Welcome to Mother Bedford, a website devoted primarily to the history of Old-Bedford County, Pennsylvania during the American Revolutionary War period. On these pages you will find not only references to Bedford County's role in the American Revolutionary War, but also a wealth of information pertaining to private and public life in the Pennsylvania Frontier of the Revolutionary and Colonial periods.

 

  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).

  This site is best viewed with Internet Explorer.

 +

The pages of the MotherBedford website are now available on CD. Click on the icon to the left for information on how to purchase one.

 +

motherbedford.com
At A Glance

(  Note: These icons are not links   )

       A Brief History Of Mother Bedford
       Subjects Related To Bedford County, Pennsylvania During The Colonial And American Revolutionary War Periods
       Mother Bedford And The American Revolutionary War
               (Includes local SAR and DAR chapter home pages)
       The Early Settlers Of Mother Bedford
               (Includes sections on the Indian Sojourners and the later German and Ulster-Scot Settlers)
       Patriotism And The Effects Of The American Revolutionary War On Mother Bedford
               (Includes the Whiskey Rebellion and a Tribute to George Washington on the 200th Anniversary of his death.)
       Other Topics Of Interest
               (Includes the Old~Greenfield Township Historical Society's Home Page along with the "Links" and "Webrings" pages. Also included in this section are the United States Military History Webring homepage, the Genealogical & Historical Research In Old~Bedford County pages, the Scottish Lore pages and pages on the art of Heraldry.)
       My Own Personal Home Page
               (Includes The Bernard Smith Family's Home Page and genealogical information on the Schmitt and Naftzger families and various other lineages of Larry D. Smith.)

  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 Bedford County Resolves

  The Battalions

  Forts

  The Engagement Of Frankstown

  The Massacre Of Philips' Rangers

  The Tory Expedition To Kittanning

  The Frontier Patriots Chapter, SAR

  The Colonel John Proctor Chapter, DAR

  The Bedford Chapter, DAR

  The Class Tax Of 1782

  A Time Line Of The American Revolutionary War, Noting Events In Provincial Pennsylvania's Counties

  Calendars Of The American Revolutionary War Years

  Mother Bedford's Flag

  The Jersey And Other Horrors ~ British Prison Ships

  The Articles Of Association

  Patriot Flags Of The American Revolutionary War

  Photo Gallery ~ Evidence Of The American Revolutionary War In Mother Bedford

  The Music Of The 1770s

 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 Black Patriots

This website is dedicated to the memory of the native sons of Mother Bedford who embraced the Patriot Cause during the American Revolutionary War, and to the memory of those Patriots who chose to reside in Bedford County following the War.

 The Early Settlers Of Mother Bedford

  The Lineage Of Mother Bedford

  The Indian Occupation Of Mother Bedford

  The Tax Assessments Of Bedford County During The American Revolutionary War

  The Germans

  The Ulster Scots

  Bedford County Everyday Life

  Everyday Life In Mother Bedford Revealed Through Estate Inventories

  The Coming Of The Euro-Americans

  The Glass Tax of 1798

  The Celebration Of Christmas

  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?

  George Washington Slept Here

  The Declaration Of Independence

  The Whiskey Rebellion

  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

  Scottish Lore

  A History Of Clan Muirhead

  Heraldry

  A Genealogical Book Of Hours

  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 Webrings Page

  Mother Bedford Awards Page

  Website Creation Made Easy

  Mother Bedford's Virus Alert Page

  Mother Bedford's Bibliography

  Watermarks

  A Memorial 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.

 

Thank you for visiting this site. You were visitor #

Add MotherBedford.com
To Your Favorites
Make MotherBedford.com
Your Home Page

 

 E-Mail To Larry D. Smith

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.

 

Entire website Copyright 2006 Larry Smith