The Jameson Family Chronicles
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 Col. David Jameson, M.D. – was born abt 1715 in Scotland and emigrated to Charleston, S.C. in about 1740 to escape persecution after graduating from the medical university at Edinburgh, Scotland.  After living for a time in Shippensburg, PA, he settled in York and married Elizabeth Davis by whom he had  11 children including 5 boys, Horatio*, James, Thomas, and David, Jr. all of whom became physicians.  David became an officer in the Pennsylvania militia during the French and Indian Wars starting in the 1750's and served under such well known figures as Benjamin Franklin and General John Armstrong. On April 2, 1756, Captain/ Lieutenant David Jameson and his company of men along with others attempted to retaliate against the Indians who attacked Fort McCord and free the captives at Sideling Hill not far from the Fort. During this engagement he was severely wounded and left for dead. Nevertheless, he survivied and eventually made it back to to Fort Littleton.

Later, David Jameson became a Colonel and physician during the Revolutionary War in 1776 and was commander of the 3rd Battalion of the York Associators*.  At various times he was commander of Ft. Hunter, Ft. Augusta and Ft. Aughwick and was also stationed at Ft. Hallifax (period spelling). He was also known to have fought at the battle of Loyal Hanna (March 14, 1769) among others..

• See - Jameson, Horatio G. Memoir of David Jameson, Esq., M.D., Lt. Colonel of the Provincial Forces and Colonel of the Revolutionary Forces of Pennsylvania. Washington, Pa.: Regimental Press, Third Artillery, 1887.
• Horatio Gates Jameson (1778-1855), distinguished physician and surgeon, was son of Dr. David Jameson who had emigrated to Charleston in 1740 in company with Dr. (afterwards General) Hugh Mercer.

Dr. James Jameson – born in 1771 in York, Pennsyvlania. Some historians have listed his death at 21 March 1831. James was the son of Dr. David Jameson and his wife, Elizabeth Davis. After the death of Jame’s wife, Elizabeth Myers in York in 1805 he moved to Allentown, Pennsylvania where he met Catherina Siegfried and sired 2 children by her.  Jacobus (a/k/a James) Jameson, born 1808 and Daniel Jameson born 1812.  It is questionable whether Catherina and the good doctor were ever married although LDS records indicate that they were married around 1807. See the church records of the Egypt Reformed Church.

Daniel Jamison - born in 1812 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Daniel Jamison married Judith Bomboy. Daniel was a well known farmer and businessman and lived for most of his life in the village of Centre (aka Lime Ridge), Columbia County, PA, just a couple of miles South of Berwick, Pa.  Owned and operated the well known Half Way House (an Inn and Tavern) which was midway between Berwick and Bloomsburg until he "got religion" and shut the place down. A large brick structure in Lime Ridge which is still standing was built by Daniel and known as “The Temperance Inn”. It is unclear whether this structure is the same as the former Half Way House, but it seems unlikely. Daniel and Judith had 9 children, two of whom were Albion B. Jameson and Benjamin F. Jameson. Four or more of his children served in the Civil War. Daniel Jameson died in 1900 at Lime Ridge, Columbia County, Pennsylvania.

Benjamin F. Jameson - born in 1842 .  Lived his whole life in the Berwick, Columbia County, PA area. Little is know about his wife, but she is believed to have been Mary C. Glasmoyer or Glassmeyer or Glasmer.  Benjamin enlisted in the 35th Regiment of the 6th Penna. Volunteers under his older brother Albion B. Jameson who became a Captain of his unit, Company A. (note: at times the unit is referred to as Co.A, 6th Regiment Pa. Reserves Infantry (35th Volunteers). Benjamin fought in every major engagement during the Civil War including New Market cross roads, Bull Run, South Mountain, Fredericksburg, the Wilderness Campaign, Antietam, and at Gettysburg.  The two brother's unit served in support of Col. W. Wallace Ricketts unit in most battles. Col. Ricketts had been the original Commander of the 6th Regiment when it was organized in June/July of 1861.  However, Albion was severely wounded in the leg at Antietam and after his recovery, he was semi-crippled and could not return to his unit.  Albion then enrolled in medical school at the University of Georgetown from which he graduated and became a doctor on March 5, 1867. Later Albion was prominent in the "GAR - Grand Army of the Republic" and an original signer of documents in Philadelphia swearing allegiance to the U.S. after the death of Abraham Lincoln (MOLLUS?).  After the civil war he was appointed to a high government position settling civil war accounts.  It is believed that Benjamin’s unit at the Battle of Gettysburg fought in the line of battle directly against the Confederate unit of Louisiana Tigers which contained one Victor D. Braud of Baton Rouge, LA, who would later switch sides in the war after he was captured the second time, change his name to George C. Duke, and become the maternal great grandfather of Richard A. Jameson. In fact, the possibility exists that Benjamin’s company was the unit that captured Victor Braud, along with a dozen or so other Confederates at Falling Waters during Lee’s retreat from Gettysburg on July 14th. If in fact this is the case, the descendants of Richard A. Jameson should be eternally grateful that his paternal great great grandfather didn’t shoot his maternal great great grandfather, but rather allowed him to surrender; otherwise, they would not exist.  At the Battle of Gettysburg, the 6th Pa Reserve Regiment was part of: 5th Corps (Sykes commanding), 3rd Division (Crawford commanding), 1st Brigade (Col. William McCandless commanding). The first Brigade also included the 13th Pa. Res. Reg. which was known as the Pennsylvania Bucktails. In any event, Benjamin fought with his unit until it was disbanded at the end of the war and he returned to the Lime Ridge, PA area. He had many children, including Albert Brittain Lynn Jameson (#7 below) and eventually died in Shickshinny in 1926.

Albert B.L. Jamison - born 1885 in or near Shickshinny, PA.  Married Bertha Church.  Held a variety of jobs and worked for many years as a coal miner.  Later after being hauled out of the mines due to cave ins (on several occasions) he acquired black lung disease and took to painting houses. Albert and his wife Bertha Church had 2 children, Harold and Edna. Albert died in 1961 at Shickshinny, PA.

Harold C. Jamison - born in Berwick, Columbia County, PA in 1911.  His second wife was Ruth E. Duke of Berwick and they lived in Shickshinny, Pa until their divorce.  He had one son, Richard A. Jameson, by this marriage. Harold moved to Snohomish, WA in about 1951 and married Martha Harmon, by whom he had two children, Robert and Elizabeth.  Harold returned to Pennsylvania in his later years and died in Berwick in 2002.  Ruth E. Duke was the daughter of Benjamin Duke and granddaughter of George C. Duke (a/k/a Victor D. Braud of Confederate civil war notoriety).  On her mother’s side (Adah Bower), Ruth was descended from the Garrisons and Isabella Douglas, daughter of Lord Archibald Douglas of Scotland.

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* Note: A spiritual revival broke out among Catholics soon after Martin Luther's actions, and led to the Scottish Covenanters' movement, the precursor to Scottish Presbyterianism. This movement spread, and greatly influenced the formation of Puritanism among the Anglican Church in England. The Scottish Covenanters were persecuted by the Roman Catholic Church, who burned some of the leaders at the stake as "heretics". This persecution by the Catholics drove some of the Protestant Covenanter leadership out of Scotland.
The Covenanters formed an important movement in the religion and politics of Scotland in the 17th century. In religion the movement is most associated with the promotion and development of Presbyterianism as a form of church government favoured by the people, as opposed to Episcopacy, favoured by the crown. In politics the movement saw important developments in the character and operation of the Scottish Parliament, which began a steady shift away from its medieval origins. The movement as a whole was essentially conservative in tone, but it began a revolution that engulfed Scotland, England and Ireland, the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

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• See - Jameson, Horatio G. Memoir of David Jameson, Esq., M.D., Lt. Colonel of the Provincial Forces and Colonel of the Revolutionary Forces of Pennsylvania. Washington, Pa.: Regimental Press, Third Artillery, 1887.
• Horatio Gates Jameson (1778-1855), distinguished physician and surgeon, was son of Dr. David Jameson who had emigrated to Charleston in 1740 in company with Dr. (afterwards General) Hugh Mercer.

Footnotes to Col. David Jameson, M.D. (unorganized)

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David Jameson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, about 1715, and graduated at the medical school of the celebrated university of that ancient city. He immigrated to America about the year 1740, accompanied by his friend and fellow surgeon, Hugh Mercer, afterward distinguished in his profession and as a general officer of the Revolutionary Army. He landed at Charleston, S. C., and, after a brief sojourn there, removed to Pennsylvania; resided for some time at Shippensburg, and finally settled at York, in that province, where his name and fame yet linger, and where a number of his descendants of the fourth and fifth generations still reside. He became an officer of the provincial forces of Pennsylvania and attained the rank of lieutenant-general in the same, and of colonel in the militia of Pennsylvania in the Revolutionary war. He also held, by executive appointment, civic offices in the county of York. The only ones of which any record is found are those of justice of the pea!
ce, the appointments bearing date October 1754, and June 1777- (Glossbrenner’s History of York County, 1834)- and a special commission to him and his associate, Martin Eichelberger, Esq., to try certain offenders.
During the French and Indian war (1756) many murders and depredations were committed by the Indians on the frontier of Pennsylvania, extending to all the settlements from Carisle to Pittsburg. A road had been opened from Carisle through Cumberland County, which crossed the North Mountain at a place since called Stra(w)sburg; thence to Bedford and to Fort du Quesne (now Pittsburg). Near Sideling Hill was erected a log fort, called Fort Lyttleton, on this road- since the “Burnt Cabins.” This fort was constructed of logs and surrounded with a stockade work. Here we first find Capt. Jameson in his military movements. He was appointed an ensign by the proprietary governor of Pennsylvania, but at what precise period we are not informed. He very soon rose to the rank of captain, without an intermediate lieutenancy.
During his frontier service, Capt. Jameson was dangerously wounded in an engagement with Indians, near Fort Lyttleton, at Sideling Hill, on the road from Carisle to Pittsburg, then Fort du Quesne. His sufferings and perils (being left for dead on the field), and rescue make a thrilling narrative.
It became necessary for him to repair to Philadelphia for medical aid, but it was but a few months till he assumed the field again, though he did not recover fully for six years. He afterward discharged the duties of brigade-major, and also of lieutenant-colonel, all of which he did to the entire satisfaction of the appointing power, at Carisle and at different points, then on the frontier of Pennsylvania.
Capt. Jameson had been educated a physician, yet his ambition had prompted him to solicit a command and to share in the dangers of the field. This did not interfere with his humane prompting to devote a portion of his time to the sick and wounded, and we have seen a letter written by Dr. Rush, in which he says: “I will remember to have seen your father (Dr. Jameson) dress the wound received in the shoulder by Gen. Armstrong, at the battle of Kitaning.”
In Scott’s geographical description of Pennsylvania, 1805, the following is found: ’gentleman of education, who does his duty well and is an exceedingly good officer.’”
“Col. David Jameason had command of Fort Hunter, Fort Augusta, Fort Aughwick, and was at the battle of Loyal Hanna, March 14, 1769.”
Col. Jameson’s age, on reaching this country, could not have been less than five and twenty years, for the medical school of the famed University of Edinboro’ town then, as now, required six years matriculation. In the French and Indian war, he must have attained the ripe age of forty. When the English colonies of America entered upon their long struggle for national independence, although he had passed the limit of age for military service, and his natural force had somewhat abated, and advancing years and wounds had in a measure enfeebled his physical powers, he nevertheless seems to have been active and efficient, joining at the age of sixty “a marching regiment” to reinforce the Army of Washington, and otherwise aiding “the grand cause” of his country.
The following letter is from the Committee of York County to the Committee of Safety in Philadelphia, dated December 31, 1876:
“In these times of Difficulty several gentlemen have exerted themselves much in the Grand Cause. Several Militia Companys have marched; more will march from this County, so as in the whole to compose at least a pretty good Battalion. The gentlemen who deserve the most from the publick are David Jameson, Hugh Denwoody, Charles Lukens and Mr. George Eichelberger. They have been exceedingly useful. As most of the Companys who have marched have chosen their officers, pro Tempore, an arrangement will be necessary as to Field Officers. We propose David Jameson, Col., Hugh Denwoody. Lt. Colonel, Charles Lukens, Major and George Eichelberger, Quartermaster of the York County Militia, who now march. It will be doing Justice to merit to make the appointment, and we make no Doubt, it will be done by your Board. We congratulate you on the Success of the American Arms at Trenton.”
It is also stated, on the authority of his son, Dr. H. G. Jameson, “that he had despoiled his fair estate near York of acres of its fine woodland, in order to contribute without money and without price, to the aid of “the Grand Cause.”
The intimate friend of Hugh Mercer, Benjamin Rush, James Smith, and Horatio Gates, and well known to other illustrious men of the Revolution, it is much to be regretted that the story of the life of a soldier of

“good old colony times.
When we lived under the King.”

Cannot be made more complete that the fragmentary records left behind him enables his descendants to do.
After the close of his military service under the province of Pennsylvania, David Jameson practiced his profession in York, (interrupted only by the period of his service in the Revolution), and died in York during the last decade of the last century, leaving a widow and children. In a memoir, prefacing a sketch of his services during the French and Indian war, and under the Province, by his son, Horatio Gates Jameson, M. D., the following reference is made to his abode near York:
“The spacious domain near the ancient borough of York, which, with a refined and cultivated taste, he adorned and beautified- though not after the manner (which could not be), of his ancestral home in “Bonnie Scotland,” yet adding to its natural beauty all that art could devise to make it fair to view; and where he dispensed a generous and graceful hospitality- has passed, as usual in our country, out of the hands of his posterity; the last possessor of the blood his great-grandson, Gates Jameson Weiser, Esq.”
Col. Jameson married Emily Davis, by whom he had eleven children- Thomas, James, Horatio Gates, David , Joseph, Nancy, Cassandra, Henrietta, Emily and Rachel. His sons all became physicians. Thomas settled in practice in York, James in Allentown, Penn., Horatio Gates in Baltimore, and David and Joseph in Columbus, Ohio, and all left descendants.


Taken from the book “History of York County, Illustrated 1886” by John Gibson, Historical Editor

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2. Note: Officers of the Pennsylvania Regiment–1759
…
Second Battalion
Colonel–James Burd
Lieut Colonel–Joseph Shippen
Major–David Jameson; to have a Brevet dated Apr 24, 1759
Third Battalion
Colonel–Hugh Mercer, Apr 23, 1759
Lieut Colonel–Patrick Work, Apr 24, 1759
Major–Edwaed Ward, Apr 26, 1759
Also see - http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/1pa/paarchivesseries/series2/vol2/pass2-14.html

• Letters written by then Captain David Jameson can be seen regarding the war at http://www.amphilsoc.org/library/mole/b/burd.xml and regarding Indian lands at http://www.amphilsoc.org/library/guides/indians/info/iro.htm .
• Letter from David Jameson to Joseph Shippen found as -
  Jameson, David in: Pennsylvania
  Archives, first series,
  Vol. III, pp. 8-9.:
  

• Sr: As Coll. Clapham is at Carlisle, and it being reported hear that his Honour, our Governor, has gone round by York, and therefore not knowing when he will receive an Express that is sent to him from Shamokin, I have thought fitt to send an abstract of Maj. Burd's Letter to me that arrived hear at Day break this Morning that the Gentlemen and Malitia of Lancaster County might take such steps as they think most Prudent. I though it Propper to acquaint you with a piece of Intelligence that I have Received by old Ogaghradariha, one of the Six Nations Chiefs, who came here yesterday in the afternoon, and is as follows, that bout 10 Days before he left Tioga there was two Delaware Indians arrived there who (page 9) was just come from Fort De Quesne & informed him that before they left said Fort there was one thousand Indians Assembled there who were Immediately to march in conjunction with a Body of French to Attack this fort, (meand) Fort Augusta, and he, Ogaghiadariha, hurried down here to Give us the information. He says further, that the day before he came in here he Saw upon the North Branch a large body of Delaware Indians & Spoke with them, & they told him they were going to speak with ye Governr of Pennsylvania, whatever intention they have they are marching towards our Inhabitants.

• Also see Pennsylvania Archives, Second Series, Vol II at
  http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/1pa/paarchivesseries/series2/vol2/pass2-14.html
•  

In an interesting footnote to one letter involving David Jameson it was said:
Hambright’s colleague, Captain Joseph Shippen, shows more than a trace of peevishness in this letter to his brother:[21]

Lancaster, 31 May 1757
Capt. Hambright has had better success that day when all the Capts came to town to wait on the Governor he enlisted 12 or 13 of our discharged Dutch men, by assuring them that they were not to go to Shamokin, nor do any kind of work but to range and scour the woods continually, this pleased them so much that they have been endeavoring to persuade all their countrymen they meet with to  enlist with Capt. Hambright by which means I believe he has now 30 recruits himself he left this town 10 days ago since which I have not heard from him.

But his brother together with 10 or 12 of his men recruits here and gives every man a dollar besides a Pistole, which I can’t afford to do unless the Commissioners would allow it, so no Body recruits upon the same footing with Capt. Hambright & so can’t expect equal success.

A week later, on 7 June, his irritation continues to show!

There are several of Capt. Hambright’s recruits in & about the Town whom I ordered to hold themselves in readiness to march with Mr. Morgan, but they are such a parcel of Mutinous Dutch Rascals that several of them refuse to go without their own Captain, who they say ordered them to stay here till he came to town, others say they have not got their Cloathes or anything ready for march being but newly enlisted others of them say they did not enlist to go to Shamokin nor to be commanded by anybody but Capt. Hambright.  I have threatened them several times to confine them in Goal & have them every soul of them punished for Mutiny.  But all will not do, they seem determined to act as they please.  I have therefore concluded it most prudent to have nothing more to say to them as it might hurt the recruiting service but leave them till Capt. Hambright comes here from Philadelphia.  I expect in 2 or 3 days, & then I suppose he will march up all recruits himself….. I hear he has enlisted 50 or 60 in all.

Capt. Shippen noted 16 June that “Capt. Hambright was ordered to Harris’s, site of Harrisburg, to march 60 men up Fort Augusta” and then on 24 June, in a letter to Captain Thomas Lloyd, mentioned that “Capt. Hambright set of from Hunters on Tuesday morning with the Battoes (Bateaux) for Augusta, where I suppose they will arrive to Night.’’  No sooner had the captain arrived with his “battoes” at Fort Augusta than he was in the thick of action again, as reported by Captain Shippen in a letter to Captain David Jameson.

29 June 1757

Mr. Clark writes me from Harris that on Thursday last the Cattle Guard at Augusta, consisting of a Serjt, Corporal, and 12 men, were fired at near the Spring by a number of Indians, when 4 of our men were killed and 5 wounded; two of them were scalped..... A party from the fort supposed the number of Indians were 40.  The Major had intelligence that about 60 warriors were seen 60 miles up the North Branch, he has sent Capt. Hambright and Patterson with a pretty large party in quest of them.
In a letter to his father on 12 December Captain Shippen is dissatisfied with Capt. Hambright’s failure to provide Christmas cheer:
Last night Capt. Hambright arrived here with the Battoes and brought 50 barrels of flour, but no Rum for the Garrison, a Necessary Article for the Soldiers, especially at this Season.

In May 1758, Hambright was posted at a Troop of Light Horse to join Forbes’ expedition against Fort Duquesne (now Pittsburgh) and his ability came to the attention of General Henry Bouquet.[22]

 

[21] Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 36: 427, 428, 432
[22] Bouquet, Henry, The Papers of Colonel Henry Bouquet. The Forbes Expedition. (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 1940) II:43