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(42.) JOSEPH R., born in 1803, married Sarah Jones. Children : Rebecca, who married Edward Bohrek; Anna, Sarah J., Joseph R., Clinton, who married Jane White- lock; Henry C., who married Fanny Lippincott; and Samuel, who was killed at the battle of Fair Oaks, Vir- ginia, in 1862.
(43.) JAMES MURRAY, born February II, 1806, mar- ried Mary E. English. Children: Emma, Mary, and Emma Louisa.
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(44.) HANNAH S., born September 8, 1807, married Isaac Lloyd. Children: Elizabeth, Bolton, Franklin, William, Edwin, Horace, Clement, and Fanny.
(45.) SAMUEL, born July, 1809, married Hannah Sanders. Children : Anna, Gideon S., Thomas, Alfred, Rachel, and William.
THE CARVER FAMILY.
(I) JOHN CARVER, with his brothers, William, Joseph, and Jacob, came to Pennsylvania, from England, in 1682. They were all members of the Society of Friends. Pre- vious to emigrating from England, John married Mary Lane, at the Priory of St. Albans. He took up by patent, from William Penn, 690 acres of land in the northeastern part of Byberry, along the Poquessing Creek. It included the site of the old homestead, which remained in the family for six generations, having descended successively from father to son, all of whom were named John, until 1864. He was a malster by profession, and the "malt- house" was continued until the fourth generation, when the business became so poor that it was given up. He died in 1714. Children : Mary, John, Ann, James, and Richard.6
* I am indebted to Watson Comly and Mahlon Carver, both of Byberry, for the genealogy of this family.
6 From Mahlon Carver I learn that the Carvers are probably from Sussex, England. John appears to have had one other brother, Richard, who suffered in the persecution of the Friends.
John secured a portion of his tract from Rideaut. Two hundred acres of the tract was sold to the Homer family. About two hun- dred acres was purchased by John Carver's brother, William. A son, James, also secured a portion of the tract.
The brewing business assumed considerable magnitude. For a long time it was the only brewhouse in the locality.
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( I.) John and Mary Carver's Children.
(2.) MARY was born in a cave, near Philadelphia, five days after the landing of Penn, and was the first child of English parentage born in Pennsylvania. She married Isaac Knight, of Abington, and was afterwards a noted minister in the Society of Friends. She died 3d mo. 3, 1769, aged 86 years. A memorial concerning her was issued by Abington Monthly Meeting, of which she was a member. Some of her descendants still remain in Abing- ton.
(3.) JOHN inherited a part of the paternal estate in Byberry, and like his father, followed the occupation of a malster in addition to that of farming. The malt-house was about twenty yards south of the present Carver Man- sion, and was the only malt-house in that section of the country. He married Isabel Weldon, from the Barony of Kendal, Ireland. He died 5th mo. 14, 1769. Chil- dren; John, Ann, and Isaac.
(4.) ANN married John Duncan.
(5.) JAMES built the hip-roofed house now owned by Thomas Townsend. He married, and had one son, Sa .uel, who moved to Philadelphia. He was a carpenter, and assisted in building Christ Church, in Second Street.7
(6.) RICHARD married a Conrad, and settled at By- berry Cross-roads, where he started the first tavern in Byberry. He afterwards moved to Abington. Children : Mary, Ann, and two sons. His descendants are living near Sumneytown, Chambersburg, and Chester Valley.8
7 James Carver's wife was Hannah Townsend.
8 I learn from Mahlon Carver that this account is incorrect. Rich- ard Carver married Hannah Bolton. He had three daughters and one son.
CARVER HOMESTEAD.
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(3.) John and Isabel Carver's Children.
(7.) JOHN, born 7th mo. 30th, 1717, married Rachel, daughter of Joseph Naylor, of Southampton, and settled on the Carver Homestead. He died Ist mo. 15th, 1791. Children : John, Samuel, Eli, Mahlon, Mary, and Rachel.
(8.) ANN, born IIth mo. 23d, 1719, married Robert Heaton, and settled in Byberry. Children: Isabel, Su- sannah, and John.
(9.) ISAAC, born 2d mo. 22d, 1722, married Phebe, daughter of Thomas Walmsley, in 1742. He inherited about 200 acres of his father's property, and settled where Richard Cripps now lives.9 He was somewhat noted as a literary man, and taught school for several years near the Byberry Meeting-house. He was a wit; and, having a poetical turn, was called the "Poet Carver." His verses were shrewd, often sarcastic, and generally had reference to local events transpiring in the neighborhood. He died 12th mo. 25, 1786, aged 64 years. Children : Mary, Nan- ny, Martha, Phebe, and Isabel.
(7.) John and Rachel Carver's Children.
(IO.) JOHN, born Toth mo. 26th, 1747, married Mary, daughter of Joseph Buckman. of Wrightstown, and set- tled on the homestead in Byberry. Children: Martha, Mary, John, Ascenath, Hannah, Sarah, Joseph, and Eliz- abeth.
(II.) SAMUEL, born 12th mo. 2d, 1749, married Su- san Conrad, of Horsham, and settled where Randall My- ers now lives.10 His occupation was that of a carpenter
" This property is now owned by John Jenks.
10 John Stephens now lives on this property.
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in addition to farming. He died 4th mo. 10th, 1784. Children : Eli, Priscilla, and Rachel.
(12.) MAHLON, born 7th mo. 18th, 1754, married Amy Pickering, of Solebury. He first settled near By- berry Meeting-house, where he followed his trade of blacksmith. He afterwards kept the Anchor Hotel in Wrightstown, and thence moved to a hotel at Morris- ville, where he died. Children : Jane, Rachel, and Sarah. (13.) MARY, born 12th mo. IIth, 1758, married Thomas Samms, of Byberry. Children: Thomas and John. Thomas married Mary Hampton; their children, John H. and Ann. John married Mercy Hampton. Chil- dren : Mary and Rachel.
(14.) RACHEL, born Ist mo. 24th, 1763; died single, 4th mo. 4th, 1834.
(9.) Isaac and Phebe Carver's Children.
(15.) MARY, married Benjamin Taylor, and had one daughter, Martha. She married William Tomlinson, of Byberry, and had children, Mary, Aaron, John, James, Phebe, Silas, Benjamin, William, and Isaac.
(16.) NANNY, married John Carver, of Buckingham, and afterwards moved to Chester County. Children : John, Joseph, Isaac, and two daughters.
(17.) MARTHA, died single, in 1771.
(18.) PHEBE, married Thomas Tomlinson in 1773- They lived back of Smithfield on a farm, which they rent- ed for forty years. They were quiet and unassuming in their habits, and although not considered prosperous in business, they were highly respected for their many vir- tues. Their children: Elizabeth, married Benjamin
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Fields ; Phebe, married James Carter, Esq. ; Martha, mar- ried John Praul; Isabel; Joseph; John, married Martha Worthington; Amos; Isaac, married Deborah Kline; Thomas, married Rebecca Kline; and Silas.
(19.) ISABEL, married John Davis, and had one daugh- ter, Phebe, who was married first to Miller Duffee, and afterwards to Septimus Tucker.
(10.) John and Mary Carver's Children.
(20.) MARTHA, born 4th mo. 27th, 1772, died single, 5th mo. 15, 1818.
(21.) MARY, born 9th mo. 16th, 1773, married Wil- liam Worthington, of Wrightstown. Children : Ascenath, Margaret, Mahlon, Martha, Sarah, and John.
(22.) JOHN, born 2d mo. 28th, 1776, married Eliza- beth Briggs, of Wrightstown. He died 10th mo. 10th, 1849. Children : John, Mahlon, Esther, and Eliza.
(23.) ASCENATH, born 3d mo. 23d, 1780, married John Townsend, and moved to Jefferson County, New York. Children: John, Robert, Mary, Ezra, Martha, Evan, and Abi.
(24.) HANNAH, born 2d mo. 16th, 1782, married Ben- jamin Kirkbride, of Jefferson County, New York. Chil- dren : George, Sarah, and Benjamin.
(25.) SARAH, born 8th mo. 29th, 1785, married Jo- siah D. Banes, M. D. Children : S. Rodman, Rachel, and Mary.
(26.) JOSEPH, born Ist mo. 28th, 1788, married Esther Wiggins, of Newtown. He was a mason by trade, and obtained considerable celebrity on account of his fond- ness for fun and for playing mischievous pranks on his
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associates. His children were William, Isaac, Louisa, and James.
(27.) ELIZABETH, born 6th mo. 15th, 1790, married Evan Townsend. Children: Thomas, Jacob, Abi, Mary, Mahlon, William, Sarah, and Martha.
(II.) Samuel and Susan Carver's Children.
(28.) ELI, married Martha Wilson. Children : George, Samuel, John, Joseph, Mary, Rachel, and Eli. (29.) PRISCILLA, died single.
(30.) RACHEL, married James Conrad, of Abington. (12.) Mahlon and Amy Carver's Children.
(31.) JANE, married Philip Sagers. Children : Stephen, Amy, Rachel, Mahlon, John, Sarah, and William.
(32.) RACHEL, married William Cooper of the Falls. Children : Mahlon and Erwin.
(33.) SARAH, died single.
(28.) Eli and Martha Carver's Children.
(34.) GEORGE, married Ann Myers, in 1834. Chil- dren : Mary, Martha, Jane, Jacob M., Charles R., Agnes, Wilmer, and Edwin.
(35.) SAMUEL, married Elizabeth Croasdale. Chil- dren : George, Martha, Hannah, Rachel, John, and Eli.
(36.) JOHN, married Rebecca Whital. Children : Wil- liam, Ann, David, Charles, and George.
(37.) JOSEPH, married Sarah Wood, of Ohio. Chil- dren : Mary, Jane, John, Amos, Phebe Ann, Emiline, Harvey, Joseph, Eli, and Adra.
(38.) MARY, married Amos Croasdale. Children : Lydia, Emma, and Martha.
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(39.) RACHEL, married William Reed, of Ohio. Chil- dren : Levi, David, Mary Elizabeth, Hannah, Jane, Eli, Amos, Martha, Mary Emma, Wilmer, and George.
(40. ) ELI, married Emiline Rogers. Children : George, Alexander, and Adra Ann.
THE BROTHERS WILLIAM, JOSEPH, AND JACOB.
(I.) WILLIAM CARVER, brother of (I) John, first set- tled where Edwin Tomlinson now lives, but afterwards traded his farm with Silas Walmsley for land in Bucking- ham, near the Green Tree, receiving two acres for one. He was married while in England, but his first wife, Jane, died in 1692, leaving a daughter, Sarah. William next married Mary Children : William, Joseph, Rachel, and Esther.
( I.) William Carver's Children.
(2.) SARAH, married John Rush, in 1707.
(3.) WILLIAM, married Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Walmsley, and moved to Buckingham. Children: Wil- liam, Joseph, John, Jacob, Henry, and others. Many of William Carver's descendants now reside in Bucking- ham and Wrightstown, but we are unable to give any further account of them.
JOSEPH CARVER, brother of (1) John, moved to North Carolina, and settled on Carver's Creek, New Garden, where his descendants still reside.
JACOB CARVER, brother of (1) John, died unmarried, and was buried in the field back of the barn on the Carver homestead, there being no graveyards in those days.
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THE COMLY FAMILY .*
(I.) HENRY and JOAN COMLY, with their son Henry, came to Pennsylvania with William Penn in 1682. A family tradition says that Henry Comly had a brother Walter in England, who possessed a valuable estate, but had no children. It is also said that a person by the name of John Comly came to Pennsylvania from Bristol, Eng- land, and that he was a soldier in Braddock's army, but we have no further account of him. We therefore con- clude that Henry and Joan Comly were the first of that name who came to America, and that all of the now very extended family of Comlys are descendants from them. They came from Bedminster, near Bristol, England, and were members of the Society of Friends. Persons by the name of Comly are frequently mentioned in the history of the persecutions of Friends in England, as having suf- tered imprisonment "for attending religious meetings and refusing to swear." Henry Comly was a weaver by trade, and settled in Warminster, Bucks County, on a tract of 500 acres. In the records of Middletown Meeting, then called "Neshaminah," we find that "Henry Comly was buried ye 14th day of ye 3d mo., 1684." "On the 2d day of the 12th mo. of the same year, 1684, at a Monthly Meeting of Friends of Tacony and Poetquessink, held at John Hart's house, Joseph English requested a certificate to take* Joan Comly, of the County of Bucks, and John Hart was ordered to write and sign it on behalf of the Meeting."
* I am indebted to Watson Comly, of Byberry, for the genealogy of this family.
* The words "in marriage" are wanting in the original document.
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Joseph and Joan, after having published their inten- tions of marriage at two successive meetings, "held at Neshaminah Creek, and none appearing to object," were married "at a Publique meeting held at John Otter's, in the presence of twelve witnesses, one of them being a Justice of the Peace," on the 26th day of ye 2d mo., 1685. The witnesses were Mary Eastman, John Otter, Edward Bennit, Robert Hall, John Boyden, Margaret Boyden, Naomi Allen, Henry English, James Spencer, Elizabeth Otter, Rebekah Bennet, John Hust, Elizabeth Lundy, and Robert Rowe.
Joseph English died 8th mo. 10th, 1686, and his widow, Joan, "was buried at the meeting-house at Neshaminah, Ioth mo. 20th, 1689." Thus we find that within seven years after the arrival of this family in Pennsylvania, the father, mother, and stepfather of young Henry died, so that Friends were concerned "to extend to him, while yet in his minority, their care and assistance."
HENRY, son of Henry and Joan Comly, married Agnes, daughter of Robert and Alice Heaton, 8th mo. 17th, 1695. Agnes was born 12th mo. 9th, 1677.
The following is a copy of their marriage certificate : "Whereas, Henry Comley and Agnes Heaton, both of ye County of Bucks and Province of Pennsylvania, hav- ing declared their intentions of taking each other as hus- band and wife before several publick meetings of ye peo- ple of God, called Quakers, according to ye good order used among them; whose proceedings therein, after de- liberate consideration thereof, and consent of parties and relations concerned being approved by ye said meetings,
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and publication thereof having been made according to ye law of this Province;
"Now, these are to certifie all whom it may concern, yt for ye full determination of their said intentions, this seventeenth day of ye eighth month, in ye year one thou- sand six hundred and ninety and five, they, ye said Henry Comley and Agnes Heaton, appeared in a publick and solemn assemblie of ye aforesaid people at ye public meet- ing-house of Friends in Middletown, near Neshamina, in ye county and province aforesaid, met together for that end and purpose, according to the example of ye holy men of God recorded in ye Scriptures of Truth-he, the said Henry Comly, taking ye said Agnes Heaton by ye hand, did openly declare as follows : 'Friends, in ye pres- ence of ye Lord I desire you to bear me witness, I take Agnes Heaton to be my wife, promising to be to her a loving and faithful husband till it please ye Lord by death to separate us.' And then and there in ye said assemblie, ye said Agnes Heaton did, in like manner, declare as fol- loweth : 'Friends, in ye presence of ye Lord, and before you his people, I take my friend Henry Comly to be my husband, promising to be a loving and faithful wife till ye Lord by death do separate us.'
"And ye said Henry Comly and Agnes, now his wife, as a further confirmation thereof, did then and there to these presents set their hands.
"HENERY COMELY. "AGNES COMELY.
"And we, whose names are hereunto subscribed as wit- nesses thereto, have also to these P'snts subscribed our hands ye day and year above written :
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"ROBERT
[X] HEATON, SR., JOHN DARKE,
WILLIAM PAXSON, SR. WILL HAYHURST,
JONATHAN SCAIFE, JOHN CUTLER,
NICHOLAS WALLN, PETER WHITE.
EZRA CROASDILL, PETER WORRELL,
HENRY PAYNTER,
JANE PAXSON,
JAMES FAXSON,
MARY PAXSON, SR.,
WILLIAM PAXSON, JR.,
ISABEL CUTLER,
THOMAS STACKHOUSE, SR. RACHEL BUNTING,
MARTIN WILDMAN,
SARAH WILSON,
WILL DARKE,
MARY COAT,
JOHN CROASDILL,
JANE SANDS,
STEPHEN WILSON,
RACHEL POWNALL,
JOHN SCARBOROUGH,
ABIGAIL. POWNALL,
JOHN BUNTING,
ELIZABETH WHITE,
JOHN COWGILI.,
HANNAH HOUGHI,
JOHN HOUGH,
MARY PAXSON,
On the IIth of September, 1697, Robert Heaton deed- ed 300 acres of his estate in the Manor of Moreland to his son-in-law, Henry Comely, for the consideration of £72 15s. This place was called Green Brier Spring, and became the residence of Henry Comly, in whose family it has since continued.
In the old family Bible brought from England by the first Henry Comly, and now in the possession of. Willet A. Comly, we find the following record of the children of .(2) Henry and Agnes Comly : Mary Comly, born 12th mo. 12th, 1699; Henry Comly, born 2d mo. 26th, 1702; Robert Comly, born 4th mo. 12th, 1704; John Comly, born 3d mo. 20th, 1706; Joseph Comly, born August 8, 18
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1708; Walter Comly, born November 12, 1710; Agnes Comly, born February 20, 1713; James Comly, born June 14, 1715; Isaac Comly, born June 4, 1717; Grace Comly, born January 24, 1721.
Henry Comly was very active both in civil and religious matters, and his name frequently appears on the records of the Meeting and in the civil affairs of the neighbor- hood. He died Ist mo. (March) 16th, 1727, aged 53 years. His will was dated March ( Ist mo.) 13th, 1727, and by it he gave his farm of 292 acres in Warminster to his sons Robert and James. The Moreland estate was divided among Henry, Joseph, and Walter, and the farm adjoining, now owned by Benjamin Tomlinson, was left to John. His personal property was appraised 2d mo. 13th, 1727, by Bartholomew Longstreet and Joseph Gil- bert, and in it we find the following items: "A negro girl, £20; a negro boy, £30."
Agnes (Heaton) Comly was "a woman of small sta- ture, possessed of a good stock of common sense, and quite active even in advanced life, so that she could per- form the duties of her household or ride on horseback with nearly as much ease as in her youthful days." She died Ioth mo. (December) 30th, 1743, aged 66 years. Her will is dated 20th of December (10th mo.), 1743. In the appraisement of her property we find: "One negro, Phillis, £28; a negro boy, Wallis, £14."
DESCENDANTS OF MARY, DAUGHTER OF HENRY AND AGNES COMLY.
(I.) MARY COMLY married, first, Thomas Harding, and settled near the Buck, in Bucks County. Children :
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Mary, Thomas, Henry, John, Abraham, and Isaac. She married, second, George Randall, in 1745. Children : Jacob, George, Sarah, and Elizabeth.
(2.) MARY, daughter of (I) Mary, married Isaac Stackhouse, of Middletown, in 1743. She died 3d mo. 4th, 1782. Children : Thomas, Jonathan, John, Isaac, Ann, and Martha.
Isaac and (2) Mary Stackhouse's Children.
(3.) THOMAS, married Hannah White. Children : Thomas, Isaac, Mary, and Ann.
(4.) JONATHAN, married Grace, daughter of Stephen Comfort.
(5.) JOHN, married Sarah, daughter of Jonathan Knight, in 1781.
(6.) ISAAC, married Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Townsend, in 1782.
(7.) ANN, married John Gilbert, in 1768; died Janu- ary, 1839.
(8.) MARTHA, died single, 3d mo. 4th, 1782.
DESCENDANTS OF HENRY, SON OF HENRY AND AGNES COMLY.
(I.) HENRY COMLY, married Phebe, daughter of Jos- eph Gilbert. of Byberry, 7th mo. 26th, 1728, and settled on the old homestead in Moreland. He died 9th mo. 21st, 1772, aged 71 years, and Phebe died 2d mo. 14th, 1773, aged 72 years. Children : Mary, Rachel, Henry, Phebe, Joseph, Jonathan and Joshua (twins), and Rebecca.
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(I.) Henry and Phebe Comly's Children.
(2.) MARY, born 7th mo. 23d, 1730; died 5th mo. 8th, 1750.
(3.) RACHEL, born 10th mo. 25th, 1732; died single, 8th mo. 6th, 1797.
(4.) HENRY, born 3d mo. 7th, 1734, married Rachel Strickland. Children: Jonathan, Mary (who died in in- fancy), Phebe, Mary, Rachel, and Sarah.
(5.) PHFBE, born 2d mo. 15th, 1737, married John Swift, in 1764. She had one son, Edward, who died of typhus fever 12th mo. 28th, 1813, leaving a widow and several children. Phebe died Ist mo. 2d, 1814, aged nearly 76 years.
(6.) JOSEPH, born 3d mo. 10th, 1740, married Eleanor Buzby. In the Revolutionary War he joined the British, and in consequence, had to leave the neighborhood. He went to Long Island, where he died at Thomas Hallet's house, 8th mo. 10th, 1788. It is believed that his estate was confiscated. Children: Jesse, and Henry and Jacob (twins).
(7.) JONATHAN, born Ist mo. 25th, 1741, married Rachel, daughter of Jonathan Thomas, in 1767. They first settled on property now owned by Benjamin Tom- linson, but in 1788 went to Philadelphia. In 1795 they returned to the farm in Moreland, where Rachel died 4th mo. 18th, 1804. Children : Thomas, Grace, Henry (all of whom probably died young), Jonathan, Joshua, and Elizabeth.
(8.) JOSHUA, born Ist mo. 25th, 1741, married Cath- arine, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Willet, in 1766.
WATSON COMLY.
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He was very useful in the affairs of the neighborhood, and was for many years a Justice of the Peace, in which position his correct judgment and honesty of purpose gained him many friends. He died 4th mo. 20th, 1830, aged 89 years; and Catharine, his wife, died 7th mo. 30th, 1826, aged 76 years. Children : Rebecca, Elizabeth. Mary, Phebe, Hannah, Margaret, Joshua and Samuel (twins), Elizabeth, James, Willet, and Franklin.
(9.) REBECCA, born 8th mo. 6th, 1746; no further ac- connt.
(4.) Henry and Rachel Comly's Children.
(IO.) JONATHAN, was born 12th mo. 3d, 1756. He was thrown from his horse while a young man, by which his faculties were injured. He remained single, and died at his uncle Joshua Comly's house 9th mo. 26th, 1822.
(II.) PHEBE, born 12th mo. 10th, 1758, married Rob- ert Field. Children : Benjamin and Levi.
(12.) MARY, born Ist mo. 26th, 1761, married Hum- phrey Waterman. She died 8th mo. 27th, 1817. leaving one son, Gilbert.
(13.) RACHEL, born IIth mo. 29th, 1766, married Fli Shoemaker. She was an authoress, and contributed sev- eral poetical essays to the "Saturday Evening Post." over the signature of "Ellen." A volume of her essays, called "The Minstrel's Lyre," was published in Philadelphia in 1827.
(14.) SARAH, born Sth mo. 17th, 1768, married James Cooper, uncle of James Fennimore Cooper, in 1792. They removed to the northern part of the State of New York. She died in 1827, aged 59 years. Children : Courtland,
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Comly, William, James, Henry, Sarah Ann, Hamilton, George, and Strickland.
(6.) Joseph and Eleanor Comly's Children.
(15.) JESSE, married Tacy Buzby and settled on a part of the old Comly tract in Moreland, where he died IIth mo. 18, 1832. Children : William B., Eleanor, Courtland, Benjamin, Mary Ann, Jackson P., and Robert.
(16.) HENRY, married Rebecca, daughter of General Worrell, of Frankford. He died 5th mo. 17th, 1822. Children : James, Elizabeth, Isaac, Eleanor, and Joseph H. (17.) JACOB, left no children.
(7.) Jonathan and Rachel Comly's Children.
(18.) JONATHAN, married Elizabeth Blakey, and had one son, William. They resided for several years where Benjamin Tomlinson now lives, but afterwards settled in Byberry. He was a man of uprightness and integrity, and was respected by all who knew him. He was remark- ably even-tempered, and in his latter days never appeared to be discomposed or irritated. He said that he did not meet with anything worth being angry about. The har- mony which existed between him and his twin brother Joshua was such, that for many years, seldom a day pass- ed without their being together. He died 4th mo. 16th, 1826, aged &4 years, and was buried at Byberry.
(19.) JOSHUA, married - Children : Jonathan, Thomas, George W., and Harriet.
(20.) ELIZABETH, married Dr. John Worthington. Children : Rachel, who married Amos Wilson; Robert;
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Mary Elizabeth, who married Samuel Williams ; and Jon- athan, who was drowned at Bridgewater.
(8.) Joshua and Catharine Comly's Children.
(21.) REBECCA, born 2d mo. 5th, 1767; died 2d mo. Ist, 1768.
(22.) ELIZABETH, born 12th mo. 28th, 1769; died 6th mo. 21st, 1784.
(23.) MARY, born Ist mo. 13th, 1772; died 9th mo. 12th, 1792.
(24.) PHEBE, born 8th mo. 19th, 1774, married Elijah Thomas. Of their children, Sarah only remains. She married John Walton, who owns the mill at Huntingdon Valley. Phebe was buried at Abington IIth mo. 22d, 1843.
(25.) HANNAH, born 6th mo. 2d, 1777, married Wal- ter Mitchell, of Middletown, in 1799. She was a minis- ter in the Society of Friends, and died in Ohio. Children : Charles, who was a member of Congress; Joshua, James, Walter, Mary, Catharine, and Hannah.
(26.) MARGARET, born 8th mo. 15th, 1780, married Joseph Ogelby, and settled in Lancaster. Children: Charles, Willet Comly, Joseph, Joshua, Samuel, Franklin, Susan, and Mary.
(27.) JOSHUA and SAMUEL (twins), were born IIth mo. 28th, 1783. Joshua died the same day. Samuel mar- ried Sarah, daughter of Ryner Lukens. He died 8th mo. 2d, 1835, without children.
(28.) ELIZABETH, born 8th mo. 28th, 1785 ; died same day.
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(29.) JAMES, born 10th mo. 23d, 1787, married Eliza Eyre, and first settled at Walton's Mill; on the Penny- pack. This he sold in 1831, and bought a farm near the Fox-chase, where he resided until his death, in 1837. He was a member of the Pennsylvania Legislature, and a Justice of the Peace, and was held in high estimation by those who knew him. Children : Franklin ( President of the North Pennsylvania Railroad Company), Joshua, Samuel, and Sarah.
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