STRAWBRIDGE, THOS., was born March 13, 1755, in county Donegal, Ireland. Jane Mitchell, was born in the town of Ballykelly, county Derry. Her mother's maiden name was Strawbridge, a second cousin to her father. The Strawbridge family was of English origin. Thomas Strawbridge and wife had seven children in county Donegal, and Mrs. Jane Strawbridge died in 1809. The family came to America, landing at Baltimore in May, 1810, and went to Northumberland county, Pa. In the fall of 1811, they moved to that part of Champaign, which is now Clark county, O. From there they moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving October, 1823, in what is now Fancy Creek township, near Cantrall. Of the seven children--

MARGERY, married in Baltimore to Hugh Jack, a sea captain. He abandoned the sea, and was about taking his wife back to Ireland, when she died in Baltimore.

JOHN, was drowned in the Muskingum river, Ohio. He was about twenty-seven years old, and unmarried.

JAMES, born Aug. 29, 1792, married October, 1839, in Springfield, to Mrs. Elizabeth McDonnald, whose maiden name was Iles. They had two children. MARY E., married John W. Melton, have one daughter, and live in Jacksonville, Ill. ELIZA J., lives with her sister, Mrs. Melton. Mrs. Strawbridge died, and James Strawbriedge died October, 1868, both in Jacksonville, and both were buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.

WILLIAM, born June, 1794, came to Sangamon county in 1823, married in 1834, in Jo Daviess county, Ill., to Mrs. Mary Ames, whose maiden name was Mitchell. They lived in Sangamon county until 1838, and moved to Jo Daviess county, where he prosecuted the lead smelting business until 1849. He then went to California, was returning to his family, and died December, 1851, in New York city, leaving a widow and four children at Elizabeth, Jo Daviess county, Illinois. Of the children, MARY J., married John W. Shaffer. He was appointed Governor of Utah territory. Mrs. Shaffer died June, 1869. Gov. Shaffer died in office at Salt Lake city, Oct. 31, 1870, and was buried at Freeport, Ill, They left three children, who live in New York city with their uncle, William F. Shaffer. MARGARET S., married Col. William F. Shaffer, a banker of New York city, and reside there. WILLIAM, Jun., married Miss Coulter, and lives in Ottawa, Kansas. THOMAS, lives in Burlington, Kansas. Mrs. Mary Strawbridge, widow of William Strawbridge, resides with her daughter, Mrs. Shaffer, in New York city--1874.

JANE, born Dec. 25, 1796, married in Ohio to John McCain. They had one child, and Mr. McCain went to New Orleans on business, and is supposed to have lost his life there, as he was never heard of. His widow came to Sangamon county in 1823. Her daughter, MARGERY married in Sangamon county to Cyrus G. Saunders. Mrs. McCain died Aug. 2, 1848, near Woodside, Sangamon county, Illinois.

THOMAS, Jun., born Feb. 8, 1798 in county Donegal, Ireland, came with the family to America and to Sangamon county in 1823. He learned saddle and harness making at Lebanon, Ohio, and engaged in that business in the fall of 1823, in Springfield, the first in that line in the place. He consequently made the first saddle in Sangamon county and central Illinois. He has for many years been engaged in farming, is unmarried, and reside five miles southeast of Springfield, Illinois.

MARY, born Nov. 30, 1800, in Ireland, married in Sangamon county, April, 1824, to David Anderson, a native of York county, Pa. He died July 16, 1825, in Morgan county. His widow married October, 1839, to Samuel Lyons, who was born near Belfast, Ireland. He died Oct. 12, 1842, in Sangamon county. Mrs. Lyons had no children by either marriage. She lives with her brother, Thos. Strawbridge, Jun., five miles southeast of Springfield, Ill.

Thomas Strawbridge, Sen., died Sept. 24, 1834, in what is now Fancy Creek township, Sangamon county, Ill., in his 80th year.