John Vogan (abt. 1752 - 1812)

Born about 1752 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth Ann (Griffin) Vogan — married 2 Feb 1774 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 12 Jun 1812 at about age 60 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

He was born about 1752 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and was the son of Isabel(la) Margaret (Riley) and William Vogan (1725-1780).

John Vogan married on 02 Feb 1774 at the 1st Reformed Church of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to Ruth Ann "Rudy" Griffin, ^[1] daughter of Elizabeth and John Griffin. They had 5 children, James, Nancy Jane, Samuel, William and John A.

He worked as a blacksmith. ^[2]

John founded the town of Vogansville and built the first house there in 1839. It is located near the northwestern side of Earl Township. ^[3]

The brothers, James, Samuel, Isaac and John Vogan served in the American Revolutionary War. John was a Private in the Pennsylvania Militia and was present at the Paoli Massacre. Later he received a war bounty for 200 acres of land. ^{[4] [5]}

By 1810 he resided at Slippery Rock, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA. ^[6]

He died on 12 Jun 1812 ^[7] and was buried at the Vogansville Cemetery (behind the now Mennonite Church Cemetery in Earl, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA). ^[8]

In 1813 his estate was in the probate court of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA. ^[9]

Children

1. William Vogan (1779-1823)
2. Samuel Vogan (1787-1864)
3. John Vogan (1789-1815)
4. Nancy Jane Vogan, b: 1790; m: Aaron Barnes
5. James Vogan, b: 1793.

Sources

1. ↑ Pennsylvania Church Records, Adams, Berks, and Lancaster Counties 1729-1881 married by Rev. Charles L. Boehme at the First Reformed Congregation of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; m: 02 Feb 1774 for groom: John Vogan & bride: Rudy Griffin
2. ↑ 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens by Hon. Aaron L. Haz; publication: 1908 Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co. of Chicago, Illinois; p71
3. ↑ "History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania with Biological Sketches of Many of its Prominent Men" by Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans; publication: 1883 Everts & Peck; p814 Chapter-L (Earl Township) John Vogan, founder of Vogansville
4. ↑ Pennsylvania, Revolutionary War Battalions & Militia v2 p112
5. ↑ Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants, Pennsylvania Awarded by State by Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck; publication: 1996 & 1998 Genealogy Publishing Co. Inc. of Baltimore, MD; p546 (received: 200 acres)
6. ↑ 1810 USA Census of Slippery Rock, Butler County, Pennsylvania
7. ↑ Butler County, Pennsylvania Estate file#V-1 per Judith Moser, M.S., Register of Wills, Clerk of Orphans' Court; for John Vogan; son, William Vogan 1799 hand an estate on John, no Will
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #134255514 for John Vogan, b: 1752 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; d: 12 Jun 1812 Slippery Rock, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA; burial: Unknown in Slippery Rock, Butler County, Pennsylvania
9. ↑ Mercer County, Pennsylvania Will Book v1-3 (1804-1853) Wills and Probates for John Vogan, d: 1813 Mercer County, Pennsylvania; probate: 02 Oct 1813 Mercer County, Pennsylvania (bequest to Jonathan Harlan & $500 bond to his son, John A. Vogan & John's wife Lydia)