Genealogical and biographical annals of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 1, Part 8

Author: Floyd, J.L., & Co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, J. L. Floyd & Co.
Number of Pages: 1090

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was keeper of the Great Seal. In the "Colonial "& placed in the back streets of the Front of Del- Records, Vol. I," which contains the minutes of aware, beginning with No. 5 at the South Side, the Provincial council of Pennsylvania from March 10, 1683, the date of its first organization, to Nov. 27, 1700, we find the following items re- garding William Frampton : `and so proceed north as numbered in the Draught," we find the name of William Frampton as purchaser of No. 10. In a list of "Old Rights," consisting of the first purchases of land from Wil- Page 82, record of meeting 12th of 7th Mo., 1683: Accounts and bills due to "Wm. Framp- ton" are given from seventy-eight persons. They are for tobacco, pork, Indian corn, wheat, etc., chiefly tobacco. liam Penn, we find the following: Under "Wil- liam Framton" the following quantities of land in Philadelphia county-"Return, 10 acres, 2nd of Oct., 1684"; Warrant, "500 acres, 13th day, 1st Mo., 1683"; Warrant, "Bank Lott, 2nd day of 6th Page 94, record of meeting 20th of 2d Mo., 1683: "Win. fframpton being sent for before this board, his petition was read, and it was Ordered that Janles Claypoole, Robt. Turner, Jno. Greene, Jno. Jones, and Win. fframpton, or any two of them, to have the Keys & to take into Possession the estate in the hands of John Vanburson, and to Inspect his accts in psuance of the same, and to make a returne distinctly of said goods & accts to this board." Mo., 1684" ; Warrant, "? City Lotts, 17th day of 1st Mo., 1683"; Warrant, "City Lott. 17th day of 1st Mo., 1683." In Bucks county William Frampton had a warrant for 1,500 acres, 5th day of 5th Mo., 1686; and in Chester county "Wm. Frampton & ors" had an order for 289 acres, 3rd day of 6th Mo., 1686. Besides, it appears that William Frampton was the owner of land in Kent county, Del., and in Burlington, N. J. He died insolvent, however, in 1686, and it would seem that his death Meeting 21st of 12th Mo., 1683: "James Clay- pool, Jno. Joanes, & Win. fframpton made their re- turn to this board Concerning the Estate of John Vand Borsons." was premature, and somewhat sudden: had he lived "longer he would probably not have been in- solvent. In further confirmation of the theory that his death was rather sudden we have the rec- "Whereupon James Claypool & Wm. fframpton were appointed to Inspect and make up accts of John Vanborson, & to give an acct of it to this board when they make up the Cr. & Dr." ord of his nuncupative will, "spoken before Sam- uel Spicer, Samuel Bulkley at Phila., 9th of 7th month, 1686, Proved 8th of 9th month, 1686, by said witnesses, Robert Turner having a knowledge "Wm. fframpton makes a report of the refer- ence of the Council covering estate of John Van- borson Lately deceased." of the matter. Release of interest by Elizabeth Frampton, acknowledged before Robert Turner, same date. W.m. Frampton, Robert Turner, Wm. "The provll Council Ordered Wm. fframpton & Samll Carpenter of this town, Marchts, to admin- ister on ve behalf of ye creditors and Heirs of Jno. Vanborson, & to make report of what they doe there in to this board." Southby, Registers." With the copy of this nun- cupative will there is on file the last will and testa- ment of William Frampton made the same date and properly executed. There are three seals to the signature: (1) A Griffin head; (2) a head pierced by an arrow : (3) a lion passant. Wills proved at Philadelphia. [Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Vol. I, No. 1, June, 1900; New York Library-Lennox. ]

Philadelphia was laid out in 1682, and as pre- viously noted William Frampton was a member of William Penn's first Provincial council, for the government of the Province of Pennsylvania (and the lower counties, now called Delaware), and he represented Kent county, Del., in that council. During the time he was a member of that body · Penn was not in this country, Thomas Holmes act- ing as president of the council alternately with Thomas Lloyd, for a time. after which the latter presided altogether. From the time. William Frampton became a member of the council he was invariably present, his name always appearing in the list of the seven or eight members comprising

Page. 127, meeting 1st day of d Mo., 1685: Wm. Frampton appears for the first time as a member of the council. The minutes say : "Wm. Clark being attested deposeth that he saw ye re- turne of the Sherriff of ye County of Kent for a member of Councill, & he did read in the returne that Win. fframpton was ye man Chose for the membr of Councill."

"And it being put to the Question whether that was sufficient for him to Sit, past in the Affirma- tive."

"Wm. fframpton was this day attested to keep secresy."

"Ordered that Wm. fframpton, Phin. Pember- ton & John Cann doe draw up a Bill that all pay may be made in kind aec, to contract, also that they bring in the Distance of takeing up of Ser- vants."

Meeting 4th day of 20 Mo., 1685: "Ordered that

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Wn. fframpton draw a new Bill for the Size of he being about building a Wharfe. It was Grant- Caske Exported, and also to be used within the ed, & a fortnights time given for ve Reinovall of ye Goods out of ye Caves."

Province" etc.

"Ordered that Jno. Symcock, Jno. Cann, Wm. fframpton & Phinehas Pemberton be a, Commit- tee to draw up the former bills."

Page 133: "Richard Ingelo Cl. Concy Appoint- ed for a Committee Jno. Symcock, Wni. Wood, Jno. Cann, Phi. Pemberton, Win. fframpton & Tho. Holines, to receive proposals from the As- sembly."

The council was notified of the death of King Charles II .: council ordered that Richard Ingelo, clerk, read a "publication of King James the 2nd as King." This proclamation is given, and ends with the words: "AND SO GOD SAVE THE KING."

Page 141, ineeting 28thi of 3d Mo., 1785: In the list of members noted as present on this date, the same is printed "Win. Frampton." Later it is sometimes written "frampton," "Framptone," and "fframpton."

Page 162, meeting 6th day of 9th Mo., 1685: "Ordered that James Claypool, Robt. Turner, Saml Carpenter, John Jones, Wm. frampton, Pat- rick Robinson, John Test, John Songhors be writt to desireing them to come forthwith to the Coun- cill, they having urgent business with them about the Subscriptions."

"The persons above mentioned all Came to ye Councill, where they Discoursed about ve subscrip- tions. Concluded amongst themselves to meet to- gether in ye afternoon to Consult about methods how to proceed in order to discharge their Obliga- tion and give in acc't thereof at next Sitting of ye Councill."

"Jaines Claypool, Wm. frampton," and seven others, were made "General Commission of the Peace for the County of Philadelphia."

Meeting 16th day of 9th Mo., 1685: Ordered that "ye Respective Indian Kings be sent for to the Council with all speed to answer their Complaint."

Page 163, meeting 17th day of 9th Mp., 1685: "The undertakers of ve subscription Came to ye Councill according to their promise ye Sixth Instt. and Presented their Report with a list of ye Sub- scribers and what Subscribed, ye whole amounting to 201.19,2 to wch Chris Taylor at ve board sub- scribed. 6.00.00. The Councill Commended their Diligence and promised them their furtherence & Assistance therein."

Meeting 5th day of 5th Mo., 1686: "Ordered that Robt. Turner, Wm. frampton, & Wm. South- ersby take charge of ye office of Register Gen'll, in as full and ample a manner as Christop Taylor had in his Lfe Time."

Meeting 6th day of 5th Mo., 1686: "Commis- sion impowring Robt. Turner, Wm. Frampton, & W.m. Southersby to manage ye Register Genll of- fice of this Province & Territories, New Castle only excepted, was this day signed."

Page 176, meeting 1st day of 3d Mo., 1686: "Robt. Turner & Win. frampton were attested as Justices of ve Peace for the Towne and County of Philadelphia,. they having had a Commission Lately made."

Page 178, meeting 11th day of 3d Mo., 1686: "Councill Ordered John Symcock & Wm. framp- ton to go with ye promulgated bills to ve Assem- bly."

"W'm frampton having urgent business had leave for this day's absence."

Page 179, meeting 12th day of 3d Mo., 1686: "The petition of ye frenchnnen sent over by Bellases was Read Complayning agt Bellases agents for. not performing ye Contract between Bellases & ye frenchmen : it was Ordered yt Arth Cook John Symcock Robt. Turner Wm frampton should Examine and Redress the same with all Expedition."

Pages 189-190 : On the 3d day of the 7th Month. 1686. council, after a morning session in the usual place, adjourned for an afternoon session "at Robt Turner's house" "he being sick." "Win frampton" is recorded as being present at both sessions, this being his last recorded attendance (evidently be- ing ill).

Page 195. "At a meeting of Councill in the Councill House ve 18th 9th Mo. 1686, P. M.": "The Commission npon ye Death of Wm frampton one of ve persons Commissioned for ve manage- ment of ve Registry office etc., it was unanimously [word missing?] that ye Genll Registry be pro- posed to the acceptation of James Claypoole Senr having lately Requested ye same: Upon his con- sent thereunto, a Commission be Drawne to Im- powre him to act therein During ye Govrs Pleas- nre.'

Meeting 30th day of the 1st Mo. 1687. P. M .: "Returne of Kent County send returning Griffith Jones to serve in Provll Councill the Remaining have served : signed ve Obligation & took his place in ve Councill."

Meeting 9th day of 11th Mo .. 1685: A new Com- mission for Kent County was appointed, as the old would not serve, inserting the names of "Wm. part of the time Win Frampton Deceased was to Southersby, Wm. frampton" etc. in the list.

Mecting 1st day of 12th Mo .. 1685: The Justic- es for the County of Philadelphia appeared, con- The Friends' records referring to William Frampton show that he was present at a monthly inceting in Philadelphia 4th Mo., 3d. 1684, when sisting of "Wm. frampton." James Claypool and others. "Wm. frampton's petition was read re- questing Removall of ye Caves before his Door, he was appointed with others to have charge of

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building a meeting-house for the accommodation record of his marriage it was presumably lost or of Friends. 8th Mo., 1th, 1684, he was appointed with another to take the account of what is col- lected for poor Friends and give information to next meeting. 12th Mo. 3d, Friends belonging to the meeting were desired to meet at William Frampton's house "to consider what to do in rela- tion to poor Friends." 12th Mo., 9th : It is agreed that subscriptions for the poor be paid to Wm. Frampton, "who is to pay it to whom the meeting shall order." He was also appointed with others to assist the poor in providing work for them, etc. 3d Mo., 4th, 1685: Williamn Frampton "acquaint- ing the meeting that he is going to divide his house and desires Friends that some other place be considered and provided against the Quarterly Meeting he and others were appointed to provide such a place etc." He is also appointed at this Thomas Frampton, son of William, married an Ellis, first name unknown, who was probably the daughter of Thomas Ellis of Burlington, N. J. They had three children: John, Hannah (who married David Price) and another child, name un- known. [ The death of a Thomas Frampton, 10th Mo., 27th, 1726, is mentioned among the Friends' records. ] meeting to prepare a certificate for certain Friends who were about to remove out of the Province. He is also desired "to speak to poor Friends that are like to be in want and that they advise them the properest way for the getting of a livelihood." 2d Mo., 5th, 1686, he is named with another to see about the money rights of a certain child : 3d Mo., 3d, appointed on a certain property matter ; 4th John Frampton, son of Thomas, lived and died in Cumberland county, Pa., in Derry township, near the town of Carlisle, which was then little more than a trading post. He owned a farm. He married a Critchfield, first name unknown, and they had sons: William, John, Samuel. Nathaniel and Arthur, who have numerous descendants in various parts of the country. One of Nathaniel's descendants became a Mornion. John, Arthur and Samnel served in the Revolutionary war, as members of the "Cumberland County Rangers." Mo., 7th, he is desired to pay out certain money belonging to the Meeting. This entry of 4th Mo., 7th, 1686, is the last one relating directly to him, and it appears that he must have died soon after- ward, for in the Monthly Meeting held 7th Mo., 24th, 1686, the following minute was made: A. B. "is appointed by Friends to go to the widow Frampton and get those books that belong to this meeting, which her husband had in his cus- tody." Elizabeth Frampton is mentioned as hav- ing been appointed on certain matters of busi- ness in the meeting on the meetings held 12th Mo., 25th, 1686, 1st Mo., 25th, 1681, 3d Mo., 29th, 1687, and 3d Mo., 27th, 1687.

In William Penn's "Further Account" of the Province of Pennsylvania, published in 1685, he mentions the fact that he has built a brick house to "encourage others and that from building in wood." He adds: "many have brick houses now going up with good cellars." He enumerates hous- es built by Arthur Cook, William Frampton, .John Wheeler, and others, on Front street chiefly. He says: "All these houses have balconies."

The "History of Philadelphia County" says: "Robert Turner's brick house on Front and Arch Streets was built in 1685." The history says fur- ther : "Bristol Township adjoined Bucks Co. har- ing Tacony Creek on the east, and Germantown south and west of it. The lands in this township were taken up by such inen as Samuel Carpenter, Richard Townshend, William Frampton, Samuel Benezet, Griffith Jones, etc."

William Frampton married Elizabeth, sister of Mary, wife of Philip Richards, but as we find no

destroyed, as he was too prominent a man for the record not to have been made. His widow re- married, as in the meeting held 8th Mo., 26th, 1688, Richard Basnet or Bassnett and Elizabeth Frampton declared their intentions of marriage. Elizabeth was desired "to make what reasonable provision she could for her children before the next monthly meeting." 9th Mo., 13th, the Friends finding nothing to obstruct their marriage set them at liberty to accomplish it "according to the good order of Truth." No record appears to have been preserved of their marriage certificate, though there is the following record: "At the . Philadelphia monthly meeting, Elizabeth Framp- ton to Richard Bassnett, 9th Mo., 30th, 1688." [There must be another record.]

William Frampton, son of John, was a very suc- cessful and wealthy farmer of Mifflin county, Pa., living near what is now Lewiston. He married a Staley, and died in 1829, in Clarion county, when over eighty years old, and is buried near Church- ville, in that. county. Previous to his time the family had all been Quakers, but be became a Baptist. . and all his numerous descendants have clung to that faith. He had an only son, David, and several daughters, whose descendants are num- erous.

David Frampton, son of William, born near Lewistown, Pa., removed to a farm near Reids- burg, Clarion Co., Pa. He married Hannah Lo- bach, who was of Holland-Dutch lineage, and they had sons Samuel. William, Abraham, Jonathan, David and Reid, and a number of daughters.

Samuel Frampton, son of David. born in 1810, died in 1887. He was a well-to-do farmer resid- ing near Clarion, Pa. He married Eveline Rey- nolds, granddaughter of a Revolutionary soldier, and of Scotch and English descent. They had children : Richard : Thomas: Byron Hays: and several daughters, one of whom. Ida, is the wife of

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J. S. Wrightnour, D. D., a graduate of Bucknell ty. near the Northumberland county line, and was University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Byron Hays Frampton, of Clarion, Pa., young- est son of Samuel, married Nellie Mohney, and they became the parents of three children : James Villiard (who was a student at Bucknell Univer- sity), Samuel and Romaine.

held in the building of a gristmill. The grinding of grain and the grinding of an education occurred at one and the same time. The seats or benches were arranged in a circle around the teacher, each pupil with his or her back towards the instructor. When the family moved from near Greenbrier and located near Herndon the old Trevorton railroad was in process of construction, and he found em- ployment on the job. After attaining his major- ity he was in the droving business for three years, and in the mercantile business at Herndon for two years. From 1867 to 1869 he was in business with his brother George at Herndon, Pa., in April, 1869, locating in Mount Carmel, with which place he has

JOSEPH DEPPEN, though one of the oldest citizens of Mount Carmel, is still one of the most prominent business men in that borough. and is probably one of the best known men in Northum- berland county. As proprietor for a number of years of the."Deppen House" of Mount Carmel, he came in contact with many citizens of the locality in his earlier days, and at one time he owned most since been identified. For fifteen years after set- of the ground now included in the borough lim- its. He was the organizer of the Mount Carmel Savings Bank and has been engaged in the real estate business for many years.

tling here he was engaged in conducting the "Dep- pen House." now known as the "Commercial," and after abandoning that line of business was devoted principally to real estate. He at one time owned Mr. Deppen was born Dec. 2, 1837, in Upper Mahanoy township, Northumberland county, near Greenbrier. His parents, Abraham and Mary (Snyder) Deppen, had a family of six children, four of whom are living: Louise, who married Dr. most of the ground on which Mount Carmel is sit- uated, and he sold his property off in lots, making a success of his transactions, which have covered many years. In 1872 he organized the Mount Carmel Savings Bank, which began business at Reuben Muth; George, born in 1836, at Locust his hotel April 9, 1872; Amos Vastine was pres- Gap, this county, who married Mary Mertz (he ident of this institution. Upon the expiration of lives in Herndon, Jackson township ) : Joseph ; and the bank's charter the stockholders discontinued Alexander. In 1844 the parents took their family business and a new institution, now known as out to Wayne county, Ohio, making the journey by the Union National Bank, was forined. wagon. The trip was a remarkable one, always Mr. Deppen was not only prominent in business but also in the public life of the borough, which remembered with interest by all the family. They took up farm land, but not finding conditions fa- he served as treasurer, as treasurer of the council. vorable returned to Pennsylvania in 1846 and lo- and as school director. In all his relations with cated at County Line, Lower Mahanoy Township, his fellow. men he gave evidence of public spirit and an. intelligent insight into local needs which made him a valuable public servant.

Northumberland county. In the spring of 1848 Abrahanı Deppen bought land at Greenbrier where he followed farming and tanning, selling this On Sept. 7, 1867. Mr.' Deppen married Eva place in 1851 and locating at Mahanov, now Red Elizabeth Hoffman. daughter of Jacob and Eva Elizabeth (Weiser ) Hoffman, of Jordan township. Northumberland county. Mrs. Deppen died June 17, 1896, and is buried at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jackson township. She was a lifelong member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. which Mr. Deppen and their children joined Nov. 2, 1890. He is a Democrat in political faith. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Deppen : (1) Lizzie E. is at home. (?) Mary Ada married Dr. F. D. Raker. of Shamokin. who was at one time treasurer of Northumberland county, and they had fonr children, Conrad Joseph Moses, Ralph Edward, Susan Eva and Alma Eliz- abeth. Mrs. Raker dicd May 8, 1898. (3) Joseph Henry is mentioned below. (+) Gertrude Jane is at home. Mr. Deppen resides with his daugh- ters at Nos. 109-111 South Chestnut street.

Cross, near Herndon. In the fall of 1852 he pur- ehased the well known island. opposite Herndon, where the family lived for a period of fourteen years. It was during this time that the bridge was built connecting the island with the shore at Hern- don, and Joseph Deppen was the first to drive a horse over the bridge. It was torn down about 1875. During the time the Deppen family lived on the island occurred the disastrous flood of 1865. From March 17th to March ?1st the is- land was all under water and the Deppen family had to live in the barn for a week, during which the floating sawlogs entered the second-story win- dows of the dwelling house. The flood was one of the worst which have visited this district and the Deppens lost nearly all their possessions. In 1866 they moved to Herndon and rented the island. Abraham Deppen died Aug. 13, 1899, his wife Nov. 5, 1868.

Joseph Deppen attended an old pay school typ- ical of the times. It was located in Dauphin conn-

JOSEPH HENRY DEPPEN, son of Joseph Deppen. was born Dec. 10, 1874, at Mount Carmel, and there received his preparatory education. He graduat- ed from the high school in 1893. and subsequently

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attended the business college at Shamokin, gradu- Truman H. Purdy spent his youth at Lewis- ating in 1894. For two years he was secretary for burg, Union county, and there received his early Judge Voris Auten, in 1896 entering. Bucknell University, at Lewisburg, Pa., graduating in 1900, with the degree of Sc. B. Thereafter he studied law in the office of Judge Auten, and was admit- ted to the bar of Northumberland county Dec. 29, 1902. He has since been engaged in practice in Mount Carmel, his office being at No. 32 North Oak street .. Mr. Deppen has won high standing at the bar as a lawyer of thorough training and reliable intelligence. He has established an ex- cellent practice, which is being steadily auginented by reason of his conscientious attention to all the work intrusted to him. He is a member of the Lutheran Church. At the present time he is treas- urer of the Mount Carmel school district and is now completing the last year of his third term as school director. education, also attending Madison Academy at Factoryville. He took the collegiate course at Lewisburg University. Leaving that institution about 1858, he was for the next three years en- gaged in newspaper work at that place, having established the Union Argus, a weekly Democratic paper, which he edited until induced to move to Sunbury in 1861. In the stormy days preceding the outbreak of the Civil war when party lines meant much, the need of a Democratic newspaper was felt at Sunbury, and selling out his interests at Lewisburg Mr. Purdy founded the Northumber -. land County Democrat, with which he was associ- ated, as editor and proprietor, until the winter of 1866-67, meantime publishing also the German Democrat, which went out of existence upon his retirement. At the time of his death the following paragraph appeared in the Democrat, which is still one of the leading newspapers of this section : "On this page is announced the death of Hon. T. H. Purdy, of Sunbury. He was the founder of this paper. He was a Democrat of Democrats, and never wavered in support of the principles of his party. During the war he suffered for opinion's sake, but he was as unbending as the sturdy oak. He died as he lived, true to himself, his family and friends and all humanity. We deeply mourn the death of our friend and benefactor." Such was the opinion his successors were able to voice after a lapse of over thirty years, when time had shown the wisdom and integrity of his conduct of that paper in its early days. Under his management the paper grew in circulation from three hundred to thirty-five hundred. Reference was made to the stanehness of his Democracy. Always a zeal- ous worker in the councils of his party as an or- ganizer or in meeting during the period of his active association therewith, he was a foreeful in- fluence in its local triumphs. In 1862 he made sixty-five speeches, and at the election that year the party had one thousand majority as against sixty-four in 1861. He was elected to represent his, district in the State Legislature twice, serv- ing in 1864-65 and 1863-66, but thereafter bore no working part in political affairs.

TRUMAN HARVEY PURDY was born June 26, 1830, in the village of Purdytown, Wayne Co., Pa., and died April 4, 1898, in Sunbury, of which place he had been a citizen for thirty-six years. The measure of his influence upon that community 'and' upon the various other communities with which his interests were linked cannot, however. be expressed in a simple statement of time. One whose versatile abilities brought him into con- tact with many phases of the progressive period in which he lived, whose diversity of talents made him known to almost every class, he had a well- rounded career-a life unusually well spent and lived close to high ideals. His professional work as journalist, lawyer and writer won him high rep- utation and popularity and gained wide recogni- tion of his mental attaimnents: in the years of his early manhood he was a successful political leader; throughout his mature life he displayed rare business qualities, his accomplishments in the way of industrial development showing a degree of foresight and executive faculties of surpassing strength. He prospered in his business operations, which were not confined to Sunbury. his inter- ests in Sunbury being extensive and important to the evolution of that place into a modern, pro- gressive city : and in association with J. B. Ewing he founded the town of Steelton, Dauphin county, where he retained large interests.

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Genealogical and biographical annals of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 1, Part 8

Author: Floyd, J.L., & Co., Chicago, pub Publication date: 1911 Publisher: Chicago, J. L. Floyd & Co. Number of Pages: 1090

Author: Floyd, J.L., & Co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, J. L. Floyd & Co.
Number of Pages: 1090