Biographical Sketch of The TRIMBLE Family (1904); Chester County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by John Morris . *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: Printing this file within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** "Historical Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania", Vol. 2, edited by Gil- bert Cope and Henry Graham Ashmead, Lewis Publishing Company, New York, 1904, pp. 250-51. "SAMUEL TRIMBLE. The Trimble genealogical tree is of great length, but, as it is important to preserve the records of our old families, no apology is made for presenting the record in somewhat elaborate form. John Palmer, the first maternal ancestor, came to Pennsylvania from England in the ship 'Providence,' about 1674, and four years later was married to Mary Southery. William Trimble, first direct paternal ancestor in this country, was born in county Antrim, Ireland, in 1705, arrived in America in June, 1719, with several of his brothers, was married September 13, 1734, to Ann, daughter of John and Mary (Southers) Palmer, died August 5, 1795, and was buried at the Concord Friends' grounds. The children of William Trimble, all of whom were born in Chester (now Delaware) county, Pennsylvania, are thus recorded in the family register: 1. John, born June 24, 1735, and died June 25, 1772, was married November 24, 1762, to Lydia, daughter of Richard and Phebe (Ashbridge) Thomas, who was born December 4, 1740, and died in November, 1780; 2. William, born September 19, 1737, and died Feb- ruary 6, 1821, was married September 11, 1766, to Grace Thomas, sister to Lydia, who died September 14, 1781; William married his second wife, Ann Taylor, June 27, 1785, she being the widow of Benjamin Taylor and daughter of George and Ann Edge, and was born December 26, 1748; 3. Joseph, born August 17, 1739, and died October 16, 1824, was married May 14, 1783, in Concord Meeting House, to Hannah Thomas, sister of Lydia and Grace, who was born May 15, 1749, and died May 2, 1829; 4. Samuel, born July 17, 1741, and died July 13, 1818, was married April 15, 1767, in Concord Meeting House, to Esther, daughter of John and Margaret (Williamson) Brinton, who was born July 22, 1743, and died May 8, 1834, was married September 18, 1766, to Isaac, son of John Jacobs, who was born April 13, 1741, and died March 3, 1815; 6. Daniel, born January 17, 1745, and died February 2, 1807, was first married June 20, 1776, to Mary, daughter of Richard and Mary (Edge) Downing, who was born July 31, 1752, and died January 30, 1779. Daniel's second wife was Phebe Jones, born March 5, 1759, and died August 12, 1786. The third wife was Ann Warner, born January 30, 1758; 7. Rachel, born April 11, 1748, and died September 27, 1832, was married March 21, 1787, to Amos, son of Isaac Garrett; 8. Ann, born January 19, 1752, and died September 30, 1827, was married May 20, 1789, to Joshua, son of Benjamin and Martha (Men- denhall) Sharpless, she being his second wife. "The children of Samuel Trimble, fourth son of William and Esther (Brinton) Trimble, were as follows: 1. Margaret, born June 8, 1769, and died April 30, 1850, was married March 18, 1794 in Concord Meeting House, to Thomas ninth child of Caleb and Ann (Mendenhall) Peirce, who was born September 5, 1770, and died November 1, 1826; 2. Ann, born July 16, 1771, and died October 16, 1857, was married April 10, 1811, to George, son of Hezekiah and Grace Williams, who died in 1850, in his eighty-sixth year. 3. John, born July 29, 1773, died young. 4. Joseph, born December 4, 1775, and died July 19, 1840, was married October 22, 1801, to Jane H., daughter of George and Christiana (Hill) Brinton, who was born September 19, 1780, and died May 29, 1854. 5. Samuel, born October 27, 1782, and died April 1, 1843, was married to Rebecca, daughter of Stephen and Margaret (Farlow) Mendenhall. "The children of Samuel and Rebecca (Mendenhall) Trimble, are as follows: 1. John B., born February 23, 1809, and died October 29, 1809. 2. Stephen M., born April 10, 1810, and died September 12, 1898, was married November 9, 1836, to Lydia, daughter of John and Ruth (Martin) Sharpless, born Jan- uary 2, 1812, and died October 16, 1891. 3. Samuel, born March 19, 1812, and died September 17, 1824. 4. Esther, born May 14, 1814, died September 29, 1824. 5. Margaret M., born July 31, 1818, died January 9, 1854. 6. George W., born December 14, 1820, died July 12, 1846. 7. Samuel, born March 5, 1825, died December 17, 1854. 8. Ann, born August 25, 1827, and died August 14, 1890, was married February 6, 18509, to George Martin, M. D., son of George and Edith (Sharpless) Martin, born April 29, 1827, and died October 28, 1886. "The children of Stephen Mendenhall and Lydia (Sharpless) Trimble are as follows: 1. John, born May 6, 1838, spent all his adult life in Concord- ville, and died July 31, 1886, at Lima, Pennsylvania. 2. Rebecca, born May 22, 1840, was married March 3, 1869, to Samuel Bennington, a farmer who resides near Chariton, Iowa. Samuel, the subject of this sketch, is noticed fully below. 4. George, born July 12, 1845, and died June 10, 1889, unmarried. 5. William, born August 19, 18476, was married May 4, 1887, in Concord Meeting House, to Jane Mendenhall, and they reside at Concord, Pennsylvania. 6. Ann, born January 25, 1851, is unmarried and resides at the old homestead in Chester township. 7. Henry, born May 22, 1853, and died August 24, 1898, at St. David's Pennsylvania, married Mary Jenkins Warrington and had three children: He was professor of analytical chemistry at the College of Pharmacy in Philadelphia. His widow lives at Moylan, Pennsylvania. 8. Ruth Anna, born September 8, 1855, died unmar- ried February 27, 1876. 9. Joseph, born to Emma Forsythe, who was born December 20, 1858, and died November 12, 1895; issue three children. "Samuel Trimble, M. D., third child of Stephen M. and Lydia Trimble, was born near Chester, Pennsylvania, February 26, 1843, and received his early education at Westtown school. After finishing in 1863, he began the study of medicine with Dr. George Martin as his preceptor, and entered the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, and received his diploma as doctor of medicine with the class of 1867. Immediately thereafter he began the practice of his profession at Lima and has pursued it steadily from that day to this. He has an extensive patronage and is highly esteemed by his patients and neighbors. Dr. Trimble is an ardent scholar, well informed on almost every subject, and possess a library whose contents are very select and valuable. Aside from his profession his talents have led him into botani- cal research, in which science he possesses practical skill, allied with much theoretical knowledge. In fact it is seldom one meets in private life one so well informed on such a variety of subjects as Dr. Trimble. "He married Mary L. Evans, who is a descendant in direct line from William and Ann (Palmer) Trimble, her ancestry being traced as follows: William Trimble, second son of the above mentioned William and Ann Trimble, married Grace Thomas, and his daughter Grace, who was born December 24, 1789, and died August 17, 1867, married Joseph, son of Jonathan and Hannah (Bacon) Evans, who was born September 28, 1789, and died February 10, 1871. Ann C. Evans, daughter of Grace (Trimble) and Joseph Evans, born March 21, 1815, and died September 30, 1888, was married May 6, 1847, to Isaac C., son of Isaac and Mary (Conard) Evans, of Lampeter, Lancaster county, Penn- sylvania, born March 23, 1818 and now residing in Media, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Mary L. Evans (Trimble), wife of Dr. Trimble, is the eldest daughter of the last mentioned couple. "Dr. Trimble and wife have had four children, whose vital and mortuary records are as follows: 1. Joseph Evans, born at Lima, March 3, 1871, and died unmarried April 5, 1896. 2. John, born April 2, 1877, is at present settled on a farm in Newton township and is unmarried. 3. Grace, born March 14, 1881, died March 17, 1881. 4. George Martin, born April 11, 1883, is living on a farm in West Bradford, Pennsylvania. "The family, like their ancestry before them for many generations, are affiliated with the Orthodox Friends Society. Dr. Trimble has always been a member of the Republican party and a warm advocate of its leading principles."