History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men . in 1881, discharging theduties in a manner creditable to himself and satisfac-tory to his constituents. He held the office of countycommissioner for three years, 1866, 1867, 1868. Hiswife, Nancy, died Dec. 25, 1858. His father, Abniham Roberts, was born in ChesterCounty, Pa.; came to Fayette County when a youngman, and married Elizabeth Morris, of this had eight children,—-four sons and four daugh-ters. Griffith was the second, and is the only one re-siding in Fayette C
History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men . in 1881, discharging theduties in a manner creditable to himself and satisfac-tory to his constituents. He held the office of countycommissioner for three years, 1866, 1867, 1868. Hiswife, Nancy, died Dec. 25, 1858. His father, Abniham Roberts, was born in ChesterCounty, Pa.; came to Fayette County when a youngman, and married Elizabeth Morris, of this had eight children,—-four sons and four daugh-ters. Griffith was the second, and is the only one re-siding in Fayette County. The others who are livingreside in the West. Aljraham died in 1819; Eliza-beth died in 1845. Sir. Roberts grandfatlier, Griffith Roberts, camefrom Wales when a young man and settled in Ches-ter County, Pa., where lie married Rachel had but one son, Aliraham, and came to Fav- I ette County with him. They were all Quakers. Grif-fith, Sr., died in 1823, his wife a few years Griffith Roberts has no membership in anychurch, but has always been a liberal contributor to g ^m^. the various denominations. He rather leans to thebelief of his father. His morality is is well and favorably known in the county. Heis worthy of the confidence his friends have in him,and is a genial gentleman of the old school. ?TAMES JIAUISOX INN. The grandfather of James Madison Linn, AndrewLinn, settled in Fayette County at a very early had his farm patented. He was a soldier in theRevolutionary war, and was one of the first settlerswest ottlie AlleLhiiiies. They were driven back east veral times by Indians., Capt. Isaac Linn, was born uponson now resides in 1774. He was1796, to Jemima Voorhes. TheyJames M. was the fifth. Isaac Linn of the lunnntnin- Jamr~.;illMthe farm wlinv himarried on i lit. Llhad eiglit a soldier in the war of 1812. He was captain ofan infantry company, and served during the war,going during his period of
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