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Ancestors of Joseph Lewis, Sr.

Generation No. 5

       16. William Lewis, born Abt. 1636 in Eglwsialn Prish, Glmorgnshire, Wales; died February 09, 1707/08 in Newtown, Chester Co PA. He was the son of 32. Ralph Lewis and 33. Ann Prichard. He married 17. Ann.
       17. Ann, died February 05, 1707/08 in Chester MM, Chester Co PA.

Notes for William Lewis:
William Lewis came to PA on the ship Morning Star, of chester, Thomas Hayes Master. He was in John Bevan's Company (Company Three) as was his brother Ralph. It is said that they were cousins of John Bevan through their mother. The ship arrived in the Delaware and at Philadelphia 16-20 November 1683 (Welsh Settlers of Pennsylvania: Charles Henry Browning) William must have returned to Wales because in 1684, he wrote his brother from Wales. (Lewisiana/Lewis Letters Pg. 64). His removal from Treverrigge MM in Glamorganshire, Wales was not dated until 26 July of 1694 although the family was here before then. Biography on Pg. 635 History of Chester Co PA by Futhey...Lynda Wirth

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William Lewis I.

Born 1636 in Wales. Died 9 Dec 1707/1708 in Newton, PA.4 1

He emigrated from Illan, or Eglwysillan, Glamorganshire, Wales and was accompanied by his wife Ann, four sons and a daughter. They arrived in Philadelphia 5/11/1686

He settled in Haverford Township, Chester (now Deleware County), PA. - A short distance south of Bryn Mawr.

September 16, 1688 he bought 490 acres of John Bristow, and sold the same November 10, 1689 to Thomas Worrilow51

December 19, 1692, He bought 120 acres adjoining the property of his brother, Ralph, directly south of ?ynnewood Station, P.R.R.

December 10, 1698, he purchased 300 acres in Newton Square, Chester County, PA. where he resided until his death.

Glenn, in his "Welsh Founders of Pennsylvania" states that William Lewis was descended in the direct main line from Einion Sias of Llywell, County, Brecon and on the maternal side from the Collena Family, descendedants of Henry Somerset, Second Earl of Worchester, and Henry Plantagenet Beaufort, Great-Grandson of Edward III of England.

"The Seal he used, attached to a deed relative to his Pennsylvania land shows arms: Argent three cocks,gules, which were the arms of Einion." (The writer [E.C.?] has not seen the deed)

The will of William Lewis of Newton, Chester Co. PA. dated 1/16/1707-8 pr. 3/12/1707-8 mentions wife Ann, children Willam, David, Lewis and Evan and grandchildren (not named). Executors wife Ann and son William.

His wife died before the probate of the will.6

The following letter writtetn by William Lewis to his brother Ralph has been preserved and published by Frank William Leech in the North American.

' Ilan'7/19/1684 Dear Brother Ralph Lewis,

My love unto thee and all thy family, hoping thou art in good health as I am at this present writing. Thy brothers and thy sisters and all their families are in very good health and do remember their loves to thee and thy wife. I have recieved thy letter and we are all very glad to hear of thy welfare and prosperity. I am of the intention as I was before, but yt ye same hinderance is still as thou dost know as before. I desire to hear from thee as soon as thou has opportunity. How dost thy affairs thrive? I pray write to me what is wanting to thee what commodities are most useful for thee. I did expect to hear from thee concerning ye lands whether thou hast it or not, how thou camst into possession of it and concerning yet money whether thou hast them or not.

I have recieved a letter from Henry Lewis yt did mention thou wast not willing to content him for the pains he tooke in my business and yt was a great vaxation of spirit. I do entreat thee to doe him the satisfaction and send me notice now. I so doing thou wilt unlade me great trouble soeno mroe at present but that thou remember me to all my friends in thy part and I shall rejoice greatly in yet Lord to heare of thy welfare and prosperity.

I send this ye nineteenth day of July 1684. Thy brother david doth remember himself to thee under ye token yt thou didst promise him a couple of skins if thou wast come to them and thy loving friends Howell Thomas, Edward Howell, William Thomas and all the rest of thy friends.

William Lewis

From the home page of Chris Rinker..............CS

       Children of William Lewis and Ann are:

William Lewis, died 1731 in Chester Co PA; married Gwen Jones.

Notes for William Lewis:
Marriage record for first marriage Radnor MM 8m 27d 1704. Will in "Abstract of Wills and Administrations Chester Co PA" Will dated 6m 5d 1731, codicil 6m 8d 1731. Will book a 335. From the records of Newtown MM it appears that William and four of his children by his second wife, Lowry Jones died within a matter of days of each other. No record of what Killed them. He was mentioned in the minutes of the Chester MM as being a member of the Newtown with his bather, William and two brothers, Evan and Lewis. He was a fairly prominent citizen there. His brother David stayed in Haverford.

Lynda Wirth

ii.

Lewis Lewis, born Abt. 1674 in Glamorganshire, Wales; died 1747 in Newtown, Chester Co PA; married Mary Howell December 13, 1700 in Radnor, Chester Co PA.

Notes for Lewis Lewis:
Will: chester Co. PA Book D-89

Lynda Wirth
Notes for Mary Howell:
Death: Goshen MM Records (LDS Film 20461)

iii.

David Lewis, born Abt. 1675 in Glamorganshire, Wales; died September 1723 in Haverford, Chester Co PA; married Anne Jones July 10, 1695 in Haverford MM, Chester Co PA.

iv.

Evan Lewis, born June 07, 1677 in Eglwysialn, Glamorganshire, Wales; died May 17, 1735 in Newtown, Chester Co PA; married Mary Hayes.

Notes for Evan Lewis:
Birth: "Pioneer Lewis Families" Marriage: Chester MM (LDS Film 432020) Death: Goshen MM (LDS Film 20461 Will: "Abstracts of Wills and Administrations of Chester Co PA A.432

Lynda Wirth

Seaborn Lewis, born 1686 in Atlantic Ocean; died 1707.

       20. William Garrett, born August 21, 1643 in Hose, Leicester, England; died March 05, 1726/27 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co PA. He was the son of 40. John Garrett and 41. Mary. He married 21. Ann Kirke.
       21. Ann Kirke, born March 17, 1641/42 in England; died February 07, 1721/22 in Upper Darby, Chester Co PA. She was the daughter of 42. Godfrey Kirke.

       Child of William Garrett and Ann Kirke is:

Samuel Garrett, born June 07, 1672 in Harby, Leichestershire, England; died August 27, 1736 in Darby, Chester Co PA; married Jane Pennell.

       22. Robert Pennell, born April 13, 1640 in Balderton, Nottinghamshire, England; died 1728 in Middletown, Delaware Co, PA. He was the son of 44. Robert Pennell and 45. Isobel Unk. He married 23. Hannah Hyandson February 11, 1664/65.
       23. Hannah Hyandson, born Abt. 1640 in England; died February 04, 1710/11 in Chester Co PA.

       Children of Robert Pennell and Hannah Hyandson are:

Ann Pennell, born Abt. 1667 in Balderton, Nottinghamshire, England; died May 1749 in Concord Mtg, chester PA; married Benjamin Mendenhall.

ii.

Elizabeth Pennell, born Abt. 1670; married Josiah Taylor.

iii.

Hannah Pennell, born 1673; married John Sharples.

iv.

Joseph Pennell, born 1674; died 1756; married Alice Garrett.

James Pennell, born 1676.

vi.

Jane Pennell, born 1678; married Samuel Garrett.

vii.

William Pennell, born 1681; married Mary Mercer.

       24. Randall Vernon, born Abt. 1640 in Cheshire, England; died December 18, 1724 in Nether Province, Chester Co PA. He was the son of 48. James Vernon and 49. Hester. He married 25. Sarah Bradshaw.
       25. Sarah Bradshaw, born Abt. 1640 in Nether Province, Chester Co PA; died February 18, 1718/19 in Nether Province, Chester Co PA.

Notes for Randall Vernon:
Randall Vernon immigrated Aug 14, 1682 on The Friendship, one of Penn's fleet, with his brothers, Thomas and Robert Vernon. Others on the ship were Robert Crossman, Master; John and Jane Sharpless and children, Phebe, John, Thomas (died on voyage); James, Caleb, Jane and Joseph; John Simcock and sons John and Jacob; William and Margaretta Taylor and children, Joseph, Elizabeth and Maryh; Peter Taylor; Thomas and Margaret Minshall; James Kennerly; and Henry Maddock...........Chester Co internet site.

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Randal Vernon, "Weaver", was born in Sandyway, Cheshire, England in 1640. Randal Vernon of Marsden, England and Sarah Bradshaw of Standthorn, England, married 14 9mo. 1670, at the house of Thomas Vernon at Standthorn.

Randal Vernon and his family sailed from England on "The Friendship of Liverpool", Robert Crossman, Master, which is presumed to have arrived 14 August 1682 at Upland, Pennsylvania. It is recorded that he shipped the following goods on "The Friendship of Liverpool": 1 fardel (parcel) qty 30 lbs. woolen cloth; 10 ells English linen; 1/4 cwt. wrought iron; 2 dozen stockings for men.

The Friendship of Liverpool was one of the 24 known ships that sailed from England, arriving December, 1681 through December, 1682 with passengers to establish William Penn's "Holy Experiment" in Pennsylvania. These 24 ships made up "William Penn's Fleet", and descendants of the passengers are eligible to become members of the "Welcome Society". Descendants of both Randal and Thomas Vernon are already listed among members.

Randal Vernon from Sandyway, his brother Thomas Vernon from Standthorne, and Robert Vernon from Stoke, all in Cheshire, England, were joint First Purchasers of 1500 acres. They settled on adjoining tracts of land in Nether Providence Township, Delaware (formerly Chester) County, Pennsylvania. Each of the brothers had purchased grants of 625 acres of land from William Penn at Twelve pounds 10 shillings. The date of the grant for Randal Vernon is recorded as 3 March 1681. At a meeting of Penn's commissioners, 11 1mo. 1680/1, a "warrant was ordered to lay out to Robert, Thomas, and Randal Vernon, their lotts and liberty land". It was not until 1701/2 that the survey was completed. In no case was the entire 625 acres in one location, but each of the brothers received a tract of about 300 acres in Nether Prividence Township, located side by side. Randal Vernon's tract in Nether Providence was comprised of 298 acres, and was recorded in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, "19th of 9ber 1711".

Randal Vernon also had a tract of 531 acres in Endgmont Township, Patent dated 5-31-1712, and as part of the purchase from William Penn, a plot of ground on each side of Edgemont St., Chester, Pennsylvania.

In 1684 the Chester Courts appointed collectors "to gather the assessments". One of these collectors was Randal Vernon "for Ridley and in the woods". In 1685, Randal Vernon, Caleb Pusey and Walter Faucit held office as "peace makers". Their sittings became such a business that it was known as "the Monthly Court".

From the minutes of the 11 4mo. 1683 Chester Monthly Meeting held at Robert Wade's house, "It was agreed that Randal Vernon (and others) doe look out a piece of Land for a Buriall Ground & bring in their accompt thereof at ye next monthly meeting."

In 1690 he gave three pounds sterling toward the construction of Chester Meeting, more than most friends gave. He was on the Collecting Committee and was treasurer of Chester Meeting in 1692.

From the minutes of the 3mo 1698 Chester Quarterly Meeting, "Chester Monthly Meeting being called, Chester Friends desire their weekly meeting being the second 5th day of each at Randal Vernon's, it may be removed to the new meeting house, which this meeting doth alow off."

In 1687, Randal Vernon was a member of the Pennsylvania Assembly from Chester County.

Will of Randal Vernon, dated 2 6mo. 1715 and probated 4 may 1725 - Witnesses - Thomas Minshall, Jacob Vernon, Joseph Elly.

Cheshire Quarterly Meeting Records, London, England. Quaker Register, London. Chester Monthly Meeting Records, Pennsylvania Archives, Second Series. Chester County Will Book. Comly Family in America. Smith's Map of Delaware County.

From the web site of Andria L. Fiegel, written by Andria's grandmother, Helen Means Bickett Fiegel
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       Child of Randall Vernon and Sarah Bradshaw is:

Jacob Vernon, born Abt. 1671 in Cheshire, England; died Abt. 1740 in Thornbury, Chester Co PA; married Ann Yearsley 1701 in Chester Co PA.

       26. John Yearsley, born in Middlewich, Cheshire, England; died Abt. 1708 in Thombury, Chester Co PA. He married 27. Elizabeth Simcock.
       27. Elizabeth Simcock, died Abt. 1728 in Concord, Chester Co PA. She was the daughter of 54. John Simcock and 55. Elizabeth.

       Child of John Yearsley and Elizabeth Simcock is:

Ann Yearsley, born in Chester Co PA; died 1758 in Chester Co PA; married Jacob Vernon 1701 in Chester Co PA.

       28. Francis Hickman, died Abt. November 1685 in Chester Co PA. He married 29. Elizabeth Chamberlin.
       29. Elizabeth Chamberlin, died 1698 in Thornbury Twp, Chester Co PA.

Notes for Elizabeth Chamberlin:
aka Chamberlayne

       Child of Francis Hickman and Elizabeth Chamberlin is:

Benjamin Hickman, born August 04, 1677; died December 07, 1742 in Westtown, Chester Co PA; married Ann Buffington June 07, 1701.

       30. Richard Buffington, born May 30, 1655 in Great Marlow Buck, England; died January 1747/48 in East Bradford, Chester Co. PA. He was the son of 60. Thomas Buffington and 61. Ann. He married 31. Ann Francis.
       31. Ann Francis.

Notes for Richard Buffington:
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THE GRATZ SUSQUICENTENNIAL BOOK
Richard progenitor of the Buffingtons of Pa., settled here before the name was given to the province. William Penn obtained a charter for the Province of Penna. 3-4-1680, but the records of the court of Upland, now Chester County, show that Richard was a taxable in 1676, or 100 years before the Declaration of Independence.

THE PENNA. GAZETTE (EDITED BY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN) JUNE 28-JULY 5, 1739
Philadelphia. On the 30th of May past the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Richard I, to the number of 115 met together at his house at Chester County, as also his nine sons and daughters-in-law and 12 great-grandchildren-in-law. The old man is from Great Marlow upon the Thames in Buckinghamshire in Old England aged about 85 and is still hearty, active, and of perfect memory. His oldest son, Richard II, now in his 60th year was the first born of English descent in this province.

In 1677 he was on the list of taxables Upland, Pa. Richard and Grubb bought a section of land west of Chester Creek above Penn, and named it "Hopewell Kent", 1696. He conveyed his land to his second and third sons, Thomas and William and reserved life interest. The others of his family received the benefits of his personal properties.

In 1687-88 he was appointed constable for Chichester Twp. He married three times. His first wife was Anna Francis. After her death he married Phebe Grubb,. His second wife probably died soon afterwards. His third wife was Alice Palmer in 1731. By his first and last wives he had 13 children. The 12th child, Joseph, purchased from Isaac Norris the homestead of Richard his father of over 200 acres for $100. Here he lived at the time of the Battle of Brandywine, and the nearby ford on the eastern branch of the Brandywine was long known as Buffingtons. His death occurred in Jan. 1747 when he was in his 94th year.

He immigrated to PA in 1675.

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From chapter, "Richard Buffington, The Emigrant," in "The Buffington Family in America," p. 43, edited by Richard M. Buffington:

Richard Boveington, born in 1654, considered himself from Great Marle upon the Thames in Buckinghamshire in Old England. The family had been estabshed there for some generations, probably at Bovingdon Green, a hamlet only one mile from the cetner of the town. Relatives also owned property in Marefield, even closer to the center of what is now Marlow. Within a day's walk of Great Marle were all the towns, farms and villages where the Boveingtons, under various spellings of the name, had lived at least since 1300, and probably several centuries earlier.

Richard Buffington, the Emigrant, in addition to founding the largest segment of the Buffington family in America, made definite historic contributions to the American colonial history. He was a pioneer settler in West Jersey, and signed the West Jersey Compact (officially dated March 3 1676).

He was a settler in Upland, later Chester, prior to Penn's receiving the Charter for the Province of Pennsylvania.
He immigrated to PA in 1675.
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He assisted in the layout of the public road from Philadelphia to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, that became the first unit of America's earliest trans-continental highway.

Richard was a man of great spiritual conviction, and forfeited his material advance in this Quaker country by joining the Baptist, being baptized in Crum Creek, Pennsylvania, on June 26 1699. He later was the first person in America know to have left money in his will for a Baptist church.

WFT Vol 9, tree #552
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Richard Buffington was shown as a taxable in 1676 of the Court of Upland, now Chester Co PA

In 1677 he was listed of taxables Upland PA.

In 1687 he was appointed constable of Chichester Twp.

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Buffington (Boveington) - From The Buffington Family in America, p. 43, edited by Richard M. Buffington:
"Richard Boveington, born in 1654, considered himself from Great Marle upon the Thames in Buckinghamshire in Old England. The family had been established there for some generations, probably at Bovingdon Green, a hamlet only one mile from the center of the town. Relatives also owned property in Marefield, even closer to the center of what is now Marlow. Within a day's walk of Great Marle were all the towns, farms and villages where the Boveingtons, under various spellings of the name, had lived at least since 1300, and probably several centuries earlier.

Richard Buffington, the Emigrant, in addition to founding the largest segment of the Buffington family in America, made definite historic contributions to the American colonial history. He was a pioneer settler in West Jersey, and signed the West Jersey Compact (officially dated March 3, 1676). He was a settler in Upland, later Chester, prior to Penn's receiving the Charter for the Province of Pennsylvania.

He assisted in the layout of the public road from Philadelphia to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, that became the first unit of America's earliest trans-continental highway.

Richard was a man of great spiritual conviction, and forfeited his material advance in this Quaker country by joining the Baptist, being baptized in Crum Creek, Pennsylvania, on June 26, 1699. He later was the first person in America known to have left money in his will for a Baptist church." Related Pennsylvania families include: Baldwin, Collins, Cope, Dean, Eaverson, Harlan, Hickman, Grubb, McArthur, Martin, Palmer, Seed, and Vane ... and

       Child of Richard Buffington and Ann Francis is:

Ann Buffington, born Abt. 1674 in Great Marlow, Bucks, England; died in Chester Co PA; married Benjamin Hickman June 07, 1701.

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