Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Chester County, Pennsylvania : comprising a historical sketch of the county, by Samuel T. Wiley, together with more than five hundred biographical sketches of the prominent men and leading citizens of the county, Part 12

Author: Garner, Winfield Scott, b. 1848 ed; Wiley, Samuel T
Publication date: 1893
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Gresham Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 916


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BIOGRAPHY AND HISTORY


1819 .- James Kelton, Thomas Ashbridge, Joshua Hunt, Abraham Baily, Thomas Baird.


1820 .- James Kelton, Joshua Hunt, Thomas Baird, Stephen Webb, Joshua Evans.


1821 .- Wallace Boyd, Timothy Kirk, Jonathan Jones, Elijah Lewis, Stephen Webb.


1822 .- Wallace Boyd, Timothy Kirk, Elijah Lewis, Jonathan Jones.


1823 .- Elijah Lewis, Joshua Hunt, David Potts, jr., John Chandler.


1824-25 .- Joshua Hunt, David Potts, jr., John Chandler, William Thompson.


1826-27 .- William Thompson, Townsend Haines, Robert Miller, Matthias Penny- packer.


1828 .- Robert Miller, John Morgan, Isaac Trimble, Dr. Samuel McCleane.


1829 .- Joshua McMinn, Jesse James, Jesse Pugh, Gen. Matthew Stanley.


1830 .- Thomas Ashbridge, Matthias Pen- nypacker, Arthur Andrews, Dr. Benjamin Griffith.


1831-32 .- Thomas Ashbridge, Arthur Andrews, Dr. Benjamin Griffith, Elijah F. Pennypacker.


1833 .- Oliver Alison, Dr. Samuel Mc- Cleane, Dr. Wilmer Worthington, Dr. Thomas L. Smith.


1834-35 .- Elijah F. Pennypacker, Charles Brooke, John Hutchinson, John Parker.


1836 .- John Parker, Abraham R. Mell- vaine, Maurice Richardson, Isaac Downing.


1837 .- Abraham R. McIlvaine, Maurice Richardson, William H. Dillingham, Benja- min J. Passmore.


1838 .- Maurice Richardson, Richard M. Barnard, William K. Correy, Beynard Way.


1839 .- Joseph Baily, Joshua Hartshorne, John Morgan, Joel Swayne.


1840 .- John D. Steele, Robert Futhey, William K. Correy, Dr. John B. Chrisman.


1841 .- William K. Correy, Robert Futhey, Emmor Elton, Robert Laverty.


1842 .- Emmor Elton, Robert Parke, Jesse C. Dickey, John Beidler.


1843 .- Robert Parke, Jesse C. Dickey, Joseph Whitaker.


1844 .- Robert Parke, Jesse C. Dickey, William Price.


1845 .- William Price, Philip D. Thomas, George Ladley.


1846-47 .- George Ladley, Henry S. Evans, Thomas K. Bull.


1848 .- Henry S. Evans, Thomas K. Bull, David J. Bent.


1849 .- David J. Bent, John S. Bowen, John Acker.


1850 .- David J. Bent, John S. Bowen, James M. Dorlan.


1851 .- John Acker, William Chandler, Jesse James.


1852 .- William Chandler, Jesse James, Dr. Joseph Hickman.


1853 .- Robert E. Monaghan, Henry T. Evans, William Wheeler.


1854 .- Dr. Matthias J. Pennypacker, Mark A. Hodgson, William R. Downing.


1855 .- Andrew Buchanan, Joseph Dow- dall, Robert Irvin.


1856 .- Dr. Ebenezer V. Dickey, James Penrose, Paxon Vickers.


1857 .- John Hodgson, Eber W. Sharp, Morton Garrett.


1858-59-60 .- Isaac Acker, William T. Shafer, Caleb Pierce.


1861-62-63 .- P. Frazer Smith, William Windle, Robert L. McClellan.


1864-65-66 .- Wm. B. Waddell, Nathan J. Sharpless, Dr. Nathan A. Pennypacker. 1867 .- John Hickman, James M. Phillips, Dr. Stephen M. Meredith.


10.


OF CHESTER COUNTY.


1868 .- James M. Phillips, Dr. Stephen M. Meredith, Archimedes Robb.


1869 .- James C. Roberts, Joseph C. Keech, Abel Darlington.


1870 .- Josephi C. Keech, Levi Prizer, Samuel HI. Hoopes.


1871 .- Joseph C. Keech, Levi Prizer.


1872-73 .- Levi Prizer, Dr. E. W. Bailey. 1874 .- E. W. Bailey, Peter G. Carey, John P. Edge, George F. Smith.


1876 .- Samuel Butler, William T. Ful- ton, Jesse Matlack, John P. Edge.


1878 .- Sammel Butler, William T. Ful- ton, Jesse Matlack, John A. Reynolds.


1880 .- John A. Reynolds, Theodore K. Stubbs, John T. Potts, William Wayne.


1882 .- Levi Fetters, Theodore K. Stubbs, John T. Potts, William Wayne.


1884 .- Levi Fetters, Theodore K. Stubbs, William Wayne, Levi B. Kaled.


1886 .- William Evans, Lewis H. Evans, John W. Hiekman.


1888 .- William Evans, Lewis H. Evans, John W. Hickman, W. W. McConnell.


1890 .- W. P. Snyder, D. Smith Talbot, Joseph G. West, David H. Branson.


PRESIDENT JUDGES.


1791, William Augustus Atlee; 1793, John Joseph Heury; 1800, John D. Cox; 1805, William Tilghman; 1806, Bird Wil- son ; 1818, John Ross; 1821, Isaac Dar- lington ; 1839, Thomas S. Bell ; 1846, John M. Forster; 1847, James Nill; 1848, Henry Chapman; 1851, Townsend Haines; 1861, William Butler; 1879, J. Smith Futhey ; 1889, William B. Waddell; 1890, Joseph Hemphill, judge of the courts of common pleas.


ASSOCIATE JUDGES.


1791, Joseph Shippen, Walter Finney, James Moore; 1792, Benjamin Jacobs ; 73


1793, Samuel Evans, James Boyd; 1802, John Ralston; 1803, John Davis; 1825, Cromwell Pearce; 1827, Jesse Sharp; 1839, Thomas Jones; 1848, Nimrod Strickland ; 1849, Samnel Shafer; 1851, Samnel Shafer and Joseph Hodgson ; 1856, Robert Parke, appointed to fill vacancy occasioned by the death of Judge Hodgson; 1856, Nimrod Strickland and William Wollerton; 1858, January -John P. Bailey, appointed to fill vacancy occasioned by Judge Strickland's resignation ; 1858, October-Robert Parke elected to fill vacancy ; 1861, Robert Parke and John P. Bailey ; 1863, Benjamin Pass- more, to succeed Judge Parke; 1866, John P. Bailey ; 1871, Joel Hawley.


DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.


1793, Robert Frazer; 1800, John Ser- geant; 1803, Thomas Sergeant; 1803, Wil- liam Hemphill; 1809, John Duer, jr .; 1816, Robert Frazer; 1817, Isaac D. Barnard : 1821, Isaac Darlington; 1821, William H. Dillingham; 1824, Thomas S. Bell; 1828, Henry H. Van Amringe; 1829, Philip S. Markley; 1830, Henry HI. Van Amringe ; 1835, Joseph J. Lewis; 1836, William Dar- lington ; 1839, Joseph Hemphill; 1845, John Hickman; 1846, Joseph J. Lewis: 1847, John Hickman ; 1847, John Il. Brin- ton; 1848, Washington Townsend; 1849, J. Smith Futhey ; 1850, Paschall Wood- ward; 1853, J. Smith Futhey : 1856, Wil- liam Butler; 1859, Wayne McVeagh : 1862. Henry M. McIntyre : 1863, James J. Creigh, appointed to fill a vacancy occasioned by MeIntyre's death ; 1863, James J. Creigh : 1866, Francis T. Hooton; 1869, George F. Smith; 1872, Abraham Wanger; 1875, James H. Bull; 1879, Thomas W. Pierce : 1883, --; 1887, --; 1890, Edward D. Bingham.


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PROTHONOTARIES.


1712, Robert Assheton; 1733, Joseph Parker; 1770, Henry Hale Graham; 1777, Benjamin Jacobs (declined to accept) ; 1777, Caleb Davis; 1791, William Gibbons ; 1800, Daniel Hiester; 1809, Jesse John; 1818, John G. Wersler; 1821, Thomas Davis ; 1824, William Williamson; 1827, David Townsend; 1827, Dr. William Darlington; 1830, John W. Cunningham; 1836, Ben- jamin I. Miller; 1838-9, Samuel Pinkerton ; 1842, Abner M. Chamberlain ; 1845, James Davis; 1848, Sammel B. Thomas; 1851, William Wollerton; 1854, James Bayard Jefferis; 1857, Jacob Gilbongh; 1860, Em- mor B. Lamborn; 1863, Franklin Haines; 1866, Alfred Rupert; 1869, Seneca G. Wil- lauer; 1872, John A. Rupert; 1875, Han- num Baldwin; 1878, James Lynch; 1881, Davis K. Loomis; 1884, J. T. Carpenter; 1887, Wm. P. Snyder; 1891, D. C. Windle.


RECORDERS-1688-1892.


1688, John Bristow ; 1691, Joshna Fearne ; 1693, Robert Eyre; 1695, John Childe; 1700, Henry Hollingsworth; 1706, Peter Evans; 1707, broken record ; 1777, Thomas Taylor; 1782, John Beaton; 1786, Persifor Frazer; 1792, Stephen Moylan ; 1793, John Hannum; 1798, Richard M. Hannum ; 1800, John Christie; 1804, James Bones; 1806, John Smith; 1809, Charles Kenny; 1818, Jesse Sharp; 1821, Daniel Hiester; 1824, Stephen Marshall; 1830, Nimrod Strick- land; 1833, Robert Ralston; 1836, Edward Bartholomew; 1839, George Hartman ; 1842, Abner Williams; 1845, William Mc- Cnllough; 1848, Edward H. Hibbard; 1851, Thomas Walter; 1854, Robert F. Hoopes; 1857, Thomas S. Taylor; 1860, Jonas G. Bossert; 1863, David Andrews; 1866, Dilwyn Parker; 1869, John A. Groff;


1872, C. Burleigh Hambleton; 1875, Edwin Bateman, died, and S. M. Paxson acted; 1877, Franklin P. Ash ; 1880, Harry Sloyer; 1883, Richard H. Plank; 1886, Sharpless M. Paxton ; 1889, Hugh Kenworthy, jr.


REGISTERS OF WILLS.


1714, John Simcock; 1716, Joseph Parker; 1759, Henry Hale Graham; 1777, Thomas Taylor; 1782, John Beaton; 1786, Persifor Frazer; 1792, Stephen Moylan ; 1793, John Hannnm; 1798, Richard M. Hannum; 1800, John Christie ; 1804, James Bones; 1806, John Smith; 1809, Charles Kenny; 1818, Jesse Sharp; 1821, Daniel Hiester; 1824, Joseph Pearce; 1828, Eber Worthington ; 1830, Robert Ralston ; 1833, Nimrod Strickland; 1836, James Walker : 1839, Jesse Conlson; 1842, George W. Park; 1845, Henry Buckwalter; 1848, Wil- liam Baker; 1851, Alexander Leslie; 1854, Hickman James; 1857, Amariah Strick- land; 1860, Dr. Charles L. Seal; 1863, George C. M. Eicholtz; 1866, Hampton S. Thomas; 1869, Levi G. McCauley ; 1872, Lewis H. Evans; 1875, George H. Paxton ; 1878, William S. Underwood; 1881, B. F. Widdicombe; 1884, B. Levis Hoopes; 1887, N. J. Waitneight : 1890, F. A. Thomas.


CLERKS OF COURTS.


1681, Thomas Revell; 1683, Robert Eyre ; 1690, Joshua Fearne; 1693, John Childe ; 1700, Henry Hollingsworth; 1709, John Simcock; 1713, Richard Marsden; 1717, George Yeates; 1719, Richard Marsden; 1724, Joseph Parker; 1766, Henry Hale Graham; 1777, Caleb Davis; 1791, William Gibbons; 1800, Daniel Hiester; 1809, Jesse John; 1818, John G. Wersler; 1821, Thomas Davis ; 1821, Henry Fleming ; 1824, William Williamson; 1824, Joseph Pearce ;


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OF CHESTER COUNTY.


1826, Joseph Pearce; 1827, David Town- send; 1827, Dr. William Darlington ; 1828, Simeon Siegfried ; 1830, John W. Cunning- ham; 1830, George Fisher; 1833, John W. Cunningham; 1833, George Fisher; 1835, P. Fraser Smith; 1836, Horatio G. Worrall ; 1839, James M. Kinnard; 1842, Cheyney Nields; 1845, Alexander Marshall; 1848, Thomas P. Williams; 1851, James Sweney ; 1854, Thomas W. Parker; 1857, Addis M. Ayars; 1860, Thomas P. Evans; 1863, Thomas H. Windle; 1866, James E. Me- Farlan; 1869, William H. Guie; 1872, James H. Wynn; 1875, William W. Scott; 1878, Pierce Hoopes, jr .; 1881, Edward Paist ; 1884, Davis O. Taylor, killed in ex- plosion in 1887; 1887, Thomas W. Taylor; 1890, H. Morgan Ruth.


SHERIFFS.


1676, Capt. Edmund Cantwell ; 1681, John Test; 1682, Thomas Usher; 1683, Thomas Withers; 1684, Jeremy Collett; 1686, Thomas Usher; 1687, Joshua Fearne ; 1689, George Foreman ; 1692, Caleb Pusey ; 1693, Joseph Wood; 1697, Andrew Job; 1701, John Hoskins; 1708, John Simcock; 1709, John Hoskins; 1715, Henry Worley ; 1717, Nicholas Fairlamb; 1720, John Crosby; 1721, John Taylor; 1729, John Owen ; 1732, John Parry ; 1735, John Owen ; 1738, John Parry ; 1740, Benjamin Davis; 1743, John Owen; 1746, Benjamin Davis; 1749, John Owen; 1752, Isaae Pearson : 1755, John Fairlamb; 1759, Benjamin Davis; 1762, John Fairlamb; 1764, Philip Ford; 1766, John Morton; 1769, Jesse Maris; 1772, llenry Hayes; 1774, Nathaniel Vernon; 1777, Robert Smith ; 1778, Charles Dilworth ; 1778, Robert Smith : 1779, David Mackey; 1780, John Gardner; 1783, William Gib- bons; 1786, Ezekiel Leonard; 1789, Charles


Dilworth; 1792, Col. Joseph MeClellan; 1795, Ezekiel Leonard; 1798, William Worthington; 1801, James Bones; 1801, James Kelton; 1804, Jesse John; 1807, Titus Taylor ; 1810, George Hartman ; 1813, Jesse Good; 1816, Cromwell Pearce; 1819, Samson Babb; 1822, Jesse Sharp; 1825, Jonathan Jones; 1828, Oliver Alison ; 1831, Peter Osborne; 1834, Robert Irwin; 1837, Joseph Taylor; 1840, William Rogers ; 1843, Nathan Frame; 1844, Clinton Frame ; 1844, James Bayard Wood; 1847, Brinton Dar- lington ; 1850, Davis Bishop; 1853, Lewis Heffelfinger: 1856, David MeNutt; 1859, Jacob Heffelfinger ; 1862, Rees Welsh ; 1865, Pusey J. Nichols; 1868, De Witt Clinton Lewis; 1871, Davis Gill; 1875, William B. Morrison ; 1877, James E. McFarlan ; 1880, George R. Hoopes; 1883, William Baker; 1886, Benjamin Irey, died in office thirty- four hours after his induction ; his successor, George R. Hoopes, was appointed until 1888; 1888, William Gallagher; 1891, James G. Parker.


TREASURERS-1695-1892.


1695, Jeremiah Collett: 1697, Walter Marten; 1704, Caleb Pusey : 1706, Walter Marten ; 1720, Henry Pierce; 1724, Philip Taylor; 1740, Joseph Brinton ; 1756, Rob- ert Miller; 1761, Humphry Marshall; 1765, Jesse Maris, jr .; 1766, Lewis Davis; 1770, James Gibbons; 1770 (?) Richard Thomas : 1775, l'hilip Taylor: 1775, John Brinton ; 1778, Thomas Levis; 1779, William Evans; 1780, Persifor Frazer; 1781, David Cloyd; 1782, no record; 1785, Andrew Boyd and David Cloyd; 1786, William Evans: 1788, Andrew Boyd; 1790, William Ilaslett : 1791, John Hannum; 1793, Elijah Me- Clenachan ; 1794, JJohn Mechem; 1795, William Trimble: 1796, Samuel Cochran ;


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BIOGRAPHY AND HISTORY


1797, George Davis; 1798, Robert Miller; 1799, James Kelton; 1801, Evan Evans; 1802, John Menough; 1803, Titus Taylor; 1804, William Worthington; 1806, John Rinehart ; 1807, James Lockart; 1808, John C. Parke ; 1809, Joshua Gibbons ; 1810, David Denny; 1811, Jesse Good; 1812, Willian Evans; 1813, David Wilson; 1814, James Ramsey ; 1815, Eber Worthington ; 1816, David Townsend ; 1817, Alexander Chand- ler; 1818, Jesse Mercer; 1819, Samuel Baldwin ; 1820, Maris Taylor ; 1821, Joshua Weaver; 1822, Benjamin Thomas; 1823, Jesse Pugh; 1824, Robert Miller; 1826, James Davis; 1827, Abisha Clark; 1828, Ezra Cope; 1829, Joseph Hughes; 1830, Benjamin Parker; 1831, Isaac Thomas; 1832, Melchi Happersett; 1833, James Alexander ; 1834, Abraham Darlington, jr .; 1835, Joseph B. Jacobs; 1837, William Embree; 1840, Samuel M. Painter; 1842, S. C. Jefferis; 1843, Samuel M. Painter ; 1844, Morgan Reese; 1846, James M. Hughes ; 1848, Samnel Davis ; 1850, George W. Pearce; 1852, Henry Beidler; 1854, Samuel Wickersham; 1856, Townsend Walter; 1858, Charles Fairlamb; 1860, Joseph I. Tustin; 1862, Reuben Bernard ; 1864, C. II. Kinnard ; 1866, John T. Potts ; 1868, Philip Price; 1870, Edwin Baker; 1872, Frank Shellady; 1874, Jesse E. Phillips ; 1875, John G. Moses ; 1878, John H. Buckwalter; 1881, Emmor Griffith ; 1884, David Cope; 1887, R. L. Hayes; 1890, W. E. Pennypacker.


COMMISSIONERS 1721-1892.


1721, David Lloyd, John Wood, Nathan- iel Newlin, Henry Miller ( in office ) ; 1722, Robert Pyle; 1723, Nathaniel Newlin : 1724, Samuel Hollingsworth ; 1725, Robert Pyle; 1726, Isaac Taylor; 1727, William


Webb: 1728, Henry Miller, Evan Lewis ; 1729, Samuel Nutt; 1730, Evan Lewis; 1731, Jacob Howell; 1732, Samuel Lewis ; 1733, George Aston; 1734, John Davis; 1735, Richard Jones; 1736, Samuel Light- foot ; 1737, John Parry, jr .; 1738, William Jefferis ; 1739, John Davis; 1740, John Parry, jr .; 1741, John Yarnall ; 1742, John Davis; 1743, Jacob Howell; 1744, Joseph Mendenhall; 1745, John Davis; 1746, Thomas Pennell ; 1747, Joshua Thompson ; 1748, Isaac Davis; 1749, Thomas Pennell; 1750, Edward Brinton, Samuel Bunting ; 1751, Williamı Lewis; 1752, John Fair- lamb; 1753, Robert Miller; 1754, Thomas Pearson; 1755, Joseph Ashbridge ; 1756, Joseph Davis; 1757, Joseph James ; 1758, John Hannum ; 1759, Jonas Preston ; 1760, Joseph Pennock; 1761, John Griffith ; 1762, Lewis Davis; 1763, John Price ; 1764, Benjamin Bartholomew ; 1765, Richard Baker; 1766, John Davis; 1767, Robert Peunell: 1768, John Webster; 1769, John Evans; 1770, Jesse Bonsall ; 1771, Robert Mendenhall; 1772, John Fleming; 1773, Thomas Levis; 1774, Thomas Taylor; 1775, William Evans ; 1776, Sketchley Morton; 1777, David Cloyd; 1778, Andrew Boyd; 1779, Benja- min Brannan; 1780, John Bartholomew ; 1781, Joseph Strawbridge; 1782, Caleb James; 1783, John Davis; 1784, Joseph MeClellan : 1785, Caleb James: 1786, Caleb North : 1787, John Worth; 1788, Joseph Gibbous ; 1789, James Moore ; 1790, Elijah McClenachan ; 1791, John Mecham ; 1792, William Trimble, jr .; 1793, Sam- uel Cochran; 1794, George Davis: 1795, George Miller ; 1796, James Kelton ; 1797, William Rogers; 1798, Evan Evans; 1799, John Menough: 1800, Titus Taylor; 1801, John Rinehart; 1802,


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OF CHESTER COUNTY.


John Ramsey; 1803, Thomas Taylor; 1804, James Lockhart; 1805, John G. Parke; 1806, Joshua Gibbons; 1807, David Denny; 1808, Jesse Good: 1809, William Evans; 1810, David Wilson; 1811, James Ramsey; 1812, Eber Worthington ; 1813, David Townsend; 1814, Alexander Chan- dler; 1815, Jesse Mercer; 1816, Samuel Baldwin ; 1817, Maris Taylor ; 1818, Joshua Weaver; 1819, Benjamin Thomas; 1820, Jesse Pugh ; 1821, Isaac Trimble; 1822, James Davis; 1823, Abisha Clark ; 1824, Ezra Cope; 1825, Joseph Hughes ; 1826, Benjamin Parker; 1827, Isaac Thomas; 1828, Melchi Happersett; 1829, James Al- exander ; 1830, George Gregg: 1831, Evan Evans : 1832, Joseph Wood; 1833, Walker Yarnall : 1834, John Malin ; 1835, Alexan- der Correy ; 1836, Elijah Lewis ; 1837, John Beidler; 1838, John W. Passmore: 1839, Hibbard Evans; 1840, John Templeton ; 1841, Hatton Mereer: 1842, John Worth ; 1843, Mørdeeai Lee: 1844, Enos Pennock ; 1845, Smith Sharpless ; 1846, David Byerly, 1847, Daniel Thompson ; 1848, John Han- num ; 1849, Rees Welsh ; 1850, Joel Thomp- son ; 1851, Thomas Vandever; 1852, Jacob Kulp: 1853, Newton I. Nichols ; 1854, Al- bert Way: 1855, William G. Martland ; 1856, Joseph Russell : - 1857, Titus W. Gheen : 1858, Benjamin Hartman; 1859, Caleb Windle; 1860, Thomas Bateman ; 1861, Joseph G. King; 1862, Andrew Mitchell : 1863, Lorenzo Beek; 1864, Levi H. Crouse : 1865, Thomas M. Charlton : 1866, Joseph F. Hill: 1867, Joseph Doan : 1868, Washington Haggerty : 1869, C. Mar- shall Ingram: 1870, Nathan G. Grimm; 1871, Alfred Wood ; 1872, Matthew Barker; 1873, John Trey: 1874. David Ramsey; 1875, David Ramsey, John Frey, John Mc- Williams: 1878, Jacob M. Zook, William


M. Elliott, Edwin Otley ; 1881, -- ; 1884, --; 1887, J. C. Henderson, M. S. Fiedler, John D. Decker; 1890, S. D. White, Harrison Renard, David M. Cox.


CORONERS-1684-1892.


1684, James Kennerly ; 1696, Jacob Sin- cock; 1707, Henry Hollingsworth ; 1710, Henry Worley; 1717, Jonas Sandelands ; 1721, Robert Barber; 1726, John Menden- hall; 1728, Robert Parke; 1729, Abraham Darlington; 1730, John Wharton; 1732, Anthony Shaw ; 1734, John Wharton ; 1737, Stephen Hoskins: 1738, Aubrey Bevan ; 1743, Thomas Morgan: 1746, Isaac Lea; 1751, Joshua Thomson ; 1752, John Kerlin ; 1753, Joshua Thomson; 1761, Philip Ford; 1763, Davis Bevan; 1765, Abel Janney: 1766, John Trapnall; 1768, Joseph Gibbons: 1771, John Crosby, jr .; 1773, John Bryan: 1778, David Denny : 1780, Allen Cuningham; 1782, Benjamin Rue: 1783, John Harper; 1785, Isaac Thomas: 1786, John Harper; 1787, John Underwood ; 1789, Nathan Scholfield ; 1794, James Bones ; 1798, Joshua Weaver; 1800, Jacob Righter; 1803, Robert Miller; 1805, Ephraim Buffington ; 1808, Jacob Righter : 1811, Joseph Pearce: 1814, Jesse McCall ; 1817, Joel C. Bailey; 1820, Emmor Brad- ley : 1826, Anthony W. Olwine ; 1829, Davis Brooke ; 1832, Benjamin J. Passmore : 1835, Thomas Ervin : 1838, William Taggart ; 1841, Hezekiah Jackson; 1844, Daniel Nields : 1847, Thomas Walker: 1850, David Williams ; 1853, Hashabiah Clemons : 1856, Robert MeNeely : 1859, Benjamin Franklin Smith : 1862, Joseph W. Barnard; 1869, William HI. Turner: 1872, JJoseph B. Smith ; 1875, William V. Rambo; 1878, Barclay Lear; 1881-1886, --; 1887. Ernest White: 1890, J. Jones MeFadgen.


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BIOGRAPHY AND HISTORY


County Societies .- The first county agri- cultural society is supposed to have been the one that was organized in 1820, and the present agricultural society held its first ex- hibition in 1853. The Chester County Cabinet of Natural Sciences was organized in 1826. The Chester and Delaware County Agricultural society was formed in 1838. The Chester County Horticultural society came into existence about 1845, and three years later built a hall which was afterwards used for teachers' institutes. The Chester County Mutual Live Stock Insurance Com- pany was incorporated May 1, 1866, and continued in existence until 1874. The Chester County Medical society was organ- ized February 5, 1828, and continued to hold meetings until 1831. It reorganized in 1847, and during the war its members patriotically attended, without charge, the families of all Union soldiers who were in the field.


Secret Societies .- The leading secret and beneficial orders are well represented in Chester county.


Free Masonry .- We give the numbers, names, locations and years of institution of the following Masonic Lodges of the county :


No.


Name.


Place.


Year.


75. Phoenix.


Phoenixville. 1798.


309. Williamson.


Downingtown. 1857.


322. West Chester. West Chester. 1858.


340. Thomson.


Green Tree. 1860.


343. Skerrett.


Cochranville. 1862.


353.


Oxford.


Oxford. 1864.


383.


Goddard.


Coatesville. 1867.


405.


Howell.


Brookville.


1867.


446. Mt.Pickering. -


475. Kennet.


Kennett Square. 1875.


545. New London. New London. 1876.


553. Spring City. Spring City. 1877.


In addition to these lodges in the county are Centennial Commandery, No. 55, and Phoenix (No. 198), Coatesville (No.207), and Oxford (No. 223) chapters.


Odd Fellowship .- We compile the follow- ing statistics of the lodges of this order in the county for 1891 :


No.


Name.


Members.


Relief Afforded.


42 West Chester


145


$ 349


199. Star of Hope


122


725


212.


Phoenixville


128


1,206


290.


Paoli


65


303


316.


Pocahontas


89


29


324.


Fairview


105


383


359.


Banner 116


836


363.


Pughtown


52


341


370.


Octoraro


100


1,194


385.


Chatham.


38


. 379


388.


Brandywine


100


715


394.


Patterson.


50


297


402.


Eastern Star


106


369


404.


Social Friends


66


233


432.


Ivanhoe


72


663


437.


Hebron


98


760


455.


Pilgrims


73


396


459.


Valley Forge


34


34


502.


Academy


51


190


762. Vincent


102


329


764.


Parkesburg


118


233


940.


U. Birmingham


35


194


998. Berwyn


57


82


Totals 1,922 $10,130


1869.


Besides these lodges in the county are : General Marion Encampment (No. 91) and other Encampments; and several degree lodges of the Daughters of Rebekah.


Knights of the Golden Eagle .- We com- pile the following statistics of the castles of this order in the county for 1891:


111


OF CHESTER COUNTY.


No.


Name.


Members.


Relief Afforded.


45


Washington


211


$ 82


67


Stratford


85


180


78


Goshen


36


60


92


Windsor


102


130


94


Coatesville


111


71


142


Ansonia


53


69


213


Grove.


58


8


226


West Chester


66


104


232


Oxford


95


205


233


Russellville


108


106


237


Highland


36


6


243


Kennet.


49


80


273


Landenburg


85


75


290


Evergreen


48


89


Totals


1,143


$1,265


Washington Castle was instituted Febru- ary 24, 1885, and Evergreen on November 6, 1888.


Patrons of Husbandry .- Of the granges organized in the county we have the fol- lowing statistics :


No. Name.


Year Organized.


9. Pioneer 1873.


19. Kennet 1873.


23. Schuylkill. 1873.


53. Upper Uwchlan 1873.


60. Brandywine 1873.


63. London Grove 1874.


67. Oxford 1874.


77. Chester Valley


1874.


91. Russellville.


1874.


114. Willistown


1874.


121.


Goshen


1874.


123. New London 1874.


130. Lincoln 1874.


141. Franklin. 1874.


180. Lewisville. 1874.


271. East Lynn 1874.


Pioneer Grange was organized at West


Grove, July 30, 1873, and Pomona, No. 3, district grange, was instituted June 3, 1875.


Of the organizations of the various other seeret orders in the county we have account of the following :


General MeCall Post, No. 31, G. A. R; Brandywine Post, No. 54, G. A. R; W. S. Thompson Post, No. 132, G. A. R; Estella Lodge, No. 131, K. of P; Onondago Tribe, No. 83, I. O. of R. M; Tamenend Tribe, No. 192, I. O. of R. M; Yankton Tribe, No. 218, I. O. of R. M.


In 1891 the following fraternal and seeret organizations in the United States and their membership were: Free Masons, 673,643; Odd Fellows, 647,641 ; Grand Army of the Republic, 398,270 ; Ancient Order of United Workmen, 267,611; Knights of Pythias, 263,847; Knights of Honor, 138,256; In- proved Order of Red Men, 111,644; Royal Areanum, 118,454 : Sons of Veterans, 100,- 000 : Patriotie Order Sons of America, 100,- 000; Aneient Order of Foresters, 90,000; Order of Chosen Friends, 38,821; and Catholie Mutual Benefit Association, 35,- 000.


Townships .- The fifty-six townships of the county are situated as follows : seven range along the Downingtown valley, while eighteen are north of it, and thirty lie to the south.


Birmingham Township .- It lies in the southeastern part of the county, and is bounded on the north by East Bradford, Westtown and Thornbury townships; on the east by Delaware county : on the south by Pennsbury township and Delaware connty ; and on the west by Pennsbury and Pocopson townships. Geologically consid- ered it is in the southern gneiss region of the county, and rests on gneiss and serpen- tine rock formations, while a small outerop


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BIOGRAPHY AND HISTORY


of limestone occurs on a stream between Thomas Brinton's and Abraham Huey's. The township was in all probability named by William Brinton, an early settler, after his native town of Birmingham in England. It was surveyed in 1684, organized as a municipal district in 1686, and in 1689, upon the division of the county, the larger part of the original township fell into Delaware county. In 1856 a portion of East Bradford township was added to it.


The land owners in Birmingham town- ship in 1774 were: Edward, Caleb, George and David Brinton, John Bennett, Obadiah Bonsell, Thomas Bullock, William Bold, Thomas, James and Robert Chandler, Abra- ham Darlington, jr., Joseph Davis, sr., Joseph Davis, jr., Lydia, Charles, James and Joseph Dilworth, Robert Frame, Harry and John Gordon, Gideon Gilpin, Robert Green, William Harvey, Amos House, Thomas Hannum, John Henderson, William Jones, Benjamin Miller, Robert McElhoe, William Mason, Robert Messer, John Nicklin, Sam- uel Painter, James Russell, Robert Rankin, Benjamin and Nathaniel Ring, James and William Smith, Rachel Sail, James and Thomas Stroud, John Thatcher, John Wood- art, Rachel Warson, Nathaniel Yarnall, Thomas Jones, Elias Neals, John Perry, David Johnson, David May, Thomas and Benjamin McDaniel, James Lattimore, John McGloughlin, Robert Logan, James New- man, and Fras. Herberson.




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