Welcome to Mother Bedford, a website devoted primarily to the history of Old-Bedford County, Pennsylvania during the American Revolutionary War period. 
This website is maintained by Larry D. Smith, historian, registrar and newsletter editor for the Frontier Patriots Chapter, SAR, (and a devoted native son of Mother Bedford).
There are currently over 3,000 pages on this website. Please take your time to look around. I hope you enjoy your visit today, and that you will come back in the future (I'm constantly adding to the site).
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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May 2022 Note: This website was created twenty-three years ago (1999), and although having since been updated to newer html and css standards, its pages were not made 'responsive' and capable of reducing down to accommodate being read on cellphones due to my busy schedule. For the past seven years I was writing a book (Bedford County, Pennsylvania ~ Two and One-Half Centuries in the Making) and chaired the Sestercentennial (250th) Anniversary of Bedford County, Pennsylvania for 2021. With the conclusion of the Sestercentennial activities at the end of 2021, I can now foresee being able to update this website. Your patience is requested while the changes are being made.
The pages of the MotherBedford website are available on DVD so that you can visit the website offline on your computer. Click on the icon to the left for information on how to purchase one.
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 The Bedford County Resolves The Battalions Veterans of Mother Bedford Forts The Engagement Of Frankstown The Massacre Of Philips' Rangers The Tory Expedition To Kittanning Hessians Buried In Bedford County The Frontier Patriots Chapter, SAR The Colonel John Proctor 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 Fort Bedford's Flag The Liberty Pole 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 Authentic Muster Roll of Captain Jacob Hendershot's Company 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 John Hains' Letter ~ From Camp At Race town June the 24th 1758 Documents Of Bedford County During The American Revolutionary War Historical Documents Of The United States Of America The Time That Has Elapsed Since Certain Revolutionary War Events Occurred
The Early Settlers The Lineage Of Mother Bedford The Indian Occupation Of Mother Bedford Maps Revealing The Formation Of The Townships Of Bedford County 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 The Holidays Celebrated In Colonial America The Occupations, Professions & Offices Of Our Colonial Ancestors Patriotism and How Flag Etiquette 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 The Presidency ~ Prior To, & Including, Washington
A Museum Of Antiques, Historical Artifacts, & Everyday Items Archived MotherBedford Blog Pages 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 Deciphering All The Cousins 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
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.
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2006 Larry Smith