Early Chester County Arrivals (1686): Chester County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sandra Ferguson . ****************************************************************** 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/ ****************************************************************** The Jeffries (or Jeffrey) 1st month, 20, 1686, Thomas Arnold, master Johannes Cassel and children: Arnold, Peter, Elizabeth, Mary, and Sarah Joseph Ransted Sarah Shoemaker (widow) and children: George, Abraham, Barbary, Isaac, Susanna, Elizabeth and Benjamin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "The ship "The Desire" from Phymouth in old England, arived here the 23d of June, 1686, James Cook comander. Francis Ralwe, sen, Francis Rawle, Junr, his servants are - thomas Janveries, ale January, Francis Jervice, John Marshall, Samuel Rennell, Isaac Garnier, Elizabeth Saries. Richard Grove ; his servants are - David Sananplane, David Benifoye. Nicholas Pearce ; his servants are - Richard Weymouth, John Fox. James Fox and Elizabeth his wife ; children George, Jane, Elizabaeth and Sarah ' servants, richard Fox, Stephen Nowell, Christopher Lobb,Richard DAvis, Nathaniel christopher, Abraham Rowe, Mary Lucas, Sarah Jefferies. John Shelson and Naomie, his wife; his servants - John Hart, John cocker, Justian Fox, Mary Welsh. james Shaddock and Jeane his wife; servants - Jacob coffin, Eliz; Gibes. John Holme ; his servants - William Hayes, 5 years, Richard Bestitraser, 9 years, George Gwinop 5 years, form the arrigal of the Desire aforsed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The "Amity", Richard Dymond Mastr. from London, arrived in Pa the 15th 5 MO 1686. David Lloyd, borne in the year 1656 in ye Parish of Manavan, in ye county of Montgomery, in NOrth Wales; Sarah Lloyd, his wife borne in ye year 1667 in cirensister in Goucestershire, in England. Christopher Sibthorp, and Barbara his wife of London, Brasier; Tho Poppitt and Barbara Poppitt , the children of Christopher Sibthorp's wife Barbary, and Wm. Pike, their servant, bound in London for 7 years, and had about 4 years to serve when they arrived here in the ship above written, ye 23, 3 MO, 1685." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a partial registry of arrivals, made between 1682 and 1698, but for what reason is unknown. Many who arrived came as servants, bound to serve a certain length of time, and it was on this account that a record was made(although other names are also listed). The original of this list is at the PA Historical Soc.. I've tried to leave the spelling and often strange punctuation as is... 1-20-1686 "The Jeffries", Thomas Arnold, Mr. from London, Johannes Cassel, a German; his children, Arnold,Peter, Elizabeth, Mary,Sarah. Sarah Shoemaker of the Palantine, widow; George, 23 yrs old; Abraham, 19, Barbary, 20 Isaac 17, Susanna 13 Elizabeth 11, Benjamin 10 - all her children. Joseph Ransted, Gardner, from London