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     Joseph Valentine died; per Cope [1901] "died unmarried."³ He was born on 25 August 1789 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹

     Jacob Edge was born on 21 November 1808 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; confirmed by Bradford Monthly Meeting records, Chester Co., PA.^2,3 He married Anna Valentine, daughter of Robert Valentine and Elizabeth D. Downing, before 1840 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^1,2,4

Jacob Edge died in 1889 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.⁵
Jacob Edge was buried in 1889 at Old Caln Friends Meeting Burial Ground, Coatesville Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      1808
Death:      1889

Orthodox Section across Kings Highway

Burial:
Old Caln Friends Meeting Burial Ground
Coatesville
Chester County
Pennsylvania, USA

Created by: Dan Oh
Record added: Jul 23, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 114287231.⁶
      ; Jacob Edge owned a mill at Beaver Creek, in Caln Twp., also property in Downingtown and a West Bradford farm; he was active in East Caln Meeting and fo several years President of the Downingtown National Bank.¹

Jacob Edge and Anna Valentine appeared in the census of 22 August 1850 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 250-B, lines 16-21, dwelling 295, family 300
     16 EDGE, Jacob 40 [1810] M Merchant $5,000 Chester Co PA
     17 " , Anna 35 [1815] F Chester Co PA
     18 " , Elizabeth 12 [1838] F Chester Co PA
     19 " , Jacob 10 [1840] M Chester Co PA
     20 PARKER, Samuel J. 17 [1833] M Clerk Chester Co PA
     21 LAIRD, Margaret 18 [1832] F Ireland.⁷

Jacob Edge and Anna Valentine appeared in the census of 6 July 1860 at East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 150-151, Lines 37-40,1-5, Dwelling 203; Family 203
     37 EDGE, Jacob 51 [1809] M Farmer $8500 $4750 Chester Co. PA
     38 " , Anna 45 [1815] F Chester Co., PA
     39 " , Elizabeth D 21 [1839] F Chester Co., PA
     40 Jacob V 19 [1841] M Miller apprentice Chester Co., PA
     1 VALENTINE, Sarah 47 F $4000 Chester Co., PA
     2 " , Thomazine 43 F $4000 Chester Co., PA
     3 GUTHERY, John D 17 [1843] M Clerk Store Chester Co., PA
     4 SHEAN, Benjamin 17 [1843] M Farm laborer Chester Co., PA
     5 RAMBO, Angeline 28 [1832] F Domestick Chester Co., PA.⁸

Jacob Edge and Anna Valentine appeared in the census of 28 July 1870 at Thorndale Iron Works, U. S. Census, Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 14B-15A, Lines 38-40, 1-5, Dwelling 119; Family 124
     38 EDGE, Jacob 61 [1809] M W Farmer $40000 $6000 PA
     39 " , Anna V 56 [1814] F W Keepinghouse - $4000 PA
     40 " , Elizabeth 30 [1840] F W PA
     1 " , Javob V 28 [1842] M W Miller $4650 PA
     2 VALENTINE, Sarah 58 [1812] F W Retired Lady $4000 PA
     3 " . Tamgin 54 [1816] F W Retired Lady $4000 PA
     4 HAWKEN, John 19 [1851] M Black Laborer PA
     5 BROWN, Rebecca 12 [1858] F Black Domestic Servant PA.⁹

Jacob Edge and Anna Valentine appeared in the census of 7 June 1880 at U. S. Census, Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 160B, Lines 11-17, Dwelling 124; Family 145
     11 EDGE, Jacob W M 71 [1809] Married Bank President PA PA PA
     12 " , Anna V. W F 66 [1814] Wife Married Keeping house PA PA PA
     13 " , Elizabeth D. W F 40 Daughter Single At home PA
     14 " , Jacob V. W M 39 son Single Miller PA
     15 GREEN, John D. Black M 16 Servant Single Servant PA PA PA
     16 VALENTINE, Thomazine W F 64 [1816] sister-in-law Single At Home PA PA PA
     17 COOK, Jane Black F 50 Servant Married Servant PA PA PA.¹⁰

Jacob Edge lived in 1881 at Beaver Creek, Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.² He was President, Downingtown Bank in 1881 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.

     Robert Valentine was born on 22 October 1778.^1,3 He married Elizabeth D. Downing, daughter of Thomas Downing and Sarah Smith, on 23 June 1811 at Uwchlan Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^1,2,7,3

Robert Valentine died on 30 July 1817 at age 38.^1,3
     ; from Beers [1898:69ff]: "VALENTINE. The Valentines of Bellefonte and their connections have descended from early and historic families of the State. The Valentine family is in direct line of descent from Robert Valentine (1), who died in 1651. His wife was Elizabeth Warren, a native of Lambstown, County Wexford, Ireland, whose death occurred in Ballynocassick in 1695. Their son, George, of Bally Brummel. County Carlow, Ireland, had a son Thomas, who in 1715 married Mary, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Hooper) Parke, of Battytean, County Carlow, and became the progenitor of the family in America. He was born in 1693, and about 1720 came to America, locating in Chester County, Penn. Later he moved into what became Montgomery County of the same State, where his death occurred in 1747. Thomas Parke appears to have been a farmer in Ireland, owning in 1720 land in Ballileau, Ballaghmore and Coolissnactah. In 1724 he came to America bringing with him his family, and located in the great valley on the west side of what is now Downington, where he had purchased 500 acres of land. He died January 31,1738, and his widow on June 2 1, 1749. He was an elder in Caln Meeting, and esteemed by Friends.
     Thomas Valentine and family were Friends, and identified with the Kilconnor Monthly Meeting in Ireland. Of their children, Robert, a native of Bally Brummel, Ireland, married, in 1747, Rachel Edge, of Providence, Chester Co., Penn., and his son Robert, born in 1752, married, in 1773 , Ann Bond. Robert, the son of the emigrant, became a recommended minister in 1764, and traveled considerably in that capacity, including a visit to Great Britain at the close of the Revolutionary war. John Edge, the maternal grandfather of Rachel Edge, came to the country from St. Andrews, Holborn, in the County of Middlesex, England, and settled in Nether Providence about the year 1685. He was an earnest member of the Society of Friends. He had been subjected to heavy fines and imprisonment in his native county for refusing to act contrary to his
conscientious scruples, and on one occasion had to stand public trial.
     From Robert Valentine and Ann Bond came descendants of the name in Centre County. Their children were: Robert married Elizabeth Downing; George married Mary Downing; Samuel and Jacob D. died unmarried; Reuben B. married Sarah Downing; Abraham S. married Clarissa Miles; Bond married Lydia Fairlamb; Thomazine married Reuben Miller: and Rachael married Maj. Jonathan Kersley, of Detroit, Mich. Ann Bond was the daughter of Samuel and Thomazine (Downing) Bond, of West Whiteland, Chester county, and the granddaughter of Joseph Bond, who settled at Bristol, in Bucks county, Penn., in the early part of the eighteenth century; he was a large land owner, and was one of the petitioners for the incorporation of the borough, which was incorporated by letters patent from the Crown, November 14, 1720. Joseph Bond and John Hall were the first Burgesses of the town. The former represented his county in the Colonial Legislature.
     In 1815, Samuel, Jacob D., George, Reuben B., Abram S., and Bond Valentine, sons of Robert and Ann Bond, came from Chester county to Centre county, accompanied by Jacob Thomas, and leased the old Dunlop iron furnace erected by John Dunlop in 1802, and in 1821 purchased it. Mr. Thomas withdrew in 1817, and was succeeded by his son, William A. Thomas. They were all iron-masters, and for years were largely identified with the development of the iron interests of Centre County. They built additional forges and in 1824 built the first rolling mill in Centre County. In 1842 they abandoned the old furnace, and built one just outside of the borough of Bellefonte. Many of the sons of these men succeeded them to the business, and some are still connected with it. Referring to these men who built the first Friends Meeting House at Bellefonte, and who by birth were members of the Society, a writer says: "The rise of the Friends Meeting in Bellefonte seems worthy of some notice. It was established by four or five men, who, making no especial profession of religion, yet yielded to a simple apprehension of duty, and built a house for the worship of God. All of them became faithful humble followers of the Lord Jesus, and to one of them was committed the ministry of the Gospel of Christ. Friends Meeting is still regularly held in Bellefonte, and is largely composed of the descendants of those who established it." Of the Valentine brothers who came to Centre County, George, born in East Caln, September I, 1788, died in Bellefonte, July 13, 1857, married Mary Downing, born in Philadelphia, January 22, 1792, died January 27, 1879. issue: (1) Jacob Downing, born at Bellefonte October 4, 1823, died September 16, 1896, in the house in which he was born, it being one of the first houses built in Bellefonte. He was an iron-master, "upright and honest, and lived in accordance with the Quaker faith." He married Deborah Downing, a daughter of Richard and Sarah G. (Mount) Downing, issue: George, Jacob, Louise, Ellen and Robert. (2) Sarah married Dr. George Fox. (3) Eliza married Thomas S. Downing. (4) Reuben B., born in Bellefonte in 1829, where he died in 1871, was an iron-master, and one of the most successful managers of the Valentine Iron Works. He was also engaged extensively in farming, and was a conscientious and upright member of the Society of Friends. In 1857 he married Mary B. Jacobs, who was born at East Whiteland, Chester Co., Penn., a daughter of Joseph and Ann (Bowen) Jacobs, issue: Mary and Emily (deceased); Anna J; Julia (deceased); and Caroline M. (5) Caroline married Thompson Millikin. (6) George married Emily Jacobs (a sister of Mary B. Jacobs), issue: Jane H., Mary D., Sarah W. and Emily J.
     Taking up the history of the Downing family: Mary Downing (who married George Valentine) was the direct descendant of Thomas Downing, who was born in Bradninch, in Devonshire, England, in 1691, and who, as early as 1718, resided in Chester county, Penn., and from whom descended the numerous families of Downings in that county. For generations the Downings were farmers and millers. Richard Downing, a son of Thomas, married Mary Edge, and, of their children, Jacob Downing married Sarah Drinker, of Philadelphia, and they became the parents of Mary (Downing) Valentine. A son of Richard, also named Richard, married Sarah G. Mount, and their daughter Deborah became the wife of Jacob Valentine. Elizabeth Drinker, the grandmother of Mary (Downing) Valentine, kept a diary from 1759 to 1807, which was published in book form in 1889. She was a direct descendant of Philip Drinker (1), who was born in 1597 and died in 1647; came in 1635 from Exeter, England, and settled at Charlestown, Mass. Henry Drinker, the great-great-great-grandson of Philip, the grandfather of Mary Downing, married Elizabeth Sandwith. The latter descended from John Jervis, of Roscoe, Kings county, Ireland, who came to America in 1688, with a son Martyn, and purchased large tracts of land in New Jersey now called Jervis Sound. John Jervis was appointed a justice of the peace of New Jersey. Charles, another son, was court painter to King George II, a correspondent of the poet Pope, and translator of "Don Quixote. "Henry Drinker was an ironmaster and ship owner of Philadelphia; was arrested in 1777 and sent to Virginia under pretense of hostility to the American cause; he was a member of the. common council of Philadelphia, and a large landowner; he was born in 1734, and ,died in 1809. The mother of Deborah (Downing) Valentine, Sarah G. Mount, was the daughter of James Mount, whose father was Ezekial, the son of Thomas Mount, who came from England and was the owner of the land on which the city of Louisville, Ky., was built. He had many slaves, and was a man of wealth.
     Referring to the history of the Jacobs family, Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine are in direct line of descent from John Jacobs (1) (the first of the family in America), who in 1700 settled on a portion of the Vanbibber tract of land in Providence, Philadelphia County. His death occurred in 1730. His grandson, John Jacobs (3), was the Speaker of the first .General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. His brother, Israel, was a member of Congress in 1791, and another brother, Jesse, held a captain's commission and served in the Revolutionary war, participating in a number of important battles. Ann Bowen, mother of Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine, was in direct line of descent from John Bowen (1), of Whiteland, Chester County, who died in 1715. The paternal grandmother of Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine was Mary Brinton, of Thornburg, Delaware Co., Penn., who was in line from William Brinton (1), of Staffordshire, England, who settled in Concord, Birmingham Township, Delaware Co., Penn.,in 1684, and was among the earliest converts of George Fox. He bought large tracts of land in Chester County. He was born in 1630, and died in 1700. His son, William, was a member of the Provincial Assembly in 1666, and died in 1751. Joseph, of Thornbury, Delaware Co., Penn., the son of William (2), was an associate judge of Pennsylvania, and a member of the Provincial Assembly. Reuben B. Valentine, of the Valentine brothers coming to Centre County in 1815, was born in 1793, and died in 1841; married Sarah Downing (a sister of Mary Downing, the wife of his brother George), born June 17. 1797, died November 30, 1843, and their children were: (I) Mary married Dr. Elias W. Hale, a wealthy gentleman of influence, of Lewistown, born June 6, 1824, and died February 20, 1892; issue: Sarah, died young, and Ellen, the wife of G. Murray Andrews. (2) George was killed in a rolling mill at the age of five years. William Valentine died unmarried.
     Abraham S. Valentine, another of the original brothers locating in Centre county, died August 29, 1862 aged sixty-eight years; married Clarissa Miles, who died March 3, 1857, aged forty-nine years; was a member of the original firm and the inventor of the ore-washing machine since in general use, the adoption of which effected a revolution in the ore mining of this region. He was possessed of great business ability and foresight (being "a man far ahead of his time "), and it was due largely to his inventions and improvements that the Valentine charcoal iron achieved its widespread reputation. At the outbreak of the war of the Rebellion he was one of the liberal contributors to a subscription for the support of the soldiers' families. Two of his sons, Abram and Bond, were in the service for a time. Clarissa Miles, wife of Abram S., was a daughter of Evan Miles, who died May 10, 1838, in his sixty-ninth year, and of Rebecca George (of the family of George's Hill, Philadelphia), who died July 28, 1845, in her seventy-sixth year; both are buried in the graveyard at Milesburg. Evan Miles was the son of Richard Miles, and the nephew of Col. Samuel Miles, of Revolutionary fame. The latter served as a lieutenant in the expedition to Fort Duquesne; was wounded at Ligonia in an attack made by the French and Indians; commanded a regiment in 1760, and at the end of the campaign was left in command of the forces at Presque Isle (now Erie), Penn. He commanded a regiment in the Revolutionary war under Gen. Washington. While leading his regiment at the battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776, he was captured, and while a prisoner was made a brigadier-general for distinguished service. He was no less distinguished in civil life after the war, holding many responsible positions, among them that of mayor of Philadelphia. Richard Miles married Mary Pugh, who was a member of the Society of Friends, and in 1792 they located at Milesburg, Centre county, where both are buried. He was a captain of militia in the Revolution. His Death occurred December 16, 1823, in the eighty-fifth year of his age, and that of his wife, December 20, 1794, aged forty-four years. Richard Miles was the grandson of Richard, one of the brothers who came from South Wales in 1682 or 1683, and settled at Radnor, Pennsylvania.
     The children of Abraham S. Valentine and Clarissa (Miles) were: (1) Anna married S. Stewart Lyon, and their issue are-John; Anna; Clara, the wife of William Jasper Nicholas; Mary, the wife of Ellis L. Orvis; and Rebecca. (2) Rebecca M. married Evan Pugh, Ph. D., who lived only a few months after marriage, and left no issue; he was a scholarly gentleman and distinguished educator, and was the first president of the Pennsylvania State College. (3) Bond, born March 22, 1834, died April 19, 1889, married Mattie Kenney, who died August 25, 1882, in her forty-sixth year; their children are-Evan and Jane (died in infancy); Bond; and Edward K. The father of these was for years a member of the firm of Shortlidge & Co., of Bellefonte, dealers in grain and coal, and latterly he was engaged in the insurance business. "He was closely attached to the Society of Friends, and was very devoted to their teachings. He was a man possessing a pure Christian character, whom everyone honored. His friends were numbered by the hundreds, who looked upon him as a man worthy of imitation, because he followed as near as he could in the paths of divine teaching. He was courteous, genial, and enjoyed being genial whether in social or business life."(4) Abram S., who resides at Atlantic City, N. J., married Eliza U. Natt, of Philadelphia, daughter of Thomas J. and Anne Natt, of England, and their children are-Charles, Arthur and Edward. Abram S. is connected with the Valentine Iron Works at Bellefonte, and for years took an active part in the business interests of Bellefonte and vicinity. During the war of the Rebellion he was for a time in the service, and contributed largely toward the support of the soldiers and their families. (5) Evan M., who resides in Philadelphia, married Mary J. Taylor, of Doylestown, who died. Their children are Harry S. and Abram S. (6) Samuel and (7) Blanchard died in infancy, (8) and (9) Clara and Mary, respectively, unmarried. (10) Henry C. now connected with the Valentine Iron Works, married Sarah, a daughter of Thomas, and grand-.daughter of Judge Thomas Burnside, and their children are-Stanley, Helen, Rebecca and Henry. Henry C. is a member of the borough council.
     Bond Valentine, the youngest of the original Valentine brothers, did not remain in the iron business long, but early turned his attention to the law. His birth occurred in 1798. His early paternal training was such as to instill in his mind those principles of morality which were the guiding and controlling influence of his after life. He became a distinguished lawyer, and served in the General Assembly, 1830-32, from Centre County. In 1842, influenced by conscientious convictions, he abandoned the law that he might devote his life to the public ministry in the Society of Friends. The Friends Review in an obituary notice, said: "His sterling integrity and the well-known simplicity of his character, averse to mere forms, won for him the increased confidence and respect of the community, and his addresses have been marked by impassioned earnestness. In social circles our friend was very attractive, without reserve, original, genial and simple."
     To his first wife, Lydia, daughter of John and Susannah (Ashbridge) Fairland, farming people of near West Chester, Penn., and of English descent, two children were born, the elder of whom died in infancy; the other is Robert Valentine, who has long been at the head of the firm of Valentine & Co., of Bellefonte. Robert Valentine is one of the prominent and wealthy citizens of Bellefonte. His second wife, to whom he was married in 1861, was Mary Natt, daughter of Thomas J. and Anne Natt, born in England, and their children are: Emily and Julia, the latter being the wife of Dr. Bond, of Baltimore. The homes of Robert Valentine and family, and the family of Reuben B. Valentine, are particularly striking, and are of the several imposing and beautiful places of the mountain town of Bellefonte. The former, a modern built, native stone structure, commodious and substantial, stands on one of the highest points of the town, and is very commanding in point of view. While the other is located a short distance from the town on a beautifully situated farm, "Burnham," this suburban countryseat is surrounded by spacious grounds, and the old grey limestone house, built by Reuben B. Valentine in 1856, is of the Colonial style.⁸

; History of the Robert Valentine family, from 'History of Chester County'.¹

; VALENTINE, Thomas (p. 750), of Bally Brumhill, Ireland, m. Mary, daughter of Thomas and Rebecca Parke, b. 1693. They were Quakers of New Garden and Montgomery Col, later. Robert b. 1717 m. Rachel Edge, resided in E. Caln, and were members of Uwchlan Meeting. Robert was a minister, Rachel an elder. His son Robert m. Ann Bond; Robert's son m. Jun 23 1811 ELIZABETH DOWNING, and thei daughter Anna is the wife of Jacob Edge, of Caln Township. George, another son of Robert and Ann, m. Mary, dau. of Jacob Downing and their daughter is the wif of Thomas S. Downing of East. Caln.¹'

; They resided in the vicinity of Downingtown, Chester County, PA.¹

; Genealogy of the Palmer-Trimble Families, page 741.¹

Robert Valentine was listed as a resident in Robert Valentine Jr. and Ann Thelma Bond's household in the census report in 1800 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 898; Line 34
     Name:     Robt Valentine
     Home in 1800 (City, County, State):     Coventry, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:     3 [aft 1790] Reuben 1793, Abraham 1795, Bond 1797
     Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15:     1 [1785-90] George 1788
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:     3 [1775-84] Samuel 1776, Robert 1778, Jacob 1780
     Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1755] Robert 1752
     Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:     3 [1775-84] Rachel 1784, Thomazine 1774, Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1755] Ann (Bond) 1752
     Number of All Other Free Persons:     2
     Number of Household Members Under 16:     4
     Number of Household Members Over 25:     2
     Number of Household Members:     14.⁹

Robert Valentine appeared in the census of 1810 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; [Possibly has his widowed mother, Ann (Bond) living with him and a younger brother.]
p. 222, line 33
     Name:     Robt Valentine
     Home in 1810 (City, County, State):     East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:     1 [1785-94] (possibly one of Robert's brothers)
     Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 :     1 [1766-84] Robert b1778
     Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over :     1 [bef 17665] Ann (Bond)?? b1752
     Number of All Other Free Persons:     1
     Number of Household Members Over 25:     2
     Number of Household Members:     4.¹⁰ He was a mentioned with Abraham S. Valentine in 1815 at Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Linn [1883:56]: "1815 - The annals of this year chronicle the arrival of the Valentine brothers and William A. Thomas, as tenants of the iron-works of John Dunlop, deceased. They operated under a lease from Hon. Charles Huston and John G. Lowrey, administrators, until the 1st of October, 1821, when the force and furnace tracts, together with the Galesburg ore banks, as they were called, were purchased by Samuel Valentine, Jacob Valentine, George Valentine, Robert Valentine and william A. Thomas, for the sum of fourteen thousand dollars, at Orphans' Court sale, of the real estate of John Dunlop; the latter's half-interest in the Washington Works was sold shortly after after his death to Alexander irvine, of Baltimore, for five thousand dollars." Robert Valentine was listed as a beneficiary in John Edge's will on 24 September 1816 at West Chester Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993
     Name:     John Edge
     Probate Date:     24 Sep 1816
     Probate Place:     Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
     Inferred Death Year:     Abt 1816
     Inferred Death Place:     Pennsylvania, USA
     Item Description:     Will Books K-M, Vol 10-12, 1797-1817
     Source Citation: Wills, 1713-1854 ; Index to Wills, 1713-1923; Author: Chester County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Chester, Pennsylvania
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
     Original data: Pennsylvania County, District and Probate Courts.¹¹
Robert Valentine is mentioned in the will of Jacob Daniel Valentine on 24 October 1823 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Synopsis from Fravel [1939:11]: "page 189, JACOB VALENTINE, Chester Co., Pa. Oct. 24 1823-11/6/1823, Nieces & nephews, children of my sister Thomazin Miller of Centre Co., Pa. My dec'd brother Robert. Eliza w/o Tm. A. Thomas. Robert V. Miller, Wm. Miller, Mary Ann, Isaac, Rachel, Jane, Mordecai Miller. My sis. Rachel, w/o Jonathan Kersley : "page 189, JACOB VALENTINE, Chester Co., Pa. Oct. 24 1823-11/6/1823, Nieces & nephews, children of my sister Thomazin Miller of Centre Co., Pa. My dec'd brother Robert. Eliza w/o Tm. A. Thomas. Robert V. Miller, Wm. Miller, Mary Ann, Isaac, Rachel, Jane: "page 189, JACOB VALENTINE, Chester Co., Pa. Oct. 24 1823-11/6/1823, Nieces & nephews, children of my sister Thomazin Miller of Centre Co., Pa. My dec'd brother Robert. Eliza w/o Tm. A. Thomas. Robert V. Miller, Wm. Miller, Mary Ann, Isaac, Rachel, Jane, Mordecai Miller. My sis. Rachel, w/o Jonathan Kersley : "page 189, JACOB VALENTINE, Chester Co., Pa. Oct. 24 1823-11/6/1823, Nieces & nephews, children of my sister Thomazin Miller of Centre Co., Pa. My dec'd brother Robert. Eliza w/o Tm. A. Thomas. Robert [sic] of Detroit. Brother Valentine & Abram, Sam'l., Geo., Reuben. Jacob V. Thomas. Jacob D. infant s/o George & Mary Valentine. Ex: Bros: Geo. & Bond. Witness: Jos. White, Jos. M. Downing.¹²

     Sarah Valentine was born in 1812.¹
Sarah Valentine died on 2 August 1875 at East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985
Name: Sarah Valentine
Birth Date: abt 1812
Event Type: Death
Death Date: 2 Aug 1875
Death Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Age at Death: 63
Organization Name: The Village RecordSource Citation: Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.^1,3
      ; Genealogy of the Palmer-Trimble Families, page 811.¹

; '....resided with and died at her sister's, Anna Edge, in E. Caln, PA.¹'

Sarah Valentine appeared on the census of 23 August 1850 in the household of Elizabeth D. Downing at East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 252A; Lines 33-36; Dwelling 317; Family 322
     33 VALENTINE, Elizabeth D. 60 [1790] F $4,300 PA
     34 " , Sarah 33 [1817] F PA
     35 " , Tamson 31 [1819] F PA
     36 GIBBONS, Richard 60 [1790] Labor VA.⁴

Sarah Valentine appeared on the census of 6 July 1860 in the household of Jacob Edge and Anna Valentine at East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 150-151, Lines 37-40,1-5, Dwelling 203; Family 203
     37 EDGE, Jacob 51 [1809] M Farmer $8500 $4750 Chester Co. PA
     38 " , Anna 45 [1815] F Chester Co., PA
     39 " , Elizabeth D 21 [1839] F Chester Co., PA
     40 Jacob V 19 [1841] M Miller apprentice Chester Co., PA
     1 VALENTINE, Sarah 47 F $4000 Chester Co., PA
     2 " , Thomazine 43 F $4000 Chester Co., PA
     3 GUTHERY, John D 17 [1843] M Clerk Store Chester Co., PA
     4 SHEAN, Benjamin 17 [1843] M Farm laborer Chester Co., PA
     5 RAMBO, Angeline 28 [1832] F Domestick Chester Co., PA.⁵

Sarah Valentine appeared on the census of 28 July 1870 in the household of Jacob Edge and Anna Valentine at Thorndale Iron Works, U. S. Census, Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 14B-15A, Lines 38-40, 1-5, Dwelling 119; Family 124
     38 EDGE, Jacob 61 [1809] M W Farmer $40000 $6000 PA
     39 " , Anna V 56 [1814] F W Keepinghouse - $4000 PA
     40 " , Elizabeth 30 [1840] F W PA
     1 " , Javob V 28 [1842] M W Miller $4650 PA
     2 VALENTINE, Sarah 58 [1812] F W Retired Lady $4000 PA
     3 " . Tamgin 54 [1816] F W Retired Lady $4000 PA
     4 HAWKEN, John 19 [1851] M Black Laborer PA
     5 BROWN, Rebecca 12 [1858] F Black Domestic Servant PA.⁶

     Anna Valentine was born on 15 June 1813.¹ She married Jacob Edge, son of Thomas Edge and Edith Pusey, before 1840 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^1,2,3

Anna Valentine died on 21 December 1898 at age 85.¹
     Anna Valentine and Jacob Edge appeared in the census of 22 August 1850 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 250-B, lines 16-21, dwelling 295, family 300
     16 EDGE, Jacob 40 [1810] M Merchant $5,000 Chester Co PA
     17 " , Anna 35 [1815] F Chester Co PA
     18 " , Elizabeth 12 [1838] F Chester Co PA
     19 " , Jacob 10 [1840] M Chester Co PA
     20 PARKER, Samuel J. 17 [1833] M Clerk Chester Co PA
     21 LAIRD, Margaret 18 [1832] F Ireland.⁵

Anna Valentine and Jacob Edge appeared in the census of 6 July 1860 at East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 150-151, Lines 37-40,1-5, Dwelling 203; Family 203
     37 EDGE, Jacob 51 [1809] M Farmer $8500 $4750 Chester Co. PA
     38 " , Anna 45 [1815] F Chester Co., PA
     39 " , Elizabeth D 21 [1839] F Chester Co., PA
     40 Jacob V 19 [1841] M Miller apprentice Chester Co., PA
     1 VALENTINE, Sarah 47 F $4000 Chester Co., PA
     2 " , Thomazine 43 F $4000 Chester Co., PA
     3 GUTHERY, John D 17 [1843] M Clerk Store Chester Co., PA
     4 SHEAN, Benjamin 17 [1843] M Farm laborer Chester Co., PA
     5 RAMBO, Angeline 28 [1832] F Domestick Chester Co., PA.⁶

Anna Valentine and Jacob Edge appeared in the census of 28 July 1870 at Thorndale Iron Works, U. S. Census, Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 14B-15A, Lines 38-40, 1-5, Dwelling 119; Family 124
     38 EDGE, Jacob 61 [1809] M W Farmer $40000 $6000 PA
     39 " , Anna V 56 [1814] F W Keepinghouse - $4000 PA
     40 " , Elizabeth 30 [1840] F W PA
     1 " , Javob V 28 [1842] M W Miller $4650 PA
     2 VALENTINE, Sarah 58 [1812] F W Retired Lady $4000 PA
     3 " . Tamgin 54 [1816] F W Retired Lady $4000 PA
     4 HAWKEN, John 19 [1851] M Black Laborer PA
     5 BROWN, Rebecca 12 [1858] F Black Domestic Servant PA.⁷

Anna Valentine and Jacob Edge appeared in the census of 7 June 1880 at U. S. Census, Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 160B, Lines 11-17, Dwelling 124; Family 145
     11 EDGE, Jacob W M 71 [1809] Married Bank President PA PA PA
     12 " , Anna V. W F 66 [1814] Wife Married Keeping house PA PA PA
     13 " , Elizabeth D. W F 40 Daughter Single At home PA
     14 " , Jacob V. W M 39 son Single Miller PA
     15 GREEN, John D. Black M 16 Servant Single Servant PA PA PA
     16 VALENTINE, Thomazine W F 64 [1816] sister-in-law Single At Home PA PA PA
     17 COOK, Jane Black F 50 Servant Married Servant PA PA PA.⁸

     Thomazine Valentine was born in 1815.¹
Thomazine Valentine died on 27 February 1896 at East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹
      ; Unmarried. Resided with sister Anna Edge, where she died.¹

Thomazine Valentine appeared on the census of 23 August 1850 in the household of Elizabeth D. Downing at East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 252A; Lines 33-36; Dwelling 317; Family 322
     33 VALENTINE, Elizabeth D. 60 [1790] F $4,300 PA
     34 " , Sarah 33 [1817] F PA
     35 " , Tamson 31 [1819] F PA
     36 GIBBONS, Richard 60 [1790] Labor VA.³

Thomazine Valentine appeared on the census of 6 July 1860 in the household of Jacob Edge and Anna Valentine at East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 150-151, Lines 37-40,1-5, Dwelling 203; Family 203
     37 EDGE, Jacob 51 [1809] M Farmer $8500 $4750 Chester Co. PA
     38 " , Anna 45 [1815] F Chester Co., PA
     39 " , Elizabeth D 21 [1839] F Chester Co., PA
     40 Jacob V 19 [1841] M Miller apprentice Chester Co., PA
     1 VALENTINE, Sarah 47 F $4000 Chester Co., PA
     2 " , Thomazine 43 F $4000 Chester Co., PA
     3 GUTHERY, John D 17 [1843] M Clerk Store Chester Co., PA
     4 SHEAN, Benjamin 17 [1843] M Farm laborer Chester Co., PA
     5 RAMBO, Angeline 28 [1832] F Domestick Chester Co., PA.⁴

Thomazine Valentine appeared on the census of 28 July 1870 in the household of Jacob Edge and Anna Valentine at Thorndale Iron Works, U. S. Census, Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 14B-15A, Lines 38-40, 1-5, Dwelling 119; Family 124
     38 EDGE, Jacob 61 [1809] M W Farmer $40000 $6000 PA
     39 " , Anna V 56 [1814] F W Keepinghouse - $4000 PA
     40 " , Elizabeth 30 [1840] F W PA
     1 " , Javob V 28 [1842] M W Miller $4650 PA
     2 VALENTINE, Sarah 58 [1812] F W Retired Lady $4000 PA
     3 " . Tamgin 54 [1816] F W Retired Lady $4000 PA
     4 HAWKEN, John 19 [1851] M Black Laborer PA
     5 BROWN, Rebecca 12 [1858] F Black Domestic Servant PA.⁵

Thomazine Valentine appeared on the census of 7 June 1880 in the household of Jacob Edge and Anna Valentine at U. S. Census, Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 160B, Lines 11-17, Dwelling 124; Family 145
     11 EDGE, Jacob W M 71 [1809] Married Bank President PA PA PA
     12 " , Anna V. W F 66 [1814] Wife Married Keeping house PA PA PA
     13 " , Elizabeth D. W F 40 Daughter Single At home PA
     14 " , Jacob V. W M 39 son Single Miller PA
     15 GREEN, John D. Black M 16 Servant Single Servant PA PA PA
     16 VALENTINE, Thomazine W F 64 [1816] sister-in-law Single At Home PA PA PA
     17 COOK, Jane Black F 50 Servant Married Servant PA PA PA.⁶

     Isabel Lindsay married John Borthwick 5th Lord Borthwick, son of William Borthwick 4th Lord Borthwick, in 1544
; her 1st husband.^1,3 Isabel Lindsay married George Preston of Cameron after 1565
; her 2nd husband, her 1st husband died March 1565/6.^1,3
Isabel Lindsay died on 15 November 1577.³

      ; George was killed in a rolling-mill accident at the age of five years.¹
George Valentine is mentioned in the will of Reuben Bond Valentine on 10 March 1834 at Spring Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Synopsis from Fravel [1939:23]: "page 148, REUBEN B. VALENTINE, Spring Twp., 3/10/1834-4/24/1841, w. Sarah. Children: Geo. H., Mary. Brother Gworge, Abraham S. Also named Wm. A. Thomas to be guardian or my minor children. Ex; wife, bro. Bond Valentine. Witness: Daniel Dobbins, H. Humes, Mord. Miller."³

     John Borthwick 5th Lord Borthwick married Isabel Lindsay, daughter of David Lindsay 8th Earl of Crawford and Isobel/Margaret Lundy, in 1544
; her 1st husband.^3,1
John Borthwick 5th Lord Borthwick died between March 1565 and 1566.¹
     He was 5th Lord Borthwick.

; JOHN BORTHWICK, 5th Lord Borthwick, PC (S 1545); present Battle of Ancrum Moor March 1544/5, opposed Reformation; m by 1544 Isobel (m 2nd George Preston of Cameron; d 15 Nov 1577), dau of 8th Earl of Crawford (see CRAWFORD and BALCARRES, E), and d March 1565/6.¹

     William T. Valentine was born on 18 December 1836 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹
William T. Valentine died on 26 December 1862 at age 26.³
William T. Valentine was buried after 26 December 1862 at Friends Burial Ground, Half Moon Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      Dec. 18, 1836
Death:      Dec. 26, 1862

Burial:
Friends Burial Ground
Centre County
Pennsylvania, USA
Created by: Kenneth Greene
Record added: Aug 12, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 28971557.³
      ; Died unmarried.¹

William T. Valentine appeared in the census of 29 August 1860 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 286, Line 23, Dwelling 2047; Family 2141 (Jeremiah Butts, Innkeeper)
     23 VALENTINE, William T. 24 [1836] M Gentleman PA.⁴

     Mary Downing Valentine was born on 5 March 1832 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Date from tombstone.^1,3 She married Dr. Elias White Hale Md on 29 April 1857.^1,2

Mary Downing Valentine died on 22 February 1901 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 68.^1,3
Mary Downing Valentine was buried after 22 February 1901 at Saint Marks Cemetery, Lewistown, Mifflin Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave website:

Birth: Mar. 5, 1832
Death: Feb. 22, 1901
Note: 2nd w/o Elias W Hale MD

Burial:
Saint Marks Cemetery
Lewistown
Mifflin County
Pennsylvania, USA

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Record added: Oct 02, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 98170528.^1,3
      ; Obituary from 'Democratic Watchman', Bellefonte, PA, March 1st, 1901:
'MARY VALENTINE HALE, who died last Friday, Feb. 22, 1901, in Philadelphia, was the widow of the late Dr. E. W. Hale. Dr. Hale lived for many years in Bellefonte. Mrs. Hale was of the well known Valentine family. they were members of the Society of Friends and came originally from Ireland in 1728 and settled in Chester County, PA. Mrs. Hale's father, Reuben Bond Valentine, was born April 25, 1793 and on April 14, 1828, was married to Sarah Sandwith Downing, daughter of Jacob Downing, of Philadelphia, and Sarah Sandwith Drinker his wife, through whom Mrs. Hale was connected with many well known Philadelphi Quaker families. Her father, who was owner of Iron works, in Maryland, came to Centre County shortly after the war of 1812, where he was joined by his brothers, Abram (sic), George, Bond, and Jacob, and these five brothers togethe with William A. Thomas, of Bellefonte, purchesed at this early day the furnace property, south of Bellefonte, ore lands and farms, so long in the possession o the Valentine family and known as the Valentine properties. Mrs. Hale's father Reuben B. Valentine, died in 1841 and his wife died two years later. They left surviving them two children, William T. Valentine, since deceased, and Mary Downing Valentine (Mrs. Hale).
'On April 29, 1857, she was married to Dr. Elias White Hale. They lived for number of years at 'Glen Logan', his place near Reedsville, Mifflin county, PA. On the death of her brother, William, Mrs. Hale and Dr. Hale came to Bellefonte to live, and resided in the residence property that had belonged to her father, situated on the northeast corner of Howard and Allegheny streets in Bellefonte. This had been Mrs. Hale's home ever since, although for the last two years her health had prevented her from living in Bellefonte. Her husband, Dr. Hale, die at Menton, France, in 1892. She leaves surviving her one daughter Ellen, who i 1893, married George Murry Andrews. Burial in St. Mark's cemetery at Lewistown.¹'
Mary Downing Valentine is mentioned in the will of Reuben Bond Valentine on 10 March 1834 at Spring Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Synopsis from Fravel [1939:23]: "page 148, REUBEN B. VALENTINE, Spring Twp., 3/10/1834-4/24/1841, w. Sarah. Children: Geo. H., Mary. Brother Gworge, Abraham S. Also named Wm. A. Thomas to be guardian or my minor children. Ex; wife, bro. Bond Valentine. Witness: Daniel Dobbins, H. Humes, Mord. Miller."⁴

Mary Downing Valentine appeared on the census of 30 July 1850 in the household of George Valentine and Mary Drinker Downing at U. S. Census, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 162B, Line 22-30, Dwelling 79; Family 91
     22 VALENTINE, George 62 [1788] M Iron Master $57000 PA
     23 " , Mary D. 57 [1793] F PA
     24 " , Jacob D. 26 [1824] M Manager PA
     25 " , Sarah 25 [1825] F PA
     26 " , Carloine 16 [1834] F PA
     27 " , Mary D. 18 [1832] F PA
     28 GILMORE , Mary Ann 29 [1821] Black F VA
     29 GILFLOYD, Maria 18 [1832] F PA
     30 STEPHENS, Edward 28 [1822] Black M VA.⁵

Mary Downing Valentine and Dr. Elias White Hale Md appeared in the census of 6 July 1860 at Brown, Mifflin Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 91, lines 27-33, Dwelling 494, Family 482
     27 HALE, Elias W. 36 [1824] M Physician $39,250 $20,200 PA
     28 " , May V. 27 [1833] F PA
     29 " , Henry S. 7 [1853] M PA Attending school
     30 " , Sarah D. 2 [1858] F PA
     31 LINDSEY, Sarah 40 F Servant PA
     32 ADAMS, Isabella 30 [1830] F Servant Ireland
     33 ADAMS, William 32 [1828] M Laborer Ireland.⁶

Mary Downing Valentine and Dr. Elias White Hale Md appeared in the census of 14 July 1870 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 751A-B, lines 38-40, 1, Dwelling 168, Family 153
     38 HALE, Elias W. 47 [1823] M W $37,000 $4,000 PA
     39 " , Mary 38 [1832] F W Keeping House PA
     40 " , Harry 17 [1853] M W PA attending school
     1 " , Ellen 3 [1867] F W PA.⁷

Mary Downing Valentine and Dr. Elias White Hale Md appeared in the census of 15 June 1880 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 225A, lines 42-48, Dwelling 214, Family 229
     42 HALE, Edward W. W M 56 [1824] Married Physician PA PA PA
     43 " , Mary V. W F 48 [1832] Wife Married Keeps House PA PA PA
     44 " , Harry S. W M 27 [1853] son Single Bookkeeper PA PA PA
     45 " , Ella L. W F 13 [1867] Daughter Single attends school PA PA PA
     46 LINDSEY, Susan W F 65 [1815] Servant Sinle House Servent PA PA PA
     47 WATSON, Hattie W F 17 [1863] Servent Single House Servent PA PA PA
     48 HALL, Louis B M 75 [1805] Servent Married House Servent -- -- --.⁸

Mary Downing Valentine was listed as a resident in George Murry Andrews and Ellen L. Hale's household in the census report on 2 June 1900 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 2A, lines 16-20, Dwelling 27, Family 27
     16 ANDREWS, G. Murray Head W M May 1868 32 Married 7yrs Ireland Ireland Ireland Immigrated 1892 Real Estate Agent
     17 " , Ellen Wife W F April 1867 33 Married 7yrs PA PA PA
     18 HALE, Mary M-in-Law W F Mar 1832 68 Widowed PA PA PA
     19 MCGILLOWAY, Rose Servant W F Feb 1871 29 Single Ireland Ireland Ireland Immigrated 1891 waitress
     20 JACKSON, Emma Servant B F April 1866 34 Married 3yrs 2-children-born 2-children-living PA PA PA Cook.⁹

     Dr. Elias White Hale Md was born on 6 June 1824.² He married Mary Downing Valentine, daughter of Reuben Bond Valentine and Sarah Sandwith Downing, on 29 April 1857.^1,3

Dr. Elias White Hale Md died on 20 February 1892 at Menton, France, at age 67.^1,2
Dr. Elias White Hale Md was buried after 20 February 1892 at Saint Marks Cemetery, Lewistown, Mifflin Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave website:Birth: Jun. 6, 1824
Death: Feb. 20, 1892
Burial:
Saint Marks Cemetery
Lewistown
Mifflin County
Pennsylvania, USA

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Find A Grave Memorial# 55825530.²
     Dr. Elias White Hale Md and Mary Downing Valentine appeared in the census of 6 July 1860 at Brown, Mifflin Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 91, lines 27-33, Dwelling 494, Family 482
     27 HALE, Elias W. 36 [1824] M Physician $39,250 $20,200 PA
     28 " , May V. 27 [1833] F PA
     29 " , Henry S. 7 [1853] M PA Attending school
     30 " , Sarah D. 2 [1858] F PA
     31 LINDSEY, Sarah 40 F Servant PA
     32 ADAMS, Isabella 30 [1830] F Servant Ireland
     33 ADAMS, William 32 [1828] M Laborer Ireland.⁴

Dr. Elias White Hale Md and Mary Downing Valentine appeared in the census of 14 July 1870 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 751A-B, lines 38-40, 1, Dwelling 168, Family 153
     38 HALE, Elias W. 47 [1823] M W $37,000 $4,000 PA
     39 " , Mary 38 [1832] F W Keeping House PA
     40 " , Harry 17 [1853] M W PA attending school
     1 " , Ellen 3 [1867] F W PA.⁵

Dr. Elias White Hale Md and Mary Downing Valentine appeared in the census of 15 June 1880 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 225A, lines 42-48, Dwelling 214, Family 229
     42 HALE, Edward W. W M 56 [1824] Married Physician PA PA PA
     43 " , Mary V. W F 48 [1832] Wife Married Keeps House PA PA PA
     44 " , Harry S. W M 27 [1853] son Single Bookkeeper PA PA PA
     45 " , Ella L. W F 13 [1867] Daughter Single attends school PA PA PA
     46 LINDSEY, Susan W F 65 [1815] Servant Sinle House Servent PA PA PA
     47 WATSON, Hattie W F 17 [1863] Servent Single House Servent PA PA PA
     48 HALL, Louis B M 75 [1805] Servent Married House Servent -- -- --.⁶

     Ellen L. Hale was born in April 1867 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA.⁴ She married George Murry Andrews in 1893
; Married 7 years per 1900 census.^1,4
     Ellen L. Hale was listed as a resident in Dr. Elias White Hale Md and Mary Downing Valentine's household in the census report on 14 July 1870 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 751A-B, lines 38-40, 1, Dwelling 168, Family 153
     38 HALE, Elias W. 47 [1823] M W $37,000 $4,000 PA
     39 " , Mary 38 [1832] F W Keeping House PA
     40 " , Harry 17 [1853] M W PA attending school
     1 " , Ellen 3 [1867] F W PA.³

Ellen L. Hale and George Murry Andrews appeared in the census of 2 June 1900 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 2A, lines 16-20, Dwelling 27, Family 27
     16 ANDREWS, G. Murray Head W M May 1868 32 Married 7yrs Ireland Ireland Ireland Immigrated 1892 Real Estate Agent
     17 " , Ellen Wife W F April 1867 33 Married 7yrs PA PA PA
     18 HALE, Mary M-in-Law W F Mar 1832 68 Widowed PA PA PA
     19 MCGILLOWAY, Rose Servant W F Feb 1871 29 Single Ireland Ireland Ireland Immigrated 1891 waitress
     20 JACKSON, Emma Servant B F April 1866 34 Married 3yrs 2-children-born 2-children-living PA PA PA Cook.⁴

     George Murry Andrews was born in May 1868 at Ireland.² He married Ellen L. Hale, daughter of Dr. Elias White Hale Md and Mary Downing Valentine, in 1893
; Married 7 years per 1900 census.^1,2
     George Murry Andrews and Ellen L. Hale appeared in the census of 2 June 1900 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 2A, lines 16-20, Dwelling 27, Family 27
     16 ANDREWS, G. Murray Head W M May 1868 32 Married 7yrs Ireland Ireland Ireland Immigrated 1892 Real Estate Agent
     17 " , Ellen Wife W F April 1867 33 Married 7yrs PA PA PA
     18 HALE, Mary M-in-Law W F Mar 1832 68 Widowed PA PA PA
     19 MCGILLOWAY, Rose Servant W F Feb 1871 29 Single Ireland Ireland Ireland Immigrated 1891 waitress
     20 JACKSON, Emma Servant B F April 1866 34 Married 3yrs 2-children-born 2-children-living PA PA PA Cook.²

     Abraham S. Valentine was born on 25 February 1795 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^2,8,3,9 He married Martha G. Potter, daughter of Judge James Potter and Mary Brown,
; his 1st wife.⁹ Abraham S. Valentine married Clarissa Hannah Miles, daughter of Evan Miles and Rebecca George, on 27 December 1824 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; his 2nd wife.^2,9
Abraham S. Valentine died on 29 August 1862 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 67.^2,8,3,9
Abraham S. Valentine was buried after 29 August 1862 at Friends Burial Ground, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      1795
Death:      Aug. 29, 1862
Family links:
Spouse:
Clarissa Valentine (1808 - 1857)*
Note: Age at death 67 years, 6 months, husband of Clarissa Valentine.
Burial:
Friends Burial Ground
Centre County
Pennsylvania, USA
Created by: Kenneth Greene
Record added: Aug 13, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 28984241.⁸
     ; from Beers [1898:69ff]: "VALENTINE. The Valentines of Bellefonte and their connections have descended from early and historic families of the State. The Valentine family is in direct line of descent from Robert Valentine (1), who died in 1651. His wife was Elizabeth Warren, a native of Lambstown, County Wexford, Ireland, whose death occurred in Ballynocassick in 1695. Their son, George, of Bally Brummel. County Carlow, Ireland, had a son Thomas, who in 1715 married Mary, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Hooper) Parke, of Battytean, County Carlow, and became the progenitor of the family in America. He was born in 1693, and about 1720 came to America, locating in Chester County, Penn. Later he moved into what became Montgomery County of the same State, where his death occurred in 1747. Thomas Parke appears to have been a farmer in Ireland, owning in 1720 land in Ballileau, Ballaghmore and Coolissnactah. In 1724 he came to America bringing with him his family, and located in the great valley on the west side of what is now Downington, where he had purchased 500 acres of land. He died January 31,1738, and his widow on June 2 1, 1749. He was an elder in Caln Meeting, and esteemed by Friends.
     Thomas Valentine and family were Friends, and identified with the Kilconnor Monthly Meeting in Ireland. Of their children, Robert, a native of Bally Brummel, Ireland, married, in 1747, Rachel Edge, of Providence, Chester Co., Penn., and his son Robert, born in 1752, married, in 1773 , Ann Bond. Robert, the son of the emigrant, became a recommended minister in 1764, and traveled considerably in that capacity, including a visit to Great Britain at the close of the Revolutionary war. John Edge, the maternal grandfather of Rachel Edge, came to the country from St. Andrews, Holborn, in the County of Middlesex, England, and settled in Nether Providence about the year 1685. He was an earnest member of the Society of Friends. He had been subjected to heavy fines and imprisonment in his native county for refusing to act contrary to his
conscientious scruples, and on one occasion had to stand public trial.
     From Robert Valentine and Ann Bond came descendants of the name in Centre County. Their children were: Robert married Elizabeth Downing; George married Mary Downing; Samuel and Jacob D. died unmarried; Reuben B. married Sarah Downing; Abraham S. married Clarissa Miles; Bond married Lydia Fairlamb; Thomazine married Reuben Miller: and Rachael married Maj. Jonathan Kersley, of Detroit, Mich. Ann Bond was the daughter of Samuel and Thomazine (Downing) Bond, of West Whiteland, Chester county, and the granddaughter of Joseph Bond, who settled at Bristol, in Bucks county, Penn., in the early part of the eighteenth century; he was a large land owner, and was one of the petitioners for the incorporation of the borough, which was incorporated by letters patent from the Crown, November 14, 1720. Joseph Bond and John Hall were the first Burgesses of the town. The former represented his county in the Colonial Legislature.
     In 1815, Samuel, Jacob D., George, Reuben B., Abram S., and Bond Valentine, sons of Robert and Ann Bond, came from Chester county to Centre county, accompanied by Jacob Thomas, and leased the old Dunlop iron furnace erected by John Dunlop in 1802, and in 1821 purchased it. Mr. Thomas withdrew in 1817, and was succeeded by his son, William A. Thomas. They were all iron-masters, and for years were largely identified with the development of the iron interests of Centre County. They built additional forges and in 1824 built the first rolling mill in Centre County. In 1842 they abandoned the old furnace, and built one just outside of the borough of Bellefonte. Many of the sons of these men succeeded them to the business, and some are still connected with it. Referring to these men who built the first Friends Meeting House at Bellefonte, and who by birth were members of the Society, a writer says: "The rise of the Friends Meeting in Bellefonte seems worthy of some notice. It was established by four or five men, who, making no especial profession of religion, yet yielded to a simple apprehension of duty, and built a house for the worship of God. All of them became faithful humble followers of the Lord Jesus, and to one of them was committed the ministry of the Gospel of Christ. Friends Meeting is still regularly held in Bellefonte, and is largely composed of the descendants of those who established it." Of the Valentine brothers who came to Centre County, George, born in East Caln, September I, 1788, died in Bellefonte, July 13, 1857, married Mary Downing, born in Philadelphia, January 22, 1792, died January 27, 1879. issue: (1) Jacob Downing, born at Bellefonte October 4, 1823, died September 16, 1896, in the house in which he was born, it being one of the first houses built in Bellefonte. He was an iron-master, "upright and honest, and lived in accordance with the Quaker faith." He married Deborah Downing, a daughter of Richard and Sarah G. (Mount) Downing, issue: George, Jacob, Louise, Ellen and Robert. (2) Sarah married Dr. George Fox. (3) Eliza married Thomas S. Downing. (4) Reuben B., born in Bellefonte in 1829, where he died in 1871, was an iron-master, and one of the most successful managers of the Valentine Iron Works. He was also engaged extensively in farming, and was a conscientious and upright member of the Society of Friends. In 1857 he married Mary B. Jacobs, who was born at East Whiteland, Chester Co., Penn., a daughter of Joseph and Ann (Bowen) Jacobs, issue: Mary and Emily (deceased); Anna J; Julia (deceased); and Caroline M. (5) Caroline married Thompson Millikin. (6) George married Emily Jacobs (a sister of Mary B. Jacobs), issue: Jane H., Mary D., Sarah W. and Emily J.
     Taking up the history of the Downing family: Mary Downing (who married George Valentine) was the direct descendant of Thomas Downing, who was born in Bradninch, in Devonshire, England, in 1691, and who, as early as 1718, resided in Chester county, Penn., and from whom descended the numerous families of Downings in that county. For generations the Downings were farmers and millers. Richard Downing, a son of Thomas, married Mary Edge, and, of their children, Jacob Downing married Sarah Drinker, of Philadelphia, and they became the parents of Mary (Downing) Valentine. A son of Richard, also named Richard, married Sarah G. Mount, and their daughter Deborah became the wife of Jacob Valentine. Elizabeth Drinker, the grandmother of Mary (Downing) Valentine, kept a diary from 1759 to 1807, which was published in book form in 1889. She was a direct descendant of Philip Drinker (1), who was born in 1597 and died in 1647; came in 1635 from Exeter, England, and settled at Charlestown, Mass. Henry Drinker, the great-great-great-grandson of Philip, the grandfather of Mary Downing, married Elizabeth Sandwith. The latter descended from John Jervis, of Roscoe, Kings county, Ireland, who came to America in 1688, with a son Martyn, and purchased large tracts of land in New Jersey now called Jervis Sound. John Jervis was appointed a justice of the peace of New Jersey. Charles, another son, was court painter to King George II, a correspondent of the poet Pope, and translator of "Don Quixote. "Henry Drinker was an ironmaster and ship owner of Philadelphia; was arrested in 1777 and sent to Virginia under pretense of hostility to the American cause; he was a member of the. common council of Philadelphia, and a large landowner; he was born in 1734, and ,died in 1809. The mother of Deborah (Downing) Valentine, Sarah G. Mount, was the daughter of James Mount, whose father was Ezekial, the son of Thomas Mount, who came from England and was the owner of the land on which the city of Louisville, Ky., was built. He had many slaves, and was a man of wealth.
     Referring to the history of the Jacobs family, Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine are in direct line of descent from John Jacobs (1) (the first of the family in America), who in 1700 settled on a portion of the Vanbibber tract of land in Providence, Philadelphia County. His death occurred in 1730. His grandson, John Jacobs (3), was the Speaker of the first .General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. His brother, Israel, was a member of Congress in 1791, and another brother, Jesse, held a captain's commission and served in the Revolutionary war, participating in a number of important battles. Ann Bowen, mother of Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine, was in direct line of descent from John Bowen (1), of Whiteland, Chester County, who died in 1715. The paternal grandmother of Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine was Mary Brinton, of Thornburg, Delaware Co., Penn., who was in line from William Brinton (1), of Staffordshire, England, who settled in Concord, Birmingham Township, Delaware Co., Penn.,in 1684, and was among the earliest converts of George Fox. He bought large tracts of land in Chester County. He was born in 1630, and died in 1700. His son, William, was a member of the Provincial Assembly in 1666, and died in 1751. Joseph, of Thornbury, Delaware Co., Penn., the son of William (2), was an associate judge of Pennsylvania, and a member of the Provincial Assembly. Reuben B. Valentine, of the Valentine brothers coming to Centre County in 1815, was born in 1793, and died in 1841; married Sarah Downing (a sister of Mary Downing, the wife of his brother George), born June 17. 1797, died November 30, 1843, and their children were: (I) Mary married Dr. Elias W. Hale, a wealthy gentleman of influence, of Lewistown, born June 6, 1824, and died February 20, 1892; issue: Sarah, died young, and Ellen, the wife of G. Murray Andrews. (2) George was killed in a rolling mill at the age of five years. William Valentine died unmarried.
     Abraham S. Valentine, another of the original brothers locating in Centre county, died August 29, 1862 aged sixty-eight years; married Clarissa Miles, who died March 3, 1857, aged forty-nine years; was a member of the original firm and the inventor of the ore-washing machine since in general use, the adoption of which effected a revolution in the ore mining of this region. He was possessed of great business ability and foresight (being "a man far ahead of his time "), and it was due largely to his inventions and improvements that the Valentine charcoal iron achieved its widespread reputation. At the outbreak of the war of the Rebellion he was one of the liberal contributors to a subscription for the support of the soldiers' families. Two of his sons, Abram and Bond, were in the service for a time. Clarissa Miles, wife of Abram S., was a daughter of Evan Miles, who died May 10, 1838, in his sixty-ninth year, and of Rebecca George (of the family of George's Hill, Philadelphia), who died July 28, 1845, in her seventy-sixth year; both are buried in the graveyard at Milesburg. Evan Miles was the son of Richard Miles, and the nephew of Col. Samuel Miles, of Revolutionary fame. The latter served as a lieutenant in the expedition to Fort Duquesne; was wounded at Ligonia in an attack made by the French and Indians; commanded a regiment in 1760, and at the end of the campaign was left in command of the forces at Presque Isle (now Erie), Penn. He commanded a regiment in the Revolutionary war under Gen. Washington. While leading his regiment at the battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776, he was captured, and while a prisoner was made a brigadier-general for distinguished service. He was no less distinguished in civil life after the war, holding many responsible positions, among them that of mayor of Philadelphia. Richard Miles married Mary Pugh, who was a member of the Society of Friends, and in 1792 they located at Milesburg, Centre county, where both are buried. He was a captain of militia in the Revolution. His Death occurred December 16, 1823, in the eighty-fifth year of his age, and that of his wife, December 20, 1794, aged forty-four years. Richard Miles was the grandson of Richard, one of the brothers who came from South Wales in 1682 or 1683, and settled at Radnor, Pennsylvania.
     The children of Abraham S. Valentine and Clarissa (Miles) were: (1) Anna married S. Stewart Lyon, and their issue are-John; Anna; Clara, the wife of William Jasper Nicholas; Mary, the wife of Ellis L. Orvis; and Rebecca. (2) Rebecca M. married Evan Pugh, Ph. D., who lived only a few months after marriage, and left no issue; he was a scholarly gentleman and distinguished educator, and was the first president of the Pennsylvania State College. (3) Bond, born March 22, 1834, died April 19, 1889, married Mattie Kenney, who died August 25, 1882, in her forty-sixth year; their children are-Evan and Jane (died in infancy); Bond; and Edward K. The father of these was for years a member of the firm of Shortlidge & Co., of Bellefonte, dealers in grain and coal, and latterly he was engaged in the insurance business. "He was closely attached to the Society of Friends, and was very devoted to their teachings. He was a man possessing a pure Christian character, whom everyone honored. His friends were numbered by the hundreds, who looked upon him as a man worthy of imitation, because he followed as near as he could in the paths of divine teaching. He was courteous, genial, and enjoyed being genial whether in social or business life."(4) Abram S., who resides at Atlantic City, N. J., married Eliza U. Natt, of Philadelphia, daughter of Thomas J. and Anne Natt, of England, and their children are-Charles, Arthur and Edward. Abram S. is connected with the Valentine Iron Works at Bellefonte, and for years took an active part in the business interests of Bellefonte and vicinity. During the war of the Rebellion he was for a time in the service, and contributed largely toward the support of the soldiers and their families. (5) Evan M., who resides in Philadelphia, married Mary J. Taylor, of Doylestown, who died. Their children are Harry S. and Abram S. (6) Samuel and (7) Blanchard died in infancy, (8) and (9) Clara and Mary, respectively, unmarried. (10) Henry C. now connected with the Valentine Iron Works, married Sarah, a daughter of Thomas, and grand-.daughter of Judge Thomas Burnside, and their children are-Stanley, Helen, Rebecca and Henry. Henry C. is a member of the borough council.
     Bond Valentine, the youngest of the original Valentine brothers, did not remain in the iron business long, but early turned his attention to the law. His birth occurred in 1798. His early paternal training was such as to instill in his mind those principles of morality which were the guiding and controlling influence of his after life. He became a distinguished lawyer, and served in the General Assembly, 1830-32, from Centre County. In 1842, influenced by conscientious convictions, he abandoned the law that he might devote his life to the public ministry in the Society of Friends. The Friends Review in an obituary notice, said: "His sterling integrity and the well-known simplicity of his character, averse to mere forms, won for him the increased confidence and respect of the community, and his addresses have been marked by impassioned earnestness. In social circles our friend was very attractive, without reserve, original, genial and simple."
     To his first wife, Lydia, daughter of John and Susannah (Ashbridge) Fairland, farming people of near West Chester, Penn., and of English descent, two children were born, the elder of whom died in infancy; the other is Robert Valentine, who has long been at the head of the firm of Valentine & Co., of Bellefonte. Robert Valentine is one of the prominent and wealthy citizens of Bellefonte. His second wife, to whom he was married in 1861, was Mary Natt, daughter of Thomas J. and Anne Natt, born in England, and their children are: Emily and Julia, the latter being the wife of Dr. Bond, of Baltimore. The homes of Robert Valentine and family, and the family of Reuben B. Valentine, are particularly striking, and are of the several imposing and beautiful places of the mountain town of Bellefonte. The former, a modern built, native stone structure, commodious and substantial, stands on one of the highest points of the town, and is very commanding in point of view. While the other is located a short distance from the town on a beautifully situated farm, "Burnham," this suburban countryseat is surrounded by spacious grounds, and the old grey limestone house, built by Reuben B. Valentine in 1856, is of the Colonial style.¹⁰

; Lawyer.²

Abraham S. Valentine was listed as a resident in Robert Valentine Jr. and Ann Thelma Bond's household in the census report in 1800 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 898; Line 34
     Name:     Robt Valentine
     Home in 1800 (City, County, State):     Coventry, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:     3 [aft 1790] Reuben 1793, Abraham 1795, Bond 1797
     Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15:     1 [1785-90] George 1788
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:     3 [1775-84] Samuel 1776, Robert 1778, Jacob 1780
     Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1755] Robert 1752
     Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:     3 [1775-84] Rachel 1784, Thomazine 1774, Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1755] Ann (Bond) 1752
     Number of All Other Free Persons:     2
     Number of Household Members Under 16:     4
     Number of Household Members Over 25:     2
     Number of Household Members:     14.¹¹

Abraham S. Valentine was listed as a resident in Samuel Valentine's household in the census report in 1810 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; [Note: There are 6 "Other Free Persons" in Samuel's household. It is likely that these include his brothers who in 1815 traveled to Centre Co. with him and who were all unmarried in 1810.]
p. 224, line 8
     Name:     Saml Valentine
     Home in 1810 (City, County, State):     East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15:     2
     Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 :     1
     Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:     1
     Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:     2
     Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over :     1
     Number of All Other Free Persons:     6 (His brothers/their wives?)
     Number of Household Members Under 16:     3
     Number of Household Members Over 25:     2
     Number of Household Members:     1.¹²
; from Beers [1898:69ff]: "In 1815, Samuel, Jacob D., George, Reuben B., Abram S., and Bond Valentine, sons of Robert and Ann Bond, came from Chester county to Centre county, accompanied by Jacob Thomas, and leased the old Dunlop iron furnace erected by John Dunlop in 1802, and in 1821 purchased it. Mr. Thomas withdrew in 1817, and was succeeded by his son, William A. Thomas. They were all iron-masters, and for years were largely identified with the development of the iron interests of Centre County. They built additional forges and in 1824 built the first rolling mill in Centre County. In 1842 they abandoned the old furnace, and built one just outside of the borough of Bellefonte. Many of the sons of these men succeeded them to the business, and some are still connected with it. Referring to these men who built the first Friends Meeting House at Bellefonte, and who by birth were members of the Society, a writer says: "The rise of the Friends Meeting in Bellefonte seems worthy of some notice. It was established by four or five men, who, making no especial profession of religion, yet yielded to a simple apprehension of duty, and built a house for the worship of God. All of them became faithful humble followers of the Lord Jesus, and to one of them was committed the ministry of the Gospel of Christ. Friends Meeting is still regularly held in Bellefonte, and is largely composed of the descendants of those who established it." Of the Valentine brothers who came to Centre County, George, born in East Caln, September I, 1788, died in Bellefonte, July 13, 1857, married Mary Downing, born in Philadelphia, January 22, 1792, died January 27, 1879. issue: (1) Jacob Downing, born at Bellefonte October 4, 1823, died September 16, 1896, in the house in which he was born, it being one of the first houses built in Bellefonte. He was an iron-master, "upright and honest, and lived in accordance with the Quaker faith." He married Deborah Downing, a daughter of Richard and Sarah G. (Mount) Downing, issue: George, Jacob, Louise, Ellen and Robert. (2) Sarah married Dr. George Fox. (3) Eliza married Thomas S. Downing. (4) Reuben B., born in Bellefonte in 1829, where he died in 1871, was an iron-master, and one of the most successful managers of the Valentine Iron Works. He was also engaged extensively in farming, and was a conscientious and upright member of the Society of Friends. In 1857 he married Mary B. Jacobs, who was born at East Whiteland, Chester Co., Penn., a daughter of Joseph and Ann (Bowen) Jacobs, issue: Mary and Emily (deceased); Anna J; Julia (deceased); and Caroline M. (5) Caroline married Thompson Millikin. (6) George married Emily Jacobs (a sister of Mary B. Jacobs), issue: Jane H., Mary D., Sarah W. and Emily J."¹³

Reference: Linn [1883:56]: "1815 - The annals of this year chronicle the arrival of the Valentine brothers and William A. Thomas, as tenants of the iron-works of John Dunlop, deceased. They operated under a lease from Hon. Charles Huston and John G. Lowrey, administrators, until the 1st of October, 1821, when the force and furnace tracts, together with the Galesburg ore banks, as they were called, were purchased by Samuel Valentine, Jacob Valentine, George Valentine, Robert Valentine and william A. Thomas, for the sum of fourteen thousand dollars, at Orphans' Court sale, of the real estate of John Dunlop; the latter's half-interest in the Washington Works was sold shortly after after his death to Alexander irvine, of Baltimore, for five thousand dollars." in 1815 at Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA.

; Original group of Valentine, Downing and related family members that moved from Chester co., PA to Centre Co., PA.
Partial history of Valentine & Thomas iron business in Centre Co. is attached.
Abraham S. Valentine is mentioned in the will of Jacob Daniel Valentine on 24 October 1823 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Synopsis from Fravel [1939:11]: "page 189, JACOB VALENTINE, Chester Co., Pa. Oct. 24 1823-11/6/1823, Nieces & nephews, children of my sister Thomazin Miller of Centre Co., Pa. My dec'd brother Robert. Eliza w/o Tm. A. Thomas. Robert V. Miller, Wm. Miller, Mary Ann, Isaac, Rachel, Jane, Mordecai Miller. My sis. Rachel, w/o Jonathan Kersley : "page 189, JACOB VALENTINE, Chester Co., Pa. Oct. 24 1823-11/6/1823, Nieces & nephews, children of my sister Thomazin Miller of Centre Co., Pa. My dec'd brother Robert. Eliza w/o Tm. A. Thomas. Robert V. Miller, Wm. Miller, Mary Ann, Isaac, Rachel, Jane: "page 189, JACOB VALENTINE, Chester Co., Pa. Oct. 24 1823-11/6/1823, Nieces & nephews, children of my sister Thomazin Miller of Centre Co., Pa. My dec'd brother Robert. Eliza w/o Tm. A. Thomas. Robert V. Miller, Wm. Miller, Mary Ann, Isaac, Rachel, Jane, Mordecai Miller. My sis. Rachel, w/o Jonathan Kersley : "page 189, JACOB VALENTINE, Chester Co., Pa. Oct. 24 1823-11/6/1823, Nieces & nephews, children of my sister Thomazin Miller of Centre Co., Pa. My dec'd brother Robert. Eliza w/o Tm. A. Thomas. Robert [sic] of Detroit. Brother Valentine & Abram, Sam'l., Geo., Reuben. Jacob V. Thomas. Jacob D. infant s/o George & Mary Valentine. Ex: Bros: Geo. & Bond. Witness: Jos. White, Jos. M. Downing.¹⁴
In Samuel Valentine's will dated 16 August 1826 at Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA, Abraham S. Valentine was named as executor; Synopsis from Fravel [1939:12]: "page 211, SAMUEL VALENTINE, Aug. 16, 1825-Oct. 19, 1826, members of firm of Valentine & Thomas to wit: George, Reuben, Abram S., Bond Valentine, Wm. A. Thomas. Niece Eliza M. Thomas, w/o Wm. A. Thomas. My brothers named, my sister Tomazin Miller. Ex: 5 members of firm. Witness: I. Miller, Rachel Miller."¹⁵

Abraham S. Valentine and Clarissa Hannah Miles appeared in the census of 1830 at U. S. Census, Spring Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; [Note: The oldest male in this household appears to be too young to match Abraham S #38266, though the two older women match his wife and his mother. He moved to Centre Co. with his brother Reuben Bond, who is on the previous census page, and his brother George, who is in the census in Bellefonte. The teenaged male and female are unknown. They appear to be too young to match any of Abraham's siblings and too old to be his children. One of the Females aged 20-29 matches Abraham's wife, Clarissa, but the other is unknown. Perhaps the unknown individuals are Clarissa's siblings.]
p. 377, line 25
     Name:     Abraham S Valentine
     Home in 1830 (City, County, State):     Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:     1 [1811-15] Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:     1 [1801-10] Abraham S b1795?
     Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:     1 [1826-30] Ann bc1830
     Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19:     1 [1811-15] Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29:     2 [1801-10] Clarissa (Miles) b1808
     Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69:     1 [1761-70] Ann (Bond) b1843
     Free White Persons - Under 20:     3
     Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:     3
     Total Free White Persons:     7
     Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):     7.¹⁶
Abraham S. Valentine is mentioned in the will of Reuben Bond Valentine on 10 March 1834 at Spring Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Synopsis from Fravel [1939:23]: "page 148, REUBEN B. VALENTINE, Spring Twp., 3/10/1834-4/24/1841, w. Sarah. Children: Geo. H., Mary. Brother Gworge, Abraham S. Also named Wm. A. Thomas to be guardian or my minor children. Ex; wife, bro. Bond Valentine. Witness: Daniel Dobbins, H. Humes, Mord. Miller."¹⁷

Abraham S. Valentine appeared in the census of 1840 at U. S. Census, Spring Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; [Clarissa (Miles) Valentine, Abraham's wife, does not seem to appear in this household. She was born in 1808 and would have been aged 32. Is is possible that she is the oldest female (aged 20-29) with the wrong age assigned. There are several unknown individuals in this household. The second adult male could be a brother of Abraham (Richard b1790?) or a sibling of Clarissa, with children].
p. 199, line 30
     Name:     Abram Valentine
     Home in 1840 (City, County, State):     Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:     3 [aft 1835] Samuel bc1841, Unknown?, Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:     2 [1831-5] Bond b1834, Abraham b1835
     Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14:     1 [1826-30] Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:     1 [1811-20] Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49:     2 [1791-1800] Abraham S b1795, Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19:     1 [1821-25] Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29:     1 [1811-20] Unknown?
     Free Colored Persons - Females - 24 thru 35:     1
     Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade:     2
     Free White Persons - Under 20:     7
     Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:     4
     Total Free White Persons:     11
     Total Free Colored Persons:     1
     Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:     12.¹⁸

Abraham S. Valentine and Clarissa Hannah Miles appeared in the census of 19 August 1850 at U. S. Census, Spring Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
pp. 201A & B, Lines 38-42; 1-7, Dwelling 126; Family 126
     38 VALENTINE, Abram S 55 [1795] M Iron Master PA
     39 " , Clarissa 43 [1807] PA
     40 " , Ann 20 [1830] M PA <-Note: listed as Male
     41 " , Rebecca 18 [1832] F PA
     42 " , Bond 16 [1834] M PA
     1 " , Abram S Jr. 14 [1836] M PA
     2 " , Clarissa 13 [1837] F PA
     3 " , Evan M 11 [1839] M PA
     4 " , Harry 2 [1848] M PA
     5 " , John B 2/12 [1850] M PA
     6 JACKSON, Esther 27 [1823] F Black hired woman PA
     7 WASHINGTON, Tomson 13 [1837] F Black PA.¹⁹

Abraham S. Valentine appeared in the census of 1 September 1860 at Spring Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 871, Lines 31-40. Dwelling 2363; Family 2460
     31 VALENTINE, Abram 65 [1795] M Farmer $50,000 $1,200 PA
     32 " , Bond 28 [1832] M PA
     33 " , Clarissa 26 [1834] F PA
     34 " , Rebecca 25 [1835] PA
     35 " , Abram 24 [1836] M PA
     36 " , Even 20 [1840] M PA
     37 " , Harriett 12 [1848] F PA
     38 " , Blanchard 10 [1850] M PA
     39 " , Mary 7 [1853] F PA
     40 JACKSON, Hetty 20 [1820] F Black Servant PA
     1 HALE, Bridget 23 [1837] F Servant Ireland.²⁰

     Clarissa Hannah Miles was born on 28 September 1808 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Grave footstone says "aged 49 years"; aged 43 in 1850 census.^1,4,5,3,2 She married Abraham S. Valentine, son of Robert Valentine Jr. and Ann Thelma Bond, on 27 December 1824 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; his 2nd wife.^1,3
Clarissa Hannah Miles died on 3 March 1857 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 48.^1,3
Clarissa Hannah Miles was buried after 3 March 1857 at Friends Burial Ground, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      1808
     Death:      Mar. 3, 1857
     Family links: Spouse: Abram S. Valentine (1795 - 1862)
     Note: Age at death 49 years.
     Burial: Friends Burial Ground, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Created by: Kenneth Greene
     Record added: Aug 13, 2008
     Find A Grave Memorial# 28984224.⁴
     ; from Beers [1898:69ff]: "VALENTINE. The Valentines of Bellefonte and their connections have descended from early and historic families of the State. The Valentine family is in direct line of descent from Robert Valentine (1), who died in 1651. His wife was Elizabeth Warren, a native of Lambstown, County Wexford, Ireland, whose death occurred in Ballynocassick in 1695. Their son, George, of Bally Brummel. County Carlow, Ireland, had a son Thomas, who in 1715 married Mary, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Hooper) Parke, of Battytean, County Carlow, and became the progenitor of the family in America. He was born in 1693, and about 1720 came to America, locating in Chester County, Penn. Later he moved into what became Montgomery County of the same State, where his death occurred in 1747. Thomas Parke appears to have been a farmer in Ireland, owning in 1720 land in Ballileau, Ballaghmore and Coolissnactah. In 1724 he came to America bringing with him his family, and located in the great valley on the west side of what is now Downington, where he had purchased 500 acres of land. He died January 31,1738, and his widow on June 2 1, 1749. He was an elder in Caln Meeting, and esteemed by Friends.
     Thomas Valentine and family were Friends, and identified with the Kilconnor Monthly Meeting in Ireland. Of their children, Robert, a native of Bally Brummel, Ireland, married, in 1747, Rachel Edge, of Providence, Chester Co., Penn., and his son Robert, born in 1752, married, in 1773 , Ann Bond. Robert, the son of the emigrant, became a recommended minister in 1764, and traveled considerably in that capacity, including a visit to Great Britain at the close of the Revolutionary war. John Edge, the maternal grandfather of Rachel Edge, came to the country from St. Andrews, Holborn, in the County of Middlesex, England, and settled in Nether Providence about the year 1685. He was an earnest member of the Society of Friends. He had been subjected to heavy fines and imprisonment in his native county for refusing to act contrary to his
conscientious scruples, and on one occasion had to stand public trial.
     From Robert Valentine and Ann Bond came descendants of the name in Centre County. Their children were: Robert married Elizabeth Downing; George married Mary Downing; Samuel and Jacob D. died unmarried; Reuben B. married Sarah Downing; Abraham S. married Clarissa Miles; Bond married Lydia Fairlamb; Thomazine married Reuben Miller: and Rachael married Maj. Jonathan Kersley, of Detroit, Mich. Ann Bond was the daughter of Samuel and Thomazine (Downing) Bond, of West Whiteland, Chester county, and the granddaughter of Joseph Bond, who settled at Bristol, in Bucks county, Penn., in the early part of the eighteenth century; he was a large land owner, and was one of the petitioners for the incorporation of the borough, which was incorporated by letters patent from the Crown, November 14, 1720. Joseph Bond and John Hall were the first Burgesses of the town. The former represented his county in the Colonial Legislature.
     In 1815, Samuel, Jacob D., George, Reuben B., Abram S., and Bond Valentine, sons of Robert and Ann Bond, came from Chester county to Centre county, accompanied by Jacob Thomas, and leased the old Dunlop iron furnace erected by John Dunlop in 1802, and in 1821 purchased it. Mr. Thomas withdrew in 1817, and was succeeded by his son, William A. Thomas. They were all iron-masters, and for years were largely identified with the development of the iron interests of Centre County. They built additional forges and in 1824 built the first rolling mill in Centre County. In 1842 they abandoned the old furnace, and built one just outside of the borough of Bellefonte. Many of the sons of these men succeeded them to the business, and some are still connected with it. Referring to these men who built the first Friends Meeting House at Bellefonte, and who by birth were members of the Society, a writer says: "The rise of the Friends Meeting in Bellefonte seems worthy of some notice. It was established by four or five men, who, making no especial profession of religion, yet yielded to a simple apprehension of duty, and built a house for the worship of God. All of them became faithful humble followers of the Lord Jesus, and to one of them was committed the ministry of the Gospel of Christ. Friends Meeting is still regularly held in Bellefonte, and is largely composed of the descendants of those who established it." Of the Valentine brothers who came to Centre County, George, born in East Caln, September I, 1788, died in Bellefonte, July 13, 1857, married Mary Downing, born in Philadelphia, January 22, 1792, died January 27, 1879. issue: (1) Jacob Downing, born at Bellefonte October 4, 1823, died September 16, 1896, in the house in which he was born, it being one of the first houses built in Bellefonte. He was an iron-master, "upright and honest, and lived in accordance with the Quaker faith." He married Deborah Downing, a daughter of Richard and Sarah G. (Mount) Downing, issue: George, Jacob, Louise, Ellen and Robert. (2) Sarah married Dr. George Fox. (3) Eliza married Thomas S. Downing. (4) Reuben B., born in Bellefonte in 1829, where he died in 1871, was an iron-master, and one of the most successful managers of the Valentine Iron Works. He was also engaged extensively in farming, and was a conscientious and upright member of the Society of Friends. In 1857 he married Mary B. Jacobs, who was born at East Whiteland, Chester Co., Penn., a daughter of Joseph and Ann (Bowen) Jacobs, issue: Mary and Emily (deceased); Anna J; Julia (deceased); and Caroline M. (5) Caroline married Thompson Millikin. (6) George married Emily Jacobs (a sister of Mary B. Jacobs), issue: Jane H., Mary D., Sarah W. and Emily J.
     Taking up the history of the Downing family: Mary Downing (who married George Valentine) was the direct descendant of Thomas Downing, who was born in Bradninch, in Devonshire, England, in 1691, and who, as early as 1718, resided in Chester county, Penn., and from whom descended the numerous families of Downings in that county. For generations the Downings were farmers and millers. Richard Downing, a son of Thomas, married Mary Edge, and, of their children, Jacob Downing married Sarah Drinker, of Philadelphia, and they became the parents of Mary (Downing) Valentine. A son of Richard, also named Richard, married Sarah G. Mount, and their daughter Deborah became the wife of Jacob Valentine. Elizabeth Drinker, the grandmother of Mary (Downing) Valentine, kept a diary from 1759 to 1807, which was published in book form in 1889. She was a direct descendant of Philip Drinker (1), who was born in 1597 and died in 1647; came in 1635 from Exeter, England, and settled at Charlestown, Mass. Henry Drinker, the great-great-great-grandson of Philip, the grandfather of Mary Downing, married Elizabeth Sandwith. The latter descended from John Jervis, of Roscoe, Kings county, Ireland, who came to America in 1688, with a son Martyn, and purchased large tracts of land in New Jersey now called Jervis Sound. John Jervis was appointed a justice of the peace of New Jersey. Charles, another son, was court painter to King George II, a correspondent of the poet Pope, and translator of "Don Quixote. "Henry Drinker was an ironmaster and ship owner of Philadelphia; was arrested in 1777 and sent to Virginia under pretense of hostility to the American cause; he was a member of the. common council of Philadelphia, and a large landowner; he was born in 1734, and ,died in 1809. The mother of Deborah (Downing) Valentine, Sarah G. Mount, was the daughter of James Mount, whose father was Ezekial, the son of Thomas Mount, who came from England and was the owner of the land on which the city of Louisville, Ky., was built. He had many slaves, and was a man of wealth.
     Referring to the history of the Jacobs family, Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine are in direct line of descent from John Jacobs (1) (the first of the family in America), who in 1700 settled on a portion of the Vanbibber tract of land in Providence, Philadelphia County. His death occurred in 1730. His grandson, John Jacobs (3), was the Speaker of the first .General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. His brother, Israel, was a member of Congress in 1791, and another brother, Jesse, held a captain's commission and served in the Revolutionary war, participating in a number of important battles. Ann Bowen, mother of Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine, was in direct line of descent from John Bowen (1), of Whiteland, Chester County, who died in 1715. The paternal grandmother of Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine was Mary Brinton, of Thornburg, Delaware Co., Penn., who was in line from William Brinton (1), of Staffordshire, England, who settled in Concord, Birmingham Township, Delaware Co., Penn.,in 1684, and was among the earliest converts of George Fox. He bought large tracts of land in Chester County. He was born in 1630, and died in 1700. His son, William, was a member of the Provincial Assembly in 1666, and died in 1751. Joseph, of Thornbury, Delaware Co., Penn., the son of William (2), was an associate judge of Pennsylvania, and a member of the Provincial Assembly. Reuben B. Valentine, of the Valentine brothers coming to Centre County in 1815, was born in 1793, and died in 1841; married Sarah Downing (a sister of Mary Downing, the wife of his brother George), born June 17. 1797, died November 30, 1843, and their children were: (I) Mary married Dr. Elias W. Hale, a wealthy gentleman of influence, of Lewistown, born June 6, 1824, and died February 20, 1892; issue: Sarah, died young, and Ellen, the wife of G. Murray Andrews. (2) George was killed in a rolling mill at the age of five years. William Valentine died unmarried.
     Abraham S. Valentine, another of the original brothers locating in Centre county, died August 29, 1862 aged sixty-eight years; married Clarissa Miles, who died March 3, 1857, aged forty-nine years; was a member of the original firm and the inventor of the ore-washing machine since in general use, the adoption of which effected a revolution in the ore mining of this region. He was possessed of great business ability and foresight (being "a man far ahead of his time "), and it was due largely to his inventions and improvements that the Valentine charcoal iron achieved its widespread reputation. At the outbreak of the war of the Rebellion he was one of the liberal contributors to a subscription for the support of the soldiers' families. Two of his sons, Abram and Bond, were in the service for a time. Clarissa Miles, wife of Abram S., was a daughter of Evan Miles, who died May 10, 1838, in his sixty-ninth year, and of Rebecca George (of the family of George's Hill, Philadelphia), who died July 28, 1845, in her seventy-sixth year; both are buried in the graveyard at Milesburg. Evan Miles was the son of Richard Miles, and the nephew of Col. Samuel Miles, of Revolutionary fame. The latter served as a lieutenant in the expedition to Fort Duquesne; was wounded at Ligonia in an attack made by the French and Indians; commanded a regiment in 1760, and at the end of the campaign was left in command of the forces at Presque Isle (now Erie), Penn. He commanded a regiment in the Revolutionary war under Gen. Washington. While leading his regiment at the battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776, he was captured, and while a prisoner was made a brigadier-general for distinguished service. He was no less distinguished in civil life after the war, holding many responsible positions, among them that of mayor of Philadelphia. Richard Miles married Mary Pugh, who was a member of the Society of Friends, and in 1792 they located at Milesburg, Centre county, where both are buried. He was a captain of militia in the Revolution. His Death occurred December 16, 1823, in the eighty-fifth year of his age, and that of his wife, December 20, 1794, aged forty-four years. Richard Miles was the grandson of Richard, one of the brothers who came from South Wales in 1682 or 1683, and settled at Radnor, Pennsylvania.
     The children of Abraham S. Valentine and Clarissa (Miles) were: (1) Anna married S. Stewart Lyon, and their issue are-John; Anna; Clara, the wife of William Jasper Nicholas; Mary, the wife of Ellis L. Orvis; and Rebecca. (2) Rebecca M. married Evan Pugh, Ph. D., who lived only a few months after marriage, and left no issue; he was a scholarly gentleman and distinguished educator, and was the first president of the Pennsylvania State College. (3) Bond, born March 22, 1834, died April 19, 1889, married Mattie Kenney, who died August 25, 1882, in her forty-sixth year; their children are-Evan and Jane (died in infancy); Bond; and Edward K. The father of these was for years a member of the firm of Shortlidge & Co., of Bellefonte, dealers in grain and coal, and latterly he was engaged in the insurance business. "He was closely attached to the Society of Friends, and was very devoted to their teachings. He was a man possessing a pure Christian character, whom everyone honored. His friends were numbered by the hundreds, who looked upon him as a man worthy of imitation, because he followed as near as he could in the paths of divine teaching. He was courteous, genial, and enjoyed being genial whether in social or business life."(4) Abram S., who resides at Atlantic City, N. J., married Eliza U. Natt, of Philadelphia, daughter of Thomas J. and Anne Natt, of England, and their children are-Charles, Arthur and Edward. Abram S. is connected with the Valentine Iron Works at Bellefonte, and for years took an active part in the business interests of Bellefonte and vicinity. During the war of the Rebellion he was for a time in the service, and contributed largely toward the support of the soldiers and their families. (5) Evan M., who resides in Philadelphia, married Mary J. Taylor, of Doylestown, who died. Their children are Harry S. and Abram S. (6) Samuel and (7) Blanchard died in infancy, (8) and (9) Clara and Mary, respectively, unmarried. (10) Henry C. now connected with the Valentine Iron Works, married Sarah, a daughter of Thomas, and grand-.daughter of Judge Thomas Burnside, and their children are-Stanley, Helen, Rebecca and Henry. Henry C. is a member of the borough council.
     Bond Valentine, the youngest of the original Valentine brothers, did not remain in the iron business long, but early turned his attention to the law. His birth occurred in 1798. His early paternal training was such as to instill in his mind those principles of morality which were the guiding and controlling influence of his after life. He became a distinguished lawyer, and served in the General Assembly, 1830-32, from Centre County. In 1842, influenced by conscientious convictions, he abandoned the law that he might devote his life to the public ministry in the Society of Friends. The Friends Review in an obituary notice, said: "His sterling integrity and the well-known simplicity of his character, averse to mere forms, won for him the increased confidence and respect of the community, and his addresses have been marked by impassioned earnestness. In social circles our friend was very attractive, without reserve, original, genial and simple."
     To his first wife, Lydia, daughter of John and Susannah (Ashbridge) Fairland, farming people of near West Chester, Penn., and of English descent, two children were born, the elder of whom died in infancy; the other is Robert Valentine, who has long been at the head of the firm of Valentine & Co., of Bellefonte. Robert Valentine is one of the prominent and wealthy citizens of Bellefonte. His second wife, to whom he was married in 1861, was Mary Natt, daughter of Thomas J. and Anne Natt, born in England, and their children are: Emily and Julia, the latter being the wife of Dr. Bond, of Baltimore. The homes of Robert Valentine and family, and the family of Reuben B. Valentine, are particularly striking, and are of the several imposing and beautiful places of the mountain town of Bellefonte. The former, a modern built, native stone structure, commodious and substantial, stands on one of the highest points of the town, and is very commanding in point of view. While the other is located a short distance from the town on a beautifully situated farm, "Burnham," this suburban countryseat is surrounded by spacious grounds, and the old grey limestone house, built by Reuben B. Valentine in 1856, is of the Colonial style.⁶

; Names and birth dates of children from Pennsylvania Quaker records.¹ She was a mentioned with Rebecca George and Evan Miles; For more information on the children of Evan and Rebecca (George) Miles, see Linn [1883:215].⁷

Clarissa Hannah Miles and Abraham S. Valentine appeared in the census of 1830 at U. S. Census, Spring Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; [Note: The oldest male in this household appears to be too young to match Abraham S #38266, though the two older women match his wife and his mother. He moved to Centre Co. with his brother Reuben Bond, who is on the previous census page, and his brother George, who is in the census in Bellefonte. The teenaged male and female are unknown. They appear to be too young to match any of Abraham's siblings and too old to be his children. One of the Females aged 20-29 matches Abraham's wife, Clarissa, but the other is unknown. Perhaps the unknown individuals are Clarissa's siblings.]
p. 377, line 25
     Name:     Abraham S Valentine
     Home in 1830 (City, County, State):     Spring, Centre, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:     1 [1811-15] Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:     1 [1801-10] Abraham S b1795?
     Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:     1 [1826-30] Ann bc1830
     Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19:     1 [1811-15] Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29:     2 [1801-10] Clarissa (Miles) b1808
     Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69:     1 [1761-70] Ann (Bond) b1843
     Free White Persons - Under 20:     3
     Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:     3
     Total Free White Persons:     7
     Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):     7.⁸

Clarissa Hannah Miles and Abraham S. Valentine appeared in the census of 19 August 1850 at U. S. Census, Spring Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
pp. 201A & B, Lines 38-42; 1-7, Dwelling 126; Family 126
     38 VALENTINE, Abram S 55 [1795] M Iron Master PA
     39 " , Clarissa 43 [1807] PA
     40 " , Ann 20 [1830] M PA <-Note: listed as Male
     41 " , Rebecca 18 [1832] F PA
     42 " , Bond 16 [1834] M PA
     1 " , Abram S Jr. 14 [1836] M PA
     2 " , Clarissa 13 [1837] F PA
     3 " , Evan M 11 [1839] M PA
     4 " , Harry 2 [1848] M PA
     5 " , John B 2/12 [1850] M PA
     6 JACKSON, Esther 27 [1823] F Black hired woman PA
     7 WASHINGTON, Tomson 13 [1837] F Black PA.⁹

     Abraham Sharpless Valentine was born on 16 October 1835 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹ He married Eliza Uffington Natt, daughter of Thomas I. Natt and Ann Uffington, in 1864
; 1st known child (Charles) b ca 1865 per 1870 census.^3,4
Abraham Sharpless Valentine died on 4 February 1904 at Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 68.⁵
Abraham Sharpless Valentine was buried after 4 February 1904 at Friends Burial Ground, Half Moon Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave:
     Abraham Sharpless Valentine was listed as a resident in Abraham S. Valentine and Clarissa Hannah Miles's household in the census report on 19 August 1850 at U. S. Census, Spring Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
pp. 201A & B, Lines 38-42; 1-7, Dwelling 126; Family 126
     38 VALENTINE, Abram S 55 [1795] M Iron Master PA
     39 " , Clarissa 43 [1807] PA
     40 " , Ann 20 [1830] M PA <-Note: listed as Male
     41 " , Rebecca 18 [1832] F PA
     42 " , Bond 16 [1834] M PA
     1 " , Abram S Jr. 14 [1836] M PA
     2 " , Clarissa 13 [1837] F PA
     3 " , Evan M 11 [1839] M PA
     4 " , Harry 2 [1848] M PA
     5 " , John B 2/12 [1850] M PA
     6 JACKSON, Esther 27 [1823] F Black hired woman PA
     7 WASHINGTON, Tomson 13 [1837] F Black PA.⁶

Abraham Sharpless Valentine was listed as a resident in Abraham S. Valentine's household in the census report on 1 September 1860 at Spring Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 871, Lines 31-40. Dwelling 2363; Family 2460
     31 VALENTINE, Abram 65 [1795] M Farmer $50,000 $1,200 PA
     32 " , Bond 28 [1832] M PA
     33 " , Clarissa 26 [1834] F PA
     34 " , Rebecca 25 [1835] PA
     35 " , Abram 24 [1836] M PA
     36 " , Even 20 [1840] M PA
     37 " , Harriett 12 [1848] F PA
     38 " , Blanchard 10 [1850] M PA
     39 " , Mary 7 [1853] F PA
     40 JACKSON, Hetty 20 [1820] F Black Servant PA
     1 HALE, Bridget 23 [1837] F Servant Ireland.⁷
; from FindAGrave.com:
     The Express, Lock Haven, PA, July 20, 1933. A Bathing Party of the 60’s (1860’s). This is a bathing party of sixty years ago. The photograph shows a group of well-known people of this city and Bellefonte in the bathing costumes they wore at Cape May in the 60’s. The photograph, which is the property of Mrs. H. C. Valentine of Bellefonte, shows Edmund Blanchard, father of Mrs. G. D. Green; Clara Valentine, Rebecca Valentine Pugh (widow of Evan Pugh, first president of State College), L. A. Mackey, grandfather of Mrs. C. R. Armstrong, and Mr. and Mrs. Abram S. Valentine of Bellefonte in the rear row, and Evan M. Valentine of Bellefonte, seated in front.⁸

Abraham Sharpless Valentine and Eliza Uffington Natt appeared in the census of 8 July 1870 at U. S. Census, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 741B; Lines 33-40, 1-2; Dwelling 10; Family 8
     33 VALENTINE, Abraham S 33 [1837] M W Iron Manufacturer $60,000 $14,500 PA
     34 " , Eliza 30 [1840] F W Keeping House PA
     35 " , Charles 5 [1865] M W PA
     36 " , Arthur 2 [1868] M W PA
     37 " , Edward 4/12 [1870] M W PA
     38 NATT, Emily 26 [1844] F W PA
     39 ANDREWS, Mary 35 [1835] F W Domestic Servt PA
     40 BEAUFORT, Margaret 16 [1854] F Black Day Laborer TN
     1 ALLISON, Ella 13 [1857] F W Domestic Servt PA
     2 APTT, Sarah 17 [1853] F W Domestic Servt PA.⁹

Abraham Sharpless Valentine and Eliza Uffington Natt appeared in the census of 2 June 1880 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 212C; Lines 13-19; Dwelling 17; Family 17
     13 VALENTINE, Abram S. W M 44 [1836] Married Iron manufacturer PA PA PA
     14 " , Eliza U. W F 42 Wife Married Keeps House PA England England
     15 " , Charles G. W M 15 [1865] Son Single At School PA PA PA
     16 " , Arthur W M 12 [1868] Son Single At Home PA PA PA
     17 " , Edward W M 10 [1870] Son Single At Home PA PA PA
     18 NATT, Emily J. W F 39 [1841] Sister-in-law Single At Home PA England England
     19 CARR, Clara, W F 23 [1857] Servant Single House Servant PA PA PA.¹⁰

     Bond Valentine Sr, was born on 22 March 1834 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^1,4,3 He married Martha "Mattie" M. Kenney, daughter of Rev. Edward J. Kenney and Eliza Rafael, on 18 October 1865 at United Methodist Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; From Ancestry: Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985
Name: Bond Valentine
Residence: Bellefonte, Centre Co., PA
Birth Date: abt 1834
Place of Birth: Bellefonte
Occupation: Farmer
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 18 Oct 1865
Marriage Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Marriage Age: 31
Spouse Name: Mattie M Kenney
Spouse Residence: Philadelphia
Spouse Place of Birth: Philadelphia
Officiating Minister: E. J. Henney
Organization Name: United Methodist ChurchSource Citation: Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 789.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.^5,6,7,3
Bond Valentine Sr, died on 19 April 1889 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 55.^4,3
Bond Valentine Sr, was buried after 19 April 1889 at Union Cemetery, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Bond Valentine Sr, was listed as a resident in Abraham S. Valentine and Clarissa Hannah Miles's household in the census report on 19 August 1850 at U. S. Census, Spring Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
pp. 201A & B, Lines 38-42; 1-7, Dwelling 126; Family 126
     38 VALENTINE, Abram S 55 [1795] M Iron Master PA
     39 " , Clarissa 43 [1807] PA
     40 " , Ann 20 [1830] M PA <-Note: listed as Male
     41 " , Rebecca 18 [1832] F PA
     42 " , Bond 16 [1834] M PA
     1 " , Abram S Jr. 14 [1836] M PA
     2 " , Clarissa 13 [1837] F PA
     3 " , Evan M 11 [1839] M PA
     4 " , Harry 2 [1848] M PA
     5 " , John B 2/12 [1850] M PA
     6 JACKSON, Esther 27 [1823] F Black hired woman PA
     7 WASHINGTON, Tomson 13 [1837] F Black PA.⁹

Bond Valentine Sr, was listed as a resident in Abraham S. Valentine's household in the census report on 1 September 1860 at Spring Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 871, Lines 31-40. Dwelling 2363; Family 2460
     31 VALENTINE, Abram 65 [1795] M Farmer $50,000 $1,200 PA
     32 " , Bond 28 [1832] M PA
     33 " , Clarissa 26 [1834] F PA
     34 " , Rebecca 25 [1835] PA
     35 " , Abram 24 [1836] M PA
     36 " , Even 20 [1840] M PA
     37 " , Harriett 12 [1848] F PA
     38 " , Blanchard 10 [1850] M PA
     39 " , Mary 7 [1853] F PA
     40 JACKSON, Hetty 20 [1820] F Black Servant PA
     1 HALE, Bridget 23 [1837] F Servant Ireland.¹⁰

Bond Valentine Sr, and Martha "Mattie" M. Kenney appeared in the census of 8 July 1870 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; [Next door to Robert Valentine.]
p. 741-B, Lines 8-15, Dwelling 10; Family 8
     8 VALENTINE, Bond 35 [1835] M W Lime and Coal Dealer $20,000 $5,000 PA
     9 " , Martha 30 [1840] F W Keeping House PA
     10 MOTT, Mary 12 [1858] F W Domestic Servt PA
     11 SWYRES, William 28 [1842] M W works in forge PA
     12 " , Hannah 28 [1842] F W PA
     13 " , Viola 5/12 [1870] F W PA
     14 WILLIAMS, Ira 13 [1857] M W Domestic Servt PA
     15 FAIRLAMB, George 44 [1826] M W Physician $30,000 $5,000 PA.⁵

Bond Valentine Sr, and Martha "Mattie" M. Kenney appeared in the census of 1 June 1880 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 211-B, Lines 20-24, Dwelling 11; Family 11
     20 VALENTINE, Bond W M 46 [1834] Married Insurance Agent PA PA PA
     21 " , Mattie K W F 42 [1838] Wife Married Keeps House PA PA PA
     22 " , Bond W M 9 [1871] Single Goes to School PA PA PA
     23 " , Edward J. W M 6 [1874] Son Single At Home PA PA PA
     24 FAHEY, Maggie W F 19 [1861] House Servant Single PA Ireland Ireland.⁶

     Clarissa "Clara" Valentine was born on 24 March 1837 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^1,2
Clarissa "Clara" Valentine died on 17 March 1915 at Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 77.²
Clarissa "Clara" Valentine was buried after 17 March 1915 at Friends Burial Ground, Half Moon Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      Mar. 24, 1837
Death:      Mar. 17, 1915


Burial: Friends Burial Ground, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA

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     Clarissa "Clara" Valentine was listed as a resident in Abraham S. Valentine and Clarissa Hannah Miles's household in the census report on 19 August 1850 at U. S. Census, Spring Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
pp. 201A & B, Lines 38-42; 1-7, Dwelling 126; Family 126
     38 VALENTINE, Abram S 55 [1795] M Iron Master PA
     39 " , Clarissa 43 [1807] PA
     40 " , Ann 20 [1830] M PA <-Note: listed as Male
     41 " , Rebecca 18 [1832] F PA
     42 " , Bond 16 [1834] M PA
     1 " , Abram S Jr. 14 [1836] M PA
     2 " , Clarissa 13 [1837] F PA
     3 " , Evan M 11 [1839] M PA
     4 " , Harry 2 [1848] M PA
     5 " , John B 2/12 [1850] M PA
     6 JACKSON, Esther 27 [1823] F Black hired woman PA
     7 WASHINGTON, Tomson 13 [1837] F Black PA.⁴

Clarissa "Clara" Valentine was listed as a resident in Abraham S. Valentine's household in the census report on 1 September 1860 at Spring Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 871, Lines 31-40. Dwelling 2363; Family 2460
     31 VALENTINE, Abram 65 [1795] M Farmer $50,000 $1,200 PA
     32 " , Bond 28 [1832] M PA
     33 " , Clarissa 26 [1834] F PA
     34 " , Rebecca 25 [1835] PA
     35 " , Abram 24 [1836] M PA
     36 " , Even 20 [1840] M PA
     37 " , Harriett 12 [1848] F PA
     38 " , Blanchard 10 [1850] M PA
     39 " , Mary 7 [1853] F PA
     40 JACKSON, Hetty 20 [1820] F Black Servant PA
     1 HALE, Bridget 23 [1837] F Servant Ireland.⁵
; from FindAGrave.com:
     The Express, Lock Haven, PA, July 20, 1933. A Bathing Party of the 60’s (1860’s). This is a bathing party of sixty years ago. The photograph shows a group of well-known people of this city and Bellefonte in the bathing costumes they wore at Cape May in the 60’s. The photograph, which is the property of Mrs. H. C. Valentine of Bellefonte, shows Edmund Blanchard, father of Mrs. G. D. Green; Clara Valentine, Rebecca Valentine Pugh (widow of Evan Pugh, first president of State College), L. A. Mackey, grandfather of Mrs. C. R. Armstrong, and Mr. and Mrs. Abram S. Valentine of Bellefonte in the rear row, and Evan M. Valentine of Bellefonte, seated in front.⁶

Clarissa "Clara" Valentine was listed as a resident in Henry Clay Valentine and Sarah B. Burnside's household in the census report on 2 June 1900 at U. S. Census, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 2B; Lines 74-80; Dwelling 33; Family 33
     74 VALENTINE, Henry C Head W M Feb 1848 52 Married 15yrs PA PA PA Manager (Scale Works)
     75 " , Sarah B Wife W F Oct 1856 43 Married 15yrs 4-children-born 4-children-living PA PA PA
     76 " , Stanley B Son W M MAy 1886 14 Single PA PA PA At School
     77 " , Helen M. Daughter W F May 1890 10 Single PA PA PA At School
     78 " , Rebecca Daughter W F Sept 1891 8 Single PA PA PA
     79 " , Henry C Jr. Son W M Jan 1893 7 Single PA PA PA
     80 YULE, Nancy J. Servant W F May 1879 21 Single PA PA PA
     Living next door:
     Dwelling 34; Family 34
     80 PUGH, Rebecca Head W F Feb 1832 68 Widow PA PA PA
     81 VALENTINE, Mary Partner W F April 1852 48 Single PA PA PA <-- Henry's sister
     82 " , Clara Partner W F Mar 1837 63 Single PA PA PA <-- Henry's sister
     83 LYON, Anna Niece W F April 1858 42 Single PA PA PA
     84 " , Rebecca Niece W F Jan 1872 28 Single PA PA PA
     85 YULE, Clara Servant W F April 1883 17 Single PA PA PA.⁷

Clarissa "Clara" Valentine appeared in the census of 23 April 1910 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
Clarissa is next door to Henry C. Valentine, her brother.
p. 15-A, Line 7-9, Dwelling 300; Family 348
     7 PUGH, Rebecca V. Head F W 78 [1832] Widow (no children) PA PA PA Own Income
     8 VALENTINE, Clarissa Sister F W 73 [1837] Single PA PA PA Own Income
     9 " , Mary B Sister F W 57 Single PA PA PA None.⁸

     Evan Miles Valentine was born on 29 September 1839 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹
Evan Miles Valentine died on 4 November 1911 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 72.³
Evan Miles Valentine was buried on 6 November 1911 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985
Name: Evan Miles Valentine
Event Type: Burial
Death Date: abt 1911
Age at Death: 72
Burial Date: 4 Nov 1911
Burial Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Father Name: Abram S Valentine
Mother Name: Clara Miles
Organization Name: Kirk and Nice Undertakers, Record Cards
Source Citation: Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 88.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.^4,3
     Evan Miles Valentine was listed as a resident in Abraham S. Valentine and Clarissa Hannah Miles's household in the census report on 19 August 1850 at U. S. Census, Spring Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
pp. 201A & B, Lines 38-42; 1-7, Dwelling 126; Family 126
     38 VALENTINE, Abram S 55 [1795] M Iron Master PA
     39 " , Clarissa 43 [1807] PA
     40 " , Ann 20 [1830] M PA <-Note: listed as Male
     41 " , Rebecca 18 [1832] F PA
     42 " , Bond 16 [1834] M PA
     1 " , Abram S Jr. 14 [1836] M PA
     2 " , Clarissa 13 [1837] F PA
     3 " , Evan M 11 [1839] M PA
     4 " , Harry 2 [1848] M PA
     5 " , John B 2/12 [1850] M PA
     6 JACKSON, Esther 27 [1823] F Black hired woman PA
     7 WASHINGTON, Tomson 13 [1837] F Black PA.⁵

Evan Miles Valentine was listed as a resident in Abraham S. Valentine's household in the census report on 1 September 1860 at Spring Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 871, Lines 31-40. Dwelling 2363; Family 2460
     31 VALENTINE, Abram 65 [1795] M Farmer $50,000 $1,200 PA
     32 " , Bond 28 [1832] M PA
     33 " , Clarissa 26 [1834] F PA
     34 " , Rebecca 25 [1835] PA
     35 " , Abram 24 [1836] M PA
     36 " , Even 20 [1840] M PA
     37 " , Harriett 12 [1848] F PA
     38 " , Blanchard 10 [1850] M PA
     39 " , Mary 7 [1853] F PA
     40 JACKSON, Hetty 20 [1820] F Black Servant PA
     1 HALE, Bridget 23 [1837] F Servant Ireland.⁶

     Henry Clay Valentine was born on 15 February 1848 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^1,3 He married Sarah B. Burnside before 1886
; According to the Find A Grave memorials, their oldest child listed, Stanley, was born in 1886.^4,5,6
Henry Clay Valentine died on 6 April 1922 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 74; Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966
     Name:     Henry Clay Valentine
     Gender:     Male
     Race:     White
     Age:     74
     Birth Date:     15 Feb 1848
     Birth Place:     Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania
     Death Date:     6 Apr 1922
     Death Place:     Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
     Father:     Abram Sharpless Valentine
     Mother:     Clarissa H Miles
     Certificate Number:     38917
     Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1966; Certificate Number Range: 038001-041000
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
     Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.³
Henry Clay Valentine was buried on 8 April 1922 at Union Cemetery, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     15 Feb 1848, Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     DEATH     6 Apr 1922 (aged 74), Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Henry was the son of Abram Sharpless and Clarissa H (nee Miles) Valentine, and the father of Stanley B, Helen M, Rebecca and Henry Clay Jr, all of Pennsylvania. He was employed as a bookkeeper for the Commissioner Office of Centre County PA.
     Family Members Parents
      Abram Sharpless Valentine 1795–1862
      Clarissa Miles Valentine 1808–1857
     Spouse Sarah Burnside Valentine 1856–1933
     Siblings
      Samuel Valentine unknown–1843
      Sarah Valentine unknown–1847
      Anna Valentine Lyon 1829–1885
      Rebecca Miles Valentine Pugh 1832–1921
      Bond Valentine 1834–1889
      Abram Sharpless Valentine 1835–1904
      Clara Valentine 1837–1915
      Evan Miles Valentine 1839–1911
      John B. Valentine 1850–1861
      Mary Blanchard Valentine 1852–1931
     Children
      Stanley Burnside Valentine 1886–1928
      Helen Valentine Burlingame 1890–1960
      Rebekah Valentine Mull 1891–1951
      Harry Clay Valentine 1893–1912
     BURIAL     Union Cemetery, Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Created by: m-space
     Added: 1 May 2015
     Find A Grave Memorial 145855376.⁵
     Henry Clay Valentine was listed as a resident in Abraham S. Valentine and Clarissa Hannah Miles's household in the census report on 19 August 1850 at U. S. Census, Spring Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
pp. 201A & B, Lines 38-42; 1-7, Dwelling 126; Family 126
     38 VALENTINE, Abram S 55 [1795] M Iron Master PA
     39 " , Clarissa 43 [1807] PA
     40 " , Ann 20 [1830] M PA <-Note: listed as Male
     41 " , Rebecca 18 [1832] F PA
     42 " , Bond 16 [1834] M PA
     1 " , Abram S Jr. 14 [1836] M PA
     2 " , Clarissa 13 [1837] F PA
     3 " , Evan M 11 [1839] M PA
     4 " , Harry 2 [1848] M PA
     5 " , John B 2/12 [1850] M PA
     6 JACKSON, Esther 27 [1823] F Black hired woman PA
     7 WASHINGTON, Tomson 13 [1837] F Black PA.⁷

Henry Clay Valentine and Sarah B. Burnside appeared in the census of 2 June 1900 at U. S. Census, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 2B; Lines 74-80; Dwelling 33; Family 33
     74 VALENTINE, Henry C Head W M Feb 1848 52 Married 15yrs PA PA PA Manager (Scale Works)
     75 " , Sarah B Wife W F Oct 1856 43 Married 15yrs 4-children-born 4-children-living PA PA PA
     76 " , Stanley B Son W M MAy 1886 14 Single PA PA PA At School
     77 " , Helen M. Daughter W F May 1890 10 Single PA PA PA At School
     78 " , Rebecca Daughter W F Sept 1891 8 Single PA PA PA
     79 " , Henry C Jr. Son W M Jan 1893 7 Single PA PA PA
     80 YULE, Nancy J. Servant W F May 1879 21 Single PA PA PA
     Living next door:
     Dwelling 34; Family 34
     80 PUGH, Rebecca Head W F Feb 1832 68 Widow PA PA PA
     81 VALENTINE, Mary Partner W F April 1852 48 Single PA PA PA <-- Henry's sister
     82 " , Clara Partner W F Mar 1837 63 Single PA PA PA <-- Henry's sister
     83 LYON, Anna Niece W F April 1858 42 Single PA PA PA
     84 " , Rebecca Niece W F Jan 1872 28 Single PA PA PA
     85 YULE, Clara Servant W F April 1883 17 Single PA PA PA.⁸

Henry Clay Valentine and Sarah B. Burnside appeared in the census of 23 April 1910 at West Curtin Street, North Ward, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 15A, Lines 10-16, Dwelling 307; Family 349
     10 VALENTINE, Harry C. Head M W 61 [1849] Married 25yrs PA PA PA Mining Engineer-Iron Ore
     11 " , Sarah B Wife F W 53 [1857] Married 25yrs 4-children-born 4-children-living PA PA PA
     12 " , Stanley B Son M W 23 [1887] Single PA PA PA Engineer-Mechanical
     13 " , Helen M. Dau F W 19 [1891] Single PA PA PA Basket maker
     14 " , Rebekah T. Dau F W 18 [1892] Single PA PA PA
     15 " , Harry C. Jr. Son M W 17 [1893] PA PA PA
     16 BURNSIDE, William Brother-in-Law M W 51 [1859] Single PA PA PA Accountant-Iron Mines.⁹

Henry Clay Valentine and Sarah B. Burnside appeared in the census of 12 January 1920 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 8-A, lines 29-33, dwelling 177, family 186
     29 VALENTINE, Henry C. Head M W 70 [1850] Married PA PA PA Clerk County Commissioner
     30 " , Sara B. Wife F W 63 [1857] Married PA PA PA
     31 " , Rebekka J. Daughter F W 28 [1892] Single PA PA PA Stenographer State Highway Dept.
     32 " , Helen M. Daughter F W 29 [1891] Single PA PA PA None
     33 " , Stanley B. Son M W 33 [1887] Single PA PA PA Asst Manager Chemical Co.¹⁰

     John Blanchard Valentine was born on 3 March 1850 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA.³
John Blanchard Valentine died on 16 May 1861 at Pennsylvania, USA, at age 11.³
John Blanchard Valentine was buried after 16 May 1861 at Friends Burial Ground, Half Moon Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      Mar. 3, 1850
Death:      May 16, 1861

Burial:
Friends Burial Ground
Centre County
Pennsylvania, USA

Created by: Kenneth Greene
Record added: Aug 13, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 28984257.³
     John Blanchard Valentine was listed as a resident in Abraham S. Valentine and Clarissa Hannah Miles's household in the census report on 19 August 1850 at U. S. Census, Spring Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
pp. 201A & B, Lines 38-42; 1-7, Dwelling 126; Family 126
     38 VALENTINE, Abram S 55 [1795] M Iron Master PA
     39 " , Clarissa 43 [1807] PA
     40 " , Ann 20 [1830] M PA <-Note: listed as Male
     41 " , Rebecca 18 [1832] F PA
     42 " , Bond 16 [1834] M PA
     1 " , Abram S Jr. 14 [1836] M PA
     2 " , Clarissa 13 [1837] F PA
     3 " , Evan M 11 [1839] M PA
     4 " , Harry 2 [1848] M PA
     5 " , John B 2/12 [1850] M PA
     6 JACKSON, Esther 27 [1823] F Black hired woman PA
     7 WASHINGTON, Tomson 13 [1837] F Black PA.⁴

John Blanchard Valentine was listed as a resident in Abraham S. Valentine's household in the census report on 1 September 1860 at Spring Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 871, Lines 31-40. Dwelling 2363; Family 2460
     31 VALENTINE, Abram 65 [1795] M Farmer $50,000 $1,200 PA
     32 " , Bond 28 [1832] M PA
     33 " , Clarissa 26 [1834] F PA
     34 " , Rebecca 25 [1835] PA
     35 " , Abram 24 [1836] M PA
     36 " , Even 20 [1840] M PA
     37 " , Harriett 12 [1848] F PA
     38 " , Blanchard 10 [1850] M PA
     39 " , Mary 7 [1853] F PA
     40 JACKSON, Hetty 20 [1820] F Black Servant PA
     1 HALE, Bridget 23 [1837] F Servant Ireland.⁵

     Mary Blanchard Valentine was born on 4 April 1852 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹
Mary Blanchard Valentine died on 24 August 1931 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 79.³
Mary Blanchard Valentine was buried after 24 August 1931 at Friends Burial Ground, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     20 Apr 1852, Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     DEATH     24 Aug 1931 (aged 79), Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Parents
      Abram Sharpless Valentine 1795–1862
      Clarissa Miles Valentine 1808–1857
     Siblings
      Samuel Valentine unknown–1843
      Sarah Valentine unknown–1847
      Anna Valentine Lyon 1829–1885
      Rebecca Miles Valentine Pugh 1832–1921
      Bond Valentine 1834–1889
      Abram Sharpless Valentine 1835–1904
      Clara Valentine 1837–1915
      Evan Miles Valentine 1839–1911
      Henry Clay Valentine 1848–1922
      John B. Valentine 1850–1861
     BURIAL     Friends Burial Ground, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Maintained by: Find A Grave
     Originally Created by: Kenneth Greene, Jr.
     Added: 13 Aug 2008
     Find A Grave Memorial 28984285.³
     Mary Blanchard Valentine was listed as a resident in Abraham S. Valentine's household in the census report on 1 September 1860 at Spring Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 871, Lines 31-40. Dwelling 2363; Family 2460
     31 VALENTINE, Abram 65 [1795] M Farmer $50,000 $1,200 PA
     32 " , Bond 28 [1832] M PA
     33 " , Clarissa 26 [1834] F PA
     34 " , Rebecca 25 [1835] PA
     35 " , Abram 24 [1836] M PA
     36 " , Even 20 [1840] M PA
     37 " , Harriett 12 [1848] F PA
     38 " , Blanchard 10 [1850] M PA
     39 " , Mary 7 [1853] F PA
     40 JACKSON, Hetty 20 [1820] F Black Servant PA
     1 HALE, Bridget 23 [1837] F Servant Ireland.⁴

Mary Blanchard Valentine was listed as a resident in Henry Clay Valentine and Sarah B. Burnside's household in the census report on 2 June 1900 at U. S. Census, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 2B; Lines 74-80; Dwelling 33; Family 33
     74 VALENTINE, Henry C Head W M Feb 1848 52 Married 15yrs PA PA PA Manager (Scale Works)
     75 " , Sarah B Wife W F Oct 1856 43 Married 15yrs 4-children-born 4-children-living PA PA PA
     76 " , Stanley B Son W M MAy 1886 14 Single PA PA PA At School
     77 " , Helen M. Daughter W F May 1890 10 Single PA PA PA At School
     78 " , Rebecca Daughter W F Sept 1891 8 Single PA PA PA
     79 " , Henry C Jr. Son W M Jan 1893 7 Single PA PA PA
     80 YULE, Nancy J. Servant W F May 1879 21 Single PA PA PA
     Living next door:
     Dwelling 34; Family 34
     80 PUGH, Rebecca Head W F Feb 1832 68 Widow PA PA PA
     81 VALENTINE, Mary Partner W F April 1852 48 Single PA PA PA <-- Henry's sister
     82 " , Clara Partner W F Mar 1837 63 Single PA PA PA <-- Henry's sister
     83 LYON, Anna Niece W F April 1858 42 Single PA PA PA
     84 " , Rebecca Niece W F Jan 1872 28 Single PA PA PA
     85 YULE, Clara Servant W F April 1883 17 Single PA PA PA.⁵

Mary Blanchard Valentine was listed as a resident in Clarissa "Clara" Valentine's household in the census report on 23 April 1910 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
Clarissa is next door to Henry C. Valentine, her brother.
p. 15-A, Line 7-9, Dwelling 300; Family 348
     7 PUGH, Rebecca V. Head F W 78 [1832] Widow (no children) PA PA PA Own Income
     8 VALENTINE, Clarissa Sister F W 73 [1837] Single PA PA PA Own Income
     9 " , Mary B Sister F W 57 Single PA PA PA None.⁶

Mary Blanchard Valentine was listed as a resident in Rebecca Miles Valentine's household in the census report on 12 January 1920 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 8-A, lines 34-35, dwelling 178, family 187
     34 PUGH, Rebecca Head M W 87 [1833] Widowed PA PA PA None
     30 VALENTINE, Mary B. Boarder F W 66 [1854] Single PA PA PA None.⁷

Mary Blanchard Valentine appeared in the census of 28 May 1930 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 17-A, lines 1-3, dwelling 420, family 420
     1 VALENTINE, Mary B. Head F W 77 [1853] Single PA PA PA
     2 " , Sarah B. Sister F W 73 [1857] Widowed PA PA PA
     3 " , Rebekah T. Niece F W 38 [1892] Single PA PA PA Housekeeping Private Family.⁸

     Rebecca Miles Valentine was born on 12 February 1832 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^1,2 She married Evan Pugh PhD, F.C.S., son of Lewis Pugh and Mary Hutton.²

Rebecca Miles Valentine died on 7 July 1921 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 89.³
Rebecca Miles Valentine was buried after 7 July 1921 at Union Cemetery, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from FindAGrave.com:
     Birth:      Feb. 12, 1832, Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Death:      Jul. 7, 1921, Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Family links: Spouse: Evan Pugh (1828 - 1864)*
     Burial: Union Cemetery, Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Created by: Leaf Collector
     Record added: Dec 23, 2011
     Find A Grave Memorial# 82314953.³
     Rebecca Miles Valentine was listed as a resident in Abraham S. Valentine and Clarissa Hannah Miles's household in the census report on 19 August 1850 at U. S. Census, Spring Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
pp. 201A & B, Lines 38-42; 1-7, Dwelling 126; Family 126
     38 VALENTINE, Abram S 55 [1795] M Iron Master PA
     39 " , Clarissa 43 [1807] PA
     40 " , Ann 20 [1830] M PA <-Note: listed as Male
     41 " , Rebecca 18 [1832] F PA
     42 " , Bond 16 [1834] M PA
     1 " , Abram S Jr. 14 [1836] M PA
     2 " , Clarissa 13 [1837] F PA
     3 " , Evan M 11 [1839] M PA
     4 " , Harry 2 [1848] M PA
     5 " , John B 2/12 [1850] M PA
     6 JACKSON, Esther 27 [1823] F Black hired woman PA
     7 WASHINGTON, Tomson 13 [1837] F Black PA.⁴

Rebecca Miles Valentine was listed as a resident in Abraham S. Valentine's household in the census report on 1 September 1860 at Spring Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 871, Lines 31-40. Dwelling 2363; Family 2460
     31 VALENTINE, Abram 65 [1795] M Farmer $50,000 $1,200 PA
     32 " , Bond 28 [1832] M PA
     33 " , Clarissa 26 [1834] F PA
     34 " , Rebecca 25 [1835] PA
     35 " , Abram 24 [1836] M PA
     36 " , Even 20 [1840] M PA
     37 " , Harriett 12 [1848] F PA
     38 " , Blanchard 10 [1850] M PA
     39 " , Mary 7 [1853] F PA
     40 JACKSON, Hetty 20 [1820] F Black Servant PA
     1 HALE, Bridget 23 [1837] F Servant Ireland.⁵

; from FindAGrave.com:
     The Express, Lock Haven, PA, July 20, 1933. A Bathing Party of the 60’s (1860’s). This is a bathing party of sixty years ago. The photograph shows a group of well-known people of this city and Bellefonte in the bathing costumes they wore at Cape May in the 60’s. The photograph, which is the property of Mrs. H. C. Valentine of Bellefonte, shows Edmund Blanchard, father of Mrs. G. D. Green; Clara Valentine, Rebecca Valentine Pugh (widow of Evan Pugh, first president of State College), L. A. Mackey, grandfather of Mrs. C. R. Armstrong, and Mr. and Mrs. Abram S. Valentine of Bellefonte in the rear row, and Evan M. Valentine of Bellefonte, seated in front.³

Rebecca Miles Valentine was listed as a resident in Clarissa "Clara" Valentine's household in the census report on 23 April 1910 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
Clarissa is next door to Henry C. Valentine, her brother.
p. 15-A, Line 7-9, Dwelling 300; Family 348
     7 PUGH, Rebecca V. Head F W 78 [1832] Widow (no children) PA PA PA Own Income
     8 VALENTINE, Clarissa Sister F W 73 [1837] Single PA PA PA Own Income
     9 " , Mary B Sister F W 57 Single PA PA PA None.⁶

Rebecca Miles Valentine appeared in the census of 12 January 1920 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 8-A, lines 34-35, dwelling 178, family 187
     34 PUGH, Rebecca Head M W 87 [1833] Widowed PA PA PA None
     30 VALENTINE, Mary B. Boarder F W 66 [1854] Single PA PA PA None.⁷

     Bond Valentine was born on 20 November 1797 at Downingtown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^1,2 He married Lydia Fairlamb, daughter of John Fairlamb and Susanna Ashbridge, on 14 April 1824 at West Chester Meeting, West Chester Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; his 1st wife.^1,6,2,7 Bond Valentine married Julia Thomas, daughter of Richard Thomas and Maria Snowden, in 1847 at Baltimore City, Baltimore Co., Maryland, USA,
; his 2nd wife.^1,2,7
Bond Valentine died on 15 October 1862 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 64.^1,6,2,7
Bond Valentine was buried after 15 October 1862 at Friends Burial Ground, Half Moon Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave website:
Birth: unknown
Death: Oct. 15, 1862


Family links:
Children:
Robert Valentine (1827 - 1905)*

*Calculated relationship

Note: Age at death 65 years, husband of Lydia Valentine.

Burial:
Friends Burial Ground
Centre County
Pennsylvania, USA

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Created by: Kenneth Greene
Record added: Aug 13, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 28984376.⁶
     ; from Beers [1898:69ff]: "VALENTINE. The Valentines of Bellefonte and their connections have descended from early and historic families of the State. The Valentine family is in direct line of descent from Robert Valentine (1), who died in 1651. His wife was Elizabeth Warren, a native of Lambstown, County Wexford, Ireland, whose death occurred in Ballynocassick in 1695. Their son, George, of Bally Brummel. County Carlow, Ireland, had a son Thomas, who in 1715 married Mary, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Hooper) Parke, of Battytean, County Carlow, and became the progenitor of the family in America. He was born in 1693, and about 1720 came to America, locating in Chester County, Penn. Later he moved into what became Montgomery County of the same State, where his death occurred in 1747. Thomas Parke appears to have been a farmer in Ireland, owning in 1720 land in Ballileau, Ballaghmore and Coolissnactah. In 1724 he came to America bringing with him his family, and located in the great valley on the west side of what is now Downington, where he had purchased 500 acres of land. He died January 31,1738, and his widow on June 2 1, 1749. He was an elder in Caln Meeting, and esteemed by Friends.
     Thomas Valentine and family were Friends, and identified with the Kilconnor Monthly Meeting in Ireland. Of their children, Robert, a native of Bally Brummel, Ireland, married, in 1747, Rachel Edge, of Providence, Chester Co., Penn., and his son Robert, born in 1752, married, in 1773 , Ann Bond. Robert, the son of the emigrant, became a recommended minister in 1764, and traveled considerably in that capacity, including a visit to Great Britain at the close of the Revolutionary war. John Edge, the maternal grandfather of Rachel Edge, came to the country from St. Andrews, Holborn, in the County of Middlesex, England, and settled in Nether Providence about the year 1685. He was an earnest member of the Society of Friends. He had been subjected to heavy fines and imprisonment in his native county for refusing to act contrary to his
conscientious scruples, and on one occasion had to stand public trial.
     From Robert Valentine and Ann Bond came descendants of the name in Centre County. Their children were: Robert married Elizabeth Downing; George married Mary Downing; Samuel and Jacob D. died unmarried; Reuben B. married Sarah Downing; Abraham S. married Clarissa Miles; Bond married Lydia Fairlamb; Thomazine married Reuben Miller: and Rachael married Maj. Jonathan Kersley, of Detroit, Mich. Ann Bond was the daughter of Samuel and Thomazine (Downing) Bond, of West Whiteland, Chester county, and the granddaughter of Joseph Bond, who settled at Bristol, in Bucks county, Penn., in the early part of the eighteenth century; he was a large land owner, and was one of the petitioners for the incorporation of the borough, which was incorporated by letters patent from the Crown, November 14, 1720. Joseph Bond and John Hall were the first Burgesses of the town. The former represented his county in the Colonial Legislature.
     In 1815, Samuel, Jacob D., George, Reuben B., Abram S., and Bond Valentine, sons of Robert and Ann Bond, came from Chester county to Centre county, accompanied by Jacob Thomas, and leased the old Dunlop iron furnace erected by John Dunlop in 1802, and in 1821 purchased it. Mr. Thomas withdrew in 1817, and was succeeded by his son, William A. Thomas. They were all iron-masters, and for years were largely identified with the development of the iron interests of Centre County. They built additional forges and in 1824 built the first rolling mill in Centre County. In 1842 they abandoned the old furnace, and built one just outside of the borough of Bellefonte. Many of the sons of these men succeeded them to the business, and some are still connected with it. Referring to these men who built the first Friends Meeting House at Bellefonte, and who by birth were members of the Society, a writer says: "The rise of the Friends Meeting in Bellefonte seems worthy of some notice. It was established by four or five men, who, making no especial profession of religion, yet yielded to a simple apprehension of duty, and built a house for the worship of God. All of them became faithful humble followers of the Lord Jesus, and to one of them was committed the ministry of the Gospel of Christ. Friends Meeting is still regularly held in Bellefonte, and is largely composed of the descendants of those who established it." Of the Valentine brothers who came to Centre County, George, born in East Caln, September I, 1788, died in Bellefonte, July 13, 1857, married Mary Downing, born in Philadelphia, January 22, 1792, died January 27, 1879. issue: (1) Jacob Downing, born at Bellefonte October 4, 1823, died September 16, 1896, in the house in which he was born, it being one of the first houses built in Bellefonte. He was an iron-master, "upright and honest, and lived in accordance with the Quaker faith." He married Deborah Downing, a daughter of Richard and Sarah G. (Mount) Downing, issue: George, Jacob, Louise, Ellen and Robert. (2) Sarah married Dr. George Fox. (3) Eliza married Thomas S. Downing. (4) Reuben B., born in Bellefonte in 1829, where he died in 1871, was an iron-master, and one of the most successful managers of the Valentine Iron Works. He was also engaged extensively in farming, and was a conscientious and upright member of the Society of Friends. In 1857 he married Mary B. Jacobs, who was born at East Whiteland, Chester Co., Penn., a daughter of Joseph and Ann (Bowen) Jacobs, issue: Mary and Emily (deceased); Anna J; Julia (deceased); and Caroline M. (5) Caroline married Thompson Millikin. (6) George married Emily Jacobs (a sister of Mary B. Jacobs), issue: Jane H., Mary D., Sarah W. and Emily J.
     Taking up the history of the Downing family: Mary Downing (who married George Valentine) was the direct descendant of Thomas Downing, who was born in Bradninch, in Devonshire, England, in 1691, and who, as early as 1718, resided in Chester county, Penn., and from whom descended the numerous families of Downings in that county. For generations the Downings were farmers and millers. Richard Downing, a son of Thomas, married Mary Edge, and, of their children, Jacob Downing married Sarah Drinker, of Philadelphia, and they became the parents of Mary (Downing) Valentine. A son of Richard, also named Richard, married Sarah G. Mount, and their daughter Deborah became the wife of Jacob Valentine. Elizabeth Drinker, the grandmother of Mary (Downing) Valentine, kept a diary from 1759 to 1807, which was published in book form in 1889. She was a direct descendant of Philip Drinker (1), who was born in 1597 and died in 1647; came in 1635 from Exeter, England, and settled at Charlestown, Mass. Henry Drinker, the great-great-great-grandson of Philip, the grandfather of Mary Downing, married Elizabeth Sandwith. The latter descended from John Jervis, of Roscoe, Kings county, Ireland, who came to America in 1688, with a son Martyn, and purchased large tracts of land in New Jersey now called Jervis Sound. John Jervis was appointed a justice of the peace of New Jersey. Charles, another son, was court painter to King George II, a correspondent of the poet Pope, and translator of "Don Quixote. "Henry Drinker was an ironmaster and ship owner of Philadelphia; was arrested in 1777 and sent to Virginia under pretense of hostility to the American cause; he was a member of the. common council of Philadelphia, and a large landowner; he was born in 1734, and ,died in 1809. The mother of Deborah (Downing) Valentine, Sarah G. Mount, was the daughter of James Mount, whose father was Ezekial, the son of Thomas Mount, who came from England and was the owner of the land on which the city of Louisville, Ky., was built. He had many slaves, and was a man of wealth.
     Referring to the history of the Jacobs family, Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine are in direct line of descent from John Jacobs (1) (the first of the family in America), who in 1700 settled on a portion of the Vanbibber tract of land in Providence, Philadelphia County. His death occurred in 1730. His grandson, John Jacobs (3), was the Speaker of the first .General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. His brother, Israel, was a member of Congress in 1791, and another brother, Jesse, held a captain's commission and served in the Revolutionary war, participating in a number of important battles. Ann Bowen, mother of Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine, was in direct line of descent from John Bowen (1), of Whiteland, Chester County, who died in 1715. The paternal grandmother of Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine was Mary Brinton, of Thornburg, Delaware Co., Penn., who was in line from William Brinton (1), of Staffordshire, England, who settled in Concord, Birmingham Township, Delaware Co., Penn.,in 1684, and was among the earliest converts of George Fox. He bought large tracts of land in Chester County. He was born in 1630, and died in 1700. His son, William, was a member of the Provincial Assembly in 1666, and died in 1751. Joseph, of Thornbury, Delaware Co., Penn., the son of William (2), was an associate judge of Pennsylvania, and a member of the Provincial Assembly. Reuben B. Valentine, of the Valentine brothers coming to Centre County in 1815, was born in 1793, and died in 1841; married Sarah Downing (a sister of Mary Downing, the wife of his brother George), born June 17. 1797, died November 30, 1843, and their children were: (I) Mary married Dr. Elias W. Hale, a wealthy gentleman of influence, of Lewistown, born June 6, 1824, and died February 20, 1892; issue: Sarah, died young, and Ellen, the wife of G. Murray Andrews. (2) George was killed in a rolling mill at the age of five years. William Valentine died unmarried.
     Abraham S. Valentine, another of the original brothers locating in Centre county, died August 29, 1862 aged sixty-eight years; married Clarissa Miles, who died March 3, 1857, aged forty-nine years; was a member of the original firm and the inventor of the ore-washing machine since in general use, the adoption of which effected a revolution in the ore mining of this region. He was possessed of great business ability and foresight (being "a man far ahead of his time "), and it was due largely to his inventions and improvements that the Valentine charcoal iron achieved its widespread reputation. At the outbreak of the war of the Rebellion he was one of the liberal contributors to a subscription for the support of the soldiers' families. Two of his sons, Abram and Bond, were in the service for a time. Clarissa Miles, wife of Abram S., was a daughter of Evan Miles, who died May 10, 1838, in his sixty-ninth year, and of Rebecca George (of the family of George's Hill, Philadelphia), who died July 28, 1845, in her seventy-sixth year; both are buried in the graveyard at Milesburg. Evan Miles was the son of Richard Miles, and the nephew of Col. Samuel Miles, of Revolutionary fame. The latter served as a lieutenant in the expedition to Fort Duquesne; was wounded at Ligonia in an attack made by the French and Indians; commanded a regiment in 1760, and at the end of the campaign was left in command of the forces at Presque Isle (now Erie), Penn. He commanded a regiment in the Revolutionary war under Gen. Washington. While leading his regiment at the battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776, he was captured, and while a prisoner was made a brigadier-general for distinguished service. He was no less distinguished in civil life after the war, holding many responsible positions, among them that of mayor of Philadelphia. Richard Miles married Mary Pugh, who was a member of the Society of Friends, and in 1792 they located at Milesburg, Centre county, where both are buried. He was a captain of militia in the Revolution. His Death occurred December 16, 1823, in the eighty-fifth year of his age, and that of his wife, December 20, 1794, aged forty-four years. Richard Miles was the grandson of Richard, one of the brothers who came from South Wales in 1682 or 1683, and settled at Radnor, Pennsylvania.
     The children of Abraham S. Valentine and Clarissa (Miles) were: (1) Anna married S. Stewart Lyon, and their issue are-John; Anna; Clara, the wife of William Jasper Nicholas; Mary, the wife of Ellis L. Orvis; and Rebecca. (2) Rebecca M. married Evan Pugh, Ph. D., who lived only a few months after marriage, and left no issue; he was a scholarly gentleman and distinguished educator, and was the first president of the Pennsylvania State College. (3) Bond, born March 22, 1834, died April 19, 1889, married Mattie Kenney, who died August 25, 1882, in her forty-sixth year; their children are-Evan and Jane (died in infancy); Bond; and Edward K. The father of these was for years a member of the firm of Shortlidge & Co., of Bellefonte, dealers in grain and coal, and latterly he was engaged in the insurance business. "He was closely attached to the Society of Friends, and was very devoted to their teachings. He was a man possessing a pure Christian character, whom everyone honored. His friends were numbered by the hundreds, who looked upon him as a man worthy of imitation, because he followed as near as he could in the paths of divine teaching. He was courteous, genial, and enjoyed being genial whether in social or business life."(4) Abram S., who resides at Atlantic City, N. J., married Eliza U. Natt, of Philadelphia, daughter of Thomas J. and Anne Natt, of England, and their children are-Charles, Arthur and Edward. Abram S. is connected with the Valentine Iron Works at Bellefonte, and for years took an active part in the business interests of Bellefonte and vicinity. During the war of the Rebellion he was for a time in the service, and contributed largely toward the support of the soldiers and their families. (5) Evan M., who resides in Philadelphia, married Mary J. Taylor, of Doylestown, who died. Their children are Harry S. and Abram S. (6) Samuel and (7) Blanchard died in infancy, (8) and (9) Clara and Mary, respectively, unmarried. (10) Henry C. now connected with the Valentine Iron Works, married Sarah, a daughter of Thomas, and grand-.daughter of Judge Thomas Burnside, and their children are-Stanley, Helen, Rebecca and Henry. Henry C. is a member of the borough council.
     Bond Valentine, the youngest of the original Valentine brothers, did not remain in the iron business long, but early turned his attention to the law. His birth occurred in 1798. His early paternal training was such as to instill in his mind those principles of morality which were the guiding and controlling influence of his after life. He became a distinguished lawyer, and served in the General Assembly, 1830-32, from Centre County. In 1842, influenced by conscientious convictions, he abandoned the law that he might devote his life to the public ministry in the Society of Friends. The Friends Review in an obituary notice, said: "His sterling integrity and the well-known simplicity of his character, averse to mere forms, won for him the increased confidence and respect of the community, and his addresses have been marked by impassioned earnestness. In social circles our friend was very attractive, without reserve, original, genial and simple."
     To his first wife, Lydia, daughter of John and Susannah (Ashbridge) Fairland, farming people of near West Chester, Penn., and of English descent, two children were born, the elder of whom died in infancy; the other is Robert Valentine, who has long been at the head of the firm of Valentine & Co., of Bellefonte. Robert Valentine is one of the prominent and wealthy citizens of Bellefonte. His second wife, to whom he was married in 1861, was Mary Natt, daughter of Thomas J. and Anne Natt, born in England, and their children are: Emily and Julia, the latter being the wife of Dr. Bond, of Baltimore. The homes of Robert Valentine and family, and the family of Reuben B. Valentine, are particularly striking, and are of the several imposing and beautiful places of the mountain town of Bellefonte. The former, a modern built, native stone structure, commodious and substantial, stands on one of the highest points of the town, and is very commanding in point of view. While the other is located a short distance from the town on a beautifully situated farm, "Burnham," this suburban countryseat is surrounded by spacious grounds, and the old grey limestone house, built by Reuben B. Valentine in 1856, is of the Colonial style.⁸

Reference: Linn [1883:235-6]: "Bellefonte in 1824. - the following reminiscences taken from an address delivered by Professor Alfred Armstrong on the 10th of November, 1874...Bond Valentine was one of five brothers who came to Bellefonte from Chester County, Pa. They were all active, enterprising and energetic young men. They purchased the furnace and forge property of the Dunlop estate, repaired and fitted up those iron-works, and carried them on with great energy and success. They were of the Quaker persuasion for their religious opinions and proclivities, and adhered, some of them, very strictly to the rules of their religious convictions, especially Bond in the latter ears of his life. When I first knew him he was a gay, sprightly, yet moral young man. He managed the law business of the firm, but never seemed anxious to extend his practice very largely. Enjoying an ample competence, he was not a slave to business, and wisely united with his business engagements a large measure of literary and social pleasure. Some years before he died he gave himself up almost entirely to the interests of religion in that branch of the church with which he was connect, and was one of the most efficient supporters. He passed away much beloved and respected." at Citation, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA.⁹

Reference: Linn [1883:228]: "He was twice married, first to Miss Fairlamb, who died in 1843; subsequentl to Julia Thomas, who still survifes him. He died very suddenly; he was espeically interested in Judge Hale's election to Congress, and was at the telegraph-office as late as ten o'clock making inquiry of the result, and died at two o'clock Wednesday morning, Oct. 15, 1862. His only son is Robert Valentine, now at the head of the firm of Valentines & Co., of Bellefonte."
     "VALENTINE, Bond, Esq., was born in Chester County, and came to Centre County in 1815 with his brothers, and together engaged in the manufacture of iron. Bond was admitted to the bar, and represented Centre County in the Legislatures of 1830-32. He retired from the practice of law in 1842, and was during hs latter years a public friend. As a lawyer, Judge Linn says of him, he had acquired a clear and intimate acquaintence with the principles of his professio ,ad was especially distinguished for his poer of oratory. He had a remarkable command of language, and his addresses to the court and jury were distinguished not only by mature thought, but also by the happiest choice of words and modes of expression." at Citation.^1,10

Bond Valentine was listed as a resident in Robert Valentine Jr. and Ann Thelma Bond's household in the census report in 1800 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 898; Line 34
     Name:     Robt Valentine
     Home in 1800 (City, County, State):     Coventry, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:     3 [aft 1790] Reuben 1793, Abraham 1795, Bond 1797
     Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15:     1 [1785-90] George 1788
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:     3 [1775-84] Samuel 1776, Robert 1778, Jacob 1780
     Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1755] Robert 1752
     Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:     3 [1775-84] Rachel 1784, Thomazine 1774, Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1755] Ann (Bond) 1752
     Number of All Other Free Persons:     2
     Number of Household Members Under 16:     4
     Number of Household Members Over 25:     2
     Number of Household Members:     14.¹¹

Bond Valentine was listed as a resident in Samuel Valentine's household in the census report in 1810 at U. S. Census, East Caln Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA; [Note: There are 6 "Other Free Persons" in Samuel's household. It is likely that these include his brothers who in 1815 traveled to Centre Co. with him and who were all unmarried in 1810.]
p. 224, line 8
     Name:     Saml Valentine
     Home in 1810 (City, County, State):     East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15:     2
     Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 :     1
     Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:     1
     Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:     2
     Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over :     1
     Number of All Other Free Persons:     6 (His brothers/their wives?)
     Number of Household Members Under 16:     3
     Number of Household Members Over 25:     2
     Number of Household Members:     1.¹²
; from Beers [1898:69ff]: "In 1815, Samuel, Jacob D., George, Reuben B., Abram S., and Bond Valentine, sons of Robert and Ann Bond, came from Chester county to Centre county, accompanied by Jacob Thomas, and leased the old Dunlop iron furnace erected by John Dunlop in 1802, and in 1821 purchased it. Mr. Thomas withdrew in 1817, and was succeeded by his son, William A. Thomas. They were all iron-masters, and for years were largely identified with the development of the iron interests of Centre County. They built additional forges and in 1824 built the first rolling mill in Centre County. In 1842 they abandoned the old furnace, and built one just outside of the borough of Bellefonte. Many of the sons of these men succeeded them to the business, and some are still connected with it. Referring to these men who built the first Friends Meeting House at Bellefonte, and who by birth were members of the Society, a writer says: "The rise of the Friends Meeting in Bellefonte seems worthy of some notice. It was established by four or five men, who, making no especial profession of religion, yet yielded to a simple apprehension of duty, and built a house for the worship of God. All of them became faithful humble followers of the Lord Jesus, and to one of them was committed the ministry of the Gospel of Christ. Friends Meeting is still regularly held in Bellefonte, and is largely composed of the descendants of those who established it." Of the Valentine brothers who came to Centre County, George, born in East Caln, September I, 1788, died in Bellefonte, July 13, 1857, married Mary Downing, born in Philadelphia, January 22, 1792, died January 27, 1879. issue: (1) Jacob Downing, born at Bellefonte October 4, 1823, died September 16, 1896, in the house in which he was born, it being one of the first houses built in Bellefonte. He was an iron-master, "upright and honest, and lived in accordance with the Quaker faith." He married Deborah Downing, a daughter of Richard and Sarah G. (Mount) Downing, issue: George, Jacob, Louise, Ellen and Robert. (2) Sarah married Dr. George Fox. (3) Eliza married Thomas S. Downing. (4) Reuben B., born in Bellefonte in 1829, where he died in 1871, was an iron-master, and one of the most successful managers of the Valentine Iron Works. He was also engaged extensively in farming, and was a conscientious and upright member of the Society of Friends. In 1857 he married Mary B. Jacobs, who was born at East Whiteland, Chester Co., Penn., a daughter of Joseph and Ann (Bowen) Jacobs, issue: Mary and Emily (deceased); Anna J; Julia (deceased); and Caroline M. (5) Caroline married Thompson Millikin. (6) George married Emily Jacobs (a sister of Mary B. Jacobs), issue: Jane H., Mary D., Sarah W. and Emily J."¹³
; Original group of Valentine, Downing and related family members that moved from Chester co., PA to Centre Co., PA.
Partial history of Valentine & Thomas iron business in Centre Co. is attached.

; per Cope [1901:305] "He [Bond]was a member of the firm of Valentines and Thomas, having inherited the interest of his older brother, Jacob, who died unmarried."¹⁴
In Jacob Daniel Valentine's will dated 24 October 1823 at Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA, Bond Valentine was named as executor; Synopsis from Fravel [1939:11]: "page 189, JACOB VALENTINE, Chester Co., Pa. Oct. 24 1823-11/6/1823, Nieces & nephews, children of my sister Thomazin Miller of Centre Co., Pa. My dec'd brother Robert. Eliza w/o Tm. A. Thomas. Robert V. Miller, Wm. Miller, Mary Ann, Isaac, Rachel, Jane, Mordecai Miller. My sis. Rachel, w/o Jonathan Kersley : "page 189, JACOB VALENTINE, Chester Co., Pa. Oct. 24 1823-11/6/1823, Nieces & nephews, children of my sister Thomazin Miller of Centre Co., Pa. My dec'd brother Robert. Eliza w/o Tm. A. Thomas. Robert V. Miller, Wm. Miller, Mary Ann, Isaac, Rachel, Jane: "page 189, JACOB VALENTINE, Chester Co., Pa. Oct. 24 1823-11/6/1823, Nieces & nephews, children of my sister Thomazin Miller of Centre Co., Pa. My dec'd brother Robert. Eliza w/o Tm. A. Thomas. Robert V. Miller, Wm. Miller, Mary Ann, Isaac, Rachel, Jane, Mordecai Miller. My sis. Rachel, w/o Jonathan Kersley : "page 189, JACOB VALENTINE, Chester Co., Pa. Oct. 24 1823-11/6/1823, Nieces & nephews, children of my sister Thomazin Miller of Centre Co., Pa. My dec'd brother Robert. Eliza w/o Tm. A. Thomas. Robert [sic] of Detroit. Brother Valentine & Abram, Sam'l., Geo., Reuben. Jacob V. Thomas. Jacob D. infant s/o George & Mary Valentine. Ex: Bros: Geo. & Bond. Witness: Jos. White, Jos. M. Downing.¹⁵
In Samuel Valentine's will dated 16 August 1826 at Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA, Bond Valentine was named as executor; Synopsis from Fravel [1939:12]: "page 211, SAMUEL VALENTINE, Aug. 16, 1825-Oct. 19, 1826, members of firm of Valentine & Thomas to wit: George, Reuben, Abram S., Bond Valentine, Wm. A. Thomas. Niece Eliza M. Thomas, w/o Wm. A. Thomas. My brothers named, my sister Tomazin Miller. Ex: 5 members of firm. Witness: I. Miller, Rachel Miller."¹⁶

Bond Valentine and Lydia Fairlamb appeared in the census of 1840 at U. S. Census, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; [same page as his brothers, George and Reuben B. Valentine. one young man (aged 10-14), oldest Man and one older woman are unknown. Siblings?]
p. 92, line 6
     Name:     6 Bond Valentine [38276] Ref #3447
     Home in 1840 (City, County, State):     Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14:     2 [1826-30] Robert b1827, ??
     Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49:     1 [1791-1800] Bond b1797
     Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69:     1 [1771-80] ??
     Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49:     2 [1791-1800] Lydia (Fairlamb) b1802, ??
     Free Colored Persons - Females - 10 thru 23:     1
     Free Colored Persons - Females - 24 thru 35:     1
     Persons Employed in Learned Professional Engrs:     1
     Free White Persons - Under 20:     2
     Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:     3
     Total Free White Persons:     6
     Total Free Colored Persons:     2
     Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:     8.¹⁷

Bond Valentine and Julia Thomas appeared in the census of 1 August 1850 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 167-B, Lines 6-14, Dwelling 140; Family 165
     6 VALENTINE, Bond 53 [1797] M Farmer $40,000 PA
     7 " , Julia 42 [1808] F MD
     8 " , Robert 23 [1827] M Clerk PA
     9 FAIRLAMB, George A. 24 [1826] M M.D. PA
     10 WILLIAMS, Jona 54 [1796] M Black PA
     11 " , Mary 30 [1820] F Black MD
     12 WESTLY, Rebecca J 30 [1820] F Black MD
     13 " , Elizabeth 14 [1836] F Black PA
     14 GUANT, James 14 [1836] M Black PA.¹⁸

Bond Valentine and Julia Thomas appeared in the census of 29 August 1860 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 285, Lines 18-24, Dwelling 2072; Family 2136
     18 VALENTINE, Bond 63 [1797] M Atty at Law $92,000 $30,000 PA
     19 " , Julia 51 [1809] F PA
     20 " , Robert 32 [1828] PA
     21 LUNON, Sarah 14 [1846] F PA
     22 MILLER, Tamasa 18 [1842] F PA
     23 FARELAMB, George 33 [1867] M Physician $4000 $800 PA
     24 CLARK, Mary 21 [1839] F Servant PA.¹⁹

     Lydia Fairlamb was born circa 1802; Based on tombstone inscription age at death 42 years.^3,2 She married Bond Valentine, son of Robert Valentine Jr. and Ann Thelma Bond, on 14 April 1824 at West Chester Meeting, West Chester Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; his 1st wife.^1,4,5,2
Lydia Fairlamb died on 22 April 1844 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^3,2
Lydia Fairlamb was buried after 22 April 1844 at Friends Burial Ground, Half Moon Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave website:Birth:      unknown
Death:      Apr. 22, 1844
Family links:
Children:
Robert Valentine (1827 - 1905)*

Note: Age at death 42 years, wife of Bond Valentine.

Burial:
Friends Burial Ground
Centre County
Pennsylvania, USA
Created by: Kenneth Greene
Record added: Aug 13, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 28984365.³
     ; from Beers [1898:69ff]: "VALENTINE. The Valentines of Bellefonte and their connections have descended from early and historic families of the State. The Valentine family is in direct line of descent from Robert Valentine (1), who died in 1651. His wife was Elizabeth Warren, a native of Lambstown, County Wexford, Ireland, whose death occurred in Ballynocassick in 1695. Their son, George, of Bally Brummel. County Carlow, Ireland, had a son Thomas, who in 1715 married Mary, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Hooper) Parke, of Battytean, County Carlow, and became the progenitor of the family in America. He was born in 1693, and about 1720 came to America, locating in Chester County, Penn. Later he moved into what became Montgomery County of the same State, where his death occurred in 1747. Thomas Parke appears to have been a farmer in Ireland, owning in 1720 land in Ballileau, Ballaghmore and Coolissnactah. In 1724 he came to America bringing with him his family, and located in the great valley on the west side of what is now Downington, where he had purchased 500 acres of land. He died January 31,1738, and his widow on June 2 1, 1749. He was an elder in Caln Meeting, and esteemed by Friends.
     Thomas Valentine and family were Friends, and identified with the Kilconnor Monthly Meeting in Ireland. Of their children, Robert, a native of Bally Brummel, Ireland, married, in 1747, Rachel Edge, of Providence, Chester Co., Penn., and his son Robert, born in 1752, married, in 1773 , Ann Bond. Robert, the son of the emigrant, became a recommended minister in 1764, and traveled considerably in that capacity, including a visit to Great Britain at the close of the Revolutionary war. John Edge, the maternal grandfather of Rachel Edge, came to the country from St. Andrews, Holborn, in the County of Middlesex, England, and settled in Nether Providence about the year 1685. He was an earnest member of the Society of Friends. He had been subjected to heavy fines and imprisonment in his native county for refusing to act contrary to his
conscientious scruples, and on one occasion had to stand public trial.
     From Robert Valentine and Ann Bond came descendants of the name in Centre County. Their children were: Robert married Elizabeth Downing; George married Mary Downing; Samuel and Jacob D. died unmarried; Reuben B. married Sarah Downing; Abraham S. married Clarissa Miles; Bond married Lydia Fairlamb; Thomazine married Reuben Miller: and Rachael married Maj. Jonathan Kersley, of Detroit, Mich. Ann Bond was the daughter of Samuel and Thomazine (Downing) Bond, of West Whiteland, Chester county, and the granddaughter of Joseph Bond, who settled at Bristol, in Bucks county, Penn., in the early part of the eighteenth century; he was a large land owner, and was one of the petitioners for the incorporation of the borough, which was incorporated by letters patent from the Crown, November 14, 1720. Joseph Bond and John Hall were the first Burgesses of the town. The former represented his county in the Colonial Legislature.
     In 1815, Samuel, Jacob D., George, Reuben B., Abram S., and Bond Valentine, sons of Robert and Ann Bond, came from Chester county to Centre county, accompanied by Jacob Thomas, and leased the old Dunlop iron furnace erected by John Dunlop in 1802, and in 1821 purchased it. Mr. Thomas withdrew in 1817, and was succeeded by his son, William A. Thomas. They were all iron-masters, and for years were largely identified with the development of the iron interests of Centre County. They built additional forges and in 1824 built the first rolling mill in Centre County. In 1842 they abandoned the old furnace, and built one just outside of the borough of Bellefonte. Many of the sons of these men succeeded them to the business, and some are still connected with it. Referring to these men who built the first Friends Meeting House at Bellefonte, and who by birth were members of the Society, a writer says: "The rise of the Friends Meeting in Bellefonte seems worthy of some notice. It was established by four or five men, who, making no especial profession of religion, yet yielded to a simple apprehension of duty, and built a house for the worship of God. All of them became faithful humble followers of the Lord Jesus, and to one of them was committed the ministry of the Gospel of Christ. Friends Meeting is still regularly held in Bellefonte, and is largely composed of the descendants of those who established it." Of the Valentine brothers who came to Centre County, George, born in East Caln, September I, 1788, died in Bellefonte, July 13, 1857, married Mary Downing, born in Philadelphia, January 22, 1792, died January 27, 1879. issue: (1) Jacob Downing, born at Bellefonte October 4, 1823, died September 16, 1896, in the house in which he was born, it being one of the first houses built in Bellefonte. He was an iron-master, "upright and honest, and lived in accordance with the Quaker faith." He married Deborah Downing, a daughter of Richard and Sarah G. (Mount) Downing, issue: George, Jacob, Louise, Ellen and Robert. (2) Sarah married Dr. George Fox. (3) Eliza married Thomas S. Downing. (4) Reuben B., born in Bellefonte in 1829, where he died in 1871, was an iron-master, and one of the most successful managers of the Valentine Iron Works. He was also engaged extensively in farming, and was a conscientious and upright member of the Society of Friends. In 1857 he married Mary B. Jacobs, who was born at East Whiteland, Chester Co., Penn., a daughter of Joseph and Ann (Bowen) Jacobs, issue: Mary and Emily (deceased); Anna J; Julia (deceased); and Caroline M. (5) Caroline married Thompson Millikin. (6) George married Emily Jacobs (a sister of Mary B. Jacobs), issue: Jane H., Mary D., Sarah W. and Emily J.
     Taking up the history of the Downing family: Mary Downing (who married George Valentine) was the direct descendant of Thomas Downing, who was born in Bradninch, in Devonshire, England, in 1691, and who, as early as 1718, resided in Chester county, Penn., and from whom descended the numerous families of Downings in that county. For generations the Downings were farmers and millers. Richard Downing, a son of Thomas, married Mary Edge, and, of their children, Jacob Downing married Sarah Drinker, of Philadelphia, and they became the parents of Mary (Downing) Valentine. A son of Richard, also named Richard, married Sarah G. Mount, and their daughter Deborah became the wife of Jacob Valentine. Elizabeth Drinker, the grandmother of Mary (Downing) Valentine, kept a diary from 1759 to 1807, which was published in book form in 1889. She was a direct descendant of Philip Drinker (1), who was born in 1597 and died in 1647; came in 1635 from Exeter, England, and settled at Charlestown, Mass. Henry Drinker, the great-great-great-grandson of Philip, the grandfather of Mary Downing, married Elizabeth Sandwith. The latter descended from John Jervis, of Roscoe, Kings county, Ireland, who came to America in 1688, with a son Martyn, and purchased large tracts of land in New Jersey now called Jervis Sound. John Jervis was appointed a justice of the peace of New Jersey. Charles, another son, was court painter to King George II, a correspondent of the poet Pope, and translator of "Don Quixote. "Henry Drinker was an ironmaster and ship owner of Philadelphia; was arrested in 1777 and sent to Virginia under pretense of hostility to the American cause; he was a member of the. common council of Philadelphia, and a large landowner; he was born in 1734, and ,died in 1809. The mother of Deborah (Downing) Valentine, Sarah G. Mount, was the daughter of James Mount, whose father was Ezekial, the son of Thomas Mount, who came from England and was the owner of the land on which the city of Louisville, Ky., was built. He had many slaves, and was a man of wealth.
     Referring to the history of the Jacobs family, Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine are in direct line of descent from John Jacobs (1) (the first of the family in America), who in 1700 settled on a portion of the Vanbibber tract of land in Providence, Philadelphia County. His death occurred in 1730. His grandson, John Jacobs (3), was the Speaker of the first .General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. His brother, Israel, was a member of Congress in 1791, and another brother, Jesse, held a captain's commission and served in the Revolutionary war, participating in a number of important battles. Ann Bowen, mother of Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine, was in direct line of descent from John Bowen (1), of Whiteland, Chester County, who died in 1715. The paternal grandmother of Mary B. and Emily (Jacobs) Valentine was Mary Brinton, of Thornburg, Delaware Co., Penn., who was in line from William Brinton (1), of Staffordshire, England, who settled in Concord, Birmingham Township, Delaware Co., Penn.,in 1684, and was among the earliest converts of George Fox. He bought large tracts of land in Chester County. He was born in 1630, and died in 1700. His son, William, was a member of the Provincial Assembly in 1666, and died in 1751. Joseph, of Thornbury, Delaware Co., Penn., the son of William (2), was an associate judge of Pennsylvania, and a member of the Provincial Assembly. Reuben B. Valentine, of the Valentine brothers coming to Centre County in 1815, was born in 1793, and died in 1841; married Sarah Downing (a sister of Mary Downing, the wife of his brother George), born June 17. 1797, died November 30, 1843, and their children were: (I) Mary married Dr. Elias W. Hale, a wealthy gentleman of influence, of Lewistown, born June 6, 1824, and died February 20, 1892; issue: Sarah, died young, and Ellen, the wife of G. Murray Andrews. (2) George was killed in a rolling mill at the age of five years. William Valentine died unmarried.
     Abraham S. Valentine, another of the original brothers locating in Centre county, died August 29, 1862 aged sixty-eight years; married Clarissa Miles, who died March 3, 1857, aged forty-nine years; was a member of the original firm and the inventor of the ore-washing machine since in general use, the adoption of which effected a revolution in the ore mining of this region. He was possessed of great business ability and foresight (being "a man far ahead of his time "), and it was due largely to his inventions and improvements that the Valentine charcoal iron achieved its widespread reputation. At the outbreak of the war of the Rebellion he was one of the liberal contributors to a subscription for the support of the soldiers' families. Two of his sons, Abram and Bond, were in the service for a time. Clarissa Miles, wife of Abram S., was a daughter of Evan Miles, who died May 10, 1838, in his sixty-ninth year, and of Rebecca George (of the family of George's Hill, Philadelphia), who died July 28, 1845, in her seventy-sixth year; both are buried in the graveyard at Milesburg. Evan Miles was the son of Richard Miles, and the nephew of Col. Samuel Miles, of Revolutionary fame. The latter served as a lieutenant in the expedition to Fort Duquesne; was wounded at Ligonia in an attack made by the French and Indians; commanded a regiment in 1760, and at the end of the campaign was left in command of the forces at Presque Isle (now Erie), Penn. He commanded a regiment in the Revolutionary war under Gen. Washington. While leading his regiment at the battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776, he was captured, and while a prisoner was made a brigadier-general for distinguished service. He was no less distinguished in civil life after the war, holding many responsible positions, among them that of mayor of Philadelphia. Richard Miles married Mary Pugh, who was a member of the Society of Friends, and in 1792 they located at Milesburg, Centre county, where both are buried. He was a captain of militia in the Revolution. His Death occurred December 16, 1823, in the eighty-fifth year of his age, and that of his wife, December 20, 1794, aged forty-four years. Richard Miles was the grandson of Richard, one of the brothers who came from South Wales in 1682 or 1683, and settled at Radnor, Pennsylvania.
     The children of Abraham S. Valentine and Clarissa (Miles) were: (1) Anna married S. Stewart Lyon, and their issue are-John; Anna; Clara, the wife of William Jasper Nicholas; Mary, the wife of Ellis L. Orvis; and Rebecca. (2) Rebecca M. married Evan Pugh, Ph. D., who lived only a few months after marriage, and left no issue; he was a scholarly gentleman and distinguished educator, and was the first president of the Pennsylvania State College. (3) Bond, born March 22, 1834, died April 19, 1889, married Mattie Kenney, who died August 25, 1882, in her forty-sixth year; their children are-Evan and Jane (died in infancy); Bond; and Edward K. The father of these was for years a member of the firm of Shortlidge & Co., of Bellefonte, dealers in grain and coal, and latterly he was engaged in the insurance business. "He was closely attached to the Society of Friends, and was very devoted to their teachings. He was a man possessing a pure Christian character, whom everyone honored. His friends were numbered by the hundreds, who looked upon him as a man worthy of imitation, because he followed as near as he could in the paths of divine teaching. He was courteous, genial, and enjoyed being genial whether in social or business life."(4) Abram S., who resides at Atlantic City, N. J., married Eliza U. Natt, of Philadelphia, daughter of Thomas J. and Anne Natt, of England, and their children are-Charles, Arthur and Edward. Abram S. is connected with the Valentine Iron Works at Bellefonte, and for years took an active part in the business interests of Bellefonte and vicinity. During the war of the Rebellion he was for a time in the service, and contributed largely toward the support of the soldiers and their families. (5) Evan M., who resides in Philadelphia, married Mary J. Taylor, of Doylestown, who died. Their children are Harry S. and Abram S. (6) Samuel and (7) Blanchard died in infancy, (8) and (9) Clara and Mary, respectively, unmarried. (10) Henry C. now connected with the Valentine Iron Works, married Sarah, a daughter of Thomas, and grand-.daughter of Judge Thomas Burnside, and their children are-Stanley, Helen, Rebecca and Henry. Henry C. is a member of the borough council.
     Bond Valentine, the youngest of the original Valentine brothers, did not remain in the iron business long, but early turned his attention to the law. His birth occurred in 1798. His early paternal training was such as to instill in his mind those principles of morality which were the guiding and controlling influence of his after life. He became a distinguished lawyer, and served in the General Assembly, 1830-32, from Centre County. In 1842, influenced by conscientious convictions, he abandoned the law that he might devote his life to the public ministry in the Society of Friends. The Friends Review in an obituary notice, said: "His sterling integrity and the well-known simplicity of his character, averse to mere forms, won for him the increased confidence and respect of the community, and his addresses have been marked by impassioned earnestness. In social circles our friend was very attractive, without reserve, original, genial and simple."
     To his first wife, Lydia, daughter of John and Susannah (Ashbridge) Fairland, farming people of near West Chester, Penn., and of English descent, two children were born, the elder of whom died in infancy; the other is Robert Valentine, who has long been at the head of the firm of Valentine & Co., of Bellefonte. Robert Valentine is one of the prominent and wealthy citizens of Bellefonte. His second wife, to whom he was married in 1861, was Mary Natt, daughter of Thomas J. and Anne Natt, born in England, and their children are: Emily and Julia, the latter being the wife of Dr. Bond, of Baltimore. The homes of Robert Valentine and family, and the family of Reuben B. Valentine, are particularly striking, and are of the several imposing and beautiful places of the mountain town of Bellefonte. The former, a modern built, native stone structure, commodious and substantial, stands on one of the highest points of the town, and is very commanding in point of view. While the other is located a short distance from the town on a beautifully situated farm, "Burnham," this suburban countryseat is surrounded by spacious grounds, and the old grey limestone house, built by Reuben B. Valentine in 1856, is of the Colonial style.⁶

Lydia Fairlamb and Bond Valentine appeared in the census of 1840 at U. S. Census, Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; [same page as his brothers, George and Reuben B. Valentine. one young man (aged 10-14), oldest Man and one older woman are unknown. Siblings?]
p. 92, line 6
     Name:     6 Bond Valentine [38276] Ref #3447
     Home in 1840 (City, County, State):     Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14:     2 [1826-30] Robert b1827, ??
     Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49:     1 [1791-1800] Bond b1797
     Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69:     1 [1771-80] ??
     Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49:     2 [1791-1800] Lydia (Fairlamb) b1802, ??
     Free Colored Persons - Females - 10 thru 23:     1
     Free Colored Persons - Females - 24 thru 35:     1
     Persons Employed in Learned Professional Engrs:     1
     Free White Persons - Under 20:     2
     Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:     3
     Total Free White Persons:     6
     Total Free Colored Persons:     2
     Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:     8.⁷

     Julia Thomas was born circa 1808; based on tombstone " Age at death 84 years"; Cope [1901:304] says b 1806.^3,2 She married Bond Valentine, son of Robert Valentine Jr. and Ann Thelma Bond, in 1847 at Baltimore City, Baltimore Co., Maryland, USA,
; his 2nd wife.^1,4,2
Julia Thomas died on 14 April 1892 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^3,2
Julia Thomas was buried after 14 April 1892 at Friends Burial Ground, Half Moon Township, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      unknown
Death:      Apr. 14, 1892

Note: Age at death 84 years, wife of Bond Valentine.

Burial:
Friends Burial Ground
Centre County
Pennsylvania, USA

Created by: Kenneth Greene
Record added: Aug 13, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 28984400.³
     ; Original group of Valentine, Downing and related family members that moved from Chester co., PA to Centre Co., PA.
Partial history of Valentine & Thomas iron business in Centre Co. is attached.

Julia Thomas and Bond Valentine appeared in the census of 1 August 1850 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 167-B, Lines 6-14, Dwelling 140; Family 165
     6 VALENTINE, Bond 53 [1797] M Farmer $40,000 PA
     7 " , Julia 42 [1808] F MD
     8 " , Robert 23 [1827] M Clerk PA
     9 FAIRLAMB, George A. 24 [1826] M M.D. PA
     10 WILLIAMS, Jona 54 [1796] M Black PA
     11 " , Mary 30 [1820] F Black MD
     12 WESTLY, Rebecca J 30 [1820] F Black MD
     13 " , Elizabeth 14 [1836] F Black PA
     14 GUANT, James 14 [1836] M Black PA.⁵

Julia Thomas and Bond Valentine appeared in the census of 29 August 1860 at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
p. 285, Lines 18-24, Dwelling 2072; Family 2136
     18 VALENTINE, Bond 63 [1797] M Atty at Law $92,000 $30,000 PA
     19 " , Julia 51 [1809] F PA
     20 " , Robert 32 [1828] PA
     21 LUNON, Sarah 14 [1846] F PA
     22 MILLER, Tamasa 18 [1842] F PA
     23 FARELAMB, George 33 [1867] M Physician $4000 $800 PA
     24 CLARK, Mary 21 [1839] F Servant PA.⁶

     Caroline "Carrie" B. Thompson was born on 25 August 1859 at Virginia, USA.² She married James Mount Downing, son of Miller Downing and Sarah Guinn (Gwinne) Mount, between 1897 and 1900
;
His 2nd wife; her 2nd husband. His 1st wife died in 1897 and he was remaried in the June 1900 census.^1,2
     Caroline "Carrie" B. Thompson and James Mount Downing appeared in the census of 5 June 1900 at Denver, Denver Co., Colorado, USA;
pp. 6-7, lines 50-53, dwelling 94, family 102
     50 DOWNING, James M. Head W M Jun 1849 50 Married 24yrs PA PA PA Dentist
     51 " , Caroline B. Wife W F Aug 25 1859 40 Married 24yrs VA VA VA
     52 " , Justine H. Daugh     er W F May 16 1879 21 Single KS PA VA At School
     52 " , Harold W. Son W M Nov 25 1889 10 single CO PA VA At School.²

     Harold Woodford Downing was born on 25 November 1889;
Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
     Name:     Harold W Downing [Harold Downing]
     Birth Date:     25 Nov 1889
     Death Date:     Jul 1960
     Claim Date:     19 May 1959
     SSN:     522129337
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
     Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.^2,3 He married Ethel Elizabeth Scott on 12 October 1921 at Akron, Washington Co., Colorado, USA,
;
His 1st wife.
Ancestry.com - Colorado, County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006
     Name:     Harold W Downing
     Gender:     Male
     Age:     30
     Birth Date:     abt 1891
     Marriage Date:     12 Oct 1921
     Marriage Place:     Washington, Colorado, USA
     Spouse:     Ethel Elizabeth Scott
     Film Number:     001906771
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Colorado, County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
     Original data: Marriage Records. Colorado Marriages. State Archives, Denver, Colorado.⁴ Harold Woodford Downing married Bonita Elizabeth Simon after 1941
; Her 2nd husband; his 2nd wife. Howard is still with his 1st wife, Ethel, in the 1940 census.^5,6
Harold Woodford Downing died on 1 July 1960 at age 70.²
Harold Woodford Downing was buried after 1 July 1960 at Grand Island Cemetery, Grand Island, Hall Co., Nebraska, USA;
From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     25 Nov 1889
     DEATH     1 Jul 1960 (aged 70)
     Family Members
     Parents
      James M Downing 1849–1908
     Spouse
      Bonita Elizabeth Simon Downing 1908–1994
     Siblings
      Warwick Miller Downing 1875–1964
     BURIAL     Grand Island Cemetery, Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska, USA
     PLOT     H 103
     Maintained by: Kay Cynova
     Originally Created by: LF
     Added: 9 Mar 2007
     Find A Grave Memorial 18308548.²
     Harold Woodford Downing was listed as a resident in James Mount Downing and Caroline "Carrie" B. Thompson's household in the census report on 5 June 1900 at Denver, Denver Co., Colorado, USA;
pp. 6-7, lines 50-53, dwelling 94, family 102
     50 DOWNING, James M. Head W M Jun 1849 50 Married 24yrs PA PA PA Dentist
     51 " , Caroline B. Wife W F Aug 25 1859 40 Married 24yrs VA VA VA
     52 " , Justine H. Daugh     er W F May 16 1879 21 Single KS PA VA At School
     52 " , Harold W. Son W M Nov 25 1889 10 single CO PA VA At School.⁷

Harold Woodford Downing and Ethel Elizabeth Scott appeared in the census of 3 April 1930 at 49 West Ellsworth, Denver, Denver Co., Colorado, USA;
p. 2-A, lines 41-44, dwelling 38
     41 DOWNING, Harold W. Head M W 39 [1891] Married 31yrsold VA VA VA Motorman Railway
     42 " , Ethel Wife F W 38 [1892] Married 29yrsold IA IA IA
     43 " , Priscilla J. Daughter F W 5 [1925] Single CA VA IA
     44 " , James W. Son M W 3 7/12 [1926] Single CA VA IA.⁸

Harold Woodford Downing and Ethel Elizabeth Scott appeared in the census of 25 April 1940 at 3417 So. Emerson St., Arapahoe Co., Colorado, USA;
p. 2-B, lines 73-76, dwelling 44
     73 DOWNING, Harold Head M W 46 [1894] Married VA 1935:Same Place Civil Engineer Gr?? Project Engineer
     74 " , Ethel Wife F W 42 [1898] Married IA 1935:Same Place
     75 " , Priscilla Daughter F W 15 [1925] Single CA 1935:Same Place
     76 " , James Son M W 13 [1927] Single CA 1935:Same Place.⁶