John Ormsby | |
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| Born | 1720 Ireland |
| Died | December 1805 |
| Resting place | Trinity Churchyard |
| Education | Trinity College, Dublin |
| Spouse | Jane McAllister |
| Children | Oliver, Jane, Sarah, Mary, Sidney, and John |
| Parent(s) | Oliver Ormsby, Deborah Barry |
John Ormsby (1720–1805) was a soldier in the French and Indian War, Pontiac's Rebellion, and the American Revolution, and among the first settlers of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The son of the Anglo-Irish landed gentry, he emigrated from Ireland to the Thirteen Colonies in 1752. After Pontiac's Rebellion, he received a land grant from King George III, and established a homestead on the banks of the Monongahela River. He established extensive economic and merchant interests in Bedford, Pennsylvania, and at the head of the Ohio River.