Burial Record of Merion Meeting Graveyard (1802-1820), Montgomery County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Eliz Hanebury with permission from transcriber - Yvonne . *********************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ********************************************** The Incompleted Burial Records of Merion (PA) Meeting Grave-yard by Margaret B. Harvey, A.M. Since I started entering the data from this work, I have had several emails about the source. Here is the introduction from the Transcribed copy of the hand written books. Personally I do not have any ancestors who were Welsh and no particular knowledge of them. I merely transcribed Miss Harvey's work from her handwritten composition books to a typed copy and indexed the typed copy. The punctuation, parenthesis etc. are Miss Harvey's. All conclusions are hers. My hope was that this work could guide others to their roots. As with all data it must be proven to your own satisfaction. Here is the introduction. The Incompleted Burial Records of Merion Meeting Grave-yard 1682-1848, as compiled by Margaret B. Harvey, A.M. distinguished Genealogist and Writer, born 1855 died 1912. Transcribed from Miss Harvey's Original Records in the year 1982, Indexed 1983. Following is an exerpt from a paper, written by Miss Harvey, entitled "Lower Merion Friends Meetinghouse. The History of Lower Merion Friends Meetinghouse" Published in the "American Monthly Magazine". Washington D.C. 1895. "The history of Merion Friends Meeting house is the history of the Welsh in Pennsylvania. The history of th Welsh in Pennsylvania is the history of Pennsylvania and of the United States." Dr. Edward Jones, son-in-law of Dr. Thomas Wynne, kinsman and partner of John ap Thomas, set out with his company from Bala early in the summer of 1682, embarking from Liverpool in the ship "Lyon", John Compton "Master." After a voyage of several weeks the vessel arrived at Upland, a Sweedish town on the Delaware, (now known as Chester,) in August of the same year. The original records are deposited with the Montgomery Historical Society, Norristown, PA. These records are in long hand, and wanted information must be ferreted out. By actual count of the Merion Meeting Graveyard 1935, there were 253 graves stones, mostly of Marble and of a later period than Miss Harvey's records cover. There are about 25 old field stones without names or date. The famous John Dickinson, who on or about 1785 owned a large tract of ground just East of Merion Meeting deeded to the society at that time some acres of ground to take care of future needs. Owing to the indifference of the various Boards of Trustees this ground has not been used for burial purposes but the "Merry Old Custom" of burying bodies on top of bodies has been kept up to this date. Perhaps the following extract is explanatory. "It is the sense of this meeting, that no monuments, either of wood or stone be affixed to graves in any of our burial grounds; and if any yet remain therein, that these be forthwith removed - so that no cause of uneasiness on this account may exist, or partiality by justly chargeavle upon us." 1706, 1733. From Rules of Disipline of the Yearly Meeting of Friends, for Penna. New Jersey, Delaware, and the Eastern parts of Maryland. *********** 1802 Thomas Robeson, 1 Mo. 18, 1802. Of the Mill Creek family. The name of Thomas Robeson is on the List of Taxables for Lower Merion, 1783, 1780, 1774, 1782. The will of Thomas Robeson of Lower Merion is recorded at Norristown. Proved Feb. 13, 1802. Mentions wife Ann. Executors, Algernon Roberts, Joseph Price. Signed Dec. 16, 1801. Witnesses, Benjamin Holland, James Winters. Thomas Robeson and Ann Talbert were married Dec. 2, 1772. See Penna. Archives, Second Series, Vol. II, p. 211. Thomas Robeson was a Revolutionary Soldier. He served in Capt. Ludwick Knoll's Co. Philadelphia County Militia, 1781. See Penna. Archives, Sixth Series, Vol. I, p. 732. The family are still identified with Lower Merion. 11 Mo. 18, 1812. Samuel Levis Robeson of Lower Merion, son of Jonathan and Hannah, latter dec'd; and Elizabeth Cleaver, daughter of Jonathan and Rebecca, of Upper Merion, at Tredyffrin Meeting House. Witnesses: Jonathan Robeson; Jonathan, Rebecca, William, Jr., Charlotte, Rebecca, Jr., Sarah, Theodosia, Lydia and Anne Cleaver. Esther Jones, the wife of Silas Jones, 2 Mo. 23, 1802. Silas Jones (b. 1733) was a brother of Paul Jones, and a son of Gerrard and Ellin Jones of Glanrason. Silas Jones m. Esther (here the name Levering was crossed out app. by author). among other children, they had sons Jonathan, Cadwallader, Charles, Silas. 10, 7, 1811. Cadwallader Jones, of Lower Merion, son of Silas and Esther, latter dec'd; and Mary Matlack of Radnor, dau. of Simeon, dec'd, and Elizabeth, at Radnor Meeting. Wit: Elizabeth, Ann, Enoch, Eliza, and Thomas Matlack; Paul, Phebe, Charles, Mary and Paul Jones, Jr. 10, 18, 1798. Isaac Leedom of Radnor, son of John and Ruth, dec'd; and Ann Jones, dau. of Silas and Esther of Lower Merion at Merion Meeting House. Wit: John, Mary, Mary, Ann, Sarah, Joseph and Euphemia Leedom; Silas, Esther, Sarah, Joseph, Silas, Jr., and Paul Jones. 12, 31, 1806. John Croft of Abington, son of Bernard, dec'd, and Ann, and Esther Jones dau. of Silas and Esther, latter dec'd, of Lower Merion, all of Montgomery Co., at Lower Merion Meeting. Wit: Silas, Paul, Lowry, Mary, Silas, Jr., James and Gainor Jones. Hannah Jones (daughter of Silas and Esther) was married to John Supplee, Nov. 5, 1796. Marriage recorded at St. Michael's and Zion. Deborah Field, daughter of Daniel and Jane Williams, died in 1802, and was buried near her relatives the Georges. She died 5th Mo. 31, 1802. aged about 41. Deborah was the wife of John Field of Philadelphia. Will signed May 22, 1802. Proved Dec. 28, 1802. Mentions friends Ellis Yarnall and Peter Thompson. Mentions Cornelia M. Harrison and John Thomas, Philadelphia. sister, Sarah Moulson, wife of John Moulson. Stepson, Samuel Field. Maria Clark, Mary Warner. Brother, Daniel Williams, Jr., deceased. Brother, Ennion Williams. Executors, her husband John Field and John Thomas. Wit: Sarah Parker, Eleanor Foulke. Ellen Supplee, wife of Jona'n. Supplee, 8 Mo. 5, 1802. Jonathan Supplee and Eleanor Morris were married March 4, 1769. See Penna. Archives, Second Series, Vol. II, p. 238. Israel Morris, on Reed's Map. The Morris family were landholders in Old Blockley township. On the List of Taxables for 1769, are named "Thomas Morris' estate"; John Thomas Morris, in 1779, 1780. Lydia Morris, widow, 1783. On the List for 1769, appears the name of John Supplee, with 50 acres. This land had been sold to him by Israel Morris. This John Supplee was related to the Supplee family of Upper Merion, and all were descended from Andrew Supplee, an early settler in Germantown. In the U.S. Census for 1790 appears the name of Jonathan Suplee as that of the head of a family in Blocklee. In that family were 2 males over 16; 2 males under 16; 4 females. Hannah Ellis, widow of Thos. Ellis, Sadler, 9 Mo. 23, 1802. David Ellis, Haverford. Mentions bro. Jonathan Ellis. Father Jeremiah Ellis. Brother Jesse Ellis; and brother Jesse's daughter, Mary Ellis. "My brother Thos. Ellis's children: Hester Bond, Jonathan Ellis, Mary Thomas, Isaac and Amos Ellis (under age). Mentions Hannah Field. Servant, Amos Griffith. Executors, Bro. Jonathan Ellis, and Kindsman, Mordecai Lawrence of Marple. S. (signed) Aug. 18, 1788. Wit. Daniel and Henry Lawrence. Proved June 6, 1789. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1803 James Winter. Will Proved at Norristown, Dec. 10, 1803. James Winter was a Revolutionary Soldier. He served in Capt. Ludwick Knoll's Co., Philadelphia Co. Militia, 1781. See Penna. Archives, Sixth Series, Vol. I, p. 732. In the same company was Peter Winter. The name of James Winter appears in the U.S. Census of 1790, as head of a family in Lower Merion. In his family were 2 males over 16; 3 females. Mary Loob, 1 Mo. 11, 1803. Jacob Lobb and Mary Daugherty were married Jan. 20, 1767. Marriage recorded at the Swedes' Church, Philadelphia. The name of Jacob Lobb appears on the List of Taxables for Lower Merion, 1780, 1783. Jacob Lobb was a Revolutionary Soldier. He served in Capt. James Young's Co. Phila. County Militia, 1781. See Penna. Archives, Sixth Series, Vol. I, p. 729. The name of Jacob Lobb appears in the U. S. Census of 1790, as head of a family in Lower Merion. In his family were 1 male over 16; and 2 females. Joseph Bond from Bucks County, buried at Merion 7 Mo. 6, 1803. *(The following paragraph was crossed out apparently by the author. "The name of Joseph Bond appears in the U.S. Census of 1790 as that of the head of a family in Lower Merion. In his family were 1 male over 16, and 7 females.) Iarael Comley, 9 Mo. 20, 1803. The Comley family were identified with Bybury. Rachel Mardon, of Byberry Township, Philadelphia co. Pa. Will signed 8 Mo. 7, 1802. Codidil 8 Mo. 23, 1802. Proved Nov. 26, 1803. Mentions sister Sarah Wilson, Niece Hannah Walton, Martha Willard & Sarah Forest; and Jacob Wilson's daughter Ann Wilson. Mentions also Isaac Comley. Niece Rachel Wilson. Friend Mary Rion. Nephews and Nieces, Jacob, David, Thomas, Asa and Joshua Wilson; Hannah Walton and Sarah Tomlinson. Executors, Nephew, Jacob Wilson and friend, Isaac Comley. Witnesses, John Comley, Hannah Walton. To Codidil, Asenath Comley. Thomas Dubree, of Lower Dublin township, Phila. Co. Will signed Dec. 23, 1806. Proved Jan. 7, 1807. Mentions wife Rebecca and children (names not given). Executors, friends Isaac Comley, of Byberry, and Joshua Comley, Witnesses, Amos Knight, Esther Singley. Susanna Shute, Bybury. Will signed 9 Mo. 9, 1798; Proved, April 19, 1802. Mentions Friends Evan Townsend and Abi, his wife. Brother Joseph Comley. Niece, Rebecca, daughter of Joseph Comley. Executors, Evan and Thomas Townsend. Witnesses Ezra Townsend, Terryl Williams. Ann Roberts, killed by her son Titus aged about 80 _____ 1803. Titus' grandchild 2 weeks old -- 10 Mo. 8, 1803. Titus Roberts and Elizabeth Latch were married Aug. 12, 1782. Marriage recorded at St. Michael and Zion Church, Philadelphia. Elizabeth Comley, wife of Isaac Comley, 11 Mo. 6, 1803. Isaac Comley and Elizabeth Moore were married July 1, 1775. See Penna. Archives, Second Series. Vol. II, p. 56. The marriage of Isaac Comley, wid. and Elizabeth Moore is recorded at St. Michael and Zion Lutheran Church, Phila. July 1, 1775. The name of Isaac Comley appears on the List of Taxables for Lower Merion, 1774, 1779, 1780. Isaac Comley was a Revolutionary Soldier. Her served in Capt. Ludwick Knoll's Co. Phila. County Militia, 1781. See Penna. Archives, Sixth Series, Vol. I, p. 732. John Roberts died Nov. 8, 1803, aged 55. Millright. Buried the 10th. In the first grave nest the wall in the Old Roberts Row (Row D) No. 1. The name of John Roberts, millw't, appears on the List of Taxables for Lower Merion, 1783. His name is on the list of "Single Freemen", 1780. The will of John Roberts, Millwright, Lower Merion, is recorded at Norristown. Makes a bequest to the Penna. Hospital. Leaves a sum of money to build a schoolhouse at Merion Meeting. Leaves a sum of money towards repairs at Merion Meeting House. Mentions his nephew, John Roberts, Isaac and Gainor, children of his brother Algernon Roberts; niece Lydia Roberts, eldest daughter of "my brother Algernon". Her brother Isaac and sister Gainor. Niece Ann Roberts, daughter of brother Algernon. Her sister Elizabeth, her brother Algernon, and their brother Edward. Nephew John, son of brother Benjamin. William Palmer, son of sister Tach, and his brother Washington and his sister Mary Axford. William Palmer, son of my late sister Elizabeth, and his brother Asher. Nephew, George Palmer, son of my late nephew Charles Palmer. My niece Tacy Palmer, daughter of my nephew, Joseph Palmer - their Uncles, William and Washington Palmer, and their aunt Mary Axford. Nephew, John Roberts, son of brother Edward. Nephew, George, son of Algernon. Executor, brother Algernon. Witnesses, Joseph Price, Titus Yerkes. Signed Aug. 12, 1803. Proved Dec. 2, 1803. John Roberts was a Revolutionary Soldier. He served in Capt. John Young's Company, Philadelphia County Militia, 1781. See Penna. Archives, Sixth Series, Vol. I, p. 730. The name of John Roberts appears in the U.S.Census of 1790, as head of a family in Lower Merion. In his family were 3 males over 16, 1 male under 16, 3 females. Israel Thomas, 1803. Jane George, Amos George's daughter, 1803. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1804 Joseph Walter, 8 Mo. 15, 1804. The will of Joseph Walters of Haverford township, Delaware County, is recorded at Media. He mentions his brother Jonathan Walters. Sisters, Margaret Colbert, wife of John Colbert; Sarah Lobb, wife of Edward Lobb; Mary Price, wife of Joseph Price. Executor, Friend Benjamin Hayes Smith. Signed July 9, 1804. Witnesses, William Bittle, Joshua Thomson. Proved Aug. 28, 1804. This Joseph Walter was the son of Walter Walter of Merion (d. 1784) and Catharine, his wife. Benjamin H. Smith of Haverford, died April 24, 1806, aged 42. Letters of Administration on his estate were granted to Margaret Smith, the widow, May 16, 1806. Sureties, Edward Hunter and Algernon Roberts. Letters of Administration on the estate of Joseph Walters of Delaware County were granted July 21, 1806. Administrators, Joseph Price et al. sureties, Edward Hunter and Algernon Roberts. Accounts filed Sept. 13, 1807. Edward William, Blockley. Will proved Aug. 27, 1804. Mentions grand childdren, Edward, Ann, Elizabeth, Joseph and Mary Robeson, children of his daughter, late wife of Jonathan Robeson; the children of his granddaughter, Hannah Ridgeway - his grand daughter, Sarah Bogar; grand son, William Coulton; grand daughter, Lydia Smith. Executors, William Warner, William Coulton. Witnesses, Nathan Sellers, David Sellers. Edward Williams of Blockley (born 1724) was a son of Edward and Eleanor (Lawrence) William. Edward, Jr. married Hannah Garrett, dau. of William Garrett of Darby. Hannah, dau. Edward and Hannah Williams, married Jonathan Robeson. Mary, dau. of Edward Williams, married Joseph Coulton, of Blockley. William Smith and Lydia Colton, married April 17, 1798. Marriage recorded at St. Michael and Zion Church. The name of Edward Williams appears on the List of Taxables for Blockley, 1779, 1780, 1782, 1783. In U.S.Census, of 1790, head of a family in Blockley. 1 male over 16, 1 male under 16, 2 females. Two men blue up at Young & Homes powder Mill on Mill Crick, in Strangers yd - Nov, 1804. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1805 Two men burnt in Young & Homes powder house on Mill Crick in Strangers yd. Jany. 1805. Elenore Hover, widow of Conrod, 2 Mo. 10, 1805. U.S.Census, 1790, Blockley, 1 male over 16, 1 male under 16, 3 females. Conrad Hoover and Eleanor Erwin were married Dec. 7, 1774. See Penna. Archives, Second Series, Vol. II, p. 722. The name of Conrad Hoaver appears on the List of Taxables for Blockley, 1779, 1780, 1782, 1783. Conrad Hoover was a Revolutionary Soldier. He served in Capt. William Rose's Company, Phila. Co. Militia, 1781. See Penna. Archives, Sixth Series, Vol. I, p. 733. Ellen or Eleanor Erwin was the daughter of William Erwin and Rebecca Roberts, his wife (b. 3 Mo. 14, 1715; m. 11 Mo. 13, 1735-36; d. Dec. 1795.) Rebecca Roberts (1715-1795) was a daughter of Cadwallader Roberts of Gwynnedd and Eleanor Ellis, his wife (m. 4 Mo. 9, 1714.) This Eleanor Ellis (b. 1693) was a daughter of Humphrey and Jane Ellis of Merion. The wedding took place at the residence of Rowland Ellis, Merion. Cadwallader Roberts was the eldest son of Robert Cadwallader of Wales, who came to Gwynnedd, 1698. Cadwallader Roberts died in 1731, and his widow Eleanor married Rowland Hugh of Gwynnedd. She died 1755. Children of Wm. Erwin and Rebecca Roberts, his wife (m. 1735-6) were: Cadwallader, Ellen (m. Conrad Hoover and had issur), Sarah, Francis, Wm., Eliz., Jane, John (m. Hannah Magargey). Enoch David, 2 Mo. 12, 1805. The name of Enoch Davis appears on the List of Taxables, 1783, 1782. The will of Enoch Davis of Gredyffrin, Chester Co. Pa. was proved at West Chester, Aug. 6, 1806. Mentions wife, Rachel Davis. Sole heir, nephew, Enoch Davis, "son of my brother, John David". Executor, William Lawrence. Witnesses, Elihah Davis, George Brook. No date given of signing will. Hannah Tunis, widow of Abraham, 3 Mo. 21, 1805. *(This paragraph crossed out apparently by the author. "11, 13, 1755. Abraham Tunis of Merion, son of Anthony; and Hannah Humphreys of the same twp., daughter of Benjamin of Haverford, dec'd, at Merion Meeting House. Wit. Anthony, Mary and Joseph Tunis; Samuel, Joshua and Solomon Humphrey.) Ben Holland's daughter, Buried 6 th Mo. 14, 1805. The name of Benjamin Holland appears in the List of Taxables for Lower Merion, 1783. His name in on the List of "Single Freemen", 1780. The name of Benjamin Holland is in the U. S. Census , 1790. He was head of a family in Lower Merion. In that family were 1 male over 16, and 2 females. Isaac Warner, buried 8 Mo. 2, 1805. U.S.Census, 1790 (3, __, 2) Isaac Warner, Lower Merion. Will proved at Norristown, Oct. 29, 1805. Mentions wife Hannah. Provides a home in his house for Robert Smith. Mentions Cousins, William Warner and Isaac Roberts. Executors, cousin Isaac Roberts and Abel Thomas. Signed July 6, 1805. Witnesses, Henry Colflesh and Benjamin Holland. Isaac Warner was a Revolutionary Soldier. He served in Capt. Ludwick Knoll's Co., Philadelphia County Militia, 1781. See Penna. Archives, Sixth Series, Vol. I, pp. 738, 739. The nameof Isaac Warner appears on the List of Taxables for Lower Merion, 1783. The marriage of Isaac Warner and Anna Linzy is recorded at St. Michael and Zion's, Philadelphia, Jan. 14, 1790. Nathan Thomas, Blockley. Will proved July 27, 1805. Mentions wife Sarah, son Lewis. Executors, wife and friend, Thomas Thomas. Witnesses, Heath Norbury, Matthew Mc Crate, George Smith. Will signed Nov. 4, 1804. Nathan Thomas and Sarah Rhoads were married April 9, 1771. See Penna. Archives, Second Series, Vol. II, p. 244. Nathan Thomas was a Revolutionary Soldier. He served in Capt. William Rose's Co., Phila. County Militia, 1781. See Penna. Archives, Sixth Series, Vol. I p. 733. The name of Nathan Thomas appears on the List of Taxables for Blockley, 1782, 1779, 1774, 1769. He was born, Sept. 4, 1742, and was the son of Lewis and Mary Thomas. The name of Nathan Thomas, is in U.S.Census for 1790, as head of a family in Blockley. 3 males over 16, 2 females. Ben Holland's child. Buried 8 Mo. 6, 1805. Catharine Henby (maiden name Kite) 8 Mo. 24, 1805. Catharine, daughter of Isaac and Katharine Kite, married Osman Henvis. Her sister Deborah Kite, married Robert Henvis, July 24, 1793. This latter marriage is recorded at the Swedes' Church, Phila. The will of Hannah Kite, late of Blockley, is recorded in Phila. Mentions sisters Deborah and Katharine. Nephews and nieces, Isaac, William, Peter, J__?__, Mary, John, Elizabeth Summers. - Hannah, Mary, and Isaac (children of Isaac Kite). - Joseph, Elizabeth, Isaac (children of Anthony Kite). - Isaac Henvis. Executors, Osman Henvis, Deborah Kite, Signed 4 Mo. 1, 1793. Wit: Thomas Thales Peters, John Hutchinson. Pr. (proved) May 23, 1793. Hannah Lewis, Grand daughter of Reese Price's 9 Mo. 27 th, 1805. Mary Price, daughter of Rees Price, and Hannah his wife, married ______ Lewis. Widow Cammel's Child in Stranger's yd., 11 Mo. 29 th, 1805. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1806 Elizabeth Conrod, aged 75, in Stranger's yd, 1 Mo. 23, 1806. The name of Elizabeth Conrad appears on the List of Taxables for Lower Merion, 1783. Elizabeth Conrad, widow, Lower Merion, Will recorded at Norristown. Proved March 26, 1806. Mentions her four children Rachel Sibley, John Conrad, Ann Wilfong and Elizabeth Bear. Signed Aug. 2, 1804. Witnesses, Owen Jones, Jonathan Jones. Ann Conrad married John Wilfong, a Revolutionary Soldier. The name of John Conrad, in U.S. Census, 1790, head of a family in Lower Merion. 1 male over 16, and 2 females. David Zelll's second wife, 2 Mo. 22, 1806. Matthew Holgate, 4 Mo. 3, 1806. The name of Matthew Holgate appears on the List of Taxables for Roxborough township, 1783. Jonathan Walter, 4 Mo. 3, 1806. Jonathan Walter, Loser Merion. Estate administered at Norristown, Oct. 17, 1806. Administrator, John Walters. Sureties, Joseph Price, Titus Yerkes. This Jonathan Walter was the son of Walter Walter of Merion (d. 1784) and Catharine, his wife. Among their children were Mary (married Joseph Price); Margaret (married John Colbert); Sarah (married Edward Lobb); Joseph (died in Haverford, 8 Mo. 15, 1804.) Thomas Cambel in Strangers yd. 4 Mo. 8, 1806. Thomas Campbell is mentioned in the will of Joseph Watson of Blockley. Signed April 5, 1794; proved March 30, 1796. Joseph Watson mentions his brother Archibald; his sister Elizabeth (widow of James Campbell) and his nephews, Joseph Campbell and Thomas Campbell. Witnesses, James Haffey, David George. Also mentioned in the Will of Wm. Watson, Blockley. Signed Aug. 25, 1777; proved Aug. 8, 1789. Wm. Watson speaks of "Relations Thomas and Joseph Campbell, sons of Relation, Elizabeth Campbell". Joseph Watson, Archibald Watson, Joseph Campbell and Thomas Campbell, on List of Taxables, Blockley, 1783. The will of Thomas Campbell is recorded at Norristown. Proved April 23, 1806. Mentions sister Jane Stewart (wife of Francis Stewart); sister-in-law, Barbara Campbell, relict of my brother Joseph Campbell. Mentions estate in Blockley township. Five children of deceased brother Joseph Campbell. viz: Margaret, James, Elizabeth, Jacob and Joseph Campbell. Executors, my friends Algernon Roberts and Lloyd Jones. Signed April 3, 1806. Witnesses, Andrew Anderson, Paul Jones, Silas Jones. Thomas Campbell, a Revolutionary Soldier. Jane Cammel and Francis Stewart were married Jan. 15, 1765. Page 44, Penna. Archives, Second Series, Vol. II. U. S. Census, 1790. Blockley. Francis Stewart (1,1,3); Joseph and Arch'd Watson (3, _, 3); Joseph Campbell (1, 1, 3). Woman from Mc Knights, 4 Mo. 14, 1806. Miller killed, th Blowing up of Young & Homes Powder Mill on Mill Crick and they now Give out making, 5 Mo. 19, 1806. Asmon Henbey's Child, 6 Mo. 30, 1806. A child of Osman Henvis, and Catharine Kite, his wife. Widow Camble's daughter in decay in Stranger's yd. 8 Mo. 17, 1806. Anthony Tunis aged about 52, 8 Mo. 29, 1806. The Tunis family early settled in Germantown. A branch came to Lower Merion and located near Libertyville. Census, 1790 (3, 4, 3). 7, 14, 1778. Anthony Tunis, son of Abraham, dec'd. and Hannah of Lower Merion; and Mary Thomas, dau. of Rees and Priscilla, late of Merion, dec'd, at Haverford Meeting House. Wit: Hannah, Richard, Benjamin and Esther Tunis; Samuel Humphreys; Anthony Williams. 11, 3, 1758. Rees Thomas of Merion, son of William; and Priscilla Jerman, dau. of John of Radnor, at Radnor M. H. Wit: Wm., Wm. (2), Mary, Hannah and Richard Thomas; John & Lewis Jerman. The name Anthony Tunis is on the List of Taxables for Lower Merion, 1783. Rev. Soldier - Capt. John Young, 1781. Isaac Thomas, Lower Merion, 1806. Letters of Administration on the Estate were granted at Norristown, Nov. 9, 1806. Securities Robert Leake, Joseph Carter. He was a brother of Lewis Thomas, Letters on whose estate were granted the same day, with the same securities. Isaac was born 1748, and was a son of Lewis and Mary Thomas. Enoch Jones's Child, 2 f. long. 9 Mo. 17, 1806. Elizabeth George, widow of Jesse, aged 82 or 3 - 11 Mo. 9, 1806. She was the daughter of Jonathan of Jonathan Jones of Wynnewood and Gainor Owen, his wife. Her husband Jesse, was the son of David and Margaret (Edward) George, and was born 1729-30. 3, 3, 1758. Jesse George, son of David of Blockley - and Elizabeth Jones, dau. of Jonathan of Merion, at Merion Meeting House. Wit: David, Margaret, Richard, Esther, David, Jr., Richard, Jr., and Ann George; Jonathan, Edward, Sarah, Evan, Owen, Jr., and Jane Jones. Died on the 8 th ult. Elizabeth George, aged 84 years. Her predecessors emigrated to America with William Penn, in 1682. It is remarkable, the house in which she died has been built 100 years, and in which there has never been a birth or death previous to hers. There is three of the family het living, whose ages, including her's, make 354 years. Lower Merion, Dec 3, 1806. From the Norristown Register. The will of Elizabeth George is recorded at Norristown. Proved Dec. 1, 1806. Mentions Ann Leedom, wife of Isaac Leedom of Radnor. Eleanor Supplee, wife of Jonathan Supplee of Blockley. Sister-in-law Susannah Jones and her late husband and two surviving maiden daughters. Sister Hannah Williams and her surviving daughters. Brother Jacob Jones. Sister-in-law Mary Jones. Niece Rebeckah George, and her sister Sarah George and Sarah's surviving maiden daughter. Niece Hannah Foulke, widow, and her children. Nephew John Roberts and his brother algernon - and his surviving daughters. Nephew, Benjamin H. Smith, and his sister Mary Davis. Elizabeth, daughter of my niece Rebecca George, and her sister Ann, and her sister Hannah. Nephew Jesse George, son of Edward George. Niece Mary Axford, and her children. Lydia Roberts, dau. of my nephew, Algernon Roberts, and her sisters Gainor, Ann, Elizabeth. Hannah Jones, dau. of Evan Jones of Montgomery Co. Priscilla Foulke, dau. of the late Wm. Foulke. Mentions Martha Sancey. Leaves a bequest for repairs to Merion Meeting. An addition to the fund bequeathed by her brother Jacob Jones for a free school. Executors, Brother Jacob Jones and nephew Algernon Roberts. Signed 3 Mo. 25, 1800. Witnesses Jacob Morris, Anthony Levering. Charles Noble Child a Son 12 Mo. 18, 1806. Lewis Thomas, 1806. Ad. Thomas Pratt, Lower Merion, 1806. Estate administered Nov. 19, 1806. Administrator, Thomas Pratt. Sureties, Robert Leak, Joseph Carter. Lewis Thomas was a Revolutionary Soldier. He served in Capt. John Young's Co. Philadelphia, Co. Militia, 1781. See Penna. Archives, Sixth Series, Vol. I, p. 730. This Lewis Thomas was the 3 rd son of Lewis and Mary, and was born Nov. 17, 1745. He (Lewis, Jr.) married Susannah Roberts, March 16, 1775. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1807 Jacob Zell departed this life 2 Mo. 7, 1807. He was the son of John and Margaret Zell of Lower Merion. Jacob married (1) Hannah Levering. (2) Hannah Bowman. 11, 2, 1820. Joseph Trasel of Blockley, son of Jacob and Hannah Trasel, and Hannah Zell, of Lower Merion, dau. of Jacob and Hannah Zell, dec'd, at Lower Merion Meeting. Wit: Jacob and Hannah Trasel, Jr.; Hannah, Anthony, Susan, Thomas and Hannah T. Zell. The name of Jacob Zell appears on the List of Taxables for Lower Merion, 1783. Letters of Administration on the Estate of Jacob Zell of Lower Merion were granted Feb. 23, 1807. Administrators, Hannah and Anthony Zell. Sureties, Abel Thomas, David Roberts, Roger Bowman, Richard Jones. Jacob Zell was a Revolutionary Soldier. He served in Capt. John Young's Co., Philadelphia County Militia, 1781. See Penna. Archives, Sixth Series, Vol. I, p. 737. John Davis's Child, grandchild of Paul Jones, 3 Mo. 29, 1807. Susanna Jones, daughter of Paul, married John Davis. Among her children were Jane, Eliza, Susan and Anne Davis, all living in 1848. They are mentioned in the will of their Aunt Ellin Jones who died that year, and who speaks of the "four daughters of my deceased sister Susan Davis." Susanna Jones, daughter of Paul Jones of Lower Merion and Phebe Roberts, his wife was born March 11, 1774; d. Dec. 24, 1836. Samuel Hendricks from Carliles in decay in old yd, 6 Mo. 3, 1807. Jane Stewart stranger yd. 6 Mo. 9, 1807. John Rodgers, 9 Mo. 5, 1807. Letters of Administration on the Estate of John Rogers, Tanner, were granted in Philadelphia, Oct. 8, 1807. Administrator, Catharine Rogers. Sureties, Jacob Carr of Philadelphia, Victualler, and William White of the Northern Liberties, Do. Jane Tunis, wife of Richard Tunis, died 9 Mo. 26, 1807, aged 51. The name of Richard Tunis is in the U.S. Census of 1790, as that of the head of a family in Lower Merion. In this family were 6 males over 16; 3 males under 16; 5 females. Warners Bob, I think a Grandson of John Robeson, 10 Mo. 12, 1807. Jacob Thomas, son of Abel, with the wagon Load of Stone run over his head, 12 Mo. 23, 1807. The name of Abel Thomas appears in the U. S. Census of 1790, as that of the head of a family in Lower Merion. In this family were 2 males over 16; 3 males under 16; 3 females. Rebecca, wife of Richard Jones, died about 1807. Titus Roberts died in hospital, 12, Mo. 29, 1807. Letters of Administration on the estate of Titus Roberts, farmer were granted to Elizabeth Roberts, Jan. 30, 1808. Sureties, Algernon Roberts, Merion, farmer, and Griffith Edwards, Philadelphia, grocer. Titus Roberts and Elizabeth Latch were married. Titus Roberts was a Revolutionary soldier. He served in Capt. John Long's Co. Third Battalion, Phila. County, Militia, 1780. See Penna. Archives, Sixth Series, Vol. I, p. 719. Alse in Capt. Richard Robert's Co. Phila. Co. Militia, 1781. See same Vol. p. 736. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1808 Barbary Camble, the mother (widow Campble) in Strangers yd, 2 Mo. 2, 1808. Letters of Administration on the estate of Barbara Campbell, widow, were granted to Amos Penegar, Feb. 9, 1808. Sureties, Geo. C. Lenter, Blockley, Chairmaker; and John Davis, Philadelphia, Bricklayer. Barbara Campbell was the widow of Joseph Campbell of Blockley. Their children were Margaret, James, Elizabeth, Jacob, and Joseph. Thomas George, son of George George and his wife Elizabeth, born 7 Mo. 7, 1740; died 2 Mo. 25, 1808. Thomas George, of Blockley. Will proved March 12, 1808. Mentions his housekeeper, Margaret Penegar. His Aunt, Jane Owens. Isaac Collins, no relationship stated. Children of deceased brother, Amos, vizt: - nephews Joseph and Richard and nieces, Ann Smith, Hannah and Elizabeth Georgs. William and Amos George, sons of said deceased brother Amos and Rebecca, his wife. Brother Edward George - Rebecca, Sarah, Edward and David, children of said brother Edward. Thomas and Jesse, eldest sons of said brother Edward. John and Joseph George, children of said Joseph George. Speaks of land in Montgomery County, devised hom by his late Uncle Richard George, bounded by lands of William Stadelman. Land on Schuylkill River, purchased from Alex. Colley, to be held in company with Richard Peters and Algernon Roberts. Leaves a bequest to Penna. Hospital. Mentions Abraham Widdows. Executors, brother Edward and nephew Joseph George. Trustees, Algernon and John Roberts. Will signed Oct. 30, 1807. Proved March 12, 1808. The name of Thomas George appears on the List of Taxables for Blockley, 1783. 1781, Capt. Richard Roberts Co. - p. 730. The name of Thomas George appears in the U.S. Census, 1790, as head of a family in Blockley. In this family were 4 males over 16 and 1 female. Joseph George, of this family, m. Ann ____ , and died prior to 1800. In the U.S. Census, 1790, is the name of Ann George, who was head of a family in Blockley (4 females). Married, at Swedes' Church, Phila., John Wall, son of Robert and Martha Wall, of Phila. past 21, in Phila. - and Jane George, dau. of dec'd Joseph George, and his relict Ann, near Phila. past 21. Evidence, per John Hall, Phila. and Eliz., George, the bride's sister. July 5, 1800. Hugh Roberts, aged 87 years, 3 Mo. 25, 1808. Census, 1790, Lower Merion. 1 Male. The name of Hugh Roberts appears on the List of Taxables for Lower Merion, 1783. The will of Hugh Roberts, Lower Merion, is recorded at Norristown. Proved April 8, 1808. Bequeaths a sum of money to Pennsylvania Hospital. Mentions a piece of land near that of William Hagy. Makes bequests to the Philadelphia Dispensary, the Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery, and to Merion Meeting. A sum of money to William Hagy, John Righter and Jonathan Robeson, in trust for Merion Meeting. Mentions Algernon and David Roberts. Mentions his own aged Relations, John Roberts and his sister Rebecca Roberts. Cousin Hannah Roberts. Jonathan Robeson and brother Thomas Robeson. My relation, Rebecca, the wife of Thomas Ward; her sister, Mary, wife of John Cotton. Tenant, John Rawlins and Ruth, his wife; their son, Nathan Rawlins and daughter Ann. Mentions Henry Wells, Joseph Wells; Hugh Ward, son of William and Rebecca. Algernon Roberts and John, his brother (millwright). Sidney Jones, daughter of my late kinswoman, Sidney Roberts, Ellen Thomas, wife of Abel, late of Exeter, and daughter of my relation, Robert Roberts, dec'd., and her sister, Ann Rawlin, wife of Nathan Rawlin. Executors, Kinsmen, Algernon Roberts and Jonathan Robeson. Signed Aug. 17, 1808. Wit: John Righter, Isaac Warner, Thos. George. Hannah More, 4th Mo. 7, 1808. The will of another Hannah Moore was proved in Philadelphia, Oct. 21, 1801. Hannah Moore, Blockley. Mentions sister-in-law, Martha Chapman; John Chapman (son fo Martha); Abner Evans; William Moore, sen.; Phebe, daughter of John and Sarah Suplee; Nieces, Hannah, Mary, Susanna, Johanna, the children of niece Sarah (wife of John Thomas). Executor, John Thomas. Signed Jan. 14, 1800. Witnesses, John Sellers, John Dunlap, Thomas Cummins. Samuel Chapman and Martha Moore, married Dec. __, 1747. John Supplee and Sarah Thomas, Sept. 26, 1774. Mary Price, Lower Merion, 1808. Estate administered at Norristown, April 13, 1808. Administrator, Samuel Gibson. Relations, Joseph Price, Rebecca, Jane and Jane Walter. Mary Price, Lower Merion. Estate administered April 13, 1808 (See Book 1 page 302) Ad. Samuel Gibson. Sureties, Rees Price, Jacob Morris. 5, 23, 1788. Samuel Gibson, son of David and Mary of Kingsessing, and Mary Price, Jr., daughter of John and Mary of Lower Merion, at Merion Meeting. Witnesses, David, Nathan, and Mary Gibson; John, Mary, Joseph, Hannah, Rebecca and John Price, Jr. Isaac Comley, Jun'r., 5 Mo. 1 st. 1808. William Roberts, died April 17, 1808, aged 70 years, 7 months. Buried at Merion. William Roberts and Hannah Delavan were married July 23, 1760. See Penna. Archives, Second Series, Vol. II, p. 211. Anne Roberts, daughter of Wm. and Hannah Roberts was born Nov. 19, 1767. (Married William Warner of Blockley, May 10, 1790). Other children of William and Hannah Roberts were Samuel: Joseph: Rachel (b. 1763); Elizabeth (b. 1765); William; Isaac. Died on Friday, 19th inst. 1808, aged 48 years, Mr. Richard Tunis. Poulson's Advertiser. The name Richard Tunis appears on the List of Taxables for Lower Merion, 1783. The will of Richard Tunis was proved in philadelphia, May 25, 1808. Mentions four children, Hannah, Jehu, Thomas and Jane. Executor, Friend Samuel Spackman. Signed May 14, 1808. Witnesses Jehu Roberts, Edward Wilson, Fred. Beates. Thomas Roberts Tunis died in Philadelphia, Feb. 26, aged 37. See United States Gazette, Feb. 28, 1829. Richard Tunis was a Revolutionary Soldier. He served in Capt. William Rose's Company, Philadelphia County Militia 1781. See Penna. Archives, Sixth Series, Vol. I, pp. 742, 743. Died on Friday the 19 th inst. aged forty-eight years, Mr. Richard Tunis. It may be said of the deceased that he was an affectionate husband and father, a sincere friend and a virtuous man. U. S. Gazette, Tuesday may 24, 1808. The name of Richard Tunis appears in the Philadelphia Directory for 1808. Samuel Claphanson from London some years ago, 7 Mo. 29th, 1808. Samuel Claphanson, second husband of Margaret Wynne. Mentions step-grand daughter Phebe Wynn and her brothers Thomas and Samuel Wynn. Three step- grandsons, John Adams, Thomas Wynn, Jr., and Samuel Wynn, children of said wife's son, Thomas Wynn. Margaret Claphanson's maiden name was Coulton. Will Signed April 18, 1808. Proved Aug. 6, 1808. Mentions father, Samuel Claphanson in England; brother John F. Claphanson; sisters Elizabeth and Martha; two sons of his brother John. (Then as above). Also wife's two nieces, Ann Bonsall and Lydia Cress. Mentions Sarah Roberts, widow. Executors, wife, and friends Algernon Roberts and William Warner. Witnesses, John Hunn and Samuel S. Voorhees. John Adams and Phebe Winn were married March 9, 1776. They had a son, John Adams, who married Rachel Rohrmann, 1798. Died on Sunday evening last (July 31) at his mill in Lower Merion township, Montgomery County, George Helmbold, Sr. in the 65 th year of his age. Poulson's Advertiser, Tues. Aug. 2, 1808. George Helmbold, Jr. and Sarah Makin were married May 13,. 1802. This marriage is recorded at the Second Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia. George Hembold, papermaker, and Elizabeth Schutz (Scheetz) were married Sept. 29, 1778. This marriage is recorded at St. Michael and Zion Church Philadelphia. The name of George Helmbold appears on the List of Taxables for Lower Merion, 1783. The will of George Helmbold, paper maker, Lower Merion, is recorded at Norristown. Proved Aug. 11, 1808. Mentions wife Elizabeth. Daughter Mary, wife of John Gray of Virginia. Speaks of his paper mill. Executor, wife Elizabeth. Signed May 20, 1808. Witnesses, Algernon Roberts, Paul Jones, Jr. George Helmbold was a Revolutionary Soldier. He served in Capt. John Long's Co. Third Battalion, Phila. Co. Militia, 1780. See Penna. Archives, Sixth Series, Vol. I, p. 719. Also, in Capt. Ludwick Knoll's Co. See same Vol. p. 725. U.S. Census, 1790, George Helmbold, Lower Merion (4, 4, 4). Hannah Williams, died 1808. Aged or in her 90 th year. Buried 8 Mo. 12, 1808. She was the widow of Joseph Williams of Blockley and daughter of Jonathan Jones of Wynnewood, and Gainor Owen, his wife. (Joseph Williams was the son of Edward and Eleanor William of Blockley.) The children of Joseph and Hannah William were, Rebecca, Eleanor, Sarah. Rebecca Williams married Amos George, son of George George and his wife Elizabeth Lewis (daughter of David and ann Lewis of Haverford.) Sarah Williams married Edward George, son of George George and brother of Amos. Eleanor Williams married Joseph Bond, son of Samuel Bond of West Whiteland, Chester Co. Pa. (Rachel Bond, daughter of Joseph and eleanor, married John Leedom, son of Samuel Leedom of Haverford. Children of John and Rachel Bond Leedom were Charles, b. 1793; Hannah, b. 1795; Samuel, b. 1797; Joseph, b. 1796; Ruthanna, b. 1808.) Joseph and Eleanor Bond had 3 other children, Samuel; Robert; and Hannah Bond, who married Aaron Hackney. The name of Hannah Williams, widow, appears on the List of Taxables for Blockley, 1783. In Heston's List appears the name of Amos George, Taner, with "200 acres", and with the "Estate of Joseph Williams." this was the tract now known as the "Overbrook Farms". -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1809 Bartle righter, 1809. Will recorded at Norristown. Mentions wife Charlot. Daughters, Hannah, Mary, Rebeckah, Catharine and Elizabeth. Grandson, Bartholomay Keetch. Three sons, William, Joseph, Rudolph. Ecexutors, son Rudolph and George Jaret. Signed Oct. 1807. Witnesses, Algernon Roberts, John Roberts. Proved Nov. 14, 1809. The name of Bartle Righter appears in the List of Taxables for Lower Merion, 1780, 1769, 1779, 1783. Barthol Writter was naturalized in Philadelphia County, 1740. See Pennsylvania Archives, Second series, Vol. II, p. 298. The names of John Righter, Peter Righter, ferry, and Peter Righter, Jun. are on the List of Taxables for Lower Merion, 1769. 10, 30, 1759. Peter Righter, of Merion, and Elizabeth Tunis, daughter of Anthony of the same place at Merion Meeting. Witnesses: Elizabeth, Bartel and Hannah Righter; Anthony, Mary, Abraham and Joseph Tunis. The marriage of John Righter and Hannah Tunis is recorded at Swedes' Church, Philadelphia, Feb. 26, 1754. In the U. S. Census, 1790, appears the name of Bartle Righter, head of a family in Lower Merion. In this family were 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 5 females. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1810 Jacob Jones, Lower Merion. Will signed 9 Mo. 30, 1803. Proved April 26, 1810. Mentions wife Mary. Kinswoman Lydia Roberts, daughter of my nephew Algernon Roberts. Owen Jones and Jonathan Jones, sons of my late brother Owen Jones. Daughters of said Owen Jones. Kinsman, Benjamin Hays Smith, grandson of my late sister, Mary Hayes, dec'd. Mary Davis, grand-daughter of said Mary. Nephew of Edward Roberts, son of my late sister Rebecca Roberts. Mary Axford, grand-daughter of my late sister Rebecca. My niece Rebecca George, (daughter of my sister Hannah Williams). Samuel Bond, Robert Bond and Hannah Hacker (Children of my late niece Eleanor Bond). Relation Elizabeth, wife of Henry Colflesh; her daughters Esther and Mary Colflesh. Kinswoman, Gainor Roberts, daughter of my nephew Algernon Roberts. Mentions Martha Sankey. Nephew Humphrey Owen, of the state of New Jersey; his widow, daughter and his son Joshua Owen. Leaves a bequest to Merion Meeting. To Jonathan Jones, Algernon Roberts, Henry Bowman, Jonathan Walters and David Roberts. "a messuage and parcel of land at the west end of my plantation, bounded eastwardly by a road leading to Mary Walters Ford, southwardly by land late of Thomas David, dec'd; westwardly by Rees Price's land, and northwardly by a line to be drawn on the north side of the school house, also a house for Tutor or Tutors. Provision is made for the foundation and maintenance for a school for poor and orphan children of both sexes, without any charge whatsoever to those children, their parents, friends, guardians, or any other persons, or without any regard to their religious profession or education. Mentions grand nephews Isaac Roberts, and John Roberts, sons of nephew Algernon Roberts. Speaks of his father, Jonathan Jones, dec'd. Mentions a stone quarry in Plymouth township, held in company with Richard Peters, Esq. and others. Leaves a sum of money towards the erection of a house for caretaker at Merion Meeting, on land lately granted by John Dickinson, Esq. Executors, wife Mary Jones; nephew Algernon Roberts; kinsman, Benjamin Hayes Smith. Signed 9 Mo. 30, 1803. Witnesses, Loyd Jones, Anthony Levering, Proved Ap. 26, 1810. Jacob Jones died 1810, aged 97. He was the Founder of Lower Merion Academy and Pioneer of public education. The name of Jacob Jones appears on the List of Taxables for Lower Merion, 1783. Census 1790 (1, 1, 3). The Axford family lived in Bybury township, Phila. Co. In the U.S. Census for 1790 appears the name of John Jones, Esq. as head of a family in Lower Merion. In this family were 2 males over 16; 2 males under 16; 4 females; 1 other free white person; 5 slaves. Died, In Bybury township, Philadelphia., on the 4 th inst., Mr. Samuel I. Axford, in the 67 th year of his age. Saturday Evening Post, November 12, 1831. Died on Saturday last, Miss ___ Jones, daughter of John Jones, Esq. of Lower Merion. Norristown Register. Miss Jones died March 3, 1810. John Jones, Esq. of "Brookfield" married Rebecca Jones, dau. of Owen and Susanna Jones. Died on the 9 th inst. at her father's seat in Montgomery Co., Miss Ann Jones, daughter of John Jones, Esq. aged 23 years. United States Gazette, Monday, March 19 th, 1810. Died on Sunday morning, the 11 th inst., Mary Axford, wife of Samuel I. Axford, aged 48. Saturday Evening Post, June 17, 1826. She was a dau. of John and Tacy Palmer. David Jones, Blockley. Will proved June 13, 1810. Mentions his wife Jane; children, Lewis, Ann, Catherine, Nathan. Sister, Ann Jones. Mentions land of James Jones in Upper Merion. Thomas Jones, son of James Jones. Executors, Sons Lewis and Nathan Jones. Witnesses, Abram Heston, Joseph George. Signed Jan. , 1808. He was the son of Lewis and Katharine Jones, of Blockley township. His name appears on the List of Taxables for Blockley, 1783. On the List of Taxables for 1782, David Jones, and David Jones, "Son of Jacob." In 1779, David Jones. In 1783, David Jones, farmer, 200 acres, and David Jones, Jun'r., no amt of tax specified. David Jones signed the Test Oath in Philadelphia, Dec. 14, 1778. In Heston's "Return", 1783, is the name of David Jones, farmer, with "200 acres". and David Jones, a "Single Freeman", mentioned as residing with him. David Jones was a Revolutionary soldier. David Jones and David Jones (carter) both served in Capt. William Rose's Company, Phila. Co. Militia, 1781. See Penna. Archives, Sixth Series, Vol. I. pp. 742, 742. In the U. S. Census, 1790, appears the name of David Jones Senr. as head of a family in Blockley. In this family in Blockley were 3 males over 16; 2 males under 16; and 6 females. Charles Hoffman, 1810. He was the son of Jacob and Phebe (Jones) Hoffman, and was born 1809. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1811 Thomas Wynne died 1811. Born * 1762 (* crossed our apparently by the author "Aug. 17") Estate administered in Philadelphia. Letters of Administration of the Estate of Thomas Wynn were granted March 23, 1811. Administrator, Thomas Wynn. sureties, Samuel S. Voorhees of Philadelphia, Gent., and James Boyer of the Northern Liberties, Scrivener. This Thomas Wynne was a Revolutionary soldier. ** (** Crossed out apparently by the author "He served in the Pennsylvania Flying Camp, 1776".) His wife was Elizabeth Rees, daughter of John Rees of Chester County. Thomas Wynne was the son of Thomas Wynne of Blockley and Margaret Coulton, his wife. Elizabeth Rees was born in Virginia, her family having resided in that state some years, and then returned to Pennsylvania. Children of Thomas and Elizabeth (Rees) Wynne were, Thomas (m. Hannah Sharp); Samuel (m. Phebe Sharp); Margaret (m. George Dugan); Mary (d. 1820); Susan (m. Jacob Duffield); Ruth (m. Leonard Knight); Elizabeth (m. William Rose); Ann (m. William Davy). Hannah Sharp and Phebe Sharp were daughters of Delaney Sharp of Salem, N. J. and Sally Gilman, his first wife. Delaney Sharp served both as a Revolutionary Patriot and a Soldier of the War of 1812. Thomas Winn, Census 1790 (2, 2, 3) Elizabeth Rees married Thomas Wynne; Ann Rees married James Boyer. Ann was born 1760, Elizabeth later. They were the daughters of John Rees and Elizabeth Ingles. John Rees lived at, or near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pa. On his marriage with Elizabeth Ingles, her father Joseph Ingles, or Ingalls, gave them 1,000 acres of land in Loudon Co. Va. John and Elizabeth Rees lived there until 1772, when they returned to Pennsylvania with their children. Among these children were John Rees, Jr. (m. Ann Casselberry, at St. James's P.E. Church, Perkiomen, April 10, 1792); Edward Rees (died of Yellow Fever in Philadelphia, 1793); Ann (m. James Boyer); Elizabeth, (m. Thos. Wynne). Elizabeth Wynne, (daughter of Thomas Wynne and Elizabeth Rees, his wife) married Wm. Rose. Children, Annie (m. ____ Garrett); Henrietta, (m. ____ Sloan). The Rose family were early residents of Blockley township, descended from John Rose. This John Rose was born in England, A. D. 1633. He married Susanna Bolton, of Dublin. Their children were John, James, Thomas and Susanna. Susanna the widow of John emigrated to America in the year 1682, with the above named children, and settled in Germantown. James Rose son of the aforesaid John and Susanna, was born in Dublin. He removed from Germantown to Wrighstown, Bucks Co. Pa. were he married Deborah Stotesbury. Children, James, John, Thomas, Alice, Priscilla. James and Deborah were married 1737. Deborah died and James married (1752) Eleanor Dillon of Wrightstown. Children, Richard, Joseph, Susan. John Rose, (son of the first John and Susanna, his wife) settled in Blockley township, near what is now 40th and Market Streets. John Rose had a son Peter, who married Mary Gardner, Sept. 30, 1745. Children, Peter and William (twins); Jane; Mary. Of these children, Peter m. Maria Rup (Roop); William m. Hannah Sellers; Jane m. Jacob Latch; Mary m. (1) John Dean (in 1764), (2) Thomas Thomas, of Blockley. The children of Peter Rose and Maria Roop, his wife were, Peter, William, George, Reuben, John, perhaps others. Peter (son of Peter and Maria) m. Elizabeth Evans. Children, Peter, William, Ezra, Evan, Elizabeth, Mary, Emily. Of these children, Peter m. Eliz. A. Boyer. William Rose (son of Peter and Maria) m. Elizabeth Wynne, (dau. of Thomas Wynne and Elizabeth Reese, his wife.) Died in Lower Merion township Philadelphia County, on the 28 th ult. (Oct) 1811, Mrs. Mary Jones, aged 94 years, widow of Jacob Jones of that township, who died at the age of 97 years. (Poulson's Advertiser). Jacob Jones was the son of Jonathan Jones and Gainor (Owen) Jones. Mrs. Mary Jones was a daughter of Henry Lawrence (son of David Lawrence of Haverford) and Ellin William, his wife (dau. of William ap edward who arrived on the "Ship Lyon", 1682.) Jacob Jones was the founder of Lower Merion Academy. Mary Lawrence (b. 1717) m. Jacob Jones, son of Jonathan Jones of Merion, in 1752. No children. She had sisters: - Hannah Lawrence, who married Evan Jones, son of John Jones of North Wales, at Gwynnedd, in 1766. Eleanor Lawrence, who married David Jones of Radnor, son of David of Radnor * in 1766. (* Crossed out apparently by th author "and Katharine Jones of Blockley.") Sarah Jane Lawrence, who married David Lewis, son of Lewis Lewis, in 1735. 6, 10, 1752. Jacob Jones of Merion, yeoman, son of Jonathan, and Mary Lawrence, dau. of Henry of Haverford, at Haverford Meeting House. Wit: Jonathan, Owen, Susanna and Elizabeth Jones; Henry, Sarah, Henry, Jr. and Margaret Lawrence. 6, 10, 1766. Evan Jones, son of John of Montgomery, township, Phila. Co., - and Hannah Lawrence, dau. of Henry of Haverford, dec'd, at Gwynnedd Meeting. Wit: John, Jesse, Susannah, Hannah, Mary and John Jones; Eleanor Lawrence; Hannah and Caleb Foulke. 12, 17, 1766. David Jones of Radnor, - and Elinor Lawrence, dau. Henry, dec'd, of Haverford, at Haverford Meeting. Wit: Henry, Hannah, Margaret, Mordecai and Wm. Lawrence; Mary, Hannah and Evan Jones. 9, 6, 1735. David Lewis, son of Lewis Lewis of Newtown, batchelor, and Jane Lawrence, dau of Henry of Haverford, spinster, at Haverford Meeting House. Wit; Lewis, Mary, Phineas and Lewis Lewis, Jr.,; Henry, Ellin, Margaret, and Rachel Lawrence. The name of Jacob Jones appears on the List of Taxables for Lower Merion, 1783. The estate of Mary Jones, Lower Merion, was administered at Norristown, Nov. 5, 1811. Administrators, Mordecai Lawrence of Delaware County, and Algernon Roberts. Sureties, Joseph Price, Lloyd Jones. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1812 Rebecca Roberts, 1812. Will recorded at Norristown. Mentions her nephew Joseph Wells. Niece, Rebecca Ward. Niece Mary Cotten. Elizabeth Wells, daughter of Henry Wells. Rebecca Jones, daughter of Benjamin and Tacy Jones of Tredyffrin township, Chester, Co. Executors, Tacy Jones, William Davis. signed Dec. 10, 1800. Witnesses, John Young, Isaac Warner, Aaron Keech, Mordecai Davis. Proved Feb. 3, 1812. Benjamin Jones and Tacy Roberts were married July 24, 1769. See Penna. Arch. 2d Series, Vol. II, p. 134. In the U.S. Census, 1790, appears the name of Henry Wells, as that of the head of a family in Lower Merion. In this family were 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female. Jane Hall, 1812 - died 5 Mo. 10, 1812. She was born in 1720, and was the daughter of James and Elizabeth Higgs, of Bristol, Pa. Jane Hall was the wife of Mahlon Hall of Blockley township, who was born 1733 and died 1819. Mahlon was the son of Matthew and Sarah Hall. Children of Mahlon and Jane Hall were Mahlon, John, Sarah. The marriage of Mahlon Hall and Jane Higgs is recorded at the Falls Monthly Meeting of Friends, Bucks Co. Pa. 4, 21, 1757. Matthew Hall died in Marple, Chester Co. (now Delaware Co.) Pa. 1766. His will is recorded at West Chester. Proved Sept. 18, 1766. Mentions his son David Hall. Plantation in Marple. Daughter Margery Warner; daughter Sarah Pearson. Son Mahlon of Blockley, and plantation purchased of Veronica Warner, Widow. Mary, wife of John Mitchner. Executors, Sons David and Mahlon Hall. Will signed 9 Mo. 8, 1766. Witneses, Wm. Fell, Seth Pancoast, Nath'l. Holland. In the U.S. Census, 1790, appears the name of Maylon Hall as that of the head of a family in Blockley. In that family were 2 males over 16, and 2 females. Matthew Hall, from Birmingham, England, came to Bucks Co. Pa. He married, 1731, Sarah Haworth, (widow of George Haworth d. 1725.) of Buckingham, township. She was the daughter of John and Mary Scarborough, of Solebury township, and grand daughter of John Scarcorough , who came from London with his son John, 1682. Sarah Scarborough was born 2 Mo. 4, 1694. She m. (1) George Haworth 9 Mo. 28, 1710. She m. (2) Matthew Hall. Sarah died in 1748, and Matthew married, 7 Mo. 13, 1750, at Springfield Meeting, Chester Co. (now Del. Co. ), Rebecca Massey, widow of Mordecai Massey, and daughter of Jospeh and Abigail Rhoads. Matthew Hall removed from Buckingham, Bucks Co. to Haverford. Three of his children settled in Blockley township, Phila. Co. Children of Matthew Hall and Sarah, his first wife, were: I. David (b. 7 Mo. 7, 1732; d. in Marple, Del. Co. Pa.) m. Deborah Fell, 1758. Children, Beulah, David, Sarah, Edward, Joseph. II. Mahlon (b. 1733; d. in Blockley, 1819) m. Jane Higgs. III. Margery (b. 1 Mo. 23, 1734-5), m. at Merion Meeting, 11 Mo. 10, 1752, Arnold Warner, son of Isaac and Veronica Warner, of Blockley. Had 4 daughters - one Gulielma m. Wm. Widdifield, and became an approved Minister in the Society of Friends. IV. Sarah (b. 11 Mo. 24, 1735-6) m. at Buckingham, 5 Mo. 12, 1756, John Pearson - said to have gone to Virginia. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1813 Francis Higgins, died Feb. 4, 1813. Died this morning of typhus fever, after an illness of eight days. Francis Higgins, Stewart of the Pennsylvania Hospital. The loss of this devoted and faithful agent for the family is very deeply regretted in all the departments. U.S. Gazette, Thursday, Feb. 4, 1813. The relations, friends and acquaintance of Francis Higgins the late Stewart of the Pennsylvania Hospital, are respectfully invited to attend his funeral from the said Hospital at 2 o'clock this afternoon. 2 Mo. 5. U. S. Gazette, Friday, Feb. 5, 1813. The will of Francis Higgins, Gent. is recorded in Philadelphia. Francis Higgins, formerly of Philadelphia, in the United States of America, now of Dublin, Ireland, being about to take his departure from Dublin to Philadelphia, made his will. Mentions his friends Richard Wistar, Merchant, and John Crow, Builder, Philadelphia. Wife Hannah Higgins. Sister, Margaret Doran, of Mount, Ireland, and her children. Cousin Francis Hissins of Ballyrea in the County Down. Mrs Susanna Norman, wife of Mr. John Norman, of Capel Street, Dublin, a friend. The testator's nephew John Mc Carten. Wife Hannah Higgins, Executrix in America. Mrs. Susanna Norman, Executrix in Ireland. Signed Sept. 14, 1805. Witnesses, John Allen, Alexander Montgomery, David Ashmead. Proved in Philadelphia, Feb. 12, 1813. The marriage of Francis Higgins and Hannah Roberts is recorded at the Third Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, April 7, 1787. Francis Higgins was a Revolutionary Soldier. He served in Capt. Richard Robert's Co., Blockley Militia, 1780. See Penna. Archives, Sixth Series, Vol. I, p. 727 On List of Taxables, Blockley. Departed this life on the 25 th of 1 st Mo. 1813, Phebe Jones of Lower Merion, in the 72d year of her age, consort of Paul Jones. Poulson's Advertiser. Paul Jones and Phebe Robins were married Sept. 24, 1764. See Penna. Archives, Second Series, Vol. II, p. 136. (Her correct name was Roberts.) She was the daughter of John and Susanna. Paul Jones belonged to the West Manayunk family. He was the third son of Gerrard Jones of "Glanrason", who was the eldest son of Robert and Ellin Jones. Paul Jones married Phebe Roberts (Robins is a misprint in the archives.) The children of Paul and Phebe Jones, were Paul, Phebe, Ellin, Susan, Lloyd, Rees, Enoch, Sarah and Jane. Paul, Jr. married (1) Tacy Davis of Radnor, and had nine children. At an advanced ate, he married (2) Mrs. Lydia Pratt Roberts, who had been the second wife of John Roberts. This same John Roberts, had married (1) Sarah Jones, daughter of Paul's brother Lloyd. Paul and Tacy (Davis) Jones, had Mary Ann (b. Jan. 1, 1800) who married Isaac Heston; William D.; Esther (m. Lewis Yerkes); Joel Davis; Susan: Isaac T.; Emily (m. William Warner Roberts); Justus P. ( b. 1813, and still living in 1909.) -- d. 1910. 10, 17, 1805. Thomas Parker, son of John and Hannah, and Jane Jones, daughter of Paul and Phebe of Lower Merion, at Lower Merion Meeting House. Wit: John and Hannah Paarker; Paul, Phebe, Lloyd, Silas and Enoch Jones. Paul Jones of Lower Merion, son of Paul and Phebe, dec'd. - and Lydia P. Roberts, dau. of David Pratt of Marple and Lydia, both dec'd; at the house of Paul Jones. Wit: William D., Francis L., Mary P., Davis and Justus Jones; William W. and Emily I. Roberts. (Marriage recorded at Merion). Loyd (b. 8, 30, 1765); Sarah (b. 9, 2, 1767); Enoch (b. 10, 3, 1769); Rees (b. 1, 14 , 1772); Susanna (b. 3, 11, 1774); Paul (b. 6, 26, 1776); Phebe (b. 10, 7, 1778); Ellin (b. 11, 30, 1780); Jane ( b. 8, 25, 1784). Morton Garrett, Sr. died 8 Mo. 13, 1813. Blockley. His wife was Susanna Penegar Garrett. Will Signed Jan. 17, 1813. Proved Aug. 24, 1813. Mentions son Joseph, and his step-sister Mary Clark, daughter of his wife by her former husband. Mentions children. Relation, Andrew Garrett, dec'd., late of the Northern Liberties. Witnesses, Algernon Roberts, Joseph Mc Adams. Mentions grandson Morton, the son of son William Garrett. Margaret Pennegar, single woman, of Blockley, died 1814. Her will was signed Dec. 6, 1811. Proved Aug. 15, 1814. She mentions her nephew, Joseph Garrett, her brother Amos Penegar; her nieces Mary Clark and Margaret Garrett; her sister Susannah Garrett (wife of Morton Garrett). Her brother Amos Penegar, of Upper Darby township, served as a Captain in the Chester Co. Militia. Buried in Blockley Baptist Cemetery. Amos Penegar and Hannah Balla were married April 15, 1784. Marriage recorded at Second Presbyterian Church, Phila. Mourton Garret and Samuel Garrett are named in the List of Taxables for Blockley, 1783. U. S. Census, 1790, Morten Garret (1, 2, 3) This Morton Garrett was a Revolutionary Soldier. Served in Capt. Richard Roberts's Co. Blockley Militia, 1780. [/ 727. 1781, p. 736. William Warner, born 9 Mo. 14, 1757; died Mo. 12, 1813. He was the son of Isaac and Lydia (Coulton) Warner of Blockley. He married Ann Roberts, 5 Mo. 10, 1790. The marriage of William Warner and Ann Roberts is recorded at the Swede's Church, Philadelphia, May 10, 1790. William Warner, Blockley. Will signed April 28, 1812. Proved Oct. 7, 1813. Mentions wife Nancy. Brother John. Sister Tacy Roberts, wife of Algernon. Sister Lydia Cress, wife of John Cress. Three daughters of brother Joseph Warner, dec'd, viz: Lydia, Mary, Rebecca. Executors, wife Nancy, brother John, brother-in-law, Algernon Roberts. Witnesses, Samuel Haines, Joseph Roberts. William Warner (50 acres) and William Warner are named in the List of Taxables for Blockley, 1783. The William Warner (50 acres) died 1793. In 1782, Wm. Warner's name is placed under that of Isaac Warner, with a small tax - rate, showing that this William was then a single young man. Isaac Warner, here mentioned, was Col. Isaac Warner of the Seventh Battalion Phila. Co. Militia, 1777. See Penna. Archives, Second Series, Vol. XIII, p. 592. William Warner, Jr. signed the Test Oath, Phila. Oct. 14, 1779. See Vol. XIV, p. 48. Served in Capt. Richard Roberts' Co. 1780. p. 736. Vol. I, 6 th Series. Mary Latch died September 1st, 1813. Mary Latch, 1st daughter of Jacob and Dority Baler, departed this life, September 1 st 1813, aged ___ years ____ months. From the Latch Family Bible. She was upwards of 80 years of age. Rudolph Latch was married to Mary Bealert, March 5, 1755. Nansy Latch, daughter of Rudolph and Mary Latch was born the 1st of February 1756. Jacob Latch, son of Rudolph and Mary Latch was born Oct. 31, 1758, betwixt 2 and 3 mornin. Mary Latch, daughter of Rudolph and Mary Latch, was born March 24, abour 4 and 5, 1757. John Latch, son of Rudolph and Mary Latch was born August 1, about 2 and 3 in the morning 1760. David Latch, son of Rudolph and Mary Latch, was born July 25, about 1 and 2 morning, 1762. Elizabeth Latch, daughter of Rudolph and Mary Latch, born December 15, 1764. Susanna Latch, daughter of Rudolph and Mary Latch, born Feb. 11, 1767. Joseph Latch, son of Rudolph and Mary Latch, May 30, 1769. Samuel Latch, son of Rudolph and Mary Latch, born Feb. 2, 1772. Hannah Latch, daughter of Rudolph and Mary Latch, born Aug. 29, 1773. George Latch, son of Rudolph and Mary Latch was born March 16, 1776. ____ James, of Loudon Co. Va. married Mary, daughter of Rudolph and Mary Latch. The above records are found in a German Bible, in possession of Edward Latch, U.S.N., Merion, Pa. Mary Latch and Jonathan James were married March 24, 1775. See Penna. Archives, Second Series, Vol. II, p. 147. Elizabeth Latch and Titus Roberts, married Aug. 12, 1782. George Latch and Lydia Thomas, married May 9, 1799. These two latter marriages are recorded at St. Michael's and Zion Church, Philadelphia. John Latch and Elizabeth Miley were married Dec. 25, 1788. This marriage is recorded at the Third Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia. Jacob Latch and Jane Rose were married Dec. 24, 1782. Their homestead was "Rose Hill", corner of Old Lancaster Road and Union Avenur (Latch's Lane). Jane Rose was born March 22, 1759 and was christened Jeannette at Christ Church, Philadelphia. The above mentioned Jacob Latch (son of Rudolph and Mary) was a Revolutionary soldier. He was buried in St. Paul's Cemetery, Ardmore. Children of Jacob and Jane Latch were: Gardiner (b. 1792); Francis Higgins (b. 1794); Jacob (b. 1797); Peter Rose (b. 1799); Hannah Higgins (b. 1803); Jane ( b. 1790); Mary ( b. ); Sarah (b. ). Census, 1790, Blockley, Jacob Latch (2, __, 5); John Latch ( 1, __, 2). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1814 Richard Jones of Lower Merion (son of James Jones of Blockley and his wife, Hannah Hayes) died 1814. Richard was born 1730. He married Rebecca Thomson, daughter of Joshua Thomson, of Salem N. J. 1769. Richard and Rebecca Jones had two children, James and Hannah. The estate of richard Jones Lower Merion, was administered at Norristown, Nov. 6, 1814. Administrator, James Jones. Sureties, Titus Yerkes, David Roberts. Richard Jones was a Revolutionary Patriot. He aided his country by contributing timber to build an armed boat on the Delaware. See Colonial Records. Margaret Claphanson, widow, Blockley. Will proved July 16, 1814. Her first husband was Thomas Wynne of Wynnstay. Second husband, Samuel Claphanson of London. She was the daughter of William Coulton of Blockley. Will signed March 20, 1812. Mentions nieces Mary and Susanna Bonsall, wives of nephews, Moses and Enoch Bonsall. Rachel, wife of grandson John Adams. Niece Ann Bonsall. Kinswoman Lydia Roberts, daughter of niece Tacy. Grandson, John Adams, Phebe and Margaret Adams, daughters of grandson of John Adams. Nephew Edward Robeson. Niece Tacy Roberts and her daughters, and her sister Lydia Cress. Nephews, William, Enoch, Moses and Samuel Bonsall. Kindsman, Moses Bonsall and Algernon Roberts. Witnesses, Jacob Hoffman, Jacob Trasel. John Adams and Rachel Rohrmann were married Dec. 20, 1798. Marriage recorded at St. Michael and Zion Church, Phila. Enoch Bonsall and Susanna Crosier were married Aug. 7, 1787. Marriage recorded at the Third Presbyterian Church, Phila. Died on the 25th inst., at Wynne Wood, the seat of Jonathan Jones, Esq., Martha Jones, daughter of Owen Jones, Esq., late of Philadelphia. United States Gazette, Thursday, Sept. 24, 1814. Martha Jones, Lower Merion, 1814. Will recorded at Norristown. Proved Oct. 13, 1814. Mentions sister Ann Jones; sister Susanna Nancarrow; sister Rebecca Jones, wife of John Jones. Niece Susanna Foulke, daughter of my sister Hannah Foulke. Brother Jonathan Jones. Sister Sarah Rutter, and her tow daughters, Martha Rutter and Sarah Jones Rutter. Executors, Jonathan Jones and Ann Jones. Signed March 7, 1812. Witnesses, Joseph Price, Silas Yerkes. Martha Jones was born 3 Mo. 10, 1754. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1815 Samuel Wynne, died May 18, 1815. He was born April 22, 1815, and was the second child of Thomas Wynne and Hannah Sharp, his wife (m. March 23, 1812.) Thomas Wynne (b. Aug. 17, 1787) was the son of Thomas Wynne, of Blockley, and Elizabeth Rees, his wife. Hannah Sharp (b. Oct. 23, 1793) was the daughter of Delaney Sharp, of Salem, N. J. Children of Thomas and Hannah (Sharp) Wynne, were, Mary (b. 1813); Samuel (b. 1815); Delaney Sharp (b. 1816); Lydia (b. 1818); Thomas (b. 1821); Hannah (b. 1823); Ruth A. (b. 1826); John Rees (b. 1828); Sarah S. (Sallie) (b. 1832); John Boyer (b. 1836). Family Bible. James Jones, son of Richard and Rebecca Jones of Lower Merion, and grandson of James Jones of Blockley, died 1815. See 1816. James Jones, silversmith. Will signed Sept. 10, 1815. Proved Jan. 30, 1816. Calls himself James Jones, son of Richard Jones of Lower Merion. Mentions Edward Harvey, and his wife Margaret, daughter of James Boyle. Richard Jones Harvey, son of Edward and Margaret Harvey. Mentions Agnes Deaves. Also Martha Lynch, daughter of James Boyle. Mentions "all the children of Edward and Margaret Harvey". Margaret Harvey was a distant relative. She inherited from her cousin, James Jones, the "Lilac Grove" farm, Lower Merion. The homestead stood, until recent years, on the Old Lancaster Road, below "Harvey Lane". The farm was part of the tract originally purchased by Griffith John. Wm. Harvey (Still born) 6 th Mo. 1810, and interred in Friends' Burial Ground, Clonmel, Ireland. William Harvey, born 8 Mo. 5 th 1814, at Lower Merion, Montgomery County, Pa. Later children of Edward and Margaret Boyle Harvey, were James Boyle, b. 1816; Margaret Anne, b. 1818; Edward Church, b. 1820; Caroline Deaves, b. 1824; Mary Dudley, b. 1829; Beulah Sansom, b. 1831. William Harvey, son of Edward and Margaret Boyle Harvey of Lower Merion, died 1815, aged 14 months. Died 10th Mo. 25th, 1815. (Family Bible) Born 8 Mo. 5 th, 1814. He was the third son of Edward Harvey and Margaret Boyle, his wife. their other children were William, b. and d. 1810; and Richard Jones Harvey, b. 1811. The marriage of Edward Harvey (son of William and Margaret Harvey, Ireland) and Margaret Boyle (daughter of James and Martha Boyle, Merion) is recorded at Merion, 6 Mo. 16, 1808. Married on Thursday morning at Friends' Meeting in Merion, Mr. Edward Harvey of this city to Miss Margaret Boyle of that place. From Poulson's Advertiser, Saturday, June 18, 1808. Edward and Margaret Boyle Harvey visited Ireland in 1809. Mrs. Harvey has left a most interesting journal of her trip. Their first child, William was born at Clonmel, and was interred in the Friends' burying ground at that place. The second child, Richard Jones Harvey, was born in Dublin, 1811, and brought to Merion by his parents when 5 months old. He was named after a relative, Richard Jones of Merion (b. 1730, d. 1814). The third child William (d. 1815.) was born in Lower Merion. Edward Harvey (b. 1783) in the County Carlow, Ireland, came to Philadelphia in 1804. In 1811, he brought a certificate for himself, wife and son Richard. Mrs. Eliza Thomson, consort of George Thomson, Esq., died Aug. 7, 1815. Departed this life on the morning of the 7th inst., at her country residence, after a lingering illness, Mrs. Eliza Thomson, consort of George Thomson, Esq. of this city. Aurora, Friday, Aug. 11, 1815. The Philadelphia Directory for 1813 gives "George Thomson, dry goods merchant, 188 High." Silas Jones, Lower Merion, 1815. Will recorded at Norristown. Proved November 14, 1815. Mentions daughters Hannah Supplee, Sarah Price, Hester Craft, Mary Marquedant. Five grandsons, the sons of my daughter Ann (dec'd) who married Isaac Leedom, namely, John, Jesse, Silas, Geroge, Isaac. Three grandchildren, the children of my daughter Hannah Supplee (dec'd) viz. John, Hester, Sarah. His own sons, Charles, Silas, Cadwallader, Executors. Signed Dec. 11, 1812. Witnesses, Joseph Price, John Elliott. Silas Jones was a Revolutionary Soldier. He served in Capt. John Young's Co. Phila. Co. Militia, 1781. See Penna. Archives, Sixth Series, Vol. I, p. 730. Census, 1790 (1, 2, 7) John Supplee and Hannah Jones married Nov. 5, 1796. Marriage recorded at St. Michael & Zion. Isaac Leedom and Ann Jones, were married at Merion Meeting House 10, 18, 1798. Cadwallader Jones and Mary Matlack, married 10 Mo. 7, 1811. Algernon Roberts, born 1st Mo. 24th, 1751; died 12 th Mo. 21 st. 1815. He was the son of John Roberts (1710-1776) and Rebecca Jones, his wife. Algernon Roberts was Lieutenant Colonel in the Philadelphia County Militia, 1777-8. See Vol. XXII, p. 592, 2 nd Series) He married, 1781, Tacy Warner, daughter of Col. Isaac Warner, and Lydia Coulton, his wife. The marriage of Algernon Roberts and Tacy Warner is recorded at Swedes' Church, Philadelphia, Jan. 18 1781. Algernon Roberts resided on "Pencoyd Farm", near the Schuylkill River, on the Lower Merion Side of the Philadelphia County Line. The name of Algernon Roberts is recorded at Norristown. Proved Jan. 19, 1816. Mentions his wife. Son, George Washington Roberts. Son, Isaac Warner Roberts. Daughter Ann. Son, John. Sons, Algernon and Edward; daughters Lydia, Gainor, Elizabeth and Tacy. Executors, John and Isaac Roberts. Signed March 3, 1815. Witnesses, Paul Jones, John Levering. The tombstone of Algernon Roberts is No. 1, Row C. Algernon Roberts, U. S. Census, 1790. Lower Merion, head of family. 4 males over 16; 1 male under 16; 5 females. Hannah Warner, 1815. Letters of Administration on the Estate of Hannah Warner were granted at Norristown, Nov. 27, 1815. Administrators, Isaac Roberts, Abel Thomas. Sureties, David Roberts and Morris Humphreys. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1816 Phelix Wirshing (Felix) Letters of Administration on the estate of Phelix Wirshing were granted at Norristown, Jan. 11, 1816. Administrators, Felix Wirshing, Joseph Wirshing. Sureties, Joseph Price, and Benjamin Humphreys. The name of Felix Wirshing is on the List of Taxables for Haverford township, 1785. Felix Wirshing was a Revolutionary Soldier. He served in Capt. John Lindsay's Co., Chester County Militia, 1783. See Penna. Archives, Fifth Series, Vol. V. p. 677. On another page, he is called "Felix Washinger". Some of his descendants went by the name, Washer. In Census, 1790, Haverford (3, 1, 2). Rees Price, 1816. Will recorded at Norristown. Mentions wife Hannah. Son Isaac. Son Thomas. Daughter Sarah. Sons Edward, Enoch, Charles. Daughters Mary Lewis and Sarah Price. Sister Ruth Thompson and land bequeathed to her by her father, Edward Price. Executors, Sons Isaac and Thomas. Signed Feb. 23, 1810. Witnesses, Jonathan Jones, John Curwen, Jr., Samuel Pugh. Proved July 18, 1816. Ruth Price and George Thomson were married June 27, 1767. On the List of Taxables for 1783, appears the name of Rees Price, and "Edward Price's est." is mentioned. In 1782, "Edward Price and Son". 1780, Edward Price and Rees Price, also in 1779, 1774, 1769. Rees Price was a Revolutionary Soldier. He served in Capt. John Young's Company, Phila. County Militia, 1781. See Penna. Archives, Sixth Series, Vol. I, p. 730. This Rees Price was the son of Edward Prees (1707-1791), and Mary Chambers, his wife (1707-1798), who were married 1736. Edward Prees ( Price ) was the son of Rees Prees (b. 1678); and his first wife, Sarah Meredith (m. 1705). And Rees Price was the son of Edward and Mabby Rees, adventurers on the "Ship Lyon", 1682. U.S. Census, 1790, Lower Merion, Rees Price (2, 4, 5). Thomas Roberts, died 1816. Letters of Administration on the estate of Thomas Roberts were granted to James Way, Sept. 4, 1817. Sureties, Jehu R. Tunis, Philadelphia, Merchant, and Richard Roe. Died on the 28th January last, James Jones, son of the late Richard Jones of Lower Merion, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. United States Gazette, Thursday, Feb. 1, 1816. The Philadelphia Directory for 1813 shows that James Jones, hatter and bridle-bit maker had two addresses, 444 N. 2d St. and 243 St. John. John Warner died Dec. 2, 1816, aged 47. Buried at Lower Merion, Dec. 4, 1816. Poulson's Advertiser. John Warner, Phila. Will signed Nov. 22, 1816. Proved. Dec. 14, 1816. Mentions his sister Lydia Cress. Niece, Eliza Cress. Nephews, John Cress, Peter Cress, William Cress, Isaac Cress. Nieces, Lydia, Mary and Rebecca Warner. Mentions also, children of late brother-in-law, Algernon Roberts (10 in number). Executors, Nephews, Isaac Roberts, and Isaac Cress, and friend Isaac Wampole. Witness, Robert Imlay, Enoch Wheeler, S. Wampole. Peter Cress, widower, and Catharine Whiteman, widow, were married April 21, 1796. This marriage is recorded at St. Michael and Zion Church. Lydia Cress afterwards married Lloyd Jones. Married, in Frankford, on Thursday, April 11, 1822, before John Worrell, Esq. Lloyd Jones of Merion to Mrs. Lydia Cress of Philadelphia, Poulson's Advertiser. Died on the 2 d inst. Mr. John Warner, Lumber Merchant, in the 47 th year of his age. His friends are invited to attend his funeral to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock from his late dwelling No. 91 North Sixth Street, to proceed to Lower Merion Burial Ground. United States Gazette, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 1816. The Philadelphia Dircetory for 1813 shows that John Warner, lumber merchant, resided at 91 n. 6 th St. Married, on Thursday, 4 th inst. By Rev. Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Henry Erbin, merchant, to Miss Rebecca Cress, daughter of Mr. Peter Cress, all of this city. United States Gazette, Dec. 6, 1806. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1817 Elizabeth Jones, Blockley, widow. will Proved Nov. 22, 1817. Joseph Hagy, 1817, Lower Merion. Will proved at Norristown, April 26, 1817. Mentions wife Ann. Children, Mary, Susanna, Elizabeth and Sarah. Executor. "My father, William Hagy". Signed april 14, 1817. Witnesses, John K. Duy, Daniel Nippes. In the U. S. Census of 1790 appears the name of William Hagey as that of the head of a family in Lower Merion. In this family were 4 males over 16; 4 males under 16; 3 females; 1 other free white person. David Evans, Lower Merion, 1817. Will proved at Norristown, May 20, 1817. Mentions wife Mary. Son Nathan Evans. Daughter Sarah Humphreys. Sons Moses Evans and Thomas Evans. Executor, Nathan Evans. Witnesses, Jacob Bealer, Thomas Bealer. Signed 3 Mo. 25, 1814. Proved may 20, 1817. 11, 19, 1812. Morris Humphreys of Montgomery township, farmer, son of Richard, dec'd, and Hannah, dec'd. - and Sarah S. Evans, dau. of David and Mary Evans of Merion, at Merion Meeting House. Wit: Margaret and Hannah Humphreys; David, Mary, David, Jr., Nathan and Anna Evans. 5, 26, 1814. Nathan Evans, of Lower Merion, son of David and Mary Evans - and Zillah Maule, daughter of Benjamin and Ann of Radnor, at Radnor Meeting House. Wit: David, mary, Joseph and Alice Evans; Benjamin, Ann, Jane, Thomas and Benjamin Maule. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1818 Ruth Thomson died 3 Mo. 24, 1818, aged 78. She was born a Price and Married Georg Thomson, June 27, 1767. This marriage is recorded in the Pennsylvania Archives, Second Series, Vol. II, p. 201. Mrs. Thomson was buried from the residence of her son George Thomson, Philadelphia. Ruth Thomson was the daughter of Edward Price. Letters of Administration on the Estate of Ruth Thomson, widow, were granted in Philadelphia, April 15, 1818. Administrator, George Thomson. Sureties James Rogers, of Philadelphia. Merchant, and Richard Roe. Ruth Thomson is buried in No. 26, Row G, a Price Row. Ruth Thomson died March 24, 1818, aged 78. Funeral from the residence of her son George Thomson. Poulsonn's Advertiser. Died on Tuesday afternoon, Ruth Thomson in the 76 th year of her age. U. S. Gazette, Friday March 27, 1818. In the Philadelphia Directory for 1818 appears the name of George Thomson, merchant, 15 N. 4 th and 189 Chestnut. Warner Roberts, died June 10, 1818, aged 19. Buried on the 12 th. Son of Joseph Roberts. Died June 10, 1818, Warner Roberts, aged 19 years. Buried on the 12 th from his father's residence, 168 Arch Street. Poulson's Advertiser. Died on Tuesday morning, after a lingering illness, which he bore with great resignation, Warner Roberts in the nineteenth year of his age. His friends and acquaintances and those of the family are respectfully invited to attend his funeral from his father's dwelling, No. 168 Arch Street, at 5 o'clock this afternoon. U. S. Gazette, Friday, June 12, 1818. Phila. Directory gives Joseph Roberts, teller in Girard's Bank. William Warner Thomas, died July 13, 1818. He was born May 25, 1818 and was the son of Thomas Thomas and Frances Roberts, his wife. Thomas Thomas, son of Thomas Thomas of Monroe Village, - and Frances Roberts, daughter of Samuel and Mary Roberts were married Jan. 23, 1817. The Thomas Thomas who married Frances Roberts (1817) was born in 1776, and was the son of Thomas Thomas who married Mary, daughter of Peter Rose, 1772. This Thomas Thomas came from Wales about 1770, and settled in Blockley township. He was a Revolutionary soldier, and served in Capt. Richard Robert's Co., Phila. Co. Militia, 1780. See Penna. Archives, Sixth Series, Vol. I, p. 736. Mahlon Hall, Blockley. Will proved Aug. 21, 1819. Signed April 9, 1810. Mentions son Mahlon Hall's children. Daughter, Sarah Heston. Wife, Jane Hall. Son, John Hall. Executors, son John Hall and grandson, James Hall. Witnesses, Nathan Dickinson, William Warner, Edward George, of Blockley. His daughter, Sarah Heston was the second wife of Edward Heston, of Hestonville. Sarah was born 1763; died 1856. 11, 21, 1783. John Hall, son of Mahlon Hall of Blockley, and Anna Morris of the same twp. dau. of Edward of Montgomery, at Merion Meeting House. Wit: Mahlon, Mahlon, Jr. and Sarah Hall; Martha Morris; Evan and Catharine Evans. Mahlon Hall and Mary Heston were married May 15, 1791. Mary Heston, at the age of fourteen (14) * (* Crossed our and changed apparently by the author was the number 14 to 16) 16 married her step-mother's brother. Mary was the daughter of Col. Edward Heston and his first wife, Mary Griffith. The marriage of Mahlon Hall and Mary Heston is recorded at the Second Presbyterian Church, Phila. The name of Mahlon Hall appears on the List of Taxables for Blockley, 1783. Census, 1790 (2, _, 2). In Heston's, "Return, 1783" are the names of Malon Hall, with "47 acres," and John Hall, "Single Freeman". John Hall and Mahlon Hall, Jr., both served in the Phila. Co. Militia, 1780, Third Battalion. See Penna. Archives, Sixth Series, Vol. I, p. 722. In Capt. Richard Roberts's Co., 1781 1 see page 736. Mahlon Hall (1733 0 1819) was the son of Matthew and Sarah Hall. Mahlon Hall's wife was Jane Higgs (1720 - 1812) daughter of James and Elizabeth Higgs. Mary, wife of Mahlon Hall, Jr. was the daughter of Col. Edward Heston (1745-1824) and his first wife, Mary Griffith (1747-1781). Col. Edward Heston was the son of Jacob Heston, of Wrightstown, Bucks Co. (b. 1712)' and Mary Warner, his wife (b. 1717). Jacob Heston of Wrightstown was the son of Zebulon and Dorothy Heston, this Zebulon being a noted Quaker preacher who left England in 1699 to escape religious persecution. Jacob Heston's wife Mary (b. 1717) was the daughter of John and Mary Warner of Blockley township. Col. Edward Heston had six children by his first wife Mary Griffith (m. ____ ); and eight by his second wife, Sarah Hall )m. _____ ). The marriage of Mahlon Hall and Jane Higgs, 4, 21, 1757, is recorded at the Falls Monthly Meeting of Friends, Bucks Co. Pa. Their children were, I. John (b. in Blockley, 6 Mo. 16, 1758; d. there 1 Mo. 17, 1842). II. Mahlon (b. 11 Mo. 29, 1759; d. 4 Mo. 7, 1805). III. Sarah ( b. 4 Mo. 16, 1763; d. 8 Mo. 15, 1856. Married Edward Heston.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1819 Mary J. Roberts, born 1 st Mo. 26 th, 1813; died 3 rd Mo. 1 st 1819. Inscription copied from the tombstone. No. 3 in Row C, a Roberts Row. Mary Jones Roberts died may 1st, 1819, aged 6 years, 1 month and 4 days. Family Bible. She was the daughter of John Roberts and Sarah Jones, his wife. John Roberts and Sarah Jones were married by H. G. Jones, Baptist Minister, March 12, 1812. Their children were: Mary Jones Roberts, b. Jan. 26, 1813; (d. 1819) William Warner Roberts, b. March 4, 1815; (d. ___ Sarah Roberts, b. april 12, 1823. Tacy, b. Aug. 23, 1820. Family Bible. Esther Jones died Sept. 13, 1819. aged 53 years, 11 months, 15 days. She was the wife of Lloyd Jones, and mother of Sarah Jones, who married John Roberts. Elizabeth Jones died 6 Mo. 24, 1819. She was born 2 Mo. 24, 1819, and was the daughter of Paul Jones and Tacy Davis, his wife. Anne Warner Thomas, died July 13, 1819. She was born June 22, 1819, and was the daughter of Thomas Thomas and Frances Roberts, his wife (married Jan. 23, 1817). Thomas Thomas with his brother William, came from Wales about 1770. William settled in Chester County, Pa., and Thomas in Blockley township - in Monroe Village, or Hestonville, now a part of West Philadelphia.. An old stone house, the Thomas homestead, is still standing on Lancaster Avenue, above 49 th St. Thomas Thomas married Mary, daughter of Peter Rose of Blockley. She was the widow of John Dean. Mary Rose and John Dean were married Dec. 32, 1772. See Penna. Archives, Second Series, Vol. II, pp. 245, 69. The children of Thomas and Mary Thomas were Elizabeth (m. Charles Danley); Mary (m. William Hare); Thomas (b. June 20, 1776); Jane (m. James Glasgow); Sarah (m. William Rhoads). Thomas Thomas (b. 1776) married (1) Sarah Supplee, and had one son, Evan J. Thomas (b. 1808). Thomas Thomas married (2) Frances Roberts, daughter of Samuel and Mary Roberts, and had seven children, as follows; William Warner (b. May 25, 1818; died July 13, 1818.) Buried at Merion. Anne Warner (b. June 22, 1819; died July 13, 1819). Buried at Merion. Samuel Roberts (b. Sept. 14, 1820; d. July 14, 1839) Buried at Blockley. Mary Ann (b. June 14, 1823; married Hiram Walters, 1840). William Warner and Thomas J. (twins; b. Aug. 27, 1825.) Joseph Roberts. Thomas Thomas died 1842, aged 66. His wife Frances Roberts Thomas, died May 10, 1867, aged 73 years, 11 months. They are buried in Blockley Baptist Cemetery. William Warner Thomas (b. 1825) married Mary Small and removed to Erie, Pa. Thomas J.Thomas (b. 1825) and still living in 1909) married Emily Fulmer, daughter of Nicholas Fulmer of Woodside. Evan J. Thomas (b. 1808) son of Thomas Thomas and Sarah Suplee, his first wife, married Ellen Washer (Wirshing) of Lower Merion, and has six children, viz: William W., Joseph, James R., Mary Ann, Evan, Samuel. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1820 Abel Thomas, Sr., Jan. 1820. Abel Thomas, son of John Thomas and Jane, his wife, was born the 16 th day, 5 Mo. 1746. Other children of John and Jane were, John (b. 1744); John (b. 1751); Ellen (b. 1755). Abel Thomas married Elizabeth Roberts; - were married March 24, 1774. Children; Abel (b. 1775); U. S. Census, 1790, Lower Merion, Abel Thomas (2, 3, 3). Abel Thomas was a Revolutionary Soldier. He served in Capt. John Young's Co. Phila. Co. Militia, 1780. See Penna. Archives, Sixth Series Vol. I, p. 726. Abel Thomas was the son of John Thomas and Jane Roberts, his wife, married at Merion, 8 Mo. a6, 1743. Abel S. Thomas, Sr. Letters of administration on the estate of Abel S. Thomas, Sr. were granted at Norristown, Jan. 19, 1820. Administrators, Jacob Bealer, Anthony Zell. Sureties, David Roberts and Jacob Latch. Children of Abel S. Thomas, Jr. and Rachel, his wife were Jesse (b. 1801); Joseph (b. Nov. 11, 1801); Elizabeth (b. 1830); Joseph and Jane (b. 1807); Isaiah (b. 1811); Ann (b. 1813). Died, on the 1 st inst, in Lower Merion, John Righter, Jr. aged 29. Left an aged father and mother, wife and three small children. Norristown Register, May 24, 1820. Married, on Thursday, 17 th inst. by Rev. Wm. Dunlap, Mr. John Righter, Jun. of Lower Merion, and Miss Euphemia Wilson, of Moorland. Norristown Register, Nov. 26, 1814. In the Census of 1790, appears the name of John Righter, as head of a family in Lower Merion. In this family were 2 males over 16; 2 males under 16; 3 females. Sarah Roberts, wife of John Roberts, died May 4, 1820, * (* 1820 crossed our apparently by the author changed to 1823) 1823, aged 31 years, 8 Mo. and 13 days (See 1823) She was Sarah Jones, daughter of Lloyd and Esther. She had a son, William Warner Roberts, who died 1898, aged 83. This William Warner Roberts resided on the Belmont Road, near Manayunk Bridge. He was for many years a Trustee of Lower Merion Academy. He married (1) Emily Jones, daughter of Paul and Tacy, Emily thus being his first cousin, once removed. Wm. Warner Roberts and Emily had a dau. Sallie who died young, and a son John, still living (1909). Late in life William Warner Roberts married a young woman, Caroline Schlater, daughter of Jesse Schlater of Lower Merion. William Warner Roberts and Caroline Schater were married Oct. 29, 1867. Sarah Roberts is buried No. 4, Row C, or Roberts Row. Row D, next to it, is an older Roberts Row. The inscription is copied from her tombstone. On the 1 st inst. by Isaac Roach, Esq. Mayor, William Warner Roberts to Miss Emily, daughter of Paul Jones, all of Lower Merion, Montgomery County. United States Gazette, November 2, 1838. William warner Roberts and Caroline Schlater were married by J. H. Hech, Lutheran Minister of Ardmore, Oct. 29, 1867. Mary Wynne died 1820. Estate administered in Philadelphia. Letters of Administration on the estate of Mary Wynn were granted to Elizabeth Wynn, Sept. 25, 1820. Sureties, Thomas Wynne, and Samuel Wynne, both Blockley farmers. Mary Wynne was the daughter of Thomas Wynne and Elizabeth Rees, his wife. Elizabeth Wynn, Administratrix to the estate of Mary Wynne, was Mary's mother; and the Sureties, Thomas and Samuel Wynne were Mary's brothers. Mary was eighteen years old at the time of her death. Benjamin T. Jones, 1820. The estate of Benjamin T. Jones was administered at Norristown, Nov. 3, 1820. Administrators, Loyd Jones, John Levering. Sureties John Roberts and Paul Jones. 10, 22, 1818. Benjamin T. Jones son of Lloyd and Esther of Lower Merion - and Mary Trasel, daughter of Jacob and Hannah of Blockley, at Lower Merion Meeting. Witnesses, Lloyd, Esther, Mary Ann, and Charles Jones; Jacob, Hannah and Joseph Trasel. Thomas Roberts, Blockley. Will proved Dec. 20, 1820. Signed April 3, 1816. Mentions wife Jane Roberts. Son Thomas Roberts. Son-in-law, Daniel Rittenhouse and Sarah, his wife. Son, James Roberts. Daughters, Elizabeth Firnants, Rebecca Keyser, Jane Vanderslice. Mentions also children of deceased daughter, Deborah Kite. Grand daughter, Rebecca Kite. Executors, said son, Thomas Roberts and son-in-law, Daniel Rittenhouse. Witnesses, Joseph George, Abel Thomas and Thomas Bealer, of Lower Merion township, rope maker. Thomas Roberts and Jane Pyatt were married April 23, 1763. Vol. II, p. 211, Penna. Archives, Second Series. John Fornance and Elizabeth Roberts were married March, 20, 1791. Marriage recorded at the First Baptist Church, Phila. Wm. Keyzer and Rebecca Roberts were married April 26, 1792. Marriage recorded at First Baptist Church, Phila. Anthony Kite and Deborah Roberts were married Feb. 7, 1788. This marriage is recorded at the Third Presbyterian Church, Phila. The name of Thomas Roberts appears on the List of Taxables for Blockley, 1783. This Thomas Roberts was the son of William of Blockley. (1697-1796). Of the children of Thomas and Jane Roberts: 1. Phineas m. Ellen Ervein and settled in Pike Co. Pa. 2. Elizabeth m. John Fornance 3. John, d.s.p. 4. Rebecca m. Wm. Keyser - d.s.p. 5. Deborah m. Anthony Kite. 6. Thomas m. Susan Rittenhouse 7. Sarah m. Daniel Rittenhouse 8. James m. Hannah _____; went to Ohio. 9. Janet m. Dr. Geo. Vanderslice The children of the above named Phineas Roberts, of Pike Co. and Ellen Ervein, his wife were, John, Cadwallader, Ellen, Jane, Rebecca (Barnes), Catharine, Thomas, Sarah. The children of Anthony Kite and Deborah Roberts, his wife, were, Rebecca, Kitty (m.____ Heafly), Isaac. The children of Elizabeth Roberts (1765-1844) and John Fornance, her husband, were I. John (d.s.p.); II. Rebecca (m. John Carr, bur d.s.p.); III. Joseph Fornance (m. Anna McKnight). The children of Thomas Roberts (1774-1846) and Susan Rittenhouse, his wife, were, Margaret (b. 1815); Rebecca (b. 1820, m. Jacob S. Kidd); Thomas (b. 1824). The children of Sarah Roberts and Daniel Rittenhouse, her husband were, Maria (m. Wm. Umstead) and five other children. The children of Janet Robert and Dr. George Vanderslice, her husband, were, 1. Edward; 2. Thomas; 3. James; 4. Rebecca; 5. Emma; 6. Deborah (m. samuel Hopper); 7. Kate Joseph; 8. William R. Samuel and Deborah Hopper had Harry S. Hopper, Lower Merion; and a daughter who married Hon. William B. Hanna, Judge of the Orphans' Court, Philadelphia. In the U.S. Census of 1790 appears the name of Thomas Roberts as that of the head of a family in Blockley. In this family were 2 males over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female.