Genealogies of Pennsylvania Families, Vol II, page 744

George Righter was assumed to be a member of the Roxborough Township family for the reasons that have been given when the children of Peter Righter the emigrant were first listed in this article. (See Peter Righter) The dates of his birth and death have not been found (1982). He combined the occupation of farmer and weaver for he was sometimes described as one and sometimes as the other in deeds relating to him. He had sufficient education to write for he signed his name to all documents, and always spelled it "Righter," as did the other members of the Roxborough family. On 10 November 1746, he married Elizabeth Cumree (perhaps Gomry or Gumere). (GSP, Vol XIX, 308, Registers of Baptisms, 1701 to 1746, of the First Presbyterian Church of Philadephia." The marriage was entered out of place among the baptisms. Also Pennsylvania Archives 2nd series Vol II. "Names of Persons to whom Marriage licences were issued in the Province of Pennsylvania, previous to 1790." For comment on this marriage see GSP Vol XX, No 2, "The Back Part of Germantown." by Hannah Benner Roach, note 73, p. 96. Since George Reiter of Cresheim also had a wife Elizabeth, there is some doubt as to which George married Elizabeth Cumree, but since he always used the German Spelling, and was a Lutheran, it seems unlikey that it was George of Cresheim who married her.) Elizabeth could not write her name.

George Righter did not remain in Roxborough Township continuously throughout his life. His career was difficult to trace because of the existence of other George Righters contemporary with him, especially the George Reiter of Germantown Township, who also had a wife Elizabeth, and was a frequent investor in land. On 21 May 1747 George Righter of Roxborough Township purchased from John Conrad for 130 pounds, two tracts of land in Springfield Township, 26 acres, 120 perches together. This land was on the road from Plymouth to Philadelphia, and no great distance from Roxborough Township line. (Deed Book H-4, 404) Three years later, 29 September 1750, George Righter of Roxborough Township , weaver, purchased from Cornelius Conrads and Priscilla his wife, for 365 pounds, two tracts of land, one of 55 acres, 110 perches in Roxborough Township, and one of 89 acres with messuage, in Germantown Township. These were adjoining tracts on the township line. (Deed Book H-4, 497. The lot in Roxborough Township was part of the tract of 5000 acres, which after 1715, belonged to the Norris family. Joseph S. Miles in his excellent chapter on "First Settlers" in his Historical Sketch of Roxborough and Manaynnk omitted reference to the sale of the part of this tract on the Germantown Township line to Mathias Conrads, from whose heirs Cornelius Conrads had purchased it. The deed for this transaction was not located. Mr. Miles does not locate the lot on his map illustrating this chapter.) The Roxborough tract was located between the township line and the tract Bartholomew Righter purchased in 1737. Bartholomew's deed described his land as extending S.E. by S. 180 perches on the line of Mathias Conrads, from whom Cornelius had acquired it indirectly. While the Roxborough tract extended 180 perches on the township line, the Germantown Township tract extended 290 perches on the same line. George Righter held this land only a short time, and may never have lived on it. 24 May 1754, George Righter of Springfield, weaver, and Elizabeth his wife, sold most of it for 330 pounds to John Gumry. This sale included the whole of the tract in Germantown Township. George retained the northern 37 acres of the latter. (Deed Bood IH-10, 434, deed was not recorded until 1824) Mrs. Hannah Benner Roach in her recent article on "The Back Part of Germantown" expressed the opinion that John Gumry was George's brother-in-law. The deed of sale described the land as in John Gumry's "actual possession now being," and included a messuage on the Germantown Township tract. On 27 January 1758, George Righter mortgages his two tracts in Springfield Township and the one in Roxborough Township to John Johnson and 6 June 1763, John Johnson acknowledged payment of this debt. (Deed Book H-8, 293, Mortgage) On 8 March 1763, George still in Springfield Township bought from Bartle Righter for 269 pounds, 6 shillings, a tenement and two distinct tracts in Roxborough Township, 34 1/2 acres, 29 perches together. (Deed Book H-19, 451) One of these was on the Ridge Road and the road to Christopher Robin's Mill, now Port Royal Avenue. About this time he probably sold his land in Springfield and the Roxborough tract on the Germantown Township line, but these deeds have not been located. On 30 November 1764, he sold to Leonard Streepers the 10 1/2 acres of woodland in Roxborough Township, the lot on the road to Christopher Robin's Mill, which he had purchased from Bartle Righter, a little over a year before. (Deed Book H-20, 472) This deed described him as "late of Springfield, now of Roxborrow Township." On 20 May 1766, he bought for 505 pounds from Jacob Righter, brother of Bartle, 10 1/4 acres in Roxborough Township. (Recited in deed of sale of this land by George Righter to Harry Knauss, Deed Book D-21, 81) George now owned approximately 45 acres of land on the west side of the road to Plymouth, now Ridge Road, in the upper section of Roxborough Township, part of the 250 acres his brother Bartholomew had purchased from the Norris estate in 1737. Tax records, both provincial or state and local Roxborough Township assessors' lists showed that he lived on his 45 acres with dwelling to about 1784. On the local assessor's list for 1781 he was described as a "non-juror," which may indicate that he was a Mennonite or belonged to some other sect opposed to taking oaths. (There is no George Righter in the card index of the Henshaw collection in the Friends Historical Library at Swathmore College.) He usually owned a couple of horses and cattle. (Pennsylvania Arhives, 3rd ser., Vol XIV, 15, 424, 695; Vol XV 136; Vol XVI, 31, 177, 61, See also Roxborough Twp Tax Lists) In 1784 George Righter, Senior of Norriton Township, then Philadephia County, but soon Montgomery, and Elizabeth his wife, sold their land in Roxborough Township (Deed Book D-13, 37; George and Elizabeth to Adam Schneider; and Deed Book D-21, 81; same to Harry Knauss. It is probable that George was now getting old and retiring to live with his son. Although he was spoken of in these deeds as of Norriton Township, he actually never became a landowner there. It was his son George Junior who purchased land in Norriton. No record has been found of when George and Elizabeth died, or of where they were buried. He had sold all of his real property, and there was no will or record of administration of an estate for him in either Philadelphia or Montgomery County. George and Elizabeth Cumree Righter probably had only one child: George Righter, Junior.