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Bibliography
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Helm, Emily Todd, "TODD Family, based on the manuscript of Emily Todd Helm", series of magazine articles in Kittochtinny Magazine, vol 1ff, 1905, p69-383 (with gaps). LDS FILM#0176612#1 (installments 1-3). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/008703194 images 6-55. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Helm TODD p[0-9-]*].
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Johnson, Houston E., and Annette Gallaher Murphy, The TODD Family History, Annette Gallaher Murphy, 1982. LDS Film #1035667. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/007953850 images 4-48. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Johnson TODD.*].
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Research Notes:
Editor's note on John Finley:
So far it has not been found possible to identify John Finley or to
ascertain anything concerning his descendants. Some doubt of Sarah Todd being
a daughter of Robert Todd is raised by the fact that the marriage record of
John and Sarah Finley is found at the First Baptist Church, Philadelphia. It
is supposed that the Finleys went South or West. Possible clues are as
follows:
1. John Finley, (died in 1816), was living in South Huntington Twp,
Westmoreland Co, PA, previous to his death. Besides four other daughters he
left issue: James, William, and Jenny.
2. John Finley, (born July 21 1748 - died Apr 10 1837), was living in
Allegheny Co, PA, in 1819, but afterwards moved to Fleming Co, KY. This John
served seven years in the Pennsylvania Line in the Revolution. He was
Lieutenant and Captain in the 8th PA. Reg't, and was in the battles of
Boundbrook, Brandywine, Paoli, and Germantown. The date of his birth would
make him too young to marry Sarah Todd in 1762, while his age as given in one
of the lists of the PA Archives - 80 years in 1820 - would bring him almost to
the century mark at the time of his death. There is a reference to him in a
letter from Ensign James Morrison, of Lexington, KY, to Gen. Callender Irvine,
dated Aug 9, 1822, in response to inquiries concerning Gen. Wm. Irvine. "I
know of no man now living in Kentucky," says Morrison, "who had a better
opportunity to learn Gen. Irvine's merits than myself save Major John Finley,
who lives at the Upper Blue Lick, Nicholas Co. I have not seen him for
several years, but have some apprehension, has failed very much, from what I
hear." [Ref: Helm TODD p77]
Pedigree of John FINLEY
John FINLEY
Descendants of John FINLEY