Notes:

George Siggins was a very pious Layman who did so much for the early
Methodist Church in Pennsylvania.

Notes:

John and Sarah Siggins, the first American ancestor of the Pennsylvania
Siggins Family. John was born in 1750, in County Sligo, Ireland. Died 1801
on a farm called: "Spring Creek", two and one-half miles below "Old Center
Furnace", Center County, Pennsylvania, of which he was a tenant, this farm
was owned by Robert Whitehall. John married Sarah Hood about 1776 in
County Sligo, Ireland. In April of 1793 they, with their five children
emigrated to America, settling first near Philadelphia, from there to
Centre County. After the death of John, his widow with her family moved
to Youngsville, Warren County, Pennsylvania, where the widow died
September 30, 1835, age 85 years. Soon after their marriage, both John
and Sarah experienced religion through the instrumentality of the
Methodist preaching and united with that church. Of Sarah Siggins the
Rev. William Todd says: "Sister Siggins came to Youngsville in 1816 united
with the Methodist Church of that place, and for more than fifty years she
was a Methodist and walked consistently ---in every situation she was
sustained, she was loved, her end was peace".

John married Hood, Sarah in 1776 in Sligo, Ireland. Sarah (daughter of Hood, Samuel Rev. and Hoskyns, Mary) was born in 1750 in Sligo, Ireland; died on 30 Sep 1835 in Youngsville, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sister of Admiral Hood.

Moved from Center County, Pa. to Youngsville, Pa. in 1816.

Notes:

William Siggins lived in Druncliffe Parish, County Sligo, Ireland, on land
probably granted him by the Crown for military services. His son, John
had the title of esquire, and an income of two hundred pounds a year.
William and his wife Mary, lived and died in the parish of Druncliffe
where his forefathers had dwelt before him. He was brought up in the
Church of England, and was a very pious man and would often "pray a-loud
in secret". He was very friendly to the Methodists and frequently
entertained them and often went to hear John Wesley preach. William was a
farmer in Drumcliffe, as his forefathers were in Scotland. The Siggins
family crest being a sheaf of wheat. William was much esteemed by the
nobility of Drumcliffe; was was a yeoman and always fought for his King
and country.

William married Taylor, Mary on WFT Est. 1741-1771. Mary was born about 1726 in S. Drumcliffe, Ireland; died on WFT Est. 1754-1820 in S. Druncliffe, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Hoskyns, Mary on WFT Est. 1711-1741. Mary (daughter of Hoskyns, Richard Esq.) was born about 1699; died on 10 Oct 1766. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Inherited the lands of his father after the death of his brother Philip.
Edward Siggins was attainted of high treason for participation in the
rebellion of 1641, and was transplanted to county Mayo, 1654, where he had
a grant (in lieu of this Wexford estates, which were confiscated) of the
lands of Shanvallymore, Rathredmond and Lissawollhan in the parish of
Balla. He filed a bill in Chancery, June 11, 1690, for the recovery of
the Wexford estates, but apparently did not succeed in recovering them.
(See excerpt form a Irish newspaper, "What's in a name? Siggins)

Alexander married Beach on WFT Est. 1670-1704. was born about 1653; died on WFT Est. 1692-1748. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]