married March 24, 1796, in Fluvanna County, Va.
BIOGRAPHY: From: Rootsweb - The Stockton Project and Many Collateral Lines
BIOGRAPHY: "The Espy Gen. Book", 1997, Kuhbander & Espy, Gateway Press, Baltimore; Josiah Espy married in 1740 Elizabeth Crain; settled in Hanover Twsp, Lancaster Co., PA, buying land from the Proprietors 25 MAY 1745. In addition to his farm, he carried on a blacksmith shop and was highly respected and esteemed; he grew to be the wealthiest man of the locality. When he died in 1760 (1762) he left considerable property--"two shares of which went to Josiah, eldest son and heir-at-law."
*From "Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin Co., PA", In Pittsburgh Carnegie Library; "Josiah Espy, son of George and maternal great-great grandfather of W.F.Rutherford, was born in north of Ireland in 1718(??); came to America in 1729, died 1762 age 44; married Miss Buell and Mrs.(??) Elizabeth Crain." This encyclopedia also listed the children, but not which wife; also listed 2 of the children in reverse from FME. John was not listed.
BIOGRAPHY: From: Rootsweb - The Stockton Project and Many Collateral Lines
BIOGRAPHY: The Espy Gen. Book, 1997, Kuhbander & Espy, Gateway Press, Baltimore; came to America with her brothers, William and Joseph in 1732. After the death of Josiah, she married 2nd Robert Ewing by who she had no children. Robert supposedly died 1787