Starting Sept. 30, 2014, Genealogy.com will be making a big change. GenForum message boards, Family Tree Maker homepages, and the most popular articles will be preserved in a read-only format, while several other features will no longer be available, including member subscriptions and the Shop.
 
Learn more


Home Page |Surname List |Index of Individuals |InterneTree |Sources


View Tree for John Cessna IIIJohn Cessna III (b. January 26, 1725/26, d. March 31, 1802)

John Cessna III (son of John Cessna II and Agnes Unknown) was born January 26, 1725/26 in Shippensburg, Bedford Co. Pennsylvania, and died March 31, 1802 in Colerain, Bedford Co, Pennsylvania. He married (1) Sarah Rose on January 26, 1760 in Cumberland Co. Pennsylvania, daughter of William Rose and Unknown Mother Rose. He married (2) Elizabeth Hall on Abt. 1788 in Bedford Co. Pennsylvania.

 Includes NotesNotes for John Cessna III:
Major John Cessna who settled in Friend's Cove, Bedford Co. Pennsylvania in 1765 was prominent in the affairs of the county at the beginning of its existence and served three terms as Sheriff. He was also a member of the Constitutional convention of 1774-1775, which drafted the first constitution of the State of Pennsylvania. He was the father of 18 children by his first wife. At the age of 70 he married a second wife, and of this union five children were born. He died at the age of 76 in 1802. His son, John, succeeded to the ownership of the farm. He fought in the French and Indian war and the Revolutionary War.

House of Cessna

More About John Cessna III:
Military service: He fought in the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. He was a major on retirement.
Property: Bet. 1768 - 1770, Tax lists from Cumberland Co. Ohio.4

More About John Cessna III and Sarah Rose:
Marriage: January 26, 1760, Cumberland Co. Pennsylvania.

More About John Cessna III and Elizabeth Hall:
Marriage: Abt. 1788, Bedford Co. Pennsylvania.

Children of John Cessna III and Sarah Rose are:
  1. Ellen Cessna, d. date unknown.
  2. Samuel Cessna, d. date unknown.
  3. +Jonathan C Cessna, b. November 16, 1760, Colerain, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania, d. February 14, 1853, Friends Cove, Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
  4. Rachel Cessna, b. August 01, 1762, d. date unknown.
  5. John Cessna, b. December 08, 1764, d. date unknown.
  6. Stephen Cessna, b. December 28, 1766, d. date unknown.
  7. Elizabeth Cessna, b. December 01, 1768, d. date unknown.
  8. William Cessna, b. July 12, 1775, d. date unknown.

Children of John Cessna III and Elizabeth Hall are:
  1. Charles Cessna, b. March 10, 1789, d. date unknown.
  2. Evan Cessna, b. October 02, 1791, d. date unknown.
  3. James Cessna, b. Abt. 1793, d. date unknown.
  4. Sarah Cessna, b. Abt. 1795, d. date unknown.
  5. Henry Cessna, b. Abt. 1797, d. date unknown.
Created with Family Tree Maker


Search for Family - Learn About Genealogy - Helpful Web Sites - Message Boards - Guest Book - Home
© Copyright 1996-99, The Learning Company, Inc., and its subsidiaries. All rights reserved.
© Copyright 1995-97 by Matthew L. Helm. All Rights Reserved.