“In 1901, J. Paxton Kerr of Ottawa Kansas wrote me that he “had it from the mouth of his grandfather, Thomas Paxton, who married Jane Crawford, that his father, Thomas, who married Jane Aston, was born in Ireland in 1713 and at the age of 12 (1725) came to America.” 184

Will probated in Washington Co PA 19 Jun 1919. Names no widow but provides for children: Martha Campbell, Thomas Paxton, Elizabeth McCune, and Margaret McGregor. All born in America for their father was 13 years old when he came.