Adam Laughlin (abt. 1698 - 1758)

Born about 1698 in Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland

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Died 20 Sep 1758 at about age 60 in Pleasant Grove, Lancaster, Province of Pennsylvania

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Adam Laughlin migrated from Ireland to Province of Pennsylvania.

Biography

Adam was born about 1698 in Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland, the son of Iain Laughlin and Dolly Nn.

Adam married twice: He first married a woman named Catherine at an unknown date and location. After her death, he married Margaret Small in 1744 at an unknown location.

Prologue to the John W. Laughlin History (1907), by Harold J. Laughlin:

Four brothers: William, James, Adam and Robert Laughlin emigrated from Northern Ireland to Pennsylvania between 1725-1729, during the second wave of the Scotch-Irish Great Migration. They settled in Lancaster County PA, where Adam left a will prior to his death in 1758. Adam Laughlin, by his first wife Katherine, had 4 children: Janet, Katherine, John and Matthew. By his second wife Margaret, he had 7 children: Agnes, Isabell, Hugh, Mary, James, Robert and Sarah. After Margaret died abt 1770, Hugh with his brothers Robert and James and half brother John moved to Fayette County PA.^[1]

Adam's will^[2] names several of his family members:

"...I bequeath to my beloved wife Margaret Laughlin, one bed & furniture [...] I order the remainder of my Estate after all debts are cleared off, to be equally divided among my wife Margaret Laughlin, and my children Agnes Laughlin, Isabell Laughlin, Hugh Laughlin, Mary Laughlin, James Laughlin, Robert, & Sarah Laughlin; but I order my three youngest children, James, Robert, & Sarah Laughlin, to have three pounds each of them [...] Fourthly, I bequeath to my daughter Janet the sum of one shilling sterling, 5thly, I bequeath to my daughter Katherine one Shilling sterling. 6thly I bequeath to my son John one shilling sterling. 7thly I bequeath to my son Mathew Laughlin, the sum of three pounds..."

When he was about sixty, Adam died of unknown causes, on 20 September 1758 in Pleasant Grove, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Citations

1. ↑ http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/lancaster/famhist/laughlin-history.txt
2. ↑ Will of Adam Laughlin of Little Britain Township, Lancaster Co, PA (Will Book B, Vol. 1, p 254.)

Acknowledgments

• Jim Berry imported the data for Adam Laughlin from Thos_Berry_1776_anc.ged on 21 Dec 2013.

Sources

• Marriage date: [1].

• Will of Adam Laughlin of Little Britain Township, Lancaster Co, PA (Will Book B, Vol. 1, p 254.)

• Find A Grave: Memorial #161733494