Colonial families of Philadelphia, Volume II, Part 56

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 Milhous Bonsall, b. 1818, d. 1819;

William Bonsall, b. 1820, d. 1823;

Edward H. Bonsall, Jr., b. Sept. 23, 1821, d. June 3, 1841;

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Jeremiah Bonsall, b. May 28, 1825, d. July 29, 1892; m. Sept. 29, 1851, Margaret F. Hutchinson ; issue :

Lydia Bonsall, b. Dec. 20, 1854, d. July 27, 1875;

Robert Hutchinson Bonsall, b. April 10, 1857;

Edward Horne Bonsall, b. Nov. 19, 1859; m. Oct. 4, 1887, Hannah Rodney Tunnelle ;

Henry Bonsall, b. May 1, 1862, d. May 4, 1895;

Alfred J. Bonsall, b. June 14, 1869, d. inf .;

William Spencer Bonsall, b. June 14, 1869, d. inf. ;

Elizabeth Paxson Bonsall, b. Dec. 22, 1871, d. Dec. 25, 1874.

Charles Bonsall, d. inf., 1827;

Elizabeth Bonsall, b. 1829, d. 1830;

Jane Bonsall, b. 1831, d. 1832;

Joseph Hartshorne Bonsall, b. July 7, 1833, d. April 9, 1876, unm .;

Jesse Maris Bonsall, b. Jan. 15, 1836, d. Nov. 11, 1841.

Eliza McIlvain, b. Jan. 13, 1798, d. July 19, 1874; m. Jacob Hewes ; issue :

Spencer Hewes;

Charles Hewes.

John McIlvain, b. May 2, 1800, d. Sept. 26, 1801 ;

Spencer McIlvain, b. March 27, 1803, d. Dec. 13, 1889; m. Sarah Crosby, b. April 25, 1801, d. Dec. 21, 1865; issue :

Ann Eliza McIlvain, b. Jan. 28, 1833; m. Feb. 18, 1857, Edward Clark Diehl; issue :

Sarah M. Diehl, b. 1859;

Ella Fonche Diehl, b. 1861;

Mary Diehl, b. 1868.

Henry McIlvain, b. July 20, 1834, d. Dec. 27, 1893; m. Sarah C. Pearson; issue : Spencer McIlvain, b. March 6, 1859;

Edward Pearson McIlvain ;

Henry McIlvain.

John Spencer McIlvain, b. Sept. 24, 1805, d. Jan. 23, 1880; m. Sept. 2, 1827, Susan Crosby Morton, b. April 27, 1809; issue :

Edward Bonsall McIlvain, b. March 17, 1830, d. Nov. 13, 1856, on the Island of St. Thomas, West Indies;

Jeremiah McIlvain, b. Feb. 1, 1808, d. in Harford co., Md., May 26, 1893; m. March 8, 1833, Ann Crosby Harlan, widow of Dr. Ellis C. Harlan, dau. of John S. and Sus- anna Morton, and sister to Susan Crosby Morton, who m. his brother, John Spencer McIlvain; she was b. Aug. 2, 1804, d. March 29, 1866; issue :

George W. McIlvain, b. July 9, 1840; m. Rachel, dau. of Dr. Samuel and Susanna G. Ramsey; issue :

John Morton McIlvain, b. Aug. 22, 1868; m. Dec. 24, 1897, Mary E. Fred- enburgh ;

Bernard Stump McIlvain, b. July 29, 1871, of Churchville, Md .; d. July 8, 1908;

Henry Stump McIlvain, b. Nov. 24, 1877.

Anne Crosby Morton McIlvain, b. Aug. 1, 1842.

Ann McIlvain, b. May 4, 1810, d. Dec. 13, 1893; m. Nov. 7, 1832, Levis Miller, of Media, Pa., son of George and Mary, b. July 16, 1806, d. Oct. 24, 1891 ; issue :

Elizabeth Spencer Miller, b. Dec. 21, 1833, d. July 6, 1905; m. Nov. 7, 1855, Joseph Bunting, son of Josiah and Sarah (Sellers) Bunting, b. June 12, 1830, d. Jan. 29, 1890; issue :

George Miller Bunting, b. July 28, 1856; m. Nov. 12, 1882, Caroline Sellers Keen, b. April 20, 1859; issue :

Howard Keen Bunting, b. Dec. 5, 1883;

Edith Sellers Bunting, b. Nov. 26, 1886;

Clement Smith Bunting, b. Aug. 29, 1891 ; George M. Bunting, Jr., b. Oct. 27, 1895.

Anna Miller Bunting, b. Oct. 4, 1859; m. April 19, 1906, Morgan Bunting, son of Joseph Bunting, Jr., and wife, Emma; he was b. Jan. 14, 1863;

Edgar Thomson Miller, b. May 4, 1835; m. Nov. 7, 1865, Mary Haldeman, b. April 24, 1840, d. March 9, 1909; issue :

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Elizabeth Haldeman Miller, b. July II, 1868; m. Feb. 9, 1901, Samuel S. Evans, of Cedartown, Ga .; issue :

Dorothy M. Evans, b. Dec. 24, 1901 ;

Samuel S. Evans, Jr., b. March 5, 1905.

John Spencer Miller, b. May 5, 1872; m. Dec. 21, 1904, Adele Robinson ;

Dr. Clarence Haldeman Miller, b. Jan. 10, 1881; m. Sept. 3, 1906, Alma Satterfield;

Marion Miller, b. April 8, 1885; m. Oct. 6, 1906, Dr. Samuel Lloyd Mc-

Carthy, and had Edgar T. M. McCarthy, b. Nov. 28, 1907, d. Feb. 7, 1908. Mary Lavinia Miller, b. Feb. 19, 1837, d. Oct. 20, 1860;

George Deeble Miller, b. Feb. 3, 1839; m. Oct. 17, 1865, Ann C. Thomas, and re- sides in West Phila. ; issue :

Henry Spencer Miller, b. Aug. 31, 1866;

Dr. Mary Thomas Miller ;

Anna Mellvain Miller, m. Nov. 18, 1902, Edward T. Biddle; issue:

George Deeble Biddle, b. Aug. 3, 1905;

Mary Taggart Biddle, b. July 1, 1907.

Anna Miller, b. April 28, 1841; m. Oct. 6, 1864, Col. Joseph W. Hawley, of Media, Pa .; issue :

Mary Miller Hawley, b. April 14, 1868; m. Nov. 15, 1893, Justice Mitchell Thompson.

Levis Miller, Jr., b. Feb. 27, 1843, d. (unm.) after 1864; enlisted Oct. 5, 1861, as a private in Seventieth Penna. Regiment (Sixth Cavalry), was taken prisoner at battle of Beaver Dam, Va., May 10, 1864, and is supposed to have died on the way home after being exchanged ;

Samuel Miller, b. Feb. 25, 1845, d. Sept. 15, 1908; m. Nov. 12, 1902, Louisa G. McCarty ;

Sallie Levis Miller, b. Sept. 9, 1847, d. June 13, 1894; m. April 15, 1884, Clement W. Smith, who d. June 25, 1890; no issue;

Katharine Miller, b. Nov. 22, 1850; m. Nov. 7, 1879, Albert Levis, b. Feb. 25, 1847, d. Jan. 1, 1898; issue :

Samuel Garret Levis, b. June 26, 1882;

Spencer McIlvain Levis, b. Dec. 6, 1883, d. June 30, 1884;

Clement Smith Levis, b. Jan. 26, 1886.

Ellen Miller, b. Feb. 5, 1853; m. Nov. 29, 1876, George M. Booth, president of First National Bank, of Chester; issue :

Levis Miller Booth, b. Jan. 19, 1878; m. April 24, 1902, Alice Lippincott; had issue: George Martin Booth, b. May 18, 1904; Robert Lippincott Booth, b. July 29, 1907; Helen Lippincott Booth, b. Oct. 21, 1908;

Elizabeth Martin Booth, b. March 23, 1882; m. March 23, 1908, Robert Emerson Lamb;

Newlin Trainer Booth, b. Oct. 23, 1886.

Hannah John Miller, b. March 23, 1855; m. Nov. 7, 1881, Joseph E. Mickle; issue :

Joseph Evans Mickle, b. July 3, 1883; m. Oct. 23, 1907, Edith Lucy Cowley ; issue :

Joseph Evans Mickle, b. Oct. 30, 1908.

Grace Evans Mickle, b. July 2, 1885;

George Miller Mickle, b. Dec. 28, 1886;

Francis King Mickle, b. Aug. 17, 1889.

Samuel McIlvain, b. Dec. 6, 1813, d. Nov. 11, 1833, unm.

JAMES McILVAIN, of Ridley, Delaware county, Pennsylvania, fifth child and third son of John and Lydia (Barnard) McIlvain, born in Ridley, February 14, 1769, died there, October 19, 1850. He married, November 4, 1801, Mary Rob- inson, of Scotch-Irish ancestry, born November 8, 1770, died 1838. He married (second) Mary Ann Coulter, by whom he had no issue :

Issue of James and Mary (Robinson) McIlvain:

John Mcllvain, b. Oct. 18, 1802, d. April 10, 1869; m. Elizabeth Rugan Matlack, of a prominent Colonial family of New Jersey, Phila, and Chester co .; issue :

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Henry Clay McIlvaine, b. Feb. 20, 1838, d. Oct. 12, 1900; m. in Annapolis, Md., Oct. 11, 1870, Fanny N. Randall;

Abraham Robinson McIlvaine, of Phila., b. Nov. 18, 1847; m. June 24, 1875, at "Glen Isle Farm," Downingtown, Pa., Elizabeth Eshelman; issue :

Fanny Edge McIlvaine, b. July 24, 1878;

John Gilbert McIlvaine, b. Dec. 4, 1880;

Herbert Robinson McIlvaine, b. March 16, 1883;

Donald McIlvaine, b. July 28, 1892.

William Herbert McIlvaine, b. March 7, 1852, d. July 21, 1861.

HON. ABRAHAM ROBINSON MCILVAIN, b. Aug. 14, 1804, d. Aug. 22, 1863; m. Anna G. Mulvaney; of whom later;

William McIlvain, b. July 1, 1807, d. at Reading, Pa., Nov. 9, 1890; m. April 17, 1834, Sarah Crosby Morton; issue :

Charles McIlvain, b. Sept. 20, 1835, d. Sept. 21, 1835 ;

Crosby Morton McIlvain, b. Sept. 27, 1837, d. July 3, 1895; m. Jan. 12, 1865, Sidney Harvey Leoser; issue :

Howard L. McIlvain, b. Jan. 19, 1866; m. June 27, 1894, Elizabeth Parry Clapp; issue :

Sidney L. McIlvain, b. Oct. 2, 1896.

Mary McIlvain, b. Nov. 4, 1869; m. Jan. 26, 1898, John J. Kutz; issue:

Sidney McIlvain Kutz, b. Jan. 1, 1899.

Annie Morton McIlvain, b. Nov. 20, 1877; m. April 8, 1903, John L. Mickle. Howard MclIvain, b. Oct. 26, 1839; enlisted Sept. 24, 1861, in Independent Battery B (Durell's Battery) ; was commissioned First Lieutenant; was killed at White Sulphur Springs, Va., Nov. 15, 1862, while commanding the left section of the Battery, encouraging his men in a desperate artillery duel with the Confederate Artillery; Lieut. Charles A. Cuffel, of the Battery, in his "Durell's Battery in the Civil War," says of Lieut. McIlvain: "He died the death of a hero, bravely fighting for his country like the soldier that he was. The entire command, officers and men lamented his death and regarded it as an irreparable loss. He was beloved by the whole battery, and especially by the men in his own section. The captain keenly felt the loss of his right-hand man and trusty lieutenant, the one to whom he always turned when an important duty was to be perform- ed. Whenever a responsible or dangerous task was to be executed McIlvain was called to lead. He did not appear to know fear, but was cool and collected in the thick of the fight as when calmly sleeping under the canopy of his tent. He was kind and just to his men, and would have resented an act of injustice to any one of them; he was capable of maneuvering and fighting a much larger command, and would, no doubt, have been advanced to high rank in the service had his life been spared to the close of the war;"

William Robinson McIlvain, b. Jan. 28, 1841; m. Dec. 31, 1862, Emily Reed Smith; issue :

Edward Morton McIlvain, b. Oct. 2, 1863; m. at St. Ann's Church, Annap- olis, Md., Oct. 10, 1894, Amy Roger Robinson; issue:

Edward Morton McIlvain, Jr., b. July 4, 1895.

Howard McIlvain, b. July 5, 1865, d. March 8, 1868; William McIlvain, b. Nov. 7, 1870.

Albert McIlvain, b. Dec. 7, 1843, d. same day;

Ann Eliza McIlvain, b. April 4, 1845;

Sallie R. McIlvain, b. Aug. 23, 1849, d. Aug. 27, 1850;

Spencer Lightner McIlvain, b. Aug. 11, 1852;

Sarah Crosby Morton Mellvain, b. May 22, 1853, d. May 24, 1853.

Sarah Robinson McIlvain, b. Sept. 25, 1809, d. April 21, 1882;

Anthony Wayne McIlvain, b. Dec. 25, 1811, d. Oct. 31, 1831 ;

Susan Humphreys McIlvain, b. Aug. 21, 1814, d. May 1, 1832.

HENRY CLAY MCILVAINE, eldest son of John and Elizabeth R. (Matlack) Mc- Ilvain, born February 20, 1838, was educated at private schools and at the North- west Grammar School, Philadelphia, under the celebrated Aaron B. Ivins; entered the Central High School, February, 1853, leaving there in July, 1855, to become a student at the Philadelphia Polytechnic College, from which he graduated in 1856.

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He then entered the Pennsylvania railroad shops at Altoona, Pennsylvania, and served a full term of three years. He then applied for a position of fireman and engineer on the road that he might become familiar with the practical and actual work of a locomotive. After six months experience on a train running from Philadelphia to Columbia, he entered Baldwin's Locomotive Works, and pursued his studies at home for admission as an engineer in the United States Navy.

He was appointed Third Assistant Engineer, United States Navy, February 17, 1860, and made his first cruise on the Sloop-of-War, "Powhattan," Home Squad- ron, to which he was ordered in May, 1860. He was appointed Second Assistant Engineer, with rank of Midshipman, November 1, 1861 ; raised to rank of Ensign, January 6, 1862; First Assistant Engineer, with rank of Master, March 1, 1864; raised to the rank of Lieutenant, July 25, 1866; and resigned and was honorably discharged, June 21, 1869. He served on the "San Jacinto," east Gulf Squadron, 1862-63; the "Augusta," North Atlantic Squadron, 1863-65; was instructor in steam engineering at the United States Naval Academy, and on the practice ship, "Winnipeg," 1865-68. His last service was on the "Gettysburg," in charge, at the time of his resignation, June 21, 1869.

Throughout the service he was known as an ideal officer ; his professional attain- ments, his readiness and scrupulous care in the accomplishment of what was re- quired of him, made him beloved by all who knew him or had the privilege of being his shipmate. He was elected a member of Pennsylvania Commandery, Military Order of Loyal Legion, September 4, 1867; was a member of its Council, 1897-98, and its treasurer, 1899, to his death in Philadelphia, October 12, 1900. A memorial of him prepared by order of the Commandery, by three Engineers of the United States Navy, as a committee, after giving his official record, concludes as follows :

"Mere platitudes and set phrases are useless. Harry McIlvaine, as we all knew hin, in the service, in business, in his pleasures, in any light, from which he might be viewed, was a lovable, gentle, warm hearted and sympathetic friend, and shipmate; always the same, always sincere, always true."

Lieutenant McIlvaine married at Annapolis, Maryland, October 11, 1870, Fan- nie N. Randall, and they had issue :

Alexander Randall McIlvaine, b. Oct. 2, 1877;

Elizabeth R. McIlvaine, b. Feb. 21, 1879; m. June 2, 1906, E. Crosby Kindleberger ; issue :

Katharine W. Kindleberger; Mary Lindsay Kindleberger.

Frances H. McIlvaine, b. Oct. 10, 1882; m. Nov. 11, 1906, Lieut. Roger Williams, U. S. N .; issue: Roger Williams, Jr., b. Dec. 10, 1908;

Katharine Wirt McIlvaine, b. Oct. 21, 1884;

Ellen Cheston McIlvaine, b. June 23, 1886;

Henry Clay McIlvaine, Jr., b. Sept. 3, 1889.

HON. ABRAHAM ROBINSON MCILVAINE, second son of James and Mary ( Robin- son) McIlvain, born in Ridley, Chester county, August 14, 1804, was named for his maternal grandfather, Abraham Robinson, of New Castle county, Delaware, who was a member of Assembly there, 1776-77; a member of the Committee of Safety for New Castle county ; raised a battalion for service in the Revolution ; was authorized to sign paper money for state of Delaware; and served as Judge

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of Court of Common Pleas, and Orphans' Courts, of New Castle county. Through his mother, Mr. McIlvaine was also a great-great-grandson of Isaac Sharp, one of the proprietors of West Jersey, a large landholder in and Judge of Salem county, and a member of four successive assemblies of State of New Jersey.

Abraham Robinson McIlvaine was elected to General Assembly of State of Pennsylvania, 1836, and declined a nomination to the State Senate at the expira- tion of his term as Assemblyman in 1838. He was a member of the Electoral College in 1840 and voted for the successful candidates for President and Vice- President. He was elected to the Twenty-eighth United States Congress, from the Seventh Pennsylvania District, as a Whig, and re-elected to the Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Congresses. He was a strong advocate of a protective tariff, and his voice was frequently heard on the floor of the house on this subject. He was intimately acquainted with General Winfield S. Scott, John Quincy Adams, Abra- ham Lincoln, and other of the most prominent statesmen of his day. In Mr. McIlvaine's "National Album," John Quincy Adams wrote an original verse, and their respective families were on intimate terms; Mr. McIlvaine was one of the delegates selected by Congress to escort Mr. Adams' remains to Springfield, Mass- achusetts, for burial. When Lincoln was elected President of the United States, he wrote to his old friend, Abraham McIlvaine, asking who would be acceptable to Pennsylvania as a member of his cabinet, and Hon. Simon Cameron, who re- ceived the appointment, later wrote to Mr. McIlvaine, stating that Mr. Lincoln had told him that he owed his appointment to the recommendation of Mr. Mc- Ilvaine.

Abraham R. Mcilvaine located on a farm in what was known as Springton Manor, northern part of Chester county, where his farm of three hundred and fifty acres is still known as "Springton." It is beautifully situated, sloping down to and overlooking the historic Brandywine Valley. He was a leading man in his neighborhood, much loved by his neighbors and had a wide circle of friends. His family still have numerous letters written to him by President Lincoln after his election. He was president of the Agricultural Society of Chester and Delaware counties, and filled other positions of trust and honor. Mr. McIlvaine married, March 16, 1830, Anna Garrison, daughter of Patrick Mulvaney, of St. Clairsville, Ohio. He died October 22, 1863.

Issue of Abraham R. and Anna G. (Mulvaney) McIlvaine:

James Patrick McIlvaine, b. Feb. 21, 1831, d. unm., Nov. 10, 1854;

Mary Elizabeth McIlvaine, b. June 1, 1833, d. March 29, 1839;

William H. McIlvaine, b. March 16, 1835, d. Sept. 22, 1841 ;

Charles McIlvaine, b. May 31, 1840; m. Oct. 20, 1864, Sarah Gibson, dau. of Hugh and Martha (Gibson) McIlvain; no issue :

Mary R. McIlvaine, b. May 13, 1842;

ELIZABETH MULVANEY MCILVAINE, b. July 17, 1844; m. Oct. 15, 1868, John Gibson Mc- Ilvain, of firm of J. Gibson McIlvain & Co., Phila., son of Hugh and Martha (Gib- son) McIlvain; see forward;

Sallie Robinson McIlvaine, b. Oct. 10, 1852; m. Dec. 6, 1883, Frank P. Miller, b. Jan. 25, 1858; issue :

Anna McIlvaine Miller, b. Dec. 6, 1887.

HUGH MCILVAIN, fifth son and youngest child of John and Lydia ( Barnard) McIlvain, was born in Ridley, Delaware county, Pennsylvania, May 19, 1775. In 1798 he started the lumber business in what is now West Philadelphia, establish-

HANNAH HUNT.

THE FIRST PUPIL AT WESTTOWN SCHOOL ..

HannahM Main

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ing the business since carried on by his descendants near the site where he erected the McIlvain Mansion in 1803, at Market street and Lancaster road, on land later purchased by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, just west of the present tunnel, and continued to live there until his death, November 24, 1838. He was a mem- ber of the Society of Friends. He was a man of quiet and unobtrusive disposi- tion, of good business ability and sterling integrity, holding a high place in the esteem of the community in which he lived, loved and labored, though taking little part in political or public affairs.

From the "Monthly Sketches" we extract a portion of a testimonial of his worth and virtues, written nearly a year after his decease :

His virtuous life prepared him for the scene and he met the King of Terrors in all that dignified and manly composure (which indeed characterized his whole life) and en- abled him to overcome Death and the grave, and with pious and almost unexampled resig- nation through a depth and intensity of suffering he verified the truth that death may be divested of its sting and the grave shorn of its victory.

"He settled in this place in the year 1798 and though nothing can be said (neither can it be desired) of any part he has performed in the theatre of 'Political Life,' for though we find high eulogiums passed upon such, yet after all their devotion to their country and their country's cause, we look to the private domicile as to a Talisman of their worth and to the social fireside as a mirror of their virtues. If reflected by such a mirror, if such be the blessed sanctuary where the flame of devotion and of all social virtues has kindled and burned with a steady uninterrupted and increasing brilliancy until the lamp of life is ex- tinguished, it affords a living memorial which indeed the pen cannot strengthen. Such was particularly his happy allotment. Of a quiet and unobtrusive disposition with a retired- ness of character, his manners were nevertheless of that peculiar form which although staid and sedate were ever open, serene and cheerful. If was only to those to whom he was most intimately connected who could fully appreciate his worth. The unfeigned emotion with which he would frequently mingle his feelings with those of others in their enjoyments contrasted with his general staidness of demeanor, was particularly attractive, tending to endear and strengthen the social ties, and are such as add a peculiar charm to many virtues. He was an ardent admirer of the works of nature, and in pointing out her beauties, his countenance beamed with devotional feelings, and it was easy to portray therein that he soared from 'Nature up to Nature's God'."

"From such a life the result was as might naturally be expected, serene and tranquil. It is not for me to harrow the feelings of the survivors with a minute detail of his sufferings, only known to those around him throughout which, weekly and daily expecting his close, not a murmer escaped his lips; on the contrary he expressed his fears that he was not sufficiently patient, evincing that resignation to the Divine will was the constant prayer of his soul. On being asked how he felt, he replied, 'All peace, all peace.' He affectionately took leave of all his children making some requests as to the manner in which he wished them to live; he took his departure in the full possession of his faculties until the close, in which he exemplified the fulfillment of the promise that 'the reward of righteousness is peace, and the effect thereof, quietness and assurance forever.'

"11th Mo. 7th, 1839."

Hugh McIlvain was married January 9, 1806, in the new Meeting House at Darby, to Hannah Hunt, they being the first couple married therein. Hannah (Hunt) McIlvain was born in Darby, November 14, 1786, died in Philadelphia, October 11, 1829. "Endeared to her family and friends by every tender tie that could bind the human life." She was a daughter of John and Rachel (Gibbons) Hunt, and was the first girl entered as a pupil at Westtown Boarding School, on its opening day, in May, 1799. The "Westonian," a publication of the institution, in its issue of Sixth Month, 1901, contains a silhouette portrait of Hannah Hunt, and a short sketch of her life from which we extract the following :

"One would like to give free play to his imagination and his pen in an attempt to describe

"A noble type of good Heroic womanhood"

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which the institution has fostered among her numerous followers. * * * The original Westtown girl is described as having been of medium size, handsome, with dark blue eyes, brown hair, pretty complexion, a bright cheerful and affec- tionate disposition and very conscientious."

She was the great-great-granddaughter on two lines of James Hunt, of Kent, England, who emigrated to Pennsylvania, 1684, with his two daughters, Elizabeth and Mary, and settled in Kingsessing, Philadelphia. His first wife, whose maiden name was Chambers, had died in England, and he married (second), 1686, Eliza- beth, daughter of Richard Bonsall, of Darby, Chester county, and had by her two children, Ann and James. The latter born April 14, 1691, died April 10, 1743; married, November 5, 1712, Rebeckah Faucit, born March 24, 1696, died Decem- ber 26, 1770, daughter of Walter Faucit, of Haverah Park, West Riding of York- shire, England, who was married, May 23, 1675, to Grace Atkinson, at the house of Henry Settle, in Netherdale, Yorkshire, and with her emigrated to Pennsyl- vania in 1684, and settled on a tract of land extending from Ridley creek to Crum creek, in Ridley township, Chester county.

Walter Faucit, a recommended minister among Friends, was one of the signers of the testimony against George Keith in 1692. He was appointed one of the "Peace Makers" for Chester county in 1685, and was a member of Provincial Assembly in 1695. He died in 1704. His wife, Grace, died, and he married (sec- ond), June 14, 1694, Rebecca Fearne, who survived him and died September 16, 1756. She was a daughter of Joshua Fearne, of Ashoner, Derbyshire, England, who with his mother, Elizabeth Fearne, and sisters, Elizabeth and Sarah, emi- grated to Pennsylvania, 1682, settled in Darby, where he died in 1693. He was Sheriff of Chester county, Justice of the Courts, 1689-93; member of Provincial Assembly, 1690-93, and was one of those selected to testify against George Keith. He married, 1687, Abigail Bates, of New Jersey, who died in 1691.

John Hunt, son of James and Rebeckah (Faucit) Hunt, born June 6, 1716, died January 6, 1791 ; married, November 22, 1738, Elizabeth, born September 15, 1719, died October 30, 1794, daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Smith) Sellers, of Darby, and granddaughter of Samuel Sellers, the emigrant to Darby from Derby- shire, England, by his wife, Ann Gibbons. John Hunt, father of Hannah (Hunt) McIlvain, was a son of John and Elizabeth (Sellers) Hunt ; was born August 18, 1753, died August 16, 1836. He married, October 29, 1777, Rachel, born April 26, 1760, died February 15, 1845, daughter of Joseph Gibbons, born October 24, 1712, died 1779, one of the most distinguished men of Chester county, a member of Provincial Assembly for fifteen consecutive terms, 1743-63, by his wife, Han- nah, born November 7, 1715, sister to Humphrey Marshall, the celebrated botanist, and daughter of Abraham Marshall, from Gratton, Derbyshire, England, who set- tled at Darby, 1700, and removed to the forks of the Brandywine, in Chester county, 1707, by his wife, Mary, daughter of James Hunt, emigrant, before men- tioned, by his first wife. Elizabeth Hunt, other daughter of James Hunt, by his first wife, married, 1696, William Bartram, and became the mother of that other noted botanist, John Bartram, of "Bartram's Gardens," so familiar to Philadel- phians.

The ancestry of Rachel (Gibbons) Hunt, back to John Gibbons, emigrant from Derbyshire, is given in these volumes under the title of the Gibbons family.

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Issue of Hugh and Hannah (Hunt) Mellvain:

Rachel McIlvain, b. Nov. 5, 1806; m. Oct. 27, 1830, Samuel Hutchinson; both are bur. at Darby Friends' burying-ground; left no issue;

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Colonial families of Philadelphia, Volume II, Part 56

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