John Sotcher and Mary Loftus
The following is an excerpt of a document that was kindly sent to me by a (very) distant cousin. The whole document had been ordered from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia. It's item 96-05-30 and it details the research of genealogist Charles L. Early. In the 1950's he submitted a detailed, sourced genealogy on the line of Willis Wesley Satcher. John is the 7th generation in this genealogy, the first being William Sotcher of Byworth, in the Parish of Petworth, Sussex, born about 1460. Here's the passage on John Sotcher:
John Sotcher, baptized at Petworth 31 Dec. 1688. In 1682, he was, on the order of the Sussex Quarterly Meeting, apprenticed to Edward Munery of Arundel (1662-10mo-25th). On william Penn's second visit to Pennsylvania, John Sotcher accompanied him, sailing in the Canterbury from Cowes in the Isle of wight on 7 September 1699 and landing at New Castle on 30 Novermber 1699. He succeeded James Harrison as Steward of Pennsbury, serving in that capacity until about 1708, when he removed to an estate near Bristol on the Delaware. On 16 October, 1701, he married Mary, daughter of Thomas and Katherine Loftus of Bristol, England; this was the only marriage which Governor Penn is known to have attended in the Province. John Sotcher served as member of the Provincial Assembly from 1712 to 1722, and was for many years an Elder of the Falls Monthly Meeting, Society of Friends. He died 19 January 1729 and was buried in the yard of Falls Meeting House. (End of passage)
The genealogy continues to the 13th generation.
If anyone interested in Satcher family history is in the Philadelphia area, be sure to visit Pennsbury Manor. There is usually a reference made to John Sotcher on the tour. Not too long ago a Moon cousin's family donated to Pennsbury a large pewter serving charger that had belonged to John and Mary and used at Pennsbury. The Pennsbury staff were delighted and they make a point of it on every tour.
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