Taken from a "Historical Narrative"
of Bethel Presbyterian Church-1776-1936
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William Fife, Senior, was born in Fifeshire, Scotland in 1720;
emigrated to County Tyrone, Ireland and lived with his two brothers
on a farm at Archill, about 22 miles from Londonderry. He left his
brother, Matthew, and followed his brother John to America, landing
in Philadelphia in 1767. He came west in 1769, taking up a claim
adjoining that of John's. This claim of 386 acres he patented
February 18, 1786 and named it "Fifer's Delight." His wife's name
was Jane...
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Captain Fife served in the Revolutionary War. In May, 1782,
he led a company of frontiersmen in Col. William Crawford's punitive
expedition against the Indians on the Sandusky River, which had a
disastrous ending. While returning he found a white child alone in
the woods, brought her home and adopted her.
Captain William Fife's Company, (4th Company) 2nd Battalion,
of Washington County Militia in the Revolutionary War patrolled the
western border between Pittsburg and Wheeling. The following roster
of his company shows many names of early members of Bethel Church
and other pioneers of this neighborhood.
Capt. William Fife Fife, John Jr. McDaniald,(McDonald)
Lieut. Andrew Hood Fife, William Jr. Christopher
Ensign Robert Johnston Frazer,(Frazier) Robert McKee, Robert
Sergt. John Lamb Frazer,(Frazier) Robert McKee, Robert
Sergt.John Philips Gilfillan, Alexander McKiney,(McKinney)Joseph
Sergt. Richard Watson Hanna(Hannah),James McKnight, Joseph
Andrews, Abraham Harris, Isaac Patterson, Adam
Andrews, John Harris, Thomas Patterson, James
Armstrong, John Hogeland, James Patterson, Joseph
Armstrong, Thomas Huey, Edward Philips, David
Bennett, William Hulse(Hultz)Henry Philips, #1 Samuel
Bond, Thomas Hulse(Hultz)Joseph Philips, #2 Samuel
Boyer,(Boriers)John Hulse(Hultz)Richard Philips, William
Brice, James Jones, Jacob Ralston, Archibald
Brice, John Jones, John Record(Records)Josiah
Brice, Samuel Keller, John Record(Records)Spenser
Canles, William Kyser, Jacob Rigdon(Rigden)William
Clark, Robert Kyser, John Ryon, Joseph
Clark, Samuel Laughlin, Robert Sharp, Edward
Couch, Joseph Liggett(Leggett)Alexander Sharp, John
Crail, Richard Logan, Adam Sharp, Nehemiah
Crooks,Richard Logan, Joseph Sterling, Hugh
Cunning, Robert Loughead, Samuel Taggart, Michael
Dennis, Barckley Miller, Alexander Thompson, Samuel
Dorney, James Moorey(Murray),Joseph Tidball, Thomas
Dorney, John Murdock, William Vint, Andrew
Douglass, Esq., John Murphy, James Watson, Abraham
Dugan, Robert Murray, John Watt(Watts),Samuel
Earlawine, George McCandles, Alexander White, John
Ewall,(Ewalt)Henry McComas, John Wilson(Willson),James
Fife, James McCoy, Alexander Wilson(Willson),John
Fife, John Sr. McCullough, John Wilson(Willson),Thomas
Captain's Fife's son, William, later was commissioned a lieutenant
and was early trustee and elder of Bethel Church. Andrew Hood was
afterward commissioned a Captain.
During the Whiskey Insurrection, Captain Fife was loyal to the
Government. He was engaged in transporting whiskey and salt over
the mountains and kept his men so engaged that they took no part in
the affair.
William Fife,Sr. passed away in 1799 and was burried in
Bethel Cemetary, St.Clair, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Note: There are descendants of John Fife,Sr.; especially those
of William Fife, one of John's sons, that say their William was
the Captain. At this time, there were several Williams in our
Fife Family. My notes are based on a phamplet that the Bethel
Presbyterian Church sent to me.
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