John Atchison was born in Ireland about 1710. He passed away in 1778 at Little Britain Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He was the son of George Atchison and Mary Guy. John married Catherine Clark Calhoon, born about 1712 in Ireland. Catherine died in 1793 at 1793
Mount Pleasant township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
John Atchison took the Oath of Allegiance 28 Jun 1777 at Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Children of John Atchison and Catherine Clark Calhoon
Matthew 1734-1814
Humphrey 1735–1814
John 1745–1789
Anna 1747–1823
Christiana 1750–1823
Research Notes
ONE HUNDRED ONE FAMILY OUTLINES WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA:
" Humphrey and Matthew Atchison and their widowed mother, Catharine, came to Mount Pleasant Twp about 1779 from Little Britan Twp, Lancaster Co, where the father had died in 1778."
ABSTRACTS OF LANCASTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA WILLS 1732-1785. PP. 6:
Dated: Aug 7, 1776
Probated: April 3, 1778
Wife: Catharine Atchison
Children: Mathew, Humphrey, John Ann and Christiana, wife of Robert Tweed
Executors: John Atchison and Robert Tweed, Little Britain Twp.
Sources
Raymond Martin Bell. The Atchisons of Ohio and Pennsylvania. Ohio Genealogical Society, Mansfield, OH. Vol XVIII No.1
ABSTRACTS OF LANCASTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA WILLS 1732-1785
Mayhill, R. Thomas, compiler. LANCASTER COUNTY PENNYSLVANIA DEED ABSTRACTS & REVOLUTIONARY WAR OATHS OF ALLEGIANCE Revised & Enlarged Edition 1973. The Bookmark, Knightstow, IN
Bell, Raymond Martin. ONE HUNDRED ONE FAMILY OUTLINES WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. Coralville, IA 1997
Acknowledgements
WikiTree profile Atchison-143 created through the import of Carp-1_2011-12-15.ged on Dec 19, 2011 by Lyman Carpenter. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Lyman and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John: