Philip Cable married Mathilda Dorothy "Dolly" Walker in 1785

Philip Cable was born July 1754 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and was still a young man when his family moved from Germantown, to Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He married Matilda Walker in 1785 and moved further west to Jefferson County, Ohio. Philip erected a block house on the river and his name has been perpeturated in "Cables Bend" in the Ohio at the foot of "Brown's Island". Judge Cable, as he was called died 26 Dec. 1812 Island Creek Twp. Jefferson Co. Ohio. He was buried at "Cable's Bend" and then later the whole cemetery was moved to Union Cemetery, Steubenville, Ohio by the Albert Pavlik family who bought the land. It was done at much expense. A fine monument now marks the graves. His wife Mathilda Dorothy "Dolly" Walker, b. Apr. 1769 Bedford Co. Pa. died 20 Jan. 1830 Island Ck. Twp. Phillip was a Judge in Jefferson Co. Ohio. A Captain, he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. At the first court northwest of the Ohio River near 1798, at Steubenville, Capt. Cable was appointed the Judge by Winthrop Sargent. (Judge Philip was so popular that he officiated at most of the marriages and adopted a short service so that waiting couples would not be delayed by much ceremony. Those who knew him in life ascribe to him all the honor due a "righteous judge" and of his private life speak in the highest praise. One eccentricity he cultivated, however which usually gave zest to the nuptials he performed. He was very popular among the young folks who desired to enter the holy bonds and he is said to have had such an excellent practice that he adopted a sort of brief stereotyped ceremony that invariably wound up with the words " Give me my dollar, kiss your bride and go about your business". Having no one present on one such occassion he called his wife Dolly and Black Harry, "I pronounce you man and wife, give me a dollar."  *page 479 The first court room was on the ground where the present court house now stands, and first court held on Jan. 2, 1797. Capt. Cable was one of the officials to whom the ground was deeded to the City of Steubenville by Bazelel Wells, for $5.00 on 15 Aug. 1792. Judge Philip's originial farm in Island Creek Twp. Jeff. Co. Ohio remained in the Cable family well into the twentieth century. Will Abstracts taken from Will book One 1798-1821 Jefferson County NW Terr. a/D. Thomas. Page 115 - Philip Cable; dated 19 January 1810; wife Dorothy; sons Benjamin, Samuel, Ephraim; daughters Hannah, Delila, Dorothy; exr. son Benjamin, Bezaleel Wells; wit. Barbara Brown, Richard Brown Jr., Caty Marshall, Alice Brown; date of probate 19 April 1813. Pennsylvania Archives Associated Battalions & Militia of the Revolution pg. 645. BROTHERS VALLEY (3RD ) COMPANY Philip Cable, December 10 1777 Bedford Co. Pa. in Am. Rev. War by J. Whisker; Philip Cable, July 1776, Capt., 1st Batt.Bedford Co. Militia; 12-10-1777, Ensigne, Brothers Valley Co. 1st Batt; 1781, Capt. 8th Co. 3d.Batt. all Bedford Co. Militia. 2 Pa. Arch. 14 at 642, 645 & 665; 5 Pa Arch. 5 at 60 & 94. (Note;Descendants of Philip Cable state that President Abraham Lincoln stayed over night at the Cable Bend House.) Philip and his father, Abraham served in the Patriot Army of the American Revolution. Before migrating West, Philip kept inn for a time in Mill Creek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. *History of Jefferson County, Ohio By J.A. Caldwell Historical Publishing Co. Wheeling, WV. 1880 Bought lots for Court House page 464 Trustee for Steubenville Twp. page 523 Early Settlers Page 589 Justice of the Peace Page 425 Pages 426-428; 438; 463

Philip and Mathilda Family

Source: Stark County Library: compiled by Mrs. Vance Wibble MacGregor, "Cable Genealogy: Pennsylvania and Ohio Pioneers",  (1963). Mr. Samuel Weaver, "A History of Jonathan and Joseph Cable and Their Descendents",  (Hollywood, CA 1950).