01/15/2026
Lazarus Lowry (c. 1688–1755) emigrated from Ulster (likely Londonderry/Donegal) to Pennsylvania around 1728-29, part of the Scots-Irish exodus due to economic and religious pressures. In America, he secured 333 acres near Donegal, Lancaster County, and obtained a license to trade whiskey and goods with Native American tribes. His trade networks extended to the Ohio Valley, and he is credited with helping sway southern tribes to the colonial side during the French and Indian War.
He was married twice and had 10 children. Frontier life was perilous; living on the outermost settlement apron, his family faced frequent Indian raids, culminating in losses like the Bloody Run massacre. Lazarus died in Philadelphia in 1755, leaving a will that affectionately referred to his wife as “my dear friend.”
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