Flack Family as of 1908

These are the notes of James Flack "The Historian" preparing for the 1908 (1st) Flack Family ReUnion.
(kindly copied to me by Carol Temlin - current owner of the documentation)

James Flack came to this county from the North of Ireland somewhere near the years 1725 or 1728. The Flacks were of Presbyterian faith and most likely were driven from Scotland at the time of the persecution of the Christians in that country when numbers of Christians were driven out of Scotland.

An old man living in this town a few years ago told me (James Flack) the Flacks came from the North of Ireland as he knew a number of them living there before he left that country for America, and they were Presbyterians as about all have been in this country that I can recollect.

My grandfather told me that his grandfather came from Ireland and married an Irish girl and they are the James and Ann Flack you speak of in your letter to me of August the 5th last.
James Flack dies Sept 2nd 1802, age 94. Ann died March 23rd 1801 age 87. This said James Flack owned 325 acres and 130 perches of land about two miles South east of this town (Doylestown) and I see by deed dated Sept. 8th, 1804, the heirs of James Flack deeded the same 325 acres and 130 perches to Joesph Flack for a consideration of £3616 or about $9642.66. The heirs signing the deed were Sarah Mullen, residing in Northumberland County, PA. Robert Flack and wife Mary, Samuel Flack and wife Mary, James** Flack and wife Rachel, Jane Flack and John Flack, children of John Flack, Annie Flack widow of John Flack, Edith Flack, the above were all living in Bucks County at the time. William Flack residing in Kentucky John H Flack and Annie Flack residing in Kentucky.
(** Note from me: This is James SON of John. Father John had died by the time the will was executed, so GRANDSON James attended the signing. This is NOT the eldest son James).

This John Flack, Annie Flack and Edith Flack were children of Benjamin Flack, this Benjamin Flack served in the Revolutionary Army 1776 to 1777. I see by the Penn Archives James Flack left a will dated 1793 in which he left to his wife Ann Flack, £25 per year, the residue he left to his children in equal shares except he left two shares to Joseph who settled his estate, one share going to Benjamin's children, he also left Edith £10. each share when divided amounted to £516:12s:8p:1 farthing.

James Flack, sons Joseph and Samuel owned 49 acres in this town, part of it I now own and reside. (E. Ashland Street, Doylestown, at Pine Street.)

As far as I can learn Joseph kept a store and Samuel kept a hotel in this place about the time of the Revolutionary War. At the time of his keeping hotel here Samuel had a child to die and they could hardly find anyone to go with him to Neshaminy Burying ground to enter it in the family burial lot so that only three or four went including one woman and they all went on horseback. The neighbours being very much agitated at the time at the account of Washingtons Army being in sight of the cemetery and the British this side of Philadelphia and were expecting trouble any time from the two armies coming together and from outlaws roaming through the Country.

Joseph Flack marries Euphemia Stephens and had children as follows:
James Flack (see below), born 1781 - marries Phebe Rice.
Ann Flack married Andrew Ewer.
David Flack marries Sarah Decoursey.
Sarah Flack married David Titus.
Elizabeth Flack married James Decoursey 1st wife. (recheck Transcription of marriage)
Isabella Flack married James DeCoursey 2nd wife.
Mary Flack married William DeCoursey.
Euphemia Flack married Abraham Conard.
Joseph Flack born 1793 maried Mary Lake.
William Flack married Mary Ewer.
John Flack died single.
Margaret Flack married James Radclift.

James Flack, who married Phebe Rice had children as follows:
John Flack (see below) born 1810 married Lydia Frankenfield.
Joseph Flack born 1812 died young.
Samuel Flack (see below) born 1815 married a Miss Wilkinson.
James Flack born 1818 married.
George Flack born 1820 never married.
Mary Flack born 1823 married Garges Geil.
Oliver Flack born 1825 married Ann Frankenfield.
William Flack born 1829 married Catherine Swartz.

Samuel Flack, now deceased, son of James Flack emigrated to Ohio in 1841 and married a Miss Wilkinson and had children as follows, Jane, George, Margaret and James. James was on east to visit us last year a winter ago and now lives at Yellow Springs, Ohio. The rest of the children of James and Phebe lived in this neighbourhood. James, Mary, Oliver and William are now living.

John Flack, who married Lydia Frankenfield had children as follows:
J. Marrhias{Matthias} Flack born 1829 married Sarah Jane Fell.
Adam Flack born 1830 married Miss McCrea in Ohio.
Mary Jane Flack born 1832 , single.
James Flack (see below) born 1834 married Barbara G Selner.
Ann Flack born 1836 married James Hagen.
William Flack born 183? married in Ohio at Sugar Bottom, Preble Cy.
George Flack born 183? married Louiza brown, daughter of George and Maria.
Catharing Flack born 1842 married James Rice.
Rachel Flack born 1843 - single.
John Flack born 1846 married Eliza Bailey.
Lydia Flack born 1850 married Samuel Alcott.
Phebe Flack born 1852 married George Eastburn.
Thomas Flack born 1854 - single.
These children are all living except Ann and Thomas

James Flack, who married Barbara Y. Selner, January 6, 1859 and writer of this genealogy have 3 children:
Edith Flack born June 6, 1862 married Cecil C Haldeman.
Mary Flack born October 27, 1863 married Wm. H. Michener.
J Gillingham Flack born June 24, 1877 single, is employed as bookkeeper in the office of the American Tube Co. of Philadelphia.