Church: First Presbyterian Church, 1863-1878: Fall Brook, Tioga County, PA File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Daphne Evans DEvans4296@aol.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. ____________________________________________________________ THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF FALL BROOK, PA IN TIOGA COUNTY The village of Fall Brook was founded by the Fall Brook Coal Company in the autumn of the year 1859 and in the cause of the following year the resident population had increased to five or six hundred, of whom a considerable number were Roman Catholic, but the majority were Protestant of different denominations, and chiefly of the Presbyterian body. The want of religious ordinances being much felt by a part of the Protestant Community recourse was for some time had to the services of ministers or preachers of different evangelical denominations who could be induced to visit the place; but towards the close of the year 1860, or the beginning of the year 1861, it was resolved to petition the Presbytery of Susquehannag to take immediate steps with a new to the organization of a Presbyterian Church (old school) at Fall Brook. A petition to this effect was accordingly purscuted to the Presbytery a fores and, at the meeting of that reverend court which was held at Towanda on the ? (day badly faded and can't be read) day of February 1861. The following are the names which were on this petition. Alexander Pollock James Heron RECORD OF ORGANIZATION: Alex Pollock, jun Humphries Brewer James Pollock David Pryde Peter Cameron, junior Evans J. Evans Robert Logan William Watchman James Logan George Snedden John Dunsmore LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF FALL BROOK -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME WHEN & HOW RECEIVED WHEN & HOW DISMISSED Robert Baird 11/30/1863-Certificate 4/13/1865-Certificate Jane (his wife) ditto - Examination ditto Nicol McNicol 12/3/1863-Examination Deceased Agnes (his wife) ditto 1873 - Certificate Christina Pollock 12/4/1863-Examination Certificate Mrs John Walker 12/4/1863-Certificate Deceased Ann Dick 3/28/1864-Certificate Deceased Alexander Henderson 4/1/1864-Certificate gone Cambria John Williams 6/21/1864-Certificate gone Morris Run Thomas McNeish 7/31/1864-Certificate Mrs Thomas McNeish ditto Margaret Cook 9/30/1864-Certificate gone Ohio Elizabeth C Watson 10/6/1864-Certificate gone Arnot Jane Shearer McNeish 10/24/1864-Certificate gone Kansas Walter Mason 10/24/1864-Examination Certificate/came back Mary (his wife) ditto Deceased William McNeish 10/24/1864-Examination Certificate Jean (his wife) ditto ditto Alexander Wilson 8/12/1865-Examination Margaret (his wife) ditto John Nelson ditto away Andrew Wilson ditto William Wilson ditto Isabella Easton 8/13/1865-Examination Alexander Allen 8/14/1865-Examination away Ohio Mary Ann Grant 8/16/1865-Examination Novia Scotia John Pollock ditto Dismissed to Mansfield William Pollock 8/17/1865-Examination Jane Walker ditto Mary Kelly 8/19/1865-Examination Sarah Ann Heron ditto Ellen M. Allen ditto 12/22/1873-Raleigh,NC George Watson ditto Robert Russell 8/13/1865-Certificate Ann (his wife) ditto Deceased Agnes Forbes ditto Returned to Scotland Alexander Pollock,Jr 8/15/1865-Certificate Certificate Christina (his wife) ditto James Allen ditto Dead Isabella (his wife) ditto Scotland James Hynds 8/19/1865-Certificate ??? (his wife) ditto ??? Hynds ditto James Paterson 12/6/1866-Certificate away Margaret (his wife) ditto away Bloss Robert McNeish ditto 3/20/1876-Carbondale,KS Jean (his wife) ditto George Forsyth ditto Dismissed to Arnot Ann R. Wilson ditto away Ill James Nelson ditto 8/18/1869-certificate Alexander Allen ditto away Ohio Marion (his wife) ditto ditto Christina Grant Boyd ditto 12/22/1875-Letter Janet Forsyth 12/6/1866-Examination William Wardrop ditto Elizabeth (his wife) ditto Andrew Adams ditto 12/26/1871-Certificate/Arnot Isabella (his wife) ditto ditto Mrs. M. P. Kenneth 06/12/1867-Certificate to Barclay Mrs Ely Barrows 6/12/1867-Examination away Tioga Mrs Marg Cooper ditto Certificate Alexander Chalmos ditto 3/16/1875-letter to Arnot John Reed 12/06/1866-Examination 8/19/1867-Certificate Janet (his wife) ditto Eliza A. Pollock 12/06/18?? to Clearmont William Allen 06/1867-Certificate 4/27/1875 to Releigh, NC Janet (his wife) ditto ditto John Wardon by letter to Mt Zion Ch Isabella (his wife) Robert Dick 12/1867-Examination away Walter Dick ditto Dismissed on Certificate Mary C. (his wife) ditto ditto Joseph McNeish ditto ditto Ursela (his wife) ditto ditto William Chambers & wife 02/18/1869-Certificate 1/27/1876-McIntyre,PA Robert Brownlee & wife 02/18/1869-Certificate letter James Brownlee ditto Archabald Chambers ditto 2/28/1876-Osciola Elizabeth (his wife) ditto ditto James Burt & wife ditto letter-Presby.Ch Arnot Andrew Nelson 08/18/1869 Margarett (his wife) George Watson 12/22/1873-Scotland Rachael (his wife) ditto Mrs Janet Blair (his mother) ditto Walter Mason Mathew Marshall & wife 03/03/1870 Scotland James Nichol gone to Arnot Elizabeth (his wife) Robert Boyd 03/03/1870-Certificate 12/22/1873-Certificate Mrs Mary Nicol ditto 2/08/1876-letter James Fleming & wife ditto gone to Scotland-died Mrs S. E. Smith ditto 1/25/1875-letter Rick Hunter & wife 09/08/1870-Certificate gone to Scotland James Montgomery ditto 12/22/1873-letter Isabella (his wife) ditto ditto ?? Nichol 09/08/1870-Examination 2/08/1876-Certificate William Young 4/2/1871-Certificate ditto Ann (his wife) ditto ditto James Hinds ditto 6/16/1872-letter Martha (his wife) ditto ditto Janet Pollock 3/13/1872-Certificate 3/16/1875-letter Mrs C. E. Camp ditto 3/26/1876-letter David Anderson 3/14/1872-Certificate 1/23/1875-letter Jane (his wife) ditto ditto Mrs Jane Wilson 3/14/1872-Examination Robert Muir 8/21/1872-Certificate 12/22/1873-letter Agnes (his wife) ditto ditto William Aitken ditto 12/30/187?-letter William Nichol ditto 5/24/1873-deceased Janet (his wife) ditto 12/22/1873-letter Alexander Pollock,Sen.Elder Certificate Jean (his wife) ditto James Heron 9/22/1872-deceased Ann Jane (his wife) 5/4/1873-Wellsboro Alexander Pollock,Jr. Certificate James Pollock 12/6/1880-letter Peter Cameron,Jr. Certificate Christina (his wife) ditto Robert Logan, Elder ditto Barbara (his wife) ditto James Logan killed-battle of Wellsboro Robert Kelly Lovington, PA William Watchman Certificate Catherine (his wife) ditto David Pryde Morris Run Isabella (his wife) ditto Elizabeth Pryde ditto John Dunsmore Janet (his wife) George Snedden gone to Saranto Margaret (his wife) ditto Mrs Fyler (widow) Morris Run Mrs William James Morris Run James Sturrock Certificate Alexander Russel 4/2/1873-Examination Sarah (his wife) ditto Daniel May ditto Marion B. (his wife) ditto William Pollock 6/1/1873-letter 2/5/1879-Certificate Emma (his wife) ditto ditto Andrew Leslie Nelson 6/29/1873-Examination left Alexander Pollock 8/3/1873-letter 1/9/1876-Wellsboro Jane (his wife) ditto ditto Christina (Nichol) Shearer 8/13/1873-Examination 12/22/1873-letter John Shearer 8/16/1873-Examination ditto John Pollock 8/16/1873-letter Samuel Chambers 4/5/1874-Profession 3/10/1876-McIntyre Thomas Mulholen 4/12/1874-Profession Esther (his wife) ditto Alexander Smith 6/28/1874-Profession 3/2/1876-McIntyre Jean (Couser)(his wife) ditto - letter ditto Robert Boyd, Elder 8/30/1874 Christina (G) Boyd John Couser & wife 12/19/1874-letter 3/2/1876-Mt Zion Ch Alexander Pollock, Jr. ditto Christina (his wife) ditto James Montgomery ditto Isabella (his wife) ditto John Shearer 12/19/1874-letter 3/2/1876-Mt Zion Ch Christina (his wife) ditto ditto Peter Boyd ditto Agnes Boyd ditto Mrs Eliza Clark 1/5/1876-Profession Andrew J. Pollock ditto Mary A. Pollock ditto James Griffin 10/28/1878-Profession William Burgar ditto William Frauce 4/8/1877-Profession George Griffin ditto Mrs John Frauce ditto Mrs Margaret (Nichol) Hay 8/21/1872-Certificate 12/22/1873-Scotland Robert Hay 8/21/1872-Examination ditto John Scotland 8/21/1872-Certificate 12/22/1878-Certificate Janet (his wife) ditto ditto James Nelson & wife 10/6/1872-Arnot Jane C (his wife) ditto John Watson 3/10/1876-Carbondale,KS Margaret (his wife) ditto James White 10/13/1872 Arnot Janet (Miller) (his wife) ditto ditto Alexander Allen & wife 10/13/1872 George Snedden & wife 12/29/1872-Certificate Joseph McNeish ditto 3/10/1876-Carbondale, KS Ursela (his wife) ditto ditto John Revie 2/23/1873-Certificate 1/24/1876-Rulston Jane (his wife) ditto ditto John Sommerville 1869-letter 12/22/1873-Scotland Grace Alsten Sommerville ditto ditto REGISTER OF BAPTISMS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME OF BAPTIZED SPONSORS DATE Mary Ann Jones Jacob Jones & wife 12/5/1861 Emilia Jones ditto ditto Isaac Jones ditto ditto Peter Watchman William Watchman & wife 4/20/1862 Anne Richardson Cameron Peter Cameron & wife ditto Anne Richardson Marvin Mrs Marvin(or Cameron) 4/27/1862 Maria Cameron James Cameron & wife 5/11/1862 William Gilmour William Gilmour & wife ditto Alexander Pryde David Pryde & wife 5/14/1862 Agnes Logan Robert Logan & wife 6/1/1862 Bepie Richardson William Watchman & wife 6/28/1863 Agnes Finillaten Alex,Jr.&Christine Pollock 10/4/1863 Elizabeth Mary Robert & Jane Baird 11/22/1863 Margaret John & Mary Little 1/8/1864 James L. ditto ditto Thomas Wilson 2/8/1864 Jean Watson John Watson & wife Agnes Watson ditto 6/10/1866 James Chalmos Archibald Chalmos&wife 7/22/1866 Andrew Forsyth George Forsyth & wife 4/27/1863 Ann E. Dick Walter Dick & wife ditto James Hynd James Hynd & wife 8/23/1863 Isabella Hynd ditto ditto Alexander Pollock James Pollock & wife 12/13/1868 Ellen Allen Alexander Allen & wife 2/21/1869 Samuel Williams Rise Williams & wife ditto James Nelson James Nelson & wife 7/11/1869 William Wardrop William Wardrop & wife ditto Archibald Chambers Archibald Chambers & wife ditto Isabella Pollock Alexander Pollock & wife 11/7/1869 Robert McNeish Joseph McNeish & wife 11/7/1869 Robert McNeish died 10/1879 Thomas Smith James Smith & wife 11/7/1869 Alexander Pollock William Pollock & wife 11/27/1869 Sarah J. Kennedy E.Kennedy & wife ditto Walter Dick Robert Dick & wife 11/28/1869 Clementine Forsyth George Forsyth & wife 1/16/1870 Ann Nelson John Nelson & wife ditto Robert B Brownlee J.Robert Brownlee&wife 2/27/1871 Elizabeth Burt James Burt & wife 3/18/1870 Ann Burt ditto ditto Sarah Burt ditto ditto Jane Burt ditto ditto Janet N. Paterson 2/28/1870 Thomas S. Warden John Warden & wife 1/27/1870 Alexander P. Adams Andrew Adams & wife 5/1/1870 William Montgomery James Montgomery&wife 7/3/1870 Thomas Watson John Watson & wife 10/7/1870 Robert Dick son of Reese & Isabella Williams Mary daughter of John Nelson 3/25/1871 Jennett Marion Allen on faith of Mrs Wm Allen grdmother 2/4/1871 G.L.Findleton son of Alex & Christina Pollock,Jr 4/30/1871 Thomas Hind James Marhta Hinds 6/4/1871 Thomas Hind deceased 4/24/1872 Jane Shearer Chambers Samuel & Marion Chambers 6/4/1871 Archibald Aleseander C. Archibald & Elizabetth Chambers 8/6/1871 Archibald Aleseander C. died 4/23/1872 James Chambers son of Robert & Elizabeth Dick 8/6/1871 Andrew Walker son of Andrew & Isibella Adams ditto John Wardrobe son of William & Elizabeth Wardrobe ditto Ann Boyd daughter of Peter & Agnes A. Boyd 11/19/1871 Clementina Nelson Andrew & Margaret Nelson 12/4/1871 Jane McNeish Joseph & Ursla McNeish 2/18/1872 James Forsyth George Forsyth & wife 9/30/1866 Thomas Shearer John Shearer & wife 10/7/1866 Elizabeth McNish Nicol McNish & wife ditto James Allen Alexander Allen & wife 10/10/1866 Martha Wardrop William Wardrop & wife ditto Adam B. Adams Andrew Adams & wife 10/14/1866 Elizabeth Pollock Alexander Pollock & wife 11/11/1866 Christina M.Cameron Peter Cameron & wife 12/23/1866 Mary Watson George Watson & wife 1/19/1866 Jean F. Pollock James Pollock & wife 1/20/1866 Duncan F. Rupel Robert Rupel & wife 3/17/1866 Andrew Wilson Andrew Wilson & wife 5/5/1867 Cath Mogan Barrows Fredrick Barrows & wife 7/28/1867 John A. McDonald Robert McDonald & wife 7/?/1867 Andrew A. Wilson Matthew Wilson & wife 9/3/1867 Elizabeth McNeish Joseph McNeish & wife 10/13/1867 Walter Mason Walter Mason & wife 11/7/1867 Jane Mason ditto ditto Isabella Mason ditto ditto Margaret Mason ditto ditto Robert P. Heron James Heron & wife 12/?/1867 Margaret Paterson James Paterson & wife 12/27/1867 John Wardon John Wardon & wife 2/23/1868 Alexander Pollock Alexander Pollock & wife Agnes Baird Robert Brownlee & wife 4/28/1872 Janet Hay Robert & Margaret N. Hay 6/2/1872 John Montgomery James & Isabella Montgomery ditto Janet Nichol James & Elizabeth Nichol 6/9/1872 James Carborns Nelson James & Jane C. Nelson 6/16/1872 Mary Evans John Evans & Ellen (Allen) Evans 7/7/1872 William (Allen) Reese John Reese & Janet (A.) Reese ditto James Muir Robert & Agnes Muir 8/11/1872 Thomas McNeisch Mason Walter & Marion Mason ditto Mary Kirkwood Young William & Agnes Young ditto William Reeves Joseph & Mary Reeves 11/18/1872 George Forsyth Nelson John & Mary Nelson 9/1/1872 Daniel Williams Reese & Isabella Williams 9/18/1872 William James Sneddon William & Ellen Sneddon 9/19/1872 James Watson John & Margaret Watson 9/29/1872 James Pollock Chambers Alexander & Janet(Pollock)Chambers 10/27/1872 John Levi Dick Walter & Elizabeth Dick ditto Hector McKenzie Revie John & Jane Revie 2/23/1873 Robert Sommerville John & Grace A. Sommerville 2/27/1873 Robert Sommerville deceased 2/28/1873 Duncan Sommerville (twin) John & Grace A. Sommerville 2/27/1873 Thomas Nelson James Nelson & wife 3/?/1873 John Chambers Archibald & Elizabeth Chambers James Anson Pollock James & Eliza A. Pollock 3/30/1873 Mary Kolb Pollock William & Emily E. Pollock 4/3/1873 John Nichol Scotland John & Janet N. Scotland 4/13/1873 Mary May Daniel & Marion May 5/4/1873 John Watson George & Rachael S. Watson 6/8/1873 John Watson deceased 8/12/1873 Janet Sneddon George & Janet Sneddon 6/22/1873 James Andrew Nelson Andrew L. Nelson & Martha S. 7/2/1873 Andrew Nelson Wilson Mrs. Jane N. Wilson (widow) ditto Jane Wardrop William & Elizabeth Wardrop 7/13/1873 Margaret Boyd Peter & Agnes A. Boyd 7/30/1873 William McNeish William & Jane McNeish 8/24/1873 Janet Couser Shearer John & Christina N. Shearer ditto Elizabeth Pollock Dick Robert & Elizabeth Dick ditto James Russel Alexander & Sarah Russel 8/27/1873 Janet Russel ditto ditto David Russel ditto ditto Robert Hay Robert & Margaret Hay 9/7/1873 Matthew Montgomery James & Isabella Montgomery 10/19/1873 John Johansen Andrias & Christine Johansen 11/3/1873 Jane Anderson David & Jane Anderson 12/7/1873 Catherine Bruce May Daniel & Marion May 2/15/1874 James Chambers Samuel & Marion Chambers 4/12/1874 Jane Findlater Pollock William & Emma Pollock 6/28/1874 Gustov Harry Valdemar Larsson Gustov & Hadde Larsson 7/3/1874 Gustov Edward Johannisson Edward & Anna Johannisson ditto Jean Gould Smith Alexander & Jean Smith 7/5/1874 Sarah Dick Walter & Elizabeth Dick 7/26/1874 Walter Dick Williams Reese & Isabella Williams ditto Andrew Barr Young William & Agnes Young 10/18/1874 Mary McNeish Joseph & Ursla McNeish 11/1/1874 Robert Russel Alexander Russel 11/15/1874 Jane Forsythe Nelson John & Mary D. Nelson 1/31/1875 Emma Elizabeth Pollock Alexander & Christina Pollock 3/28/1875 Thomas Carbarns Nelson James & Jane L. Nelson 4/4/1875 John Mason Walter & Marion Mason 4/18/1875 William Chambers Archibald & Elizabeth Chambers 6/6/1875 John Reese John & Janet (A.) Reese ditto Bruce Nichol David & Janet (Bruce) Nichol 6/11/1875 David Snedden George & Janet Snedden 7/4/1875 Robert Chambers Samuel & Marion Chambers 8/22/1875 Mary Shearer John & Christina Shearer ditto Audie Eliza Pollock James & Eliza A. Pollock 11/14/1875 William Jervis Dick Robert & Elizabeth Dick 12/26/1875 Thomas Wardrop William & Elizabeth Wardrop 1/4/1876 Mrs Eliza Clark was baptized on proffesion 1/9/1876 Elizabeth Revie John & Janet M. Revie 1/22/1876 Duncan May Daniel & Marion May 2/13/1876 Joseph Watson John & Margaret Watson 3/10/1876 Robert Boyd Peter & Agnes Boyd 7/23/1876 Alexander Revie John & Jane Revie 10/25/1878 Mary Flemming Nelson Jas. & --- Nelson 4/27/1879 Margaret Stunock Stevenson Jno. & --- Stevenson 10/19/1879 Mary Hunter Alex & Jane Hunter 3/6/1881 REGISTER OF MARRIAGES -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME OF GROOM NAME OF BRIDE DATE James Hutchison Anne Sampson 12/25/1861 Nicol McNicol Agnes Alexander 9/4/1863 David Brown Helen Wallace 9/1/1863 Burrle Hoagland Anne Farrar 10/5/1863 William McNeish Jean Hall 10/27/1863 Charles N. Crammer Lucy H. Stratton 3/16/1864 John Yeoman Elizabeth Walters 2/21/1864 Alexander Allen Catherine Powl 6/1/1866 Matthew Wilson Christina Duncan 9/19/1866 Walter Mason Marion C. McNeish 9/22/1866 Myron S. Stratton Sarah A. Heron 11/7/1866 Joseph Bateman Jean Gilmore 12/29/1866 Joseph McNeish Ursla Hatherill John Warden Margaret Shearer 1/2/1867 Rise Williams Isabella Easton 3/20/1867 Robert Dick Elizabeth Chalmer 1/31/1868 John Evans Ellen M. Allen 6/4/1868 James White Janet Miller 10/29/1869 Daniel May Marion Bruce 6/16/1870 Robert Cummings N???? Forrest 10/6/1870 Alexander Chambers Janet Pollock 12/7/1871 John Shearer Christina Nichol 12/29/1871 Andrew Leslie Nelson Martha Spence Wilson 10/11/1872 John Shephard Anna Booth 11/22/1872 Elnathan Hughes Sarah McNeil Pride 1/1/1873 William Blair Jane Brock 6/13/1873 Walter Mason Allen Rebecca Denton Brewer 7/23/1873 John McFarland Jane Patterson 7/3/1873 Alexander Smith Jean Couser 8/1/1873 George W. Griffith Jane Richards 12/15/1873 William Patterson Ellen Jeffrey 12/31/1873 John Baird Jane Nelson 12/31/1873 Johannis Johannisson Christina Hansdotter 1/24/1874 Charles Johannisson Maria Louisa Landberg 2/9/1874 Andrew Brown Augusta Anderson 4/17/1874 John Mathison Elin Larsson 5/16/1874 George Wilson Clementina Overend 7/3/1874 William Crichton Margaret Nelson 10/29/1874 J. Clayton Lilley Augusta Pierce 11/12/1874 Andrew J. Pollock Mary A. Allen 12/10/1874 John L. McNeish Mary Ann Revie 12/31/1874