Descendants of Ralph Whitsett of Pennsylvania

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RALPH WHITSETT OF PENNSYLVANIA, IRISH ANCESTOR.
Ralph Whitsett, three brothers and at least one sister came to America from the north of Ireland. They settled first in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania near today's city of Lebanon. Ralph later sold his land Lancaster County and removed west to Cumberland County, across the Susquehanna River from Lancaster. Ralph owned and operated a flour mill on Yellow Breaches Creek. Family legend of his son William says that the mill was attacked and destroyed by Indians. Whatever the reason the will went bankrupt and was foreclosed on by Ralph's financier. He disappears from the record after that. It is probable that he moved in with one of his sons about that time. There is no record of his or his wife Sarah's death.
Name 3. WHITSETT, Ralph3 (William2, Samuel1) [1]
Sex   Male
Father 2. WHITSETT, William
Mother   Unknown
Spouse   Sarah Wilson
Birth   Probably 1714-20, in Ireland, probably County Antrim
Death   Unknown, after ____
Marriage   About 1740 probably Lancaster County, PA
Children   We have evidence for five sons and one daughter
4. i. WHITSETT, Samuel, b. abt. 1745 in Lancaster Co., PA; died in August 1815, Montgomery Co., KY; m. Margaret Tuttle (Tittle?)
5. ii. WHITSETT, Sarah, b. June 13, 1748 in Lancaster Co., PA; died Oct. 14, 1812, probably Westmoreland Co., PA; m. Peter Title.
  iii. WHITSETT, John, b. abt. 1750?, nothing else is known. His name arises in the family tradition of Samuel.
6. iv. WHITSETT, Joseph, b. abt. 1750 in Lancaster or Cumberland Co., PA; died in May 1814, Harrison Co., KY; m. Mary Clifford.
7. v. WHITSETT, William Wirt, b. 1752 in Cumberland Co., PA; died in 1842, Perryopolis, Fayette Co., PA; m. Hadessa (Easter) Crawford
  vi. WHITSETT, James, nothing more is known
     
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Sources 1 Wall, Ronald N., Florence, AZ and William R. Whiteside, Cottage Hills, IL, WHITESIDE AND WHITSETT PIONEERS (2008)
     
 
 
Ronald N. Wall
MODIFIED:  09 JUNE 2011