Benjamin B Truax & Perthinia/Parthenia Pittman
The book "History of Tonoloway Baptist Church", contained an entry for Benjamin and Parthenia Truax (GGG Grandparents of Chester Carson).
"Benjamin Truax and Parthenia, his wife, were received by the church in November of 1770. They came from new Jersey at an early date and settled in the part of the county that became Thompson Township. Benjamin served in the Bedford County Militia during the American Revolution. He died May 10, 1801, at the age of seventy. Parthenia had died October 31, 1781, aged thirty-nine years, seven months and fifteen days. I believe her tombstone is now the oldest in Tonoloway Cemetery. The Truax children were Joseph (born 1758), William (born 1763), Samuel (born 1764), Rebecca (born 1769), Benjamin (born 1774), Elias (1775-1786), and Parthenia."
Headstones for Parthenia (left) and Benjamin Truax.
"Benjamin Truax and Parthenia, his wife, were received by the church in November of 1770. They came from new Jersey at an early date and settled in the part of the county that became Thompson Township. Benjamin served in the Bedford County Militia during the American Revolution. He died May 10, 1801, at the age of seventy. Parthenia had died October 31, 1781, aged thirty-nine years, seven months and fifteen days. I believe her tombstone is now the oldest in Tonoloway Cemetery. The Truax children were Joseph (born 1758), William (born 1763), Samuel (born 1764), Rebecca (born 1769), Benjamin (born 1774), Elias (1775-1786), and Parthenia."
Headstones for Parthenia (left) and Benjamin Truax.
posted by Steve | 11:00 AM
1 Comments:
Hi, Steve,
We are cousins. This is a beautiful photo. I also like your write-up. I was at the cemetery in 1996.
Julie, near Philadelphia
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