Samuel Gettys

This article is about the American settler. For the UK politician, see Samuel Getty.
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Samuel Gettys (1725–15 March 1790) was a settler and tavern owner in south-central Pennsylvania during the late 1780s. The borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, which was founded in 1786, was named after him.[1]

Formative years

Born in 1725 in Randalstown, County Antrim, Ireland, Samuel Gettys was the husband of Isabella (Ramsey) Gettys (1731–1815), the sister of Reynolds Ramsey, grandfather of historian J. G. M. Ramsey.[2] Their children were: Mary (Gettys) Linn (1752–1823), William Gettys (1757–1813), and James Gettys (1759–1815).

American Revolution

Samuel Gettys gave funds to the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, but, soon after it won, he was rich in land but poor in cash; so he decided to sell off his plots of land in order to achieve financial stability. In 1786, his son James bought his land and sold it off in 210 parcel lots,[3] and is thus considered the founder of Gettysburg.[4]

Death and interment

Gettys died in Gettysburg on March 15, 1790, and was buried at Black's Graveyard in that city.

References

  1. ^ gettysburg-pa.gov Archived 2016-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Autobiography of J. G. M. Ramsey, cited by Heiskell, Samuel Gordon (1920). Andrew Jackson and Early Tennessee History. Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). Nashville, Tennessee. p. 91. LCCN 20010625. Retrieved 31 December 2012.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "The Gettysburg Experience". The Gettysburg Experience. Retrieved 2012-12-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ "Gettysburg, Pennsylvania". Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.

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