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Robert Carter, Chichester 1695
John Churchman, Chester
1696
Samuel Carpenter, 1697
William Cloud, Chichester. 1697
1697
William Collet, Concord
William Cook, Concord. 1698
Robert Chamberlain, Concord 1698
Jeremiah Collett. Concord 1686
Oliver Cope, New Castle Co
16844
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William Beyer, Bethel.
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Morgan Drewitt, Chichester 1684
Hugh Durbrow, Thornbury 1687
William Dowe, Concord. 1687
Peter Dix-Dicks, Birmingham 1691
Daniel Davis, Birmingham
1697
John Dutton, Aston. 1682
John Dutton, Jr., Aston
1697
Edward Dutton, Bethel
1697
Thomas Dutton, Aston.
1697
Robert Dutton, Nottingham
1701
Joseph Edwards, Concord.
1697
Robert Eyre, Bethel.
1697
John Eyre, Chichester.
1691
Thomas Eavenson, Thornbury.
1698
Richard Farr (ffarr), Concord 1685
William Flower, Chester. 1692
Rubin Ford,
1697
John Gibbeon, Chichester 1684
John Gregg, 1694
1698
George Grubb, Chichester. 1698
Joseph Gilpin, Birmingham 1697
William Hewes, Chichester 1684
John Harding, Chichester 1684
Valentine Hollingsworth, New Castle
Co.,
1684
Francis Harrison, Chichester
1685
Hugh Harvy, Birmingham.
1686
Thomas Hall, Concord.
John Hannum, Concord. 1686
1686
Williams Hewes, Jr., Chichester 1690
William Huntly 1691
Thomas Hollingsworth
1691
John Hendrickson, Chichester
1691
John Hutsham (Hutchinson)
1695
James Hayward, Concord
1697
Joseph Hickman, Thornbury
1697
Ephraim Jackson, Thornbury 1695
Humphrey Johnson, Chester 1696
Edward Jones 1697
John Kingsman, Chichester 1684
Thomas King, Concord
1694
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John Greene, Concord.
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William Lamplugh, Chichester 1685
Nathaniel Lamplugh, Chichester 1685
Jeremiah Langly 1697
Thomas Moore, Concord
John Mendenhall, Concord 1685
1685
Benjamin Mendenhall, Concord 1688
John Martin, Concord 1696
Thomas Mercer, Aston
1684
Nicholas Newlin, Concord
1685
Nathaniel Newlin, Concord
1685
Joseph Newlin, Concord
1698
John Newlin, Concord
1697
Henry Oburn, Concord
1697
William Oburn, Concord
1684
Nathaniel Parke, Concord
1684
Robert Pyle, Bethel
1684
Nicholas Pyle, Chichester
1685
George Pearce, Thornbury
1684
John Pennell, Aston 1699
John Pennock, Bethel
1699
Roger Patrick
1693
John Palmer, Sr., Concord
1688
Philip Roman, Chichester 1684
1684
Henry Reynolds, Chichester 1684
Thomas Rawlings 1686
Philip Roman, Jr., Chichester 1695
Robert Roman, Chichester 1695
Thomas Rally 1697
William Roe, Concord 1697
Humphrey Scarlett, Chichester 1684
Robert Southery, Bethel 1684
Francis Smith, Bethel 1684
Roger Smith, Chichester 1685
1686
Samuel Scott, Birmingham
1688
John Sanger 1697
James Swaffer, Chichester 1699
Richard Thatcher, Thornbury
1687
John Taylor, Thornbury 1687
Isaac Tavlor, Thornbury
1691
Mark Taylor
1699
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Joseph Richards, Aston
William Stogdrall
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Jonathan Thatcher, Burmingham 1699
Thomas Usher, Chichester 1685
Thomas Withers, Chichester 1684
Edward Walter, Chichester 1685
Richard Woodward, Thornbury 1695
Godwin Walter, Concord 1696
Robert Way WOMEN.
1698
Ann Brown (Mercer)
1684
Katharine Brown (Williams) 1699
Margery Bennett (Willis) 1687
Sarah Bennett (Clews)
1697
Ann Baily (Short)
1687
Ann Brinton (Bagley) 1698
Mary Beger 1685
Honnor Brown (wife of James) 1688
Jane Brinton (Thatcher) 1690
Mary Beals 1700
Frances Barnard . 1700
Elizabeth Cloud (Bayly) 1685
Grace Chadsey (Stanfield) 1695
Hannah Churchman (Cerce) 1696
Mary Chamberlain 1698
Lydia Carter 1698
Prudence Clayton (wife of Wm., Sr.) ..
1681
Elizabeth Durbrow (wife of Hugh) 1698
Susanna Davis 1698
Mary Dutton (wife of John) 1682
Elizabeth Dutton (Kinghman) 1704
Gwin Dutton (Williams) 1701
Lucy Dutton (Barnard) 1700
Ann Dutton (Brown) 1700
Mary Edwards (wife of Joseph) 1698
Mary Fletcher (Walter) 1698
Mary Farr (Sangger) 1685
Elizabeth Flower (Morris)
1691
Mary Ford (Drust)
1697
Elizabeth Gregg (Cook)
1694
Elizabeth Greene 1698
Hannah Gilpin (Glover) 1697
Elizabeth Harvy (Brinton) 1686
Elizabeth Ilickman (wife of Joseph) .. 1697
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Deborah Hewes 1699
Sarah Hewes (Beyer) 1685
Amy Harding (wife of John) 1690
Grace Hollingsworth (Cook)
Mary Huntly (Stanfield) 1690
1691
Frances Hendrickson (Beyer)
1692
Deborah Hance 1700
Ann Hollingsworth
1698
Elizabeth Harris (wife of Hugh)
1698
Margery Hannum (Southery)
1698
(Widow) Johnson 1686
Rachel Jackson (Newlin)
1695
Hannah Kingsman (Simcock)
1684
Mary King (wife of Thomas)
1698
Susannah Lamplugh (Beyer)
1685
Elizabeth Mendenhall ( Maris)
1685
Mary Mendenhall 1685
Elizabeth Morris
1692
Gwin Martin (Morgan)
1696
Ann Mendenhall ( Pennell) 1688
Mary Moore 1698
Mary Newlin ( Mendenhall) 1685
Elizabeth Newlin (wife of Nicholas) . .
1699
Hannah Oburn (Cook) 1697
Elinor Parke 1686
Elizabeth Parke (Cook) 1687
Abigail Pyle ( Bushel) 1688
Ann Peirce (Gainer) 1699
Ann Pyle (wife of Robert) 1698
Sarah Pyle 1699
Sarah Roman (Beyer) 1684
Hester Rawlings (Craft) 1686
Frances Radley 1698
Prudence Reynolds (Clayton) 1684
Ann Scarlett 1684
Elizabeth Smith (Lockly) 1685
Mary Sangger 1684
Elizabeth Swaffer (wife of James) 1700
Rebecca Scott (wife of Samuel) 1688
Hannah Thatcher (Dieks) 1699
Martha Taylor ( Roman) 1695
Jane Thatcher
1700
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Hannah Taylor
Katharine Turner 1696
Elizabeth Withers (Collett) 1691
Esther Woodward (Davis) 1695
Elizabeth Walter (Sangwest) 1696
Mary Walter 1698
The following persons, members of Concord Monthly Meeting, reached the great age of one hundred years and over :
Mary (Woodward) Newlin, wife of John Newlin (Nathaniel2, Nicholas1). Married in 1711. She died Eleventh month 24th, 1790, aged 101 years. Probably buried at Concord.
Mary (Williamson) Eavenson, wife of George Eavenson, of Thornbury. Married Ninth month 28th, 1755. He died Fourth month 30th, 1816, in his ninetieth year, and she Seventh month 7th, 1828, being over 100 years of age. Both buried at Concord.
Thomas Dutton, of Aston, son of Thomas and Hannah (Routh) Dutton, born Second month 20, 1769; died Ninth month 12th, 1869, aged 100 years, 7 months and 10 days. Buried at Chichester.
Phebe (Mendenhall) Thomas, wife of Gideon Thomas and daughter of Robert and Elizabeth ( Hatton) Mendenhall, born Seventh month 7th, 1770; died First month 19th, 1875, being 104 years, 6 month and 12 days old. She was buried at Concord.
John Benington, last of Media, born in England, Sev- enth month 20th, 1800; died Fourth month 16th, 1901, aged 100 years, 8 months and 26 days. He was buried at Concord, orthodox yard.
LIST OF TAXABLES IN THE LOCALITIES OF THE JURISDICTION OF CONCORD MONTHLY
MEETING IN 1715.
Those marked (*) were Friends.
ASTON TAXABLES, 1715. € d
*Robert Carter, Tax 0
7 ()
*John Pennel 0
7 6 *Moses Key 0 8 2
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*John Dutton
0
8
6
*Thomas Dutton
0
6
6
*Thomas Woodward John Neeld
0
4
0
James Widdows
0
2
0
William Rattew
0
1
0
Samuel Jones 0
1
6
*Thomas Barnard
0
3
0
*Abraham Darlington
0
2
6
*John Hurford
0
2
6
Jonathan Monroe
0
1
0
Thomas Geall
0
1
0
ffree Men.
£
S
d
Thomas Dunbabin
0
4
0
Isaac Williams
0
4
0
Joseph Darlington
0
4
0
Edward Richards
0
4
0
Samuel Stroud
0
4
0
Total
4
3
2
BETHEL TAXABLES, 1715.
£
S
d
*Robert Pyle
0
6
0
John Grist
0
1
0
*Robert Booth
0
2
6
*Edward Beazer
0
5
0
John Cannady
0
1
6
Benjamin Moulder
0
1
6
*Joseph Pyle
0
3
6
*Edward Dutton John Hickman
0
2
6
*Edward Pennock
0
2
6
William Griffith
0
2
6
John Hopton
0
1
3
*John Gibbins
0
10
6
Thomas Durnell
0
1
3
Total
2
5
6
BIRMINGHAM RATE.
€
S
d
*William Brinton
0
8
0
109
0
4
6
-
0
7 0
-
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John Beckingham
0
1
8
*Robert Pyle Jun"
0
3 10
Robert Chalfan 0
2 6
John Chalfan Junr
C
2
4
Jonathan Compton 0
1
0
Magnus Simonson 0
0
0
10
Thomas Codery
0
2
6
Providence Scott
0
1
3
*Sam1 Hollingsworth
0
3
6
*Joseph Gilpin
0
8
4
*Gyan Stevenson 0
0
0
8
*Samuel Painter Jun" 0 William Turner 0
1
3
*John Bennett
0
6
*Richard Webb John Weith
0
3
7
Edmund Butcher
0
2
3
*Daniel Davies
0
4
2
*John ffred
0
8
0
*Thomas Chandler
0
1
8
*Swithin Chandler
0
1
8
*Joseph Robinson
0
1
6
*Sarah Green
0
2
6
Henry Gunston
0
2
4
Samuel Scott Jun"
0
1
0
free Men.
€
S
d
John Harvey
0
4
()
John House
0
4 0
-
Total
5
1 3
CHICHESTER RATE-LOWER PART.
£
S
a
*Philip Roman
0
6
*Jonah Roman
0
4
0
*Robert Roman John Rawson
0
2
6
0
2
6
*Richard Beazer
0
2
8
Philip Petrick
0
3
0
Anthony Baldwin
C
2
0)
8
4
*Samuel Painter Sen"
2
3
0
6
4
John Chalfan Sen"
2
6
:10
-
-
Concord Monthly Meeting of Friends
William fflower 0
4
6
Mordecai Howell
0
4
6
John Royley
0
2
6
Richard Edwards 0
2
6
*William Clayton
0
6
0
*William Hughs
0
2
0
*William Hughs Junr John Hopton
0
2
6
0
1
6
Richard Crosby
0
3
0
John Boss
0
5
0
ffree Men.
£
8
d
*John fflower
0
4
0
*Thomas Clayton
0
4
0
*Thomas Howell
0
4
0
Total
3
10
2
CHICHESTER RATE-UPPER PART.
£
S
d
Enoch fflower
0
3
6
*William Chandler
0
1
8
Walter Martin
0
5
6
*Henry Reynolds
0
8
6
*ffrancis Reynold
0
2
0
*Ruth Chandler
0
3
6
George Leanard
0
1
6
*francis Routh Mathew Wood
0
3
6
*John Beazer
0
1
6
*John Kingsman
0
4
6
*Humphrey Scarlet
0
2
6
*James Whitaker
0
4
6
*Shadreck Scarlet
0
2
6
Thomas Linvill
0
4
0
*Thomas Withers Jeremiah Collet
0
5
0
John Chambers
0
3
0
Richard Weaver
0
1
6
Jeremiah Cloud
0
2
6
ffree Man.
111
-
0
4
6
0
4
0
Two hundred and twenty-fifth Anniversary
£
S
d
Richd Mashell
0
4
0
Total
3 13
8
CONCORD RATE.
£
S
d
*Natha : Newlin Jun™
0
5
2
*Nicholas Pyle
0
8
8
for ye Mill
0
3
0
James Clamston
0
4
3
*Nath : Newlin Senr Joseph Cloud
0
17
7
*Henry Oburn
0
8
9
John Palmer
0
2
9
*John Palmer Jun"
0
2
7
*Godwin Walter
0
4
0
George Robinson
0
3
0
*Jacob Pyle
0
2
10
Ralph Pyle
0
2
8
Henry Peirce
0
5
2
Mathias Carle
0
3
11
*Ralph Evenson
0
3
2
James Heavrd
0
2
10
William Ammet
0
1
0
Thomas Smith
0
1
2
John Lee
3
0
*Robert Chamberlin
()
5
9
*Robert Chamberlin Jun"
0
1
7
*Thomas West
0
1
2
William Hill
0
1
11
Morgan Jones
0
4
0
Thomas Durnall
1
3
George Lee
0
2
6
Daniel Evans
0
1
11
Joseph Nicklin
0
2
6
John Hannum
0
2
1
*Benjm Mendenhall
0
12
1
*John Mendenhall
0)
2
11
*John Newlin
0
5
3
Joseph Edwards
()
4
Thomas Broom
2
·1
William fforde
0
6
ffrancis Pulin
()
1
6
-
-
0
3
1
112
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*John Penneck
0
1 0
James Chiffers
0
0 8
John Hackney
0
1 0
Christopher Penocke
0
1
2
ffree Men.
£
S
Caleb Pearkins
0
4
0
Richard ffarr
0
1 0
Peter Poulston
0
4 0
John Pennock
0
4
0
John Engram
0
4
0
Henry Jones
0
4
0
Thomas Ealthan
0
4
0
Total
8
16
9
THORNBURY RATE.
£
S
d
Henry Nayle
0
3
6
*John Willis
0
10
3
*George Pearce
0
6
3
*Isaac Taylor
0
14
*William Brinton
0
1
8
*Jonathan Thatcher
0
4
9
John Davis
0
8
11
*Philip Taylor
0
3
9
*John Yearsley
0
4
6
*Thomas Evenson
5
3
*Richard Woodward
4
10
*Wm: Pile land in Kenet
0
6
0
*Joseph Brinton
0
4
1
*Jacob Vernon
0
7
2
*Joseph Baker
0
6
4
*Thomas Masser
0
4
9
*Richd Evenson
0
3
10
Richard Arnold
0
1
6
John Stringer
0
0
9
Land not Settled.
€
S
d
John Beller
()
14
2
William Bostock
()
4
Mathew Andrews
0
1
3
*John Pile
3
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Joseph Edwards
0 0 10
ffree Men. £ 8 d
*Peter Hatton for his land in Kenet 0 3 4
Richd Arnold Jun" 0
4
0
*Jacob Bennet 0
4 0
*John Bennet 0
4
0
Nicho. Rogers
0
4
0
Nehemiah Ogden
0
4 0
Total 7 9
3
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Appendix
BRINTON.
William Branton (Brinton), wife Ann, son William and daughters Elizabeth and Esther, emigrated from Nether Gournall, Parish of Sedgeley, Staffordshire (near Birmingham), England, in the year 1684. He was born in 1630 and died in 1700. He married Ann Bagley (daughter of Edward) in 1659. She was born in 1635 and died in 1699. They arrived in Philadelphia, and while waiting to make arrangements for a permanent settle- ment presented two certificates to a Friends' Meeting, held at the Governor's house, 4th of Ninth Month ( November), 1684. One from Dudley, dated 15th of the Eleventh Month, 1683; the other from his dealers and correspondents, dated January 14, 1683. They were accepted by the meeting. He made two purchases, one of two hundred and one of two hundred and fifty acres of land, in 1685 and had them located adjoining each other in Birmingham township, choosing this locality on account of the fertility of the soil; although, then. a little outside of other settlements. The year before his emigration he had suffered religious perse- cution In having goods distrained to the value of £5. 11s. to satisfy a fine of 26s. imposed under the non-conformity act. The first winter after his settlement being very severe they suffered great privations, and the Indians relieved them with supplies of game. The first dwelling was called "the cabin," and meetings were sometimes held in it. In fact the first monthly meeting held within the lints of Birmingham Meeting was held at his house.
He was of a religious turn of mind and for a time sided with the followers of Keith, but upon reflection he resumed his unity with Friends, and held many important positions in the Society. The descendants of William Brinton are very numerous, and many of them have occupied highly responsible offices in this community. It is believed that all bearing the name Brinton in Pennsylvania are descended from him. His children were: 1. Ann, born 1662, in England; married John Bennett Fourth Month, 18. 1684. in England. and settled in Birmingham, near her father, where some of his descendants still reside.
2. Elizabeth, born in England; married Hugh Harris 1st of First Month, 1686. at Chichester Meeting. He died in 1708. They resided near Dilworthtown, but left at least no male issue.
3. Esther, born in England, married John Willis, in England. He purchased 250 acres of land in Birmingham, in 1892. It is believed that the name became extinct in his line with the death of a grandson, John Willis.
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4. William Brinton (junior), born 1666, in England, emi- grated with his father. He married Jean Thatcher, Tenth Month (December) 9, 1690, in a meeting held at Birmingham, a daughter of Richard and Jean Thatcher, born Tenth Month 17, 1670, in England, and came with her parents to Pennsylvania. Both she and William being young when they crossed the ocean as immi- grants. They resided on his father's land, obtaining the farm by deed of gift in 1697. In 1704 he built a stone house to supply the place of "the cabin" of his father, which remained in a good condition for nearly two centuries. He was one of the projectors and partners of the Company Mill, the first built in Concord. It is located north of Concordville; in more recent years occupied and run by Mathew Ash, and afterwards by Emmor S. Leedom, but now entirely in disuse. In 1713 William Brinton, Jr., rep- resented Chester County in the Provincial Assembly. In 1721, when Birmingham Meeting House was built. he was one of the trustees. Both were highly esteemed Friends. He was buried Eighth Month, 17, 1751, and she died Twelfth Month, 17, 1755, and both were buried at Birmingham Meeting. It was said of them that they saw the country an' unbroken wilderness and lived to see it well settled, cultivated and improved.
Of their children :
1. Joseph Brinton, born Eleventh Month. 30, 1692; died ; buried Tenth Month, 18, 1751. He married Mary Pierce Tenth Month, 6, 1711, in Concord Meeting. a daughter of George and Ann (Gainor) Peirce, immigrants, born Tenth Month (December) 25, 1690; died after 1740. Ile married. second, Mary Elgat, in 1748. Resided in Thornbury township. He was a man of more than ordinary ability. Ile was a justice of the courts of Chester County from 1730 to 1751, the time of his death, and frequently represented the county in the Provincial Assembly. Though born in this country it is said he possessed the appearance, disposition and character of an Englishman. He was widely known as an "Esquire." He was the father of thirteen children, viz .: Ann, Jane, Mary, Joseph, John, James, Moses, Caleb, William, Jane, 2d. Hannah, Phebe and George.
2. William Brinton born Sixth Month, 25. 1694; buried Third Month, 1761. He was married thrice: first to Hannah Butler, Second Month, 26, 1716; second to Azuba Townsend, Fifth Month 9, 1724; third to Cicily Chamberlain Fifth Month, 1734. He had but two children : Jane, who married Joseph Walter, and Thomas, who died unmarried.
3. Edward Brinton, born Twelfth Month (February), 12, 1704 : died Third Month, 17, 1799 ; married Hannah Peirce, Fourth Month, 17, 1724, a sister to his brother Joseph's wife, born Second Month ( April). 21, 1690. They resided in Thornbury, and he succeeded Joseph as a justice of the court in 1752 to 1761, and again appointed in 1764. He had also represented the county in the Provincial Assembly. He had six children, viz. : Isaae, Jane, George, Stephen, Hannah and Amos.
5. Ann Brinton, born Second Month (April), 18. 1710; mar- ried Samuel Bettle, Second Month, 29, 1731, in Birmingham
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Meeting. They appear to have resided in Birmingham and had seven children, viz. : Hannah, William, Samuel, John, Rachel, Ann and Joseph. They were active members of Concord Monthly Meeting, of which he was for some years clerk. They finally removed to Philadelphia.
CHADSEY OR CHAD.
Francis Chadsey as early as 1681 lived in Chichester. He was appointed constable of that township in 1685. He had emi- grated from Wiltshire, England, and lived in Chichester until 1696. where his name appears on the list of taxables of Birming- ham. On November 24, 1702, he acquired title to 500 acres of land which had previously been surveyed to Henry Bernard or Barnet in 1684, and conveyed to Daniel Smith in 1686. This tract inchides all of the present village of Chadds Ford and its surroundings. He served as a member of the Assembly from Chester County, 1706 and 1707, and about that time erected a corn mill. the first in Pennsylvania, on the Brandywine Creek. Its location was for a long time lost, but evidence was found to make it probable that it was very near where the present mill, below the bridge, is built. In 1695 he married Grace Stanfield, a daughter of Francis and Grace Stanfield, of Marple (immi- grants). They settled on his Birmingham property. In society he held a high position and was frequently called upon to attend to meeting affairs by Concord Monthly Meeting, of which he was a member, and to transact public business. He died in 1713. He had children: Elizabeth, John, Grace, Betty, Francis and probably one more.
The son John inherited his principle landed estate. The difficulty of crossing the Brandywine, especially in rainy times and in the spring of the year, became so urgent as travel increased that John Chads was solicited to establish a ferry at that place, and he agreed to do so. The county loaned him thirty pounds to build a "flatt or Schowe" and the ferry was started in 1737. It was from him or his father that the name Chadds Ford was given, but he changed the mode of crossing, which was superceded In 1829 by the erection of a bridge, as it now is.
CLAYTON.
The Clayton (originally Claytown) family claim a descent from Thomas Clayton, of Clayton Hall, in Yorkshire, England, in 1560. His second son, William, was a barrister of the Immer Temple ; he died in 1627. Ilis son. William Clayton, with his family, arrived in 1671 on the ship Kent, from London, in com- pany with certain commissioners sent ont by the proprietors of New Jersey to purchase lands from the Indians.
In March, 1678-9, he bought the share of Hans Oelson, one of the original grantees of Marcus Hook. Pa., and settled there. As a Friend he was an active and consistent member and like- wise took a part in political affairs. He was a member of Goy ernor Markham's Council and also of that of the Proprietary after his arrival. He, at the same time, served as one of the
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justices of the court of Upland County and subsequently for that of Chester County. He attended at the first court held in Penn- sylvania under William Penn's government. His name frequently appears in the proceedings of Concord Monthly Meeting, as does that also of his son William. It is thought by his descendants that the elder William's wife name was Prudence. He died about 1691.
They had at least three children : 1. William, Jr., who married Elizabeth Beyer (daughter of John) in 1682.
2. Mary who married John Beales in 1682.
3. Prudence who married Henry Reynolds 9, 10, 1687, at Burlington, N. J., but settled in Chichester.
The descendants of these have furnished this nation with many distinguished names. In the Clayton line there was Powell, who was United States Minister to Mexico; John M., who went to Arkansas and was elected governor ; and Judge Thomas J., who was judge in the Courts of Delaware County, Pa., for many years.
In the line from the Reynolds descending can be numbered : Hon. John M. Broomall, late of Media ; Hon. Washington Town- send. late of West Chester, both having been Congressmen from this district ; also Dr. George Martin, a distinguished scientist ; John M. Sharpless, a widely known Friend; and Sarah B. Flit- craft. now a prominent minister in the Society of Friends.
DARLINGTON.
The Darlington family claim a descent from a family of that name resident in Whitegate. Wiltshire, England, during the reigns of Henry VIII, Mary and Elizabeth, sixteenth century. The descent from a search of records being probably through Richard' of Brookhouse, conjectured to have been the father of six brothers, viz. : Edmund. Thomas, Robert, John. Richard and Randle. Of these the line comes through Richard" (married, 1589. Catharine Threlfoll) ; Job.8 baptized. 1596. (married, 1616, his cousin, Elizabeth Darlington) ; George,' baptized at White- gate, November 28, 1616, (married Mary) ; Job.5 baptized, No- vember, 1655. (married Mary Neild, December 6, 1680) ; she died Derember 18. 1728. and Job was buried. August 11, 1731. They had soven children, viz. : Mathew, Abraham.º Daniel, Joseph. Mary, Jane and John.
Abraham Darlington, son of Job and Mary Darlington, of Darnhall, in Cheshire, England, with his brother John, both very young. emigrated to America in the early part of the eighteenth century. John subsequently removed to Maryland. Abraham had served an apprenticeship as a saddler, and for a short time carried on this trade in Aston and possibly in Chester. In 1712 he married Deborah. the daughter of Joseph Carter, who did not long survive. In 1716 he married Elizabeth, the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Hilborn, of Bucks County. They probably resided in Aston until 1723, when they removed to Birmingham. where he purchased a farm: wear the Brandywine. Besides the
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management of a large farm he devoted considerable time to the practice of the healing art, in which he had considerable skill. He was a Friend by convincement and a member of Concord Monthly and Birmingham Preparatory Meeting. flis death occurred in 1776 at an advanced age. There is no record of any children by his first wife; by his second there were ten, viz .: Mary, Deborah, Elizabeth, Abraham, Thomas, John, Hannah, Rachel, Job and Rebecca.
The descendants of these are known as the "Clan Darlington," and a genealogical record of them has been published, edited by Gilbert Cope, Genealogist of West Chester, Pa., which gives an extended account of the family. Amongst these descendants there were those who became distinguished in public affairs, for instance :
(a) Hon. Isaac Darlington+ ( Abraham', Thomas', Abraham1), born Twelfth Month, 13, 1781; died Fourth Month, 27, 1829. He was a member of the State Legislature, 1807-08; member of Congress, 1812-14; President Judge of the Courts of Chester and Delaware Counties, 1816 to his death, 1839.
(b) William Darlington, M.D." (Edward', Thomas', Abra- ham1), born 1782; died 1863. He practiced medicine in West Chester, Pa., and was member of Congress two terms, 1819-23. He became an eminent botanist. He published a valuable work on the plants of Chester County entitled "Flora Cestrica," 1837; third edition, 1853, which was commended by eminent botanists of Europe. He also published memorials of John Bartram, of Darby and Humphrey Marshall, of Chester County, 1853, both distinguished botanists.
(c) Jared Darlington' (Jesse3, Thomas?, Abraham'), born Eighth Month, 15, 1799; died Twelfth Month, 7, 1862; married Mary Dutton, Fourth Month, 7, 1731, at Chichester Meeting, daughter of Thomas Dutton, the centenarian, born Fourth Mouth, 5, 1808; died Twelfth Month, 27, 1891. He became the owner of the homestead in Middletown Township, the original settlement of Joseph Sharpless' (Jolm'). Ile established a high reputation as a dairy farmer and maker of a superior grade of butter, which his sons and grandsons still maintain. Ilis children were Edward, Sarah J., Albert, Amy, Frances, Jesse, Thomas, Jared, Mary and R. Anna.
(d) Smedley Darlington“ (Richard'), born Twelfth Month, 24, 1827; died Sixth Month, 24, 1899. Became a school teacher of prominence, founded Ercildoun Seminary in 1851. After a suc- cessful career in various positions he was elected to Congress for two terms, 1880 and 1882. Ilis daughter, Maud M., became the wife of Hon. Thomas S. Butler, Second Month, 20, 1879, at present (1911) a Congressman, who presented the able paper at our anniversary, appearing in this book.
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