Family History: Francis PROCTOR descendants: Bucks county, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Donna Bluemink. bluemink@erols.com USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. _____________________________ Descendants of Francis Proctor Generation No. 1 1. FRANCIS1 PROCTOR1,2 was born 1705 in Longford County, Ireland3, and died March 12, 1792. He married BETSEY 1738. Notes for FRANCIS PROCTOR: Military History Lieutenant 1st Company PA Artillery 10-27-1775 Prisoner in 1776, when and where taken not stated Captain 4th Continental Artillery, 3d March, 1777 Dismissed 5-14-1778 Captain Francis Proctor applied for compensation for services in revolutionary war, and for hardships endured whilst a prisoner to Congress 1 (Session 3), 3 (Session 2), and 4 (Session 1). The claims and resolution were adopted December 28, 1795. US House of Representative Private Claims, Vol. 3, pages 375, 278, 296 and 373 respectively. More About FRANCIS PROCTOR: Burial: Center Bloomfield Cemetery, New Bloomfield, Trumbull C., OH Emigration: Before the Revolutionary War Military service: Commanded a company of Pennsylvania troops. More About FRANCIS PROCTOR and BETSEY: Marriage: 1738 Children of FRANCIS PROCTOR and BETSEY are: 2. i. THOMAS2 PROCTOR, b. 1739, Longford Co., Ireland; d. March 16, 1806. 3. ii. FRANCIS PROCTOR, b. Abt. 1756, Nova Scotia; d. 1814, Lycoming Co., PA. Generation No. 2 2. THOMAS2 PROCTOR (FRANCIS1)4,5,6,7,8,9 was born 1739 in Longford Co., Ireland, and died March 16, 1806. He married (1) UNKNOWN. He married (2) MARY FOX10 December 31, 1766. She died July 15, 1789. He married (3) SARAH ANN HUSSEY10. She died March 23, 1804 in Philadelphia. Notes for THOMAS PROCTOR: 1775 - Commissioned Captain 1st Company Pennsylvania Artillery, 27th October. 1776 - Commissioned Major Pennsylvania Artillery Battalion, 14th August. 1777 to 1781- Commissioned Colonel 4th Continental Artillery, 5th February to 18th April, 1781, and took part in battles of Trenton, Brandywine, Chadd's Ford and Germantown. May 1777 Col. Thomas Proctor's character was cleared of false insinuations by William Ritchie who publicly retracted his statements. 1777-78 - Wintered in Valley Forge. 1779- Detailed to do service with Gen. Sullivan in his campaign against the Six Nations of Indians in Wyoming. Resignation: April 18, 1781. 1783-1785 - Sheriff of Philadelphia. 1793 - Governor Mifflin commissioned him as Brigadier General of the Pennsylvania troops and marched against the whiskey insurgents at the head of the first brigade. He then became Major-General of the Militia of the City of Philadelphia. (Encyclopedia of American Biography) PA German Society Records Indentured to Thomas Proctor and his assigns, residence at Philadelphia William Davies 3-27-1772, 3 years James Smith 7-1-1772, six yrs, 1 mo., 14 d. John Adams 7-29-1772, 3 yrs., 9 mo., 3 d Jane Proctor 10-16-1772, 14 yrs, 5 mo., 3 w. James Magill, 10-22-1772, 1 yr., 3 mo. Anna Margaret Konckerlin, 12-29-1772, 8 yrs. William Crooke, 7-26-1773, 5 yrs. William Crooke, 9-1-1773, 5 yrs, "Irish Settlers in America" by Michael J. O'Brien, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979, p. 353 "Col. Thomas Proctor, a native of Longford, Ireland, who raised the first regiment of artillery in Pennsylvania. Its muster rolls contain the names of a long number of "natives of Ireland." "The D. A. R. Patriot Index Centennial Edition," Washington, 1990, in Part III page 2377 lists the wives of Thomas in this manner: (1) Anna Maria (Mary) Fox, (2) Sarah Ann Hussey. "Washington Papers - Correspondence with the Officers" year 1778, p. 578 confirms that Col. Thomas Proctor was at Valley Forge: March 19, 1778 letter from Proctor to Washington: Proctor, Thomas. Artillery Park (Valley Forge). To (George) Washington (Valley Forge). Actions of Col. (John) Crane and his colleagues; case of Capt. (Francis) Proctor. A. L. S. 2 pp. Answered March 22. A daughter, Catharina Procter, was born/baptized on 24 Feb 1761 to Thomas and Maria Procter, St. Michael's & Zion Lutheran Church records, Philadelphia, PA. Note the spelling of the name Procter. This name also appears in the D.A.R. records of Mary Virchaux Houston Smith stemming from wife Mary of Col. Thomas Procter. The date of birth for Catharina gives the possibility of Maria being the "unknown wife," perhaps the wife that came to PA with Thomas. His marriage to Mary Fox did not take place till five years later. Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1819 lists Thomas Proctor five times, Book W, 286; Book Page P, 118, Page, 2, 351; Page T, 101; and Page Q, 224. More About THOMAS PROCTOR: Burial: St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Philadelphia Census: 1790, Philadelphia Co. Immigration: Probably between 1756-66 landing in Canada Marital Status: 1. Unknown. 2. Mary Fox. 3. Sarah Ann. Misc: Free Mason Occupation: Carpenter Residence: Arch Street, Philadelphia More About THOMAS PROCTOR and MARY FOX: Marriage: December 31, 1766 Children of THOMAS PROCTOR and MARY FOX are: 4. ii. THOMAS3 PROCTOR, b. February 11, 1784; d. October 06, 1861. 5. iii. ANNA PROCTOR. Child of THOMAS PROCTOR and SARAH HUSSEY is: 6. i. MARY3 PROCTOR, b. 1790; d. 1842. 3. FRANCIS2 PROCTOR (FRANCIS1)11,12,13 was born Abt. 1756 in Nova Scotia, and died 1814 in Lycoming Co., PA. He married ANN HENDERSON14 February 19, 1776 in Swedes Church (Gloria Dei), Philadelphia, PA. She was born 1751, and died 1804. Notes for FRANCIS PROCTOR: American Biographical Library, The Biographical Cyclopedia of American Women, Vol. II, Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution, p. 453 Francis Proctor, Jr. 2d Lieutenant of Proctor's Battalion PA Artillery, 10-5-1776 Captain Lieutenant 4th Continental Artillery, 3-3-1777 Captain 7-16-1777 Major, 12-24-1782, to rank from 1st Jan, 1782, to 1-1-1783 Retired 1-1-1783. More About FRANCIS PROCTOR: Burial: Dunnstown Cemetery, Lycoming, Co., PA More About FRANCIS PROCTOR and ANN HENDERSON: Marriage: February 19, 1776, Swedes Church (Gloria Dei), Philadelphia, PA Children of FRANCIS PROCTOR and ANN HENDERSON are: i. CATHARINE3 PROCTOR, b. March 14, 1779; d. May 05, 1845. More About CATHARINE PROCTOR: Baptism: Christ Church, Episcopal, Philadelphia 7. ii. NANCY PROCTOR, b. 1780; d. 1857. Generation No. 3 4. THOMAS3 PROCTOR (THOMAS2, FRANCIS1)16,17 was born February 11, 1784, and died October 06, 1861. He married CATHERINE MUSSELMAN18 Abt. 1815. She was born April 27, 1793, and died June 11, 1870. More About THOMAS PROCTOR: Burial: Blooming Glen Mennonite Church Cemetery, PA Census: 1820, Bedminster Twp More About CATHERINE MUSSELMAN: Burial: Blooming Glen Mennonite Church Cemetery, PA More About THOMAS PROCTOR and CATHERINE MUSSELMAN: Marriage: Abt. 1815 Children of THOMAS PROCTOR and CATHERINE MUSSELMAN are: i. ANNA4 PROCTOR, m. BENJAMIN MITCHELL. ii. DINAH PROCTOR, m. NOAH SUMMERS. 8. iii. JOHN M. PROCTOR, b. August 04, 1819; d. May 04, 1900. 9. iv. CHRISTIAN PROCTOR, b. 1823; d. 1897. v. SAMUEL PROCTOR, b. 1826. vi. ELIZABETH PROCTOR, b. 1830. vii. MARY PROCTOR, b. 1832; m. JOSEPH RUTH. viii. JOSEPH M. PROCTOR, b. 1835. Notes for JOSEPH M. PROCTOR: Possible dates for Joseph (1833-1910) married to Sabina (1830-1892) buried at Leidy's Burial Ground 5. ANNA3 PROCTOR (THOMAS2, FRANCIS1) She married HENRY THEODORE VIRCHAUX. Child of ANNA PROCTOR and HENRY VIRCHAUX is: 10. i. MARIA CATHERINE4 VIRCHAUX. 6. MARY3 PROCTOR (THOMAS2, FRANCIS1)15 was born 1790, and died 1842. She married DANIEL H ARSHBARGER. He was born 1781, and died 1840. Child of MARY PROCTOR and DANIEL HARSHBARGER is: i. DANIEL4 HARSHBARGER, JR., b. 1823; d. 1894; m. ANN HOLLIDAY, 1847; b. 1829; d. 1904. More About DANIEL HARSHBARGER and ANN HOLLIDAY: Marriage: 1847 7. NANCY3 PROCTOR (FRANCIS2, FRANCIS1) was born 1780, and died 1857. She married JOHN MEYERS . He was born 1767, and died 1846. Child of NANCY PROCTOR and JOHN MEYERS is: 11. i. F. PROCTOR4 MEYERS, b. 1814; d. 1897. Generation No. 4 8. JOHN M.4 PROCTOR (THOMAS3, THOMAS2, FRANCIS1)19,20 was born August 04, 1819, and died May 04, 1900. He married (1) HANNAH M. KULP21, daughter of HENRY KULP and ANNA MEYERS. She was born September 04, 1814, and died December 24, 1876. He married (2) SARAH SCHRAUGER September 01, 1877, daughter of JACOB SCHRAUGER and MAGDELENA MEYERS. She was born September 07, 1844. More About JOHN M. PROCTOR: Burial: Blooming Glen Mennonite Church Cemetery, PA Census: 1850, Hilltown Twp More About HANNAH M. KULP: Burial: Blooming Glen Mennonite Church Cemetery, PA Census: 1850, Hilltown Twp More About SARAH SCHRAUGER: Widow of Isaac Hunsberger More About JOHN PROCTOR and SARAH SCHRAUGER: Marriage: September 01, 1877 Children of JOHN PROCTOR and HANNAH KULP are: i. MARY5 PROCTOR21, b. December 17, 1845; d. October 04, 1865. More About MARY PROCTOR: Burial: Blooming Glen Mennonite Church Cemetery, PA ii. ELIZABETH PROCTOR, b. November 03, 1847; d. August 23, 1880; m. ISAAC G. OVERHOLT, 1867; More About ISAAC G. OVERHOLT: Religion: Mennonite, Deep Run East congregation More About ISAAC OVERHOLT and ELIZABETH PROCTOR: Marriage: 1867 iii. CATHARINE K. PROCTOR, m. DAVID L. GEHMAN. Child of JOHN PROCTOR and SARAH SCHRAUGER is: 12. iv. JOSEPH S.5 PROCTOR, b. June 27, 1879, Bucks County, PA; d. December 08, 1958, San Jose, CA. 9. CHRISTIAN4 PROCTOR (THOMAS3, THOMAS2, FRANCIS1) was born 1823, and died 1897. He married ELIZABETH. She was born 1828, and died 1911. More About CHRISTIAN PROCTOR: Burial: Leidy's Church, Souderton, PA More About ELIZABETH: Burial: Leidy's Church, Souderton, PA Child of CHRISTIAN PROCTOR and ELIZABETH is: i. HENRY BECKER5 PROCTOR, b. 1866; d. 1870. More About HENRY BECKER PROCTOR: Burial: Leidy's Church, Souderton, PA 10. MARIA CATHERINE4 VIRCHAUX (ANNA3 PROCTOR, THOMAS2, FRANCIS1) She married JAMES GRAY HOUSTON. Child of MARIA VIRCHAUX and JAMES HOUSTON is: 13. i. HUGH BOYLE5 HOUSTON. 11. F. PROCTOR4 MEYERS (NANCY3 PROCTOR, FRANCIS2, FRANCIS1) was born 1814, and died 1897. He married ELIZABETH E. GREEN 1838. She was born 1816, and died 1852. More About F. MEYERS and ELIZABETH GREEN: Marriage: 1838 Child of F. MEYERS and ELIZABETH GREEN is: i. JOSEPHINE E.5 MEYERS, m. MARSHALL REID, 1884; b. 1854; d. 1903. More About MARSHALL REID and JOSEPHINE MEYERS: Marriage: 1884 Generation No. 5 12. JOSEPH S.5 PROCTOR (JOHN M.4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, FRANCIS1) was born June 27, 1879 in Bucks County, PA, and died December 08, 1958 in San Jose, CA. He married LAURA A. ZIEGENFUSS August 21, 1899 in Hilltown Reformed Church, daughter of PETER ZIEGENFUSS and LIZZIE ALTHOUSE . She was born May 18, 1882 in Pennsylvania, and died April 30, 1952 in San Jose, CA. More About JOSEPH S. PROCTOR: Burial: Mission City Memorial Park, Santa Clara, CA Moved from PA to Daly City, CA, in early 1930's More About LAURA A. ZIEGENFUSS: Burial: Mission City Memorial Park, Santa Clara, CA More About JOSEPH PROCTOR and LAURA ZIEGENFUSS: Marriage: August 21, 1899, Hilltown Reformed Church Children of JOSEPH PROCTOR and LAURA ZIEGENFUSS are: i. PAUL6 PROCTOR, m. (1) BLANCHE; m. (2) MARY EDITH. More About PAUL PROCTOR: Residence: Santa Cruz, CA ii. SARAH ELIZABETH PROCTOR, b. September 07, 1899; d. October 1975; m. (1) CLARENCE SWARTZ; b. June 13, 1902, Hilltown, PA22; d. May 1974, Chicago, Illinois; m. (2) JACOB RAYMOND HORN; b. October 15, 1897; d. January 09, 1964. More About SARAH ELIZABETH PROCTOR: Burial: Bisbee, AZ Notes for CLARENCE SWARTZ: Clarence had a third daughter named Ms. B. J. Burton (June) who lived in Prospect Heights, Ill, in 1992. Her birth year is approximately 1941. More About CLARENCE SWARTZ: Divorced: Abt. 1925 Progeny: Daughter B. J. (June) Burton in Chicago Social Security Number: 329-30-8273, under name Charles Swartz More About JACOB RAYMOND HORN: Burial: Bisbee, AZ iii. PETER RUSSELL PROCTOR, b. January 09, 1902; d. April 09, 1991; m. (1) MAMIE KRUPP, Abt. 1921; m. (2) ELSIE HOSSLI, February 01, 1929; b. February 08, 1904, San Francisco, CA; d. April 20, 1997. More About PETER RUSSELL PROCTOR: Burial: Buried at sea. Moved to San Francisco, California, Abt. 1925, More About PETER PROCTOR and MAMIE KRUPP: Marriage: Abt. 1921 More About ELSIE HOSSLI: Burial: Santa Clara, CA More About PETER PROCTOR and ELSIE HOSSLI: Marriage: February 01, 1929 iv. MARIAN ESTELLE PROCTOR, b. September 18, 1908, Lansdale, PA; m. ROY CROUTHAMEL; b. June 24, 1905, Perkasie, PA. 13. HUGH BOYLE5 HOUSTON (MARIA CATHERINE4 VIRCHAUX, ANNA3 PROCTOR, THOMAS2, FRANCIS1) He married J OSEPHINE WILLIHEMIA HAVERSTICK. Child of HUGH HOUSTON and JOSEPHINE HAVERSTICK is: i. MARY VIRCHAUX6 HOUSTON23. Notes for MARY VIRCHAUX HOUSTON: Mrs. Mary Virchaux Houston Smith #28845 Daughters of the American Revolution Also No. 3904 Endnotes 1. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots by Patricia Law Hatcher, Pioneer Heritage Press, 1988, Page 55. 2. The National Society of the D.A.R. of the American Revolution, Vol. 149, page 201. DAR ID # 148652 3. D.A.R. Patriot Index Centennial Edition, Part III, 2376. 4. PA Archives, Second Series, Vol. 11, p. 201.. 5. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots by Patricia Law Hatcher, Pioneer Heritage Press, 1988, Page 59. 6. Washington Papers - Correspondence with the Officers, 1778 Vol., page 578, March 19, 1778. Proctor, Thomas. Artillery Park [Valley Forge]. To [George] Washington [Valley Forge]/ Actions of Col. [John] Crane and his colleagues; case of Capt. [Francis] Proctor. A. L. S. 2 pp/ Answered March 22. 7. D.A.R. Lineage Books, Vol. ? page 308. 8. Irish Settlers in America by Michael J. O'Brien, 353, 503-504, Col. Thomas Proctor, a native of Longford, Ireland, who raised the first regiment of artillery in PA. Its muster rolls contain the names of a long number of "natives of Ireland." p. 353. 9. Pictorial Field Book of the American Revolution by Lossing, (See signature of Thomas Proctor). 10. D.A.R. Patriot Index, Spouses, Vol. I, page 549. 11. D.A.R. Patriot Index Centennial Edition, Part III, 2376. 12. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots by Patricia Law Hatcher, Pioneer Heritage Press, 1988, Page 17. 13. The National Society of the D.A.R. of the American Revolution, Vol. 149, page 201. ID # 148652 14. D.A.R. Patriot Index, Spouses, Vol. I, p. 549. 15. D.A.R. Lineage Books, Vol. ?, page 308. Note spelling of "Procter" 16. Bucks County Tombstone Inscriptions Hilltown Township, 39. 17. 1850 Census Roll 758, page 263, Wife Catharine (60), children Samuel (24?), Elizabeth (20), Mary (18), Samuel (16), Joseph (15). 18. 1850 Census Roll 758, page 263. 19. Bucks County Tombstone Inscriptions Hilltown Township, 41. 20. 1850 Census Roll 758, page 263, Wife, Hannah (32), daughters Mary (5) and Elizabeth (2). 21. Census 1850 Roll 758, Page 263. 22. Social Security Death Index. 23. Daughters of the American Revolution #28845, p 308. A COLLECTION OF PAPERS READ BEFORE THE BUCKS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PUBLISHED FOR THE SOCIETY BY FACKENTHAL PUBLICATION 1926 VOLUME V EDITORIAL COMMITTEE HENRY C. Mercer, Sc.D. Warren S. Ely Hon. Harman Yerkes Horace M. Mann B. F. Fackenthal, Jr., Sc.D The Proctor Family of Upper Bucks County By Prof. William H. Slotter, Doylestown, Pennsylvania (1) Frequently things unrelated to the work in hand attract our attention and enlist our interest. Twenty-five years ago I chanced to dine at the home of John Proctor at Blooming Glen in Hilltown township, who in the course of conversation, while at the dinner table, gave me a sketch of the history of the Proctors in that part of Bucks county. He said that they were all descendants from the same ancestor who was an officer in the Continental army during the Revolutionary War. He was probably born in Ireland, but at the outset of the war he and his wife lived in Philadelphia. I have no record at hand to show when he entered the army, but in 1777 he was a colonel, and may have fought at the battles of Brandywine, Chadd's Ford and other places in the vicinity of Philadelphia. In the fall of that year, when Washington and his army went to winter quarters at Valley Forge, Colonel Proctor was with a division of the army that spent the winter at Easton. Colonel Proctor's Christian name was not given to me. At the time of the battle of Germantown, his wife and child, a boy about three years old, started to walk to Easton, a distance of about fifty-five miles, to spend the winter near her husband. John Proctor, my informant, is a grandson of Colonel Proctor and this brave woman. He did not know what route they took from Germantown, nor how long they were on the way, or what hardships they suffered prior to reaching a farm house, three miles northwest of Piperville, which is the farm now occupied by the Lucy M. Burd Industrial School, in Bedminster township, where we are assembled today. He said they arrived at that farm home late one cold snowy evening where the mother asked for something to eat, and lodging for herself and her baby boy. They were taken in, warmed and fed and given a comfortable bed to sleep in. It continued to snow during the greater part of the night, but by morning the storm had passed. The day was bright ad cold, but the snow was too deep for the woman to continue her journey on foot. She was, however, anxious to get to Easton, and her hospitable host therefore offered to take her, presumably on horse back. She gladly accepted his kind offer. For some unknown reason, it was decided that the little boy should remain with the farmer's family, until the mother could return and get him. The details having been arranged, Mrs. Proctor, no doubt with a heart filled with sorrow at parting with her boy, and with gratitude as well, now bade good-bye to her hostess, who too had a son about three years old. Then turning to her baby boy, and without apparently at least, any premonition that she might never see her child again, bade him good- bye. Think of the confidence these two women had in each other. Mrs. Proctor and the farmer then set out for Easton, which they reached sometime during the day, where Mrs. Proctor joined her husband, a happy woman who had won the prize of her adventure. The farmer returned to his home, bearing the latest messages of motherly love to the little boy in his new home with the farmer and his wife. The most coveted joys are often the most fleeting. This seems to have been true in Mrs. Proctor's case. Not many days after her arrival at Easton, she took sick, and after a brief illness, died. It appears that her death must have been unexpected, for no parting message came to her child, whom she had entrusted to strangers at the farm house in Bedminster township. Children, as a rule, quickly adapt themselves to their environments. This little fellow found a playmate, of about his own age, in his new home. A child of three years of age, soon forgets an absent parent and clings to the people in a home that supply his wants. So this little child could not have appreciated his loss in the death of his mother, even if word had come to him. This temporary home became his abiding place till he grew to manhood, married and founded a home for himself and his family. If Colonel Proctor visited the boy at any time between the time of his wife's arrival at Easton in 1777 and the close of the war, my informant did not say. He did however say that when the boy was about ten years of age, the father, accompanied by an army friend, came to claim the child as his own. The son, naturally did not know his father. When the father explained that he came to take him to his own home, the son began to cry and refused to go. The more the father tried to get his confidence, the more excited the child became, bursting out in spasms of crying and pathetically appealing to the people, who had been the only guardian he knew, not to allow this stranger to take him away. These earnest appeals won for himself the sympathies of the father's army friend, who now said to the father, "Why worry the child? These people seem to be good to him. He likes them and is happy here. Why not let him remain?" The father replied, "I want to send him to school and educate him." Well," said the friend, "wait till the boy is fifteen or sixteen years old and then your intentions will no doubt appeal to your son." The father, therefore, reluctantly yielded to the suggestions of his friend and permitted the son to remain till the time suggested by his friend. The father, however, never returned; whether death claimed him before the son reached the age named by the friend is not known. John Proctor, who related this story to me, was a farmer in his younger years. Joseph, a brother, was a blacksmith, and Samuel, another brother, was a hotelkeeper at Dublin. If there were more children in this family, I failed to learn their names. NOTE BY THE EDITOR In the Pennsylvania Magazine of History, Vol. IV, pp. 454 to 470, there is a full history of the military services of General Thomas Proctor, who is probably the Colonel Proctor referred to by Professor Slotter. Thomas was born in Ireland in 1739, the eldest son of Francis Proctor, who emigrated with his family to America sometime before the Revolution. On December 31, 1766, Thomas, who was a carpenter by trade married Mary Fox. (See Pennsylvania Archives, Second Series, Vol. 11, p 201.) On October 27, 1775, he was commissioned as captain of artillery and recruited a company. He served gallantly through the war, and his services were so much appreciated that he was given positions of trust in the army. On February, 20, 1777, he was advanced to the rank of colonel. He took part in the battles of Trenton, Brandywine, Chadd's Ford and Germantown. In the winter of 1777-78, he lay with his regiment at Valley Forge. On May 8, 1779, he was commissioned as "Colonel of Artillery in the Army of the United States," and detailed to do service with General Sullivan in his campaign against the Six Nations of Indians to punish them for their atrocities in the Wyoming Valley. He joined General Sullivan at Easton on May 20, 1779. On December 25, 1782, he was commissioned as Major of Artillery. After the close of the war, viz, on April 12, 1793, Governor Mifflin commissioned him as Brigadier General of the Militia of the City of Philadelphia. He served as sheriff of Philadelphia from 1783 to 1785. Mary was evidently his first wife and died young, and the Mrs. Proctor mentioned by Prof. Slotter may have been his second wife, and if so it is evident that he married three times, as we are informed by Poulson's Daily Advertiser, of March 27, 1804, that "Sarah Ann, spouse of General Thomas Proctor, died March 23, 1804." The same newspaper, issue of March 27, 1806, notes the death of General Proctor on March 16, 1806. He passed away on Sunday, March 16, 1806, at his home on Arch street, between Fourth and Fifth, Philadelphia. During the latter part of his life, he was harassed by financial troubles. Prof. Slotter's informant (John Proctor, a grandson) says Colonel Proctor was stationed at Easton during the winter of 1777-78. This must be a mistake, if in fact Colonel Thomas is the Proctor referred to, as his movements during the military campaign are a matter of public history. The statement related by Prof. Slotter, is after all a family tradition, and the circumstances of Mrs. Proctor's journey might just as well have referred to the winter of 1779-80. In 1779 General Proctor was 40 years of age. The son, left at the farm house, according to Prof. Slotter's story was then but three years old, and was doubtless a child of his second marriage. (1) Mr. Slotter was superintendent of public instruction for Bucks county from June 1887 to June 1902 and was therefore filling that office when this history was related to him.