Nelson's biographical dictionary and historical reference book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : containing a condensed history of Pennsylvania, of Fayette County, and the boroughs and townships of the county :also, portraits and biographies of the governors since 1790, and genealogies,family histories and biographies of representative men of the county :illustrated . gaged in the iron business and in brick mak-ing. He was a man of progressive and enter-prising character, and devoted to the welfareand expansion of the town. His sons, someof whom became prominent in church andin State, seem to
Nelson's biographical dictionary and historical reference book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : containing a condensed history of Pennsylvania, of Fayette County, and the boroughs and townships of the county :also, portraits and biographies of the governors since 1790, and genealogies,family histories and biographies of representative men of the county :illustrated . gaged in the iron business and in brick mak-ing. He was a man of progressive and enter-prising character, and devoted to the welfareand expansion of the town. His sons, someof whom became prominent in church andin State, seem to have inherited the energyand public spirit of their father. William, his second son, became a Baptistclergyman, and traveled widely m the HolyLand, remaining there for a number of years. George Mathiot, William Page and Tim-othy Hawkins, purchased lots from Mr. Con-nell in 1802, and settled there about thatdate. Mr. Mathiot pursued the same occu-pation as the father of John Milton; that is,he was a scrivener; and also a justice of thepeace. He was influential and conspicuousin the Methodist church. He reared a largefamily, some of whom became prominent inPennsylvania, and one attained political dis-tinction in the west. All of them seem tohave been active and progressive men. Abra-ham Baldwin, a New Englander, came toConnellsville about 1806. He was one of the. ^-npbeU,2^s^--^-^^ 6>C AND HISTORICAL REFERENCE BOOK OF FAYETTE COUNTY. 499 versatile men of that early day before all pro-fessions had been specialized and all formsof labor differentiated. He was active andconspicuous in church, business and politics,and produced the first carding machines evermanufactured in that section of country. William Davidson came into Connellsvillein 1808. He was a native of Carlisle, Penn-sylvania. He was merchant, farmer and iron-master, had served in the second war withEngland and was captured when the surren-der of Hull took place at Detroit. He alsoachieved success in politics, serving
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