A History of the Blosser family of Blosser Hill

Blosser Hill in Springhill Township near Point Marion, PA was founded by John BLOSSER Sr. and John BLOSSER, Jr. John BLOSSER, Sr. was born about 1729 in Lancaster Co., PA and was the son of Abraham BLOSSER. In 1792 John BLOSSER sold the land he owned in York Co., PA and moved to Springhill Township. He purchased two tracts of land called “Dover” and “Greenfield” at the “Mouth of the Cheat” for 283 pounds of lawful Pennsylvania money. By 1795 tax lists show that he now owned 500 acres of land as well as 2 horses.

John Sr. married Catherine BEERY, daughter of Nicholas BEERY. They had seven known children: Abraham - who moved to Fairfield Co., OH; John who remained on the family farm; Jacob who appears in the 1810 and 1820 censuses but then disappears;
Nicholas who remained on the farm and married Ann CAGEY and died without children; Isaac and George also moved to Fairfield Co., OH; and Anna married Jacob CLEMMER. John Sr. and Catherine both died about 1814 are probably buried in the CAGEY-BLOSSER cemetery located in Greater Point Marion.

John BLOSSER, Jr. was born Nov 1, 1766 in York Co., PA and died Feb 7, 1829. He married Mary CLEMMER, daughter of Jacob “Jasper” CLEMMER and Anna Barbara NEFF. Mary was a sister of Jacob CLEMMER who married John’s sister, Anna. John Jr. acquired his father’s farm and other holdings which included two islands in the Cheat River. One of these still exists above the Cheat bridge. The other island was in the Monongahela River below the point and was dredged away many years ago. John Jr. and Mary had 12 children. Most of these children moved away from Blosser Hill except Isaac who married Rebecca GILLESPIE and continued to live on the family farm in Blosser Hill.

These are the folks who settled and lived on Blosser Hill. Today there are a number of people who live on Blosser Hill who descend from this family. Some may not even know it.

These are the facts. Now we need some flesh on the bones. I know somebody who may have some answers for that.

Stay tuned.

(An expanded form of this article was written by Gordon Baker and appeared in the Feb 28, 2008 Point Marion News. This blog publication was approved by the author)

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