Selected Families and Individuals


William P. Delaney [Parents] was born in 1813 in Wilkins Twnshp, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. He married Emily Perchment on 14 Oct 1839.

Emily Perchment [Parents] was born on 7 Nov 1817 in , Allegheny, Pennsylvania. She died on 19 Jan 1903. She married William P. Delaney on 14 Oct 1839.

Source: Birth- Nat. Archives petition for pension for mother shows copy of father's journal containing birthdate.

Source of death, it can't be correct?

They had the following children:

  F i Mary Delaney

Dr. Peter Dale Perchment [Parents] was born in 1842 in Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 15 Aug 1894. He was buried in Pittsburgh,Allegheny, Pennsylvania. He married Mary Elizabeth Bradley. He had other parents. Peter was counted in a census age 29, 1870 in Wikins, Allegeheny, Pennsylvania. He was counted in a census age 20 1860 in Wikins, Allegeheny, Pennsylvania. He was counted in a census 1 in 0038/1880 in Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. He was counted in a census in Oct 1850 in Wilkins Twnshp, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.

Graduated from Allegheny College, Meadville, Penn and Jefferson Medical College Philladelphia

1860 census, listed as Peter

1870 census, listed as P. D. physican, real estate $8000, $2000 personal property

Ohio 1880 census- age 38, mother born in England, FHL 1255094 T90-1094, pg416A

Peter D. Perchment is listed in the Pittsburg, Pennsylvania Directories- 1888-1892 at Ancestry.com It shows him as a physician with "locations" listed: 122 Collins avenue and 130 Collins avenue in Pittsburgh.

Death? Allegheny death rcds- page 193?

Death: tombstone, Allegheny cemetery

Burial: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Graduated from Allegheny College, Meadville, Penn and Jefferson Medical College Philladelphia

Mary Elizabeth Bradley [Parents] was born in 1847 in Pennsylvania. She was buried in Pittsburgh,Allegheny, Pennsylvania. She married Dr. Peter Dale Perchment. Mary was counted in a census age 23, 1870 in Wikins, Allegeheny, Pennsylvania.

1870 census, keeps house
Ohio 1880 census- age 34, wife to Peter D. Perchment, father born in Maryland, mother born in Pennsylvania

Mary particpated in starting the Elizabeth A. Bradley Childrens' Home in 1903
http://www.clpgh.org/locations/pennsylvania/orphanages/BCH.html

Death: tomstone Allegheny Cemetery

Burial: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

They had the following children:

  M i Alexander J. Perchment was born on 22 Feb 1876 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. He died on 8 Oct 1897 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. He was buried in Pittsburgh,Allegheny, Pennsylvania.

familysearch.org, extracted birth record, film 0499269

Ohio 1880 census- age 04, lists him as Alexander B. Perchment

Captain in the Army?

Source death? Allegheny Cemetery, age 22

Burial: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

John Hanna was born in 1790 in , Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. He died on 20 Aug 1873. He was buried in Beulah Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He married Margaret Perchment about 1846.

Source: Bible in the possession of John Hanna, Pennsylvania. Orphans court docket, 866288 pg300, vol 1, no 1213, pg 346, pg 3000 vol I, pg 162 vol I. Deed to David Hanna, drawn 1 May 1798- recorded 26 Mar 1804. Died age 83, letter from Beulah Cem. 26-45 1820 Census.

Margaret Perchment [Parents] was born in 1826 in , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She died on 15 Nov 1896. She was buried in Beulah Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She married John Hanna about 1846. She had other parents.

Source: Bible in the possession of John Hanna, Pennsylvania

They had the following children:

  F i Arbella Wallace Hanna

Peter Perchment [Parents] was born on 15 Aug 1801 in , Allegheny, Pennsylvania. He died on 23 Mar 1887. He was buried in Beulah Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. He married Julianna Amberson or Emberson on 9 Mar 1818 in Trinity Epis, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Peter was counted in a census in 0064/1870 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. He was counted in a census in 0078/1880 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

Other marriages:
, Elizabeth

Source: Marr.- Western Penns. Historical Mag. vol. 1, 1918,pg85
Birth.- Nation Archives, Wash D.C.

He owned Morningstar Inn

7 children and father on deed, Alleghany Court house

1860 Census- Wilkins Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, pg 863, age 55, farmer

1870 Census, retired farmer, real estate, 50,000, personal property 450

1880 Census- Wilkins Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, age 78, widower, it also indicates his sister Julia Anderson was living with him (sister, widow age 77)

Beulah Cemetery record URL: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~njm1/beulah.htm

Julianna Amberson or Emberson was born in 1799 in , Pennsylvania, USA. She died after 1853 in Willens Twp, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. She was buried in Belulah Cemetery, Willkens Twp, Allegheny, Pennsylvania,USA. She married Peter Perchment on 9 Mar 1818 in Trinity Epis, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.

Source: Petition of estate Aug. 5 1879, pg 151 vol 41, orphans et no 220. Her husband is a widower by 1880, she must have died before.

1860 Census- Wilkins Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania page 863, age 40 born in Pennsylvania.

They had the following children:

  M i Eleazer Perchment was born in 1828 in , Allegheny, Pennsylvania. He had other parents.
  M ii William Perchment Jr
  M iii James Perchment was born in 1832 in , Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
  M iv Myers Perchment was born in 1834 in , Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
  F v Martha P Perchment was born in 1836 in , Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
  F vi Mary P Perchment was born on 6 Nov 1850 in , Allegheny, Pennsylvania.

Source

Birth: family bible held by Susan Ellison

1860 Census- Wilkins Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, page 863,shows Mary age 9
  M vii Webster Perchment 1 was born on 9 Mar 1853 in , Allegheny, Pennsylvania. He died on 25 Oct 1861. He was buried in Beulah Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. He had other parents.

Birth- family bible held by Susan Ellison, showing 9 March 1853

Birth- family bible

1860 Census- Wilkins Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, page 863,age 7

Beulah Cemetery record URL: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~njm1/beulah.htm, shows birth of 9 Mar 1850



Birth, family bible held by Susan Ellison, it also states death at 9:00 in morning

Family believes the victim of the diptheria epedemic of 1861

PERCHMENT, Elizabeth b. d. 1881
PERCHMENT, Marie b. 24-Dec-1859 d. 18-Oct-1861
PERCHMENT, Mary E. b. d. 6-Nov-1850
PERCHMENT, Mary P. b. 1770 d. 1850 Wife of Peter
PERCHMENT, Peter b. 1749 d. 1844
Capt., 13th Reg., VA Inf. - Hus of Mary P.
PERCHMENT, Peter Sr. b. d. 23-Mar-1887
PERCHMENT, Webster b. 9-Mar-1850 d. 25-Oct-1861
  F viii Amanda Perchment
  F ix Emma Perchment was born on 17 Dec 1856 in , Allegheny, Pennsylvania. She died on 13 Jul 1925. She was buried in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA. Emma was counted in a census age 14, 1870 in Wilkins Twnshp, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. She was counted in a census age 14, 1870 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. She was counted in a census age 3,1860 in Wilkins Twp, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.

Source age 3 1860

1870 census, living with Peter, and Amanda

1900 Census, living with her sister Amanda and family (husb William Delaney)

16 Aug 1908, Emma (age 45) returned from Glasgow, Scotland thru Ellis Island, she was traveling with her nephews: Thomas ( age 23) and Joseph (age 20) (name crossed out, maybe James) Thomas and Joseph are Amanda and William's children)

24 Mar 1910, Emma, age 45y returned from Queenstown on the ship Adriatic. It doesn't appear that she was traveling with anyone.

1920 census, living with Virginia R Delaney- niece and William Delaney- nephew, she and her father and mother all born in Pennsylvania, states she is single

Death Source: Woodlawn Cemetery Association-
URL: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tandnmca/woodlawn/woodlnamesntor.html
Section 2, N-Z, born 1856, died 1925



Death date, at 9 am, in family bible held by Sue Ellison, a decendant of William Delaney and Amanda Perchment
  F x Marie or Maria Perchment was born on 24 Dec 1859 in , Allegheny, Pennsylvania. She died on 18 Oct 1861. She was buried in Beulah Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. She had other parents.

Source age 2 1860 Census, lists her as Maria

Death: Beulah Cemetery record URL: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~njm1/beulah.htm
lists birth as 24 Dec 1859, and death as 18-Oct-1861

Birth, family bible held by Susan Ellison, it also states death at 5:00 in the morning

Family believes victim of the diptheria epedemic of 1861
  F xi Margaret Perchment died .

Peter Perchment was born in 1749/1756 in , Pennsylvania. He died on 12 Feb 1844 in Willkins, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. He was buried in Beulah Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. He married Mary Elizabeth Powell on 12 Apr 1790 in Willkins, Alleghany, Pennsylvania.

Source: Nat. Archives, Wash. D.C. Petition to be placed on Pennsion list under the Act of 18th March 1818. Dated 2 May 1828. He was in the army for 3 years. Discharged because of wounds. Farmer. Has 5 daughters.

Marriage date: Nat. Archives- Petition for wife for Peter's pension. Dated 21 Jun 1844, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Mary- age 75. Married 12th or 13 of April 1790.

Death date: source, same as above, died 12 Feb 1844 in Allegheny Co.

Beulah Cemetery record URL: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~njm1/beulah.htm

Mary Elizabeth Powell was born in 1770. She died on 18 Apr 1850. She was buried in Beulah Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. She married Peter Perchment on 12 Apr 1790 in Willkins, Alleghany, Pennsylvania.

Source: Her mother came from Philadelphia- 1769, Agnes (Mrs. William),
Beulah Cemetery record URL: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~njm1/beulah.htm

They had the following children:

  F i Agnes Perchment
  F ii Elizabeth Perchment
  F iii Martha Perchment
  M iv John Perchment
  F v Mary Perchment
  M vi Peter Perchment
  F vii Margaret Perchment
  F viii Juliann Perchment was born on 24 Jul 1803 in Wilkins Twp Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Juliann was counted in a census in 0077/1880 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

Source: Birth- Nat. Archives- petition for pension for mother. Copy of father's journal containing birthdate.

1880 Census- Wilkins Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania shows Julia Anderson as sis. widow age 77 living with Peter Parchment age 78
  F ix Sarah Ann Perchment
  F x Ann Marie or Anna Perchment
  F xi Hannah Perchment
  F xii Emily Perchment
  F xiii Margaret Perchment was born on 15 Aug 1801 in Wilkins Twp Allegheny, Pennsylvania.

Source: Birth- Nat. Archives- petition for pension for mother. Copy of father's journal containing birthdate.

Peter Perchment [Parents] was born on 15 Aug 1801 in , Allegheny, Pennsylvania. He died on 23 Mar 1887. He was buried in Beulah Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. He married Elizabeth. Peter was counted in a census in 0064/1870 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. He was counted in a census in 0078/1880 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

Other marriages:
Amberson or Emberson, Julianna

Source: Marr.- Western Penns. Historical Mag. vol. 1, 1918,pg85
Birth.- Nation Archives, Wash D.C.

He owned Morningstar Inn

7 children and father on deed, Alleghany Court house

1860 Census- Wilkins Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, pg 863, age 55, farmer

1870 Census, retired farmer, real estate, 50,000, personal property 450

1880 Census- Wilkins Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, age 78, widower, it also indicates his sister Julia Anderson was living with him (sister, widow age 77)

Beulah Cemetery record URL: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~njm1/beulah.htm

Elizabeth died . She married Peter Perchment.


Peter Sprague died . He married Agnes Perchment on 6 Jan 1825.

Agnes Perchment [Parents] was born on 23 Jul 1791 in , Allegheny, Pennsylvania. She died in Oct 1848. She married Peter Sprague on 6 Jan 1825.

Source: Nat Archives- Petition of pension for mother, listed birth date and place. Copy of fathers journal containing birth date.

Source death date ????

Married Peter Sprague


John Deitrick.John married Elizabeth Perchment.

Elizabeth Perchment [Parents] was born on 4 Oct 1792 in , Allegheny, Pennsylvania. She married John Deitrick.

Source: Nat. Archives- Petition fo pension for mother, listed birth date and place. Copy of fathers journal containing birth date.

married a Deitrick

source: ??? married a Deitrick

They had the following children:

  M i John Dietrich was born on 18 Mar 1837 in Pennsylvania. He died 1 on 22 Jan 1919 in Scioto, Ohio. He was buried 2 on 25 Jan 1919 in Pinkerman, Ohio.

Death certificate list his parents.

Barnabas Kain.Barnabas married Martha Perchment.

Martha Perchment [Parents] was born on 15 Jul 1794 in , Allegheny, Pennsylvania. She married Barnabas Kain.

Source: Nat. Archives- petition of pension for mother, listed birth date and place. Copy of fathers journal containing birth date. Spouse, source ???????


W. George McWilliams.W. married Ann Marie or Anna Perchment.

Marriage- 1560-1900 Ancestry.com

Ann Marie or Anna Perchment [Parents] was born on 14 Feb 1809 in Wilkins Twp Allegheny, Pennsylvania. She married W. George McWilliams.

Other marriages:
McWilliams, William

Source: Birth- Nat. Archives petition for pension for mother. Copy of father's journal containing birthdate.

Marr.- ????, "History of Pittsburgh" page

"Pittsbugh and Her People", page 361, ancestry.com. States that Anna is a granddaughter of Peter Perchment, who fought in the Revolutionary war. Is she the same as Ann Marie Perchment?

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