Colonial families of Philadelphia, Volume II, Part 23

Author: Jordan, John Woolf, 1840-1921, ed
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: New York : Lewis Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 978

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William Pepper, b. Nov. 16, 1905;

Dickinson Sargeant Pepper, b. March 12, 1907;

Thomas Sargeant Pepper, b. April 14, 1876, d. July 22, 1882;

Benjamin Franklin Pepper, b. Jan. 21, 1879; grad. St. Mark's School, Southboro, Mass., 1897; entered Coll. Dept., Univ. of Pa., class of 1901; grad. from Law Dept. 1903, and was admitted to Phila. Bar; was private in Battery A, Penna. Volunteer Artillery, in Spanish-American War, April 27 to Aug. 2, 1898; m. June 2, 1902, Rebecca Thomp- son, dau. of George and Anna (Shippen) Willing; had issue:

Benjamin Franklin Pepper, Jr., b. June 10, 1905.

Oliver Hazard Perry Pepper, b. April 28, 1884; grad. St. Martin's School, Southboro, Mass., 1901 ; grad. Univ. of Pa., with degree of B. S., and from Med. Dept. of Univ. in 1908.

FREDERICK SECKEL PEPPER, son of George and Mary (Seckel) Pepper, was born in Philadelphia, December 20, 1814, and died in that city, January 14, 1891. He entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1831, class of 1835, and was a member of the Philomathean Society there. He married, March 20, 1851, Adeline, daughter of John R. and Rebecca (Glenn) Worrell, of Philadelphia, of ancient English lineage.

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RICHARD WORRELL, the pioneer ancestor of Adeline ( Worrell) Pepper, emi- grated to Pennsylvania from Oare in the Hundred of Fair-cross, Berkshire (fifty- four miles from London) in 1682, bringing a certificate to the Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends at Philadelphia from "Ye Monthly Meeting, at Oare, in Barkshire," dated "ye 17th of ye ffirst Month, 1682." He died in Philadelphia, 5mo. (July) 10, 1688, and his widow, Sarah Worrell, died twelve days later. They were probably accompanied to Pennsylvania by their sons, John and Richard Worrell, both of whom produced certificates from the same meeting at Oare, dated 5mo. (July) 21, 1682. Richard Worrell, Sr., had been an early convert to the principles and faith of the Society of Friends and was persecuted for his religious convictions as early as 1670. He was an original purchaser of land in the Province of Penn- sylvania of William Penn in 1681, and it was laid out to him, as shown by Holme's map, on Dublin creek, in what became Lower Dublin township, Phila- delphia county. The early Friends Meetings of that section were held at his house.

JOHN WORRELL, son of Richard and Sarah, whose certificate from Friends at Oare is above recited, was a prominent member of the Society, and a trustee of the property belonging to Dublin Meeting in 1688. He married at Oxford Meet- ing House, June 4, 1689, Judith Dungworth, and his brother, Richard Worrell, Jr., married Rachel May, August 11, 1685. Both have left numerous descendants. John resided at the time of his death in Oxford township, Philadelphia county. His will dated August 17, and proved September 12, 1743, styles him as of "Ox- ford Township, County of Philadelphia, and Province of Philadelphia Malster," and states that he is "very aged." It devises to the children of his son, Isaac, land on the west side of the King's Road, near Frankford, part of a tract he had purchased of Robert Addams, June 7, 1698, "next to son Isaac's land." To his son, Jacob, he devised the balance of the same tract ; he mentions his eldest son, John; son, Isaiah; daughters, Hannah, wife of Daniel Bristol; Rebecca, wife of a Samuel Finney, and granddaughter, Elizabeth Bigley.

Issue of John and Judith (Dungworth ) Worrell:

John Worrell, b. April 12, 1690;

Elizabeth Worrell, b. July 11, 1691;

ISAAC WORRELL, b. Aug. 21, 1693, d. 1739; of whom presently ;

Sarah Worrell, b. Oct. 9, 1695;

Hezekiah Worrell, b. Nov. 27, 1697;

Isaiah Worrell, b. Dec. 29, 1699;

Abraham Worrell, b. April 12, 1699;

Rebecca Worrell, b. , m. Samuel Finney;

Hannah Worrell, m. Daniel Bristol;

Jacob Worrell, the devisee of the land near Frankford.

Jolin Worrell, like most of the other members of Oxford Friends' Meeting, was an adherent of George Keith in his schism of 1702, and lost his membership in the Society of Friends, and the record of his children born after that date does not appear on the Friends' records.

ISAAC WORRELL, second son of John and Judith (Dungworth) Worrell, pur- chased land near his father and died there in 1739, before his father. As shown by the will of John, above quoted, the children of Isaac were devised a portion of the old homestead, adjoining their father's land. On the land thus devised a

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house was erected in 1700, which was the home of the descendants of Isaac for nearly two centuries. The land passed to Isaiah, son of Isaac, and from his estate to his son, Robert, who devised it to his daughter, Martha, whose granddaughter, Martha, still owned and occupied the old house in 1892. The will of Isaac Wor- rell was dated January 5, and probated January 26, 1739-40. In it he is named as a "millwright." It devises his farm to his wife, Rebecca, after whose death it passed to his son, Isaiah, as before stated. Isaac retained his membership in the Society of Friends and was a minister of local note. He married Rebecca Haw- ley, who survived him. He left three sons :

Isaac Worrell;

ISAIAH WORRELL, d. Aug. 26, 1818; m. Elizabeth Harper; of whom presently; Richard Worrell, d. in early manhood, his widow becoming wife of Mcveagh.

ISAIAH WORRELL, son of Isaac and Rebecca (Hawley) Worrell, of Oxford township, Philadelphia county, inherited the homestead near Frankford, but later became a merchant in Frankford, residing in a house at the corner of Main street and Bristol Road, which he devised to his son, Isaac. He died there August 26, 1818, and was buried in the Friends' burying-ground at Unity and Waln streets, Frankford. His son, Isaac Worrell, was a Captain of the Associated Company of Oxford township, 1776, and was later Captain of the Fourth Company, Second Battalion, Philadelphia County Militia, Col. Benjamin MacVeagh. His brothers, Robert, Isaiah, Joseph and William, all who were old enough, also rendered serv- ice during the Revolution. Isaiah, the father, is also said to have rendered service. Isaiah Worrell married, 1752, Elizabeth Harper, born 1733, died April 25, 1809. Issue of Isaiah and Elizabeth (Harper) Worrell:

Isaac Worrell, b. Aug. 16, 1753, d. April 25, 1826; Capt. of Militia during Revolution; m. March 30, 1775, Elizabeth, dau. of Peter Rambo;

Robert Worrell, b. Aug. 22, 1754, d. 1841; inherited homestead in Oxford township; was trustee of Presbyterian Church at Frankford; m. Catharine Keiter;

Isaiah Worrell, b. Sept. 28, 1755; m. Sarah Coates;

Joseph Worrell, b. Sept. 2, 1757, d. June 1, 1841 ;

Elizabeth Worrell, b. Dec. 21, 1759;

William Worrell, b. Oct. 18, 1760; d. in New Orleans, La .;

JOHN HAWLEY WORRELL, b. Aug. 12, 1762, d. 1835; m. Mary Neff; of whom presently; Samuel Worrell, b. Jan. 27, 1764; d. s. p. July 25, 1829;

Rebecca Worrell, b. June 6, 1765;

Sarah Worrell, b. Jan. 5, 1767; m. Oct. 5, 1794, William Coates; Jacob Worrell, b. Ang. 13, 1768, m. Hetty Rook;

Thomas Worrell, b. Aug. 29, 1771, d. Feb. 3, 1837, in Cecil co., Md .; Mary Worrell, b. March 3, 1773; m. Thomas Knight;

Frances Worrell, b. July 26, 1776, d. young;

Stephen Worrell, b. June 6, 1778; m. May 26, 1808, Jane Allen.

JOHN HAWLEY WORRELL, seventh child of Isaiah and Elizabeth (Harper) Worrell, born August 12, 1762, died in Frankford, 1835, and was buried in the Presbyterian graveyard at the corner of Main and Church streets, Frankford. He married Mary Neff, who was buried in the same graveyard, in 1842, at the age of eighty-two years. They had issue:

William Worrell, b. Nov. 24, 1783, d. July 7, 1854; m. Margaret Sullivan;

John R. Worrell, m. Rebecca Glenn, and had issue:

Susanna Worrell m. William T. Lowber;

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Emma Worrell, m. Samuel F. Fisher;

ADELINE WORRELL, m. March 20, 1851, Frederick Seckel Pepper; of whom pres- ently;

James C. Worrell.

Isaiah Worrell, of Frankford, m. Sarah Buckius;

Samuel Worrell, of Clearfield Co., Pa., m. Anna Sullivan ;

Rudolph Worrell; m. Mary Ege;

Hawley Worrell, d. young;

Hannah Worrell, b. May 1, 1787, d. April, 1888, aged 100 yrs., 11mos .; m. Mayberry Whit- man;

Eliza Worrell, b. June II, 1793, d. July 3, 1890, aged 97 years; m. Stephen Belknap;

Mary Worrell, b. Feb. 1, 1798; m. Abraham Knapp, of Montgomery Square, Montgomery Co., Pa.

Issue of Frederick Seckel and Adeline (Worrell) Pepper:

JOHN WORRELL, PEPPER, b. June 24, 1852; m. Emily Adele Buckley; of whom presently; Frederick Seckel Pepper, Jr., b. in Phila., Nov. 1, 1853;

Susan Worrel Pepper, m. Nov. 3, 1881, J. Howard Gibson, of Phila., and had issue : Adeline Pepper Gibson ; Mary Clett Gibson; Henry Clay Gibson.

JOHN WORRELL PEPPER, son of Frederick Seckel and Adeline (Worrell) Pep- per, born in Philadelphia, June 24, 1852, was educated in Philadelphia, and began his business career in the counting house of his uncle, William T. Lowber, in 1868. After thirty-eight years of active business life he retired in 1906, and has since de- voted his time to the care of his estate and his duties as an official of the several corporations and charitable institutions with which he is connected. He is a di- rector of the Philadelphia Savings Fund, of the Insurance Company of North America, of the Trust Company of North America, of the Philadelphia Ware- house Company. He is a member of the Rittenhouse and Philadelphia Clubs, the Philadelphia Racquet Club, the Philadelphia Country Club, the Rabbit Club, and president of the Huntington Valley Country Club.

John Worrell Pepper married, June 2, 1879, Emily Adele, daughter of Clement A. and Sarah (Penrose) Buckley, and widow of Edward Lowber, who died De- cember 10, 1866, son of William Twells Lowber, by his wife, Susan Worrell, be- fore mentioned. Clement Adam Buckley, the father of Mrs. John Worrell Pep- per, born June 1, 1791, died April 13, 1868, was a son of Danie! Buckley, Esq., the prominent ironmaster of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, by his wife, Sarah Brooke, and a descendant of Adam Buckley, one of the earliest settlers of New Castle county, who was associated with the Grubb family in the ownership of "Stockdale's Plantation" there in early Colonial times. Daniel Buckley was a member of the General Assembly from Lancaster county for several terms. Clem- ent Adam Buckley graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1811, was admitted to the Philadelphia Bar in 1814, and continued to practice his profession in this city until his death. He married, September 11, 1833, Sarah Penrose, born in Philadelphia, July 28, 1811, died there, January 21, 1891, daughter of Charles Penrose, one of the eminent men of Philadelphia in his time, by his wife, Ann Rowan, and of the family of eminent shipbuilders of Philadelphia, founded about 1700, by Capt. Bartholomew Penrose.

Capt. Bartholomew Penrose came of ancient English lineage, and just prior to 28

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his emigration to Philadelphia in 1700, resided in Bristol, England, where his brother, Thomas Penrose, was a prominent and wealthy shipbuilder. Soon after his settlement in Philadelphia, Capt. Bartholomew Penrose engaged in the ship- building business, and about 1706 built the "Diligence," having for a partner in her ownership and equipment William Penn, and also Col. William Trent, James Logan and others. The earlier voyages of the "Diligence" to foreign parts on commercial ventures were made under the direct command of Capt. Penrose, as shown by Penn's correspondence of that date. Capt. Penrose died in Philadelphia and was buried at Christ Church, November 17, 1711. He married, in 1693, Esther, daughter of Toby and Esther (Ashmead) Leech, of Oxford, Philadelphia county, an account of whom and the distinguished services of Toby Leech, as a member of Provincial Assembly, etc., is given elsewhere in these volumes. After the death of Capt. Penrose, his widow married Nathaniel Poole, also a shipbuilder, and that business was conducted by descendants of Bartholomew Penrose for several generations, at Philadelphia.

Thomas Penrose, youngest son of Capt. Bartholomew and Esther (Ashmead ) Penrose, born in Philadelphia, on or about February 1709-10, became associated with his brothers and others in the shipbuilding business and as a shipping mer- chant in Philadelphia. He was the owner of the "Brittania," part owner in 1747 of the "Greyhound," in 1750 of the "Ranger," and in 1753 of the "Neptune." He was an active member of Christ Church and one of the founders of St. Peter's Church, a signer of the petition to the Proprietaries for the use of the lot at Third and Pine streets on which to erect the latter church, though he died No- vember 17, 1757, before the church was erected thereon. Thomas Penrose mar- ried, October 21, 1731, Sarah, daughter of John Coats, a manufacturer of Phila- delphia, by his wife, Mary, daughter of Warwick Hale, and aunt to Mary, the wife of Thomas Plumstead. Mary (Hale) Penrose died July 7, 1777, at the age of sixty-three years, having married (second) Capt. Lester Falkner, and (third) Anthony Duché.

Thomas Penrose, Jr., son of Thomas and Mary (Hale) Penrose, born in Phila- delphia, January 22, 1733-4, died there November 28, 1815, was also a shipbuilder and merchant. In his early life he was in partnership with his brother, James Penrose. He was one of the prominent citizens in the early days of the Revolu- tionary struggle. During the war between England and Spain Thomas and James Penrose constructed the warship "Hero," which they sent out as a privateer to prey upon the Spanish under the command of Samuel Owen. Thomas Penrose was one of the earliest signers of the Non-Importation Agreement in 1765; was named as a Port Warden of Philadelphia in 1766; was selected by the convention, held June 18, 1774, as one of the first Philadelphia Committee of Observation; served in that body until it was superceded by the Council of Safety, and was again named as Port Warden in 1776.

Thomas Penrose married July 7, 1757, Ann, daughter of Joseph Dowding, Esq., by his wife, Ann, daughter of Judge Richard Richardson, of Delaware.

Charles Penrose, son of Thomas and Ann (Dowding) Penrose, born in Phila- delphia, September 14, 1776, died there of cholera, June 24, 1849. He was in early life interested in the family business of shipbuilding, but having inherited and accumulated considerable wealth retired from business before middle life. He was chosen Port Warden of Philadelphia in 1804, and in 1812 was named as

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superintendent of the Philadelphia Navy Yard at the solicitation of his personal friend, Hon. William Jones, then Secretary of the Navy, under President James Madison, and placed the navy-yard on a much higher plane of usefulness prior to his resignation. He supervised the construction of the man-of-war, "Franklin," for many years the finest and most efficient vessel in the United States Navy.

Charles Penrose took a deep interest in philanthropic and charitable enterprises. He was for thirty-one years president of the Southern Dispensary, and many years Manager of the Humane Society. Like his father he was a regular attend- ant of Friends' Meeting, though not a member of the Society. He married, Janu- ary 16, 1800, Ann, daughter of John Rowan, of Salem county, New Jersey, by his wife, Sarah, daughter of Clement and Margaret (Morris) Hall, and a great- granddaughter of William Hall, Provincial Councillor of New Jersey. Charles Penrose and his family resided at the southeast corner of Penn and Shippen (now Bainbridge) streets, where their daughter, Sarah, mother of Mrs. John Worrell Pepper, was born.

OWEN FAMILY.

ROBERT OWEN, who came from Merionethshire, Wales, in 1690, and settled on a plantation in Merion township, Philadelphia county, on the present line of the Pennsylvania Railroad, west of Wynnewood station, one of the founders of Merion Friends' Meeting, and a member of Colonial Assembly, 1695-97, belonged to one of the oldest families in Wales, and like all the old families of that region was of royal descent and traced his ancestry back through a long line of princes of ancient Britain. On the direct male line his descent is traced from Trahairn Goch, ap Madoc, of Llyn, in Caernarvonshire, Wales, who was descended from the princes of South Wales, and a grandson of Rhys Gloff, Lord of Cymtmaen. He died prior to the 18th year of Edward II. Trahairn Goch ap Madoc owned large tracts of land in Llyn, and thereby acquired the title of O'Llyn. He mar- ried Gwenervyl, daughter of Magog, ap Muerig, ap Madog, ap Ioreth, ap Cyndel, ap Elystan Glodrydd, Lord of Fferyllwg, and had issue :

David Goch, who married Maud, daughter of David Lloyd, ap Cynveloc, ap Llewellyn, and had issue: David Vaughan, of Bodreth and Pennllech; Ievan Goch, of whom presently ; Mereydd ; and John Carreg-Bach.

Ievan Goch had large possessions in Caernarvonshire, where he was born about 1312. He married Eva, daughter of Einion, ap Celynin, of Llwydiarth, Mont- gomeryshire, Wales, and had issue: Meredydd, who inherited his father's lands ; Madoc, of whom presently ; Morfydd, who married Merdedydd, Lord of Gest.

Madoc, ap Ievan Goch, born about 1355-60, settled in Denbighshire, Wales, and had son Deikws Dhu.

Deikws Dhu, ap Madoc, of Ysputty-Ievan, Denbighshire, born about 1395, married Gwen, daughter of Ievan Dhu, ap Madog-Vychan, ap Madog, ap Maelog Crwn, Lord of Llechwedd, Isaaf and Crewddyn, promontory of Great and Little Orme's Head.

Einion ap Deikws Dhu, born about 1430, died prior to 1514, married Morvydd, daughter of Matw, ap Llowarch, ap Gwynn, ap Llewelln, ap Meredydd, ap Llew- ellyn, ap Llowarch, ap Urien, ap Tegwored, ap Rothpert, ap Asser, ap Meredydd Goch, of Llynn, son of Collwyn ap Tangno, Lod of Llynn, and had issue : Howel Goch, of whom presently ; Ievan Goch, living 1514; and David Goch.

Howell ap Einion, married Mary, daughter of Llewellyn Eurdochog, of Iaal, Fiintshire, Wales, and had two sons, Griffith ap Howell, of whom presently, and David ap Howell.

Griffith ap Howell, ap Einion, born 1480 to 1500, married Gwenllian, daughter of Einion ap Ievan Lloyd, ap Madoc, ap Ierwth, ap Llewellyn Chivith, ap Cyn- wrig, ap Bleddyn Lloyd, of Havod Unnos, in the parish of Llangernin, descended from Hedd Nolwynos, founder of the Ninth Noble Tribe of Wales, and had issue : David, who married Elizabeth, daughter of Rhys, of Gerrig; Edward; Lewis, of whom presently; and Catharine, who married Sir Robert ap Rhys.

Lewis ap Griffith, third son of Griffith ap Howell, born about 1525, resided at Ysputty-Ievan all his life, died prior to 1601 ; married Ellen, daughter of Edward ap Evan, Esq., of Llanwdllyn, Montgomeryshire, and a descendant of Edward I.,

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and had issue : David Lewis, who married Marsley, daughter of David ap Rhys, of Llan Wydd; William Lewis, died prior to 1601, married Margaret, daughter of Lewis David; Evan Lewis, married Gwen, daughter of William Chwar; Rob- ert Lewis, of whom presently ; and John Lewis, who died young.

ROBERT LEWIS, fourth son of Lewis ap Griffith, of parish of Ysputty-Ievan, Denbighshire, born about 1555, removed to Merionethshire, settled near Bala, the home of the Price family, and died there 1645. He married Gwenervyl, daugliter of Llewllyn, ap David of Llan Rwst, Denbighshire, a descendant of David Goch, and had issue: Cadwalader, Thomas, John, Evan, of whom pres- ently, Hugh, Humphrey, Lowry, Margaret, Jane, Catharine, Ellen and Margaret.

EVAN ROBERT LEWIS, fourth son of Robert Lewis, born in the parish of Ysputty-Ievan, about 1585, died at Fron Goch, parish of Llandderfel, Merioneth- shine, about 1662, married Jane, descended from Rhirid Flaidd, Lord of Pennllyn, and had issue :

John ap Evan, father of William John, who settled at Gwynedd, Pa., and Griffith John, who settled at Merion, Phila. Co .;

Cadwalader ap Evan, who d. unm .; OWEN ap Evan, of whom presently;

Griffith ap Evan;

Evan ap Evan, ancestor of the Evans family who settled at Gwynedd.

OWEN ap Evan, of Fron Goch, near Bala, Merionethshire, Wales, third son of Robert Lewis, was born at Fron Goch, about 1636, and died there prior to Imo. 6, 1678. He married Gainor John, and had issue :

ROBERT OWEN, b. circa 1657, m. Rebecca Owen; of whom presently; Owen Owen, d. s. p .; Evan Owen, who remained in Wales;

Jane Owen, m. Hugh Roberts; Ellin Owen, m. Cadwalader Thomas ap Hugh.

ROBERT OWEN, eldest son of Owen ap Evan, born at Fron Goch, Merioneth- shire, Wales, about 1657, came to Pennsylvania in 1690 and settled on a plantation in Merion township, Philadelphia county, where he died seven years later. He was a member of the Society of Friends in Merionethshire, Wales, and was fre- quently fined for being absent from national worship. He married, Imo. II, 1678-9, Rebecca Owen, daughter of Owen Humphrey, Esq., who held title to an estate called Llyn-Du, in the township of Llwyngwill, parish of Llanglynin, Merionethshire, that he had succeeded to about 1664, and was a descendant of Edward III. The marriage certificate of Robert and Rebecca Owen is still in possession of their descendants. On 6mo. 8, 1690, the Quarterly Meeting of Friends at Llyddyn y Garreg, Merionethshire, granted a certificate to Robert and Rebecca Owen, "and their deare and tender children," to Friends in Pennsyl- vania, which is recorded at Merion or Haverford Meeting. Robert Owen was one of the founders of Merion Particular Meeting, and was one of the signers of the protest against the heresies of George Keith in 1692. His wife, Rebecca, died 8mo. 23, 1697, and he on Iomo. 8, 1697. He became identified with the affairs of the province soon after his arrival, was elected to the Colonial Assembly in 1695, and served in that body until his death. He was also commissioned a Justice in 1695. He was, from his arrival in the "Welsh Tract," active in local affairs and

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appears almost constantly as Executor, Administrator and Trustee, indicating that he was a man of ability and knowledge of public affairs. He built a com- modious house in 1695, which was the home of his descendants for many genera- tions.

Issue of Robert and Rebecca (Owen) Owen:

Gainor, b. 1681, m. Jonathan Jones ;

EVAN, b. 1683, d. 1727; m. Iomo. 11, 1711, Mary Hoskins; of whom presently;

Jane, b. 1685;

Elizabeth, b. 1687, m. David Evans;

OWEN, b. 12mo. 26, 1690; m. Anne Wood; of whom later;

JOHN, b. 12mo. 26, 1692, m. Hannah Maris; of whom later ;

ROBERT, b. 7mo. 27, 1695; m. Susanna Hudson; of whom later;

Rebecca, b. Imo. 14, 1697; bur. 9mo. 21, 1697.

EVAN OWEN, eldest son of Robert and Rebecca Owen, born in Merionethshire, Wales, 1683, died in Philadelphia in 1727. He inherited the Merion homestead but sold it to his brother-in-law, Jonathan Jones, and removed to Philadelphia. Was admitted to the freedom of the city April, 1717, with his brother, Robert. He was elected to the Common Council of the city in the same year and was ap- pointed Justice of the County Courts, February 18, 1723. Became Associate Justice of the City Court 1724; Alderman, October 6, 1724: was Treasurer of Philadelphia county from 1724 to his death; Justice of the Orphans' Court, De- cember 5, 1725, and Master of Court of Equity ; elected to Provincial Assembly, 1725, and to Provincial Council, 1726; Justice of Court of Chancery, 1726. He was one of the Trustees named by Act of Assembly to close out the affairs of the Free Society of Traders at their dissolution in 1724. He married, Iomo. 11, 1711, Mary, daughter of Dr. Richard Hoskins, at Philadelphia Meeting.

Issue of Evan and Mary (Hoskins) Owen:

Robert, d. inf., 10mo. 9, 1712; Robert, b. 10, 12, 1712, d. s. p .; Martha, b. 4mo. 12, 1714; Esther, b. 9mo. 18, 1716; m. 1743, William Davies; Aurelius, b. Imo. 1, 1718, d. 5mo. 2, 1721.

OWEN OWEN, second son of Robert and Rebecca born in Merion township, Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania, 12mo. 26, 1690, died in Philadelphia, 8mo. 5, 1741. He was commissioned High Sheriff of Philadelphia county, October 4, 1726, and on retiring from that office, 1729, was commissioned Coroner and served until his death in 1741. He married 3mo. 23, 1714, Anne Wood, who died 2mo. 4, 1743-

Issue of Owen and Anne (Wood) Owen:

Robert; Jane, m. 1769, Dr. Cadwalader Evans, d. s. p. 1773; Sarah, m. March 3, 1736, John Biddle, d. Imo. 1, 1773; Tacey, m. 1744, Daniel Morris, of Upper Dublin; Rebecca, d. unm., Dec. 10, 1755.

JOHN OWEN, third son of Robert and Rebecca, born in Merion, Philadelphia county, 12mo. 26, 1692, died in Chester county, 1752. He removed from Phila-

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delphia county to Chester county in 1718, and married there 8mo. 22, 1719, Han- nah, daughter of George Maris, a Provincial Councillor and Colonial Justice. John Owen was High Sheriff of Chester county from October 4, 1729, to Octo- ber, 1731 ; October 3, 1735, to October, 1837; October 4, 1743, to October, 1745; and October 7, 1749, to October, 1751. Was a member of Provincial Assembly, 1733 and 1748; Collector of Excise for Chester county, 1733-7, and many years a Trustee of the Loan Office of Pennsylvania.

Issue of John and Hannah (Maris) Owen:

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Colonial families of Philadelphia, Volume II, Part 23

Author: Jordan, John Woolf, 1840-1921, ed Publication date: 1911 Publisher: New York : Lewis Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 978

Author: Jordan, John Woolf, 1840-1921, ed
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: New York : Lewis Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 978