William McCandless
William McCandless was born
He married Esther Hays.
They had children:
John McCandless
Sarah McCandless
Ruth McCandless
He died
Notes:
1779 - At the court which met at Bush March 23, 1779, the following justices were present:
Aquila Hall, Thomas Johnson, John Love, Ign. Wheeler, Samuel Groom Osborne and Aquila Paca. John Lee Gibson, clerk.
The following are the names of the grand jurors for that term of court, viz: Joseph Brownly, Foreman.
Aquila Scott, John McComas, Richard Robinson, William McCandless, Hugh Bay, John Rutledge, Richard Courson, John Hall Hughes,
Robt. Jeffrey, James Osborne, Asael Hitchcock, Henry Warfield, Joseph Ashton, Patrick Creaton, Charles Taylor, Henry Vansickle.
Joseph Hartley, George Dillion, Bailiff.
At this term of court, Luther Martin, the distinguished Maryland lawyer, afterwards Attorney-General of the State, and one of the counsel for Aaron Burr at the impeachment trial at Richmond, appeared and was admitted to practice before the Harford County Court.
(Source: "History of Harford County, Maryland" ; Baltimore, Md. :1901 - Transcribed by K. Torp)
History
Middle Spring (named for its location between Big Spring and Rocky Spring) has been the site of Presbyterian preaching since at least 1736. The Middle Spring Presbyterian Church was formally established in 1738 by a group of Scots-Irish immigrant families who settled in the region in the 1730s.
https://www.middlespringpc.org/copy-of-connectional-church
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Spring_Presbyterian_Church
I attempted to contact this church in 2021, but my inquiries went unanswered.
Early History of Shippensburg: Cumberland/Franklin Counties, PA
Another early McCandless, to the north of York County, PA
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169727807/george-mccandless