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This website is maintained by Larry D. Smith, historian, genealogist and past newsletter editor for the Frontier Patriots Chapter, SAR, (and a devoted native son of Mother Bedford).
Much of the information presented in this website is excerpted from the books, Mother Bedford And The American Revolutionary War, and 150th Anniversary History Of Blair County, Pennsylvania, published by Closson Press. If you are interested in history and want to purchase books on history, please visit their website at (www.clossonpress.com).
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Mother Bedford refers to a part of the region in south-central Pennsylvania which was erected as a county on 09 March 1771 out of lands obtained by treaty from the Indians in 1754 and 1768. The region had originally been formed as Barree, Bedford, Colerain and Cumberland Valley Townships within Cumberland County (in 1767).
When Bedford County was erected out of Cumberland County in 1771, she encompassed the present-day counties of Huntingdon, Fulton, Blair, Bedford, Cambria, Somerset, Westmoreland, Fayette, Washington and Greene, along with portions of the present-day counties of Centre, Indiana, Armstrong, Allegheny and Beaver.
In 1773 the county of Westmoreland was erected out of the western half of Bedford. The county which retained the name of ‘Bedford’ was left with the region encompasssed by present-day Huntingdon, Fulton, Blair, Bedford, Cambria and Somerset counties. It is that region that is Mother Bedford.



Mother Bedford And The American Revolutionary War
The Massacre Of Philips' Rangers
The Tory Expedition To Kittanning
The Frontier Patriots Chapter, SAR
The Colonel John Proctor Chapter, DAR
A Time Line Of The American Revolutionary War, Noting Events In Provincial Pennsylvania's Counties
Calendars Of The American Revolutionary War Years
The Jersey And Other Horrors ~ British Prison Ships
Patriot Flags Of The American Revolutionary War
Photo Gallery ~ Evidence Of The American Revolutionary War In Mother Bedford
Rosters Of Patriots Of The American Revolutionary War From Bedford County
The Irish, Scottish, Welsh And Ulster-Scot Patriots
A Chronology Of The American Revolutionary War
An Ordinance For Regulating The Cloathing Department For The Armies Of The United States
The Attempt To Win Over The Hessians
The Mutiny Of The Pennsylvania Line
The Pox: Ten Times More Terrible Than Britons, Canadians And Indians Together
Cannon: A Review Of Artillery Of The American Revolutionary War
The Early Settlers Of Mother Bedford
The Indian Occupation Of Mother Bedford
The Tax Assessments Of Bedford County During The American Revolutionary War
Everyday Life In Mother Bedford Revealed Through Estate Inventories
Patriotism And The Effects Of the American Revolutionary War On Mother Bedford
Who Were The Pioneers Of Bedford County Who Became Americans In The Revolutionary War?
The Declaration Of Independence
The Sons Of Liberty & Committees Of Correspondence
George Washington: A Memorial On The Eve Of The 200th Anniversary Of his Death



United States Military History Webring Home Page
Genealogical & Historical Research In Old~Bedford County
The Sesquicentennial Of Blair County
Historical Societies Of Mother Bedford
The Old-Greenfield Township Historical Society Home Page
Links To Other Sites Related To Mother Bedford & The American Revolutionary War
Mother Bedford's Search Page (Link to search engines)
Mother Bedford's Virus Alert Page
Alchemy ~ and other metaphysical studies

Personal Home Pages
Follow this link to the personal home page of Larry Smith (where you'll find links to genealogical information.)
Follow this link to the "Lineages Of Larry D. Smith" main page, which includes various ancestral lines, including that of Muirhead, Shaw, & Walter.
Follow this link to the personal home page of Larry Smith's parents, the Bernard Smith Family.
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Note: The majority of the text used throughout this website has been excerpted from the book, Mother Bedford And The American Revolutionary War, Published by the Closson Press and Copyright ã 1999 by Larry D. Smith. All rights reserved.
Additional information has been excerpted from other published books by the webmaster. All information contained on the pages of this website has been copyrighted by Larry D. Smith in one book or another. Please e-mail the webmaster if you wish to copy and utilize the information found here for your own publications and/or website.