Elizabeth Orrey was one of the first settlers of Scrubgrass Twp. Venango County, Pennsylvania.
From: Rootsweb Obituaries - posted by Karen Wasson on Feb. 22, 1999 -
Mrs. Wasson's Suicide and Death of Joseph Wasson
Obits from the Western Press of Mercer, Pa. (because Franklin Co. had no newspaper prior to the 1820's, Venango County news was carried in it)
Issue: April 3, 1813 reported the death of Joseph Wasson of Scrubgrass who died at age 21.
Issue: May 19, 1813 reported the suicide on the 6th of Mrs. Wasson of Scrubgrass who hung herself with her husband's leather apron.
Daniel WASSON (ID:I572), b. 1761, Peters TWP, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA , d. Between 1839 and 1843, Scrubgrass TWP, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 78 years)