The Lancaster Wiseley line part 3

Part 2 covered my line of descent from "old John" down to the John that came to Ohio. "Ohio John" had several children In part 2 we looked at one line that descended from his Son Edward. This time lets look at an important line through his son William.

Ohio John - York County,PA 1790 Census

     This line was pretty well documented by Clayton Wiseley in his 65 page "Wiseley Peters Story". It contains several first hand accounts of his talking with family members nearly 50 years ago, so it is a valuable resource.  If you want a copy of this booklet it is available at several libraries, including the Findlay library, in Findlay, OH and the Allen county Library in Ft. Wayne. IN. I could also make a copy but you would need to cover copy and mailing fees.

      The photo at right shows "Ohio John" in the first US Census 1790. He then still lived in Chanceford Township, York County, PA The census shows John as the only male over 16, 3 males under 16, and two females (wife & daughter) It also shows there were no other free persons living in the house. Also there were no slaves (few in south eastern PA owned slaves). They either could not afford slaves or were opposed to slavery. We know the Quakers of the area spoke against slavery even at that early time in our nations history.
      Ohio John's eldest son was named William P., probably after his uncle William. According to Clayton, William P. was born in Pennsylvania about 1780 and in 1803 married Sarah Cole and took up farming in the Lancaster, OH area.  His 58 acre farm was located in Greenfield township, just to the east of Carroll.
     William had several children, one of whom was Allen Wiseley.

From the History of Hancock County, Chicago: Warner, Beers and Co. 1886
Ch XX  Marion Township

 Allen Wiseley was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, February 20, 1809, there
grew to manhood, and in October, 1830. left his father's home, and in a few days drew up his horse at the cabin of Major Bright, in the forest of Marion
Township. He had known the Brights in Fairfield County, and the friendship begun there between young Wiseley and Amelia Bright, soon ripened into a warmer affection, and on the 2d of November. 1830, they were married by Aquilla Gilbert, then a justice of Jackson Township. He at once settled north of the Blanchard, in the southeast quarter of Section 14. It is a coincidence worthy of mention that Mrs. Wiseley was born in Fairfield County, on the same date as her husband. She reared a family of seven children, five of whom are living, and all settled in the county. After a happy married life of more than forty-eight years. Mrs. Wiseley passed away, her death occurring December 9. 1868. She was a member of the United Brethren Church from early womanhood, to which Mr. Wiseley has also adhered since the same period. In April, 1831, Mr. Wiseley assisted in organizing Marion Township, and has served five terms as justice of the peace.
During his official life he was very popular, and made scores of young couples
happy by tying the marriage knot. On the 18th of July, 1882, he married Mrs.
Mary Clinchie, nee Cahill, who has borne him one daughter. Mr. Wiseley operated a tannery in Findlay in 1831-32, and has been very successful in the
accumulation of real estate. He has given each of his children a good farm,
reserving the old homestead for his own residence during his declining years.

Next time more on Allen and the family trees that branched from William down through Allen.