Biographical Sketch of Peter & Joshua WORRALL (Purchased Land from Wm. Penn); Chester County, PA

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PETER WORRALL, of Crudelanes, and JOSHUA WORRALL, of Newton, in Cheshire, Eng., 
were purchasers of 500 acres of land from William Penn, of which 300 acres were 
located in Marple township. Whether Joshua was the brother or father of Peter,
or what became of him, is not clear, but the latter seems to have become the 
sole owner of the land, which he divided between his sons John and Peter, Dec.
11, 1699. Peter, the son, who died in 1749, by Elizabeth his wife, had children,
John, Jonathan, James, Joseph, Peter, Benjamin, Mary and Patience. Of these,
Jonathan m. 7-21-1727, Mary Taylor, dau. of Jonathan and Martha, and granddau.
of Robert and Mary Taylor, and d. in Marple about 1775, leaving children, 
William, Ann, Mary, Patience, Samuel, Jacob, Elijah, Elisha, Joseph, Benjamin,
Seth and Martha. William Worrall, b. 11-29-1730; d.12-23-1826; m.5-3-1759, at 
Newtown Meeting, Phebe Grubb, b. 1- 18-1732-3; d .3-15-1800; dau. of Nathaniel 
and Ann (Moore) Grubb, of Wiilistown. They had children, Seth, Mary, Nathaniel 
and Ann.


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