Robert Gormley (1772 - 1858)

Born 1772 in Derry, County Cavan, Ireland

Husband of Sarah (Hammond) Gormley — married about 1807 in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Mar 1858 at about age 86 in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Robert was born in 1772 in Ireland. He came to America and settled in Hickory Township, PA, with his brothers John and Thomas. They were joined in 1800 by their sister and brother-in-law, John and Hannah Gormley Speer. Robert and John married the Hammond sisters. Description: Purchased 500 acres, then shared with his brothers John and Thomas. Came with William Patton. (So 120 acres each). Mr. Gormley built a hewed log-house, twenty by twenty-two feet, in 1804, and it was considered a very remarkably fine house for the time. It stood until the Fall of 1869.^[1]. He passed away in 1858.

Sources

1. ↑ 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens. United States, Richmond-Arnold publishing Company, 1908, page 243. Available online

• "Find a Grave," database, (Find A Grave: Memorial #61992067 : accessed 22 October 2022), Memorial page for Robert Gormley (1772-26 Mar 1858), citing Neshannock United Presbyterian Cemetery, New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Susan Ford (contributor 47124728).