Record of the descendants of John Alexander

148 The (Descendants of
stead of John Alexander, now occupied by his nephew,
James Alexander, is justly regarded with great interest
for its pleasant surroundings and its important histori-
cal associations. Here was the first meeting of Logan
with William Brown, recorded by Mr. Day in his His-
torical Collections of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Brown having gone westward about five miles
from his home, soon after his settlement in the Valley,
came thirsty to a large and beautiful spring. Having
grounded his rifle he was stooping down to drink, when
he saw the form of a tall Indian reflected from the surface
of the water. He immediately sprang to his rifle to be
ready for fight, when Logan turned the pan of his gun-
lock downward, and extended his hand in token of
peace and friendship. But the narrative, as given by
Mr. Day, adds that Logan at that time conducted Mr.
Brown a little way down the run that flows from the
spring to where they found the^home of another settler,
Samuel McClay. This last statement is entirely erro-
neous. An article recently published by Mr. James
Alexander, of Logan's springs, clearly proves that Mr.
McClay never owned any lands or had any settlement
in that part of the Valley during Logan's residence
there, and that James Alexander, the father of John,
was the only settler there at the time of the meeting of
Logan and William Brown.
John Alexander was favored with a large family of
active sons, and made rapid progress in clearing land
and raising large crops. His children were six sons
and four daughters.
1. Josiah Alexander, born 1793; died September 23,
1847, aged fifty-four years.
2. John Alexander, born August 12, 1794; died at
Milroy, Pa., May, 1875.
3. Lewis Alexander, died in infancy.