John Luke Laughlin Sr (abt. 1736 - abt. 1812)

Born about 20 Jan 1736 in County Down, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Polly (Price) Laughlin — married 5 Oct 1762 (to 1810) in Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died about 27 Oct 1812 at about age 76 in Holston, Washington, Virginia, United States

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Biography

John Laughlin^[1] was born on 20 January 1736 in County Down, Ireland, the third or fourth (he was a twin) of nine known children and the third or fourth of five sons of John and Jane Mathews Laughlin.

Alternate birth date: Abt 1738.^[2][3]

At some point he migrated to the North American colonies.

On 27 October 1812, when he was seventy-six, John died of unknown causes in Holston, Washington County, Virginia.

On 5 October 1762, when he was twenty-six, he married Mary Price in Pennsylvania. She bore him eight known children, four sons and four daughters:

1. Thomas Laughlin
2. John Laughlin
3. Joseph Laughlin
4. Alexander Laughlin
5. Hannah Laughlin
6. Martha Laughlin
7. Jane Laughlin
8. Mary Laughlin.^[4]

Alternate marriage date: : In February 1761 (no source).

About 1765 he moved from Pennsylvania to Augusta County, Virginia.^[5][6]

In 1783, he saw military service.^[7]

On 27 October 1812, when he was seventy-six, John died of unknown causes in Holston, Washington County, Virginia.^[8][9]

From family diary

". . .John Laughlin, my great grandfather, came from Ireland, with his family, consisting of three sons, John, James, and Alexander, James being the eldest, and Alexander the youngest, and three daughters, Jane, Elizabeth and Margaret, and on arriving in the then Colonies, at Philadelphia, about the year 1740, removed first to Chester County and then to the vicinity of where Harrisburg now stands in Pennsylvania, now Dauphin County I believe. About the year 1760, as Benjamin Sharp, my great uncle believes, (see his letter to me in my books of letters of 4 January, 1845, written from Warren County, Missouri) and about the year 1764, as my father remembers from family tradition, my great grandfather and his family, and many of his connections, intermarriages with the Sharps, Duncan's, etc. having been formed, removed from Pennsylvania to Virginia. My grandfather John Laughlin had married Mary Price in Pennsylvania, removed to what is now Bote Tounte County, near the place where the town of Fincastle stands previous to the year 1766, for in that year his second son, John who is my father, was born at that place. All the others, on removing, settled near the same place, or went on farther west and settled in what is now Russell County. My grandfather and great grandfather afterwards also removed to what is now Russell County and before the commencement of the Revolutionary war two or three years, to what is now Washington County, Virginia near Abingdon. There my great grandfather died before I was born. My grandfather, John, finally settled on the head of a creek under the Knobs, as a chain of mountains are called, called I believe, Sharp's Creek. He lived there until his death about 1813 or latter part of 1812.. . ."_____He was appointed Lieutenant in the Tennessee Militia (Sullivan) on 25 Oct 1790_____"

. . .Laughlin (John of 1710 father/grandfather was Iain/Seamus or Seamus/Iain Laughlin/McLaughlin. *according to Gregory Kent Laughlin’s website.I am descended from John Laughlin b. 1710 in Northern Ireland (Ulster), m. Jane Matthews. Jane’s father said to be a John Matthews.I ran across records a long time back on a plantation owned by John Sr. ( I think was Sr) called Reliance. Bought from an Alexander.Their son John Laughlin (Jr) b. ca. 1736-38 in Ire & marr. Mary Price in Hanover, PA.(This John was 16 when they came over according to S.H. Laughlin's diary).Their daughter Jane Laughlin marr. Samuel McGaughey ( thats where my Laughlin line enters).According to all the researchers I have talked with, the story is that 4 Laughlin brothers came over abt 1752. William, Adam, John and Robert ( With the Breading and Ewing familes) and then other family members followed later.All the info I have gathered so far suggests that this Laughlin Line came from the MacLachlans of Scotland. Name change to McLauglin then to Laughlin.Don Millikin of Washington State says that the story is 2 Maclachlan brothers came over to Ireland with the King James Plantation scheme. Probably in the Derry County area. Londonderry.Other info ( not verified) suggests they may have lived in an the town of Bovevagh in Derry. (prob in 1600's)Then later in County Down, I get the name Dervock/Darvock. (this may have been my John of 1710)*The only verifiable fact is that a record of the marriage apparently does exist in Ireland for John Laughlin and Jane Matthews in 1735 Belfast. Someone told me they had it but I have never gotten a copy.Also other info says that they lived about 4 miles from Belfast.. . .

”_____My [grandfather] John, married Mary Price, as has been stated, and had a numerous family of children. His final residence, about nine miles southwest of Abingdon, the farm having been inherited by his youngest son, Alexander now (1845) being a citizen of Coles Co. Illinois, is now, with the old farm of 7 or 8 hundred acres the property of John Thomas of Sullivan Co. Tennessee; and on the final adjustment of the boundary lines, by Mr. Taylor and other commissioners on the part of the States of Tennessee and Virginia, was ascertained to lie in the former state. In the time of the excise taxes of Washington's and Adams' administrations, it was claimed by both states, and lay in a strip of country a few miles between different lines, run by different boards of commissioners and neither state by law having exclusive jurisdiction, and even the Acts of Congress being enforced in neither between these lines because of some defect, the whole country, and every farm where water could be procured, was the site of a distillery. The repeal of the excise laws put an end to this state of things.In the reminiscences of my grandfather Laughlin, and my father, I have omitted to mention in the proper connection that a fierce Indian war broke out on Holston, about Abingdon, in the year 1776, and that the people, among whom was my grandfather's family were for a long time confined to an old stockade fort, called Black's Fort, which stood on the hill just south of the public part of Abingdon, across the little creek. In this subject, see two letters of the 13th of July and 15th of June, 1842, in Williams' American Pioneer, printed in Cincinnati, Ohio in that year, at pages 133 and 358.Laughlin, Samuel Hervey, “A Diary of Public Events and Notices of My Life and Family and of My Private Transactions,” ^[10]

From the diary of John Laughlin:

My great grandfather John Laughlin, of the date of whose death I have no knowledge, is represented by Mr. Benjamin Sharp in his cor-respondence, who knew him well, and by my father and grandfather-all of the same name-as having been a most exemplary man. He was a native of, and came from the County Downe, Ireland. My grandfather, John, as I have him repeat often, was sixteen years old when they arrived in the United States, then colonies. My grandfather, as his father was before him, was a man of remarkable piety, benevolence, and active cheerfulness. They were both of the branch of the Presbyterian Church denominated Seceders. In the latter years of my grandfather's life, he contributed himself nearly the entire support of the Rev. Mr. Harper, a clergyman of his own sect-but his charity, as was that of his father, was universal for all sincere christians. I have a full recollection of the person and character of my excellent grandfather. Up to extreme old age, he had all the cheerfulness and vivacity of a boy. My father is of the same temperament.

Adalaide Berry Duncan, granddaughter, writes in 1893 that John was lame, no reason given, and that he was a weaver by trade. She writes, "My great grandfather's son, John, married Mary Price, as has been stated, and had a numerous family of children. His final residence, about nine miles southwest of Abingdon, the farm having been inherited by his youngest son, Alexander now (1845) being a citizen of Coles Co. Illinois, is now, with the old farm of 7 or 8 hundred acres the property of John Thomas of Sullivan Co. Tennessee; and on the final adjustment of the boundary lines, by Mr. Taylor and other commissioners on the part of the States of Tennessee and Virginia, was ascertained to lie in the former state. In the time of the excise taxes of Washington's and Adams' administrations, it was claimed by both states, and lay in a strip of country a few miles between different lines, run by different boards of commissioners and neither state by law having exclusive jurisdiction, and even the Acts of Congress being enforced in neither between these lines because of some defect, the whole country, and every farm where water could be procured, was the site of a distillery. The repeal of the excise laws put an end to this state of things."

A Diary of Public Events and Notices of My Life and Family and Of My Private Transactions including Studies, Travels, Readings Correspondence, Business Anecdotes, Miscellaneous Memoranda of Men, Literature, Etc From January 1st, 1845 to August, 1845 and Sketch of my Life from Infancy by Samuel Hervey Laughlin This diary was transcribed by Anabel Easley Tidwell, a direct descendant of Samuel Hervey Laughlin, and her daughter-in-law, Janet Malone Tidwell. It is their hope that in reading these pages their children and grandchildren, and any other interested parties, will have a greater understanding and appreciation for the life and times of this illustrious gentleman.

A Diary, Etc. for the year 1845-

These reminiscences, hastily and promiscuously inserted here, before I commence my brief journal of passing events, I have deemed it proper to enlarge by the following miscellaneous souvenirs of the same kind, mostly in relation to my own past life, and my ancestors and family, in the hope that they may hereafter not be wholly uninteresting to such of my children as may not remember, or who may, perhaps, never see my memoranda formerly made, in a less permanent diary, which has a printed title page, with names of months, days, etc. I therefore think proper here to add the following memoranda in regard to my ancestors and myself.

Samuel Hervey Laughlin writes: From my grandfathers, John Laughlin, and John Duncan(who sometimes spelled his name properly, Dunkin, being a Scottsman by descent) and from my father, my mother in her lifetime, and from my Great Uncle Benjamin Sharp, of Warren Co., Missouri, I have learned the following particulars concerning my forefathers.

John Laughlin, my great grandfather, came from Ireland, with his family, consisting of three sons, John, James, and Alexander, James being the eldest, and Alexander the youngest, and three daughters, Jane, Elizabeth and Margaret, and on arriving in the then Colonies, at Philadelphia, about the year 1740, removed first to Chester County and then to the vicinity of where Harrisburg now stands in Pennsylvania, now Dauphin County I believe. About the year 1760, as Benjamin Sharp, my great uncle believes, (see his letter to me in my books of letters of 4 January, 1845, written from Warren County, Missouri) and about the year 1764, as my father remembers from family tradition, my great grandfather and his family, and many of his connections, intermarriages with the Sharps, Duncan's, etc. having been formed, removed from Pennsylvania to Virginia. My grandfather John Laughlin had married Mary Price in Pennsylvania, removed to what is now Bote Tounte County, near the place where the town of Fincastle stands previous to the year 1766, for in that year his second son, John who is my father, was born at that place.

FindaGrave

Birth: Jan 1736 Ireland; Death: Oct 1812 (aged 76) Holston, Washington County, Virginia, USA; Burial: Unknown. Memorial #: 122662722.

Bio: From the diary of John Laughlin: My great grandfather John Laughlin, of the date of whose death I have no knowledge, is represented by Mr. Benjamin Sharp in his correspondence, who knew him well, and by my father and grandfather--all of the same name--as having been a most exemplary man. He was a native of, and came from the County Downe, Ireland. My grandfather, John, as I have [heard] him repeat often, was sixteen years old when they arrived in the United States, then colonies. My grandfather, as his father was before him, was a man of remarkable piety, benevolence, and active cheerfulness. They were both of the branch of the Presbyterian Church denominated Seceders. In the latter years of my grandfather's life, he contributed himself nearly the entire support of the Rev. Mr. Harper, a clergyman of his own sect--but his charity, as was that of his father, was universal for all sincere [C]hristians. I have a full recollection of the person and character of my excellent grandfather. Up to extreme old age, he had all the cheerfulness and vivacity of a boy. My father is of the same temperament. Adalaide Berry Duncan, granddaughter, writes in 1893 that John was lame, no reason given, and that he was a weaver by trade. She writes, "My great grandfather's son, John, married Mary Price, as has been stated, and had a numerous family of children. His final residence, about nine miles southwest of Abingdon, the farm having been inherited by his youngest son, Alexander now (1845) being a citizen of Coles Co. Illinois, is now, with the old farm of 7 or 8 hundred acres the property of John Thomas of Sullivan Co. Tennessee; and on the final adjustment of the boundary lines, by Mr. Taylor and other commissioners on the part of the States of Tennessee and Virginia, was ascertained to lie in the former state. In the time of the excise taxes of Washington's and Adams' administrations, it was claimed by both states, and lay in a strip of country a few miles between different lines, run by different boards of commissioners and neither state by law having exclusive jurisdiction, and even the Acts of Congress being enforced in neither between these lines because of some defect, the whole country, and every farm where water could be procured, was the site of a distillery. The repeal of the excise laws put an end to this state of things."

Family Members: Spouse:: Mary Polly Price Laughlin (1745-1810); Children: Thomas Price Laughlin (1763-1844), Jane Laughlin McGaughey (1764-1847), Hannah Laughlin Early (1779-Unknown).^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ John D. Sanford, "LAUGHLIN,5gen(1710-1880) IRE>VA>PA>KY>IA, Record added March 18, 1999. Laughlin Family GenForum #93. URL: https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/laughlin/93/. Accessed 12 Jan 2019.
2. ↑ Aronhime, Gordon, comp., Gordon Aronhime Papers—Southwest Virginia Card File (Holston-Clinch River area) URL: http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/aronhime/ Accessed by Patricia Prickett Hickin 6 July 2018.
3. ↑ John D. Sanford, "LAUGHLIN,5gen(1710-1880) IRE>VA>PA>KY>IA, Record added March 18, 1999. Laughlin Family GenForum #93. URL: https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/laughlin/93/. Accessed 12 Jan 2019.
4. ↑ John D. Sanford, "LAUGHLIN,5gen(1710-1880) IRE>VA>PA>KY>IA, Record added March 18, 1999. Laughlin Family GenForum #93. URL: https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/laughlin/93/. Accessed 12 Jan 2019.
5. ↑ Aronhime, Gordon, comp., Gordon Aronhime Papers—Southwest Virginia Card File (Holston-Clinch River area) URL: http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/aronhime/ Accessed by Patricia Prickett Hickin 6 July 2018.
6. ↑ John D. Sanford, "LAUGHLIN,5gen(1710-1880) IRE>VA>PA>KY>IA, Record added March 18, 1999. Laughlin Family GenForum #93. URL: https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/laughlin/93/. Accessed 12 Jan 2019.
7. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution DAR Patriot Index. URL: http://www.dar.org/natsociety/pi_lookup.cfm.
8. ↑ Aronhime, Gordon, comp., Gordon Aronhime Papers—Southwest Virginia Card File (Holston-Clinch River area) URL: http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/aronhime/ Accessed by Patricia Prickett Hickin 6 July 2018.
9. ↑ John D. Sanford, "LAUGHLIN,5gen(1710-1880) IRE>VA>PA>KY>IA, Record added March 18, 1999. Laughlin Family GenForum #93. URL: https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/laughlin/93/. Accessed 12 Jan 2019.
10. ↑ URL:http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/ViewStory.aspx? tid=6985294&pid=-1188394295&did=082ee370-a821-4b03-8f2e-8e5aab524946&src=search-.
11. ↑ Renae🌺 (46985364), " ." Findagrave.com. Record added 3 Jan 2014. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122662722. Accessed 16 January 2019.

• Aronhime, Gordon, comp., Gordon Aronhime Papers—Southwest Virginia Card File (Holston-Clinch River area) URL: http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/aronhime/ Accessed by Patricia Prickett Hickin 6 July 2018.

• Daughters of the American Revolution DAR Patriot Index. URL: http://www.dar.org/natsociety/pi_lookup.cfm.

• Gedcom File Title: King Family Date: 4 May 2000 Submitter: Anne B. King, MD

• Laughlin Samuel Hervey, A Diary of Public Events and Notices of My Life and Family and of My Private Transactions (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), page 2.

• Samuel Hervey Laughlin diary. NOTE: A Diary of Public Events and Notices of My Life and Family and Of My Private Transactions including Studies, Travels, Readings Correspondence, Business Anecdotes, Miscellaneous Memoranda of Men, Literature, Etc From January 1st, 1845 to August, 1845 and Sketch of my Life from Infancy by Samuel Hervey Laughlin This diary was transcribed by Anabel Easley Tidwell, a direct descendant of Samuel Hervey Laughlin, and her daughter-in-law, Janet Malone Tidwell. It is their hope that in reading these pages their children and grandchildren, and any other interested parties, will have a greater understanding and appreciation for the life and times of this illustrious gentleman.

• Samuel Hervey Laughlin, "Samuel Hervy Laughlin Diary," URL: http://home.att.net/~jlp1/reports/shlaughlindiary.htm Date: 1845.

• Brenda K. Neyra. Descendants of Adam Laughlin Publication: Date: 2004; URL: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/n/e/y/Brenda-K-Neyra/PDFGENE13.pdf

• John D. Sanford, "LAUGHLIN,5gen(1710-1880) IRE>VA>PA>KY>IA, Record added March 18, 1999. Laughlin Family GenForum #93. URL: https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/laughlin/93/. Accessed 12 Jan 2019.

Acknowledgements

• This WikiTree profile was started through the import of McChesney_Susan Berry m Abram McConnell.ged on Oct 16, 2012 by Patricia Hickin.

• Thank you to Jim Berry for supporting this WikiTree profile through the import of Thos_Berry_1776_anc.ged on Dec 19, 2013.

• David Weise imported the data for John Luke Laughlin Sr (abt.1736-1812) from Marion_Wittmann_2016-07-05.ged on 14 Sep 2016.