Biographical Sketch of John PASSMORE (1881); Chester County, PA

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From THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY, by Futhey and Cope (1881);

pg. 675

PASSMORE, John, from the parish of Husk, in Berkshire, England, with his wife, 
Mary, daughter of Humphrey Buxcey, settled in Kennet, now Pennsbury, as early as 
1714, afterwards removing to West Marlborough, where he died about 1746.  His 
brother, William Passmore, was a resident in Philadelphia, and appears to have 
been in good circumstances.  The children of John so far as known, were William, 
b. 11,16,1703, m. Mary Heald; John m. 3,18,1727, to Elizabeth Harris; Eleanor, 
m. 4,16,1736, to George Kerson, or Carson; Augustine, b. 7,27,1714, m. Judith 
Farlow and Hannah Howard; George, b. 2,23,1719; Mary, m. William Pusey; Samuel, 
m. Susan Butcher.
  George Passmore married 9,10,1742, Margaret, daughter of John and Magdalen 
Strode, of West Marlborough, and had children,--John, George, Margaret, Mary, 
Thomas, Elizabeth, Margery, and Ann.  John, born 7,2,1743, married, 4,24,1765, 
Phebe, daughter of Joshua and Mary Pusey, of Londongrove, and had children,--
Mary, Margaret, Susanna, Ellis, Margery, Hannah, Mary, Lydia, Phebe, Sarah, 
George, and Elizabeth.
  Ellis Passmore, born 3,1,1771, son of John and Phebe, married Ruth Moore, and 
was the father of Phebe, Ruth, Ellis P., Andrew M., John W. (father of Col. 
J.A.M. Passmore, of Pottsville), George B., Benjamin J. (late associate judge), 
and William Passmore.
  George Passmore, born 7,28,1748, died 1,17,1834, son of George and Margaret, 
married, 4,24,1776, Mary Pennock, daughter of Levis and Ruth, of West 
Marlborough, and settled in Londongrove.  Their children were Levis, Margaret, 
Abiah, John, William Pennock, Rachel, George Strode, Pennock, Joseph, Mary, 
Thomas, and Imlah, all now deceased.