Born in Mullaghbrack Parish,County of Armagh,Ireland, John came to America with his parents, Michael Finley and Ann O'Neill,in 1734.They landed in Philadelphia and then moved to Chester Co., Pennsylvania. From there, some time before 1744, he relocated to Lurgan Twp., Cumberland Co.,PA. He was ordained an Elder in the Middle Spring Presbyterian Church on June 25,1744.He was later appointed Justice of the Peace for Cumberland Co. on March 10,1749. Sadly, he was killed by Indians in Joseph Steenson's field (near Shippensburg) on July 20,1757.
He married Martha Berkley,in Bucks Co.PA.,in 1734. They had nine children:
Clemont married Elizabeth Carnahan
Mary married (1)John Thompson and (2)James Leonard
James married Jean McQuistan
Michael married Sarah Thompson
Ann married Thomas Johnson
Elizabeth married (1)Wm. Peebles (2)Wm. McCracken (3)Wm. Rippey
John married Hannah Duncan
Andrew married Jane Jack
Samuel married Mary Brown
As per the "History of the Middle Spring Presbyterian Church (1738-1900)"by Belle McKinley H. Swope: The Graveyards, pg. 173:
"Few of the devout pioneers sleep in marked graves, the oldest slab bearing the date 1770.
The oldest yard was used as a burial place from the earliest history of the church, and within its bosom is the dust of thousands, while in the four yards, Lower,Upper,Hanna's and the Cemetery, it is estimated there have been seven thousand persons laid to rest..."
Since John Finley's grave is unmarked, due to age, we suspect that he rests in the old yard where the old Middle Spring Presbyterian Church resided, in Cumberland Co., PA.
He married Martha Berkley,in Bucks Co.PA.,in 1734. They had nine children:
Clemont married Elizabeth Carnahan
Mary married (1)John Thompson and (2)James Leonard
James married Jean McQuistan
Michael married Sarah Thompson
Ann married Thomas Johnson
Elizabeth married (1)Wm. Peebles (2)Wm. McCracken (3)Wm. Rippey
John married Hannah Duncan
Andrew married Jane Jack
Samuel married Mary Brown
As per the "History of the Middle Spring Presbyterian Church (1738-1900)"by Belle McKinley H. Swope: The Graveyards, pg. 173:
"Few of the devout pioneers sleep in marked graves, the oldest slab bearing the date 1770.
The oldest yard was used as a burial place from the earliest history of the church, and within its bosom is the dust of thousands, while in the four yards, Lower,Upper,Hanna's and the Cemetery, it is estimated there have been seven thousand persons laid to rest..."
Since John Finley's grave is unmarked, due to age, we suspect that he rests in the old yard where the old Middle Spring Presbyterian Church resided, in Cumberland Co., PA.
Born in Mullaghbrack Parish,County of Armagh,Ireland, John came to America with his parents, Michael Finley and Ann O'Neill,in 1734.They landed in Philadelphia and then moved to Chester Co., Pennsylvania. From there, some time before 1744, he relocated to Lurgan Twp., Cumberland Co.,PA. He was ordained an Elder in the Middle Spring Presbyterian Church on June 25,1744.He was later appointed Justice of the Peace for Cumberland Co. on March 10,1749. Sadly, he was killed by Indians in Joseph Steenson's field (near Shippensburg) on July 20,1757.
He married Martha Berkley,in Bucks Co.PA.,in 1734. They had nine children:
Clemont married Elizabeth Carnahan
Mary married (1)John Thompson and (2)James Leonard
James married Jean McQuistan
Michael married Sarah Thompson
Ann married Thomas Johnson
Elizabeth married (1)Wm. Peebles (2)Wm. McCracken (3)Wm. Rippey
John married Hannah Duncan
Andrew married Jane Jack
Samuel married Mary Brown
As per the "History of the Middle Spring Presbyterian Church (1738-1900)"by Belle McKinley H. Swope: The Graveyards, pg. 173:
"Few of the devout pioneers sleep in marked graves, the oldest slab bearing the date 1770.
The oldest yard was used as a burial place from the earliest history of the church, and within its bosom is the dust of thousands, while in the four yards, Lower,Upper,Hanna's and the Cemetery, it is estimated there have been seven thousand persons laid to rest..."
Since John Finley's grave is unmarked, due to age, we suspect that he rests in the old yard where the old Middle Spring Presbyterian Church resided, in Cumberland Co., PA.
He married Martha Berkley,in Bucks Co.PA.,in 1734. They had nine children:
Clemont married Elizabeth Carnahan
Mary married (1)John Thompson and (2)James Leonard
James married Jean McQuistan
Michael married Sarah Thompson
Ann married Thomas Johnson
Elizabeth married (1)Wm. Peebles (2)Wm. McCracken (3)Wm. Rippey
John married Hannah Duncan
Andrew married Jane Jack
Samuel married Mary Brown
As per the "History of the Middle Spring Presbyterian Church (1738-1900)"by Belle McKinley H. Swope: The Graveyards, pg. 173:
"Few of the devout pioneers sleep in marked graves, the oldest slab bearing the date 1770.
The oldest yard was used as a burial place from the earliest history of the church, and within its bosom is the dust of thousands, while in the four yards, Lower,Upper,Hanna's and the Cemetery, it is estimated there have been seven thousand persons laid to rest..."
Since John Finley's grave is unmarked, due to age, we suspect that he rests in the old yard where the old Middle Spring Presbyterian Church resided, in Cumberland Co., PA.
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