▁a ▁cousin . ▁When ▁James ▁was ▁about ▁twelve ▁years ▁old , ▁he ▁suffered ▁a ▁hand ▁injury . ▁This ▁in cap ac itated ▁him ▁so ▁his ▁father ▁thought ▁it ▁necessary ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁educated , ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁support ▁himself . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁historic ▁' Log ▁College ' ▁( now ▁West ▁Not ting ham ▁Academy ) ▁at ▁Not ting ham , ▁Pennsylvania ▁and ▁was ▁taught ▁by ▁Rev . ▁Dr . ▁Samuel ▁Fin ley , ▁D . D . ▁W add el ▁became ▁so ▁prof ic ient ▁in ▁ancient ▁languages ▁that ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁t utor ▁there ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁just ▁fifteen ▁years ▁old . ▁He ▁then ▁became ▁an ▁assistant ▁teacher ▁in ▁Re ver end ▁Robert ▁Smith ' s ▁a cademy ▁in ▁Pe que a , ▁Lanc aster ▁County . ▁ ▁Later , ▁in ▁Lanc aster ▁County , ▁Virginia , ▁James ▁met ▁Mary ▁Gordon , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Mary ▁Gordon ▁( H arrison ) ▁and ▁James ▁Gordon , ▁a ▁wealth y ▁and ▁influ ential ▁plan ter . ▁In ▁ 1 7 6 7 ▁James ▁and ▁Mary ▁were ▁married ▁at ▁her ▁father ' s ▁home ▁" Ver ville ", ▁and ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁" H one ym oon ▁C ott age " ▁at ▁Mer ry ▁Point , ▁on ▁the ▁Cor rot oman ▁River . ▁The ▁couple ▁eventually ▁had ▁ten ▁children , ▁of ▁whom ▁nine ▁children ▁surv ived ▁to ▁ad ul th ood ▁as ▁described ▁below . ▁ ▁Ministry ▁When ▁nin ete en ▁or ▁twenty ▁years ▁old , ▁W add el ▁moved