British from the North.3019, p 2
Spouses
Birth6 Sep 1785, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania5751
Death23 Sep 1852, Hempfield Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania5751 Age: 67
FatherJames WILLIAMSON
MotherJane McEWEN
Marriage1805, Pennsylvania2990, marriage only,5751,3019, p 2
ChildrenJohn S. (1806-1876)
 James Williamson (1808-1890)
 Oliver H. (1810-1877)
 Eliza Jane (1812-1866)
 William M. (1814-1860)
 Samuel (Died as Child) (1817-1821)
 Annabelle (1820-1855)
 Lemuel P. (1822-<1877)
 David L. (1822-1853)
 Joel (Died as Child) (1825-1831)
 Matthew Ezra Oliver (1827-1903)
Last Modified 5 Sep 2025Created 21 Aug 2026 using Reunion 14 for Macintosh
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