His date of birth is unknown but he is said to have been a Welshman (from Wales, Great Britain).1 The oldest records we have on him are found in the Pennsylvania Archives. The Archives reflect that he was a member of the Pennsylvania Militia, Chester County, in 1780, during the Revolutionary War. He is listed as assessing property for taxes in Chester County in 1785, and is again listed as a member of the Pennsylvania Militia, Chester County, in 1786. The first census of the United States, taken in 1790, lists him as a îhead of familyî with one male child and two females (wife unknown) in Chester County. 42

appears as Solomon Schoggan on the 1790 census for Newlin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania

migrated to Hamilton County, OH in about 1795

Marriage of Solomon Scoggin and Jane Taylor was recorded in Frederick County Virginia, and a record is in the county courthouse in Winchester VA. The preacher who is listed was a traveling reverend. There is no recording of where the wedding took place, or even what the exact date was.95