1. John Thomas Price,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 son of Mr. Price and Ann, was born in 1812 in Maryland, died on May 22, 1892 in Philadelphia, PA at age 80, and was buried on May 25, 1892 in Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Chester Co., PA.
General Notes: 1850 census of 14 Sept. identifies John T. Price as a farmer, age 37, b. MD, and the entire family living in District 3, Harford County, MD. Also in the household are wife Sarah, 35, b. in MD; son William H., 8, b. in MD; dtr Anna M., 5, b. in MD; son John R., 2; b. in MD; dtr Martha J., 10, b. in MD; sister [my guess] Julia A. Price, 22, b. in MD; and several others: Andrew Thompson, 34, a white laborer born in Canada (could be indentured); Bill Boyer, 23, mulatto and born in MD; Maria Fields, 45, black; Althea Frisby, 40, black; Rachel King, 5, black; Francis Clark, 7, black male; Wm. Clark, 5, black male; Eliza Clark, 1, black -- all b. MD.
1860 (23 July) census indicates John as 47 and occupation as dairyman with Wm H., 17, living at home as a saddlery apprentice (harness maker) in the borough of Oxford, Chester Co., PA. Also in the household are dtr Martha J., 19; dtr Anna M., 15; son John R., 11; son Oliver C., 9; and son Thomas W., 7. Census indicates entire family was born in MD. Wife Sarah does not appear in this census, as her tombstone indicates she died in 1858--nor does wife #2 Ann appear at this time.
1870 (July) Census shows John Price, 57, born in MD and living in nearby East Nottingham, Oxford P.O., Chester Co., PA, as a farm 'labourer' with wife Annie E. ("keeping house"), 52, born PA, and son (probably Annie's) Whitfield, 17, born PA. No last name indicated for Annie or Whitfield, written under John Price and in same household. Main property owner was Harvy Groves, 31, paper mfr, and family.
1880 (9 June) census indicates John, 67, occupation as farmer and both of John's parents born in Maryland, and John's family residing in Lower Oxford Twp, Chester Co., PA. This census also indicates Julia A. Dardy [sic], 40, b. MD, father b. MD and mother b. PA, as their widowed dtr and living "at home" with just John and wife #2, Ann E., 64, b. PA as were parents. Although not confirmed, Julia may be Ann's dtr from previous marriage. It may be a coincidence that this Julia A. has same name as his sister, Julia A. Price, listed on the 1850 census. On the other hand, this could be the same Julia, who lied about her age and is actually John's dtr, and not his sister. Sarah may or may not have been the mother. She is same age as John's first child, Martha J.
Per obituary in the Press newspaper, "John Thomas Price, a former citizen of Oxford, died in the 80th year of his age on Sunday at the residence of his son, T. W. Price, No. 2318 Ingersoll St., Phila." Another obituary mentions a prolonged illness. Buried with him are his first wife, Sarah, his sister Mary Ann (1809-1877), and his mother Ann (1788-1863).
Research Notes: The name Price is of Welsh origin and derived from 'ap' meaning 'son of' and Rhys, which stems from the Welsh personal name 'Rhys' denoting 'hero or strong man.' ApRhys later became Price when the 'a' was dropped. Also in the Welsh language 'ab' means 'son of' and thus the surname Brice and Bryce have the same derivation as Price. A Thomas Price (b. 1610) arrived at St. Mary's City, MD, on 3-25-1634 aboard the Ark or the Dove. He could have been the originator of the Price line in America.
John married Sarah Rigdon circa 1839 in Harford County, Maryland. Sarah was born in 1814 in Harford Co., Maryland, died in 1858 at age 44, and was buried in Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Chester Co., PA.
General Notes: Harford Co., MD, was the ancestral home of the Rigdons. By 1820 there were 7 Rigdon families in Maryland, followed by Ohio (6), Kentucky (3); PA, SC and VA each had 1 family or head.
1820 Census: There were only 7 Rigdon families in MD--all in Harford County. Six of seven Rigdon families had one or more daughters under 10: Baker, Baker Jr., Benjamin, Samuel, Stephen, and William. It would be very difficult to associate Sarah Rigdon with any of these families. Another, Stephen Rigdon, was head of household, over 45, and lived alone on land with 20 slaves and 1 free colored. Once researcher has Sarah Rigdon born 6-23-1813 in Harford County, dtr of Benjamin Rigdon (1753-1828) and Elizabeth Forwood (1769-1857).
1860 Census for Oxford, Chester Co., PA: George Rigdon, 49, bread baker (shoemaker in 1870 census), b. MD, with wife and children b. PA. Could this be Sarah's brother and one of the reasons John & Sarah moved here from Harford Co.?
Research Notes: See Rowe, Ella H., Genealogy of the Clark, Rigdon, Wilson and Durham Families of Harford County, Maryland, (Baltimore: the author, 1987), pp.17ff
Children from this marriage were:
+ 2 F i. Martha J. Price was born in Aug 1840 in Harford Co., Maryland, died on Dec 23, 1889 in East Nottingham, Chester Co., PA at age 49, and was buried in Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Chester Co., PA.
+ 3 M ii. William H. Price was born in Oct 1843 in Harford County, Maryland, died in 1911 at age 68, and was buried in Seaford Odd Fellows Cmtry.
+ 4 F iii. Anna M. Price was born in 1844 in Harford County, Maryland.
+ 5 M iv. John R. Price was born in 1848 in Harford County, Maryland.
+ 6 M v. Oliver C. Price was born in 1850 in Harford County, Maryland and died circa 1925 at age 75.
+ 7 M vi. Thomas W. Price was born in 1853 in Harford County, Maryland.
John next married Ann E. after 1860 in Pennsylvania. Ann was born in 1815 in Pennsylvania.
General Notes: Per 1880 census, Ann and both parents were born in Pennsylvania. There is no indication in these censuses that John and Ann together had children, i.e., the only children were by John and Sarah (dec'd) in this household. Ann does not appear in subsequent censuses.
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