Josiah ESPY ¹ the first whose name is known, lived in Scotland or Ireland.  They had, among others unknown:

George ESPY, m. [blank]

George ESPY ² (Josiah ¹) resided in Scotland or Ireland, but which country is unknown, the family being originally Scotch.  They had, among others unknown:

Josiah ESPY, m. [blank]

Josiah ESPY ³ (George ², Josiah ¹) immigrated to Lancaster County, Pa. (now Dauphin); married, lived and died there.  They had:

George ESPY, b. 1749, m. Mary STEWART, d. 1814
Martha ESPY, m. Capt. Lazarus STEWART
Priscilla ESPY, m. 1st, James STEWART, m. 2nd, Capt. Andrew LEE

George ESPY ⁴ (Josiah ³, George ², Josiah ¹) was born in Lancaster County in 1749; came to Hanover previous to 1778; lived on the Middle Road back of Nanticoke; married Mary STEWART, sister of Lieut. Lazarus STEWART, Jr.; died in 1814.  They had:

Ann ESPY, b. 1777, m. [blank] TILLEY
John ESPY, b. 1779, m. Lavina INMAN
Mary Ann ESPY, b. 1781, m. Thomas BENNETT
George ESPY, b. 1784; went away

John ESPY ⁵ (George ⁴, Josiah ³, George ², Josiah ¹) was born in Hanover in 1779; lived at the old homestead back of Nanticoke; married Lavina INMAN; died there in 1843.  They had:

James ESPY, b. 1811, m. Mary MILLER, daughter of Barnet MILLER, d. 1872
Fanny ESPY, b. 1813, m. Abram LINE, d. [blank, presumably before 1885]
Lavina ESPY, b. 1820, m. Peter D. MILLER, son of Barnet MILLER
Mary ESPY, b. 1822, m. John R. LINE
Priscilla ESPY, b. 1827, m. Levi M. MILLER, son of Barnet MILLER
John ESPY, b. 1830, m. Mary TAYLOR, d. 1860

James ESPY ⁶ (John ⁵, George ⁴, Josiah ³, George ², Josiah ¹) was born in Hanover in 1811; lived in Hanover; married Mary MILLER, daughter of Barnet MILLER; died in Bradford County, Pa. in 1872.  They had:

John ESPY, b. 1842, m. Martha M. WOOD
Theodore F. ESPY, b. 1844, m. Catharine SCOFIELD
Barnet M. ESPY, b. 1846, m. Carrie WOOD
Frank ESPY, b. 1848, m. Effie [blank]
Edward I. ESPY, b. 1850, m. Fanny [blank]
Minnie M. ESPY, b. 1858, m. [blank]