Archibald G. FORDYCE^[1]
1807 - 1893

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• Birth	04 Dec 1807	Center Twp, Green County, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Apr 1893	Center Township, Greene Co., PA
  Buried	On the home farm
  Person ID	I560	Leonard
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2009

  
  

  Family 1	Nancy Mary LEONARD,   b. 02 Mar 1809, Greene County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 22 Oct 1855, Greene County, Pennsylvania
  Children	1. Jacob FORDYCE   2. Elizabeth FORDYCE   3. Maria FORDYCE   4. Sarah FORDYCE   5. William FORDYCE   6. Silas FORDYCE,   b. 20 Jun 1842, Center Twp., Greene County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 27 Jan 1907, Rogersville, Greene County, PA.   7. Barnet FORDYCE   8. Clarinda FORDYCE
  Family ID	F00258	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth SIMMONS,   b. 28 May 1823, near Clarksville, PA. ,   d. 14 Oct 1906, near Bluff, Greene Co., PA
  Children	1. Albert G. FORDYCE,   d. 30 Jul 1902
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2009
  Family ID	F1018	Group Sheet

  
  

• Headstones

  Tombstone - Archibald Fordyce (1807-1893) Status: Located

  
  

• Notes

  Biographical Sketches of Greene County, PA, by Bates, 1888 pg. 578 A G FORDYCE, retired farmer, White Cottage, PA. He and Nancy had twelve children, of whom eight were living. He and Elizabeth had three children, one of which was living. He was reared on a farm and has been a farmer all his life. Owned 280 acres. He was a Republican. They were faithful members of the Christian Church. He had fifty-three grand-children, twenty-eight great-grand-children, some of them were married. Descendants of Archibald G FORDYCE 1 Archibald G FORDYCE b: 04 Dec 1807 in Greene County, PA +Nancy LEONARD b: 02 Mar 1809 in Greene County, PA m: 11 Mar 1827 in Greene County, PA d: 22 Oct 1855 in Greene County, PA Father: William LEONARD Mother: ELIZABETH 2 Jacob FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 2 Elizabeth FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA +LaFayette EAGON Father: Mother: 2 Maria FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA +Jesse WOOD Father: Mother: 2 Sarah FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA +Edward WOOD Father: Mother: 2 William FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 2 Silas FORDYCE b: 20 Jun 1842 in Center Twp, Greene County, PA +Mary J ORNDURF b: 01 Oct 1842 in Whiteley Twp, Greene, PA m: 23 Jan 1862 in Greene County, PA Father: Jesse ORNDURF Mother: ISABELLA 3 Nancy B FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 3 William L FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 3 Jesse FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 3 Louella E FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 3 Susan FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 3 Archibald FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 3 Nevada FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 3 Garfield FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 3 Frank FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 3 Lillie FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA d: Bef 1888 in Greene County, PA 2 Barnet FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 2 Clarinda FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA +A R WHITE Father: Mother: *2nd Wife of Archibald G FORDYCE: +Elizabeth SIMMONS b: 28 May 1823 in Washington County, PA m: 30 Oct 1856 in Greene County, PA Father: Spencer SIMMONS Mother: MARY 2 Albert G FORDYCE b: Aft 1856 in Greene County, PA Name: Description: d. 28Apr1893 Center Township, Greene County, PA Archibald Fordyce OBIT 1893 -------------------- Archibald G. Fordyce, Sr., died at his home in Center township, this county, Friday evening , April 28 at five o'clock. Mr. Fordyce was 85 years of age and was among the oldest and best known citizens of that community. He had formerly resided three miles west of Waynesburg at what is known as the Adamson farm but had lived at his late home for about 55 years. He was an upright, honest man, known for his integrity and respected by all his neighbors and acquaintances. He had been a member of the Christian denomination for many years and was faithful in church work. He was married twice, his first wife being Nancy Leonard who died about thirty-five years since. He afterward married Miss Elizabeth Simmons, who survives him. He also leaves a family of eight children living. They are: Silas, Albert G., Mrs. Jesse Wood, Mrs. A. B. White, all of Bluff postoffice; Jacob L. and Mrs. Edward Wood, of Michigan, Barnet, of North Dakota and Mrs. E. J. Eagon, of S. Dakota. One child, Wm. C., is dead. The funeral was held on Sabbath last at 11 a.m. The remains were laid to rest in the burial ground on the home farm. Waynesburg Republican, May 4, 1893




• Sources

  [S00032] A Biographical History of Greene County, Pennsylvania, Samuel P. Bates, (Name: Nelson, Rishforth, and Co, Chicago, 1888;), p578. Bios: A G & S Fordyce: Greene County Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Diane E Goldhammer. diane105@JUNO.COM USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ____________________________________________________________ A G FORDYCE, retired farmer, White Cottage, PA. He and Nancy had twelve children, of whom eight were living. He and Elizabeth had three children, one of which was living. He was reared on a farm and has been a farmer all his life. Owned 280 acres. He was a Republican. They were faithful members of the Christian Church. He had fifty-three grand-children, twenty-eight great-grand-children, some of them were married. SILAS FORDYCE, a farmer of Holbrook, PA. He was born on the old FORDYCE homestead in Center Twp. Silas was raised on a farm and was a farmer and stock-raiser most of his life. He owned 300 acres where he resided with his family. Silas was a Republican and when the war broke out he enlisted in the 18th PA Cavalry and served for one year and eight months where he was in a number of serious engagements. He and his wife were consistent members of the Christian Church. Biographical Sketches of Greene County, PA, by Bates, 1888 pg. 578 Descendants of Archibald G FORDYCE 1 Archibald G FORDYCE b: 04 Dec 1807 in Greene County, PA +Nancy LEONARD b: 02 Mar 1809 in Greene County, PA m: 11 Mar 1827 in Greene County, PA d: 22 Oct 1855 in Greene County, PA Father: William LEONARD Mother: ELIZABETH 2 Jacob FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 2 Elizabeth FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA +LaFayette EAGON Father: Mother: 2 Maria FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA +Jesse WOOD Father: Mother: 2 Sarah FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA +Edward WOOD Father: Mother: 2 William FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 2 Silas FORDYCE b: 20 Jun 1842 in Center Twp, Greene County, PA +Mary J ORNDURF b: 01 Oct 1842 in Whiteley Twp, Greene, PA m: 23 Jan 1862 in Greene County, PA Father: Jesse ORNDURF Mother: ISABELLA 3 Nancy B FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 3 William L FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 3 Jesse FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 3 Louella E FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 3 Susan FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 3 Archibald FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 3 Nevada FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 3 Garfield FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 3 Frank FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 3 Lillie FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA d: Bef 1888 in Greene County, PA 2 Barnet FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 2 Clarinda FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA +A R WHITE Father: Mother: *2nd Wife of Archibald G FORDYCE: +Elizabeth SIMMONS b: 28 May 1823 in Washington County, PA m: 30 Oct 1856 in Greene County, PA Father: Spencer SIMMONS Mother: MARY 2 Albert G FORDYCE b: Aft 1856 in Greene County, PA